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Evening star., 1943-03-13
Geographers Told Of Price
To Keep Sea Lanes 0pen

Britain has paid terrific price to
Keep sea lanes open, Capt. H. w. U.
Mccall, Royal Navy, told the Ma
tlonal Geographic Society last night.
There never was a phony war at
sea-" he said.
England, he said, has lost 4l6 war
ships IS were our heavy CAP
1tal ships, 7 aircraft carriers, Is
cruisers, IA armed merchant cruisers.
ga destroyers, a. submarines and
the rest made up of escort vessels,
mine sweepers and other smaller
craft"
Until recently commander of the
British cruiser H. M. S. Dido in
Mediterranean waters, Capt. Mccall
said history may show the battle of
Crete to have been "a turning point
in the war"
We brought off alive 25.OO0 out
OF the 10000 of our troops" he
stated. German casualties in SOL
olers and aircraft were enormous,
but most important of all, the Ger
man time machine was put out of
gear by three weeks. Had we not
held the German advance in Crete
they might well have been able to
overrun Syria and get a footing
close to the Oil fields of Irau-oil
felds that would have made all the
dlfference to their subsequent at
tack on Russia, which was staged to
begin in June"
Evening star., 1943-03-13

are planting their small holdings
will not be apparent In national,
State or county production figures,
but will show up later in the extra
demands on the country's food sup
plies, according to observers who
point out that very little, If any, of
their crops were ever marketed.
This trend away from the patch
farms" also is being felt in the
shortage of skilled farm labor. Most
Of these men are mechanics Of some
type and all usually are skilled farm
hands who can be drawn on by the
larger farmer at times when he
needs more men than his farm regu-
larly employees.
Aided Other Farmers.
In the past, these patch farmers"
have devoted only a small part OF
time to their own crops, depending
on other jobs for their income. Thus
they have represented a store of
skilled farm labor that could be
called ON at threshing time or when
hay was to be harvested or corn
shucked.
Lawrence S. Greene, Fairfax
County agent, explained that the
man with only few acres to tend
actually would spend less than 81
working days from the preparation
OF his land to the harvesting OF the
crops. This period extends from
early spring until late June and
allows long intervals when he can
be used to meet labor demands on
larger farms.
Farmers who have lost their en-
ployes and have stood by to see the
! supply Of transient labor drained
Evening star., 1943-03-13
BY JAMES BIRCHFIELD.

The one-gallus farmer-the man
who has been largely -subsistent
on his acre or so of land-is selling
his cow and pigs and letting his
garden plot grow up in weeds in
order to cash in on high wages
being paid on war projects.
This is true in one small section
of Fairfax County, and agricultural
observers say it represents Nation
wide trend in farming sections ad-
jacent to large Government projects
1t means that these families must
depend for food on the Nation S
supply, already overtaxed by the
demands of the armed forces and
the requirements of America S Allies
None Left to Do Milking.
Miss Bette Martin. who operates
poultry farm near Vienna, says
that on all sides of her men have
sold the family COW and have taken
the pigs and chickens off to market
The defense projects have taken the
men and some of the women. and
there is no one left at home to dc
the milking or care for the other
stock.
In addition to her chickens, Miss
| Martin has two cows and says that
demands on her milk supply have
grown steadily in the last few
months. All the milk, she says, i;
sold to neighbors who a year age
had their own cows.
The fact that these men no Longer
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Jury Convicts Man, II,
OF Assault on Bus Driver

Floyd w. Freeman, 27, colored, OF
524 U street NV. today was con-
victed by q Municipal Court jury of
assault on a Capital Transit bus
driver last February ~. Judge WAL
ter J. Casey will pronounce sentence
on March 20.
The bus driver, Tom L. Riggs, IS,
3505 Ames street NE, testified that
Freeman cut him on the throat.
The trouble began, Mr.. Riggs testi-
fed, when he asked Freeman to ex-
tinguish q cigarette he was smoking
as he and two companions entered
the vehicle.
Freeman testified he acted in self
defense after Mr.. Riggs struck him
with q change carrier.
'Vicious assaults Of the nature
alleged in this case must STOP" As
sistant United States Attorney Ray
L. jenkins said. 80 that law-AbidinR
citizens can ride the public convey
ances in safety"
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Brightwood Citizens
Urge Ambulance Survey

