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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Mixed Grill Quick,
Festive Dinner Plan
BY PRUDENCE PENNY

under the broller The VINE and
oil help, too. 10 insure a tne
even browning
For a gala autumn dinner.
have the mixed grill served
from a watercress garnished
platter with glasses OF fine
white table wine.
Wine used in cooking and
served at table adds immeas-
urably To the pleasure of dining
and TO the air of gracious hos
pitaiity. And il is not an ex-
pensive addition 10 the dinner
table. For the wines are avail
able AT prices within reach OF
virtually any budget.
Mixed Grill
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-07
Mixed Grill

4 lamb kidneys
4 inch-thick loin lamb chops
8 small pig sausages
3 fresh mushrooms.
2 tomatoes, cut in slices
2 cup cooking oil
y cup Sauterne. or any white
table wine
Watercress for garnish
Split kidneys in half length
wise and remove the white CEN
ter and the tubes. Soak in cold
sailed water for one hour. Dip
chops. kidneys, saHSagcs, mush-
rooms and tomatoes in mixture
Of cooking oil and white wine.
Season with salt and pepper as
desired. Arrange on broiler
and broil for about IS or 20
minutes, until Drowned 10 de-
sired degree on both sides. Serve
garnished with watercresS.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Montgomery County
Gets S67,545 FWA
Grant for Schools

Federal Works Agency grants
totaling $67,545 to help provide ad-
ditional school facilities in Mont
gomery County have been approved
by President Roosevelt, Maj. Gen.
Philip B. Fleming, FWA administra-
tor, announced yesterday.
The County Board OF Education
received the grants to help pay the
cost Of constructing and equipping
two new five-classroom school build
lngs and one four classroom addition
to an existing school. All Of the
buildings will be one-story in height
and will provide accommodations
for $50 pupils.
One Of the new school buildings
will be erected on the grounds of the
Rockville Elementary School and the
other on the grounds of the Mont
gomery Junior High School. A four
classroom addition will be made to
the Four Corners Elementary School.
Declaring that existing schools in
the three areas are operating at
capacity, Gen. Fleming pointed out
that there has been a sharp increase
in population as a result of war ac-
tivities in and near Washington.
Funds approved for the projects
will be matched by the communi-
ties, it was said. The projects are
among 20 with an estimated con-
struction cost Of 81, ,454, 200 approved
by the President.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

and need guidance In choosing 4
new civilian job.
Some typical examples of Jobs
veterans can be referred to, as sug-
gested by VINO:
CamoufiAge technician-Painter.
paint demofistrator, wallpaper In
spector.
General clerk - General off,ce
clerk, telephone operator, stock
clerk.
Communications chief-Field en-
gineer, radio-news copy man, tele-
graph operator.
Electricians-Electrical inspector.
automotive electrician.
Enlisted Observation-Disclosures
maker, assembler, armorer, gun
smith.
Master gunner-Map craftsman.
weather observer, construction sun
erintendent.
Medical corpsman-First- aid at-
tendant, orderly.
Mess ergeant-Caterer, restaur-
ant manager, shipping clerk.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
| Beans and Ham
| Are Weapons as
| Winchesters Duel
By the Associated Press.


WINCHESTER, Va, June "a
About 800 residents of this Virginia
apple capital" sat down tonight to
a Bostson baked bean dinner pre-
pared by representatives of the Win
chester, Mass. War Bond Commit
tee.
Just for the record, however, ii
wasn't completely Yankee dinner
because the menu included some of
that well-known delicacy-Virginia
ham.
Meanwhile, far beyond the bor-
ders Of the Old Dominion, Susan
Tokus and Jennie May Manuel, two
Virginians noted for their culinary
achievements, served baked ham
and fried chicken to Saturday night
diners in Winchester, Mass.
The whole thing was brought
about when the Winchester, Mass.
War Bond Committee recently ac-
cepted Winchester, Va, challenge
to stage bond selling contest. with
9 Virginia group serving baked
hand and fried chicken for New
Englanders.
9 Wendell Barney, chairman for the
Winchester and Frederick County
Z Bond sale, reported that Win
chester. Va, had pledged over
100000 of its 81 800, 900 quota in
the Fifth War Loan and led the
Northern community 'by comfort
able margin"
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Officer Battles Shark in Vain
ATTEMPT to Save Shipnote

