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Evening star., 1943-10-07
American War Production
lauded by Gov. 0'Conor
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICK. Md. Oct. 7.-Mem-
bers OF Frederick's combined civic
clubs heard Gov. O'Conor declare
yesterday that since Pearl Harbor
America has achieved the greatest
industrial transformation the world
has ever seen"
The occasion of the address was
the annual meeting of the service
clubs.
In these short months" Gov
O'Conor declared. America has be-
come a Nation so attuned to war
that our Axis foes slowly are being
overwhelmed with the product of
Americas industrial might. and
there will be. there must be. no
letdown in this industrial miracle
until the final crushing victory Is
achieved"
He warned, however. that "in our
complete absorption with the Job at
hand, the winning of the war, let
us not make another mistake COM
parable to the tragic one that left
us so unprepared on December I,
l941."
Evening star., 1943-10-07
DsWRahoni;nq
&Remiinderym

Fuel Oil-Period No. l coupons, good
for 10 gallons per unit, valid now,
expire January s.
Canned and Frozen Foods. Etc
Blue coupons IN Ration Book No
2: U, V. and w good now and
will not expire until October 20:
X, Y. z stamps good now until
November 20.
Meats. Fats, Etc.-Brown stamps in
Ration Book No. 3: C and D
stamps are good now and will re-
main valid through October 30.
Sugar-Coupon No. IA in Book No.
good for pounds through Oc-
tober 81.
Tire Inspection Deadlines - For
holders of B coupons. October 81
for c coupon holders. November
30; for A coupon holders, March
81. 1914.
Gasoline-No. 6 A coupon worth
gallons EACH will expire Novem-
Der instead of November 81, in
effect increasing the weekly al
loWance from 1i2 to 2 gallons.
B and c coupons have been re-
duced in value to 2 gallons.
Review Of B and c. rations by
local ration boards, has been Or
dered by regional OPA, in effort
to eliminate any part of these
allowances not essential.
Forms for A book holders to use
in applying for new books now be-
ing mailed TO motorists. Appn-
cations should be filled out and
returned to local boards immedi-
ately, accompanied by back cover
of present A book and latest tire
inspection record.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 In book No. l
good for one pair for an indefinite
time.
tMore detailed information car
ried every Sunday In The Starr
Evening star., 1943-10-07
chronological Society
Will Meet Tonioht

The chronological Society OF
Washington will hold its first fall
meeting at the National Museum al
8 O'Clock tonight, R. w. Harmed
president, announced today.
}. l. Hambleton, Bureau of En-
tomology and Plant Quarantine. will
discuss the Significance of Apicul-
ture IN the War Effort" and DR.. H
H. Shepard of War Food Admins.
tration will give an illustrated lee.
ture on "Fumigation of Cereals and
Cereal Products"
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Teachers Face
Delay in Pay
Until Monday
Pilkerton Seeks
Additional Help
And a Machines

Pay checks due $500 school teach
ers last Saturday will be DELAYED
at least until Monday, A. r. Pill
kerton, District auditor, announced
today.
Because teachers are paid only
10 times year, August and Sep
tember being omitted, the October
check will be the first received by
teachers since July IS. Though
delay OF the first check in the fall
has been customary, teachers had
their hopes of prompt payment
raised this year by a circular sent
out by school officers urging pur-
chase Of War bonds. On the
strength Of definite mention in this
circular Of October 2 as payday, sew
eral teachers have reported that thev
gave postdated checks and MADE
definite financial commitments
These checks are now bouncing. "
and many teachers are unable to
meet their obligations.
AS a partial solution for the delav
IN paying off school employees
chronic for about the last year and
half, Mr.. Pilkerton has asked the
District Commissioners to buy four
accounting machines at total cost
OF $4,000. Purchase of these ma
chimes and the finding Of an address
sograph operator to replace the one
who left four months ago. Mr.. Pill
kerton said. would do much to cut
down delay once the school payroll
arrives at the District Building.
Main cause Of the delay in this
case, however, he said, was late de-
livery OF the payroll by the school
budget officer, r. w. Holt. In addi-
ton, Mr.. Pilkerton said, so many
changes Of teachers, salaries, retire
ments and withholding taxes had
occurred during the summer that
this first fall payroll has taken
longer than usual to computate. Ex-
cept for possible revision of the
withholding tax or compulsory War
bond deduction. he said. the pay
roll will now remain much the same
through the year.
Mr. Holt cited the same difficulties
OF heavy turnover and changes in
amounts Of checks as the cause for
the tWo-dav delav in delivery of the
payroll to Mr.. Pilkerton. In addi-
ton. after the first delivery to the
District Building September %, he
said, he had to correct faint letter
ing done by faulty addressogra phs
and revise the status of certain
teachers not reported to him until
several days after the opening of
school. His employees were slow in
starting the roll in the first place
he said, because telephone calls from
teachers asking about their esti
mated incomes for the September
Is tax returns had kept the entire
staff occupied.
Both Mr.. Pilkerton and Mr.. Holt
have requested additional clerks for
their offices. The pay of school off,
GERS. janitors and clerks. Mr.. Holt
said. was put out on time on Sat-
urday.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Radio Bond Program
AT Press Club 10 SPUR
Series f Purchases
Legislators, News Writer'S
Entertainers to Join
In 3-Hour Event

