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Evening star., 1944-01-07
Ever r-Growing Navy
Planned through AT,
Owl Report Reveals
By the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
The greatest sea-and-sky feet In
the world has plans to go on ex-
panding through 1947, 1t was dis
closed last night shortly after a TOP
Navy official called for postwar
maintenance of the Navy as a guar.
antor Of world peace.
The ONCE of War Information
reported that the Navy's construc-
ton plans call for the building Of
more than 500 combat ships In the
three years 1945 through 1o47 and
In the same period about 400 patrol
and mine craft, more than 600 aux
iliary vessels and 10000 landing
craft.
For reasons Of military security
the 1914 program was not detailed,
but it was said that naval ship con-
Struction alone will total $1,000 ,OOO,-
600. according to present schedules,
81 500, ,000,0 900 more than in 1943.
The disclosures followed an ad-
dress in New York by Undersecre-
tary of the Navy Forrestal in which
he declared
Far into the future our own ma
tional security must have as its first
foundation the maintenance of the
great sea and air power which the
United States is now in process of
building"
He said that 1943 had seen the
construction of 100000 tons Of
combat ships, including IS aircraft
carriers and 1857 combatant
planes, making of the Navy "the
greatest sea and air striking power
in the world"
The carriers were six 27,OOO-ton-
ners of the Essex type, nine OF the
l0,000-ton converted-cruiser type
and so escort carriers, which are
smaller ships and have been used to
hunt submarines in the Atlantic.
Taking up where Mr.. Forrestal
left off, Owl included in a report
on general munitions cutback a re-
view of Navy plans which showed
that ship construction plans have
been projected ahead through 1947.
Aircraft plans go through 1945.
The Navy's 1914 cutbacks were
mainly shifts from defensive to Of
fensive weapons. as illustrated In a
switch from destroyer-escorts to in
casion craft.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Mrs. Luce Criticizes
Roosevelt Policies
By the Associated Press,

~ ehc 1ooOSidScu EIcok.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.-Repre-
sentative Luce, Republican, of Con-
necticut last night characterized the
Roosevelt Administration as "the
tragic era, the bloody and de-
pressed era of American failure and
Illustration"
Opening a Nationwide speaking
tour, Mrs. Luce told a Republican
rally:
History will record that at a
time when this America of ours
was the greatest and strongest and
richest Of the worlds nations,
there nevertheless was allowed to
come upon us the costliest and
oloodiest war in all history.
AT home and abroad, the years
OF Roosevelt were years of hun1ili-
ating failure, failures which rivers
.of blood-American blood-are now
seeking to redeem for u.s."
The Republican party was termed
by Mrs. Luce as being Historically
the party of the pacific"
wendell Willkie has spoken CO.
gently and eloquently of the vast
reservoir of good will which has
been stored up abroad, especially In
Asia, for America" she added.
1T was not stored up there by
Henry Wallace's kind of interna-
tional handouts, nor Rooseveltian
promises of impossible -to-fill free
doms. 1t was stored up by realistic
and idealistic Republican statesmen
at the turn of the century"
Earlier Mrs. Luce told a press
conference she has no plans to
stump expressly for Mr.. Willkie, but
would support the Republican con-
vention's nominee, whoever he
NAV he
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Bryson Back, Takes
Charge Of Campaign
For Prohibition
By the Associated Press.

