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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-10-07
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Birth of Daughter.

Mr.. and Mrs William Henry Ed
wards announce the birth OF Il
daughtcr on Tuesday. October ). at
Maria Parhum hospital.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Wreck Survivors Hail Heroism
Of WAC as Train Arrives Here

embankment. The engineer. whose
name could not be learned. directed
the servicement to pile up mat
tresses and dig toeholds into the
embankment after other efforts to
remove the victims had failed.
When the north-bound train on
which he was riding ploughed
through the derailed train, Rabbi
Breslau recalled, "all of us who
were sleeping hit our heads against
the backs of the seats" Whether
he was made unconscious by the
blow, he said he couldn't be sure,
but when he opened his eyes he
felt the whole car "shivering."
There was nobody there to Or
ganize anything" he declared, but
the splendid way in which both
men and women of the services
reacted was a fine reflection of
their training. Among them there
was no confusion, no hysteria
They pitched in and helped with
the rescue work"
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou N. Small of
Dorchester House were among
those who returned on the train.
Mr.. Small was taken off on a wheel
chair.
Mrs. E. Ruth Barthelmess of
Florida. formerly of Arlington, Va.
suffered an injury to her left cheek.
She was en- route to the funeral of
her mother, Mrs. Florence Norfolk,
2223 North Albemarle street, Ar
lington. She is now at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. o. E. Hanes, at
the Arlington address. Her hus-
band, 1t. Comdr. Barthelmess, is
stationed in Miami.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Man Given Jail Term
On Narcotics CHARGES

Chin Wo Lee, 46. of the 500 block
of H street NV. yesterday wa.
sentenced by Justice Matthew F
Mcclure of District Court to serve
eight months to two years or
charges of illegal possession, sale
and facilitating the transportation
of narcotics.
Lee, who had been found guilty
by a jury, was prosecuted by AS
sistant United States Attorney T
Peter Ansberry.
In another case at District Court,
Justice David A. Pine sentenced
Willie Rowe, "a, colored, said to be
of the Moslem belief, to serve from
one to four years on a charge of
failing to fill out a supplemental
QUESTIONABLE in violation Of the
Selective Training and Service Act.
Assistant United States Attorney
John G. Conliff, jr., prosecuted
Rowe
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Liquor Retailers Rap
ID. T.. Officials Over
Whisky Distribution

The District Retail Liquor Deal
ers' Association today accused the
Commissioners and the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board of failing
to take steps to clear up maldistri-
button Of liquor supplies here and
hit at dealers who act as both
retailers and wholesalers.
Charles D. Goldberg, executive
director Of the association, declared
in statement that both the Com
miSsioners and the ABC Board were
aware of the unfairness of the dis
tribution system here, but had failed
to take action.
A selected 10 or IL dealers are
receiving rs per cent of the supplies
he charged, while the remaining
dealers are left with the smaller
percentage to take care of their
customers "as we'll as they can"
1--WE have for the past two years
been begging the board to force the
wholesaler to list his prices to the
retailers with the board to protect
the public. This regulation was
promised and should have been pro-
mulgated over a year ago, but moth
ing was done about it," Mr.. Gold
berg declared.
He said that If the regulation had
been made effective, "a certain
wholesaler who has preached clean
illness in the industry for many years
would not have taken a chance on
selling his products far above the
ceiling price and in violation Of OPA
regulations. He had reference tc
the recent 100000 settlement with
the OPA of the Milton S. Kronheim
& Sons, Inc.
The official said the door was open
to resale at exhorbitant prices and
to bootlegging as result of whole
salers selling the bulk of the liouor
to selected retailers.
Mr.. Goldberg said the association
invited wholesalers to attend din
ner held last Friday at the Nav
flower in an effort to work out diff
culties, but that mot single whole
saler appeared"
He denied that retailers had any
completely in the current whisky
shortage.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Movies Used as Evidence
lin Bicycle Injury Suit

