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Evening star., 1943-07-26

manganese, not much good for
steel and in particular for military
metals. Low grade means that ex-
traction of the pure manganese is
difficult. Patent No. 2119560 tells
how to get the American manganese
effectively and in all the quantities
needed. This process was developed
by Stephen M. Shelton of the Bureau
of Mines, and the patent was issued
in his name.
The Interior Department report
says that this process right now is
giving high purity American man.
ganese for special alloys for war
weapons, and that it makes possible
the use of Americas vast domestic
manganese reserves if we ever run
short of stocks of that metal.
A third patent goes by the forbid
ding title of an apparatus for test
Evening star., 1943-07-26
WASHINGTON, c, MONDAY JULY 2e 1e4s

The photoalidade corrects this dis
tortion. BY the corrections it hugely
increases the areas which can be
accurately and speedily mapped
from the air.
The report said that in 10 months
100000 square miles of the earths
surface was mapped by photographs
made for the Army Air Forces. The
maps included great stretches of
African desert, Asian wastes and
Pacific island jungle country.
Headache for Hitler
Patent No. 211956O is described as
a particular headache to Hitler. 1t
gives the United States manganese
for making steel. Manganese was
supposed to be a serious handicap,
since before the war nearly all we
used came from Russia. America
had great areas of low-grade
Evening star., 1943-07-26

better steel, and saving steam boilers
of all sorts from cracking.
All are inventions of Federal en-
ployes. AL the patents are tech
nical, uninteresting to read, their
military significance hardly notice.
able.
Camera Angles Measured
One goes by the name of photo
alidade, an invention by Ronald M.
Wilson of the Geological Survey.
The name describes mechanism of
microscopes, scales and viewing
screens which measures the angles
in aerial photography, where the
camera is off to one side, that is
oblique to the scene photographed.
Necessarily a very large part of the
air pictures are at these oblique
angles.
The angles introduce distortion.
Evening star., 1943-07-26
Zippers May Reoppeor
On Civilian Clothes

By the Associated Press.
Some zippers may appear again
on civilian garb.
The War Production Board said
yesterday that as a result of an
order permitting consumption of
distress stocks of carbon steel, some
production Of the fasteners may be
resumed in the next few months,
although it cautioned that this did
not mean unrestricted production.
The resumption of production for
civilian use, WPB said, will be pos
sible only when manpower and man
ufacturing facilities are available
and when sufficient amounts of dis
tress stocks of carbon steel are un-
covered.
Evening star., 1943-07-26
Three Killed in Crash
OF Bomber in California
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BLYTHE, Calf, July 26.-Army
officials reported yesterday that
three men were killed in a B-24
Liberator bomber crash near the
Blythe Army air base Saturday
night.
The dead:
Second 1t. John E. Connor, bonn
bardier, Philadelphia; Sergt. Tyra
Thornell, gunner, Dallas, Tex; Pfc.
Richard J. Wolf, Pittsburgh.
Two men stationed at the base
were praised by their commanding
officers for heroic rescue work.
Pfc. Orlan Hammons of Lynch.
KY, saw the plane was going to
crash and followed it in a jeep.
His car stuck in soft sand but he
ran to the scene and pulled the
tail gunner, whose name was not
given, from the burning ship.
Staff Sergt. Jerry Chodorovsky
St. Louis, donned an asbestos suit
and fought his way through flames
to free another gunner from the
wreckage.
Evening star., 1943-07-26
Doris Cromwell Cites
Tax, Divorce Laws in
Moving 10 Nevada
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO, New, July 26-Doris Duke
Cromwell, heiress to the Duke to-
bacco millions, established residence
in Nevada today because she likes
the divorce laws, the tax laws and
the country.
Her reasons, given In statement
through her attorney, William
Woodburn:
/. "I have been separated from
my husband for over three years
and I understand that this Is
grounds for divorce under Nevada
laws"
2. Involved in q $13,834,92 tax
dispute with Hillsborough Township,
N. j., she said she found "the tax
laws of Nevada are so favorable.
3. IT like the country very much
and know, from what my brother,
Walker Inman, tells me that I will
like the people"
Mr.. Woodburn informed newsmen
that when he asked the 30-year-old
heiress whether she planned to di-
vorce James H. R. Cromwell, indus
trialist and former United States
Minister to Canada, whom she mar
ried in 1885, she replied:
Perhaps, later on"
Calls State Favorable"
"* ~ The tax laws are so favor
able in regard to property and in
heritance, that makes the State very
suitable to my needs" the statement
said.
Nevada has no State, income tax
and no gift nor inheritance taxes.
Mrs. Cromwell came by train, ac-
eompanied by her STEP brother, Mr..
Inman of New York and Reno Her
husband is in Washington.
Mrs. Cromwell said, in reference
to tax questions, from reporters on
her arrival, that New Jersey got rid
of me in hurry" She did not am
plify the remark. She had been
living in Somerville, N. J.
She commented that tax matters
were too complicated for her.
Mrs. Cromwell, often called the
richest girl in the world" is en-
gagged in court dispute with Hills
borough IN. J) Township, where
her palatial home, Duke Farms, -
is located, over its assessment of her
taxable holdings. The township
claims s13 1874 1924 in intangible prop
erty taxes is due it for 1910 and
1o41.
Mr. Cromwell, when asked in
Washington recently about reports
his wife planned to come to Reno,
said Il don't know any more about
it than you do, promise YOU He
also said he hadn't seen Mrs. Crom-
we'll lin about year"
Mrs. Cromwell said she was ship
ping three saddle horses and a dog
which she referred to as the
hound" to Nevada She is staying
at the Riverside Hotel, but said she
didn't know now where she'd take
up residence.
Evening star., 1943-07-26
ing the embrittlement cracking

