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Evening star., 1945-05-18
William R. Fuchs, IS, Dies;
Federal Finance Expert

william R. Fuchs, IS, Government
finance expert and former assistant
chief of the Agriculture Depart
ment's Office of budget and finance
died yesterday at his home. 2817
Thirty-ninth street NV, after a
long illness.
A native of Kansas City, Mo, Mr.
Fuchs came to the District as a
Georgetown University law student
after his graduation from the Uni
versity of Missouri. He started Gov
ernment service 40 years ago in the
Forest Service Subsequently. he
headed the Agriculture Depart
ment's disbursing office and the Of
flee of budget and finance. III
health forced his retirement several
years ago. He had lectured widely
on public finance.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Georgia Barrett Fuchs, and three
sons, Maj. Robert H. Fuchs. Herbert
Fuchs and William Barrett Fuchs,
all of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at 10
am. tomorrow at the S. H. Hines
funeral home. Burial will be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
&-Hour Work Week
To Continue in Reqion
Despite Easingof0 Order

Washington workers will continue
to work 48-hour week despite a
War Manpower Commission order
giving regional directors authority
to revoke the long work week in %
areas. including Washington.
Arthur L. Schoenthal, deputy
regional director for this area, ex-
planned that the labor picture here
continues critical" and workers
would be expected to work 48 hours
week at least until July /.
Continuance of the 48-hour week
also was likely in three other cities
in this region-Baltimore, Elkton,
Md. and Hampton Roads, Va:
which also were listed among the
% areas where the work week could
be cut short.
Mr.. Schoenthal predicted that all
other manpower controls, including
statements of availability, employ
ment ceilings and priority referral,
also would be continued here at
least until July /.
The deputy regional director re.
vealed that State directors in this
region had been called here last
week to discuss the possibilities ol
cutting the work week but decided
that except in few cases where
plants experienced a temporary
slackening of work, employees woulc
be expected to continue on the Ions
work week.
The new order was described b,
VINO Chief McNutt as a formal
ity," putting these areas on th'
same basis as all others in tht
country. Before the 48-hour weel
could be revoked in these areas. Mr.
McNutt explained. regional direc
tors must find that it, continuance
is no longer necessary to alleviat,
labor shortages that are impeding
the war effort"
Mr.. McNutt pointed out that wher
the 48-hour week was instituted II
February, 1943, some regional direc.
tors were given authority to rescint
the measure Those with jurisdic
ton over the % areas named il
yesterdays order were not giver
revoking authority at that time.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
T rumun
Continued From First Page)

newsmen if he had raised the ques-
ton of meeting 'of the Big Three
or Big Four or Big Five" and the
French cabinet officer replied that
the conversation was about the big
political questions of the day and
did not especially relate to a con-
templated meeting of the chiefs of
state.
White House Text.
The statement issued by the
White House follows:
The President had the pleasure
today of conversing with the French
Foreign Minister, NJ Bidault, on his
arrival from San Francisco and of
discussing with him a number of
problems of primary interest to
France and the United States.
The President took the occasion
at the outset to express the gratifi-
cation of the entire American dele
cation at San Francisco for NJ.
Bidault's cooperation and helpful
ness and for the important and con-
tinuing contribution of the French
delegation to the work of the con-
ference
The President made it abun-
dainty clear that the American
people and the American Govern
ment realize that the French nation
has emerged with renewed strength
and vigor from the catastrophe
which it suffered and that it has
demonstrated its determination and
it's ability to resume its rightful and
eminent place among the nations
which will share the largest meas
ure of responsibility in maintaining
the future peace of Europe and the
world.
Cites Friendship.
"He expressed his desire to meet
Gen. de Gaulle and indicated that
there was full appreciation by the
United States Government of the
part which France could and should
play in the settlement of questions
of world and European interest.
In this connection, the Presi-
dent indicated that the United
States was moved by the strongest
ties of friendship, dating back to
the founding of this Nation. A
strong France represents a gain
to the world. AS consequence, the
people of the United States have
accepted reductions in their re-
quirements of certain essential food
items in order to permit increased
shipments to the liberated coun-
tries of Europe, including France
where they are SO urgently needed.
ALSO the Government of the
United States has taken extraordi-
nary measures, despite American
shortages OF essential supplies and
shipping, to arrange priorities for
French procurement of such sup
plies and to provide shipping for
their transportation to France. The
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Laval Believed Returned
Secretly to France

