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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10

tapo, during which she feigned
serious illness and underwent two
fake operations 10 avoid imprison.
ment in a concentration camp
served as an effective foil against
inquisitive German agents.
IL feigned my illness 20 WELL"
Mime. Tartiere laughed. that
even some of my closest friends
believed IL. Consequently recup-
GRAFTON from illness was the
reason I gave for moving out
10 the farm.
II did wonder, though" she
added, "what the Germans
might have done II they had
seen me working on that farm.
Food was very scarce and Ii
was necessary that Nadine and
] do heavy farm work tn pro-
duce rs much ~ we could. We
shaved like peasants; but IL
was all worth while"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10
Trap Closed
On Leyfe laps
Thousands Doomed
as 77th Nears 9TH

ALLIED HQ, LEYTE, Philip
pines, Sunday. Dec. 10 CUP
U. s. Seventh Division troops, ad-
vancing three miles up the west
coast Of Leyte, hammered 10
within two miles of a junction
with the 77th Division below
Orrnoc yesterday in drive that
frightened the trap around several
Thousand japanese Of the 2eth
Division pinned against the Camo-
ties Sea. il was announced today.
(Foreshsdowing future often
Sive operations against the Jap
anese in the Philippines. CHS
war correspondent Royal Arch
Gunnison reported that Gen.
Macarthur and President Sergio
OSmena have instructed Filipino
Guerrillas TO rise and attack
enemy garrisons on other
islands. including Cebu,- Negros,
Panay, Mindanao and Luzon.O
The Seventh, veterans of Attu
and Kwajalein. captu rod the
coastal village OF Albuera, sl1
miles southeast of Ormoc, after
stiff fighting In which the Japa-
nese suffered heavy losses. and
trimmed the enemy pocket TO APP
proximately 10 square miles.
There was no estimate as 10 the
exact number OF japanese trapped
but headquarters said the force
was expected TO run into the
thousands"
nth AT oRMoC
The left wing OF the nth, which
made an amphibious landing on
the vest coast Thursday 10 open
the about American offensive,
was fighting its way into Ormoc,
main japanese defense bastion on
Leyte. Gen. MacArthur's daily
bulletin did not report on the
progress of that drive but il was
believed the Yanks might be
fighting in OrInoc proper.
A renewal of torrential tropical
rains greatly slowed all ground
movement" acArthur an
nounced, rendering the terrain
almost impossible.
A headquarters spokesman an
nounced that the Americans had
driven southwark beyond the
highway town OF Tolibaw, TN
miles north Of OrYnoc.
NAVY CONGRATULATED
Macarthur also released a mes
sage paying tribute TO 1t. Gen.
Krueger's u. S. Sixth Army. Vice
Adm. Kinkaid's Seventh Fleet and
1t. Gen. Kenneys far eastern air
force "for success of the Ormoc
amphibious landing" which was
taken to indicate that good prog
ress was being made toward a
ANAL cleanup Of Leyte In prepare
tion for larger Philippines opera
tons.
In the air, American warplanes
damaged q light cruiser at Cavite
naval base, Manila. and damaged
q small freighter off Subic Bay in
night assaults against the main
Philippines island Of Luzon.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Pepco RATE Backed
By Chicago Engineer

j. Samuel Hartt, consulting engi-
neer of Chicago, today told the
Public Utilities Commission that un-
der the sliding scale arrangement
Washington had lower electric rates
than cities of comparable size.
Mr.. Hartt appearing as witness
in the PUC's annual power rate
hearings, urged the commission to
retain the present 6 per cent rate
of return for the Potomac Electric
Power Co., and declared that expe-
rience shows that Pepco can rem
der high type of service" under
the sliding scale.
Under cross-examination by Alan
Johnstone, general counsel for the
Federal Works Agency, the witness
became involved in discussion over
whether Pepco was not in unique
and favorable situation, with large
Federal employment adding to the
stability of business.
washington is unique in that
it's the only United States capital in
the United States" Mr.. Hartt re-
piled, as spectators laughed.
Mr.. Hartt conceded Washington
was less likely to have violent eco
nomic changes than most cities, but
he said he was not certain there
would not be a change in admin
istration that would send some
Federal employees back to the farm, ~
Evening star., 1944-04-26
D.. {. Community Chest
Trustees 10 Elect Today

