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Evening star., 1943-02-18
District Heads
Approve Burton
.Pay-Raise Bills
Hold 10 Pct. Provision
For Teachers Avoids
Discrimination

The Commissioners today an
nounced their support of legislation
pending in the Senate providing
temporary pay raises of $500 year
for police and firemen who have
been in the service five years or
more and 10 per cent increase in
the salaries of public school teachers.
The Senate also has before it two
bills sponsored by Chairman Nc
Carran of the District committee
proposing a $3.50 or Is per cent a
year increase for police and firemen
and teachers.
The two substitute bills approved
by the Commissioners were spon-
sored by Senator Burton, Republican,
of Ohio
A battle over these measures is ex-
pected on the Senate floor next
week.
Write McCarran.
The position of the Commissioners
was made known in a letter to
Chairman McCarran. He was told
the Commissioners would support
the Burton bills, believing the new
salary schedules they set up would
eliminate discrimination which
would result from an increase of ap-
proximately Is per cent. whereas
other employees in the District gov
ernment affected by joint resolution
ITO would have to work overtime to
be eligible for that result"
Joint resolution ITO provides 10
per cent pay increase for Federal
and District employees other than
police, f1remen and school teachers.
The Burton plan would give a
10 per cent increase to school teach
eS on the first $4,000 of salary,
the same arrangement now in ef-
feet for nonovertime workers in
the classified Federal service. The
higher salary would be retroactive
to last December l and extend to
April 30, the expiration date of ex-
isting temporary overtime pay for
Government workers
PROVISIONS OF Burton Plan.
For police and firemen the Burton
plan provides a $300-a-year increase
for all privates with five CT more
! years service, as we'll as for higher
ranking officers if their present sal
aries are $500 year or less. Those
with less than five-year service
record would receive an increase
of $140.
1t has been estimated the in
creased annual cost to the District
of the Burton plan would total $685.
$50, or s29O,000 less than the Nc
Carran schedule.
/ Senator Burton said that his pro-
posal for raising the pay of police
and f1remen would obviate objec-
tions which caused President Roose =
welt to veto similar legislation in De-
! cember,
Evening star., 1943-02-18
New Union Is Formed

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 18 CP).-
Organization of what Louisville
labor leaders said is the first union
of synthetic rubber workers in the
United States has been completed
at the B. F. Goodrich Koroseal plant
here, John McKiernan, vice presi-
dent Of the Distillery, Rectifying and
Wine Workers International Union
Of America lAFL), announced yes
terday.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
| Alaska Repeats
s. Bounty as
Tribute to Eagle
y the Associated Press.

I
JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 18.-The
bald eagle. defended as a strong
winged national symbol, no longer
will bring So bounty to Alaskan
hunters
The Territorial Senate voted, 5 to
3, for repeal of the bounty act.
The appeal in behalf of the eagle
as a national figure came from Gov.
Ernest Gruening, who personally ad-
dressed the Senate He said Presi-
dent Roosevelt might issue an ex-
ecutive order against destruction of
the bird
The anti-eagle faction branded
the bird as predatory killer OF fish
and small animals.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
disqualification Urged
For Men Discharged
As Mental Cases
Shofer Says Patients Are
Often Held in Jail When
Facilities Are Luckino
BY the Associated Press.

Declaring many soldiers released
from the Army because Of mental
ailments or other disabilities have
been held in Jail, Representative
Shafer, Republican, of Michigan
urged the House today to expedite
legislation to permit such men to
receive treatment in veterans in
stitutions.
The House delayed action earlier
in the week on a bill that would
have extended to veterans of the
present war the same domiciliary
and hospital care now provided for
men who served in the World War
Backed by Veterans Committee.
The legislation was backed by the
House Veterans Committee, which
said that in many cases men dis
abled and in need of hospital care
have been detained in local jails
pending their transfer to State in
stitutions because they are not eigi-
BILE for assistance under existing
laws.
I'VE are beginning to build up a
ASSSA "a Va llCSlCSU VI bllt
men and women we call into the
fighting services" Mr.. Shafer said,
and unless this Congress takes i'm
mediate action to remedy the sit
uation, the time can easily be fore
seen when the wrath of thousands
of soldiers and sailors and of a
shocked public will descend upon U.s. -
Charges Men Are Neglected.
Mr.. Shafer accused the Govern
ment Of "shunting" cases off on
county and state governments in
adequately prepared Ito accept a
responsibility which they should
never have in the first place"
I'VE cannot wait until after this
war is over to make provision for
thase men," he continued. They
are already coming back and are
the Nations responsibility"
Mr.. Shafer argued that men were
being accepted by the armed forces
who ION the surface appear to be
perfectly well, both mentally and
physically" but soon develop into
mental cases after a few days of
military life. r..'
Evening star., 1943-02-18
OPA Sets New CEILINGS
On Electric Heaters

