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Evening star., 1944-09-19
Honor Medal Awarded Sergeant
Who Died Fighting 200 Jups

the revetment and used his rife
butt to club the enemy in hand to-
hand combat until he was killed.
Sergt. McGill's action was a de-
cisive factor in turning back the
Japanese attack, which threatened
the important Momote airstrip on
Los Negros. When the fighting had
subsided, los Japanese dead were
found around the position which he
had defended with his life.
Presentation Of the award will be
made Thursday to his sister, Mrs.
BERTHE M. Fowler, Ada, Okla, by
Maj. Gen. Harry J. Collins, COM
manding general Of the 42d In
fantry Division at Camp Gruber,
Okla.
Another sister, WAC Pfc. Edna
McGin Grossman, is stationed at
Fort Myer here.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Railway Labor Pool
On Industry-Wide
Basis Recommended
~ the Associated Press,


A proposal to strengthen Job Sc
curity on railroads by establishing
employment rights on An industry.
wide basis and barring new employees
as long as a properly qualified"
railroader is available was made LAST
night by the Transportation Board
Of Investigation and Research.
The recommendation was en-
bodied in the boards final report
to President Roosevelt on its four.
year study Of transportation prob
lens, task assigned under the
Transportation Act of 1910, which
created the board.
Most of the reports previously
submitted to Mr.. Roosevelt have
been made public and some recon-
mendations have been incorporated
IN proposed legislation. New re-
ports dealt with transporta ton
taxes, employment, interstate re-
strictions on motor transport ind
public aids to carriers.
Under the employment plan, q
pool Of unemployed railroad workers
would be established and supervised
by the United States Railroad Re-
tirement Boards employment serv-
ice. Whenever the railroads needed
additional employees, they would ap-
ply to the employment service
which, in turn, would supply q list Of
qualified workers.
Principal recommendations In the
report on taxation included:
Postwar elimination of such taxes
on transportation facilities as the
Federal capital stock tax, levies on
transportation Of property and on
transportation Of oil by pipeline.
taxes on lubricating oil and the
manufacturers sales tax on AUTO
motive vehicles, parts and acces-
sories.
Identification of the Federal saso-
line tax as user tax, with pro-
ceeds devoted to highways and air.
ways.
Similar identification and use of
State taxes on gasoline and on car
riers and transportation facilities,
except general taxes and admins
trative taxes for administrative and
regulatory purposes.
The board said its study Of in
terstate barriers on motor transport
showed that the States had failed
to cope adequately with the problem
and that considerable agitation"
Tor Federal action has developed.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Magazine Owners Take
15% Inventory Slash
BY the Associated Press,

oy tAe AeSOClhteQ FtesS.
Magazine publishers have agreed
to accept is per cent cut in their
inventories of print paper. rather
than take a reduction in paper
allotments In the final quarter OF
the year, the War Production Board
announced today.
The decision will reduce pub
lisher's reserves from a permitted
60-day supply to a 5l-day supply
WPB has agreed to restore the In
ventory cuts as soon as there Is q
reduction In the military demand
for pulp.
WBP also announced today II
would survey $4,000 commercial
printers to learn the amount of pa
per they used, and the purpose tc
which 1t was put in 1941, the year
on which present allocations are
based. Questionnaires have been
mailed to the printers by the Census
Bureau,
Evening star., 1944-09-19
bricker Pledges COP
|WiII Fulfill Promises,
In Address al Erie
By the Associated press,

By the Associated Press.
ERIE, Pa, Sept. 10.-0ov. John
w. Bricker, bidding for Pennsyl-
vania's IS electoral votes. declared
today that the Republican party'a
platform could be accepted "at full
value, with an assurance Of per-
formance."
THE Republican party, through
the leadership of the party in Con-
gress and through the administra-
ton Of 26 Republican Governors, ~
the COP vice presidential candidate
said, has re-established the Re-
publican party in the confidence OF
the people of the country"
In contrast, the Ohio Governor
told a crowd In the concourse OF
Union Station, THE New Deal today
only looks forward to unemploy-
ment and proposes measures to al
leviate conditions arising out of un-
employment"
He added that the Republican
party had a definite program "for
the rehabilitation Of business and
the conversion Of industry to peace
time high production"
Gov. Bricker said the integrity OF
a political party was measured by
the promises 1t kept and that the
Democratic party's promise In 1882
of Is per cent reduction In the
cost OF Government became q So
per cent increase in one years time. ~
The vice presidential nominee, en-
route on a 3.200-mile trip that will
take him also into Maryland, Maine,
Massachusetts, and Connecticut
came here from Chicago, where he
addressed the American Legion Ma
tional Convention yesterday.
The Ohioan will speak at the
Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh tonight.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Jews Prayfor Peace
Al New Year Rites

