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The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-27

Q Methodist church Bible school
started Monday with 80 pupils en-
rolled. In charge of the primary
and kindergarten work is Mrs.
Leslie Ross. with Betty Harold.
Jewel Harris. Eleanor Clark and
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-27
Arizona-4OOO B. G..

The Devil was given permission
one day
To select land for his own special
sway.
So he hunted around for a month
or more
And fused and fumed and terri.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-27

Mrs. Virgil Chandler arrived in
Coolidge Tuesday TO visit at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. f. ID. Chand-
Ter. parents OF her husband. who is
in the Pacific area. She will help
Mrs. Chandler Saturdays In paying
off the cotton pickers and plans 10
remain throughout the cotton pick
ing season. She has been working
in California and visited her sister
for a time in Phoenix,
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-27

Q Miss Mary Lou Anderson. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Max Anderson.
has gone TO Los Angeles TO take
nurses training AT the Los Angeles
General Hospital.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-27

"a handkerchief shower was CIV
en- Mrs. V. w. Hayins Friday at
the home OF Mrs. Jack Roberts.
The Havins family went this week
to the Salt River Valley TO make
their home. The shower was Civ
IN by the Desert Women's Club.
Eight ladies were present.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Warehouse Fire Threatens
Philade| phia War Plants
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 18.-Phil-
adelphia's fifth major fire in 13 days
razed an empty flve-story ware
house at 1921 Noble street within
few minutes last night and sprayed
sparks over a 50-block area, endan-
gering scores of war plants.
The fire spread to three other
places-a war industries building,
a garage and coal yard-but fire.
men eXtinguished these blazes
quickly and only slight damage re-
suited
Twenty firemen suffered minor
burns.
The first of 200 fire fighters at the
scene reported they found flames
sweeping from every window. Aux
iliary firemen and war workers
stamped out sparks on the roofs of
nearby structures in the heavily in
dustrialiZed area. Elnbers six inches
deep covered a driveway at the
Reading (railroad) terminal nearby.
Three of the city's four previous
major fires this year have damaged
war plants or strategic war ma
terialS. One wrecked a plant OF the
Publicker Alcohol Co., engaged in
secret experiments in synthetic rub
Der manufacture. The others swept
tire warehouse, paper and bag
warehouse and church. The
causes have not been determined.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
GUIDE FOR READERS
First D. c. Hearings Set 7 odoy
In Pleasure Driving Cases

Washington ration boards, al
ready swamped with other busi-
ness, were to begin today to hold
the first local hearings for al
legged violators Of the automobile
pleasure driving ban, with board
members hearing the cases and
fixing penalties by majority vote
only.
In contrast, all Maryland boards
were planning to turn pleasure
driving cases over to the attorneys
appointed by the State OPA di-
rector, who were to preside at
hearings and flX penalties. In nearby
Virginia, special panels to hold
pleasure driving hearings were being
named in many instances.
Chairman of District boards sur
veyed this morning had varying
ideas AS to what procedure they
would follow and some declared
they did not know"
At one board, the chief clerk said
suspected pleasure drivers had not
been notified TO appear and that
no hearings would be set until
definite instructions on procedure"
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Committee Approves Bill
To Merqe Wire Firms

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee unanimously approved
today a bill permitting the merger
of the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph Cos.
Senator Mcfarland, Democrat of
Arizona, said the measure was un-
changed from the previous Con-
greSs. He said the committee was
informed that Postal's deficit aggre-
gated approximately 100000, the
financial status of this company
having been cited as one of the
principal reasons for the proposed
consolidation.
In its report, the committee said
the entire domestic telegraph in
dustry was feeling seriously the eff
feet of competition from the tele-
phone, radio and airmail and urged
that it be placed in stronger posi-
ton in order to aid in successful
prosecution of the war.
The measure, general in its terms,
would permit the voluntary consoli-
dation or merger of domestic tele-
graph companies only.
Evening star., 1943-01-18

were received from the District
Office of Price Administration.
A spokesman for the District OPA
said local boards had been sent
copies of instructions issued by the
regional OPA office in New York.
These instructions would permit a
single member of local board or
special panel appointed by the chair
man to hear any pleasure driving
cases and fix penalties.
Whitney Leary, District OPA ad-
ministrator, said Saturday, however,
that hearings would be conducted
by "a majority of the members" of
any local board and penalties
assessed by majority vote"
Chairman Thomas P. Brown of
Board No. SO, Seventh and l streets
NV, said his board would meet
this afternoon to determine pro-
cedure for the hearings. A similar
meeting will be held tonight by
Board No. 81, Whittingham and
Lane place NE, John T. Rhines,
chairman, said.
c. Bayne Marbury, head of Board
No. so, Fifteenth street and Good
(see PLEASURE DRIVING, A-4)
Evening star., 1943-01-18
By ALFRED TOOMBS.

