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Evening star., 1944-04-17
38 Killed, 800 Injured
By Tornado in Georgia
And South Carolina
By the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, April 17.-Weary
rescue workers, digging into the
. wreckage left by a tornado that
roared over a 100-mile strip in
Northeastern Georgia and West
ern South Carolina early yester-
day. fixed the death toll today
at 38. with more than 800 per-
sons injured.
Twenty-one deaths were reported
in Georgia, IL in the Royston area
and 9 in the Nuburg community of
Hart County, Seventeen persons
were killed in South Carolina.
American Red Cross representa-
tives said at least lat homes were
destroyed and 103 damaged.
Striking around midnight, the
storm was likened by many as a
gigantic, eath-dealing ball which
bounded from one community to
another, leaving untouched spaces
between. Others said it "roared
like an express train" and was &C.
companied by heavy rain and elec-
trical display.
Gainesville Area Hit First.
The first area hit was in the
vicinity of Gainesville, Ga, where
In 1896 a tornado killed 1873 persons
and injured more than 200 The
storm then rushed on into South
Carolina, striking at least seven
places with death and destruction of
property.
Residents of Royston, town of
l400, where II were killed, said
the storm dipped into a row of
houses three blocks from the busi-
ness section, leveling eight in line
Five persons died in one residence
there.
Doctors, hampered by power fall
ure, used flashlights in treating the
injured. Mrs. Alvin Dove, brought
to hospital shortly before the tor
nado struck, gave birth to a baby
during the storm.
Principal damage at Greenwood,
s. c., aside from houses leveled, was
to the two-story brick hospital This
building was unroofed and so heav-
lily damaged that all patients, ex-
cept few on the first floor, had to
be evacuated.
No patients in the hospital at the
time the storm struck were injured.
IL Killed in Royston.
The dead:
Royston-John Fleming, go; his
wife, So; Flora Belle Fleming, 16, a
daughter; Mrs. J. H. Fleming, IS, a
daughter-in-law; her son, Charles
Wayne Fleming, 2; Miss Nellie Joe
Lawson, Is; Mrs. Walter Royston,
48; her son, Kenneth Royston, S;
Mrs. Alice Sartain, so; Mrs. Lula
Fleeman, Is, and two colored per-
sons.
Hart County, Ga.-Mrs. Dodd
Outz, about 60; George Thomas
outz, As; Ernest Outz, 4; Mrs. John
w. Harper, Mrs. r. H. Seawright,
an infant named Moore and three
colored persons.
Greenwood County, S. C.-Helen
Crowder, about IL, of Ninetys Six,
S. c.: Imogene Willingham, IL, of
suburban Maxwelton, near Green
wood; William Campbell, 8, and five
colored persons.
Abbeville, S. C.-Mrs Woodrow
Hicks, %; her infant daughter, Mary
Agnes Hicks; Mrs. Silvia Emma
Miller Bowie, "a, and Olivia McAden.
Iva, S. C.-Two persons unidenti-
fed.
Newberry, s. C.-Three colored
persons.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Scion Of Crane Family
Found Dead Of Gun Wound

BY the Associated Press.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis, April IT,
Adolph Frederick Gartz, jr., grand
son of r. T. Crane. founder of the
Crane Co., was found dead yester-
day, apparently the victim OF a
inflicted bullet wound, the
sheriff's Office in nearby Elkhorn
reported. An inquest was sched-
uled for today.
Mr.. Gartz was director of the
Crane Co, manufacturers Of plumb
ing fixtures. He is survived by his
wife, jeanette, a son, Frederick
Crane Gartz, and two daughters.
Mrs. Gloria Villas, and Mrs. Gail
Gaylord.
Relatives said Mr.. Gartz had
been respondent.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Burmu
Continued From First Pape.)

