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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26

Somewhere in the southwest Pa
cific area Jack Delo2ier, Jr., has
been promoted to technical ser
geant. He is son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Delozier, ST., and has
been in the army fer some time.
He also was presented with TIE
armys newest mccall for infantry
men, the combat infantryman
badge. It is awarded for eXem-
plary conduct in combat or for
combat operation in a major orer-
alton. The new medal is a liver
rifle on q blue field with a silver
border, imposed on an eliptical sill
yer wreath. Since starting his tour
of overseas service on May 90, 1912,
l.c has been stationed on the Fiji
Islands, GuaGa!canal, and the Rus
sell Islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26
DeGauIIe Named
As French Head

LONDON, May 26. eUP) Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden said
Thursday that Gen. Charles De
Gaulle's French committee of ma
tional liberation Will be recognized
as the acting government of all
parts of metropolitan France as
rapidly as tEc sections are oc-
cupied by Allied invasion armies.
Winding up a two-day debate in
commons on foreign affairs, Eden
said the Allied armies would deal
with the committee in all matters
affecting metropolitan France as
the liberation progresses
We have no intention in our
minds to inflict an amgot fAllied
military goernment of occupied
territories upon Frnaee. or indeed
upon any Allied country. when it
io liberated" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26

to send him some cheese and
crackers, of all things.
10y Strange, sen Of Mrs. Byron
Chester of CaleXico, is in army
radio work in England.
Pvt. Paul Womack, who grew up
in Ell Centro, is with the army air
force ground crew in England.
Sgt. Roland j. Naples of 371
Orange avenue, Ell Centre, is a
member of a quartette composed
of members of a Negro port bat
talon in Great Britain.
Cpl. Thomas C. Walker, son of
Mr.. and Mrs E. w. Walker of See
ley, las returned to Camp Bowie,
Texas, after visiting his parents for
week. He received his corporal
technical fifth grade rating and the
good conduct medal just before
leaving Camp Bowie.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26

Charles Birkhauser, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Birkhauser of Ell
Centro, left Ell Centre last Friday
morning for his station near San
Pedro. He is a signalman second
class and has been in the navy for
more than two years. He expects
to be sent on sea duty III the Pa
cific area before long.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26

At a family reunion at the home
of M. and Mrs. Adolf Binder in
Calexico the two servicemen of the
family were greeted. Lieutenant
William O. Binder was home for
months leave after l6 months in
the south Pacific Sgt. Adolf Bin
der Jr., was home from Camp Mira
mar. They are in the marine cclps.
Their sister, Mrs. r. M. WoodWorth
of Belvedere, also was present Tor
the reunion.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26

Warren Waters, son of Mrs. I. A.
Holmes of Ell Centro, left home
Sunday after a weeks furlough. He
was in the ASTP but when that
was abandoned by the military, he
was transferred to the infantry.
He is now stationed at Ft. Leonard
Wood, Missouri
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-26

When last heard from, Jim Hand
of Imperial, seaman second class,
was seeing the sight. He was
headed for the south seas. He Is
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Hand
of Imperial.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Star FIattened at lis Poles
Discovered by Observer

By the Associated Press.
CAPETOWN, South Africa, Feb. 1.
"A new celestial phenomenon, q
star flattened at its poles, was re.
ported yesterday by DR.. J. s. Para
skevopoulos, director of the Harvard
Observatory at Blomfontein.
He said the discovery may throw
some light on the mystery OF the
origin of solar systems, like that Of
the earth and our other planets.
This is the first time in astronom-
ical records that a star has been
actually seen flattened at its poles.
or. to be more exact, having an
enlongated, elliptical shape.
The star is Nova Pictori. It in
one Of comparatively rare types Of
stars, the nova or new stars. Nova
Pictoris fiared in 1925. Three years
later it had four companions, which
gradually moved away.
This was the first unusual thins
about Nova Pictoris. 1t still was an
apparently round star, but fiatten-
ing or enlongation now appears on
some recent Photographic plates
which were exposed for 4 long time.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Hotel Clerk Says He SET
Jap 'F|ophouses' Afire
Ry the Associated Press,

