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The Coolidge examiner., 1943-11-17

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
To Our Two Sons
Pvt Jack Garrett and 1t. Jimmie Garrett
God bless you both and keep you safe from harm
Nom and Dad
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-11-17

HOLIDAY GREETINGS
To Our Sons and Brothers
1t. George Hayduke and
Cpl. Nicholas Hayduke
Mother, Dad, and Family
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-11-17

SEASONS GREETINGS
to
PAL and MCKINLEY
David Magness M. O. M. M. PC, and
Mckinley Magness, boatswans mate 2/c)
May next Christmas see us together again
other, Bob, Charles, Wayne and Amy Jean
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-11-17

c.. ELvERN MCGEE
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
To Our Two Sons
Sgt. James McGee and Pfc Elvern McGee
1other, Dad Reba, Lavoice, Bernice, Roy
and Dolores
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-11-17

rniI v HARREll HARRELL-*
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
To Our Two Sons
S/Sgt. Lon D. Harrell and
S/Sgt Phil V. Harrell
Wishing two fine boys the best of luck and safe return
Dad, Nom, Dorothy Lon Jr. Don, Lucille, Billy Don
Bertha Ann, and Mary Lou
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-11-17
Christmas Greetings
to the
Seven Tiffany Brothers

ELMER
LAWRENCE
HAROLD
DELBERT
HERBERT
KARL
BILLY
from
Dad
and
Mother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
lto| y, in 1923, Foresow War,
State Department DiscIoses
Y tie Associated Press

B, the Associated Press.
The United States Government
was warned in 1923 of an in
evitable crisis" between 1885 and
1912 growing out of Italy's insist
ence on "a place in the sun" the
State Department disclosed yester-
day.
Premier Mussolini's foresight that
his expansion policy would result
in a crisis curing the period which
eventually opened with the Italian
attack on Ethiopia and led to the
present war is reported in the third
volume of diplomatic documents of
1928, published by the department.
Volumes two and three of the
documents, totaling 1880 pages, ap-
peared simultaneously, covering
Foreign Relations of the United
States, 1928" with countries in al
phabetical range from Canada to
Turkey. The first volume of the
series appeared December 30.
The Italian Ambassador, Giacomo
de MARITIME, calling on Assistant
Secretary Of State William r. Cas-
tie, jr., to discuss control from Italy
OF Fascist orga nizations in the
United States. said on February 10,
1928, that the Italian population
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18

IL N<HAfs NEo1tSG n 1 4 Wv
experiences in tank warfare caused
him to be intrusted later with the
task of training an American tank
corps in the California desert for
the current African fighting.
He believes in leading men per-
sonally into battle and keeps two
tanks with him always for his own
personal use.
Enlisted men of his tank divisions
worship him. He is noted for his
violent, bloody speeches.
Gen. Patton, nominated as lieu
tenant general only week ago to-
day by President Roosevelt, is a
veteran of 30 years in the Army.
He served as aide to Gen. PERISH
ing on the Mexican expedition prior
to the World War and was in charge
of the headquarters outfit of the
first AEF ship to Europe in that
conflict.
He is widely known in Washing
ton, having once been commandant
at Fort Myer.
He won the Distinguished Service
Medal for forming and leading the
first American tank unit into battle
in France and earlier this year re-
ceived the oak leaves decoration to
that award from Gen. Eisenhower
for his work in the North African
campaign.
Gen. Patton is widely known
among Army men for his colorful
vocabulary. Now ST, he spent his
early years in Pasadena. Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
House Group Backs
Newsprint Safeguard
Approves Probe Of Any
Moves to Cut Output

BY The Associated Press.
The House Rules Committee to-
day approved legislation for an in
vestigation of any Government plans
to curtail production of newsprint.
This specific inquiry was written
into the resolution of Representative
Halleck, Republican, of Indiana
which primarily seeks to find out
whether any Federal agencies are
planning to institute broad grade
labelling Of products.
Newsprint reduction and stand
ardiza ton" of brands, leaving moth
ing for anybody to advertise" would
be "a terrible blow to the news
papers, Representative Cox, Demo-
crat, OF Georgia observed.
Mr.. Halleck said he knew of some
proposals to grade commodities
take off the brand names and put
on some grade or victory name"-as
war effort conservation measure.
His resolution provides that the In
terstate Commerce Committee shall
determine whether inclusion of such
proposals falls within the scope of
the war effort.
The newsprint amendment applies
specifically to:
Requirements which would have
the effect Of curtailing the produc-
ton or consumption of newsprint or
book papers used in the printing of
newspapers, magazines, or such
other publications as are admitted
to second-class mailing privileges. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Lincoln Civic Group
Protests Apartment
Opposes White Occupancy
Of 40-Unit Project

