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Evening star., 1943-09-21

one vitality essential worker OF the
job to prevent the drafting OF
father.
Mr.. Waring announced appoint
ment Of 15-man Legion postwar
planning commission.
johnson to Be Chairman.
: Purpose of the commission, he
explained. will be to study and
recommend to the Legion policies
dealing with postwar problems. The
chairman will be former Assistant
Secretary of War Louis johnson,
a past commander Of the Legion.
Other members:
Frank Belgrano, San Francisco,
past national commander; Ray
Murphy of Iowa, also a past ma
tional commander; DR.. william
Dow of Detroit, Mich; Jacob
Schmidt of Wisconsin, Walter How
ing Of New York, Gen. Frank Parker
OF Chicago, Jaun Trippe, president
of Pan-American Always, New
York; Gov Dwight Griswold of
Nebraska; Arthur Cante of Chi
cago, S. Toof Brown OF Tennessee,
Gov. Leverett Saltonstall OF Massa-
chusetts, Gov. Prentice Cooper Of
Tennessee, Frank Haucke of Kan
sas and Gen. Leonard Ayers Of Ohio.
Evening star., 1943-09-21

how much time he devoted to the
renegotiation of War Department
contracts he raised his hands above
his head. Later, he said he did not
devote much time to individual con-
tracts, but to policies, and explained:
Il have other things to do"
The Army, Navy and Treasury
Departments and Maritime Com
mission, in a joint statement yes
terday, informed the committee that
excess profits totaling s4,4O4 ,10S,-
600 now have been recovered through
actual repayment or in reduction of
current contract prices
The Army listed 81 1893, 100000 in
cash refunds and $1,549 200, 900 in
price reduction savings in the 16-
month period. Navy's were listed as
1868 Isl 900 in cash refunds, $685.
1877 900 in lowered prices. The Mari
time Commission renegotiations
yielded s69,720,00O in cash refunds,
$48, ,5o5,000 in reduced prices. Treas
ury recoveries were S2,595 900, all
from refunds.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Reynolds Threatens Protest
Should Marshall Be Shifted
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Reynolds of the
Senate Military Affairs Commit
tee gave notice today that he
would interpose strenuous OBJ
lection if Gen. George C. Mar
shall should be transferred from
his post as Army Chief of Staff
to other duties.
Commenting on an editorial in
the Army and Navy Journal which
discussed recurring reports that
Gen. Marshall might be reassigned
rs Allied commander in chief in
the European theater, Senator
Reynolds said in an interview that
removal of the chief of staff would
be the most destructive thing that
could happen to the morale of our
troops throughout the world"
Il would feel obligated" he said,
both as United States Senator
and as citizen. to protest the
removal Of Gen. Marshall by kick
ing him upstairs.
Gen. Marshall Is the one man
Evening star., 1943-09-21
| WACS, Lacking
Tunics> March
In R0incoots
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 21.-The first
WACS assigned to secretarial duties
in United States Army headquarters
for this theater have arrived in
England.
And are they blushing
Their barracks bags-containing
their smart tunics-became side
tracked, and couldn't be found in
time for their first review after
debarking.
They had to march in raincoats.
The girls will serve as secretaries,
filing clerks and telephonists at the
London headquarters which, until
now, had been stated mainly by
men, with few English girls added
to the pay roll
The latest group of WACS to ar
rive was 299 strong-but 100 of them
will join the first separate battalion
which arrived two months ago for
service with the United States 9th
Air Force. Those will relieve English
WAVES.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
3 Denver Firemen Killed
As Train Tunnel Cuves In

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, Sept. 21.-Three Den
yer flremen were killed today in the
cave-in of a fire-swept tunnel Of
the Denver & Salt Lake Railway
about q miles west of Denver.
The men, members of an emer-
gency crew, were identified as ver-
non Parrish, assistant superintend-
ent OF the Denver Fire Department
shops. Jim Williams, pumper driver,
and Jack Kennedy.
Oficials said the tunnel caved In
after supporting timbers were burned
away. A brush fire evidently started
the blaze in the 1,800-foot bore
Trains were rerouted over another
line.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Five District Bills
Approved by House.;
-Four Go 10 President

