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Bishop 10 |naugurate
Twilight Programs

The Right Rev. Angus Dun, Epis-
copal Bishop of Washington, will
speak briefly at the Inauguration
of series of cathedral Twilight
Hour" programs sat 7:30 pm. Tues
day on the Pilgrim Steps at Wash
ington Cathedral.
Men and women of the Navy will
be special guests at the outdoor
program, which will include COM
munity singing and special music
by a group of WAVES. Visitors will
be guided through the Cathedral at
$50 pm. The Bishops Garden
will remain open through co-opera-
ton of All Hallows Guild.
In case Of rain the program will
be held in the Great Crossing of the
Cathedral.
The Twilight Hour" programs
will continue each Tuesday through
September IL, with the exception of
July 4. Organ recitals played by
Ellis Varley, acting organist and
choirmaster, will be held June 81,
July II and July 1s, beginning at
7:30 pm.
For several years Washington
Cathedral has remained open on
Tuesday nights for the benefit of
service personnel and war workers.
The Twilight Hour" series, for the
general public, will supplement the
regular programs.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Congress Oil Control
Hit by President in
Signing Elk Hills Bill
BY the Associated Press.

By the. Associated Press.
Vesting control In Congress of
the amount of petroleum to be taken
from the Elk Hills (Calif) naval
oil reserve is both Objectionable and
lunwise, President Roosevelt said yes
Iterday in approving legislation au-
thorizing the pooling of Govern
ment and Standard Oil of Cali
lfornia holdings there for operation
as unit.
Il regret to say" the President
declared in a statement, that in
several particulars this act departs
from principles of government which
have been long established and -
would vest the Congress with what
amounts to executive powers over
administration Of the naval petro-
leum reserves"
Explains Signature.
Asserting he signed the legislation
to meet an immediate wartime need,
the President continued:
This legislative assumption Of
Executive functions takes form in
requirements that the Secretary of
the Navy, even with Presidential
approval, may produce from the re-
serves only those quantities of fuel
Congress specifies: and that the
Navy Secretary may not condemn
lands or enter into joint or unit
contracts, or other contracts and
leases, without previously consulting
the Naval Affairs Committees OF
both the House and the Senate"
A previous contract between the
Navy and the Standard Oil Co. Of
California was set astdesiast winter
after the Justice Department OBJ
jected to, it. .nm
4 The field has since Been operated
under q temporary agreement which
Chairman Vinson OF the House
Naval Affairs Committee has
termed illegal"
Mr.. Vinson also had warned
against the new contract, which
the President yesterday sanctioned,
contending it spelled a departure
from Congress 30-year-old settled
policy" of keeping its oil reserves
in the ground.
Calls Stipulation Unwise.
The President, in objecting to the
stipulation that Congress must say
how much oil can be taken out Of
the Elk Hills field, said it appar-
emily took no cognizance that an
emergency necessitating a sharp in
crease in production might arise
during a congressional recess.
He declared that the second stip-
ulation, forbidding the Navy to ex-
ecute contracts without consulting
the naval committees first, was not
only "unwise" but also was a dele
eating of executive functions to
two committees of Congress.
"Efhcient and economical admin
istration," he added, can be achieved
only by vesting authority to carry
out the laws in an independent ex-
ecutive and not In legislative COM
mittees."
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Bricker Gives Plan
For Saving America
with Rest Of World

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June IT,
Gov. John w. Bricker asserted to-
night that as this Nation frees the
world from tyranny and cruel
might, 1--WE must also free America
from arrogant regimentation and
domination by bureaucratic govern
ment." ...
The issue before the people this
year, the Ohio Governor said in a
! broadcast speech, is Shall the
United States continue as Re-
public?"
"First, we must clean our gov
ernmental house." Gov. Bricker
said. "It is cluttered with debris
accumulated during II years Of the
New Deal. 49,.
Second, we must make sure that
this perversion of our constitu-
tional, republican form of govern
ment shall not again occur I
favor either two four-year terms
or one six-year term for President.
Such action would safeguard this
Nation from one-man rule in the
future.
'The third step in our construc-
tive program Is to restore State and
local governments to their rightful
place in our Federal system"
Plan Of Postwar World.
Mr. Bricker said the Nation was
united on the kind of peace that
should follow the war.
He said the people want a just
peace, but not a soft peace. They
want America to be helpful in the
world. But they do not favor a
profigate foreign policy that would
lower our standard of living. They
wholeheartedly agree that America
should take her place in co-opera-
tive organization of sovereign ma
tions bent upon peace and supported
by a will for peace among their peo-
Piles. But we want no dictatorial
world state, no military alliances, no
international police force" g7
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pauley Is Preparing
For Democrats Session

