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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-26
ON THE HOME
FRONT
BY ANNE STEVICK
MIA Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. June IS. - One
third Of a nation ill-clothed, ILL
housed. and ill-fedn was campaign
talk way back when. This year its
one-third of a nation ill-fiXed for
alarm clocks.
Office OF civilian requirements
has just added up its third survey
Of what the home folks want. Some
liz million families tried to buy
alarm clocks since January; 12i2
million would buy, If alarm clocks
were plentiful.
Wash boilers and lawn mowers
were heardest to find and caused
the most trouble Of the 80 items
in the survey, which included dust
pans, floor lamps, bobbie pins. Next
in difficult shopping problems were
ted kettles. carpet sweeperS, and
alarm clocks. TWo-thlrds Of the
people looking for radio tubes, win
dow screening. electric heating pads,
can openers, extension cords. frying
pans. washtubs. and Step-on kitCh-
en- garbage cans were disappointed
NO IMPROVEMENT
Childrens cribs. scissors, hair
pins, iron cords, bobbie pins were
easier TO find than at the time Of
the first survey last November, but
in general there is no great i'm
provement in household goods. Elias
tis was the star shortage Of the first
survey. but was not included in this
one. No progress is reported on
elastic since the army's sudden need
for all neoprene synthetic rubber
took away the promise Of newly
developed elastic from that source.
Experiments with buna synthetic
have not worked out as yet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01
Battlefield
Operation

WITH THE U. S. THIR I'd
ARMY, Nov. 30 QNS)-With
mortar shells whining overhead. a
l9-year-old first aid man lay on
the Lorraine battlefield and, with
only a jackknife and a fountain
pen, performed one of the most
delicate operations known to sur
gery-tracheotomy or the inciSion
of the windpipe-on a badly
wounded comrade.
The heroic amateur surgeon
was Pvt. Duane n. Kinman of
College Place. Wash. a medical
aid man with the u. S. Fifth In
fantry Division.
When the operation was per-
formed kinman persuaded the
wounded man To hold the fountain
pen TO the windpipe inciSion, 10
keep breathing through il. until
he could be removed TO a field
casualty station.
A tank took him to the first
station and then transferred him
TO an ambulance which sent him
to clearing hospital where the
pen was removed and a regular
traCheotomy tube inserted.
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ARMY WOUNDED

