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Evening star., 1944-04-13

room, showers and free checkroom
Eligible for membership are junior
officers of the Army, through the
grade of captain; Navy ofiicers
through Lieutenant junior grade and
junior officers of the Allied armed
forces.
Mrs. Russell L. Maxwell, wife of
the assistant chief Of staf in charge
of supplies, War Department, is
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee. The club will be known as
Junior Officers of Washington
Inc"
Formation of the club has the In
dOrsement of high-ranking service
officials, Mrs. Maxwell said. They
have felt that while many groups
are providing recreation for enlisted
Evening star., 1944-04-13

must be deterrent to constancy in
war production" He proposed this
program:
l. Develop a long-range draft
plan for the armed services based
upon probable manpower needs,
with agreement among all of the
executive heads concerned. Make
the classifications clear and definite
and permanent.
2. Announce it to the public as
final except as some great emer-
gency clearly requires a change.
3. Stick to it, once adopted, so that
those in the various categories can
plan their lives accordingly, at least
for a few months.
4. Stop confusing every person in
the country between the ages of 18
and 38, and let the people get down
to the serious business of winning
the war.
Evening star., 1944-04-13
Service Club for Junior
Officers 10 Open April Is

Washington's new service club for
junior officers. the forgotten men"
in view Of all that Is being done for
enlisted personnel, will open about
April Is in the remodeled quarters
of the former Lotus Lantern Res
taurant at Seventeenth and H
streets NV.
Members will pay dues of 81 a
month and the club will be made
seif-supporting by the proceeds of
a bar and lunchroom. Other facili-
ties include lounge, snack bar
with patio garden, library, writing
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ObA onA 80 IA
the invasion of the Marshalls, the
Navy Department notified his wife
He returned to duty February g.
Mrs. Ford said that she had received
a letter from her husband saying
that he had been slightly wounded
in the leg by shrapnel. However.
the Navy reported that he had been
wounded by shrapnel in the elbow
The 25-year-old marine officer
wss born in County Galway, Ire
land, and came to this country
when he was 5. He is a graduate of
Boston College High School and
Boston College. He was an employe
of the Veterans Administration be-
fore entering the Marine Corps Of
fcer candidate school at Quantico
in November, 1912. He was gradu-
ated In January, 1943, and has been
overseas since last May l.
Aviation Machinist Mate Brown
ing is missing in the Pacific theater
Evening star., 1944-04-13
Is New Scarlet Fever
Cases Reported Here

Sixteen new cases of scarlet fever
and 36 new cases of measles were
reported yesterday by the Health
Department.
These new reports brought the
total number of scarlet fever cases
tor the year to 1853 and of measels
to 1853. No new cases of menin-
gifts have been received by the de-.
partment, officials said.
Evening star., 1944-04-13
Two Killed. Three Hurt
As Bus Overturns

BY the Associated Press.
AZALEA, Greg. April l3.--.Two
women were killed and q man and
two women seriously injured yes
terday when . California-bound
Greyhound bus overturned and fell
over q 15-foot embankment mile
and . half north OF here.
State police still were trying to
identity the dead.
Others of the 10 passengers were
treated for shock, burns and bruises.
Evening star., 1944-04-13
Taft AssaiIs MuddIinq
OF Draft and Offers
APPOINT Program

The administration was confront
ed today with a demand from Sen.
ator Taft, Republican of Ohio, tc
quit playing fast and loose with
the existence of American men and
their families"
In statement placed in the Con-
gressional Record, Senator Taft
proposed four-point program de-
signed to halt the confusion.
To-day he declared, "the entire
draft situation is just as muddled
just as confused as ever. There is
hardly a day goes by that a new
order is not issued; that President
Roosevelt does not differ with Man.
power Director McNutt; or McNutt
with Gen Hershey; or Secretaries
Stimson and Ickes with all of them. u
Situation Called Ridiculous.
Apparently precipitated by the re-
cent halt order on induction of men
over Is, many Of whom had to be
turned back at induction stations,
Senator Tafts statement declared
it was utterly ridiculous at this
stage of the war to have married
men telling their families good
by. giving up their jobs and selling
their businesses, only to be told the
next day it was all a mistake and
they will not be needed: that they
can go back home and pick up the
scattered threads Of their lives"
But not securely" he added, "for
they might be called again on a
moments notice"
Pointing out that last year he had
proposed definite deferred classi-
fication of fathers over 80, which
was rejected because of a COM
pletely illogical letter from Gen.
Marshall" Senator Taft said the
administration had come a long way
toward one of his proposals by max
ing a distinction at the age of 26,
but, he asked, "how long will they
stay there?"
Morale Seen Harmed.
The confusion surrounding the
draft, he contended, lis not only
Evening star., 1944-04-13