Ry the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. larson in
vestigators quote a 40-year -old hotel
clerk as saying, II guess I've set
more than 400 fires," many Of them
In cheap Jap flophouses" in Los
Angeles Japanese settlement shortly
before and after the Pearl Harbor
attack.
Il tried to get 'em before they
were chased out" the suspect, who
gave his name As Clarence Everett
Steepleton, was quoted by Capt. Carl
Halter, chief Of the fire department
arson squad. II wanted to burn the
Japs as well Is the joints they were
running"
The man was booked on suspicion
Of arson last night after two fires
broke out In his hotel.
I'm glad I'm caught at last" he
told investigators. II want to be
cured If that can be done"
Capt. Halter said the suspect de-
clared he set his first fire, to q
shanty in Empire, Ohio, when ne
was 8 years old and that some years
ago he ignited . sisterville (W. va
livery stable In which eight horses
were killed.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Vatican
Continued From First Page.)
and said. "the Vatican is harvest
ing the fruits OF its own policy"
Foreign Policy Article
Forecast Rise of Hatred

In a report on the Vatican pub.
lished January II by the Foreign
Policy Association. Sherman Hayder
wrote that critics of the Vatican
both friendly and hostile have
forecast a period of unprecedented
period OF anticlericalism in Italy
believing that the long association
of the Vatican with Fascism will
reap its harvest of hatred and ever
Of persecution"
However, Mr.. Hayden added thai
events since the actual invasion o.
Italy make that development seen
less likely because of growing evi.
dence that the church is still re.
garded in some quarters as a refuge
from Fascism and even that the
Vatican has offered sanctuary tc
anti-Fascist refugees since the Ger.
man occupation Of Rome"
Mr.. Hayden predicted:
THE predominance of Russia or
the continent will impose the necss.
sity of reckoning anew with atheistie
Communism and the past policy OF
answering hostility may make thi,
difncult.
Neither the United States MOI
Britain Is a Catholic country, but
both may be described as well-dis.
posed and both have importan,
Catholic minorities. In due time
however, the increasing dependence
OF the Vatican, financial ut leas,
and possibly intellectual as well
on the western nations will undoubt.
edly create new problems for the
church." ,
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Three Chinese Shot
During Argument
Al Noodle Factory

Three Chinese were wounded, one
critically, during shooting affray
in a Chinese noodle factory at 154l
Fifth street NV, early today.
The shooting occurred, apparently,
police said, when Sung Sioh Kuei,
20, Of 944 New York avenue NV, a
former employe at the factory. re-
turned this morning to demand
clothing he said he had left at the
plant. He engaged in an arugment
with two men with whom he former
ly worked
When Sung ailegedly drew a
revolver. the three men engaged
in a scufle. during which several
shots were fired, police said. Tung
Lun, also known as Lem Doong, so,
of 467 Florida avenue NV. was
critically wounded in the chest. and
Jeen Lo, As, of the same address,
was shot in the cheek. Sung re-
ceived a slight wound In the left
arm.
All three men we're taken to Emer-
gency Hospital, where Tung and Jeen
were admitted. Sung was treated
and released. Detective Sergts. E. E.
Scott and l.. M. Snyder used an in
terpreter to aid them in piecing to-
gcther details Of the shootings.
Howard G.. Lee, 1905 Twelfth street
NV, operator of the Chung Wah
Noodle Manufacturing Co., where
the shooting occurred, told police
Sung was "troublemaker" and had
been discharged last Tuesday.
Sergt. Scott said Sung told him
he was shot by Tung, and that the
other two men were wounded when
he attempted to gain possession of
the gun
sung was arraigned in Municipal
Court later on charge of assault
with deadly weapon. Judge
Thomas D. Quinn ordered him held
in $1,000 bond and the case con-
tinued to February Is.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Sale Of Beer 10 Minor
Nets 500 Fine for
Maryland Bartender

William Redman, IS. Colmar
Manor bartender. was fined Sl0t
yesterday by Trial Magistrate Allan
Bowie in Hyattsville Police Court or
a charge Of selling beer to a minor
in one of four cases to come before
the court.
Police said Redman. a resident oi
Cottage City, was arrested last
Tuesday at the Pincus Grill. Colmar
Manor, where he allegedly sold three
bottles OF beer to 16-year-old
youth few minutes after the con-
clusion OF a meeting Of the Colmar
Manor Council to discuss charges
Of liquor and gambling violation,
in the town.
William H. Smith. Is, OF Laurel
was sentenced to serve six months
in the Maryland House of Correc-
ton on one of two charges OF un-
authorized use OF an automobile
He received a three suspend
ed sentence in the House Of Ccrrec-
ton on the other charge.
His companion, James K. Morris,
lS, also Of Laurel, received a three
month suspended sentence in the
House OF Correction on the same
charges. Testimony showed that the
youths took one of the cars in Laurel
last month and abandoned 1t in
Bowie where they picked up the
other car.
In sentencing Smith. Judge Bowie
pointed out that the youth previous
ly had been sent to the Loeb Raven
Md School for Boys on a similar
charge, but had run away. He
warned the youth that unless you
mend your ways, you will end up on
the gallows."
Leo J. Kyle, Columbia Park, Md.
was fined $l00 after being convicted
on a charge of driving while drunk
Kyle also was fined $40 on a charge
of operating a motor vehicle with
out permit and q similar fine on a
charge Of driving on the wrong side
of the road.
Earl p. Myers, "a, sailor sta
toned at the Patuxent naval base
was fined $50 on a charge Of reck-
less driving. Police said Myers in
jured three persons January a
when his car ran through a safety
zone at Eastern aud Rhode Island
avenues, Mount Rainier.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Thomas Says Roosevelt
is Subservient 10 Labor
By the Associated Press.