More than 240 members of the
Board of Trustees of the Community
Chest of Washington will meet. at
the United States Chamber of Com
merce late today to elect officers to
serve until May, 1945.
Frank r. Jelleff, president, and
all other officers have been renomi-
mated. They are Lee D. Butler, first
vice president; John A. Reilly, Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Eugene
Meyer, third vice president; Joseph
D. kaufman, fourth vice president,
and John F. Victory, secretary.
New members nominated to the
Executive Committee are for two
year term. Juvenile Court, judge
Fay L. Bentley; District Court, Mar
shal John p Colpoys, and John r.
Pinkett. Mrs. Francis x. Callahan
has been nominated to fill an un-
expired term of one year. Mrs. AL
bert w. Atwood and Mrs. Addison
B. Richmond will serve for another
year. Frank A. Birgfeld will serve as
treasurer until January, 1945.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
lsNRshoniinq
&Remiinders@a

Canned FOODS, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps AS through K-8 good
indefinitely. Blue stamps LIB
through Q-8 valid May / and good
indefinitely. Each stamp worth 10
points. Blue tokens are being used
as change.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps A-8 through Q-8 good in
definitely. Red stamps R-8 through
T-8 valid May !. Each stamp
worth 10 points. Red tokens are
being used as change.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound of waste kitchen fats you
turn in.
Sugar-Book No. stamps 30 and 81
valid for S pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 1, stamp 40 good for
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
GasOline-No. ga coupons good for
8 gallons through May 8. B-2,
CO, B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for gallons each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. and cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81. ConSum-
ers in this area should not have
used more than 95 per cent OF
their total yearly fuel oil ration as
Evening star., 1944-04-26
House Group Backs
|Sfimson on Unified
Military Command
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
Sentiment for legislation to estab-
llsh unified command over the
Nations armed forces and to con-
solidate the Army, Navy and the
air forces swept through a special
House committee today as more
witnesses were called to bolster
Secretary of War Stimson's indorse-
ment of such action.
Nearly all members of the Post
war Military Policy Committee said
they concurred with Mr.. Stimson's
view that unification would result
in economy and efficiency of opera
tion-but that it should not be
undertaken statutorily until the
war, or at least the European phase
of it, is over.
While Mr.. Stimson made no ref
erence yesterday to unification of
congressional committees handling
Army and Navy matters, 1t. Gen.
Joseph T. McNarney, deputy chief
OF staff, commented that such ac-
ton might be advisable should the
armed services be merged as he and
Mr.. Stimson recommended.
Creation Of a single department
of the armed forces, Mr.. Stimson
told the committee, sis essential if
our Nation is adequately and most
effectively to carry on its wars
under modern conditions" The
principle OF consolidation, he said,
should be approved promptly, while
the actual mechanics of the merger
should be deferred until after the
war.
The Navy's views-expected to CO.
lncide generally with those of the
Army-will be presented Friday by
Secretary Knox.
Evening star., 1944-04-26

wasn't permitted to take part In
school athletics.
Mrs. Grant, an employe of the
General Accounting Once, said her
son was afraid the arm injury
would keep him out of the Air
Forces, but when he enlisted in 1941
the doctor found the arm "just as
capable as any other"
Mrs. Grant said 1t. Brown used
to be little self conscious about
his arm, but she thinks he is over
that now. Last Christmas he asked
her to distribute gifts to II girls.
He must be all right now" shs
said. HE has won the Air MEDIA
with three Oak Leaf Clusters, anc
the Distinguished Service Medal"
In his last letter, 1t. Browns
mother said, he told about havine
the compass shot out of his plane
during a raid. I'm either gooe
navigator or just lucky" he wrote
Formerly Lived in District.
A native Of Dallas, Tex, 1t. Brown
formerly lived at 2201 Thirteenth
street NE. He attended Mckinley
High School, and before joining thu
Army was employed by the Farm
Credit Administration.
He was trained at Maxwell Fiel,
and at Spence Field, Ca, where hi
received a fight officer rating il
March, 1943. He received his com
mission last January in England.
a brother, 'Ttch. Sergt. Mack Z
Brown, 23. Is, stationed at th,
Western Signal Corps School, Davis
kGnM zee~ 5..za-zsap, .salzsaaasssss=a.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Handicapped Arlington Flyer
|FeNs Is Nozis in 81 Missions