A o.KRAY PVT MARVIN P-Mfs Irene C
. % kIay. T7lS Smart. Detroit.
OLIVER. PVT. LEONARD P.-mu. Frances
W Oliver, vile Kalamazoo.
OLSEN. 5 SGT. ERNEST R-Mrs Edith
II Olsen, mother, AlpcnN.
PASsAIACQUA. PFC BILLY-Mrs. Eleanor
PA0alacqua. wife. 42f3 Gray. Detroit
PAYNE PFC. JOSEPH Mrs. May r
Payne. mother. Ann Arbor.
PETIT, PFC. RAYMOND A.-MerhIl d
PiANTE' 5 SGT THOMAS E-Mrs vir
PoRTENGA PFC ROY II Mrs. Jeanetta
II furlsnga, mother Mgskegon
PRAPPAs. PVT DEMPSEY Mrs. Ann
PTappaX. mother 5000 Froquois. Detroit
RAMSDELL, PFC ARDIE E-MrS. LeonA
Rsmsdcl, mother. Mani,ou Beach
. REED lST 1T WILLIAM a JR William
A Reed ST. father. 929 S Highland Dear
REITER, PFC JACK AIRS. Helen Reitsr
RESNElL. PVT. CARL w.-Mrs Myrt,
RILEY. SGT FREDERICK E.-MS Cor.
n' RaB f'' PFC Rs'hf NE Ra5' GLe;s vctor.
Robin. mother 4S26 Monroe EcorSe
RODGERS. SGT. BuRNETTE A.-Mrs
RosESThAL ia HFERY-Mu Molly
Rosenthsl mother, Buchanan
RUTKOwSKI sfSGT. EDWARD w-Mr.
and Mrs Walter Ru,koSsh parents, 1882
sABoIsXY' PVT ANTHoNY-Mrs virginia
sahoi5kSy' wife 2444 AndruS Hamtrsmek
SAmp. sister, 1875 Kilhourne Detroit
SCH1NkAl. PFC. FRANK-iaeoh Sehinkh.
brother IL % lansing Detroit
father. Coopersvile
SHAW. PFC. Esco james r. shaw.
SMITH, PVT. PHILIP D.-Mu Elaine
Prescott. sister Charlotte
.sovINE, PFC. PAUL R.-Mrs Doris So
STACJiIips PFC FpwARD ss,ev.
Stachurski, father 6345 Georgia Detroit
STARK, PVT JAMES WINS. Alice STARK,
STEWART. PFC. wARD-Mrs- Ethel Kelly.
sister izl3l Evergreen. Detroit
STROUD: PFC. WILLIAM T-Mrs. Euldins
sWARTHoUT. PVT MAURICE B-Emil
Kapke uncle Traverse CITY
TAGGE. PFC. ROY Airs. Minnie TsEge
TAPPEN, PVT BERNARD Mrs Marion
Tappen. mother 526l Vancouver. Detroit
TEMPLE. PVT. THEODORE AIRS. Ruth
TRoMBLEY, PFC, LYLE v.-Mr, Edn,
Trombley mother. 1924 Rochelle Detroit.
VAN pERs MEER, PFC LOUIS HINTS.
Verify. PVT JAMES F.-Mrs. Ida NJ.
Verify mother, Kalamazoo,
pr yoN e., isT 1T 10 JOHN IL, Mrs Helen
WELLINGTON. PVT GLENN c-Mrs. Sarah
wellington, mother Fostoria
=, WELLS PVT JOHN P.-Mrs. JscQueline J.
wENGER PVT PAUL " Mrs. Frances
Wenger wife. Grand Rspds
Virgins, PFC BENSON A JR-Mrs
Lula NJ VIRGINS mother. 81. Ignsce.
WHITE. PFC. HARVEY H.-Mrs Regime c.
Witte mother. Flat Rock
WOJCIECHOWSKI. SGT. LEONARD T. -
Mrs Ann WojciechowSh. wife. SSH Rohnt,
Detroit
WOLOTrRA CAPT ROBERT Mrs
Bette Jane WoIotire. wife Grand Rapids
WOLFF PVT GEORGE G.-MrS Iva p
WeitK mother Hiifsdaie
WOOD. % 1T. LEON M.-Edgsr J. Wood.
father. Manistique.
zUcKERMAN. PFC. JACK-Mrs. Anna
Zack, sister 4oi5 Glendale, Detroit.
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AIDS. PFC LYLE Mrs Dorothy
Ada wife. 3S23 T~enU-ninth Detroit
ALLEN. PVT. CHARLES A.-MIA ANA
Martin, mother. Iona.
ATKINSON. SGT. WILLIAM C.-MrL Alii'
Atkinson. mother. Hiliman
BANAsIAK, PVs. MIKE J--Mu. virgins
B,HsS2f sne lSsS eos nsa4Ad DssTs' Mar,
BsEyelo mother. s32 Lyle, Detroit
BEAGLE pFc Carl D-MrI. Emm'
80 assArr t. 4 Ai lyle c.-MrL Marian $
KsrpenSki mother. Jackson.
BiSSEIT. PVT. RAYMOND W Mrs, Elsie
~ BlSsett mother 1900 GreenvieU, DetrOit
BLISS, PVT CARROLL h.-hTk Niolette l.
bliss, wife. Kalamazoo.
BoLLE, FfS R Eh,'a, 1,,G c; JR--se'n'i'
BUNKER : SGT. CLIFTON J.-hrt. MAT
Lee sgaker vile. 10 Highland. Highland
BYrRLY. PVT. l. c-Mrs. ElA NJ. Byerly
Vic. 50e5 24th, Detroit
,,S SaaSBt5 sS VII. 1850 washsaTh
pERoo. PVT. wILLIAM-FrsnE Deroo
A bivkNs. =" TlsGr. ANGUS Mrs. Grace
Owens wife k@iSmss1oo ,.,.,,. NTH.
DURHAM. NJ SGT. GEORGE E.-Mrs
velmA Durham; wife -, Mason Mas NJ, v,rr,
FEURY PVT WILLIAM A-Ruben b
F, ShlR;A lsInsT d Isl 1T GEORGE Mrs
Agnes GIfaoedian. mother. 2S77 Hllser
COVER, PFC EDWARD o.-Mrs Neiue
K Cover mother IS W, Evelyn, Hazel PARK
HAFLEY. PFC EARL C.-Mrs. Louise Hat
i'y aAR Rsias5; ShsH''A SGT. GEORGE w-lra
n HAYDEN stiSn Trsc'r. RAi.sToN-MTs' Elila-
0' HoRscH '' ' PVT cHARTEs-MTS France,
HUYcK. RS JOHN B.-Bertrsm Huyck,
INMAN, sLsGT. LOREN L-Glenn Imam
JACKSON. PFC. LEON E-Mu. Grace
'' RAISER a'T PFC. ROBERT Mrs, Theresa
ki kESr "P PST i JoHS EM p tGSs.
KING, PFC ARTHUR J.-Mn. Alice h.
KLuNDER. ,PvT, HERMAN J,-Mu. Kate
Pslmsos. mother. huas9nville ~ ,.,. n
x6 KGRE nots SSi cS Sssnn A-A Lena -
ggEz rFe AEyIS MMT b. AanA kOF'
xs ksSsE ash.r ss4s MlIisn. pstIgit
KwIATKOwsK1, PVT sTANl.EY-Mrs
s' R ksi.'f pfc M RRiffS fM G Honor.
Ksi.os. xiis ie7 TTsnt9 goI DeiT9't. NJ,
LAsKowsKI. PFC. ARTHUR Mrs
Nettie LAskowski. mother. $3.50 caeiy. De
IErFFER. PVT WALTER w--Mrs. Grace
Letter. mother. 2a4o John r.. Detroit
LESLIE; PFC JACK Esquire M. Glib
LICK. PvT. GERALD MINIS. Bertha
Luck mother. Ann Arbor.
LuKAs. PFC PyrER-Mi" Emily Luka'
ny Ixsca. amp PFC ELMER A-JOhn Lynch.
MAtLARp PFc. ROBERT r-Mn. Mar
aARNtNoN. Pre-. DONALD Mrs. Tempt
Nanninon. mother Coyington.
MANNING. PVT. HIRAM P.-Mrs. Vernon
Manning. mother Rochester.
phine MARROW mother 6o3e Lemty. Detroit
MASON TkSGT. THRuSTON -H.-MrA--
MVDe Mason. mother. SAGINAW.
McclILLAGH. Pr. ROBERT Mrs Alice
MCGOWAN, PVT, ROBERT G.-Mrs. Mar
garet c. MCGOWAN. mother. i5o4o Prest.
MEAD. SGT DEAN c.-chsrle, s. Mead,
MEAD, It's LEWIS G.-Mr. Elois Mead,
'sSicHaIsKr PVT. srEPHEN-Mrs. Neln.
,. hnehAiIki. mother e7i5 Gallagher. Ham
MiSY1cK. PFC rouH w.-Mrs. Sarah L.
Ni mooS m ePi f FliTti r-Mn rr.nci.
MOORE PFC. THOMAS J-Mu Irene
s' MUrtE E PVT WAITER AFTER MINIS. psulin.
kpei,er wife, Tecumseh.
.sMusKY. PVT FRANK J.-Bernsrd MuSky
-NaGEis. Cpl. FREDERICK w-Ms Myrtle
rNkyrIANs. 81 SGT. GEORGE AIRS.
Madeline NevsjAns, mother, ALSO Lakepoint.
TnvrR. stscr. RAYMOND H.-Mr, sadie
Nlver rno,her 1872 Concord Detroit
TNORD PFC EDWIN T.-MrS. Augusta
rord. mother. Hardwood.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday. Nov.
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BY CARRIER
YEARLY
WEEKLY

