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Evening star., 1944-08-08
WASPS' Disbandment
Asked if Military
Status Isn't Granted
By the Associated Press.


The head of the WASPS recon-
mended to Gen. H. H. Arnold yes
terday that the organization be
given military status or discontinued
entirely.
JacQueline Cochran, director of
the Women Airforce Service Pilots,
said their present status as uni
formed civilian employees is un-
satisfactory to the WASPS, de-
prived of military benefits, and to
the air forces, unable to use them
to the fullest extent because they
are not subject to military discip-
line.
A bill to militarize the WASPS
was killed by the House in June
after Representative O'Hara, Re-
publican. of Minnesota denounced
1t as society legislation" and Rep
resentative Morrison, Democrat, of
Louisiana questioned the need for
women pilots as long as instructors
and trainees of the discontinued
civilian pilot training program were
denied opportunities to fly as Off
GERS in the air forces.
The question of Miss Cochran's
rank if the WASPS were militar-
ized came up during the House de-
bate, with Representative Izac,
Democrat, of California citing as
one of his reasons for the motion on
which the bill was rejected the fact
that the director would become
colonel
In her report to Gen. Arnold Miss
Cochran suggests that most of the
WASPS should be second lieuten-
ants AS to her own rank, the re-
port says only that "the small size
of the organization should be con-
sidered in determining the top
WASP rank"
The report sets out that the orig
inal purposes of the group, first
called the WAFS, were to determine
whether women could be utilized as
pilots in a national emergency, to
release male pilots for more i'm
portant duties, and to decrease the
total demand of the Air Forces for
physically fit young men.
The WASPS already have demon
strated, says Miss Cochran's report,
that carefully selected women can
fly all military aircraft skillfully and
safely"-the WASPS have an acci-
dent fatality rate of only 008 per
1000 hours, less than the Air Forces
average.
OF the 500 WEsPS now active as
pilots for the AAF 800 are with the
training command, doing such jobs
as towing targets, engineering fly
ing and instructing; 299 are ferry
ing planes for the transport COM
mand, IL are doing liaison flying
for the weather wing, 81 are on
target towing and related flying jobs
with the continental air forces, two
are testing flight clothing and doing
engineering flights for the materiel
command and five are towing tar
gets for the proving ground COM
mand.
Evening star., 1944-08-08

Mrs. Clara McCracken, Fairfax
County dog lover. has until Au-
gust 81 to dispose of her 30 pets
housed in her three-room cottage
on the old, Mount Vernon road
south of Alexandria.
Charged with cruelty to animals
in warrant sworn out by the AMI
NAL Welfare League of Arlington
Mrs. McCracken was found guilty
yesterday by Fairfax County Trial
Justice Harry L. Carrico. The judge
suspended the sentence for two weeks
and ordered her to dispose of the
dogs.
After testimony by Mrs. Pearl
Twyne, president. and Mrs. Charles
c. Rutson, investigator of the We'll
fare League, that Mrs. McCracken's s
dogs were improperly fed and wa
tered and that after eight visits to
her kennels by league representa-
tives she had failed to improve con-
ditions. Judge Carrico ordered a
recess to permit the court to visit
the woman's home.
Testimony of league representa-
tives agreed that the animals were
'emaciated' and were so starved
that when given food they "scooped
up dirt and stones in their eager
ness to eat" Two veterinarians
however, disagreed on the condi-
ton of the dogs.
Dr. Moss Parsons, Arlington, said
he had made an examination OF
the animals and had found those
examined "undernourished, with evil
dence of ricketts, and summer
eczema" He said that one litter
of puppies showed signs of rickets
and skin disorders.
DR.. Wayne Vita, Alexandra vet
erlnarian, testified, however, that
Evening star., 1944-08-08
Mrs. Margaret Shoemaker
Rites Set Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
garet Blanche Shoemaker, SO, OF
1900 Forty-flrst street NV, a native
of Washington. who died Sunday at
Doctors Hospital, will be held at
pm tomorrow at Eldbrooke Meth
odist Church, Bethesda, Md, with
burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Shoemaker received her edu-
cation in the District public schools
She was formerly employed at the
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
and in the public school system. She
was a member Of the Daughters OF
America and the Eldbrooke Church.
She is survived by two sons, Ray
mond l.. Shoemaker, Bethesda, Md.
and Walter E. Shoemaker, Wash
ington: a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy
A. Lehman. Washington a sister
Mrs. Amelia Lewis, Washington
nine grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Evening star., 1944-08-08
Plot Failure Alters
Outlook of Nozi Troops

