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Evening star., 1943-03-14
WPB Seizes Idle Scrap
Processing Machinery
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, March 13.-The War Pro-
duction Board today seized idle
scrap processing machinery and
equipment from the A. B. Alpirn Co
of Omaha, in what George j. De-
vine, regional chief of the scrap
professors branch of the WPB at
Kansas City, said was the first case
in which the WPB has been forced
to resort to the requisition method
to take over idle heavy machinery
held by a scrap processing firm.
Seized were five large metal iron
shears, locomotive crane, a plat
form scale and other equipment,
Mr.. Devine said. Approximately l25
tons Of iron and steel scrap and
1000 pounds Of non-ferrous metals.
described as dormant scrap" also
were seized.
Mr.. Devine said repeated attempts
had been made by WPB officials to
induce the Alpirn Co. to put the
equipment to use, but that the firm
had consistently failed to do so.'
Morton Alpirn, company manager
declared, There was no effort on
the part Of the WPB to negotiate
with us for any machinery or equip
ment. We have been using all of
this machinery and equipment for
defense purposes"
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Davies 10 Entertain
Symphony Delegates

Delegates to the fourth biennial
conference of Women's Committees
for Symphony Orchestras from II
cities in the United States and
Canada will be entertained at lunch
con, concert, cocktails and receptions
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies
will entertain the 36 delegates at
lunch. and later the women will
attend the National Symphony Or
chestra concert in Constitution Hall.
At $50 pm. the officers of the
National Gallery Of Art will hold
reception and take the delegates
on brief tour of the gallery.
Reports of the II symphony or
chestras at the conference will be
resumed tomorrow morning. Mrs.
Peter Belin, one of the Districts
delegates, will give the report on
the National Symphony Orchestra.
The second Washington delegate is
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. Special en-
phasis of the conference is upon
the place of music in the war and
adjustments that orchestras must
make to wartime conditions.
Last night delegates attended a
recital at Dumbarton Oaks. Miss
Maria Maximovitch, Russian So
prano, sang, accompanied by Celius
Dougherty at the piano.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
800 AImas Shriners
Celebrate Annual
Potentate' S Party
Many Officials Among
Guests at Feast
Of Rumudun'

More than 900 Shriners of Almas
Temple received temporary surcease
from war and business cares at the
sixth annual potentate's party of
the Masonic group last night at the
Mayfower Hotel.
The occasion was THE Feast of
Ramadan," featured by fellowship
and entertainment. Frank Schleuth,
noted New York master of cere-
monies, headed cast of enter
tainers.
The annual party was in tribute
to Needham C. Turnage, United
States commissioner, who succeeded
Howard P. Foley as potentate of
Almas Temple. Guests included
members of Congress, ranking Gov
ernment officials and high officers
OF the Army and Navy.
The entertainment was under the
direction of Maxim P. Lowe, with
music by Barnee-Lowe.
Assisting Potentate Turnage in
arranging the party were James
Councillor, caliDh; Bruce Allen, Earl
Shinn, Howard Foley and Stanley
Willis, viziers; Bill Shelton, enter
tainment; Floyd Akers. proclama-
tions; Ed Carl, credentials, George
Ford. embellishments; Sulaiman
Daoud, advisor; Ray Florence, mas
ter OF finance; Martin Ristig,
keeper Of the treasury; Leon Chate-
lain, arranger of the feast: Frank
Shull, master of the seraglo: Bill
Hanson, master of libations; George
Harris, hospitality; Harry Harth,
keeper Of the incense; Bill Mann,
chief camel herder, and Frank Gra-
ham, generalissimo.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Speaker Indorses Limit
On Chemical Research

Chemical research in connection
with the war effort now is being
confined almost entirely to some
industries and a few colleges with
large laboratories, DR.. Roger Ad-
ans, head of the chemistry depart
ment at the University of Illinois,
told the Washington professional
chapter Of Alpha Chi Sigma at a
meeting at 4801 Connecticut ave-
nue. last night This is as it should
be. he said, although many of the
colleges felt that they were not be-
ing given a large enough share in
the war effort.
While research may develop many
new things which may be valuable
in connection with carrying on war,
DR.. Adams said many of them
would not be available for the pres
ent war unless the conflict lasted
for some time.
Because of the decline in the
number of graduate chemists apply
ing to the universities he said he
was fearful that there is going to
be big shortage in chemists at the
end of the war Chemistry students
who go into the aarmed services
and then are sent to colleges to
continue a highly intensive course
will not have sufficient educational
background to take up graduate
studies after the war, he said.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Montgomery County
Farmers Disagree
About FSA Workers
One Coils 1t Flop
Another Just Fair,
Third Sings Proise
BY ]. B. ZATMAN

