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Evening star., 1943-03-29
Col. Weir Cook, 50, Dies
In South Pacific Area
~ the Associated Press,

~ tne AbS0CIAb$0 fIeSo.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 29-Col.
H. Weir Cook, 50, who served the
Army Air Forces in both World
Wars and was one of Indiana s
leading aviation exponents in the
interval between, died in the South
Pacific war area Thursday from in
juries suffered in = plane accident.
His widow, Mrs. Katherine v.
Cook of Indianapolis, received a
telegram from the War Department
yesterday telling of his death.
AS a captain In Capt. Eddie Rick
enbacker's famous hat-in- the ring
squadron in the first World War Col.
Cook was credited with destroying
seven enemy planes. After that war
he was one Of the Nations early air
mail pilots and became one of the
first flyers to carry serum to Sec
ton Of the country stricken by dis
aster when he new it from Indian
apolis to Florida after the 1926 hur-
ricane.
Col. Cook re-entered the Army as
a lieutenant colonel before Pearl
Harbor and subsequently was pro-
NOTED to colonel. A recent letter to
his wife from the South Pacific,
where he commanded several island
airfields, told OF a reunion he had
with Capt. Rickenbacker after the
latter's rescue from his three weeks
adrift in the ocean.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Boqoto War Secretary
Questioned Secretly

BOGOTA, Colombia, March 10
Following published reports that the
Colombian government had squashed
an alleged plot against the state,
War Minister Ramon Santodomingo
announced today that Gen. Eduardo
Bonitto, secretary of the war de-
partment, was being subjected to
secret military questioning.
Santodomingo, however, denied
story by the conservative anti
administration newspaper Ell Siglo
saying that Bonitto was under ar
rest together with a number of other
high-ranking omcers.
The government has "full and abb
solute confidence in the loyalty Of
the armed forces" the war minister
said. He added that no differences
existed between the President and
military leaders and that absolute
tranquility prevailed throughout the
country.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Colorado Woman
Rushed toCHnic
By Army Bomber
1e Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
DENVER, March 29.-An Army
bomber overlook a train at Kansas
City yesterday and sped on to Roch-
ester, Mimi, with critically i'll Col
orado woman.
Mrs. Roscoe r. Schafer was placed
on the train at Pueblo, her home,
after surgeons decided on an opera
ton at Mayo's Clinic in Rochester.
After the train left, State Senator
Curtis P. Ritchie Of Pueblo learned
of Mrs. Schafer's illness and sought
to obtain plane to hasten her ar
rival. Brig. Gen. Harvey S. Burwell,
commanding officer of Denver's
Lowry Field, was informed of Mr..
Ritchie's efforts, and arrangements
were made for the patient to be
transferred to a Lowry bomber at
Kansas City.
Piloted by 1t. William H. Hare and
1t. M. Eisenberg, the plane met the
train on schedule and the transfer
was quickly made, the Lowry Field
public relations office reported.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Maj. Bohne S Funeral
Will Be Held Thursday

Funeral services for Maj. Albert
Henry Bohne. 81, Marine Corps,
who was killed last Wednesday
when Navy transport plane he
was plotting crashed after taking
of from the Naval Air Station in
Anacostia, will be held at pm.
Thursday in Fort Myer Chapel
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry, with full military honors
Three other men also lest their
lives in the crash.
A native of Hot Springs, S. OAK,
Maj. Bohne was graduated from the
University of California and ap-
pointed an aviation cadet In the
Marine Corps Reserve in July, 1885.
He was made a second lieutenant and
went on active duty in July, 1896.
He was promoted to first lieuten-
ant in July, 1899, reached the grade
of captain November l, 1941, and
that of major on August II, 1912. He
began his duties as a test pilot at the
Naval Air Station here last No.
vember.
His survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Eve M. Bohne, 38ll w street
Sc. and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
william G. Bohne Of Reseda, Calf
Evening star., 1943-03-29

who were deferred by their draft
boards for reasons other than oc-
cupational. ..
In May, 1s41, another order went
out restricting hiring OF men be-
tween 18 and 80 to those deferred
for physical disability or dependency.
In october, 1912, hiring was confined
to 4-F's, men over A, and men in
3-A, excluding 1-B men and men
with collateral dependents. In
December. 1e42. the State Depart
ment decided to take men over 80
and began refusing to appoint
married men without children.
1--WE have progressively frightened
up," declared Mr.. Shaw, "and II
anything we have been ahead Of the
draft. In fact, think we are open
to criticism because we haven't done
enough recruiting with the result
that omcers trained for more I'M
portant duties have to do stem
ographic work."
With one or two exceptions, com.
mittee members cited no specific
cases Of unwarrAnted draft defer
mems In the department. and at the
conclusion Of the sessicn Mr.. Shaw
was commended for the depart.
ment's draft policy.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Major Believes
Army Now Can
Expect WAAHS'
BY the Associated Press.