OF Myitkyina, the dispatches said,
and moved to the west and south of
the enemy positions guarding the
way from Sumprabum.
Today's communique said Allied
offensive patrols" were active
against the japanese along the Tid-
dim road south of Imphal and in the
Bishenpur area. and that mopping
up was in progress in the high
ridges along the Tamu road to the
southeast. where an important hill
was reported captured yesterday.
Imphal Plain in Allied Hands.
OF the jungle fighting in North
eastern India, communique said
fatty that "the Imphal plain is en-
tirely in our hands," with Allied
units attacking the enemy in neigh
boring hills after capturing one i'm
portant height.
Back In London, on mission
for Admiral Mountbatten, Air
Marshal Sir Philip Joubert, a
deputy chief of staff of the
Southeast Asia Command, said in
CHS broadcast last night that
the technique of maintaining
our land forces by air" so far
has been successful.
C'The japanese" he added,
will shortly be faced with the
need to take a most difficult de-
cision, that of Withdrawing in the
face of powerful and vigorous
enemy and with the monsoon
turning the jungle paths. which
they must use, into rushing tor
rents.'D
BY moving TO Ceylon, Admira
Mountbatten established himself Ii
strategic center for the campaign
which are expected to unfold agains
the japanese throughout Southeas
Asia.
The shift took him out of India
which is under the command O
Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck anc
not under Admiral Mountbatten'
jurisdiction. Ceylon is the only par
Of the Mountbatten command are,
which never has been held by tn
japanese.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Hartley Hears 0PA
Is Threatening 10
Void Gas A Books
BY the Associated Press.

by the hSsOcldteQ fTesS.
Representative Hartley, Re-
publican, of New Jersey said to-
day he had heard that price
control officials are "threaten-
ing" to revoke A gasoline coupons
"if the black market in gasoline
on the Eastern seaboard Is not
eliminated" 4-lg -. -,
Such action, Mr.. Hartley declared
in a statement, would be down
right silly"
"The black market Is due just as
much to the inefficiency of the pres
ent rationing system as it is to the
desire of certain people to cheat and
profit thereby"
Mr.. Hartley said officials of the
Petroleum Administration for War
believe the problem "can be ham
died far more efficiently than is now
being DONE" but PAW officials would
not be quoted because of the presi-
dental ban on interdepartmental
|spats."
"On the surface, 1t appears that
OPA, with its appropriations about
to come before Congress, is trying to
make case for the employment of
additional thousands of sniffers
snoopers and snipers to harass East
ern motorists during the coming
summer season. Or perhaps it may
be that we are being prepared for
the resumption of the ban on
pleasure driving or. driving to ones
vacation. OPA can expect all hell
to let loose if they have the audacity
to make that proposal"
Mr.. Hartley said the quotas be-
tween the Eastern seaboard and
Midwest districts are still out OF
line, to the advantage of the Mid
west" and that another effective
approach to the black market might
be the equalization of quotas be-
tween the two districts"
Evening star., 1944-04-17

that about $l3,500,000 had been ex-
pended.
Despite the report of WPB that
it was unlikely the plane could be
completed in time for use in this
war, Defense Plant Corp, which is
financing the project, has decided
to allow completion of the proto-
type. officials said they. were sure
the giant craft would fly, although
some time might be required for
completion. 1t was not certain
whether DPC would be willing to
advance more than the promised
$18, ,000, 900.
There were indications that Mr.
Kaiser might have given up his part
in the project. During a recent visit
to Washington, when asked about
the big plane, he replied That's
Howard Hughes baby"
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Kaiser and Hughes to Complete
Plane DeEqned to Garry 500

The Government has decided to
finance completion the huge
Kaiser Hughes transpo14 plane even
though it is not likelzto be of serv-
ice in the war, it was learned today.
Two months ago the War Produc-
ton Board recommended work
stop on the eight ht-motored flying
boat for which Henry J. Kaiser and
Howard Hughes obtained an $18,-
000, 900 Federal grant to build Since
that time its future had been un-
certain.
Preliminary work in development
of the plane which, it was said, will
be large enough to transport 500
persons, has been going forward at
the Hughes aircraft plant in Cali
fornia. The last report showed
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Army Fighter Pilot Dies
In Crash at Norfolk Bose

