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Evening star., 1941-12-16
Civil Service Affirms
Removal of Patterson

The Civil Service Commission to-
day reaffrmed its order of October
10 directing removal Of Harry J.
Patterson. manager Of the Cincin-
natl Office of the Ohio Bureau of
Unemployment Compensation for
political activity involving the COL
lection of campaign funds last fall.
The state had asked that the case
be reopened, but the commission,
after hearing, formally denied the
motion today.
Mr.. Patterson was the first State
officer removed by the commission
under the Hatch Act.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Busy Federal Workers Pause
To Play Santa for Needy
Representatives Named in Agencies to Collect
Cash and Goods to Make YuIe Joyous

assistant Senate postmaster, Senate
Office Building.
Federal Security Agency-Harold
Dotterer, chief clerk, room 5653,
new Social Security Building.
Public Health Service E.
Scott, room 101, Constitution avenue
at Nineteenth street NV.
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission-Miss Josephine
Peckham, room 7013, new Interior
Building.
Freedmens Hospital-Mrs. Fran
ces w. Hughes, office of the assistant
director.
o. E. M. Representatives.
Once for Emergency Manage
ment-Mrs. Emma Joyce, room 301,
470 Indiana avenue NV. directing
o. E. M. representative and special
! representative for the personnel Of
nee. She will be assisted by the
following representatives:
Miss Maud Bartlett. counsefs Of.
nee, room 2l6, Federal Reserve
Building; Dorothy Gleason, Central
Administrative Services, director
| office. room 1856, Federal Reserve
Building; Mrs. Ada Cassidy, trans
| portation, room 1910, Federal Re-
serve Building; Miss Matte Lou
Honeycutt, service operation, room
226. 1912 Twenty fourth street
NV; Mrs. Blanche Kendrick. in
vestigation, room 200, 1409 L street
| NV; Rilla Van Horn, budget and
finance. room 900, H. o. L. c. Build
ing, First street and Indiana ave-
nue. avenue NV; Miss Dorothy
King, information, room 5525, So
cial Security Building.
Mrs. Rose Keeter, Defense Hous-
ing, reception room, 1900 I street
NV; Mrs. Anne Smithson, Inter
American Affairs, room 1922. Com
merce Building; Mrs. Louise Wahl
ONCE of Scientific Research anc
Development. room 206, 1880 P street
NV; Sarah Henderson, Lease.
Lend, reception room, SIS Twenty.
second street NV.
In the ONCE of Price Administra.
tons temporary building D, Sixth
street and Independence avenue
S.W., are these o. E. M. representa-
tives: James D. Studley, room 240
and Leo M. M. Davis, room 2707
price, Thomas Klechak, field op
erations, room 1712; Miss Billie
OLSON, legal, room 1905: Mrs. Dori
Whitmack, transportation, room
1905; Miss Julia Grouse, ONCE man
agement, room II; Virginia M
Stain. consumers division, room
Ia; Julia johnson, personnel, room
1913.
Evening star., 1941-12-16

According to Norman C. Kal, in
spector Of the auxiliary police, these
men will disseminate news and in
formation in case of an emergency"
Sworn in were H. R. Weaver, ad-
vertising director, Wa hing o n
Times Herald; Crosby N. Boyd, as
sistant secretary-treasurer Of The
Star; Nathan Seidel, president, A.
A. A. Letter Service; Lawrence j.
Heller, president, Station WINK;
Kenneth H. Berkeley, general man
ager, Stations WRC and WMAL; A.
D. Willard. jr., general manager,
Station WJSV; William B. Dolph,
general manager, Station VOL;
Don Bernard. advertising director,
Washington Post; Earle D. Baker,
business manager, Washington
News; Norman Reed, program di-
rector, Station WWDC; Otis T.
Wingo, director, Public Opinion
Analysts, and Alvin @. Ehrlich, vice
president of Kal Advertising, Inc.
Maj. Kelly told the new captains
that shields will be issued them
later. They are to form their own
stats and will have an office in the
Municipal Center Building.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Hankin Calls Meeting
Tomorrow 10 Study
Cross-Town Buses
Commission Head Hopes
Service Will Stort
In Few Doys

