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Evening star., 1943-06-16
Amateur Sports Drive
To Boost Physical
Fitness Is Studied
New FSA Committee
Moy Promote Activities
Throughout Nation
By the Associated Press.

A campaign to get young Ameri-
cans busy on bodybuilding activi-
ties through amateur sports was dis
cussed today at the first meeting of
the Federal Security Agency's new
committee on physical fitness.
Objective of the 12-member COM
mittee and the Wartime Council on
Physical Fitness" to be organized
along with it. were given by FSA Ad-
ministrator Paul V. McNutt as:
TO promote the fullest assump-
ton Of responsibility for physical
fitness in schools and colleges, in
the various FederaD programming
agencies interested in this field. and
the establishment of effective State
and community organization"
John B. Kelly of Philadelphia. not
ed oarsman, who is chairman of the
committee, said the purpose of the
organization is to make America
physically conscious" Mr.. Kelly con-
tended the Nation had become soft
because Of the automobile and 10Th
er gadgets," and that the school
masters have been spending too
much time in cramming-but you
can't stop Hitler with perfect Eng
lish."
Committeeman said they would
seek principally to promote individ-
ual participation in amateur sports
by selling" States and communities
schools and colleges and civic groups
on the need to provide opportunities
for participation in body building
activities.
Although selective service repre-
sentative was included on the COM
mittee, FSA officials said no effort
would be made by the committee to
obtain special deferment for ath-
ietes but that the committee hoped
its work would lower reflections
among draft registrants for physical
defects.
One matter the committee will
take up will be study of methods
by which school teams can overcome
their transportation problems, COM
mitteemen said.
Another subject for consideration,
they said, is whether to recommend
that the Army allow its college
trainees to participate in intercolle-
giate sports 80 far as they may do
so without interfering with their
regular training"
Evening star., 1943-06-16
0PA Raises Price on Frozen
Strawberries, Asparagus
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
Retail prices of frozen strawber-
ries and asparagus will rise l to 4
cents pound, the Once of Price
Administration said today.
Prices of frozen snap beans. corn
peas and spinach, however. will be
unchanged. The Commodity Credit
Corp. is subsidizing snap beans. corn
and peas. and OPA said it will not
allow any increase on spinach.
The increases, effective on 1s43
packs, will amount to / cent a
pound on frozen asparagus and 3
to cents a pound on frozen straw
berries.
OPA said they ARE intended to
safeguard production of frozen foods
by enabling the packers to overcome
unabsorbable increases in raw ma
terial, labor and other costs"
OPA also said it is gathering in
formation on which to base price
decisions on the 1943 pack of other
frozen fruits and vegetables.
Acting to encourage farmers to sell
skim milk for use in war industry
OPA also granted 3-cents-a-pound
increase in the price Of skim milk
used to make casein. The increase
is effective Sunday. Casein is an
ingredient in the manufacture OF
plastics. paints and other war mate
rialS.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Japs Lose 1887 Planes
In Pacific Area Since July
By the Associated Press.

oy tHc hooOSihtCu EICo8.
ADVANCED SOUTH PACIFIC
BASE, June l6.-South Pacific Air
Force headquarters announced to-
day that 1887 japanese planes have
been destroyed in this war theater
since last July 81.
The headquarters announcement
did not disclose United States plane
losses in the same period but said
they were far less than the attri-
ton toll exacted on enemy air power
since the week before the United
States marines landed on Guadal-
canal last August 7.
The 1887 total covers only enemy
aircraft definitely reported de-
stroyed and does not include planes
probably destroyed or damaged.
Fighter planes are given credit for
shooting down about 900 of the total.
Heavy Army bombers-B-17s tFly-
ing Fortresses) and B-24s Iibera-
tors)-shot down approximately 200.
Anti-aircraft fire from shore and
ship batteries accounted for 100
more and Navy bombers bagged an
other 100.
The balance of the enemy total
was made up of enemy planes de-
stroyed on the ground, by night
fighters and observation planes.
The official monthly scores follow
August. 229: September, 11s; Octo-
ber, 37G; November, 1873; December,
81; January. Ill; February. 104
March, l6: April, 70; May, 2l, and
June, 50 ito date).
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Woman Found Guilty
OF Illegally Wearing
Army Nurses Uniform
Sentence Deferred to
Allow Further Probe
OF Activities Here