ing the embrittlement cracking
characteristics Of solutions"
It means that less steam boilers
are going to crack and have to be
replaced. Boilers crack because the
water contains embrittlement solu-
tions, chemicals which weaken the
steel. This patent has led to special
applications which protect boilers.
1t has other uses, some of them i'm
portant in war.
The inventors of this testing
method are William c. Schroeder
and Abraham A. Berk of, the Bureau
of Mines.
Evening star., 1943-07-26
Motorist Right;
Police Are Wronq
By the Associated Press.

BY lne ASsoclated Press.
DALLAS, TeX.-J. S. Mashburn
protested hotly that he hadn't been
speeding, but nevertheless paid his
fine.
Police decided to check their own
speedometer, just in case.
1t registered II miles an hour too
fast.
Mr.. Mashburn got his money
back-plus note of apology.
Evening star., 1943-07-26
Headaches for Hitler
Packed in Inventions
Of U. 5. Employees

BY the Associated Press.
Headaches for Schickelgruber is
the caption for some war patents
described in q report to Secretary
Ickes by the Interior Department.
The inventions have speeded up
the mapping of 100000 square miles
of the earth's surface where Ameri-
can troops are fighting, or expect
to fight. They also are making
Evening star., 1943-07-26

Counting three to family, more
than half a million people will read
this issue Of The Star. If you have
a want" tell them through q Star
want Ad." Phone MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-07-26
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Evening star., 1943-02-01
Street Caye-In Cuts
MARYLAND Bus Route

Seat Pleasant commuters were
forced to trudge a half-mile further
than usual today because the w.
M. & A. Motor Lines last night
shortened the bus route.
Mayor Van Moreland said he was
told the buses were stopping at
Addison road and C street, a half
mile short Of the regular terminal
at Sixty-ninth and F. streets, be-
cause Of "a cave-in on the street
The mayor said a check by city
officials failed to reveal any dam
age to the street. He said that
hundreds Of Seat Pleasant resi-
dents were late to work today be-
cause of the unannounced rerout-
ing
Bus line officials said the change
was "only temporary" and that bus
service would be extended to the
terminal as soon as holes in Sixty
ninth street are repaired" The
rough streets. it was said, are caus-
ing severe damage to equipment
which cannot be replaced.
On January % the w. M. & A.
line shortened its route because OF
holes in Sixty-ninth street, but ex-
tended 1t again the following day,
using the opposite side of the street.
Mayor Moreland said he planned
to confer with ODT officials today
prior to discussion of the bus
problem at meeting at pm. to-
morrow of the town council.
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Maryland U. Opens
Ills First Midterm
Graduation for 29O
BoccoIoureote Speaker
Tells Seniors to Have
Faith in American Way
B, the Associated Press.

