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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
1t. Sloan Weds
Miss Sengstack

The marriage of Miss Mae Seng-
stack, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Sengstack of this city, to 1t
Robert C. Sloan, U. S. NJ, son OF the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Sloan. took place
Saturday evening at o'clock in the
Full Gospel Tabernacle, the Rev. B
E. Mahan officiating, and recep-
ton at the Broadmoor Hotel fol-
lowed Miss Katherine Butler played
the wedding music and Mr.. Leroy
Owens was the soloist
Escorted to the altar and later
given in marriage by her father, the
bride wore gown of white marqui-
settle over satin trimmed with seed
pearls, with a full-length tulle veil
edged with lace extending to the
end Of her long train Her shower
bouquet was of white gladioluses and
valley lilies.
Mrs. Joseph r. Jeffrey, the brides
sister. was her matron of honor
wearing a pale blue marquisette
gown with headdress of blue
flowers and yelling, and carrying q
bouquet of pink gladioluses. Mr.
Jeffrey served as best man.
Following short wedding trip, 1t
Sloan and his bride will reside in
Norfolk, where the former is on
duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Montgomery Red Cross Seeks
old Furniture for Can7bs
BY Catherine HambIey

Mrs. Lawrence Cook, secretary
and treasurer. Is perhaps the most
enthusiastic upholsterer. With a
naval commander husband In the
Pacific. she is looking forward to
the day when they can build q home
together. Meantime she is going
right ahead learning all the ms and
outs, including upholstering, of q
household. The donations, she ex-
planned, are generally In bad shape
and the first thing that is done Is
to tear everything away down to
the wooden frames and then build
up from scratch.
Learning is easy, she con-
tinued, and requires more energy
than anything. Instructions are
given the women from 10 am. to
noon Thursdays by George Shiffer.
and Mrs. Edwin c. Simmons teaches
them slip covering Fridays.
Yesterday, Miss Lea Braken was
cutting out gay green cushion covers
which Mrs. Myrtle Wood was busily
sewing up on a machine next to
Mrs. Martha w. Kirby, who was In
the throes of turning out spring
pockets on her machine. Mrs. e. ].
Wage walked in with q couple more
cushions which she had done at
home while Red Cross field director,
Miss Phoebe Jane Conover, waited
to take the batch Of 40 back in their
new clothes to Fort George Meade
with a pack of jig-saw puzzles and
some playing cards. many of which
were contributed by the American
Legion.
II you have a donation to make
drop into the councils effice, 1908
Georgia avenue NV. or call ST.. 0l2l
between 10 am. and 2 pm. any day
excepting Saturday and Sunday.
Providing your gift is too heavy to
bring yourself, the council has "a
friend at court" in George Price of
Anchor Transfer Co. Mr.. Price has
gladly rendered his services to the
women and has gained a reputation
with them for hauling anything
short Of an elephant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09

Is that smoking stand in your
husbands den in his way or have
you q rare burlap sack leftover per-
chance or anything for that matter
which may be littering up the house?
II so, the American Red Cross Mont
gomery County Camp and Hospital
Council Service will be very happy
to receive any donations" of this
kind.
The 40-odd workers of the service
are putting in overtime renovating
furniture which furnishes sun and
day rooms at Fort George Meade
and Fort Belvoir and also providing
supplementary equipment to st.
Elizabeth's and Walter Reed Hos
pitfalls and the Bethesda Naval
Center.
The average housewife would be
surprised at what this group of
housewives is doing. Yesterday, Mrs.
o. E. Ragonnet, chairman, pointed
out a hassock made from broken
down chair, an old mission chair
whose springs had been retied and
two armchairs upholstered In red
and blue tones, all waiting to be
taken with carton of higher-type
books to Boiling Field, where they
will decorate chaplain's room. The
Junior Red Cross, now engrossed In
filling a large order Of washcloths
for the naval center. had made two
desk sets which were subsequently
painted a bright blue TO cheer up
the possibly lonely chaplain by Mrs.
w. B. Remnant and her group.
A wicker sofa for some day camp
has been sprayed dark green by
william Hitler, garage owner. who
donates his leftover paint to this
cause. Another boon to the service
is Andy" Kincaid and his boys at
the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire De-
partment. When the ladies run into
trouble they literally yell for Andy"
who comes prepared to do his utmost
whether it be lifting a trunk or
turning the hose on some dirty
straw rugs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09

