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Evening star., 1943-04-03
Two More Destroyers
Ready at Charleston

by lne associated PRESS.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. April s.
Two more United States destrovers
will slide down the ways April 7
at the 10th dual launching since
Pearl Harbor at the Charleston
Navy Yard.
The destroyers. U. S. S. Paul Ham
tlton and the U. S. S. Twiggs, we're
built in yard record time-77 days
The last two previous destrovers re-
CURED 81 days on the ways, the two
before that, 100 days.
The U. S. S. Paul Hamilton bears
the name of South Carolinian.
former Secretary of the Navy and
former Governor of his State.
The U. S. S. Twiggs is named for
Maj Levi Twiggs of Richmond
County. Ga. who lost his life lead
ing an attack by marines in Mexico
in 1847
Mrs. William Dewar Gordon
Charleston. a great-great- grand
daughter of Mr. Hamilton. will spon-
sor his nameSake.
Sponsor of the u S. Twiggs will
be Mrs. Roland c. Morris. Philadel-
phia. Observation-Disclosures of Maj
TwiggS.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
u. S. Flyer FeNs
4 Stukus in Day,
Tying Ace Mark

6V me Associated PreSS.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. April Delayed.
Twenty y-eight-year-old Col Will
liam F. Momyer of Seattle, Wash,
shot down four Stukas yesterday and
damaged six others and one Messer-
schmitt 100, to share with a member
of his squadron the honor of being
the most successful American ace
in North Africa, with eight sure vic
tories to his credit.
Maj. Levi R. Chase of Cortland,
N. Y, shot down two ME-l09s yes
terday to tie the record of his COM
mander.
Col. Momyer's squadron, which
had been escorting fighter -bombers
and Warhawk fighters in an attack
on the road east of Ell Guetar, Amer
ican advance post II miles southeast
of Gafsa. intercepted about l8 StukaS
and Messerschmitts under high cloud
cover on the way home from sweep,
and destroyed 10 enemy planes.
Col. Momyer's first two Stuka VIC
Tins crashed and burned, the third
exploded IN the air. and the fourth
crashed after the pilot bailed out.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
G|iders Urged as Weapon
In Combating Submarines
BY the Associated Press.

oS tne hSSOCldteu FIeSS.
SEATTLE. April 3.-Combating
submarines by gliders towed by war
vessels or other surface craft was
suggested by Col. Edward E. Evans.
Detroit industrialist, in an NBC
broadcast today.
Col. Evans said that while we can
cheat Axis submarines by flying
freight over the Arctic. gliders and
helicopters can be used to defeat
them.
Gliders, properly designed, he said.
could be developed as the eyes for
the Navy and merchant marine, at
tached by cables to slow moving YES
sells and towed at attitudes of 1000
to 1000 feet for observation. Faster
ships, such as destroyers and cor
vettes. could tow them at attitudes
of 2OOO to 5000 feet.
He said gliders could carry 500
pound bombs and machine guns in
addition to pilot, wireless and pow
.erful pencil searchlight.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
First WAACS Picked
From Ranks 10 Leave
For Officers School
Californian of Chinese
Extraction Among Unit
To Go to Iowa

An American girl Of Chinese ex-
traction is in the group of WAAC
commissioned officers and aux
iliaries who will leave Washington
over the week end for Fort Des
Moines, Iowa, where they will enter
officer candidate school as members
of the first WAAC officer class COM
posed of enlisted personnel selected
from field companies on active duty.
Until now officer candidates were
selected from auXiliaries on duty in
training centers. The large num-
ber now on duty at Army posts.
camps and stations throughout the
Nation, however, has resulted in
policy of drawing officer material
from such field companies.
In the group is Florence Lee.
whose parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lee Of Sacramento, Calf, were born
in China. A former interpreter for
Cover nment agencies, she has been
on duty with the WAAC as an ad-
ministrative specialist Her brother.
Charles Lee. is with the American
troops in Africa.
-Four members whose husbands are
in the armed services are Mary E.
OHaggerty. Marjorie A. Lewis.
Maxine Gaines and Dorothy l..
LcWn
In the group are also the follow
ing: Marion A. Pierce. Margaret A.
Barry, Helen M. Dingler, Ruth P.
Lynch, Beatrice Weiss. Audrey A.
Winger, Margaret E. Davis, Mar
garet E. Wyman, Helen M. Farrell,
Mary E. Bastian. Dorothy A. Clark,
Julia Holcomb, Walterine S. Hand
ley. Linda Main. Nellie R. Kale-
sinskas. Lucille H. Shields and Anna
M Frost
Evening star., 1943-04-03
2Congress Units Push
Probe Of Reds
In Government
Five Federal OfficioIs,
Named by Dies,
Are Questioned

