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Evening star., 1943-01-01
Flood Sweeps Down
Ohio; West Virginia
Has 10000 Homeless
Army Engineers Petrol
Portsmouth Streets
As Crest Neors
(Picture on Page BIZ

BY the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Jan. l.
This industrial city of 40,466
residents braced itself today to
meet the crest of flood-swollen
Ohio River as a company of
Army engineers patrolled the
streets to aid rescue work and
maintain order.
River-wise residents of this i'm
portant steel and shoe -making COM
munity faced a rampaging stream
which with its tributaries left be-
tween 1000 and 10000 homeless in
West Virginia and brought death to
two persons in Western Pennsyl-
vania.
On the basis of reports upstream.
where the river now is cresting or
falling, a crest of 81 feet, II above
flood stage. is expected here tomor-
row. The dixie which partially pro-
tects this city is 81 feet high, but
crest of 81 feet would close the
Wheeling steel plant, shoe factories
and other industries. it was said.
10000 Removed From Homes.
At least 10000 Ohioans were re-
ported to have been removed from
their homes during the night, and
the Ohio State Highway Department
said all endangered persons on both
sides of the stream as far south as
Huntington, w. Va, had been evac-
uated.
Sandbags were being thrown up
here in case the crest went more
than 81 feet and in addition to
soldiers, members of the Coast
Guard, Red Cross and Citizens De-
fense Corps were engaged in the
battle with the river. Floods are no
new happenings to this city, which
suffered more than $1,000, 900 dam
age in 1887.
The river began falling at Wheel
ing, w. Va. last night after reach
ing crest of Sis feet, 16 feet above
flood stage. The peak came there
II hours after the drop began at
Pittsburgh, go miles upstream.
Cleanup crews in Pittsburgh's
Golden Triangle" found in the de-
bris the body of a man identified
as Walter White, 81, of that city.
He was the second Western Penn
sylvania flood victim. Fitzwilliam
Worcester, 20, was drowned We'd
nesday when a canoe capsized at
Wurtemburg, Pa, near New Castle,
Pa.
Pittsburgh Factories Reopen.
Industrial plants in Pittsburgh
have resumed operations, it was re-
ported, and transportation was
nearing normal.
Wheeling, itself semi i-paralyzed
by the flood, was caring for approx
imately 10000 Of the West Virginia
evacuees. Because Of preparations
made In advance. provisions for as
sisting these people were adequate
Unofncial observers said the dam
age to West Virginia did not ap
proach the 100000 to $1,000, ,O0
damage done there in 1887.
Two Ohio cities, Marietta ant
Martins Ferry, were reported to b.
about three-fourths under water
while the crest had passed Eas
Liverpool and Steubenviile wher
steel plants were forced to clos,
A detachment OF the Ohio Stat
(see FLOOD, Page A-S3
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Roosevelt and Gen. Hsuinq
To Have Second Talk

President Roosevelt said today he
would confer again with Gen. Hsung
Shih-fei, head of the Chinese mill
tary mission here, before the latter
leaves in six weeks or so to report
to Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek.
Mr.. Roosevelt said his conference
with Gen. Hsung yesterday took up
much the same matters as had been
discussed before, and that plans are
going ahead for Chinese American
military cooperation.
Gen. Hsung. the President said, is
to make tour of manufacturing
plants in this country before return
ing to China by way of London.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Ford Urges World Vote
On Anti-War Council
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press
| DETROIT, Jan. Henry Ford
advised in a New Year Day state
ment today that the first step to
make future wars impossible should
be world election, with each Nation
choosing its group of men to form
world council against war.
Mr.. Ford declared that "the last
attempt of peaceable people to put
the world on a peace basis was de-
feated by international politicians. y
This time" he said. "the first
step should be a world election. every
country choosing its group OF men to
form a world council against war.
The people never yet have had the
right to cast vote either for peace
or war. Their first step in the post
war world should be to take that
step whether they have political
permission or not. It can be done"
Evening star., 1943-01-01
German Toll in
Russian Push Is
Put at 312,650
BY HENRY G.. CASSIDY,
Associated Press War CORRESPONDENT,


