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Evening star., 1943-09-24
Liberty Ship Named
For 0chs Launched
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 24.--The S. S.
Adolph S. Ochs, named for the late
publisher of the New York Times
and charter member of the Asso-
ciated Press, was launched at the
Bethlehem-F Fairfield shipyards yes
terday. .fe....
Sponsor of the vessel was Mrs.
Charles l.. Gnau, wife of a sllipyard
employe.
Mr.. Ochs. who began his career as
a newsboy in Knoxville, Tenn, be-
came publisher of the Chattanooga
Times in 1878 at the age of 20. In
1886 he bought the New York Times
and later owned the Philadelphia
Times and the Philadelphia Ledger.
These two papers were merged and
sold In 1913.
Mr.. Ochs was noted for his con-
tributions to the field of exploration
and pioneering, having backed
Admiral Richard E. Byrd's expedi-
tons to Artarctica.
The Ochs was the 14th Liberty
ship launched ct the Baltimore yard
since September !.
Evening star., 1943-09-24

less than 20 votes for the measure.
There is a possibility the question
may be disposed of by sending the
bill back to committee.
When Congress reassembled 10
days ago there was considerable
sentiment in favor of postponing the
calling of fathers. but the testimony
of military leaders and selective
service officials apparently has con-
vinced most members OF Congress
that at this stage Of the war, they
should not place their Judgment
above that of the high command.
Senate hearings ended late yester-
day, with Bernard M. Baruch, ad-
ministration adviser, sticking firmly
to his advice that Congress give
Gen. George C. Marshall, Army
chief OF staff, the number of men
he needs to win the war.
Wheeler Defends Stand.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat. of
Montana said he was not challenp-
ing military strategists on the size
OF the Army, but insisted the mill
tary leaders would prefer single men.
He argued the required number
could be obtained by eliminating
waste of manpower both in war in
dustries and in the Army.
Senator Wheeler read into the
record many letters and newspapers
articles In support of his position.
Mr.. Baruch indicated he would look
into some Of the specific complaints
made about use of labor in factories.
Senator Johnson, Democrat, of
Colorado said he agreed with Mr..
Baruch that men either should be in
an essential job or in the military
service, but he believed fathers
should be given more time In which
to transfer to war job.
Senator Ferguson, Republican. of
Michigan, who believes waste of
manpower on the home front could
be greatly reduced by eliminating
cost -plus-fixed-fee contracts, said
today he will press for early action
on his resolution to accomplish that
purpose.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Nation S Birth Rate Rises
During First War Year

BY the Associated Press.
In its first full year of war-l942
the Nations birth rate was the
highest in 16 years and the death
rate the lowest on record, the Cen
sus Bureau reported today.
Births totaled 2,S08996, an in
crease Of 1l.8 per cent over the l941
figure, and deaths, not counting war
casualties abroad, numbered 1885,
1877, a decline of 0.9 per cent from
194l.
The birth rate OF 2l0 per 1000
population units was the highest
since 1925, while the death rate of
l0.4 was the lowest yet recorded.
Despite an increase of 295, ,569 in
births, both the maternal and in
FAINT death rates of 26 and 40.4 per
1000 live birShs, respectively, were
new lows. The respective declines
from the previous year were 1873
and 1913 per cent.
Total deaths were, 12,455 fewer
than in 194l.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
{
Workman Dead,
} Injured in
Arlington Blasts
Collected Cos
In Sewer BIumed
For Explosions