The House today passed by unan-
tmous consent five noncontroversial
bills, including one authorizing in
crease in compensation for the Re-
corder of Deeds and the superin-
tendent of the National Training
School for Girls.
That measure increases the salary
of the recorder from S6.400 to $4,000
annually, and that of the superin-
tendent of the school from $4,000
to $500 year.
Four of the bills, including the
salary increase measure, already
have passed The Senate and now go
to the President. The others are:
To assure the mailing of real
estate tax bills to all property own
ers in the District or their agents.
Library Bill Passed.
To make the Public Library of the
District an authorized depository for
Government publications.
To provide for mailing of annual
notices to owners of tax exempt
properties in the District.
Fifth Bill to Senate.
The fifth bill, which must 90 to
the Senate, would permit Lansburgh
e. Bro, Inc, to construct pipelines
for steam heating purposes under
Eighth street from properties which
they own on the west side of the
street to their properties on the east
side of the street.
The pipelines will not interfere
with the conduits of the gas or elec-
trio companies. Similar permits
have been granted by the Commits
sioners under authority of Congress
to other firms and public service
corporations, Chairman Randolph of
the House District Committee eX-
planned
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Exterminote Nozis,
Gen. Bradley Says.
Citing Borborisms
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOCIATED FreSS.
OMAHA, Sept. Alt. Gen.
Omar Bradley, who recently re-
turned from Sicily, made an
unscheduled appearance today
before the 25th American Le-
gion convention to say the
Germans are cunning, unscru-
pulous and somebody to be ex-
terminated"
Gen. Bradley and 1t. Gen.
Simon B. Buckley, who has been
directing American operations
in Alaska, accompanied Gen.
George c. Marshall, Army chief
Of staff, to the convention.
Gen. Bradley cited examples
of German soldiers putting up
a white flag OF surrender, then
shooting down Americans who
went forward to meet them. He
said the Germans planted ex-
plosives on bodies of the dead,
and Unfortunately sowed
mine fields in Sicily so that
innocent women and children
were either manned or killed by
their explosions.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Mas Leading Move
For Supertax in Lieu
OF Renegotiation Act

Several members of the House
Naval Affairs Committee proposed
today that the renegotiation law be
terminated January l, 1914, and that
thereafter excessive profits" in war
contracts be recovered through
super-tax assessed after allowance
of reserves for. conversion to peace
time production.
The group, headed by Represent
ative Mas, Republican, of Mime
sofa submitted the proposal as a
substitute for recommendation by
the Naval Affairs Committees staff,
approved by Chairman Vinson, that
the renegotiation statute be retained
and the Government pay the cost
of industrys readjustment at the
| wars end.
Mr.. Mas said he did not know
which plan would be approved
finally by the Naval Affairs Com
mittee and submitted to the House
Ways and Means Committee, now
studying proposals for revision or
repeal of the excessive profits recap
ture law.
Present Tax 80 Per Cent.
| The present excess profits tax is 30
per cent, of which the taxpayer gets
| 10 per cent as postwar credit. Mr.
| Mas said the supertax his group
has in mind would levy up to IS per
cent on the net of the 20 per cent of
excess profits industry now is al
lowed to retain before contracts are
renegotiated.
| Meanwhile, Undersecretary of War
Patterson reappeared before the
Ways and Means Committee and
heard two of its Republican mem
bers-Representatives Jenkins of
Ohio and Reed of New York-hurl
charges of ruthless procedure" and
arrogance on the part of Govern
ment price-fxing boards in renego-
tiating war contracts to recover
excess profits.
Mr.. Patterson's temperance fol-
lowed disclosure by the War, Navy
| and Treasury Departments and the
Maritime Commission that the re-
negotiation of war contracts during
August eliminated $448,253,00O in
excess profits, raising the total saved
in this manner above s4,40O 100000.
Mr.. Jenkins said some of the
manufacturers, dissatisfied over re-
negotiated contracts, had been
warned they would get "a worse
deal'' if they came to Washington to
! complain.
Used No Coercion.
Mr. Reed declared he objected to
the arrogance" with which the con-
tractors are treated.
| Mr. Patterson insisted no coercion
| had been used by the War Depart
ment in renegctiating contracts, and
its procedure had been to follow
the law
"The only question is, he de-
| clared, whether we haven't been
| too easy on the contractors"
| Mr.. Patterson pointed out the
renegotiation act was designed to
take profteering out of the war,
but predicted that despite it, cases
of profteering would be discovered
after the war is over and every
thing is done
Saved $4,000, ,000, 900.
Mr.. Patterson explained that the
War Department had recovered
about 100000 600 in excess profits
through negotiated contracts, and
added:
'"The thing that worries me most is
the money we're paying out; not
what we are getting hack"
When Mr.. Patterson was asked
Evening star., 1943-09-21
for postwar America during the COM
ing year.
Asks About Effort.


