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Evening star., 1944-03-30
Washington Solo Choir
Makes Official Debut

The Washington Solo Choir made
its official debut last night in a
performance of Maunder's cantata
"Olivet to Calvary" at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
The group which is directed by
Charles Dana Beaschler, consists of
singers who are church, radio or
concert soloists and who have
banded together to present the
great music of the church. The
plan at present is to sing four
cantatas in a series of three con-
certs. The group now numbers
Is members.
In the performance last night the
vocies blended with srnoothness of
tone and the singing of the group
was marked by spontaneity and
finish. The many beautiful choruses
were given with varied effect which
climaxed in the affecting % Sacred
Head, Now Wounded" William
Croft. tenor soloist, displayed a
fine resonant voice and musical
feeling in the solos I'm the Temple"
and % Was There Ever Loneh-
ness Like His" while the richly
toned bass of Robert Nicholson
was splendid medium for the
several striking solo portions and
in the duets with Mr.. Croft. HARLAN
Meyer, organist, was the accom-
panist.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Wright Recital
|Offers Variety,
Gifted Playing
BY ALICE EvERSMAN.

The organ recital by Searle
Wright, F. A. G. O., at Covenant
First Presbyterian Church offered
the occasion to hear a gifted per-
former in program interesting
for its variety and for it's cham
Ipionship of contemporary composers.
This was Mr.. Wright's second ap-
pearance in this city, where his
family at one time resided.
The only concession Mr.. Wright
made to the standard form of
program building was to open his
recital with compositions by the
|classicists, Louis Couperin and Bach.
Of the former, the first of that
family of famous musicians, he
played the "Chaconne in G Minor"
followed by two lovely chorales by
Bach, "Herzlich Thut Mich Ver-
langen" and "Allein Gott in der
Hoh Sci Ehr'." From this point
on his numbers were by modern
composers beginning with the cele-
brated French organist, Charles
Tournemire.
AAAS AANC cStoAOlAo VI 4Oul llCl1llICC y
"L'Orgue Mystique XXXV" were
played with a whisper of tone
creating an extraordinary atmos-
phere of spirituality and reverence.
The music itself has an ephemeral
quality expressed in impressionistic
phrases and in Mr.. Wright's sensi-
tive presentation the effect was
highly mystical. The Mater Dolo-
rosa" from Weitz's Symphony"
allowing a more expansive treat
ment was delivered with nobility Of
tone and depth of sentiment.
Mr.. Wright's facility in both
pedal and manual manipulation
and the taste and delicacy of his
registration together with feel
ing for values and dynamics were
demonstrated in the second por-
ton of the program devoted to con-
temporary compose sers' works.
Among these were "Fidelis" by the
English composer and organist,
Percy Whitlock, "Chollas Dance
for You," from the American
violinist-composer, Rowland Leach's
Casual Brevities," Piston's "Chro-
matte Study on Bach" Sowerby's
Fantasy for Flute Stops" and
"Arisoso" and the Rondo from
Bennett's Sonata in G."
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Bird Walk on Sunday
Due on Reaches Run

A bird walk at the Reaches Run
Waterfowl Sanctuary at 7::3O am.
Sunday will be the first of a series
of II early morning bird walks dur
ing April and May under the Joint
sponsorship of the National Capital
Parks and the District Audubon
Society, Irving C. Root, superin-
tendent of the park service, an
nounced today.
DR.. John w. Aldrich, past presi-
dent of the Audubon Society, will
lead the group this coming Sunday,
which will meet at the Reaches Run
parking area on the Mount Vernon
Memorial highway. This location
may be reached via the A., B. & w.
bus marked Alexandria via Ma
tional Airport" Buses can be
boarded at Twelfth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV, and informa-
ton of schedules may be obtained
by calling National 9711.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
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That Is where II lies as Of now.
Chairman Harrison z. Spangler If
the national committee evidently Is
uncertain how to handle the prob
lem. The Hoover-Luce or Luce
Hoover appearance Is scheduled for
the evening Of June n. Spangler
told questioners yesterday he did
not know which one would speak
first.
