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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
AUSTRALIANS KILL
MANY JAP TROOPS
So Destroyed Yesterday in
Fighting in Rough COun-
try Around Wan
BY DON CASWELL
UNITED Press STAFF COrrespOnder

UNITED KreSS stan COrreSpOmuentD
Gen. MacArthurs Headquarters,
Australia, Feb. +(UP)-Fighting
in the rough country around Wau,
81 miles southwest of Salamaua In
New Guinea, Australian forces
Wednesday killed SO Japanese
troops, while Allied bombers raided
enemy air and naval bases from the
Arloe islands, between Australia and
New Guinea, to BUM, on Bougain-
vile island, in the northern Solo,
mons, Gen. Douglas Macarthur said
today in his commlnique.
The air action was not directly
connected with fighting in the Solo
mons area, but smashed at the jap
anese plane and troop concentra-
tons which the South Pacific COM
mand is trying to wipe out.
A Catalina Flying Boat bombed
BUM early wednesday, starting
large fires, and Flying FortreSses
again ralded Lakunai and Rapopo
air fields at RabaIl. on New Britain
island. but were unable to observe
results.
Later Wednesday. a reconoltering
Fortress fought IS Zero fighters.
destroying two, and returned to
base.
A B.2a Iiberator, flying alone on
Wide bay on the south coast Of New
Britain. bombed an unspeclfleo
Japanese warship, but was unable
10 see what damage was done.
0asImata and Caps Gloucester aiF-
drcmes, on New Britain, were each
ralded twice on wednesday. and A.
20 Havoc light bombers again strafed
the 6alamaua area IN New Guinea,
attacking Japanese along the k0-
mialum trail and leaving fires willie
DcauilghteFs ranged south nlnng the
ffsunftnrsaa nn Dana a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
DRAFT ACELIMIT
MAY BE EXTENDED
Boards Now Reclassifying
Married Men in Essential
Jobs to 3-B
By FREDER MULLEN

UNITED Press STAN Correspondent
washington, FEB. 4 (UP) -
Only necessary men In the IS tn
dustries now listed as essential can
be reasonably certain OF escaping q
call to military service this year.
War Mhnpower Commission sources
said today.
That means that every able
bo6.ed man, aged Is through 81,
must look forward 10 induction, re-
CARELESS OF whether he Is q father,
unleAs he Is found TO be q neces-
EaFy man II an industry contribute
ing 10 the war effort or IN agFicul-
ture, e. unless congress takes some
further action, such ~ 70 postpone
induction Of fathers,
II was pointed out that there Is Q
Wide abyss heiWeen the necessary
occupations IL essential industries
and the Vet If eu1n>deloErables ae.
ounatIons announced two days Reo
~ VINO. When asked what the
prospects WnFo for men on either
Ms1. nn 0iNIelRl eaid,
HKhe only Logical conclusion Il
that mon not listed Is necessary can
ioek forward - military eegglee. re-
sefd'ees of whether o. not their
ses hes besn listed - nop-deieFF'
ALA
Klinll boards new ere rseiasslgy.
- married t8Hn ln flla essential
NFualFleH 10 50. Married men IN
e. . 'neu.sias ~ belne 81 10
fsnnIInas6 ~ Rses f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
Axis Army In Caucasus Now Faced With Death
As Russians Pin 3 Divisions Into Narrow Corner
Doubled Decker
Beds Irk WAVES

Northampton, Mass, Feb. 4
-(UPl--Tt's lucky the WAVES
don't have to 50 alOft on ship
board.
An o6Eiclal OF the Women's
Navy auxiliary disclosed today
that In recent weeks q number
Of WAVES have been hurt In
fails while climbing into
double decker beds at Hotel
Northampton and Smith Col
Iege dOrmltorles.
The most severe casualty
was q fractured toe, .7.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-04
sAILoR SLAIN

Charleston, 8. o., Feb, l-luPl-
Three sailors were under arrest -
tho Charleston navy yard today AZ
connection win ihe knifesslaYlllg
IL n cafe Tuesday night q Albert
iiarTy BFelen, navy enlisted man o.
|oTnYefpn. 81. 81
Evening star., 1943-01-07

