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Evening star., 1942-12-13

pipe line from the Philadelphia
supply center to Hyattsville, Md,
which will be put into use when
storage facilities are completed
about January /, will help the local
problem. This line has a capacity
of $1,000 barrels or $4,000 gallons
per day. If used to capacity, about
10000 900 gallons a month would
flow into this area. But not all of
this would necessarily be fuel oil
and there is no assurance that
enough oil will be available in Phila-
delphia to keep the line pumping at
capacity.
Basic Formula Unopposed.
Oil dealers here are not taking
issue with the basic OPA formula
for fuel oil rationing. They have
taken the attitude that, once the
confusion can be eliminated in get
ting coupons to consumers, the plan
will work out justly. They agreed
however, that it would have been
possible for the OPA to decree a
fiat cut for every one; and then set
up fuel oil boards to deal with
inequities
Mr.. Henderson Friday denied that
a fat percentage cut would have
been fair generally He said that
this system would have worked in
about so per cent of the cases. but
If No y.
consumers would have received too
little oil and 80 per cent too much.
He pointed out that persons with
inefficient heating plants would
have received more oil than the
consumer whose heating methods
were economical.
Call Theory Impractical.
This theory oil men say, would
be all right if il; weren't for the
fact that people in badly insulated
houses must still be provided with
heat, In many cases, they have
been financially nable to repair
their homes or they have been un-
able to obtain the manpower to do
the job.
What the OPA should have done
they say, was to have INDUCED in
a widespread educational program
AS early as last spring and convince
people that conservation OF fuel is
really necessary. Instead. they COM
plain, the OPA used threats, the
most recent of which was one
against building and home owners
who do not convert their oil heaters
to the use of coal.
The preparations for such an edu-
cational campaign, 1t has been
learned, were actually made. But
somewhere along the line the pro-
gram begged down The local OPA
office here is reported to have on
hand $4,000 pamphlets to show con-
sumers how they can save oil. Deal
ers have only now been asked to
help in their distribution.
A letter from Mr.. Ickes was re-
produced and hundreds of thou
sands Of copies were printed. but
Evening star., 1942-12-13
81 D. {. Girls 10 Leave
Toniqht for WAVES Camp

A group of 81 young women from
Washington and nearby areas will
leave tonight for the new WAVES
general school at Cedar Falls, Iowa.
After five weeks of basic training,
many will be sent to advanced
schools for specialized training in
various fields such as aviation
groundwork, meteorology and medi-
cal work. The new school at Cedar
Falls has a capacity Of 1000 en-
listed personnel.
Those leaving are:
Henderson, L. H. Orndor1 Martha A.
zones Ihelma Pedone, c. M
DIV RRI"eni n: y. Pickop Lydia Irene
ksie, MARY c. Plumb. Georsia
Hluse; RUIN Ella Qu:rk. Norman L.
HMaGovis, mary Anne Redden. Stella l.
Mcleod, Charlotte A. Rotker. Dorothv
Messer, Ellen Marie Ruzicka. Josephin.
MtdsoI. MiaS M; a. 8 Savorias, Myrtle J.
f>iehois MarJorls Shakin. Jean.
Doris Arlen, Kathryn Bang, Ann
c. Bartenstein. Barbara C. Barten-
stein, Isabel McC Bradford. Mar
garet E. Bright, Florence Lorraine
Campbell. Dolores Anita Carr, Nam
nette Choate, Thelma Clark. Inez
Marie Corbin, Kathleen r. Crowell
Delma E. Dale, Anna B. Davis.
Elmira B. Eberly, Eleanor D. Ellery,
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leedstown Survivor, II,
Phones Mother Here