DAILY ...................
SUNDAY ..s........ ...'.....s.........1 &c
DAILY AND SUNDAY. ......... SC
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01

and contacted the Times after
talking with policewomen. He said
he was married four years ago and
has been in the army year and
a half.
His wife has read hair and is
nicknamed Rusty"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01

five weeks.
A n [ h o n Y
J a n / s. I h G
father. said his
daughter h a d
left for worl. at
a beauty shop
but never ar
rived there.
Pvt. Stanley
arrived i'm De-
troit today on
emergency fur
Tough from a
base i'm Texas
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DETROIT. $TfMES

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Sunday Morning by the Times Publishing
Company at l225 Times Square. Detroit 81,
Michigan.
Entered at Detroit. Mich. a. second-c Class
Mail Matter
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Subscription rate Tin advAncei by mail 70
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01
Soldier Seeks
Missing Wife

The Detroit Times TO-DAY re-
ceived a plea from Pfc. Andrew
Stanley. %. TO find his 23-year-old
wife. Grace. missing from her
fathers home, $500 David, for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01
-~~>~~>>~-> II. Detroit Time, .~>>>>>'
Honor Roll
Official Casualty List

The department today made public the OF 252
OF these. ITO from
Michigan al the Detroit
Included 293 casualties released by the depart
today Michigan the Detroit
casualties and their of kim who have been notified
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01
MARINE WOUNDED