Of three Montgomery County
farmers who have obtained help
under the Farm Security Admin
lstration program of importing
workers from surplus labor areas.
one has termed the plan a flop"
another has described it as lust
fair" while the third is loud in
praise.
Despite the claim by John D.
Leatherman. FSA director for Mary
land and Delaware, that every
placement thus far has shown COM
plete satisfaction. William E.
Thompson of Boyds declared yes
terday that his experience with
three men sent him by the FSA
three weeks ago has Just about
soured me on the whole thing"
Mr., Thompson said the men, who
ranged in age from "a to 35, "grum-
bfed all the time" knew nothing
about operating farm machinery
and finally left in the middle of the
night after working on his farm
for three days.
Requirements Refused.
In addition, Mr.. Thompson said
he has been unable either to get
back the $50 he paid the FSA as an
employment fee-$1O for each man
Or to obtain requirements.
William Ensor, district supervisor
of the FSA at Upper Marlboro, as
serted. however, that the money
would be returned to Mr.. Thomp-
son if he would apply for it.
We just don't Seem to have any
workers that will suit Mr.. Thomp-
SON" the FSA official explained.
If farmers would treat the workers
right. they wouldn't have any trou-
BILE with them"
The lust fair" description came
from Augustus Oursler of Spencer
vile, who has had a 16-year-old
boy working for him for about a
week.
Mr.. Qursler complained that the
youth knew nothing about farm
work and that he doubted whether
he would keep him.
Il can't afford to take the time
and trouble to teach him what to
do Mi Oursler added. What
farmers need is experienced farm
workers who know what to do"
On the other hand, T. A. Barnslev
of Olney said the two l8-year-old
youths placed on his farm by the
FSA are doing very we'll" They
have been working for him for
about week.
He admitted that experience is an
essential factor. in such jobs and
that the two youths had worked on
farms before in West Virginia. He
said he paid them $l2 a week each
and that he intended to keep them
between six months and year.
Lack of Co. operation.
Officials of the United States EN-
ployment Office in Silver Spring
said that a major handicap in the
operation of the program is the lack
of coordination between State en-
ployment offices and the FSA.
One official said that many times
farmer places an order for work.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
West Point Is Paid
Tribute in Program
Marking 141st Year
MorsholI, Eisenhower
And Other Generals
Broadcast MESSAGES
ny the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 13.-The
long, gray line" of West Point en-
circled the war-torn globe tonight.
as illustrious sons of the Military
Academy broadcast messages of con-
fidence from the worlds fighting
fronts that the schools principles
Of courage and leadership would lead
the Nation to victory In arms.
Broadcasts from great American
generals were heard over National
Broadcasting Co hookup by men,
bers of the West Point Society OF
New York, meeting to commence
rate the 14lst anniversary of the
founding of the academy.
Gen. George C. Marshall, chief Of
staff. headed the list of military
leaders who were heard. Gen. Doug
las Macarthur, commander of the
Pacific theater Of war, was to have
been included, but Maj. Gen. Robert
M. Danford, U. S. A. (retired),
president of the Association of West
Point Graduates, said military duties
prevented.
Gen. Marshall, asserting that "our
success in this war depends above
all on leadership" said:
Best Equipment and Men.
I'VE have the best equipment, we
have the finest personnel in the
world. Given adequate leadership,
victory is certain, and we will be
spared unnecessary loss of life and
unavoidable delays. Your graduates
provide the standard for that lead
ership. In Australia and the Solo,
mons, in the Far East and Cairo,
in Algiers and Morocco and in the
British Isles, your graduates are
furnishing the commanders Of
American warriors. West Point is
writing new history. and I am cer-
tain 1t will be glorious history.
From North Africa, Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower, commander of that
theater, told of the heroism of one
West Point man, Johnnie Waters,
whose detachment held high hill
above Faid Pass In Central Tunisia
against waves of Nazi attacks. His
dogged resistance, Gen. Eisenhower
declared, typified the spirit Of West
Point.
Tribute From Kruger.
From Australia, 1t. Gen. Walter
Kruger, commander of the 9Th
Army, paid tribute to the academy
and said that with our country
enshrined in our hearts and minds,
we will carry our flag onward to
triumphant victory over our enemy" !"
From London, 1t. Gen. Frank M,
Andrews, commander of the Euro
pean theater, said that "a grateful
Nation pays tribute to the fidelity
with which West Point has met the
trust" OF it's responsibilities.
Other messages were heard from
Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward, African
command; Maj. Gen. Henry T. Bur-
gin, representing the Hawaiian
command; Maj Gen. Simon Buck
ner, jr., commander of Alaskan de-
tense; Maj. Gen. Danford, attend
ing the dinner, and Mai. Gen,
Francis B. Wilby, superintendent of
the Military Academy.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
FamiIy's Fifth Son
Joins Armed Service

