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Evening star., 1943-10-26
Bill Permitting Navy
To Settle Contracts
Offered by Vinson
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Legislation authorizing the Navy
Department to make final settle
ments in Navy war contracts and
approving payment of 80 per cent
OF the contract in advance of final
settlement has been introduced In
the House.
Chairman Vinson of the House
Naval Affairs Committee, who sub
mitted the proposal, yesterday said
it is similar to legislation now under
consideration by the House Military
Affairs Committee at the request of
the War Department.
Under Mr.. WILSON'S bill the Gov
ernment would be authorized to pay
subcontractors directly or through
the prime contractors but would not
hold the latter liable for excessive
payments to the subcontractors.
These would be refunded by the
Government to the prime contractor
and held against the subcontractor
as Government loan.
Plan Provides for Loans.
The Navy would also be authorized
to make loans to contractors at not
more than per cent
Meanwhile, the United States
Chamber of Commences proposal to
deny the Controller General veto
power over decisions of war service
departments in reviewing advance
payments claims and negotiated
settlements on terminated contracts
stirred up sharp differences of opin-
ion among members of the Military
Affairs Committee.
Paul A. Shorb, a member of the
chambers Committee on Federal
Finance, told the committee yester-
day that the proposal was made
with view to speeding up settle
ments. If Congress permits the
Controller General to sit in on the
contract conferences, he should not
be allowed to veto the decisions,
though he should have authority in
case of fraud, Mr.. Shorb said.
Central Agency Urged.
Proceedings under the Controller
Generals office, Mr.. Shorb declared,
would mean more audited settle
ments, thus creating delay The
service departments - War, Navy.
Maritime and Treasury-could act
quickly, he contended, through a
central agency, under regulations to
be made by Congress.
IF you shut the Controller Gen.
eral out of the picture, what pro-
lection does the public have in cases
where mistakes are made?" asked
Chairman May.
Mr Shorb replied that the cham
Der had not proposed that the Con-
troller General be shut out of re-
views and negotiations entirely.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
London's Antiaircraff
Drives Off kazi Planes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. Fisherman war
planes flew over outlying districts
of London last night to set off the
capitals afraid sirens for the ninth
time in 10 nights, but veered off
without passing over the city itself
after drawing antiaircraft fire.
A few enemy raiders also appeared
over Southeast England and East
Anglia during the night, dropping
bombs at two widely separated
places, but no casualties and only
minor damage were reported
There was no indication of anv
night activity by the RATS heavy
bombers.
Yesterday. an Air Ministry COM
munique said, RAF Typhoon bomb
ers, escorted by fighters, attacked
a Nazi airdrome near Cherbourg
and the power station at Caen, while
RAF Mitchells and Dutch naval
planes bombed an airfeld near
BreSt.
Six planes, including two medium
bombers, were lost in these opera
tons, the bulletin said.
Evening star., 1943-10-26

a belief that the japanese might
have used the lumber to construct
new installations in the hills.
He said frankly, I'VE were sur
prised that they all got out. When
We got on the beach without being
fired on we thought they were still
back in the hills. We couldn't
afford to assume they all got out" "
Admiral Kinkaid described the
Aleutians as extremely important"
in the offensive against Japan, ex-
planning they provide "a short route
to Japan protected by a line of
bases"
Prom Seattle to Paramushiro
Japanese base in the northern Ku-
rile Island chain off Kamchatka) it
is roughly 5000 miles and three
quarters of the way or more is pro-
tected by chain of bases" he said
1T is the shortest route from our
territory to Japan"
He described recent appearances
OF japanese planes over the Aleu-
tians as ''just routine of war"
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Naval Flyers Courage
Praised on House Floor
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The great courage and heroism"
of Ensign Dave E. Satterfeld III,
who was wounded in action in the
recent raid on Wake Island. was
praised in the House yesterday by
Representative Magnuson, Demo-
crat, of Washington.
Mr.. MagnusOn, who himself saw
active service in the Pacific theater
recently, said Ensign Satterfeld. %,
son of Representative Satterfeld,
Democrat. of Virginia, despite his
own serious wound, brought in his
damaged plane and landed it on the
carrier.
Ensign Satterfield was wounded
over the island and glycerin, under
high pressure, was flying in his face
from a punctured line in the re-
tracing gear mechanism. Under
those circumstances, he succeeded
in applying a tOurniquet to his
wound and flew his battered ship
for As minutes back to his carrier.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
|RobouI Declared Overpowered
In -Four Daylight Air Assaults
Mighty Jap Base in Southwest Pacific
Strewn With Wreckuge of 311 Planes
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PPACIFIC,
Oct. 26.-Rabaul, the heart of
Japanese air might in the South
west Pacific, has been completely
overpoWered and streWn with
the wreckage of 311 planes in
four recent daylight assaults by
hundreds of Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's bomberS and fighters.
Today's communique disclosed the
results of the third and fourth raids
by nearly 300 planes Saturday and
Sunday-123 enemy aircraft cer-
tainly wiped out and As others
probably destroyed.
This mounting disaster at Japan s
New Britain air fortress over a 12-
day period, from October IL to "a,
has been achieved at price of only
II raiders. Two Lightning fighters
and two Mitchell bombers were lost
in the latest attacks but both fighter
pilots and the crew of one bomber
were saved.
Total air losses of the Japanese
listed IN today's communique ac-
counts of widespread operations
were 203, which raised an approx
mately 800 the number OF enemy
planes bagged within the last two
week period in the South and
Southwest Pacific.
Neary so LiberatorS, heavily
screened by fighters, opened the
latest attack on Rabaul Saturday
afternoon. Making a feint as If to
attack warships in the harbor-the
warships began to zigzag frantically
the big bombers few their los
tons of bombs to the Rapopo air.
drome Twenty grounded planes
were destroyed for certain, seven
others probably.
Fifty enemy planes swarmed to
the attack. The Liberators doWned
four for certain, eight probably
The Lightnings tagged II certainly
and claimed probables. There
were no Allied losses.
Sunday more than so Mitchell
medium bombers, escorted by nearly
100 Lightnings, baffled Rabaul's
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Manu-, Rumanian Leader,
AssaiIs Duce's Regime

