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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
5pLANES ROAR OVER
 REFINERIE5
Largest Low-Leyel Smash in History-ManY
 Ships Lost

CAIRO, Aug. 2.-An armada of ITS Liberator bombers of the United States Ninth Air Force flew a D. 40O-mile round trip yesterday to dump many tons of explosives in a low level attack on the Ploesti oil fields in Rumania, one of the chief sources of the Axis fuel supply
 The raid was described as the biggest low level mass raid in his- tory" in an announcement by Mai. Gen. Brereton, Commander of the Ninth Air Force.
 His communique said twenty Lib- orators were reported downed over the target area and a number have not yet returned to their base"
 At least 51 enemy planes were claimed to have been destroyed. Enemy opposition over the target area and on the return trip was heavy.
 A German report said 36 bombers had been downed. that l25 planes participated in the attack but only 60 to TO were able to make coherent attack
 Ploesu is about 8 laiies north of Bucharest, supplies one-third of the Axis oil requirements, according to Brererton. The fields have a daily
 Continued on Page Three)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
FLEEING DANES
 ASSERT HAMBURG
 IS MASS OF RUINS
Block After Block Has Been Wiped Out : Debris,
 BodiesEveryWhere

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 2.-Hamburg has ceased to exist" Danish work CTS who fled from the horror of the devastated German seaport, declared to a Swedish correspondent.
 Block after block of the city has been wiped out Many Danes were killed in the bombings and others left their jobs with little more than the clothes on their backs. While leaving Hamburg the workers who fled stated they wound between heaps of debris and bodies. :"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
HALIBUT CANNING
 STARTED
Libby, MeNeiI| and Libby Begin Operations af
 Taku Cdnnery

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. a. The first sizeable quantity of halibut ever purchased solely for canning purposes has been bought here from the Seattle halibuter Wizard, 55,000 pounds by Harold Heaton, Super intendent of halibut operations for Libby, McNeill and Libby.
 Heaton said the canning of hal- ibut is now beyond the experimental stage.
 The Wizards catch was removed from the boat here, dressed, iced and boxed and shipped on the Wizard to the Libby cannery at Taku, near Juneau. for canning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tMajor Robert 6. Allen on active duty.)

w SLING N-Postmastel General Frank Walker and Czech Ambassador Hurban called on the President the other day with a sheet of newly printed stamps con- memorating the valor of Czecho- slovakia. FDR immediately began kidding Walker about the fact that he was getting bald.
 Boss replied the Postmaster General, looking down upon the seated President. you're getting bald yourself. Any worries?"
 Not a worry in the world" re- piled FDR. running hand over his thinning hair.
 Well, you mustn't worry" joked Walker, i've don't want YOU to get bald"
 Then he and the Czech Ambas- sador handed Roosevelt the new stamps for his collection. The Pres ident. one of the leading philatel- ists in the country, examined the new issue carefully, complimented Walker on it. Then as his callers were about to leave, the Postmas- ter General remarked:
 By the way, how about some money? We're selling these to you not giving them
 The President laughed and felt in his pockets. They were empty Carefully, one by one, he exam ined each pocket. He didn't have a cent to his name. Finally he had to send out and get some money to pay for the stamps.
 NOTE: Most people don't realize it, but the President of the Unit ed States seldom has an Oppor- tunity to spend anything for him. self. All his household bills are paid by the housekeeper. When he travels, an aide takes care of all expenses. So the President gets out of the habit of carrying money
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
S0FTENI ING
 up PROCESS
 FOR MUNDA
Bom b CTS Preparing Jap Base for General
 Ground Attack

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Aug 2.-- Torpedo and dive bombers continued raids on Munda, softening up the Japanese deienses for the ground attack.
 United States air forces dropped 3 tons of bombs on gun emplace- ments at Munda and Mitchell bomb- CTS worked along the south coast of New Britain Island hitting govern ment buildings, also destroying five enemy barges loaded with troops and reinforcement supplies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
Wanis More Money For Dependents of
 Those in Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.--Repre- sentative R. Ewing Thomson of Texas, member of the House Mili- tary Committee. says he will ask the committee to consider, as the first matter of business after the summer recess, the Senate's ap- proved measure to increase the Governments contributions of de- pendency allowances to families Of service men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
LADY A5T0R
 GIVEN FINE

