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Evening star., 1944-01-06

ator Aiken, who said he would be
willing to modify the antisubsidy
section to ban rollback type sub
sides on some meats and butter,
and the current milk subsidy, while
retaining price support and "incen-
tive" subsidies to spur production
Several farm organizations have ap-
proved the stamp plan.
Basic Food Allotment.
Senator Aiken said the plan would
"subsidize the 20 per cent of the
population hardest hit by increased
living costs, without the Govern
ment attempting to subsidize the so
per cent who don't need it," In
brief, the plan would:
Establish a basic food allotment
or minimum standard diet for
health and nutrition. If a family's
income was insufficient to provide
such diet, allowing roughly one
third of total income for food pur-
chases, the family would be eligible
for the supplemental Federal aid.
Stamps would be issued in an
amount which, when added to the
family's normal outlats for food,
would equal the cost of the basic
diet. The VIA would administer
the program through existing State
and local agencies.
The VIA estimated at $646 year
the current cost of the basic diet
for an average family of four, and
concluded that such a family would
need an annual income of at least
81 $50 to buy that amount of food.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Food
Continued From First Page \

rate Of delivery. The VIA said,
however, that these stocks will be
exhausted by February IS at the
present rate of shipment.
Cured meats-WFA holdings, a.
100000 pounds Of a total CONNER
cial stocks OF 2SS, ,000, 900 pounds.
Butter-WFA holdings, l0s ,o00, 900
pounds of total commercial stocks
OF 176,000,000 pounds. OF VITA
stocks, 10000 900 pounds have been
scheduled for transfer to United
States military services to add to
military stocks already held, 49,
600 900 to the Russian Army, TO-
000, 900 to the War Shipping Ad-
ministration which supplies Allied
merchant marine in United States
ports, 100000 to United States
territories, 100000 to the Ameri-
can Red Cross, 5,o0o, 900 to civilian
hospitals, and the remainder-20,-
000, 900 pounds i for an emergency
reserve.
Acquired Long Ago.
VIA butter holdings were ac-
quired last spring and summer, dur
ing the heavy production period
Thus the entire production since
that time has been available for
civilians.
Cheese-WFA holdings, $1,000, 900
pounds of total commercial stocks
Of 203 ,o00, 900 pounds. This was said
to represent a two-month supply at
the December rate of shipment.
Evaporated milk-WFA holdings,
5,000, 900 cases. Privately owned
stocks, 4,500, 900 cases. The VIA
stocks were said to be sufacient to
meet its needs for three months.
Those needs, the report said, are ex-
pected to be extremely heavy In the
next few months.
Canned fruits and vegetables
VITA holdings, 5000. 900 cases. Pro-
cessors and wholesalers stocks, 140,-
000, 900 cases.
Shell eggs-WFA stocks, $4,000
cases, or 8 per cent Of total stocks
of 1,762,000 cases.
Dried eggs-WFA stocks, which
represent the bulk Of all supplies,
totaled x, ,0o0, 900 pounds, or about a
50-day supply at December rate OF
shipment.
Dried beanS-WFA stocks, 22O,-
0oo, 600 pounds, compared with pri-
vately owned stocks Of 1,o4o. .0o0, ,000
pounds. VITA stocks were said to be
. fotr-rnonth supply.
Evening star., 1944-01-06

CHICAGO, Jan. 8 up twFA,-salable
hogs. 1900; total, $4,000: slow: weights
over 200 pounds and sows steady: weights
under 200 pounds strong to 25 hieher;
good and choice 20O-300 pounds. 1875
the top: 3l0-34O pounds. 1275-l3.10 10
100 pounds, 12.25-13.0O: 15O-17O pounds
II .50-l2.50. good and choice 300-55O-
pound sows Nas 12.0o-12.25; estimated hold
salabie cattle, 5000: salable calves.
500; fed steers and yearlinss, including
yearling heifers, steady: fairly dependable
trade on medium and good Grade: these
predominatins in run at 13.00-15 90: very
rev strictly choice cattle here: top, 16 so:
bulk H.. I39o.1s:2o: best heifers. 1855: cows
common end medium beef cows. s25-
i0;S5: with good offerings 11.00 upward;
bulls active. firm: weighty sausage offer
inss to 100; vealers scarce and frm at
d 900 DOWN: stock cattle dull
Saiehle sheep, 10000: total. 10000;
sia,uEhteT sl,v ten, lambs and sheep active; early
and choice fed wooled Western lambs
I51O-25: early top. 1925. to shippers on
about 500 head we'll finished lambs: about
three loads sood. lambs, l4.75: three loads
medium to mostly good fed western ewes,
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Toledo Officials Probe
Suicide Of Executive
After Gaming Losses
~ the Associated Press.


TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 6.-Prose-
cutor Joel S. Rhinefort and Sheriff
Charles L. Hennessy said today they
would investigate circumstances
which caused George D. Wilcox, 48,
Detroit advertising executive, to take
his own life in a downtown hotel
room after leaving letters stating he
had lost $4,000 to Toledo gamblers
IN two years.
Assistant United States District
Attorney Gerald p. Openlander
meanwhile asked for all evidence in
) the case to determine whether Fed
eral laws were violated in the
transactions here, as charged in one
Of the suicide notes.
Mr.. Wilcox's body was found late
yesterday. Coroner Frank G. Kraft
said the man apparently had taken
poison. An inquest was planned.
Wrote to Editor.
Kenneth D. Tooill, managing edi-
tor Of the Toledo Blade, received a
letter from Mr.. Wilcox which said:
Il am giving my life for a cause
worthy of your attention and
relentless campaigning to rid this
section of the country Of the
racketeers =" 40
Mr.. Wilcox also sent to the
Blade copy of a telegram to a
gambler in which he threatened to
expose interstate operations of cer-
tain gamblers If he did not obtain
restitution of losses.
In his letter to Mr.. Tooill Mr.. Will
cox went on to say that gamblers
were destroying whole families
without regard to the war effort, -
adding that had he received from a
nearby gambling club "a settlement
commensurate with my losses, I
might have (and believe I would
have) ceased and desisted from fur
ther gambling in 1912"
Gambler Made Loan.
But there was no legal, moral or
physical pressure I could bring to
bear without ruinous publicity to
give me an even break or fresh
start" he continued.
His letter explained that "Toledo's
king of gamblers sympathized with
my plight to the extent of accord
ing me a loan of $3.50 in cash, but
it must be remembered that his gen.
erosity was prompted solely by my
mental hysteria in the matter of
being unable TO cover $1,000 In
checks issued the day previous which
! could not cover and out of fear
OF complications resulting there
from"
Mr.. Wilcox was married and the
father of two children.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Berlin Still Burning
After Monday Raid

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 6 (R.-Fires
still burned in Berlin at 4 pm. yes
terday from the RATS heavy Mon
day raid, and thousands Of evacuees
carrying their meager belongings
jammed trains and highways out OF
the city, the newspaper Aftontidnin-
gen said today ~
Food shortages have developed in
many sections of the battered cap
ital.
Three hundred persons were re.
ported to have been extricated from
an air raid shelter beneath Hitler's
damaged Reich Chancellery after
they had been trapped for 80 hours
Dispatches to the Stockholm news.
paper said also that q Nazi navy
shipyard, wharves and an ammuni-
tion factory had been destroyed
during the two-way American heavy
bomber assault on Kiel.
A thousand persons were killed
Tuesday and 800 more died in yes
terday's follow-up, the newspape,
said.
The American precision bombers
located their targets accurately de-
spite smoke screen the Nazis LAID
in a futil attempt to hide the port
| city.
Evening star., 1944-01-06

reported seeing German troops scat
ter wildly under the attack.
Planes Survive Hazards,
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reported seeing German troops scat
ter wildly under the attack.
Planes Survive Hazards.
None of the low-hying invaders
was lost despite the hazards from
treetops, mountain peaks and small
arms fire.
The taking of San Vittore would
open the way to Casino, the main
Allied objective in Western Italy
for many weeks, and the breaking
up of defenses at Casino would
open the path to Rome through a
broad valley where ar1nored forces
could deploy.
The Germans are reported to have
constructed a southern Siegfried'
Line, similar to their defenses in
Western Germany, in the hills as
far back as Casino, however
British troops in the southern
half of the sector captured Al Ger
man prisoners as they advanced or
the bend OF the Garigliano River
Most Of them appeared to be youths
Of about 20.
To the northeast in the 9th Army
sector Canadians took height over
looking the village of Tore Mucchio
Fighting was severe along the
Adriatic coast while inland British
artillery shelled German transport
near Orsogna.
Making one of their deepest pene.
trations of the Adriatic, the British
destroyers Jaaua and Jervis, 1890
ton sister ships, tossed between 20(
and 300 shells into German com.
munications at Pesaro, south d
Rimini.
American Spitfires bombed ship.
ping and port installations at oft.
hammered Civitavecchia, northwest
of Rome, and at Port Ercole neal
Orbetello on the western coast.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Jan. 6 QP,.-Egss. 81 SO:
weak current general wholesale selling
prices as follows White, extra large, 4a
pounds and UP. 43-46: large, 45-47 pounds.
39-42; heavy medium, 42-44 pounds, 30fz-
~; medium. 4Q41 pounds, 80; pullets.
35-3S pounds, 1925.
Duck eggs, average, 52-54; small 4O-43.
Brown; extra large, as pounds ana over.
heavy medium, 40 IA pounds, 1890 me
dium. 40-41 pounds, 27lz-2s: pullets, 3D.
3s pounds. 24-241a. Mixed colors, extra
large. 4S pounds and over. 3s-40: large,
45-47 pounds. 36-37la: medium, 4O-4l
pounds, 26i7-2sla: pullets, 35-37 pounds,
24-24h7; current receipts. 1898; dirties,
43-44 pounds. 3O.321z; checks, 30-31 IA;
refrigerators, 29-33.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
AFIL
Continued From First Paee.)