Federal authorities today were in
vestigating further the two-month
masquerade of 30-year-old woman
who represented herself as an Army
nurse as she moved about FASH
ionable Washington society.
The defendant. Luella Bertha
Cushing, pleaded guilty today before
Municipal Court Judge George D..
Nelson on charge of illegally wear
ing the uniform of captain in
the Army Nurses Corps.
The court was asked by Assistant
United States Attorney John e. Dia-
mond to defer sentence until Friday
to permit authorities to investigate
the woman's activities further.
There are certain phases to this
case that have not been satisfac-
torily explained" Mr. Diamond said.
Entertained Frequently.
According to the FBI. the de-
fendant came here from New York
City two months ago and moved
into one of Washington best no.
tells, representing herself as a lieu
tenant IN the Nurses Corps. Dur
Ing her stay at the hotel she en-
tertained frequently, it was said, and
she gave a lavish party" Nav 25
to celebrate her self promotion to
a captaincy.
In addition to the uniform she
was wearing at the time of her
arrest last night. FBI agents found
two summer Army nurse uniforms in
her room.
The defendant told Judge Nelson
that she donned the uniform after
her application to join the Army
Nurses Corps had been rejected be-
cause she was not graduate nurse
She said she has two years nursing
experience.
Done on Spur of the Moment"
Declaring that she had purchased
the uniforms "on the spur OF the
moment the defendant declared
that she had intended to end her
masquerade little by little"
Miss Gushing is a native of Dover
N, H.. Mr.. Hoover said, and had
taken some training as a nurse In
a Boston hospital.
She was arrested on tip from
an informant who became suspicious
of the large amount of military
leave which the girl had, the FBI
chief said, adding that she used
the name Capt. L. B. Nieri. Miss
Gushing had been staying at the
Statler Hotel. where she registered
as 1t. Nieri May Is. Mr.. Hoover said
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Circus Career of Runaway, ID,
Nj pped by District Detectives

A 14-year-old Philadelphia boy
had his circus career nipped in the
bud this afternoon when he was
picked up as runaway. Fragrant
with every odor of the circus lot and
smiling through an accumulation of
four days dirt, the boy said he was
happier than he had been in
months-and $725 richer.
He said he decided to run away
from Philadelphia last Saturday
when he learned the circus was pull
ing stakes that night. When the
"big top" arrived here Sunday,
Julius Hunt was with it-as q waiter
In the long end" or cook tent. He
had said he was Is.
1t didn't take him long to make
friends with the circus folk either.
They all liked me-" he said proudly.
His particular pal was the only man
in the world who can lift a 50-pound
weight with his tongue and who Is
tatooed from head to foot.
The facts of the world were thrust
Evening star., 1943-06-16
House Group Accused
Of Aiding 0PA's Foes
CIO Aide Soys Hearings
Offered Sounding Board

A witness representing the CIO
today charged the House Small Bus
mess Committee with being
sounding board" for groups anxious
to smash price control and ration
ing
The statement was made by Jack
S. Fucker, Washington representa-
tive of the United Shoe Workers Of
America, who defended OPAs ef-
forts to control prices.
Judging from the type of testi-
mony presented before your COM
mlttee to date Mr.. Fucker said, "it
is not your purpose to investigate
these problems. On the other hand.
your committee has been used as a
sounding board by persons and
groups desiring to smash price con-
troll and rationing."
Another witness, Hoyt S. Had
dock, representing the CIO Mari
time Union, said that on the basis
of comparisons with prices during
the First World War, consumers
have so far saved So, 100 900 900 on
cost of living items. He said if
prices are held, savings by the end
OF this year will total s22 800 900 900.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
One Killed, Il Injured
In Texas Rioting
Guards Petrol Beaumont
After Attack on Women
BY the Associated Press.

