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Evening star., 1942-03-22
Maryland U. Senior
Wins Latin-American
Speaking Contest
Roy Motoon to Take
Part in Regional Event
At Syracuse, N. 7.

Ray Mattoon of Maryland Uni
versity and Walter Barkdull OF
American University won first and
second places in an extempore-
discussion contest on Inter-Amer-
ican Affairs last night at American
University.
The contest, which was dis
trict finals" for eight colleges in the
District. Maryland and Delaware, is
part of the National Extempore.
Discussion Contest. sponsored by the
Office of Coordinator OF Inter
American Affairs.
The winners go to regional con-
ference April Is, at Syracuse. N. Y.
where they will compete for place
in the national contest in this city
and a chance for one of the ma.
tional prizes of summer tour OF
the American republics.
Mattoon won first place and q
fountain pen with discussion OF
"Rediscovery of the Americas BY
Americans - Mutual Contributions
in Music. Art and Literature of Two
Great Civilizations. A senior a,
Maryland, he is majoring in Eng
lish- He lives at Woodstock, Md
Planning to 90 into the ministry
he will first serve In the Navy, he
said.
Barkdull, a senior at American u,
majored in history and has been
Evening star., 1942-03-22

prominent on the campus. He is
editor Of the Eagle, college news
paper, president of the senior class,
member of the debating team and
has won several honors. He grad
uated from Roosevelt High School
in 1898. He lives at BOIL Foxhall
road NV. His subject last night
was Prom Inca Empire to Hem
ispheric Congress "A Panoramic
Sketch of Latin American History
Other participants were Theodore
Stell Of Maryland. Robert Brodie
Of the University Of Delaware, Miss
Marie Louise Ralph and Jack Stein
berg of George Washington Uni
versity. and Edgar Keller and Reu-
ben Ginsberg of American Uni
versity.
The judges were w. G. Frasher Of
the University of Southern Cali
fornia; Winton Tolles of Washing
ton College. Chestertown, Nd, and
Dr. E. Crooks of Goucher College,
Baltimore
DR.. Paul F. Douglas. president of
American University, presided Ar
rangements we're in charge of DR..
Ray Ehrensberger. of the University
Of Maryland. district chairman, and
Prof John Slower of American Uni
versity, tournament manager.
Raoul Herrera arrange of the
Cuban Embassy complimented the
speakers on the program, but
warned against too much gen.
eralization in dealing with Latin
America, since it consists of many
nations with substantial differences.
The speakers were given their
topics for discussion only an hour
and a half before the program
opened.
Evening star., 1942-03-22

carried 10 miles inland last night.
Miami Beach, wealthy Florida re-
sort. had blacked out its mainland
causeways and hotels for several
weeks. ordered car headlights low
cred and speeds held to 20 miles
an hour. Bustling Miami dimmed
it's Bayfront Park but hotels and mo-
torists were unaffected.
Gov. Darden of Virginia ordered
elimination of all potentially dan
gerous lighting at Virginia Beach
and other well known resorts. Back
ing up his order was new statute
providing 81 900 fines and 30-day Jail
sentences for violations.
Ocean City, Md. launched a 100
per cent blackout' Friday night.
Savannah tGa) merchants signs
remained dark South Carolina
State and county police enforced a
blackout there.
North of New York harbor and
Evening star., 1942-03-22
Loafing by Workers
Slows Ship Program,
Land Tells Congress
Men in Vessels Holds
Reported Sinking
For Long Periods
BY WILLIAM ]. WHEATLEY.