Need for survey of privately
owned ambulances was stressed last
night at meeting of the Bright
wood Citizens Association and the
District Commissioners will be re-
quested to follow the recommended
tions made at the meeting.
The subject was discussed by John
Clagett Proctor, following a pro-
posal to appoint two members OF the
association to attend a mass meet
Ing to be held soon to devise meth
DDS for reducing the number OF Pc
destrtan deaths and accidents.
Charles w. Ray. president. appointed
Mr.. Proctor and John A. Saul to rep
resent the association.
Recent delays in the arrival Of
hospital ambulances In emergency
cases were cited. The matter was
first brought to the attention Of the
Commissioners several months ago
when a pedestrian, after being
struck by an automobile at Georgia
avenue and Longfellow street,
waited more than half an hour be-
fore removal to hospital It was
brought out last night that services
OF private ambulances might be
arranged in event of failure Of reg
ular hospital vehicles to respond to
a call.
In opposing a bill now in Con-
gress. providing for appointment by
the President of police commits
sioner for the District, members ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with
the present Police Department
setup.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
D. {. Woman Found Dead
In Gas-FiIIed Kitchen

Miss Lucy Lee Rice, IS, was found
unconscious early today IN the gas
filled kitchen of her home, 3o06
Jocelyn street NV. She was pro.
nounced dead by a private physi.
clan.
According to police, Miss Rice's
sister-in-law, Mrs. Esther Rice,
found her lying on the floor near the
kitchen stove, on which four gas
jets and the oven burner were open.
Police said they were told by Q
member Of the family that Miss Rice
had been Ill for some time. In Q
note, addressed to Dear Family
she said she had no hope Of recovery
and did not want to Be . burden to
any one.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Maryland CIO Backs
Postwar Security Plan

The CIO Maryland and District
industrial Union Council has urged
Maryland members of Congress to
give vigorous support to President
Roosevelt's Endorsement of the Re-
sources Planning Board report on
postwar social security aims.
A telegram to the legislators said
the C1O considered providing now
for economic security for Americans
struggling to win this war on the
battle and home fronts is one of the
most important Win-the-war meas
ures which the Seventy Eighth Con-
gress can enact" Sidney r. Katz
secretary-treasurer OF the Council
said.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Conferees 10 Decide
On Billing D. {. for
Repairs 10 Canal
Senate Cuts $4,000
Cost Assessment on
MeCorron's Request

House and Senate conferees will
decide within a few days whether
the District Water Department
should be required to pay $4,000 to
the National Park Service as part Of
the $4,000 cost Of repairing flood
damage to the Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal last fall.
Chairman McCarran Of the Senate
District Committee succeeded in
having the payment eliminated from
the first deficiency bill in the Senate
yesterday, on the ground that there
was no basis for such : charge
against the District. The House,
however, had previously approved it,
so the conferees Of both houses will
have to settle the issue.
Budget Bureau Inserted Item.
Senator McCarran told the Sem
ate the National Park Service did
not request such payment, but that
1t got into the bill in the Budget
Bureau. The argument advanced
in support Of the assessment was
that the canal would be a supple
mental source Of water supply to the
city II any emergency interfered with
the regular conduits, Senator Nc.
Carran, however, told his colleagues: !:
II am at q loss to know why the
District of Columbia should be
charged with $25,000 to repair that
canal when 1t is no part Of the prop
erty of the District Of Columbia, nor
does the District Of Columbia receive
any benefits from the water which
runs through the canal.
Revenue for Park Service.
"The use Of the water running
through the canal is sold by the
Park Service to certain industries in
Georgetown. The Park Service de-
rives about $27 900 year for the use
OF the water. The District of Colum-
bia does not use the water, and II
1t did use it the District would be re-
quired to pay the Park Service for
the use of the water.
I'm my judgment the charge was
made against the District erroneous
ly, and 1t should 60 out of the bill
or at least 60 to conference"
The Park Service revenues con-
sist Of $4,000 for use OF water and
$4,000 for rental Of canal property.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
District Schools Win
10 Places in Columbia
Press Competition
Eastern High, SidweII,
Friends, Morgan and
Smothers Take Firsts