by the ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Julio Ma
niu. Rumanian peasant leader, has
denounced Rumania' S recognition of
the new MuSsolini puppet Fascist
government and declared the main
wish of the Rumanian people was
to quit the war, CHS reported last
night.
CHS Correspondent Howard x.
Smith reported from Bern, SWitZer-
land, that the 70-year-old former
Premier told Marshal Ion Antonescu,
Rumanian chief of state, in a let
ter this week that recognition Of
the new Mussolini setup further
aggravated the situation" between
Rumania and the United States and
Britain.
MANU-, once leader of the Transyl-
vania Nationalist party, has been
described as the spearhead of Ru-
manian opposition to collaboration
with Germany. and is said to be
extremely popular with the people of
Rumania.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Arrest Of Gen. Bergeret
Is Ordered by French

BY The Associated Press.
ALG1ERS, Oct. 26.-The French
Committee Of National Liberia ton
has directed the arrest of Gen. Jean
Marie Bergeret, formerly Vichy air
minister, on charges of treason and
collaboration with the enemy in
crimes against the security of the
state, it was reported reliably today
Gen. Bergeret, who formerly com
manded all French air forces under
Gen. Henri Giraud, president OF
the committee, was relieved of his
duties last summer, and was sent tc
West Africa when an accord was
reached between Gen. Giraud anc
Gen. Charles de Gaulle
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Four hazi E-Boats Sunk
In Fierce Channel Battle
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-British light
naval forces protecting a convoy
sank four German E-Boats and
damaged seven more out of a force
Of 30 in fierce five-hour battle in
the English Channel off the coast of
East Anglia Sunday night, the ad-
miralty announced today.
The British escort fleet, made up
of destroyers and motor ounboats,
swarmed down on the speedy enemy
craft as they began the attack
shortly before midnight The battle
lasted throughout the night, the ad-
miralty said and all British rejoined
the convoy without serious damage.
Several casualties were acknowl-
edged.
The longest and heaviest cross
channel gun duel in months shook
the Dover area for two hours last
might when British long g-range bat
teries touched off the firing about
9 pm.
The British guns threw about
three shells to every one sent back
across the channel by, the Germans.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Kinkuid
Continued From First Page.)

ting japanese submarines. We hope
some of them were full of evacuees
but We don't know"
Asked for estimates on the num-
ber sunk, he replied, Quite a few
Admiral Kinkaid said he believed
evacuation of the japanese garri-
son on Kiska, previously estimated al
some 10000 troops, was carried out
by submarines and that if the Jap
anese had not given up the island
heavy casualties" might have re-
suited when American troops land
ed in August.
When We landed" he said, "the
beaches were much more strongly
covered than We ever had dreamed
and casualties would have been very
heavy"
He said he believed troops and
units not needed for combat were
evacuated first by the submarines
and that later they started taking
off combat units.
Clever About Evacuation.
They were very clever about 1t, ,
Admiral Kinkaid said, adding that
even "a hours after the landing OF
American forces it was not known
definitely that the japanese had
given up the island. For a time,
he said, it was believed that the
enemy had moved back into the
hills, in which case, he said, long
fighting would have been necessary.
That belief, he explained, was
based to some extent on the Japa-
nese continuance in a build
ing operation until the last day any
action was seen on Kiska. He also
reported that some enemy build
ings had been torn down, leading to
Evening star., 1943-10-26