ENGLAND, PFC. Ia VERNE J-Mn Esther
England, mother Vernon
FERRlER PFC. ROBERT " LEE-Mr and
FIALKowsKi. cpl. STANLEY T-Mrs
Helen Rachynski. mother. 235a Trombly. De
troit
Fills. PFC. JOSEPH A. JR Mr.. and Mrs
JoSeph Fills parents Grand Rapids
FURcA, PFC FRANK-Mr and Mrs. Peter
Furca narents. Utica
Gettings. mother. 800 Parkview. Detroit
GREEN PFC WILLIAM E-Mr and Mrs
William z. Green. parents. 1881 Pasadena
Detroit g..
TRUCRENMrLLER. CPL EDWARD W
Mrs NARY Truckenmiler. mother, Cenirevile
ULRICH. PFC EARL F.-Mr. and Mrs
Alfred Ulrich. parents Bay City.
WAKEFIELD PFC BERNARD MFR. Her
bert warfield father. $50 Brady Detroit
Watson wife 1888 Bentier. Detroit
WHI1Es, PFC LESTER-Mr and Mrs. Ven
ell whites, parents. Wyandotte.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01
Extend Fighters Jobs

WASHINGTON. Nov. 30 CINS)
The Senate amended and passed
House bill extending from 40 to
90 days the time in which an ex-
serviceman has right TO reclaim
his job under the Selective Serv-
ice Act.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-01

All money sen, at Sender's risk. DO not
ssnd cash or stamps. All checks. drafts and
money orders should be made payable 10
THE TINES PUBLISHING COMPANY
International News Service has the exclusive
news dispatches credited 10 II or not othervife
credited In this paper
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MARINE DEAD

FENOGLIA. CPL. JOHN P-Mrs Francei
Romano. mother 1924 Saiins. Dearborn.
mber 30. 1914 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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ADVERTISEMENT
Evening star., 1944-05-10
REAL ESTATE
LOANS

First Trust money available to
rcfinanee your home. No re-
newals. Or II you have meney
to invest we can use = limited
amount.
Anaeosia Building Association
1888 Good Hope Reed ST.
TR. S5S4
Evening star., 1944-05-10
City Heads Approve
Civilian Blood Bank

The Commissioners approved to-
day establishment of a Community
Blood Plasma Bank to supply plasma
"at a minimum cost" to civilians.
The community bank, which will
carry on the original civilian defense
plasma bank raised at the expense
of the Cenaral Labor Union, will be
under civilian governing board ap-
pointed by the Commissioners with
the approval of labor union officials.
The OCD plasma bank has COM
pleted it's quota OF 1000 plasma units,
which are now stored in allotments
of $50 units in 10 different hospitals
and reserve of 500 units at George
Washington University school of
medicine.
The governing board will have a
free hand in the operation of the
bank and will be separate from the
jurisdiction of the department of
civilian defense. The board will be
composed of DR.. Charles Stanley
White, DR.. John A. Reed, DIR. John
M. Orem, DR.. Oscar B. Hunter, one
member from the Central Labor
Union and DR.. Roger M. Choisser.
Evening star., 1944-05-10


and
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Family Life Vital,
Msqr. Liqutti Says

