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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-23

leave before going 10 one Of the
nays aviation radio schools.
He is Northwestern High
School graduate and was lieuten-
ant colonel in the ROTC while
there.
Almost at the same time honors
came TO Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert =.
Coopersmith Of this city, who are
at Pueblo. Colo. helping Uncle
Sam fight mis- war with the Nszi
nations.
Norbert was promoted 10 be a
staff sergeant and Marie was
elected president OF the Service
Women's Club.
Selfridge Fields recreation and
athletic fund will be swelled by
receipts from the Michigan Bell
Telephone commercial girls clubs
dance in the Hotel Statler, Satur-
day, May l.
Music VIII "a by Ben Young's
orchestra.
Promotions - To captain: Ii.
John G.. Mullen, New Boston, Fort
Benning. Ga.
To second leutenants: Aubrey
e. GrunwaId. Battle Creek Lloyd
J. kiley, Sagola; Jean r. Lachap-
pie, Huntsville; John III. Leonard,
Belding. Wendell A. Miles, Hol-
land; Hugh p. Ritter, Pontiac:
Joseph !. Pruock. 1903 Wood
ward. Highland Park.
To corporalS: Pvt. Pete Tin
kesly. 1885 lwenty-third; Leo l..
HajzeIs, 42S1 Duane, Camp Polk.
La; Raymond Graiewski. 4470
Mitchell, Caribbean area; Pfc. Jo-
seph Amberboy, Sc Elliot, army
air corps, Salt Lake City.
Auxiliary Violet r. Furando,
1890 Woodrow Wilson. a recent
graduate from tho Fort Des
Moines. Ia, WAC training school,
now is stationed at an army post
in New York City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-23

Rep. Johnson thanked Mrs. Luce
politely. but added that his family
came to this country in 1875 and,
unfailingly. the men had done the
fighting whilst the womenfolk
stayed home. The overwhelm-
ingly masculine membership ap-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
FIRST CROP:
OF Natural Rubber

Harvesting of the first natural rub
Der to be produced in the United
States was announced by the de-
partment of agriculture less than
year after the nations guayule rub
Der program was begun.
The harvest, in the Salinas valley
of California, amounted to about
600 tons of raw rubber. It was grown
on $50 acres. The source was
small desert shrub, which must be
planted annually.
The department of agriculture re-
port disclosed that the army made
an investigation Is years ago into
the possibilities of the guayule plant
as rubber resource in the event of
war. One of the two officers max
ing the report was Maj. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, now general and COM
mander in chief in the North Afri-
can theater of war.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
FORETASTE:
OF Battle for africa

The first big armament battle of
North Africa gave a foretaste of the
severe nature of the fighting which
lies ahead of the Allies before the
Axis can be cleared out of that front.
Allied communicates told of heavy
fighting in which German tanks
swept into the Allied forward base
at Gafsa, rs miles west of the Gulf
of Gabes, in the southernmost part
of the Tunisian line.
American troops, which had been
holding the place, were understood
to have retired before the German
advance and to have withdrawn ac-
cording to plan. The retirement
from Gafsa was not completely un-
expected and was expected to
strengthen the Allied line in the dis
tricts where strength has been too
thinly spread for safety.
However, better news came when
American tank combat teams
smashed back at Marshal Rommels
experienced armored troops and
forced the Nazis back six miles in
the Faid area of central Tunisia.
This was the biggest armament bat
tie of the North African front, and
conducted under an umbrella of
American fighter planes.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
FOOD OUTLOOK:
And Rdtioning

As the American housewife began
to learn the details of the new point
rationing system the department of
agriculture took look around at the
1913 food supply and forecast an ex-
tension of rationing which might
even reduce dinner table loads to
depression era levels.
Tip off on the situation came after
house appropriations subcommit-
tee slapped its disapproval on the
administrators food production
subsidy program by rejecting to ap-
prove request for $500, 900 for
incentive payments to growers of
potatoes, beans, sorghum, flax and
certain vegetables.
Farm bloc members of congress
are against the incentive payments
because they have their own plan for
raising the farmers income-by in
Guiding farm labor costs in the
parity formula.
After the subcommittee action,
Secretary Wickard called on farm
ers to ignore the action and 60 ahead
with their production plans anyway.
The department of agriculture point
ed out that the most severe pinch on
many foods is yet to come but care
full rationing and intelligent use of
food supplies will help.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
LEND-LEASE:
Still Growing

