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Evening star., 1944-03-15
D. T.. Red Cross Fund
Raised 10 S857,361
By Business Division
$4,000 in Contributions
Boosts Campaign to
Over 32% of Goal

Gifts reported today by the
general business division sent
the District Red Cross total fund
collected to date to approx
mately $857,361. This is more
than 80 per cent of the overall
$2,665 900 quota.
The division brought in an addi-
tional s160,000 today, on the basis of
incomplete reports. This sum boosted
the divisions total to S344,000, or 50
per cent of its quota. Chairman S.
H. Kaufman reported.
General Chairman Lloyd B. Will
son announced that Joseph C. Grew
former Ambassador to Japan, will be
the speaker at Fridays meeting OF
the Government and general busi-
ness divisions. Music will be pro-
vided by the Army Air Forces Band
Tomorrow reports will be turned
in by the residential, city and
county units and the City OF
Alexandria.
$1,000 700 Mark Near.
With the campaign nearing its
half way stage, campaign officials
said they expect the 81 100000 mark
to be passed by the end of this
week.
Through yesterday the Government
division, headed by Ernest G. Dra-
per, member of the Board of Gov
ernors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
TEN, had obtained $275 ,089 from
54 ,446 Federal employees, or 24.8 per
cent of their goal
John Clifford Folger, District
chapter chairman, told yesterday S
meeting that the Government unit
will not fail or falter in its support
of the Red Cross" He recalled that
in last years Red Cross campaign
the critical point was reached on
March 20, when Government divi-
sions supplied the upsurge which
carried Washington over the top.
An ovation was rendered Miss
Phyllis Pedigo, Red Cross worker
WIN ASSNllOly ilCl Olli lIlC
|ciflc theater. She was nicknamed
"Merrylegs" by regiment of SOL
diers in Australia because she ran
so many errands for the men. A
bomber was named Merrylegs in
her honor and from New Zealand
according to Comdr. w. F. Loven-
thai, the bomber crew sent her this
message;
"Merrylegs is plastering the merry
hell out of the JapS."
Nick Hayes, Greek proprietor of
a flower and fruit shop at GOT Penn
sylvania avenue NV, announced
today he will give to the District
Red Cross the entire proceeds of
his Saturday sales 'in apprecia-
ton OF the work Of the Red Cross. "
Evening star., 1944-03-15
House Due 10 Pass
Service Vote Bill
After Debate Today
Two Hours Allotted
For Discussion; Veto
Seen as Possibility

