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Evening star., 1943-07-11

only fastened his antepenultimate
demise.
But the attack on Pearl Harbor
aroused Mr.. Thumbush from his
lethargy, as it did everyone else.
When America declared war and the
government issued an appeal for
dollar-a-year men. he promptly
offered his services at special rate
of three years for 81, and was
accepted. II feel it my duty to
answer the call to the colors," he
announced modestly in a mimeo-
graphed release, handed to the
press, "even though they are only
white. pink and yellow"
Stzolpe Of Genius
4HAT was in l94l. When MIR.
Thumbush arrived in Washington he
realized at once that although copies
in triplicate might be all very we'll
in peacetime - this was war. So he
Immediately added two more oolors
to his stationery and ordered every
thing copied quintuplicate: one copy
for each corner of the Pentagon
Building. Within q few weeks his
department was using more car
bon paper than all the rest of
the departments combined. The
other bureaucratic were blue and
green with envy.
And today J. Buxton Thumbush
is head of the ODD - the Office of
Ditto and Data. His name is destined
to 60 down in history as often, if not
as far. as any in Washington; and
the citizens of his home town are
50 proud of him that they have
erected not one but - you guessed
it - three statues in his honor. The
first is white marble, the second is
pink granite and the third yellow
sandstone Just for the records.
Evening star., 1943-07-11

nosed his ailment as chronic redun-
dancy and prescribed an elaborate
regimen of white, pink, and yellow
pills. but they did no good. He
complained that all his food tasted
like radishes, and that the pills
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
GUERRILLA WAR:
Along Sal1Ueen Riuer

Although the Japanese continued
their advance along the west bank
of the Salween river in China's
Yunnan province, informed quarters
said that the Japs were not trying
for major break-through but mere
ly were feeling out the Chinese lines.
Chinese guerrillas achieved "fine
results" in harassing the rear of
the Japanese line on the banks of
the Salween, according to Chung
king communique.
In Washington, Edward R. Stet-
tinius, lend-lease administrator, told
the house foreign affairs committee
that the United States will leave mo
stone unturned" to get increased
material aid to China. Stettinius
answered charges by Representative
Mas of Minnesota, a marine re-
serve officer who saw action in the
Pacific, that 1--WE are not getting all
the aid we can to China"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
WHEAT BAN:
Has Been Lifted

AAA wheat marketing quotas for
1912 and 1913 have been suspended
in what was announced by the de-
partment of agriculture to be a
move designed to insure adequate
wartime supplies of the grain for
food-human and livestock.
Under the marketing quota sys-
tenn only wheat grown under their
AAA planting allotments could be
sold, used or fed by farmers. Excess
wheat so disposed of had been sub
ject to a 81 cent per bushel penalty
tax for the 1912 crop and it previous
ly had been expected that this pen
atty would amount to 60 cents on
the 1943 crop. With the quotas sus-
pended these restrictions were lift
ed.
Secretary of Agriculture Claude
Wickard declared that when the 1913
quotas were announced in the fall
of last year this country had a rec
ord supply of 1913 100000 bushels
of wheat-enough to supply normal
needs for two years. At that time
farmers were asked to use extra
wheat land for other war crops. Now
consumption of wheat for human and
livestock food has gone up and as
a consequence the restriction had
to be lifted to insure supply.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12

Many pilots like these, who have
been trained under the Civil Aero
nautics Authority program, are
eagerly awaiting a call to regular
army service. Many have qualified
for combat duty while others expect
to enter other phases of flying serv-
ice.
or in training does not equal four
hundred thousand now but it will
help. Before we went into the war,
this need was visualized and the
Civil Aeronautics Authority created
the civilian pilots training courses to
which there was a tremendous and
enthusiastic response. Not only from
boys and men of fighting" age
which is young for combat pilots but
of fellows from l8 to 81 who could
become flying instructors-or could
pilot transport and cargo planes.
Some of these civilian trained pi-
lots are enlisted in the United States
Army Air Force Reserves, those who
passed the physical and age require
ments for combat flying. The 9TH
ers hoped to get into some kind of
military aviation service other than
combat.
The army in January called all of
its enlisted reserve Except those
who were in the midst of a college
term (they will be called when the
current term is over). But because
of lack of facilities for training, the
reserves who were in the air force
have to be called slowly and those
who are found to be eligible to quail
fly as flying cadets will begin their
final military instructions by April
first. The complete list of colleges
where they will receive this train
ing will soon be announced.
Meanwhile, the boys in the re-
serves and those who are training
for transport flying are becoming
very FESTIVE. They have been given
free instruction and subsistence but
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
POINTS:
For Rationing and Study

