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Evening star., 1942-11-17
Army Sergeant Seized
In Robbery Of D. c. Man
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 17.-City
detectives said last night they had
arrested Sergt. Harold w. Gross, IS.
Of Indiantown. Pa, and charged
him with participating In the rob-
berry of Washington man yester-
day on route No. l, in Hanover
County, near boswell.
Alias S. Past reported to State
Trooper c. B. Strauss that two
hitchhiking soldiers robbed him of
$24, a tan overcoat, two white
shirts, a watch and his gasoline
ration book.
Mr.. Past said he picked up the
soldiers in Maryland while driving
to Washington and that they threat
ened him with q pistol and forced
him to drive them into Virginia,
where. he said, they robbed him.
Detective Sergts. r. L. Trainum
and H. H. Meeks said Gross was ar
rested while attempting to pawn =
coat.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Army Sergeant, Wife
And Baby Found Dead
In Gas-FiNed Home
Medical Examiner
Continues Investigation
Of Asphyxiotion Case

The bodies of an Army sergeant.
his wife and 15-month-old child
were found last night in their gas
filled home In Glen Haven, a Gov
ernment housing project off Georgia
avenue near Silver Spring.
The dead are Staff Sergt. Andrew
Peregrin, %, stationed at Walter
Reed Hospital; Mrs. Ann Peregrin,
"A, and their child, Jean. Their
home was at 2011 Quinn street.
DR.. c. E. Hawks, Montgomery
County medical examiner, said all
died of asphyxiation, but withheld
issuance of death certificates pend
ing a further investigation by his
Office and by the Detective Bureau
OF the Montgomery County Police
Department.
Found by Neighbors.
The bodies were discovered by
neighbors, who became suspicious
after having failed to see the Pere-
grin family during the day yester-
day.
Sergt. Louis Keller and Seret. H,
Bookhammer, who occupy houses on
each slide Of the Peregrin home,
entered the house about 7 o'clock
last night. DR.. Hawks said death
had occurred about "a hours earlier.
DR.. Hawks said Sergt. Peregrin.
clothed, and his wife, attired in a
nlghtgown, were found lying on the
bedroom floor as though each had
lain down deliberately. Their arms
were folded beneath their heads,
The child also was found living on
the floor Of the kitchen.
DR.. Hawks said Sergt. Pereerin
was wearing a sweatshirt, khaki
trousers and shoes.
Broken Gas Main Found.
Dr. Hawks was shown a place
about 8 feet from the wall on the
outside OF the house where a gas
main was said to have broken
County police said the fumes NAV
nave travelled along this pipe to the
under section of the house. The
medical examiner said he was told
oy residents of the area the odor of
gas fumes had been noticed over a.
period of several months.
Mrs. Louella Keller, 2013 Quinn
street, said that on a visit to the
Peregr1n home about three weeks
ago she told Mrs. Peregrin that she
could smell gas, but the latter
laughed it off and declared she
Jailed to detect the odor,
DR.. Hawks said there was no dis
order anywhere in the house and
the bed clothes indicated the bed
had been occupied.
Two Other Investigations.
After Sergt. Keller and Serpt
Bookhammer discovered the bodies
they opened the windows and called
nelghbors to summon police and am
balances. The Silver Spring and
kensington Volunteer Fire Depart
ments responded.
Besides DR.. Hawks and the police,
the Army and the Washington Gas
Light Co. of Montgomery County are
investigating.
The bodies were removed to the
Pumphrey Funeral Home in Silver
Spring. Sergt. Peregrin's family was
. notified at Philadelphia.
Mrs. Peregrin is survived by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent An
nunziato, a brother, Sam, and a sis
ter, Phyllis Annunziato, all of Phila-
delphia. They came here after learn
Ing OF the tragedy and are staying
at the home of Sergt. Keller,
Evening star., 1942-11-17

added, this figure being obtained
from another table and represent
ing the amount Of oil allowed for
heating water. These last two fig
ures are added. to the preliminary
heat to give q total ration of 1,4O9
gallons. If you mad $50 gallons in
your tank on the inventory date, this
is deducted to provide q net ration
of 1889.
And so that's how It Is. The vol
unteers In the District have gritted
their teeth and tackled the matter
with incredible valor. Not a single
case OF advanced hysteria has been
reported.
But there have been some nos
talgic mutterings about those dim
and glorious days Of sugar rationing
when the rationing formula was
still in practically q medieval stage:
One person, half q pound Of sugar q
week-and no variables, or con-
stants. or historical sugar humps.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
$1,000 Workers
Sought by CDv0
In Drive Today
Registrations Lag;
Booths to Remain
Open Until 9 PM.

