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Evening star., 1943-08-23
Boy Accidentally Killed
BY Hunting Companion

By the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 23-Sergt
]. E. Kidd of the State police said
today that Ralph Flowers, 16, was
fatally shot near his home, about
four miles east of Vinton, Saturday
by companion, Malcolm Carter, 16
with whom he had been squirrel
hunting.
The officer said Carter told him
that as he and Flowers were return
ing they were playing enemy" nth
a rifle and 4l0-gauge shotgun
when he pointed the shotgun at
Flowers, not thinking it was loaded
The charge struck the youth in the
left hip, severing an artery. He died
Just after he was brought to hos
pital.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Weems Gets Full Pardon

WINCHESTER. Va, Aug. % CSpe-
ciaD.-Donald L. Weems, former city
trial justice, sentenced to three years
in the State prlsou in April, 194l
on charges of embezzlement, has
been given fun pardon by Gov
Darden according to an entry in
records Of the clerk Of the Corpora
ton Court. Weems had been out on
conditional pardon, it was stated.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Virginia Legion Turns
To Welfare, War Aid
Falls Church Mon
Slated for Commander
BY the Associated Press.


DANVILLE, Va. Aug. 23.-Some-
thing new in American Legion con-
ventions was witnessed in Danville
today Much of the gayety of past
years was gone and instead of cele-
brating. groups of Legionnaires were
gathered in hotel rooms discussing
such things as child welfare anc
blood plasma donations.
Although the registration was
only about 400. department officials
were unanimous in the opinion that
this is the beginning of the best
convention in years.
Since no candidate for office is
contested, the election of John Gait
Falls Church, as commander is
taken for granted.
The resolution of Post 80 for re-
placement of conscientious objectors
by wounded veterans of this war
on the staff of Eastern State Hos
pital at Williamsburg has not come
up for action yet.
The meeting got under way yes
terday, with former State Senator
A. t. Heller, Bedford. urging the
Legion to act favorably on a reso-
luton asking the State Legislature
to provide adequate funds for
proper child care in wartimes" Mr.
Heller, long an advocate of such
legislation, declared that the need is
greater now than ever before.
The department Executive Com
nittee meeting approved all reso-
lutions unanimously. Another i'm
portant action was the opening of a
movement to organize new posts in
those sections where units have
lapsed for lack of membership.
Adjutant Glenn Elliott. Richmond
stated that the membership is at an
all-time high because of wartime
activities and increased interest
Many veterans of this war were
present.
The convention will close Wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Food Prices Soarinu
In Ocean City Area,
0PA Official Says
Ignoring of Ceilings
By Cofes, Grocers Loid
To Influx of Vucutionists

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 23-State Di-
rector Leo H. Mccormick of the
ONCE of Price Administration de-
clared today that grocers and res
taurant operators in Worcester
County were committing fragrant
price ceiling violations "as a result
of general scarcity of virtually all
food commodities.
The OPA director added that
ocean City is the center of the
most disgraceful conditions. Price
ceilings have been posted in the
stores and restaurants, and beer is
selling for 60 to rs cents a quart
and hamburgers for 40 cents apiece. y
Critical food shortages have de-
veloped throughout the county. he
reported, because of heavy demands
of the thousands of vaca tioniSts who
have visited Ocean City since the
institution of vacation driving per-
mitS.
He indicated that administrative
action may be taken in several cases
involving price ceiling violations
and commodity shortages continuing
to come from st. Marys County in
southern Maryland.
Only a few meat cuts, principally
second grade beef, have been shipped
into st. Marys County since the
critical food shortages were re-
ported there several weeks ago. Mr..
Mccormick said, adding that St
Marys residents still were unable to
purchase canned foods, corn meal,
jams, jellies, preserves or butter, and
virtually no milk and cheese.
Edward J. Waring, chief of the
Leonsrdtown Ration Board, said
price controls had been made effec-
tive within the city limits, but that
itinerant hucksters selling in other
parts of st. Marys County continued
to charge excessive prices.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Two D. 6. Areu Officers
Get Army Promotions

Two officers from the Washington
area are among nine Marylanders
given temporary Army promotions,
the War Department announced to-
day
They include Myron Wilbur War;
rem, 905 Erie avenue. Takoma Park,
lieutenant to captain, and Harold
Emory Taylor, Route /. Silver
Spring, second to first lieutenant.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Sigmund Freud's Son
Joins w. & M. Faculty

