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Evening star., 1945-05-18
On the Roll of Honor

Gated in Arlington and was en-
/ ployed in grocery store before en-
tering the service in May, 1943. He
was sent overseas the following May
and was serving with the 7th Army
when wounded. He has three BROTH
ers in the service, all overseas.
ffc. John D. Stokely, %, son of
MIR. and Mrs. ]. X. Stokely, Front
Royal, Va, was wounded in action
February ~ on Two Jima while
fighting with the 5th Marine Divi-
sion, his family has been notified.
He Is in hospital in the Pacific
recovering from a fractured knee.
Before joining the Marines two
years ago he was In construction
work in the District. He is a grad
uate of Front Royal High School.
Pfc. James Vasco Eiland, 20, whose
father, Charles Eiland, and brother,
Odus Eiland, live at 1913 Thirty
second street, Mount Rainier, Nd,
was wounded in action on Luzon
April 6, while fighting with the
9Th Infantry Division, his father
was informed.
A native of Alabama, Pvt. Eiland
attended schools there. After NOV
ing to the District area, he worked
for the Lawrence Paint Store here,
and was inducted into the Army in
September, 1943. Sent overseas in
February, 1914, he served on New
Evening star., 1945-05-18
| Judge Delivers
| Papers for Son
IM With Mumps
BY the Associated Press

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May 18.-A
substitute carrier who Is delivering
morning newspapers to about 100
homes gets q friendly Good morn
ing, Judge" from many Of his Gus
toners.
The appellation is correct, for the
temporary newspaper delivery boy
is Municipal Judge Richard Jenson
who has taken over the route for
his 14-year -old son, who Is III with
the mumps.
Judge Jenson says he covers part
Of the route by automobile, but he
has to pack the sack on his back
to make deliveries in adjacent
areas. He covers the route in about
one hour.
"Boyhood days on the baseball
diamond now serve me in good
stead" Judge Jenson said. II gen.
orally Use an ir1shoot or an outdror
to hit most porches. Occasionally
the paper lands on the roof. Then
I have to hump to make up for lost
time"
Evening star., 1945-05-18
I'D. {. Area Men Slated
For Discharge al Meade

-Four more Washington area SOL
diers with enough points to earn
their discharge win leave Fort
George G. Meade, Md, as civilians
late this afternoon, and three others
are included for discharge tomorrow.
The men, included among ~ to
be discharged from Fort Meade to-
day, are:
T/5 Edward Malatesta, $40 F
street NE.
Corpl. Thomas E. George, SOC
Oneida place NV.
Pfc. John w. Weeks, 1893 Ames
place NE.
Sergt. Odie r. Liptrap, 900 Oxon
Hill road, Oxon Hill, Md.
Those expected to be discharged
tomorrow are:
T/Sergt. william j. Schultz, $40
Thirty-ninth street NV.
S/Sergt. william q. Backus, 6716
Conway avenue, Takoma Park, Md.
Tvs Lloyd F. Meyer, Derwood, Md.
Evening star., 1945-05-18

dent of the District most of his life,
Seaman Woolard entered the service
In 1943 and had been aboard the
Franklin about 13 months.
Yeoman Bingaman's wife, Mrs.
Marcella Kathryn Bingaman, has
moved from the Arlington address
to Iowa, her husbands native State.
Yeoman Bingaman never lived in
the District.
Comdr. Edmands, commander Of
the torpedo squadron aboard the
Franklin, was graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1897. He was
born in Andover, Mass, and had
never lived in the District. Comdr.
Edmands, who has served in the
Pacific since early in the war, was
aboard the cruiser Astoria when it
was sunk in 1912 and was wounded
at that time. His wife and three
children live In California.
Seaman Gindi, Is, lived in the Dis
trict about 10 years before enlisting
in the Navy in October, 1943. He
had participated In eight major bat
ties aboard the Franklin, his mother
said. Seaman Gindi attended Paul
Junior High School here.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Main Oil Storage Area
In Japan IS Per Cent
Destroyed by B-Ms
By the Associatee Press.

