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Evening star., 1943-11-07
Luther O. Butt, so, Dies;
Glen (Md.) Farmer
epecial Dispatch to The Star.

EpeclaI DISpHtch 70 The star.
GLEN, Nd, Nov. 6.-Luther o
Butt, so, well-known farmer here
died yesterday at his home.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs
Eva Butt: seven children. Mrs. Ed
ward Foster, Mrs. James Taylor
and Luther, Earl, Kenneth, Richard
and Perry Butt. all of Montgomery
County; three sisters and a brother
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. Monday from the funeral
home of w: Reuben Pumphrev
Rockville The Rev. William B
Waters, Rockville. will conduct the
services. Burial will be in the GENE.
terry at Potomac.
Evening star., 1943-11-07
Arthur M. Mace Dies;
Former Police Justice

Arthur M. Mace, II. of Noting
ham, Md, former police justice for
Montgomery County. died yester-
dav after a brief illness
Mr.. Mace was employed for many
years by the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. He served first as sta
ton agent at Randolph. Nd, anG
later became claim agent. He re-
tired from the railroad about II
years ago.
Mr.. Mace, who was unmarried
Is survived by two nieces, Miss
Doree G.. Holman, Bethesda, and
Miss Frances Mace, Washington
and two nephews, James Holman
Bethesda. and Frank l. Mace, De-
MOines, Iowa.
Evening star., 1943-11-07
Motor Causes 81 500 Fire

Fire caused by an overheated re-
frigerator motor yesterday damaged
walls and the floor in the home Of
Louis V. Mayola, 21l4 Queens
Chapel road. Members of the Brent
wood and Mount Rainier Fire De-
partments, who responded to the
alarm, said $50 feet of hose had to
be laid to get water to the fire.
Fircmen estimated damage at ap-
proXimately S1.5CO.
Evening star., 1943-11-07
Mrs. Anthony l. Fenne|Iy
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. An
thony L. Fennelly, A. who died at
her home at Cabin John, Md,
Thursday, will be held at 10 a m. to-
morrow from the funeral home of
w. Reuben Humphrey. Bethesda
Burial will be in Mount Olivet Gem
etery.
A native of the District. Mrs. Fen
nelly moved to Cabin John eight
years ago, Besides her husband,
she is survived by a sister. Mrs.
William F. Cornwell, Washington,
and a brother, Charles Keliher,
Eyattsville, Md.
Evening star., 1943-11-07
FSA Names Furm-Aid GROUP

The Farm Security Administra-
ton has named three committee
men and one alternate to help small
farmers in Prince Georges County
increase production, Leo A. Miller
FSA supervisor, announced last
night. The committeeman are I. Lee
Carrick, Landover, and Elmer L.
Baden and T Washington Sweeney
both OF Naylor. c. H. Mcpherson
Aquasco. was named alternate.
Evening star., 1943-11-07
Durden to See LEGISLATORS

Gov. Darden of Virginia will meet
with Representative Smith, Demo-
crat of Virginia, and members of
the General Assembly from the 9Th
congressional district Thursday in
Roanoke to discuss measures to be
considered by the Assembly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
MAGAZINE
RACKS
SI.99

Walnut or ma
hogany finish
Two y o G X cts.
Several designs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
END TABLES

w alnut finished
hardwood. Lamp or
"a do tables. end
tables. Designed 10
match other room
furniture.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Continued From First Page.)

