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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-10
Elsie Robinson
There's No
Easy Formula
For Courage

NOT MUCH fun living. these
days. Mighty drab and dis
couraging business. And the
letters come in by the scores
and the hundreds wondering how
they'll 60 on.
There's Martha, for instance.
Next year her boy will be OF
draft age.
She's still young herself
young enough TO wait with the
old thrill of expectation the
Joy of being In a loved, familiar
place. Then she remembers
And life goes gray.
Yet somehow she must make
a go OF it, hide the sick weari-
ness that is creeping over her,
manage to laugh, to pretend she
has zest, to go on with the old
chores cheerfully. And so she
writes what might well be a cry
from a million more who are
caught in the same cruel trap.
Where Is Coursee2
How can I do &C. she cries.
1T love my country. / suppose
I'm patriotic. But can't look
at this war blindly as my mother
did. We can't sentimentalize.
We've been too disillusioned, we
u,bD caxu tho IaSt uyar
Patriotism has lost its glamour
and its comfort. One needs
something grimmer-courage, 1
suppose. But where TO get it?
Where do you get yours, Elsie
YOU who must see so much suf-
fering."
Lady, I don't get 1t. I just
go on without It -. making the
motions.
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ants mother first learned through q
news story that he was wounded
somewhere in New Guinea while at
lacking strong japanese defense po-
sitions. The story said he was
wounded in the leg.
Mrs. De Young had been prepared
for such story by her son. At Is
he had become the youngest COM
missioned officer in the Army. His
latest letter, written to his mother in
November, said:
II write under extremely difficult
conditions, SO please forgive every
thing. We are on the eve of our
greatest fight. Many of us will never
live through it but I shall. I'm fine
and happy. If I win this Ill be
happy to fight more. If I die, and
I won't, I'll be happy to have died
for my country"
1t. De Young, who worked for The
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manding ofncer Of the eighth pre-
cinct, reported today.

manding ofncer Of the eighth pre-
cinct, reported today.
Capt. Belt announced that he had
ordered a thorough investigation Of
the report and said IF the case
justified it" 1t would be referred to
the Juvenile Court.
Miss Margaret Lockwood. princi-
pal Of the Horace Mann Elementary
School at Forty-fifth and Newark
streets NV, said she called police
shortly after 3 pm. yesterday when
several children came to her with
reports that the child was BRAN
dishing pistol on the school play
ground
Teacher Won't Discuss 1t.
Miss Lockwood said she would
not discuss the incident further,
adding that she had no first-hand
information on the affair.
Capt. Belt reported that PATROL
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Star for a short time, received his
commission as the Army's youngest
second lieutenant, shortly after his
graduation from Fishburne Military
School. Waynesboro, Va, in June,
194l. He left last April for Australia
and celebrated his 10th birthday at
sea. the youngest officer by seven
years in the entire convoy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15

Gavelis' apartment, 1888 Twentieth
street NV, to be followed by q
Christmas party for club members
and their friends. The next meet
ing of the club will be at 3 pm. De-
cember 20 at the Immaculate Con-
ception Church Hall, Eighth and N
streets NV.
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Christmas Greetings
CabIed From Pacific
By Ii. De Young
D. c. Officer, Wounded
In Action, Reports
Condition Is Fine

Wounded in action during the past
week in New Guinea, First 1t. Dan
De Young. 10, of Washington, one of
Uncle Sans youngest combat Off
GERS. yesterday relieved the anxiety
OF his mother and friends with
Christmas greetings cabled from the
Pacific war zone.
His cablegram read: Merry
Christmas to every one. 1 am fine"
This was enough to reassure his
mother, Mrs. Helen K. De Young,
1929 Columbia road NV, but she
still is awaiting more details.
The day before the cablegram ar
rived, Mrs. De Young was informed
by the War Department that her
son was wounded in action. No fur
Their information was given.
On December 9 the young lieuten-
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MEETINGS..