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 17.-Edwin w.
Pauley of California, treasurer OF
the Democratic National Commit
tee, assumed charge today Of prepa-
rations for the party's national con-
vention opening here July 10.
He took over the duties heretofore
performed by Ambrose O'Connell
who has been appointed a Judge of
the United States Court Of Customs
and Patent Appeals.
Mr.. Pauley's assistants include
Mrs. Dorothy Vredenburgh of Ala
bama, secretary of the national
committee: William N. Roach, Sill
yer Spring, Md; Miss Mae Oliver
Sanford, N. O., and Steadham
Acker, Birmingham, Ala, and Okla
homa City. seu e m 70.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Warren Tells Delegates
To Vote as They Please
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRESNO, Calf, June l7.-Gov.
Earl Warren today released Cali
fornias delegates to the Republican
National Convention from their pri-
mary election pledge to him, telling
them they are las free as the air
you breathe" to vote for whatever
candidates they choose, except him.
self.
The Governor, who will be the
convention keynote speaker, thus re-
iterated his declaration that he Is
not candidate for the two highest
national Offices.
Addressing SO Of the SO delegates
here for an organization meeting,
Gov. Warren imposed only one limi-
tation on them.
Il do not want any delegate to
place my name on the ballot for
any national position, or to cast a
ballot for me should anyone else
place my name there" he said.
Gov. Warren said that 1T is not
only my desire but my duty as well"
to devote himself to CALIFORNIA; war
and postwar problems.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
COP Advance Guard
Arrives in CHICAGO

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE advance
guard began arriving today for the
preliminaries leading up to the June
26 Republican national convention
which the COP National Commit
tee said tonight would attract rs 900
spectators for a streamlined four
day session.
New York party officials will open
headquarters in the Stevens Hotel
Monday for initial operations in
behalf Of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
for first place on the Republican
ticket. Edwin F. Jackie, State
chairman, and J. Russell Sprague,
national committeeman, will be in
charge Of New York State head
quarters.
Also arriving Monday will be Her.
bert Brownell, jr., counsel to the
New York State Committee, who
managed Gov. Dewey's 1912 guber-
| IldtOl ldl CdIlpdlSH.
Headquarters for Gov. John w
Bricker Of Ohio already have been
opened here.
Already on hand Is John B. Quinn
manager of 1t. Comdr. Harold E
Stassen's pre-convention headquar.
tiers. Mr.. Quinn said tonight there
was "a strong possibility the for.
mer Minnesota Governor would be
the Republican presidential nom.
inee.
The Republican Committee an.
nounced that 50 women for the first
time will assist in writing the party.
platform this year. The Platform
Committee will start work Wednes.
day.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
3 Held as Police
Seize 50 Auto Tires