A new schedule of maximum re-
tail prices for bowl or reflector types
of electric heaters became effective
today, the District Office of Price
Administration announced.
The new prices, which include the
Federal excise tax, are: For heaters
of $50 watts or less, SO maximum:
$50 TO 799 watts, 81; 300 to 999 watts,
IS; / 900 watts and over, $6.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Maritime Commission
Defended by Bland
Vireinion Back in House
After Extended Absence
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Bland, Democrat,
Of Virginia returned to the House
yesterday following an extended alb
sence, and Immediately defended
the record of the Maritime Commits
sion, recently criticized by Republi-
cans. He told the House the COM
missions accomplishments had been
nothing less than amazing"
Mistakes have been made" he
said, "and only the omnipotent and
omniscient could have avoided mis-
takes. There has been waste as
there has been in every branch Of
the Government. War itself is waste
and the compelling need for imme-
date action must bring waste"
Mr.. Bland recalled that the peak
OF shipbuilding in the World War
was reached only 10 months after
the armistice, and that few ships
were completed in time for war
service.
In the current war, he added. I'VE
have smashed all records and we
have not yet reached the peak. We
arc now running 100000 tons a
month ahead Of the highest 1919 re-
cord"
The time required to build Liberty
ships, he said, was cut from 280 days
to SIS days in 1912.
January, 1943, was the second
month iii which more than a million
tons of shipping was added to the
fleet. he said, adding that during
January 106 vessels totaling 10O8,-
400 tons, were delivered.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
D AIesandro Out Of Race
For Baltimore MayoraIty
Py the Associated Press

Fs TIE Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 18.-Repre-
sentative D'Alesandro, Democrat, Of
Maryland, who announced Sunday
he would t. a candidate for the
Democratic mayorality nomination,
has Withdrawn because "administra-
ton leaders have appealed
to me not to desert the slim ma jor-
ity Of Democrats in the House"
Mr.. D'Alesandro said the vacating
of his seat might mean a third Re-
publican Representative from Mary
land.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Boy, 9, Playing Hunter,
Kills Fox With Rock
By the Associated Press.

By The hSsocla led Press.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn-Nine-y year
old Jackie Smith, who likes TO scout
around pretending he is hunting
came face TO face with a big fox
inside the city limits.
The fox hiSSed and Jackie threw
a rock at the animal The rock con-
nected Squarely on the head and
killed the fox.
Evening star., 1943-02-18

Domestic help Is hard to find-but
You may find it through a Want
Ad" in The Star.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

From Mount Vernon tVo.)
High School these June
graduates fore forth into
the serious world Of todoy
to do their port in the
struggle to keep q free
America.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

The skotes would be q
clue. If you still don't
recognize the Iody in this
unconventional pose, its
Bess Ehrhordt, formerly Of
the Ice FoIlies. She's re-
turning to stor in the show.
now running on the West
Coost, and gets into shope
for it by such strenuous
means os this at her Hills
borough, CoIif.. home.
A. P. Photo
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-24

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Evening star., 1943-05-13
Work TO Begin Soon
On Lincoln Temple
81 900 Allotted for New
Recreation Center

