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Evening star., 1943-09-23

middle of the convoy on its port
deft) side, Our two VS. of six Hav-
ocs each wheeled almost at right
angles to the left to come in against
1t broadside
We were sliding down the bannis-
ter now from about 1000 feet at an
angle that would have us brushing
the masts as we went over the
enemy ships.
We had been flying with radio
silence until the first bomb was
dropped and the japanese destroyer
opened up on us. Now the jabber
in the earphones was terrific.
Hey, Joe," I heard a Fortress
pilot yell, "come on down. I've got
three Zeros on my tail"
Come on up" Joe said. 'I have
10 Of them"
learned later that the fellows
sitting around the radios at the
operations centers at Port Moresby
heard US and realized that the big
gest show in the Southwest Pacific
was on.
Quarrei over Targets.
The B-25 boys were already quar-
seling over the targets.
This is my ship--go get yourself
D ship" .
The time was exactly 1903. The
chips. ahead were rapidly growing
larger now.
Young Mayo, my right-wing man,
And I were flying on the right side
of our v of six ships. There was q
ship ahead and two to the left. ]
diyed and turned to the left under
Capt. Clark, our flight leadex and
Mayo followed me.
But, the two planes on the left
side OF our v formation were GO
ing after the nearest ship on the
left. swung back and toward the
Dig ship ahead In spite of Capt
Ciark's warning not to pile up or
the same ship, things were getting
. bit confusing.
looked over my shoulder, and
there was Clark behind me. Youne
Mayo on my right said, I'm 60.
ong on and get me fat one"
The ship was rushing broadsid,
- me nov. ! pulled the trisge,
Evening star., 1943-09-23

on the wheel that started my ma
chine guns squirting. I could see
tracers and big stuff coming from
the ship. I was pulling the bomb
switch when bullet came through
the Plexiglas canopy-.30-caliber, 1
found later I couldn't see a man
on deck. The gun crews were we'll
hidden. let my two 500-pound
bombs 60 now. just as I used to
release them on calm days to skip
against that old wreck at Port
Moresby.
Shock Rocks Plane.
Wham! I got it just as passed
over the ship. or Adam La Zonga
tmy plane) shuddered with the blow.
The plane was named for the great
lover of the Lii Abner strip and
Adam sure could take it. There
was something wrong with the right
wing and the plane wasn't flying
right. I thought I had been hit
with ack-ack. Capt Clark told me
later that I had clipped off the top
of the ships radio mast. There was
a dent on the front surface of my
wing 6 inches deep.
In the same second got a kick
in the pants from the explosion of
Capt. Clark's bomb. Some of our
planes were equipped with cameras
as reconnaissance planes for the
ground forces. Capt. Clark's plane
got picture of my ship taken
just as my bombs exploded. 1t also
showed that one of his bombs had
skipped right over the ship.
We got the number of the ship
as We passed over and checked it.
1t was the Temei Maru, an 5000
ton cargo ship. The Tenet Maru
was familiar caller at the port
of San Francisco before the war.
There was a warship OF to my
left throwing up a lot of stuff.
executed violent series of zooms,
diving and soaring to keep their
gunners from holding a bead on me.
Nothing hit me.
What had happened to my ship"
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Amateur Cotton Picker
Wins National Title
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssOclated Press.
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. Thirty
eight-year-old Buck Wesley, Hor-
nersville (Mo.) school teacher who
picks cotton in his spare time, is
the 1943 national cotton picking
champion.
The stocky Mr. Wesley won the
title on a delta farm near here by
putting together 121 pounds in two
hours.
The feat won him a 81 900 cash
prize, which he took home to his
wife and week-old son.
I'm going to buy some War bonds
and pay of all my debts" he told
the crowd Of several thousand
spectators.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
By the Associated Press,


