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Evening star., 1944-09-12

ing a playground.
The blond youngster said he saw
no reason to be nervous when he
visited Vice President WallaSs
Chairman Bilbo of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, Representative
D'Alesandro, Democrat, of Mary.
land, and David Lynn. Capitol archi.
tect, to ask about getting a part oil
the Government park property ir
the area as a playground.
No Cause for Fright.
"As long as you know just wha,
you're going after" he declared
there's no reason to be scared"
The promised playground. fol
which funds have been appropriated
to the commission. will necessitate
the condemning of homes in the
area, but Joe doesn't think people
will mind too much.
After the war;" he pointed out
they'll have all these new house,
with push buttons for everything
and the people can buy them with
the money they get for their old
houses, and with their War Bonds
Joe knows about that because he
intends to be an architect when he
grows up, and build houses of his
own design. - "a 3 :
To Celebrate Success.
The club will celebrate the happy
ending Of its playground drive with
party today at Joe's home in the
Plaza Hotel Members, most of whom
attended st. Joseph's School, will
concentrate on homework now that
school has started, but they think
there will be little time left over
for football baseball and model air.
plane building.
Head man of the Eagles is Sergt
Joseph Fers, now overseas with the
Army. who started the club several
years ago. Members are from 8 te
Evening star., 1944-09-12
1.-Two American Armies
Hasten 10 Block Foe's S
beHort Escape Route
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Sept. 12.-The Ameri-
can 7th Army, now linked with
1t. George s. Patton's Sd Army
troops, sped spearheads today
across the escape paths of large
forces Of Germans remaining
south Of them in France.
Allied headquarters announced
that French troops of It. Gen. Alex
ander M. Patch's command had
plunged IA miles north of newly
captured Dion to Is-sur-T1lle. To
the east Americans fought into the
outskirts of Vesoul. 20 miles north
Of Besancon and 80 miles west of
the enemy's fortified Belfort Gap.
Both advances cut OF threatened
highways over which the enemy had
been falling back by the gap path
way into Germany.
$500 Prisoners Taken.
There were indications that many
thousands Of Germans thus were
isolated from their homeland. In
the vicinity of Autun. 40 miles
southwest Of Dijola, the French took
approximately $500 prisoners.
Allied headquarters said that after
the Sd and 7th Army troops met
near Sombernon further north
ward advances have been made into
areas from which the enemy con-
tinues trying to withdraw his re-
naming forces" French forces seized
Sombernon, Is miles west of Dijon
The 7th Army joined the Allied
forces In the north only % days
after going ashore on France s
Mediterranean coast.
Yanks Nearing Belfort GAP.
The communique said the Ameri-
cans had made substantial prog
ress" in their drive toward the Bel
fort Gap, although encountering
heavy concentrations of enemy ar
tillery and tanks. Latest reports
placed the Americans within Is
miles of the gap.
The French turned back a sharp
German counterattack at Mersault
killing 800 Germans and capturing
an equal number, then drove across
the Ouche River at several points
and occupied the town of Ancey
midway between Dion and Som
bernon.
Evening star., 1944-09-12
Nazi Envoy 10 Portugal
Arrives in Berlin
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON, Sept. 12.-Baron Oswald
Won Honingen-Huene, German
Minister to Portugal, few home tc
Berlin yesterday as reports circu-
lated that other high Nazi officials
accredited to Lisbon had been called
homo
Col. Baron Jordan Won Esebeck
German. Military Attache, already
has left Lisbon, and his assistant
Maj Baron Larlcken- -Wakenitz vor
Albedyll, Is expected to leave shortly
A Col. Kaulpaoh has arrived ir
Lisbon to replace Won Esebeck a.
Military Attache as local observer,
reported unusual activity at the
German legation
Won Albedyll is believed to be q
cousin of Col. Count Claus von
Stauffenberg, executed in the blood
purge which followed the July 20 at
tempt to assassinate Hitler. Won
Stauffenberg was reported to have
planted the bomb which Hitler mar
rowly escaped.
Evening star., 1944-09-12
Allied Armies Press
Against Gothic Line;
Rimini Battle Rages
By the Associated Press.

