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Evening star., 1944-06-21
COP Studies Security
Plank Going Beyond
Maekinac Pledge
PIon Proposes Military
Force as BuIwork for
World Cooperation
v the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 21.-Repub-
lican leaders moved rapidly
today toward preconvention
agreement on foreign policy
platform plank pledging inter-
national cooperation, backed by
military force, to preserve the
worlds future peace.
Senator Austin, Republican, of
Vermont brought to Chicago a one
page typewriter declaration of for
eign policy which, he told reporter,
was patterned closely after the
Mackinac Postwar Advisory Council
statement.
The plan was understood to go
beyond the Mackinaw pledge for
responsible participation by the
United States in postwar co-opera-
tive organization among sovereign
nations to prevent military aggres-
sion" with reference to the use of
military force to back up this organ
liza ton.
The proposed plank was described
as projecting the establishment of
an international tribunal to settle
judicially the disputes among the
nations.
Approved by Dewey's Friends.
Drafted by an Advisory Commit
tee headed by Senator Vandenberg
Republican. of Michigan, the plank
was understood to have been ap-
proved in principle by friends OF
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York
possible presidential nominee. II
also has received the tentative ap-
proval of Senator Taft, Republican
of Ohio, a supporter of Gov. Johr
| w. Bricker of Ohio for the nomi-
nation.
At the same time, Senator Brooks
Republican, of Illinois, who repre-
Sents the viewpoint of those who are
opposed to surrendering any vestige
of American sovereignty to an in
ternational organization. said he had
seen and was satisfied with the
preliminary draft.
The plank will be submitted for
mally to platform drafters by Sena-
tor Vandenberg Friday. The Plat
form Committee delayed starting its
deliberations until this afternoon
because some members were late in
arriving.
Battle for Votes.
While the platform drafterS were
preparing for their session, sup
porters of Gov. Dewey and other
candidates fought hotel room battles
for the presidential nominating
votes now indexed for 'favorite
sons
Loaded with ammunition accumu-
tSee REPUBLICANS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1944-06-21
Individual Bond Sale!
Of S5OO,o0O in Day
Are Smallest So Far
Reilly Admits Anxiety
As Districts TotoI
Is Only 20.8% Of Cool

Only $5O0,OOO, the smallest
subscription reported for one
day in the 10-day-old Fifth War
Loan campaign here, was tab
ulated today to inch the city's
individual bond sale total to
$12,7O0,O0O, or 2O8 per cent of
the SCI, 100000 individual goal,
an increase of only eight-tenths
of l per cent.
Included in this latest report was
100000 in Series "E" bond pur-
chases, pushing that total to
s7,9oO,OOO, or % per cent of the
$34,000,0O0 Series "E" quota.
Concerned about the Districts s
failure to respond to the urgent ap-
peal for more War Bond buying,
John A. Reilly, chairman of the
District War Finance Committee,
today declared, We've got to do
better or We'll fail"
The District will have to double
its present rate of subscription in
individual bond purchases to meet
its quota, he said.
Nationally, War Bonds purchased
by individuals through Monday
totaled 1864 900, ,OOO or 16 per cent
of the $6,000,00O,000 quota for in
dividual sales in the $4,000, 900, ,00C
campaign.
Sports Stars at Show.
More than IS sports stars and
celebrities will appear at tonight S
show at the Army Air Forces Shot
From the Sky" exhibit at the Monu-
ment Grounds to auction off equip
ment used by them in championship
sports events In addition to the
sports trophies, wide variety of
new sports equipment will be auc-
toned off to bond buyers at the
show.
The program, sponsored by the
Washington Touchdown Club, will
begin at $50 pm. and will feature
speeches by Maj Gen. Howard x
Loughry, Army Chief of Finance,
and Bob Simmons, president of the
club.
William H. Correa, Washington
representative of the Socony-Vac-
uum Oil Co, Inc, today purchased
$500,000 in War Bonds in the name
of his company from w. j Waller,
president of the Hamilton National!
Bank. The sale will be credited to
the District quota.
District, Virginia and Maryland
campaign leaders have announced
that a War Bond message has been
sent to Gen. Eisenhower for deliv-
cry to the 29th Division in France,
lCoo IIIhp LOAN pann Al
Evening star., 1944-06-21
ShenkeI, ,NewsweekWorWriter,
Missinq in B-2o Raid on japan
Silver Spring Man
Earlier Had Reported
Spring Drive in ItoIy

