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Evening star., 1944-07-31
AlN,nnae Head
Vacations il Bog0fa

Miss Grace Carter, president OF
the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Club
OF Washington. Is vacationing in
Bogota. Colombia, where according
to her mother she is auditing
courses in Spanish literature and
history.
Before the war Miss Carter taught
French and Latin at Woodrow VIII
son High School but with the ad-
vent of new interest In South
America turned her attention to
Spanish and Is now qualified
Spanish teacher.
From Bogota Miss Carter report.
that the mountain weather Of the
Colombian capital makes her wish
for that fur coat she left behind
1t is also interesting to hear that
as black Is 80 much the prevailing
fashion down there, Miss Garter
feels conspicuous in the red trench
coat she brought along.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
ESC0lantes Leavinq

The Venezuelan Ambassador
and Sonora de Escalante will
leave Thursday for Atlantic City
where they will spend several
weeks.
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Ensign, Mrs. Allen
On West Coast

Ensign and Mrs William J. Allen
are in San Diego, where the for
mer is on duty following his mar
riage in Rockville July 8 to Miss
Dolores Marie Sanford, daughter OF
Maj. and Mrs Emmons M. Sanford
of Silver Spring.
Ensign Allen, who is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Allen of Sill
yer Spring, received his wings and
was commissioned in April. He for
merly attended the University OF
Maryland and his bride recently
completed her sophomore year at
the University of South Carolina
Maj. and Mrs. Sanford enter
tanned at reception July IL fol-
the bride and bridegroom, follow
inc a dinner given by the BRIDE
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Evening star., 1944-07-31

The wedding of Miss Virginia
Ruth Mcdowell. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest L. Mcdowell of this
city, to Ensign Robert M. Furniss
formerly of this city, son of Mrs
R. M. Furniss of Flint. Mich, took
place yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock in the Brookland Baptist
Church. DR.. Gaye l.. McGlothlen
officiated.
! Preceding the ceremony Mrs
Flora Bennett gave an organ recital
and Miss Judith Conklin sang a
solo. Palms and baskets of flowers
decorated the church.
The bride was given In marriage
by her father and wore a gown OF
white taffeta and net. a long veil
edged with lace and held in place
by a pearl coronet. She carried
white roses.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Price, was the
matron of honor and the other at
tendants were Miss Vesta Furniss of
Flint, sister of the bridegroom, Miss
Betty Root and Miss Doris Plishker
They wore dresses of white and blue
flowered marquisette, blue picture
hats and mitts. Mrs. Price carried
pink roses and the other attend
ants bouquets we're OF garden
flowers.
Cadet Edward Barton, U. S. M
M. c., was the best man and the
ushers were fellow-graduates of the
bridegroom from the U. S. Mer-
chant Marine Academy.
The ceremony was followed by a
reception at the home of the bride
The bride and bridegroom both are
graduates of Mckinley High School
The bride will make her home with
her parents while her husband is
on duty at sea.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
H announcement
OF Marriage

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Lupshutz
announce the marriage yesterday of
their daughter, Miss Naomi Betty
Lupshutz, to Sergt. Sidney Cohen
L. S. A., son of Mr. Abe l.. Cohen
and the late Mrs. Cohen.
Sergt. Cohen has just returned
from 10 months in the Mediter-
ranean theater.
The ceremony took place in the
home of Rabbi Chain Wllliamow-
sky, who officiated, and was followed
by reception for the immediate
family.
The bride wore a draped aqua
ensemble with matching veil and
accessories of cocoa brown.
After visit to New York the
couple will go to Miami Beach.
where Sergt. Cohen will report for
his reassignment.
Evening star., 1944-07-31

Presidents official Family
Haze Brief Vacation Tribs

The Vice President Mr. Henry Wallace expected
week from his home in Iowa where
oac convention Mrs Wallace
fortnight and will
Wardman Park apartment time September Presidents
mother Mrs Henry Wallace widow
also makes in
home the Vice President and Wallace has occupied their
SON. Mr. Robert Wallace his little family while
in Washington Wallace President
with them in Des Moines and will with
taking weeks vacation home enjoying the quiet of
their comfortable
Mrs. Hurs birthplace Is
The Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenhau
Morgenthau Fishki
York State until Secretary
back today
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Meefs