The United States is spending at
the rate of $4,000, 900, 1000 annually
to supply its Allies with food, i'm
plements of war and necessary in
dustrial products, Edward R. Stet-
tinius Jr., lend-lease administrator,
told a senate appropriations SUBJ
committee.
Stettinius' lend-lease table showed
that $685., 1000, 900 worth of material
had been sent to Great Britain and
its territories while only $l60, 1000 900
worth was sent to China.
The 1943 requirements of the va
rious lend-lease countries have been
submitted, he said. "On the basis
of our best present estimate =.
1913 requirements for food will ap-
proximately double 1912 require
ments." GOOD requirements up to
January 81 totaled $l,l15, 1000, O00.) 1t
is expected that lend-lease require
ments for other materials will ex-
coed those for 1912
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05

ian economy programs. Eberstadt's
duties were transferred to Charles
E. Wilson, WPB vice chairman.
The move was thought in Wash
ington quarters to foreshadow more
important changes in the WPB
structure. With Eberstadt's dis
missal came rumors that Nelson's
tenure of office was strictly limited.
AS the rumors spread, Bernard M.
Baruch, 72-year-old chief of the War
Industries board of World War I,
was the most prominently men
toned as Nelson's successor.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
SOUTH PACIFIC:
Score: I5-2

The early-February rumors of a
major fleet engagement in the Solo
mon Islands turned out to be no
more than rumors-but only be-
cause the Jap fleet decided against
it.
A navy communique announced
that Is Japanese ships, including IL
destroyers, were sunk or damaged,
and two American warships were
lost in a week of furious fighting in
the area-but the fighting was all
of air attacks on surface vessels.
There we're no reported incidents of
warship battling against warship.
Reports indicated that the Jap fleet
preferred not to risk another large
scale naval battle.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05

an old oak cabinet rubbed down
with sandpaper and then waxed.
In the next article we will show
how the lid of the old cabinet
was used.
The new top of the reading stand
is made of old lumber and the
cover is tackled in place with brass
tacks to match the knobs of the
doors. The old sound box at the
top now houses a small radio and
the old record compartment keeps
current magazines neatly sepa-
rated.
NOTE: Todays article is one of more
than 30 conservation ideas in the new
BOOK 9. of the series of home-makng
booklets available to readers. Directions
for making the padded cover for the wicker
chair: and directions for the Link of
Friendship" rug are also in BOOK 9. Just
send name and address with 10 cents and
a copy will come to you by return mail.
Address:
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
Quick Comeback
To McNutt Edict

There has seldom been a quicker
comeback in Washington bout than
the smart jab to the chin that fol-
lowed Paul McNutt's haymaker de-
livered at the boys in non-essential
industry.
The echoes of the work or fight"
ukase of the Manpower commission
were still reverberating up and down
the corridors of the long list of in
dustries from bootblacking to win
dow-curtain manufacturing when the
house military committee arose with
its mo, no, thousand times, mol"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
WPB SHAKEUP:
And More Rumors

When Donald M. Nelson, chair
man of the War Production board,
dismissed Ferdinand Eberstadt as
vice chairman of the WPB, informed
observers Immediately forecast
widening Of the already gaping
breach between the WPB and the
army and navy.
Eberstadt, New York investment
banker and chairman of the army
and navy munitions board before
he came to WPB, has been looked
upon as the top authoritative liaison
in co-ordinating military and civil
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
ALTERATIONS:
In Ndzi Strategy

There were definite signs in Ber-
lin that German military strategy
with respect to the war in Russia
was undergoing some rather vital
alterations. Some sources indicated
that Hitler himself was no longer
making the important strategic de-
cisions. Rather, said these reports,
the German general staff had taken
over.
If true, there was reason aplenty
for the change. For now the Rus
slams have regained virtually all of
the territory they lost to the Nazis
when the latter began their 1912
spring offensive. Spring, summer
and fall last year had seen the Rus
SLAMS fall back from a line running
roughly from Leningrad down
through Kursk, Kharkov and Rostov
to as far eastward as Stalingrad on
the banks of the river Volga. And
almost to the Caspian sea.
All this was now lost. For the
Russians had in turn encircled the
Nazi troops before Stalingrad and
then retook that city; the siege of
Leningrad was lifted; Kursk fell,
then Rostov and last to be retaken
was the anchor city of the German
lines-Kharkov. Most experts pre-
dicted that the German generals had
convinced the political leaders that
a retreat to the Dneiper river was
in order. Here, they reasoned, it
would be simpler to stop the Rus
slams. Moscow sources could not
agree. The Red army fought on.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
PRICE CEILINGS:
Here to Stay

