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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Bombardment Group
Commended for Part
In Raid on Hamm
Maj. Fishburne, Leader
Of Attack, Awarded
DC by Gen. Ecker

A bombardment group of the
Army Air Forces in England led by
Maj. Paul L. Fishburne of Mont
gomery, Ala, has been commended
for outstanding performance" in
the devastating March 4 daylight
raid on the Nazi railroad junction
of Hamm. Germany, the War De-
partment announced today.
After blasting the railroad base.
the squadron of Flying Fortresses
fought off swarms of German
fighter planes, shooting down or
severely damaging at least IA of the
enemy craft. Four of the Amer
lean planes failed to return from
the mission.
MAJ. Flshburne was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross by Mai.
Gen. Ira G. Eaker, commander of
the 9th Air Force.
The raid was said to have been
the most devastating of approx
mately IS bombings on Hamm which
is junction point of six railroads
in the northeast part of the indus
trial Ruhr district.
Gen. Eaker reported that the
Fortresses had made the 7OO-mile
flight by instrument through stormy
weather and intense i-aircraft
fire. The group led by Maj. Fish
burne was following another forma-
ton of United States bombers when
it entered the storm area.
Visibility became virtually zero
Gen. Eaker reported to the War
Department. lice began to form on
the wings and Maj. Fishburne ord
cred the formation frightened
Emerging in the clear over Ger
many, he found he had lost the
lead flight of bombers. Without
hesitation he directed the group tc
the railroad center. All his planes
dropped bombs in the target area
causing great damage" Maj. Fish
burne's commanding officer is Col
Stanley T. Wray of Birmingham
! Ala.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Rent Profits Must Be Added
To Earned Income in Tax Return

A flood of inquiries to The Star
today from people who had studied
the income tax forms, reproduced
yesterday, disclosed not only n
tremendous interest, but a general
misunderstanding of the fact that
20 per cent of the profit" from
renting rooms in home can be con-
sidered as earned income for pur-
poses of the earned income credit
Most people who called thought
this was mistake. Experts of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue also
received many queries about the
earned income item. There was no
mistake, however. The form carried
in the paper is correct.
This is the way it works:
John Doe and his wife Mary rent
ed out two rooms. receiving $500.
But they had deductable expenses,
including heat, light, laundry. paint
ing and papering rented rooms. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Woodward & Lothrop
Price Ceiling Case Delayed

The Office of Price Administra-
tons case against Woodward &,
Lothrop on charges of price ceiling,
price posting and price recording
violations probably will not reach
District Court unail April, due to ILL
ness in the family of one of the
stores witnesses, it was learned to-
day.
The OPA VS.. Hecht case, recently
decided in trial court in favor of the
store, meanwhile. appeared to be
speeding toward the United States
Court of Appeals.
Spencer Gordon, counsel for
Hechts, today submitted findings of
fact conclusions of law before JUS
tice F. Dickinson Let's, who will
study certain of the OPA objections
to the findings ard hand down a
final order clearing the case from
District Court.
In memorandum opinion, deliv-
cred recently, Justice Let's ruled
against the Government, which
sought permanent injunction
against the Hecht Co. The OPA
also seeks permanent injunction
against Woodward & Lothrop.
George M. Austin, OPA counsel,
has announced he will appeal JUS
tice Let's ruling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08

depreciation. This cut down the
$500 gross income to met profit" of
$36850.
The rule in such case, according
to A. Parks Rasin, administrative
assistant to the collector for this
area, is that when John and Mary
Doe had invested both their capital
and personal services in the project
of renting two rooms and collected
the rent themselves they can con-
slider 20 per cent of the profit as
earned income in figuring their
earned income credit"
Twenty per cent of $36850 profit
is $73.70. That sum is added to their
salary figure of $4,000, bringing the
item for earned net income" in
schedule "E" up to the correct figure
of $3,273.70, Ten per cent of this,
for earned income credit" is s327.37
the correct calculation entered on
page l of the return, item Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Anti-PoII Tax Group
Opens Conference Here

