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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Crew Of LIST GOT Plays
Role Of Sonto Again
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.-LST COL
lists playing Santa Claus among its
official operations now-last year it
entertained italian children at
Palermo, Sicily, and yesterday crew.
men gave a Christmas party for
children from st. Leo's Orphanage
in Baltimore.
About Is youngsters strewed the
decks with cracked nuts and Christ
mas wrappings, and nobody could
say who had the most fun, the chill
dren or the crew.
Gary Burns, 4, honorary Christ
mas member of the crew, was pre-
sented with two decorations, and a
stuffed elephant on the side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Tire Rotioning Ends
January ! in Canada

B! the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Dec. 26-All tire ra-
tioning restrictions in Canada will
be removed January /, Munitions
Minister G. D. Howe announced to-
day.
Mr.. Howe emphasized that lifting
of tire rationing does not mean
present stocks are such that all de-
mands can be met Immediately.
Price controls on new and used
tires, tubes and retreading services
remain in force under the prices
board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Mrs. Edna Watkins. 81,
Will Be Buried Today
pecial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Md, Dec, rs.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Edna Watkins, 81, widow Of Enoch
Watkins, who died Saturday In a
Baltimore hospital, were to be held
today at Montgomery Methodist
Church here. Burial was to be In
the church cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26

ager of WQXR
in New York, it
was announced
today.
Col. Hayes will
take over opera
ton of the sta
ton, owned by
the New York
Times, a b o u t
February J.
His . W life Is
Evelyn H a y e S,
fashion editor of
The Star. They
have a 6-year-
old son, Jona-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Holiday Dance Planned

A holiday dance for members of
the ST. Johns Episcopal Church,
Broad Greek, Md, will be held In
the church hall at $50 pm. Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
1t. Col. John Hayes Named
To New York Radio Post

1t. Col. John S. Hayes, 109 Allan
road NV, who headed the Amer
lean Forces Network during the war,
has been appointed station man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Cloudy this
afternoon. Fair tonight and tomor-
row with moderate temperatures.
Maryland-Fair and colder to-
night. Tomorrow fair and moder-
ately cold.
Virginia-Fair and colder tonight.
Tomorrow fair and moderately cold.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
To-day Tomorrow
High - 1:2S am. 2.2l am.
Low - 7:17 In s9:0S am
High ---------- 2:03 pm. 2:5S pm.
Low ---------- 8:4S pm. 9:44 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets
Sun, today 7:26 1852
Sun. tomorrow 1..27 49,
Moon, today 1908 m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-hah hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-26

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital fcurrent month to date):
Ninth 1Q4S Anerane Recnrd-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-13

40 o. THINK THE WARS OVER? It isn't
not for more than 100000 wounded. Those
men are still fighting to recover what they
gave up for you.
Now that they need your help, you'll be
glad to buy an EXTRA Bond in Americas
Great Victory Loan We must take care Of our
own-the men we don't see marching in our
Victory Parades. And every step that speeds
aman from battle wounds to health is costly.
Look at these four examples: hospital
ship, 81 ,50O,00O: hospital plane, $4,000;
supplies for a thousand bed hospital,
Evening star., 1945-09-09
NIGHT FIGHTERS
Continued from page SIR

Continued from page str
be catapulted into the night sky.
(Catapults are always used at
night, safer than runway take
off on a blacked-out deck.)
They winged over Chichi Jima,
heckling. strafing. dropping their
5OO-pound bombs. Then Buck and
one other, Lieut.. Johnny Dear.
were ordered to make search flights
toward the Jap mainland.
Buck ran into three Japs. He
downed one with a short burst.
then made for the other two. In
the struggle for position, he found
himself between them. deadly
spot, and he called into the mike,
Hey, Johnny. Come on up. I'm
having little trouble"
Evening star., 1945-09-09

