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Evening star., 1945-06-24

Through the reek of war, it
had followed him everywhere.
And he had been true to it
A Short Story
ALL OF THEM knew that in few hours
IA Cliff was coming home - and they were
nervous about it - almost afraid. The news
papers and magazines and radio had done
that to them: Problem of the returned SOL
der -. postwar readjustment -. you'll
find him changed 49," these reminders
troubled the little group in the Ransom liv-
ing room.
Cliffs father said:
Nov for Pete's sake, don't anybody ask
him questions about combat He won't want
to talk about it. didn't, last time"
Evening star., 1945-06-24

Grandma objected. "A boy who's flown
practically all over the world.
Elise was sorry for Mr.. Ransom. The dis
taft side of the family were in league against
him. Heavily. his voice betraying many
anxious thoughts, Cliffs father said, well,
the kid could do worse than come into the
business That is uh -. if he's ready to
settle on some one thing"
Like you were, Ollie?" said Mrs. Ransom.
Land sakes. it took you twelve years"
said Grandma
Mr.. Ransom said 'yes." but things were
different this time. Things weren't going to
be 50 tough for the boys. No breadlines, no
apple selling. The homefolks wouldn't stand
for that; neither would the boys.
That isn't what I'm worried about, Ollie"
said Cliffs mother, her voice wavering. What
if he wants to go back to England or or
to Russia or some other country?"
The momentary silence in the room seemed
unbearable to Elise. We're all afraid of that,
she thought. It's bad enough to wonder if
Cliff has outgrown U.S. Dad and Nom Ransom
are prepared to have him come home a
stranger. They won't mind it too much if he
wants to travel around this country. But what
if . +. England some girl in England -.
Cliffs father clustered: "Oh, that's non
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03
NORTHERN ORDNANCE
NOW CONTROLS GAGE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ordnance,
Inc, now controls all of the acre
age In Gage dome. In addition to
the acreage heretofore held by
Northern Ordnance, Inc, an assign
ment of oil and gas lease covering
the rest of the field and running
from the Carter Oil Co. to Northern
Ordnance was filed for record this
week. Carter Oil Co, which original
ly leased the field. retains an over
riding royalty.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03

HOT SPRINGS, 8. D.-L.andown-
ers' royalties or mineral rights on
the Slim Butte structure In the
southwest corner of Shannon coun-
ty, are currently being sold at from
$50 TO 500 an acre on the strength
of Amerada Petroleum Co.'s recent
leasing activity In the area.
Last fall Amerada leased more
than 5000 acres of land on Slim
Butte from Indian owners. The
lease, which was made through the
Indian service of the department of
the interior, provides for the pay
ment of S125 an acre annual rental
on the land. Amerada is required
to commence drilling within a year
and make tests to depth of 5000
feet.
The fact that Amerada is com.
rnitted to drill within year on the
Indian land In Shannon county has
led local oil men to believe that
this win be the first structure to be
tested of the close to 200. 900 acres
under lease by the company In this
corner of South Dakota and north
west Nebraska.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03
The Ssankoarst
Bociger SuYs

CANNED WITH RELISH
Twas the night before coronation
And F.D.s boys were there,
Sitting round the golden throne
To whack up share-and-share.
Then spoke up good King Franklin
I'm confidential tones):
"WhatlI you have for Christmas
Hank7"
And Henry answered "JoNEsw
WHO KNOWS THE ANSWER?
DO you know what good clean
mo. what good is it,"
It's all right to be dumb, but
there's no sense In making a career
of it.
Elmer says our grandmothers be-
ieved that destiny shaped our ends,
but modern girls place more faith
in girdles.
That's the guy I'm laying for,
muttered the little red hen, as the
farmer crossed the yard.
OBLIGING BABE
How about some old-fashioned
loving?"
"Okay. Heyl Grandma Come here
a minute"
MOO, LITTLE MORON
Look at the bunch of cows"
Not bunch. Herd"
Heard what7"
Herd of cows"
Sure I've heard of cows"
mean a cow herd"
What do care IL a COW heard?
! didn't say anything / shouldn't
have!"
THE ONLY ANSWER
Gee, Mary, you never kissed me
like this before. Is II because we're
In a blackout?s
mo, it's because my name isn't
Mary"
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03
Oh Trode Notes

