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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22

the highest figure possible. Chair
man Donald M. Nelson of WPB
limited last week that production had
fallen OF since the Truman Com
mittee's disclosures Mr.. Nelson
telegraphed steel firms not to lean
over backwards" in making tests.
Mr.. Fairless told the WPB Com
mittee he was convinced the Oar
negie- illinois employees passing sub
standard steel had no motive except
IAN earnest desire to maintain the
pace of the war production pro-
gram" At hearings by the Truman
Committee, officials of Carnegie Illi-
nois said they had not known of the
practices by lesser employees, but
commended the steel was entirely ade-
quate for shipbuilding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22

they had been for the past several
weeks. A few products such as cab
bage, lettuce and peas were not too
plentiful. but there was hope that
shipments would begin picking up
soon.
A Republican Food Study Sub
committee reported yesterday, how
ever, that unless OPA "acts imme-
diately" to fix ceiling prices on
fruits and vegetables for Gamers
and farmers, production available
to civilians will be cut to As per
cent of 1912 levels.
Prompt action by the OPA could
increase the figure to so per cent, y
the committee reported through its
chairman, Representative Lands of
Indiana.
Like Washington, Baltimore was
having difficulty in obtaining pota-
toes. Harry w. Walker, secretary
of the Independent Retail Grocers'
Association there, said housewives
would have to get used to substi-
tutes because he doubted the supply
would ever be the same, for the
duration, as it once was.
Even with the substitutes, he said,
there will be some trouble. Ready
cooked hominy is no longer being
canned, he pointed out, and house
wives must use the raw product.
You know he said, 'if a woman
just puts pot of hominy and wa
ter on the stove she'll soon have
hominy all over the house-the stuff
sWells so.
I'VE had hominy trouble in the
World War, too'
only few dealers reported they
could not get any hams, and even
they were hopeful that a supply
would reach them in time for the
week end buying. Most of the or
ders were for small hams or halves,
since even the most thrifty house.
wife cannot afford to buy large ones
under rationing. One dealer said
he had a large quantity of hams on
hand, but that so far he had not
received any orders. He pointed
out, however. that much of his bust
ness is concentrated in the week end
buying rush. and that he expects
brisk sales in ham and other kinds
of meats.
One dealer who specializes in
Smithfield hams explained that he
is able to get supplies. but that under
the dollars and-cents ceilings i'm
posed on pork products on April l, no
provisions have been made for this
product. He said he was trying to
obtain Qualification from the OPA,
but until he did, he did not feel he
could legally sell hams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Wpb Launches Study
With View 10 Revise
Ship Plate Formula
Admiral vickey Books
FoirIess' Contention
On Irwin PIunt Steel
By the Associated Press.

The War Production Board has
assigned William F. Gibbs. It's con-
troller of shipbuilding, to, direct a
study of specifications for steel plate
for shipbuilding with a view to re-
visions "harmonizing them with the
true requirements"
Mr.. Gibbs assignment was dis
closed yesterday when WPB made
public the minutes of a meeting
April 8 of its Steel Advisory Commit
tee. at which Benjamin F. Fairless,
president of United States Steel
Corp, denied that the safety of ships
was jeopardized by substandard steel
supplied by the Irwin plant of Car
negie-Illinois Steel Corp, United
States Steel subsidiary.
Agreed With FairIess.
Rear Admiral Howard L. Vickery,
vice chairman Of the Maritime Com
mission, backed up Mr.. Fairless' con-
tention that Government agencies
would have accepted the substand-
ard plate had they been advised of
the minor deviations from specifica-
tions.
"As far as the tensile strength was
concerned, the material would have
been accepted had the deviation
been reported to the Maritime Com
mission" Admiral Vickery told the
WPB
The studies Of specifications al
ready have been undertaken, and in
that connection there was a meet
Ing last Saturday of steel men with
representatives of the Army, Navy
Maritime Commission and War
Production Board. Whether any
conclusions have been reached vet
was not disclosed.
Some steel men. arguing that
specifications are too high, have
contended they require that a plate
withstand stress four or five times
as great as it is contemplated ever
will develop in actual use.
The Senate War Investigating
Committee, headed by Senator Tru-
man, Democrat, of Missouri, also
recommended in a recent report
that "unduly high" requirements be
relaxed, but warned that Sup
pliers must not substitute their
opinion for that of the Government
agencies
1t was this committee which first
publicly disclosed irregularities ir
testing methods at the Irwin Works
| in Pennsylvania.
Would Maintain Output.
The principal purpose of any
changes in specifications would be tc
J maintain OUTPUT of ADEQUATE steel al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Charles {. WiIIoughby, IS.
Anthropo|ogist, Dies

