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Evening star., 1943-05-31
Consumers Price Institute
Plans First .Meetinq

The first session of the Con-
sumers' Price Institute, designed to
help housewives cope with OPA CELL
ing regulations. will be held at the
District Consumer Center. 458 In
diana avenue NV, at 1870 pm.
Wednesday, it was announced today.
Speakers at the first meeting will
be Robert K. Thompson, District
OPA director, and Joseph Eggert,
head of the District OPA's food
section, who will discuss the tech
nical aspects of ceiling prices and
will inform housewives how they
can tell when they have been over
charged.
The institute will be under the
direction of the Consumers Com
mittee of the District Civilian War
Services, of which Mrs. Charlotte
Warner is chairman. Wednesdays
session Is being arranged by Mrs.
Warner and Mrs. Minnie Frost
Rand, who heads the committees S
price survey department.
Mrs. Rand will also talk to the
group on why fighting imitation is
such an important war job.
Plans are being made to hold eve
ming sessions of the institute for
women who work during the day.
AS the need arises, it was an
nounced, new institutes will be set
up IN other sections of the city
under auspices of the CWS area
consumers committees
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Miss Marion Wo|bero
Wins Highest Honors
AT Trinity Graduation
D. c. A'umnoe Give
$4,000 Toward Fund
To Aid Students

Miss Marion Elizabeth Wolberg,
1920 Varnum street NV, won high
est honors today as Trinity College
graduated IS seniors at it's 40th an
nual commencement exercises in
Trinity auditorium.
Miss Wolberg received the con-
gratulations of the Most Rev. John
M. Mcnamara, Auxiliary Bishop of
Baltimore and Washington, for out
standing scholastic ability. She has
been awarded graduate scholarship
IN economics by Catholic University.
Miss Rita Lebille Lynn, also of
Washington, was graduated cum
laude
The bishop conferred degree
upon Miss Catherine Louise Miley,
blind student from Silver Spring,
Md, who majored in English and
studied Latin extensively with
braille textbooks.
The Rev. John K. Ryan, repre-
senting the college president, Sister
Catherine Dorothea of the Sisters of
Notre Dame de Namur. made the
scholastic announcements and
praised the Washington chapter of
Trinity Alumnae for their gift of
$4,000 this year to the alumnae
fund. He said this was the largest
gift among the q alumnae chap
ters. He announced that the 1854
students had donated $4,000 in War
bonds to set up a scholarship fund.
The commencement address was
delivered by the Rev. Martin j.
OMalley, rector of Kenrick Sem
mary st. Louis, Mo.
Besides Miss Wolberg and Miss
Lynn, Washington girls gradua ted
included Bette Jane Cassidy, Mary
Sheila Corbett, Mary Stewart Dur
kin, Eileen Rachael Godfrey, Jose
phine Madeline Molloy, Jayne Gail
Murray, Doris Jones Petit, and
Barbara Anne Fisher, who was cited
for her studies in German liter
| ature.
Besides Miss Miley. other grad
yates from this vicinity included
Marie Norbertine Overholt, Chevy
Chase, Md, and Mary Elizabeth
Kirkley, Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Former DC. Residents
Work for Red Cross
lin North African Area
Men and Women Serve at
Almost All Bases From
CusubIuncu to Tunis
By THOMAS r. HENRY,

ALGIERS tBy MaiD - Former
Washingtonians are taking a major
part in Red Cross activities with
American troops throughout the
North African theater.
Hardly a camp. hospital or air.
field from Casablanca to Tunis is
without its quota of Red Cross work.
ers, all Of whom have been trained
in the District and many of whom
have their homes there.
On the executive staff in the
Algiers Office, where all the activi-
ties are centered, is George Slaff,
former assistant general counsel of
the Federal Power Commission. He
is here directly from Red Cross
work at Greenoch, near Glasgow,
Scotland.
Across the hall is Martin Codell,
270l Thirty second street NV, di-
rector of public relations for the
North African area. The former
Washington neWspaperman travels
extensively throughout the area and
spent nearly month at the front
after reaching here in March.
Washington Women Present,
Secretary to William e. Steven
son, Red Cross delegate to the North
African area, is Margaret Telford,
former WPB secretary, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Telford, 1909
Delafield place NV. At the head
quarters office is Caroline Chaplin,
an Air Force Ferry Command secre-
tary in Washington before joining
the Red Cross service last August.
Staff club assistant in Algiers is
Miss Cheshire Cox, daughter of
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Westinghouse Boosts
Radar Output Al Times
BY the Associated Press,