Praying that the peace to come
will bring freedom from persecution
for all peoples and races. orthodox
Jews will conclude Rosh Hashonah
services at sundown today in syna-
gogues throughout the District as
the first phase Of the holy high holi-
days ushering in the Jewish New
Year 5705 is completed. Reformed
JewTy finished its observance Of the
holiday at sundown yesterday.
The holidays end on Yom Kippur,
or the Day of Atonement. This
period, beginning this year at sun
down September 26 and ending at
sundowh the next day, " One OF
fasting and prayer. each worship
per atoning for his past sins and
petittoning the Lord for help in the
year to come. Kol Nidre, ancient
Jewish Prayer is chanted the -.rirst
night.
Rabbi Hirach c. Glickman, Or
ganizer Of the Peoples Culture Syn
agogue, will conduct services fol-
Jewish patients of st. Elizabeth {
Hospital today. The services are
held in cooperation with the Jew
ish Welfare Board and the Hebrew
Sisters Aid Circle.
Rabbi Henry Segal will preach at
B'nai Israel Synagogue, Fourteenth
and Emerson streets NV. The con-
gregation Of B'nai Jacob Temple
25o4 Naylor road Sc, will hear
Rabbi Morris l.. Blair.
Arlington orthodox Jews will wor-
ship at the Arlington Jewish Com
nunity Center. Rabbi Samuel H
Berkowitz will officiate. The Agudas
Achim Congregation, 508 Wolfe
street. Alexandria, will conduct serv-
ices and the Sligo Park Hebrew Con-
gregation will worship in the Ager
Road Methodist Church, Riggs street
and Arer road West Hva ttsviIle Md
Evening star., 1944-09-19
HiIIman Adds 58 Names
To Citizens Action Unit
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-sidney
Hillman, chairman of the National
Citizens Political Action Committee
yesterday announced the addition OF
So new members to the committee
The committee, formed in july
Is "for the purpose of electine
Roosevelt and Truman and a pro-
gressive Congress.
Among those added to the COM
mittee were Mrs. Sherwood Ander-
son, New York: DR.. James Luther
Adams, professor of Theology, Uni
versity Of Chicago; Thomas H
Eliot, former House member from,
Massachusetts,; DR.. w. ]. Luyten
professor at the University of Min
neapolis; Bishop Francis j. McCon-
nell, New York, and former Gov.
Clifford Pinchot Of Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
BY the Associated Press.

The War Department today an
nounced the posthumous award Of
the Congressional Medal Of Honor
to Sergt. Troy A. McGill, 30-year-
old cavalryman from Oklahoma,
who fought to hold q vital position
on Los Negros Island in the Ad-
miralty group against a fanatical
attack after all except one of his
squad had been killed or wounded.
Sergt. McGill led his squad of
eight men in defense of a revet-
ment under attack by 200 drink
crazed Japanese troops. After six
Of his men had been put out of ac-
ton, he ordered the remaining
soldier in his squad to the rear.
The sergeant held the position
alone, firing his rife until It failed
to function, then charged out Of
Evening star., 1944-09-19

statements from Legion representa-
tives were plentiful and prominent. u
Notwithstanding any difference.
or Misunderstanding on other is
sues. the AFL and the American
Legion must unite during that
crucial postwar period to keep
America as 1t has been and now is
free land-and to prevent the in
filtration Of subversive forces into
our social, political and industrial
nfe." Green said.
Gen. Hines Speaks. -"o~-
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, ad-
ministrator Of veterans affairs, told
the delegates today that victory in
Europe would seem to be within our
grasp in the not too distant fu-
ture" and that this time American
doughboys will march down the
streets OF Berlin" He asserted, in
a prepared address, the returning
warriors must have full employ
ment."
John B. Blandlord. jr., National
Housing Administration, reported
his agency was working with the
War Production Board "in the hope
Evening star., 1944-09-19

that following the collapse Of Ger
many the green light may be turned
on for an immediate start toward a
fully adequate housing supply for
returning veterans, military families
and all American families in need
OF housing" He estimated that l.
400, 900 married men now in the
armed service would need houses on
their return to civil life. $40
Evening star., 1944-09-19
New Group Wants U. 5.
To Cut Ties With Spain
By the Associated Press.

