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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09

MemgerG of the Pi Alpha Tn.Y gro planning A swimming party Iliursdsy tight at 8 o'clock at the Central Y. M Q. 4. pool. Miss Vir ginia Worth Nill chapWone the NH8aN
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Fairer Meat Distribution
Among Stores Predicted

ny Inc ASSCCiaLe0 FfeSS.
Fairer distribution OF meat among
stores within few weeks was pre-
dicted today by omcials of the
once OF Price Administration.
They expressed confidence that
this would result from the promul-
cation Of their new standardized re-
tail meat prices. The first Of these,
on pork. will be issued in two weeks,
and subsequent rules on beef. veal,
lamb and mutton are scheduled to
follow between that date and the
beginning Of meat rationing, ap-
proximately April l.
The new prices are expected to
cure some inequities among indi-
vidual stores. At present retail
meat prices must not be higher than
each individual store charged for
similar cuts In March, 1912. This
has squeezed" those stores-partic-
ularly chain stores and other cut
rate Observation-Disclosures March,
lo42, retail prices weren't high
enough to cover present wholesale
costs.
Under the new rules every store
Of the same type in the same COM
munity will have the same prices.
The Nation will be divided into 10
zones and In each zone the Govern
ment will specify, In cents q pound,
maximum retail prices for every
cut Of meat. Slight differentials
will be maintained between inde-
pendent stores, chain stores and
supermarkets.
OPA spokesmen believe that ra-
tioning will solve most Of the other
problems.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Gillette introduces Molten
Making Brother IN Admiral

A Senator's brother was advanced
to the grade Of rear admiral fnifhe
Navy today on the motion of 3I1e
lawmaktng brother, who asked Inn
mediate action on the nomInstaoEs
from the President. sss
Senator Gillette, Democrat. of
Iowa, who explained he could nj
b present for the SenateS next
meeting. said It gave him particular
pleasure to move that the Sensto
consent to the prum0tion of Cart.
Claude 8. Gillette, until receafly
stationed here. g.
The Senate agreed unanimo6aly.
Meanwhile, the President sent q
the Senate the nomination Of Cuut.
Aaron Stanton Merrill to be ! Tear
admiral. Capt. Merrill, whoee loine
Is at 26l9 o street NV, l1as hod
three tours Of duty In Washinston.
two In the Once Of Naval lntelli.
gence and one Is aide to the Assist.
ant Secretary Of the NAvy.
Capt. Merrill, s., was born n
Matches. Miss, and graduated from
the Naval Academy In 1917. Dur
ing the World War he served On
destroyers engaged in the anti.
submarine patrol o6 the British and
French coasts. :. assa~
In 1877 he was assigned % m
Once Of Naval Intelligence here.
He then went to sea on the denerov.
er Williamson and later retu43sd n
aide to the Assistant SeerntarN- nf
the Navy. ~
Evening star., 1943-02-04
News Of Sons Safety /.
Worth 10 Boxes Of pjHs:.
,, tie Associated Press.

- tre Assoetated PfeSs. 4 sss
CHICAGO. Feb. Am Associated
Press dispatch informing Mrs. Ioaje
+. Cihak Of suburban Berwyn that
her soEl-an air hero 'ssomewhofesiu
New Guinea WAS Ill rigl,x Was
worth 10 boxes cf pills. - IL
mother who has been aick md u1lker
the care Of physician. . sr
Mrs. Cihak believed her sou, Il
Z. =. Cihak, was badly injured wsen
she heard he received itte psup1e
Heart decoration, even tl1oa1Gh n
had telegraplsed he5 he waa sall
right. He met V@rn Haugland, 49,
sQctated Press war correspondGat<
and asked him to 1T his uctaser
know he WaS q. +. ~ ss<.ss 49,
She'll believe I'm o. Z. 81 ~
Associated Press says TO-" It. Cihak
told Mr.. Haugland.
Jerry i. Jana. brother -ir.Iaw With
whom Mrs. Cihak lives, SAID the lis-
patch fr0mA Hanglands W. rWoctl,
10. boxes Of pills. = She b much ~
ter nav and. ResEshe basievss N,peg
that "the A. p. said 80
It. Cihak + p B-11 co>palot.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Randolph BIinn Dies
At Butler N. j. Home