Representative Thomas, Repub-
lican, OF New Jersey declared In a
statement yesterday that the Presi.
dent is running so hard for a fourth
term that he wouldn't dream OF
going to the mat with any labor
leader who might hurt his vote
next November"
Mr. Thomas asserted that the
blame for wartime strikes and work
stoppages belongs squarely on the
desk OF Franklin Delano Roose-
Welt"
Il charge Mr. Thomas added
that President Roosevelt, having
built his administration on labor s
support, has betrayed labor through
slipshod handling of labor rela-
tions in time of war, through toe
great diffusion of too little power
through too many agencies, and
through craven surrender to pre-
sure exerted by one powerful union
head who didn't see any reason why
the war should stop his men from
getting what he had promised
them"
Mr.. Thomas declared the Federal
labor policy has been administered
by some Is different agencies ano
boards, with conflicting power. with
none of them sure what they car
or can't do, and with organized la
Dor also unsure about what each
agency is supposed to do.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Fellowship Dinner Planned
AT National City Church

Young people Of the Christian
churches Of the Metropolitan area
will hold a fellowship dinner at the
National City Christian Church at
$50 pm. today in connection with
the observance Of National Youth
Week.
Mrs. Bess Reese, authority on
missions, will tell the group about
the Puerto Rican mission project
Of the District Christian churches
Community singing will be led by
Don Royce Of the Columbia Heights
Christian Church.
Other events tonight announced
by Donald r. Bautz. director OF the
Defense Commission of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches, In
clude:
Youth banquet at Bethesda Pres
byterian Church at pm. at which
Chaplain Charles B. Robinson oi
the National Naval Medical Center
will be the principal speaker: oper
house at Foundry Methodist Church
from $50 pm. to ii pm. with
games. refreshments and dancing
variety night at Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church at 8 pm
and young peoples gathering al
Concordia Lutheran Evangelical
Church at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Group Health Elects
Backers Of Negro Ban

Group Health Association elec-
tions have closed with victory by q
narrow margin for members opposed
to immediate admission of colored
Government employees, the associa-
ton announced today.
Robert H. Shields of the Agricul-
ture Department., Bernard Gladieux
of WPB and Francis Staten of the
National Housing Agency were elect
ed to the associations board Of
trustees by votes of 1,176, 1,156 and
l,155, respectively.
They defeated Rexford c. Par
melee Of OPA. Philip G. Hammer Of
UNRRA and Robert Reynolds Of the
Civil Service Commission, who were
given 1,089, 1,061 and 1893 votes.
The association, which uses its
dues for the employment of salaried
doctors on full time to look after its
members, all Government employees,
has not admitted any Negroes to
membership in its seven years of
existence.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Charges Are Denied
By Canadian Spokesman

OTTAWA, Feb. l tPy.-A Labor
Department spokesman said last
night that Canada is guaranteeing
the United States $500 men to cut
wood for munitions and pulp and is
allowing the United States "leeway'
to take care of the turnover in this
type Of work.
I'VE are giving them pretty much
the same QUOTA as they always
got the spokesman said. "A lot OF
the men don't stay very long"
One year the United States was al
lowed quota Of 1000 men to cut
wood, he said. but Canada now needs
men for her own woods. A number
Of Canadian companies own timber
limits in Maine, and the Dominion
is helping them as much as possible
I'VE can't allow able-bodied men
to float over the border" the spokes-
man said. I'VE have to make sure
they get back to their farms"
Evening star., 1944-02-01
WA Fears SHORTAGE
lin Milk Products
III Trend Continues