A three-hOur radio War bond
cavalCade, in which numerous en-
tertalnerS. members of Congress and
neWspapermen will participate. will
be presented in the National Press
Club auditorium from ! to pm.
Saturday to stimulate the sale Of
War bonds to individual purchasers
in the Washington area.
Admission will be by purchase Of
bond At the door. The proceed
ings will be broadcast over Radio
Station WWDC. which will take War
bond orders by telephone through
out the program.
Entertainment high lights will in
clude songs by Jean Bartel of Los
Angeles. Miss America" of ls43.
and Dixie Rafter, Miss Washington.
Army Actors to Appear.
Other attractions, announced bv
the District War Finance Commit
tee. which is sponsoring the pro-
gram. include songs by Shannon
Bolin and Lynn Allison. violin seIec-
tons by Durward Bowersox and
piano numbers by Evalyn Tyner.
The entire cast of The Army.
Play by Play" now appearing at
the National Theater, will partici-
pate, Raymond Clapper. columnist
and Barnett Mover. news ANALYST.
also will take part in the program,
Additional music will be supplied
by the Army Air Forces Band from
Boiling Field under the direction
OF Capt. Alf Hiberg: Benny Beckner
and his Fourteen Madcap Merry
makers. now PLAYING at the Roose-
welt Hotel Victory Room. and anoth-
er orchestra yet to be selected.
Senator's to Attend
Other acts are to be scheduled. in
Guiding those current at the Capitol
and Earle Theaters.
Congressional leaders invited in
clude Senators Downev. Democrat,
of California: Mead. Democrat, of
New York and Representatives Luce
Republican. of Connecticut: Ran
dolph. Democrat. of West Virginia,
and Sasscer, Democrat of MARYLAND.
Twenty members of each of the four
Women'S service organiza tions also
have been invited
Master of ceremonies for the oc-
casion will be Mike Hunnicut of Sta
ton WWDC.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
State Department Chief
Of Treaty Office Retires

BY the Associated Press.
The State Department has an
nounced the retirement of Charles
M. Barnes, chief Of the Treaty Divi-
sion since 1923.
In letter to Mr. Barnes, who was
born at Winchester, Va, Secretary
Hull extended his deepest appre-
c1atlon for the devoted and efficient
service that you have rendered to
your country during the 81 years you
have been in the Department of
State"
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Georgia Man Indicted
On Peonage Charges
nv the Associated prs..

BY the Associated Press.
An indictment charging j. r
Pierce, operator Of a roadhouse near
Savannah. with violating the Fed
eral peonage statute was returned
yesterday by Federal grand jury
at Augusta, Ga, the Justice Depart
ment announced.
Pierce was alleged to have COM
PEELED Il girls to work as mattresses
hosteSses and clerks in a roadhouse
Conviction would carry a maxi
mum penalty OF 5000 fine and five
years imprisonment on each of IL
counts.
Assistant Attorney General Tom
c. Clark said the case was one OF
the few indictments en- record
charging white man with holding
white girls in condition of peon-
age.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
VINO Thwarts
Draft Boards on
j. ). Workers
USES Refuses to
Issue Releases for
EssentiuI' Jobs

