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Evening star., 1943-03-19
Election Slated,
| But No One Is
| EHqibIe to Vote
By the Associated Press.

By me AsSOcld ldtfG Press.
BLACKSRURG. S. C.. March l9-
A strange general election will be
held here Tuesday. No one. not
even the candidates. is registered
to vote.
Mayor T, d. wilkins, defeated in
the Democratic primary last night,
says the election was duly advertised
and the enrolment books were
properly opened.
But the supporters OF Dr. V. M,
Roberts, the victorious candidate in
the primary, complained to election
officials that they had not been
given an opportunity TO register.
Mayor Wilkins says he's going to
hold Office until his successor is
qualified and adds:
The Mayor and council can't turn
these Offices over to persons not
eligible to serve. If nobody has the
credentials to vote-they simply
can't vote
4 didn't register myself because
! figured myself out OF the picture
when l lost in the primary and
there was no candidate on the slate
l particularly wanted to vote for" "
Prior TO this year, lacksburg had
no primaries and elected all munich
pal officials IN a general election
Only the Democratic party has can
dldates Dr. Roberts won the nomi-
nation over Mayor wilkins by 81
vote margin
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Adkins Denies Motion
10 Free Defendants
In Morale Case
Defense Plea Bosed on
Governments Plan to
Seek Third Indictment

defense counsel for various per-
sons charged with conspiring to un-
dermine the morale of the armed
forces today told District Court JUS
tlce Jesse c. Adkins that the next
legal move is up to Government
counsel.
John S. Wise, jr.. attorney for
Robert Edward Edmondson. one of
the defendants. moved that the two
pending lndictments--one against %
persons, the second against 33 per-
sons and l corporation-be dismissed
and that the defendants be released
IN view OF the Governments an
nouncement yesterday that it will
seek to draw third indictment be-
fore the April grand jury meets.
The request was denied.
Mr.. Wise concluded his remarks
with the observation that the Gov
ernment will never get another in
dictment"
E. Hilton Jackson. counsel for
Gerald B. Winrod and spokesman
fol many of the defense attorneys.
told the court the defense has no
suggestions to make with respect
to pending indictments. with re-
spect to any disposition of those
indictments, with respect to a pos
slble trial on one or both of the
pending indictments, and he asked
the court to release the defendants.
Justice Adkins heard various mo-
tions requesting reduction OF bond
for several defendants.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Committee Approves
Salary Top Removal
Senators Act TO Rescind
Presidents $4,000 Order

By tbs Associated Press.
Acting to rescind President Roose-
yelts executive order limiting sal
aries to S25 900 after Federal taxes.
the Senate Finance Committee to-
day approved legislation which for
bids the Federal Government from
ordering salaries or wages reduced
for any particular work below the
highest level paid between January
and September Is, 1912,
The order is retroactive to October
2 1912, date Of approval OF the
price stabllization law, under which
the President acted.
The new stipulation was attached
as an amendment to a bill also ap-
proved increasing the Federal debt
limit from SI25 100000 900 10 S2l0.-
900 600 900.
The Senate provision supplants a
more complicated amendment ap-
proved by the House at the urging
of Representative Disney, Democrat.
Of Oklahoma. The Disney proposal.
IN general would have forbade re-
ductiOns IN salaries below their De-
cember + l94l. level
Chairman George said the COM
mittee did not 20 into the question
Of bonuses OF incentive payments
because Treasury regulations on
those subjects appear TO be fairly
satisfactory to all concerned
He added ho understood that no
salaries actually had been ordered
reduced before January |. l943. 50
the problem of making adjustments
would not be difficult this wear
There are more than 20 conyen-
lent branch Offices for Star Want
Ads" located throughout the city.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
We Little Guys Will Survive,
White Tells Small Businessmen

economic direction I look. see dan
ger Of determination for the small
executive.
II see on every hand. whether 7
look toward the totalitarianism of
Europe, whether I look toward the
establishment Of real economic
democracy in America or whether I
look forward to the concentration OF
gigantic power in the hands Of the
men who are not owners, but
who have absolute CONTROL say.
wherever I look about me. see real
danger Of extinction for the owner
executive. I don't see how he can
survive in this machine age.
Yet If We are to live as a free and
happy Nation We, little fellows. YOU
and |, someWay must survive"
His advice TO the little guy was to
brace up" and pull down your
vest show your collar button. If it is
brass"
The little guy does not know
where he is going. Ee steps out in
the dark"
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Supreme Court Ruling
On Rent Control Asked

