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Evening star., 1943-07-20
ID. &. Officer Was Bombordier
On Liberdtor in Raid on Rome
1t. F. P. Fenwick, Jr.,
6. U. Ex-Grid Player,
Hit RoiIrood Yards

First 1t. Frank P. FenWick, IT,.
a 25-year-old Washingtonian who
played football for Georgetown Uni
versity, today was identified by AS
sociated Press reports from Cairo as
the bombardier on the first United
States plane to report to it's home
base in Libya after bombing Rome
One of the first bombardiers to
aim his load Of explosives at the
Italian capital, 1t. Fenwick gave an
eyewitness account of the bombing
mission as he saw 1t from his Lib
orator plane Wash Tub.
While his section of the great at
tacking forma ton ran into heavy
antiaircraft fire, he reported. it did
not encounter single enemy fighter
plane
The only fighters we saw on the
entire trip were RAF Spitfires pa
trolling in the Malta vicinity he
said.
Followed Tiber River.
Guided to their military detectives
by the snakelike Tiber River and
other well-known landmarks that
were easily visible in the clear and
sunny morning, the flyers of the
group that included 1t -Fenwick
concentrated their bombs on the
Littorio railway yards. The bombs
from. the Wash Tub" fell in the
marshalling yards and seemed to
cough up flashes of smoke and dust
as they struck, member Of the crew
reported.
1t. Fenwick's bomber, piloted by
First 1t William Mccain of Cali
fornia, and the ship Zero Zero,
flown by First 1t. Brian I. w. Fla
velle of West Caldwell, N. j.. reached
Rome neck and neck. AS they ar
rived over the city shortly after noon
they saw the last of the Flying
Fortresses of the Northwest African
Strategical Air Force winging toward
Tunis. Fire upon fire dotted the
target area and Rome was billowing
smoke, the men in the formation
said.
Veteran Air Raider.
A veteran of other bombing raids.
1t. Fenwick has been in Egypt since
last January.
He is native of the District.
Before he entered the Army Air
Forces in December, 1941, he lived
at 1881 Park road NV. with his
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Rome Airport Ruined 4,
But Shrines Unhuf,
Says Eyewitness
BY JOSEPH MORTON,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
WITH AMERICAN BOMBERS
OVER ROME, July 90 was over
Rome yesterday in a Martin
Marauder with two flyers who helped
plaster Toxic in April Of 1912.
Our plane was near the tail end
Of the last echelon, and we went
in at the uncomfortable height of
10000 feet to unload our bombs with
deadly accuracy on a group OF
grounded airplanes.
If the Axis can produce proof
that our bombers destroyed anything
but military objectives, I shall be
very much surprised.
We remained in the vicinity of the
grounded planes long enough to
permit a good look around.
Fires Were Visible.
We observed nothing from the
sir to give the slightest hint that
q bomb fell within four miles of
Vatican City.
I could see fires coming from
three legitimate military targets
two railway switching yards and an
airport.
Ahead of us had been Flying
Fortresses. Liberators and Mitchells,
and they obviously had done a good
job. We were the last to come and
60.
Heavy explosives and antiaircraft
shells interferred with our view as
we left. but otherwise there was
nothing to mar the picture of I'm
perial Rome stretching below us.
AS far as the bombers in this flight
were concerned, enemy fighters were
fiddling around while three mill
tarily strategic areas burned.
Were Not Challenged.
Not single enemy fighter chal-
lenged us.
Capt. Jack A. Sims of Kalamazoo,
Mich, veteran of the Toxic bomb
ing and pilot of my plane, said he
thought the ack-ack gunners in the
japanese capital had little more
on the ball"
He described the ground fire yes
terday as about as heavy but said
the Italians obviously were out of
practice.
Another Toxic veteran was aboard
He was Capt. James M Macia, jr. of
Tucson, ARR. who was navigator
Evening star., 1943-07-20
BY THOMAS X. HENRY
Star STAFF CORRESPONDENT,

