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Evening star., 1945-04-25
Federal Pay Increase
Endorsed by Truman,
F|emming Reveals
Senote Hearing Told
Civil Service Heads
Are Supporting Move
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

President Truman has Endorsed
legislation providing for a IS per
cent basic wage increase and
regular time-and-a-half over
time for Government employees,
Civil Service Commissioner Ar
thur S. Flemming today informed
the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee holding hearings on the
measure.
Mr.. Flemming told the committee
he had learned from william H. Nc
Reynolds, administrative assistant to
the President, that Mr.. Truman
favored basic pay increases, time
and-a-half overtime, a 10 per cent
diferential for night workers and
accelerated within-grade promo
tions.
The hearing opened today under
the Craftsmanship of Senator Dow
ney, Democrat, of California, who
introduced the bill now under con-
sideration. The session had been
postponed earlier because of the
uncertainty regarding President
Truman's attitude President Roose-
welt had urged Congress to enact
legislation to correct wage in
equities"
Backed by Davis, Taylor.
Mr.. Flemming also said that Eco
nomic Sterilization Director Davis
and George Taylor, chairman of the
War Labor Board. had indorsed the
bill
Expressing the Civil Service Com
missions attitude on the measure,
Mr.. Flemming said the commission
enthusiastically indorsed it."
There is no valid reason for re-
fusing approximately 1,500,O 900 Gov
ernment employees relief in cost of
living provided by the Little Steel
formula" Mr.. Flemming said. Just
plain ordinary justice requires it."
At one point during the hearing,
Senator LANCER, Republican, of
North Dakota interrupted the wit
ness to ask. ''Why shouldn't the
wage increases be made retroactive
to the start of the war. It would
be a nice lump sum-"
"We haven't thought about it,
Mr.. Flemming replied, "but we would
be delighted to consider it."
Mr.. Flemming pointed out that
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Evening star., 1945-04-25

Today's baseball game between
the Boston Red Sox and the Wash
ington Nationals was postponed be-
cause of rain. Since yesterdays
game likewise was postponed, there
is only one game left of the series
before the Mats go to New York for
four games.
Evening star., 1945-04-25

both automobiles were recovered,
police said. The bank, which is at
1000 Nichols avenue Sc, is pro-
tected from loss by insurance.
Police and FBI agents arrested
Walter ]. Proctor, 27, shortly before
noon today near Upper Marlboro,
Md. He had $700 cash and an auto
mobile he had purchased Monday,
they said.
Last night Detective Francis Bur-
CESS of the 11th precinct arrested
Procter's younger brother. Is, and a
cousin, Is. The younger brother had
purchased an automobile from a
used-car dealer in the neighbor-
hood for $3.50, police said. The two
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Blast in Rubber Plant
Causes 100000 Damage

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 25.-Explo-
sion and fire caused 100000 DAM
age early today to the Defense Plant
Corps $4,000, 900 butadiene works
in the Torrance area. Three work.
ers were injured, none seriously
The flames could be seen from
San Pedro to Los Angeles and the
shocks were felt by residents Is
miles away
Evening star., 1945-04-25

