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Evening star., 1943-08-15
Survey Fails 10 Show
Rush for Gas by
Midwest Motorists
Ry the Associated PRED.

Ey the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Aug. 14.-Midwestern
motorists, facing the knowledge
that each of their gasoline coupons
will provide less gallon, Begin
ming at 1901 am. Monday, accept
ed news OF the cut today with
mixed feelings.
A preliminary survey here showed
no concerted rush to buy gasoline
before the coupons are devalued
from gallons to 3, though scat
tered reports showed some extra
purchasing. Predictions were preva-
lent. however, for a speedup in bus
mess tonight and tomorrow.
Major oil companies, with ade-
quate supplies to meet emergency
demands. felt no unusual drain by
service stations seeking to replen-
ish depleted supplies, the survey
showed.
Instructions for enforcing the
new regulations have been issued
to the OPA's regional enforcement
staf1, Regional Administrator Ray
mond S. McKeough said. They
were transmitted to district offices
in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota.
Other states affected by the cur
tailment are Ohio, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Indiana, Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma and Kansas in the
Midwest and Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and
New Mexico in the Southwest.
THE OPA is prepared to check
transactions and we have plans to
make the new reduction order ef-
fective," Mr.. McKeough said. Il
ask that station operators cooper
ate with the OPA and make a care
full account of coupons honored be-
fore and after the new reduction
order soes into effect"
Evening star., 1943-08-15
u. S. Workers Slate
Dance on Wednesday

The National Association of Gov
ernment Employees will hold its third
monthly dance in the Washington
Hotel ballroom at pm. Wednes-
day
Forty girls, representing almost
every Government agency in Wash
ington, will act as the reception
committee. Servicemen from all
branches of the armed forces have
been invited as guests. Ray Kings
orchestra will provide the music.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Leon Fritchmun Named
/. T. & T. Vice President

Leon A. Friedman, manager of
the Washington office of Federal
Telephone & Radio Corp, manu-
featuring af1liate of International
Telephone & Telegraph Corp, has
been elected as assistant vice pres
ident of I. T. 61 T., it was announced
yesterday.
He was given his Washington
assignment in January of this year.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Il Killed, 7 Injured
In Florida Bomber Crash

By the Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. Dec
23.-Twelve Army flyers were killed
and two injured in the crash of a
bomber near here yesterday.
The commanding officer at Nor
rison Field announced the dead
were:
Crew members: Second 1t. Samuel
E. Dean, Helena, Mont; Second 1t
Edward J. Wolbers, Loveland, Ohio;
Second 1t. Douglas L. Dauphin, st.
Claire Shore, Mich: Staff Sergt.
Bert G. Sauls, Sef1ner, Fla; Staff
Sergt. Kenneth N. Markle, Middle
town, N. Y: Staff Sergt. Louis Karp.
New York; Staff Sergt. James H.
Henderson, Sacramento, Calf. and
Staff Sergt. Douglas v. Schmoker
La Moure, N. Oak.
Passengers: Second 1t Robert H
Watson, Fresno, Calf; Second 1t.
James D. Fore. Whiteville, N. c.;
Second 1t. Harold E. Richards, Elm
wood, Nebr., and Second 1t. George
M. Durrett, West Point, Miss
Injured: Second 1t. Adames E.
Caceres, Caberojo, Puerto Rico;
Staff Sergt. Howard G. Sewell Erie,
Pa.
Morrison Field said the four
motored bomber was on a training
fight. 1t struck with an explosion
that shook windows for more than
a mile.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
This Wars Veterans
Receive S17,000,000
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
! The Veterans Administration said
yesterday it has paid out nearly
SIT 900, 900 to veterans Of this war
or their dependents and has adju-
dicated more than 100000 disability
claims.
The figures, contained in q letter
from Veterans Administrator Frank
T. Hines, were made public by Rep
resentative Green, Democrat, Flor
ida, in the wake of Congressional
criticisms of confusion and delay
in settling claims.
Representative Rogers, Republi-
can. Massachusetts,, said in the
House the claims have not been
handled properly" and criticized
the rate Of their disposition. Com
menting on the figures in Gen.
Hines letter, she said:
"It is still very belated action and
Il only hope 1t means the program
/ is really getting under way so the
boys will get their money when they
should instead of having to wait
around for months"
/ Gen. Hines said that on December
l. disability pensions were being
paid to 33,057 veterans OF this war
of whom 28.4l5 were injured on or
after December Z, 1941.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Navy 10 Study Utilization
Of Workers at u. :. Bases
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 23.-
The Navy wants to know If its per-
sonnel in Navy, Marine and Coast
Guard bases is being utilized for
maximum war production.
To find out, a committee of busi-
nessmen and naval officers will in
spect 9Th district installations. Sep
arate groups will survey different
naval activities simultaneously to
speed the study.
All records are to be open for
inspection, the Navy said, and en-
ployes will be asked. Are you doing
the job you are best qualified to
do?" The survey is being made,
the Navy explained, because the
initial phase of its expanding shore
organization and mobilization work
Is nearing completion.
The Survey Committee, appointed
by Secretary of the Navy Knox, in
cludes Capt. Paul Cassard, U. S. N,
senior member; Capt. C. H. Cush-
man, U. S. NJ; Walter c. Hill, presi-
dent of the Retail Credit Co., At
lanta, and Orie E. Myers, director,
5th Civil Service Region, Atlanta.
The group is to inspect installations
in South Carolina, North Carolina
and the Jacksonville (Fla.) area,
Evening star., 1943-12-23
THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. ~ Ali
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filed the appeal before the appeals
court, composed OF Judges John
Bigss, jr; Herbert F. Goodrich and
Gerald Mclaughlin.
THE first amendment protecting
the press from any restraints is su-
preme." Mr.. Hanson contended. He
said Congress could not, "in the
guise Of exercising its powers under
the commerce clause" as he con-
tended 1t did under the wage and
hour law. impose any abridgements
on the freedom Of the press.
Bessie Margolin, assistant solicitor
for the Wage-Hour Division, who Is
pressing action for the appeal
claimed the administrator had the
right under authority OF Congress
to send inspectors into newspaper
plants to examine the payrolls
without first issuing a complaint
that violations of the law have oc-
CURED.
The court reserved decision after
a tWO-hOur argument.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
New Liberty Ship Honors
Jack Singer, Reporter
By the Associated Press.