~ LAG AeoOStAteQ FISS8s
Formation of national oreaniza-
tion to work for severance Of diplo-
matte relations with Spain was an
nounced today by Representative
Coffee, Democrat. Of Washington,
who has introduced legislation urg-
ing such action.
Mr.. Coffee said the organization,
to be known as the American Com
mittee for Spanish Freedom, would
have headquarters at 200 Madison
avenue, New York City.
I'VE want to put an end to this
hypocrisy of fighting Fascism and at
the same time doing business with
its chief exponent, Franco Of Spain, -
Mr.. Coiee declared in q statement.
Evening star., 1944-09-19

at his h o m e
2060 Park road
NV. He was q
veteran Of the
Spanish = Amer
lean and World
Wars.
he son OF
David and Alice
Chenay. he was
born in Wind
sor, Ontario, and
was q graduate
Of the Detroit
College Of Medi-
cine.
After several
x,aare envxyinn i~
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Windsors at Hot SPRINGS

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Sept. 10 lP.-
The Duke and Duchess Of Windsor
have arrived at the Homestead
where they will remain for a few
weeks. The duchess is convalescins
from recent appendicitis operation
In New York.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Idoho Senator Leaves
Hospital After Checkup
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Senator John Thomas, Repub-
lican, OF Idaho returned to the
Capitol yesterday after a period Of
observation and checkup at the
Naval Hospital In Bethesda.
Representative Robson, Repub-
lican, Of Kentucky, who underwent
an operation at the Naval Hospital
on August 1s, is expected to leave
today.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
PiIIbox to Be Memorial

PARIS, Sept. l9 (Rl.-The first Ger.
man pillbox captured by American
Army engineers in Normandy on
D-Day will be made into a memorial
with a plaque bearing the names Of
engineers killed in the landing, it
was announced here yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Dr.. Arthur A. Chenay,
Legion Medical Aide,
Dies al Home Here

Dr.. Arthur A. Chenay. 6S, medical
consultant for the rehabilitation
committee Of the American Legion
for more than 10 years, died Sunday
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Wounded

IakOmd Pdlk t0eplemDer ~.
Wounded
Pfc. Pershing Oldham, 27, who's
wife lives at 1921 Otis street NE.
was wounded in the battle for Tin
ian in the Marianas, losing the
sight of his right eye, the Navy De.
partment announced. He was struck
by Jap mortar fragments when hi.
squad stopped to rest following
heavy action on the front lines
One man in the squad was killed
and all the others were wounded.
Pfc. Oldham, native of Windber
Pa, was lens grinder in the Navy
Yard here before entering the Ma
rine Corps in December, 1943. His
wife, Mrs. Marjorie L. Oldham, is
employed at Sears, Roebuck g. Co.
Prisoner
Sergt. Robert Ludden, 1l6 s. Pitt
street, Alexandria, who was reported
missing in action over Germany on
July 7, is a prisoner of war, accord
ing to word received yesterday by
his wife, Mrs. Cornelia Nugent
Ludden.
A native of Schenectady, N. Y.
Sergt. Ludden, who is IS years old
was employed by the National Park
Service before going into the Army
two years ago. He is an Air Force
radioman.
Mrs. Ludden said her last letter
from him was dated July S, but she
has heard from the families of other
crew members who said the plane
was seen to crash In Germany.
An only child, Sergt. Ludden's
parents now live in Schenectady.
Decorated
Capt. Homer r. Oldfield, jr., l4ot
Oakcrest drive, Alexandria, was
presented the Legion of Merit by
his father. Maj. Gen. H. r. Old
field. AAF antiaircraft chief, at a
recent War Department ceremony
Capt. Oldfield, who is a member
Of the Coast Artillery Corps, was
cited for outstanding results from
April, 1912, to May, 1914. in the de-
velopment of radar, radio and COM
munication equipment for antiair-
craft artillery use.
Col. Thomas B. Mcdonald, whose
wife and children live at 1898 South
Stafford street, Arlington, received
the Legion Of Merit in the China
Burma India sector, where he acts
as control chief of the Air Service
Command Maintenance Division.
Col. Mcdonald, who was graduated
from West Point in 1929, estab-
ished an efficient and ifltegratsd
system Of maintenance and accom-
plished the saving of thousands OF
man hours at a time when man.
power shortages were critical here
the citation stated.
Col. Howard H. Reed, SO, Of the
Army Corps of Engineers, son OF
Senator Reed, Republican, Of Kan
sas has been awarded the Legion OF
Merit, the War Department has in
formed his wife, Mrs. Catherine S
Reed, 1911 Thirty-seventh street
The award was made for "excep-
tional conduct in the performance
of outstanding services" from Sep.
tember to March. He was in France
when Mrs. Reed last heard from
him.
Col. Reed was graduated from
West Point in 1881. In 1941 and
1912 he served here as procurement
officer for the Corps of Engineer,
before going to England.
The Reeds have two children
Sherwood Clyde, II, and Catherine
Anne, II.
Evening star., 1944-09-19