STRATEGIC AIR FORCE BASE,
North Africa (By WirelesS, July 20.
Precision bombing has taught
oackstabbing Fascists Rome the
futility of cowardly hiding under
church robes.
The decision to bomb Rome yes
terday was made by Allied COM
manders here with full sense of
the responsibility to half of Chris
tendon worried over holy shrines
but disgusted over bloody handed
Fascism finding refuge at the steps
Of st. Peters.
It's significance today is as much
symbolic as it is material. 1t was
frankly aimed as one of a series of
swift knockout blows against Italy
a country revealed by prisoners and
receptions given the Allies in Sicily
as highly disillusioned.
After attending preflight briefings,
I can vouch for the precautions
taken by airmen.
Weather Was Perfect.
Italy had been given "a hours OF
rest after the concentrated bombing
of Naples Saturday, and the italians
hardly could have been suspicious
that second major smash was to
follow SO soon. Targets of the Amer
leans were air bases and Rome rail-
road marshalling yards and were 50
located that no bomb need fall on
historic or religious shrines.
The Americans smashed over the
coast in three great waves, one OF
heavy and two of medium bombers
1t was perfect bombing weather
with only a Smile west wind on
the surface. Pilots were guided to
their objective by the green waters
Of Lake Albano and the mountain
behind it, The steepled city was
clear below as the bombers passed
over.
Later waves Of bombers were
guided by great columns of smoke
from their predecessors. The oper-
alton apparently was entirely sue
cessful.
Fire Was Colossal.
1t. Henry A. McEnroe OF Lock
port, N. Y. said There was one
Evening star., 1943-07-20
|Frenchmen Warned
To Work in Reich
Or Be Punished
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 2O-The Vichy ra-
dio. in broadcast recorded by
Reuters, made a "last-minute ap-
peal" to French workers today to
report for work in Germany or be
branded as outlaws
To-day is your last chance" said
the radio referring to the last Of
the four days grace granted by
Chief of Government Pierre Laval
for French workers to report for
work
IF you don't report you will be
outlaws and both you and your
families will suffer heavily" French
men were warned.
Pierre Laval has ordered new
measures against sabotage and sub
versive antigovernment activity in
an effort to guard against outbreak
in the event of an Allied invasion,
1t was reported yesterday.
Plans to further a sweeping po-
lice campaign were made by Laval
at Paris conference with regional
projects of police and gendarmes Of
the northern zones, a Paris dispatch
to Bern said, adding that the police
were given instructions relative to
the maintenance of public order"
A decree published in the official
gazette revealed, furthermore, tk It
Laval had ordered the projects to
conscript persons Of either sex be-
tween 18 and IS to carry out any
measures desired by occupation
troops in the former Vichy zone.
Either Frenchmen or foreigners
are liable by the decree to do any
work the Nazi authorities might de-
mand, refusal to draw punishment
ranging up to five years-double
that for the second ofIense.
1t was said that the decree was
made retroactive to November IL,
1912. permitting retroactive punish
ment.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
"A. p. Wirephoto.

parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P
Fenwick, and his sister, Virginia
1t. Fenwick's father operates the
Venezia Cafeteria in the Dupont
Circle Building on Connecticut
avenue. nj
Husky and active. 1t. Fenwick
played football at Gonzaga High
School here and was chosen as all.
District tackle.
At Georgetown the 6-foot 1-inch
220-pound youth was on the foot
ball squad for three years. He also
played on the university's golf squad
According to his father, 1t. Fen
wick left Georgetown in Decem-
ber l941, and last July was gradu-
ataed as a bombardier from the
Midland Army Flying School at
Midland, Tex.
Like most other flyers participant
ing in the Rome bombing, 1t. Fen
wick is a Catholic He is a mem
Der of the Sacred Heart parish here
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Reich Sends Locomotives
To Turkey, Paris Reports
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. July 20-The German.
controlled Paris radio reported to-
day that Germany recently deliv-
cred to Turkey IS railway locomo-
tives and $50 trucks under terms Of
a trade agreement between the two
countries.
A similar delivery will be made
within few days, said the broad
cast, which was recorded by the As
sociated Press. 1t also reported
that 1000 tons of machinery and
10000 tons of other products, in
cluding chemicals. recently had been
shipped to Turkey from Germany.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Drivers Back at Work
On ; Detroit Bus Routes

