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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Republicans Ponder
|Willkie Silence on
Plans for Future
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Wendell L. Willkie, who was &C
cused by some of his Republican
critics of talking too much" may
give his worried party colleagues
the silent treatment for while.
Aides said today that Mr.. Willkie
probably soon will go to Rushville
Ind, for rest. While none of them
protested to speak for the retired
presidential candidate, they said
they would be surprised If he makes
known his plans within the next
few weeks.
Mr.. Wilkes abrupt withdrawal
from the presidential race, without
any hint as to his future party
course, has left Republican officials
wondering if he will support the
conventions nominee. They fear
his refusal to go along might be felt
in the strata of independent voters
to whom Mr.. Willkie made his
strongest appeals.
Silent in New York.
He had nothing to say on that
subject when he returned to New
York yesterday.
While there has been conjecture
that the 1910 nominee might Jump
the fence and return to the Demo-
cratic party, Senator Taft, Repeubli-
can, of Ohio said he believed it
would be logical to expect Mr.. Will
kie to continue the course he set in
his 13-day Wisconsin campaign
pointing out what he considers party
faults and working to correct them.
His Influence along that line per-
haps will be even greater now than
when he was a candidate for the
nomination." said Senator Taft, who
is supporting Gov. John w. Bricker
of Ohio for the nomination.
Many Republicans here believe
Mr.. Wilkie will exert his efforts
primarily toward forcing into the
convention platform a more liberal
statement on postwar foreign policy
than some of his erstwhile oppo-
nents otherwise might favor.
Coalition Move Possible.
There remained, of course, the
possibility that President Roosevelt
might make some coalition overture
to Mr.. Willkie such as that which
placed two OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF War Stimson and Secretary of
the Navy Knox-in the cabinet
shortly before the partys 1910
nominating convention.
The betting here, however, is that
Mr.. Willkie would not accept any
such appointment from an admins
tratlon which he criticized so
severely in recent speeches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Senate Group Asks
Speed on Postwar
Contract Claims Bill
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
The Senate's Postwar Planning
Committee called yesterday for
Legislation "at the earliest possible
moment" to cover the settlement of
claims arising from terminated war
contracts.
Other problems for demobilza-
ton may be put aside for the pre-
sent, said report from the COM
mittee headed by Senator George
Democrat, of Georgia, but termina-
ton legislation is needed now "in
view Of the speed with which con-
tracts are being terminated"
The report suggested several
changes in the contract termination
bill introduced by Senators George
and Murray, Democrat, of Mon
tana in February.
Baruch Joins Discussions.
Participating in discussions which
led to the suggested changes were
representatives of Bernard M. b.
ruch. adviser in the Office of War
Mobilization.
Primary responsibility would be
conferred in a director of contract
settlement within the Office of War
Mobilization, who would see that
uniform standards are laid down
for the mechanics and operations in
the settling Of contracts, the clear
ing of plants and interim financing
by the contracting agencies them
selves.
AS revised, the bill confines the
authority of the controller general
to determining after final settle.
ment, whether payments were made
in accordance with the settlement
and whether there is reasonable
belief of fraud.
Presettlement Right Urged.
The words latter final settlement
were written in as suggested
change; there has been some de-
mand for pre-settlement authority
for Controller General Warren, but
the committee said the changes
were in accordance with Mr.. War
ren's own suggestions.
Under another change, the
amount OF money Immediately pay
able to a contractor on termination
would be left up to the director OF
contract settlement.
AS originally written, the bill
made mandatory immediate pay
ment of 80 per cent of war con-
tractors claim, less certain de-
auctions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Baby Two-Hump Camel
To Make Zoo Bow TODAY

