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Evening star., 1944-08-13

their 2l-year- son experienced
more on his 18th mission than his
letters or three notices from the
War Department indicated.
While bombing the Ploesti oil
fields in Romania the flak-riddled
Liberator rallied of the target 1t.
Miller copilot, and the rest of the
crew stood ready to bail out when
they found their parachutes were
saturated with gas.
Unable to bail out, they decided to
crash-land the ship, risking fire and
explosion.
The Liberator caught IRE i'm
mediately on landing. and the crew
scurried for the escape hatch.
Il kicked the pilot out the hatch"
1t. Miller told, but didn't have
enough strength to follow him"
Falling back exhausted on the seat.
he awaited the end. He was too
tired to care.
A current Of air rushing in
from the open window revived him
sufhciently to crawl to the escape
hatch-and safety. The plane was
a total wreck, but only five Of the
crew, including 1t. Miller, were
hospitalized.
That's all very new to me" Mrs.
Miller said when The Star told her
the story. Hes been very good.
He sent a radiogram to beat the
Governments telegram saying he
was injured"
In letters home 1t. Miller joked
about the trip. Mrs Miller said. He
wrote, Thanks to the Partisans and
the British for bringing me back"
she added.
This plane, Sweet Sue H." was
1t. Miller's second to be shot down.
his parents said. The original
Sweet Sue" was a casualty about
10 days before the later crash.
The Millers received the news
calmly, for yesterday the War De-
partment informed them their
pilot-son returned to active duty
July %.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
|Ok|ohomons Fight for Return
|Of Oil Land Seized by U.S..

Four Oklahomans have come to
Washington to fight for return Of
their homestead which the Gov
ernment condemned and seized
shortly before rich Oil deposits were
discovered under the land.
Even before oil was discovered,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Taylor resisted
eviction from their property when
the Navy Department condemned
$50 acres for an airport about IL
miles from Oklahoma City. They
owned about 100 acres of the tract
When oil was located in the vi
cinity, oil derricks sprang up all
around the airport, which was
abandoned.
The elderly Taylors and their
relatives, George M. and Charles
r. Pendell, brothers, brought to
Washington with them Government
checks for $4,000 which they had
refused to cash. The checks were
for their share in a SAG, ,430 con-
demnation price set on property
which they claim is worth S.
600 900.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