Opposition to the proposed con-
struction of a 40-unit apartment
building for white occupancy on the
O'Brien court site on E street be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty first
streets NV. was voiced last night
by the Lincoln Civic Association.
DR.. E. F. Harris, president, said
the area up to 1885 contained Sc
houses. all of which had colored &C.
cupants. The Alley Dwelling Au-
thority was notified that the asso-
citation would resist erection of the
proposed apartment building unless
it is to be used by colored tenants
All the buildings were torn down, the
site being utilized as parking lot
since 1895.
The association adopted another
resolution protesting the breaking of
glass in the streets and urging police
to start a drive against such vi0-
lators.
A third resolution called the at
tention of the school attendance
department to complaints that chill
dren of school age, apparently
"hookie" violators, are playing in
the streets during school hours, con-
shutting safety menace as well as
an educational problem.
The association decided to sponsor
ladies night" March "a at meet
ing in Liberty Baptist Church, to be
attended by women only. Mrs. R. H.
Galloway, superintendent of the Ma
tional Training School for Girls, will
be the principal speaker. DR.. Harris
said it was felt essential that women
should discuss family and COM
munity relationships among them
selves, in an effort to improve COM
munity life. No men will be ad-
mitted to the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Army Sergeant
Sleeps Way Into
Woke-Up Job
BY the Associated Press.

WITH AN ARMY BOMBER
FORCE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC,
March l8.-Sergt. Boyd N. Nicolas
son Of Alsey, Ill, slept his way into
his present job-wake man for
the Bit boys.
1t all started back in Hawaii when
McGlasson oversight one morning
and failed to awaken three crews
scheduled for flight. AS a result,
the commanding officer of his Flying
Fortress squadron gave him the lob
for the duration.
Now all the gangling sergeant has
to do is get up each morning at
o'clock, go from tent to tent
through the muddy jungle and rouse
crewman scheduled to fly that day.
Sergt. McGlasson has a technique
all his own. If an officer is involved.
he usually calls the officers name
three times, then counts to 20 and
calls again. BY this time the officer
usually is awake and cussing.
Enlisted men are shaken gently.
given one call, then after a few
seconds wait, another call. They
usually are easier to waken than
officers.
But the job has its good points. he
says. When I wake them up I
can go back to bed and sleep as
late as I want"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Patton, WeNKnown Here, Rated
As Offensive-Minded General
Western Tunisiun
Commander Is
Tank Specialist
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, March 18.-Lt.
Gen. George S. Patton, 57-year-
old offensive minded American
tank specialist, succeeded Mai
Gen. Lloyd r. Fredendall as COM
mander of United States troops
on the Western Tunisian front,
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
headquarters announced formal
ly today.
dispatches from the front said
the change became known gen.
orally there yesterday, and indi-
Gated it had taken place earlier.
after Marshal Erwin Rommel's
February offensive through Kas-
serine Pass
Gen. Patton, called Blood and
Cuts" as one of the most offensive
minded generals of the Army, is re-
garded here as the outstanding
American armored force executive
since the death of Maj. Gen. Adna
r. Chaftee in August, 1941.
This dispatch did not bring
out Immediately the new assign
ment of Gen. Fredendall, who
was In command of American
troops in Western Tunisia at the
time of the Axis break through
in mid-February an dthe subse-
quent Allied counteroffensive)
Colorful in Speech and Action.
Gen. Patton. who commanded
American forces in the Morocco
landing when Africa was invaded
is colorful in speech and action
Before the Morocco landing, his or.
der of the day read:
I'VE shall attack and attack until
we are exhausted and then we shall
attack again"
Gen. Patton has been quoted as
saying of his expressed desire K
meet German Marshal Rommel ir
individual tank combat:
The two armies could watch. I'c
be in one tank, Rommel in another
I'D shoot at him; he'd shoot at me
If killed him I'd be champ. If he
killed me Well, he won't.
Leads Men Personally.
Gen. Patton served in the United
States punitive expedition agains,
Pancho Villa in 1861 as an aide
to Gen. John j. Pershing. His early
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
War Department Renews
Fight on KiIday Bill
By he Associated Press.