LONDON, Aug. 2.--Lady Astor, Virginia born, member of the Bri- tish Parliament. has been fined 50 pounds and the costs. 10 pounds. after pleading guilty to technical violation of the rationing regula- tions.
 Tn statement she said she had no idea she had done wrong.
 It was brought out at the trial she wrote letter to member of the American Red Cross asking his wife to buy her things in America. and he could fly back with them after trip home.
 BUY WAR BONDS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 2.-Last Sat urday the Allied High Command radioed a stern warning to the Italian people that terrible aerial offensive against Italy will be re- stunned immediately as the breath ing space" is ended.
 The Allied Command said re- possibility for resumption of the air onslaught is laid directly to the doors of the new Badoglio govern
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
Americans Bomb Axis Rmnanian OI Field
Terrible Offensive by
 Air 10 Be Resumed is
 Warning Given Italians

ment for temporizing the Germans in giving them time to strengthen their positions in Italy.
 The warning was the first broad cast of the powerful United Nations radio here.
 Tine message warned the Italians to remain clear of railways, fac tories and depots and also German military barracks, also all other military objectives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
SHIP LOSSES ON ATLANTIC
 DECREASING
lBy Associated Press)

Ship losses in the western Atlantic in July continued at a low level as in the previous month. total of six ships in each month ill contrast with an average loss of tne ships weekly at the start of the war.
 The German High Command ill a broadcast claims Nazi warcraft sunk 194 Allied merchant ships, three de- stroyers, one submarine and three smaller naval vessels in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during July.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
STIMS0N IS B ACK FR0M M TRIP ABROAD
Says American Troops Are Sober, Determined to
 Win" Present War

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Secre- tary of War Henry L. Stimson ar rived back in the United States last Saturday after three weeks on a tour that took him to Iceland the British Isles and North Africa
 He reported sober and deter mined will to win" among the Am erican troops he visited on his tour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
ASSASSINATION

BERN, Aug. 2.-A dispatch re- ceived here reports the Italian Chief of Police Renzi Chierici and his assistant have been assassinat- ed at Lasuisse. There is report the assassination was at the insti- gation of the Badoglio Govern ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
Working Model 10
 Rebuild Europe Is
 Being BIueprinted
First of Two Articles on Ecuador's model for postwar Europe.)
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. = Blue print for resuscitation of the war torn world is being drawn today in little Fl Orc province in Ecuador on the west coast of South Amer ica.
 Here was tiny pattern for re- mobilization from the ravages of war that had everything T e border war between Peru and Ecuador in 1941 had driven 4O,00o people from their homes. Homes, schools, hospitals, public buildings had been razed. Malaria and other diseases developed as constant epi- denies as water supplies became polluted; basic food supplies were cut off and medical care was re- duced to none at all
 Moreover, is was one-crop province tcocoa) and this having been destroyed by the local war and reestablishment of it blocked by transportation problems that de- veloped with World War II, the provinces economy was reduced to zero.
 Into this picture year ago stepped the Office of the Coordina- tor of nter-American Affairs. A technical mission was sent to Fl Gro. By that time the United States had a stake in the future of this strategic little nation be- cause Ecuador owns the Galapagos Islands, those rocky hubs in the Pacific which are almost the only western stepping stones to the Panama Canal. The future of Ec- uador and it's small war-stripped province had become important for defense as well as for humanitar- ian reasons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
STOP MINERS DUES?

If John L. Lewis could have heard what went on at a secret meeting of Assistant President James Byrnes and War Labor Board members his hirsute mane would have shaken like a bush in a windstorm.
 One thing seriously discussed at this meeting was a government stop-order on further collection of dues by Lewis from United Mine Workers if he carries out his threat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02

Today, Fl Orc is rising from the ashes and sickness of war. Fl orc means gold" and although it can't be said yet that the province is living up to it's name, it has come a long way in that direction.
 This year the cocoa crop is good and distribution is becoming less a problem as the western hemi- sphere frees itself from the U-boat threat. The rice crop is a record- breaker and tobacco and coffee now are important products in the
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
German Civilians
 Told 10 Quit Italy