A 40 per cent cut in the use of
Oil by non essential industries
has been decreed under a sweep
ing order establishing a priori-
ties system for the distribution
of petroleum, it was learned to-
day.
The new setup for handling the
distribution of oil in the rationed
areas has been drawn up by the
Petroleum Administration for War,
following conferences with officials
OF the War Production Board and
the Office of Price Administration
Under the priorities arrangement
a schedule of oil users will be estab-
Gshed, with war industries and
essential civilian industries getting
top ratings on Schedule A.",.,...,..,
The Office of Price Administra-
ton has ordered local rationing
boards to impose the 40 per cent cut
Evening star., 1943-01-18
COP Offers Proposal
For Joint Legislative
Study Of Budget
Nye PIon Would Give
Committee Power to
Examine Appropriations
By J. A. O'LEARY,

The Republicans on the Sem
ate Appropriations Committee
today put forward a plan for a
joint study of the Government
budget by the two houses of
Congress.
Offered in the Senate by Senator
Nye of North Dakota, the ranking
Republican on the Appropriation
Committee, the resolution calls for
appointment of 10 members, five
each from the House and Senate Ap-
preparation Committees, with broad
power to inquire into past or re-
quested appropriations.
Functions Are Defined.
The functions of the new group
are defined as follows in the resolu-
ton:
1t shall be the duty Of the pres
ent budgetary system, to ascertain
the necessity for. the economy, and
the correctness of amounts of appro-
priations made to or requested by
the various governmental depart
mentS, independent agencies and
establishments, and to make such
other Investigations with reference
to the expenditure of public funds
as 1t may deem necessary, and in
particular to investigate such ques-
tionS as may be submitted to it by
the Appropriation Committees of
The Senate and House of Representa-
tives, by any member of the joint
committee, and to report from time
to time, to the appropriation COM
mittees of the Senate and House of
Representative the result of It's in
veStigations, together with such
recommendations as it may deem
advisable.
"The joint committee shall make
available to the Appropriation
Committees of the Senate and
House Of Representative and to the
subcommittee thereof at the re-
quest of the chairman or ranking
minority member of committees or
subcommittee thereof all available
data together with the services of
SNP~A oAlu aooiotdiltS OiI lllS bIdll
OF the joint committee"
Corresponds to Old Setup.
The proposed new setup on ap-
preparations would correspond to
the joint committee the two houses
have had for many years to study
taxation. The joint committee is
drawn from the Ways and Means
Committee in the House ard the
Finance Committee in the Senate,
but does not interfere with the
separate consideration of tax bills
by each branch of Congress- 1t
does, however, provide a central
clearing house for the gathering of
data and information on tax prob
lens. Of the five members to be
chosen from the Appropriation
Committee of each branch, three
would be from the majority party
and two from the minority.
Meanwhile, informed sources said
congressional Republicans have de-
c1ded to make no attempt to pre-
vent continuance of the ase-lend
program, but will concentrate on
(See EXPENDITURES, Page ABB
Evening star., 1943-01-18
| Rules Committee
| Approves House
| Probe of FEC

By the Associated Press
The House Rules Committee unan-
imously approved today a resolution
calling for a congressional investiga-
ton of the Federal Communications
Commission.
Introduced by Representative Cox,
Democrat, of Georgia. an announced
foe of FEC Chairman James L. Fly,
the resolution must be approved by
the House before the investigation
can be made.
Representative Cox said he would
insist on House action tomorrow,
and predicted overwhelming ap-
proval.
The investigation would be made
by a special committee of five Rep
resentatives appointed by the
Speaker Under usual procedure
Representative Cox would be chair
man.
Representative Cox said he de-
sired to scrutinize all actions of the
FEC and to determine whether the
commission Is seeking to set up "a
censorship over communications.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
40 Per Cent Cut in Oil Ordered
For Non-E Essential Industries
Priorites System Is Established;
Fixing of Needs in Advance SOUGHT