Ps tie ASSOSIdtcu f'Iess.
The first midterm graduation ever
held at the University Of Maryland
opened yesterday with baccalaureate
services for 290 graduates.
The sermon was delivered in st.
Andrews Episcopal Church, College
Park, by the Rev. Nathaniel G.
Acton, who told the outgoing class,
do not fear the future. Have faith
in our national character. which can
make you better men and women"
A wartime note was struck by the
presence of 60 graduates in their
advanced ROTC uniforms and a
military color guard which headed
the professional President H. C.
Byrd and deans of all the schools
sat on the platform.
To-day America is building a wall,
wall of steel, ships, planes, guns,
manned by the best of our young
manhood" the Rev. Mr.. Acton said
But is this enough? Does America
have what Chinas wall lacked!
What Frances wall lacked? While
America is building her wall of steel
is she building character, the viii
to sacrifice? Is she building mer
and women who will dismiss per
sonal likes and dislikes in the in
terests of national unity?"
Honors and awards day cere
monies will be held tomorrow. tn
, junior banquet and senior dane
! Wednesday and commencement
Thursday.
Evening star., 1943-02-01
0CD Assigns Fairfax
More Defense Material

Robert B. Walker, civilian de-
fense co-ordinator for Fairfax
County, announces that additional
equipment has been assigned the
county by the ONCE of Civilian
Defense
The equipment consists of stretch
ers, arm bands, steel helmets, gas
masks, cots, first aid pouches, pro-
tective clothing and pump tank fire
extinguishers. The equipment will
be distributed to the communities
Of Accotink, Baileys Cross Roads,
Belle Haven, New Alexandria,
Engleside, Franconia. Mclean,
Langley, Seminary, Lorton, Wood
bridge and Occoquan.
The same line of equipment also
will be distributed to the five in
corporated towns in the county, in
addition to fire fighting equipment
already assigned.
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Nearby Virginia Schools Plan
Adaptations to Postwar Needs
Vocational Troining Already Broodened;
Fve-Yeor High Courses in Use or Favored

Schools in nearby Virginia already
are following educational trends
which Dabney S. Lancaster, State
superintendent OF public instruction
recently predicted would follow
the war.
In Arlington County. where a FIVE
year high school system was estab-
lished as early as 1922, school Off
clals have broadened vocational
training programs and in Fairfax
County and Alexandria plans for
extending high school training are
being considered.
Mr.. Lancaster recently predicted
that postwar society would bring a
Encouragement Of the secondary
school system, including an addi-
ton of a year or more to the present
high school course. He also advo-
Gated extension Of vocational pro-
grams in schools so that students
who do not plan to attend college
may be fitted for the business or
industrial world.
Commenting on Mr.. Lancaster S
statement, Fletcher Kemp, superin-
tendent OF Arlington schools said
Arlingtons flve-year high school has
"one of the most complete shops in
Northern Virginia" erected last year
at Washington-Lee High.
In addition 10 this shop, Mr.
Kemp said, each junior high school
in the county also is equipped with
vocational training facilities, thus
giving students a thorough founda-
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Volunteers Labor to Turn Out
Recreation Rooms at CAMPS
Red Cross Unit Yields Hammer, Brush o
Scissors to RehobiItote Furniture and Dropes