AT THE FRENCH FRONTIER,
Aug. 7 Delayed tP,.-"The plot that
failed against Adolf Hitler. coupled
with Allied advances on all fronts,
apparently is rapidly altering the
outlook of fighting Germans.
According to advices from inside
France, many Germans, especially
the older men, are pessimistic be-
cause they believe failure of the
plot also dissolved the only chance
of quickly bringing the war to an
end. But SIS ELITE Corps men,
more and more taking a leading
part in the battle for France, SEEM
ingly are convinced that their only
chance is to fight harder than ever
before
This is the picture compiled from
reports received here from France
through trusted channels, usually
well informed:
Marshal Gen. Won Runstedt's re-
moval alone was sharp blow to Of
f1cers in France. The arrest of other
high officials following the reported
attack on Hitler created a con-
siderable feeling of depression. Some
officers in a northern city have
packed suitcases in the belief they
will be leaving shortly, either as
part of an evacuation or because
the end of-the war.
Open Clash Avoided.
Tension between the SIS and
other army units has increased no.
ticeably, but so far any open clash
has been avoided.
There are rumors that small Com
munist groups are being organized
This is unconhrmed, but persons
who have known Germany for years
long have felt that a Communist
movement easily might coincide with
end of the war.
Indicative of still existing
underground movement among the
Germans is this leaflet circulated
secretly after the Hitlet plot,
do not despair, your leaders are
still at work The war will soon be
ended by the overthrow of the
regime. You will be called upon to
act when the time comes, and as a
reward for the patriotic attitude
you will be asked to show. you will
be able to return to a free and
happy Germany"
Nazis Shifting Investments.
German officers, many of whom
have acquired stocks and money in
France, now are reported withdraw
Ing these investments and converting
them into valuable objects or into
real estate in Austria and Hungary
The revolt might have succeeded
IN France if the announcement that
Hitler was still alive had not become
known so quickly. The story comes
from Paris that just before the
bomb attack divisional commanders
throughout France received mes
sage that Hitler was dead and the
general staff was taking over.
Soldiers of the Paris garrisons
Evening star., 1944-08-08
Volume of Money
In Circulation
Sets New Record
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
There is enough money in circu-
lation in this country to provide
each man, woman and child with
$16454.
The Treasury reported yesterday
that money in circulation in July
reached another new high of s22,-
726,8l2,783. 1t estimated the popu-
lation at l3s.l2l 900 in figuring the
per capita average
Evening star., 1944-08-08

are said to have surrounded Ges-
tapo headquarters there and to have
kept it under guard for some hours.
Within a short time, however, a
special representative of Hitler, a
general, arrived at headquarters In
France to see for himself that Or
der was maintained Hitler spoke
over the radio and officers who
might otherwise have acted accepted
the attempted revolt as a failure.
Evening star., 1944-08-08
Home Lumber Limited
To Emergency Repairs
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Home owners seeking lumber for
repair work will get no help from
the War Production Board or Fed
eral Housing Administration except
in cases of real emergency, such as
leaks in the roof.
WPB said yesterday that an ap-
plication for preference ratings
must show that the dwelling is
unfit for use unless repaired Those
who want lumber for nonemergency
purposes must take their chances
on buying 1t without preference
ratings.
Evening star., 1944-08-08
McCorron Asks Tribute
For RoiIrood Workers
By the Associated Press,

by lHe ASSOcINESu FTess.
RENO, New, Aug. 8.-Senator Nc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada wants
to award the Army-Navy 'E" to
railroad workers in recognition of
success in "a job vital to the EN-
cient and successful conduct of the
war"
Senator McCarran in letters to
the Secretaries of War and the Navy
said yesterday that "one of the
largest and most worthy groups of
civilian soldiers apparently has been
overlooked" and asked that steps be
taken to recognize railroad workers.
Evening star., 1944-08-08

