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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-08

TTERE pleasant little game that will give
every day 1t numerical puzzle designed TO spell ou
YOUR fortune first the number
Of letters II the number is less than
add The your key number Start at the left
hand coner rectange of key
numbers right Then read the the letters under
e checked figures give you. 6S
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-08
PITFALLS OF LOVE
BRINGING

THERE WAS something in my
fathers voice which made me
catch my breath.
You mean" / asked, that
you want her Ia go Ia the bank
as rge's representative.
draw out $4,000 and take II
10 that unknown woman. who
YOU think. may be Ruth Hayes,
In that hotel"
He gave me a sudden smile and
I guessed that my tCll-tale face
was rejecting my Mortified aston
ishment.
1T does seem fantastic and
unbelievable. he said, but
that II what I want her To do.
1t il the chance for which i
have been waiting, to get
something concrete on both
Redfeld and Ruth Hayes. You
see, for some reason, Redfield
has not Yet gone near the
bank, 40 we have been unable
tn pin this forgery and imper-
sonation on him something
which l wish greatly TO do"
He leaned back in his chair put
The tips Of his fingers together,
and / waited. knowing that he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-08

meant to explain things further
to me.
81 may be wrong" he said,
but think this impersOnation
scheme IN one of Redfield's own
ideas. He IN a. much a criminal
at heart an any OF them, but he
loves his place In the theater
more than anything else, and ]
imagine he may be trying TO
buy his freedom from the gang
by this large sum OF money and
the prospect OF more.
HE could still serve them In
small ways. but he would not
be invOlved-Or 30 he mis-
takenly imagines" - and my
father SmIl q SardonIcally,
with their more dangerous ac-
tiNitles."
lie paused. then finished after
a minute-"So all this makes IL
imperative that DINA go TO that
YES" he said al last. "1f I
am to be honest with YOU, there
will he danger for her. But"
he added quickly. there will be
no more danger for her than
will menace you"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-08
By ADELE GARRISON

"Oh,-So am tn he with her.
/ am glad Of that" ! exclaimed.
You never think Of your own
danger" he said affectionately,
then went on hurriedly. "But l
am sure that the guards / will
have hidden around that hotel
corridor will be adequate to
deal with any emergency which
may arise. IL il the hundredth
more probably the thouSandth
chance of "a stray bullet, or
something like that, which may
nullifY all our safeguards. Yet
this thing il 10 important that
am permitting you ITO 20
there. 80 I do not feel that
Dina can receive more cOnsid-
GRAFTON than am allowing
YOU"
Again I summoned courage tc
make the answer l felt must be
voiced.
THAT il true" ! said, but at
least l know there Is danger.
Olina. and her mOther-and
Philip Neritzen--do not know
this. feel that Dina should
not 90 into this thing blind
folded. She-and her mother
and stepfather-should be told
eNBrtly What She faces"
My fathers eyebrows had con.
tracted into a heavy frown as
began my little speech. But they
relaxed before / finished. and his
prompt reply was accompanied by
A quizzical smile that told me nc
already had planned 10 do eaxctly
what l had proposed
You are right" he said.
"Nill YOU please go over TO the
Neritzen apartment at once.
tell Dina and get her decision
a. soon a. you possibly can: 1
must know her answer without
delay in order 10 get on with
my preparations for safeguard
ing her a. well a. laying a trap
for Ruth Hayes and RedfieId."
| rose. but my father made a
delaying gesture. and looked again
AZ the note purportIng 10 be from
Georges.
The hour isn't named here.
il IT." he said. "Or does this
word eleven written In pencil
at the side of the page mean
that hour ."
CONTINUED tomorrow
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Fairfax Rotary Club
Recruits Labor for
Quartermaster Depot
Army Colonel Says
Shortage Of Workers
Is HoIting Shipping