MIS-. Browning n'o"HIHk.
received the telegram from the Navy
reporting him missing she thought
1t was from her son saying he had
arrived on the West Coast.
A native of Manassas, Va, Sea-
man Browning was graduated from
Manassas Osborn High School in
1910. His family has lived in Alex
andria since October, 1910. Before
enlisting in the Navy in January,
1912, he was employed by the Ma
tional Savings & Trust Co. He re-
ceived aviation training at Memphis,
Tenn, and training as an aerial
gunner at Purcell, Okla. He was
assigned to a bomber.
Evening star., 1944-04-13
DC. Man :
Alexandra Seaman
Is Missing in Action

The Navy Department announced
today that one man from Wash
ington has been wounded and an
other from Alexandria, Va, is miss
ing in action.
They are First 1t. John F. Ford.
U. S. M. c., whose wife, Mrs Mary
Evening star., 1944-04-13
Max lerner to Speak

Max Lerner, editorial writer for
PM, will speak at $50 O'Clock to-
night at Howard University on 1.-THE
Coming World Revolution" His
speech is one Of a spring series
being held in the Andrew Rankin
Memorial Chapel.
Evening star., 1944-04-13

G. Ford, lives at
4314 Four t h
street NV, and
Aviation Ma
chinist's. M a t e
Second Glass;
Frank Priest
Browning, jr..
whose parents,
Mr.. IN d Mrs.
Frank P. Brown
ing, ST.. live at
227 East Monroe
street, Alexan-
dria.
1t. Ford was
W oun de d on
rlx,,s o0 d.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
By HENRY L. FREE Written for NEA

Do not cut the lawn too close during July and August. Two inches is short enough at any time, but three inches is far better when the weather is hot and dry. If the cut ting bar on your mower cannot be raised to this height, coil some rope about the roller.
 Frequently lawns are damaged by skunks who dig into the soil search. ing for cutworms and grubs and bettles. Grubs, too. will cause con- siderable damage and along with the skunks can be kept out of the lawn by applying arsenate of lead at the rate of a pound for each 100 square feet of area. The lead will grub-proof your lawn for seven years. Mix 1t with about 10 times its bulk in sand, spread evenly over the entire area mad wash in with the hose.
 A good soaking once . week will keep the grass greener during warm weather. Grass clippings need not removed from the lawn unless they are in an inch and & half or longer. Of course, if crab grass prevails and Is going to seed be sure to catch all the clippings and burn them.
 Grasses in many sections will soon be infested with chineh bugs,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
Give Lawn Extra Care In Summer

The adult bug is one fifth inch or less long but has conspicuous black body with white wings; the young are reddish. They are to be found on the outer edges of the brown patches sucking juice from the green grass, so dust there and not on the brown patches. The dust must nit the bugs to be effective. Two applications per brood are recommended, but four may be necessary in some areas where there are two broods per year. 4 well-fed and watered grass two inches tall is seldom infested with chinch bugs.
 The hotenone in the mixture will assist In the control of the sod web- worm, serious pest in many loca- tons. Other control measures for this mean caterpillar include lead arsenate. dusted on the lawn and worked down into the ground by sweeping the lawn with q broom or the back of the rake. Following this it should be washed oH the grass blades with strong stream of wa- ter applied with a nozzle.
 And do not forget that the lawn will benefit greatly from an appii- cation Of fertilizer strong in nitro. gen. To simplify distribution, mix 10 pounds of fertilizer with Q bushel Of sand or screened topsoil for each i0oo square feet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
DETAIL FOR TO-DAY
Sea Bag

