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Evening star., 1943-04-06
Eisenhower Citation
Praises Battalion
Unit louded for Role
Against Odds at Oron
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, April 6.-For gal
lantry at Oran in the face of ter
rife odds, Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover issued a citation today-the
first given to an American unit in
the North African theater-to the
Sd Battalion of the 9Th Armored
Infantry Regiment of the 1st Ar
mored Division.
The citation, which permits the
four companies in the honored bat
talon to carry blue streamers on
their company standards, praised
their outstanding performance of
duty in action November 8, 1912"
Charged with the seizure of port
installations at Oran, the battalion
entered the harbor aboard two cut
ters in the face of powerful shore
batteries and guns of ships at
anchor" the citation said.
Upon reaching the harbor proper
the cutters promptly came under
terrific artillery and small arms fire
accurately laid through the help of
searchlights. Using only availa BILE
infantry weapons and small-caliber
guns mounted on boats. the bat
talon continued toward it's objective
until both cutters were sunk with
severe loss of personnel.
Despite odds. the surviving men,
bers OF the battalion swan ashore.
supporting the wounded. and fought
their way through machine-gun fire
in a desperate attempt to carry out
their mission. In the face of great
odds and with no expectancy of aid,
the action of the battalion was
marked by gallantry, fearlessness
and devotion to duty"
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Plans for Veterans
Hospital Care Begun
Officials Seek to Avoid
World War Errors

The Government Is preparing for
the disqualification of veterans of
this war.
The Budget Bureau announced to-
day that, by the direction of the
President, immediate integration
and overall planning for expansion
of all Federal hospitals will become
the responsibility of the Federal
Board of disqualification. Budget
Director Smith has written Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines. chairman of
the board, calling for a study of
the problem SO that it may be met
lin the most efficient and econom-
ical manner"
Gen. Hines said that this advance
preparation is an effort to avoid
the errors of the last war.
Our duty. under the President S
direction" he said, will be to as
sure total utilization of all avail
able facilities and prevent over
expansion, but at the same time to
be certain that adequate facilities
exist to serve in full the needs of
our war veterans"
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Hur|ey's Close Brush
With Death in Plane
Over Atlantic Barred
Forced by Motor Trouble
To Turn Back to BruziI
From Point in Midoceon
BY JOSEPH MORTON,

>'S 1eoAA
NATAL, Brazil, March IL de-
layedl Brig. Gen. Patrick Hurley,
former Secretary of War and now a
special representative of President
Roosevelt, had one of the closest
calls of his life this week in plane
mishap en- route from the United
States to Africa.
The huge transport on which he
and nearly a score of others were
passengers developed motor trouble
and barely made it back to Natal
from point we'll out at sea.
The pilot, TWA Capt. Donald
Terry of Port Washington, N. Y,
reported on return that one motor
cut out periodically during the early
stages of the trip and that when the
aircraft reached the intertropical
front, a region of consistent heavy
rains, electric disturbances and tow
ering. cumulus clouds, another motor
stopped completely.
While limping back to South
America danger lights in the cockpit
indicated fire in a third engine.
From that time on, Terry said, he
worried the plane home" adding
that he virtually had given up hope
Of making it safely.
He credited Flight Engineer Al
Schwimmer of Bridgeport. Conn,
with saving the plane, pointing out
ne accomplished the difficult task of
promptly neutralizing the second
motor and preventing its being torn
out of the wing. Although the plane
was closer to Africa than South
America, the decision to turn back
was dictated by strong tail winds
which made the flying time less.
Passengers aboard the craft ac-
cepted the situation calmly. Capt.
Terry said They donned lifejackets,
made the rubber liferafts ready, and
then sat quietly or went to sleep.
The co-pilot, Rollie Inman of Kan
sas City. one of the partners in the
famed Inman Flying Circus, can
vassed the entire group in an effort
to sell waterproof wrist watch
and Gen. Hurley went through the
plane Offering 10-to-1 odds that the
craft would get back safely.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
D. {. Woman Joins WAVES
10 Replace Sick Brother

Miss Minerva Brenner. 30, of 1417
Rhode Island avenue NV. whose
only brother has been rushed to the
Key West FlaD Naval Hospital
suffering from tropical disease.
has resigned her position with the
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in
the Navy Department to join the
WAVES.
Now that my brother can no
longer serve his country in the Navy.
! want to join the Navy to fill his
place. Miss Brenner said.
Her brother is Benjamin Brenner.
metalsmith, second class. Miss Bren-
ner was born in Philadelphia, at
tended st. Luke's and Children's s
Homeopathic Hospital in Phlladel-
phia, and has done nursing for nine
years.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Fine Wardrobe
Found at Home
Of Fat Shopper
By the Associated Press

