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Evening star., 1945-08-01
Silver Spring Veteran
Is 1O,00Oth Released
|Af Fl. Meade Center

A nearby Maryland veteran yes
terday received the 10,000th dis
charge issued at the Fort Meade
separation center since that unit
opened last May IL, according to
the Army. !,
He is Joseph Litton, 1102 Bonifant
street. Silver Spring, Md, who until
AIT pm. yesterday was staff SER
geant. His discharge was among %
at Fort Meade announced today by
the Army.
Overseas with the famed 10Th
Division for 33 months, Sergt. Litton
had amassed ia discharge points
He entered the service in 1941 and
before that was employed by the
Safeway Co. He isn't sure what his
plans for the future will be, although
he said he had a wonderful idea
for business of his own. But
want to look around and think
things over for while" he said.
Sergt. Litton returned to this
country June % aboard Liberty
ship, he said.
Others discharged at Fort Meade
include:
Sergt. Norman S. Carroll, 37l(
Twenty-second street NE; 1t. Col
Arthur H. Schroeder. Washington
Maj. Fred Hetherington, Bethesda
Md; Maj. Garland Shortt, Wash
ington; F/O Thomas j. Murphy, jr.
Silver Spring, Md. I'd 1t. Harrison
C. Smalley, Washington; Pvt. Car
lyle L. Berrett, 1904 Sixty-thiro
place, Riverdale, Md; Corpl Thomas
A. Beese, 3743 Twelfth street NE;
S/Sergt. Richard K. Bridges, lie
Ridge road Sc.
Also, Corpl Clarence j. Owens
jr., S409 Sixteenth street. Silver
Spring, Md; Pfc. Isaac H. Breeden
Vienna, Va; Pfc. George G. Steven
son, $50 Tenth street S.W.; Pvt
Duane K. D. Gooselaw, 1903 Bilt-
more street NV: Sergt. Raymond
Riley, Jr., 219 Upshur street NV;
Sergt. Thurman Masengill, 1922
Twenty-third street, Arlington, Va;
IT'S Henry B. Waters, 1927 Sixth
street NV: Pfc. Harry Brown, ass
Manor place NV; M/Sergt. Elmer
Evening star., 1945-08-01
GreenbeIt
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800 units, represents finished pro-
gram.
Greenbelt was begun in 1887 and
the first 800 units were finished the
following year. With the demand for
war housing. 1000 more units were
started in 1941 and completed in the
fall of 1912.
AS far back as five years ago, when
Greenbelt and it's two companion
projects in Milwaukee and Cincin-
natl were under the jurisdiction of
the Farm Security Agency, there
was considerable speculation that
the Government was preparing to
relinouish control of the develop
mentS.
Planned to Relinquish Control.
1t was the theory, at that time,
that the developments were ready to
stand on their own two feet" and
that the moment had arrived for the
Federal Government to relinquish
control. The plan in August, 1910,
was to turn management of the
projects over to individual housing
authorities or incorporated resident
associations" in accordance with
the laws of the States in which the
developments are located.
The FSA at that time was re-
ported to prefer outright sale of the
$35 ,O00, 900 project in nearby Mary
land and the other two develop
ments. An alternative plan was to
allow private interests to operate
the project by leasing it from the
Government. g.
Nothing ever came of these pro-
posals, largely because of the war
and resulting housing shortages.
But the Government never COM
pletely gave up the idea of unload
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Leuhy's Letter to Petoin