Two congressional committees
were at work behind closed doors
today investigating the charges of
Chairman Dies OF the House Un-
| American Committee that there are
''crackpot bureaucrats" with Com
munistic sympathies in the Govern
ment service.
One is a special subcommittee of
the House Appropriations Commit
tee headed by Representative Kerr,
Democrat, of North Carolina. The
| other is Dies subcommittee, Of
/ which Representative Starnes,
Democrat, of Alabama is chairman.
The Starnes committee, it was re-
vea.ed. has held executive sessions
five days this week. during which
it questioned five Federal officials
named by Mr.. Dies. The purpose.
Mr.. Starnes said, is to implement
and complete" the records of the
Dies Committee.
I'VE have a good bit of documen-
tary evidence" he declared, but we
wanted to give the accused an op-
portunity to be heard All of the
additional information will be turned
over to the House Appropriations
subcommittee investigating the
charges of Mr.. Dies
Five officials Questioned.
The five officials questioned so far,
Mr.. StarneS said, are William Pic
kens. colored, a promotion specialist
for the Treasury Frederick L.
Schuman, chief political analyst of
the Federal Communications Com
mission: Goodwin B. Watson, chief
broadcast analyst of the FEC: Emil
Jack Lever, head labor adviser OF
the War Production Board, and
Julian Koch of the War Labor
Board.
The House a few weeks ago re-
moved an item temporarily from the
Treasury-Po Offlce appropriation
bill providing for the salary of Mr.
Pickens, but restored it when the
Special Appropriations Subcommit-
tee was appointed to inquire into
the charges of Mr.. Dies
Mr. Kerr said the investigation
his committee is making in obedi-
ence to the House resolution is pro-
ceeding Systematically and is not
, conflicting in an way with the in
quirv of the Starnes Committee. He
explained that SO far Mr. Schuman
is the only Federal Official named by
Mr.. Dies who has appeared before
his committee.
Procedure Is Slow.
Mr.. Kerr also pointed out his
committees procedure is necessarily
slow because of the difficulty in
getting complete evidence" Most
of the Federal officials named by
Mr.. Dies, he said. previously had
been investigated five times-by the
Dies Committee, the FBI, the Civil
Service Commission, Inter-Depart-
mental Division Of the Government
Service and officials of the depart
ments in which they work.
He said that the committee plans
to analyze the evidence" then pre-
pare set of charges and give the
accused official an opportunity to
appear before the committee to
answer the charges
| He further pointed out that his
committee is not prosecuting any
body but is merely acting in a
quasi judicial capacity and would be
glad" to receive any supplemental
| evidence" the Dies Committee might
! furnish.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Drydocks
To Follow Fleet Into
Pacific Battle Area
Knox Says Huge Croft
Will Be Able to Handle
Bott|eships, Carriers
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A fleet of huge floating drydocks,
built to follow the fighting and
speed damaged warships back into
action, soon will provide new
Navy punch in forthcoming Pacific
battles.
Cutting weeks-if not months
off present repair time by their
radically new design, the drydocks
will add the equivalent of several
new warships to the Pacific force S
efficiency. authorities say.
Development of the floating fac
tories, now being built by the
Navy. was disclosed yesterday by
Secretary Knox at a press confer
ence, with Rear Admiral Ben Moreell
adding construction details
Admiral Moreell said three of the
docks now being rushed to compile
ton will have a maximum lifting
capacity of 100000 tons-adequate to
handle the biggest battleship or
carrier either ahoat or contem-
plated. These will be in service in
a few months, he said.
IS Small Ones Planned.
Five others, with a capacity of
$4,000 tons each, will be able to lift
big cruisers and the carriers out of
the water for repair. Thirty five
small ones, five Of which have been
completed, are of 3,0O0-ton capacity
designed to accommodate DESTROYER
| types.
The new principle in design OF
the bigger docks is building them in
sections, to be towed to the port
OF operation and reassembled fo1
serVlce-thus enabling them to ira
verse the Panama Canal, as we'll as
minimize the danger of loss en- route
A battleship dock has 10 sections
each a complete ship, fully equipped
with machinery and power plant
None of those already launched is
self-propelled, but some eventually
will be, Admiral Moreell said. II
one or two sections are lost en- route
to the South Pacific bases. the rest
will still be usable, whereas a ira
dltional one-unit type of dock
might be entirely lost.
Surveyed Worlds Facilities.
Secretary Knox reported that
since 1910 the Navy has had under
way a tremendous drydock con-
struction program" involving 183
units at total cost of s51l 900 900
Such program was necessitated. he
said, by the repair problems arising
from the carrying out of the wal
5000 miles away from the nearest
| home ports.
Admiral Moreell emphasized that
the quickest way to build ship is
to repair one you already have" He
added that, before the war, his
Bureau of Yards and Docks had
surveyed available drydocks through
out the world-"regardless of owner
ship"-to determine what facil-
tiles were available in potential COM
bat areas.
Secretary Knox asked, so you ex-
pect to use the Toxic docks some
times, admiral?"
Il hope so,' Admiral Moreell re-
piled.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Prices Of Hogs Soar
1o Highest Levels
In Over 70 Years
Packers and Producers
Fear Chaotic Condition
Unless Government Acts
By the Associated Press