In an effort to speed up the lag
ging shipbuilding program and get
more ships into the long supply line.
the Maritime Commission is wrest-
ling with the problem of halting or at
least reducing reported widespread
loafing in shipyards throughout the
country. Reports from workmen In
East and West Coast yards are that
men spend long periods in the holds
of ships without striking lick to-
ward getting the vessel of the ways.
Officials of the commission said
they have no information how much
loafing is slowing down the program,
but Rear Admiral Emory S. Land,
chairman, told Congress the commits
sion is faced with the problem.
The commission already has
moved to accelerate production from
the administrative and planning end
by establishing four regional Offices
in the four shipbuilding areas to
avoid delays in approval of projects.
1t also has taken steps to increase
the supply of plates for hulls and
other parts of the structure of the
vessels by reducing the number of
sizes used.
But the problem of personnel de-
lays is admittedly tough one, and
so far the only solution reached by
the commissions supervisory per-
sonnel is appealing to sluggish work.
ers to awaken to the realities of the
situation and make them realize
they hold back the war effort by
failing to do their full part.
However. it was said that not all
of the delays are due to problems
of the commission. Reports have
come from Baltimore that the Spar
rows Point plant of the Bethlehem
Steel Co. was building three ships
for the Delta Line. While still on
the ways they were taken over by
the Navy to be converted into naval
auxiliaries. They have been on the
ways for months, according to the
reports, awaiting plans for their
conversion.
The Navy public relations Office
was asked why these ships could not
be launched and the conversion
work done at the fitting out docks.
and thus make the ways available
to build other ships for the Mari
time Commission. The answer from
Navy Press. after a day of investiga-
ton, was mo comment"
Evening star., 1942-03-22
Atlantic Coast Cities
Dimmed 10 Protect
0f-Shore Shipping
Waterfront Areas
From New York to
FIorido Durkened
Nv the A6Sociat<6 Press

By the Associated Press.
Automobile headlights went dim,
big theater signs and little shop win
dows faded into the darkness and
shades were drawn In thousands of
sitting rooms tonight along 1900
miles of Atlantic coastline because
somewhere of shore enemy subma-
rines were on the prowl.
Ships had been running blacked
out to escape the marauders, but
seamen reported the glow in the
skies above beachfront resorts, and
in cases even the actual twinkle Of
boardwalk lights. made their craft
silhouette targets for undersea skip
pers.
The result was dim out" order
from the Government. Last night
in most areas from New York to
Florida a crescent moon enhanced
q spring-like mood along prone
nades where 1t would have been lost
in the blaze of few weeks ago.
Probably the most brilliantly lit
front resort. New Jerseys Atlantic
City, was one of the last to pull the
switches. But the turn out the light
order hit with vengeance yesterday.
Summary Action Threatened.
Spurred by the State defense di-
rector's threat of summary action by
State and military. the local defense
council ordered that all neon signs
within store windows be put out
Immediately and kept out" outdoor
signs had been extinguished Friday.
The many shops along the board
walk, already under orders to keep
window lighting down so per cent,
we're instructed to cut 1t further,
Friday nights dim-out having
proved inadequate Two-thirds of
the boardwalk light standards stood
dark.
Promotion conscious city fathers
fastened to announce that. far from
spelling the resorts attractiveness,
the dim-out had. in the words of no
less an authority than Associate JUS
tice Hugo L. Black made the board
walk look very romantic"
Asbury Park, number resort in
New Jersey, had blackened the ocean
side of every. boardwalk light not
doused. had carried its precautions
blocks inland to include street and
building lights. Smaller resorts SIM
plified matters by proclaiming a
total blackout on the ocean 'front.'
Auto accidents followed.
Leonard Dreyfuss. State civil de-
tense director, ordered the dim-ou
Evening star., 1942-03-22

miles of beach in California where
you are not allowed to walk and
where camouf1aged guns line the
grassy sandhills.
Each day, big Navy patrol planes
buzz to sea. Conveys chug in and
out of harbors. herded by fast little
destroyers. Military supplies roll
ing through embarkation ports are
guarded on either side by helmeted
soldiers with machine guns mounted
on fast, radio-equipped weapons
carriers.
It is the civilian who is unpre-
pared. But, again, this situation Is
changing, and changing from the
bottom rather than the top.
Workers at Bethlehem Shipyards
are demanding they be allowed to
work on Sunday, an extra 10000
hours going into ship hulls. This
proposal came from individuals, not
from the management.
Citizens Aroused.
An official of an oil company
called me the other day to ask what
could be done about getting mill
tary guards for oil plants.
Il don't really expect you to do
anything" he said But I've called
everybody-the general. the Gov
ernor. mayors and 1 don't know
what all. I'm just going to keep on
calling until somebody does some
thing"
A former major of engineers
bounded newspapers with demands
that another vital set of installa-
tions be guarded better.
Il could sabotage any part Of
them in half an hour" he said.
Look here, I sat in my car and
made maps of the whole area. The
police just watched me do it. I'm
going to make somebody listen to
me-"
He was arrested last week in the
midst of his map making. Pre-
sumably when he was questioned,
he got somebody to listen to him.
Evening star., 1942-03-22
"A. P. Photo.

