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Evening star., 1944-01-27
Federal Inefficiency
Blamed by Byrd for
Half U. 5. War Costs

| BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., Jan. Ex-senator
Byrd, Democrat, OF Virginia SAYS
that "inefficiency and the lack of
organization among the very nu-
merous departments Of the Govern
ment have made the war cost at
least twice as much as it should"
Senator Byrd, chairman of the
Joint Congressional Economy Com
mittee, told the New Jersey Tax
payers Association last night that
if President Roosevelt's most recent
budget request was approved by
Congress the total appropriated for
war purposes would be $428, 900 ,000,-
600.
This, he said, would compare with
$40 900 900, 900 for the total cost of
the last war, including loans to our
Allies.
He said that If all the appropria-
tions already made, and requested by
the President in the new budget,
were expended by July l, 1916, after
deducting revenue in that period,
the net debt of the Government
would be 1888, 600, 900 900.
Greatest Bureaucracy.
"At Washington" the Senator
said, I'VE have the greatest bu-
reaucracy of all time. Not even
the most expert and best-informel
of the Government officials can
name majority of the alphabetical
agencies that now govern us. This
bureaucracy today has 3,063 ,379
paid employees exclusive of the
armed services). The annual pay
roll of this civilian bureaucracy is
over Sc, 100000 Today the Fed
eral Government has one civilian
employe to every two and half
soldiers.
The President of the United
States has declared for four free
doms. The Vice President has
added seven more freedoms to ap-
ply to the inhabitants of all the
world. Mrs. Roosevelt has added
four more. 1t is significant to me
that missing from all these free
doms are the freedom from bu-
reaucracy and the freedom of pri-
vate enterprise"
ut is fair treatment to the survi-
vors of our armed forces when they
come home to find that the door
of opportunity for work has been
closed to them by their own Gov
ernment, unless, forsooth, the head
of a labor union is willing to permit
them to work, and only then if
vacancies should exist? I favor COL
lective bargaining through unions,
but closed shop is undemocratic.
No Strikes at Fronts.
There are no strikes on the fight
ing lines and there should be no
strikes on the production lines. But
in 1943 American labor unions hung
up some new records for strikes.
During the first II months of 1943
there were 3069,O0O workers who
walked out in 3,733 different strikes
to the tune of 1875, 900 days
of work lost"
Returning to his criticism of some
home-front activities of the admin
istration. Senator Byrd said, "All
over America men and women fear
that in the crisis of war we may
lose the things we are fighting for.
They know that in the 18th and
18th centuries bureaucracy all but
destroyed liberty"
Congress is the hope of America
today" he asserted. when this
war is over the people will thank
God for the Congress of the United
States, as this Congress, elected by
the people, is the only thing that
can stand between government by
representative democracy on the
one hand and government by bu-
reaucracy and dictatorship on the
other"
Evening star., 1944-01-27
Dorothy Thompson, Mash
To Be Forum Speakers

Dorothy Thompson, whose COL
umns appear in The Star, and
Walter Nash, Minister to the
United States from New Zealand,
will be the speakers at the last of
a series of lectures presented by the
United Nations Forum at $3.50 pm.
Monday in Constitution Hall.
The subject will be From the
Big Four to a United Nations Or
ganization." George Denny of
Town Hall will preside.
Evening star., 1944-01-27
81 D. {. Men Report
For Duty Tomorrow

A total of 81 District selectees
will report for active duty in the
armed forces tomorrow.
The group, which includes 20 men
for the Army, Is for the Navy and
three for the Marine Corps, is now
on post-induction furlough. Names
appearing on the list follow:
Army.
Dobrowolski, Paul A. Jones, Wilson w.
Ball, Charles T Errico, Emilio j.
Love. George w. Leake, Cleatus H.
Finke, Detmar H. Barnes, Robert H.
Glihooley. T: A. Pillar, Robert NJ
Greer, Alfred C. Elmendore. G. F.
Lampson. Edward T. Ford Rayford w.
Smoot. H: B., jr. Earle, Joseph H.
Gort, Irving. Randolph, L. NJ.
Waterman, A. J. Epps. James s.
turner, Ralph A. Miles, Walter E.
Waldschmidt Albert Curtis, John w
ODwyer L. H. Cooper Theodore W
Bautista. Alfonso v. Curley. Herbert L.
Baquial, Pedro D.
Fitzpatrick, A. B. Thompson. James L.
Smith. Maurice A. Morrell, Walter i.
Coratolo; Louis Cogburn. Robert W.
Bumgardner, E. F.. Lupton, Thomas c.
Sookman. ROBERT j. Paravati, Joseph w.
CIanciraulo. A. D. Wratten, Joseph 3.
Wilburt, George A. Shartzer Jack l.
NAY, WlIbuT Berger, Clarence D.
Braden, Charles s. Dickens, Charles Z.
cunningham, r. 1. Gaddy. David E.
MARQUIS, James g. Robinson, Fletcher
Ciufreda, Frank
Marine Corps.
Foster: Frederick c. Daniels, Edward B.
Baldwin, Clark H.
Evening star., 1944-01-27
Dr.. Keyes to Speak