~ tuc fAccOtlAt60 fIeSS.
GUAM, May 18.-Super Fort
resses knocked out Japan's
greatest oil-storage area, includ-
ing both the army's and navy's
biggest concentrations of fuel
storage, in just one full-scale
raid.
Reconnaissance photographs to-
disclosed that IS to 80 per cent
devastation was wrought by more
than 400 B-29s in their May 10 raid
on Southeastern Honshu. It was
the first of the war directed solely
at destroying the major source of
the empires vital supply of gaso-
line and oil for her warcraft and
shipping.
Twelve storage tanks were de-
stroyed and IS per cent of the target
area devastated by B-29s which at
tackled Tokuyama naval fuel station.
The adjoining Tokuyama coal yards
and synthetic fuel factoryAthe
army's greatest fueling center
were so badly damaged the 21st
Bomber Command spokesman
termed them imperative" Toku-
yama is 48 miles southwest Of Kure.
Sixty Of IS storage tanks at the
Oshima naval oil storage center, the
fleets largest, were put out OF oper-
alton. Oshina station is on an is
land Of that name in Tsushima
Strait outside the Shimonoseki en-
trance to the Inland Sea.
Otake oil refinery, one of the en-
pire's largest, was forced to cease
operations. The B-29s covered the
target area so effectively that only
two small pockets in extreme cor
ners of the plant area remained un-
damaged. Otake is on the western
shore of the Inland Sea, n miles
northeast Of Tokuyama.
Not one Of the B-29s was lost in
those raids.
Crewmen reported the latest Su-
per Fort attack, on Nagoya yester-
day, left the 16-square-mile target
area a huge. flaming smokepot.
More than 500 B-29s dropped $500
tons Of fire bombs. Reconnaissance
photographs Of that attack are not
yet available.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Early WPB Approval
Expected on Plan for
100000 Cars This Year

War Production Chairman j. A.
Krug was expected today to give
early approval to the automotive
industry plan for manufacture of
at least 100000 passenger cars in
the last three months of this year.
There were indications that Mr.
Krug might lift the wartime ban
on car production as early as June l..
Automotive labor leaders asserted
yesterday at conference with Mr..
Krug that more than 100000 cars
should be made this year and that
WPB should lift restriction on au-
tomobile production Immediately or
suffer the consequences of serious
unemployment in the industry.
Differing with auto manufacturers
who recommended that number, r.
j. Thomas, president of the CIO
United Automobile Workers, said he
was convinced that enough steel and
other materials will be available to
build more cars.
Mr.. Thomas, after the conference,
told reporters he could see no need
for holding up a go-ahead for the
auto industry until July /, the date
set earlier by WPB as the earliest
for a green light.
Asked when he believes the in
dustry should be permitted to start
production, Mr.. Thomas replied:
Il think the order should have
been given 80 days ago. 1t should
be given now-this afternoon"
Meanwhile, in Detroit the indus
try adopted for its reconversion
job plan of cooperation among
manufacturers to which it has
produly pointed as greatly respon-
sible for its quick change-over to
war production.
The Automotive Council for War
Production, representing more than
525 companies, announced the COM
panies would initiate Immediately"
a "self-aid" machine tools listing
service to speed the availability of
machinery which can be spared
from war work.
Under the plan the companies
will acquaint the listing service
with their needs and also will notify
the service Of any of their own
machinery which can be used for
reconversion.
George Romney, automotive coun-
Gil chairman, said the plan would
help to reduce unemployment In
the reconversion period for thous-
ands of workers. He emphasized,
however, that it would "by no
means" solve all the problems since
delivery on great many" machine
tools might require months. The
plan will become operative, Mr.
Romney said, as soon as the mill
tary valves its directives which
forbid war contractors from divulg-
ing information relative to idle
Epverprpent ap,1iproept
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Capt. IsbeH's Name
Will Be Assigned
To New DESTROYER

The name of Capt. Arnold j.
Isbell, killed aboard the carrier
Franklin, will be assigned to a
destroyer now being built at the
Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten
Island, N. Y, Secretary of the
Navy Forrestal announced to-
day.
The captains widow, who
lives at 1901 Jocelyn street NV,
will christen the new vessel
next August.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
High-Grade Statesmen
OF u. 5. Enterprise
Urged for Embassies
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

