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attacked the enemy position to the
eastward to Chichagof Valley and
lightning fighters came in to give
support to the ground operations by
strafing and bombing enemy posi-.
tlons from low attitudes.
Kiska Bombed Again.
The Navy reported the resump-
ton Of bombing on Kiska. the jap.
anese-held Aleutian island. liz
miles TO the eastward of Attu. Blu,
weather conditions prevented OBJ
servation OF" results. az,
This is the first bombing attack
on Kiska since May l3 Up tc
that time the bombing raids from
the nearby island of Amchitka had
been carried on at regular intervals
There was no informa ton as to
the installations at Attu. 1t is pre-
sumed that the japanese have con-
structed a considerable number of
buildings during the IL months that
they have been on the island.
Elsewhere in the Pacific, the NAVY
reported that on Thursday and Fri
day, Solomons time. Liberator heavy
bombers attacked japanese installa-
tlons at kahili and Ballale. in the
Shorthand Island area. Hits were
scored on the japanese runway and
enemy searchlight positions at
Kahili.
In a Toxic broadcast recorded bv
the Associated Press, Maj. Gen.
Nakao Yahagi, spokesman in the
Army press section of Imperial
Headquarters. was quoted as saying
that "a small band" of japanese
fighting under tremendous odds
have abandoned their advance posi-
tlonS on Attu and are now counter
attacking from permanent positions
IN the eastern coastal sector. This
would indicate he was preparing the
Japs for news OF the fall of Attu.
Some authorities said loss of the
Aleutians would restrict Japan'S
food supply by cutting off fishing
opera tions.
Fish-along with rice-constitutes
a chief part of the japanese diet.
These strategisfs said a campaign
to close huge fishing grounds to the
enemy probably will be one of the
first moves Of the American North
Pacific Command. as soon as for
ward positions in the Western Aleu-
tlans have been secured and de-
veloped.
Most advanced of the air bases
undoubtedly will be on Attu.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Pacific Air Battles
Center on Jap Effort,
To Hold New Guinea
Enemy Trying to Bolster
Bases With Borees
Slipped Down Coast

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA. May 22.-Dogged ef-
forts of the japanese to supply their
nenaced New Guinea bases by
barge and determination of the AL
lies to neutralize enemy air strong
holds above New Guinea with a
great weigh of bombs have intensi-
fed the Southwest Pacific air war.
Showing more and more inclina-
ton to challenge the daily forays OF
1t Gen. George C. Kenney's bomb
ers and fighters. the japanese used
II planes yesterday in raid and COM
bat. bringing to 300 the number they
have employed in weeks period
Their losses yesterday of % de-
stroyed or damaged raised their total
for the week to approximately 70.
Allied Bomber Downed.
Today's communique also listed
one Allied bomber as shot down and
three missing.
The japanese, rather than risk
more ships to Gen. Kenney's ac-
curate bombers in directly supplying
Northeast New Guinea holdings
nearest Allied lines. prefer to move
barges down the coast from supply
centers which are more removed
from Allied airdromes Mitchell
bonbers yesterday spotted more
than a dozen of these barges, car
rying men, ammunition and sup
plies. above the enemy's hard
pressed Salamaua. Out of 10 OBJ
served near AleXishafen, were sunk
and the others had to be beached
Still other barges were swooped on
near Finschhafen, three being de-
stroyed
The biggest air action yesterday
took place over Salamaua the Huon
Gulf base of the enemy on which
Allied troops are inf1ltrating from
the scene of their Papuan PENN
sula triumph $50 miles down the
coast. P-3Ss disregarded the fact
they were outnumbered to pile into
20 Zeros. shooting down 6 and prob
ably destroying or damaging I 9TH
ers, without loss to themselves.
Zero< Swarm on Bombers.
The latest in the almost daily
series of Allied attacks on the enemy
airdrone of Gasmata, on South New
Britain, only short flight from New
Guinea, led to another big action.
The small force of raiding Liberators
was swarmed on by IS Zeros. Four
enemy planes were shot down. One
Allied medium bomber In a group
which preceded the Liberators in
the Gasmata raid failed to get
home.
But the big Allied air attention
was focused on Rabaul, on the north
end Of New Britain. Raiding for
the fourth time within a week. Fly
ing Fortresses started fires and ey-
plosions on two of Rabaul's air.
drcmes in the face of intense anti
aircraft fire Two of the Forts"
didn't come back
Indication that the persistent
japanese must be getting through
some Of their supplies was given in
reports that their patrols at Mubo.
II miles below Salamaua. once more
are active against Australian and
American jungle fighters.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
$976,603 in D. {. Funds
Given BUDGET Approval

Last-minute estimates amounting
to $976603 to meet miscellaneous
needs of the District for the re-
mainder of the year ending June 80
have been sent to the Senate by the
Budget Bureau and will be acted on
by the Appropriations Committee
early next week
More than half Of the total
$3.50, ,093-is to meet the recent pay
increases for teachers. policemen
firemen and few other employees
not covered by the general overtime
bill Another large item-s174 1873
is for improvements to the water
system.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Suspect in Staying
Of Army Wife Moved
Ward Sent to Nashville
For 'Sofe Keeping
By fhe Associ&ed Press.