ing year.
Asks About Effort.
Mr.. McNutt dwelled upon the i'm
mediate war efforts, and said, I'VE
must put behind the war effort every
ounce Of our fighting and productive
strength. We cannot permit senti-
ment or prejudice or undue optim-
ism to vitiate that strength. We
shall get to Berlin and Toxic, but
let us all make certain that we get
there earlier rather than late"
Referring to the drafting of men
with dependent children, Mr.. Nc
Mutt pointed to tagging production
schedules and asserted that, be-
cause OF manpower shortages, the
Nation can not afford to take even
Evening star., 1943-09-21

highway intersection at Sarno were
made unserviceable, crews reported,
and at Tore Annunziata two road
functions and road bridge were hit.
At Formia road functions and
railroads northwest of Naples were
bombed by unescorted Marauders
from Africa and the crews reported
several hits on the road junction.
The Marauders high explosives cut
the railroad. Hits were scored on
the road intersection and other hits
were reported southeast Of the
northeast junction.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Sir Dudley Pound in Hospital

LONDON, Sept. 81 (P).-Admiral
of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, first
British sea lord, who returned from
the United States Sunday with
Prime Minister Churchill, entered a
hospital yesterday. The Admiralty
announcement said only that he was
not well.
Evening star., 1943-09-08
lsHRationiinq
@Remindery6a

Canned and Frozen Foods, ETC.
Blue coupons in Ration Book No.
q: r, s and T good any time
through September 20. u, v. and
w will be good September /
through October 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red coupons in
Ration Boow No. 2: x, Y and z
valid now and will remain through
October 2.
Brown stamps in Ration Book
No. 8: A stamps will be valid
September IL through October q:
B stamps, September 19 through
october 2.
War Ration Book No. 3+Civilians
who have not received these new
books should apply to local ration
boards. Book will be used begin
ming next Sunday (September 12).
Sugar-Coupon No. IA in Book No.
! good for 5 pounds through Oc-
tober 81.
Gasoline-Holders of old-type B and
G coupons (those in books mum.
bered sat, 527A, 528 and 528A)
may still exchange them for new.
type coupons at their neighbor.
hood ration board.
Back covers of A books should
be kept; will be needed in apply.
ing for new A rations.
Shoes-Stamp No. Is in book No. ]
good for one pair through October
81.
Stoves-All new domestic cookina
and heating stoves designed ts
burn coal, wood, oil or gas are
now rationed. Apply to your Local
ration board for stove purchase
certificates.
(More detailed information car.
ried every Sunday IN The Star.)
Evening star., 1943-09-08
W. E. Perry 10 Sponsor
Bethesda Hospital Bed

Walter E. Perry, vice president Of
the Bank OF Bethesda, viii sponsor
q room at the Bethesda Suburbai,
Hospital in memory Of his brother.
the late DR.. Benjamin c. Perry;
Mrs. Alvin L. Aubinoe, chairman of
room sponsorship of the Hospital
Women's Auxiliary, announced to-
day.
DR.. Perry, who died last year, was
one OF the first physicians to prac-
tice medicine in Bethesda, Mrs.
Aubinoe said.
Of1cials Of the women's auxiliary
also announced that scrapbooks, rag
dolls and animals, made by children
at the Bethesda Jeep House, have
been presented to the hospital for
use Of child patients.
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Alexandra Bond Drive
To Open With Parade

Alexandria's Third War Loan
drive will open at 7:15 pm. tomor-
row with a military parade starting
at King and Fairfax streets. The pa
rade will proceed down King to west
street where it will disband.
Irying Diener, parade chairman,
announced that 1t. Col. Everett A.
Hellrnuth, battalion commander OF
the Virginia Protective Force, will
act as chief Of staff, and that 1000
employees Of the Naval Torpedo Sta
tfon are expected to be in the pa
rade.
The following order has been an
rlounced for the parade: Mayor VIII
liam T. Wilkins and members of the
City Council, Alexandria War Loan
Committee, Col. Richard Lee of Fort
Belvoir, grand marshal; Engineer
Corps Band, three companies Of
Engineer Corps, Navy School Of
Music Band, color guard, platoon Of
sailors, two platoons of WAVES,
George Washington High School
Band and cadet corps, Virginia Pro-
tective Force, American Red Cross,
Boy and Girl Scouts, Naval Torpedo
Station contingent, Veterans of For
eign Wars Band, Alexandria Post, "A,
American Legion; Alexandria Fire
Department, Alexandria Citizens
Band, air-raid wardens, auxiliary
police, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club,
Lions Club, Civitan Club, Parker
Gray High School Band, American
Legion Post, 1873; Patriarchs of Col
ored Odd Fellows drill team, Daugh-
ter Elks Marching Club.
Evening star., 1943-09-08