DETROIT. July 20.-Fuu service
was resumed today on three sub
urnan bus routes operated by the
Great Lakes Greyhound Lines. re-
storing to thousands of war plant
workers transportation which was
halted last Friday.
! Drivers OF the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Streetcar, Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees (AFL)
went back to work on two routes
yesterday and early today on a
third route. serving down-river
Trenton. Wyandotte, Ecorse and
Crosse lie The back to- work move
began after the regional War Labor
Board had insisted on a resumption
of service before acting on the
drivers demands for wage adjust
ments.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Woman Shot Accidentally
By Friend Unloading Gun

Mrs. Virginia Ruth Merriman, %
OF 1910 Sixth street S.W. was wound
ed in the back last night when a
revolver being unloaded by friend
was accidentally discharged.
The friend, Francis E. Slattery
%. of 806 Seventh street S.W., was
being detained by police at the
fourth precinct pending an investi-
cation.
According to police. the couple
was in the kitchen of Mrs. Merri-
mans apartment when the accident
occurred.
Mrs. Merriman was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital and later removed
to Walter Reed Hospital. Her con-
dition was described as not serious
Evening star., 1943-07-20

bombardier. He was more interested
in the effects of the bombing than
anything else.
Il had been studying the target
chart of this layout for some time
and I knew exactly where to look to
observe the results Capt. Macia
said.
Airport Was Target
THE flyers were localized at the
spots they were supposed to be. The
only other smokes visible from the
air were far westward of the city
between Rome and the sea. The
first arose in the shape of an oval.
and it looked like the Italians were
trying to throw smokescreen over
an airport. The second was a small
isolated blaze that might have been
a bomb jettisoned by some one on
the way home
Our individual target was
grounded aircraft at Ciampino Air
port, Is miles southeast of the city
I watched through the open bomb
bay as our bombs fell and 1 followed
them with my eyes all the wav down
to the ground.
When they struck they flashed
flame and then kicked up tremen-
dous clouds of smoke AS we moved
across the target our explosives
plowed a neat furrow along our line
of flight, The furrow advanced
straight across the dispersal area of
the airport knitting through at least
dozen revetments covering enemy
planes.
On our maps marked Not to be
bombed at any cost" were such
points as Vatican City, st. Maria
Maggiore, st. Paul Basilica. the an
cient Forum. the Coliseum. the Ma
tional Museum and the Michaelang-
elo Monument.
Used Fragmentation Bombs.
"They were marked as not to be
bombed and they weren't"
Prior to the raid Ciampino Air
port was described to me by the
general officer as the most import
ant IN the Rome area. Smoke from
demolition charges dropped by
Mitchells ahead of us were sufficient
to serve as a perfect sign post. even
when we we're some distance at sea
Our bombs augmentation was de-
signed to burst in devastating effect
on the planes on the ground. The
view was perfect. 1t seemed very
unlikely to me that the airport
would be of much use for some time
With a specially prepared target
chart before me it was very easy tt
locate Littorio and San Lorenzo, the
marshaling yards and other objec.
tives. l also could look across the
Tiber River where the Vatican City
basked under the warm afternoon
sun, we'll out of the danger zone.
I caught a glimpse of ST. Johr
Lateran, but lost 1t as we bankec
around to turn homeward. A thir
haze. possibly mixture of dust ane
smoke, appeared to be drifting acros.
the city proper, making recognition
of other points of religious and cul.
tural significance impossible.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Armed Germun Plane
Forced Down in Sweden
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, July 20-A Ger
man plane announced as a courier
plane but armed with a machine
gun made forced landing because
of motor trouble in the Swedish
province of Dalecarlia this after
noon. si''.-
The gun was promptly dismounted
The plane was kept by Swedish au
thorities and its crew of five and
one male passenger, who wore a
uniform, were interned while one
woman aboard was released.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Franco-5oviet Friendship
Predicted by De GauIIe
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Tuesday. July 20-Gen.
Charles De Gaulle, replying in be-
half of the French Committee on
National Liberation to Joseph Sta
Inns Bastille Day message, declared
today:
Inspired by the same ideal of
the struggle against the enslaver.
the Soviet people and the French
people will come out of this war
with a new basis for mutual UNDER
standing and upholding of the ira
ditional friendship which unites
both of our great countries
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Blood Donors SOUGHT

