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Evening star., 1942-12-01
Appellate Court Reverses
Liquor Fraud Conviction

The Court Of Appeals has re-
versed the District Court conviction
of James F. Boyer, Washington
liquor salesman, on charges of false
pretenses and embezzlement in con-
nection with the sales of warehouse
receipts representing whisky.
The appellate tribunal Yesterday
held erroneous the trial courts ad-
mission of testimony of an allegedly
fraudulent sale of receipts by Boyer
two years prior to the sales charged
in the indictments against him. The
testimony was admitted on the the
cry that it showed consistently
fraudulent intent on his part.
The Court of Appeals pointed out
that the trial jurist later instructed
the jury to disregard this testimony
but, it was held, the defendants in
terest had already been prejudiced.
Mr.. Boyer was accused of selling
Miss Florence Deputy $3.50 worth
OF receipts, and Miss Irene L. Jarvis
$500 worth. The Government offered
evidence to show that he represent
ed the whisky to be worth $50 when
it was really worth $45.
Mr.. Boyer, convicted in June, was
freed on $500 bond. He was SEN
fenced to serve from 6 to 19 months
in prison.
Evening star., 1942-12-01
Building Congress
Opposes Alteration
OF Seminary Chapel
Navy Will Take Over
Mount Vernon Structure
In Mid-December

The board of the Washington
Building Congress has decided to
request Navy officials to avoid alter
ing Mount Vernon Seminary Chapel,
if possible, it was learned today.
The Navy, which Will take over the
property December 16, has been re-
ported planning to convert the
chapel into a tWo-story Office build
ing.
The board. it was said, named
Leon Chatelain, jr., president Of the
congress, and Arthur Heaton, former
president, to discuss the matter with
Rear Admiral Ben Moreell, chief OF
the Bureau of Yards and Docks of
the Navy Department.
Undecided on Change.
Mr.. Heaton, fellow of the Amer
lean Institute of Architects, who said
he had talked to a naval officer Of
the bureau this morning, quoted the
officer as stating that there were no
plans yet for changing the chapel,
and that the matter had not been
decided. MI. Heaton pointed out
that this was not denial that such
a plan was under consideration.
I'VE want to fix it so they will
decide not to do anything Mr..
Heaton added.
A spokesman of the congress
board said it was felt that tenn
porary structure could be built at
less cost than altering the chapel,
and that it would be unfortunate to
alter the beautiful Colonial chapel
of the school.
Protest Entered.
Mr. Heaton already has protested
to the Washington chapter of the
American Institute of Architects,
which will hold its monthly meeting
Thursday at the Cosmos Club.
Harry Wender, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
said that the problem would be
called to the attention of the new
zoning Committee. The committee
chairman, George A. Corbin, pointed
out that the next Federation meet
ing was Saturday night, and said
there was mot much time to call a
committee meeting"
Evening star., 1942-12-01
House Bill Increases
Garnishment EXEMPTION

Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee today intro
duced bill to increase the exemp-
ton for married men with families
from Sl00 to $3.50 for garnishee pro-
ceedings in the Small Claims Court.
This measure was prepared by
Corporation Counsel Keech at Mr.
Randolph's request and has the ap-
proval of the District Commission
ers. Joseph c. McGarrahy, chairman
of the Law and Legislation Commit
tee of the Washington Board of
Trade. and the Executive Commit
tee of the Board of Trade.
This legislation grew out of the
appearance of James F. Colliflower
In the Small Claims Court on Sep
tember Is on behalf of one of his
drivers. At that time Judge Ar
mand Scott urged that proper asso-
Citations in the District should have
such legislation prepared in order to
relieve the courts, which are now
swamped with such cases, and on be-
half of the families of wage earners.
Evening star., 1942-12-01
Warden Messengers
Can Leave Schools
AT Afraid Alarms
BuIIou Suggests Pupils
Be Directed to Posts
Near Their Closes

Children enrolled in the Afraid
Warden Messenger Service will be
released from school on the sound
ing of an alarm under certain
conditions, it was announced today.
Chief AirRaid Warden William
J, Mileham said DR.. Frank w. Bal
lou, superintendent of public schools,
had agreed to the arrangement
after comforting with the heads of
various schools.
DR.. Ballou suggested that pupils
in schools long distance from the
posts to which they are assigned
would be wasting their time in
leaving the school unless they we're
directed to warden post near the
school.
Evening star., 1942-12-01
Boy Officer Saves
Children From
Injury in Traffic