Moving quickly, government agen-
cies placed three varieties of food
under control as the nation lined
up for registration for the No. ra-
ton book to be used for canned, bot
tied and processed vegetables, fruits
and juices.
Shortly after the department of
agriculture announced rationing of
dried beans, peas, lentils and dried
and dehydrated soups, the Office of
Price Administration placed whole
sale ceilings approximating 40 cents
a dozen on eggs and froze prices of
fresh vegetables at the levels pre-
vailing between February ID and %.
These moves put almost 95 per
cent of all food under some sort of
government regulation. The OPA's
action came as the nations house
wives still studied the effect of the
newly announced point values of the
various canned, bottled and pro-
cessed foods rationed To many,
point values proved much higher
than expected and undoubtedly will
lead to numerous revisions in family
fare.
On top of all this came reports
from the Capitol that cheese, but
ter, fats and oils might be included
in the next rationing program,
scheduled for meat.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
ALLIED ACTION:
Renewed Demands

Renewed demands in London for
second front came from two
sources on the heels of Josef Stains
warnings that "the enemy has not
yet been defeated"
Ivan Maisky, Soviet ambassador
to London, in fighting speech de-
clared that Russia expects IAN early
realization of the military decisions
taken at Casablanca."
While acknowledging that the sue
cesses of the Soviet army were
Every encouraging" Maisky point
ed out that they were being achieved
at tremendous cost of Russian
lives and property. 1t is natural,
therefore, he said, that the USSR
expects early Allied action.
Speaking before the house of
lords, Lord Beaverbrook reiterated
demands for a second front, declar-
ing that Whatever may be the
plans Of the Germans, we should
strike and strike now before they
can regroup their divisions If
another attack is made on Russia,
June may be the date, so we must
strike quickly if we are to be ready.
We must invade northwestern Eu-
rope now
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
RUSSIANS:
Continue Drive

There was little pause for cele-
bration as Russia's army marked
its 25th anniversary but well the
Nazis knew that the Russians had
an army. For all along the broad
front the German retreat continued.
From the northern anchor of the
Axis line in South Russia at Orel
to the northwest Caucasus the Red
drive pushed Hitler's troops toward
the Russian border.
Premier Stalin's message on the
anniversary proclaimed the mass
expulsion of the Axis forces was in
flood tide and would not soon abate
He praised his soldiers for their
fighting spirit and urged them to be
unrelenting in their future battles.
Meanwhile the Berlin radio admit
ted the Reds were smashing through
in several sectors near the Dnieper
river but this source also declared
that 1.-The far reaching aims of the
enemy had failed"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
ARMED FORCES:
Let George Do 1t

"Since when has America adopted
as its national policy, Let George
do it?'" asked Robert P. Patter-
son, undersecretary of war, as he
discussed the need for putting
10000, 900 men into the armed forces
by the end of this year. He defend
ed this plan by declaring that this
was the number needed as judged
by the commands and staffs of both
the army and the navy.
Full account has been taken of
the ability of American industry and
labor and agriculture to produce the
supplies needed by our forces, our
Allies and by our civilian economy"
said Patterson, and he went on to
point out that China had been actual
ly engaged in warfare for five and
half years, that Great Britain
by the defense of its homeland had
come the closest of the United Ma
tons to an "all out" struggle and
further advanced the point that the
Russians "have killed more Nazis
than all the other United Nations
combined"
Then he inquired whether it was
U. S. policy to LET George do it,"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
MERCHANT SEAMEN :
Lauded by Marines