Randolph Blinn, former Depart
ment Of Commerce onicial and
Washington newspapcrman, died to-
day at his home at Butler, N. j.,
It was learned here this afternoon.
Mr.. Bltnn was assistant to the
director Of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce Of the De
partment Of Commerce. from 1885
to 1889, and was technical adviser
to the Committee on Commerce Of
the Senate.
Mr.. Blinn was = member Of the
Capitol stan Of the Warrington
Times In 1894 and 1895. Previously
he had served Is associate editor Of
the ladies Home Journal, foreigp
correspondent for IutIrr2tiohai
News servicc and for Hearst pub
hcaticns. editorial writer Tor the
Portland (Me.) News and associate
editcstof King Features. pasa ain
After leaving his post with the
Commerce Department, Mr.. Blinn
was associate director Of pubic re-
lations for the New York World s
Fair and washington correspond
ent Of the Baltimore News-Post.
His washington address was 500
Connecticut avenue.
His wife is the novelist, Ethel
Hueston, who survives.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
House Member Defends
citizens ior Victory Group
~ the Associated Prsss.

~ the Associated Press.
Charges by Chairman Dies Of the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities that the program Of the
Citi1ens for Victory Committee IL
hn-AmeTican has been contested by
Representative Wright, Democrat. Of
,Pennxylvania.
The Citi2ens for Victory Commit
Zee siS as free of Communism as the
American Legion and the Daughters
Of the American Revolution" Mr..
Wright told the House yesterday.
Saying he was taking issue only
With certain ''misstatements" made
by Mr.. Dies In the House Monday,
ar. Wright said many sentiments
expressed by the gentleman must be
enthusiastically approved by every
patriotic American
: l1r. Wright said the Committee to
Defend America by Aiding the Allies
and the Fight for Freedom Commit
Ne might Be caeled the parents OF
the Citizens for Victory Committee. =
He added that members Of the COM
mittee, after the Pearl Harbor at
tack, sought to influence public opin-
Jon by education" and supported
candidates for national ONCE whom
they felt, either because Of their po-
litical professions or their past rec
ords, would work for maximum CO.
operation for total victory and Z
permanent and just peace"
The Citizens for Victory Commit
tee, Mr.. Wright said, rs In no sense
IN organization devoted to the de-
1tructicn Of the legislative body oi
our Government nor to the promo
ton OF bureaucratic control"
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Man Arrested in SuIes
OF Stolen Stocks, Bonds

p the Associated Press.
The Justice Department has an
nounced the orrest Of Al Joseph Con-
tento, who 1t said uses the name Al
Howard In Broadway night club
operations. on a charge Of disposine
of stolen stocks and bonds.
The Federal Bureau OF Investiga- :
ton said yesterday that Contento.
know for his lavish living" is the
last of eight persons sought for dis
posing Of $1,000 worth Of stolen
stocks and bonds. OF this sum,
$40, 900 worth was stolen last May IL,
the FBI said. from the parked car
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Victor E. p. Bark
man at Daytona Beach, Fla.
The remaining 337. 900 worth was
stolen last June 10 In Utica, N. Y,
from Robert A. Middleton, the FBI
said. Mr.. Middleton was in a bar
Der shop and the securities were re-
moved from his coat, which was
hanging on q hook.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
End Of Bureau Conflicts
Seen by Roosevelt
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt, In q letter
received by Representative Luther
johnson, Democrat, Of Texas. said
an effort is being made to eliminate
conflicts of Jurisdiction among
Federal agencies.
The Chief Executive was replying
to recent plea by the veteran Texas
legislator that orders directed to the
public be less complicated and more
equitable. Mr. johnson warned that
many bureau policies. III not cor
rected, will impair your leadership" !"
The President replied, IAN earnest
effort is now being made to CO.
ordinate the activities Of these va
rious agencies. thereby eliminating
all conflicts Of jurisdiction. and to
make the regulations issued by the
agencies as. simple and practicable
as possible"
Evening star., 1943-02-04
| Realtors Eat
Turkey Meant
For Duchess
By the Associated Press.

