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Evening star., 1942-09-16
Fuel Oil
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tCOnLlnueQ from f1TSL rage
tioning, an order states that no de-
liveries may be made after October
l without a written guarantee of
the person to whom such deliveries
are made that coupons will be sur
rendered when issued equivalent to
deliveries of oil after October /.
Officials hope to have the plan
operating by that time.
An official Of the Office Of Price
Administration advised home own
ers to fill up their tanks early.
Nelson Urges Conversion.
Mr.. Nelson estimated there are s.
100000 oil burners in the rationed
area. He urged owners of the large
number of oil burners which can be
converted to coal to do so immedi-
ately. So far, he added, large per-
centage of industrial plants and
factories and "a very few" house
holders have converted.
The WPB chairman said OPAs
coupon rationing plan would make
provision for supplemental rations
in emergencies and In cases of un-
usual hardship. He added, however,
that families who were able to con-
vert to use of coal and did not do so
will not be eligible for supplement
tary rations.
Mr.. Nelson warned householders
to convert to coal. and not to rely
on gas or electrical heating devices
He said there will be a shortage of
both gas and electricity in some
regions this winter.
mo one can predict now" Mr..
Nelson said, whether we will have
a mild or severe winter. If condi-
tions are severe, the shortage of fuel
oil also will be severe. IT weather
conditions are favorable, the short
age will be somewhat eased 1t is
clear, however, that common sense
and good judgment dictate the adop-
ton of a rationing plan now"
Mr.. Nelson took action on advice
of the Fuel Oil Committee, which he
appointed to study the situation
The group included Price Admin
istrator Leon Henderson, Undersec-
retary of War Robert P. Patterson
and Acting Petroleum o-ordinator
Ralph K. Davies. Mr.. Nelson met
with the committee at all sessions.
The OPA rationing plan envisions
division Of the rationed area into
weather zones, with the amount OF
oil received by users dependent or
the degree day" or the norma
severity of the weather in each zone
To make certain there will be 9
supply of oil for all winter, it is esti-
mated that house temperatures must
be held to maximum of IS to 81
degrees.
The Government has done, Mr.
Nelson said, everything in it's power
to increase the flow of oil to the East
Since the shortage results from loss
Of transportation, it should be
spread over the country as far as
practicable" he continued Although
the supply of oil in the Middle West
is currently "in balance" those
States are the nearest points from
which oil may be drawn. with min
imum transportation, to mitigate
somewhat the Eastern shortage. Thi.
withdrawal of oil from the West
necessitates rationing there, he ex.
| planned.
The fuel rationing area include.
! the District, the -rationec
East, and the following States far.
ther west:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Da
kota, South Dakota and Kentucky
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Russia
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roughly 80 miles south of the Nazi-
occupied railroad town Of Phokh-
ladnenski, remained in Russian
hands, but the inhabitants were pre-
pairing for an attack.
Farmers are helping to fortify the
citys lines, it was said.
Railways of Stalingrad are under
constant attack, but they operate
on 24-hour basis even when bomb
ing requires frequent halts, Red
Star said.
Stalingrad has rail lines north
ward in the direction of Moscow
westward across the Don bend and
southwestward through Kotelnikov-
ski and belt line connecting these
three outside the city.
Battlefront reports said the Ger
mans lost 1000 men In a single sec
tor where they attempted in series
Of attacks to capture Q hospital
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Old N. Y. 'Er Engines
Are Sold for Scrup

By the Associated Press.
g NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Oid "137"
and 1895" idle since 1902, will ride
again-against Americas enemies.
The steam locomotives that car
ried the gay blades of the 1905 and
their girls in breezy runs on the
Third Avenue elevated line were
sold yesterday at public auction for
conversion into scrap for the war
effort.
The massive machines made their
respective debuts in 81 and '82, and
retired when the "El' was electri-
fed. They were bought by the Jer-
sey City Metals Corp. for $331.18.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