BERN, Aug. 2-German civilians living in Italy have been advised by consuls to return home imme- diately, according to advices given out here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-02
. . . . . . .
 DIMOUT TIMES

. Dimout begins tonight [ . at sunset at SIT o'clock. | . Dimout ends tomorrow (
 . at sunrise at 4:52 am. [ . Dimout begins Tuesday at [ . sunset at 9:i5 pm. { . c
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BUY WAR BONDS
Evening star., 1943-04-01
March Pork Production
Tops All Previous Highs
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. April Pork produc-
ton in March was the largest on
record for that month, the American
Meat Institute reported today. The
total was approximately Is per cent
greater than in March last year
Beef and veal production in March
exceeded by more than 40 per cent
the l929-l933 average for the month,
and was slightly above the total
for February. 1943 Beef production
was the second highest on record
for the month. being exceeded only
in March, 1912.
Production of lamb was estimated
considerably below the total for the
corresponding month a year ago
and about the same as during Feb
ruary. 1912. This figure, however,
was substantially higher than the
March average for the f1ve-year pc
riod Of l929-l933.
Cattle marketings during March
were approximately IS per cent
above the l929-1933 five-year aver
age, while calf marketings were OF
20 per cent. Hog shipments rose
10 per cent above the same month
in 1912 and were approximately 80
per cent above the same five-year
averages.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
$1,000 in Gifts Open
Orchestra Campaign
Conditional Pledges
Matched at Luncheon
Earlier Story on Page B-1.)

N~oAA1Nb VII 0HC Dill
Ten 500 pledges today opened the
18th annual sustaining fund cam
paign of the National Symphony
Orchestra at noon luncheon at
the Statler Hotel. The goal has
been set at $115.000
Dr. Roy D. Welch. head of the
music department of Princeton Uni
versity. who is on leave of absence
with the Treasury's war savings
staff. told the meeting, The SYM
phony must 60 on-we cannot fail"
Maintaining that the symphony is
a part of our national life which
must be kept going as an institu-
ton during war. DR.. WEIGH COM
pared it to our churches. libraries,
museums and art galleries.
The pledges of $1,000 were made
when Mrs. Waiter Bruce Howe,
chairman of the women's campaign
division. announced that she had
five conditional pledges of 500 if
they were matched at the luncheon
Her challenge quickly brought two
pledges from the Metropolitan Com
mittee and also pledges from the
Navy. Marine and Coast Guard
Committee, the Orchestra Guild
Committee and Dr. Hans Kinder,
director of the orchestra
The first report meeting OF the
campaign, which will last through
April Is, will be held at 6 pm.
Monday at the YWCA, Seventeenth
and K streets NV. Nine. Olga
Samarof1, well-known pianist and
wife of Leopold Stokowski, will be
the speaker.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Sheriff Thinks Steward
Slew Coed and Himself
By the Associated Press.

AKRON. Ohio. April deputy
Sheriff Robert Smith of Summit
County expressed belief today Miss
Lucille dAprano. 23-year -old Kent
State University coed from Cleve-
land, was shot fatally by George W.
Reynolds, SIS, colored former convict,
who then killed himself but Coroner
r. E. Amos held to his original ver-
dict of double Staying
Sheriff Smith gave his opinion
after the finding of Miss d'Aprano's
purse IL miles from the place where
her body was found. He said the
purse bore blood stains and con-
tanned the girls ration book and
about ST.
The sheriffs deputy theorized
Reynolds-steward at the Twin
Lakes Country Club where Miss
d'Aprano was employed as a part
time waitress-shot the girl. drove
II miles with her body and then
killed himself. DR.. Amos signed
death certificates stating both were
murdered, however.
David L. Cowles. Cleveland ballis-
tics expert, said all the bullets had
been fired from .32-caliber gun
found beside Reynolds in the car.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Loss of Permits
| Facing Many
| Private Flyers
> the Associated Press,

