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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27

at his elbow as military and political
adviser.
Admiral Leahy was kept on ice" by
first being made Governor Of Puerto Rico
and later Mr.. Roosevelt gave him the
thankless job of Ambassador to the
Vichy government. The full story of how
he handled that assignment has not yet
been told, but there is no question that
a "superlative job"
The admiral was recalled to Wash
ington few months after we entered
the war, again placed on active duty and
assigned as Chief of Staff to the Presi-
dent. AS such he helped direct the
strategy of the western Allied armed
forces and also became one of the most
trusted advisers of the late President on
international affairs.
When Mr.. Truman became the Chief
Executive, Admiral Leahy offered his
resignation on the ground that the new
President might wish an entirely new
team. The admiral again offered his
resignation after Gen. Marshall and
Admiral King retired The President,
who had became intimately acquainted
with the Chief of Staff in the few months
he had been in the White House and
learned to trust him, asked Admiral
Leahy to continue his work.
Lately, however, the liberal" policy
trainers in the State Department have
come to consider Admiral Leahy as an
adverse influence" in the White House.
He is being accused by them of advising
the President to stick to the traditional
policy OF this country never to renege on
its formal pledges regardless of how
well the diplomats might be able to
camoufage it.
Admiral Leahy is described by the
liberals" as man of the old school.
There is no question that this descrip-
ton is correct He is fanatical believer
in the Constitution of the United States
and in the traditional honesty of this
country toward all her pledges to other
nations He and Gen. Macarthur are Of
the same school. And the State Depart
ment considers them obsolete.
Because his influence with the Presi-
dent Is believed to be still strong-Mr.
Truman is made of the same cloth
many official communications are being
held back from Admiral Leahy, who on
specific orders from the President must
put together certain reports from the
State Department and correlate them
with the views of the still functioning
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27
Why No Cinder Block
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
1t is unfortunate that those charged
with providing housing have so little
vision concerning the problem. They
seem to think that all that they have
to do is to rule that veterans housing
shall have priority and that presto, the
problem is solved
tried to buy some cinder block last
week at a local plant theoretically
manufacturing such block and was told
that they had none and that they were
not making any, because they could not
get labor. AS I walked down Ninth
street I passed the local branch of the
Civil Service Commission and noted q
sign which said Apply for Civil Service
Positions Here" On both sides of q
long room sat rows of husky men, wait
ing to fill out forms to get on the Gov
eminent payroll.
Until somebody in this country goes
to work to produce building materials,
the Government can make all the rules
it pleases, but there will not be any new
houses built.
Congress is right in insisting that the
employment offices be put back under
State control, and quickly. Local Off
Gals, familiar with local conditions, will
not be nearly so likely to permit loafers
to draw unemployment compensation,
with local industries crying for labor,
as will Federal officials who are not IA
miliar with the needs of the labor mar
ket. F. G. CAMPBELL,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27
A VituI Part
From the St. John Telesraph-Journal.

From the st. John Telegraph-Journal
The exercise of sea power may have
been less spectacular than that of air or
land power. The eternal vigilance and
the wearing routine of what the Navy
did are less striking than the battle of
Britain, the 9th Army's campaigns, the
Russian recovery and recoil or the bat
ties of Caen and the Rhine; yet the
battle of the Atlantic was fundamental
and that of the Mediterranean almost
equally SO. We are prone to forget the
vital part played by sea power and we
are people with sea traditions and an
understanding OF what the fleet means
in strategy. We must not now conclude
too readily that atomic energy has
changed this basic principle. The tech
nique Of sea power may alter; thus far
" have no grounds for believing that
It can be neutralized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27

been the fruit of conscious endeavor
to maintain high standards in stamp
art. The National Postage Stamp
Conference, held here in 1887, helped
to support the ideal of the engravers'
craft. MIR. and Mrs. Clark's latest
volume contains abundant evidence
that American postal adhesives can
be-and frequently are-worthy OF
a great nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27
Red Cross Volunteer Aide

To the Editor Of The Star:
I have been patient for quite some
time at the Arlington HOSPITAL, where
they have most efficient nursing staff.
Every so often a Red Cross nurses
aide comes to my room to work, doing
everything in her power to make me
comfortable and, above all, cheerful.
To my amazement have learned just
now that her services are entirely volun-
tary, without compensation, not even
transportation to and from the hospital.
Never again will my contributions to
the Red Cross be meager I am CRATE
full, indeed. JACK HINES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27

