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Evening star., 1944-07-13
0'Connor, President, ,
Former Law Partner,
Heads Red Cross
Appointed to Serve Out
Remainder Of Term
Of Norman H. Dovis

President Roosevelt today ap.
pointed D. Basil O'Connor. head
OF the National Foundation fol
1nfantile Paralysis. as chairman
OF the Central Committee of the
American Red Cross, succeeding
the late Norman H. Davis.
Mr.. OConnor. former New York
law partner of Mr.. Roosevelt. will
serve the remainder of Mr.. Davis
term, which expires December IL
the announcement said. Mr.. Davis
died July 2. and George L. Harri-
son, president of the New York Life
Insurance Co.. has been serving as
acting chairman.
In announcing the appointment.
the President made the following
statement
Mr.. OConnor is admirably quail
lfled for this position because of his
flrst-hand knowledge of almost
every part of the United States and
because of his association with the
medical and nursing problems
through the years he has served as
president of the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis. All
this is in addition to his excellent
executive ability"
Mr. O'Connor, So, was born in
Taunton, Mass, and was educated
at Dartmouth and Harvard. He
formed a partnership with Mr.
Roosevelt as Roosevelt & O'Connor
in 1925, continuing until Mr.. Roose-
welt became President
Besides heading the paralysis
foundation, he is trustee and chair
man of the Executive Committee for
the Warm Springs (GaD Founda-
ton and president and trustees of
the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Relief From Drought in Capital
Unlikely for at Least 4 Days
Temperature in Low 80s Forecast Tomorrow;
Rain Falls in Several Maryland Areas

The Washington area will receive
no relief from the current drought
for at least four days despite occa-
sional light showers today. accord
ing to the Weather Bureau FORE
casters.
The temperature however. is rot
expected to exceed the low 80s to-
morrow with the humidity remain
ing low. Tomorrow's high was fore
cast at "a degrees with a drop TO
81 degrees tonight.
The District area will miss the
heavy rains which are giving relief
to crops in West Virginia and Penn
sylvania. the Weather Bureau le-
ported. Ofhcials said the last heas-
urable rain to fall here was on
June %, when IL inches was re-
corded
Several reports were received bv
Evening star., 1944-07-13
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star War Correspondent.

WITH UNITED STATES FORCES
IN NORMANDY. July 13.-It was
judgment morning today at the viii
lage church yard, "Murphy's Cross
roads"
There were screams of shells as
tombstones were knocked down
graves blown open and an hours
death rain on suicide company OF
German paratroops manning ma
chine guns among 17th century
crosses and through holes punched
through church walls.
Murphy's is the soldier pronuncia.
ton Of the crossroads at La Mauffe
near st. Lo. east of the Wire River
where unit of Missourians anc
Kansans fought yesterday, ending
in one of the briskest fights of the
campaign, 36 hours old.
A unit under the command of 1t
Col. Joseph Alexander, Chicago
jumped of at dawn yesterday anc
was halted in midmorning before 9
hedgehog village "a village whose
outer defenses included barbed wire
entanglements).
There was . little church, q
moated chateau, and a few farm.
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Nozi Radio Says Terror Grips
Hearts of Many in Reich

frontier and threatens to spill over
our holy German land.
mo wonder terror grips the hearts
OF many of our people. We soldiers
know this terror, for we have expert
enced it thousand nights. But we
are determined to keep 1t from our
loved ones at home.
This holy war must now become
q really total war. Every one capable
of drawing breath for forging OF
using a weapon must now be in it
We must have the very last man."
Then came the threat to destroy
Europe, and the broadcast con-
cluded:
I'VE will stand and hold fast till
our hour strikes. Let our enemies
not think that, now that they stand
before our frontiers, the task will be
easier for them"
Evening star., 1944-07-13
War Output Lag
'8% for Quarter,
Patterson Says
Official DepIores
Mistaken Feeling
War Is About Over
BY the Associated Press.


