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Evening star., 1943-04-20
DC. Marine Meets Two Others
Of Same Name on GuuduIcunuI

Corps combat photographer. for
merly employed by the Washington
Times Herald.
Only serial numbers. differences
in rank and home addresses make
them distinguishable on Marine
Corps records.
Sergt. James Henry Mcnamara
of 657 F street NE, Washington, is
the photographer; Corpl. James
Henry McNamara of Pawtucket,
R. l., is an expert machine gunner,
while Pfc. James Henry McNamara
of Boston, Mass, is attached to the
anti-aircraft units motor transport
section.
Corpl. Mcnamara once made quite
name for himself in New England
amateur boxing circles. A light
weight, he trained as sparring part
ner for joey Archibald, one-time
world featherweight champion.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Head Of Music Teachers
Joins Army Friday

Emerson Meyers, reelected yes
terday to the presidency OF the
Washington Music Teachers Asso-
citation, has been inducted into the
Army from Hyattsville draft board
and will report for active duty Fri
day.
Well known as pianist. composer
end teacher here, Mr.. Meyers was
a scholarship pupil at the Peabody
Conservatory in Baltimore, men,
ber of the faculty of Catholic Sis
ters' College and a member of the
Washington Composers Club. He
also has appeared as soloist with the
National Symphony Orchestra.
His suite for strings and clarinet
which won the l943 National Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs prize, will be
performed here May at the Textile
Museum before members of the
Washington Music Teachers Asso-
citation. It later will be broadcast
over the Blue Network May 4.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Alexandria Asks OPA
For More Ration Clerks

Anticipating further increase in
Alexandria's population with the
opening this summer of Parkfairfax.
the 1,700-unit apartment project on
Seminar road, J. S. Douglas, exec
utive secretary of the Alexandria
Ration Board. has sent a request to
the Richmond Office of Price Ad-
ministration for two additional
clerks.
The board now has II paid en-
ployes, but Mr.. Douglas said that
matters dealing with point ration
ing have so increased the clerical
work that he believes additional
help will be needed.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
DsWRahonmiq
As9.Remiinders6 =. 61
q 80 0VI
Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked

Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked
D. E and F good for rationed
canned goods through April 80.
Red coupons. Book 2-Those marked
A B, C and D are valid now and
will remain good through April 30.
They can be exchanged for meats,
butter, margarine, fats and oils.
cheeses and canned fish.
Stamps marked E will become
good next Sunday. The expira-
ton date has not yet been an
nounced.
Sugar-Stamp No. IL In Book / is
good for pounds through May 81
Coffee e-stamp No, IS in Book l is
good for l pound through Sunday.
Fuel oil-No. coupons are valid for
10 gallons through September 30
Gasoline-No. 5 A coupons are good
for 3 gallons each through July q
B and G coupons, good for
gallons each, expire on dates in
dicated in individual books.
Shoes-Stamp II in Book is good
for one pair of shoes through
June Is.
Detailed rdtioning information
GiH be tound on Page Az OF The
Sunday Star each iDeek.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Us Day Here
Get Job|ess Paw
In Labor Crisis
Seasonal Slack
Is Blamed by
Trade Unionists