1t is impossible to have a democ-
racy without sound family life,
Msgr. Luigi G. Ligutti, executive
secretary of the National Catholic
Rural Life Conference, told a group
of Catholic mothers yesterday after
noon at the opening of the two-day
Family Institute at the USO Club,
1914 N street NV. The institute
Is sponsored by the National Cath
olic Community Service. women's
division, and is being held in con-
junction with National Family
Week.
Msgr. Ligutti was introduced by
the Rev. John S. Spence, moderator
OF the club and assistant pastor of
st. Matthews Cathedral.
Discussing Religion and the
Home" Msgr. Ligutti declared the
family is the most essential call of
society,"" Steps people take in life
should be weighed on the basis of
how is it going to affect my family
and my family life," he said.
Ownership of productive property
is a family need, Msgr. Ligutti de-
clared. This gives security. con-
tinuity and stability to the family
and is necessary for it's fullest de-
velopment
John Mcclure. representative of
j. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and
Mrs. E. Bradley Bailey of Phila-
delphia will address the second ses-
sion of the institute at $50 o'clock
tonight. Mr.. Mcclure will discuss
juvenile delinquency and Mrs. Bailey
will talk on the Joys and Blessings
of Catholic Family Life"
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Editors Defend Wright
In Jap Agent Trial
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May l0-Editors of
the New York Daily News yesterday
came to the defense OF Frederick
Heizer Wright, 40. Daily News copy
editor charged with acting as an
unregistered Japanese agent prior
to Pearl Harbor.
Eugene J. McHugh, news and
managing editor, and William A,
Castleman, assistant news editor,
testified in Federal Court it was not
unusual to reject stories from for
|eign correspondents.
A Government witness previously
had testified that Wright, a week
before Pearl Harbor, had rejected a
London story asserting the Japanese
fleet was steaming near Borneo In
battle order.
Wright's reputation for veracity
and obedience to law was described
as excellent by Mr.. McHugh and Mr.
Castleman and by two other Daily
News employees, Glen r. Parson, as
sistant Daily News editor, and
Charles Sarber, news editor.
Robert A. Wright, the defendants
father, identifying himself as a
former employe of the japanese
consulate and registered agent for
the Japanese government from 1898
to 1910, testified he passed funds
to his sons bank account because
he had no bank account of his own.
The prosecution had introduced
testimony that the copy editor was
in the pay of the Japanese and that
his bank deposits over nine
month period exceeded his earnings
from the newspaper.
Earlier, Federal Judge John Bright
denied defense motion for dis
missal of the indictment. However,
he withheld decision. pending COM
pletion of the defense case, on that
part of the motion applying to a
second count in the indictment,
charging that Wright conspirea
with Japanese officials to act as an
agent
Evening star., 1944-05-10

notice of appeal, and Justice Bailey
said he would stay execution on the
fine pending the furnishing of an
appeal bond.
AS the sedition trial once more got
under way, Justice Eicher denied
renewed motion by j. Austin Lati-
mer, defense attorney, to excuse
for cause all jurors who were Gov
ernment employees.
Lawrence Dennis, defendant,
acting as his own counsel, asked the
court to question jurors specifically
on their attitude toward free speech.
Justice Eicher said the record of
questions previously compiled by the
court would stand for itself, and he
refused to amplify 1t at that time.
Twelve jurors were quickly excused
after saying they had fixed opinions.
At the contempt hearing, Special
Prosecutor Joseph w. Burns of the
Justice Department contended that
Mr.. Laughlin had submitted no evi-
dence in support of his "slanderous"
and "scandalous" accusations against
the chief justice, and that the docu-
ment, of itself, constituted contempt.
Laughlin Explains His Position.
MIR. Laughlin took the position
that he had filed the affidavit, ac-
companying motion to disqualify,
at his clients insistence and was
not required by law to prove charges
which Noble made. The attorney
said he had received reports of JUS
tice Eicher's alleged deal with the
President from many sources" and
he named defense attorneys at the
trial, some of whom testified, and
others.
Mr.. Burns declared in his closing
argument yesterday afternoon that
Mr.. Laughlin was trying with such
motions to hold up this court to
ridicule and contempt" and to create
an impression in the public press
which would influence jurors.
Vague Idea of Government Plans.
Mr.. Laughlin denied this. He said
all the motions were filed in good
faith. No one possibly could say
at this stage of the sedition trial
whether certain prospective wit
nesses would be allowed to testify
or their evidence excluded, he de-
clared.
I'VE have only a vague idea of
what the Governments evidence is
going to be-" Mr.. Laughlin said.
I'VE have not been told the names
Of any Government witnesses. We
have only the press releases issued
by the Department of Justice and
press reports of witnesses before
the grand jury to guide us and we
have tried to piece together from
this information what line the Gov
ernment's evidence was likely to
take"
There was much discussion during
the hearing of another petition to
disqualify Justice Eicher which Mr..
Laughlin and Is other defense at
torneys presented earlier the same
day Mr.. Laughlin filed the Noble
motion. This petition charged the
judge with ruling consistently
against the defense and in favor of
the prosecution and with denying
the defendants their constitutional
rights. Justice Eicher denied this
motion but apparently had not ruled
on the Noble motion when the trial
was interrupted by the contempt
proceeding,
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Sedition
Continued From First Page

