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Evening star., 1942-05-31

depends not only on wise leader
ship and sound administration, but
on the thinking and the attitudes
of all of us.
Difference Of One Year.
Perhaps no more instructive men,
tai exercise can now be found than
q comparison of the state Of the
world yesterday with conditions
prevailing on last Memorial Day.
On May 30, 1941, the British were
Withdrawing from Crete. The Ger
mans had just completed their con-
quest of the Balkans. Greece and
Yugoslavia had been added to the
total of German conquests and Bull
garia to the list Of German satel-
lites. Germany stood supreme and
victorious in Europe. She had
only one major enemy: The Brit.
ish Empire.
There were few notes Of cheer
anywhere. The conquest Of East
Africa had been virtually completed
but British troops were on the verge
Of clash with the French In Syria
and the Iraq revolt had just ended
May had seen the terrible eight day
air raid on Liverpool and one Of the
Evening star., 1942-05-31
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. c., MAY 81, 1912

under q bank Of cloud beyond which
the sun is shining.
Our immediate dimculty Is trans
portation. We have fighting power
which we cannot use because we
cannot get it to the places where
it is needed. We need more ship
ping, and better protection for the
shipping we have, and better plan
to make the best use Of every avail
able ton Of that shipping. Our con-
tinental allies, Russia and China,
are being attacked by the desperate
forces Of the Axis. 1t is hard for
us to send direct aid to Russia and
China because of distance and poor
facilities. Our lines of communica-
ton, especially seaborne, are under
constant attack.
There Is, therefore, no room for
complacency. There is no room for
self-congratulation. There Is room
only for united, determined, all-out
effort to overcome these difficulties
which so discount the promise Of the
future and make that future good
by present effort.
Stout Hearts Needed.
But the future is there, it is at
tainable, 1t is within our grasp. We
should avoid above all those de-
moralizing fluctuations between un-
warranted optimism and black
despair which have been so charac-
teristic of the past and march on in
Evening star., 1942-05-31
Slated for A.8. Degrees

Edna Mae Woolf, daughter Of Mrs
Elsie A. Woolf Of Washington, and
Eleanor Rust, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. David N. Rust Of Leesburg, will
receive A. B. degrees at the Tooth
commencement at Hollins College
June 8.
Evening star., 1942-05-31
J. Alfred Austin Elected

WARRENTON, Va, May 80 (Spe-
ciaD y. Alfred Austin was elected
secretary of the Fauquier County
Electoral Board this week. He sue
ceeds Laurence r. Bartenstein, sec
retary for Is years, who resigned in
February.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
District Court 10 Decide
Residence Of War Victim

The question of legal residence of
a Navy employe who was killed at
the Cavite base in the Philippines
during the japanese raid of De-
cember 10 Is to be decided by Dis
trict Court in a petition for an in
junction that was on file today.
The case involved the estate of
Walter B. Blount, who had lived
in the islands almost continuously
for 10 years. He had accumulated
valuable property there, including
seven houses. stock in q waterworks
and other securities.
The widow. Mrs. Ouida P. Blount
was said to have taken out letters
OF administration of the estate in
Georgia, where laws provide that a
surviving widow in this situation
would take all of her husbands S
estate. Six brothers and sisters of
Mr.. Blount. however, claim that
Mr.. Blount's legal residence was in
the Philippines. where laws would
grant them share in the estate.
The complaint for an injunction
is to halt the Civil Service Com
mission from paying all Mr. Blount's'
retirement funds to the widow
Plaintiffs in the case are Charles
E. Blount. Rogers Heights, Md;
Alma Davis. Burbank, Calf; Anne
Suggs, Sarasota. Fla, and Phoebe
HERS and Henry and Thomas
Blount, all OF Savannah, Ga.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Col. Stevens Dies in Orient
When Plane Is Shot Down

