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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
Rickenbocker Co-PiIot Tells Doy-by-Doy
Story of Three Weeks on Raft in Pacific

Those were three weeks In which
the Nation mourned as dead its
great war ace of 1917-8-Capt.
Eddie Rickenbacker. During those
three weeks he was winning q bat
tie of leadership that saved more
than one Of his companions from
self-destruction.
He was a leader who never doubt
ed. He cheered them and he cussed
them. He gave them confidence
they would be saved. There were
times when they vowed to live II
only to spite Eddie RIckenbacker.
For me those blazing days rep
resent the greatest adventure q man
can have-the one in which he finds
his God. We met IS strangers In
the watery wastes along the Equa-
tor. We might have remained
strangers.
I was an agnostic, an atheist, II
you will. But from my companions
I learned to pray. I saw prayer
answered. There are no atheists
in the foxholes Of Gladalcanal, and
there can be no atheists in rubber
RATS amid whitcaps and sharks.
My entire life has been changed by
the events that began October 40,
1912.
It is = day I'll never forget. The
big Flying Fortress bomber stood on
the line at Hickam Field, Homo
lulu, its motors warmed up for the
dash to the mainland. We were
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Driving Ban Allows
Stop in Some Cases
For Drink; Here's How

District OPA officials revealed
today that the ban on pleasure
driving does not mean that a
person may not stop on his way
home from work for a few hours
of pleasure, whether it be in
the form Of cocktails, dinner or
q show.
The one stipulation they
made in this connection, how
ever, was that the stop for social
purposes must not take the per-
son out of his customary route,
thus entailing greater use of
gasoline.
This stipulation also applies
in case the operator of q car
wants to drive a friend home
from the place where he
stopped for social purposes.
The friend may be transported
legally provided he lives on the
route of the auto owner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
Brentwood Village
Apartments Heat|ess
In Fuel Oil SHORTAGE
Greek and Norwegian
Embassies Join List
Of Buildings Hit

The occupants Of $50 apart
ments at Brentwood Village were
without heat during the day yes
terday, because of the fuel oil
shortage, but they were in ex-
cellent company.
Added to the distinguished roster
OF places that have gone heatless
during the past few days were the
Norwegian and Greek Embassies.
The Oxon Hill (Md.) home of
Undersecretary of State Welles was
on the verge Of running out of oil
yesterday, but a fresh supply ar
rived just before the burner splut-
tered its last It wouldn't have
made much difference, however, be-
cause Mr.. Welles has town house
on Massachusetts, avenue. A men,
Der of the staff there reported that
the place is not heated with oil and
was quite comfortable.
The Greek Embassy was heatless
from last Thursday through Satur-
day, 1t was learned today, and Am
bassador Cimon Dimantopoulos and
his staff of about IS shivered
through their duties wrapped up in
overcoats and mufflers.
The Norwegian Embassy's annex
was cold yesterday, but fuel oil had
been provided when the Is persons
who work there reported for work
today. This Is the second time the
annex has been without heat. Be-
tween Christmas and New Year Day
1t was cold for three days.
At Brentwood Village, Fourteenth
street and Rhode Island avenue NE,
about $50 families were without
(0no HIITH nII nono ~
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81 More Here Named
As vioIators Of New
Pleasure Driving Ban
Hearings Not Yet Set
For Accused Drivers:
List Totals Isl

Sixty-two motorists were add
ed today to the list of alleged
violators of the pleasure driving
ban, increasing to 257 the num-
Der recorded in the District since
the regulation went into effect
last Thursday.
Fifty-seven Of the additions were
reported by the local OPA Office and
the other five by District police.
OPA officials were unable to say
when the first hearings for sus-
pended xiolators would be held. They
explained this phase Of the enforce
ment would be the responsibility OF
individual local rationing boards.
Despite the latest additions, DO
lice reported there were definite in
dications that the furry of alleged
violations recorded during the week
end had passed and that the public
generally now is observing the ban.
Police on duty in local parks, mecca
for pleasure drivers, have added no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
Maximum Pay Is Awarded
Engraving Office Workers

approximately 1000 employees Of
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing got windfall today when Con-
troller General Lindsay Warren held
that their compensation under the
new war pay law should be figured
on a basis that will give the maxi
mum return. For the lowest grade
employe-those receiving base pay
of $26.40 weekly-the ruling means
that the increase will be 1892 weekly.
Other raises will be in proportion.
The Treasury asked for the ruling
which covers clerical mechanical
employees who have been working 10
hours but receiving pay for 48 since
July l, 1886. They now are working
48 hours weekly and are entitled to
time-and-a-half pay for the last
eight hours. The question that arose
was whether the base pay should be
calculated on a 40 or a 48-hour week
basis. y
Mr.. Warren said the 40-hour basis
was proper. On a 48-hour basis, the
lowest paid employees would have re-
ceived an increase Of $3.50 q week.
The ruling gives them about SO
more year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
.OPA Acts to Avert
Coffee Price Increase