MEETINGS.
Cricket CLUB, Central High School,
Thirteenth and Clifton streets NV,
8 o'clock tonight.
Junior Board of Commerce, An
napolis Hotel. 8 o'clock tonight.
Knights of Columbus, Mayflower
Hotel, 8 o'clock tonight.
D. c. Chapter, Catholic Daugh-
tiers of America, Willard Hotel, 7:3O
O'Clock tonight.
Washington Council, Knights of
Columbus, Willard Hotel, 8 o'clock
tonight.
National Association of Power
Engineers, Willard Hotel, 8 o'clock
tonight
American Women's Legion, Will
lard Hotel, pm. tomorrow.
LECTURE.
"England's Experience on the
Home Front" Mrs Eugene Meyer.
institute lecture series, Jewish Com
munity Center, $50 tonight.
CONCERT.
United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra. Stanley Hall, $50
Q CLOCK this afternoon.
LUNCHEONS.
Rotary Club, Willard Hotel, 1890
pm. tomorrow
Soroptimist Club, Willard Hotel.
pm. tomorrow
Road Gang. Willard Hotel, 1890
pm. tomorrow.
American Council on Education,
Mayfower Hotel, 12:45 pm. to-
morrow.
Lions Club, Mayfower Hotel.
1880 pm. tomorrow.
DINNERS.
Washington Association of Credit
Men, Mayfower Hotel, $50 o'clock
tonight.
Printing House Craftsmen. Nav
flower Hotel, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Stage Door Canteen, Belasco The
alter, Madison place and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, 6 o'clock tonight.
Officers of the United Nations,
Burlington Hotel, 10 am. until 10
O'Clock tonight.
Supper, National City Christian
Church, 6 o'clock tonight.
Craft and hobby night, Calvary
Methodist Church, 1859 Columbia
road NV, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Clay modelling, Hampshire House,
HOS New Hampshire avenue NV,
7:30 o'clock tonight.
Beginners square dance, ORA
matte club, Noes Club, Women
(USO). 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Salmagundi party, cards, games,
dancing, hostess, Servicemen's Club
No. l. 7:30 o'clock tonight
Dancing, hostesSes, refreshments,
Rhoads Service Club. 1915 Fourth
street NV. 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Drama class, Roosevelt Center,
Thirteenth and Upshur streets NV,
o'clock tonight.
Civic orchestra rehearsalS, Gen.
trail Center, Thirteenth and Clifton
streets NV, 8 o'clock tonight.
Swimming, game room. photog-
raphy room, Jewish Community
Center (USOl, o'clock tonight.
Music, dancing games, outdoor
sports, Mormon Church, 1900 Co.
lumbia road NV. 8 o'clock tonight.
Newcomers Club, YWCA, Seven
tenth and K streets NV, 8 o'clock
tonight.
Dancing, games, refreshments,
Friendship House, 8 o'clock tonight.
FOR COLORED SERVICEMEN.
Game night, dramatic club,
square dancing. Phyllis Wheatley
YWCA (USO), 7 o'clock tonight.
Hobbies, arts, crafts, Mount Olivet
Lutheran Church, o'clock tonight.
Swimming, Dunbar High School,
First and o streets NV, 7 o'clock
tonight.
Archery. games, photography,
bridge lessons. YMCA (USO), 8
o'clock tonight.
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this morning by the colonel living
at the address.
Capt. Belt advanced the theory
that the child had gone to his home
to pick up the revolver then re-
turned to the school playground.
He said the revolver was un-
loaded when they found it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
Schoo|boy, 10, Used
Pistol 10 Threaten
Mates, Police Say
Officers Find UnIooded
Revolver; Probe of
Incident Ordered

A 10-year old District schoolboy,
apparently leased by his school,
mates, yesterday threatened them
with IN unloaded automatic re-
volver, Capt. Arthur c. Belt, COM
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Argentine Official Arrives

MIAMI, Fla. Dec. Is (P.-Alfredo
Bottare Lopez, director of aviation
for Argentina. arrived in the United
States from Buenos Aires by clipper
last night. lie VIII spend several
days in Miami before going to WASH
ington.
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OAR Leader Dies

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. Is P.-
Mrs. Martha L. Moody, IS, of
Wilmington, honorary vice president
general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, died yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15