If the District is to enlist $4,000
additional civilian defense workers
during the 11-hour period set aside
for that task today, registrants
must come in much faster than they
did during the morning, Mrs. Harry
s. Bernton, chairman of the Civilian
Defense Volunteer Office, said in a
noon-day announcement following
a check of results.
Five Of the Al registration booths
opened in the city at 10 am. re-
ported an hour later that they had
not enrolled a single volunteer.
1--WE must have these defense
workers. Mrs. Bernton said. I'VE
need workers in all branches of the
service and are appealing to every
resident in position to aid who is
Is years of age or older.
$50 Registrars on Duty.
A staff of $50 trained registrars
will remain on duty until 9 o'clock
tonight.
After today volunteers still may
sign up for service, but in order to
do so they must go to either of two
permanent CDVO registration CEN
ters-CDVO headuarters at 1924 F.
street NV. or Branch No. l at 1921
Pennsylvania avenue NV. 1t is es-
timated that each person can be
registered in 10 to IL minutes.
Ten thousand of the $4,000 volun-
teers it is hoped will be enrolled to-
day will be used as Victory Volun-
teer Corps. Members will serve as
block workers for the civilian mobil-
ization division Of the OCD and will
have charge of non-military civilian
defense work in their immediate
neighborhood.
According to present plans, the
first VIC project will begin, Novem-
ber 80 when block workers 90 into
every home in the city to explain the
need for meat conservation and to
outline suggested conservation meth
ods. Later they will take part in
such drives as the share -your-car,
bond-selling and war food informa-
tion programs.
Other Workers Needed.
But Washington's need for volun-
teer civilian defense workers ex-
tends to other fields than the VIC.
Auxiliary policemen, auxiliary fire
men, aircraft intercepter command
workers, rescue squad members,
typists and clerical workers are
needed at once.
The CDVO, it was reported, also
has constant calls from 165 defense
and social welfare organizations
which are in need of volunteers.
Every one with a few hours to
spare can be put to work at jobs
suited to their individual quail,
fications." assured Mrs. Bernton.
Trained registrars will be on hand
to help volunteers fill out their cards
and thus see that they are listed
for the type of work for which they
are best qualified"
Both daytime and evening work.
ers are needed. In most jobs, Mrs.
Benton said, hours can be arranged
to meet the convenience of the vol
unteerS.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Emp|oye at Ga||audet
Is Killed in Traffic
D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 "a
Killed in same period Of 1941 50
Toll for all of 1941 95

David E. Haller, 60, an employe
at Gallaudet College, and a former
justice of the peace of the 18th dis
trict of Prince Georges County, Md,
was fatally injured early today
when struck by an automobile at
Seventh street and Florida avenue
NE. He died several hours later in
Casualty Hospital. The death
brought this years traffic toll to "a.
Mr.. Haller, who lived at CLOS
Shadyside avenue, Capitol Heights.
Md, received head injuries and a.
compound leg fracture.
The automobile, police said, was
being driven by Granville T. John
son, "a, colored, of the 1900 block of
@ street NV, who, they said, will be
arrested and held for action of the
coroner.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
.0PA Loses Suit
To Bar W N & A
Fare Increase
New Rate Effective
Friday Unless Case
Is Appealed

Justice Daniel w. O'Donoghue in
District Court today dismissed the
petition filed by the Office of Price
Administration for a final injunc-
ton to prevent the Washington,
Marlboro & Annapolis Lines from
putting into effect a fare increase on
the Washington-Seat Pleasant run.
The increase, from 10 to Is cents,
will go into effect at 1901 am. Fri
day unless the OPA appeals to the
United States Court Of Appeals.
A temporary restraining order
that has been in effect since Novem-
ber 3, enjoining the line from charg-
ing the increased rate, was lifted by
the courts action today. However,
Leslie L. Altman, president of the
line, said the Interstate Commerce
Commission already had been served
formal notice that the new rate
would not be charged until Thurs
day midnight.
Ihe temporary order. was issued
afterOPA filed a claim that the line,
which already had put the increase
into effect on October 26, was violat-
ing an amendment to the Emergency
Price Control Act. This amendment
requires motor carriers to serve OPA
with 30 days notice of any proposed
increase in fare to give the agency
an opportunity to intervene.
ICC Notice Filed Sept. 22.
The line filed the proposed new
tariff with the ICC September %.
The amendment to the Price Con-
troll Act did not become law until
October 2. The fare was put into
effect on October 26 after no objec-
tions had been filed with the ICC.
Fleming James OPA counsel, ar
gued that the increase was made on
October 26, or "a days after the
amendment was passed. Justice
O'Donoghue, however, held that the
line actually had made" the in
crease by filing the tariff with the
ICC on September %, prior to the
effective date of the amendment.
"Ihe line did all within its power
to put the rate into effect when it
filed the tariff" the jurist held. "It
had nothing more to do. The fare
went into effect automatically on
October 26-the limit of time in
which objections could be legally
filed with the ICC."
Justice O'Donoghue asked whether
there was any expressed language
In the amendment to cover cases
that were pending October % be-
for regulatory bodies. Mr.. James
said he could rely on the language
of the statute itself, which prohibits
the making" of any general in
creases.
OPA Claim Denied.
Justice ODonoghue asked "why
didn't the ICC notify the OPA that
this motor carrier had filed pro-
posed increase in fare?"
The jurist denied the claim Of
the OPA counsel that the increase
would materially bring about in
flation. He pointed out that there
were only few hundred cases at
the most that were in the same
category as this one-pending at
the time the amendment became
law.
Representing the line in argu-
ments was Attorney James Dono-
van.
Mr.. James said he did not know
yet whether the OPA would appeal
the case.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
$4,000 Fire Destroys
Nearby Area Niqht Club