The women in Congress agreed
that they saw no need to draft
women for industries. since they al
ready were responding so. we'll to
every call
Representative Jessie Sumner, Re-
publican, of Illinois declared that
drafting womanpower certainly was
not vital as long as there are States
where women don own their own
wages"
Senator Hattie Caraway, Demo-
crat, of Arkansas. said she planned
to introduce several bills. including
a measure to provide full Federal old
age pension payments, regardless of
State aid.
Representative Rogers. Republican,
Of Massachusetts,. beginning her 10th
year in the House. was busy with
bills, including one to place the
WAACS in" the Army instead of
with it. This, she pointed out.
would make Army insurance benefits
available to the woman's auxiliary
unit.
Representative Bolton, Republican.
Of Ohio, known for her interest in
medical fields, nursing and hospitals.
announced no legislative plans.
Representative smith. Republican.
of Maine called the women in Con-
sress "a very representative group,
with no two of us exactly alike. =
She added that she had never seen
any friction among Congre5swomen.
Representative Norton. Democrat,
OF New jersey dean OF Congress-
women in point of service, was pre-
vented by illness from attending the
opening sessions OF her. 10th term.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Council Approves Sewer
For Jdnney's Lane School

A sewer to serve the new Janneys
Lane School in Alexandria has been
approved by the City Council and
will be constructed at cost of Sc, 300,
it was announced yesterday.
City Engineer Luckett Watkins
said he did not believe there would
be any trouble in having the sewer
authorized by the War Production
Board since it will serve the school,
which is being constructed by the
Federal Government to take care of
the children from Cameron Valley
and Chinquapin Village. two Federal
defense housing projects.
The school is expected to open
within a month and MI. Watkins
said the sewer can be completed in
time If there is no delay in approv-
ing it.
Aboupt eight houses in College
Park also will be served by the sewer.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Washington and Vicinitv
New Woman Representative
Would Rather Be Back Home
Miss Stanley, 33,,
Enjoyed Buffalo
Job as Prosecutor

Miss Winifred G. Stanley, 33-year-
old Republican Representative at
large from New York who began her
congressional career yesterday would
much rather be back home in Buffalo
prosecuting errant citizens.
Miss Stanley is one of seven
woman Representatives in the new
Congress.
! My job as assistant district at
torney in Erie County was so inter-
esting." Miss Stanley said. but
suppose this, too, will be an interest,"
ing experience. That's what every
body has been telling me-"
She is small and slender. weighing
not much more than 100 pounds. Her
youthful face is framed by pre-
maturely white hair.
My mother had white hair when
she was 10 and my father when he
was 21, so I didn't have chance.
got 1t from both sides, she said.
Miss Stanley and her secretary,
Miss Abba Hauck. also lawyer. are
looking for an inexpensive" apart
ment. For the time being they are
staying at the Willard Hotel.
The new Representative didn't
know that she was to be nominated
for Congress at the New York State
Republican Convention at SARATOGA
SPRINGS until 10 minutes before it
was done
Had "No Idea" of Running.
Il went down the aisle looking
over some notes for my speech Sec
onding the nomination of Nathan
iel Goldstein for attorney general
when I suddenly was told that I
would be nominated 10 minutes
later for Representative at large"
she said. You know how those
things are done. They had been
maneuvering back and forth about
filling that second et-large nomina-
ton, and they suddenly settled on
me- I didn't have the faintest idea
Of running
Representative Stanley has no
'preconceived ideas about foreign
policies. national service legislation.
or a future League of Nations.
Il am interested in our winning
the war as quickly as possible" she
said. Il suppose there should be
international cooperation after
wsrd-some system Of policing the
world, the same way you police a
county or city
Recognizing that committee ap-
pointments are ruled by seniority.
she expressed a desire to be able
to utilize her legal knowledge pos
sibly on the Judiciary or Patents
Committees.
Like Miss Stanley. Mrs Clare
Boothe Luce. Connecticut Repub-
lican, is freshman member. Mrs
Luce, widely known as a playwright
and Journalist, appeared for the
opening session in royal purple
sport dress, with an aseet~striped in
light blue and black. repeating colors
in a cluster of bows atop her upswept
hair.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Price, Ration Board Gets
New Alexandra Offices