The Fairfax Rotary Club yester-
day agreed to sponsor a labor re-
cruiting program to obtain help for
the Alexandria Quartermaster Depot
at Holmes Run, which urgently
needs more labor to handle the vast
quantity of war materials sent to
fighting fronts from the depot.
The club decided to assist in the
recruiting plan after hearing Col.
L. D. Valiant. commadant Of the
Washington Office of the Quarter
master, stress the need for addi-
tional help.
Col. Valiant said the depot staff
isonly half manned part of the time
and recent labor shortage has re-
suited in hating the flow OF goods
to the depot because the material
can't be handled.
The club will help Capt. Joseph
Bennett, county civilian defense CO.
ordinator, recruit approximately IS
persons to work in the evenings
1t is planned to work the group four
hours each evening several nights
"a week until the labor shortage, is
relieved. VA
Capt. Bennett said he already has
signed up 80 residents. Col. VAL
liant said plans are now being
worked out to provide transporta-
ton for members of the group who
are unable to provide their own
transportation. They will be paid
the prevailing wage scale.
Col. Valiant said much Of the
material now being used by our
armed forces overseas clears through
this depot. The club will also aid
in a program to recruit permanent
workers for the depot.
Other speakers told OF the work
being done by the Quartermaster
Department in moving supplies to
the armed forces. They included
Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Holland,
storage and disbursement branch of
the Washington Quartermaster Of
flee; Col. NJ. v. Turner, executive
officer OF the Washington Quarter
master Depot; Maj. L. D. Mitchell,
storage Office, Alexandria Quarter
master Depot, and C. Nelson Davis,
Vienna, Quartermaster Generals
Office.
Evening star., 1943-08-17

theirs before they get yours. I guess
we got two Of theirs to every one
Of ours"
LAS for Gen. Patton, why I'd 60
back to him any day of the year.
Old Blood and Cuts who says, We
have no reverse He can sure make
guy feel ashamed of himself If
he isn't in there fighting" Sergt.
Whitmer said.
Sergt. Whitmer, who, with Pvt.
Croft, wears the Purple Heart, has
been in the Army for six years and
seven months. He began his train
ing with light tanks and finally
wound up with medium tanks"
Father Is in Coast Guard.
He said he joined the Army "be-
cause it's in my blood, guess.
Every one else was in the service.
tried to join the Navy, but I was
color blind"
Sergt. Whitmer's father, c. F.
Whitmer, is chief petty ofiicer in
the Coast Guard stationed at a
naval operational base at Norfolk,
Va. His grandfather, the late Sam
Mawson, was Marine Corps gunnery
sergeant and used to lead inaugural
paradeS here.
Following his injury last Decem-
Der, Sergt. Whitmer was sent to a
British hospital in Africa, where he
spent Christmas and New Year.
Last year he was sent to an Amer
ican hospital in England, where he
remained until April, when he was
sent to this country.
The young veteran is married and
has youngster, Charles, jr, IL
years old, who was just beginning
to crawl when I left the States" he
said. His wife, Mrs. Nina Pearl
Whitmer, Is now in Fortune, Ga,
with her family
Sergt. Whitmer hopes to get q
little chicken farm when he is dis
charged from the Army.
ITS not what you do over there"
he concluded, but how it'll be when
you get back. They just want to
get 1t over with"
Evening star., 1943-08-17
H,767,619 Taxes Paid
On Maryland Incomes
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 17.-State in
come tax receipts on 1912 returns
totaled $6,767, ,61923 through June
80, State Controller J. Millard
Tawes said yesterday.
A tabulation OF the returns showed
the following classiflcations, num-
Der of returns and the amount re-
ceived under each group:
Corporation-3,02 ,023-$1, 400, ,126.25.
Individual-221,81 ,812 (27,039 part
payments)-$5,28 ,280, 0,565.86.
Fiduciary-576-$36, ,00287.
Nom RESIDENT ,258-$29 ,082.12.
Tax withheld at source-97-s2l,-
715.49.
Miscellaneous-$126.64.
Mr.. Tawes said the number of
returns classified as miscellaneous
was small and that no definite fig-
ures on the number Of returns were
available.
Evening star., 1943-08-17