The National Committee to
Abolish the Poll Tax will open a
two-day conference at 1870 pm. to-
morrow in the National Press Club
auditorium.
A. F. Whitney. president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
and Nathan Cowan, CLIO repre-
sentative, will be among those ad-
dressing the afternoon session.
Representative Baldwin, Repub-
lican, and Marcantonio, American
Labor party of New York, will ad-
dress tomorrow nights meeting.
Delegations will confer with Sen
ators and Representative Wednes-
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
6. W. Opens New Course
In Newspaper Chinese

George Washington University
will open a special course in news
paper Chinese" at pm. tomorrow
the university extension service an
nounced today.
According to Josiah w. Bennett,
instructor, the course will prepare
students to read Chinese newspa-
pers and provide foundation for
varying types Of reading in Chinese.
1t will meet from 7 to pm. every
Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Huge Crowds Line Up
In Revenue BuiIdinq
For Advice on Taxes
Queue Is Blocks Long
Before Doors Open; 220
Experts Handle Returns

One of the biggest crowds in the
history OF income tax lined up this
morning in the corridors of the
Internal Revenue Building to seek
help on filling out returns or set to
pay the levy. The line was blocks
long.
Taxpayers began gathering long
before 8 O'Clock, and by $50, when
the doors opened, the line had
turned two corners.
The line started at the entrance
to room 1902, headquarters of the
local income tax Office, at the corner
Of Twelfth street and Constitution
avenue, stretched northWard to the
cross corridor, turned eastward along
the cross corridor and extended two
blocks from the Twelfth street to
the Tenth street side of the Reve-
nue. Building. The line then turned
northward again and ran along the
Twelfth street corridor for some dis
lance.
Soon the staff of 22O experts in
the Office of A. Parks Rasin, admin
istrative assistant to the collector,
began whiting down the line. Tax
payers were called from the head
of the line in blocks of 6, Is and
finally 80 at a time. They we're
escorted to various rooms and other
corridors where tax advisers were
to help them.
Many in line apparently had
taken advantage Of their freedom
from work Sunday to make out re-
turns, or at least to make calcu-
lations, and wanted expert advice
before finishing the JOB.
Only eight more days remain
until the deadline Monday at mid
night, when all returns. together
with at least one-fourth of the tax,
are due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
State Department
Wins Victory in
Psychological War
Propaganda Posters
Sent to Chino by owl
Prove Boomerang
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

In the foreign propaganda field
the Office Of War Information fol-
lows as rule the theological slant
while the State Department insists
upon taking into consideration the
special conditions existing in the
countries and among the people to
be reached.
The problems involved in foreign
propaganda and in psychological
warfare afe delicate and some mis-
takes are inevitable
For instance, series of striking
posters showing the mighty arm of
the American worker forging count
less weapons of war were made up
by the Owl for distribution in
China. These Chinese were thrilled
at first at these pictorial promises
of help to come. When the planes
and guns and tanks failed to ma
terialize the Chinese became re-
sentful and described the posters as
paper help"
A Chinese spokesman expressed it
thus: ut is exactly like putting a
painting of beautiful food in front
of starving men"
Proves Boomerang.
This special effort to "sell Amer
ica' proved to be Chinese BOOM
erang because it was based on in
sufficient knowledge of the people at
whom it was aimed
While the Owl has great deal Of
enthusiasm and energy it has little
practical experience and is given to
spinning beautiful theories in an
information vacuum.
On the other hand, the State De-
partment, which has access to a
great deal of detailed information
about what is actually going on in
the world. is frequently accused of
having Fascist tendencies"
There was, for instance, great
cutlery when the creation of an
Austrian Legion In the United States
was announced, particularly in view
of the fact that the name of Arch
duke Otto of Hapsburg was linked
with it, as its leader. The State
Department was accused. along with
the War Department, of wishing to
reinstate the decayed monarchies of
Europe.
Secretary of War Henry L. Slim
son cleared the air by announcing
that the archduke and his brothers
were at liberty to enlist in the
legion, but that they would have to
work their way to commissions in
exactly the same manner as the
rest of the volunteers.
Reaction in Austria.
In the meantime, however, the
rumor about the Austrian Legion
and the archduke had reached
Austria through the efforts of Nazi
propagandists, who described the
legion as "reactionary organiza-
ton created by the American pluto
democracy"
The news has finally seeped into
Austria via American and British
channels that the legion will be
commanded by American officers
and that it aims at the liberation
of Austria. In the Tyrol. the most
f1ercely independent section of Aus
tria, celebrations are reported to
have taken place in honor of the
new army of independent Austri-
ans"
The State Department. which was
once more wriggling under the IA
miliar accusation of Fascist lean
lngs," Is quite chesty about this
recent psychological warfare vic
tory.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Food Assured
For Squirrels
| At WhiteHouse

