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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Flyer Fighting Nozis Finds Guns
Empty, but Lives to Tell Tale
Just Kept Going
Around and Around,
Ohioun Relates
By the Associated press

BY the Associated Press
AN ADVANCED u. S. FIGHTER
BASE IN TUN1SIA, Feb. 4 de-
layed. - The luckiest pilot in the
world few his United States P-4O
fighter in circles through one of the
biggest and hottest aerial battles
ever seen over this base without any
bullets In his guns and lived to tell
the story.
1t. Richard E. Marks. %, OF To-
ledo. Ohio, one-time police reporter
on the Toledo News-Bee, got tired
of sitting around the dugout' as as
sistant group operations officer, so
he decided to get in some flying time
on patrol over the field.
Suddenly about a dozen Messer-
schmitts swooped in to attack. II
didn't know anything was up and
was just loafing along until a
Messerschmitt sneaked up behind
me- 1t. Marks related.
He hit my propeller and wings,
but instead of turning OF he came
on right over me, so I turned up
into him.
1T was perfect shot and
gave squeeze. Nothing happened.
I couldn't believe 1t.
Il checked the gun switches and
they were O. K. but l didn't know
until landed that somebody for
got to put ammuniation in my
plane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
U.S.. Flyers Rout 80 Nozi Planes
To Thwort Bombing of unks

There were "a Stukas and six
Messerschmitt and Focke-W ulfe
escorts. Five OF the Stukas dropped
bombs as We hit them We were
within 500 feet. The others jettii-
soned their bombs and ran.
The bombers scattered like ducks
when you throw rocks at them in a
pond. Our boys had targets to burn
and fired at everything they saw.
The ANAL outcome was that We shot
down six planes. of which one was
Focke- Wulfe. The others were
Stukas. We also damaged several
others, how extensively We can't say,
Of course.
The Stukas really had been Civ
ing our boys on the ground hell, and
they sure were glad when we broke
up the German formation over their
heads. None of the bombs dropped
did any damage.
Our losses were four airplanes
and one pilot. but we have reason
to believe he is safe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Case Against General
Won't Be Pressed
Hit-Run Complaint Not
Justified. Prosecutor Saws
BY the Associated Press.


SAN DIEGO. Calf. Feb. s.-Dis-
trict Attorney Thomas Whelan
said today the facts and circum-
stances did not seem to Justify
issuance OF complaint against
MAJ. Gen. Holland M. Smith, booked
Friday on drunk driving, hit
run charge.
We are doubtful the drunk
driving charge could be established, !"
said Mr.. Whelan.
Gen. Smith, 81, commanding
general OF the Fleet Marine Force
mere, was stopped by a motorcycle
omcer early Friday morning about
three miles from downtown San
Diego street where Alvin j. Wilder
70, Navy machinists's mate second
class, was injured when struck by
an automobile.
wilder apparently was crossing
the street in the middle of the
block, and from the facts I have
obtained I do not believe the GEN
eral knew he hit any one and for
that reason didn't stop" said Mr.
Whelan. Wilder does not want tn
prosecute.
Because OF the generals long
military record and his value to the
country l believe the ends OF Justice
would be better served by not is
suing a complaint"
Maj. Gen. William P. Unshur
commander OF the Department OF
the Pacific, San Francisco. arrived
mere today to investigate the case
and report to the Marine Corps
commandant in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Ham and Eggs
Trail Left by
Cafe Thief

Messrs. William Fawcett Howard
Ogle and Thomas McVeary. serge
ants attached TO the Detective Bu-
reau, announced today the arrest Of
Bonnie The Bean" Simms, colored
81. amateur cook and devotee Of
nam and eggs.
Bonnie, they charge. broke into
many places within the past few
weeks In fast, they charged Bonnie
with IT cases of housebreaking-i
most caces, restaurants. Bonnie, they
said, did not stop at the breaking
and entering-or even the $1,000 in
loot allegedly SWITCHED by The
Bean" No, Bonnie being adept. they
say. at the complete use OF the
frying pan, fried himself ham and
eggs before he left each restaurant
without washing the pan.
The detectives declined to discuss
the origin OF Bennies nickname,
except to say that in the future he
would be known as "Sunnyside Up -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Dies
CONTINUED From First Page