Police seized so automobile tires
from service stations in the District
yesterday as they increased efforts
to stop the wave Of tire thefts re-
Gently in the city.
Continuing the drive to apprehend
those responsible for the thefts, the
police yesterday picked up six col
ored and two white men. The two
white men and one colored man are
service station managers. AL are
held for investigation in connecticut
with recent stealings In the
Eleventh Precinct. The police s&id
men have been stealing from satos
and selling them to filling station
operators, who in turn offer them to
motorists. ri
In the meantime Lloyd G. Bowers
of 9408 Saybrook avenue, Silver
Spring, Md, reported q daylight
robbery yesterday Of two tires from
his car parked on the Capitol
grounds of First street Sc. He said
the car was lacked up and the tires
taken some time between $50 an.
and II noon.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
.Communique
Allied Headquarters
Reports on lnvosion
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, June 1.-THE tert
OF the conmunique issued to-
night:
Allied forces have pushed deeper into
Normandy and villages east and west OF
Tilly-su -Suelles have been freed OF the
enemy.
Advancing two miles south Of Isigny.
our troops have reached the Vire-St. Taute
Canal.
In the Cherbourg Peninsula, st. sau-
veur-Le Vicomte has been liberated.
Air operations were sharply curtailed
from dawn to midday when bad weather
obscured much of the battle area. New
ing fighters attacked railway yards, mo-
tor conveys and bridges leading to the
Cherbourg Peninsula.
convoy of horse drawn vehicles was
destroyed at La Traverserie and enemy
straffed.
during these operations.
Shortly after noon, medium forces of
heavy bombers with fighter escort at
tacken seven enemy airhelds in southern
Normandy. Three enemy aircraft were
fighter are missing.
Other fighters DESTROYED a railroad
bridge across the Comme Canal.
Early this morning coastal aircraft at
tackled enemy shipping in the Channel.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
New Clio Committee
Is Formed 10 Assure
Roosevelt Reelection
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A National Political Action Com
mittee ito assure the denomination
and reelection" of President Roose-
welt was formed yesterday by $50
delegates to a CIO Political Action
Committee conference here.
The new group will be composed,
the committee said, "of q number
Of the leaders Of CIO and outstand-
ing progressive Americans outside
of labor's ranks"
Lee Pressman, CIO general coun-
sci, told reporters the new commit
tee will meet the limitations of the
Smith -Connally Act, which forbids
labor unions and corporations to
participate in political activity, be-
cause he said funds for the COM
mittee's support will come volun-
tarily from individuals and par
ticipation in its work will be open
to anyone interested in its pro-
gram. H
,t~"Purge Movement" Denied. .715,e
Sidney HiHman, chairman of the
CIO Political Action Committee,
said he - hoped to announcer the
membership of the new committee
within two weeks, Its formation,
he added, is not "a purge move
ment." ''+'
David j. Mcdonald of the United
Steel Works, chairman of COM
mittee of international union secre-
tary -treasurers which drew up the
proposal, said In a statement the
new committee. in broadening the
scope Of its work, would seek the
strictest compliance with the letter
and spirit of Federal law"
The committee, he said, will con-
duct a nationwide campaign for
voluntary individual contributions
both from the 100000 members
of CIO and from all others who
desire to participate in the work.
Objectives of the committee were
described as seven-fold:
To mobilize the electorate "for
full and enlightened participation
in the 1914 elections. national, State
and local;
To unite workers, farmers and
progressives;
To assure the denomination and
reelection of Franklin D. Roosevelt
as President Of the United States
by welding the unity of the people
around his candidacy"
Pledged Congress Sought.
To elect Congress committed
to full support of President Roose-
velt and his policies.
To elect progressive candidates to
other Offices;
To make political contributions in
connection with the 1914 elections,
and
To assist in financing the CIO
political Action Committee in the
conduct of its activities.
Both Mr.. Hillman and Philip
Murray. CIO president, praised the
domestic and foreign policies of
President Roosevelt and criticized
York and Gov. John w. Bricker
of Ohio, possible Republican presi-
Dental choices.
Mr.. Hillman said the election of
Gov. Dewey would be "a sorry day
for labor and the country" while
Mr.. Murray said Gov. Bricker was
candidate of big business who is
suffering from "CIO-itis" because
he cant understand why labor
should be interested In politics"
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Britain and Germany
To Exchange Civilians
By the Associated Press.

6F tne AsBocIaItu FIess'
LONDON, June 17.-Britain and
Germany are to exchange an un-
specified number of interned civil
ians, the Foreign ONCE announced
tonight.
The Swedish liner Drottningholm
will be used Arrangements were
made through the Swiss.
Evening star., 1944-06-18

in Hazel Kirke," followed by ap-
pearances In The Master of the
House." "McGanns Octet" and
Tongues of Flame"
Her last appearance on the New
York stage was in Alice Takat,"
in 1886.
In that same year Miss Mayhem
was honored at a luncheon of the
Broadway Association as the Oldest
living actress.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
SECTION D.
Finance, Classified Advertising
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Partly
cloudy and not quite SO warm today,
with scattered thundershowers in
afternoon. Tomorrow, cloudy and
cooler.
Virginia-Partly cloudy with scat
tered thundershowers in mountains,
not quite so warm in east and north
portions today. Tomorrow. partly
cloudy and cooler in east portion.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Prominent Artist Dies

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, June II
(P.-Anton Kent Cross, 83, promi-
nent artist, inventor and writer of
Boothbay Harbor, Me, and this city,
died today at a local hospital He
was we'll known in Massachusetts,
art circles.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Liberty Vessel Sinks
Collier in Collision
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 17.-Sinking of
the coastal collier Maurice Tracy at
3:45 am. todav in a collision with
Liberty ship about seven miles of
Barnegat was announced by head
quarters of the Eastern Sea From
tier.
All members of the crew were
saved. The freighter was damaged
in the bow but proceeded.
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NoveIist's Father Dies

