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Evening star., 1944-05-07
Counterfeit Gas
Coupons Drop
Here in April

Counterfeit gasoline coupons cir.
culated through local filling station.
declined during April, with only {
per cent of coupons checked by the
District Office of Price Administra-
ton found to be spurious, compared
with rs per cent in March, the
agency reported yesterday.
The contrast between the two
periods, representing a decline of
almost so per cent in the number
of gallons sold on counterfeit cou-
pons, is indicative of the effective
ness of the drive against filling sta
ton operators who engaged in the
purchase of coupons" the OPA said.
officials also gave credit to motor
lists who responded to the campaign
for proper Endorsement of coupons
Better than .95 per cent of motorists
are indorsing their coupons. they
said.
The counterfeits discovered in
April, through examination of cou-
pons surrendered by dealers. &C
counted for 33,925 gallons of gaso-
line.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

operating with Mr.. Duncan: Herbert
Frlede, controller of communica
tions, Washington region and Dis
trlct of Columbia; Roi Woolley
chief of the fire defense group, Of.
flee OF Civilian Defense; John Car
per, chief, Fairfax County fire de-
partment; Joseph GiSnmatteo
chief, Montgomery County fire de-
partment; Chuck Young. chief
Prince Georges County fire depart
ment, and Charles Levering. chief
Charles County fire department.
Teams from Charles, Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties
and from Arlington and Fairfax
Counties and the city of Alexandria
will take part, in addition to
groups headed by Harry Wechsler
assistant chief of the District OF
Columbia air raid service in charge
of training, and George Cox of the
Dupont Circle area.
Capt. Edgar Sims, chief of Alex
andria police, will direct the auxili-
ary police, and Bernard Padgett
Alexandria chief air raid warden
will be In charge of wardens.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

and sort of jerked out to one side
1t caught on fire from the cockpit
and the tail assembly few off /
fired until it was about to hit the
trees. 1t scattered over a large
area in pieces about the size OF
a mans hat. I could see the pilot
lying beside the flaming wreckage
1 got sick and left.
"On the way home I saw another
109, low to the ground and flying
in the same course as I was, SO
1 took out after him. AS soon as
I filled the bars in my gunsight I
fired on him. I put some holes in
his radiator and saw the cooling
fluid stream out of him. He bailed
out in he'll of hurry when we
passed over an air field. 1 thought
it would take longer"
just week before he scored an
other double" when strafing an en-
emy airfield.
Most Thrilling Double.
Il went in between two big COL
umnS of smoke" he said, "and held
the trigger down on a Junkers 88
until I got within so yards of it. 1
saw hits all over it and fame and
smoke coming out of the engine and
wing. Then I went around and
came back over the field to give an
other one the same treatment. AS
I passed over it I saw it explode"
His most thrilling double" was a
week before that, also during the
strafing of an air field. He had set
fire to German transport plane on
the ground when Il spotted Focke-
Wulf 100 flying just west of the field
and only about 100 feet off the
ground. I took out after him. hit
him several times and he began to
shake and vibrate all over. About
That time he either dropped his belly
tank or I shot it off. He made a
dive for the deck and hit the ground
going about 200 miles an hour. The
first time he hit I saw pieces fly up
in the air. He bounced up and
down, up over fence, and hit the
ground again on the other side. He
finally slid to stop in the middle
OF a field and the pilot jumped out.
He started to run across the field.
I fired at him and he ran back to
his plane. I tried to set the wreck
age on fire. The pilot was running
all around the place. I ran out of
ammunition and pulled off"
Spots Four Messerschmitts.
A few minutes later he spotted
four Messerschmitts in formation.
Il started to dive for the deck" he
said, "but just then I saw two Mus
tangs fly into the formation. I fig
ured they would need some help and
went on over. We got in a sort of
rat race in big circle. One of the
Mustangs broke out and got away.
The 109s didn't follow him. They
were not very good shots. I could
see tracers and puffs from their
cannon bursting in back of us. I
finally closed in one one, but as soon
as I got on his tail he dived away.
I looked back and saw nothing be-
hind me so / started to straighten
out of a turn. One 100 dropped on
me from the side and hit me hard
in the left wing. Then he pulled
almost straight up. I tipped over
on my back and dived, hoping to
get out of sight before he started
looking for me again. I got real low
and saw him heading the other way
My compass had been shot out SO
I put the sun over my left shoulder
and started west"
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Wafer Gate Concerts
Will Be Presented
Again This Summer
Outdoor Music Series
Covering Six Weeks
To Stort Sunday, June II