BY the Associated Press,
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Aug. %
Seventeen additions to the faculty
Of the College of William and Mary
among them Oliver Freud, son OF
the late Prof. Sigmund Freud OF
Vienna. who will assist in physics
and mathematlcS-have been made
by DR.. j. W Miller, dean of the
faculty, for the 1894 session,
The additions were made neceS-
SaIy by the number of William and
Mary instructors now i'll military
service and the fact that the Army
Specialist Training unit at the
school has resulted IN an abnormal
enrolment in the basic elementary
courses.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Junior Commerce Group
Asks for Fifth Freedom
BIZ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Aug. 23.-A call for
a fifth freedom to be added to
the four freedoms of the Atlantic
charter was sounded by the board
of directors of the Virginia State
Junior Chamber of Commerce at
their quarterly meeting here yester-
day. In resolution unanimously
adpoted. the leaders of the group
asked that this Nation guarantee
the opportunity of enterprise"
Citing the fact that America had
grown great through opportunity,
the resolution asked the right to
an unfettered start in the race of
life, the right to work as hard as
We like and the right to go as far
as we can"
Junior chambers represented were
Bristol. Roanoke, Richmond, Nor
folk. Winchester, Clarke County,
Lynchburg, Danville, Alexandria
and Peninsula Newport News.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Turkish Reply 10 Warning
By Allies Called Friendly
By the Associated Press,

ANKARA. Aug 2l Delayed -
The Turkish government has re-
piled to the Allied governments note
warning against giving asylum to
officials of Fascist and Nazi govern
ments in what was unofficially de-
scribed as friendly tone.
The text of the reply was not
Immediately available and there was
some doubt that any would be re-
leased by the Turkish Foreign Of
flee. The reply was delivered to the
United States, British and Russian
embassies here.
On July 30 President Roosevelt
issued virtual ultimatum to neu-
trail nations warning them not to
offer asylum to Axiss leaders. He
said the United States would regard
such action as inconsistent with the
principles for which the United Ma
tions are fighting"
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Hit on Head by Baseball,
Arlington Youth Dies

Robert Cox, IT, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Cox of 2O24 Wilson
boulevard, Arlington, died early to-
day at Emergency Hospital from
injuries received yesterday while
playing baseball, police reported
According to relative, young
Cox suffered a head injury when
a baseball struck him on the head.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
IS SeIectees 10 Report
For Duty Tomorrow

Seventy five District selectees
now on their postinduction furlough
will report for service tomorrow
Forty-three will report to the Army
26 to the Navy, to the Marine
Corps and to the Coast Guard.
Those going into the Army were
inducted August 3; into the Navy.
August II, into the Marine Corps
and Coast Guard, August 10.
The list follows;
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Mrs. Kincheioe Elected

MANASSAS. Va, Aug. % -(Spe-
ciaD Mrs. j. Carl Kincheloe of
Manassas has. been chosen vice pres
ident Of the Juniors 4th District.
Virginia Federation of Women's
| Clubs. Mrs. Kincheloe is a past
president of the Junior Women s
Club of Manassas which had the
privilege of selecting the vice presi-
dent for this district.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
2,000th Transport Plane
Completed by Douglas
Ev tn. Assoc,oted prass

BY the Associated Press.
LONG BEACH, Calf. Aug. %
The Army today let the Dauglas
Aircraft Co. make a proud an
nouncement--it has completed its
2,000th military cargo and troop
transport plane.
Production of the tWin-engined
craft has increased so rapidly, said
company statement, that a days
output now equals weeks output
of a few months ago.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Tuition for 1905
Finely Is Paid
EH IA -ocLlLod a.

81 ne Associated Press.
BOULDER, Colo.-Supt of Schools
James H. Buchanan received a
check for $500
Accompanying it was a letter
from Los Angeles woman explain
ing she understood it cost S10O a
year to educate a child in the public
schools and she attended school two
years at Boulder-in the 1905.
Evening star., 1943-08-23

" y L u IN Z W
Guinea May II,
the War De-
p a r t ment an
nounced today.
Born in Nor
wich, Conn, the
son of Timothy
S. Brewer, Col.
B re W er W a S
graduated from
West P in t in
1924 a n d re-
ceived a masters
degree in science
from Yale Uni
versity in 1925.
He flnnn cnrr,nc
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Firm Wins Army-Nuvy e

LURAY, Va. Aug. % lP,.-The
five Casey Jones Co. plants of the
Shenandoah Valley will receive the
Army-Nayy E flag here September
10. Addresses win be made at the
presentation by Gov. Darden OF
Virginia and Gov. O'Conor of Mary
land.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
u. S. Worker Has Praying Montis Pet

