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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Downed in Denmark,
Yanks Reach Sweden

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, April 15.-Four-
teen American flyers. forced down
in Denmark or Danish isles after
recent operations, reached Sweden
today after hazardous small boat
escapes from the Germans.
A rowboat arrived at Malmo with
10 airmen who parachuted from
crippled bomber four. days ago and
hid in coastal forests. Four more
were picked up by Swedish fisher.
men OF Kalmar, after escaping in
another boat from, the Danish island
of Bornholm.
/ The four were assisted by two
Danes who came with them. Details
of their escape were meager, but 1t
was believed they may have mis-
taken the island for Swedish terri
tory when their plane was forced
down. As refugees they are not sub
ject to internment and viii be re-
turned to England when transporta-
ton Is available.
The Swedish defense staff an
nounced one of about so foreign
planes which passed over Southern
Sweden this afternoon crashed and
burned near Laholm and that one
man in American uniform was killed
in a jump from the plane. What
happened to the others was not
known. Swedish antiaircraft guns
fired on the formations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
c Complaints Are Heavy

There are about $4,000 pilots
working in the Civil Air Patrol The
10000 is an approximation of the
number who 1t was thought might
qualify physically and by virtue of
experience for transitional training
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Mrs. Roosevelt Greets
Child Education Group

More than 200 delegates to the
annual meeting Of the Association
for Childhood Education were re-
ceived by Mrs. Roosevelt at the
White House last night, after two
days OF meeting behind closed doors
at the Statler Hotel.
The conference will close tomor-
row with a visit by the delegates
to their representatives in Congress.
Miss Jean Betzner. the president,
from Columbia University Teachers
College, said the delegates will offer
their services to legislators as news
gatherers on community child prob
lens.
The District branch of the asso-
citation is represented by Miss Mar
jorie L. Craig of New York, who also
represents IL other States in the
North Atlantic area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Allies 10 Face Task
OF Feeding Liberated
On German Standard
By WILLIAM H. SLOVENIAN,

BY WILLIAM H. SLOVENIAN,
Foreign CORRESPONDENT Of The Star and
Chicaso Daily News.
LONDON, April l5.-No country
in Europe today-including Greece
lis starving.
Certain types of foods, including
meat and all kinds of fats, are hard
to find and even bread rations are
fairly short in some countries, but
the general rule is that people have
enough to eat and in many cases
are eating just about as we'll as the
people in Germany itself.
This Is the situation which the
Allies are going to have to face
when they go into Europe and un-
less they realize it. they may have
a repetition Of the situation in &C.
Icupied Italy, where the people to-
day are getting only q fraction as
much to eat as they did under Mus
solini's regime.
Such situation Is bad for mo-
rale and breeds no goodwill. It is
q positive military handicap when
nutrition is so low that men are
worried about their families and
lack both the will and energy with
which to work and fight against
the Germans.
Allies Must Maintain Standard.
1t is possible that the shipping
shortage, military considerations
and sheer lack Of certain supplies
will prevent the Allies from feed
ing the peoples of liberated coun-
tries as well as they are now being
fed by the Germans. It Is notable
that we have made few promises
IN this connection since we went
into Italy. At the same time it
is accepted as principle by most
Allied oficials dealing with the
problem that we must come as close
as possible to the present standard
from the beginning and then take
steps to improve upon it as time
goes on.
The German ration system in &C.
cupied countries has two interest,"
ing characteristics. With limited
resources and constantly increas-
ing transport problem, the Germans
have made the most of agricultural
supplies by making bread the chief
item Of the diet in all occupied
countries. This has allowed them
to get the maximum calorie value
out OF the bread grains they have
had available.
They have used as little bread
grain as possible for the produce
ton OF meat and fats and il the
results have been a pretty grim
sort Of diet, at least it has been
an adequate diet during the past
year. The second feature of their
system has been the strict classi-
fication Of populations into various
categories Of age and occupation.
There are at least four categories
In most OF the countries under their
control. In Germany, the protec-
torate Of Bohemia Moravia and
Norway there are eight categories
and in France there are nine.
Populations Are Classified.
The French system, which will
have to be taken into considera-
ton when relief work begins, is a
strict classification Of populations
into various categories Of ages and
Occupation. Rations vary between
normal consumers, heavy workers,
very heavy workers, engine drivers,
miners, children under 3, children
between and 6 who receive the
same rations as old people, children
between and - and adolescents
between Is and Al. o. zs4'
Meat, fats, sugar, potatoes and
milk are the items sold on ration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Lieutenant Gives Life
In Raid 10 Capture
Much-Needed Nazi
BY GEORGE TUCKER,

