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Evening star., 1942-11-21
Living Costs
Here Highest
Of B Cities
Workers Family
Maintenance Costs
$1,731 q Yeor

A maintenance" budget for a
four-person workers family in the
District, on the basis of September
Is prices. would be $l,731.88 q year,
highest Of 80 cities studied, the Labor
Department reported today in its
quarterly estimates of intercity Diff
ferences In living costs. A main
tenance budget for the District on
June Is was estimated at $1,706.78.
Ranking next to the District were
New York City, 81 ,722.72; San Fran
cisco, $l,7l7.18, and Chicago, 81, SOL .O4.
Mobile and Kansas City reported
the lowest budgets. respectively,
$1,433.72 and $1,467.25. The esti-
mated budget in Baltimore was
$1,566.34.
Itemized Breakdown.
Here is the itemized District family
1,731 .88 budget, according to the
Labor Department breakdown: Food,
$622.06; clothing, $220.69; housing,
$352.l0; fuel and light, 1882; fur
niture, furnishings and household
equipment, $44.29, and miscellaneous,
$372.92.
The departments budget covers
goods and services which the Works
Progress Administration, in 1885,
estimated were needed by four
person family of an unskilled manual
worker living at maintenance"
level. Though above minimum sub
sistence, the budget was below the
standard of the skilled worker and,
according to the WPA, did not ZAP
proach the content of what may be
considered satisfactory standard of
living"
'The hypothetical family for
which the budget was prepared is
made up Of moderately active man
who wears overalls at work, his
wife, boy IL and a girl g." 1t was
explained.
Adequate Living.
mo household help is employed.
The family lives in a four or five
room house or apartment with an
indoor bath and toilet; has gas,
electricity and small radio; uses
ice for refrigeration and has no
automobile. They read a daily news
paper md go to the movies once a
week. Their food is an adequate
diet at minimum cost They pay
for their own medical care. No saw
ings other than life insurance are
provided"
Though the food items were re-
priced in most of the cities in 1898,
the budget has not been completely
repriced since 1885.
In view of the changes in buying
habits, particularly during the last
two years, the maintenance bud
get as defined in 1885 is not entirely
applicable to present situations, :"
the Labor Department said. THE
figures are presented, however, for
the convenience of those who find
them useful, and in the absence
OF any better measure of COMPARE
son of living costs between cities. 4"
Evening star., 1942-11-21
720 Join Victory Corps
AT Fairfax High School
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Nov. 21.-Victory
Corps has been organized at Fair
fax High School with 720 students
enrolling at the organization meet
ing. The corps has been formed
under the direction of Harold F..
Weller, principal.
Members of the Corps Council
which will assist Mr.. Weller include
Lawrence Cook, Mrs. Pearl Hart,
Mrs. Ethel r. Potts, Mrs. Dorcas
Lawson, Miss Mary Burgess, Maj.
Frank Short, U. S. A.; Lawrence S.
Greene, county agent; Robert B.
Walker, county defence co-ordinator
and Robert D. Graham.
A course in pre-f1ight training has
also been formed in the school, with
% boys from the senior class en-
rolled.
Faculty members in charge of the
program include Mrs. Potts, Mrs.
Alice Short, Mrs. Hart and William
Maxwell.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
De|marvd Peninsula
DESIGNATED Critical Area
Ey the Associated Press

Es the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, Md. Nov. 21.-The
Delmarva Peninsula has been desig-
mated Critical area" by the Army
and Federal funds and equipment
have been furnished for suppression
of forest fires.
From the Pocomoke River to the
Atlantic Coast, on the lower Eastern
Shore of Maryland. the section has
been termed most critical area
as have sections surroundings vari-
GUS defense works. In these sections
all brush burning and marsh fires
have been completely banned.
Throughout the Peninsula, out
door fires at night are prohibited.
Approximately $4,000 in Federal
funds have been allocated to Wi
comico and Worcester Counties in
Maryland for the prevention and
suppression of forest fires and the
State and the two counties are also
aiding in financing the program.
The Army is also supplying equip
ment and arrangements have been
made to call out soldiers from camps
on the shore to fight fires in an
emergency.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Failure to Convert
May Bring Penalties