by tRe Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May Sc. J.
Burnside, manager of the Westing-
house radio division, said yesterday
his company's output of radar equip
ment and other communication ap-
paratus for military use had been
increased Al times since 1910.
During 1887, Westinghouse de-
veloped the key electronics tube for
the first Army radar equipment for
detecting enemy aircraft by means
Of invisible radio wave beams, he
said.
1T was this pioneering develop
ment and production experience, -
Mr.. Burnside added, which enabled
us to place proven field radar appa-
ratus in the hands of our armed
forces several months before the Jap
attack on Pearl Harbor.
1T was one OF these early West
inghouse radar units which detected
and located Japanese planes some 80
minutes before they attacked Pearl
Harbor."
Radar equipment has been cred
tied with enabling the Royal Air
Force to turn back the German
Luftwaffe In September, 1910.
Evening star., 1943-05-31

fee and several thousand ration
points for meats, processed foods
fats and oils for the months of May
and June.
w. E. Fitzgerald, senior district
food rationing officer at Detroit, had
said the permits were issued tc
Maxon, Inc. a Detroit advertising
agency headed by Mr.. Maxon, and
that there was nothing illegal in Mr..
Maxon's request or the issuance of
permits.
I'VE are obligated to issue the
points in these types of places when
they show use during the previous
year." Mr.. Fitzgerald said. 1T is the
same as issuing them to C1O picnics
and Boy Scout camps as we have
been doing for some time"
Mr.. Maxon was reported here to
be out of town.
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Woman WPB Worke
Honored for Plan
To Spur Efficiency
Mrs. Mary N. Murdock
Receives Only Award
Given Federal EmpIoye

Mrs. Mary Murdock, a clerk In
the awards branch of the War Pro-
duction Boards drive headquarters,
was one of 141 war workers through
out the country to receive honors for
suggestions increasing the efficiency
Of their particular jobs A list of the
awards will be made public by WPB
today.
Mrs. Murdock was the only Gov
ernment employe to receive a GER
tif1cate of merit. The others were
engaged in private industry.
Herself employed in the awards
branch of WPB, which periodically
recognizes outstanding services to
war production. Mrs. Murdock was
cited for developing a method of
processing" suggestions submitted
to WPB drive headquarters by labor
management production commit
tees. The plan she worked out
permits the servicing of all indus
trial inquiries for suggestions within
"a hours, thus enhancing their
'ploughback' value"
. With requests being received at
the rate of 1000 a week, the cita-
ton said, the mechanization of these
suggestions increased efficiency and
also solved manpower problem.
1t was computed that her COM
posite recommendations on valuing
and exchanging outside suggestions
saved Is manhours a day or 1892 a
year in the awards branch, also saw
ing approximately 26400O sheets of
paper annually and facilitating the
whole work of deciding on awards.
Mrs. Murdock, a native of Boston
returned to Office work after an alb
sence of 80 years to aid the war
effort. During year in Washing
ton, she has never taken annual or
sick leave. She has four children,
three of whom are engaged actively
in the war. A son, Corpl. Paul j
Murdock, is with a signal training
regiment at Fort Monmouth, N. ].
Another son. David M, is machine
toolmaker at Bendix Aviation Corp.
Norwood, Mass, and daughter
Miss Joan Murdock. replaced man
in war job with American Airline,
in New York City.
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Two House Members
Uphold Salary Bar
AS Aiding Removals
Others Dispute Congress
Right to Withhold Pay
Of Three Officials
By the Associated Press,