-
: Wrf* - T Vrvvyvv
ord OF Mr.. Pickens' Communist
Affiliations and denied that his fight
for the removal of Mr., Dickens was
based on racial prejudice ~,
Mr.. Pickens. Mr.. Dies explained.
was one Of a large group of en-
ployes whose removal from ONCE
he will seek in various appropria-
tons bills.
Communist Ties Denied.
Mr.. Dawson said he had known
Mr.. Pickens for more than 40 years
and added:
William Pickens is not a Com
munist: he has not been a Com
munist.v The voice Of william Pick
ems has been heard in defense Of
the high ideals of this country"
4 say that with all the integrity
OF a man who would flght and die
for America today Mr.. Dawson
added, recalling his active partici-
patton in the World War. He said
many Negroes unwittingly join or
CARNATIONS which they believe
pledge to their betterment, but
promptly leave them when they
discover their errors.
Representative Knutson, Republi-
can. OF Minnesota. chided the House
for its action on Mr.. Pickens. Sin
Cling out this one poor colored man. F."
Representative Hendricks, Demo-
crat, of Florida. stating that ANY
man from the South doesn't call a
colored man Mr." told the House
he was unaware that Mr.. Pickens
was colored when the question of his
afhliations first arose, Offering as
proof the fact that I referred to
him as Mr. Pickens:"
And as for all this talk about
giving him. his day in court Mr.
Hendricks shouted, Il want to talk
to you gentlemen about courts"
Even if the individuals under dis
cussion were given their DAY in
court" he said, that would not nee
essarily remove from them the
stigma of being anti-American.
I'VE had a trial out on the Coast
last week." he said Enrol Flynn,
the movie actor, had his day in
court-and was acquitted.
But would any OF you good gen.
tlemen in this House want your
daughters to take trip on his yacht
with Mr.. Enrol Flynn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Use Of Small Plants
Advocated by Wilson
Believes They Are VitoI
To War Production
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Charles E. Wilson. vice chairman
OF the War Production Board, told
the House Small Business Commit
tee today his policy was to use small
plants wherever possible because I
think they can be more important
factor in war production"
Il thing it's silly, foolish. to allow
the large plants to put in equipment
to do what small plants can do,
when small plants can be found to
do the work" Mr.. Wilson declared
Much of the machinery needed to
gear small business to war produc-
ton can be taken from larger plants
whose need for speciality equipment
is not so acute. Mr.. Wilson said.
Mr.. Wilson promised to investigate
a complaint by Representative Ploe-
ser, Republican of Missouri, that
duplication Of facilities in shipyards
was threatening the economic ruin
of small business establishments
equipped to do the work, and was
adding as much as 100000 to the
cost of 100000 cargo vessels. In
many cases, Mr.. Ploeser complained
! shipyards have been required by the
Maritime Commission to install
/ facilities to make equipment that
could be made by smaller plants In
the same communities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Senate Demands Details
On ID VINO Appointees
Earlier Story on Page AID
BY the Associated Press.

Earlier Story on Page ALL
BY the Associated Press.
Request for full description here
after of salaries and duties to be
performed by nominees requiring
Senate confirmation brought post
ponement today Of action on IA ap-
pointments to the War Manpower
Commission
Senator Vandenberg Republican,
OF Michigan. termed the nominal
lions IAN amazing list of designa-
tons to ONCE" His request for de-
tails of the nominees proposed du-
ties resulted in deferment of action
until Thursday.
Meantime, Senator Tydings, Dem
ocrat, Of Maryland. obtained from
Majority Leader Barkley a pledge
OF cooperation in including on the
Senate calendar description OF
the duties OF appointees receiving
$4,000 or more a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Leose-Lend
CONTINUED From First Page

