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Evening star., 1945-01-15

line . ?" pie plate with pasfry ond MI
with appiss. Nix sugar. nutmeg, sslt,
cinnamon. and lemon juice. Sprinkle over
apples and def win bvstss Of rsureorins.
Meistsn edge ef bssteH, crust with ~atss
end Icy top layer Of dough ssrsfully sa
fep Of hilins, being sure - moks ssvsssT
siits In esntsr ef top crust 10 sIlow stsssn
- escape. while sppiss beks. Cock Ia
hot even - minvfss.-Rseips sevrsssy
Frances Troy Nertheress-rimss. .Hsseld.
Evening star., 1945-01-15
The Great GameofPolitics
Roosevelt Budget Message Even Puzzles
Statistical Sharks, Columnist Asserts

year,, Mr.. Roosevelt leaves the i'm
preston that he regards this as bad,
despite his advocacy of "a policy Of
orderly but steady debt reduction"
These contradictions baffe reason.
Clearly, Congress will be unable to
use the message as guide. Ger
tainly, it holds out no hope of re-
gaining control of Federal expenses,
of getting tax relief, of holding
down, much less reducing, the Fed
eral debt, of heading off serious
imitation.
Evening star., 1945-01-15
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE.

@. Has the Marine Corps any
four-star generals?-E. N. E.
A. The Marine Corps Headquar-
ters says that there are no four star
generals on active duty In the corps.
Gen. Thomas Holcomb, formerly
commandant of the corps, was re-
tired with the rank Of full general.
He became the first marine ever to
hold that rank. Gen. Holcomb Is
now serving as Minister to the
Union of South Africa. 1t. Gen.
Alexander A. Vandegrift is the pres
ent commandant.
@. Are there any words associated
with the carlton of Big Ben?-
A. v. M.
A. The following are the words
associated with Big Ben: I'm all
the press of multitudinous days, Nor
fails the breath Of prayer, the
sound Of praise, Serene above the
city, day and night The chimes
ring out with every quarters fight;
o Lord our God, Be Thou our
guloe, mat by Thy help NO foot
may slide"
@. At what age does military
training begin In Soviet Russia?-
o. E. M.
A. In the Soviet Union military
training begins in the schools at the
age of II when elementary courses
are given for two hours each week.
Prewar military training follows and
at the age Of l6 compulsory service
begins and continues to the age
Of So
@. How deep is the subway under
the Chicago River?-O. E. M.
A. Chicago's initial subway sys-
tenn goes under the Chicago River
at two points. One Of these tubes
is rs feet below street level, and the
other 80 feet.
Evening star., 1945-01-15

Seventeenth and n streets NV.
Both properties are federally
owned, and were remodeled by the
FWA. With the enlarged space,
the club will be able to I'LL grow
ing need for its facilities by junior
officers, according to Mrs. Russell
Maxwell, wife Of Maj. Gen. Maxwell,
assistant chief OF staff, Ga (sup-
ply), and chairman Of the clubs
Executive Committee.
The club is q nonprofit organiza-
Evening star., 1945-01-15

ton, with restaurant and barber
shop operating as concessions. The
percentage Of gross receipts paid
by the concessionaires and member
ship dues support the enterprise.
All ofncers, men and women, OF the
Allied armed forces, through grades
equivalent to captain in the Army
and senior lieutenant in the Navy,
are eligible for membership.
Evening star., 1945-01-15

document is so
voluninous and
complicated that
understanding of
1t by the average
citizen Is COM
pletely out of
t he question.
The a e r a g e
citizen, Of course,
will not try to
understand it
nor even read 1t.
But it seems
almost as puz-
cling to the sta
tistical sharks
Evening star., 1945-01-15

Agency, which sponsors the club,
also has been asked to attend the
opening.
The club was founded by Mrs.
George G. Marshall, wife Of the
Army chief Of staff, and has ac-
commodated more than 100000 visi-
tors since its opening last May.
Until now the club has been limited
to a one-story building. The new
acquisition is the adjoining 12-room
house at the southeast corner Of
Evening star., 1945-01-15
Mrs. Roosevelt Plans
To Open Addition 10
| Junior Officers Club