Charges that merchant seamen re-
fused to unload ships at Guadalcanal
were denied by house naval af-
fairs subcommittee which reported
that in all cases American merchant
seamen co-operated fully with ma
rines in the Solomon Islands. The
subcommittee report included let
tiers from highest marine corps of.
ficials praising cooperation, ef-
ficiency and courage" of U. S. mer-
chant Seamen.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
NORTH AFRICA:
COunterdttack

"The Americans of Washington's
day faced defeat on many occasions.
We faced, and still face, reverses
and misfortunes."
When President Roosevelt uttered
those words, 10 days ago, he was
thinking in part of the North Afri-
can front. But "reverses and mis-
fortunes" are far cry from "de-
feat" The battle-ground of southern
Tunisia was the scene of an Allied
reversal-depressing only to those
who were over-optimistic.
In three places American and
British forces checked the pace of
German advance in Tunisia. One
Nazi column, attempting a desper-
ate push on to Thala, was stopped
four miles south of the town. Bomb
ers and fighters checked another
strong attack on the road leading to
Tebessa from Kasserine, and far
Their north, near Robaa, heavy
German patrol ran into serious trou-
BILE when it attacked British forces.
1t was sent rolling back by crack
British infantry.
The Nazi column moving toward
Tebessa was bombed by continuous
relays of American warplanes.
Fighters and bombers attacked the
Kasserine bottleneck in more than
score of missions.
But it was evident that our forces
had suffered reverses.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
k11ESI!I:}29l0 DIG
Civil Pilots Eagerly
Await Army Assignments
Rapidly Expanding Air Force Will Be in Need
OF 100000 Aviators; Good Future in
SkyWays Seen in Time of Peace.
WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, d. C.
By BAUKHAGE
Neps analyst and Commentator.


Washington, D. C.
Washington, of late, has become
increasingly air minded and al
though the war has caused it, peace
will benefit.
A recent advertisement expressed
the idea strikingly. 1t said: "We ex-
lst upon one globe and inside an
other. Our planet earth is the CEN
ter of larger air-globe both
globes, as one unit, follow the same
orbit. We take our air with us and
always have"
1t is our activity in that larger
globe, the heavens, which is going
to be vital to America when the war
is over. Now we are concerned with
small sectors of the sky, our scat
tered air fronts. Later we shall be
concerned with linking them all to-
gether in peaceful and profitable air
commerce.
In recent weeks, many members
of congress have been giving thought
to preparation for that day, and "x"
thousand (the number is a military
secret) young men who have in the
past months learned to fly under the
Civil Aeronautic Authoritys War
Training program-the boys who
will be the nucleus of our pilots aft
er the WARFARE fairly bursting with
Impotence to spread their wings.
Train CiUil Pilots
America is planning a military air
force of some three million men.
Since the rule of thumb says eight
men on the ground to one in the
air, that means we are going to need
some four hundred thousand pilots.
The "x'' in the * thousand" men
I mentioned as being civilian trained
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
FINLAND:
Tired of Var

Ever since the reelection of Pres
ident Risto Ryti the world had won
dered whether Finland would make
a bid for separate peace with Rus
STA.
When Finland called home her
ministers to the Vatican and Ger
many the rumors of a separate
peace bid were given impetus. But
official dispatches from Helsinki an
nounced that Georg A. Gripenberg
and Toivo M. Kivimaeki, ministers
respectively to the Vatican and Ber-
lin, had been summoned home "for
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12

The rag market is now the great
shopping center for newlyweds in
Nazi-occupied Paris, according to an
article in the French newspaper La
Semaine.
Babies in Nazi-occupied France
are no longer dressed in pastel
shades of pink and blue, according
to an article in the Paris Soir. Lay
cites are now made in dark colors. !"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12

a conference in connection with the
reorganization of the government"
Two factors gave credence to such
belief. First was the possibility that
the Vatican might be asked to act
as intermediary (bolstered by the
visit of the Most Rev. Francis J.
Spellman, archbishop of New York,
and Pope Plus KID, and second was
a suggestion made by Undersecre-
tary of State Sumner Welles that
Finland discontinue Immediately
effective military aid to the NOR
tai enemies of this country"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
B r | E F S by Baukhage