Albert Levy. 5625 Eighth street
NV, a lieutenant in the schoolboy
patrol, who is celebrating his 18th
birthday today, was hero at
BrightWood School after saving his
6-year-old brother and a 5-year old
companion from serious injury yes
terday.
The boy traffic officer was on duty
at Thirteenth and Madison streets
NV. and sought to aid his brother,
Paul, and Warner Quick, 5623
Eighth street NV, across the street
on their way to the school,
Stepping off the curb while hold
ing his brother with his left hand
and the other youngster with his
right hand, the schoolboy lieutenant
saw truck coming toward them
He jerked both boys back, with
hardly a split second to spare. ac-
cording to Pvt. Wade B. Riley of the
District Accident Investigation Unit,
who witnessed the action.
John w. Pierce. 20, of 5723 Thir-
teenth street NV, driver of the
truck, was arrested and charged
with failing to yield the right of way
He forfeited S25 collateral.
Evening star., 1942-12-01

He also outlined plans for Mr..
Mileham to notify all school super
intendents that pupils who are
accredited OCD messengers are
justified in their request to be
excused from school in times of
alarm.
Would Work Out Shifts.
Where there are more messengers
in a particular, school than are
needed in the warden posts near
the school. DR.. Ballou suggested, it
might be we'll to work out two or
more shifts of messengers so that
shift No. / would report on the
first test or alarm and shift No 2
would go into action on the next
one.
Chief Mileham explained that DR..
Ballou's recommendations apply
only to messengers whose parents
have signed forms authorizing their
participation in the service and who
have received official Identification
cards As certified messengers or who
are now in training or scheduled
for an immediate training course.
In another statement, clarifying
the distribution of civilian defense
equipment. Mr. Mileham called at
| tention to the order providing that
property should be issued to volun-
teers only if they have met training
requirements and are otherwise
qualified for the defense work.
Forms Stock Pools.
Property must be surrendered, he
said, by volunteers who have not
met training requirements, who
have failed to take training courses
or are otherwise disqualified.
| Explaining the distribution OF
property to area property clerks, he
said that each area clerk would re-
ceive one complete complement OF
equipment for each IS certified
members of the warden service in
| the area.
Thus" he said, IAN area with
$50 certified members would receive
| 10 complete sets of available equip
ment for use as stock pool for
issuance to trainees. When these
trainees are certified as members
of the warden service, requirements
from the stock pool from available
stock at headquarters of the chief
afraid warden will be made to the
area property clerk
Six Weeks Deadline.
A final requirement is that any in
dividual now on the rolls of the
warden service who is registered
Evening star., 1942-12-01
District Will Buy
Raid Defense PUMPS,
Young Announces
Own Funds and Those
Of Labor Unions
Will Be Used

Commissioner John Russell Young
defense@co- -ordinator for the Metro
politan Area, announced today the
District would buy this citys allot-
ment of stirrup pumps.
OF the 21,64O pumps allotted to
the District, municipal blackout
funds will pay for 5000 and the Gen.
trail Labor Union will underwrite the
purchase of the remaining 16,640.
After weeks of postponement.
Commissioner Young instructed Dis
trict Purchasing Agent. Roland
Brennan today to place his order
Immediately for the entire lot. The
District has been advised that the
pumps will be shipped here within
two weeks.
The 5000 stirrup pumps purchased
with District funds will be allotted
to warden sector posts on the basis
of two to sector. Later. the pump
tank eXtinguishers loaned by the
National OCD will be arriving to
augment each cOmmunltys defense
against incendiary bombs.
At one point, the District was
considering plan to accept only
the pump tank extinguishers, which
they would not have to buy, and
dispense with the 5000 stirrup
pumps, which they would have to
pay for. That plan, however, was
discarded in favor of purchasing the
stirrup pumps.
The remaining 16,640 pumps will
be distributed by the Civilian De-
fense Council, using Peoples drug
stores as outlets in the various areas.
The pumps will cost between $19O
and So, allowing only for transporta-
ton costs above the actual price of
the pumps.
Evening star., 1942-12-01
City Heads Will Ask
Quick Senate Action
On Fire Safety Bill
Keeeh Drafting Letter
To McCorron, Indorsing
Amended House Measure

