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Evening star., 1943-06-28
200 Go Out on Strike
Al Chrys|er War Plant
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT, June 28.-Approxi-
mately 1900 workers in the High
land Park plant Of Chrysler Corp.
quit work shortly after the shift re-
ported for duty this morning, a
company spokesman announced.
The men comprised the entire work
ing force Of the first shift and were
engaged on war work.
The spokesman said the company
had no knowledge of any grievance.
Representatives of Local 400, United
Automobile Workers. CIO, said the
work stoppage was spontaneous and
attributed it to the penalizing of a
steward in the plant. The steward
union officials said, had been laid
of for one week for leaving his
bench to handle complaint from a
union member.
The corporation spokesman chal-
lenged a union assertion that the
work suspension was spontaneous
and unauthorized. He said the men
stopped work simultaneously in va
rious parts of the plant.
He said the steward was charged
with countermanding orders of
management.
The union contended the steward
was first reprimanded for a minor
violation of company rules and the
company then decided to suspend
the man for six days.
when the workers heard of this
change in discipline. they walked
out" said Joseph Rubin, assistant
director of the Chrysler department
of the UAW.
Mr.. Rubin said he had sent tele-
grams to all officials of the union
local urging them to get the men
back to work at once.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Volunteers Sought 10 Aid
Camps for Children

Volunteers to assist the Recreation
Department in its all-day camp pro-
grams for children to IA are needed
to permit acceptance of the flood of
applications which have poured in,
the department said today. The pro-
gram opened today.
Camps were opened at Takoma
Fort Dupont, Oxon Run and Foun-
dry Branch Parkway for white chill
dren, and at Rock Greek Park and
Fort Mahan for colored children
The locations most in need Of volun-
teer assistance are Oxon Hill, Fort
Dupont and Foundry Branch Park
way. Those wishing to help with the
program are asked to call the
Recreation Department, Adams 2050
The program includes four sessions
each lasting two weeks, for which
registrations for children may be
made at local Fairgrounds or by
calling the Recreation Department
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Judge Madden S Son Dies
In Tennessee Air Crash

First 1t. Joseph w. Madden, %,
son of Judge Joseph Warren Madden
Of the United States Court Of Claims,
who was former chairman of the
National Labor Relations Board, was
killed in plane crash at Kingsport,
Tenn, yesterday, according to word
reaching the family at their Falls
Church home. No details were avail
aole early today as to the cause of
the accident.
Warrant Officer James A. Cepko
OF Pittsburgh was reported to have
been seriously injured in the acci-
dent. Apparently there were only
two men in the plane.
1t. Madden was a graduate of the
University of Pittsburgh, with de-
grees from both the college and law
school,
Among survivors are his father
and mother, two brothers, First 1t.
Robert L. Madden of the United
States Army Air Transport Service
and Murdaugh Madden, formerly of
George Washington University who
is in the Army Air Forces at AL
buquerque, N. Mex, in training to be
a flyer. Two sisters, Mrs. David
Persinger, attorney, of Falls Church,
and Mrs. Edmund Sommers of
Colonial Village, Arlington, Va, also
survive.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
'Strofer's Dream Comes True
For Virginia Fighter Pilot
1t. S. c. FroehIine's
Air Medal Beers 5
Oak Leaf Clusters
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

