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Evening star., 1943-09-23
Mrs. Carson Back
From L0ne STAY

Mrs. Carson, widow of Col. Law
renee Carson, has returned to Wash
ington from Charlottesville, where
she spent the late summer, and
again is with her cousin, Mrs.
Samuel A. Kimberly, in the latter's
home on o street.
Mrs. Carson's son and daughter
in-law, Capt. Lawrence Carson,
U. S. A., and Mrs. Carson, are at
Fort Custer near Battle Greek, where
the former now is on duty,
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Joseph VI. Givvens
Leave for Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. Given
OF San Diego, Calf, and their two
small children, will leave tomorrow
to return to their California home
after a very brief stay in Washing
ton. Mr.. Given came month
ago to assume post as an official
OF the local headquarters of an
aircraft corporation and his family
joined him very recently and will
accompany him West, where he will
assume his former post with that
corporation in San Diego
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Miss Marie Fisher,
Ensign Linkins We'd

Announcement is made Of the
marriage of Miss Marie Evans Fisher,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Fisher of Tyrone, Pa, to Ensign
Kent Linkins, son of Mrs. William H.
Linkins of Washington and the late
Mr.. Linkins. The ceremony took
place September 2 in Tyrone.
The bride is a graduate of the
Women's College at Milledgeville,
Ca, and Ensign Linkins was grad
uated from the Wharton School of
Finance and received his commission
from the University of Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Mss Sophia Bonner
WedS Serqf. Broom

Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Sophia Irene Bon
ner, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Casper Bonner of Red Greek, w. Va,
to Sergt. Thomas Wilbur Brown
son of Mrs. Thomas Wilbur Brown
of this city and the late Mr.. Brown
The wedding took place August "a
in the Walter Reed Memorial Chapel
with Col Charles D. Trexler, chap
lain, U. S. A.. officiating,
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Engagements 7op-Line interest,";
Miss Happier to Be Married

Engagements top line the social today with
being made by the ladies
take place future
An unusually wide circle of society will be interested the
men by Mr. Mrs Charles Joseph Happier of the
their daughter Miss Happier
Commissioner
Service Palmer.
Miss Happier of the popular members of Washngtons
set of its busiest She attended
pleting Boufemon
and finishing gifted ngus She society
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Marriage Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Albums an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Jeanne Shirley Albums, to
Mr.. William johnson Hunt of the
Army Air Forces, the ceremony tax
ing place September in Shreveport
La. The wedding was held in the
Holy Trinity Church, and the Rev
q. Van Haver officiated.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Luncheon Guest

Mrs. William Crute of Houston,
who is spending a month here with
her father, DR.. George Tully
Vaughan, was entertained at lunch
con Tuesday at the Mayfiower by
Mrs. Leo Kasehagen The other
guests were Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke,
Mrs. Roger Williams and DR..
Vaughan.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Goes to Oklahoma

Mrs. Thomas E. Gurnett left yes
terday to join her husband, Mai.
Gurnett, who is stationed at viii
Rogers Field in Oklahoma CITY,
Okla. During her absence, her small
daughter, Diana June Gurnett, will
remain with her grandmother, Mrs,
E. V. Colberg, In Arlington. Va.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Returns to Duty

Miss Margaret Eileen Poore, who
was graduated this month from
Georgia State College for Women in,
Milledgeville. Ca, has left for duty
as petty officer, third class, in New
York State, after a visit with her
mother, Mrs. William r. Poore, in
Washington.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Miss Lila Raymond
To We'd Nerf Month

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl L. Raymond
of Forest Glen announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Lila B. Raymond, to Mr.. Martin L.
Doehling, U. S. N. r., son of Mr..
and Mrs. John P. Doehling of Allen
dale, N. j.
Mr.. Doehling is stationed at the
school OF dentistry of Georgetown
University. ,se@ss
The wedding viii take place early
In october.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Miss Helen Races
VIII Marry Officer

Mrs. Lawrence johnson of Phila-
delphia announces the engagement
of her daughter, Miss Helen Raves,
to Maj. r. Donald Mcleod, M. c.,
Royal Engineers, son of Mrs. Her.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Buys Shop for Assistant