Mrs. Melissa Roper spent the
happiest five minutes OF her life
last night when her 17-year old son,
Alfred B. Roper, gunner's mate,
third class. on the torpedoed Leeds
town called her from a New Eng
land city.
The long distance call was the
first word she had had from or
about her son since the Navy De-
partment on December 3 announced
that the Leedstown was one of the
transports sunk by submarine action
during the occupation of North
Africa in early November.
The Navy Department had told
her that the youth had probably
been picked up, but that none of the
survivors OF the sunken craft had
been heard from.
Alfred told his mother only that
while swimming to shore he had
been picked up bv a ship which
eventually landed him in Scotland.
where he spent Thanksgiving. "and
I really had something to be thank
full for
The youth has been on sea duty
almost continuously since he en-
listed last December 10. He was
then within a month of his l7th
birthday, which he celebrated while
still in quarantine.
On his first trip out, he was
wounded by shrapnel but came right
back for more He has been to
North Africa, Iceland and the Carib-
bean.
During the five-minute long dis
tance conversation, the youth told
his mother he didn't think he'd see
her again till the wars over"
Mrs. Roper, a War Department
emplove. lives with her two younger
sons at Dol Varnum street NV.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. c. DECEMBER 49, 1912

up. the pooling system hasn't vet
been made to work. The dealers
say this is because no one has the
power to put it into effect. And
disputes involving the precise meth
cd to be followed have prevented
the industry from installing the
plan voluntarily.
But the pooling system, too, will
fail, oil dealers concede, unless bet
ter transportation methods are de-
veloped concurrently.
Certificates of Mileage.
Under their certificates of war ne
ces@sity, issued by the ODT, deal
ers must cut their mileage by 25
Per cent. Actually most of them
are doing more travelling now than
they did before rationing began.
In the first place. their once care
fully laid out routes have been
completely eradicated through the
necessity OF making many calls for
small deliveries. This problem will
become acute as the December II
deadline on flrst-period coupon pur-
chases draws nearer. Consumers
will demand that they be given
whatever amount of oil they are
entitled to receive before their
period l coupons expire-even if it
is as small as 10 or 20 gallons. Here
again difficulties would be lightened
if the OPA agreed to eliminate the
tnt
periods and coupon validity.
In addition to this, many dealers
now find it necessary-and all of
them would find it necessary under
the pooling arrangement-to make
long trips to central storage tanks
to fill up their trucks. whereas once
all oil was delivered to their own
bulk plants either by rail or in
truck transports from Baltimore
Before rationing about 25 per cent
OF all the oil that came into this
area was sent from Baltimore. Some
Of this was sent down by rail. some
by barge and the remainder by mo-
tor transport.
200 Mile Shipping Rule.
The ODT has since ruled that
trains may not carry oil for dis
tances Of less than 200 miles, and
oil may be shipped by barge in a
southwark direction only by spe-
cial permit. A little oil is still be-
ing moved down Chesapeake Bay
and up the Potomac River but the
rest of the oil from Baltimore must
be moved mere by truck Although
the proportion Of oil coming in from
Baltimore depots is not as great
as it used to be, the load on the
motor transport companies is greater
than they can bear
Oil men here believe that the
trucks now carrying loads over the
40 miles from Baltimore could be
used to better advantage if they
were organized into a local shuttle
service. Not more than 20 trucks.
on a 24-hour basis. would be en-
ployed to haul oil from central de-
pots to the dealers bulk plants.
This system, they say, would not
only cut down on the mileage of
their own trucks and enable them
to abide more closely by the ODT
order but would eliminate much
Of the delay and confusion that now
exists at the supply depots.
Pipe Line May Help.
Petroleum men here estimate that
between November l and April 80,
a total of l9l ,062 1862 gallons of oil,
including gasoline and kerosene
must be brought into the District.
OF this total, 94,O6O ,722 gallons must
be light fuel oil for home -hea ting
purposes and 20.O40,090 gallons
heavy fuel oil for heating large
buildings and plants.
To some extent. it is reported. the
Evening star., 1942-12-13

they were not circulated. Recently,
one small dealer here was left with
10000 copies Of this letter, although
he has fewer than 1000 customers.
Even though it seemed late, he
agreed to send out as many of
them as he could. The oil indus
try itself got out literature which
never reached the hands of con-
sumers.
With these defects in rationing.
the oil men are willing to put up.
But they want some action to help
them out Of badly snarled situa-
tion. Unless something is done
at once, they say, the next spell
of subfreezing weather is going to
bring with it countless hardships.
Evening star., 1942-12-13