In case in which motion pic
lures we're introduced as evidence,
a District Court jury yesterday
awarded $1,000 in damages to Paul
G. Duhamel, Is, and his mother,
Mrs. Helen Martin, for injuries the
youth suffered when he was struck
by truck in November, 194l, while
riding bicycle
The youth suffered a broken leg,
according to evidence, when his bi-
cycle was struck by a truck owned
by the Phelps-Roberts Corp, which
was sued along with the truck
driver. The jury awarded $4,000 to
the youth and $4,000 to his mother
The motion pictures were intro
duced by the defense to show Paul
taking part in games at Fairgrounds
to enable the jury to determine the
boys handicaps. The youth and his
mother were represented by Attor.
neys Alvin L. Newmyer and Frank
j. Kelly.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
By the Associated Press,

The names of % Army men killed
and % injured in the crash of two
Atlantic Coast Line trains near
Lumberton, N. c., were announced
last night by the War Department
The Dead.
Sisley, Herbert, private, Massillon
Ohio.
Vaillancourt, Nelson j., sergeant
Lowell, Mass.
Barbero, Harold j., Crank not
given), Newburgh, N. Y.
Bonenfant, Frank Walter, private
Lowell, Mass.
Kalab, Clifford G., private first
class, Hollis, Long Island, N. Y.
Griff1n, Roy Anderson, chaplain
first lieutenant, Lockhart, S. C.
Goldberg, Irving, private, sta
toned at Stark General Hospital
Charleston, S. C.
Allen, Clarence E., staff sergeant
Bloomington, Ill.
Bengert, Raymond ", sergeant
Monroe, N. Y.
Chase, Leroy W., private first
class, Cumberland. Md.
Lallier. Clyde E., staff sergeant
Lockport, N. Y.
Simpson, William j., sergeant,
Newburgh, N. Y.
Lester, Robert E., private first
class, East Sparta, Ohio.
Touzell, William E. (no rank
given, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Burton, Emmett G., sergeant
Philadelphia.
Lind. Arthur E., corporal, Quincy
Mass.
Aldrich, David W., private first
class, Clifton Springs, N. Y.
Palmer, Daniel T. (no rank given)
Port Chester, N. Y.
Cornale, Dominick, jr., corporal
Elmsford, N. Y.
Carter, Kenneth B., staff sergeant
Lakeport, N. H.
Click, Harry, private, New York
City.
Bloom, David (no rank given)
Brooklyn.
Blasko, John S., Spangler, Pa.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Robert Edwin Dutton
killed in Rail Wreck
Mother Informed

En- route home to spend his l2-day
Christmas furlough, Robert Edwin
Dutton, 10, petty officer, second
class, Naval Aviation, was one of
those killed Thursday in the Allan
tic Coast Line Railroad wreck, his
mother, Mrs. Harriet R. Dutton,
1705 c street Sc, was informed
to-day.
His family was disturbed Thurs
day morning when young Dutton
failed to arrive home. He had told
of his plans in letter from Beau
fort, S. c., where he was stationed.
Learning of the wreck, they sought
word of his. whereabouts, which
came in the form of a telegram at
l o'clock this morning. The boy s
commanding officer informed them
of his death as result of injuries
received in the wreck. No other
details were given.
He seemed so happy at the
thought of coming home" his sis
ter Ruth said today. In his last
letter he planned the friends he
would see and the places he would
visit. 1t just doesn't seem possible
that he is dead"
Petty Officer Dutton enlisted last
January, while he was a senior at
Eastern High School.
Besides his mother and sister, he is
survived by brother, Howard, 16
His father is dead.
Arrangements have not been COM
pleted for the return of his body.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Rails
Continued From First Page ,