PLAINFIELD, N. j. R).--When
his assistant barber got a war job,
Vincent Losavio had trouble finding
a man to take his place. So Losayio
bought out another Plainfield bar
ber and took on the latter's assist
ant.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Return From Trib

Mrs. George G. Gaydash and Mrs,
ugo Carusi, who have been SPEND
ing several weeks at Beach Haven.
N. j., have returned to their homes
here.
Evening star., 1943-09-23

bert w. Mcleod of Saint John, New
Brunswick, Canada, and the late
Mr.. Mcleod.
Maj. Mcleod is at present a men,
ber Of the British Army staff sta
toned in this city.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Mrs. Bell to Entertain

The Washington chapter Of the
Izaak Walton Women's Auxiliary
Will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
nome OF Mrs. John Bell, 5332 Forty
first street NV.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Army Nurses Serving in Africa
Adapt Selves to New Country
Many at Allied Headquarters Studying
French; Send Plea Home for STOCKINGS

be able to speak with the people Of
this country" she declared, mot al
ways having to use the services Of
an interpreter"
One bright spot In the lives Of
the nurses. 1t. Larsen said is their
effort to "show some of the cooks
here what can be done with the
G. I. general issue ration. We
learn about some things, and they
IN turn get some eye-openers from
us"
I'VE don't want the people back
home to get any idea at all that
we're downhearted or In any real
need Of essential articles" she con-
tinued. I'VE were very low on
clothes when we arrived, but we have
since been pretty well supplied with
G. I. clothes, some of which are
brought by clipper from the United
States.
THE little personal things are
practically nonresident, however.
We simply cannot buy them here.
II / might be permitted to make one
appeal 1t would be this-please.
United States send us some stock
ings."
Whenever possible the nurses give
a hand to the Red Cross, which
is helping to improve the lot of the
Civilian population, especially of
women and children.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON,


1t seems to me that the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee is
giving undue attention to the
appointment of Mr.. Flynn as
Minister to Australia, in view of
more serious questions that 1t
might be considering. 1t might,
for instance, consider what, in
the future, and after our victory,
it recommends as an American
foreign policy. That question is
by no means settled. And 1t is
difficult to find Ambassadors and
Ministers to represent a policy
that does not exist.
Until this war it has been the
policy of the United States to be
disinterested in the political af-
fairs of the world. Traditionally,
the United States has been un-
willing to enter into any con-
tinuing responsibilities-for in
stance, for the organization of
the world to prevent war-and it
is not yet clear whether this
Congress or any future Congress
will change this policy. 1t is, for
instance, unclear what the for
elgn policy of the Republican
party is, and how a possible
change of party power would af-
feet our relations with the rest
of the world.
A summary of Republican ut
terances since the election of the
Congress reveals complete dis
PARTIES.
The Republican Governor of
Minnesota, Harold E. Stassen,
has gone farther than Henry
Wallace in advocating world
parliament after this war, and
the REIMBURSEMENT of a degree
OF sovereignty by all nations, in
CIuulIlg our own.
Mundt Seeks Planning Group.
Representative Karl E. Mundt
of South Dakota has advocated a
postwar planning commission to
prepare the way for helping
America play strong role in the
maintaining of future peace"
and Representative Jessie Sumner
Of Illinois has introduced a res
olution in behalf of staying out
OF European affairs in the future.
So, in criticizing the appoint
ment of Mr., Flynn, the obvious
question arises: Who should be
appointed, and what policy
should he seek to further? Up to
now the criticism has been per-
sonal, negative and party-politi-
cal. 1t has afforded an oppor-
tunity to exploit anti Roosevelt
sentiment. I believe the Flynn
appointment to have been a mis-
take. I can discern no qualifca-
tions in Mr.. Flynn justifying this
appointment. And I think the
action was very unshrewd of Mr..
Roosevelt, since it was bound to
create the reactions it has. at a
moment when he ought not to
make such mistakes.
But, from larger standpoint,
what have been traditionally the
Evening star., 1943-01-18
lron-CIad Price Ceilings
Fixed on Rubber Goods
BY the Associated Press.