BY the Associated Press.
In an effort to keep retail prices
Of coffee from increasing the Once
Of Price Administration today or
dered coffee manufacturers to pass
on to their customers any savings
made BY packing coffee In paper
or cardboard instead Of metal o.
glass.
Aprevious order fixing profit mar.
gins on the wholesale, and retail
sale OF coffee might have necessi.
tated slight increase to house.
wives, 1t was said. but of1cials hoped
today's order may prevent such a
increase. &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
Ahearn Injunction Plea
Taken Under Amusement

The plea Of Goldie Ahearn, local
boxing matchmaker, for an injunc.
ton restraining the District Boxing
Commission from functioning untn
the full scope Of its authority has
been defined, today was taken under
advisement by Justice James nj.
Proctor. -
The court said 1t saw no need ut
this time for such an Injunction, but
would decide within q reasonable
time" whether there was grounds for
such action. y
Justice Proctor said he also wa
considering the Validity Of Ahearnt
100000 damage suit against TIN
commission and its members q
individuals for alleged DAMAGE
stemming from their action In halt
ing . boxing show ut Uline Arena
the night Of December 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
American Flyers Bag
-Four Jap Planes in
So|omons Fight
One U. S. Croft Is Lost;
Enemy AirfieId at
Mundu Also Ruided

American flyers from Guadal-
canal shot down four1Japanese
Zero fighters and possibly de-
stroyed two more in an engage
ment with the enemy between
Santa label Island and New
Georgia Island, the Navy said in
a communique today.
One American plane, a Grammar
Wildcat fighter, failed to return, the
Navy added in the communique,
which also told of another Amer
lean attack on the Japanese airfield
at Munda.
Both actions took place on Janu-
airy II (east longitude time. In
the first force of Douglas Daunt-
less dive bombers, escorted by Grum-
man wildcat fighters, was attacked
by IL Zeros between Santa La
bel Island and New Georgia Island
It was in this aerial battle that four
of the Zeros were shot down and
two others listed as possibly de-
stroyed." The American loss in this
fight was one plane, of which the
Navy said merely that "it failed to
return"
The second attack was made by
Martin Marauder bombers, with Bell
Airacobra escort. The Oft bombed
Munda area, where the Japanese
have made extensive airport install
lations, again was attacked, but
clouds over the target prevented
accurate bombing and also made
J observation of results difficult.
Today's score brought to $50 the
number of japanese planes knocked
down or destroyed otherwise in the
general Solomons area since activity
there began in midsummer.
While the Navy communique did
not say that the Japanese planes
came from Munda, it was generally
thought by observers that the jap
anese had made a portion of the
area available for flight take-offs.
The day-by-day bombing by the
American forces has been a protract-
ed attempt to keep the japanese
from completing any portion of the
field and using 1t as a jumping off
place for attacks on Guadalcanal,
only 100 nautical miles southeast.
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Bulgarian Riots
Against German
Rule Reported
T.
Nozis Said to- Have
Threatened Custer
Of Sofia Regime
BY the Associated Press.

