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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
u. S.Pay Raises
Held Mandatory
In 7estCase
Pine UphoIds
Employees Claim
For Increase

Government employees whose eff
cheney ratings warrant pay raises
must get them under the new Rams
peck Mead promotion law as a mat
ter of right, Justice David A. Pine
ruled in District Court today.
The jurists decision was In a case
brought by Ben Diamond, assistant
attorney receiving $500 annually.
and other employees similarly stu
ated. He held that the Classical
ton Act makes mandatory the
granting of the increases"
Mr.. Diamond brought suit in Dis
trict Court against the members of
the Railroad Retirement Board,
contending that he and others failed
to get their October l raises, as the
law requires. The litigation, which
was a test case, was sponsored by
the United Federal Workers Of
America &C. l. o. on behalf of Mr..
Diamond and his colleagues.
Agree on Hearing.
Both sides agreed TO have the
case heard and submitted for entry
Of a final declaratory judgment, in
terpreting the new legislation. Rep
resenting the United States were
United States Attorney Edward NJ
Curran and Assistant United States
Attorney Bernard J. Long, while the
Government workers were represent
ed by Mr.. Diamond, who commended
that the board had acted contrary
to law in refusing the advances in
salary Mr.. Diamond said he was
scheduled to receive 500 annual in
crease on October /.
Congress has just appropriated
funds for the increases which were
held up in all agencies until money
was made available. The Diamond
suit was based on the contention
that the Retirement Board had
money to grant the raises in the
absence of a new appropriation.
Pines Declaration.
In the course Of his judgment,
Justice Pine SAID:
1T is further declared that on the
basis of the existing statute the first
period advancement in salary Is
/ authorized and required TO be made
as of October l. 1941, the beginning
of the next quarter Immediately fol-
lowing July /, l94l. the effective
date of the amendment provided by
public law 200, Seventy-seventh
Congress, first session. to all en-
ployes who then qualify under the
terms of the statute.
And it is further ordered, ad-
judged and decreed the foregoing
declarations are without prejudice
to the contentious of the defendants
to the effect that on October l,
1941. and thereafter circumstances
arising out of congressional con-
sideration of additional appropria-
tons to meet the budgetary require
ments of the executive branch Of
the Government under the salary
advancement plan and the request
of a committee of Congress that
executive action be deferred, called
for the exercise of discretion, which,
Notwithstanding the mandatory ma
ture of the salary Announcements
provided in the Classification Act as
amended, renders the immediate
execution of salary Announcements
non-ministerial and makes the
remedy of mandamus inappropriate
Provided, that the question of
the validity of said contentious Of
defendants is not hereby determined,
but is reserved for future adjudica-
ton. should future adjudication be-
come necessary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
Peterson New Head
Of Police Association

Preston E. Peterson, now detailed
to Police Court, was elected presl-
dent of the Policemen's Association
at the recent annual election.
Other officers elected were: Howard
F. Smith, first vice president; Ira B.
Weatheran, second vice president;
Joseph S. Davis. recording secretary,
reelected; Harden Lancaster, hnan-
cial secretary, reelected; Edgar S
Waller, treasurer, reelected; Sidney
F. Malone, trustee for three years;
Howard F.. Mowry, trustee for two
years; Paul w. Proctor, reelected to
the Legislative Committee, to serve
three years, and Richard A. Burton,
elected to the Legislative Committee
for one year.
The association is made up OF
Metropolitan, Park and White House
police, both active and retired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
mo. 3 of a SerieS.)

The air raid sirens are the first
warning the public gets that
enemy planes are near Washing
ton. When you hear a series of
five short blasts, repeated three
times, follow these rules:
If you are driving on the street:
Pull over to the right hand curb.
Park close to the curb. Double
parking is much more hazardous
than ordinarily. AmbulanceS and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
w. & J. Sloane Presents
Bonus to Employees

w. & J. Sloane have presented to
all employees who have been in their
company more than II months a
Christmas bonus amounting to Is
per cent Of one months salary, 1t
was announced by Henry ]. zillicox,
local manager. Those who have
been in the company for less than
one year received bonus of 10 per
cent of their monthly salary.
Bonus checks also are being mailed
to all of the local staff now serving
in the armed forces of the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
Damascus Students
Establish Record
In Salvage Drive
Waste Paper Collection
Extended to Schools
In Montgomery