MAJ. r. E. Gibson. Jr. of the examin-
ing board. He Is unmarried and
his parents live at 927 street NV.
Capt. James David Van Bibber,
whose address was listed as 5130
Connecticut avenue, was promoted
to major. Capt. Charles Stanley
Prince, who at one time lived at 4500
Macarthur boulevard with his wife
and daughter, also was advanced to
major.
Second 1t. Alfred Wharton
Straughan, Army Air Forces, was
advanced to first lieutenant. He
formerly lived at "a Riggs road NE.
John Alden Dagger, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Dagger. 5000 Cathedral
avenue NV. was appointed Sec
ond lieutenant in the Army.
Miss Marjorie Virginia Malery,
dietician in the Army Nurse Corps,
was ordered to duty as second lieu
tenant. Her address was listed as
Washington.
Marylanders Promoted.
Those from Maryland receiving
promotions are: Maj. Alan Millar
Galletly, 1853 West Falkland lane,
Silver Spring, promoted to lieuten-
ant colonel, and Capts. Hubert Au-
gust Schneider, 8012 Westover road,
Bethesda and Wilfred Carl Gam
rath, 8451 Piney Branch court, Sill
yer Spring, promoted to the rank of
ma jor.
Promotions to Virginia men in
clude Maj. James Faulkner Pinkney,
Route l, Alexandria, to lieutenant
colonel; Maj. Ben Purse Gale, Fair
fax, to lieutenant colonel, and Paul
Joseph Kule, 731 Danvilie street, Ar
lington, promoted to first lieutenant
in the Army Air Forces.
Harold Gordon Loeb, whose ad-
dress was listed as Chevy Chase,
was ordered to duty With the Sig
nal Corps with the rank of second
lieutenant, and Jefferson De Ment
Burrus, jr., of Alexandria, commits
stoned a captain and ordered to
active duty,
Evening star., 1943-08-17
lsHRstionmig
&Remiinders@o

Blue coupons, Book stamps let
tered r, s and T are valid now
and will remain good through
September 20.
Red coupons, Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats, fats, etc.
Stamps lettered T, U, v and w
are good now and will remain
valid through August 81.
Those marked x, Y and z will
expire October 2 after they become
good as follows: x stamps next
Sunday. Y on August 20, and z
on September 5.
War Ration Book No. 3-This book
will be used beginning September
II, when brown stamps lettered A
will become good for purchase of
meats, fats, etc. Brown stamps
lettered B will become valid Sep
tember 10, and both the A and B
coupons will then remain good
through October 80.
Sugar-For regular allowances Of
sugar for general use coupon No.
IA in book is good for S pounds
through October 81.
Gasoline-No. 6 A coupons, good for
3 gallons each, are good through
November 81.
B and c coupons. good for AZ
gallons each, expire on dates In
dicated in individual books.
Old type B and c coupons will
not be good after September /.
Motorists who still have these
old type books should 60 to their
ration boards between next Mon
day and September l. and obtain
new type coupons in exchange.
The exchange will be made on .
coupon-for-coupon basis.
The old type B and G coupons
are those that have the words
Permits Delivery of One Unit OF
Gasoline" on their face. The new
type coupons carry only the words
Mileage Ration" on the face.
Shoes-Stamp No. 10 Is good for one
pair through October 81.
Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons In
new fuel oil rations became good
July / and are valid for 10 gallons
per unit through next January l.
Period No. 5 coupons Of last
seasons ration are valid for 10
gallons per unit through Septem.
Der 80.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Fairfax zoning Board
Erases Setback Rule
Allows Firm to Proceed
With 81 Homes