Miss Virginia Lee Grimes, 1Dho
came here from Indiana 10 years
ago, t0OrkS in the quartermdSter
generals Office at Buzsdrds Point.
A teiU tOeeks ago a deliUery boy
from a drugstore near her apart
ment at 1882 Massachusetts are
nue. NV. arrired NTH praying
mGntiS on his shoulder. Miss
Grimes adopted the mdntis.
Each day she carries her pet to
1Gork NTH her, parking him in a
garden outside the Office TO roam
at lCiH until she finishes 1Uork.
He doesn't stray Jar. This is her
StOrB'
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Posthumous Award
Honors Col. Brewer

The Legion OF Merit has been
awarded posthumously to Col. John
H. Brewer, who was killed in action
on an air mission from Port Mores-
Evening star., 1943-08-23

THE WHY AND HOW OF DRIVING A STREETCAR-I C.
Nichols supervising instructor for Capital Co.
plains the operation of the Sreetcar controller Mason
director of the WRC Mason who spent
two days learning the why and how" driving
Transit reetcar of programs in CO.
operation with the War
United States Employment Service designed place
vital Jobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

securities by the local wine and
beverage industry to S1,O42 1895 in 10
days.
Members of the Seat Pleasant
(Md0 Lions Club paid cash for
more than $4,000 worth of War
bonds at the clubs dinner meeting
held at Capitol Heights, Md, last
night, Bryant Morrison. president
said today.
Meanwhile, sales for nearby Vir-
GINA and Maryland areas were an
nounced by Hugh Leach, president
OF the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond, as follows:
Maryland - Montgomery County
1891, 97o50; Prince Georges County
$708,872.
Observation-Disclosures County, S412,-
1880; Fairfax County, sl78,712.75
and city of Alexandria, $658,995.
Treasury officials predicted the
$4,000 100000 goal would be exceed
ed by $2,00O,OOO,0OO. The drive will
close officially Saturday night, al
though subscriptions processed
through Federal Reserve banks up
to May 8 will be accepted as part
OF the Second War loan fund. This
extension is being granted, Treas
ury officials declared, because of the
lag in recording War savings bond
purchases from the $4,000 issuing
agents throughout the country,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Trade Pucts
Continued From First Page.)

the trades program on the Texas
cattle industry.
The one adopted change was asked
by Mr.. Dewey who contended dur
ing committee hearings that inter
national cartels-industrial and eco
nomic monoplies-had worked to the
disadvantage of American com
merce. In the rewording of the ACT
this situation is now specifically
mentioned as a reason for the Presi-
dent to suspend trade with a nation
demonstrated to be dealing with
such a cartel.
Knutson Proposal.
Mr.. Knutson had proposed that
Congress have 80 legislative days in
which to veto a trade treaty, a sug-
gestion that the State Department
strenousuly opposed. He said 26 OF
the 80 agreements negotiated "had
to be submitted to the foreign legis-
lative bodies concerned to be rati-
fed" adding that I'VE feel the
American people do not want the
Congress BACKED out of future
major arrangements with other
countries.
The program, conceived by Secre-
tary of State Hull in 1884, permits
the department to extend conces-
sions in return for favors received
The concessions in some cases have
After two weeks of hearings the
committee decided to take a vote
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Anacosfia Bank Joins
Federal Reserve;
Growth Cited !.
Deposits Top S., 600, 900;
18 D. c. Institutions
Now in System
By EDWARD C. STONE.


The Anacostia Bank has been adj
mitted to membership in the Fed.
eral Reserve System, Hugh Leach,
president of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond, announced to-
day.
The bank, which was founded on
May 10, 1910, has enjoyed steady
growth both in deposits and pres
tige and is the only bank in the
Anacostia territory.
Deposits on the date of the con-
troller's last call, December 81, to-
tailed $4,615, 772.63. They climbed
rapidly in the first quarter of this
year and are now above the $5,0O0.-
600 mark, Executive Vice President
w. L. Koontz said today.
The Anacostia Bank is one Of
many banks in the fifth district
which have recently joined the Fed
eral Reserve System Membership
has distince advantages, especially
during War bond drives There
are now ID Washington banks in
the system.
The banks carry special accounts
with the Richmond Bank which
makes the handling of bonds and
bond subscriptions much simpler.
Porter Wins Oratory Honors.
Stephen o. Porter, Riggs National
Bank, won the District public speak
ing contest of the American Tnsti-
tute of Banking, held in Pittsburgh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

