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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23

WhOdunit?
BY WEARE HOLBROOK
Why the Dithertons bet on
the fall Of the Roman Empire
s6V,HE Chief Inspector reached for the telephone.
This is not suicide he announced b1usquely.
1T is murder. Somewhere in the outer darkness dog
ho,vled Lady Walaby shnddered and With an effort at
nonchalanee. lighted a cigarette. -"
Mr. Ditherton interrupted his reading aloud to
light cigarette himself 1--WE can't possibly finish
this tonight" he said, glancing at the clock. Shall
l go on?'
Lets save the rest for another time. !" Mrs. Dth-
erton yawned. Besides. can guess who did the muir
der 1t was the old gardener. You remember, he was
always muttering threats against Lord Wallaby.'
''Oh, but that obvious. protested her husband
I'D bet that the nephew from Australia did it"
You would?' cried Mrs Ditherton How much?"
The price of new hat" he asserted recklessly
Nephew from Australia against the field
~No Welchins, Now!"
Ir's bet" agreed Mrs. Ditherton: I'VE ought to
be able to finish the book tomorrow night And no
weching, now"
Next morning at breakfast Mrs. Ditherton was
unusually gay and laxative Not 50, her husband he
seemed prey to troubled thoughts About that bet
made last night" he said presently, clearing his
throat. do you want to call it off,
why, no." she replied brightly. I'm satisfied"
well do you mind if change my selection? After
all, I'm playing the field"
Mrs. Ditherton looked at him suspiciously you
don't think the nephew from Australia committed
the murder?"
LAS matter of fact, no." he admitted. Thinking
it later last night decided to scratch the nephew
and put my money on the old gardener"
80 that's itr' Mrs. Ditherton jumped to her feet
Indignantly. ''Archie 6therton, you didn't play
fair You looked at the end of the book to see
how it came OUT
"Wh-what makes you think so?" asked Mr.. Dth-
erton guilty
Il don't think she declared. II know! Because
the last page of the book there are cigarette ashes
- your cigarette ashes. You beeked!'
Beneath her blazing scorn, Mr.. Ditherton sat
crushed and crestfallen - but only for moment
Then he, too jumped to his feet Indignantly. And
how do you know there garette ashes on the last
page of the book" he demanded "You peeked!
With sigh of resignation Mrs. Ditherton gave
him of her sweetest smiles and adroitly changed
the subject. Let's read Decline and Fall OF the
Roman Empire next she suggested. 1T may be
dull - but we both know how that comes out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
'Omt4 I>k d. toAa- o5dt!

With two youngsters to dress, Florenc
Van Wagner knows what budget and
buying problem clothes can be today.
Don't treat washables roughly. Don't
use the wrong kind of SOAP" she warns.
Handle them gently and use pure, mild
Ivory Flakes and they'll stay new-looking
and bright up to twice as long" That's
been proved! Yes, by slews of careful wash
tests ON rayons and woolens,
slips and slipcovers.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
The newly proposed city airport site of 7O4 acres
the northwest section The area, which extends from
French Accept Order
Of British i'm Syria

LONDON. June l QNS)-
French acceptance of Britain's de-
mand for a cessation o. hostilitieS
in Syria was announced 10 Com
mons today
Foreign Secretary Eden in
formed Commons that the French
had ordered their forces in Syria
not TO oppose orders OF the Brit
iSh commander in chief in the
Middle East. Mai. Gen. Sir Ber-
nard Paget who had been directed
TO intervene TO restore tranquil
,ity. ..#..
A dispatch from Cairo reported
that high ranking officers of Gen.
Pagets command already had left
for the Levant TO supervise the
restoration of order. "A.
1t was not believed. however,
that there would be any large
movement of British troops from
Palestine and Egypt TO the Levant.
Eden told Commons that the
French commander, Gen. Hum
bolt. had informed the commander
OF the British Ninth Army in the
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
.FiGpinos Join
In Luzon Attack

