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Mrs. Roosevelt Tells of Talk With Mme. Chiang Kai-shek Reports Chinese Woman Leader Greatly Impressed by American Soldiers Mrs. Roosevelt has seen Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the Chinese generalissimo, since her arrival in this country for hospitalization and finds her "a strong personality, charming and very sweet Mrs.

Roosevelt told her press conference today she could not say where she had talked to Mme. Chiang, but said they had conversed about an hour Saturday morning. The American-educated Chinese woman leader came to this country last week to be treated for an injury received five years ago in an automobile accident. After an indefinite period of treatment, she is scheduled to visit the White House. Mme.

Chiang Fatigued. Mrs. Roosevelt told her press conference that Mme. Chiang "seemed tired and a little Mme. Chiang told Mrs.

Roosevelt she "already felt Although details of the trip from China have not yet been announced Mrs. Roosevelt was able to say that Mme. Chiang had been greatly impressed with the "devotion of American soldiers to their duty" at all slops made on the way to the United States. "She said she was impressed by theii devotion to their duty even though some of them were 'off the track' and felt out of it," Mrs. Roosevelt said.

Mme. Chiang also expressed pleasure at the "kindness and shown to her by American soldiers Mrs. Roosevelt said. Cabinet Wives End Among a number of other things, Mrs. Roosevelt announced that the cabinet wives had decided to hold no more "at for the duration.

"It was their own she said, to limit entertaining to informal groups necessitated bv their husbands' duties. At one point during the conference Lt. FYanklin Delano Roosevelt, U. S. N.

came quietly to the door of the conference room on the second floor, and signaled frantically to his mother. When he had finally caught her eye, he blew her a kiss, shifted a bunch of papers to his other hand, and went down the stairs. Mrs. Roosevelt explained after the conference that her son had been down for a "little while" while his Fuel Oil Deliveries Continue Pending Receipt of Coupons OPA Extends Credit System Till Dec. 10 in D.

C. and 30 States The Office of Price Administration announced today that fuel oil ration coupon credit has been extended until December 10 in the District and throughout the 30-State ration area. Todev was to have been the last day on which fuel oil could be purchased without ration coupons, but because not more than 50 per cent, of the coupons have been distributed. it became necessary to extend the date until later this month. It thus will be possible for consumers to continue signing notes promising to surrender to dealers coupons covering their purchases during this period.

Local Situation Good. ration board officials said most applications for fuel oil ration coupons in the local area had been handled. They stated that most consumers here would have their coupons today. The remainder of the applications will be cleared up here by the end of the week, it was promised. In some other areas, however, the situation was not so well in hand Because of difficulties local boards, have encountered in handling the complicated ration applications, thousands of the forms have been referred to regional OPA offices.

Mailing Process Slowed Down. The result has been a general slowing down of the process of mailing out coupons Some OPA officials expressed the fear that regional offices, in their haste to process the applications, would allot more fuel oil to consumers than they were entitled It would be easier to be overgenerous than to figure the exact amount of the allotment. Originally, it had been intended hat the coupons would be in the hands of consumers at approximately the time when rationing started. Mrs. Roosevelt Backs Coffee Stretcher Plan The President's wife admitted to her press conference today that she had never actually seen her husband try out his theory of drying coflee grounds and using them again.

He might very well have used the breakfast grounds over again at dinner, she said, "because I am not always at the dinner table." Mrs. Roosevelt told her press conference last week that the President suggested stretching cofTee by drying grounds and using them again with a little fresh cofTee air for doing she said today. She added that the President probably had tried out his theory, because he "makes his own cofTee every morning in a little glass pot on his breakfast "He loves to do It Mrs. Roosevelt said. Since cofTee rationing, the President uses just enough grounds to make one cup.

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bbe and everywhere carry It. Every woman need! It. ship was in port, but had to fly back this afternoon. Shifting to the current campaigns for nursery schools in this country, Mrs. Roosevelt advocated that they be handled locally, according to health and educational standards set up nationally.

All care of the children of working mothers is administered on a national scale in England, she said. In the United States, however, the President's wife added, the more sensible plan would be regional administration, with guidance from the Federal Government. Favors Overtime Pay. Commenting on the movement for a longer work week, Mrs. Roosevelt said the practice of overtime pay to war workers, should, in her opinion.

be continued. She believes that rules of industry already have set hours at an efficiency maximum, and that longer hours should be compensated for with overtime pay. She added that she was especially anxious that inequality between the pay of men and women who are doing exactly the same job should be remedied. The President's wife has been told, she said, that the cause of this inequality is women's willingness to accept lower wages. Mrs.

Roosevelt isn't doing as much Christmas shopping as she usually does, she said, and in many cases is giving War bonds and stamps as gifts. She is still continuing her usual gifts of toys and food where they really are needed, however. During a visit to New York next week end she will speak to a group of anti-Nazi Germans now living in this country, meeting under the auspices of a German-language paper, Neue Volks Zeitung. She will attend a meeting of the War Manpower Commission in Paul McNutt's office on Wednesday, she said, to describe some of her observations in England. Asked about In Which We Serve," English naval film, criticized in this country for use of profanity, Mrs.

Roosevelt said she had seen the Aim and noticed no striking irregularities Sailors language is not apt to be "prissy." in any case. Mrs. Roosevelt reported. Veteran Teacher to Retire After 50 Years' Service Emma R. Clarke, mathematics instructor at Randall Junior High School, who has taught in the public schools of Washington for 50 years, will retire today.

Beginning her career as a Washington educator in 1892, following her graduation with highest honors from Miner Normal College, Miss Clarke by 1923 had taught in all grades from the first through the eighth in six local elementary schools: Randall, Slater, Love joy, Jones, Garnet and Birney. For the past 19 years she has been a mathematics teacher at Randall Junior High. At a testimonial dinner last Monday, Miss Clarke's devotion to duty was praised by Dr. Garnet C. Wilkinson, first assistant superintendent of schools, divisions 10-13; Mrs.

Gladys Tignor Peterson, principal of Randall Junior High, and Mvron Ross, president of the Randall Parent-Teacher Association. The veteran educator received a master of arts degree from Howard University last year. i 3 War Correspondents Wounded Near Buna By the Associated Press. SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Nov. war correspondents Australians and an slightly wounded in New Guinea Saturday during a Japanese bombing and strafing at tack on the Allied lines only seven miles from Buna.

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