SEA BAG is a canvas contrap.
 tion in which all of a sailors gear Is stored. When locker facilities are not available, you live out of your SEA BAG. This calls for a lot of digging. When you are looking for . pair of socks, they are on the bottom. When you're "ot looking for them, they're on the top. When you are trans. .erred, all of your belongings are crammed into this one bag. Find. lng room for everything is quite feat and after the bag is packed Iull, your hammock or mattress is tied around 1t. If boot camp doesnt put you in the peak of condition, carving your SEA BAG ?Tound wi, |,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
Pacific War
United Press

ONItEu 3EGSN
 Indications that American forces may be planning the early recon- quest of Guam, first U. s. Territory taken by the Japanese, were seen today as communique from Ad- miral Chester w. Nimitz disclosed that light naval forces Shelled the island for the second straight day Sunday.
 The former American naval base at the southern end of the Mar ianas also has been hit from the air six times in six days.
 The comlnunique did not give de- tails of the latest smelling.
 A Japanese Doemi wireless dis patch reported by EGG said 770 American planes raided Guam be- tween July 1 and 10 and that 94 of the attackers were shot down. Some damage'' admitted. .
 Nimit1' comrnunique said Pagan Island, 205 miles north of Saipan, whose capture paved the way for increased blows against Guam, was raided Friday by shore-based fighter planes. probably from 1sely Field on Saipan.
 Heavy anti-aircraft fire was en- countered over Pagan but no Jap. anes fighters rose to challenge the attackers.
 Navy search planes bombed Para. mushiro and Shumushu on the Kuriles of Japan's northern Elm pire Monday without loss and Sev- enth Air Force Liberators attacked Moen Island and anti-aircraft in- stallations on Ttuk in the Carolines, the communique said.
 In the Southwest Pacific Far Eastern Airforce Liberators dropped 30 tons of bombs on Yap Island Sunday in the eighth raid of the month on the Japanese base in the western Carolines.
 Five of 20 intercepting planes were shot down as the Liberators at- tackled the township area and air. drome and destroyed several planes on the ground.
 Long range bombers also raided Woleai, Palau, Soral and Sonsoral Islands through the Carolines.
 Tokyo radio said today that Amer ican medium Mitchell bombers raided Hankow. railroad center, and the Wuchang district in China yes- terday. The broadcast, recorded by the United Press in San Francisco, also said P-5l Mustangs attacked Canton southern terminus of the railway from Hankow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
GOV. BALDWIN
 MAY RECONSIDER
Pressure Being Exerted By Friends, Party Lead.
 CTS for Governor to Run

Hartford, Conn.,, July 12. - (UP) - Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, wavered today on his previous in- sistence that he would not be a candidate for reelection to a third term, and told Q speical State Central Committee that he would give a final decision Friday.
 Since my announcement Friday Oastl I have had numerous per- sonal calls, letters and telegrams from personal friends and Repub- Acans that I should run," the Gov erncr said following his conference wit hthe committee.
 The committee today wanted me to wait until Friday, to think it cver. and I said I would. I told them would think 1t over and ar- nounce by final decision to them then."
 The Governor originally an- l1ounced his intention to withdraw from politics at a meeting of the whcse committee last Friday night when dates were sent for the state dominating convention.
 He said then that while many persons had urged him to continue he firmly believed that no man is Indispensable to his party, his state or his country" and that the "great strength of our party. our state and our nation lies in the fact that there are many able men and women fully capable of conducting successfully the highest public offices"
 The governor was adamant then. and again when the committee called upon him Monday, that he would not change his mind. But he per- ziitted the committee to call back again. warning that his mind would be the same.
 Today's concession of still another conference gave rise to reports that the governor might be persuaded if confronted with evidence of a draft move. or that he was believed the only candidate capable of heading the ticket in a presidential year and at Q time when President Roosevelt was agreeable to accept ing renomination for fourth term.
 The Governor did not amplify his brief statement to the press, and it came after only a short conference with the committee which was headed by State Chairman J. Ken meth Bradley and represented the Republican leaders of the eight counties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
Local Woman Assists
 At Hartford Fire
Mrs. MadaIine GervasOn at MOrgue Twelve Hours
 Identifying Fire Victims

