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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-01-26

The Army, Navy and Marine
Corps ship to defining and
shredding plants about 5000 tons
of tin cans a month.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Rutland Reassures
Mothers Canned Milk
On Sale Here Is Safe

Declaring that a so per cent cut
in the civilian supply Of evaporated
milk has caused concern among
mothers. nurses and child health
workers because Of the shortage OF
certain brands, Health Oficer
George c. Rutland last night re-
assured customers that all brands
now in stock meet Government
standards Of quality.
IF your grocer does not have
your favorite brand OF evaporated
milk, take what he has, DR.. Ruh-
land declared.
In assuring mothers that the
quality of all brands is good, he
quoted from a statement of the
American Medical Association:
"All brands of evaporated milk.
whether or not irradicated, meet
the requirements of the Food and
Drug Administration. They are of
sufficiently uniform composition to
be used INTERCHANGEABLE for feed
ing children, provided allowance is
made for the vitamin D in irradi-
ated or fortified milk"
DR.. Rutland said the label on
cans tells whether a given brand
is irradiated or otherwise fortified
with vitamin D. Most doctors ad-
wise flsh-lived oil or some other
source of vitamin D for all babies
whether or not the milk contains
vitamin D. the health officer said,
adding that II a mother changes
from a brand containing vitamin D
to a plain evaporated milk she
should ask the doctor if the baby
needs more of the vitamin D
preparation.
A spokesman for United Food
Stores said supplies in January and
February were cut to a tremendous
extent" but that the situation has
loosened up slightly" He agreed
with DR.. Huhland about the use of
various brands and remarked that
no commodity is more closely
watched"
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Union Chiefs Seek Control
Of Nation, De Mile Asserts

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Mar. 17-Cecil B. De
Mile, Hollywood motion picture
producer, declared here today Ger
tain union leaders "have forsaken
the high purpose for which the
union was created and have gone
into politics to control and bend
the Nation to their will"
Addressing a st. Patrick's Day
dinner given by President William
M. Jeffers of the Union Pacific
Railroad, Mr.. De Mile defended
his refusal to pay 81 assessment
levied by the American Federation
of Radio Artists (AFL) to fight a
proposed closed shop amendment
last year in California. He has
been denied an injunction restrain
ing the union from denying him
access to the air to conduct his
weekly radio show but has appealed.
Declaring "too many businessmen
and laboring men alike have been
Neros who fiddle while the liberty
OF their country burns" Mr.. De
Mile said there has been built
up in this country an unelected
government which, is superseding
in power and authority the elected
Government"
Evening star., 1945-03-18
WLB Intervention Asked
In Film Workers Strike

Hollywood, Mar. II (P.- Back
bone of the film studio strike re-
manned firm tonight as the con-
troversy rounded out its first week
but there were indications Of weak
ening support from several quarters
Mayor Fletcher Bowron of Los
Angeles stepped in with an appeal
to the War Labor Board to inter-
vene and order some 1900 movie
workers back to their jobs pending
settlement of the case by either the
WLB or the National Labor Rela-
tions Board.
Leaders of the AFL Conference of
Studio Unions, which called the
strike last Monday as result of its
jurisdictional dispute with the AFL
International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees over control of set
decorators, insisted the strike would
continue.
Seriously hampered but not shut
down by the walkout, eight major
studios today continued to film 25
pictures. Five films were completed
during the week.
Eight thousand Screen Actors
Guild members began mail vote
today to decide wether to support
the strike, but the results will not
be known until next Friday at the
earliest. The tone Of the groups
mass meeting last night, plus rec
ommendation by its Board of sDi-
rectors, was to continue working
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Cleveland Park Library
Campaign Ends Thursday

The campaign to raise 100000 for
q memorial library and community
auditorium for the Cleveland Park
area will close at a dinner at 6:45
pm. Thursday in the Cleveland
Park Congregational Church, Thir-
ty-fourth and Lowell streets NV.
Mrs. Cazenove Lee will preside.
Speakers will include William
Leahy, District director of selec-
tive service: Miss Clara Herbert,
public librarian; DR.. Harry M
Lydenberg, past president of the
American Library Association, and
John B. Mason, of the Foreign
Economics Administration.
Harry C. Grove, president OF the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens As
sociation, said the library will be a
branch of the District library sys-
tenn and will serve as memorial
to all members of the armed serv-
ices living in the Cleveland Park
area. The building, for which a
congressional appropriation has
been made, is planned for site
on Connecticut avenue between
Macomb and Newark streets NV.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Botisto Says He Plans
10 Return in JuIy