"A controversy over whether mill
tary discipline should supersede
seniority privileges In the case of
war plant guards is expected to be
resolved by the War Labor Board In
favor Of the military.
A WLB panel, it was learned to-
day, has agreed on recommended
order which would permit the guards
to maintain their union member
ship and negotiate a contract, al
though separate from the contract
fer the main bargaining unit at the
plant.
Nothing in the contract, however,
could interfere with military DIS
ctpltne. ss..s..
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Boy Hif by Auto
While Skatinql
Six Injured !: !:
Fronk CicoIo, 10, Y
| Token to Hospital;
Driver Not Held

Seven persons were injured. no
of them seriously, in trafiic accidents
In the District and vicinity last
night and early today. -
Frank Cicala. 10, Of 666 MaSs-
achusetts avenue, NE, was taken 10
Casualty Hospital with head In.
jury. The boy. who was on roller
skates, was struck at the intersec.
ton Of Seventh street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NE. last might by
. car which police said was oper-
ated by william B. Bell, 10, Of 1908
y place Sc. The driver was not
held.
Frank Repass, 40, Of 4752 North
Twenty -frst road, Arlington, Va,
was taken to Georgetown Hospital
by the Arlington Rescue Squad early
today after his auto struck . tele-
phone pole at Lee Highway and
Adams street. He also has head
injury.
Man and Wife Hurt.
Joseph A. DAILY, 10, Of 1916 Otis
place NV, and his wife, Mary B.
DAILY. were treated by a private
physician last night after collision
between their automobile and q
strcetcar in the 1900 block OF Co
lumbia road NV.
Mr.. DAILY Has treated for lacera.
tions to the face and right knee and
Mrs. DAILY received minor bruises.
Both went home following the col.
lision.
Lloyd A. White, .. colored, OF 500
p street NV. suffered q fractured
leg when he was struck by an auto
mobile in the 1400 block OF Fifth
street NV. Police said the car
which hit the White boy was
operated by Pope Eberhardt, r., a,
OF the 100 block Of Third street
NV. The boy was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital.
Two Autos Crash.
Mrs Mary j. Gildea, 66, Of 8435
Piney Branch Courts, Silver Spring.
| Md, was treated and released at
Garfield Hospital late last night for
shock and bruises, received when the
auto IN which she was passenger
collided with another at Sixteenth
street and New Hampshire avenue
NV.
Police are stiil searching for the
operator Of the other vehicle, who
stopped but would not identify him.
self.
Jeanne M. Dixon. 36, 1885 Calvert
street NV, was released from Car
f1eld Hospital last night after receiy.
ing treatment for minor injuries In
CURED when the auto she was driv.
ing was involved in an accident near
her home.
Her car first sideswiped q bus,
then careened into parked car on
the opposite side Of ,t&i6 St1eet and
finally was struck BY 4 ND.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
BISMARCK SEA VlGT0RY
DouD1e Lt'e OF NIIIed bonbefs ISmpshk
At jap Convoy; Ships Go Up in Smoke

The sinking of % ships and the droanino of $4,000
Japanese in the Battle of Bismarck bv ARM
den as proof OF their contention that force aoat
can eIt against co-ordnated attack planes
IN the Coral Sea battle carrier planes japanese
and American sought out the carriers opposing task
force ana destroyed several OF them Planes from
are necessarily small carrying lighter bomb load than
land-based planes At Midoay the great based Flying
Fortresses took of and the first to bomb enemy
They operated from high altitude and the enemy ships
usually succeeded in aDodng the BY quick turns OF
the helm At Bismarck Sea the enemy by euery
thing almost at high-euel medium euel bombino
skip-bombing and deck strdfng
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Luis Gronodos to Talk
Before Aqer Citizens

Luis Granados will speak on
Taking Advantage of Your Mary
land Citizenship" at the first fall
meeting of the Ager Citizens AS
sociation at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
Mount Rainier High School.
Evening star., 1943-09-23

War bonds are just as much a
weapon rs 4 war plane or a long
range gun; how many bonds do you
own? Back the attack with War
bonds"
Evening star., 1943-09-23