fession by chance and argued far
into the night on the interpreta-
tion of specimens which had been
found. All the time Italian artil-
lery was booming over their heads
in the shelling of Teghime pass.
The incongruity of the situation
appealed to the scholars themselves.
They were back quarter of
million years in the history of the
human race. War, they said, was
after all such an insignificant phase
of mans progress through time, the
caves of Morocco would provide
work-and PHI. D. theses-for hun
dreds of years for archeologists, and
this job of killing one another was
such a nonsensical interruption to
the one worthwhile thing on earth
the increase of knowledge.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
KohiH AirfieId Put Out
OF Use by Allied Bombs

SOUTH PACIFIC HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Oct. 26 (P).-A 172-ton bonn
bardment of Kahili Airfeld has left
that Bouganville Island air base
practically useless to the Japanese
for the present, a spokesman for
Admiral William F. Halsey, jr, said
today.
This spokesman said the last of
three savage smashes on October %
showed Kahili imperative. Large
bomb craters had not yet been re-
paired, and planes were unable to
use the strip.
Three raids on Kahili and fourth
against nearby Kara Field were car
ried out in lightning fashion over a
four-hour period on October % by
flights of Liberators, Avengers and
Dauntless bombers with fighter es-
corts flown by the Army, Navy, ma
rlne and New Zealand pilots.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Doctor, Shot Year Ago,
Found Slain With Wife
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LUBBOCK, Tex. Oct. 26.-Dr.
and Mrs. Roy Hunt we're found slain
today in their blood soaked bed at
their home.
Their arms and legs were bound
with metal coat hangers and rope
and officers said their bodies were
lin a condition so horrible as to
defy description"
DR.. Hunt, 81. was the central fig
ure in a shooting last year for
which DR.. William R. Newton of
Cameron, Tex, was given a seven
year sentence. Mrs. Newton is
under indictment and awaiting
trial.
DR.. Hunt, prominent Littlefeld
physician, on May 81, 1912, staggered
into his own hospital and clinic suf-
fering from two gunshot wounds.
Later charged with assault with in
tent to murder were DR.. Newton.
member of prominent Central
Texas family and son of a late
physician-State Senator, and Mrs.
Newton
Evening star., 1943-10-26

from the hated
Nazis was hard
fought but soon
ended. Within a
week after the
fall of Bastia,
F r e n CHI MP's
were patrollirlg
the streets of
Corsican cities
and checking up
on uniform vio-
ldIlO0S. ana DdL-
tily uniformed
women of the
v ol o n t a | r e S
Franchises ap-
peared in the
Evening star., 1943-10-26
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star staff Correspondent.

WITH FRENCH ARMY OF LIB
ERATION IN CORSICA, Oct. 8 (By
Aerial Courier The campaign for
liberation of this historic island
Evening star., 1943-10-26

The war we're in is the war to
win! Buy War bonds!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-24

gr0ucily."
RenaIdos hand dropped onto
Barry's shoulder. TITS . great
pleasure to do It for you - and
Miss Topping" he said. He turned
TO an Indian waiting with his
testing Iadle.
Barry and Allison strolled
across the clearing toward the
estancia. Allison was frOwning.
There must be some way We
can cut down that week" she
murmured. But I know Renaldo
has to 60 to the new grove. He
told me last night what q find It
Is. The montadores reported It TO
be richer than the main one Just
north Of the estancia. And he has
to be there to hire q new crew Of
chicleros from the Indians COM
ing over from Ledio."
"YOu sound Just like q career
woman" Barry teased.
whats wrong with tlaat2" Ali
sons violet eyes turned up toward
! him cleaning with the light Of
battle.
ANybfAhA4Bs 8A9la3AAABt Belly TO-
treated hastily. II guess its your
own business"
1--WE been under that impress
sion for q long time" she said
gaily. but you're sl0W about
getting II into your head. Row
Renaldo Is q very smart man. He
knows enough not to argue when
a woman makes Up her mind"
IF its about your going back
to New York" Barry said. II don't
think he wants to argue any
more"
She gave him a michievous,
sercetive smile. "Renaldo As a
prince. she said. %and he worked
up from q paupeT. He told me
hiw flendishly poor he was rs a
kid, and how ambitious. when he
was q little urchin IN Rio he did
odd jobs. sold papers. ran errands.
cut hedges. Finally he worked
his way through law school at
the university there. Father met
him at Puerto BarTios and hired
him on q percentage basis shortly
before he died. He says It's the
first chance he's had to get the
profits from his own ingenuity"
rs he going % make his charm
pay too7" Barry demanded as he
opened the door for her.
she sent him q wide-eyed stare
Of innocence. Il don't know what
you mean." she smiled demureiy.
but he did say once that q for
tune teller told him be would be
rich and powerful and marry q
beautiful blond
ere De CemaAmweaD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-24
. SERIAL STORY
DARK JUNClES