A six-week season of outdoor con-
certs at the Water Gate, under aus
pices of the National Symphony
Orchestra Association, will be given
again this summer, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Beginning Sunday, June II, 18
concerts will be presented on Sun
day, Wednesday and Friday eve
nings.
Although the orchestra's sustain
ing fund still is some S23 short
of its Sl30000 goal, J. E. Mutch.
manager of the association, said
the need for summer music in
Washington is SO great that re-
sponsibility will be assumed even
though funds are insufficient now
For more than three weeks my
office has been deluged by requests
for information about this summer S
Water Gate concerts" Mr.. Mulch
said, and I am happy to be able
to state now that such a season
definitely will be given
Arrangements for the concerts
were worked out through co-opera-
ton with the National Capital
Parks Service. AS in previous sea-
sons, the orchestra will play in the
ac6ustical shell moored on the
Potomac River just beyond Lincoln
Memorial, with the audience sit
ting in the Watergate amphitheater
Mr. Mutch left yesterday for New
York to engage soloists and guest
conductors to appear with the or
cheStra this season.
Our communitys music lovers, I
hope, will express their apprecia-
ton of the associations courage in
the form of contributions to the
sustaining fund Mr.. Mutch said,
80 that by the end of the Water
gate season the full $4,000 goal
will be reached"
Mr.. Mutch said that tickets will
go on sale and announcement OF
assisting artists will be made at
an early date.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Bethesda PTA to Hear
Chinese Attaches Wife

Nine. Chu Shih-Ming, wife of the
military attache of the Chinese En-
baSSy, will talk On Our Interna-
tional Relationships" at a meeting
at 2:3O pm. Wednesday of the Be-
thesda Elementary School PARENT
Teacher Association at the school.
A graduate of Wellesley College.
where she was classmate of Mime.
Chang Kai-shek, Nine. Chu has
lived In Bethesda for several years.
Officers will be elected.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Rat-Proofing Laws
For D. T.. Residences,
Business Houses Due
Ordinances Would Apply
To Old as Well as New
Structures in District

+ Plans now are being worked out
to require ratproofing of Washing
ton homes and business and COM
mercial establishments, Maj. Will
liam H. Cary, acting director of the
bureau of sanitation of the District
Health Department, said last night
Tentative revisions of city regu-
lations dealing with rats have been
made and the final forms of the
ordinances will be ready for the
Commissioners shortly, he said
They would require new buildings
to be ratproof in construction and
present buildings to be altered to
make them ratproof.
Under the plan as now being
worked out, home or building
owners who did not have work done
by private companies would have
the work done by the District gov
ernment under revolving fund
An assessment for the work would
be MADE against the owner.
Crews to Be Provided.
While the District would provide
crews for the work. Maj. Cary said
the Government did not wish to
compete with private firms. He
added that few private companies,
however. know how to 60 about rat
proof1ng buildings. He suggested
that companies interested in setting
up such crews might study the dem
onstrations of the United States
Public Health Service at Charles
ton, S. C.
In rewriting the rat regulations
of the city, Maj. Cary said he hoped
to see the control program changed
from one of curing present condi-
tions to one of preventing the
cause of rats.
The rat situation in Washington
has been studied by the United
States Public Health Service and
the results now are in the hands of
Health Officer George c. Rutland
who said he felt control program
would require ordinances and should
not be left ito good will" Mai
Cary has been South studying the
health service methods, DR.. Rutland
added
Discusses Rat-Proofing Problems.
In discussing the problem of rat
proofing buildings, Maj Cary said
there were number of older build
lngs which needed such work done
and expressed the hope that slum
clearance programs would aid the
task. In the case of old frame
dwellings, it is necessary to build
a wall around the outside of the
building, which may be done with
sheet metal. if available.
In the case of modern buildings
like the new Municipal Center,
however, Maj, Cary said, the only
way rats could gain entrance was
through broken window or open
door.
Maj. Cary did not reveal the size
of the contemplated revolving fund
or other expenses that might be
involved in the programs, except to
say that in addition to funds sought
in the budget now before the House
Appropriations Committee, even
more funds will be required.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

