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his tail up so that he nosed down
into the jungle. Larner kept control
OF that plane while it sheared the
tops off trees for about 1000 feet.
He got it back to Moresby with
| branches entwined in his radial
motors. The appearance of his
plane gave him a big laugh when
he alighted.
Larner spent lot of time in
Australia with "Pappy," a 45-year-
old test pilot, getting the ships re-
armed. There was no talk about
girls he was seen with or parties he
was on-and there would have been
If he relaxed in that way. He prob
ably sat up late with the technicians
discussing what could be done.
Briefing Was Curt.
Maj. Larner's briefing ordinarily
was masterpiece of quick thinking
and brevity. After the intelligence
ofrcer had described the target and
given information on emergency
landing places, etc, Maj. Larner
would take over. He would pass out
the assignments like a fast dealer
with cards, having planned the situ-
alton In an inkling. you are to do
this" and you are to do that" he
would say, pointing to his men. But
his briefing on the morning of
wednesday, March 3, amounted to
only five words.
His squadron was not on the newly
installed teletype. There was some
shpup and 1t was not until five
minutes to 9 that he got word to
rendezvous 160 miles away at $50.
Cape Ward Hunt" shouted
Larner. Let's 60"
And the squadron crews made
| tSee BISMARCK SEA, Page B-63
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MacLeish Added
To List Of War
Fund Directors
$500 Volunteers
In Federal Ranks
To Take Part

Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of
Congress, today was named chair
man of the Community War Funds
Government legislative section, COM
pleting the list of top-ranking Gov
ernment men who will aid in the
drive for $4,800,000 beginning next
month.
The legislative branch is one of
81 such groups comprising the Gov
ernments division for the Commu-
nifty War Fund. At least $500 VOL
unteer workers in Government serv-
ice will take part in the campaign to
raise funds for the United Service
Organization and other war hos
pitality, United Nations War Relief,
the Community Chest and other To-
cal welfare projects.
Included in the legislative branch
with the Library of Congress are
the architect of the Capitol and the
Government Printing Office.
In announcing MIR. MacLeish as
his final appointment in his Govern
ment division, Preston Delano, con-
troller Of the currency, who was ap-
pointed to his War Fund post by
President Roosevelt, said:
"The men who have accepted the
position of section chairmen of the
Community War Fund for this
years campaign are all charged
with heavy responsibilities in the
Federal Government. They present
an impressive list of distinguished
names. The willingness of men of
this caliber to borrow time from
their already crowded schedules for
the purpose of aiding this cause is
a recognition of its Importance and
gives us great confidence in the
success of our effort"
Government division is divided
into 81 sections, covering all Gov
ernment departments. In addition
to Mr.. MacLeish, section chairmen
include Henry P. Chandler, judi
cial; Frank K. Sanderson, perma-
nent staff agencies; E. r. Stettinius,
jr., emergency war agencies; William
L. Bait, War Production Board; G.
Rowland Shaw, State; William A.
Julian, Treasury; Maj. Gen. A. D.
Surles, War; Charles Fahy, Justice;
Frank H. Ellis, Post Office; Ralph
A. Bard, Navy; Miss Mae A. Schnurr,
Interior; Arthur Thatcher, Agricul-
ture; William A. M. Burden, Com
merce; Charles T. Fisher, jr., RFC
and ort-Import Bank; James E.
Dodson, Labor; Charles P. Taft,
Federal Security Agency and War
Manpower Commission: C. Russell
Shetterly, Federal Works Agency;
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant III, In
dependent Offices and Establish
ments; Commissioner Guy w. Ma
son, District government, and J. A.
Logan Sayer, quasi official agencies.
G. w. Garwood is the administra-
tive assistant to Mr.. Delano and
Coleman Jennings is the Commu-
nifty War Funds campaign chair
man.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
.oodside Park Earns
Highest Awards in
Victory Garden Show
Mrs. louru RundeIi
Given First Prize
OF 500 War Bond