BATON ROUGE. La. Feb. A.
Someone ate the Duchess turkey
and the prospect that Gov. Sam
Jones will find out about it Is keep
Ing some persons awake nights.
A few weeks ago = 40-pound tur-
key was presented to the Governor.
1t was too large to fit the home
icebox and was put In the re-
frigerating unit Of the Capitol cafe.
When It was learned that the
Governors family would entertain
Duchess Charlotte Of Luxembourg,
who arrives today, the turkeys role
was set.
But no one told the chef and
when so hungry realtors met in
annual convention, the Capitol stan,
told to prepare . nice meal, cooked
and served the turkey.
Word got around that the turkey
was meant for tihe Duchess and
frantic securing OF Louisiana for
its twin brother followed. Reports
were that the twin was found.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
1ojo Admits He Doubted
Pearl harbor Success
Fl the Associated Press.

- the A1eoclateo Press.
A Toxic broadcast last night
quoted Premier Hideki Toto as tell
ing the japanese House Of Peers: II
felt cold water run down my back"
when 4 Japanese convoy en- route to
Malaga was detected two days be-
fore the attack on Pearl Harbor,
and that he did not have conf
dence" then in Japans opening
campaigns.
The broadcast, directed to the
japanese Empire rather than for
foreign consumption, was recorded
BY the Federal Communications
Commission.
TOTO said Japan went to war
against the United States and Brit
ain because Of the "tmpoaite attitude
Of the American Government.
He told the Peers II was deeply
concerned with the operations in
Burma, Malaga, Sumatra, Java :
as to how much success We would
attain. II the surprise attack or
Pearl Harbor and the landing opera
tion ut Malsys should hsve failed
what would have been the outcome7
At that time. ! did not have conf
dence In these campaigns 81
To give you an example, q ereal
mass OF our landing units sent ts
the Malay Peninsula were discovered
by the enemy on December s (De-
cember 8 In the United States). ]
ielt cold water run down my back
Then felt that the war would sure
ly break out by December Z. was
greatly In doubt as to whether the
landing operations In Malaga would
succeed"
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Harvard Graduate 6eis.
| Chinese Red Cross Post
By the Associated Prees.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUN0KINd, Feb. 4.-Dr. y. o.
Woo, = graduate Of Harvard medical
school In 1918, has been named
secretary general and director of the
Medical Relief Corps Of completely
reorganized Chinese Red Cross. II
was announced today. DR.. Robert
Linn, trained In Edinburgh, Sco&-
land, medical schools, will b IN.
eral adviser.
Generslissimo Chang Kai-shek q
honorary chairman Of the new,
streamlined organization. and the
seven vice chairmen include Nme.
Chang and Foreign Minister =. v.
Soong.
The reorganization, 1t was said.
was accomplished to At the Ned
Cross to cope With casualties In the
event OF general Chinese counter.
offensive.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Grasp on Cable Saves Man
After Fall Under Subway Car

as the train started and then tum-
bled over the edge. As he fell he
grabbed the cable and wrapped his
legs around it. Mr.. Boedefeld, also
stih on the platform, shouted for
passengers to pull the emergency
cord.
A guard pulled Mr.. Boedefeld
back.
The train came out from the tun-
mel and up to the highly elevated
Willets Point boulevard station In
Corona with Mr.. scheide,s feet
dangling against the roadbed and
ties part of the way. At the Willets
Point station he pulled himself up on
the platform and staggered into the
car.
At Queens Plaza, where passengers
change trains, he sat dazedly on a
bench. When Mr.. Boedefcld arrived
on the next train. they went on to
their jobs. but Mr. Scheide was
given first aid, treated at . hospital
and sent home.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Gen. Eisenhower Forbids
Talk Against Allies