Pupils Of the Damascus md
High School reported wastepapel
collections today that exceed all in
dividual school records so far in the
campaign now under way in schools
of the District and nearby area
They have gathered up a ton Of
newspapers and cartons and three
quarters of a ton of magazines.
While the school Is outside the
present collection area of the drive
as sponsored by parent-teacher ano
home and school associations. in CO.
operation with The Star, arrange
ments will be made to haul its paper
to the Leland Junior High School at
Bethesda, nearest point at which
the dealers truck can be reached.
Collections were extended into
Montgomery County today to take
in the East Silver Spring School
Two more, Westmoreland and Le-
land Junior High, will be added to
the route tomorrow and others will
be taken In as rapidly as arrange
IiCIlJS CdIl NC IllddC oSllOOAS
notify The Star of their desire to
participate.
Additional requests have come
from Prince Georges County schools
to be included in the drive, arranged
both to help in the national defense
program and to supply the school
associations with a source Of money
with which to carry on their pro-
grams. Directors are working on q
plan to expand the campaign to
that area after the Christmas holi-
days.
Two trucks now are engaged in
picking up the paper for the dealer
who has given assurance that he
will pay the prevailing rate for
paper. Yesterdays collections repre-
sented an increase of $50 per cent
over those for the same day Of last
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17

light approaching long before the
driver sees you. Never jaywalk.
Obey traffic signals. Keep on
the right-hand side of the walk.
Be careful not to force any one
else to step off into the road
way.
Get Of the Street.
Where there is no sidewalk,
walk on the left facing oncoming
cars. Walk single file If there is
a group. If you want to hail a
bus, stay on the sidewalk, using
a newspaper or handkerchief to
signal the driver.
Wherever possible, assist the
infirm, frightened or lost to
shelter Above all, get off the
street as soon as possible. Go
home if you can make it in five
minutes. You can't go far with
out meeting an air raid warden.
He will direct you to the nearest
safe place.
Tomorrow: Home preparation
for d blackoHt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
800 Workers Tackle
Christmas Mail Rush

Postmaster Vincent c. Burke an
nounced that 600 temporary postal
workers began labors last night and
today handling the Christmas mail
ing rush.
Within the next two or three days
q total of $500 emergency clerks
and carriers will be put on the
force. Most OF them are college
boys.
So far this month parcel post and
letter volume has been 25 per cent
higher than in the same period last
year. Postal revenues have been up
IS per cent, Mr.. Burke said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
D. {. Volunteers
For Defenset 10
StageParade
Young to Request
Draft Deferment
For Police, Firemen

Tentative plans for huge parade
Of volunteer defense workers in
Washington, sometime within the
next three or four weeks, were an
nounced yesterday by Commissioner
John Russell Young, United States
co-ordinator for civilian defense for
the Metropolitan Area.
One purpose of the demonstration
would be to assure the public OF the
size and strength of Washington
volunteer corps, and another would
be to inspire needed thousands of
other residents of the area to offer
their services for one or another OF
the many classes for volunteer work.
At the same time, he announced
he would propose that the Board OF
Commissioners seek selectiVe service
deferment for all members of the
Metropolitan Police and Washington
Fire Departments, in view of the
national defense needs of the Ma
tional Capital
Would Check Drain.
He said he believed the Commits
sioners should refuse to approve re-
quests for police and firemen asking
leave from these services to enter
military duty. Heretofore, the city
heads have refrained from asking
that flremen or police be exempt
from military training.
In announcing his plan, Mr.. Young
said: Modern war reaches cities and
civilian populations. We have a
very definite need for trained fire.
men and police. They cannot be
trained overnight. In case of need
such trained men would be worth
their weight in gold. I believe we
should ask for their deferment in
the new draft calls"
Commissioner Young said it was
likely Washington's first blackout,
for training purposes. probably
would be scheduled about January
l. barring an emergency which
would call for earlier action. He
said he hoped to consummate plans
for the parade of volunteers prior to
the first real blackout trial.
For the Metropolitan Area. Co.
ordinator Young said, there are now
nearly 10000 volunteers signed up
for service. although not nearly all
of these as yet have been inter-
viewed, checked for police records.
given physical examinations or
sworn in. Many more are needed,
he said, to fill out the various de-
tense services.
Response "Ama1ing."
THE response from the public so
far has been amazing, particularly
since that thing happened December
7 at Pearl Harbor," said Commits
sioner Young. Il, personally, have
received a great number of calls and
letters from people who want to
help. We can use lot more OF
volunteers.
This parade, I believe, will be a
convincing demonstration to WASH
ington residents, particularly the
older and younger persons whose
best service perhaps must be to stand
calm and wait, of the security which
we are building in this volunteer
corps of police, firemen, nurses.
physicians, first aid squads and the
rest"
Washington now has 1000 military
police signed up and sworn into serv-
ice. with about 5000 more subject to
check and training and induction
into service.
Col. Lemuel Bolles, civilian defense
director for this area, made a plea
for $500 volunteer workers to make
a canvass of the city for space for
emergency billeting purposes. The
service is under the direction OF
Randolph Bishop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
BIockout Threat
| Booms DC. Sale
Of Flashlights