Blanchard Randall, IT.. Maryland
senatorial candidate, and six con-
gressionaI candidates from Mary
land districts are guests today at 1
meeting Of the Maryland Federation
Of Republican Women at st. Tim
othy's Church at Dundark, Nd.
Among members OF the Mont
gomery County Federation OF Re-
publican Women attending are the
president. Mrs. Claude Cooke, and
Mrs. Galen TAFT, Mrs. D. A. Reute-
mann. Miss Olive KinsmAn and
Mrs. De Witt Zook.
Mrs. Cooke departs tomorrow to
establish contact with national Re-
publican headquarters in New York.
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RefurninP

Mrs. Joseph Platt and her small
son. David, will join Mr.. Platt in
their Cleveland Park home the
latter part of this week. Mrs.
Platt and her son have been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Robert
Day, in the latter's home in Mas
slllon, Ohio. for a fortnight.
Mrs. Day has been a frequent
visitor in Washington, where she
and the late Mr. Day visited his
brother, the late former Associate
Justice William R. Day of the
Supreme Court.
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NewcOmb Club

Surgical dressings for the Mont
gomery County General Hospital are
being made at informal meetings
throughout the summer by mem.
bes OF the Newcomb Club OF Be-
thesda. Mrs. T. H. Royster is In
charge of the work.
The next get-together will be
held August ~ at the home of Mrs
j. H. Brown.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Delay Departure

The retiring Counselor of the
Chilean Embassy and Sonora de
Rodriguez have postponed their
departure until Saturday as the
vessel on which they nave pas
sage will not sail until August
10. The Counselor and Sonora de
Rodriguez will go to Los An
gelos and embark from the West
Coast for Chile.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Prison Camp Talk

A timely analysis of the japanese
situation and description of the
treatment Of Americans oy Japa
nese will be given by Mrs. Garnett
Gardner. who spent seven months in
a prison camp and was repatriated
on the Gripsholm, at a meeting OF
the Women's Traffic Association OF
the District tomorrow evening at
the Women's City Club, 1854 ]
street NV.
Reservations may be made with
Mrs. Frances ReXin, RE. 0605.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
ENJOY at
SOUTHAMPTON

The Brazilian Ambassador,
Senior Carlos Martins, was in
New York for a day or so at the
end of the week and then joined
Senhora de Martins at South
ampton. where the latter is
spending the summer. The Am
bassador will be back later in the
week.
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VISITING Son

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Briggs, who re-
Gently moved to the Hillwood section
of Falls Church. have as their guests
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Oliver Briggs of Asheville. N c.,
who will leave Wednesday following
a weeks visit.
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EXPLORERS Club

Two Army films, malaria Dis
cipline" and Land and Live in the
Desert" will be shown at the month
ly meeting OF the Explorers Club at
$50 pm. tomorrow at the New
Colonial Hotel, Fifteenth and M
streets NV.
For reservations call ME. 1912.
Evening star., 1944-10-01

Nothing could save the stable - or the
school either if its dry shinge roof caught
fire from the rain of sparks They would no
longer be safe inside. She gathered the little
motionless groups. I'VE can still have our
party out in the meadow. Billy. line up your
soldiers and start them off. I'll be along in a
minute"
"All right. you guys" he said. Fall in!'
But back in her room. Mary took the cook
les, the blankets from her bed. and bundle
of towels from her dresser drawers. These
they would need if fire swept over the ridge.
Driven by the rising wind, a black roll of
smoke was already curling over the eastern
summit when she went out. She hurried, her
breath choked by hot, singing air. A men,
ory chilled her -. dead deer in an open
meadow after fire had passed The flames
hadn't touched them. 1t was only the heat. -.
She caught up with Billy and the children.
He had often drilled them in marching; the
training helped now Under his military.
Hun. two, three, four pick it up there!'
they stayed in an unbroken line. He halted
them in the middle of the meadow beside
the shallow stream. "Okay, fall OUT?
They gathered around Mary. faces up
turned, eyes blinking Now then" she said,
well be safe But | want you to listen:
We must stay together no matter what hap
pens. You've seen animals lose their heads
and run when there's fire" She smiled.
We've got better sense" She handed each
one towel, and when there were no more,
she tore blanket into strips. Soak these IN
water and breathe through them. 1t will take
away the smoke"
AFTERwARD she could never remember the
next hour clearly; it was all blotted out by
what followed, as if her mind refused to live
through that time again She must have kept
the children quieted, sitting around her on the
meadow grass. the wet towels over their
faces, while she told them stories and fought
to keep her own growing panic from showing
in her voice.
For they'd begun to hear the fire beyond
the ridge. The grass rustled beneath a hal
of charred embers big as pencils, the WIND
blew toward them with soaring heat. She
felt wild urge to leap up and run.
If it hadn't been for the sudden noise, their
courage might not have broken. 1t came IN
the middle of sentence, when she was say
TW-Io-I-4t
Evening star., 1944-10-01

