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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
House 10 Investigate
Alleged Draft Threat
In AAA Campaign
BY the Associated Press.

Promising to prosecute this thing
to the very limit" Representative
Harness, Republican, of Indiana de-
manded today that officials of the
Once of Price Administration. the
Agriculture Department and selec-
tive service tell Congress anything
they might know about use of the
draft and rationing ito pressure
farmers into signing up with the
AAA."
Spokesman for the three agencies
were called before the Costello
Military Affairs Subcommittee, OF
which Mr.. Harness is ranking
minority member, to discuss the In
dianan's charges, which resulted in
the House lacking onto the Agricul-
ture appropriation bill last week a
ban against paying any employee en-
gaging In what Mr.. Harness called
pressure tactics"
While the amendment I succeed
led in having written into the ap-
preparation bill should put a stop
to the practice" Mr.. Harness said
Il want to know who was responsible
for it and I want to be doubly sure
lit has been stopped"
Higherups, he added, contend
they did not countenance the use
Of the draft and rationing to induce
farmers to sign Government CROP
agreements, but when you find it
going on all over the country ii
makes you wonder"
Since he charged last week that
farmers in his district were being
presumed into signing AAA agree
ments. Mr.. Harness told reporters he
has received complaints of similar
practices in Texas, Michigan. Illi-
nois, Oklahoma, Iowa and Ohio.
1T apparently is a pretty well
jorganized and widespread move
ment," he added, land it's got to be
stopped"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
THE EVENING STAR, Washington d c.. A
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permanent station-completely url.
impressed by the physical appear
ance OF this early battle-ground.
Well" they conceded, "at least
1t Is land"
Fifty other nurses were sent to
the Russell Islands and 81 to Tulagi,
across Iron Bottom Bay from Quad
alcanal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
War Strategy Resolution
Gets Cold Reception
BY the Associated Press.

BY Inc Associated Press.
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee has given
the cold shoulder to a request OF
Representative Sumner, Republican
OF Illinois, for prompt committee
action on her legislation to post
pone the invasion of Western Europe
while stepping up action in the
Pacific.
Representative May said he had
no intention of calling the hearing
she requested in letters to the
committee.
The tactical handling Of the
war and matters of strategy are
things that should be left in the
hands Of the Army and the Navy"
he said.
I'VE have no reason to I'M
dertake by legislation to tell them
when and where to fight"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
Seven Army AiImen Die
lin Crash al Texas Field
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MONROE, La, Mar. 27.-Seven
men were killed yesterday when a
Selman Field plane on a navigation
mission crashed while taking Oh
from English Field. Amarillo, Tex.
according to the commanding officer
of the field here.
The dead: Second 1t. Atlee D
Cox, "a, pilot, Sacramento, Calf;
Second 1t. Eugene l.. Schultz, Is
haywood, ILL.,; Aviation Cadets Di-
mitri M. Cahaly, 81. Allston, Mass;
Jesse Calvin, 81, st. Louis; Alfred
E. Schwambach. Is, Waukegan, ILL.,;
Theodore r. Walczak, "a, Toledo
Ohio, and Staff Sergt. Sherwood
Taylor, ~, Giles, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
British FIogship's
Guns SiIenced to Aid
Stricken Seaman
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. u. Able
Seaman Malcolm White made
feet history by silencing the
guns of H. M. S. York, flagship
of the home fleet.
The ship was in battline
preparing for a practice shoot,
with the guns ready to fire,
when Seaman White was
stricken with appendicitis.
The surgeon. 1t. Comdr. Will
liam Wilson, realized that an
operation was necessary and
that he could not operate with
the guns blasting.
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser
agreed to abandon the target
practice. Seaman White is
recovering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
Spiritual Power to Win
War, 6. u. Teacher Soys

Spiritual power will win the war
the Rev. Charles A. Hart. professor
OF philosophy at Catholic University
declared in q talk before members
OF st. AIMS Church Altar Society
yesterday at communion break
fast.
Guests included the Rev. Henry
D. Collins, pastor OF the church: the
Rev. Russell A. Phelan, spiritual
director Of the society; Mrs. A. r.
Pilkerton, president. and Mrs. J. F.
Mullins and Mrs. j. A. Miller, CO.
chairmen of the Breakfast Com
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
Russell, Aiken See
Tragedy if FSA and
Lunch Program Die
~ the Associated Press.

