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Evening star., 1943-11-26
Russia
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August, 1941. Its fall opened the
way for Russian drives on Zhoblin
IS miles northwest on the railway
to Minsk. The zhoblin- -Kalinkovichi
railway was cut yesterday by a
Soviet drive south of Gomel, the
Moscow communique said.
In later Moscow dispatches the
army newspaper Red Star said the
new Russian offensive had reached
the upper Dnieper and cut the
Gomel-Moeilev highway, most i'm
portant German lateral communica-
ton in White Russia.
A major Red Army maneuver ap-
peared under way on the frozen ter
rain north Of the Pripet marshes
Moscow said.
Escape Corridor Narrowed.
The one escape railway from Go
mel open to the Germans-if it has
not already fallen-runs northwest
through zhlobin to Bobruisk and
Minsk.
The latest advances by the Red
Army, as announced by the Russian
communique, narrowed that escape
corridor to less than 80 miles be-
tween Rosovo and the town of Ju-
ravichi to the northeast.
Juravichi, SIX miles east of the
Dnieper together with the neighbor-
Ing towns of Vet, Koruna and Selets-
Khalopeyev, formed the highwater
mark OF the new drive into White
Russia. On the main highway be-
tween Minsk and Moscow, Juravichi
is five miles east Of this roads juno
ton with the Gomel- Vitebsk high
way and II miles east of the Lenin-
grad- Odessa railway.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Bonus
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Kentuckian said has the backing OF
the White House, calls for payment
of maximum of $500 to those who
have been on active duty six months
or longer.
Would Start at S1OO.
Men who have served less than
six months but more than four
months would receive 5000, while
those with less than four months OF
service would get $l0O.
The first 500 due would be pay
able Immediately on discharge or
relief from active duty. The balance
If any, would be paid in two equal
monthly installments.
Men discharged or relieved since
December Z, 194l, and no longer in
service would be paid their muster
ing out compensation one month
after enactment of the legislation.
The legislation provides for pay
ments to the surviving widow, minor
children or parents of men who die
before receiving their pay.
Mr.. May made no estimate OF the
cost of the legislation, but based
on an eligibility list Of 10000, ,00O
men and women, including those
already discharged, and assuming
that all of them will have six
months of service, the bill would
cost approximately $4,000 900, 900.
Veterans of the last war received
mastering out pay of $50, which
was deducted from bonuses pro-
vided subsequently by Congress. The
bonuses were calculated at the rate
of 81 for each day of domestic serv-
ice and SIPS for each day of foreign
duty. The average bonus was less
than $1,000.
Committee members said they be-
lieved no bonus legislation woulo
be necessary after this war because
of increased allotments now paid tt
dependents, higher pension rates
more liberal mastering out pay anc
projected unemployment compensa.
tiOn.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Raids
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serves and circumstances dictate
until the heart Of Nazi Germany
ceases to exist"
Sinclair, who called Berlin "the
greatest single center of war in
dustry in Germany" told Harris
that the Monday and Tuesday night
raids, reaching "a new level OF
power and concentration" proved
that the enemy cannot match your
skill and resource nor the value and
determination of your crews"
While the Raj once more was
giving the lie to Hermann Goering,
who promised the Germans early in
the war that no Allied bombs ever
would fall on Berlin, the Nazi reich
marshal was quoted by Reuters in
a Stockholm dispatch as attempting
to pump up German morale.
Goering was said to have asked a
mass meeting of dissatisfied mine
workers at Essen yesterday to give
up only few more days" to set in
motion the new type of aerial war
fare against England that he and
other Nazi bigwigs have promised.
When Germany decides to wage
the same type of aerial warfare as
Britain, things will be easier" he
declared.
A few enemy aircraft flew over
parts of Southeast England and the
Essex coast last night, dropping
bombs at several points but causing
little damage. The intruders caused
London's first alert since Saturday
night.
In the matter of the British at
tacks on Germany, sharp diverg-
ence Of opinion has developed in
England among ground force lead
ers on the airmen's chances to
shatter Germany sufficiently to
bring surrender or walkover con-
quest.
Bombing. plus Russias magnifi-
cent victories, may crush Germany
before any great battle in the west, u
said one high-ranking American Of
flcer. But it would be criminal if
these hopes led me to relax for one
moment on the job that's been given
to me in preparing for invasion, and
it would be tragic If they led to any
further overconfidence on the home
front"
A British officer strongly discount
ed the chances of breaking German
morale to a point where the Ger
mans would revolt and sue for peace
Unless that will to fight were
broken" he said, 'it would not
have any decisive effect even If Ber-
lin were bombed so badly it had to
be abandoned"
1t was noted, however, that in
formation from Germany yesterday
suggested the Germans already were
preparing to abandon large sections
of the capital. MARITIME Bormann,
deputy chief of the Nazi party, was
reported to have told authorities in
outlying areas to prepare for
5000, 900 to 100000 evacuees-vir-
tually the entire population of Ber-
lin.
While the big bombers were get
ting most of the attention through
their large-scale attacks, United
States fighter planes loaded up with
bombs for the first time in this
theater and attacked targets In
France by daylight yesterday.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Housing Officials Here
To Hold Conference on
SIum Reclamation