uniform. Bitterly ne q Sald, just not man
enough, that's ALL"
WAS it your arm?" she asked. An old in
jury to his left arm bothered him sometimes.
Eyes. And my age. 1t seems I'm dodder-
ing old fool at thirty! And because have a
son to take care Of And because of my job
in the Forest Service. They can have it"
mo. Jim. If you'd look at it right, you're
a lot more valuable here"
1t was the wrong thing to say. He blew up.
Don't throw my responsibilities at me,
Mary. / wasn't running out on them" In
his illustration he hated the life he'd been
forced to come back to the mountains,
everything He said he wouldn't stay in
Round Valley. He hadn't, and she hadn't
heard from him now in almost year. Even
Billy, living with rancher uncle, got only
infrequent letters. telling little of what his
father was doing.
The door into her small bedroom behind
her desk was open. She had left the radio
turned on after the noon broadcast, and
musical program had been coming out to her
family She was aware suddenly that it had
stopped. A mans voice said: Attention,
please. We have an urgent message. -"
Mary stood up. She didn't want the chill
dren to listen Run outside" she said. "An
extra recess" They went out, yelling.
She turned the radio up: g.. are warned
not to enter the Bitter Root mountains at
these points. ALI ranchmen are asked to join
the fire crews at once"
There was brief pause; then Mary's heart
jumped. Round Valley school, hold your
children. These new outbreaks have circled
you to the east. A fire crew is trying to get
through to you, but it will take time. Stay
tuned to this station"
She snapped the radio off and went quickly
through the schoolroom Fear made her throat
tight, but she must face the children calmly
Outside, the smoke haze had thickened
Ash no longer came down in flakes like snow.
Whole shapes of burned leaves were in it,
some edged with red. Billy Conrad saw her in
the doorway and ran toward her. What do
you think! Deb Lane caught on fire."
WHAT Mary started into the yard.
I'VE put her out guess the fire must be
pretty bad If my father was here.
I'VE don't need your father" She didn't
intend her voice to sound so sharp. Il mean.
Billy you and know what to do. You're
good Forest Ranger yourself"
He nodded gravely Sure But still wish
Dad was here"
Inwardly she admitted, $50 do l." Aloud
she said, We'll be all right. I'm going to
count on you" Billy was her Oldest boy.
The first graders were huddled in little
group, doing nothing, like flock of bewil-
dered sheep. Her eyes followed the shallow
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Mary will always look back
on that day as the worst -
and the best - in her life