Blythe Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 3.-Hog pro-
ducers continued to fatten up their
porkers today as prices held at the
best levels in more than 20 years.
Choice medium weight butcher
ing yesterday scared to $3.50 per
LOG pounds, the highest price paid
sir1te October, 1920, and 10 cents
above the peak OF the previous ses-
sion.
While the extreme gains failed to
hoh throughout the session and
closing prices were 10 to Is cents
lower. average drove costs flirted
with the SIG mark Meanwhile, with
advent of favorable weather for
early farming chores, producers
showed no anxiety to convert hogs
into cash, especially since the price
OF their principal feed-corn-was
pegged at S10l12 for No. 3 yellow.
Packers Fear Chaos.
Packers and producers, at meet
Ing in the Loop, strove to prevent
what they called an "acutely chaotic
situation surrounding the national
meat supply
A hopeful sign was the statement
by the American Meat Institute that
we have every reason to believe that
constructive, corrective action by the
Government is on the way"
But the statement added. "it
must come quickly. The lack of
balance between the demand for
meat and the supply available has
placed many in the industry on the
brink of ruin because of the ignoring
of provisions of the law which state
that, in fixing maximum prices, "a
generally fair and equitable margin
shall be allowed"
Caught in a squeeze between
wholesale price ceilings and uncon-
trolled soaring costs Of live hogs, the
packers maintained they were oper-
ating at loss.
The institute advanced a program
which it said was under active con-
slderation by appropriate Govern
ment officials 1t added that the
Government meat management pro-
gram should do away with quotas,
restrictions and all devices which. it
said, were responsible for the present
acute situation.
Day-to-Day Buying Urged.
A key point in the institute plan
was that the Government buying
program should be managed from
day TO day.
''Each Government p,,rcboco ,,,,c+
be made with regard to the supply
available at the moment" it added
Under this plan. the Government
should be able to maintain control
over prices of livestock and meats
at any level the Government itself
desires. There is no control over
the supply of livestock coming to
market"
The plan also provided that
Lease Lend purchases shall be
made to fit the flow of livestock to
market. When more meat is avail
able, Lease-Lend should buy more
and build up its own inventories
When little meat is available
Lease-Lend should buy less and
draw on its reserve"
Livestock experts said the immed-
late cause of yesterdays sharp up
turn was receipts of 5000 head. as
compared with advance estimates
of 5000. They added that favorable
weather for early farming opera
tions also tended to cut down load
ings.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Woshington's John G. Mogee, Jr, Killed in Air
Battle, Becomes IdeoIistic Symbol of RCAF
Flier's Poem
High Flight
pv

JOEN GILLESPIE MAGEE, Jr,
Oh, have slipped the surly
bonds Of earth
And danced the skies on
laughter -silvered wings;
SunWard I've climbed, and
Joined the tumbling mirth
OF sun-split clouds-and done
hundred things
You have not dreamed Of
wheeled and scared and
swung y
High in the sun-lit silence.
Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind
along, and flung
My eager craft through the
footless halls of air.
Up. up the long delirious, burn
ing blue
I've topped the wind-swept
heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle
And, while with silent lifting
mind I've trod
The high untrespsssed sanctity
of space.
Put out my hand and touched
the face of God
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Ford Workers in CHICAGO
End Tie-up Under Protest
,y the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 81 A. Adams.
President of Local 551 of the CIO
United Automobile Workers of
America. announced today that
union members involved in a two
day work stoppage at the Ford Motor
Co.'S Chicago assembly plant. re-
sumed work this morning under
protest"
Members of the local voted last
night to settle their grievances
through the regular channels" Mr..
Adams said. Union spokesmen said
the immediate cause of the dispute
was the employment on the produc-
tion line of two men who previously
withdraw from the union to take
jobs as plant guards. They said
about 700 men were involved in the
stoppage.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Cor-Shoring Program
Announced at Vienna