A 21-year-old Arlington pilot,
forbidden to take part in school ath-
letics because Of an arm injury, has
shot down is Nazi planes during 81
raids over German-held territory
to make him one of the leading air
force aces.
1t. Henry w. Brown, son of Mrs.
Addison Grant, SOFT North Twenty
fifth street, Arlington, was one of a
group Of American fighter pilots
who downed 66 enemy planes over
Southern Germany Tuesday, the
Associated Press reported from
London. 1t. Brown got two of the
craft. raising his, total score to Is.
Describing his fight while re-
turning to an American fighter base
in England, 1t. Brown said the first
plane that came within his sights
blew up like toy balloon"
"After I had banged away at the
second plane for a while, the Ger
man pilot jettisoned his canopy,
pulled straight up, and then fell
over and went into the ground" !"
1t. Brown said.
Pilots Chute Failed to Open.
/ THE pilot climbed out of his ship
hut his chute / didn't open in time
and i1e fen almost on top Of the
wreck"
Known as Nipple" to his buddies
in England, 1t. Brown suffered 9
broken left arm when he vas 8
years old. In healing, the forearm
was pulled into an unnatural posi-
stion. Because of this injuIy,uuhl
Evening star., 1944-04-26
K. Of T.. Observes
47th Anniversary Of
Washington Council
IS New Members
Admitted to Order
At MoyfIower Bouquet

The 47th anniversary OF the
founding of the Washington Council
of the Knights of Columbus was
observed last night at the May
flower Hotel with a banquet and
dance, at which IS new members
were admitted.
Only three members of the origi-
nal roster Of the council still are
alive. The son of one Of the found
ers, Alfred A. McGarraghy, was
toastmaster.
He introduced Senator Danaher,
Republican, of Connecticut. DR..
Hector David Castro, Ambassador
OF San Salvador, and Msgr. Patrick
j. Mccormick, rector of Catholic
University.
Stephen Gushing, State deputy
for the district of New York, repre-
senting the supreme knight, Francis
P. Matthews, brought greetings u
the local council and spoke briefly
on the responsibilities of the men,
bership during the changing period
OF history.
William e. Leahy, District selec-
tive service director; 1t. Col. John
A. Saul, U. s. A.; 1t. Comdr. James
McLarney, U. s. NJ, and other men,
bers of the armed forces were in
troduced and made brief remarks
on the accomplishments of the local
council, which has a membership OF
1,500, with $40 now in the services
Dr. Henry J. Crosson, Rosa r
Downing and Henry Sohn, all
Washington residents, are the three
living members of the original class
of members. 1t. Francis x. Claire
of the Coast Guard was one of the
new members who spoke briefly.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Shipment Of Meat
To Cafe Described

A railway express driver today
told of delivering beef to the Del
Rio Restaurant at 727 Fifteenth
street NV, without receiving ra-
ton points for them, as hearings
on charges against the establish
ment were resumed before OPA
Hearing Commissioner Joseph Har-
rison in Municipal Court.
The driver, Lewis Hoffman, testi-
fed that on December 6, l943, he
delivered 10 bags of beef to the
restaurant, which is accused of the
black market purchase of 5000
pounds of beef. The way bill for
the shipment was signed by Miss
Cecilia Sachs, he said
The charge against the Del Rio.
one of three Washington restau-
rants accused of violating OPA
regulations, alleges five separate
shipments of meat from December
8 through February s. 1oAA.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Traffic Safety Authorities
To Meet Here FRIDAY

Traffic safety authorities from all
sections of the country will convene
Friday at the Mayflower Hotel as a
board of judges TO select America s
safest cities for pedestrians in 1913
Awards will be made on the basis
of reports in the American Auto
mobile Associations fifth national
pedestrian protection contest.
Cities and States which showed
the greatest reduction in this type
of accident through local educa-
tional campaigns will be honored
with AAA safety plaques.
According to Thomas P. Henry of
Detroit, AAA president, of a total of
$4,000 persons killed in traffic mis-
haps in the United States last year,
$500, or AZ per cent, were pedes-
trians.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Nursery Queen
Crowned at
Service Center

Curly-haired 18-month-o Rosa
lie Cocuzzi was named queen of the
nursery" yesterday at the United
Nations Service Center. 500 North
Capitol street, as the 1,000th baby
registered for care in the nursery
since it opened last November.
Daughter of Pvt. and Mrs Chris
CocuzZi, Rochester, N. Y, Rosalie
solemnly accepted black plush toy
horse as an emblem of her regal
position.
Travelling to North Carolina to see
her husband, Mrs. Cocuzzi was well
coined at the Union Station by a
uniformed American Women's Vol
untary Services worker and in
formed of the nursery service just
across the plaza. 1t was a welcome
interlude for both mother and baby.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Womun Roomer Found
Dead of Gas Fumes