and the best - IN ncr HE
TT WAS the afternoon study hour; but in the
one-room Round Valley school. the fifteen
children were too uneasy to study. They
suuirmed on their seats, blinked in the pine
smoke that had filed the air all day, and
watched Mary Warren who was, they thought,
calmly correcting their spelling papers.
She wasn't Sitting at her desk facing
them, nomtain-dressed in blue jeans and
shirt with blue ribbon tied in her hair,
Mary Warren's inner feelings were stormy.
She stared at sheet of bad spelling and
thought, Some dumb-head tossed ciga-
rette from his car, supposer'
A forest fire which had started somewhere
east across the mountains was spreading.
The news over her radio this noon had been
interrupted by general warning. School chill
dren were not to start home alone today,
but wait until parents called for them.
Further directions would come later.
Mary's own pupils all came from distant
ranches. She might have to keep them here
all night. !. It had happened once before.
She worked on the papers and wished she
hadn't remembered that other time. 1t was
on Just such fall day as this, with forest
fire raging, that she'd met Jim Conrad. But
there was no use remembering that now.
A tow-headed frst-gader, Dee Jackson,
raised his hand ''Yes, Deep" Mary asked.
Are we going home after school. Miss
Warren? His round eyes were frightened.
Il don't know" She smiled at him. But
you'll be all right. I'll take care of you. Why
don't you work on your. Thanksgiving deco
rations?" She looked around the room. why
don't all of you do that?"
There was sudden clatter of crayon boxes.
Her eyes stopped on boy at the end of
the fomth-grade row. A choked tenderness
filed her - looking at Billy Conrad. Jim
Conrad's son. He was tall thin boy, nine
years. old, with hair like wheat stubble. Like
Jim's hair. He was drawing an airplane,
rapt expression on his sensitive face.
It was ridiculous, she supposed. to think
that no other teacher could understand the
tense, high-strung boy, and guide him as she
was doing. As ridiculous as falling in love with
an older man the way she'd done - in his
arms the first moment they met, when he
carried her from her stalled car on blazing
mountain road. Yet Billy belonged to her
now; she was Mother to him. And once Jim
had belonged to her - almost.
She could still see the way it had ended,
here in this room. after school, Jim had gone
off proudly to join the Army. But the Army
had turned him down. Having to come back
to Round Valley, rejected. was something he
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stream that ran past the school and on across
the round meadow Later they might have to
take refuge out there Now, she decided. they
would be safer inside.
As she led them in, her mind groped for
something they could do. Crayoning wouldn't
hold them. She could read.
Behind her small voice walled. Il want
to 60 home" She turned. Dee Jackson, six
years old, had stopped in the aisle.
Billy Conrad went back to him. Buck up,
kidr' he said. Pull yourself together"
But Dee walled again, I'm hungry and
want to 60 home"
Billy was disgusted That's baby stuff.
Do you want to see the plane drew?"
All the children were watching The small
boys panic, Mary realized, could spread.
"Lookr' she exclaimed. Perhaps we're all
hungry. I've got cocoa and cookies. Let's
have party! Some of you girls can help"
She lighted her oil stove, mixed cocoa in
kettle, and put it on to boil. As she did these
hone-like familiar things in her own room,
a moments confidence filled her The chill
dren would be all right
WHAT came almost in the next instant was
like the tearing of great sheets of paper.
The sound ripped into the building - froze
her with plate of cookies still in her hands
She dropped it. running, with the children
screaming as they raced out. 1t wasn't the
school itself that had caught. Behind it was
stable with dry grass feed piled at one end.
The grass was burning, high orange flames
licking up in gust of wind.
Most of the children had stopped in the
play yard. Billy and fourth grade boy, Joe
Mitchell, had darted on. Mary ran after them,
calling. Billy! Joe! Waitr' But both boys
had ponies in the stable, along with two 9TH
ers. They didn't stop.
She ducked into the smoke, found the open
door, and heard Billy's quiet voice, Easy,
Powder q. . easy, boy" as he united his pony.
1t wheeled free, bolting. She groped to the
animal nearest her Intense heat filled the
stable. She jerked at the ropes knot and saw
the horse rear away Billy and Joe had re-
leased the others. She ooughed, Get out,
quick" Fire burst into the building like an
exploding bomb.
Mary had never thought of herself as being
cool-headed, but she knew now that she would
have to be, in front of the fifteen children.
Evening star., 1944-08-28

For the bond drive you have an
S-card, and the speed limit is of.
Drive now and step on it!
Evening star., 1944-08-28
trmation Of what. has uantivated my

drmation Of what has mntivated my
conduct for the past four years.
Having decided to remain
amongst you, have tried day to day
to find the best way to serve the
permanent interests Of France 10y
ally and without compromise.
Had But One Object"
Il had but one object-to protect
you from the worst.
"All that have done and all that
have accepted, consented to or
submitted to, whether willingly or
by force. has been solely for your
welfare, because If I could not be
your sword I wanted to be your
shield"
Laval brought Herriot to Paris
from Nancy for the express purpose
OF discussing problems arising from
the Allied advance on Paris and the
possibility Of moving the French
government from Vichy to Belfort.
The meeting never was held.
Evening star., 1944-08-28
French Patriot Chief Tells
Of Behind-Lines ESPIONAGE

This is the second of fpe drti-
cleS on the powerful uprising of
the French underground forces
as told by Andre Lebord, one of
the leaders OF the Increment tor
three 1e1rS
Evening star., 1944-08-28