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 17.-Second
Lit. William Walter Roberts, o. of
Roselle Park. N j., was killed today
when his fighter plane crashed in
an attempted landing at the Nor
folk Army Air Base, Richmond
Army Air Base officials announced
through the Eastern Defense Com
mand. He was on a combat train
ing mission.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Strikes
Continued From First Page.

tanned that the workers discharge
was an unfair labor practice and
that in his opinion they should be
reinstated. He said he would deny
the workers the customary back pay
because of the ill-advised nature
of the strike
The majority insisted that the
Labor Relations Act should be &C
commodated to wartime stabiliza-
ton legislation. The labor law.
they amplif1ed, was addressed to
employer, not employe misconduct
But this does not mean and never
has meant that employe misconduct
is necessarily irrelevant to the de-
termination Of violations" of the
law.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Gondhi Is Weakened
By Attack of MuIuriu
By the Associated Press.

~ e11S 1xoaOCldsSu FIeSS.
BOMBAY, April -Mohandas
K. Gandhi, aging Indian Nationalist
who has been under arrest in the
Aga Khan's palace at Pooma since
September, 1912, is suffering from
an attack of malaria incurred sew.
eral days ago.
A communique yesterday said
Gandhi was weak, but that his gen.
eral condition was as satisfactory
as could be expected.
Evening star., 1944-04-17

Uncle Sam needs your waste bacon
crease. drippings. vegetable shorten
ing. Take them to your meat dealer.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
Friends Here Notified.

Friends Here Notified.
Word of Bishop Hughes illness
was received here last night in
telegram to DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris, pastor of the Foundry Meth
odist Church, from a friend at the
Central Pennsylvania Conference
IN Altoona. At the bishops home,
SOL Rollingwood drive, Chevy Chase,
it was said the bishops daughter,
Mrs. Walter Harlan, left this morn
ing for Altoona.
The Rev. John R. Edwards, super
intendent of the Methodist Churchs
West Washington district, planned
to telephone Altoona today.
Evening star., 1944-04-17
BishopH Hughes Falls III.
Al Church Conference

3. the Associated Press.
ALTOONA, Pa, April 17.-Bishop
Edwin Holt Hughes, II. acting head
of the Eastern Methodist Confer
ence. who is critically i'll with pneu-
monia. was reported somewhat i'm
proved" today by attendants at AL
toona Hospital.
Bishop Hughes was taken to the
hospital last night. He had been
suffering from a severe cold while
presiding here at the Central Penn
sylvania Conference of the Meth
odist Church.
The bishop, who previously had
retired, was recalled to active service
following the death Of Bishop Adna
Wright Leonard, who was killed in
an air crash last June.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
3Home Fatalities
Raise D. Total
For Year to 100

Fatal accidents in Washington
homes have reached 100 for the
year, the District Red Gross Ac-
cident Prevention Service reported
yesterday. The nonfatal accident
total for those treated at hospitals
here since the first of the year is
3,723.
Two 40-year -oid men died Of
head injuries suffered in falls last
week and an 00-year -old woman
died Of shock caused by . frac-
tured pelvis.
Hospitahzed injuries for the week
include 28- falls, II burns, acci-
dental poisonings, 6 foreign bodies
in eyes, nose and throat, - cuts,
Z severe bruises and miscellaneous.
Prompt emergency service by q
local hospital saved the lives Of two
|3-year-01d children found eating
sodium fluoride.
Ae-year -old boy swallowed d jack
stone and . 14-year-old boy was
badly burned when hs overturned
. pot Of hot coffee.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Capital Transit Valuation
Farley Set Tomorrow