Robert Dexter Reed, 10, of Rock
vile, Nd, yesterday became the
fifth son Of Mr., and Mrs. Philip
Reed TO enter the armed services.
He was inducted into the Army at
Baltimore.
Another son, Gerald F.. %. who
Is married, also was sent to the
induction station at Baltimore yes
terday, but was rejected by the
Army.
Two sons. John B. and joseph w.
are in the Navy. John is attached
to the Alabama and his brother is
stationed at Vero Beach, Fla.
Corpl. Philip Reed. jr., %, is sta
toned at Camp Shelby Miss, and
Pvt Dwight Reed, 81. is a member
Of the Army Air Forces stationed
at Chanute Field III.
In addition to the five brothers
In the services and the one rejected
two boys and two girls ranging in
age from to IS remain at home.
and a married daughter, Mrs. Phyl-
lis Trevy. lives at nearby Bethesda.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Farm Employment Lowest
In March Since 1922
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. .-..-
The Agriculture Department re.
ported yesterday that farm employ.
ment on March / was at the lowest
level for that date since it started
compiling records In 1922.
Total employment was estimated
at 8,730,000 persons, compared with
9,412,000 for the 1935-1939 March 1
average.
Despite the reduced number of
workers the department said farm
ers in most areas were pressing
ahead with plans for the produce
tion season. In Southern areas con-
siderable progress has been made in
preparing ground for spring plant
ing.
The department pointed out that
while the numerical change in the
labor force from a year ago was
relatively small its efficiency had
been sharply lowered by losses Of
skilled, able-bodied workers who
have been replaced by older and
less skilled workers, women and
young people.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
0PA's Rent Controls
Upheld by U. s. Court
BY the Associated Press

Bv the Associated Press.
WICHITA, Kans.. March 13.-The
Office of Price administrations right
to compel Wichita apartment
operator to conform with Govern
ment rent control regulations was
upheld today by three judge Fed
eral Court.
The court made permanent a pre-
limlnary injunction enjoining Miss
Temperance Kimmel from evictine
tenants, from collecting more rent
/ than OPA regulations permit and
/ from violating other provisions of
a maximum rent order drawn bv
the OPA for the Wichita defense
rental area.
Ruling in the action were Judge
Orie L, Phillips of the 10th United
/ States Circuit Court of Appeals.
and Federal District Judges Royce
Savage of Oklahoma and Richard
/ j. Hopkins Of Kansas.
/ The case was the outgroWth OF
an eviction of a Wichita aircraft
/ worker from an apartment rented
! by Miss Kimmel who contended in
/ the litigation that followed that rent
ceiling regulations were unconstitu-
/ tional.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Final Students Concert
Performed by Symphony
1880 Series Concluded in Evening;
Miss Margaret Speaks, Soloist,
Generously Applauded

cert, acknowledged the applause
from their seats. Members of the
Women's Committee for Symphony
Orchestras, now in conference here,
were also in the audience.
$3.50" Concerts End.
In the evening the orchestra, di-
rected by DR.. Kinder, concluded the
series of three $3.50" concerts at
Constitution Hall. The floating
tones and the dramatic verve of
Margaret Speaks soprano, soloist Of
the evening, contributed greatly to
the interest of the program.
Opening with Grave and Allegro"
from the organ Concerto in G
Major" attributed to j. S. Bach,
however, only transcribed by him
from the original composed by Duke
OF SAKE Weimar, the orchestra gave
good exhibition of light and shade.
A short sustained passage for wood
wind in the second movement was
distinguished by fine phrasing and
a lovely legato. DR.. Kindler's or
chestration of this number lends
substance and character to the
score.
A graceful silhouette in red, Miss
Speaks put great deal of ex-
preston into Debussy's "Air de Liza
from "LEnfant Prologue" Her
mastery of French, familiarity with
the traditions and her own individ-
uality, registered in the infections
OF her voice, were a pleasure to hear
She chose for the second part of her
program two selections, one of which,
Morning, was composed by her
uncle, Obey Speaks; the other, Let
My Soul Fill Your Heart" by Ernest
Charles. The spontaneous greeting
given her by the audience at her
entrance did not diminish in cor
diality after her numbers. She was
recalled several times.
Preceding the delivery of Brahms
symphony No. l in C Minor, Op
6S," which followed the aria, DR..
Kinder asked permission to play
first passage from the third move
ment, illustrative of Brahms talent
for description. That Brahms music
| does seem to breathe the serenity
and gradeur of nature repudiates
other theories propounded by some
of his followers who believe his
music to be abstract. Other orches-
tral selections on the program were
Smetana's The Moldau," McDon-
AIDS "Bataan" and Fernandez's
"Batuque"
Evening star., 1943-03-14