~ lOtiN G. FLEMING g LOIS EBV

LOIS 60V MA egRVlee. me.
4 Rsnaido nodded. the lateI had
not boiled long enough. re save
the stirring paddle back 70 tne A.
tending indian.
BarTy's smile was fading INTO Q
brooding look Of concern. Y must
get back to my own JOB pretty
quick"
AIiiSon smiled. you're Just
bound to get those quicksilver
mines TO help the allies 70 shorten
the war to cut down our chicle
business, aren't your"
That's IT," Barry told her with
o terSe grin.
She turned 70 RenaldO. alb
ruptly serious. How soon can
you 60 with him7"
Il must finish this batch Of
chicle and get It packed on the
mules" Renaldo told her. Then
! must make a quick trip TO the
new grove to get the chicleroS
started there. But In Q week"
"A week Is too long" BarTys
impotence burned through his
voice. I'm going alone"
Renaldo'S sharp dark eyes
rested thoughtfully on Barry. Il
know what you are enduring" he
said gravely. Il am not o patient
man myself when my work Is not
going forward. But. believe me,
II would be fools haste for you 70
go now. In the first place. this
fever Of yours Is treacherous. It
would strike you down. addle
your thoughts when you wish 70
be most lucid"
Hes right" Allison cried 10
Barry.
Then" Renaldo went on, Il
doubt you would reach Moncha
Suma alive. The Indian girl died,
you know. The tribe Is up In
arms. And your word will not be
proof Of your innocence"
TITS got 70 BET" Barry cried
irritably. What other proof can
I get?"
my friendship said RenaldO
quietly. When ! go with you.
THY HAA nOt AlaIm yOu. A1tU
when tell Moncha Suma that ].
his friend. vOuch for you. then he
may absOlve you from blame.
That is the only way / know you
may be able to accomplish your
mission"
Barry drew q deep breath. II
suppose you're right"
And you win put In q word
with the chief about his quick
silver mines7" Allison demanded
Of RenaldO.
Renaldo nodded. Yes. I win
be glad to do that" he said.
Thank you. Renaldo."
The Spaniard's eyes glowed as
they met Allison'&. Barry felt a
new tinge Of irritation. He de-
liberately broke up the glance.
I'm the one to thank you" he
said hastily. Il appreciate your
doing this even II I do sound
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-24

ina acid Odor Of wood smoke
HarrWs nOstrtis Is he came down
the steps Of the estancia ano step-
ped out into the early morning sun
efline. Renaldo, his shirt sleeves
rolled figb on his muscular arms,
his shirt open at the neck. was
slaortaug orders and moving quick
IN among the numerous copper ket-
ties that boiled over banked char
coal fires.
Looks like . busy place around
here" Barry called when he was
cnly o few PAGES away.
prom nov on IL VIII De" re-
uaido said g0Od-naturedly. We've
rot 70 get our shipment packed
and sent out By mule train to
Puerto Barri0s for the steamer
Leaving there next week."
Barry stopped by boiling ket-
tle and watched the Indian pour
a large bazful Of the milk latex
into the hot mas.
what happens after you boil
ksais stuff" ne asked Renaldo.
we boil It till SIS very thick, !"
Eenald0 stopped 70 explain rap.
oily. land then pour II into mods
where q hardens like bricks. We
put our plantation trade marx on
4, and the ehicleT0s number and
them ft Is checked and packed
into waterproof canvas bags for
ahfument." He held . match
AGAINST the ode Of the hot kettle
until IL hared then touched II TO
his pipe.
GOOD morningi"
They turned at Ailison's gay
call, and watched her crossing the
clearing from the Indian huts.
Ehe was In white jodhpurs and a
lemon yellow shirt. She was
slruttang Ike Q happy bog. and
eshistaing bllthely. Don't you
lore al this exeitement7" she
eEied 20 Barry. What are you
tw0 pow-woufng ab0ut7"
he was telling me how chew
ing gum Is made" Barry grinned
us gTeeting.
RenaI6O vent On with deep sat-
zsGaeElon. 1T VIII be our biggest
shipment 70 date. We have or
Gers for al she chicle we can
produce. 1k seems that armies in
the fad like their chewing gum"
Allison grimaced at Barry.
s.Therel" ehe cried. Il told You I
was coming down here 10 do my
hit for the soldiers and you
laughed ak mel"
sNo Rxeak henefmeAor An annra-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19

