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Greece
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Athens area appear to be armed
largely with German and Italian
equipment.
A force estimated at between 300
and l 200 men was said to be be-
sieging a Greek mountain brigade
stationed in barracks to the north
east. Heavy sniping fire was re-
ported.
The I'd and 18th ELIAS Divisions
drew up last night to the village of
Hassia, northwest of the capital on
the road between the port of Piraeus
and Elevsis. A British ambulance
driver was killed yesterday on the
Athens-Piraeus road and his We
hicle captured.
One ELIAS battalion is known to
be equipped with 75-mm guns. Dur
ing yesterdays fighting the Leftist
forces employed mortars against
British tanks.
tThe Cairo radio said last night
word had been received from
Athens that a member of the
Leftist EAM had met a Greek
government representative to
discuss cessation of fighting)
On the island of Crete, where a
German garrison remains, the two
major guerrilla forces-the ELIAS
and the EOK-are reported to have
agreed on common measures to
avoid civil war. Cretan nationalists
make up the EOK.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
House Vote on 5-5iar
Commanders Hints al.
Permanent Rank Step
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A bill to create eight wartime
five-star Army and Navy command
erS, equal in rank to British field
marshals, has passed the House.
Chairman Vinson Of the House
Naval Affairs Committee said in
brief debate which preceded yes
terday's voice vote that every other
major power has these ranks and
"it is essential on the basis of the
size of our Army and Navy"
The bill provides four appoint
ments each of general of the Army"
and admiral of the Fleet" for the
wars duration.
Mr.. Vinson, merely guessing" :"
predicted the jobs would go to these
men:
For the Army: Gen. George C.
Marshall, Chief of Staff; Gen. H. H.
Arnold, head of the Air Forces:
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, all four
star generals.
For the Navy: Admiral William
ID. Leahy, President Roosevelt's
Chief OF Staff; Admiral Ernest j.
King, Commander in Chief of the
Navy; Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
and Admiral William F. Halsey.
A hint that yesterdays vote was
the first advance showing of a move
TO make the higher rank permanent
came from Mr.. Wilson'S remark that.
The strength and pride of the
United States justify making this the
nigh rank when the Army and NAVY
are reorganized" after the war.
There has been talk of creating an
admiral of the navies" to corre-
spond with Gen. John j. Pershinp' s
general of the armies of the United
States" the Nations highest mill
tary title.
Under questioning, Mr.. Vinson said
he intended early in the new Con-
gress to propose legislation which
will raise to the rank of full general
the commandant of the Marine
Corps.
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Philippines
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ed this advance fiercely even as the
77th some 20 miles south of them
was on the point of slamming shut
their potential escape port at Ormoc.
United States Shipping Pounded.
The Japanese air force, whose
nine-hour attack on the American
convoy after the 77th's landing was
q terrific demonstration OF the enc
my's still potent striking power, kept
pounding away at shipping in Leyte
Gulf.
The raid on the east side Of Leyte
cost the Japs IA planes and five
more were shot down over West
Leyte, headquarters said today.
Although Japan has lost more
than 1000 planes In the ieyte cam
|paign her air force still is capable
OF hitting hard.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Gi Bill Farm Loans
Available, but High
Prices Cut Volume

The way is now clear for veterans
to. obtain loans under the CT Bill
of Rights to purchase farms or farm
equipment, but inflated farm prices
made it doubtful today that many
veterans would be able to get Gov
ernment-approved loans soon.
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, admin
istrator of veterans affairs, an
nounced the regulations governing
farm loans at press conference
yesterday, but admitted that the
provision of the GI Bill of Rights
requiring approval only of farms
with reasonable normal value"
would mean less farm opportunities
for veterans than there were five
years ago.
Other Regulations Near Completion.
Gen. Hines also announced that
regulations governing loan guaran-
tees for veterans going into busi-
ness probably would be ready next
week.
On the farm loans, a. veterans
advisory committee, working with
the county agent in every county,
will give free advice to veterans
and protect them from unwise farm
investments: They will advise on
local farm opportunities and the
costs of farms. where to get train
ing, safe margins of debt, the kind
of credit needed and where it is
available.
May Pay Off Old Debts.
Besides loans for the purchase
or improvement of property, the
loan may be approved to pay off
delinquent Indebtedness or assess
ments if the place is to be used
as home
The loans are made through reg
ular private lending companies. with
the Veterans Administration guar
anteeing up to so per cent of the
loan with maximum guaranty
of $4,000.
Gen. Hines said the forms neces-
sary to obtain the loan guaranty
should be available in about two
weeks, but he added that veterans
interested in farm loans could select
their proposed farm property, find a
lender and. have themselves certi-
fled as eligible for the loan guar
anty while awaiting the necessary
forms.
Meanwhile, the realtors Wash
ington Committee of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards
called on OPA to give preference to
veterans in the purchase of homes
through CT loans. Asserting some
veterans have been prevented from
buying homes because of the 20 per
cent down payment required on
tenanted houses. the realtors asked
the OPA to waive this requirement
in the case of veterans.
Evening star., 1944-12-09