hope that the NaZi invaders would
be destroyed.
During that period you did, on
occasion at my request, take action
in opposition to the desires of the
Axis and favorable to the Allied
cause.
On every instance when you
failed to accept my recommended
tions to oppose the Axis powers by
refusing their demands, you stated
the reason was that such positive
action by you would result in addi-
tional oppression of your people by
the invaders.
I had then, as 7 have now, the
conviction that your principal con-
Germ was the welfare and protec-
ton of the helpless people of France
1t was impossible for me to believe
that you had any other concern
However, I must, in all honesty
repeat my opinion as expressed to
you at the time that positive re-
fusal to make any concessions to
Axis demands, while it might have
brought Immediately increased
hardship to your people, would, in
the long view, have been advan-
tageous to France.
With my expression Of personal
regard and with the wish that your
actions throughout the period of
occupation by the enemy may be
accurately eyaluated by the people
of France, I am
Sincerely.
WILLIAM D. LEAHY.
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Rails 10 Meet Competition
By Service, Early Says
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 1.-The rail-
roads admittedly face a bitter COM
petitive struggle with planes and
buses for passenger traffic in the
postwar world, but count on refine
ments in accommodations and i'm
proved service to hold their place in
the transportation field, Stephen T.
Early, former White House secre-
tary, who recently was named vice
president of Pullman, Inc, told a
gathering of businessmen at a
luncheon of the Advertising Club
of st. Louis yesterday.
Among the ajority of rail lines
there is a conviction that by use
of comfortable, attractive, fast,
modern equipment, merchandised at
a low price, any extensive challenge
from other forms of transporta-
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Laval
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Laval wouldn't touch his. His wife
only nibbled off her plate.
Troops at Horsching Airfield.
southwest of Lenz, where Laval
landed, said he was very talkative.
He wanted to converse about the
political situation. But nobody
would accommodate him.
well, talk about New York or
anything" he said. Il have been
in New York and I would like to
go back there"
The German pilots said their des-
tination had been Salzburg, but
that they got lost in a storm and
had to make a forced landing. They
said they did not know where they
were landing.
The trip from Spain took Laval
half day.
1t seemed that Laval, flying from
Spain to the American occupation
zone, had hoped to get better treat
ment from the United States than
from the other Allies. But the Amer
ican Army wasted no time in dis
patching him and his wife on the
160-mile trip from Linz to Inns
bruck and the French Army.
Government officials said last
night the prompt decision to deliver
Laval to the French forecasts the
reception to be given any collabora-
zionist suspect seeking American
clemency.
Although formal statement was
withheld, State Department
spokesman said the Government S
inclination to let this country's ac-
ton speak for itself. Officials said
the return of Laval to fate to be
decided by his own countrymen
should dash the hopes of any other
accused Quislings of finding refuge
! in American hands.
Evening star., 1945-08-01

saying: 1.-THE ministers of the cabi-
net are crazy. They have under
stood nothing. We. will have to
arrest them"
A. murmur of protest swept the
audience when Reynaud declared:
"Petain and Weygand had the
same object-to force France to ca
pitulate. We are in the presence of
a general who wanted an armistice
at any price"
Weygand PAGES in Court.
AS Reynaud spoke Weygand paced
up and down, apparently restraining
himself with difficulty. When the
former Premier finally finished,
Weygand started speaking, but was
interrupted by Judge Mongibeaux,
who said.
I'VE expected to finish here in
two weeks. But l am afraid we will
60 for a month"
When Weygand finally was allowed
to speak, he said:
"Gamelin was not the type of man I
would have for a confident.
AhS1 az Vic WllCIl
his feeble shoulders were unable to
bear the heavy burden, called on
Petain and me. When he disagreed
with us, he always had the right to
dismiss us. Instead, he resigned.
At the moment when he was placed
in the most difficult position any
premier could have been in, ne
showed regrettable lack of cour-
age"
Judge Mongibeaux sharply ordered
both Weygand and Reynaud to with
draw and said this incident is
closed
Jurors Turn Away.
Gen. Herring, former military
governor of Paris, took the stand
to give a personal portrait" of
Petain. He testified it was impos-
sible to compete with Germany's
progress in war construction be-
cause of outdated industrial ma
chinery, parliamentary disputes
and lack of decision.
AS he appraised Petain, five jurors
began reading newspapers, one
started crossword puzzle, two fell
asleep and two more leaned back in
their chairs staring at the ceiling
Herring said Petain was one Of the
first Frenchmen to judge, the i'm
portance of aviation.
"Petain's main idea was always
to keep the Germans out of North
Africa" Gen. Herring said. His
policies permitted our Anglo-Amer-
lean Allies to arm themselves. Even
the Germans called him an old
fox"
Refers to De Gaulle.
Speaking of Gen. Charles de
Gaulle, present head of the French
government, Herring said
Il appreciate his good qualities,
but they do not make me forget
the great importance of the things
Petain gave to France. De Gaulle
and Petain had complementary
roles. We can thank God we had
them both"
Judge Mongibeaux interposed to
ask why Petain permitted De Gaulle
to be condemned to death. Petain'S
attorneys said Petain opposed the
action.
AS to Laval's possible role in the
trial. attorneys for Petain contend
Laval was responsible for the
Vichy regimes policy of collabora-
ton with the Germans and hope
that his testimony will save the
marshal from a death sentence.
The prosecution, on the other
hand, has been maintaining
throughout the eight days of the
trial that Petain worked hand and
glove with Laval, his No. man and
chief of government, in collabora-
ton with the Nazis.
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Rx the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-The teTt OF
Admiral William d. Leahys let
ter to Marshal Petain, read at
the trial today:
My Dear Marshal Petain:
Your letter dated June 10 was de-
livered to me today by mutual
acquaintance and I learned from it
of the sad predicament wherein you
find yourself as result of develop
ments of events which in their good
aspects have brought about the lib
Grafton of France and the destruc-
ton of the barbarouS NaziS.
You will understand that 1t is i'm
possible for me, as chief of staff, to
become involved in any degree with
the internal controversy in France
wherein you find yourself enmeshed.
have no information whatever as
to the details of the charges or the
specifications of the charges with
which you will be faced.
My knowledge of your personal
and official attitude toward the AL
lies and toward the Axis powers is
strictly limited to the period from
January 10, 1941, to April 10, 1912,
wherein I had the honor of being
United States Ambassador to France.
During that period / held your
personal friendship and your de-
votion to the welfare of the French
people in very high regard. You
often expressed to me the fervent
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Heods Red Cross Unit