shoot at the first sign of demon
strations or trouble and ask ques-
tions later.
Part of the present calm in italy
under the blanket of military die
tatorship is due to the failure of
the Allies to clean up Sicily last
week, Badoglio's press and German
propaganda agents are making the
most of continued resistance in Sic
lily to whip up Italian fighting spirit.
The Germans have displayed con-
siderable shrewdness in handling
Italy since Mussolinis downfall
While German troops were moved
into Northern Italy, occupying
Trieste and Fiume and positions as
close as possible to Milan, they ap-
parently were under strict instruc-
tions to avoid trouble with Italian
forces. While some clashes occurred,
the Germans in each case Withdrew
and waited until the Italians cooled
off.
Spanish press dispatches from
Berlin, meanwhile, reported the
Italian situation still was a topic of
great interest there, but said little
information on developments was
being made available to the German
public.
The inference was that either Ber-
lin is in the dark as to Badoglios
real intentions, or at least it is not
sure enough to tell the press and
public about them.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Weather In Various Cities.
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Aug. 4 R1-tWFA)-Salable
weak. 10 lower on 25o pound sows later
TRACE slow; mostly 10 lower on all weights
and sows. good and choice 1S0-250 pounds.
u. 15-40; few loads As and IA 80: tap.
u. 80: 25n-2s0 pounds. 13.S5-l4 25; $50
230 pounds, H. 5000: few good and choice
l40-l70 pounds, I3.25-l4 25; good and
choice 300-550 pound sows, 1265-l315.
salsbie cattle, 10000: salable calves.
700; strictly 5000 and choice ied steers
and yearlines active, strong to Is cents
higher: numerous loads sold at 1919
1880, with 1890 bid: medium and average
good grades mostly steady. largely 1870
IL so; stock cattle continued dull: good to
choice calf yearlings up to, 1875; largest
run fed heifers of season here, trade 20
lower. strictly choice heifers to around
1900; bulk, l3.50-1b .5o cows weak to
1926 higher, light and medium weight
offerings showing most advance; best heavy
down
saiable sheep. 1000; total, 1000: fat
sprine lambs fairly active. fully steady;
improved quality of range lambs con-
sidered;, two doubles. choice Washington
spring lambs. 1910 lightly sorted; native
spring lambs of medium to choice Grades,
13.25-14f5: Gull to medium throwout kind
eiisi5le around 1o.0o-1e.50; sheep about
steady, spots easier; common 10 choice
shorn native ewes, 650-7.75.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Steel Output Climbs;
Civilians May GET
Some Relief
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-National
steel ingot production moved up one
half point this week and some indi-
cations pointed to the possibility
that some steel might be released
for civilian use. according to Iron
Age, trade publication.
Steel sellers this week were re-
ported to be concerned with reports
OF vastly enlarged program for
steel landing field mats. while other
orders for steel were piling up and
reports were prevalent of additional
shipbuilding for next year.
The magazine said:
The latest programs, plus the
tendency of war goods makers to
place orders for steel as far ahead
as possible, have loaded mill books
far into the future Aside from or
ders that might be placed where
cancellations occur, there are now
no openings on the books of some
mills for the remainder of this year
and schedules for the first quarter
of next year are filling at a fast
rate.
THE critical situation that ex-
listed on alloy bars some weeks ago
is reported pretty we'll cleaned UP,
but carbon steel bars have taken
this critical spot.
Meanwhile, the War Production
Board drive to put steel to use from
inventories met with results above
expectations. Recovery of about
100000 tons Of steel through cancel
lations of allotments in the third
and fourth quarters was reported at
Washington.
John @. Public for some time has
been peeved at having his patriot
ism questioned every time he seeks
a hoe, stew pot or a bunch of
safety pins, and Washington finally
is waking up to this fact. 1t is pre-
dicted IN some quarters that i'm
proved inventories of civilian goods
by the end of this year are a dis
tinct possibility and that by mid
1874 many essential demands prob
ably will have been filed"
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Drafted Fathers Face
Reduced Chance Of
Getting Commissions
By the Associated Press.

lBy the Associated Press
Fathers now facing military con-
sscription stand a greatly reduced
schance of getting commissions.
Military officials said today the
sroad to an Army officers rating
shas not been closed, but they de-
sclared 1t has become considerably
rocker In recent months.
Quotas for officer candidate
schools have been reduced dras-
tically, the basic training period
is being extended by nearly one
third and preference is being given
to men with overseas service.
On the other hand, officials limited
that the recent Army order to en-
force the statutory retirement for
age of senior officers and to relieve
overage officers from active duty,
except in extraordinary cases, was
intended, in part at least, to create
vacancies and new openings in the
lower grades for officer candidates.
Most Will Go to Navy.
How many such retirements for
ege there will be, however remains
question which the War Depart
ment as yet is unable to answer.
Meantime a number of facts point
to decidedly restricted opportunities
for commissions
First, with the induction of faith
ers scheduled to start in October,
the indications are that most of
them probably will find themselves
in the Navy since by that time the
Army will be close to its goal of
100000 men, and the Navy offers no
such system as the Army has for
advancing men from ranks to COM
missions.
Second the requirements for Army
officers have been to a large extent
filled, except for requirements, by
the now -but-abandoned direct !
commissioning of men from civilian
life and the vast training program
OF the officer candidate schools. in !
Guiding the volunteer officer candi-
cate program which was discontin- !
ued several months ago.
ROTC Trainees Favored.
Third, such quotas as remain on
the reduced programs at the officer
candidate schools are being filled |
more and more by men with combat |
or other overseas records and by |
youngsters who have completed two |
years or more of ROTC training in
college and are being routed into
officer candidate schools after basic
training by way of the specialized
training program.
Fourth, the general "leveling off,
process in the Army is further indi-
Gated by the disclosure that the
basic training period, heretofore 13
weeks, is now being heightened to
II weeks.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Druft
Continued From First Pace