II DON'T know about at your
house but in our family we are
always pullin' some gag on one
member or another.
Like last week l brought the
Missus home some flowers for a
kind of peace offerln'. She had
been actin little cool toward me.
When come in the kids was in
the kitchen an their nom was
somewhere else So laid the flow
ers on the drainin' board an went
on into the livin' room.
WE'LL the kids, quick as flash,
dump the kitchen garbage pail,
line it with wax paper an put the
flowers down carefully inside it
an lower the lid.
JUST like they planned, their
MON came into the kitchen an
naturally didn't see no flowers.
So she comes on into the livin'
room where l am expectin' at least
Thank you"
"Oh, hello" she says. (We are
still on speakin' terms Il thought
you was workin' tonight
Decided to come home early"
About that time | hear the kids
Evening star., 1945-09-09

ny. Come help me. There's ban
dit on my tail"
II can't help you. l can't -"
Buck flew back home, to hunk
Of steel. He couldn't make the
Hornet, so landed on his old ship.
the Yorktown. A few minutes
later Johnny came limping in on
the same fight deck. his oil line
severed, his helmet gone, his wind
shield covered with muck.
Johnny. luckily. didn't have any
holes in him. But Buck had a
shoulder wound. He recovered in
time to have the Navy Cross
pinned on his chest.
Night Air Group Al came back
from Pacific cruise with box
score of 30 night kills in the air,
20 on the ground, and one night
sinking of Jap ship. In addition,
night fighters proved one of our
best stweaponsa against the kamikaze.
When the suicide boys sneaked to
intermediate island bases to fuel
up at night, Navy night fighters
roared in and creamed them on the
ground. They've also caught an
occasional one on the wing.
For future reference, the night
fighters have definitely come into
their own.
Look for another "Heet
4merica" corer and story
in next ,eeek's THIS WEEK.
Evening star., 1945-09-09

call me an | go out in the kitchen.
"Where'd the flowers go?" ask
'em. not seem my bouquet no
place.
One of 'em fips a thumb toward
the garbage can an they both
leave me thlnkin' they're goln'
out of sense O decency.
l look in the garbage can an
am burned up! OF course | think
the Missus has scorned my flowers.
l AM holdin' the rescued posies an
thinkin' things a Democrat would
mt think about Republican when
the Missus comes in. Just then |
heard the kids titterin' outside the
door an it began to dawn on me
that | was the victim Of monkey
business.
"A little mistake =" | start to
say. But the Missus grabs the
flowers an gives me hug an
says, "Oh. Everybody makes mis-
takes an forgave you long ago"
An them young hyenas o mine
bust out laughin' at both of us.
By golly, me an the Missus has
to think up way to get even with
'em. -WAllY BOREN
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Japs All Around

HERE l come" Johnny called.
He shot the Jap off Bucks tail.
But the Japs, too, were whist
ling up their pals. Japs were all
around. Buck potted one off John
ny's tail and another off Johnny's
wing. As he was about to head
home, he felt a hot poker burning
through his shoulder.
Hello. Johnny! This is Buck.
I've been hit. Escort me backr.'
I've been hit too," called John
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-04
6,200lIn(redse
In Idle Claims

Unemployment compensation
claims for the last week in April
increased by 5000 in the state,
according to the report just re-
leased. Claims in the Detroit
metropolitan area jumped from
1854 to 1884 in the week.
Initial claims tripled, reflecting
the layoffs occasioned by the Will
low Run bomber plants reduced
schedules. Women we're again the
principal claimants. In the state,
women claimants increased from
1882 TO 1929 in the week end
ing April %. Locally. 1887
women filed claims against 1887
men.
Initial claims in the Detroit
area jumped from 1880 to 5,440.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-04
-Garbo Ihrouqh
With Movies

NEW YORK. May 3 CUP)--
Greta Garbo has told friends she
will appear in no more motion
pictures and has purchased a run
down rooming house in which.
after its remodeling. she plans 10
settle down.
The eccentric. erstwhile queen
of the screen refused a recent
offer from a Swedish film COM
pany.
IL tank / will jOOst loaf"
she said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-04
Iron Pipe Assault
Denied by Woman