The Office of Price Administration
clamped iron-clad price ceilings yes
terday on such rubber goods as baby
nipples, hot-water bottles, ice bags
and other drug sundries.
From the standpoint Of consumer
protection, the regulations were the
most stringent to date for they pro-
vide that manufacturers of the new
victory line" of rubber goods must
stamp the retail price on the articles
itself or on its container.
Prices of sundries not made to
the Government victory" spec
iflcations are turned back to the
levels Of December /, 1941, while
wholesalers and retailers markups
are established at customary mar
gins.
Special action was taken to control
the price of baby nipples. None may
retail for more than 10 cents each
or three for Is cents.
The victory" articles are hot
water bottles, combination syrinees,
ice caps and bags and invalid rings
manufactured after January 81. ac-
cording to rubber conserving stand
ards fixed by the War Production
Board.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
BY RUSSELL G. LANDSTROM,
Associated Press War CORRESPONDENT.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Jan. Is de
layed The American Army nurses
composing the first group to arrive
in this headquarters city are study
ing French, teaching French cooks
to prepare American-style food, try
ing with limited success to replace
the personal things they lost on
their way to North Africa and en-
joying circumscribed social life.
Such activities help to while away
the off-duty hours for the nurses
pending their assignment to regular
hospital posts.
In the meantime they are living
in quarters which they themselves
describe as luxurious" are eating
extremely we'll and are in good
health. Although opportunities for
having good time are decidedly
limited here. the girls attend dances
in the American Red Cross Build
ing downtown and are dined and
escorted to Hollywood movies-many
of them so old they seem almost
like new again.
In the opinion of First 1t. Ethel E.
Larsen of Baltimore and Kimball-
ton, Iowa, all the nurses are good
soldiers"
Some of the younger ones" she
said, are bound to feel lonely and
homesick once in a while-but they
snap out of it very quickly"
Although it is the first time she
has been out Of the United, States
1t. Larsen said she had not had
time to be homeSick.
Il like this country and 1 like
the chance to do this kind Of work, u
she explained.
1t. Larsen said the American
nurses really were taking their study
OF the French language seriously.
We've decided that we want IN
Evening star., 1943-01-18
u. ). Could Redeem
Half OF War Bonds II
Asked 10 Tomorrow
But Treasury Believes
Public Would Won't to
Hold On TO investments
BY the Associated Press.


If the war should end tomorrow,
says Undersecretary Daniel w. Bell.
the Treasury has enough money in
its general fund to redeem nearly
half of the approximately Sl5,000,-
900 900 in War savings bonds now
outstanding. Should additional funds
be needed, he adds, the Treasury
could borrow them.
"Of course" said Mr. Bell. I'VE do
not anticipate any such demands
for redemptions. We believe the
| majority of bondholders will want
to hold on to their bonds until
maturity and thus get the benefit Of
the full amount of interest they have
| earned"
The maturity terms range from 10
years on the Series z bonds, bought
mainly by the general public, to IL
years on the F and G. bonds, which
because of the lower interest re-
turn, are held mostly by large in
VeStors and corporations.
Usual Refunding Operation.
The problem Of meeting large scale
demands for redemptions has been
given considerable thought from
time to time" Undersecretary Bell
said, and the Treasury is confident
it could be met, especially If present
high tax rates continue to swell
Federal revenues.
I'VE will handle the redemption
Of these bonds Just like any other
| refunding operation" he said. First
we will pay out from funds In the
general fund and If more money
Is needed we will borrow 1t In the
market. That has been the pro-
cedure for years"
Series E bonds are redeemable
| for cash after so days and the
other two issues after six months,
but the Treasury may require "rea-
| 5onab1e notice" of the bondholders
| intention to cash In his bond If it
so desires.
Postwar Plans Ready.
! TreaSurJ officials estimated there
were about $1,000 900 900 in Series
E bonds outstanding. including So
100000 900 of the old baby bonds;
So, 1900 100000 of Series G and $780,
100000 of Series F.
Should strong trend toward
bond redemptions develop after the
war, Treasury officials said, the
Government probably would under
take an educational campaign to
induce the people to hold on to
their bonds
In the last postwar period bond
redemptions were not a problem for
the Treasury because the Liberty
bonds were transferable and SAL
able in the open market But this
had its disadvantages for some
bondholders because the price fluc-
tuated in the market and at one
time Liberties we're selling 18 points
below par, Mr.. Bell said.
at was just to avoid this situa-
tion," he added, that we decided
to sell War bonds this time on a
different basis and make them nom
transferable"
Evening star., 1943-01-18
BY FRANK r. KENT.

