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Evening star., 1943-12-06
ID. T.. Man and Two
'Virginians Are Listed
AS German Prisoners
1t. Butler Previously
Wos Reported os
MISSING in Action

1t. Withrow, 25, whose mother
Mrs. Leila P. Withrow, lives at the
Arlington address, attended Wash
lngton-Lee High School and entered
the Army in April, l94l.
He was stationed with a Coast Ar
tlilery unit at Hickam Field, Hawaii
at the time of the Pearl Harbor at
tack. and was awarded the Soldier S
Medal for heroism after he left his
gun emplacement and rescued the
crew and equipment of a burning
American plane which had been shot
down.
AS a result of this act 1t Withrow
then private, was given the oppor-
tunity of entering the Air Forces
officers training schcool and received
his wings last April He was sent
to England in July as co-pilot of
the Flying Fortress Patches" and
was reported missing from flight
over Germany on october IA.
Ewo men from nearby Virginia
were also listed as prisoners in Ger
many, They are Second 1t Robert
w WithroW, 3l07 North Fourth
street, Arlington. and Pvt. Wayne
T. Harris. Route 3, Vienna.
First 1t Richard Butler. %. of 242
Eighth street Sc, previously listed
as missing in action. was reported
by the War Department today to be
a prisoner of war in Germany
1t Buffers father. Richard J
Butler, Navy Yard machinist, said
he had never given up hope that my
boy would show up" Mr.. Butler SAID
the last letter he received from his
son was on October 8 when young
Butler told of his previous nine mis-
sions as pilot over Germany
Mr.. Butler, his wife and Richard
came to the District three years age
from Shippensburg, Pa. 1t. Butler
enlisted with the Canadian Air Force
two and half years ago. then trans
ferred to the Royal Air Force. A
year ago he joined the Army Air
Forces and was commissioned a first
lieutenant.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Australian Recruits Own Armv
On New Georgia, Whips Jups

The Japs from time to time sent
in patrols to look over Segi Point.
None ever reported back. AS soon
as Kennedy got word from his
natives that the Japs were headed
his way, he mobilized his army
and waylaid them, picking them of
one at a time.
The Japs finally got to wonder
ing why none of their patrols ever
came back. so they sent out 4O
infantrymen in landing barge.
Kennedy heard they were COM
ing and put out in 2O-foot sloop
He lay behind a small island and
let the Japs pass to the other side
Then he bore down on them, firing
his machine gun. He killed all
40 OF them and got only a bullet
through the leg in doing it. He
was recovering from his wound
when we got there. r.
Kennedy was promoted to ma ior
and moved to another assignment
His army had deserted him anyway
He was paying each of his 10 SOL
diers a pound month, but after
we went in pound a month looked
like small potatoes, and they all
wanted to fight for u.s." 4
Evening star., 1943-12-06
laWRahoni;nq
&Remiinder5m En-

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps A, B and
G valid through December 20.
Stamps D, E and F. valid through
January 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc. - Book No 3,
stamps L, M and N valid through
January /.
Sugar-Stamp 20 in Book No. 4 good
for pounds through January IS.
Shoes-Stamp No. 1S in Book No.
and stamp l on the "airplane"
sheet of Book No. 3 valid now for
an indefinite period.
Gasoline-No. 8 A coupons good for
gallons each until February 8
B and C coupons good for gal.
Ions each. b. and CO coupons
in books issued after December
are good for gallons each.
Tire Inspection DeadIines-For A
coupon holders, March 81, 1914.
Fuel Oil-Period No. / coupons, gooo
for 10 gallons unit. valid now
expire January 3. Period No. Z
coupons, valid now, expire Febru-
ary 8. Period No. 3 coupons be-
come valid January 4, remain valid
through March IA. According to
the District OPA, consumers in
this area should not have used
more than 81 per cent of their
total yearly fuel oil ration as OF
December 6. =
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Women's S Federation
| Nominations Filed
by the Associated Fress.