Persons living in the vicinity of
Vienna, Va. who work in the Dis
trict may register for car sharing
at the Freeman e. Sherburne real
estate Office there. F. E. Parker of
the Fairfax County Rationing
Board. said today
Mr.. Parker said persons living in
the Merrifield vicinity who want
rides or will share their cars are
asked to register with Mrs Charles
Moran
Mr.. Parker requested motorists to
make arrangements to join car-shar-
ing pools to conserve rubber and
gasoline.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
! 900 Fete Nine. Chiunq
At Los Angeles Dinner

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 3.-Mme.
Chang Kai-shek's hope is that the
United Nations can learn from this
war that the stronger should help
the weak.
If this is accomplished, she told
1000 leaders of Los Angeles and
Hollywood at banquet in her honor
last night, then Chinas sufferings
will not have been in vain.
A spokesman said today that Nine.
Chang had decided to remain in
Los Angeles at least a day longer
than she originally had planned. Her
schedule had called for her to leave
Sunday night.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Federal ADVERTISING
Program Weighed by
Indiana Publishers
Senator Willis Reports
Legitimate Field Is Seen,
But Subsidies Are Feared

By he Associated Press.
Senator Willis, Republican, of In
diana. disclosed today that he had
discussed with Indiana publishers
proposal for a Government program
by which factual information might
be given the public through paid ad-
vertising in weekly and small daily
papers.
Senator Willis, himself an Indiana
publisher, said he had found news
paper owners in his own State reluc-
tant to see the Government embark
on any program which might be
viewed as involving subsidies in
frlnging on freedom of the press.
Sees Legitimate Field.
Nevertheless, he said he felt that
there might be field of legitimate
advertising covering such projects as
bond sales. the dissemination of
local rationing information and
other matters which he said could
not be classed as news.
These small newspapers, many of
which are hard put to make ends
meet now. have space for sale that
might we'll be used by the Govern
ment without any thought of sub
sides, Senator Willis told reporters
"Factual information on rationing
programs and matters of that nature
could be presented in Government
advertising, perhaps with an &C
companying notation that the in
formation in no way reflected the
views Of the newspapers carrying it,"
Senator Willis said he had dis
cussed with Senator Bankhead.
Democrat, of Alamaba in a general
way a proposal which Senator
Bankhead is drafting authorizing
the Treasury Department to spend
up to $50, 900 900 yearly for War bond
advertising in daily and weekly
newspapers.
Bankhead Denies Subsidy.
Reluctant to discuss the terms of
the bill, Senator Bankhead told re-
porters that the measure should not.
be construed as providing Govern
mcnt subsidies for newspapers. but
only as enabling the Treasury to
pay for newspa per advertising space,
which it does not now do.
Approximately half of the fund
would go to weekly papers and the
remainder to the larger daily pa
pers. with the Secretary of the
Treasury authorized to regulate the
program.
Senator Willis said some studies
had been made of similar plan
put into effect in Canada which he
said appeared to be working well.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Baltimore Yard Launches
Is Cargo Ships in March
b, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 3.-The Beth
lehem-Fairfleld Shipyard, Inc, re-
ported yesterday it had hit a new
peak in production during March.
when 16 Liberty cargo vessels were
launched.
During February and March, the
company said. IS ships were deliv-
cred to the Navy and Maritime
Commission.
February production included eight
Liberty ships and II special-type
vessels for the Navy it was re-
ported. The special-type vessels re-
quired a longer time to outfit than
did Liberty ships, company spokes-
man said.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Texas Divorce Held
For Mans|aughter
Mrs. Howard Weeps
At Hotel Death RuIinq
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOcla ted PreSS.
TULSA, Okla, April 3.-Commons
Pleas Judge Grady S. Cornett today
ordered Mrs. Ella B. Howard Fort
Worth divorcee, held in $4,000 bail
for trial on charge of manslaughter
in the hotel room Staying of Mrs.
T. Karl Simmons, widely known
Tulsa horsewoman
The 44-year-old defendant Wept at
the decision, her first exhibition of
emotion throughout the preliminary
hearing. Her 20-year-old son, Louis
Howard, jr., attempted to comfort
her.
Sought Murder Ruling.
The verdict was disappoint-
ment to County Attorney Dixie Gill
mer, who asked the court to hold
Mrs. Howard for trial on a murder
charge.
Shortly before the judges order
was given, Mr. Gilmer and Assistant
Prosecutor John Ward argued that
it was not possible to prepare a
manslaughter case on evidence in
the States hands.
A defense move to reopen testi-
mony in the preliminary hearing
delayed the verdict and Ed J. Mace
a gunsmith. took the stand.
Mr.. Mace testified that the gun
used in the Staying was brought to
him by woman for cleaning and
repairing a week or so before the
killing.
Objects to Testimony.
He said he was not acquainted
with the woman. but a fellow-em-
ploye. identified in the record as
R. M. Murphy, told him later that
his visitor was Mrs. Simmons.
Mr.. Gilmer objected vigorously to
Mr.. Mace's testimony. but failed to
win from the court continuance.
Under normal procedure, court
attaches said, Mrs. Howard would
go on trial in the June term of the
Tulsa County District Court on the
manslaughter accusation
Evening star., 1943-04-03