The wedding of Mrs. Greenough
and Mr.. Wood took place at the
home of the formers brother and
sister-in-law, 1t. and Mrs. James @.
May. in Vienna, the Rev. DR.. Ed
ward G. Latch of the Metropolitan
Methodist Church of11ciating. An in
formal reception followed. the guests
enjoying the garden and the tree
decked lawn. The bride was unat-
tended and 1t. Comdr. Herbert A.
Vance was best man.
Former Representative Bryant
Thomas Casellow of Cuthbert, Ga,
is spending several weeks in Wash
ington with his son-n-law and
daughter, former Representative
and Mis-. Aaron Lane Ford of Ack-
erman, Miss. Mr. and Mrs. Ford
have remained in their Washington
home since the formers term in
the House of Representatives., but
Mr.. Casellow returned to Cuthbert
when he retired from the Lowe,
House of Congress
Mrs. Wooten, wife of Brig. Gen.
William P. Wooten, has remained in
her Massachusetts avenue home
through the summer and earlier
in the season had with her her son
and daughter-in-law, 1t. Col. and
Mrs. Sidney c. Wooten, and their
small son, Sidney, jr. Col. and Mrs.
Wooten again are at the formers
post at Fort Benning. where the
senior Mrs. Wooten will join them
sometime next month. She will
be there only short time and on
her return to Washington will be
accompanied by her grandson. now
little over a year old. Youthful
Mr.. Wooten stayed with his grand
mother here while his mother made
a visit in Canada early this sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Plat have
gone to Sherwood Forest for a fort
nights stay. Mrs. Plat having
Joined Mr.. Plat in their Cleveland
Park home at the end Of last week.
Mrs. Plat spent several weeks with
her mother, Mrs. Robert Day, in
the latter's home in Masillon, Ohio,
where she was accompanied oy her
son David.
Corpl. Paul w. Murphy is In
Washington for a brief furlough
from his duties at Camp Chaffee,
Ark. Corpl. Murphy arranged many
Of the exhibits OF Latin American
countries at the Pan-American
Union, as well as number of the
interesting lectures given by natives
of our neighboring republics. He
was instrumental in arranging
many of the Sunday afternoon en-
tertainments, when the stately
building was kept open for newcom-
ers to the Capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Yates are
others from resident circles who will
have brief vacations at nearby re-
sorts and will leave Saturday to
spend ten days or fortnight at
OCEAN Citv Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09

ANgust Finds Many Residents
Vacati0nimg Out'0f T01Vn

Residents Of the National
which make society having brief planning
short trips OF town. though of them staying
tanning visitors
their daughter and Miss Bagwa Bajpa
the Manor Rcheeu and will
points OF interest their
September.
Other visitors to the Manor Rcheieu Mrs
Wadswoh Wood who were
their wedding formerly Mary
Greenough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Plan Buffet Breakfast

A buffet breakfast for the service
set will be given by the Junior Guild
OF the Women's City Club at II am,
Sunday. Mrs. Frank L. Hewitt,
chairman OF the service section;
Miss Hazel Hartman and Mrs.
Vivian House will assist. Reserva-
tons may be made by calling MA.
2060.
A dessert bridge with prizes will
be held by the House Committee to
raise funds to buy new furnishings
at 1:30 pm. Tuesday. The co-chair-
men of the event are Mrs. Taivo A..
Erickson and Mrs. I. B. Dodson.
Reservations can be had by contact
ing the clubhouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Excursion TOniqhf

The Lutheran Youth Council Of
Washington Is sponsoring a MOON
light excursion on the steamer Mount
Vernon of the Wilson Line this eve
ming at $50 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09

by Mrs. Charles o. Benham Of
Pensacola, Fla, accompanied by Mrs.
Paul Warner of Denver, Colo.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
10000 in Services
Are Given FurIouqhs;
Travel Jam Seen