oS lne ASSOClaLeQ PreSS.
Two Representatives upheld in a
radio broadcast last night the House
action in barring funds to pay SAL
aries of three Federal officials, while
two other Representatives declared
the House exceeded its authority.
The three officials are Robert
Morss Lovett, secretary of the
Virgin Islands, and Goodwin B.
Watson and William E. Dodd, jr.,
Of the Federal Communications
Commission. A House Appropria-
tions Subcommittee, which investi-
gated their alleged aff1liation with
subverslve organizations, held they
were unfit for public Office Subse-
quently, the Senate removed the
salary restriction, tackled onto a
deficiency appropriation bill.
Representative Hendricks, Demo-
crate. of Florida declared that the
House procedure has been followed
in Kidding the Government of un-
deslrables and it will be followed
until the heads of certain depart
ments and bureaus of this Gov
ernment are willing to take the re-
sponslblllty upon themselves to
purge the Government of subversive
| influences
Representative Anderson, Demo-
crat, OF New Mexico, a member of
the subcommittee which recon-
mended removal of the three from
the payrolls, declared the House "is
not trying to restrict the Presidents
power to remove these three men, It
Is trying to accelerate the action of
removal
Representative Outland, Democrat.
OF California contended, however.
that there is no clear-cut definition
OF subversive thought or subversive
organization and asserted the three
had not been given a fair hearing
before the subcommittee.
Representative O'Connor, Demo.
crat, of Montana declared the House
clearly acted without authority" be-
cause the salary denial amounted
to a bill of attainder" and Clearly
was an interference" with the execu-
tive branch of the Government.
Evening star., 1943-05-31
BY BLAIR BOLLES,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT

STOCKHOLM, May 20 CBy Wire
less).-1ncreased influence over Fin
nish opinion has passed to State
Police Chief Anthoni, White Rus
sian refugee who became a Finnish
citizen after the Red revolution,
Well-informed persons who follow
closely Finnish developments report
ed here today. Anthoni is said to
be one OF the few Firms who believes
IN full cooperation with the Ger
mans.
The strong line for repression
taken by Anthoni hampers the de-
velopment OF opposition to continual
ton in the war and further Cooper
alton with the Nazis. A nucleus of
opposition exists now, but keeps
quiet because Finland has strong
laws, treating critics of the war as
enemies Of the state. The govern
ment's control over public opinion
channels like newspapers remains
almost absolute and the Ryti ad-
ministration has stuck with the war
policy.
Finland today gives the picture of
a country following a course which
all its inhabitants, including many
IN the government, realize is un-
| realistic but which pride and a sort
of despair force them to embrace
1t Is understood in Finland, as well
as elsewhere in Europe, that the
Axis is on the downgrade. Among
high officials. only Anthoni and FL
nance Minister Tanner are said to
be welded to pro-German policy
Listen to Allied Broadcasts.
The Firms have bought 10000 ra-
dios during the past IL months and
listen nightly to the London broad
casts OF the British Broadcasting
Corp. and rebroadcasts of the
American Of1ice of War Information
reports. There is no official inter-
ference with this listening, although
the press is kept ignorant of many
developments. The broadcasts are
said to be effective, especially those
giving straight news, but they don t
reach the peasant population.
Ihe censorship Is lighter now
than before the present government
took Office.
Parliament threatened to refuse
TO appropriate money for the CEN
sor's Office if the stringent require
ments were not relaxed. The dam
OF censorship was broken by Her
mann Goering in February when he
lrritated all proud Firms by telling
the Germans that the Reds held
back their punches in the winter
war Of l939-40. Finnish papers in
sisted on printing that news despite
the censor.
Mannerheim Anti German.
Gen. Mannerheim, working again
after his serious April illness, stands
Evening star., 1943-05-31

