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Evening star., 1943-09-04
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Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Blue coupons in Ration Book No.
2: R, S and T good any time
through September 20. u. and
w will be good September
through October 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red coupons in
Ration Book No. 2: x and Y valid
now and will remain through Oc-
tober 2. z will be valid Septem-
Der through october 2.
Brown stamps In Ration Book
No. 8: A stamps will be valid
September IL through October 30;
B stamps. September 10 through
October 30.
War Ration Book No. 3-Civilians
who have not received these new
books should apply to local ration
boards. Book will be used begin
ming September q.
Sugar-Coupon No IA in Book No.
l good for pounds through Oc-
tober 81.
Gasoline-Holders of old-type B and
C coupons (those in books num-
bered SGT, 527A, 528 and 528A)
may still exchange them for new
type coupons at their neighbor-
hood ration board. The old-type
coupons have expired.
Back covers of A books should
be kept; will be needed in apply
ing for new A rations.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 in book No. /
good for one pair through October
81.
Steves-All new domestic cooking
and heating stoves designed to
burn coal, wood. oil or gas are
now rationed. Apply to your local
ration board for stove purchase
certificates.
More detailed information car
ried every Sunday in The Starr
Give up that vacation drive cheer
fully; we need gasoline to take the
enemy for a one-way ride.
Evening star., 1943-09-04
D. {. Girl, 13,
Found in ST. Marys
Had Wandered ; Days
Without Food or Shelter

A 13-year-old girl who roamed
the roads of st. Marys County for
three days without food or shelter
was found yesterday by Maryland
State police.
Trooper w. r. Caldwell said he
found the girl, Lorreta June Whitty,
in the Chaptico section of st. Marys
County. He said she was treated by
DR.. Aloysius Welsh of Chaptieo for
malnutrition and exposure.
Trooper Caldwell quoted the doc
tor as saying the girl was nearly
starved"
Police said where the girl came
from is still mystery" They said
her mother, Mrs. Lille Skiles, 500
Morton street NE, said the girl
had been sent to a farm belonging
to friends of her divorced husband,
but could not remember the name
of the family or the location of the
farm.
The girl was quoted, however, as
saying she had been In a Wash
ington receiving home, but police
said check failed to confirm this.
Mrs. Skiles said she did not know
where the girls father was. She
said Lorreta had been sent to stay
with some of his friends" about
three months ago, but she didn't
know where that was. She said she
did not know the girl was missing
until police called her last night.
Evening star., 1943-09-04
Fair Haven Residents
To Appeal 10 FILA
Many Homes Called
Unfit for Hubitotion

Declaring many homes in the Fair
Haven housing development near
Alexandria are unfit for habita-
tion," $50 residents of the project
last night voted to appeal for relief
to the Federal Housing Authority.
At meeting at the Penn Daw
Hotel, residents charged that Fair
Haven, Inc, owners of the project,
CONTROLLED the Fair Haven Citi-
zens' Association. This, it was said
rendered Intellectual any protests
made through that organization re-
garding alleged construction de-
fects.
Residents reported that the houses
are poorly painted, the doors and
windows are not properly installed
and that lawns and streets in the
project are not properly graded. 1t
was also charged that many of the
houses, which average $4,000 in cost
do not meet FHA specifications.
o. B. Allen, an official of the
United Construction Workers, and
Fair Haven resident, said one resi-
dent reported his bath tub had not
been connected to the sewer system
He said the condition was discovered
when the man located the source
of water in his basement.
Other residents reported that cleo
trio wiring was improperly soldered
creating a fire hazard, and that
several roofs were poorly con-
structed.
Mr.. Allen. who was named chair
man of citizens organization that
will genuinely represent residents, -
said a petition against Fair Haven,
Inc, will be submitted to FHA. He
said the petition will attempt to pre-
vent the Landrith Construction
Corp, builders of the project, from
leaving the site until FILA has ap-
proved the job and every Legitimate
complaint" investigated
Among the 1900 residents of the
project, Mr.. Allen said, are Army
officers, labor leaders, congressional
secretaries and attorneys.
Evening star., 1943-09-04
Heavy Rainfall
Ends sDrought;;
Damage Large
More Precipitation
Predicted Toduy;
Weather Cooler
Picture on PAGE A-fnl