CHICAGO-GEN ARNOLD AWARDED LEGION MEDAI-Gen
Henry H. Arnold looks down at the American
guished Service Medal which yesterday
just before he addressed the Legons national
the right National Comd Aherton applause for
the Army Air Forces chief.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

at close quarters with bayonets and hand grcnades.
 The Germans bitterly contested pastina which they had converted Into an important strong point on good secondary road. They also put up stiff resistance against the flanglng forces to the northeast. The town finally fell yesterday after a crawling fight thorlgh the streets.
 sth Army Gains
 The Eighth Army ogerran stra- tegic high ground around Arezzo and were closing in on the rail and highway town. Indian units took Monte Santa Maria. i4 miles east of Arezzo, and Monte Civitella, high ground commanding the Arezzo-Cis- terna road.
 other Eighth army forces ad. vanced to the vicinity of Castel Di Brolio on Monte Lignano. and prog gress was satisfactory in the Fiber Valley sector where the conquests included Piantrano on Monte Paglia. olo. Monte Favalto and Monte Civi- tello.
 East of the Tiger the Eighth Army took Montecuzzo and pushed on several miles to the north and northwest. The Indians turned back a counter-attack in the area of Cole De Torci and continued their advance.
 Tn the Adriatic sector. Polish troops occupied Palzzo Simonetti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14
Berlin Admits Big
 Russian Success
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which is defended by two of the Germans strongest fortified net. works -Grodno and Kaunas," Uni- ted Press dispatch from Moscow said.
 The Soviet vanguard was some 37 miles southeast of Kaunas, pre-war capital of Lithuania. by last account from Moscow.
 'If the present tempo of the o3er. ations can be maintained-and there is no sign Of any relaxation of the drive--they should bring soon the actual clash of arms to Naxi soil" the dispatch said.
 "A Finnish domestic broadcast rec ported by the FCc warned the Films that their country might soon be outfianked by a complete cole lapse of German resistance on the Baltic front. It said the situation was most critical."D
 The German command also re- ported local Soviet thrusts' in the Kolomyja area Of lower Poland. from which the Red Army pushed to the czechosloyak border in it's winter offensive. There was no clear sign whether a Soviet offensive was shaping up in that region.
 The capture of Wilno. capital Of Soviet Lithuania. after nearly a week of violent street fighting, freed formidable Soviet forces to join in the drive against East Prussia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14
Air Group 5 Scores Highly