A prehearing conference will be
held at 10 am. tomorrow in the
District Building by the Public
utilities Commission and the Cap
ital Transit Co. in an effort to de-
termine the scope of the problems
encountered In the valuation of the
company's property for rate-makine
purposes.
Date Of the final hearings has
not been set. The commission
eventually will determine a rate
base, proper annual charges on
depreciation of property, a reason
able rate Of return and rates O,
fare. The PUG stan has been at
work on these factors since June
1913.
Demands for immediate reduc-
tions have been made by the Mary
land and District Industrial Union
Council (CIO). The PUG has re-
fused to allow the Director OF
Economic Stablization and the Of
fice Of Price Administration to in
tervene in the proceedings.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Walter Reed Reveals Non-Com
Cut Off Dewey to Enforce Rule

lations requiring that all political
speeches must be approved in ad-
vance to assure that equal time be
made available to all political
parties.
Had he been able to get author
ity from the War Department OF
from . major in charge to allow
the program to continue, and bal
ance the party program time In the
future, Gov. Dewey could have been
heard. But, unable to ind author
ity at such short notice, the con-
trol. men cut OF the Governors
speech after he had been talking
approximately two minutes.
Records indicate that Gov. Dewey
was heard on the hospital system
the previous evening from 10 to
1880, and that Senator Truman
was heard on August 81 from 10:3o
until II pm"
Mai. Gen. Shelley Marietta. COM
|mandinS genera, who directed the
inquiry into the clit-on, was out 81
town yesterday. and no statement
was available q to the future policy
in case Of . similar incident.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Labor, Industry to Homo,
Christiun heurich, Sr.

Christian Heurich, .sr., will re.
ceive the salute of leading labor
and industrial figures tomorrow
during the Labor News Review
program at 9:45 am. from Radio
Station WTOP.
Mr.. Heurich, who still is active
with the brewery which bears his
name, will be 102 Years old Wednes-
day.
Among the speakers who will
salute Mr.. Heurich are James A.
Reilly, secretary, and Frederick p. H
Siddons, treasurer, of the Washing
ton Board of Trade; Frank S. Loeb,
secretary-treasurer of the WASH
ington Union Label League, Harry
j. Thompson of the Yeast Workers
Union No. 48 and w. Allen Stowell,
president of the Heurich Employees
Association.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Appeal 10 High Cour'
For Cut in Bus Fares
Planned This Month
III sssTsu E a. sh
lcC Pushes Fight for
Lower Rotes to federoI
Buildings in Arlington

The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission will take to the Supreme
Court this month its long fight te
reduce bus fares to Federal buildings
in Arlington, an ICC 9ficial dis.
closed yesterday.
MY instructions are to appeal
the official stated. Application fol-
appeal to the highest court will be
made after the entering of the final
decree in connection with the de-
cision last month of a three Judge
tribunal setting aside the ICC order
for reduced fares.
The final decree of the tribunal
which enjoined the ICC for placing
its order in effect, has been delayed
because two of the jurists are out
of the city, 1t was explained.
Until the court reached its deci-
sion August IS, the ICC order was
scheduled to 60 into operation to-
morrow. It would have reduced bus
fares between Washington and
nearby Government departments
including the Pentagon Building
from one and a third to five cents
q trip.
Companies involved were Capital
Transit, Arlington g. Fairfax Motor
Transportation, Alexandria, Bar
croft q Washington Transportation
and Washington, Virginia g. Mary
land Coach.
The ICC, at the request of the
War and Navy Departments, began
hearings on bus rates more than q
year ago on the basis fares were
discriminatory" and too high for
most Federal workers.
The tribunals decision last month
was the second finding by a court
that the ICC had not proved it had
jurisdiction over the area in dispute
Evening star., 1944-09-10