Swat the swastika-with War saw
inEs bends.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
WiIIkie
Continued From First Page.

cerning report in the London
Sunday Dispatch on Willkie of
the-record' speech said:
The article is pure bunk and
fictional writing. On their invita-
ton I made an off -the-record talk
to a group of newspapermen some
three or four weeks ago. The report
of the talk as carried by the Dis
patch does not bear the slightest
resemblance to the facts
Il could not SO reflect on Allied
leaders or on the British war effort
as I have too much respect for
them and for it. The report of
an off-the-record talk violates the
fundamental ethics of the news
paper profession and doubly so
when the report is untrue. I have
talked to no industrial or banking
groups on or off the record"
Evening star., 1942-12-13
To Mark Silver Wedding.

Harold Hermanson, president Of
District of Columbia No. l. National
Association Of Power Engineefs. and
Mrs. Hermanson will celebrate their
silver wedding anniversary Tues
day, when they will be honor guests
OF the chapter at its bimonthiy
buffet supper and meeting at the
Willard Hotel at 8 pm. Wives Of
members will attend the function.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
Raid
Continued From First Pagel

returned" the American COM
munique said, contradicting the
Italian report that three and per-
haps five planes were shot down and
that 10 American airmen from one
of them were captured.
A small force of British home
based bombers few through the
thickest kind of weather for the
Turin attack and lost three planes.
which may have been victims of
icing or other non-1talian circum-
stances, although the Italians
claimed one was shot down by anti
aircraft fire.
The British said the bombers had
great difficulty In finding their tar
gets through the overcast piled four
miles high over zero ceiling.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
Midwest Democrats
Pledge Support
TO Administration
Reports Of Party Split
Stihed by Action Of
Leaders in Ten Stutes
BY the Associated Press,

OMAHA, Dec. 12.-Democratic
leaders from 10 MidweStern
States tonight announced for
nation of a permanent organi-
zation following an all day
meeting held here without con-
sultation of national Democratic
party chieftains. Support Of the
administration was given as one
of the principal aims of the per-
manent group.
James Quigley, Nebraska national
Committeeman. and acting chair
man, stated the group will function
"as unit for the advancement of
all things in common throughout
the Middle West, and to give all
out support to the President and
his advisers in this time of ma
tional emergency"
Oficers of the permanent organ
ization were to be named later in
the evening, as the democrats con-
tinued their prolonged sessions.
The move stifled previous reports
OF dissatisfaction within the party
and that the meeting was in the
nature of a protest against admin
istration policies.
The Democrats statement de-
clared, I'VE have had an instructive
and harmonious meeting. Every
participant profited thereby. We
have established a common and
united front to assist our great
commander in chief in winning this
war and also to strengthen and
better serve the Middle Western
agriculture States. We assert
We now have and Loyalty support
one country, one flag and one COM
mander."
The new organization includes
Democratic leaders from Oklahoma,
Kansas. Missouri. Colorado. Ne
braska, Wyoming. Iowa, Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
Fuel Oil
Continued From First PageD

cause the dealers are physically
unable to distribute the oil.
The heads of the three Federal
agencies involved were warned in
kilograms sent to them Friday by
Lester Scott. director of the Oil
Heating Division of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association.
that the distribution system In the
Washington Metropolitan Area was
rapidly approaching a state of col
lapse, Mr.. Scott, who said he repre-
scented ~ oil dealers in this area
who delivered more than 80 per
Evening star., 1942-12-13