Inc more tn0ughttul and reSpOn-
sible of our leaders, both military
and political, are deeply concerned
over the present mood of the Ameri-
can people. The feeling that from
now on the war is going all our
way and that victory is in sight is,
they say, based upon miSconcep-
ton of the situation which can be-
come dangerous.
1t is not that these men lack con-
fldence that in the end somehow we
shall win. They have that all right.
But, they are emphatic in the asser-
ton that we have not won yet; that,
encouraging as has been the news
of the last three months, the war
still can be lost. And they deplore
the fact that the public generally
does not concede this possibility
and is largely disposed to regard
things now as more or less of
pushover.
Far from being pushover, it
is completely certain that much
harder fighting, greater losses and
considerable bad news are ahead
of us. There is not competent
military authority who does not
agree about that - not one who
does not know the longer the peo-
pie are permitted to think that we
are over the hump and nothing
can stop us now, the harder 1t will
be for them to bear the inevitable
reverses when they come, and
accept cheerfully the new sacrifices
that will be required.
Causes Not Hard to List.
AS to the causes for the popular
mood, they are not hard to list.
First, of course, there are the really
great successes scored by the United
| Nations against the enemy. For
example, the British victories in
Egypt, the tremendous Russian ad-
vances, our own splendidly con-
ceived and splendidly carried out
African expedition and the great
naval victory over Japan at the
Solomon Islands. These things JUS
tify rejoicing and confidence, but
they do not justify belief that the
enemy Is on the run; that either
Germany or Japan is beaten; that
we cannot be beaten.
There is genuine danger in those
assumptions and, while the punish
ment inflicted upon the Axis forces
Is the basis for most of them, there
are number of contributing causes.
Undoubtedly, one of these is the
constant flow Of news about air bat
ties IN which the enemy loses 40
planes to our eight, or we Outright
them six to one; or only two of our
big bombers are lost while destroy
ing 20 of their fighters, and SO forth.
These things are all true and fine,
but the point which military men
make is that they are trivial actions
in size and losses: that the enemy
is not really hurt; that the only
place where there are casualties Of
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Boy, Ia, Rescued
After Two Days
In Freight Car
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
MUSKOGEE, Okla, Jan. 10
Fourteen-year-old Bobby Dale Vance
was rescued yesterday from a rail-
road box car in which he had been
locked for two days and two nights.
Railroad workers heard his yells
and found him so weak and numb
with cold he hardly could stand
The boy said he left his CRANKY.
Mo, home Friday to find a job. He
rode an oil train TO Kansas City and
there climbed into car loaded with
dry beans and went to sleep. While
he was mapping the car was locked
sealed and later coupled on to a
southbound freight
He said he pounded and shouted
ct every stop, but that no one heard
him until the car was switched TO a
siding today.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Senute Might Better Consider Postwar
Policy of U. S. Than Flynn Appointment