Lease-Lend goods for the United
Kingdom
Each vessel he assured the
committee, in the whole United
Nations pool i: thus used to its
utmost
1882 Allied Ships Repaired.
Admiral Land disclosed that in
the year ending October 81, the
Maritime Commission first, and
later the War Shipping Administra-
ton had repaired 1872 United Ma
tons vessels in American yards in
addition to its own flag vessels.
He said that services and supplies.
including port expenses and fuels.
furnished for foreign controlled
vessels during the same period
amounted to $3.50 "servicings."
Il favor the extension of the
Lease-Lend Act Admiral Land de-
clared. ''Lease-lend and lease LEND
in reverse should not be abandoned.
The Lease-Lend Act is a flexible
instrument, which has proven in
time Of emergency a democracy can
meet and outmatch the challenge
OF so-called Fascist efficiency"
He reported that approximately
II per cent OF all war shipping ad-
ministration- Uncontrolled dry cargo
tonnage in active service is engaged
in Army operations,
Navy Uses Is Per Cent.
Another 10 per cent is being used
by the Navy. while 30 per cent is
making lease-lend voyages to Great
Britain, the Middle East, the Indian
Ocean area and China. The bal
ance carrys "a large amount" OF
Army and Navy cargo. he reported
but operates mainly in other neces-
sary services to maintain the essen
tial civilian economy"
Later. Representative Curley
Democrat, Of Massachusetts told the
House that he had written Presi-
dent Roosevelt. suggesting that 1C
per cent OF ell lease lend funds be
earmarked for aid to China.
Maintaining the Chinese forces
properly equipped could defeat
Japan in six months. the former
Governor OF Massachusetts, said the
far Pacific battleflelds were In a
yellow mans country"
He argued that concentration or
furnishing the Chinese with mill
tary equipment would save the live
OF 500 900 American mer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
AN ADVANCED AMERICAN AIR
BASE IN TUNISIA, Feb. s de-
layed) The leader of an American
squadron of II fighter planes on a
reconnaissance flight described to-
day how they surprised 80 German
planes about to bomb American
tanks. shot down six of them and
forced the remainder to abandon
their mission and flee.
The encounter occurred February
l in the skies above Sened and
saved American ground forces from
being bombed by one of the heaviest
concentrations of enemy planes
seen in the Tunisian campaign.
I'VE caught them completely by
surprise" said Maj Mark E. Hub
bard. %, of st. Paul, who bagaed
one Stuka.-
Although we came in below them
they didn't see us until they were
about to attack our tank and other
ground forces" he continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Guada|canaI Ship
Story Unsupported,
kagnuson Declares
Ohio Newspaper Asked
To Produce Names Of
Marines interviewed
Earlier Story on Page AIRY
BY the Associated Press

