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Evening star., 1943-04-25
By the Associated Press.

b! tne Associated Press.
A maneuver against enemy install
lations at one South Pacific Marine
base has resulted in $4,000 casual
ties-all rats-at cost of only Is, 900
sticks of chewing gum.
A stronger and tougher breed OF
rats than those found in the United
States, they had been giving the
Marines considerable trouble, Sergt
Milburn McCarty, jr. Eastland, Tex.
Marine Corps combat correspondent
advised his headquarters yesterday
In addition to being a disease prob
lem the rats devoured foodstuffs
and bit the legs of mes tables.
1t. Comdr. Roy E. Bishop, chap
lain, whose home is at Chesterfield
Court House, Va, solicited the CO.
operation Of the natives and school
teachers. He promised each child
one stick of gum for every rat tail
produced. He also promised, as soon
as the 5000th rat tail was brought
Evening star., 1943-04-25
; Airmen, Dead 7 Months,
Removed From Wreckaoe
BY the Associated Press.

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, April "a
The bodies Of three airlnen who
perished in the crash of a four-en-
gined military plane on a lonely
Virginia mountainside more than
two months ago were removed from
the wreckage and brought to Blue
field tonight.
Officers from the Greensboro IN
c. Army flying field supervised the
removal, which consumed most of
last night and all of today due to
the rugged wildness of the terrain
The wrecked craft was spotted
Thursday in Giles County, Va, 10
miles southeast of Bluefeld, by a
civil air patrol pilot. and later it
was identified as a heavy bomber
with crew of three which disap-
peared after taking off from Nash
vile, Tenn, February 7.
The crew members were listed as
It. James D. Houston. Omaha
Nebr. 1t Joe Hays. Ell Paso. Tex
and Pvt. Frank Rahozka, Chicago
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Paul Cherington Dies;
Advertising Specialist
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Paul
Terry Cherington. 66. nationally
known marketing and advertising
specialist and former professor at
Harvard, was pronounced dead at a
hospital tonight after being removed
from New York train.
Mr. Cherington boarded the train
at Washington and collapsed as the
train neared North Philadelphia
station. Deputy Coroner Luke Far
rell said death apparently resulted
from natural causes.
Author of number of books on
advertising. Mr.. Cherington was
born at Ottawa. Kans., October 81,
1867. He held batchelor of science
and master of arts degrees from the
University of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Cherington served II years on
the Harvard faculty before becoming
associated with various Government
and private projects. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Louise Richards
Chertington, and two sons, Charles
and Paul, all of New York.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
u. ). Asks Recovery
In Naval Depot Costs
Names 8 Defendants
In Pennsylvania Action
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa, April "a.
United States Attorney Frederick
v. Follmer today filed civil action
in Federal Court in which the Gov
ernment seeks to recover from
eight individuals money paid by the
Government for work done in con-
struction of the Mechanicsburg, Pa,
Naval depot
One of the two complaints named
as defendants Theodore r. Potts, of
Trenton, N. j., vice president OF
Braun and Stuart, Inc, general
contractors at the depot. and Claude
Robertson, Princeton, NJ. j.; Jack
Spencer. Trenton, NJ j., and How
ard Buckalew, Hamilton Square
N. j. The suit charged Mr.. Potts
entered into fraudulent and collus-
i've bids with Mr.. Robertson, Mr.
Spencer and Mr.. Buckalew for the
rentat OF horses used on the project
Defendants named in the other
actor; were Paul Louis Schlintz
Harrisburg, Pa, rental supervisor
and assistant purchasing agent for
Braun & Stuart, Inc; Guy Rupr
and Walter H. Shaull, Mechanics
berg. Pa, partners in Central Rrac-
tor g. Equipment Co., and William
j. Millard, Harrisburg, a salesman
for Central Tractor & Equipment
The suit charged Mr.. Schlintz rec
commended awarding contracts to
the equipment company at "eXces-
sive and unreasonable" prices and
rentals.
Mr.. Potts, Mr.. Schlintz, Mr.. Rupp
Mr. Schaull and Mr.. Millard were
among nine persons indicted last
January 13 by a Federal grand jury
investigating construction of the
depot. Mr. Follmer announced ear
lier this week that the grand jury
will resume its investigation May 3
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Airline Offer Of Job
As Stewardess Lures
Applicants Here
Philadelphia Worker
And Roanoke Teacher
Come for Interviews

