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Evening star., 1943-01-09

personal representative and will send
to the Senate on Monday my nomi-
nation as minister plenipotentiary
to Australia"
After Mr.. Flynn visited Bronx
Democratic headquarters today a
reporter asked him:
When do you expect to leave
for Australian
Mr.. Flynn replied directly:
Early in February"
A Melbourne broadcast recorded
here by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission reported today
that Australian Prime Minister John
Curtin said he could make no state
ment on the designation of Mr.
Flynn as Minister and President
Roosevelt's personal representative
to Australia until it is announced
officially.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Part-Time Operation
OF Schools Is Seen
As Fuel Oil |sCut
Additional Reduction
Reduces Supply to
so Per Cent of Lost Year
Earlier Story on Page A-l)

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
An additional reduction of Is
per cent in fuel oil rationS ap-
plies to the District schools, OPA
Director Whitney Leary said to-
day. The effect of the ruling is
to cut the schools fuel supply to
so per cent OF last years supply.
1t raised the question of whether
the five-day school term must
be shortened in order to main
tain an average temperature of
10 for pupils.
Jere C. Crane, assistant superin-
tendent of schools in charge Of
buildings, said it was apparent that
Is schools using fuel oil cannot be
operated on full-time basis with
last years supply cut in half. He
added that he didn't believe the OPA
would make an exception for schools
and that he would lay all the facts
before DR.. Frank w. Ballou, super
intendent of schools. on Monday.
A big worry, he added, is the fate
of the war training programs being
offered both day and night, aside
from the regular school classes.
Dr.. Ballou. saying news of the addi-
tional Is per cent reduction was a
surprise to him, declined to COM
NIT himself as to whether school
hours would have to be shortened, if
relief is not forthcoming shortly.
When we get to that point we
will have to face the issue as it
develops" DR. Ballou told The Star
Meanwhile we will operate full
time. 1t is an administrative mat
ter and we will do all that is pos
sible to keep school children COM
Portable"
Mr.. Crane declined to speculate
on how the school term would be
shortened, If that proves necessary.
He said the matter involved many
angles, such as future weather con-
ditions and the respective amounts
of heat needed in different types
of buildings. He would not COM
ment when asked if temperature
lower than 10 would subject pupils
to physical discomfort.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Bond Market Spurred by
Rush for Low-Priced Rails
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. "a new wave
of buying in low-priced rail bonds,
in motion since early in the week,
reached crest today, giving the
bond market its largest Saturday
volume since September, 1899
Prices of many obligations of such
systems as Southern Pacific, Balti-
more g. Ohio, Missouri Pacific, New
Haven and Lehigh Valley climbed
from, fractions to as much as two
points
Accelerating buying in the rail
issues was recent report from
Washington indicating the Inter-
state Commerce Commission would
permit the carriers to retain the
lately granted rate increases with
proceeds therefrom applied to debt
reduction.
Trading volume was $10,214 800
face value, compared with So, 1872 300
the previous Saturday. In the
comparable period of large volume,
September, 1899, the market was
swept by liquidation released by the
start of the war
Stock market volume today was
437, 100 shares, largest since Novem-
Der 7. with low-priced utilities con-
tributing the principal activity.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
| Toxic Raider
Prisoner
| By Germans
~ the Associated Press,

