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Evening star., 1944-07-01

village Of villiers- Fossard and was
pushing mile beyond II Forge, ct
the last bend In the road before
Saint Lo. The Isigny road Il do
scribed today as the '1oneliest road
In France" It Is utterly lifeless
along several OF its tree-collonaded
miles.
I went down this road to La
Forge with 1t. Col. Thomas L.
Crystal. jr., who lives on Albemarle
street NV, Washington, on recon-
naissance mission and with 1t. Col.
Joseph Cowhey OF New London,
Conn, who was trying to salvage a
disabled tank. The fighting scenes
recalled Civil War pictures.
At one place there was q platoon
OF infantry behind dirt wall, which
they were using as parapet, while
10 Germans came across the next
field waving a white tablecloth on a
broom handle as token Of sur
render.
Gruesome Scene.
There were frequent hand-to-
hand nights. In the center of one
field there were one American and
one German soldier. dead together,
each having thrust his bayonet
through the other. The fields were
strewn with dead cows and horses.
Some of the finest livestock in the
world, it is understood, has been
brought into this section by the
Germans to provide milk and beef
for their troops, while poorer Nor
mandy stock has been sent to Ger
many for slaughter.
We crossed several fields with
black skulls and crossbones signs,
indicating mines, but no mines were
found. German prisoners say these
fake signs were never intended to
fool us, but were put up several
months ago when Marshal Erwin
Rommel inspected the Atlantic Wall
to cover up the failure of local COM
manders to carry out orders. They
said Marshal Rommel was thor
oughly deceived, and congratulated
the commanders on the thorough
ness of their defenses.
Few prisoners have been taken
in this section. However, stopped
late yesterday at a field dressing
station where Medical Sergt. Merle
McNurlin, Lone Rock, Wis, was
dressing the wounds of five pris-
oners. Suddenly shells began land
ing in the vicinity. and Americans
and Germans together leaped into
foxholes under a bank of earth.
Look Like Indians.
The enemy troops are mostly very
young or middle-aged. There are
many Poles and Austrians among
them.
German guns. except the self
propelled ones, are now withdrawn
we'll beyond Saint Lo, and with very
poor means of observation. Amer
ican troops here look like Indians on
the warpath. Their helmets are
covered with camouhage netting
and rags like green feathers, re-
sembling a war bonnet. The men
are virtually invisible when they are
crawling through the wheat fields.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Flyers, Rescued From Canyon,
Prepare to Return to Duty
By the Associated Press.

By the ABsociAted Press.
GRAND CANYON, Ariz.. July L.
Three Army airmen who success
fully weathered an epic nine-day
test OF courage on . rugged Grand
Canyon plateau prepared today to
return to active duty at Kingman
(Ariz) Army Airfield.
Feted last night at fashionable
FL Toyar Hotel near the canyon 3
south rim, the men expected to be
in fine fettle this morning, COM
pletely rested after q 10-mile trip UP
a hazardous trail, from the table,
land on which they landed by para
chute from q disabled bomber in
early morning June 81.
Two Of the men-Second 1t.
Charles Goldblum. Pittsburgh, Pa,
and Flight Ofncer Maurice J..
Cruickshank jr., Lawrence, Mass
said they had reached the plateau
only after landing on a precipitous
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Maj. Gen. Waller Wilson
Awarded Legion Of Merit

Maj. Gen. Walter X. Wilson.
executive director of Army Emer-
gency Relief since January 10, was
awarded the Legion of Merit yes
terday for prior services in connec-
tion with defense work in Southern
California after Pearl Harbor.
1t. Gen. John L. Dewitt, COM
mandant Of the Army-Navy Staff
College, Washington, under whom
he had previously served on the
West Coast, presented the award.
From December, 1941, to April 30,
1912, Gen. Wilson commanded the
Sd Army Corps and the Southern
California sector. Then, until last
January. he commanded the North
ern California sector of the West
ern Defense Command. In these
capacities he dealt with civilian de-
fenses and aided in the evacuation
of Japanese from the area. His ef-
fective measures prevented any ex-
tensive sabotage.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Raid Wardens 10 Keen
Present Quarters