c.
ance before the House committee.
stood firm as ever against any break
IN the method of determining
whether specific pay increase
should be granted, declaring that
only by adhering to our present
standards can We minimize the
damages of runaway imitation"
Mr.. Harrison. appearing as the
last witness, said failure to receive
higher pay might result in the loss
OF many workers by the railroads
and employment of green" help
that might result in disasters that
will shock the country"
Meanwhile, the coal wage dispute
came close to definite settlement
yesterday after nearly a year of
wrangling.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, signed a two
year, no-strike agreement with
operators representing more than
tWo-thirds of the soft coal industry.
Subject to WLB Approval.
The new contract is subject to
War Labor Board approval. Terms
are substantially the same as those
IN force under the pact reached by
Secretary of the Interior Ickes, as
Government operator of the mines.
and MI. Lewis. 1t becomes a bind
ing contract once the WLB approves
it and the Office of Price Admins
tration grants price increases salts
flying the operators.
Northern, Western and Alabama
operators accepted the terms, al
lowing approximately s1.5O a day
more miner. The Southern Coal
Producers Association was the lone
important holdout and its spokes-
man. Edward R. Burke, said his
group would be "constraine to 90
along If the WLB and OPA condi-
tions were met.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Baby Struck by Woman
Dies of Hemorrhuoe
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Dec. 1S.-Nine.
month-old Sammy Aiello died yes
terday of brain hemorrhage, anc
States Attorney Max Weston saic
Mrs. Lena Lemery, %, admitted she
slapped the baby twice because the
child got on my nerves with hi.
whining and crying"
Mrs. Lemery, who has two chill
dren of her own, said she had beer
employed on Thanksgiving Day by
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Aiello of Rock
ford to care for the baby and his
sister. Annie, 3, at her home in
Roscoe.
The prosecutor said Mrs. Lemery
was held in jail pending completion
of the investigation.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Federal Jury Indicts
Five Liquor Dealers
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. ia Fedora,
grand jury conducting a Govern
ment investigation into the Nation
wide liquor shortage indicted three
Detroit men and two Chicagoans
Yesterday on charges of making
false statements to the Government
on liquor reports.
| The defendants activities. the in.
dlctment alleged, extended from
Chicago to Kentucky and Ohio and
ultimately to Michigan, LIQUOR ra-
ton State, where the LIQUOR was
distributed to consumers through
Underground sources.
Those indicted are Edward Weaner
president of the Peerless Disrribut-
ing Co, Inc, Chicago LIQUOR whole-
Salers; Morris Margolis, former
whisky salesman. Chicago. ard Pete
Licavoli, George Massu, alias Moecv.
and Samuel Stein of Detroit,
The indictment, containing two
counts. accused the five men of s.Ib-
mlttlng false information to the al
cohol tax unit regarding 100 barrels
OF whisky in a BardstoWn (Kv)
warehouse
Evening star., 1943-12-18
President Signs Bill
Lifting Exclusion Act
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A bill repeating the 60-year-old
Chlnese exclusion laws was signed
yesterday by President Roosevelt
who then announced:
An unfortunate barrier between
Allies has been removed"
In a formal statement read to his
news conference the Chief Execu-
tive said:
1t is with particular pride and
pleasure that 1 have today signed
the bill repeating the Chinese ex-
clusion laws. The Chinese people
l am sure, will take pleasure In
knowing that this represents q
manifestation on the part of the
American people of their affection
and regard.
An unfortunate barrier between
Allies has been removed. The wal
effort in the Far East can now be
carried on with a greater vigor anc
a larger understanding of our com.
mon purpose"
The President had urged the re-
pealer law last October to correct
what he called historic mistake. >
The new law makes all Chinese
living in this country eligible for
naturalization. 1t removes immi-
grafton barriers to permit los Chi
nese to enter the United States an
nually on quota basis.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Soldier Casualty Listin Wreck
28 Killed and ~ Hurt in CuroIinu
Train Crash Are Identified

Beresford, Laurence A., master
sergeant, kensington, Conn.
Cooney. James F., private, Mar
shall, N. Y.
Brant, Nevin H., technician fifth
grade, Somerset, Pa.
Allerton, Robert James (no rank
given), Brooklyn.
Aronsohn, Herman, private first
class, Detroit.
The Injured.
Speight, Charles D., private, Nor.
folk.
jacobson, Gerard E., private frs
class, Revere, Mass.
Dabney. William L., second lieu.
tenant. Richmond. Va.
Eshelman, Walter L., corporal
Kane, Pa.
Podvin, Richard, private, Amster.
dam, N. Y.
Kelly, Kenneth c., sergeant, Goa
Valley Pa.
Freedman, Abraham, private
Brooklyn. N. Y,
Gardelne, Alfred M, private, New
York City.
Thibodeau, Alfred, staff sergeant
New Bedford, Mass.
Abrahams, Edward c., corporal
Binghamton, N. Y.
Lancaster, John NJ, master ser.
geant, New York City.
Mason. John j., staff sergeant
Plainfeld, N. j.
Latz, William H., corporal, New
York City.
Stephens. Kenneth E., corporal
Pikesville, Md
Nezum, Robert c., techniciar
(Fifth Grade), Morgantown, w. Va
Kovalcik, Joseph N, corporal
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tessler, Martin A., st. Louis. Mo
Murphy, Lawrence E., Cambridge
Mass.
Conner, Raymond c., Chicago.
De Gregory, Jerry L., West War
wick, R. I.
Rasinski, John H., private first
class, Miami Beach.
Stowell, Winthrop NJ, staff SER
geant, FreepOrt, Me.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Rob R. Nocum Retires
From Agriculture Post