WINTERS, Tex, Jan. 9.-MaI.
David M. Jones, participant in the
Toxic bombing and successful raids
in the North African Tunisian CAM
paign is a German prisoner, the War
Department advised his wife. q
Maj. Jones, last reported in dis
patches as leader of an air attack
against Tunis where many fires were
started November %, is in a prison
camp at Dulag Luft, Germany.
The officer was with Brig. Gen.
jimmy Doolittle in the April 18
bombing raid on Toxic, and with
other Army and Navy combat heroes
who made War bond tour in the
United States in June and July.
Mrs. Jones said her most recent
letter from her husband was dated
November 20.
The November % Tunisian raid
battered docks, warehouses, railroad
yards and oil storage tanks at the
port Of Sfax.
After the raid Maj. Jones re-
ported 1--WE sure plastered them.
Two or three of us went as low as
Is to so feet, machine cunning the
yards, and saw lot Of damage"
The officer won the DISTINGUISHED
Flying Cross for his role in the
bombing Of Toxic.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Flynn Says He Is Confident
He Will Be Sent to Australia
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 9-Edward ].
Flynn, who yesterday announced
his resignation as national Demo-
cratic chairman, said today he was
confident he would be sent to Aus
tralia as President Roosevelt's per-
sonal representative with the title
of minister plenipotentiary and said
he probably would leave early in
February"
Although there was no official cor
roboration from the White House
MIR. Flynn indicated there was no
change in the announcement he
made yesterday when he said in
a statement:
"The President has today ap-
pointed me his Ambassador and
Evening star., 1943-01-09
P|easureDriiviinq
Violations Laid
To 70 Here
Police Adopt Policy
Of Questioning Only
Suspicious Cases

With at least 10 motorists
reported to District OPA Of.
ficials as suspected violators
of the ban on pleasure. driving,
police this afternoon said they
would adhere to their policy Of
questioning motorists only under
suspicious circumstances"
Sixty of the alleged violations
were reported by local OPA in
spectors, eight by District police
and two by park police.
Inspector Harvey G. Callahan Of
District police said officers must ac-
cept explanations of the drivers
unless we have proof to the con-
trary."
He admitted that he personally
was baffled by what constitutes a
reasonable Interpretation of the
OPA regulations.
Suppose we see man driving up
and enter a theater?" Inspector
Callahan asked 1T looks like he
comes under the prohibited list. But
Evening star., 1943-01-09
London Checks Up
On Every Driver to
Curb Gas Misuse

Special Gable to The Star and
Chicago Daily News
LONDON, Jan. 9.-Every pri-
vate automobile on the streets
of London today was being
stopped and the driver ques-
toned about what he was do
ing, as officials continued the
biggest hunt against misuse Of
gasoline yet made in London.
Gas rationing here has long
been most severe and private
cars are allowed to travel only
for the most urgent wartime
reasons, and then only on a
specified route without any
deviations whatever. A driver
caught off his route, stopping
at the grocer's or meat shop,
or anywhere else simply loses
his gas rationing card, and
that is that.
Copyright, ,A943, by Chicago Daily
News, Inc
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Mother Christens Ship
Named for Dead Son

BY the Associated Press.
HINGHAM, Mass, Jan. "a
mother today christened Navy
escort vessel bearing the name of
her son, John D. Buckley, a naval
aviation ordnance man, who was
killed while manning machine
gun against the Japanese at Pearl
Harbor on December Z, 1941.
Mrs. James Buckley of Providence,
r. l., wore the uniform of the Sal
vation Army, of which she is a
member, at the launching ceremony
at the Bethlehem bingham ship
yard. Her son played in a Saliva
ton Army band prior to joining the
Navy.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Bermuda Ends Ban
On General Use
OF Automobiles
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan.
9.--The last barrier against
general use of automobiles on
Bermuda's roads was removed
yesterday. The Assembly adopt
ed, 20 to 7, a report by the
select committee recommending
removal OF the. ban on motor
vehicles which has been in
effect ever since the automobile
was invented
The restrictions had been re-
laxed slightly in the past year
since the entry Of the United
States in the war and estab-
lishment of American bases
here. Certain military trucks
and STAN cars were allowed to-
travel the roads. Doctors also
were granted permission to use
cars but all others were banned.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Gen. Wilbur Decorated

The Congressional Medal of
Honor was awarded by direction of
President Roosevelt today to Brig.
Gen. William Hale Wilbur of Pal
mer, Mass, for conspicuous gall
lantry and interpidity in action" in
connection with the American land
ings in Casablanca, Morocco, on
November 8.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Silent John Titus Dies;
Former Baseball Stur
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ST. CLAIR. Pa. Jan. 9.-"Silent"
John Titus, one Of the last major
league baseball players to wear q
handlebar mustache, died at his
home here yesterday after ! long
illness.
Mr.. Titus, 66, played with the
Phils from 1908 to 1912 and later
with the Boston Braves. He was
an outfielder. The funeral will be
held Monday.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
By the Associated Press.