guns were unlimbered, in place and
ready to fire within two-and-a- halt
minutes from the time they entered
through the north portal. In an
other minute and half they had
hitched up again to the trucks and
were gone from the field
Sergt. Waldrop said they were
chosen to perform at the war show
after having been the winners OF a
contest in which 36 other artillery
units recently took part.
Mobile Records Unit.
One Of the oldest machines on
display and one which most persons
would never expect to see there goes
under the name of mobile machine
records unit, where all paper work
for military unit is kept, counted
and sorted by machine.
1t is facility of the adjutant
generals Office and goes along with
troops into battle. It has a record
ing machine electrically powered
and many small filing cases. IN
terested persons who do similar
work in Washington will be able to
inspect the machine in operation. 1t
normally requires the services of
two men.
The gas chamber Of the Chemical
Warfare Service, which people will
be allowed to enter, wearing gas
masks to protect them from the
fumes, is camoufiaged green and
black wooden box with a fabric
covering over the door, near the
center Of the exhibition grounds.
Captured German and Italian
uniforms may be seen in the exhibit
Of the Quartermaster's Corps. These
trophies of the Tunisian fighting will
supplement an exhibit of the fight
ing clothing of our Allies.
A mobile map-making plant used
to print "on-the-spot" maps for the
Army is now in operation as part of
the engineering exhibit. Although
the Army Map Service in, Washing
ton prints between 5000 600 and A.
600 900 maps each month for the
use OF armed forces in the field, it.
Is often necessary to enlarge or
duplicate maps which may be made
from reconnaissance planes over
enemy territory far from any cartog-
rapherI laboratory.
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Arlington ii Civic Group
Elects Con1dr. Kinq
AS Vice President
Demund for Fairgrounds
At Housing Projects
To Be Sent to Bourd

Delegates to the Arlington County
Civic Federation last night unani-
mously elected 1t. Comdr. George e.
King OF the Jefferson District Civic
Association as vice president and
Neil Foss of the Westover Civic As
soclation as an Executive Commit
tee member. The new officers re-
place Maj. Carleton K. Lewis and
1t. James Franklin, who recently
entered military service.
The federation adopted a motion
presented by DR.. Victor Meyers,
chairman of the Park, Playground
and Zoning Committee, that the
County Board be advised that the
federation is in favor of require
ment that all new housing Develop
ments provide adequate play
grounds for children, such land to
be decided to the county. o.,
DR.. Meyers reported that 1900
signatures already had been OBJ
tanned on petitions requesting ref
erendum at the November election
on $150,000 bond issue for play
grounds. He emphasized that the
federation wanted recreational areas
spread throughout the county rather
than concentrated in one section.
ZOning Action Assailed.
Condemning the action of the
County Board in extending an in
dustrial zone to include the Cherry
dale Cement Block Co. Building, DR..
Meyers report recommended that
the federation advise the County
Board chairman that it resents this
type of handling of a problem which
materially affects the property val
ueS of citizens" The recommends
ton was unanimously adopted.
Albert A. Carretta, chairman of
the Legislative and Legal Action
Committee, reported that although
the committee had urged the Coun-
ty Board to include abatement of
penalties and interest on real estate
taxes for Servicemens homes. the
board had voted to make such pen
alties only on personal property
taxes.
A motion made by Glen Wall of
the Westover Association that better
use be made of existing playground
facilities was referred to a commit
tee for study and report at the next
meeting. The delegate said two
acres of fenced land at Claude
Swanson School had not been In
use all summer.
Bus Plan Appears Killed.
Charles Cobbins of the Cherry
dale Citizens Association reported
that after three meetings with de-
fense transportation officials it ap-
peared that the proposed Rosslyn
turn-around plan for Arnold
operated buses had been killed. He
said that plans for cross-country
buses were shelved till after the war.
The Federation adopted a motion
that a committee of five be elected
at the October meeting to nominate
candidates for president, vice presi-
dent, treasurer and for the Execu-
tive Committee.
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Hearing 10 Establish
Juvenile Court in
County Is Asked
Judge Green Puts Cost
At$7. 900; Worms Problem
Is Becoming Acute