1t. Col. Francis r. Stevens, 1888
North Seventeenth street, Airing
ton, Va, was one OF u ofncers and
26 enlisted men listed by the War
Department today as having been
killed in action or fatally wounded
in the Far East.
His widow and two children, Mar
guerite, l3, and Francis, jr, 6, live
at the Arlington address.
Col. Stevens was killed June 8
when a plane in which he was a
passenger was shot down of New
Guinea. Assigned to a special mis-
sion by the War Department.. he
received posthumous award OF the
Distinguished Service Cross from
Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
Born in Clear Creek, Ala. jan
uary 81. 1908, Col. Stevens was grad
uated from the United States Mill
tary Academy in 1924. He also was
graduated from the infantry school,
company oficers school, in 1881.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Public Hearing Held
On Rooming House
zoning Amendment
Commission Defers
Decision q Week to Get
Citizen Groups Views

Amendment Of the District zon-
ing regulations to permit. for the
duration of the war. operation OF
lodging. rooming or boarding houses
In restricted areas, as a means of
alleviating the housing shortage.
was considered at public hearing
held today by the Zoning Com
mission
The commission deferred decision
for one week. to give the Federation
of Citizens Associations time to file
a statement Of its views. Less than
a score Of property owners or group
representatives attended the hear
ing and outright opposition was
lacking although some witnesses
questioned the phraseology.
The amendment would permit
lodging, rooming or boarding houses
in buildings in the "A" restricted
and the "A" semi-restricted districts
when meals or lodging and meals
are furnished to more than four
persons for compensation.
It would be stipulated that such
temporary use terminate within one
year after the end OF the war and
that the Board Of Zoning ADJUST
ment find in each case that the
temporary use would not blight per-
manently the restricted character Of
the neighborhood.
Also it would be stipulated that
such uses may not be permitted il
erection Of exterior fire escapes
would be required and that the ap-
plicant must make an unconditional
statement that such uses would
terminate within one year after the
war.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Legion Collects Records
For Men in Service

Gifts Of old phonograph records,
which will be sold as scrap, mean
new records for men in the Army.
Navy and Marine Corps. Col. julius
I. Peyser, American Legion District
chairman Of Records for Our Fight
ing Men," said today.
Old records may be left at any
American Legion Post. Peoples Drug
Stores, District Grocery Stores. A. g.
P. Food Stores, Nation wide Service
Grocers. Inc; United Food Stores
Corp, Higgers Drug Stores and the
American Legion Club, Col. Peyser
explained.
Give your old phonograph records
today to the American Legion and
keep 'em singing" Col. Peyser said.
Even broken records are useful.
With your help we will see that men
IN the armed services get new rec
ords, bought from the proceeds of
the sale of old records, for the dura-
ton. And the service men will ap-
preciate the gift Music means much
to them. Pick up your phone and
call the American Legion. Michigan
l044. where arrangements will be
made to send for large numbers of
records. Individual records should
be left at one OF the many reposi-
tories"
Evening star., 1942-07-23
New Municipal Court
Rules Of Procedure
Due in September
John }. Cormody to Aid
Jurists With Droftipo.
Judge Borse Reveals

Rules Of procedure for the civil
and criminal divisions of the new
Municipal Court will be issued in
September and the tribunal will
continue to operate under regula-
tions in effect before the Police and
Municipal Courts were Combined
Chief Judge George P. Barse said
today.
Every rule must be carefully
drafted and redrafted, he jurist
asserted. before the regulations,
which are expected to fill between
IS and 80 printed pages, are COM
pleted
Judge 3arse said John J. Car
mody. local attorney, had been ap-
pointed by the District Bar Associ-
alton as chairman OF committee
to work with Municipal Court judges
in drafting the rules. 1t is custom
airy for lawyers to be consulted in
such matters lnasmuch as they will
be directly affected by rules of pro-
cedure, Judge Barse explained.
The court issued an order on july
2 continuing the old rules OF pro-
cedure until such times as the new
ones are completed The last regu-
lations drawn for the former Police
Court were in 1927 Rules for the
former Mu14cipal Court are more
recent. the latest having been writ
ten last year.
Unde' the act consolida ting Police
and Municipal Court. judges must
file monthly report with the chief
judge on the number of days and
hours pei Gay spent in each branch
of the court.
Judge Barse said the iurists un-
der him vtIe to file their first re-
ports August !.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Star Staff Photo.