Government sources said today
that President Roosevelt could be
expected to make known his choice
for the Supreme Court vacancy
soon-possibly Monday-and the
name of Wiley Rutledge of Iowa, an
associate justice of the United States
Court of Appeals for the District
headed the speculation.
While these persons, who are close
to the White House, would not con-
firm insistent reports that Judge
Evening star., 1943-01-09
BroziI Books Allies Stund

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. . Dr.
The Foreign Minister announced
Brazils adherence today to the
United Nations declaration of Janu-
ary 5 that appropriations by the
Axis In. conquered countries would
not be recognized by the Allies.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Racing Results
New Orleuns
BY the Associated Press

by the ASS0clated PresS.
| FIRST RACE-Pufse S7Oo; claiming:
| 3-year-olds. furlones
| Sun Flower (Murphy) $50 $50 $50
Right CArla lPlesa) 17.40 7.60
| AlhAkit (ittrelD $40
1 Time, 1:162s.
=. Also lAn---Baby Edith, Miss DisicAl. Long
show: Poo5o, Coli Widow, Hydate and
Phantom Ship.
Evening star., 1943-01-09

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (P.-Stocks
mixed; price changes narrow.
Bonds Arm; secondary rails high
er. Cotton firm, trade and COM
mission house buying.
CHICAGO. = Wheat higher;
, mill buying. Corn up Q cents;
top since 1887. Cattle nominaly
steady. Hogs undertone weak.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Henderson Expects
No Further Slash
In Gas Rationing
Says A-Book Value Must
Be Preserved to Save
Vitul TRANSFORMATION

Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson declared today that no
further cut in gasoline ration
ing was imminent, as he ex-
pressed unqualified opposition to
invalidation of A books, used eX-
clusively by some 100000 mo-
torists in the Eastern shortage
area.
The gasoline supply situation, Mr.
Henderson said he was informed by
Petroleum Administrator Ickes, is in
fairly good shape. although there
might be a few local shortages. He
added that gasoline supplies appar-
emily are higher than supplies OF
fuel oil.
Mr.. Henderson said the value o!
the A book must be preserved at
least approximate current levels. To
invalidate the book would cause a
breakdown in vital transportation in
such cities as Washington.
Says Plan Works Well.
The pleasure driving ban is work
ing well throughout the East, ac-
cording to reports Mr.. Henderson
has received from sll of the States
he said. Some one at the press con-
ference asked the OPA chieftain ii
(See HENDERSON, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1943-01-09
F0RTRESSES POUND B|zERTE IN TRIPLE RAID
Late News Bulletins
Nozis Claim Arrest of Prince konoIeon

BERLIN From German Broadcasts) OFp.-The German
radio broadcast report today that Prince Napoleon Bona
parte grand nephew of Emperor Napoleon and present
head OF the house of Napoleon had been arrested
port issued by the Transocean Agency said
Saivre identified member Marshal Petans civil cab
net until two weeks had taken custody together
en- route from Paris to Span where they intended
other Bonapartists
Hungarian Casualties Listed as 13,432
BERN Switzerland GA dispatch from Budapest today
quoted Hungarian Army headquarters communique
ing that Hungarian casualties since last August totaed
13432. OF the number 225e were listed as killed Gilt
wounded and 2,O59 missing.
u. S., Subs Sink Two jap Liners
LONDON UF9.-Reuters quoted Chungkng report today
that American submarines had sunk liners off
Woosung about Is miles from Shanghai and that only AZ
persons saved out of 1000 aboard the ships The
port said the sinkngs occurred last November II.
Gen. Tossigny Given 10-Yeor Sentence
LONDON p'-The vchy radio said today that Gen.
De Lare Tassgny charged with trying to the Ger
mans when they completed their occupation of France last
November had sentenced 10 imprisonment by
special court Gen. Tassigny, who in command of the
Montpelier district reported at the time of the German
occupation to have led short and abortve revolt
He at time in of French forces in Tunisia
Evening star., 1943-01-09