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 25.-RAF Lam
casters today bombed Hitler's
chalet at Berchtesgaden in a
possible attempt on the Fuehrer's
life. Both the chalet (cottage)
and heavily guarded installa-
tions on the grounds in the
mountain retreat were bombed.
! Storm trooper barracks and Hit
ler'S Alpine refuge at the top of
| Kehlstein Mountain miles from
the chalet were among the targets.
The attacks were carried out be-
tween 9 am. and 10 am. by two
separate forces of heavy LancaSters
with 12,000-pound earthquake bombs
and assorted types of explosives.
SkOda Works Blasted.
simultaneously more than 1850
United States heavy bombers flying
from Britain hammered one of the
Fuehrer's private rail lines only 10
miles from Berchtesgaden, and the
great Skoda armaments works at
PilSen in Czechoslovakia.
Both United States 9th Air Force
and RAF fighters escorted the Lam
casters in the assault. The first
announcement from the Air Min
iStry reported two bombers missing.
There was no official suggestion
that the attack was planned spe-
ciflcally to catch Hitler in his fort
ress home. But unohcially it was
pointed out that there is always
that possibility"
Several German broadcaSts have
insisted Hitler is staying in Berlin
as a martyr to his lost cause, but
such reports are discounted in
Allied quarters as propaganda
Use of the 6-ton earthquake
bombs indicated air chiefs sought
to destroy underground installations
at Berchtesgaden.
Sd Army 81 Miles Away.
American Sd Army troops are 81
miles from Berchtesgaden, while
Russians driving across Austria from
the east are 80 miles from the famed
retreat of the Nazi leader.
Joining the terrific aerial bonn
bardment of Southern German
strongholds. Italy = based Flying
Fortresses and Liberators of the
United States 18th Air Force at
tackled railway yards of Linz, largest
communications center left to the
German Army in Austria. Linz is
68 miles from American lines and
ST from Russian vanguards. Early
reports said the attack on Linz, at
the southern end of the main line
up to Prague, was successful.
Other Italy-based Allied planes
continued the pounding of the Ger
man retreat in Northern Italy, ana
hit targets along the Brenner Pass
line.
Accessible Only by Elevator.
The little Bavarian mountain
summer resort of Berchtesgaden is
about 80 miles southeast of Munich.
About 212 miles away, across the
little Ache River, is the Obersalz-
berg. or supper Salt Mountain, where
Hitler has his country home. 1t
faces the peak of Watzmann Noun
tain. Around the residence are va
rious buildings for administrative
officials.
A few miles farther on is the IA
nous refuge perched on Kehlstein
Mountain. 1t is accessible only by
an elevator, whose shaft was built
inside the mountain.
In addition, the bombers hit three
other rail targets in 25-mile radius
of the Fuehrers fortress head
quarters.
The attack on the Skoda plant
came two hours after slave workers
fCee AERIAL Papa A-6l
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Freeing Of Many Allies
Expected Near Dresden
By the Associated Press,

MOSCOW, April 25.-Many Brit
ish and Americans may be among
thousands of prisoners Of war freed
by the Red Army in the Dresden
area, the United States military
mission said today.
The mission said at least three
camps were located in territory
occupied by the Russians near Dres-
den.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
News of Junction
Reported Waiting on
Occupation of Berlin
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 25.-The
Daily Mail said today sit is un-
derstood that the Russians have
requested that the formal three
power announcement of join
ing of forces with the Ameri-
cans not be made until the
occupation of Berlin is COM
pleted."
Reports reaching London sug-
gest a junction of American and
Russian advance units may al
ready have taken place at
number of points along the Elbe
River line between Dessau and
Dresden, the mail added.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
French Riviera Attacked
By Nuzi Petrol Craft

bS llIC ASSUCldIeu FTESS,
PARIS. April 25.-Fast German
patrol craft attacked the French
Riviera last night, launching several
torpedoes against the shore. Win
dows we're smashed at Monaco,
Beaulieu and St. Jean Cap Ferrat.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Late News
Bulletin
Hospital Bill Passed

Without dissenting vote, the
Senate today passed and sent
to the House the Tydings-
BilbO measure to authorize
Federal aid in construction Of
a modern hospital center in
the District.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Fantastic Fight
Going On Under
Capitals S Streets
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
LONDON tP1.-Premier Sta
lin announced complete en-
circlement of Berlin today and
the Hamburg radio admitted
the Russians had reached the
heart of the city.
Evening star., 1945-04-25

One additional man from
the District area has been re-
ported killed in this Udr. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-04-25
st on Explosives
Used; Yonks Blast
Skodo Factory
BULLETIN.