Renovation Of the Lincoln Temple
at Eleventh and r streets NV. as
q recreation center for colored war
workers will begin as soon as the
lease is signed this week. it was
announced today by the Community
War Fund and the District Recrea-
ton Department.
The Community War Fund Exec
utive Committee has granted about
$1,000 to the Recreation Services
cember 81 Like the Walsh Club for
War Workers, the center will be
supervised by the District Recreation
Department.
A full-time director and two part
time directors will keep an organized
program of recreation going on three
floors and the roof garden There
are facilities for cooking and large
number of rooms for varied activi-
ties. The building was once the rec
reation hall of the Lincoln Temple
Congregational Church.
Mrs Robert Mcclure. chairman
Of the committee that has been
searching for such building
since last September expressed ap-
probation today that funds to
operate it had been granted
1T has been such long fight
to find the house" she said Now
that the funds have been granted
We hone to oct the center omen
as soon as possible" The recrea-
tion department had hoped to open
it June |.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Maj. Cheney Cow|es Dies
With -Four Flyers in Crash
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
SHREVEPORT, La, May 13-
Maj. Cheney Cowles OF Spokane.
Wash, intelligence officer Of the ID
Air Force Service Command, and
four other flyers were killed in the
crash of a medium bomber in Ala
bama yesterday, the public relations
office of Barksdale Field announced
today
The pilot of the plane. 1t Col.
Adam J. Heintz Of Greeley, Colo,
parachuted to safety and suffered
minor injuries.
Maj Cowles, former managing
editor of the Spokane Chronicle,
was the son of w. H. Cowles, ST.,
pioneer publisher of the Spokes-
man-Review and a director of the
Associated Press.
Other victims were Maj. Jeth w.
Dobson, signal officer, Durant,
Okla; 1t. Hawley A. Thomas, CO.
pilot, Amherst. Ohio Staff Sergt.
Herbert E. Bracken. Dalthen, Ala,
and Staff Sergt Milford Hershko-
witZ, Kingston, Pa.
Details of the accident were not
learned here. A report was that it
broke up in the air"
Maj. Cowles, 33. was called to duty
shortly before outbreak OF the war.
Surviving are his widow, Sarah, and
a daughter, Phoebe; his father, a
brother W. H. Cowles, jr.. general
manager of the Spokesman-R Review
and Chronicle and sister. Mrs
Buel Hammett, Santa Barbara.
! Calf.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Marines Seek TuiIors
To Make New Uniforms

With its women's reserve swelter-
ing in winter uniforms. the Marine
Corps yesterday issued an urgent
call for filters and sewing machine
operators to help get their person.
mel into lighter summer clothes.
Men over 30 who are technically
qualified will be interviewed daily
between $50 and 4::3O pm. at the
Marine Corps Recruiting and In
duction Station, suite 100, l4OO
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. If accepted.
their customary recruit training
will be waived and they will be as
signed to immediate duty at Camp
LIE Jeune. New River, N. C.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
School ChiIdren's S Paintings
To Be Exhibited at Center

An exhibition of painting and
modelling by elementary and Junior
high school children of the Wash
ington public schools will be held at
the Children's Art Center, 1744 K
street NV, during the last two
weeks of May.
This exhibition will open formally
at 3 pm. Saturday. Hostesses who
will preside are headed by Mrs
Henry Grattan Doyle. president of
the Board of Education. Other
hostesses are Miss Ethel BRAY direc-
tor of art in the District public
schools: Mrs Cornelia Yubitski. di-
rector of the Art Center. and Mrs
Slocum Kingsbury, vice president of
the center.
There will be about 100 paintings.
This is the first exhibition of public
school children's work to be spon-
sored by the Childrens Art Center.
Evening star., 1943-05-13

beth's Hospital. He said this re-
suited in elimination of $2,70o 900
for three new buildings with a 600
bed capacity at St. Elizabeth's.
A reclamation survey resulted in
the estimates being slashed $20,-
100000 before being submitted, he
said. Promptly on the announce
ment OF the War Production Board
last August regarding curtailment
of electric power expansion pro-
gram, the Budget Bureau promptly
placed in reserve $4,000 900 ap-
propriated for the Tennessee Valley
Authority, he declared.
We are alive to the fact that we
need to do more consolidating" Mr.,
Martin said.
OPA Personnel Estimated.
Answering questions asked by
Representative Vursell, Mr.. Martin
said there were about 5000 OPA
employees in departmental service in
Washington, about 6.7O0 in regional
and district Offices and about As 900
In local boards. Mr.. Martin reserved
SAA~ AAoAAo w SoAA0SO lllSSE llk uIcS.
Representative Rees. ranking Re-
publican on the committee, made
repeated efforts to have the witness
tell how many persons had been cut
from the Government payroll and
not replaced. Mr.. Martin said he
was unable to give the personnel
figures.
He said. however, that a reserve
Of 1898 900 900 has been set up out
Of appropriations for the present
year and that the Government
agencies have been ordered to alb
sorb tWo-thirds of the cost of over
time, or s276,0OO 900 when there is
such reserve.
When you cut down appropria
tions IN any considerable amount it
must affect personnel" he explained
He promised to place in the record
of the hearings statement by
agencies of the number of employees
In December, 1912. and May, 1943.
Mr.. Vursell said he wondered why
a cumbersome system could not be
broken down and some such ef-
f1ciency as is demonstrated by chain
grocery stores" could not be brought
in
Mr.. Manasco wanted to know why
the ONCE of War Information gives
out news stories. pictures. radio an
nouncements or moving pictures
some week after Official news has
been annollnced nv tho Navy He
asked Mr.. Martin if the Budget
Bureau was checking such duplica =
ton and to determine whether
"propagandizing is part of the Owl
function"
Mr.. Vursell commented: IF the
Appropriations Committee will take
away $685. per cent of the money
for the Owl it would be the best
thing they could do.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Legislators Accuse
Budget Bureau Of
Exceeding Powers
Assistant Chief Of
Agency Questioned at
House HEARING