MOSCOW, Jan. 1.-Leaving
the Kalmyck capital of Elista far
in it's rear, the Red Army has
driven to the shores of the great
lake east of Salsk in an offensive
aimed directly at the Caucasus
after trapping % divisions at
Stalingrad and killing or cap
turing 312,650 of the enemy, the
Russians reported today.
The rush to the shores of the
great lake, now frozen and covered
with snow, carried the Russian
troops to point about 40 miles
southwest of Elista in the biggest
single days jump of the offensive
below Stalingrad.
The Russian winter campaigns
thus had put the Germans forces
in the Caucasus in an increasingly
dangerous position after building a
wall 81 miles thick at its narrowest
point around the % German divi-
sions trapped at StaHnsrad.
The advance point reached yes
terday, a Soviet communiaue dis
closed, was Priyutnoe, about AZ
miles south of Remontnoe, which
was taken the previous day.
Garrison Virtually Encircled.
The German garrison at Elista was
virtually encircled, with the Rus
slams having passed by both on the
south and the north.
The lake spreads northwest to the
approaches of Salsk, only about 90
miles away, and its frozen surface
1t was believed, would facilitate the
Russians advance at this season.
Salsk is key point of the railway
system south of the Don 1t is on
the Stalingrad- -Tikhoretsk railway
and junction point for connect
ing line to Rostov Consequently it
was of Importance in maintaining
the connection between the Ger
mans in the Caucasus and in the
Ukraine.
Twenty miles south of Phiyutnoe
is Divnoe, the starting point of an
other railway linked with the
Rostov-Baku trunk line. An ad-
vance along that line would threaten
isolation of the German forces
buried deep in the Mozdok and
Nalchik sectors of the Caucasus.
Another dangerous bend had beer
created for the Germans further
north along the Doh, where thei,
TANKS were menaced by two Red
Army salients southwest of Stain
grad through Kotelnikovski and
west Of Stalingrad to the Millerovc
area.
The Germans still held the latte,
town. but the railroad LEADING
southwest to Voroshilovgrad hac
been cut.
The two Russian arms thu.
threatened a second vast encircle
ment Of German forces in the Dor
bulge.
Present Front Line.
The present front line, as traced
on maps published by mornine
newspapers along with a New Yeal
special communique, was as follows
Starting on the Don at Novays
kalitva, % miles southeast of Res.
sosh below Voronezh, it ran south.
west through Markovka, then south
OF Voloshino, 20 miles southwest O.
Millerovo.
The line made a sharp benc
northeast around Millerovo ane
back to the southwest to Verkhn,
Tarasovka, IS miles south of Mil.
lerovo.
A series Of curves then led south.
east to Tatsinskaya, on the Stain
grad-Llkhaya railway, east tt
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Mood of War Time Softens
New Year Eve ReveIry
Crowds Mark Celebration, but Many
Return to Their War Jobs Today

tertainments today while other
thousands went to church in re-
sponse to President Roosevelts call
for prayer to usher in the New Year.
The historic events of 1912 were
reviewed by John Clagett Proctor,
vice president of the Association Of
Oldest Inhabitants, at the associa-
tion's monthly meeting at 1890 am.
today at the Old Union Engine
House, Nineteenth and H streets
NV. 1t was a day of taking stock,
with individuals directing their
thoughts to the war and its impact
on the national economy.
Patriotism was the keynote of the
celebration last night as night club
patrons sang patriotic songs to well
tSee NEW YEAR EVE, Page ABB
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Financial Review
In Todoy's Star

The annual business and
financial review of The Star
today presents the economic
outlook for this country in
1943 as seen through the eyes
of trained observers. Leaders
in various lines give their
views, along with writers of
the Associated Press, Cam
bridge Associates and The
Star.
Charts and a summary of
transactions on the New York
Stock Exchange and the Curb
Exchange are included.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
BIackout Curfew Affects
All HolIanders Under 20

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. IA blackout
curfew for all Hollanders under 20
and ban on smoking and drinking
by those under Is has been imposed
throughout Holland. the Dutch
newspaper Vrij Nederland here said
last night.
Those under 20 cannot appear on
the streets after the nightly black
out.
Besides being prohibited from
smoking and drinking, youths under
l8 are not allowed to enter restau-
rants or movies unless accompanied
by an adult, the newspaper re-
ported.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Pictures on PAGE BIZ