RALEIGH, N. c., April 6.-When
police picked her up in a depart
ment store on shoplifting charge
she was a very fat colored woman.
But she was considerably thinner
when the policewoman brought her
out OF the city hall dressing room,
The reason: 80 towels had been
removed from around her waist and
a luxurious padding of rags taken
from her stockings.
She explained she wore the
towels and rags most of the time
because she suffered from a pain
IN her side and rheumatism in her
legs. Police, however, are a skep-
tlcal lot. They decided to take a
look at her home.
The resulting investigation dis
closed she had more than 500
dreSses-some of them worth as
much as $50-about 16O pairs of
shoes and ITO hats.
Too, there was box of silk, nvlon
and rayon hose, and among many
other things 20 sweaters, 27 neck
ties. 25 pocketbooks. Is coats and
a big tub full of underclothes.
The police decided to keep her in
jail While they investigated further.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
200 Civilian Items
Needed in Wartime
Submitted 10 0CS
Four Businessmen
Prepare List After
Extended Survey
BY the Associated Press.


A list of 200 civilian hard goods
items, continued production of which
is considered essential to the war
time economy. has been submitted
to the Office of Civilian Supply, that
agency reported last night.
All but eight of the items still are
being produced, though at a reduced
rate, and OCS said it felt their man.
ufacture should be protected.
The eight items will be carefully
examined in order to see whether
any production can be resumed ,
OCS said. They are automatic
electric irons, fireplace screens. ice
picks. spring scales. gasoline cans
for tractors. enamel tea kettles
enamel combinets and blued steel
drip pans.
Compiled BY Businessmen.
The list was compiled by a COM
mittee of four businessmen in the
hardware field, working in Chicago
at OCS' request. They were asked
to list the things they regarded as
essential to the civilian economy.
adequate production of essential
items for civilians is an integral
part of the war effort" said Joseph
l.. Weiner, OCS director We can't
fight total war without such items
as axes, hoes, tacks, sauce pans, Ian
terms. lamp bulbs, and milking
pals"
The executives who have been
working since January on the study
are Cal Sivright. president, Oliver
Farm Equipment Co., Chicago
chairman: c. J. Whipple, president
Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett, Chi
cago: T. V. Houser, vice president
Sears. Roebuck & Co., Chicago, and
Irwin D. Wolf, vice president, Kauf :
mann Department Stores, Pitts
burgh.
Lists Household Items.
Household items named included
locks and keys, shade rollers, springs
and latches, lawn mower parts. gar
den Rose, flour sifterS. jar caps and
sealers, can openers, ladies, basting
spoons, cake turner's, egg beaters
wire cloth, toilet seats, bathroom
closets, cabinet showers, bathtub
plugs. gas ranges. coal and wood
ranges and heaters, pocket knives
stove shovels. furnace damperS
razor blades. household shears and
scissors. table knives and forks
alarm clocks. lamp cord, flashlights
butcher knives, mop sticks, garbage
pals. galvanized tubs and ash cans
clothes Wringers, electric irons
incandescent and fluorescent lamps
automobile and bicycle pumps. dry
cell and storage batteries and tire
and tube repair kits
Cooking utensils-all to be made
of enamel-included dish pans
roasters, sauce pans, wash basins
percolators, double boilers and
kettles.
A long list of farm equipment was
listed, ranging from kerosene lamps
to horseshoes and hay hauling
equipment.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
New PIone Propeller
Technique DEVELOPED

Great Britain is using new
wood material for aircraft propeller
blades which is improving the per-
formance OF planes, it is revealed
in London.
Birch wood veneers, 1876 of an
inch thick, are treated with a special
resin. In packs of so these veneers
are consolidated under heat and
pressure. Side pressure is applied
at the same time to increase den
sity.
The two-way compression reduces
the packs to Ia Inch thickness
1t also gives strength to blades,
making possible thinner ones. vi
bration Is lessened and the ten
dency to blade fiutter reduced.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Drugstore 'Snocks'
Rapidly Becoming
Posse in New York
Bv the Associated Press.

bv the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 6.-Civil-
ians, learning each day that the
war means doing without, may
have to forego that good old
American custom-a quick bite
at the corner drugstore.
Shortage of help coupled with
food and meat rationing were
reasons advanced by proprietors
of drugstores throughout Man.
haitian for closing of lunch
counters and soda fountains.
Other drugstore managers re-
ported they were contemplate
ing shutting down food depart
ments for similar reasons.
Marty H. Sasmor, president
of the New York Pharmaceu-
tical Association, said. The
drugstore soda fountain is going
to be as scarce as the cigar
store Indian. In the Bronx I'd
say that less than 10 per cent
of the neighborhood stores now
have soda fountains"
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.