WITH THE 5th ARMY IN ITALY,
April Is Delayed. - American
troops "mousetrapped" a hill and
captured an urgently wanted pris-
oner in the early hours before dawn
this morning but paid for the sue
cess with one of their smartest
young officers.
The hill was salient whose slopes
thrust long arm toward the Al
lied positions. Headquarters wanted
to know the identity of troops oc-
cupying it. The plan called for an
artillery barrage and two thanking
attacks by picked squads to create
a diversion and draw enemy fire
while third attacking group drove
frontally into position to pick up q
prisoner and get back out.
The attack kicked of at / am
Artillery played for 80 minutes
against the hill, and as 1t died down
two picked groups heavily armed
with automatic weapons broke fol
the TANKS firing.
Iowa Was Key Word.
A young lieutenant had charge OF
the frontal force. He split his force
into three groups.
Get in there" he ordered. "Take
the first man you can alive. The
key word is Iowa The first group
that gets prisoner will yell Iowa
and withdraw. But for Gods sake
yell loud enough for everybody to
hear YOU
There were more than 40 young
Americans on the TANKS and in the
frontal rush, but the lieutenant had
only four men in his own immedi-
ate group, and he got there first
He and his men went in shooting
leaped into dugout and counted
flve dead Germans and one live one
a big fellow who hadn't been
touched.
'Iowa!" the lieutenant yelled. He
leaped back out Of the dugout, drag
ging the prisoner. Two other Ger
mans dashed from the hideout but
were shot down.
I'VE were tickled to DEATH" said
Pfc. Theodore Buck, McKeesport,
Pa. 1.-THE lieutenant was awfully
keen to get the prisoner back, but
suddenly he slumped to the ground
and said he had been hit"
Praised by Commanding Officer.
Il was stunned" added Corpl.
Allan Marsh, Fort Collins, Colo.
Just like that, the lieutenant was
down with wound in his side. We
picked him up and tried to carry
him, but he said he couldn't stand
it, the pain was too great, and we
put him down"
Later, at a command post after
the prisoners had been safely de-
livered, the commanding officer
said, THE lieutenant was the type
Of soldier this Army can i'll afford
to lose. When he was wounded he
asked his men to put him down
and leave him in order to insure
the quick delivery of his prisoner.
The men refused. Go on, it's an
order he told them.
There was nothing to do but to
obey him, so they left him as COM
Portable as possible and came in to
deliver the prisoner. We've sent
several patrols to try to find him
but without any luck. He was q
great soldier and has been COM
mended."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16

100 per trainee, not including indi-
rect costs-was financially justifi-
able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
William Foster to Speak
At Communist RoIIy Here

William z. Foster, national chair
man Of the Communist party, will
be the principal speaker at q Com
munist party Back the Invasion"
mass meeting at the National Press
Club Auditorium at $3.50 pm. Friday.
Mr.. Foster will speak on Labor
and the 1914 Elections" A Soviet
government film, This Is the En-
emy," will be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16