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Feb. Alt. Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, In a memo
randum to his staE saying that I'VE
are lighting tough war and every
thing we do must be directed toward
winning that war" yesterday warned
he would not tolerate irresponsible
talk against the Allies. excessive
drinking, sloppy dress and disorderly
barracks.
He said the appearance and car
riage Of the troops was q problem
more for the American Army than
the British, "since 1t Is a matter that
I consider more a national than an
Allied thing"
"All officers must be made to
understand that in unwarranted
criticism of any ally We are simply
playing into the hands Of the Axis, ;"
the general declared.
I'm the case of an American ON
Ger, he will be subject to the direst
punishment I can possibly inflict
enthusiastically" the commander in
chief warned.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Attack Case Defendant.
Held for Grand July

Leonard Augustus saundsrs. Il.
colored, 100 block Of swami .sfreAf
NV, today was held for tlae Kr1nd
jury without bail in MunicipaI Court.
charged with criminal assault "a 4
17-year-old waitress last Th,rsday.
Saunders pleaded not guilty when
arratgned before Justice John p.
AcMahon.
Police said the defendant, 3 dish.
washer In q Connecticut avanna
restaurant, confessed assaultiue TIE
girl, who Is employed In the aame
restaurant. The attack u reported
to have taken place in the vestjhule
OF the girls rooaning house In the
$500 block Of Seventeenth ,sttset
NV.
Saunders was arrested TUESDAY ~
his home by Police Serst. J. E. win.
tiers and Precinct Detectives Z, g.
Frost, F. L. Gaver and g.. w. Chap-
man.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Fiehting
desperately to maintain his grip on
an air brake cable and to keep his
dragging feet from touching the
third rail, Carl Scheide, 81. rode for
nearly a mile yesterday between two
cars Of a subway train.
The only injuries he suffered. his
wife said, were shock and lacerations
and bruises Of the legs. aching
fingers and ruined clothes. He was
still too tired to tell of his nightmare
experience 50 his wife. Mrs. Ann
Scheide. recounted this story for
him:
Mr.. Scheide and his neiehbor,
Rudolph Boedefeld. arrived at the
crowded underground Main street
terminal in Flushing, Queens, just
as the crew had completed coupling
three extra cars on the train and
Is the doors were closing.
Too late to get In, Mr.. Scheide
teetered on the edge Of the platform
Evening star., 1943-02-04
18 Machines Doled Out
For MONTGOMERY Forms

The Montgomery County Farm
Machinery Rationing Board doled
out l8 pieces Of farm machinery,
plus q quantity of barbed wire,
among 90 applicants In It's FIRST
rationing session yesterday.
T. Alexander Barnsley, board
chairman, did not release the names
Of those receiving machinery. He
said machinery being rationed in
cludes those implements most needed
On the farms at this time.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Decision 10 Attend Allied
ParIey Held Up 10 Russia
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Feb. 4.-Clement Att
lee, Deputy Prime Minister, was
asked in the House Of Commons
today why Russia had no military
representatives at the Casablanca
conference and answered:
1T really is . matter for the So
Wet government to take the decision
rather than for ourselves"
Laborite Member Emanuel Shin
well asked If the Soviet government
had been asked to send Representa-
tives to the conference after Pre-
mier Stain said he was unable to
attend.
Mr.. Attlee did not reply to that
question or to another In which
Mr.. Shinwell asked why the Rus
slams were not invited to the con-
ference Prime Minister Churchill
held with Turkish ofIicials.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Mrs. RhoInas Is Elected
To Head LGAR Unit