The need for slum reclamation
here and in other urban centers anc
the roles which must be played BY
private builders and public hous.
Ing agencies will be discussed Sat.
urday, December IL, at a luncheon
meeting OF the Washington Housing
Association at the Mayfiower Hotel
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt, honor.
ary president Of the Washington
Housing Association, will talk or
THE Need for Rebuilding Cities
to head the list of speakers. Alvin
H. Hansen, economic adviser to the
Federal Reserve Board, will evaluate
the Thomas and Wagner bills TO,
urban redevelopment. With Mai
Gen. U. S. Grant, III, chairman
OF the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, serving a.
leader, the discussion portion Of the
luncheon program will be broadcast
over the Blue Network.
The Districts problem will receive
special attention from other speak
ers, who will include John Nolen, ir.
director Of the Park and Planning
Commission; Waverly Taylor, pri-
vate developer of large-scale housing
projects here, and John Ihlder, ex-
ecutive officer Of the National Cap
ital Housing Authority.
"Redevelopment of Washington
will be Mr.. Nolen's topic. Mr.. Taylor
will describe Private Industry's
Contribution" and Mr.. Ihlder will
outline THE Place of Public Hous-
ing"
Another feature of the meeting
will be an exhibit of maps, charts
and photographs. contrasting slum
areas with modern housing projects
that have been constructed to re-
claim former slums, and showing the
need for further redevelopment of
the, city.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
mrs. Longstreet
| Seeks Job at
Bomber Plant
By the Associated Press.


MARIETTA, Ca, Nov. 26.-Mrs
James Longstreet, widow of the
Confederate general, applied for q
job at the Bell-operated bomber
plant here, listing her age as 80
centuries old in experience
and between II and l8 in mind and
body"
As to salary expected" the gray
haired aircraft school graduate re-
marked, Il don't know what I'm
worth, but I'll be running the plant
within week."
She told Bell ofIicials she wanted
to do anything that will help the
war effort, and I want to build
planes because I believe that air
power will win"
She recently completed, 4 course in
rtvetang. fabricataon and assembly
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Back From the Wars
Survivor of Hornet Describes
Last Hours of Great Carrier