A high-grade salesman who
doesn't wear striped trousers or a
frock coat should be installed In
each American embassy after the
war to drum up trade for Amer
ican enterprise" a Senate Small
Business Subcommittee was told to-
day by F. L. Hopkinson of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers.
I'VE want men on our farthest
world trade firing lines who are out
morning, noon and night, every day
and every night, hitting hard in the
interest of American business and
American jobs, and not scintillating
at some diplomatic pink tea party.
This has been an outstanding fea-
ture of British practice for genera
tions and We need to copy it today"
Mr.. Hopkinson, discussing some of
the obstacles to increased foreign
trade for small enterprises, also
suggested that complete and cur
rent market surveys covering all
world trading areas be made avail
able through the Commerce Depart
ment in cooperation with the en-
bassies and consulates.
He pointed out that the NAM IA
vors a one-year extension Of the
Trade Agreements Act, but without
the additional tariff cutting power
advocated by the administration.
The bill, approved by a 14-to-1l
vote of the House Ways and Means
Committee, will move to the floor
of the House Tuesday, with at least
three days Of debate in prospect.
The witness, who is chairman of
the NAM World Trade Policy Com
mittee, cited trade barriers other
than tariffs, and which bear heavier
on small than large business. He
referred to import quotas. barter
transaction, blocked funds, cartels
and exchange manipulations.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Congressional Critics
Demand Voice in New
u. 5. Aid for Russia

A demand that the admins
tration give Congress a chance
to pass on further aid to Russia,
now that the European war is
over, has arisen in the wake of
an attack by Senate Republicans
yesterday on continued lease
lend shipments to the Soviet.
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio, who joined Senators Bridges
Republican, Of New Hampshire and
Bushfield. Republican, of South
Dakota in charging the administra-
ton is not following the intent OF
Congress in the recent extension OF
the Lease-Lend Act, said he is not
opposed to reasonable postwar loans
to Russia, but thinks Congress
should be given voice in author
izing them.
The Ohioan directed most of his
fire at the State Department. He
said Leo T. Crowley, director OF the
Foreign Economic Administration
had endeavored to carry out the in
tent Of Congress that postwar reha-
bilitation be separated from war
time lease-lend, but was being over
ruled by the State Department.
Senator Taft told a reporter all
shipments to the U. s. s. r. should
cease except those already under
contract and those containing arms
and supplies for Russian troops
preoccupying 100000 Japanese on
the Manchurian border.
Senator Bridges charged the State
Department with a studied attempt
to continue lease-lend on pretext OF
a military situation no longer di-
rectly connected with the war in
Europe"
I'VE cannot have any diversions of
lease-lend for any purpose except
to those countries which are vigor-
ously and openly working with us
to defeat Japan" Senator Bridges
declared. This Is the clear intent
Of Congress"
Senator BuShf1eld commented that
congressional intent is for lease-lend
to go only Ito countries aiding the
United States in the war and Russia
Is not at war"
Senator Taft observed later OF
the floor that he was convinced
most Of the lease-lend designed now
for Russia, France and Holland is
really for rehabilitation purposes. /"
In respect to Russia, however, he
conceded lease-lend has gone to neu-
trails in the past ION the theory their
defense Is essential to our defense. "
II really don't see why much is
needed for Russia's Manchurian
Army" Senator Taft declared. Sure
ly we have sent them enough trucks
and guns in Europe to supply the
largest army they could use in
Manchuria.
Senator Bridges advised the SEN
ate he intends to go thoroughly
into intended use of lease lend when
request for more money comes
before the Senate Appropriations
Committee,
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Capt. IsbeII Died on Franklin
After Getting Transfer Order

Capt. Arnold j. Isbell, well-known
naval aviation officer, was killed
aboard the aircraft carrier Frank
lin five days after he had been
ordered to command another car
rier, the Navy revealed today. Capt
Isbell's death was reported in The
Star on March 20 after his widow,
Mrs. Margarita Isbell, 1901 Jocelyn
street NV, had been notified he
was killed.
Four other men with Washington
connections have been reported as
casualties aboard the Franklin.
Seaman 1/c Lonnie HIRAM Woolard,
1921 Otis place NV, and Yeoman
1/c Mark D. Bingaman, whose wife
formerly lived at 1881 Eighteenth
street, Arlington, were killed.
1t. Comdr. Allen o. Edmands,
whose brother, 1t. Ernest j. Ed
mands, U. s. NJ, lives at 1908 Wood
side parkway, Silver Spring, anc.
Seaman 2/c Jacob Gindi, son of Mrs.
Renee Shamosh, 5729 Sixth street
NV, are listed as missing. Stories
about the first three men appeared
In The Star after their names ap-
peared on the Navy Departments
official casualty lists.
Capt. Isbell, IS, was detailed to the
Franklin in February as an observer
on temporary duty prior to taking
over the command of his own Essex
class carrier. He had been on duty
until that time at headquarters,
Commander in Chief, United States
Fleet. He had been assigned to the
Franklin to study new tactics and
operations in the Pacific.
Orders were issued in this coun-
try March 13 for Capt. Isbell to
assume command Of an Essex class
carrier. He presumably had re-
ceived the orders and probably was
scheduled to leave the Franklin as
soon as transportation was availa-
BILE to his new command, the Navy
said.
An Iowa native and q graduate Of
the Naval Academy in 1920, Capt.
Isbell began his career in naval
aviation in 1923 at Pensacola, Fla.
He subsequently served aboard the
carriers Saratoga and Wright and
In 1889 assumed command OF Pa
troll Squadron 81, based at Norfolk,
Va.
In March, 1943. he became COM
mander of the escort carrier Gard,
the first carrier to be awarded the
Presidential Unit Citation for anti
submarine warfare. Capt. Isbell also
won the Distinguished Service
Evening star., 1945-05-18