A fire of undetermined origin last
night destroyed the Showboat, q
night club on the Baltimore boule-
ward near Muirkirk, which was to
have been reopened soon.
Eight Maryland volunteer fire COM
panies responded and used $500 feet
of hose in an attempt to save the
frame structure, built to resemble
a river steamer. 1t was supported
on piers which caved in during the
fire.
Members of the Branchville Fire
Department estimated the loss at
about $4,000.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Lecture on Far East
At Kensinqton c. of c.

An open meeting Of the Kensing-
ton Chamber Of Commerce will be
held tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock in the
Kensington Elementary School,
Prof. William Boyd-Carpenter of
Georgetown University will give an
Illustrated lecture dealing with the
situation in the Far East.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
K =
WhotHo~R~1WM
WAR bonds
y Il

Today the thought of every Amer
lean is turned toward one objective
winning the war. But in the
back of every family's collective
mind persists the thought of one day
"owning our own home" the
home, the anchor and backbone of
our American way of life. The an
swer is to start saving now.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Mrs. Dorden Books Drive

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. II R.-
Mrs. Colgate w. Darden, jr., wife Of
Virginia's Governor. who has been
named honorary chairman Of the
States observance of Women at
War Week." November 1913, urged
every woman of the Commonwealth
yesterday to participate In the sale
Of War bonds and stamps.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Advisory Unit
Asks Ban on
JaywaIking
Toll Cited as Law
Is Proposed to Keep
Pedestrians in Walks

The District Commissioners today
were to receive a recommendation
of their Traffic Advisory Commit
tee, which last night moved to tight
en- the city's jaywalking law by
prohibiting pedestrians crossing be-
tween blocks where traffic control
signals are in operation.
Following a lengthy discussion,
the committee adopted the following
proposal, which it recommended be
added to the present law:
Between adjacent intersections at
which traffic control signals are in
operation. pedestrians shall not
cross street at any place except
in marked crosswalk and except to
cross to and from a streetcar load
ing platform.
The original proposal. submitted
by George E. Keneipp, chairman of
the councils Regulations Commit
tee, was amended to permit street.
car passengers to pass to or from a
loading platform. It was pointed
out by several members of the coun-
Gil that some platforms are so To-
Gated as to render it impossible to
reach the sidewalk without violat-
ing the proposed law.
Would Strengthen Provision.
Already part of the traffic and
motor vehicle regulations is the Sec
ton prohibiting jaywaiking where
such middle of -the-street crossing
would constitute hazard. 1t was
stressed the new recommendation
would not alter the existing regula-
tion but would strengthen it.
During the course of the debate
on the motion of Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel John ODea disclosed
that during his five years experience
only one arrest and one conviction
OF the present jaywalking law had
been made here.
The council, admitting the high
percentage of pedestrian deaths,
particularly among persons not
crossing at intersections. agreed to
extensive education and warning
period of go days should the new
proposal meet the approval of the
city heads. A joint meeting of the
Regulations, Enforcement and Safe
ty Committees will be held in the
near future to consider further the
pedestrian problem, members voted.
Its Budget Committee was author
lied to appear before the Commits
sioners and the Senate Subcommit-
tee on Traffic to appeal for addi-
tional funds to carry out an educa-
tional program of pedestrian safety.
Enforcement Difficulty Cited.
Two members of the council voted
against the proposed regulation on
the grounds it would be difficult to
enforce. They were Harry S. Wen
der, head of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations, and Washington
I. Cleveland of the American Auto
mobile Association here.
Inspector Arthur E. Miller, traf-
f1c expert for the Police Department,
said he was in favor of the regula-
tion but said that police heads were
opposed to it on the grounds of en-
forcement difficulties.
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer stressed the high percentage
of pedestrian deaths in traffic ac-
cidents and said many of these
were the result of jaywalking.
The council approved Mr..
Keneipps committee report that the
Commissioners call on motorists to
surrender their bumpers only in the
event the Government requests
them to do so.
Whitney Leary, head of the local
OPA office, presided at the meeting,
held IN the new Municipal Center.
Evening star., 1942-11-17