BY the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court was asked
today to pass on the constitutional
lty Of the rent control powers of
the ONCE of Price Administration.
The appeal was filed by Edward
Roach Of South Bend, Ind, who
contended he had been charged S45
a month by his landlord, Dick NJ.
Johnson, when the ceiling price had
been fixed at S35
Mr.. Roach's suit was dismissed bv
Judge Thomas w. Slick in the Fed
eral District Court at South Bend
on the ground that the delegation
of rent control powers to the Once
of Price Administration was un-
constitutional.
Judge Slick ruled that Congress
never intended to delegate this om-
nipotent power (the right to ar
bltrarily fix rents at certain levels
to the administrator of the Emer-
gency Price Control Act and, if it
was so intended. the act. under such
circumstances, is unconstitutional"
Evening star., 1943-03-19
People Of Argentina
IS Pct. Behind Allies,
Johnston Declares
Delivers Confidential
Message From Castillo
To President

Eric Johnston president OF the
United States Chamber of Com
merce and head Of the Inter -Ameri-
can Development Commission,
brought President Roosevelt a con-
1dential message from President
Castillo of Argentina today.
Mr, Johnston declined to discuss
the nature of the message with re-
porters, except to say it pertained to
relations between the United States
and Argentina.
Messages From Presidents.
He said he also brought Mr..
Roosevelt messages from the Presi-
dents of Brazil Uruguay. Chile.
Peru and Colombia. He has Just re-
turned from tour of several South
American countries.
Mr.. Johnston said he believed IS
per cent Of the people Of Argentina
are for the United States and the
United Nations cause. despite the
Argentine governments action in
maintaining relations with the AXIS.
Vice Admiral Raymond Fenard.
commander of the French battle
ship Richelieu. which recently was
brought to New York for repairs.
later presented Mr. Roosevelt with
a wooden model Of the battlesnip,
made by members of the crew.
Dubinsky Also Caller.
Another White House caller was
David Dubinsky, head of the Inter
national Ladies Garment Workers
Union. who said he discussed with
Mr.. Roosevelt the problems created
for wage earners by the continued
rise in the cost of living while wages
are frozen.
His union is seeking a Is per cent
increase above present wages, which
would amount to from 6 to 9 Der
cent more than the Little Steel
formula. Mr.. Dubinsky said this
formula has outlived its usefulness.
We want a complete stop on price
increases and adjustment OF wages. -
ne said. He did not indicate whether
the President gave him any en-
couragement,
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Doctors Hospital Opens Drive
To Buy DR.. Ringness Bomber
Sl00, 900 Bond Sole
Planned in Memory
Of GuuduIconuI Hero

To commemorate the late DR..
Henry R. Ringness, United States
Navy Medical Corps lieutenant,
who lost his life in action on
Guadadcanal, Doctors Hospital has
launched campaign to sell 100000
in War bonds to buy bomber.
Already $4,000 has been contrib
uted, it was learned today. and the
movement is now officially under
way over counter in the hospital
lobby. 1t is expected to gain mo-
mentum rapidly in honor of the
young inferno who served at the
hospital as resident in medicine in
1901.
DR.. Rlngness was graduate of
George Washington Universit
Medical School On completing his
mternship at Doctors Hospital he
entered the navy, trained at Pensa-
cola as fight surgeon. and served
at San Diego, before going overseas
with the marines.
Widow Visits Hospital
TIC launch the program yesterday
Mrs. Ringness. the doctors widow,
Of 5l55 Macomb street NV. came
to the hospital to supervise installa-
ton of sign hung in the lobby.
She was formerly Miss Virginia Sut-
ton, daughter of Rear Admiral D.
G. Sutton of the United States Navy
Medical Corps. She and DR.. Ring
ness were married here June 3,
1912 With her came DR.. Ringness'
sister, Mrs. E G. Clements, 1881
Colorado avenue NV.
The movement was approved Off
ciallv by the board of directors and
medical staff of Doctors Hospital.
it was announced by O. K. Fike,
hospital director Chairman of the
committee in charge is DR.. William
D. Claudy, former inferno who
served on the hospital staff as resi-
dent in medicine when DR.. Ring
ness was resident in pathology The
two were in George Washington
Medical School together.
Paying tribute yesterday to his
friend and associate, Dr.. Claudy in
a letter to the medical and nursing
profession of the Medical Center.
which includes two medical build
ings and the hospital. called for pa
triotic response to the campaign.
Fitting Memorial.
Hank, as so many of us knew
him, was a good friend to me. but
beyond that personal bond wrote
Dr. Claudy. "he epitomizes, I think
for all of us the sacrifice that so
many Americans have already been
called on TO make. that this country
NAV continue, great and free.
Rather than wasting needed
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Mason 10 See Fleming
On Refusal of FWA Funds