A 34-year-old workman died
today in the Alexandria Hospital
as a result of injuries received
yesterday in one of two Arling-
ton County sewer explosions. :
which occurred only few hours
apart In the same vicinity. Three
other persons were injured. =
Alphons Lindblom, "a, of 2707.
South Adams street, Arlington. was
injured fatally when gas exploded in =
the "sump," or collection basin. of !.
sewage pumping station at the
Henry @ Shirley homes project in
the 2800 block of South Lang street.
police said. -
Meanwhile, Richard Writ. super-
intendent of the county Sewer De-
partment, said officials were trying
to link an explosion which occurred
about Z o'clock last night In the
basement of the home of D. John
Papanicolas. 3101 South Glebe road.
with the earlier blast at the pump $
ing station.
DidSt Rocked Basement.
Mr.. Writ said the two explosions
were about 400 yards apart, and
while 1t did not seem possible there
was any connection between the two,
tests were being made to determine
II they were caused by the same ex-
plosive agent.
Mr.. Papanicolas said the blast in
his basement. probably set off by
pilot light on gas water heater,
splintered door and damaged
screen on back porch. He said the
force of the explosion knocked pic
lures and mirrors off the walls and
damaged his heating equipment.
Mr.. Writ said tests would be made
today in an effort to determine the
cause of the two explosions. He said
they did not resemble either illu-
minating gas or sewer gas alone,
but had some of the characteristics
Of both.
Lines Not Connected.
He explained that while the sewer
lines had not been connected to the
pumping station, 1t would, however,
De possible Ior gas 10 Seep through
the ground and into the stations
"sump." He said tests showed a
concentration of gas remaining on
the floor Of the stump.
Mr.. Writ said investigations today
would examine the possibility that
some chemical agent had caused the
two blasts"
Mr.. Lindblom and the three other
workmen were at work in the pump
ing station preparatory to connect
ing the sewer lines when the blast
occurred. They were taken to the
Alexandria Hospital where Mr..
Lindblom and Frank Anthony, col
ored, of 1914 Fourth street S.W.,
were admitted, both suffering third
degree burns. Mr.. Anthony's con-
dition was described as "satisfac-
tory today.
Others injured, who were treated
for burns about the face and hands
and released, were August Lindblom,
"a, of 108 Fourth street Sc, and
Vincent F.. Grady, 36, of 259 Maple
avenue, Tokoma Park, Md.
Evening star., 1943-09-24

There was lot of laughter and
whoops on the air.
There goes another one-that
makes three"
They were having hell of time.
Sees Ship Blow Up.
saw tracers coming from a ship
to my left. had just turned to see
where they were coming from when
1 saw it blow up. 1t was large
ship, probably transport and it had
a smaller boat, a large launch or a
small tug, alongside it. I didn't see
any plane so I don't know what
got it. 1t might have been the ship
1t. Mayo got as he had left us in
that direction.
The B-25s seemed to be teaming
up with the RAAF Beaufighters. A
Beaufighter would go in with B-25
on its tail. Off to my left was
Beauf1ghter with two Zeros follow
ing him from above A P-38 Light
ming dived from still higher on the
Zeros. One of the Zeros peeled off
to the right, smoking, with the P-38
after it. 1t was then I witnessed the
prettiest aerial maneuver I've ever
seen. The remaining Zero started
to dive on the Beaufighter, fiattened
out part way down to check the
Beauf1ghter's position again and
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Course for Nursery
Volunteer Workers
To Start October 3
Public School Centers
PIon 10-Week Session
To Preserve Service

Faced by crippling of their services
to children of working mothers
through lack of volunteer help, the
public school day care centers are
starting a 10-week course for volun-
teers October 8. Miss Dorothy Pearse,
director, announced today.
Although the nine centers open are
now filled to only half their capacity
Of 400 children, Miss Pearse said.
lack of volunteers has forced her
temporarily to refuse applicants at
several of the centers. Waiting lists
have been started at three centers.
she said, and more are expected to
pile up at other centers by Christ
mas.
The course will be given at the
American Women's Volunteer Serv-
ice, 1920 Twenty-second street NV.
1t is sponsored by the Child Care
and Protection Committee and the
AWVS. These organizations al
ready have sponsored three such
courses, Miss Pearse said. Gradu-
ates are giving many hours of serv-
ice at the Georgetown Children,s
House, Barney Neighborhood House
and other child care centers.
The instruction will fit women to
assist the professional full time staff
for an estimated two-and -one half
days duty each week, Miss Pearse
said.
Volunteers are needed, for ex-
ample, to sit with small children
taking maps between noon and 2
pm. Others are needed to stav with
children in the center while
teacher accompanies older children
to school and goes to school to bring
the students back for late afternoon
supervision. In addition, there are
many problems for feeding and
playing that can be handled ade-
quately only by more helpers, Miss
Pearse said.
Except for a surprising lag'' In
registration of colored children. Miss
Pearse said, the day-care centers are
receiving applications as rapidly as
had been expected The newest
center, already registering children
and to be officially opened next
week, Is the Wheatley School, Mon
tello. avenue and Neal street NE.
Placing of children under 2 years
can now be done more rapidly by
day-care office, she said, because
the Community War Fund has do
mated funds for employment of three
foster care workers through De-
cember 81.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Wage-Price Race Ended, /,
WLB Official Declares