Ada E. Faince. Josephine M. L.
Finlay, Lorraine L. Gartner.
Helen Hansen, Doris M Haycraft,
Mary K Henry, Frances L. Spates,
Clare Stevenson. Patricia M. Torge-
sen, Edith Tolman, Marie L. Van
Horn, Clara L. Verna, Nina Fac
Vickery. Marion wilmer, Vera Lee
Winebarger and Rhoda Zeliff.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Committees Named
For tuberculosis Work

DR.. Charles P. Cake, president OF
the Arlington tuberculosis Associa-
ton. today announced the appoint
ment OF the following committee
chairmen:
Education, general chairman, Ivan
A. Booker: school education, Flor
ence Gravatte; community educa-
ton. Mrs. Edward s. Odom. speak
ers bureau, Elmer r. Newell; clinic
committee, Mrs. r. G. Johncox; re-
habilitation, Arthur Stickley, ID.
seal sale, Mrs. j. Blaine Gwin; vol.
unteer committee, Mrs. Paul Schef-
fel; publicity, Mrs. Charles p. Cake
Miss Aletha Jane Moody, execu-
tive secretary, reported that en-
phasis is to be made on the colored
program this year.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
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MUSIC.
Concert, Marine Band. east front
Of the Capitol, pm. today.
BREAKFAST.
Credit Women of Washington,
Willard Hotel, 7:45 am. tomorrow.
LUNCHEONS.
North Washington Lions Club
Sixteenth and Irving streets NV,
l2:15 pm. tomorrow.
Federal Bar Association, Harring-
ton Hotel. 1890 pm. tomorrow.
Junior Board of Commerce. Hotel
Annapolis, 1890 pm. tomorrow.
Kiwanis Club, Mayf1ower Hotel
1890 pm. tomorrow.
Criminal Justice Association, Will
lard Hotel. 1890 pm. tomorrow.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Meeting Of the Regulars Club. "
Servicemen's Club No. l, 306 Ninth
street NV, 7:30 pm. today.
Games, Jewish Community Cen
ter, Sixteenth and @ streets NV, {
pm. today.
Dancing, games. Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, Fourteenth
and Columbia road NV, 7:30 pm
today.
Open house, Mount Vernon Meth
odist Church, Ninth and Massachu-
sets avenue NV, 7:30 pm. today
FOR COLORED SERvICEMEN.
Checker tournament. handball
YMCA., 1916 Twelfth street NV.
pm. today.
Hobbies, folk dancing, skating
Phyllis Wheatley YWCA., 901 Rhode
Island avenue NV, $3.50 pm. today
Evening star., 1942-06-17
RICH, RED BLOOD!

II you are one Of those
unfortunates who have
worked under a strain,
failed to eat the proper
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Dr.. Cannon Presides
Al Final Exercises
OF Paul Junior High
More Than 280 Seniors
Receive Diplomas;
School Choices Listed

More than 280 students were
graduated yesterday from Paul
Junior High School at final exer-
cises. DR.. James A. Cannon, men,
Der Of the Board Of Education, pre-
sided.
Graduates for the most part will
attend Calvin Coolidge High School
next fall. With their schools they
are.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Charles County Plans Fair

LA PLATA. Nd, June II tSpecial)
In spite OF tire and gasoline RI
tioning. the Board OF Directors Of the
Charles County Fair have decided
to hold their annual fair October
2 and 3.
p. D. Brown has been elected pres
ident OF the board. Others chosen
are: Vice president, Mrs. X. W.
Garner. and secretary treasurer, w.
Mitchell Diages.
Evening star., 1942-06-17