The farmers say the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. is planning to
sell their land at auction next Sep
tember. They raise the question Of
whether the Government has the
legal or moral right to seize their
property against their will and to
sell it for a profit instead Of using
1t for the war purpose for which 1t
was condemned.
THE Taylors have a copy Of a let
ter from the late Secretary Of the
Navy Knox to Chairman Vinson Of
the House Naval Affairs Committee
in which he upheld the rights Of the
ousted property owners. The COM
mittee reported favorably on q bill
to restore the land, but 1t Is still
pending
Senator Thomas and Representa-
tive Moroney Of Oklahoma are In
terceding for the farmers. They
hope to have the RFC hold I'D the
sale until Congress can pass on the
matter.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Chang Cable 10 Wallace
Sees Jap Drive PeriIed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Chang Kai-shek cabled
Vice President Wallace yesterday
that the Chinese defense OF Heng.
yang may prove to be the turning
point in the japanese attempt to
break through the inexorably con-
stricting Allied ring"
Replying to Mr.. Wallace's cable
praising the defense of fallen Heng-
yang, the Chinese leader said:
L am deeply grateful for you,
tribute to the heroic defense OF
Hengyang. History may yet say
that the grim and tenacious defense
put up by our brave soldiers there
against overwhelming odds proved
to be the turning point in the last
desperate attempt Of the japanese
to break through the inexorably
constructing Allied ring and If SC
our dead would not have died In
vain"
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Sailor Tells Of Flight
From Correeiidor 10
Australia in Launch
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Aug. 12.-Its been two
and half years since r. A. Rankin
boatswain's mate, first class, and II
shipmates lodges the Japanese fleet
and escaped after Corregidor fell,
but the 23-year- sailors dreams
still are nightmares and he calls
out his shipmates' names in his
sleep.
Mr.. Rankin is in a naval hospital
here because of lost weight and
shaky nerves.
I'VE were at Corregidor when 1t
fell at 7 o'clock in the morning, ~
he told an interviewer, land we had
orders from 1t. Comdr. John Nor
rill to scuttle our ship. 1t was a
minesweeper, the last ship left.
Thirty of us went on the scuttling
party, and as we watched her dis
appear, we talked about trying to
escape. Only 18 of us wanted to
try"
Loaded Diesel Launch.
Mr.. Rankin said that, with Comdr
Morrill, in charge, the 10 loaded a
36-foot diesel launch with naviga-
ton instruments. nine drums of fuel
corned beef and hardtack, a 30
caliber machinegun, hope and stout
hearts.
They sailed five miles up the
beach, camouflaged the boat with
leaves and spent the rest of the
day on a hilltop watching the jap
anese take away the prisoners CAP
tured on Corregidor He said boats
designed for 100 or $50 were packed
with 300 to 400 in the sitting heat.
That night the Morrill, party be.
gan their 3l-day fight, but the en-
gine died. I'VE drifted back through
the Japanese patrol boats and a
mile farther than we had come, F."
Mr.. Rankin recalled.
The engine was repaired and
IN daylight, the launch started
again. Sighting the Japanese
fleet, the crew slapped black paint
on the launch to hide its NAVY
look"
The fleet went by within 15Oo
yards. and the sun was shining
brightly, but they didn't spot us, ,"
Mr.. Rankin said.
Then storm hit the little launch
and for IL or 13 hours it was bail
or sink"
AT the southern end of the
philippines they met a native school
teacher who told them the Japanese
had taken New Guinea and Java
and were landing In Australia.
Missed Darwin 7 Miles.
But they went on, and when they
reached Australia. they missed
Darwin by only seven miles.
We beached the boat on Melville
!sland and got out, ready to fight
we met missionary priest who wa.
oaklng bread. After 81 DAYS O,
corned beef and hardtack, we att
ioaf after loaf of that bread. HI
told us the Yanks were in Darwin
Three weeks later Mr.. Rankir
went to sea again, but his "tin can
was torpedoed and sunk at Guadal.
canal. He asked for sea duty AGAR
out ne kept on losing weight and
after losing so pounds, he was sen,
here. That was a year ago.
He corresponds with his compan.
ions OF the Philippines-to-Darwir
f1lght-an except one, who was killed
later. '~
Evening star., 1944-08-13

Richard Frye. radioman second
class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy
Frye, 2502 Fourteenth street NE,
was reported missing Friday, his
26th birthday anniversary, when his
Navy Liberator failed to return
from a mission in the South Pa
Icific.
Radioman Frye, who also served
as turret gunner was on his last
required mission, his parents
thought. I'VE were waiting for
him to come home-expecting him
any time now" his mother said.
After graduating from Roosevelt
High School, Radioman Frye spent
three years in the Army. He was
stationed in Hawaii when his Army
period was completed. and remained
there to learn printing, his fathers
trade, and wosk on two newspapers.
Later he worked in Missouri and for
the U. S: News here.
He joined the Navy in October,
1912, and was graduated at Great
Lakes Naval Station as honor man
of his class. After radio training at
Jacksonville, Fla, he went overseas
10 months ago.
His wife, whom he married in
Honolulu, lives in Sedaia, Mo. A
brother, Timothy Frye, jr., is at the
Navy's destroyer-escort school at
Norfolk, Va.
First 1t. John r. McNiel. son of
Mrs. Vivian H. McNiel, 2024 First
street NV, was listed as missing in
the European area. AZ story was
carried in The Star july 4 after the
family had been notified.
Second 1t. Roy E. Waller. husband
Of Mrs. Eskerleen M. Waller, who
formerly lived at 30l4 Dent place
NV, was listed as missing in action
in the European area.
Pfc. Irwin w. Dean, father of Miss
Evelyn E. Dean. route 2, Alexandria.
was listed as missing IN action in the
Mediterranean area.
Second 1t. Edward A. Silven, son
OF Mrs. Anna Elena Silven, 12s'Ma-
pie avenue. Takoma Park, Md, was
listed as missing in action in the
Mediterranean area.
First 1t. Julian !. Columbus
grandson Of Reuben N. Jones, 1927
1ngomar street NV, has been re-
ported missing in the European
theater of operations.
Prisoners
Sergt. John H. Davis, 2l, son of
Mrs. Lulu V. Roberts. S. BRYANT
street NV, who was reported miss
ing June 20 over Germany, is now
a prisoner of the Germans. He was
a gunner on a Bit Flying Fortress.
Sergt. Davis was graduated from
Parkersburg (W Va High School
and attended the Mountain State
Business College in Parkersburg. He
entered service in November, 1912.
served at Amarillo. Tex; Fresno,
Calf; Arcadia, Fla; Salt Lake
City, Utah. and Kearney, Nebr,.
before going overseas in April, 1914
Staff Sergt. Francis DePaul. q.
turret gunner on a Flying Fort
ress. who was reported missing in
Italy on June 81, is a prisoner of
the Germans, the War Department
has informed his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent DePaul, 1914 Morse
street NE.
At the time of his induction in
January, 1943, Sergt. DePaul was a
senior at Eastern High School. A
native of Cosenza. Italy. he came
TO this country as a child and had
lived in Washington for the last 10
years. He had been overseas since
April.
Two brothers are also in the serv-
ice. Pvt. Joseph DePaul is stationed
at Camp Campbell, KY, and George
DePaul, fireman. first class, is on
overseas duty with the Navy.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Families Need
$500 a Year,
Shaw Declares
y the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sunday. Aug. 49,
George Bernard Shaw, in an article
in the Sunday Observer, today set
So 200 to $4,000 a year as the basic
income necessary ito keep civiliza-
ton safe and steady"
Mr.. Shaw argued for equality of
income with the basic income
large enough to produce a Prime
Minister. higher mathmeticians
historians and philosophers, au-
thors and artists as we'll as plough
men and dairymaids"
He said 5000 year in a "scien-
tifically-organized society" would &c
farther than the $4,000 estimated
by H. G. Wells recently as the
necessary basic income.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Britain S Delegation
Chief Arrives for
Security Conference
By the Associated Press.