The Fairfax County Board of
Zoning Appeals yesterday granted
permission to City Park Homes, Inc,
to proceed with construction Of 81
homes on the Westcott tract IN the
Falls Church district, with 25-foot
front setback, instead of the 30-foot
setback required by the county zon-
ing ordinance.
The corporation had requested
permission to continue construction
of 403 dwellings with less setback
than the ordinance requires, but
this request was rejected by the
board.
Construction of the 81 dwellings
had been started before the building
permits had cleared the zoning ad-
ministrator's office. Representa-
tives of the corporation indicated
the ruling Of the board probably
would be appealed to the County
Board Of Supervisors.
The board granted permission to
Leonard A. Bisz to erect and oper-
ate temporary lunch stand on the
Leesburg pike, about two miles
southeast of Bailey's Cross Roads
in the. Falls Church district, pro-
vided the. stand would be discon-
tinued and moved within year.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Virginia Annexation Laws
Set for Public HEARINGS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs. ~
RICHMOND, Aug. ia public
hearing will be held here August 26
by the subcommittee named by the
Virginia Advisory Legislative Coun-
Gil to study Virginia's annexation
laws.
Announcing the hearing, Delegate
Edward L. Breeden, jr., of Norfolk
chairman of the committee, said
yesterday the study is of general in
terest. since both counties and cities
are concerned.
The hearing will start at 10:30
am. in the House Appropriations
Committee room at the State Cap
itol.
The question of annexation laws
was referred to the Legislative
Council by the General Assembly of
1912.
Other members of the committee
are Harry A. Grant, Arlington; r..
H. Edwards, Richmond; DR.. Ray
mond Uhl of the University of Vir-
ginia; Judge A. c. Buchanan, Taze-
we'll; Raymond V. Long, Richmond,
and r. S. Kline, Salem.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Big Display of Modern Weapons
To Mark Third War Bond Drive
Exhibit on Monument Grounds to Include
Captured Material, Possibly HeIicopter FLIGHTS

ficer between the Treasury's War
Finance Division and the armed
forces.
Restrictions on flights over Wash
ington probably will operate to pre-
vent aerial demonstrations or para
chute jumping, it was indicated to-
day.
Americas fighting equipment will
carry price tags" informing the
sightseer how many War bonds are
required to produce each of the
diversified tools of combat.
The questions of whether the pub
lie will be allowed to climb into
tanks. sit on antiaicraft gun
pivots, or ride in jeeps during the
18 days show remain to be answered,
but tie-in with the third War
bond campaign may be worked out
whereby a spectator will subscribe
so much for the privilege of making
personal inspection.
Flame Throwing Demonstration.
Officially the name of the show
will be Back the Attack" phrase
taken from recent War bond ap-
peal OF the President. A walk
through gas filled chambers-with
spectators wearing gas masks-and
the art of flame throwing will be
features directed by the chemical
warfare branch.
Planes and captured enemy ma
terial will be on exhibit. There
will be room for crowds of 10000
persons at each show, around mid
day and at night, sponsors say as
they proceed with their organizing
tasks.
1T will be something Washing
ton won't forget" member of Gen.
Surles' staff said. 1T will take time
to work out details, but the Army
will do all that is possible, from its
point of view. to help promote third
War bond sales"
Civilian defense workers will join
the home front army, taking the
field to sell $4,000, 100000 in War
bonds during the Treasury's third
war loan drive, Secretary Morgen-
thau announced last night.
He said James M. Lands, civilian
defense director, had urged State
and local defense councils to assist
war finance committees In order
that no citizen anywhere shall be
left unsolicited In the record cam
paign.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Washington Area
Army Officers Given
1emporayPromoiions
Maj. Robert Harper. 81.
Roised to Runk Of
Lieutenant Colonel