on industrial, commercial and gov
ernmental users of oil who are not
on the PAW schedule A and who
have not already lbeen cut.
The local boards have been in
structed to make the cut on all
applications for renewal of rations
which come in during the next few
days. Industrial users are required
to renew their rations every three
months.
All rations which have been issued
to non-essential industrial users are
to be called in as soon as possible
and be cut to conform to the new
orders.
The establishment of the priorities
system-designed to bring order in
the confused petroleum situation
has been under discussion for some
time. T7'''
Under the new arrangement, an
(See OIL, Page AID
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Brown Is Confirmed
AS 0PA Administrator;
Takes Over al Once
Former Senator Promises
To Do Utmost to Be Fair
In 'ThunkIess Task
By the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated PreSS.
The Senate confirmed today
President RooSevelt'S nomina-
ton of former Senator Prentiss
M. Brown of Michigan to be price
administrator.
Mr.. Browns appointment was ap-
proved after Minority Leader Nc
Nary of Oregon waived the rule
which would have required the
nomination to lie over one day fol-
lowing its report by the Senate
Banking Committee. In reporting
the matter. Chairman Wagner said
the committee had approved the
nomination unanimously last week.
Senator McNary said Senator
Ferguson, Republican of Michigan,
who defeated Mr.. Brown in last
November's Senate race, had no
objection to the confirmation.
Will Take Over Immediately.
Mr.. Brown, 53-year-old native of
st. Ignace, Michigan, is expected to
take over Immediately the reins of
the Price Control Administration
being relinquished by Leon Hender-
son. Mr.. Henderson resigned last
month because of i'll health, his
resignation to take effect on the
confirmation of his successor.
Mr.. Brown served 10 years in the
House and Senate before his defeat
for reelection last year. While in
the Senate he was floor manager
for the administrations controver-
sial stabilization bill, under which
President Roosevelt was directed to
stabilize prices, wages and salaries.
AS price administrator, Mr.. Brown
also will be charged with the ad-
ministration of rationing programs,
including those curtailing con-
sumption of gasoline, fuel oil, food
and other articles.
In statement after his confirma-
(See BROWN, Page A-12)
Evening star., 1943-01-18
i. ). Bombers Pound
Shorthand Area in
Five Heavy Raids
Ground Forces Kill
$50 More Jops in
GuodoIconoI Fighting
BY the Associated Press.

American bombers heavily
pounded the enemy-held Short
land Island area of the Solomons
Friday night and Saturday in
five separate raids, the Navy an
nounced today, while ground
forces on Guadalcanal account
ed for $50 more japanese troops
killed and a number of prisoners
as mopping up operations con-
tinued,o .-.,-s-->- .-., .,
The aerial attacks began the eve
ming of January Is when Flying
Fortresses blasted the Japanese-h
Kahili area on Bougainville Island.
Two large fires were observed after
the attack. There Is Japanese
airdrome at Kahili and 1t is pre-
sumed that it was the target.
Later the same night Catalina
patrol bombers followed up the at
tack on Kahili and started addi-
tional fires. During the same night
Catalinas struck again at enemy
positions at Munda on New Georgia
Island and Flying Fortresses bombed
Ballale Island in the Shorthand area.
During the afternoon and evening
of the following day, the Flying
FortresSeS again pounded Ballale
Island, starting fires that were
visible for so miles Ballale Island is
about l mile in diameter and lies
oh nH
coast of Shorthand Island. Short
land is about 13 miles from BUM,
which is 300 nautical miles north
west of the Henderson Airfield on
Guadalcanal.
Peak Near Airfield Captured.
An Army announcement earlier
today had told Of the capture of
Mount Austen, peak overshadow-
ing Henderson field
The reports of the new aerial ac-
tivity came as renewed japanese at
tempts to dislodge the American
forces from Guadalcanal appeared
in the offing. Previous japanese at
tempts have proved very costly to
the enemy.
Three air attacks against Amer
lean positions, reported by the
Navy over the week end, indicated
the enemy is launching a new bout
for Guadalcanal, operating from the
japanese base on Munda, only 100
miles to the northwest.
Some casualties and minor ma
tSee SOLOMONS, Page A-l29
Evening star., 1943-01-18
War Brokers' Net
IS Million Profit,
Vinson Charges
Requests Authority
To Continue Probe
OF War Costs
BY the Associated Press.