Probability of wartime blackouts
in Washington has tripled the sale
of flashlights here in the last week
and increased the demand for flash
light batteries to an even greater
extent, dealers said today.
The demand for shades. curtains
and other appliances useful in air
raids is not as great here as on the
West Coast, where hardware and
other merchants have been swamped
with buyers. There also Is a lesser
demand for oil lamps and candles,
dealers agreed.
Some stores reported temporary
shortage, but dealers were confident
stocks can be replenished to meet
the demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
Utilities Unit Would Rule
On PARKING LOT Fees

Representative Dirksen, Repub-
lican, of Illinois, announced today
the bill he plans to introduce to
control automobile parking rates
in public garages and on parking
lots in the District would make
the Public Utilities Commission the
administrative agency.
The measure, he said, is now
being drafted and will be dropped
in the House hopper as soon as IL
is perfected.
Mr.. Dirksen has repeatedly
charged that parking fees are ex-
cessive and should be controlled
like rents for housing accommoda-
tions, during the war period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
Toy Motinees on Saturday
Your Christmas Opportunity

opportunity play Santa Claus
Washington children will have Christmas
with Attend the TOY Matnees
Send 1t will be their chance give well receive
Christmas time National Broadcastng
Warner Theater the TOY Matinees will be held Sat-
urday theaters One Of them In your
neghborhood needy chid Christ
stocking Warner Bros heater day Cash gifts may De
acknowledged Star and many
again their children to
be happy Christmas Day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
DR.. Kelly to 7 ak

DR.. E. Byron Kelly, president of
the American Academy for Plastics
Research in Dentistry, will present
an illustrated lecture on the history
of mouth appliances and the use OF
plastic substitutes at 8 pm. tomor-
row in the Commerce Department
Auditorium, the Education Commit
tee of the Patent ONCE announced
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
Philippine Vessel Sinks
In Mine Field OFF Manila

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. ia small
Philippine vessel. the S. S. Corregi-
dor, sank in a mine field today of
Manila, injuring a number Of pas.
sengers, National Broadcasting Co
said in a broadcast from Manila.
Lloyds Register lists a 30-year-old
1,881-ton ship named Corregidor
and owned by the Cha. Martina OF
Manila.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17

In December, Beware Of:
l. The hours between 5 and
10 pm. Ten Of the Is traffic
victims in December last year
were killed within this five
hour period.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in December, 1910, while
doing this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
You and an Air Raid
What to Do If on the Street
And You Hear Siren Sounded

Don't strike matches or smoke
a cigarette. If you have a pet
with you, keep it on a leash.
Otherwise, it might run away,
causing injury to others.
To avoid getting lost on your
way to shelter during blackout,
think through your route and
check your progress by the num-
Der of streets crossed and turns
made. Assume drivers do not see
you. You can see even q dim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
School Operettu Tonight

OAKTON, Va. Dec. II (Speciap -
1.-THE Legend of the Snowman" q
Christmas operetta, will be present.
ed by the primary grades of Oakton
School at 8 o'clock tonight in the
school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
Postmusters Confirmed

