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closed that later Ii. Norwood.
information showed that they are
being held at a prison camp near
Rotenburg. Germany.
1t. Norwood, %, was a member
of the infantry and was taken pris-
oner by German patrol in North
Africa on January Is. His wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Norwood, who
works for the War Production
Board. said an officer who was with
her husband at the time informed
her that her husband had been
taken alive and uninjured.
Later, through the Red Cross, she
learned her husband was in Italy.
And then on March 80. the YMCA
informed her that 1t. Norwood was
being held at the German prison
camp.
Native Of Georgia.
A native of Atlanta, Ga, It. Nor
wood attended Georgia Military
College at Milledgeville, Ga. He
received his commission in 1885.
Before being called to active duty
in August, 1910, he was employed
by Edison & Bressler here, and
before that had worked for Julius
Garflnckle & Co.
1t. Hughes, 30, was with the 1st
Armored Division and was believed
to have been on patrol duty when
captured, according to his aunt,
Mrs. Bessie Christian, a secretary of
Representative Wadsworth, Repub-
lican, of New York, who lives at
ALP Fourth street North, Airing
ton. Va.
Since being taken prisoner, 1t.
Hughes has become the father of
son, born on February %. He was
captured on February 4, Mrs. Chris
tian said. His wife, the former Miss
Carolyn Bell, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Bell of this city, is now
visiting with 1t. Hughes mother,
Mrs. Robert Hafer, in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Christian said a letter re-
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Britain Denies Citizen
Originated Dam Raid
Officials Studied Targets
Long Ago, Statement Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 20.-All war
important objectives in Germany
have long since been studied with a
view to attack at the most favorable
time, the Air Ministry declared to-
day in formal statement denying
that the bombing of vital German
dams originated from suggestions
by private citizens.
The statement was made to quash
reports that German Jewish medi-
cal specialist, now a refugee in Lon
don, had suggested the attack, and
that the Nazis had threatened re-
prisals against the Jews because of
1t. The version crediting the refugee
with the idea of bombing the dams
was carried originally by the British
news agency Reuters.
Declaring that misleading state
ments have appeared" about the
origin Of the raids, the Air Min
istry said 1T Is true that an attack
on the dams was suggested on sew
eral occasions by members of the
public, but the operation did not In
Evening star., 1943-05-20

ceived from 1t. Norwood = few
days ago, and mailed about month
ago, indicated that he had not yet
learned that he is a father.
A native OF Lynchburg, Va, 1t.
Hughes spent most of his life with
MS aunt, Mrs. Christian. He was
working for the Treasury Depart
ment when he enlisted In the Army
in May, 1941. He was sent over
seas the following year in the same
month.
In one of the letters his wife re-
ceived from him recently, Mrs.
Christian said, he was quartered in
what was formerly school for girls.
He also revealed that there are
British prisoners at the camp who
have been there for three or four
years. He wrote that he is taking
foreign language courses.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Youths Going in Service
To Be Tuuoht to Swim

A special class in swimming for
men and women past II years of age
who anticipate induction into the
armed forces will start at 7::30 o'clock
tonight at the Ambassador pool
under supervision of the District Red
Cross water safety section.
Instruction will include swimming
with full equipment and with life
helts
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fact originate with any such sug-
gestions.
"All objectives Of Importance to
German war production, including
the dams, have long since been
methodically examined by intelli-
gence and planning authorities with
a view to attack at the most favor
able moment"
It added that suggestions were
frequently made by citizens, and
welcomed, but "for obvious reasons
it seldom is possible to state whether
any particular project is feasible,
let alone in contemplation"
Evening star., 1943-05-20

OF war IN Cne
S a m e pris n
camp in North
west Germany,
it was learned
today.
Alt h ou gh a
War Department
list released to-
day in C clu d e d
t he offic e r S
a m o n G 16 7
Americans being
held as prison.
ers of war in
Italy, relatives
of the men dis
~
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reservations Of q fair share OF un-
rationed goods which might run
short.
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Berlin Curbs Fan Mail

Film actors in Germany must dis
charge their secretaries and are for
hidden to answer letters from civil
ians asking for autographs.
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LIS, James |. Norwood
And Marce||us Hughes
Listed as Prisoners
D. c. and Arlington Men
Held in Prison Comp
In Northwest Germany