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. II R.-
Gen. Fulgencio Batista declared to-
night 1t was absurd, but you really
could use the word stupid to think
him connected with the recent
abortive revolutionary attempt in
his country and said he wished
deeply that order could be re-
established.
Batista told the Associated Press
ut is absurd to think me connected
with such movements ="
Saying he had not changed his
mind about returning to Cuba in
July, Batista declared:
1T Is absurd (for the revolution
ary) to conspire or pretend to start
a revolution against a government
elected by the people only six
months ago, functioning with the
congress, with organized political
parties and with the constitution in
force.
"It is absurd to think me con-
nected with such movements after
handing over the government to
whom the Cuban people elected.
1t also is absurd to pretend to
involve in such a nuisance a man
who has been guest of honor of
the various American countries, a
man who has visited them as a
former president and who loved
democracy and freedom,
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Parent Teacher Activities

In its recent report, the Nomi-
mating Committee Of the D. c. Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers pre-.
sented the following names for
consideration by the members at the
annual convention to be held May
8 and 9:
President, Mrs. Arthur c. Wat
kins; vice president in charge of
conferences and institutes, Mrs.
Mildred Percy; vice president in
charge of organization and extern
sion. Mrs. Florence Rogers; vice
president, in charge of health, Mrs.
Leo Raywid; vice president in charge
Of home service, Mrs. Edward Gray
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Har-
old Pope.
Mrs. Watkins was for many years
executive secretary of the National
Congress Of Parents and Teachers,
and, more recently, president Of the
District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs.
Hine Junior Hieh.
EXECUTIVE Board meeting, 1:3O p,m,,
WsSny WuueSSoay Association meeting, g pm,
stanton.
ers asssn Mssyn N Martin ,t director Of the Speak
VIII discuss Know Washington Better
sy the VII es before and after
tion meeting at l;3o pm. tomorrow.
stockins shower will be held for beneft of
the Student Aid Committee.
Langley Junior High.
r,,s, Executive Committee meeting, 1;45 pm,
Ketcham.
Association meeting, 2:3O pm, tomor-
chd Pbsossam ram tbs INCLUDES speaker
nSHe;s.,5o lGstes to children who entered school
roundup. The Nominating Committee viii
from the foOr. small small Children ASihp'se viii Be
taken care OF during the meeting.
Gordon Junior High.
Association meeting, 8 pm. Wednesday.
The program will include selections by the
sch3ol .p Giee Club. and talks by Miss Mary
School, and 1t William Murphy, head OF
the juvenile section OF the Metropolitan
Police Department
Association meeting, 1:3O pm, tomor-
row when the theme will be Nutrition" !"
BIow-Webb.
:. A luncheon will be held at both schools
Thursday.
Association meeting, 1870 pm. tomor-
row. Henry w. Draper, supervising prin-
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Cuban
Continued From First Page.)

of the 9Th Regiment, also was in
vited to join the plot and, at Presi-
dent Grau's request, pretended to
do so and had an interview with
Gen. Pedraza.
President Grau said the accused
would be brought before civilian
courts.
Although he was critical of the
part played by the press in the
abortive revolt, the President said
he did not wish to interfere with
freedom of opinion, adding:
My detractors want me to take
severe measures so they can say
abroad that there is a new dictator
in Cuba. I know I have not taken
over a bed of roses. My govern
ment is in an open fight to the
death between collective virtue and
shamelessness."
Asked whether EX-President Ba-
tista would have guarantees that he
could come back to Cuba after his
foreign tour, President Grau said,
everybody has guarantees to come
to Cuba and I give them guaran-
tees to explain their behavior to
the people - but the people also
have guarantees to question their
former rulers regarding their con-
duct" y
Havana was calm today as those
held, the exact number Of whom
has not been announced, were
moved to the military prison and
the Havana Jail. They are charged
with endangering the stability of
the replIblic
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Dr.. N. ". Ransone Dies;
Georgetown Patho!oqist