The production of Army equip
ment and weapons was s4O0, ,0O0.-
600 behind schedule in the sec
ond quarter of this year, Acting
Secretary of War Patterson re-
ported today.
Mr.. Patterson told a news con-
ference he had seen published state
ments that current production
schedules were being met, and added
That statement is not true"
The dollar volume lag represented
per cent Of the schedules set on
April for the second quarter, Mr..
Patterson said, and those schedules
at the time were deemed to be
feasible and achievable.''
Among the items behind schedule,
ne said, were the Long Tom l55-
nm. field gun, medium tanks, tank
destroyers. bulldozers, heavy-duty
trucks. and field wire.
"Only One Manpower Pool"
Mr.. Patterson made his statement
two days after an announcement by
War Production Board Chairman
Donald M. Nelson of a program pre-
pairing for partial resumption of
civilian production. Mr.. Nelson's 5
program, a compromise with War
and Navy officials, goes into effect
| Saturday.
Asked to expand his comments by
discussing the problem of reconver-
sion to civilian production in labor.
surplus areas. Mr.. Patterson re-
torted: Il think you can draw your
own conclusions.
There is only one manpower pool
in the Nation he added.
"A great part of this, of course. is
now in the armed forces. The re-
malnder is needed to man the war
plants. to produce essential civilian
supplies and to carry on the essen
tlal services, such as laundries and
electric power plants.
The larger the scale of civilian
production, the more manpower is
absorbed in that. and the more diff
cult it becomes to meet war re-
quirements
Schedules Constantly Revised.
, The departments production
problems are complicated. Mr.. Pat
terson said, by the fact that in addi-
ton to the lag behind schedules. the
schedules themselves are constantly
being revised-and principally up-
ward-on the basis of increased de-
mands from the combat theater
commanders for additional supplies
of particular weapons.
During the second quarter. chiefly
because of mounting demands from
Gen. Eisenhower's forces. Mr.. Pat
terson said, requirements were in
lcreased for radar. aircraft bombs
l00-octane gasoline, tanks and tank
destroyers.
The difficulties in meeting
schedules are mainly manpoWer
problems" he said.
ITO a considerable extent. the
shortages are not in the plants pro-
ducing finished weapons. but in the
supporting industries and among
subcontractors."
Mr. Patterson added that there
seemed to be "a prevalent but
grossly mistaken feeling that the
war is about over
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Maj. Goodson Is Missing;
Credited With 80 Planes
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Maj. James A. Goodson,' 23-year-
old commander of a Psi Mustang
squadron, who is credited with the
destruction of 80 German planes
is missing in action in the European
theater.
The War Department reported
that Maj. Goodson. whose home is
in Toronto, Canada, failed to return
from mission over Germany
June 20.
Regarded as one of the best
strafers in the European theater
Maj. Goodson achieved IS of his
kills" in the destruction OF enemy
planes on the ground He was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross May 81.
Capt. Don GENTLE of Piqua, Ohio
recently returned to the United
States for new assignment after
bagging 80 German planes, was a
member of Maj. Goodson's squadron
Capt. Gentle knocked down %
planes in the air.
Evening star., 1944-07-13
|3 u. S. and 3 British Destroyers
Lost in Invasion of France
Woshin9tonion, Commander Of One, Saved;
Sinking of Nine Other Vessels Also Revealed

the Boadicea, Swift and Svenner
The British also announced the loss
of the frigates Mourne. Blackwood
and Lawford: the traWler Lord
Austin and the auxiliary Minister.
Total naval losses announced were
Is vessels-7 American and British
Seven thousand ships were involved
in the landings.
The Susan B. Anthony was a
4l87 500 liner of 8,183 gross tons
built in 1880. She was 483 feet long
The Susan B. Anthony sank in
the Channel while carrying troops
to France without the loss of a
soldier. Some so or more of the 40C
naval personnel aboard still are un-
reported, but most are believed safe
Survivors said few of the soldiers
even got their feet wet. and they
were saved, with their field packs
and small arms, by rescue ships
which swarmed to the scene.
1t. w. M. Hutchison, Flushing
NJ Y, navigator, said the rescue
Job certainly rates with that OF
the President Coolidge in the South
Pacific"
Comdr. Hoffman, the Corry's COM
mander, was born on April 6. 1911
(See DESTROYERS, Page Alb
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Thousands Cheer Lopez
On Return 10 Bogota
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 13.-
President Alfonso Lopez told thou
sands of Colombians who cheered
his return to the capital last night
that the prompt quelling of this
weeks two-day rebellion was q
healthy warning to reactionaries
that this country is ready to defend
constitutional democracy.
The President showed no i'll ef-
fects from his brief stay in the
hands of the conspirators.
Speaking shortly after arriving
from Paste, in Southern Colombia
where an army group held him pris-
oner Monday and Tuesday. Lopez
congratulated the nation on "the
rapid solution Of this mad adven-
ture" through cooperation Of the
people and loyal forces in the army
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Jap Troops Quit PYindaw
In Northern Burma
By the Associated Press.


SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS, KANBY. Ceylon,
July 13.-The japanese have with
drawn from Pyindaw in Northern
Burma after one-day attack from
the east by Nigerian troops sup
ported by mortar fire laid down by
Chinese forces coming from Mo-
gaung, miles to the northeast, it
was announced today.
The enemy apparently had been
trying to make the town a rally
point and supply base after the loss
of Mogaung. The Nigerians, native
troops from the British colony in
West Africa, were reported still pur-
suing the Pyindaw garrison toward
the south.
In Northeast India disorganized
bands of Japanese along the I'M
phal- Ukhrul road were reported be-
ing wiped out or surrendering in in
creased numbers.
Evening star., 1944-07-13

residents in the suburban area that
a brief heavy" rain fell. Fore
casters, however, said some largo
drops fell but not enough to wet
the ground"
Several sections of Maryland re-
ceived relief through light rainfall
today. but the Weather Bureau pre-
dicted clear weather again tomorrow
and said the end of the drought gen
orally still was not in sight.
Frederick reported a half-inch oi
rain last night and three -tenths oil
an inch fell in the Cumberland area
The Frederick and Cumberland
rainfalk, heaviest reported in The
State. were termed drought reliev.
ing" but the bureau said rainfall in
such volume could not be expected
In most of the State.
The Eastern Shore was due relic
in the late afternoon.
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Glenn Dale 10 Limit
New Patients 10
Emergency Cases
Step Is Token After
Conference Today
On Help Shortage

Starting today. only emergency
cases of tuberculosis will be ad-
mitted to Glenn Dale Sanatorium
DR.. Daniel L. Finucane. Superin-
tendent, announced today.
The step was taken after con-
ference which included DR.. Finu-
cane, DR. A. Barklie Coulter, director
of the tuberculosis bureau of the
District Health Department. and
Health Officer George C. Rutland
called because of the acute per-
sonnel shortage at the institution.
The emergency cases would in
clude those such as hemorrhages
it was said. Those now at the hos
pital still in need of care will not be
sent away unless other facilities can
be found for them. Dr. Coulter will
make a search for more accommo-
dationS for tuberculosis patients. in
cluding survey of private hospitals
Try to Avoid Curtailment.
For several months District Off
cials have been trying to avert clos
ing one of the units of the insti.
tuition. step which would result
in sending a number of patients
home.
Meanwhile, the Volunteer ONCE OF
Civilian War Services will join the
efforts to recruit volunteer nurses
assistants for Glenn Dale, the
Health Department has been in
formed by Mrs. Harry S. Benton
head of the volunteer Office.
The first class given for those
training to work there will fin
ish studies tomorrow. Much to
the disappointment of health Off
cials, only three women out of &c
who signed up have regularly at
tended the tWo-Week course.
No New Recruits.
The District chapter of the Red
Cross has received no new recruits
this week. but 10 Government wom-
en- volunteers will start training
Monday night in eight sessions be-
tween 7 and pm. at Sibley Hos
pital. The Red Cross will appeal to
night workers to give a few daylight
hours at the institution.
On Saturday. bids from bus COM
panies for leasing two buses to oper-
ate to and from the institution will
be opened at the District Building
Of1cials hope that once buses are
IN operation the task of recruiting
permanent and volunteer workers
will be easier.
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Late Bulletin
Turkish Ties Predicted

