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ance c. It is becoming ever more important as aircraft and plans are becoming more com- plicated d. It is still being pro- vided but it is not necessary un- til everything else has been pre- pared for an air offensive. :. In distributing air supplies, the following is true: a. It has been found to be a strictly military operation b. It corresponds closely to the distri- button system of private busiS ness c. The problems are SC different from anything in the past that civilian supply and transportation techniques are useless d. The present method of distribution cannot be adapted to sudden emergencies. .. }. Generally speaking, the devel- opment of aircraft has followed along these lines in the present war:
 a. They have been designed to operate for extended periods ot time, spare parts and mainten- ance b. There has been a suit able compromise effected between the desire for performance and trouble-free operation c. Per- formance is the one big goal of combat aircraft design d. The emphasis has been on vast quan- titles instead of quality. i. One of the following statements is true regarding maintenance of tactical airplane for the first 1000 hours:
 a. It will have required in main tenance operations alone more man-hours than were necessary to build it in the first place b. It should require maintenance work only if it has defects c. On a new ship, the only main tenance should be because of bat tie damage d. It will require attention for routine check-ups but not for the installation of new parts.
 o. If you had a combat airplane which you had flown in action for six months without needing to have so much as a single screw replaced, should you:
 a. Attribute it to your careful flying? b. Regard your airplane as we'll designed? c. Regard your airplane as badly designed? ? d. Be thankful you have a good
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drivers into mass transportation
systems" 1t was pointed out by Mr..
Megruder, but now we must divert
some of these drivers back into
private carS-and no car should go
to work without a full load"
Clifton C. Stoneburner. county
civilian defense co-ordinator, said
yesterday that in the OCD cam
paign starting this week every car
will be registered, every house will
be checked by a block leader and
efforts will be made to arrange car
pools in limited areas.
In a check of cars made last
month, it was found that the pas
senser load was 2.5 persons per
auto-far under the four passenger
goal needed to make the program
efhclent, said Mr.. Stoneburner.
Mr.. Magruder also announced that
the Arlington Ration Board will be
closed all day Thursday to allow
personnel to attend a meeting of
the Is Northern Virginia ration
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Liquor Ration Plan
For Virginia Packs
Georgetown Stores
Nearby Residents
Stock Up Pending
Reopenine Of Stores

Mister, we're just too busy to
talk to you'll"
That's how the proprietor of a
Georgetown liquor store last night
described the rush by nearby Vir-
ginia residents to purchase liquor
following the announcement Fri
day that rationing would be insti-
tuted in State ABC stores through
out Virginia on February /.
In announcing the program, the
State ABC Board ordered a Today
suspension of sales pending regis
tration of prospective customers.
Registration will start tomorrow at
Virginia liquor stores and continue
for one week.
The owner of liquor store on
M street NV, near Key Bridge,
said his establishment was packed"
all day yesterday. He added that
many of the customers told him
they lived in Virginia and wanted
to stock up.
Other Stores Busy.
A similar jam was reported at two
other LIQUOR stores on M street.
Any Virginia resident over 81 who
has not been barred legally from
purchasing liquor may apply and
qualify for a ration book, provided
the applicant meets certain con-
ditions.
The principal one, it was said,
requires each applicant to furnish
documentary evidence of his iden-
tity. A fee of Is cents has been set
for each book
Any attempt to Cheat" the
liquor ration system, officials
warned, will be met with penalties
ranging from confiscation of ration
books to fines of $500 and Jail
sentences of IL months.
Civilians Register This Week.
Only civilian residents of Vir-
GINA will be registered this week.
They have been asked to apply in
the following order so as to facili-
tate registration work
Tomorrow, those whose last names
begin with the letters A to C; Tues
day, D-F; Wednesday, G-J; Thurs
day, K-O; Friday, P-S, and Satur-
day, TT.
Stores having three or fewer
clerks will be open from am. to
8 pm, while those with four or
more clerks will be open from
10 am. to 9 pm.
Members of the armed forces
stationed in Virginia will be regis
tered under the direction of their
commanding officers as soon as
forms can be obtained. Transients
in the State will register on or after
February /.
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Rittenhouse Hotel
In Philadelphia Burns;
1OFiremen Injured
Is Guests Treated for
Shock as 43-Yeur-OId
Hosiery Is Destroyed