BY he Associated Press.
New War Department opposition
to the Kilday bill to defer the draft
Of fathers developed today as the
House Rules Committee began hear
lngs on the measure.
Chairman SABBATH disclosed that
Secretary of War Stimson had writ
ten him in opposition to the meas
IRE, but he would not make public
Mr.. Stimson's letter.
Under the category system set up
In the bill, single men within a
State would be indicted first, single
men with collateral dependents next,
married men without children next
and married men with children last.
Representative Kilday, Democrat,
OF Texas, author of the bill. told the
committee 1t is intended to protect
as long as possible established
families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
u. ). Plans 10 Seek
Sd Indictment Against
Morale Defendants
Defense CounseIs Lose
Move to Void First Two
And Free Clients

The Government will seek a third
indictment against various persons
charged with conspiring to under
mine the morale of the armed forces,
Prosecutor o. John Royce of the
Department of Justice announced
late today in Justice Jesse c. Ad-
kins' District Court
The announcement of the attempt
to draw a new indictment, which
had been rumored for several days,
elected motions from various de-
Tense counsel that their clients be
released from custody on bond and
that the first two indictments be
dismissed on the grounds that the
Government is abandoning these in
dictments. Justice Adkins overruled
the motions.
Mr.. Royce answered by stating
that the Government has said
nothing about abandonment of in
dictments."
May Use Just Indictment.
He also told the court that if the
defendants insist on an immediate
trial, the Government may proceed
on the first indictment. If the Gov
eminent should elect to do this. six
defendants named in the second in
dlctment and not named in the
first would be automatically dropped
from the proceedings. These are
George E. Deatherage, Mrs. Lois de
Lafayette Washburn, Frank w.
Clark, Paquita de Shishmareff
Frank K. Ferenz and the New York
Evening Enquirer. Inc; William
Griffin, editor publisher of the New
York Enquirer, was named in the
first Indictment.
The first indictment, returned by
a District grand jury July 81, 1912
named % persons in the alleged
conspiracy. The second indict-
ment, handed up January 4, named
80 persons-the original % plus five
additions-and one corporation, the
New York Enquirer.
One Count Voided.
Justice Adkins recently declared
void the first count of the second
indictment in sustaining a demurrer
which declared that the count was
void IN that it cited certain allegedly
Illegal acts as being committed as
lar back as 1888. when the law
making these alleged acts illegal
was not passed until 1910
This left the Government with
the original indictment naming %
persons and one count of a second
Indictment naming 80 persons. The
second count has been under attack
Tor several days. Justice Adkins
today upheld the validity of the
second count, in so far as recent
discussions have related to it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Slight Decline Noted
In D. {. Living Costs
Food Prices Down IL Pct,
Labor Department Says

Living costs in the District for the
month ending February Is declined
.o3 per cent from the preceding
month, the Labor Department an
nounced today. Living costs ma
tionally, however, increased 2 per
cent.
Food costs for the same period also
showed a decrease here, the depart
ment said, estimating a drop of IL
per cent over the period, January
Is to February IS.
This decrease was attributed in
part to larger than seasonal de-
cline in egg prices here
The cost of living in the District
has increased POT per cent above
August Is, 1899, the month before
the outbreak of war in Europe, &C
cording to the department. Ma
tionally the increase was estimated
at 22.6 per cent.
A rise of s. per cent in food costs
through the country in the month
ending February IS was primarily
responsible for the national advance.
although increases in service charges
and higher coal prices also con-
tributed
The report said the cost of goods
and services under OPA control re-
manned unchanged and that the cost
of gas, electricity and service con-
trolled by other Government
agencies declined 3 per cent. Prices
of goods and services not under any
form of Government control in
creased l per cent.
Clothing prices, on the average,
remained unchanged in large cities
and house furnishings rose 2 per
cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
DC. Youth Helps Clear Mines
F rom Path of Troops at Gufsu