~ VAC ASoOClhteo FTcSS.
Sir Alexander Cadogan, heao
OF the British delegation to the
four-power postwar security con-
ference which opens here Au-
gust 81, arrived yesterday by
plane, bringing with him a full
outline of the principles to which
his nation feels a world organ
1zation should adhere.
Whether he also has a detailed
plan of operation, similar to thai
worked out by American diplomats
was not indicated.
Sir Alexander, permanent Under.
Secretary of State for Foreign Al
fairs, flew from New York on ar
army transport with the British
AmbasS Sador, the Earl OF Halifax
who has been on a visit to England
Given Military Honors.
They were met in New York by
Undersecretary of State Stettinius
principal American delegate to the
talks. The party was received al
the National Airport with military
honors, something unusual in Amer
ican diplomacy, which ordinarily
avoids military show.
The Russian group, headed by
Ambassador Andrei Gromyko, is due
IN this week
The impression is strong in dip
lomatic quarters here that many
months probably will elapse between
these first exploratory talks of the
Big -Four Governments and the ac-
tual formation by the United Ma
tions Of a functioning World peace
agency.
The question of what to do to
preserve order in the meantime was
partially answered at the meeting
OF foreign ministers in Moscow last
fall when Britain, the United
States. Russia and China pledged
not to use their military forces after
this war except for purposes of
maintaining peace and after con-
sultation among themselves.
Consultation Agreement Likely.
Recently there has been some dis
cussion in military and diplomatic
quarters here that this pledge prob
ably should be implemented bv
bringing the governments of the
four countries together in an agree
ment, possibly more or less infor-
NAL, as to how they would consult
on problems of peace in the post
war period should the need arise
This might mean the creation of
some new machinery or the expan-
sion of the functions of some such
agency as the already existing Euro
pean Advisory Commission.
In any event, the talks here
which are long-range in their main
purpose, may contribute toward the
solution of the problem of immedi-
ate cooperation more than was ex-
pected when the exploratory CONVEX
satlons were first proposed early this
summer.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Weather Report

Dlestrict of Columbia-Sunnv,
continued hot and humid today and
tomorrow; high today near 95. Some
chance of thundershowers in after
noon and evening.
Maryland and Virginia-Some
cloudlness, continued hot and hu-
mid, with a few scattered thunder.
showers in afternoon and evening
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Nominated Eleventh Time

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Aug. IL
lR.-For the 18th consecutive time
IN nearly a quarter century. Con-
necticut Socialists today nominated
Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridge
port to be their candidate for Gov
ernor. He has been Mayor of
Bridgeport since 1882.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
AiIeen PrineIe Morries
james Coin, Novelist
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SANTA MONICA, Calf, Aug. u
-Aileen Pringle, former film star
was married today to James M
Cain, novelist and screen writer. in
a city hall ceremony performed by
Municipal Judge Thurlow T. Taft.
Miss Pringle was attended by
Mrs. Rupert Hughes. wife Of the
writer, and Radu Bellian was best
man. Miss Pringle gave her age as
43 and Mr.. Cain said he was S.
She had been married once and Mr.
Cain twice.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Eight From District Area
Graduated as Officers