The Alexandria War Price and
Rationing Board will move this week
for the fourth time since it was
organized in March. It's new quar-
ters will be in the Odd Fellows
Hall in the 200 bloc kof North Co.
lumbus street. according to an an
nouncement by J. S. Douglas, ex-
ecutive secretary OF the board
Each move has been in an effort
to secure more space.
Mr.. Douglas also announced that
over 300 B and c. gasoline rationing
books have been issued to replace
those expiring January o. All hold
ers Of B and C books must appear
in person in order to have them
renewed. it was announced.
Mr.. Douglas said at least 35 gaso-
line ration books have been recalled
as result of traffic violations.
Officials of the board also an
nounced that the names of Is local
merchants had been sent to the
OPA Office in Richmond for failure
to file their ceiling prices.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Fairfax Supervisors
Vote Amendments 10
County zoning Law
Urban Lot Size Roised,
Setboeks Altered;
Effective April |
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FAIRFAX, Va. Jan. 7.-Several
amendments to the county zoning
ordinance increasing lot area in
urban districts. and changes In set
back requirements. were adopted by
the Fairfax County Board Of Super
visors yesterday. The new regula-
tions will become effective April /.
The minimum lot size in urban
districts will be increased from 5000
to 1000 square feet, with minimum
width at the building setback line
of so feet, The building setback
line was placed at 80 feet from the
nearest side line. No side yard shall
be less than 10 feet and rear yards
must be Is feet or more.
The amendments will not affect
any lots, either in plats or sub
divisions, which have been placed
on record prior to the date on which
the amendments are effective.
Salary increases for county en-
ployes totaling s4,50O per year were
approved by the board Those given
increases included the county pur-
chasing agent and his clerical as
sistants, all members of the Police
Department. the assistant county
| agent and the maintenance superin-
tendent. The increases are effective
as of January /.
The board adopted a resolution tc
be presented to WPA officials at
Richmond. requesting that a plan
be worked out whereby the county
! public library would be allowed tc
retain bookmobile truck, either by
purchase, rental Or gift.
James A. Stone, county sanitation
|. engineer, was authorized to notify
all commercial hog farm owners in
the county to file applications fol-
renewal of their permits. which ex-
pired December 81 Only one appli-
cation for a permit has been filed
to. date.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Woe and Delay Beset Citizens
In Slow Ration Lines
Many Monpower Hours Lost, Sometimes
In Vain, in Effort to Get Cos or Fuel

o. K, and I've got to come back
again
At the same place was a whole
sale liquor dealer.
What have you done to convert?"
asked a clerk
I've had heating engineer make
an estimate and he said the job
would cost $1,000"
We'll. why don't you convert?" in
quired the clerk.
THE heating engineer told me he
could not get the parts"
But the clerks superior said
Things are different now. The WPB
has ruled that materials are avail
able for conversion. Tell him to
convert, or else!"
Two women who said they had
tried for week to get to the front
OF, the line in rationing board Office
on Indiana avenue brought theil
lunches and said they were deter
Flned thtsot!he TO stfXit out.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Alexondrions to Get
ODT Adjustments

Commercial vehicle operators in
Alexandria will have a chance to
have their certificates of war neces-
sity allotments adjusted by repre-
sentatives of the Office of Defense
Transportation today, tomorrow and
Saturday at the cfflces of the Cham
ber of Commerce, 2o1 South Wash
ington street.
ODT officials will be available
from 8 am. to 4:30 pm. and oper-
ators are urged to make requests for
changes now since temporary gaso-
line rations may not Be issued to
commercial vehicles by the local ra-
tioning board after January 81. After
that time rations will be made only
in accordance with the allotments
provided by the certificates Of war
NECESSITY.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Fairfax Board Acts on !
Classification Appeals

The Fairfax County Board Of
Appeals has upheld decisions of the
County Selective Service Board in
five appeals, and reversed the local
board findings in two others.
The IA classifications of Mezick
A. Corner, Mclean. and H. A.
Turner, jr, Falls Church. who ap-
pealed on grounds of dependency,
were upheld as were those of Berton
L. Jackson. Herndon. and Harrison
Early Fairfax Station. farm laborers,
and Wesley Hawley, Herndon, dairy
employe, seeking occupational defer
ment.
Harry r. Sparrow, jr.. Falls
Church, telephone installer. was
given IA classification. Robert w.
Hundemer, Newington, Navy Yard
apprentice machinist, was placed in
2-B, on occupational grounds. Both
had been classified la by the local
board.
Assignment of serial and order
numbers to 152 teen age registrants
who registered December 1l-31, has
been completed and questionnaires
mailed out. The group faces induc-
| ton In March.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Danger 10 County
Health Cited in
Short Nurse Staff
Prince Georges Officer
Says Population Calls
For l3 More Nurses