Although Washington is critica.
labor shortage area, approximately
125 persons each day are drawing
benefits from the District Unem-
ployment Compensation Board.
The explanation given for this
apparent paradox-unemployment
in city where more persons are
working than ever before in the
Districts history-is that there is
always some seasonal unemploy-
ment."
At the Office of Director j. A.
Marshall, figures were made public
showing that claims for benefits
filed with the board in the first
quarter of 1943 maintained the con-
sistent decline noted from the high
of 1892 in 1898 to low of II ,86e
in 1912.
New Claims Drop Sharply.
New claims filed in the first three
weeks of this month numbered 269
compared with 655 in the corre-
spending 1912 period.
A breakdown by lines of business
here in January, February and
March disclosed the acute labor
situation. Banks, insurance COM
panies, shoe and valet shops, beauty
and barber shops failed to send
a single benefit claimant to the
Compensa ton Board. All the char
women, too, had employment. Res
taurants, with constant turn
over of help. had only five benefit
claimants. A writer was the lone
applicant listed among the profess
SionS.
The building trades, however, had
"a new applicants. Explaining,
John Locher, president of the Cen
trail Labor Union, secretary of the
Building Trades Council end en-
ploye member of the District Com
pensation Board, said:
I'VE do have some unemployment
among our members in some
branches, such as carpenters and
laborers. Many painters are out
OF work. For our members there
Is not as much work here as last
year, when at it's peak the Pen
tagon Building construction job had
$4,000 men working.
"Priorities and Weather"
In the construction industry, lay
offs occur due to priorities and
weather conditions. Time is re-
qulred between the completion of
one project and the starting of a
new one, to assemble equipment and
materials.
Our members register for en-
ployment when their jobs run out.
However, they want comparable
work at comparable wages. A union
man, for example, is not expected
to go on a non-union job. for that
would mean loss of certain pensions
and other benefits within his own
union"
After two weeks unemployment
an eligible worker who has regis
tered for District benefits receives
check. Benefits range from Sc tc
$l6 3 week for maximum of Is
weeks. When placed in jobs, board
officials, said, workers promptly are
cut of the benefit rolls.
George O'Connell. employer men,
Der of the Compensation Board. was
out Of the city and not available for
comment on the labor situation.
An analysis of the number of men
and women, white and colored
drawing benefit checks during the
first quarter here is in process of
completion, board officials said
They estimated. however. that the
ratio would be about .50-5O."
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Fire Escape
Requests Meet
FHA Bott|eneck
Officials Soy They
Don't Know Routine
For Processing

Applications for preferential rat
ingS which would enable local ROOM
ing, boarding and apartment house
operators to obtained required fire
proofing equipment are delayed in
the District Office of the Federal
Housing Administration, it was
learned today, as police prepared
to crack down on landlords who con-
tinue to operate their places without
complying with fire safety regula-
tions.
A number of applications for
priorities on fire escapes and fire
proofing materials, filed 10 DAYS
ago with the District Insuring Office
OF FILA, have not been acted on.
A spokesman for the Office revealed
that the applications have not been
sent to the District Office of the War
Production Board.
The spokesman explained that
the FILA has been accepting appli-
cations for the WPB, but has re-
celved no instructions on how they
are to be processed. Asked where
instructions would come from, he
replied: I'D like to know myself"
Conference Called Today.
A conference CT officials is being
held today in an effort to decide
what is to be done with the applica-
tions.
Meanwhile, William C. Mcdonald,
chief of the war housing branch of
the WPB Construction Division,
said that applications for the fire.
proofing equipment are being proc
essed by the FHA prior to being
! turned over to the WPB District Of
| flee. He said he did not know of
any unusual delay.
Mr.. Mcdonald said he did not
expect applications for critical ma
terials for fireprooflng to be as
numerous as has been indicated.
Many owners will not want to spend
the money to bring their houses into
compliance with the fire regulations,
| he said.
He declared that WPB will be able
to meet any normal demand" for
tlreproofing materials BY this he
indicated that if all the l,78O room
ing boarding and apartment house
operators who have been denied
licenses because of failure to COM
ply with fire regulations were to
make application for prlorities for
/ fireproofing materials. the WPB
might not be able to meet The
demand
Police Follow-up Drive.
Police Of each precinct assigned
to license work had their final in
structions. meanwhile, for a follow
up drive on the 1,780 rooming, board
| ing and apartment house operators
who have been denied licenses be-
cause of failure to comply with fire
regulations.
At meeting yesterday afternoon
at police headquarters, attended by
the precinct officers, Maj Edward j.
Kelly, superintendent of police r.
C. Roberts, deputy fire marshal, and
Edward M. Thomas, assistant cor
/ poration counsel, told the investi-
gators to concentrate at first on one
or two cases in each precinct.
Mr.. Thomas explained that where
| operators are continuing without
licenses police should apply for a
warrant. Mr.. Roberts said he would
arrange to have one of his deputies
accompany the precinct men.
This is for the safety of the resi-
dents of the District" Maj. Kelly
| told his men. I'VE want to do
everything we can possibly do to
handle it sanely and soundly.''
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Son of Senator Hatch
Married to Texas Girl

LUBBOCK, Tex, April 2O.-Miss
Louise Roe, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Roe of Robert Lee, Tex.
and Cadet Stewart A. Hatch, son o1
Senator and Mrs. Carl A. Hatch OF
Clovis, N. Mex, and Washington
were married here Sunday.
Cadet Hatch receives his wings
Thursday at the Lubbock Army
Flying School. He is former stu
dent of Washington and Lee Uni
versity. The bride attended John
Tarleton College, Stephenville, Tex
Evening star., 1943-04-20
New Law Saves 81, 900
In Montgomery County