MANILA. June | (UP)-Amer-
ican and Filipino forces opened A
drive today to annihilate 10000
10 10000 Japanese troops trapped
between them in the Cagayan
Valley of northern Luzon.
a spokesman al Gen. MacAr-
thurs headquarters announced
that all hope of escape for the
Japanese--the biggest remaining
enemy force on Luzon--had been
cut off by Filipino forces moving
down from the northern coast.
On Mindanao. the 31St Divi-
sion opened a three-way attack on
Japanese forces holding out in the
hills east of Malaybalay in the
central part of the island.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
FOUR NO. | PACKERS

Detroit has four packers in the
No. l classification-large pro-
ducers whose output is federally
Inspected and about 90 per cent
0which is purchased by the gov
eEnment. The embargo presum-
ably will result in some cut in this
percentage.
The city also has 1913 Class 2
packers. These operators are linn
tied 10 a Kill of 81 cattle a week
for the civilian market. They
fnay kill more, but a high proper
ton Of the excess must go TO the
government
According TO the OPK, 20 per
sent of the nations meat went 10
civilians during the first quarter
= 1915; % per cent went 10 the
0kned forces and Z per cent 10
Tend lease
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
JeffrieS O.k'S
7O4-Acre Gift.
In Oak Park
BY sILER FREEMAN

Mayor Jeffries today laid before the common
council an offer of 704 acres of land in the north.
west section to be the nucleus of three square mile
City Airport.
The proposed airport would be mainly in Oak
Park and would extend from Wyoming to Green.
field road between 81a Mile road and 10 Mile road.
The 704 would be paid fer by private funds and
would be gift to the city.
The rest of the land for the proposed airport would be
acquired by condemnation.
The mayor recommended that the offer be accepted
This would dropping further proceedings to acquire
the pequindre site,
The plan had the backing of the original mayors air,
port committee and the Detroit Airline Engineering
mtte composed of representatives of the eight arnes
which serving Detroit have applications in to
into the city,
The funds set at approximately $611 900, would be raised
among civic minded Deroes and private corporations by the
Metropolitan Detroit Civic Airport Trust.
Allen Dean of the board of would be given
leave of absence head the drive for the funds The trust
already has S750 part of which has been spent options
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01

Middle East last night that he had
received instructions from Paris
not to oppose the British order.
The personal reaction and views
of Gen. De Gaulle were keenly
awaited. De Gaulle, from whom
the order for compliance appar-
emily Stemmed. met this morning
with members OF his cabinet 10
discuss the situation.
The British press and public
were virtually unanimous in ap-
proving the action of the Churchill
government.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01

WASHINGTON, June 1 QNS)
Diplomatic circles in Washing
ton reported today that trial of
the 16 Polish leaders, whose ar
rest by the Red army has be-
come the cause celebre of the
Polish controversy, is about TO
begin in Moscow.
This is expected TO be the So
Wet answer TO British and Ameri-
can requests for an explanation
of the Polish leaders arrest. Act
ing Secretary OF State Grew said
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
SIMILAR TO TOKYO
Reds To Begin Trial
Of I6 Polish Leaders

no direct reply had been received.
There is no indication whether
the trials will be public, or will
be secret, like the Moscow purge
trials of 1861.
The Polish leaders are accused
by Russia of ''diversionary activi-
ties" against the Red army. The
London Polish government claims
their only diversionary activity
was to communicate with London
in organizing the Polish under.
ground 10 assist the Red Army.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
3-Month Ban
Outside j. 5.
Begins July I

