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Evening star., 1943-07-15
Oil Men See WAY
To Eliminate Ban
On Pleasure Driving
Stamp Out Black Market
Improve Coupon System,
War Council Urges

The ban on pleasure driving In
the East could be eliminated by
cleaning out the black market in
gasoline and providing better con-
troll of coupon issuance" in the
opinion of the Petroleum Industry
War Council.
The group, composed of oil in
dustry representatives, made its
views known yesterday in state
ment which declared an improv-
ing transportation situation soon
would leave mo justification for
any sharp differences" in gasoline
rationing in different sections of
the country. 1t said the chief prob
lem, where oil is concerned, was
becoming one Of assuring an ade-
quate supply of crude, and recon-
mended higher crude prices to en-
courage development of new fields.
OWN Undertakes Inquiry.
This was one of several develop
ments in the gasoline situation yes
terday which was high lighted by
the announcement that the Office of
War Mobilization was undertaking
an inquiry into the petroleum prob
lem in view of new military ac-
tivities requiring increasing supplies.
AS a first step, OWN Director
James F. Byrnes held joint con-
ference with representatives Of the
ONCE of Defense Transportation,
Petroleum Administration for War.
Once of Price Administration and
War Production Board. 1t was in
dicated there was some differences
of opinion among the agencies as to
just what is the oil supply.
During the day the PAW reported
that the index of stocks of principal
petroleum products available to
civilian consumers in the Atlantic
seaboard States moved up to "a
per cent of normal in the week
ended July TO- Deputy Petroleum
Administrator Ralph K. Davies said
incoming supplies Of petroleum now
are at normal levels for peacetime.
and that civilian prospects depend
entirely on military demands.
Tank car movement of oil reached
record of 1,017,029 barrels in the
week of July 10.
The petroleum administrator for
war also ordered that farmers in all
the 48 States be given first call, for
farming operations. on available
gasoline supplies. A similar order
had been issued earlier giving
preferred status to the farmers in
the II States in the East Coast
shortage area.
Evening star., 1943-07-15
Nurse Board Meetinq
Called in Alexandra

The first meeting of the newly
formed Board of Directors of the
Alexandria Visiting Nurse Associa-
tion has been called for next Thurs
day night in the First Baptist
Church. Plans will be discussed for
incorporating the organization and
becoming an affiliate of the Com
munity Chest.
Need for such organization was
recognized some time ago by the
Health Committee of the Council OF
Social Agencies, and citizens instru-
mental in the organization are
hopeful it will be in operation by
the first of the year.
DR.. Thistle Mckee, one of the
sponsors, said she is confident the
organization will not have to depend
wholly on Community Chest funds
because interest shown by other city
agencies indicates that they will CO.
operate.
The following have agreed to
serve on the Board of Directors. and
officers will be elected from their
number at Thursdays meeting: DR..
w. A. Browne, city health officer:
Rev. A. Myron Cochran, pastor of
the colored Episcopal Church: DR..
o. A. Durant, colored physician:
James A. Gore, 1t. Col. Everett A,
Hellmuth, councilman from the
fifth ward: Mrs. L. Gilmer Hoge,
principal of Mount Vernon School:
Mrs. John M. Ide, president of the
George Mason School P-TA; Dom
aid Jameson, Fred Kirchner, DR..
Mckee, Bedford Penn, jr., Rev.
Fred V. Poag, Mrs. Henry Rau, jr.,
Glenn Richard, attorney; Mrs.
Rathbone Smith, member of the
Board of Directors of the local Red
Gross chapter, and Miss Marguerite
Wales, r. NJ, of the nursing service
of the Red Cross Eastern area.
Evening star., 1943-07-15
Manassas Service Club
Is Planning Open House
special Dispatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, July 15.-The
Manassas Service Club will hold
open house" for residents of the
community beginning at 7:30 o'clock
tomorrow night. officers of the
Governing Board will serve as a re-
ception committee and members of
the local Girls Service Organization
will act as hostesses.
The club, located in the Cross
Building on Center street. was
sponsored by civic organizations,
and has been open for the past
month to provide recreation for
servicemen from nearby camps.
Members of the Governing Board
are the Rev. Thomas G. Faulkner,
chairman; DR.. George B. Cooke, vice
chairman, and Mrs. E. D. Gotffwaite,
secretary y-treaSurer.
Evening star., 1943-07-15
IS Price Panel Volunteers
Survey Arlington Stores