Approximately $4,000 will be saved
Montgomery County every election
year as result Of a law passed by
the State Legislature eliminating
election clerks.
Voting machines. used for several
years in the county, have made the
clerks unnecessary, it was said. and
four judges at each polling place are
adequate for the conduct of elections.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Cafes HereAsk
More Meats and
Canned Goods
Restaurants Appeal
OPA to Increase
Rotioning Quotas

Squeezed between rationing and
increased demand, Washington res
taurants are trying to get greater
allotments of both meat and canned
goods, it was learned today.
Many eating places, it was re-
ported, are already drawing on their
May and June meat rations, which
were made available to them by
the OPA last week They are hope
full, it was said, that the OPA will
grant some relief before their points
for the next two months have been
exhausted
OPA officials were meeting with
representative of the national and
local restaurant associations today
to learn the industry's reaction to
rationing procedure. Spokesmen for
the restaurant men believed that
some form of relief from the present
system of meat rationing, at least,
would be granted by the agency.
Says Sausage Is Spelling.
Meanwhile, Representative Ploeser,
VI lN1lSooOlA ooiA L Nv
Administrator Prentiss M. Brown
yesterday that large quantities of
sausage meat in the butcher shops
of the country are spelling because
the point values on these products
are too high. Consumers, he said,
are saving their coupons for beef.
Sausage meat calls for six points.
Roast beef costs only seven points
and sirloin steak eight.
Mr.. Ploeser pointed out that sau-
sage meat is one of the most perish
able foods under point rationing
Evidence before the House Small
Business Committee, he said indi-
Gates that more than 10 per cent of
sausage meat now being put on the
market is being allowed to spoil.
The situation has resulted in a
deluge of protests to the committee
from sausage manufacturers and the
sausage casing industry, he report
ed.
Since meat rationing began,
many restaurants have reported,
many families have turned to public
edllllS eSldDllSllIIlellIS 10 supplement-
the food allowed them under ration
ing. Most of this increase, they
said, comes at dinner time when the
demand for meat dishes is heaviest.
The rationing of canned goods,
the OPA was told, has resulted in
many restaurants getting only about
80 per cent of their needs. They
have asked the Government to dou-
bic their allotment of canned goods.
The meeting today was to discuss
the condition which permits all eat
ing places to count their customers
as the basis of their allotments, re-
gardless of whether the customers
purchase meals or merely drink soft
drinks or eat ice cream, Taverns,
which serve foed only as sideline.
are also placed on this basis
Since the number of customers
served provides one of the factors
for calculating rations, it was said,
taverns and soft drink places ac-
tually get a greater proportionate
share of meat and canned goods
than places which serve only meals.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
TuttIe Named Virginia
Game Superintendent
e. ~, kreoc;oted presc

BY The Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, April 20-The
Virginia Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries meeting here yes
terday closed the Back Bay game
warden's headquarters to the pub
lie and eliminated the requirement
that dog owners get duplicate tags
when the originals deteriorate.
H. j, Tuttle, who has been super
intendent of the game farm, also
was made superintendent of game.
He will succeed DR.. Henry S. Mosny,
who is now in the armed forces.
y Members of the commission will
meet in Marion today to act on a
petition for right of way across
the fish hatchery property by the
Virginia Highway Department.
Evening star., 1943-04-20

per JOnOr r o W
n i G h t at the
MayhoWer Ho-
tel.
Comdr. Perry
has guided the
growth of the
Seabees, as the
naval construc-
ton battalion is
known, from l
officer and SO
men to approxi-
mately 5000 Of
fcers and 220,-
900 e nj i S t e d
men.
La Mill I;nana
Evening star., 1943-04-20
4 <
%hdtHo~R~YWiM
WAR BONDS
Hond TO Hand Fighting

Our marines who have given such
splendid account of themselves in
all sectors of this global war are
taught hand-to-hand fighting tao
tics and are deadly in the use of
the marine raiders knife. Every
marine carries this wicked weapon
and is proficient in its use. 1t
costs, with sheath, SITS.
Evening star., 1943-04-20

SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
PACIFIC, April Delayed Three
Irish Marines, with the same first,
middle and last names-James
Henry McNamara-are together
here in an anti-aircraft unit which
recently saw hot and heavy action
in Guadalcanal operations.
And what's more, they're unre-
lated and were total strangers be-
fore the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Two of them enlisted together at
Boston. December 8, 1941, and went
through the Paris Island, S. c.,
boot camp" in the same recruit
platoon. The other Is a Marine
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Waldorf P-TA Elects

WALDORF, Md, April 20 (Spe-
ciaD The Rev. A. L. Hunter has
been reelected president of the
Parent-Teacher Association here.
Other officers are Mrs Albert Jor-
den, vice president, and Mrs. Helen
H. Queen. secretary y-treasurer.
Evening star., 1943-04-20

Your purchase of War bonds and
other Government bond issues helps
provide these weapons for our dar-
ing marines. Even purchase OF War
stamps could buy one of these knives
which might save a soldiers life.
They give their lives-you lend
your money
United States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Traffic Club 10 Hear
Comdr. Perry Of Seabees

Comdr. John R. Perry, director of
administration and personnel of the
Seabees, will address the Traffic
Club of Washington at buffet sup
Evening star., 1943-04-20

I1t VIII UISCUSS VUHhUT. I eIISs
the vital part the Seabees are now
playing in our far-f1ung naval op-
erations and the transport and the
handling of material and supplies
to all of our fighting men.
Evening star., 1943-04-20

THE tolloWing story ,Das ,Drit-
ten by Sergt. William S. Frank of
$40 E street NE, a Marine Corps
combat correspondent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11

MADRID, July 10 up
Sicily's direct link with Italy
across the narrow Straits of Mes
Sina has been cut and at least a
dozen airfieldS on the island have
been knocked out by air lombard
ment, reports from Rome said to-
day as the Allies struck at the
Italian outpost
These reports, sCeping into
Spain by way Of France bat
credited 10 trustworthy sources
said that the aerial blows caused
heavy damage TO Sicily'S deienSeS.
Only light craft have been able
10 get across the Straits of Mes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
Invaded Sicily
One Of History S
Key BdttIefieIds

The island OF Sicily whose best
ports ironically, are on ITS cliff
bound north. is separated from
the Italian mainland by no
greater distance than New York
and New Jersey The straits OF
MeSSina at their narrowcSt part
wash the shores of both less Than
two miles apart.
With most of MS terrain rocky
and volcanic, Sicily came under
Italian domination in 1860 when
following the War of 1889, she
Joined the then rapidly expanding
kingdom of Victor Emmanuel IL,
largely as "A result of the peace
treaty M Zurich
Surrounded by sea dotted
with small islands Sicily has an
area at q S6N r4H4re-Hl4eS aHd-a
population of approximately
1 GOO 600.
The north coast is cIaggy Will
steep cliffs reaching almost 10 the
water but the only easily naUg.
able harborS. he there It is OF
The north side Of the island that
the familiar and much-bomhec
harbor of Palermo is situated, the
best port Of which the island car
boast.
In the south. the jagged cliffs
Of Sicily smooth of into rolling
hills. dropping down finally TO fla
beaches. but harbor facilities AT
poor. 1t is this southern part o
the island which made Sicily IA
nous the world over for its olives
oranges and lemons and there %
hardly an acre of the land Whcl
is not under cultivation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
Auto Searches Protested

WASHINGTON, July 10 GNS)
Senator Connally ID of Texas.
today protested TO the OPA
against searches of automobiles in
Texas by OPA employees in an at
tempt 10 detect surplus gasoline
SuDDlIpS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
Dozen Sicilian Air Bases
Destroyed Prior to InUasion

sina separating the toe of the
Italian boot and Sicily's eastern
coast, II was reported, and even
the heavier shipments between
more distant ports were Curtailed
sharply because OF the smashing
of such harborS as Palermo and
Trapani
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
OtTBoIT SUNDAY HINES
New Local OPA Head
Is Well Suited for Job
T., IoUIS FOLEY

Wtr iooa rapidly becoming tine
Ne. prorIam1n Detroit it may
boz cum'orful On know that the
--u behind the OpA guns in thiS
saco rs man born tor the loh.
Do, name , William tarl FIiz-
gerald Ills father Was iu the gro
o.r. business aIl h> info and
aI' followed In has footsteps.
Upon graduation from the Dni-
N.r>tv of Detroit iU 1913. Fltz-
gerald eor p .ub ~ shipping clerk
tor lee a. Gladly then the largest
wholesale grocery distributor IN
tn, Midwest
ln 1882 Boo left thc firm 10
establish h.- own company oi food
brokers and seven years later al
.atod himself with the food
broker firm OF Abnor Wolf & Co..
where he remained until he lOncd
tile OPA staff last January
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
jackson Officer Dies in Crash