Mrs. Roosevelt will snip the rib
bon leading to the new addition to
the Junior Officers Club of Wash
ington, 735 Seventeenth street NV,
at formal dedication ceremonies
on January Is.
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, ad-
ministrator of the Federal Works
Evening star., 1945-01-15
By Frank r. Kent

There are a number of queer
things about that huge budget mes
sage submitted by the President
for the fiscal years 1945-46. The
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Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer TO any
question OF fact by writing The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau. 316
street N. E.. Washington 2, D. c. Please
tnclose 3 cents for return postage
Evening star., 1945-08-09
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ply CARRY ICE CREAM CO., 1887 D st. sc.
RELIEF ROOM CLEkK steads Snis poSe9a t9r
Apply to assistant manager, HAMILTON
HOTEL 14th and K sts. NV.
ROAST Go0Ks' white e,sre or soiorep png chsf
CARLTON HOTEL. 10th and K SITS, NV.
esgy Work s5R Sa ssa beWeen
RouTEahN, hRS I NAN white, under 40, for linen
route staging salary yNsN SO gssE See NJ
RRourEMENs RS j ss IT, white. permanent, daytime
essential; full-time postwar work; salary;
caT sih 81
ATNG Go 1923 l,ah,stbsa 18th st NV mil. rout.
avefare "sh Salary W $50 'arAvS per Week % Or more;
good daytime hours and excellent working
TN APPS AIRMs in pDiRY PgTsYSn asS5 Rsgm PENN
sylvania ave. NV. Hiring arrangements
SALESMAN SALESMAN for Johns, ,Manyille roofing,
person; capable, industrious man can earn earn
$4,000 up per year. GATES CONTRACT
ING co, 7240 Wis. ave- Bethesda, Nd.
SAIL sAIEsMAS. sdiS' salary and expenses, car and
allowance. Washington, Maryland and vir-
ginia. Call on institutions, restaurants,
factories, office buildings. Established ac-
counts, nationally known company, Give
age, draft status, salary expected for per-
SALESMAN TO call on retail grocery trade
Tor national food distributor: must have
car: experience not necessary; good post
war future: veteran preferred. BOX 1881
Star
statesmen for wide-awake real estate
Stoa Ts amd hsTs car eaas %5 1 De
4l36.
SALESMEN--A real opportunity for hard
OF electric motors, air moving equipment,
compressors, pumps: for a capable man
who can call on the industrial field this Is q
co. 2473 Sherman ave. NO. 1919.
Evening star., 1945-08-09

CONTINUED on Next Pags.h
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
REDDEN

There will be Sunday school ser
Vices at McCOlleyS Church Sunday
morning At To a. m Preston Dunu-
van. Supt
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Me2ee and
son Ralph of Bywood. Pennsylvania
and Mrs. Sadie Webb Of Scalurd
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs
Howard Burton on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Paris Burton We're
Wednesday evening guests of Mr..
ana Mrs Robert Burton and fami-
ly
Mr. and Mrs OrNille Hall and
daughter. Sally Jane OF MillShoro
and Mr. and Mrs Charles Donovan
and family, Nh Woodrow Webb
and Mn and Mrs. Paris Burton
We're Saturday evening guests ol
Nh. and Mrs. Wilbcrt Mitchell and
family
Mrs. Robert Clendanicl and son,
Howard called ON Nr and Mrs. Jr-
we'll and family on Thursday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Walton j.
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Preston
Donovan and family. Mr. and Mrs
Marshall Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Par
is Burton. and Mr.. Woodrow Webt
were Sunday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Donovan an,
family.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13

Ernest Rau2hley cav" a splendid
report on the meetinS OF the Exc
cUtive Board of the Delaware State
Federation OF Women's clubs. held
in Dover last week. Mrs J. GordCv
Smith. chairman OF the Red Cross
& am'ai1n, thanked the club for its
donation ot S5u and announced that
the city had exceeded its goal Of
Ht1Un. Mrs James Welch Of Phila-
delphia was a guest OF the club.
The closing meeting Of the year
will he held on April l7th when an
nUal reports Will he given cover
Ing all the activities of the club
during the past club year.
The w :. c. :. OF the Asbury
Church has announced that the
rummage sale they Were planning
70 hold on Friday and Saturday.
April Il and II. has been post
poned Indefinitely The postpone
mcut is made in view OF the cur
rent drive of the United National
Clothing Collection which is being
carried on during the month OF
April.
According to annual reports OF
AL departments of Trinity Mrtho
dist Church. submitted al the 4tl
quarterly conference last week
With Dr W A. Healn II. u. Distlior
superintendent, presiding at tn,
church has had one of the creates
years since its history from eNeri
standpoint. under the guidance anC
leadership of the Reverend an,
Mrs. T. G. Jones. The official boarC
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13