War Food Administrator Marvin
Jones predicted today that If presen
milk production trends continue
total supplies will fall per cent be-
low ls43 and result in 10 per cent
decrease in American cheese, IS per
cent less cheese of other types and
about rs per cent less evaporated
milk for civilians.
The figures were listed in an
eight-page report on food and farm
ing achievements in l943 and pro-
duction estimates for 1914 submit
ted to Congress.
Meanwhile, the VIA announced
a tentative ALLEGATION of approx
mately A pounds OF edible fats and
oil products for each civilian in 1914
substantially the same rate as re-
ceived in the last six months.
Allocat tions Given.
The 1914 supply available for allo-
cation is estimated at slightly more
than $4,000 900 900 pounds. OF which
68 per cent or $500 00o, 900 pounds
will be utilized as food. The latter
will be allocated on this basis: Six
ty-nine per cent for civilians, 8 pei
cent for military and war services
Il per cent for Allied nations and
per cent for reserves.
Civilian ALLEGATIONS are definite
for the first three months, but nigh,
be adjusted In the succeeding quar-
ters. During January March, civil.
ians will get 100000 900 pounds OF
creamery and farm produced butter
compared with 435 900 900 pounds ir
the October-December 1943 quar-
ter: 455 100000 pounds OF lard. CON-
pared with 457 900 900 pounds in the
previous quarter; 10000 900 pounds
Of margarine, compared with 1885,
900 900 pounds in the previous quar-
ter. and 427.000, 900 pounds of short.
ening, cooking and salad oils COM
pared with $4,000 900 pounds in the
previous quarter.
The manufacture of soap will re-
quire approximately 81 per cent OF
the fats and oils quota for nom
food uses and 81 per cent OF the
soap made will be for civilian use.
Food Supplies to Rise.
The administrator listed the fol-
lowing estimates Of food supplies for
the year:
Egg supplies will be or pei
cent greater than last year ano
civilian supplies will exceed the
record consumption of 1943 by 2 per
cent; chicken supplies will be about
equal to 1943 and civilian supplies
will nearly equal the all l-tine record
set last year: civilian supplies OF
turkeys will be about IS per cent
smaller.
Civilian supplies OF canned vege-
tables are likely to be three fourth,
to four-flfths Of the quantities con.
sumed last year but slightly larger
than the 1935-39 average.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Uniform Traffic Rules
Urqed al Conference
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
HERSHEY, Pa, Feb. 1.-National
uniform traffic regulations to aid
law enforcement agencies in the
postwar era was suggested today
before a conference of State police
officials of 13 New England and
Middle Atlantic States.
IF We achieve uniformity in these
matters" declared Capt. T. N. Boate
of the Pennsylvania State police,
we would at once remove the pres
ent Objectionable public attitude
against traf1c law enforcement
brought about because of the wide
variance existing between the
several States"
He called on police heads to ap-
point planning committee for the
Northeastern region and make uni
form traffic laws one of its major
objectives for the reconstruction
period.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Trio GriNed 6 Hours
In Williams Staying
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-Two women
and man were questioned for more
than six hours today in the police
crime detection laboratory in con-
nection with the Staying January l9
in the Drake Hotel of Mrs. Adele S
Williams, wealthy wife of a State
Department Attache.
Joseph Pope. assistant States
attorney, said the women were sis
ters, but refused to disclose their
identities. He also withheld the
name Of the man One of the sis
tiers, Mr.. Pope said, was employed in
the hotel where Mrs. Williams was
shot by a woman assailant
Police Capt. Frank Reynolds said
all three were subjected to tests
under the lie detector, but that
the results were "errstic." He said
the trio would be questioned again.
Investigators said one woman was
"middle-age The woman sought
for the Staying has been described
as between As and so years old
Police said Edgar r. Born, first
husband of Mrs. Williams, and Mrs
Eva Fritz. the maid who served the
room where Mrs. williams was shot,
submitted voluntarily yesterday to
tests under the lie detector
MI. Pope said the tests showed Mr.
Born and Mrs. Fritz had told the
truth throughout previous ques-
tionings. Chief of Detectives John
L. Sullivan emphasized that neither
was under SUSPICION.
The 100 thousand dollar bills
found in Mrs. Williams safe de-
posit box we're examined over the
week end by the Secret Service and
found to be genuine, police said
No information regarding theil
source has been obtained, they said
Evening star., 1944-02-01
War Writer'S Widow Sues
Canadian Radio Cham
BY the Associated Press.