DIn Our 57fh Year
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Penley, MaryF =. simon. Maxine A.
Ralph, Janet r. Sinclair. Marjorie NJ.
SalzberG, Jutta L. Sorel. June C..
Schulman, Beverly Tsnnant. Marie NJ.
Seebode, Mary L. Tolmach, Myra l..
Shackelford. r. M
Woodrow Wilson HiEh.
Freyer. Dorothea c. Pollard. Anne 8.
Other Than Washington High schools.
Cox. Lawrence D. KurZ. Loretta A.
Foy, William H. Morrow, Marjorie j.
Roy, Chester A. Wells, Edith M.
Smell, Richard L.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Build sturdy health

SS.S. Tonic makes available the min
ersl matter in soluble and digestive
form to restore your blood to its rich,
red color to its so-called fighting
strength. This makes for better body
tone, muscular and mental freshness! /!
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Langley Junior High
Diplomas Presented
To 239 Students
Bristor Represents
Bourd of Education
A. kro..->.->->A
At Commencement

Two hundred and thirty mine
students yesterday were graduated
from the Langley Junior High
School at final exercises there.
Boise L. Bristor, schools statisti-
clan, presided. representing the
Board OF Education.
Graduates and the schools they
will attend next fall are:
Evening star., 1942-06-17

4 truly marvellous change
can bs brought about In miserable
digestive complaints, under r-weisht,
weakness, loss Of appetite all BY
Two important steps
Stimulate the flow Of the vital
digestive juices in the stomach
80. snersizs your body with
Evening star., 1942-06-17

Buy bonds. Give up that trip you
had planned and give . bomber .
trip to Toxic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
SEVEN PERSONS
 KILLED IN SLIDE
Mother, Five Children Are in Tragedy That Hit
 Coal Mine

OakWood, Va, July 21-CUP)-- The bodies of seven persons, includ- ing a mother and her i've children were being removed today from a pile of slate which slid down a hill- side, demolished two houses and carried four others into river.
 The dead were Mrs. Lorraine Crabtree, 37, wife of Ted Crabtree foreman of the OakWood Smokesless Coal Mines; Mrs. Howard Estep, 36, and her five children, Tom, II; Har- old, 9; June, '; Bobby, 5. and Paul, 2.
 Other residents of the row of homes in the path of the slide es- capped, although four persons were injured.
 The scrap slate, sliding from A pile approximately 100 yards above the row of dwellings, gathered speed as 1t rolled down hill, demolished two houses and carried four others with 1t into the river.
 O. D. Woody. assistant superin- tendent of the OakWood Mines, said reports that an explosion had start ed the slide were absolutely false, " Water seepage was responsible, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
RETIRED DOCTOR
 DIES IN FLORIDA
Alfred ROwley, Formerly of TOrringtOn, Pioneered
 GOiter Treatments

Dr. Alfred M. Rowley, prominent former Hartford physician, died Monday morning in St. Petersburg, Fla, where he had been residing since his retirement in December, 1899. He was 66 years old.
 4 leading New England surgeon, Dr. Rowley was best known as Q pioneer in the surgical treatment of goiter and for many years was con- sidered one of the country's out standing authorities in this field. At the time of his retirement he was chief surgeon at Hartford hospital.
 Dr. RowIey was born September g. 1875 in Potsdam, N. Y., 8 son of Charles Henry and Martha Brown Rowley. Both his maternal and pa- ternal grandfathers were doctors. He received his academic education at Middlebury and Amherst col- leges and his medical degree from the University of Vermont.
 Following his internship at Hart ford hospital from 1897 to 1899, Dr. RoWiey served for seven years as assistant visiting surgeon there and then visiting surgeon until 1888. For many years he was consulting sur geon at Torrington, New Britain, Manchester and Rockville hospitals, as well as at the Hortford Neuro- Psychiatric Institute and at Hart ford hospital.
 For his outstanding work as chief surgeon of the Yale University Mo- bile Unit in France during the first World War, Dr. RoWley WAS awarded a special citation by Gen- erai Pershing. Mrs. RoWley the for mer Carlotta Munoz, who served as her husbands anaeSthetist in the conflict was presented with the French croix de guerre with palm.
 A past president of both the Hartford hospital staff and the New England Surgical Society, Dr. Row. ley was also & member of the Ameri- can College of Surgeons, Ameri- can Medical society, Connecticut Medical Examining Board, t,c Hartford County Me- -al lociety and the Hartford Medical society. He was former secretary of AL pha Kappa Kappa and a member of Delta Epsilon fraternity.
 Besides his wife, Dr. RoWley leaves a sister, Mrs. Edwin Goordon of Groton, Mass, and brother, An- thony B. Rowley of Richford, Vt.
 The funeral will be held in Flor Ida.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
SS% OF SCOVILL. co. WORKERS IN. WAR BOND DRIVE.
Work of Enrolling Mem- bers in Ten Per Cent Club
 Progressing