DR.. Donald B. Keyes Of the War
Production Board will address a
meeting of the Washington Profess
soional Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma,
national chemical fraternity, at 8:15
pm. Saturday at the Hamilton
Evening star., 1944-01-27

Corpuscles, as well as cOrporals,
can fight. Enlist yours at the Blood
Donor Center, District 5000. Enlist
ments accepted at your convenience.
Evening star., 1944-01-27
Strange Things Done by Crew
n Sinking, p. c. Officer Writes

III. Donoghue, author OF the
tollosDirg ss..c-u. Hpes at 1881
TUentteth street N.W.j
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14
Germans Will Get
 Tough, Just Rule

Immediately and without ques- tion" all the enactments and or ders of the Allied military govern ment. Resistance to Allied forces will be dealt with severely" the proclamation declared.
 All German courts and educa- tional institutions in the occupied territory were ordered suspended and all officials were charged with the duty of remaining at their posts until further orders" h. cluded were "employees and work CTS of all public undertakings and utilities and all other persons en- gagged in essential work"
 The proclamation followed by a few days an order of It. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges forbidding American 1st Army troops to frat ernize with German civilians.
 Three American MPs disappear ed mysteriously near Rotgen, south of Aachen, in occupied Ger many recently. Their jeep, which Capt. Lindsey Nelson, of Knox vile, Tenn, said was "shot to hell" was found by the road only two miles from the unit command post.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

4. Point credit will be given for dependent children, length of ser. vice, overseas service and certain decorations. The point values, however, have not yet been an nounced by the War Department.
 Q. My mother, 1ohO 1ods depen. dent upon me, IS liDing in Occu- pied Poland. More than gear ago, I took out tamily alloaoonce tor her. Each month $22 has been de ducted from may pay. What I aoont to kno1o IS. s0hat's happening to the money? kaaoao my mother isn't getting itg
 A. The ODE has been sending the checks for your mothers al lotment to the U. s. Treasury De partment, where they are being held for her. As soon as Poland is liberated, she will receive a sum covering all of the accumulated payments.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14
SS Office Fights Of Wasp Attack

Shhhhh. Don't look now but we have wasps in our attic. We, being the Base Special Service Office
 We've always known that we had built-in shower in which mo- body washed; a kitchen that is not equipped and a long hallway rem iniscent of hospital ward, but we never dreamed we housed a wasp colony.
 It. Eunice c. Reaney, Assistant Base Special Service Officer discov- cred the P-38 models of the bee family one day last week when a flight of five or six "buzzed" her desk after sneak attack emanatr ing from their home base in the attic.
 For the rest of the day they con tinued to harass and annoy the Off, ficers (the attic is over the Off, ficers' Ofice) until relief Squad ron from Section B (not bee) ar rived at this headquarters and pro ceeded to attack the Wasps' Base with a glorifed electric spray gun.
 We are glad to report at this point that the campaign was a complete success, the enemy com pletely destroyed both on the ground and in the air and that It. Reaney is back at her desk, un- scathed, if not unshaken.
 This Office awards, plus it's heartfelt thanks, the barracks bag cluster to Cpl. Ernest Dorrer and Pfc. George OIexa of the Medics for their courage, efficiency and ability in ridding SS of it's waspe Their aim was terrific.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14
OFFICE OF THE FINANCE OFFICER
 ARMY AIR BASE BRADLEY FIELD, CONNECTICUT
Pfc. George Reno Somewhere in Italy Dear George,
14 October 1914.