two struggling men and Dilorenzo
volunteered to accompany him.
Dilorenzo reached Gerhardt and
signalled for 1t. Kurta to go to the
aid of the other man. When 1t.
Kurta was within two feet, the ma
chinist's mate screamed, Shark"
Suddenly the shark struck.
He bit mel" the sailor yelled.
1t. Kurta swan to the mans side,
gave him a lifebelt and started to
tow him.
The shark rushed between the
men and tore the sailor from the
officers grasp.
"All I could see was tail flashing
in the water" 1t. Kurta said. In
desperation I grabbed hold of the
tail fin and began pulling. That
was when I ripped open and
lacerated my left thumb"
The shark finally released its
prey.
The officer managed to get be-
hind him and support him.
While the shark warily circled the
two men, 1t. Kurta tried to man
euver closer to the ship. Suddenly
the machinist's mate was wrenched
from his grasp and was not seen
again.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Additional Import Permits
Issued for Mexican LIQUOR
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The War Production Board an
nounced yesterday it has issued
permits allowing importation of an
additional 325,000 proof gallons OF
Mexican gin, rum and other bever-
age cane spirits.
The action was taken under
WPB'c recent IS per cent increase
OF 1914 import quotas.
4 All but 10000 gallons of Mexicos s
1914 quota of 1900, 900 proof gallons
had been taken up by importers
before WPB's restrictions on i'm
ports were imposed on March Is
When the order became effective
many importers had commitments
they were unable to fulfill.
This situation will be relieved to
the full extent in the cases of all
importers who have submitted sat-
isfactory documentary evidence OF
their commitments, WPB said.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
VINO to Help 81 Joes Use Army
Experience in Civilian Jobs
By the Associated Pres,

by the Associated Press.
The War Manpower Commission
is planning to use G. I. Joe's Army
experience to At him into q civilian
job.
To that end it has compiled q
list of 10000 civilian jobs in which
returning Army veterans may utilize
specialized training received in the
service.
A new 500-page volume soon to
be placed in United States employ
ment offices contains q series OF
Job families" each listing numer-
GUS civilian positions related to mill
tary specialties.
One OF, the factors influencing the
preparation of the aids" War Man
power Commissioner Paul v. Nc
Mutt said, was that many men were
inducted Immediately out of high
school and had no specific occupa-
tional training or experience to fit
them for civilian work. Other vet
erans, he said, have no desire to re-
turn to their prewar occupations
Evening star., 1944-06-25
II Southern Firms Admit
SAC, 900 Wage Violations
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, June "A. - Findings
totaling more than $4,000 have
been made by the Fourth Regional
War Labor Board against 81 firms
in the Southeastern States who
have agreed to facts surrounding
violation of the Wage Sterilization
Act and have waived formal hear
ings, Chairman M. T. Van Hecke
announced today.
Mr.. Van Hecke said that under
War Labor Board procedure when
viofators of the act agree to facts
surrounding the violations show
mitigating circumstances and show
that they are now conforming to
the law, the board is empowered to
recommend to the commissioner of
internal revenue and other gov
ernmental agencies that only a
portion of the total violation be
treated as a penalty.
The list of findings included the
following firms: w. T. Grant Co.,
Richmond, Va, $l,705.45; Colonial
Village Bowling Allies, Arlington,
Va, $250.38; Cross Laundry Co.,
MartinSville, Va, $243.50,
Evening star., 1944-06-25
BY the Associated Press.


ABOARD A COAST GUARD
VESSEL IN CARIBBEAN, June "A.
"A Coast Guard officer waged an
incredible barehanded battle against
tiger shark in a vain attempt to
save shipmate washed overheard
from this antisubmarine patrol ship.
Blood from the wounds of the
doomed machinists mate dyed the
sea about him as 1t. q. g. Stanley
B. Kurta, Brooklyn, N. Y, grabbed
the tail of the shark and kicked and
gouged until the thrashing man
killer released it's victim.
The story was revealed today in
an official report which led Rear
Admiral H. G. Train, commander of
the Panama Sea Frontier, to recon-
mend that the Navy and Marine
Corps Medal be awarded 1t. Kurta
and to Seaman Edmund Dilorenzo.
Philadelphia.
The machinists mate, whose
name was not made public but who
also lived In Brooklyn, and Machin-
lists Mate Harold G. Gerhardt of
New Orleans, were swept from the
deck by q wave.
1t. Kurta decided to swim to the
Evening star., 1944-06-25
New Peruvian Envoy
Pleased 10 Return Here
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, June 24.-Assump-
tlon OF his new post as Peruvian
Ambassador to the United States
will seem like coming home, Pedro
Beltran said today on his arrival
here by Clipper.
i have been associated with the
Embassy in Washington for the past
f1ve years and I feel most at home
In this country now" he said.
He will head the Peruvian delega-
ton to the monetary conference
scheduled for July l at Breton
Woods, N. H.. after a brief STOP
over in Washington.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
z Liberty Ships Named
For Yale NotabIes Sunk