on the Gulf coast, outside the area
of heavy ship losses, lights still
banded the coastline New York S
own Coney Island blazed in its usual
splendor, but was so situated that
it could backlight only ships already
at the harbor entrance.
Dim outs, gasoline rationing and
tire shortages may mean hardship
for many thousands who depend on
serving vacationists for their liveli-
hood fatter pay envelopes may
offset these complications, and a
week from now the moon will be
nearly full, silhouetting ships de-
spite the darkened coastline.
But the dim-out is there for the
duration and, if officials can assure
it, business will be as usual.
All rare relics in New Zealand
museums have been put into bomb
proof rooms.
Evening star., 1942-03-22
West Coast Awakens
To Need for Better
Civilian Defense
Angry Citizens Demands
Replace Apathy Of
Wars First Doys
Special Dispatch to The Star and North
American Newspaper Alliance.


SAN FRANCISCO, March 2l-
Slowly and reluctantly, as when
awakening to reality worse than
nightmare, the people of this Pa
cifc Coast are becoming aware OF
the war.
To date, the coastal cities have
been apathetic about the war on our
doorstep. The first week after Pearl
Harbor, with its series Of blackouts
and exasperated tongue-lashingS
from the military regarding ineffec-
tive blackouts, brought an under
tone of hysteria. But there were
no bombings.
Everybody joined civilian defense
and settled down to business as
usual-even better than usual. what
with payrolls of national defense
pouring spending money into trade
channels.
But there has been a change Of
pace growing during the last few
weeks. Individuals, not organiza-
tions, are popping up with angry
demands for civilian defense that
is more than paper organization.
And gradually there is a growing
distrust in the present setup which
can only be met by a realistic
facing of fact.
Area Poorly Prepared.
The fact is that the coast is badly
prepared from the civilian stand
point. The organizations for civil
ian defense are there. But they are
organizations that will only shake
into thorough effectiveness after a
week or two Of attacks.
Just how we'll the military has
arranged to defend the 1000 miles
of coastal road that ribbons along
the rim of the continent, from the
Mexican frontier to the Canadian
line. is something 1t. Gen. John l..
De Witt is keeping to himself.
In California, the State Guard
has become a political football in
which enlistees are threatened with
eviction from their homes because
there'is no money to pay them dur
ing the time that Gov. Olson and
the Legislature wrangle in Sacra-
mento.
Gen. De Witt, commanding the
Western States of the Western de-
tense command, has declared fatty
that guard duty and local defense
must be handled locally in order to
free Army men for combat service.
Presumably this is a matter for the
State Guard 1t is their job to
guard the airplane plants of Los
Angeles and the shipyards of San
Francisco.
There are 10 refineries on the
coast. eight of them producing the
high octane gasoline that runs air
plane motors.
Sub Attack Recalled.
The coast must have seemed
lightly defended to Fasteners who
read a month ago that a japanese
submarine was able to surface in
the mill pond ocean mile off Santa
Barbara and pour shots for half an
hour at one of these vital refineries
without opposition.
This does not mean that the coast
Is undefended by the Army and
Navy against invasion. There are
Evening star., 1942-03-22
War Need Reopens Mine

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, March
II R.-The lead and zine mine
near Paytes in Spotsylvania County,
closed since 1929. is being reopened
metals.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Ontario Crash Killing 20
Mysfifies Civil Air Board

By the Associated Press.
The Civil Aeronautics Board re-
ported today that it had been unable
to determine what caused an Ameri-
can Airlines transport plane to crash
last October 30 near st. Thomas,
Ontario, killing all 20 persons
aboard.
The investigation will be con-
tinued in the event of the discovery
of further evidence which would
enable the board to ascertain the
probable cause of the accident and
an appropriate supplemental report
will then be issued" the board said.
The board said the possibility Of
sabotage had been considered and
explored, but thus far no evidence
pointing with any degree Of prob
ability to sabotage has been dis
covered" 1t added that investiga-
ton of this possibility, as well as
others, would be continued.
The plane, which carried a crew
of three and II passengers. was en-
route from Buffalo to Detroit. 1t
had sufficient fuel to reach its desti-
nation at normal cruising power,
and weather conditions were salts
factory, the board said.
Evening star., 1942-03-13