A request by Trial MAGISTRATE
Walter I. Green that q public hear
ing soon be held to determine
whether juvenile court shan be
established in Prince Georges
County was before the county com
missioners today.
Judge Green's request was made
at the commissioner meeting yes
terday in Upper Marlboro and was
supported by Mrs. Rudolph s. Al
len and Mrs. Lille May Burgess.
representatives of Court Prince
Georges No. 1910, Catholic Daugh-
ters OF America. The board took
the request under advisement.
Puts Cost at $1,000.
While he admitted favoring es-
tablishment Of such court in order
to cope with the, Juvenile delin-
quency problem in the county,
Judge Green emphasized that q
public hearing should be held that
interested parties could present
their opinions.
Estimating that it would cost ap-
proximately $1,000 to set up a.
juvenile court, Judge Green warned
that 1t may cost more money In
property damage not to do it." {.
Declaring that approximately 200
juveniles were tried last year by
him and by Trial Magistrate Alan
Bowie. Judge Green pointed out
that the problem is becoming more
acute because OF the population
increase.
At present, he asserted, county
trial magistrates court has no
facilities to insure proper supervi-
sion Of such cases. Juvenile Offend
ers cannot even be committed to
the care of the County Welfare
Board, he added. -
Follow-up Needed.
Judge Bowie and I can either
lecture juveniles appearing before
us or send them to industrial
schools" Judge Green explained. 'If
they are released, We have no means
of following them up and seeing
that they DO not commit other
offenses A juvenile court, however,
would have probation officer to
perform such a duty"
He recalled that a bill passed in
the last session OF the State Legis-
lature, but which was vetoed by the
Governor, would have given trial
magistrates in the various counties
proper authority over juvenile cases.
A petition by Raymond and La
vinia Merten, owners of Lot 2,
Block c, Crosier Gardens subdivi-
sion, Suitland, for the rezoning of
the property from residential A to
residential B was approved.
The commissioners also set up
Carmody Hills-Joseph's Manor and
Morningside as special improvement
districts after petitions had been
received from residents of the two
subdivisions.
Evening star., 1943-09-08
0PAto Request
Supreme Court
Gas Rate RuIinq
Will Corry Fight
Against Increase to
Highest Tribunal

The Once of Price Administers.
ton will take the Washington Gas
Light Co. rate increase case to the
Supreme Court, 1t was asserted yes
terday when the OPA fled a motion
IN the Court of Appeals asking for 1
further stay of mandate" on it,
decision OF July 26.
On that date the Court Of Ap-
peals upheld the Public Utilities
Commission which had granted the
gas company $2o1 900 rate increase.
effective last fall.
In upholding the commission the
Court OF Appeals reversed and re-
manded District Court decision Of
last February which had held the
PUG order granting the increase
was invalid in view Of price-control
regulations.
The Court Of Appeals asserted the
Price Control Act clearly recog-
nized the power OF the Public Utili-
ties Commission of the District Of
Columbia and other regulatory bod
les to Ak utility rates and leaves
this power rndisturbed except that
1t imposes upon utilities seeking
an increase the duty to give 80
days notice to the Presidents agen-
cy and to consent to its timely In
tervention before any general in
crease In rate In effect on September
Is, 1912, can be made In a rate
proceeding"
The motion filed yesterday at the
Court of Appeals asked for further
stay of mandate on that tribunals
decision so there will be no action
resulting from the decision for q
period of 80 days, from September
8, to give the OPA time to file a
petition for writ of certiorari at
the Supreme Court. The motion.
points out that a previous stay had
been granted by the Court Of Ap-
peals up to the September date.
The District Court decision was
stayed In February, pending con-
sideration Of the case by the Court
OF Appeals and the rate increase
became effective on November 16.
The gas company, however, already
has refunded part of the increase
collected, due to a provision in the
PUG order for refund If the COM
pany's profit was suflcient to cause
it to pay an excess in profit taxes.