run close to the ground and can
accomplish many missions impos-
sible for men, they are trained to
locate snipers and hidden machine
gun nests Some of the United Ma
tions progress in the South Pacific
was said to have been held up by
Japanese dogs supplied by Germany.
Some of the dogs are trained to
protect Army posts, Navy Yards, air
plane hangers, arsenals, etc. They
are also used as pack dogs, sledge
dogs and first aid dogs.
Dogs must be 20 inches or more
in height at the shoulder and weigh
more than so pounds. one to five
years, pure breed or cross breed and
must not be intimidated by stran-
gers.
The Army will take any of several
breeds, the Coast Guard only takes
German shepherds and the Marines
only Doberman Pinschers.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Delivery by Carrier

The production OF news
print has been reduced by
10 per cent and all news
papers have been rationed.
Delivery by carrier will
insure receiving your Star
every evening and Sunday
morning. Telephone Ma
tional 5000.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Two Virginions Listed
As Prisoners of Jups

Two Army privates from Virginia,
William J. Jenkins of Sebrell and
La Fayette C. Wichard of Peters,
burg, are among 225 American SOL
diers who are being held as prison.
ers of War by the japanese at an
unidentified prison camp, the War
Department announced last night.
No District or Maryland service
man was among the list of prisoners
The War Department announcement
did not reveal the Pacific areas in
which the men had served.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Swiss Firm Supplies
Watches to Prisoners

BY tho Associated Press
LONDON, April 3.-In a letter
written to his home here from a
prison camp where he is held, 1t.
S. P. Haighton of the Royal Navy
told how 20 British naval officers
captured at st. Nazaire a year ago
had been given wrist watches by
a Swiss company on their word of
honor to pay for them after the
war.
The prisoners wrote the COM
pany, saying they needed watches
but could only promise postwar pay
ment. Weeks later, watches valued
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Mrs. Ross Confirmed
For New Term at Mint

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate confirmed yesterday
the denomination of Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross as director of the mint.
The nomination of Frank L.
Yates as assistant controller general
also was confirmed.
Evening star., 1943-04-03

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.-DOROTHY LAMOUR APPLIES FOR
MARRIAGE LICENSE-Declarng she very happy, Film
Star Dorothy Laour applied today license marry Capt
William Ross Howard Ill., of the Army Air Forces
Press reported They said might be week perhaps
or three before the takes place Howard
former member Of the Maryland Legislature and prominent
Baltimore society They shown they the Academy
dinner in Hollywood last month. "A P. Wirephoto
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.

Senate:
In recess until Tuesday.
Special War Investigating Com
mittee hears Undersecretary of War
Patterson on Army training films.
Agriculture Subcommittee studies
spread between producer and re-
tail farm product prices.
House:
In recess until Monday.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Report
Furnished by the


District Of Columbia-Colder tonight
u degrees ate
Maryland freezing
slowly rising temperature Sunday morning.
Evening star., 1943-04-03

Buy War savings stamps and help
stamp out the Axis!
Evening star., 1943-04-03

Humidity for Last 81 Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
"a per cent, at 2::30 pm
Lowest. AS per cent. at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Reports For Last 81 Hours.

Record for Last 81 Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 65. at :45 pm. Year ago. -
Lowest, 81, at 6:25 am. Year ago, 40.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 81, on March 81
Lowest, 6, on February Is.
River Report.
Potomac and shenandoah clear at Har-
pers Ferry. Potomac clear At Great Falls.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Evening star., 1943-04-03

Monthly precipitation In inches In tn
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1943-04-03

Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
Preejnifat tiN0
Evening star., 1943-04-03

In recess until Monday.