Much closer cooperation
between Turkey and the Allies
was predicted today by Lau-
renee A. Steinhardt, American
Ambassador to Ankara, after
a conference with President
Roosevelt. He returned here
to report to the White House
and State Department on con-
verSatiOns he has been con-
ducting with the Turkish gov
eminent.
Evening star., 1944-07-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 13.-One of the
gravest broadcasts ever to come
from Nazi Germany declared to-
night that terror grips the hearts
of many of our people" and that
"Germany's fight for life and
death is on"
The broadcast, as heard by the
London Evening News, warned:
Before the peril can reach the
heart of our beloved country, we
will turn this continent into q
maelstrom of destruction where only
one cry is heard-the cry for
blood"
The utterances from the enemy's
military radio said further:
"All now is at stake. The Russian
flood is surging against our eastern
Evening star., 1944-07-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 13.-Six Ameri-
can and British deStroyers were
lost in landing operations In
France, the United States Navy
Department and the British Ad-
miralty announced tonight.
The former Grace liner Santa
Clara, renamed the transport Susan
B. Anthony, also was lost by Amer
ican naval forces. along with the
mine sweeper Tide. the destroyer es-
cort Rich and the fleet tug Part
ridge.
The American destroyers were the
Cory and Glennon, built in the
1940-1 program. and the Meredith
President Roosevelt announced soon
after the landings that two destroy
ers had been lost. He did not name
them.
The Cory was commanded
by 1t. Comdr. George Dewey
Hoffman, 33 native of WASH
ington. whose mother. Mrs. Helen
Draper Hoffman lives at 2349
Ashmead place NV. Comdr.
Hoffman was a survivor of the
sinking
Three British destroyers an
nounced lost by the Admiralty were
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Fresh Robot Attacks
Arouse Furry Of
Queries in Commons
Secret Sessions Asked;
Some Bombs Directed
At Yunks in France
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. July l3.-The Ger
mans fired a fresh batch OF
winged bombs against England
today as the bombardment of
London stirred a furry of parlia-
mentary questions in Commons
and some members renewed de-
mands for a secret session on the
problem.
Deputy Prime Minister r. Attlee
curtly rejected suggestion that the
! government had been caught un-
prepared and mapping As to a Sc
cret session. Mr.. Attlee said. lat
present the Prime Minister does not
see that he can usefully add any
thing to what he has said"
! Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
assured the members that it was
not question of the government S
Withdrawing from a discussion and
remarked, Heretofore the feelings
of the House have been against a
secret session"
Sent Against U. S. Troops.
Meanwhile, a delayed dispatch
from France dated June l9 said fly
ing bombs of the type now descend
ing on London had been sent
against troops on the American
beachhead.
The dispatch said at least one had
been identified and parts of another
had been found. 1t is difficult to tell
the new Nazi bomb from heavy
shell when it hits, particularly in
areas under intense gunfire, the dis
patch said.
acting Secretary of War Pat
terson said today the War De-
partment had no confirmation of
reports that the Germans were
directing robot bombs against
troops in Normandy. He re-
marked that the robots would not
be very effective against troops
that are dispersed and could only
be effective against concentra-
tionS.)
Mr.. Attlee intervened in an i'm.
/ promptu discussion of robot bombs
At this request the remarks were
withheld from publication for about
three hours, but the ban was lifteo
this afternoon on all but a few SEN
tences of the Commons report.
Mr.. Attlee declared that if repre-
sentations were made for secret
| Co. n0n~r
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Commando Kills Nazi Chief
On DaImation Isle Of Brac
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ISLAND OF Wis. Yugoslavia.
July ia young British Com
mando officer shot and killed the
commandant of the German gar
rison on the Island of Brac after
entering the closely guarded head
quarters disguised as a shepherd
with Sten gun hidden in bundle
OF sticks. (Brac is below the Dali
nation port of Split)
This was one of many Allied
Commando exploits harassing the
Germans in the Dalmatian islands
in recent months.
The Commando, 1t. Bernard
James Barton, %. of Hastings, Sus-
sex, was accompanied by two Parti-
san soldiers.
Evening star., 1944-07-13
American Casualties
Reported Nearing
World War Total
Army's Newest Figure
OF 1S7, ,02s FoiIs to
Include Loss in France
By he Associated Press.


| Announced American battle
casualties in the present war are
approaching the total casualties
incurred in the World War. Un-
reported results in the last three
weeks of heavy fighting in
France possibly have put the
total above the 1917-18 mark.
A total of 1S7.O2S Army casual
ties announced today by Acting
Secretary of War Patterson brought
to 235,4ll the overall total of Of
ficially announced casualties on the
ground, in the air and at sea. The
World Wars overall total was
27S,82S.
Today's announcement, however
contained very few" casualties
from the Normandy front and none
of the heavy Navy losses on Saipan
Inclusion of 24,162 previously re-
ported casualties in France, up to
June 20. and the announced l5.053
casualties on Saipan bring this war S
total to 274,626.
The overall Army Navy total was
an increase of 8.4l5 over a previous
report covering the period through
June l3. Army dead increased 1918;
the Navy. 260.
The Army casualties announced
today include 1920 killed, 77,449
wounded, 3S,l42 missing and 38,l97
prisoners.
The Navy list is composed of 20. 1862
killed. 14,127 wounded, 9,433 missing
and 4.46l prisoners.
In Italy, Army casualties since
the landing last September amount
to 70,399 through July 3, an increase
OF 5,407 since the report covering
the period through June Is. Of the
total, 1865 were killed, 47,457
wounded and 10 .287 MISSING
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Report of Herriot's Deoth
Denied by Vichy Radio
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 13.-The Vichy
radio said today in a domestic
broadcast recorded by United States
Government monitors that an an
|nouncement of the death of former
Premier Edouard Herriot it had
broadcast earlier was erroneous"
"Herriot is in excellent health"
said the broadcast.
Both the Paris radio and DNB. in
. Berlin broadcast, had reported
Herriot's death.
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Reds Reported Driving to Point
Within IL Miles Of East Prussia;
Yanks Take 7 Normandy Towns
Nozis Recopture
CoIombeIIes, in
Cuen Sector
MAP on Page A-2.)
U. S. BOMBERS BLAST Reich and
Northern Italy. Page Az