ton. He was graduated from Cen
tral High School in 1943 and entered
the Navy shortly afterward. Fire
man Waller had only been overseas
few months.
First 1t. James H. Mouth, %, of
1415 Chaplin street NV, navigator
on a Flying Fortress, is missing in
action after a raid over Yugoslavia,
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene H.
Mouth, were informed yesterday by
the War Department.
1t. Mouth entered the Air Forces
in 1912, shortly after leaving Rice
Institute at Houston, Tex. He has
been overseas since September. His
father is a retired secret service
employe
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Russia
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NSOiituAutO FIOIu FlTSI bd2e.D
where the river turns west toward
Vienna.
The hard-driving Russians were
closing in on Budapest like a wise
amid Moscow reports of wholesale
defections by Hungarians from the
defending forces.
City Is Under Pressure.
The city already was under heavy
pressure from Russian forces on the
west bank of the Danube less than
l3 miles from the city.
Berlin also said units of the ID
and Sd Ukraine Armies had linked
up ON the west bank of the Danube
at Ercsi, l3 miles south of Budapest,
following a crossing by Russian
troops from Csepel, the narrow
island that splits the Danube for 80
miles south of the capital.
A midnight Soviet bulletin said
an entire Hungarian infantry regi-
ment comprising 20 officers and
l 800 men surrendered as a unit on
the Danube front. The bulletin
said $500 Germans and Hungarians
were killed yesterday on the front
west of the Danube.
Some Gains Reported.
In that area Moscow said Russian
forces smashed ahead II miles and
captured the rail station of Kiscseri
and Csosz village. only nine miles
south of Saskatchewan great road
and rail junction between Budapest
and the northern end of Lake Bala-
ton.
Soviet forces were poised all along
the eastern and southern shores of
the lake, while in the corridor be-
tween Lower Balaton and the Yugo-
slavian border, Sd Army units ad-
vanced closest to the Austrian from
tier. Moscow said 80 localities were
captured against heavy German
counterattacks in the area and off,
cially placed the Red Army within
Al miles of the Austrian border and
less than ITO miles from Vienna.
Unofficial front dispatches had re-
ported Russian armored vanguards
tanning out in this sector to within
35 miles of the border
!
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Churchill
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were about IS who were seen in the
building. ..,
The breakdown of those who sup
ported the government-inclu
two tellers, whose votes are not Of,
ficially counted-was 229 Conserva-
tives, % Laborites, 10 Liberals, 10
Liberal Nationalist and Inde-
pendents.
Many Members Away.
While there are 6l5 seats in COM,
mons, the attendance did not come
anywhere near approaching that
number. However, dozens of men,
bers are in the armed forces or in
other war jobs overseas.
Sections of the British press,
agreeing that Britain had barely
escaped being plunged into a polit-
ical crisis, asserted today that Prime
Minister Churchill's speech. on
Greece yesterday did nothing to re-
lieve public anxiety about the lack
of unified Allied political strategy.
The conservative London Times
maintained that the situation SUP
plies good reason" for an early meet
ing of the big three.
Most of the British press, with the
exception Of the Communist Daily
Worker, agreed that Mr.. Churchill
made "a good speech" but they
found in it nothing to give hope for
an early solution of the Greek crisis.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Sforzo Explains Actions
Since Return to Italy

ROME, Dec. 9 tP.-Count Carlo
Sforza declared today he abandoned
pledge given the United States
State Department to support Mar
shall Pietro Badoglio because the
former premier was unable Ito re-
vive military spirit and because
under his regime new form of
Fascism was being created in Italy.
In an interview, Count Sforza,
who is vigorously opposed by Brit
ain for any prominent place in a
new Italian government. said he had
given the pledge sin order to over
come certain oppositions raised
from abroad to my return to Italy"
Commenting on Prime Minister
Churchill's statements in the House
of Commons yesterday, Count
Sforza asserted 1T was my sacred
duty to oppose Badoglio, which I
did, not with intrigues but with an
open fight during which all the ma
ton was with me-
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Correction