Householders with bureaus that
have outlived their usefulness may
dispose of them by telephoning the
nearest Junk dealer. In the millen-
mum, governments will have that
same privilege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27

derstand the ups and downs OF
democracy in some parts of the
world If we keep in mind that when
1t comes to a choice between per-
sonal liberty and bread and butter,
most human beings are inclined to
choose the bread and butter.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

Please Rush Contributions!
More Santa Cash
Needed for Vets

IT O ALL persons who think the war Is over
1 and forgotten:
Don't forget the 1cor until nert Tuesday at
least
By then it will be Christmas, and the 10000
wounded and i'll seryicemen at Percy Jones will
be managing to celebrate the occasion SOmeh0lC-
with or without your help.
Today they were advised by hospital authori-
ties that many of them expecting holiday passes
to GO home would not be able to leave the hospital.
TRANSPORTATION facilities will be too
1 taxed this year, largely By civilians
There won't be enough space on the trains
and planes and buses for these brave men-Who
find travelling difficult on only one leg without
arms.
So-instead of an anticipated 5000 men at
the hospital some 10000 must remain there
Christmas.
Military authorities at Percy Jones realize
the war is not over.
Brig. Gen. J. E. Bastion, commanding today
issued orders to decorate the hospital outside as
we'll as inside-so the boys will realize lce know
the war is not over"
IRE you one of the many who think the war
II is over?
If not, then send your cash contribution to
Santa for Servicemen NOW, to help provide
Christmas gifts for these otherwise forgotten men.
They can't go home, so let's give them
Merry Christmas at the hospital. Use the convent
ent blank on Page and send in your contribu-
tion NOW.
GIVE TO THOSE WHO GAVE!
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
Army Cuts
PTS. 10 80
Associated Press Wlrephoto

WASHINGTON, Dec. 70 CUP)
The army today iboraIized its
discharge provisions 10 make an
additional 100000 men and
WnmeH-eIieihle-eft- Pee. 81 to re-
turn 10 civilian life.
II lowered the point discharge
score from s. 10 80 points for
enlisted men and from Il to 20
for male officers other than
those m the medical services.
At the same time, 1T reduced
the length Of service requisite 10
separation on Dec 81 from AZ 10
80 months for enlisted mon and
from as 70 45 months for male
officers not IN medical depart
mCntS.
The army also. for the first
time. made length OF service a
criterion for discharge of WAC
personnel Enlisted WACS will be
discharged after 80 months and
WAC officers after SO months Of
honorable service
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
School Board Blasted
For Esarl ON Kenny Aid

Detroit Board Of Education was
blasted today by William G Bax-
ter. state administrator Of the
Sister Kenny fund drive for the
boards refusal 10 permit the
solicitation of funds in>the schools.
In a letter 10 the board, Baxter
notes that solicitation of funds for
other causes. such as the March
of Dimes 10 aid infantile paralysis
sufferers, was approved. The let
ter reads, IN part:
mir. John II. Webster Of the
school board says that 'collec-
tions take up the time Of teach
erS, confuse the regular order
and subject youngsters 10 hu-
initiation
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

and chief executive Of Harper +
The end came at 6 p. m. yes
terday in the hospital of which
he was first appointed director
in 1913. lie suffered a stroke in
his home early Sunday after at
tending his duties Saturday in
apparent good health. He was So.
DR.. +. Dwight Barnett, asso-
ciate director has assumed the
role of acting director, pending a
meeting of the board Of trustees.
Or. Hamilton, who was born in
Detroit, June 20, 1880, spent
almost his entire medical career
at Harper Hospital
He vas graduated from North
western University Medical
School in 1905 and served his
InterneShip at Harper. In 1906
he became surgeon at the Copper
Range mine Fh Painesdale, Mich.
He returne'N~to Detroit after a
year and took up general prac-
tce In 1910 he was appointed
medical director of Harper Hos
pital IN 1918. at the age OF 80,
he was named director and sCcre-
tary of the board of trustees.
Dr. Hamiltons body will be al
his residence al 1850 John r. until
tomorrow NIGHT. Funeral services
will be held in the chapel of the
William r. Hamilton Co, CaSS
avenue al Alexandrine, at 11,3O
a. m Friday Burial Will be in
ElmWood Cemetery.
Surviving are his widow. the
former Lucy Stafford whom he
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
Gen.. Patton improves