the morgue was a letter from John Gervasoni, her 23-year-old son, wh . is serving as an aviation machin- ists' mate, second class, in the Navy.
 T can't tell you how I felt when I got that letter." she said this morning. T hadn't heart from him in three months. I felt that God was good to me. I felt that my work had been repaid" Mrs. Ger vaSoni said that during the ordeal at the morgue her thoughts were constantly on the men in the serv- Ice, and she said when she found 1t hard to look at the dead she thought of the fighting overseas and how necessary 1t was to carry on.
 Mrs. 0ervasoni is a holder of the Red Cross home nursing and first aid certificates, and has taken A part in the surgical dressings work here. She said on several occasions she has had opportunity to put into operation the instruction given by the Red Cross, and she had no other thought than to help when she heard of the Hartford tragedy.
 Efficiency Noted
 Tt was amazing how quickly the emergency work was placed under control she said today. "Everything was set up very orderly within a few minutes, and it was marvellous to see the wonderful organization there"
 The local volunteer told of seeing a volunteer nurse lifting the blanket from a cot in the morgue while a group of circus-goers stood by for possible Identification, and then an- nounce that the victim was her own sister. Mrs. Gervasoni said the inci- dent was one of the most moving ones noted.
 Cites Experiences
 She told of frantic father look. ing for his 13-year-old son, going unsuccessfully from cot to cot. She reported that one woman was iden- tified by three different families, and dentists had to be summoned be summoned before positive iden- tification could be made.
 50 many bodies were burned be- yond recognition the relatives had to look for little things, like a piece of material, or a locket, or a ring" she said.
 Many of the callers at the morgue were sent first to hospitals, Mrs. Gervasoni said. They were asked to look at the living first before think ing their loved ones may be among the dead.
 The Waterbury volunteer now possesses 6 commendation from Miss Evelyn Sutherland, area nurse director who is associated with the War Food administration Mrs. Ger vasoni's service was commended by the nurse director, and a written statement, was issued in apprecia- tion of her volunteer work.
 The letter received by the local woman from her son also have first word of his recent promotion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12

Comfort to the sorrowing fam- ilies which gathered at the tenn pcrary morgue at the State Armory In Hartford after last weeks tragic circus fire was given by the Water bury Red Cross in the person of Mrs. Madeline Gervasoni of 353 Wil- low street, local Red Cross worker, who was q chance visitor in Hart. ford when the fire broke, 1t was learned today.
 Volunteers Aid
 Mrs. GervaSoni, who was on her way for a visit to the Newington Veterans hospital when news of the fire came, volunteered her services at once and was enlisted as an aide at the armory.
 The Waterbury woman stayed at the nlorgue for l2 hours, until after ( o'clock in the morning, aiding scores of mourners in identifying their loved ones and comforting scores of other bewildered persons who wandered from cot to cot lock- ing unsuccessfully for their lost relatives.
 Gtill weary from the toll and strainful experience of looking over the dead for relatives who could not look, Mrs. Gervasoni today com. mented she was more than repaid for her service within few hours, when she received first word in three months from her sailor-son who was in overseas action.
 The Willow street woman said the first thing that greeted her at home when she arrived with her eyes heavy from the charcoal odors of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12

work four or five hours in potato fields after a long, hot day over drop forges and giant presses.
 Only by inspecting huge irstalla. tions like the 24-square-Inile irte. grated steel operation at Magnito- gorsk can one realize how much Russia's victory over the Germans is due to the vision of leaders who utilized both five.year plans to con- struct new industrial bases in the Urals and Siberia.
 From these plants, so far behind the lines that there never was Q blackout for German bombers even at the Nazi high tide, war ilnple- ments have flowed ceaselessly. The loss of the Dom Basin and rich inc dustrial areas near Leningrad and elsewhere in western Russia must have created a terrific strain.
 The trip afforded ample evidence of iet-American friendship and understanding. We were given every possible courtesy and questions were answered freely. Johnston was re- celved with the warmest regard and he emphasized repeatedly the neces. sity of the Soviet Union and the United States knowing and under standing each other to the fullest if postwar collaboration Is to be Suc- cessful. His views were reciproscated by Russians from plant managers to ordinary citizens.
 Johnston and the correspondents were afforded the most extensive view of the Soviet Union given for eigners since the start of the war, even exceeding in scope the tours given Wendell Willkie and vice. president Henry A. Wallace. In some cities we were the first Americans ever seen. Inclusion of correspon- dents on the trip was seen as token of Marshal Stalin's conception of the role played by the press in Soviet-American understanding. It was Johnston who suggested ilaclud- ing the press and the Premier irn- mediately agreed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
E. H. BALDWIN
 ss ASSESSOR DIES