Eight residents Of Washington and
vicinity are among the 200 men
graduated Friday from the Camp
Lee CVa) Quartermaster School Of
ficer candidate class. Those from
Washington are:
Husie S. Cross, 170S Swami street
NV; Bernard r. Kolker, 1916 Bu-
chanan street w; Albert N. Whit
ing. 2419 Shannon place Sc, and
William p Waters, 1902 Thirteenth
street NV
Maryland graduates included
Henry H. Shining, 9412 Wire avenue,
Silver Spring; william E. Smith, 1906
Thirty street, Mount Rainier.
and Warren E. Tydings, Manor Club,
Route 4. Rockville.
The Virginia graduate Is James L.
Kelley, Alexandria.
For the bond drive you have an
S-card and the speed limit b Of.
Drive now, and stem on H.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

A AA W. - AAA~AA ~
ago turned out
to be the crash
landing a n Il
burning Of his
plane " h e II
none Of t h e
crew could bail
out.
Last night Mr..
and Mrs. Fred
erick l.. Miller,
2 5 08 Four t h
S t re e t N E.
learned from a
18th Army Air
Force dis S patch
to The Star that
Evening star., 1944-08-13
D.C.F|yer Nearly Died
In Little hake.up'
OF Big Liberdtor

THE little shake-up" about which
Second 1t. Homer B. Miller told his
ro tc vv,nnth
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Report Until 10 PM S.t,rd.v
Record Until 1OP.M. S.tr

Record Until 10 PM. Saturday.
Highest. 92 at pm. Yesterday vssr
ago, 81. 'eai
Lowest, u at 6:4s am. Yesterday
year ago, 6s eoA'
Evening star., 1944-08-13

Your War Bond dollars will speed
the march through Tokyo and Ber-
lin.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Record Temperatures This Year.

Highest, 9S, on June Is.
Lowest, II, on January q,
Tide Tables,
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
SEEN ad HEARD
-o%A
THE MAIN DRAG

Photographer A. w. Lohn taking
group picture of county draft board
first since board began func-
tlonlng four years ago next month
board members are James "
Robins, chairman; T. E.. Headv.
Harry Stevens, Craig Pottinger and
A. j. Mitchell, the latter new
member recently succeeding George
Horral, resigned Horrall sue
ceeded the late E. F.. Bohlinger
also in picture is DR.. M. I. Merritt.
government appeal agent; Mrs
Marguerite Macdonald, chief clerk:
and Miss Margot Guerrero, deputy
with exception of Mitchell. all
board members have served four
years.
Hail storm Sunday night breaking
two electric light bulbs in front of
soldier-sailor honor roll plaque.
House shortage becoming more
acute daily town can never
grow unless large number of new
homes are erected here.
Recent arrival from Oklahoma
declaring, ''just as well be an Okie
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
Giving A Lift To Men In Uniform

One Of the privileges most civilians enjoy these
days is that of giving lift to the in uniform.
Along any of the highways crscrossing our wide land
you'll find young America waiting, looking hopefully
toward you. You're as proud to slow down and pick
him up as he is grateful to climb aboard
It's little enough for civilian to do-helping a
fighting mans tired or eager young body few miles
on his way. But it's far important to give his
spirit lift whether he's your boy the fellow down
the street. the host of boys you may not know at
ALL yet who look to the people at home to back them
up with a brave moral purpose equal to their own
courage.
Such moral support is the one kind of heroism
that civilian America can show And our men in the
ranks the tanks the planes the ships, the subs are
depending desperately upon us to show it. For they
know that without it even victory would be empty
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
Friendship