been donated by persons or organ
izations interested in the work of
the camp and hospital service.
Requests recently have come
from military posts in the District
and vicinity for assistance in fur
nishing so more rooms With fur
niture supplies on hand rapidly
dwindling. Mrs. David Finley, chair
man of the CHS, has sent out an
appeal to groups and individuals for
more furniture.
Groups Furnish Rooms.
A new plan which has met with
great success and the Red Cross
hopes will grow in scope is the COM
plete furnishing of one room by a
local organization. Where such an
organized group furnishes recre-
alton room, plaque designating
the donors is placed in a conspicu-
Gus place in the room. Approx
mately five rooms have been fur
nished by local organizations. such
as the Pen Women's League, the
Order of Rebeccas, the Service
Guild, B'nai Birth and the Arling-
ton County Chapter of the Potomac
Council Of the camp and hospital
service.
The average room furnished by the
service is small and accommodates
about Is men. For such room
one sofa, two easy chairs, writing
table and four straight chairs are
all that is necessary. Among the
most necessary articles of furniture
needed by this Red Cross Service at
the present time are card tables
lamps, comfortable chairs, sofas
draperies, musical instruments
radios, monographs and pianos.
Evening star., 1943-02-01

tion in these subjects for advanced
training.
Mr., Kemp described education as
preparation for living" and said
Arlington schools in their literary
scientific and vocational courses
were training children to become
useful citizens"
w. T. Woodson, superintendent of
Fairfax County schools, said that
while county schools still are oper-
ated on a fouryear basis. a year S
postgraduate work has been added
at Fairfax High. He said all stu
dents who possibly can do 80 are
urged to take this added study.
Mr., Woodson pointed out that
Fairfax High long has had an out
standing" agricultural department
and added that other vocational
courses in automobile mechanics
electrical wiring, metal work and
other trades have been added in re-
cent years.
T. c. Williams, Alexandria school
superintendent, said discussions
with the school board have been in
progress for long time" on plans
to lengthen the high: school pro-
gram. officials have been con-
sidering the 1876 plan, which would
provide three years of primary
training, three Of elementary train
ing and six of high school, he said
Under the present system in Vir-
ginia, most schools divide their work
into seven years for primary and
elementary, and four years of high
school.
Evening star., 1943-02-01
District Draft
Delinquency
Drops 16Pct.
Classification Cards
Must Be Carried,
Effective Today

A Is per cent decrease in the
number of draft delinquents here
over the past two weeks was re-
ported by District Selective Service
Headquarters as the regulation that
draft-age men must carry both their
registration and classification cards
became effective today.
The drop in draft delinquents
from 720 to 606 was attributed large
ly to the work of Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents, although some
delinquents have voluntarily report
ed to their local boards.
The campaign, according to draft
headquarters. has also resulted in a
number of suspected delinquents re-
porting to their boards although
their names had not yet been turned
over to the district attorney.
VioIators Face Detention.
It was pointed out that all men
registered under the Selective Serv-
ice Act must have their registration
card in their possession at all times
while those between the ages of ID
and As who have been registered for
more than six months also must
carry their classification card.
National headquarters said, how
ever, that draft boards had been
authorized to be liberal with de-
linquents who straighten out their
records in the next two weeks.
In addition to being held by the
police until their draft status can be
checked, those who fail to carry both
cards OH their person "at all times"
risk penalties as high as five years in
prison and $4,000 fine.
Draft headquarters said that some
men registered for more than six
months have not been classified be-
cause they are yet to be given
local board physical examination or
their dependency or occupational
status is being investigated. Local
boards here have been instructed to
furnish these registrants with cards
marked classification pending"
which the registrants should carry
until they obtain definite classifi-
cation.
Many Duplicates Sought.
Announcement two weeks ago of
the start of the delinquency cam
palgn has resulted in a flood OF
requests on local boards for dupli-
cate cards. Some local boards re-
ported they have been averaging as
high as 200 requests a day during
the past 10 days and also have
been receivingEequests by mail from
men who are registered here but
have moved away.
The number of current delin-
luents by draft boards follows:
Evening star., 1943-02-01

