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Evening star., 1943-08-21
Baseball
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on the grass to make neat catch of
Kuhel's pop fly. Cutler singled past
Cliff. Castino lined to Cliff. Ross
lined to Moore.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Lefebvre walked.
Case lined to Moses. Cutler made a
leaping stab at Vernon's liner and
threw to Kuhel, doubling Lefebvre
off first.
CHICAGO - Moses rolled out.
Kampouris to Vernon. Priddy tossed
out Hodgin. Case came in for
Curtright's high fly.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Cutler pegged
out Spence. Moore lined to Appling.
Cliff fouled to Kuhel
CHICAGO-Appling was out on
liner to Priddy. Cuccinello lifted to
Case. Kuhel was tossed out by Kam-
pouris.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Priddy flied to
Moses. Early popped to Appling.
Kampouris reached first when Cul-
Ter fumbled his grounder. Kam-
pouris stole second. Lefebvre dou-
bled to center, scoring Kampouris
with the tying run. Appling tossed
out Case One run.
CHICAGO-Culler tripled to the
wall in left. Cliff tossed out Cas-
tino, Cutler holding third. Ross
fouled to Cliff. Moses rolled out,
Kampouris to Vernon.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Vernon doubled
to left. Outright came in fast for
Spence's short ny. Moore lifted to
Outright Cliff singled to center,
scoring Vernon. Priddy singled over
short, putting Cliff on third. Early
grounded out, euler to Kuhel. One
run.
CHICAGO-Kampouris tossed out
Hodgin. Outright went out the
same way. Appling popped to Kam-
pouris.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
u. 5. Calls Coal Producers
To Farley on S.Hour Day

