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Evening star., 1944-05-06
Wife Goes TO Coast 10 Aid
Army Flyer Held in Assault

BY the Associated Press.
SANTA ANA, Calf, May 6.-Mrs.
June Wilkinson, an expectant
mother, has arrived from Washing
ton in an effort to gather evidence
to defend her Army flyer husband
against an assault charge involving
an 18-year-old Hollywood dancer.
Capt. Morrison j. Wilkinson, %,
veteran of aerial fighting in China,
Is scheduled to face a court-martial
within three weeks at the Army
airbase here on the complaint Of
Miss Caprice Capron
The flyers wife is living tenn
porarily in Santa Monica at the
home of her mother. proprietor of
a dress shop.
Capt. Wilkinson is accused of as
saulting Miss Capron in the Holly
wood hills after late party.
Capt. Wilkinson's Washington ad-
dress during his six months here
last year was listed as 1852 Colum-
bia road NV. War Department
records showed he was in Walter
Reed Hospital in February, 1943:
was promoted to captain in March
and served at Walter Reed from
April to the end of July. His per-
manent address was Milwaukee.
Wis, according to the records.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Girl, 8, Dies Of Burns;
Had 81 Trunsfusions

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, May 6.-Eight-year-
old Florence Ward died at Boston
City Hospital early today after 8
gallant battle against second anc
third degree burns. She was burned
when she spilled a bottle of mai
polish remover on the kitchen stove
and the flames engulfed her.
A corps of doctors and nurses hac
struggled since Wednesday to save
her life, using all the knowledge
and experience acquired two years
ago in the treatment of victims O,
the tragic Coconut Grove fire.
A total of 81 blood TRANSMISSION.
were given the child before deatt
came early today.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Col. Cooksey Is Named
To Specialized Post
y the Associated Press

ny tiie ASSOCIATED Press.
BALTIMORE, May 6.-Mai. Gen
Philip Hayes announced yesterday
that Col. Richard w. Cooksey, St
Michaels, Md, former language Off
Ger and observer with the Japanese
Imperial Army, had been assigned
to Sd Service Command headouar-
ters as director of the Army Spe-
cialized Training program.
Other headquarters assignments
reported by Gen. Hayes included
Maj. Wilfred w. Eastman, 2l0 Tulip
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, as chief
OF the physical reconditioning
branch of the surgeons office.
Col. Cooksey, a native of Wash
lngton, came here from Norfolk
where he commanded the Army
base. Maj. Eastman had been serv-
ing at the Allentown (Pa) induction
station.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Morse Parliament Member
Sees u. ). House in Action

BY the Associated Press.
Konrad Knudsen, q member of
the Norwegian Parliament, who
escaped to Sweden six months after
Germany invaded Norway, predicted
yesterday that the Norwegian under
ground would rise UP in full strength
when the Allied invasion starts.
There is no doubt whatsoever
that the Norwegian underground
will prove of great help against the
Nazis when the invasion across the
Channel begins" he told a reporter.
Touring the Capitol as the guest
of Representative Hagen, Farmer
Labor, of Minnesota, whose father
was born in Mr.. Knudsen's district
in Norway, Mr.. Knudsen watched
the House in action from the gallery
and then said with a smile:
Il like our own legislature much
better. There. each member has
his own seat while In the House here
members just sit wherever they wish
to-"
Evening star., 1944-05-06
8 Jop-Americons Freed
On Refusing Army Drill
BY the Associated Press

FORT MCCLELLAN, Ala, May g.
Two of % Japanese American in
fantrymen arrested here last month
on charges of refusing to take mill
tary training have been acquitted,
and similar charges have been with
drawn against six others.
Army Public Relations, which an
nounced disposition of the eight
remaining cases yesterday, said the
soldiers in question were involved
in similar but separate incidents
from the other 90"
The first 20 tried by courts-mar-
tial were convicted and given prison
terms ranging from five to thirty
wears,
Evening star., 1944-05-06
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Continued From First Page)