First 1t. James L. norwood, 1883
Meridian place NV. and Second
1t Marcellus G. Hughes of Arling-
ton, Va, are being held prisoners
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Building Gain Reported

Applications for residence build.
ing permits in Northern ireland are
now over 500 q day, with the NUM-
Der increasing, 3:
Evening star., 1943-05-20

Every time you lick . War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Time Rotioned

Hendon, England, merchants have
agreed on a priority shopping plan
for women war workers, including
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-30

A LINEUP YOU CAN'T MISS ON:
SUITS in all wool worsteds, clearinghouse. cassi'
meres and eheviots. New graYs, tans. blues and
a host Of softroned color blends in tune with
Spring. Styles for every preference. Sizes for
every build Plenty Of double breasted models.
TOPcOATS in all wool twiIIs. cheviots fIeeces
and hard-finished eoatings featuring the new fly
front bal coat with slash pockets. See them in
smart tsns. srsys. off shades Of blue brown. green.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Defendant Says Sabotage
Was 10 Force Repairs

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 22.-The trial
of Harvey Lee Thomas, former
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Co. naval
inspector charged with committing
acts of sabotage on planes under
construction there, went into its
third day today in Federal Court
with defense witnesses being heard.
Thomas, %, spent most of yester-
day on the stand and told the jury
and Judge William c. Coleman that
he aggravated damage on already
defective electrical parts on planes
to make sure the defects would be
corrected by Martin Co. workmen.
The defendant, charged with six
specific acts of damage to planes,
admitted he had bent conduits. cut
cables and loosened nuts on the
planes, but declared he did so be-
cause company inspectors and work
men failed to correct minor defects
when they were disapproved by him.
self or other naval inspectors.
Thomas. a native of Adamstown,
Md, declared that when FBI agents
told him they were investigating
bad work at the Martin plant he
told them he thought 'it was a good
idea because there was considerable
bad work coming through"
Il was only trying to get de-
fective parts fixed" he said.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
u. 5. Flyers Hammer
Japs in GiIberts
installations Damaged and
Five Zeros Shot Down

A large force Of Army bombers,
Winging far north of Guadalcanal
Island in the South Pacific, heavily
damaged japanese installations on
Nauru. in the Gilbert Islands, We'd
nesday and destroyed at least five
Zero fighters, the Navy announced
today.
All American planes returned de-
spite stiff enemy resistance from
both antiaircraft and fighter planes.
In the North Pacific, Army planes
bombed and strafed Jap installations
on Kiska 10 times Tuesday, damag-
ing the runway and camp area of
that Aleutian island. The Aleutians
air force has now hit Kiska lib times
this month.
On Tuesday night, Liberator
heavy bombers bombed japanese
installations in Numa Numa Har-
Dor, on Bougainville Island, but the
Navy reported that bad weather
prevented observation of results.
The attack on Nauru, also known
as Pleasant Island was the second
since the start of the South Pacific
campaign. The first assault was
made on March 26, when hits were
scored on the wharf, runway and
officers quarters. Four fires were
started
The island is a former British
mandate and is 675 miles northeast
of Henderson Field on Gaudalcanal.
It's 1920 miles southeast of Truk,
japanese naval base.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Poultry
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fowl were left at 80 cents. Light old
roosters were increased from 29.4 to
1856, while heavy old roosters were
raised from 30.6 to 33.6.
OPA described the complicated
new schedules of prices as marking
for the first time the establishment
f. o. b. pricing for sales of live
poultry at country shipping points.
Formerly. it was pointed out, the
country shipper calculated his price
on the basis of delivery to the buyer S
place of business.
This, OPA said, gave buyers from
different cities different buying
prices at the same point and in
couraged violations of ceilings, and
now all buyers have the same ceiling
at the same point" The new order
made effective today established an
allowance for truckers hauling live
poultry to city markets ranging from
three-fourths cent to two cents a
pound, depending on the distance
u. OI "A Sdlu Ulllo dllOWdllCC
would be absorbed by wholesalers,
who, in turn, were given a wider
differential to take care of their
processing costs.
Removes Price Squeeze"
OPA added the wider price diff
ferential allowed country dressers
together with trucking allowance
"stabilizes" live poultry prices at
levels which were intended for them
in the original regulations and re-
moves the squeeze that had op-
pressed both the country dresser
and the live poultry trucker"
Country shippers selling to whole
salers in New York City we're linn
tied to IS cents a pound for all
grade A dressed broilers, roasters
and light capons-types of poultry
accounting for approximately half
of all poultry sales.
Formerly ceilings on these items
ranged from 80 to 401a cents. APP
proximately the same prices are
expected to apply to Washington
when the various factors of cost
have been computed.
In response to question. an OPA
spokesman said he thought much
of the dissatisfaction of Wash
ington poultry dealers was due to the
expense of delivering poultry from
points as distant as Delaware with
out being allowed to add this to the
prices they were permitted to ask
The new system. he said, would
equalize this variable element OF
shipping expense.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Office Of Military District Seeks
To Establish Shopping Service

