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Evening star., 1944-12-05
Col. Muni|Ia, Cuba Military
Atfache, Ordered Home

Col. Felipe Munilla, Cuban mill
tary attache here for the last seven
years, has been ordered to return
to Cuba for position on the Cuban
general staff. he disclosed today.
Col. Munilla has served longer in
Washington than any other foreign
military attache. He and his family
plan to leave by the end of the
year.
In addition to his service with
the Cuban Embassy here, Col.
Munilla has represented his coun-
try on the Inter-American Defense
Board.
Col. Munilla was in Washington
on two occasions before his present
appointment. He was here from
1917 to 1918 as one of several Cuban
Army officers sent to study Ameri-
can methods. He returned In 1894
and stayed through 1886 as men,
ber of the Embassy staff.
Col. Munilla said he is keeping
his apartment at 2400 Sixteenth
street NV, despite his return to
Cuba.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Rickenbacker Urges U. 5.
To Retain Air Bases
By the Associated Press.

0S lIc ASoUS4dtCu lcSe.
NEW YORK, Dec. Capt. Ed
ward v. Rickenbacker, president of
Eastern Air Lines, yesterday said
'backbone and CUTS" should be
shown in the American policy in
retaining air bases constructed
throughout the world.
Addressing the National Associa-
ton of Insurance Commissioners,
Capt. Rickenbacker said:
Britain does not want America
to have anything but $3.50 oppor-
tunity with them. I disagree vio-
lently. I don't see how our air
transport can be regulated that way
when rs per cent of the travelling
throughout the world comes from
America"
He asserted that because of the
tremendous investment we are max
ing, mortgaging our future for many
generations to come, we should have
our just rights and I think we'll get
them with backbone and quits"
He urged that America work
realistically with Russia because
America and Russia, together with
Britain, will be able to preserve
peace for many years to come. :"
Capt. Rickenbacker described air
transport as "the foundation for
every other angle of peace. because
through rapid Interchange with
other peoples we will be able to
understand each other better"
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Service Employees 10 Name
Wage Farley Delegates

The Minimum Wage and Indus
trial Safety Board called a meet
ing OF employers Of public house.
keeping workers at o'clock tonight
IN the new Municipal Building to
nominate representatives to attend
a wage conference to begin Janu-
airy 16.
Three Of the nominees will be
chosen by the board to sit in on the
conference, which will investigate
cost of living wages for women
and minor boys employed in hotels,
restaurants, apartment buildings
and other public housekeeping es-
tablishments. Nine employe repre-
sentatives were nominated at a
previous meeting.
The board also will choose three
disinterested persons to take part
in the conference.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Counter r-ReprisaIs Hinted
On Nazi Threats 10 French
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-A German de-
mand that the French government
halt its trials of alleged collabora-
tionists under pain of reprisals
brought a hint of counter-reprisals
from the Paris radio today.
"The French government will not
permit any one to intervene In
French justice from the outside, I"
Paris broadcast said. Should the
German government intervene, nev-
ertheless, all measures deemed nee
essary will be taken on the French
side"
A warning to the French to halt
the trials was broadcast by the
Berlin radio yesterday, and today a
dispatch from Bern said the Swiss
newspaper Der Bund had quoted a
German Foreign Office spokesman
as declaring a formal warning was
being transmitted to the French
government through the Interna-
tional Red Cross.
The German spokesman added,
said the Bern dispatch, that re-
prisals against De Gaullists now in
German hands would be taken II
the trials continued.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Army and Navy Set Up
Agencies 10 Fiqht Vice
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Army and Navy are setting
up joint agencies throughout the
country to fight vice.
Each service command anu naval
district has been ordered to estab-
lish at least one of the disciplinary
control boards, the two departments
announced yesterday. The boards
will hear complaints from civilians
as we'll as servicemen.
Already in operation in New York
San Francisco, New Orleans and Los
Angeles, they are designed to pro-
vide unified action "to combat prob
lens relating to prostitution, We
nereal disease, liquor violations and
other undesirable conditions as they
apply to service personnel"
The boards are empowered to rec
ommend "of limits" or "out OF
bounds" designations and to remove
such restrictions.
Evening star., 1944-12-05