At the engineer school, Fort BEL
voir, Va, incoming mail is read with
eager anticipation. For that school
operates suggestion system. Any
envelope in any days mail may
have a revolutionary suggestion.
The suggestion system is more
than year old. To date, II per
cent of the suggestions have been
approved and put to use. More sug-
gestions are wanted.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
RATION DATES

March 10-Last day Of registra-
ton for institutional users of
ratiOned foods.
March 13-Period fuel-oil cou-
pons, good to September 80, be-
come valid.
March 15-Last valid date for No.
IL sugar coupons, good for three
pounds.
March 21-Last valid date for
Stamp No. rs, good for one
pound of coffee.
March 21-Last day on which
Coupon 4 in "a" gas ration
book is valid.
March 31-Final date for first in
spection of passenger car tires
for "a" card holders and mo-
torcycles.
April 12-ExpiratiOn date for
Period 4 fuel-oil coupons.
June 15-Last valid date for
Stamp No. II, good for one pair
of shoes.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12

LOST: According to Wilfrid Gal
lienne, British consul, Britain has
lost 2,798 bombers in raids over
Germany.
AFRICAN RESOURCES: Ameri-
can ships used to transport food and
other goods to French North Africa
have returned to the United States
loaded with cobalt, ore, cork and
tanbark, raw materials obtained
from the occupied territory.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
CANCEL FAST: Catholics in tt

CANCEL FAST: Catholics in the
Chicago archdiocese will not have
to fast during the approaching Lent
en- season. Archbishop Samuel
Stritch suspended the fasting regu-
lations on papal authority. In
creased productive efforts and the
rationing program are believed to
have led to the decision. Meatless
Fridays will remain in effect, how
ever.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
U-BOATS:
Still Craze Menace

Sinking of two American trans
ports in the North Atlantic with a
loss of $50 lives underlined a state
ment by Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox that the submarin re-
mains a grave menace to the en-
tire Allied war effort
Coincident with his statement,
Knox revealed that an American
destroyer succeeded in trapping a
U-boat in the Atlantic and sinking
it with barrage of five-inch shells.
An American gun crew aboard a
freighter fired four shots to sink a
Jap submarine that had torpedoed
and severely crippled their craft in
the Pacific, Knox also revealed.
Germany is building U-boats fast
er than we are sinking them, Knox
said. The new submarines have
longer cruising range than the old
and can submerge to greater depth.
The U-boat menace is expected to
reach its peak this spring.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-12
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Curb on Wheat Production Is Lifted;
New Foods Restricted as Housewives
Get Initial Taste of Point Rationing;
Red Army Drive Meets New Successes

NOTE
Released Western Newspaper
Evening star., 1943-11-22
Girl, Il, Goes on Trial
In Staying Of Stepfather
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, Ark, Nov. o.
Mary Durant, 81, was called to trial
today for the Staying of her STEP
father, Charles w. Durant, 43. whose
body was unearthed by a dog in the
yard of their former home at Calico
Rock last April 4.
The comely, red haired girl was
apprehended last month by Federal
agents at Shelbyville, Tenn, and
since has been in Jail here without
bail on first degree murder charge.
Sheriff j. A. Rodman announced
after the girls return to Arkansas
that she confessed the Staying, say
ing that her stepfather had abused
her since she was H.
The sheriff said she related she
obtained 22-caliber rifle, shot
Durant while he slept last December
4, buried him that night in the
yard, and lived alone In. the house
for three weeks before departing.
Evening star., 1943-11-22
Seal Sale Drive Open.
With Stamps Mailed
To Thousands Here