LONDON up. - Hitler'S
house at BerchteSgaden was
blown to pieces today by a
direct hit with a 12,000-pound
earthquake bomb.
Evening star., 1945-04-25

(see WESTERN FRONT, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Mats, Red Sox Roined Out

(See PETAIN, Page A-5.0
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-6.D
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tsee BANK ROBBERY, Page A-6.
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1see PAY HEARING, Page A-5.)
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(See BERLIN, Page A-6.)
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1ooFSSoo eF1 e o11o'0 o111o k1e1f1 f1fo .
(See SECURITY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1945-04-25
Weather Forecast

Occasional showers this afternoon, to-
night and tomorrow; continued mild.
Temperatures today-High, 66, at 1.30
pm; low, SO, at / am Yesterday
High. So, at 2:l5 pm: low, so, at 4:50
am,
Evening star., 1945-04-25

(See AERIAL, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1945-08-21

sit.by -the-f And, whether true
or false, wartime adventures are
never going to be q safe subject Tor
domestic conversation. No woman
ID ever going to enjoy hearing about
Mademoiselle of Armentieres. nor Is
any man ever going to be grateful
to the Quisling who cheered up his
sweetheart while he was gone.
1t Is being generally predicted that
after the war there Will be such .
flood of divorces as was never heard
of before. That is bound to happen
when Thousands Of teen-agers got
married because they were victims
Of war hysteria and felt that they
had. to have wives and husbands be-
cause everybody else was getting
them. Some Of them were emo
tionally mature enough to really be
In love and they have stayed faith
full to their fiances and wives and
husbands, but Thousands upon thou
sands Of the youngsters were only
capable Of the calf love Of adoles-
oence and with them separation has
done itS deadly work.
30 We have the broken engage
lnents and the wrecked marriages
that are the aftermath Of the fur
lough weddings, And We have the
philandering husbands and wives
and the girl friends who were going
to wait forever for Johnny TO come
home from the war, but who
couldn't stand . single week 1T home
Evening star., 1945-08-21
"RoAsTER" MEATS.

(From Mrs. r. =. v, Warrington }
In answer to Mrs. n. Z. W.'s re.
Guest for information on electric
rooster baking would say that the
secret ot brown roasA or fowl IL
eoo'.ing the meat for 30 minutes
In the roaster preheated to $50 to
500 degrees then reducing the heat
10 $50 degrees for required time. The
vent Is TO be half open the entire
cooking time.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
Dorothy Dix Says
illumination.

II there were one piece Of advice
more earnest than any other that ]
would give to the returning ssrvice-
men and their sweethearts and
wives. 1t would be this:
Wash your states clean before you
take up your old lives again. Hold
no postmortems. Indulge neither
In morbid confessions or vainglori-
GUS boasting about your attraction
for the opposite sex. II you have .
secret that would make one who
loves you unhappy to know, bury 1t
In your own soul. and forget it. The
war ended one phase Of your life.
You are starting another. Begin 1t
with no hansovers from the past.
In no other war has Jealousy
played such . tragic part a. It has
In this. The green-eyed monster
has stalked the soldier on the battle
field and terrori1ed him more than
the danger Of death has. 1t has
been the nnalsned ghost that has
women In their homes and
tWisted their hearts with unknown
breads In its Icy fingers.
Every one who has come back
from the front has told the same
tale of how Jealousy breaks down
the morale Of the fighting men more
than any Of the hardshipa and perils
Of war. They can fight the enemy
hand TO hand without fiinchins.
They can endure suffering without
Q murmur. But their resistance u
torn to tattsrs BY the suspicion that
their wives are stepping out with an
old beau. And women react the
same way. It IL not the horrors of
war that their men are, enduring
that tear them to pieces 70 much q
the suspicion that their Toms, Dicks
and Harrys are dancing around In
canteens and making love to pretty
girls.
Sometimes these suspicious are
well founded, for, q Mr.. ,Kipling
once observed, war doesn't make
soldiers into plastsr saints, nor does
1t turn gay young girls into Alics-
Evening star., 1945-08-21
, eowtssy Ilisab beth MacRas Soykin.

