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Evening star., 1943-04-08
March Steel Plate Output
Set Record, WPB Reports
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
March production of steel plates
reached a new high. the War Pro-
duction Board reported today.
Shipments totaled l.l67 ,679 net
tons compared with / 1,135 Alb in jan
uary when the previous record was
set. Shipments in March, 1912, to-
tailed 878.726 tons.
H. G. Batcheller, director of the
WPB steel division, said apprexi-
mately 100000 tons went to ship
Yards operating under the Maritime
Commission. More than 400 900 tons
we're produced for the Army and
Navy for tanks. other mobile equip
ment and ordnance. aircraft car
riers, destroyers, escort and other
war vessels. The remaining plates
were turned out for construction of
war plants and facilities, for export
and for such essential civilian needs
as pipelines, railroads and agricul-
tural equipment.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Jamaica
Continued From First Page.>

means of transportation will be used
to get patrons to the tracks.
AS a result, the entire neighbor-
hood around Jamaica was posted
with local police signs reading. mo
Parking in This Area"
The Governors regulation was
handed down after an investiga ton
several weeks ago following sug-
gestion from Rubber Administrator
William Jeffers to all Governors
that no tracks be opened which will
require automobile transportation.
Taxicabs weren't bothered by the
local officials, but it was learned
inspectors from the Office of De-
fense Transportation were checking
up on them. AS result, cabs re-
fused to bring patrons within five
blocks of the tracks gates.
Buses from the center of Jamaica.
about 2 miles away. were jammed,
but customers riding the regular
Long Island Railroad trains, which
have regulation station not far
from the track were just COM
fortably" filled.
Even the work around the track
usually done by cars or tractors was
handled by horse-drawn vehicles.
Harrows> were pulled around the
mile course by horses and a surrey.
drawn by team of bays, was used
to haul ohlcials and judges to their
stations.
All the favorites, headed by the
well-regarded Derby pair of Blue
Swords and Slide Rule. were still in
the featured 5000 Experimental
Handicap, although two with
drawals-Tweedy and np-toe-cut
the field to Is.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Of Newsprint
Held Stabilized in
Canadian Report
Power Official Sees
No Need for Reduction
Before June, 1914
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. April 8.-The power
situation has improved in Canada
to such an extent that newsprint
shipments to the United States
should be maintained at present
levels throughout this year and most
of 1914 at least, Herbert j. Syming-
ton. power controller for the Ca
madam government, said in an in
terview today.
Speaking solely from the view
point of the power situation" Mr.
Symington said, L should say that
newspaper publishers in the United
States have nothing to fear in re-
gard to newsprint supplies until
late in 1914.
IF other matters adjust them
selves accordingly, there should be
no concern even beyond that date" "
Slow Up Only Temporary.
He said that the spring break
up" on the Canadian rivers had
been late this year, causing logs to
be late in transit to the paper mills,
but that this would present only a
temporary shortage, or slow-up, in
shipments to the United States.
Use of newsprint by newspapers
in the United States and Canada
was curtailed by a 10 per cent cut
under consumption on January /,
and the War Production Board S
printing and publishing branch
warned recently that continued
economy would be necessary to OBJ
viate further curtailment orders.
Since virtually all United States
newsprint supplies are produced by
Canada, Mr.. Symington's optimistic
report on the power situation helped
clarity some of the factors pertinent
to the question of continued sup
plies.
Mill Capacity Ample.
Need of power for making
aluminium brought the first talk of
curtailing newspaper production in
Canada, last summer In October.
the power situation caused the slow
ing down of some paper mills, but
the newsprint administrator said
there was plenty of mill capacity in
areas where power was plentiful.
Manpower in the woods to get
out logs, however, became another
problem. which was advanced by.
the newsprint administrator as the
reason for the need to curtail 10
Der cent in January
Another cut Of 10 per cent was
projected in Washington in Febru-
airy to take effect April l, but a few
days later. the Canadian newsprint
manufacturers reported wood cut
was better than expected. and
enough wood was in sight for the
current rate of use until June, 1914.
The proposed April cut was then
withdrawn.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Fifty Red Cross Kits
Sent From Nearby Area
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
MANASSAS. Va. April s.-Prince
William County Chapter. American
Red Cross, has shipped so kit bags to
headquarters for distribution to
servicemen embarking for foreign
duty, according to Mrs. John Beard,
vice chairman of production. Fifty
additional kits are being prepared
and donations of supplies are being
solicited.
Articles needed include cigarettes,
chewing gum, hard candies, playing
cards, pocket-size books. sewing kits,
face soap, soap boxes. double -edged
razor blades. 40-inch tan shoe laces,
shoe polishing cloths, pencils, tab
lets and envelopes.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
OPA to oCounter
Lewis Claims of
Price Increases
BY the Associated Press