Ey the Associated Press.
Abe Fortas, acting Secretary of
Interior. today called conferences of
soft coal and anthracite producers in
Washington next, Tuesday and
Wednesday to discuss the establish
ment of an 8-hour day in the mines
to boost coal production.
Coal miners, who formerly worked
IS hours q week. recently went on
schedule of seven hours daily, six
days week. Under an order ap-
proved by President Roosevelt on
August 26 the War Labor Board
gave its approval to an 8-hour day,
or 48-hour week. at such Govern
ment-controlled mines as the Sec
retary of the Interior might desig-
nate.
After the conferences with the
coal executives, Mr.. Fortas said rep
resentatives of the United Mine
Workers of America also would be
invited into consultation in deter
mining the coal administration
program.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
U. 5. Destiny 10 Hinge
On World WeIIbeinq,
Justice Black Insists
By the Associated Press.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Aug. 2l.-
Supreme Court Justice Hugo l..
Black told graduates of the Miami
Beach Air Forces Of1icer Candidate
School today that the lessons
which wars and depressions have
taught us is that If we want peace,
prosperity and happiness at home
we must help establish it abroad"
Speaking to the class of new sec
ond lieutenants which included his
son, Sterling Foster Black, the JUS
tice said: I'VE have learned from
bitter experience that the interde-
pendence of nations of the world is
more than theory; it is a vital
fact which affects the lives of every
one of us.
Surely 1T Is time for us to face
this fact, and, divesting ourselves
of deep-rooted fears and prejudices.
act with boldness and intelligence
befitting Americans
Justice Black told the new off,
GERS that they are Citizen soldiers
stepped in the philosophy of a DEM
ocratic society dedicated to liberty,
equality and justice"
Defeat Of the Axis, he added, will
be but an episode in our continuing
struggle for a better, fuller, more
secure life for the average citizen.
Our country must face the questions
of peace, and must face them in
spired by the same faith that will
carry us to the total defeat of the
enemy on the battle field"
Pursuing the concept of fighting
faith" applied to times of peace,
Justice Black continued
There are men who do not have
it, timid men who are ruled by an
unreasoning fear of change.
They say that periodic economic
depressions, unemployment, poverty,
economic insecurity, special privi-
lege and inequality are ordained by
inexorable natural laws. These tiniid
persons have counterparts who as
sert that since we always have had
war, a peaceful world is impos-
sible."' +tG.f",5 lf 80 4gsN . 4 as!
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Strike Act lest Seen
As WLB Ruling Hits
Montgomery Ward
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssociAted Press.
The possibility Of q court test on
the constitutionality OF the Anti
strike Act was seen today after tho
War Labor Board rejected the argu.
ment of Montgomery Ward d Co..
Inc, that the new law goes beyond
what the Constitution permits.
The board, In overriding the COM
pany's contention, ordered union se-
curity, voluntary dues checkon and
arbitration of grievances at Mont
gomery Wards New York, Detroit
and Denver retail stores.
Constitutionality of the law was
attacked by the company on tho
ground that 1t delegated legislative
powers to the board without sum.
cient standards" was indefinite and
ambiguous" and impaired freedom Of
contract by establishing compulsory
arbitration"
Morse Writes Opinion.
Wayne l.. Morse, public member,
wrote the boards apinion upholding
the constitutionality of the act. as
serting that an employer attitude of
take 1t or leave it" In bargaining
with unions rs fast becoming passe."
The order affects about 800 work.
ers represented by the United Mail
Order, Warehouse and Retail EN-
ployes' Union, CIO.
Company counsel did not comment
Immediately on the order. but the
legal questions raised were such as
would enter into any effort to unset
the act by court action.
Mr.. Morse took account Of the pos
sibility Of legal test in hts state
ment that the board has accepted
and will continue to accept the War
Labor Disputes Act as constitu-
tional" unless the courts order 9TH
erwise.
The board directed the company
to grant standard voluntary MAIN
tenance Of union membership clause
with 15-day escape" period start
ing August 20 during which union
members may resign If they do not
wish to remain members as a con-
dition Of employment under the
contract.
Arbitrator Ordered.
1t directed the appointment OF an
arbitrator whose decisions would be
final and binding as the last step
In grievance machinery. and .
seniority clause at the stores.
The provisions of yesterdays di-
rective were contained in the
boards order in the first Mont
gomery Ward case decided last fall
involving the Chicago mail order
house.
The question OF wages was de-
ferred pending further study by
panel.
The board also issued an order to
the company to appear at a public
hearing here September 3 to show
cause why its directive of last fall
should not be extended to cover the
company's printing department and
display factory at Chicago.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Septicemia Victim Given
PIasma by Soldier
2y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Aug. 21.-An injection
of plssma from the blood of Pvt.
Valentine G. Godkin of the San
Antonio (Tex) Aviation Cadet Gen.
ter was to be given today to Miss
Marie Barker. 20, staphylococcus
septicemia sufferer. Pvt. Godkin re-
covered from the rare blood disease
in 1888.
Pvt. Godkin, 81, of North Rose, N.
Y, was granted a four-day furlough
for the trip after he learned of Miss
Barker's condition and volunteered
to donate his blood. He has given
blood to IA persons previously.
Miss Barker felt "a whole lot bet
ter" today, DR.. N. F. Fisher said,
and her temperature was down. Yes
terday she had an injection of blood
plasma centrifuged from the blood
OF, two persons who had recovered
from the disease. She ras had II
direct or whole-blood transfusions
and 3 plasma injections.
Pvt. Godkin donated 500 cubic
centimeters of blood yesterday at.
st. Luke's Hospital where it was
separated for the plasma injection
today.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
S38,000,000 Bond Drive
To Recondition Normandie
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-A cam
paign to sell s38, ,000, 900 in War bonds
to finance the reconditioning and
maintenance of the former French
liner Normandie has been started
In the Bronx with the approval of
the Treasury Department. w. Ran
dolph Burgess, New York War Bond
Committee chairman, announced to-
day
The ship, being raised from the
Hudson River mud, now has a list
of 26 degrees. The hull has been
emptied of the 100000 tons of water
poured into her when she caught
fire a year and half ago.
The Navy Department said that
work on the removal of heavy bulk
heading would begin next week and
that when this was finished the YES
sci would float on an even keel.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Farmers Face SEEDING
Without Wheat Price
Assurance by VIA
BY the Associated Press.