A report that 121 sales engi-
neers-"war brokers"-have re-
ceived approximately $15,000,000
since 1889 soliciting Government
agencies for defense business
came today from Representative
Vinson, Democrat, of Georgia.
Seeking renewal of the House
Naval Committees authority to in
vestigate the costs Of war Repre-
sentative Vinson told the Rules
Committee that study of war
contracts during the past year had
resulted in renegotiations amount
ing to direct savings of more than
s70o, 900 ,o0o."
THE committee" he said, like
wise took the lead in unveiling be-
fore the public gaze the spectacle
of the so-called sales engineers
who, operating on contingent fee
basis as representatives of numer-
Gus war contractors, realized huge
annual returns incommenSurate
with the services rendered.
One Made 100000.
"One of these gentlemen, q for
mer Government employe, whose
salary was never in excess of $4,000,
in a period of less than two years
had earned the staggering sum of
approximately 100000. This gen.
tleman is now under indictment as
a result of evidence obtained by the
committee, and I am advised that
the War Frauds Division of the
Department of Justice Is preparing
to obtain indictment against others,
on the basis of evidence obtained
by this committee"
Representative Vinson declared
that for the past six months the
House Naval Committee had investi-
gated scores of other so-called sales
representatives operating in Wash
ington," and added that since the
period of emergency and the begin
ming of the war 121 of the agents,
operating on contingent fee basis,
have earned more than Sl5,0000 900.
$4,000, 900 Saved.
He reported that the Navy Depart
ment, through renegotiation based
on the "exorbitant" earnings of
these gentlemen" has effected
through the voluntary cooperation
Of the contractors employing them
a savings to the Navy and likewise
to the Army Of approximately
100000.
The Georgia Representative said
that in addition the House Naval
Committee had conducted numerou;
field Investigations into Navy con-
stluction projects and into the oper-
alton Of private corporations having
business with the Navy Department
which, though no public hearing:
were held, have resulted in the re.
duction of prices, the remedying o.
certain abuses uncovered and the
adoption by the department Of va
rious improvements in it's organiza-
tions and procurement system.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
BY the Associated Press.


CAIRO, Jan. 18.-The British
9th Army, sweeping across Libya
after cracking Field Marshal Err
win Rommel's defenses at Bue-
rat Ell Hsun, was reported within
100 miles of Tripoli today in a
thrust apparently designed to
bypass Misurata and other
points along the African coast.
A communique from Gen. Sir Ber-
nard l.. Montgomery headquarters
amounting that the vanguard of the
9th Army had reached the vicinity
of Benz Ulid indicated his forces
were taking a straight line across
the Tripolitanian hump" in an
effort to get to Tripoli by the short
est possible route.
Benz Ulid is approximately 100
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Landing Strips
On Highways
Save Planes
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Thomas H. Macdonald, commits
sioner of public roads, disclosed to-
day that emergency flight strips built
along highways have saved several
airplanes of the armed services from
crash landings.
Mr.. Macdonald said the pilot of
an Army bomber that was hemmed
in by storms recently in the South
west found one of these strips and
landed the ship without damage.
A number of similar landings havs
occurred on the Pacific Coast.
The landing strips are merely
level clearings adjacent an estab-
lished highway, which by itself
would not be wide enough for a big
plane to land upon.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Morgenthou in Huvonu
To Rest After Illness
By the Associated Press.

Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau, who has been i'll with a
throat ailment for the past two
weeks, has gone TO Havana, Cuba, to
recuperate.
Treasury officials said the Secre-
tary left for Havana over the week
end on doctors orders and was &C
companied by Mrs. Morgenthau. The
Secretary paid brief visit to his
office on Saturday, his first In more
than a week.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
u. S. Seizure of Mines Foreseen
As 500 Remain on Srike