You can start the purchase OF that
home today. Join the Payroll Saw
tngs Plan at your office or factory
and invest 10 per cent or more OF
your income in War bonds. They
will pay you 81 for every So you
invest and, If purchased regularly,
will build a tidy nest egg toward
that home by maturity. TOP that
10 per cent by New Year" -. :.
Win the war now and buy that home
later.
o. q. Treasury Department.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-05

s. coming UP IIIS D0e5 BIC" IIgu' a KNOCK came at
door. 49,
"Yessuh.'
"Open up!v'
He pulled on the light opened the door and met
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-05

Lc4. units iol trainins, Cadet Car
ence w. Davenport Jf az the Init
I'd states Military academy has re-
ported fot temp rary duy
Cadet DageHpof entered West
POM or July 1882 after receive
ing az appointment from Cong c-s-
man G. ID OBrer ~ me leih Cop-
efessi,na district Michigan HIS
preecri asser mert with 'hc isrh
IS ~ p!ve h.m rol Training v N
troops and dufne his tour a. duty
ne Is psrfu'miur ne work ~
Recornilns ne importance ot
young officer. p, nc properly sfrrt-
ed a,d the efec' proper guidance
has IN thcir ufuc career col.
Anderson =. rt the mfral
commando has Cadet davenport
undo, the supervision O, onlrors
Who are koen'y Interested IN his
rrocrsss and rairine anil who Vi'l-
ing v devote ~ lime necessary n
assisting him
Cado DaNenpot wiz rcioin his
classmates ~ no United Sfatos MI
ifarv academy this work
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-05

interested persons were doing but
we heard little OF the fine work be-
ing done BY Jessie Darlington ESQ
director and her staff of efficient
and courteous workers.
We learned in our vsiit to the
seryicemens center that the young
women known as junior hostesscr
are only selected after careful and
painstaking appraisal by Mrs. Car
rington. Their ages vary between
Is and 80. and they undergo a
training which consists OF lectures
on personality, appearance. topics
TO he discussed and those 10 lie
avoided by the hostesses when in
conversation with servicemen and
in general only those things 10 be
expected OF member OF the ESQ
serving as hostesses.
The girls are organized into
teams. Each team has a captain
who meets with the director week
~, TO discuss the program Tor TIE
following week. The captain ia
turn meets with her team aud each
girl is required 10 have two char
acter references one from "A minis
ter and one from reputable busi-
neseman. The respective teams
plan house parties for the service
men az stated intervals ~ tnatI
there will be no overlapping of
confusion attendant the staging
OF these entertainments. IN"
young women fortunate enough Ia.
be selected by Mrs. Darlington
serve as hostesses for the soldier
boys at Selfridee Field. Camp Cus-
ter, Fort Brady and at the JSO
center.
Another group Is known as SEN.
Tor hostesses and these are select
ed by the director with the same
care as given TO those OF the jun
ior group. The senior hosiesses
duties are somewhat different from
those Of junior selection. Organil-
ed into teams headed by a captain
they serve in the capacity as chap
erons also working at the enlcR
bar provided for the visiting sery-
icemen. Certain days and hour,
are assigned them for their duties.
In charge of all captains. junior
and senior. Is Mrs. Louise Smith.
Supervising what is known a.
Home Hospitality" is the capable
Bernice Griffis. who Investigates
and secures homes for seryicem,n
selection OF The personnel Of The
invited out to dinner. Mrs. Car
rington and Mrs. Griffis are just a.
careful of homes available TO which
servicemen are invited as in the
USO center. Anywhere from 25 t0
so soldiers are sent weekly into
homes for dinners. These dinners
are becoming increasingly popular
not only among the soldier boys
but with citizens generous enough
CONTINUED on page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-05
IL DETROIT
BOYS START
TRAINING