Yor, too, cen go on a raid. MoEc
yoIrs on that old pile of junk metal.
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men Sam j. Prophet and Melvin
Creel were sent to the school to in
vestigate. The child was found in
the vicinity without the revolver,
Capt. Belt said. The boy led the
officers to q spot in the woods at
New Mexico and Nebraska avenues
NV. where a .3S-cahber Colt au-
tomato was found. Capt. Belt said.
Capt. Belt said he understood the
boy lives with his grandparents and
that the child's parents are out of
the city.
Colonel at Boys Address.
The address of the boy given by
police was listed in the name of an
Army colonel. A woman questioned
there today refused comment.
Capt. Belt said the gun found by
the officers in the WOODS was claimed
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lithuuniun Club MEETING

The Observation-Disclosures Society
of Washington will have a short
meeting Friday at pm. at Ann
Evening star., 1942-11-07
Recaptured Boy Burglar
Robbed 5 Homes While Free

A 15-year-old boy, who escaped
from the Receiving Home for Chill
dren october %, after he was said
to have admitted more than 80
burglaries, was recaptured Thurs
day, after committing five addi-
tional burglaries, police said today.
The boy broke out of the Re-
ceiving Home by kicking out win
dow and took two other inmates
with him. He is now in Gallinger
Hospital for safekeeping, police said
He was recaptured in woods In
Congress Heights by police who had
been told boy had been sleeping
in the woods. The police quoted
the boy as saying he had broken into
three homes in Southeast Washing
ton and two in Bethesda during
eight days of freedom. In one of
the homes entered, the boy stole a
suit of clothes, which he put on
after discarding his own, it was
said.
When arrested on October 20, the
boy admitted he had staged Is bur-
glaries in the Districts sixth pre-
cinct area, is in Montgomery
County and several others elsewhere
in this city, according to police.
After the boys first arrest, police
recommended that he be kept in q
witness room In the twelfth precinct
stationhouse, but were refused by
Anthony B. Caffrey, Juvenile Court
complaint supervisor, Capt. Rhoda
Milnken Of the Women's Bureau
said. Mr.. Caffrey at this time said
the law provides children 16 or un-
der may not be detained where
adults are kept. At Gallinger the
boy Is In room by himself.
Evening star., 1942-11-07
Civil Service Buildings Fence
May Join Scrap Metal Pile
Eyed by PBA After RooseveIt's
Order for Renewed Effort

will continue to bend every effort
toward finding new scrap.
But indiscriminate tearing down
of protective landmarks won't help
the situation"
Referring to the iron guard at
the South Interior Building, the
spokesman said
That fence stands with the full
understanding of the Presidents
order. There isn't a wheelbarrow-
load of scrap material in it. It is
serving useful function-protect-
ing the lawn and protecting people
from slipping in the mud.
THE persons who have been
writing about that iron guard dom t
really want scrap material. They're
just using the fence as an oppor-
tunity to agitate Mr.. Ickes."
David Lynn, architect of the Cap
itol, also revealed he is renewing his
scrap-hunt, which already has
netted more than 1,00O,0 900 pounds,
but final details of his latest plans
have not been worked out.
Mr.. Lynn reported he is unable to
locate any fences or railings as
scrap metal possibilities.
Evening star., 1942-11-07
Montgomery County Scouts
Press Drive for SCRAP
BY the Associated Press.

With 5000 pounds of scrap al
ready collected, Montgomery County
(Md3 Boy Scouts today pushed
plans to continue their campaign
for the duration of the war.
The Scouts, headed by A. Wade
Wells, who is in charge of the drive.
will establish scrap piles in each Sec
tion Of the county. Boy Scouts in
each area will collect small, movable
scrap and assemble 1t at their local
dump. according to plans developed
by the Boy Scout executives of, the
county at a meeting at the Log
Cabin Inn.
Heavy metal will be listed by adj
dress and type of material. The
list then will be sent to Mr.. Wells
vt Scout scrap headquarters in
Bethesda and trucks will be sent out
to collect 1t. The headquarters is
located at TOOL Wisconsin avenue.
Tho telephone number IS Bradley
0253. r9
The Scouts will participate in Z
county wide scrap rally at 9 am,
November Il. at the Silver Theater
In Silver Spring. Admission will bs
q piece Of scrap. s1a
Evening star., 1942-11-07
Eden Praises Soviet,
Pledges kozi Defeat

