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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Hickey Labels Joe Di Maggie
Greatest of Ball Players

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "a lP,.-The
greatest all-around player in base
ball, SAYS Branch Hickey, is Joseph
P. Di Maggie.
That's high praise. coming as it
does to an American Lacquer from
an eminent National League man.
And if there is any better Judge of
baseball ability than Hickey. Mr..
Sam Breadon of the st. Louis Cardi-
nails would like to get in touch with
him Immediately.
Rickey's legerdemain in some of
these winter trading sessions built
quite a bankroll for Mr.. Hickey
himself and for Breadon, and more
than made up for sparse attendance
at Sportsman's Park.
Here to talk contract terms with
some of his players as the new presi-
dent of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
Hickey nominated Di Maggie as the
most versatile of them all.
Own Quiz Master.
Branch really warmed up to his
subject as he asked questions and
answered himself Who can out
throw Joe?" he oueried Who
can outfieid him? Who outhit him.
consistently and for distance? Why.
nobody l ever saw. Some players
excelled Di Maggie in some depart
ments of the game. Nobody, within
my recollection, and it goes back
quite while, was better in all de-
partments.
I'm my lifetime I never saw ball
player superior to him and that goes
for Ty Cobb and all the other great
ones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
OPA
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however, to simplify procedures
when another gasoline ration book
is needed.
ANY motorist wanting another
ration book reissued at a later date
will have no difficulty" the OPk
said. since he will have merely to
show his tire-inspection record and
the rationing board receipt"
License Issuance Drr.s.
In New York City alone, the OPA
said, BAT 1862 automobile owners OBJ
. tanned l943 licenses up to February
20, compared with 56S,333 during the
same period in 1912
In Washington OPA officials said
there had been no general inter-
probation of rationing regulations
requiring surrender of coupon
books by motorists who fail to re-
new their State automobile licenses
Some regional Offices. however. have
made this Interpretation. and there
has been no dlsapproval by Wash
ington headquarters.
There is, however, a general rule
requiring motorists to surrende,
ration books when they place cars
in dead storage The rule apple,
even though car is placed in deac
storage for only a few months.
Motorists who thus surrender
their books are relieved of the oh.
legation of complying with tire in.
spection and other similar regula
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Citizenship Granted
To Winner Of DSC,
In Army Since 1929
D. G.. Court Is Informed
HoIub Is Man With Ice
Water in His Veins

Master Sergt Anthony Holub. 50,
an aerial engineer gunner of the
famous 10Th Bombardment Group,
Army Air Forces, a veteran of Amer
ica's far-flung Pacific battlefronts,
and the winner of the Distinguished
Service Cross. today became an
American citizen
A native of Czechoslovakia who
was brought to Canada at the age
Of 4, Sergt. Holub. a soldier in tine
American Army since 1929, was nat
uralized in special District Court
ceremony participated in by about
20 other soldiers and presided over
by Justice F. Dickinson Let's.
Cited Four Times.
In addition to the blue and white
ribbon designating the DISC, Sergt,
Holub wears symbols of four War
Department citations.
He won the DISC for bravery at
Clark Field, near Manila. Philip
pine Islands, the day after the Japs
threw their sneak punch at Pearl
Harbor.
In the face of deadly strafing
from japanese planes, Sergt. Holub
manned machine gun in q
grounded plane and returned the
enemy FIRE After he had run out
of ammunition, he sprinted 200 yards
across an open field. collected am
munition from another grounded
plane, returned to his post and as
suEled the assault on the Japs.
Exploits Are Praised.
According to James A. Hamilton.
jr., examiner for the Once of I'm
migration. who recommended the
soldier for citizenship Sergt. Holub's
exploits on the field of battle and
in the skies have led high-ranking
Army officers to describe him as a
man with ice water in his veins. y
Sergt. Holub also has seen action
with the famed 18th in Java, New
| Guinea and Australia. His wife
Katherine, and his 4-year -old son
Robert Anthony Holub, live in Wink
Tex. ''t +'e''f''
Natives of II other nations were
| naturalized In the ceremony today
Countries of their original citizen
ship, included Russia. italy, England
| Cuba, Germany. Mexico. Armenia
Greece, Costa RIGA, Poland and
France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Doctor Is Outstanding Hero
As Navy Decorates Il