PARIS, May 18 (P.-Pierre Laval
was believed to be in France today,
but no one was quite sure of the
exact whereabouts of the former
chief of the Vichy government or in
whose custody he was held.
Official spokesmen were unable to
say whether Laval was in Spanish,
British or French hands, but they
said they believed he was in France.
Laval's return to France from
Spain, where he had unsuccessfully
sought asylum, stirred up a queer
security situation. Spanish author
tiles presumably placed him aboard
a British warship last night, but
since unsurrendered German SUBJ
marines are still believed to be in
the Channel, the British command
er declined to notify the French
government which port he intended
to enter.
Fearing lynching attempts, the
French wanted to station a. heavy
police guard at the point where
Laval was to come ashore. They
finally solved the problem by plac-
ing extra guards at every major At
lantic port and number of minor
ones.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Of exposing and correcting corrup-
ton or mismanagement in govern

of exposing and correcting corrup-
tion or mismanagement in govern
ment.
Specifically, it cuts off the war
veteran, or his doctor in the Vet
erans' Administration, from the
right to complain under the pro-
lection of confidence against any
bad conditions that may be imposed
on him.
THE ultimate victims are not
Albert Deutsch or the newspaper
PM, but the American press, the
freedom under which it operates,
and the American people.
pm will not permit Rankin
institution either to silence it or
to stop it from investigating and
exposing evil conditions, whether in,
or out, of Government"
Evening star., 1945-05-18
War Criminals

tured Arthur Greiser, former Nazi
overload of Posnan in Poland, and
SIS 1t. Gen. Heinz Reinefarth, Nazi
defender of Kuestrin. in a mountain
retreat northwest of Krimml.
Eden Wants Swift Justice.
4. Maj. Gen. Albert Won lime, one
time secretary of Adolf Hitler's
Chancellery. was captured in the
villa of an Italian count near Revo-
reto, Italy. He had been in hiding
there since April 27.
S. Fore eign Secretary Anthony
Eden disclosed in London yesterday
that Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz,
Hitler's successor, branded by Mos
cow as war criminal, was under
investigation" and, according to
newspaper reports" had been arrest
ed. He told Commons he hoped
swift justice would be meted out to
Reichsnarshal Hermann Goering.
Most of the story about the Skor-
zeny plot was submitted to censor
ship last February and was held up
oy authorities until release last
night.
Special School Set Up.
Months before the Ardennes at.
tack was scheduled, the Nazis set
up a special school near Berlin and
enrolled German soldiers who spoke
English either with American or
British accents. After weeks of
training by the SIS, the men were
weeded down to battalion headed
by Skorzeny, who was appointed
by personal orders of Hitler and
Himmler.
Special small groups in American
uniforms were sent deep into rear
areas with missions to commit major
sabotage and assassinate key Amer
ican generals. Skorzeny himself
was believed to have been elected
to kill Gen. Eisenhower.
Capture and rigid questioning of
some of these men disclosed the
general plan to the Americans.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Contempt
Continued From First Page

it held three executive and two
open session after Mr.. Rankin had
announced there would be no more
closed sessions.
PM Issues Statement.
John P. Lewis, managing elitor of
PM, Immediately issued state
ment as follows:
This is not a congressional in
vestigation, 1t is an application
of Mississippi lynch law to the
American press.
What it means is that no public
employe may dare talk to re-
porter-much less give him in
formation-without running the
danger of reprisals and investiga-
ton by the Rankin Gestapo.
"If this lynching is upheld it will
erect a barrier to prevent a free
press from performing its function
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Okinuwu
Continued From First Page }