(Sendte Roll Call on Page A-5J
BY the Associated Press.
Congress was ready with a new
challenge to President Roosevelt
today in the form of a service
vote bill.
With quick passage assured, the
House called up the rewritten ver-
sion of two merged measures-de-
signed to meet objections of those
who want State ballots and those
preferring Federal ballots.
The bill passed the Senate yester-
day, Al to 81, and even its most
vocal critics conceded prompt House
approval after two hours of debate
The next question is what will
the Presidents attitude be. Con-
gress and the White House went
down different streets on two other
major issues of this session. The
legislators voted to ban food sub
sides and Mr.. Roosevelt vetoed that,
winning his point when the veto was
sustained. His $l0,500, 100000 tax
program was cut to S2,350, 900 ,O0t
but his veto of the tax bill wa.
promptly overridden.
Original Bill Called Fraud.
The original Eastland- bill
providing for state-controlled sol
dier ballot was assailed as a fraud
in message the President sent tt
Congress. Recently, when the Presi.
dent was asked to comment on tn,
pending legislation, he said the cruz
| OF the matter was whether more
Servicemen and women would get tt
vote under the proposed measure
or the 1912 act.
The most ardent champion of tht
State controls, Representative Ran
kin, Democrat, of Mississippi de
clared today that 'if the Presiden
should veto it (the compromise
measure), the chances are that ther,
would be no soldier vote bill passec
at all"
In the Senate yesterday, % Demo
Gratis and "a Republicans voted fo
the compromise bill, with "a Demo
VI oCo, OLA 1eC CpuUllCdllo dllu Ollt FIO
gressive opposing passage.
Opponents gained half a dozer
more votes than they had countec
in their polls, including that O
Majority Leader Barkley, who de
clared the measure was held to.
gether with more legal "adhesiv,
tape" than he had ever seen before
He disclaimed any knowledge of tn,
Presidents intentions toward thu
bill.
Stormy Journey in Congress.
Servicemen voting legislation has
had a stormy journey in Congress!
since the administration first pro.
posed a Federal ballot for the over
seas vote. Southern Democrats anc
Republicans rejected the admins
tration proposal in coalition actor
then got behind a bill calling fol-
the States to send out ballots anc
count the vote.
A deadlock ensued. Then, in
conference, both branches worked
out the final compromise which nov
calls for expedited handling OF
(See SERVICE VOTE, Page A-2.)
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Florida House Member
Wont Face Gaming Charge
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 15.-Represent-
ative Cannon, Democrat, of Florida
said in statement that he would
not be in Municipal Court today to
answer charges of "disorderly con-
duct by being in a gambling place
because he would be in Washington
to vote on the service ballot bill.
Police Chief H. Leslie Quigg iden-
tifled Mr.. Cannon as one of 80 men
arrested yesterday in what Detective
NJ c. Tucker said was a bookmaking
establishment.
Mr.. Cannon said he had entered
the place at the time of the raid
and had gone there to renew ac-
quaintanceS in connection with hi,
campaign for Democratic renomina
ton. He and % others were released
under bonds of S25 each.
He was not required to 60 to the
police station.
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The fact that today is payday in
many Government departments also
was expected to bring in some
crowds this afternoon after Gov
ernment Offices close. The Office
will be open until midnight.
To aid District employees in meet
ing their income tax payments,
Arthur R. Pilkerton, auditor, said
arrangements have been made to
pay approximately 80 per cent of
the city's employees today rather
than Friday.
Among the more than 10000 af-
fected by the move are employees at
the District Building and the Health
and Fire Departments. Efforts also
are being made to pay policemen
Little hope was held out that checks
would reach teachers today.
Treasury officials, meanwhile, es-
timated that roughly one out OF
every three returns will be in the
form of applications for refunds
(See TAXPAYERS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1944-03-15
u. 5. Heavy Bombers
Smash al Targets
In Central Reich
London Digging Out
After Night Attack
Reminiscent of 1941
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Mar. 15.-American
heavy bombers in medium sized
forces" smashed at military tar
gets in Central Germany today
under strong fighter escort,
Strategic Air Force headquarters
announced.
Targets and other details were not
disclosed. but the German radio
said air fleets swept into Northwest
Germany this morning, touching off
major scale air battles" centering
over Hanover, $50 miles west of
Berlin.
German radio transmitters went
off the air as the bombers ap-
lproached-during the middle of
broadcasts boasting of heavy dam
age to London in a huge fire raid
last night.
London Digging Out.
! Rescue workers toiled through
smoking ruins in search of dead
and injured as the British capital
dug itself out after the premidnight
attack which rivaled in intensity
the big German raids of 1941.
| Thousands of incendiaries and
high explosive bombs were showered
down on the city in short but con
centrated attack which touched of
fires in many sections and did ex-
tenSive damage in two of the capt.
tails best-known business and resi-
Dental districts.
Bombs also dropped at scattered
points in East Anglia and Soutf
and Southeast England, causing
both casualties and damage at sew
eral places.
The total raiding force was esti
mated at $50 to 200 planes, but hov
many of these reached London wa
not announced. At least 13 raider:
were shot down, II over England
and two en- route home.
Nazi propagandists exploited the
raid to the fullest possible extent
the Berlin radio telling the Ger
man public that the assault wa
carried out on grand scale ant
asserting the raiders had unloadet
large numbers of new super -heav,
bombs"
The raid, which lasted less than ar
hour, was the first attack on Londor
since March 2 and touched off {
barrage similar to that sent up dur.
ing last months baby blitz."
BY the time the last of the raider
turned back across the Channel thu
sky was red with the glow of man,
fires.
Many Dwellings Hit.
Firemen struggled for two hours t.
bring under control huge blaze il
a warehouse over an underground
shelter in which 1000 persons hac
taken refuge.
A number of large apartment
houses, entire rows of private dwell
IingS and many business propertie
were among the buildings damaged
or destroyed.
Marauder medium bombers of tn
United States 9th Air Forces at
tackled targets in Northern Franc
and Belgium today. RAF, Domin
ion and Allied fighters accompanied
the B-26s.
These attacks, coupled with tn
American attack on Central Ger
many, followed a night raid by RAJ
Mosquito bombers on Dusseldorf
without loss.
Evening star., 1944-03-15