/ In announcing decorations for II
| ofhcerS and one enlisted man. the
Navy today told the amazing story
Of medical officer with the Marine
raider expedition on Maxim Island
last August. who personally carried
many Of the wounded to safety.
swan ashore with another one. and
then returned to his ship and per-
formed six major operations.
The medical officer was 1t. Will
liam B. MacCracken II, Medical
Corps, U, S. NJ r., IS, Berkeley,
Calf. His exploits brought him the
Navy Cross. He risked his life by
carrying the Maxim Island wounded
to safer spots where he was able
| to give more effective aid. Follow
ing this, his boat overturned and
endangered the life of a seriously
wounded enlisted man during the
first attempt at evacuation.
Other decorations for actions In
the Aleutians and the Solomons
went to Lit Paul A. Holmberg, q,
Brunswick. Mo-. Comdr. Carroll B.
Jones, 40, Devils Lake, N. OAK: 1t.
q. g. William A. Smith, 80. Santa
Paula. Calf: 1t. u. g. Jack F.
LitSey. U. S. NJ r., 30, Seattle,
Wash: 1t. Arthur l.. jacobson, q.
Tacoma, Wash; Lit. James A. Mas
terson, %, Berkeley; 1t. Comdr.
Leroy c. Simpler, 81, Lewes, Del; 1t.
81. g. James c, Clark, jr.. U. S. N.
R., ~, North Hollywood, Calf; 1t.
~. g. Hilton R. Dahl, U. S. N. R.,
%. Seattle: 1t. d. GD Richard G.
Johnston. U. S. N. r., 81. Fullerton.
Calf. and Walter G. Chochalousek,
aviation radioman, first class. 20,
San Diego.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
McCarran 10 Ask Action
Tomorrow on D. {. Pay Bills

Chairman McCarran of the Dis
trict Committee said today he would
try to obtain Senate action tomor-
row on pay increase bills for local
policemen. firemen and school teach
ers who were not covered by the
temporary Government salary law
of December.
The Senate must decide between
two plans for these three groups
The District Committee reported
out the McCarran bills proposing
nat increase of $3.50 a year fol
members OF three services. Senator
Burton. Republican. of Ohio will
offer substitutes. giving the police
men and firemen $500 increases and
| the teachers 10 per cent raise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Gov. Dewey Asks Nelson
For More Farm Machines

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. 24.-Gov
Thomas E. Dewey today urged the
War Production Board to increase
Immediately steel quotas for new
farm machinery without which. he
said, our farmers cannot even
approximate their 1913 production
goals"
New York State farmers are
working to the limit of their ca
pacity," he asserted in a telegram
to Donald Nelson. board chairman
Unless they receive Immediately
an increase in, the quotas for farm
machinery over the January revi-
sions they will be unable this year
TO produce the milk, vegetables and
fruits SO necessary for the balanced
diet OF a Nation at war"
He told newsmen he is satisfied
that what farm machinery is avail
able is being distributed fairly but
that 1t is unsuitable for New York S
needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Resale Suggested by OPA
As Family Lists 4, 5O2 Cans

the Philadelphia family which had
1902 excess cans, OPA officials said
some of the coupons might have to
be restored to keep people from 60
ing hungry If they lost the canned
goods for which they had surren-
dered coupons.
However" spokesman said. Il
. think the patriotic thing for such
families would be to negotiate with
their local ration boards for imme-
date restoration Of the coupons
upon the basis of the family selling
their huge stock of excess cans to
grocers."
( OPA does not have the power to
seize the excess cans, however.
All local ration boards have been
given authority to issue emergency
rations OF canned goods, and off,
Gals said this provision was broad
enough to take care of the possible
instance of family which lost a
large stock of canned goods through
fire, flood or some other catastrophe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Doctors Believe Gandhi
will Survive His Fast
Earlier Story on Page ALI
az the Associated Press