What We should understand, we think, is that
nothing is more important than friendship, more
essential and rich in reward.
Friendship is one-way street To have
friend, be one, being one requires only occasional
moments, and remembrances and contacts
The greater demands of friendship are few and
far between, and most of rise to them; it is the
simpler everyday demands that we neglect to ou1
cost and eventual regret.
The GREATEST certainty is that human CON
facts are as vital the air breathe and that cher
ishing and nourishing them is more important than
twothirds of the daily dozen things let intervene.
Who dares risk being too busy for friendship?
One be too busy for idle chatter perhaps, for
that job not really worth dong-but certainly
too busy for the word the handclasp that may be
friends greatest need today, and in some
day to come
Life is swift and terrible race, doubly compli-
Gated now by the war; and almost everyone is inclined
to postpone social amenities.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

to stop and come back, but the
guards moved him down. The SER
geant was then taken back and kept
locked up in a filthy dungeon with
other prisoners until he came down
with a fever.
Due to this disease he lost his
hair and a few of his fingernails.
Then they removed him from the
dungeon and threw him into an old
abandoned adobe house in the out
skirts of the town.
From here a Yaqui Indian helped
him escape. He put the sergeant
on mule and brought him over
the mountains through rain, wind,
sleet and snow to Nogales.
His superior officers believed him
a deserter and were about to put
the clamps on him, when the Indian
convinced them that the sergeant
had been a captive of the Insurrec-
tos. So everything turned out OK.
Says Sgt. Lee, "You know, when
that Indian left Nogales he was
probably the richest Yaqui in Mex
leo. They gave him saddled horse
and a pack mule loaded with all the
supplies it could carry"
Off and on Sergeant Lee has put
in 81 years in the service, and he's
now sweating out overseas duty
again!
Yours truly,
S/SGT. r. S. EAMES
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
Automobile Shortage

In order to assure nation Of adequate auto
mobile transportation, it is estimated that over 16
million cars should be replaced by July 1915.
It may be that the manufacture Of some new cars
for civilians will begin fairly shortly but they will
certainly not be produced in any amount big enough
to come close to filling that need
Therefore, it appears certain, whether the Euro
pean is not, that our automobile facilities
will be poorer rather than better during the next two
perhaps with parts, but those which in normal times
would be sent to automobile graveyards must some
how be kept running.
Whether the gasoline or rubber restrictions are
relaxed not, it is therefore imperative that cars
continue to be treated with and used as little as
possible. And it is apt to become more and more
necessary during the coming year, that those who
don't really need sell them to those who depend
upon them.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
Letters From
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From there they went on horseback
to the site of the mine, which was
in Yaqui territory.
They camped there for a few days
and upon deciding he had made a
good buy, they were ready to return
to Nogales when some Mexican
Rurales came and told them that
fighting had broken out between the
Federals and the Insurrectos, and
that the latter had taken over the
SP line. %.a~ .aiAt@a -'--.'-
Immediately they decided to re-
turn to the us. by way of Mexico
City. Before they'd gone far, they
were captured by some soldiers.
When searched, they found on DR..
Serum a roughly sketched map of
the location Of the mine. So they
were taken as spies.
They were locked in cave on a
side of mountain and their meals
consisted of beans served in their
cupped hands. After a few days Of
imprisonment, they were marched
out of the cave, and taken for two
mile walked. Then the guards halt
ed them and turned their backs to
them, and DR.. Serum attempted a
getaway, as the guards turned to
fire on him Sgt. Lee was spraWled
on the ground shouting to the doc
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
Portland, Oregon
August %, 1914

Mr.. Craig Pottinger
Nogales, Arizona
Dear Sir:
We want you to know how much
we appreciate your paper, The In
ternational. Keeping us in touch
with the happenings in Nogales is a
joy to us. The paper arrives on
Tuesday and we look forward all
week to it's coming.
We were happy to see Hector
Ramirez name and picture in the
Portland Oregonian. Mrs. White
Immediately called him and he came
to see us.
He is very nice young man, and
Nogales can be proud of him. I
think he has returned to Portland
and we will try and see him again.
We have enjoyed being in our
home state of Oregon, but have a
longing for Arizona and our friends
there and expect to make the trip
back when the war is over. Our
memories of it will long be cherish
ed.
Greetings and regards to our
friends and acquaintances.
MIR. AND MRS. GEORGE
KIETIM
MRS. OLIVER WHITE
AND SONS
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
Don't You Forget 1t

American industries and American workers have
smashed Germany When this is over it will
have been won by the United States. American
troops took our own ships planes tanks and supplies
into France and Itay-and it wasn't long before the
Axis began to fold up. This war, like the first one
is being by the United States. We don't take
second place to any country.
Never miss an opportunity to make others happy
even if you have to let them alone to do it.
A man can be happy without fortune, but he
can never be happy without a friend