closed and that the whole pop
ulation was digging trenches
against the approaching Russian
Army
Advances in Baltic.
Two Russian armies in Eastern
Latvia and Southern Estonia were
driving westward against the Ger
mans isolated by Gen. Bagramian's S
plunge to the Baltic last week. The
Moscow communique announced
this advance had cut the railway
and highway between Madona and
Gulbene, 80 miles east of Riga. Cap
ture of Lubana in the same area
was announced
The Free Germany National Com
mittee, broadcasting from Moscow
last night, urged the German
troops in the northern Baltic area
to surrender because "a break-out
toward East Prussia is impossible. A."
Evening star., 1944-08-08

Magruder, j. Morton Franklin, Mrs.
Ola Powell Malcolm, Miss Mary
Loughead, and w. H. Youngman.
The "farmerettes" were Miss
Louis Sullins, Mrs. Charlotte Hall,
Miss Olga Ann Adamchak, Miss
Dorothy M. Ramsey, Miss Lois Par
rott and Miss Teresa Lowry.
Evening star., 1944-08-08
PineuppIes SIG Each

LONDON, Aug. 8 LP.-Londoners
had pineapples today for the August
bank holiday-at cost of from SIG
to s2l each. Watermelons were 81
apiece. grapes about IS pound and
peaches 80 cents to 81 so each.
For Americas Future For
Your Future For Your Chill
dren's Future Keep Buying
Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-08-08

Insure your future security by
buying War Bonds and hanging on to
them!
Evening star., 1944-08-08
Russia

Continued From First Page.)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06
Unions Urged To Report
Purchases Of Wur Bonds

Washington, ID. c. uLNS).-Organ-
lied labor, which has been Il steady
buyer of war bonds through payroll
savings and special campaign pur-
chases by individuals and unions, Is
being urged by the Treasury Depart
ment TO tell the world of the record
il is establishing.
James l.. lloughteling, as part of
the $4,000, 100000 Fifth War Loan,
asked officials of JOG national and in
ternational unions To report the amount
of securities bought in previous war
loans both by unions and individual
members, the purchases during the
Fifth War Loan and an estimate of
the amount bought by members through
payroll savings and other means of
regular purchases.
Il feel the country ought to know
about the splendid record that the
members of organized labor through
out the nation have developed in back
ing our men in the armed forces,
Houghteling said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06

In these busy days when women are
working and cooking for their families
too, it is Important that the most
nourishing quickly prepared dishes be
made. Milk is a food which will bal
ance diets planned in hasty or hap
hazard manner with more safety than
any other food. 1t is our most perfect
food because it has carbohydrate, pro-
tein, and fat, and because it contains
some of almost every mineral and Vita
min known. 1t is an excellent source
of calcium which is SO important for
building bones and teeth. Since it is
hard to obtain sufficient amount OF
this mineral, we are practically com
PEELED to rely on milk as Il source OF
il. Ribohavin is Il vitamin known to be
deficient i'm the American dietary and
milk is one of our main Stand-bys FOR
it. MIX is also an excellent source of
Vitamn A.
The Government has made every
effort to keep milk supplies adequate.
1t has promoted the substitution OF
oleomargarine for butter in order TO
curtail the practice of churning, which
reduces the fresh milk supply. The
Government has refrained from ration
ing milk, and the quota available has
been kept at 100 per cent of that avail
able in pre-war years. The fact is, we
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06
Finnish And Norwegian
Children Get Clothes

Stockholm ULNS). - The Swedish
branch of the "Save the Children So
ciety" reports the receipt from the
United States of several tons of cloth
ing contributed by the school children
of New York. Ten more tons have
been promised. The society has set up
its first foreign branch In Oslo for the
distribution of clothing among the
children of Norway.
The stream of Finnish children seek
ing safety and food In Sweden con
tinues unabated. There are now over
10000 such children in Sweden and the
condition of the newcomers grows
steadily worse The latest contingent,
about 200 from Uleaborg in Finland,
We're so ragged and undernourished
that at the sight of them the Swedish
volunteer nurses, receiving them, broke
into tears.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06
Bon On Homework
Upheld By Court
Action Of Wdge-Hour Act
Administrator Supported
In u. S. Circuit Court