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 24.-George
w. Taylor, vice chairman of the
National War Labor Board, said
last night that I'VE have stopped
the tragic race between prices,
wages and profits"
Tomorrow we can start it up
again If we are not willing to say,
AS the boys at Salerno said, This is
rough but we've got what it takes,'"
he added in an address to the 253d
meeting of the National Industrial
Conference Board here.
Il am glad to report for the Ma
tional War Labor Board" Mr.
Taylor said, that, in accordance
with the Economic Sterilization
Act, the wage rates of industrial
workers have been stabilized at
levels prevailing on September Is,
1912.
Since the stabilization date, the
general level of wage rates, in terms
OF straight-time earnings for the
same kind of work. has increased
less than OIL cent an hour"
Evening star., 1943-09-24
lsWRatoniinq
sMRemiinderym

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Blue coupons in Ration Book No.
2: U, V. and w good now and
will not expire until Ostober 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red coupons in
Ration Book No 2: X, Y and z
valid now and will remain through
October 2.
Brown stamps in Ration Book
No. s. A and B stamps valid
through October 2; C stamps will
be good September 26 through
October 80.
War Ration Book No. 3-Civilians
who have not received these new
books should apply to local ration
boards. Book is already in use.
Sugar-Coupon No. IA in Book No.
l good for 5 pounds through Oc-
tober 81.
Gas0line-Holders of old-type B and
c coupons (those in books num-
bered sgt, 527A, 528 and 528A)
may still exchange them for new
type coupons at their neighbor-
hood ration board.
Review of B and C rations by
local ration boards, has been or
dered by regional OPA, in effort
to eliminate any part of these
allowances not essential.
Forms for A book holders to use
In applying for new books now be-
ing mailed to motorists. Appli-
cations should be filled out and
returned to local boards immedi-
ately, accompanied by back cover
of present A book and latest tire
inspection record.
ShOes-Stamp No. 18 in book No. /
good for one pair through October
81.
new domestic cooking
and heating stoves designed to
burn coal, wood, oil or gas are
now rationed. Apply to your local
ration board for stove purchase
certificates.
tMore detailed information car
ried every Sunday In The starr
Evening star., 1943-09-24

! then dived down almost on the ver-
tical. 1t was one of those things
you see on the screen in air force
thrillers, but this was real. 1t all
happened SO close that / could see
his bullets pocking the water 500
feet away from me.
Sheltered by Bomber.
The Beaufighter must have been
out of ammunition because, just like
chick going to its mother bird, it
swooped under the wings of q BIS
flying just ahead I could see black
smoke from the B-25's turret gun as
it gave the diving Zero prolonged
burst of rapid fire. But neither the
Zero nor the B-25 was vitally hit.
The Zero came out of his dive almost
skimming the water and zoomed up
again, seemingly straight up.
/ heard one of our fighter pilots
saying, Got one but my right en-
gine is shot out"
His flight leader said, Go on
home
Hell no" the pilot said, I'm going
10 stay ana watch the fun. 49,
I think he was one of our three
P-38 pilots who didn't come back.
Way off in the distance to the
right 1 could see red flashes like
the blinking of traffic lights from
the anti-aircraft fire of japanese
ships still in action.
Wing Damaged.
We were leaving the stricken
Japanese convoy behind us now. I
asked Capt. Chudoba if he was all
right. He said he was but that
there was something wrong with his
right wing. AS we were talking on
the radio instead of on the inter-
phone we were heard way back at
Port Moresby.
Pretty soon the coast of New
Evening star., 1943-09-24

