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Evening star., 1944-02-22
Shepherd Park Citizens
Offered Aid With Gardens

Addressing the members of the
Shepherd Park Citizens Associa ton
last night, j. Morton Franklin. gar
den supervisor of the District, Of
fered his Offices help in this years
plans for community and individual
Victory gardens.
Mr.. Franklin suggested that "the
organization of a committee" in the
Shepherd Park area would better
facilitate the Victory garden Offices
work in obtaining the large site
OF land in that area necessary for
the community garden plan.
Preceding the discussion an Agri-
culture Department film on The
Farm Garden" was shown. Another
film, Our Enemy-the Japanese, :"
furnished the rest of the evenings
entertainment.
The following new members were
accepted: E. Leonard Messick, L. w.
Labofsh, Lloyd G. Balkan, c. w.
Sickles, Louis E. Baskin and DR..
Jerome Pasternak.
The meeting which was held at
the Shepherd Park School. Four
teenth and Kalmia road NV, was
presided over by the president of
the association, Harry Friedman.
Evening star., 1944-02-22
Chevy Chase Officer
Leads Air Squadron
To Pacific Record
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
AN ADVANCED SOUTHERN PA
CIFIC AIR BASE, Feb. 22.-The
jolly Roger Squadron of Nave Cor
sair fighters filled the Rabaul skies
with flaming Japanese planes Feb
ruary 10 and ran the squadron S
total to South Pacific record of
154 planes destroyed in So days OF
combat.
The group, commander by 1t.
Comdr John Thomas Blackburn, 80,
of Chevy Chase, Md, downed 16
Japanese fighters in day that saw
Vice Admiral Aubrey w. Fitch's
combined Southern Pacific Air Force
smash Rabaul with more than 100
tons of bombs.
Fighters of all squadrons on that
day shot down total of 81 planes,
plus three probables, at loss of
one Corsair.
The Jolly Rogers 16 gave them a
total of % planes in two days. The
squadron suffered no losses Febru-
ary 10.
Comdr. Blackburn's men got their
16 in a running fight with SO to rs
Japanese planes.
Rabaul was attacked on February
10 by so Dauntless dive bombers and
Avenger torpedo bombers, escorted
by go fighters. The force smashed
Lakunai airdr0ne with two direct
hits and planted II others so close
to anti-aircraft positions that the
guns either were silenced or some
of their gun crews were hit.
A large fire was started in the
Lakunai field fuel dumps and when
:. the planes left the runway was
unserviceable.
A small force of rocket bearing
Avengers scored a hit on an anti
aircraft position at Sulphur Greek
near Lakunai.
Evening star., 1944-02-22
Detroit Spy Case Jury
Locked Up for Holiday
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associattd Press,
DETROIT, Feb. pa Federal
jury celebrating the spy conspiracy
case against DR.. Fred w. Thomas,
Detroit obstetrician, was locked up
in its hotel quarters last night
without having reached a verdict.
The case went to the jury late
Saturday. Because of the holiday
deliberations will not be resumed
until tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1944-02-22
WAS awarded the Distinguished r1y.

was awarded the Distinguished Fly,
ling Gross for his work as COM
|mander Of the squadron In q series
of missions last November.
A graduate of Annapolis in 1893,
Comdr. Blackburn was stationed at
Norfolk, Va. prior to being ordered
to the Pacific last September. His
wife, Mrs. Rosalie Blackburn, and
their two children live at 8502
Loughborough place in Chevy Chase.
His father, Naval Capt. Paul p.
Blackburn, is in service in the
Pacific.
Evening star., 1944-02-22