cards In most countries and In sur
prisingly many areas the rations are
generally obtainable. Meat, fats
and milk are items which are Pc
riodicslly unavailable in many dis
tricts, but bread and potatoes have
always been on hand in most places.
(Copyright, 1884, By Chicago Daily
News, Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
|Crosh Landing Damages
PIone Bearing Legislator
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, April 15.-A CAT
Army cargo plane carrying pilot
and co-pilot and five passengers, in
Guiding Representative Wickersham,
Democrat, of Oklahoma, made q
forced landing In a field 10 miles
east OF here tonight, causing con-
siderable damage to the plane, pub
lie relations officers of the ferrying
division of the Air Transport Com
mand reported.
The officers said an unidentified
sailor was injured slightly.
One OF the planes two engines
failed on q flight from Dallas. Tex,
to Fort Wayne, Ind, the officers ex-
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16

occupations and only fly as an
auxiliary wartime service. Their
experience, it is said, has been
almost wholly confined to low
powered planes. Also, it is assumed
that those who could qualify for
regular Air Forces assignments
would have applied for them be-
fore now.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Citizens Group Lauds
BiIbo S Pay Measure

Chairman Bilbo of the Senate Dis
trict Committee was commended by
the Columbia Heights Citizens AS
sociation last night on his bill to
raise the salaries of certain members
of the Fire Department.
The association renewed its de-
mand that President Roosevelt ap-
point a peoples counsel. 1t also in
dorsed Superintendent of Police
Maj. Edward j. Kelly's program for
combating juvenile delinquency
Mrs. Ernest w. Howard, chairman
of the Fire and Police Committee,
told the group that Maj. Kelly's
method consisted of gaining the
confidence of the child gangs and
then turning them into Junior
police"
George H. Brown, president, who
presided the meeting, said the Dis
trict Recreation Board has secured
Lanham Act funds for playground
at Sixteenth and Lamont streets
Ernest Henry, general counsel for
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Guild Of Orgonists
Plans Benefit Concert

A benefit concert by the Distric,
chapter, American Guild of Organ
lists, to be held at 8:15 pm. March
Is in the Washington Cathedral
has been announced by the Armed
Air Forces Aid Society.
The artists will be Staff Sergt
Virgil Fox, organist; Corpl. Glenn
Darwin, former Metropolitan Opera
baritone; Corpl. Robert Weatherly
trumpeter, and Pfc. Emo Valasek.
violinist.
The society was organized by
Robert A. Lovett, Assistant Secre-
tary of War for Air, president, and
Mrs. Henry H. Arnold, wife of Gen
Arnold, is vice president. Proceeds
of the concert will be used for the
relief of the needy of the Army Air
Forces.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Lenten Worshipers
Told What Church
Can Offer Doubters
Star Staff Photo,

To those questioning its value, the
church can provide an awakening
to the things they are missing, and
a frank answer to our needs in time
of trouble, the Rev. DR.. Ralph W.
Sockman, pastor of Christ Metho-
dist Church, New York, yesterday
told more than 1000 worshipers at
the MONDAY lenten services at the
Church of the Epiphany. 1917 G
street NV.
The main job the church has is to
reach those who resist 1t, DR.. Sock
man said. Healthy people do not
want to miss anything, yet most Of
us feel we do not get all there Is in
life. Many healthy people are busy
doing things, yet when they look at
Christ, do they not admit He had a
something beyond their capacities?
It is this something the church, at
least in some measure, can bring to
them"
The speaker pointed out strong
men deceive themselves about their
strength. This is both true physi-
cally and spiritually. The man who
Is always boasting of his power
usually learns he is not as strong
as he thinks"
DR.. Sockman said many persons
go to doctors and preachers anxious
to hear what they want to hear
rather than what they need to hear.
1t is the function of the church
spiritually to tell them what is need
ed and not what they like"
The Rev. Ralph K. Merker, super
intendent of missions, Presbytery
of Washington, was to address a
lenten luncheon at noon today at
the Central YMCA, 1876 G street
NV, instead of the Rev. William F..
Mansell, minister of the Central
Presbyterian Church, who was un-
able to be present,
Evening star., 1944-03-08

the rent-control administrator, sug-
gested that any person desiring In
formation on rent control should ask
his Office for a pamphlet, Rules and
Regulations of the Office of Admin
istrator of Rent Control" which has
been brought up to date as of March
/, 1914.
A film, THE FBI Front" made
by the March of Time, was shown
at the meeting, which was held In
the Columbia Heights Christian
Church, 1435 Park road NV.
Evening star., 1944-03-08

