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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20

THE. TREASURY report has some
interesting points. The Federal
debt situation shows improvement
when compared with figures of year
age, the years net deficit being con-
siderably less than for last year and
less than estimated in January. In
1943 the net deficit was $5S.8 billion
while this year it is $49.3 billion, be-
cause of substantially greater tax
collections.
Tax collections increased $l8.5 bill
lion, about half of that amount re-
sulting from the pay-as-you-go transl-.
ton for individual payments. The
Treasury claims recoveries under re-
negotiation of contracts OF about 81
billions in the fiscal year of 1914 II
lists rise in miscellaneous revenue
of S73S millions, in social security
taxes on carriers and their employees
of $241 millions and in customs re-
ceipts of $lO7 millions.
FARMERS will be glad to know
4 that the War Contracts Price
hu1 dual u Ids
exemption from renegotiation of GER
tain agricultural commodities as pro-
vided for in the Renegotiation Act
of 1943.
The Board has interpreted this pro-
vision as being designed to exempt
from renegotiation farmers, fruit
growers, livestock raisers, fishermen
and other basic producers OF agricul-
tural commodities and those who trade
IN such products or handle or trans
port them without processing them.
VOLNL men interested IN Vest
POINT ana annapolis should be
reminded Of the combei,tac erdmu,o-
fon TO be held Saturday, Jniy 29h.
Time IS short so those ~ the 22rd
D1strict tSdntHG 20 compete should
asri'e me at once # they haze not
already done SO. ...
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20
OPA ON THE AIR
THIS WEEK

Radio broadcasts by the Cleve
and District Office of Price Ad
ninistration on local stations dur
ing the week are as follows:
Saturday, July 22
at 9:3O p. m., WTAM. Cleveland,
will present the "OP'A Question
3ox". Serving as master OF cere-
monies will be Richard p. Over
myer, District Information Exc
cutive. The board of experts will
be composed of A. n. An ierson,
Regional Price Executive; Ber-
jamin x. Michael. Shoe Eationins
Officer and A. G.. Schaier, Food
Rationing Executive.
Saturday, July %
"OPA Farm News" will be pre-
Scllted over w w dt lL.Oo p. III
Saturday. July 22
at 2:45 p. M, WJW, Cleveland,
Chester Bowles.
Saturday, July 22
at 3:i5 p. m. over WiCA
Chester Bowles.
Sunday, July %
at OILS p. m, over WRRN
Warren, O.. Chester B0wles
The "OPA Reporter" will be
heard Monday through Friday at
l::55 P. M. over station WCIE.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20
ENGAGEMENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Stirner
OF 1880 Lorain Ave-. Cleveland.
Ohio. announce the engagement
of their daughter Eleanor to Sgt.
William d. Trausch. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hans Trausch of lO2O1
Loretta Ave-, Cleveland. Ohio.
The wedding will take place in
about three weeks in Columbus,
Georgia. where Sgt. Trausch is
stationed at Fort Benning.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20

cheap goods. Such things as hot
water tanks, ash cans, pals, buckets,
oil and gas cans, shovels, etc. are
beginning to be made of better stuff
The Senate Committee on Small
Business has new bulletin. Pre-
pairing Small Business for Post War"
If you want a copy let me know.
0UTMODED and surplus air
~ planes are being sold by the gov
ernment to civilians. More than 1000
of the something over 1900 avail
able for sale have been disposed Of.
The Civil Aeronautics Adminstra-
iton would like to handle the dis
posal job. To this end it has started
testing p types OF outmoded planes.
Cargo and transport ships need few
changes, bombers require many alter
ations and fighters appear to be i'm
possible to convert.
The C.AA. will submit a revised
Airport Plan to Congress in the near
future suggesting doubling the pres
ent number of airports.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20

Stationed in England

Cpl. Fred G.. Maurer was in
Quoted into the Army at Fort
Hayes in Columbus in September
and then was sent to Fort Ben a
min Harrison in indianapolis. In
diana. for training in Finance. He
was sent overseas in April and is
now working in a Finance Office
somewhere on the British Isles.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20
SIXTH U. S. CIVIL
SERVICE REGION
Waldo S. Sommers, Regional
Branch Manager