LONDON, Nov. 7 [P.-Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden, in a con-
gratulatory message to the Russian
people, today said their resistance
to Germany had proved the moral
strength and material power" of the
USSR.
Mr.. Eden's message, published in
London and in the Ministry of In
formation paper, was sent on the
25th anniversary of the Bolshevist
revolution and said of the British
ally:
Heroic resistance Of the Red
Army and the whole Soviet nation
to the predatory aggression of Hit
lerite Germany has demonstrated to
friend and foe alike the moral
strength and material power of the
edifice the people of the USSR have
erected in the past Is years.
Their united determination to
defend the fruits of their 1abors gives,
them instead the victory. 80 They
are supported by powerful allies who
share their resolve to annihilate the
aggressor and bring to justice those
guilty of q million crimes" 4ft@ t9I
Evening star., 1942-11-07
Rubber
Continued From First Page.)

\SoAA1AAOCO 4AOlll 3 II o0 d6Co
have to obtain a certificate from an
ofncial OPA tire inspector.
The local board will study The
application and will re-examine the
applicants assigned mileage quota
before taking action. If the tire in
spector's report indicates that the
driver has abused or neglected his
tires, the ration board may withhold
the replacement certificates.
while the restrictions on eligi-
bility Of passenger car users have
been eased," an OPA statement
said, the continuing shortage Of
rubber makes 1t necessary at least
for the time being to limit distribu-
ton of tires by use OF rationing
board quotas so as to hold the issu-
ance Of tire purchase or recapping
certificates to the supply Of rubber
available"
In other words, It was explained,
every one will be eligible but there
is no assurance that there will be
enough rubber to meet the demands
The job Of determining who shall
get replacement rubber from the
available supply is placed in the
hands Of the local rationing boards.
Evening star., 1942-11-07
| Pilot Is Rescued
| After Hanging
From Plane
" the Associated Press.

6y tuS ASSOCldeeu &4ecss
LONDON, Nov. Pilot Ofncer
Paul Desroches, 23, Of Montreal, told
today how he fell through an open
hatch In the bottom Of q wellington
bomber during . daylight raid on
Northwest Germany recently and
dangled by his armpits for several
seconds before being pulled to safety
by another member of the crew.
The Canadian airman said he
kicked the escape hatch open ac-
cidently as his bomber was beating
on an attack by three enemy fighters
and slipped through In the excite
ment.
After his rescue, he helped to beat
out fire which had broken out IN
the plane. Though the bomber was
badly shot up. his only injury was .
split fingernail-the result Of being
nicked by an enemy bullet.
Evening star., 1942-11-07
Roosevelt and Hull
Pledge Full Aid in
CongraiuIaiing Reds
Eden and AviIu Cumucho
Send Greetings on
Soviet Anniversary
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt, in a message
to President Kalinin on the 25th
anniversary yesterday of the Boil
shevik revolution, praised the "in-
comparable heroism" of the Russian
Army and the people in the struggle
against Nazi conquest and assured
him that "the steadily growing pow
er of the United States has been
and will continue to be dedicated to
complete victory"
Secretary of State Hull expressed
similar sentiments in a congratu-
latory message to Soviet Foreign
Minister Molotov. The United
States, Mr.. Hull said, "is resolutely
gathering its might and is increas-
ingly bringing it to bear against our
common enemy"
Mr.. Roosevelt's message to Pres
ident Kalinin follows:
"On the occasion of this 25th an
niversary Of the establishment Of the
Soviet state I convey to your excel
lency the congratulations of the
Government and the people Of the
United States"
Collaboration Cited.
For the second time in a gener-
alton, our two countries are in the
forefront of a gathering of nations
aligned against a common enemy.
Collaboration in the mighty military
task before us must be the prelude
to collaboration in the mightier task
OF creating a world at peace.
"The resistance of free peoples has
made possible the mounting power
of the United Nations. The Russian
Army and the Russian people In
their continuing struggle against
Nazi conquest today bear the brunt
of the massed weight of the NaM
might and their incompatible hero
ism stands as a symbol Of determi-
nation and unrelenting effort.
Let your excellency be reassured
that the steadily growing power of
the United States has been, and will
continue to be, dedicated to complete
victory"
Evening star., 1942-11-07
Berlin Claims Stain
Barred Allied Rift