Arrival at the Senate Of a House.
approved $567 ,995, ITO Agriculture De-
partment appropriation bill brought
protests today from Senators Rus
sell, Democrat, of Georgia, and
Aiken, Republican, of Vermont that
as it stands the school lunch pro-
gram and the Farm Security Ad-
ministration will die.
This would be a great tragedy
Senator Russell told reporter
They are two of the most i'm
portant items in the entire bill"
I'VE need them BOTH" was Sen
ator Aiken's comment. I'VE would
be especially remiss If we didn't dc
something about the lunch pro-
gram"
Their objections to this appropria-
ton bill were matched in some de-
gree by expressions in the House OF
dissatisfaction over amendments
the Senate had tackled on another
money measure, the 5000, 900 900 in
dependent Offices appropriations bill
Representative Woodrum, Demo-
crat, of Virginia saw possibilities OF
hampering delays in one amendment
requiring Senate confirmation of all
Government officials drawing $4,-
500 or more a year.
May Fight iva Curb.
And associates of Representative
Rankin, Democrat, of Mississippi
forecast a strong fight to eliminate
a Senate requirement that the Ten
nessee Valley Authority get all its
operating money from Congress,
putting all its income from power
sales into the Treasury.
Fifty million dollars had been
asked for the school lunch program,
but it was knocked out in commit
tee before the farm bill reached the
House floor. 1t was described by SEN
ator Russell as especially needed
now when 80 many mothers are
working in war plants and on the
farms" with less opportunity to feed
their children we'll.
Senators Russell and Aiken, in
separate interviews, pointed to heavy
draft reflections on physical grounds
As abundant proof that Americas
young people need improved diet
during their growing years.
Senate Approval Seen.
If we could get it (the lunch
programO before the Senate, am
sure it would pass" said Senator
Aiken.
But he noted that the Senate
Agriculture Committee had ordered
no hearings on the subject and Sen
ator Russell said that unless there is
a legislative opening not now in
sight both the school lunch pro-
gram and the FSA are on very thin
ice"
Senator Russell described FSA
loans as about the only source of
credit for small farmers and said
that with the great need for in
creased production to feed our arm
les and help fight the war every
where, the FSA is more important
than ever before"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
Davies Reported Better
After Illness Halls Trip
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
SAVANNAH. Ga. Mar. 81
Joseph E. Davies, former Ambas-
sador to Russia, was reported i'm.
proved at hospital today, after
suffering an intestinal attack Sat-
urday night.
Mr.. Davies was removed from Q
train here while en- route to Wash
ington from his Palm Beach ella. J
home. He was accompanied by his
wife.
A physician said Mr.. Davies prob
ably would be able to continue his
trip after three or four days rest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
Lennon Reaches Cairo

CAIRO, Mar. u R.-Herbert
Lehman, chairman OF the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration, arrived here yester-
day from Algiers for conferences on
organization of the UNRRA's Bal
kan activities. His left knee, broken
in fall, still was in a plaster cast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
Picked Fruits Rotioninq
To Be Resumed in June
by the Associated Pres,

BY the Associated Press.
Picked, spiced and branded
fruits will 90 back under rationing
in June, the Once of Price Admin
tstration announced last night.
They were removed from ration
ing in December, but OPA said it
was found advisable to restore ra-
ton control to prevent the diversion
of fresh fruit from ordinary canning
to priced fancy products which
are in limited demand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-16
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Evening star., 1944-12-25
doszz5 zzls. Azh5
By the Way
BETH BLAINE