BY the Associated Press.
Liberty ships named for two noted
figures In the history of Yale Uni
versity. Elihu Yale and Walter
Camp. have been lost through
enemy action, the War Shipping
Administration reported yesterday.
Five persons were missing after
the bombing Of the Elihu Yale.
British philanthropist for whom the
university was named. The ship
was lost of the Anzio beachhead
during preparations for the 5th
Army's drive on Rome, VISA said.
The Walter Camp, named for the
famous Yale football coach, was
torpedoed in the Arabian Sea
without loss of life.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
| Louisiana Seeks
Part of $4,000
Left in Taxi
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. June 24.-Louisiana
is the latest claimant to share in
the much-sought s27 200 wad of bills
left in taxicab last week and cur
rently held by police.
Police have refused to turn the
money over to Frank Costello, self
styled slot machine operator. who
says it is his. OH the grounds that
he has not proved he obtained /.
legally.
Today the United States Mar
shal's office presented Louisiana's
formal demand for $23, SOL SO, which
1t claims Is owed the States Eastern
District by Costello and his wife in
unpaid taxes and commissions.
The marshal's levy also demanded
that the entire amount be turned
over as partial satisfaction" Of
total government claims against
Costello amounting to 433,71l.45.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

cine degree; Vernon Bennett Link,
Bethesda Station. United States
Public Health Service, master of
public health; Frederick Monroe
Mckinney. 311 Rock Greek Church
road NV, bachelor of science in
pharmacy: Constantinos Emmanuel
Stamatakis. 1905 Jonquil street
NV. bachelor of science in engi-
neering; Shulamity Zelda Atkin,
1921 Thirteenth street NV, bache-
lor of arts, and Dorothy Anne Dar-
nall, 1886 Brandywine street NV,
bachelor Of arts.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
5 Ships Can't Join Convoy
For Lack Of Licensed Crews
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-Five
merchant ships, loaded with wal
cargo, lie idle here, unable to make
their convoy rendezvous. because OF
the critical shortage of licensed off,
GERS and able seamen.
That announcement came today
from the War Shipping Admins
tration which declared "the much
dreaded and long anticipated ship
ping tie-up is slowly paralyzing the
movement of war cargoes overseas ~
Andrew G. Wilson, VISA recruit
ment oficiai, said the reserve of
skilled seamen has been drained dry
by the recent unexpected increase
Evening star., 1944-06-25
UNIV Autonomy Session
Ruled InvoIid by Lewis
; the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June a.
Hugh White, acting president of
Illinois District IL, United Mine
Workers, said today International
President John L. Lewis has notified
all UNIV locals an unrecognized
autonomy meeting called for July 2
in Cincinnati, Ohio, "is not a valid
nor a legal meeting"
District officers previously had
issued such declarations.
The Cincinnati meeting was called
by Ray Edmundson, former District
IL president, and group of miners
seeking the right of self government
in UNIV districts not now having
autonomy.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
School Radio Equipment
Will Be Standardized
i3y the Associated PYess.