Even in Washington, where young
women in search of employment are
as scarce as the proverbial hens
teeth, the glamor of aviation is lur-
ing scores of girls to apply for posi-
tions as airline stewardesses.
Acting as recruiting officers, two
former stewardesses of the Amer
lean Air Lines yesterday set up a
one-day stand at Mayf1ower Hotel
and by the end of the second hour
they had interviewed 25 applicants
However, on an average only one
out of 40 is accepted. Main re-
ouirements are the 81 to e age
limit. 5 feet inches to feet six
inches in height, 125 pounds maxi
mum weight, perfect physical con-
dition, two years of college, two
years business experience and good
looks, charm and brains.
Nurses Assume War Duties.
American Airlines' former prac-
tice of hiring registered nurses for
this work was discontinued year
ago and most of their nurses have
assumed war duties. But steward
esses still are needed. Meals must
be served to passengers and host
esses are required to make sure
passengers do not carry cameras.
A quota of IS young women are
needed for company training classes
beginning May Is in New York In
struction lasts two months and in
cludes a smattering of commercial
aviation. radio, meteorology, first
AID nutrition, current events and
the art of conversation. Girls in
training get S125 a month, which
is raised to Sl40 at the end of
six months and $3.50 after II
months.
One Of the applicants yesterday
was Miss Fredna Armfield, 2311
Calvert street NV, who acquired
a desire to fly while working as a
stenographer in the Civil Aero
nautics Administration.
Teacher Is Applicant.
Miss Pearl Epling. 81, taught
seven-graders everything" in a small
rural school outside her native
Roanoke, Va, but she quit because
she said, Il would much rather fly
than teach Transportation diff
culties contributed to her decision
With several others, she rode to
school every morning with man
employed in a neighboring brick
yard He reported for work at 8
am, but she didn't have to be at
school until 10 am.
Betty Van Hart of Haddonfleld
N, j.. who had been working in
the automobile license bureau ir
Philadelphia, resigned and came
down for an interview.
After two and half years there
isn't much romance left in the auto
tag business" she explained.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
War Bonds
Best Investment
| In Freedom
. BY DONALD NJ. NELSON,
Chairman, War Production Board.
fWritten for the Associated Press and
The Starr

Manpower, materials and money
are tools of war on which our VIC
tory depends.
We are marshaling our manpower-
to provide fighting forces and pro-
duction workers. We must also mar
shal our dollars and put them to
work.
1t is a privilege and duty of each
OF us to participate in the Second
War Loan Drive by investing in War
bonds and thus make victory quick
and sure. In buying these War
bonds We are not paying for free
dom, we are investing in freedom.
There is no better or more sound
investment on earth.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Police to Meet

The Montgomery County Police
mems Association will hold its an
nual dance at 10 pm. May 8, at
the Silver Spring Armory. Corpl
Charles T. Barnes is chairman OF
the affair. The association recently
purchased $1,000 worth of War bonds
in the current War loan drive Sergt
B. Nolte is president of the group.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
War Loans
Continued From First Page)

for the eight American flyers cap
tured by the japanese after the
raid on Toxic.
Thousands of dollars worth of
"eXtra" bonds were subscribed at
the Capitol Theater last. night as
two flyers described their battles
with the japanese.
Capt. Harold F. Watson, one of
the flyers on the Toxic raid, told OF
his two direct hits on tank fac
tory in Japan and then of his bailing
out over China. He then auctloned
as a souvenir torn piece of his
parachute. autographed by members
of his crew.
The highest bid for the parachute
In the audience was $4,000. But
the auction was broadcast nationally
and another listener may bid more
for the parachute before the clos
ing of the radio bids Thursday
night.
Air Battle Described.
1t. Col. Walter L. J. Baylor de-
scribed his air battle with the Japan
ese at Wake Island before he was
ordered to leave by Col. James P. S.
Devereux, of Chevy Chase, Md, who
Is now a prisoner of the japanese.
Other souvenirs on which the
Washington audience got the first
chance to bid we're the signal flags
from the plane which flew President
Roosevelt to Casablanca and life
preserver from the Campbell, which
sank six submarines. There were
also a sarong of Dorothy Lamour's.
q brush of Veronica Lake and a
sweater of Paulette Goddards.
Members of the women's services
here have bought bonds to outfit
man in the same branch. Maj
Ruth Cheney Streeter of the Ma
rines bought S15594 worth of bonds
TO equip marine. Col, Oveta Culp
Hobby of the WAACS bought
enough to outfit soldier, 1t,
Comdr, Mildred H. McAfee of the
WAVES, seaman. and 1t. Comdr
Dorothy c. Stratton of the SPARS
bought enough bonds and stamps
to equip a coast guardsman.
Tho e+,-;o Ill ,r
100000 of which S42,000000 must
be subscribed by individual in
vestors. BY Friday s34.640,780 had
been subscribed and more. as yet
untotaled, came in yesterday, The
officials. however, hope to duplicate
the feat of dozens of other cities
who expect to pass their quotas this
week.
Reports Lag.
"A flood of orders for series E bonds
from individual investors has caused
lag of several days in reports on
that issue
Hugh Leach, chairman of the War
Finance Committee for the 5th
Federal reserve district announced
in Richmond last night that this
district has passed its non-bank
quota of s350,00o.o0o. He pointed
out, at the same time, that Virginia
aud the District are still behind the
minimum goals expected of them.
Purchases in the fifth district as
of the close of business Friday
night totaled S353,6S5,432, Mr..
Leach announced, according to an
Associated Press dispatch.
Maryland led the procession in
bono buying with sales of S145.-
7I,376. The States quota was
S1l9,0 100000. Virginia sales amount
ed to S57,227 ,468, but its quota is
s750oo,o0o.
in a breakdown of Second War
Loan security sales here through
Friday, local War Finance officials
pointed out that long term issues
aggregate nearly so per cent Of the
total sales. They also reported that
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Mexico Likes Spanish