A cut of one-third will be made
In the number of new passenger
cars available for rationing In Feb
ruary. The reduced national quota
viii be 1000 cars, with a correspond
ingly lower regional and national
reserve of 400. In January, as In
the four preceding months, the
quota was 5000, with regional and
national reserves of 600.
Estimated gkockpile of new pas
senger cars available for rationlnq
is now near the 12,O0O level. Before
rationing, 10000 passenger cars
were sold daily In the United States.
Pilot: Have you learned the
theme song of the parachute corps?"
Cadet: Theme song? What LIS it?"
Pilot: @It don't mean a thing If
you don't pun the string"
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03
NEW M0UNTkiN-FR0NT
ALBERTA TEST BEGUN

Nine Alberta independent compa-
MES have joined In drilling wild
cat In the foothills southwest of
Calgary, on the Priddis-Blac Dia-
mond anticline, east of the Turner
Valley field. The well is being
drilled on a 14,800-acre block, with
production. expected In the top of
the Madison lime. at about 5000
feet.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03

markets, 1t is declared.
Conservation of proved oil re
serves In the United States, 1t Is be
lieved, will be the order of the day
in the postwar period" the publica-
ton points out. There win be no
exportable oil, except speciality
products, and the country must be
prepared to fuel another war If that
ever becomes necessary.
This condition, translated into
pre-Pearl Harb0r days, means that
the United States stands TO lose an
export business in Oil products ap-
proXimating $400 million annually,
or volume of more than 200 mil
lion barrels, excluding such by
products as grease, wax, petroleum
coke, blending agents and asphalt.
AT best, the United States viii
supply only such products as avia-
ton gasoline, of which 1t is the
largest producer in the world, and
possip'- sDeciai lubricants. In pre-
war years American oil shipments
to Great Britain and Europe ap-
proximated slightly more than 80
million barrels, or about 40 per cent
of Americas total export business
IN L1lS COMMONLY. TneSe exports
accounted for about 80 per cent of
the consumption on the continent
and in Great Britain"
Extraordinary demand on the
American oil industry to fuel the
war has made 1t impossible to add
to underground reserves in spite of
record exploratory drilling In re-
cent years, according to Ethyl
News.
when the war ends, it is ex-
pected that domestic crude oil pro-
duction will be cut back substan-
tally as a conservation measure
This reduction may amount to as
much as one million barrels a day
from present levels, according to
industry economists. Domestic oil
demand, on the other hand, is ex-
pected to exceed the amount of
crude being produced"
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03
u. 5. Won't Ship Oil TO Europe
After Var, Ethyl Organ Asserts

The United States win virtually supply Europe with oil
after the Ethyl News publication of Ethyl Corporation
in of European postwar petroleum problems Warborn
producing and refining facilities in the Middle
America probably will absorb substantial part Of these peaeeme
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03

Mother: ''Do YOU like your new
governess, sonny?"
Son: mo, Nom, I hate her. I'd
like to grab her and bite her on
the neck like Daddy does"
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03
Next, The Pinchout

Spurred by mounting of drilling to determine
Devonan possibilities in Alberta just north of the Montana
line Montana operators likely a in step Many
wells in this state viii go to the Devonan in l945
Now still another unexplored horizon in Montana is
arousng interest That is the Ordovcian lying below the
Devonan
1t deeply buried In the eastern part of the state
the Dakota lne then gradually tapers off TO the
shng altogether in about the central portion state
Some of Montana's biggest oil fields may be found at
the point where the Ordovan pinches out with pinch
anything done about this And in the interim development
of Devonan productive possibilities will likely have taken
quite step forward.
Truly the story of Montanas oil development is still to
be written And the profits will be made the story unfods
always Not after the last chapters complete You
keep posted NOW by receiving bulletins Your
address the margin win bring them to you
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03

Here's to you; here's to me;
To the girl with the dimpled knee.
To the fellow who gets to her
garter
It's not far-but it's not a bad
starter.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-02-03