qualifications for American AM
bassadors and Ministers? Have
they ever been appointed accord
ing to their qualifications?
What were the qualifications
that recommended Mr.. Kennedy
for Ambassador to Great Britain?
Or of Mr.. Cudahy to Belgium?
The highest posts in the
diplomatic service have tradi-
tionalIy been filled for one of
two reasons: Either as a reward
for party favors or as a means
OF getting rid of inconyenient
personalities. I don't know lust
which motive is animating the
President in this case, but there
Is certainly nothing new about it.
1t is true that more and more
career men are rising to the top
posts, but even career men cam
not represent a policy which is
not clear.
There is no objection to taking
men from outside and certainly
none in taking men to represent
the administration policy, what
ever 1t may be, A proper pro-
cedure would be to ask: Who is
eminently fitted for this post?
A proper candidate ought to
have the following qualifications:
He ought thoroughly to under
stand the structure and problems
OF the British Empire and COM
monWealth. He ought to have
knowledge of the military, stra-
teglcal, economic and national
problems of the Pacific area. The
Minister to Australia is the last
American diplomat in the island
Pacific area. He ought to have
tact and the capability of amass-
ing accurate information.
Many to Choose From.
Such Americans certainly exist.
Outside the Government we have
a Council on Pacific Relations, a
Council on Foreign Relations, and
a Foreign Policy Association, in
all of which are gifted men who
have spent years of their lives in
a study of foreign affairs. In the
universities we have scholars.
And, finally, we have editors and
foreign correspondents who have
concentrated on Pacific affairs.
So We could find an excellent and
qualified Minister, if finding
qualified Minister outside the
State Department itself were the
issue. But it never has been the
issue.
1t would be an excellent thing
for the Senate to raise the issue
now. 1t would be a good thing
for the position OF the United
States in the world. But it would
commit the opponents of this ad-
ministration to behave differ
emily in the future from the way
they themselves have in the past.
If they should ever have the same
responsibility.
1 cannot forget certain Repub-
lican appointees whom I have
met in various capitals of the
world. .....a
released by the Bell Syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1943-01-18
The Great Game of Politics
Unfounded Optimism and Better World
Speeches Assoiled os Hinderinq War

kind really to weaken the eneny's
armies is on the Russian front.
The further argument is that a
constant diet of these headlines and
dispatches detailing the heroic ex-
ploits of our flyers is bound to con-
vey the notion that we are on a
steady march to a speedy and COM
plete triumph, which at this mo-
ment is certainly not the case.
Another contributing cause is the
outbreak of better world after the
war" speeches.
No one contends that postwar
and peace-treaty planning is not
essential. What is contended is that
too much of this better world" stuff
on the air and in the press in the
form of idealistic orationS by highly
placed public officials-like Mr.. Wal
lace, Tor 1nstance-is calculated to
make people think that the show is
about over. Also, the expression of
Admiral Halsey Of his feeling that
the end would come in 1943 was a
big factor in intoxicating that idea.
1t Is wrong one-so wrong that our
military leaders are filled with ap-
prehensions lest the people be fur
ther misled
War Far From Won.
What 1t boils down to is that, in
the opinion of the best informed
and most competent of the men
who are running this war few bet
ter things can be done at the mo-
n1ent than to awaken the people
from their optimistic dreams and
make them face realities. One
reality Is that the war is a long
way from being won; that there
stretches ahead a lot of terribly
hard fghting, which will test our
strength in the field to the utmost
and our capacity for work and en-
durance at home to the limit.
The grimmest reality of all, of
course, is the menace of the enemy
submarines. The cold facts about
that situation are that the Germans
have between 900 and 300 subma-
rines, most of which are concen-
trated upon the ocean lanes over
which we have to transport troops
food, ammunition and supplies. In
addition, they are building new sub
marines at about the rate of 25
month, and we are sinking them
only about one-third as fast.
At that rate, the danger increases
rather than diminishes. These sub
marines are like a thumb pressing
hard on our jugular vein. Until and
unless that pressure Is removed, the
war can't be Won-and may be lost.
There is no room for genuine op-
timism until that threat has been
met. And 1t has not yet been met,
though progress is being made. This
is not defeatism; it is realism, and
it Is the military men who think it
the sort Of realism which should
now be preached. Certainly, 1t will
be more helpful than the better
world propaganda.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
6esfapo Recruiting Youths
In Competition With Army
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. I8.-The Ger
man press now is campaigning for
recruits for Gestapo Chief Heinrich
Himmler's Waffen SIS, and this con-
firms recent reports that Himmle,
was strengthening his private army
in competition with the regular Nazi
armed forces.
Youths aged II or over are en-
couraged to join the Waffen SIS,
which is organized for front service
within the general framework of the
SIS, or Elite Guards.
At the same time German news
papers disclosed that preparatory
military training for the Hitler
youth group now includes ski and
winter drill. Three hundred thou.
sand young Germans are expected to
learn how to ski this winter.
Evening star., 1943-01-18

The sooner you get that War saw
ings stamp in your book, the sooner
you will get victory in the bag.