By the Associated Press,
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-Scores
OF persons were rescued and 10 fire.
men overcome in a six-alarm fire
that destroyed the 43-year-old Rit-
tenhouse Hotel at Twenty second
and Chestnut Streets here tonight.
No loss of life was reported, how
ever.
Twenty-Five hotel guests were
treated at the scene for shock.
Three churches and an apart
ment building were threatened, but
300 firemen with so pieces of equip
ment kept the flames confined to
the hotel
Navy Yard Worker Rescued.
Louis Lesnick, 35, a Navy Yard
worker, was rescued by flremen as
he crouched on sixth-story window
ledge. Smoke had driven him back
into his room when he attempted
to escape by corridor.
Dozens of other guests were led
from smoke-filled rooms. Some of
them were sleeping. and fremen
had to awaken them.
The first alarm was turned in
shortly before 7 o'clock by Earl
Fry, taxi supervisor, who said
the fourth and fifth floors were in
flames at that time. Only few
minutes later the blaze broke out
through the roof.
Mr.. Fry said guests were run
ming from the building with arms
full of clothing as he pulled the
box.
Other alarms followed in rapid
succession, the last coming before
8 o'clock.
200 Guests Registered.
1t was the second fire in the hotel
in two years.
Frank Pepper, part owner of the
hotel and president of the Metro
politan Hotel Corp. of which 1t is
! part, estimated there were 200
guests registered.
1t was Philadelphia sixth multi
alarm fire in 10 days. The others
| were: January 4, Mount Pisgah Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church,
three alarms; January S, P. Moss
man & Co. bag and paper ware
house, four alarms; January S, Pub
ticker Commercial Alcohol Co., three
alarms; January 6, Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Co., three alarms, and
January IT, warehouse building,
/ five alarms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24

The last miller along Rock Greek
is threatening to quit because of
OPA price ceilings on -four and the
difficulty of getting a pay raise in
these days of economic sterilization
B. H. Didawick, miller at the old
Pierce Mill in Rock Greek Park. did
not conceal his dissatisfaction with
the situation when interviewed yes
terday.
His employer, the Welfare and
Recreational Association of Public
Buildings and Grounds, Inc, has
notified him to sell no more of his
product, whole wheat -four, buck
wheat -four or corn meal, to the
public, because the mills ceiling
price Of so cents for five-pound sacks
makes the operation uneconomical.
The mill is to continue making
Whole-grain flours for the associa-
ton, which operates the cafeterias in
Government buildings.
I'm a kickin' and I'm quittin' if
they don't raise my salary" he said.
This ban on public sale is heart
break to me. Why, I took this mill
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Uruguay Statesman
Welcomed on Mission
Seeking Economic Aid
DR.. Guoni Luuded by
Hull on Efforts for
Continental Solidarity
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.

Hailed by Secretary Of State Hull
for his "statesmanlike initiative" on
behalf Of continental solidarity" of
the Americas, Dr.. Alberto GUAM.
foreign minister and vice president
elect OF Uruguay, came to Washing
ton yesterday in the hope of finding
solution to the grave and urgent
economic problems facing his coun-
try as a result of the war.
Similar economic difficulties, DR..
GUAM said at a press conference at
the Mayflower Hotel, trouble most
Of the American republics" While
he did not go into details, it was
understood that one of the diff
culties is unemployment. 1t has
been reported that the existing dele
CATION may seek loan in the United
States to help relieve Uraguayan
unemployment.
DR.. GUAM, a guest Of the United
States Government, will visit war
plants later and also go to Canada.
His principal object he said was to
know this great people of America. !"
Friend of Litvinoff.
A survey on the possibilities of re-
Stunning diplomatic relations with
Russia, which were interrupted" in
1886, also will be undertaken by the
Uruguayan minister He is a per-
sonal friend of Maxim Litvinoff,
Russian Ambassador to the United
States, and may confer with him
while here.
Despite the fact that Uruguay long
has been staunch advocate of con-
tinental solidarity, and broke rela-
tons with the Axis last January,
DR.. GUAM said in response to a
question that there was no strain"
between his country and Argentina,
which now is the only country in
the Wastern Hemisphere which has
not broken relations with or de-
clared war on Germany, Italy and
Japan.
A round Of political and social
activities followed DR.. Guanis ar
rival at Union Station yesterday
morning.
DR.. GUAM gave practical demon
stration of the good neighbor''
spirit on the train from Miami yes
terday when he welcomed into his
private car three United States
marines who had no seats elsewhere
on the train. He paid their extra
fares"
Tribute by Hull.
Secretary Hull, in a broadcast talk
before the governing board of the
Pan-American Union, greeted Dr.
GUAM as the representative of "a
/ country that has set high example
Of democratic procedure and social
advance He praised Uruguay s
courageous policy"
DR.. GUAM, expressing apprecia
ton for the tribute from Mr.. Hull
pledged that his influence would
be eXerted in the cause OF justice
and peace. and especially in behalf
of the union of the American de-
mocracieS, to which will fall a de-
ciSive role in the international Or
ganization of the future world"
DR.. GUAM was a dinner guest OF
Mr.. Hull last night and will be en-
tertained at luncheon today by Mel
! son Rockefeller, co-ordinator OF
| inter- American affairs. He vii
have dinner tonight with the AS
sistant Secretary of State and Mrs
A. A. Berle.
DR.. GUAM and his party will leave
for Canada Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Virginia Convict FIees
Prison in Clothes Hamper