ny tne ASSUClhteu FTeS6.
WILMINGTON, Calf. Dec. 23-
The Liberty ship Jack Singer, dedi-
Gated to the memory of a news
paperman who died at his job Of
recording the exploits of war, was
launched today at the California
Shipbuilding Corp. yards.
Mark Hellinger, writer and motion
picture producer, christened the
10,500-ton cargo vessel eulogizing
Mr.. Singers service as exemplary Of
the reporters code: To get the news
accurately and quickly.
Mr.. Singer, war correspondent for
International News Service, was
killed when japanese torpedo sank
the aircraft carrier Wasp in the
South Pacific. He is one of IL
American reporters who have lost
their lives covering the war and for
whom Liberty ships are being named.
Mr.. Singer, Of Los Angeles, was a
sports writer in New York when he
requested assignment to a war zone
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Canadians See j. ).
|Benefiting Little From
Newsprint StockpiIe
By the Associated Press,

~ tne AceOCiAJCo fIeB8.
MONTREAL, Dec. 23.-Canadian
newsprint makers said today the
United States Government may get
very little newsprint for its proposed
stockpile.
They said that instead, overseas
customers Of the Dominion should
benefit from the United States os .
cision to tighten restrictions on use
OF paper by newspapers and maga-
zines despite improvement in the
newsprint supply outlook.
This prediction was qualified,
however, by acknowledgment that
the United States British Canadian
Combined Production and Re-
sources Board could order ship
ments Of paper to the United States
in excess Of amounts publishers will
be permitted to use.
Producers Perplexed.
Perplexity was the chief reac-
ton OF newsprint men. to the War
Production Board order Monday for
a 236 per cent cut on the heels Of
the Canadian government report
Sunday that Canada could furnish
200 900 tons Of newsprint monthly
to the United States, . decrease OF
per cent from 1943 levels. Puz-
element deepened when the WPB
announced Tuesday its plan to
stockpile newsprint.
1t could be pointed out, however,
that Canadian sources nearly q
year ago issued optimistic forecasts
regarding newspfint supplies and
that q shortage developed after
ward. Wording OF the WPB stock
pile announcement indicated that
situation and unforeseeable military
demand for newsprint in occupied
territories might be behind the
stockpile plan.
Some newsprint men were disap-
pointed in the United States deci-
sion to curtail paper usage IN the
first quarter of 1914 and said they
felt the efforts of the industry and
of the Canadian government to cut
more wood for paper making were
going for naught.
Some said that from now on the
matter lay between the United
States publisher and the WPB.
Disappointment Seen.
One paper company executive
commented: II am unable to recon-
cile the WPB's position regarding
curtailment with the Canadian
promise to deliver the paper. The
stockpile idea will leave most United
States publishers cold. They want
the paper to print on, not to sit
around and look at.
"Our overseas customers wouldn't
be very pleased to see paper shipped
to warehouses In the United States
when they are even shorter than
the United States. We probably
will ship it overseas rather than to
the stockpile, although we'd like to
keep our best customers Omitted
States publishers) happy"
The two WPB decisions, news
print sources said, were taken with
out consultation with Canadian
The new curtailment order was
the chief topic at meeting yester-
day of the Newsprint Association OF
Canada and the stockpile an
extended discussions
far past the usual quitting time as
tried to analyze their po-
sition,
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Detroit War Workers
To Get YuIe Holiday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 23.-Most of De-
troit's war workers will get their
first two-day holiday since Pearl
Harbor over the Christmas week
end, survey by the Automotive
Council for War Production has
disclosed.
William w. Hotchkiss, statistician
for the council, said most OF the
major plants in this area are follow
ing the Governments suggestion
that Christmas Day should be a
holiday even for war production
workers.
The only exceptions. he said. are
few departments which are behind