Newjob opportunities in FEEDER.
al agencies in Cleveland. Ohio,
and Parma, Ohio, were listed by
the Cleveland office of the u. S.
Civil Service Commission.
These Jobs are not available IT,
men and women already employed
full-t',cle in essential war work at
their highest skill. The list follows
Comptometer Operators
Typists
Stenographers
Inspectors
Ship Construction Inspectors
Auditors
Accountants
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20

OuliQ1ng materials
shortages though
skepticism still
prevails.
The shortening
of war orders by
the Army eases
the whole civilian
supply problem
although nothing
dramatic has been
announced. The
WPB is sane
tioning be etter
material and deal
ers are beginning
to clear their
nl.al. Il A.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20

on the calendar Here is the neces-
sary information:
August Social at Lake Placen-
tia.-Meet at club !: 80 p. m. for
transportation.
August 26-S p. m.-Pork Chop
Fry-,Saxon Country Club. -
Bring your own eats and
friends.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20
Attention! Attention
Children's PICNIC at the
Metropolitan Park

Sunday, July 3Oth. the Junior
Lodges, Branches and 4. vii
hold their annual Children's Pic.
mic at the Metropolitan Park. The
park is located at the end of thS
Detroit and Clifton Car lines. a
committee will be on hand be.
tween and 2 p. m, at the end OF
the car lines to take the children
to the park.
A varietylof games nave been
arranged so'that the younger chill
dren as well as the older Juniors
can participate III the program
Prizes for various age group.
have been selected which are
guaranteed to afford much
pleasure.
Refreshments will be served
tree OF charge to the children.
Everyone is invited. including
the Juniors and parents. The park
is in A good location, has benches
tables and parking facilities - an
ideal place for day of enjoy.
ment, Iugcnd Committee
Branches ! and 4
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20

Before his induction ne was an
accountant at General Tire and
Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio.
His wife remained in Akron and
is now living at 49O Richie Ave.
Fred is the son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Fred A. Maurer who
wee lifelong members of the
Branch and 4 in Cleveland. O.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20
Ample Building Materials Seen
As Army Eases Supply Problem

0NE of the available new bulletins
~ from the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics forecasts the speedy filling of
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20

The Maytlower was oniv 100
feet long, and 20 to Is feet wide.
The Andes mountain chain i,
more than 4OOO miles long.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20

Answers will be found Oh page 7.
|. January 20.
?. April 6.
3. Second Sunday in May.
q. June IA.
5. July 4. .... 49,. .... d.
3. First Monday i'm September.
!. September II.
8. September II.
9. Last Sunday in September.
10. November IL.
Chemistry Professor: What
can you tell me about nitrates:'
Student: We'll. they are a lot
higher than day rates"
There are about 5000 species
of mosquitoes.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20
QUESTIONS?

Here are 10 dates on which the
flag should be flown by every
American family. Can you tell
what days are commemorated on
these dates?
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20

Administrative Officer
Mechanical Engineers
Further information and appli-
cation blanks are available at
Room l74l, Union Commerce
Building, Cleveland IA. Ohio.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20
SALEM NEWS
Bv Sue Herman

Salem. Ohio. July 2O-It was
a very encouraging sight to see
the few members that are left,
majority of them girls. attending
our recent meeting 1t is only once
a month. SO let's save the second
Wednesday of each month for the
Juniors. Here are the results in
short.
Honor Roll News
The Juniors have voluntarily
appointed a committee to help
the Senior Lodge in completing
the Honor Roll by adding pic
tures of the boys in the service
who have not had their names
added. You can get in touch with
any OF the following: Henry
Wickman, Dorothy kekel. Minnie
Schuster. Mary Vogelhuber and
Sue Herman.
New Members
We were really very pleased to
find two applications OF member
ship turned in, especially since
they were boys at that. Both new
members have brother Juniors
and we hope that they will be
faithful members and help US keep
the club going while our boys are
finishing g job that has to be done.
Welcome Robert Spack and Ar
thur Weber. Let's bring in some
more Juniors, younger ones at
that.
Junior Saxon Paper
We are getting rather ambi-
tons again and have decided to
edit another paper with news,
mostly gossip. good and well.
maybe not so good, to send to our
]unicrs and your boys too. if
you like. We have had numerous
requests for the next issue. 81
please buy them when completed.
I'm sure you will enjoy reading
them and also that boy who can
not be home in body. but who
wondering who is Who" and
what is What" at home. If you
would like some thing put in
please contact either of the fol
lowing: Freda and Mary Ratsche1
Gertrude Girscht or mvself.
Addresses Wanted
Please give us your boys --latest
address and we would appreciate
it very much if you would do SC
before we call you. Get in toucr
with Minnie Grell SO that We
won't send mail to the wrong
camp.
Visitors at Meeting
1t was indeed very encourag-
ing to have the Seniors Lodge ad,
visors. Mrs. Eliz. Girscht and
Mrs. Susanna Herman. interested
enough to attend cur meetings
and give US somewhat of pep
talk. We need our parents now
Just as much as ever for we are
lost without our boys whose spi.
rit is missed greatly.
Socials
Last of all we have some socials
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-07-20