Washington put away it's
noise makers and went to work
today after a New Year eve cele-
bration marked by the somber
overtones of war.
Though night clubs and theaters
were as crowded as in former years,
the whistle footing and horn blow
ing on downtown streets was more
subdued than usual.
The fact that Government en-
ployes had to report to work today
instead of resting up after a big
night, tended to end the celebration
earlier than in peace-time years.
Servicemen, whose uniforms
dotted the streets and theaters,
thronged USO clubs for special en-
Evening star., 1943-01-01
British Subs Destroy
Two Big Supply Ships
In Mediterranean
Enemy Destroyer Also
Believed Sunk in
Action OFF Tunisiu
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Jan. 1.-Allied sub
marines and planes scored new
successes in the Tunisian battle
of supply as patrols on both
sides tested the battle lines, pos
sibly as a preliminary to the de-
cisive test of strength.
Two more Axis supply ships and
perhaps a destroyer have been sunk
by British submarines off the Gulf
of Tunis and off Bizerte, the Ad-
miralty announced.
From Cairo British headquarters
announced two new aerial assaults
on the east coast port of Sfax, where
docks, railway sidings, power sta
ton, warehouses and other build
ings were hit Wednesday night and
! Thursday.
A fourth ship, Cairo said, was hit
/ by an aerial torpedo in foray of
Sicily and was set on fire.
In another attack on Axis supply
arrangements, raiders from the
Middle East command also visited
Gambia Airdrome in Crete and set
20 fires, the communique said.
There. was no new report from
the British 9th Army, however, as
it continued it's pressure on Mar
shall Erwin Rommel west of Wadi
Bel Ell Chebir, 18O miles east OF
Tripoli.
An Allied headquarters communi-
que last night said the Germans, in
what apparently was an exploratory
operation toward the south end OF
the Allied line in Northern Tunisia
had made stab in the Bou Arada
area. Is miles west of Pone-du-
Fahs, and shelled the station there
Previously. French forces hao
been reported exerting pressure
south of Pont-du-F -Fahs, but there
was no reliable indication whether
the Germans had penetrated into
Allied lines in this operation.
Bou Arada is about Is miles south
of Medjez-el-Bab
On the other hand, French troops
captured a position northwest oil
Heidous, which is a few miles NORTH
of MedjeZ-el-Bab.
The Italians claimed to have cap.
tured prisoners and material in pa.
troll actions in both Tunisia anc
Libya and asserted that motorized
formation was dispersed in the Fez-
zan area of Southern Libya, where
fighting French have been pushing
northward.
The Italian communique sale
there was "lively exploratory" actor
in this zone about $50 miles south
of Ttipoli.
In an aerial attack on an Allied
convoy of Bone. it added, two
merchant ships were hit.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Lote Bulletin
WLB Threatens Strikers

The War Labor Board took
the unprecedented step today
of threatening to withdraw
seniority rights from striking
workers of the Windsor Man
ufacturing Co, Philadelphia,
unless they return to work.
The WLB yesterday ordered
the firm to sign m agreement
with = CIO union. The strik-
ers are members Of IN indie.
pendent union.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
No Night Final
Edition Today

Due to the New Year holi-
day, the Night Final Edition
of The Star will not be issued
today. Subscribers to this
edition receive the regular
Home Edition.
Evening star., 1943-01-01

(See WAKE. Page A-5D
Evening star., 1943-01-01

(See RUSSIA, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1943-01-01

(See ALEUTIANS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1943-01-01

(See HOUSING, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1943-01-01

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-3)
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-16

child, is said to be currently in
sured; and these survivors may
claim monthly benefits under the
Social Security Act.
Since the young husband and ia
Their, mentioned above, had worked
in a factory prior to his death for
eight quarters--which is more than
the required time-he was found to
be currently insured; and his widow
was advised. to file claims for
monthly payments of survivors in
surance. Examination of his wage
record showed that his average
monthly pay amounted to little
more than 500 a month Based on
that figure, the widow and her child
were awarded benefits of $32 per
month. If she does not re-marry,
she will continue to receive pay
ments every month until the child is
18 years old. Whether or not the
mother remarked, the child will
continue to receive benefits until he
is 16 years old (18 if he reamins I'M
married and in SCHOOL,.
The Social Security Board is now
paying monthly benefits to widows
and children of thousands of men
who have died currently insured. In
addition to these recipients, there
are many other widows whose
husbands died fully insured. Some
of these women are IS years old or
over; others have children under Is
and they too receive monthly ben
efits. There are, also, many retired
workers who draw monthly benefits
for themselves and in some cases,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-16
Widow and Child of Currently Insured"
Wage Garner Get Social Security Benefits