that Gen. George c. Marshall, Army
Chief of Staff, was the Official who
loosed the New Year eve blast at
labor, but his spokesman promptly
dlsclaimed responsibility for the in
lection Of the Macarthur angle into
the controversy
Philip Pearl, the Federation press
representative, said that mo one in
authority" in the organization had
issued any statement or release in.
dicating that Gen. Macarthur hac
made a new or recent statement or
the subject of labor. The statement
now being revived, he added, was
published in the Federationist in the
June, 1912, issue. Mr. Pearl has nc
connection with the organ.
Editors Decline Comment.
Editors of the Federationist de-
clined comment when asked whether
the Macarthur tribute was being
used in connection with Mr.. Green's
declaration that Gen. Marshall was
the strike critic.
Gen. Macarthur sent the message
to the labor groups after receiving
pledges of labor aid in the war. He
said.
Labor never has failed the Army
or the Nation. May God bless you
all for your splendid patriotism"
In reporting this statement, and
saying that it was the basis for an
article in the next issue, the Fedora
zionist yesterday told editors:
This statement, sent to the Amer
ican Federation of Labor by four
star Gen. MacArthur-a fighting
generals being given most prom
inent display in the Federationist
as is a large photo of the general"
Bernard Tassler, managing editor
of the Federationist, could not be
reached for comment this morning
He was said to have left his home
and he was not expected in his office
before midday
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Russia
Continued From First Page