Mrs. Melva Littlefeld, "a, of 1114
F street NE, last night died of gas
fumes in the kitchen of her home
despite efforts of the Fire Depart
ment Rescue Squad to revive her,
police reported.
She was found by her landlady,
Agnes Sammons, lying near a gas
range on which all jets were open.
according to police. A note stating
that she was in i'll health was near
by, police asserted.
Evening star., 1944-04-26

on an enemy light cruiser, but planes
from Midway discovered two enemy
cruisers, one of which they crippled
and scored number of hits on
them. Poor visibility on the 5th
prevented further operations.
Four Jap Cruisers Hit.
On June 6, Hornet planes located
an enemy force consisting of two
heavy cruisers and three destroyers
and made hits on the two cruisers.
Planes from the Enterprise also
scored hits on those two cruisers
and later in the day Hornet planes
successfully attacked two more
cruisers and a destroyer.
On the same day, in an effort to
save the Yorktwon, which had been
taken in tow, the destroyer Ham
mann went alongside to put on
board salvage party. While she
was alongside, the Yorktown was
struck by two torpedoes from an
enemy submarine, and the Ham
mann by one. The Hammann sank
within few minutes and the next
morning the yorktown also sank.
The Battle of Midway was the
first decisive defeat suffered by the
japanese Navy in $50 years. Fur
thermore, it put an end to the long
period of Japanese offensive action
and restored the balance of naval
power in the Pacific. The threat to
Hawaii and the West Coast was
automatically removed, and except
for operations in the Aleutians area,
where the Japanese had landed on
the islands of Kiska and Attu, enemy
operations were confined to the
South Pacific. 1t was to this latter
area, therefore, that we gave our
greatest attention.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Rescue League Told
How Military Forces
Are Utilizing Dogs

The Germans are reported to be
using 10000 dogs for messenger anc
ambulance work and have trans
ferred others to Japan for use in
China, 1t. H. M. Bowman of the
Military Training Corps of the
Quartermaster's Department of the
Army told the Animal Rescue
League at its annual meeting today
The American Army. he said, also
is carrying out dog-training pro-
gram, and has inducted $4,000 of
them since March, 1943,
Reports to the league by Mrs. e
K. Morris, secretary. showed the
number of animals received by it
during the last year was 1901
compared, with 10000 in the previous
year. The decline, she said, "is due
entirely to gasoline rationing, -
which restricts the mileage travelled
by the leagues animal ambulance.
Miss Lucretia D. Clark was re-
elected president. Other officers,
headed by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,
honorary president, include: Mrs.
Charles A. Simpson, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. L. B. Brubaker, second
vice president; Mrs. Morris, secre-
tary; Mrs. Spencer Cosby, assistant
secretary; Mrs. Eugene A. Bond,
financial secretary; Mrs. J. Damn
Faber, treasurer.
During the 80 years in which the
association has been in operation,
she said, "as a welfare and civic
benefit to the city it has steadily
grown"
OF the 13,001 animals received by
the league, Mrs. Morris announced,
1873 were returned to owners and 618
placed in homes A total of 639 ami
mails were reported lost during the
year.
Expenses for the year were slO,-
475.36. The District government has
not yet passed on the status of the
property tax levied against the
league, the report further stated, but
a claim for tax exemption under
AN act to define property exempt
from taxation in the District of Co.
lumbia" has been filed.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
School Budget
Study Begun by
|HouseGroup
| Nearly SIS. 5.000. 900
Asked by Board;
| New Sights Sought
By DON s. WARREN.