White House police are going to
make sure the White House squirrels
don't go hungry since the death OF
the peanut vendor, Steve Vasilakos.
Mrs. Roosevelt revealed at her
press conference today that the
White House police have always
been responsible for feeding the
squirrels with nuts supplied by the
National Geological Park. The squir-
rels are "rationed," however, she
said, but used to get extra food
from the peanut vendor.
She does not believe a peanut
concession near the White House
will ever be granted to another
vendor, she said. 1t was only the
long service of the Greek vendor
that enabled her and the President
Mrs. Roosevelt explained, ito per-
suade police his stand wasn't a
detriment to traffic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Work-or-Fiqht Bill
Won't Halt Absences
Clio Leader Warns
House Committee Told
That Other Factors
Delay War Production

BY The Associated Press.
A CIO leader told the He use Naval
Affairs Committee today that work
or-fight legislation will not end alb
senteeism in war industry far
more fundamental approach is nee
essary"
DR.. J. Raymond Walsh, CLIO di-
rector of research and education
testified in the absence of CLIO Pres
ident Philip Murray, who he said
may appear later. The committee
is considering a bill to require en-
ployers to give draft boards the
names OF workers absent from wal
jobs unjustifiably.
Urges New Agency.
'AbSenteeism will not be solved
by the passage of the bill before the
committee" DR.. Walsh testified
The causes OF aEsentecism must be
determined and eliminated. Re.
porting abSenteeism to draft board.
won't cure the causes. A far more
fundamental approach is necessary
The Tolan- Kilgore- Pepper bill
creating an Office of War Moboliza.
/ ton, should be passed, thus permit.
ting our whole war production pro.
/ gram and its many ramificationS tt
/ be centrally co-ordinated. All .lle
/ causes affecting and delaying pro-
duction, OF which absenteeism j:
/ just enc, could then be handled by
broad and co-ordinated approach
'Absenteeism is just one of the
many factors involved in delaying
the delivery of tanks, planes anc
/ ships to our soldiers on the fighting
fronts. Lack of production planning
poor scheduling and ALLEGATION Of
materials, inadequate housing ane
transportation all affect output
Overall coordination Of TanpOWel
and production is yitelly needed.
Many Factors Involved.
I'VE are urging all workers in al
plants throughout the country Il
stay on the job, to continue to worl
at full efficiency whenever it il
humanity possible" DR.. Walsh added
but in the maiority of the absences
it is not humanity possible for tn,
worker to be on the job. If we wer,
to improve housing conditions
transportation facilities, child carr
programs and if we were to provide
shopping facilities, safety and health
programs. the amount of absentee
ism left in American industry woule
be almost negligible"
There is an anti-union possibil
ity'' in the pending bill, he con
tended. because anti union EN-
ployers and local draft boards nigh
use it to punish union workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
17-Year-0Id Youth
Killed in Accident,
Held
Police Believe They Left
Him Dying in Street
After Collision
D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1913 -----1 10
Killed in same period in 1912 "a
Toll for all of 1912 100