Representative Bryson, 50-year-
old South Carolina Democrat who
describes himself as personal but
not fanatical dry" has returned
to Washington to take charge Of a
drive in Congress for national war
time prohibition.
While arranging for a hearing
next Thursday on his bill to out
law intoxicants, Mr.. Bryson said yes
terday he hoped to find out about
the $l0,000,000 fund we are supposed
to have for lobbying on behalf of
the bill"
Reference to such a fund was
made Wednesday by Representative
Celler, Democrat, of New York, in a
blast against prohibition forces.
Mr.. Celler said 1t had been "bruited
about" that "the drys . . are back
with bankroll of $4,000, 900 for
lobbying"
That's the first time I have heard
OF the existence of such fund.-" Mr..
Bryson commented in an interview.
Il thought there was lot of money
around, but thought it was on the
other side in this fight"
Mr.. Bryson said he felt certain,
after talking with colleagues, that
his legislation would win approval
by the Judiciary Committee and
would be passed by Congress. In
this prediction. he ran counter to
the private views of several Judiciary
committeeman who are on the six
man subcommittee that will decide
first on the measure.
Pointing to stacks OF petitions
piled in his Office, Mr.. Bryson said
he estimated that at least 10000
persons have requested passage of
the legislation, which would prohibit
traffic in any beverage stronger than
one-half of per cent alcohol by
volume.
II believe that drinking is causing
much absenteeism in war industries" !"
he declared. Week end drinking is
responsible for the Monday morning
hangovers that slow down produc-
ton. The only way we can stop 1t Is
to stop the source"
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Nebraska COP Leader
Starts GriswoId Boom
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
GRAND ISLAND. Nebr., Jan. T.
Ira Beynon, Lincoln attorney who
had sought election on grounds he
would work to obtain a place on the
1914 Republican national ticket for
Gov. Griswold of Nebraska, yester-
day was elected Republican national
committeeman, succeeding G. E.
(Bert) Carpenter Of Omaha.
The Republican State Central
Committee first voted 49 for Mr.
Beynon, 80 for Charles Reed Of
Omaha and two for Chris Abbott,
Hyannis Rancher. Mr.. Reed then
moved election of Mr.. Beynon be
made unanimous.
Mr.. Beynon announced he would
take the field Immediately to see
what can be done to further the
chances of putting Gov. Griswold's
name on the 1914 Republican ma
tional ticket"
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Arnold Sees Bombing Put
On 24-Hours-a-Day Basis
By the Associated pro..

BY the Associated Press,
FORT WORTH, Tex, Jan. T.
Berlin has been three -fourths de-
stroyed "and we haven't called off
the dogs yet,' said Army Air Forces
Chief Gen. Henry H. Arnold, in an
interview here last night.
The Germans know they've got
to stop us or they've lost the war"
he said. They've tried the ortho-
dox methods and they're springing
something new all the time. So
far we've been lucky enough to out
guess them"
He added: with our bombers
increasing in number every day, and
in conjunction with the RAF, we
expect to give Germany 24-hour
bombing service from 800 degrees
If our bombers keep going into Ger
many, it won't take long. There
won't be much fight left when the
time for invasion comes"
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Hecht Co. Establishes
Pension, Annuity Plan
For 1900 Workers

Four thousand employees of the
Hecht Co. in Washington, Baltimore
and New York have been placed
under pension and annuity plan,
officials of the department store
firm announced today.
A fund of $3.50 900 was established
by the company to make the plan
operative retroactively to January
%, 1943. The pension program will
be administered in two separate
phases-a security program in
which virtually all regular employees
participate and an annuity and
profit-sharing plan" which is avail
able to employees earning more than
5000 year.
Details Of the program were an
nounced In statement issued by
Moses S. Hecht, chairman of the
board; Alexander Hecht, president,
and Charles B. Dulcan, ST., vice
president and general manager of
the Hecht Co.
Stress Need of Security.
Personal security and peace of
mind" the statement said, "are vital
to loyal and efficient service, espe-
cially when there is tangible assur-
ance of well-earned retirement.
The program will assist our en-
ployes in dealing with the economic
problems of the coming years and
Will help the company to plan for
the future"
Under the program, the retirement
age for men begins at 65 and for
women at 60. All contributions
for the pension plan will be made
by the company. The benefits will
approximate the amount each en-
ploye will receive under the Fed
eral Social Security program. In
the case Of women who retire before
they are eligible for the Federal
payments, the Hecht Co. will add
to the pension payments an amount
equal to the prospective Federal
benefits until the employe is IS years
old.
Payment Plan Outlined.
Benefits are to be paid at the
rate of l per cent for each year of
employment, not to exceed 20 per
cent, based on the average annual
earnings during the five years pre-
ceding retirement. A man who has
reached the age of 65, has worked
Tor the company for 20 years or more
and who, during the five years be-
fore he retired, had an income
averaging $2,400, will receive s480
year, at the rate OF $40 a month,
for the remainder of his life.
The annuity and profit sharing
plan" is to provide retirement in
come and death benefits for en-
ployes Of the Hecht Co. averaging
more than $1,000 annually to sup
plement their benefits under the
pension plan and Federal Social
Security. This plan will be operated
through life insurance companies
and both the company and the en-
ployes who choose to participate will
make payments.
The retirement program will be
administered by a trustee and by a
Retirement Plans Committee
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Reynolds Predicts Move
To Force Labor-Draf Vote
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Chairman Reynolds today pre-
dicted efforts would be made soon to
dislodge the Austin -Ainsworth labor
draft bill from the Senate Military
Committee, but declared:
I'll never vote for any bill that
would enslave the American people. "
The North Carolinian, just back
from vacation trip to Florida, said
he would prefer "a straightout strike
ban" to the Austin n-Ainsworth meas
ure, which would make men from 18
to IS and women from 10 to SO
eligible for compulsory national
service during wartime.
The legislation has been. stalled
h the committee for IL months.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Chandler Urges U. S.
To Keep Pacific Isles
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7-Senator
Chandler, Democrat, of Kentucky
says this country should retain all
inundated Pacific islands after the
war.
1--WE are taking those islands now
at the cost of many American lives"
he told the Democratic Luncheon
Club yesterday, land it would be
absolute cruelty to give them up
after the war only to be forced to
retake them with further loss Of
lives at another date"
Now visiting his family here, Sen.
ator Chandler will leave next week
for Washington.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Nozi Coptives Present Odd
Spectucles to Yunks in ItuIy