DR.. Marion Wl1itmell Ransone. Al,
a retired captain of the Army
Medical Corps who has been assist
ant pathologist at Georgetown Uni
versity Medical School for the past
three years, died after brief ILL
ness yesterday at the Alexandria
Hospital
A native of Hampton, Va, DR..
Ransone served in the Army dur
ing the World War. Retiring In
1887 because Of physical disability.
he established his home at Gulf
port. Miss, but moved to Alexandria
when he became associated with
Georgetown University. He lived at
2703 Mount Vernon avenue.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs.
Pattie Ransone; a son, James; three
brothers, DR.. Albert T. Ransone Of
Cleveland, Ohio; DR.. J. Taylor Ran
some OF Salem, Va, and Philip G.
Ransone of Pittsburgh, and a sis
ter. Mrs. William S. Price Of Rich
mond.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. Tuesday at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Airing
ton Cemetery,
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Mine Pay Conference
Appears al StandstiII;
No Issues Settled

The soft coal wage conference
yesterday discussed two of John L.
Lewis demands which previously
had been rejected" by mine op-
orators, but little was accomplished
toward arriving at new work con-
tract. The present one will ex-
pire March 81.
Ezra Van Horn. Cleveland opera
tor and conference chairman, an
nounced after the session that the
United Mine Workers had served
formal notification of their rejec-
ton of the operators counterpro-
poSalS on wages. No issue was set
tied definitely at the session.
Under discussion were the miners
demands for royalty of 10 cents
per ton for health Insurance." and
for improvement of housing and
sanitary conditions in mine areas.
Both were included among the IL
demands which the operators re-
jected at Fridays session. At that
time the coal producers made
counteroffers on the six remain
ing Lewis proposals which would
net the miners a pay boost of more
than % cents a day. The UNIV
turned down the offer fatty.
"At this mornings session the
United Mine Workers rejected all
of the proposals made by the op-
orators yesterday" Mr.. Van Horn
said, "and we then proceeded to
discuss in a general way some of
the proposals that had been pre-
sented previously by the mine
workers"
Mr.. Van Horn said negotiations
at the Shoreham Hotel will resume
at 10 am. tomorrow.
The fact that the session was de-
voted almost entirely to the two
issues emphasized the point that
none Of the original 18 demands of
Mr.. Lewis had been tossed out Of
the conference finally. The royalty
probably has met with more opera
tor opposition than any other single
issue.
Both sides appeared in good hu-
NOR yesterday and there was no in
dication that either had decided
that further bargaining was useless.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Runnor Of Cigarette Dearth
AT Walter Reed Denied

There definitely is no shortage
Of cigarettes for patients at Wal
ter Reed General Hospital, hos
pital authorities said last night.
The statement was made to dispel
humor that patients, especially
those in amputation wards, have
been going without cigarettes be-
cause of shortages similar to those
civilians are experiencing.
1t was emphasized that the post
exchange and the Red Cross at the
hospital have cigarettes and that at
no time in the past, when the civil
Liam supply has been meager, have
any patients been without smokes.
Hospital authorities said that the
run,or regarding lack OF cigarettes
for patients arose from a we'll
meaning move by some civilians to
supply extra cigarettes to patients
on st. Patrick's Day and Easter.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Foundrymen Vote to End
Wolkout at St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mar. II Striking
AFL foundrymen voted BAT to 80,
at a meeting today to end the six
day walkout that has shut down
eight st. Louis. foundries and lost
a full weeks production of war ma
ter1al. They agreed to resume work
Monday.
The strike began last Monday and
was directed against failure of the
War Labor Board to approve a s.
cent hourly wage increase to which
the foundries had agreed. At to-
days meeting the men, members of
the Molders and Foundry Workers
Union, agreed to resume work pend
ing further consideration of the
case of the WLB
About 1,100 foundrymen partici-
uated in the strike, which forced
about 5000 other persons at the
eight plants to cease work.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Macarthur Due Here
For Tolks, JournoI Says

