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Evening star., 1944-07-09
0PA Gets $276,472
In Suits and Fines
Here During Year

A total Of 1,776 investigations have
been handled and $276.472.19 has
been collected through suits, out
of-court settlements and fines dur
ing the last fiscal year by the Dis
trict Once of Price Administration s
enforcement division, Enforcement
Attorney John l.. Laskey reported
yesterday.
The report, submitted to District
OPA Director Robert K. Thompson,
also contained the following points
l. The courts now appear willing
to impose jail sentences for delib-
crate and willful violations OF price
ceilings" and rationing regulations.
z. The year has shown = great
increase In the willingness of busi-
nessmen to comply with our regu-
lations" In many industries COM
pNance committees have been
formed and are working in cooper
alton with the OPA.
3. During the year 7s civil actions
have been filed by the agency in
District Court. IS suspension order
proceedings have been conducted
II criminal actions were made
through District Court and the
United States branch Of Municipal
Court and 28 treble damage suits
have been filed.
The agency. Mr.. Laskey said. COL
lected $251 .602.19 through suits or
settlements out of court, and an
other $24,870 through other fines.
The summary. he pointed out. does
not include the tremendous volume
of individual cases and hearings
which this division handled in con-
nection with the late, unlamented
pleasure driving BAN"
In discussing the attitude of the
courts. Mr.. Laskey stated that this
disposition follows a two-year period
OF operation under price control
during which every effort has been
made to secure compliance by edu-
cation and persuasion. While these
efforts will continue, those who re-
fuse to respond to them must now
realize that they will be dealt with
promptly and severely"
Mr.. Laskey said the coupon in
dorsement program for local mo-
torists, during which black market
transactions in gasoline dropped
sharply. was a striking example"
Of the willingness of the public to
comply with the rules,
Evening star., 1944-07-09
Chennault Asserts Japs
Nav Be Finished in China
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE 14th
U. S. AIR FORCE IN CHINA, July
8.-Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault,
commander OF the United States
14th Air Force, declared today that
if the japanese fail in their present
objective of raising "westwall'' by
linking the occupied zones Of North
and South China they are I'M
ished in China" except for the
eventual mop-up.
Despite the intensive support to
the Chinese ground forces which the
14th has been furnishing, Gen.
Chennault's airmen are in a position
actually to intensity their attacks
as time goes on. the general said. He
calculated that the l4th Air Force
had killed more enemy troops by
strafing than any other air force.
From May % to July S, 14,075
Japanese were killed or wounded in
the Changsha- -Hengyang campaign,
according to reports compiled by the
Chinese 9th War Area Headquarters
and forwarded to Gen. Chennault.
In that period the 14th flew $3.50
sorties.
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Comment
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Z NSC.T
time on their regularly scheduled
programs to explain the mistake.
Arch Macdonald, broadcasting an
account of yesterdays Nationals
White Sax ball game at Chicago
over VOL, called for a minute of
silence in respect for the 'inva-
Evening star., 1944-06-04

sion heroes" For full minute the
ball game broadcast ceased and
VOL held total silence. Mr.. Mac
Donald again interrupted the ball
game broadcast to report the news
that the invasion flash" was an
error.
All stations and newspapers were
deluged with telephone calls from
an excited public.
Ofiicials of the telephone COM
pany said there was a noticeable in
crease in the traffic over local wires
The volume, however, did not in
terfere with regular service.
At the Pentagon, the report
caught everyone unawares. The
first report came from the radio
center where continuous listen
tng-in on all radio programs is
maintained, and from the press
room where there is an AP teletype
Army public relations officials, in
cluding Maj. Gen. A. D. Surles, chief
OF the bureau, had no information.
Until the correction came In there
was almost as much excitement In
the center of Army administration
as on Pearl Harbor day.
The Pentagon telephone exchange,
biggest in Washington, was jammed
with calls. Within. few minutes
the news had spread like wildfire
among the approximately 10000 en-
ployes in the huge building.
Excitement subsided quickly after
the explanation.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Army Dismisses Officer
Accused Of Low Flying
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAMPTON, Va, June Sit.
Roger L. Hoffman, Manhasset, l.. l.,
New York, has been dismissed from
the Army, effective June /, for vio-
lation of flying regulations, Col
Eugene A. Lohman, commanding
officer Of Langley Field announced
today.
Col. Lohman said 1t. Hoffman
was courtmartialed for flying dan
gerously low over Manhasset, while
on routine training flight, origin
ating and terminating at Langley
Field. The officer was specifically
charged with "wrongfully and un-
lawfully flying an airplane January
2, 1914, at low altitude over Man.
hasset, in violation of Army Air
Force flying regulations.
The War Department is making
a determined effort to discourage
all hazardous flying, especially low
flying, over residential districts
thickly populated areas, ball parks
and the like, Col. Lohman said.
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Want to send a note to Hitler?
Save waste kitchen fats to make
explosives.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Liberty Ship
Downs uP-38
| Rebuilt by Jops
BY the Associated Press.