MANCHESTER, Tenn. May 22.-
Pittman Ward colored, charged
with flrst-degree murder in the kill
ing Of Mrs. Norma Fave Scogin. 49,
year-old wife of a Camp Forrest
Army lieutenant, has been taken to
Nashville for safekeeping. Coffee
County Sheriff Jim Banks said to-
Gay
Sheriff Banks said he had served
warrant on Ward. 20-vear-old
civilian emplove at the camp hos
pltal, but another warrant charging
frst-degree murder against a COL
ored soldier, Pvt Cyrus Key, has not
been served. Key formerly of Flor
ence, Ala, and now stationed at
Camp Forrest, is being held by
military authorities.
Another Tullahoma colored man.
Hugh Morehead. was placed in Jail
on a warrant charging sale OF a
pistol to George Slim Johnson.
with which Johnson shot Mrs.
Scogin and later took his own life
in Nashville when police sought to
arrest him. Sheriff Banks said.
Morehead. too. was removed to an
undisclosed county for safekeeping
the sheriff said
The report Of a coroners jury soon
after Mrs. Scoein's body was found
In a thicket near Tullahoma that
she had been murdered and Grim
lnally assaulted was modified by an
other report made to the coroner
yesterday by Dr. J. M. King that his
subsequent autopsy indicated there
was no complete assault.
According to the story told bv
Ward and Key. johnson forced his
way into the automobile in which
they were riding in Tullahoma and
then compelled Mrs. Scoein, who
lived in Tullahoma roomlne house
to enter it. The men said that
johnson shot the young woman and
dragged her out of the car. after
which Ward and Key drove of and
reported the affair to authorities
The statements made by Ward
and Key did not agree in all re-
spects. Sheriff Banks said. and the
investigation is being continued.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Federal Justice Denies
New Trial for Stephan
By the Associated Press


DETROIT. May pa new trial
for Max Stephan. convicted as a
traitor for helping an escaped pris-
oner Of war, was denied today by
Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle.
Judge Tuttle ruled that newly
discovered evidence set forth by
Stephan's counsel was not material
to the result. He also overruled a
claim that Stephan had beer
trapped into aiding 1t. Hans Peter
Krug, who fed from Canadian
prison camp in April OF last year
but was recaptured.
The defense charged that Gov
eminent authorities knew o1
Krugs presence here and permitted
Stephan to go ahead with his as.
sistance to the fugitive
Stephan, under sentence to hang
AS still plea before the United
States Supreme Court for review
Of his case.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Navy to Decorate
Three Bomber Pilots

BY ne Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla. May 22-Three Navy
pilots were to be decorated here to-
day for heroism while serving as
scout bomber pilots in the Guadal-
canal area, Navy officials announced.
1t. q. g. Roy P. Gee, Salt Lake
City. Utah. and 1t. q. g. Kenneth
B. White, Manville, R. l.. will re-
celve Air Medals for conduct in a
raid that destroyed japanese sea
planes and shore installations.
1t. u. g. Eugene R. Hanson, Bur-
lington, Iowa, will receive a gold
star, in lieu of a second Navy Gross
for scoring direct hits on two jan
anese cruisers, and attacking enemy
destroyers
The three flyers are now instruc-
tors at the Miami Naval Air Station
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Heavy Bomber Output
Topped 500 in April,
Wilson Disc|oses
New Giant Planes
Not Included in
Figures, He Says