The War Department today an
nounced the temporary promotions
OF is Army officers from the WASH
ington area, one appointment and
orders calling two officers and an
Army nurse to active duty.
Those advanced in rank included
four majors to lieutenant colonel,
nine captains to major and two Sec
ond lieutenants to first lieutenant.
Maj. Robert Hutchinson Harper,
81, advanced to lieutenant colonel,
Is now stationed at the Pentagon
Building. He is a 1880 graduate Of
the Georgia Military College and
since has attended Teachers College
in Tennessee and George WASH
ington University here. He lives with
his wife at 1918 Yuma street NV.
Capt. Stacy Mark Reed, 1929 CO.
Evening star., 1943-08-17

Daily demonstrations by hell
copter are being considered as
one of the attractions of the
Army's war equipment exhibit
beginning September 9 on the
Monument grounds. timed by the
War and Treasury Departments
to open the day the third War
bond drive begins.
Since a helicopter rises vertically
and can be landed in small area,
officials wrestling with the problem
of space ALLEGATION to various sec
tions Of the Army believe this me-
chanical innovation would prove a
public attraction and help stimulate
bond sales. Space allotment for
exhibition of airplanes tanks, jeeps,
field artillery, antiaircraft guns and
other weapons of modern warfare
may be made today following sub
mission of a report by Army engi-
neers who surveyed the grounds.
AS plans assume shape for the
most ambitious project of its kind
ever attempted, officials in charge
believe the exhibit and entertain
ment features not only will lend
impetus to bond sales but will make
the Nations Capital prouder than
ever of the Army's fighting forces.
WAC Band to Play.
The ground forces will stage mill
tary shows. Entertainment from
the motion picture and theatrical
world will be furnished Ly the
Treasury Department. Women will
have place in the picture, too, for
the WAC Band will be brought here
from Daytona Beach, Fla, to appear
each day Of the show. Three bands
attached to the military district of
Washington also will have a place
on the program.
War bond booths will be placed
on the ground to sell bonds on the
spot. The magnitude Of the show.
onicials said, will be apparent when
the program is completed.
Just now many features are in
the embryonic stage, but within a
short time workmen will begin
building stage and grandstands.
Plans are being whipped into
shape by Maj. Gen. Alexander D.
Surles, head Of the War Depart
ment's Bureau of Public Relations,
and by Carlton G. Dufius, lason Of
Evening star., 1943-08-17
CoId-Storoge Plont
To Be Built at La Plato
Special Dispatch to The star.

epecitI DispAtcH 70 1He ctAr'
LA PLATA, Nd, Aug. II. - A
$4,000 quick-freeze cold storage
plant will be built here Immediately
to be ready for operation by Oc-
tober, Engineer Jules Morris an
nounced yesterday.
The plant, which is being spon-
sored by Charles County residents
headed by Mr.. Morris and Leonard
Snider, will be so feet by 10 feet 1t
win be built of concrete blocks lined
with treated cork.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Sergt. Scott, Alexandra,
MISSING in Action Abroad

Staff Sergt. E. T. Scott, 81 West
Myrtle avenue, Alexandria, is miss
ing in action in the European
theater, the War Department an
nounced today.
Mrs. Emmett c. Scott, his mother,
said she received a letter from her
son July Is telling her things were
going we'll, and on the following day
she received the War Department
report that he was missing.
Sergt. Scott entered the Army Air
Forces in July, 1941. and was sent
overseas as tail gunner in Flying
Fortress. Before entering the Army
he was employed at the Cooper
Phillips Motor Co. of Alexandria.
Although Sergt Scott was born in
the District, he was reared in Alex
andria, where he attended public
schools. He was graduated from
George Washington High School,
where he played on the baseball
football and basket ball teams.
Marlboro Man Wounded.
Pvt. Hampton N. Dove, son of Mrs.
Eva E. Dove of Upper Marlboro, Md,
has been wounded in action in the
North African theater, the War De-
partment announced today.
Pvt. Dove was among IS American
soldiers wounded in action in the
Asiatic, European. North African
Pacific and Southwest Pacific areas.
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Silver Spring Red Cross
Seeks Sewing Machines