oy the ASSoclateo Press.
ISTANBUL, Jan. II (Delayed)
Reports of rioting and revolt
throughout Bulgaria were heard
here today, along with rumors
that German military authori-
ties were threatening to GUST the
Sofia government.
One account which reached Tur-
key said students at the Sofia
Military College had fed to the
mountains for guerrilla operations
after several days Of disorders. An
other report said there had been
mass arrests In numerous Bulgarian
cities as a result of demonstrations
against the government.
Telephone connections between
Bulgaria and Turkey were dis
rupted, but 1t was not disclosed
whether this was connected with
developments in Bulgaria. Opera
tons Of the line always have been
cratic.
NEW YORK, Jan. IL P.-The
British radio In a broadcast heard
by CHS here reported today that
public anger was rising in Bull
garia against Germany and that for
10 days all Geographic and telephone
conversations between Bulgaria and
the outside had been cut.
Enormous crowds are said to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
Webb Dies in Chicago;
White Sox Farm Chief
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Billy Webb
head Of the farm system of the
Chicago White Sox. died today OF
a heart attack while en- route to
the baseball park.
Mr.. Webb, At, is survived by his
widow and 7-year-old son.
He came to the White Sox from
the Galveston (Tex0 club, which
he managed to a championship In
1885. He served as a coach and
became head Of the farm system In
1899.
Mr.. Webb. born in Chicago, had a
varied career in the minor leagues
which he began with Duluth, Mimi,
in 1916. Later he went to Birming-
ham, Ala. and in 1917 played five
games with the Pittsburgh Pirates
which was his only major league
appearance.
He also played with Newark, Buff
falo and Toronto in the Interna-
tional League and for seven years
had batting average above 300.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
RommeI's Forces
Deep in Desert
forget Of Roid
BY YVES GALLAGHER,

AssoSAAseo &Iecs W&I SOG1eepOuoeut.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Jan. 12.-Fly-
ing Fortresses, in their first full
raid into Tripolitania, struck a
heavy blow at Marshal Erwin
Rommels forces by battering
the fort at Ghadames, while
French troops in Tunisia drove
the Germans out of q mountain
pass % miles south Of Pont du
Fahs and captured at least 1870
prisoners.
Ghadames Is deep In the desert,
$50 miles south of Tunis. at the
juncture of the frontiers of Tunisia,
Algeria and Tripolitania.
A spokesman for the French high
command said French troops had
attacked north of Jebel Boudabous,
northwest of the Moslem city of
Kairouan, which is IS miles inland
from the eastern Tunisian port Of
Sousse.
Germans and Italians in the val
ley there were surrounded, the
spokesman said, and fighting is con-
tinuing.
French Report Gains.
Land fighting on the northern
sector Of the Tunisian front was
confined to patrol activity.
There were active engagements
between French and Axis troops in
the mountain chain running south
Of Point du Fahs, 80 miles southwest
of Tunis and at the southern flank
of the Medjez-el-Bab front.
Our troops made quite substan-
tial gains at Karachouan, south of
Pont du Fahs," the French spokes-
man said.
Further south the French re-
ported beating of German attack
and destroying three tanks.
The Flying Fortresses took hand
in the Lbyan battle with their raid
on the German and italian force at
Ghadames, which was reported left
enveloped IN smoke after a high
level bombing.
Railroad Bridge Hit.
Another raid by Flying Fortresses
near Gabes also was reported, and
bombs were said to have hit a rail-
road bridge.
(This apparently was a later
attack than the raid on Gabes
announced in an Allied head
quarters communique yesterday,
That raid was carried out by B-26
Martin Marauders, two-motored
bombers)
German fighters approached the
formation of Fortresses, but confined
their attack to the escort fighters,
P-38 Lockheed Lightnings. One Mes
serschmitt 100. was reported shot
down and two of the Lightnings were
lost.
Of the Tunisian coast a group of
BIS Billy Mitchell bombers and
Lightnings shot down two of three
big German air transport planes
which they encountered.
One of these, described as a six
engined BV-222, was said to have
gone down in flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
Five Brothers MISSING
In Loss Of USS Juneau
BY the Associated Press