Charged with striking a fellow
employe during an argument after
a union NEE ting in the F. Il.
Jacobs plant. Mrs. Carrie Marie
Gardener, %. of 1917 w. Kirby.
pleaded not guilty and was placed
under $500 bond. Her examination
was set for May 5.
The complainant. Mrs. Millicent
Wolfebarger, u. OF 3l30 Second.
alleged that Mrs. Gardener hit her
with an iron pipe.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-04
Gums Boom I'm Italy:
a Farewell to Arms

U. S. FIFTH ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS, Italy, May 3 (INS)
Every gun along the Italian
front blazed for two hours last
night in a grand finale to the
Mediterranean campaign.
This time. however. they fired
into the air as flares. church bells
and the happy shouts of soldiers
celebrated the surrender of the
German forces in Italy.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-31
British Rush War Craft To Soerabaja

BATAVIA, Oct. 31 - (P - All available British warships and aircraft are reported rushing to Soerabaja, the Jap trouble spot, where British Brigadier Mallaby was killed while arranging a truce with the Nationalists. It. Gen. Sir Philip Christison, Allied Com mander of the Netherlands East Indies notified the Nationalists of an ultimatum that further unprO- voked native attacks on British troops would be crushed with overwhelming force.
 The report of the dispatching of naval and air endorsements to Soerabaja was circulated by the Netherlands News Agency, Aneta, which said planes which were to be used to evacuate Eu- ropean women and children were still being held at the naval base, scene in the past few days of bit ter clashes between British, Indi- an and Indonesian Nationalists forces.
 President Soekarno of the Tn donesian Republic" announced
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-31
REMOTE CONTROL STATION INSTALLED IN TOWN

A remote control station to WXLN has been installed in the home of Rev. R. Amundsen, which is used daily at eight-fifteen in the morning, for morning devo- ton broadcast. In this service all the ministers in town have been participating.
 This station is also used on Sun day afternoon at four-thirty for religious services.
 The station was inSta Il d through the courtesy of the l4th Signal Corps, and the Special Service Office so that the religi- ous devotions may not be inter rupted during the winter months when travelling to the post is not possible.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-31
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER K 3l, 1S4o

the barber's residence and give him a ride back to town. The idea was that they would be first on the waiting list. When they re- turned to the shop, four more GUS toners were lined up at the door. The Good Samaritans became 3, 6 and 7 in line.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-31
AIRLINES
ALASKA AIRLINES

Alaska Airlines plane with flight crew of Captains Dugan and Hola arrived yesterday with the following passengers: B tty Michael, Vi Hoffman, MT. and Mrs. C. H. Duranty, George Ito, MT. T. Rabbit, James Aresic, K. Nelson. It departed with Ray Virgin, Major Knight, Mrs. John Weber, and Yvonne Walker.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-31

his cabinet would hold informal talks tonight with Hubertus Van Nook, acting governor general of the East Indies at Christison's residence.
 The Nationalists are seeking freedom from Dutch colonial con trol of the rich islands.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-31
ALASKA AIRLINES TO CARRY AIR MAIL

Effective November l, air mail will be carried by Alaska Airlines from Anchorage to McGrath, Una lakleet, and Nome, Don Goodman, vice president in charge of opera tionS, announced.
 The mail will be carried under temporary authorization until the board awards a mail certificate for this route. Mail will be car ried on regular trips on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-31
Nothing Like Clipping In A Barber Shop

RATION, N. M. - (P - Three prospective patrons, finding a Home to Lunch" sign on bar Der shop door, decided to drive to
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-31

Cloves get their name from the French "clou" meaning nail, be- cause of the buds close resem- blance to a nail.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-31