was zhmerinka, 20 miles beyond
on the Odessa-Lwow railway.
There was every indication that
the Germans had fortified both
places and would make a desperate
effort to hold them. -.
Beyond Tarascha, south of Kiev
the Soviets closed in on a 35-mile
corridor which the Germans hold
in the region around Smela and
south of Cherkasy. Reports said
the Germans upper defense line to
their positions in the Dnieper bend
was rapidly crumbling.
Dispatches said little about the
Baltic Army's operation north OF
Newell beyond the fact that it was
large-scale operation and assum-
ing more Importance daily.
Special Order of the Day.
Fall of Berdichev after bloody
five-day siege gave Gen. Nikolai
Vatutin's southern wing the green
light to speed up its march to the
Dniester River, where the Ger
mans were said to be rushing new
defense Notifications. Capture OF
Berdichev won a special order of the
day from Premier Stain, and 224
guns fired a 20-salvo salute to the
victory at l am. today.
(While Gen. Vatutins shock
troops swung down through the
Southwestern Ukraine, the Lon
don radio quoted a Berlin broad
cast as saying that ice was form
ing in the lower Dnieper and
suggested that freezing Of the
river would help the Russians to
close the trap on the remnants
of the German 9Th Army in the
Dnieper bend)
Tarascha, Is miles southeast OF
Belaya Tserkov, and ,Krivchunka
81 miles directly south, were among
the so or more towns captured In
Gen. Vatutin's advance, a Russian
communique said. Ocheretnia, n
miles northeast of Vinnitsa, also fell
to the Red Army advance guards, as
did Vrublievka. 20 miles east of Pol
onne in the Sluch River basin. The
Germans left more than 1000 dead
Is they retreated southward.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Submarine Pompano,
Pacific Raider, Lost
With Entire Crew
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Navy has reported the loss
OF the submarine Pompano, victor
over at least two enemy 'warships
and much merchant shipping.
The Navy did not disclose where
the 1,330-ton raider went down,
but presumably it was in the Pa
cific since many of the patrols
of the submarine had been near the
Japanese coast line.
Listed as missing was the Pom
pano's skipper, Comdr. Willis M.
Thomas, Fresno, Calf, holder of
the Navy Cross and the Silver
Star.
'rhe citation accompanying award
OF the Navy Cross told that the
Pompano carried out IAN aggressive
and successful submarine war patrol
in the immediate vicinity Of enemy
Japanese coast line"
The citation added that the sub
marine on that particular patrol
sank one Japanese destroyer, 900
ton Japanese patrol vessel and
$500 tons of enemy merchant
shipping.
In citation accompanying award
of the Silver Star, Comdr. Thomas
submarine was credited with inflict-
ing severe damage on an aircraft
carrier.
The Pompano, commissioned in
1887, carried complement OF ap-
proximately IS men. Built at the
Mare Island (Calif) Navy Yard. she
is the 18th submarine reported lost
since the war started and the 138th
American war craft listed as lost.
The Navy's communique said:
Il. The United States submarine
Pompano is overdue from patrol and
must be presumed to be lost.
q. The next of kin of personnel
in the Pompano have been so in
formed"
Evening star., 1944-01-06
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utilized to eliminate competition
between them"
Example" Outlined.
"As an example of the functioning
Of the conspiracy" during the period
920-29, the suit said that Du Pont
tried to protect ICI from the COM
petition of American cartridge COM
panies "by Withdrawing from these
companies discounts and rebates In
connection with the sale of powder
SO that they might not disrupt ICI's S
markets by cutting prices"
by 1929" the complaint said, ''the
conspiracy had incorporated sub
stantially all of the products then
made by Du Pont and ICI, and in
1929 further agreement was entered
into whereby all products other than
explosives would be handled in the
British Empire by ICI and in the
United States and Central America
by Du Pont. 1t was further agreed
that as to the balance of the world,
the two companies would enter into
special arrangements to eliminate
competition, and would explore the
desirability of utilizing joint COM
panies. Later two joint companies
were founded to handle products in
Argentina and Brazil
The complaint named seven COM
panies as "coconSpirators but not as
defendants. These included Cana
dian Industries, Ltd, Canada: Ex-
plosives Industries, Ltd, England; !;
Compania Sud-Americana de Ex-
plosives. Chile; Industrias Quiamicas
Argentinas, S. A., Argentina; Indus
trias Chimicas Brazeileiras, S. A.,
Brazil; Bunge and Born Limitada.
IS. A. Commercial, Argentina, and
Dynamit Aktiengessellschaft CDAG)
Germany.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
District Navigator =
On KieI Raid Calls Il
Another Schweinfuf'

Capt. Jack p. Firestone, 262,
Newton street NE, was leading
navigator Of combat wing which
participated yesterday In the sec.
ond successive major American raic
on the German port Of Kiel, the
Associated Press has reported.
The terrific air battle was said
to equal the great one fought er
route to Schweinfurt, when 81
American bombers were lost. Strong
forces of Fortresses and Liberators
made the attack yesterday, during
which crewmen reported they met
more than twice as many fighter,
as encountered In Tuesdays mis-
sion.
ut was Schweinfurt all over
again" Capt. Firestone declared al
q United States bomber base In
Britain. 1T looked as II the Ger
mans threw all the fighters they
had against u.s."
Messerschmitt 2los, 1l0s and zoos
Dornier 217s and Focke-Wu 1905
were seen In action. The Nazis ap-
piled all the well-known fighter
tactics and employed one new one
towing antiaircraft bombs on wires,
flyers said.
A native Of Baltimore, Capt Fire
stone, 70, is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Paul Firestone of the Newton
street address and has lived in
Washington since he was 10 months
old. He was graduated from Nc
Kinley High School in February,
194l, and worked in the ONCE of a
local Ice company for a short time
before enlisting in the Air Forces.
He received his wings at Hondo,
Tex, in November, 1912, and went
overseas in May.
His wife, the former Jean Jones
of Cleveland, Miss, lives with his
parents. Mr.. Firestone is display
manager at Garfinckels department
store.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Washington Produce

Prices naid ne. fob. Washington
FGGS-Nominally unchanged. Prices
paid paid for Federal-state graded eggs received
o. 8. Grade A. large 43: q. s. grade A
medium, "a. Browns. q. s. grade A, large,
1913; average. 421a U. S. grade A. me
large. 36-as: ayersse, 3SK: i. 8. srsde a B,
medium, 33; y. S. grade C, 80. Current
receipts-Nearby. ungraded eGes: Whites
ana mixed colors, 32-39, Receipts, Cow
ernmsnt-sraded eggs, 142 cases
1--WE PoULTRY-Market arm. Receipts
Moderate. Prices pair net fob. Wash
ineton tpermitted transportation charges
included according to milease), broilers and
Ifyers' 29Ha-30; fowl. 261a-2S: roosters,
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Tres
Continued From First Page J