Senate.
May act on Presidents veto of
Bankhead bill.
Agriculture Committee hears Sec
-etary of Agriculture Wickard and
Price Administrator Brown on la
oor-costs-in-parity bill.
Banking Committee hears WPB
Chairman Donald Nelson and
Smaller War Plants Corp. officials
on civilian supply bill.
House.
Debates State. Commerce and
Justice Departments appropriation
bill.
Military Affairs Committee starts
hearings on national service bill.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
50 Virginiuns Indicted
AS Draft VioIutors
BY the Associated p,ess

bv IHt ASsoclated Press.
RICHMOND, April g. Thirty
nine persons were indicted by Fed
eral grand jury yesterday on charges
OF violating Selective Service laws.
While two other men received SEN
fences of two years each after hear
Ing before Judge Robert N. Pollard.
All cases have been docketed for
nearing during the April term of
the court. TWenty-one of the men
were from Richmond.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Britain to Get 10000
u. S. Alarm Clocks
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press,
LONDON, April 6.-Ten thousand
American-made alarm clocks are on
the way to Britain to replace those
Worn out since the war started.
Hugh Dalton, president of the
Board OF Trade, made the announce
ment in the House of Commons to-
day after member complained that
coal miners were having hard time
waking up for their 2 a m. shifts.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Italian Prisoners
Win Praise for Work

Italian prisoners of war were
praised for the work they we're
doing for the Department of Agri-
culture of South Africa by Prof.
j. S, Marias, controller of food sup
plies.
Addressing the Agricultural Union
in Bloemfontein. he said the Ital-
lans were working not only for the
department but also for individual
farmers and were only too pleased
to be out of the camps. The en-
ployment of prisoners is alleviating
the labor problem, and the National
Roads Board also plans to employ
Italians.
Prof. Marais explained that the
treatment of the prisoners was
strictly according to international
law.
Open up new front-your pocket
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Gas on Stomach
Relieved in 5 minutes or
double your money h.-k

when excess stomach acid causes painful, su6cest.
,ns gas sour stomach and heartburn doctors usuaiv
p.esetaos NE fastest acting medicines known for
Tablets. No laxative. BeH an, brtnrs enmfast n
,uy OF double your money back on return Of bottle
Evening star., 1943-04-06
War Costs Mount

Australia estimates that its war
expenditures in three years have
totaled ST 100000 900.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
FOUND.

BOSTON TERRIER. male. dark brindie. .
white front feet, white breast, white spot
on head: young. Taylor 1862.
FUR SCARF Cali between and 7:30
pm. AID. 5163.
PIGEON-Registered; Sunday near 18th
end Randolph NV. Cali GE. 1865,
REPORT ABANDONED STRAY ANIMALS
to the Animal Protective Association for
Humane DISPOSITION, Hillside 10iS. Pres
enf facilities limited to these only.
8 KEYS on paper clip at 7th and Pa. ave
Phone Adams 3l04 after pm.
Evening star., 1943-04-06

SILLFOLD. black, on Arlington Forest bus
Sat containing about $50. Reward. Gil
Evening star., 1943-04-06

snLFOLD. black, cont aiming money, B
tas ration book and papers. Call Navy,
Evening star., 1943-04-06

c. GAS RATION BOOK, issued TO F.
Efartel, 1929 Upshur ST. NV. Randolph
Evening star., 1943-12-03
Labor Shortage
ToCost District
YuIetide Suntos

The plaintive jingle Of Christmas
bells and the merry tinkle of coins
in Santa Claus pail will be missing
from Washington streets this year.
The manpower situation is such
that organizations such as the VOL
unteers Of America, which used to
have more than a score of Santa
Clauses on the streets for the holi-
day season, can't find a Santa Claus
either for pay or the Christmas
spirit.
Department stores have been able
to locate a few for their toy sec
tions, but the streets will be devoid
Of them.
The War Manpower Commission
frankly believes Santa Claus is non-
essential, but isn't doing anything
to stop him from working
The Volunteers of America has
reluctantly given up the idea of
Santa Clauses on the streets, but
would like to locate some one who
will don the beard and red costume
to hand out presents at the organ
ization's free day nursery on Christ
mas Day.
Nursery officials don't want the
youngsters to believe there isn't any
Santa Claus.
Evening star., 1943-12-03
lsWRshonmiq
@Remmiders@o