The House Civil Service Investi-
eating Committee began asking
pointed questions today, as Leo c.
Martin was called as witness. to
determine whether the Budget Bu-
reau has stepped out of bounds
and is exercising functions not prop
erly belonging to it.
While Mr.. Martin, assistant di-
rector of the Budget Bureau, in
charge of estimates. was testifying
it was also brought out that the
committee intends to determine
whether the bureau tried to in
f1uence legislation by putting its own
Interpretation on the Presidents S
policies.
F. J. Bailey. assistant bureau
director in charge of legislative
reference. will be invited to answer
further questions along this line.
The inquiry was started by Acting
Chairman Randolph. He was sup
ported by Representatives Rees of
Kansas and Vur2ell of Illinois, Re-
publicans, and Manasco Democrat,
Alabama. who insisted that the
Budget Bureau mas exceeded its au-
thority.
Now Executive Agency.
Mr.. Martin said the bureau is now
an executive agency and has there
fore outgrown its original functions.
The committee members charged it
had gone too far in trying to in
fiuence Congress on legislative
philosophy" Mr Manasco insisted
that the bureau itself sets the policy
and that the President does not pass
personally on the numerous matters
as to whether or not proposed legis-
latlon is in conformity with the
President program or policy"
1T Is highly important that the
Bureau Of the Budget itself be
probed in the course of our investi-
CATION and that we determine
whether it has exceeded its func-
tons Mr.. Manasco added.
billiard Lasseter. special investiga- =
tor for the Civil Service Committee.
drew from the witness an admission
that the Budget Bureau writes the
language of the appropriation acts
in Mr. Martins office
Mr.. Manasco referred to the $780,
900 900 increase in war housing
funds, asked by the President today
in an executive communics ton. He
asked Mr. Martin the extent to
which the housing program has been
checked by the Budget Bureau to
determine the real needs.
MI ManaSco is also a member of
the Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee which handles the legis-
lation authorizing housing funds,
and before which hearings are to
start Tuesday on the question of
authorizing further funds
Mr. Martin replied that before
the estimate for appropriations is
submitted. it will oe very carefully
studied Within half an hour OF
this statement the President had
submitted the request to the House
Economies Enumerated.
Reciting some OF the economies
effected by the Budget Bureau. Mr..
Martin said check on bed utiliza-
tion at narcotic hospitals had re-
suited in accommodations for $50
mental patients who otherwise
would have been sent to ST. Eliza
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Status Of Townsend
In Doubt as Davis
Shifts Staff in VIA
Hutson May Replace
Ex-Governor of Indiono
As Production Chief

The War Food Administration
was further revamped today. with
Administrator Chester C. Davis
naming Roy F. Hendrickson. head
of the old Food Distribution Ad-
ministration. as deputy food ad-
mlnlstrator in charge of diStribu-
tion and j. B. Hutson, president of
the Commodity Credit Corp. as
deputy in charge of food produc-
ton.
The appointments immediately
raised speculation over the status
OF M. Clifford Townsend, former
Indiana Governor, who has been
directing the Food Production Ad-
ministration set up by Secretary
OF Agriculture Wickard last Decem-
ber.
A source close to Mr.. Townsend
refused comment today. other
than to say that Mr.. Townsend
was awaiting clarihcation from
VIA officials
May Get Field Post.
III was reported in some de-
partment circles that Mr.. Town.
send would be made a field CO.
ordinator to bring about CO.
operation between Federal food
agencies and State and county
agricultural organizations in meet
ing war food problems.
Mr.. Townsend was named food
production head in January follow
ing the resignation of Herbert w
Parlslus, who quit in a row over
whether the Farm Security Admin
istration or the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration should have
the dominant role in FPA.
At the time of Mr.. ToWnsends ap-
polntment Mr.. Hutson was given a
leave OF absence as president OF
Commodity Credit to become his
associate
Mr.. Davis appointment thus
moves Mr.. Hutson above Mr.. Town
send.
Reorg Hinted.
Mr. Hendrickson, former men,
Der OF the Washington staff of the
Associated Press. was named FDA
head by Mr.. Wickard when the
latter had charge of the war food
program
Evening star., 1943-05-13