and slipping so in her bank that
/ thought she would go into the
water. But she came out of it and
passed over the ship. A second later
the ship exploded. The B-25 had
skipped bomb at her perfectly.
just then Capt. Chudoba started
firing the forward guns. l was
wiggled bit from side to side as he
flshtailed the plane to spread the
fire Of his machine gun. Capt. Chu-
doba always said he didn't want to
be hot pilot. He wanted to be a
smooth pilot and he certainly was
that.
heard our bomb bay doors OPEN
ing and through the big hole in the
floor directly below my feet / watch
ed the two bombs fall. l could see
them both strike the water and
bounce. Our first bomb had its tail
fins broken by the impact of hit
ting the water and was turning end
over end as it hurtled toward the
target, the cargo ship now directly
below me. That bomb hit below the
superstructure. The second one hit
al the ait necK well.
Bomb Leaps Over Ship.
Capt. Clark's plane was right be-
hind us. saw his bomb bounce
over the ship and skip along be-
hind us. When it exploded it tossed
our tail in the air and almost drove
lis down into the water. Capt. Chu-
deba recovered control and started
zooming up and down. l strapped
myself in after the explosion and at
the same time / threw the switch
from interphone to radio. / knew
ne. was on the radio and If he was
hit and said anything about bailing
out, wanted to hear him.
I could hear the fighter pilots
chatting above. One said:
1--WE got Zero on my tail, can
you get him?'
His wingman answered. sure
The first pilot came back with
Are YOU damn sure-because i
you're not, I'll go back up and ge
him myself"
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Home Front Campaign
Against Black Market
Opens Here Monday
OPA Director Reveals
Illegal DeoIings in U. S.
Now Million q Doy

Revealing that black market
transactions have now reached a
million-a-day basis, Robert K.
Thompson, District OPA director,
announced today that a community
wide home front pledge campaign
will open in the District Monday.
Campaign material already has
been put in the hands of more than
100 metropolitan organizations, Mr..
Thompson said, and the full CO.
operation Of buyer and seller alike
will be sought In the educational
campaign to end black market buy
ing.
THE millions of everyday trans
actions of the black market can be
controlled only If the people them
selves take a strong hand against
them" Mr.. Thompson said.
The high light of the campaign
will be the signing of the home front
pledge to pay no more than top legal
prices and to accept no ration goods
without surrendering ration stamps.
Public school children will CO.
operate IN the campaign, the schools
War Information Bulletin having
devoted an entire issue to the CAM
paign and 5000 home front pledge
kits having been mailed to all school
principals for distribution to school
teachers for classroom use, at the
suggestion of Carroll r. Reed, as
sistant superintendent of schools.
Public attention will be drawn to
the campaign by advertising, window
displays and distribution of educa-
tional material by industry groups,
including major food, drug, depart-
ment, apparel stores and restaurants.
A film, BLACK Marketing" will be
exhibited in motion picture theaters
during the week Of the campaign
while the 81 Warner Brothers thea
ters will have home front pledge
booths In all lobbies.
Evening star., 1943-09-24

Presses Draft
Of u. ). Workers
Bottle to Postpone
Induction of Futhers
Futile, May Admits

With the fight to ban the father
draft virtually abandoned on
Capitol Hill, a group of legisla-
tors today turned their attention
to getting into uniform what one
legislator termed a lost army
of thousands of Government
workers.
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee, acknowledge
ing 1t would be futile to press for
legislation to prohibit the drafting of
prewar fathers, announced his COM
mittee would ask Selective Service
Director LAWS B. Hershey to explain
next week why thousands of single
and childless married men without
occupational deferments are still on
the Government payroll.
One OF Chairman Mays subcom-
mittees, headed by Representative
Costello, Democrat, of California.
said It's investigation of Government
deferment policies indicated that ap-
proximately 100000 Federal workers
apparently eligible for the draft
have not been called for induction.
Shift to War Work Resumes.
BY putting uniforms on this lost
army of Federal workers and care
fully sitting the, 4-Fs,' the Army
could be supplied all the men it
needs, Representative Harness, Re-
publican, of Indiana, a member of
the Costello subcommittee, asserted.
Meanwhile, War Manpower Com
mission spokesmen told reporters
late yesterday the movement Of
fathers into essential activities had
begun again. VINO Executive Di-
rector L. A Appley said that while
fathers believed Congress would for
bid the father draft, they had stayed
on their old jobs, but now they ap-
parently realize that the draft of
fathers will begin as scheduled on
October l.
At the same time, Col Robert
Coons, selective service official, in
dicated boards would be more gen.
erous in granting deferment for
hardship and occupational reasons
to fathers than they were toward
single and childless married men.
Procedure Outlined.
Col. Coons described in detail the
formula for taking fathers into the
services. Beginning October, there
will be two calls on States each
month. The first ALLEGATION, Col.
Coons said, will be based on the
number of nonfathers still available
to draft boards.
If that supply is not enough to
fill the months call, boards will get
a second call based on the number
of available fathers in each board.
Mr.. Appley insisted the question
OF the father draft is not just
matter of staying out or going into
the Army. 1t is a question, he said,
Of going into war production or. into
the Army. -
II enough fathers go into essen
tial activities. Mr.. Appley said, it
may not be necessary to call 446, 600
fathers this year since the fathers
would release single men now de-
ferred for war work. He pointed
out, however, that industry is so
short of manpower that a number
of men have to be absorbed in war
production before many could be
released.
Wheeler Bill Support Light.
Although Senate debate on the
bill, to put of the calling
OF prewar fathers until January, is
not due to start until Tuesday, an
administration checkup indicated
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Mon to Foce Grand jury
On Narcotics CHARGES