See PLEASURE DRIVING, Pg. Ok
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Says Plan Works Well.
Markets at q Glance

(See HENDERSON, Page Ok
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Weather Report

Moderate temperature today and tonight: in
creasing winds. Temperatures today-Hiehest.
81, at p.m.; lowest %, at 10 am Full report
on page Az.
Fuel oil consumption should be Is per cent
OF allotment for period ending February 2.
Evening star., 1943-06-04

The dance which launches the
proceedings naturally is a spirited.
though modified can-can. which
drifts. equally naturally, into a vio-
lent Apache passage which threatens
to wreck the theater before the
tough looking males and females
stop throwing each other around
like so many basket balls.
Thereafter. the audience is intro
duced to such less spectacular varia =
tions AS the svelte Waiting of the
Chadwicks, the acrobatics OF a girl
we take to be Barbara Belmore al
though our rundown on the bill is
missing at the moment. and the
gracefulness of Nine. Kamorova
ballet.
That is great deal Of dancing
already. but there is more In the
form OF Shea and Raymond's comedy
stepping and the. most popular OF
all, wooden soldier number with
which Emil Boreo rather trium-
phantly closes his part of the pro-
gram.
Vocally the Latin Quarter revue
is pretty much of mystery to this
first show reporter. The orchestra
played as ii it were being accom-
panied by the singers who were silent
partners in the arrangement. Un-
doubtedlv Gene Ford is the fellow
who could correct that before the
second performance. thus making
the stage show considerably more
attractive item than They Came
to Blow Up America"
Evening star., 1943-06-04

number caps the works with tap
dancers, marching feet and many
singers. We forget how they fitted
that in.
1T Amt Hay" derives from Da
mon Runyons little story, Princess
O'Hara,' fact that is not readily
apparent. Although in this connec-
tion. it is responsible for the only
respectable gag in the film. What
are you doing with that umbrella. it
amt raining" says one guy to an
odd-lo looking individual. "Ah. that's
all right replies he, I'm Damon
Runyan character"
The Army Air Forces excellent
Wings Up" showing the grind that
officer candidates go through at
Miami Beach, is added to the bill
as well as Pluto and the Arma-
dillo' and the newsreels.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Where and When
Current Theoter Attroc tions
and Time Of Showing
Stare

Stage.
National-"The Doughgirls. Jo-
seph Fields comedy: Tonight at
$50.
CapitoI-"They Came to Blow Up
America" saboteurs: IL am. 1:40,
4:25, 7:l5 and 9:55 pm. Stage shows
1880, $3.50. $40 and 9:05 pm
Hello. Frisco. Hello" "
plush and much music: 1855 am.
2:20, 4:45. 7:10 and $50 pm.
Mission to Moscow Hol-
lywood on Russia: 10:45 am, / 80.
4:l0, 7:05 and 9:45 pm. Stage
shows: l, $40, $50 and s:l5 pm.
Keith's-"It Amt Hay" but Abb
bott-Costello corn: ll:50 am, l so,
$50, $50, 7:50 and $50 pm.
LittIe-'Lady in Distress. new
pursuit is on: 1910, 2:35, S, 7::3O and
9:55 pm.
Metropolitan - The More the
Merrier.' two guys and girl in a
hotel: II am, LOS, 3:l5, 5:25, 7:35
and s:45 pm
Bataan.' activities OF a
lone patrol: IL am, l:40, 4:2O, I
and 9:40 pm.
Pix-"Last Will OF DR.. Mabuse"::
Continuous from pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts:
Continuous from 10 am
Evening star., 1943-06-04
BY ]. w. STEPP.

