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Evening star., 1943-12-14

On the beaches of Italy. in the
jungles of the Participants, tanks,
artillery must move-and fast; no
waiting to build roads or airfelds.
That's when our soldiers must un-
roll these steel mattresses" as you
see them in this photo. Your War
bonds pay for them.
United States Treasury Department
Evening star., 1943-12-14
BiddIe Authorizes
Hershey to Issue
New Draft Rules

Attorney General Biddle has au-
thorlzed Selective Service Director
Lewis B. Hershey to send out orders
putting the new draft legislation
into effect to protect the Govern
ment from law suits, it was learned
today.
In the absence of President
Roosevelt, who now is the only Of
ficial having the power to issue
draft orders, it was found that a
number of measures had to be car
ried out Immediately. Most impor-
tant of these was the halt in send
ing nondeferrable fathers for in
duction ahead of their order num-
bers.
The President delegated author
ity over selective service to War
Manpower Chief McNutt year ago,
but Congress removed Mr.. McNutts S
authority in the new draft meas
ure., An executive order has been
prepared to delegate control of the
draft back to Gen. Hershey, but the
President hasn't signed 1t.
Meanwhile, draft officials have
refused to discuss policy matters
and are sending out only the orders
requiring immediate action by draft
boards.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
HiIIcrest Citizens Back
Deckman for Star Trophy

The Hillcrest Citizens Associa-
ton last night voted to concur with
the Southeast council choice OF
Joseph H Deckmen for The Evening
Star Trophy award. The trophy is
given annually to the citizen making
the greatest contribution to civic
activities.
Mr. Deckman is chairman of the
District Housing and Rent Control
Committee and chairman of the
special Housing Committee of the
Southeast Council of Citizens Asso-
Citations in the Southeast area.
The group agreed on W. A. Fas-
sets's motion to join with the PTA
in placing a Christmas tree on the
East Washington Heights Baptist
Church lawn. 1t also voted to give
S25 to the church.
President w. L. Rice read a mes
sage to the group urging the mem
bers to save old clothes, tin and
steel scrap.
Milton Herman. delegate to the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
explained the McCarran home rule"
bill and weaknesses as the Fedora
tons Suffrage Committee saw them.
He told of amendments to the bill
which the Federation was requesting
Senator McCarran to adopt
Evening star., 1943-12-14
lsiHRatonmiq
@Remiinders@

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No 4, green stamps A. B and
c valid through December 20.
Stamps D, E and F valid through
January 90
Meats, Fats, Etc. - Book No. 3,
stamps L, M, N and P valid
through January /.
Sugar-Stamp % in Book No. 4 good
for 5 pounds through January Is.
Shoes-Stamp No. 10 in Book No.
and stamp / on the "airplane"
sheet of Book No. valid now for
an indefinite period.
Gasoline-No. 8 A coupons good for
gallons each until February 8.
B and C coupons good for GAL
Ions each. B-2 and CO coupons
in books issued after December /
are good for gallons each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81. For
B coupon holders, January 81.
Fuel Oil-Period No coupons. good
for 10 gallons a unit, valid now.
expire January 3. Period No 2
coupons, valid now, expire Febru-
airy 8. Period No. coupons be-
come valid January 4, remain valid
through March IA. According to
the District OPA, consumers in
this area should not have used
more than "a per cent of their
total yearly fuel oil ration as Of
December 13.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
DC. VenereaI Disease
Situation Improved,
Everett Declares
Prostitution Here Also
On Decline, Hygiene
Official Says in Report

Hitting at Nationwide publicity
given Washington through "sensa-
tional' and alarming reports on
venereal disease and prostitution
cases here" Ray H. Everett, execu-
tive secretary of the District Social
Hygiene Society. said today that the
venereal diseases and prostitution
situations in Washington are being
handled as we'll or better than those
OF comparable cities"
In year-end summary prepared
for a Board of Directors meeting
later today, DR.. Everett reported
improvement in both situations dur
ing the past year
washington now rates as one of
the cleaner large cities of the coun-
try insofar as professional prcstitu-
ton is concerned he said.
Washingtons venereal disease
situation has shown steady and
notable improvement this year" he
added. Improvement is noticeable
particularly in the lowered incidence
of syphilis and gonorrhea in the
Washington military district" &C
|cording to the report.
Mr.. Everett asserted that "Wash-
ington's public may as well realize
that, like other States and cities
with large Negro populations, Wash
ington will continue to have COM
paratively high venereal disease
rates until the incidence of these
diseases in the Negro population is
reduced" That calls for, he point
ed out, better economic opportu-
mites. as well as more health edu-
cation, to stimulate clinic attend
ance and treatment by qualified pri-
vate physicians, as we'll as avoidance
of Infection"
Mr.. Everett hit at Rip Van
Wrinkle legislative processes" in
dealing with prostitution and We
nereal disease, declaring that despite
recent drafting of bills to correct
Legislative gaps no action has been
taken.
He declared, however, that new
institutional facilities here rank well
with the best in comparable cities
pointing out the completion of the
new 50-bed wing at Gallinger Ho5-
pital for isolation of patients with
venereal infections gave Washing
ton total of 100 hospital beds
available for this type of quarantine
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Henry Begins Fourth Day
OF HUNGER Strike at Jail