WASHINGTON, June 4
OP)-The government will
cancel all lend-lease and for
eign relief meat shipments
&y, August and September,
itswas learned today.
The action is expected 10 in
crease slightly the share Of U. s.
civilians.
(Detroit packers said. however.
that they have not Net received
ouiers of cut In the percentage
OF their production which must be
set aside for lend-lease and mill
tary purposes. Until such an order
IL received. civilians will not bene-
ht from the embargo.l
Removal OF meat from lend
lease for al least three months
will affect Russia more than any
other nation.
,aasJn April. May and June 3O0.-
100000 pounds Of the lend-lease
Natal OF 325,OO0,O0O pounds,
fi6stly canned "tushonka, a beef
and pork combination, was as
signed the Soviet Union.
Officials said the denial Of
meat for foreign relief would
come as grave disappointment"
10 liberated peoples. The only
meat exports in July, August and
September will be for the L. S.
armed forces.
The clampdown on meat ex-
ports was seen as a move TO case
the situation at home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Greeks Disappeared
Under Nazis IsCharQe

SACRAMENTO. June / (UP)--
John Politis. Greek delegate to
the United Nations conference at
San Francisco. told the State As
sembly that one of every 10 per.
sons in Greece disappeared during
the war.
Seventy-five per cent of Creece's
railroads were destroyed and one
of every four buildings was wiped
out during the struggle with the
NaZis, he said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
B-29S Fire
Industries
Inn Osaka

GUAM, June 1 CUP)-
Nearly 600 Superfortresses
and escorting fighters turned
Osaka, Japan's greatest in
dustrial center, into a fam
ing inferno with 5000 tons of
fire bombs today.
Fires still ragged out of control
five hours after the raid, Tokyo
radio reported.
Shipyards, steel mills, aircraft
plants. tank works, oil refneries
and other key war plants lay in
the path of huge, spreading fires
that could be seen far out to sea.
MORNING RAID
The 21st Bomber Command
shifted its sights TO Osaka. Japan
second largest city. for the next
phase OF its obliteration offensive
after all but destroying Tokyo
and Yokohama in similar fire
raids last week.
The big air f1eet-450 Super
fortresses- and $50 Mustang fight
ers-thundered in over Osaka al
medium altitude at GAS a. m
Tokyo time.
Hundreds of thousands of a
new type OF fire bomb packed
with jellied gasoline were dropped
into the densest concentration oi
war factories in Japan in the
methodical parade of destruction
SIMILAR TO TOKYO
Fires took hold at widely scat.
tered points at first, then merged
into great conflagrations that con-
sumed everything in their paths
II looked as though il would be
Tokyo and Yokohama all over
again.
The assigned target area was
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Admiral Backs
9TH War Loan

WASHINGTON. June i
GNS) S)-Vice Adm. G. d.
Murray. commander of the
l.. S. Pacific Fleet Air Force,
described the Seventh War
Loan drive tonight as "a
barometer which measures
Americas faith in the cause
for which she fights"
Each ~ u.s." he said. "can
share the grave responsibility
Of maintaining this faith by
buying war bonds"
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01

= ROME. June | CUP)-The Ital-
Ian cabinet asked the United
htions today for immediate ship
Ments OF coal and other raw
materials TO prevent closing down
Of Italian factories and resulting
unemployment.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01


for the 704 acres.
The mayor read two letters
to the council, one from the
board of commerce committee
making the offer, and the other
from the airline group, pointing
out the shortcomings of the
|8 Mile-Dequindre site and also
the deficiencies of the Wayne
County Airport, proposed by
the experts for the Detroit
Metropolitan Airport Authority
last month.
The first letter. signed Ernest
Breech as chairman. pointed out
the muddled airport situation here
and the committees efforts to
find solution. 1t urged the drop.
ping of the Dequindre site and
prompt acceptance of the North
west site.
WOULD GIVE OPTIONS
The committee offered to un-
dertake raising funds to acquire
the 704 acres it now has under
option and TO turn over any ex-
cess funds it might have to the
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Gillette Resigns
.0ver SPB Split

WASHINGTON. June l GNS)
The resignation of Guy M. Gill
lette as chairman Of the surplus
property board is reported today
10 be due TO a sharp split in
board policy.
Members of Congress studying
reconversion said Gillette dis.
agreed with his two fellow MEM
bers. r. A. Hurley and Edward
Heller, over policies governing
disposition of billions of dollars
worth of surplus property.
The rift which developed among
the board members, II was dis
closed, is now under investigation
by special Senste~military af-
fairs subcommittee dealing with
reconversion problems.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
GRADUAL ACTION