The Red Cross mobile unit will
visit the Falls Church Presbyterian
Church from 8:45 am. to Ills
Thursday, it was announced by Mrs
Philip M. Talbot. chairman of the
blood donor service of the Fairfax
County Red Cross. Donors are re-
quested to call Falls Church 2885
for appointments.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Covington (Vo.) Boy, 10,
Killed in Gun Accident

CONVICTION. Va. July 2o.-Ber
Lee Tucker, 10. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Tucker. was killed yes
terday when gun he was carrying
discharged as the child attempted
to climb over a fence. The child
had obtained the gun without the
knowledge Of relatives. The acci-
dent occurred on the farm of the
child's uncle. Harry Tucker, 20 miles
south Of here.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Germans She'll England
With New Giant Gun
BY the Associated P fess

BY the ASSocldled PfeSS.
LONDON, July 20.-A new Ger
man gun OF exceptional range has
sheiled the English southeast coast
three times recently from the French
coast across the Channel, it was
learned today.
The gun is reported to have a
greater range than any the Germans
are known to have concentrated near
Calais-the nearest point to England.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
BorthIemess Named Aide

NORFOLK, Va, July 20 tP).-Lt.
Richard Barthlemess, former mo-
ton picture actor, has been assigned
to duty as aide of Rear Admiral
Herbert Fairfax Leary, commandant
Of the Fifth Naval District.
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RETURNS 10 sNaGwAY

q. A. Basmuson, President Of the
chain Ct Bsal Or Aa llt
last ni9 ht iar nis le~lG M sk2g-
way after a5gefi Gays 81 j eau.
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Rotary Minstre|s 10
Appear Here 7 Nights;
Hot Stuff Is Promised

) Hot gags, hotter jokes and the
hottest time is promised in Juneau
next week.
The occasion will be the 1943
blowing the lid off conventionalities
and will be blitz by the Rotary Club
Minstrels.
This blow-off will be at the Goth
Century Theatre two nights next
week, Wednesday and Thursday.
! Lillian Uggen is the producer and
director which in itself gives as
surance of two big nights.
Charles w. Carter is to be the
interlocutor and he will feed and
be fed Lines" with tie end men
that are expected to make the audi
ence sit up and take it.
There will be a cast of so in
this big time show, more talent
than ever before and everything will
be new including the gags, jokes,
songs, specialties and the costum-
ing.
The ticket sale is now on for
both nights and indications are
the Goth Century Theatre will be
packed.
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BASKETBALL y
GAME Event
FOR TONIGHT
DoubIeheader TO Be Play
ed-Skagway VS.. WAACS
Is Feature Contest

A doubleheader of basketball will
be played tonight in the High
School gymnasium. The topliner is
the game between the Skagway
champions and the WAACS, cham
pions of the Gastineau channel
I At 7:30 o'clock, the first game
will start and will be played be-
tween the Moose team and an ALI
Star aggregation of players from
other teams of the Gastineau Chan
mel League.
At $3.50 o'clock the feature game
will start.
Both games are expected to be
fast and furnish plenty of thrills. .
AS the Army desires no profit,
the athletes receive no pay and the
officials are donating their services,
the spectators will actually be paid
to see the game.
The cost of admission will be the
purchase of war saving stamps at
the door, the stamps to be retained
by the buyer and of course bring
a profit if kept for certain period
of time. Ten cent stamps will adj
NIT children and a Is cent stamp
will admit an adult. There is, how !
ever, no limit to customer.
War Stamp sales will be in charge
of two charming girls from Juneau,
Miss Bonnie Klein and Miss Norma
Burford.
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Texas BEATS
HU5kIES BY
FOUR POINTS
Year Old Longhorn Is
Hero = Washington
Led Most Of Way