Jeffries Henry. 36, former District
policeman. today was in the fourth
day of hunger strike in the District
Jail inflrmary as he awaited SEN
tence for the Staying of his wife.
Ray L. Huff, director of District
Public Welfare, said Henry had not
eaten since Friday and has taken
only small quantities of water.
He said the prisoner otherwise was
in good condition and that physi-
clans were not alarmed over his
condition.
Jail officials, he said, have not
planned any action in Henrys case.
but were watching his condition
closely.
Henry was convicted recently by a
District Court jury on a second
degree murder charge.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
White House 10 Hold
Annual Christmas
Tree Celebration
Mrs. Roosevelt Wins PIeo
For Holiday Observance
On the South Grounds

The annual Christmas tree cele-
bration will be held at the White
House this year after all.
Last week the White House an
nounced that it had accepted the
recommendation of the Commits
sioners that the celebration at the
White House be called off. but yes
terday Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned
Commissioner Guy Mason and
urged that the observance be held
around the spruce trees in the
southern part of the White House
grounds.
President to Send Message.
Mr., Mason Immediately called in
to the District Building Milo F.
christensen, superintendent of rec
reation, to ask that the Recrea-
ton Department and others in
charge of arrangements go ahead
with their plans.
The Commissioner was informed
by Mrs. Roosevelt that President
Roosevelt would not be present for
the ceremony. but it is planned
to use loud speakers to carry radio
message of the President to the
troops.
AS was the case last year. no
lights will be placed on the tree
and Mrs. Roosevelt has urged peo-
yryhn 10 IL i
to use gasoline in private cars Chill
dren will be asked to bring decora-
tions to the playground director at
each school.
Broadcast at 4 PM.
The ceremony will begin at $3.50
pm. Christmas eve with a concert
by the Marine Band. The Presi-
dents radio message will be broad
cast over loud-speaker system at
pm. The Boy and Girl Scouts and
service men and women will partic-
lpate with District officials in a
half-hour program.
Additional plans were scheduled to
be made late this afternoon at a
meeting held by members of the
Christmas Tree Committee at the
Recreation Department.. Edwin C.
Graham of the Hamilton National
Bank, chairman of the committee,
will preside. A founder of the an
nual ceremony 81 years ago, Mr..
Graham was described by Commits
sioner Mason as the daddy" of the
celebration.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
$4,000 Working
Here toFace
Draft Review
oeeupotionoI 'DeIoys
Had Been Granted
By Home Boords

The merit OF granting ocupational
deferment to an estimated $4,000
men who work in Washington but
were deferred by draft boards in
other States will be reviewed by the
Districts appeal board under orders
sent out by National Selective Sery-
ice headquarters today.
The order, which implements part
Of the new draft legislation, means
that every man now classed in IA
or 2-B who works here but was
granted his deferment by a board
outside Washington runs the risk
of having his deferment Cancelled
by the appeal board here.
District headquarters said it ex-
pected $4,000 men working here
would be affected by the order.
Even those registered with draft
boards in nearby Maryland and
Virginia, but working In Washing
ton, will have their cases sent to
the District appeal board.
Naval Workers Included.
Directly affected will be draft-age
men who left their home States to
work in the Navy Yard, Naval Re
search Laboratory, Bureau OF
Standards, Weather Bureau, Naval
Observatory or in the departments
themselves.
District headquarters, however,
said that under its Interpretation
Of the regulation. men whose de-
ferments are sought by Washington
agencies but who work in the field
will have their cases passed on by
the appeal board in the area where
they are actually working.
Also affected are the thousands
of men in War-supporting activi-
ties here-policemen, Capital Tran
sit Co. employees, dairy routemen
and others who registered for
the draft with their boards back
home. At least one more appeal
panel and possibly two will be
established here to carry the new
load, which is expected to be four
times as great as the amount of
work formerly done by the District
Appeal Board.
1t was estimated that the cases
of several thousand men who are
registered with District draft boards
but are working in other States
will have to be reviewed by appeal
boards in other States.
Files Here in January.
Draft boards we're directed to
send the file of every registrant
granted occupational deferment on
or before December 10 to the ap-
peal board in the area where he is
now working by January 9. The
cases of all registrants placed in
class IA or 2-B after December
10 has to be forwarded to the proper
appeal board within 10 days after
the local board grants the defer
ment.
The new procedure does not inter-
fere with the registrants right to
, appeal
, Congress put the new procedure
|. into legislation to double check
!, the granting of occupa tional defer.
. ments, giving that authority to the
appeal boards. in the best position tc
know whether a man was "neces-
sary' to his employer and the wal
effort.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Civic Federation Act!
For Public 10 Share
In Postwar PLANNING
Montgomery County
Group for Immediate
Naming Of Committee
BY MRS. J. REED BRADLEY.