He said the WINGS labor-man-
agement committee for the Detroit
area would meet Monday to decide
to what extent manpower controls
should be continued. Controls
may be gradually lifted in Group 3
areas, under VINO regulations,
with the approval of such commit
tees.
Under existing VINO policy, all
controls will be removed from
such areas after July l.
Pontiac, meanwhile, was re-
classified from Group /, which
includes areas of acute labor
shortage, to Group 2.
The VINO estimated that $4,000
men and women would be dropped
from the pay rolls of 200 Detroit
area manufacturing firms in the
next so days but admitted that
unanticipated cutbacks might in
crease this figure.
Thirty-seven of the 200 plants
reporting foresaw a cut of 29.200
in their labor requirements, but
103 others said that in so days
they would need 1000 more en-
ployes than at present. The rest
OF the firms expected neither a
gain nor a loss in their employ
ment.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Cabbage Control End

WASHINGTON. June l CUPD
Cabbage will be removed from
retail price control on June 6,
OPA announced today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
Fly From CasabIaneo

WASHINGTON. June l fUP)---
Casablanca will be the hub of air.
borne redeployment from which
10000 men will fly home every
month, the war department has
announced.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
VINO Moves
! To 'Unfreeze'
Detroit # Jobs

The War Manpower Com
mission took its first step
today toward removing the
controls that have frozen
Detroit area war workers to
their jobs during a time of
acute labor shortage.
Edward L. Cush m n. VINO
director for Michigan. announced
in Washington that Detroit had
been reclassified from Group 2
consisting of areas of labor short.
age, to Group 3, which includes
areas having slight surpluses oi
labor.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
PONTIAC SITUATION

Pontiac's labor requirement
has been reduced TO 500 men, all
of them needed in the General
Motor Corps truck plant in the
manufacture of trucks for essen
tial civilian use.
"For the first time since war
production got under way in the
Detroit area" Cushman said,
figures show a slight surplus
OF men over the number needed
to fill jobs In the area. While
the forecast indicates a sur
plus Of only about 1,300 men
II Is likely that new cutbacks
will bring the total available
by June Is to 5000"
Cushman urged $500 workers
affected by the Chrysler tank
plant cutback 10 report imme-
diately to the u. :. Employment
Service for reierral to job open
ings in the area.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01

The sun viii set al s.oi >. N. TO-DAY ara
rise tomorrow at SIS O. y. -
The nom viii set st 1870 ,. n. to1sv
and rise tomorFow at 1:7o A. n.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01

DR. J. G. TooLE, DENTIST
10 W Lafayette al MichiFan. opp. City
Hsu. Hours e-e Tel. c. $3.50. - Adv.
KEYK0 MtRGAHNE-st breakfast nlfh,y
hne on toast, pancakes, etc.-Ady.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
THE WEATHER

HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-01
WOULD GIVE OPTIONS

CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 8
Nogales international., 1945-05-04
.LydeU Boyce
Promoted In
Italy

18TH AAF IN ITALY, May j.
Lydell J. Boyce, %, Nogales, Arlz.,
las been promoted to the rank OF
first lieutenant at his 18th Air Force
bomber base. The announcements
vas made by his group con1mandcr
Col. Leroy L. StefonoWicz, Wildrc22 ;
ND.
Bombardier on a B-24 Liberator
Lieutenant Boyce arrived in the
Mediterranean theater last October
Le flew his first combat mission on
I December 25, bombing enemy rail
Installations at Wells, Austria. Since
hat time he has participated in z
bombing attacks over southern Eu-
rope
He was recently awarded the All
Medal with one bronze cluster "fol
meritorious achievement in aeria
flight while participating in sus
tanned operational activities against
the enemy
His father, Leland Boyce, lives II
Nogales.
Nogales international., 1945-05-04
Ford Garage
Property Sold
By Harrison