Unless War Food Administra-
tor Marvin Jones acts soon,
farmers will have to decide how
much land to seed to winter
wheat without any assurance as
to the price they may expect at
harvest time next year.
Winter wheat, which makes up
the bulk of the domestic bread
grain crop, is planted in September
and early October, harvested the
following June and July.
The War Food Administration is
drafting plans for a 1914 farm pro-
duction program designed to pro-
vide record output of food, in
cluding an expansion in wheat from
81 100000 acres planted for harvest
this year to 68,000,000 acres next
year
Fair" Return Envisaged.
The program will carry a schedule
of farm price supports or minimum
price guarantees for the various
commodities. Those price guaran-
tees are designed to assure farmers
a market for all they produce and a
fair" return.
Aides of Mr.. Jones have indicated,
however, that the program will not
be announced until after he has
had an opportunity to lay it before
Congress. The lawmakers are sched-
uled to return September IA from
a summer recess. 1t is quite pos
sible that the program, which would
require upward of a billion dollars to
finance, may not clear Congress un-
til long after the winter wheat
planting season has passed.
Farmers are assured about 90 per
cent of the parity price for this
years wheat crop. A Governments
loan program has put floor under
the market at about IS per cent
of parity. Government benefit pay
ments of about 80 cents a bushel
bring the guaranteed return to
90 per cent of parity. e. p
Congress has eliminated benefit
payments for 1914.
Thus, If VITA is to assure wheat
growers return equal to this years,
the agency must either increase its
loan rate to make up for the loss
of the benefit payments or ask
Congress to change its mind and
make money available for grower
subsidies on the grain crop.
Some members of the congress
sional farm bloc contend that CELL
ings established by the Office of
Price Administration on flour are
having the effect of preventing
wheat from advancing to full parity.
They say farmers automatically
would receive full parity return
for wheat without resort to benefit
payments if the flour ceilings were
adjusted. The OPA has indicated,
however. that there will be no
change in the flour prices.
Evening star., 1943-08-21

men are stopped for minor infrac-
tions of regulations.
But the incident snoWballed
through the rumor route into dra-
matte knock down, drag -out affair
born of a tall Imagination. He was
reported to have been involved in
night club brawl, to have been
wearing civilian clothes and to have
been arrested and lodged in Jail.
Oh, yes, he also kayoed at least a
half dozen M. P.'s, the rumor-
spreaders related.
Louis was reported to have left
the place on S street NV, where he
was stopping, and to have returned
to Fort Meade today.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Cars
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being hauled to other sections where
they bring higher prices.
OPA estimates that many more
used cars are being sold this year
than last, when 4.500,000 vehicles
changed hands. Families which
never owned a car before are buying
them now because they are making
more money than ever before in
war work
A report of used-car auctions in
Kansas City, Mo-, showed that used
cars valued at 100000 are sold each
week. A 1880 model A Ford, which
will need tires, was sold recently to
a dealer at one Kansas City auc-
ton for $780, A 194l Chevrolet
sedan was sold for $1,325, and OPA
said the dealer would offer it for
$1,500, almost $500 more than the
price when new.
High Margin Cited.
Report of the auction showed that
Chevrolet coupe was rolled on the
block, and bidding opened at S1,150.
1t was sold to dealer for $3.50.
The car when new sold at retail
for 1927 1t had been driven II 1000
miles. The dealer will mark up the
price to 81 ,450.
A dealer told OPA that 1899
Chew olet model which sold two
yeats ago for S495 would now bring
$725. He said he bought the same
model in l941 fer 1925.
Officials declared that the cars
being sold for exhorbitant prices now
are net in as good shape as in
normal times because the owners
have been unable to get the me-
chanics and the parts to keep them
in hest repair.
AUTOMOBILES are wearing out be-
yond repair at rate of more than a
million year. This rate, OPA said,
is constantly increasing and places
more pressure on car prices.
While prices of used trucks have
been under ceiling for sometime,
OPA never has extended the regu-
lation to include passenger vehicles.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Nazi Headquarters
In Sicily Bombed Into
Panic Before Landinq
BY JOSEPH MORTON,
Press War Correspondent