to increase production on his $50
acre cattle farm this year.
Mr.. Dickerson said he already had
added 80 head of beef cattle and
planned to increase so head next
month. He said his farm work was
done mostly by machinery.
Manages to Keep Help.
Mr.. King operates two other
dairies in the county. He said he
had been lucky so far in keeping
his farm help. He has 10 families
On his farms, adding that he had
been able to get them because of
the housing shortage. You can
get people to work for you if you've
got a house for them, quicker than
you can get ordinary day hands,
he said.
Don't let anybody tell you that
the labor shortage isn't hurting the
farmer" Mr.. King added. He is
being hit hard by inexperienced
help and by the rising cost of feeds
but he will be able to pull through
all right if he can get an increase
for his products"
Evening star., 1943-03-14

ers through the Silver Spring Office
and that the order remains on Mr.
Leatherman's desk for weeks at a
time" Farmers who go directly to
Upper Marlboro, however, it was
said, obtain workers Immediately
even though the FSA had requested
all such orders to be routed through
State employment offices.
1t also was pointed out that many
farmers "grumble" about lack of
labor, but fail to take advantage of
the FSA program.
According to Mr.. Ensor most OF
the FSA recruits are taken from
farms that are too small for wartime
living. They receive training in farm
fundamentals at the University of
Maryland and are then assigned to
jobs, he said.
In this connection an official at
the Silver Spring employment Office
said some workers are directed by
the FSA to certain farms, but de
liberately" take the wrong bus and
never arrive at their destination.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Building Owners Ruled
In Interstate Commerce
b. the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, March 13.-Judge
Robert N. Pollard ruled in District
Court today that owners of the
First National Bank Building here
are engaged in interstate commerce
because two concerns occupying the
building are engaged in interstate
commerce.
The opinion was handed down
when he entered a consent order
enjoining the First National Bank
Building Corp. from paying 45 buiid-
ing maintenance employees less than
80 cents an hour or working them
more than 40 hours a week without
overtime compensation.
The order was in connection with
a suit against the corporation by
the wage and hour division of the
Labor Department, charging that
the building owners failed to pay
employees at rate as required. The
building houses the First and Mer-
chants National Bank and Offices ot
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
The building corporation denied
In its brief that it was engaged ir
interstate commerce
Evening star., 1943-03-14
BY ELENA DE SAYN.

The final students concert by the
National Symphony Orchestra at
Constitution Hall yesterday morning
for an audience consisting almost
exclusively of children, climaxed the
winter series held in various high
schools in the city and confirmed
once again how much these concerts
have grown to be a part of their
young lives.
Shouts, whistles and laughter
mingled with an appreciable volume
OF applause, greeted, as usual, DR..
Hans Kindler's sallies. us the
weather cold?" asked the popular
conductor in his big brother man
ner, mounting the platform and
eliciting just one piping response
from a nearby box, much to the
amusement of every one
AS in former years, serious num-
Der, Beethoven's "Leonora Overture
No. g." was sandwiched in between
Tschaikowsky's "Polonaise" from
Eugene Onegin" and Annie Laurie
la Modern" arranged by Leonard
Three trumpet players from the Or
chestra's ranks: Gabriel Bartold
Harry Del Potts and Robert Gasser
gave blazing, virtuoso like inter-
probation to the well-known tune
Preceded by an orchestral introduc-
tlon emphasizing the deeper voice
Of the brass section, bold cadenza
executed by each of the trumpeters
led into pleasing jazzy version OF
the song. Eft 2H n &aasrs
Bagpiper Appears" 'rn''
Hardly giving the children time
to quiet down. a burly Scotchman
in kits, summoned by. magic
formula of DR.. Kindler's, came
marching down the center aisle and
onto the stage, skillfully manipu-
lating his bagpipes and producing
enough volume for half a dozen
players. This was the promised sur.
prise on the program intended tt
seal the holiday atmosphere pre-
vailing in the hall.
Excerpts from Bizet's Carmen
singing of America Mozart's
Sleigh Ride" and Shostakovich'
amusing Polka encored upon in
sistent demands, concluded the pro-
gram, together with Tschaikowsky' s
Waltz Of the Flowers" from the
"Nutcracker Suite" played by re-
| quest.
In the course of the program DR.
Kinder took a few minutes to
| announce the winners of the inter-
high and junior high schools poster
contest, exhibited in the lobby
Several winners, present at the con-
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Jury That Heard Charges
Of Girl, Il, Dismissed