Earlier Story on Page AIRY
BY the Associated Press
Chairman Magnuson Of a spe-
cial House Naval Affairs Sub
committee said today that ques-
tioning Of the city editor and a
reporter for the Akron tOhio)
Beacon Journal failed to show
any direct evidence to support"
stories the paper published that
merchant seamen refused to un-
load cargo at Guadalcanal on a
Sunday.
Mr. Magnuson asked City Editor
Charles Miller to submit to the
committee. investigating the stories.
files of the paper from December IS
to January 81 to show what ma
rines were interviewed in Akron by
Reporter Helen Waterhouse.
Mrs. Waterhouse earlier today
testified that disclosure of the names
OF the men she spoke to would
destroy the public faith in any
reporter" or in the Akron Beacon
Journal.
No. Reply to Request.
Mr.. Miller relayed to the news.
paper the committee request for the
names and Mr.. Magnuson said no
reply had yet been received.
I'VE still haven't any direct evi-
dence to support these charges"
Mr.. Magnuson said during the ques-
ton of Mrs. Waterhouse and ad.
dressing his remarks to her, OBJ
served:
IF newspapers publish similar
stories on similar evidence. we'd be
spending the next 50 years check
ing stories"
Pointing out that Secretary Of the
Navy Knox and the commanders of
the armed forces in the South Pa
ciflc denied any knowledge of such
an incident, Mr.. Magnuson added:
If there were published by news
papers all over the Nation similar
stories based upon just such evil
dence as this, it would cause
complete disunity" 80
No Direct knowledge.
The chairman emphasized in ques-
tioning Mrs. Waterhouse that her
testimony failed to show that any
marine claimed any direct knowledge
Of such refusal n
Complaints that marines had to
unload the cargo. he added. could
be put down as lust beefs." Mr..
Magnuson said that had the re-
porter and the paper developed
background" on maritime proce-
dure. it would have shown that q
ships crew, especially In war
zone. does not unload the cargo.
The committee met privately after
concluding the open hearings and
MI. Magnuson said further steps
would be decided after the news
paper management replies to the
request for the sources, and sends
the nles sought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Brown Orders 0PA Staff
To Tighten Price Control.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Price Administrator Prentiss M.
Brown has instructed his staff to
put "the hrmest possible control"
on prices. it was learned today.
Mr.. Brown issued written instruc-
tons recently to OPA's regional
STATS and Washington price ofici-
ais, telling them to continue rig
orous application" of price control
standards.
This action was taken. it was
reported reliably. after the White
House suggested that the new price
administrator clarity his recent
statement on prices, In which he
predicted "slow, well ordered rise. y
Of about u per cent a month. or
s per cent a year. in the general
level OF prices. Any implication
contained in this statement that
Mr.. Brown would follow a strategy
or slow retreat under innationary
pressures thus appeared to be
groundless
Senator Reed. Republican of
Kansas, charged In the Senate
meanwhile that price ceilings had
brought black markets" in meat
which threatened to equal the
"bootlegging of the "twenties."
He offered a resolution directing
a broad investigation by the Sen
ate Agriculture Committee into OPA
operations which he contended had
caught bakers and meat packers
in price squeeze" which raised
the threat of bankruptcy for many.
Senator Reed charged that the
OPA had violated the revised price
control law by fixing ceiling prices
on products processed from agri-
cultural commodities which do not
reflect either parity or the highest
market price between January and
September. 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Salvage Crews Save Drydock
Breaking Up on Rocky Shore

reach that engineers first considered
the structure would have to be given
UP. A salvage attempt was decided
on, however. because OF the urgent
need for the drydock.
Men Of the construction battalion.
working In subzero weather and
heavy seas, built temporary pier
from shore to the grounded dock
and over that moved workers and
equipment for repairing the dam
aged huh and making it water
tight. Rocks which hampered float
ing operations were then blasted
out and a clean channel was dredRed
out to deep water.
Through that channel sea going
tugs towed the structure to open
water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Gas Station Owner
Challenges 0PA's
Suspension Order
D. c. Inspector Testifies
To 'Overpumpine' During
6 Months of Tests

In a supplementary hearing
before the local Office of Price
Administration today, a District
service station operator chal-
lenged the OPA's authority to
suspend him from selling gaso-
line for Is days on charges that
he made sales without receiving
ration coupons in exchange.
John H. Schwarzmann, proprietor
OF the Schwarzmann Service Sta
ton, Thirteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue Sc. appeared at
the hearing with his son Henry to
protest the suspension.
Inspector Testifies.
The first witness at the hearing
before Thomas Robertson, presiding.
was Theodore B. Middleton. an in
spector for the District Department
of Weights and Measures, who tes-
tilted to "overpumping by the
Schwarzmann stations gasoline
pumps.
Mr.. Middleton said that based
on his tests of the 10 pumps at
the station about Sc gallons more
than the measure would have been
delivered to customers out of the
$3.50 gallons said to have been sold
during the six-month period under
investigation last year.
The OPA charged that the station
showed shortage of 2,1l4la gallons
unaccounted for by gasoline ration
coupons.
Henry Schwarzmann, station man.
ager, was examined by Lowell j
Grady, OPA counsel. in an attempt
to pin down the respondent to exact
figures on the reasons given for the
shortage.
Tells of Losses.
The station manager testified he
had used about to 2,a gallons a
day from the gasoline station for
his adjacent automobile service
station. He admitted this was
violation of rationing,' but said he
had never applied for a so-called
'non-highway" gasoline ration card
because, Il wanted to straighten
this other matter up first
Mr.. Schwarzmann insisted that
many gallons were lost in filling the
underground tanks through GLOW
backs" from air pressure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Oxygen Mask Gift Saves
U. 5. Officer Facing Death.
By the Associated Press.