Comdr. Blackburn just a week age
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Allied Warships
She'll Bonins,
Japs Report
Attack Carried Out
BY Destroyers and
Cruisers, Tokyo Says
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Tokyo radio reported to.
day that about dozen Allied
warShips shelled the BONN
Islands 800 miles south of Japan
yesterday.
The unconfirmed broadcast, re-
corded by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, said 40 and
several more enemy cruisers and
destroyers" fired on shore installa-
tions from 1920 am. to l pm
Japanese time). simultaneously a
series of raids were carried out by
various types of enemy planes.
The specific islands in the group
under attack were not announced
If confirmed it would be the fifth
naval attack on the Bonin- Volcano
Island groups along the road to
Tokyo.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Postmaster General Walker
wants to quit the cabinet, and
there may be other changes
when the fourth term begins.
Mr.. Walker has been variously
reported as ready to step out and
then as having reconsidered, but his
intimates insist that he means
business this time-unless, of course,
President Roosevelt asks him to
stay.
Robert E. Hannegan, Democratic
National Committee chairman, has
been considered in Washington po-
litical circles as Mr.. Walkers logical
successor.
But some bitches may have de-
veloped. There is talk that former
Senator Sam Jackson of Indiana,
who was chairman of the 1914 DEM
ocratic convention, is in the picture
as possible appointee. Senator
Jackson was defeated in November
for Governor of Indiana.
Some resentment against Mr.
Hannegan has developed on Capitol
Hill. A number of Democrats were
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Ten Reported Dead
II Injured as Army
Transport Crashes
Home-Bound Victims
Suffer Burns, Fractures
In Pennsylvania Mishop
BY the Associated Press.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 25.-
A twin-engined CAT Army trans
port carrying 81 persons crashed
on Roundtop Mountain in a
heavily wooded section about 3
miles west of New Cumberland
Airport early today, killing 10
and injuring II others. Fifteen
injured were brought to Harris
burg General Hospital. Two other
injured were taken to the New
Cumberland Reception Center
Hospital.
Army authorities said 10 were
killed.
Hospital officials said, without
amplification, that most of the men
were suffering from fractures and
burns.
Men aboard the plane were re-
ported homeward bound on Christ
mas furloughs.
The crash was discovered by fire.
men summoned by a woman who
said there was fire in the woods.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
fSubs Operating
lOn II. S. Coast,
| Jops Report
" the Associated Press.

fy the Associated PreSs
LONDON, Dec. 25.--Japanese sub
marines "are again operating along
the United States Pacific Coast"
Japanese broadcast heard by
BIC said today.
The Domei broadcast said sub
marines were striking In force"
after a two-year period OF behind
the-scenes" supply operations.
The enemy report said four SUBJ
marines alone, since the return to
the offensive, had sunk four air.
craft carriers, two dcstroyers and
four transports.
There was no Allied confirmation
Summarizing submarine activity
since Pearl Harbor, the Japanese
claimed Is aircraft carriers, three
battleships, five cruisers, three
destroyers. two submarines and 400
transports. q total OF 1000 900 tons
Of shipping, had been definitely
confirmed as sunk."
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Axis Retreat Roads
Are Cut by Russians
West Of Budapest
Other Soviet Forces
Reported II Miles
Inside SIovukiu
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 25.-The Axis
garrison in beleaguered Budapest
faced entrapment today at the
hands of Russian forces which
a Soviet communique said, have
cut roads of retreat to the west
after a swift 25-mile advance ir
three days.
At the same time other Red Army
troops were reported to have stabbed
II miles inside Western Slovakia
and captured the rail junction OF
Leva Uevice), only 65 miles east OF
the Slovak capital of Bratislaya and
SO miles from Vienna. -
Strongh0lds Overrun.
The threat to the Budapest garri-
son was mounted by troops of Mar
shall Feodor I. Tobukhins Sd
Ukraine Army, which overran the
important enemy strongholds of
Szekesfehervar and Bicske, respec-
lively, 80 miles southwest and II
miles west of Budapest.
In the advance the Russians
drove the enemy from 100 populated
ploces, the Soviet war bulletin said
and seized a emile stretch of the
main Budapest-Vienna trunk rail-
way between Bicske and Budapest
Only II miles now separates the tips
of the pincers the Russians are
closing around the Magyar capital.
Marshal Tobukhin's vanguards
were reported within 7 miles OF
Budapests city limits.
Meanwhile, Leva fell to Marshal
Rodion Y. Malinovsky,s I'd Ukrainian
Army, smashing westward above the
Danube about so miles northwest of
Budapest.
Seek to Trap Nazis.
While Marshal Malinovskys main
body pressed on beyond Leva on the
road to Vienna, part.of his force
famed out northward into the
Slovak Mountains in an effort to
trap German units fighting far to
the east in the exposed Losonc-
Kassa sectors.
The Soviet communique said the
two Russian armies had captured
4,630 Germans and Hungarians in
the last three days.
Berlin reported without confirma-
ton from Moscow that a big Soviet
winter offensive was entering its
sixth day in Western Latvia, where
about 30 German divisions are
trapped. German radio commenta-
tors told their listeners not to be
surprised if the whole eastern front
erupts.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Two Soldiers and Friend
Killed Changing Tire
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 49,
Two soldiers and a friend were
killed yesterday when they were
struck by an automobile while
changing a tire near here.
The dead:
Pvt. Paul Tate, az; Pvt. Calcin
Redden. rs. and Carl Harris, 25.
All were residents of Chestertown,
Md.
State police said man listed as
Julian H. King. Middletown, Del,
was arrested as driver of the second
car and was being held on three
charges OF manslaughter.
Anne Harris, rs, wife of Carl, was
injured critically while Marion
Graves, 18, also Of Chestertown, was
injured seriously. Delaware hospital
attaches reported. They were
crushed inside the car.
Mr.. King was uninjured.
The soldiers were en- route home
on Christmas furlough from their
base In Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Jap Air Raiders
Fail to Stop
YuIe Singing
By the Associated Press.