6s lHe ASsoCidleu Press.
Price Administrator Prentiss
Brown said today he is preparing
to release report showing that
living costs at Nantyglo, Pa, are
substantially the same" as else
where to counterclaims presented
by John L. Lewis in his appeal for
higher wages for his United Mine
workers.
Mr., Brown told the Senate Agri-
culture Committee he had sent in
vestigators to Nantyglo to check on
testimony Mr.. Lewis recently gave
the Senate War Investigating Com
mittee about food prices in the
Pennsylvania mining town.
He told newsmen the report
might be released tomorrow.
Mr.. Brown was not questioned by
the Senators as to the significance
OF the report In relation to Mr..
Lewis pending demands for a S2-
a-day increase for coal miners.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
U.S.. Troops Make Big Hit
With Scottish Mothers

BY the Associated Press.
EDINBURGH.-Th boys" as
American servicemen are called
here. are making big hit.
Scottish mothers, bany of whom
have sons serving overseas with
the British Army, have volunteered
by the hundreds to cook meals,
make beds and help entertain at
the American Red Cross Services
Club.
A popular spot at the club is the
"Scots room," where badges. dirks.
broadswords, kits and sporrans are
displayed.
These Scotswomen are charmed
by the manners and bearing of the
American soldiers and one spokes-
man for the volunteers said. We
have found them at all times cour-
teous and thoughtful"
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Agencies Act 10 Halt
Drift Of Industrial
Manpower 10 Farms
VINO, War Department
Will Seek to Prevent
Wholesale Turnover

Confirming War Department
anxiety because of the drift from
industry to the farm. War Man.
power Commission officials dis
closed late today that committees
from the commission and the
War Department will get together
to discuss the problem.
AS the result of the exchange of
letters between Undersecretary Of
War Robert Patterson and War
Manpower Chairman Paul v. Nc
Mutt. committees representing both
agencies will start their discussions
next week. with the view to pre-
venting Wholesale labor turnover
in industry because of the pressure
to get men back to the farm.
Security from the draft was
viewed by the VINO as principal
factor in the back-to- the farm
movement. 1t was pointed out that
men seeking draft deferment would
have natural tendency to find a
Joo "liClS OllCt ~ClC uClcIlCu Nv
law, rather than have to worry
about review of their case every
six months, ss is provided for nom
agriculture occupational deferment.
No Statistics Available.
While the War Manpower Com
mission has no statistics on the ex-
font of tho r,oox,op,o,t ant ~ ,,.o~
production, officials said they had
had reports from their regional and
area directors, as we'll as complaints
from individual companies, indicat-
ing quite drift back to farms by
men seeking more security
At the same time VINO officials
announced they had agreed to assist
Henry j. Kaiser in a mass recruiting
program for his West Coast ship
yard.
Asked about the Maritime Com
mission report yesterday on serious
labor shortage in shipbuilding. the
War Manpower Commission said it
had been familiar with the ship
SNAAAAi6 ~ lOoASAu AOl dllO
had been planning to meet it. One
step is the recruiting program for
Mr.. Kaiser. who, it was said, will
need 10000 more men in the next
four months to take care of replace
ments and expansion.
Teams to Start in Southeast.
Teams of recruiters from the
Kaiser plant and the United States
Employment Service will seek labor
in the surplus labor areas, starting
with the Southeast and working
West. The mass recruiting, which
is similar to but on much larger
scale than Kaiser's previous re-
cruiting in New York. will be con-
centrated in the urban areas with
the Kaiser plant advancing trans
portation costs.
Before VINO agreed to the Kaiser
plan, it was said. an investigat ton
was made to see that there was
enough housing already under con-
struction to take care of the influx
of workers.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Returns Her Lost Boo
Minus So Commission