Merry ChristmasI And we'll
wager your Christmas dinner will
be a better planned and better
cooked one if you're one of the
Washington women who has TAX
en- the Red Cross nutrition and
canteen courses. Also you will
have had great deal of pleasure
doing your bit of war work by
serving at one of the many D. C..
Chapter Canteen Corps projects
during the holidays.
Right now there is a drive on
for more daytime canteen work.
ers. Women who want to do work
to help shorten this war work
in.the thick of the needs of the
Armed Forces and civilians in
this country. BY January 3rd
the Canteen Corps hopes to re-
cruit $50 more daytime workers,
who are willing to serve at least
one day week on one or more
of the many special projects OF
the corps.
A standard course for those
who have already taken the
prerequisite Red Cross nutri-
ton course will begin on jan
uary 5th and last through jan
uary 29th. An accelerated Can
teen nutrition course is sched-
uled to begin on January 9th
and run through February 18th.
A ten-hour course for "Canteen
Aides" women who want to serve
under trained corps members as
shock troops" during the big
War Fund drive special gift
luncheons will be scheduled for
around the middle of January.
One of the many women who
who has taken the canteen nu-
triton course and who gives two
days a week to canteen work is
attractive Mrs. James F. Clifford.
A Washington girl (she was
the former Claire Hoskinson) she
spent her childhood and early
girlhood in the Nations Capital
and graduated from Holton- Arms
School here. After her marriage
to young Philadelphia lawyer
she went to Philadelphia to live
but like so many others was
brought back to Washington by
the war. Her husband is now a
major In the Judge Advocate
Generals DEPARTMENT. Mrs.
Clifford thinks that the canteen
nutrition course itself is intensely
interesting and of tremendous
value to any housewife.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Miss Bernbardt
Becomes Bride

White chrysanthemums and snap
dragons interspersed with ever
green were used in profusior
throughout the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church Saturday eve.
ming for the marriage of Miss Evelyr
Bernhardt, daughter of Mr. anc
Mrs. Irwin H. Bernhardt of thi.
city, to Francis Earl White, U. S
M. c., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ear
White of Orlando.
The bride wore a gown of white
satin with finger-t1pped veil, which
fell from tiara of orange bios
SONS. She carried a bouquet of
white orchids and was attended by
Miss Bernice Bittner as maid of
honor. Miss Mary Sue Updike was
the flower girl, and Patricia White,
sister of the bridegroom, was brides
maid.
The ceremony was performed at
8 o'clock by the Rev. Peter Marshall
Mr.. Bernhardt giving his daugh-
ter in marriage. Pfc. Thomas M.
Toomey, U. S. M. c., was best man.
Corpl. Fred Schultz and Pfc. Donald
Frazier acted as ushers.
Mrs. White is graduate of
Roosevelt High School and is now
a senior at Duke University.
Before entering the service the
bridegroom was a student at the
University of Florida, and is now
at Duke University.
A reception was held at the bride s
home. after which the couple left
for a brief honeymoon.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
MaryIanders Plan
Nurse SCHOLARSHIPS

The Maryland Federation of
Women's Clubs is giving hearty
support to the Governments plea
for more nurses, and individual
clubs in increasing numbers are
giving scholarships for girls desir-
ing to study nursing who do not
wish to sign up under the Cadet
Nurse Corps program.
Mrs. Ray Brown, Of Woodbine,
Md, chairman of nursing for the
First District. Maryland Federation,
has called attention to the Public
Health Services appeal for recruits
for the Cadet Nurse Corps. The
Government pays the entrance fees,
tuition fees at the hospital of the
recruits choice and grants an al
lowance of SIS per month to start,
$40 for the second semester and at
least $50 for the final months.
Mrs. George B. Delaplaine is the
district chairman of the Betty Sip
pei Loan Scholarship fund which
offers financial assistance to girls
wishing to study nursing but do
not care to join the Cadet Nursing
Corps.
Several girls have already made
splendid records in Maryland hos
pitas where they are studying un-
der scholarships of the Federation
of Women's Clubs.
| Miss Maud E. Manahan, Public
Health nurse for Carroll County
and chairman of the Recruitment
Committee, reports that since 1912
about SO young women from one
Maryland county alone have en-
tered hospitals under the nursing
program. Seven entered last Sep
tember and there is a great need
for more recruits for the February
Evening star., 1944-12-25
|LaaDs Are Enforced
Efficiently Here,
Latins Assert
By Catherine X. Hamblev