a japanese command post. The Off
GERS appeared to be celebrating, prob.
ably because they earlier had Grip
pied two American tanks and shred
ded two Leatherneck platoons
Marine Capt Harry Wheeler OF
Washington, D. c., who led the first
company into the japanese COM
mand post, said Its a pleasantly
nauseating sight" after viewing the
200 torn bodies. What a place for
a wholesale florist"
Capt Wheeler, Manhattan College
football star in 1885. was a Wash
ington florist before the war.
1t was Capt Wheeler who named
nearby ridge Carbuncle Hill be-
cause of its shape and the pain it
caused his Marines.
All ground troops were supported
by aerial bombing and strafing and
by continued heavy bombardment by
the Navy's warships. Admiral
Nimitz said battleships. cruisers and
destroyers had fired $4,000 tons of
o-hlCli anu ldl SCl oliClAS lllGO tIlc
enemy's Notifications.
Destroy Seven Jap Planes.
Aerial action was high lighted by
Army Mustang fighters which flew
a 1,50O-mile round trip from Two
Jima to attack concentrations OF
Japanese aircraft on Atsugi airfield
only II miles southwest of Tokyo
They destroyed seven and probably
destroyed two grounded planes and
damaged 33.
Carrier planes of the British Pa
cific Fleet destroyed two small craft
and left two others in a sinking
condition as they raided Sakishima
Islands in the Southern Ryukyus
Wednesday and yesterday. They
also damaged two small cargo ships
two luggers and six barges, damaged
seven enemy planes, Strafed troop
laden motor vehicles and fired an
oil dump.
Army Liberators strafed small
cargo ship and damaged two at
tacking enemy fighters as they
ranged into the Northern Kuriles.
Marine flyers raided the Marshalls
and Palaus.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Hitler Secretary
Denies Fuehrer
EverHod Double
By the Associates j Press.

.
SOUTHERN GERMANY, May 18.
The much-discussed theory that
Adolf Hitler had a double was dis
credited today by his principal Sec
retary of the last two years of the
war.
Those were just stories-he never
had double and never used one,
said Gerhardt Herrgesell, who was
perhaps as close to the Fuehrer as
any man during that period.
Herrgesell said also that Hitler
hoped desperately almost to the very
end that there would be a split in
the Allies over Russia.
Even after Hitler abandoned that
hope only few days before German
capitulation, Herrgesell said, Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop and Joseph
Paul GoebbelS clung to the delusion.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Traps in Philippines
Being Slowly Closed
On Japanese Forces
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, May 1.-two traps
were closing today on sizable Jap
anese garrisons on Luzon and Min
danao in the Philippines.
In Central Luzon, the biggest
enemy force yet enveloped in the
archipelago was hemmed in by Gen.
Leonard F. Wings 43d Division near
Ipo Dam, chief water source for
Manila.
The japanese are at least at reg
mental strength. They are we'll
supplied with artillery, mortars and
small arms. The Yanks have beat
en- off one enemy attempt to break
out, killing IA Japanese.
In the central sector of Mindanao,
southern island of the Philippines,
Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush's 40th Divi-
sion and Maj. Gen. Clarence Mar
tins 31st Division have another siz-
able enemy force squeezed between
them along the Sayre highway
Today's communique reported ad-
vances which narrowed the gap
between the 40th and 3lst from SIS
to As miles. The 40th Is driving
south from the Del Monte airbase
center. The 3lst has pushed north
to the edge of the airbase of Valen-
cia after putting the captured air.
strip at Marmag into operation for
transport planes.
A third trap, sprung on an enemy
force of undisclosed size, was COM
pressed by Maj. Gen. R. B. Wood
ruff's oath Division near captured
Davao on Mindanao. The enemy
is caught between the Davao and
Talomo Rivers.
The biggest operation announced
today for the air force was a 1885,
ton Liberator bombing of Shin
chiku, major Japanese base on
on Northwestern Formosa.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Australian Troops
0oin in Wewuk Area
81 the Associated pr,xs