Through a deal closed this week
by the Victor j. Wager Agency and
for the sum of $4,000, Nathan
Forbes of New York and Los Ange-
les purchased the James A. Harr1-
son property, 423-425 5427 Morley
avenue, now occupied by the
Charles G.. Boice Ford Agency and
the Postoffice Service Station.
The property has frontage OF
$50 feet on Morley avenue and $50
feet on Hudgin street.
When the Charles G. Boice lease
expires in September of 1916, Forbes
will move his PatI American Manu-
featuring Company's shirt factory.
now at 245 Grand avenue to his
new location where he will enlarge
his factory, employ between 200 and
800 people, and extensively remodel
the structure.
The building used to belong to
three persons: James A. Harrison,
Louis Hudgin and the late Judge W..
A. O'Connor. About 10 years ago
Harrison acquired full interests.
Nogales international., 1945-05-04
end OF NAz WAR CLOSE
La Fiesta Primaveral Program
Friday, May 4


8 PM.-Coronation Of fiesta queen at Obregon
Theater, followed by literary and musical
program.
Saturday, May
6 6AM-Canon salvos and marching in streets
with flags of war and music.
AM.-Parade led by Her Majesty Queen Jose
phine | and including civic and military
organizations, starting from International
Line.
IL Noon-Salute to flag at Hoeffer Stadium, fol-
lowed by races and other events, including
boxing match.
80 P.M.-Bullfight presided over by the Queen of
the festivities.
6 PM.-Flag raising.
8 P.M.-Serenade in City Plaza.
10 PM-Official dance at Rotario Casino and
other festivities and dancing in all night
clubs.
Sunday, May 6
Is AM-Horse racing at Country Club.
10 AM-Basketball game between Hermosillo,
Sonora, state champions, and Banco Cana
dero team, champions of Nogales, Sonora,
league
II PM-Baseball at Hoeffer Stadium.
A: 80 P. P.M.-Bullfight.
|6 P.M.-Big Ker1ness in City Plaza.
IS PM-Fireworks display followed by dancing in
all recreation centers
Nogales international., 1945-05-04
CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES
In EUROPE IMMINENT AS
GERMANS LAY DOWN ARMS
Nazs Surrendering In Wholesale Lots; Paris Radio
Says Entire German Army TO Surrender
Soon; Churchill Going To Germany

With Germans laying down their
arms in wholesale lots, end of the
European war appeared last night
to be only matter of hours.
The world was being swept by
new rumOrs of German surren-
der while in London, Prime Minis
ter Winston Churchill was in
seclusion with members of the
British cabinet apparently expect
ing cessation of hostilities at any
moment.
The great port of Hamburg, Ger
many's second largest city, surren-
dered yesterday without fight just
a few hours after the Russians cap
tured Berlin. On Wednesday the
war ended in Italy
Fall of Berlin occurred shortly
after the Hamburg radio announced
the death of Adolf Hitler who
plunged the world into war five
years, eight months, and four days
ago.
-Four days before the death o1
Hitler his companion in crime
Italian Dictator Benito MusSolini
was captured in Milan by italian
Partisans and executed
The Hamburg radio said Hitler
died while leading his troops ir
battle against the Russians. The
Russians claim Hitler and JOSEPH
Goebbells, Hitler's propaganda min
lister, committed suicide.
Yesterday the victorious Russians
were searching the ruins of Berlir
for Hitler's body.
In Washington President Truman
said he was convinced Hitler was
actually dead.
Negotiations were reported under
way yesterday for the unconditional
surrender of the Germans in Hol-
Nogales international., 1945-05-04