District Commissioners Mason has
an appointment Monday with Fed
eral Works Administrator Philip B
Fleming 10 discuss refusal Of the
FWA to appropriate 100000 of Lam
nam Act funds for District reCrea-
ton centers for war workers. it was
announced this afternoon
Mr.. Mason emphasized that he
merely had an appointment with
Brig Gen. Fleming and that he by
no means has decided vet to appeal
the FWA'S adverse decision The
District Recreation Department
worked up the plan for l8 var-work-
er centers At the request Of The War
Hospitality Committee and the Com
mlsSioners submitted 1t TO FWA for
Lanham Act appropriation
Recreation Supt Milo +. Chris
tlansen viii also attend The confer
ence, it was said. along with TWO
members Of the District Recreation
Board and two members of the War
Hospitality Committee The Com
missioner did not reveal the names
Of the board and committee mem
bers attending
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Fy he Associated Press

Fy he Associated Press
CHICAGO. March l9-William
Allen White, Emporia editor. told
the small businessmen and exccu-
tiVes Of the country today that al
though they appeared caught be-
tween totalltarlaN business and
totantaElan state they should keep
thelr faith o,, 1uSe time and again
IN human history We little guys have
won our battles
The little guy always has been
graphing with the encroachments
OF power he said in an address at
the Executives Club Of Chicago.
He struggled with unsuitable pow
er in the Roman Empire. He fought
with the power Of an ignorant and
corrupt religion in the Middle Ages
1t was this poor little middle class
guy who has overthrown embattled
kings and routed feudal barons."
Presenting himself as small
businessman operating his own
plant, Mr.. White said that every
Evening star., 1943-03-19

moneys and metals in a memorial
plaque, l feel that the medical CEN
ter group could dedicate no more
fitting memorial to Hank than the
purchase of a sufficient amount in
War bonds, to dedicate bomber to
his memory. to help blast the Jap
off the map
Let's buy Hank a bomber
The $4,000 already invested to-
wards that bomber were turned over
by DR.. Claudy yesterday to Herbert
A. Beuermann, deputy administra-
tor of the District of Columbia War
Savings Committee.
Other Cities to Aid.
Bonds for this bomber win come
not only from Washington, it was
learned. DR.. Ringness' brother, Will
liam A. RingneSs, at Clinton, MINI,
and sister, Mrs. Ethel Ringness
West, at Compton, Calf, are head
ing up drives in their communities
where the doctor was known to in
crease the fund. Friends of Dr.
DR.. Ringness in other parts Of the
country are known to be planning
to assign their bond purchases to the
Bomber for Hank"
"Dr. Ringness was one of the finest
and most efficient internes We ever
had on the staff" said Mr.. Fike.
War bonds and stamps for the
fund may be purchased at counter
in the hospital lobby. In addition
Mr.. Fike announced. there will be a
representative to take orders at
every professional meeting held in
Doctors Hospital for the next three
months. The campaign will be
brought to a successful conclusion
he said. by June IS. The general
public may participate in the pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Bud Abbott Quits Radio
Until Costello Receivers
b. The Associated Pres,

b The Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, March 1e.-Illness
brought Bud Abbott and Lou Co.'S
tello together in 1880 and illness
divided the famous comedy team
two weeks ago.
Costello was stricken with rheu-
matte fever and Abbott carried on
with guest stars for two radio pro-
grams, but his heart wasn't in it.
He said last night he would quit
until Costello can rejoin him.
Thirteen years ago. Louis original
partner became ill in New York.
Abbott. then a theater manager,
offered to pinch-hit. They've been
together since.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Congress in Brief
Nv the AsSnciateS preSs

BY the Associated Press.
Senate:
May take up legislation to permit
sale Of l0O,000,00o bushels of Gov
ernment wheat.
Military Affairs Committee hears
Capt Eddie Rickenbacker on war
service bill
Finance Committee considers debt
limit bill.
House:
Considers War Departments re-
quest for funds for its civil opera
tlonS.
Rules Committee weighs question
OF giving green light TO bill postpon-
ing induction of fathers.
Don't lose hope til you've tried
Star Want Ad." MA. 5000
Evening star., 1943-03-19
American Bombers Blast
Jap Positions in SoIomons