BEFORE AND AFTER THEY SKIPPED THEIR BOMBS This
picture, taken from Royal Australian Beannghter shows
planes of Capt. Chudoba the
light leader bearing down the Tenet Maru
vessel and Of the % ships destroyed Bismarck
Sea engagement Capt Carks plane rear Note the
smoke OF ship burning on the horizon.
Evening star., 1943-09-23


A-20s Height
Jap Convoy
Planes are flying from left to
right. Each leDet passed oUer
the conDoy a Ttnute after the
slepel aboDe.
Far ahead and below us on the
sparkling blue of the sea were the
japanese ships, pushing along to-
ward New Guinea in an oblong for
NATION.
! got my first sight of the battle
when ship ahead and to the left
blew up throwing flames half mile
INTO the air. I thought it was a
destroyer, but the destroyer I had
marked in that position slowly
pulled away revealing tanker be-
yond it sending UP flames and smoke
from stem to stern.
The destroyer, which looked like
q battleship. didn't fire for a while
and then opened up. 1t had plenty
OF fire power against planes-I could
nee that. The symmetrical pattern
OF the. convoy broke now as the
anips zig-zagged in all directions.
We were now about opposite the
Evening star., 1943-09-23

s CHAPTER v.
I ~ CAPT EDWARD CHUDOBA,
80 AS told to
GEORGE KENNEDY,
Star staff Correspondent
We, moved on the japanese ships
h two vertical echelons. 1t was as
Y twolL Leaning Towers of Pisa moved
forward with men dropping bombs
trom the various galleries.
] Here's the way we hit them:
Id Fighters upstairs
Flying Forts $4,000
t. feet
3 & B-25s 1000 feet
2 B-25s 1000 feet
Bea,ifghters Masthead
A-20s Height
Evening star., 1943-09-23

Ismesrew; The Gunnsr's
vIsw.
Evening star., 1943-10-25
Rodeo Opens at Uline's

The clown in the lobby throws
you right into the mood.
The smell of hot dogs and spun
sugar, the man selling cowboy hats
and leather whips-you're all ready
to witness the combination circus
rodeo which began its eight-day run
in Washington yesterday.
The fathers that brought their
kids to the show to see Daredevil
Hapgood leap over men. run through
fire, and smash board walls with
his head while riding motorcy-
Gle seemed to enjoy 1t more than
their youngsters.
Many "ohs" and "ahs" resulted
when the Great Speckled Bird, a
famous high school horse of Ap-
palosan breed walked on his hind
feet, tWirled on his front feet, and
finally balanced himself on his back
while Everett Daniels, his trainer,
stood on his hind feet.
Jack Hoist, once Olympic cham
pion on the horizontal bars, rushed
into the arena in leopard skins
swinging on rope. With Col. Elmer
Baiers and his rodeo band playing
jungle music, he presented an aero
batic exhibition as the Tarzan of
the arena.
In the rodeo contests, open to the
audience for the payment of an
entry fee. only few soldiers and
one sailor competed Only men,
bers of the rodeo won the prizes,
Evening star., 1943-10-25
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
NatiOnal-"Oklahoma!" The mu-
sical sensation: Tonight at $50.
Screen.
Capitol Dood It. a phrase in
action: IL am, l 40, 4:25, 7:15 ano
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 1855, 3:45
$50 and 9:10 pm.
Tolls" life and death in Spain
1890 am, ITO, 355, 635 and 9:2C
pm.
Earle" Sahara Mr.. Bogart with
Gen. Montgomery: II am, lao
4:25, 7:l0 and 9:55 pm. Stage shows
los, $50, 6:35 and 9:20 pm.
Keiths-"The Sky's the Limit,
AStaire and new partner: As am
LAS, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and Gas pm.
LittIe-"El Rancho Grande,' in
Spanish with Tito Guizar: 1l:25
am, l:25, $50, $50, 7:35 and GAO
pm.
Metropolitan-"The City that
Stopped Hitler" document on Stall
ingrad: II am, l:20, 3:55, 5:45, {
and 1910 pm.
Johnny Come Lately
Jimmy Cagney on his own: II, 2::25
4:50, ITO and $40 pm.
Pix-'H'Ya, Sailor" part of a
double feature: 2, 420. $50 and 9:1C
pm.
TranS-Lu - News and shorts
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1943-10-25
Special Timing Made
For Sinatra Fans
HOLLYWOOD