Corporal Reynolds French OF
camp Crowder, Missouri has been
spending a furlough with his par
entS. Mr.. and Mrs. Risden French
Mrs. Delaware Lighlcap ot Viii
min4ton has been visiting her
mother. Mrs +. l. perrickSon.
Mrs. Elmer Tee of Wilminston
visited former friends here this
week
Last Friday Miss Madalyn Tharp
secretary OF the local chapter
American Red cross and one OF
the directors in Area i of which
Mr.. George Mackliu is the chair
man. jubilantly announced that
this area had gone over the top on
its quota ot >4.oo0 The amount re-
ported was $4.3lN. With few scat
tered REPORTS to come in The di-
ltcturs in this section OF The area
ale Horace T.. Quillen. Randall II.
Knox. Mrs Harry l. Boyer Mrs.
Armond Hobbs. Mrs J g. MaSttn.
Mrs Edward Collins and Miss
Tharp.
Mrs Fred : Bailey presided over
the meeting of the Harrington New
Century Cluh last Tuesday after
noon when a beautiful program on
lower alran&cmcnt was presented
by Mrs. H. ". Nnue. Mrs. Free
Powell. Mrs Harry Quilltn. Mrs
Herman Brown. Mrs. Reese Har-
rington and Mrs Ethel Hunter. The
floral arrangements were display.
ed III the reception room and all o.
the flowers was brought from III,
gardens OF the committee. The clul
decided To sponsor a drive for can
Ger Control which will be April -
- The president, Mrs. Bailey vii
head a committee of all team lead
ers: Mrs Fred Grcrnly. Mrs
George Toppin. Mrs Ernest Dean
Mrs. William IumcS. Mrs. John II
Potter and Mrs Earl sylvester
which will solicit the city for dona
tiuns for this worthy cause Mrs
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
HARRINGTON

Tho attendance III the monthly
M,rtin- ot tn, Fire company was
lu' large last week but il was in
tenr,tlu9 since the companv to-
-.thel Mil lily Councilman Nc
\tI drNcd into Tie old historic IA
ptgs OF the company President Ed
N;ld Hatrlrt' presided over the
lN,ctlN- When fire recorder John
~cu reported , alarms during the
MONTH ot NurcA. three in the rural
"rea~. TIL" pool table cOn!ulittc,
iIade Il report and t. ". White ON
the committee was delegated 10
i.W Ih" fatIe and ii satisfactory.
ta.y H.
Johnson ported on Ladies'
Ni1h' ueld q lrW weeks ago and re-
polred on ne last County meeting
at MdIEdel The dance comuitte,
Was Ui~rhar-cd. no stlNi ice render
ID Tie cuniuuny expects to place
nj service soon. Telephone cards to
be- placed on each telephone i'm
tE"ir territory which will contain
,mc.~cncN call. also new alumni
lDW ladders ate expected TO ar
ll\c loon arcuIdiu@ To Chief shock
Icy.
johnson. Stubhs and Mills wer,
banned drlceutcs to the next to,iu-
y meeting ~ Hartley The COMMA
lN then turned generous at the
close oi the business session auC
"ll ate ice cream on the house
Stndiu~ "ltr hclpin4 over To IN,
'ily office Ia '.iry MANAGER O. &
lu~~uuic
Lieutenant GsD Harry C.. Tee
ION 81 financial secretary Harry {
IL" 81. VA elected To menlhershil
hr is still in the t. :. Navy. This i,
on" "i toul pairs OF father and sol
~ the Tn" company. Permission
vas sruntod To use the fire houa,
a headquarters for the comm.
cIothiu4 drive.
Mrs. Theodore II. Jury and ittl
Cau3htrr are Visiting the former.
husband. Tcchniriun Corporal .Ior
At Font Sill. Okluhomla
Mr." Vi NJ t.h"rhard is patien
in the Cooper Hospital. Camden
New Jersey tor treatment and
complete rest
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13