WILKES friends are kicking up a
minor row because he has not been
invited to address, the convention m
his capacity as q former Republican
presidential nominee. s p angler
shrugs that one off, explaining that
the state Of New York failed to In
Glide Willl:ie among its convention
delegation and that none but dele
egates can address the gathering
except by unanimous consent. Will
kie has been invited to attend as a
distinguished visitor and to sit IN
the platform TO watch, II he likes.
ALI M. Landon Of Kansas, the
1886 g. o. p. candidate, will be here
too, but Landon is a political power
In his home state and comes to Chi
cago as chairman Of the Kansas
delegation.
Barring those little disputes
things are going smoothly and
Spangler expects the convention
will nominate Its presidential cam
didate Wednesday evening, June 28,
and that his running mate will pe
named next day. Tho keynote
speech Of Gov Earl Warren Of Cal
ifornia, Is scheduled for 10 p. m.
EWT, June 26.
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asst, who had to nd out the facts
for himself, and about some Of
the other lads who claimed to
know more about the proceedings
than the commanding generals.
by the time was through writ
ing notes, I had more than SO
pages, or enough to make two
Gone With the Winds, and the
poor writer's had to put all that In
the script, too. They almost had
to start new script"
Cunningham's additions to the
plot slowed production and the
cameras won't start grinding until
July 20.
ValuabeI Help
His help has been Of the ut
most value" said Cowan. land I
hope I can keep him here (sound
Of Cunningham groaning) until we
nish the picture. He has given me
a magnificent story about Ernie,
who always was so modest he
looked upon himself as just a funny
little guy and who always NUT
tered when I wanted him to talk
about himself. 1t has taken Gun.
ningham to tell the truth about
Ernie Pyle. He has been too valua-
BILE as a writer to do any acting
yet"
Cunningham, the actor. appears
before the cameras later, portray
ing Cunningham. the war CORE
spondent.
Until then" he reported, II
work by day and I play by night.
! have never had such q whirl.
with cocktail parties all over the
place, and Cowan introducing me
to beauties. eligible and otherwise.
1t is a hard life and II you think
] am complaining. that Is what I
want you to think. / don't know
how much longer I can take H."
or. said Cunningham. give him
the calm Of an artillery barfaee.
any time. to Hollywood.
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oyIor Sees
Pope Plus

CONTINUED from Page y
eign diplomats, thus giving his trip
an international aspect and causinq
the perennial peace reports to Be
revived.
Most observers believed Taylor
would outline to the Pope the Uni
ted States attitude toward peace
settlements In general and the post.
war status Of various nations.
Usually well-informed sources be-
lieved that Taylor also brought with
MIN q personal message from Pres
ident Roosevelt to the Pope. ex-
pressing the Presidents apprecia-
ton for the Vatican's successful ef-
fort to prevent Rome from becona.
ing q battle-ground.
Taylor. It was understood. also
was instructed to thank the Pom
TIL for his efforts to prevent the war
from starting and for his continuing
work to restore peace.
Taylor received q number OF
church dignitaries and Allied and
neutral diplomats yesterday, dis
cussing international affairs relat-
ing to the Vatican.
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Big Naval Battle
Believed Imminent
Continued from Page y

been destroyed In other engagements
since the start Of the invasion q
week ago today, Nimitz disclosed
Additional damage was believed To
have been inflicted on the enemy
yesterday, he said.
Size unknown
Most Of the enemy planes were
believed to have come from jap
anese aircraft carriers, perhaps part
Of the feet which now Is known To
be east Of the Philippines. Though
the exact size Of the fleet Is not
known, Japan Is believed to have
nine to IS battleships and UNDER
mined numbers Of aircraft car
riers, cruisers and destroyers
The American Fifth Fleet under
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, con-
queror Of the Gilbert and Marshall
Islands, already was known to In
clude the largest carrier task force
In history, as well as battleships
cruisers, destroyers and other war
ships.
The Domei Agency said the feet
was composed Of the greater part
Of the enemy's warships In the Paci-
flc Ocean"
Nirnitz told his press conference
that he hoped the Japanese feet
would remain In the area and give
us chance to get at them"
Nirnitz disclosed that he intends
to seize other bases, In addition 10
5aipan, In the Marianas to chal-
lenge effectively Japanese control
Of the last big area Of the western
Pacific they still dominate.