BY the Associated Press.
The Army and Navy Journal pre-
dicted yesterday that Gen. Mac
Arthur will come to washington for
conferences as soon as the situation
tn the Philippines allows.
Gen. Macarthur. the unonhcial
service journal said, was the lone
prominent figure absent from Wash
ington" during recent conferences
Of military and diplomatic leaders
OF the Pacific and China theaters.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Flood Danger Revived
As High Winds, Rain
Hit Tennessee Area
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Mar. 17-Army engi-
neers said heavy rain and wind
storm today had aggravated flood
conditions in Dyer County, Tenn,
where some 10000 acres of rich
farm land already are under water.
Col. g. w. Miller, District engi-
neer, reported that high winds had
thrown waves Of the swollen Mis-
sissippi River over the top of the
main seven-mile Booths Point Ten
memo roadway embankment. He
asserted the situation along the
levee, which had shown improve
ment, now has become serious again.
The engineer said Tennessee State
guardsmen were maintaining a "a
hour patrol Of the area where a
break in the main levee would in
undate more thousands of acres OF
land and force some 300 families
to higher ground.
Along the lower White River in
Arkansas, where 230 families have
been forced from their homes, Col.
Miller said the levees were still in
bad condition but have shown some
improvement. Two battahons of en-
gineer troops which have been fight
ing the flood there were with
drawn tonight.
Strong winds heralded the ap-
proach of thunderstorms from Texas
northeastward to Pennsylvania. In
the Midwest. winds reached an un-
official los miles per hour when
tornado struck Evansville, Ind,
damaging property and injuring four
persons. The storm also caused
damage at Seymour, Ind.
Other Midwest points reported
strong winds, reaching 55 miles per
hour at Memphis, 48 at Chicago and
Al at Lafayette, Ind.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Murder
Continued From First Page.)

in the kitchen of her apartment at
2120 Sixteenth street NV.
Medley is known to have several
friends in Pittsburgh, but Inspector
Barrett refused to say whether they
had been able to throw any light
on his whereabouts. So far as po-
lice know, Medley is not travelling
by car, but has been reported seen
in Baltimore and New York City,
although none of the identif1cations
has been as positive as was that
by the Pittsburgh jeWeler.
The >jeweler, whose name was not
revealed, received Friday afternoon
one of the $4,000 posters Washington
police have sent out all over the
country. He recognized the pictures
and Immediately notified Pittsburgh
police, who telephoned Inspector
Barrett. The jeweler identified not
only the ring but Medley from the
poster, the inspector said.
No trace has yet been found Of the
$500 fur jacket apparently taken
from Mrs. Boyer at the time she
was slain, according to Inspector
Barrett, who said he and 1t. Fla
herty planned to return here today.
Ring "Clinches Everything"
So far as the evidence in the case
against Medley is concerned, the
inspector declared. the recovery of
the ring "clinches everything" and
is better than the weapon used,
which has not been found. Medley
is known to carry two pistols, one
in a shoulder holster and the other.
a snub-nosed revolver, in his pocket.
In addition to the Boyer and
Fischer slayings, Medley also is
wanted by Chicago police in connec-
tion with the death of Mrs. Blanche
Zimmerman, found dead in a hotel
there February II under circum-
stances similar to the death of Miss
Fischer. However, a coroner's Jury
returned a verdict of accidental
DEATH" although three coats and
two rings identified as belonging to
her had been pawned here by Med
ley and recovered by Washington
Police
Medley, who was serving 30-to-
60-year sentence for armed robbery
when ne escaped from the Southern
Michigan State Prison at jackson
November 27, also is wanted for
questioning in the double staying of
Edward Barker and Pany Casbarian
In a trailer on a. secondhand car
lot February 23. Both were shot
twice in the head and the former
was robbed Of jewelry and about
$1,000 in cash.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
| Baby Seal Dies
Despite Sailors
Foster Care
By the Associated Press.

RFOLK, Va, March IT.
Butch, a baby seal that came ashore
at Little Creek Wednesday, presum-
ably in search of his mama who
had been caught in a fishnet of
Cape Henry, died last night on the
beach where Navy men had placed
him in the hope his mama would
return for him.
The 500-pound mama seal was
brought ashore at Little Greek this
week and tied to a pier, but she
severed the rope and escaped. The
little seal weighing IS pounds, came
ashore the following day and was
adopted by Navy men at the Little
Creek amphibious training base.
Seamen Antonio Nicosia and
John Mccormack telephoned the
zoo in Washington for advice on
feeding. They were advised to try
a condensed milk formula, but were
warned that the seal would not sur
vive without his mother. The moth
er did not come.
At II am. yesterday, Butch re-
fused to take any more of the for
mula, which was given in a milk
bottle. Last night Butch died.
Evening star., 1945-03-18

cipal. win speak and pupils will present d
Cleaning Up GEORGETOWN"
Stoddert.
Association meeting. $50 pm.. tomor-
row. Dr.. Elise Martens, senior specialist
in the education OF exceptional children,
member Of this association, will speak on
The Exceptional Child" A social will
follow.
Anacostia High.
Association meeting, 8 pm, Tuesday.
Cadets will present the annual manual Of
arms competition and the cadet ofacers
will have the saber drill competition. The
Nominating Committee will be elected from
the floor.
Shepherd.
day. DR.. S, B. Hall OF George Washing
ton University will speak on The Prob
lens in Child Growth and Deyelopment."
Evening star., 1945-03-18