italy fighting without a helmet
His head was too big, he explained.
He had been rejected several times
on account of 1t, but more recently
was conscripted. Manpower short
age in the Reich?
From a North African hospital
Sergt. John w. Palmer, Flat, Tex,
was convalescing with a fractured
arm when he learned his division,
the seth, was put on the alert for
combat. X-rays taken the next day
showed his arm had healed mirac-
ulously, and he was permitted to
leave for active duty. The doctors
didn't know then that he had
switched bandages from the injured
arm to the good one just before the
examination 30 he could Join his
lighting buddies.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Miomi Unit Appointed
To Beck Byrd in IA
BY the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. John u.
Barr. New Orleans rope manufac-
turer, appointed a Byrd-for Presi-
dent Committee during a visit here
yesterday.
Mr.. Barr reported that he is
directing drive which he said
would make Senator Byrd of Vr-
ginia the candidate of Southern
anti-New Deal Democrats.
g. M. McNutt, Miami attorney,
was named chairman of the COM
mittee. He said one of seven other
members was County Commissioner
Charles H. Crandon.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Influenza Deaths Mount
Fifth Consecutive Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY Int ASSUCIHVtu FTtSS,
Deaths attributed largely to the
influenza epidemic increased for the
fifth consecutive week in the seven
day period ended January l, with
the Nations death rate jumping to
504 per cent above the three-year
average for the week.
That was reported today by the
Census Bureau on the basis of in
formation from SO major cities The
mortality rate for the week was 1872
per cent above that for the preced-
ing week.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Prince Georges Group
Pushes Peace Cross
FIood-ControI Plan