Earlier Story on Page ALL
By The Associated Press.
POONA, India. Feb. 24-Mohan-
das x. Gandhi whose life was almost
despaired Of four days ago is now
expected by authoritative medical
sources to live through the remain
ing six days of his 21-day fast.
While the 73-year- old Indian
leader fasting in demand for I'M
conditional release from his prison
in the Aga Khan Palace. grows
little weaker each day, he was more
cheerful on this fifteenth foodless
day.
Visitors said Mr.. Gandhi's voice
seemed stronger and that he was so
sure he would live that he already
was planning what he would do
when his fast is ended.
SANTIAGO, Chile. Feb. "a AP).--
A group of political and intellectual
leaders of Chile today sent Presi-
! dent Roosevelt a cable requesting
him in the name of the four liber-
ties to intervene to save the life OF
/ Mohandas K Gandhi"
The signers included Salvador
/ Allende, Socialist party secretary
! Bernardo Ibanez. secretary of Con-
federation of Workers; Manuel Man
uetano, director of the Free World
/ Organization, and Alberto Romero
president OF the lntellectualS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Fake Gun Disclosure
Laid TO Congress
Freedom From Censor
Remarks Of Legislators
Are Privileged Not
Subject to Scrutiny
Earlier Story on Page A-S).

There is no way to gag" men,
Der of Congress even though in war
time he may spill some of the coun-
I.trys military secrets unconsciously,
it was admitted today at both the
Office of War Information and the
Office of Censorship, which attempt
to control news that may be of value
to the enemy.
Anything a Senator or a member
of the House might say on the floor,
1T was pointed out, is "privileged'
and not subject to scrutiny by either
Owl or the Office of Censorship.
The question of congressional CEN
sorship arose as result of dis
closure in the House yesterday by
Representative Cooley, Democrat, of
North Carolina, that dummy SOL
dierS and wooden anti-aircraft guns
are stationed on the House Office
Building to protect members of Con-
gress from possible air raids.
The Star had such information
at least four months ago. but did
not publish it at the request of Army
officials
At both Owl and the Office of
Censorship it was said a hands
off" policy had been adopted with
respect to anything-even of a mil
itary nature-a member of Con-
gress might say in a speech.
One of the first members of Con-
gress to approve the disclosure of
Representative Cooley was Repre-
sentative Shafer. Republican, of
Michigan a member OF the House
Military Affairs Committee.
Why shouldn't Mr.. Cooley say
what he did," remarked Mr.. Sha-
fer. The New Deal has fooled the
people long enough. Wooden pop
guns and dummy soldiers are not
going to stop an AFRAID in Wash
ington."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
House Group Votes
lease-lend Extension
No Amendments Added
To Supply Line Measure
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee unanimously approved today
measure extending for one year
the Lease-Lend Act-mutual aid
supply line between this nation and
its war partners.
The action was announced by a
committee attache who said there
was no amendment to the bill con-
tinuing the life of the act until July
1914.
1t followed three weeks of hear
ings. during which several amend
ments were suggested, one of which
would have sought to secure Amer
lean interests in foreign airfields for
postwar civilian use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Akron Paper S Story
On Merchant Seamen
Hit in House Report
Publication Of Article
On Alleged Refusal to
Unload Ship DepIored
By he Associated Press.


Without recommendation, the
findings of congressional inquiry
into the story behind a story pub
lished by the Akron Ohio Beacon
Journal-to the effect that some
merchant seamen had refused to
unload cargo on Sunday at Guadal-
canaIlay before the House Naval
Affairs Committee today
In its report yesterday a Naval
Affairs subcommittee which con-
Quoted the investigation conclud-
ed that the news story was
based on broad general state
ments" with very little factual
evidence but added that the re-
porter who wrote it may have had
every reason to believe there might
have occurred some sort of an in
cident on Guadalcanal. with the
writer going far aield in drawing
the differences"
Noting that Secretary of the Navy
Knox, Maj. Gen. A. A. Vandergrift,
who headed ground forces on
Guadalcanal at the time, and Ad-
miral William F. Halsey had advised
the committee they had no knowl-
edge OF any such incident, the
report went on to say that merchant
ships of other Allied Nations also
entered the Guadalcanal area, but
the conduct of their crews was not
subject to our investigation -"
Publication of Story Depiored.
The committee deplored that "a
story of this grave nature" should
have been published during time
OF war when the cooperation of the
merchant marine and the Navy is
most essential to our war effort
without making complete investi-
cation as to facts" >
The report said testimony indi-
Gated the story grew out of inter-
views with several marines whose
names the paper declined to reveal,
and the mothers of other men who
had been on Guadalcanal. How
ever, it expressed the opinion that
such statements were not factual,
but were merely generalities re-
garoing something these men may
have heard or story going the
rounds ."
Recounting testimony received
from Charles Miller. city editor. and
Mrs. Helen Waterhouse, reporter of
the Beacon Journal. the committee
report said:
1T appears that the original story
was based on reports about a single
incident at Guadalcanal. Testi-
mony was that the matter was first
called to their attention on Deem
Der %, Two Akron district marines
reported that there were some diff
culties encountered in getting sup
plies from merchant vessel at
Guadalcanal in August.
Hinted at Difficulty.
BY their own statement to us,
1t appears that their statements
were vague. They limited at trouble,
but didn't come right out and say
| So"
/ The paper refused, it said. COM
mittee request for the names of the
servicemen.
| AS to the actual handling Of cargo
there. the committee said sit ap-
pears that In some cases marines
in the area did unload ships. In
other cases marines and seamen
jointly unloaded. 1t is not custo-
mary for merchant seamen to UNI
load ships, except in cases of emer-
gency."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Plane
Continued From First Page