Answers will be found on page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Nelson, Back al Desk,
Puzzled by WPB Acts
Cut in Iron Program
To Be Reconsidered

Donald Nelson, chairman of the
War Production Board, returning
from a Today vacation, today ex-
pressed surprise at some of the &C
tons taken during his absence when
WPB was run by Executive Vice
Chairman Charles E. Wilson.
Mr.. Nelson told a news confer
ence that decision to cut the 1914
electric iron program from 100000
to 100000 would be reopened. An
nouncement of the reduction of the
program stated that the action was
taken because manufacture of irons
would interfere with war produce
ton.
The WPB chairman said civilian
economy needed the irons and I'VE
must find way to make them
Mr.. Nelson said the order issued
at the request of Mr.. Wilson and
military officials freezing civilian
production in tight labor areas to
levels Of the first quarter of this
year also would be reviewed. Dur
ing his absence the WPB Require
ments Committee also vetoed plans
for construction of plants to make
industrial alcohol from wood wastes.
Mr.. Nelson indicated consideration
Of that plan, too, might be rsopened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Decisions on Release
OF War News 10 Be
in Capiid
Army, Navy and owl
Seek Fullest Possible
Flow of information
" the Associated Press.

~ eAAE <aooVSl&tG0 TIcS8s
Decisions of military theater
commanders to withhold pub
location or release of news herlcee
forth will be subject to review by
the War or Navy Departments
and the Office of War Informa-
ton.
Heretofore commanders have had
virtually complete and independ-
ent authority over when and wheth-
er news Of operations under their
command should be released.
The new policy was announced by
the three agencies last night in the
following joint statement:
Il. The Office of War Informa-
ton and the War and Navy De-
partments are in agreement that
the news of military and naval
operations should be made public
as soon and as fully las military Sc
curity permits. Wherever imme-
date publication of an item of in
formation might result in the loss
of American lives or have an adj
verse effect on current or future
operations, the release must be
withheld until such danger is passed.
Commanders Release Most News.
20. While broad responsibility for
military information policy rests
with the Government in Washing
ton. most of the news of military
and naval action is released by
commanders in theaters of opera
tons. Their first concern is VIC
tory and they carry the heavy bur-
den of responsibility for the lives
of many men and the success of
operations.
Their decisions, including those
on publication Of news, are influ-
enced accordingly. The local con-
ditions and the particular demands
of security on which they base &C
ton are usually not Immediately
obvious to the public at home or
even to the local war correspondent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Income Tax Declarations
Due by Midnight Tonight

Tonight is the deadline for the
declaration of Federal, District of
Columbia and Maryland State in
come taxes.
The local Federal income tax
office at Twelfth street and Consti-
tuition avenue NV. will be open
until midnight.
At the District Building where
long lines of taxpayers appeared
each day for help in making out
their District returns, experts
planned to close their Offices at
12:l5 pm.
Although taxpayers must file their
tax returns today only one-half of
the amount due the District need
be paid at this time, Edward A.
Dent, tax assessor said. The other
half will be due in October.
On the basis of returns by mail
and the number of persons visiting
the building, MI Dent believed
revenues would be heavier than last
year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
80 American Flyers
Added 10 |nternees
Al Swiss Resort
Crews Of Is Bombers
Increase TotuI of
Airmen Held to 500
the Associated Press,