HULL "OOD.
You've all heard about the way
film editors space comedy scenes
and directors time" then so laughter
in the movie theater won't drown
out subsequent lines. It's an art in
itself
Now comes a brand-new wrinkle
along the same line. Over at R-K-O
in getting the Frank Sinatra film
Higher and Higher" in shape.
they've got to take into account the
squeallng and moaning of the
sWooner'S fans.
Therell be pauSes in both dialogue
and music to allow the emotional
disturbances to die out before i'm
portant lines of either are spoken
or sung Experts Whove been
around Frankie during his radio
career helped point out the spots at
which the noise peaks could be ex-
pected to rise and fall
Evening star., 1943-10-25

may go on and graduate and become
an actress or a singer"
Miss Britton did even better, be-
coming both an actress and singer
thus turning her impersonation of
Ado Annie into one of the finest
freshest comedy performances the
theater has had in years.
Her success should be a very dis
concerting thing to those who in
sist that it takes a long, difficult
apprenticeship to be a hit as a
comedienne. Miss Britton, as her
10 years age implies, is barely out
of sweaters, skirts and dirty saddle
shoes and Ado Annie is her first
role in the theater ut is only her
age that implies it. of course, for
Miss Britton literally is in Persian
lamb phase Of chic todayD
Miss Britton is as excited about
her role of Ado Annie as Ado Annie
is about life (as it enigmatically is
called in the play. The combined
excitement of the two is what makes
the role stand out more vividly than
it does in New York, where Celeste
Holm has made it a triumphant
thing, too
Miss Britton, who was in the New
York company in the part Of Gig
Cling Gertie. played here by Kath-
arine Barrett, did not really think
she would get the Ado Annie part in
the National company of okla
homa!" She still thinks her eyes
and ears are betraying her when
she reads review sand hears GUS
toners grow rhapsodic over her
singing and cloWning But, she is
certain she is the happiest girl in
the theater and feels deeply and
everlastingly indebted to the Thea
ter Guild and Director Reuben Ma
moulian for the privilege.
Miss Britton wasted no time in
getting started on an artistic career
the minute she realized she was
safely past biology. Moreover, she
decided it would be better for her
# she did not get too much help IN
that direction from her mother
Evening star., 1943-10-25
Greek Kerplunks

In her current picture, Irene
Dunno has to dive kerplunk into a
deep, muddy slit trench when Jap
planes appear overhead. So they
arranger for Wally Beery, an old
mud kerplunker himself, to instruct
her. And because bad weather
and colds delayed shooting on
"Frenchman's Creek far beyond
schedule, the units business man
ager, Sid Street, got pretty worried
over mounting production costs. So
the cast tossed surprise party on
his birthday and gave him a big
cake, inscribed Out of the Creek
by Christmas"
Evening star., 1943-10-25
How to Cultivate
Ersatz Measles
BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD.

BY lne associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
A photogenic case of measles was
necessary for comedy high spot in
Gail Russells role in Our Hearts
Were Young and Gay"
How the makeup man did it would
not be good for home wear. but on
the screen it looks real. A heavy
coating of lip rouge, a white line
drawn under the eyelids and a chalk
white makeup that eliminates all
shadows in the face make Miss
Russell look the way you wouldn't
want to be feeling.
The lip rouge goes black in the
camera, the white line under the
eyes makes them look puffy and
feverish, and the white makeup
gives a bloated look to the whole
face. 1t is the natural shadows
on face that give it contour in
the camera.
Evening star., 1943-10-25

however. Coy Lee won the bull
riding and wild horse race, Jack
Jackson was first in bulldogging,
with the time of II seconds, and
Joe Evans took 27 seconds to win
the calf-roping event.
There was tense moment when
one cowboy slipped in the sawdust
with a bull close on his heels. His
partner came to the rescue, however,
and hurried the bull away.
Sky-Devil Ben Moutan presented
a one-hand stand blindfolded on
top of a 90-foot pole while he
twirled a rope.
1ronman Decker playing Super
man, scheduled to leap over a bus
in his car, announced that the bus
was too high to get into the arena
Three old cars and a covered wagon
were substituted. CD.
Evening star., 1943-10-25
Either Showmanship
Or Forgetfulness
NEW YOR]

