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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18

At this moment they have
Ibulldozers, caterpillars and other
equipment in the Aleutians. There
they soon will finish air bases,
unless we stop them.
Once the bases are ready for
Operation. they will attack Alaska
and will seek to dig in there. II
we putter around and permit them
to accomplish this purely through
our withholding adequate planes,
munitions and equipment from the
men who are impatiently waiting
for the chance to annihilate the
japanese, we will be literally lin
ing ourselves up in front of a
firing squad.
ASKS NEW TACTICS
II the Casablanca conference de-
cision to eliminate Germany be-
fore concentrating upon Japan
still holds in light of recent dis
closures. the principals of that his
toric meeting would be wise to
meet again today and amend any
such agreement.
Germany is, of course, danger
Gus enemy, but today Germany is
bleeding and Keeling.
Japan is the dangerous threat
against the security and safety of
THIS COUNTRY. and while we
focus all our strength on the Eu-
ropean front, the japanese work
like bees 10 take every ounce Of
from our diversion of
interest.
NEEDS PLANES NOW
Col. Lloyd Lehrbus Of Gen. Mac
Arthur's staff recently came to
this country with 1t. Gen. Kenney.
Lehrbus visited me, and told me
he couldn't talk about the war.
But he smiled and said: II will,
though. mention planes, planes.
planes. planes we need them
quick"
If we ignore the 100000 tons Of
shipping-all packed TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18

For the Inside News" of
Washington, Follow Paul Nal
Ions Column In the Times.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Federal Offices
Here to Vie
In Blood Gifts

Government departments will vie
with one another in providing fresh
donors for the Red Gross Blood
Donation Center in the Acacia Life
Insurance Building, 81 Louisiana
avenue NV, according to plans
under way today.
M. S. Szymczak, governor and vice
chairman OF the Federal Reserve
Board, has been appointed to head
a unit which will canvass the Fed
eral departments and bureaus.
Mr.. Szymczak said it was hoped
to work out competitive features, to
give the Government Offices added
pride in mastering the largest pos
sible number of donors. Details,
however, have not been completed,
and the program is not expected to
be ready to announce before next
week.
With plasma needed urgently for
Americas far-hung battlefronts, the
local campaign has Jagged, Red Cross
officials pointed out. Every resident
and every visitor is asked if possible
to donate blood to the center. This
painless and harmless experience
requires about As minutes Appoint
ment may be made by telephoning
District $500.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Alexandra War Fund
Goal Set al S95,739
Francis Fonnon Heods
Committee in Churoe

"A goal of ss5,73s for the Commu-
nifty War Fund campaign was set
last night at q meeting of the
Board OF Trustees of the Alexandria
Community Chest. an increase of
$30,739 over last years quota.
Budgets of participating agencies
have been increased, but the dou-
bling of the USO-war agencies fig
ure accounts largely for the quota
increase.
Francis Fannon will head the
campaign, which is scheduled to
open September 27 Mrs. Glenn
Richard and John Schafer are his
vice chairmen.
Included in the Chest agencies
participating in the drive is the
newly formed visiting nurse service,
which was accepted as member of
the Chest at last nights meeting.
Other participating agencies in
clude the Alexandria Boys Club,
Alexandria Boy Scouts, Alexandria
Girl Scouts, Alexandria Girls Club,
Alexandria Hospital, Health Clinic,
Counsel of Social Agencies. Hopkins
House, Salvation Army and Family
Service Society.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Chesopeoke's Woman Skipper
Joins Coast Guard as Seaman

