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Evening star., 1944-03-30
Over There With Men From Here
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

tlc SdIdWdys OciIlUCld az, Ol ATkdnSdS,
her last pair of stockings the other
night.
Corpl. Wyatt, a native of Nash
vile, Tenn, and frequent WASH
ington visitor before coming over
seas in July, tells this story.
Il was at the Red Cross Club when
the warning siren sounded. But I
just kept on drinking my tea. Then
the building started to shake. We
went outside and it looked as if the
planes were starting to dive. Some
body said hit the dirt and that's
just what I did-au mixed up with
lot of enlisted men.
Hit Concrete Sidewalk.
"Only, instead of hitting the dirt,
hit a concrete sidewalk and that
was the end of my stockings. After
that we went to the afraid shelter
and waited until it was all over"
A few nights before Corpl. Wyatt
had been through another bombing
when the Germans sent down flares
over an area in which she was
billetted. A bomb finally landed
about so feet away.
But it was small bomb" she
says, land just tore a hole in the
road. We didn't realize what had
happened until the next morning."
Corpl Evelyn j. O'Neil, 80, for
merly of 225 Twentieth street NE.
and sister of Mrs. Charles P. Hol-
land, 2l8 Lynhaven drive, Alexan-
dria, assistant sergeant major" in
the same outfit, has had plenty of
bombing, too.
Former buyer for the Sears, Roe
buck Washington branch, Corpl
ONeil says one hight not so long ago
bomb fell inside the area where
she was sleeping and tore big hole
in the road. Then she went to Lon
don on leave and ran squarely into
another bombing. One hit was di-
reetly. behind the Red Cross Club
where she had room But every
body had gone to a nearby shelter
at the first alarm.
She would not trade her job, Miss
O'Neil says, for anything in the
world, and her greatest thrill is
coming home across the fields from
the nearest town and climbing over
fences in the moonlight. She also
likes to watch the missions come in.
Bane of the life of WACS at this
base is "Bucky the Goat" an excep-
Evening star., 1944-03-30

tionally cantankerous and moody
animal which enjoys the run of the
place and whose favorite food is
feminine laundry laid on the grass
to dry. One night WAC reported
that she had been chased down the
road by mysterious animal with
blazing yellow eyes. Investigation
showed it was Bucky.
Another time some practical jokers
painted the station pet a brilliant
red and slipped him into the WAC
quarters, where he caused a small
riot before anybody recognised him.
Now there is a sign at the entrance
to the women's area: "Out of bounds
to all ranks, including goats"
The animal is alleged to be a
misanthropic woman hater. He used
to wander freely through the femi-
nine quarters, causing all sorts of
destruction, and, it was alleged,
used to snicker after a particularly
devastating raid.
An edict was promulgated that he
would be made into goat stew if his
persisted, and since then
those with a particular interest in
his welfare have kept him under
some restraint,
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Pvt. Ernest F. Riley
SLIGHTLY Wounded in Burma

Pvt. Ernest F. Riley, 81, of 622
M street S.W., was slightly wounded
March S while serving with the
Army in Burma, the War Depart
ment has notified his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Riley.
Pvt. Riley was employed by the
Fannie May Candy Co., for whom
his mother now works, before en-
listing two years ago. He received
his training at Camp Wheeler, Ca,
and was stationed in Trinidad be-
fore being transferred to India. A
native of Washington, he was grad
uated from Jefferson Junior High
School.
Two brothers also are in the serv-
ice, Gunners Mate Robert Riley, a
veteran of the African, Sicilian and
Italian campaigns, and Sergt.
Charles Riley, jr.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
2,656,539 Tons Of Pulp
Allotted 10 Papermakers
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The War Production Board, an
nouncing allocations of wood pulp
for the second quarter of 1914. said
yesterday that the 2,656.539 tons
available will provide for the manu-
facture of 4,335 1853 tons of paper and
paperboard.
This minimum quantity, said Har-
Old Boeschenstein, director of WBP's
Forest Products Bureau, has been
allocated at the rate of 2.027518
tons for paper products. including
10000 tons for newsprint. A total
Of 2.307 1886 tons has been desig-
mated for paperboard.
The new allocations compare with
provision in the first quarter of
2,5l1,lS0 tons of pulp for the manu-
facture of minimum of 4,196,51l
tons of paper and paperboard.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Army Tin Scrap Drive Hits
1000, 900 Pounds a Month
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Army is sending nearly
100000 pounds of tin scrap to de-
thinning companies each month in
the campaign to conserve critical
war materials, the War Department
reported today.
This figure was contrasted with
74,040 pounds collected in May, 1912,
the first month of the campaign.
The 100000 pounds a month
collected by civilians represents
lower per capita rate, the depart
ment said, but the Army's edge is
due to the larger proportional num-
Der of tin cans used and the better
organized salvage operations which
the armed forces can achieve.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Blue Division to Quit,
Spain Promises u. 5.