HEIDELBERG. Dec. 19 GNS)
- An official army bulletin said
today that Gen Patton was main
tanning the small degree Of i'm
provement' noted yesterday In
the paralysis resulting from an
automobile crash Dec. 9.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
SPREAD STAFF POSTS

Key staff positions in the de-
partment, Mr.. Truman said, should
be filled with officers drawn from
thinking of the department would
not be dominated by any one or
two of the services.
"As an additional precaution."
he added, cit would be wise II
the post Of chief of staff were
rotated among the several serv-
ices, whenever practicable and
advisable -"
Taking note of strong opposi-
tion from secretary Forrestal and
other high ranking navy officials,
the President said:
However strong the opposi-
tion that has been expressed by
some Of our outstanding senior
officers and civilians, can as
sure the Congress that once
unificatiOn has been determined
upon as the policy of this ma
tion, there Is no officer OF
civilian in any service who viii
not contribute his utmost g.
make the unification a success.
In his message, Mr.. Trum
called again for congressional q
proval of universal military trai
ing, asserting it has met ''wli
Continued on Page ., Col. 81
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

m arried d in 1910; a son. DR..
Stewart Hamilton Jr. assistant
director OF Massachusetts General
Hospital in Boston a daughter.
Mrs. Jane Kelley and two
brothers. Or William +. OF Shurly
Hospital and Dr. Robert. a Detroit
dentist.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

"If such Is the case Is IL more
so with the Sister Kenny Foun-
dation and less With III arch
of Dimes?
"IS II possible that WcauSe
the oily SmoothncSS gained with
their years of alphabet juggling
has convinced the board that il
Is their solemn duty To support
the National Foundation and a
social sin TO even allow Sister
henny's story TO be told ,"
Baxter said that even the Ma.
tional Foundation admits SIS pei
cent recoveries in new cases BY
the Sister Kenny method as
against 13 per cent for the past
method
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
FEW APPEAR FOR WORK

Heading the General Motors
delegation was President Charles
+. Wilson and Vice President
Harry w Anderson. Walter p.
Reuther. JAW vice president, led
the union delegation.
Only six of approximately 800
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
Injunction Denied
GIN i'm Pontiac

General Motors Corp. today
was denied temporary in
junction barring picketing of
its three Pontiac plants, by
I three judges in Oakland
County circuit court.
The company charged that
UAW-CIO pickets were keep
ing supervisory employees out
Of the plants, searching We
hicles- leaving the plants and
claiming plant gates.
Presiding Judge George p.
Hartrick, one Of the three Judges,
set Dec 26 a. the date for a
hearing on an order to show
cause why a permanent injunction
should not be issued
The company asked that picketS
Of Local 5Gi Of GM Truck and
Coach, Local $50 Of Fisher Body
and Local 653 of Pontiac Motors
bc ordered removed 10y the court
Sitting with Judge Hartrick were
Judges Frank /. Doty and II
RuSScl Holland
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
Blast Wrecks
Home ProjjeCf

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec 70
(AP)-Seven persons were
hospitalized, one Of them
with serious injuries, and ap-
proximately 1000 others 'ett
homeless when a flaming
navy ammunition truck and
trailer exploded on a high
way Is miles north of here
yesterday afternoon
Six Of the injured a,I marines
were taken TO the nearby rf.a.
hospital. one is being rc4t.i 'o
a skull fracture and tte other.
for decorations from broken .'r--
One woman. cut about the iar.
also was given hospital treatment
l6 MARINES HURT
Camp Matthews. near Tho -'e
of the explosion, reported IG ua-
rines were cut by flying glass.
All Of the homeless were rr~I.
dents Of the Torrcy Pncs.fedHH
housing project close hy. loan
Arvin, federal housing 5dmus'Ia.
tor, estimated s5-f1rr crrrt ri. '-rr-
2l4 units IN the project Were .sI-
ously damaged with window
shattered partitions knoc kcd
down and ends of buildings blown
out
Navy officials reported the truck
was en- route from san -0 TT
Fallbrook. Cal. with % load p' 81
rocket mortarS - depth charge
extendcrS. 49 depth charge pistol
% depth charge boosters aud tI
milllmcter shells
DRIVER GIVES ARNING
Possible loss Of life VAS atc.,.H
when the driver. John Ata'a n|
Fallbro0k discovered hl- gas '#uR
aflame lumpcd oui and warmed
authorities at La Jola Junction
$50 yards away, of the DANCER
Residents OF the hou sins DlHeef
were evacuated and roads blocked
y off before the truck exploded CQ.-
cuSsion of the blast was folt sd
miles away
A gas main supplying San Diego
was broken, and telephone and
electric light service In The area
disrupted.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
PLEADED GUILTY