Sc, was wounded in the arm by
shrapnel, but has since returned to
duty, the War Department an
nounced.
Born in Staunton, Va, Sergt
Scott has been in the Army and
the National Guard for the past
six years. He was sent overseas
in September, 1912, and took part in
the invasion of France. He is some
where in Germany. He was wound
ed September IA.
According to Mrs. Scott, he has
received the Purple Heart and the
Silver Star, which she said che
hasn't said much about" He was
advanced to staff sergeant from pri-
vate first class while on the field.
Pfc. Ray A. Schmidt, 81, whose
wife lives at 1121 New Hampshire
avenue NV, was wounded a second
time on September 81 IN France, the
War Department announced today.
The Star carried a story on October
4 when he was first wounded.
Now back in action, Pvt. Schmidt
was first wounded in the Normandy
invasion on June 23. An infantry
man, he has been in service since
June, 1912, and overseas since March
of this year. He is native of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was en-
ployed here with the Gulf Oil Co.
Two brothers also are overseas
Sergt. Don Schmidt in the Admiralty
Islands, and Corpl. Earl Schmidt, in
Australia.
Second 1t. James M. Shaw, 20, son
of Col. and Mrs. Carl r. Shaw, 1900
Cathedral avenue NV, suffered
shrapnel wounds to the legs in Ger
many in September 20, the War De-
partment reported.
1t. Shaw, who was commissioned
in the fall Of 1943 at Fort Sill, Okla.
wrote his mother he expected to be
back in action this month when re-
leased from hospital in France. A
field artillery officer, he was an
ROTC student at Cornell University
when he entered the service In Sep
tember, 1943. He went overseas
last July. Col. Shaw, his father
who is with Engineer Corps in
France, recently received the Legion
of Merit for exceptional service in
England.
Pfc. Giulio S. Ofano, 10, of 1925
Sheppard street NV, was wounded
in action in France on November II
the War Department informed his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. D
S. Ofano.
Pfc. Ofano, a native of Washing
ton, attended Powell Junior High
School before entering the armed
forces in August, 1943. He trained at
Camp Lee, Va; Camp Ham, Calf.
where he was with the antiaircraft
service, and Camp Meade, Md, leav-
ing the last station for overseas
duty on August 20, 1914.
Mr.. Ofano said the family received
a letter from Pfc. Ofano yesterday
saying he was getting along well and
expects to be out of the hospital
soon He also wrote he had received
the Purple Heart and had sent ii
home. Pfc. Ofano worked as chief
of service at the Warner Bros. Tivoli
Theater at Fourteenth street and
Park road NV, and was also secre-
tary of the Washington Ushers
Union.
Second 1t. David Allen, whose
brother. Morris Allen, lives at 81
| South Barton street, Arlington, wa
Evening star., 1944-12-05
On the Roll of Honor

reported wounded in France two
months ago by the War Department
today. 1t. Allen is a former resident
Of Providence, r. I.
Pvt. Charles w. Marcum, husband
Of Mrs. Patty M. Marcum, Route 2,
Silver Spring, Md, also was re-
ported wounded.
Stories concerning the following
men, reported today by the War
Department as wounded in action,
appeared in The Star on the dates
indicated:
Pvt. Gilbert Needle, husband Of
Mrs. Ruth C. Needle, BIT Delafield
street NV, November 40.
Pfc. William F. Stringfellow, hus-
band of Mrs. Jean Stringfellow, 200
East Raymond avenue, Alexandria,
October 8.
Staff Sergt. James G. Lamarre,
husband of Mrs Ethel r. Lamarre,
Fairfax, Va, October 4.
Missing
Sergt. Gilbert r. Roberts, jr., %,
infantry, has been missing in action
Evening star., 1944-12-05
| Report Tells Of Work
|Af ChiIdren's S Hospital
During Polio Outbreak