Villa on the southeast coast of
kolombangara Island in the Central
Solomons was bombed twice by
American forces Wednesday and A
fire was started as a result of the
second attack, the Navy reported to-
day. All the planes returned.
The first attack was by Flyine
FortreSseS and was described as
minor. At the same time. Army
planes attacked japanese positions
at kahili and Ballale in the Short
land Island area. However, the re-
suits Of these minor forays were not
observed. the Navy said.
Dauntless dive -bombers escorted
by Wildcat fighters carried out the
second assault on Villa.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Mrs. Gondhi Receivers
From Heart Attack
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BOMBAY, March l9.-Mrs. Mo-
handas K. Gandhi, wife of the
Indian leader, suffered two heart
attacks this week, but recovered
and Is now AS well as can be ex-
pected,' an Indian government
communique said today.
Mrs. Gandhi, who was Will, her
husband during his recent 2l-day
fast in the palace OF the Aga Khan
in Poona, is II years old 1t was
reported during the fast that she
had broken down and wept fire.
quently.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Newspapers Rotioned

The supply of copies of The
Star is necessarily being lim-
tied to neWsdealerS and news
boys to meet only the actual
demand Of their customers.
Readers Of The Star are
asked to cooperate in this
wartime measure by placing
standing orders for The Star
with their newsstand or news
boy or telephone National 5000
for Garner delivery every eve
ming and Sunday morning,
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Back -to-Form Rush
Slows War Plants
In Arkansas

B be Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. March
l9-Operation of war plants in
Arkansas IS being retarded. at
least temporarily, by a large
scale back to the farm move
ment Of workers, D Palmer
Patterson. United States en-
ployment director for Arkansas,
said Yesterday.
He said proposed blanket de
ferment Of agricultural workers
from Army induction was be-
lleved 10 be one of the ma lor
causes Of the trend
One plant lost 25 per cent Of
its workers in the last few weeks
and some establishments turn
overs have been more than 30
per cent, Mr.. Patterson said.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
DeIos Holden, II, Dies

E. The ASSOCIATED Prest
LOS ANGELES. March ~ -Dclos
Holden, II patent attorney for
Thomas hlva Edison from 1904 10
1921 died Tuesday. II became known
YESTERDAY He dled a hls home
here where he had lived for ls
years
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Pilot Missing as Plane
Crashes Near Norfolk
BY he Associated Press.

BY Tht hSSoCIated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, March l9-The
5th Naval District announced today
that a Navy land plane crashed IN
Little Creek yesterday and that It's
pilot, Ensign Charles J. Stephans
U. S. N. r., OF Palisades Park, NY.
was missing
Salvage operations for the plane
which crashed and sank while on
test operations. continued today and
a search was being conducted for
Ensign Stephans.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Montgomery Schools
Set for Tin Can Drive

Signs to be placed on each tin can
collection depot on the grounds of
Montgomery County schools were re-
ceived yesterday and will be distrib-
uted during the week end. Judge
Albert E. Brault, county civilian de-
fense director, announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
u. S. Defeat Seen
If Australia Falls

Honolulu April - delayed INSI-Suessng
heavy japanese achievements IN The Southwest Pacific
while our high command concentrated MS attention on the
Eurorean and African heaters the Honolulu Advertiser
warned cdoray today that japanese invasion OF Australia
could mean the loss OF The entire World War
For months" the Advertiser editorial said there has
been lul in the with Japan and while high
mand concentrated its attention the European and
African the busy Japenese have been quietly
amaS>ng tremendous force Of ships, planes and
for a large-Scae attack.
These concentrations in the of islands north Of
Australia extending through the Marshas Midway
repeatedly reported by Allied observers and there
time send reinfOrcementS Of to that
theatcr meet this and least keep proper
balance if not give superiority
from all indications, renforeemeRts have not gone
the is that the Allies in the Southwest Pacific
have been fighting holding action with token force.
when the Japanese offensive comes IL by means
able that that force will be overwhelmed matter
how bitterly fights back what sacrifices makes
Our position in Australia and surrounding may very
well be desperate forces may be beaten back and
actual in, aston of Australia result
would not only disastrous 10 the cause OF the
United Nations in the Pacific but could the loss
entire World War"
The editorial likewise took issue with the existing
censorship operations. asserting;
There is growing number Of agencies bureaus and
individuals who setting up themselves abiters on
what good and what is not good fer American people,
1t is stupid oversight their part-not remember that
Americans in the end always decide them
selves.
This is exactly what must be done when the hour
arrives"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
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major raids Of the last four days
However. well-inlormcd sources
sand that even l00-planc raids were
not taxing japanese aerial
sirgHErh now mIsScd AZ bases
along the 2.5J0-mlc island fringe
above Australia.
II appeared likely that the lap
auc~e were Jahbng at the Allied
outpoStS successfully m quest OF a
soft spot where heavy aerial blows
could be followed up by full
scale INVASION
Both Gen. Macarthur and Prime
Minister Curtin warned yesterday
that Japan already controls the
western Pacific sea lanes and is
preparing for early land sea and
air action aimed directly at
Australia" Authoritative sources
have ctrImatcf trQop-yTrength al
Japan S forward bases at 200 000
men,
Despite losing one-third OF
their planes. the raiders damaged
one Allied ship so badly that il
had 10 be beaChed. and started
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
.VaDan Loses 30 More Planes