cargoes of wheat, lumber and
fertilizer.
OF her many experiences, Capt
Darcy related one occasion when
the Fannie Insley had gone aground
and started to pound. But the
feminine skipper went to bed, while
her crew stayed on deck and pom
dered the ways of fool woman
who would go to sleep while her ship
sank beneath her"
When the Fannie Insley finally
did sink, some time later, after a
severe Bay squall, the chesapeake
almost lost its lone woman skipper
About that time, Capt. Darcy mar
ried John w. Parrott, IT.. and
started housekeeping. However, the
call of the Bay was too strong and
she obtained 73-foot windjammer
the Henry Disston of Reedyille, Va.
With new sails under her COM
mand, the new Mrs. Parrott.
changed from "freightin' dunga-
rees to slacks and began hauling
passengers instead OF fertilizer and
grain cargo.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
States and Localities
Invest in War Bonds
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. 3.-State
county and municipal governments
have invested more than $70O, 900 900
IN Government bonds since the first
OF the year, and indications are that
the total will exceed $1,000, 900 900
by the end of 1o43.
Gov. O'Conor, president of the
Council OF State Governments. in
announcing the total yesterday said
tnat the investments were made for
the two-fold purpose of helping
finance the war effort and to cush-
Ion the shock of economic readjust-
ment after the war.
General fund surpluses, he said.
were utilized in making the major
portion of the $700,000,00 invest
ment, with trust and sinking funds
supplying the rest of the capital
used by State and local governments
in purchasing $2O0,0OO, 900 of the
First War Loan securities and $685.
100000 of Second War Loan bonds.
This is the first time, he contin-
ued, that the States have invested
their surpluses on such large scale.
The funds were invested Gov.
OConor declared, las part of an
overall program of the States to
put their fiscal houses in order to do
real job in developing and carrying
out reconstruction and develop
ment program for the postwar
period"
Evening star., 1943-09-03
0mohundro Names Is
10 Aid COP Campaign
Arlington Headquarters
sTo Be Open Eoch Day

H. S. Omohundro, Republican
campaign manager for Arlington
County's November elections today
named Is members of the Campaign
Committee who will serve with him.
The list includes Sheriff Howard
Fields, Judge Benjamin r. Hedrick,
L. c. Macpherson, John j. Clarkson,
Mrs. S. Franklin Pierce, Irving Haw-
kins, Mrs. Harry Horstmeyer, Edgar
w. Humphrey, Mrs. Marion Hagan,
Edgar K. Crone, Mrs. Wade Thomas,
Carl F. Mayer, Mrs. Clara Beatty,
DR.. Victor Meyers, Mrs. Effie M.
Averill, Mrs. Theodore Hubers, Mrs.
Leonie M. Gilbert, Charles S. Cob
bins, Miss Mime Parker, A. B.
Eaton, Mrs. Lottie Mae Watson,
Ralph M. Kimble, Mrs. Grace Lewis.
Earle Jenkins and Mrs. Frances p.
Conlin. ~
The Finance Committee, headed
by L. G. MACPHERSON, includes
Grayson Ahalt, E. w. Pumphrey
and Lawrence Michael, head of the
Republican County Committee.
MIR. Cobbins and DR.. Meyers are
in charge of meetings and speakers,
while Mr.. Humphrey heads the Pre-
cinct Committee.
The Executive Committee, headed
by Mr.. Omohundro, includes Sheriff
Fields, Judge Hedrick, Mr.. Mac
Pherson, MIR. Pumphrey, DR.. Meyers,
Mr.. Ahalt and Mr.. Cobbins.
Katherine Reinburg, secretary to
the committee, will be in charge of
Republican headquarters at 2117
Wilson boulevard. Volunteer mem
bers of the Republican Women's
Council will keep the headquarters
open from 10 am. to 10 pm. daily,
Mr.. Omohundro said.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
; Nearby Maryland
Soldiers Wounded
In SiciIian Invasion
: 1t. Vernon Of HyuttsviIIe
Awarded Silver Stor
And Croix de Guerre

Three men from Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties were on
the War Departments list today of
1876 soldiers wounded in the North
African area.
One of them, Second 1t. Ralph w.
Vernon, husband of Mrs. Margaret
Ware Vernon of 4403 Oliver street,
Hyattsville, finance officer of the
Prince Georges County Welfare
Board, has written that he has been
awarded the Silver Star and the
Croix de Guerre. He wrote nothing,
according to Mrs. Vernon, regard
ing the circumstances of the award.
The other two men are Pvt. Dom
w. Campbell, husband of Mrs. Mo-
reen Campbell, 5610 Karling Lane,
Evening star., 1943-09-03

the 18th precinct and gave them
selves up. One said he was the owner
of the car, and the other told police
he was driving it at the time OF the
accident.
George w. Sewers, 20, of 2sO3 @
street Sc, driver Of the car in which
Miss Scott was riding when she was
fatally injured, was reported to be in
fair" condition today at Casualty
Hospital. The condition of Mary
Dotsofl, Is. Of 2710 N street s the
other occupant of the car, was de-
scfibed as satisfactory.
Mr.. Sewers is suffering from
decorations to the face and neck and
possible fracture of the right arm,
and Miss Dotson is being treated for
head decorations.
Deputy Coroner CHRISTOPHER ].
Murphy said today he had not vet
set the date for the inquest.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Farley Called 10 Plan
Fairfax Chest Drive
Meeting in Falls Church
Tonight; OfficioIs Named