New York City ULNS) The L. ).
Circuit Court of Apeeals, in IA 2-to-l
decision, has upheld the action of l..
Metcalfe Walling, wage-hour act ad-
ministrator, i'm banning the employ
ment of home workers in the EN-
broidery industry.
With the concurrence of Judge
Learned Hand, Judge Jerome n. Frank
held that Walling, i'm issuing the ban
as part OF IN order that also set il
minimum wage of 40 cents an hour for
embroidery workers, had acted within
the authority granted him under See
tion (f) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1898
Dissenting, Judge Thomas w. Swan
maintained that Walling's power under
this esction was limited To the making
of regulations for carrying out the
minimum wage and hours provisions of
the law, and then only to such regula-
tions as were truly incidental 10 the
main object. He held that the virtual
elimination of homework in which
$500 persons, or about a third of the
embroidery industry, had engaged, was
beyond the administrators power.
Coleman CANCEL, counsel for some
of the numerous employers and en-
ployees who had sought notification of
the order. said the case would be ap-
peaed to the Supreme Court.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06
SOFT COAL MINERS
GIVE UP VACATIONS

Washington, ID. G. ULNS).-Secre-
tary of the Interior Harold l.. Ickes
reports that the United Mine Workers
have agreed TO work i'm the bituminOus
mines during their 1914 vacation
period, as requested by him in IA letter
to miners and operators.
Under the terms of the agreement
To keep the mines in operation during
the vacation period, July ] to July 10,
an exception was made of July 4,
which the miners observed as IL holi-
day. The miners will receive $50 vaca-
tion pay in addition To their regular
wages.
The miners were highly commended
by Secretary Ickes for their ready
acquiescence to his request, and for
their cooperation in maintaining the
high production rate necessitated by
heavy demands upon the bituminous
mines.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06
Utility Employees
Vote For "A. F. Of L.

Washington, -. G. (ILNS) ~ En-
ployees of the Washington Gas Light
Co, for many years members of II com
pany union, voted last week under the
supervision of the National Labor Re.
lations Board for IN American Fedora
tion of Labor union, according ID an
announcement by Ralph l.. Boyer,
AFL organizer.
All of the employees of the utility,
outside ana inside workers, with the
exception of the supervisors, have been
members of the Washington Gas
Workers Union independent, and the
result of the balloting indicates, says
Boyer, that they now desire At'L af-
filiation.
Balloting was held in plants Of the
company and resulted as follows: VITA
1924 employees eligible to vote, .
voted for no union were challenged ;
q were void 1l5 voted for the indie.
pendent union; and i6I voted for the
AFL.
The 3 utilities in the nations capital
the telephone, gas and electric com
panics, each have independent unions.
With the gas company union cracking
up. union officials see possibilities of
the other coming over to the AFL.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06
Not Compelled
(Confinusd From Page One)

refuse Il group of jobs and come back
later to be offered other equally I'M
portant jobs. II was pointed out, how
ever, that his refusal to take priority
job will not open the door for him to
less important jobs.
Under the national standards, work
ers have good cause for refusing a
job when the job would not use their
skills fully or would be for less than
full-time work; when wages or work
ing conditions are below those prevail
ing in comparable employment and
when the workers acceptance of the
job offered would require him 10 join
or resign from, or refrain from joining
Il labor organization" over his objec-
tlon.
McNutt also provided that workers
can be referred To other than essential
jobs only when they are not needed for
any essential work In the area, when
they are unable To accept essential
work outside the area, and when "un-
due hardshipS" or special emergency
circumstances prevent acceptance of
essential work.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06
Predicts Women
Will Retuin Their
Place After Wdr
Prediction Made TO Wom-
ems Advisory Committee
By Willium Huber