pounds Of fresh pork sausage and
1900 pounds of bologna. The cheese.
lard and egg shipments were as fol-
lows:
Lard, 1000 pounds: eggs, 4,2oo
dozen; oleomargarine. 1000 pounds,
and cheese (American cheddar)
1900 pounds.
The reports of the investigators
from the Manzanar Camp also in
cluded an inventory of the stock in
the various warehouses there. taken
as of May 10, 1943. The supplies
OF canned goods on hand in one of
the typical warehouses at that time
included
Tomatoes. 50,920 cans: salmon
1929 cans; sardines, 1O,O32 cans;
apples, 1888 cans; apple sauce, g.
172 cans; apricots, 3,1O0 cans; string
beans, 1l,211 cans; blackberries
1854 cans; blueberries, 1892 cans:
catsup, 10,259 bottles; corn, 1O,O7O
cans; peaches, 9,449 cans; pears.
1884 cans: baked beans, 7,72O cans;
asparagus, 4,314 cans; carrots, 1908
cans; spinach, 1889 cans and beets.
1874 cans.
$1,000 Worth of Chocolate.
The investigators also reported
that recently there was shipment
of 10000 chocolate bars into this
camp, the cost of which was placed
at $1,000.
Camp ManZanar was the scene of
a riot shortly after the japanese
were placed there in concentration.
Two of the prisoners were killed. A
recent checkup, the committee in
vestigators said. showed $50 Japs in
the camp ranging in age from to
10, want to be repatriated and re-
turn to Japan.
Another disclosure by the commit
tee investigators was that the
American-born Japanese in the
Heart Mountain Relocation Camp in
Wyoming had been allowed to apply
for return of short wave radio sets
and cameras seized from them at
the outbreak of the war.
The investigating subcommittee,
headed by Representative Costello,
Democrat, of California. is scheduled
to open its investigation in Los
Angeles June I. The other members
are Representatives Eberharter
Democrat, of Pennsylvania and
Mundt, Republican, of South
Dakota.
Evening star., 1943-05-31

hdIS luofIisVh. uIlG supply OIL.
GERS is C. Meryl Sullivan, Presidential
Gardens. Arlington, formerly en-
ployed at Red Cross headquarters in
Washington. Eileen Tyler, another
District girl. has just opened a club
at Rabat, capital of Morocco. The
Grand Vizier of Morocco took part
in the ceremony.
Photographer for Mr.. Codell is
Frank Werner, 1925 Alton place NV.
He formerly worked at the Depart
ment of the Interior. A leader in
activities among colored troops is
Donald w. Wyatt, 1921 Franklin
street NE Field worker with a
colored engineering unit is John H.
Harris, 1916 Twelfth street NV.
With one of the colored clubs is
Geneva Howard, 1945 Vermont ave-
nue. NV.
Evening star., 1943-05-31
.WLB Puts Curb on Extra
Pay for Sixth pay

Employers who paid extra COM
pensation for Saturday work prior to
October !, 1912, must not pay more
than time and half rates on the
sixth day of a regularly scheduled
work week without its approval, the
War Labor Board announced today.
The boards action was taken in
a resolution to conform with execu-
tive order 924O which prohibits the
payment of premium wages for Sat-
urday work as such, but permits the
payment of time and a half for work
on the sixth day of a work week.
Prior to the boards resolution, en-
ployers were required to obtain WLB
approval for payment of time and
half rates for the sixth day, because
such payment constituted a change
in the wage rates for the day.
The effect of the ruling will be
negligible, the board said, and in
most instances there will be no
change in the total payroll.
Executive order 924O, it explained,
refers only to work relating to the
prosecution of the war.
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Pro-Ndzi Police Chief Curbs
Finns' Effort to End War
Pride and Despair Also Hold Country to
Axis Against Dictates Of Heart