Possession Of the Marianas, he
said, would be money In the Bank
to protect operations hundreds OF
miles westward toward the Philip
pines and China and northward
toward Japan itself.
Tinian Bombed
Though Nimitz did not specify his
next detectives In the Marianas, he
issued a communique several hours
later disclosing that American air
and surface forces had bombarded
airfields on Tinian Island Just south
Of Saipan Monday.
American marines and army
troops, advancing under severe
enemy artillery fire, continued their
push UP the western short OF Saipan
toward the center Of Magicienne
Bay. The Americans now hold the
entire southern portion Of the
island, from the southern outskirts
Of Garapan, the capital and largest
city, to the bay. Several strong
points Of enemy resistance were re.
ported under heavy attack.
The Japanese on Saipan were
fighting tooth and NAIL" Nimitz
said at his press conference. I'VE
have killed O lot Of Japs and we
had some losses. We have made O
good start on capturing the MARI
anas. We are not SO optimistic as
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Yanks Storm
Cherbourg F ortresses
CONTINUED from Page u

fire to a forest southeast OF Cher
bourg In a bid TO smoke out the
Nazis blocking the approaches TO
the port.
American troops spurted six miles
northward from captured Valognes,
10 miles southeast Of Cherbourg.
during the night In an advance
which Gorrell described as very
fast. indicating that the resistance
on that flank had crumbled.
The German high command dis
missed the battle Of Cherbourg with
a single sentence In Its daily COM
munique-"the enemy probed with
minor forces against the southern
front OF the Cherbourg fortress"
The final battle for Cherbourg,
Frances third largest port and rail-
head Of a double trunk railway to
Paris, was Joined and 10000 Ger
mans faced humiliation after APP
parently rejecting an Allied bid for
their surrender.
Hold Out"
"a London broadcast heard by
CHS said Marshal Gerd Won Rund-
Stedt, German commander IN
France, had ordered the garrison Of
Cherbourg TO hold out to the last
man.w
Unconflrmed and apparently pre-
mature reports said some Americans
already had penetrated Cherbourg,
but more reliable information in
dictated the climatic battle was rag.
ing one to three miles from the
citys limits.
While 1856 and -millimeter
shells arched overhead and smashed
into the enerny'S Notifications.
American infantry drove steadily UP
defense studded hills rising to 600
feet In q tight arc around Cher
bourg. Their capture probably
would mean the fall Of Cherbourg
within q matter Of hours.
The next "a hours probably will
tell the story of whether the Amer
lean momentum was SUFFICIENT to
crack the hard shell Of the inner
defense perimeter before the dis
organized enemy could strengthen
1t.
A pail OF smoke hung over Cher
mourg itself as the Germans sys-
tematically fred and dynamited its
port installations. All civilians ex-
cept those working In the arensal
already had been evacuated from
the city.
Henry T. Gorrell, United Press
war correspondent with the Ameri-
cans, reported last night that the
Germans were able to buttress their
machine gun and other small arms
fire with only occasional salvoes
from their railway and coastal guns
at Cherbourg and Cap De La Hague
1t appeared possible that the Ger
mans were unable to swing their
coastal defense guns from the sea
to meet the inland threat to the
port.
Prepared Positions
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Al
lied supreme commander, announced
In his 3lst communique OF the in
vasion that the Americans had
reached prepared positions defend
ing the deep-water port" after over
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Continued from Page u
mated that the plan would have
raised the nations clothing bill by
$3.50 200, 900 annually.
The compromise provides that no
proceSsed commodity made from
agricultural products may be sold
at price less than that which
would reflect parity price to the
producer.
Henry Hart, OPA associate gen.
eral counsel, said the principal diff
ference so far as cotton textiles were
concerned was that the compromise
version eliminated the "windfall"
that would go to the mills under
Bankhead's original proposal.
He said, however, that 1t still may
open the way to some increase In
the cost Of cotton textiles but prob
ably not for other procsssed goods
because most agricultural commodi-
ties are now at parity.