Residents of Woodside Park COM
munity captured major honors in
the Victory Garden contest in the
eastern suburban area of Montgom-
cry County at the conclusion of a
two-day harvest show last night In
the Silver Spring Armory.
Mrs. Laura Randall, 1919 Noyes
drive, was awarded the first. prize
OF a $100 War bond for the best
Victory Garden. The second prize,
a $50 War bond, was won by Mrs.
st. Clair Thomas, 1877 Highland
drive, and a $25 War bond, the
third prize, was received by Mrs.
Charles T. Williams, 1912 Noyes
drive. 49,
Honorable mentions were given to
Evart Judson Wagg, 9014 Alton
parkway, also resident of Wood
side Park; to w. M. Sterrett, St.
Charles Apartments, Cameron
street, Woodside, and to r. N. Kid
well, Woodside. All received 100
pound bags of fertilizer.
A prize for the most productive
garden was awarded to William J
Jouvenal, 81l Sligo avenue, Silver
Spring.
The sweepstakes winner in the
canned goods display was Mrs.
Theodore Ruhof1, 401 Carroll ave-
nue, TakoHaa Park, who, entered
more than 100 jars of vegetables
she has canned from her 25-by -29-
foot Victory garden. Mrs. Ruhof
won a prize last week for the best
display of canned goods at the
District Victory garden show.
Second place in the canned goods
division was won by Mrs. Dorothea
Lester, 904 jackson avenue, Ia
koma Park, Md.
The American Rose Society's GER
tif1cate for the best rose in the show
was awarded to George F. Gates,
1923 Girard street NE. Also win
ming a certificate was r. E. Scam
nell, 2S10 Bladensburg road.
Prizes were awarded by County
Commissioner Lacy Shaw at the
SioSC VI tiic olioW, W1llCH Was SpOIl-
sored by the National Capital Dahlia
Society, the Potomac Rose Society,
the Takoma Horticultural Club, the
Silver Spring Garden Club and the
Victory Garden Committee of Mont
gomery County.
More than 1,500 exhibits, including
several hundred dahlias, roses and
other flowers, and fresh and canned
fruits and vegetables, combined to
make one of the largest and most
colorful displays ever shown in the
community.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
CHAPTER TX.
By GEORGE KENNEDY,


As talked to more and more OF
the pilots and gunners who had
fought in the Battle of Bismarck
Sea, a name and a personality kept
growing on me, as Capt. Flint, the
dead leader of the buccaneers, grows
upon a boy first reading Treasure
Island.
The name was Maj. Ed Larner.
The personality was that of a dar-
Ing, aggressive soldier of the air,
who would have gone far had he
been one of those fortunate ones
who escape the penalty of their
recklessness.
Maj. Larner, one of his pilots told
me, was "the kind of fellow who
wouldn't let anything stand in his
way when it came to getting any,
thing he wanted. He seemed to be
always attempting the impossible
and usually succeeding in his at
tempts. He lived on thrills. Larner
and Black jack Walker, the
Australian squadron leader, were the
widest pilots who ever few plane"
Maj. Larner was the sort of man
who makes stories. I was hearing
Larner stories wherever met pilots
back from New Guinea.
Broke Back in Crash.
One of the pilots who had been
through flying school with Maj.
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fuselage in capital letters 2 feet high

fuselage in capital letters 2 feet high
-'Spook.'
"Larner's plane was in the spot
light and under heavy fire for a
full minute, it seemed. He said later
that it was the hottest mission he
had ever been on. And then he
asked, DO you suppose they saw
the Spook?'"
He wanted the enemy to be afraid
of him-to realize that it was the
tough death dealing pilot who had
been over their installations that
night. He wanted to be to the Japs
what Richthofen was to the French
and Guynemer was to the Germans
in the last war.
Surprised Co-pilot.
There was the story of 1t. Roy
Moore, now in New Guinea, who
was Maj. Larner's co-pilot on one of
the Bismarck missions. The co-pilot
Of BIS hasn't enough to do and
the situation would get on any ones
nerves. They say 1t Moore's head
was turning on his shoulders like an
owls, and his eyes beginning to re-
senble the birds as he watched the
planes circling about him.
Then he saw something that gave
him pause. Those two planes COM
ing in on them were fighter planes
with radial motors, and radial mo-
tors on fighter in that part of the
world meant Zeros. He had never
seen Zero, but, as if to prove it.
Evening star., 1943-09-27