Mrs. Jessie Foster Rhomas waa
elected president Of the Potomac
Department Of the Ladies Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic at the
organizations annual convention
recently.
A contribution Of SIS, which will
be presented to the War Depart
ment toward the purchase OF field
hospital car on Lincoln's birthday,
was announced. along with another
$40 donation for the Red Cross
Blood Bank.
Mrs. Margaret H. Worrell was In
dorsed by the group for national
president, and Miss Emma Sayward
was announced as the new president
Of the Pioneer Club.
Those installed as local officers,
besides Mrs. Rhomas, include:
Mrs. Blanche Covert, senior vice
president: Mrs. Alice M. Burke, jun
ior vice president: Mrs. Florence A.
Hibbard, chaplain: Mrs. Alice C..
Howard, treasurer: Miss Vera A..
Redfern. secretary: and Mrs. Char
lotte w. stumph, patriotic instruc-
tor.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
President Congraiulates
US0 on Second Anniversary
3, the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-1President
Roosevelt congratulated the. United
Service Organizations today on two
years Of work well done"
The USO. the President said in q
message to an anniyersary luncheon.
has stood for the preservation for
all our men, without regard to race,
creed or color, of the moral and
spiritual values of the democratic
ideals and freedoms for which they
shall continue to tight until victory
Is won."
The text follows:
''As the UsO approaches It's Sec
ond anniversary, We all know how
cheerfully and generously the Amer
ican people have given 1t their sup
port, and how unitedly and ef1ective-
ly the USO has performed Its mis-
sion.
'USO accepted 4 great response
bihty. and has discharged it well.
But more than that, 1t has stood
for something beyond praise or
price-the preservation for all our
men, without regard to race, creed
or color, of the moral and spiritual
values Of the democratic ideals and
freedoms for which they shall con-
tinue to night until victory Is won.
''On behalf Of these fighting men.
therefore. and Of our forces behind
their lines, I say to the USO. Well
done!
John d. Rockefeller, jr., who, in
an address, reviewed the work Of
the USO, said:
Before our work is finished, 1t
may well be that the lives Of from
five to ten millions Of men may
have been touched by the USO.
What a challenger"
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Memphis Leeds South
In Cost-of-Livinq Rise
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Feb. 4.-Figures made
public today by Robert v. Conerat
head OF the regional once of the
Bureau OF Labor Statistics, show a
steady upward trend in the cost of
living In eight representative South
eastern cities.
Memphis showed the greatest per-
centage of increase for the period
from mid-September to December
Is, the latest date for which figures
are available.
The Tennessee city registered a
rs per cent increase while the other
seven cities showed the following
percentages Of increase:
Jacksonville. I'll: Norfolk. l9;
Richmond. Is; Birmingham. Savan-
nah and Mobile, IL, and Atlanta, l.e.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Navy IS Urged 10 Name
Destroyer for 5uIIiyans
II the AasociateA pre.,

~ the Associated Press.
A suggestion that the next de-
stroyer launched by the Navy be
named for the I'VE Sullivans" Of
ficially reported as missing after the
sinking Of the q. 8. s. juneau came
today from Chairman Walsh OF the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee.
Mr.. Walsh said Undersecretary Of
the Navy Forrestal expressed = spe-
cial interest In the idea and added
that the Navy Is giving It immediate
attention.
The personal fortitude Of the boys
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r.
Sullivan, Waterloo, Iowa, has served
rs an inspiration to all Americans,
the Senator said.
Senator Walsh cited that 1t was
customary to name destroyers for
naval heroes and suggested that Mrs.
Sullivan be invited to launch the
vessel II the Navy decides to christen
1t for the brothers.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
u. 5. Makes $2o,ooo.o0o
Available 10 Uruguay

- the Associated Press.
4. Dr.. Alberto Guani. Uruguayan
Foreign Minister. and President
Warren Lee Pierson Of the Export
Import Bank today signed an agree
ment for the establishment OF a
$40 900 900 credit to help Uruguay
finance . program OF public works
and agricultural projects.
/. The agreement was signed In Mr..
Persons ONCE. Among ofdcials
present was Secretary OF Commerce
Jones.
Immediately after the signing DR..
GUAM and Mr.. Pierson spoke to the
people OF Uruguay by short-wave
radio, hailing the establishment OF
the credit As \ beneficial economic
link between the United States and
Uruguay.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
u. 5. 'Chutisis Who Landed
In Morocco May Go Free.