BY the Associated Press.
| RICHMOND, Dec. 6.-The Nomi-
mating Committee of the Virginia
Federation of Womens Clubs has
put forward Mrs O. F. Northington.
jr., Petersburg for the presidency
of the federation, subject to the
April election.
Mrs. Meade Ferguson. chairman
of the Nominating Committee, said
other nominees were Mrs. Claud E.
Eley, Suffolk, for vice president;
Mrs. H. Stanley Bailey, Roanoke,
secretary. and Mrs. Edwin c. Bryce,
Richmond, treasurer. Mrs Eley
also was a candidate for the presi-
dency.
Mrs. Northington. who now is vica
president of the federation. has Or
ganized some 25 clubs throughout
Virginia and won a General Fedora
ton award for her club extension
work She also headed a special
committee which raised $1,000 in
1923 for the purchase of two am
balances for the American Red
Cross.
| Mrs. Eley edits the Virginia Club
woman and is chairman Of Virginia
Federation's Camp and Hospital
Committee. She is member of the
organization's board.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Newspapers Launch Drive
For VitoIIy Needed Paper

With their slogan. Save a Bundle
a Week-Save Some Boys Life
the Nations newspapers today in
augurated an intensive campaign
to salvage 100000 additional tons
Of waste paper urgently needed for
war production. essential civilian
goods and for shipments of am
munition and food to the fighting
fronts.
The campaign. 1t was emphasized,
will not be repetition of the first
waste paper drive, which created
an overabundance at period when
the demand for paper began to
slacken. Some portion of that was
wasted and dealers suffered finan-
cially from a break in the market
price. Now, however, the material
is needed almost desperately and
every scrap must be salvaged.
The District of Columbia Salvage
Committee also has intensified it's
efforts in this direction, setting aside
one Saturday each month for every
section OF the city, when trucks
collect paper saved by householders.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
.0'Conor Praises Use
OF Prisoners on Farms
Queen Anne Experiment
Nay Be Repeated in "a
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
; ANNAPOLIS, Dec 6-Maryland's s
first year venture of supplying pris-
oners for use on farms in the State
has been successful beyond expecta.
ton, Gov O'Conor declared today
Prison labor is due to complete its
assignment on the farms of Queen
Anne'S County within the next few
weeks, the governor said. and they
will be Immediately put back to work
on roads on the Eastern Shore.
The experiments, Gov, O'Conor
explained, resulted from an act OF
the l943 legislature under which
prison labor was made available to
the farmers Of Queen Anne's Coun-
ty for harvesting crops during the
four month period just ending.
Under the arrangement worked
out with the county agent and the
farmers in the county. six groups
of 10 men each went out on work
able days from the road prison camp
in the county. They were paid the
prevailing wage rate of $3.50 per
l0-hour day
At hearing last week. in which
Queen Anne's County citizens ap-
pealed for continuation of prison
labor assistance next summer. Gov
O'Conor promised to request the
Board of Correction that the prison.
ers not be used on other projects
during the harvest season of 1914
The board makes all decision or
the distribution of prison labor
under the legislative enactment.
Evening star., 1943-12-06

mally do not eat meat. they were
forced to do so at the camp in order
to live. He said the meat and fish
were essential to health.
Although we did eat meat" Mr..
Wood said, I'VE never ate pork
When pork was served we managed
to swap our portions for vegetables -
He said ST persons died while he
was in the camp, but added that no
deaths occurred among persons who
were in good health when they en-
tered the camp. He said surgical
equipment was made in the camp
from odd pieces of steel pipe.
A Canadian, Mr.. Wood returned to
that country after disembarking
from the Gripsholm and came here
after obtaining his visa His wife
Mrs. Pearl Wood, met him in Can
ada and accompanied him here.
Mrs. Watkins was in the Philip
pines when this country was at
tackled by Japan. Her daughter
Linda was born while she was in
termed in concentration camp
Comdr. Watkins had never seen his
daughter until his wife arrived in
New York.
Mrs. Watkins is the daughter of
Mrs. R. E. Murrell and the late Col.
Murrell. and made her home in Sill
yer Spring for a number of years.
She went to the Philippines with
her family in 1910 and was married
there the following wear
Evening star., 1943-12-06
IGripshoIm Passenger Returns,
Another Will Visit Here

A Seventh-Day Adventist. who
with other members of that church
returned to this country on the
Gripsholm, was at his Takoma Park
home today, and the wife of a ma
val officer whose l5-month-old
daughter was born in an intern
ment camp will arrive in Takoma
Park this week to visit her sister
Elihu C. Wood, architect for the
Seventh-Day .Adventists, is at the
home of his son, Prof. Wilton Wood
807 Houston avenue. Prof. Wood is
member of the faculty of the
Washington Missionary College at
Takoma Park
Mrs. Nelson Payne Watkins,
whose sister, Mrs Earl R. De Hart,
lives at 728 Chesapeake avenue. Ia
koma Park, at present is with her
husband, 1t. Comdr. Watkins, in
New York. She will arrive here
this week.
Mr.. Wood had been designing
buildings in China for the Seventh
Day Adventists for Is years, and was
taken prisoner by the Japanese on
January 18, 194l, in Hong Kong.
AT the prison camp in Hong Kong.
Mr. Wood said, each person was
allotted only AZ ounces of flour, .27
ounce OF sugar and 81 ounce of oil
daily. He said two meals were
served day, at IL am and pm.
Mr, Wood explained that, although
the SeVenth-DaV Adyentists NOR.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Hotel Owner and Clerk
Free on Bail After Raid