The big interest of elsewhere the Series All really in there pitching for Browns fans being slightly in the majority It a great series all indications it that genial Postmaster Harry Koulopos. Apparently Harry has Wac with him time after the mail Good luck Betty job only advice that give is to the letters rolling in to uswith checks possible
 Although there still sixtynne shopping days until Christmas Dick White starting celebrate it already He received Christmas in the office Despite the Until Christmas" and egged by the his fellowworkers Dick hurredy undd the wrappings To his surprise there brand shiny GI belt
 The past Fire Prevention Week. and the Base suspicious with big demonstration fire Monday When from the hall after lunch, smoke bowng toward the sky We off toward warehouse amidst Nails wang that would be exchange while It took Boerke myself quite time realize that it wasn't the real thing.
 There swell dance the Yacht Club in East Hart Tuesday night. think fellows that made big mistake We might we'll take advan tage of good parties like that while
 The BEAM celebrated it's first birthday after steady improvement believe paper little different did in you column.
 everything
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14
By Camp Nesospaper Service

DV C0TSp NSJOSpdpeT C6TUtCe
 A tough" but just rule for the portion of Germany to be occupied by our armed forces was indicated by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander AEF, in his first proclamation published on German soil. we come as con- querors but not as oppressors," the proclamation declared.
 Eisenhower promised that Nag ism and German militarism will be obliterated.
 We shall overthrow the Nazi rule" he stated, dissolve the Nazi party and abolish the cruel, op- pressive and discriminatory laws and institutions which the party has created. We shall eradicate that German militarism which has so often disrupted the peace of the world"
 Speedy trial and punishment of military and party leaders, the Gestapo and others found guilty of crimes and atrocities also was pro- missed.
 Germans were warned to obey
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

building by 8 fireman using a gas mask. After the victim was re- moved from the building he was given artificial respiration and placed in a waiting ambulance. Ladders were also placed against the north end of the building and a simulated rescue was made from the second floor.
 After about twenty minutes of smoke, water and action the de
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

Q. WtI tt be possible for noe to obtdin loan from the government to purchase c car after the 1Odr under the benefits of the CT Bill of Rights?
 A. The answer to your question is a qualified mo-" You can't get a government-guaranteed loan for the sole purpose of buying a car If you need the car in the conduct of a business or in the operation of a farm, however, and if the Administrator of Veterans Affairs approved a loan for the business or farm, it is possible that you will be permitted to use part of an approved loan for the purchase of a car. It depends upon the Ad- ministrator.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

fOffciaI First AAF Photo) monstration came to a close and employees in the supply building returned to desks that were still enve.oped in wisps of smoke. In charge Of the ten pieces of equip ment (including engines, crash trucks, etc.) and four firehouses at Bradley besides the Fire Marshal are Fire Chief Vernon Jenkins and his two assistants, Herbert Rock we'll and Daniel Sullivan.
Bradley beam., 1944-10-14

Q. Under the ArmyS dem10bttt zotion plan, toi1 soldiers soith de- pendents receiUe priority orer those tcith combat serpieef
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-11-15

Francisco and Los Angeles, he said.
Racist groups, he added, will con-
tinue to fight non-whites, however.
The author of brothers Under
the Skin" estimated that IS per cent
of the Negro immigrants to the
west will remain after the war,
many of whom have better educa-
tions than has been suspected, he
said. But the housing situation "has
been the most acute problem of all"
The Little Tokyo's" inhabited by
the japanese are now occupied by
Negroes, who in Los Angeles have
rededicated the section as "Bronze-
ville.' When the Japs return, Nc
Williams asserted, it will only be in
dribbles and they will find new
places to live but hardly again in
settlement.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-11-15

movements, as we see in Germany,
is to embody an ideology. We may
get such a development here the
next time"
Since the term fascism is in dis
repute, the hate organizations will
not be called fascists, DR.. Mekeel
warned. "But the American tenden-
cies toward reaction, of course" he
pointed out, 'are much older than
the word fascism. With the close as
sociation of race prejudice with il
liberal ideas, we could not get any
other type of ideology than one
which would stop change toward a
better world"
He cautioned that the world is
now too small for sue development
to be merely our domestic concern.
What we do among ourselves has
repercussions on the rest of the
world, he declared. DR.. Mekeel de-
scribed the position of whites in the
world and told about an experiment
in Springfield, Mass, where 'peo-
pie have made a concerted effort
toward better understanding of one
another"
Robert L. Cooper, executive di-
rector, Wiltwyck School for Boys at
Esopus, N. Y, termed the racial mi
nority problem as one Of the most
significant and far-reaching group
relationship problems facing the
American people. Perhaps in no
other single aspect of the national
life does democracy fall so short of
it sgoal, he said.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-11-15
PROFESSOR PREDICTS REVIVAL
OF XXX AND OTHER HATE
GROUPS AFTER WAR