The commandant of the military
district of Washington now is en-
gagged in the task of trying to estab-
lish q shopping service which will
help thousands of girls employed in
the Pentagon Building buy their
hats, gloves and hosiery.
The idea Is to reserve Office space
in the building for shopping serv-
ice, where women clerks may place
orders, in person or by telephone,
for staple items of apparel. WASH
ington department stores are open
only one night week. The crush Of
customers Is then so terrific that 1t
takes girl with football technique
to reach counter. and scoop up q
piece Of goods.
Through the Merchants and Man.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Dodd, Watson Deny
Ever Engaging in
Subversive Activity
Formal Statements Hit at
Critics; See Threat to
Freedom Of Thought

Two Federal Communications
Commission officials, who yesterday
were found by special House in
vestigating committee as unfit"
for Government service, today de-
MED they had ever engaged in
subversive activities.
In formal statements both DR..
Goodwin B. Watson, chief analyst
of the foreign broadcast intelligence
research for FEC, and William E.
Dodd, jr., assistant news editor of
the same unit, struck back at their
critics.
Declaring he had never 'in
thought, word, or deed attacked our
American form of constitutional
democratic Governemnt," DR.. Wat
son, said: IF this action is carried
through to dismissal it will be
severe threat to freedom of thought
and expression among my fellow
Americans"
Action Called Unconstitutional.
Mr.. Dodd said:
"Paralleling what has happened
in both Germany and Japan, a COM
mittee of the Congress attempts 10
outlaw individuals from the Gov
ernment, from the right to earn a
living, without due process OF law"
To-day" he continued, 1T is SUBJ
versive activity as defined by the
Kerr Committee which excludes
| patriotic citizens who have never
advocated the overthrow of the
democratic Government of the
| United States which they love ds
deeply as the members of the COM
mittee." Later, he predicted, COM
mittee might take exception TO the
color of ones skin,. or shape of
ones nose"
The committee, headed by Repre-
sentative Kerr, Democrat, OF North
Carolina, was appointed. two months
ago to investigate charges made
against more than 30 Government
officials, by Representative Dies,
Democrat, Of Texas. chairman Of
the House committee investigating
un-American activities.
Watson Cites Record.
DR.. Watson's salary is S6,50O a
year, and DR.. Dodd's. $4,000.
For 20 years." said DR.. Watson. Il
have served my fellow citizens in fair
ly public positions as a Methodist
minister, a YMCA research director,
and as university professor.
For 18 months I have served in a
public Office and have directed the
preparation of more than 100 intel
ligence reports which have gone to
high officials in Government agen-
cies concerned with foreign affairs.
Our service has been frequently
praised but never criticized for any
kind of bias. No word of criticism of
my conduct in office has been men,
toned by the Dies committee or the
Kerr committee
The Dies committee however, he
charged, "have followed the fallac-
ious argument that one who works
for worthy democra tic cause which
Communists also support, is tarred
by red brush"
Evening star., 1943-04-22
| Man Kicks In Window
When Asked for $40
As Lights Deposit

Elisha Kashaba, So. OF 9O3
Thirteenth street NV, is not
suffering from suppressed de-
sires-just cuts from falling
glass.
When the main Offices of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. at
Tenth and E streets NV.
opened for business today, there
was Elisha with the $40 he had
been told to deposit to have the
lights turned on.
A different clerk was at the
window.
You will have to deposit
$40" he told Elisha firmly.
Elisha went out and in less
than a minute one of the big
plate glass windows in the front
crashed.
Police said he kicked it in.
He is charged with destroying
private property.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
|. n. Noyes Elected
President Of ANPA
Publisher Will Appoint
Special Congress Group
BY the Associated Press.