An American Liberty ship came
off battle-scarred but victorious in
duel with former American P-38
fighter bomber which had been SAL
vaged by the japanese, the War
Shipping Administration said yes
terday.
An Army officer was killed and
wounds were suffered by % soldiers,
a Navy gunner and a merchant sea-
man.
Grew doubts as to the planes
identity were cleared up when it
roared in low and released a bomb
over the Liberty Ship Stephen
Crane in q New Guinea harbor a
few weeks ago.
The missile glanced off the smoke
stack and fell into the water, where
1t exploded, hurting shrapnel and
water over the deck.
The Navy armed guard quickly
brought the plane down in flames.
The Stephen Crane, built by Per-
manente Metals Corp, at Richmond
Calf, is operated by the Isthmian
Steamship Co.. New York.
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Brig. Gen. Wilson Named
Air Staff Deputy Chief

Brig. Gen. Donald Wilson, re-
Gently returned from the Pacific
area. has been named a deputy
chief Of air staff, the War Depart
ment announced yesterday.
He fills vacancy on the staff
caused by the assignment of Brig.
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg as deputy
commander in chief of the Allied
expeditionary air force in England.
Gen. Wilson had served as chief
OF staff Of the Allied air forces in
the Southwest Pacific area since
September, 1912. He was also chief
Of staff of the 5th Air Force in
that area.
He lives here with his wife at
the Hay-Adams House. They have
two children, Donald, jr., cadet at
West Point, and Mrs. James r
Stevens, whose husband is an Ali
Forces lieutenant at Wright Field
Ohio.
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convention cannot nominate . man
who has chosen to be silent on es-
sential public questions In the pre-
convention campaign, while at the
same time permitting his wellknit
organization to go full-strength for
delegates. n
Number 3. Indiana now has
spoken in disapproval of Gov.
Dewey's candidacy. Illinois recently
made known its rejection of the
Dewey candidacy. Michigans favo-
rite son, Senator vandenber0.
already has expressed his prefer
ence for Gen. Macarthur"
Declaring that "the latest defeat
of Gov. Dewey's Indiana,s hopes"
indicated that the drive for his dell
egates would recede, Mr.. Schaefer
said "One thing is now clear--the
country is looking westward for its
Republican candidates this year"
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Truck, Sireetcar Collide,
-Four Taken 10 HOSPITAL

Four persons were injured last
night when truck and streetcar
collided at Third street and Indiana
avenue NV.
Taken to Casualty Hospital were
Norman L. Hockaday, 80, of Brook
land Park, Md, driver of the truck;
his wife, Virginia, 27; their 7-year-
old daughter, Nancy Lee. and Hazel
Hill, SO, colored, of 1923 Third street
S.W, passenger on the streetcar.
The latter was treated for chest in
juries and released, while the others
remained at the hospital for obser-
vation.
Police said the streetcar was ope-
rated by Stafford G. Davis, 1902
North Carolina avenue Sc.
The truck caught fire, but the
blaze was put out by firement called
to the scene. No one was burned.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Bricker-MacAnhur
Sponsor Confident
Nv the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3s--John A.
Schaefer, director of the National
Committee to Nominate Bricker or
Macarthur, predicted today that
Gov. John w. Bricker of Ohio or
Gen. Douglas Macarthur would re-
ceive the Republican presidential
nomination, declaring that Gov
Thomas E. Dewey Of New York
would not be nominated.
In q statement he said: Gov
Dewey will not be nominated fol
three reasons. One, because hi
has rigidly held to his original dec
laration that he Is not a candidate
and obviously as a man of honol
he cannot Swerve from that position
nor we are convinced, would he.
1T is equally apparent that the
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WANTED
~
Public Relations
Representative