Preliminary plans for the forth
coming Community Chest cam
paign in Fairfax County will be
outlined at a meeting of unit chair
men at o'clock tonight in the
Office of John A. K. Donovan, gen.
eral chairman for the drive, in Falls
Church.
Mr.. Donovan announced CO.
chairmen for his advisory unit in
connection with the funds drive will
be Craig Hunter of Vienna, presi-
dent of the local community war
fund, and James H. Stone of Fair
fax. who headed the 1912 campaign
in the county.
Other unit chairmen who have
been named by Mr.. Donovan, in
clude::
Mrs. E. H. Parry of Mclean, ad-
vance gifts chairman; James E.
Bauserman of Falls Church, county
elementary school supervisor, edu-
cation chaiF1nan: Mrs. Ruth Sher-
wood ClarkAf Fairfax, county offices
chairman; w. Alvord Sherman,
Providence District chairman;
Robert M. Gray, Falls Church Dis
trict chairman; Col. Waldron e.
Leonard, Mount Vernon District
John S. Brookes, Dranes-
vile District chairman, and Stuart
De Bell, Centerville District chair
man. A chairman for Lee District
is yet to be appointed.
County Purchasing Agent r. M.
Loughborough is campaign treas
urer; Mrs. c. E. Randall of Mclean,
is campaign secretary, and Thomas
P. Chapman, jr., of Fairfax, is pub
licity chairman.
Meanwhile, the general chairman
stated the campaign again this year
will be held in conjunction with
similar drives in Washington, and
Arlington, Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties, beginning Oc-
tober Is.
In stressing the Importance of the
coming campaign, Mr.. Donovan de-
clared 145 agencies are covered by
the Community Chest, and sue
cessful drive will eliminate multi
plicity of appeals from different
groups throughout the year. Among
the agencies covered are the USO,
foreign relief and Community Chest,
he said.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE. Sept. s.-The Ches-
apeake Bays only woman skipper
has enrolled as an officer candidate
with the Coast Guard SPARS.
Capt. D'Aarcy Grant Parrot has
joined the service branch which has
often come to her rescue and helped
keep me af1oat."
Though reduced from captain to
apprentice seaman, Cap'n Darcy
hopes to become an ensign in two or
three months. She was sworn into
the Coast Guard with the. feeling
that Il owe the Coast Guard lot
FOR it came to my rescue
several times"
Several years ago, the only woman
"freightin'' schooner skipper around
the Bay, gave UP a job as copy writer
for a nationally known advertising
firm and came to Baltimore.
Then she purchased the two
nasted schooner Fannie Insley and
started out to make a liying--sailing
through fair weather and foul With
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Liquor Tox Receipts
Decrease in Maryland
~ the Associatef press

~ the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 3.--Alcoholic
beverage tax receipts decreased as
per cent In July and August, COM
pared with the same two months of
1912, State Controller J. Millard
Tawes announced.
Mr.. Tawes said decreases of 32.83
per cent In tax receipts from the
sale OF distilled spirits, 4 per cent
from beer and 5 per cent from wines,
was caused by shortage of liquor
stocks In the State.
Net receipts by the alcoholic hey-
erage division were $954,985 sihce
july compared with 81 285, ,772 re-
ceiyed in July and August OF 1912.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
lsWRshoni;nq
.Remiindersm

Canned and Frozen Foods, ETC.
Blue coupons in Ration Book No,
2: r, S and T good any time
through September 20. U, v. and
, w will be good September !
through October 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red coupons in
Ration Book No. q: x and Y valid
now and will remain through Oc-
tober 2. 2 will be valid Septem-
ber through october 2.
Brown stamps in Ration Book
No. 3: A stamps will be valid
September IL through october 80;
B stamps, September 10 through
October 30.
War Ration Book No. 3-Civilians
who have not received these new
books should apply to local ration
boards. Book will be used begin
ming September u.
Sugar-Coupon No. IA in Book No.
], good for 5 pounds through Oc-
tober 81.
Gasoline-Holders of old-type B and
G coupons Chose in books num-
bered SGT, 527A, 528 and 528A)
may still exchange them for new
type coupons at their neighbor-
hood ration board. The old-type
coupons have expired.
Back covers of A books should
be kept; will be needed In apply
ing for new A rations.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 in book No.
good for one pair through October
81.
Stoves-All new domestic cooking
and heating stoves designed to
burn coal, wood, oil or gas are
now rationed, Apply to your local
ration board for stove purchase
certificates.
(More detailed information car
ried every Sunday IN The starr
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Captain Charged
With Window Peepinq
Agar Citizens Group
Urges Court-MurtiuI