Faced with the problem of meet
ing the East's petroleum shortage,
the Office of Price Administration
is considering action to deny fuel
oil rations to home owners who have
failed to convert to other fuels and
to reduce rations allowed for heat
ing places of amusement, it was
learned today.
Officials admit a breakdown in the
campaign to persuade home owners
whose furnaces can be converted to
coal to take the step. They feel that
householders who are unable to
convert should not be penalized be-
cause of the lack of cooperation on
the part of those with convertible
equipment. They do not believe oil
rations for the winter should be cut
below the current rs per cent of
normal if it is possible to save oil
in other ways.
100000 Home Estimate.
There are 240,0OO homes in the
East where the equipment for con-
version to coal is on hand. an OPA
official said. This estimate is based
on spot checks. If these home own
ers would convert their burners, it
would result in an annual saving of
IL ,400, 1000 barrels of oil. This would
save more than $4,000 barrels a day
during the heating season, sufficient
almost to make UP the East's Short
age when added to the savings from
the lowered gasoline ration.
II those home owners capable of
doing so are forced to convert. it
probably will be handled in the same
manner as the order affecting COM
mercial, industrial and institutional
users of oil for heat. Those large
consumers have been told by OPA
that they must prove that CONVEX
sion is impossible or not feasible.
Homes which local rationing boards
believe can be converted will be
given only enough oil to last through
the second heating period, mid
January in this zone.
Those places of amusement-thea-
ters, bowling alleys, dance halls
where conversion is possible are af-
fected by the order for commercial
buildings. However, If the winter
is severe-and the supply remains
short-and before cutting further
the rations for home owners, OPA
would reduce the amount of oil al
lowed for amusement buildings.
This might be done, 1t was said,
either by lowering temperatures or
by limiting hours Of operation.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Arlington Extends
Tire Form DeadIine

Following a national order by the
Office of Price Administration ex-
tending from tomorrow to December
l the deadline for disposing of excess
tires above five for each passenger
car, the Arlington County Ration
ing Board today said its deadline
would be similarly extended for the
filing of tire registration forms.
1t was urged, however, that all
motorists should make an effort to
complete the forms and mail them
to the board prior to December
because of the large amount of work
involved. The later the forms are
sent in, the later will be the date
they are mailed back to the mo-
torists, consequently delaying the
time when tird Inspections can be
made. The inspections must be per-
formed before January 81 in Ar
lington. w..
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Rush of Coffee Buyers Seen
With Sales Dead|ine Toniqht
Rotioning Starts Week From Tomorrow;
Ample Stocks Promised to Meet Demands

%, local suppliers said. They said
that if every one rushed for his
pound on the first days of rationing,
some temporary shortages might de-
velop in some stores. But there is
enough in stock here to furnish
every adult with a pound of coffee
during the five weeks between No.
vember 20 and January 3.
Coupon No. %.
When rationing begins. purchasers
will surrender coupon No. % from
their War Ration Book No. (which
has been used for sugar. Every per-
son over IA years of age will be en-
titled to l pound.
Those persons who have more
than l pound of coffee per adult in
their homes on November % will be
required to declare this amount
when then register for War Ration
Book No. 2 at the first of next year.
At that time, a coffee coupon will
be detached from the No. / ration
book for each pound of coffee in ex-
cess OF one. Until the time for de-
claring extra coffee comes, there is
no rule against further purchases
by those with excess supplies-but
officials pointed out that there was
little point in buying more.
During the coming week, mer-
chants will take stock of their pres
ent supply of coffee and will order
the amounts they are entitled to
under rationing. Retailers who own
only one store and who sold less
than 1000 pounds of coffee in Sep
tember, 1912, will be entitled to ac-
cumulate l pound of coffee for
every $40 in grocery sales during
September, 1912.
Chain, Wholesale Stocks.
Chain stores will be permitted to
stock up pound of coffee for each
pound sold in September. Whole
salers will be allowed an inventory
equal to 3 pounds for each pound
roasted and delivered to others dur
ing that month.
During the five-year period be-
tween 1897 and 1941, coffee drinkers
in this country consumed an av-
erage OF 12.5 pounds per capita.
Under the present ration, consumers
will get 10.4 pounds.
There is no immediate prospect
OF an increase in the ration, OPA
officials said yesterday
They pointed out, little wistfully,
that there Is 90 shortage Of tea
at present nor in immediate pros
pect-and tea is a fine beverage.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Hero Of Cruiser San Francisco
Went to Sea at Age of 10
Comdr. McCundless
Took Ship Through
After Superiors Died