Canned and Frozen Foods, ETC.
Book No. 4, green stamps A, B and
C valid through December 20.
Stamps D. E and F valid through
January 20.
Meats, Fats. Etc.-Book No. 3, G, H
j and K brown stamps valid
through Saturday. Stamps L and
M valid through January /.
Sugar-Stamp 2e in Book No. 4 good
for S pounds through January IS.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 in Book No. l
and stamp l on the "airplane"
sheet. of Book No. 3 valid now for
an indefinite period.
Gasoaine-No. 8 A coupons good for
3 gallons each until February 8,
B and C coupons good for 2 GAL
Ions each. B-2 and ca coupons
in books issued after December /
are good for S gallons each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81, 1914.
Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons, good
for 10 gallons q unit, valid now,
expire January 3. Period No. Z
coupons, valid now, expire Febru-
ary 8. Period No. coupons be-
come valid January 1, remain valid
through March IA. According to
the District OPA, consumers in
this area should not have used
more than Is per cent of their
total yearly fuel oil ration as Of
November 20.
Evening star., 1943-12-03
Montgomery Names
Food Committee

The groundwork for participation
Of Montgomery County in the Food
Fights for Freedom" program in
Maryland was laid yesterday with
the announcement of the appoint
ment of a Food Committee by Judge
Albert E. Brault. civilian defense
director for the county.
The activities of the committee
will be divided into four classifica-
tions: Production, preservation,
waste prevention and share and
play square (rationing) County
Agent O. w. Anderson will serve as
chairman of the subcommittee on
production; Mrs. Edythe M. Turner,
county home demonstration agent,
on preservation; County Rationing
Administrator J. P. Stadler on
share; and play square, and Mrs.
B. Peyton Whalen on waste pre-
vention.
The County Civilian Defense
Office in Silver Spring County
Building will serve as headquarters
for the committee.
The State program is being spon-
sored jointly by the University of
Maryland extension service and
civilian defense.
Organizations throughout the
county will be asked to appoint
Food Committee chairmen to assist
the committee. Miss Turner has
announced she will have meeting
of organized farm and housewife
groups December IA and a chair
man will be appointed for each of
the % Homemaker Clubs as well as
a county chairman.
Evening star., 1943-12-03
Many Vacancies Reported
AT New Child Centers

There still are many vacancies in
the three new child-care centers
opened this week by the public
schools.
The Thomson School center.
Twelfth and L streets NV, for
white children over years of age.
has IA students registered and can
take at least IS more. The Lang
ston Terrace Community Building,
Twenty-fourth street and Benning
road NE. for colored children from
2 to years old, has 9 children reg
lstered and can take about 20 more.
The Langdon School, Twentieth and
Franklin streets NE. for white chill
dren 2 to 5 years old, has only S
registered and can take about Is
more
Miss Dorothy Pearse, day care di-
rector, said that the Morgan and
Smothers centers for colored chill
dren also can take more than now
are registered. Of the II centers
open, the Cooke School for white
children and the Harrison School
for colored children are operating at
capacity.
Appointments to discuss registra-
ton OF children in the centers may
be made at day care headquarters,
472 Indiana avenue NV. Rates
range from 81 to SO a week, depend
ent on the parents ability to pay
Evening star., 1943-12-03
Hearing for Dr.. Hens
Postponed 70 Dec. IS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3.-A prelim.
mary hearing for DR.. James S. Hens.
charged with attempting to aid a
Washington selectee to avoid mill
tary service, was postponed until
December Is by United States Com
missioner James K. Cullen yester-
day at the request of counsel for
Dr. Hens.
The hearing for DIR. Hens, senior
assistant physician at Spring Grove
State Hospital and former part
time employe at the Baltimore
Army induction center, originally
was scheduled for today.
DR.. Hens was arrested by Federal
Bureau Of Investigation agents last
Friday and arraigned before Com
missioner Cullen, who released the
defendant under $4,000 bail. DR..
Hens pleaded innocent to the
charge.
Ferdinand Nauheim. 1916 Mil
itary road NV. Washington,
put the FBI on the trail of DR..
Hens after the psychiatrist had
offered to show Mr.. Nauheim
how to feign psycho-neurosis,
the FBI said With Mr.. Maui
helms help. the Federal agents
set trap for DR.. Hens.)
John Vincent. special agent in
charge Of the Baltimore FBI Bu-
reau, reported that DR.. Hens was
arrested in restaurant near the
Pennsylvania Railroad station where
he was dining with Mr.. Nauheim.
Mr.. Nauheim. the .FBI reported,
had just handed DR.. Hens a dummy
package which the doctor believed
contained $4,000, partial payment
for instruction in feigning psychic
neurosis.
The FBI statement said that DR..
Hens previously had given a prelim-
mary examination to Mr.. Nauheim
at the Baltimore induction center
and subsequently offered to help him
obtain deferment.
DR.. Hens was suspended from his
Spring Grove Hospital position
pending outcome of the case.
Evening star., 1943-12-03
Educator Asks Public Aid
In Fight on DELINQUENCY