~ the ASooclete0 Press.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-The Berlin
radio asserted today that Is Ameri-
can parachute troopers who landed
by mistake in Spanish Morocco have
arrived In Madrid by air from
Melilla under guard.
It broadcast the following, date
lined Madrid: TT Is stated that
they will be escorted to the Portu-
guese frontier within the next few
days"
This suggested that the soldiers
might be released, since transfer Of
military internees from one neutral
TO another would be at least unusual.
Whether Spanish authorities free
them was said to depend on the cir
cumstances of their descent in
Spanish Morocco, q Mediterranean
neighbor of AEF-occupied French
Morocco.
If the pArachutists were forced to
land because their plane was in dis
tress, 1t is possible the same inter-
national law would apply to them as
to distressed marines, who are given
q stipulated time to make emergency
repairs and leave neutral waters.
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Rail Labor Executives
Demand End Of Raid
On Rates and Fares
Assoii oPA 'StolIino' on
Wages While Urging
Cut in Roods' Revenue

Hitting at efforts Of the Once Of
Price Administration and Board OF
Economic Sterilization to enforce =
cut in railroad rates, the Railway
Labor Executives Association today
demanded that "the raid on rates
and fares" be ended, so the ability
Of the railroads to pay = proposed
wage increase would not be i'm
paired.
The railroads now have the
money to grant the employees re-
quests" said the association, which
represents q score Of unions. The
country knows these facts. The OPA
knows these facts, but they demand
railroad freight rates and passenger
fares be reduced. They press their
demand and action thereon is expe-
dtted while at the same time the
employees wage case Is stalled. = . :
Case Heard by ICC.
rs the purpose to subsidize other
industries who are paying higher
wages by taking money from the
railroads 20 they will have . better
claim to continue paying low wages7
Are the railroad workers In the war
effort or are they not?"
The rate case is now being heard
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. but the wage issue has been
held up until 1t Is decided whether
the War Labor Board or q special
panel set up Is an adjunct Of the
National Mediation Board Is to have
jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, IN ofacial of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Administration
urged the ICC yesterday to revoke
rate increases granted the railroads
a year ago on the ground they would
hamper the food production program.
SECS Higher Csst for Farmer.
Frederick v. Waugh. assistant ad-
ministrator, testified that higher
freight rates would increase the
farmers marketing costs, which the
Government Is trying to keep down
as much as possible during the war.
Mr.. Waugh. suggesting that the
railroads stood to gain even under
the previous rates, declared the In
crease was granted at an unfortu-
nate time. During the next year.
he added, the carriers will be helped
by increased production and a
shortage Of other transportation,
such aS motor trucks.
Mr.. Waugh's testimony conceded
with requests Of Government sta
bilization agencies that the rate
increases be wiped out. Richard ".
Gilbert, economist for the OPA, said
any price increase Is inflationary.
IF we do not control imitation
during the war" Mr.. Gilbert as
serted, I'VE cannot possiblyiwin the
peace. I cannot state this with too
much emphasis-it is the primary
objective OF the OPA."
Evening star., 1943-02-04
Army Identifies 5 Flyers
Killed in bedford(v Crash
~ the Associated Press.

ED0CkS~A8S<0
BEDFORD, Va, Feb. 4.-Five
Army flyers, killed in the crash Of q
bomber in the mountains near here
Tuesday, have been identified IS men
stationed at the Colupbia Is. C)
Army Air Base.
They were: Second 1t. Paul M.
Pitts. Fl, Poteau, Okla: Second 1t.
William Mcclure, %, indianapolis:
Second 1t. George Beninsa, Marietta,
Mimi; Second It. Hilary S. Black
well, u. Santa Monica, Calf, and
Corpl. Peter J. Biscan, 20, Chicago.
The plane struck the Peaks Of
Otter and burned. Guided by the
blaze, searchers located the wreckase
early yesterday morning.