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Jan. 23.-George
Lee Peabody, 22-year-old Virginia
convict serving IS years in the State
Penitentiary, escaped by hiding in a
clothes hamper taken from the
prison on truck, Prison Supt.
Frank Smyth believed today.
The convict, sentenced from
Loudoun County in 1888 after con-
viction on robbery charge, dis
appeared from his bench in the
prison tailor shop after the morning
roll call yesterday. A search of the
prison buildings and grounds failed
to find him.
Mr.. Smyth said an examination
did not reveal any indications that
Peabody scaled the walls or dug his
way out.
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out Of the red and brought about
an operating profit of SAT in one
year"
The miller is spry little man of
66 years. He was a carpenter be-
fore becoming a miller. The mill
was restored with PWA funds in
1886 and has been operated since
by the association. 1t is the last
of eight mills that used to operate
from Rock Creek.
Mr.. Didawick is especially proud
OF his buckwheat -four. He thinks
the Pierce mill is the only one to
turn 1t out unadulterated. Other
mills have to add wheat to grind it,
he said. His corn meal feels a
little rough but all the flavor and
aroma are in it and the roughness
disappears in the baking" he said.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes was
one of his customers. Mr.. Dids-
wick had orders from Florida and
California.
I'll retire to my farm in the VAL
ley of Virginia" he said yesterday,
If they don't give me that raise. y
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ing boards in Warrenton, for In
struction and discussion on the new
point rationing book.
A general meeting will be held
in the morning and three panel dis
cussionS in the afternoon will con-
slider point-rationing for the con-
sumner, the merchant and ration
banking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Arlington Makes Car Pooling
Requirement for Extra Gas

No riderS-no gas is the new
watchword of the Arlington County
Ration Board, it was announced
yesterday by J. Maynard Magru-
der, chairman. B and c gasoline
books he said, must now show that
they have exhausted every effort
either to share their cars or to
have regular riders before their re-
quests receive consideration.
With 80 per cent of Arlington's
working population going into the
District to work and with local
bus transportation already at its
peak rush hour capacity, the need
for an efficient community car
pooling system was stressed by
board officials on the eve of an
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CCD campaign to canvas the county
in car-sharing campaign.
An automobile today is a trans
portation unit" said Mr.. Magruder.
land it must be used efficiently. not
only to conserve gasoline and rub
Der, but in order to transport per-
sonS to Industries essential to the
war effort"
The two Arlington bus lines last
week carried 10000 passengers, it
was reported by j. L. Arnold of the
Washington, Virginia, Maryland
Coach Co, and F. K. Lane of the
Arlington-Fairfax Motor Transpor-
tation Co. Both agreed that this is
capacity for present facilities.
Originally we diverted private
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Michigan Press Group
AssoiIs Suit Against AP

BY Inc ASepSanbSN
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 23.-The
Michigan Press Association, in q
resolution today, opposed the Gov
ernments trust suit against the As
ISOLATED Press, describing the action
as "a violation of the constitutional
property rights of the citizens of the
United States, and a direct threat
10 freedom of speech and of the
press"
The association is an organization
of daily and weekly newspapers,
some of which are members of the
Associated Press. II directed that
copies of the resolution be sent to
the Attorney General and to the
Associated Press Board of Directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Search Fails to Locate
AnIiner Lost in Peru
nv the Associated Press.