There should be some expression
beside 'hammy" and "corny' to
label the performances, every one.
OF the MeSsrs Abbott and Costello
Those two eloquent little adiectives
have been summoned forth with
regularity as monotonous as the
release OF Abbott and Costello NOV
ing pictures. They spring with such
facility from the typewriter when it
Is that typeWriter'S job to tell all
about what the boys are doing in
each successive screen installment.
The photographers have. indeed.
proven inadequate to their task: and
even had Lewis Carroll lived long
enough to study the activities of the
tWo wealthy fugitives from burlesque
his coinage would inevitab bly, have
been something like "hamjious' or
"cornawful"
Thus, it is difficult to say anything
additionally descriptive of 1T Amt
Hay which opened Yesterday at
kelth's Theater for what will doubt
less develop into long run.
This Is one job won't fall down
on" says Lou Costello as he trips
and lands on his face.
Or, What does this horse eat"
asks Lou. He eats his fodder" saws
Bud. So Lou gets that bewildereo
look on his face and asks what that
horses father and mother and
grandfather ate. to which Bud. the
straight man, replies Fodder" each
time. 'Musta been family Of can
nlbals,' ouips Abbott climacticallv.
while many people in the theater
shake with kind of Mortified mer-
riment. Then, later. practically the
same thing starts all over again
when someone refers to a race horse
as "mudder."
Between such dagger keen bits OF
repartee Mr.. Costello. Eugene Pal
lette and several others take turns
getting Knocked down. getting stuck
with D1tchforks. riding horses wildly
and chasing each other around the
lot. Songs are added for good
measure, except that the measure is
not so good at that. Patsy O'Con-
nor. a small girl new to the movies.
sings most of these. but there are
also Grace Mcdonald and Leighton
Noble for a few. A production"
Evening star., 1943-06-04

little character who entered fur :
lively through polished door.
"Yes?" the little man began the
conversation, as converse tions 60 in
Hollywood.
You a writer?" the Brain asked.
Sort Of" said the little man with
the proper note of humility. which
he would counterbalance later with
double something or -other.
WELL" said the Brain, Il want
you should write a story. There
we're these eight Nazi saboteurs,
see? They came to this country to
blow it up. Great stun, see? You
can write that
I'm not sure" the little man
demurred. You see. even the press
had hard time writing about that
The hearings were closed, remem-
ber? And the records were sealed.
Maybe they meant for it not to be
written about What do you think?
OF course. maybe we could make 1t
nine saboteurs, or seven
That's the trouble with YOU
writer's" shouted the Brain mo
imagina ton. There were eight
saboteurs. Our picture will have
eight
The Brain paused. smiled craftily
and went on calmly:
Well just say that any resem-
blance between our eight NaZi
saboteurs and any other eight Nazi
saboteurs is a coincidence.
x Y X x
He might have added that the
coincidence which manifested itself
on the screen of the Capitol Theater
under the title. They Came to Blow
Up America" is rather a dull one
that the whole idea might better
have been left under seal-and lock.
The major result of not having
done that is TO assemble a group of
Hollywood's standard Nazis in an
other standard story of Germany.
These include George Saunders,
Anna Stem, Ward Bond and virtu-
ally Of the others who, by this time.
must be carrying that He'll Heetler"
accent into their private lives.
They are engaged chiefly in acting
out a story which the newspapers
exhausted. and vice versa, more than
year ago. Aubrey Wisberg, who
did the screen play. did wrack his
brain to inject wisp OF romance
into the proceedings Regretably.
however, it is the same old wisp in
which two people who love each
other very much are forced by the
Nazls into a situation of tragic mis-
understanding. The pity of it all,
however, stops safely this side of
leaving you a psychopatic mess.
Or, maybe you have just become
calloused to Hollywood's little private
war with the Axis. which compares
so unfavorably with the drama of
the big public war which is running
concurrently.
x ~
The Latin Quarter revue which
constitutes the Capitols stage at
traction this week may not be as
Latin as the old Paris tourist set re-
members. but it is an ornate and
varied spectacle which lays its ac-
cent primarily upon the dance.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Those Nazi Saboteurs Live
In Hollywood's Memory
But They Look Quite Undramatic
In New Capitol Screenplay;
Stage Revue Is Elaborate
nv JAv CARMnny