BY the Associated Press
The State Department said yes
terday it had received assurances
from the Spanish Government that
the Spanish Blue Division was being
withdrawn from the Russian front.
The withdrawal of this force of
Spaniards fighting with German
troops against the Russians was one
Of the requests which the American
Government made to Spain at the
time 1t suspended oil shipments
from the Caribbean area to Spain.
The nature of the information re-
ceiyed from the American Embassy
in Madrid indicated the withdrawal
had yet to be accomplished.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Conferees in Accord
On 81, l,332.0OO. 900 Bill

Conferees settled all differences
today on the $1,332, ,000, 900 Treas
ury-Post Once Department appro-
priation bill for the year beginning
July ! and both branches hope to
ratify the conference report before
the Easter recess begins.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Postwar Boom Seen
In Low-Cost HOUSING

A postwar building boom in low
cost housing was predicted yester-
day by William G. Jones, ir., WASH
ington representative of the Celotex
Corp.
Speaking before the Rotary Club.
Mr.. Jones estimated the country
will need 100000 new homes each
year for the next decade, and that
these necessarily will be low-cost
dwellings because materials for
higher-priced homes will not be
available Immediately after the war
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
of old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
D. A. Armstrong Dies

TULSA, Okla, Mar. 80 [P).-D. A.
Armstrong, Al, president of the
Crews-Braniff Oil Co. of Tulsa, died
here Tuesday. Mr.. Armstrong for
merly resided in Bradford, Pa.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Fair and
cool; lowest temperature near 80
degrees tonight. Tomorrow fair
with rising temperature.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
muddy at Great Falls.
Report for Last "a Hours
Evening star., 1944-03-30
NOTICE TO CHURCHES

Churches having extra
services on Palm Sunday
and Easter may use
double column space in
THE STAR to present
their messages on Sat-
urdays, April / and 8.
Because of the continued
newsprint shortage dou-
BILE column notices must
be contained within rea-
Sonable limits.
For further informa-
ton, call Church Adver-
tising Department, Ma
tional 5000, extension
213.
Evening star., 1944-03-30

Record for Last "a Hours.
fFrom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, 46. $50 am Year ago, rs
Lowest. 40 1901 am. Year ago, "a.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. so. on March 10.
Lowest. II. on January 2.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
fFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 81 per cent. at 2:3O pm
Lowest, IS per cent, at $50 am.
Tide Tables
ci oIurnished by United States Coast and
Today. Tomorrow.
Low ----- 500 m Q:O5 a. M
fn H1sh ----------- l:4sp 2:45 pm.
Low ----------- S:4S pm. 9:46 r.m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today 1856 T.aa
Sun tomorrow 6:54 T:a0
Moon, today ------ 11:24 am. - am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-hah hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
CapltAl (current month tn dafel.
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Report for Last "a Hours.
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Monthly precipitation in inches in
Capltal (current month to date):
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Robber in Army Garb
Slain; Identity Sought
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mar. 4.-Military DO
lice sought today by means Of fin
gerprints to establish the identity
OF a gunman, dressed in the uni
form of an Army sergeant, who was
fatally shot here yesterday by gro-
Ger Charles Eissa during what Mr..
ElsSa described as an ATTEMPTED
holdup in his store.
Detective Inspector Wheaton
Howe said Mr.. Eissa told of shoot
ing the man after he entered his
store with a girl companion and an
nounced, This Is a stickup."
The girl, now under arrest, said
she met the man at USO dance
last September, when he gave his
name as Raymond Strupus, InspeL- =
tor Howe said.
Mr.. Howe said the girl told him
Strupus admitted to her that he
was AWOL and asked me to write
to his mother and tell her he was all
right" She said he gave her an
address in Newark, N. j.
Military authorities said that a
Pvt. Raymond Strupus deserted the
Army at Fort Dix, N. j., August /,
l943.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Army Criticized, Navy Praised
On Hotel Acquisition Procedure

