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Evening star., 1942-01-01
House Committee
Considers Transfer
OF Private Business
Move Is Believed
Possible Answer to
Congestion in CopitoI
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Recommendations to be made to
the House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds when hear
ings on the decentralization resolu-
ton are concluded next week were
tentatively agreed on in conference
yesterday by Chairman Downs and
Representative Manasco Of the sub
committee which has been conduct
ing the hearings.
The principal recommendation is
that all Federal agencies that can
possibly do so should use their Of
flee space on q 24-hour basis, en-
ploying as many shifts of workers as
may be necessary with view to cut
ting Office space requirements to a
minimum. These investigators esti-
mate that Office space requirements
may thus be reduced approximately
one-third. They feel that it will
also result in less traffic congestion.
and will reduce greatly the number
Of desks and typewriters that would
have to be bought.
Temporary Moves Seen.
They have not yet decided on any
specific recommendations for NOV
ing any Federal agency out of the
Capital City. However, they believe
some agencies that cannot find ade-
quate space here may be moved
temporarily.
When Q. P. NJ officials appear for
a hearing early next week, the
House investigators believe it will be
found that the purchasing division
can be decentralized, and that a
large part of the Office of Price Ad-
ministration can also be decentral-
lied.
They are prepared to recommend
that all of United States Housing
should be removed to New York or
some other city-and they feel that
there should be consolidation Of the
housing agencies.
The resolution they have been con-
sidering gives the House Commit
tee no authority to make recommen-
.dations, or to conduct a survey of
private organizations occupying con-
siderable Office space in Washington.
They are agreed that many such
private business enterprises, since
all citizens and organizations are
called to make sacrifices for de-
fense, should vacate their present
quarters to help the Government.
Careful Study Lacking.
They expect to have arrangements
made for moving the Fish and Wild
Life Service to the Patuxent Md)
Reservation and the University Of
Maryland, temporarily at least,
where it can be accommodated, the
subcommittee was advised, probably
with only slight cost, and where it
could continue to function more ef-
ficiently than if sent to Chicago, as
the Budget Bureau proposed.
The subcommittee also has COL
lected testimony which indicates.
Chairman Downs said, that the
Budget Bureau decisions on moving
agencies out of Washington were
taken without preliminary hearings
or careful survey.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Tuberculosis Seal
SuIes Fall Short

Announcing that returns from the
Montgomery County Md) tuber-
culosis seal sale are 81 1914 short
of its $500 goal, Mrs. William Dahl
of Silver Spring. chairman, yester-
day appealed to persons In the
county who have not yet made re-
turns to do 50 as soon as possible.
AL returns should be made be-
fore January 5 to eliminate the
work Of sending out follow-up cards,
she said.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 1.-The
Rev. Speer Strahan, q Catholic
chaplain in the United States Army
at Honolulu, didn't let the japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor interrupt
mass.
In a letter to Bishop Peter L.
Ireton of Richmond written Decem-
ber ~, the priest, formerly Of Cath
olic University and priest OF the
Richmond diocese, said:
II had just begun mass when the
Japs passed directly over us, and
began their deadly work. The ex-
plosions were terrific. but not enough
to make me stop. When I had fin
ished I discovered I had lived
through an historic half hour.
"A little later, on the way to the
second mass, I passed directly
through q second attack, and didn't
miss anything except being hit.
From then On. I Was busy ut the
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Virginia Allowances
For Officers Listed
By State Board
Salary and Expense Items
For Prosecutors and
Treusurers Announced