Mrs. Francis Reed, Fairfax, has
been appointed chairman of the
County Red Cross Hospital and Rec
reation Corps. succeeding Mrs. Gavin
Hadden, who organized the corps
last year. Other officers include
Mrs. Elmo Flynt, vice chairman, and
Mrs. j. v. Hagan, vice chairman
for Grey Ladies of the Fort Belvoir
Auxiliary.
Evening star., 1945-08-01

a statement of his position, Gen.
Catroux said he replied that Indo-
China remained faithful to the alli-
ance, but that ne counted firmly on
military aid if "the threatened at
tack on Indo-China materialized."
No Assurance of Aid.
Convinced that the Japanese
planned action against Indo-China,
Gen. Catroux said he sounded out
both the British and American Gov
ernments on the possibility of their
help, but could get no assurances.
Japan, he explained, protested on
July l9 the continued movement OF
gasoline and other supplies through
Tonkin to China and demanded
that it be stopped. Having only rs
planes to pit against 200 japanese
ships in the vicinity and lacking
any promise of help from Britain or
American, Gen. CatrouX said he was
forced to capitulate to the japanese
demands and close the border to
shipments into China.
FTOIu IIlell VII, 4AC OAHU uiy
policy was to temporlze and hold
on, waiting for more favorable
turn in the war. established
with the Japanese mission (Which
had been sent into Indo-China to
certify the closing of the border
an atmosphere of relations which
avoided incidents and their conse-
quences and gave the Canton Army
no preteXt for intervention.
Gen. Catroux said he subsequently
agreed TO the establishment of a
mixed airline using both French and
japanese craft on the Canton
Hanoi route. However, he said, he
refused to yield to japanese de-
mands on two points.
Rejected Jap Offer.
IN the first place, on July 2,
1870" he said. II rejected a claim
of the japanese general staff to $500
tons of wolfram and 5000 tons of
antimony in bond in Tonkin and
held by China to the United States.
IN the second place, on July 10 l
courteouSly turned down an offer of
a defensive alliance made to me by
Gen. NiShihara. And I will add that
contrary to the allegations. of the
Vichy minister did not recommend
this alliance to the Petain govern
ment."
In conclusion, Gen. CatrouX said:
Each man may judge for himself
whether in June, 1910, separated by
five years from June, 1945, without
necessary force and deprived of the
aid of the Allies I was right to try
to keep Indo-China by negotiation
and political means instead of losing
her in an armed struggle without
hope"
Evening star., 1945-08-01

ing its three developments when
the right time came.
They were built in the early days
Of the Roosevelt administration as
an experiment in low-cost housing.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was particu-
larly interested in these projects,
set up as model developments for
suburban living.
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Lovors Autobiography
And Defense Left Behind

BARCELONA. Aug. / (R.-Wher
Pierre Laval left Spain yesterday
Evening star., 1945-08-01

tion can be Offset reasonably" Mr..
Early said.
Some Of this de luxe equipment
will be, ready for service by early
1916, he added.
He said that the Pullman-Stand-
ard Car Manufacturing Co. expects
to be turning out new passenger cars
in about five months.
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Catroux Says Policy
In Indo-China Was
To Stall Japanese

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Evening star., 1945-08-01
Petuin
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of staff to Marshal Foch, hero of the
First World War.
Reynaud continued that Gen.
Gamelin told him Gen. Weygand
had said: I'VE must finish with
these politicians. One is no better
than the other"
Spectators laughed. Reynaud
looked displeaSed.
Reynaud asserted that Weygand,
when asking for an armiStice, de-
clared I'VE must keep the army in
tact to maintain order within the
country He quoted Weygand as
Evening star., 1945-08-01
FOUND.