AIR CORPS FIGHTER STA
TION, North Africa (By MaiD.-
Wearing the Air Medal with fve
Oak Leaf Clusters at this fighter
station is 1t. Stuart Cook Froeh-
ling Of 1925 West avenue, Rich
mond, Va, Episcopal High School
track star of 1896 and brother-in
law Of DR.. H. d. Wolff Of 2 Fort
drive, Belle Haven, Va, near Alex
andria
1t. Froehling is pilot Of a Light
ming. During the last six months
he has taken part in = lot OF mis-
sions escorting heavy bombers over
Sicily. Sardinia and Italy. but his
biggest Job and most thrilling ad-
venture was in strafing . convoy
filled road near Gabes German
trucks were lined up bumper to
bumper 1t was = straf1ng pilots
dream Of happy hunting grounds
come true.
1t Froehling got 50 interested in
his work that he stopped paying
attention to where he was going
and his right engine bumped a
telephone pole, knocking it out of
commission. Trying to pull out on
one engine, he suddenly found him.
self surrounded by MeSserschmitts
flown In too late to save the con-
voy. With his single functioning
engine he fought his way out, dam
aging one and probably damaging
another German fighter, and made
his way back to the home airport
at the edge Of the desert.
Got Wings in August, 1912.
1t. Froehling joined the Air
Corps on December 8, 1941, after
attending the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute for one and one half years.
He trained at Maxwen Field. Ala,
and after getting his wings and
bars on August 5, 1912, was trans
ferred to the West Coast for Alaska
patrol duty. He left for overseas
service on December 23 1943, and
in his last letter to his sister, Mrs.
Anne Wolff, on May 6, wrote that
he was we'll and busy.
His mother, Mrs Henry c. Froeh-
ling. and brother, Henry, live at
Wilmington, Del.
A new pilot in this same squadron
is 1t. Phillip A. Sager. jr.. of 8l3
Tewkesbury place NV, former en-
ploye Of the Washington Gas Light
Co. and George Washington Uni
versity student in 1899. His missions
to date have been escorting Flying
Fortresses in raids over Sardinia and
he has had his first experiences with
the German fax bursting about his
plane like balls of black smoke.
His biggest adventures in the war
were before he came to North At
rica, 1t. Sager says. One was when
he was caught In a cloudburst while
in training in New Mexico. He
stepped into the road, turned into a
raging river, to test the depth of
the water, and was swept head first
through q culvert. The other was
when he was married, just before
coming overseas, to Miss Dorothy
Halloch Of the Tewkesbury place
address.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Vickery Defends
Kaiser Yard No. ;
Change in Plans Halted
Output, Admiral Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2s.-
Henry J. Kaiser's Richmond ship
yard No, 3 has yet to complete a ship
because 1t is building large CA type
troop transports-and not because Of
poor management, according to Rear
Admiral Howard L. Vickery, vice
chairman Of the Maritime Commits
sion.
Admiral Vickery commented at a
press conference yesterday on testi-
mony of Alonzo Bryan, auditor for
the Maritime Commission, at a
House Merchant Marine subcommit-
tee hearing. Mr.. Bryan said poor
management was responsible for
what he termed inadequate produc-
ton at the yard.
The Admiral, indicating willing
ness to appear before the House COM
mittee, said the CA transports re-
quired much more labor and mate
rial than the Liberty ships.
"Kaiser's contract called for first
delivery out of Richmond No. 3 in
May" he said. In April. the Army
turned the manning of the ships
over to the Navy, consequently they
had to.be refitted for Navy plans.
Then, in the middle Of the con-
struction program, we asked Mr..
Kaiser to produce Is special type
vessels in his Richmond yard No.
these vessels were needed In a
certain phase of the war-and their
production robbed steel, manpower
and equipment from No. g."
He praised the record of Kaiser
yards on the Pacific Coast and de-
clared the shipbuilder has put the
whole shipbuilding industry six
months ahead of schedule"
Evening star., 1943-06-28
VINO Adds -Four Cities
To Labor Shortage Area
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Manpower Commission
yesterday added four cities to its
areas of acute labor shortage, rais-
ing the strong probability they will
be put on the 4S-hour week by VINO
regional directors.
They are Muskegon. Mich; Stock
ton, Calf, and Admission and Gads-
den. Ala.
The action raised to 46 the num-
Der of such areas. which can get
neither new war contracts nor re-
newals Of current ones II alternative
production facilities can be obtained
elsewhere.
Intention to classify all areas with
more than $4,000 population was
disclosed by the VINO in reporting
that 13 cities were CLASSIFIED for the
first time this month. Smaller towns
are classified only when they have
large labor shortages or surpluses.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
One Killed, Eight Hunt
In Traffic Accidents :.
During Week End
Bus-Cor Crosh Is Fotol
To William R. Draper
Of Alexandra