BY the Associated Press.
WATERFOWL, Mass, April o.
Charles C. Willoughby, IS, outstand-
ing anthropologist and director
emeritus of the Peabody Museum at
Harvard University since 1923, died
yesterday at his home after long
illness.
A native of Winchendon, Mr..
Willoughby formerly was a painter,
but his interest in science led him to
the field of anthropology and. under
the direction of Frederick w. Put
nam, then director of the Peabody
Museum, he became a teaching fell
low in anthropology and ethnology
at Harvard in 1899.
He was named director of the
museum in 1915 and served until
1928. He was member Of the
American Anthropological Associa-
ton, the American Association for
the Advancement of Science and a
corresponding member of the Swed-
ish Society of Anthropology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Butchers Promise Easter Meat:
Poultry and Potatoes Scarce

The traditional Easter ham will
be on fewer tables Sunday than in
previous years, even though any
one who has the points apparently
will be able to get one.
Fortunately for the housewife,
four sets of red stamps are valid
this week, and II she has saved her
points she may be able to buy g
small ham or half ham, Some
dealers reported they were doing
reasonably brisk business in hams,
although an average sized ham costs
just about the number of points
one person is allowed for month.
Poultry. another popular Easter
dish, was virtually unobtainable
here. Practically all local poultry
dealers decided earlier this week to
close their shops rather than try to
compete with what the OPA admits
is flourishing black market
throughout the country.
Leg of lamb was available in most
shops. AS matter of fact, butchers
reported they were reasonably we'll
stocked in most meats They said
there was little danger any one
would need to go without some kind
Of meat over the week end, although
the housewife might not be able to
find the specific cut she is seeking
IN some one shop.
The most serious shortage, besides
poultry, remained in the potato
market Unless the housewife still
had a stock of potatoes on hand it
appeared she would have to get
along on other fresh vegetables or
on such substitutes as hominy grits,
rice, macaroni or spaghetti.
The OPA today ruled that seed
potatoes in danger of spelling may
be sold for table use, but the order
was not expected to provide much
relief Under the amendment,
dealers may apply for permission to
sell seed stocks in this manner from
their nearest regional or district
Office. but they would be required
to sell at the lower ceiling for table
stock. Few dealers will take advan-
tage Of this, it was said. unless they
receive deliveries of seed potatoes
after their sections are already fully
planted.
The tremendous increase in con-
sumption, produce men said, &C
counted for the fact that stocks of
old potatoes were drawn on more
heavily this year than previously
These old potatoes. it was reported
have now been nearly exhausted
and little relief is in sight until the
new crops begin arriving.
Fresh vegetables generally were
coming in more abundantly than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
JaiI-Break P|robers
Find Master Key
Hidden in Ceiling
Georgia Jury Accuses
Suspended Official of
Gambling and BootIeeeine
By the Associated Press.