AT THE WALLACE HOTEL
 Karl Nelson, C.A.A., Anchor age, Edgar TWeet, Teller.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Burton S Successor
Uncertain After Cox
Refuses Nomination
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 25.-The
capital was speculating today or
Gov. Frank j. Lausche's second
choice for appointment to the Sen
ate after former Gov. James M. Co,
of Dayton refused the offer yes.
terday.
Senator Burton, Cleveland Re.
publican, resigns Sunday to become
a member of the Supreme Court.
Gov. Lausche announced yester.
day he had offered the post to Mr.
Cox but the 75-year old newspaper
publisher did not see his way cleal
to accept the responsibility Mr.
Cox was Democratic candidate 70,
President in 1920 on the ticket will
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
| The opinion was growing that th
choice would go to Robert M
Sohngen of Hamilton, the Stat
liquor director.
| Gov. Lausche said the offer wa
made to Mr.. Cox because of tn,
fight that Gov. Cox made In 1921
for world peace, because of hi!
broad knowledge of national anc
international affairs and because
Of my conviction that he would
serve the people of his State and his
Nation fearlessly and honestly.
Il regret very much that he die
not see his way clear to accept the
responsibility"
Evening star., 1945-09-25
.Cut in Farm Quotas
Prepared for 1916

The Agriculture Department, which
for four years has called on farm
ers for more and more food produc-
ton, is preparing to ask for some
reduction in overall production in
1916
The turn about in administration
thinking reflects a growing con-
Germ over food surpluses expected
as a result Of smaller peacetime
demands.
Secretary of Agriculture Ander-
son told representatives of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
yesterday that commodity produc-
ton goals from now on should re-
feet the consumer demand rather
than agricultures maximum ability
to produce.
The department already has a
problem of potato surplus, and eggs
may be next.
The farm group headed by Presi-
dent Edward A. O'Neal also talked
with President Truman yesterday
and both the President and Mr.
Anderson were reported to have
assured the delegation the admins
tration intends to carry out it.
price support commitments, out
lined in the Steagall amendment
early in the war. Under it, thu
Government is required to suppor'
prices at not less than 80 per CEN
of parity for two years after tht
official end of the war.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Man Held for Jury Action
On Check Forgery Charge

A 43-year-old oolored man was
held in $4,000 bond by United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage
yesterday for grand jury action on a
forgery charge in connection with
an attempt to pass stolen check
Saturday at Kents Jewelry Store,
701 Seventh street NV
According to police, the man,
James Clarence Moore OF the 1900
block of Fifteenth street NV, at
tempted to buy a watch and a ros-
airy with one of two checks said to
have been stolen from st. Luke's
Episcopal Church. The second check
was found on Moore's person. police
said.
Police said the checks were blank
at the time they were stolen, except
for the signatures of two church Off
cials. They said Moore forged a
third signature, Endorsed his name
with the title Rev" and filled in
the amounts of $3.50 and $685..
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Foundation 10 Replace
Hollywood Canteen
Fy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 25.-The
Hollywood Canteen, which provided
a touch of glamour for many a
visiting serviceman during the war
years, will close Thanksgiving Day
after three years of entertaining,
but it's services will continue in an
other form.
The canteen's directors last night
announced formation of the Holly
wood Canteen Foundation to ad-
minister a trust fund of more than
s50O,O0o. The directors said they
will consider applications for
worthy causes which will reflect the
spirit for which the canteen was
created"
Canteen officials said the fund
was accumulated from percentages
of profits from the films Hollywood
Canteen" and stage Door Canteen'
and performers donations of fees
for professional appearances.
Foundation trustees will include
Bette Davis, canteen president; Pro.
ducer Sol Lesser and representa-
tives of various film unions.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
British Battle Rebels
In |ndo-China CAPITAL
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAIGON. Indo-China, Sept 25.-
British mortars and heavy machine
guns were turned today on hidden
Annamite Indo-Chinese) indie
pendence forces in an attempt to
quell a fiaring uprising.
This capital has been in a virtual
state Of war since a French soldier
was killed by a native and French
civilian was stabbed to death in the
downtown district.
Most stores have been closed since
a major outbreak yesterday. when
Annamites seized the market place
and succeeded in shutting off all the
citys power. The British put troops
to work on the power plant and
hoped to restore electricity and the
water system by nightfall.
Half dozen French are missing
and feared dead.
Annamites kidnapped a Frenchman
on bridge yesterday, bound him to
the top Of car and started off
The victim shouted at Japanese
passing in another automobile. The
japanese halted the Annamites
freed the French and let the ma
tives 60.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Jack & Heintz 10 Buy
Stock Of $500 Workers
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 25.-More
than $500 present and former en-
ployes of Jack & Heintz, Inc, widely
publicized during the war years as
a workers paradise, have voted to
authorize resale of outstanding
class A stock to the corporation,
company officials announced.
President William S. Jack told the
shareholders the stock would be re-
purchased from employees at its 500
par value. This offer, he added
would expire October 81.
There are outstanding 105,9l2
shares of class A stock, held by en-
ployes under a voting trust agree
ment. They represent an invest
ment of more than s10,000,000 at .
time when the company needed re-
serve funds.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
District Bills
Continued From First Page.)