One man was killed and eight per.
sons were injured in five trafiic ac-
cidents yesterday in the District
area. Four soldiers from Fort Eustis,
Va, were among those hurt.
William r. Draper, 40, Of 212 South
Henry street, Alexandria, was killed
and H. v. Thompson, 81, of Mount
Vernon road, Fairfax. was critically
injured when passenger car and
Greyhound bus colhded on Route
! south of Hunting Creek Bridge.
No one in the bus was hurt.
Mr.. Draper was believed to be the
driver and Mr.. Thompson a passen-
ger in the car, when it collided with
the bus after 1t pulled out OF a gas
station in front of the bus. Mr..
Draper died a few minutes after he
was taken to the Alexandria Hospital
by the Alexandria Rescue Squad.
James P. Morris, %, Richmond, was
the bus driver.
The soldiers were injured when a
trailer truck, driven by Paul CASTOR.
Hillsboro, N, c., collided with their
car when the trailer made a right
turn of the Potomac Yards railroad
bridge, police said. Both vehicles
went over the embankment.
The soldiers, none OF whom was
seriously hurt. were treated at Alex
andria Hospital and then transferred
to Fort Belvoir Hospital The truck
driver was held on a charge Of reck-
less driving. ,'-s
/ The injured soldiers are Pfc. Phil
H, Rainey. Pvt Frank Stolzer, Corpl
Nicholas Hrenko and Pvt. Charles
Wright.
Injured when his truck over
turned on Largo pike near Capitol
Heights, Md. Roland Morrisette, 81,
OF 47o6 Thirteenth street NV, was
treated at Emergency Hospital Tor
a possible fracture of the neck.
Patricia Thorn. 10, Of 5315 Emer-
son street. Rogers Heights, Nd. suf-
fered back injury and body bruises
when she was struck by a taxicab
as she crossed the street at Twelfth
and F streets NV. She was ad-
mitted to Emergency Hospital.
Theodore Parie. 5, colored, of 723
Euclid street NV. received a COM
pound fracture of the right leg after
being struck by an automobile as
he was playing near his home. He
was admitted to Freedmens Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1943-06-28

1t. Sager had taken the aviatio
cadet examination at Boiling Field,
but he joined the air mechanics in
December, l94l, because his draft
number was coming up. He was
transferred to Santa Ana. Calf, for
pilot training on approval Of the
Cadet Examining Board. He got his
wings and bars at the Muroc (Calif.)
Army Air Base in December, 1912,
and after further training left for
overseas duties March l, 1943.
His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Sager. live at Woodstock. Va, where
he attended high school. A sister,
Shirley, works at Red Cross sub
station in Washington and his wife
is secretary to a Washington dentist.
In the same squadron are Staff
Sergt. Francis w. Carter of 1852
Hinton avenue, Charlottesville, Va,
and Capt. Randolph A. Brown, Uni
versity of Virginia 81.
Known to be a prisoner OF war Is
1t. Thomas Chambers of Narrows,
Va, who was shot down over Kas-
sarine Pass on February %. He
bailed out on a mountainside a few
seconds before his plane, both en-
gines ablaze, crashed into the
ground.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Boys Warned on Fa|sifying
Aqe 10 Draft Boards

District Selective Service Director
William E. Leahy yesterday report
ed an increasing number Of boys
are trying to register under the pre-
tense of being 1S.
He said the practice puts added
work on busy draft boards and
causes needless friction with par
ents after the boys are sent notices
OF induction.
While the motives Of most Of the
boys are patriotic, there have been
instances where they wanted to OBJ
tain draft registration cards as
proof OF age to get job or to buy
alcoholic drinks.
So far local draft officials have no
record Of any boy under 18 entering
the armed forces through false Sc
lective service registration.
Mr.. Leahy pointed out that boys
OF II are permitted to enlist in the
Navy and Marine Corps with the
written consent of their parents.
Local boards have the right to de-
mand proof Of birth where it is felt
the would-be registrant is miSrep-
reSenting his age.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
All Anfiriof Restrictions
Are Lifted in Detroit
By the As4ociated Presa.