BERN, April 15.-One hun
dred and thirty Americans, COM
prising the crews of IL bombers
which landed in Switzerland and
of another bomber which was
shot down by the Swiss, arrived
today at the mountain resort of
Adelboden for internment.
The Swiss shot down. the one
bomber which they said failed to
respond to landing signals Thurs
day, when the United States Air
Forces attacked nine targets in Ger
many and occupied Europe.
Crew Parachutes to Safety.
The entire crew, however, para
chuted to safety, the plane falling
near the village of Siednen, south
east of Zurich. Investigation has
not yet established why the plane
did not observe the signal to land.
Three Of the men, Slightly injured,
were hospitalized.
There are now approximately 400
uniformed American internees at
Adelboden, and nearly 100 others
who escaped from Germany at the
city of Holsters. Those who escaped
into Switzerland wear civilian
clothes. Seventeen American flyers
are now buried in Switzerland, Is
OF whom died in crashes last fall
and four of injuries suffered in COM
bat over Germany.
The internees get board and room
and SIS monthly, plus use of credit
system for purchases of such items
as clothing and cigarettes. Those
escaping from Germany draw full
pay.
Two Planes Downed by Swiss.
In signaling and guiding planes
to a landing, Swiss aircraft, well
marked for Identification, approach
the bombers from an angle from
which it would be difficult to attack,
thus establishing they are not en-
envy planes seeking combat.
Rockets are set off and are sup
plemented by hand signals for the
bombers to follow to a field. The
signals are repeated until the bomb
er complies. If it ignores the sig
nails it becomes subject to attack.
The Swiss thus far have announced
downing two.
On landing, the flyers are taken
to barracks where their names and
other pertinent data are recorded
on forms which are given to the
American attache. The flyers then
are taken to Adelboden and in
stalled in hotels leased by the Amer
lean Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Maj. Bong, NerveIess in Shooting Down Jops,
Winces at Thong hit of Making Public Speeches
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AN ADVANCED ALLIED AIR
BASE, NEW GUINEA, April IS
Maj. Richard I. Bong, who fell
low pilots say was almost nerve
less in knocking down his record
score of 81 japanese planes,
Winces when he thinks of going
home to face microphones and
War Bond sales rallies.
I'D go nuts if I couldn't keep on
flying in combat" he declared in an
interview.
Bong, newly promoted to ma jor
unofficially is credited with 80 enemy
planes plus six probables, to say
nothing of grounded Japanese
bomber he once set afire by strafing
Gin addition to his officially
credited u enemy planes, Maj.
Bong has downed at least three
more which, he says, he saw
crash. But these three were not
ofacially recorded a. confirmed.
The ok other probables, Mai.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15

by another pilot when an engine
conked out, forcing the pilot to
jump.
NewSmen told Maj. Bong he would
soon be submitting to radio inter-
views and probably would be selling
War Bonds. He WINGED and coun-
tered that he just wanted to keep
on fighting-in the air.
Maj. Bong commented that he
had not changed his opinion of
japanese fighter pilots, which is that
he felt they were pretty poor. He
added, grinning. that he would "a
helluva lot rather be fighting the
JapS than the Germans"
Pressed further for his choice of
japanese over German, he said ::
Our pilots are more dependable
over there. Besides, they fight at
too high an altitude to suit me. And
If was over there I'd be just any
new fighter pilot out there. I'd
be up against new tactics and have
to learn all over again"
Maj, Bong's pilot friends say he
(See BONG, Pare H-3J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Boy Admits Setting Fire
Fatal 10 Brother, Sisters
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
T1LLAMOOK, Greg, April IS
Officers said today 15-year- old
Robert Earl Griffith had confessed
setting a fire in which a brother
and two sisters were burned to
death at the family home near
Roseburg, October S, 1912.
Sheriff Allen Birch and State Po-
lice Sergt. r. w. Raney said the
boy told them he kindled the fire
in the kitchen because he was angry
at his stepfather, Richard Earl
Moore, for sending him to bed.
The youth went back upstairs to
bed and intended to be burned
with the rest of the family, but fled
down a stairway when smoke be-
came unbearable, the officers said
Griffith related.
Arrested February 20 on an auto
theft charge, the youth had pleaded
guilty and was being held pending
sentence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
D. c. Bank Deposits
Gain $28, 22o, 056
To Set New Record