got me I didn't want them to have
my watch. I put 1t in my shoe
before I ran. The watch worked
around under my foot and my
shoes filled with mud In a swamp.
When I got a chance to stop
took the watch out and laid it on
the ground to dry. Then I heagd
the Japs again. I had to move on
SO quickly left the watch lying
there
The officer admitted with bitter
grin that as much as he though of
the watch, he valued his head more.
In the citation which Secretary
Forrestal conveyed In the name of
the President, Warrant Oficer
Tweed was commended for his
work on that day Of days. last July
10. when rescue was in sight, but
while he still was in mortal peril
Of capture.
Jap Gun Position Revealed.
The radioman stood on the
enemy held shore and signaled by
semaphore to a destroyer that a
japanese battery of 6-inch guns
concealed on Point Adelup remained
unchanged.
After being rescued by our war
ship" the citation read, Radio
Electrician Tweed furnished in
formation, thereby making q vital
contribution to the recapture of
this strategic American possession.
Not too much Of his nightmare
Evening star., 1944-09-10

existence on Guam returns to plague
Warrant OfIicer Tweed as he takes
up his new duties in Washington.
He has been living at a downtown
hotel while getting ready to embark
on speaking tour Of Eastern and
Midwest war plants as a morale
builder for the Nays Industrial
Incentive Division.
At first, he admitted, it was hard
for him to sleep at night. The Japs
had hunted him in the hours of
darkness as they had captured his
companions between the hours Of
midnight and dawn. So, he learned
to sleep by day and remain awake
at night.
Knew Jap Psychology.
Il knew their psychology" he
said, land I knew that was when
they would hunt for me. Once the
Japs adopt method they stick to
it."
Warrant Officer Tweed never slept
In his favorite hide-outs at night
Instead, he circled back on the trail
and took up point of vantage and
concealment, where he could watch
the trail with loaded gun at hand.
Sometimes, he admitted, he wakes
up at night now and thinks back
on those other hours of darkness
but not often.
Don't worry about your nerves,
then" exclaimed a reporter, they're
%. Kn
Evening star., 1944-09-10

A conscientious sergeant who
wanted to make sure Walter Reed
patients didn't hear more Repub-
lican speeches than Democratic Or
dered Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's FRI
day night talk switched OF the hos
pital radio system.
A hospital spokesman said last
night:
The program originally an
nounced for $50 pm. Friday was
People Are Funny" This was set
up for one Of the hospitals two cir
cults on the daily schedule which
was prepared and approved several
days in advance. On Friday eve
ming, after the program had begun,
1t was announced that the sponsor
Of People Are Funny" had relin-
quished their time in order that
an address by Gov. Dewey might be
heard. 3: & sS
"A sergeant In the radio room
directed the control man to switch
to music. He WAS aware that the
Dewey program did not meet regu-
Evening star., 1944-09-10
7weeds Nerves, Steady on Guam, FoIter
When ForrestoI Pins Medal on Blouse
By ". n. sHIPPEN. u