Army officials today had a request
from the Ager Citizens Association
to hold military trial for an Army
Air Forces captain who is accused
Of being 'peeping Tom" and ter
rorizing women in the Queens
Chapel Manor area In Prince
Georges County.
George Brawthen, president of the
Ager group, said the letter request
ing military action in the case was
sent to the captains superior officer.
He said the letter was approved last
night by the Prince Georges County
Federation of Citizens Association
According to Mr. Brawthen, the
captain was seized Wednesday
night after he had been seen looking
in a window at the home of H. F.
Lennon, 5622 Thirty first avenue,
Queens Chapel Manor, by Mr.. Lem
mons 14-year-old daughter
Mr.. Brawthen said the suspect
escaped a group of citizens who for
the last go days have kept a watch,
but was later captured by police
when he returned in a taxi to get
his automobile. Mr.. Brawthen said
police had found the car parked and
had taken it TO the Hyattsville
headquarters after search of the
vehicle revealed an Army officers
cap and dress shoes.
He said the captain was identified
by the Lennon girl and by several
other women in the Queens Chapel
Manor section, and admitted to
police that he had been in the area
on several occasions.
Mr.. Brawthen said the captain
/. was released after a hearing al
Hyattsville yesterday, at which AS
sistant States Attorney Ignatius
Keane told residents there is NO
statute under which the captain
could be charged.
Mr.. Brawthen quoted police as
saying residents would have to erect
mo tresspassing", signs on their
property if they wanted to prosecute
peppers.
Evening star., 1943-09-03

removed from his back. Although
now down to 115 pounds from a
normal 162, the 21-year-old soldier
mas been told by the doctors that he
will be all right"
War Department Worker.
Pvt. Campbell was drafted in No.
yember while working at the War
Department after three months at
Camp Wheeler. Ga, was sent over
seas. taking part in the invasion of
Tunisia. He wrote home that North
Africa was so cold they had to
sleep in uniforms, overcoats and
under two blankets.
In letter, dated the latter part
Of June, he wrote that they were
preparing for something big" and
that he wouldn't be able to write
for a while. Then came the news
that he had been wounded-the day
after the Sicilian invasion began
and that he had been awarded the
Purple Heart.
Pvt. Campbell was married in Oc-
tober, just before he was drafted.
His wife works with the United
States Public Health Service and
lives with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy F. Campbell.
Tech. Sergt. Stanley, formerly of
Rockville, and well known in Mont
gomery County as a dealer for gas
appliance firm, was also wounded
July II. Drafted several years ago,
he was in training for nine months,
released for being over %, and then
recalled few months after our en-
trance into the war.
Back With Outfit"
His sister, Mrs. Warfield, whose
husband, 1t. Col. William E. War
field, is also overseas, said that
Sergt. Stanley never told us any,
thing" about the fighting abroad. He
was released from the hospital on
July % and has written that he is
back with his outfit" His COM
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Death Penalty 70 Be Asked
In Staying of5isfers
BY the Associated Press.


DANVILLE, Va, Sept. 3.-Com-
monwealth's Attorney Joseph White
head said last night that he will
ask the death penalty for j. Ray
mond Woodall. 35-year -old linotype
operator. an charges of shooting to
death his wife and her sister, Mrs.
Charles Giles, at the Giles country
home 5 miles north of here We'd
nesday night,
Mr.. Whitehead said that so far
his investigation pointed to a "com-
bination of financial difficulties.
unsettled domestic conditions and a
distortion Of temperament" but
that definite motive for the shoot
ing had not been established.
WoodaI is being held in Chatham
jail on two charges of murder. Mr..
Whitehead said he would attempt
to bring the case before a Circuit
Court jury September 20.
Pittsylvania County Jailer F. p
Kinks quoted Woodall as stating
That he was drunk and didn't re-
member the shooting, which cli-
NAKED a birthday party for Wood
alPs 4-year-old son.
Evening star., 1943-09-03

plant of Sicily is that he found it
very dirty"
1t. Vernon, drafted early in 1910,
went to officers candidate school in
Fort Benning, Ga, and went to
North Africa last year. 1t is believed
that he was wounded the day of the
Sicilian invasion.
His wife received many letters
while he has been in the hospital,
but his letters indicated that none
of hers had been received. He has
written nothing of his injuries, other
than to say that he was mot
wounded badly" but the War De-
partment has informed his wife that
he will be sent back to this country.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Woman Hos Coupons
For $50 Lbs. of Butter