~ the Asoociated Press.
ROME, Sept. 12.--The American
5th and British 9Th Armies jammed
the main Gothic Line positions
across Italy today "in many places
along the entire front" after 2 to 3
mile advances through high noun
tain positions In the section above
Florence, headquarters announced.
Heavy fighting continued on the
Adriatic where Poles, British and
Canadians have been slugging with
in sight on coastal Rimini for a week
or more.
: The Gothic Line, the strongest
and last German positions south of
the Pc Valley, stretches l25 miles
across the peninsula and is based
on towering Apennine Mountains
which rise to 5000 feet and canalize
north-south traffic through narrow,
easily defended passes.
Near the Adriatic in the Rimini
sector, however, the mountains thin
out and the terrain in simpler. A
break through here would put the
Allies onto the level Emelian and
Lombard plains to the Pc, afford
ing opportunities to cut German
communications and entrap Ger
man troops in the main Gothic
Line positions.
AS Gen. Sir Harold Alexanders
troops moved forward, medium and
light bombers attacked rail and road
bridges, gun positions and other
battle objectives in Northern Italy.
Supply dumps and command posts
were struck. Foul weather grounded
heavy bombers.
The headquarters communique
said the chief advances were I'M Z
the high ground north of the upper
siege" north of Florence.
One 5th Army spearhead was
within IS miles of Bologna tpopu-
lation, 270,000) in the Po Valley.
Other troops of 1t. Gen. Mark w.
Clark's command cleared out the
provincial capital of Pistoia (72,00O)
and Prato and advanced on north
east.
The Germans said the "detaching
movements to the Apennine (Gothic)
Line were concluded according to
plan," indicating that a decisive
battle for North Italy was at hand.
Evening star., 1944-09-12
Ambassador Powers, 10, Tells
How He Landed PIoyuround

20 years old, but Joe conceded that
If a boy is strong and good and
healthy" he might get in the club
at 7.
Joe's mother, Mrs. Anna Powers
q Government attorney, is adviser
and there are branch clubs in Alex
andria, and Southeast and North
west washington also.
The son of Comdr. Joseph Powers
now overseas with the Navy, Joe
looked little hurt when some one
asked If he was Junior
Il guess So" he admitted. But
I've never been called that" he said
with finality.
Evening star., 1944-09-12
SieeeI and Smiley Fined
For BETTING on Races
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12.-Ben-
jamin "Bugsy" Siegel, man about
New York and Hollywood, and AS
sistant Film Director Allen Smiley
pleaded guilty yesterday to reduced
charges of placing bets illegally on a
horse race, and were fined $3.50 each
Siegel originally was charged
with bookmaking and Smiley with
permitting his apartment to be used
for that purpose.
Evening star., 1944-09-12
Oracle Aliens
Comment
BY GRACIE ALLEN.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12.-Don't
forget to mail those Christmas
presents to boys overseas between
September IS and October Is. One
woman know, whose boy is with
Gen. Patton, is sending her son a
box of pretzels. She figures by the
time he gets the pretzels he'll be
where there's plenty of beer.
Sometimes l wonder If this wave
OF optimism that's sweeping the
country is good or bad. For ex-
ample. one California plant has
already started reconversion to
peacetime industry. They're max
ing electric irons-20,000 q week.
It's true the country's pants need
pressing, but it's also a perfect time
to be caught with them down.
Released by Consolidated News Features
Evening star., 1944-09-12

pornooQ play
ground, doesn't
let his lack Of
years keep him
ro m tackling
man-sized jobs.
Joe held a
press conference
yesterday to dis
cuss the Eagles
success in their
venture, which
was assured in a
] e t t er Friday
from Maj. Gen.
U. S. Grant, Sd,
National Capital
Park and Plan
ming Commission
Evening star., 1944-09-12
eight years while the events leadinf

eight years while the events leading
to war were shaping" he said.
After eight years, he asserted, ut
still had limping, unproductive econ
omy, with 100000 unemployed and
absolutely no preparation for war.
which it now claims it foresaw,"
When a reporter told him Sidney
Hillman, hesd of the CIO Political
Action Committee, had criticized his
silence on the beginning of the de-
preston in 1882, Gov. Dewey replied: !:
That makes our regard for each
other mutual"
Evening star., 1944-09-12
Mon Dies of Auto Injuries

Stanley Freeman, colored, 80, Of
At M street NE, died today in
Gallinger Hospital of injuries suf-
fered Friday when the car in which
he was riding overturned on De-
fense highway near Bowie, Md, po-
lice reported.
Evening star., 1944-09-12
Will Rogers Coin Proposed

Legislation authorizing coinage of
silver 50-cent pieces commemorating
the memory of Will Rogers, the late
humorist, was introduced yesterday
by Representative Voorhis, Demo-
crat, of California.
Evening star., 1944-09-12
BY HARRIET GRIFFITHS

Ten-year-old Joseph Powers, the
Ambassador" for the Victory Eagles
of the Union Station Plaza area in
their campaign to obtain q neigh
Evening star., 1944-09-12
Wounded