by the ASSociated Press.
DETROIT, June 2s.-All emer-
gency restrictions in effect In Detroit
since the race rioting Of a week ago
were lifted today by Gov. Harry r.
Kelly and military authorities. Fed
eral troops who have been on riot
duty, however, will remain in the
city as a precautionary measure.
Amusement places and saloons are
permitted to resume normal hours
and bottled liquor again may be sold.
The only restrictions left on civil
ians are that they shall not bear
arms of any sort and shall not
gather in public assemblies of a
type which would "aggravate or
lncite" the situation.
There has been no report OF vio-
lence since the appearance OF troops
last Monday night.
The racial riots In Detroit last
week cost 10000 man days because
of absenteeism, War Manpower
Chief McNutt said today.
He told press conference that
absenteeism last Monday amounted
to 10000 man days. On Tuesday of
last week $4,000 workers were miss
ing from their jobs and on Wednes-
day $4,000,
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Elizabeth Meyer Is Bride
OF Mai. Pare lorentz

Miss Elizabeth Meyer, daughter
of Eugene Meyer, editor and pub
Usher OF the Washington Post, and
Maj. Pare Lorentz, former motion
picture writer and director. were
married at Mount Kisco, N. Y, yes
terday, the Associated Press re-
ported.
The Rev. Harris L. Willis, pastor
of the Mount Kisco Lutheran
Church of the Resurrection. ofici-
ated at the ceremony, which was
held at the Seven Springs Farm OF
the brides parents.
Maj. Lorentz, now with the Army
Air Forces. is stationed in Wash
ington. His first marriage to
Actress Sally Bates ended in a Reno
divorce, April 80, 1943.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Rabbis' Conferences Urges
Resfudy Of Antistrike Law
BY the Associated Press.

6S the ASSOCldtS0 PreSS.
NEW YORK, June 28.-The Cen
trail Conference of American Rabbis
yesterday adopted resolution sug-
gesting that the Connally- Smith
antistrike law should be restudied
by Congress and that "a more sober
and helpful measure" should be en-
acted.
Declaring the bill was passed over
the Presidents veto in bitter re-
sentiment" against the coal strikes,
the resolution, adopted at the clos
ing session of the conferences an
nual convention, said the manner
and method of the enactment
may jeopardize the orderly demo-
cratic procedures which alone must
be depended upon to adjust our
difficult economic relationship in
the days to come"
The Central Conference of
American Rabbis," the resolution
concluded. suggests that the law
be carefully restudied and
that a more sober and helpful
measure be enacted. which will not
sacrifice any of the gains which
American labor has achieved
through the years and which will
be fair to all concerned"
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Founder Of Racket Stores
Dies in Kentucky at 50
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, KY, June 28.-Jef-
ferson Davis Purcell, 80, Lexington
department store owner and orig
inator OF the racket stores" fore
runners of the present-day sand
l0-cent stores, died at his home
here yesterday.
Mr.. Purcell, who was connected
with New York City store until
1884, brought his racket store" idea
South because Of high rents in the
East. The original racket store was
opened in Lynchburg, Va, in 1888.
1t was estimated that 1900 in
dividually-owned racket stores"
featuring line Of goods found in
the later 5-and-l0s, sprang from
the Lynchburg venture.
Mr.. Purcell moved to Lexington in
1887 and opened q racket store"
across the street from the present
location Of the ]. D. Purcell Co., q
large department store.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Nurse Now Studying Insignia
Didn't Know the General

She tried briefly studying his tabs,
but they looked like a baton crossed
with sword, crown and star. Never
having seen this combination be-
fore, she just chatted about things
other than military matters, trust
ing that time would give her an
eventual hint.
1t did. Her next partner inquired,
How did you like your dance with
the commander in chief Of the
Allied ground forces in the South
west Pacific?"
And that's the inside story of how
1t. Blennherhasset danced with
Gen. Sir Thom)s Blamey.
P. s. He called her "lassie" and
she liked Il.
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Evening star., 1943-06-28
Viereck Called Often
Al German Consulate
Witness Declares
Testifies Visits Increased
In 1888, Yeor Of HitIer's
Rise to Power