Rob R. Slocum, 60, chief of the
market standards and facilities Sec
ton in the Food Distribution Ad-
ministration's dairy and poultry
branch, retired today after 81 years
service with the Agriculture Depart
ment. He will be given a testimonial
dinner tonight at the Annapolis
Hotel.
Mr.. Slocum, who lives at 1417
North Jefferson street, Arlington
has been responsible for the depart.
ment's work in grading and stand
ardzation OF poultry and eggs
through the country.
He is co-author of several techni.
cal books, a member of the Poultr,
Science Association, and was United
States delegate to the World Poultr,
Congress in London in 1880. A Cor.
nell graduate, he came to the de.
psrtment in 1906, holding his frs
job in the Bureau of Animal In.
dustry.
Succeeding him as chief will be
Melvin w. Buster.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Living Costs Here Drop
O.6 Per Cent in Month

Living costs in Washington drop
ped 0.6 per cent during the month
ended November Is, but they were
still a. per cent higher than q
year before, according to the Burea,,
of Labor Statistics.
The change in the index was
caused largely by decline of 1e
per cent in the cost of food. No
change was recorded in costs of
clothing or house furnishings. Rents
were not computed. Food was still
5.4 per cent higher than the wear
before and 4o,7 per cent higher than
In January, l941.
The bureaus table listed avers &c
prices in Washington for certain
foods in the month ending Novem-
Der Is. They included: Round
steak, AZ cents; pork chops, SO cents;
bacon, AZ cents, and butter. so cents
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Grace Moore Says
She'll Sing Here
Despite Injuries

Grace Moore, the concert singer,
will appear as soloist with the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra tomor-
row afternoon despite a sprained
back and neck suffered in the At
lantic Coast Line wreck.
Miss Moore, her husband, Valen-
tin Parera, and her maid, were on
the first trainload Of survivors ar
irving here yesterday, but they did
not leave their car and continued
to New York. Both Mr.. Parera and
the maid were stricken with the
flu on the train, according to Miss
Moore's manager.
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean, who
is to be hostess to Miss Moore in
Washington, received a telegram
from the concert singer reporting
that she had been without food or
heat for "a hours" after the wreck.
Miss Moore and her husband had
been visiting in Florida and were
on the northbound train. Miss
Moore wired DR.. Hans Kinder, Or
chestra director, from Richmond
yesterday that she would be able to
fill the engagement.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Stat|er Employees 10 Get
Insurance as Bonus

More than 1000 employees of the
Statler Hotel who have been in
service six months or more will re-
celve Christmas bonuses in the form
.of life insurance policies, Fred G,
Kenny, manager. announced TODAY.
Each policy will be the equivalent
70 the employees yearly salary and
Will be transferable at the termi-
nation of service, Mr.. Kenny said.
Charles Kotzin of the Kotzin
Dress Shop on G street also has an
nounced the gift of War bonds to
his employees. The presentations will
be made at party at the Statler
Wednesday night.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
President Will Order
Creation Of Draft
|Liaison With VINO