WASHINGTON WELCOMES YOU" PROGRAM REHEARSED-
Shown above Mrs. Ramona Parkway Palmer,
soprano soloist and Roy M Darley oganist will
featured the washington Welcomes program at
Saturday in the Washington Chapel Sixteenth
and Columbia road NV Presented jointly Washington
Chapel and The Starsponsored washington YOU
project, the program will be free to the public
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
Leaders Admit England Wants Change From Coalition Rule
FIRST GENERAL ELECTION IN NINE YEARS PROBABLY WILL FOLLOW GERNANYS DEFEAT, TAYLOR LEARNS

long tenures of coalitionist appoin- tees have created an impression that the coalitionists have accumulated good deal of vocal but ineffective material.
 Grass-roots Britishers have grown restive over the mere absence of stimulating competition. Pointing out that there has not been a gen. eral election in England since 1935, young member of parliament re- marked to me: Tn politics there are all degrees of unity, but 8 unity which requires coalition for nine years can mean a unification of stagnation."
 NO REFLECTION ON
 CHURCHILL
 Even Tory party leaders are con- vinced of the demand for general election immediately after the de- feat of Germany and without pro- longing the present electionless coali- tion into the defeat of Japan. The impact of such an election would not be on Churchill himself, whose personal popularity plus his posi- tion as leader of the Conservative party undoubtedly would carry him throughout the war. But he would have to fight hard for his party to preserve its majority, and that ma- jority surely would be considerably lesSened.
 If anything happened to England's great prime minister. Anthony Eden unquestionably would be his Suc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
STATE COMMISSION AIDING WATERBURY

Sidney A. Edwards, managing di- rector of the Connecticut Develop ment Commission, speaking here yesterday before meeting of the Kiwanis club told the latter group that postwar planning in Water bury is receiving the fullest coop eration from the state commission.
 The state commission has worked with local authorities whenever re- Quested to do so, MT. Edwards, said, particularly with the local city plan- ming officials.
 Functions of the state commission, the speaker stated, included the location of new industry :n Con- necticut in soliciting war orders; in- ventoring the states mineral sources, cooperation with agriculture, devel- opment of aviation and other simi- lar marks of progress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
CHANCE IN AGE | LIMIT POSTED
Candidates Under 3S Years May Now Seek Naval
 Commissions

An increase of two years in the age limit for college graduates ap- plying for naval commissions for sea duty was anonunced today by Captain Kenneth c. Castleman, U.S.N. (retired), director of the Oface of Naval Officer Procurement, B Pine street, New York city.
 Candidates who have not yet reached their thirty-eighth birth day may apply, Captain Castleman said.
 Applicants must have at least 15-2 0 vision in each eye correctable to 20-20 and must meet the other requirements for commissioned rank in the Navy.
 They may apply for information to the Office of Naval Officer pro- curement. B Pine street, New York city, O. at the branch office in the Genesee Valley Trust building, Rochester, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
YALE TO HONOR
 FIELD MARSHAL
Sir John Greer Dill to Re. Ceive Rowland Memorial
 Prize February l6

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 10 Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill chic fof the British Joint Sta Mission to the United States. vii be honored by Yale University at { ceremony to be held in Woolses hall on Wednesday, February IS, 3 p. m., when President Charles Seymour will confer upon h,m tn, Rowland Memorial prize. The Fielo Marshal will be accompanied py General George c. Marshall, Chic of Staff, United States Army, anC other high ranking officers of tn, Government. Short addresses vii be made by Field Marshal Dill ano by General Marshall.
 The Rowland prize is awarded hN Yale to a citizen of any country foI distinguished achievement in the field of literature, the fine arts. the theory of government or politics The Prize was established. as 2 memorial to Judge Henry Elias Howalnd, '54. It was last conferred upon Joseph Clark Grew, United States Ambassador to Japan from 1882 to 1941.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
PRYDE TO ASSIST
 COUNCIL MEMBERS
Orange Resident to Super- wise State Victory Gar-
 den Campaign