TAORMINA. Sicily. Aug. 21.--
American Flying Fortresses struck
panic among Nazi Field Marshal
Kesselring's headquarters staff when
they bombed the luxurious San
Domenico Hotel here July 9, less
than IL hours before the Sicily in
vaSion.
l heard the story this week from
the manager and employees of the
hostelry, one of the finest in this
corner of the world, which was
requisitioned by the German Air
Force. According to their narra-
tions:
The bombardment left that Sec
ton Of the Nazi air arm, entrusted
with defending Italy and Sicily. in
a state OF complete disorganization
and without a control center at the
precise time it was confronted with
the crucial test.
Couldn't Reassem1le Headquarters.
The Fortresses dumped their ex-
plosives just as the German officers
were sitting down to the terrace
lunch they never ate.
Four hours later more Fortresses
came. They further polished of"
this Nazi headquarters and the 10
acres of Sicilian gardens surround
ing it.
The first raid sent the Nazis
scurrying to pack their equipment
and personal effects. The second
left the building without any in
habitants.
BY dusk. there wasn't a single
German Air Force officer to be
found in the neighborhood.
Before the Germans could reas-
semble their headquarters elsewhere
the real business end of the inva-
sion started-on the eastern and
southern coasts.
Two Generals Believed Hurt.
One Italian and three German
doctors were killed in the air at
tacks ard a number of others were
injured. The hotels manager said
he believed two generals we're hurt,
but that nobody could find out who
they we're.
The hotel, itself, can be repaired
although the damage to it was ex-
tensive. A direct hit was scored on
two of the main wings. Gaping
holes in the roof permit good views
Of the sky.
Marshal Kesselring, whose suite
had direct telephone connections
with Rome and Berlin, was in Italy
when the Americans attacked.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Joe Louis Non Regulation Shirt
Touches OFF Widening Rumors

Sergt. Joe Louis sartorial tastes
ran him afoul of Military Police
yesterday and touched off a batch
of rumors that the heavyweight box
ing champion was in more serious
trouble.
What actually happened was that
Louis, sporting an officers gabardine
shirt with shoulder straps, was
stopped by a couple of M. P.'s and
reminded it wasn't regulation dress
for noncommissioned officer. Such
incidents, according to Army off,
cials, are not unusual and many
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Red Troops March
On Key Rail Junction
Deep in Ukraine
Continued From First Page

war bulletin said they were forced
to fall back to "well-prepared" po-
sitions after abandoning valuable
war dumps. In the Spas Demensk
offensive the Russians were strik-
ing out for Smolensk, another vital
Nazi anchor, rs miles to the north
west.
Here, again, the Russians pressed
on despite fierce counterattacks by
fresh German reserves, Moscow
said. This advance threatened
whole segment of German defenses
between Bryansk and Smolensk.
Northwest of Kharkov a fierce
battle of tanks resulted in As Ger
man units being knocked out by
accurate Soviet fire, and the enemy
gave way before the slashing Red
drive which occupied more than 20
towns and villages, the Russian
communique said. Fuel and am
munition dumps were raked in by
the triumphant Soviet troops.
To the southwest of the be-
leaguered city, the Germans were
falling back road by road and viii
lage by village. 1t was here that
the Germans were striving desper-
ately to hold their single railway
escape line from Kharkov and the
battle ragged with unabated fury.
Soviet warplanes smashed German
pillboxes and strong points in this
fourth battle for the industrial me-
tropolis.
East and southeast of Kharkov
Soviet columns were reported only
few miles from the outskirts, while
in the northeastern suburbs Red
Army shock troops continued their
street-to-street battle against units
of the German garrison forces.
The German high command, in a
communique broadcast by Berlin
and recorded by the Associated
Press. declared that strong Soviet
attacks still were in progress on the
Mus front. west of Rostov, and in
the area south and west of Belgorod.
but insisted that "all attacks COL
lapsed and the enemy suffered great
losses"
The Nazi war bulletin asserted
that l54 Russian tanks were knocked
out and 68 planes were shot down in
yesterdays fighting.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Three e-Pronged Invasion
OF Europe Predicted Soon

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg, Aug. 21.-
Bohus Benes, Czechoslovakian
consul at San Francisco, believes
that a e-pronged invasion of
Europe is coming, and that it will
knock out Germany quickly.
Mr.. Benes, a nephew of Eduard
Benes, former president of Czecho-
slovakia and head of the Czech
government in exile, declared in an
interview, Il know positively that
the great offensive is being prepared
and that it will not be on Just one
front but three fronts.
Il consider the war in Europe
virtually finished" His guess on the
wars end: BY late spring of next
year.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Cubu Will Sell u. S.
4 Million Tons of Sugar

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, Aug. 2l.-Cuba will sell
the United States approximately
100000 tons of sugar at no less
than 2.65 cents a pound next year,
Andres Morales del Castillo, minis
ter of the presidency, announced
last night.
Morales said Cubas crop produc-
ton would total at least 100000
tons, of which only 22500O tons
would be allotted for Cuba's own
consumption with the rest being
sold to the Commodity Credit Corp.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Will Leaving $4,000,
10 Grandson, IS, Probated
Px tho Acenci tad presr