procedure used in investiga ting
charges against Senator LANCER
prompted Majority Leader Barkley
yesterday to admonish the Senate
to get on with the case which 1t
started considering the first Of this
week.
Protest Called Too Late.
Senator Chandler, Democrat, Of
Kentucky pointed out that Senator
LANCER and his attorneys had made
no objection to the procedure fol-
lowed by the committees investiga-
tors. 1t now was too late for COM
plants to be made on that score,
he added.
Earlier, Senator Smith, Democrat,
of South Carolina interrupted q
speech on another subject to declare
that nobody seemed to be interested
except in election matters and that
he did not like the idea of going 80
years back into mans character.
He said that If the Senate applied
the same test to all Senators as it
was using for LANCER 1t would be
unable to get quorum.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Poetess.Wife Divorces
Novelist Steinbeck
By tie Associated Press.

BY tie AssociAted Press
SALINAS, Calf. March 13.-John
Steinbecks 12-year marriage has
ended in divorce, with Mrs. Carol
Henning Steinback blaming "too
many women-one in Hollywood,
particularly"
The novelist's poetess-wife OBJ
tanned an interlocutory decree here
yesterday, charging mental cruelty.
Testifying briefly before Superior
Judge H. G. Jorgensen. she told a
story of loneliness amid the luxury
paid for by The Grapes Of Wrath, 4"
Mr.. Steinbecks biggest seller.
The court approved q property
settlement under which Mr.. Stein
beck agreed to pay his wife $111,-
992.10 in cash and more than $780,
900 in various bonds and shares.
They were married January IL,
1880, in Los Angeles, and separated
April 27, 194l.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Missing Persons

Those having information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
utth the Public Relations Squad
of the Police Department, Ma
tional 1000.
Jean Coleman, Is; feet inches,
100 pounds; wearing blue reversible
gabardine coat, no hat, tan shoes;
missing from 1909 Burns street Sc.
since yesterday.
Helen Branson, %; feet l inch,
10 pounds, medium brown hair;
wearing tan coat, yellow sweater and
beret; missing from Falls Church,
Va, since Tuesday.
Alma Berta CorteI, II; 5 feet 8
inches, 140 pounds, brown eyes and
hair; wearing olive-green suit, no
hat; missing from Alexandria, Va,
since last night.
Theodore Gussin, IA; 5 feet 81
inches, 120 pounds, blue eyes, dark
hair; wearing brown coat. long gray
trousers, tan shoes, chaufieur's cap:
missing from 5332 Illinois avenue
NV. since yesterday.
Elizabeth Vass, 18;; 5 feet 2 inches;
118 pounds, black hair: wearing
black skirt, red sweater, black shoes; !;
missing from 1896 First street NE.
since yesterday.
Eliza Marie, IA, colored; 4 feet II
inches, 80 pounds; wearing long dark
trousers. black lumberjacket, tan
shoes, black sweater and blue shirt:
missing from 9l5 T street NV. since
Yesterday. He was with James Rob-
erts, IL, colored: feet inches. 10
pounds; wearing corduroy trousers,
black sweater and tan shoes; missing
from same address.
Claudine Wells, 10, colored; aver
age size for age: wearing red hat,
blue coat, brown shoes, blue dress
with white flowers, missing from 1912
S street NV. since yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Constitution Does NOT
Limit Power 10 Bar
Senators, Lucas Says
Elections Group Minority
Fuvorins Longer May
Get Floor Soon

By the Associated Press.
Declaring the Constitution did not
limit its authority to exclude Sena-
tors-elect, Senator Lucas, Demo-
crat, of Illinois, told the Senate to-
day that q majority could exclude
applicants on almost any pretense
whatsoever"
Representing the Senate Elections
Committee. which voted Is to 3 to
deny O. seat to Senator Langer, Fte-
publican, of North Dakota, for con-
duct 1t sid involved moral turpi-
tude, Senator Lucas contended both
Senate and House had decided long
ago that constitutional age, citizen
ship and residence were In reality
only specific requirements.
Barkley Urges Speed.
If they had been interpreted as
limitations on either House in con-
sidering qualifications of an appli-
cant, Senator Lucas declared, AN
archy and decay might have visited
these chambers long ago"
After four consecutive days on
the floor, Senator Lucas said he in
tended to brush aside further ques-
tions by members in an effort to
conclude his statement today and
make way for minority of the COM
mittee who contend that Senator
LANCER is entitled to his seat.
The length Of the arguments ovei
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Magyar Policy Unchanged