A baby male Bactrain camel
Chats the kind with two humps
born March 81, will make its bow
to Washington Zoo visitors today.
The newest arrival at the Zoo Is
3a feet tall and weighs approx
mately so pounds, Ernest P. Walker,
acting director, announced.
The baby, as yet unnamed, will
share an outdoor paddock with its
mother Papa Camel, Zoo officials
said, will remain in his own pen
nearby. (Camels, VIGOROUSLY tenn
peramental, sometimes resent addi-
tons to their families.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Capt. Gentle Claims
II Planes, One More
Than Rickenbacker
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A UNITED STATES FIGHTER
BASE IN ENGLAND, April g.
Capt. Don s. Gentle, 23-year-old
Mustang pilot from Piqua, Ohio, has
claimed the destruction Of "a enemy
planes, one more than the total de-
stroyed by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
in the World War.
At least eight of the planes
claimed by Capt. Gentle were de-
stroyed on the ground, however,
while Capt Rickenbacker downed
all of his in air combat, a record
which two marine flyers have
equalled in this war.
In most theaters of war only
planes destroyed in the air count in
the "aces" competition, but pub
lie relations officer of the 9th Fight
err Command said the practice of
crediting pilots with planes de-
stroyed on the ground developed ir
this theater in the last few months
when on many days the Germans
did not come up to fight and the
Americans went after their air.
dromeS.
(In Washington the War De-
partment said the term "aces"
is entirely unofficial so that there
are no formal rules governing
the scoring procedure.)
Grounded Planes Hard to Bag.
American pilots say that it is
harder to get enemy planes on the
ground than in the air because OF
the hail of gunf1re met in diving
down and sweeping over a German
airfield.
Capt. Gentle, with a total of %
already was tied for first place in
this theater before he claimed five
planes destroyed on the ground
during sweep over Berlin yester-
day.
Because of the keen competition
in Britain, Capt. Gentle was per-
suaded to enter his latest claim OF
five planes. At first he had claimed
only three of these for himself and
the other two he shared with his
regular wingman, 1t. Johnny God
frey Of Woonsocket. r. l., who has
10 victims.
Records here show that Marine
Majs. Joe Foss of Sioux Falls, s.
Oak, and Gregory (Pappy) Boying-
ton OF Okanogan, Wash, who now
is missing in action, equaley Capt
Rickenbacker's record.
Worked In Steel Mill.
Capt. Gentle, of Italian extrac-
ton, waited on tables in his faith
er's night club, the Genoa Club, at
Piqua while in school and also
worked part time at the Jackson
steel mill in Qiqua.
At II, he quietly drew $500 from
bank and bought nondescript
plane which a mechanic had made
at home, but his mother inter-
vened. Afterward, his father bought
him a $500 biplane in which he
buzzed the homes of Piqua CIR
friends until police came rappine
at the Gentle door.
He flew Hurricanes and Spitfires
and then Thunderbolts with the
Army Air Force. His last Is kills
were scored in Mustang.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
.GHIsRunAd
Offering CTS
Blind Date
By the Associated Press.

ELIZABETH, N. j.. ANU B.
Three Elizabeth girls have 4 .aced a
men wanted" advertisement with
Fort Hancock Service Clue; Hostess
Helen Cahalin.
Their request, suggested by a
blind GATE telephone program at the
service club recently, was
Wanted: Three soldiers, single,
at least S feet 8 inches tall. to go on
dates with three girls from Eliza
beth, N. j., who will finance the
evening up to and including SIS
worth of entertainment"
Hancock soldiers will get a chance
to vie for the blind date on April 27
when they will make service club
telephone calls to the three girls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Eight Yonks Trapped 40 Hours
In PiIIbox Under jap Attack

BY the Associated Press.
BOUGAINVILLE, Solomon Islands,
April 4 CDelayed) "A story of hell
shared by eight American soldiers
trapped for 40 hours in an isolated
pillbox under almost continuous
japanese attack was related today
by Pfc. George Haluska, "a.
One was killed, three were
wounded. The Japanese stormed the
pillbox so fiercely that one of the
enemy actually crashed into it. An
other was slain at the entrance.
Haluska said that three times he
and his buddies felt certain all would
meet death momentarily and "once
we were so certain we would be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Agreement Reached
lon Postwar AirfieIds
For All Countries
By the Associated Press.