News of the death of factory
worker in nearby community
reached the Hagerstown office of the
Social Security Board several days
ago. Shortly thereafter, repre-
sentative of the Board called at the
home of the deceased wage Garner.
A girl with baby in her arms an
swered the knock at the door.
Conversation with this young wo-
man-widow of the deceased wage
earner-ShoWed that she was total
ly unaware of the fact that she had
the right to claim payment of sur
vivors insurance. However, she did
know that her husband had, at one
time, obtained a social security card
and she knew the name of the en-
ployer for whom he had worked. A
talk with this employer developed
the fact that the young husband had
worked for the firm about two years
prior to his death.
At first glance it would appear
that so short a period of employ
ment would not justify monthly
payments of survivors insurance to
the widow; but further considera-
ton shows that provision is made
in the law for the payment of bene-
fits to the survivors of a wage earn
er who was only currently insured.
This means that the man who has
worked in covered employment at
least part of the time in each of six
calendar quarters, earning not less
than $50 in each quarter during the
last IL quarters (three years. of life
and dies leaving widow and young
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-16

NEW YORK.-No agitation for an
official looking in on New York
night spots has come of the recent
tragedy which followed a round of
play-places by the socialite victim
with a party of FOSTERING friends.
These occasional loud-smelling af-
fairs bring out sermons, letters to
the newspapers, editorial articles
and columnistic comment drawing
moral lessons, often citing the null
tiplicity of whoopee trotteries which
Bugs Baer in the Journal-American
once dubbed upholstered sewers
and raising the question whether
curtailment of their number would
not give New York a better name.
But New Workers have come to
the view that nothing can be done
about many of the things pointed
out by out-of-towners as increas-
ingly typical of New York which,
after the business of the day, has
come to be regarded elsewhere as
all froth and fever, frivolity and
questionable fun. They will tell
you also that if there were no visit
ors from otherwheres there would
be no business for most of the
spots.
Thousands of persons come to
New York every week for the sole
purpose of having a time; but the
average New Yorker doesn't know
what a ''big time" is. He spends
his working hours on some tough
job and comes home tired. After
dinner at his FOUR r-fve-room
apartment in some cliff-like multi
ple-f family house, or in his Install
ment-purchased bungalow on the
north fringe of the Bronx, he spends
an hour playing with the children.
Then he will do half of the cross
word puzzle in the Sun, get stuck
on word with a trick definition,
and spend the rest of the evening
playing the monograph or fiddling
with the radio. His idea of a
high time is an evening out with the
family or a few friends from the
shop topped off with a dinner at
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-16
CORNERS AND CANYONS
By Frank Edwards Henckel

one of the fashy wide-windowed
restaurants where, as o. Henry once
wrote, one may dine conspicuous
ly and well. " And inexpensive
ly; for it's an opulent New Yorker
who can stand the tariff in the
world of loud music and razzle-daz-
zle and swing. Then home and
to bed.
o. o. Mcintyre once told of a
typical New York might OUT with
Ray Long of the Cosmopolitan. =.
1--WE walked around the gravel path
of the Central Park reservoir, had
one of those home-cooked chicken
dinners at a southern tea room, saw
new talking picture and wound
up at soda fountain at ten o'clock
for an orangeade." . One of the
truest little etchings the greatest
columnist ever wrote.
l have a pair of notes just now
from people who live few blocks
from where Fifth avenue and
Broadway meet and part. They are
on colored postcards like you buy
two for five at the subway news
Sandstone picture of the old
Aquarium and the other of Miss
Liberty trying to battle her feet in
the waters of the upper bay. They
are almost alike, and compositely
would read:
why don't you come over to
our house? We've got lot of new
opera records and some transcripts
of church songs you like. The ba-
by's got another tooth, and the pups
learned to stand on his hind legs
and bark for biscuit. Tom won first
in the neighborhood bowling league;
Charles got new suit, and when
you come Beulah will broil lamb
chops and bake a layer cake with
and little red-candy
polka-dots like when we were kids
back home
Will 1 go? Thanks-Tm most
there already For a regular New
York Snree
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-16
Canada Fixes Used Car Prices.