Inree commentators were
made:
/. Land acquisitions should be
handled by central agency set up
in the Justice Department.
2. Established legal procedure for
acquiring property should be util-
lied.
g. The War Department should
review the entire situation in detail
and report to the proper legislative
committees of Congress.
The manner in which the pro-
gram was carried out resulted in
many injustices which the depart
ment has shown little inclination
to correct" the report asserted.
Some of these doubtless could be
corrected by simple negotiation. To
correct others, the War Depart
ment may need further legal au-
thority. 1t should be pointed out
the Navy Department advises the
legislative committees of its real
estate acquisitions in advance and
keeps these committees advised"
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Elkton Man Seeks
Review in Mail Fraud
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Mar. 4.-Attorneys
for Gustav H. Kann, former presi-
dent OF Triumph Explosive, Inc, of
Elkton who has been sentenced to
three years in prison on mail fraud
charge, sent a petition to the Su-
preme Court today asking a review
Of the case.
Kann, one of a number OF Tri-
umph officials tried in Federal court
here last fall on charges of fraud
against stockholders and the Gov
ernment, is now in his Pittsburgh
home under 5000 bonds awaiting
the outcome of his appeal. The
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals up
held the District Courts ruling.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Pair Wait Hearing
lin Mine Staying
BY the Associated pre..

BY the Associated Press.
CLAY, w. Va, Mar. 4.-Onicials
indicated today that two United
Mine Workers organizers, held In
the Staying OF a non-union miner
and the wounding of his son at
nearby Widen, would be brought
here from Charleston for arraign-
ment and then returned to the
Kanawha County Jail.
Acting Prosecutor S. w. Bryant
reported that the time for the ap-
peaHnce of D. H. Foley, "a, and
Ransom Kirk, SO, on charges result
ing from the shooting at the min
ing community last Wednesday had
not been set.
Foley was charged with the muir
der of zoe Groves, 47, in a war
rant sworn out by Mr.. Bryant,
while both Foley and Kirk face
charges OF shooting Elmer Groves,
%, with intent to kill in a dispute
incident to a collective bargaining
election scheduled at Widen Tues
day.
Young Groves, now in a Charles
ton hospital recovering from his
wounds, recently returned from
New Guinea after receiving a med
ical discharge from the Army.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Plane Plants Lower
Labor-Need Figures
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Truman Committee, In its
third annual report to the Senate
yesterday credited its Investigation
OF the manpower situation at the
North American Aviation Co. plant
near Dallas, Tex, with netting large
savings in labor supplies and expen-
dltures throughout the aircraft
industry.
The committee went to Texas last
fall after the airplane plant had re-
quested an additional $4,000 workers
OF the Manpower Commission.
Referring to its inquiry, the COM
mittee stated:
The testimony established that
North American was not efficiently
utilizing the $4,000 workers which it
then had and that it could not use
fully employ the additional 10000
workers that it was requesting"
Charles E. Wilson, vice chairman
OF the War Production Board, con-
cluded on study of the committees
hndlngs, that the company could
reduce its announced peak load bv
approximately 10000 workers. and
that no new employees would be
needed before January, 1914.
The investigation at Dallas had
profound effect upon the aircraft
companies, particularly those on the
West Coast. After re-examining
their actual needs, they reported to
Mr.. Wilson that in their opinion
their requests for additional work.
ers could safely be reduced"
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Volunteer Women
Build Radios for
OCD System

Twenty members of the Ameri-
can Women's Voluntary Services
are building portable radio sets,
under the direction of the War
Emergency Radio Service, to COM
plete the once of Civilian Defense
radio communications system in
Washington.
The class, which meets every
Thursday and Friday evening in the
carpenter shop Of the Boys YMCA,
uses parts Of dismantled radio sets
collected in the OCD scrap drive.
Lynn Wilson, an amateur radio
operator and employe of the Alex
andria Telephone Co. is instructor.
The group, ranging in age from
20 and including a grandmother,
Government girls, store clerks and
school teachers, expects to build
40 radio sets for the communica-
tiOnS system.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Big Loss on Lighters
By 5nubbing Higgins
Is Charged 10 Navy