The air raid warden service
won q partial victory yesterday
when the Commissioners agreed to
a demand that the air raid warden
headquarters remain at l341 Mary
land avenue NE. rather than be
transferred to the District Building
as had been ordered earlier this
month by the city heads.
A group of wardens visited Com
missioner John Russell Young,
regional civilian defense director
yesterday to ask continued use OF
the Maryland avenue headquarters
The building will be used by the
Fire Department, with the under
standing that the wardens can use
space there.
The Commissioners, however
stuck by their decision to eliminate
the position OF executive assistant
to the chief air raid warden. a post
now held by Harry N. Stull, veteran
civil leader. The annual salary is
81, 100.
The city heads agreed to keep food
at the emergency feeding and hous-
ing billet posts, as demanded by the
wardens, except at 13 posts where
the food already had been removed
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Cadet Nurse Corps Marks
First Anniversary Today

The first birthday OF the Cadet
Nurse Corps was being celebrated
today with presentation of a nag by
DR.. Thomas Parran, head of the
Public Health Service. at / pm. on
the steps OF the Public Health Serv-
ice Building on Constitution avenue
The flag was to be received by
Miss Lucille Petry, director of the
organization. Similar ceremonies
will be held throughout the country
Since last July, the organization
largest. non-service uniformed wom-
ems group. has exceeded Its quota
by signing IS 900 members. none of
whom had had previous nursing ex-
perience.
Evening star., 1944-07-01

ledge below It and clAmbering up-
wards. Later they found Corpl. Roy
w. Embanks, Kalispell, Mont. who
managed the safest landing In the
darkness.
All three airmen had unstinting
praise for Ed Laws, 56-year -old
ranger, and DR.. A. A. MacRae,
Wilmington, Del. Bible professor
and expert mountaineer, who led
them out of the gorge. DR.. MacRae,
who climbs as y hobby. happened
to be on his 14th vacation at the
canyon.
Tonto Plateau, where the men
were trapped, Is a mile and half
long by mile wide and juts 1900
feet upward from the Colorado
River. The Canyons north rim is
$500 feet above the plateau. The
raging river thwarted plans by two
rescue parties to descend the south
wall and traverse the rapids by boat.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Fire Levels Storehouse
At Oklahoma Prison
By The Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
McALESTER. Okla. July l.-Fire
described as the largest in the his
tory of the State Penitentiary, last
night destroyed stone and concrete
building In which clothing and
groceries were stored.
The blaze was brought under con-
troll early today after fire depart
ments from McAlester. Ada and the
United States Naval Depot south of
here had battled for moro than
seven hours.
State highway patrolmen reported
IL persons, all inmates, were in
jured while fighting the fire. John
Nelson, superintendent Of prison in
dustries, estimated loss at $4,000.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Buriol Rites Held
For Mrs. Shippers
Special Dispatch to The Star.


GAITHERSBURG, Md, July l.
Funeral services for Mrs. Effle
Marie Shippers, 10, widow of DR.. I.
Newton Shippers. who died at her
home here Wednesday. were held
yesterday from the funeral home of
Ernest C. Gartner. Services were
conducted by the Rev. Karl G.
Newell, pastor of Grace Methodist
Church, assisted by the Rev. Will
liam j. Elliott and the Rev. Frank
A. Tyler, former pastors Of the
church. Burial was in Forest Oak
Cemetery, Gaithersburg.
Mrs. Shippers is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Helen Stup and
Miss Frances Shippers, and a grand
daughter, Betsy Ross Stup, all of
Gaithersburg. She was native
of Ohio and had lived in this county
nearly so years.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
False Sugar Rotioning
Rumor Storts Stampede