One Of the last as men to 20 over
the side Of the carrier Hornet
Shangri-La Of the TOXIC raids
Eddie Drinnen, aviation chief ma
chinist's mate, watched the methodi-
cal destruction by her own escorts Of
the great ship he helped put in COM
mission.
Decorated with the Purple Heart
and cited by Admiral c. P. Mason,
the Hornets skipper, for his action
in controlling fires during the first
attacks on the carrier, the 37-year-
old chief Is at the Naval Hospital in
Bethesda. He is recovering from an
automobile accident.
Chief Drinnen boarded the Hornet
in 194l to put her in commission as
he had the Wasp, the Ranger and
the Saratoga. Immediately after war
broke out the Hornet left for the
West Coast where she took aboard
Maj. Gen. James Doolittle, and the
Army Air Force squadron members
who were to make history with their
Toxic raid.
After her part in launching the
flyers $50 miles from the coast Of
Japan, t e Hornet went on into the
Coral Sea and Midway battles, rid
ing them out unharmed.
Flat-Top Is Attacked.
But her number turned up the
morning of October Is, 1912, when
the great f1at-top was sighted and
attacked by Sc Jap planes. Two bomb
hits and one torpedo hit were scored
in the first attack but the carrier
took them in her stride. Thirty-five
planes came over in the second at
tack and the desperate attempt of
the Japs to sink the carrier sent one
plane crashing into the stacks while
q second burst through the bow of
the ship.
Chief Drinnen was below when
the plane smashed q 60-foot hole
through the hull, hurtled across ofn-
GERS quarters and dropped down the
elevator shaft, its gas tanks explod-
ing in flames.
His left arm was paralyZed where
the plane had struck him in its sui
cidal course. but the fire had to be
put out. There were millions of
gallons of gas and oil aboard the
carrier and more than 1000 men.
He got the fire hose down, but there
was no water. He turned on the
overhead sprinklers, but there was
still no water. Not knowing whether
damage control officers had cut the
water of or If the lines were broken,
the chief called sailors from below
and started a bucket brigade to get
water down the flaming shaft.
Blaze Controlled.
When they had controlled the
blaze and went below to gauge the
damage, the men found blackened
remains of a dive-bomber with the
bodies of two Jap flyers still In it.
Wounded, but not mortally, the
carrier was taken in tow by the
cruiser Northampton. But a third
wave of planes came over and the
Hornet broke loose to allow the
cruiser to seek her own safety.
This time the Hornet took two
torpedoes below the water line and
heeled over to 35-degree list. Men
began going over the side when it
became apparent that the ship was
doomed. Staying on deck with the
skipper and % other men, Chief
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Flyer Drives Away Jops
With GunIess AirpIune
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA
Capt. Clark M. Sykes of Sar
Antonio, Tex, had taken valuable
pictures from his P-3S, so he hid in
a cloud while 1t. Cecil H. Rigsby oi
Dallas, Tex, drew away the fire o1
tour Zeros.
1t. Rigsby drove off one Zero
then, with three on his tail, both hi.
engines went out temporarily.
He reached base, though, for Capt
Sykes thundered, down to help, ano
the Japs fed.
They didn't know all Capt. Syke!
could shoot was their picture-hi!
plane was gunless,
Evening star., 1943-11-26

Drinnen watched the last Jap attack
Of six bombers overhead. The last
torpedo had hit the oil lines and
1000 gallons OF oil poured out onto
the waters before the men could get
over the side.
Picked Up Quickly.
Chief Drinnen was picked up al
most Immediately by a destroyer
which already had 900 survivors
aboard. Anticipating further attack,
all 600 were ordered below where
they were packed IN like bees" un-
til dusk. Then the destroyer moved
In on the listing carrier and fired
five torpedos and 40 rounds of 5-inch
anti-aircraft shells into her. De-
psite that barrage and . similar
shelling from another destroyer, the
Hornet stayed afloat through the
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Mai. James A. Fawcett,
Pioneer Gilman, Dies
Ss the Associated Press.

9y the Associated Press.
OIL CITY, Pa. Nov. 26.-Maj
James A. Fawcett, 80, former Mayor
of Oil City and a pioneer Gilman,
died yesterday. He WAS born in
Liverpool, England, in 1861.
Maj. Fawcett moved here in 1890,
after he and his father became in
terested in the Crystal Oil Works Co.
of nearby Rouseville, which he head
ed until his death.
Maj. Fawcett will be buried in
Cleveland after funeral services here
tomorrow.
Survivors include a son, John w.
Fawcett II, and daughter, Mrs
Wellington E. Weidler, both of Oil
City.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Fairfax School TO Open
Half an Hour Later