The Office of Price Administra,.
ton is committed to a policy of
firm price control and, contrary to
reports, does not intend to permit
a gradual increase in the cost of
living.
That was the statement of Price
Administrator Prentiss M. Brown,
who asserted that it was the intent
of congress under the emergency
price control act to hold prices to
the general level of September is.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05

ALEUTIANS: Weather stations off
Siberia allow Jap air and naval units
to follow fog and storm eastward to
the Aleutians for military action.
The elements which move eastward
in this region, give the Japs per-
feet cover.
INDIA: Prominent Hindu bust
ness men Joined in the plea to the
Indian government to release Mo-
handas Ghandi.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05

Until it was announced that Gen
eral Eisenhower was to continue to
have full command in North Africa,
string of stories kept coming out
of London to the effect that it might
60 to British general. 1t was con-
sidered anti-Eisenhower propaganda
Newsmen returned from North
Africa are not enthusiastic over the
harems they claim they saw.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05

RETREAT: Usually reliable re-
ports from Turkey declare that the
Nazis are fortifying the Carpathian
mountains in the northeastern ex-
tremity of former Czechoslovakia.
Other reports say that the Germans
have constructed a series of defense
lines in the eastern section of Po-
land. All of which would indicate
that the Nazis are preparing for
broad retreat into western Europe.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
H g H L g H I S in the weeks ne,os

Horse meat on sale in Washington
is being received very well. So did
the muskrat served to Secretary
Wickard and Vice President Wal.
lace. Soon the order will be: lone
Porterhorse steak, well broken"
Someone suggested "Marinettes"
for the marine corps girls auxiliary.
It didn't take. Even a she-devil dog
won't be puppet.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
MEDITERRANEAN:
Ship Losses Small

Adm. Andrew B. Cunningham,
commander in chief of the Allied
Mediterranean naval forces, has an
nounced that American and British
shipping losses had been less than
2 per cent in bringing $50 ships
totaling 6,5OO,OOO tons to North Al
RIGA since November 8. At the same
time the admiral reported the Ger
mans and Italians in January lost
nearly one-third of their ships in
trying to supply their Tunisian
forces.
When asked if the Axis could mo-
bilize enough ships to get their
forces out of North Africa, Admiral
Cunningham said:
Eyes, but I wouldn't like to say
what would happen to Them"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
| H15ME ef FR ri
MAk Ry1HE SsTa spe.ss VA

60 MANY readers have writer
" me to ask what could be made
from old monograph cabinets, and
it is only recently that we have
found really satisfactory answer
This smart reading stand with
deep green leatherette top has
good proportions and is made from.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
FINLAND:
.,Ryti again

The attention of three strong ma
tions-the United States, Russia and
Germany - conferred on Finland
when that small nation reelected
Risto Ryti president, thus extending
his tenure in office to March l, 1915.
Germany hailed Ryti's reelection
as 'plebiscite of the people" ap-
proving Finland's foreign policy.
Transocean News Agency reporting
from Helsinki said: "This election
was a demonstration for Ryti and
his foreign policy, and thus against
the Anglo-American war of nerves."
Americas attention was drawn a
short time after the balloting by the
college of electors when the domi-
nant Social Democratic party council
in manifesto urged friendlier rela-
tons between Finland and the United
States. 1t was hoped in many
sources that relations between the
two nations, troubled for some time,
might be smoothed.
Russia looked with sardonic eye
upon the Finnish press which en-
phasized that Finland was independ-
ent of Germany. One newspaper
noted that FINLAND is fighting a
purely defensive war. Our alliance
with Germany is purely accidental"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Department of Agriculture Forecasts
frightened Civilian Rationing Orders;
Losses Alter Nazi Military Strategy;
Lend Lease Reaches Ten Billion Yearly

NOTE When opinions they are
- Released Newspaper
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-03-05
Peace Proposal?