A national organization needs
services. on a full-time basis OF
a capable man to represent it
in a public relations capacity in
the District of Columbia, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania. Maryland,
Delaware and Virginia.
Man we want will be mature, of
good judgment, we'll educated.
Wide experience as newspaper
or press association man, in ad-
vertiSing and industrial public
relations desirable. Must meet
public we'll; also officials of
Federal, State and local govern
ments.
He will be an able public speaker
before civic and industry groups
with pleasing personality and
bearing. Considerable contact
travel connection with this posi-
ton so man we want will have
complete mobility with perma-
nent residence in Washington as
headquarters.
Il
Write giving full details, en-
closing full-length recent snap
shot (not returnable) State re-
quired starting salary, give full
name, address, telephone num-
Der. Personal interview will be
arranged at our expense.
U employed in essential war work apail-
ability certificate Uilf be required.J
BOX 25S-k, STAR
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1914. Prior to that she had four
years experience as teleprinter
operator in the WAAF tWomen's S
Auxiliary Air Force.)
THE erroneous fash was quickly
noticed by Irene Henshall, traffic
supervisor on duty, who sent an i'm
mediate bust message and at
tempted to stop the dispatch at
Western Union. She was joined in
sending the first rectifying message
by George Angus, another super
visor"
Censors Work From Typed Copy.
The censors in London work from
the typed copy prepared by report
ers and editors, not from teletype
perforator tape. Since in this case
there was no copy they did not
know about the erroneous flash un-
til it had been transmitted.
The teletype system operates with
q roll of narrow paper tape in which
holes are punched as the operator
manipulates keyboard. When the
tape is then run through a trans
mitting machine, each of these Sc
ries of holes causes q different elec-
trical impulse which causes the
printers at the receiving end to
print the different letters and
characters. The sending operator
also has printer at hand for rec
ord copy" purposes.
Thus it is possible, as occurred in
this almost unhead of instance, for
the tape. with its code-like rows of
holes-unreadable except by the
highly experienced to be run
through a transmitting machine
hours or even days after it was
actually perforated.
Chains Interrupt Programs.
The big American radio chains,
NBC, CHS, Blue Network and Mu-
tual, all interrupted programs to
carry the erroneous flash, and again
to announce the correction, which
they repeated at intervals during the
evening.
BY coincidence the British Broad
casting Co. at the time was broad
casting a dramatic re-enactment of
the Dunkerque epc of four years
ago. The BIC did not receive the
false flash, but had anyone tuned
in on its program the impression
might easily have been gained that
invasion was in progress.
The German radio late in the
evening broadcast a factual account
of the error.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Surveyors Congress
Sees Mapping Task
Vital 10 Americas

Surveying and mapping will be
an important task ahead in North
and South America after the war
and adequate preparations must be
made now, speakers at the fourth
annual meeting of the American
Congress on Surveying and Map
ping declared yesterday.
Postwar engineering education
will be affected adversely by condi-
tions for two or three years. and
that may change the entire scheme
of instruction, Prof w. H. Rayner
Of the University of Illinois said at
the one-day session.
Many educators. he said, believe
most students will seek subpro-
fessional, technical and vocational
training in two-year courses.
Prof. o. s. Zelner Of the Univer-
sity OF Minnesota declared recent
poll of his own revealed growing dis
satisfaction with the present system
of having. surveying and map max
ing as a part of general civil en-
Tineering course.
Prof. Zelner agreed with 1t. Col.
Gerald Fitzgerald, Army Air Forces,
that aerial photography will have a
major role in future surveying.
Other speakers were Carroll F.
Merriam Of the Pennsylvania Water
& Power Co., who told how planes
are being used successfully In Mary
land TO direct suburban fire-fight-
ing, police and other emergency
work; Leite De Castro, secretary
general, National Council Of Geog-
raphy, Brazil; r. H. Peters, sur
veyor general of Canada: 1t. Col.
Arthur j. Sweet and Miss Elizabeth
M. Herlihy, chairman of the Massa-
chusetts State Planning Board.
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Engineers Will Hear
Of New Equipment