cussing changes in the rules that
would give greater deferment priv
lleges to men engaged in direct war
production and cut back the priv
tleges of those in activities which
merely support the war effort. Final
agreement was not reached on de-
tails.
Meanwhile, the decision to induct
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers in Octo-
a Der brought a new attack from Sen
ator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon
tana. who has a bill pending to ex-
empt fathers until January /.
Cites Army Figures.
: Ccntenoing the Armys own fig
/ ures indicate a sufficient pool for
] domestic and overseas service
through 1914, Senator Wheeler said
it seemed the only purpose of the
! latest draft order lis the psychologi-
cal effect on Russia at the peace
table. If and when she attends
peace conference"
In California Representative
Costello, chairman of the subcom-
mittee, said Gen. Hershey has been
asked to appear Saturday in Los
Angeles, The general will be in
Sacramento Friday for manpower
conferences.
Mr.. Douglas told the subcommit-
tee that in the California plants of
the Douglas Co. proposed draft plans
would withdraw manpower equiva-
lent to the production of more than
500 A-20 attack bombers during the
final six months of this year. and
would result in loss of engineering
personnel amounting to 20. 400 man
hours weekly.
Sees 80 Per Cent Loss.
IF the loss of 20,400 hours were
applied to new design work under
which Douglas is rushing availabil-
ity OF entirely new Army attack
bombers and Navy dive bombers. it
would reduce progress to a mere 7
per cent OF the present rate, and 90
per cent of the current work on
these models would be lost" he de-
clared.
A. L. Isyhclr FiCc president IN
charge of manufacturing at Vega
Aircraft Corp, told the subcommit-
tee that induction of tool and die
makers, together with material
shortages, may impede production
Of Bit bombers in his plant.
OF new instructions on drafting
fathers, Mr.. Costello said that IF
there are sufficient grounds to war
rant further deferment of aircraft
workers, then this should not be
done at the expense of fathers but
by readjustment of State quotas
throughout the country"
In Sacramento 1t. Col. Kenneth
H. Leitch, California selective serv-
ice director. said he had received
from Washington instructions to in
duct the least possible number" of
aircraft workers during the next so
days. He denied any blanket de-
ferment has been ordered for the
industry.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Centuripe"-in the central sector
flanking Mount Etna)

Centuripe"-in the central sector
f1anking Mount Etna)
The Americans were beating their
way up the Tyrrhenian coast road
with Milazzo, 20 miles from Messina
as the next objective. At the same
time an inland column pushed ahead
from Troina on the Taormina road
toward Randazzo, which lies at the
northern base of Mount Etna.
The situation in this sector was
reported to be fluid" with the Allied
line Ill defined because of the noun
famous terrain.
To the southeast. Canadian forces
were leaping from hill to hill in an
advance which had led them from
Regalbuto to Centuripe. with Blanca
villa and Adrano. both on the Mount
Etna road, as their next immediate
goal.
Pour Through Gap.
The Canadian LIST Division and the
British 18th and the 5lst Highland
Division on the right poured through
gap on the west side of the Catania
Plain and were wheeling up for the
assault on Adrano and Biancavilla.
The Americans, with pride typical
OF all good troops, are out to beat
the British to Messina. One Ameri-
can outfit which has had % days OF
steady. hard fighting on Sicily, was
withdrawn from the line Sunday
night and replaced by another out
fit, veteran of the Tunisian cam
paign.
The new troops. marching from
hill to hill alongside Moroccan
Goums. were knocking out the
heaviest German defenses with mo-
torized Long Tom 1855 and scaling
the steepest ridges to oust the Axis
troops at bayonet point. The steady
advance gave the fleeing Axis SOL
diers no time to reorganize their
lines.
The appearance of fresh American
troops and the rested British 18th
Division gave the Allied push that
extra energy which it needed to sus-
tain the big new offensive.
Many Of the American troops In
Sicily have been in almost constant
action since they landed on the is
land, attacking and counterattack-
ing or moving in to occupy Sicilian
cities and towns. The Canadians
also have driven forward without
letup. The other divisions of the
British 9th Army however have had
a breathing spell of more than two
weeks on the southern edge of Ca
tania until they were concentrated
in the 18th Army group for the final
great assault.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Washington Produce