The demands OF the war and Of
the polio outbreak on Children's
Hospital-though the most strenu-
GUS in the memory of the staff
were adequately met" 1t was re-
ported yesterday to the annual
meeting of the institution.
A dramatic picture Of conditions
facing the hospital unfolded as au-
thorities read reports to the annual
members. Heavy turnover in the
staff, shortage of personnel and in
creased demand for care of the
swollen wartime population of the
city were already taxing the hos
pital when polio struck last summer.
"The white ghost in our midst"
DR.. Joseph S. Wall, chief Of the med
ical staff, declared, brought nervous
tension. even hysteria, to the CITY,"
Brunt of Epidemic.
The public both of Washington
and surrounding States turned to
Children's Hospital for care of their
children afflicted with polio, DR..
Wall explained. Only Gallinger
Hospital was similarly equipped to
handle polio cases, and Children's
took the brunt of the epidemic.
Whole wards were evacuated over
night and other quarters found as
cases streamed into the hospital.
Nurses, with true heroism, slaved
night and day in the steaming
wards, already close with summer
heat. to apply the hot packs used in
the Kenny treatment. DR.. Wall told
the meeting. Doctors, who had
planned to lease up to protect their
own health, took on tremendous
loads of work and did what couldn't
be DONE" Miss Matte Gibson, su-
perintendent, added.
Charles D. Drayton, president, en-
phasized that the demands of the
polio outbreak followed previous
outbreaks of measles and scarlet
fever, and prompted doctors to
"clamor" for more room. The SITS
900 building now going up at the
hospital. Thirteenth and w streets
NV, will hold IA beds and will
ease the situation, he said.
$4,000 Gift Announced.
Announcing a gift of S25 900 by
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Hecht to-
ward the construction of the new
wing. Mr.. Drayton added that oper-
ating revenues had been reduced
during the temporary ban on all but
emergency surgery during the polio
outbreak. Gifts toward the new
wing, being built with money from
permanent investment fund, Mr..
Drayton concluded, will be welcome.
More than $1,000 worth of equip
ment and renovation was furnished
during the year by the Board of
Lady Visitors, Mrs. William Chaplin
Huntington, president, announced.
Members also worked tirelessly in the
wards. Sale Of articles in the Thrift
Shop, the proceeds of which are
contributed through the board to the
hospital, were under the direction of
Mrs. Rudolph Max Kaufman.
Hugh A Thrift was elected to
annual membership. Reports were
made also by Mrs. Edward Heating,
president of the Childrens Country
Home, and Miss Elna o. Phillipson,
director of social service department.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
0PA Oil Policies Assai|ed
By Patman Committee
BY the Associated Press.


The House Small Business Commit
tee yesterday accused the Office Of
Price Administration of having fol-
lowed a price policy which Is driv-
ing the independent producer of
petroleum out of business"
In a report to the House the
committee headed by Representa-
tive Patman, Democrat. of Texas
criticized the OPA for mot giving
sufficient attention to the need for
inclusion Of amortization of ex-
ploration costs in current price CELL
ings on crude OIL"
It called for an immediate study
of costs in the crude producing
industry and warned that this
Nation is using up its oil reserves
faster than it is finding new re-
serves to replace them"
A similar study, the committee
said, should be made by operating
costs in the refining industry.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Kent Cooper Lauded
by A. P. Group for
Press Freedom Drive
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, Dec. 5.-The New Eng
land regional meeting of Associated
Press members adopted resolution
yesterday expressing unqualified
commentator and support" to Kent
Cooper, executive director. for his
efforts to extend the principle of
free interchange of news through
out the world.
At it's semiannual meeting, which
was addressed by Mr.. Cooper, the
group unanimously approved the
resolution, introduced by Erwin
Canham, managing editor of the
Christian Science Monitor.
The resolution read:
Whereas, it is our firm conviction
that future peace and friendly rela-
tions between the peoples of all ma
tions will be advanced by the ex-
tension of the principle of free
interchange of news throughout the
world,
And whereas, our deeply respect
ed executive director and general
manager, Kent Cooper, is devoting
himself tirelessly and effectively to
the extension of this principle.
And, whereas, his and allied ef-
forts have already achieved impor-
tant results In the diplomatic prepa-
rations Of the United States Govern
ment, in news freedom planks in the
platforms of both great politica!
parties, in a concurrent resolution
unanimously adopted by both houses
of Congress, and in recent action by
the American Society Of Newspaper
Editors,
Therefore, be it resolved by the
New England regional meeting o1
Associated Press members in Yer.
mont, New Hampshire, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island and Maine. thai
we express to Kent Cooper our un.
qualified commendation and support
our deep admiration and gratitude
for his efforts and our certainty that
ultimate victory in this cause viii
be an imperishable tribute to hi
leadership, since it will have made
all the more assured the survival ol
free press and of free peoples"
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Aerial
Continued From First Paee.)

their bases in Belgium and Holland.
The network leading into the Ruhr
was cut at 20 scattered points.
Five locomotives were destroyed
and many more damaged during
nearly 500 trips over the battle lines.
American fighter bonbers based In
France worked on rail lines In and
out of the Saar Basin and smashed
at rail yards in Reichshofen and east
of Stuttgart.
Fighter and medium bombers of
the United States 9th Air Force
were in the air-often in bad wealth
er-26 days out of November's 30.
Fighter bombers made $4,000 trips
over the battle lines and medium
bombers struck 5000 strong with a
total of $500 tons on selected targets
ahead of the American Armies.
Nazi Rail Lines Attacked.
Eleven medium and 119 fighter
bombers were lost. but the 9th's bag
included destruction and damage of
454 locomotives, 176 tanks, 2,798
railway cars, 40 barges and 1853 Ger
man planes.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
DESTROYER Launched