Police investigators were attempt
ing today to piece together the cir
cumstances surrounding the death
of a 17-year-old youth in a traffic
accident early this morning. Five
of the boys companions-all in
their teens-were being held for
questioning.
The victim. the 10Th of the year,
was Andrew Thompson of 1912 Ran
dolph street NE. He was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at Casualty
Hospital. The accident occurred
shortly after / am.
Police said the youths apparently
left Thompson dying in the street
after the car they were driving
struck parked car in the 300
block of Thirteenth street NE.
Arrested at Hospital.
The boys were taken into custody
when two of them came to Casualty
Hospital some time later for treat
ment of injuries apparently suffered
in the accident. One boy suffered
possible fractured skull and the
other dislocated shoulder and
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Police said the boys said 1Thomp-
son, was driver of the car, Inves-
tigators said they could get no clear
explanation of why Thompson was
left lying in the street.
They also were checking owner
ship of the automobile, which carried
a Pennsylvania license plate.
The five boys live here; four of
them are Is years old and the fifth
is Is, police said.
Injured at Crossing.
Adolph Albert Kruger, IS, of 1919
Michigan avenue NE. was injured
last night when the car in which
he was riding was struck by a
freight train at the Baltimore &
Ohio crossing at Bladensburg, Md,
Prince Georges County police re-
ported.
According to police, Reinhold r.
Ruhlman Of 1880 Annapolis road,
Bladensburg. driver of the automo-
bile, reported that his car had failed
to start and was being pushed by
another car when the accident &C.
Cured.
Police quoted Mr. Ruhlman as say
ing that the Waterman stationed at
the crossing did not appear in time
to prevent the automobile from be-
ing pushed on to the tracks.
Mr.. Kruger was taken to Home
opathic Hospital where he was treat
ed for fractured leg, according to
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
One Killed, Two Hurt
In Navy Plant Blast

Frank Burke. "a, of IL Yardarm
Green S.W, master mechanic at the
Bellevue Magazine Plant, died in
Providence Hospital last night from
injuries received when he and two
other employees were blasted in an
explosion at the Navy plant earlier
in the day.
The two others received minor
injuries and were treated on the
scene by Navy officials. They were
John E. Hartzelle, 38, of 1922 Eighth
street Sc, and Paul M. Johancen,
"A. OF Route 9, Brookland, Md.
The Navy Department refused to
issue any statement on the cause of
the explosion, but described it as a
minor one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
U. S. Elevator Operators
Seeking Overtime Paw

Overtime pay policies affecting 600
elevator operators in Federal build
ings will be discussed today at a
conference between the United Fed
eral Workers of America (CIO) and
c. A. Peters, buildings manager of
the Public Buildings Administra-
ton.
The union seeks additional pay at
overtime rates for all operators
working in excess OF 48 hours per
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08

Congratulations and well wishes
were showered upon Mrs. Dorthy
Berlett, young and attractive bus
driver for the Capital Transit Co.,
who this morning became the first
woman ever to take one of the firm S
buses on its regular run.
At the end of a two-hour stretch
Mrs. Berlett swung her bus onto
the parking ramp at Fourteenth
and Decatur streets NV. with the
sweeping abandon of a veteran, and
observed:
People were very nice. They said,
'Congratulations-it's nice to see a
woman do, this"
Several men commended her for
easy handling of the vehicle.
mo one backed down when they
saw woman at the Wheel" Mrs.
Berlett said "All came in and took
the ride. There's nothing to it
really. Some of the people tried to
talk with me, but I don't talk while
I drive"
Mrs. Berlett was the first woman
to apply to the company and the first
to go out on regular bus service
There were some complications in
between, however. Her husband,
who is a Navy cook, was transferred
to New Orleans, and Mrs. Berlett
resigned her company training
course to accompany him. He was
almost Immediately re-assigned back
to Washington, then just as quickly
transferred down to New Orleans
again. Mrs. Berlett gave up. further
attempts to follow the gyrations OF
the Nays wartime service orders,
decided resolutely to stick to Wash
ington, telephoned the Transit COM
pany and said:
Hello. here I am again. Can I
have my job back?"
The Transit company is faced with
almost insuperable personnel difn-
culties and was only too glad to take
Mrs Berlett back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Fulton Lewis, Jr., Wins
81 900 Reporting Award