REIDSVILLE, Ga, April o.
Double guards patrolled the CORR
doris of the Tattnan Prison today
after officials, investigating the re-
cent escape of Is prisoners. found a
master pass key which would unlock
every cell block and exit door in the
building.
The key, along with coils of wire
used with coating of valve-grind-
ing compound for saving steel bars,
two toothpaste tubes of the valve
compound, two hacksaW frames and
three hacksaw blades, were discov-
cred in a cleverly contrived pocket IN
the ceiling of fourth floor section
The prisoners escaped from this
section last Friday. The hideaWay
for the escape tools was found by
Gov. Ellis Arnall's special investiga-
tors, Representatives J. L. Mavity
and F.. L. Barker, jr., and Warden
H. r. Du Vail and Assistant Warden
r. P. Balkcon.
Second Break Believed Planned.
The investigators believe recap
tured convicts planned to use the
tools in a second break. Lending
credence to this belief, the four in
vestigators said they knocked down
four more sawed bars, puttied back
into place with soap, in a second
floor cell block
Representative Mavity said q
guard found heavy blackjack I'M
der mattress in a hospital ward
which, he said, could have been
used by any prisoner to bash out
the brains of a guard passing
through the ward at night"
Meanwhile. the Tattnall County
grand jury in a report yesterday
demanded that Gov. Arnall and
members of the State Prison Com
mission take immediate steps to
correct conditions which it said
"fourished under the former man.
agement."
Grand Jury's Findings.
The grand jury made no move
toward an indictment, but said in
presentments that mentioned w. E.
Overstreet, the prisons night floor
manager who was suspended after
the escape:
I'VE found that, in our opinion
the night floor manager, in collu-
sion with the inmates, was carry
ing on gambling racket with these
inmates and as a result benefited
financially from these operations:
That the said night house man.
ager, also in collision with certain
inmates, peddled and dealt in mar
cotics to the prisoners:
That several large liquor stills
have been allowed to operate ap-
parently with the consent and ap-
prevail of the former management
of the prison:
That certain house men, in COL
fusion with these inmates, carried
on an illegal traffic on alcoholic
liquors within the prison by manu-
featuring and selling moonshine
whisky:
That we found. in our opinion,
that property of the prison in the
way of livestock, feed, farm impfe-
ments and machinery had disap-
peared under suspicious circum-
stances while this prison was under
supervision of former manage
ment."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Archbishop CurIey
Receivers From Operation
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 22.-Dr. Leo
j. Goldbach of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity said yesterday that Arch
bishop Michael J. Curley of the
Catholic Diocese of Baltimore and
Washington had recovered from a
recent serious eye operation.
Archbishop Curley suffered i'm
paired sight in his left eye due to
detachment of the retina, and was
operated upon March 16. DR.. Gold
bach said vision was restored and
that the archbishop would leave the
hospital next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22

of their State and local OPA Offices,
are empowered to freeze" prices, to
reduce them, or to allow restaurants
and hotels to continue setting their
own prices without interference.
All places serving food to the
public are required to file menus for
the week ending April 10 with the
local OPA Office by May l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Veteran Actor Falls Dead
On HOLLYWOOD Movie Set

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, April 22-Alfred
Henry Hall, SO, veteran Broadway
actor who has been playing film
character roles for Is years, died
OF a heart attack yesterday on a
movie set as he was about to enact
a scene with James Cagney.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04
'Roomt0wn' Gets
Its Crew Home

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 1 up
The bombardier was dead, the tail
gunner and radioman were injured.
and two engines were useless. but
the 'Boomtownn- Flying Fortress
that got its name because she
spurted oil like : gusher
safe at her home base in England
Just as its remaining motors burst
into flame
That was the story told today by
T/Sgt. John Frishholz, "a, siX-foot
one inch radioman-gunner on the
"Boomtown," when he returned to
his Los Angeles home on furlough.
So we'll did the bullet riddled
bomber serve its crew that they
named her successor "Boomtown
Jr."
I'VE had raided the Lorient SUBJ
marine pens" Frishholz said. and
had started home.
"A nasty burst of flax through
the nose killed the bombardier and
knocked out one of our propellorS
All our guns were chattering, but
fighters swarmed around us. The
tail gunner was critically wounded
but kept firing away until the end
OF the action"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04

fighters on patrol.
on Bougainville naval planes at
tackled Buka and BoniS airdromeS
for the third straight day, dumping
% tons of bombs on the fields and
strafing the area. -Four enemy
bombers were destroyed or damaged
on the ground. A reconnaissance
plane was shot down and two me-
dium cargo vessels fired.
PLANE DESTROYED
At BUN, on the south end Of
Bougainville, torpedo and dive
bombers dropped 143 tons of bombs
on Kahili airdrome in two attacks
and 46 tons on Kara airfield with
out meeting an enemy plane in the
sky. A float plane was destroyed in
a strafing raid on the Faisi base
in the Shortlands south of BoIgain-
vile and a night fighter shot down
an enemy bomber there. Twelve
japanese planes that tried to raid
American positions on Vella LaVella
island were driven off and four
were shot down.
In the Ramu river valley of New
Guinea ground patrols stabbed into
Japanese ground positions while
Airacobra fighter -bombers hit Bo-
gadjim road and enemy gun posi-
tions. Nine barges were destroyed
off AleXishafen. Minor raids were
made on the Aroe islands and Timor
while in Capt St. George, off New
Ireland, night patrol bombed am
enemy cruiser with unobserved re-
suits.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04