where it will be possible to relax
restrictions somewhat on civilian
driving, and increase the total an
nual output of buna-S all-purpose
rubber from los 900 to 845 900 tons.
The Baruch report noted that
there was grave danger" that con-
struction delays might hold up the
present synthetic program as much
as four months, leaving rubber sup
plies next year insufficient even for
military needs.
This means, Mr.. Jeffers said, that
the people as well as he had
tough Job, adding:
THE biggest stockpile OF rubber
we have is on the wheels of our
automobiles. I ask every ,notorist,
every truck driver, everybody who
runs a car. to remember that he is
now the custodian of a material
more precious than gold"
Forecasts U. s. Gas Rationing.
First step in conservation of auto
mobile tires probably will be ma
ton wide gasoline rationing which
1t was said will become effective
early in November. The rationing
plan may be more drastic than the
plan now used in the East. and may
be accompanied or preceded by a
Tightening of restrictions along the
Atlantic Coast.
Mr.. Jeffers concluded his state
Il In
more talking about rubber now.
We do not need talk-we need
action" he said.
In recommending appointment of
q rubber administrator, the Baruch
report carried the following words
THE War Production Board must
assume full responsibility for the
rubber program in all of its phases.
We therefore recommend a directive
from the President ordering the
Rubber Reserve Co. (RFC subsidi-
ary) and all other Government
agencies to act in all matters rela-
tive to the rubber program as di-
yected by the chairman of WPB.
Recommended Single Official
ITO discharge adequately the re-
sponsibilities which we recommend
that the chairman of WPB explic-
lily assume for the entire rubber
program. full authority must be
centered in a single Official. We
therefore recommend that the
chairman of WPB appoint rub
ber administrator and delegate to
him full and complete authority in
regard to the manufacture of syn
thetic rubber, including research,
development. construction and op-
Grafton of plants.
This single official, who must be
q man of unusual capacity and
power, must also have full charge
of all matters connected with rub
ber within the WPB. 1t should be
his duty to formulate policies and
administer the operation of the rub
Der program subject only to the
chairman OF WPB. who should d.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
LETTERS Begins Work
On Tough Job as
Rubber Gar
Nelson Delegates Power
To President of
Union Pacific RuiIroud
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.


William M. Jeffers, who rose
the hard way" from office boy
to president of the Union Pacific
Railroad, has been named to the
tough job" of rubber admins
traitor with complete charge Of
the entire rubber program, War
Production Chief Donald M. Mel
son announced last night.
Mr.. LETTERS, 66, and q railroad man
for 50 years, will be "czar" vested
with all the authority Of the chair
man of WPB over the rubber pro-
gram in all phases-synthetic, crude
and conservation OF stocks on pr1-
vate cars and trucks.
The appointment follows the rec
ommendation Of the Baruch rubber
report. The report stated, however,
that the administrator preferably
should be man with experience in
the rubber industry.
Blunt, outspoken and energetic,
Mr.. Jeffers was regarded here as
choice obviously dictated by Mr..
Nelson's desire to have the rubber
program directed by an executive
with no roots in the rubber or
petroleum industries.
Nelson Delegates Authority.
"Any one who knows Mr.. Jeffers,"
commented Mr.. Nelson, after the
announcement, Knows also that he
is an exceedingly competent execu-
tive and administrator who can do
any kind of a tough job. This Job is
one of the toughest. I am placing
Mr.. Jeffers in this post with the ap-
proval Of the President, and I am
delegating to him all my authority.
From this point on, any problem
connected with rubber is a matter
for Mr.. Jeffers' decision and I know
he will do this job"
Mr.. Jeffers said he was already
at work and would do anything nee
essary to carry out the assignment.
He said he was mindful of the
words used in the Baruch report,
in which it is said that the existing
rubber situation Is so dangerous
that, unless we take corrective
steps, this country will face both a
military and a civilian collapse"
The first tasks confronting Mr..
Jeffers will be putting into high
gear the huge program for making
synthetic rubber, and the conser-
vation of rubber stocks already
existing, most of which are on the
wheels of the Nations millions of
automobiles. ....
To carry out the Baruch Com
mittee proposals, Mr.. Jeffers must
work out a 1o0,000-ton increase in
butadiene output, to come into pro-
duction In six months; build facili-
ties for production of 100000, 900
gallons Of alcohol for use in the
synthetic rubber program; boost
synthetic production to the point
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Only Certain Kinds of
Scrap Are Wanted