More than half inch of rain fell
in Washington yesterday and last
night. ending the most serious and
prolonged drought in the city,s his
tory.
The official Weather Bureau
measurement showed So inches of
rain fell in the 24-hour period end
ing at 1880 this morning. Added to
this was .37 inches which fell in the
preceding "a hours.
More rain was predicted today.
with accompanying cooler weather.
Scattered reports from various
sections Of the city indicated wide.
spread damage from the downpour.
which at times attained torrsntial
proportions, but neither Sewer De-
partment. officials nor police were
able to estimate how great it
would be.
Cellars Flooded.
Many cellars were reported flood
ed, cars stalled and sewers stopped
up .as the water cascaded into low
lying areas. One Of the hardest hit
sections was in the vicinity of
Thirteenth and Delafield streets
NV, where the water was reported
several feet deep at the peak of the
storm.
Potomac Electric Power Co. off,.
cials reported very little" damage.
by the storm and that was caused by.
trees being blown across wires.
Trouble of this nature was re-.
ported in the Brookland section,.
Silver Spring and Bethesda. Service
was disrupted briefly in Bethesda. I,
A network system of feeding power.
to the various sections of the city
guards against any breakdown Of
electrical service in Washington
proper. a company spokesman said.
The rain will benefit farmers to a.
certain extent, the Agriculture De-,
partment reported, although corn is
either too far gone or too near ma
turity to be affected.
Gardens Helped.
Late truck gardens will be helped.
but the most important affect, 1t
was pointed out, will be in restoring
pasture lands and moistening the
ground for fall seeding. MARYLAND
farmers will begin planting winter
wheat and barley around the first
OF October, while Virginia oats also
are sown.
Evening star., 1943-09-04
Mrs. CIoro J. SteinIe
Dies at Silver Spring

Mrs. Clara Jouvenal Steinle, 78,
lifelong resident OF Washington and
vicinity, died Thursday at her home,
s13 Sligo avenue, Silver Spring,
after a long illness.
A native of Washington, Mrs.
Steinle moved to Silver Spring 26
years ago. Her father was Jacques
Jouvenal, well known sculptor, who
had worked on the Capitol and
State Department buildings. She
was the widow of Frederick Steinle.
Mrs. Steinle made her home with
her daughter. Miss Marie K. Steinle,
principal of Brightwood School.
Two sisters, Mrs. Caroline j. Bos-
well Of Silver Spring and Mrs.
Wilhelmina Grohman of Washing
ton, also survive.
Funeral services will be at
o'clock today at her home. Burial
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-09-04

Give up that vacation drive cheer
fully; We need gasoline to take the
enemy for, . one-way ride. In rad
Evening star., 1943-09-04
Taxicab-Streetc
Crash Kills Woman,
Injures Another
Katherine L. GrebIe, 70,
Dies in Hospital After
Accident on Upshur Street
D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1943

| hllleQ IN I943 3------ % |
Killed in same period in 1942 70
Toll for all of 1912 2-------1 109
One woman was killed and an
other critically injured in taxicab-
streetcar collision early today that
raised the Districts 1943 traffic toll
to So.
Despite the steady downpour of
rain, which obscured vision and
rendered streets slippery, police re-
ported only a few accidents, most of
them minor.
Miss Katherine L. Greble, %, of
316 Decatur street NV, died at
2:45 am. from injuries received two
hours earlier in a crash at Seventh
and Upshur streets NV.
Mary Motherway, "a, 1928 Seventh
street NE, suffered possible internal
injuries, fractured right arm and
lacerations in the same accident and
was admitted to Garfield Hospital.
Her companion, 1t. Frank w. CALI
her, 30, Fort Belvoir, Va, was treated
for shock and discharged.
The driver of the cab, William
Binder, 80, of 2723 South Glebe road,
Arlington, was not injured. The
streetcar was operated by Walter A.
Harrison, 46. of 1912 D street S.E.
Both men were ordered to appear at
an inquest, the time of which has
not been announced.
Police said it was raining when
the streetcar, eastbound on Upshur
street, crashed into the taxi, which
was proceeding north. Miss Greble,
who was in the front seat, appar-
emily was thrown from the cab and
landed on her head. Police said her
skull was fractured.
The dead woman, who shared an
apartment with her sister, was an
employe of the War Production
Board and had been in Washington
about a year, coming here from
North Carolina.
Francis Daniels, colored, 30, 1912
Florida avenue NV, suffered minor
head injuries in an auto crash In the
1900 block of Sixteenth street NV,
and was discharged after treatment
at Garfield Hospital.
Evening star., 1943-09-04
Atlantic Shore Resorts
Expect Record Business
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Seashore resorts expect the busiest
September" in their history, reports
from Ocean City and Rehoboth
Beach indicated today.
Bookings at the larger hotels were
reported to run through September
20 and some even reported reserva-
tions for the first week in October
Long time residents said the season
has been lengthening steadily for
several years.
Hotel, restaurant and entertain
ment managers say they expect to
stay open until the weather be-
comes too bad"
Domestic help is hard to find
Evening star., 1943-09-04