'S't'biItbSd lOJil OF dEt.'
would not become a menace ashore
Then he, too. jumped
The men alighted in the ocean,
mistaking the shallow coastal
waters for land. Their Mac Vests
saved six Of them.
Pvt Gutowski lost his Mae
West" Hearing his cries. 1t. Lloyd
swan to him. For about three hours
the two managed to stay afoat on
the single life preserver. Gutowski
became i'll from swallowing sea
water and could swim no longer For
another hour 1t. Lloyd held him up
until cramp caused him to lose his
hold.
There was no information con-
corning Ii. Brannon, except that il
was believed he was drowned.
Headed for Norway.
Coast Guard ships picked up sur
vivors a few hours later When last
seen, they related. the plane ap-
peared to be heading on course
toward the northern tip Of Nor
way. WHICH, NOu!u give II JlIt IoIlRtSt
trip over water II ended up. how
ever, in Mexico
officials said apparently the loss
Of weight when cargo and personnel
went oversize improved the aero
dynamic qualities OF the clipper
plane. The plane cut across hun
dreds Of miles Of ocean and gulf
until its tanks ran dry and ii
crashed in Northern Mexico many
hours later
Shortly after noon the same day,
Mexican authorizes reported a c.
81 had crashed IN the mountains OF
Northern McXico--a report which
gave the Air Transport Command
flrst-class mystery for several
days, because no such plane was
supposed to be in that part OF the
world
Men on foot finally reached the
plane, and an investigation pro-
6uced serial numbers which idenu-
fed 1t AS the ship abandoned by
It, Ulmer and his crew off the
Florida coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
lover 1865 Workers
Transported 10 Florida
To Assist Farmers
U. S. Employment Service,
FSA Cooperate in
Shift of Labor
BY the Associated Press,


MONTGOMERY, Ala. Feb. "a
More than l sos seasonal farm work
ers have been transported to South
Florida for planting and harvesting
essential crops. the Farm Security
Administration reported today.
In addition, the FSA said, orders
for l,025 more have been placed
by Soth Florida growers. A recent
cold spell, however, caused cancel
lation of orders for TAG and a shift
of others to citrus fruit and potato
CROPS not injured by the cold
The bulk of the labor was sent to
the Okeechobee area where the
bean crop natures As DAYS after
planting. Some workers were housed
by growers and others in mobile
camps and FSA farm labor supply
centers
The workers were recruited from
seven States. They came from the
poor land areas of Southern Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Memphis. Tenn,
and vicinity, Southern Mississippi
near the Louisiana line. the noun
famous sections of North Carolina
and Kentucky and from New Jersey,
the FSA said.
The requests for seasonal workers
came from nearly 100 South Florida
growers. Mobile camps of tents
were set up in Homestead, Goulds.
DANA, Fort Pierce, Frostproof and
Sanford. Permanent camps are To-
Gated at Homestead. Pompano, Belle
Glade. Pahokee and Canal Point.
Nearly $4,000 were housed.
The United States Employment
Service helped recruit thea labor and
the FSA transported the workers
and aided in their housing. The
first group of So was delivered De-
cember g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
McNutt
Continued From First Page