Neshan G, Shamigian. 54, said by
police to be the owner Of the Capital
Hotel, and Roscoe Collins. 66. night
clerk a the place, were released yes
terday after posting bonds of $500
each for appearance in court on
charges OF operating a disorderly
house. The men were booked after
20 police raided the hotel. in the
1000 block street NV. Saturday
night, and took 20 persons in Gus
tody.
Three men and two women were
released after posting $40 collateral
on morals charge. while IL persons
including three WAVES, were turned
over to the military police.
The raid was conducted bv In
spector Robert Barrett after the vice
squad, under Detective Sergt. Rov
Blick, had watched the place almost
year.
Two teen-age girls taken in Gus
tody were sent to the receiving home
pending disposition of their cases
Police said they had notified their
parents in New York.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
FWA Funds AIIocuted
To Providence Hospitol

Training and housing facilities for
l28 nurses will be provided at Provi-
dence Hospital by a S98,535 grant
from the Federal Works Agency
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, FWA
administrator, has announced.
The grant includes funds for leas-
ing and renovating existing build
lngs, he said. In addition, a cne-
story and part-basement dining hall
and kitchen will be constructed on
the south side of D street between
Third and Fourth streets Sc.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
PTA Group to Discuss
Juvenile DeIinQuency

A panel discussion on juvenile de-
llnquency will feature a meeting OF
the Parent Teacher Association of
the Silver Spring intermediate
School at pm. tomorrow at the
school, Philadelphia and Chicago
avenues.
Taking part in the panel will be
James Douthat. chairman; Mrs. Lo-
ralne Decker, a member of the faculI
ty; Capt. Charles Seek of the Ia
koma Park Police: DR.. Eloise Cason
school psychologist: Judge Frank
Proctor of the Juvenile Court: the
Rev. Walter Gale, rector of Grace
Episcopal Church; Mrs. J. J. Peavey
a parent, and Ronald Kindness, a
student. Mrs. Warner B. Ragsdale
will give the summary.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Montgomery Defense
Drill Set for Toniqht

The monthly mobilization drill OF
the Montgomery County Civilian
Defense Corps will be held from
to 9 o'clock tonight. Judge Albert E
Brault, civilian defense director. has
announced.
Judge Brault said the drilling time
was an hour later last summer tc
permit utilizat ton of daylight ir
working Victory gardens, but the
earlier hour is now more convenient
and in accord with hours in the re-
mainder of the military district OF
Washington
Gas masks will be distributed tc
members of the Civilian Defense
Medical Service at a meeting fol
instruction of gas casualties at 8.3(
pm. tomorrow at the Rockville High
School. All members of the medica
service in the county who have not
obtained masks will attend the meet
ing. Members of the Red Cross Mo-
tor Corps also will get masks.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
BY the Associated Press.


SEATTLE, Dec GA naval Off
Ger has brought back from the
Solomons the story of rugged
Australian who recruited his own
little private army on New Georgia
and won his private war with
Japan.
You'll run into guy named
Kennedy up there" 1t Comdr.
William E. Parker of the Seabees
said he was told. Capt. Kennedy
they call him. he doesn't say much,
but he acts real nasty when there's
a Jap in sight. If only half of
what they tell about him is true,
he's the greatest character to come
out of this war yet"
So, sure enough, Comdr. Parker
met the legendary Capt. Kennedy.
Il never did find out whether
the Australians sent Kennedy up
there or whether it was his own
idea," Comdr. Parker said.
But. anyway, he moved into a
vacated plantation, took over the
former occupants store of spirits,
and began to devote himself to
serious drinking and to organizing
l0-man native army.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Green to Address
Catholic Conference
3v tho Associated preSs