Supt. Of Schools Wilbert T. Wood
son has announced that the Fair
fax County School Board has au-
thorized a change in school hours
effective Wednesday.
Schools will open at $50 am. in
stead of 8 am. and will close at $3.50
instead of 800 pm. Hours of fac
ulty members have been changed to
8 am. to 4:20 pm. The change in
hours was made because of many
protests against the earlier hours
during the winter.
1t was pointed out that many
pupils living in rural areas must
leave their homes long before day.
light in order to meet school buses
Many of the buses begin collecting
pupils around am.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
45th Division
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captured thousand square miles OF
Sicily in three weeks.
These troops also marched 14O
miles in IA days while fighting con-
tinuously, captured more than 5000
Italian and German prisoners, took
the Comisi and Biscari Airports, took
the towns of Vittoria and Caltanis-
setta. knocked out eight giant Nazi
tiger tanks and number of smaller
enemy mechanical units and cap
tured huge stores of enemy ammuni-
ton, food, clothing and medical sup
plies.
The men were so anxious for ac-
ton in the early days of the Sicilian
campaign that they even poached
on Canadian territory.
A platoon Of 30 men captured the
town OF Ragusa, which the Cana
dlans had been assigned to take
and We're holding an Italian garrison
OF $50 men prisoners when the Ca
nadians arrived. They then turned
over the prisoners to their Allies and
returned to their own division.
Many members of the division
take the greatest pride, however. in
the job they did in dislodging the
Germans from Bloody Ridge" east
Of San Stefano on the North ST.
Gillian coast.
1t took three charges up an al
most perpendicular rocky hill to
gain the summit, but they made
it. A hundred and fifty German
bodies at the top testified to the
stoutness Of the resistance they
overcame.
In that engagement Sergt. Herb
Fish of Canyon City, Colo, killed
eight Nazis with eight bullets in q
Garand rifle after one enemy hac
plugged him through the helmet
A young Mexican sergeant from
Denver killed five Germans after
one of his men had been shot ir
the last spectacular charge up the
ridge.
The Germans have a particular
dread of the 45th's fighting qualities
because some of them believe the
Indians are cannibalistic. The In.
dians enjoy this hugely and one
Indian sergeant conducts his owr
war Of nerves" by gesturing to-
ward his mouth as if hungry every
time newly captured prisoners are
brought in his direction.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Berlin.
(Continued From First Page J

NSOAAtAiuCO CIVuA FlI ot Fdke.b
are narrow and the fire blanketed
them"
The newspaper Social Demokraten
said preliminary check of Berlin
casualties to yesterday numbered A.
300 dead and $500 badly injured,
most of them suffering from burns.
Thousands of others were treated
for less serious cuts and burns.
Dispatches to the Svenska Dag
bladet said the most important
problem In Berlin now Is to get
trafnc operating. Propaganda Min
lister Paul Joseph Goebbels ordered
Berliners with automobiles to share
rides.
The reports to this paper told OF
mountaineering German diplomats
looking grimy and dirty and carry
ing q loaf Of bread under one arm
walking to damaged buildings which
are still being used.
A press conference was held We'd
nesday at the Foreign Once as q
damp, cold wind blew through shat
tered windows. Correspondents stood
on 4 litter OF broken glass. The
government spokesman read his
notes by the light Of q dim lamp.
Eyewitnesses who had seen both
Hamburg and Berlin were skeptical
Of ofncial descriptions of the capita
as Germany's heaviest bombed city
They said Hamburg still WAS the
hardest hit, because its area wa.
smaller than Berlin.
However, they reported that few
people are working at regular tasks
in Berlin this week because nearly
every one is either helping with
rescue and cleanup efforts, or il
looking for place to live.
The people are black and dirty
one traveller said. They've beer
unable to change clothes and had nc
water for bathing. Men have beer
unable to shave and are growing
boards. Thousands are 50 shabby
they look like q colony of criminals
A plate Of warm soup is the best
thing they get. but the Berliner,
are not downhearted. They still
have humor."
Persons moving around the city
found most streets cordoned of as
flres continued to smolder in ruins.
Rails from tramlnes stuck like
twisted fingers into the sky.
Wednesdays Mosquito raid caused
only slight additional damage, it
was reported, but the Sportspalast
where Hitler made many speeches
received a direct bomb hit.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
7 uxes
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George and other leading Demo-
Gratis on the committee.
While Senator George told re-
porters he believed the House bill
represented "a considerable increase
In taxes" he declined comment on
his talk with Morgenthau.
While the AFL discovered the
Joker" too late to block House ac-
ton, William Green, Federation
president. wrote a protest to House
Majority Leader Mccormack.
Labor Asked to Protest.
Mr.. Green declared that hereto
fore labor groups and certain organ
izations have been exempt from the
requirement to file such 4 return
and added that unless some ul-
terror motive lies behind the rea-
sons for Incorporating such Ian
guage in the bill we cannot under
stand why labor organizations were
not included in the exemptions"
The AFL Weekly News Service
called or all Federation members to
write. their Senators that workers
insist on defeat of the tax bill
joker which would require unions
to disclose financial data for the
benefit of labor haters and anti
union employers"
The disputed provision would re-
quire an annual return filed with
the Internal Revenue Bureau from
all hitherto tax-exempt organiza-
tions except religious, educational
and charitable groups. A similar
provision was dropped from the
antistrike measure last spring after
a bitter protest from organized la
Dor.
Evening star., 1943-11-26

night. At dawn Army planes came
over to bomb her and the great ship
went down. her instruments lost to
the enemy.
Chief Drinnen, suffering from par
alysis OF his left arm, was taken to
a hospital in New Caledonia and
finally back to the United States. He
was discharged in April from the
Bethesda hospital for the arm injur-
les and will, on recovery from his
landlubber's automobile accident, re-
turn to the Dahlgren, Va. proving
grounds where he is chief in charge
Of operations.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Siren Coils Tordy
Firemen to Banquet
Es the Associated Press.