Allowances for Commonwealth
attorneys, commissioners of revenue
and treasurers for Northern Virginia
counties and Alexandria during 1912
we're included In report today by
M. A. Hutchinson, chairman Of the
State Compensation Board at Rich
mond.
The total allowances for the three
groups of Offices in cities and coun-
ties throughout the State amount to
$2,245, 1856 80. of which 81 1,228, ,755 rep
resents salaries and SLOT, ,13l go rep
resents expenses, the Associated
Press reported.
Total salary increases granted are
8,235, an increase of LOS per cent,
and expense allowance increases are
$68, 8,62s, or 7.o2 per cent.
Increases In Alexandra.
For Alexandria, the Compensation
Board allowed Commonwealth At
toFney Albert " Bryan a $500 an
nual salary; City Treasurer Roger
Sullivan an annual salary Of S, 400,
representing q $3.50 increase and
expenses amounting to 81 1886, or an
increase of 81 800: Commissioner Of
Revenue Charles H. Callihen a sal
ary of $500 and expenses Of $l2, IT'S,
the latter figure representing a $2,-
265 increase. 49,
In Arlington County, Commits
sioner Of Revenue Harry K. Green
received q $500 increase In salary
for q total Of $1,000 a year and ONCE
expense allowances were increased
by $3.50 to a total of $23. $50 so;
County Treasurer John Locke Green
also received q $500 salary increase
f6f Total Of $500 and ONCE ex-
pense increase Of $3,4O750 for a
total Of $31 1923; Commonwealth
Attorney Lawrence w. Douglas re-
ceives a salary allowance of IS 500
and ONCE allowance Of Salts. the
latter representing an increase by
1903 355.
Other Changes Listed.
Other nearby counties included In
the report are:
Fairfax -Commissione of
revenue, 5000, increase Of $500 and
expenses of $16.360, increase OF
| 1880; treasurer, salary Of $500. an
increase of $500, and expenses oi
! $11,190.5O, an increase of 5000; Com
monwealth's attorney, $4,000 and ex.
penses Of 1890
Loudoun County-CommissioneI
of revenue. $1,000 salary and ex-
penses of $5,115. an increase of $235:
treasurer, $4,000 and expenses Of
$4,000. an increase of $3.50: Com
monwealth's attorney. salary o1
$2500. an increase Of $500.
Prince William County-Commis
sioner of revenue. salary Of $2,50C
and expenses Of $1,657. an increase
of $l35; treasurer. salary Of $500
and expenses Of $2,928.75, an increase
of S105; Commemorative attorney
81 800 salary.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Nv ALFRED TOOMBS.

0y kA1IG 8SAlD AOsA~'
Combat training includes practi-
ca:ly all the comforts OF war.
This I discovered by spending an
afternoon In the field with . platoon
of selectees at Fort Belvoir. Va. We
were tearing what to do In case OF
tanks, how to sneak up on q ma
chine-gun nest without making a
sound and how to hide ourselves
under such briar patches, holly
trees and assorted shrubbery as
might be available.
CARRIED in blue denim fatigue
clothes and Juggling q rifle. I slipped
In with . platoon-all unbeknownst
to any save the commanding neu-
tenant-determined to do or die.
Before the afternoon was over I had
done q little Of both.
The lieutenant got things under
way by showing us how to fix our
packs 50 that the kitchen utensils.
bayonets, dice, etc.. would not
rattle when we ran.
Everything Wrong."
theoretically, We were supposed
to be operating, at night. We
couldn't be seen, but il we made
noise we would give our position
away.
yesterdays the lieutenant said,
"you did everything wrong. That
machine you heard over in the
woods was just . klaxon. But II you
had been In real battle and that
had been q real machine-gun there
would have been q lot Of men in
this platoon who wouldn't have
come back alive"
On this happy note, we started in.
First We were told how to walk
soundlessly over soft ground and
hard ground. Then how to lift our
feet high when walking through tall
grass so as not to make q tell-tale
swishing sound.
We got some instruction in crawl
ing through the grass, snake-style.
Then each squad blindfolded one
man and famed out around him.
We had to crawl toward the blind
folded man and if he could hear you
coming. he pointed at you and you
were considered shot.
Lurking Perils.
BY the time I had crawled so feet,
I was puf1lng Ike q switch engine
and consequently was rendered hors
de combat. Some of the boys ac-
tually got up to the man without
being detected and were therefore
entitled to whack him on his ex-
posed flank with . bayonet scab-
bard.
When we had the fundamentals
down, the lieutenant ordered us to
prepare an assault on the woods at
the edge Of the pasture where we
were practicing.
That woods was filled with lurk-
ing perils.
We deployed in squads, scattered
out 30 that no single bullet or shell
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Breeders Elect Fishpow

WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. (Spe.
ciaD.-Harvey Fishpaw of Clarke
County. has been elected president
of the Shenandoah Valley Polled
Shorthorn Breeders Association.
with Alexander Mackay-Smith OF
White Post, vice president, and
Harry L. McCann Of Frederick
County, secretary treasurer. j
Evening star., 1942-01-01
1l;700 Families
InAr|ingtorlPay
Higher Rent
Rises Average $3.50
And $3.75 in Two
Large Projects