DJ hooOVIdltU
MELBOURNE, Australia, MAY l8
Australian troops of the 9th Divi-
sion are slowly and methodically re-
ducing bitterly defended japanese
strong points south of Wirin Mission
in the Wewak sector of Northern
New Guinea, an Australian Army
communique announced today.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
New Century Club Notes

MIS- William ;. Durton. of Avon
GI.. i'J- ana WiImin4tou. WAS a
-'t.~i speaker at tho NI4l,.d N.p
ItFfH.N CjJh on Monday. when #
Was Garden bay NJ Duttpl
0'"t" chairman OF Victory Gas
Grn~. uHd Il noted authority on flow
'I. arrangements Tor The puet ten
years. talked informally about con-
taH".~. thclr culors. shapes ana
sizes and their relation to I'll. UoW
.g>. Combinations of flowers. their
"olpr~. thcjr forms and the propcr
uEtouGrlNoUt were discussed uS She
sat at a table and ARRANGED onD
H"Wor picture after another. Sim
pj,Ity was tie keynote in alI nf
h'r arrangements and the members
appreciated the knowledge gained
ny her talk and exhibits In clos
n2 Ecr remarks. Mrs. Duttun ap-
pr"i"d To all present to have a
4a"dcu and ~ raise all the vcgeta-
H!"S. and canning as much as pos
>I"i' in order to help with short
a1oS. Also on the dcIi2hrful pro
-"tn OF tn" afternoon WAS Mrs
CI}d" Nelson, whose singing is al
ways a Welcomed addition ar any
-.lLorin@. Her selections were Il
Hlh@ You IIcartoasc." In NA
''ar0oa' a' and "AIril F,cs,acy." Ms.
Frank Waplcs accompanied her.
Th" chairmcm t0r the @ttrruoon
wore Mrs. Harry Brak"loy and Mis-
l'H Draper. Mrs, Brakclcy hc2an
and closed tn" program with tho
poems My Mothers Garden" and
tn" closing lines of My Country"
hy Russell W. Davenport. This an
mad" the Afternoon one OF The
outstanding days on he club calon-
dar.
Next week tie directors of The
"Iuh are sponsoring card party
win Mrs. Carlton Fooks as chair
man. There are some tickets nor
hnu-ht by members that may ho
purchased by those who would like
TO attend. Refreshments and
prizes are included in the after
noCns pleasure, which Will bcain
al 81.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
W. y. {. y. CONFERENCE
N WILMINGTON. WAY Is

Tia" annual conference meeting
~ IN" Womcn's Society of Christ
IAN ScrYic" Will be held on Friday.
May II. IN Grace Church. Winning
ton. In" executive meeting will
start in Grace Church House al
> -. where the luncheon will b"
served at l2:2o. Mrs. Ralph l..
Mhker. president. will preside at
that meeting and at the general
meeting which will begin al two.
MIS-. Harold Mctcalf. of Pittsbureh.
'he president OF the Northeastern
jurisdiction. of which Peninsula
conference is part. will he the
speaker of the afternoon. Her sub
Jrct VIII be Don't Miss The II: t..
Ms. Earl Shockley. of taston. Md.
VIII lead in the devot;ous. Spccia!
music will he a part of the program
"l tn" afternoon The summer
school OF the society Will begin at
Dover IN Wesley Junior College on
July /, 10 20 Details Will be an
houhc"d at Ills annual meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
State Meat Supply
Will Be Cut Further
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IN -,...I tu, o.d,ri~ i.'.,a.G
7" ~NI,tI utH.ltHI, m. lar -upr.,-
"nr. ~.i'ah.y amaa- ou a...~
1877 ~.l,. nyuNa:. has u.u -l<
i- "tE.l on Glass ~.a-a'.
'!~. 'u~ a..t is h-iy ro suffer &
."@H''.u. i. rs m.at supplies. '.~
OPA o!l, i. .Np....d
Normally rA. W.-rr.u n.,e.l.-
h.h"~ supply bout go p~ ,..t ot
I'll" ,....~ A.a. sold III rHt.
hDEln- fH. Wa tA. prh..~ -uip-
m.4'> hE. n.-. cuta.l.d aud i.
h,-h" popo"-.~ of rh- -'..a..y
reduced ro'al ruI9m, ha~ t.,. .c-
coUD'.d to ny 'h- lu,. -..u-u',..
'..~. most ii Whoiu al. uot I,d.al.F
Inspected and a:- therefor. .ub-
j"cr ro a. r.d..
Til. Glass 3 -.g.u',...~ us...-
rrs Who ~.3-ur,. uN,~roch M.U
har. nu ,mta'.ou placed ou -A.
amount oi tueaf they ~"1-l',. .o.
home ooA~uhp'jon They NHI bv
linlr.G HoW-V.r. ia the amount al
meat th'y Wi.. b, permitted 10 IT,
liver 20 cumm,tcu. cNa"H.'> TH,y
Will h. allowed deliveries Uo to f"o
per crAt of tA" dressed .-ur rl
meat delivered dutin- ~poud-
lH- quarters of 1914.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
ANI)HII.,