BERN, Switzerland, March Is (p).
"A Budapest dispatch said today
that Premier Nicolas Kallay Of
Hungary had announced that his
country's foreign policy was un-
changed, and that his predecessor,
Lasslo de Bardossy, probably would
assume the foreign ministry.
Evening star., 1942-03-13

Preparations for the trip from
Fort Nelson are well under way and
dog teams already have been or
dered. Guides are being sought.
Military secrecy shrpuds the exact
route over whichc the units will
travel. The land in this north coun-
try ranks with the widest on the
continent.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
EIGHT Hostile Tribesmen
Reported Slain in India

By the Associated Press.
PESHAWAR, India, March 13-
British troops and Indian constabu-
larry were reported today to have
killed eight or more hostile tribes
men in a clash along the rugged
northwestern frontier near the Khy-
Der Pass.
British losses were put at 8 dead
and II wounded.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Alaskan Highway Mapping
Will Be Started Soon
By The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DAWSON CREEK, British Colum-
bia, Canada, March 13.-United
States Army reconnaissance units,
ed by experienced northern BUSH
men and equipped with dog teams
and essential paraphernalia, soon
will leave Fort Nelson, 300 miles
north of here, to map the exact
route over which the Alaska High
Evening star., 1942-03-13
way will be built, officers In charge
here said last night.

Meanwhile, hundreds Of United
States troops who will work on con-
struction Of the highway moved
northward from Edmonton by train
En- route here they arrived at the
Alberta capital aboard 10 coaches
earlier yesterday. They will bolster
Americans who have already ar
rived at this rail-end town.
The men, representative Of SO OF
the 48 States, brought heavy 10
wheeled trucks and gasoline trailers
aboard II fiat cars.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Four KEGS of Coin

-Four kegs containing $4,000 In
pennies and nickels from the United
States were recently received by a
bank in Havana, Cuba.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-06
Choir Contest Set
For Sunday Afternoon

A choir contest 20 determine the
best negro choir IN Moss Point and
PascaEoula viii be held Sunday
afternoon. March 8. at 3 O'Clock
sponsored By St. Peters Baptist
Church on Market street This Is ex-
pected 10 be one of the biggest as
ssmbIies Of choirs eyer had Ia this
s action.
Tfn choin Of the First Baptist
Church OF Moss Point, St Paul
Methodist Church of Moss Point
e. Faul Methodist Church Of Mos
Point. Antioch Baptist Church Of
P~ascagoula: A. NJ Z Zion Church
Of Pascagouia and 81 Mark Method
Isl Church Of PaseagouIa viii par
teipate IN this program.
Each church win be permitted 10
enter soiOAsts. duets. anartets. or
entire choirk There Is considerable
rivalry between these ehcs<s and q
rial musical fiesta Is expected TO be
the result.
Al friends Of these churches.
both coiorcd and white are invited
70 attend this contest.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-06

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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-06

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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-06
FUNERAL OF MRS. LEo ?. DAVIS

The funeral Of Mrs Marcle
Dolly Vig0uruux Davis. wife of Leo
r. Davis. who died Monday morning
IN = HOSPITAL Ia New Orleans. was
held on Tuesday afternoon. March
, 81 three O'Clock. from the Pals
funeral home In Pasragoula. the
service being conducted br Father
p J Carry Of Our Lady Of Victories
Church. InfermeDt was ia Green
vooe cemeifry. the following nefnE
the pail bearers. g n. Asara. Oven
Newman. Paacide Walker. Wyatt
Herring. Walter Lewis and Joe IRE.
herH.
AIR. Davis. wh0 was II years Of
age. Is survived b. her husband. and
by three sisters. Mrs e J. Kuhn
and Miss Annice NiRouf0sEx of PsAz
caEoals and Mr. l. X fAdnief Of
Kreo4e. alao TO brothers. Jaaeuh
viEoHfsax of Georgia. ard nevaa
Vsgour0ax. wf4o 10 serving IN tlle
armed forces Of the United EtAte6
ln ire Philippines.