About LOO families in Arlington
County, Va, today began paying
higher rent In two large housing
projects.
Most Of the families at Colonial
Village, which has 1,l00 apartments,
today began paying an average OF
$3.50 more per apartment, while the
majority Of those At Arlington Vii
lage, with 6S5 living units, began
paying about $3.75 more . month
for their living quarters.
Those whose rents were not raised
today were already paying at the
newly established rate because the
increases were added as they moved
into the projects after the middle
of the year.
Meanwhile, there appeared to be
little activity on the part Of the
Fair Rent Committee of the North
ern Virginia Regional Council, which
was organized about three months
ago. The committee held numerous
meetings behind closed doors. but
as far as could be learned, 1t has
disposed Of only one case, involving
the rental of q house by one family
in Livingston Heights.
Committee to Meet Again.
It could not be learned immedi-
ately whether today's rent raises at
Colonial and Arlington Villages
have been placed before the COM
mittee.
Chairman I. Chance Buchanan Of
the committee said his group has
been called into another session
Tuesday evening and he hopes the
organization will soon be able to pass
on some of the 20 cases that have
been filed with him.
Gustave Ring, owner Of Colonial
Village and Arlington Village, said
today's rent increases were made
necessary because of the rising costs
Of fuel and materials. All employees
at the projects have had salary IN
creases during the past year. Mr..
Ring said. They are now paid the
highest salary scale Of any similar
group Of workers In the county, he
declared.
On Christmas Of 1910 greeting
cards were sent to tenants by Mr..
Ring in which he declared there
would be no rent raises during the
year 1941 unless conditions made
such a move imperative. The rents
of the old tenants were not raised
last year, Mr.. Ring declared. Those
who renewed their leases during
1s4l, he said, agreed to pay the
stipulated rent increases beginning
today. Families who moved from the
projects after July, 1941, he ex-
planned. were replaced by families
who began paying at the rental
scales which were placed into effect
today for the older tenants.
Increases Are Average.
Although some Arlington Village
tenants said they understood in
creases In that project would be q
fiat rate of 1915 for each apart
ment, Mr.. Ring said this amount
represents about the average and
the rent raises vary. He said the
81 so raise at Colonial Village also
represents an average.
The increases at Colonial Village
were less, Mr.. Ring explained. be-
cause that project had an estab-
lished scale Of rents which was al
ready higher than at Arlington
Village.
This marks the second rent in
crease at Arlington Village since the
project was completed, little more
than two years ago.
THE rents at Arlington Village
were an experiment" Mr.. Ring said
I'VE found them too low and 1t
became necessary to raise rents to
meet expenses there. Even today,
that is the lowest renta1 scale in
the area"
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Kiwonis Club Suggests
Defense Stomp as Tip
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 1.-Instead OF
slipping a dime tip under your plate
for the waitress, use a Defense
stamp.
That's what the Kiwanis Club OF
North Baltimore has decided to do
The club has distributed several
hundred cards which have been slit
for the insertion of . dime Defense
stamp. The card, bearing q picture
Of the Stars and Stripes, says: Tor
ward to Victory.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Defense OfficiuIs Study
Civilian Production
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Defense officials said yesterday that
the Government was considering q
plan, similar to the British indus
trial concentration system, under
which the entire civilian output OF
an industry would be carried on by
one or two plants, leaving other
plants free for war work.
Evening star., 1942-01-01

Readers haDing questions
regarding AFRAID precau-
tions or protection are in
pited to ,Urite the City
Editor, in care of The Star.
AnsuerS, based on the best
information obtainable from
Ciuilian Defense and British
officials, will appear in later
articles in this series.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Cubon Workers Examined

Cubans being recruited for work
In the Panama Canal Zone will be
examined as to their capacity as
electricians. carpenters and mechan-
- before they leave Cuba.
Evening star., 1942-01-01
Reporter at BeIvoir War Covers Self With Briors

EDITORS Note-ThiS IS the
nth OF a series ,Dritten by q Star
reporter Uho serred as a guest
soldier at Fort Belroir, Va. To-
n,orrop, he gets a bdyonet and
complete Instructions on hart
kari.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
Wayne Back TO Earth Again

the l.. Of D-Waync game had been played last week
tie Taars might been guilty Of oycfconhdence Now any
snug compacency that have been felt has been replaced
by Grim determination The bounding back after the
Hurons and likely will be harder than ever 70 stop
L. D. the unknown quantity The team lacks physical
and mechanical ability yet he's surprising knack
for rising challenge The team barely shades such
Nightly regarded Assumption and Western Reserve
then comes roaring whip such heavy favotes as Mar
Guctte. Nebraska and Michigan State
This has the best spirit I've ever seen declares
Brazil The boys simply refuse Ia believe that
the country il good ~ they They re real
money plaNer>-theN in their best performances when
he is on and the blue chips down.
have had the slightest friction the ball club
who the who gets the
applause the team wins They're in there huNlng
all the time their aggressive play makes for lot of
shortcomings.
course. the boys have been pointing for the Wayne
contest They won't ter success unless they
For that they aren't going To be easy
TO beat forget all about relative strength and
parate records when these two teams meet lOu can only
be of one thing-ill be a real ball game
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
Local Rivalry Is the Best