Among the boys who enlisted as
apprentice seamen at the San
Diego navy recruiting station was
Robert E. Norris of El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04

Robert Mcmahon Of the U. S.
navy was home on a five-day fur
Tough recently. He is stationed at
the destroyer base in San Diego.
He attended Central Union High
school in El Centre before he en-
tered the navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04
Jap Envoy Visits
Invasion Coastline
BY UNITED PRESS

japanese ambassador to Germany
Hiroshi OShima completed a Nazi
conducted tour of defense works of
Germany proper and the French
invasion coastline Wednesday and
found them sound and impregn-
able" Tokyo radio reported Thurs
day in a Domei Berlin dispatch.
The broadcast, recorded by United
Press, San Francisco, quoted Osh-
ina:
The German defense is sound
and impregnable. The defense
works of Germany are up to date
and better than the Maginot line
while along the Atlantic coast the
defense lines, although different
in structure, is nevertheless most
modern
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04

Ernest w. Stauch of the navy was
graduated from radar school in
San Diego and is stationed at
Houston, Texas. He Is a graduate
of Holtville Union High school. His
brother, Raymond A. Stauch is in
Yuma with the military police
They are sons of Mrs. Earl J.
Davis OF the McCabe district.
Willie NJ. Childers, 25, son of Mr..
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04

Bill Coughlin. CaleXico Union
High school graduate, was gradu
ated Wednesday at Luke Field,
Ariz. He is an army pursuit pilot
After he finished high school he
attended Central Junior college in
El Centre and the University of
California at Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04
Enemy Loses 1O8
PIanes> 26 Ships

ALLIED UARTER S,
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. Nov. 4.
(UP)-An Allied air fleet sent into
battle by Gen. Douglas Macarthur
to crush japanese hopes of saving
the Solomons destroyed or DAM
aged 20 enemy ships, including five
war vessels, and los planes Tues
day at Rabaul, it was revealed to-
day.
Ordered to make the raid by Mac
Arthur regardless of weather, nearly
$50 Allied planes wrecked practi-
cally every ship in the harbor of
the big enemy base and defeated
an equal force of enemy aircraft
in a 75-minute fight that was the
fierceSt since the battle of the Bis
marck sea.
A record number of Allied planes
-l9, including nine bombers and 10
fighterS-were lost.
The enemy toll was:
Ships-three destroyers, eight mer-
chantmen total:ng 10000 tons and
four small coastal vessels sunk: two
large cruisers, seven merchantmen
totaling 10000 tons and two tankerS
totaling $4,000 tons damaged. One
of the cruisers was left listing with
a gaping hole in the hull.
81 PLANES DOWNED
PlaneS-67 shot down in an air
battle described as desperate; 90
probably destroyed in the air: l8
destroyed on the ground, including
seven fighters, bomber. eight float
planes and two four-motored fly
ing boats.
Objective of the attack was to
crush reinforcements, including
some brought to the big New Brit
ain base from the enemy's southern
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04
indoor Christmas
Lighting Is Asked

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4. up =
The war production board today
asked Americans TO confine light
ing decorations TO Christmas trees
inside private homes this year TO
save power and electric bulbs.
j. A. Krrg, director of the office
OF war utilities asked that street
decorations. community Christmas
trees, exterior home decorations and
interiors and eXteriors of stores not
be lit.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04
TURKEY ASSURED

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4. up =
Each person in the armed services.
at home and abroad, will have one
pound of turkey for Thanksgiving
dinner, the office of war informa-
ton reported today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04
GIVEN AWARD

LONDON, Nov. 4 up = Lieut..
Col. Frank Capra, Hollywood NOV
ing picture director, received the
Legion of Merit award today for
producing a unique" series of pic
lures showing events which led
America into the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04
ESCAPEE CAUGHT

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 4. up
Detective Emil c. Wieners seven
week search for an escaped prison.
er, Jacob Wolfson. SO, ended sue
cessfully today when he recaptured
the fugitive in the Volunteers of
America boys home.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04