when al the other girls we're having
dates and going places and having
good times. And no one need judge
these youngsters too harshly. They
have Just been running true to form.
They are at the playtime Of life and
they had to kick up their heels =
little and they couldn't stay hitched,
and now when they have got to put
their heads in the moose again It 10
going to take bit Of doing, 40 the
English say.
1t Is going to take 4 lot Of forgiv-
ing and forgetting TO revive these
youthful marriages and make them
succesSes,
Evening star., 1945-08-21
Postwar Plans
By Evslys Hayes

While the world speculates on big
postwar plans IN terms Of millions
Of people, many = woman Is won.
dering how victory will affect her
everyday routine. In the face Of 4
new life for millions Of downtrodden,
Of = new era Of peace for the world,
It's difficult to scale our thinking
down to terms OF beauty gear. Not
that women couldn't continue to
get along without the gadssts and
glorifiers that they've learned to
live without (soms for 20 long
they're al but forgotten), but from
an academic standpoint it's fun to
contemplate the little luxuries to
which We can look forward.
Starting ut the top Of your head,
the first item you'll be glad to hail
again Ii q good hair brush, by which
we mean . brush with honest-to-
goodness bristles that will brush
your hair to . fine state Of polish.
And notions counters will start
spilling over again with cards of
bobby pins, hairpins and good hair
nets. Not today or tomorrow. UNDER
stand, but some time soon. Now
that we've al become adept slap
daShers, atomizers Will be available
again to spray brilliantine on your
hair-or lacquer to give q stay.put
quality to your eoiffure.
To protect said hairdo while
you're showering, there will be
shower caps-good ones In pretty
colors that viii flatter you rather
than make you look like something
that dropped down from Mara. And
In the months to come you'll hail
the good bath brushes and COM
plexion brushes that will be on store
counters all over the country. More
than mere cleanSers, good brushes
are beauty treatments In that they
stimulate the circulation and pro.
mote . freah, wide-awaks healthy
type Of beauty-that il. when they're
used with proper vigor.
Soon you'll be able to buy good
toothbrushes with which to whiten
and brighten your teeth. No mat
ter how hard you've tried, it's been
dimcult to do good Job when
you've had to choose between
Evening star., 1945-08-21

brushes that went soft the minute
they encountered water and brushes
that lacerated your gums. ltli be
nice, too, to be able to buy your
favorite tooth pasta instead Of tax
ing one you never heard Of, one
that the small ny wouldn't use be-
cause 1T tastes 20 funny" The
youngest generation has had hard
time understanding the buys and
wherefores Of this war.
Until the war came along nobody
realized the mvriad Of uses for
from its designation
as . plucker Of stray hairs. Good
tweezers will be available again, Is
will good manicure scissors and
orangewood sticks. It win certainly
be good to be able to service your
nails without worrying about splin-
ters.
Perhaps the one beauty item
we're all looking forward to, more
than any other, Is the hpstick In .
metal case. "Bye-bye" to cases that
won't work-and to those that work
too easily all over the innards Of
your best handbag. "Bye-bye" to
sadgets that waste = good part Of
the hpstick for you. Good 1ipstick
brushes will again reappear In quan-
tity to aid and abet m'lady In her
quest for glamour.
In the small blessing department
are the heretofore hard-to.gst de-
flushing creams that win be more
plentiful. and packed, We hope. in
tubes that won't disintegrate before
you get . chance to use them. All
this, Of course, to make your legs
smooth and satiny-the better to
show OF those nylons. Whca!-itu
probably be Christmas before those
are here again to cheer your hose
blighted lives! In the division of
larger blessings are the sweet.smell-
ing toilet waters ana perfumes that
will return to make les. femmes ir.
resistible.
OF course. MY personal biggest
blessing would oe 4 roof to put over
my evicted head before I have to
change my family's mailing address
to lafayette Park! Altar all, that's
no place for . veteran to eona
home to!
Evening star., 1945-08-21