William T. Shenkel, 38, war
correspondent for NewSWeek and
a resident of Silver Spring, Md,
is missing from last weeks raid
of the B-29 Super Fortresses on
Japan, the Goth Bomber Com
mand headquarters here today
notified Ernest Lindley, head of
Newsweek's Washington bureau.
Mr.. Shenkel's wife lives at 1914
Elkhart street, Silver Spring,
with her two children, Kenneth,
10, and Richard, 7.
The War Department has not
made public list of those missing
in the raid. The department is
notifying next of kin and will pub
Evening star., 1944-06-21
Americans Can Take Care
OF Everythinq,' Nimitz Says

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, June 81 (P)-
Giant battle fleets Of the United
States and Japan faced each other
today in the 1,500 miles between the
Philippines and Marianas amid in
dications that preliminary blows al
ready may have opened history
shaking naval engagement.
Possibly the entire japanese fleet"
has entered the area, Admiral Ches-
ter w. Nimitz disclosed. 1t was the
first report on the whereabouts Of
Evening star., 1944-06-21
BULLETINS

Jury Gets Mergner Case
The first degree murder
trial of Fred C. Mergner in
the Staying of Mrs. Charlotte
Robinson was submitted to
District Court jury for delib-
Grafton at 2:40 pm. today.
Earlier story on Page BID
Mats Lead, 10
Spence knocked a home run
in the fourth inning of the
first game of tOday's double
header to give Washington a
1-tO-0 lead over the Yankees
at the end of the fourth
inning.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
Forresto| Indicates u. S. Fleet
Has Caught Up With Japanese;
Battle Is Raging, Tokyo Asserts
King Joins Nimitz
In Optimism Over
Outcome Of Fight
MAP on Page Az
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

The Navy Department has re-
ceived some indication that the
American task fleet may have
succeeded in catching up with
all or a part of the japanese
fleet yesterday west of the Mari
anas, Secretary Forrestal told a
press conference today.
However, there is no definite in
formation as to this" the Secretary
said in the presence of Admiral
Ernest j. King. commander in chief
of the United States Fleet.
Admiral Nimitz's fleet, the Secre-
tary continued, is under strict radio
silence. He said the Navy seaplanes
and submarines have been most use
full in accommodating the japanese
fleet. Admiral King added that he
hoped the statement concerning the
contact of the two fleets covers ac-
curately" as much as we are able to
relate at this time. He said he was
not worried about the outcome.
"a japanese broadcast re-
corded in New York said today
that a fierce naval battle" is
raging in the Central Pacific off
the Marianas.
(The British radio said "a
japanese spokesman was quoted
as saying that this battle would
have far-reaching effects on the
Pacific war situation" CHS re-
corded the London report of the
Japanese broadcast)
Japs Sighted Several Times.
The Japanese fleet, Mr.. Forrestal
said, has been sighted at various
times during the last few days, mill
ing around from 500 to 800 miles
west of Saipan Island, the Marianas
island on which the American ma
rines and troops effected a landing
last Wednesday.
"On June 49," Mr.. Forrestal con-
tinued, japanese planes attacked
our naval forces near Saipan. These
planes apparently came from car
riers then some 500 miles to the
westward. The. japanese plan
seems to have been to launch the
aircraft at extreme range from the
Marianas with the idea that after
attacking they would land for re-
fueling on Guam and Rota. We
have no other details of the re-
sulting air battle other than the
fact that our forces are ready for
attack. Our carrier aircraft and
ships antiaircraft guns wiped out
most of the Japanese planes"
Action Long Hoped For.
Secretary Forrestal continued that
the situation as it appears between
the Philippines and the Marianas
is something that had been hoped
for for a long time and Admiral
King added that the exposure of the
Japanese feet was the kind of CO.
operation the American Navy has
expected from Japan for a long
period. THE sooner the japanese
feet comes out and fights the bet
ter we will be satisfied" Mr.. For
restal interjected.
Admiral King said that losses, of
course, may be expected in any con-
tact with the fleet. However, he
added. the losses to date have been
less than those allowed for, but
whether that situation will continue
he was unable to saw.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
Another Cool Night
Is Forecast as
Summer Begins