Domestic help is hard to find
but you may find it through a
want Ad" in The Star.
Evening star., 1943-09-04
Hike in Maryland PIunned

A hike from Four Corners to Orch.
ard View, Md, has been scheduled
by the Wanderbirds Hiking Club for
tomorrow. Meeting at the Georgia
and Alaska avenues streetcar ter
mlnal at 9:45 am, the group will
take the bus to Four Corners and
nike along Northwest and Paint
Branches to Orchard View.
Evening star., 1943-09-04

Give up that vacation drive cheer
fully; we need gasoline to take the
enemy for a one-w way ride.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
Kiwaniis Told
About Steel

Three principal methods Of com
mercial manufacture Of steel were
described by Prof William p.
Wood. metallurgical engineer Of
the University of Michigan, to XII
wants at their noon luncheon to-
day.
In describing the Bessemer.
open hearth and electric processes
he illustrated his comments with
pictures projected on screen.
Record production OF steel in
the United States before 1913 was
So million tons in any one year.
But since the nation has been in
volyed in war the goal this year
has been stepped up to 100 mil
lion tons. or that amount. Sc mil
lion tons will be pig iron and the
remainder scrap iron. In 1871. 45
million tons Of scrap were used.
II million tons of which was col
lected in scrap drives by the peo-
pie.
Visitors at the luncheon and
meeting were V. o. Nelson. Ann
Arbor, and Arthur Missy and 1t.
Hugh Adams. both OF Ypsilanti
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
Blue Points
Time Longer

Washington, July 2S-AP-Blue
point rationing stamps for August
will overlap the September stamps
by three weeks, remaining valid
until September 20. according to
new office Of Price Administra-
ton (OPA) ruling.
Simultaneous with that amour
cement last night. OPA listed sew
eral changes in point values which
will become effective August !.
These included:
Increases-Frozen fruits and ber-
ries from six TO nine points; frozen
green and lima beans, cut corn.
peas and spinach from four TO six
points per pound; canned tomato
juice at the rate OF one point per
pound, except for smaller cans up
to II ounces which remain un-
changed.
Decreases-Frozen fruit juices
from four to two points per pound.
Canned or bottled beans are to
be changed in various sizes with
some increases and some decreas-
es. but the average will remain un-
changed, OPA said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28

Lansing. July % --AP- Mlchi.
gan citizens Will have 1873 more
laws 10 obey Friday when mea-
sures which failed 10 obtain i'm
mediate effect during the last
legislative session take effect. The
principal acts are those which give
The STATE its first major revision
Of he workmen's compensation
law in more than 80 years and
which impose "semi-compulsory'
auto accident Insurance.
The workmen's compensation
law will cover all employers OF
eight or more workers. excluding
farm help and domestlcs. on
compulsory basis. eliminating the
current voluntary method
Maximum benefits o. SIS a week
will be increased 10 SCI and the
minimum is boosted from s. to $40.
Medical attention for six months is
guaranteed injured workers and a
host o. awards for non permanent
disabilities are increased The
compensable period for permanent
disability is increased from 500
to go weeks and all occupationsl
diseases are o'ered under the
law
The revised financial RESPONSE
bility acr requires that all person
al injury accidents must be report
Cd 70 the department Of state with
N 10 days. II no report is made,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
See WAR Page S
Soldiers Die
on Maneuvers

Camp Young. Cal. July 2S-INS
An Army Board OF Inquiry to-
day Investigated the death of TIRES
soldiers who died Of thirst in the
arid Chocolate Mountain region
south OF FL Centre. Cal. after they
became lost during Army msneu-
vers.
A fourth soldier still was miss
ing
The four men. whose names
we're temporarily withheld. were
members OF a platoon OF 80 engag-
ing in maneuvers with other units.
Becoming lost over the week end
in the hottest temperature ever
recorded on the southeastern Cal
ifornia desert. six fellow soldiers
made their way 10 railroad and
tagged a train.
When they eventually returned
with water. the three infantrymen
were dead. the fourth lost and sew
eral others in critical condition.
The rescued men all will recover.
the Army said
The temperature at Fl Centre
Sunday reached ia degrees II
was believed to have exceeded 145
degrees in the desolate desert area
where the soldiers died.
CApDACE pTA[TS OILS Railroad.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
Slur Against
Will be
Investigated
Badoglio Had
Been Labeled
Fascist by Owl