BREMERTON,W Wash, Dec 5 (P.-
The destroyer Shields was launched
at the Puget Sound Navy Yard yes
terday, chistened by WAC 1t. Mar
garet Shields Farr, Natchez, Miss,
Of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The craft
was named for her great-grand-
father, Thomas Shields. who har-
assed the British after the battle of
New Orleans. taking 1872 prisoners
and destroying eight Of fatheir craft.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Police Seek Two Men
In Clubbing of Hacker

Police today hunted two men who
beat 8 cab driver with a club and
drove of with his cab last night
after he fought off their attempts to
rob him in the 600 block Of Acker
street NE.
George A. Martin, IS, of 1908
Lynbrook road, Bethesda, Md, said
two colored men entered his cab
and demanded money. He said they
pushed him from the cab and drove
off when he resisted. The cab was
found a few blocks away several
hours later.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Northern Publishers
Take Reactionary
View, Wallace Says
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASsOclateQ PTeS6.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-North of the
Ohio River, the vast majority" of
newspaper publishers "are either re-
dictionary or Republican or BOTH"
SAYS Vice President Wallace.
"At the same time, from two
thirds to seven-eighths of the en-
ployes of the same newspapers are
liberal or Democratic" he said at
an anniversary dinner for Marshall
Field, publisher and editor of the
Chicago Sun, last night.
Il have no desire to go over the
old familiar story of the influence
Of advertisers on the editorial slant,
as well as on the presentation and
selection of news" he declared.
There has always been hot diff
ference Of opinion on this subject
and am convinced that most news
paper publishers, no matter how
biased they may be, feel, neverthe-
less, that they are honest and fair
In their presentation both Of news
and editorial opinions
Offers Working Motto.
"T'he text which I would urge on
all neWspapermen at all times is
Can ye not discern the signs of the
times" The most serious criticism
which I would urge against publish
ers is that they become SO much con-
cerned with short time, local prob
lens and superficial prejudices that
they fail to realize the deep under
lying forces which are remorselessly
pushing the world ahead.
They do not realize that the
American Revolution, the Christian
religion and modern science have
combined to let the genie Of world
revolution out of the bottle. The
old-fashioned reactionaries think
they can lure the genie back into
the bottle again and put in the cork
Of normalcy.
THE liberal Democrats know that
this cannot be done and therefore
they strain themselves to the utmost
IN order that the worldwide revolu-
tlonary forces may prove to be
beneflcient In terms of a well-fed.
well-housed, highly productive hu-
manity."
Likened to Ministry.
Wallace said in the United States
the press should be as sacred a
calling as the ministry"
Under the Bill of Rights 1t Is
given freedom of expresson," he
said. by Congress 1t has been
given second-class postal privileges
which means a continuous subsidy
by the Federal Government.
The one great improvement in
the press which would crave Is the
continual backing by the publisher
OF every editorial writer, news
gatherer, columnist and feature
writer who honestly and intelligentIy
strives to discern the trend OF the
times and presents his observations
Interestingly on behalf OF the gen.
eral welfare"
Urges Jobs for $4,000, 900.
Mr.. Wallace said postwar wage
cutting could reduce Americas ma
tional income by 10000, 900 900 an
nually and could, by reducing con-
sumption, cause such unemployment
as to make the annual interest on
our national debt almost impos-
sible to pay"
On the other hand" he said, "en-
lightened plans for the employment
of 6o,o0o,000 people can produce a
situation where the annual charge
on the national debt can be carried
almost as easily as in the 20s., The
only truly unbalanced budget is
labor not at work" nd
Evening star., 1944-12-05
MISSING

NEAR M6UZ SluC6
N o v e m ber Is,
t h e w ar De-
par t m ent has
notified his par
ents, who live at
1887 Oak street
NV.
Sergt. Roberts
left Central High
School to enter
the Ar m y two
years ago. He
w e n t overseas
last August. His
brother, S t a f I
S e rg t. Thomas
Gordon Roberts,
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Killed