A rumor that today was the last
day for obtaining additional sugar
for canning caused a rush of ap-
plicants and a deluge of telephone
calls at the Alexandria ration board
yesterday. Mrs. Julia Hennage,
food clerk, emphasized. that can
ming sugar may be obtained until
November 80.
In addition to the 5 pounds OBJ
tainable on the No. 40 stamp, each
person is entitled to sugar up to an
additional 20 pounds If they certify
1t Is to be used for canning. The
No. 40 stamp is good until Febru-
ary
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Henry
Continued From First PageD

ers made hasty withdrawal after a
few exchanges Of fire.
The tanks and infantry advanced
under artillery support which
knocked out more than 40 strong
enemy positions during the morn
ing.
The country in which we are op-
Grating is very marshy. Swamp
buggies s"-jeeps with tracks-are
used in some places to bring in sup
plies over the fens. Infantry ad-
vances from farm to farm, each with
its own duckpond.
Our artillery had destroyed the
Evening star., 1944-07-01
1000 Deaths Forecast
In Holiday Accidents
BY the Associated Press.

.
AS pleasure-seeking holiday va
cationers headed today for beach
and mountain resorts the National
Safety Council sounded a somber
note. estimating that 1000 persons
would meet death in accidents over
the long Fourth Of July week end.
Unless the public makes a united
effort to cut the toll, the council
said. 800 persons will die in traffic
mishaps and TOO from burnings,
falls, drownings, over-exposure and
over-exertion.
Over the three day July 4 week
end last year an Associated Press
survey showed at least 298 deaths
occurred. OF these 1877 were trafflc
fatalities, "a were drownings and 81
resulted from miscellaneous causes.
Wartime curtailment of highway
travel was credited with keeping the
death toll down last year. In 1941,
before gas tire auto restrictions,
there were 500 violent deaths.
Evening star., 1944-07-01

HANGLITER, EDWARD R., JR on
rhloay; June 80, 1854. at Garfield Hos
loved husband of Mary A. HangIiter, father
OF Mrs. Jeanette Cantwell, Edward R.
Haneliter, 3D., and Mrs. Mary Hornstein,
9th st. NV, Apt. 1O5. on Monday, Jnly
:. at II am. Relatives and friends in
Vlteo. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery Q
Evening star., 1944-07-01

SHANKLIN, WILLIAM h. Onicers and
members Of the Young Mems Immediate
Eelief Association are hereby notified OF
: me death OF Brother WILLIAM H. SHANK
80 Pm. from Union Wesley A. M. =
SITS: nv. yEsslE BROWN. President.
MAX X. STEELE, Financial Secretary
Evening star., 1944-07-01

CRACK, WALTER H. The comrades OF
the Retired Firemen's Associa-
H>$NsksH ton will gather at the Ives
hHNN funeral home, 2S47 Wilson
lny5tAl blvd, Arlington, Va, at ] pm.
}SWlkN Monday, July 3. 1914. to at
kT 81 tend the funeral of our late
AN brother. WALTER H. CRACK.
J. M. JAMESON, President.
Evening star., 1944-09-21

Oh and J think It swept every ons
elss Oh. I. landed in the water
close to the ship, was immediately
sucked under about 10 feet and
fought my way to the surface. /
had = hard time getting away from
the forward part Of the ship, which
was thrashing around like the tail
Of large whsle. I reached . raft
and Q moment later saw
the ship disappear under the waves.
Then came 4 battle with the
elements for approximately - hours.
bad Weather Delayed Rescue.
The long delay In the rescue was
due simply to bad weather. The
wind abated Wednesday night but
the seas did not drop until Friday.
High seas prevented location BY
searching parties. Planes and de-
stroyer escorts did q good Job of
co-ordinating the search and d.
rected other ships to us. I'm quite
sure rescue operations were most
effectively and efficiently carried
out and that no survivor remained
undiscovered.
We had eight men on our cork
raft, which was constantly over
turned Ike pancake by the seas.
The raft was overturned ut least 10
times. Being lashed to the raft, it
was . problem to get out from un-
der and on top again. We were able
to do this because the ropes were
slack. (" We never sighted any
Of the other RATS or 1loater nets.
Sharks were rather bad. They
always were playing around. An
extremely large one paid our raft
q visit more than once but We hit
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Bogus Major Held
lin Housebreakinq