This battle, natural between two local rivals one which
his department long recommended We could
why should overlook the capable teams IN their
own backyard go aed import synthetic opponents
whom few people cared about seeing in action
WAYNE and L. of d. have baseball and football in
months the sports has helped TO foster
spirit understanding between the two Institutions Feeling
will be high the scrap tonight but Coach Newman Ere and
Lloyd Brazil couple Of topnoch sportsmcn Their
teams can be counted upon o gentlemen
Although all the returns aren't in evident that
basketball experiment is successful
Almost passed through the for the first
bills of the This figure ought to be swccd by
900 TO 10000 tonight For the initial that isn't
bad all
1t seems reasonably the double headers will be
continued this might be bad give
ne Olympia and to Wayne and t. of D.
for the splendid which they have cooperaed help
put bigme basketball here after others had
failed ~.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
Wayne.
u. I'D. Top
Twin bill

Dormant for seven years, the
basketball fttatry between the
of Detroit and Wayne
viii be renewed tonight a. Olympia
before what is expected 10 be the
largest crowd of the season, if not
the largest ever To witness a game
IN the state
Alma College which clinched its
second consecutive championship
in the Michigan intercollegiate
Athletic Association by defeating
Hope last night. Will meet Michi-
gan Normal Of YpSllantl, in the
first game of the seasons last
doublc-headcr al s p m
While the Wayne-U. of y. game
hlghlights the evenings program,
the fans viii also be treated 10 a
novel performance IN the other
clash The referees. Eddie Powers
and Jerry Bo0larSky viii be sta
toned on platforms behind each
goal from which vantage point
they VIII call fouls.
Officials for the feature game,
Earl Townsend and Gil Mcdonald.
were selected by Mai John Crit
fifth commissioner OF the Big Ten.
when local referees refused TO
touch the game. which is a slight
indication of the intensity of feel
ing on the part Of both schools.
The TitanS, heralded as an
understood undermined and in
experienced team al the beginning
of the season. have come along to
WIN Il of l6 games.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
GRID FARM WILL TAKE A BEATING
McLaughry Points Out Affects of Wartime

intense coaching which is taken
Tor granted in the high-power coll
lege circles, il can't unveil 100
many trick plays The game IL
certain TO loosen up-more passes
more desperation plays. more runs
from punt formations and more
quick kicks. These things lead 10
upSctS.
If freshmen are fitted INTO the
tackle slots before they have been
nodded TO the intricate maneu-
verS Of the Individual systems.
they are certain TO make mistakes.
McLauChry. for instance. eSti-
mates that more than half ~ his
squad OF SO-S3 players will be-
lrS' year men Baby Sandy Won't
play lullback but you get the idea.
And if "a key PLAYER enlist, in
tf1r Udvy OF + drafted bN the army.
a team can SLUMP tremendously.
MCLaughY emphasizes that the
transformation won't be radical.
For the most part the changes will
be subtle The coach vii be bur-
dened with additional worries but
who cares about the coach Every
alumnuS OF every college in
America believes that 4 coach has
only ono duty 10 win all his games
every year. It's as simple As that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
WAYNE, l.. OF ID. MEET IN FINALE

To perch to perch That will be the question at
Olympia this evening.
gents will perch themselves platforms back of the
basketball goals and proceed call EN- they en-
a cage battle involving Alma and Michigan Normal.
little later the evening University OF Detroit tanges
with game the officials will be down the
floor they rub elbows with the warning lads.
II will be interesting how the experiment works
The chief argument the perch variety we've heard far
fouls the fans see Therefore
the fans won't be the officials
Could be- But when the fans start seeing eye TO eye with
officials everyhngbe they perched unperchedlt Will
something Half OF the fun would be too
This will be the meeting between Wayne and I. Of d.
since their near.ro in 10000 will
be there when the shooting begins
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
Berger Is Easy
For Robinson