In production schedules.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
|WLB Refuses 10 Order
Retroactive Raises
Under New Contracts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Despite warnings by the CIC
United Steel Workers of serious
consequences, the War Labor
Board, by an 8-to-4 vote, last
night denied the unions petition
for a directive making pay raises
under new contracts retroactive
to the expiration date of the old
agreements.
The union had petitioned the
WLB for an order directing the
steel companies to sign an agree
ment providing for the retroactive
payments and providing that cur
rent contracts be kept in force
pending completion of a new agree
ment, either by negotiation or on
WLB order.
The boards action was taken in
the face of a warning from union
leaders that unless there was as
surance that future wage adjust
ments would be retroactive IAN ex-
tremely serious situation" would
develop among the unions thou
sands of members.
Provisions Of Agreement.
The steel workers, headed by
Philip Murray, who also is presi-
dent Of the CIO, had petitioned the
board for an order directing steel
companies to sign an agreement
providing that:
l. Current contracts be kept in
force pending completion of a new
agreement, either by negotiation or
on WLB order
2. Any wage increases called for in
hhe new contract be retroactive TO
the date of the expiring contract.
The steel workers have contracts
with about 500 companies. Most ex-
pire January 3, and the union has
demanded general hour
increase and a guaranteed annual
wage.
The session at which the entire
petition was rejected lasted for more
than five hours. A board announce
ment disclosed that the four public
members offered at one point what
was in effect compromise which
would have provided for keeping
existing contracts in operation--to
which the industry itself is agreeable
Compromise Rejected.
1t was turned down, however. by
an 8-to-4 vote, with labor and indus
try members voting against it. The
question Of approving an order in
the form requested by the steeI
workers was then brought up ano
was rejected, with public and indus
try members voting against it ano
the four labor members for it.
Explaining their position in a
statement, the industry members
said, There are no wage increases
due under existing wage stabilization
policies. To vote retroactivity now
would have led the steel workers and
the public to believe that some wage
award is to be made. We stand for
reality and truth and adherence tc
essential stabilization policies
The union warning that serious
situation" would develop if retro
active pay was not assured was
voiced by Lee Pressman, union
counsel, during board hearings yes
terday on the petition. He argued
that John L. Lewis United Mine
Workers were assured any increase
they won would be retroactive when
President Roosevelt ordered them
back to work during last spring
strike. He contended further that
this set a precedent which other
unions had a right to expect the
WLB to follow.
Opposing a retroactive agreement
representatives of the steel industry
said steel prices would have to go up
If wages were increased.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Press Threat CHARGED
In i. 5. Attempt 10
Check Paper S Books
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 23.-The
freedom Of the press" has been vio-
lated by attempts Of the Federal
Wage and Hour Division to inspect
payroll and shipping records Of the
Paterson (N..JD Evening News. it
has been charged in the Third Cir
cult Court Of Appeals by Elisha w.
Hanson. general counsel for the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation.
The Wage Hour Division of the
Labor Department has appealed to
the court for enforcement of a
subpoena against the News Printing
Co.. Inc, publisher of the News, in
tended to produce the papers rec
ords for examination.
The contention that the freedom
of the press" has been violated was
made in court yesterday when Mr.
Hanson appeared as sole counsel for
the News Printing Co., Inc, In re-
sisting the appeal.
Enforcement of the subpoena pre-
viously was refused by Judge Thom-
as F. Meaney In United States Dis
trict Court at Newark. L. Metcalfe
Walling, wage-hour administrator
Evening star., 1943-12-23