Marine Corpl. J. Roland Young,
20, son of Mrs. Maudie H. Pledger
1858 Second street Sc, was wound
ed on June Is in the invasion OF
Saipan, the Navy announced today
Corpl. Young, a native of Pine
Bluff, Ark, enlisted in the Marine
Evening star., 1944-09-12

That's what I've been saying for
years." Gov Dewey told reporter.
Il just finished saying it at Louis
vile"
When another newsman called his
attention to Mr.. WILKES criticism
of the emphasis placed on preserving
national sovereignty in postwar
international cooperation, Gov.
Dewey replied:
That is shibboleth. Every time
you sign a trade agreement you give
up little something, and the deci-
sion to give it up is an exercise of
your sovereignty. To raise the argu-
ment on sovereignty is beside the
point, because both parties have
promised to work for peace among
so sovereign nations"
Gov. Dewey accused the admins
tration of having failed to prepare
for the trouble that was brewing in
Europe during President Roosevelt's s
first two terms.
The tragedy is that we have an
administration seeking continuance
h Office which was in control for
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Right have the greatest productive capacity in
all history. Much of it built for war-and will have
to be rebuilt for peace
In rebuilding it. however. must also take steps to
make will be able to bay all the many things
factories and farms produce.
And that can be done
Not through government handouts-which result
only in debt and higher taxes. But by using
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money in the things we buy, so that buy
and thus create jobs and more earnings for ALL
In short, by making full of this countrys limit
less energy and ambition help lead the world
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Two things necessary to realize this opportunity
One is LIBERAL forwardthinkng policy the part of
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The specific steps put this process of prosperity
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Evening star., 1944-04-23
Miss Jessie Bakers Rites
Twill Be Held Tomorrow

Miss Jessie E. Baker, art teacher
at Central High School for rs years,
who died Friday at her home, 1878
Columbia road NV, after an ILL
ness of several weeks, will be buried
tomorrow after funeral services at
pm. at the Hines funeral home
Burial will be private.
A native of Washington, Miss
Baker attended the old Washington
High School. She also was taught
by private instructors both in this
country and abroad.
At the time of her retirement a
few years ago, Miss Baker was head
of the art department of Central
High School, where she had taught
for Is years. During many summer
vacations she maintained her own
art studio at Gloucester, Mass.
Miss Baker was a member of the
Arts Club of Washington, the Wash
ington Society of Artists and the
North Shore Art Association in
Gloucester.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs
Mae A. Parker, Detroit, and two
nepheWs, Frederick U. Denniston,
Chevy Chase, Md, and A. Warren
Parker, Detroit.
Evening star., 1944-04-23
Mrs. Emma Cunningham
Funeral Rites Set Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma
Sue Cunningham, rs, who died here
yesterday after a long illness, will
be held at 9 am. Tuesday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. EtheI
c. Brown, 1922 Newark street NV
The Rev. Armand T. Eyler, pastor
of st. Margaret's Episcopal Church
will officiate.
The body will be taken to Han
cock, Md, for burial in the GENE.
terry of st. Thomas Episcopa
Church, where additional services
will be held.
A native of Hancock, she was the
daughter of Abram and Susan j
Troxell. Soon after her marriage tt
the late Charles S. Cunningham
the couple moved to Detroit After
her husbands death in 1886 Mrs
Cunningham came to Washington
to live with Mrs Brown.
Besides Mrs. Brown, Mrs Cum
ningham is survived by four Other
daughters, Mrs. Rosalyn B. Leshear
New York City; Mrs. Frank Dol
sen, jr.; Mrs Nettie v. White ant
Mrs. Suella De Rome of Detroit
and two sons, William Oler Gun.
ningham, Detroit, and Staff Sergt
Harris G.. Cunningham, u. S. A.
Evening star., 1944-04-23
Thomas H. C|affy, 50
Rubber Reserve Co.
Treasurer, Dies

Thomas Hughes Claffy, SO, assist
ant treasurer of the Rubber Reserve
Co. died yesterday in Georgetown
University Hospital after a week s
illness. He lived at 1881 Belt
road NV.
Mr.. Claffy, native of Fort Motto
S. c., and District resident since
1918, had been with the Rubber
Reserve Co since its organization by
the Reconstruction Finance Corp. in
1910. He was in charge of the COM
pany's activities in synthetic rubber
production.
Before his association with the
Government rubber company, Mr.
Claffy was with the RFC for a num-
ber Of years in the Office of the
treasurer. Previously he had worked
for IA years with the United States
Shipping Board. He was a grad
uate of Columbus University law
school.
A parishioner of the Shrine ot
the Most Blessed Sacrament, Mr.
Claffy was member of the knights
of Columbus, the District Bar ano
the Chevy Chase Chanters.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Florence H. Claffy; daughter, Mrs
Walter Makofske, and a grandson
Thomas Claffy Makofske, all o.
Washington. He also leaves {
brother, Robert M. Claffy of East.
over, S. c., who is named after Mr.
Claffy's father, the late Col. Robert
Michael Claffy, and a sister, Mrs. G
w. Collins of Columbia, S. C.
Requiem mass will be sung at II
I'M. Tuesday at the Shrine of the
Most Blessed Sacrament, 1928 Que
sada street NV. Burial will be ir
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-04-23
Milk Strike
Continued From First Page }