4
BEAUMONT, Tex, June l6.-One
man was fatally injured and II
others were in hospitals after IS
hours of sporadic rioting today
precipitated by the criminal assault
of young white woman. mother
of three children.
The situation quieted down this
afternoon under the watch Of patrols
who sought to prevent further
clashes between whites and colored
persons.
Ellis Cleveland Brown, a white
carpenter on a war project, died in
his hotel room from a fractured
skull.
| Sheriff w. w. Richardson dis
persed a crowd of white men at
the courthouse at noon, accusing
them of delaying law enforcement
on1cers in their search for the sus-
pect hunted for the assault.
Mr.. Richardson took a committee
through the county Jail to show
them the suspect was not under
/ arrest.
| Texas Rangers arrested rs white
men during the morning, and de-
tense guards. State police. Rangers
and local oficials patrolled the city
after ordering all colored persons
to remain at home.
Many cafes and hotel dining rooms
were closed. Laundries were work.
ing with skeleton crews. Many
domestics and other colored help
failed to show up for work today.
At Austin, Adjt. Gen. Arthur S.
Knickerbocker said Mayor George
Gary of Beaumont had told him the
situation was pretty rough" He
said the Mayor told him four blocks
OF buildings in colored section had
been damaged
]. c. Alexander, 81. Port Arthur
colored man, en- route to Houston
to be inducted, was beaten at the bus
station and suffered severely from
loss of blood and a throat wound.
Maj Gen. Richard Donovan at
Dallas ordered Beaumont out of
bounds for all Army personnel until
further notice.
At Orange, hundreds of colored
workers were turned back at the
gates of the Consolidated Steel Corp,
Ltd, shipyard and told to go home
and stay there.
Evening star., 1943-06-16

suddenly on the young voyager when
the train stopped in Baltimore for
half an hour. Julius watched the
circus trainmen at work on the roofs
of the cars. One of them, who ap-
parently had lost his balance,
reached up and grabbed a high
tension wire. He was burned to
death before the boys startled eyes.
The pay was good, the food was
passable, and the world was one Of
continuing mysteries until Julius
was picked upon a description from
the missing persons bureau. Detec-
tive Sergts. Paul McVery and How
ard Ogle spotted the boy on their
detail and turned him over to Capt.
Clyde Strange, assistant chief of
detectives.
Julius told police he had lived with
his uncle in Philadelphia since the
death of his mother II months ago.
Prior to that he lived in Baltimore
he said. His father died several
years ago.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
'0WI Director Called
Free Press Guardian
By Newspaper Guild
Union Convention Adopt.
Motion AssoiIine Moves
To Probe Davis Agency
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, June 16.-The National
Convention Of the American News
paper Guild today unanimously
voiced conviction that Elmer Davis,
as director of the once of War In
formation, is one of the strongest
guarantees of a free press in war
time that the Nation could have"
The resolution adopted by the
convention Of the newspapermen's s
union declared that "the American
Newspaper Guild in convention had
read with amusement of the at
tempt of Senator Styles Bridges, Re-
publican, and Representative Dewey
Short, Republican, to pervert for
their own political purposes the re-
marks to this convention by Elmer
Davis"
The two members Of Congress yes
terday criticized Mr.. Davis, Repre-
sentative Short accusing the owl
chief OF seeking to be a 'propa-
ganda minister" and Senator
Bridges declaring Mr.. Davis had
prevented industry from telling the
full story Of production" and should
be thoroughly investigated"
will Forward Copies.
In his address to the Guild Mon
day, Mr.. Davis had declared that an
impression had been created by some
newspapers and newspapermen that
washington is necessarily muddle
OF pickering and confusion" while
they overlooked the big story Of the
war-"a job of production and or
ganization unparalleled in history
for which Washington provided the
leadership.
The convention directed that cop
les of its resolution indorsing Mr..
Davis "be forwarded to Senator
Bridges, Vice President Wallace
Representative Short, and Speaker
Rayburn for publication in the Con-
gressional Record"
Earlier, the Guild had given the
annual Haywood Broun Memorial
Award to four Cleveland men
members OF the Guilds local union
in Cleveland-for series Of adver-
tisements on causes and cures Of
absenteeism in war industry.
Placed Twelve Advertisements,
The recipients of the award, given
by the guild "for the best newspaper
job of the year in the spirit of
Broun"-founder of the CIO-afil-
lated newspapermens union, were
Milton J. Lapine. William M. Davy
/. L. Kenen and E. George Green
With the award went a $3.50 War
bond.
Twelve page advertisements in the
Cleveland Union Leader, a publica-
tion of the City Industrial Council
comprised the winning 1943 entry.
The text of the advertisements was
prepared by Lapine, Davy and
Kenen. Green illustrated them.
To Virgil Pulling of the Memphis
guild went an honorable mention
for series of articles in the Men,
phis-Press Scimitar dealing with
evils of the poll tax system in the
South. Tennessee later repealed its
DOll tax 1aw
Evening star., 1943-06-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June l6.-Genevieve
Sullivan, 26-yeai-old sister of the
five Sullivan brothers who lost their
lives in the sinking of the cruiser
Juneau last November. began her
boot" training as a WAVE today
at the Navy training school at Hun
ter College.
The only surviving child of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan of Wa
terloo, Iowa, she said her family
was glad I picked the Navy"
She said that when she wrote her
brothers about joining the WAVES
they said it was good idea" add
ing that after the boys went down
with their ship I knew I would go
ahead"
Evening star., 1943-06-16
"A. P. Wirephoto.