Warned by their draft boards tt
change jobs or be drafted, a mum.
Der Of Government workers who
have gone to the United States EN-.
ploYment Service for other work
have been refused releases because
they are in an activity rated b,
the War Manpower Commission as
essential, it was learned today.
Charles Farmer, newly appointed
director of the local USES, disclosed
this picture today when asked why
the USES had failed to place more
than half the men who applied fol-
jobs during September.
Last month. he said, draft boards
IN other cities sent letters to a lot
Of men working for the Govern
ment,' notifying them to change
Jobs or be drafted as nom defer
ables.
Couldn't Get Releases.
The men, obeying instructions,
rushed to the employment service,
where they were duly registered.
When it came to placing them in
other jobs, however, it was dis
covered that they were in an
essential activity-Governme
VINO regulations. therefore, could
not be given the releases they needed
to take other work Mr.. Farmer
explained
Mr.. Farmer said he didn't know
whether draft boards at home were
then notified that the men were in
essential work already and couldn't
transfer
Actually, the USES placed in jobs
only LOTT men during September
the month during which the effec-
tlveness of the work or fight" order
issued by the War ManpoWer Com
mission was to be tested. In August
1039 men were placed on jobs. only
a few less than in September, when
men whose jobs were considered
nondeferrable were supposed to rush
to essential work
Total placements during Septem-
her, the USES reported. amounted
to 3,629. of which 1852 were women
workers. Applications for jobs to-
tailed 1864 of which 1929 were filed
by women and 2535 by men.
Control Decision Awaited.
Meanwhile, final approval Of
WashingtonS new employment sta
hlll2atlon plan. with tlgher controls
over the movement Of workers. was
expected today at a meeting of State
War Manpower Commission chiefs
with Regional Director Henry E.
Treide.
The state directors and members
Of their staff. here for two-day
meeting. were to pass on the re-
glonal plan which applies to all
parts of the region not covered by
local Stapili7ation plans.
Mr. Treide emphasized that the
new plans should be put into eff
feet more smoothly than the for
mer plans since the directors have
been here for four training confer
ences to iron out the details of
WINGS newest effort to cut down
turnover and direct workers to war;
essential jobs.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Staying Case
Sent 10 Grand Jury
y The ASsnclatsd Press

DS me ASSOCIATED Press
NORFOLK, Va, Oct. THE case
OF Paul D. Bennett, "a, chief aviation
radloman, U. S. N. accused of fatal
ly stabbing his 21-year- old wife. Mrs.
Mildred Sears Bennett. in their
apartment early Sunday, was sent on
to the Corporation Court grand Jury
after a Police Court hearing yester-
day.
Bennett testified that he and his
wife entertained group of friends
in their apartment SATURDAY. night.
and that aftersthe guests departed
he went to bed A few minutes later
Mrs. Bennett fell across the bed. the
defendant said. Il knew she had
been drinking a lot" he added. so
l got up and turned on the light.
That's when I saw the knife sticking
in her"
He pulled the knife from her boclv
and then telephoned for an ambu-
lance, he said
Justice Clyde H Jacob fixed Ben.
nett's bond at $4,000.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Alexandra War Fund
Quota Set al S35,644

Alexandria s quota in the drive to
raise Virginia War Fund of ST.
100000 for American and Allied war
relief agencies has been placed at
$35,644, it was announced today by
Homer L. Ferguson, Newport News
shipbuilding official, who heads the
State campaign, according to an
Associated Press dispatch.
The drive in Alexandria will be
conducted in cooperation with the
States campaign. The drives in Ar
linston and Fairfax Counties will
be held in conjunction with the
campaign In the District.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Oranges Scarce,
Black Market
Hard 10 Find
California Legislators
Seek Cut in Profit
To MiddIemen