NEWARK, N. 1.-THE person who
found Mrs. Belle Bearison's hand
bag once lost one herself.
She would have been glad, she
said in an unsigned note to Mrs.
Bearison today, if only the handbag
not to mention the So it contained,
had been returned.
So, the writer said, she was taking
So from the $25 in Mrs. Bearison's S
bag and returning the rest.
Mrs. Bearison said 1t was all right
with her.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Says 1unisia
Operations Delayed
De GauIIe Talk
Eisenhower's Surprise
Was Probably at French,
Secretary Believes
BY the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
Secretary of War Stimson indi-
Gated today that postponement of
the scheduled meeting between
Gen. Charles de Gaulle and Gen.
Honore Giraud in North Africa was
decided upon by Allied military and
civilian leaders because of the i'm
mediate military operations in Tu-
nisia-
Asked at his press conference If
he could shed any light on why Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allied COM
mander in North Africa, should ex-
press surprise" at Gen. De Gaulle's
announcement in London that the
meeting was postponed. Mr. Slim
son replied: Il believe that Gen.
Eisenhower surprise was occa-
stoned by the failure of this French
political group to realize that the
meeting was impracticable at the
height of battle"
"At the moment of this incident"
the Secretary added, Il happen to
know that Gen. Eisenhower was
not even at his headquarters in
Algiers, but out on the front. visit
ing and consulting with the various
commanders.
Il believe it is evident to all of
us that until the issue is decided
in Tunisia the undivided strength of
the Allies, including the French of
all factions, should be concentrated
on military aims. To interject po-
litical conferences would be most
unwise''
Mr. Stimson added that Gen.
Eisenhower message to Gen. de
Gaulle postponing the meeting was
preceded by an explanation of the
situation and the statement that
Gen. Eisenhower had no wish to
place any impeachment in the way
of conference that might settle
French differences.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, April 8 lP).-Gen.
Georges Catroux. satisfied with the
outcome of his conference with Gen.
Henri Giraud on the unification of
the French people overseas, prepared
today to leave for London to report
to Gen. Charles de Gaulle.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Park Loofers See Man
Wade to Death in Lake

Ey The Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 8.-The
benchwarmers in Macarthur Park
watched without particular interest
as man walked to the edge of the
lake and began to wade, fully
clothed, into the water.
Maybe it was just another stunt,
and anyway the water was warm.
But the man kept walking and
soon had disappeared under the
water. A fire department squad re-
covered the body.
A draft card in the pocket bore
the name, Neil Thompson, 80. San
Pedro, Calf.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
PIune Plants Turnover
Set at 88.47 Per
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, Calf. April g.
Labor turnover at the Consolidated
Vultee Aircraft Corp. was 88.47 per
cent during the last II months. but
the absentee rate dropped to 578
per cent last month. Edgar N. Gott,
company vice president, told House
Naval Affairs subcommittee.
Mr.. Gott testified yesterday at a
hearing into wartime problems that
the company had been unable to
reach its planned employment peak
since April, l942, because of excessive
labor turnover and absenteeism. He
blamed absenteeism on inadequate
housing and transport.
Ryan Aeronautical Co. witnesses
reported an absentee rate of ASS
per cent LAST month, Rohr Aircraft
Co. Of China Vista 10 per cent.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Many 0PA Violations
Found in Maryland
More Than $50 Reported
In Baltimore and Frederick
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. April B. State
ONCE of Price Administration off,
cials report investigations in Balti-
more and Frederick stores disclosed
more than $50 violations of regula-
tions governing sales of essential
commodities.
Chief Enforcement Officer Cor
nelius P. Mundy said the majority
OF violations concerned failure to
post prices. Selling of commodities
above ceiling prices ranked next.
Most price violations, he said. were
on sales of vegetables, butter, eggs
and meat, exclusive of pork.
Approximately 400 stores were
checked, the OPA reported. % in
Frederick and the rest in Baltimore
Frederick violations numbered As,
while Baltimore accounted for los.
Mr.. Mundy said that although
violators were subject to penalties
prescribed by OPA regulations. no
action would be taken at present
other than issuing warnings.
Other areas under investigation
he said, but from which no reports
had been received were Hagerstown,
Cumberland and Cedar Point.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Hugh VondewuIker Dies:
Helped Crippled Children