Summer officially began at
9:03 m. tOday-longest day of
the year.
Warmer weather this after
noon and another clear, cool
night were forecast. The sun
rose at 5.42 am. and will not
set until 837 pm, ID hours and
SIS minutes later.
Tomorrow will be fair and
warmer the Weatherman says.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
.YanksHitber|in;
Shuttle Flight 10
Soviet Indicated
1000 Big Bombers in
Raid; Flyers Meet
Only so Fighters
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, June 21.-More than
1000 American Flying Fortresses
and Liberators blasted Berlin
and the capitals outskirts today,
and the German radio indicated
that at least. some of the planes
flew on eastward-posSibly in
the first shuttle raid from Brit
ain to new American bases in
Russia.
The bomber feet had an escort of
about 1000 fighters, making a total
force of some 1000 planes which
again carried the aerial war to the
heart of the German homeland.
Basdorf, on Berlins outskirts, also
was blasted.
German broadcasts admitted dam
age and casualties and threatened
to retaliate with bigger and more
powerful explosives" than those used
in the current rocket-b bomb offen-
sive.
so Fighters Encountered.
No more than so German fighters
rose to challenge the biggest fleet
of American bombers to fly over
Berlin. Only one or two bomber
groups reported seeing any fighters
at all.
Shuttle bombing flights from
Britain to Russia would complete the
ring of steel" thrown about Ger
many by Allied bombers. Flights
already have been made from Medi-
terranean bases to new American
airfields inside Russia. Russia S
frontier is about 900 miles air line
from England - easily within the
range of both Flying Fortresses and
Liberators, which yesterday flew
more than 1000 miles roundtrip to
the Stettin area.
Berlin broadcasts said the Han
mover and Brunswick areas also had
been attacked, but there was no i'm
mediate Allied confirmation of these
reports.
The Germans asserted that Ber-
lin had been the target of a heavy
terror raid"
At the same time big fleets of
Allied planes were observed streak
ing out across Dover Strait and dis
appearing In the direction Of the
German rocket bomb bases which
now have been pounded continu-
ously for five days.
Rail Yards Attacked.
During the night the tempo of
the Allied aerial offensive was main
tanned as Raj Mosquitoes thundered
out in relays for four hours to
harass German lines of reinforce
ments by blasting the Mezidon rail-
road yards near Caen in the Nor
mandy battle area. Rail yards at
Chartres also were hit.
Along with the Pas-de- Calais
bomb launching platforms Ger
man gun easements defending the
tip of the Cherbourg Peninsula and
stubborn coastal battery at Houl-
gate, near the Allies east flank, were
bombed both yesterday and last
night.
Flames mounted high after the at
tack on Chartres, 80 miles southwest
of Paris, and trains on the Char
tres-Lemans line were shot up.
10 Rocket Bomb Bases Hit.
Gaping five months of hammer
ing at the Pas-de-Calais area by
the American Air Force alone-not
counting the heavy bomber attacks
in which 10000 tons of bombs
were dropped in the course of 420
attacks by total of 23,500 planes
Raj planes of various types blasted
10 separate rocket bomb bases yes
terday.
Many of the bombers were flown
by French and Dutch pilots.
While the results were reported
satisfactory, the attacks covered
only part of the installations, be-
cause hours afterwards English skies
hummed intermittently with the jet
explosions of the buzz bombs.
Evening star., 1944-06-21

