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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
4 Construction Jobs
Needed for Hospitals,
Superintendent Say
GoIIinger, Georgetown
And Maryland Projects
Are Held Essential
By PAT JONES.

A War Production Board
spokesman said today-five days
after letters were sent out asking
hospital superintendent to
commit themselves on the num-
Der Of additional beds which
safely can be set up in existing
space-that replies so far indi-
cate the hospital expansion pro-
gram can be carried out with
new construction on only four
projects.
These are the 150-bed addition for
obstetrical cases at Gallinger, al
ready more than so per cent COM
plete; conversion into hospital use of
the old Threlkeld School at George
town, making way for % beds, and
new 100-bed additions at Bethesda
and Cheverly, Md, recommended,
but so far given no official WPB ap-
proval.
A special committee appointed by
the WPB, and headed by Commits
sioner Guy Mason, estimates that
CAB beds can be placed in space
already available in hospitals. Add
ed to the 378 actually under way or
proposed through construction, this
will give the Metropolitan Area 1921
more beds, or an overall total of
5,136.
1t was revealed also that the pos
sibility of employing the old Tuber-
culosis hospital at Fourteenth and
Upshur streets NV, as an obsteJ-
rical unit still has not been dis
carded. Renovation of this insti-
tuition under an appropriation set
aside by Congress is expected to be
completed this month.
Stating Is Problem.
The chief problem connected with
its conversion to obstetrical use is
the matter of personnel. The reno
walton was given Congressional ap-
proval in order to provide facilities
for convalescent tubercular patients,
but it is understood its stating for
maternity cases may be accom-
plished through the cooperation of
local medical schools.
The WPB spokesman reported that
several superintendents already have
replied to the recent letter on
existing space and that all but one
(See HOSPITALS, Page A-18.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Arlington Man Stays
Wife From Ambush,
Then Kills Himself
Mother Of Two Shot
By Estroneed Husband
As She Leaves for Work

The bodies Of a 32-year-old
mother and her estranged hus-
band were found lying beside a
road in Arlington, Va, this
morning in what the county cor
oner described as a murder and
suicide.
The woman was identified by police
as Mrs. Nora Mae McCollum, oil
North Cleveland street, Arlington,
who was employed at the Pentagon
Building The address of her hus-
band, Charlie Ramsey McCollum
33. was listed as 215 North Cleveland
street.
Left for Work Early.
According to Capt. Hugh Jones of
the Arlington County police, Mr.
McCollum shot himself with %
caliber revolver Immediately after
fatally wounding his wife with the
same gun.
After interviewing Mrs. McCol-
lum's 14-year-old daughter, Capt.
Jones said he was told the McCol-
lums had been separated for some
time. They also have 12-year- old
son, according to police. Both chill
dren lived with their mother.
Capt. Jones said the daughter told
him her mother left home at ITO
a m. today to 60 to work at the
Pentagon Building. The daughter
heard noise a few minutes later
but thought 1t was an automobile
backfiring and paid no attention to
it, police said.
Waited Behind Hedge.
Police investigation revealed, &C
cording to Capt. Jones, that Mr..
McCollum was behind hedge when
his wife left her home and as she
reached the end of the walk he
shot her several times in the head.
He then shot himself in the fore
head with the same gun, police said.
The bodies were found, lying about
4 feet apart, by Donald Newton, 121
North Cleveland street.
After announcing a verdict of
murder and suicide, DR.. w. C. We'll
burn, county coroner, ordered the
bodies removed to Ives funeral home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
House Resolution Charges OPA
With Collecting Hush Money
Legislator Calls Practice Akin to BIuckmuI;
Agency Admits $400, 900 Given to Treasury