Washington, July la-fUP)-The Navy simply calls 1t -air group five 1. but the Japanese 1t was winged death and destruction for a long arc cruel eight months.
 Back in this country for rest and reassignment. air group five, an ate tack unit based aboard one Of the Nays powerful new 27.O00 ton Es- sex class carriers, has chalked up the following score:
 Japanese aircraft destroyed or daanaged-l28.
 Japanese ships sunk or damaged ss.
 Enemy shore installations - ''in- calual1le damage caused"
 Air group five iosses-ib planes and a men.
 The carrier itself never was dam aged in actions with other task force units-the lighting "fiyeg" coupled with the ships guns shot down every Japanese plane that attacked the carrier by day and many that at- tackled by night.
 Air group fige's story was told bg the Navy. which described how the team of fighter planes. dive bombers end torpedo bomhers vent into ae- ton in those critical days" folioy- Ing the battles Of the Coral seq. Midway and the 6olomons.
 The Japanese had been stopped but the Navy had lost four carriers, the Lexington. the Yorktown, the Wasp and the Hornet, leaving but tWo carriers iD the Pacific. "At times" the Navy said. ''oply one eaTFier-based air group gas ayatl- atie to face the enemy"
 It was then that the powerful new ''EsseE" class of 2J000 ton carriers gas rushed to completion, Four Of them bore the names Of the snnkep Lexington, Yorktown, Wasp and Hornet. The nine others were named Essex, Bunker giill, Franklin, Hancock. Intrepid, Tic0nder0ga, Bon Homme Richard. Bennington and EhrapgTt La.
 First group commander v Q 6 comdy, James Flatley, Of Coronado. Calif, Se was succeeded by Gomdr. D. CT0mmeiin, of Kansag City, Mo, one of the five fighting crommelin brothers" When he vas wounded badly during the Gilherts invasion, he was succeeded by Lt, c0udT. Ed gaT E. stebbing. af Dallas. TegY ghe led the air group through the ges maindeg of It's combat tour.
 Others participating ip the aev Hons of the attack group Include Eslsign z. z. BEosnahaa, lees Y. btb sgl South Boston, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

that the Nazis were preparing for the first defense of German soil.
 ''I'he center of gravity Of the fighting was east and north of Grodno". the German high com mand said. suggesting that Red Armies were massing before East Prussia for an imminent plunge inc to it's annexed Suwalki triangle and Germany itself.
 orodno. 2e0 miles from the start- ing line of the Soviet offensive. is so miles east-northeast of Berlin.
 Latest Moscow advices notably well behind Nazi accounts of the great battle In the east-said Soviet forces were Ie miles northeast and 27 miles southeast of Grodno md developing a pineers attack agains' 1t.
 Mass For Drive
 "The Red Army rapidly is naov- ing into position for a drive over the approaches Of East Prussia,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14
Sinos Storm enqchunq

Chungking. July ls -- CU.P) - chinese troops began a general as- sault today on the ancient wall sur. rounding Tengchung after American bombers and fighters set the Jap. anese stronghold aflame with tons of incendiaries and high explosives.
 A eofnmunique said the Chinese had cleared the enemy from out- side the wall and were centerlne their attacks on the east gate. where Mitchell Medium Bombers from the lsth Air Force blasted open a hole two days ago.
 A front dispatch by United Press War Correspondent Albert Raven- holt said that approximately 2.o00 Japanese were trapped inside the stone walls and under heavy bonn. bardInent Of American planes.
 The fires were started Wednesday he said, when the planes dropped more than 5000 incendiary bombs and tons of explosives on enemy Ammunition dumps inside the city.
 Tengchung is the only remaining heavy enemy stronghold between the main Chinese forces on the Sale ween front and Lieutenant General Joseph ". Stilwell's troops driving through northern Burma in a cam. paign to open the vital Burma road.
 A eommunioue issued at southeast Asia headquarters in Randy. ceylon said Stllweil's Chinese forces had captured another rail station on the Azyilkyina-Mandalay railway. seven miles south of Mogaung.
 Tn India. Allied troops were re- ported infiicting heavy casualties and taking many prisoners among the scattered Japanese forces eas; of Imphal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

fceniinHad fTom Paee D vance force also was being tied np at GleYelRnA, Reeoralng Eo press EepFessntatlVe Roland Butler
 Ehe Hartford County par assoela' ton appointed Q special committee t0 help KOFk out the lfgat aiiilenls ties Of tine ease, and t yas egs neeiad ife circus would post 2 bond or some substitute f0r Us physical assets, 30 that it eap immediately undertake TeeonstTneiioD and FesuDle iis tour, Posting 0f bond sas lay0FAd by Laent,s0oy, William r, IIsdden. c0nnestient eonnkeD for the corporation,
 Hospitals Eeperlea that lle peTs sons aiill weTe being treated for burns and other Injuries, but that only alebt eases weFe considered critical,
 Meantime the earaner's lllQnest and AD lDyeaiieatl0D by the state fire marshal e0ntipuad, end Mayer William S, Mortenaellis special board ae Inquiry, to iDvesiaeate tue Gity'g responsibility iD the disaster, Rlas fe hold iis first meeting Monday