Ds the AssOClhteu Fretk.
GEN. MacARTHUR'S E-AD-
QUARTERS. Leyte, Dec 25.-Raid-
ing Japanese planes interrupted
Christmas eve carolers singing
Silent Night" at Gen. MacArthur's
headquarters.
Three warning blasts Of the air
raid alert system failed to halt the
singers, but they were stilled when
the heavy ack-ack batteries opened
a torrent OF fire.
A cross-beam of searchlights
caught one enemy plane and H.
Illuminated 1t as bright as tinsel,
Shortly thereafter the intruder
burst into flames In midair and
seemed to hang an instant in the
moonlight. like the star Of Beth
lehem. Then the plane dropped
into the sea.
Hundreds OF GIs watching the
sky performance Let out cheer.
Then the imperturbable WAC and
CT choristers resumed their CAROL
Ing. this time with TIN Dreaming
Of White Christmas"
Evening star., 1944-12-25
WoIkerReported Ready Quit,
Other Cabinet Changes Seen
Conjecture Centers on Wallace to Replace
Miss Perkins in Labor Department Post

displeased by the way he ran the
campaign and his actions since.
The national chairman is under
stood to have demanded that all
patronage be cleared through his
Office, proposal that some Senators
dislike.
Reports have circulated on Capitol
Hill that Secretary of Labor Perkins
also may leave the cabinet after the
inaugural. Such talk has prompted
conjecture that Henry A. Wallace.
the retiring Vice President, may be
offered the labor post and a chance
to consolidate all the Governments
multiple labor agancies under his
direction
Mr.. Wallace's friends say he has
not decided on his future and has
no definite knowledge of President
Roosevelt's plans for him, if any,
despite two-hour conference be-
tween the two recently.
At that time Mr.. Roosevelt was
represented as suggesting that any
decision on Mr.. Wallace's future
be put off until January 4, afte,
Congress convenes again.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Relief Needs Abroad
Slated 10 Cut Deeper
Into Home Front Goods
U. S.-British Review
Of Supply Situation
Indicates Revisions Due
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Further home front belt-tight-
ening, and even possible revisions
of military schemes, are the in
dicated results of an American
British review of the world sup
ply situation.
British Minister of State Richard
K. Law has been in Washington a
week talking with Secretary OF War
Stimson, Secretary of State Stet-
tinius, President Roosevelt and
Harry Hopkins.
The need for relief supplies in
liberated Europe is so great, Mr..
Law told them, that the whole
picture Of shipping and basic civilian
supplies throughout the world must
be reshaped.
Shipping Main Bottleneck.
The main bottleneck is shipping
which has been diverted to an in
creasing extent to the Pacific. The
present Philippines campaign will
require even more. One official
said the shortage is such that Allied
military forces could not enter any
new theater until shipping loosens
up.
Some ships undoubtedly will be
taken back from the South Atlantic
and South American trade to which
they were released after the sub
marine menace was licked and the
early war shipping scarcity had
eased.
This might mean cutting down on
United States imports not directly
needed for the war effort, such as
coffee and sugar. Other nonessen-
tial goods, such as liquors, wines and
cheeses which have been coming to
this country in considerable guam
tity from Latin America, may be
scaled down.
While up to now, the Army has
considered relief supplies secondary
to fighting material, many officials
are urging that food and fuel are
equally essential to keep order in
areas behind the front.
Many Estimates Changed.
DIFFICULTIES in recognizing trans
portation in the liberated countries
and obtaining equipment to get their
own industries going have changed
estimates of what is needed.
In many cases the Germans have
done more complete job of de-
struction and looting than was an
ticipated
So many details of entire Allied
supply and shipping allocations
have to be investigated that con-
versations probably will continue
for some time.
Outcome of the present battle on
the Western Front is likely to be an
important factor in the talks, al
though they necessarily are based
on the assumption that the fighting
in Europe will continue beyond the
spring.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
British Troops Seize
Refrigerating Plant
For Athens Section
ELAS' Note to Scobie
Offers Little Hope for
Ending Civil Strife
By the Associated Press.