See PROCOPE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1944-06-21
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, cool, windy today; clear to-
night. Tomorrow fair, warmer.
Temperatures today-Highest. 70. at
80 pm; lowest, SO, at 4:10 am Yes
terday-Highest, IA, at 1888 am; low
est, 81, at :55 pm.
Evening star., 1944-06-21

(See SHENKEL, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-06-21

Continued on Page A-4, Column l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-01
NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT HOTICE OF APPLICATION

LT0VUW PENMFF
 NOTICE OF REPLICATION
 This is to give notice that ], WIliinm Henry Jones of 256i South Main Street, Waterbury, Conn.,. have filed an application dated June gard, l944,, with the Liquor Control Com mission for. Restaurant Permit tpa tUa premises, 20 22 North Leonard Street, Waterbury, Conn. The busi- ness is owned by William Henry Jones, of 256 South Main Street, Waterbury, Conn.,, and will be con- ducted by William Henry Jones, or 256 South Main Street, Waterbury Conn, as permittee.
 WILLIAM HENRY JONES.
 Dated June 23rd, 1914. 6-24-7-l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-01
CIO IN AGREEMENT
 WITH SCOVILL co. New Contract in Force One Year; Nine Issues to
 Be Decided

A new Inanagement.labor coil- tract has ben signed between the sGcoyill Manufacturing Company and the c. I. o. union which will be in effect until June 30, 1925.
 Nine issues made up of demands by both participants have been for- warded to the War Labor Board for hearing and will or will not be ia- cluded within the contract pending khe latter boards decision.
 The new contract as signed by representatives yesterday afternoon calls for such provisions as adjust snent of wages for employees relative to discharge: seniority rights which are to be maintained despite an employees removal from one depaFt- ment to another and other provi- eions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-01

HALL CROSS BULLETS
 800 heavy Hall Cross bullets Reasonable. Call Naug. 3501
Evening star., 1944-05-18
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO, May 1S UP, (wFA) ).-salable
hoss. 1900: total. 10000: good and
choice l80-270 pounds slow. Steady at
1878. the top: other weights moderately
active, uneven, steady to Is higher; sows
scarce, steady to strons; good and choice
2S0-330 pounds, 11.75-12.25, little under
11.90; good and choice 150-170 pounds,
pound sows, iO60-gO, few choice isnt-
weights to 11.O0; approximately 10000
unsold. at least So per cent Of these sup
saia6is cattle. 1900: salable calves, 800;
good and choice fed steers and yearlingi
strong to % higher, mostly 1925 up,
quality considered: common and medium
bulk crop, 14.OO-18.5O: top, i7.05, on
1,20O-pound averages, with best long year.
bulk i3. 3.00-15.5O; mixed offerings, is.4o;
COWS; bulls strong to Is, mostly lois
inss TO 12.25: weishty fat bulls 10 II 90;
vealers n 81 arm Ct 1900 down; thin stockers
,,n Seia6le sheep. 5000; total $500; load
rado fed wooled lambs, 1900: SO higher
on paper. but not that much up Consider
Ing quality; lower grade wooled lambs
STEADY; loads medium and good light
weiEht Colorados, 1900; sorted 200 head
common. 1925; load good and choice fed
Snorn lambs, No. l pelts, fully 2b higher
at 1870: sheep steady, few choice shorn
ewes, $50; good kind 700 down, with
thin light culls eligible as low as 800.
Evening star., 1944-05-18
Brisk Rally in Rails
EnIivens Market
Late in Session
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, May 1s.-Rails, fol-
lowed by scattered motors and spe-
cialties. engineered another brisk
advance in today's stock market
after a morning spent in absorbing
considerable profit cashing or
Wednesdays bulge.
Providing late steam for the car.
riers was the surprising 25-cenl
extra dividend Of Southern Pacific
in addition to quarterly 50-cent
declaration, and the calling by ths
company of more than $4,000 00t
Of collateral bonds. s. p. common
jumped better than q point and
while there were exceptions amone
other transport issues. the majority
soon began to rise. Further lessen.
ing Of invasion worries and reviva
Of business optimism were helpful
The opening was moderately
steady. BY midday, though, loser.
were plentiful. Trends then begar
to stiffen and near-closing quota
tions were at or near the top. Acti.
witty broadened on the rise ane
transfers of around 100000 share.
were among the best in more thar
a month.
Evening star., 1944-05-18
Washington Produce