N' NA' ~
1t isn't often that the little fellow
gets a chance to talk that way tt
the big fellow, but 1t. Brown hae
won the right and he is keeping il
up. This afternoon, alone in the SIX,
on the way to Berlin, he tackled two
redoubtable Focke-Wulfs who were
trailing a formation of 10 others
and sent one smashing into the
ground for his 18th victory.
"I had cut loose from the regular
formation on special MISSION he
said, when spotted this formation
There were a lot of American fight
ers 5000 feet above, but they didn't
seem to see these Focke-Wulfs.
They were not in good formation
apparently not anticipating any
trouble. I picked out the two which
were trailing and seemed the most
out of line.
"Other Fellow Jumped Me-"
"I got some hits on the one I
attacked first, but meanwhile the
other made head-on attack on
me. He went fast without scoring
any hits, however, and the other
fellow started going down. I stayed
right after him, intending to chase
him down to the deck. He was
going too fast to break out of his
dive. A couple of times I saw flames
break out of his engine Then he
smashed into the ground and went
all to pieces. There is no doubt
in my mind now that the pilot was
killed by my first squirt of shots.
But just as I was pulling up, the
other fellow jumped me. He was
a damn good pilot, and he out
maneuvered me. But apparently he
ran out of ammunition and pulled
into the clouds. I thought it was
good time to call it g. day and
kept on home"
Such days are becoming rather
routine for the 21-year-old former
Mckinley High student, son of Mrs.
Addison w. Grant of the Twenty
fifth street address. Usually he
counts his victims by twos.
1t. Brown raised his victories to
Is the other day in a mass aerial
dogfight which erupted over Munich
when a great swarm of German
planes attacked bomber formations
which the Mustangs were escorting.
German Suddenly Exploded.
"I was right down on the trees
when ] got the first one," said 1t.
Brown" He had been shooting at
my flight leader and I was trying
to knock him off. I finally got in
behind him and cut loose. I saw
hits all over him from wingtip and
from nose to tail. Gas and oil
were streaming out of him. 1 saw
him jettison his canopy.
THE German suddenly exploded
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Northwestern Alumni
To Observe Candle Rites

Northwestern University alumni
In this area will observe the uni
versitys traditional candle lighting
ceremony at pm. Wednesday al
the Women's City Club, 1888 I street
NV.
Courtland D. Ferguson, president
OF the local alumni club, will pre-
side. Judge Isaac r. Hit, the oldest
Northwestern alumnus in Washing
ton, will take part.
All alumni are invited to attend
Reservations may be made with Mr.
Ferguson, National 77l3.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Washington Reminded
OF BIackout Tomorrow

Washington's 18th blackout-
and second announced test under
the War Department policy pro-
viding for tests once every three
months-is scheduled for tomorrow
This is the program:
The STEADY" blue signal on
which lights are to be BACKED out
Will come at $50 pm. The Waver-
ing red" signal will sound at 9:1C
pm, when traffic must stop and
pedestrians take shelter. The sec
ond blue signal will sound at 9:2C
pm. and the all clear at $50 pm
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Washington Presbytery
To Hear DR.. Purdy

The Rev. Willard G. Purdy, D. D.,
will be guest speaker at the Wash
lngton Presbytery Conference on
Evangelism tomorrow at the Lewins-
vile tVaD Presbyterian Church.
During the conference. to open at
10 am, ministers and laymen will
discuss methods of spreading the
gospel to individual groups. The
presbytery comprises 40 churches in
Evening star., 1944-05-07
French Naval Forces
Given u. S. Subchoser
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey The Associated Press
A 1l0-foot American subchaser
has been presented the French in a
ceremony at San Juan, Puerto Rico,
the Navy announced yesterday.
The presentation ceremony, on
April II, was attended by high
ranking officials of both nations.
Capt. H. M. Pecqueur. supreme
naval commander of the French
naval forces in the French West
Indies, accepted the vessel.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Concert for Servicewomen