these planes had the triangular rud-
der which shows so plainly on all
the Zeros on the charts.
Maj. Larner was gong after a
ship, bent forward over the con-
trolls as If pushing his big bomber
into a faster dive. 1t. Moore nudged
him.
"Zeros," said Moore.
ITO he'll with them," said Maj
Larner. not glancing around and
still pushing his plane on, "the
gunners will get them"
Hard on Equipment.
Maj. Larner cared nothing for q
plane. Another pilot told what his
mechanic had to say after Maj
Larner had flown in his plane.
Captain" the mechanic asked
what does Maj. Larner think planes
are made of. He thinks these engine.
will run at full throttle for hours
They won't"
Nor did he ever give a thought te
the cost of equipment. He woulo
come back from mission, am told
and look down the barrel of hi.
machine guns.
"Put in new Ones" he would say
and walk away.
How he took the wrong bombs or
mission at Buna and dropped them
from low altitude was reported ir
the dispatches. The bombs were
instantaneous instead of delayed
action and their explosion kicked
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Bethesda Army Flyer
Reported Missing
1t. Dorsey Adams Was
Serving in EnqIund

1t. Dorsey Adams, 4704 West vir-
ginia avenue, Bethesda, Md, bom-
bardier with the 9th Air Force in
England, has been missing since
September 8. his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Windsor Adams, said today.
1t. Adams had been reported
missing once before. On July Is
his plane failed to come back from
a mission but the crew was picked
up later in the North Sea. He was
awarded the Air Medal.
1t. Adams was a graduate of the
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
In June, just after completing his
training in California, he married
a former high school classmate,
Miss Kathleen Molohon. 1t. Adams
attended the University of North
Carolina for year before he en-
listed In the air forces.
He has two sisters, Helen and
Mary Adams, who live with thei,
parents.
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feet, then at 10 feet above the
runway. This was just a way of re-
porting in, of course. They could
not put down at that speed. IN
stead they would rise again, circle
back and come in for normal land
ing.
That wasn't Just for the show of it.
The men weren't used to handling
their planes that way. Bomber pi-
ots are taught to keep away from
things, not to see how close they
can come. He wanted them to have
confidence enough to buzz the deck
Of q battleship.
One of his pilots said that things
got so bad at the field that your
tent would be blown away from you
by the planes roaring past.
Maj. Larner was out to lick the
Japs. He worked day and night at
getting the planes equipped with the
new machine guns and practicing
his men in skipping their bombs
against the old wreck in Port Mores-
by Bay.
Here's the kind of fellow he was"
said another of his pilots.
Tried TO Surprise Sub.
I'VE learned that a submarine
had put into Lac. We went up to
get 1t by surprise, dropping flares
4 at IT In the night. Instead it was the
Nips that surprised us. They had
their searchlights on us the minute
we came over.
AS You know most planes have
some sort of a comic strip picture
at the front Of the fuselage to Illus
trate Its nickname. Larner had his
pet name for his wife written al
most the full length Of his planes
a
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Humane Society Sought
In Montgomery County

A movement to organize a Humane
Society in Montgomery County is
being launched this week by Mrs.
Edward J. Gels, representative of
the Baltimore County Humane
Society.
The purpose, Mrs. Gels said, would
be to establish a shelter where lost
or injured animals would be kept
until they can be reclaimed by
their owners, placed in new homes
or humanely put to death.
Mrs. zeis urged animal lovers
and civic leaders to support the
movement. Interested persons are
asked to get in touch with Mrs.
Gels, at 8134 Wisconsin avenue,
Bethesda, or call Bradley 023l.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
William {. Becker Dies;
Commerce Aide 20 Years