The District post, Society of
American Military Engineers, will
hold its monthly luncheon meeting
at 1890 pm. tomorrow in the sap
phire room of the Mayfiower Hotel,
with Col. B. M. Harloe as speaker.
Col. Harloe, chief Of the engineer
ing and development division, ONCE
of the Chief of Army Engineers, re-
Gently returned from North Africa.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Russian Trade Officials
Honor Eric Johnston
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, June 3.-Eric john
ston, president of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, was the
honor guest today at a formal
luncheon of Russian trade officials
at which Anastas I. Mikoyen, Soviet
Commisar of Foreign Trade, was
the host.
Mr.. Johnston, whose arrival in
Moscow yesterday was announced
prominently in today's press, began
business talks with Soviet officials
today, including Alexey D. Kruti-
kov, Vice Commissar of Foreign
Trade.
American Ambassador w. Averell
Hartman ana officials of the EN-
bassy and military mission were
also guests at the luncheon.
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Most American On Negro
Side In Equal Rights
Battle, Says AFL Head

Chicago.''r stage is set
to wipe JIM CROW out of
America declared William
Green, President of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor in
the November issue of Me-
GRO DIGEST published here.
This war has served to
speed up the educational pro-
cess necessary to wipe out
racial discrimination in Amer
lea more than any other fac
tor since the historic exploits
Of Abraham Lincoln said
the A. f. Of L. chief in an
article entitled Labor Looks
at the Negro
Green remarked that the
courage and bravery shown
by Negro troops on the bat
tlefronts and the skill of col
ored workers in production
plants have won for them the
admiration of all American
people.
Today the great majority
of the American people are on
the side of the Negro in his
efforts to make decent life for
himself and his children in
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this country" he said.
Green stated that he be-
lieved the only effective wea-
pom with which to combat and
uproot race prejudice is edu-
cation.
of course, education may
appear to be 8 slow process
but it is the only one that can
work in a democracy" he
pointed out.
Condemning race prejudice
Green declared that the Union
was Wholeheartely against
the poll tax solidly in favor
poll tax and solidly in favor
Of Federal funds to assure
adequate educational oppor-
tunities for all Americans.
I'VE know that without
education there can be no pro-
gress, no real freedom and no
true democracy" he said.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-11-17
Constitutional Convention of
Association Of Young Writer'S
and Artists to be held on
November 80

Birmingham, Ala. 1O-24-44.
Louis E. Burnham, acting
secretary of the Association
OF Young Writers and Artists,
affiliated with the Southern
Negro Youth Congress has
announced that Thursday,
November 80, the opening day
Of the 9th All-Southern Negro
Youth Conference will be de-
voted to the cultural activ-
tiles sponsored by the Asso-
citation. Several of the honor
ary members of the Associ-
alton are expected to be in
Atlanta for the conference
sessions. Among those ex-
pected to be present ere DR..
Alain L. Locke, Chairman of
the Department of Philosophy
at Howard University; Ster-
ling Brown, Negro poet and
teacher at Howard Univer-
sity; Harold Prooco, author
and colunmist; and Marjorie
Mckenzie, attorney and col
umnist.
Members of the Association
will spend the morning ses-
sion in a full discussion OF
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-11-17

Miss Amanda Valeria More
land, daughter Of Mr.. Frank
Moreland, Sr., Dayton, Ohio,
is senior student in the De-
partment of Social Admins
tration at Wilberforce Univer-
sity. A member of the Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, she
was elected this year as Miss
Wilberforce and Miss Home
coming.
Miss Moreland was born in
1922 in Atlanta, Georgia, but
has resided in Dayton for the
past ten years. Her home ad-
dress is 1719 Attucks Place,
Dayton, Ohio.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-11-17

The Voice Of Prophecy pro-
uguese. At present this non-
gram in Central and South
America in Spanish and Port
profit program is carried by
40 stations in the Western
Hemisphere. Arrangements
are now being completed for a
translated version Of the
broadcast for China.
The Voice of Prophecy
pioneered in launching the
unprecedented offer of free
Bible Correspondence Courses
in the English, Spanish, Port
i uguese, German, italian, and
Russian. A special course is
provided for juniors and an
other for the blind in the
Braille. Enrollees n u m b G r
over two hundred Thousand.
Branch schools have been es-
tablished in Australia, New
Zealand, Chungking, South
Africa, Honolulu, and in every
country Of Central and South
America.
Mr.. Richards contends that
the Bible should serve as its
own interpreter. The sourd
Bible presentations Of The
Voice Of Prophecy have built
up an immense listening audi
ence.
Some weeks ago The Voice
Of Prophecy, Inc. offered to
newspapers Of the Western
Hemisphere a weekly feature
column "BIBI e QUES-
TIONS and ANSWERS" The
response from the press was
immediate, Over three hun
dred newspapers have already
arranged to carry this weekly
column.
The readers of the Forum
Will be glad to learn that this
column from now on will ap-
pear weekly as a special fea-
ture. .,........
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-11-17