The prospect of civilian travel
ing in comfort during the Christmas
holidays is slim unless his reserva-
ton was made some time ago.
The once of Defense Transporta-
ton estimated today that 100000
men and women of the armed serv-
ices will be travelling during the
period extending from today to
January s. The ODT says there will
be no additional trains or equip
ment, and if large crowds of civil
ians travel they likely will have to
stand.
Federal bureaus and private en-
ployers have been asked not to grant
leaves of absence to civilians during
the holiday period.
Bulking large in service personnel
travel will be that of men in Army
camps. Up to Is per cent may be
given Christmas furloughs, and their
travel is expected to be heaviest be-
tween December % and %. In addi-
ton, the Army Is expected to give
brief passes for Christmas to men
who will not use intercity transpor-
tation.
The ODT pointed out that the
Christmas travel this year comes
during the wars heaviest fighting
and the heaviest casualties. There is
a heavy freight movement because of
the needs of the fighting fronts, and
the return of wounded men from
abroad is estimated to involve about
10000 individual rail trips a month
in this country.
The American Red Cross is coming
to the aid Of service personnel and
is asking residents of the District
planning holiday trips by motor to
take along a sailor or soldier who
may be going their way. Motorists
who can do so are asked to call
the Red Gross, Republic $500, ex-
tension sol. The organization says
that unless such help is given some
service personnel may not be able
to get home for Christmas.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
| Meade to Ration
| Smokes by Card
| At Pack q Day

By the Associated Press
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Nd .
Dec. 1s.-This military post, until
now an oasis for cigarette smokers,
will feel the pinch of the cigarette
famine beginning Monday.
Ration cards will be distributed to
all occupants of the post. Each per-
son will be allowed one package of
cigarettes day, and his card will
be punched to show that he got
them.
For the last several days, each Of
the military personnel has been al
lowed to purchase two packages at
time from the post exchanges, and
each of the civilian personnel one
package.
But there has been no way of
checking how often in the course Of
day each person stood in line.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
ST. GabrieI's Celebrates
Sisterhood Centennial

A solemn high mass in celebration
Of the centennial of the founding of
the Religious Sisterhood of the
Holy Names of Jesus and Mary was
held at st. Gabriel's Church yester-
day.
The Most Rev. John M. Nc
Namara, Auxiliary Bishop Of the
Archdioceses of Baltimore and
Washington and pastor OF ST
Gabriel's, was present in the sane
tuary. The mass was attended by
more than 800 Catholic laymen and
clerics. Bishop Arsene Turquetil
OMI, former vicar apostolic in Nor
thern Canada. also attended.
The Rev. William ]. Sweeney, as
sistant pastor at st. Gabriels
Church, was celebrant of the mass ;
the Rev. Leo j. Mccormick, assist
ant archdiocesan superintendent of
education, was deacon, and the Very
Rev. Father Sebastian, OFM, Cap.
subdeacon.
The Rev Timothy Mulvey, OMI
delivered the sermon and the mass
was sung by the Oblate Choir OF
Catholic University.
Fifty sisters of the teaching order
represented st. Gabriel's School. the
Academy of the Holy Names, Silver
Spring, Md, and st. Michael's
School, Silver Spring, Md.
MSgr. Frederick G. Hochwalt, di-
rector of the education department
of the National Catholic Welfare
Conference, also attended.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Lawrence Mclnteer Dies
After 3-Month Illness

Lawrence M. McInteer, so. of 1888
Crittenden street NV, for many
years connected with the furniture
business in Washington, died yes
terday at his home after an illness
of three months.
Mr.. McInteer was born and edu-
Gated at Dumfries, Va He came to
Washington as young man and
went into the furniture business
working for various local concerns
He was last with P. j. Nee, working
there for II years as warehouse SUI
perintendent until he retired q
year and half ago.
Mr.. McInteer is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mae McInteer; a son,
Hubert c. McInteer; two sisters,
Miss Hattie McInteer of Washing
ton and Mrs. Rhoda Abel of Tri-
angle, Va; brother, Murray Nc
Inteer of Colonial Beach, Va, and
two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. Monday at the Hines funeral
home, 1901 Fourteenth street NV.
Burial will be at Fort Lincoln Gem
etery.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Nelson Back, 10 Report
To President on Trip

Donald M. Nelson is back In
Washington from a second special
mission to China, but is withholding
any public comment on his trip until
he reports to President Roosevelt
The White House, announcing his
return yesterday, said he would see
the President as soon as possible
Mr.. Nelson, former War Produc-
ton Board chairman, who recently
was made a personal assistant to
the President with the equivalent
of cabinet rank, was understood to
have gone to China in an effort to
stimulate war production there.
On his return trip, he landed at
Ell Paso, Tex, after a 17-hour non
stop flight from Hawaii.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Four Kelly Associate,
Plead NOT Guilty in
Union Funds Case
From YESTERDAYS Late Edition.)