CAMP PICKETT, Va. March 2e.
Maj. John T. Kibler, special serv-
ices oficer here, has received the
strangest order for special service
he has encountered during q lengthy
and eventful military career.
''Requisition II baby bassinets for
camp purposes. Equipment neces-
sary to the military service" read
the memo from the post commander.
Tfs not to reason why but to 60
and buy, Maj. Kibler placed the
order. Later, he learned the bassi-
nets are wanted at the camp guest
house where. soldiers wives and
babies stay during camp visits.
Nv AACS, ,WAAFS, WAVES,
WAGS and SPARS," the major
mumbled good-naturedly, "and now,
according to all comic tradition,
We should have some midnight
W-A-A-HS."
The babies, he pledged. will be
guaranteed the same hospitality and
comforts provided other camp guests
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Nine Local US0C|ubs
Welcome Visitors
On Open House Day
Bruce Allen Leads
War Fund Group
In Horse-Dr Wagon

Approximately 500 civilians visited
the nine local USO clubs between 3
and 8 pm. yesterday to see for
themselves how servicemen and war
workers are entertained on leisure
time.
1t was USO open house day for all
nine of the clubs, and for 1,248 other
USO centers throughout the Nation
This is your USO; come and see it,
was the invitation. Table games, in
formal dancing; music and plenty of
refreshments-the regular Sunday
fare offered locally to approximately
5000 enlisted men and women and
war workers-were on the enter
tainment menu for the general pub
lie as we'll.
Led by Bruce Allen, chairman, Of
ficials of the Community War Fund
made the rounds of most of the
clubs in creaking open dray, pulled
by two enthusiastic bay horses. The
group was joined at several stops by
Mrs. Stanley Reed, vice chairman
of the War Fund Speakers Bureau
Another celebrity on the tour was
the Maryland farmer, owner and
driver of the team of bays. At the
YMCA-USO, where the trip began,
a number of servicemen deserted
billiard games indoors to climb
aboard the dray and get acquainted
with the driver and his horses.
Programs ranging from classical
musicales and craft shops to check
ers and swimming were in progress
at the various centers when the war
fund officials visited. After a look
at the YMCA center's big dormitory
given over to Servicemen every Sat-
urday night, the group watched
gymnasium sports at the YWCA's
USO, Seventeenth and K streets
NV, and dropped in at the Ma
tional Catholic Community Service
Club, 918 Tenth street NV, while
dance was in progress.
Other scenes of relaxation and
entertainment were those at the
centers operated by the Jewish We'll
fare Board, 1929 Sixteenth street
NV; Salvation Army. COG E street
NV; Travellers Aid Society, Union
Station; Twelfth Street Branch
YMCA. 1916 Twelfth street NV,
and Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, 90l
Rhode Island avenue NV. The
women's division of the National
Catholic Community Service also
participated in the open house.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Nazis Charge Raj Dropped
Fake Food Tickets on Berlin
BY TIE Associated Press,

05 tES ASS0ClaLeo FreSb.
The Berlin radio said last night
that British airmen who handed the
German capital its heaviest bombing
Of the war Saturday night also
dropped faxed rationing tickets.
The broadcast, recorded in New
York by the Associated Press, said
the announcement of the dropping
Of bogus coupons was made by COM
petent German quarters and said
the newspaper Berliner Morgenpost
also mentions this fact"
The newspaper, the broadcast said,
pointed out to Its readers that the
enemy obviously is employing such
tricks In an effort to muddle up the
German food planning system"
The broadcast declared that per-
sons attempting to use the worthless
cards could be charged as war
saboteurs, punishable by death, and
reminded persons finding them to
surrender them Immediately to the
authorities.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Census Report Shows
Fewer Young Children
In 193O-4O Decade
American FomiIy Study.
Reveals FoII in Number
Under Age Of 1S
By the Associated Rress.