Fifteen volunteer price panel as
sistants are making survey of
price compliance in Arlington
County retail stores this week,
county rationing officials announced
today The survey is being con-
Quoted under the direction of the
price section of the Arlington
board
Officials said volunteers are
checking price posting, sizes, brands.
selling prices and maximum legal
prices. The results of the survey
will be announced next week.
Board officials reminded appli-
cants seeking more canning sugar
than the amount available on
stamps Is and Is that five stations
have been established in the county.
The stations are:
Recreational Center, to pm.
and 7 to 9 pm. on Mondays and
Tuesdays; st. Agnes Church,
Cherrydale, 2 to pm. and to 9
pm. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays;
Nellie Gusts School, 2 to 5 pm. and
to pm. on Tuesdays and Fridays;
Bauserman's Service Station, 2 to S
pm. and to pm. on Tuesdays
and Fridays, and Buckingham Gen.
ter, 7 to 9 pm. on Wednesdays.
Evening star., 1943-07-15
DR.. Strock Of BaI|ston
To Retire October 10

The Rev. DR.. Linus L. Strock,
pastor of the Ballston Presbyterian
Church in Arlington for the past Is
years, will retire from the ministry
with the status of pastor emeritus
October 10, it was learned today.
His retirement was authorized by
the Washington City Presbytery in
accordance with the request of DR..
Strock and his congregation.
Pending appointment of a perma-
nent successor, his post will be filled
by DR.. Alfred E. Barrows, pastor
emeritus of the Eastern Presbyterian
Church here.
DR.. Strock is a graduate of the
University of Chicago and of the
Princeton Theological Seminary and
is an honorary alumnus of the Uni
versity of Wooster, Ohio. He has
been in the ministry since 1901.
Evening star., 1943-07-15
Observer Says Sici|y's Surplus
Crops Obviote FEEDING Problem
lslond's Groin Supply
Will Benefit Allies,
Relief Official Saws

Contrary to the idea that we are
taxing over starving peoples, the
acquisition of Sicily will give us an
other surplus food country, Herbert
w. Parisius, just back from a survey
OF the agricultural possibilities of
North Africa for the Lehman relief
agency. said today.
Should Greece be opened up, the
surplus Sicilian grain would come
IN handy" the former director of
food production in Secretary Wick
ards Food Administration said. 1T
Is hard to determine what the war
has done to the islands production, :"
he added. I'VE may find the surplus
much smaller than prewar figures
would indicate"
Cuts Italy's Supply.
Sicily is an important food source
for Italy's 10000, 900 population, Mr..
Parisius pointed out. It's loss will
make continued Italian participa-
ton in the war more difficult, he
said. -.' .-,' 80
A bumper crop of wheat is now
being harvested in both Algeria and
Tunisia. The damage caused by
tanks and infantry crossing a few
fields is said to be negligible.
On his trip to North Africa, start
ing in March, to report on what
should be done to increase agricul-
tural production there, he was as
signed a berth in one of the new
landing barges used In the Sicilian
invasion-the kind with the cheese
box gun mount in front seen in
published photographs of the in
vaSion armada. 1t was fiat bot
toned and Diesel propelled and he
had a rough crossing.
Noted Effect of Bombs.
Mr.. Parisius entered Tunis the day
after it fell. He noted how the docks
and other port equipment had been
cleanly sheared away by precision
Evening star., 1943-07-15

666 private households in the United
States, of which 26,570,502, or 76
per cent, were normal households
including both husband and wife.
The remaining private households
comprised 3,109,216 which had male
heads without wife present, and
5,268 ,948 with female heads.
Apart from the private house
holds, there we're 80.122 quasi
households Qarge lodging houses,
hotels for transients, institutions,
etc., with resident population OF
3,242,206.
On the average. according to the
census report, 100 private house.
holds in 1910 comprised 367 per-
sons, OF whom 100 were heads, 252
were related to the head, Is were
dodgers, and were servants.
Evening star., 1943-07-15
Oil Firms Man
Cooperation 10
Insure Heating
Exchange Customers,
Pool Facilities to
Speed Deliveries
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.