full opportunity to build and man
age the new housing developments.
However. in the event it failed, he
pointed out, public agencies would
see that slum clearance was car
ried on.
The Nevada Senator paid tribute
to Senator Burton. Republican, of
Ohio, who soon will become a Su-
preme Court justice. Senator Nc
Carran said this legislation would
stand as a monument to the zeal,
understanding and intellect Of SEN
ator Burton.
Would Take Three Years.
Asked by Chairman Bilbo how
long the program embodied in the
bill would take. Senator McCarran
said he might be guilty of wishful
thinking, but he thought 1t could
get under way within six months
after the act was passed and could
be accomplished to a large extent in
another three years.
Senator Burton emphasized the
$40, ,000, 900 which the bill would au-
thorize would be only a start, but
should see the plan well under way
He also pointed out the bill woult
Gust all alley dwellers after 1855
meanwhile providing them with
modern dwellings.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Some j. ). Minerals
Near Vanishing Point
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
The war took big slice out OF
this country's mineral resources.
Commercial supplies Of some min
erals are near the vanishing point
and careful conservation must guide
the future use Of many others, a
report of the Interior Department
asserted today.
1--WE have been depicting the
cream of our mineral resources at q
terrific rate, and discovery has not
kept the pace with production" the
report said.
From now on our attention must
be directed to the search for deep
seated, concealed deposits and to oul
low-grade resources"
The department estimated, for in
! stance, that there is less than 8
years supply of mercury and two Of
manganese.
1t said commercial reserves oi
lead would run out in IL years
even at the prewar rate of use. Sill
yer reserves are ample for only II
years, zinc 10 and copper "a.
On the other hand, the report
said this country has enough btu
minous coal and Ignite to last 4,301
years at the prewar rate. Supplies
of nitrogen, magnesium and salt will
last indefinitely, it said.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
II. Col. Woodwork
Returns From Europe

1t. Col. Lynn F. Woodwork, 1856
Harvard street NV, former foot
ball coach at Central High School
and later assistant principal, was
among Is Washington men arriv-
ing at Newport News, Va, Saturday
from Europe. He was at one time
football coach at the old Business
High School.
The group crossed the Atlantic
on the transport Eufaula Victory.
The other Washington men were:
, 1t. Col Conrad H. Diehl. 6608
Fourteenth street NV: Corpl.
Sidney Sills, TOO First street S.W.;
Sergt. Millard c. Russell, 49l6 Nash
street NE; S/Sergt. Calvert L.
Banks, 1341 Wallach place NV;
S Sergt. WadsWorth Saunders, l400
Belmont street NV; Pfc. Frank
Dell Erba, 1928 Kennedy street
NV; S/Sergt. George R. Bush. 1907
California street NV; Sergt. James
Skirty, 1914 Elm street NV; Sergt.
William Weston, 38 o street NV;
Pvt. James Lightfoot, 4228 Clay
street NE; Pvt. James A. Howard,
220 @ street NV; Oscar E. Piper,
no rank given, 2221 F street NV;
Pfc. Tom L. BostWick, 208 street
NV, and Pvt. Charles Mcpherson,
1843 Vernon street NV.
Col. WoodWorth, a veteran of the
First World War, was awarded the
Bronze Star for "immeasurably"
aiding the morale of the 18th Air
Force earlier this year Mrs. Wood
worth, prominent in Red Cross work
here, served with that organization
in Australia early in the war.