Tribute to Andrew Jackson Hig-
gins, New Orleans shipbuilder, and
sharp rebuke to the Nays Bu1
reau of Ships came yesterday from
the Truman Committee in report
on its inquiry 10 months ago into
contracts for tank landing boats.
The public report was withheld
for security reasons since first
brought to the Navy's attention Au-
gust s, 1912, the committee said.
Bureau of Ships officials, the COM
mittee charged, had clung to their
own inadequate design of tank
lighters for Ave years, causing
needless expenditure of over ST.
100000 for a total of 225 bureau
lighters, which did not meet the
needs of the armed forces"
Discrimination Charged.
Higgins Industries, Inc, had de-
signed and built superior lighter,
the committee asserted, but was dis
criminated against by the Bureau in
fragrant disregard for the facts, if
not also for the safety and success
lof American troops"
The Higgins firm was praised for
its feat of building in two and one
half days a tank lighter superior
to the Bureau lighter which had
been four years in design and de-
lvelopment.
Contracts for SO Bureau-type
lighters were awarded in the fall
OF 1910, the committee said, to three
inexperienced" companies despite
the fact that seaworthiness had
been questioned.
None of the 96 lighters had been
completed by the following MAY,
when 8 naval officer telephoned Mr..
Higgings that the Navy was in "ex-
treme need" of lighters and request
ed that the company design and
build one in the shortest possible
time, the report continued.
Higgins Lighter Successful.
When the Higgins lighter was
completed in little more than two
days and proved successful, the
company was asked for 40 addi-
t1onal boats, nine Of which were
completed in IA days, the commit
tee found.
The committee charged that the
bureau knew of the Higgins firms
capabilities before award of the con-
tracts for 96 lighters and was aware
Of the limitations of the inexper:.
enced companies.
Even after the Higgins design
had been proved successful, the COM
mittee said the bureau advertised
for bids for 131 lighters of 1t own
design. A protest from Mr.. Higgins
that bureau-type lighters were un-
seaworthy was credited by the COM
mittee as responsible for reduction
OF the order to 10 lighters, later
built by Mr. Higgins.
Comparative tests between Hig-
gins and bureau lighters, conducted
at the Norfolk Navy Yard in May,
1912, proved the bureaus design
unsatisfactory, the committee de-
clared. Although 1,1O0 lighters of
bureau design were under contract,
the design was then abandoned and
the entire program switched to the
Higgins design, the report concluded.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Woman Faces |mpoundinl
Of $8,430 Check
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTTNSBURG, w. Va, Mar. 4.
Mrs. Halle M. Lefevre was under a
court order here today to cash an
$8,430.86 claim settlement check or
have payment on the check stopped
by court. The action was brought
by the Aetna Casualty and Surety
Co.
In an order entered by direction
OF Judge D. H. Rodgers yesterday it
was disclosed the check had been
rendered her January and she had
declined to cash it or to give the
company release. Unless Mrs.
Lefevre presents the check to
designated bank within 10 days pay
ment is to be stopped and the money
will be turned into the fund of the
general receiver of the court for her.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Wooden Flying Boat
Abandoned, Kaiser
Contract Cancelled
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The contract with the Kaiser
Hughes Aircraft Corp. for three 400
O00-pound. eight-engined wooden
flying boats has been cancelled, the
Truman Committee reported yester-
day, with the way left open for
negotiation on a metal version OF
the plane.
Elsewhere it was learned that the
firm will be permitted to finish the
one wooden craft which 1t already
has started. The Truman Commit
tee suggested such a step by saying
that consideration should be given
to the desirability of completing a
prototype in wood if it would aid
the metal plane project"
The estimated original cost of
three wooden flying boats was $18,-
600 900. 1t is understood, however
that about $13,0OO,O 900 already has
been spent.
The contract was made between
the company and the Defense Plant
Corp, Government agency, on the
recommendation of the War Pro-
duction Board. Cancellation of the
contract was at the request OF
Chairman Donald Nelson of the
WPB February IL, following an in
vestigation by an engineering board
The WPB concluded, the Truman
report said, that the Kaiser Hughes
plane would be considerably less
efficient" than proved cargo planes
and that its wooden construction
was excessively heavy and unre-
liable" but that the design was
fundamentally sound" and might
be of value to the war effort if car
ried out in metal.
The wooden plane, known as the
HK-l, was conceived with a 800
foot Widespread, a length of 2l8
feet and intended to carry 60 tons
Of cargo at 174 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
) Hurt by Steel Blown
Into Crowd at launching
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Mar. 4.-Three
persons, part of a crowd who wit
messed the launching of the Coast
Guards new isebreaker Mackinaw
were injured at the Toledo Ship
Building Co. yards today, when high
winds blew a section of fabricating
steel into the crowd.
Company officials said the mishap
occurred as the people were leaving
the yards, after the $10,OOOOO0 ice
breaker had been launchd in a driv-
Ing snow storm.
The three victims were identified
as Rodney Anderson, 10, of Madison,
Wis, his sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruth
Anderson, "a, and Paul Bode. %, both
OF Toledo.
Mr.. Anderson received a broken
leg, Mrs. Anderson had back in
1uries, and Mr.. Bode had a head
injury, official said. All were taken
to hospital after being given first
and treatment.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
By the Associated Press.