At the fourth quarterly confer
ence held in the Goshen Methodist
Church recently, Dr. Walter A.
Hearn, district superintendent pre-
siding, a unanimous invitation was
extended to Rev. William Henry
Hudson to serve the church the
fourth year An increase of 5000
in ministerial support was also un-
animously favored. Rev. Hudson
was appointed to this church in
May, 1912. During his pastorate
there has been a marked advance
ment in all phases of church ac-
tivity. His report to the conference
stated that there had been an in
crease in church attendance of 545
over last year with corresponding
increase in interest and activity
The Crusade For Christ" appor-
tionment was accepted and over
subscribed shortly after its pre-
sentation. The w. S. G. S. collect
ed s538 for their budget.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
MAGNOLIA

On Saturday. April IT, The Wo-
Mill hold a rUmuast sale III Dove"
az the corner Of NcW and DIVISION
Streets. CoiicCjiu- dtputS are
al Mrs. Mabel White, aud Mn.
Mary John~on's homes. All con-
tributious must H., ON hand by
Thursday evening Whcn bringing
clothes for ruuna2e you may alSo
bring anything You have suitable
for the Red Cross ciothiM4 drive io.
European countries.
Any one wishing 10 attend the
Wumen's Society annual spring
meeting tu he held at TN, Milford
.Arruuc Methods, Chuch ON Tues
day. April L.. viii please notify the
president Mrs. Ruth Davis.
The Mons Bible class hcl! thcir
April meeting al tine church on
Wednesday evening.
The funeral OF Chalcs Burrtt.
age - years. Was htld at Barrett ;
Chapel on MunduY utt"rHoun. Tn
deceased spent Til" ,atly years OF
his lille in Ma@Eolia. hul has lived
for the past years in PA!adcl ina
lie is survived by one dau&htcr
Mrs. Lctha MckcuWu. Of PhjI@dti-
phia. With whom IL, made his huInv
ana one sister Mrs Mar4;r,l
Johnson. of Wilmln4tuu
Mr., Carroll Norris has received
word from Pie Arthur Melvin
now in France formerly of Fred
erica. that me- htd Visited tn
grave ot hcr SON. Sergeant Car
roll Norris. vino Was killed in ur
tion in October. Pie Melvin statet
he Was buried III an Atnrric,u
cemetery in t,pinal in Northeastern
Franc" and he placed flowers oi
his grave.
Miss Helen Pritchrtt of George
town. visited Mrs. Norris on sun
day and Mrs. + $ Wilson and hrI
father J W. George. uf I.ripSic
were her guests on Saturday
Mrs Jo>rphnc Whitaker :pcn
several days last week With Mrs
Sallir Lynch. OF ChcSWold.
Mrs Sullie Short spent a part @
last week with Russell Bullock am,
Miss Edith Bullock. OF Wymuin@.
Miss Frances Wright spent SAL
urduy IN Wilmim@tun
Mr. and Mrs Paul Woottrn re-
ccivrd word from their son. Stal
Sergeant Wallace, that he had bee
Wuuudcd Il second time and tina
hr had received the Purple liyIl
fur bravery.
Buy WAR Bo<bs.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
DAGSBORO

Wilson Campbell and Mrs Viola
Laytield are serving rs jurors al
the April Court in Georgetown
Miss Cynthia Reynolds returned
to haywood. y. j.. after spending
the Easter holidays with her moth
er. Mrs Blanche Reynolds
MI and Mrs. Harold Hudson and
daughter Barbara. 81 cht Sunday
in Philadelphia as guests OF Mr
and Mrs. James ShoWaltcr
Mrs Annie Quillen, OF Stochley.
spent Monday With Mr.. and Mrs.
Curnice Clo9g
Rev and Mrs John II. Anderson
spent few days the past week
in Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Daiscy league and children.
Of Georgetown, spent the Weekend
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Harley Nickcrs
Mrs Lizzie Johnson ana brother
Levin Timmons. called on Mr.. and
Mrs Horace l.. Hickman recently.
Mrs Howard Hickman. OF Mills
bOrO. called on Mr. and Mrs Elijah
Hickman. Monday.
Howard Lockwood. Who is con
valescine at an army hospital. j.
home for Il 2l-day Through Will
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lockwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pack hav,
returned after spending some tim,
in Florida and New York
The community extends 1htil
sincere sympathy To Mr. ANA Mrs
Alden Townsend. of GEORGETOWN
in the loss of their SON. Alden. Jr.
who gave his all for his country
Mr. Townsend was formerly .
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Brttinsham
of Laurel, spent Sunday with hi
parents Mr. and Mrs. Cashic
Brittin@ham
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13