The fashioned Sewing bee"
has matured since pre-war days and
its enthusiasts are now more IA
miliar with the hammer and paint
brush than embroidery floss and
hoops.
Guiding this new type of volun-
teer war sewing circle is the Amer
lean Red Cross Camp and Hospital
Service Of the District, and it's
primary purpose is the furnishing
OF hospital and Army camp rec
reation rooms with renovated fur
nishings contributed by District res
idents and organizations.
The service was organized in July,
194l, to supplement the needs of
servicemen not supplied by the
Army and Navy and has since ex-
panded so much that large room
on the fifth floor of the Printcraft
Building, $50 H street NV, has been
obtained for a workshop.
Transportation Solved.
First problem to present itself was
that OF transporting contributions
to the repair workshop. Co-opera-
ton of the Red Cross Motor Corps
sounded promising, but the service
was not possible for the heavier
pieces.
The problem was solved with the
volunteer services of District fire.
men, primarily those having night
duty. Collections are made by these
firemen three mornings week. So
valuable were their services that
three have been made members
of the service with the organiza-
ton of the CHUMS. Camp and
Hospital Useful Men Service.
A second problem was that of
volunteer workers. A call went out
to all women especially talented in
interior decorating and today they
have more of such volunteers than
work for them. Professional uphol-
sterers in the District have given
much of their time to instruct the
volunteers in the art of reuphol-
stering.
Red Scheme Preferred.
Skillful SeamstreSses have volun-
teered their services and run up CAV
chintz slip covers and curtains by
the dozens. Among the most faith
full of these is 70-year- -old Mrs. Rae
Richards, who Is seen regularly at
the shop working on cushions, slip
covers and curtains. The most
sought after color in the decorating
scheme for these recreation rooms,
volunteers have discovered through
the many requests from Army
camps, is red-curtains, cushions or
upholstery.
Hotels have been most generous
In giving discarded furniture and
recently gave several writing tables.
These were brought to the work.
shop, where women painted them
and covered them with bright red
ollcloth. Yards of discarded mate
rails which have been used for slip
covers and curtains have been do
mated by local decorators. A local
fumigating firm cleans the furni-
ture, leaving it ready for new paint
and new materials.
Mrs. Hugo Hesselbach of the
Washington Musical Association
handles all musical instruments
contributed to the camp and hos
pital service, seeing that they are
reserviced before being distributed
to the various camps.
Mobile Library Provided.
Another service Of this newly or
ganlzed group is a mobile library
which provides reading material for
small units of servicemen such as
anti-aircraft batteries. Through this
work the service discovered that
there is great demand for phono-
graphs among the soldiers. These
they have gradually supplied to the
units, along with a number of rec
ords, including both classical and
modern pieces, all of which have
Evening star., 1943-02-01
Detectives Baff|ed
In Fatal 5tabbing
OF Taxicab Driver
u Knife Wounds Found
On Body Of Man Slain
Saturday Night

Homicide detectives admittedly
were baff1ed today in the brutal
stabbing of Arthur H. Weisenberger,
q, cab driver and father of two
children, who was found dead Sat-
urday night in the snow near his
cab in the 300 block of New Jersey
avenue S. E.
An autopsy yesterday at the Dis
trlct Morgue indicated he had been
stabbed "a times with knife. A
deep cash in one hand was caused,
investigators said. when he attempt
ed to ward off the blows OF his
stabber.
The homicide squad said the mo-
tive of the crime appeared to be
robbery, as Mr.. Weisenberger S
empty wallet was found on the front
seat of his cab. More than $6 in
silver was found in the pocket of his
jacket, however.
Policemen Charles Scott and r.
C. Redding found Mr.. Weisenberger
lying on his back in a wide circle of
blood about so feet from his cab,
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New Jersey avenue. That section
of the avenue is uninhabited.
Investigators said a terrific strug-
gle apparently started in the cab
between the driver and one or more
assailants, and continued on the
street, where Mr.. Weisenberger en-
deavored to fight off the attacks.
Knife wounds were found on his
thigh, abdomen, arms, chest and
back. He was pronounced dead
by an ambulance physician from
Casualty Hospital.
Mr.. Weisenberger lived at 44OO
T wnsend avenue, Boulevard
Heights, Md. He is the father of a
boy, 2, and a daughter, 10 months
He had gone to work a few hours
before the attack, according to police
who said they had been informed he
had started out from home with SAC
in his billfold.
Police found a .32-caliber revolver
in the mans home. Earlier they
had believed the gun had been taken
| by the attacker.