.
The ONCE of education yesterday
called conference OF radio manu-
facturers and radio education spe-
cialists in Cleveland tomorrow ana
Tuesday TO Ak standards for radio
equipment to be used for school and
college training after the war.
John w. Studebaker. commissioner
OF education. said Cleveland was
chosen for the meeting because OF
the extensive experience which
Cleveland schools have had In the
use OF radio as an educational aid.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Bord Takes Oath as New
Navy Undersecretury
5y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
3 Ralph A. Bard was sworn in yes
terday as Undersecretary of the
Navy. The oath was administered
by Rear Admiral Thomas L. Catch
Judge Advocate General, at cere-
monies in the Office of Secretary
Forrestal.
Mr.. Bard has been Assistant Sec
fetary of the Navy since 194l,
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Of merchant shipping and the open
ing Of the second front In France.
only one immediate solution Is
possible now" Mr.. Wilson said, land
that is for the hundreds Of men
who now hold seamens papers and
who are working ashore, to give up
their shore jobs and volunteer to
return to sea at once"
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Birmingham City Hall
Fire Loss Is $15O,OOO
BY the Associated Press

by lIIe AsSOClAteu PTesS.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June "a
Damage estimated by Fire Chief All
M. Brown at s150,000 was caused by
fire which broke out in Birming-
hams city hall shortly before last
midnight.
The fire was brought under con-
troll early today after it had burned
out the top story of the four-story
building.
Chief Brown said the fire orig
mated in closet near the ele-
vator shaft and was caused by
spontaneous combustion"
Evening star., 1944-06-25

ter,s annual meeting and dinner In
the Mayfiower Hotel. More than
500 persons attended.
MES. A. p. Gentry was chosen
vice president, Charles E. Jones,
secretary; Miss Edith Cross, treas
urer, and Harry Jeavons, Annabelle
Totten and G. g. Coleman members
OF the Executive Committee.
Entertainment consisted OF q
concert by the Telephone Glee Club,
directed by Robert Davidson, fol-
lowed by dancing.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Michigan U. Exercises
List Six From D. G. Area

Six persons from the Metropolitan
Area were among $50 students par
ticipating in the University of
Michigan's centennial commence
ment exercises yesterday in Ann
Arbor, Mich. They are:
Francis A. Barrett, jr., 928 Dor
chester House, 2480 Sixteenth street
NV, candidate for doctor of medi-
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Wurster Gets M. |. T. Post

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June "a lAo
William w. Wurster, noted Cali
fornia architect. has been appointed
dean OF the School of Architecture
of Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology. He will succeed Walter r.
MacCornack, who will retire July l.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Weather Report

District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia-Mostly sunny and
little cooler, with diminishing winds
this afternoon. Tomorrow, fair and
warmer.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
slightly muddy at Great Falls.
Report Until 10 PM. Saturday.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

God grants liberty to those who
love It and are always ready to
guard 1t and defend it.'-Daniel
Webster. Buy War Bonds-Fif.h
War Loan.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
John M. Waters Heads
Phone Pioneers Chapter

John M. Waters was elected
president of the Alexander Graham
Bell Chapter, Telephone Pioneers
Of America, last night at the chap
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Record Until 10 PM. Saturday.
Highest. so. 2:40 pm. Yesterday year
ago, 90
Lowest, 20, 2:45 am. Yesterday year
ago, 20.
Record Temperatures This Year,
Highest. es, on June 49,
Lowest, II, on January 9.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED By United States Coast
and Geodetic Suryeyt
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Rises. Sets
sun, today 5:43 sam. S:3S m.
sun. tomorrow 5:43 am. S:3S . m
Moon, todsy ---- 1917 pm 1900 p m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-han hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1944-06-25
2o-PIECE STARTER SET

CHOICE o. 100 Patterns
"A starter set that will make bacon and-eggs look CLAM
orous and vegetable dish tantalizing Two choice
patterns Morning Glory and Jonquil, with the bright
flowers resting gracefully ivory pottery And
they are there to stay because they applied under
the glaze. Wash them and scrub them, they'll never
fade or rub OFF! Shenandoah dnnerware is everlast-
ingly lovely Open stock -
Kanns-Thrd Floor.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

The San and Moon,
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Report Until 10 PM. Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26

Buy War Bonds and stamps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26
WORLD WAR U 4 YEAR AGO
 MAY 26, l043
lBy United Press)