The Glee Club of Dunbarton Col
lege vii give a concert for service
women at 8 O'Clock tonight in the
college auditorium. Miss Marie
Sauter, formerly a student of Holy
Cross Academy now studying at
Peabody, will be the guest soloist
The public Is invited.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
District 0PA Names
181 Places 10 Apply
For Part in Car Pool
Centers, Rution Boords
And lac Committees
To Assist in Program

The District Office of Price Ad-
ministration announced last night
that II registration centers. lac
transportation committees in Gov
eminent and private industry and
"a ration boards in the Metropolitan
Area are prepared to accept appl-
cations, beginning Tuesday morn
ing, for the new car-sharing drive
which opens officially May %.
The drive, which may become
Nationwide, is designed to conserve
gasoline and tires and relieve the
strain on Washington area trans
portation facilities. ALI holders of
supplemental rations, with few ex-
ceptions, are expected to sign up at
least three riders in their daily
travel to work.
Registration Places Named.
The following places have been
established as registration centers:
Observation-Disclosures Automo-
bile Association, Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV;
Keystone Automobile Club. 164a
Connecticut avenue NV; Washing
ton Gas Light Co., Eleventh and n
streets NV, and Potomac Electric
Power Co., Tenth and E streets NV
| Virginia Ross1yn Gas Co. Offices
at 601 King street, Alexandria, and
3240 Wilson boulevard, Arlington
Virginia Public Service Co. offices at
lit Wilson boulevard and 3113 Will
son boulevard in Arlington and at
Fairfax Courthouse.
Observation-Disclosures Suburban
Gas Co., 1880 Farragut street,
Hyattsville, and Washington Gas
Light Co. of Montgomery County, 16
Carroll avenue, Takoma Park.
Prospective riders may register at
one of these centers or at their ra-
ton board or with their transporta-
tion committees, the OPA said.
Officials, replying to numerous
questions concerning liability be-
tween riders and drivers, made it
clear that the OPA does not enter
into the field of liability.
The contractual relationship be-
tween any persons or groups of per-
sons is not affected by any ration
ing program. except where the regu-
latlons specifically prohibit an act
related to a rationed commodity, !"
they said.
Few Liability Suits.
AS for the liability of the motor
lst IN a share -the-ride plan, the
OPA states: THE person Carving
passengers in his car has always
had determinable liability toward
MS riders, and such liability is
neither increased nor decreased bv
the mere fact that the rider and
the driver have agreed to Cooperate
10 conserve on transportation facili-
ties"
The OPA pointed out that few Ii
ability suits involving car pools
nave come to trial in this country
There was one such case nthe Dis
trlct and it was settled out of court.
OPA said.
After May %, applicants for SUP
plemental gasoline will be issued
only 3O-day rations If they fail to
submit list of three riders, FIX
ceptions will be made in cases
where it can be proved to the salts
faction of the local board that the
motorlst works irregular hours and
cannot possibly participate in the
program, the OPA has stated
Evening star., 1944-05-07

miles last year as compared with
7,816,846 in 1941, OPA said.
On national basis, State govern
ments saved 330,000,000 miles in
comparison with 1941. This reduc-
ton is equivalent to savings of about
q, 100000 gallons of gasoline, $4,000
tires and $15,000,000, OPA reported
OPA said the savings were due to
efforts of State mileage administra-
tors. Col. Joseph D. Arthur, jr., as
sistant engineer commissioner, is
mileage administrator for the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Mileage Of District Vehicles
Reduced Is Pct. in Two Years

Despite an increase in population
and resultant strains on municipal
facilities, mileage of official District
vehicles was reduced 1904 ,229 miles
in 1943 compared with 1941, the
Office of Price Administration an
nounced yesterday.
The 13 per cent reduction is equiv
alent to savings of 10000 gallons OF
gasoline, more than ITS tires and at
least $1,000, the agency estimated
Half of the saving was in truck
mileage.
City vehicles travelled 9.2lO,O75
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Nurses Aides Glasses