N-~~S~N~S~N
LONDON, April 8.-Adolf A. Berle
jr., Assistant United States Secre.
tary OF State, said today the British.
American civil aviation conference
had reached preliminary agree.
ment on the principle that all ma.
lions should allow other countrie.
access to enough airflelds to main.
tain communications.
A further accord was reached or
the principle that competition should
not be used to "bedevil" Another ma.
ton, Mr.. Berle said in a joint press
conference with Lord Beaverbrook
British Lord Privy Seal.
The customarily ocular Beaver
brook, who is in charge of Britain's
civilian aviation program, said little
beyond the statement that most
admirable results" had been achieved
and that the conference was domi-
mated by "the desire for agree
ment."
Both Sides Made Concessions.
Mr.. Berle quickly injected that
concessions had been made by both
sides and from then on answered a
barrage Of questions. He said the
sugject of acquisition Of British
bases In the Pacific had not been
discussed but that America expected
to have "a good many bases" in that
area after finishing with the JAP
anese.
He sidestepped the point of the
postwar fate OF American bases de-
veloped on British soil.
Earlier it had been announced al
the conclusion Of the four-day dis.
cussion Of postwar civil aviation
that the two governments were
agreed that international contro
should govern large field of tech.
nical matters.
Subsidies May Be Necessary.
Mr.. Berle said it was agreed tina
subsidies would be necessary II
some instances but should not b
used ito knock some one else gu
of the air." and that the use o
long-range planes, developed by tn
United States during the war, t.
seize postwar commercial advan
tages would be considered by tn
American people as bad bushes
and a betrayal of the understand
ing entered into in good faith" b,
the two countries.
While the discussions were taking
lplace here Russian representative.
met in Washington with Joseph C
Grew, special assistant to the Score
tary of State: L. WEIGH Pogue
chairman Of the Civil Aeronautic.
Board, and w. A. M. Burden, Assist.
ant Secretary of Commerce for Air
for similar talks affecting nation
which operated international al
services before the war and ar
planning to pick up again.
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Giiruud
Continued From First Page.

tCOnILlued from FlrSt Page.)
ported decision to intrust Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower with author
ity to negotiate with groups inside
France. Gen. de Gaulle has sought
recognition Of himself and his Ma
tional Committee as the provisional
government of liberated areas.
A De Gaullist committee spokes-
man later said an ordinance abolish
ing the post of commander in chief
had, in fact, already been adopted
but not yet publicized
BY refusing to accept the post of
inspector general, Gen. Giraud thus
challenged Gen. de Gaulle to Gust
him by officially publishing the ordi-
nance.
The committee actions regarding
Gen. Giraud have been assailed by
French Communists, including Com
munist members OF the National
Committee itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Concerts Preferred

People of Belfast, Northern Ire
land, who spent their vacation at
home this year and attended public
entertainments provided by the city
declare that they prefer concert
parties or vaudeville shows, with
bands ranking second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Weather Report

District of Columbia and Mary
land-Partly cloudy with mild tenn
perature this afternoon and to-
morrow.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy with mild
temperatures; showers in south por-
ton tonight and tomorrow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
cloudy at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
slightly muddy at Great Falls.
Report for Last % Horr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
News Services Adopt
Uniform Name Style
For Foreign Places
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April "a uniform
style for foreign place names was
adopted by the three American
news services today to make ii
easier for the public to follow the
story of the war.
In an effort to end possible con-
fusion over places appearing in the
war news under more than one
name, the Associated Press, the
United Press and international
News Service adopted in general the
style of the National Geographic
Society, but made certain excep-
tons to conform with American
usage. The style is effective to-
morrow.
The National Geographic Society
style baSically followed is that of
the name in use in the various for
eign countries themselves. The
principle of native spellings also has
been adopted by the United States
Geographic Board and the chief
American atlas and map pub
fishers.
Out of 10000 names listed by the
National Geographic Society, the
three news services made IS eXcep-
tions in the cases of places figuring
prominently in western culture, his
tory or tradition under an angli-
cized form.
Exceptions Adopted.
These exceptions include Rome
instead of Roma. Moscow instead
of Moskva, Athens instead of Athe-
mai, Limerick instead of Luimneach,
Euphrates River instead of Frat
River, etc.
Among the National Geographic
usages adopted are Romania instead
of Rumania, Yugoslavia instead of
Jugoslavia, Manchuria instead of
Manchukuo, and Dnepr and Dnestr
Rivers instead of Dnieper and
Dniester.
Foreign names for such words as
island" gulf" sea- ETC.. gen.
orally given in the National Geo.
graphic Society's lists in native
form, are to be translated into Eng
lish by the news services.
The three services agreed also on
the form Marshal Josip Broz for
the Yugoslav Partisan leader, in
stead of Brozovich. The appellation
Tito also will be retained.
Aimed at Ending Confusion.
The new uniform style is aimed at
ending such confusion as may have
arisen over places like Cernauti, also
called Czernovitz, and Iasi, also
called Jassy, to name only two
which are prominent in current
news.
Following are the exceptions to be
made to the National Geographic
Society'S Stvle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Relief Workers Activ