He died on the gallows Of the
drab southwest London prison.
barely a mile from his wealthy
fathers town house. He had been
estranged from his family for sew
eral years, but they had sought
evidence 10 save him
Amery pleaded guilty before an
astonlshed courtroom at the Old
Bailey on Nov. 2S and received an
automatic death sentence in a
trial lasting only eight minutes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
BIG Guns IN CAPITAL

a similar petition to ban pick
Cting at the GM AC Spark Plug
Ulant in Flint viii be filed in Cen
cSSee County circuit court late
today or tomorrow, a GM official
SAID.
Big guns Of tho corporation and
the UAW-CIO arc IN Washington
today for their first meeting with
President Truman'S farr-fndng
committee. comprised of Walter
Parker Stacy Milton $. EiScn-
hover and Lloyd Garrison.
The meeting is 90 be- secret and
will bc devoted 10 procedures TO
be followed in public hearings 10,
morrow and FRIDAY.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
Aid 10 Ndziis
Admitted by
London Scion

LONDON. Dec. 10 (UP)-
John A Amery, 33-year-old
renegade son of former India
Secretary L. S. Amery, was
h ange d in Wandsworth
prison today for high treason
and confessed treachery to
King George VI.
An official notice hung on
the prison gate at 4:08 a. m.
(EST) said:
"The judgment of death
was this day executed on
John Amery."
1t was signed by the prison
governor, chaplain and a
deputy undersheriff.
FATHERS APPEAL
(Thurston MacAuley, Inter-
national News Service Corre-
spondent in London, said
Amery's father had made a des-
perate eIeventh-hour did To
save his son from the galIows.
His father, MacAuley's story
said, rushed 10 the House of
Commons late last night and
handed members an appeal TO
use their influence i'm gaining a
reprieVe. Then the elder Amery
went 10 WandswOrth Prison To
visit his son for the last time.)
Amery was executed by Albert
Plerrepont, the famed British eN-
ecutioner who hanged the infa-
nous Josef Kramer and 10 other
Beasts Of BelSen' at Hamelin.
Germany, last week.
Amery broadcast for Germany
during the war and tried 10 enlist
prisoners OF war into free
corps to fight beside the Ger
mans against The Russians.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
GIVE TO THOSE WHO GAVE!
StF0ke Proves Fatal
To Eer D. =. Hamilton

Dr. J. Stewart Hamilton Detroit medical authority
and chief executive Of Harper Hospital is dead
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
URGED NEW STUDY

Navy witnesses appearing at
Senate military committee hear
ings on the merger proposal have
pleaded against hasty action and
urged additional studies of all
phases of unification.
Declaring that Il urge this as
the means of keeping the peace"
Mr.. Truman proposed that the
new defense department be headed
by single cabinet member oper-
ating with one undersecretary
and several assistant secretaries,
all civilians. There would be a
departmental chief of staff. with
Ia commander for each Of the
three component branches-army,
navy and air.
Either the President or the
secretary of defense could take
up directly with the separate
commanders matters of basic
military strategy and policy and
the division of the departments
budget.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

There il skating AZ all recrea-
tion Kinks today, and tobOgganing
at Rouge Park.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

WIgKFYS SNOW BAR s71 . MILE
....as 1IP H-4 FJos shows Nightly Adv.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
Truman Asks
Merger Of
Army Navy

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10
(AP) President Truman
called today for merger of
the army and navy into a
single department of national
defense, with the air forces
fully equal to the land and
sea arms.
Stepping squarely into the mid
die Of the long and bitter struggle
between the army and navy top
commands, Mr.. Truman followed
in virtually every detail the Of
fetal war department plan for
unifcation.
And he dashed one prime navy
hope by declaring in a special
message to Congress:
Further studies OF the gen
eral problem would serve no
useful purpose"
Evening star., 1945-04-01
MARY Ann LONG, charming
daughter of the H. G. Longs,
engaged to Richard H. Albrecht,
army A,r Force Officer