Torrington, July l2-Frederick H. Baldwin, 66. a city assessor and president of the Litchfield County Realty and Insurance Company, died here Tuesday.
 Mfr. Baldwin was widely known as a realtor and was a former Board of Education chairman and former borough burgess. He was a director of tie Torrington and Green Woods Country clubs and in his youth was first baseman on the old Coe Brass baseball team.
 Mfr. Baldwin leaves his wife, EIma (Drake) Baldwin: two children, Frederick C.. vlce-president of the Litchsield County Realty and Insur- ance Company, and Mary P. Bald win, student nurse at Presbyterian Hospital New York City: a brother, Frank M. Baldwin. president of the Torrington National Bank and Trust Company. The funeral will l1e held Thursday at 2 D. m. at the Tompkins- North Funeral home. Rev. 6. Homer Lane, pastor of Center Congregational Church, will officl- etc' Burial viii be iu Hillside cenae. taEV.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
CENTENARIAN HAS
 PASSED AWAY
Mrs. Lucq Stowe Bartram Reached tooth Birthday
 Last February

Tcrrington. July l2- Mrs. Lucy Stowe Bartram. 100 years of age, died Tuesday. She reached the age of 100 years last February, and had no knowledge of the present war. She died at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles E. Clinton of this city.
 She was born in Bedding, coming to Torrington with her husband 25 years ago to make her home with a son. Eugene L. Bartram. Her fus. band died l8 years ago at the age of 82. She was a member of the Methodist Church. but had been unable to attend services for several years.
 Survivors include three sons, Eugene I. of Torrington; Leander of Sharon and Arthur of Berkshire, Mass: 10 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; two- great great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services were held thii afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Carl & Hull funeral home. Dan. bury. Burial will be in Bethel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
QUEBEC WELCOMES
 GEN. DECAULLE

Quebec City, Que. July 12. - (UP) - French Canada. resplend. ent with holiday coIors, accorded General Charles De GaulIe a tu- multous welcome today when the leader of the French Committee of National Liberation arrived by plane from Ottawa.
 After a brief visit with Rodrique Cardinal Villeneuve at the latter's palace, De Gaulle began a tour of the city's historic sites with Sir Eugene Fiset. lieutenant governor of Quebec Province. The two spent half hour on the plains of Abraham, where Wolfe crushed Montcaln's armies to win Canada for Great Britain.
 De Gaulle will leave for Mon. treal tonight to continue his trip throughout Canada.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
3S,OOO JAPANESE
 KILLED IN INDIA
Invaders Driven Back to Burmese Border; Pay
 Heavy Price

Southeast Asia Headquarters, Randy, Ceylon, July 12 - (UP) - The Japanese lost 3S,00O dead in India last month while being driven almost back to the Burmese bor- der, it was announced today as Allied troops in northern Burma broke the last enemy resistance on the Kamaing- -Mogaung road to free completely 300-Inile section of the vital Ledo road.
 Eenemy positions in the Ukhrul area were deteriorating rapidly, with 600 Japanese being routed at Chepu and their escape points blocked. A communique also reported further Japanese withdrawals in the Bis henpur area, southwest of Imphal.
 Chinese troops, which swept around the Kamaing- -Mogaung road several weeks to capture the two enemy strongholds, removed the last blocks today.
 Tn driving the enemy from the highway, Lieutenant General Joseph w. Stillwell's forces opened one of the most contested sections of the Ledo road and left only a 75-mile stretch of the former Allied supply route still in Japanese hands.
 The enemy-held section runs from Myitkyina in Burma to Teng- chung in China. Both the functions are under attack by Allied forces, with American and Chinese deep into Myitkyina and other Chinese almost completely surrounding Tengchung on the Salween front.
 The Ledo road, going eastward from Tengchung. joints with the Burma road at Paoshan and once was one of the main supply routes from northern India to China.