being pared down rapidly through
the new screening of occupational
deferments for younger men. Just
how many of these men will con-
tinue to be deferred, on decommen-
dation of State directors, depends
on the size Of the list of individual
plants in critical activities where
the deferment of younger merr is
warranted. The Inter-Agency Com
mittee on Occupational Deferments,
which is compiling the list, has not
completed its work.
The remaining 564,058 younger
men hold agricultural deferments.
While these deferments now are
under special review, selective serv-
ice pointed out, the number of
men that can be anticipated for
induction during the growing and
harvesting season necessarily will
be limited"
Enlistments Unknown Factor,
In addition, approximately 5000
men turning Is become available for
induction each month, but selective
service pointed out that one of the
unknown factors in calculating the
filling of draft calls is the number
OF young men who will enlist ahead
OF their 18th birthday. This figure
may vary, it was said, from 10000
to $1,000 month.
Just what effect this supply of
men under 26 will have on older
registrants in various States differs
with the State directors interpre-
tation of the regulations. An at
tempt at uniformity is expected to
come out Of the meeting of State
directors here next week.
Since April selective service has
banned the induction of men over
26 who are making a contribution
to essential agricultural. war-pro-
duction or transporting activi-
ties" Following that order, some
State directors stopped the induc-
ton of all men over 26, except VOL
unteers and delinquents, while
others we're inducing older men in
non essNntial activities.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Hoore, Back in London,
Halls Spanish Accord

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 6.-Sir Samue,
Hoare, British Ambassador to Spain
and Lady Hoare arrived in London
today.
Asked II he was satisfied with the
Allies recent agreement with Spain
which cut to a trickle the shipment
OF Spanish wolfram to Germany, the
Ambassador replied:
That is very hard knock for
Germany, for Spain is a country in
which the German influence was very
strong indeed. We must Judge by
results. but it certainly looks very
satisfactory for the Allies"
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Nebraska Bomber Crash
Kills Five of Crew

BY the Associated Press.
SCOTS BLUFF. Nebr., May g.
Five of the crew, including the pilot
and co-pilot, were killed and three
men injured yesterday in the crash
|of a Liberator bomber from the
McCook fNebrD air base, 13 miles
northeast of Morrill,, Nebr.
Straight Townsend, SCOTS Bluff
County attorney, and Deputy Sheriff
Steve Warrick, who investigated the
crash, said that the big plane broke
in two after striking the ground and
the fore part burst into flames. The
fire burned grassland for a half mile
around the wrecked plane. Three
crewmen were hospitalized here.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Michels to Consult
Government on Leuvinq

Chilean Ambassador Rodolfo
Michels. commenting on a story in
The Star yesterday by Lem Pearson
that he intended to resign, said to-
day he has had in mind for some
time to return to Chile, but that he
will not make a decision before
consulting his government.
Friends made 1t clear, however
that his personal plans call for leav-
ing Washington in the near future
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Congregational Church
Officers Are Named
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
RE1DSVILLE, N. c., Nay 6.-Dr
w. E. Wisseman, pastor of the
Church of Greensboro, was elected
president Of the Southern Conven-
tion Of Congregational Christian
Churches yesterday.
DR.. I. w. johnson of Suffolk. Va
was elected vice president; DR.. ]. H
Lightbourne Of Burlington, secre-
tary; the Rev. r. A. Whitten OF
Winchester, Va, assistant secretary
Mrs. Matte Cox Parker of Elon
College, treasurer; DR.. F. C. Lester
of Elon. superintendent, and w. E
MacClenny of Suffolk, historian.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Wife Killed Captain,
Self, Jury Reports
BY the Associated Press.

ALBANY, Ga, May 6.-An Army
captain and his wife, found dead
here yesterday, were killed by re-
volver bullets fired by the wife, a
coroner's jury reported.
The two were identified as Capt
and Mrs. Ray C. Stoltzmann. Capt,
Stoltzmann, an Army Air Forces
instructor at Turner Field here. was
a native Of Marshfield, Wis, son OF
August w. Stoltzmann. Neither the
Army nor police had information
about relatives of Mrs. Stoltzmann
A woman identifying herself as
Mrs. Stoltzmann phoned police
headquarters about am. yesterday
saying she had killed her husband
Arriving at the house, officers heard
q shot and the two were found
dead in the living room, side by side
the officers head on a pillow and
his wife lying on his outstretched
arm. -
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Senators Plan 10 Call
US. Officials in Probe
0fCuban Rum and Gin