New Guinea included barges in
Finschafen habor shipping in Kai-
mana harbor and ground installa-
tons at Timika.
At New Britain. Allied heavy
and medium bombers damaged
barges and float planes at Gas
.mata. strafed buildings at Arawe
and bombed and strafed the air
drome at Cape Gloucester.
The town 70 Toeal on the Kai
Island was bombed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
i. s. FIiers Blast
Kiskd AirfieId
{ Times in Day

I WASHINGTON April Is lINS)
SIN bombing raids in a single
GA, on J1p3ns KiSka aIrfeld in
The Ale4,anS and destruction Of
ain enemy ammunition dump IN
the Central SoIomons-were an
nounccd late yesterday by the
navy department
The Nays dispatches from the
Southwest Pacific. covering de
.velopments up to Monday morn
ing reported no new Japanese
air activity in the SOlOmOns.
For the Inside News" OF
Washington. Follow Paul Nal
Ions Column i'm the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
Grandpa Goes TO War
But He's Only So

CHICAGO, April Is QNS)-
George Carfello is go
ing into the army within the next
fortnight, his draft board re-
vealed today. II is not because
the army is short of young men.
but because he is only 36, and re-
quested service.
Carfello's son in law, Sgt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15

fires on two others Casualties
were reported on all three vessels,
Damage 10 shore installations was
negligible.
Allied fighters, principally Aus
tralian-manned Curtiss Kitty
hawks. and anti-aircraft batteries
teamed in ripping apart the enemy
formation Of 40 medium and dive
bomberS with escorting fighters.
ALLIED AIR LOSS
Fifteen of the enemy planes
were seen 10 crash, nine were seen
falling after being hit and six were
seen TO receive a burst OF gunfire
so severe that the communique
said III is unlikely that any were
able 10 return 10 base" Allied
fighter losses were described as
moderate
The Japanese last year at
tempted 20 invade Milne Bay, but
troops were waiting
for them and wiped out the entire
landing party.
MacArthur's Flying Fortresses,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15

James Sestito. Is serving az Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo. Sgt. Sestito
and Carfello'S l7-year-old daugh-
ter, Rose, became parents a week
ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15

10 be imposed on Benjamin Stern
grocer, They charged him with
unwrapping one-cent candy bars
removing Scgments, and then re-
wrapping them Stern pleaded
guilty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
Can't Fool Twins

Los ANGELES, Cal. April Is
(uP)-TWinS, Tom and Dick Ben
nett aged s, caused a 500 fine
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15

Consolidated Liberators, Hudsons
and Catalina flying boats continued
their harasSing raids on japanese
bases from the Kai Islands 10
New Britain. but these attacks
were on far smaller scale than
the lOO-plane attacks of the Japa-
.pasa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15

Dial Cherry $500 to arrange
for The Detroit Times TO be
mailed 10 your man in the
service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
CARGO SHIP SUNK

Al Hansa Bay. on the northern
coast of New Guinea. heavy
bomberS scored three direct hits
on a 6,00O-ton cargo ship, all that
remained of a convoy previously
attacked. II was left listing and
smoking and two hours later was
observed sinking at its stern.
Other heavy bomberSr caught a
japanese light cruiser in the Ara
fura Sea northwest of Babar
Island and scored several damag-
ing near misses.
Anti-aircraft positions. loaded
barges and the air field at Nub!a,
all adjoining Hansa Bay. were
strafed in an offensive sweep
while other targets attacked In