oy the Associated Press.
WATERLOO, Iowa, Jan. 12.-The
five Sullivan brothers, who enlisted
IN the Navy together shortly after
Pearl Harbor intent on avenging a
pal killed in the sneak attack, are
missing in action. the Navy informed
their parents today.
The brothers served on the cruiser
Juneau, which a Navy communique
last night disclosed was lost in
battle around the Solomon Islands
during November.
The brothers were George T., 20,
Francis H., rs; Joseph E., %; Mad
ison A., %, and Albert L., 20.
Their father, Thomas F. Sullivan,
is a railroad conductor. Their mother
had been invited by Secretary Knox
to christen a Navy tug.
Albert, youngest of the group, is
the only one married. His wife and
22-month-old son live here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
Tire Inspection
Plan Modified,
.TinleExtended
A Card Holders Get
Until March 81 for
First Examination
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The ONCE Of Price Admins
tration modified today its peril
odic tire inspection program by
postponing the January 81 dead
line for the first inspection and
providing for less frequent ex-
aminations.
The action was taken, OPA said,
to minimize public inconvenience
and to smooth out occasional work
peaks for the inspectors.
A stagger system was put. into
effect so that there will be three
different headlines for the first in
spection.
Under the revised program all
holders of gasoline ration A coupons
will have until the end Of March
for their first tire inspection and
subsequent inspections will be once
in each six months instead Of the
former requirement Of once every
four months.
Motorists with B or G supple-
mentary books or bulk coupons for
fleets will be required to get their
first inspections by the end of Feb
ruary. After that inspections for
B bookholders will be once in every
four months and for c bookholders
and bulk coupon holders once every
three months. Formerly the sched-
ule called for examinations of cars
with B and c rations once in two
months.
In announcing the changes Paul
M. OLeary, deputy OPA administra-
tor in charge Of rationing, said tire
conservation now will depend more
heavily upon voluntary cooperation
by motorists.
Mr.. OLeary urged motorists not
to wait for the headlines, but to
have their tires inspected as soon
as possible.
An announcement Of q similar
postponement on inspection of truck
and commercial car tires was ex-
pected later today from the Office
OF Defense Transportation. Com
mercial tires now have q January
Is inspection deadline, but the date
probably will be put of for several
weeks.
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Bicycle Rationing Eased
Due 10 Gasoline SHORTAGE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Bicycle rationing was nberalized
In the East today because Of the
gasoline shortage.
New bicycles formerly could not
be purchased except by persons In
essential occupations who had no
car and could show a definite need
for bike.
A new order today permits ration
boards to authorize bicycle pur-
chases In the East by any one, re-
CARELESS Of occupation, who needs 1t
to 60 to work or to perform his job.
In the rest Of the country stu
dents were added to the list OF
eligible purchasers and ownership Of
an automobile will no longer pre-
vent a person from getting a ration
certificate for q new bicycle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
u. ). Bombers Attack
Pof Of Naples in
First 1913 Raid
Hurbor installations
And Shipping Are Hit;
q Killed, Rome Says
By the Associated Press.

oy VIC hScOSAAtco EAGoes
CAIRO, Jan. 12.-Four en-
gined Liberators Of the United
States Army's 9th Air Force
bombed Naples by daylight yes
terday, hitting harbor installa-
lions and shipping, a commune
que announced today.
The attack was the 38th Of the
war on the hard-hit Italian supply
port and the first attack Of 1943
after repeated December raids.
Can Italian communique said:
Damage Is slight. In the COL
lapse of some civilian buildings
the population suffered losses
which as far as has been ascer-
tanned are % dead and IS in
jured0
The Allied report said 'theavy
cloud cover obscured the results,
although one very large fire which
penetrated the overcast was SEEN"
The raiding force was attacked
by German fighters, Messerschmitt
109s, and two Of our aircraft were
shot down." the war bulletin re-
ported. AT least one enemy fighter
was destroyed"
(The Italians claimed four Of
the raiders destroyed, three by
fighters and one by anti-aircraft
fire.)
I'm one engagement with a large
force of enemy fighters" the Amer
lean communique said, zone enemy
aircraft was destroyed and another
damaged. One Of our aircraft failed
to return"
An earlier communique from the
British headquarters reported the
Naples raid, but said only that it
was carried out by Allied bombers.
This communique gave no details
of the attack except that one Mes
serschmitt which attempted to in
tercept the bomber formation was
shot down.
Three Allied planes were reported
missing In aerial operations of the
Middle East command yesterday and
the preceding night, but 1t was not
specified whether any were lost in
the Naples attack
Allied bombers continued to strike
at Axis Tunisian strongholds from
the west. The communique reported
that the harbor of Sousse was sue
cesSfully bombed and said transport
vehicles on the road between Gabes
and Sax were attacked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
Hornet Is Listed
Among II Ships
Lost in Pacific
Navy Gives Names
Of Craft Already
Reported Sunk
Pictures and other stories, Page As.