By the Associated Press.
The number of young children In
the average American family. de-
clined in the 1930-40 decade, the
Census Bureau said today in a re-
port that did not take into consid-
Grafton the record 1912 birth rate.
The bureau said 1910 statistics
showed nearly half the $500, 900
families in the United States had
no children under Is years of age,
while only Is per cent had three or
more children.
The stork had his busiest II
months In the Nations history last
year, but the birth rate-about 2l
per l 900 population-nevertheless is
below the rate OF about Is per 1000
population registered in the last
World War.
THE declining number of Young
children In the average family is
shown" the bureau said, "by the
fact that $50 per cent of the families
in 1910 had no children under 10
years old as compared with $50 per
cent in 1890.
Families with three or more chill
dren under 10 years old represented
81 per cent of all families in 1910,
as compared with 10.2 per cent in
1890"
Urban families generally included
fewer dependent children than rural
families, the report showed. Families
having no children under 18 con-
stitute So per cent of the urban
families, 46.5 per cent Of the rural
non-farm families and 1874 per cent
Of the rural farm families in 1910.
The corresponding figures for
families with three or more chill
dren were 11.2 per cent, 172 per cent
and 25.6 per cent, respectively.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Gen. Stratemeyer
Heads StreamIined
Air Forces Command
Headquarters Offices
Cut From rs to 13i
Mojor Reorganization
By the Associa ted Press.

b. the Associated Press.
Streamlined to expedite action,
the high command of the Army Air
Forces has undergone a major re-
organization.
The new program, intended to
eliminate red tape, cuts the number
OF headquarters officers from Is to
13 and reduces major divisions of
the air staff from 10 to 6.
The realignment thus will leave
headquarters free to determine over
all policy by relieving it of details
OF executing orders; create a more
cohesive organization; delegate
greater responsibility to field COM
manders and reduce personnel of
headquarters STATS in Washington.
Gen. Stratemeyer is Chief.
Named as chief of air staff under
Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Air Forces
commander, is Maj. Gen. George E.
Stratemeyer, who will have three
deputies and six assistant chiefs of
staff.
Gen. stratemeyer's deputies will
be Brig. Gen. Laverne Saunders,
until recently fighting pilot in the
South Pacific: Brig. Gen. T. j. Han
ley and Col. William E. Hall, whose
nomination to be a brigadier gen.
eral is before the Senate.
Field commanders under the new
program will "be told what to do but
not how to do it," Air Forces au-
thorities said in announcing the re-
organization.
Gen. Stratemeyer will act for the
commanding general in Gen. Ar
nold's absSnce, supervise activities
OF the Air Staff, special staffs and
commands and be chairman of the
Munitions Assignments Committee
tor Air. Gen. Stratemeyer also is
a member Of the Munitions Assign
ment Board headed by Harry Hop
kins.
The six assistant chiefs of staff
with SPECIFIC duties assigned to each
will have primary interest in and
supervision Of specific commands
in the field" These assistants, with
their assignments of duties which
In some cases previously were shared
BY subordinate officers, are:
Assistant Chiefs of Staff.
Maj, Gen. Oliver p. Echols, now
commanding general, Material Com
mand, to supervise material, main
tenance and distribution.
Maj. Gen. Barney NICK. Giles. to
supervise operations, commitments
and requirements.
Brig. Gen. o. A. Anderson. plans.
Brig. Gen. R. w. Harper, training.
Col. j. M. Bevans, whose nomi-
nation for brigadier general has
been sent to the Senate, personnel.
Col. E. P. Sorenson. intelligence.
One new command-Flight-con-
troll Command-was created In the
reorganization. Commanded by Col,
Samuel r. Harris, it will absorb the
functions of the Offices of Air Traf1lc
and Safety, communications and
weather services. A new ofrice of
special projects also was created,
headed by Col. F., Trubee Dawson,
former assistant chief of staff for
personnel
One new appointment, that of
Maj. Gen. Follet Bradley as air in
spector, also Was announced.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Youth Waves Toy Pistol
At Officers, Is Shot

A toy pistol. brandished In the
faces of two colored policemen,
landed George Petty, colored, 10, of
the 400 block of T street NV, in
Gallinger Hospital with q gunshot
in his hip.
The policemen, Vernon M. Rey-
nolds, 81, and William B. Whitlock,
23, both Of No. 2 precinct, reported
they saw Petty chasing another COL
ored man, Wilbur Daniels, with the
pistol In one hand and q knife In the
other, as they were patrolling on
Pierce street near First street NV.
Ordered to halt, Petty allegedly
wheeled and waved the pistol at
the policemen. Policeman Reynolds
fired one shot, striking Petty in the
hip.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
White Perch Appearing
In Little Falls Waters

Fishermen who like to wet their
line in nearby streams can begin to
inspect their tackle boxes. The white
perch are beginning to make appear
ance at Little Falls on the Potomac.
Herring also are reported to be
moving in. There were several
catches of this popular tish last
week at Occoquan and fiy-rod ad-
diets look for an abundance OF her
ring for snagglers' hooks in another
week.
While most sporting goods store
stocks of fishing tackle are low, one
downtown place had good supply
of steel hooks, especially snaggling
hooks.
Bloodworms, considered the best
bait for perch fishing, are being
stocked locally by many stores at
40 cents a dozen.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Large British Armada
AT Gibraltar, Nazis Say
BY the Associate ted Press.