To assure public participation in
postwar planning, the Montgomery
County Civic Federation, at a meet
ing in the Bethesda Elementary
School last night, called for imme-
diate appointment by the county
commissioners of a County Devel-
opment Committee to act in an ad-
visory capacity to the board and
the Maryland Park and Planning
CmmiSsion.
To serve without pay, this board
would include representative from
the Park and Planning Commits
sion. the Suburban Sanitary Com
mission, the Board of Education
and such other planning branches
of the county government as the
commissioners deem proper.
A representative would also be
chosen from each of the following
nonpolitiCal county organizations:
Fedora ton of Women's Clubs,
League Of Women Voters, the Civic
Federation, the Bethesda Chamber
Of Commerce. the Silver Spring
pOdlu VI Ii dut, lllt L al III puI ca
the County Medical Society," the
Federated Parent-Teacher Associa-
tions and from other nonpolitical
organizations the board may des-
ignate.
Master Planning Urged.
A second resolution urged the
Park and Planning Commission tC
expedite the preparation and adop-
tion of land use surveys and master
plans of various types for the Mont
gomery County portions of their
jurisdiction. Enlargement of the
commissions technical staff to per-
nit the early preparation of these
master plans also was urged in the
resolution.
The federationS action was taken
after a report by Rhees Burkett,
chairman Of the Committee on Post
war Planning, in which he pointed
out the Importance of completing a
master plan before starting any
postwar Improvements.
The announced plan of the Gar
bage Disposal Committee to bring
up a resolution acquiescing in the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commissions intention to inaugu-
rate system of garbage collection
starting January l, failed to ma
terialize when the committee
chairman, DR.. Herbert Eaton, asked
for more time for study. DR.. Eaton
requested advice from the Legislative
and Legal Action Committee or
several points under discussion.
President Given Gavel.
Richard H. Akels, president of the
federation, was presented a gave
by William Horne, federation treas
urer, as the gift of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School.
The Capital View Park Citizens
Association was voted into member
ship. This brings the Federation
total association membership to SIS
the largest in the groups history.
The January and February meet
ings will be combined, Mr.. Akers an
nounced. The date of the next
meeting will be determined by the
speed with which the Garbage Com
mittee makes its investigation.
DR.. Horne urged a large attend
ance at the hearing in the Bethesda
County Building on December % re-
garding request for rezoning of the
Bergdoll tract on Wisconsin avenue
to permit the construction of apart
ment houses.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
1t. Friedrich Reported
As MISSING in Action

1t. Charles A. Friedrich, jr., Army
Air Forces, former Silver Spring
(Mdo resident, who has been max
ing his home in Houston, Tex, for
several years, has been reported
missing in action, it was learned to-
day.
The young flyers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Friedrich, have been
notified that he has been missing
since November 13. 1t. Friedrich
was graduate of Montgomery Blair
Senior High School, Silver Spring,
and attended Washington College in
Chestertown, Md, before going to
Texas
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Veteran D. T.. Fireman
Arrested After Police
Raid Hidden Still
Member Of Department
For "a Years Pleads
Not Guilty to Possession