able to halt shipment of about
10000 gallons, but not the other
10000 gallons.
II don't know what we are going
to do when the new shipments come
in. Our plant is loaded to capacity
now" he said.
Milk production, he said, has
risen to new high for the year.
Other dairies here are operating
at capacity and could hardly take
on the extra load, he explained.
Meanwhile, Howard T. Colvin,
regional director of the Concilia-
ton Service, reported there was
nothing we can do until we can
reach" union officials At the local
headquarters, secretary said no
information was available. The
unions two business agents, David
A. Walker and Vernon F.. Reid, we're
reported out of town until to-
morrow or Tuesday
One dairy official said he had
been Informed that some of the
men were taking a tWo-day va
cation" or going on "a fishing trip"
officials were at loss to explain
the Walkout, nor had they been
successful in reaching any union Of
icialS since word was first received
friday night that employees were not
'oming to work yesterday.
No Grievances Stated.
Mr.. Fletcher said the union con-
tract calls for any differences to go
to Grievance Committee before a
work stoppage can be called That
has not been done, nor have they
informed us of the grievances" he
said.
Embassy Dairy is the largest single
.Supplier Of milk to hotels and eating
places here. The dairy estimates
that it serves roughly IS per cent of
such establishments It's retail Gus
toners include residents of Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties.
Mr.. Colvin said he was hopeful of
making contact with the union to-
day. Deliveries today, however, were
not expected to be completed,
Commissioner L. j. Smith has
been assigned to the case for the
Cancellation Service.
Evening star., 1944-04-23
T axes
Continued From First Page. J

$4,000 who wishes to claim larger
deductions than those computed
under the new withholding taxes,
may file a return each March IS if
he desires and obtain an adjustment
on the basis of larger deductions
Revisions Outlined.
This is how the normal and sur
tax structure would be revised:
Normal tax-Reduced from to 8
per cent-imposed against those
whose income exceeds $555. with no
credits for dependents, but with a
straight deduction amounting to 10
per cent of income up to $4,000
Thus a person making $2,500 would
pay normal tax on the amount re-
naming after deducting $500 and
$3.50 Go per cent of $2,5OO) or 3 per
cent of $1,750. The present law has
exemptions of $500 for single per-
sons, ST 200 for married couples, and
$3.50 for each child.
Surtaxes-Rates and exemptions
are adjusted, the rate beginning at
20 per cent instead of the present
13 per cent. The streamliner would
provide uniform exemption of $500
for each person in the family, and
flat deduction of 10 per cent of
income. Thus the man making ST.
500, assuming he had a wife and
one child, would pay surtaxes on
the amount remaining after de-
Quoting $500 and $3.50 10 per
cent Of S2,500D, or 20 per cent of
$3.50. The new surtax rate would
be 20 per cent on the first $4,000
of taxable income, % per cent on
$4,000 to $4,000; 26 on $4,000 to S.
600; 30 on $4,000 to $4,000; "a on
$4,000 to $4,000, and progressing on
up to so per cent at $150,000 and
Nupr
Evening star., 1944-04-23
Theodore Judd's Funeral
To Be Held Tomorrow
Pv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LURAY, Va, April 22-Funeral
services for Theodore Judd, retired
Washington real estate man, who
died at his home here Friday night
of coronary thrombosis, will be held
at IL am. Monday. The place OF
burial arrangements are to be an
nounced later.
Mr.. Judd, who was the son of the
late Theodore Judd, druggist OF
Washington and Lllray, returned te
his home here about two years ago
He was actively engaged in wa,
work in the community.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Frances Seibert of Luray;
two brothers, Ralph Judd, chairman
of the Luray Ration Board, ano
Bernard Judd, Washington, and two
sisters, Mrs. Isabel Almond, also oi
Washington, and Mrs. Blanche
Dieter, Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1944-04-23
lWiIIium TurnbIuzer, 81,
|OfficiuI of UNIV, Dies
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
JELLICO, Tenn, April civil
liam Turnblazer, 81, president of
District 10, United Mine Workers of
America, died last night. He had
been in i'll health for about year
Funeral services will be held Mon
day at his home.
Born in Coal Valley, Pa, he en-
tered the mines as boy and joined
the UNIV at the age of IL. He was
sent to Jellico as an international
representative in 1917 and in 1922
was named president of District 10
Mr.. Turnblazer was a member of
the UMW's international board and
a member of the Joint Appalachian
Wage Conference that fixed the
wage scale for the Eastern fields.
Evening star., 1944-04-23
Uarh nf ThankH