FORT LEONARD WOOD. Mo-
Eleven men from the Detroit area
who recently entered military eery-
lee, have arrived at The Engineer
Replacement Training center here
for an intensive training prog am
in preparation for combat engineer
duty. They are assigned 10 the IN
Engineer Training group.
Training will include basic sub
jecis ike close and extended order
drill manual Of arms. rife marks
manship and combat principles a.
we'll as the functions Of military
eneireering uee ~ tools and
equipment. building ~ fixed and
floating bridges. demolitione and
constructions OF roads and oh.
siarles Soldiers 20 from hcee 10
tactical units or 20 speca train
Inc or officer candidate schools
Men from the Detroi. area IN
clude
Andrew Hill 72ai Richmond:
Dewitt Nixon. 7a2e Russell.
Louis Richardson. 1.oS 1ahel'e.
ThcOpolis Reese. 9ili Cameron
Henry Lyles. $3.50 Colfax:
Howard Martin 955 Aleer.
John Ridley. e25 Clay.
Joseph lockhart $50 Vernon:
Eric Zu.ong Se0o " Eigh'h.
Henry Moore. 5lG Theodore. and
DeForest smith 7e7 Main street
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-05
In Realms
Of Poetry
The Storm
BY NATALIE MATTHEWS

~! AtALit Wal lhENS
Dawn is lifting the curtains OF the
night.
Storm clouds loom darkly against
the ray OF light
That strives in vain 10 usher in or
coming day.
But no. the clouds Will have Il not !.
A storm is on us way.
Dark angry clouds frown from on
high.
zig zag tightening streaks the shad-
owed sky
a thunderous roar,
a cloud burst
Then down pour
or cleansing rain.
Violent beauty.
Nature on rampage
lnvOkes n silent PRAYER
To capture and Unfold Il on some
page
Where one may glimpse II yet again,
But now the sun reflects multi
colorcd how.
That bears no greater beauty nor
more charm.
Than did the angry raging hitter
storm.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-05

w lOh AUktlt~s VIM NJ pune
lie meeting there on sunday.
Aug. q led n singing TRADE
against The Negro.l
BY ROBERT V. LEWIS
Would you dare call yourself
minister.
Dare profane with your infamy the
realm
on epirituallsm that broad term
implies?
Would you dare 10 represent the
Christ?
What plum has Hitler handed out
10 you.
That YOU would foment race dis
unity?
Small wonder that tho masses OF
the South
Cannot realize our country Is at
war.
While prejudice runs rampant
through tho land,
Engulfing every race within its
tide,
can but feel that just such men
as you
Make trouble where there was no
quirk before.
For men like you hestir tho preju-
dice
That eats within the soul like hun
CRY worms
Yes. men like you who keep Ameri-
ca
Insanely proud Of white supremacy.
l know that every Negro joins with
me.
And many white Americans join us
too
In hoping that the facts behind
your blast
VIII be revealed before II Ia too
late.
The gods may we'll be thanked that
In this hour
Americas enemies can come 10
light:
The demagogues who think they
are supreme.
Who set themselves 10 be the Ne
gro's king.
To you. dear Rev. Jahers. let me
say:
Your place Is far from where you
see today:
A changing world has left you far
behind:
America will not applaud your
speech this tina
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-05

covering Il. and faced the men.
Meanwhile. the big white cat bound
ed down the steps and leaped with
one movement upon Bigger's shout
der and sat perched there Big
ger was still. feeling that the cat
had given him away. had pointed
him out as the murderer OF Mary
He tried to lift the cat down: but
its claws clutched his coat. The
silver lightning flashed In his eyes
and he knew that the men had taxi
en- pictures Of him with the cat
poised upon his shoulder. lie tug
ged at the cat once more and man
aged 10 get II down. II landed on
its feet with n long whine then b.
gan to rub itself againet Blgger's
legs. Goddamnl WHY can't that
cat leave me alone? lie heard Mr..
Dalton speaking.
VIII Mr. Dalton dlvulge the
fact 10 the newspapermen that
he has received n ransom note
demanding $1,000 for the safe
return Of his supposedly miss
inr daughteri And n 40. what
will BIgger's reactions he 70
snch an unexpected turn Of at
falrsl For the answer ~ this
intriguing questIon-Read your
next Issue Of The Detroit Tn.
buna
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-05
DavenportFnst West Pointer To Train
With Fort Clusters Field Artillery

FORT CUSTER. Mich.-tANP)-
The lS4ih Field Artillery for the
first time in lis history has wes'
Pointer serving with d as in keep
Ing with war department policy
ofa'fachinr first classmon 10 tar
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-05

The Commands get their name
from the portuguese word for COM
cand The Dutch IN South Africa
called their forays against The ma
lives commands and later APP
pied the term TO raiding gucrillas
in the Boer War.