From the War Food Administration
Frlces paid net fob. Washington:
rsdsre1 dG1s@Market steady. Prices paid TO,
reoeral-State graded eggs received from
grading stations MAY lsJ, whites
browns 5r mixed colors. y. s. grade A, large
5,, 5o-3'' average 36h; U. S. grade A, me.
iarge, 34-35. average. 341a; U. S. grade 3,
medium, 33; U. S. grade c, 26-2s, average
90, ssss current ~ receipts, nearby ungraded
menL.graded eggs, 25S cases. ''e'"'
LIVE PoULTRY-Market steady. Re.
WASHINGTON (permitted transportatior
charges included according to mileageJ
prollers and fryers, 31.7-332; fowl, 2S.2a
Evening star., 1944-05-18
D. {. Insurance Sales
II Per Cent Below
Year Ago in April
By EDWARD c. STONE.


Reversing the March II per cen
gain, life insurance sales in tht
Capital revealed a decrease of Il
per cent in April. new policies total.
ing $4,865, 900, comparing with S..
100000 in April year ago, Hartford
reports said today. However, sales
in the District in the first foul
months of 1914 were IL per cent
ahead of the like period last year
s21, ,954,000, comparing with $685.
600.
Maryland's April total of $11 1885,
900, was per cent ahead of last
year and the ,571 900 new busi-
ness in the four months was 81 pei
cent ahead of 1943. Virginia sales in
April of $9,425,0 900 were off pei
cent, but sales of Sal ,302, 900 for the
longer period were up 81 per cent
West Virginia had a 16 per cent
drop In April but an per cent
advance in the year to date United
States sales were and 10 per cent
respectively, ahead of 1943.
Buyers to Receive Dividend.
Purchasers of the 191 900 share.
Of Hecht Co. common stock, jus,
placed on the market and far over
subscribed, will share in the 30-cent
dividend recently declared. The
dividend will be paid on July 81 Il
stockholders of record July is. The
new shareholders will be of RECORD
before that date, investment dealers
said today.
Just. how many shares of the
stock were taken by Washington
investors is not known but dealers
say they could have sold lot more
than they had They predict that
Washington will be the best market
for the stock in the future and that
a majority of the stock eventually
will be held here.
John Balster Is Promoted.
John P. Balster, note and collec-
ton teller at the Southwest Branch
of the Aemrican Security g. Trust
Co, has been elected an assistant
treasurer, it was announced today.
He has been with the trust company
since 1919, was born here in 1897,
educated in the public schools of the
District, and Is a graduate of the
National University Law School.
A resident of Arlington, he is a
member Of the Virginia Bar As
sociation, director of the First Fed
eral Savings g. Loan Association of
Arlington, and treasurer of the First
Baptist Church of Clarendon.
Dissolution Long Process.
Dissolution of each of the regional
companies in the North American
system under the Holding Company
Act will take from 8 to IL years, E.
L. Shea says in his quarterly letter.
Total revenues in the first quarter
were up per cent, operating ex-
penses II per cent, income taxes ii
per cent and fuel costs 81 cents per
ton, or per cent. Out of every 81
in sales by subsidiaries in 1943, %
cents went for taxes.
Financial District Comment.
Oscar Wells, former president of
the ABA, is among this years di-
rectors of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce and Senator Albert
w. Hawkes. is on the Senior Council.
Fifty-nine stocks made new 1914
highs on the New York Exchange
yesterday, longest list In many ses-
sions.
Evening star., 1944-05-18
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Votes 25-Cent Extra
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 1S.-Texas
Gulf Sulphur Co. announced decla-
ration OF an extra dividend of 2s
cents share in addition to a regu-
lar quarter dividend of so cents 8
share, both payable June Is to hold
erS of record June l. The company
previously paid extra dividends only
at the year end.
Evening star., 1944-05-18
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Nav 1s up.-persisten,
hedge selling and liquida uon caused mod.
crate reac lion in cotton today Most trad
erS held to the side line because of un.
certainties created by foreign develop.
ments coupled with lack of fresh in
centive IN the domestic picture
Mlil demand for spot cotton was small
and further action of proposals for higher
textile ceilings was awaited.
Late values were 25 to As cents hale
lower. July 2069, October 1898, De-
Evening star., 1944-05-18
Business Briefs