Hundreds OF customers have been
exchanged by fuel oil distributors in
preseason effort to insure warm
homes next winter, it was learned
today.
The fuel dealers also are making
arrangements to exchange storage
facilities so truck from an outly-
ing area delivering downtown can
flll up again at another company's
plant instead of returning empty to
a distant plant.
Generally, said Lester Scott, Sec
retary of the oil heating division of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, oil dealers believe the
chances of warm homes next win
ter are better than they were last
winter.
The big "if," he said, was man.
power rather than supplies. He
pointed out that pipeline will be
serving Washington directly next
winter, with all companies sharing
In the supply.
Truck Drivers Sought.
The possibility that the trucks
will stand idle for lack of drivers is
now worrying the dealers. Coal and
oil distributors met yesterday with
officials of the area War Manpower
Commission, who promised an in
tenslve recruiting campaign as soon
as the dealers can determine by a
survey just how many men are
needed to prevent the anticipated
critical shortage of labor.
The customer -shuff1ing plan is
being followed generally by oil deal
ers, Mr.. Scott said. To save man.
power and mileage the oil COM
pan1es are trying to concentrate
their deliveries. An outlying COM
pany. for instance, will be asked to
take over some of the customers in
Its area serviced by a company
which makes the bulk of it's deliv-
cries downtown and previously had
to make special trips to a few
homes on the outskirts of the city.
In exchange. the suburban COM
pany will turn over some of it's
downtown accounts to the other
company. One company may make
deal with four or five different
companies, Mr.. Scott said. All of
this is done with the customers
consent, but most of them have been
willing to make the change on a
promise OF better service. Mr.. Scott
said customers were not being
dropped, just exchanged.
Accounts Analysed.
The customer exchange is being
done by individual companies who
are analyzing their accounts to see
how they can cut down mileage.
The oil exchange, Mr.. Scott said,
was the other mileage-saving de-
vice. He described it mainly as a
bookkeeping" arrangement made
between companies which would
probably use each others storage
facilities equally.
Pooling of deliveries, as far as
actually using each others trucks
is concerned, was studied by in
dustry committees appointed by the
Petroleum Administrator for War
and the Office of Defense Trans
poration. According to Mr.. Scott,
the committees concluded there was
no practical plan without the Gov
ernment assuming financial re-
sponsibility for damage to trucks
and other accidents for which the
borrowing company might be liable
Evening star., 1943-07-15
Arlington Rifle Club Gets
Award From National Unit

The Arlington Rife and Pistol
Club has been presented the Ma
tlonal Rife Associations War Service
Award, 1t was announced today by
Comdr. P. T, Wright, president of
the club.
The award is given by the associa-
ton to rifle clubs which conduct
a basic craftsmanship instruction
course in small-arms firing schools.
Comdr. Wright said the club will
sponsor a new class in small-arms
instruction in the near future. Rifles
are furnished students by the club.
No charge. other than that to defray
the cost of targets and ammunition,
Is made for the course. Those desir-
ing to enroll should call c. A.
Francis, Glebe 1890.
Evening star., 1943-07-15
Fairfax Seeking $500
For Fire Engine House

Officials of Fairfax County, Va,
are attempting to raise $2,500 to
house the fire engine given the
county by Albert Merry of Dunn
Loring.
Architectural plans have been
donated by j. M. McHugh, Idylwood,
while other community residents
have contributed $500 in materials
and $500 in cash.
The engine will enable the volun-
teer fire department to serve Dun
Loring, Idylwood, Merrifield, Madril-
Ion Farms, Woodford and Enola.
Evening star., 1943-07-15

bombing which left nearby build
ings untouched,
They're doing that now at Pal
ermo and Messina (Sicily's two
principal ports)," he said. Il don't
think Mussolini or Hitler will be able
to reinforce the Sicilian garrison. u
In Algiers he was assigned a plane
in which he was flown over Morocco,
Algeria and Tunisia. Along the
beaches of the Mediterranean he
could see the Americans and the
British practicing their invasion
tactics, the barges driving into the
surf, the men jumping into the
water and the. tanks rolling up on
the beach.
Most impressive he said, was the
vast amounts of equipment, contin-
ually arriving and increasing the
stocks piled along the roadsides.
Evening star., 1943-07-15
Final Arguments
Due Today in
Viereck Trial
Defendant SteodfostIy
Denies Being a Paid
Agent of the Reich