The Senate confirmed yesterday
these postmasters:
Virginia - William A. Coates,
Arlington: Gouverneur w. Marchant,
Woodbury. Forest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17

retirement privileges to legislative
employees.
In addition to Representative
Ramspeck and Mr.. Fisher, other
witnesses heard by the subcom-
mittee, headed by Senator Mead of
New York, included Col. Edwin A.
Halsey, secretary of the Senate;
Chesley w. Jurney, sergeant at arms
of the Senate, and John C. Crockett,
chief clerk of the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17

Halt the Toll
Every blot is a District trafnc
death. Stop the December toll.
December, l94l
Dec. 2Dee. loIoee. 10
December, 1910
Dec. 2lDee. II Dec. 10 Dec. "A Dec. Is
. . . o .
Dec. 20 Dec. q Dec. q Dec. Is Dec. Is
. . ooo . .
Dec. II
.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17

Tomorrow: Home preparation
for a blackoHt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17

December, 194l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
Tire Shipments,
0utput=InGease

NEW YORK, Nov. o. Ship
mentS Of automotive pneumatic
CASINOS during October totalcd
). S67. 175 units. an increase OF 11.6
per cent over the September total,
which amounted 10 s, 259,22o units.
In October, a year ago, movement
came 10 5,525,075.
During October. 1884, 30S units
were produced. compared with
i.562. 972 in September and 3016,-
SOL a year ago.
Inventories Of pneumatic cas-
ings and inner tubes in the hands
of lubnor manufacturers dropped
sharply during October TO lower
level in probably 20 years. Mean
while. shipments continue TO eN-
coed new production by a wide
margin
Inventories Of 4 ~ S36 pneu-
matte castings as OF the end Of
October were equal, compared to
shipments in that month, 10 only
u days supplies. while inner tube
stocks of 4,i47,55S units was equal
to about 26 days supplies. Re-
ducIion in stocks from Oct 81,
1910. was equal 10 So per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
Steel Output
Shows Decline

NEW YORK. Nov. 81 - Steel
ingot production for the week
ended November "A is placed at a
shade over 95 per cent Of capacity,
in the compilation by Dow-JoneS
& Company, Inc This compares
with 80 per cent in the previous
week and % per cent two weeks
ago.
United States Steel is esti-
mated at 97i2 per cent. against
101 , per cent in the week before
and 100 per cent two weeks ago.
Leading Independents arc cred
tied with about "a per cent COM
pared with 81 per cent in the
preceding week and 81 per cent
two weeks ago.
Reduction in output is attributed
10 the strike in the captive coal
mines and also TO the continued
scarcity OF scrap. ffffre -tiroprby
United States Steel is almost en-
tirely As a result Of the coal
strike. but among some of the in
dependents the shortage of scrap
was the outstanding factor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
Significant Incident

One incident significant OF the
trend here discussed:
The president of a well-known
enterprise Package Machinery
Company broke all precedent,
as did President Roosevelt, by
running for a third term as
mayor Of Springfield, Mass. I'm
I'll 1887 he had never held public
office But solely because of the
busincsShke administration he
had given the city. Roger l..
Putnam was overwhelmingly
reelected this month. Here, in
brief, was his platform:
THE same principles of adj
ADMINISTRATION that apply to-
private enterprise can and should
apply to public service"
When his sweeping victory
was announced, he declared:
THE campaign just ended was
contest between commonsense,
business administration and
party-machine loyalties."
Is it not entirely wholesome
that party machines" and their
Vaccinations arc being tecog-
nized as unworthy OF comparison
with the constructive Services
experienced business men render
the nation?
-omueht i2u r. p c. Forbes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
Auto
Graphs
Priorities TO Force
Farmers to Purchase
Larger Size Trucks
BY SILER FREEMAN