Already inmaton coming from Washington that
considering the of oil production be ignored in deer
whether there should be the price crude
1t apparent the study under viii determine the
cost of producing the 1914 crude ouuand attempts will be made
to base prices upon that cost.
Likely be wholly ignored the only fair yar1stickthe
finding and producing comparable quantity of OIL under
todas conditions Unless the price raised sufficiently to meet
pesenay producers likely lag far behind meeting
the goal set by needs.
There far danger in public monopoly than there in
monopoly when the government business
always shift its losses the taxpayers goes into the
business pretend sell cheap and then its
losses The government really into business for
makes ends meet and that is the " requisite of business just
little business with lot of politics and gets
chance find what is actually going Thomas Edison
Evening star., 1945-06-01
Gillette Will Leave
Job by July IS
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Guy M. Gillette's resignation as
chairman of the Surplus Property
Board will become effective not
later than July Is.
President Truman, commenting
at his news conference today on
Mr.. Gillette's announcement yes
terday that he had rendered his
resignation, told reporters that one
of his first callers, after he became
President, was the former Senator
from Iowa.
Mr.. Gillette told him, the Presi-
dent said, that he was not happy in
his post. Mr.. Truman said he asked
Mr.. Gillette to stay or until he could
become more familiar with his
White House duties.
The President said Mr.. Gillette
returned yesterday and had told
him he would like to quit not later
than July Is.
A congressional inquiry into sur.
plus property disposal methods was
urged, meanwhile, by Senator El.
lender, Democrat, of Louisiana.
Senator Ellender said he under.
stood that Mr.. Gillette resigned be-
cause he found himself powerless te
do what he considered a proper ad.
nainistrative job.
There have been reports thai
things are pretty putrid," Senator
Ellender added in an interview. %
think Congress ought to make 8
thorough investigation and enaci
whatever corrective legislation i
needed"
Evening star., 1945-06-01
Boy, 9, Rescues Baby
From Burning House.;
3Persons Injured

Herman M. Queen, 9, colored, last
night was credited with saving a
year-old child during a two-alarm
fire which swept the upper floors of
a three-story apartment building in
the 900 block Of Fourth street NE,
IN which he lived. The baby, Sandra
Monroe. colored, was uninjured.
Robert Monroe, "a, her father,
was injured slightly when he jumped
from the second floor with another
daughter, Anna, 4, in his arms. She
also was hurt. Both were treated at
Casualty Hospital and released.
Mrs. Mary Caldwell, 36, colored,
who jumped from a third floor
window, according to police, was
admitted to Gallinger Hospital with
head and other injuries and is in
serious condition, police said.
Young Queen, who was not hurt,
ran into the brick structure and
carried Sandra to safety from the
blazing second floor, police said.
The origin of the fire was unde-
termined, f1remen said. It burned
out the entire second and third
floors, and sent Is persons to the
street in their night clothing, but
was brought under control in 20
minutes. flremen declared. Damage
was not estimator
Evening star., 1945-06-01
Decree by Argentina
Permits Return Of
Political Parties
By the Associated Press.


BUENOS AIRES, June 1.-The
Argentina government has issued
decree establishing rules and
regulations to which political
parties must adhere in order to
function legally.
The decree, promulgated yester-
day, was said by spokesmen of Gen.
Edelniro Farrell's government def
nitely to point the Nation back
toward full democracy in compliance
with the commitments OF the Mexico
City Conference. The date for a
general election, however, was left
in allegiance.
The decree, bringing Argentina's
political parties back to life and
creating a new judicial branch,
restricts and controls campaign
funds; provides penalties for fraud
ulent balloting, and forbids creation
of groups of military character
within political parties. specifically
banning the use of uniforms and
salutes.
The government issued a state
ment last night which declared that
Farrell's military regime, which
grew out of coup that overthrew
the civilian government of the late
President Ramon Castillo on June 4,
1943, would, fight and destroy" all
foreign ideologies that might arise
in the country, and repudiate "ex-
tremism of the right or left" It
proclaimed that democracy is the
only form of social organization
that is compatible with Argentine
dignity"
Evening star., 1945-06-01
ATC Plane Makes Round Trip
To Paris in as Hours for Record