ATLANTA, June II (P).-Eueene
Muse Mitchell, 78. attorney and
historian, and father OF Margaret
Mitchell Marsh, author of Gone
With the Wind" died today.
Evening star., 1944-06-18

To protect your country your
family and your job after the
war buy bonds now!
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Report Until 10 PM. Saturday.
Record Until 10 Pm. saturd,

Record Until 10 PM. SATURDAY.
Highest, "a, at 3:46 pm; yesterday,
year ago, "a.
Lowest, SO, at 5:46 am; yesterday,
year ago, 20.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, "a, on June II.
. Lowest, II, on January 8.
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Record Temperatures This Ye

The Sun and Moon.
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Monthly precipitation in inche
Canital (current month to dAtel.
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Precipitation.

Automobile lights must be turl
one-half hour after sunset.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-19
RAINBOW ASSEMBLY
RECEIVES CHARTER
Mrs. Becker, Supreme Inspec-
tor, Officiates At Largely
Attended Meeting Thursday

Mrs. Arthur M. Becker of Butte,
supreme inspector of the Order of
Rainbow for Girls in Montana, was
in Laurel Thursday to constitute
Laurel assembly and present its
charter, making the thirty-eighth
assembly in the state. The event
took place at the Masonic temple.
Approximately $50 Rainbow girls
and guests were present at the cere-
mony. Mrs. Hattie Gibbs of Billings
acted is supreme marshal; Mrs.
Edith Sherrow, supreme chaplain;
Miss Vera Anderson, supreme re-
corder, and Mrs. Josephine Nc
Cauley, supreme musician.
Refreshments were served follow
ing the meeting.
Another activity of the group was
on Saturday, when the Laurel as
sembly assisted Mrs. Becker in in
shutting a new assembly in Co.
lumbus with SO girls making up the
charter class. Rock Rose chapter,
o. E. S., of Columbus served a
lunch for the Laurel girls at 6 p.
m. in the chapter room.
After the ceremony of mstituting
the Columbus assembly, 10 girls
were initiated by the Laurel group.
The meeting was held at the high
school auditorium and after mid
a lunch was served to all
present.
On Sunday morning, the Laurel
girls with their mother advisor,
Mrs. Edra Hilgert, attended the
Methodist church in a body. Rev.
NJ. j. Wilcox, pastor of the church,
delivered a sermon on "Trees are
Gods Manuscript" after which Miss
Florence Shirk sang Joyce Kilmer's
Trees"
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-19
CLARENCE RE|L IS
KILLED IN ACTION
Parents Are Advised He Died
March 3 In Admiraltys OF
Pacific War Theatre

Clarence Rel, IS, a private il
the army and son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Reil of BOG Yellowstone aven-
ne, was killed in action March
in the Admiralty group of islands
of the Pacific, the parents were ID
vised Sunday in a telegram from
the war department. He had been
in the service less than a year and
had been overseas about seven
months. He graduated last May
from Laurel high school. He lack
ed eve days of being 10 years
old when he died.
He was born March 10, 1925, and
left here for the army on June 16,
1913. His last visit home was when
he had a furlough in September, a
short time before leaving for duty
in the Pacific.
In addition to the parents, who
have resided here many years, he
is survived by two brothers, Henry
Reil of Seattle and Emanuel Rel of
Spokane, and by four sisters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Nelson of Laurel, Mrs.
Mary Ginder of San Francisco, Mrs.
Pauline Simpson of Billings and
Lydia Reil of Laurel.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-19
EDGMOND HOME EAST
Of CITY DESTROYED
BY FIRE WEDNESDAY

The residence of John Edgmond,
on a tract a short distance north
east of Laurel, was completely de-
stroyed by fire about $3.50 Wednes-
day morning. Friends and neigh
bors, without equipment or water,
were powerless to control the blaze.
Three small children under school
age were in the house when the
fire was discovered. The father,
employed at the car shops, was at
work and the mother had gone up
town to buy groceries, neighbors
said. Other children of the family
were at school. The eldest child
at home got the two other children
out of the house and reported the
fire to a neighbor.
The blaze gained Roadway rap
idly and the entire house was soon
in flames.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-19
ROTANA MEMBERS At
EVENT IN BILLINGS