Polack of Bethlehem, Pa, and Tech
nician Hiram Vasco, 1880 G street
NE, Washington, who had been
clearing mines.
Whats the use of us clearing the
road if you guys are not going to
use it, Vasco asked belligerently. No
one could think of an answer, so all
stayed in line,
Technician Vasco, "a, is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Pasquale Vasco,
Working as a plumber in Washing
ton, he enlisted in the Army in
April. 1910.
Mrs. Vasco said her son, who was
born here, went to England last Au-
gust and was among the first Amer
lean troops to land in North Africa
in November.
Five weeks ago, she said, was the
last time she heard from her son.
He reported he was we'll, she added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Vice President Wallace
Arrives in Costa RIGA
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Costa RIGA, March
18.-Vice President Wallace and his
party, on tour of Latin American
countries, arrived here at 2:10 pm.
eastern war time) today by air
plane from Panama.
Offices were closed in honor of the
Vice President whose visit was
viewed officially and by the public
as an event of primar" importance
to the solidarity prog am of the
American republics.
A special session of c ,ngress was
to be held later today n Mr.. Wal
lace, and President Rafael Calderon
Guardia was to have him as the
honored guest at bs nquet tonight.
The visitor and HI, party were to
remain here until sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Use Of Barney House
Facilities Doubled
Head Resident Reports
To Board of Directors

Indicating the value of local well
fare agencies in wartime, Miss Mar
garet Bell Merrill. head resident of
Barney Neighborhood House, de-
clared that use of the facilities of
the house more than doubled during
the last year. She made the report
at the annual meeting of the Board
of Directors.
Miss Merrill reported that while
the regular program of the house,
a member agency of the Community
Chest, had continued, special pro-
grams have been added to meet war
time needs These include classes
for adults in first aid, canning and
nutrition. The institution is serving
as billet post, she added.
Department reports were pre-
sented by Miss Helen H. Robinson
director of the kindergarten: Miss
Josephine S. Conrad, director of
the nursery, and Mrs. Samuel Her.
rick, chairman of the Girls Work
Committee.
Members of the board at the
meeting included DR.. L. F.. Schmeck-
ebier, president of the organization.
who presided; Mrs. Charles L. NC
Nary, Mrs. Paul v. McNutt, Mrs.
Wilbur j. Carr, Mrs. George C.
Thorpe, Mrs. Frank c. Baldwin, Mrs.
w. o. Boswell, Mrs. Samuel Herrick,
Mrs. Howard S. LIE Roy, Miss Mary
L. McQuade, Mrs. John Jay OCon-
ner, Mrs. Cuno Rudolph, Mrs. Philip
Sidney Smith, Mrs. Merle Thorpe,
Lotion S. Wesley and Mrs Kenneth
Holland.
Mrs L. Dreyfus- Barney. honorary
vice president; Miss Louise Newell
and Mrs. Louise Frazier also were
present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Senate Investigation
OF Cost Of Franked
Mail Is Sought
Lodge Charges Shameful
Waste of Pepper in Junk
Released to Press

b. he Associated Press.
A survey Of the cost of han
ding penalty mail was recon-
mended to the Senate Appro-
priations Committee today by a
subcommittee which voted to
reverse House action cutting
off the use of free postal matter
by Government departments and
agencies.
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland, voted to substitute for
the House approved restriction an
amendment to the S1.098 900 900
Treasury-Post Office supply bill di-
recting the Budget Bureau and the
Postmaster General to survey the
cost of franked matter and report
to Congress within 60 days.
Senator Lodge, Republican. of
Massachusetts,, member of the
subcommittee, declared there was
good reason to be worried about the
nature and amount of material that
is going out of Government depart
ments.
Holding aloft sheaf of Govern
ment press releases, Senator Lodge
told the Senate yesterday they were
a small part Of "one days batch
of Government propaganda" which
had been sent to the Springfield
1MasS) Daily News.
It's just junk and a shameful
waste of paper" Senator Lodge
quoted the editor as saying. The
Senator said he believed those re-
sponsible ought to use more COM
mon sense and put their own house
in order before urging additional
economies in neWSprint.
Supplementing this, Senator Taft,
Republican, Of Ohio read a news
paper article saying the Office of
War Information is preparing a
series Of publications as guide to
popular thinking on postwar prob
lens. Senator Taft described this
as domestic propaganda" that en-
tailed a serious waste of paper and
manpower.
Expected speedy approval by the
Appropriations Committee of the
revised Treasury Post Office meas
ure was designed to bring it next
week before the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
y he Associated Press,