ATHENS, Dec. 25.-British
troops in the port of Piraeus to-
day captured the main refrig-
Grating plant for the Athens area
after a stiff fight during which
the plant was damaged.
Meanwhile, tank-supported British
parachute troops increased their
hold on the western quarters of
Central Athens.
These operations came after the
right of the British to intervene to
restore law and order" in Greece
was challenged by left-wing ELIAS
leaders yesterday.
ELIAS Make Demands.
In a message sent to 1t. Gen.
Ronald M. Scobie, British command
er, the leftists again demanded the
establishment of a Greek govern
ment "of common confidence" as a
prerequisite to laying down their
arms. They agreed to a cessation
of hostilities tnly on condition that
followers of other volunteer militia
organizations be disarmed.
The note, dispatched in reply to
a British memorandum of December
l6, failed to alter materially the
original stand of ELIAS leaders and
seemed to hold no hope for an i'm
mediate end of the civil strife.
Cleared From Half of Athens.
The British said yesterday that
ELIAS forces had been cleared from
approximately half of Athens, but
the Leftists still were strongly in
trenched in warehouses and port
buildings at Piraeus. A fresh de-
tachment of Indian troops was
landed at Piraeus over the week
end under the guns of British war
ships.
In Northwestern Greece bitter
fighting continued between ELIAS
forces and rightwing troops of Gen
Napoleon Zervas, with the Rightists
reported suffering heavy casualties
After four days of fighting Gen
Zervas' Edes were said to have been
reduced from 10000 to between A.
900 and 6,00G-partly due to de-
sertions.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Airliner Lands Safely
After Collision in Air
~ the Associated Press.

Fly thf AsAoelhted Press.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Dec. 2s.--
The wing OF an American Airlines
passenger plane was struck by a
Civil Air Patrol training ship SOUTH
west Of here yesterday. but Pilot
Victor Evans OF New York made
perfect belly landing In a farm field.
None OF the Is passengers and three
crew members we're injured
The two men In the CAP plane.
which was from Ytsilanti, Mich,
bailed out and their plane crashed.
The wing OF the passenger plane
was damaged, forcing the pilot to
make the emergency landing The
plane was bound from New York 10
Chicago.
Evening star., 1944-12-25

Flying Fortresses of the United
States 18th Air Force from Italy
also were reported attacking the
Reich from the south, German radio
stations declaring bomber forma-
tions were over Austria and heading
north.
Approximately 1000 Allied planes
took the air over the western front
yesterday in support of ground
troops battling to stem the German
counteroffensive. 1t was estimated
unofflcially that approximately
$4,000 sorties were flown.
Allied losses yesterday were 80
bombers and 81 fighters. On Satur-
day Allied losses were At bombers-
including eight heavies-and 26
fighters.
German plane losses for the two
days were put at 1876, but this was
only a fraction of the destruction
wrought by the Allied airmen.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Germans Make New Penetration
In Drive Toward Meuse River;
Yanks Continue Gains in South
u. S. Bombers Resume Assaults
On German Supply Arteries
800 Planes Drop 500 Tons of Bombs
On Bridges and functions Behind Lines
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 25.-Eight hun
dred American planes-half OF
them heavy bombers-today at
tackled railroad bridges and road
and rail functions behind the
German battle lines today in re-
newed blows at the lifelines of
the Nazi counteroffensive.
The British-based fleet of Flying
Fortresses and Liberators rained
about $500 tons of explosives on
Nazi supply arteries.
Most of the bombing was visual,
United States Strategic Air Force
headquarters said, indicating the
48-hour stretch of good weather had
held over at least into part of today.
Mustangs and Thunderbolts flew
escort for the assault which followed
yesterdays record-strength hammer
blows.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Americans Celebrate
Fourth Wartime YuIe
With Prayer Of Peace
Thousands Tuke Part
In White House Fete,
Hear Presidents Talk
THOUSANDS TAKE PART in car