Walter Siles Morse, "a, of Worces-
ter, Mass, who, according to police,
admitted being an Army deserter,
was arrested yesterday in the uni
form of major when, police said,
he forced entrance into a room in
the Statler Hotel, where detectives
were on watch for sneak thieves.
Police said Morse registered at the
hotel as Maj Paul A. Boyce, East
Hartford Conn" He was attired in
the uniform of major and wear
ing campaign ribbons from all the
aters of the war, plus several rib
bons indicating awards for valor.
He was shown to room on the
sixth floor Detective Sergt. Fran
els Gaver and Precinct Detective Ed
ward DAILY, who have been keeping
watch for sneak thieves who have
recently been looting guests rooms
reported that shortly thereafter they
observed the major" trying the
doors of rooms.
They retired to the room they
have been occ4ying and when
Morse tried theif door he found it
unlocked. They said they arrested
him when he entered the room.
Under questioning Morse admitted
having deserted from . camp Ia
Indiana in June, 1943 He said he
was a sergeant and had been as
! signed as clerk at regimental head
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Democrats Are Called
Real Friends Of D. {.
AT Party Rally Here

Asserting that the Republican
party has never made a platform
reference to the District of Colum-
abia, Melvin D. Hildreth. vice chair
imam of the Democratic Central
COMMITTEE of the District, declared
last night that Democratic plat
forms since 1892 have included 10
,planks referring to the District.
These include the 1910 and 1914
planks favoring suffrage for the
District, Mr.. Hildreth reported at
an informal rally at the committees
Roosevelt-Truman headquarters at
The Burlington Hotel.
8 I'VE feel that the Democratic
party by its many platform refer
Rnces to the District shows it is a
real friend to the District he. con-
finued, in appealing for support of
the party in the presidential elec-
ttion. "The party platforms should
be considered as pledges of honor"
( In Eight Campaign Years.
! Democratic platforms in eight
campaign years from 1892 through
1928 called for appointment of bona
fide residents of the Distric. to ad-
minister its government, Mr.. Hill
dreth pointed out.
The 1892 platform, in its plank on
admission of Territories, stated, In
part, heN said, that the officials
appointed to administer the gov
.ernment of any territory, together
with the District of Columbia and
Alaska, should be bona flde residents
of the Territory or district in which
their duties are to be performed
The Democratic party" it continued,
believes in home rule and the con-
troll OF their own affairs by the
people of the vicinage."
The reference to home rule" was
dropped from the 1896 platform, but
in 1908 the party strengthened the
other section of the plank by stating
that "the officials appointed to ad-
minister the government of all our
Territories and the District of Co.
lumbia should be thoroughly quail
fed by previous bona flde residence"
Similar References.
Similar references were made in
1912, 1916, 1920, 1924 and 1928 Mr..
Hildreth stated.
In 1910 the party first adopted the
plank favoring the extension of the
right Of suffrage to the people of
the District of Columbia" plank
which is repeated in the 1914 plat
form.
Russell Balderson, chairman of the
Democratic Central Committee, an
nounced that last nights meeting
was the first of series of weekly
Wednesday night rallies In support
of the suffrage plank.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Warrington Skipper Describes|
|fiqht for Life in Hurricane