NEW YUM.
Regular audience members at
Bing Crosby broadcasts in Holly
wood have fun following Crosby s
Pipe Routine" and make a game
of it.
First play comes when Bing walks
to the side mike (his singing mike)
and lays his trusty pipe on the music
stand before the show hits the air
Second play: After the broadcast
Bing bows self consciously to the
audience, and heads for the wings
Third land playoff) play: Bing re-
members his pipe, has to walk clear
across the big stage to retrieve his
brlar from the music rack. This
same routine takes place every week
and Bing always forgets his pipe.
Evening star., 1943-10-25

The mother is Ethel Owen, who had
been a radio actress for IS years,
and is only now playing her first
Broadway part, that of the spinsteT
Aunt in ''Threes a Family" (And
doing it SO brilliantly that no one
three daughters, of whom Pamela is
the youngestD
That's why ! changed my name, =
Miss BrittOn says. Il did not want
to seem to be trading on mothers S
reputation, although she would not
have minded in the least. 1t sort
of made it even more wonderful for
both Of us to be playing our first
Broadway roles at the same time. +"
Miss Brittons glittering comic m
depreciation of Annie's lament, Il
Can't Say No. in "Oklahoma!
must not mislead you She has a
really fine voice, as YOU might guess
from the way she can break it at
will in Annie's song Before getting
her first small part in the Broadway
company Of "Oklahoma!" she was
singing in Gotham night clubs. the
last one with Don McGrain's band
in the Latin Quarter
She would be enormously pleased
and honored to do Ado Annie's part
in the movies, when the time comes.
and as this department thinks she
most certainly should. But, she
never has thought about the movies
as a career. nor has she even beer
screen tested. She, more than any
one we can think of off hand. seem 5
to have a career singing Ado Annie
in the which is where she
would rather be than any place else
in the world
She thinks it is a fine thing to
have f1unked biology, but she would
not recommend it to any other
youngster.
Monday roundup: If any one
wants to write a musical play called
Kentucky" Senator Happy Chan
dler might be available as the lead
ing man. He demonstrated all the
vocal talent necessary in his many
encored version of My Old Ken
tucky Home" at the Mayfower
Lounge opening on Friday night
Never before have so many WASH
lngtonianS had occasion to be so
grateful to the voters Of Kentucky
. incidentally, the dancing of the
Drake trio at the same affair was
performance of more heroic proper
tions than the customers realized
That slippery dance floor Was
the most hazardous thing for an
acrobatic team imaginable Ask
Walter Donohue, the "Oklahoma ="
comedian-dancer who made such
clever master of ceremonies i.
He risked his neck on it too.
Evening star., 1943-10-25

every one can testify who has been
lucky enough to see the guilds mu-
sical at the National
1t was Miss Britton's grades in
biology-a subject not unrelated to
the gay, bewildering experiences of
Ado Annie-that convinced the nun
her pupil SO thoroughly lacked the
scientific mind that she must have
the artistic one in some compen-
satory degree.
AS Miss Britton recalls their final
conversation, which was only
couple of years ago when she was
II, the teacher called her aside one
day and said:
Pam. you really don't deserve to
pass your biology But since you
probably will never mention the
word. even if you remember it, I am
going to give you a TO- Then you
Evening star., 1943-10-25

ADJUSTMENTS. A
Evening star., 1943-10-25
Ladies With Whiskers

You may not believe it, but male
extras were so scarce when certain
mob scenes were filmed in "Kismet"
the studio used dozens of girls
dressed as men, complete with arti-
fetal boards and mustaches.
Evening star., 1943-10-25
AdoAnnie's' Success Hinted
In Her Biology Grade
By JAY CARMODY.

