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Evening star., 1943-02-27

a w CpftOLO.
with Mr. Post from vacation in the
United States.
A graduate of Harvard, Mr.. Post
began his newspaper career as a re-
porter on the New York Evening
World in 1928. He later worked for
the Putnam Comm Patriot and the
Boston American, and from 1888 to
1888 worked for the New York Times
in Washington and New York. He
was White House correspondent for
the Times at one period.
He came to London in 1888 and
was acting chief of bureau from
194l to 1912. He was made a mem
ber Of the Executive Committee Of
the American Correspondents Asso-
citation in London.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
WPB Assumes Full Control
OfCriticoI Item Production
Sweeping Order to EnobIe Agency to Set
Aside Armed Services Contracts, Schedules

to be factor which will contribute
to 20 per cent increase in produc-
ton during the coming year.
Services to Give Plan "a Try"
The plan announced today has
been an issue between the WPB and
the armed services, with the latter
opposing it. From Army and Navy
spokesmen, it was learned the serv-
ices were prepared to give the new
plan try. The spokesmen said the
services did not necessarily approve
the scheme, but had no choice but
to accept 1t. .---
The new scheduling order sets up
two lists of critical components. One
is the *" list and the other the
''Y" list. The "Y" list contains
seven components which are most
critically needed items, such as
compressors and heat exchangers.
All manufacturers of items on the
"Y" list were informed that after
(See SCHEDULING, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Ursula Porrott Is Acquitted
BY Jury, Out Only II Minutes
Novelist Is Cleared
On U. S. Charges Of
Aiding Desertion
By the Associated Press.

ny Lee Associated PreSS.
MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 27.-A Fed
eral court today acquitted Nov.
elist Ursula Parrot of charges
Of impairing the loyalty and dis
cipline of the armed forces and
aiding and concealing a deserter
by driving a good looking pri-
vate out of the Army stockade
concealed in the rear of her
automobile.
The all-male jury was out of the
courtroom only IL minutes.
In 40-minute statement Federal
Judge John w. Holland told jurors
they could not find Miss Parrott
guilty of aiding a deserter If they
decided that Pvt. Michael Nicely
Bryan had no intention of deserting
the Army when he left the stockade
for a hours of freedom in the au-
thor's company.
Miss Parrot could not be legally
accused of impairing the discipline
and loyalty of the armed forces, the
Judge added, unless the jury decided
1t was her intent to undermine the
morale and loyalty Of all the troops
stationed at Miami Beach.
Spectators crowded around to con-
gratulate the 40-year-old author as
soon as the verdict was read.
Smiling happily, the author dabbed
at her eyes couple Of times as II
to wipe away a tear.
II am awfully happy she said,
II plan to 60 back to work, back
to writing" adding that she was
too keyed up" to take q rest now.
11iaevvs vsclaisf dsfense COUNSEL.
managed to cut short the prosecu-
tions closing argument with a legal
maneuver. After the prosecutor had
reconstructed the case, he sat down,
planning to give his arguments after
the defense had made it's opening
statement.
But Mr.. Riley quickly said the
defense would make no statement,
thus closing all proceedings except
the judges charge.
Judge Holland himself was caught
by surprise, and had to call a re-
cess while he completed the notes
for his remarks.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Teller Sought
In $4,000 Loss
Arrested Here
Had Been Hiding Out
In Downtown Hotel,
Police Report

John Rodney Young, 38-year-
old bank teller sought by Wash
ington police and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation for II
days In connection with the dis
appearance of $4,000 from a
local bank, was found today in
downtown hotel where he had
been hiding since February 16
Police Supt. Edward J. Kelly
announced this afternoon.>
Maj. Kelly said Young, who has
been the object of widespread
search since his disappearance Feb
ruary Is from the Security Savings
and Commercial Bank, was found
shortly after l pm. by Policeman
Elmer G. Smith, who said the man
was ''in nervous condition
The teller had $1,085 In bills in
his possession, the police chief said
Capt. Robert c. Pearce of No.
precinct quoted Young as saying
on his arrest: I'm glad I'm in GUS
tody. I can eat now"
Manager Called Policeman.
The actual arrest was made by
Policeman Smith, who was of duty
at the time. George Mouton, as
s1stant manager of the Harris Hotel
North Capitol street and Massachu-
sets avenue, became suspicious of
the man two days ago, Capt. Pearce
said, and got in touch with Police
man Smith.
Young was taken to the first pre-
cinct for questioning and later was
turned over to FBI agents. The FBI
has filed a complaint with the
United States commissioner charg-
ing Young with embezzlement OF
$25,000, the amount they say they
already are prepared to prove is
missing.
Maj. Kelly said the teller regis
tered at the hotel February 16 under
the name of Harry Brown.
When arrested he was unshaven
Evening star., 1943-02-27
BY ALFRED TOOMBS.