Charles B. Grayson, 35. colored,
HOO block of Second street NV,
was held for the grand jury today
on charges OF violating the Harri-
son Narcotics Act United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage
set bond at $1,000.
Narcotics agents said they trailed
Grayson for several days before ar
resting him at Thirteenth and U
streets NV. Wednesday night.
They said Grayson had six grains
of morphine in his possession when
he was arrested. Grayson's brother
Clifford. Is awaiting trial on charges
of stealing dope from the Roosevelt
Pharmacy, p "a, l..;y. Sixteenth and v streets
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Virginia Soldier Given
5 Years for Burglary
BY the Associated Press.

by Ine AsSOClAteu PfeSs.
SOUTH BOSTON, Va, Sept. "a
Howell A. Osborn, "a. South Boston
soldier, stationed at Fort Belvoir,
Va, was convicted in Halifax Circuit
Court yesterday on a charge of
housebreaking and grand larceny.
His punishment was fixed at five
years in the State Penitentiary.
He was convicted of burglarizing
the property of w. T. Allen, grocer.
Six more robbery counts are to be
heard against him.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Milk Quota Plan
Seen Avertinq
Rationing Here
WFA Answers
Series of Questions
On Regulations

War Food Administration officials
believe their program to regulate
expanding fluid milk sales through
system of dealer quotas will work
and thus avert consumer rationing
OF milk-for the reason that deal
ers themselves are strongly opposed
to rationing at consumer levels,
WA spokesman said today.
Milk rationing would mean loss
OF revenue for most dairies and
could conceivably force others out
of business, according to author
tiles.
Opportunity to Cooperate.
The overall plan, VIA officials
point out, represents an opportunity
for milk producers, milk dealers,
health authorities and the consum-
ing public in each area to cooperate
in the conservation program and to
assure equitable distribution of the
available supply.
They warn, however, that 'if this
type of regulation does not succeed,
consumer rationing of fluid milk
and fluid milk products may be
necessary in many areas"
In answer to a series of questions
on the plan, the spokesman said:
The basic month for October
quotas-Washington goes on quota
basis October has not yet been
set, but If May or June is selected,
it will provide substantial quota
as these are peak production
months. There are indications that
October quotas will be drawn from
one in the early summer.
Equitable Distribution.
If family has been away for
the summer and has not purchased
milk, it does not follow that 1t will
60 without milk next month. The
plan actually does not go down to
the consumer level but 1t is up to
the dealer to see that equitable
distribution is made to his Gus
toners.
Should "by a miracle producer
increase the milk supplied dairy
this fall or winter but be prevented
under the quota system of deliver
ing it to the handler, the excess
supply would be shunted to other
dealers who are under-supplied or
to processing plants.
School milk programs will not
suffer under the plan as provisions
are being worked out by the VIA
to take: care of such projects.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
CHAPTER VI.
BY SERGT. FELIX H. LARRONDE
As Told to
GEORGE KENNEDY,
Star Staff correspondent.


We were up and at the line where
the planes were standing in their
revetments at 4:30 on the morning
of March 8, at our base near Port
Moresby, New Guinea. The pilots
were out ahead of us and were all
gathered at operations.
We waited long time in the
dwindling darkness. Sunrise was
about 5:45. The waiting wasn't easy.
We saw Bits and B-25s Flying
Fortresses and Mitchells) going out.
We thought they were going to bomb
the enemy fleet and keep it out of
our range-that it would be Just like
the Coral Sea where he waited with
our A-24 dive bombers for days
and never were able to go out after
the too distant enemy We found
out later that the heavy 5ombers
We had seen leaving were on re-
connaissance missions. But we
didn't know it at the time.
Finally about $3.50 Capt Chudoba,
my pilot, came humping up in
jeep driven by one of the ground
force. He jumped out all excited.