In story in The Star Wednesday
about the conviction of. James F.
Cotren, %, colored. for eight traffic
violations, it was enormously stated
that Cotrell had been granted a pa
role from Lorton Reformatory. Ac-
tually, Cotrell was granted a condi-
tional release after having served
two years and three months of q
one-to-three-year. sentence for the
unauthorized use of an automobile.
Cotrell's application for parole was
denied by the District Board of In
determinate Sentence and Parole on
January 20 Of this year.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Boby Found Dead in Crib

Danny Lee Nalley, months old
son of Mrs. Mary Nalley, 1924 Penn
sylvania avenue Sc, was pro-
nounced dead today by Gallinger
Hospital physicians after he was
found unconscious in his crib by his
grandmother, Mrs. Mary L. Nalley
He was in the crib with his twin
sister.
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CITY NEWS
MUSIC ACADEMY
WEEK OF NOV. 6

WEEh OF NOt.
Academy's Music Clinic. viii
open, one morning a week, fol
the purpose of an analytical
study into the abilities OF
those who are unsteady mind
ed. This Music Clinic |;
among one of the first of Its
kind in the Country.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
MOMENT MUSICAL, is a
new featured program to be pre-
sented in a series of four by the
ACADEMY. Entrance will be
through invitations only.
Those interested in child pSy-
chology should be present on
Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 8 PM,
when DR.. Eveoleen Rexford will
address the mothers and their
friends at the Roxbury Commu-
mist Club, 141 Humboldt Ave.
Dr.. Rexford is member of the
staff at the Children's Centre
and works at the Judge Baker
Guidance Centre and also at the
Habit Clinic. Her subject will be
discipline. Included in the
evenings program is Billie
Green who will analize the cleo
ton returns. Refreshments will
be served and admission is free.
The public is cordially invited.
The Mardi Bridge Club opened
its fall and winter season at the
home of Mrs. Bert Armes, lit
ayerweather st, Cambridge. Mrs.
Mabel Dean, first, Mrs. Frances
Talbot. second, Mrs. Grace
Moody, consolation, got the
prizes.
Mrs. Lille M, Smith, mother
of Mrs. Hazel McCree, who has
been living in the West the past
several years and recently in
Detroit, Michigan, is now in
Cambridge for an indefinite
stay with her daughter at 81
Hubbard Ave-, North Cambridge.
Her relatives and many friends
are glad to welcome her back.
Henry Ellison returned We'd
nesday of last week from short
stay in Washington, DC.
Summer is Over-faIl is here
Winter is just around the cor
ner. Provide for the needs of
the coming season by arranging
a loan through the old reliable
firm of H. b. Budding, ZIG Ire
mont st, room 3O2 opposite the
Majestic Theatre. Courtesy, pri-
vacy and convenience. Call LIB
3O13 and make appointment for
an interview.
Juno Circle, of the Maid
Marian Degree, Ancient Order
of Foresters, held their Fall in
itiation, in Smith Hall, 1895
fremont st, Friday, Oct 27, at
which time, fifteen new mem
bers were initiated and two
members reinstated. The cere-
monies were followed by a pro-
fitable drawing and a collation.
vas served. More than a dozen
members of Court Frederick
Douglass were guests of the
sisters, and Past Chief Rangers
medal was conferred upon the
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Cad in vocal solos to the &C
compartment of their sister,
Sarah, who also rendered piano
solos. Looking every inch a
Gypsy, Mrs Nettie Pack, the
treasurer, told fortunes the
whole evening while a grab
bag in the hands of Mrs Matte
Stancil, was a most profitable
feature. The rafting of a lus-
ciouS holiday fruit cake, donat-
ed by Mrs Amanda Pack Cooke,
brought the sum of SIS. Mrs
Stansil was the "auctioneer."
Mrs Driver also introduced Mrs
Mary E Gibson to tell how she
had gone to New York to in
struct William Monroe Trotter
in the duties of second cook so
he could qualify to join a crew
on a French vessel and go to
France after World War L and
present the cause of colored
America at the peace table.
Refreshments of 4frankfurss,
cake and coffee were generous
ly patronized. Among the older
ones seen at the party were
such remembering friends of
Mr. Trotter as Charles Leggett
and Miss Newport.
Mrs Louise BurkS of Balti-
more, Md, came on for the flu
neral last week of Mrs Jessie
Mccoy who died Wednesday,
Oct Is, and was buried Satur-
day, Oct %, from the ] B john
son Funeral ParlorS. While
here Mrs Burks was the guest
,of Miss Mildred Blair and her
sister, Mrs Ruth Janifer, OF
Alb Broadway, Cambridge, both
of whom had attended the re-
cent funeral in Baltimore of
Mrs Jesse Goode of Boston who
had died of acute appendicitis
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Dr.. Gray In Support
OF Maurice ]. TObin