der dureSs at fixed prices and trans
fer of industrial shares and assets
controlled by central banks and
assurances companies.
"A study of the so-called occu-
patton COSTS" said BEW, reveals
that they are set at sums far above
actual costs and therefore repre-
sent deliberate policy of con-
cealed looting. The outstanding
example of this procedure is found
In France. where the German au-
thorities have accumulated large
balances of francs, which are used
to buy shares in French concerns
on the Paris Bourse and all types of
food and raw materials. They also
are used to finance participation
and labor for extensive Notifications
airflelds and submarine bases"
In trading with occupied coun-
tries, it was said, Germany takes
as much as she can get and defers
payment whenever possible.
Where the occupation costs are
sufficient high. for example of
France and Norway" said the re-
port, clearing debts are wiped out
by the credit balances at the dis
posal of Germany. In other cases,
the Nazis simply regard this mount
ing debt as long term, interest-free
loans from the creditor countries.
AS of June 80. 1912, Germany's
clearing debt with occupied coun-
tries was in the neighborhood of
9.000,0 100000 reichsmarks and was
increasing at the rate of more than
5000 100000 a year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Low Point Passed
By Oil Industry,
Rodgers Believes
Texas Co. President
Expects Soles Coins
In Coming Months
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April CIV. S. S.
Rodgers, president of the Texas Co.
today expressed the belief the pc
troleum industry probably reached
its low volume point in the first
quarter of 1943 and that business
should improve in the coming
months. He cautioned, however
that various problems facing the
industry made long-range predic-
lions extremely hazardous.
For the balance of the year.
Rodgers said at the annual stock
holders meeting, war and essential
civilian consumption of petroleum
doubtless will increase. So far as
the Texas Co. is concerned I believe
that our volume of business will
increase especially during the last
half of the year.
Within the past few months we
have completed new refining equip
ment and within the next three OF
four months we expect to complete
quite lot of additional new re-
filming equipment to manufacture
substantial additional quantities OF
100-octane aviation gasoline, toluene
base stocks for butadiene and avia-
ton and motor lubricating OIL
Rodgers said earnings in the first
quarter appropriated s8,00O,OOO, OF
70 cents a share, a slight increase
over last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
CIT Earnings Cut
To IS Gents a Share
In First Quarter
Industrial Bonking
Profit Contrasts With
S1.l5 q Year Ago
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 27.-A. C.
Dietz, president of the Commercial
Investment Trust Corp, told stock
holders today consolidated net
earnings of the industrial banking
concern for the quarter ended
March 81 were $3,Os5, 1873, equal after
preferred dividend requirements to
IS cents common share.
This compared with $4,179,917 or
S1,15 a common share reported for
the first quarter of 1912.
Dietz said the earnings report
omitted net income of two manu-
featuring subsidiaries, whose profits
were temporarily put into reserve
pending renegotiation.
The company's earnings declined
Dietz said, as result of shrinking
installment buying and a reduction
in outstanding receivable. At the
end of March installment receiv-
ables were $86,OOO,OOO compared
with 1857 100000 a year earlier. This
division of the company, Dietz said,
had cut expenses to ST 900 900 in the
first quarter against $4,000 in
the corresponding 1912 period.
Dietz said directors had voted to
redeem on June 30 all outstanding
convertible preferred stock at $11O
and accrued dividends.
While profits have been satisfac-
tory in view of conditions, Dietz
said, any forecast regarding divi-
dends would be difficult"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Plumber
Continued From First Page.)

Port of Gydnia accounted for s4o0,-
100000. the Polish State Steelworks
for 1920, 900 900, and the State for
ests for some 5000, 100000.
France Robbed of Resources.
= From France alone" said BEW,
Germany acquired steel or scrap
TO cover normal German exports for
three and half years, plus $780,
600 tons of oil reserves, $4,000 tons
of war copper, $1,000 tons of zinc,
$4,000 tons of lead and lesser but
substantial amounts of tin, nickel
and quicksilver.
! Loot included food, soap, shoes,
Clothing, paper, razor blades, even
toothpaste."
From Czechoslovakia. it was
added, came more than $1,000, 900 900
In military acquisitions, including
100000 rifles, $4,000 machine guns,
$500 airplanes, 5000 field guns and
mine throwers and 100000, 900
rounds of rifle and 100000 rounds
of artillery ammunition.
Holland, Belgium and Norway
Furnished rubber, sugar, copra and
bther food and materials.
. Some Sold To Japan.
MILITARY booty from Austria and
Czechoslovakia, said BEW, was
sent to Southeastern European
countries in exchange for foodstuffs
and raw materials, only to be re-
covered later when Germany in
taded those countries. Consider
able quantities of relatively obso-
lete equipment were sold to Japan.
Railroad equipment was confis-
rated in practically all countries
under German domination. Rolling
stock on the Polish lines was taken
to the last car. In Bohemia and
Noravia. the Nazis took nearly 80
per cent of all railway cars, and
tails in good condition were sent
to Germany. The value of requisi-
toned French rolling stock is es-
timated at $500, 900 ,000."
In taking private property, said
the report, the Nazis applied many
methods, including outright confis-
sation without indemnify. sale un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
SomerveII
CONTINUED From First Paeel