William c. Becker, 46, for more
than 20 years an employe of the
Commerce Department, died of a
heart attack Saturday at his home,
5410 Allan road, Westgate, Md.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Edna Bell Talbot Becker; daugh-
ter, Barbara Becker, and a sister,
Mrs. Anna Will, Baltimore. He was
a native of Baltimore and before
moving to Montgomery County six
years ago lived in Washington for
a number of years. He was vet
eran of the World War.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at the funeral home
Of w. Reuben Pumphrey, Bethesda.
Burial will be in Arlington National
Cemetery There will be Masonic
rites at the funeral home and at
the cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Food Poisoning Strikes
Norfolk Hospital Nurses
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK. Va, Sept. 27.-Be-
tween IS and 40 nurses of the Nor
folk General Hospital were suffer-
ing today from what was believed
to be some form of food poisoning.
DR.. Charles Blount, an inferno on
the hospital staff who is treating
many of the cases, said he didn't
know what was causing the sick
ness and that the malady has not
followed the normal course OF food
poisoning"
He added that there was strong
probability that the difficulty orig
mated in the kitchen where food
for the nursing staff is prepared.
}. w. P. Earngey, hospital super
mtendent, said an investigation was
underway.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Memorial Services Held
For Norfolk Blast Victims
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 27.-Me-
mortal services for the 26 dead In the
explosion September II at the Nor
folk Naval Air Station were held
yesterday in the auditorium of the
new recreation center there. 1t.
Comdr. P. L. Mitchell, senior chap
lain at the station, delivered an ad-
dress to 1000 persons on the heroism
of the dead, of civilian and naval
personnel, and all others who as
sisted. More than $50 persons were
injured in the explosion, which was
caused by ammunition in transit.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Dog Quarantine Ordered
In Arlington County Area

A 30-day dog quarantine has been
put into effect for the North YER
non street area Of Arlington Coun-
ty, from Washington boulevard to
Fairfax drive, county health off,
cials said today.
c. L. Kinnier, acting county man
ager, said the step was taken after
a police dog belonging to Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Smith, 1920 North Ver-
non street, was found to be rabid.
David Wentley, 16, of 1915 North
Vernon street, was bitten by the
dog Tuesday, officials said, and is
undergoing Pasteur treatment. That
night the dog broke its harness and
disappeared until Thursday morn
ing, when it was taken to the county
dog pound. It died of rabies Friday.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
X X
MAotYe~4~xWM
WAR BOMBS
busie

Firing SIS rounds per minute the
30-caliber heavy Browning machine
gun Is standard equipment with
Army ground troops wherever they
60. 1t is effective within 1000 yards
and with its water cooled barrel can
fire for longer periods than other
similar weapons.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Women Voters to Meet

The Prince Georges County League
of Women Voters will have men,
bership tea at pm. Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. w. E. Johns, $500
Pineway road, College Heights, Md.
Mrs. Deurward Sandifer, State pres
ident of the league, will speak. Per-
sons interested in the work OF the
league are invited.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Robin Aids Red'Cross

Nesting in tool box in Mudge's
blacksmith shop, Little Berkhamsted,
England, a robin has raised $84 for
the Red Cross. The blacksmith COL
lected . pence peep" from those
who wished to see her feeding her
young. Last year she raised $24:
this year. by rearing two broods, $50.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
BISMARCK SEA VICTORY
Moi. Ed Lorner, Later Killed, Blasted
Biggest jap Worship in First Dive

The Bass (Mche) the type of medium bonbers as
job in the sinking of % ships of Bismarck Sea- and
the destruction of $4,000 Japanese told so far the storv
mas been that OF the squadron OF A2os (Hauoc the to
hit the enemy the co-ordnated attack of the ornino of
March l94 and Dhose pilots had the best opportunity to
1Ditness the destruction The B25s much larger planes
Where the A20S carried too pound bombs the B25
carried fpe OF them Those assigned skip-bo1bino had
formidable battery OF large calber machine guns mounted in
front.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
McNutt Opposes Use
OF Work-or-Fight Low.