To my Patients and Friends:
We are voting for Maurice J.
TObin for Governor OF Mass. be-
cause he has fought our cause,
made more appointments of his
cOIOred friends regardless of
party affiliatiOn than any other
political candidate in the his
tory OF the Commonwealth. He
has been our TRUE FRIEND
and has placed coIored people
in more departments of the city
and has been interested in re-
presentation of colOred doctors
on the Staff of the Boston City
Hospital where prior to his
administration, they we're bar
red.
ROOSEVELT FOR PRESI-
DENT, MAURICE J. TOBIN FOR
GOVERNOR.
OPEN HOUSE ELECTION
DAY!
Signed) F. Irving Gray,
Dentist, Chairman Gray Cam
paign Committee, $40 Columbus
Ave, Boston.
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Mrs Mabelle Williams o.
Lowell eloquently advocated
the election of Roosevelt when
she addressed the PAS Chorus
and others last week at Prof
ClaudiuS Broadfield's vocal stu
dios. She pointed out the many
gains colored people and other
less privileged groups had won
under the liberal Roosevelt
policies. He rescued a nation
from the depression; he is sue
cessfully waging he war; 3 is
our job to keep him as our
commander chief until final
victory and back him up il
winning a lasting peace, Mrs
Williams declared amid hearty
applause. Prof Broadf1eld an
nounced that the PAS Chorus
will be heard over WNEX Sun
day, Nov 10, 4 p m.
Mrs Lillian Reynolds Sum-
mers of Chicago is visiting her
relatives in Boston and renew
ing old acquaintances here
where she was a prominent
music teacher. In Detroit she
saw Mrs Carrie Brown Kemp
who is looking well.
AS a result Of their first I'M
dertaking in the entertainment
line, the ladies of the William
Monroe Trotter League realized
q neat sum from the Village
Party" staged in the parlors of
the lives, at $50 Mass ave,
Thursday night of last week.
Mrs Minnie Driver, chairman
of the committee, presented a
| program of music by the tai
ented Stancils, Mary Lou and
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I hear reports from the con-
cert given by the Royal Light
Quartet at the Church of God,
Rev j B Prescod, minister,
Shawmut ave and Lenox st,
the same night. Oct 10. A good
sized crowd heard several Sc
Lotions by the quartet and
readings by Ernest Miller. VII
nelmina Garnes was Mistress
of ceremonies.
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Burning
Tablet Installed
Sunday at 3P. M.

The Mortgage Burning Tab
let will be installed Sunday at
3 p m at Columbus Avenue
AME Zion Church, Rev A A
Perry, pastor. DR. H J Calls, a
former pastor, will be the guest
speaker all day.
An unusual crowd is expect
ed as all will want to see and
hear this great leader in Zion,
at one time a candidate for the
Bishopric. The mortgage was
on the church. for Al years
when last year Rev Perry de-
cided to lead the congregation
in a Rally to cancel the debt.
The goal was set for $4,000.
About 81, 900 was realized. The
mortgage was paid and a great
celebration took place when
the mortgage was burned fol-
lowed by a banquet. 1t is said
to be the highest amount Of
money raised in a single effort
in the history of the AME Zion
Connection.
The tablet to be installed
will stand as a monument to
the great accomplishment of a
faithful and loyal people. The
members paid $25 and more;
captains $3.50 and more; some
Of the Clubs paid as high as
$3.50. Dinner will be served at
church between morning and
afternoon services.
The church has launched
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retiring Chief Ranger, Sister
Mabelle Scott, by the Deputy,
Brother O'Banyoun.
Mrs Sara Johnson, proprie-
tor of Renee Beauty Salon, $50
Columbus ave was in Detroit
last week and witnessed tire
triumph Of her daughter, Rena
Langhorne who is the featured
songstress in one of Detroit'S
fashionable niteries.
Glasses in Red Cross Home
Nursing and First Aid, spons
sored by the Boston Tuberca-
losiS Association Tuesdays from
7:3O to $50 p m at the head
quarters. These classes are
free with text books costing
a small fee which should be
purchased by eacn STUDENT.
Orchids to Mrs Maud Scott,
G Garfield st, Wcburn, Mass,
who entertained in gorgeous
fashion Tuesday, Oct 81 in
honor of her housegueSts from
Philadelphia Mrs. Bessie VII
liams and Mrs Olivia Bracey.
Other guests were Mesdames
Nellie Frye, Estella Crosby, EV-
elyn Thomas, Maisie Collins,
Helen Hathaway, Rose Kendall,
Letah Lopez, Christine Atcher-
son. Games were played with
cotton gloves on
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O'Banyoun's
Observations