AIlc lUu UcIVcS WHICH never
failed Radio Electrician George
Ray Tweed during the 80 months
he was stAlked like . wild beast by
the Japs on Guam, faltered q little
here yesterday when Secretary OF
the Navy Forrestal pinned the
Legion Of Merit medal on his new
blouse.
He admitted as much to reporters
who cornered him at the Navy De-
partment after the ceremony, but
he looked to them like pretty
stalwart citizen--alert, poised, well
set up and sure Of himself: In short,
. man who had made good use Of
his 43 years.
One received the impression that
Warrant Od1cer Tweed had over
stated the condition Of his nerves,
especially when he flashed . broad
grin at his questioners and gave
them . few answers.
Studied Algebra, Medicine.
How did he pass his time while
his life hung in the balance? Well,
he polished up q bit on his algebra;
he figured out the problems for
himself, and he came up with the
answers.
Or again. he studied up on medi-
cine In the schoolbooks the natives
risked their necks to smuggle to
his hideouts.
In fact, 1t was his new medical
knowledge which made him wonder
about the state of his nerves In
Washington. Good. healthy nerves,
he said, require the "cushioning' of
Of more flesh-he lost about IS
pounds on Guam, and hasn't re-
gained as much as he desires.
He came OF the island, which he
helped the Amricans retake, with a
tremendous appetite for fresh vege-
tables, bread and butter. His diet
in hiding had been mostly meat
beef, pork and the venison Of two
deer he shot.
Ate Meat When Possible.
Mr.. Tweed was obliged to stun
himself on fresh meat while 1t
lasted. He boiled the meat at night
over little fires he built behind
leafy screens in depressions.
Meat boiled and reboiled would
last eight days in Guam's climate
although 1T got pretty soft toward
the last"
At first. when he took to the boon
docks" after the Japs came ashore
December 10. 1941, he had matches
and flashlight.
When the matches were gone and
the battery dead. he took the lens
on the flashlight and used 1t as q
burning glass to make fires from the
sun rays. He had to be careful
about the smoke because the Japs
were hunting him around the clock.
Los. Wrist Watch.
He lost his wrist watch one day
when he heard the Japs searching
for him. Melt that even If thew
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Church 10 Gather Clothing
For Italians, SiciIians

A city-wide campaign to provide
clothing for the civilians of Sicily
and Italy will be conducted by the
Church of the Redeemer-Italian
Baptist, New York avenue and Kir-
by street NV, from September 18
through October 6, Mrs Louis j.
Mancuso. chairman of the Cam.
paign Committee, announced yes
terday. The drive is authorized by
the American Relief for Italy, Inc.
through the National Evangelical
Committee for Relief in Italy, Mrs.
Mancuso said.
Persons wishing to contribute
may bring their articles to the
church between the hours of 10
am. and 8 pm. on Monday, Wednes.
day and Friday.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Absentee Votes From District
Expected to Exceed 40 Mark
Election Lows Of States to Be Explained
In Stories in Star Starting Tomorrow aass

ing in the general election. The
others are Louisiana, New Jersey
New Mexico. Pennsylvapia and
South Carolina which permits ab-
sentee voting in the primaries.
Kentucky joined the ranks OF
States providing absentee registra-
ton and voting this year. while In
diana and Oklahoma made provi-
sion for absentee registration.
Provision for soldier voting as
well as numerous changes in elec-
ton requirements for civilians by
the various States account in part
for an increased number of queries
received at the absentee voters bu-
reaus here, 1t was said.
Parties Start Early.
In their enthusiasm to get out
the absentee vote. both Republi-
can and Democratic parties started
early.
The Republican State Committee,
which in 1910 waited until Septem-
Der to open its absentee voters bu-
reau, this year set up quarters in
May in the Evans Building and by
July moved to its more central loca-
ton In the Nstional Press Building
The Democratic Absentee Voters
Bureau, located for the present in
the Democratic National Committee
headquarters at the Mayflower
Hotel, likewise opened for business
several months ago and has lined
up a corps OF volunteers for an in
tensive drive until November Z.
Women Offer Service.
A similar service, under nom
partisan auspicies, is provided by
the Voteless District League OF
Women Voters which for the first
time has set up. an absentee voters
bureau In its headquarters at 1916
Connecticut avenue NV.
The Democratic Absentee Voters
Bureau is open from 8 am. to $50
pm. daily in room 2l9 of its May
flower Hotel headquarters.
The Republican Absentee Voters
Bureau. in room 239 of the National
Press Building opens daily at $3.50
a m, and closes al 5 pm. with the
exception Of Thursday when 1t re-
mains open until 8 pm, and Sat-
urday when it closes at pm. After
this month 1t will remain open un-
til 10 pm. daily.
The service offered by the Vote
less District League of Women Vot-
ers is available from II am. to pm.
and from 6 to 8 pm. Monday
through Friday.