Over 98 per cent of the employees of the Scovill Man. ufacturing Company are participating in the payroll deduction plan for the pur- chase of war bonds, today's report by the war bond drive committee shows. The cam paign hit the 97.6 per cent mark yesterday and contin- ued climbing today.
 Efforts will now be concentrated toward having employees join the ranks of Ten Percenters by allow ing the deduction of 10 per cent or more Of each weeks pay for the purchase of bonds. The committee believes that employees pledges are now near the 10 per cent mark, but official figures will not be available for another week or more because of the necessity of checking all the pledges against company payroll sheets.
 Bond campaign meetings and ral- lies will end tomorrow. By that time, campaign meeting will have been held in every department, on every shift.
 The campaign, which has covered the entire main plant of ScoviiPs, began last week. It has been feat ured by parades, rallies. demonstra- tions, posters. signs and many more methods of rolLsing enthusiasm.
 The bond committee at the com pany has been notified by the U. s. Treasury Department that Minute man Flag has been awarded Scovill's for it's achievement in passing the 90 per cent mark in employe participa- tion. The flag will be flown from the company staff
 The success of the drive at Sco- wills has led the city war bond committee to suggest that similar campaigns be carried on in other plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
ETERAN'S BODY FOUND IN FOUR
 FEET OF WATER
BeOrge E. Breeyer, Fac. tory Inspector, DrOwns
 in ScOYiII's Pond

Waterbury's second drown Ing in as many days yester- day claimed the life of George E. Breeyer, 46, chief Inspector at the Manufac- turers' Foundry Company, Breeyer, a war veteran and m expert swimmer, drowned in less than four feet of water while swimming in a section of the Scovill dam at Wolcott known as "The Point.
 Dr. Irving Platt, Wolcott medi- cal examiner, stated that the body was submerged for 20 minutes. He attributed death to drowning. The Submerged body was found by VII fred Warner, II, of Wolcott, who while wading stumbled over 1t. I'm stepping on a body" he called t0 persons on the shore.
 Edward r. Fitzgerald of l24 East Liberty street. with whom Breeyer had made his home. assisted young Warner and the latters mother in bringing the body to shore. Breeyer had been picnicking with Mir. and Mrs. Fitzgerald.
 Captain Joseph J. Kelley, acting deputy chief. and Priyates John J. Woods and Thomas J. O'Dea of the Waterbury Fire Department, worked Mbout 25 minutes on the man with m inhalator.
 Brceyer was born at Rouses Point. N. Y, and came to Water hury in 1915 from Springfield, Mass. HEIs 9Ather, Elias John Breeyer, 1ved In Waterbury about 40 years and was employed as coremaker st the Manufacturers Foundry Company. before going to Spring 4leId to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Hector Brodeur. A Eurvivor other than his father and Mrs. Brodeur is another sister, Mrs. lillian Narreau of Springfield.
 The deceased man was a com maunicant of St. Ann's church, a member of the Woodmen of the World and of the Veterans of For 9ign Wars.
 The body was removed from Vol Hott to the Mulyille Funeral Home end last night was transferred to Springfield, Mass, where the fun- Rgal and burial will take place.