of the BEW personnel division said
they did not fire her, but that 1T
is strictly up to Mrs. Hawthorn"
Mr.. Simmons continued: Her
service is satisfactory and we need
workers. We will take her back
any time that she promises not
to wear the sign in the office"
Mrs. Hawthorn said: Why should
I back down on my stand? Besides
the sign has done so much good.
wear it all the time now. People
stop and talk with me about Jesus
and I don't have to force my re-
ligion on them. They ask about it,"
Harmony" Is Important.
Mr.. Simmons addressed an Of
fetal letter to Mrs. Hawthorn on
Tuesday giving the policy of the
BEW on her case. It read. in part :
"Of course, the Board of Economic
Warfare does not wish to dictate to
an employe what he may or may
not wear. nor does it attempt In
any way to unduly regulate the lives
of its employees. However, am
sure you can appreciate the fact
that the board must insist that its
employees conduct themselves in
such way that their presence in
the Office will not disconcert the
other employees. During this emer-
gency it is very important that
persons work in complete unity and
harmony.
Il am advised that Mrs. Brooks
Of the personnel division has talked
with you on at least, two occasions
concerning signs which you have
worn fastened to your dress. Since
am further informed that you
have not desisted from the practice
of wearing these signs. I must ad-
wise you that the board will not
permit you to again appear on any
of its premises, dressed conspicu-
ously to the extent thai the at
tention of our employees would be
unduly diverted"
Mrs Hawthorn lives at 7ls Nine
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Separate Command
For Navy Chap|ains
Urged by Ministers
Independent Bureou,
Similar to Army's,
Sought by Commission

Navy officials today were studying
request urging creation of a
separate Navy chaplains' bureau.
headed by religious leader and not
by line officer Construction of
chapels at naval shore stations also
was urged by the General Commits
sion on Army and Navy Chaplains.
Parents are vitally concerned
about the spiritual welfare of their
sons in the Navy, it was pointed out
by commission members who con-
ferred yesterday with Secretary
Knox and Admiral Randall Jacobs.
chief of the Bureau of Naval Per-
sonnel.
Commission Statement.
A written statement left with Sec
retary Knox. with copy sent to
President Roosevelt, declared, in
part:
The general commission. which
officially represents Protestant
churches having 100000 adult
communicate members, does not
feel that the present organization
gives adequate recognition to the
dignity and importance of the re-
ligious life OF men in the service as
these are recognized in utterances
of the President of the United
States. in the feeling of the churches
of the country. and in the minds of
millions of American parents who
are giving their sons to the Navy
1T is further felt that the prac-
tical effectiveness of the Cha aplains'
Corps is limited to very consid-
cradle degree by the present ar
rangements. The changes that have
been made, beginning in 1920. by
the Army, have brought about a
state of effectiveness in religious
work for the Army to which the
Navy offers no parallel and this diff
ference is beginning to be realized.
Members of Committee.
Part of the work of this commits
sion is the securing of suitable
clergymen as candidates for the
chapla;ncy Great difficulty has been
experienced in obtaining an adequate
number of qualified candidates. We
feel that this difficulty is in no small
degree connected with the present
organization of the Navy chap
laincy.'
Conferring with naval officials
were the Rev. Dr. Arthur S. Devan,
commission director; the Rev. Will
liam B. Pugh. stated clerk OF the
Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.. COM
mission vice chairman. the Right
Rev Henry x Sherill. bishop Of the
Massachusetts diocese of the Episco-
pal church and chairman Of the
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Martha Raye Will Lead
Sonqs al Bond Rally

Martha Raye, Aim comedienne
will lead in group singing at the
bond-selling rally to be conducted
Tuesday night at the Water Gate
by the local Civilian Defense ONCE
Music will be furnished by the Army
Air Forces Band and Comdr. Gene
Tunney may speak.
Vaudeville acts are being sought
for the open-air show and a DEM
onstration of an air raid communi-
cations control center will be made.
Tickets may be obtained from air
raid wardens.
Loretta Youngs work during the
last week for War bond sales
brought In a half-million dollars,
Treasury officials announced today.
The screen star will conclude her
appearance here when she auto
graphs bond receipts and stamps
books at the Washington Gas Co.,
Eleventh and H streets NV. to-
morrow at noon.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
War Prisoners 10 Get
Standard Food Packages