Authoritative reports that the Fin
nish government has requested Swe-
den to sound out London and Wash
ington on the prospect of a separate
peace between Finland and Russia
have been received by the Allied
governments.
Finland's conditions for peace
stipulated Finnish independence, a
frontier compatible with Finnish
honor and interests, and that the
United States and Sweden should
guarantee that independence and
territorial integrity.
Although Britain is at war with
Finland, it was natural that the
Films separation from the Axis
would be welcomed. The view pre-
vailed in London that Finland should
enter into discussions direct with
Russia.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Roosevelt 10 Report
To Congress on Talks
Intention Revealed
By Secretary Early

President Roosevelt will 20
before Congress to report on his
conferences with Allied leaders
at Cairo and Teheran, where
new war plans were mapped, it
was indicated at the White
House today.
Stephen T. Early, the Presidents
secretary, told his news conference
that. having in mind the invitation
which Congress extended to Secre-
tary OF State Hull who appeared
at a joint session and discussed the
results of the Moscow meeting, it
was natural to anticipate a similar
invitation to the President, and
that Mr.. Roosevelt would respond.
House leaders expressed hope that
the President would make a per-
sonal report to Congress as soon as
he can.
House Majority Leader McCor-
mack said such report would be
most helpful to Congress, and l am
sure the members would welcome
it. He said he would not specifi-
cally ask the President to make such
a report because he felt that such
a request would not be necessary.
Minority Leader Martin concurred
with Mr.. Mccormack, adding that
the Congress undoubtedly expects
the President to give it a full and
complete report on the conferences. :"
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Dewey Orders Probe
OF Albany Officials
Special Prosecutor
To Handle Inquiry
By the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. ia
sweeping inquiry into viola
tions of the penal law by any
official or employe of Albany
County" was ordered today by
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey.
George P. Monaghan, a former
New York Couny assistant district
attorney, was named special prose
cutor to conduct the investigatior
by Attorney General Nathaniel L
Goldstein.
The naming of Mr. Monaghan
carried forward a triple -prongeo
offensive which the Republican Gov
ernor is conducting against Demo
cratic officials of Albany County.
Mr.. Monaghan, Democrat, super
sedes Democratic District ATTORNEY
John T. Delaney. Attorney Genera
Goldstein appointed the specia
prosecutor in compliance with ar
order by Gov Dewey expanding the
powers of a special grand jury in
vestigating alleged election law vio-
lations.
The grand jury convenes today
Albany City finances and prop
erty assessments also are under
State inquiry
Superseding of Mr.. Delaney will
not affect his direction of an AL
bany County grand jury's investi-
cation into spending by committees
of the Republican-controlled State
Legislature.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Soldier Vote Issue
On Radio Forum

Senator Eastland of Mis-
sissippi and Representative
Worley of Texas, chairman OF
the House Elections Commit
tee. will discuss the soldier
vote legislation in the Ma
tional Radio Forum tonight.
Senator Eastland is one of
the sponsors of the legislation
approved by the Senate in
place Of the Green-Lucas bill.
Mr.. Worley is sponsoring leg
lslation in the House compar-
able to the Green-Lucas bill.
The National Radio Forum
is a Blue Network feature, ar
ranged by The Evening Star
and broadcast locally over
The Evening Star station,
WMAL. at 1890 pm.
Until further notice the
National Radio Forum will b
on Monday night instead Of
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Marvin Mcintyre, Presidential
Secretary Since 1888 Dies
White House Aide
Suffered Recurrence
Of Old Illness