ders, and take that much needed
rest. No not for a moment think
Of resigning. Get yourself back in
good form, for the job needs you
and the country needs YOU"
Somervell Pays Tribute.
1t. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell
chief of the Army Service Forces
today paid tribute to his late trans
portation aide:
The death of Joseph B. Eastman
leaves gap that will not be easy
to Ill.," he said. THE Nation has
lost an outstandingly brilliant ex.
pert in transportation, one WHIT
never, lost his deep-rooted impair
tiality in a controversial field.
"As co-ordinator of defens,
transportation, Mr.. Eastman was
tower Of strength in a critical pc
riod. The Army particularly will
feel a deep sense of deprivation. 1
has lost wise and sympatheti,
counsellor, one who has giver
wholehearted support to its prob.
lens and its needs. Personally,
have lost a friend"
A bachelor, Mr. Eastman was q
(See EASTMAN. Page A-160
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Col. Kearby, Air Ace,
Is Missing in Action
Texan Downed II Planes
In Southwest Pacific
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, Mar. 15.-Col.
Neal E. Kearby of San Antonio, one
of the Army Air Forces top aces of
the Southwest Pacific, with at least
81 Jap planes to his credit, is miss
ing in action.
His father, DR.. J. G. Kearby of
Dallas, said today the War Depart
ment advised the flyers wife at San
Antonio that Col. Kearby has been
unreported since March S.
Stationed with the 5th Air Force
in the Southwest Pacific, Col. Kear-
by received from Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur personally on January % the
Congressional Medal of Honor for
shooting down six enemy planes in
one day He also was holder of the
Distinguished Flying Cross, the Sill
yer Star, the Air Medal and several
Oak Leaf Clusters.
He entered the Army Air Forces
after graduating from the Univer-
sity of Texas in January, 1887, and
received his wings at Kelly Field
\ Tex, February 16, 1888. He has
been on overseas duty since May
1943.
Col Kearby's wife and three sons
live in San Antonio. His brother
Maj. John G. Kearby, was killed il
plane crash last August at Wright
Field, Dayton, Ohio, where he wa.
a member of the engineering re.
search department.
The death of another Army All
Forces ace who had 20 japanese
planes to his credit was revealed
this week when the bride of 1t. Col
Thomas Lynch, 27, of Catasauqua
Pa, was notified that he was killeo
in action over New Guinea March
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Reds Close Harbor
OF NikoIaev in Drive
Along Black Sea
Only Odessa Is Left;
Trapped Nozis Being
Liquidoted in Ukraine
MAP on Page A-5.)
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Mar. 15.-Red Army
troops are liquidating several
trapped Nazi divisions in the
Southern Ukraine, the Russians
said today, and in a smash along
the Black Sea coast have closed
the harbor of Nikolaev, leaving
Odessa as the only large port in
Southern Russia still available to
the Germans.
Ten thousand Germans have been
killed and 1000 captured already,
a Soviet communique said, while
trying to break out of the trap
sprung by Gen. Rodion Y. Malinov-
sky's Sd Ukrainian Army about &c
miles northeast of Nikolaev in the
Bereznegovati-Sn area. Col
umns driving in from the north ano
south forced a ring of steel around
the Nazis.
Is Miles Beyond Kherson.
Other Red Army troops pushed IL
miles beyond captured Kherson tc
cut the Germans line of escape
Through Nikolaev Harbor into the
Black Sea. They captured Shiro-
kaya Balka, % miles southeast oi
Nikolaev and less than 10 miles
from the mouth of the southern
Bug River, and Soviet guns now
control the exit from Nikolaev, the
Soviet bulletin said
The Red Army also closed in or
Nikolaev from the north, captured
IKiselevka, 81 miles to the east, ano
the rail station of Chekhovichi
about 25 miles to the southeast.
To the north, Soviet units WERE
said to have forced crossing of the
Bug River near Gaisin, a town about
so miles southeast of Vinnitsa, put.
ting them within 60 miles of the
Rumanian frontier. The Soviet
communique said Gaisin was cap
: tureo and the river crossed to the
north and south of it.
230 Localities Captured.
: The Russians also announced the
capture of Mikhailovka on the Bug
: IA miles south of Vinnitsa. They de.
5 clared the Red Army had swept ur
more than 230 localities in its ad.
: vances on three Ukrainian fronts
70 of them after heavy fighting wes
, of Kirovograd, and including Novc
, Archangelsk, % miles southeast O
Uman.
The announcement of the en-
trapment of the German divisions
, near Snigcrevka followed within
: three weeks the Russian announce
ment that 10 Nazi divisions were
= wiped out in the Korsun ring, abou
5 1870 miles north of this area.
' desperate attempts of the enem,
! to break out of the encirclemen
failed" the Soviet war bulletin said
Our troops are pressing in on th'
, encircled German divisions and in
6 fiicting huge losses on them il
, manpoWer and material.
The British radio, heard by CBs
: in New York, quoted a German
broadcast today as saying the Rus
slams have launched new attacks il
the Kerch and Perekop areas a
both ends of the Crimean PENN
, sula in what is perhaps anothe
3 direct result Of the fall of Kher
son"
The Crimean Peninsula, IS mile
= southeast of Kherson, was isolate,
a by the Russian mainland advanc
d last fall, and the German garrison
y there presumably have been lef
v ItO survive as best thew can
Evening star., 1944-03-15
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Threatening legislation to ban
all but physical deferments for
men between 18 and 26, Chair
man May today reopened the
House Military Affairs Com
mittee's investigation of draft
deferment policies.
At the same time, a new selective
service order limiting occupational
deferments for men under 26, in
sured the drafting of more fathers
Announcing meeting of sub
committee headed by Representa-
tive Costello, Democrat, of Cali
fornia, Mr.. May said the group was
concerned about 'the efforts of War
Manpower Commissioner Paul Nc
Mutt and Chairman Donald M. Nell
son of the War Production Board
to persuade the President to bring
about the deferment of nonfathers
and the induction of fathers"
He referred to the report made
earlier this week by Mr.. McNutt
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Nozis Cut Rutions 1920
In War Prisoner Camp
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Mar. 15.-German au-
thorities, asserting Allied prisoners
threw away good food, have reduced
basic rations by 30 per cent in 8
prisoner-of-war camp where more
than 100 Canadian officers and men
are interned, an International REQ
Cross Committee has reported.
The report, made public here by
| the Wartime Information Board
identified the camp as "Oflag VII b
and said the German high security
command now was being asked tC
bring the ration back to normal
The prisoners are usually wei
nourished," however, due to the col
lective Red Cross parcels received
1.-THE delegates said
Evening star., 1944-03-15
MAY Threatens Law to Prohibit
Job Deferments of Men 1926
New SeIective Service Order Assures Early
Army Call of More Prewur Fathers