A former receptioniSt of the Ger
man consulate in New York testi-
fled in District Court today that
visits Of George Sylvester Viereck,
Nazi propaganda, to the consulate
increased after 1888, the year of Hit
ler'S rise to power.
Viereck is on trial for the third
time, charged with violations Of the
Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Otto Borsdorf. former consulate
employe, now awaiting naturaliza-
ton in this country, told OF first
meeting Viereck in the 1920s At
that time, he said, the defendant
visited the consulate infrequently,
but later the visits increased with
Viereck consulting with the consul
general two and three times a week
Under questioning by Prosecutor
Albert E. Aren't, the witness de-
scribed taking messages from the
consul general to Vierecks New
York apartment. Messages were
contained in large, white envelopes,
without any address or consulate
markings, Mr.. Borsdorf said.
At the outset of today's session
Mr. Aren't read at length to the jury
of three women and nine men copies
of correspondence between Viereck
and the State Department. They
dealt with Viereck's registration and
his dealings with a Munich news
paper for which he served as United
States correspondent.
Viereck listed this paper as one
of the foreign principals for which
he worked and later he added the
name of the German Library Of In
formation in New York, for which
he claimed to have served as lit
erary adviser.
The Government contends that
Viereck used these agencies to send
lengthy reports on United States
political activities to the German
Foreign Office. Under the indict-
ment Viereck is charged with fail
ing. on three occasions, to list all
Of the foreign principals for which
he worked and for failing to give
the State Department comprehen-
Sive account of his activities.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Jury Says D. {. Firm
Sold Meat Without
Coupons
SIouehterhouse Also
Accused of Overchorqes
In Indictment

Walter Brown & Sons, Inc, and
Gildert w. Barber, described as
manager of the Arm, were indicted
today on charges Of violating the
Once OF Price Administration regu-
lations on meat sales.
-Four indictments, containing a
total Of go counts, were returned
against the slaughterers before JUS
tice Matthew F.. MCGUIRE OF District
Court. One Of the indictments for
the first time accuses a slaughterer
of selling and transferring meat
without receiving ration coupons
and without receiving a suficient
number of ration coupons.
Another charges ceiling violations
in the sale OF lamb and veal. Out
OF the 43 counts in this indictment
IS deal with lamb and eight with
veal.
In another indictment, eight
counts deal with alleged ceiling vio-
lations in the sale of veal. One OF
the indictments covers price regula-
tions before the dollars and cents
ceilings went in effect and the other
deals with alleged violations after
ward.
Still another indictment involves
deliveries Of allegedly falsely graded
foresaddles and hindsaddles OF veal
The total poundage of lamb said
to have been sold at above ceiling
prices was approximately 1900
pounds and the veal totaled ap-
proximately 800 pounds.
Information on the actual amount
involved was not Immediately avail
able. but the United States attor-
ney's once said the average over
charge would amount to more than
6 cents a pound on lamb and to
more than cents a pound on veal.
Statesmen Also Named.
In the indictment charging sales
without receiving ration coupons
and an insufficient number, Charles
Bernard Cummings. described as a
member Of the firms sales force, was
also named.
The corporation and the manager
also were named in this indictment
as well as in the other three. The
indictment involving the ration cou-
pons alleges delivery of q pounds of
lamb and 80 pounds of lamb without
receiving any ration coupons and
alleged delivery of more than So
pounds of lamb for which the in
dictment charges 300 ration points
were received. when 384 should have
been received.
The company Is located in the
l1Q0 block of Maryland avenue S.W.
All of the charges involve dealings
with local dealers. it was pointed out.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
William F. GurIey, 80,
Noted GeoIoqist, Dies

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June %. - William
Frank Eugene Gurley, 80, one of the
founders of the Geological Society
of America and for many years pro-
fessor Of paleontology and curator
emeritus of the University Of Chica-
60, died yesterday at his home.
Although blind since 1918, he was
a noted collector of art and of geo.
logical specimens. A native OF
Oswego, N. Y, he was educated at
Cornell University. He was q 33d
degree Mason.