Officials of the Foreign Economic
Administration and the State De-
partment will be called by the SEN
ate Liquor Investigating Committee
to discuss conditions governing i'm
portation Of what Chairman Nc
Carran described as inferior Cuban
gins and rum"
The subject was brought up at
yesterdays hearing when Senator
McCarran and Senator Ferguson
Republican, of Michigan questioned
Walter Whitman Of the chemical
division of the War Production
Board, about an order limiting i'm
ports of beverage alcohol from Cuba
this year to 14,3o0, 900 gallons.
Mr.. Whitman testified the request
for the import control came from
FEA and that the reason given by
that agency was that>unlimited bev-
erage production would use I'D
molaSses wanted for industrial alco-
hol.
ferguson Opposes Move.
Senator Ferguson, however, COM
pared the arrangement to cartel be-
tween Cuba and the War Production
Board, and declared inferior" runs
and gins are being sold to American
consumers "at high prices"
Senator McCarran asked the wit
ness If an offer had not been made
and rejected under which the
Cuban supply of alcohol could have
been bought up and traded to this
Government for industrial purposes,
in exchange for the release Of
American grain alcohol for beverage
purposes
MIR. Whitman said he believed
such an offer was made to FEA but
agreed It was also discussed with
WPB. ~ ~
Julian G. Sourwine, committee
counsel, also questioned Mr.. Whit
man yesterday as to the need for
the amounts of alcohol set aside
for automobile antifreeze since the
war started. Mr.. Sourwine con-
tended the antifreeze allotment for
l943 was greater than the average
for a prewar period, despite driving
restrictions.
Oil Used for Rubber.
Mr.. Sourwine also told the COM
mittee that in recent weeks three
plants have become ready to pro-
duce butadiene for the rubber pro-
gram from petroleum instead of
alcohol and that a fourth will be
ready in July.
At the outset of yesterdays after
noon session Mr.. Whitman said he
could not agree with a contention
by Mr.. Sourwine that the War Pro-
duction Board has overestimated
alcohol requirements for essential
purposes and underestimated alco-
hol production figures.
The witness answered mo" when
Mr.. Sourwine asked If he could agree
that reasonable estimates of produc-
ton and requirements would leave a
margin OF excess supply for more
civilian uses.
Senator McCarran has not fixed a
date for resumption of the hearings.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Frederic Manson, Editor
OF WilIiamsport Grit, Dies
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, May g.
Frederic E. Manson, 80, editor OF
the nationally known Williamsport
Grit for the last IA years and man
aging editor for "a years prior to
that, died last night in a hospital
here after long illness.
A native of Searsmont, Me, he
began his newspaper career on the
Kennebec Journal at Augusta, Me,
in 1884 and later worked on the
Boston Journal before coming to
Williamsport in 1893. He served the
biggest small town paper" in the
Nation during Q period when its
circulation grew to more than q
half million weekly.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Tommy Hitchcock Estate
More Than $4,000

5s the Associated Press.
MINEOLA, N. Y, May 6.-The will
OF 1t. Col. Thomas Hitchcock, ir.
Observation-Disclosures polo playe,
klheo IN an airplane crash in Eng
land April 10, was filed yesterday
with personal estate valued al
more than $4,000" and real prop.
erty OF undisclosed value.
All real estate was bequeathed te
MS wife, Mrs. Margaret Mellon
Laughlin Hitchcock. His residuar,
estate was divided into four trusts
Tor each of his four children
Thomas, Sd; william M, Louise E
and Peggy Hitchcock.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Maj. Storm Divorced

RENO, New, May 6 (P).-Heler
Booth Storm, Meriden, Conn, was
granted divorce here yesterday
from Maj. Eric Foster Storm, now
at Camp Shelby. Mass. They are
the parents of two sons. Jerome
Frederick Storm, a cadet at the
United States Military Academy
West Point, N. Y, and Robert Will
lam Storm. cadet at the Borden
.vn Military Academy Borden
! -. j. The charge was cruelty
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Ernie Pyle Is Named
Leading Hoosier of "a
By the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, May 6.-Ernie Pyle
war correspondent from Dana, Ind.
and winner of the 1914 Pulitzer
Prize for war reporting. last night
was named the outstanding Hoosiel
Of 1914 by the Sons of Indiana OF
New York.
A scroll designating Mr.. Pyle the
Hoosier States leading native this
year was received for him at a meet.
ing of the society by Roy Barton
White, president Of the Baltimore
b Ohio Railroad and another ma.
tive of Dana.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
}. H. Sueden, Composer
OF SPARS' March, Dies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, May g.
John H. Sugden, SO, bandmaster
and composer, died yesterday at the
Coast Guard Training Station Hos
pital after a brief illness.
A native of Providence, r. l.,
Sugden at one time was leading
trumpet player in Sousa's Band and
served as director OF music in
Akron (Ohio) high schools for 1s
years. He recently composed The
March of the Spars,' officially
adopted by that branch of the
service.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
French Act to Satisfy
Reporters Protests
II the Associated Press,

BIZ the Associated Press.
ALGIERS, May 6.-Henri Bonnet
information commissioner of the
French National Committee OF
Liberation, said yesterday that
henceforth official news would be
distributed to foreign correspond
ents and French newspapers stimuli
taneously.
Bonnet's statement was in reply
to protest earlier in the week by
foreign correspondents against
what they termed official favori-
tism for France Antique, a news
agency subsidized by the national
committee.
Il am entirely in accord" Bonnet
said, with the point of view ex-
pressed by the foreign corre-
spondents."
Evening star., 1944-05-06
|Simp|ified Tax Bill
Expected 10 Be Given
Swift Senate Approval
BY the Associated Press.