by Inc ASSOCIATED FreSS.
The Berlin radio, which occasion
ally broadcasts dispatches credited
to neutral sources as q means OF
probing for information about Allied
military activities, yesterday report
ed that a large armada of British
ships was concentrated at Gibraltar.
The broadcast, quoting a Trans
ocean dispatch from Algeciras,
Spain, said: ITO all appearances,
large contingents of British troops
are to be conveyed to North Africa"
The radio report said 13 freighters,
5 tankers and destroyers had ar
rived at Gibraltar to join numerous
freighters and transports already
there, in addition to the battleships
Nelson, Rodney and Malaga, the
aircraft carrier Formidable, 2 auxili-
ary aircraft carriers, "a destroyers,
several corvettes, more than 20 tor
pedo boats and several submarines.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Capper Says Vote|es,
Plight Of District
Must Be Corrected
Points to Thousands of
Washington Residents
In Armed Services

Praising Washingtonians in the
armed forces as good Americans, .
Senator Arthur Capper, Republican,
of Kansas last night declared the
voteless plight OF these and other
residents of the Capital must be
corrected"
Speaking at First Baptist Church,
West Washington, Senator Capper
said:
Thousands of the voteless and
unrepresented citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia are serving in
the armed forces of our country in
this greatest of all wars, but the
Congress of the United States, !
regret to say, deprives these good
American citizens of a vote.
Situatio Called Unfair.
That is not fair or just. They
are good American citizens and are
entitled to the same rights that are
given to the people OF the United
States-rights that are accorded q
free people in other countries of the
world.
Almost every national capital
the world over, gives its citizens a
voice in the Government. This must
be corrected here"
I'VE Americans, are committed to
the side of human rights and hui
man opportunities" said the Sena-
tor. I'VE have minorities in this
country, but we haven't the NazI
notion that our minorities are re-
sponsible for war or depression OF
labor trouble or immortality. Wher
we think matters over we are bound
to conclude that the people of the
United States, whether of a minority
group or not, are trying to do theil
best for their country.
More Religion Urged.
mo nation can survive without
holding true to the fundamental
concept that great spiritual forces
will dominate its destiny. We need
more religion, not hairsplittine
theology with its creeds and dog
mas. but religion that is simple
faith In God."
The present war, from the stand
point Of the Germans and japanese
he said, us for the purpose of max
Ing them the rulers of the earth
and the people of every other
country their slaves and vassals
For the japanese and Nazis to win, "
would mean no protection for any
minority anywhere.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
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officer establishments, largely for
observation.
Instead of surplus being devel-
oped from the war, Mr.. Shaw said.
a great number of men were trans
ferred to other points where they
were desperately needed without
ever returning to this country.
2,150 Aliens on Foreign Duty.
Mr.. Shaw explained to the COM
mittee that in addition to career
men and clerks the foreign service
also has auxiliary officers and clerks
taken on for the duration of the
war. OF the 5000 foreign service
officers and employees in the field,
Mr.. Shaw said, 2,150 are aliens, 750
are American women and 2,100 are
American men.
OF the 2,100 a total of 1,103 have
never registered, showing that they
had not been in this country since
they were required to register under
selective service.
Draft boards throughout the coun-
try we're asked in January to defer
the STA men of draft age in the
foreign service who had registered
A large number in this group, Mr..
Shaw said, would have been deferred
in any case because of dependents
Included in the STA men between
the ages of 18 and 81 are 26l
foreign service officers, 1874 clerks
and 139 members of the auxiliary
service.
The departments domestic section
has ga men for whom 1t has asked
occupational deferment or stays of
induction, but within the next 60
days, Mr.. Shaw predicted, the figure
will be cut to between 80 and 40
men Of draft age "for whom we will
want to ask permanent deferment
because Of their technical skill and
experience"
Asked specifically about a 25-year-
old in the telegraph room who was
on the deferred list, Mr.. Shaw de-
clared that any breakdown In the
telegraph room would upset the
whole show" and added that he
lived in fear that something would
60 wrong in the room where more
than 100000 words are coded or
decoded a month. Training for
work in this room, he added, re-
quired nearly two years.
Disclosing that he had been ad-
vised by selective service shortly
after the first registration to recruit
and seek deferments for clerks In
the foreign service, Mr.. Shaw out
lined the gradually more rigid pro-
gram af State Department hiring. i
In March, l941, It was decided to
sAke only men over IS or under IS
Evening star., 1943-03-29
|CBS-AFL Agreement
Approved by WPB
Bythe A.soeiated Press