recognizing this fact invited the
pastor To return for his 9th year.
Also voted an increase OF $l00. in
have established a precedent
should he return. the quarterly
conference added proviso. should
Mr. Jones be offered better ap-
pointment. this congregation would
not stand in his way should he de
eide TO accept better Appointment.
Five years has usually been the Ii
nit III the past OF ministers who
have served this charge Trinity
{ hurch is open the year round, the
pastor goes to Florida for three
weeks in February. at which time
lis pulpit is occupied by visiting
ministers. During the past year
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13

,.st improvements and necessar!
,.puairs 10 root and chimney from
storm We're made at cost oI 3l'oo,
The "Cru~ade for Christ campaign
is just about subscribed 100 Z.
Mrs. e. Fred Wilson presided at
The meeting OF the Moments Socle-
~ of Christian service OF Asbury
Ghurcn on Tuesday night. An
nouncclnenl Was made that spec
ial service will be held on Aprll
18th whcn the chapel banks Will be
turned in the amount 10 he appiled
t. the crusade for christ cam
l.ai2n Mrs. John Sheldrake led the
Ccto,ioual service.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13

acute shortage which occasions it-result
from the many new uses that have been
found for pulpwood and the general speed
ing up of war production.
This action by the Production Urgency
Committee emphasizes the responsibility
of every pulpwood producer to cut every
possible cord as our armies deliver the final
crushing blows in Europe and continue to
move with overwhelming force into the
Pacific.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13

Buy WhR Bo>Ds.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13

Buy WAR Bo\bS.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13

Pulpwood has always been listed as an
ESSENTIAL war material A few weeks
ago the pulpwood shortage became so seri-
Gus that it was given CRITICAL rating,
and now it has been put on the URGENCY
list This puts it right at the top of the pri-
ority scale, along with our most vital weap-
ons of war which for security reasons
cannot be listed.
The "URGENCY" priority : and the
Evening star., 1945-08-09
Col. Richard Schubert Dies;
In Marine Corps 28 Years

Word has been received here oi
the death August in Honolulu ot
Col. Richard Schubert, u. s. M. C..
So, veteran Of 20 years Marine
Corps service, including overseas
duty in two wars.
Col. Schubert, whose wife, Mrs
Rena M. Schubert. lives at 40 Wood
mont road, Belle Haven, Alexandria,
Va, succumbed to coronary throm-
bosis on the day he was scheduled
to start for the United States.
A native of Chicago, he enlisted
in the Marine Corps as private in
1917. He served "a months in
France, receiving a commission in
1918. In the current war he served
at sea in the Atlantic and Medi-
terranean. Later he was made COM
mander of service troops in the 4th
Division and served in the Pacific
area with that unit.
Between wars he spent tours OF
duty In Haiti, China and other over
seas points and resided intermit-
tentIy in Alexandra while on as
signments in Washington and GUAM
tico, Va.
He is survived by his widow and
by his mother, Mrs. Helen M. Schu-
bert of South Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
Simple Services Are Held
lin Final Tribute 10 Bono
Nv the Associated pres,.

BY the Associated Press.
POPLAR, Wis, Aug 9-Maj
Richard Ira Bong. "a, was buried
Yesterday afternoon in a tiny cem-
etery miles from the farm where
he grew to manhood.
Burial of the Nations ace of aces
who was killed Monday at Burbank,
Calf. in the explosion of jet
propelled plane he was testing for
the Army, followed simple Lutheran
funeral rites at Concordia Church
at Superior.
The Rev. Arvid Hoorn, pastor OF
Bethany Church, Poplar, preached
an eight-minute sermon, taking his
text from the f1yleaf of the Bible
which he presented to Mai Bong at
his confirmation June 7, 1886.
Fame crowned Richard Ira Bong
her hero" Mr.. Hoorn said, land
fortune smiled at him. He looked
into the depths of human woe, an
guish and despair. but neither heigh.
nor depth separated him from his
love of God which is Christ Jesus
our Lord"
Mrs. Marjorie Vattendahl Bong
the majors young widow, sat quietly
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Sigurd Vattendahl, bearing up
bravely under the strain. The Bong
family occupied adjacent seats, as
did large military delegation. in
Guiding many fellow officers of the
major.
Nylon stockings now cost $35. 900
Chinese currency, q pair in Chung
king.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
.Comdr. J. J. Fitzgerald
Dies in Trinidad