Washington. - Women will retain
much of their new found place in in
dustry after the war, unless mass un-
employment, creating economic fears
that heighten prejudice against women
on the job, occurs, William Haber,
assistant VINO executive director, told
the VINO Women's Advisory Commit
tee.
The future of women in industry or
other work depends on the state of the
whole economy, said Haber. With full
, employment conditions, he said, women
will hold their fair propOrtionate
place. Only widespread unemployment
will deprive them of it. He pointed out
that with working force of 50,000,OO0
to 6O,O0O,O0O, we may normally expect
three to four million unemployed, in
Guiding women, students, and handi-
| capped.
Haber declared that we are, in eff
tion now. Men are being discharged
from the armed services to some de-
gree Some war industries are being
curtailed, and workers laid off are be-
ing channeled into other jobs through
USES. Further rehabilitation will be
necessary after the defeat of Japan.
Fourth phase will be the "replenish-
ment stage" when everything from
shoe production to highways, neglected
while full attention was focused on the
war, will be re-geared to civilian de-
mands. Not until after this phase, says
Haber, will we enter the real post
war" period.
OF the approximately $4,000 women
workers now on payrOlls, Haber fore
sees only about 100000 leaving vol
UNFAIRLY. OF the remaining millions,
some will be subject to cutbacks be-
fore total peace. Others will have to
find transitional employment while in
dustries are being converted to peace
time output. The 425,O00 women who
have learned special skills in the cleo
trio machinery industry during the
war will probably have to wait until
production of radios, monographs and
communication equipment is resumed
for an opportunity to use their new
skills, he said.
Haber said he fOfesaw greater inter-
est on the part of women I'm trade
unionist after the war, as result of
the war work period, citing the in
creased female membership in unions
during the war. He made clear his
view that; in sound postwar ecOn-
omy, women will probably have a
better chance than ever before at jobs,
for they have demonstrated their abil-
ity during the war and broken down
preconceived objections to their per-
forming some jobs.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06
Information Filed
Agdinst Concern

A criminal information was filed
June 20, 1914 in the United States Dis
trict Court for the Southern District
of Ohio by United States Attorney
Byron b. Harlan, against the Burgett
Varnish Works, Norwood, Ohio, and
Harry III. Hemperly, superintendent
and general manager of the firm, and
Daniel M. Heekin, secretary az
treasurer, charging violations of tn
Second War Powers Act through un-
authorized use Of tung oil, contrary to
the provisions of War Food Orders
Nos. 80 and 39.1, it was announced by
J. Nj. Mehl, Chief of the WAS Com
pliance Branch, Washington, d. c.
If convicted, the Burgett Varnish
Works faces maximum penalty of
$4,000 fine and the officers named a
fine of $4,000 or Imprisonment for one
year or both, Mehl said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06
100000 Idle Seen
By End Next Year

Watertown, n. Y. ILNS).-Unem-
ployed workers are likely to reach a
total of 5,OO0,000 before the end Of
1915 because of the slowness of re
conversion, if Germany Is defeated
this year." John Cornell, editor and
co-publisher of the Paper Mill News,
told the Empire State Technical Asso-
eiation of the pulp and paper industry
here.
Cornell added that general business
in 1915 would decline % per cent from
this years level because of $25,OOO,-
100000 cut in war expenditures. He
went, on:
Moreover, i'm spite Of the national
debt, higher costs and a strong back
log of consumer demand, which will
result i'm higher prices in the immedi
ate postwar period, there is no like
lihood of postwar initiation in this
country"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-07-06
NUTRITION AND LABOR
Place Your Milk Order-And Keep The Bottles Emptied

are consuming more milk Today the
average consumption per person per
year is 5S pounds greater than it was
in 1880.
Each family should make study
of the amount of milk its members
consume Each child needs quart of
milk daily, and each adult-a pint.
With this supply of milk coming into
the home, the next problem is-"HOw
to Get 1t Consumed" If everyone likes
to drink milk the problem takes care
of itself. Dry cereals at breakfast-time
require quite a lot of milk. If they
dislike milk il should not be forced
upon them. Large amounts can be in
corporated in the food.
OF course the busy workingwife
does not have much time to plan
about methods of using milk in cook
ing. There are, however, Il few simple
things that can be done without dig
ging through the recipe file.
Oatmeal can be cooked with milk
instead of water. Milk gravy is more
nourishing than water gravy There
are realms of store-bought powders
which can be used for making plId-
dngs by the addition of milk. Deny
drafted soups make valuable contri-
button TO the diet when prepared with
milk. This does not mean that we are
forgetting our old reliables-hot chocO-
late, refrigerator ices, creamed dishes,
and cream soups
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