1t. Comdr. Bruce McCandless, the
3l-year r-old native Of Washington
who was thrust into command of
the cruiser San Francisco when his
senior officers were killed during the
Solomons Islands battle last week,
went to sea when he was 10 years
old.
This was disclosed yesterday by his
father, Capt. Byron McCandless,
commander of the Nays destroyer
base at San Diego.
An Associated Press dispatch from
San Diego quoted Capt. McCandless
as saying he was more than
thrilled" by the news that his son
took charge Of the battered cruiser
after Rear Admiral Daniel j. Cal
laghan and Capt. Cassin Young were
killed by Japanese shell bursts.
Delivered Gripping Fire.
How Comdr. McCandless led the
San Francisco through the re-
mainder of the November 13 battle
that routed the Japanese fleet ap-
preaching Guadalcanal, delivering
crippling fire on a Japanese battle
ship, and later took the damaged
cruiser safely to port, was related by
the Navy yesterday.
Capt. McCandless disclosed in San
Diego that during the war between
the Turks and Greeks in 1921, when
he was commander of the destroyer
Parrott operating in q division re-
moving refugees, he received per-
mission to take the then 10-year-old
Bruce with him.
Graduated in 1892.
Born here in Navy Yard officers
quarters August IL, 1911, Bruce Nc
Candies was appointed to An
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Woman Employees Of Navy
To Hear Fashion Expert

Miss Kay Long. Midwest editor of
''Mademoiselle," will discuss How to
Dress on a Budget in Washington
at meeting of women employees of
the Navy at 4:45 pm Monday in the
Interior Department auditorium, it
was announced yesterday by Miss
Marion Owens, employe counselor of
the Bureau of Ordnance
A fashion show of clothes that fit
the working girls pocketbook will be
held at the same time Employees of
the Bureau of Ordnance will be
models.
All women employees of the Navy
are welcome to attend the show and
hear the address, Miss Owens said.
This is the first OF series of meet
ings on various phases of the work.
ing girls career to be sponsored by
Miss Owens.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
7,505 Give Blood
For Red Cross P|dsma
Project in Month
District Chapter Cites
Family Relief and
Other Aids Extended

A total of 7,5o5 persons donated
blood during October for the blood
plasma project of the District of
Columbia Chapter, American Red
Cross, it was announced yesterday
in the chapters report for that
month.
Beginning work on October 10,
when material was received, the
chapters workers during the re-
malnder of the month completed
1920 dressings for the armed
forces, the group working for local
hospitals and institutions making
23,269 of them.
The chapters receipts for October
totaled S11,074.72 and it's expendi-
lures $26836.18, it reported.
S5,532 on Family Relief.
The chapters Home Service sec
ton reported two new workers added
to its staff. 1t acted on more than
800 cases and spent $5,532.58 on
family relief. The Home Service
also contacted 1910 men leaving for
service and inquiries regarding pris-
oners of war and refugees totaled
542
There were 272 first-aid classes
under instruction during October. A
total of 2,02O certificates were issued
and ITO qualified in life saving and
water safety, it was reported
In the Red Cross Home Nursing,
certificates were issued to Sc women
who completed the course of in
struction. Seventy-two women quail
fled for certificates in nutrition and
food selection courses.
The Junior Red Cross prepared
nearly 1000 gift boxes for children
in allied countries and organized nu-
triton and first-aid classes.
Money Into War Fund.
Under the heading of foreign
war relief the chapter reported $24O
received for 100 packages for pris-
oners of war. 1t received $1,075.77
for its war fund.
The chapter reported 10000 kits
are ready to be assembled on receipt
of contents for them and that nearly
10000 knitted and sewed garments
were made for servicemen and wal
relief. In addition, 603 garments
were repaired for soldiers.
The chapters Nursing Aide Corps
is now serving in II hospitals and
seven clinics, it reported, 355 aides
serving in October The chapters
motor corps handled 2,647 calls and
drove more than $4,000 miles during
the month.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Three Named to Study
Liquor Text Action

A committee of three was named
last night by the District Public
School Association to consider fur
ther action on the recently adopted
text on alcohol and narcotics.
Those named were william j.
Tucker, Anacostia Citizens Asso-
citation; Mrs. Margaret Worrell,
president of the Wheel of Progress,
end DR.. Thomas E. Boorde, pastor
of the Anacostia Baptist Church
and president of the United Dry
Forces.
Mrs. Francis Walters of the Vote
less League of Women Voters, out
lined q league booklet, setting forth
q new basic code for the public
school system.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Hogon and Boothe Get
Stote Bor Assignments