Pictures and other stories, Page As
BY the Associated Press.
With military security no long
er requiring secrecy, the Navy
publicly added to its list of
sunken vessels today the names
of the aircraft carrier Hornet
and 10 other warships-all pre-
viously announced as lost, but
not identified at the time.
The 20,0O0-ton Hornet, commits
stoned only a year before its death
October 20, went to the bottom OF
the South Pacific of the Santa Cruz
Islands after a battle that in
flicted heavy damage on two Jap
anese carriers and bomb and tor
pedo hits on an enemy battleship
and five cruisers.
The other American vessels named
as lost. all in battles in the Solomon
Islands area and their commanders
are:
The 1850 ton Northampton,
heavy cruiser, Capt. Willard A
kits, Sd, Oswego, N. Y. He Is safe
The Juneau, 6,0O0-ton light
cruiser, Capt. Lyman Knute Sven
son, Provo, Utah. He is missing.
The Atlanta, 6,000-ton sister ship
Of the Juneau, Capt. Samuel Power
Jenkins, San Diego, Calf. He Is
safe.
The Monssen, 1,630-ton destroyer,
1t. Comdr. Charles Edward Nc
Combs, Martins Ferry, Ohio. He is
safe.
The Cushing, 1,465-ton destroyer,
It. Comdr. Edward N. Parker, Belle
fonte, Pa. He Is safe.
The Benham, 1,500-ton destroyer,
1t. Comdr. John Barrett Taylor,
Churchille, Bucks County, Pa. He
is safe.
The Preston. 1,480-ton destroyer.
Comdr. Max c. Stormes, San Diego,
Calf. He is missing.
The Wake, 1,750-ton destroyer,
Comdr. Thomas Edward Fraser,
Philadelphia, Pa. He is missing.
The Barton. 1,700-ton destroyer,
1t. Comdr. Douglas Harold Fox,
Dowagiac, Mich. He is missing.
The Laffey, 1,700-ton destroyer,
1t. Comdr. William Edwin Hank,
Norfolk. Va. He is missing.
Casualties Reported Few.
The Navy announced October 26
that a carrier was severely damaged
after two attacks by Japanese bomb
er, and torpedo planes. Five days
later the vessel was declared lost,
but the casualties among its per-
sonnet, normally 2,l70. were reported
few.
Survivors from the Hornet told OF
two Japanese planes dive crashing
to the decks. The explosions wrecked
the superstructure and set the big
ship aflame.
Patrol planes from the Hornet
opened the battle, the survivors re-
lated, after spotting an enemy task
force of the islands, some $50 miles
northeast Of Guadalcanal. Amer
lean torpedo planes attacked and
shortly japanese bombers retaliated.
Inc enemy planes were dispersed
but returned later.
Even after the Hornet was severe
ly damaged, the carriers guns kept
firing. Then, with the carrier burn
ing f1ercely, the order was given to
abandon ship.
Other American warships deliv-
(See HORNET, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
Inquisitors Tour City in Vain,
Hunting for Pleasure Villain
OPA Officers Find and Question a Few
Suspects but Eoch Explains Satisfactorily

Down Pennsylvania avenue toward
the Capitol, shortly after S:30-once
time when you'd have to brush
cars OF either fender. There were
few, mostly taxis. Then we sauntered
through the Northeast, along desert
ed streets. Cars were parked, un-
lighted, rs II suddenly abandoned.
Bladensburg road, noted for its
plethora Of vehicles and its many
accidents, looked like . country road
Of the eos.
Investigator B, who needed some
air in . tire, stopped at . filling
station. A youth sat In q battered
little car taking On as. And bat
Continued On Page AS. Column O
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OPA Use of 'Gestopo' Methods
In Driving Checkup Charged
Representative Miller FIoys Shopping
At Senate Probe of Oil Situation

The Representative said Wash
ington doctor told him last night
he has been stopped twice by local
police to find out where he was
going.
Il want to vote for continued ra-
tioning, but I can't do it If the
methods Of the past three days are
continued" he asserted, adding
that with coupons good for only
three gallons, there cannot be much
abuse.
He took the stand before Mayor
La Guardia OF New York made a
plea for equitable distribution of
fuel oil to the country as a whole
and the communicating of every
(See RATIONING, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-12
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The Office of Price Admins
tration was accused of Gees
tapo" methods in it's campaign
against pleasure driving by Rep
resentative Miller, Republican,
of Connecticut before the Senate
Oil Committee today.
Il want to enter a vigorous pro-
test against the Gestapo methods
OF shopping on people to find out
where they are going" Mr.. Miller
declared. II believe the President
was right when he said recently
there are few Americans who place
appetite above patriotism"