MONTREAL, Feb. Mrs. Ed
Guard Baudry, widow of a Canadian
war correspondent killed January
IS, l943, while he was en- route to
the Casablanca conference when his
plane was fired on by anti-aircraft
guns of Spanish Morocco. filed suit
In Superior Court yesterday fol-
s8,375 against the Canadian Broad
casting Corp.
Mr.. Baudry was to have broad
cast to Canada details of the historic
meeting Of President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill.
Mrs Baudry said in her suit that
her husband had a $4,000 insur-
ance policy. but that it was not in
force because an extra war risk
premium had not been paid. She
declared the extra premium should
have been paid by the CBC or the
company should have protected her
husband otherwise to the extent
of $4,000.
The insurance company. she said
paid her $4,000 under the terms OF
her husbands pol ".
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Moss Hart Preparing
Winged Victory Script
By the Assocjatet pr.,.

BY the Associatef Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 1.-Moss Hart
is adapting for the screen the play
Winged Victory which he wrote
for the Army Air Forces and which
has been running in New York sew
eral months.
Mr.. Hart took the job at the re-
Quest OF Gen. H. H. Arnold, Air
Forces chief. He wrote and directed
1t without pay and when Daryl Ia
muck decided to screen it, Mr.. Hart
said he'd adapt it on the same basis.
The Army Emergency Relief Fund
gets the proceeds and the studio
guaranteed 1t 100000 for the
screen rights.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Bi|bo Ready 10 Take
Craftsmanship Of
District Committee

Senator Bilbo, Democrat. of Mis-
sissippi today stood ready and will
ing to accept the Craftsmanship of
the Senate District Committee if
that is the wish of the Democratic
Steering Committee.
He told reporters late yesterday
he was entirely willing" to give
up the Craftsmanship of the Senate
Pensions Committee to become head
of the District Committee. but re-
marked the decision was up to the
Democratic group.
The Steering Committee is ex-
pected to be called into session
within a day or so by Majority
Leader Barkley. Senator McCar-
ran, chairman of the District Com
mittee, is ranking majority member
Of the Senate Judiciary Committee
and is expected to be named head
Of that committee to fill the vacancy
caused by the death last week of
Senator Van Nuys, Democrat, Of
Indiana.
When this is done. it has been
anticipated he would resign as
chairman of the District Commit
tee, although 1t is believed he will
remain as member of the Dis
tIict group.
Senator Bilho said he thought
it highly important that the Dis
trict have good, clean city ad-
ministration' and that he had a
number of definite convictions in
this regard and was anxious to try
my hand" in District legislative
affairs. He said he preferred not
to discuss his views until the ques-
ton of the Craftsmanship of the
District Committee was settled.
Senator Bilbo is outranked by
four other Democrats on the Dis
trict Committee, in addition to Sem
ator McCarran. but they hold major
committee assignments which, it is
said, they would not relinquish in
order to take the District Commit
tee Craftsmanship.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Disney Paid S50,5OO
By His Firm Last Year
by the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l.-Walt
Disney Productions of Burbank
Calf, paid its president and founder
Walter E. Disney, s50,500 during the
past fiscal year, the cempany's an
nual report to the Securities and
Exchange Commission disclosed to-
day.
Mr.. Disney also received s5,2Ss in
dividends for his holdings in a SUBJ
sidiary, Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse
(A'sia) Pity, Ltd.
Kay Kamen, Ltd, and Kay Kamen
of Canada, Ltd, received $93,75l
from the company as representatives
with respect to licensing, and Alex
ander P. de Seversky was paid ST.
500 for acting, narrating and serving
as technical adviser Of Victory
Through Air Power"
The entire IS par value common
stock of the company is owned by
Mr.. Disney and his wife, brother
Roy o. Disney, executive vice presi-
dent, and his wife.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
Blood Tests in Chaplin Case
DELAYED Until March IS
BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associate Press.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 1.-Attorneys
for Charlie Chaplin and Joan Berry
who has sued to have him named
the father Of her infant daughter
agreed yesterday to postpone blooc
tests OF the child until March Is.
The tests were scheduled to be
made this week under a fnancia,
settlement signed by the comedian
when his former protege announced
she was expecting the birth.
Lawyers agreed to the postpone
ment to avoid any conflict with q
Federal grand jury investigation
now under way. to determine if Miss
Berry's civil rights were violated
when she was arrested on a charge
of vagrancy after calling at Mr.
Chaplin's Beverly Hills home. The
charge later was dismissed.