Washington. July 2S--lNS Pres.
ident Roosevelt today Is under
stood to have ordered an investiga-
ton OF the unwarranted Office OF
War Information broadcast 10 Italy
which called King Victor Emman-
uel the moronic little King" and
labeled Marshal Pietro Badoglio
high ranking Fascist
The President at his news con
ference said that the broadcast was
not authorized by himself. the State
Department or by Robert Sher-
wood. chief OF OWLS overseas divi-
sion and declared that he will
crack down on the person respon'
sible.
In some quarters It was charged
that Communist sympathizers In
owl we're responsible for the at.
tack against the two new Italian
leaders. This led to other charges
that the government Information
office was attempting TO foment a
Communist revolution in Italy. The
charges were denied by the OWL
Quoting an imaginary American
political commentator" Owls spe.
cial broadcast which was beamed
out OF New York Monday said that
the United states will continue the
war whether Mussolini, Badoglio
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
Sample Does
Hardest Work

Lansing. July 2S-AP-From a
survey which lists the amount Of
court work required OF all circuit
Judges OF Michigan. the state iu-
dicial council has decided the
states judicial circuits need re
arranging.
In a report to Governor Kelly.
the council asserted "it Is obvious
that Encouragement OF the circuits
and readjustment OF the number
of judges is necessary in the in
terests Of economical sdministra-
ton Of justice.
The survey indicated that Cir.
cult Judge George W. Sample Of
Ann Arbor is the states hardest
working.
Last year he handled PSI cases.
compared with the state average
Of IS, and sat on the bench 81
days. compared with a state aver
age OF 2O2.7 per Judge
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
Germans Must
90, Roosevelt
to Tell Italy
Plans Talk on
Foreign Picture
This Evening

Washington, July 2S-INS-Pres.
ident Roosevelt tonight is expect
ed to urge the Italian people TO
get rid OF the Germans in Italy
as a prelude to peace with the
United Nations.
Authoritative sources in Wash
ington indicated the President also
is likely TO warn the American
people against oyeroptimism con
corning any early end TO the war
as a result Of the collapse OF Be
uito Mussolini's Fascist regime in
Italy.
There is reason 10 believe the
President. at the same time, will
reaffirm the American govern
ments determination TO insist on
the unconditional surrender OF
Italy.
He may deal with some OF the
domestic problems confronting the
United States that are a part OF
Americas war front against the
Axis powers.
The President is spending most
Of the day putting the finishing
touches on his war report to the
nation. which will be broadcast
over all major networks at $3.50
p. m EWT.
The American governments at
titude toward the dramatic events
which have taken place IN Italy
will form an important part OF the
Presidents broadcast
In emphasizing that Italy's only
hope for peace Is honorable cap
itulation' 10 the Allies. the Pres
ident may outline in some detail
the steps which the Italian PEG
pie must take TO withdraw from
the war.
Getting rid OF the Germans is
said 10 be one Of the foremost con-
ditions for peace with the Allies.
This government IL taking the DO.
sition that there can be no peace
with the Italian nation as a whole
so long as German fighting forces
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
See SPEECH Page 5
Drive
Workers Meet

Al meeting Of the ward chair.
men and workers OF the Salvation
Army in the Auditorium Of Cleary
College Tuesday night, Captain
William +. Kish, local Salvation
Army officer in charge. explained
the necessity OF a building fund
campaign. He stated that the prop
eriy formerly used by the Salvation
Army had been sold and that serv-
ices are now being held in tent.
The audience was very enthusiast
tic and many promised to do their
best to complete the goal as quick
ly as possible.
The ward workers division cam.
paign to raise $4,000 is under the
direction OF Mrs. Mabel /. Stadt-
miller.
Chairmen for the five wards are:
first ward Mrs. Dean Briggs. sec
ond ward. Mrs Lucy Allen: thii d
ward. Mrs. Arthur Walker; fourth
ward, Mrs. Lewis r. Fast; fifth
ward Mrs. Alfred r. DeOtte
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
CarCollisiion
Causes Death