War Labor Board said the board
probably would refer the strike to
President Roosevelt with an in
formal suggestion That he make a
direct, personal appeal to the
strikers to return to their jobs.
A motion to refer the case to the
President was made in a board
meeting soon after it convened to-
day. And an early vote was ex-
pected.
In previous cases Of defiance it
has been the boards practice to
refer the case to the President, sug-
gesting formally that he take such
action as you deem appropriate"
The decision then mas made by the
White House on The basis of in
formal recommendation of specific
steps.
There was speculation whether the
board would suggest the use of
troops If a personal appeal was in
(See COAL, Page ABB
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Eighth Army Cuts Across Libyo
To Within 100 Miles of TripoE
British Apparently Aiming to Bypass
Msuroto After Cracking RommeI's Defenses

miles from the nearest point on
the coast and approximately the
same distance from Tripoli.
The 18th United States Air Force
reported from headquarters in North
Africa the destruction of 1874 Ger
man and Italian planes from the
beginning of the North African
campaign last November through
Friday, January Is. aaginst the loss
of 81 American aircraft.
During the week ended January
IS American planes destroyed 46
German and italian aircraft and
damaged 80 others, against a loss
Of Is, spokesman said.
Lockheed Lightning P-38s shot
down pair of Junkers 50 trans
ports returning to Sicily from Tu-
nisia yesterday and Junkers 88
Evening star., 1943-01-18
BY the Associated Press.

WILKES BARRE, Pa, Jan. 18.
Thousands of -Pennsylvania's
striking anthracite m inc ers
awaited possible Government
seizure of their closed collieries
today, fatty refusing to end
their 19-day-old wildcat walkout
despite the War Labor Boards
second back-to-work ultimatum.
A total of 12,5O0 in 13 collieries
had voted to remain idle and
spokesman for another 1000 in
l4th mine said they also would not
return.
Another $500 agreed, however, to
reopen nine collieries today, thus
ceasing their participation in what
has been called the costliest walk
out In man hours lost since Pearl
Harbor.
In Washington, a member OF the
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Single French Plane
Bluffs 74O Italians
Into Surrenderinq
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CAIRO. Jan. ia single
plane of the "Groupe Bretagne,"
flyers with Gen. Jacques LIE
Clerc's Central African Army
now moving to the aid of the
Allies in North Africa, cap
tured l40 italian troops.
It's pilot who saw the garrison
of held Fort Murzuch.
$500 air miles southeast of
Tripoh, evacuating their strong
hold, machine-gunned them
until his ammunition was ex-
hausted.
Then he dropped a note
threatening to open fire with
his cannon unless they sur
rendered.
They did.
He had no cannon.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Roid on Moscow Reported

LONDON, Jan. 18 P).-The Ber-
lin radio said today that the Ger
man air force raided the Moscow
region last night.
Evening star., 1943-01-18

(See MEDICAL, Page A-40
Evening star., 1943-01-18

(See AFRICA, Page Ala
Evening star., 1943-01-18

Sec RAIDS. Page A-8.
Evening star., 1943-01-18

lSee COAL, Page ADD
Evening star., 1943-01-18

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages TX and 2X of this edition OF
The Star, supplementing the news Of
the regular home delivered edition
Evening star., 1943-01-18

(See OIL, Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1943-01-18

(See RUSSIA, Page A-12.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
Log Shows How SeIectee
Avoids Induction 78 Months
Committee Lists Multiplicity Of Appeals for
U. S. EmpIoye Seeking Necessoy-Mon Status

retained in Glass Ia by Board of
Appeals.
November 3O-Case referred to
National Selective Service head
quarters.
December 28-Registrant placed
in IA by Presidential Board of
Appeals.
January 2-Case returned to
board.
January 4-Registrant was ordered
to report for induction on January
18. l943.
January 16-Again two days before
the date of induction, District of
Columbia headquarters again stayed
induction and requested file be for
warded to national headquarters.
January 19-Three-page letter re-
questing deferment, dated January
Is, 1943, received by board.
January 22-District of Columbia
headquarters advised national head
quarters requested reopening and
forwarded letter dated January 13,
1943, to secretary from w. H. Nc
Reynolds, Presidential Reviewing
Board.
January 27-Again classified IA
by local board.
March 16-Date on which regis
trant was to report for induction.
March 14-Stay of induction
ordered by director of District selec-
tive service at request of national
selective service director.
March 3-Appeal denied by ma
tional headquarters.
April 12-Case returned to board
with confirmation of IA classifica-
tion
April 22-Registrant again ordered
to report for induction on this date.
1T has never been the intention
of Congress- the committee COM
mented, that any registrant should
be able to avoid military service
through such procedure as this, and
the committee urges that the system
which permits this procedure should
be corrected in fairness to other
registrants."