Declaring that American aircraft
plants produced more than 500 heavy
bombers month in April Charles
E. Wilson. executive vice president
Of the War Production Board, has
indicated that production of man.
moth planes In the next year would
be stepped up to more than 1000
monthly, not including the new
super -bombers'
Mr. Wilson made ONLY passing ref
erence to the new giant planes,
which, it is understood, will be pro-
duced in some quantity before many
months. He told a press conference
yesterday Of bomber construction in
emphasizing the greatly increased
aircraft program which calls for
heavier and heavier planes to carry
the war with even more emphasis
to Axis nations.
Monthly Boost Predicted.
The WPB official did not give pre-
else figures for April plane con-
structlon. He did say that more
heavy bombers were produced last
month than in March. when the
output was said to be approximately
ooo. Production OF all types OF
planes will be increased greatly each
month this year.
Mr.. Wilson discounted the cut
backs which have been made in
some phases Of the munitions pro-
gram. He attributed these to "the
f1uidlty of war and added that
greater effort will be needed all
along the line if we are to meet
this years production goals. The
Nation produced only about 20 per
cent OF this years war production
quota in the first quarter leaving
approximately 80 per cent for the
remaining nine months.
Mr.. Wilson described aircraft ort-
put SO lar as somewhat better than
the output of all types of munitions.
pointing out that the plane con-
structlon program must be pushed
forward faster than any other phase
of the war effort.
New Plants Being Added.
New plane plants are coming into
production regularly, and he said
giant factory near Marietta. Ga,
would BE- in limited production next
fall ard in good heavy prod,,c-
ton by the spring of 1914" Til,
plant was described as another Will
low Run in size. It will have about
4,5OO000 square feet of manufac-
turing space, Mr. Wilson added.
Aside from the barest reference "a
the mammoth new plane. Mr.. Will
son smllinelv SHE'D away from giving
any details on the new air monster
or when 1t would be in action. When
pressed by questions. he replied
We'll. bombers are getting bigger
and heavier. and so on"
The first hint of the giant bomb
ers came several months ago from
Gen. Henry H Arnold. chief Of the
Army Air Forces. who in speech
said, I'VE have a secret weapon or
two up our aerial sleeves that will
deal paralyzlng blows to our en-
emles. Then, referring to the
aerial program. he said that "en-
tirelv new 'battlewagons are on the
way
While We produced almost twics
as many planes last month as we
did in April. 1912, their total weight
was almost three times greater" Mr.
Wilson said. BY the same month
next year our schedules call fol
more than three times as many air.
craft as in April, 1912, weighing si1
times as much
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Mother Reduces Her
AIimony SIS q Month
BY the Associated Press

bE VIIe hSSUCIaleu PTtSS.
CH1CAGO.-Circuit Judge Thomas
j. Lynch suggested to Mrs. Margaret
Hartman that he would order her
estranged husband William to pay
her SIS a month temporary support
pending disposition of her separate
maintenance suit.
Mrs. Hartman, s.. mother of four
children and grandmother of IL,
said: "Oh. that would be too much,
make 1t $50. I'm used to that"
The Judge agreed.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
D. 6. Woman to Christen
Liberty Ship in Maine

Miss Joan Eliot. 1924 Belmont
road NV daughter Of 1t. Comdr.
Theodore L. Eliot. will christen the
Liberty ship Charles w. Eliot Mon
day at the New England Shipbuild-
ing Corp. yards in Maine. the Asso-
ciated Press reported from Port
land.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Ann Sothern Gets License
To Wed Robert Ster|inq
By the Associated Press.

VENTURA, Calf, May 22.-Film
Actress Ann Sothern and William
J. Hart. Army Air Forces cadet
known on the screen as Robert
Sterling. obtained a marriage license
yesterday, but made no immediate
announcement Of plans for their
wedding.
Miss sothern, former wife of Or
chestra Leader Roger Pryor, gave
her age as 81. Mr.. Hart said he
was rs.
Mr.. Hart has been here several
days recovering from an operation.
but Is scheduled to return to duty
next week.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Congress in Brief

BY .he Associated Press.
Senate and House:
In recess until Monday.
Senate and House conferees con,
tinue effort toward pay-as-you-gs
tax bill compromise
Senate Agriculture Appropriations
Subcommittee continues work OF
money bill
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Hungorions Reported
Opposing New Sacrifice
By the Associated Press.

18 TT' H6sUtIdteu FTtSS.
ANKARA, May 20 CDelayed> -
Forty Hungarian politicians and
retired army officers were reported
by Balkan sources today to have
sent Foreign Minister Nicolas Kali
lay memorandum stating that. in
their opinion. Hungary has made
sufficient sacrifices for the Axis and
that no more should be made this
year.
Former Deputies of the Hun
garian Parliament were said to have
been among the signers.
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barred from the hotel at all times
except when permitted to pass
through lines of armed guards to
attend specially arranged press con-
ferences.
Chairman Jones said: You will
be free to meet and talk with the
delegates during the set hours" He
said. however. that the neWsmnn
would not be permitted to 90 to
rooms of delegates.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Lyon Succeeds House