FOR LOST AND WANTED DOGS phone
81, 5lS3, MONTGOMERY COUNTY AMI
NAL SHELTER.
IDENTIFICATION BRACELET, silver, shows
name, A. s. N. and aviation Insignia; on
Kilbourne pl NV, July 81, pm. Owner
call HO. 1890.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13
Germany Faces
Fourth Front

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ence were significantly silent on
this point.
Speculation was touched off by
the big three's promise in the
Crimean declaration that Allied
armies and air forces would strike
new and even more powerful blows
into the heart of Germany"
from the east, west, north and
south.
A Moscow dispatch said military
circles in the Russian capital at
tached especial Importance to the
contemplated blows from the north. "
1t was assumed. Moscow said, that
these would supplement those from
the Soviet bridgehead in northern
Norway.
The big three's plan may invisage
Anglo-American landings on the
coasts of south Norway and Den
mark aimed at cutting off German
troops in northern and central Nor
way and forcing the Nazi command
to diSperse further their already
limited forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13
Yanks Open Up
Sieqfried Line
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Of Echternach. Farther to the north
Fatton had a break through the
westwGll in the Pruem area.
The fourth division rooted out
the last sniper in Pruem and re-
pulsed two severe counteratacks
across the Pruem river northeast
of the town.
ARDENNES BULGE GONE
To the south other Third army
troops erased one of the last frag-
mentS OF the ArdenneS bulge when
they captured Vianden, lower an
chor of the old St. Vith-Vianden
line across the base of the salient.
Field dispatches said the Ger
mans were throwing crack tank and
panzer grenacier divisions into the
threatened Rhineland front to REIN
force the second-rate fortress
troops chewed up in the first rush
of the Canadian First army offens-
i've.
The Germans, after losing more
than 5000 captives in the opening
five days of the Ruhr-bound at
tack, were trying with partial sue
cess to establish new defense line
Just east of the Reicfswald forest,
extending southwark from the
Rhine to the Goch area.
Fierce tank and infantry battles
were reported raging all along the
makeShift Nazi defense line early
today. although the flooded terrain
prevented both sides from bringing
their full armored strength to bear.
Farther to the south, the British
second and American First and
Ninth armies were moving into
position for a general offensive
across the swollen Roer river into
the Cologne plain.
The river still was running over
its banks at a number of points
as a result of the partial demolition
of the Schwammaneul dam below
Aachen, and there was no confir-
nation of an Atlantic radio report
that the three Allied armies already
had opened their attack.
Sporadic street fighting was con-
tinuing insice KlSve early today. as
the ScottieS shot and bayoneted
few remaining Nazis from scattered
StrongpointS in the southwestern
edge of the city. All organized re-
sistance had ended in Kleve, how
ever. although the Nazis blew up
the lock gates of the Spoy canal,
which bisects the city, in a last
defiant gesture.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13
5. P. Announces
Bus Service
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ley without nightly passenger, mail
and express service, the Southern
Pacific demanded establishment of
buses to carry the passengers and
trucks to carry the mail and eX-
press which heretofore used the
night train service, it was stated by
a group of company officials VINO
are in the valley perfecting plans
for the changeover.
The order requires diScontinuance
of passenger trains after March l
unless the passenger occupancy
thereof during November, 1914
averaged 35 per cent or more OF
capacity.
It was issued because of existing
manpower and equipment shortages
on the railroads, and has as its
purpose the conservation OF fuel,
manpower, railway equipment and
transportation facilities, so that
essential war traffic may continue
to move without delay.
The two trains between CaleXico
and INLAND handle passengers, mail
and express. The average daily
passenger occupancy last November
was only 25 to 26 per cent.
1t was pointed out that COM
pliance with the order in the pres
ent instance will release for other
war traffic one train and engine
crew, one locomotive, one mail apart
ment car, one baggage car and one
coach.
Meeting with e Centro Chamber
of Commerce officials Tuesday
morning. the visiting officials stated
that in many respects the mail SER
vice will be improved as a result
of the changeover.
That the valley will receive i'm
proved mail service as soon as the
war emergency is over, was assured
by N. Kinell, assistant general pas
senger agent, V. F. Frizzell, general
freight, and E. S. Hall, mail and
traffic manager and Fred Wood
ward, manager of the company bur-
eau of information, all of whom
were in El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13