From the War Food Administra ton.
Prices paid net fob. Washington:
EGGS-Market Arm. Prices paid for
FeoeIal-State graded eggs received from
grading stations august ~. Whites, U
S. Grade A, large, 47-49: average, as; U.
S. Grade A. medium. 1915; average, A:
U. S. grade B, large. 4344; average. 43l2;
U. S. grade B. medium, 80. Browns, U. S.
grade A, large. 41-49 average, AS; U. S.
grade A. medium, 43-45: average, a.: U.
S. grade B. large. 43-44; average. 43l2;
3al2: u s grade c. ;,7-:iS: average. ;i7i2.
Current receipts, nearby ungraded eggs,
whites. 39i2; mixed colorS. 1922. Receipts,
LIVE POULTRYMarkst firm. Receipts
light. Some broilers and fryers, asia.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Weather Report
Furnished by the United States wea thsr

Furnished by the Omitted States wea ther
Bureau)
District of Columbia-Continu
warm with few light showers this
afternoon; continued warm tonight
and Thursday morning; gentle
winds.
Virginia-Widely scattered Show
ers this afternoon and early tonight;
continued warm this afternoon, to-
night and Thursday morning.
Maryland-Scattered showers In
north portion this afternoon and
early tonight; continued warm this
afternoon, tonight and Thursday
morning.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Report for Last 2I Hours.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Aug. R-Light hedge
selilng and iiauidation. ENCOURAGED by the
depressed the cotton futures market today.
Small scale-down mill buying was in evi-
nouncement of the 1a43 basic crop loans
BY the CCC and also the Government $
hrst report on the cotton crop. due next
week
Late afternoon values were unchanged to
20 cents bale lower; october, 1899; De-
cember 1879. and March. 1888
Futures closed (old contracts1 tn so
Evening star., 1943-08-04
nan In
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-The Assoc lated
Press weighted wholesale prices index of
35 commodities today advanced TO los IS
Previous day; l05bs: week ago, 1o5.55;
la43 1912. 1871 l93a-4o
High $500 loss2 1922 a5l2 1925
Low 10343 1854 17O3 631s
t1ec6 average equals 1907
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Aus 4 tF,.-Poultry. live. 10
trucks, firm; prices unchanged al ceilings
Butter-Receipts. 567.626: Arm: prices
as quoted by. the Chicago price current
are UNCHANGED.
Esss-Receipts, 12,537;s Arm: OPA cell
ing prices are UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
For. Bonds

| New Idea 90 1879 BMB1s4 1M&M 57h
! N Zinc 2g -- 81 Rus6 las19mat SA
| Mex IL Ariz- 3b Russ l2S3imat SA
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| Rates OF dividends IN the foregoing table
| are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration Un-
! less otherwise noted special or extra div
/ idends are not included a Also extra or
extras, d Cash OF stock e Paid last year
Payable in stock 2 Declared or paid SO
far this year h Payable in Canadian funds
! K Accumulated dividends paid or declared
! this year. WV With warrants. xw Without
/
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Evening star., 1943-08-04
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas 81 80 pfd = at 1O2H
Sat 1922.
Capital Transit Co.'S at 30
woodward a. Lothrop comnon-5O at 81
Evening star., 1943-08-04
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Evening star., 1943-08-04