tlfc ztsSOCIdVtu fTcsS.
HOT SPRINGS, S. Dak.-The fire
siren shrieked, neoks craned to find
where the smoke was coming from
and a few addicts jumped into their
cars. Editor C. j. Twomey called
the fire station. mo fire," came the
reply. "A lot of the boys are late
for the firemen's banquet at the
church and we're tryin' to get 'en,
'out!" -. &
Evening star., 1943-11-26

raid Of the war on this Mediter.
ranean port.
On the same day American Lib.
orators attacked Sofia, capital Of
Bulgaria, for the second time in 8
month, hitting at important railway
nhiectives
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Stories of Veterans
Wanted by Star

This Is another of a series of
interviews with men from the
Washington area who have
returned from overseas duty.
Friends and relatives of service
men returning from battle zones
are urged to write or telephone
the city editor Of The Star At
MA. 5000. The Star wants to
give these men Of the armed
forces a chance to tell their
stories to the thousands Of in
terested Washingtonians.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Couple Makes Trip
From New York to
Miami on Bicycle
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla.--Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Scheiner have arrived in
Miami from New York for the
winter without using a drop of
rationed gasoline or overtaxing
public transportation facilities.
Mr.. Scheiner, who manages a
hotel at Milford, Pa, each sum-
mer. and his wife pedaled the
1893 miles from New York in Is
days on = bicycle built for two.
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Weather Report

District OF Columbia: Fair and
warmer this afternoon. cloudy and
warmer with occasional rain begin
ming late tonight, ending tomorrow;
windy and colder tomorrow after
noon.
Maryland and Virginia: Cloudy
and warmer with occasional rain
beginning tonight; tomorrow occa-
sional rain followed by windy and
colder tomorrow afternoon.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Report for Last 24 Hours
Evening star., 1943-11-26
SoiIor Sews for Russiuns

PORTLAND, Greg. (P). - Lester
Davis, Navy enlisted man home on
sick leave, wandered into a sewing
circle working for Russian War Re-
lief, Inc. Some one handed him a
needle. Now he's sewing regularly
with the group-and gets "a kick
out of it,"
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Civilians to Get Zippers

MIDDLETON, Conn, Nov. 26 t4)
Resumption of output of limited
quantities Of Upper tape for civilian
use was reported today by Russell
Manufacturing Co., which since the
war began has been making the
tape only for the military services
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Market AVERAGES
STOCKS.
BONDS,
New York Produce
osiG

NEW YORK. Nov. 26 0R.-ExEs, 1855:
Arm. Prices UNCHANGED ,s-siSsi
Butter, 503494 hrm. Prices un.
changed at ceiling
Cheese. 2l2,l05: nominal; no quota
tionS. .7o9s.G
Evening star., 1943-11-26
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Nov. 90 P.-Butter. 'firms
receipts, 276.42S; market unchansedM {
Pe1ltry' uit T live, 'n firm; 3 trucks. Is 'car,s
market UNCHANGED. ..f pTsTut
Evening star., 1943-11-26

NAZIS EVACUATE GOMEL. BERLIN SAYS-Gomel (A) last
important city east Of the Dneper
evacuated by the Naz the Germans said today
said the Red Army had driven almost the Dneiper
Gome apparently opening the open arrow
Russians held firm in Kv bulge and gained
below Kremenchug approximate German
held territory. "A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1943-11-26

Record for Last 81 Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 81, 4 pm. Year ago, 81.
Lowest, 30, am. Year ago, 35.
Record Temperatures This Year.
HIGHEST, 9S, on August 10.
Lowest. 6. on February IS.
Humidity for Last 24 Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Hiehest, S. per cent at $50 am.
Lowest. 35 per cent, at 2:30 pm.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast ant
Evening star., 1943-11-26
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