Manford Hugh Dagnett, 46,
District fireman with "a years of
service, today pleaded not guilty
to charges of possession of an
illicit whisky still found by police
last night in the rear of a build
ing in the 600 block of L street
Sc.
Dagnett was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Need
ham Turnage, and the case was con-
tinued until December % to give
Dagnett opportunity to obtain
counsel.
The fireman had been released at
the fifth precinct under $500 bond.
Although no one was on the
premises at the time of the raid,
police arrested Dagnett, who lives in
the 1900 block of D street Sc, as
the lessee Of the property.
Dagnett, who has been a fire.
man since January Is, 1919, and
is attached to No Is Engine Com
pany, denied knowledge of the still.
Police said that Dagnett had leased
the place since 1923, and that he
claimed to have subleased it to
another man four months ago.
1t to another man four months ago.
Police said they are looking for
the other man.
John L. Sullivan of the third dis
trlct vice squad described the still
as capable OF producing 80 gallons
of whisky daily. He said the corn
liquor was the largest amount seized
IN the District in more than a year.
Agents of the Treasury,s alcoholic
tax unit, who had the place under
scrutiny for more than a week, and
5th precinct police. led by 1t. John
j. Ronayne, participated in the raid
Police confiscated 81 50-gallon bar
rels of rye mash, cooker, 20 5-gal-
Ion tin cans and three high-pressure
gasoline burners for heating the
mash. Everything was intact at the
still except the copper cooking pot,
Mr.. Sullivan said He added that
D~NhuSC QUILL SopPSl PAL tS are SCdICe
the illicit distillers probably locked
up" the irreplacable pot after each
work day.
A tricky electrical signal device.
police said, was used by persons
seeking admittance to the premises.
Breaking of circuit between two
nails driven into the outside wooden
door, they said, touched off signal
bell on the second floor.
Battalion Chief Carlisle Peters,
Fire Department personnel officer,
said today appropriate action"
would be taken when and If cir
cumstances surrounding the raid
implicated the fireman sufficiently
to justify an official report to the
Chief Engineers Office.
Meanwhile, Treasury agents said
oil would be poured on the rye mash
which was seized in the raid. The
other confscated articles were
turned over to the police property
clerk.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Amended Income Tax
Is Due Tomorrow
Moderate Sized Crowd
Expected at Offices Here

Midnight tomorrow will be the
last chance for taxpayers to amend
their estimates filed September Is
as to how much they owe Uncle Sam
this year in victory and income
taxes.
Only moderate-sized crowd was
expected today at the local Office OF
deputy collector in room 1902, Rev.
enue Building, at Twelfth street and
Constitution avenue NV, where ex-
perts were ready to help people
amend their returns.
The great majority OF taxpayers
have no amendments to make, al
though many owe additional taxes
The office will be open from 8::3C
am. to pm. today, and from $3.50
am. to midnight tomorrow.
Under the new pay-as-you-go tax
registration the taxpayer now is
paying to Uncle Sam on his current
income for the year 1943. It is re-
quired that the estimates of income
and victory tax be at least 80 per
cent correct. Penalty is to be i'm
posed if the estimates filed in the
so-called declarations" in Septem-
ber are more than 20 per cent WRONG.
Midnight tomorrow will be the last
chance to correct the September
declarations.
Farmers were not required to file
their declarations last September
but were given until this December
period, for making their estimates
on income and taxes due. Tax ex-
perts from the local Office are To-
Gated in banks of nearby Maryland
and Virginia. to assist farmers in
making out their reports to the COL
lector of internal revenue.
The amended declarations may be
turned in to the tax experts in
nearby banks, to the local Office of
deputy collectors here, or may be
mailed to the collector Of internal
revenue, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Auto Club to Meet

The keystone Automobile Club
will point out how the Commission
ers may stop the compulsory in
spection of automobiles for the du-
ration of the war at it's meeting at
6 o'clock tonight at the Shoreham
Hotel. The annual election of board
officers will also be held.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Fire in Chevy Chase
Does $4,000 Domooe

A fire yesterday at the home of
Stewart L. Wirgman, 16 Williams
lane, Chevy Chase, resulted in dam
age to the roof of the building
amounting to $4,000. firemen re-
ported today. Companies from the
Chevy Chase, Kensington and Be-
thesda Volunteer Fire Departments
put out the blaze.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Talk on Pope and Peace

The Pope and Peace is the sub
ject of lecture by the Rev. Will
fred Parsons, S. j., before the Study
Guild Catholic Library. 1725 Rhode
Island avenue NV. at SIS o'clock
tonight.
La gaceta., 1943-08-16
coNDENADo A
80 AMOS

New York, agosto 16.-El juez
Stackell conden6 aqui a Victor
Gonzalez, asesino de su mujer, q
80 amos de preside.
"Tuvo listed suerte en- ell hecho
de que las evidencias adicionales
no Sc descubriesen antes del jul
clio. Ash Sc ha salvadO de la silla
electrical.
Gonzalez mat6 a su esposa, Al
da de % amos, en- su departamen-
to, sol al Este de la Gale 1876, en-
ell Bronx.
I'm investigator pudo enterar-
Sc por medic de Rafael, un nino
de IL amos, sobrino de Gonzalez,
de que ell parricida habia estado
afilando ell cuchillo con Ell cual
matara a su mujer.
La gaceta., 1943-08-16
aviones
torpederos
atacarOn I'm
convoy aliado