Spanish has been made the Off
cial language at all airports and
landing fields in Mexico.
Evening star., 1943-04-25

War refugees have swelled the
number of Europeans in French
Morocco to over 35O,OO0
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-12
DEFENSE COUNCIL
TO Be SUBSIDIARY

Hartford. Conn.,. FEB. i2-(UP)--
Gov. Baldwin announced today that
the State Defense Council soon
would be made q subsidiary OF the
newly Connecticut War
Council and that It's activities would
be restricted to purely protective
features.
Many OF the Defense Council per-
sonnet, he said, would be absorbed
By the War Council, whose menu
bership would be approximately %.
The governors announcement
came after long conference with
Legislative leaders and members OF
tie Military Affairs committee. ~
was decided that the War Council
BIN, passed several weeks ago, would
be redragled 10 include new features
decided upon 10 tOday's paFlpy.
The terms Of members q ne
naleneo Council expire Keb. ~, bat
Will - extended By interim appoint
menls until tie neH 1etnp n eoin-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-12
BRITISH NEAR
BEN GARDANE
Axis Driven Back Near
Bizerte Naval Base;
Snow Impedes Activity
BY WILLIAM DICKINSON
United Press staff COrrespondent'


London, Feb. 12.-(UP) - Allied
commandos and infantry were re-
ported to have driven Axis troops
back near Bizerte naval base today,
while the Eighth Army, pushing
ahead In lower Tunisia. neared the
town of Ben Gardane, 20 miles from
the frontier.
Fighting flared up in the long
quiet northern sector Of Tunisia
when a British midlands battalion
(1,00O mem advanced from the
south and British and French COM
mandos advanced from the west to
sweep Axis forces from three or four
strong points between the road west
of Mateur and the sea. Mateur Is IS
miles southwest of Bizerte, the only
naval base the Axis has In Africa.
Ward Price, the London Daily
Mails correspondent, said each
strong point was held by garrison
Of about 100 italian Bersaglieri.
At dawn yesterday, the advancing
troops located the strong points and
signaled to artillery in the rear.
Twenty five Founders and medium
artillery opened up to smash the
points.
SThe advancing Allies also were re-
ported to have located the head
quarters of an italian company and
forced the Italians to fall back q
mile.
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-12
Britain Bombs Wilhelm.
shaven for list Raid on
German Base
ALLIES CONTINUE VAST
ANTI-U BOAT DRIVE
First Attack in Three
Weeks on Biggest Center
Reich Owns
BY JAMES CHAMBERS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