Many holders Of private pilot Ii
censes who do not own their own
airplanes may lose their permits, a
civil aeronautics official said today,
under a plane rental restriction now
beginning to be felt.
This official. who withheld his
name, explained that the holder of a
private license must show that he
made at least five take-offs and five
landings during the six months pre-
ceding his application for renewal
Additional flying is required for
holders of higher rated licenses.
The War Production Board issued
an order January 26 prohibiting the
sale, leasing, renting, giving away
or delivering of single -engine air.
planes of less than 500 horsepower,
except through the CAA or with
permission of the WPB.
The effect of this order as inter-
preted in the aviation field is vir-
tually to halt so-called pleasure fly
ing and private student instruction,
since the great bulk Of such flying
and instruction has been in rented
planes. The order does not affect
planes owned by pilots, however.
The CAA official said there are
133 900 licensed pilots and that pos
sibly 100000 of these are not par
ticipating in war service flying, such
as Civil Air Patrol or civilian pilot
instruction.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Army Calls Richardson,
Colorado Draft Director

By the Associated Press.
DENVER. April 1.-The Colorado
selective service director. Brig Gen
Harold H. Richardson. was notified
today he will be ordered to active
duty with the Army on April 13
Gen. Richardson last week refused
to order blanket deferment of
armer-registrants in Colorado as
ordered by Gov John c. Vivian, but
both the general and the Governor
stressed that the farm draft ban
f1areup has nothing to do with"
Gen. Richardson's call to active
duty.
Gen. Richardson was notified by
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, ma
tional selective service director.
that he had been summoned for
active duty, with the commission of
lieutenant colonel. on Gen. Her
shey's request. Gen Richardson
said he had sought a Federal COM
mission since the start Of the war.
Gov. Vivian said Gen. Richard
son would be assigned to duty out
side Colorado.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Senate Hearing Set
On D. G. Jurisdiction

The Senate District Committee
will start hearings Wednesday on
the bill to extend the Districts
legal jurisdiction to portions of Ar
lington Count, Va. devoted to Fed
eral activities, Chairman McCarran
announced today.
One of the main purposes of the
bill, introduced Tuesday by Senator
McCarran, is to pave the way for
elimination Of varying rates of fare
on bus lines serving those areas and
to dispose of other jurisdictional
controversies which have arisen
The development of the national
airport at Gravelly Point, D. c..
gave rise sometime ago to a boun-
dairy dispute over whether Virginia
or the District had Jurisdiction for
purposes Of taxation and issuance
of licenses.
Evening star., 1943-04-01

He then reveals the number to the
audience, and husbands, wives,
sweethearts and soldiers hastily con-
suit their lottery tickets and sigh,
groan, curse or murmur excitedly.
There is one 5000 ,OOO- franc prize,
one of 1000, 900, one of 300 900, one
of 10000 and so on down the scale
to include any number Of franc
tickets. Naturally, in conformance
with the bylaws of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Lotteries,
this lottery does not give back all
the money it takes in. The profits
are devoted to war relief nowadays
and government projects in peace
time.
The audience regretted deeply
that the main prize this time was
won by q citizen of Oran and that
the second prize was taken by q
burgher Of Philippeville, but there
were enough local awards to console
the Algerians. Americans have not
Jared well to date. A hoodoo seems
to pursue our soldiers in commercial
operations on foreign soil, as with .
certain Pvt. B. of the American
Army who thought he had won
5000 in an Australian lottery last
year, only to have q Corpl. D. Of
the Australian Army step forward
with the winning ttckal
Evening star., 1943-04-01
u. ). Invites Allies Here
For Currency Par|eys
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau said today United Nations
representatives have been invited to
Washington to discuss this Govern
ment's plans for postwar currency
stabilization.
In cooperation with the State De-
partment, the Treasury has drawn
up tentative proposals for meeting
postwar financial problems, and they
have been forwarded to Great Brit
ain and other United Nations
finance ministries.
The Secretary said all proposals in
connection with postwar problems
we're strictly tentative" but added
the Treasury has been working
very hard" for year on them.
Secretary Morgenthau said he
would appear before a closed meet
ing of members of the Senate
Finance, Foreign Relations and
Postwar Committees Monday to ex-
plain Treasury proposals for post
war currency stabilization. Later,
he added. he will make similar ap-
pearance before interested House
committees.
The Secretary declined to dis
close what plants the Treasury con-
templates putting into effect in con-
nection with postwar currency sta
bilization.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
.Outfielder Goffke Quits
Cleveland Indian Comp
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April L.
Fabian Gadke, one of only four out
flelders in camp, today quit the
Cleveland Indians
Manager Lou Boudreau said he
learned of Gahke's action when he
found a note which read: This
is a lousy thing to do but it Is best
and I must do it. When you read
this I'll be on my way home. I'm
no good for. anything but a bush
league, playing about once . week.
I'm going to work."
The outfielder asked to be placed
on the voluntary retired list. Bou-
dreau added. The manager said he
would try to reach the departed
player at his Milwaukee home and
induce him to return. Gankes arm
was injured late last season. He
underwent an operation on q
chipped elbow bone during the win
ter, but was understood to regard
the arm as still in poor condition.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Authority Sought
For House Members
To Hire More Clerks
Monday Vote Planned
On Bill Removing
Stoff Limit Of Three