bridge, but they wouldn't do it
afraid of hitting our own men. The
west side of the bridge showed signs
of recent repair.
well. at 1870 we got a company
out of the half-tracks-that's
Lieut.. Zimmerman company-anG
started them down into town. We
moved the empty half tracks over
to the side of the road and let
Grimball CIT. John Grimball. Co.
lumbia, S. Co. take his platoon OF
tanks on in. I told him to get to
the bridge and cover it with fire.
Gen. Hoge came up a little be-
fore and we looked at the bridge
and I remember something being
said about it sure would be nice
If we could get that bridge. But
we still didn't have. any idea OF
doing it. I kept thinking it would
blow up right in our faces.
Infantry Forced Back.
1T was about IL minutes past
when things started popping. Our
artillery started plastering the east
bank with smoke shells. The tanks
pulled up to the west end of the
bridge and shot up the Krauts on
the bridge.
An explosion went off on the
bridge. The infantry had started
going over, but came back. !
grabbed my glasses and saw the
bridge still standing. We sent a
radio message to the engineers at
3:17, Rush all available men,
Three minutes later we got
prisoners who said the bridge was
to 60 at 4 pm. 1t wasn't couple
Of minutes more until a second blast
went of but the bridge still was
standing and the infantry was
crossing.
"Ack-ack guns, small arms and
machine guns opened up now all
around-behind us, ahead and on
top from that bluff. Our tanks
were firing into the tunnel and 1t.
Grimball got hit on the flrebox
of locomotive that knocked it out.
Il told Mott Ut. Hugh Mott,
Nashville, Tenn to check the
bridge and let me know how long it
would take to get ready for the
tanks. Most of the 9th Infantry
was across by now.
Timbers Needed On Bridge.
"At 4:45, I reported back to Gen.
Hoge: Bridge intact. Am pushing
doughs to other side. What are
plans? Advise soon as possible
Lit. Mott reported back at $50
that he needed about 40 eight-by-
eight timbers to fix the floor of the
bridge. I told him to use what there
was on the bridge-some big pieces
Of steel torn loose by the explo-
sions they started to work un-
der heavy sniper fire.
In the meantime, we got a mes
sage back from headquarters, Get
demolitions of bridge and secure
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Negro Art Displayed
At Public Libroy

An exhibition Of "a pictures de-
plotting the Negroes contribution to
art, science, education, literature
and military and public life is now
on display in the District Public
Lihrary's Sociology Division, Eighth
and K streets NV, through March
26.
Entitled "The Negro In American
Life" the showing was prepared by
the Council Against Intolerance In
America and sponsored by the WASH
ington Urban League. s.s
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Wounded Vets
To Turn Back
Plant Cutters
y the Associated Press

0s ttie AsSUclHttu PftSS.
DES MONIES, Mar. l7.-Any one
who wants to quit work at the Des
Moines ordnance plant will meet
the reproachful faces of wounded
veterans who helped storm the
shores of Europe.
Three soldiers who were wounded
In Europe and invalided home have
been assigned to the plant by the
Army. They will talk to persons
who want to quit and try to per-
suade them to stay on the job.
"We'n tell them how bad they
are needed on the job" one veteran
said. We'll tell them what the
boys overseas think about it."
Evening star., 1945-03-18
MohIer, Locke Renamed
To Veterinary Boord

The reappointments of Drs. John
r. Mohler and Harry A. Locke to
f1ve-year terms on the District
Board of Examiners in Veterinary
Medicine were announced yester-
day by the Commissioners. Their
terms began the first of the month.
DR.. Mohler has served as presi-
dent of the board and DR.. Locke
was named in 1941 to replace the
late DR.. John b Turner.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Regional WLB Order; !;
Rubber Workers in
Detroit 10 End Strike
Ey the Associated Press,


DETROIT. Mar. little re-
gional War Labor Board today or
dered some 1000 employees of the
United States Rubber Co. to end a
three-day strike and return to their
jobs Monday morning.
At meeting this afternoon of the
workers, members of the CIO United
Rubber Workers failed to effect a
return-to-work decision, despite
pleas from international officers.
The work stoppage, which vir-
tually has halted production of
heavy duty tires for Army trucks,
civilian tires and other rubber prod
ucts for the armed forces, followed
the discharge of minor union off,
cial.