An order for prompt establish
ment of a cross-town bus service
to run from Catholic University
to Westmoreland Circle NV. will
be considered by the Public Utilities
Commission tomorrow, under plans
announced today by Gregory Han
kin. commission chairman.
Mr.. Hankin said he had hopes
the order could be issued tomorrow.
However, the other commission
member, Brig. Gen. Charles w.
Kutz, has been so busy with other
duties that he has not had time to
study data prepared by Fred A.
Eager, commission chief engineer.
Mr.. Hankin has hopes the bus
line may be in operation within a
matter of days, but some observers
suggest it might not be ready until
some time in January, due to neces-
sity of finding sufficient buses.
AS Mr.. Hankin views the plan,
the cross-town line will use the old
Klingle Bridge over Rock Greek
instead of one of the more northerly
roads across Rock Greek Park. Mr..
Hankin said he had been assured
by highway and bridge officials that
the old span down in Rock Greek
valley will be safe since only small
buses would be employed in the
cross-town service. One official
said this would mean buses of 25
or q passenger capacity and not
the larger vehicles.
AS now planned, the crosstown
service would follow generally the
existing routes of the several loop
or shuttle buses operating between
the two terminal points. 1t is sug-
gested that from the Eastern ter
minus the croestown route would be
along the line of the Catholic Uni
versity buses to Columbia road ano
Warder street NV, then proceed
along Adams Mill road to Klingle
Bridge and up Porter street to Con-
necticut avenue, where it would picl
up the route of the Bureau o1
Standards bus, using Reno road anc
Veasey street, and thence to West.
moreland Circle
1t was said the Hawaii avenue
branch of the Park road bus line
would not be disturbed.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
YuIe Fund Donations
Woshinetonions Giving Gosh to Buy
Gifts for Poor Children

Despite the Washington residents remembering the
parents provide Christmas for
them.
Star glad acknowledge contributions to the
Christmas needy children These gifts will be turned to
Christmas Committee the Council OF Social Agencies for
distribution among families with children Christmas time
you would like to make gift toy may leave at
lobby theater attend
Matnee" held at IL Bros theates
Saturday.
Following cash gifts received by The Star:
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Mrs. Watkins Elected
Bv Homemukers' Club

Mrs. Phillip Watkins of Cedar
Grove, was elected president OF the
Montgomery County (Mdo Coun-
Gil of Homemakers' Clubs at the
annual melting at Gaithersburg. She
succeeded Mrs. Clifton Stanley OF
Gaithersburg.
Other officers named were Mrs.
Walter Armstrong. Potomac VAL
ley, first vice president; Mrs. Jesse
Briggs, Gaithersburg, second wee
president; Mrs. Hale Seahorn, Four
Corners, secretary, and Mrs. Carl
ton Browning, Germantown, treas
urer.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
President Backs
$1,000 Minimum
In u. ). Service
House Committee
Told He Approves
New Romspeck Bill

William H. McReynolds, admins
trative assistant to the President,
at a surprise hearing today told the
House Civil Service Committee that
the new Ramspeck bill providing a
minimum wage of 81 200 for full-time
adult employment in the Federal
service and with corresponding in
creases in the subprofessional and
custodial services is in line with the
Presidents policy.
The Ramspeck bill is estimated
to affect 199, 500 employees of whom
81 500 are in. the departmental serv-
ices in Washington. Edgar B.
Young, representing the Bureau Of
the Budget, testified that the budget
estimate is that it will cost $15,00O,-
900 to put the proposed new pay
rates into operation.
Within Financial Program.
Chairman Ramspeck inserted a
letter from Harold Smith, director
of the budget, stating that the
measure comes within the Presi-
dents financial program.
Mr.. McReynolds said that this
legislation should have been en-
acted long ago, that it is IL years
overdue and that the whole problem
is to provide equal pay for equal
work.
The Ramspeck bill has the sup
port of the Civil Service Commits
sion and the director of the budget" :"
said Mr.. McReynolds. 1T is fully
in accord with the well established
policies Of the President on salary
matters" He urged immediate en-
actment OF the measure
The measure under discussion pro-
vldes a new title crafts protective
and custodial services" which will
more nearly define the work per-
formed by employees especially to
benefit under this measure. 1t pro-
videS two Setups in the sub-pro-
feSSional service which includes hos
pital attendance and in the higher
grades it provides five stepups in
stead Of four.
Dollar-a-Year Men Debated.
During the discussion of the five
stepups in the salary range from
$500 to $1,000, Representative
Moser or Pennsylvania, Representa-
tive Beckworth Of Texas and Repre-
sentative Jackson of Washington en-.
gagged in vigorous discussion re.
garding dollar-a-year men in the
Government service. Herbert EN-.
erich from the Office of Emergency
Management section of the S. P. A
B. said there are 400 dollar-a-yeal
men in the o. p. M. alone and abou
half of these men would be taker
from the dollar-a-year class and ou
In the regular status In the uppel
grades for which they qualify.
Mrs. Rogers, Republican, of Mass
achusetts questioned witnesses re
garding the plight of charwomel
who work by the hour, averagin,
about 80 hours week, earn s.
little that they barely keep sou
and body together"
Mr.. Young said that an increas
is provided for them under the ney
Ramspeck bill. He explained tha
some charwomen work full time an,
50 come under the regular sl,2O
minimum salary.
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Divorce Granted
ROCKVILLE, Md,