London, February IL. -
CUP - Britafn's big bomb
ers blasted Wilhelmshaven
last night in the list raid on
that battered German naval
and submarine base and
Royal Air Force planes swept
aero the Channel today mss
across the Channel today in
new d a ylig h t operations
against the continent.
Three bombers were reported miss
ing from the formations which car
ried out the RATS latest blow in
the anti-u-boat campaign. Reports
said Wilhelmshaven was heavily
blasted but the size Of the raiding
formations was not disclosed.
Southeast coast watchers reported
that Raj planes crossed and re-
crossed the channel today flying to-
ward France and the continent
above low, broken clouds. They
said the channel air activity was
Considerable" but there was no
suggestion Of targets that might be
under attack by the British.
Last nights raid was the first
bombing attack on the great Ger
man naval base and shipbuilding
center at Wilhelmshaven since
| United States Air Force Flying
Fortresses pounded 1t three weeks
ago.
The fortress raid had been the
first American attack on German
soil.
Last nights smash represented a
continuation Of intensive air war
against targets harboring or sup
plying submarines.
Wilhelmshaven on the north
west side of Jahda Bay, an inlet
on the North Sea and SO miles
northwest of Bremen, Is one Of the
biggest submarine building centers
the Reich possesses.
It was the Royal Air Forces first
trip over Germany since Sunday
night when targets In the industrial
Ruhr Of western Germany were
raided, while at the same time an
other strong force hit the NaA
U-boat base at Lorient, on the
French coast.
The raid was announced in an
air ministry communique.
The American raid was In the
daylight on January 81, while the
British mosquito bombers also car
rier out a daylight raid on Octo-
Der 20, and British bombers attacked
the base at night on September l.
Radio Berlin, quoting a DNB
News Agency dispatch, said British
bombers were over Germany In a
nuisance raid" last night, dropping
high explosives and augmentation
bombs, but doing only small dam
age. The broadcast claimed two
British planes were shot down.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-12
JAPS RETREAT
TOWARD MUBO
Nearly 1000 Dead After
l2-Day Fight With Aus
sizes Jungle Fighters
BY DON CASWELL
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters,
Australia, Feb. 12.-(UP)-Decisive-
ly defeated Japanese troops in
northeast New Guinea are fleeing
toward Mubo village, approximately
u miles southwest of Salamaua,
after 12-day fight in the Wau
sector which cost them nearly 1000
dead and many more wounded, q
headquarters communique said to-
day.
The unsuccessful attack. which
began Jan. 60 was directed at the
valuable Allied airdrome at Wau
approximately 81 miles southwest Of
Salamaua, an ever-present pistol
pointed at the invaders.
Australian jungle fighters, who
pushed the main enemy force back
six miles on Wednesday, continued
to hammer the retreating columns
which are moving in the direction
OF the Salamaua base, which they
have held since March, 1912.
It was the first major Allied tri-
umph in New Guinea since the en-
envy was swept from the Papuan sec.
ton last month, after bitter strug.
gle which cost the Japanese around
$4,000 men.
"This force is believed to have
been about one regiment, normally
around $500 men, plus some engl-
neers," an Army spokesman said.
Many of the 200 bodies counted
yesterday were victims Of Allied ar
tillery action along the Wanduma
trail, southwest Of Salamaua, on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-12
Mayor Terms Amount Just
Drop in Bucket; Gov
ernOr Informed
I,I68 CALLS RECEIVED
BY EMERGENCY OFFICE
$4,000 Gallons Needed Inn
rlediateIy to Fill Dire
Needs Locally

The amount Of oil that ar
rived in Waterbury yester-
day was a "drop in the
bucket, said Mayor John s.
Monagan today. He called
Governor Raymond E. Bald
win on the telephone this
morning only to learn there
was no oil in Connecticut for
immediate availability, and
he reported to him the
emergency office received
1888 calls yesterday and 400 calls
this morning. He estimated $4,000
gallons would be needed at once to
take care Of the people in dire need.
Cecil Reports
''The situation on oil for Water
bury u just fair" said Nicholas Ce-
Gil, Of the fuel oil panel Of Cicilian
Defense Council, since 600 to 700
people were taken care Of between
yesterday and this morning through
the emergency office. While more
oil Is expected to seep in between
today and tomorrow, the situation
win not improve noticeably until the
middle Of next week, he added. "The
n1idle Of next week should see other
than emergency orders taken care
Of" he prophecied.
The Democrat has been deluged
with telephone calsl from people
complaining they have been try
ing to contact the Emergency Fuel
office, but have been unsuccessful.
Several people snapped: "They must
be leaving the receiver Off the
hookl' why don't they install
more telephones? They can give us
moral support II nothing else!"
Mr.. Cecil said there are three tele-
phones at the emergency office.
s umma Aiding
Sen, Francis j. Suinma Is in
Hartford today investigating the
situation. He was assured by Gov.
Baldwin the early part Of this week
Waterbury henceforth would share
equally in the distribution Of oil
throughout the state.
Dealers spirits were raised by
Gov. Baldwin when they conferred
with him Wednesday. They are
now anticipating a "down-the-line"
price rise on oil sales for the pur-
pose Of increasing the supply Of oil
here. y
A local dealer said that Gov.
Baldwin will assume control Of oil
supplies for the Staet Of Connec-
ticut and forget about voluntary CO.
operation from distributors. This
statement could not be confirmed.
Pressure ExeTted
Sen. Surnma implied there Is Q
supply Of oil In Connecticut, but
only few men know where 1t Is
and 1t Is at their disposal. He
Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-12
new FOOD PRICE
SETUP DESIGNED
Regulations in Stores to
Be Made Comprehensive
for All Housewives