Cpl. Manuel F'ontes, 80, son Of
the late Manuel F'ontes, was induct-
ed into the infantry Aug. 5, 1912,
and is now somewhere in New
Guinea. He was born in Nogales,
Sonora, and employed at the First
National Bank at the time of in
duction.
Pvt. B. D. Monarque, %, and Pfc.
l.. E. Monarque, 25. sons of Louis E.
Monarque, were born in Nogales,
Sonora, and were employed at
Trench Mine at the time of induc-
ton. Pvt. Monarque was inducted
into the army engineers Dec. 9,
1912, and is now in India, and Pfc
Monarque was inducted into the ar
tillery Dec. 9, 1912, and is prisoner
of war in Germany.
Nogales international., 1945-05-04

After having escaped from the
Germans four times, 1t. ArmandO
Arias, 23-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julio Arias, is home on Go
day furlough.
He was finally liberated as Ger
man prisoner of war on January 81,
1945, at Oflag "a, Schubin. Poland
Arias, infantryman, enlisted in
October 1910 and went overseas in
April of 1914. He was first captured
near st. Lo, France, July 81. 1914.
While being taken into Germany he
escaped and stayed for about 20
days with French folks while await
ing arrival of his own lines.
When the Americans came he re-
joined his unit and was again cap
tured three weeks later After be-
ing q prisoner tor three days he
escaped again in Alsace Lorraine
and infiltrated back into his own
lines, re-joining his unit, the 18TH
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Nogales international., 1945-05-04
Write to a Friend
in the Service
Marty's S
Letter
BY MARTY
LOUGHMAN
Sgt. Frank Bennett
U. S. Army
Nogales, Arizona

Dear Frank:
Well, it's good to see you and
Jack Tidwell and Armando AriaS,
free again after your experiences in
the German prison camp. Now ii
YOU can just arrange. with your ex-
perience, to get me out of the dog
house, everything will be all right.
But if you did get me out, I'd
probably be right back in again.
Saw Capt. Roscoe Egan in town.
He's Just become the proud pop OF
a bouncing son. Why do they al
ways say bouncing" son? was
as fat as any baby, but when 1 fell
outa the crib. 1 never bounced. AS
a matter of fact, when I fall down
even now, I don't bounce.
Anyhow Roscoe is "beefing," be-
cause they haven't given him over
seas duty. I asked him how he ex-
pected to be a papa that way.
He was all stuck up and PROUD
about the kid. He was telling me
about visiting the hospital right
after the baby was born and the
kid was in his crib and baby ir
the next crib sez to the Egan kid
What are you, a boy or a grip
And Egan's kid sez, why I'm &
boy"
It don't believe it," sez the othel
baby.
"Well, you just wait until the
nurse leaves the room and III SHOW
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Nogales international., 1945-05-04
QUEEN CORONATION OPENS
SPRING FIESTA ON BORDER;
AT NINE O'CLOCK TONIGHT
Nogales, Sonora Beautifully Decorated For La Fest;
Primaveral; Citizens On Both Sdes VI
Line Get Fiesta Spirit

lights are suspended across all OF
the main thoroughfares and bulbs
arranged in the Mexican national
colors of red, white and green, give
the city a Christmas appearance.
The word beauty does not appropri-
ately describe the scene.
On both sides of the line, citizens
have gotten the fiesta spirit and
are decked out in wide sombreros
and other Mexican attire.
Cinco de Mayo tomorrow, second
day of the fiesta, commentaries the
Battle of Puebla, in which Mexican
army forces defeated the French.
Highlighting tomorrow's program
will be a parade at am. led by Her
Majesty Queen Josephine /.
The complete program for today
tomorrow and Sunday appears else
where on the first page of today
paper.
Nogales international., 1945-05-04
Siren To Scream
When War Ends

Screaming of the siren atop the
city hall building will be a signal to
Nogales that the European war has
ended.
F'iremen are ready to turn 'er
on just as soon as they are inform
ed by the two Nogales papers.
If the war ends before pm, all
business houses will be closed for
the remainder of the day. If it
ends after 2 pm, they will close the
rest of that day and all day the
next.