"Extprtion Of hush money
perilously close to blackmail"
was charged against enforce
ment agents of the Office of
Price Administration today in a
House resolution prepared by
Representative Herter, Republic
an, of Massachusetts.
Mr. Herter said OPA agents had
adopted technique whereby per-
son accused Of violating OPA regu-
lations is called upon to make a
voluntary contribution to the Treas
ury in an amount specified by the
OPA and receives in return an in
conclusive and uncomfortable promise
that the charges will not be pressed"
He has been told Of one case, he
said. in which a businessman had
made a voluntary contribution" of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
RATS Night Raiders
Hammer Essen With
100 Tons Of Bombs
Home Of Germans Bio
Krupp Works Blasted;
Four Bombers Lost
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Jan. 14.-EsSen,
hard-hit home of the giant
Krupp armament works, was
battered by 100 tons of explosives
and incendiaries last night in
the RATS third consecutive
night attack on the industrial
Ruhr Valley, it was announced
officially today.
The Air Ministry said four of the
bombers which carried out the con-
centrated 12-minute downpour of
destruction on the repeatedly-raided
industrial center were lost.
Other parts of the Ruhr also were
hit, but Essen was the main target,
a communique declared.
The German high command, in a
bulletin broadcast from Berlin said
:" British aircraft raided West
ern German territory, mainly the
city of Essen. The population suf-
fered losses. Damage was done pre-
dominantly to buildings"
German bombers attacked plants
on the British southeast coast by
daylight and set extensive fires at
the city Of Sunderland and in its
shipyards by night, the Germans
said
British bombers let loose an aver
age of 81s tons of explosives and
fire bombs a minute in the blow at
Essen.
1t was the RATS eighth attack
on Germany in II nights.
The communicate announced the
loss Of one fighter aircraft on night
operations over France and Hol-
land, and said "Hudsons of the
coastal command, without loss, at
tackled an enemy convoy off the
Dutch coast Two enemy supply
ships were hit"
| The Essen raid provided fitting
followup to the thunderous daylight
assault on Occupied France and the
Netherlands yesterday in which
American Flying Fortresses played
a major role.
German night raiders attacked
several places on the northwest coast
of England. but the activity was said
to be light and no casualties were
reported.
The raid in which the Flying Fort
resses participated yesterday was
(See RAIDS, Page A-18.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Liquor Worth $30,00(
Seized Here in Drive
To Collect Floor Tax
18th Street Night Club
Operator Denies
Ownership Of Stock

Launching a drive throughout
the city to collect all taxes due
the Government from the new
so-called floor tax" of 81 a GAL
lon on liquor in hand November
l, investigators of the Alcohol
Tax Unit of the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau today seized about
$4,000 worth of liquor in the
basement of premises at I'll
Thirteenth street NV.
The first floor of the building is
occupied by stores and the upper
floors by the Ell Patio night club.
One of the two operators of the club
denied, however, that the liquor was
owned by their establishment.
John Longo, who. with Larry
Kelly, operates Ell Patio. declared the
Government had no right to seize
the liquor.
That liquor does not belong to
us" he said. 1T belongs to some
body else"
Asked who owns it, Mr.. Longo re-
fused to identify the owner, but said
he would be back in town sometime
today.
That liquor is bought and paid
for. 1t is not for resale and they
have no right to seize it," he added
The liquor was carted out of the
basement to be hauled to Govern
ment warehouse.
The seizure was made by group
of local investigators working under
the supervision of Donald S. Tydings,
investigator in charge for this area,
whose address is 305-l4 Munsey
Building, Baltimore, Md.
$50 Cases Seized.
The seizure consisted of about $50
cases of whisky, gin, rum and other
alcoholic beverages Of varying alco-
holic content. The tax of 50 per
gallon due on this liquor November
l has not been paid, according to
information in the hands of investi-
gators who made the seizure. This
81 tax on each proof gallon" is in
addition to the old tax of 81 a proof
gallon, bringing the total tax up to
S. a gallon.
The tax is due on all liquor pur-
chased for resale. In addition to
losing the liquor itself by seizure,
owners of the liquor, under the
law, are liable for further penalties
provided by the law for defrauding
the United States of revenue due.
The liquor seized amounted to
(See LIQUOR, Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Cuban Delay Hints Crisis
In U. 5. Sugar Negotiations
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
HAVANA, Jan. 1.-THE Cuban
government postponed the sugar
grinding season to February Is in an
announcement last night interpreted
as indicating a crisis in negotiations
for sale of the 1943 sugar crop to
the United States.
This will be the latest date for the
beginning of the grinding season in
the history of the crop.
The announcement was made
after a five-hour meeting at the
Presidential Palace between Presi-
dent Fulgencio Batista, Prime Min
ister Ramon Zaydin, Minister of
State Jose Agustin Martinez, mem
bers of the Cuban economic mission
which has been negotiating with the
United States and representatives of
the Cuban sugar producers and
growers.
Governmet on1cials and sugar in
dustry representatives planned to
continue the conference today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
7orpedoboots Break Up Effort
By laps to Aid SoIomons Force
Two and Possibly Three Destroyers
Damaged by American Attack