In the face of an expanding popu
lation and an increasing danger of
epidemics. the Prince Georges
County Health Department finds
itself dangerously undermanned'
with funds for only one additional
nurse instead of the l3 more needed.
it was learned today.
According to Dr. John NJ. Byers,
county health officer. the nursing
Stef consists of seven nurses. al
though there should be 20 on the
basis Of the countys population.
He added that he has been unable
to obtain even the one additional
nurse for whom funds are available
Sl.500 Available.
We used to ask the State De-
partment of Health for more money
to employ more nur5es." he asserted.
but now We have the funds to hire
another nurse at an annual salary
of $500 and We can't get the
nurse.
With overcrowded housing condi-
tons being reported daily to his
Office, Dr.. Bycrs said that if an
cpid2mic occurred. we would be
helpless to control it,"
Duties of the nurses. he explained.
include checking on quarantine
cases. tracing persons who COM
municate disease. bringing them to
the Health Department for observa-
ton and keeping them under close
scrutiny.
Asks Volunteers.
Most OF their work. he said. con-
Germs checking cases of tubercu-
losis. syphilis and gonorrhea.
We had planned to test all coun-
ty school children for tuberculosis, y
DR.. Byers declared, but our pres
ent nursing staff is inadequate to
follow up students showing a posi-
tive reaction. which is the most
important part of the test"
He appealed to residents of the
county who have had nursing ex-
perience to volunteer their services
20 the Health Department in view
of the emergency.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Falls Church BuiIdino
Selected for Fairfax
Gasoline Registration
County Rotionine Board
Postpones Date for
Taking Applications

Fairfax County ,VaD motorists
will register for their second supple
mentary gasoline ration books next
week or the week following at the
Hillwood Square Recreation Center
at Falls Church instead of at the
Ration Board Office at Fairfax. it was
announced last night by Mrs. Mollie
w. Cleveland, executive secretary of
| the board.
More than 100 volunteer workers
signed up to assist in the registrat ton
of approximately $4,000 motorists
who will seek supplementary gaso-
line ration coupons to replace their
present books. which expire January
%. A. W. Clark, former Ration
Board member explained that two
important projects would be handled
by the Fairfax County Board at the
Falls Church headquarters.
Largest Building Available.
Pointing out that the Falls Church
building was the largest Government
building in the county which could
be secured fog the purpose. Mr.. Clark
told volunteer workers that, in addi-
ton to the registration of county
! motorists for their supplementary
gasoline ration books. some residents
/ OF the county also would register
there for the new point system
ration books when they are released
by the OPA.
Mrs. Cleveland told workers the
registration for supplementary gaso-
line books had been scheduled oriei-
nally to take place next Monday
through Friday, but that. due to the
present unsettled conditions" re-
gardlng the use of gasoline. no
deflnlte date could be set. However.
the registration will be held before
January %. she said.
To Be Held All Week.
The registration will be held in
the Cherry street building between
the hours of 1890 and $50 nm
Monday through Friday of the week
TO be announced by the board.
Motorists whose names begin with
A through E will be asked to regis
ter on Monday. F through j on
Tuesday. K through o on Wednes-
day, P through T on Thursday and
U through z on Friday
The registration will be in charge
OF Mrs. Gordon c. Tibbett and Mrs.
Morris May of Falls Church. Pub
hcity will be handled through tie
Federation of Fairfax County Cit
lzens' Associations: Maps and post
ers explaining the registration will
be made by Mrs: Eugenia Deland
Saugstad Of Arturus. Fairfax.
Volunteer workers who wish to aid
in the registration are requested to
call Mrs. c. B. Newman at Chest
nut 444s or Chestnut s1l0.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
baI|ou Asks0iI
To Push Defense
Training Glasses
More Fuel Is Needed
/. In II Other Schools,
He Tells Bourd

More oil will be requested to keep
the night classes of the s320,000
national defense training program
going. school officers disclosed yes
terday.
Supt. of Schools Frank w. Bal
lou told the Board of Education
that CLOSING these classes out will
be the only alternative" if more oil
is rot granted. Most of the classes
are carried on at night in the Old
Harbor Garage, Jefferson Junior
High School and Chamberlain Vo-
cational School. all heated by oil.
IL Schools Need Supplies.
At the same time DR.. Ballou in
dicated that more oil would be re-
quested for all the rest of the IL
oil-burning schools if the 10 per
cent quota they now have is not
adequate. He said that at first
some of the schools had been cut
as much as so per cent. "on the
face of it, an inadequate allow
ance
These severe cuts were later lad
lusted' by the eight rationing boards
concerned. declared Assistant Supt.
Jere j. Crane, so that all the schools
received a uniform 80 per cent cut.
DR.. Ballou added that henceforth
absolutely all night activities would
be cut out in these oil-burning
schools except weekend sports
events at the Terrell, Jefferson and
Banneker Junior High Schools and
Coolidge Senior High.
He said that these games would
not require more oil, because there
would still be enough heat left in
the building from day activities to
keep spectators fairly comfortab BILE.
The only expense to the schools
will be provision of hot water for
showers.
Calls for Pressure"
c. Melvin Sharpe assured DR..
Ballou that he believed quick. ac-
tive pressure was all that is neces-
sary to get more oil for school
buildings. The superintendent re-
piled that he had already made his
requests as strong as he knew how.
and if they are not granted he
would come to Mr. Sharpe for his
formula for obtaining oil.
Cutting down of activities In the
oil-burning schools was begun by
DR.. Ballou and Recreation Supt.
Milo F. Christensen last November.
The absolute ban against activities
there, except for the defense classes
and ! the non-heated basketball
games, will be in force for the dura
ton.
Evening star., 1943-01-07