Marvin H. Mcintyre, secretary
to President Roosevelt since Mr.
Roosevelt entered the White
House in March, 1888, died this
morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Fred Warren
1923 Verplanck place NV. He
was IS years old.
Death came as the result of q
recurring illness. Mr.. Mcintyre was
forced to leave his duties at the
White House about three weeks age
and had been confined to his daugh-
ter's home since that time.
Mrs. Mcintyre was with him Wher
he died. Members of the family
said he was conscious until the enc
and that he discussed White House
affairs during his final hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintyre had beer
living with their daughter and SON
ln-laW, Maj. and Mrs Warren
Maj. Warren is on the West Coast
A son and daughter-i law, 1t
Kennedy Mcintyre. U. S. N. and
Mrs. Mcintyre, also were living at
the house
President Sends Message.
The President was notified of Mr
McIntyre's death by Stephen T
Early, another presidential secre-
tary. Mrs Roosevelt was in New
York when Mr. Mcintyre died. She
was asked by Mrs. Mcintyre not tc
Evening star., 1943-12-13
High Winds Expected
To Send Mercury 10
IS Above Tonight
Middle Atlantic States
Already in Winters Grip;
II Deaths Reported

INCREASED SCHOOL ABSENCES
indicate flu epidemic has not
passed peak. Story on page B-1.
The Washington area was
promised a real taste of winter
tonight when high winds are
expected to blow in a cold wave
that will send the mercury down
to about Is degrees above zero,
the Weather Bureau warned.
After an aonormally long and
mild autumn, the temperature
dipped down to "a degrees early
yesterday. 1t got up as high as 81
degrees at $50 pm. and then began
plunging rapidly downward again.
Sample temperatures today were
oc Fol
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Montreal Faces Strike
By Police and Firemen
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
| MONTREAL, Dec. 13.-Members
of Montreal's police, fire and public
works departments voted at meet
ing last night to strike tomorrow
morning unless the city agrees to
demands set forth at the meeting.
Chief demand of the municipal
employees is recognition by the city
of the Canadian Congress of Labor
as the bargaining agent for the
workers.
Previously a board of arbitration
investigated demands of the en-
ployes and majority report sug-
gested that the city recognize the
Gel as bargaining agent. The city
has taken no action on the report
About 500 workers attended last
nights meeting, called by Paul Mar
quette, organizer for the Gel and
member of the arbitration board
The workers decided to give the city
"a DEMONSTRATING at II am today
in which to adopt the majority re-
port of the board.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
|Stimson Tells Senate of Third
Incident in Patton Inquiry
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of War Stimson dis
closed in a report to the Senate
today that 1t. Gen. George S.
Patton. jr., had spoken threat
eningly and with undue harsh
ness" to a soldier who failed to
wear his leggings on combat duty
because his ankles were swollen.
This was the only criticism of this
nature made against Gen. Patton
except previously reported incidents
in which the general "cuffed" one
soldier and upbraided another in
Sicilian hospitals, Secretary Stimson
said in a further report on the Pat
ton case which has been under in
vestigation by the Senate Military
Affair Committee.
Mr.. Stimson confirmed that one
hospital incident involved Pvt.
Charles L. Kuhl, that it took place
August 3 and that it was followed
by similar incident in another hos
pital on August 10. His Letter did
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Stockholm Informed
Roosevelt Met Franco
And SoIozor at Rock

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. ia
roundabout report reaching here
today through Ankara and
Budapest said President Roose-
Yelt had conferred yesterday at
Gibraltar with Generalissimo
Francisco Franco of Spain and
Premier Antonio Salazar of
Portugal.
There was no confirmation
from any other source.
The Budapest correspondent
of the Stockholm newspaper
Tidningen said it had been re-
ported in the Turkish capital
that the three leaders dis
cussed the position of Spain
and Portugal during the ex-
pected Allied attack on West
ern Europe.
Evening star., 1943-12-13
Roosevelt Reviews 9TH Army
In Sicily; Trip to Italy Vetoed
Gen. Clark, 5 Others
Decorated; Patton
Rides With President

President Roosevelt reviewed
American troops in Sicily, in
Guiding a contingent from the
7th Army, commanded by 1t.
Gen. George S. Patton, jr., and
decorated six officers for gal
lantry, the White House an
nounced today, in a further &C
count of the Presidents home
ward trip from the Near East
conferences with Allied leaders.
At the same time, an Associated
Press dispatch from Algiers said it
was understood that the President
wanted to visit the Italian battle
front, but Secret Service men and
Army officers charged with his safety
fatty vetoed the idea
The dispatch gave no indication
what, if anything, Mr. Roosevelt had
to say to the Seventh Army COM
mander about the Patton incident"
Gen. Patton recently was disclosed
to have apologized to his Army for
his action in striking a hospitalized
soldier whom he berated for failure
to return to action.