Ceiling prices for used passenger
cars have been fixed in Canada. A
used car between six months and
one year old may be sold for no
more than 95 per cent of the new
car price with the percentage de-
creasing according to the age of the
car. A vehicle over nine years old
may be sold for not more than 80
per cent of its price when new.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-16

The worst thing about history is
that every time is repeats itself the
price goes up.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-16

for their dependents. Old-age and
survivors benefits go, also, to linn
tied number of aged parents who
survive insured wage-earners. These
are men or women, IS years old or
more, who were dependent upon the
deceased son or daughter, at the
time the wage Garner died.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-16

AS an added attraction breakfast supper
Peanut Scenes betweenmeal snacks too
with luncheon butter the chief shortening agent
which only tablespoon Of fat for
batch Of IA.
Peanut Scenes
acupse nrche -four shortening
powder tablespoons peanut butter
ahesDoOu sugar
cup
st again with baking powder and salt
a
Mreeinch
square form triangle. Press
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-16

Will l go? Thanks-Tm most
there already. For regular New
York spree.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-17
SPORT CARNIVAL
AT IMPERIAL HIGH

Step right up ladies and gentle
men, boys and girls. Eyerybody'S
invited. admission is free It's big.
It's stupendous. It's fun galore!
Yes, Friday eve is Carnival night
at Imperial High school, Once a
year the school is turned over to
the pupils for the express purpose
of monkey shines. Side-shoW con-
CesSions. spinning wheels. pitching
penny games, lotteries featuring
tiny live mice. fortune telling, a fun
house. noise makers. and lots of
food and drink including the STU
dents own conception of high pow
cred tcQuila, will take the place of
text books and blackboards for Sev-
Cral hours.
The fun begins at 7 pm. and those
in charge will attempt to stop things
at 9:30 pm. The main event on the
program will be a series of three
boxing matches. mote to Lew Tay-
lor to scout some material for his
Ell Centre boxing shows.
Principal Charles Hancock is
chief Overseer and all money COL
lected will be deposited towards
the student body treasury fund.
Each organization and club in the
school is the sponsor of three at
fractions. The public is welcome.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-17
SulSlCtIS.
DESPITE MEN IN SERVICE

there are no million-dollar matches
no great pugilistic extravaganzas
to stimulate national boxing en-
thusiaSm. Half of the lads now
fighting main events would be down
in the preliminaries in normal times.
Moreover, boxing shows, staged at
night, still must compete with nor
NAL nocturnal ractionS-theaters
pubs, nightclubs and dance halls,
which are running full blast in all
sections. If the average feller has
more money today than in the past,
he still has plenty of places to
blow it. at night-at higher prices
And the gambling lure in boxing is
not a major factor as in racing;
because it is our belief that seven
of 10 consistent fight fans never
bet on bout.
Perhaps boxing is flourishing ma
tionally, despite its handicaps, be-
cause the American male Graves
more robust entertainment in these
war days than in normal times
primitivd brutal competition in
which he can join mentally and
Vocally-letting off steam and for
getting everything else briefly but
completely.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-17
". 7. STOCaS

NEW YORK Nov Il UP, Stocks
drifted down 20 new lows since The last
week IN March today as new peace
rumors circulated in the financial dis
irct. Trading increased above NcStcr-
days 81. 1875 shares
Liquors declined / 10 more than g
points. Allied Mills. most active stock on
The board made. new high al 37a. and
then fell To around lis previous close ot
%. American DistillinG touched -
where IT was off : = points before meet
ing support Park & Tilford at ITS low
OF IS was down 4 y points
few others moved through % wide
arc Spear Co preferred made "a new
high al 81. Up on 10 shares Losses CN-
tended TO points in J. l. Case and
checker cab. A sizeablc group of special
issues was down ] to more than points
few had gains OF point or moro.
New lows were made by American
Smelling, Consolidated Natural Gas.
Crucibe Steel. Douglas Aircraft lnjcrna-
tianal Nickel. and Union Carbide Ana
conda equalcd its low.
Among The leaders, small losses were
recorded in the steelS active rails and
utilities. Automobile shares were mixed
and building stocks down as much as =
points IN Iohns-Manvilic. General Elcc-
trio was active in its section at small
net loss. pepSi-Coia lost more than "a
point while Coca-Cola gained that amount
American Telephone was sustained by
declaration of the regular 81 > quarterly
dividend
Dow Jones preliminary 'closinC stock av-
erages: Industrial 1}o2l. off O.Si. rail
32.3s, off Is. utility 20 10 off O21.
and 65 stocks -. l.. off 0.31
Stock sales totaled SIS, ,07O shares com
pared with go. 1o5 yesterday. Curb stock
sales were 165.s $50 shares against IS. 72O
yesterday.