WANTED.
Electric toasters.
Irons.
Heaters.
Fans.
Door knobs.
Hinges and keys.
Locks.
Hardware trim.
Springs.
Old knives, pans, pots, scis-
SOrs.
Lamps and lighting fixtures.
Metal ash trays, bowls,
statues, vases, metal garden
furniture.
Radios, screens made of brass
or copper.
Sleds, ice skates, roller skates.
Vacuum cleaners.
Metal stoves, fireplace and
irons, CRATES, pokers, fire ex-
tinguishers, old CRATES, furnace
doors. iron and nickel parts of
old stoves.
Pipes and pieces Of iron,
brass or copper piping, plumb
ing fixtures, bath tubs, faucets.
sinks, ice trays.
Radiators, refrigerator metal
parts.
Tools.
Automobile metal parts,
chains, batteries, license plates,
parts Of motors.
Discarded sporting goods, b.
cycles and tricycles.
Garden tools, lawn mowers,
hoes, pickaxes, rakes, shovels,
etc.
NOT WANTED.
No rags.
No rubber.
No tin cans.
No tin sheeting.
No pianos.
No safes.
No Frigidaires.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Nozis Hold 1905 Prisoners

BERLIN From German Broad
casts, Sept. l6 tP)-British pris-
oners of war in Germany now num-
ber 1905, including about $500
officers, Transocean News Agency
said yesterday, quoting competent
German quarters"
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Mrs. TheImo Cole, 81,
Dies in Silver Sprino

Mrs. Thelma Frances Cole, 81, died
yesterday at her home at 7O3 Mcneil
road, Silver Spring, Md, after long
illness.
Born in Chicago. Mrs. Cole came
to Washington as young girl. A
resident Of Silver Spring for seven
years, she served at one time as
president of the Silver Spring Home
makers Club.
Besides her husband, Arthur H.
Cole, she is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Hattie F. King, and a brother,
Jack King. both Of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
7 o'clock tonight at the Cole resi-
dence Burial will be in Buck
field, Me.
Evening star., 1942-01-16

years as a member of the Town
Council and supervises many Of the
matters pertaining to fire depart
ment activities.
Judge Herman C. Heffner was
elected vice president; Herald w.
Hirst, recording secretary; William
Hardy, financial secretary; Herman
C. Paul. treasurer; Robert Roseman,
sergeant at arms.
Michael Mcbride, q member Of the
District of Columbia Fire Depart
ment for the past 10 years. was
elected chief of the department, sue
ceeding John w. Winterberg, who
has been acting chief for the past
few months. H. Dewey Hayes was
reelected deputy fire chief
Members of the board of trustees
elected include E. Brook Fetty, Mr..
Winterberg, J. Roger Hodges. Rob-
ert F.. Bories and Martin F. Iverson.
Representatives from the fire de-
partment on the Fire Tax Commits
sion will include, Mayor Oliver w.
Youngblood. Phil w. Huck, Judge
Hef1ner, Mr.. Fetty and Charles
Thomas.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Maryland u. Bans Events
Hampering War Efforts
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Any part of the University Of
Maryland program which interferes
with training men and women for
defense roles and which hampers
cooperation with the Government
in the war crisis will "be temporarily
dropped or curtailed," DR.. H. C.
Byrd, president, announced yester-
day.
In line with this policy, several
extra-curricula activities already
have been Cancelled, DR.. Bryd said.
The school was forced by the crisis
to economize on time as we'll as
money, he added.
Among the events Cancelled. he
announced. are the annual Charter
Day celebration scheduled for to-
morrow in Baltimore; the annual
all-university night program at COL
lege Park, scheduled for February
"A, and the annual winter concert.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
-Four Base Hospitals
And 48 First-Aid Unit!
Set Up in Arlington
Medical Services
Organized on SomS
Lines as Raid War Ems
Establishment of four ba