Several members of the Laurel
Rotana club, an organization of
business women, attended and par
ticipated in the formal ceremonies
of installation of officers for the
Billings Rotana club Wednesday
evening in the rose room of the
Northern hotel. Miss Rosetta Fritz
of Laurel, vice president of the a
tional body, was the installing of
ficer.
Attending from Laurel were Miss
Fritz, Miss Grace Stadalman, Miss
Stellavee Wooters, Mrs. Katherine
Royalty, Miss Pearl Davis, Miss
Hilda Ward and Mrs. Minnie Fen
ton. A dinner was served at 1880
at the Northern.
Installation of officers for the
Laurel club will be Monday evening
at the home of Mrs. Nell Brown and
will be preceded by a dinner.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-19
SPRING CONCERT
IS COMING FRIDAY
Over 500 Pupils To Appear In
Program Of Familiar Songs
Stamp Buyers Admitted

The annual spring concert by
pupils of the Laurel grade schools
has been announced by Miss Flor
ence Shirk for Friday evening of
this week at the gymnasium, begin
ming at 8 o'clock. Admission may
be gained by purchasing one or
more 25-cent defense stamps. Last
year over $4,000 worth of stamps
and bonds were thus sold.
The concert of familiar songs will
have more than 500 pupils taking
part, Miss Shirk said this week.
She outlined the program as con-
of the following:
Rhythm band-Two numbers;
"Woodpecker Song," "In the Tree
Top" and Cuckoo Clock" first and
second grades.
"Sweet and Low" "Welcome,
Sweet Springtime," Capital Ship"
Brahms Lullaby" and "The Wind
third and fourth grades.
"The Slumber Boat" "Glow
Worm," "Indian Dawn" and Cap
tain Jinks," fifth and sixth grades.
"Anvil Chorus" "Barcarolle" and
Shutdown" seventh grade.
Drink to Me Only with Thine
"When Johnny Comes March
ng Home" believe Me with Ali
Those Endearing Young Charmes,"
eighth grade.
merry Life" Because You're
You" and "The Church in the Dale"
seventh and eighth grades.
"Star Spangled Banner" audience
md grades.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-19
Miss Williams Of
Laurel Graduates
From w. L. School

Diplomas were awarded Saturday
night at the Commercial club to II
graduates of the Western Unior
traffic department training school
who are soon to leave for perma-
nent assignment on the Pacific
coast.
Graduates we're Marjorie Schlotz-
hauer, Jeanne Kinnison, Marjorie
Grenier and Lydia Miller of Sheri-
dan, Wyo., Ellen Harding of Park
City, Jean Warren of Hardin, Ellen
Jepsen of Killdeer, N. H., Elaine
Heny of Powell, Wyo., Tillie Ma
tross of Fairview, Mary Ellen Will
liams of Laurel, and Vivian Nelson
of Billings.
Principal speaker "a DR.. L. B.
McMullen, president of Eastern
Montana normal, who complimented
the graduates for doing their bit"
in a vital war time industry.
The program at the exercises in
cluded, selections by Misses Norma
Daniels, Virginia Young and Phyllis
Conover; solos by Marjorie Schlotz-
hauer and Theresa Treanor and a
dance number by Miss Dorothy
Stahl. A special feature of the
program was an act by Jack Evans,
young Billings entertainer.
Laurel outlook., 1944-04-19
BEET ACREAGE
GAINS, IS YET
UNDER QUOTA
GatewOOd Says Over g.
600 Indicated, An In
crease Over '43

With the contracting period COM
ing soon to a close, Allen Gatewood,
Great Western Sugar company field
man, said this week that sugar beet
acres in the territory under his
supervision will this year show an
increase Over last year, but he de-
clined to make a guess on whether
the quota of 3,089 acres would be
reached. Early this week he said
2,065 acres had been contracted,
with more indicated.
The acreage last year was COM
p~aratively low as a result of a COM
bination of circumstances, and al
though there has been a decided
increase over the 1913 mark the
total is not yet up to the level
sought when increasing amounts of
sugar are sought for the war effort.
To stimulate production, the highest
prices of record are offered, to-
gether with arrangements for labor
to work and harvest the crop.
Earlier this week the Laurel dis
trict had signed up $50 acres,
Squirting 535, Park City 274,
Youngs Point 90, Columbus 265, and
Silesia 1876. Contracting will be
continued as long as it will be
practical before actual planting.
A good many fields in the Laurel
district have been prepared for
seeding, travellers along the high
ways observe.
Concerning labor, Gatewood said
this week that 80 men had arrived
here the past two weeks from Tex
as. Nine were placed in railroad
work until places could be found
for them on farms. Farmers who
can use labor are requested to con-
tact Gatewood at once and the de-
'nand will be supplied with workers
from Texas.