All the social agencies Of the COM
munity must join with school off,
cials to help combat juvenile delin-
quency. DR.. Eugene A. Clark, presi-
dent OF Miner Teachers College
told meeting Of the Midcity Civic
Association last night. =.
DR.. Clark called upon all elements
in the community to cooperate with
school officials.
Plans were formulated at the
meeting at the Morgan School, Flor
ida avenue and California street
NV, for a Christmas party to be
held for the areas children at the
school at 7:30 pm. December 20.
The following officers we're in
stalled for the coming year: George
w. johnson, president: Lawrence
Larry, vice president: w. Ellsworth
Reid, recording secretary; James
Campbell, treasurer.
Evening star., 1943-12-03
Grapefruit Juice Stocks
Are Plentiful Here

5 Housewives who plan to stock up
on grapefruit juice when it is re-
leased from rationing Sunday will
find large supplies on hand here,
representatives of the city's large
grocery chains said today.
officials of three of the larger
chains asserted, however, that the
public will be disappointed on stocks
Of ready-to-serve soups. which also
will be removed from rationing
Many customers we're under the i'm
preston that all condensed soups
are to be placed on the ration free
list, they reported. The only soups
to be point free are those which do
not require addition of liquids and
only small quantities of these are
available here, it was explained.
Canned .sauerkraut, which is to 20
on the point-free list at the same
time, also is scarce in the District,
it was said. AS for canned orange
Juice, fruit juice blends and grape
fruit sections, the situation remains
unchanped
Evening star., 1943-12-03
Laskey Ready 10 Put NeeIy's Execution
Onion Black Market Set for March ;;
Cases in Courts
District Price Panels
Instructed to Report
Ceiling Violations

AS a result of an Investigation
inspired by reports of widespread
black marketing Of onions in Wash
ington, John l.. Laskey, District
OPA enforcement attorney, an
nounced today that his ONCE now
has number of cases ready for
court action.
In addition. Mr.. Laskey revealed
that the city's price panels have
been instructed to report all COM
plants of over ceiling sales OF
onions directly to his office for i'm
mediate action.
Normally, reports of such viola
tions are handled first by the price
panels in the city's is War Price
and Rationing Boards. These
panels attempt to secure compliance
and adjust complaints on the COM
munity level, reporting only con-
flrmed offenders to the enforcement
division for prosecution. -...
Mr.. Laskey would not discuss the
penalties to be sought in the onion
cases now pending. In a recent
OPA case involving a liquor dealer
In the Municipal Court, Judge
George G. Nelson indicated that
he was prepared to give prison sen.
fences for future violations of OPA
regulations.
Mr.. Laskey complained, however
OF lack of cooperation from retail
ers in securing evidence against
black market operators. "A num-
Der OF retailers are ignoring the
price ceilings" he said, and ali
the retailers are failing to cooperate
by giving us information of viola
tions at the wholesale level. These
violations can be concealed by the
wholesalers only If the retailers
condone the evasive practices.
We've pleaded for constructive
cooperation from the retailers. We
have not received it. Our only alter
native is to hold the retailers fully
responsible"
Reports Of black market opera
tions in onions have been general
throughout the city for some time.
The most recent was that of James
Deoudes of the George Deoudes Co.,
one of the Districts largest onion
dealers, who charged last week that
onions were being sold by whole
salers for as much as $3.50 a bag.
OPA ceilings on New York State
onions are $2.39 bag and on west
ern onions. s244 for regular sizes,
and $264 for jumbos.