The American Red Cross yesterday
announced change in its system Of
providing supplementary food ra-
tions to American war prisoners. It
will provide standard food packages
regularly to all American prisoners
instead of sending packages adj
dressed to individuals In their own
names.
The new policy does not prevent
relatives and friends of war prison.
ers from mailing parcels to individ-
ual prisoners postage free, it was ex-
planned, but halts the practice OF
making individual food gifts through
the Red Cross.
The District Red Cross has been
shipping from 600 to TOO packages
monthly to identified war prisoners.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Iron Workers Dispute
Ended by Pay Raise

An agreement to grant wage in
creases averaging more than IL Der
cent has settled a wage controversy
between a local AFL iron workers
union and two steel fabricatinr
plants operating in the Washington
area.
The union. Iron Workers Local
NO. 486. called strike early in the
dispute. but work was resumed with
the Intervention of Labor Depart
ment conciliators The companies are
the Rosslyn Steel IL Cement Co.
3031 K street NV. and the Hudson
Supply Il Equipment Co.. with
ofnces in the District and in Arline-
ton County.
Labor Department ofiicials said
the union originally asked increases
from l8 to 80 per cent higher than
present scales. but members ratified
the smaller increases.
The agreement calls for increases
in hourly rates for bar benders from
10 to 10 cents; for cutters and opera
tors. from IS to 70 cents: for crane
men and measurement. from so to 68
cents; for experienced helpers, from
S. to 60 cents. and for inexperienced
helpers, from so to IS cents.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Belgian Primate Protests
Sunday Work in Mines
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, July 23.-The
primate OF Belgium was disclosed
yesterday to have written a strong
letter Of protest to German military
authorities against their order to
Belgian coal miners to work one
Sunday and holiday In each month.
The letter dated May and is
sued at the primate seat OF Malines
was addressed to Baron Alexander
Won Falkenha usen, German military
commander OF Belgium and North
ern France.
The German order. the primate
said, not only struck at the liberty
of work and worship but was aggra-
waited by the fact that the work done
In the Belgian coal industry does not
profit principally their compatriots. !"
while Belgium is an excellent
producer Of coal" the letter con-
tinued. I'VE have seen during the
long, hard winter numerous fami-
lies and institutions deprived of any
means of heating themselves, which
proves as every one knows. that our
miners are obliged to work in the
interest Of foreigners. It is conse-
quently even more odious to curtail
their religious liberty to these ends" :"
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Ickes Aide Sees Threa'
OF Disastrous Gas
Price-Cutting War
Nothing to Be Coined,
EIIender Says; Quote
System Fovored

Retailers and representatives Of
the large oil companies have come
to him expressing fear that q dis
astrous price war soon will break
out under the new gasoline ration
ing system. Joseph H. Ellender.
chief of the motor fuel section OF
the Once of the Petroleum Co
ordinator, said today.
Mr.. Ellender told The Star he Is
taking these reports seriously"
1T is to be hoped that everybody
in the industry will realize nothing
will be gained in the long run by
starting such a war" he said.
Price cutting might start in 4
small village, from some filling sta
tion owner who believes he can
capture more customers and their
ration coupons by giving them dis
counts for a thine, he decalred. On
the. other hand, war" might be
initiated by a gasoline wholesaler,
inducing the stations he supplies
to join him In price cuts.
There is absolutely no evidence
Of = plot" by any retailer or sup
plier to capture the market by
price cuts. he emphasized. TT would
be a normal business reaction"
The Office OF the petroleum CO.
ordinator has for some time con-
tended that the ONCE OF Price Ad-
ministration should give each sta
tion a quota of gasoline, under the
new ration system as under the old
A spokesman for local retailers
said he believed Washington would
not be the starting place for the
gas war he fears.
Local stations reported lots Of
gasoline on hand today but rela-
lively few customers.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
WAAC Service Called
Date With DestinY'
b. the Associated Press.