BY the Associated Press.
YPSILANTI. Mich, April g.
Hugh E. Vandewalker, 66, who was
widely known for his work in organ
izations aiding afflicted children.
died today at his home after sew
eral months illness.
He was regional director for the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis and former chairman of
the Michigan Crippled Childrens
Association. He was a former exec
utive IN Rotary International. He
was born in Kalamazoo, Mich. Fu-
neral will be Saturday.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
United Nations Urged
To Establish World
Education Office
Outline Of Eight Point
Proposal Presented at
New York Conference
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 8.-Immedi-
ate establishment by the United
Nations of an international edu-
cation Office similar in organiza-
ton and structure to the Inter-
national Labor Organization was
proposed today by a commission
of American educators.
Prof. Alonzo F. Myers of New
York University, chairman Of the
commission which drew the pro-
posal, presented it in outline at a
conference on educational recon-
struction at the university
THE International Education
ONCE. in its general organization
and structure, should not be unlike
the international Labor Organiza-
ton, Prof. Myers said 1T should
maintain a loose relationship with
any overall international political
organization, like the League Of Ma
tions, rather than be an integral
part of such an organization"
Purposes of Office.
Purposes of such an Office, he
said. would be to:
/. Lay a basis for just and last
ing peace by promoting and i'm
plementing the democratic ideal Of
equality of opportunity through edu-
cation.
2. Provide interna tional machinery
for cooperation among nations de-
string to promote and extend the
democratic ideal of equal oppor-
tunity through education for all,
regardless of race, color, creed, sex
or economic status.
3. Provide facilities for an ex-
change of ideas and information
among nations as to educational
methods and procedures. and to
provide the means for extending
such cooperation to other nations
which might later wish to subscribe
to its basic ideal.
T. Provide means to make services
Of technical experts available to ma
tions desiring to improve their edu-
cational offerings and programs.
5. Make available to all people in
structional materials of interna-
tional validity and freedom from
narrowly nationalistic prejudices.
Educational Reconstruction.
6. Provide facilities and machin-
cry for assisting in the tasks OF edu-
cational reconstruction.
7. Provide means for facilitating
exchange of teachers and scholars.
8. Make sure that no country will
again use education as an instru-
mentality for poisoning the minds of
its people, for fostering hatred
theories of race superiority and the
support of war-like aggressiveness.
The United Nations, as neces-
sary underpinning to their postwar
plans. must restore the educational
systems in the countries Germany
has overl'un. DR.. John w. Stude-
baker. United States Commissioner
of Education said.
Speaking yesterday he declared
that temporary supervision also
would have to be provided over the
educational system which Germany
used to convert its own and other
peoples to the Nazi philosophy.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
100 Patients Needed
For Dental Exums
BY the Associated Press.

BY me Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Oreg State Of
Washington dental students still are
waiting to take their license exam
nations because there aren't enough
available cavities.
First the Washington State License
Bureau delayed the examina tions
because it couldn't find a suitable
place in Seattle Finally room for
the tests was found in Portland, 200
miles away, and out of the State.
Now the bureau can't find 100
persons with cavities to serve a.
patients during the examinations.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Southern Operators
Ask WLB 10 Act in
Mine Wage Dispute
Send Telegram TO Davis
Urging Boord to Take
Immediate Jurisdiction
Earlier Story on Page A-6.)

Earlier Story on Page A-6.)
BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 8.-Former
Senator Edward R. Burke,
spokesman for the Southern BIZ
luminous coal operators, an
nounced today his group had
dispatched a telegram to the War
Labor Board asking it to take
immediate jurisdiction in the
wage dispute between the South
ern operators and miners.
Mr.. Burke said the telegram was
sent to William H. Davis. WLB
chairman. before DR.. John r. Steel
man, head of the United States Con-
Citation Service, reached the South
ern wage conference. DR.. Steelman
had spent most of the morning at
the conference of Northern op-
orators and miners.
Mr. Burke had announced this
morning that his group would sub
NIT the dispute to the WLB by noon
unless Dr. Steelman indicated he
would certify the case himself. Sub
seQuentlv. DR.. Steelman announced
the Northern. and Southern district
operators and United Mine Workers
would hold Joint conference at 2::30
pm, the first such meeting since the
present wage conferences began
March 10.
Steelman Plans Statement.
DR.. Steelman remained with the
Southern conference for half an
hour. after meeting with the North
erners.
Mr.. Burke said he sent the tele-
gram at ii am. after talking by
telephone with Dr. Steelman. who.
Mr.. Burke said, did not request him
to hold up the message. He said
the Southern group would attend
the joint conference this afternoon
because Dr. Steelman said he wanted
to make statement to both groups
at once.
Disagreement Cited.
The telegram. stating that the
parties were "in complete and
irreconcllable disagreement" pre-
sented, frfom the operators view
point, the history of the negotiations
and said that the union demands
involved IAN average daily wage in
crease in excess of IS each for more
than 100000 miners employed in the
industry"
It also included the statement
that Government records disclosed
that "the miners are now receiving
weekly wages that average more
than so per cent higher than the
level of January, 194l." The mes
sage stated that the miners had
consistently refused to bargain
within the standards of the Eco
nomic Sterilization Act, as both
sides were directed to do by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. and said that the
wage increases, if granted, would
wreck the Governments stabilza
ton program.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Arlington Women Win
State Scropbook Prize