J. Foster Hagan, president of the
Arlington County Bar Association,
and City Attorney Armistead l..
Boothe of Alexandria have been CIV
en- committee assignments In the
Virginia State Bar Association by
President George w. Haw of Rich
mond, the Associated Press reported.
Mr.. Hagan will head the Commit
tee on Cooperation with local bar
associations and Mr.. Boothe was
named chairman Of the library,
legal records and legal literature
records.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Rail Club Elects PIuskitt

j. M. Plaskitt, mechanical engi-
neer, connected with the Washing
ton office of the Southern Railway
since 1888. was elected to the execu-
tive committee of the Southern and
Southwestern Railway Club yester-
day IN Atlanta, according to the
Associated Press. G. S. Perry of At
lanta, superintendent of motive
power of the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Coast Railway, was elected
president.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
2-to-1 PUG Vote
Rejects Plea for ;
Tokens for Is Gents
Decision Held Up
Since May Announced
As Honkin Files Dissent

With Commissioner Gregory Han
kin dissenting, the District Public
Utilities Commission has denied petit
tions of organized citizens for an
order requiring the Capital Transit
Co. to sell streetcar tokens at three
for Is cents instead of six for so
cents.
The decision was dated last May
II, but its issuance was withheld
during the past six months to await
the dissenting opinion Mr.. Hankin
said he wanted to write. This be-
come available yesterday.
The principal argument of pro-
ponents of the requested change was
that sale of tokens at six for so
cents placed hardship on the poor
or the unemployed who might have
a quarter to spend at one time for
tokens but not as much as 50 cents.
Lacking half dollar, such riders
then would be compelled to pay a
straight 10-cent cash fare and this.
it was argued, constituted an unjust
discrimination which should be re-
moved.
Discrimination Denied.
The formal petitions, on which
hearings were held last January and
February, were filed for the Feder-
alton of Citizens Associations and
the Federation of Civic Associations
The PUG majority. Chairman
James H. Flanagan and Engineer
Commissioner Charles w. Kutz. held
that the record of the case did not
justify a finding that sale of six
tokens for so cents constituted an
unjust or reasonable discrimination.
They recalled the issue in the case
was specifically limited to such a
question. They denied the applica-
tions without prejudice" against
any possible revival of demands for
the change.
Mr.. Hankin protested the ma
jority had made no findings OF facts
and that this was contrary to "the
established rule of administrative
law"
He argued there was discrimina-
ton in that the average holder of a
weekly SIPS pass takes enough rides
to bring the per ride cost down to a
little more than 4 cents; that the
token fare is 81s cents per ride, or
double the per ride cost for the
pass buyer: and that payment of
10 cent cash fare is $50 per cent
more than pass fare ride or Is per
cent, he computed, more than a
token fare. He argued that the
law forbids "any" kind of discrimi-
nation, not merely an unjust or
unreasonable" discrimination.
Denies Gross Revenue Loss.
Mr.. Hankin maintained there is a
large part" of the population here
which at any one time can COM
mand as much as q cents but not
as much as SO cents for transporta-
ton.
Also, he protested that the COM
pany's testimony that the token
fare change would mean a loss in
gross revenues of between $192, 900
and $3.50 900 a year, as more persons
bought tokens instead of paying
cash fares, "accentuated the in
justice and unreasonableness of the
discrimination"
Mr.. Hankin also declared that if
the change resulted in q reduction in
gross revenues the company still
made no claim that it would thereby
be required to operate with less than
a reasonable return.
Evening star., 1942-11-21

napolis from Colorado when he was
Is and was graduated with the class
Of 1882. For four years he served
aboard the cruiser Louisville, then
helped place the new destroyer Case
in commission. After two years
destroyer duty, he attended a post
graduate school in communications
at Annapolis for IA months, and
three years ago returned to sea
with the San Francisco.
He is married to the daughter of
Capt. w. w. Bradley, member of
the Navy's Pacific Coast Board of
Inspection and Survey. They have
two children, Bruce, jr, S, and
Sue. z
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Cot Grated in u. S.
By Accident Arrives
At Near East Base
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, EGYPT, Nov. a.
This cat arrived at an American
base in the Near East fob.
Detroit.
The cat, accidentally Grated
with q Diesel engine in Detroit,
was imprisoned Il days.
When the crate was opened
out jumped the cat and four
healthy Kittens born en- route.
Apparently she had kept herself
and her family alive by licking
the protective coating Of the en-
gine during the voyage.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Baltimore to Convert
Offices Into Apartments