U. S. BOMBERS BLAST Reich and
Northern Italy. Page Az
BY the Associated Press
SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS. July 13.-The Ger
mans in st. Lo, ancient fortress
town in the middle of the base of
the Cherbourg Peninsula, were
being gradually strangled today
by the arms of a powerful Amer
lean tank and infantry offensive
which already had passed by the
town to the east.
Supreme headquarters announced
the capture of seven towns by the
Americans in gains along a 48-mile
front.
In the Caen sector the Germans
retock Colombelles with counter
attack against the British I'd Army
On their left flank 1t. Omar N
Bradley's troops captured La Bou-
laye, "a miles east of St. Lo. They
pressed on across the ST. Lo- Bayeux
road and reached the outskirts of
La Barre de Semilly, 2l2 miles
southeast of ST. Lo.
The Paris radio said 80 divi-
sions had been concentrated in
the 14-mile stretch from St. Lo
to Caumont to the east, and a
Nazi front-line correspondent re-
ported that the Allied artillery
barrage was the heaviest yet
encountered
Another similar American drive
down the Cherbourg Peninsula s
west coast threatened to engulf
Lessay, 81 miles northwest of ST. Lo.
and reached to within 2 miles of
that town.
Earlier today, it was disclosed
that the British I'd Army re-
gained the much-fought-over town
of Maltot, miles southwest of Caen,
at the eastern end of the battle
front. in the bloody triangle formed
by the Orne and Odon Rivers
The American attack on ST Lo
again was preceded by heavy crash
of artillery on German foxholeS and
hedgerow hiding places.
Advance formations of tanks and
infantry swept through La Boulaye.
and then pushed three-quarters of a
mile beyond-southward across the
st. Lo-Bayeux road and drawing up
a semicircle about the town of Is, 900.
Orne River south Of Caen.
To the northwest they turned back
savage counterattack and retook
the no-man's land village of lie
Desert in the Wire Valley.
Nazis Brace Building.
A front-line dispatch quoted refu-
gees as saying the Germans were
bracing the one unchanged building
in st. Lo, apparently preparing to
make a stand in the rubble.
This report conceded with a Ger
man announcement that the new
commander in the west, Marshal
Guenther Won Kluge had inspected
the channel battle area. possibly
with a view to applying some of his
delaying tactics used in Russia.
st. Lo. fortified by Charlemagne
has been involved in great struggles
many times. pillaged by Normans
taken and retaken by the British in
the Middle Ages, and stormed in
wars between the Catholics and
Protestants
1t dominates all the main roads in
Central Normandy and its capture
,See INVASION page Al
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Operation Performed
On Admiral MoreeII

Vice Admiral Ben Moreell, chic,
engineer of the Navy, underwent ar
emergency operation for apendi.
citis at the Naval Hospital al
Bethesda late yesterday.
The Navy reported that he wa.
resting comfortably this morning.
Evening star., 1944-07-13

LONDON, July 13 up. The
Budapest radio said last night
Hungary had ordered dissolution of
trade unions and provided for a
unified workers organization pat
termed after the German model.
Evening star., 1944-07-13

(See INVASION. Page A-4
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Hungary Disbonds Unions

See ROBOT, Page A-4J
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-15

weekend with her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. Walter Long and -her
grandmother, Mrs. Elsena Hollo-
way. Miss Agnes Long who is tea
ching at Bridgeville was also at
home.
Mrs. Mary C. Law who was very
Ill and in bed all last week is now
able to be downstairs and maybe
out little by the last of the week.
She is very grateful for the lovely
flowers and cards from friends and
SelbyVille Community Club.
Pat Carey, little daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. James Carey was taken
to the Salisbury Hospital for treat
ment last week.
Mrs. Armel Hudson and son Ar
thur are now at home after spend
ing the summer at their lovely
cottage at Bethany Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Edward Stew
ems also came home on Saturday.
Miss Mary Fassitt and mother,
Mrs. Sallie F. Rittenour have been
at the Fassitt cottage for the past
week. Others with them were Mr.
and Mrs. Hillary Holland and
daughter Agnes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Pepper and children and
Harry McCabe.
MILFORD FIREMEN'S CARNI-
VAL Canfomhar Ala