want to any issue in the sedition
case in this opinion of Justice Bailey
He pointed out that Mr.. Laughlin
had urged subpoenas at Government
expense for such witnesses as Mr..
Ford and Mr.. Lindbergh with the
statement that he wanted to show
others had committed acts similar
to those with which the defendants
were charged. The court felt the
evidence indicated that Mr.. Laugh
Inns purpose was not to protect the
interests of his clients, as he con-
tended, but to "embarrass the court
in the trial of the case by causing
unreasonable delay and getting to
the press copies of various motions. y
Justice Bailey regarded the Noble
affidavit as charging Justice Eicher
with, in effect, accepting a bribe in
the form of promise of reward II
certain defendants were convicted
Mr.. Laughlin's only verification oi
such charge, the court commented
was simply to resort to reports
from parCleS VINO themselves haC
no access to the facts"
The very fact that Mr.. Laughlir
felt the case was going against hi.
clients should show that the attor.
ney's purpose was really to gair
publicity in order to embarrass the
trial judge and bring to the atten-
ton of prospective jurors these
charges in order that they might
form opinions and PREJUDICE the guilt
or innocence of the accused" JUS
tice Bailey said.
After Justice Bailey's decision was
announced the court directed Mr.
Laughlin to stand committed until
the fine of $3.50 was paid.
Mr.. Laughlin Immediately gave
Evening star., 1944-05-10

enjoyment in fighting the Japa-
nese.
Il have a good time wherever I
am" he said.
His only other comment on the
war came during a brief off-the-
record discussion of its progress and
the relative merits of American and
Nippon fighting men.
He said merely a damn sight
better" a comment which might fit
into either topic.
Admiral Halsey was in full uni
form. wearing the insignia of an air
officer, and campaign ribbons with
nine stars, one for each battle
action he's been in.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Durden to Attend
Culpeper Exercises
BY the Associated Press.

pS Tic hsSOCldteC fIeSS.
CULPEPER, Va, May 10.-Gov
Darden and Representative Smith
Democrat, of the 9th district will
head the list of distinguished visi-
tors who will take part in dedica-
ton exercises Saturday when a roll
OF honor plaque will be formally
presented here.
The plaque, made possible by ap-
preparation from the Culpeper
Board of Supervisors and sponsored
by the Culpeper Chamber of Com
merce, contains the names of 1900
men and women serving in the
armed forces.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
|King-HaIsey-Nimitz
Conference Expected
To Step Up Jap War
By the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
The meeting in San Francisco of
the Navys triple threat to Japan
Admirals William F Halsey, Chester
w. Nimitz and Ernest j. King-is
looked on by military observers as
hint that when the European in
vasion begins Tokyo may be too busy
to listen to the radio.
The Navy said little about the
meeting except that it had been
held and that Admiral Nimitz, Pa
| cific Fleet chief, had received a new
decoration-his second Distinguish
ed Service Medal-for his sound
judgment and maSterful conduct"
of operations in 1941 and 1912 fol-
lowing the enemy assault on Pearl
Harbor.
1t was signal honor. Only other
ranking officers to be similarly deco
rated are Admiral Halsey, the
South Pacific commander, and Gen.
Thomas Holcomb of the Marine
Corps, retired.
Meeting Regarded Significant.
The West Coast meeting, which
the Navy said took place last week
end, is believed to have been singu-
larly significant because Admiral
King is known to feel that the
Pacific fight must be carried through
without cessation, no matter what
happens to Hitler's empire before
Tokyo falls.
Admiral Nimitz's second DSM was
presented by Admiral King lin a
simple ceremony at the San Fran
cisco headquarters of Vice Admiral
David w. Bagley, U. S. N, COM
mander of the western sea frontier" !"
the Navy said.
Present in addition to the three
full admirals and Admiral Bagley
were Rear Admiral Carleton H
Wright. commandant of the 18th
naval district; Rear Admiral Mahlon
S. Tisdale, commandant of the Mare
Island Navy Yard, and members of
the several staffs."
1t was this disclosure that staff
members as we'll as leaders were
present which gave special signifi-
canoe to the strategic implications of
the meeting.
The second DSM is very special
honor, since it can be given only by
act of Congress. Otherwise when
second medal is warranted a gold
star is given in lieu of the medal it
self.
HaIsey Having Grand Time"
Admiral Halsey told newsmen
after the conference that he was
having a grand time" in the war
zones, and his infectious grin itself
was tantamount to adding the word
particularly" in connection with his
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Large Rot Bites Boby
Sleeping in Home Here

A l3-month-old baby, Karen
Genus, daughter of Mrs. Margaret
Genus, 1928 Prospect street NV,
was admitted to Georgetown Hos
pital last night suffering from bites
inflicted when a large rat attacked
her while she was asleep in a crib,
police reported.
The rat bit the baby several times
on the left hand and scurried awav
as Mrs. Genus, attracted by the in
fant's cries, ran toward the crib.