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Nov. 7 R).-German political
leaders who listened to Premier
Stalin's address yesterday thought
they detected evidences of lack of
confidence between the Soviets and
Great Britain and America, the
Berlin radio reported tonight.
Stain, it was said, by implication
blamed his allies for Russian mill
tary reverses. German observers
contended that when he said Rus
sian armies would be in much
better position if there had been an
active front, he was, in effect, repri-
manding his allies for not creating
such front.
Stalin's remark that more mate
rial aid was expected from his al
lies, German commentators contin-
ued, was in reality a warning that
such aid must be given.
Evening star., 1942-11-07
Manpower Measure
Unlikely This Year,
Reynolds Reports
Senote Committee Head
Asks Longer Tryout
Of Voluntary Systems
By the Associated Press.


Chairman Reynolds Of the
Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee said today that enact
ment of manpower control legis-
lation was unlikely until next
year.
There was a possibility, however,
that the White House might ask
Congress for such law before jan
uary while the Democrats still have
a big majority in both houses. Some
legislators also saw likelihood of an
effort to handle the situation
through executive orders.
1--WE ought to utilize the remain
ing two months of this year trying
out all the voluntary systems we
can, before going to any compulsory
system" Senator Reynolds said.
The Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee heard War Production Chief
Donald M. Nelson testify yesterday
that some form of national service
legislation will be needed before the
end of the war. Brig. Gen. Frank
L. McSherry. director of operations
for the War Manpower Commission,
told the committee he held the same
pelAt4s c~trH -r7,'~ra~rt e@ ~l,r
Kaiser Urges Creation of Board.
Appearing before Senate Labor
Subcommittee, Henry j. Kaiser,
West Coast shipbuilder, went even
farther. He said immediate action
was called for and suggested crea-
ton of a board which would have
overall authority to allocate men
and women to the armed services,
to war industries, to agriculture and
other essential civilian pursuits.
Mr.. Nelson said existing man
power could be conserved in a
number Of ways. Like Mr.. Kaiser,
he advocated ending voluntary en-
listments. The WPB director said
other ways included lengthening
the work week, better management,
greater use of minority groups, and
discouraging absenteeism.
Senator Reynolds rescribed the
longer work week as right down
my alley, He declared that the
average American worker now puts
In about 42.6 hours a week, COM
pared with 81 in Great Britain,
so IN Germany and 70 in Japan.
I'm general, the suggestions I
have heard are that the American
work week be raised to 48 hours"
Senator Reynolds told a reporter.
Roosevelt Cites Fatigue Factor.
At his press conference yesterday,
President Roosevelt declared that
examples in England and Germany
proved that working week longer
than 48 hours was not conducive to
greater production. He said the
fatigue factor was generally not
recognized.
Senator Hill, Democrat, of Ala
bama said the question of longer
hours of work Should and must be"
fully employed in the development
of any manpower legislation.
Production undoubtedly could be
increased through longer hours, up
to a certain point" he said in an
interview. But there is a point of
diminishing returns, of course.
understand England found such a
point and had to cut back little.
Il think certainly the number Of
hours a man could work and per-
form efficiently would vary from in
dustry to industry"
Gen. McSherry submitted a state
ment in which he declared that If
the work week of steelworkers were
raised from Al to 48, turnover would
be reduced and employment prob
ably would be stabilized.
Evening star., 1942-11-07
81 Lutin Officers Finish
Edqewood Course
By the Associated Press.
lockwood ARSENAL.


EDGEWOOD ARSENAL, Nd,
Nov. 7.-Thirty-one Latin American
omcers, ranging in rank from first
lieutenant to colonel, received cer-
tifcates Of graduation and personal
congratulations yesterday from Maj.
Gen. William N. Porter, chief Of the
Chemical Warfare Service, In cere-
monies at the Edgewood Arsenal
Chemical Warfare School. Thirty
seven United States Army officers
also received certificates.
The nrAmericans took the six
week course as guests Of the United
States Army.
! They wilk return soon to their
countries. to- become instructors In
chemical warfare there.