CARD0ZO. FRANCIS l.. We wish to
thank our relatives, neighbors and many
friends for the lovely floral tributes snd
expressions of sympathy at the time oi
our bereavement
FAMILY OF FRANCIS L. CARDOzO.
HART, ERNEST A. We wish to extend
TO all our heartfelt appreciation for the
kindness and the sympathy expressed per-
sonally and by letter, card, telephone and
floral designs at a time when such thought
fulness and words OF sympathy were
MRS. MARIE HART AND DAUGHTER.
THOMAS. WILLIAM r. The family OF
the late WILLIAM r. THOMAS wish to
thank the Rev. Walter H. Brooks and the
Rev. H. j. Coils for services, rendered,
their sympathy, beautiful floral tributes
and thoushtful acts of kindness at the
passing of our loved one.
WIFE, FANNIE B. THOMAS; BROTHER,
EUGENE, AND SISTER, BEATRICE
JEFFERSON.
Evening star., 1944-04-23
Rites for Aaron Rippey
Are Held at Bethesda

Funeral rites for Aaron Rippey
A. who died of a heart ailment
Thursday at his home in Friend
ship Heights, Md, were held yes
terday at the funeral home of w
Reuben Pumphrey, Bethesda The
Rev. Arlington A. McCallum, rec
tor Of st. Paul's Episcopal Church
conducted the services and buria,
was in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Mr.. Rippey was employed at the
Ship Model Testing Basin at Car
derock, Md. For many years he
was employed at the Naval Air Sta
ton at Anacostia. He was a men,
ber of Bethesda Masonic Lodge and
the Sycamore Island Canoe Club.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Josephine M. S. Rippey; a son
John Spawn Rippey, and his father
Charles W. Rippey. all of Friend
ship Heights.
Evening star., 1944-04-23

Libby OF Chicago. During the World
War he served as vice president of
w. H. Kellogg Co. of Battle Creek.
Mich, and later as vice president
In Chicago of sales and advertising
for Nestle Milk Products, Inc. He
held directorships in many other
companies up to the time of his
retirement from active business In
1910.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Frances M. Lee, and a daughter.
Mrs. Joseph w. Cox, jr. Funeral
services will be held at pm. Tues
day at st. Luke's Episcopal Church,
Montclair.
Evening star., 1944-04-23
Two Dead Flyers Identified

ALTUS, Okla, April % P.-Two
men killed yesterday in the crash of
a twin-engine plane near Victory,
Okla, were identified today as Sec
ond 1t. Robert j. Thompson, "a,
Sherman, Tex, and Cadet Glen E.
Kain, 20, Plymouth, Ind The men
were stationed at the Altus Army
Air Field.
Evening star., 1944-04-23
Mass 10 Be Sung Tomorrow
For Mrs. CeciIe Brodhead

Requiem mass for Mrs. Cecile
Harvier Brodhead, widow of former
Representative Brodhead of Penn
sylvania, will be sung at IL am.
tomorrow at ST. Matthews Cathe-
dral, 1927 Rhode Island avenue
NV. Burial will be in Easton,
Pa.
Mrs. Brodhead, whose husband
was a member of Congress from
1907 to 1909, died Friday at her
home, 1902 Eighteenth street NV.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Maxwell Gilmour of Seattle;
two granddaughters, Mrs. John D.
Morris of Washington. and Mrs.
Robert Woods of Gle Elum, Wash,
and grandson, 1t. Davis B.
Mccoy, with the Army Medical
Corps stationed in Indiana.
Buy War Bonds to have and
to hold!
Evening star., 1944-04-23
Charles I. Lee, Retired
Milk Firm Officer, Dies

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 22.-The death
of Charles T. Lee of Montclair, N. J..
at Rockledge, Fla. last Wednesday
WIS announced here today by the
General Milk Co. Inc. of which he
was managing director from 1924
to 1910.
Mr. Lee, well-known figure in the
food industry, for many years was
vice president of Libby, McNeill and
Evening star., 1944-04-23

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