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Dec. 6.-William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, will speak at
the opening session of the Catho-
lie conference on industrial prob
lens, to be held here tomorrow
and Wednesday. He will talk on
"Labor's Contribution to the POST
war Era
Other speakers will include DR..
Frank P Graham. president of the
University of North Carolina; Right
Rev. Msgr. John A. Ryan, director
of the social action department,
National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence. Washington; James B. Carey,
secretary of the Congress of Indus
trial Organizations, and DR.. John
r. Steelman, director of the Labor
Department Cancellation Service,
and Edward j. Heffron. executive
secretary, National Council of Cath
olic Men, Washington.
Evening star., 1943-12-06

that during the Charles Rinx, Jr.
reunion little Charles, known to his
playmates as Buttons" wandered
out of the house and joined group
of older children who were playing
cowboys and Indians" along the
railroad which is near her home.
She said her grandson, who made
his home with her, stepped in front
Of Washington-bound Baltimore e.
Ohio train as north bound train
passed on another track. She said
a cousin, Bobby Torillo, 6. saw the
accident and ran home to report
the tragedy.
Mrs. Torillo said Buttons" was
killed just before noon and only 10
minutes after he had left the house
with his cousin. Bobby, and Dickie
and Genie Brock, next-door neigh
bors
Il ran from the house" Mrs To-
rillo said, land came on one of
Charles shoes on the railroad bed
where he had been struck I found
fragments of clothing further down
the track, but I couldn't go on down
to where the train had stopped,
about three blocks from where
Charles was struck"
. Prince Georges County Police
Officers E. R. Thompson and A. w.
Cord said the engineer, F. L. Mad
dox, 44l6 Ridge avenue, Halethorpe.
Md, reported that he saw the child
on the tracks. but did not have
time to stop the train. DR.. James
l. Boyd, county medical examiner,
issued a certificate of accidental
death
In addition to his parents and
his grandmother. the child is sur
vived by brother, John Robert
Ring, 3.
The body was removed to tho
Gasch funeral home, 4739 Balti-
more avenue, Hyattsville. where
/ funeral services will be held at z
pm. today. Burial will be in St.
Mary's Cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Sherwood School Wins
Paper SALVAGE Contest

The Sherwood High School in
Montgomery County has been
awarded the Maryland State cham
pionship in the National Truth and
Consequences waste paper salvage
drive, which ended November is, it
was learned today.
School officials said the school av-
eraged about ITS pounds of waste
paper per student. Paper was COL
lected within a radius of 10 miles
from the school.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Mason Urges Shelving
Community Yu|e Tree

Commissioner Mason has suggest
ed to the White House that the an
nual community Christmas tree be
omitted this year because of war re-
strictions, he announced today.
There can be no lights on the tree.
he said. In addition. he said. deco
rations probably will be even harder
to get than last year, when thou
sands of school children contributed
one decoration each.
The Commissioner said he had
written letter on the subject to the
White House and expected an early
reply He anticipates the White
House will agree to his request.
The Recreation Department. In
charge of community Christmas ar
rangements. will call a meeting OF
the Tree Committee to decide if any
other large downtown Christmas
ceremony will be scheduled in place
of the tree, Milo F. Christensen
superintendent of recreation, said.
| Neighborhood community Christ.
mas tree celebra tions, he empha
sized, will go on as usual-without
lights.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Thieves Ransack Home,
Beat Man, lake S242

Two men who beat and robbed
Leroy L. Searles. 57-year-old retired
craftsman, of $242, after ransackine
his house, tearing up floor boards
and bathroom tiles, and ripping the
bedding into shreds, were sought by
police TODAY
Mr.. Searles told police he had Just
stepped into his home at 557 Fiji
teenth street Sc. about $50 pm
yesterday. when the men, who hao
gained entrance through a window
forced him into the front room
bound his hands with wire torn from
the radio. and trussed his feet with
his necktie
Mr. Searles said the men syste.
matically ransacked every room ir
the house. Floor boards in the
kitchen and bedrooms were ripped
up and the men pulled down tile,
lining the bathroom wall. They also
ripped open mattresses and pillows
he said.
Mr.. Searles' shouts attracted the
attention of neighbor who rushec
to his sid and called police.
Police attributed the attack t.
neighborhood gossip that the victim
had large amount of money in hi,
home.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Boston Marine Arraigned
On Larceny Charqe

Thomas William Maroney, 20
year-old marine, AWOL from the
detention station at the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard. was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Turn
age today on charges of larceny in
connection with the alleged theft of
several hundred dollars here and
In New York He waived extradi-
ton and will be returned to New
York.
Maroney was arrested here yes
terday by agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. They said
he fled in a Government truck
knocking over and injuring a guard
as he sped away.
He admitted robbing a New York
skating rink of 1887 and taking
$1O8 from acquaintances in Wash
ington and $500 and two checks
from a Photographic studio here
according to the FBI.
When arrested, the agents said
Pvt. Maroney was wearing the
stripes of a marine technical SER
geant. aviators wings and the Ash
attic and pre-Pearl Harbor ribbons
to none of which he was entitled
they added. Maroney is from Bos-
ton.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Bus Shelter Erected
In South ARLINGTON