Mrs. Ida Andrie. age 5S years.
Wile OF Edward Amdric, was taken
i'll very suddenly on Sunday eve
ming and died on Monday morning.
April 80. in the Milford Memorial
Hospital She is survived. beside
her husband. by three daughters.
Mrs. Beatrice Savage. Mrs. Mildred
Phillips. and Marie Andrie of Mil
ton: one son. Henry: one sister.
Ella Kitchens OF Milton. also bro
'her, Louis Nanship OF Harrington.
Funeral services We're held on
Thursday afternoon, May ,. in the
Milton Church. Interment was
made in the odd Fellows cemetery
AT Milton. The Reverend Elliott
utiit lated
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
Obituary
ROBINSON

ROBlNSON
Percy ". Robinson. 90 wears old.
q farmer in the Milford area all OF
his Hfr. died last Sunday. April %.
al his home north OF Milford. He
had been in failing health for two
years. His wife. Bessie Jones Rob
Nson. died about TWO years ago.
Surviving are seven children. Da-
NlS Robinson ot Wilmington: Mrs.
Mildred Coycrdalc Howard Robin
SON. Roy p Robinson. Mary r. Rob
inSon. all OF Milford; Petty Officer
Harold Robinson. t. :. Navy. sery-
inc in the Atlantic area: TWO bro
theirs. Earl Robinson and George
Robinson. a sister, Mrs Elizabeth
Stevenson, and /" grandchildren.
all OF Milford Funeral services
Were held at > o'clock "Wednesday
afternoon at the Berry Funeral
PHrlor>. with the Rev. DR.. Frank
iitrSon pastor OF the Avenue Meth
odist Church. in charge. Intrlment
in odd Fellows cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
TWO ARRIVED BOYS ARRESTED
AFTER NILFORD AIT0 THIFT
Continued from First Pager

Thursday f". tAyir "trip 10 N,~
York hIl ~rrr Unahl- to start
fhoo. Tiny o"ajn,G ID .4Jo uu IL
la"E'n4 VAN W1ic. G.onp.I t.,..
oil nru Milford. II Wu~ then 1hcy
''c'Id"d :" -t.ai d cat ANA start
L"rth 2euin.
Tine no<~ ~ald III. ty}u.,r- and
ammunition h,Ion-"d 'o thr5r la-
theirs. However,. police are ,hrch-
nH- this Version OF 'h.i. confession.
IW" W'r... a-o. rouu,l~ said t1t.
Nichols boy van away ,.o.. Nom,
"nd VA picked up iaf,r III Cliu.
har2"~ rt allvd iulj-up end
robbery. luc,ul u' an a.f3.uuil.
"na c"3rliN- concealed deadly
N"aI"nS W"lc placed a-uu-t t.,
ho\o Tho> NUr turrri olr. to-
STAT" tro"u.1- at Dose. fu ar
Iai-nmcnt
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
MI Rl TO DEL tNt ARE
PEA RHP Il CAUSING
<ERIOt CONCERN
Continued from hrs; rage,