The day that Mary Ann pinned his
wings on her officer 6ance-he slipped
diamond engagement ring on her slen-
der finger.
She is another lovely girl with an
engaging Ponds look about her soft
smooth complexion.
Mary Ann says enthusiastically of
Ponds Cold Cream-"It's perfect, |
think! don't know anything that makes
my face look and feel so clean and fresh
and soft to touch as good Ponds
creaming. just love it,
This is the way she creams
her face with Ponds
She smooths cool, white Ponds
Cold Cream over face and throat. Pats
very briskly to soften and release dirt
and makeup. Tissues of-clean.
She r1nses with another soft, creamy
Ponds coating swirling her white fin.
Evening star., 1945-04-01
SHE'S LOVELY! SHE USES PONDS!

gertips quickly all over her face. "These
t,co creamings make my skin feel extra
clean and extra soft when tissue off"
she says.
Copy Mary AIMS twice-over way of
using Ponds Cold Cream-eve,y night,
every morning and for in-between clean
ups. It's no accident so many more
women use Ponds than any other face
cream at any price. y
Ask for luxurious big jar-yeu'll
love the quick, easy way you can dip
the fingers of both your hands in this,
wide-topped, big Ponds jar!
Evening star., 1945-04-01
MARY ANN k0NG
TO WED FINER

Tennessee girl another
charming Ponds Bride
ho-Be. She is a graduate Of
Virginia Mterm0unt Cot-
hge and ,Oas May Queen in
her Senior Tear. He was at
1ole before entering the
dir Force.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Roosevelt Memorial Foundation
Established by Group Here

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Memo
rial Foundation was established by
group Of friends and associates
of the late President at the White
House today.
George E. Allen, former District
Commissioner, was named president.
The organization soon viii start q
drive for funds, Mr.. Allen said.
The nature Of the memorial has
not been determined, but Mr.. Allen
said that "this foundation will en-
deavor to set up living memorial.
BY that, I mean q memorial which
win be dedicated to encouraging the
|perpetuation Of the ideals and OBJ
jectiyes OF this great American and
world leader
Mr.. Allen said: President Roose-
yelt gave his life In the struggle to
Evening star., 1945-11-01
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.

John L. Lewis visited the
White House today for the first
time in four years as President
Truman continued to devote
chief attention to ways of mini
mizing industrial strife necessary
to get the Nations economy in
high gear.
The mine leader, accompanied by
Thomas Kennedy, secretary of the
United Mine Workers. spent Is min
utes with the President discussing
the labor-management conference,
which opens here Monday. Mr.. Tru-
man was devoting most of the day
to conferences with labor and man.
agement delegates, presumably to
get their views on the meeting.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Heydrich Killing Credited
To Czech Parachutists

By the Associated Press.
WIESBADEN, Germany, Nov. L.
The l942 assassination of Reinhard
"Hangman" Heydrich was carried
out by specially trained Czech para
chutists flown from Britain, accord
ing to an eyewitness to the killing.
1t. Jan Opletal, 80, and two COM
panions fatally wounded Heydrich
with Bren gun bullets and a bomb
after intercepting his auto as he
drove from his headquarters to q
country home, the witness said.
Heydrich died of blood poisoning IL
days later.
The three Czechs and four COM
panions who had been dropped ear
lier to complete preparations later
committed suicide when the Gestapo
surrounded them in the Prague
church of Karel Boromejsky, the
witness declared. Another para
chutist accused of revealing the
church hideout to the Gestapo is
under arrest in Prague, he said.
Evening star., 1945-11-01

attain two major goals: First, to
bring security and q decent stand
ard of living to all of his country
men; second, to overthrow nazism
and fascism all over the world and
to bring about lasting world peace
under the principles Of the Atlantic
Charter and the Four Freedoms"
Projects which would most ef-
fectively carry on these broad hui
manitarian purposes" he continued
will be selected for the memorial =
Mr.. Allen emphasized that thif
foundation will not interfere with
or overlap the work Of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
President Truman is honorary
president Of the Roosevelt Memoir
ial Foundation, and Mrs. Roosevelt
Is honorary chairman.