A bus shelter for South Arlington
commuters was constructed yester.
day at South Uhle street and Glebe
road by members of the South
Arlington County Citizens Associa-
ton
Members who aided in construct
ing the shelter are William Holscher
William Greene, Jay Brown. Thom-
as Carter, Harold Loeb, Harry Hol-
brock, O. r. Mitchell, J. N. Morris
w, w. Watson. L. Mallam, Shirley
Doran and o. D. Perry.
Persons who wish to contribute
toward the cost of the shelter are
asked to contact Mrs. Lellian Ham,
mill. association treasurer. 2OlO
South TWenty-seventh street, Ar
lingtOn.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Metropolitan Methodist
Has 100 in Services

Announcement that the Metro
politan Memorial Methodist Church
now has 100 members in the armed
forces was made at the congrega-
tion's Communion service yester-
day by the Rev Edward G. Latch,
pastor A number of women are
included, it was said.
Paul B. Cromelin. Jr.. l9, was the
Tooth member to enter the armed
services. Mr. Cromelin was grad
uated from St. Adams School last
June where he was captain of the
football team and received the
Hyde medal for nding
achievement In the Army Air
Corps, he is stationed now at
Greensboro, N. C. His father is a
past president of the District Bar
Association.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Two Escape Flames
By Second-Story Leops

Hamilton Jones, IS, colored, frac-
tured both legs yesterday when he
jumped from second-story room
in a building at 1914 Six and One
Half street NV. when fire broke
out. He was taken to Freedmen S
Hospital, where he was said to be in
an undetermined" condition.
Another occupant of the building
Mrs. Flora Johnson, so, escaped
uninjured when she jumped from
a second-story window. Both are
roomers in the building.
The fire, police said, started from
a defective oil stove in a first-foor
lunchroom in the building. The
structure was badly damaged.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Eastern Record Claimed
By Baltimore Shipyard

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. GA new East
Coast Liberty ship construction
record was claimed today by the
Bethlehem-Fairfleld shipyard after
the Joshua B. Lippincott was
launched l9 days after the keel was
laid.
The ship was named for the
founder of the Philadelphia Publish
ing Co.. who died in 1886. He started
Lipplncott's Magazine in 1868
1t was the 257th Liberty ship
launched at the yards and the third
to be launched this month. The pre-
vious yard construction record was
20 days and 81 hours.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Jonitor Forgets
Keys; Students
Get HOLIDAY

Students at the Bladensburg High
School had an unexpected holiday
today because the new janitor at
the schcool was locked out of the
furnace room.
Principal T. S. Klein explained
the Janitor, who was appointed
Friday, apparently forgot to get the
keys for the furnace room from the
former janitor.
While there was expected to be
heat by noon Mr.. Klein said he dis
missed the students in order not to
endanger their health during the
morning.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Ickes Sees Problem
OF Transporting Oil
Cleared Up by Spring
Says Imports Will Have
To Be Made to Augment
National Output
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes said
yesterday the petroleum transporta-
ton problem will be largely over
come by next spring, but that the
trouble then will be shortage in the
domestic supply.
Mr.. Ickes, petroleum administrator
for war, said imports in greater VOL
ume than prewar days would have
to be made because the home output
will not meet requirements. He gave
no figures.
BY spring, petroleum transporta-
ton projects including pipelines will
be completed, providing for the East
Coast an overland capacity of about
l ,625 900 barrels daily, he said.
Ralph K Davies, deputy PAW ad-
ministrator, said that the Big Inch
pipeline is reaching capacity flow.
I'm early l94l pipeline transpor-
tation Of oil to the Eastern States
amounted to about $4,000 barrels a
day. he said. To-day this under
ground flow exceeds ATS 900 barrels
day: by spring the flow is sched-
uled to advance to about 100000
barrels a day"
With the mounting pipeline flow,
Mr.. Davies added, tank car ship
ments to the East have been re-
duced to less than 100000 barrels
daily. This permitted diversion of
5000 tank cars to Midwest and Cali
fornia runs.
Motor truck haulage of oil in
creased to a point where Is 900 tank
cars could be transferred from
short-haul to long haul movement.
Inland waterway transportation
has been boosted from $4,000 bar
rels daily in April, 1912, to 1853 900
barrels.