III taxes more tnan fOrtltude to
go through the ranks of a rationing
board line
And it also takes more than two
pills to relieve the headaches OF
those who have tried it. and more
than Byron Prices censorship
bureau to hold their tongues.
A case in point concerns an Army
sergeant stationed at Fort Belvoir,
Va, and living with his family in
Alexandria. about six miles away.
His "A" gasoline coupons wouldn't
keep his car rolling when the unit
value was cut from four to three
gallons, and one morning the SOL
dier was reported AWOL. To the
rationing board in Alexandria he
went in search of B" relief. An
hour - maybe longer he stood in
line. Finally the clerk said: "Sorrys
sil;s youth have to apply to the ra =
tioning board on your post"
III An angry soldier is not 50 .cho,hy1
about his language.
RI There are many other stories abf
shtilar cases that never reach ths
ears Of rationing board-some
humorous, some serious
Time Out From Navy. ="
For instance, a veteran Navy De-
partment clerk who wanted b"
book to supplement his gasoline "A"
allotment arrived at the Arlington
County Rationing Board the other
morning at 8:45 o'clock Some one
had told him the board would start
to function at am. and he wanted
to be there ahead OF time, to get
a good place in line"
But unlike the District rationing
boards, the one in Arlington County
does not begin activities until 10
am. So to nearby drug store
lunch counter the Navy Department
clerk went for his second cup.
At Oils he returned. thinking he
would be among the first in line.
But the ration boards floor in the
Clarendon Office building was filled
at the time At the end of the line
he went. Two hours later he had
B. card. but the Navy Depart
ment lost his. services for a half
day.
A farmer who lives near Falls
Church wanted a &C" coupon. be-
cause he found out a B" allot-
ment Of gasoline was inadequate for
his business purposes. An hour and
half he followed other people in
the narrow corridors in the Clar-
endon building. where the Airing
ton County Rationing Board is To-
Gated, only to be told:
Since you don't have your auto
mobile registration card you'll have
to come back later"
Call Causes Long Delay.
Again at the Offices of the Arling-
ton County board an Army officer
stood in line for nearly an hour
to get an increase in fuel oil for
heating his home. He was in No. 3
position when he was called to the
telephone. The phone conversation
put him at the end of the long
queue. =
In the District the story is vir-
tually the same Perhaps the bus
lest Of the rationing stations is the
one on Indiana avenue facing Ju-
dietary Square.
The scene there. however, was
slightly different yesterday. There
was no lineup Instead every one
crowded around a partition that
kept the clerks safe from people
seeking more fuel oil.
i don't care what the board says"
shouted a woman to a clerk. I've
got to have more oil
A colored man, walked out of an
other room.
Trucker Has Troubles.
-Four times l have been here try-
ing to get "a gallons of gas for nv
truck" he said. Every time they tell
me to come back and everything
Will be O. K. But 1 never get the
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Mrs. |. FoxweII Burch
To Head Welfare Office
;enRciai Dispatch to The Star.

snaciai Dispatch to The Star.
LECNARDTOWN, Md, Jan. T.
Mrs. L. Foxwell Burch of Milestown
has been asked to head the St.
Mary's County Welfare Once by
the Board of Directors, it was an
nounced yesterday by J. Stanley
Raley, board member.
The vacancy was caused by the
death of Mrs Frances Large
Matthews, who had supervised the
ONCE for the last nine years. Mrs.
Burch has been acting head.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Veteran Of Present War
Joins CoImar Manor Post

A 2l-year-old veteran" of World
War II was sworn in yesterday as
a member of Colmar Manor Ameri-
can Legion Post. No. 13l, Depart
ment of Maryland.
He is Joseph F. Zezima of Jack
son Heights. Long Island, nephew
of Frank De Petro, post COM
mander. Vice Comdr William j
Mitchell said he believed young
Zezina was the first soldier of this
war to be so inducted in the WASH
ington area. --
Mr.. zezima enlisted in the. Army
last September "a and was hon
orably discharged two days age
after an old ear infection became
active. g.. - -.