The Womans Club of Arlington
won first prize in the State scrapbook
contest for senior clubs with mem.
bership OF more than 50. it was an.
nounced yesterday in Richmond at
the closing session of a two-day
meeting of the Board of Directors OF
the Federation of Women's Clubs.
Second prize went to the Woman,s s
Club of Roanoke.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Cos Coupon Racket
Bored in Arqentinu

Raids in Mendoza, Argentina, have
resulted in the arrest of persons
holding forged gasoline-ration cou-
pons, but the racket is said by the
Minister of Agriculture to be on a
large scale and the hunt for Offend
ers is being pursued with vigor.
A garage owner arrested in Men
doza recently was the partner OF
a man in whose possession hundreds
of spurious coupons were found.
Several garages have been fined for
delivering gasoline to cars against
coupons that did not correspond.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Silver Spring Red Cross
In New Quarters Sunday

Offlcial opening of the new head
quarters OF the Silver Spring branch
OF the Montgomery County Red
Cross Chapter. in the Walsh Build
ing. at 85ll Colesville road, has been
set for 4;30 pm. Sunday. it was an
nounced today by Mrs. Walter
Arnold, branch chairman.
The opening will be featured by
displays of the activities OF various
services, including knitting sewing.
making of surgical dressings, junior
Red Cross work, blood donor pro-
gram and home service.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Balloon BIost FoiIs
Strotosphere Test

Scientists of the Ministry OF Agri-
culture in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
lost their balloon while carving
out an experiment at Ell Palomar.
The plan was to release a bal
loon filled with ordinary air and
carrying scientific Instruments. It
was hoped that the balloon would
soar to $4,000 feet and register val
liable information about the STRAIT
osphere. The bag. however, ex-
ploded as soon as it was taken from
the hangar. presumably due to the
difference in atmospheric pressure.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Missouri River Reaches
Flood Stage at Omaha
By the Associated Pres,

BY Iie ASSOCIateu Press.
OMAHA. April 8.-Gov Dwight
Griswold. declaring An emergency,
ordered two Omaha companies of
the State Guard to active duty as
the steadily rising waters of the
Missouri River reached the exact
food stage-l9 feet-here today.
But it appeared cautionary meas
ures taken in Omaha and Council
Bluffs would soften the effect of
a crest Of % feet expected within
the next few days
City Engineer Jack Boyne said
at Council Bluffs the raising of the
dixie between the Illinois Central
and the Union Pacific bridge will be
completed by tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
EIks Install Officers
Special Dispatch to The Star.

WINCHESTER, Va. April B.
Grant Pollock. radio station man.
ager, last night was installed as ex-
alted ruler of Winchester Lodge of
Elks, and was also designated dele
gate to the grand lodge. Others in
stalled were w. w. Glass, leading
knight: H. j. Cahill, loyal knight;
w. Lee Fisher. lecturing knight:
E. T. Snider, secretary: NJ v. Hollis,
treasurer, and c. w. Fawcett, tiler.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Bondits Hold Up Bus
In Troin-Robber STYLE

BY The Associated Press.
MUSKOGEE. Okla. April s.-Tvo
bandits help up Santa Fe Trail
ways bus in old-tim train-robber
fashion last night and escaped with
the valuables of the IS passengers.
Police Sergt. Charles Purdin said
the men entered the Dallas -Musko-
gee bus at Checotah and that, as it
neared the small Muskogee County
town of Summit, one of them drew
revolver and ordered the driver
to stop. The other searched the
passengers, taking their money and
jewelry.