A. the A5SocIaVtu FIV6o'
LIMA. Peru, Jan. 23.--Searchlng
planes wheeled over the mountains
of southern Peru without success
today seeking a Pan American
Grace Always transport plane and
its Is passengers and crewmen' I'M
renorted since yesterday afternoon
In a / .600-mile flight from Santiago
TO Lima.
Those aboard the plane included
two British diplomats, two United
states Navy yeoman, an American
civilian and three American crew.
men. os
one of the searching planes was
forced down today by heavy fog'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24

Why should your Uncle Sam have
to dun anybody to buy a War bond
to help preserve the democratic way
OF living? Buy bond as your own
expression of willingness to help.
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Virginia Dairy Meeting

WINCHESTER. Va, Jan. %
(SpeciaD, -- Dsirymen of Northern
Virginia counties who are confronted
with serious feed problems as a re-
suit of shortage of protein supple
ments to use with grains are to be
told what to do Monday. when an
all-day meeting will be addressed
here by r. c. Connally, State ex-
tension dairyman.
Buy War savings stamps. Help
Stamp out the AxisY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Army Has to Hustle
To Beat Sampson, 1917

coach Col Earl Blaik decided on
warming up his varsity, and sent
in the complete first string with
the exception of Glenn Davis, in
eligible plebe, and the inJury-rld-
den Doug Kenna
AL McCorkle, alert Army guard,
recovered a tumble and In four
plays, Army took the ball 10 the
S. With third down and four 10 90,
Carl Anderson dropped back to
his IS and passed to Tom LON
bardo who went untouched 10 tho
end zone. Dependable I'd Murphy
converted from placement tying
the game at Z all
The veteran Sampson line be-
gan to tire in the fourth and
Army's forward wall rushed Volt
koSki in his attempt TO pass from
behind his goal, The pass went
incomplete. giving Army an auto
matte safety.
AS the clock was running out,
Bob Woods. another OF ArmyS
fast stepping backs. intercepted a
MCcCullum pass on SIMPSONS y
and was all alone as ne raced for
Army'S second touchdown Ed
Murphy booted his second attempt
Squarely between the uprlghtS for
the final score.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
SCusseI Is Hero
As Yale Wins

NEW HAVEN. Nov 10 up
Raymond CScooterl Scu>Sel ran
red-hnt for two periods today.
scoring three touchdownS and con-
tributing to another as Yale closed
i'll, season by defeating Princeton
- to 8.
SCuS>eI put on the greatest one
man display seen i'm the bowl in
several years as he turned the
second and third periods into a
complete rOut
Princeton was held 10 a single
touchdown, gained In the third as
Bob O'Hora blocked George
Egans kick on Yale'S 20 and
the ball as II bounded into
the end zone.
The rest Of the game was all
Yale and ScuSSol.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

WEST POINT. y. Y. Nov. Is
up Coming from behind in
the third and final quarters,
Armys favored, but injury-ridden
football team. today outSmarted
the star-studded Sampson Naval
team. Is 70 7.
The second string played the
strong and hard fighting Sampson
team 70 StandSull throughout
the first and part OF the second
periods. Simpsons score came
via air a. Andy stopper dropped
back to ArmyS 2S and tossed a
pass into the arms Of
Joe Davis. SIMPSONS substitute
end. who took the hall on the 70
and went over for the score. Vic
Schlelch converted 10 give Samp-
son a 10 halftme lead.
Coming out Ar the half Army
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

COLUMBUS. Nov. - CUPl q.
Iahn -Su4nalA-a sub quarterback.
calmly booted a l6-yard field goal
10 give Ohio State University a
% to 26 victory over Illinois today
after the players on both teams
left the field when the final gun
apparently had sounded and then
were rounded up hastily hy off
Gals for the one last play
II was the Buckeyes first Big
Ten victory of the year.
An on-sidc penalty against Hi
noiS on the last play of the game
with the score tied % 10 rs went
unheard as the final gun went of
The players trooped off the
field. some shedding their football
togs The homecoming crowd OF
36.331 began streaming out OF the
huge horseshoe stadium
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Deer Hunters Choke
Routes for Opening
BY Don GILES