out as the strongest anti-German
in a high position but a cautious
element in Finland perfers to have
President Ryti in the top place be-
cause he is thought to be more
adaptable and better able to keep
the Germans soothed as long as it
Is considered necessary. The army
below Mannerheim shows a strong
German leaning among the key
group of officers.
Finnish problems. interfering with
the move toward peace by the gov
ernment, are:
l. Who would feed Finland?
2. Would Russia want peace that
Finland would consider honorable?
Finland still depends for food
mainly on German exports from
Central Europe. Russia has given
no indication of her ideas as to the
future of Finland and this uncer-
tainty keeps Finland warning.
Firms Keep Front Quiet.
Finland now is said to be MAIN
tanning an army of 100000 from
population of less than 100000.
The country is making some weap-
ons of its own. especially adaptable
for cold weather fighting, includ-
ing a few planes, although most
of the weapons come from Ger
many. The Firms maintain quiet
front against the Russians which
is reported to have enabled the
Reds to move seven divisions SOUTH
ward because Moscow counts on
stable Finnish line.
Russian abandonment Of the
Comintern brought only skeptical
reaction in Finland, which out
lawed the Communist party in
1881. Finland successfully fought
against the Reds in 1918 and has
opposed Bolshevism since. The
Firms are fiercely opposed to the
Russians and fear them. This is
a great factor in continuing fight
which now seems hopeless and per-
haps is guiding Finland toward
suicide.
There is internal dissatisfac-
ton in Finland as the government
tries to cope with the price problem
The peasants are clamoring for
higher prices while the consumers
are complaining about the high
cost of living.
Great changes in Finland's po-
sition, however, may follow if the
Germans, in pulling inside the Cen
tral European fortress after the
expected Allied invasion, abandon
Norway. German troops and the
supply line through Northern Fin
land are necessary to the upkeep
OF the army in Northern Norway
The Importance of Northern Norway
Is expected to diminish if the Medi-
terranean is opened because it will
lessen the usefulness of the Muir
mansk supply route.
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Brown Withho|ds Comment
On Maxon Food Permits

By the Associated Press.
Price Administrator Prenti is S
Brown said yesterday he had no
comment on a C1O leaders request
for an investigation of permits issued
to Lou R. Maxon, OPA deputy ad-
ministrator, for the purchase of food
for use at Maxons summer lodge in
Michigan.
Mr. Brown said he had not seen the
letter from r. J. Thomas, president
OF the United Automobile Workers,
and that any comment would be
premature. In his letter, Mr.. Thomas
declared the certificates indicated
the Maxon cabin was granted 416
pounds OF sugar, 169 pounds OF cof-
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Soviet Isolation Ended,
Czech Leader Asserts
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Eduard Benes, head of the Czech
government -in-exile, said yesterday
that Russian isolation from Europe
has ended and the Soviet Union
will collaborate" with Western Eu-
rope.
In University of Chicago round
table broadcast, DR.. Benes said "the
price that Russia paid for her inten-
sive attention to internal economic
and social problems since the Soviet
revolution has been isolation from
participation in world affairs"
Dr.. Benes declared a great diplo-
matte act was completed by the sign
ing of the Anglo-Soviet pact in Lon
don on May 26, 1912.
1T guarantees" he said. future
collaboration between Western Eu-
rope and the Soviet Union, and ]
feel certain that this will benefit all
European countries, and, indeed, the
whole world"
The role the United States will
play in world affairs is one which
the country itself must decide. but
the decision will be of Crucial i'm
portance" to the world, Dr.. Benes
said.
Evening star., 1943-05-31
By the Associated Press.