boxing champion. convicted Of trea.
son, to life imprisonment. -
Leibrandt, former policeman and
Olympic boxer, became a lance
corporal In the German Parachute
Corps and returned to this country
in a sU-boat. During his trial he
was charged with trying to organize
armed resistance to the government.
He was sentenced last March.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Jurist Appoints Girl
To Reunite Parents
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Refusing to
Jail a husband for contempt of
court, Superior Judge Joseph SABBATH
has appointed Carole Benson, ls, to
seek reconciliation of her parents.
This is a marriage of 10 years
and don't want it to end in di-
vorce,' Judge SABBATH told the
slender, blond girl. Il think YOU
can bring your father and mother
together again. Take your father
shopping for presents for your
mother, and see that she remembers
him"
Carole promised she would try and
Judge SABBATH will receive her re-
port on February IS. The mother.
Ella. 80, last September filed suit to
divorce Carl, 80.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
New Superbomber
Under Development,
Sparkman Reveals
By the Associated Press.

Development of a new super
bomber was disclosed today by
Representative Sparkman, Dem
ocrat, of Alabama, chairman OF
a House Military Aviation sub
committee, on his return from a
l0,000-mile inspection tour of
aviation plants and Army Air
Forces installations in eight
States.
Other than that 1t will surprise
and hurt" the enemy and soon will
be in large scale production. Mr..
Sparkman said he could disclose no
details Of the new bomber because
the Army itself has not yet made
any announcement about it. 1t prob
ably will be used extensively in the
Pacific theater, he said, because of
its long flying range.
Mr.. Sparkman said, in answer to
question, that he was not talking
about the B29 sky giant whose de-
velopment has been ofncially an
nounced by Gen. H. H. Arnold, Air
Force chief. OF the B-29, Gen. Ar
mold said more than a month ago;
When it enters combat, today,s
long-range (bombers) will become
medium-range and today's heavy
bombers will consequently become
light-heavies."
Surprised at Production.
Mr.. Sparkman said the five COM
mittee members who accompanied
him on the trip were pleasantly
surprised" at the headway being
made by the aviation industry in
meeting and exceeding production
schedules and by the thoroughness
and rapidity with which the Army Is
training combat crews.
The Alabaman said he felt GER
tain. after talks with plant execu-
tives in Georgia. Alabama, Texas,
Louisiana. California. Utah, Michi-
gan and Kansas, that combat plane
production, now averaging 5000
units per month, will reach or exceed
10000 in 1914.
Some Of the larger plants are just
reaching top speed and efficiency"
he declared in an interview. Morale
is high among the workers and pro-
duction 4uotas, once thought to be
fantastic, are being exceeded
Lauds Women Workers.
Mr.. Sparkman paid tribute to
women who he said comprised the
major part Of the working force in
many Of the plants inspected.
They are really doing a fine job. "
he said. They have fit into every
position where they were needed
and in many places are holding jobs
that only men previously were be-
lieved capable of handling"
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Naval Fighter Pilot Fells
5 Jops in 5 Minutes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COEUR D'ALENE:, Idaho, Dec. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hanks said
today they had received word that
their son, 1t. E. r. Hanks, naval
fighter pilot, had been commended
by his commanding ofiiosr for shoot
ing down S Of IL Japanese Zeros
during a raid on the Marshall
Islands-all in five minutes.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Leibrondt Deoth Edict
Cut Down to Life Term

BY the Associated Press.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
Dec. 23.-The Executive Council yes.
terday commuted the death SEN
tence of Sydney Robey Leibrandt
former South African heavyweight
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Century-OId G Trees Aid War

Trees planted as acorns In
northumberland, England, more
than 100 years ago by Admiral Col
Ingwood, Nelson's second -in-com-
mand at Trafalgar, are being felled
to help build airplanes and other
machines Of war.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Dope Truffiekers Held