Japanese vessels, presumably
attempting to carry reinforce
ments to their hard-presSed
forces on Guadalcanal Island,
were repulSed by United States
motor torpedoboats, which dam
aged two and possibly third
enemy destroyer, the Navy an
nounced today.
The damaging of the destroyers
brought to 81 the number of enemy
warships damaged in the Solomons
In addition in that same area 81
japanese war vessels have been sunk
and six probably sunk.
The text of the communique fol-
lows:
South Pacific: (All dates are
east longitude)
81. During the night Of January
10-11 United States motor torpedo
boats attacked a number of jap
anese destroyers near Guadalcanal.
Two torpedo hits were scored on one
of the enemy destroyers and one hit
on a second destroyer. Two pos
sible hits were reported on a third
destroyer. The enemy force retired
to the northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Jan. IA. - Brendan
Bracken, minister of information
today denied published reports that
Britain and the United States were
at cross-purposes In North Africa.
'The British Foreign ONCE is not
backing Gen. De Gaulle and the
Washington State Department is
not backing Gen. Giraud," Mr.
Bracken said at a conference with
American newspaper correspond
entS.
THE British government gave
power of attorney to Gen. Eisen-
hover, has the greatest confidence
in him and is backing him to the
utmost"
Mr.. Bracken said the governments
at London and Washington were
not obstructing a meeting Of De
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Brucken Denies Clash of Views
Of y. S. and Britain in Africa

Gaulle and Giraud "but are work.
ing toward such a meeting"
Diminishing reports that the pres
ence in North Africa of the Count
of Paris, pretender to the non-ex-
istent throne of France, had any
thing to do with the situation, Mr.
Bracken said 1.-THE pretender has no
support in Whitehall (the British
Foreign ONCE and in my opinion
none In Washington"
'Tunisia is the best place to fight
the Hun" said Mr.. Bracken, "and
We are anxious to get on with the
job so we can open a second front
somewhere on the continent of Eu-
rope.
Both our governments realize
that q second front will require
enormous sacrifices of manpower
and we are prepared for It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
House Unit Launches
Wide Survey Of Navy!
Conduct Of the War
Public Will Be Given
All Permissible Date:
Horne First Witness
BY the Associated Press,

Anxious to give the public all
information possible within the
bounds Of military security, the
House Naval Affairs Committee
decided to undertake today a
broad review of American sea
warfare since the Pearl Harbor
attack.
Chairman Vinson reported that
the inquiry would get under way
with Vice Admiral F. j. Horne, vice
chief of Naval Operations, called as
the first witness.
Admiral Horne's testimony was
expected to lay broad foundation
for continuing study which will
cover almost every phase Of the
naval program, from the training of
WAVES to the battleship-versus-
carrier argument.
The first session will be held be-
hind closed doors.
Mr.. Vinson said details of naval
strategy could not be disclosed for
obvious reasons, but that Admiral
Horne-atter the meeting-would
make public statement covering in
| general terms as much of his testi-
mony as he deemed permissible.
To Call Wounded.
Before the committee will be
brought battle wounded veterans
from the Solomon Islands and other
engagements, authorities on naval
construction and strategy and
Technicians familiar with costs, sup
plies and training.
While much of their testimony
will be offered in public, Mr.. Vinson
said that those who-like Admiral
Horne-talked "off the record"
would also release as much as pos
sible of their information in the
form of statements.
Mr.. Vinson indicated that one
part of the hearing would be de-
voted to determining what has been
done by the Navy toward replacing
men with WAVES so that these
fighting men now holding down desk
jobs can go to sea and do some
| fighting"
Other committee members said that
they would inquire into such ques-
tons as these:
What strides have been made in
combating the submarine menace?
How close is the coordination now
between the Navy and other armed
forces?
Aleutian Status Included.
How great menace Is the out
post established by the japanese on
the Aleutians, and what is being
done to GUST them?
What steps have been taken in
developing the Nays air arm?
What does the Navy need chiefly
in the way of new ships or new legis-
| lation?
Have recent engagements demon
strated that present type plane car
riers are too vulnerable to air at
tack?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
ANA Distributed Scarce Foods
To Relief Units, Tober Charges