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. n R.-Gov.
O'Conor said yester lay that he had
been advised by War Manpower
Commission Chairman Paul v. Me-
Mutt not to invoke the Free States
1917 Work or Fight" law.
Gov. OConor wrote Mr.. McNutt
recently as to the commissions at
titude on the proposal presented
the Governor that the statute adopt-
ed during the World War compelling
able-bodied men to hold job, join
the armed services or be subject to
criminal prosecution, be invoked.
A similar Work or Fight law,
effective In IA Maryland counties,
was passed by the last session Of the
General Assembly.
Fears Detrimental Effect.
In reply to Gov. O'Conor, Mr..
McNutt wrote that he felt the stat
ute's operation would have det-
rimental effect on the operations Of
the War Manpower Commission In
the State Of Maryland by setting up
duplicate machinery for the regis
tration and placement Of unem-
ployed or underemployed men"
Mr.. McNutt also objected to the
invocation of the statute on grounds
that "the advisability of q Nation-
wide national service act is being
thoroughly studied in Washington
at the present time. both by the
Congress and the President. You
may feel that it would be unwise to
invoke the Maryland statute while
such q national measure is under
consideration, especially in view Of
its probable effect in influencing the
policy of other States"
The War Manpower Commission
chairman added that it was his
sincere conviction that any law
permitting the compulsory assign
ment of men to private employers
under criminal penalties must pro-
vide for corresponding protection to
the worker"
Safeguards Not Sufficient.
although the statute states that
going wages should be paid and the
usual hours of work shall be OBJ
served, in my opinion these safe
guards are not sufficient. When a
workers right to accept or refuse a
job with particular employed Is
withdrawn, he should be assured of
satisfactory working conditions,
housing, safety and many other cir
cumstances
I'm summary, I feel that although
a small number of men may be de-
iberately unwilling to work, this Is
not the real heart Of the manpower
problem, and that the application
of the statute in question would, In
balance, have a deleterious effect"
Evening star., 1943-09-27

The home front also needs un-
firing efforts to keep step With the
quickened pace of our present cam
paigns.
We need millions to Back t
Attack" with War bonds.
We need you.
United states rreas Der
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Manager Leaves CuIpeper

CULPEPPER, Va, Sept. 27 (P).-
William H.sCarper, for the last three
years town manager of Culpepr,
has left here to go to Clifton Forge,
where he has accepted a position
as town manager. He will assume
the Clifton Forge post Friday.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
u. 5. Is Probinq
Work-Fight Law
In Maryland
Justice Department
To Wutch Test cuse
In Baltimore
By the Associated Press.

by the AsSoctAfed Press.
The Criminal Division Of the Jus
tice Department is investigatinR the
administration Of justice under the
work-or-fighct law in "A Maryland
counties and will take proper
action" in due time, Assistant At
torney General Thomas Clark IN.
nounced.
Report of the investigation fol.
lowed an appeal by the Workers De-
fense League to the Civil Liberties
Division Of the department to In
vestigate alleged peonage and in.
voluntary servitude.
Mr.. Clark said the department
also was watching test of the
laws constitutionality In the Bal
timore City Court Wednesday.
Meanwhile in Baltimore Zane
Meckler. secretary Of the National
Association of the Workers Defense
League, said civic, labor and re-
hgious leaders in the city had
pledged unanimous support to the
group In the test case.
"our contention is that such COM
pulsory labor legislation is a viola
tion OF the constitutional guarantee
against involuntary servitude," Mr..
Meckler said.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Robber Refunds
S6 to His Victim
To Pay Room Rent
BY the Associated Press.