Buenos Aires police are round
ing up dope traf11ckers, and re-
Gently arrested Raul A. Jurado, a
dancing teacher, and Hector Gui,
his assistant. Forty grams Of CO.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Statue to Have Grown

A magnificent crown of solid
gold and costly jewels has Just
been completed by a Mexico CITY
leweler and will adorn the head OF
a statue of the Virgin de la Soledad
In Parral, Mexico.
Evening star., 1943-12-23

The sooner you get that War saw
ings stamp in your book the sooner
you win get victory In the bax.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20
Opposition Expected
To Electrical Code
Three Groups Announce Intentions of Protesting Ger
tain Features of Proposed Ordinance at Meeting

When conferences concerning the
newly proposed electrical ordinance
resumes three groups are expected
to voice their disapproval of GER
tain clauses contained in the Or
dinance drawn up by City Electro
cal Inspector Martin O'Rourke. They
are: representatives of the Master
Electricians association, the olcal
Of the electricians union, and the
different factories affected by the
ordinance.
The board of aldermens commit
tee will not attend, although it is
i'm charge of the ordinance. 1t held
two meetings previously with rep
recentatives of the groups and could
mot arrive at solution so it turned
the whole matter over to Inspec-
tor compromise setup.. He will
then turn it over to the aldermanic
committee which, presumably, will
report it favorably to the next meet
ing of the board August 2.
The main objection has come from
representatives of the factories who
are opposed to the requirement that
they take out a permit from the
city electrical inspector before they
do any changes, except temporary
york. Their contention is that they
will be greatly hampered with their
work on war orders. The large con-
Germs, their representatives poitned
out, would have to apply for dozen
or more permits daily.
The electricians union are OPP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20
FORMER CURATE
GUEST OF HONOR
Father Birarelli OF Meriden
to Renew Acquaintance;
Cablegram Received
BROOKLYN NEWS

Rev. Dennis Birarelli, former as
sistant pastor at the Church of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel and now
serving in Meriden, will be guest
of the church Holy Name Society
at meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at
the parish hall. Salvatore Morris
will preside.
Acknowledgement of the recent
cablegram sent by the Association
of Lithuanian Workers, Chapter 40,
to Mikhail Kalinin president of the
Soviet Government, has been re-
ceived from Moscow, according to
an announcement by Mrs. John
Staneslow. The message by the local
organization was drawn up at a re-
cent Tribute to- Russia" benefit
picnic and expressed praise of the
Russian Army. Proceeds from the
picnic, which totaled $281.55 will be
used for Lithuanian men in the
Red Army.
A canning demonstration will be
given at Nemunas hall, 48 Green
street Friday night at 7:30 under
the auspices of the Waterbury Nu-
triton Council and by arrangement
of the Lithuanian Committee for
the Defense of America and the
Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce
Auxiliary. Miss Margaret Chagnot,
local home economist, will give the
demonstration and instructions on
canning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20

ton counsel, and suggestion was
made that the old school building
be turned over later to the Board
of Aldermen for final disposal.
Mr.. Murphy said the building will
be remodeled into four three-room
and four two-room apartments at a
cost of $16,870. Equipment placed
in it will Immediately become the
property of the city, he said, and
when the lease ends the property
will revert to the city with all OF
the improvements. At the present
time the building consists Of four
large classrooms.
Cost of conversion is high, the
government representative said, be-
cause of the nature of the building.
He pointed out the government will
receive 1884 annually in rent, and
$2,410 of it will be applied for
amortization of the costs. The city
will continue to carry insurance,
with the present fee for insurance
at $1,000 set at about s25 per year.
At the present time the city also
! pays approximately $500 each veal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20

posed to the clause of apprentices
in the proposed ordnance, pointing
out that it might be interpreted to
mean that an apprentice could be
permitted to do the work of a
journeyman electrician. At the
same time, some of the smaller fac
tories, which have their electrical
work done by their own employees,
opposed the provision which requires
them to have continuously in their
employ, an electrical engineer IL
censed as such by the state, who
must also hold a master electrici-
ans license and who shall super
wise all the factory's electrical work
This same provision also requires
that such engineer must have con-
tinuously in his employ one journey
man electrician, whose entire time is
occupied with duties relating to the
electrical system of the company