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Dec. is (Spe-
ciaD.-On the ground of desertion,
Circuit Judge Stedman Prescott has
granted Mrs. Mary c. Miller Of
Rockville an absolute divorce from
James r. Miller of Pikesville, a
Maryland State policeman. The de-
cree also awards her custody Of
three children. James R., jr.; Fred
erick w. and Cecil B. T. Miller, and
allows her alimony.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
British Cruiser Sinking
Credited to Nozi Bomber

ROME, Oct. 27 (H1.-The Italian
high command said today that Ger
man bombers sank British cruiser
in an air attack on a naval forma-
ton of the Libyan coast.
tDNB in Berlin Yesterday
made the same claim, asserting
German dive bombers sank a
light British cruiser in the Med
iterranean of Bardia, Libya,
scoring two hits. The news
agency said hte cruiser was pro-
tecting British supply trans
portsD
This was the second incident in
as many days concerning a British
cruiser to be reported by the high
command.
Yesterdays war bulletin said Ital-
ian torpedo-launching planes at
tackled British naval units in the
Central and Eastern Mediterranean
Saturday night and hit a cruiser
with a torpedo.
British bombings of Bengasi, Trip
oil and Misurata, in Libya, were re-
ported. A number Of persons were
killed or injured in Arab quarters
of the latter city. the high COM
mand said. A German anti-aircraft
unit was credited with shooting
down a British bomber, the crew OF
which was reported captured
In Ethiopia, Italian troops on the
Gondar front were said to have at
tackled British formations and in
f7icted losses.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
New 0.P. N. Emp|oye
Faces 17-Year-0Id
Bribery Charge
Check Of Record Brings
Old Indictment in
Virginia to Light

A check on the record OF new
employe of the Office of Production
Management brought Nathaniel J.
Botwin, 39-year -old accountant, into
Federal District Court at Harrison
burg, Va. today to answer a IT.
year-old indictment charging at
tempted bribery of Federal officer.
Mr. Botwin. according to the In
ternal Revenue Bureau. dropped out
of sight in April. 1924. when he was
released on $500 bond after indict-
ment for reputedly offering $3.50 to
two Internal Revenue agents, Rufus
P. Bell and r. S. Gochenour, in con-
nection with an adjustment of the
income tax affairs of Henry Green
stone. a Staunton CVaD merchant.
Mr.. Botwin. New Yorker, was
auditing the books of the merchant.
The accused denied the charge,
but did not appear for trial. When
he was employed by the o. P. NJ.
under the name of James BotWin,
according to the authorities, his old
record came to light in the course
Of the, investigation to which all
employees are subjected. In the IT.
year span, it developed, he had ac-
quired an enviable reputation as a
utilities accountant, and had served
both the New York State Power
Authority and the Federal Power
Commission.
He was taken to Harrisonburg last
week.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
John H. Layne, Attorney
And War Veteran, Dead

John H. Layne. special attorney
with the Internal Revenue Bureau,
died yesterday at Mount Alto Hos
pltal, Funeral services will be held
at 2;30 pm. tomorrow, at Fort Myer
Chapel, followed by burial in Ar
llngton National Cemetery.
Mr.. Layne, borne in San Saba.
Tex, mad been resident of Wash
ington for the past 30 years and
special attorney in the Internal
Revenue Bureau for 20 years. He
was a Shriner, member of Almas
Temple, member of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Post of the American
Legion and the Illinois State Bar
Association.
Mr.. Layne served in the Spanish
American War, m the Marine Corps
during the World War and was a
captain in the Marine Corps Re-
serve until his retirement.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs,
Pauline lockwood Layne of Chi
cago, and son, John H. ir., and
a daughter. Mary Pauline.
Mr.. Layne made his home at 37Oo
BrandyWlne street NV.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
5000 Catholic Loymen March
In Honor of Feast of Christ
Bishop MoNomoro Gives Benedicton at
Holy Name Society Services