Establishment of four ba hos
pitals and location Of 48 f1rSt-aid
stations in Arlington County as .
part of its defense medical organi-
cation was announced yesterday by
DR.. j. r. B. Hutchinson. chief of
the copnty's emergency medical de-
tense services.
Hospitals are placed at the WASH
ingt0n Golf and Country Club,
under direction Of DR.. Stacy T.
holland; Washington and Lee High
School, under direction Of DR.. R. N.
Sutton; st. Thomas More Church
and Arlington Hall Junior College,
under direction of DR.. H. L. Bastion,
and Calvary Methodist Church
School, under direction of DR.. j. U.
SchWarzman.
Medical defense services in the
county are being organized on the
same lines as the air raid wardens,
DR.. Hutchinson said. The county
is divided into five groups, sub
divided into SO zones. The hos
pltal at CALVARY CnurCn is now SerV-
ing two groups. A fifth hospital Is
planned for the Halls Hill area.
Cost of equipping the first-aid
stations Is $3.50 each. Funds for
operation are being sought from the
Arlington County Defense Finance
Committee.
Members of the medical defense
services include DR.. j. v. Dardinski,
chief of hospitals; DR.. R. H. Det-
wiler, chief Of ambulance units; DR..
J. E. Payne and DR.. w. P. Hammer,
co-chiefs of first-aid stations.
A committee composed of DR..
Richard E. Kelso, William A. Dor
sey and John P. Jones is working
on plans to establish a blood bank
in the county.
Evening star., 1942-01-16

cancies in the Offices Of Governor
and Lieutenant Governor. the pres
ident pro tenn Of the Senate shall
become Governor, or If the Senate is
not in session, the president pro TEN
of the last session: If this ONCE also
is vacant or the holder incapaci-
tated, then the Speaker Of the
House: If this office also vacant,
then the attorney general. If none
of these officers can serve, then the
secretary of the Commonwealth
would issue q writ of election for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
and exercise routine, non-discre-
tionary functions of the Governor
until one is elected and qualified.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Arlington Rent Body
To Seek Control Law;
Realty Man Accused
Raising Figures for Four
Houses Without Any
Justification Charged

Members of the Arlington Fail
Rent Committee indicated today
that a rent-control law for Airing.
ton County will be sought at the
present session of the State Legis-
lature in Richmond.
Efforts toward this objective were
forecast after the committee, q
quasi judicial body appointed by the
chairman of the Northern Virginia
Regional Defense Council, handed
down its first public decision, in
which it charged an Arlington real
estate agent with raising rents
without justification" on four coun-
ty residences.
Mrs. Alice Pitts, secretary of the
committee. said that since the
group has no legal authority to exc
cute its decisions. it can only at
tempt to settle complaints through
concihation or through publicity.
Kenneth NJ Livingstone, trustee
Of the estate against which the rent
complaints were lodged. was charged
by the Fair Rent Committee with
making the following rent increases
since September 1, 1910:
Robert K. Sharp, 1908 North Ode
street, from SIS to SIS; Mrs. M. Kel-
lams, 1925 North Ode street, SIS to
$67 so: William B. Merryman. 1904
Colonial terrace. $55 to SIS. and John
F. Lyons, 1912 Colonial terrace,
$52.5 to SIS.
Mr.. Livingstone, who did not at
tend the committees hearing Tues
day at which the complaints were
aired. told a reporter that rents on
the properties had been reduced sew
eral years ago, and that the in
creases merely raised the rents to
the old figures.
The committee told Mr.. Living
stone in each case that the evidence
docs not show that you have made
any capital Improvements to this
property since September /, 1910,
the fair rent date set by this COM
mittee." In the Merryman residence
case the committee said the only
capital improvement made was put
ting linoleum on the kitchen floor.
The testimony shows" the COM
mittee declared in a letter to Mr..
Livingstone, that the only reason
which you assigned to the tenants
for. the rental increases was the
fact that you could get 1t under
present conditions"
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Tri-County Cooperative
Loon Plan Approved
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0Cltted PreSs.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 16.-The Pub
lie Service Commission yesterday
granted the Southern Maryland
Tri-County Cooperative Associa-
ton, Inc, permission to borrow
$69 500 for construction.
The cooperative which serves
1,4l5 members in Prince Georges,
st. Marys and Charles Counties, will
borrow the money from the Rural
Electrification Administration. 1t
would be used to purchase and in
stall . new generator at the associa-
tons Pope Greek plant: construct
new headquarters. and build q serv-
ice loop for 10 additional members.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Women's Group to Meet
At HyuttsviIIe Jan. q