Nv tae ASsoClateQ EFeSs.
The War Labor Board today ap-
proved an agreement between the
Columbia Broadcasting System and
the ALL Electrical Workers provid-
ing for an average increase of 7
cents an hour for 268 technicians
and supervisory personnel, retroac-
tive to October /.
The agreement establishes a new
wage schedule with 4 starting rate
of $50 weekly and automatic in
creases up to $S5 for technicians
and rates ranging from $50 to 500
for supervisors.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Synthetic Rubber Plant
Ready Ahead of Time
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE, La, March 10.
Completion q month ahead OF
schedule of the building for q new
Government synthetic rubber plant
here was announced yesterday by
the H. X. Ferguson Co., industrial
engineers and builders Of Cleve-
land and New York.
The plant, one of the hrst started
after the Baruch rubber report was
made, Is a 30,000-ton unit, the COM
pany statement said, and soon will
begin manufacturing rubber from
butadiene supplied by the Stand
ard OIL Co. here.
The plant was built in 81 months
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Eden Sees Hull IIAeoin;
Due in Cunudu Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

Secretary Of State Hull and Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
arranged another conference today
prior to . formal dinner given by
Mr.. Hull for the visitor.
Mr.. Eden lunched at the White
House, where he has been President
Roosevelt's weekend guest since
Saturday. Tomorrow he Is due in
Canada for = series Of conferences
with Prime Minister w. L. Macken-
2ie-King and other Canadian lead
ers. He plans to spend most Of the
week in Canada.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Congress in Brief

~ the Associated rrsss.
Senate:
In recess until tomorrow.
Byrd Committee hears John
rAhey Of Hole.
Heaee:
Winds up general debate on pay.
as-you-so income AK plans.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
Loot Consists of Diplomas

OMAHA (P).-Sadder but wiser is
the thief who looted the parked
automobile of Peter Kushar. Taken
were two college degrees from Mon
tana University. pharmaceutical
degree and high school diploma.
Evening star., 1943-03-29

Who says you cannot eat your
cake and have it. TOO? War bonds
will help win the war and still be
yours for savings.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-08
NOTICE SERVING SIMMONS
BY PUBLICATION.
In The superior G.


North Carolina:
Vance County:
Citizens Bank n Trust Company.
Administrator of Louisa Uoui.cb
IaEccy. Petitioner. Plaintiff.
Albert Fain twiduwcrD. Horace
Srutt Fain. widow of Tom Fain.
the former husband and thr child
"f Jennie Fain. deceased. the
widow and child of johnny Fain,
/icrariah Twi>daIc CORNER hu>-
band of Indian Fain Twi>dalC. dc
crascH. Tom Al TwiSdalc aid
wife Irene TwiSdalc. Lula Twis
dale Plummcr and husband Rich
ard Plummcr. and all other heirs
oi Louisa I.OuiSc) Yanccy, de-
ceased. Defendants.
IT," defendants Horace Fam and
Wi'' -- fdIn. I~Iac Twisdalc.
ana wife --- TWIsGalc. the wid",.
md child or children of Joining
Fam. deceased. In" surviving nus
band and child of Jennie Fam. dc
ceased. Richard piummcr. husband
"f Lula TwiSdHlC PlummCr. and ali
other heirs of the late Louisa
l.ru,.c) YanCcy. Will take notice
that special proceeding entitled
aS above has been e mmCuCCd IN the
Superior Court of Vance County.
North Carolina. tu sell the real Cs-
tate of the said Louisa YanCcy t.
make assets To pay debts. the said
real estate consisting of about acre
of land at Middlcburg. n. G.: and
each %! said defendants will further
take II tiCc that he on she is rcqui--
cd To- appear al the office of the
Clerk Of Superior Court nf said cp,Ii;-
~ III the Court House in Henderson.
y. G.. ON or before the 3lSt day at
July, 1919. and answer 0r dcmur 10
the petition or complaint filed in
said proceeding or the plaintiff will
apply tO the Court for the relief de-
maudCd ~ said complaint.
This June rs. 1913.
r.. q. FALkNEI,
Clerk Superior Court.
l7-24-l-8
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-08
The German Drive

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-08

Nice. Il has been d.-ruv~"d. are
ford # dchyd~a'cd cheese. They
would Dc--thc l'rc rats.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-08

Winding o'hrr lulksc. Du..ur-.
may nc pleasant work but Inc pay 0.
awluIly poor.