Stealing plans OF factories, and of
weapons they produced. and send
ing them to London. Fifteen days
after one plant began making a
certain cannon We had its descrip-
ton and dimensions in London. OF
course, my wife, the officers wife,
my brothers and parents worked as
members Of our little group. Then
I found more men and women and
created other sectors" Finally I
was chief in 10 of the 80 French de-
partments.
We had agents in every town.
There was someone to make the
rounds in each sector and collect
information in the two weeks be-
fore the full moon, when the RAF
planes would come. Most urgent
information was sent from hidden
radios-very dangerous work be-
cause the Gestapo used rambling
detection-rado cars, and squads of
pocket RADIO men, to locate our
emission posts. Any captured post
operator was executed Immediately.
At first We wrote reports on edible
paper. 1t was hard to write on.
Then the British supplied us with
explosive paper. You carried it
wadded in your gloves, and always
smoked cigarette. If the Germans
stopped you, you touched your ciga-
rette to the paper. 1t blew up, into
nothing But if you had to do this,
the Boches were sure to torture you
Even so we always had volunteers
for this most dangerous work. In
most cities, up to $4,000, we only
needed a group of eight or ten for
this intelligence work. 1t was not
done by political parties-simply by
French patriots Of any party.
Men For Sabotage.
We needed many more men for
sabotage. When the French or
British in London gave orders for
certain bridge to be destroyed-or
part OF plant to be dynamited-
We asked our friends to help. The
Polish and Belgian refugees are
wonderful saboteurs. These men
didn't know where their orders came
from. But they were always ready
In France there are two kinds of
Resistance men-intelligence agents
and the hidden troops of the Maquis.
But the intelligence system directs
everything, including food and shell
ter for Underground troops. In my
work had help from all classes OF
people. One who aided me greatly
was a 90-year-old priest. He put me
in touch with priests and elderly
nuns, who would not be suspected
Now that the Allies are close to
Paris I am free at last to mention
some of these brave people. There
was one frail little nun, nearly 10.
She was tireless, and carried many
messages for us.
The nun was very happy. Hun
dreds of simple people like that
made our work possible -. Yes.
the Underground is a passionate
work. 1t changes you completely.
Before the war I never noticed little
Evening star., 1944-08-28
Bulgarian Troops Remain
In YugosIovio and Greece

BARI, Italy. Aug. q Delayed)
(PD.-The Bulgarian government,
which has announced through the
Sofia radio that it wants to get out
of the war and achieve complete
neutrality, has taken no steps as vet
to withdraw its forces from Yugo-
slavla and Greece, it was learned to-
day through channels we'll posted on
the Balkan military situation.
Reports from Cairo that such ac-
ton was under way were described
as without foundation.
Ihe Allies are repeatedly insist
Ing that Bulgarian troops be called
nome before an armistice is granted
and British broadcasts beamed tc
Bulgaria stipulate fatty that with
draWal is a condition for peace.
AS long as the Bulgarian armies
cooperate with the Germans. all
declarations of brotherhood among
nations are apt to create laughter
BIC told the Bulgarian people
The radio at Ankara commented
that while Bulgarian ministers
deal only in fair words, Romania
has acted"
Marshal Tito, leader of the Yugo-
slav Partisans, said several davs
ago at his headquarters that he
could see peace overtures only
through the prism of the activity of
Bulgarian forces of occupation in
Yugoslavia.
Bulgarian troops, together with
the Germans, are again attacking
the Army of National Liberation in
Montenegro, are fighting our forces
IN Serbia, and in Macedonia are
engaged in the same crimes as the
Germans" he said.
The Bulgarians are believed to
have six or seven divisions in Yueo-
slaVla and three or four in Greece
Evening star., 1944-08-28
French Hear Laval
Engineered Arrests
|0f Petain and Herriof
BY DON WHITEHEAD,
Associated Press War Correspondent,

ASsOcleteo FEeSS WAT (OITcsponoents
PARIS, Aug. 2S.-Before Marshal
Petain was seized by the Gestapo
and repeatedly taken to Germany
he sent a clandestine message to
the people of France urging them
to unite and stating that all he
had done had been for their welfare.
The s8-year -old Vichy chief Of
state, his chief Of government,
Pierre Laval, and former Premier
Edouard Herriot we're arrested by
the Gestapo a few days before
American and French forces en-
tered Paris.
dispatches from Bern and
from Dele, France, dated Thurs
day, said Petain and Laval still
were at Marvillars, near Belfort,
France, despite reports they had
been taken to Germany. The
confusion Of reports, it was ex-
planned, arose from the fact
both had made one-day trips to
the border city of Mulhouse0
1t Is being whispered around
Paris that Laval arranged the
arrests of Petain and Herriot and
then his own arrest. These rumors
said he made a deal with his Ger
man masters to prevent the Allies
from getting custody of Petain and
Herriot and had himself arrested
to try to make 1t appear to his
countrymen that he did not leave
Paris voluntarily as the Allied
troops drew near.
Rumors Unconfirmed.
Whether these rumors have any
basis cannot be determined at this
time. Copies of letters reliably re-
ported to have been exchanged be-
tween Laval and German Ambassa-
dor Otto Abetz make it appear as
though Laval opposed the German
determination to move the French
government to Belfort, near the
Swiss frontier, and was arrested be-
cause he wanted to stay in Paris.
Taken into custody by an Official
Of the German Embassy, Petain was
transported to Belfort on August 20.
Before leaving he sent a message to
the French people saying he knew
he would be arrested and declaring
in part:
In the extreme condition that !
now find myself I have nothing to
reveal to you except the simple con-