BIBLE
QUESTIONS
NEWS STORY FOR BIBLE
QUESTION AND ANSWER

4
About fourteen years ago
H. NJ. S. Richards, an evange-
list of national note, began q
devotional broadcast. over a
local radio station ir Long
Beach, California. In. two
years the initial success Of
this program encouraged the
adding Of two more stations.
The speakers appealing
address and sound Bible pre-
sentations soon won the con-
f1dence of thousands of lis
teners. The broadcasts were
recognized, by those of all
faiths, to be an outstanding
contribution to e lig ! o u s
broadcasting.
Six years ago, upon the
urgent suggestion of the list
eners. the broadcast was
launched on a western net
work OF twenty-six stations
under the title 'The Voice Of
Prophecy It has been the
consistent policy of the broad
cast to keep individuals in the
background and Christ in the
foreground. Great success at
tended the program on the
West Coast.
Two and one half years ago
the program went coast-tO-
coast. Soon after arrange
ments were made to carry
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-11-17
OUR WOMEN
NOW WAVES

.sa ~
Three Negro women, in
cluding two officer candidates
and one enlisted recruit, were
sworn into the Women's Re-
serve in Boston and New
York City, Monday morning,
November Is, under a Navy
Department plan, approved by
the President, for the accep-
tance of Negro women into
the WAVES.
The first Negro woman in
the First Naval District to
complete her application and
be sworn into the Women's
Reserve was Miss Jane A.
Freeman, %, of 164 Walnut
Avenue, Roxbury, Mass. She
was sworn into the service as
an enlisted WAVE at 8 A. M.
Monday by Capt. L. .. Cau-
sey, USN retired, Director Of
the Office of Naval Officer
Procurement at Boston.
Miss Fickers and Miss Wills
We're scheduled to report to
Smith College for training on
November Is. Upon success
full completion of training,
Miss Pickens will be commits
stoned Lieutenant (j.g.) and
Miss Wills will be commits
stoned an ensign. Miss Free
man, the first Negro enlisted
| WAVE in the New England
area, will be one of the first
group of Negro recruits to
enter "boot" training at Hun
ter College, New York City,
about January 1, 1945.
/ Two hours later, in New
/ York City, two other Negro
! Continued on Page Four)
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-11-17
Cultural Session Feature OF
9th Youth Conference

further program for develop
ing the cultural life of Negro
youth Of the South. Winners
of the first quarterly contest
sponsored by the Association
will be announced by DR..
Locke, one Of the contest
judges. The contest had as it's
topic, "The significance Of the
novel, Freedom Road, by
Howard Fast"
Other sessions Of the Youth
Conference will be devoted to
panel discussions on the prob
lens of veterans and service
personnel, economic security,
education, community well
fare constitutional liberties,
the franchise and personality
problem Of Negro youth.
Among the panel consultants
expected are, Thomas N. Rob-
erts, Personnel Division, u. S.
Department of Agriculture
Col. Campbell c. Johnson,
Selective Service System
Frances Williams, Office Of
Price Administration; Forres-
ter B. Washington, Director
of the Atlanta School of So
cial Work, DR.. Ira D. A. Reid
Professor of Sociology, At
lanta University and Oscools
McKaine, candidate for state
legislature, South Carolina.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-11-17
mn lttRyIlAS GIFTS BEfORE DEC ST.
THEODORE WEBB
HEADS NAVY
BAND


The U.S.O. News Of Earle,
New Jersey, states that Theo-
dOre Webb, Jr. has been se-
lected to take complete charge
of the Navy Band at that
Base. It states further:
THE band is making a very
good name for themselves and
critics are keeping a very
watchful eye on their very
fast success in this part of the
country. Mr.. Webb is Ger
tainly doing a very fine job of
leading the band and has
gained the respect Of every
one connected to this base.
Knowing that hometown peo-
pie enjoy reading the success
Of their men in the service Is
the reason that we try to send
out these reports