Londres, agosto 16.-Un comu-
ricado especial de los nazis, dado
aver domingo en- Berlin, dice que
sus aviones torpederos atacaron
un convoy aliado el viernes, pasa-
do ell estrecho de Gibraltar, Y hun
dieron dos destructores Y cuatro
barcos mercantes. Otros rs vapo-
res en- ell convoy" sufrieron ave-
rfas.
Siete de los aviones atacantes
no regresaron a sus bases.
Otro communicate nazi dice que
uno de sus cazasubmarinos hun
di6 un smergible aliado en- Ell
Mediterraneo.
Roma asegura que sus aviones
torpederos volaron IN trasatlanti-
co aliado de 10000 toneladas y al
canzaron otro de tonelaje medic.
La gaceta., 1943-08-16

Londres, agosto 16.-No Sc
concede credito aqui a la promesa
de Badoglio de retirar todas las
industries de guerra, ETC., y con-
vertir a Roma en- "ciudad abier-
ta".
Ell mando aliado no aceptara 10
de "Ciudad Alberta" hasta que Ell
gobierno italiano aporte pruebas.
Y mientras no haya pruebas, los
bombardeos no seran Suspendidos.
Los nazis parecen haber compile
tado Ia evacuation de Stella y es-
tan a punto de terminar Ia cam
pafa de 5 semanas.
FL septimo EjercitO ha pasadO
DOR Milazzo, . IL millas de Messi-
ma, y a muy cOrta distancia de Ia
peninsula italiana-
La gaceta., 1943-08-16
BraZOs para
e~mpaquetar la
ropa que Sc
mandara a Russia

Ell Comite de la Russian War
Relief, con oficina en- Rome Y
Snow, necesita brazos para empa-
quetar Y envasar la ropa que Sc
mandara a la Union Soviet.
Las mujeres pueden hacer Ell
trabajo ligero y los hOmbres pre-
parar y clavar las cajas.
Pueden presentarse las perso-
mas que deseen ayudar en- Rome y
Snow o Ilamar por el telefono nG-
nero H27-291, diciendo los dias y
las horas en- que pueden ayudar.
La gaceta., 1943-08-16
La propaganda de
Goebbels r
e ''mala sangre''
entire los Aliados

Estokolmo, Suecia, agosto TO-
FL c~orrespOnsal del "Estokolmo
Tidningen" en- Berlin escribe, ha-
ciendose eco de la propaganda de
Goebbels, que Alemania debera es
coger entire aceptar la paz incon-
dicional de Churchill y. Roosevelt
o hacer una paz pOr Separado con
Russia.
Los nazis tratan de obtener me-
jores condolences de paz de los A
liados, presentando ell "fantasma"
de una paz pOr separado cor Ru-
STA.
GOebbels hace que sus peri6di-
cos hablen de una "sociedad igual'
con Russia.
la victoria del FbolseviquismO'
IS el dnicO canine para Alema :
MA"
La gaceta., 1943-08-16
BAUTIzADo Ell "MAzAMA".
Rompio la Botella de Champagne
Ia Sra. Rickenbacker.

Ell buque transporte de NUM-
clones "Mazama" fue lanzado a.
yer al mar, en- esta ciudad, sien-
do la madrina la Sra. Eddie Rick
enbacker, esposa del famOso a.
viador presidente de la Eastern
Air Line.
La Sra. Rickenbacker rompi6
una botella de champagne, como
es la costumbre, en- la prOa del
buque.
Cuando Sc verificaba la cere-
monia ella dijo:
Sc que este barco cumplira con
honor las gloriosas tradiciones de
nuestra marina.
La lluvia ceso a tempo, POGO
antes de la ceremonial, y los invita-
dos no Sc mojaron.
La gaceta., 1943-08-16
NO Sc CREE EN- LA PR oMEsA DE
Lo. AIemane. eompl stan .u Evaeuaeion.

Las tropas del Octave Ejercito
pasaron pOr Taormina en- dire
cci6n de los dedos de la bots.
Taormina esta a % millss de
Messina...
No podra Ell enemigo seguir
utilizando a MIIazzo para saear
el restO de sus tropas.
Demoran eI avance aliados las
minas cOlocadas por los nazis, que
tambien Destroyer carreteras y
puentes.
Los ingleses dominan tambien
a Castiglione y Oxrsygi.
Los bombarderos atacaron las
pOsiciones del enemigo en- sibari
y Sapri...
Anoche los Mosquitoes" bri-
tanicOs bombardearon De nuevO .
Berlin.