The Prince Georges County Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations to-
day pushed plans to enlist the coun-
tvs representatives in Congress in
the Federation's attempt to have the
Federal Government start flood con-
troll work Immediately at the Peace
Cross in Bladensburg.
In resolution adopted unani-
mously at its meeting last night in
the County Service Building, Hyatts-
vile, the Federation demanded i'm
mediate action by the Government.
Fred w. Cast, treasurer of the
Federation, who is a Treasury De-
partment engineer, said the only
solution to the problem is to raise
the roads around the Peace Cross
approximately feet. He estimated
that this would cost about $50, 900.
He charged that "short-sighted-
ness" by Army engineers has been
the principal obstacle to the project,
adding that the work has been on
the approval list of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress for
several years.
Levee Plan Shelved.
In 1888, he recalled, when water
was 6 feet deep around the Peace
Cross, the War Department pro-
posed the construction of levees
along the Eastern Branch of the
Potomac, but the cost was deemed
too high.
Mr.. Cast pointed out that the area
is 2 feet below the top of the sea-
wall in Potomac Park and that dur
ing heavy rains water backs up to
flood Bladensburg. He added that
10 per cent of flood conditions at the
Peace Cross is caused by water
coming down from the Eastern
Branch and that the remaining 30
per cent is caused by high tide in
the Potomac River.
Declaring that the war has made
it imperative" that flood control
work be started now, Luis Granados
pointed out that any military con-
voy coming to Washington via De-
fense highway during heavy rain
would be unable to get through be-
cause of food conditions at Blad-
ensburg.
Dangers Stressed.
"What If we had an afraid or an
invasion at such a time?" Mr.. Gra-
nados asked. "Our military effort
here would be tremendously handi-
capped by the inability of military
vehicles to get through Bladens-
burg, If 1t was flooded"
The federation said letters would
be sent to Representative Sasscer
and Senators Tydings and Radcliffe
urging them to support the fedora
ton in it's stand.
The group also requested the
county commissioners to make the
5000 county bonus now being given
teachers permanent part of their
basic salaries. The commissioners
also were asked to extend such ac-
ton to all county employees.
All officers of the federation were
reelected with the exception Of
William G.. Copley, vice president,
who was succeeded by G. I.
The other officers are
Walker F. Mulligan, president; Mrs.
Genevieve Stewart, secretary, and
Mr.. Cast, treasurer.
Frank Fierstein, member OF the
Board Of Directors of the Prince
Georges General Hospital at Chever-
ly, invited the federation to inspect
the hospital at 4 pm. January i6.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Something more than maps. cold
statistics and involved plans trickles
into the War Departments nerve
center from the fighting fronts, as
witness today-a typical one:
From the 5th Army in Italy
The 36th Division has captured
Germans who. bv wearing winter
coats, tipped off that they had only
recently been on the Russian front.
Another prisoner. who was clad in
summer duds, said he had asked
for winter uniform, but was told
by his Nazi superiors that If he
hadn't received one up to this time
he wouldn't get one. Are they run
ming out?
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Evening star., 1944-01-07
Father of II Goes
In Army; Family to
Get $3.50 a Month
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Jan.
Ernest Preston Church of
Keystone, 37-year-old father of
IL children, was inducted into
the Army yesterday-but he's
not worried about the family
finances.
His dependency allotment will
be $3.50 a month. He's afraid,
though, that his wife and chill
dren. who range in age from 4
months to Is years, may have
a little trouble taking care of
their Mcdowell County farm.
Mr.. Church was employed by a
coal company.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Mrs. John Currudine
And Husband Separate
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan Mrs. John
Carradine, artists model, said last
night she and the tall character
actor have separated and that he
plans to seek a divorce shortly.
They were married in 1896 and have
two children.
Evening star., 1944-01-07

One German was captured IN
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-03
DIARIES Of COUNTY
LEAD PRODUCTION
Yellowstone Association Had
1913 Pounds Butterfat Per
Cow During March

The Yellowstone County Dairy
Herd Improvement association top
ped all associations in the state for
production during the month of
March with an average of 1913
pounds of butterfat per COW and
767 pounds of milk, according to
j. o. T~retsven, extension dairy
specialist at Montana State College,
Bozeman.
In second place for the month was
the Fergus county association with
an average of 27.3 pounds of butter
fat per cow, and ranking third was
the Madison and jefferson counties
association with an average of 1884
pounds of butterfat.
Tretsven's report also shows that
association members in the state
culled a total of II low producing
cows from their herds.
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-03

Trees recently planted and now
growing in a city park at the cor
ner of First street and Colorado
avenue will be dedicated at 1880
p. m. on Arbor day, May 9, as
memorials to all Laurel men and
women in the service of their coun-
try. The announcement was made
this week by the Laurel Garden
club, an organization aiding the de-
velopment of the park.
An invitation to the public and
service personnel in particular is
cordially extended by the club.
A program tentatively arranged
includes the following:
Mistress of ceremony, Mrs. j.. R..
Heebner, president of the Laurel
Garden club.
Presentation of the flag and
of allegiance, conducted by
Laurel Boy Scout troop.
Invocation by Rev. NJ. j. WilsOX.
Greetings from Mayor Peter D..
Address by Supt. Fred w. Graft
If Laurel city schools.
Music, america the Beautiful"
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-03
MEXICAN NATIONALS
COMING SOON FROM
SOUTHERN REPUBLIC.
Assign 2,750 To Montana For
Work In Producing Sugar
Beet Crop Says Officer