:
college where he is taking a five
months course as an army aviation
student. He is taking this course
as preparation for his appointment
as an aviation cadet.
Robert Mcmahon of the U. S.
navy was home on a five-day fur
/ Tough recently. He is stationed at
the destroyer base in San Diego.
He attended Central Union High
school in FL Centro before he en-
tered the navy.
Bill Coughlin. CaleXico Union
High school graduate, was gradu-
ated Wednesday at Luke Field
Ariz. He is an army pursuit pilot.
After he finished high school he
attended Central Junior college in
El Centre and the University of
California at Los Angeles.
Juan Kirkpatrick of the navy is
in Imperial Valley on furlough from
New York. He is a former e.
Centran.
Now attending officers candidate
school at FIT. Benning, Ga. is Bill
McCampbell of CaleXico. He is in
the infantry He suffered broken
ear drum but now is able to go on
with his training course. While at
the University of California Bill
was a journalism major. Due TO
this training he is working on
The Shavetail." the official camp
publication.
Aviation Cadet Robert L. Simp-
son. son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ.
Simpson of Holtville, was gradu-
ated from the sixteenth army air
force flying training detachment at
Wickenburg, Ariz., on Nov. 3. He
will continue his training at basic
flying school. He attended Okla
homa City university and entered
flying training last Aug. 2.
Word was received from the army
headquarters in the south Pacific
that George H. Pate, nephew of Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. White of Imperial.
has been promoted from sergeant
to staff sergeant at a south Pacific
base. He is with base squadron
of the thirteenth army air force.
Ensign William Dubois of the
navy is on furlough in the valley.
He has been at Northwestern uni
versity where he was commissioned.
He will go to the University of
North Carolina for further training.
He is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dubois.
James Lloyd Mullins, 18, has join
ed the marine corps and will re-
port at the San Diego base Nov. l3
for his recruit training. He attend
ed Central Union High School in
El Centro and before he enlisted
was employed by Alex E. Engle-
man in farm work Mullins is mar
ried alS has a daughter two weeks
old
Among the boys who enlisted as
apprentice seamen at the San
Diego navy recruiting station was
Robert E. Norris of El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04
GRANT PRIORITIES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. CUP) =
The government today granted top
p-iorities to war housing projects
in Los Angeles and San Diego since
the projects are urgently needed for
aircraft workers in those cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04

and Mrs. c. NJ. Childers. is an
aviation student at Texas Ann
college where he is taking five
months course as an army aviation
student. He is taking this course
as preparation for his appointment
as an aviation cadet.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-04

Pacific Sea-hl>b at Truk, $50 miles
to the north, which Macarthur said
had been brought up for a counter
attack against the Marines who
landed Monday on Bougainville
island in the SolomonS $50 miles
to the southeast.
MitchellS, based on Australia some
700 miles away. swept in at mast
height to Skip-bomb the ships ly-
ing in Rabaul Harbor, while their
fighter escort fought sheets of anti
aircraft fire and determined enemy
interceptorS.
The harbor practically was swept
clean a communique said. near
" every ship there being heavily
hit or sunk by 1,000-pound bombs
the entire shipping area was a
scene of utter wreckage and de-
Struction.
MARINES FIRM
The assault came while other Al
lied planes destroyed from 33 TO
80 planes elsewhere in the South
Pacific and the marines on Bou-
gainyille consolidated positions at
the beachhead on Empress Au-
gusta bay, on the islands west
shore.
Japanese forces abandoned 1875
dead at the beachhead and the ma
rines moved inland. preparing to
meet expected counter-atta from
some $4,000 enemy troops believed
to be on the island. japanese
planes haraSsed them but from %
to % were destroyed by Allied
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-28
Girl Stowaway's IdyI
Blasted by Torpedo

BRISTOL England Nov. p
up Domilhe Lucia James. 23,
loved am American sailor so much
she slowed away on hlS ship when
Il sailed for North America, but
a Germah torpedo ended her idyl
She emerged, bat quickly, when
the torpedo struck the ship. Res
rtfrti she Vas taken Ia Halifax
and then sent back 10 Bristol.
ADXERTfsFNfENT
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