The Truman committee took sew
eral sharp jabs at the Army and
patted the Navy on the back in a
report yesterday on acquisition of
hotels by the two services to house
personnel.
Army representatives had been
arbitrary and ofhcious," the report
said, but Navy officials conducted
themselves with the fairness and
courtesy that citizens are entitled
to expect from the military"
War Department field workers
were blamed for the Army's criti-
cized practices.
Despite the fact that the general
instructions issued from Washing
ton set up procedures which would
have been fair, the Army negotia-
tions were conducted in manner
which was overbearing and incon-
sistent with fair dealing" the re-
port said.
"The United States Government
should not have resorted to such
tactics" it continued. "Bo doing
so, the Army's representatives have
caused large numbers of people to
believe that they have been mis-
treated by their own Government.
Most of the committees investi-
CATION centered in Florida, but sur
veys also were made in Chicago,
Atlantic City, Kansas City, Mo-, and
other places.
There have been too many
changes of mind concerning the
acquisition of hotels as we'll as
other properties" the report de-
clared. Many hotels have been
acquired ostensibly for long term use
and then turned back or abandoned
after a short time. In some cases
this was done after costly alterations
had been made"
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Soviet Scientists Seen
In Portrait Exhibition

Portraits OF prominent members
OF the Russian Academy Of Sciences
are included In the current exhibi-
ton at the Library of Congress
They show the history and activities
OF society for the last 25 years.
Books by outstanding members O,
the Academy. several of which were
printed In Moscow while the CITY
was under German attack, also are
on display.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Italy
Continued From First Page.)

the initiative and have to fight very
hard to avoid disaster"
The enemy announcement admit
ted heavy blows from Allied all
forces around the beachhead.
At dusk Thursday the Germans
attacked American positions along
the Cisterna- -Montello road. They
were thrown back by heavy artillery
fire and lost three tanks. Around
Carroceto the British smashed back
two strong Nazi patrols testing their
positions. Infiltration attempts in
the Moletta River area were re-
pulsed in the same way.
An Allied headquarter spokesman
disclosed more than $500 prisoners
have been taken by the Allies since
they established the Anzio beach,
head January g. The Allies also
learned that the highly touted Her
mann Goering panzer division and
the 715th Infantry were used by the
Germans In their big attack on the
beachhead last week in addition to
three divisions previously identified.
Streams Reach New Heights.
On the main 5th Army front con-
tinued rains deepened the mud and
brought streams to new food
heights while many mountain parts
OF the 9th Army line remained
snowbound.
On the 9th Army front Polish
and Canadian patrols were active.
Indian forces beat back one small
enemy attack.
Locomotives, railway lines, ship
ping and dock areas and other
communication facilities were the
targets of Allied bombers over
Northern italy and Rome. Spit
fires struck again at trains in Yugo-
slavia and Wellington night bomb
ers bombed lara, Italian port on
the Dalmatian coast, Friday night,
with 2-ton bombs.
Allied headquarters said "as in
previous attacks" Allied airmen
took care not to hit religious and
cultural monuments in Rome
Bomb-strike photographs showed
some 1000 units of rolling stock
were In the target area at hard
hit Littorio yards S miles north
of the center of Rome. At Thur
tina yards two minor explosions
and fires, apparently in a munitions
dump, were observed.