Glasses for Nurses Aides at the
suburban Hospital in Bethesda.
Md. are scheduled to start May Is.
according to Mrs. William j. How
ard, chairman of the Nurses Aides
DIVISION of the County Red Cross
Evening star., 1944-05-07
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

p sth ALI AIN FORCE FIGHTER GROUP IN ENGLAND By Mai
Beezy toWheaded Henry
Farm Credit Administration cerkso joined
has of
Leading pilots
of State
al in Gnue toFEco inx
Evening star., 1944-05-07

guests at a ban
quet given here
in honor of Mr..
Stettinius t h e
other day.
st told him I
used to be a
funky in the
Farm Credit Ad-
ministration, he
says, land that
started him talk
ing about civil
service. It was
m ore exciting
that fighting a
p ck of Ger
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Over There With Men From Here
PILOT WHO GOT Is NAZ|S
SPEAKS UP TO STETTINIUS

. on IhuTSddH April a. The Star published story of
Nos paheS crdied to 1t Henry w Bron Thunderbo fighter
pilot OF SOY North Tentgffh street Arlington
completed 81 missions Stars
odr correspondent in England Hutenants
18th uictory.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

vas one of the honor
Evening star., 1944-05-07


s. A 2l-year-old counter girl in a
large restaurant wanted to go to
work in a hotel where a friend was
employed. She refused to wait on
customers, slowed down on the iot
and disappeared from work during
rush hours. After two weeks OF
this, she was discharged.
7. The only release granted was
to an eX-bus driver and his release
was good only for one plant, tC
which he was referred. 1t was the
policy of the bus company under
union agreement to discharge bus
drivers after they had missed sched-
uled runs II times. He was allowed
"a misses" before he was dis
charged. He was referred TO q
welding company because he for
merly had been q welder.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-12
Harmon Walters
Funeral THURSDAY

Funeral services for Harmon Wal
ters, 76, lifetime resident of Beaver
dam community will be held at the
Reformed Mennonite church north
west of Bluffton, Thursday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Wm. Rupp of
ArchboId will officiate. Interment
will be in the church cemetery.
He died at his home Tuesday
morning following two years of i'll
health. Death was attributed to a
stroke suffered Sunday
Surviving are his wife the former
Sarah Stager; two daughters, Mrs.
Florence Beemer, Beaverdam and
Mrs. Lily Burkholder, Bluffton; two
sons, Charles and Elmer Walters of
Beaverdam, a brother John Walters
of Pandora and sister Mrs. Emma
Zeptner of Akron.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-12
BurkhOlder-Bdsinger
Wedding S0len,nized

The wedding of Miss Harriet J.
Burkholder, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin r. Burkholder, Bluffton and
Mr.. Richard Basinger, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Basinger, Columbus Grove,
was solemnized unday afternoon at 2
o'clock in the home of the brides par
ents.
Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Will
lam Althaus, aunt of the bride, played
several selections at the piano and
Mrs. Vinton Bucher cousin of the
bride sang Because" and 81 Love You
Truly"
Mrs. Althaus played "A Summer
Reverie" while the single ring mar
riage service was read by the Rev. v.
c. Opperman, pastor of the st. Johns
Evangelical and Reformed church in
Bluffton. The ceremony took place
before an improvised altar of white
chrysanthemums, snapdragons, ferns,
and lighted candles arranged in the
living room, with only members of the
immediate families and a few close
friends present.
The bride was attired in wine vel
vet dress with an orchid corsage. She
carried the handkerchief her mother
and maternal grandmother carried on
their wedding days.
The brides only attendant, Miss
Carol Bame of Sylvania, Ohio, wore
green velvet dress and her flowers
were a corsage Of gardenias.
The bridegroom was attended by
Don Writ of Leipsic.
A pink and white color scheme was
carried out in the informal reception
for the wedding guests which follow
ed the ceremony. The table was cen
tered with TERED wedding cake top
ped with a miniature bride and groom.
The bride is a graduate of Bluffton
High school in the class of 1912 and
for the past two years has been en-
ployed in the office of The Triplett
Electrical Instrument Company in
Bluffton. The bridegroom graduated
from the Pandora High school class
of 1910 and is engaged in farming.