KANSAS CITY, March 81. =
+ Texas, eo-champs Of the South
west Conference upset the Univer-
1sity Of washington last night, 60
to SIS, ia the second Of two open
Ing games in the NCAA Western
+ regional playoff.
4 a 17-year-old substitute, Roy Cox.
provided the winning points in a
battle which saw the Huslzies in
'front.' an tha way except when it
+ counted, at the finish.
Cox first goal Of the game came
with emily three minutes to play
gnd tied the score at 55-all he
then snoalzed through two more to
give the Longhorns a surprise vic
tory
Texas meets Wyoming in the fin
lis tonight Wyoming advanced to
ItAa finals with a So to 50 victory
over Oklahoma.
Forty-two fouls were called dur
ling the Texas-UW battle. which
slowed the contest until the Texans
put ga late rally. -Four Of the
f Longhorns we're on The bench for
1ouling when Cox pulled his heroic
set.
The Texans appeared hopelessly
eutclassed from the start, trailing
d to 8 at one time in the first
hdlf but John Hargis, who scored
Is points in all, record for this
tourney, contributed II of them
in the last five minutes of the first
period and the Huskies were ahead
only SO to % at halftime
aargis kept firing away in the
second half, but the 4Iuskies re-
fused to relinquish the lead, ana
with only y minutes remaining.
Washington led AZ to 40
BUT Texas kept whiting away,
and barged along to take the lead
SIS to 81 on two straight field goals
by Hargis. Then Bill Gissberg con-
neoted for Washington, and Bill
Morris, Huslies high scorer with
81 points, dropped in a free throw
that set the stage for Cox and his
+ response was sad music for the Pa
cific Coast Champs
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YOUR BROKEN LENSES
aeplaeed in our own shop Eyes
Examined. Or. sac Lillian Carlson.
Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. adv
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GRECO GETS
SECOND win
OVER SHAN5

NEW YORK, March 27.-zoom-
ing along the trail toward the head
of the lightweight parade, Pvt.
Johnny Greco made it two in a row
over California Cleo Shans last
night with 10-round decision in
blood and thunder brawl.
Greco weighed 1876, Shans 1873.
Greco floored Shans once an d
staggered him three other times.
More than $4,000 fans paid more
than $4,000 to see the fight.
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TIDES TOMORROW

Hish tide 557 an, 15.l feet.
Low tide-l2 $50 pm, 18 feet.
High tide-7:22 pm, l2I feet.
Tides Monday
Low tide-1:09 am 5.4 feet.
High tide 712 am, AZ feet.
Low tide-2.2l pm. 81 feet
Hlgh tide-857 PM 1921 feet.
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JorMen
Who Shave
>Daily@
Special Preparation
Soofhes Skin, Soves Time
Needs No Brush

For men who must shave every day
doctors, lawyers, businessmen
and others Glider is invaluable.
1t is special cream for daily shaw
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To use Glider, first wash your
face with hot water and soap to
remove grit and oily sebum that
collect on whiskers every "a hours.
Then spread on Glider quickly and
easily with your fingers. Never a
brush.
Glider insfonsIy smoofhs down the
flaky top layer of your skin. 1t
enables the razor's sharp edge to
glide over your skin, cutting your
whiskers close and clean wifhovf
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eliminates much OF the irritation
that frequent shaving may have
for the tender face, and leaves your
skin smoother, cleaner.
Glider is made by the 100-year-
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CONGREGATION OF
N. |. PRESBYTERIAN
TO MEET THURSDAY

The annual business meeting of
the congregation of the Northern
Light Presbyterian Church will be
held in the church parlors on
Thursday evening, April l, imme-
diately following a covered dis h
dinner to be sponsored by the
Martha Society and the World Ser
vice Circle.
1t is earnestly hoped every men,
Der of the church and the congre-
CATION will attend both the dinner
and the meeting.
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]. BARRAGAR HAS
HIGH TOTAL IN
BOWLING GAMES

NJ Lavenik, Of the Juneau Drug
Company team and S. Simmons,
of Hennings, tied for high single
game score in Merchants League
tournament games on the Elks Club
bowling alleys last night with 233
each in their second frame.
j. Barragar of the Goth Century
team had high three-game total
with 594 for the evening.
Scores made last night were:
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47O 447 446-1363
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