DS tiie hSSOCldCco FTcSs.
NEW YORK, April 22.-Linwood
N. Moves, president and publisher
of the Ironwood (MichD Globe, was
elected president of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association at
the closing session of its annual con-
vention today.
w. G. Chandler, Scripps Howard
Newspapers, New York. was elected
vice president; Norman Chandler
president of the Los Angeles Times,
secretary, and E. S. Friendly, gen.
eral manager of the New York Sun,
treasurer.
Directors elected for two-year
terms were: David w. Howe of the
Burlington CVaD Free-Press, F. l.
Ker of the Hamilton tOntario)
Spectator w. E. MacFarlane of the
Chicago Tribune, w. F. Schmick OF
the Baltimore Sun and Walter M
Dear of the Jersey City IN. j.
Jersey Journal.
The ANPA adopted unanimously a
resolution authorizing its president
to appoint committee of five men,
bers which would serve as the Or
ganizations official representative il
called before congressional hearings
The resolution permits the com
| mittee ito take such action as ir
its judgment seems necessary for
The protection of the rights of news
papers to gather and disseminate
important public informa ton"
1t further permits the committee
ito take any action necessary to
protect newspapers sources of sup
ply in both raw materials and man.
power in order that the essential
service Of the press in support OF
the war effort shall be maintained.
Evening star., 1943-04-22

ufacturers' Association, contact was
established with John j. Hasley,
manager of the Palais Royal, who
has expressed willingness to attempt
to organize the merchandising end
of the experiment. Department
stores and speciality shops all are
eligible to participate, according to
tentative plans.
Personnel departments in the
Pentagon Building hope that shop
ping service will help cut down
absenteeism, designations and much
complaining among employees about
their inability to shop.
Delivery of goods probably would
be made to a central point in Wash
ington, from which they would be
shipped to the Pentagon Building for
distribution on payment.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Italians Release u. 5.
Ambulance Driver in
Prisoner Exchange
It.. Stuyyesunt, New York
Brings Word Of sofety
OF so Other Americans
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Turkey, April 20 De-
layed).-Lt. Alan Stuyyesant OF New
York, captured by Axis forces in
Egypt last June when he was COM
manding an American field service
ambulance unit, arrived here today
after being set free In the latest ex-
change of British and italian,
prisoners of war.
Zone American ambulance
driver WAS killed and three others
of the Gilman unit were reported
captured when the British and
Fighting French abandoned the
desert outport of Biz HacheimJ
He brought news of number. of
other Americans now held in italy
and said American prisoners taken
in Tunisia were arriving when he
left.
He said go Americans were safe
and we'll in camp 81, near Rome.
Among the Americans he mem
toned were Glenn Wilson, Ann Arbor,
Mich; 1t. Conrad Kreps and Capt.
Harry Frazee, both of Akron, Ohio:
Bib Wiegand, Cincinnati; Richard
Yeats. Monroe, Mich; Frank
Hawkins, Toledo; Henry Wynsen,
Youngstown, Ohio; Steve Packwa,
Argo, Ill; AL Barnes, Detroit, and
Ray Bialek and Ed Mullen, both of
Chicago.
1t. Stuyvesant said American Red
Cross packages were arriving after
long delay.
Three captured Americans of whom
1t. Stuyvesant knew, who had not
received news from home by the
time he left Italy, were: Flying
Officer Danny Newman, San Diego
Calf: Pilot Officer Claude Weaher
Oklahoma City Okla, and J. P.
Williams, Carlsbad, N. Mex.
The New Yorker said all of these
men were we'll and, under the cii =
cumstances, comparatively happy.
Freed British, of whom there were
more than $50, said the morale of
American prisoners arriving in Italy
was admirable.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Byrnes Is Reported
Supporting Separate
Civilian Supply Unit
Bill to Create Bureau
Given Impetus Despite
Opposition Of Nelson
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Economic Sterilization Direc-
tor James F. Byrnes was reported
taking the lead today in back
stage campaign to separate con-
troll over civilian supplies from
the War Production Board.
Mr.. Byrnes' advocacy of the move
In chats with his former Senate coll
leagues apparently gave new i'm
petus to a bill vigorously opposed
by WPB Chairman Donald Nelson
and raised the question in some
senatorial minds about Mr.. Nelson's
future status
AS approved by the Senate Bank
Ing Committee, the measure would
set up separate agency outside the
WPB with power equal to that Of
the Army and Navy in obtaining
necessary supplies for civilians.
Strong support for the bill came
from Senator George, Democrat, OF
Georgia, who said:
Civilian enterprise has suffered
beyond any necessity in the alloca-
ton of supplies. 1t has been unduly
hampered by restrictions placed on
it by system in which the Army
and Navy have had full control.
That is not to say that the Army
and Navy have been Indifferent to
essential civilian needs, but 1t was
not their primary job to see that
such supplies were forthcoming.
The civilian population should have
some one to represent it at the
conference table"
Senator Bankhead. Democrat. of
Alabama said he, too, believed civil
ians ought to have some one to look
out for their interests. adding he
was not worried that such an Or
ganization would hamper the Army
and Navy in any way.
1.-The Army and Navy are going
to get what they need" he added.
Senator Maloney, Democrat, of
Connecticut arranged to report the
bill formally to the Senate today in
preparation for a possible vote next
week
Evening star., 1943-04-22