of 233, 900 tons of synthetic rubber
OF all types were produced in 1943
three e-fourths of which was the
Buna S type, used for tires. In the
last three months the synthetic out
put was approximately 10000 tons,
as compared with production of only
1o,486 tons in the first quarter of
1913.
Estimates for the first quarter OF
this year are for production Of 166, 300
tons. Total output of the year is ex-
pected to exceed 100000 tons, ap-
proximating the maximum called
for in the Governments huge rub
Der program.
Mr.. Dewey said the big new syn.
thetic rubber plants scattered about
the country would reach maximum
output in June.
Discussing the most critical phase
Of the rubber problem-tires fo1
heavy trucks and buses-Mr. Dewey
said he believed 1--WE will be able to
squeeze by safely" He added the
outlook for heavier tires had not de-
teriorated since issuance OF his last
progress report" two months ago
an indication the problem is being
met.
Hot Weather Tests Planned.
It is still necessary to add con-
siderable natural rubber to syn
thetic in manufacture of heavy tires
because of the inability of the ersatz
product to stand up under rough
usage, particularly in hot weather.
While progress has been made re-
Gently in improving the wearing
qualities of synthetics, Mr.. Dewey
said 1t would be impossible to esti-
mate the progress accurately until
hot-weather tests can be made.
Meanwhile, the stockpile of nat
ufal rubber has been holding ur
and new supplies of crude from
South America and other sources
Are up to expectation.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Weather Report

Washington-Cloudy and windy,
with moderate temperatures this
afternoon, clearing and colder, with
diminishing winds tonight, with
lowest temperature near 26 degrees:
Friday fair and slightly colder.
Virginia and Maryland-Clearing
and colder, with diminishing winds
tonight; Friday fair and slightly
colder.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy at Harpers Ferry: Potomac
very muddy at Great Falls.
Report for Last "a Hours
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Supply Of Eggs Here
Continues Increase;
Later Shortage Seen

Eggs ar coming into the DtStrtc
In greater abundance than the
have for some time, dealers reporte,
today, but whether this is good o
bad they didn't know.
Reports Of egg surpluses in othe
sections Of the country, ACCORDING
to the Associated Press, are re
garded as harbingers Of a new short
age later in the year. Because o
the surplus and consequent lowe
prices, the egg men say, hocks ar,
beng reduced In many parts of tn
country. They explain that thi
liquidation will result in a scarcit,
Of eggs later.
The general culling of hocks wa.
not denied by the Department O.
Agriculture, but a spokesman fol
the agency said this is as it shoule
be. He explained that the depart.
ment is anxious to see laying flock.
trimmed down to a point where the
currently short supply of feed will
be abundant enough to maintain
them.
Government Buying Surplus.
The Agriculture Department off.
cial pointed out that the shortage
OF meat created a greater public de.
mand for eggs. Lately, he said
meat distribution has been better
and the need for eggs has declined
somewhat. At the same time, pro.
ducers increased their fiocks to NEE
the artificial demand and thess
flocks are now too large for tn,
supply of feed that is now available
Two Government buying pro.
grams, it was reported, were ex.
pected to take some of the surplu.
OIL the market and provide better
prices for producers. The Govern.
ment is planning to buy surplus egg.
in the Northeastern States and a
the same time producers all over tn,
country are to deliver large guam.
titles OF dry powder eggs.
Dealers reported they did no
know what the future supply woule
be, but that in some cases eggs wer,
coming in so abundantly now tina
certain grades are selling below cell
ing prices.
High Production Costs.
This factor. which producers else.
where say is keeping them from
making a profit, in light of higl
feed and labor costs, is chiefly re,
sponsible for their decision to cul
their flocks considerably.
Representative Wene, Democrat
OF New Jersey yesterday asked tn,
Once of Price Administration t,
meet Immediately with producers
representatives to discuss the posi-
bility Of placing higher floor has
on egg prices to protect producer
from having to sell at a loss. M,
Wene said the situation, in hi
State at least, now is critical"
The minimum price now existin
on egg prices is 80 per cent of par
ity.
Ceiling prices on eggs in the Dis
trict, which have been revise
downward during the past fe,
weeks, now range between a and 6
cents dozen.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Jan. s LF.-Aegressive
trade price fixing and mill buying to-
eether wit ha broader commission house
futures almost 81 a bale today.
Strength in grains was a factor on the
rise and some buying was credited TO
Wester naccounts. Oferines we're light
other than scale up hedging and liquida-
Late values were up 80 to 75 cents a
bale; March. 1876: May, so. and July