Killed
Albert Joseph Cordani, II, seaman
| first class, son of Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph j. Cordani. 716 Tenth street
NE, died in England January 19
as result of gunshot wound re-
ceived in maneuvers, according to
his grandmother, Mrs. William B.
Honey, of the Tenth street address.
Before joining the Navy in July,
1943, Seaman Cordani was an ap-
prentice printer at the Darby Print
ing Co. He was native Of the
District and attended Stuart Junior
High School. He went overseas last
December. A brother, Corpl. Rob-
ert H. Cordani, Is stationed at Fort
Riley, Kans.
Corpl. Harold Adkins, n, infantry,
father of three children, died No
vember 13 as a result of wounds re-
ceived in action at Metz, France, the
previous day, the War Department
has notified his wife, Mrs Evelyn M.
Adkins, 6O02 Reed street Cheverly,
Md.
Corpl. Adkins moved here from
Ashland, KY, 13 years ago. He was
Capital Transit Co. bus driver
and member of the National Guard
before he entered the Army in Feb
ruary, 1912. He was sent overseas
last August.
His children are Oracle, Z; Betty
Ann, 5, and Harold, l. He is also
survived by a brother Hobert, who
is with an Army engineers unit in
Alaska.
Pvt. J. ID. McCombs, %, infantry,
was killed in action October 26 in
Italy, the War Department has in
formed his brother, Hoke E. Nc
Combs, 27O6 Belleview avenue,
Cheverly, Md.
A native of Rockwell, NJ c., where
his mother lives, Pvt. McCombs
came here four years ago to live
with his brothers. He worked for the
post Office before entering the
Army in February, 1912. He went
overseas in October, 1943, and took
part in the Anzio beachhead action.
Pfc. Louis D. s. Cargill, whose
mother, Mrs Eta Cargill, is listed
by the War Department as living at
2 Circle avenue, Potomac Heights,
Indianhead, Md, was killed in ac-
ton in Europe.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
SoduIity to Hear BoIIes

Blair Bolles, director of the Wash
ington Bureau of the Foreign Policy
Association and author of Amer
ica's Chance for Peace" will address
the monthly luncheon and business
meeting Of the Sanctuary Sodality
Of the Shrine Of the Most Blessed
Sacrament at / pm. tomorrow in
Blessed Sacrament School audi
tnriIIrn
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Dewey Ends Vocation;
Silent on Politics

(Fron Yesterdays Late Edition.)
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey, deeply tanned from play
ing golf and swimming, brushed
aside all questions about politics
as he arrived here today from a
three-week vacation in Georgia.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Blood Quote
(For District, Pentason and
Mobile Units

Mobile Units)
District quota per
week ----------- 5000 pints
Donations last week 3,7l5 pints
Donations yesterday $40 pints
Today's appoint
ments -- 822 persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center
in the Acacia Building. 81 Lou
isiana avenue NV, by calling
District $500 between 8 am.
and $50 pm.
Thus far in this war, 982 men
from the District area have
been reported killed.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
German General Is Killed

NEW YORK, Dec. s (P.-DNB,
German news agency, said last night
another German general, Maj. Gen.
Constantin Degeon Won Monteton,
had met a "hero's death" on the
eastern front.
Evening star., 1944-12-05

NAZI FLAG HANGS IN SCHOOL HERE-This Naz flag by
1ee once new over Nazi military headquarters Aachen
was lowered there by Washington boy-Frs
son OF Mrs Florence Cooley 81 Rhode Island
ana sent py the Lieutenant to his home It. sister
Miss Ramona Cooley flag to Langley Junior High
scnoo wnere shown display Left right Principal
Cooley's teachers. = star star photo
Evening star., 1944-12-05

You too can wear wings dreaming
Peace on Earth"-one extra bond
for Christmas, r-sfrosr2 7~s
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Wounded

Staff Sergt. Robert L. Scott, ~,
whose wife, the former Miss Evelyn
Norvell, resides at 1921 Burns place
Evening star., 1944-12-05

paratrooper, Is in Italy.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
ALUMINIUM
PAINT

Restrictions have now
been lifted on Pre- : War
quality aluminium paint.
We have it NOW in any
quantity.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-09-21
5-YEAR-OLD GIRL FIRST VICTIM
OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS HERE

The first case of poliomyelitis in
Smyrna was reported Saturday af-
ter the 5-year-old child had been
under observation for two days in
the Doris Memorial Unit of the
Wilmington General Hospital. The
victom is Shirley Ann Morris,
daughter of Mrs. Mary Morris, of
Delaware Street. The malady was
diagnosed by DR.. w. c. Deakyne,
who notified the State Board of
Health at Dover, and the child was
taken to the Wilmington hospital
for observation and treatment.
House Guaranteed
DR.. E. F. Smith, of the State
Board of Health, investigated the
case following the report, and af-
ter making inquiries about other
children with whom the Morris
child had been playing, quarantined
the two other children in the fam
lily for a period of two weeks. Dur
ing the first two days of this week,
the childs cousin, Miss Elva Nor
ris, who resides at the home of
William Stats, Delaware Street,
was suspected case and under
strict observation by DR.. William
Pritchard and a State Board of