civilians in the Navy Department
are eligible for induction, the COM
mittee also pointed out the percent
age is considerably lower In five
Navy yards. In the Washington
Navy Yard, the committee reported,
26.l per cent of the men are draft
eligibles; in the Philadelphia yard,
% per cent; in the Portsmouth
IN. H. yard. 1871 per cent; in the
New York yard. 24.8 per cent, and in
the Norfolk yard, 319 per cent.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Federation Group
Backs Delegate Bill
Suffrage Committee
Votes Favorable Report

The Local Suffrage Committee of
the Federation of Citizens Associ-
ations voted last night to report
favorably to the Federation Satur-
day on the bill of Representative
Walter, Democrat, Of PENNSYLVANIA
for delegate in the House from the
District.
Wilbur Finch, chairman of the
committee. who also is president
of the District Suffrage Associa-
tion and member of the District
Delegate Committee, said the group
recommended approval as a first
step toward national representa-
ton
Meanwhile. tiIe Health Commit
tee. which also met last night. was
understood to have agreed to a
proposal to ask hospital pharma cies
in different sections Of the city
stay open "a hours day. This
was said to be a "compromise" of
the demands of the Randle High
lands Association that one drug
store be kept open "a hours day
in each of the four sections of the
city
The plan it was said would call
upon the Pharmaceutical Associa-
/ ton and hospitals to confer on the
plan and for the chairman of the
Health Committee to work with
both groups. When the demands of
the Randle Highlands Association
were advanced several months ago,
1t was recalled that Pharma-
ceutical Association spokesman OBJ
jected on the grounds that it was
IN distinct opposition to our efforts
and to the wishes of our Govern
ment with respect to its conserva-
ton program"
1t was pointed out by the drug
glsts that there was a definite
shortage of registered pharma cists.' g
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Report Accuses NAVY
OF Unwarranted
Deferment Requests
Action Promised to End
Droft Abuses Charged
By House Subcommittee

A sharply worded criticism of
draft abuses in the Navy Depart
ment was made public today by
a House Naval Affairs Subcom-
mittee, which specifically chided
the department for its delays in
establishing a replacement
schedule for withdrawing draft
eligibles.
The committee reported that LIPS
requests for deferment of draft-age
men had either been granted or we're
pending in the Navy Department
and said its examination of large
number Of individual cases con-
vinced the committee that at least
POT cases of deferments for three
months or more were subject to
criticism.
I'm addition to having made nu-
merous deferment requests which
appear unWarranted, the subcom-
mittee added, the Navy Department
has also requested deferments for
technical personnel, such as en-
gineers, has obtained such defer
ments, but has used the personnel in
clerical capacity. This practice is
strongly condemned"
In the report was q letter from
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Ralph A. Bard advising the SUBJ
committee that many of its recon
mendations had been put in effect
Mr.. Bard told the committee q
Navy committee would be formed
to investigate all outstanding draft
deferments and would cancel OF
modify all deferment requests
which did not appear justified.
The House committee reported
the Navy Department had finally
evolved" a plan which would re-
lease 425 per cent of the draft
eligible men in Washington in the
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard within six months after 9
replacement schedule is approved.
An additional 83 per cent will be
replaced and made available to the
draft six months later, the COM
mittee reported, adding that 'in al,
probability, a large number of the
remaining eligible civilian en-
ployes cannot be replaced becau use
OF the highly technical character
OF their duties, training and ex-
perience'
Commenting that the new NAVY
policy appeared to be sound. the
committee contended that had the
policy been esta blished earlier with
unit to pass on all deferment re-
quests, it probably would not be
necessary now for the department
to request an additional 389 defer
ments
On the contrary" the commit
tee added. "it is more proba BILE that
the number of deferments in effect
and the number of deferment re-
quests pending at this time would
have been considerably fewer"
The committee criticized the
Secretary of the Navy for failing to
institute more positive and vigor-
Gus measures" for executing the
departments draft deferment policy
and pointed out that the Secretary
had started urging use OF replace
ment schedules as early as February
II, 1912.
While 35l per cent OF the male