and Mr.. Nelson to the President
concerning the needs of essential
industry for deferment of skilled
workers.
May Assails Policy.
apparently" said Representative
May, "the idea is to keep these
Young nonfathers in industry and
put the older men, the fathers, into
uniform"
Induction of older fathers, he
added, "is costing large sums of
money because of allotment and
allowance payments, it is breaking
up homes and many of the men thus
inducted are not fit for active, stren-
uous military duty"
THE Army doesn't want these
older men," he declared.
The new selective service order
banned occupational deferments for
men under 26, with some significant
exceptions, and insured the drafting
of more fathers because it left local
(See MANPOWER. Page A-40
Evening star., 1944-03-15
District Due to Get
More Spring Weather

More springlike weather is in store
for the District today, with the
Weather Bureau forecasting a high
of 81 degrees this afternoon. The
temperature was A degrees at am.
Yesterdays high was SIS degrees.
A sleet and rainstorm which par
alyzed communications in sections
of the Middle West, missed the Dis
trict as it headed for Northern New
York
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Limited Auto Output
By September Forecast

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. 15.-Limited
production of passenger cars will
begin by September, with the first
new models scheduled to be on the
market by July, l945, according to
Ray Chamberlain. executive vice
president of the National Automobile
! Dealers Association.
He said partial resumption of
automobile production would be
undertaken to meet transportation
needs of civilians essential to the
war effort.
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Lute Bulletin
Firms Vote, 760-4 30, to Stay
In War, Stockholm Hears

TOCKH HOLM (P.-The
Finnish Parliament decided
today to continue at war with
Soviet Russia, rejecting Rus
Sia'S final terms of armistice,
according to reliable infOr-
nation available here tonight.
The vote is understood to have
been 160 to 40.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1944-03-15

(See ITALY, Page A-4D
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(See MANPOWER, page A-4. )
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Weather Forecast

Fair, warmer: low near as. Tomorrow
increasing cloudineSs, warm.
Evening star., 1944-03-15

(See EASTMAN, Page A-I6.)
Evening star., 1944-03-15

Finance ALI Where to Co. BIS
Lost and Pound AS Woman's Page BIS
Evening star., 1944-03-15

Temperatures today-Highest. go, at
80 pm; lowest, AZ at 7:50 am. Yes
terday-Highest, 55, at pm; low
est. IS, at 6:10 am.
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Guide for Readers