From Yesterdays Late Edition.)
-Four men who served on the
Building Committee of Local No. "A
Of the International Hod Carriers
Building and Common Laborers
Union with Larry Kelly, the COM
mittee's former treasurer, whose re-
ported death still is questioned. this
afternoon pleaded not guilty to an
indictment returned last month
which accused them of theft OF more
than $4,000 of union funds. The
pleas of innocence were made when
they were arraigned before District
Court Justice James w. Morris.
Each of the four, Joseph Speed
George Morgan, Evans H. Hamilton
and George w. Plummer, were per-
mitted to remain at liberty under
$500 bond each which they pre-
viously had posted after being
named In other indictments last
March.
In calling the names the court
clerk first omitted the name of
Kelly. How about Kelly?" inquired
JuSLlCc MOTIFS. Inc CleTk tHSft
called Larry Kelly" At this point
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly smiled and said !:
There Is some doubt of him being
here, your honor" The four men
were then arraigned.
The death of Kelly in the mari
time service in the Pacific was re-
ported last June. Mr.. FihelIy said
last month, however, that the serv-
ice serial number of the man sup
posed to be Kelly did not check and
indicated the former union leader
still may be alive.
Some Of the counts in the indict-
ment on which the men were ar
traigned today overlapped some OF
the charges on which they were
named in indictments last March
Mr.. Fihelly said. Some new charges
and additional evidence, however
were presented with the indictment
in Novmber, he said.
Justice James M. Proctor still has
under adyisement motions to quash
the indictments returned last March
against the five men and others.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
| Nazis Lose 3-5 Men
For Every American,
Gen. Bradley Says
BY the Associated Press.

UNITED STATES 18th ARMY
GROUP ADVANCED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Dec. 16.-Lt. Gen. Omar N.
Bradley, United States 18th Army
Group commander, said today that
German battle casualties are any
where from three to Ave times great
er than American and that the
offensive is being pressed despite
poor weather because the Germans
cannot long stand these losses.
Remarking that the Yanks are
Icapturing considerable number of
green" enemy troops, Gen. Bradley
pointed out the advantage of at
tacking them now instead OF waiting
until they get several months
experience.
IF we had three months OF good
weather, 1t would make a whale OF
a difference" he told a press con-
ference. I'VE are going ahead as
best we can without it because time
| Is playing in favor OF the enemy"
The heavier German attrition rate
is due, he said, to American superb
ority in air support, artillery, equip
ment and infantry. However, he
warned against overoptimism, say
ing. I'VE are now suffering from the
optimism of August, September and
October and the war is being pro-
longed on account of it,"
Ground troops, Gen. Bradley OBJ
served, at first were skeptical of air
support, but since air and ground
combat teams gained battle expe-
rience the doughboys now have full
confidence in it."
Now our armies never hesitate To
call for air support even 500 yards
or less from our front lines" Gen
Bradley said. Even the German
air force in its heyday had moth
ing like the fine cooperation that
exists between Our ground and air
forces. Only because of this CO.
operation were we able to advance
as fast as We did, commencing with
the st. Lo break-through and con-
tinuing through France"
Gen. Bradley added that the 9th
Air.Force also has been keeping the
German air force off our necks.
Now you ride around without even
looking up. 1t was different in
Africa"
Maj. Gen. Hoyt Sanford Wander
berg, commander of the 9th Air
Force, disclosed that since D day his
outfit has destroyed 1,408 enemy air
craft, 1881 motor transports, 1852
armored vehicles and tanks, 9,432
railroad cars and 1895 locomotives,
in addition to gun positions, am
munition dumps, bridges and power
stations.
Evening star., 1944-12-16

By the Associated Press.
A BOMBER BASE IN ENGLAND
Dec. 16.-To the crews of the other
bombers in the formation the Flying
Fortress appeared to be in a final
dive, doomed to destruction along
with its crew of 10 in a matter of
seconds.
Nine men inside the 30-ton mon
ster felt it, too.
The 10th felt nothing. He lay
slumped across the controls in the
|co-pilot's seat, mortally wounded
1t was the weight of his body and
his death grip on the throttles that
were speeding the bomber down.
The German antiaircraft shell
which had killed the co-pilot, 1t
George Clark, Noblesville, Ind, had
not harmed the pilot in the next
seat, 1t. Charles Wallace, Seattle,
Wash.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
BY the Associated Press