Representative Jesse Wolcott, r.,
Michigan, said the compromise
WVAAd 6AVS VAC SIGoAACAAt &ubkA1Aey
to refuse subsidies to professors
who fail to pay producers a parity
price for their goods.
Like any compromise, the bill as q
whole was not completely satisfac-
tory to either side. OPA officials
feared that some Of the new provis-
ions would weaken the Agency's eff
forts to enforce price regulations.
They noted, for example. that OPA
would have a difficult time penaliz-
ing large manufacturers for over
charges since the measure provides
that nom wilful price violations shall
carry only $25 penalty or the
amount of the overcharge, which,
ever Is the smaller.
Wolcott. however, felt that this
provision would eliminate 80 per
cent Of the objections to the OPA"
because 1t would give q stronger
position to those subject to price
regulations.
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CONTINUED from Page u
subject Of many queries made by
Attorney william B. Fitzgerald,
9Dungel for the plaintiff.
Today's hearing, as was yester-
days. was characterized by repeated
obeictions by counsel for the Mass
achusetts concern. Numerous excep-
tons were taken by Attorneys j.
Warren Epson and Lawrence Lewis,
che defense counsel, on rulings Of the
court.
The accident on which the It'll
cation Is based occurred last Sept.
Sept. 10 when Q tire on the oil truck
blew out and the truck swerved
across the highway into q bus which
Was heading for Cheshire. Both
drivers were killed and II school
children who were passengers on
the bus, were injured. The truck
Mas owned by the New Haven con-
Germ. which was transporting oil To
ibis city for the Massachusetts, conf
rany.
Alternate Jurors have been i'm
peneied three tiIiits previously In
Waterbury, but nevtv before were
squired 10 take the lIlace Of q reg
''ar Juror.
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| running q number Of localities tc
the southwest, south and south.
east.
Front dispatches told Of the pen.
etration Of the outer defenses
mostly minefields and a few scat.
tered strongpoints, five to six miles
from the city and vichy broad.
cast said Berlin had acknowledged
that American vanguarcls had en-.
tered the zone" Of Cherbourg ant
established contact with the Ger.
man garrison.
The Americans made their deep.
est penetrations south and south.
west Of Cherbourg. Nashville, about
five miles southwest OF Cherbourg
was captured, along with Les Pieux
Couville, Reuville La Bigot and LIE
Bourget farther south and south
west.
Steady progress against fierce re-
SiStance also was recorded south
east Of Cherbourg following the fall
Of the stronghold of Valognes. AS
early as midday yesterday, the
Americans were one mile north and
four and . half miles northeast Of
Valognes.
Towns Abandoned
Both Gorrell and Richard D. Nc.
MILAN, another United Press war
correspondent with the Americans,
reported that the Germans aban-
doned whole towns intact In the
final stages Of their precipitate re-
treat into the inner defenses OF
Cherbourg.
The path OF the retreat was lit
tered with German corpses and
abandoned and wrecked guns and
vehicles. Most vehicles were horse
drawn, indicating that the enemy
was hard-pressed for transport.
American bulldozers and engineers
were clearing the battle wreckage
from highways and rapidly convert.
Ing them into speedways for equip
ment expected to start pouring In
through Cherbourg within a matter
Of days.
Mcmillan told Of watching artil-
lery and infantry attack q German
concentration In the Bots du Mont
du Roc, @ woods running two miles
from the outskirts Of Cherbourg
and reaching to q height 600 feet
above the harbor. He said the
woods might be "the last link guard
Ing the port"
Medium and fighter = bombers
closely supported the American ad-
vance with sharp attacks ON enemy
gun positions harrassing the ground
| forces.
Call To Surrender
The Allied command followed up
Its appeals to the remnants Of the
German 709th, 77th. 91st and 243rd
infantry divisions In Cherbourg to
surrender yesterday with q similar
warning to the enemy naval gar
risons today. Both warnings were
broadcast over the British radio.
Nov, as you must realize YOU.
men OF the German navy In Cher
bourg, as well as your comrades in
the army, are hopelessly cut of"
the latest broadcast said.