1t has always been my beliee
that every person who pays for
a ticket to any performance is
a patron. The responsibility for
two tickets, the paying of more
than the price of the TICKET,
and other assessments to get
on the list of patrons, have
never seemed fair to me. The
members of the Clarence Cam
eron Club saw my point, anc
as a consequence, all persons
who buy tickets for their con-
cert, November 16. will be c1n.
Sidered patrons, and Their
names will appear as such. The
only requirement is that the
name and the money be in The
hands of the secretary, Mrs.
Clara B Christian, by the 9th
day of November, when the
list closes, as the programs
have to be in the hands of tine
printer the following day.
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AS at commentator on the
S Coleridge-Ta concert,
held in Recital Hall Thursday,
October 10, I cannot qualify. I
was assigned to the sale of
tickets, outside the hall, and
heard very little of the p:o-
gram. What I did hear sound
ed good, but one cannot get a
full earfull through those
sound-proof doors. However, I
must say that Harold Evans
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while on a visit to Baltimore.
Though her trip to Boston was
a sad one Mrs Burke had an
opportunity to see her mary
friends here.
Miss Cherlaine Dupree, young
niece of Mrs. Sadie For
sythe of EStelle's, has enrolled
in the University Of California.
She writes that she is enjoying
her school life and is enchat-
ed with the lovely Califoria eli
mate.
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another $4,000 Rally to put tie
physical plant in first rate
condition; pay the mortgage off
the parsonage, etc. The first
report was very encouraging
and reports are coming in
right along every Sunday. The
next report will be made Nov.
10.
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drew some mighty fine music
out of that piano. His numbers
were the only ones that 1 could
hear any ways well, and he
drew me from my post of duty
to put my ear against the
door. Ella Martin and Henry
Ellison sounded good through
out their numbers, and I hear
good reports of them. Also
Donald Joseph got good COM
ments. Ina Braithwaite, John
Hawkins and Cora Arnold, as
accompanies lent admirable
settings to their performers.
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your selection. Shop early. Use
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-03
Robert Si,,itz

w ARR EN Robert John
Smitz, 13-months-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Smitz, of 1924
Fifth street, Warren, died un-
expectedly from a severe ILL
ness Sunday afternoon while be-
ing taken to the Levin Memorial
Hospital, Van Dyke.
The boy is survived by his
Parents, and a brother. Ray
mond, age 10. The grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smitz, and
Rudolph Rottman, of Warren,
also survive,
The funeral will take place
Wednesday from the family res
idence at $50 a. M, with serv-
ices at 9 a. m, at st. Clements
Catholic Church. Burial will be
in Mount Oiivet Cemetery, with
the Schwarzkoff Funeral Home
in charge Of arrangements.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-03
Exclusive Story Of U.s.. Bomber
That Downed IS German Planes

I saw a JU 88 coming in at
$50 with all he had. Approach
ing from the rear of the ship, he
made a right turn and headed
straight for us starting to fire
when about 500 yards away. /
tracked him in an opening fire.
His engines started smoking
and he went into a dive-his
plane out of control.
Then another one come in at
1880. He tried the same stunt but
he too went down smoking UNI
der the direct hits of my guns.
worried about my ammuni-
ton it seemed as though
the fight would never end. The
Nazis were coming at us strong
as ever. Not having any idea
how long it would last / leaned
down to check my ammunition
when almost at the same instant
there was ripping sound above
my head and glass flying all
over me. On raising my head
l had the pleasure of looking at
half dome instead of complete
cover as it had been few Sec
onds before.
1t was quite breezy to say the
least.
We sighted an ME-110 at 3
o'clock high. This fellow stayed
out there and waited for his
chance to sneak in. Not being so
lucky as to get in without being
seen he headed straight in wav-
ing his wings in order to COM
pletely cover our ship with the
bullets from his guns. Powder
smoke was flowing from his
wings. ! opened up and this fell
low suddenly stopped firing
His ship smoking, he went into a
deep right vertical dive, never
to return.
GUNNER KILLED
During the attack our left
waist gunner, S/Sgt. Paul S.
Biggart was killed. But before