SAN JUAN, P. r.. May 22.-Brig
Gen. Edwin B. Lyon assumed com
mand yesterday Of the Antilles Air
Task Force. succeeding Maj Gen
Edwin J. House. Gen. Lyon arrived
from Panama.
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Weather Report

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Others die for you; the least you
can do h buy for them. Get your
War savings stamps now.
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Record for Last - Hours.
'From noon yesterday to noon todayl
Highest. II. at 2.4s pm. Year ago -
Lowest. Sc, at $50 am. Year ago. SO
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Monthly precipitation in inches In tn
>apital tcurrent month to date):
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The Sun and Moon.
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Precipitation

Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1943-07-11
"A Naval Cadets
Finish PrefIighf

ATHENS, Ga.-Fourteen naval
aviation cadets from the Washing
ton area have completed their train
ing here at the United States Navy
Prehight School and have been
ordered to naval air stations to be-
gin progressive fight training pre-
paratory to joining combat unit.
Six who will report to the Naval
Air Station at Memphis, Tenn, are:
Edwin Wallace Schwenk, IT'S North
Carolina avenue Sc; John Perrin
Galloway, 3008 Fifth street Sc;
Louis Fisher Abel, 1853 Crittenden
street NE; John Lybrook Gates,
1858 Varnum place NE; Richard
Anthony Kimbel, 1900 Sixteenth
street NV, and Orville Warner
Johnson, 26 Sycamore avenue, Ia
koma Park, Md.
Five who will go to the Naval Air
Station at Olathe, Kans., include
Athol Benjamin Gilmore, jr., 25
Fifth street Sc: Wiley Beddoo Ford,
3424 Porter street NV; Jesse Ber-
man Hall, jr, 21S Twelfth street
Sc; Tom Chapman Young. 904
North Twenty-third street NV,
and Robert William Polite, 1920
Holbrook terrace NE. Cadets Rich
ard Huff Fairchild, 511 Whittier
street NV, and Arthur Stephen
zasada, 1907 Thirteenth street NV,
have been ordered to the Naval Air
Station at Norman, Okla, and Cadet
Bruce Wayne Aaron, 318 Thirteenth
street NE, will report to the Naval
Air Station at st. Louis, Mo.
Evening star., 1943-07-11

Ger Candidate School at Fort Knox,
KY, and commissioned in the Tank
Corps. He was promoted to captain
in May.
Capt. Wilmer has three brothers
serving with the armed forces: Maj.
Bernard L. Wilmer, Finance Division,
Governors Island, NJ Y; Maj. Paul
r. Wilmer, Medical Corps, North
Africa, and Capt. Morton H. Wilmer,
Army Air Forces, Wright Air Field,
Dayton, Ohio.
Assigned to Fighter Squadrons.
Following completion of instruc-
ton at the Air Force Fighter Com
mand Training School, two Wash
ington pilots have been assigned to
tactical fighter squadrons in the
Panama Canal Zone.
They are Second Its. Robert T.
Miller, son of Mrs. Herman G..
Miller of 9835 SedgWick street NV,
and Christopher A. Squire, son of
Mrs. E. C. Squire of 1884 Con-
necticut avenue Lit. Miller, grad
uate of Woodrow Wilson High
School, joined the Air Corps on
January 81, 1912. 1t. Squire is a
graduate of Hill High School, Potts
town, Pa, and attended Williams
College at Williamstown, Pa, before
joining the Air Corps in March,
1912.
McCaffrey, Stall in Pacific Area.
1t. William E. McCaffrey, son of
Mrs. William E. McCaffrey, 1925
Evening star., 1943-07-11
Public Library Gives Variety
|Of Aid to Persons in Uniform

on wedding etiquette, on child train
ing are extremely popular. Many
soldiers and sailors borrow books
from the children's room for their
children at home.
The war reading room has be-
come SO popular with men and
women in uniform that one civilian
asked If he would be allowed to go
in there. It is for every one, OF
course.
The music division lends records
and sheet music to both the Army
and Navy school Of music and
provides listening rooms where in
dividuals may come and play favor
ite records. Appointments to use the
listening rooms are supposed to be
made in advance, but with service
men this is not always possible, SO
the division does its best to ac-
commodate them whenever they
come.
A lieutenant in the Navy told one
Of the librarians at the information
desk the other day that the first
thing he does when he gets to a
new place is to get a map Of the
city, and the next thing is to get a
public library card.
Evening star., 1943-07-11
! From D. {. Begin
Army Flight Studies