Denver, May 3.-The "big Par
ade" of Mexican nationals to farms
of the i-ntermountain region is under
way. Train schedules have been SET
for bringing in 10000 in May alone,
of which the first shipments will ar
rive in Denver about May 10.
Contracts for May shipments
were signed April 26 by the labor
division of the wal food administra-
ton and A. w. Skuderna, president
of the Intermountain Agricultural
Improvement association, represent
ing sugar beet professors.
C. F. Spaulding, manager of the
association, said that train sched-
ules had been set for bringing g.
900 workers in May to Colorado,
$50 to Wyoming, 2,750 to Montana,
1900 to Nebraska, 300 to South Da-
kota, 600 to North Dakota and l.
900 to Minnesota.
The first Colorado shipment will
arrive in Denver May 10, with ad-
ditional trains every two or three
days thereafter, Spaulding said.
Each train will bring about $50
selected agricultural workers.
A vanguard of 400 passed through
Denver last week en- route to the
Big Horn Basin of Wyoming and
other northern points. Farmers
who saw them expressed gratifica-
ton on the excellent type of farm
labor they represented.
The movement of the workers
from Mexico City is being carefully
timed with progress of sugar beets
and other crops so that they will
be on the job when and where
needed.
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-03
Assistance Given In
Sending Paper To Men
and Girls In Service

The following voluntary contri-
buttons have been received by the
Outlook during the past week as
assistance in sending the paper to
the boys and girls in service:
Laurel Commercial Club $50,
Edna Tesch, Billings, 50, Mrs. Stella
Knack-Peat, Seattle, 81, Mrs. Gene
DeFrance 50, Mr.. and Mrs. N. j.
Tintinger 81, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Nicholas 50, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ.
Fry, Park City, 50, Mrs. Nellie
Sheets, Silesia, 81, Mrs. Geo. L.
Frank 81, Mrs. Phillip Benin 81,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Moon So, Joe
Wagner, Park City, So, S. T. Flood,
Park City, 81, Mrs. Ella Weipert 81,
Mrs. H. L. Richardson 50, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Teeters $3.50.
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-03
ALL TRAVEL MODES
NEEDED HERE WHEN
THE INVASION STARTS
Nations Transport Facilities
Will Be Used For Casualties
Returning From Front

"This is invasion year," Col. j
Monroe Johnson, director of the Of
flee of defense transportation, en-
phasized Wednesday in pointing to
the vital necessity of having the
transportation facilities of the ma
ton clear of any unnecessary ira rel.
LET me make the facts clear"
Colonel Johnson said in urging that
all unessential travel be eliminated.
"We don't know when OF where the
invasion will be, but we do know
that our men will be assaulting the
strongest defenses that German mil
itary ability can devise.
"When the landing barges nose
onto the shores of Europe, and our
men fight through the enemy de-
lenses, the casualties must be i'm
mediately evacuated and dispatched
to America. There will be no room
or safety for the disabled on the
strife-torn beach heads.
"When the wounded arrive in hos
pital ships, and requirements and
reinforcements are being rushed to
our ports, every facility of the ma
ton must and will be Immediately
available.
"The transportation system must
he free to respond to any demands
that the occasion may make upon
it," Colonel Johnson said. "Any UNI
essential traveller who gets caught
in the invasion traffic will have
only himself to blame if he is in
definitely stranded, or finds his
Pullman reservations summarily can
or finds passenger schedules
temporarily disrupted and ~intercity
buses completely swamped."
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-03
REDUCED USE OF BAGS
ONE WAY TO SAVE PAPER

Montana's 159,977 housewives
could conserve enough paper daily
to make 1888 containers for rs
nm. shells by saving one paper bag
a day, according to an announce
ment by Howard Coonley, director
of the conservation division of the
war production board. The daily
paper saving would amount to Is,
998 pounds.
Paper conservation also releases
supplies for ammunition and food
boxes, practice bombs, bomb bands,
blood plasma cartons, protection for
ambulances in shipment, camouflage
materials and many other items.
More than ten times as much ton
mage of munitions, food and mater
ials is being shipped overseas in this
war as in 1917-1918.
"The paper shortage is creating
a critical scarcity of bags in gro
Gerry Stores" Coonley explained. $50
far during the emergency, bags
have been available because of in
ventories and the elimination of
variety bags, but in future the
stores will have to depend entirely
on reduced production and buyers
cooperation"