The 37th annual Christmas Seal
Sale of the District tuberculosis
Association got under way officially
today with thousands Of Washing
ton families receiving letters con-
tanning sheets of these health
stamps" the sale OF which provides
the funds needed to carry on the as
sociation's year. round fight against
the white plague.
In the first phase OF the drive,
more than 10000 letters contain
ing seals already have been mailed
to District homes, the association
said, and beginning next Monday,
booths will be set up in various
parts of the city to distribute the
seals.
Biddle Buys First Sheet.
Attorney General Francis Biddle
purchased the first sheet of seals
sold in the District and, in doing
so, urged support of the campaign,
pointing out that the seal sale is
the sole support of the associations
work. Similar campaigns were
launched simultaneously today in
other sections by associations affili-
ated with the National Tubercu-
losis Association.
In the opening plea for the Dis
trict drive, Brig. Gen. Charles C..
Hillman, chief of professional serv-
ices in the Office of the surgeon
general of the Army, told a radio
audience over Station WTOP yes
terday that tuberculosis last year
took the lives of $1,000 persons,
many of whom might have made
good soldiers or aided in war pro-
duction." The number Of deaths
from the disease, he pointed out,
greatly exceeded the present toll
of deaths of Americans in this war"
The war effort itself is aiding
in the fight against tuberculosis"
Gen. Hillman said. Chest X-ray
examinations, which every man
must have before entering the
armed services. have discovered
thousands of early cases that would
otherwise have gone neglected. The
services, as result, have a low
rate of tuberculosis, and public
health has gained greatly in oppor-
tunity."
IS Per Cent Proceeds Used Here.
Paul D. Sleeper, president of the
District tuberculosis Association,
issued statement urging support
of the seal sale and emphasizing
that the association can carry on a
continuing fight against the disease
only If the sale is a success. He
pointed out that 95 per cent Of the
proceeds from the sale in the Dis
trict go to the District association,
with the remaining S per cent 60
ing to the national association.
Gen. Hillman, who recently re-
turned from long tour of obser-
vation of medical problems in the
South and Southwest Pacific, was
largely responsible for the intro
duction of the present system Of
universal preinducton chest X-ray
examination, which has been highly
effective in keeping tuberculosis out
of the Army.
Evening star., 1943-11-22
Italian Chief in Sicily
Cleared of Treason
By the Associated Press.

6F the Assoc1ated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Gen. Al
fredo Guzzoni, former commander
IN chief of italian troops in Sicily,
who was accused of high treason
and arrested by the Nazis a few
weeks ago, has been released, the
Bern radio said yesterday in a
broadcast recorded by CHS.
ut has now been disclosed that
nothing can be held against the
general, whereupon he was set free"
the broadcast said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-10
JUNEAU father
HAS THREE SONS
IN ARMED FORCES

E. A. Peyton, of the Alaska
Electric Light and Power Com
pany in Juneau, now has sons serv-
ing in the United States armed
forces on the land, in the air, and
on the sea.
He has Just received word from
Douglas, Ariz of the graduation
of his oldest son Everett, from the
Army Air Force Advanced Flying
School as First Lieutenant in the
United states Air Corps. He soon
will be flying B-24s and B-26s for
America.
Another son, Robert, q years
old, is serving as a lieutenant with
the Army Engineers, and third,
Ralph, 10, is a radio technician
with the u s. Navy
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-10
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Anne Rowland, who has
been a surgical patient at st.
AIMS Hospital, was discharged
from the hospital Tuesday.
Pvt Heinrich Dean left st. AIMS
Hospital yesterday after having had
surgical care.
Mrs. Louis Wagner entered ST..
AIMS Hospital today to receive sur
gical treatment.
Mary Dick entered the Govern
ment Hospital today for treatment
The land route from Dakar to
the Mediterranean is nearly 5000
miles in length.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-10
NEW TRIAL IN
PADDY CASE
ASKED TODAY

H. D. Stabler attorney of James
William Paddy, who was found
guilty OF murder in the first de-
gree by jury last Friday for the
killing of Tony Simin filed mo-
ton for new trial in the office
of the Clerk of the U. S. District
Court this morning. Today is the
last day on which such motion
could legally be filed.
The motion, is pages in length,
is based mainly by the defense at
torney on a charge of insufficiency
OF the evidence to show, beyond
reasonable doubt, the purposeful
deliberate and premeditated intent
to kill as charged in the indictment
Paddy was found guilty on Friday
by jury of nine women and three
men after two and a half hours of
elaboration following the trial
which began on Monday, Febru-
airy l.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-10
TIDES TOMORROW
REBEKAHS TO MEET

The regular meeting of the Re-
bekahs will be held tonight Ia the
Odd Fellows Hall and all members
are requested to be on hand at 8
o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-02-10
REBEKAHS ATTENTION

Regular meeting tonight at Bpm.
MARY JANE HARRINGTON,
adv. Secretary