A member of Congress would be
permitted to hire as many clerks
in his Office as he wanted. part
time or full time, but within the
present restriction of $500 a year
for clerk hire under the new Gov
ernment pay bill which Chairman
Ramspeck of the Civil Service Com
mittee plans to call up for passage
in the House Monday. 1t was fa-
vorably reported to the House today
The present law restricts the
number of employees of a member
of Congress to three. it was ex-
planned. The new bill would raise
the maximum salary payment to
the principal assistant from $1,000,
its present limit. to $4,50O.
Chairman Ramspeck explained
today that the Senate last year
in an appropriation bill removed
the limit on top salary in Senators
offlces. The amendment to the
pay bill was offered by Chairman
Cochran of the Committee on Ac-
counts to meet the present emer-
gency in which employees in men,
bers' Offices have been enticed away
by better salaries in the Govern
ment service or in private employ
ment.
Members of Congress have been
complaining against the difficulty
they are experiencing in holding
efficient employees. To meet this
situation some members have been
employing people in their Offices on
part-tlme work.
Chairman Ramspeck emphasized
that this amendment was made en-
tirely in good faith to relieve the
situation in members Offices during
the emergency but admitted that
under this bill it would be possible
for House member to put OH his
payroll a member of his own family
at salary of $500
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Dorothy Kirby Will Meet
Jane Crum in Golf Finals
Earlier Story on Pare A-leD

Earlier Story on Page A-19.)
By the Associated Press
PINEHURST, N. c.. April l.
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta and Jane
Crum of Orangeourg. S. c.. won
their semiflnals matches in the
North and South women's golf
tournament today. They will meet
tomorrow for the title which was
won last year by Louise Suggs of
Lithia Springs, Ga.
Miss Crum advanced by 4-and-3
defeat of Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware
of Philadelphia, former national
champion and several times winner
Of the North and South.
Miss Kirby had no trouble in
eliminating Mrs. w. G. Boggs of
Pittsburgh. The score was 7 and 5.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Reporters Preview
New U-Boat Weopon
Training Films Made
On Brief Voyage
BY The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AN EAST COAST PORT. April
IA group of news reporters went
to sea on one of the Navy's brand
new destroyer escorts today and saw
enough to convince them that more
headaches for the Axis and more
comfort for convoy guardians lie
ahead.
The 300-foot craft, bristling with
guns and depth charges, is smaller
than a regulation destroyer and
larger than a corvette. and can
fight it out with a submerged or
surfaced submarine
1t can fight of air attacks. too,
although its crew paid scant atten-
ton today to formations of torpedo
bombers which made practice runs
with the swift, sleek craft as their
target.
The destroyer escort-Navy men
call it the De-kept her nose high
and decks dry as she SKINNED
through moderately rough weather.
A distance away smaller sub
marine chaser was shipping water
and burying her nose in every wave.
Her stability and larger quarters
give the DE more comfort than a
subchaser or corvette. and her
broader beam. about IS feet, make
her roll even less than conventional
destroyers.
Designed for mass production at
far less cost than a destroyer, the
DE can stay at sea for long voyages.
An "in-between" craft. faster than
a corvette, but not as speedy as
destroyer. the vessel is the United
States answer to the demand for
more and better ships to smash at
the submarine mapace
A motion picture camera crew
made training films on the brief
voyage so that knowledge of certain
features Of the craft might be more
easily explained to men in training.
Much of its equipment and record
of performance are military secrets.