THOUSANDS TAKE PART in carol
singing at community Christmas
tree. Page B-l
TEXT of President Roosevelt's radio
message. Page Az
Throughout the Nation and on
battle fronts extending from
Germany to the South Seas,
Americans celebrated their
fourth wartime Christmas today.
President Roosevelt, in a broad
cast, last night expressed the spirit
of the day in a prayer for "a new
day of peace on earth in which all
the nations of the earth will join
together for all time"
Pope Plus XII, spiritual leader of
millions, gave voice to the same
hope last night in celebrating mass
before 100000 worshipers in st
Peters. The peace of the world, he
said, rests on the recognition of the
unity of all peoples. While those
responsible for the war should be
punished, he added, the peace set
tlement should not impose any
perpetual burden" on any people
if the future world is to be free
OF war.
Talk Sent to Troops.
In Washington the focal point OF
the Yule celebration was the White
House, where, for the Oath year
thousands gathered on the south
lawn late yesterday to witness the
lighting of the national community
Christmas tree and to sign old and
hallowed carols.
A link of sentiment was formed
between the Americans who stay
at home and those who fight abroad
through the Presidents speech,
which was sent by short wave to
the armed forces everywhere.
I'VE cannot say when victory
will come" the President said. Our
enemies still fight fanatically. They
still have reserves of men and mill
tary power But they themselves
know that they and their evil works
are doomed. We may hasten the
day OF that doom II we here at
home continue to do our full share.
Thousands Attend Church.
I'VE pray that that day may come
soon, We pray that until then, God
will protect our gallant men and
women In the uniforms of the
United Nations---that he will re-
ceive into His infinite grace those
who make their supreme sacrifice
In the cause of Righteousness and
love OF Him and His teachings,
We pray that with victory will
come q new day OF peace on earth
In which all the nations OF the
earth will Join for all time"
The closeness of the war To many
families with servicemen abroad In
tensiiied the spiritual significance
of the holiday. Last night thousands
OF Washinatonians. including many
service men and women, thronged
the city's cathedrals and churches.
The washington Cathedral. st.
Patrieks and the Shrine OF the I'M
msculate Conception At Catholic
1ses CHKfSTMXs, Page X-aJ
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Yonks Close In on Jops'
Lost Leyte Stronq Point

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Philippines, Dec. 25
P.-American doughboys, picking
up enemy dead by the thousands,
today rapidly closed in on Palom-
pom, last Japanese strong point on
Leyte Island, as Gen. Macarthur
announced a 280-ton bombing at
tack on Halmahera in the Moluccas
and fresh attacks on the Manila
area.
Yanks of the 77th Division, press
ing westward toward Palompon
Port from the sealed-off Ormoc cor
ridor, found Japanese resistance
weak and sporadic" Gen. Mac
Arthur reported, and captured great
quantities of tanks. trucks, ammu-
milton, artillery and even construc-
ton material.
In one days fighting 2,e40 JAP
anese were killed and 28 captured
as the Leyte cleanup neared q con-
clusion. 1t the last eight days more
than $4,000 enemy dead have been
counted.
Ineffective Jap Assaults.
Action at Mindoro Island was
confined to ineffective Japanese air
assaults on American ground posi-
tions. Seven enemy aircraft were
shot down.
The devastating bombing of Hal
mahera was carried out by heavy
medium and light bombers which
struck airdromes, warehouses, mo-
tor pools, communications facilities
fuel dumps and gun emplacements
with such effect that smoke rose
5000 feet. One American plane was
lost on the raid, one of the heaviest
on a single target in this theater.
Liberator bombers with a fighter
escort wiped out an estimated Is
planes on Grace Park Airdrome at
Manila Saturday. They encountered
no aerial opposition in this second
successive daylight raid by heavy
bombers on airdromes in the Manila
area. On Friday fight of Lib
orators hit Clark Field, destroying
or damaging more than so Japanese
planes on the ground and setting
fires in airdrome installations.
13 Freighters Are Hit.
Thirteen small freighters were de-
stroyed or damaged in the bay at
zamboanga and Davao as heavy and
medium bombers raked that South
ern Philippines Island. Fires were
set in wharf areas.
Central Philippines aidromes were
cratered anew, petroleum instlla-
tions on Northern Borneo took an
other pounding, and Japanese posi-
tions on New Guinea were effective
ly hit with SO tons of bombs. Ra-
baul on New Britain took 35 tons.
In strange contrast to the bloody
pre-Christmas greetings to Japan,
American transport planes dropped
Christmas salutations on liberated
Filipinos, who waved back cheerily.
Filipino children gathered in front
of Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
on Christmas eve and sang carols.
In a statement, Gen. Macarthur
wished the Filipinos "all the bless
ings of Christmas and realization
of your fervent hopes for the New
Year"
Evening star., 1944-12-25
V-Bomb Raids Extended
To Northern England
nv tbs Assoc;o,.d pres.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 25-Berlin as
sertions that Manchester had been
attacked by Nazi long
weapons" conceded today with an
official British disclosure that the
Germans have extended their "
bomb assaults to Northern England
The twin developments recalled re-
ports that the Nazis have been work
to complete Va rocket launching
sites in Norway.
1t was not clear from reports
whether the Germans were employ
ing vi flying bombs, rockets. or
both In their latest attacks,