NEW YORK Feb. u -CUPN
BroVn-sklnned Ray Robinson, IA
pounds Of dancing dynamite. OK
plndod tweleft- hooks on Make
Berger CHM and another victory
was added 10 The longest winning
string IN boxing history
Referee frankie Fullam stopped
tho bout at l.A3 of the second
round when Berger A squat
Canadian was on the floor for
the second time This technical
knockout gave g1-year-old Robin
son Of Harlem his one hundred
seventeenth consecutive triumph
As an amateur and professional.
Last nights bout was scheduled
for y rounds. bur the case and
speed with which slender Ray dis
posed OF has seasoned opponent
convinced The = l6i fans in Nadi-
son Square Garden that he viii be
WelterWeiGht king OF the world as
soon a. ne can induce champion
Freddie Cochrane 70 give him a
shot a. the ttlc Berger. veteran
of nearly a hundred professional
battles, never had been stopped
before
After minute or pursuit in the
second round. Robinson connected
With d smashing left hook 10 the
chin Berger landed on the can
Vas in a sitting position He was
up at the count OF SIX but Robin
son SWaImod over him. driving
hl0' about the ring until another
lci' hook >praVlcd Make on tho
floor Without waiting for a
count. Referee Fullam stepped in.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
Playing for Keeps Tonight

Both teams be playing for keeps and events
indicate that the clubs will be evenly matched At the start
the Wayne, Boosting Of the best quneS IN It's
sar-spanged figured l. of D. thorough
drubbng for the defeats the ans
baseball and football the last
10 months.
whole picture changed in the week however
Wayne upset by moderated Michigan Normal five last
Saturday and Monday l. of d. fashioned OF the usets Of
year dropping the powerful Michigan State The
result has scramble for the L. of d. bandWagon
established the Ttans the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
Coach Proved Wrong
Ken Dohety, U. Of M. Mentor, Predicted Victory,
but Not by 58-4b Margin
BY EDG AR HAYES

named Frank Mccarthy. from
BUWrUrHanl NiICtL. who prDAeI
The deciding factor IN Michigan S
victory. Hc won the broad Jump
and he high hurdles and tied with
Keith O'Rourke OF Notrc Dame in
the high Jump
The deadlock with ORourkc
started Michigan on is victory
way Before The meet the Irish
We're sure They had that event
~ewoi up with first and SeCouc
ON their SIDE OF the ledger RU,
instead Of cight points Mccarthy
forced them 10 settle for five.
Oliver Hunter topped The in
yadcr> with fir~tS IN the mile and
fNG-nlla events
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21

Am ARBOR Foh II Il va,
over a cup OF soup IA nCaIhl
lunch room that coach Zen
Dohertv Of Michigan gave IN,
on The Noue Dame
track mcc' Ken wasn't hungry
ne W>t wanted 10 While away an
hour before the season * most i'm.
poriani dual meet He had soy
ofal sheets Of paper. EaCn one
listed all the events and gay,
Michigan 50 many points and 'h'
lrl>h 80 many.
II finally decided 10 take the
most optimistic view Of this
meet" he remarked. trying 10
cool the hot soup I'm sure
Notre Dame will win the relay
80 conceded them the five
points for that event. But even
80 think Michigan will finish
out in front j3 tn ~. OF course
lot az things can happen to
upset our predictions. but that's
my final guess"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
Kalamazoo Beats OIivet

KALAMAZOO. Feb y. Kala-
maloo College led from the outset
last night 60 turn back Ollvct
Collcgc-i1 ~ 70, using us height
10 command the rebounds under
the baskets throughout the game
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
Basketball eliminations

J. l. Hudson meets Crowley'S
and Michigan Gas takes on Post
Office in Downtown Basketball
League elimination games tonight
AT Ca>S Tech. The FIRST game IS
at 8 o clock.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21

the final word on eligibility.
These changes won't affect the
standard of competition. because
all the colleges will be- confronted
WIth the same handiCapS
Tho reason Is obvious II a
team isn't given tho benefit of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21

Nedali>t Carl Damn 80 Or
lando. Fla. and John Teal Of
Jacksonville FLASHED today in
the title round Of the fifteenth
annual championship of golf club
champions ~ II. Augustine. Tia.
Both gained the final round with
easy Victories, Damn eliminating
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-21
Cerwin Boxing Coach

Ted Cerwin. former national
AAC middleweight boxing cham
pion, has been appointed boxing
instructor at the new St Charles
Community Center. it was an
nOunCed today