The United States Office of For
elgn kellef in North Africa now has
20 workers distributing food and
finding employment for many who
we're previously in refugee camps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Jap Navy Fails to Challenge

Jap Navy Fails to Challenge.
But the American warships. al
though moving more than 1000 miles
away from the KWajalein Lagoon
base in the Western Marshalls, did
not stir up a challenge of the JAP
anese Navy.
Synchronized air raids in the Cen
trail, South and Southwest Pacific
helped make possible the deep naval
excursion which put behind the war
ships such enemy bases as Truk,
Rabaul on New Britain, Wewak and
Hollandla on New Guinea.
Central and South Pacific planes
joined IN pinning down Truk's air
arm. South Pacific planes kept Ra-
baul neutrallzed. Southwest Pacific
planes knocked out WeWak and de-
stroyed a fleet of 228 enemy planes
at Hollandla, nearest New Guinea
airbaSe to Palau.
GA recent dispatch from a New
Guinea airbaSe by Glen Glenn
entS, Associated Press war COR
respondent, dealing with Hollan-
Ola attacks, intimated that the
"arships moving on Palau also
Shelled detectives, but no refer
ence to any bombardment was
made in Admiral Nimitz's COM
munique Yesterday
The Pacific Fleet forces in the
Western Carolines strike were
under the tactical command of Ad-
mlral Raymond A. Spruance. The
carrier task forces were commanded
l by Vice Admiral Marc A, Mitscher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08

year, part OF which was owned by
the Miller Management Co. These
operations were felonious, have
documents in my file that reveal
that they were"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon Yesterday to noon today)
Highest, SO, $40 pm Year ago 50.
Lowest, 81, am. Year ago, Al.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, So on March 49,
Lowest. II. on January 2.
Humidity for Last Fl Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. rs per cent, at $50 am.
Lowest, 70 per cent, at $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Rotion Books Scarce,
Housewives Warned
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Office of Price Administration
yesterday urged housewives to take
good care of their ration books, be-
cause the replacement supply is
limited.
Book 4, the agency reminded, will
be in use about three times as long
as earlier food books. Only airplane
stamp l for shoes is currently good
in book 3, but other stamps in the
book may be designated for use
later, OPA said.
Book l will be withdrawn from
use with the expiration of shoe
stamp ID, good through April 80.
Housewives, join the fight! Save
waste cooking fats for gunpowder.
Take them to your meat dealer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
The Sun and Moon,

Rises. Sets.
sum sum t tomSrrow 8s:44dd 7:33ss
MOON today 7:42 pm. 500 m
Automobile lights must be turned on
| 1ne-half hour after sunset
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital Current month to date).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08

installations, stores, ships. building
and small craft damaged.
Some Japanese planes vainly at
tackled the task forces as they ar
rivee> and as they departed. Carrier
craft shot down II of these and
ships antiaircraft winged four
more.
The ships guns also accounted for
three small enemy Shins Snnk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Pacific

Continued From First Page J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08