aside murder mystery story which
he said he had been reading In IN
attempt to keep from thinking OF
what happened out there" Plainly
disturbed over the loss Of part Of his
crew and hts ship, he was forced
several times to pause as he gave
this account Of the disaster:
On Tuesday, September II, the
Warrington encountered the hur-
ricane. Because I believed the de-
stroyer was big enough to weather
the storm. I did not run for It but
heaved to very early in the storm.
The storm got worse all during the
night and became of unimaginable
violence. It quickly damaged vital
equipment which affected the ships
power and her ability to control
flooding, as well as disarranging all
communication facilities. We m6n-
aged to send out q distress message
In the last available minutes.
I'VE lost power about 3 am.
wednesday, with the engineering
spaces flooded or flooding. We took
great pains to prevent water spread
ing to other parts of the ship. Our
efforts were successful, as the ship
stayed afloat, wallowing in the
trough of gigantic waves and winds
as high as 100 knots, until 1880 pm.
Wednesday. All possible topside ma
terial was thrown overheard to re-
duce possibility of capsizing. This
undoubtedly kept the ship afioat
several hours longer.
Ships Motion Became SIuxgish.
ABOUT lis pm. Wednesday / OBJ
served the motion Of the ship become
sluggish, and I reluctantly decided
to have all hands abandon ship
rather than be caught II she cap
sized.
THE wind at this time was any
where from 10 to 100 knots, blowing
sheets of water so that it was al
most impossible to see so yards or
even tell whether it was night or
day. Everything seemed to be 60
ing in an orderly fashion, with alb
solutely no hysteria or excitement.
and nothing but calm determination
and resignation
The ship had listed so that the
starboard side of the bridge was
touching the water I climbed out
on the high side of the bridge and
as the ship turned over to starboard
l walked down the port side. The
ship stopped turning when COM
pletely on her starboard side, with
the port side sticking out of the
water a few feet.
At that point q wave swept me
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Air Force Colonel Dies
with 4 Of Staff in Crash
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
REDMOND, Greg, Sept. 2l.-Col.
Earl L. Maiden, commanding officer
of the 3l7th Wing, 4th Air Force,
and four of his staff officers were
killed yesterday in the crash of a
two-engined Army transport plane
near here.
The dead: Col Maiden, Monroe
La; 1t. Col. Ernest C. Young, Still
water, Okla; 1t. Col. william T.
Moody, Glenville. N. c.; Maj. Fred
erick A. Zaboni. Wallace Idaho.
Chief Warrant Officer Clair K. Ben
ser. San Bernardino. Calf.
Sergt James F. Barton of VIM
ston-Salem. N. c., crew chief, suf-
fered broken ankle and shock
when he was catapulted through
the side of the planes fuselage. He
was reported in good condition at
a hospital here.
The crash occurred shortly after
| the pIAne left the Redmond Army
lair feld, ).
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Bids 10 Be Opened
Today On Army Planes
For Sale 10 Public

First bids were to be opened to-
day on 5 OF more than SO light
Army planes being assembled at
Hybla Valley Airport below Alex
andria for sale to the public. The
planes began arriving weeks ago
but no sales have been completed
Is yet.
Sealed bids. 1t was explained, are
sent to the New York regional Of
Nee OF the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration, which in turn sends
them back to Washington to the
omces of the Defense Plant Corp
The DPC either accepts or rejects
the high bid, and communicates
with the New York ofice Of the
CAA. which in turn forwards the
decision to the CAA representative
here.
The bids must be held at least
10 days, 1t was explained. Bidders
can look the planes over, but gel
no guarantees Of the airworthiness
OF those they bid on. They will be
permitted, however, to ferry them
to their home airports II their pilots
licenses are In order.
Once at the home airport, the
purchasers cannot take the ships ur
until they are certified as airworthy
under CAA regulations.
The planes here are mostly Army
liasion or "grasshopper" types. A,
least 5000 similar planes used BY
the CAA to train Army pilots al.
ready have been disposed of ir
other parts Of the country. The
ships have been bringing from $S0(
to 1880 cash, depending on theil
condition.
A large number of primary and
basic trainers with higher powered
engines than the liaison types soor
will be offered for sale, it was an.
nounced.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
New Elk Hills Oil Flow
Hits 10000 Barrels Doll,
Rx the AsSociatnd prAn