A House-approved stream
lined" tax bill headed for the
Senate today, hailed as the cure
for the March Is headache that
still hangs on.
Given unanimous approval by the
House yesterday, the measure is de-
signed to make tax computation as
painless as possible. It goes to the
Senate Finance Committee Monday.
Early approval was predicted.
Chairman George said he and
other Democrats on the committee
were disposed to go along with the
House version of the bill, which Is
expected TO relieve 10000, coo tax
payers of the irksome job of making
out complicated Federal return.
Il don't think the exemptions
that have been placed in the meas
ure are equitable in all cases. but
they represent the best that can be
done in order to get simpliflcation,"
Senator George said.
COP Predicts Swift Approval.
Republicans also predicted swift
approval.
The measure would scrap the two
year-old Victory" tax, setting new
normal and surtax rates that would
keep payments at about their pres
ent level.
1t would make the payroll with
holding levy the total tax collection
Tor salary earners up to 5000
yearly. effective next January. OF
the 100000 still required to file
returns, about half could use
simplified table which would COM
pute their tax quickly.
The House vote, 358 to o, was the
first time in the memory of House
veterans that tax bill passed with
out dissenting voice.
Generally, the bill would levy a
somewhat larger tax against single
persons and couples without chill.
dren, while the load would be light.
ened for taxpayers with large FAM
lilies.
Doughton Indorses Bill.
! Chairman Doughton of the House
Ways and Means Committee said
"as far as burdens go. the measure
will not hurt anybody much, or help
anybody much" He emphasized
that increased Withholding Is not
Increased tax burden"
The Withholding system of de.
ductions from pay envelopes and
salary checks was instituted last
year as a part of the pay-as-you- go
tax legislation. It now takes the
approximate tax of persons in the
first income bracket.
Under the new bill those earn
ing up to $1,000 in 1914 and re-
ceiving not more than 500 from
sources not subject to Withholding
would be permitted to file a CODY
OF Withholding receipt, furnished
by the employer, In place of the
regular tax return. These taxpay.
ers would list their dependents on
the reverse side of this receipt, and
enter amounts of "other income"
They would mail it to the local
tax collector who would calculate
the tax, then bill the taxpayer or
issue a refund check, depending
whether the taxpayer was overpaid
or underpaid.
Some 9,000,0 600 persons now pay
ing victory taxes but with earnings
not large enough to come under
the present income levies would be-
come regular taxpayers, remitting
at rates about equivalent to their
present victory tax burdens.
The bill would add approximately
$50, 600 new taxpayers-those earn
ing between $555 to 1924.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
al District Men Enter
Nations Armed Forces

Among the ii District men in
Quoted into the armed forces yes.
terday were IS for the Army, "a TO,
the Navy and two for the Marine
Corps. The list follows:
Army.
Baby. James 8. Boswell, Joseph A.
Goivln, Alexander j.. Smith, Daniel N
Hanlin, Carl B. Holmone. Nathaniel
Lanks, Charles J. Lee, William q
Msnoney, Bernard J. Kirksey. George w
McCauley, Joseph z. Erby, Lewis c.
Perry. CECIL F. Wood, Clifford M.
Thomas, Louis
Navy.
Callahan. Charles e. Zimmerman. ] a
Horne. Harry l.. Hangliter, E. r.
Pendleton. Warren O. Hill John l.. jr.
Allen, Eugene c. De Francis. VIC.
DICKSON, R. K. sr. Kaiser, John P.
Spriggs, Robert J. Grooms, Paul p
Letsch. William F. Clemmons Alvin
Holmead, Anthony Green. Herbert l.
Freeman, Henry c. Hansberry Leroy D.
RANKIN Joel P. Malaspina. Joseph
West. Bernard NJ. Kline. William B.
keIam. Gaylord Fl. Tobin. Robert G., jr.
Marine Corps
Burkett, George J. Truitt. Raymond A..
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press

Senate and House.
In recess until noon MONDAY.
Build q postwar nest egg
War Hhnds!
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-19
Cities Seek Greater Share
of Road Funds From State

on with rural areas.