Despite his signature on the new
draft legislation, President Roose-
welt Is dissatisfied with the removal
of selective service from the War
Manpower Commission and intends
to issue an executive order creating
q haison between the two agencies.
The Presidents criticism of the
legislation was voiced at his news
conference yesterday.
Uncertain of the Presidents atti-
tude on the congressional acton,
draft officials have taken no action
to divorce selective service from
VINO other than to take the stczs
Immediately ordered by Congrc-a.
1912 Order Still on Books.
Still on the books is the executive
order of year ago putting selectiTe
service under control of VINO Chief
McNutt, and another order is be-
lieved necessary to redelegate to
Selective Service Director Lewis B.
Hershey his former exclusive au-
thority over draft matters.
The President said the consolida-
tion had been successfully effected
some time ago and made for good
administration because military and
general manpoWer needs were con-
sidered side by side in one office.
Now Congress, in it's good wisdom,
he added, declares that thev
shouldn't meet any more, thus
creating an administrative problem.
Plans Message to Congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he would send
message to Congress on the draft
VINO subject. He also complained
about another section designed to
put pre-Pearl Harbor fathers at the
bottom Of the draft list. He said
this amounted to only an expression
OF pious hope on the part of Con-
gress that fathers would be deferred
because the bill contained another
phrase that the fathers should not
be deferred if the President thinks
they ought to be drafted anyway.
what kind of legislation is that,
the President asked. He said. how
ever, he saw no reason whv ha
should not sign that part of the
Dill but that the other part was
bad and he was going to try to cor.
rect it through an executive order
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Robinson Ordered Taken
To Federal Penitentiory
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 49,
Thomas H. Robinson, jr.. sentenced
to die for the misunderstanding OF
Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll of Louisville
has been ordered transferred from
the Jefferson County Jail here to
the Federal Correctional Institution
at Milan, Mich.
His removal was ordered by James
V. Bennett, director of the Federal
Bureau of Prisons, after the former
Nashville law student filed an ap-
peal for new trial. United States
Marshal l.. E. Creanor said he will
take Robinson to the prison next
week
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Camera Taken
From Red Cross
Man at Wreck
~ the Associated Press.

LUMBERTON, N. c., Dec. 18.-
An official Red Cross disaster re-
porter was abruptly prevented by
military police yesterday from OBJ
tanning news and pictures of the
train wreck near here and the Red
Cross mans camera was seized and
the film was thrown into a fire.
The Red Cross reporter, 1t was
learned from an authoritative
source. had permission from a pub
lie relations lieutenant to make pic
lures Of the disaster, but shortly
was halted by an M. P, who took
his camera, removed the film ano
threw it into a fire near the wreck
The reporter was making Official
scenes for Red Cross records.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Carmody Says Plan
For Political REA
Stunned Him
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
John Carmody. former rural cleo
triflcation administrator, told a Sen
ate Agriculture Subcommittee yes
terday he was stunned" when he
learned in 1910 that a plan was afoot
to enroll REA cooperative members
in national organization, partly
for political purposes.
Mr.. Carmody testified he strongly
opposed the project and told Robert
B. Craig, then deputy REA admin
istrator, that I'VE ought to mind our
own business and that If we tried
to get into politics we would be
getting far off base"
Mr. Carmody said Mr.. Craig was
interested in forming the national
group. At an earlier hearing. the
subcommittee placed in the record
a memorandum written by John A.
Becker, former Wisconsin rural
electrification director, in which Mr..
Becker said Mr.. Craig sought un-
successfully to interest him in the
organization.
Mr.. Becker in the memorandum
quoted Mr.. Craig as saying the as
sociation could enroll a million
members and function as a busi-
ness agent for local co-opera tives
as well as engage in political ac-
tivities.
Mr.. Carmody also told the COM
mlttee, which is investigating the
operation of REA. that he later op-
posed Mr.. Craig's selection by then
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
for the post of acting REA admins
traitor when Mr.. Carmody resigned
in protest against placing the
agency under the Agriculture De-
partment.
He said the Craig appointment
was made anyway by Mr.. Wallace
but that Mr.. Craig subsequently,
resigned
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Charles Town Scratches
(Clear and Fast.

tCleaf ana FaSt.)
First race-Sunchia, Argos, Halt
Inch, Ohio Lady, Laugh and Play
Methodical.
Second race - BackWoods Kate
Bugler. Queen Minatoka, Scotty
Mist. Canto Gallo, Deauville Sir.
Third race-Frelan
Fourth race-Grand Venture, Mo-
alec, Fast Light.
Fifth race-Cumshaw Merrie Shot
CoRelia Jane, Julette, A One, Wal
Shy.
Sixth race-Leo's Lorraine, Gay
Victory, Big Moose, Mildred r., Two
Fold, Bonnie Ina.
Seventh race-Rough Egg, South.
land Gem, Running Cedar, Vantryst
Misty Eye, True PLATE.
Eighth race-Shan Hill, Light
some, Black Magic, Bird Lot, Strum
ming, Five O. Four.