Oranges were scarce in Washing
ton today, but the tremendous
black market" described by two Cali
fornia legislators yesterday is equally
difficult to find
Representatives Voorhis. Demo-
crat, and Phillips, Republican, &C
cused the Office of Price Admins
tration of encouraging a black mar
ket in the fruit from their native
State by failing to limit the profit
Of middlemen.
Mr.. Voorhis said growers are tied
to price of SO SO a crate, while mid
dlemen are granted markups four or
f1ve times greater than normal, They
charged that operators who formerly
received $75 for handling a car of
oranges now are getting $500 to ST.
900 car.
The resulting black market in
oranges was termed by Mr., Phillips
as "one Of the worst the Nation has
undergone"
Hard to Find.
II this black market exists In
washington it is not operating very
openly. A survey of stores and mar
kets today revealed one lone fruit
dealer in the New Center Market
retailing oranges at 10 cents each.
which totals sl20 a dozen. This is
80 cents in excess Of the maximum
price at which oranges should sell
in the District, according to the
OPA. The District OPA figures for
oranges ranged from 30 to SO cents
per dozen.
This retailer, however. refused TO
sell his oranges in dozen lots, limit
ing sales to three
In the same market another mer-
chant was selling oranges at the
price of four for a quarter or rs
cents a dozen, charging close TO
the OPA maximum estimate for
very small fruit which obviously
were in the 1880 cent classification.
Most Stores Have None.
Most of the stores visited had no
oranges at all and said they would
not have any to sell until the Flor
ida crop appears.
A survey of a group of stores in
neighborhood where OPA officials
indicated black marketing might be
practiced. if anywhere. revealed only
one had a supply. 1t was charg-
ing IS cents dozen for fruit which
were much superior to the rate
for which the same price was asked
at the New Center Market.
The War Food Administration and
the OPA were asked by Mr.. Voorlis
to take the black market gravv'
out of the orange market by reduce
ing price margins allowed middle
men.
Mr.. Voorhis said in a statement
he believed this procedure would
help raduce the price to consumers
to fair level and also give the
/ producer better return.
Fear Disappearance.
Both Mr.. Voorhis and MI. Phillips
said they feared the California
product would disappear from some
markets if profits were not limited.
Representative Peterson. Democrat,
Of Florida declared that black mar
ket" operations could be eliminated
/ II OPA agreed TO put ceiling at the
retail level and on price per- pound
basis.
Black market operations do ex-
list. the Floridian asserted. not
only in Washington and Philadel-
phia, but also in other cities"
Mr.. Peterson said he had cited
to the OPA various instances III
which citrus fruit had been sold at
above ceiling levels through arbi-
trary markups. and that Florida
fruit had been labeled as California
navel oranges and sold for a higher
price.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Student Government
Values Stressed al
6. W. Convocation
Fosters Responsibility for
Maintaining Local and
National Institutions

Enicient student govern ment,
President Cloyd H. Marvin last
night told the George Washington
University first student convocation
OF the university's l23d year,
enables men and women later to
take part in national affairs with
understanding
In the long run. if We succeed
in our student government" DR..
Marvin said. If our local institu-
tions are jealousy maintained in
a democratic way. We shall aid in
erecting National Government or
world order that will not fall over
our heads.
Things at Doorstep.
People cannot have the con-
sclousness Of being Self-goverred
unless they attempt TO do the small
things at their own doorstep. If
YOU DO not have this conception Of
Government. then you will be ruled
by others who are wise and who
have time to develop rules to their
own ends. The real fascism. the
real oppression, the real political
slavery. is the intrusion of power
from without into a local condition. -
1T Is easy" the university head
continued, TO become a partisan
for distant causes you cannot state.
much less defend. Let us insist
on building our government pro-
cedure up out of the ground rather
than try to derive it from the
aerial blue.
Il question the ability Of a man
to interpret and advise me on ma
tional events or world affairs, who
sllbly premises his talk on the
mountain passes of New Guinea or
on the harbors of Sicily, but who
cannot tell me in an authoritative
way of the source of water supply
of his home town
Faculty Procession.
President Marvin's address was
the high light of the second con-
vocation held in the new Lisner
Auditorium. approximately 1900
students and faculty members were
present.
A procession of the faculty in
cap and gown preceded brief re-
marks by Charles Daugherty, presi-
dent OF the student body, and Dean
William c. Johnston of the Junior
college, Music was provided by an
ensemble from the National SYM
phony Orchestra. Invocation and
benediction was given by the Rev.
DR.. Selwyn Kenneth Cockrell.
Tribute was paid to the memory
OF alumni who have paid the
supreme penalty in the World War.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
100 Plan to Ride
BICYCLES to Porty

A group of so servicemen and so
girls will ride bicycles from Laurel,
Md, to Alexandria, Va, Sunday to
attend a party at the United Catno-
lie Community Service USO, on
North Washington street.
Arthur Richards, director Of the
Alexandria UCCS Servicemen's Club,
has arranged the party with Francis
McCann, director of the Laurel
UCCS Club.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Education Board Asks
Funds for School Site
In Highlands Area
Would Avoid Construction
Of Eieht-Room Addition
To Patterson School