British RAF blasts ipiand port of Dusseldorf night of May 25; about 500 British and Canadian planes took part in raiai 27 bombeFs fail to return.
 Almost 600 U. S, bOmbers and AghteFs continue raid on Sardinia, Sicily and PantelleFia,
 In the Aleutians, U, s, troops clear 0Ht the first of three poe keGs Into which Japanese have been herded in Attu,
 Joseph Y. Davies e0nfeFs with Premier Joseph stalin ct the KremIin, in Russia.
 On Russian front, Soviet troops stop German attempt to advance along the Lover Kuban, in the Caucasus.
 Greek 0eVeFBment-in-eNile re. ports seizure ef . fleet of small AKis vessels by Greek ''aea gueT. Fillss" iB the Aegean Sea.
Evening star., 1944-06-22

opera or to ballet concerts by dis
tlnguished Leningrad companies, or
poke through bookstores, which are
overf1owing compared to those in
Moscow.
Winter Palace Windowless.
In the morning, you set out in
column of jeeps. past the Winter
Palace, which has hardly single
pane of glass in all its multitudinous
windows, past the damaged her
mitage across the Neva River, past
the Fortress of Peter and Paul and
cut along a suburban road which
has every appearance of normalcy
The villages have been inhabited
all along. Streetcars now serve them
regularly. Summer homes for young
sters are operating. Fields are culti-
waited to the last square inch.
The procession travels along
through sandy rolling country in the
warm summer air, freshened by the
recent rain and the proximity of the
Finnish Gulf.
Then suddenly you are at war
again. Torn wire lines, blasted for
ests and trenches mark the initial
Finnish positions.
The Astoria Hotel has thought
fully provided basket of cheese,
Evening star., 1944-06-22
sOn the Other Hand
House Merchant Marine Committee
Praised for Planning Peacetime Shipping

8.018,000 deadweight tons, built in
1912. and 1.949 ships. totaling 49,
$4,000 tons. built in 1943. The rate
of production in 1943 was five ships
a day. The rate this year is the
same.
Without these ships and the 140,-
900 trained seamen who man them,
we would not have an Army of mil
lions overseas, completely equipped
and supplied; without this achieve
ment of American shipyards and
merchant marine, our Allies could
scarcely have held out. 1t has been
the greatest shipbuilding and ship
operating job in all history.
Chairman Bland ara his commit
tee now are thinking about the fu-
ture, the problem of what to do with
our ships and our seamen when the
war is over. They have ideas of
their own and are listening to all
corners. There is significance in the
fact that nobody has come forward
with a proposal to junk the ships,
as was done in the years following
the last war. Instead, there seems
to be general determination that
the United States shall continue to
have a great merchant fleet, one
equal to our needs,
Evening star., 1944-06-22
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. How many persons of Ice
landic birth are there in the United
States?-J. N. L.
A. The 1910 census showed that
there were 2,104 persons in the
United States who had been born
in Iceland.
@. Do the Latin American coun-
tries constitute the largest export
market of the United States?-
M. I. L.
A. They do not. Latin America
is approximately one-third of the
total export market for American
goods.
@. Who is the author of the say
ing, 20 Lord-if there is Lord;
save my soul-if I have a soul"?--
C. F. w.
A. This saying is credited to
Renan.
@. Who was Tekawitha?-L. L. d,
A. Tekawitha was Mohawk girl
converted to Christianity. She is
called the Lily of the Mohawks.
@. How does one become a men,
ber of the International Mark Twain
Society?-E. L. H.
A. Regular membership is open
to all. Honorary membership Is
conferred only upon those who have
distinguished themselves in some
field OF human endeavor.
@. May a soldier overseas marry
without permission from his COM
manding officer?-M. I. E.
A. An enlisted man in the Army
must have permission from his COM
manding officer to marry while over
seas.
@. Did George Pope Morris have
any particular tree In mind when he
wrote "Woodman Spare That Tree?
IS. *.
A. The tree about which this
poem was written was an oak in
st. Pauls churchyard In New York.
@. When did q British Army
first land in India?-W. L. D.
A. The first British regiment to
land in India was the 39th Foot,
later the 1st Battalion Of the Dor
setshire Regiment, which arrived in
Madras in 1754 and adopted the title
of "Primus in Indis."
@. When was the first railroad
built in China? Is 1t still function
ing?-N. L. G.
A. The first railroad in China
was a 21a -RT. gauge line miles
in length extending from Shanghai
to Woosung. The first rails were
laid January 20, 1876. Due to the
suicide of a Chinese soldier on the
railroad all operations were sus.
pended from August % to December
/, 1876. Tue railroad was sold tt
the provincial government, where
upon the rails and roadbed were
torn up, buildings were razed ant
all material shipped to Formosa
where it ru 81 away on a beach.