A plea for loans Or donations of
sewing machines for use of the Sill
yer Spring branch, Montgomery
County Chapter, American Red
Cross, was made today by Mrs. Louis
Baker, production chairman. Any
one who would like to make such a
gift is asked to call Mrs. Baker at
Shepherd 2078 or branch headquar-
ters, Sligo 2233.
Mrs. Wallace Ould, chairman of
the Junior R.d Cross unit of the
branch, has requested that tin cans
with tight-fitting lids be left at
headquarters to be used for holding
cosmetics for servicewomen overseas.
Members of the unit will paint the
cans, which should be 1-pound size.
Evening star., 1943-08-17

tank gun hit his tank In Happy
Valley" IL miles from Tunis. He
was guest of honor at a luncheon
at the Statler Hotel yesterday.
A member of an armored regi-
ment, I'd Armored Division, he and
a number OF his buddies were sent
to the front lines to replace losses
suffered by the American forces.
Only Fought Hours.
II was only at the front lines a
day and a half" he explained. land
in only three hours Of actual battle,
when the German shell made a
lucky hit on our tank. The motor
stopped and our instrument set was
smashed up pretty bad. I felt at
first as if I had scratched my leg
but never saw my foot again"
OF the five men manning the tank
of which Sergt. Whitmer was as
sistant gunner. the driver, techni-
cal corporal, was killed, three were
wounded and one escaped without
q scratch"
when it happened" he said, I'VE
hollered Get out so none of us
would be trapped in the tank If 1t
caught on fire" The only thing
tank crewmen are afraid of is fire,
he declared.
Il climbed out of the tank my
SELF" he continued, "and crawled
about rs feet before a light. tank
| picked me up and took me to the
medical station-about flve minutes
behind the front lines"
Germans Fight Fairly.
Explaining how 1t was possible 10
climb out of the tank under fire,
he said, The Germans are pretty
nice about that kind of business.
They see a wounded man-baoly
wounded like having lost leg-and
they lay off-hold back their fire
| until he is out of the way or taken
care of. They're pretty white to
| fight with"
He said he heard later that his
tank had burned.
| Blood plasma really saved my
life," he asserted, land If / ever get
| in shape again l am going to give
some OF my blood. 1t has helped a
heck of lot Of my friends.
IF more people will give blood
7 plasma,' ne declared, more people
will come back. 1t may sound
funny for a soldier to say that but
still I'm going to do 1t and hope
it will help my buddies over there u
Companion Agrees.
You would really be surprised
how many lives were saved in Africa
by blood plasma--I had three trans
fusions myself" declared Pvt. Clyde
Croft, Grand Rapids, Mich, Sergt
Whitmer's constant companion.
Il got mine in Kasserine Pass--1
met Stuka halfway" he said, ex.
planning his foot injury. 1T was
pretty hot up there They were try
ing to stop us, but we stopped them.
Pvt. Croft, field artilleryman
was a member Of the division which
made the initial attack in North
Africa. He is now convalescing at
Forest Glen, Md. and in about
another week will be honorably dis
charged from the Army and will be
able to 90 home. S
Eager to talk about his "buddies, -
Sergt. Whitmer said. TT was one
of the best outfits in the States as
far as armored force is concerned
They were q bunch OF good fellows
al kinds of nationalities - and
they didn't care.
"Armored force men," he explained
"go In with no idea OF coming back
| II they come back they're lucky, and
II not--well--
1T isn't a case Of fighting indi.
viduals," he went on. You Just
worry about the equipment-to get
Evening star., 1943-08-17
Marlhoro Man Wounded.
IS in Arlington Injured

Arlington County Police Chief
Harry l.. woodward today reported
20 traf1ic accidents during the first
tive weeks of August, with IS per-
sons injured and no fatalities.
There were 1875 arrests, 81 for trafic
offenses and 81 miscellaneous. Park
ing tickets were issued to a mo-
torists.