CARMODY.
imagine the Of
acting once The
functoning
making pattern through the
Venetian blinds
Brain shifted his feet slightly agated
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Anne a Sergeant

Anne Shirley was made honorary
sergeant" of the 383d School Squad
ron. Albuquerque Air Base, when she
went with Pat O'Brien and RAN
dolph Scott there for the filming
Of RKO-Radio's air saga Bonn
bardier.'
I've always admired army SER
geants,' Anne says. and besides.
don't think there are many hon
orary non-coms in existence"
Evening star., 1943-06-04

THEY CAME TO BLOW UP AMER
George Sanders. and Anna Stem, directed
by Edward Ludwig. screen play by Au-
brey Wisberg based upon an original story
BY Michel Jacoby. At the Capitol
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Debut for British

Anne Firth, English actress who
was stage star at the age of l8
makes her screen debut six years
later in -"Spitf1re.' This British
made picture will come to this
country as Samuel Goldwvn pres
entation released by RKO-Radio.
In "Spitfire,' life story of R. j.
Mitchell, who designed and per-
fected the airplane that saved
Britain, Miss Firth will be seen
in support of Leslie Howard and
David Niven.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Abbott, Costello
Back at Keith's
With the Usual
1T Amt Hoy.' Based
ON Rnnvon Story,
More or Less

1T AMT HAY" Universal Picture
produced by Erie Kenton, directed by Alex
Gottlieb. based story by Damon
Runyan. At keiths Theater.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
MIR. Hale, Gadgeteer,
Assists the Army
In War on Bugs
HOLLYWOOD.

AAOAA Vo0Ds
Alan Hale is a bit too old to don
a uniform-except for his current
role at Warner Bros. in Irving
Berlin's This Is the Army" but
he Is doing his part just the same
to help the Army win one phase of
the war. The war On bugs.
The actor. who has invented
various gadgets. and financed and
constructed other inventions, has
long been the owner of a factory
producing tire extinguishers. 1t is
this plant that has been enlisted
In the war effort.
The entire plant, personnel and
research laboratory have been
turned over to the Government for
the duration. 1t is producing thou
sands of gallons of insecticide and
spray guns. Soldiers, sailors and
marines who have been fighting
bugs, as well as Japs, in the Solo,
mons and New Guinea will be the
Evening star., 1943-06-04

initial recipients Of the anti bug
juice. Tests have proven it highly
effective against tropical and sub
tropical insects.
Hale grinningly insists that he
got the formula during the time he
was working in Action in the North
Atlantic
We worked for days in smoke
from the burning tanker" he says.
and the stuff killed everything on
the set except me and Bogart. That
gave me the idoa."
Evening star., 1943-06-04

0YEn FREE PARKING.
W4ksO Phene Alex 2A4S
MICKEY ROONEY. FRANK MORGAN In
THE HUMAN COMEDY
RlCHll0MD ,r f:.ise: e.: ss,ss; s:.;. .
JOHN WAYNE. PAULETTE GODDARD.
RAY MLLAND in "REAP THE WILD
Evening star., 1943-06-04

The Latin Quarter revue which
constitutes the Capitors stage at
traction this week may not be as
Latin as the old Paris tourist set re-
members, but it is an ornate and
varied spectacle which lays its ac-
cent primarily upon the dance.