NEW YORK, Nov. Is (ANP)-
Negroes, Catholics and Jews may
be the objects of the XXX or other
similar hate organizations in the
postwar period, warned DR.. H.
Scudder Mekeel, associate professor
of anthropology at the University
of Wisconsin, when he spoke before
the annual meeting of the National
Committee of Mental Hygiene at
the Pennsylvania hotel here.
1--WE should publicize the dangers
to the public peace and to the rights
of certain of our citizens in the for
nation of hate organizations that
parade falsely in the name of nation
lism," DR.. Nickel said. That the
imminent creation of such an or
ganization, or the revival in full
force of the Klu Klux Klan, is real
possibility, we have only to look at
our history. Within the last hun
dred years there have been three
nationwide organizations h a t
threatened our internal peace and
security-the Know Nothings in
the decade preceding the Civil war,
the American Protective associa-
ton before the Spanish-American
war and the second Klu KluX Klan
after the first World War.
He labeled nti-Catholicism as the
spearhead of movements against
minority groups and described it is
IAN unfortunate early American
heritage that is still with u.s." The
second xxx was the spearhead Of
the third, he said, and pictured it as
''triple-pronged-a -anti-Catholic, an
ti-Negro and anti-Jew."
DR.. Mekeel said that leach one of
these three has been stronger than
the one before and has been able to
attract more adherents. So far we
have not had a hate and super-na-
tionlist organization that combined
with prejudice a definite ideology
to apply to government. However,
the world trend of such prejudice
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-11-15
West MAY SUPPORT ANTI
POLL TAX LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is (ANP)
Alarmed by the lover representa-
ton" enjoyed by the south in con-
gress, the west coast states, acting
out of self-interest, may swing their
support behind the anti-poll tax
movement in the next congress,
Carey McWilliams, author and lee
turer, said here.
He told a press conference that
whereas California, Oregon and
Washington had heretofore shown
disinterest in problems apart from
those typical of the coastal area,
they are now wooing cooperation
from some of the nearby western
states. The interest Of all who COM
prise this group in such matters as
land reclamation, public power and
anti-monopoly legislation in impor-
tant committees. They have OBJ
served that the chairmanships of
many of these committees are held
by poll-tax congressman due to
seniority.
eff legislation which the west is
vitally interested in doesn't get
prompt attention in congress, and
if it is as result of southern con-
troll" McWilliams declared, "the
west is going to demand that some
thing be done about the poll tax and
whatever else should be done about
such control and it's notification
Discussing the tremendous influx
of war workers to the coast, particu-
larly among Negroes, McWilliams
sees the three coastal states becom-
ing "our racial frontier in the Uni
ted States" He offered two rea-
sons: first, the postwar period will
see it as the one region in which all
important racial groups are to be
found-Negroes, Indians, Chinese
and Japanese-Americans, Filipi-
nos and Mexicans; second, since the
west coast states are relatively new
and growing, there is the possibility
for new pattern of race relations
developing and incentives to do so.
Already, "very commendable" eff
fort has been made in Seattle, San
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-11-15
HONOR 1000 St. LOUIS
NEGROES IN ARMED FORCES

ST. LOUIS, Nov. Is (ANP)-
With ceremonies conducted by the
Tom Powell post of the American
Legion the federation of block
units, an organization affiliated
with the st. Louis Urban league,
has sponsored a memorial plaque
honoring 1000 Negro men and
women in the armed forces.
READ THE BULLETIN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-27
s Ss.; l. c.?