If WAVES are assigned to over
seas duty, she said she would like
to be the first To co."
She said her prize possession was
a white sailor hat given her by
her brother, Frank. which she fem
inized with red and blue ribbons,
attaching five gold stars in memory
of her brothers. She carries 1t with
her constantly, she said, and wore
it during the past two months while
she made a Nationwide speaking
tour of war production plants.
Miss Sullivan said her brothers
frequently wrote her of their swell
shipmates," and added. Now that
I've met my shipmates here I feel
the same way"
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Ore Carrier Rummed
In Fog by Freighter
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June 16.-The 62l-
foot ore carrier Frank Armstrong,
anchored near Point Iriquois, Mich,
was rammed yesterday in the Upper
Sault Ste. Marie River by the Cana
dian freighter Goderich in the third
lake collision this week.
The Armstrong, downbound with
ore, is seaworthy and will be brought
into Lake Erie for repairs, said Of
ficials of -Mather g. Co.,
who explained the accident was
caused by fog. The Goderich was
able to proceed.
Built by the Marine Commission
at Ashtabula, the Armstrong COM
pleted its trial run and this was its
second trip of the season.
Evening star., 1943-06-16

conduct . Statewide campaign to
raise funds for the national CAM
paign.
Asked If there was any resent
ment on the part Of the committee
because Of alleged efforts by the ma
tional committee to woo the Negro
vote at the expense of Southern
feelings" Mr.. Brown said "Sure we
resent it. but that isn't going to keep
us from contributing to the national
fund"
Evening star., 1943-06-16
London Predicts Numinq
Of Anderson as Viceroy

Special Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News
LONDON, June 16-The an
nouncement that Sir John Anderson,
81, Lord Privy Seal IN Prime Minister
Churchillis war cabinet, is to be the
new viceroy Of India, succeeding the
Marques Of Linlithgow, is expected
here momentarily.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Seoboord Reorganization
Plans Win Approval

NORFOLK, Va, June 16 (P.-
Counsel for groups interested in re-
organization of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway Co. today expressed
approval generally Of Special Master
Tazewell Taylor's draft report, but
voiced objections to specific points
Of the report.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Lii Dumitu's Divorce
From Flynn Made Final

Los ANGELES, April 8.-Actress
Lii Damita's final decree of di-
vorce from Actor Errol Flynn was
signed yesterday by Superior Court
Judge William S. Baird.
She obtained the interlocutory
decree April l, 1912, testifying MI.
Flynn would take month-long va
cations alone" She was awarded
custody of their son, Sean Leslie
Flynn. q They were married in
June, 1885. at Yuma. AriZ.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
1900 Tons Of Steel
For Civilian Use
Released by WPB
20 Items Authorized
To Permit Manufacturers
To Continue Operation
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Easing its prohibition against use
of steel for non-essential purposes,
the War Production Board has au-
thorized limited manufacture of nu-
merous civilian products containing
the metal.
( The order permits manufacturers
to use their stocks of partly or
wholly fabricated steel parts in the
production of about 20 items, rang
ing from luggage, to be sold only to
Army post exchanges and ship
stores, to hair clamps, including dec
orative clips and fasteners.
1t was estimated that about 5000
tons Of steel, frozen for periods
ranging from three to nine months
in manufacturers hands, will be re-
leased.
These frozen inventories are be-
Ing released because they consist
only Of a small tonnage of light
gauge steel, not satisfactorily usable
In war production or for scrap pur-
poses" WPB said.
Furthermore, an unreasonable
ndI OSnlp mas Deen created Tor many
small manufacturers who have been
unable to liquidate inventories by
selling them for war production
purposes or for scrap
Products in which steel already
processed may be used include the
following:
Millinery wire. beds Except spring
frames>, cold and warm air registers,
awning frames, frames for bags.
purses and pocketbooks, linoleum
binding, brushes, buckles for shoes,
clothing and pocketbooks. buttons
for clothing, clothing trim and dress
ornaments, non-electric hair curriers'.
or-covering trim. hat frames. me-
chanical book bindings and screen
frames.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Clifford {. Dodd Rites
Set al Alexandria