Deposits in Washington's %
banks scored another all-time
peak in the first three months
Of this year, registering an up
turn of $28, 229 ,056 over Decem-
Der 81, 1913.
After the controller of cur
rencys condition call today,
dated as of April 10, it was
learned that deposits in the
Districts banks had reached
s737 ,529, 699.83, against $780,
300,643.34 in December.
Practically all the banks re-
ported gains, Treasury war
financing being an important
factor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Bong said, went down smoking,
but their loss was not confirmed.)

boIlB Sdlu, WenJ GOWN smoking,
but their loss was not confirmed.)
The Poplar (WisD flyer feels no
different at all since he shot down
two enemy ships in the Hollandia
area of New Guinea Wednesday to
break Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker's
World War record of &c planes shot
down in air combat.
Il don't feel damn bit different"
he remarked, except that I'm pretty
miffed over all this-especially over
all this business" He referred to
the business of being interviewed.
One reason he was miffed, he ad-
mitted later, was that he had
planned pasting a new photograph
OF his girl on the nose of his fighter
plane this afternoon.
I'D be doing it right now if it
wasn't for you guys" he said in the
direction of neWsmen.
Maj. Bongs sweetheart is Maiorie
vattendahl, Superior (Wis.) State
Teachers Collegs student. The
plane he had her picture on was lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Axis War Farley Held in Tokyo
On Eve of European Invasion
= Full Accord Reached on Plans
To Smash Allied Attack, Berlin Says

nations" TOTO was represented as
saying.
The broadcast added that Toto
declared Japan was absolutely con-
fident" she would remain supreme
in the East Asia co-prosperity sphere
and that her position was growing
stronger every day through utiliza-
ton of rich raw materials and re-
sources
1--WE shall Illustrate every attempt
made by the enemy to divide u.s."
TOTO said, according to the broad
cast. Although we are fighting sep
arately in the East and West we
shall still further deepen our CO.
operation and fight the common
enemy with united forces"
TOTO also praised the Germans for
checking the Allies in Italy and re-
newing "large-scale attacks on Lon
don," the radio said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Hull and 7 Justices.
Called as Witnesses
In Sedition Trial
Broenstrup Also Asks
Issuance Of Subpoenos
For Eicher and Dies

H. Victor Broenstrup of Wash
ington and New York, one of 80
persons under indictment here
on sedition charges, today had
subpoenas issued for Secretary
of State Hull, two Supreme Court
justices, the justice who is sched-
|uled to preside at the trial. and
others to testify at the sedition
trial scheduled to begin Monday.
Broenstrup said he was subpoena
ing Secretary Hull to bring records
of diplomatic correspondence which
resulted in the recognition of the
German government in 1888 and up
to the time this country got into
the war.
He said he was subpoenaing JUS
tice Frankfurter and Justice Jack
son, Representative Dies, Demo-
crat, of Texas, and even Chief
Justice Edward C. Eicher of Dis
trict Court, who is scheduled to
preside.
True's Motion Rejected.
Broenstrup said he wanted the
Supreme Court justices to testify
in an effort to bear out his con-
tention that the sedition indictment
was intended to smear Congress. /"
He said he wants Justice Eicher to
be questioned as witness to per-
feet the record.
He said he wanted Mr.. Dies to
bring with him records of subversive
activities unearthed by the Dies
Committee.
Meanwhile. the Court of Appeals
today denied the request of James
True of this city, one of those in
dicted, for permission to file a pc
tition to exclude Justice Eicher from
presiding at the trial. An affidavit
charging prejudice was filed too late
under the statute, the Appeals Court
ruled.
Yesterday Robert Noble of Los An
geles filed a motion asking that Mai.
Gen. Walter G. Short and Rear Ad-
miral Husband E. Kimmel be sum-
moned to appear as witnesses in his
behalf. Gen. Short and Admiral
Kimmel were in command in Hawaii
-