FREDERICKSBURG, Iowa.-This
woman left employees of the Fred
ericksburg Creamery gasping but she
got what she asked for-150 pounds
of butter.
But we must have the ration
stamps" an employe replied as she
gave her order. So she laid them
down, explaining that she boarded
large force of workmen and the
stampswere from their ration books.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
13 Fairfax County Men
Enter Army Tomorrow

Thirteen colored men will report
from the Fairfax County Selective
Service Board to the Reception
Center at Fort George G.. Meade,
Md, tomorrow after completing
their 21-day furlough. They are:
Edward j. Allen, Jacob S. Tucker.
Frederick o. Carter, Allen T. Cole
man, John A. Jones, Charles C.
Honesty, Daniel Baker, Kermit E.
Kenner, Oscar D. Courtney, Thorn
ton H. Franklin. Lawrence C. Carter,
Clarence e. Shelhorse and Willie A.
Barbour.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
PrinceGeorges
Federation Asks
Teacher Raises
b Desperate Situation
! In County Schools
Cited at Meeting

Ehe Prince Georges County Fed
Aration of Citizens Associations
asked the County Commissioners
hast night to make available addi-
tionaI funds to the Board of Edu-
cation to provide salary increases TOR
teachers.
Louis A. Day, chairman of the
Public Utilities Committee, who
knade the motion at a federation
meeting at Bladensburg High
School. said the situation is getting
desperate" with teachers continu-
ing to leave county schools for bet
Der paid positions elsewhere.
DR.. r. G. Wiley, in support of Mr..
Days motion, said it is being
brought home to the Board of Edu-
cation that they cannot continue to
pay salaries at the present level and
maintain a full teaching staff.
Back Permanent Fairgrounds.
The Federation also requested the
Board of Education and the County
Commissioners to make permanent
the summer playground facilities for
children.
On motion of Mr.. Day, the feder-
alton voted to request the Capital
Transit Co. to restore regular trans
portation schedules in the area.
MIR. Day said the return to sched-
ules maintained by the transit COM
pany prior to the 20 per cent mile
age curtailment ordered by the
Office of Defense Transportation
also is advised for Sundays and
holidays. He said many. persons
employed in the District use the
public transportation system during
the non-rush hours.
After hearing reports that county
authorities and officials of the
Prince Georges County Animal
Rescue League a private organiza-
ton, are rounding up and in some
instances shooting "so-called" stray
dogs, the federation approved a
motion by Charles Sayre asking for
an investigation by county officials.
Two Cases Cited.
Mr.. Sayre said he had seen 8
dog shot on the front porch of a
house on Riverdale road, and John
A. Ondrovich told the federation
that county officer wounded dog
IN the front yard of a home in the
Lansdale area. and later beat the
animal to death with the gun. He
said children were playing in the
area at the time
Fred Cast said he doubted if Off
cials of the Rescue League had au-
thority to catch dogs on private
property. He charged that the or
ganization sold dogs at its. pound.
Officer Accused.
The federation Endorsed a letter
TO the commanding officer of a
captain in the Army Air Forces, ac-
cused of being a "peeping Tom,
asking that the captain be given
= military trial.
According to George Brawt:en
and Joseph Vieau of the Ager Citi-
Eens' Association, the officer was
seized by q group of citizens
Wednesday, but was released by
police after the States attorney said
there was no law under which such
cases can be prosecuted,
Applications for membership in
the federation from the Lansdale
Citizens Association and the Hamp-
shire Green Community Association
were approved by the federation.
This brings to 81 the number of
associations affiliated with the or
ganization.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
Teachers Will Help Issue
Rution Book No. a
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 3.-Vir-
ginia school teachers will be asked
to assist again in the issuing of a
war ration book, DR.. Walter S. New
man, assistant superintendent of
public instruction, said yesterday.
The State Department of Educa-
ton has received the request from
j. w. Studebaker, commissioner of
education, that Virginia schools
and school teachers be employed for
issuing war ration book No. between
october 20 and 81. This request,
DR.. Newman said will be forwarded
to school authorities.