By Catherine X. Hambley
A tribute to the efficient function
ing of North American labor laws
was paid by women labor representa-
tives of four Latin-A American repub-
lies at press conference prior to
their departure yesterday from this
country.
The representatives, Sonora jan
dyra Rodrigues of Brazil, Sonora
Carmen Vasquez de Molina of
Mexico, Sonora Clara Williams de
Iunge of Chile and Sonora Maria
Teresa Quinones de Correa of Puerto
Rico have concluded tour of many
States. They have visited fac
tories, housing projects and ship
yards and seen the work being done
by American women.
While conceding that labor laws
Of the United States function more
efficiently than those in their own
countries, the women expressed the
belief that labor legislation on the
books of their respective nations Is
more progressive than legislation
here.
The Chilean representative ex-
planned that the poor enforcement
of Latin-American labor laws is due
to insufficient stats and the lack
of the special permit system in the
case of child labor legislation.
This latter fact is not true Of
Brazil, Sonora Rodrigues declared.
There, she continued, minors from
IA to l8 years are required to have a
permit from the Department of
Labor. The permit, the speaker
comments, is in the form of a book
with a picture of the minor, his age
and school, his parents permission
for him or her to work, salary re-
| ceived and all dates of being hired
and discharged. A trade school
must be established in plants where
over 100 boys or girls are hired, the
Brazilian asserted.
Explaining the progressiveness of
Latin American labor laws, Sonora
de Molina pointed out that women
in Mexico are not permitted to
work overtime or to do dangerous
WI ouCl dS III IIlt Steel HILLS OF
the north. AS most of Mexico's in
dustry is foreign owned there Is
also provision which gives women
equal pay for equal work regardless
of sex or nationality, she added.
This prevents employers from giving
preference to those of their own ma
ltionality. the speaker explained
Latin-American labor unions are
gradually gaining strength. the
group concluded. One of three very
active labor unions Of Mexico,
Sonora de Molina avered, have Or
ganized farm as we'll as industrial
workers. In Chile any industry with
rs workers has the right to organ
lie. according to Sonora Rodrigues
They all agreed that where the
United States fclls behind South
America in forward labor legislation,
the unions with the cooperation of
management have filled in the gap.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Auxiliary to Hold
Dessert Luncheon

An important meeting, featuring
a dessert luncheon, will be held by
the City of Hope Auxiliary at 1870
pm. tomorrow in the vestry rooms
Of the Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation.
There will be no guest speaker
or musical program as the meeting
is principally for discussion Of
plans for the member -bring-a-
member tea to be held In January
and the annual donor luncheon to
be given in February. The i'm
portance of these affairs are of
vital interest to all members who
are urged to attend the meeting.
Evening star., 1944-12-25

aluiiFcISdIy. MIS-. HlCnDefgi wore a.
very becoming gown of blue crepe
and her daughter had a dainty
frock of white, the very full skirt of
net and the fitted bodice of taffeta
with tiny pale blue sequin trim
ming. Her bouquet was of white
orchids
The hostess was assisted by a.
number of her friends who are
especial favorites with Miss Rich
berg. They Included Mrs. Oliver
Patton Echols, Mrs. Raymond Clap
per, Mrs. Joseph Casey, Mrs. Albert
c. Warner, Mrs. George C. Warner,
Mrs. Edgar Goodrich, Mrs. Basil
Manly, Mrs. Walter Nash, Mrs. Ellis
worth Alvord and Mrs. Maxine
Davis McHugh.
Contemporaries of the debutante
who assisted through the afternoon
included the Misses Mary Beirne
Echols, Marion Moreell, Betty
Alvord, Corinne Heurich, Mary Hut
son, Mary Needham, Barbara Cald-
we'll and Josephine CulbertSon.
Capt. and Mrs. Frederick H. Pullen
will be hosts this afternoon in their
home, on Mohican place, entertain
ing from to O'Clock. The party will
be centered about the Christmas tree
and will carry the Yuletide ira
ditions with carol singing and toasts.
An informal fete was that of Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Coppedge, jr., who
entertained Saturday afternoon in
her new home on Sixteenth street,
which is not new except as her
abode. The quaint little house for
many years was the studio of the
late Mrs. Eliphalet Fraser Andrews,
well-known artist and writer under
the, name of Marietta Minnigerode
Andrews, grandmother OF Mrs. Cop
pedge.
Miss Elizabeth Polk Benson was
hostess yesterday afternoon at Bird
wood the Chevy Chase home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Benson, her guests remaining
through much of the evening
1t. Col and Mrs. George Kaiser
will entertain today at an eggnog
party and also the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Prisons and Mrs
James F. Bennett held open house in
honor of Senator ELECT and Mrs.
Brian Mcmahon and newly appoint
ed Judge and Mrs. Henry Schwein-
hallt
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Scouts Decorate
Christmas Trees