ST IGNACE. Nov 13 More
than 500 automobiles loaded
10 the guard, with deer hunters
were lined up bumper TO bumper
at Macknaw city tonight await
ing ferry passage across The
Strait, ~ N7ck.nac.
The cars vhicn stretched fiFr
mile, oar from thc ferry dock had
boon In Inc for more than 10
hours They were all headed for
the states deer hunting counties
in the Upper Peninsula The two
week season opens Monday
Highway and state police off,
Gals agreed that this years NH
grafton Of the rcd clad nlmrodS
was heavier than last year
Reports Of special agents Of
the OPA. making checks AZ state
ferry dock, could not be confirmed
and there was no information that
any hunters. many Of whom were
from Detroit had been turned
back for stretching their a
gasoline rationing coupons for
this wears deer hunt despite Tho
fact that Mackinaw City is boz
yond the 6O-mile supply allotment
Of a. tickets
Weather conditions were ideal
for Mondays opening
Sufficient tracking snow was In
evidence in the northern counties
below the straits and even a
greater amount awaited hunters
throughout tho Upper Peninsula
A binding SnoWstorm hlankeiod
the southern tier Of deer counties
carly Saturday leaving in its wake
Sin 10 eight inches IN such good
deer hunting counties -Reseonf-
mon. Crawford IoSco. Alpcna and
OtSego. but surprisingly as II may
seem the snow was lighter nearer
the straits.
So heavy was the snow leading
north out of West Branch Satur-
day morning that drivers were
unable 10 see their radiators
In one spot. about five miles
north OF West Branch, az least
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

50 hunter laden cars were stuck
a. a hill blocking the highway
for mics back
Cars pulling house trallerS and
ether ConyeyanCeS. some OF "hch
rc>emblrd wagons loaded with
hay. caused most of the damage.
Unable 20 climb the steep hills
because of their heavy loads they
gave up n despair and awaited
ard from the state highway snow
p.ows
Con~erN alton officers AZ the
dock here said there was better
than average supply Of deer IN
the Cnper Peninsula.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
N. Carolina Tables
Late in Game
Fourth Period Penn
Score Is NuIIified

PHILADELPHIA. Nov IS tUPl
A plucky North Carolina eleven
scored a major upset today hand
ing Penn its second straight de-
feat, 9-6.
The tenacious Tar Heels just
would not be denied victory Their
% first half margin nullificd by
PENIS fourth period touchdown,
North Carolina came right back
with score of It's own to clinch
victory
The loss followed PENIS initial
reverse Of the season by Navy
last week. Penn, the statistics
showed. was minus tho early sea-
son sting which had brought it
national prominence.
The QuakerS racked up 10 first
downs to eight for North Carolina
and netted 300 yards rushing 10
261 for North Carolina, but were
not there with the scoring punch
Barney Poole, Tar Heel left end
batted down an attempted pass by
halfback Joe MichaelS in the end
zone for an automatic safety
Halfback Joe Kane gave Penn
its Shortlived lead early in the
final period Taking the ball on a
reverse around left end. Kane ran
so yards through the entire North
Carolina team 20 score SUI
Frank McKernan's extra point Try
was wide
Three m ! nuteS later, Nortf
Carolina clinched the game wher
fullback Hosea Rodgers ran "a
yards through center for a touch
down. Halfback George Crime,
kicked the extra point.
A 50-yard run for a touchdown
by Bob Odell was called back ir
the second period and Penn was
penalized ) yards for. backfield IT
motion
The defeat left Penn fans won
dering what had happened 10 its
once top-ranking grid team. Penr
won its first five starts. tied Army
and has not won since
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
GettIiffe Gives
Montreal Lead
By LEWIS II. WALTER

MONTREAL. Nov 13 Battling
before a Runaway crowd Of r.
600 in the Forum tonight Mon
treal took a 10 lead over Detroit
Red Wings in the FIRST period
Ray Gcrtuffe notched the Cana
dicns goal scoring within p min
ute and half Of the end Of the
period with the assistance OF
Chamberlain and Lach
SIX penalties were called m the
first period. four on Detroit. As
the game brought together the
leagues only unboaten teams
They play again this Sunday night
in DqfrpIf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Continued on Page Two

NEW YORK. Nov 13 up
The Navy powerhouSc handed
Columbia ITS seventh straight de-
feat here today by rolling up nine
touchdownS for 81 10 Q victory.
before a crowd of 22.00O
Navy used its first team for
only part of the first period but
The second and third teams con
tinued 10 score al will while gain
ing a total of $50 yards in rushing.
40l of which came in the first half.
Monty Johnson and Dick Gay
were the only Navy players TO
make two touchdownS.
The Navy star players, Hal