very tank, every gun. every round
~ ammunition that it is humanity
possible to send" but he added that
the requirements of the troops il,
Africa also had to be supplied, ano
I'VE cannot allow fireside strategists
% stampede us into neglecting one
Jheater for the sake of another"
q Johnston Speaks.
j Eric A. Johnston, president of the
United States Chamber, declared
fhat "the old-style capitalism of a
primitive freebooting period is gone
forever"
y THE capitalism of complete lais-
kez-faire, which thrived on low
wages and maximum profits for
minimum turnover, which rejected
collective bargaining and fought
against justified public regulation of
the competitive process, is a thing
of the past" Mr.. Johnston said.
fThose who would turn back the
clock of history in this respect are
as unrealistic in their way as the
Rddle-brained paper planners of our
economic salvation"
8 Mr.. Johnston declared that polit-
deal freedom and economic freedom
pre- integrated and that what i'm
pairs one also hampers the other in
9lke measure. 1t was no historical
accident, he said, that political
democracy and a free capitalistic
1eciety developed side by side.
European Example.
90 " Those of our planners" he
continued, who honestly believe
they can curtail or abolish one with
out curtailing or abolishing the
pther are deluding themselves. They
need only look at similar attempts
On Europe to learn the towering
truth that destruction of the free
enterprise system brings hideous
political tyranny in it's wake. = e"
The Spokane (Wash) industrialist
declared that members of the or
eanization must dedicate themselves
TO winning the war and winning the
peace. Concerning the last point,
he said:
go We all have the solemn
obligation to see to it this time that
our children inherit the kind of
america their fathers fought and
Nied for. Not an ersatz America
polluted by the very tyranny over
(Which we have scored a victory, but
an America faithful to its own
way of life. ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

prizes, the ma Stephen o. Porter.
tional contest always arousing in
tense interest.
Mr.. Porter is note teller at the
Chevy Chase branch of Riggs and,
incidentally, is the son of the chief
of the Washington Fire Department.
Pepco Dividends Declared.
Directors Of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. have declared the regular
quarterly dividends on the preferred
stocks The $3.50 on the per cent
preferred and $1.3712 on the 512 per
cent preferred will be paid on June
to stockholders of record May Is.
E. L. Shea. president of the North
American Co., said in his report
covering the first quarter that all
North American subsidiaries are
working actively in studies of post
war planning and development.
He believes electricity will be more
important than ever before, not only
to business and industry but also
to home and farm.
Brokers Review Chemicals.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
| Beane were distributing to patrons
today an exhaustive review of the
chemical industry, covering IS lead
ing companies. The survey notes
the great changes which have been
brought about by the war and pre-
diets still better things for the in
dustry after the war.
Rapid increases have been reg
icto iyo
dend records have been excellent
and there has been marked progress
| in research Few industries have
enjoyed such growth in the past Is
years. The industry is now rated as
essential both for peace and war,
the review asserts.
Traction Bonds at New Peak.
Capital Traction SIS registered a
$500 transfer on the Washington
Stock Exchange today at 1861, a
new high on the present move.
Twenty seven shares of Capital
Transit stock moved at 31l2, I'M
changed
Washington Gas IS preferred was
strong, selling at 100a4, while the
@f.OO pIclcIltu ClldllSeu lldIllS dL 81.
John l.. Lewis was the chief topic
of conversation in the broker Offices
here today as the market appeared
to be awaiting new moves in the
coal situation.
William E. Poulton, treasurer Of
the Columbia Federal Savings g.
Loan Association, has been appoint
ed member of the Oratory Contest
Committee of the United States
Building & Loan League.