Rev. Joseph Moran. pastor Of the
Church of St. Thomas the Apostle
and spiritual director of the Holy
Name Society. led the men in recit-
ing the Holy Name pledge.
Ten bands. the Catholic War Vet
erans. the Irish War Veterans and
the American Legion National Guard
of Honor marched with the "a parish
Holy Name Societies from Washing
ton and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
The procession was led by Acting
Supt. of Police Edward J. Kelly,
who rode alone in the rear seat OF
an open automobile. He was fol-
lowed by a motorcycle escort Of
police and a Georgetown University
R. o. T. c. color guard carrying the
national, papal and District colors.
Numerous religious banners and
American flags furnished flashes Of
color along the parade route.
In the reviewing stand at Fiji
teenth street were Bishop McNa-
mara, Father Slavin. Father Moran.
Msgr. Eugene J. Connolly, pastor of
St. Peters Church: Msgr. Louis c.
Vaeth, pastor of the Our Lady Of
Victory Church: William A. Kehoe,
president of the Washington section
Of the society; Joseph Neale, Thomas
Gallaher and William J. Collins.
past presidents of the society.
This years feast was dedicated
by Pope Plus XII to prayers for the
restoration of world peace.
Evening star., 1941-10-27

More than 25.000 persons lined
Constitution avenue between fourth
and Fifteenth streets NV. yester-
DAY afternoon as more than 5000
Catholic lavmen paraded in the an
nual Washington Holy Name Society
celebration of the Feast of Christ,
the King.
The feast. instituted by the late
Pope Plus XI in 1925. is celebrated
throughout the Catholic world on
the last Sunday in October Yes
terdays parade was the sixth spon-
sored by the Washington section Of
the society.
At the conclusion of the hour-long
march. participants and spectators
assembled on the slope of the
Monument grounds for solemn
benediction given by the Most Rev.
John NJ. Mcnamara auxiliary bishop
Of the archdioceses Of Baltimore
and Washington St. Johns College
cadets formed human cross in an
impressive backdrop TO the cere-
mony.
DR.. Slavin Sounds KEYNOTE.
keynote of the feast was sounded
when the Rev. DR.. John J. Slavin,
o. P, assistant professor of philos-
ophy at Catholic University, de-
clared:
Only by return to the Feast of
Christ, the King of Kings. by being
fed on the substantial food of his
teachings, and by making these
truths course through our lives as
lifegiving nourishment can We say
we have something worth defend
ing
National defense will mean nothing.
he declared, as long as the "canker
OF materialism is effectively eating
away the spiritual lives OF our people
and producing gnawing hunger in
the souls of men,
Bishop Mcnamara asserted the
greatest need of our country and
of the world is to profess allegiance
to the King. After Christ has
left the country. respect has van
lshed. We must pray for peace with
justice, and We must realize thai
strength is not in an army, not in a
navy, but in its union with Almighty
God"
Following the benediction. the
Evening star., 1941-10-27
SPA. B. Studies Way
To LET D. T.. Builders
Finish Projects
Agency Also May Amend
Policy to ALLOW Certain
RemodeIing Work
BY JAMES FREE.