A deadlocked jury which for day
had under consideration the case of
Jack II. w. Bracey, accused of carnal
knowledge of 12-year- -old girl, late
yesterday was dismissed by Justice
Matthew F.. Mcclure. The jury
was released until a week from to-
morrow when they will be called
for other jury duty in District Court.
The case took three days in Dis
trict Court and Friday the jury
went out for its decision. On failing
to reach decision, the jury re-
ported to Judge Mcclure at 5:12
pm. yesterday and received instruc-
tionS to take vacation
Defense Attorney James J Laugh
lin said last night his client, under
the circumstances, is subject to a
new trial" However, he refused
to say what the new form of de-
fense would be-
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Bernard Margolius stated last night
that if and when a new trial is
started he expects to present addi-
tional testimony to back up his
case
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Receiving Home Held
Unsuitable After 3
Boys Held There Flee
Head Also Declares
Stuff Of Institution
Is Not Sufficient

The Receiving Home for Children
Is understaffed and the building is
not suitable for its present use, Supt.
Anthony B. Coffrey said yesterday,
after the escape from the institu-
ton of eight youths, II to II
years old.
The five colored and three white
boys who left the home lin the
confusion of arising" yesterday
morning were still at liberty last
night.
1.-TWO of the youths had been held
III connection with the death of
Andrew Thompson, II, of 1912 Ran
Golph street NE, found last Sunday
near an abandoned automobile
which had caused an estimated
$1,000 damage when it struck three
parked cars, They and two other
youths were suspected Of having
abandoned young Thompson after
Fe died from a crushed chest
thought to have been sustained in
E9te accident.
Mesh on Window Pushed Out.
The eight boys fed the home by
climbing through a window, after
pushing out wire mesh covering it,
while the sole attendant on the floor
was out of the room, Mr.. Caffrey
disclosed. They reached fire escape,
climbed it to the roof and ran across
to another fire escape. This led them
down to a vacant lot. There is no
fence of any sort around the lot, Mr..
Caffrey said.
The superintendent said the
method was essentially the same as
that used in many other escapes
from the home over a period of
years.
Installation of strip iron on the
windows was authorized by the Fire
Board last October, he revealed. The
material was ordered then from the
District repair shop, but no strips
have been received.
Mr.. Caffrey said the Board of
Public Welfare has not approved
the installation of strong protective
material on the windows because of
a desire to avoid making the build
ing look like a penal institution.
Window Protection InfeasibIe.
Pointing out that the building was
erected in 1926 as an apartment
house and that window sashes are
of wood, he said he considered the
sashes not to be strong enough to
support proper protective material.
At no time is more than one at
tendant regularly stationed on the
floor from which the eight boys
escaped yesterday, Mr.. Caffrey said.
Twenty-four boys were on the floor
at the time of the break.
Mr.. Caffrey said facilities are too
limited to permit adequate segrega-
ton of inmates. Older, more har-
dened boys, thus are allowed oppor-
tunity to influence younger ones.
Plans for a new home were sub
mitted and appropriations for its
construction made in 1941. The
project has since been shelved, the
superintendent said.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
325 Get Diplomas

Maj. Ralph L. Linthicum and 1t.
Emil K. Gubin. both of Arlington,
were among 325 officers who we're
awarded diplomas yesterday by the
Army School for Special Service at
Washington and Lee University.
Another Virginia officer, 1t. Rich
ard r. Fletcher of Charlottesville.
also was awarded a diploma.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Dairy Farmers of Montgomery
Bid High for Cows, Equipment
Paul Burdett Auction Sale Brings
Record Prices for MACHINERY

(This is the fourth in a series
OF stories on the farm situation
in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginid)
Evening star., 1943-03-14

The Axis Is watching you; keep
'em signing while you keep buying
War savings stamps.