the Atlantic. The plane reached
Paris at 10 am. May 24-20 hours
and IS minutes from the time the
plane took of from. Washington.
Capt. Badet. pilot on the return
trip, entered his departure time
from Paris as 1910 pm. May "A,
carrying GIs and WACS home for
discharge. They arrived in the
Azores for refueling at 7:55 pm.
and took of ct 9:05 pm. The plane
landed here at 1880 am. May as
% hours and 40 minutes from Paris.
Other members Of the crew were
1st 1t. John H. Conder, Shawano,
Wis. co-pilot: M/Sergt. Walter T.
Babinton, Washington, Pa, radio
operator; MISergt. Sidney c. Rang
er, Albuquerque, N. Mex, engineer;
s/Sergt. Harry r. Reed, Deauville,
H., assistant engineer, and sfsergt.
Milton II. Thornton. Pittsburgh,
flight trafic clerk.
Evening star., 1945-06-01
Truman Gives Iraq Prince
[eqion Of Merit Medal
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Truman presented
Prince Abdul Ilah, regent of Iraq
with the Legion of Merit Medal
degree of chief commander, at 6
White House ceremony today.
The regent, calling on the Presi-
dent to say good-by before making
swing around the country to in.
spect power and irrigation projects
heard Mr.. Truman read this cita.
ton:
During the course of the pres.
ent war; His Royal Highness Prince
Abdul Ilah, regent and heir appar.
ent to the throne of Iraq, has never
wavered in his loyalty to the cause
Of the United Nations. In com.
batting enemy efforts to create mis-
understanding and hostility against
the Allied Nations among the peo-
pies of the Near East he has riskeo
his life and position without hesi.
tation
"By his loyal and steadfast de.
votion to the Allied cause he ha.
contributed materially to the sue.
cess of the war effort of the United
Nations"
Evening star., 1945-06-01
Capt. James F. Curtis, Jr.,
Killed in Plane Crash

Mrs. John Gross of Bethlehem,
Pa, received word yesterday that
her son, Capt. James F. Curtis, jr.,
Of the Army Air Forces, had been
killed in a forced landing in Cali
fornia. Three others also were
killed. Details of the accident are
not available. Mrs. Gross other
son, Frazer, was killed in an acci-
dent about year ago.
Capt. Curtis father is James r.
Curtis, ST., former Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, of Willowmere,
Roslyn, Long Island.
The funeral probably will be held
in New York City early next week
at All Souls Unitarian Church.
The Curtis family formerly lived
here
Evening star., 1945-06-01

A new record for round trip be-
tween Washington and Paris was
set last week when an Army Trans
port Command ship-a Douglas
four-engine transport-piloted by
Maj. Levi H. (Dick) Dice of New
York and Capt. Henry s. Badet, jr.,
spanned the route in IS hours and
rs minutes, 1t was revealed yester-
day.
Maj. Dice. former Eastern Air
Lines captain, with Capt. John G.
Wagner Of South Bend, Ind, as
navigator, piloted the plane on its
first leg from Washington to Paris.
They had aboard Harry Hopkins
and his party bound for Moscow.
The C-54 left Washington at / as
pm. Greenwich mean time accord
ing to the log. After a refueling
stop-over in stephenville, New
foundland, Of one hour and IS min
utes they began the long hop across
Evening star., 1945-06-01
Trials Will Be Open
To SHAEF CORRESPONDENTS

PARIS, June l (P.-Col. R. Ernest
Dupuy said today the trials of Ger
man war criminals would be open to
all correspondents accredited to
supreme headquarters, under rules
of court-martial procedure.
The present ban on interviewing
prominent Nazis will be continued,
however, on direct order of Gen.
Eisenhower. said Col. Dupuy. the
supreme commanders press chief.
Col. Dupuy declared the order pro-
hibiting interviews and photo
graphs of German officials in de-
tention was a military act designed
to prevent possible prejudice in war
crimes investigation and not a CEN
sorship ban.
The new relaxed postsurrender
policy of censorship will be main
tanned by American Army censors
in matters under their jurisdiction
after supreme headquarters Is dis
solved, he said.
Evening star., 1945-06-01