Staff War Administrator Harold F. Woodcock today announced the appointment of Robert D. Pryde of Race Brook Road, Orange, as an as- sistant in the Food Conservation Section of the Connecticut War Council. MT. Pryde will help war councils in the larger cities to or ganize an intensive war garden and home preservation of food program during the coming growing season.
 At the same time MT. Woodcock said that Owen E. Trask of West Willington, assistant extension poul- try and garden specialist at the Uni- versity of Connecticut, has been loaned to the War Council to carry on similar war garden promotion work in the smaller communities of the state.
 A member of the New Haven War Garden Committee last year, MT. Pryde was credited with being large- ly responsible for the outstanding success of its 1943 program.
 A native of Scotland, MT. Pryde NoAA4C " 4NCW 11dNCAA AlA AOSA dIlU three years later laid out the grounds for the New Haven Golf Club, and then served as its profess sional instructor. MT. Pryde special ized in growing creeping bent grasse: for golf greens and later installed that type of greens at both the New Haven Municipal Golf Course and the Race Brook Country Club at the time of their construction.
 MT. Pryde served Race Brook in the triple capacity of secretary, treasurer and pro from the time of its organization in 1913 until 1887 when he retired. Since that time he has held the title of honorary pro-. Active in golfing circles for the past 49 years, MT. Pryde also is sec retary and treasurer of both the Connecticut State Golf Association and the Connecticut State Senior Association.
 MT. Trask graduated from Massa- chusetts State College in 1886 and had extensive practical experiences as both a poultryman and horticul- turist prior to joining the staff of the Extension Service of the Univer- sity of Connecticut in 1941.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10

Asserting that little has been done on any level of government to facilitate the reorientation of veterans to civilian life, Fern urged that the school in every community be designated as the principal source of sucl- assistance.
 ''The school is the only public agency which can administer local, State and Federal funds for guid- ance and training, he declared. Its aim, adjustments for life, re- lates to this problem.
 '"The school Is the only nation wide service institution responsive to and under local control, which is financed by local, State and Fed eral taxation" Fern stated.
 Fern suggested that schools ap- point a chief counselor, freeing him from other duties and provid- ing him with a clerical staff and office facilities. In addition to the chief counselor, there should be established an advisory committee with representation from veterans organizations, management and labor, social agencies, the P. T. A., the U. s. Employment Service, the Red Cross, business, industry and other interested agencies.
 The counseling service, accord ing to Fern, should provide: sym pathetic and understanding lis- teners, a cent1al clearing house for all agency referrals, assistance to the veteran in analysing his indi- vidual problems, referral to the pro- per agency, and follow-up checks to determine effectiveness of serv-
 Financial assistance for the serv- ices immediate needs can be Se- cured through such local agencies as service clubs, the V. F. w., the Am CT c ian Legion, Community Chest, the P. T. A., and other lo- cal organizations.
 Time is being vested in argu- ment as to whether this Is a local, State or Federal responsibility Fern charged. Numerous organiza- tions have evidenced interest in the problem, he said, but their work so far has been sporadic and without coordination.
 Failure to meet the problem of the discharged veteran is the more deplorable since all the machinery required is now in existence and functioning, asserted Fern. we must realize that @ definite, we'll integrated program of veteran as- sistance is needed at once".
 For the State of Michigan, Fern will present the following five point program for consideration by the .rocial session of the Legis- lature, converting Jan. 31:
 l. Payment of veterans trans portation expenses to training cen- ters within the state.
 2. Payment of maintenance ex- penses during training.
 3. Payment of tuition expenses If the veteran desires further edu- cational training.
 4. Establishment of adult guid- ance centers in the public schools to serve as clearing houses for all
 5. Funds, supplementary to State and Federal vocational education funds, to pay salaries of teachers providing instruction for veterans in special courses.