prison camp on April is, it was re.
vealed today by the War Depart.
ment.
Born in Baltimore, Sergt. Angeliel
attended Bladensburg High Schoo
and was employed with his brother
in-law, Charles Fletcher, in tn,
plumbing business before entering
the service in March, 194l. He ha!
been overseas since September. H,
and Mrs. Angelier have two children
Raymond, II months old, and &
daughter, six weeks old.
Pvt. Edwin r. Warner. 26, who's,
wife and two children live at ASH
Quarles street NE, has been liber.
ated from German prison camp
after being missing in action since
January %, he has written his wife
via V-mail. The son of Edwin N
Warner, 1925 F street NE, Pvt
Warner Is a native of the District
and attended Eastern High School
where he played end on the 1881
championship football team.
Overseas since late December, hi
has not yet heard that his second
child, born two weeks before his
capture, is daughter, Carol Jean
He also is father of a son, Tommy, 8
S/Sergt. Ira J. Dobbie, 20, son o1
Mrs. Ellen B. Dobbie, 6817 Geor-
gia avenue NV, reported missing
In Italy since April 20, now is lib
Grated, his mother was informed by
cable today. He received his gun
ner's wings when he went overseas
last October and was in a Bit.
Sergt. Dobbie was born here and
attended Calvin Coolidge High
School, where he was a cadet. He
has the Air Medal with Oak Leaf
Cluster and has participated in %
missions. Mrs. Dobbie Is employed
in Army Finance Division of the
War Department.
Pvt. Charles F. Haas, whose wife
Mrs. Mary A. Haas, lives at 1901
Forty-f1fth street NV, was liber-
ated from a German prison camp
according to today's casualty list
A story about his liberation ap-
peared in The Star on April 30.
Pvt. Audrey Wilson Smith, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Smith of Gath
ersburg, has been liberated from a
German prison camp, his parents
have learned through a news dis
patch.
Pvt. Smith, whose wife, Mrs.
Nicolina Marrone Smith, lives at
Gaithersburg, had been employed by
the Peoples Life Insurance Co. at
Frederick, Md, before entering the
Army In July, 1914. He attended
Gaithersburg High School and
Strayer Business College here He
went overseas last December. His
parents received word from the War
Department he was missing as OF
January %, two days after he had
written a letter home.
Pfc. George w. Love, %, has been
liberated from a German prison
camp after five months internment
he has informed his wife, Mrs. Mary
Love, 1923 Beecher street NV.
Pvt. Love, who was with the 28th
Infantry Division when he was cap
tured, was last interned at Stalas
PA. A native of the District, he
entered the service in January, 1914
and was sent overseas last July. His
mother, Mrs. Elsie Love, also lives
at the Beecher street address.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
House Postwar Group
Begins Study 10 Ease
Government Controls
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
An immediate canvass of all Gov
ernment controls-to see where and
when they can be removed-began
today In the House Postwar Com
mittee.
Involved are such emergency reg
ulations as rationing, credit restric-
tions and manufacturing priorities.
I'VE want to get back to free
economy in this country just as soon
as war conditions will permit"
Chairman Colmer told q reporter.
He limited some home-front easing
of may be possible without ham
pering the Pacific war.
Open Hearings Planned.
Mr.. Colmer said the committee
will hold open hearings to question
the heads Of all Government agen-
cies now administering wartime con-
trolls Of raw materials, manufac-
turing and construction, wages and
finance.
The committee now is gathering
background information on prior
tiles, distribution anocations and
other Government restrictions, he
said. Hearings will begin In few
days.
Involved will be such emergency
agencies as the War Production
Board, Once Of Price Administra-
ton, War Food Administration, War
Labor Board, Once. of Economic
Sterilization and a number of Gov
ernment financial subsidiaries.
First relaxation probably should
come on manufacturing and con-
struction, Mr.. Colmer said, to
help maintain steady employment
through conversion from q two
front to a one-front war.
Must Keep Imitation Curbs.
Controls on imitation must be
maintained" the chairman asserted,
until all dangers to our economy
have been erased" Checks will have
to remain on unrestricted spending
until production reaches a stand
ard of living to hold prices in nor
NAL restraint, he explained. Other
committee members expressed be-
lief wage controls probably should
be among the last to 60.
I'VE are going into the whole field
of Government controls. and we are
going into it thoroughly" Mr.. Col
mer continued. "Of course, we are
keeping In mind that Japan must be
whipped, and If controls are needed
to beat the Japs, then they'll stay.
Were not going to do anything
to interfere with the military"
"But, Mr.. Colmer added, military
needs will be taken into considera-
ton to see to what extent they JUS
tify continued civilian restrictions.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
News Promoters Name
BoyoI on Committee
By the Associated Press,