Elsewhere along the front, there
was little material change.
Extremely heavy fighting contin-
ued below -Sur-Seulles, where
the British extended their gains to
capture the village Of Onchy. three
and one-half miles southwest Of
Tuly. The Germans counter-at-
tackled three times In an effort to
regain the lost ground and NAV
have re-penetrated nearby Hotto.
me situation was static around
Caen. ~ - -
The weather continued unfayor.
able for landing operations on the
beaches. A 24-mile- hour wind
was blowing from the north and
northeast. ~
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to think that It will require only
two or three days. They have at
least 10000 Japs on Saipan and lots
Of Japs on the other islands"
AirdrOme In Use
Long-range American seaplanes
already were operating from the
fields on saipan now held by the
Americans, Nimitz said, and fight
ers and light bombers soon will be
using the fields.
No American naval combatant
unit has been lost In the Marianas
invasion to date despite extravagant
japanese claims, Nimitz said. Near
misses damaged some auxiliaries
and landing craft, but they ARE still
working"
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not disclosed.
Allied fighters destroyed several Of
the bombs In the air before they
could crash and explode. One ex-
ploded In the air when neither
fighters nor gunfire were heard,
though 1t possibly had been hit
previously.
No explanation was offered i'm
mediately for the Germans ability
to increase the tempo OF their at
tacks despite the heavy air bomb
ardment Of their launching plat
forms along a 30-mile stretch Of
the French Channel coast.
An estimated 500 American fly
ing fortress and Liberators made
two strong attacks on 10 flying bomb
stations In the Pas De Calais re-
gion yesterday and results were de-
scribed as satisfactory"
Hundreds Of medium bombers also
raided the rocket coast" yesterday.
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Fleets Nav
Be Engaged
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Continued from Page u
that the sooner the Japanese fleet
fights. the better we'll be satisfied"
He revealed that navy seaplanes
and submarines had been most use.
full in accommodating the Japanese
fleet.
Discussing last Sundays mass air
attack by japanese planes on U. S.
naval forces near Saipan, Forrestal
said:
These planes apparently came
from carriers, then some 500 miles TO
the westward, The Japanese plan
seems to have been to launch the
aircraft at extreme range from the
Marianas with the idea that after
attacking they would land for re-
fueling on Guam and Rota.
I'VE have no other details OF the
resulting air battle, other than the
fact that our forces we're ready for
the attack. Our carrier aircraft and
ships anti-aircraft guns wiped out
most Of the Japanese planes"
Nimitz' communique OF that ac-
ton reported that more than 300
Japanese planes had been doWned
In Sundays prolonged air-sea battle.
He also said last night that more
than 900 enemy planes already had
been destroyed In the Marianas
operations to date. There still was
no announcement OF American air
craft losses.
Admiral King said he had arrived
here Sunday and that Gen. George
G. Marshall, army chief Of staff. and
Gen. Henry II. Arnold, air forces
chief, were due back today.
Conferences
King revealed that he held several
conferences with the British chiefs
OF staff having to do mostly with
the INTERPRETATION Of the operations
In the Mediterranean with those In
Northern France"
I'VE also discussed In very broad
terms that set up for the overall
conduct Of the war against the Jap
aneSe when the British will be free
to lend hand" he added.
From England, King said, he Jour-
neyed to- Casablanca and Port Lyau-
tey In North Africa. where he met
with Vice Admiral Henry X. Hew-
lit and discussed the relationship
between the Mediterranean effort
and the operations In Northern
France.
King said he was In England when
the Germans began their Robot
bombing and that the nearest one
to land where he was quartered
dropped two miles away. The Brit
ish, he said, were successful In re-
constructing one Of these German
secret weapons" from bits and piec-
es. Present indications are, he said.
that they are Of two types, but he
did not elaborate.
The thing that puzzles everyone
was the lack Of German air inter-
ference with the Allied landings in
France, King said. suggesting that
they may have withheld their air
strength In the hope Of administer
Ing another Dunkirk" after the Al
lied forces landed.
But that opportunity Is past" he
observed.