The Board Of Education today
asked the District Commissioners
to request Congress to appropriate
funds for another school site in the
Washington Highlands area as a
means of avoiding construction of a
proposed eieht-room addition on the
site OF the Patterson School. The
Patterson School is directly in line
of planes LANDING and ascending at
Boiling Field.
The board at its meeting yester-
dav also reached agreement with
the selective service headquarters
to teach illiterate inductees to read
and write. Members also acted on
charges of racial discrimination in
the attendance department by rec
ommending appointment of two as
sistant directors, one white and one
colored. to work under the director
Mrs. Alice Sheldon. A committee
was also set up to look into affairs
of the department. Salary changes
being requested there will be writ
ten into the permanent salary bill
now under consideration by school
officers.
War Department Advice.
The board has been advised by
the War Department Melvin c
Sharpe, member of the Buildings
ana Grounds Committee of the
board, declared. that no permanent
building should be placed where the
temporary Patterson now stands, at
Nichols avenue and Chesspea
street S,W. Traffic from the air.
field will proba bly, always be heavy -
Mr.. Sharpe said. and steps should
be taken to get new site for any
additional building necessary
Building Of at least another eight
room school in that vicinity is ne
cessitated bv influx of population,
Supt. of Schools Hayccck told the
board. Opened only last spring. the
Patterson is already 100 per cent
overcrowded and operating on part
time shifts, he said The school has
never been termed Dangerous" by
the War Department. but warnings
have been given that failure OF
engines might cause planes to fall
anywhere in the general area in
which the schoo, Is located. The
noise of planes also disturbs stu
dents.
Other Action Taken.
Further action taken on the Pat
terson included decision to repair
drainage from the apple orchard
in the back, now inundated at every
heavy rain, and to build fence to
keep children from running into the
traffic on Chesapeake street.
The board has also sent to the
Commissioners objection to con-
tinued residence of District GOV
ernment employe" in private house
in the corner of the Patterson play-
ground. Now permitted by the Com
missioners to live there, the employe
should be required to move and the
house razed to allow more play room,
the board declared
Night classes at the Americaniza-
ton School and at high schools will
be expanded to include inductees
sent by selective service for in
struction in reading and writing,
the board decided. Selective serv-
ice has maintained that. while illit-
eracy Is not automatically a bar
to induction, nonetheless an in
ductee does better" if he has
fourth-grade knowledge of reading
and writing.
Ernest S. Jenkins, geography and
science teacher at Randall Junior
High School, was made It's assistant
Orincina1
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Allied Drive Gaining
Intensity, TOTO Says

B. The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. IA Toxic
broadcast reported today by the
Once OF War Information quoted
Premier Hideki TOTO as telling 24o
neWly-appointed japanese govern
ment officials that the Allied of1en-
slve has gained in intensity
"As the government officials Of
his majesty the Emperor" Toto
said, from this day on your re-
sponsibilitv is truly enormous.
Should YOU take even one false step.
the result will be harming not only
yourself but blemishing the virtue
of his imperial ma ajesty the En-
peror."
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Evening Glasses Begin
Today at Sandy Spring

Evening classes in Spanish. typing
public speaking, nutrition. renova-
ton of clothes and repair of house
hold and farm equipment will begin
at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the Sher-
wood High School, Sandy Spring
Nd. IT was announced today
Persons over the age of Is and not
enrolled in public school are eligi-
bic. Registration should be made
at the school office by October 13.
Information concerning the two
hour classes on Mondays and Thurs
Gays may be obtained from S. T
Lawyer by calling Ashton 246l.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
r Laval in dealing with

eign Minister Laval in dealing with
the Germans.
The President anticipated that
Admiral Leahy would receive French
requests for food and relief supplies
In answering them, the admiral was
to keep in mind, Mr.. Roosevelt said.
that "the primary interest of the
American people and an interest
which overshadoWs all else At the
moment, is to see 9 British victory"
Evening star., 1943-10-07
4 =
M0tYo~4~xMA
WAR BONDS
WofermeIons

We never know what kind of
sneak attack our enemies will make
on our conveys so there is only one
thing to do. Be prepared.
1hese gas bags are let up from
various ships when they approach
the battle zone, just in case some
ambitious enemy airman tries to
get close enough to bomb them.
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Social Worker TO Speak

Joseph Anderson of New York. ex-
ecutlVe secretary of the American
Association Of Social Workers, will
speak at meeting Of the associa ton
at 6 pm. Tuesday at Barker Hall,
YWCA, Seventeenth and K streets
NV. His subject will be Social
Workers Look to the Future"
Evening star., 1943-10-07
Small own Pastor
Consecruted as Bishop
p The AsAnciated prncS

By the Associated PreSs.
TUCSON. Ariz.. Oct. THE
Catholic Church consecrated the
Most Rev, James Peter Davis. a
small town pastor. as Bishop of San
Juan, Puerto Rico, Yesterday and
sent him forth as a guardian of
peace" TO more than 100000 people.
He will succeed the most Rev. Ed
win Vincent Byrne, who recently
became the eighth Archbishop of
Santa Fe. 1t was the first conse-
Grafton in Arizona history.
Bishop Davis studied in the SEM
inary of the San Francisco arch
diocese and was ordained in 1929.