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of 1e
Anacostia road NE, a German pris-
oner of war for 13 months, has been
liberated, his parents were notified
today by the War Department.
Sergt. Smith, 26, was captured by
the Germans when the bomber on
which he served as radio operator
and waist gunner was shot down
during a raid over Berlin.
Before entering the Army in 1941
Sergt. Smith served three years with
the Coast Guard. He attended
Roosevelt High School.
1st 1t. Lester A. "Sorensen, %
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Soren-
sen, 4418 North Nineteenth street
Arlington, Va, has informed his
parents and wife, Mrs. Margaret
Sorensen who also lives at the
Arlington address, that he was
among those liberated recently al
Stalag IA. He had been imprisoned
since last August when the Bit or
which he was navigator was shot
down. 1t. Sorensen was born in the
District area and attended the Uni
verSity Of Virginia. He was EN-.
ployed by Mace Properties Inc. In
Arlington prior to entering the serv-
ice in June, 1912.
Pvt. Erwin S. Watson, SO, a mem.
ber of the 106th Infantry Division
who was captured last December
has been liberated from Stalag Abb
he disclosed in a cable to his wife
Mrs. Myrle Watson, 3108 Tenth road
Arlington. Va. A native of Stafford
County, Va, where his mother Mrs
Clara Watson still lives, Pvt. Wat
son came to the District area about
10 years ago and was employed as
an asbestos worker before entering
the service. Pvt. Watson was sent
overseas last October. Pvt. and Mrs
Watson have 3-year-old daughter
Emily.
I'd 1t. Robert G. Moorhead, %
whose wife, Mrs. Catherine Moor
head, lives at 2720 Washington
avenue, Chevy Chase, Nd, has been
liberated from a German prison
camp after seven months imprison-
ment, his wife has been informed.
1t. Moorhead has never seen his
son, Robert Leslie, born Deem
ber 16.
A graduate of Central High
School. 1t. Moorhead attended Co
lumbia Tech and worked for the
Civil Aeronautics Administration.
He entered the service two years
ago and was sent overseas last June
1t. Moorhead's mother, Mrs. Lillian
Silver. lives at 1923 Lanier place
NV.
Pvt. william A. Morrison, son of
Mrs. Eunice S. Morrison, 1410 Mas
sachusetts avenue Sc, was listed as
liberated on a casualty list today
A story about Pvt. Morrison ap-
peared in The Star on May Is after
next of kin was notified.
Pfc. Gordon Grantham was liber-
ated from Stalag 4-B on May II,
he has notified his wife, Mrs. Mabel
r. Gmntham of las Twelfth street
Sc
He cabled that he expected to
arrive home some time this month.
He was captured by the Germans
last December 81 during the Arden
mes break-through on the western
front.
Evening star., 1945-06-01
Certain War Crimes
Were Policy Of Axis,
III. ). Official Thinks
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, June Lit. Col. ].
v. Hodgson, United States rep
resentative on the War Crimes
Commission, said today that Ger
tain types of war crimes appar-
emily were dictated by the Axis
governments as a matter of
policy.
He made the assertion in a
speech to a closed session of the 16-
member commission, and it was
viewed as supporting a general be-
lief that the victorious powers would
try to pin war guilt on Axis govern
ments as such on a blanket basis.
His address, part of which was re-
leased through the Ministry of In
formation, urged the establishment
of a national recording Office in
London to coordinate the separate
findings Of the member nations in
their Investigations of war crimes.
Evidence to Be Collated.
While evidence in possession of
one national Office might be insult
ffcient to identify persons respon-
sible for a crime, all the evidence,
when collated might very well
identify all of the persons"
Col. Hodgson hinted that there
would be support within the COM
mission for a plan recommended
BY Judge Samuel Roseman, White
House adviser, for a pool indict-
ment of such terror organizations
as the Gestapo and SIS elite
Guard.
by this central recording" Col.
Hodgson said, sit could be shown
that particular organizations or
units had systematically COMMITTEES
war crimes.
Constant recurrence OF crimes
committed by particular organiza-
tons or units is itself evidence that
they are criminal organizations and
that all their members are respon-
sible for the crimes, either as prin-
cipals or accessories.
Also, in other cases. it must be
assumed that the organization or
unit commanders were parties to
these crimes. since they must have
had knowledge of them"
Weaknesses Admitted.
He disclosed that there were some
weaknesses in the present commits
sion setup.
For example, he said, the Is men,
ber Nations were performing func-
tions in searching out war criminals
separately and without regular
haison with other national offices
or with the commission acting for
Russia
Thus" he continued, when the
crimes were detected and investi-
gated by these Is operational
agencies the information and evi-
dence were filed in 16 separate and
Independent Offices. Except for the
government itself, presumably no
other government had knowledge or
access tn its records"
Evening star., 1945-06-01
D. c. Heads Unopposed
To Statues Removal

The Commissioners informed Con-
gress today that they do not see any
aesthetic or health reasons for re-
moving the Temperance Fountain
at Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, but offered no objec-
ton to the bill of Senator Downey,
Democrat, of California, authorizing
removal of the fountain.
Senator Downey has introduced a
bill to authorize removal of the
fountain and substitution of a more
suitable one from California. The
Californian has termed the fountain
a 'monstrosity of art"