Page
Evening star., 1944-09-03

IF Id only known" she moaned, what
was getting into" Defeat. however. was
not her dish "Tomorrow I'll tackle Brook
lyn," she planned valiantly.
Then. hobbllng around a corner, she en-
countered large building which bore Won
drous sign: Eureka Wholesale Linens, Inc
Why" cried Lily to herself didn't l
think of wholesale house before?'
She inserted herself in the revolving door
and whirled in. The first floor was large, un-
partitioned and devoid of personnel Lily
walked about as nolslly as possible, coughed
several times. and essayed a few ringing
"Anybody -heres?" Silence answered. here
were elevators, but thumb on the button
produced nothing
LILY looked at her watch. 1t was past clos
ing time certainly, but there must be some
body about, she reasoned or the doors would
have been locked To the left of the elevators
was staircase Lily mounted. At first she
thought the second floor was also empty; then
she deserted, far at one end, two human torms'
As she approached. she perceived that tney
were male; one sat behind desk as though
it was his, and the other sat in front OF 1t as
though it wasn't The man behind the desk
was odish and stodgy; but the other was
young, and possessed the most romantlcally
beautiful profile that Lily had seen IN
coon's age.
Lily was hot, exhausted and put out. But
cto o(t a.
Evening star., 1944-09-03

hot hour, she tapped up and down Fifth
Avenue, and pushed her way pugnaciousy
into the purleus of Herald and other squares.
Quite out of the question: Madame;
Very sorry indeed, Moddom'';; That's just
too bad. lady: Gee that's shame, dearie"
Lily pushed farther and farther into the pur-
lieus.
LILY was, as may be seen, not ntrinscally
domestic. When in the recent past. she had
acquired her utterly perfect husband, she had
also acquired pretty perfect mtnage The
Thorndyke town house built by Jason's
grandfather, had been ably captained in turn
by Jason's grandmother, mother and maiden
aunt, all of whom had succumbed honorably
on deck. The house had just gone on running
on momentum. So Lily had no inkling that
replenishments of the Thorndyke linen, in
the good old days, had been lovingly ordered
from and lovingly executed by a little con-
vent in Belgium.
The shadows were falling when Lily paused,
looked about her. and discovered she hadn't
the faintest idea where she was She had long
since exhausted all the shops she knew by
name, and had been simply popping into any
one she came across on the off chance
The street where she now stood was mar
row, somber and deserted There was no bus
and not taxi visible Her feet throbbed in
her new pumps; she wondered bitterly if she'd
squandered her last coupon on shoes which
would betray her with pinch
Evening star., 1944-09-03

grammed l want them one hundred and
twenty-five inches long and seventyfive
inches wide" She beamed at the clerk. de-
spite his haughtiness because she felt almost
professionally managerial to have these figures
right at the tip of her tongue.
The clerk looked panied ''We have few
linen sheets left, Madame But they are
standard size, one hundred and eight by
seventy-two.'
The widths near enough" said Lily
cheerily. But they're far too short
1T is the standard length Madame
well, never mind the Standard l want
them longer My husband" she elucidated
chattily, likes them tucked way in at the
bottom and folded way back at the top"
"One hundred and eight inches is the long
est standard length. the clerk said, with an
almost imperceptible shrug of his narrow
shoulders.
Lily was not one to be shrugged at, even
almost imperceptibly. is this war mea-
sure?" she demanded sternly.
mo, Madame, it has nothing to do with
the war
''THEN see here" said Lily 5riskly MY
husbands family has been dealing with this
shop for hundreds of years. If you haven't
sheets in the size want make them to order
But the large. handsome and naughty shop
did not accept orders for sheets in special
lengths. even from its most valued patrons
Lily had spunk. Doggedly. hot hour after
Evening star., 1944-09-03

what she wanted. But they
all admired the results }.
s. ALL THE sheets are falling in pieces,
IA Madame But all 1t is no longer pos
sble to mend them
"All right. Celeste" said Lily Thorndyke
good-naturedly, but don't take it so tragi-
cally. I'll get more As a matter of fact,
can do it today"
'Mr. Thorndyke likes them long" said
Celeste After the French manner" she add
ed smugly Celeste hailed from Alsace-
Lorraine, and whatever the French stamped
with their approval was stamped - and how
- for Celeste.
'Oh, good heavens, yes" Lily agreed. She
had listened to many saga from the lips of
her husband. Jason Thorndyke upon the
vagaries of hotel sheets that pulled out at the
bottom, leaving his feet bereft; or curled up
at the top, exposing his chin to the fuzz of
blankets Give me the measures, please
Celeste"
Thus Lily, on this unseasonably sweltering
afternoon of approaching autumn embarked
innocently upon quest.
Good strong linens" she said to the first
naughty clerk in the first naughty establish
ment she entered, land I'll have them mono