Report for Last "a Hours.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-05

publican platform fsc,s N. 49,.
and specified :"
Sail Dr. Powell The ~
cratic party platform. Us'..
omiis the great issues a,,.,,,..
Negroes. namely conrressIo'.,
Investigation Of treatment !, ~
lroes in tho Arned forces ~.
maneni fair employment pr,r,,.
legislation poll tax and s.a
lynching winch arc snecif,e,n.
dealt with in the Republican ~.
~. Platform is definite proof ~,
Negroes oycrywhcre can't erns,,
fair treatment under tho cor,i,.
ued Roosevelt administrator
The plank which cars =.
Federal aid 10 education asmio,,.
tered by the eNatcs wiihon, i.
reference by The Federal co,
'rnment means thar with rss,.,,
educational appropriation \,
present policy in tho soy,h,,.
states OF ss2is Tor tho viii,
cLiId to $3.50 Tor tho color.s
child under Tho Rooseyei admin.
istration will be continued
Mr. Rhodes stated The Dens
cratic platform plank IS rrog,
OF words designed 70 make n,
Negro think he e hcing Offered
something when 10 Tact Ne h
not
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-05
Brownell Draws High Praise For
Refusal ToSstup CrowismIn COP

NEW YORK Chairman Her
bert Brownells announcements
that the Republican party would
not establish lin Crow sehp
90 handle Negro affairs tor the
Presidential campaign brought
pseans OF praise from persons Of
an walks OF lie. q was revealed
this week
Chairman rrowneli made known
his decision simultaneous with
the announcement that he had
appointed Dr G p. Powell. edi-
tor ~ the Amsterdam News and
prcsiaen. Of victory Mutual Life
Insurance company as one Of his
assistants and that he would
work with the regular corps Of
c,eeu'iv.s attending regular
hoard 1eetinps on all matters re-
laiing 10 tho campaign 10 elect
the Dewey Brioker ticket in No
vclnNer
A. tho time ~ the announce
irenf ot Dr Fowell's appoint
mcnf Nr Rrownell said
"If is not the practice ~ the
Renuhli nlr'v 70 encourage or
tolerate discrimination or segre-
cation because ~ race. creed or
color We believe with all true
Americans that Jim crowism e
something rcpugnanl "a our way
Of NE"
Chandler owen news common
iaior and former editor Of INC
Messenger magazine. in a COM
municaiioa 70 Mr. Bro snell SAID.
Your policy Of dispensine with
Jim crowism and segregation in
the Republican campaign meets
with the approval Of every think
ing Negro Of tho nation Your
Inauguration OF that policy in
The setting up oi your publicity
department IS the aciion which
speaks louder than words
Attorney William II Lewis Of
Boston wrote that he was high
" Rraiified a. The policy recently
announced integraiinr colored
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-05

leadership into the National cam
paien without any suggestion Of
segregation When men Of real
talent distinction and under
srandine are brought together
they DO not permit differences Of
race section or class 10 warp
thinking and destroy judgement
Governor Dewey from the he
Shining Of his career has dem
oustrated thorough rrasp Of
this principle As Timed States
Attorney District Attorney OF
New York County and as Gov
eruor Of Now York he has sur
rounded himself with tho ables
men he could find from ali
groups without the slightest rcf
erencc 20 race or segregation in
ihe duties which they we're as
signed
I'VE may therefore he cevtsin
thai he Will carry out this policy
rs President The announced pol
10y Is p distinct stem forward To-
ward sane and successful admin
isiraiion % government
J Mcrscr Burrcll. Newark Nj
LAWYER and former mcmher ~
INC New Jersey General Assem-
nv described the action ~ NJ
Rfowrell as one II tho most foll-
Ing blows against discrimination
and SEGREGATION by any ropresen-
iati,e of major party This ac-
ton gives added life 70 tho broad
and liberal nronouncement Of the
specific plank in the Republican
platform DECLARING the pariy's az
ltiudc toward l2ooooo dark
skinned Americans
II George W. Lee % Memphis
member OF The State Republican
Committee OF Tennessee said Mr.
7rownells announcement offered
convincing evidence that me
Republican party of 1914 has tho
capacity TO steer The country in
the rieht path
"your first act" II Lee added.