The War Production Board, in
a sweeping order issued today,
assumed absolute control over
all phases of the production of a
series of items critically needed
In the armament program.
Assuming prerogatives which had
belonged to the Army, Navy and
other agencies in the past. WPB
formally took charge of contracting
for many of the critical items and
Of saying when these items shall be
delivered-and to whom.
This action was taken by issuance
of general scheduling order, COW
ering critical common components. "
The order is the brainchild of WPB
Chairman Donald M. Nelson and his
new executive vice chairman,
Charles E. Wilson.
The order puts into effect the
new production plan developed by
Mr.. Wilson and said by Mr.. Nelson
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Ickes Appoints Horton
His Assistant in Hawaii
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes
named Robert w. Horton today as
special assistant to serve as his
"liaison officer" in Hawaii, repre-
senting the Interior Department in
handling problems arising as a re-
suit of war controls and restrictions.
Mr.. Horton resigned recently as
deputy administrator Of the Once
of Price Administration in charge
of information.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
BY the Associated Press

!
BALTIMORE, Feb. 27-Approxi-
mately 500 employees of the Beth
lehem Fairfield Shipyards were
turned back at the gate of the plant
today in what General Manager j
M. Willis said was an action de-
signed to combat racing to the
gates"
Mr.. Willis said the men had been
suspended for one day
He said the company had posted
warning that men who punched
out within minute of quitting
time would be suspended, on the
assumption that they had been
standing around waiting for the
exact quitting time
This loafing and racing to the
gates is going to be broken off," he
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Tanks Counteratfack
As Nazis Desperately
Try 10 Stem Reds
Furious Bottle Reported
In Donets Basin; Soviets
Declared Holding Lines
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-A furious
battle was reported in progress
in the Donets Basin of Southern
Russia today as Adolf Hitler
sought to stem the disastrous de-
feats his troops have suffered by
throwing all available tanks into
a series of counterassaults in the
Kramatorsk region, 12O miles
northwest of Rostov.
The Russians said they were hold
ing these attacks and taking a new
toll of Germen men and equipment
(The German high command
said a renewed Soviet attempt
to break through the Kuban
River defenses in the Northern
Caucasus was frustrated and that
German forces either were fight
ing successful defense actions or
were themselves launching sue
ceSsful attacks in every sector
OF the Russian front.
GA strong Soviet tank and in
fantry attack north of Orel was
said to have collapsed while in
the same sector German shock
troops were declared to have
taken seven and a half miles of
trenches and to have blown up
249 Russian pillboxes. The COM
munique said a Soviet attack
south Of Lake linen had been
dlsastrously repulsed)
Counterattacks Repulsed.
The midday communique of the
Soviet Information Bureau as re-
corded by the Soviet radio monitor
here said all counterattacks had
been repulsed. After killing 1,0O0
Germans in two-day struggle, the
Red Army forces added another 300
Nazis to this death toll overnight,
the communique said.
Eighty miles east of Kramatorsk,
In the Voroshilovgrad region, more
German tanks were thrown against
the Russian tide. but six of these
were destroyed and the Soviet tank
men routed battalion of motorized
infantry and advanced, it was an
nounced.
Nazis Trying to Break Through.
The Germans, it was stated, are
trying to break through to a large
populated place In the Kramatorsk
area, but the place was not iden-
titled.
Fourteen German tanks were re-
ported destroyed in one sector OF
this area and the communique said
considerable losses were inflicted on
motorized infantry.
Farther north, west of Kharkov,
where the Red Army is pounding
westward toward the Dnieper River
In the face of increased Nazi re-
sistance, new gains were reported.
The communique said Russian
(See RUSSIA, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Dr.. Whyte, Noted Teacher
Killed in Auto Crash
BY the Associated Press.