Prompt passage by the Senate of
an amended House bill for strength
ening the Commissioners control
over fire safety requirements was
urged today by the city heads, as a
result of the Boston night club dis
aSter.
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech was preparing for the Com
miSsioners letter to Chairman Nc
Carran of the Senate District Com
mittee. analyzing the bill passed by
the House last year and asking that
action be taken before the end of
the present session.
The House bill is before a sub
committee headed by Senator Bilbo,
Democrat, of Mississippi, who said
yesterday he saw little chance of
action in this session.
If action fails before the end of
this session the Commissioners hope
Tor speedy action early next session.
The House bill was introduced at
the request of the Commissioners
more than year ago, but was held
up because of fear on the part of
some legislators that the proposed
authority, requiring that all build
ings of 80 feet in height be provided
with fire alarm systems hooked up
directly or indirectly with the
municipal central fire alarm system.
might create monopoly for a fire
apparatus manufacturer.
Mr.. Keech said today the Senate
committee would be asked to ap-
prove an amended bill which would
eliminate this controversial feature.
He explained the original bill would
not have made such provisions
mandatory. but would have author
lied the city heads to adopt neces-
sary regulations after public hear
ings.
He added that the principal object
Of the bill is to supplant specific
requirements in the old law by an
enabling act. giving the Commits
sioners broader authority to adopt
regulations after public hearings.
Evening star., 1942-12-01
Civic Group to Meet

Allen H. Gardner, chairman of
the Montgomery County Charter
Committee, will discuss provisions
to be included in proposed charter
for the county at meeting of the
Woodside Park Civic Association at
BIS pm tomorrow in the Mont
gomery Hills Junior High School,
Silver Spring, Mr.. Gardner is q
member of the association.
Evening star., 1942-12-01

with the chief AFRAID Warden's Of
flee as being 'in training" as OF
December 81, 1912, and who has re-
ceived defense property, may retain
it for the ensuing six weeks in
anticipation of his certification. If
certified within that period he is
privileged to continue the use OF the
property. If at the end of six weeks
he has not complied with the train
ing requirements the equipment
must be relinquished, Mr.. Mileham
said.
For individual sectors, equipment
units will be limited to nine for
wardens, 10 for fire watchers and
nine for messengers. This will make
total of % compliments Of equip
ment to any one sector. once that
number Of individuals are certified.
Evening star., 1942-12-01
Vargas Private Physician
Coming to Washington

DR.. Jesusino de Albuquerque, pri-
vate physician to President Vargas
of Brazil and secretary of public
health of the federal department
Of Rio de Janeiro, who arrived dt
Miami yesterday, will spend sew
eral days in Washington soon con-
Serring with American officials.
The physician said in Miami, ac-
cording to the Associated Press, he
came to study public health meas
ured. While in Washington, it was
learned, officials of the United States
Public Health Service will confer
with him on any problems he de-
aires to discuss.
Evening star., 1942-12-01

After Al years of service as
police officer in the District, 1t.
Walter c. Balderson. 64, of COG
Quakenbos street NV, retired to-
day.
Appointed by Maj Richard Syl-
vester in 1901, 1t. Balderson was
Washington's oldest police officer
both in years and point of service.
He completed his long term of serv-
ice at mignight last night.
1t. Balderson had seen duty at
the sixth, eighth and tenth pre-
cincts. He recalled that the police
Evening star., 1942-12-01
Mrs. Miles to Give
Lecture on Burma

Mrs. Wilma Miles, wife of Capt.
Milton E. Miles. u S. N, will give an
Illustrated lecture on the Burma
road at 3:45 pm. tomorrow at the
Woodrow Wilson High School.
Proceeds Of the talk, which is
sponsored by the school Commercial
Club, will go to Chinese relief. Larry
Farnham, president of the club, is in
charge of arrangements.
Evening star., 1942-12-01

he began, whereas today it has
1851.
1t. Balderson recalled that the
worst disaster here to which he was
assigned occurred in 1922 when the
roof of the Knickerbocker Theater
caved in. Detailed as sergeant,
he said he helped carry many bodies
from the building.
He is native of Montrose, Va.
He was promoted to the rank of
lieutenant in 1880.
His plans for the future are in
definite, he said.
Evening star., 1942-12-01
Radios Wanted

The District needs radio
equipment at once to develop
an emergency communications
service This equipment is
critical material and cannot be
purchased. If you have an un-
used or even "junked" radio,
leave it at your nearest fire
station. The parts will be re-
built into two-way radio sets.
This program is essential to the
civilian defense of the Metro
politan Area.
Evening star., 1942-12-01