From a South Pacific battle front
comes a story Of an unarmed ma
rine who waded into a jungle, wrest-
ed a submachine gun from a Japa-
nese and killed him in revenge for
the wounding Of younger brother.
During the battle of January IL on
Guadalcanal, Pic. Homer Ashley of
Coolidge, Ariz, saw his brother and
constant companion, Pvt. Clifton r..
Ashley, wounded by shrapnel from a
japanese mortar.
Without a weapon, and clad only
In dungaree pants and shoes, the
elder Ashley boy went into the
thicket where he knew 4 Jan va
Evening star., 1943-05-31
.0CD Demonstration
Brings Laughs When
Bombs Burn Freely
1,500 Volunteers March
In Parade; Display
Held in Dunbar Stadium

The crowds applause was inter.
spersed with a couple of laughs ovel
incendiary bombs which refused tt
be extingulshed at the east centra
area AFRAID warden demonstration
yesterday The program was held al
Dunbar High School stadium anc
nearly 1900 citizens marched in tht
parade which preceded the exhibi.
ton.
The first program feature was list.
ed as the extinguishing of an in.
cendiary bomb set off in a meta
house. Squad l controls incendi.
airy bomb from the door," the print.
ed program announced.
The bomb burned bright and hot
when Squad l approached the from
door, sprawled On the threshold ane
deluged the bomb with water. Tht
more they sprayed, the merrier i
burned. Squad and were pressed
into service, but the bomb refused II
be controlled by any one from any.
where.
What the hell has happened?'
the commentator shouted forget.
fully over the public address system
THE wood must have caught or
f1re!"
Second Bomb Brings Laughs.
The spectators were jubilant. An.
other bomb set off inside the meta
house was attacked vigorously by
three squads Like the first incen.
diary. it finally was shoveled out anc
drowned in streams Of water before
it was subdued
There were many successful dem.
onstrations of rescue, feeding ane
first aid treatment, however
Frank D. Mckinney, chairman o
the East Central Civilian Defense
Committee, was in charge of ar.
rangements. The parade startee
from the Elks Home, 3o1 Rhode Is.
land avenue NV, at pm, ane
was lead by Deputy Air Rait
Warden James Nelson Saunders.
In Line of March.
In the line of marchers were the
Columbia and Morning Star Elk!
Aoo6So, " doAl1llSG GOll Z dll ldl ClllC dlll
Georgetown Patriarchie of Odd Eel
lows, air raid wardens, auxiliary fire.
men and members of Emergency
Feeding and Housing, OCD, Civilian
War Services. the District Salvage
Committee and the Boy Scouts.
Invocation was said at the sta
dium by the Rev. DR.. j. L. S. Hollo
man, pastor of Second Baptis
Church.
Speakers during the demonstra
tion were Porter M. Lumpkins, rep
resenting the OCD: Harry Stul o
the afraid wardens' service ant
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, head of emer
sency feeding and housing for tn,
Metropolitan Area.
Among guests were H. F. Jackson
representing the executive directo
of the OCD, and Howard H. Lon,
and 1zaak Cupid. inspectors of air
raid wardens' service.
John T. Shores. training directo
| of air-raid wardens in the Eas
| Central area, supervised the flel,
demonstration. assisted by Jacl
Cordell. Several small houses bull
for the occasion we're set aflre b.
incendiary bombs and their tenant
rescued, while other housing struc
lures were blown up by demolition
| bombs
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Marine, Unormed, S|oys Jap
After Brother Is Wounded

firing a captured American machine
gun. There he wrested the gun
away from the Jap and shot him
and came out of the woods with
the recovered weapon and only a
scratch where a bullet had grazed
him.
Homer then helped others carry
his brother off the field of battle
The Ashleys are sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. William c. Ashley of Coolidge,
Ariz. They are former residents Of
Tallulah, La.
The story was related by Pvt. Leo
F.. Kampsen. Pontiac. Mich, to a
Marine Corps combat correspondent,
serst. Solomon !. Bleechman. Ma.
maroneck, n. r.
Evening star., 1943-05-31

boro place NV,
formerly a sec
retary at the
French Embassy
and la t er an
employe at Gar
fnckel's.
Secretary in
the accounting
office at Algiers
is Kathleen Per-
kins, former per-
sonnel manager
in the Office of
the chief engi-
neer of t h e
Army. One of