Representative Taber of New
York, ranking Republican on the
House Appropriations Commit
tee, charged today that the Ag-
ricultural Marketing Admins
tration distributed about the
first Of December large supplies
OF foodstuffs, some of which can
not now be purchased on the
market, to county welfare au-
thorities for the use of persons
on relief.
Mr.. Taber, whose home Is in
Auburn, N. Y, said that among
foods delivered to the authorities In
Auburn were the following: Twenty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

barrels of powdered skim milk, 200
pounds to the barrel, which is not
now on the market; $50 cases of
pork and beans, 48 cans to the case,
also not on the market: 100 tubs
OF butter, 100 pounds to the tub; 100
cases of canned evaporated milk,
100 boxes Of cheese, 1900 bags of
flour, 1911 pounds to the bag; 100
boxes OF prunes and large quantities
Of fruit and fruit juices.
MY information u.s." said Mr.
Taber, that no request had been
made by the county authorities for
these supplies. I also understood
that similar allotments had been
made to other counties, not only In
tsee TABER, Page A-18J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
WLb Summons
Coal Strikers,
.0peratorsHere
1000 Miners Return
To Jobs; 1900 Vote
To Continue WuIkout
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The War Labor Board today
called a public hearing for to-
morrow on the Pennsylvania
anthracite strike and asked
union leaders and operators to
attend.
Chairman William H. Davis. in a
telegram to President John l.. Lewis
of the United Mine Workers. officers
Of the principal coal companies in
volved, and officers of local unions,
said
You are requested to appear be-
fore the War Labor Board at 2 pm.
Friday, January Is, at the Depart
mental Auditorium, Department of
Labor Building, Fourteenth and
Constitution avenue, Washington,
for the purpose of stating fully the
reasons why the anthracite miners,
citizens of the United States whose
sons and brothers are at the fight
ing front, are on strike against the
national no-strike policy and against
the welfare of the Nation in time
Of war.
Certified to WLB.
1.-THE case has been certified to
the War Labor Board and the board
will, in accordance with its estab-
lished policy, consider the contro-
versy on its merits when the miners
have returned to work.
Earlier, a spokesman at union
headquarters said Mr.. Lewis had as
sured the War Labor Board and
Chairman Truman of the Senate
Defense Investigating Committee by
letter that he is doing everything
possible" to end the work stoppage.
Strike Cost 100000 Tons.
Solid Fuels Co-ordinator Ickes
told a press conference today that
the anthracite strike had cost us"
100000 tons of coal in two weeks,
and declared the miners stoppage
shows a reckless disregard of
country and patriotic duties, and
is highly reprehensible."
Producers of anthracite have tenn
porarily suspended shipments to
Canada and points west of Erie,
Pa, Mr.. Ickes also announced, in
order to step up shipments to the
East.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

$4,000 to the Treasury, through
OPA, on such a promise.
The OPA admitted today that its
enforcement branch had collected
100000 for the Treasury from
merchants who had violated its
ceilings by overcharging customers.
The statement was made follow
ing Mr.. Herter's charges.
An OPA spokesman said that In
cases where it was evident that a
price violation was unintentional
merchants were asked to show their
good faith by contributing the
amount of the overcharge to the
Treasury. He added that this pro-
cedure was followed only In cases
where the customer who had been
overcharged was unavailable or in
instances where the buyer and seller
(See OPA. Page A-3)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Subs Fear to Come Close
To Shore, Briton Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 14.-Britain's air
patrols against enemy submarines
have become so effective that mo
U-boat dares show itself on the
surface within 300 miles of our
shores" Air Minister Sir Archibald
Sinclair said today.
Speaking at luncheon for the
Greater London Wings for Victory
Week." Sir Archibald warned that
London might again suffer heavy
raids, but declared 1t would survive
the war with its youth renewed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Mexican President Asks
Delay in Mine Strike
By the Associated Press,

by CEe ASSOCldCeU HreSs.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 14.-Presi-
dent Manuel Avila Camacho ap-
pealed yesterday to mining and
metallurgical companies of the ma
ton and their employees to settle
their differences in order to avoid
. general strike called for January
~.
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Allied Planes Pound
Lac and SoIomouu