Fulton Lewis, jr., radio news COM
mentator, has been given a $1,000
Alfred I. du Pont award for "accu-
rate reporting" and reliable inter-
probation of the news" according to
the Associated Press. The award
was accepted in New York for Mr..
Lewis by his wife. He is on tour of
the Nation for his broadcasting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Chevy Chase Meeting

DR.. Victor R. Boswell, principal
horticulturist, Bureau of Plant IN
dustry, Agriculture Department, will
speak On Victory Gardens" at a
meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Chevy Chase MD Woman's Club
The meeting is sponsored by the
Mutual improvement Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Virginia Grows Soybeuns

WINCHESTER, Va, March 8
(P.-Soybeans. source of vital oil
needed in the war effort, will be
grown on about 200 acres OF Fred
erick County farm land this season,
compared with so acres last year,
E. M. Funk, AAA committee chair
man, has announced. The Govern
ment's goal was 500 acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Msgr. Sheen to Deliver
Lenten Sermon Series

The Right Rev Msgr Fulton j.
Sheen, Catholic University faculty
member, will deliver 3 series of
lenten sermons on the theme,
Peaceful Thoughts in Wartime -
The sermons will be heard at ST
Gabriel's Catholic Church at 7:30
pm. on Ash Wednesday and on SUBJ
sequent Tuesdays during Lent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
X 4
WAotHo~R~zNiM
WAR BONDS

Our Army has the most efficient
hospital service in the history OF
warfare. Every facility for the most
modern and advanced medical and
surgical treatment for our men has
been provided, and development of
new drugs, new antiseptics has made
miraculous recoveries possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08

A 400-bed field hospital, tented,
with all equipment costs approx
mately SAL 300. 1t must be stated
with doctors, nurses, orderlies, cooks,
etc. Your purchase of War bonds
helps to provide medicine and sur
gerry for our wounded boys. Your
War bond may save some soldiers
life. 1t may be your own son. Buy
more and more War bonds every
payday. you've done your bit, now
do your best"
Omitted States Treasury Department,l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-08
5Fronn Michigan
.GetHero Medals

Air medals and oak leaf cluS-
tiers have been awarded 10 FIVE
more Michigan men, including
three Detroiters, for outstanding
service in the South Pacific, the
army announced Saturday.
The medals were awarded by
1t. Gen. George c. Kenney, COM
mander Of the Allied air forces in
that area. The recipients are
Sgt. Robert w. Nader. 1923
Webb. Detroit; Sgt. Paul r. Lane.
l5709 Wildemere, Detroit; Pfc.
Charles L. Coury, 1o333 Harper,
Detroit; Cpl. Carl II. Firchau.
Saginaw. and Tech. Sgt. William
II. Howe Of Richland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-08
Holds Ceiling
On Baby Clothes
Order Is Issued on
Fall, Winter Prices

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UP)-
The OPA today issued its hold
the line" order for womens. girk'
children's and toddleTs' fall and
winter clothes which will main
tain price levels equal TO those
prevailing last fall.
Announced in July, the Official
order, designated as amendment
No. ! 10 maximum price regula-
ton $50, is effective Immediately.
With a previous similar order
governing spring garments, regu-
lations now apply TO clothing
sales the year around.
OPA's action today places Is
new categories Of garments under
coverage Of clothing regulation,
in addition 10 the 81 categories
already covered.
The new categories include tod
der sizes, six months 10 four
years; fur coats, suits. jackets,
skirts and dresses; Stacks and
slack suits for all size ranges,
and teen age girls, children's and
toddlers blouseS.
OPA said the highest selling
line that wholesalers or retailers
may use for the fall selling season
may be either that of their March,
1912, sales or that OF the base Pc
riod, which is Aug. / to Dec. 81,
1871, for retailers and July l to
Oct. 81. 1871, for wholesalers.
Base date for the IS new cloth
ing items is the same date OF
1910