gas to fly them. And we must have
crews. To get the crews which we
will need for this offensive, they
must be trained in combat ships.
while these men are flying train
ing planes. they use 90-octane gaso-
line. That does not interfere with
this situation at all. But before
they are sent into actual fighting
against the Germans or Japs, they
have to be taught how to handle
combat planes, and that takes 100
octane."
In the Army and in some high
civilian official circles there is wide
spread resentment against what
military men call the pity the poor
civilian clique Especially, they
resent the attitude of William JEFF
fers, the rubber administrator, who,
they declare, has been so Intent on
making record in synthetic rubber
that he has taken machinery needed
both for combat gasoline and for
escort ships, the latter at a time
when hundreds of ships are being
sunk by U-boats each month for
lack of just such escorts.
The inside battles between JET
fers, Patterson, Ickes and Donald
M. Nelson, chairman of the War
Production Board, have been mem
orable. So aggressive has been the
former president of the Union Pa
cific Railroad that his "compro-
misses" have in each instance won a
break for the civilian driver" first
from Mr.. Nelson, later from Sta
bilization Director James F. Byrnes,
to whom the issue was appealed.
Mr.. Jeffers' favorite technique has
been to glover across the conference
table with finger waggling. and to
threaten, if he did not get what he
wanted, to tell 130,000,oO0 Ameri-
cans about this
Juggling Charged.
In one compromise" high-octane
and rubber apparently were placed
on an equal status, with each given
an overriding priority for 20 per
cent of its total priority. Army off,
cials say, however, that Mr.. Jeffers
set up his figures so that he actu-
ally was able to get equipment for
At per cent of his program, while
from the Army's 20 per cent for
high-octane was deducted equipment
being shipped to Russia. leaving the
Army share at about 13 per cent.
The items in controversy are
critical components for erection of
plants, such as heat exchangers,
valves and special pumps.
The rubber program has been
booming forward so favorably that
Mr.. Jeffers has become embroiled
in a row with Elmer Davis, Owl
director, over how soon civilians can
get new tires
Meanwhile, a confidential report
to Secretary Ickes showed that 100
octane plants were being held up
while machinery needed to com
plete them was being shipped to
rubber plants because of Mr.. JET
fers' ability at wangling super
priorities."
The gap between scheduled 100
octane production and what actually
is being made, credited entirely tc
giving equipment to synthetic rub
ber instead, is beginning to show
up markedly" the Ickes report
stated.
AS the scheduled requirements
for Army and Allied combat gasoline
rise, the shortage may assume the
proportions of national scandal
Secretary Ickes knows this and has
been trying to do something about
it, so far without success.
That preference for the rubber
program was sock-in-the-jaw fol
the l00-octane program" he com.
mented. 1T has already cost u.
1000. 900 barrels that is just gone