Comdr. John j. Fitzgerald, 81,
U. s. NJ, port director of Trinidad,
died of heart attack in Trinidad
July n, the Navy Department an
nounced today. An authority on
patent law, he served three tours OF
duty in the Judge Advocate Cen
erals ONCE here.
He was buried in the Allied Mill
tary Cemetery in Trinidad Satur-
day.
Born in Buffalo, N. Y, Comdr
Fitzgerald graduated from the Uni
versity of Buffalo in 1917 and from
the first officers school at Harvard.
After entering the Navy as an en-
sign, he studied patent, interna-
tional and admiralty law at George
washington University.
He served in the Judge Advocate
Generals office from 1923 to 1926,
from 1884 to 1887 and from l94l to
1914. In 1910 he was attached to
the Bureau of Engineering.
He was responsible for the filing
of patents for the Navy research
laboratories and for war patents
used by the Navy. He was navigator
OF the Tuscaloosa when President
Roosevelt made summer cruises
aboard the ship and served as aide
to Admirals Campbell, Latimer and
McCulley.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Hortense Lawrence Fitzgerald Of
Charleston, s. c., and two daughters,
Hortense and Sarah Fitzgerald. For
the last year and a half, the family
has lived at Jacksonville, Fla,
where Comdr. Fitzgerald served as
port director before going to
Trinidad in May.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
Mrs. 6. A. Totten, Wife
or Navy Veteran, Dies

Mrs. Agnes M. Totten, 58, wife OF
George A. Totten, died Tuesday at
her home, l747 d street Sc. Re-
QUEEN mass will be sung at 8 am.
tomorrow at Holy Comforter
Church. Burial will be In Arlington
Cemetery.
Her husband, who served in the
Navy in the Spanish American and
the World War. was member OF
the Metropolitan Police force from
1903 to 1917. Her youngest son,
Robert j. Totten, was sworn into
the Navy today.
Mrs. Totten was active in the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Spanish
American War Veterans. She was
born at Indianhead, Md, where Mr.
Totten was pilot of the U. s. s.
Berceau until 1910, when he retired
Also surviving are four daughters
Mrs. Agnes M. Keener. Mrs. Betty
Rancock, Mrs. Margaret t. Palmer
and Mrs. Marie l.. Olsen, Long
Island, N. Y; two other sons, George
A. and william o. Totten, and three
grandchildren
Evening star., 1945-08-09
Coal Conference 10 Seek
Solution 10 Shortage Today
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Army and Government officials
will meet again today in an attempt
to alleviate the coal crisis, Senator
Bridges, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire was informed yesterday.
Senator Bridges said DIR. C.. J,
Potter, deputy director Of the Solid
Fuels Administration. will confer
with War Mobilization Directoi
Snyder, Undersecretary Of War Pat
terson and other War Department
ofiicials in the hope of working out
a definite plan of action. The same
group met last Thursday, but no
conclusions were reached, the
Senator said.
Secretary of Interior Ickes. in
testimony before the Senate Wal
Investigating Committee, said 10000
Army men are needed to work in
the coal mines.
Senator Bridges recently issued a
statement protesting the proposed
shipment of 100000 tons of coal
to Europe and to other countries
in the face of a predicted shortage
of coal in New England next winter.
Evening star., 1945-08-09
George 6. Peckham Dies;
Founded Ohio Buick Firm
Fy the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. George G
G. Peckham, II, chairman of the
board and founder of the Ohia
Buick Corp, Cleveland, died yester-
day in his New York Offices al
Rockefeller Center.
Mr.. Peckham was head of one Of
the country's earliest automobile
sales agencies. He was president OF
the Canadian-American Truck Co
and treasurer of the National NUM-
tions Corp. He also served as treas
urer of the Continental Shipbuild-
ing Corp.
A native of Troy, Ohio, Mr.. Peck
ham operated the Peckham Car
riage Co. in Dayton until the 1911
flood.