By the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. 21-Wills
of Emerson F. Woodward and Mrs.
Bessie A. Woodward, leaving $10,-
100000 to a grandson, Robert, IS,
were admitted to probate today by
Judge Roy Hofheinz
Contests of the wills by two BROTH
ers and a sister of Mr.. Woodward
we're dismissed, the court holding
that they did not have legal in
terest in the estate.
Notice of appeal to District Court
was given by attorneys for the con-
testants.
Mr.. and Mrs Woodward were
killed in an auto-train accident
May %.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Peace Drive Hints New
Finnish Cabinet Shifts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 21.-Another
cabinet shake-up is being discussed
informally in Finland as the demand
intensifies for some steps to make a
separate peace with Russia.
Juhu Paasikivi. 75-year- -old former
minister to Moscow. Is being men,
toned as a successor to Prime Min
lister Edwin Linkomies, former Latin
professor, who does not have the
pro-Allied outlook of Pasikivi. For
eign Minister Sir Henrik Ramsay,
who entered the cabinet in a shake
up five months ago with Linkomies,
also may be a target for the group
pressing q peace offensive.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the United States Weather
Bureau)

Furnlshed by the United States Weather
Bureau)
District of Columbia-Slightly
warmer this afternoon, tonight and
Sunday morning. A few light show
ers Sunday morning.
Virginia - Modeeate temperature
this afternoon, not quite so cool to-
night and Sunday morning.
Maryland-Slightly warmer this
afternoon, tonight and Sunday
morning. A few light showers in
west portion tonight and in north
portion Sunday morning.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Abraham Merritt Dies

CLEARWATER, Fla, Aug. 81 tF).
Abraham Merritt, 50. editor of the
American Weekly, widely published
Sunday magazine section, died sud-
denly of a heart attack early this
afternoon at Indian Rocks Beach.
He arrived here from New York yes
terday for a vacation.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Sugar Warehouses Bulge

Unable to ship sugar to other
countries, sugar companies in the
Dominican Republic have been COM
PEELED to build additional ware
houses to store their product.
Evening star., 1943-08-21

There are more than 10 convenient
branch offices for Star want Ads
located throughout the city.
Evening star., 1943-08-21

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, SIS, at 3:45 pm; year ago, So.
Lowest. 65, at z am; year ago, 10.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest, 9S, on August IL.
Lowest. 6. on February Is.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 20 per cent. at 2:30 Am.
Lowest. 80 per cent, at 2,30 pm.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
Evening star., 1943-08-21

Report for Last "a Hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-05
LEADERS OF GIRL
 SCOUTS TO MEET

Leaders, assistant leaders and young women interested in the Girl Scout program win meet to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the penthouse of the Alaska Elec- tric Light and Power Company, at the regular monthly meeting of the Juneau-Douglas Girl Scout council
 Feature of the meeting will be book review of the current best seller, The Day Must Dawn" by Edna Sligh Turnbull, a historical novel of Revolutionary days.
 Following the book review a short business meeting will be held with acting Scout Commissioner Mrs. Harvey Startling presiding. Prob lems will be discussed relative to the Girl Scout camp to be held this coming summer, it is announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-05
NURSERY CARE E
 DETERMINED IN
 CURRENT SURVEY

All working mothers and fathers who are interested in placing their children under proper supervision and guidance by the day or for care after school, are asked to register immediately with the Day Nursery Committee at the Red Cross Office in the First National Bank Build ing. MT Frank Ornellas, Field Di- rector, or his assistant, will take irl- formation by personal interview or phone, 157
 The committee is now making survey to determine the need for day nursery care of children whose parents are necessarily employed and unable to provide their chn- dren with personal protection and care during working hours.
 To determine the real extent of this need and what community re- sources are available. the following people are urged to register inn mediately with the Day Nursery Committee:
 1. Working parents interested in the welfare of their children through day nursery care.
 2. Adult persons qualified to care for pre-school and young children and having adequate home environ ment.
 Although several persons with suitable homes have already of- fered to take children, the Con- mittee is anxious to secure more information in order to complete it's survey and to submit com prehensive report to the Health Council within the next two weeks
 All calls should be made at the Red Cross Office, phone l57, the committee requests.