rH~ matte on March L. and the
otacl ON April 3, Warc examined
~ )G. Hcuhtr~eI Oh April -. In
jury Was found in 1at planIin4
made on March l. hut not in the
one made on April >. The peas in
tho April > Wrrc still in the ground
When FROST occurred on April and
. whereas those in the March L.
planting We're 1Erce inches tall.
! h" -roWiH9 poinl in these plants
was killed hy frost. These plants
Produced new shoots from The base
ot Tho lIant which were a. inches
tall when examined on ApIil -. so
injury Was found on These shoots
~ The request OF The Canuin4 in
Gu~trH. survey % pea pIantiug~ III
II" eastern hult OF SUSSEX County
vas made ~ Dr. IIcuhtr4cr on
AprlI =" This survey was made in
cooperation With representatives ot
the Torsch aiming Co. Draper
"nnln9 Co. S1ocklcy Bros. Cunn-
lnG 70. and The pulaney COMPANY.
Frank Gordy and William Hendcr-
son ol the Delaware A4ricnlumal
Extension Service. Tho survey coy
cred II" principal pea GROW in4
areas in the eastern haIf OF Sussex
county II Was found HAT all
fields which We're planted late
enough 50 1Lat the peas were not
through I'll" Gr0uud or We're lust
coming thruu4h when heavy fro~ts
occurred on April and We're not
injured. Fields planted earlier so
mat tine vines We're Naliuu~ sizes
when frost occurred showed Nul-
j"aS de-rees OF injury The injury
~ aIl cases WAS the same injury
- the .roWin9 roiur present
When FROST occurred This in9ilN
+ noN ~hoWin9 UP as cessation Of
-.""iH al I'M rnp oi tir u,aut mld
~" !a-l leuA.- ou III" tup u. ll.,,i
t'ln@ narrow. crinklcd. and NAL
formed. I'm many cases the last
leaflets on the injured leaf were
much reduced in size ana very nan
row. IN all cases the trndlil on the
injured Leaf Was malformed. These
distorted leaves We're those sun
rounding the growing point when
irust occurred They were NOT Kill
Cd hut We're injured sufficiently 10
rr"Nent normal GroWth. The grow
ln2 plant thudl. being The most
tender part ct The plant. WAS killed
IN many cases. Thus. growth gone
rally ceased at The top nt the plant
IN severely injured fields another
symptom 0i frost damage was pre-
; nj on the Older leaves present
when frost occurred. This dama2r
i now showing up as li2ht 10 dark
"FoWn streakS between the main
veins OF the leaves. These strcaks
are also on the stems. one churac-
t'rlStic common to all injured
plants Is the production Of Secon-
dalN shoots. generally AT the
sround line or below IN eases ol
severely injured plants. and lust
hclo" the injured area in plants
less severely injured. These sccou-
uarN shoots ar" not present, on un-
lnlured plants. The Immediate phy-
s'olo@ical response OF pea plants
Whcn their growing point is iniul-
ed Is 10 send ont secondary shoot,
from tn" first uniniurrd area oi
potential Gl,ristcmatic) bud tissue
d""n the stem from The injured
area.
In general. injury appears to he
moro sever" in the Milton Reno
roth area than in the Milford area.
Also. the Al'sho Varieties seem To
b" more seriously dama2ed than
the sweet Varieties And. the Later
rlantin@s are not as much dama2-
ed as tn" earlier plantin2s.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04
kENT COT NTY ELECTION
DEPARTMENT ORGNNIyF>

Created by act Of The 1915 Cen
"ral Assembly. the Kent County
Department of Elections has or
Saniz"d with tn" election of How
ard NJ. Buckson, Dover. a. presi-
dent and Warren T. Moore. liar
rinSton. as secretary. The depart
ment members are Mr.. Bucksou
and Harold J. Thistlewood. Hous-
ton. Republicans. and Earl \.
Faulkner. Rising sun. Democrat.
The department is consolida-
tion OF the former county board of
elections and board Of rreistl9-
tions, effected by The recent lcsis-
laiion. Mr.. Buchson was president
and MIR. Moore, secretary. OF the
TWO boards.