Federal wage scale through mex
June and stop wave of job-quit.
ting which. his aides said, has sap
ped the units morale
1t is the third time. Mr.. McNut,
has been rebuffed by Congress in 8
request Of this kind and it came
in the face of a hint Mr. McNutt
gave the committee that he woulo
blame Congress II the USES failed
in its job.
IF we are crippled and do not
meet the problem, then / will feel
it incumbent upon me at least to
say where I think the reason is
one of the reasons" he said.
Taber Sees Threat"
Committeeman Taber. Repub-
lican, OF New York, replied that
there are better ways of plNsent-
ing the matter than by what seems
to me TO be threat"
Congressional criticism of McNutt
in recent days has centered largely
on his announcement that depend
ency would no longer he considered
factor in the question of drafting
men engaged in non-essential work
Representative Kilday, Democrat, OF
Texas, hitting at this policy, told
the House yesterday that the fam
lily relationship in this Nation
should be protected to the last sec
ond possible"
Besides rebuffing Mr. McNutt on
the employment service funds, the
House committee ignored his plea
for removal of requirement that
his selections for War Manpower
Commission posts paying more than
$500 a wear be subject to Senate
confirmation.
Mr.. McNutt has area directors
for only about 20 of the 80 areas
where he must enforce the 4S-houI
work week order after April /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
| Army Order Hats
| Gifts of Knives
| For Soldiers

The War Department announced
today it has had to call halt tc
widespread offers of civilians to
donate knives and similar weapons
Tor the use of the Army because OF
the need OF conserving Shipping
space Tor more essential military
equipment.
Trench knives of a new design
are now under procurement by the
Ordnance Department., it was an
nounced, for issuance to military
personnel requiring them.
When word was originally spread
mat The services were in need of
knives that could be used for
sungle lighting, offers we're received
from all over the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
By the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA. Feb. "a A
family of three on Philadelphia S
Main Line declared 1902 excess cans
Of food in its application for War
Ration Book No. 2, rationing officials
reported today.
All the 72-eight-point coupons of
the three books were removed. leav-
ing a total of 4.430 eight pointers to
be taken from subsequent ration
books.
1t was estimated it would take the
family more than Al years to supply
the coupons remaining to be de-
Quoted.
In Washington. the ONCE OF Price
Administration said it would con-
slider application for restoration of
ration coupons deducted from the
books Of persons holding large stocks
of canned goods. il some catastrophe
wiped out those stocks.
Confronted with such instances as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
Hearings Open tomorrow
On New Federal Pay Bill
Earlier Story on Pare Am

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
The Senate Civil Service Commit =
tee announced this afternoon it will
start hearings at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning on a new wartime pay
bill for Government employees to re-
place the temporary law which ex-
plres April 80 The Hose committee
began hearings today.
The following witnesses have been
called by the Senate Committee:
William kuShnick. director of civil
ian personnel and training of the
War Department; Arthur F1emming
OF the Civil Service Commission:
Ismar Baruch. chief of personnel
and classification division of the
commission: William H. Mercy
holds, assistant to the president on
personnel matters: Edgar B. Young.
chief administrative analyst, Budget
Bureau. and Rear Admiral Charles
w. Fisher of the Naval Shore Estab-
lishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
ARMY Leaders Praise
Red Cross Work
For Armed Forces
Special Gifts Division
Begins Canvass in
81 $50, 400 Drive

High Army officers praised the
Red Cross for invaluable service
rendered the armed forces in state
ments released today as plans went
forward for the Red Cross War Fund
drive which begins Monday.
Declaring that the Army depends
heavily on the Red Cross" Gen
George C. Marshall, chief of staff
said gratitude and appreciation
cannot be adequately measured in
dollars and cents, but dollars and
cents are certainly necessary for the
continuance of these services which
are so vital to the war effort"
From the Pacific war zone Gen.
Douglas Macarthur praised the Red
Cross as an expression of humani-
tarianiSm" and said that the world
wide organization never fails
soldier"
Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower, COM
handing general of Allied forces in
North Africa. said Il cannot speak
too highly of the benefits which have
resulted from the unselflsh efforts of
those engaged in the work here"
The campaign to raise sl,555 400
in the Washington area actually got
under way today when the Special
Gifts Division under the chairman
ship of j. J. Halsey began its cam
vass of 5000 prospective contribu-
tors.
The Red Cross also announced
that due to the appeal for more than
100000 surgical dressings, the
Walsh home, 2o20 Massachusetts,
avenue NV. will be kept open all
day Saturday for volunteers, In
addition to the Saturday morning
and afternoon units, an evening
unit will begin Saturday from $50
to $50 pm. The evening unit will
be restricted to men only.