A6SUCI&tcu FftS8. ~ :
- sG0RR16I0 27aza
Dr. Florence Wkyte, fS0, nationaily
knoan m educationdl circles as q
teacher Of foreign languages, was
killed today In an automobile truck
collision near here.
She was graduated from the Uni
verslty of California in 1915 and
from the University of Oregon in
1924 with M. A. degree. Later
she attended Bryn Mawr.
She taught languages at Milwau-
kee-Downer College, Queens College
in Canada and Mount Holyoke Col
lege before coming to the Harcum
Junior College, Bryn Mawr, where
she taught for the last seven years.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Fleeing Nazis
Burn Supplies
Farther South
Eighth Army Meets
Little Opposition
In Mureth Area
By the Associated Press.

New fighting ragged on the
long -stalemated front in North.
ern Tunisia today as Allied troops
beat off tank-led Axis attacks in
four sectors of the Tunis- -Bizerte
zone, while on the central front
the Germans were reported
burning stores and blowing up
airports in their retreat.
"The fighting continues" a bulle-
tin from Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hower's headquarters said, referring
to the new eruption in the north.
I'm the Mareth sector, forward
elements of the British 9th Army
established positions Immediately
south of the Mareth Line without
serious opposition" the commune
que said
Dispatches from Allied headquar-
ters said victorious American and
British troops reoccupied the town,
of Kasserine and advanced on an
airf1eld Is miles to the southwest,
apparently the Thelepte field on.
the outskirts Of Feriana.
R0mmel Pursuit Continues.
Front-line reports said the Allies
were continuing to pursue the fee
ing tank columns Of Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel in the area north of
Kasserine and were striking out on
36-mile arc.
"The hull In the northern sector
was broken yesterday by a series
of enemy attacks in the areas Of
Djebel Mansour. Bou Arada and
south of Medjez- Bah, all of
which we're successfully repulsed
by Allied forces" the communiQue
said.
More than 400 Axis prisoners
were declared taken in the repulse
Of tank-supported enemy attacks In
the Mateur-Beia valley, about Is
miles northeast Of the village Of
Beja. The enemy was reported to
have suffered heavy casualties"
TN one enemy attack seven enemy
tanks were destroyed for the loss
Of one British tank" the commu-
nique reported.
Mateur is 20 miles southwest Of
IllC UlS nAlS-llCtu 1ldNdl DdSC NJ
Bizerte; Beja is IS miles south
west.
Medjez-El-Bab lies IS miles
southwest of Tunis, the capital.
Intense Air Activity.
simultaneously, Italian headquar-
ters reported intense aerial activity
over Northern Tunisia in the Tunis-
Bizerte sector where Lt.-Gen. K. A.
N. Andersons British 1st Army
has been begged down by mud for
many weeks.
The italians asserted that % AL
lied planes were shot down in yes
terdays air fighting, and admitted
damage and casualties from Allied
bombing attacks on Bizerte and
Gabes.
On the central front, where ROM
mel showed no sign of attempting q
stand, the Nazs were said to be
destroying stores at Feriana and
dynamiting the airf1eld at Sbeitla,
18 miles northeast of Kasserine.
This apparently meant that ROM
(Coo AEDT| Dee cN
Evening star., 1943-02-27
500 Shipworkers Suspended
For Racing to the Gates

declare. The one-day suspension
was announced for first offenders. u
Parious Sleezanis, business agent
for Local 43 of the Industrial Union
OF Marine and Shipbuilders Workers
OF America (CIO), said the union
was in accord with the company
ruling, but asserted that it had been
applied indiscriminately.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Churchill Still Improves

LONDON, Feb. 81 (P)--A bulletin
from 10 Downing street today said
Prime Minister Churchills condition
continues to be satisfactory" and
that no further communique would
be issued until Monday. Mr..
Churchill is recuperating from an
attack OF pneumonia.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 P).-Stocks
firm; selected rails, industrials
improved. Bonds higher; rails
continue advance. Cotton higher;
price fixing, short covering.
CH1CAGO.-Wheat closed N
Is lower; expect increased mar
ketings. Corn unchanged at CELL
ings. Hogs nominally steady.
Cattle nominally steady.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Gondhii's Condition
Shows Little Change
BY the Associated Press.