Fatally injured in an automobile
collision at the intersection OF Joy
and Beck Rds al AS p. m. Tues
day afternoon. Clinton Shuts. 3ij1
Auburn Heights I'd. Pontiac. was
taken 10 Plymouth Hospital where
he died later OF his injuries. Nor
man Lancaster. 1891 Beck Rd, who
was driving the car which collide !
with the one in which Mr.. Shuts
was a passenger. was taken to
Plymouth Hospital for medical
q eatment suffering from bruises
and decorations. Harold W. Shuts.
PA Mechanic 81, Pontiac. was
driving the car in which the de.
ceased was riding. The ears came
together in a right angled collision,
o1e travelling on Beck Rd.. the other
on Joy Rd. State police from Ypsf
lanti post took the injured men 10
he hospital at Plymouth.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
Two Caught in
Service Station

Caught in the act OF ransackinZ
Joseph Caoya's service station a.
3 a. m. today. Andrew Gondok. -
and william !. Wood. 90. both Of
1873 Oak St, Wyandotte were
charged by state police with break
ing and entering and were taken TO
justice court al Inkster where they
were arraigned and bound over 10
WAYNE County Circuit Court 10
trial. Proprietor Crs'a discovered
the two young men had broken in'5
his station aud informed police
who made the arrest
4 heap OF intended loot was
piled on the floor OF the station.
The car the two men we're using
was parked about a quarter mile
away.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
Texas Suffers
Much
inHurricane
Two Cities in
Path of Storm:
Many Injured

Houston, Texas. July 2S-INS- 4
terrific hurricane which struck
Houston, Galveston. and surround
ing communities left in its wake
today damage estimated at from
one 10 two million dollars and up.
wards OF 1879 persons injured.
Streets OF the two cities were
flooded, houses and other buildings
were blown down and demolished
by the gale which reached an unof.
fetal velocity OF more than 1879
miles an hour. and communications
throughout the area were disrupt
ed.
Only one fatality was recorded
that OF five year old boy, in Hous
ton as residents began taking
stock today OF the destruction
wrought.
Houston authorities estimated
that 1873 persons We're injured by
flying debris and other mishapa
during the height OF the hurricane,
but an accurate count awaited the
restoration OF telephone service.
During last night. it was possible
at times for outside cities TO reach
Houston and Galveston by tele.
phone. but most OF the time the
stricken community could not pu,
through a call - other localities.
Galveston, where the hurricane
struck at 1:4j p. IN. yesterday. re-
ported wind veloeit.es ranging from
20 miles an hour 10 brief gusts tina!
reached 80 miles an hour.
The maximum velocity in Hous'
ton was estimated at more than
1870 miles an hour but this was un'
Official.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
BOwles Will Seek to Make
Rationing More Palatable

Washington, July 2s-INS-Ches-
ter A. Bowles. new general man.
ager' OF the Office OF Price Admin
istration. today took up the task
Of reshuffling the agency from
business mans point OF view. in a.
effort 10 make price and ratiouing
restrictions palatable TO the Amer
lean public.
He listed seven principles which
he will strive TO place in effect as
executive deputy director OF OPA:
I Simpliflcat.on Of rati5ui-R and
a program to educate the public 10
the need for all atiouinE and price
restrictions.
Resistance OF efforts By pres
sure groups TO gain special con.
sideraL ions. and a policy Of public
announcement when pressure is
brought on OPA.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
Committee Urges
Waste Fat Saving

The committee. on Waste Fats.
Mrs. c. l.. Starkweather and Mrs.
X. A. Weir. call attention to the
Importance Of saving and turning
in every spoonful OF fat.
They point out that due TO point
rationing and shortage OF butter
more fats are used in home cook
ing, but II each one would Just
make an effort to save a spoon
full or two a day It would mean
the difference between this city
doing its share in a vital war ne
cessity or falling far below its
quota.
Washtenaw has been placing
from first TO third in county quotas.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-28
Churchill Said it!
1t Does Take Tears

London, July 2S-lNS-- Musso-
lini broke into tears during the
bitter final meeting OF the Fascist
grand council in which he was voted
out Of office, 10 to :, a Zurich dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company said today.
Reliable sources were quoted as
saying the session ended in scan.
dalous scenes with the various
members attacking each other and
blaming them for the plight OF
Italy.
Mussolini in tears. accused Count
Dino Grand Of being an infamous
traitor after he had bitterly at.
tackled the eX-premier.