Record for Last 81 Hours.
prom noon Yesterday to noon todsyD
Highest, o., . so pm. Year ago, so.
Lowest, -. 5:55 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, a5. on June II.
Lowest. g, on February Is.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
CFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. "a per cent, a. 8 30 am
Lowest, 81 per cent, at 2:30 pm.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 GP.-Dividends de-
EFFeeuiar
Evening star., 1943-08-04

SPOT cotton closed quiet 35 cents bale
lower; sales, l1S; low middlins. 1905:
middlins. 20.30; good middlins, 2O.f5: re-
ceipts, 2,042. Stock. 16S,O92.
Bid. Nominal
Evening star., 1943-08-04

The sooner you get that War saw
ings stamp in your hook. the sooner
you will get victory In the bag.
Evening star., 1943-08-04

Every time you lick a War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
Capital (current month 10 datel:
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Neu nrlaans prinas

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug NP-Cotton
futures declined here today under selling
able weekly cotton report Closing prices
were steady 5 cents to 80 cents a bale
lower,
Evening star., 1943-08-04

Furnished by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1943-07-07

(This is the second OF a series
OF fDe stories on the prospects,
progress and problems OF food
production and distribution In
the United St1tes.)
Evening star., 1943-07-07

advised that the civilian share Of
pork and lamb will be larger In the
current quarter than in the second
quarter of l943. Record-shattering
shipments II livestock to slaughter
ing centers has been forecast for
the October-to-December period.
Feed, Transport Affect Meat.
But the raw meat harvest" Is
conditioned to some extent on the
future availability of feed and
transportation.
The National Gamers Association
calculated, on the basis Of current
information, that the 1943 vegetable
pack would be 8 to 10 per cent be-
low the 1912 record, and that the
fruit pack would be 20 to Is per
cent lower.
But the nonprofessional should be
included in the canvass. Take the
Victory gardener. He was like the
callow office boy who suddenly and
surprisingly earned Junior partner
ship In the firm.
No accurate census was at hand,
but estimates on the number OF gar
dens seeded In vacant lots and back
yards, along railroad rights Of way,
on golf courses and elsewhere ran
from 10000, 900 to 19,000. 900.
In North Dakota nearly every
farm has a vegetable plot. More
than one-third of South Dakota's
families have them. Illinois has
about 100000. A value of $4,000
900 was placed on California's home
patches. Some 500 community can
ming projects have been established
for Georgia's household horticul-
turists, and they hope to preserve
$4,000 900 cans of food. Their coun-
terparts in Massachusetts expect
100, 900 900 pounds of produce.
Chicken Raising Gains.
In addition, amateur chicken rails
ing became the vogue In Connecticut
and the South. Coops have bur-
geoned behind hundreds Of Atlanta's
residences.
For the most part, there was little
diversion from nonfood to food crops,
but on the West Coast there was
Evening star., 1943-07-07
NMU Head Demands
Second Front al Once
Ey the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 7,-Joesph Cur
ran, president of the National Mari
time Union, yesterday demanded the
immediate opening of second front
in Europe, asserting that I'VE have
the shipping, men and cargoes and
there is no basic reason why west
ern front cannot be started now"
Mr.. Curran spoke at the fourth
constitutional convention of the
NMU, which unanimously adopted
two Notwithstanding the
unions no-strike pledge and unre-
served support of the war effort,
despite passage of the strike-foster-
ing Smith Connally bill" and paying
tribute to the Coast Guards "glori-
Gus record of achievement in keeping
the sea lanes open"
Vice Admiral R. R. Waesche,
Coast Guard commandant, who ad-
dressed the 800 delegates to the con-
vention. praised the "fortitude and
courage" shown by merchant sea-
men, declaring that the rank and
file, the average seaman, are all
deserving of emblemS of valor.'
Earlier, Capt. Edward Macauley
deputy administrator of the War
Shipping Administration, urged
union members to pay greater at
tention to matters of discipline"
He said that although mo ship
had failed to sail because of labor
trouble" there was a minority of
unruly members in maritime unions
who "are a potential powder keg.' y
Mr.. Curran, who presided at the
afternoon session of the convention,
declared that this minority consti-
tuted less than l per cent of the
total number of Seamen.