Farmers. heretofore one of the
largest class of buyers of light
truck 5. will find themselves
forced into the medium weight
class by next Spring. The rea-
son: prioritieS.
Right now, light trucks are in
the same classification as pas
Senger cars, without prioritieS.
Although the OPM has been inn
portuned TO give them some sort
of priority rating it has been
steadily refused. The only re-
lief offered was for the manu-
facturers to make the & h t
trucks instead of passenger cars
under the latter quota This
they hcsitated TO do as opening
another avenue for further re-
Striction of cars.
SO, instead of i2-ton and 1-ton
trucks farmers may he forced
TO go into 2 and 2la ton vehicles
which are given priority rating.
There is a change in classlfica-
lions of trucks now before the
OPM which has been agreed
upon but not approved. When
this gets the official okay.- 1t
will help the truck makers a
great deal by giving them more
-leeway in the heavier groups.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
Stamping Firm
Nets S414,835

TOLEDO. Nov. 27.-City Auto
Stamping Company and subsidia-
rles disclose for the II months
ended September 30. a net profit
of S4l4,S35 after federal income
and excess profits taxes, equal 30
Sill common Snare, against
S425,6l0 or S114 a share for the
l. months ended Sept. 80. 1910.
Taxes for the y months ended
Sept. 30, last. amounted TO S409,-
I05 compared with S120,S57 IN
the corresponding period of the
prev iouS year. according to
Charles G. Bigelow. treasurer.
The company has declared 2
regular quarterly dividend of -
cents on common stock, payable
December 10 10 stock of record
December TO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
Personal Pets Cited

President Roosevelt, diSllklng
the thought Of being so much
dependent upon the very type
of man he had SO yehemently
eXcoriated. did try TO elevate
to positions of power several OF
his personal pets possessing no
training for wrestling with the
responsibilities entrusted to
them. such as Harry Hopkins
and Leon Henderson.
The production of so-ealled de-
Tense output has been dependent
upon business executives; also,
in most instances, II has-been
under supervision at Washington
by business stalMaftS. The
theorists have filled such roles
as arbitrarily deefeeing -hit-ef-
miss ceilings on prices and
issuing other commands the
SoundnesS of Which they were
incapable of analyzlng.
Laborite Sidney lIillmans re-
lcCNlOIl vi the lOWtSA bli III NOll-
struction workers homes, over
the protest of the Department Of
Justice, il a flagrant-eXample- of
how bureaucratS bereft of busi-
ness experience have acted
played politics.
President RooSevelt's coddling
of John l.. Lewis has evoked
widespread public resentment.
All indications are that the
American people are finding
themselves compelled 10 reap
praise their judgment of politi-
clans and of employment-givers.
The latter, by their achieve
mentS, are winning public re-
Spect Are politicians gaining in
DubllC pStCCpN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
Activity in Oil
List Features
Mixed Market
Sieels, Chrysler
Score Fractione
Gains at Opening

NEW YORK, Nov. 27-flNSi
The stock market was mixed
early today but the urdertone was
flTner after yesterdays reaction
There was considerable activity
in oil shares. Standard OF New
Jersey opened ON 500 shares. and
Standard Of California and Pure
oil on 1000 each. Prices were
little changed.
The steelS scored fractional
gains, and Chrysler was slightly
higher.
National Biscuit gained on a
block of loo shares. Phelps
Dodge and American Smelling
were Oft in the Gamers Q1harS 20
open down included Consolidated
Edison and Pennsylvania Railroad.
CHICAGO. Nov. 27.-qNS)-
Wheat futures opened sc lower
10 &C higher today corn un,
changed to &c higher and oats
nc down 10 2se Hp.
WHEAT December SLIP -;
MAY. 81 1875 611S&s July, Sl.1SEE-
CORN-December 72as a y &C,
May. 1855 Il 7s@Tc; JHiy. seize.
OATS-December AS H4744c+
MaX. 517sc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27

Its not every day We have the
opportunity TO throw around a few
of Mr. Wrnchell's pct orchids and
this time its real pleasure.
Those surprising Union Guardian
girls and their Goodiellow bridge
parties have achieved quite a repu-
tation among the business firms.
And certainly those VIII" called
up voluntarily TO inq":ir when the
party was 10 be held so that they
could contribute prizes TO the
cause deserve a lot of credit.
Too. the Detroit Trust Company
got sohdly behind their COMPETE
tors affair and every employe
bought at least one ticket 1t was
ia really grand gesture and they
merit those great big orchids for
that
And We can't overlook The
Guardian Angels. themselves. for
once again the party was huge
success.