LEMOORE ARMY AIR FIELD
Cal. July 10 uNSl-Th army
TODAY announced the death IN q
plane crash Of J. Ralph Z Ellis,
"a. OF Jackson. Mich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11

-, born FOR he loh
Good Arthur IT. SarviS as state
OPA district director when the
latter recently resigned.
lie is i'm charge of l3 counties
and follows only one pattern lar
treatment for all and an equitable
of goods Ia all the
people.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
Map by
TEPPING STONES TO THE INVASION OF EUROPE

The giant strides made by Allied forces since the fall
Of Tunisia May y: month later Panelleria sur
rendered followed within the days by capture
of Lampedusa and Linosa These preceded by only
month this week-ends invasion of Sicily bringing Allied
forces the Italian mainland mote distances ami
ultimate liberation of occupied slave Europe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
ESTABLISHED oWN FIRM

I've scen all the fast ones in
the grocery business ne says.
"and / assure YOU the OPA will
he on the lookout for wholeSal-
erN and retailers inclined 10 de-
part from the democratic system
~ ratiOning."
Fitzgerald is irish He was a
football star at the L. of ID. ana
captanod the team I'M 1911. II"
sang with the university glee club
and classmates say no celebration
-ef that time was complete unil!
he had sung "ODonnell Aboo' or
The Crushkccn Ian IN roar
ing baritone voice .
Fitzgerald - 81, lives at l6549
Fairfield and has three sons and a
daughter. lie was named to sue
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11

Your Own Horoscope. by
Frances Drake. il one of many
famous features I'm The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-29

Mullet street. First prize was won
by Mrs. Della Hitchins, second,
Mrs. Rose Banks. and BOBBY. to
Mrs. Darlean Belfon. Other men,
bers include Mrs. Aleda Moss, Mrs.
Carman Maxwell. A very tasty
luncheon was served by the hos
less.
The annual meeting OF the Dorcas
met at the home of Mrs Hazel Davis
Monday with the president Mrs
Mayme Jeffrey conducting the ses-
sion. Final business and reports
we're made, then the election OF
officers Newly elected to tax. over
IN the fall are Mrs Gonzella Porter
president; c. Scadley, vice presi-
dent; Luella Hill. recording secre-
tary: Elaine Beverly. corresponding
secretary; Hazel Smith, treasurer
Others present MeSdames France:
Smoot Virginia Jackson Rae Col
ins. Waddic Nicholas, May. John
son. Elise Maxwell. and Dixie Ben.
nett.
y X *
Charles Blaine Fields is confined
20 The Henry Ford hospital because
Of illness.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-29
By GLADYS MILLS

On May l6 the weather report
read as follows; "A shower is fore
case for the vicinity OF $3.50 Ma
comb street, to be followed by sun
shine and fair weather. especially
for Mrs. Bernice Dickerson Stove
street"
II was on Sunday afternoon that
Miss Alberta Lightfoot invited.
many to her home. for surrrise
pre.stork shower honoring the wife
" second class seaman Kenneth
Stonestreet. of the Coast Guard.
who is for the present stationed
acre in Detroit Since the hororee
does not like the idea OF being
special guest, the showers had to
be planned without her consent.
II was very we'll attended in the
early afternoon by friends OF both
me hostess and the honoree. The
highlight OF the affair was radio
program in which every one. gen.
erously took part. Godfather Ann
Dickerson. acted as the announcer
Little did Bernice suspect the true
nature of the party until the an
nouncement was made. Good al
ternoon everybody,-this is st"tion
Alb. alberta Lghtfoots Home>
broadcasting the program OF baby
shower which is being given in
honor OF Mrs. Stonestreet," 1t was
then that her face lighted up with
surprise.
The party was very very liuel.
from that moment until the We
small hours. The table was very at
ttactively set in the artistic colo
scheme of pink and blue and white
For the centerpiece. there was
small baby doll in a cradle-fron
lis blanket Pink and blue bows
howed into streamers covering tn
center OF the table
Refreshments were served II
buffet style-the hostess presidin