BOMBAY, Feb. 27.-A government
communiQue said today there was
little change in the condition Of
Mohandas X. Gandhi, now In the
18th day of q 21-day fast undertaken
in an effort to obtain his uncondi-,
tional release from internment at
Poona.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Navy Flyer Killed in Crash

BOSTON NThe st Naval District reported today that
Navy aviator killed another injured when their
plane crashed at Cockeysvile Md. 1t. Eugene S.
Lyte a. died instantly Fontane LIE Maistre was
taken to Baltimore hospital
Evening star., 1943-02-27

BUFFALO, N. Y.-ILL OF
PNEUMONIA-Jimmy Collins,
ranked by many as basebalps
greatest third baseman, is re-
ported critically Ill of pneu-
monia in a hospital here.
Collins managed the Red Rox
when they won the first World
Series. In 1908. (Story on page
Aid "A. P, Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
ALLIES BEAT OFF AXIS ATTACKS NEAR TUNIS
Late News Bulletins

Seventy-five Coal Miners Trapped in Shaft
BEAR CREEK, Mont. Seventy five miners were
trapped in the Smith Coal Co. mine today apparently by an
explosion, Bill Romek company manager, reported
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Weather Report

Continued cold tonight with lowest temperature
near ~. Temperatures today-Highest 80, al
p,n lowest, %, at $50 am. Full report or
page Az.
Fuel on consumption should be 81 per
OF allotment for period ending March 6.
Evening star., 1943-02-27

(See AFRICA, Page A-60
Evening star., 1943-02-27

Page A-2.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-03-26
Key West Gets Quick Action
On Food Shortage; Pork And
Beef To Be Shipped At Once

lief from the shortages of some
foodstuffS during the last few
months, but, he added, he would
do all in his power to have the
shipments started as soon as pos
sible.
In keeping with that statement,
MIR. Miller left Key West at 5
O'Clock yesterday morning to have
a conference with the Food Com
mittee in Miami. The result of that
conference is arrangements are al
ready made for the shipment ct
the pork and the consignment of
the beef for local consumption.
THE DIR manager" Mr.. AL
bury stated, told me that the
Food Distribution Administration
insists that no discrimination
whatever will be permitted in the
distribution of the pork and beef
in Key West. Every store. how
ever small it may be, that has
been handling those commodities,
must get its fair quota.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-03-26
GROCER PULLSFASTI
One To DISPOSE OF
TWO OF PRODUCTS
TELLS AT LEAST TWO GUS
TONERS THAT SOAP AND
SOAP POWDER WOULD BE
FROZEN LAST NIGHT

Yesterday afternoon a Key
West grocer, who has been III
business here about year, told
at least two of his customers that
he had received a notice from
the Rationing Board that soap
and soap powder would be
frozen at midnight last night.
Among those to whom he gave
that information are two women
whose husbands are in the Unit
ed States Navy air force in Key
West.
E. p. Winter, executive officer
of the Monroe County Rationing
Board, said this afternoon that
the grocer's statement is false;
that the board has not issued any
such notice, and that no such
notice has been given out by the
OPA.
He further stated that if any
person or persons, who heard
the grocer say that he had re-
ceived notice that soap and soap
powder would be frozen at mid
nigt last night, will submit af-
fidavits to the board, they will
be forwarded to the law enforce
ment department of the OPA In
this state for further action.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-03-26
MAKE PLANS FOR
VICTORY GARDEN
SUGAR CORPORATION WOULD
HELP IT'S THOUSANDS
OF WORKERS

CLEWISTON, Mar. 26s(F'NS).-
With the view of providing its
several thousand workers with an
ample supply of canned vege-
tables, the United States Sugar
Corporation Has appealed to the
OPA for permission to establish
cooperative Victory Garden"
and canning plant, where en-
ployees would grow large quanti-
ties of fresh vegetables to be can
ned and used by them in the sum-
mer months when fresh vegetables
are not available.
Under the company's plan, land
would be provided without cost as
well as supplies and equipment, a
canning factory set up and en-
ployees would get their vegetables
and canned goods at actual cost.
The company is also prepared to
extend such cooperative operations
to include cattle and butchering
if the OPA approves, this meeting
the actual food needs of the sew
eral thousand workers, at the same
time giving these employees full
benefit of the saving that would
result from this non-profit opera
ton.
Company officials point out that
such an operation is much more
practical and economical than in
trying to encourage several thou
sanr employees each to grow their
own garden plot and do their own
canning.
Congressman ]. Hardin Peter
son has personally laid the plan
before OPA officials in Washing
ton and expressed the belief that
some such plan will have to be
adopted at many isolated spots
throughout the nation if ample
food is to be available where large
numbers of workers are concen-
trated in such areas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-03-26
WHY The JAPS HOLD ON