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21.-More
than 10000 barrels of oil are fiowins
daily from 20 new wells in the
Navy's Elk Hills petroleum reserve
the 1lth Naval District has disclosed
Three hundred wells are planned
and, with l6 drilling units at work
production Of $4,000 barrels per day
is expected soon. Comdr. Victor H
Wilhelm, inspector Of naval pc
troleum reserves in California, said
Evening star., 1944-09-21
~ the Associated PrssaL

~ tae Associate0 ftesA Hf
NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 1S De-
layed). - Comdr. Samuel Frank
Quarles, 33. skipper OF the de-
stroyer Warrington which fouhdercd
September 13 in. an Atlantic hurri-
cane, today told, Of the sinking and
a 48-hour struggle for survival on
. life raft which was capsized "like
4 pancake" at least 10 times.
Comdr Quarles, who makes his
home with his brother, Charles B
Quarles, 38l2 Fordham road NV.
Washington. was among 66 sur.
vivors landed at Norfolk Sunday
night. Many were injured and al
were suffering from shock and ex-
posure. Repeated capsizing OF RATS
and 1oater nets caused heavy loss
Of life, and two men on Comdr
Quarles' raft died In agony after
swallowing salt water.
Among the missing is the destroy
er's doctor, who apparently went
down with the ship rather than
abandon patients who could not be
moved.
Doctor Stayed With Patients.
Comdr. Quarles told how the doc
tor. 1t. q. g. Robert M. Kennedy
Of Elgin, ILL.,, worked all Tuesday
night, September IL, treating in
jured and exhausted men as the
storm mauled the destroyer. When
the abandon-ship order was given
about ! pm. Wednesday, 1t. Ken
nedy had several patients unable to
move, including one with a broken
hip.
With complete disdain for his
own life he stayed with those people
and apparently went down with the
ship" the skipper said. II was not
aware Of this at the time. He had
received the order to abandon ship
This had been verified by people
who were near him"
1t. W~U. Williams, Seattle, the
executive of1cer, told how an officer
named Kroll dived into staterooms
just before the ship sank, risking
his life to obtain mattresses for men
to cling to in the water. "Kroll got
out and reached a raft" 1t. Will
liams said. He is listed as missing.
Comdr. Quarles said another off,
Ger refused to don life jacket, say
ink he could not swim and wanted
this to be the end" He went
down like plummet" after shaking
hands with the skipper.
Commander Disturbed Over Loss.
Sitting up In bed in the naval
operating base hospital when news
men arrived, Comdr. Quarles laid
Evening star., 1944-09-21

him on the head with our fists and
he went away. ~
~ destroyer escort piclEsd US up
Friday afternoon and tranderred
u to I warship, which later trans-
ferred US to another destroyer es-
cort. Each transfer was affected
BY hreeches buoy
Comdr. Quarles said "there were
numerous acts Of heroism, some OF
which were bound to 60 unnoticed
because, 1t was hard to ten what
every one was doing"
Evening star., 1944-09-21

quarters where he obtained the
officers credentials which police
found in his pockets. He also had
$500. police said.
He was charged with housebreak-
ing, and turned over to military
authorities.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Court Bill Passed

Congress yesterday put the final
touches on the bill fixing fiat fees
to be charged by clerks for services
in the Federal courts of the District
and elsewhere and sent the measure
to the White House Adoption of
such measure had been urged by
Federal court judges in the interest
of uniformity sQd elimination Of
unnecessary bookkeeping work.
Evening star., 1944-09-21

They get medals and wooden
crosees: We buy War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-09-21

Don't turn your back on the front
, buy more War Bonds,