shiy. . last ditch stand ~
vsriou. stresE points along
the cea.t.
There are = total of 10000 axis
fighting men In Africa including
the air force. Wen over half are
Germans, and they are strong
enough 10 make the remainder 81
the campaign = bloody business.
perhaps as costly ss Argonne for
est was 10 Americans IN the World
War.
Avis morale In Africa has not
always been the best. There have
been many desertlons Of men 10
years old, with three years cam.
paigning behind them. They told
their csptors that they were glad
20 be finished with the Russian
mud and Tunlsian mountains.
hut there csn ~ no doubt
81 the value NJ three year.
experience In placing machine
guns and nortars and beating
off infantry charges.
The Germans hold all the best
defensive positions from the noun
tsins In the north throughout the
length OF the grand dorsai." and
excepting the pass st fiohon.
which In relatively unimportant.
compared To Faid pass. which the
allies failed 10 hold.
II seems likely that Field
Marshall Erwin Rommel win not
make a serious attempt 10 hold
the Mareth Line In lower Tnnisia
with his Afrika korps. but viii
shove northward To the Gabea
bottleneck, where his lines are less
extended and he can cooperate
more effectively with Col. Gen.
Jurgen Won Arnims forces.
All the Germans are excellentiy
equipped. Their use of firearms
Of all sizes Ia superb. and particul-
srly no is their use OF field artillery
heavy machine guns and mortars
Except for the. British
Eighth Army. judged the
finest allied fighting force
outside 81 Russia. the allies
I'm North Africa sre relatively
inexperienced.
The British FRS Army has =
leavenlng OF men who fought In
France. But for the most part,
they need battle experience 10 get
the most from their fine equip
ment.
In some sectors. they are stIlI
too short Of infantry 10 hold and
exploit gains made by heavier
formations French equipment ~
obsolete. and despite their msgnl-
ficent fighting. British and Ameri-
cans do not believe they should
have been used except where they
were direly needed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
Answers Hoover
On Taking Time

WASHINGTON - House Demo
cratic Leader John Mccormack Of
Massachusetts, in a speech here
assailed former president Herbert
Hooyer's statement that time
runs in our favor" in the war
against the Axis as a theory which
could become "the road TO defeat. q
on the House floor. Mccormack
took Mr.. Hoover to task for testi-
mony presented recently before the
manpower subcommittee OF the
senate appropriations committee.
He quoted the former president as
saying I'VE should not try 10 do
too much too fast, because time
runs in our favor"
The American people want
action that will produce results.
Mccormack said. They want
leadership of action not inaction.
No one questions the high motives
Of former President Hoover. but
I do question and challenge his
Judgment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19
Wickard and Brown Reach
Agreement on Raiioninq

WASHINGToN-A new mem.
orandum Of understanding" be-
tween Price Administrator Prem
tiss Brown and Food Administra-
tor Claude r. Wickard is expected
to clear up official and public I'M
certainties about rationing respon-
sioilities and prepare for expansion
OF the list Of foods to be rationed.
The agreement. dividing author
ity between Brown and Wickard
on food rationing. was revealed
late yesterday. II was described
officially as intended ito facil-
tate working arrangements" be-
tween the offices of the two men
for the rationing of scarce COM
modities.
Wlckard, who also is secretary
of agriculture. signed food order
No. 3 to seal the agreement. The
order gives the OPA authority to
establish specific controls over
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-19

distribution Of all rationed foods
from the professor 10 consumer
establish the value of coupons in
the point rationing system. and
change the value Of coupons as
the occasion arises.
The order gives authority 10 the
agriculture departments food ad-
n,inistration. 10 determine the need
for. the time and extent of CT
viian food rationing: determine al
lowances needed because Of differ
enees between various groups as a
result Of the conditions of work.
age, health and other factors;
authority to fix quotas of raw COM
modities to be rationed for indi-
vidual professors. and direct dis
tribution Of non-rationed foods to
all users.