comparison with rural areas
Stanley NJ. Powell. legislative
agent OF the Michigan Farm Bureau
and chairman OF study commits
sion subcommittee, said his group
was considering a proposal which
would assist some cities without
requiring a revision OF the statu-
tory method Of allocating the tax
revenues.
The proposal suggests, he said.
that the state take over payment
OF about SS,000,O 900 worth OF unpaid
Covert road bonds. 30 tnat the
cities would not lose a major por.
ton Of Horton act. refunds by the
legal necessity facing the counties
to pay of the bonds first out OF
state ALLEGATIONS.
He said the committee was con
sidering a new distribution formula
which might allocate state funds a
the rate OF four-flfths per capita
and one.1fth. per local road mileage.
Municipal spokesman objected to
n suggestion by Fred Rogers, Hills
dale County road engineer that an
other cent be added 10 the gasoline
tax to assist the cities. They said
sufficient taxes are being raised
now II equitably distributed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-19
Ammunition Explosion Toll
Set at Approximately $50

Port Chicago, Calf, July zap
-Reconstruction of the Nays
Port Chicago ammunition depot be-
gan today as the death toll in the
nations worst wartime explosion
Appropriated $50.
All available construction work
ers were urged to report imme-
diately to the devastated area
where the explosions of two ammu-
milton ships late Monday night
shattered the munitions base and
the town OF 1,500 as well.
The blasts, two seconds apart,
shook IA counties and their earth
quake-like effects were felt 80
miles away.
The cause remained undetermin-
ed. Navy and Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents were on hand
for an investigation, but the deyas-
tation left little to investigate.
There are no close survivors TO
give evidence of what happened"
said Capt. n. II. Goss, who had
jurisdiction over the depot.
Official sources gave this ap-
Proclamation OF the known death
toll:
200 TO $50 Navy enlisted men
naval officers
20 maritime commission seamen
So members of Navy armed
guard crews
coast guardsmen
civilian railroad workers
Additional deaths were quite pos
sibl.e An exact count Of the dead
was difficult because the explo-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-19
Show to Continue
Circus Men Say

Sarasota, Fla, July l9-AP-The
traditional phrase the show must
20 on" was echoed today by Ring
ling circus troupers in Sarasota
winter quarters as they surveyed
fire.bistered wagons and remnants
OF damaged seats poles and can
vas.
The performers and roustabouts
arrived home yesterday from the
worst disaster I'm circus history
the fire which swept their main
tent at Hartford. Conn, July 6.
taking the lives OF more than 100
persons and Iniuring 200.
Many OF the workers were band.
aged and limping as they went
about their work, but none doubt
ed that the red and yellow cara.
van would take 20 the road again
this year.
Said Carl Wallenda, world famed
aerialist:
We are all dazed II was a
nightmare-those bodies piled high
and that roar that can never for
get
we don't know what Is going
TO happen in the next two or three
weeks but we do know that the
show must go on'-and it will go
on"
Circus officials shared the EN-
ployes' conf dence although none
Of them knew when, whore or how
the big top would be raised
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-19
Burlingame Sees
Veteran Problem

East Lansing, July 19-AP-Maj
Garnet Burlingame, chief of the
camp and hospital section Of the
state office OF veterans affairs,
said Tuesday that at least 50 per
cent Of returning servicemen will
not go back to their former Jobs,
and that this would add to the
problem Of readiusting them TO
peacetime pursuits.
Maj. Burlingame, who addressed
a statewide conference on guidance
at Michigan state college said
these veterans will want different
work because they have acquired
new skills and knowledge in mil
itary service.
He urged that hundreds OF thou
sands Of veterans between the
ages OF IS and o. whose educa.
ton has been disturbed by military
service continue their studies az
ter the war
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-19
Beef Ruling
OPA

Washington, July ls-INS-Of-
ficials Of the War Foods and Price
Administrations were engaged in
an interagency dispute today over
WAS order 10 remove most beef
steaks and roasts from rationing
and TO restore point values to hams
and pork loins.
The WA order TO OPA was
scheduled TO be effective Aug. /,
but 1t was reported that further
discussions would be held on the
price agency's request for a post
ponement OF the effective date.
Bringing into the open the dis
pute between the two agencies,
WA filed the order with the fed
eral register. WA officials were
reluctant 10 discuss the dispute
but ii was made clear that a con-
troversy had existed over meat
supplies The WA action appar-
emily took OPA officials by surprise
and they did not conceal their g
approval OF H.
heretofore. the WA has inform.
ed the OPA Of poential supplies of
meat available for rat,oning ano
the price control agency has work.
ed out the point values This time,
however, OPA was told what 20 do