BY lht Assoclated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 81
A robber held a knife against
17-year-old Thomas Adcock's
ribs and relieved him of $3.50.
Mr.. Adcock complained as he
surrendered the cash that he
was in tough spot because his
room rent was due.
So the stickup man gave him
a $6 refund and fled.
The Omaha guide., 1943-10-30
PAL GOES TO BAT
FOR CANADA E

It's a friend indeed who will
temporarily give UP his own movie
career to be a stand-in for a pal.
But Joel F1uellen the des
cription.
Joel is one of the h~andsonest
Negro boys who ever hit Holly
wood. Tall, well-built, with finely
moulded features. he arrived IN
1899 as a baritone in the Hall John
son choir. Before that, he had
been a student at the University
Of Southern California and an act
or and singer in little theatres in
Chicago.
He hasn't had a solo chance on
the e yet, but he has been in
demand ever since his arrival for
every picture featuring Negro
singers. He has made good living
for five years.
Two months ago, Director Alfred
Hitchcock imported Canada LIE,
the sensational young Negro actor,
from Broadway for an important
role in "Lifeboat" at 10th Century,
Fox. Canada had never made a
picture before and knew no n IL
Hol1ywood-except Joel. They had
been friends in the East.
To help Canada Lee feel at home
on a movi eset and help him learn
the Hollywood ropes, Joel turned
down a singing job and volunteer
ed to be his stand-in for the one
picture.
Since then, he has turned down
two more singing jobs, not to men
ton an acting job-and what re
wants TO do is act.
Sure, it's costing me plenty, Le-
ing a stand-in," he says. But I
can't let down a pal"
The Omaha guide., 1943-10-30

yX1HEN the old witch unleashes
w her black cat and goes forth to
join the revelry on Halloween, it's
time for good friends to foregather
for a little refreshing fun and
froIic. The traditional stunts Of
fortune telling and apple bobbing
provide amusing and thrifty war
time diversion for guests Of all
ages.
It's easy to give an eerie tone
to the simplest refreshments if you
let a tiny witch and her favor
lite pussy stand guard. Doughnuts,
apples, nuts and raisins make
a tempting snack, co-starred with
a spicy, frothy Witches Brew,
made Of decaffeinated coffee so
your guests can all relax over Sec
ond helps without counting spooks
and hobgoblins from their pillows
later Oh. And be sure to remem-
Der that decafeinated brew needs
slightly longer "peTking" to bring
out its rich coffee favor. Black cat
and witch cutouts on mugs or cups
work like magic in stepping up
the ghostly atmosphere Of an All
Saints Eve party.
You car make toothsome little
Jack-o.Lanterns from the dough
that comes out Of the hole Of the
doughnut- Mark eyes, nose and
mouth with frosting.
The Omaha guide., 1943-10-30

". Harris, 6544 Spencer. James c.
Harris. 1887 Corby: Herbe-- Heav-
ey. Ralston, Nebr.; Ludwig He'll
ing, 4740 @; Harold Higgins, 231G
North 5Oth; Leo Hellinger. 5012 s.
46th; ThorwaId Jacobsen, 1895 s.
51st St. Emanuel Johnson, 1901
Missouri; Fred Kaiser, 2589 Olive;
Al Kempnich. 1852 Q; = Langhaine.
Bellevue. Nebraska; TIn. Larabee,
1913 N; Orville Lewis, 1921 4th
Council Bluffs; R S. McClung.
5640 Western; Pete Niagara, 1921
East Locust; Everett Meyers Route.
5; Ernest Mintle, 51O6 8. 37th; Stan
ley Mixan. 6017 S. s6-h: Zeke Null
ski. 3019 Valley: Ed Howicki. 1851
s. 37th; Elmer Howling, 2606 sew
ard: Ray OFT 2sOs S. 33rd: Arthur
L. Owens. 1922 S. s0th; Russell