A meeting Of the Executive Board
of the Prince Georges County (Md)
Federation of Women's Clubs will be
held at 10 I'm. January % at Pink
new Hall, Hyattsville. 1t was an
nounced today by Mrs. w. Parvin
Starr, president.
Following the board meeting, Mrs.
Mark Welsh will speak at II am. on
the problems Of nutrition. All in
terested persons are invited, Mrs.
Starr said.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Hyottsvi|Ie High School
Damaged by BIoze

A fire Of undetermined origin
broke out in the Hyattsville High
School an hour before classes start
ed today and did about $50 damage
to floors, textbooks and pupils be-
longings before being extinguished
by the Hyattsville Fire Department.
The blaze was confined to locker
rooms on the first and second floors,
according to j. A. Miller. principal.
Few persons we're in the building
at the time.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Symphony Rehearsal
Proceeds 10 Go 10
Mile O Dimes
Pun-Americon Union
Donates Hall for
Musical Event

The National Symphony Orches-
ira and the Pan-American Union
Joined forces in the Washington
Nile q pineS camPsisn today with
ffnosanceriStt tliat TIE entire pro-
s6eds of a full asnsssTehearsal of
ztnss orshestra 70 M held In the
e1fiion Tuesday afternoon will 60
togthe fund for the fight on infan-
tile paralysis.
: It marks the Arst time the gen.
etAl public has beEI1 aduitted to a
rehearsal of the synhphony. The
orchestra will perform In the Hall
Of the Americas beginning at 1:30
pm. under the direction of DR.. Hans
Kinder. Miss Guiomar Novaes,
Brazilian pianist, also will be heard.
the orchestra and the guest ar
tist will give the regular concert in
Constitution Hall Wednesday night
Tickets for the Pan-American con-
cert 60 on sale today at the Mile o
Dimes stand, Fourteenth street
and New York avenue NV, and
Homer L. Kilt, 1880 G street NV.
Capacity Limited.
The Pan-American Union has
donated the hall for the dress re-
hearsal and officials pointed out
that early purchase of seats is
essential as the seating capacity is
limited. There will be no reserved
seats.
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, di-
rector of selectiev service, was to
issue an appeal this afternoon for
support of the campaign as 1t
moved into its fifth day today.
Appearing with the selective serv-
ice chief in broadcast over Station
WMAL at 4:45 pm will be Under
secretary Of the Interior John J.
Dempsey; Maj. Ernest M. Culligan
public relations officer for selective
service, and Julian G. Zier, chief
OF the division of statistics for the
Pan-American Union.
The oficials will be heard from
the Mile O. Dimes stand where late
yesterday Breckenridge Long, Assis-
tant Secretary of State, urged sup
port of the drive.
I'VE are In the midst of an inter-
national war, but we can stop for q
moment to contribute our mite tC
the total defeat Of this other enemy
which also strikes without warming
he declared.
A "Cruel Scourge."
"Infantile paralysis Is truly a ter
rible scourge, widespread in its scope
and cruel to its Victims Science and
nursing have whipped it in many
cases and will whip it In thousands
of more cases because of the sums
large and small, which are con-
tributed by millions of people"
Through the Mile O. Dimes, he
concluded, everybody can contribute
and have a share in the fight.
Earlier in the day campaign om-
cials announced that wishing wells
small glass banks-would be set up
throughout the city in drug stores
restaurants and grocery stores where
contributors to the paralysis fund
may drop their dimes.
In a noon time broadcast over
WMAL yesterday, contributions
from the so employees of the Charles
Schwartz g. Son, jewelers., and the
10 employees Of the Bond Clothing
store were received. Receipts from
these concerns amounted to $24.S0
Don Fischer, N. B. c. announcer
pointed out to listeners that 76 cases
of infantile paralysis had been re-
ported in the District between jan
uary and November of last year
This compared with 149 cases fol
Virginia and 234 cases for Maryland
during the same period.