articles to soak for q few minutes.
This win mothproof articles until
they are washed again.
Ts drepreof articles make . solu-
ton Of Z ounces borax and 3 ounces
boxic acid dissolved In quarts hot
water. auhmerge dry articles until
wet. Then wiring and allow to dry.
Spray solution thoroughly on rugs
ana draperies and add little soap
II articles are water repellent. This
Will hreproof articles until they are
washed again.
Water marks can be removed from
glass vases by allowing = solution Of
vinegar and water or commercial
bleaching fiuid and water to stand.
A housekeeping handbook has
been published by Charles Scrihner
Sons, New York, entitled Americas
Housekeeping Book" It is invalu-
able. In this the French dressing
requested BY Mrs. +. +. j.: One cup
salad oil, " cup sugar, u cup to-
nnato catsup, u cup vinegar, / tea
spoon salt, juice Of half . lemon.
Combine, beat we'll, store In bottle.
Shake we'll before using.
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SUGGESTIONS.
SWEDISH VEGETABLES?
from Mrs. c. c. p, Warrington.
Would like to submit q few sug.
gestions to your very fins page.
Plane Keys: Clean With alcohol.
Tea Stains: Put lump Of sugar
In pot before making tea and the
tea will not stain pot.
Russian Dressing: To one CUP
mayonnaiss add y cup chilli sauce
and 2 tablespoons chopped pepper.
Brownies: One cup sugar, ! table
spoons boiling water, cup chopped
nut meats toptionaD, teaspoon
vanilla, y cup butter. z eggs, y cup
hour. squares (ounces) chocolate.
Mix butter and sugar together, add
well-beaten esgs. Melt chocolate In
boiling water and add With rest Of
ingredients. Spread thin on creased
cookie sheets. Bake from II to 20
minutes In moderate oven $50 do.
grees. Cut In squares while hot.
Now viii some one please give
some recipes for Swedish prepared
vegetables or other foods?
4 4 4 i
HELPFUL HINTS;
MARASCHINo CHERRIES.
from Mrs. r. D. Mel. n.
Washixston.)
In answer to Mrs. q. D., Takoma
Park about making marachino cher
ries. here Is . recipe:
Wash, remove stems and pits from
Royal Anne or other light cherries.
Save Juice and pits. Place cherries
In shallow pan and cover with sirup
made with ; parts sugar to ~ parts
cherry Juice or water. Boil gently
10 minutes. Remove from heat and
let stand from 8 to II hours. Drain
Juice from cherries. Pack cherries
into hot jars. Crush cherry pits
(using u cup crushed pits to quart
sirup). Tie In cheesecloth and add
to sirup. Boil s minutes or until
the desired flavor is obtained. Re-
move pits. Add . few drops of red
vegetable coloring. Pour hot sirup
over cherries: seal at once.
Regarding W. ii, Warrington, Ne
lusst fer seerch renewal ny bssk
says:.
Treat al washables with soap and
water. Bleach In sun. Treat white |
washables with hydrogen peroxide.
Dampen cloth with peroxide and lay
On spot, cover with another clean, !
dry cloth: press with medium iron,
rinse well. Treat with cut side Of
onion, lay In sun.
To clean, Mrs.. Z. r. H.. Washing-
ten. parchment lamp shade, ne soap
efasef.
Evening star., 1945-08-21

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cannot assume responsibility for
them.
Betsy CasiUeIl.
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Readers Clearing House
MAPLx sYRup.