AT, "A UNITED STATES .BOMR-
Err STATION SOMEWHERE IN
ENGLAND. Feb. "a 20-year -old
sergeant radioman on a Flying
Fortress saved an American officer
from possible death by giving him
his oxygen mask after the officers
mask had frozen at $4,000 feet on
a recent practice flight, it was dis
closed today
The officer, Capt. Harold Ley
shon, former managing editor Of
the Miami tFla) Daily News. and
now attached to the 9Th Air Force
public relations Office, was riding
IN the tail gunner's turret with the
temperature at 40 degrees below
zero when the moisture from his
breath began freezing faster than
he could break it up and damned
his mask.
Capt Leyshon tried to call for
help, but could not make himself
heard over the planes interphone
system. He was starting to lose
consciousness when he was discov-
cred by an unidentified crew men,
Der who was patrolling the various
posts during the high-altitude tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Army Officer Averts Ponic.
At~Richmond Theoter Fire.

Before any one could rise from
their seat the lieutenant walked out
into an aisle near the center of the
theater and called in a voice devoid
Of excitement:
NO use any one getting excited.
There is really no great danger.
There Is plenty OF time for every
body to walk out quietly. Let's CO."
Servicemen rose from all parts of
the theater and helped ushers mar
shall the crowd outside, where one
woman tainted.
Flremen. answering the two
alarms. quickly extinguished the
fre. -
Cause OF the IRE was not de-
termined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
BY Tire Associated Press

The Navy reported today that 4
section of floating drydock which
was being pounded to pieces on a
rocky stretch of the Massachusetts,
coast had been recovered and re-
paired by men Of a Navy construc-
ton battalion and pulled out to
safety in open water 10 days ago.
The operation was completed six
weeks after work began. The dry
dock section was badly needed to
complete floating drydock, the To-
cation Of which was not disclosed.
The drydock was being towed to
an Unidentified port when it tore
loose during gale. 1t went aground
at an isolated point so difIicult to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Hoover
Continued From First Page.

more tonnage and planes than she
can construct. Russia has demon
strated her ability to at least pro-
duce stalemate on that military
front, and with aid in food and ma
terials from us, will do more.
The British and ourselves are
steadily growing on the military
front. Time runs in our favor in
this war. We do not therefore need
try to do everything all at once
The knockout blow to Germany can
be delivered more certainly in 1914
than in 1913"
Setbacks in Agriculture.
Pointing out that there was less
call on agricultural manpower last
year than there will be in 1943, he
added. and yet last year many dis
tressing things happened in agri-
culture He listed some of them as:
The killing of 100000 more fe-
male cattle in the last half of 1912
than in the average period and a
225 per cent increase in the
slauehtering of sheep above the
labor on the ranges. Soy beans
were lost in the West because they
could not be harvested in time and
cotton and vegetable production also
suffered in the irrigation States, he
said.
Mr.. Hoover, who was food admin
lstrator in the World War. empha-
sized the need, not only for meeting
the current food needs of the Allies
but OF preparing for the period i'm
mediatel" following peace
Before the last war, he said. Amer
lea exported 100000 tons of food
annually. If this export figure had
not been stepped out to $4,000, 0OC
tons at tire time of the a-mistice
in 1918. he said he doubted if there
could have been any peace. He
pointed out that at that time tho
United States was helping to suppl,
the food, not only for England, bu'
for France, Italy and Belgium.
Approach Suggested.
Asked If letting farm prices rHe
above parity would stimulate great.
err production. Mr. Hoover said he
has mot believed you get pro.
duction by any formula of pric,
level
Instead, he suggested this ap-
preach:
There are certain commodities O.
which greater supplies are needed
such as meats and fats, and if yol
put the price premium Oh thos,
products you will get more" Blu
this premium price, he said, bear
10 relation to price levels Of 1911.
or any other year. as in the part,
formula
Discussing the need for develop,
Ing basic food reserves for a post.
war crisis, MI Hoover said if fight.
ing stopped tomorrow there woulc
be enough grain for breadstuffs, bu
great difflculty in supplying meat,
and fats Fats, he said, are essen.
tial to life, and added. 'obviousl,
We couldn't provide fats for tn
35o.0oo,0o0 people now under Axi
domination