DS tiIc AeoCCidIeU 1ISSk.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, May 18.-
Russell Simmons Of the Cleveland
Press was reelected president of
the National Newspaper Promotion
Association along with other officers,
a tabulation of mail votes showed
today.
Edgar S. Bayol, general promotion
manager Of The Washington Star
was named to the 1916 Nominating
Committee.
Evening star., 1945-05-18

Medal for service aboard the Card.
His most outstanding honor, the
Schiff Memorial Trophy, was be-
slowed on him by the late Presi-
rent Roosevelt in 1898, hailing Capt.
Isbell as the commander of the
Navy squadron operating the great
est number Of hours during the year
without an accident. He also wore
the Air Medal, awarded by the late
Secretary of Navy Knox.
Seaman Woolard, 18, was killed
shortly after the Franklin was first
hit, his mother, Mrs. Lonnie Wool
ard, has been informed. A resi-
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Truman Will Give Medal
To Hero Before CONGRESS

TfSergt. Jake w. Lindsey, "A, of
Lucedale, Miss, the Tooth infantry
man to receive the Congressional
Medal of Honor in this war, will be
decorated by President Truman at
joint session of Congress.
The date is uncertain, but the
ceremony will take place whenever it
can be arranged and will include a
short speech by the President, it
was said today by Charles G. Ross,
White House press secretary.
War Bonds are the civilians am
munition against the Japs and
Nazis. While the civilian cannot
take part in actual battles, he can
do 50 vicariously through tanks,
guns and other materiel Of war
purchased Nth his War Bond
money.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Miss Colbert CoIIupses

HOLLYWOOD, May 18 P).-Film
Actress Claudette Colbert, returning
to work after a Today absence
with influenza, collapsed yesterday
on a production set, her studio an
nounced. She was taken home and
placed under a physicians care.
Evening star., 1945-05-18

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1s (P.-
Although he has 145 service credits
80 more than he needs for dis
charge-S/Sergt. Ernest r. Carter,
23, Knoxville, Md, refuses to leave
the Army.
He wears the Bronze Star, the
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clus-
ter and four battle stars on his
Pacific theater ribbon.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
District Blood Donations
Appointments
yesterday --- 449 persons
Appointments broken

Appointments broken
yesterday --- 1877 persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center in
the Acacia Building, 81 Louisi-
ana avenue NV, by calling
District $500 between 8 am. and
$50 pm. weekdays, and 8 am.
to noon Saturdays.
Volunteer women are needed
as daytime drivers in the Mo-
tor Corps. which transports 80
per cent of the blood donors.
Call Republic $500, Branch 1877.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Sergeant With 1872 Points
Wants 10 Fight Japs
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, May
18.-T/Sergt. James w. Cannon of
Youngstown, Ohio, twice. wounded
air forces veteran, could walk of
Morrison Field tomorrow If he
wanted to.
The 21-year-old flight engineer
gunner has amassed 1s2 points,
more than twice the number nec-
essary for Army discharge-but he
wants to stay on and fight the
Japs.
1--WE lost a lot of friends out
there" explained Sergt. Cannon,
who flew 103 combat missions in
the Pacific and over Europe and
personally bagged 1ive Zeros and 13
Japanese vessels, including q heavy
cruiser. He enlisted in October,
1941.
Sergt. Cannon wears the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross for skip
bombing and sinking the cruiser in
the battle of Bismarck Sea; the
Silver Star for ga1lantry; the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross with two
Oak Leaf Clusters; the Air Medal
with eight clusters; the Purple
Heart with cluster, and a Distin-
guished Unit Citation with two
clusters.