os bAit hssoSlaHru FAech.
NEW DELHI, Nov. 81 Delayed
Air smuggling-fabulous in COM
parison with the exploits of the old
sea runners-is estimated to have
netted Americans $4,000, 900 in two
years of flying over the top Of the
world it was learned today.
Scores Of American soldiers and
civilians in the China Burma India
theater have been court-martialed or
arrested for fantastic operations
between India and China over the
worlds highest and most hazardous
airline.
The vast, nefarious trade involved
British, Chinese and Indian rack
|eteers. while the Americans were
only small fry"-mostly fall guy
go-betweens" who transported con-
traband.
Syndicate Smashed.
The breakdown by United States
Army criminal Investigators work.
ing in cooperation with British,
Chinese and Indian officials also
largely smashed an international
syndicate which traded in stolen
lease lend supplies, Government
property, gold, currency and other
goods flown into isolated, imitation
ridden China. This syndicate was
composed of Far Eastern gangsters
and wealthy Chinese and Indians
who instigated and financed SNUG
Cling activities.
Profits of American participants
in the India China trade totaled an
estimated s4,156, 900 in 81 major and
213 minor cases in which Army
criminal action has been completed
or is under way. Major cases are
those classified as involving profits
of more than $1,000 each.
These cases, covering activities
during ls4l, 1912 and early 1943,
involved, the Army said, famed
Flying Tigers" employees of the
China National Airways Corp,
United States Army personnel,
American Red Cross workers, tech
nical representatives of American
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Dead Flyers Grip on Controls
|OfB-17 Nearly Crashed Ship

The 23-year-old pilot was the only
person aboard who in those few split
seconds could do something about It.
He pulled 1t. Clark's hands off the
throttles and wedged the body away
from the stick, at the same time
struggling with his own controls.
With agonizing deliberateness the
bomber finally responded, shudder-
ing as If in gale, and leveled off.
+ The landing flaps had been torn
away and the instruments shattered.
Gasoline tanks were leaking and
fumes filled the plane.
1t. Wallace found an American
fighter base in France and sent the
crew into crash positions in the
radio room. He crash landed with
three engines.
Eighth Air Force headquarters
said 1t. Wallace's cool thinking and
quick action. saved his own life and
those Of the crew members.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Soviet Forces Invade
West S|ovakia, Drive
On Roads 10 Vienna
Germans Hurled Back
|, On 125-MiIe Front
North Of Budapest
BY the Associated Press


LONDON, Dec. 16.-Striking
into Western Slovakia for the
first time, Russian troops today
pressed a bold offensive from
captured Ipolysag (Sahy) juno
ton, attempting to smash open
the roads to Vienna, lis miles to
the west, and at the same time
trap German divisions to the
east.
Ipolysag. on the Budapest -Brati-
slava-Vienna highway, was seized
by Red Army spearheads which
bridged the Ipoly River frontier
from Hungary "a miles northwest OF
Budapest, Misunderstanding capital
already two-thirds encircled by the
Soviets.
Moscow announced that Ipolysae
fell Thursday after bitter all-night
fight in which 800 Germans were
killed. 1t is a half-mile inside Slo-
vakia. In taking it the Russians
skirted the 2,700-foot Borzsony
Mountains between the town and the
big Danube River bend to the south
Naxis Hurled Back.
German troops reeled back int
Slovakia along a 125-mile front from
1polysag eastward to Satoraljaujhel,
in the face of the increased tempo
Of the Russian drive.
Berlin reported the Russians alst
were attacking more heavily in tn
Debica-Tarnow area of Southern
Poland, and speculated these re-
newed thrusts may be the beginnin,
Of northern development move
ment against Slovakia as well as
winter offensive aimed at Krakow.
The stroke northward from Hun
gary by End Ukraine Army troop
appeared likely to aid a fightin,
force of $4,000. Free Czechosloval
troops.
81 Localities Taken.
Other Red Army troops skirted the
northern Borzsony Mountains anc
reached positions leading downhil
into the plains extending westward
to Bratislava.
Moscow said the combined drives
toward Central and Eastern Slovakis
had swept through 81 more locali-
ties, among them the manganese
center Of Szendro, 30 miles north oi
captured Miskolc and IS miles north.
east of Budapest.
Moscow pictured the fighting
along the Ipoly River front as a de.
termined effort to break the stale
mate at Budapest. where heavy rain
had interfered with progress of tn,
huge Russian pincers strangling tn,
strife-torn city.