The jury which has listened to
more than two weeks testimony in
the District Court trial of George
Sylvester Viereck today were to
hear closing arguments in the
Foreign Agents Registration Act
case. Justice Bolitha j. Laws is ex-
pected to charge the jurors to-
morrow and place the case in their
hands at that time.
Viereck, charged in six counts of
violating the War Act, was
cross-examined by Prosecutor
George A. McNulty throughout the
day yesterday and steadfastly held
to his original testimony that he
was not a paid agent of the Ger
man Reich and that he engaged in
isolationist activities on his own
behest.
The indictment charges that
Viereck, on three registrations with
the State Department, failed to list
all foreign principals for whom he
allegedly worked and "wilfully''
failed to give a comprehensive
statement of his activities prior to
our entrance into the war.
Later Listed as Publicist.
Viereck first listed his activities
as author and Journals" and
later added "publicist," evidence
has shown.
Recalling the fact Viereck assumed
the job of United States corre-
spondent for Munich newspaper In
September of 1899, Mr.. McNulsy
asked the defendant if it were not
true that correspondents of other
German papers were being laid off
while he was getting a post that
paid $500 a month. Viereck replied
that he really didn't know about
other correspondents"
The prosecutor then turned to
the weekly reports ,Viereck claims
he sent to the Munich paper and
asked; These reports. you will ad-
NIT. would be of interest to a State
Department of any government?"
I doubt that. They are better
informed through their embassies.
They (the embassy staffs) have
cable and telephone at hand for
that" Viereck replied.
Connection Denied.
Ihe defendant denied there was
any connection between suggestion
In one Of his reports that official
sources in Germany publish a series
OF books on British relations with
some OF its possessions and the
subsequent appearance In this coun-
try OF anti-British pamphlets. Vier-
eek added:
You f1atter me, If there is any
connection" The publications in
Germany would hardly be done, he
added, at the suggestion of IAN OBJ
scure newspaperman."
Mr.. McNulty read one report
which made the suggestion that
American correspondents in Ger
many be given better food rations.
The Government contends the re-
ports, which containend Viereck's
observations on the American politi-
cal scene and the trend of public
opinion in connection with the war
In Europe, were intended for the
German Foreign Office. The fact
they were dispatched to the Munich
paper was a blind, it is maintained.
Did the German Foreign Office
want the United States kept out of
war?" Mr.. McNulty asked.
Yes, and so did Roosevelt I.
and Willkie," the defendant shot
back.
Asked II he had lost as much as
$50 500 in oother ventures beside the
Flanders Hall publishing venture,
Viereck replied in the affirmative.
adding Wall Street"
Evening star., 1943-07-15
Boy browns in Kinqmon Lake

James Pharmer, II, colored, BIS
c street Sc, drowned yesterday
afternoon while swimming in King
man Lake, just north of Benning
Bridge. His body was recovered by
Sergt. Wilbur Sanders and Pvt.
Harry G. Black of the Harbor Police.
Evening star., 1943-07-15

The Army and the Navy doesn't
know how much material will be
needed, but 1t wants 1t quick, and
the Treasury knows we'll have to
pay for it. Increase your payroll
savings for War bonds.
Evening star., 1943-07-15
< r
WAa1Ho~4~xWM
WAR BONDS
Song of Victory

Three dots and a dash is the code
for Victory, but it will take thou
sands Of Browning machine guns to
dot out a path for our boys to dash
on to Berlin and Toxic as these guns
cost up to $500, according to
caliber.
Evening star., 1943-07-15
Playwright Honored

When Jose Luis Hayral, Span
ish playwright and political refugee,
died recently in Mexico City two of
his comedies were being played at
the leading legitimate theater of the
city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-23
NEEDS REpAINTINc

Editor, The Citizen:
Several days ago, while walk
ing in the neighborhood of the
Triangle on Greene street near
the Navy Yard, / stopped to
read the inscription on the Sol
diers' and Sailors monument.
dedicated to the men of the
Civil War, and because half of
the words are obliterated was
unable to impart its significance
to my mind.
think a patriotic organiza-
ton of Key West should take il
upon itself ne work of repaint-
ing the inscription. / understood
this has not been done in num-
Der of years.
The inscription of this monu-
ment should have far-reaching
effect on the sailors who pass
lne Triangle every hour of the
oay Which would be enhanced
by Their reading what the monu-
ment represents.
From
oNE WHO is PROUD OF KEY
WEST.
Key West. Fla,
April %, 1913.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-23

4 =
EuT.-COMDR. T. C. HYERS
Lieut. -Comdr. Thomas C. Hysrs,
who for l6 months served as Com
munica ion Officer at Port Ever
| glades, has assumed his new du-
ties as Commanding Officer of the
Section Base here.
Born in Punta Gorda, Fla, in
1902. Commander Hyers obtained
his early edpeation there and
moved in 1917 with his parents to
Tampa, where ho finished his
scholastic curriculum.
While in high school he ssent
two SPINNER vacations as a radio
operator with the Merchant Ma
rinei on ships of which his father
was Captain
Fer II Years before his sntraqce
into the active services of the u.
S. Navv he served Pan American
tAirways as chief radio operator
and from 1885 as ms .ruetor of
Radio.
Commander Hvers served Is
years in the Naval Reserve before
being called to active duty on
April of 1941 He entered the NAVY
as lieutenant (junior grade) and
through his ability advanced to
his present rank.
He was married in 1922 in New
Orleans, La, and has three. chill
dren. The oldest, son of 10. is in
the Naval Reserve, while finishing
his schooling at the University of
Florida. He also has a daughter.
II. a student at Fort Lauderdale
High School, and another son of
10 attending grade school in Fort
Lauderdale.
Commander Hyers succeeds
Lieut.-Comdr. George L. Hoff-
man. Commander Hoffman. who
hved in Miami before being call
ed back to NAVY duty, is a vet
eran Navy seaman. He has been
given a new assignment afIoat.
Mass. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-23
FOUR OFFICERS
LEAVE DUTY HERE