!. Which lt1lla,r- city became
known as little Stalingrad" because
of the ho"Sc-to-hOuSc defense made
by the Germans
,. What kind of cat is the proven
bal symbol of grin?
3. Was Theodore Roosevelt, Leon
ard Wood. or Newton -. Baker the
first commander of the Rough Rid
ers IN the %panIsh-Amcrican War?
I. Which State has the sobriuIct
Nutmeg State?
>. l. Mexico ~ Republic
6. At which Shipbulldnc yard have
the kcClS been laid for two of ;hc
Nays nCw l5.00O-ton Supcr-aiI craft
carriers?
!. What thrCC-lcttCr word means .
leap. dancing party and an herb
used in brewing beer?
o. Chcvon Is the name of u county
IN England. insignia of Il non-Com-
mISsinnCd officer. or goat meat
q. Lower California belongs To ihC
United States: true or false?
10. In the Civil War. who COM
rnandcd the Federal troops on their
march from Atlanta TO the sea?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-27
ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS
Henderson AS Junction
For Super-Highway Seen
President Has Endorsed Ambitious Project
And Congress Must Now Give Its Approval

/ way north and south and east OF the
Appalachian mountains. This route
would generally follow present L. $.
Highway No. |. |; Wuuld be joined
al Henderson by Supcrhighway
from the west. This western roule
would be Il Stra Ght line 10 Green's
boro, where il would touch Oh rlottc.
Spa"taubUrG, Atlanta and points west
and southwest. Their" would Oc NO
other turn off. except Tor Il spur 10
serve Charleston. 5. G., on the main
highway until tile Florida State line
WAS passed.
These Supcrh. Shways would have Il
richt-ot-way 300 !CCt wide. Landscape
Cd nd fenced. with as many as io,sr
lanes running N each direction.
There would De TO grade crossings
and NJ stop IGtS. Crossroads WUaIi
either be elevated or SGOWayci.
Through cites the superb ghWay
would DC SumcWha; similar ~ the
famous PuiaSh. SNyway approach 10
New York. making for elevated, de-
pressed or otherwise express ma
tcriaI, through cities.
There : probability III IN large
cities on the superb ghway there
would be provision made tor OIL
street parking.
In spite OF an, ctUa'Ci increases in
alvp,anc traffic. the l. :. Depart
mCnt o. Commerce expected 10000
OOn automobiles to Uc IN use IN 1860,
a. against 4 maximum OF 10000. OGO
in prcwar. They also expect h.lt
million planes 20 be IN use by 1850.
fSr,.rFr'. NJ 'ka 1'll,,rp Road.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-27

Henderson would become probably
the major junction point of the south
east 3: the Supcrhlghway program OF
the PGblc Roads Administration,
WHICH alrc dy has the approval OF
President Roosevelt. meets with con-
GrcSSiUnal approval, the Henderson
Chamber OF Commerce has been
advised
Il tho 3i.O0O-milc project for
Supcvhlghways i approved as pre-
Scntly outlined. Henderson would be
the only junction poln; south ui Rich
w0nj on the only straight line north
south superb Ghway east OF a super
halfway connecting Louisville. Nash
Vile and Birmingham. Competent
observers believe this road program.
Dromncn; II " shrgton postwar
planning, has superior chance OF
being carried out.
Traffic lanes outlined N the pro-
gram Nu.ld, i is estimated. carry
u"c-fi''h OF all OF the nations high
way traffic. although il would cons
,'U'c only about one percent OF the
rH'.uu', highway mileage. To build
TIM, nationwide project would en-
pluy much as two million men.
Under The general plan, as shown
ny maps winch have been issued.
there would be but one superhlgn-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-27
1913 Tax Reports
By Employers Due
Before Month"; End

Two new tasks for employers. the
annual reports ,c the collector 0.
Internal revenue. must bC cnmplct-
Cd a"d mailed tins month. accord
ing ~ Arthur II. Surprise. sccrc-
ta.y Cd! The Henderson Chamber of
Commerce.
Every employer is required II
give employee OF 1913 copy of
The Treasury information form W.
and l. prepare a second copy Of
TINS form for The collector. to be
attached To the Cancellation form.
"-3. winch balances the amount Of
Victory and withholding tax paid
by the employer in 1913 against tie
amount tho employer reports as COL
Icc'"d from employees in 1913.
The 'mrm W-3 is tho only infor-
mr'In" the employee has as II his
total earnings in 1913 and the cy-
get amount "t hsi salary which has
nc"u paid into the Treasury as pay
men, "n 1913 income taxes. II is
mandatory that employers provide
'h">" forms for each person en-
PigYod ~ any time IN 1913.
In addition la the ncw Trcasrr.v
forms W and W.. which mus,
ne scn' - the collector of i.,,crr.,I
revenue. who for this area Is ~
''c"N.""'", employers also rrr,s,
''mNI"'" their regular quarterly
withholding TAX report nr form vi
ana IN" regular quarterly social So
,.' Nv lax report. To- be sent to
Greensboro.