termine if the bodies had caught
on something and lodged before
reaching the heading.
Locatelli and his wife came from
their home in Watsonville to visit
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Massera in Gen.
tro. The Massera brothers and Hub
bard were associated in the pro-
duce business. The four men We're
hunting ducks at the time of the
fatal accident.
Al MaSsera was one of the biggest
produce operators in Imperial VAL
ley where he had been in business
approximately 10 years. His opera
tions were known to have made him
fortune in a few years. He also
operated in other sections of the
state. He was born in Modesto and
his mother still lives there.
His wife and daughter survive.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13
Council Studies
License Changes

Ell Centre city councilmen met in
adjourned session Monday night to
start work on revamping the occu-
pational tax ordinance with pos
sibility of writing an entire new
city law covering assessment and
collection of fees.
Considerable time will be required
TO complete the task, it was an
nounced after Monday nights meet
ing and it is planned to hold ad-
journed sessions until the job is
accomplished.
Under the existing ordinance Ii
cerlse fees for the fiscal year l943-
A netted the city sl4,767. While
the new schedule calls for increased
fees in number of lines of business
and for a wider coverage. council
men have not estimated the increase
when the new schedules are adopt
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13
Satanic Plan"
Cries GoebbeIs
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propaganda facilities inside Ger
many to warn tne neIuh against a
big three appeal TO the German
people. He assured them that
the big three would issue honey
ed plea to Germany which would
make unconditional surrender"
sound appealing. He warned the
nazis to beware of any such
new "Wilsonian" tactics"
But when the big three COM
munique failed to bear out this
build-up, the Nazi propagandistS
apparently did not know how to
break the grim news to the Nazi
public. For hours after the news
had been announced and Allied
radios were blaring it into Ger
many on all available wave lengths
the domestic Nazi radio made no
mention of the Crimea conference.
For foreign consumption the
Nazi propaganda displayed equal
uncertainty. Initial broadcasts
merely gave the gist of the Crimea
communique.
Later, NaZi commentators said
the big three had confirmed their
policy of "hate and destruction
toward Germany. BrOadcasts
beamed to the United States said
that the big three had adopted
the "Morgenthau plan for en-
slavement and destruction" of the
Reich, and had committed "the
greatest political crime of all
times"
Broadcasts to Europe attacked
the Polish solution and made sar-
castle references to Allied plans
for relief of liberated countries.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13
Massera browns
In Deep Canal
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searchers hao failed to find trace
of the bodies and plans were under
way to drain the canal.
The empty station wagon speed
lily was taken from the water.
Searchers rapidly walked along
both sides of the canal in an effort
to find signs that the missing men
had left the water or attempted
to do so. They covered the six miles
along the canal banks but found
no signs of them.
SPEED SEARCH
Officers and irrigation district
officials decided not to wait to
drain the water from the canal as
it would take many hours. They
thought possibly the bodies might
have lodged against No. heading
about six miles downstream. A
search of the water at the heading
began Immediately and men in
boats Travelled Systematically along
the canal probing with poles to ce-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13
BIKE REPORTED STOLEN

Mary Quinn, 588 Holt, reported to
police Tuesday morning that her
bicycle had been stolen sometime
Monday night from her home.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13

SHE'S STILL YOUR BABY And she's some baby!
-. ninety million dollars worth of and might and
majesty and mighty handy thing for Uncle Sam to
have around.
She's yours-al yours Your War Bonds helped buy and
pay for her So don't let her down
Don't sell her out by selling out single bond you've
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13
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hastened to snatch it up.
Splashl
He stepped into the water up to
his knees and his feet mired down
in mud
The prize head CT lettuce was
floating like a lily pad on top of .
ditch full of dirty water.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-13

X. X. Sharpe Co.
Scheni,nan Paper Co.
Robert Schwob
c. L. Scott Cigarettes
Valley Drug
Valley Auto Supply
W0mack Mitchell
Clarence Walker
linn & Zjnn