washington, Feb. 12.-(UP)-Of-
fee of Price Administration will
put into effect within the next 81
DAYS an entirely new food price con-
troll program, designed to make price
regulations for the first time COM
prehensible to every housewife, 1t
was learned today.
when the program goes into OPP
Grafton. officials said, every house
wife will find the exact price OF
virtually every item in her market
ing list clearly posted IN dollars ana
cents in her local grocery store.
Under the program, it was learn
ed, there will be roughly three main
types Of prices:
/. Prices fixed in Washington for
each OF the 10 OPA price zones.
chief items in this category Will be
3 prices for each locality
throughout the country fixed by
OPA regional and district ofiices.
These will apply mainly 10 canned
foods and other non-perishable com"
modities
3. A system of fixed margin con-
trolls for retailers. under which re-
tallers nre given q table Of mark
UPS from which they have 70 hgiife
out their own ceiling prices for GER
tain types OF food.
The most important item TO come
under fixed d0llar-And-eenis prices
Ia the near future will be meat. The
new prices VIII affect pork. beef and
fNuiion, Hitherto, beef and PORK
srlces Rad been s'frozen" on q na~
iionWide basis NJ the March. iDt2
level and mutton II the september
|ioia lsvsL
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-12
THREE DRIVERS
ARE ABSOLvED
Coroner Henrlessy Issues
Findings; One Cyclist,
Others Pedestrians

Three drivers involved in auto
mobile fatalities are absolved Of
criminal negligence in findings re-
leased today by Coroner William B.
Hennessy. One Of the deaths was
that Of Robert Hinckley, 10, who
was struck while riding bicycle on
WATERFOWL avenue, August IA.
Young Hinckley was riding north,
when William Edy, driver Of truck
for Sagal-Lou dairy, approached IN
the same direction. The coroner
found that Eddy was proceeding
slowly and that the boy was able
to ride beyond land In front Of the
truck, swerving right and directly
In front Of the driver Of tibet ruck
In order to annoy the operator and
in O spirit of fun" The truck struck
the bicycle and rider, and the boy
was thrown to the read and seri-
ously injured. He was taken to Wa
terbury hospital where he died
shortly after his admittance.
The coroner Iuond that the death
was due to compound fracture of
the left femur, and shock, but that
said death was not due to the gross
or criminal negligence Of the oper-
ator Of the said truck, the said Will
liam Eddy"
witnesses examined by the cor
oner were: Gordon Berry, of 80 Oak
vile avenue, william Eddy, 298
Bishop street, Edward Moreau, lO2
Wolcott street. Sergt Joseph Petit
of the Waterbury police department,
Mary Root, 80 Robbins street. and
Carolyn Wilson, IS Colley street.
The two other findings concern
pedestrian fatalities. one the death
of Peter Marsey, 66. struck while
walking on the ,crosswalk at the
of South Elm and Union
streets June rs by a car driven by
frsn,. ffnV.n] Ovs nona Al
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-12
Mexico SoHdLt
Supports Allies

CONTAIN, Mexico, Feb. TO-
(UP)-President Manuel Avila
CamachO said today that Mex
leo was making real progress In
furnishing supplies to the Unit
ed Nations, and would send
fighting men to the front II 1t
ever becomes necessary.
"Our contribution for the
present must be concentrated
In factories and fields, not only
because our strength lies there,
but because the problem Of
equipping, training and trans
porting men Outweighs their
present need" he told the
United Press.
"If, along the sure road to
victory, the question Of mate
rlaIs become secondary to the
need for fighting men, Mexico
will rise to the emergency as
her warriors have always done
In the past" +
It was Camach0's first inter-
view with q foreign correspond
emit In nearly two years. And
the first time he had discussed
publicly the direct participation
In the war by Mexican soldiers,
q delicate question In Mexico.