Special measures to provide scarce
materials to thousands of builders
so they can complete construction
projects already begun, and in many
cases now at a standstill because of
inability TO obtain vital metals. are
being worked out by the Supply
Priorities and ALLEGATIONS Board, it
was learned today.
S. P. A. B. also is considering
amending its policy against new non
defense construction to permit re-
modelling of houses and other struc-
lures in certain instances.
In no case, however. will there be
any slackening of the recently an
nounced S. P. A. B. policy under
which no new public or private con-
structlon projects using critical ma
terials such as copper and steel may
be started during the emergency
unless they are necessary for defense
or for the health and safety of the
people.
Loss Seen for "Gamblers."
Donald NJ Nelson. S. P. A. B.
executive director, has emphasized
that contractors who gamble" on
starting new building projects. with
the hope that restrictions will be
lifted to permit them to finish the
work, will be doomed to disappoint-
ment and proba BILE financial loss.
When the o. P. Ms Advisory
Committee OF the Home Building
Idustry meets here Thursday it will
be urged by private builders and
real estate men to recommend es-
tablishment of quantitative limit
on materials in defense housing
rather than the present $4,000 top
price limit per unit
Philip w. Kniskern of Phila-
delphia, president of the National
Real Estate Boards. has contended
that quantitative limit instead
of a price limit would eliminate
many administrative and other diff
flcultles caused by variation In
Evening star., 1941-10-27
0'Conor Appoints
Committee 10 Study
Income Tax Slash
Governor Urges Quick
Action on Proposal
To Reduce Revenue
BY the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 27.-Gov.
OConor today named a committee
OF experts to give prompt and re-
liable advice whether the State IN
come tax should be reduced at this
time.
Il am asking the committee TO
take up its work Immediately in
order thst the most prompt advices
can be given to the Mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore, as well as the
other subdivisions of the State"
The city and counties receive
portion of the State income tax.
Baltimore's Mayor Howard w. Jack
son asked Gov. OConor whether the
levy was to be reduced, in order. he
said. that he might better know
how TO fix the Baltimore tax rate.
Gov. O'Conor asserted I'll is un-
fortunate that the discussions re-
garding possible reductions in the
State income tax have been looked
upon in some quarters as political
maneuvering."
Many Factors Involved.
A number of factors enter into
the question OF whether the States
present large surplus should be used
in the near future TO effect further
tax reductions. AS previously an
nounced. the State property tax
has been reduced 40 per cent bv
encumbering the States surplus bv
s4.OOo,000 in the next biennium."
Ihe State government faces the
same problems as business and
households, he continued. and we
are in period of rising costs and
the State is experiencing -. the
same difficulty which every ons
else does in regard 10 higher en-
ployment and commodity costs. How
to plan months ahead is something
Wnlch requires thorough going
study"
Some taxes, he added. NAV not
produce next year the income thev
produced this year.
Gov. O'Conor said he replied IN
MaYor JackSon's request. giving the
States position.
I appreciate the difficulties now
facing Baltimore City in the prepa-
ration of next years budget. but IL ia
IDLE TO say that l0-minute confer
ence between the Governor and the
Mayor would bring about a solution
Small Part Of City Expense.
He said the income tax return
from the State represented only or
cents of the city tax rate. and even
II the State income tax we're cut Is
per cent, 1t would represent only 2
cents on the city's tax rate"
At the recent Governors confer
ence. Gov. O'Conor said. "it was the
consensus that the utmost eau
ton must be observed before making
too generous use Of present sur
pluses" in view of future uncertain
ties.
The committee members appointed
are State Treasurer Hooper S. Miles,
State Tax Commission Chairman
William L. Henderson. Walter N.
Kirkman, director. department Of
budget and procurement; Controller
J. Millard Tawes and Joseph Sher-
bow, general counsel. Public Service
Commission. Services OF Deputy
Controller Joseph O'C. McCusker
will be available to the committee.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Methodist Bishop
Urges Christians
To Hold No Fear
Churches Renew PLEDGES
At Annual Mission
Moss Meeting

Bishop Arthur J. Moore, Meth
odist prelate from Atlanta. Ga. told
friends and workers of the Central
Union Mission yesterday afternoon
that christians must be not afraid
even in the face of this insane
generation
He was addressing the annual
mission mass meeting at the Calvary
Baptist Church when members of
the citys Protestant churches renew
their yearly pledges for mission
maintenance.
IF We could only stop for a
while and look up at the stars"
said the bishop. we could find the
right trail again. Christianity
chief message to the world today is
Be Not Afraid
Become Chief Heritage.
ACROSS the hills the night before
Christ was born the heralds were
singing that refrain. All during his
life. Christ used those three words
until they have become our chief
heritage now.
When I was preaching in China
A few years ago. I often used that
text. I asked the interpreter who
always stood beside me to repeat
my words in Chinese. how he
translated that idea. He reminded
me that I did not know enough
Chinese TO get the exact meaning
but the nearest he could come TO
it was rest your heart"
Out-of-town speakers made up
the program for this years mass
meeting. The Executive Committee
Of the international Union Of Gospel
Missions came to Washington for a
meeting so that its members might
observe with Mrs. Jean Bennett.
superintendent of the mission. the
57th anniversary of its missions
founding.
Among those telling of mission
work experiences were the Rev. Law
renee Sutherland, Newark, N. j.,
president of the union; DR.. w. E.
Paul. Minneapolis, MINI: the Rev.
Peter MacFarland. ST. Paul. MINI:
Carl Gooseman. Canton, Ohio: K.
A. Hawkins. Fort Wayne, Ind: AL.
Jones. New York City; Herbert F.
Baker, Rochester. N Y, and the
Rev. Clemme Ellis White. a woman
pastor who conducts a mission near
Broadway, New York City.
Following the annual banquet
held Saturday night at the May
flower. most of the visitors oc-
cupied pulpits in local churches
yesterday. The annual mission
morning service was held at the
National Baptist Memorial Church.
with DR.. Paul as the speaker. He
spoke at this service last year.
This marked the fifteenth annual
mission Sunday. E. H. De Groot,
jr., presided over the mass meeting
and Mrs. Bennett introduced the
speakers. The music was furnished
by Homer Rodeheaver and his IA
nous trombone and the quartette
from the mission Glee Club.