You can place a want Ad' in
The Evening Star as late as IL
o'clock tonight. At the Business
Counter, or if you have a telephone,
call MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1942-12-01

fou can place a Want Ad' in
Inc Evening Star as late as II
O'Clock tonight. At the Business
1Cun,er' ., or II you have a telephone,
Evening star., 1942-12-01

Important! Your waste kitchen
fats can load our guns. Take. every
drop to your meat dealer.
Evening star., 1942-12-01

SIGMA CHI SWEETHEART-MissM Medora Byrn Cambridge
Nd shown with John F. Miller Of Baltimore, president of
Gamma Chi Chapter Sigma Chi
OF Maryland after being selected the sweetheart Sigma
Chi at the chapters annual Saturday Byrn
is holding the awarded her while the cup held by
Miller will be kept in the fraternity house College
have the of each years sweetheart" inscribed
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20
v.Gardeners
Win Honors

Winners Of School Victory
Garden show tickets offered by
the Half Hour Club, Of Mount
Clemens were determined this
morning following a tour of in
spection made by william Muir
ply, Macomb county agriculture
agent, and Mrs. George w. John,
city Victory Garden chairman.
Awards were made in each
school area. Winners are to re-
ceive tickets to Saturdays mat
inee at the Jewel theater.
The winners follow:
GRANT - Audrey Ebert, 8
Leslie street, first; Arlene Liv-
ington, "a Smith street, Sec
ond.
WILSON - Scott Buckley,
100 S. Walnut, first; Beverly
Frederick, ia Miller street, Sec
ond.
ST. LOUIS - Leila Gloede,
404 Cass avenue, first; Joann
Kliewer, 1915 N. Gratiot, sec
ond.
DICKINSON June shafley.
68 Rathbone.
DONALD S ON -CraiR
Grinnell, II Union, first; Mari
lyn Sharland, FL Mack, second.
MACOMB - Richard Spier,
first; Harold Redman, second.
ST. MARY'S - Shirley Drei-
miller.
LINCOLN - Patricia Heath,
266 N. Walnut, first; Billy
Wood, 233 Howard, second.
GIRL SCOUT TROOP
Madeline Croman, 1871 Market,
first; June Baughman, 1874
Jones, second.
During the tour Murphy urg-
ed the children to take home all
ripe vegetables. He pointed out
that such flowers as zinnias.
cosmos and corn flowers also
should be cut. Such flowers
bloom more profusely when
trimmed, he said. Each child al
so was requested to write his
name on a stake and place il |
On the plot for Identification.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20
Raid
Continued From Pare ~


only achieved every major goal
but completed the vast opera
ton within six minutes of
schedule.
Power-driven steel barges and
other ships returned to British
bases throughout the night.
bringing the tired but elatcd
troops home. Many of them,
singing despite their fatigue,
still had their faces daubed
with 1ndianstyle camouflage of
green. black and yellow paint
for the daylight assault.
The last wounded commandos
were brought ashore this morn
ing, while squadrons of Raj
Spitfires and Hurricanes kept
vigil overhead and other fighter
planes streaked across the chan
mel in the direction of Dieppe.
Losses in killed and wounded
were admittedly severe, as had
been expected for so daring an
attack against the gun studded
Nazi coast, but the British said
there was no confirmation of
the German claim that "hun-
dreds' had been killed, 1,5OO
prisoners captured and % arm
ored cars destroyed. Some tanks,
used for the commands, were
to have been lost.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20
Wounded


SHIFT operating tables and make
shift beds. Beds and tables were
all full now. Some men were on
stretchers, crowded on the floor.
The surgeons moved quietly
and expertly among them, adj
ministering a hypodermic injec-
ton or morphine here, giving
sulfanilimide there, bandaging q
wounded face, arm or leg.
The men took it in brave 81
lence. Occasionally there was q
muttered curse. Only rarely was
there a groan. Many sweated
and gritted their teeth.
A major knelt on the ground
and started a sort of prayer.
II don't see how in the name
of hell / came through it," he
said.
His whole shoulder was man
gled.
A soldier was brought in with
a thigh shot off.
A handsome boy came in the
door. He did not look as if any
thing was wrong with him un-
til he turned his head, revealing
that the cheek which had been
turned away, was shot entirely
away.
Another youth had been shot
through both legs. He held his
pistol as if it were his fortune.
He was a Commando. He refus-
ed to get on the operating table.
A surgeon came up and tried to
dress his wounds as he stood.
He showed the surgeon away.
T he surgeon and attendants
to take off his shirt.
They reached out for his pis-
tol.
Get away from that" he
growled, ready to fight for it.
They finally induced him to
get on the table, but he chung
TO his pistol.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20
Assault Trial
Opens Today
Negro Accused in
White Womon's Attack