Members of the House Appropri-
ations Subcommittee In charge Of
the Districts 1945 record breaking
budget of over $67 1000 900 was to
turn its attention this afternoon to
the public school estimates, which
amount to wen over quarter Of the
total.
The school system requests amount
to nearly $4,000, 900 although war
conditions stin blot out virtuallysany
chance for building construction. In
addition to maintenance items, the
Board of Education seeks 1857 500
for purchase of seven school sites
and for preparation of plans for
eight building or expansion projects.
Largest Of Requests.
The largest of requests for plans
is for building to replace the pres
|ent Hine Junior High.
School estimates were to be taken
|up by the subcommittee, headed by
Representative Coffee, Democrat,
|of Washington, in session this
afternoon after hearing justifica-
|tions for the requests for the Zon-
ling, poundmaster, rent control, re-
corder of deeds and the Minimum
Wage Board offices. There was to
be no session of the hearings this
morning.
Testimony that Washington power
rates were lowest N a long list of
the larger cities was presented late
yesterday by James H. Flanagan,
chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission. Those of Cleveland
were found to be the nearest ap-
proach, with many cities much
higher. it was reported.
Inquiries were made also as to
fares of the Capital Transit Co..
but it was said the subcommittee
was advised the PUG was withhold
ing a formal hearing on that subject
until after detailed investigation,
now under way, was completed.
Taxi Fare Reports.
There were questions as to res
lports some taxi drivers were charg-
ing full fares per person Tor trips
loft the general route of the trip.
instead of the group-riding charge,
but commission officials reported
the number of complaints was small
in comparison with the total num-
ber Of passengers carried. PUG
officials added that whenever an
laggrieved taxi rider will testify,
prompt and decisive action is taken
by the Board Of Revocation and
Review.
During the day j. Thomas Ken
tnedy, head Of the weights, measures
land markets division, supported re-
lquests for an appropriation of $780,
1000 for Improvement of the South
leastern Market.
Subcommittee members voiced
Hope for passage by Congress Of
Legislation giving the District power
to regulate fire insurance during
Testimony by Albert r. Jordan.
superintendent of the Insurance
Department. Chairman Randolph
of the House District COMMITTEES
lplans to seek House action shortly
on the bill Of Representative AM
derson, Democrat, Of New Mexico
to this effect. A somewhat similar
bill was passed some weeks ago by
the Senate. District officials have
protested only about 30 cents out
LOT the fire insurance premium
dollar here now is required to pay
fire losses.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Asked
To oTakeCareof
Medical Needy
Planning Boord
Suggests Counties
Control Program
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 26.-A rec
ommendation that the State pro-
vide medical care through the coun-
ties for the medical INDECENT" was
presented to the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland
at its 146th annual meeting.
The recommendation was made
by the State Planning Commission's
Committee on Medical Care, which
suggested the program be formu-
lated and administered by the State
Department of Health.
DR.. Abel Wolman, commission
chairman, sent the recommendation
contained in report of the COM
mittee's work during the last three
years, to Gov. O'Conor also.
The committee proposed that the
Health Department be responsible
for the compensation of physicians
and institutions for services rem
dered to eligible persons.
Fund Appropriations Urged.
1t suggested the, Legislature ap-
propriate funds for payment to
physicians, hospitals and county
health departments for salaries and
expenses for administration of the
program, for purchase of equip
ment, supplies, drugs and biologicals
and for the provision of additional
space necessary for the proper con-
duct of the services.
The committees recommendation
includes establishment of a council
of medical care to act in an ad-
visory capacity. The council would
consist of two members of the coun-
Gil of the Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty and two members appointed
by the State Board of Health, one
of whom must be the director of
the State Health Department.
The governing bodies of the Johns
Hopkins Medical School and the
University of Maryland Medical
School each would name member
to the council; the Maryland-Dis-
trict of Columbia Hospital Associa-
ton would designate a Maryland
hospital administrator; the Mary
land Dental Association, the State
Nurses Association and the Mary
land Medical Association each would
name member. The group would
include the director of the Welfare
Department, the commissioner OF
mental hygiene and the superin-
tendent of the State tuberculosis
|sanatoria.
IL Counties Need Physicians.
County health officers would ad.
minister local aspects Of the pro.
gram.
The committees report stated
that II counties-Worcester, Har.
ford, Caroline, Charles, Garrett
Cecil, st. Mary's, Baltimore. Prince
Georges, Calvert, Howard and Anne
Arundel had less than the accepted
health ratio of physicians to popu-
lation-one to 1,5O0 {tlie figures were
based on totals ifl 194D.
Except in limited fields, there Is
at present no State o1. other agency
legally responsible for providing
medical care for those unable to pay
and there Is no clearly defined pro.
cedure by which such care might
be obtained, the committee said.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
ADMIRAL KINGS REPORT:
BATTLE OF MIDWAY

The most interesting portion OF the report by Ad-
niral Ernest J. King the Nauys part in the
his chapter Combat Operations" The Star
tDu publish in instailments the Nauys report on the
most important battles NTH the japanese. The third
installment tollotos:
MIDWAY
The engagement in the Coral Sea marked the
end of the period during which we were totally
on the defensive. There followed a lull during
which both sides were preparing for further
operations. Our immediate problem was. to an
ticipate as nearly as we could what the next
move of the enemy would be, as we had lost
touch with the heavy Japanese forces which
had r,articinated in the Coral Sea action