FORT WORTH, Tex. - Seven
men from the Washington area
have been admitted as aviation
cadets for primary flight training
here at Hicks Field, upon compile
ton of which they will be assigned
to Army basic flying schools for
further training. They are:
Lloyd Earl Golf, 1924 Wilson bou-
levard, Arlington, Va; James Will
son Gray, 914 Garland avenue, Ia
koma Park. Md: Robert Henry
Hartung, 23s North Highland street
Arlington, Va: Donald Payne KY
kew, Vienna, Va; William Henry
Mason, jr.. So Connecticut avenue
Kensington, Md; Harry Milton
CARRIER. jr, 401s Longfellow street
Hyattsville, Md, and Warren Har-
ding Macdonald, 1000 Fort Myer
drive, Arlington, Va.
Ten other aviation cadets from
the District have been assigned to
the Flying Training Detachment
here. They are:
Herbert Manuel Holtz, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Isadore Holtz, 2l0 Fifth
street NV: Raymond Bradley
Howe, son of Mrs. Ruth Catherine
Howe, 1876 Kentucky avenue Sc;
Frank Sherman Hubbard, son OF
Mrs. Marguerite Hubbard, 611
Quackenbos street NV; Ernest
Kashouty. 1882 East Capitol street;
Irving Levine, son of Max Levine
3141 N Street NV.
William Daniel Lewis, 1921 w
street NV, son of Mrs. LreSsa B
Lewis, 3435 Twelfth road, North
Arlington, Va; John Williams Lind
say, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Lindsay, 1437 Ames place NE:
Ralph Cady Mann, son of Mrs. Ce-
celia Victoria Mann, 818 Delafield
place NV; Frederick Anthony
Reel, jr, husband of Mrs. Dorothy
Vivian Reel, 1898 D street NE, and
Robert Craig Chipley, son of Mrs,
Florence Woodwork Shipley. 511
Jefferson street NV.
Evening star., 1943-07-11

complete havoc and chaos. Noise
is the least fearsome of all these new
innovations which have been so alb
ruptly introduced to not only spoil
but totally destroy that which was
once good, clean, decent and beau
tiful.
The noise, to which you soon be-
come all too accustomed, is mix
ture of all the sounds coming from
all the things which man has made
with which to destroy his fellow be-
ings. The noise comes from can
non, from bombs, rifles, pistols, ma
chine guns, land mines, shells whis-
ting overhead df one. is lucky, the
howl of the wind around the body
OF diving planes, the screech of a
roaring motor of vehicle or plane the
driver or pilot of which has been
knocked out.
Deep throated roars to high BAN
shee-like walls of all kinds of ve-
hicles run the scale of Mars score.
Shells rend metal and flesh alike, the
only difference the sound OF the ini-
tial impact.
Evening star., 1943-07-11
D. {. Flying Gunner
Piles Up 200 Hours
OF Combat Flights

Staff Sergt. John L. Pritchard. 90
son of Mrs. John Williams, $500
block Colorado avenue NV, who
has been serving overseas for year
as turret gunner on Flying Fort
ress recently was awarded the Dis
tinguished Flying Gross for over 200
hours of operational flights. He
also has been awarded the Air Medal
with the oak leaf cluster and the
Purple Heart.
Capt. Freeman Promoted.
Capt. John r. Freeman, 1904 But
terworth place NV, has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of major. He is
stationed at one of the British West
Indies air bases. A graduate of the
United States Military Academy
and Columbus University Law
School Maj. Freeman was formerly
employed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp. He entered active
duty in February, 1912, as a first
lieutenant.
Commands Armored Company.
Capt. John L. Wilmer, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph A. Wilmer of the
Westchester Apartments, is serving
overseas as commanding officer of
Evening star., 1943-07-11
IA D. {. Men Begin Army
Studies at Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Fourteen
District men have arrived here at
Ohio State University for work In
the Army's specialized training pro-
gram. They are: Pvts. Albert 8.
Altman, 4216 Third street NV; Jew
G. Lew. 925 Eighteenth street NV;
Edward G.. Malone, 604 Nicholson
street NV and Thomas r. Vert,
1888 Park place NE; Pics. Donald
K. Briggs, 101 Savannah street Sc;
John L. Duke, Wardman Park Ho-
tel; Joseph M. Mehl, 1912 Under
wood street NV; Andrew D. Wolfe,
2703 o street NV, and John v.
Yates, 1409 Harvard street NV;
Corpl. Paul L. Bornet, 2737 Devon
shire place NV; Technicians
Fourth Grade Dominic v. Carrera,
81 Kennedy street NE, and James
E. Yaden, 4119 Illinois avenue NV:
Technician Fifth Grade Newman N.
Baum, 2713 Woodley place NV, and
Staff Sergt. Barrois A. Howard, jr,
1902 Vermont avenue NV. >