bs me associated PreSS,
WITH THE UNITED STATES
ARMY ON THE TUNISIAN
FRONT, March II Delayed As
American troops today recaptured
Gafsa-key town of the Central Tu-
nissan without the loss of a
single soldier, there were several
narrow escapes which almost marred
the perfect record
Once, truck driver, tired of the
slow pace, swung out of line and
started across country. The sud-
den explosion Of a mine ripped a
wheel and part of the body off his
vehicle.
The driver and others in the
truck escaped uninjured. There
after every one was content to re-
main in line.
The incident drew snorts of dis
gust from two engineers-Pvt. Carl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
1t. Meredith Will Read
Benet Poems at Concert

Selections from poems of Stephen
Vincent Benet will be read by
Burgess Meredith, the actor, who
now is a lieutenant in the Army, at
special observance in memory of
Mr.. Benet during the concert of
chamber music tonight in the Lii
brary of Congress.
1t. Meredith will be introduced
by Archibald MacLeish, the IL
brarian of Congress. The musical
program, devoted to the works of
Beethoven, will be played by the
Budapest String Quartet. The con-
cert is under the auspices of the
Gertrude Clarke Whittall Founda-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
Knox Estimates Shin
Losses Of Japanese
AT $4,000 Tons
Half Replaced, He Says;
Journey to Victory
Declared Just Begun

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 18.-Japan
has lest about 1857. 900 tons of ship
ping, or onethird of her tonnage at
the beginning of the war, Secretary
of the Navy Knox reported last
night, but has replaced about halt
of her losses by seizure of foreign
vessels, new building and salvage.
In an address at a meeting of the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick, Secre-
tary Knox said that generally the
war omens are good but the jour-
ney to victory has just begun
No one directing war operations,
he added, believes that We have
reached secure position of affairs.
In the Atlantic we are confronted
with a menace of formidable proper
tons. We have vast areas of the
world to reconquer. But our enemies
are aware of this fact: Thanks to the
mighty eXertions of Russia, Britain,
China and our country. we have
reached the point where the conduct
Of this struggle will be, from now on,
of our own choosing The initiative
is ours"
Recalling the feats of the Irish
in this Nations earlier wars, Secre-
tary Knox said that couple of
years ago he had doubts as to
whether the spirit of our forefathers
still animated this generation" But
now, he said, he lacked the words
to describe the Laughing spirit the
resolution, the courage of those fell
lows who are fighting your war in
paralyzing cold and crawling heat
from Alaska to Burma, from Muir
mansk to Africa
Rubber Administrator William M
letters declared that we will keep
this country on rubber" He added
that the Nation is attempting to
build in one year chemical plants
which in pre-war times would take
from a decade to quarter century
to construct
Il am not unmindful of our war
needs" he said, but I am mindful
Of keeping this country's economies
on an even keel in order to support
the big Army We now have"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18
| Victory Garden
Is Planned Here
| By Morgenthou
y the Associated Press.


Washington neighbors of Treas
ury Secretary Morgenthau will
have an opportunity this summer
to see how New York farmer
operates.
The Secretary, who owns large
farm lands in the Hudson River
country close to President Roose-
velt's Hyde Park estate. is going to
have victory garden in the back
yard of his Washington home.
Wen have a few tomatoes and
some corn" he told his press con-
ference today. He promised to pro-
vide newspapermen covering the
Treasury with some samples to
prove that he can still farm sue
cessfully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-18

was growing so fast that it was
necessary to send some Ito Med
iterranean countries"
This being the case, he said that
1t was inevitable that in from to
IA years Italy would be facing
great crisis, that 1t had to have it's
place in the sun and that it was
impossible to see what this crisis
would develop" Mr. Castle noted in
memorandum. indicating that the
view was that of Mussolini
Clearly the Ambassador said it
would not affect the United States.
because there would be no question
of immigration to this country or
any possibility that the United
States might be involved in any
trouble which might occur as a
result of the Mediterranean colony
policy" the memorandum added.