BY The Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 21-A new
housing experiment-the conversion
OF offices into apartments-will be
put on trial here next week as an
other means of helping relieve the
clty's acute housing shortage.
The experiment is being financed
and sponsored by an insurance COM
pany.
The structure being renovated into
apartments is the Phoenix Building,
six stories high and 36 years old.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
Lonhum RoIIy Tonight
To Honor Service Men

Residents Of the Lanham (Md.)
area will hold victory rally at 8
O'Clock tonight In the ~Lanham
Methodist Church in honor of the
Il men In the area who are In the
armed forces.
Evening star., 1942-11-21
X;
WsatHa~R~x%iM3.
WAR BONDS
-

Clothing for the average enlisted
man IN Uncle Sans Army when he
begins duty costs $9O35. Regular
issue for the soldier includes one
woolen coat at cost of 1919. There
are millions of soldiers already IN
uniform and more millions to come.
Evening star., 1942-11-21

It will be necessary for al least
SO, ,000, 900 men and women on indus
trial payrolls to invest at least 40
per cent Of wages in War Bonds in
Payroll Savings Plan to help pay
for these and other war expendi.
lures. TOP that 10 per cent by New
Year" Is the national slogan to
back up our boys In that uniform.
q. B. Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1942-11-21

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
IA peace; In war, gather scrap metal
b win.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
u 5. Sub Sinks
2,Jdp Freighters

WASHINGTON, April 8 INs).
The sinking Of two japanese
merchant vessels in the China Sea
tlnsa American submarine was
a1ounced today by the navy de-
p1ftfnent.
4hese latest successes by the
J6lted States submarines in the
~ Pacific raised to IA the total
dJspanese ships sunk or dam
ard In the last four days by
AMERICAN armed forces. Other
JQ34nese merchantmen have been
st3(k In Japanese waters and in
tHCaroline Islands.
Rhe two victims OF the sub
nH59ne in the China Sea were q
11Do0-ton passenger-cargo ship
aud q 5,000-ton freighter. They
we're the eleventh and twelfth
Japanese vessels announced since
Saturday by the navy as sunk OF
damaged. The army air force
blasted two other japanese ships
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
More Ydnks
Land in Australia

LONDON, April 8 (UP).-h
Daily Mail Melbourne correspond
ent reported today that many
more American troops haC
reached Australia and were al
ready encamped, ready to NEE
any japanese threat.
The correspondent said he &C
companied the convoy, as die
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Thomas Blamey
new deputy supreme Allied com
in charge of land forces
(Blamey's arrival in Aus.
tralia was announced March p.
He was formerly Australian
commander in the Middle East)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
Sea of Dead
Filler Tells Of Jap Bodies
Filling Maeassar Straits

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Apri
S INS) - Ensign Donald ebay
who was in a naval observation
plane sent over MacasSar Straits
the day after the battle there
said today the straits al the site
Of the attack were so thick with
Japanese bodies that 1T looked
like land"
THE sea below u.s." he said.
Looked like land on which
thous sands of bodies were
strewn. We could trace wreck
age and the desoisti0n was one
of complete horror.
THAT Job was completely an
American one. American ships,
submarines and planes"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
must send help quickly, and

must senu nelp quickly, hhu
adds:
1T is an obligation each
one of as must feet deeply.
1T is an obligation achich
belongs to every iHdirid-
uol."
Friends and fellow citizens
since this Is our obligation, LEI
us perform 1t.
We have safeguarded Eng.
land.
We have supplied Russia.
We have reinforced Au-
stralia.
We have supported the
British i'm India and the Free
French i'm Africa.
Now let us save our own
brave defenders i'm the Philip
pines from defeat and our
selves from the ignomity of
their abandonment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
Post-Mortem Report
On Torch Victim Due

MANCHESTER, Mich. April 8
Authorities were hopeful today
that a post-mortem report and
the findings of the state crime
laboratory will determine whether
Orville Wurster, 35, clerk. was the
second victim of a torch slayer
or a suicide.
The reports were TO be made
today at the resumption of the
coroner's inquest which was adj
journed March 18. The labora-
tory at Lansing repeatedly has
completed a minute examination
Of two kerosene cans and Wurs-
ter's clothes, found near his Gin
dered body.