Many persons will be made bit
happier today by the thoughtful
ness and generosity of local Girl
Scouts. More than 80 trees in Gal
linger Hospital have been decorated
by the girls, while many Scouts
who have not taken actual part in
the trimming have made ornaments,
as well as cookies, candy boxes and
tray favors for the patients.
Led by Mrs. W.. B. Roeca and
Mrs. Victor Mersch, dozens of
Happy Hour boxes have been made
and filled with hair-clips, pencils,
crayons, handkerchiefs and small
games all of which are being pre-
sented to the Crippled Children's S
Ward at Gallinger. Members of
Troop %, led by Mrs. Henrietta
Evening star., 1944-12-25
THE EVENING STAR Washington. .. 6.
MONDAY, DEcEMBER 49, l94A

Levin. are making so toys for the
Children's Ward.
during the Yule season include the
singing Of carols at Providence Hos
pital by members of Troop "a, led
by Mrs. J. H. Reiley; cooperation
with Boy Scouts in trimming a
tree at Bellevue; helping at the War
Nursery, where they have made
scrap books and drums as gifts for
their small charges, and contribu-
ton of stuffed animals to the USO
Nursery on North Capitol street.
In addition, they have helped
trim a tree at Walter Reed Hospital
and members of another troop will
present toilet article kits to the
soldiers.
A party for members Of Troop 28
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Gen., Mrs. Ireland
Haze Visitors

Former Surgeon General, U. S. A.
Maj. Gen. Merritt w. Ireland and
Mrs. Ireland have with them for the
holidays their daughter -in-law and
grandsons, Mrs. Ireland, wife of Col
Paul H. Ireland; Cadet Paul M
Ireland, second classman at West
Point, and Cadet Merritt w. Ire
land II, student at the New Mex.
leo Military School.
Col. Ireland is on duty with the
Medical Corps In the South Pacific
where he has been since July, 1943
Evening star., 1944-12-25

and their leader, Mrs. Henrietta
Levin, will be given by DR.. and
Mrs. William Clements Thursday.
Girls of this troop, in cooperation
with Troop. 158, are making toys
for the children of the United Ma
tions Service Center as we'll as
handkerchiefs as gifts for their own
mothers.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Recent Weddings
Are announced

Mrs. John c. Verheyden an
nounces the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Helen Verheyden Carney,
to Mr.. Robert William Prescott,
son of Mrs. George W. Prescott of
Fort Worth and the late Mr., Pres
colt The ceremony took place No.
vember 80 in Dulin Methodist
Chapel in Falls Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lyle Younker
of Nevada, Iowa, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
jeanette Younker, to Chief Yoe-
man Wendell J. Carroll, U. S. N,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell l..
Carroll of this city, formerly of
Braddock, Pa. The ceremony took
place November % in the Metropol-
itan Memorial Methodist Church,
the Rev. Edward G. Latch off1ciat-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bailey OF
Arlington announce the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Dorothy M
Bailey, to Mr.. Gerald M Sillings
U. S. N, son of Mr.. E. w Sillings OF
this city The ceremony took place
November 27 in the Metropolitan
i Baptist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie France an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
| ter, Miss Patricia Ann France. to
Mr.. Charles Ward Carper of this
city and Tampa. The ceremony took
place November % in Tampa, Chap
lain I. V. Johnson, U. S. N, of1ciat-
ing.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Josephine M.
Bragaw, daughter Of Mrs. Margaret
L. Bragaw and the late DR.. George
D. Bragaw, to DR.. Adrien William
Mercier. The ceremony took place
November % in Our Lady OF
Lourdes Catholic Church in Be-
thesda.
Mrs. H. M. Bogart announces the
marriage of her daughter, Miss
Elizabeth ALA Bogart, to Mr.. Lu-
ther Frederick Myers, son of Mrs
]. Frank Myers of Harrisburg, The
wedding took place November Is
in New York.
The marriage of Miss Nancy
Elizabeth Nettleship, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Frederic Montagu
Nettleship of Chevy Chase, to
Sergt. Julian Gillis Ellison, jr., son
of Mr.. Ellison of Andalusia, Ala.
and the late Mrs. Ellison, took place
November 18 in the Community
Church at Miami Beach, Capt
Floyd Patterson, Chaplain, officiat-
ing.