Good News for the Airlines was
announcement of the CAB that IL
more planes would be restored by
the Army to commercial carriers
Bank Clearings in % leading cities
totaled $8,868, $4,000 in the week
ended May II, gain of 7.7qo from
the previous week, but 2.7go below
the like 1943 week, reported Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc.
Cotton Spinrcng Operations In
April were at 1249% of capacity,
based on an 80-hour week, COM
pared with 1927 in the preceding
month and 1922 in April, 1943
the Census Bureau estimated.
Iron Ore Consumption in April
totaled 7,272,566 gross tons, COM
pared with 7,658,847 in March and
7,1S6,20l year ago, the Lake Su-
perior Iron Ore Association dis
closed.
Freight Loadings in the week
ended May 13 totaled 868, ,309 cars, a
gain of 3.7%o from the previous week
and 2.3%o above the corresponding
l943 week. the Associated American
Railroad revealed.
Southern Pacific Co. declared an
extra. dividend of Is cents and a
quarterly payment of so cents a COM
mon share, both payable June 81 tc
holders of record May 20.
Jones g. Laughlin Steel Corp. will
redeem on July IS all s1l,592 ,00t
outstanding l1a%, series A, frs
mortgage bonds issued by the Oti.
Steel Co. at 104 and accrued in.
terest.
Quaker Oats Co. will sell s1O,0OO,-
300 of 20-year 25sfo debentures te
a group headed by Hartman Ripley
& Co.. and s5,000,000 of one to To-
year 17s% serial notes to Chicago
banks. The debentures are expected
to reach the market in July after
the fifth War Loan drive.
Virginia Public Service Co. merger
with Virginia Electric 81 Power Co
seemed assured when VPS common
holders voted 1907 for the plan
while preferred holders voted more
than 86% in favor of it.
American Locomotive Co. earn
ings for the March quarter, before
renegotiation, were around $780,
600, compared with $2,570,000 in the
same period last year. stockholder;
were told at the annual meeting.
Montgomery Ward & Co. reported
net profit Of $4,155,324 or 73 cent
share in the quarter ended Apri
80, compared with $4,003,554 or n
cents in the same l943 period.
International Nickel Co. of Can.
ada, Ltd, earned $6,9l1,31l or q
cents share in the March quarter
compared with S8,075, ,238 or So cent.
year ago.
General Printing Ink Co. net fo
the March quarter was $l25,851 O.
10 cents a share VS.. Sl20,362 or
cents in the same 1943 months.
Raybestos- Manhattan, Inc, earnet
s49l 1923 or IS cents a share in tn
quarter, compared with $3.50 ,532 O
Is cents year ago
Beneficial Industrial Loan Corr
net for the March quarter wa
sl,03l sol or AZ cents VS.. S954,98
or 43 cents a year ago.
Briggs e. Stratton Corp. earne
s444,353 or SLAB share in tn
quarter, compared with $268,5O0 @
SO cents in the same 1943 period.
United Electrical Coal Companie
reported net of $156, ,695 or 80 cents
share in the quarter ended April 81
compared with $207,l26 or 40 cent
year ago; for nine months ende
the same date, $685., 9,436 or s103 "
s53l,l51 or $lO1.
Easy Washing Machine Corr
earned S2l1,0 or AZ cents on com
bined class A and B common stock
In l943. compared with S256, 6,6sl {
81 cents in 1912.