The transfer of four officers
from duties at the u. S. Naval
Station here was announced this
week by the Personnel Office.
Those detachd are:
Lieut.. tjg) Cornelius B. Har-
vey, CEC-V(S), USNR, to the
Naval Air Station at Tillamook,
Ore.
Ensigns Walter B. Eisen
schmidt, SC-VP), USNR; Dean
L. Williams, SC-VP), USNR;
and Ensign Charles C. Fulghum,
SC-v(P), USNR, to the Navy
Supply Corps School, Boston,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-23
PEOPLES FORUM

The Ctuzen welcomes express
SIGNS OF the views OF it's read.
ers, but the editor reserves the
right 10 delete any items
which are eonsidered libelous
oF unssarranted. The writers
should be fair and eonfine the
letters to 500 words, and write
on one side Of the paper only.
signature of tbe writer's must
accompany the letters and will
De published aniess xeQaested
other wise.
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Iusf!1l2 "a { oIE
-. by Wofkins {. WRIGHT

FAINT praise IS worse than
none at all" said Daisy sadly, i
suppose I'll have 70 take what
you say about me. and like IT, But
just wait until play that little
Southern gal IN the Civil War
play we're going to try out"
"Okay. I'll wait" said Joe. He
paid for the drinks. and took
them over to where Kathleen was
waiting 1T seems" ne said
shat little Daisy Doran is going
to play a Southern gal"
MOI said Kathleen. shocked
with that New Jersey voice OF
Lets sit down over by that big
tree Joe suggested. Remember
the linked hearts carved upon it?"
Il do +" said Kathleen. "Senti-
mental nonsense. and cruelty 10
trees!"
The tree was quite distance
from the barn. and the people
circulating about il And az Joe
sat down. he thought how iEcop-
gruous it was to see all, those
brightly dressed people moyipe
around a building which mad. in
the past. been wrapped in dari-
ness at such late hossx
Whats the matter. can't you
TALK" Kathleen asked. presently
Sure l can talk" said Joe. q
was Just thinking about how
things had changed"
what things?"
This scene, for one.
Il like it this way
Il don't. I much prefer the
cows and the chickens"
That's probably because you're
a rustic at heart"
"And that's a mighty nice thing
| to be-" said Joe. He saw a fem
mime figure detach itself from a
group and move toward them.
"Here comes Ruby. Shall we ask
her to join u.s."
Exchange OF Girls
.QY ALL means, said Kath-
- leen. Suppose you talk shop
to her. while 60 talk to Paul. :"
"Shop?"
''Of course. What else?'
Love, perhaps-sentiment-all
that sort of thing"
Paul doesn't interest me that
wav."
Meaning he hasn't yet made
love to you--kissed you or
tried tor"
That's exactly what | mean"
said Kathleen. 'He doesn't appeal
to me sentimentally"
"Oh. well. you may change.
Even if you don't. one has to
make sacrifices for ones art"
Il WISH" said Kathleen. shat
you'd kept on being SILENT
Hey, wait minute!" Joe
called, as she started of. what
did you do with that bottle?"
ITS there by the tree" Kath-
leen answered.
"Okay!" said Joe, 81 made a
deposit on it." ~
''Well. of all thingsl" said
Kathleen. Worrying about a silly
little deposit of few pennies"
MY darling" said Joe. "pen-
MES count nowadays"
He watched Kathleen go on her
way. shaking his head there in
the shadow of the big old tree,
Such a sweet little thing to look
at, and such an exasperating little
thing to listen to. Then he put
thoughts of Kathleen from his
mind. and arose to greet Ruby
"You were SWELL" he said. and
meant it. "You got right under
the skin of Lefty. and made her
live"
Thank you. joe" said Ruby.
She sat down beside him. "You
sound as though you really NEAR
what you say"
81 do" said Joe. IT hope II I
ever get a play produced. tn,
actress will make my heroine liv,
as you made Lefty live likes
you a lot. Ruby-really ! did
@Joe. you're sweet" Ruby
leaned back against the trunk
of the tree "And this is heayen-
ly spot. I'm falling in love with
| it."
THE barn. you mean?" asked
Joe.
Eyes. And the country all
around it."
To be continued