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, Jan. IA R).-Allied
planes pounded japanese bases at
Lac, Salamaua, Madang and Finsch-
hafen in Northeastern New Guinea
yesterday as heavy rains slowed
operations to stamp out the trapped
enemy garrison at Sanananda Point
on the Papuan Peninsula, Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's headquarters
announced today.
Lac, which has been blasted re-
lentlessly from the air since the
japanese landed reinforcements
there last week from a badly bat
tSee PACIFIC, Page A-4D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

90. On January 10 atforce Of Ma
rauder medium bombers Martin B.
26), with Airacobra BELL P-39) and
Lightning nockheed P-39) escort
bombed enemy installations at Re-
kata Bay. Results were not re-
ported.
g. United States ground forces on
Guadalcanal Island supported by air
forces continued their advance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

(See HOSPITALS, Page A-18.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

(See COAL, Page A-6D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

(See OPA, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

You may enlist In the war EFFORT
by giving blood to the Red Cross.
The process is painless and does
one no harm. For details call
RE. $500, Branch 212.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-17
D0r0thea Jane Gerughty Weds Corp. Th0m1as Shields

this she wore fingertip veil of tulle illusion falling from tiara of white ostrich plumes. She car ried a white satin prayerbook marked with an orchid and a shower of sWansonia.
 Mrs. Platt wore heavenly blue faille taffeta with bouffant skirt, and Mrs. Kearns wore dusty pink faille taffeta fashioned similarly. Both wore shoulder length veils ar ranged from tiaras of ostrich plumes, and carried Colonial bou- quets. The maid of honor wore ashes of roses faille taffeta with bouffant skirt and also veil shoulder length falling from a tiara of ostrich plumes, and carried a Colonial bouquet.
 The brides mother wore a teal blue crepe costume with matching hat, and an orchid corsage. The groom's mother wild grape crepe dress with black accessories and an orchid corsage.
 A reception was held at the Copper Kettle which was decorated with garden flowers, about 75 guests at tending. Mrs. Shields wore going away beige silk jersey ensemble with red accessories, and a corsage of red roses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-17
RAND-ASHBORN

Mrs. Addison Ashborn of this city announces the marriage of her daughter, Mhss Lorna c. Ashborn of Pennington avenue to Aviation Cadet Vern c. Rand, son of Mrs. Mabel Wadron. The ceremony took place on June 26 at 2:30 p. m., at St. Johns Episcopal church, Northampton, Mass. Rev. MT. Parks, rector, officiated.
 Miss Nellie White of Claremont, N. H., was the maid of honor and Aviation Cadet William Wheeler of Massachusetts State College, Am herst, Mass, was best man. MT. Herbert Dunleavy of Waterbury, gave the bride in marriage.
 The bride is an alumna of Crosby high schol and Post Junior College, and the bridegroom was graduated from the Watertown high school.
 Mrs. Rand is now living in Hart ford and Cadet Rand has returned to his post in Nashville, Tenn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-17

Miss Dorothea Jane Geraghty, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Geraghty of 37 Albion street was married this morning at o'clock at SS. Peter and Paul church to Cor poral Thomas Hugh Shields, U. $. A., M. P, son of MT. and Mrs. John Shields of Watertown. Rev. James Woods officiated at the double ring ceremony and celebrated the nuptial high Mass at which Mrs. Robert Birt was organist and soloist singing Schubert's Ave Maria and "Panis Angeli- cus." The church was decorated with palmes and gladioli.
 The bride was attended by her two sisters as matrons of honor Mrs. Harold Platt and Mrs. John Kearns, and Miss Helen Shields sister of the bridegroom as maid of honor. The brides brother, Pfc Walter Geraghty, was best man, and ushers were John Kearns, brother in-law of the bride and Walter F. Geraghty, a cousin of the bride.
 The bride was attired in white faille taffeta gown with chiffon yoke trimmed with seed pearls, fitted long sleeves, and full length skirt terminating in a train. With