The nun who taught her biology Holy Angels Academy in Mil
Waukee told would
their adjectves
would
in "Okahoma"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-09-25
HAIR STYLING REVUE
AT CENTRAL CHURCH

AS this goes to press, plans are
near completion for the Hair Sty-
ling Revue which will be given at
Central M. E. Church, Monday eve
ming, September q, at 800 p. m
This show, given under the aus
pices of the church choir and other
cooperating organizations and for
the benefit of the church, will bring
to the public lovely display of
advanced hair styles, featured by
the following popular beauticians
of the city: Mrs. Lillian Brown,
Miss Clestine Johnson, Mrs. Ella
Mitchell, Mrs. Irine Whitaker, Mrs.
Ruth Moore, Miss Lucille Harris,
Mrs. Eaide Jones, Mrs. Hattie Pen
ny, Mrs. Louise Turner and Mrs.
Elease Thompson. Two of the
above beauticians will also award
diplomas to two graduates of
beauty culture at this affair. The
public is cordially invited to see
this lovely hair styling revue.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-09-25
PATRIOTIC TEA DRAWS
LARGE CROWD.

The beautiful home of Mrs. Burr
Brown, 202 E Monument Street
was the scene of a Patriotic Tea,
Sunday afternoon, September IL,
sponsored by the Womens Divis-
ion of the War Finance Committee,
which affair was one of the most
outstanding of the early fall sea-
son.
The dining room was attractively
decorated in patriotic colors. Dou-
BILE VS. made of red, white and
blue crepe paper were formed Oh
the table, at the end of which was
a beautiful silver punch bowl with
matching cups. Candies, minis
and cookies were placed on the
table. Patriotic souvenirs of flags
were arranged on the VS.. Two
candelabras holding patriotic can
dies were placed on each side OF
the table
Mesdames M. NJ Hubert and c.
A. Hall greeted the guests at the
door Mesdames Annie Mae Mos
ley and Mary Brown wore patriotic
paper aprons as they served the
delicious tea.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-09-25
Lincoln Addition
News
Mrs. Eugene Davis, Reporter

HASSHS DdViS, n6pOTJor
Mrs. Viola Campbell and baby
Campbell spent several days last
week with Mrs. CampbelIs mother
In Memphis, Tennessee. She re-
ports an enjoyable trip.
Mrs. Sallie Thomas of Grayson
Street visited her in-laws last week.
Mrs. Hester Thomas and Mrs. Flor
"a Mae Thomas on Midway Street
Mrs. Aurellia Hayes has returned
to her home in Chicago after visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Davis and many friends. While
here she was rendered many social
'courtesies.
Last week a series of meetings
We're held in Mt Zion church. The
meeting was success. The church
was revived and the Saints rejoiced
much. The Church of God in anv
community means much. Rev
Green and Rev. Jenkins had charge
of the meetings.
Rev. jenkins is pastor. Good
Brother Jackson is to be remem.
bered for his faithfulness.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-09-25
COFFEE HOUR AT
SOLDIERS CENTER

The fall program at the Soldiers
Center, sol N. Parish Street, will
begin taking shape soon. Outstand-
ing on the fall program will be
the Coffee Hour, which began last
Sunday morning, at which time the
odor of coffee penetrating the CEN
ter aroused the sleeping soldiers
and reminded them of home.
More than so soldiers enjoyed cof-
fee, cookies and doughnuts Sunday
between the hours of 7 and 10 a.
m. This seemed to have given
them zest for going to the SER
vices of the various churches in
the city.
The music hour Sunday, which
was participated in by the SOL
diers from the Ordnance Plant and
the Air Base consisted of a very
informal program of musical num-
bers, instrumental and vocal. from
the young men, Mr.. George AL
bert Smith also assisted Mrs. Lat
timore with the music program,
after which punch and cookies were
enjoyed by all present.
Col. Campbell Johnson, of Wash