conventional industrial processes
In favor of new electric techniqueS
on which the modern development
of chemicals, light metals, alloys.
and machine processing depend.
In 1926, the value of all Japan
csc manufactures amounted to
81 ,644, 100000 In 1897, the last
year for which figures are avail
able, that value had increased
more than 2 IA times, with whole
sale prices practically stationary.
In 1926. only % per cent of ia
pans total manufactures were in
chemicals, modern materials, ma
chinery and aircraft. By 1897,
these industries accounted for 81
per cent of Japan's total produc-
ton and 20 per cent of the increase
was in airplanes alone. Much of
this increased production, says Mr.
Rankin, can be traced directly to
the expanded volume of electric
power. BY 1910, Japan proper had
expanded her power capacity to
about 70,000,000,000 kilowatt
hours, making her rank third
among the world powers in the
matter of power production. -
Mr.. Rankin thinks that Japan
recently has been producing in
her own and conquered terri
tories 103 billion kilowatt hours a
year. while the total production of
the United States in 1871 lit has
been stepped up since them was
only 139 billion kilowatt-hours.
$50
The two great mysteries of this
war have been how Russia was
able to build a war machine that
could hold the Nazis and how
Continued on Page Forrn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-03-26

As a result of the action of the
Food Distribution Administration.
whose representative. r. S. Miller.
was in Key West two days ago.
Paul G. Alburv was informed this
morning by the DIR Sausage Com
panY. of Miami. that 5000 pounds
of pork will be sent to Key West
next Tuesday.
Further good news was received
from the DIR company. It's man
ager said that the Food Distribu-
ton had asked him to attend to the
shipment to Key West of $4,000
pounds of beef, but that he had to
refuse because he was unable to
handle it. Arrangements. there
fore, are being made with another
Miami company to ship the beef to
this city.
R. S. Miller, when he was in Key
West, was cautious about naming
any particular time when this
community would begin to get re-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-03-26
Other Red Armies Report
ed To Have Scored Vic
tories In Caucasus Sec
tor
tBy Associated press,

MOSCOW. Mar. 2S.-Russian
armies are continuing their ad-
vance toward Smolensk and 9th.
or Red armies have scored vic.
tories in the Caucasus and still
other forces have regained the
offensive in the Kharkov area.
according to information releas
ed in todaY's communique.
II was said also that Red
troops. after a series of attacks
spread over week. have sue
ceeded in crossing the upper
reaches Of the Dneiper River.
The armies advancing on
Smolensk recaptured three more
villages last night and. in two
of them. engaged the Axis forces
in hand-to-hand fighting.
Battles in that area are now
being waged in wooded country.
crisscrossed with streams and
swamps.
In the Caucasus. the Russians
are reported to have driven back
the Axis columns more than two
miles in one sector.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-03-26
Diving Aviator Helps
= In Extinguishing Fire
tBy A-socInn-a .-re-.a

CHICKASHA. Okla. Mar. 26-
An aviator, identity unknown.
dived on the grade school house at
Verden and undoubtedly saved
the lives of number of children
who might have been trapped by
flames that were consuming the
building.
The pilot apparently saw the
smoke coming from the roof of
the building. He dived to attract
attention. SoftbalI players on the
school ground looked up at the
plane, saw smoke pouring from
the building and sounded the
alarm.
The. Isl children in the build
ing reached safety only few
minutes ahead of the spreading
flames. The plane flew onward
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-03-26
Adolf And TOTO Moan
S When u. S. Horses Die
aRx Assoclnted Pr.ssI

LEXINGTON, KY, Mar. To-
If your horse dies, the loss may
be felt more Severely by the Ger
mans or Japs, according to farm
bulletin issued by the University
of Kentucky. In reducing the value
of dead animals to terms of waste
fat for glycerine, farmers were
told dead horse would supply
enough fat to make glycerine for
rs anti-aircraft shells: dead
sheep, Is shells; one l00-pound
pig; so shells; a cow, 30 shells; a
small calf, five shells.
Special collectors pick up stock
which dies on farms.