Trial of Willie Fats" Clark,
24-year-old Detroit Negro &C.
cused Of criminally attacking q
39-year-old white woman, OPEN
ed this morning before Circuit
Judge Neil E. Reid. A jury Of
seven women and five men were
impaneled this morning to hear
the case.
The victim, Detroit woman,
was expected to take the stand
and testify against Clark this
afternoon.
The alleged offense occurred
on a lonely road near Gowanie
Golf Club shortly before noon
on July 10.
At a preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Reid, Clark pleaded
innocent. He has been confined
to the county Jail in default of
a $4,000 bond.
Counsel for Clark is Alton
Noe, while representing the
people is Howard Carroll, as
sistant prosecutor.
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Gas
Continued From Page -

NOOutluueO FROM rage -
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Company began construction of a
180-mile link between the pipe
line from Texas and t-.e one from
from Texas and the one from
Michigan. natural .~as fields.
WORK BOTH ENDS
Working from both ends
simultaneously, Panhandle now
has completed most of the prof.
ect except for gap between Mil
ford and Manchester. Until this
gap h. been filled ina matter
of some wleks-no Texas gas
will be available in the Consum-
eres Power Company service
area. This means that the first
communities changed over, up
to and including Pontiac, tempo
rarily will receive 100 per cent
Michigan gas. Later on, the pro-
portions of gas 'livered through
the lines will be approximately
70 per cent Texas and 80 per cent
Michigan.
In addition to that portion of
the line extending north and
south, Panhandle is building a
24-mile branch from a point near
Milford to the Coolidge High
way Gas Plant of Consumers
Power Company at Royal Oak.
This portion of the job is under
construction. Another branch
will run west about 80 miles
from Chelsea Junction to Jack
son and Kalamazoo.
DIFFERENT MIXTURE
Since natural gas contains
about twice as many heat units
as manufactured gas, and hence
requires a different mixture of
air for perfect combustion,
changing-over involves an ad-
justment of every gas burner in
every home, industry and bust {
ness pla ;. Most home appliances {
are being adjusted by Consum- {
ers without charge.
Domestic gas users, on the
average, will realize a saving of !
more than 20 per cent
on their monthly bills through
Introduction of natural gas serv-
Ice, according to Consumers
Power officials.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-20
Prize Carrier
Boys Take Trip

Eight carrier boys of The
Daily Monitor-Leader,- recent
winners in the magazine sub
scription contests, made a trip
to Detroit yesterday, trip
awar led as prize for their sell
ing feats.
Accompanied r. Kenne h
Moody, circulation manager of
the paper, they left Mount Glenn
ers early n the morning and
made an inspection trip through
the Detroit News plant, follow
ing whic' they had lunch and
then visited the Edison Museum
and Dearborn Village. After a
chicken dinner, they attended
the twilight baseball game at
Briggs Stadium between the De-
troit Tiers and Cleveland In
dians.
The trip was offered as a
prize incentive in addition to
cash awards and another award
OF tickets to the Ringing Broth
ers Circus-the two tickets were
won by Alvin Starkey and Bill
Staeb.
Boys who made yesterdays
trip were; Mount Clemens -
Wayne Mas, Roy Mann, Bob
Starkey and Alvin Starkey. Sub
urban - Harold Lage, Disco;
holman, Armada; John
Craft, Ha"per No. /; Bill Staeb,
Harper No. 2.
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loa s, but anti-aircraft fire
drove off the fourth.
The bombs missed their tar
gets but by now everyone was
watching the Dorniers. The first
was blazing from hits by anti
aircraft shells as the others were
holly pursued by three Spitfires.
The first fell flaming into the
sea near short. The next two
tried desperately to evade the
fighters which hung like black
crosses above them. There were
furious burcts of machinegun
fire, then one after the other
the two Dorniers turned lazily
over, burst into flame and fell
into the sea.