Clifford Edward Dodd IS. fire
marshal in the Pentagon Building,
who oled Monday at his home, 2l4
East Duncan street in Alexandria
was to be buried today in Ivy Hill
Cemetery, after funeral services at
the Emanuel Episcopal Church
Alexandria,
Surviving Mr.. Dodd are his widow;
a son, Clifford K. Dodd; his father.
Edward Dodd, and several brothers
and sisters in Fredericksburg, Va.
Mr. Dodd was a member OF the
Alexandria police force l3 years be-
Evening star., 1943-04-08
10000 Virginia Acres
Damaged in Brush Fires
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. April
8.-Fred Peterson, State forester,
estimates that brush and field fires
covered total of 10000 Virginia
acres this week before they were
checked by damper weather and
hundreds of soldier and civilian fire.
fighters.
This estimate. he explained, was
based on report that one fire alone
in Sussex County had blackened 49,
900 acres. He appeared optimistic
that the total of acreage burned over
would be scaled down on the basis
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Publisher Stern's Son
Enlists as Private
Fs the Associated Press

SS lhe ASSOCIATED press.
CAMDEN. N. j.. April s-David
Stern, Sd, publisher of the Camden
Courier-Post newspapers and vice
president Of the Philadelphia Record
enlisted in the Army yesterday as
private. He will report at Fort Dix
April IA.
The 35-year-old newspaper execu-
tive first sought to enlist a year ago.
Since then he has been under medi-
cal treatment. and in November un-
derWent an operation
He is the son of J. David Stern.
publisher and president of the
Philadelphia Record and president
OF the Camden Courier-Post news
papers.
Mr.. Stern lives with his wife.
Louise, and son. David Thomas
Stern, s, in Haddonheld, N. J.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Two Men, Woman Charged
In Girl Hitchhiker's S Death
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BISBEE. Ariz, April 8.-Two men
and a woman arrested March q in
connection with the highway death
of Erma Mae Vanderpool. 10, Pres
tonsburg CkyD hitch-hiker. have
been charged with manslaughter at
Wilcox. Ariz., Sheriff I. V. Pruitt
reported
The defendants are Paul w. Miller,
driver of a truck that was towing
house trailer in which the girl
allegedly was riding; Russell Man.
del and Fay Kilbury. Preliminary
Evening star., 1943-04-08

hearing was set for April IS at
Wilcox.
Miss Vanderpools body was found
on a highway near Wilcox March
q and the three suspects were ar
rested that night. Deputy Sheriff
Clarence Post said they declared
the girl fell from the trailer. She
had Joined the group at Amarillo
Tex, officers were told.
The girls neck was broken and
her skull crushed. Sheriff Pruitt
said she appeared to have been
beaten.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Archbishop CurIey's Eye
May Be Restored

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 8-Archbish-
op Michael j. Curley's chances of
regaining the vision of his left eye
were described as very good by his
physician yesterday.
DR.. L. j. Goldbach performed an
operation on the archbishop for
detached retina and yesterday re-
moved the bandage.
Evening star., 1943-04-08

fore going to the Pentagon Build
ing. A native of Fredericksburg,
Mr.. Dodd had lived in Alexandria
Is years and was a member of the
Alexandria Washington Lodge, A. F..
and A. M.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Swiss Get Heaters

Switzerland's fuel shortage has
nearly doubled the purchase of elec-
trio heaters there.
Evening star., 1943-04-08

OF more exact reports from regional
foresters and wardens.
Also brought under control were
fires near Penola, in Caroline Coun-
ty 400 acre0: on a game preserve
near Bacova, in Bath County 400
acres); three in New Kent County
150 acres each), one in Henry Coun-
ty 900 acres) and fires near Massies
Mill, in Nelson County; on the A. P.
Hill Reservation, in Caroline County,
and on the border of TazeWell and
Smyth Counties.
Evening star., 1943-04-08

Make a raid on your pocketbook
so that we can raid the Axis. Get
your War savings bonds or stamps
now.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
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