from Mrs. :. N. C., ArHMstoSJ
when We made maple sirup ct
home BY boiling down nap, my faith
sr clarified" this BY the addition
Of egg white to the boiling airup.
This caused impurities to coagulate
on the surface where they then
were SKINNED Oh leaving = clear
fiuid.
VELVET; ROACHEe.
from Miss c. NJ. Washinston.)
Mrs. H. p. D. wishes to know
about yelvets. Heat IN iron. put wet
cloth over 1t and then lay the piece
Of velvet pile up on 1t and hruSh
the way OF the pile.
Mrs. H. NJ. q. about reaches. Mix
sugar In borax, thoroughly, and
scatter the mixture about when
4 \
MILDEW ON RAMBLER.
RAINCOAT?
from Mrs. II. q. j.. Silpsr Spring.
In answer to Mrs. T. r. q. who
asked about mildew on rose bushes,
I cured the trouble on my rambler
With dusting sulphur. sprinkle the
rambler when 1t is wet 10 the pow
der will cling. Covered with the
powder, you win think II looks aS
bad a. 1t did covered with mildew,
but In . week or 70 1t will Ill dis
appear. II the powder Is rained OF !,
dust 1t again.
Now have q question to ak. Ny
husband has thin raineoat. I have
washed the collar, since II sets
aoiled easily. and I wonder II ]
wash the whole coat would I destroy
the waterproof qualityf It has .
slightly ruhberixed back.
TO GROW IVY.
(From Mrs. N. p. S. Arlineton.)
For Mrs. d. n. D.. Warrington: /:
I have started . number OF Ivy
plants In Jars and bowls Of watsr.
It takes quite 4 while TO root but
don't get discouraged. Keep adding
"oVCA 80 ~ CFAk$UA &tVDs
A little sand or q few small stones
may bs placed In the bottom Of the
to help hold the plant.
Il y y
HUCKLEBERRY CAKE.
from Mrs. r. C.. Arlington, w.
One cup butter (h pound, 4 cups
sugar, cup milk. 1 teaspoon soda,
, cups -four, ! teaspoon nutmeg.
5 eggs, l quart huckleberriss thickly
dredsed with -four and added after
all other ingredients are mixed.
Lasmsn Saucs-Thrse -fourths cup
sugar. = tablespoons hour, 2 cups
boiling water. ! lemon juice and
rind, I tablespoon butter.
Nix sugar and flour thoroughly.
Slowly stir tn the boiling wstar.
Boil and stir Is minutes. Add IA.
voring aad butter. Mix well. Serve
hot.
EFFICIENCY PIE CRUST"
from Mrs. g. II. D.. Washinsto2.) J
This I call efficiency pie erust," |"
makes shells and 6 tops.
Two quarts hour. u cup sugar,
lh pounds lard, J tablespoons salt.
cup Ice water.
Nix well, add water, roll out and
place IN glass pie dishes ready for
use, will make six. Stack on top
Of each other. prick with fork. Roll
out remaining dough for six tops.
print and cut to fit. Placs on nat
tray with wax paper between each
cover or top. Place In refrigerator.
one on top Of the other. This dries
the water from crust and makes It
liaky and good. and ready for use.
Will keep three weeks or more.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
By Bwbsrs Bell

~ O"VV0 0ttS
No. ! on the hit parade and IN.
dispsnsahls for every junior ward.
robs Is the tempting midri6 type,
% tetchanely revealed IN this softly
feminine data dress.
Barbara Bell Patterns No. i3lo is
!fdoGened for si1es II, n, u, Il, 10
And y. 0i1e II requires ! yards
ct 3e.ineh material, s yards Of mar
row lAoe,
For this pattern. send 20 cents,
In coins, your name, address. rst-
torn number and sise wanted 70
Barbara 1ell, Tho Warrington Star,
?. o. Box -. station q, New York
10, N. r.
Send today for your copy Of the
new fall and winter catalogue.
You'll hnd II . oomplete and de-
-pendabls guide IN planning your
winter wardrobe. Price 10 conts.
Evening star., 1945-08-21

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