B> the Associated Press.
FORT DES MONIES. Iowa. July
23-Mrs. Ovetta Culp Hobby today
told 440 officer candidates of the
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps that
This is your date with destiny, and
free future will credit your con-
tribution"
Addressing the Nations first
woman soldiers in the Army post
theater the WAAC director said:
You have taken of silk and put
on khaki And all for essentially
the same reason-you have q debt
and 4 date. A debt to democracy. 4
date with destiny :. You may
be called upon to give your lives"
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Colored Man Is Named
To Probotion Office

Appointment Of the first colored
man to the probation ONCE of
Municipal Court was announced
today by Chief Probation Oflicer
Joseph N Sanford.
William G. Hueston, jr., 744 Park
road NV, has been made assistant
probation of1icer. A member OF the
bar here. he was associated with
the Law Arm Of his father. He is
graduate Of Howard University
law school.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
School Head Badly Hurt
In Nearby Auto Crash

Col. Howard johnson Bencho6
50-year-old headmaster OF Massa-
nutten Military Academy at Wood
stock, Va. was in serious condition
at Casualty Hospital today from in
juries received yesterday in three
car crash on the Baltimore highway
near Berwyn, Md. He was brought
here by the Branchville Md rescue
squad. Examinations were to be
made today to determine whether
his skull was fractured.
Ida Broz, IS, Of Annapolis, re-
manned in undetermined condition
in Emergency Hospital from injuries
received yesterday when she and
two other women were struck by q
streetcar on G street NV. as the
trolley made an unscheduled right
turn into Eleventh street. She was
visiting here at 1914 Fourteenth
street NV.
The other pedestrians, hurt slight
ly, were Marie Linn. Al. of 1914
Fourteenth street NV, who was
treated At Emergency and released
and Nancy Schell, 2l. OF Il Ken
nedy street NV, who refused treat
ment.
Margaret Farrell. 43, OF 1343 F
street NE. was admitted to Cas-
ualty Hospital early this morning
with severe face lacerations suffered
when the automobile in which she
was riding crashed into a parked
car in the 300 block Of Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Christopher Vaughn. colored, H.
of 9O7 Sixth street NV. was admit
ted to Casualty Hospital with head
and knee lacerations and brush
burns about the arms and head. He
was struck by an automobile while
riding a coaster wagon. The acci-
dent happened about . pm.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Cargo Plane Proposal
Get Full Airinq
By Congress Groups
AdmiroIs to Be Asked
Views on koiser Plan,
Opposed by Vinson
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
Air-minded Congress members are
asking a6mirals and merchant
marine chiefs whether manufacture
Of great cargo planes by the thou
sands would be the best way TO beat
the submarines.
They are studying a proposal by
Henry j. Kaiser, West Coast ship
builder and engineering authority.
that several existing shipyards be
devoted to construction of 5000
giant flying boats, capable of carry
ing big cargoes on transoceanic
flights.
Representative Mott. Republican,
of Oregon, a ranking minority MEM
Der of the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee, said he thought Mr.. Kaiser's
plan was entirely feasible" and that
he intended to ask several admirals
appearing before the committee soon
to outline the Nays stand on it.
Called ON Aleutian Status.
His opportunity to get the Navy's
views came as the Naval Committee
called in high officers for an outline
of steps taken to Gust the Japanese
from three islands In the Western
Aleutians --.-.--
Meanwhile. Chairman Bland Of
the House Merchant Marine .Com :,
mittee, said it was probable that
his committee would call in Mr..
Kaiser and War Shipping Admins
traitor Emory S. Land probably late
next week, for discussion OF aerial
freighters.
Representative Bland's plan to
have the Merchant Marine Commit
tee inquire into the flying boat ques-
ton won immediate. enthusiastic
support from Representative Peter
son of Florida, chairman of 4
subcommittee investigating can
collation. of 4 shipbuilding con-
tract at Andrew j. Higgins New Or
leans yard, and from Representative
Boykin Of Alabama, chairman of 4
subcommittee studying the short
age OF steel for ship construction
The attitude of the admirals and
the deliberations of the Merchant
Marine Committee may decide
whether legislation will be intro
duced to translate Mr.. Kaiser's plan
into reality.
Thinks Planes Feasible.
Mr.. Mott asserted that cargo
planes could carry easily large part
Of the freight now being transported
to the United Nations In surface
ships which risk attack by subma-
rines.
Chairman Vinson OF the Naval
Affairs Committee said. however,
that "the thing to do is to keep on
building ships in shipyards and
planes In plane factories"
Kaiser" he said, should 20
ahead and build ships As fast as his
schedule calls for, and let Glenn
Martin build the flying boats. Mar
tin can build them just as fast as
the Government expands his plant" !"