Ten prizes, including four first
places went to Washington schools
in the Columbia University school
press awards announced today from
New York. =.
The fastener, student publi-
cation of Eastern High School, cap
tured first place among newspapers
published by senior high schools
in the 2,50l-5,0o0 pupil class.
The Quarterly Of the Sidwel
Friends School ranked first among
private secondary school magazines
First place for magazines pub
lished by sixth-grade elementary
schools was shared by The Morgan
Sentinel, of the Morgan Demon
stration School, and The Lam
tern of Henry Smothers School.
Other awards to local schools were
as follows:
Senior high school newspapers,
2,5o1-5000 pupils, second place,
Woodrow Wilson Beacon, Wilson
High; 1,00l-1 500 pupils, third place
Coolidge Courier Calvin Coolidge
High; fourth place, Torch, Arm
strong High; 300 pupils or less
medalist, Saint Adams News, St
Albans School; schools of education
newspapers, second place, Wilson
Spectacles, Wilson Teachers Col
lege; elementary school magazines
group l, grades to 6, second place
Junior Messenger, Briggs Mont
gomery School.
Eleven Eastern High School STU
dents are attending the scholastic
press conference at Columbia Uni
versity, at which the awards were
announced.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
DC. Draft Appeal Board Grants
Deferments to 10 Out of 81
U.S.. Workers Among Successful Petitioners;
Jehovohs Witnesses Minister Loses Plea

A Navy Yard machinist and ar
FBI fingerprint technician were
among 10 men granted draft defer.
ments by the District Board of Ap-
peal during sessions from February
- to February 26, it was announced
yesterday. Of the cases handled
three were requests for change OF
classification from ga to 3-B. In
all, the appeal board considered
81 cases, referred three to the United
States attorney for investigation
and returned four to local boards for
additional information.
William Addington, 81, Jehovah's S
Witnesses minister, asked to be
placed in 4-D as a member of the
ministry, but the board retained him
In his previous classification, that
OF conscientious objector.
Radio Mechanic Deferred.
Granted their appeals for deferred
classification were Michael ]. Dan
tuono, 26, Navy Yard machinist
placed in 2-B; James M. Connor
21, FBI flngerprint technician
placed in PA for three months;
William c. Shrader, %, RADIO me-
chanic, placed in 3-B; Henry O.
Willier, 80, assistant scientific aide
Bureau of Standards, placed in 3-B;
Wallace H. Alexander, 20, Naval
Powder Factory employe, placed in
3-B; Michael j. Flattery, IS, Civil
Service Commission examiner
placed in 3B; William James Ham
mond, 26, clothing merchant, placed
in ga; Howard R. Ehrler. %, Wal
Department multilith supervisor
placed in 3-B; Hal S. Tilden, "a
GPO cylinder pressman. placed ir
3-B, and Lawrence B. Frye, 81
metropolitan policeman, placed In
3-B.
Many Requests Denied.
The board denied a change In
status of the following men who had
requested ga classifications:
Frederick j. Farris, 81, teletype
operator for United Fress Associa-
ton; Robert A. Sykes, 10, assistant
clerk at WPB; Franklin w. Hallett
10, salesman; John Russell Smith
27, field assistant for George w
Menard; Laurence Torreyson, Is
truck driver: Edgar S. Kilby, 27
shipping clerk for Safeway Stores
Rudolph Perry King, 10, War De.
partment messenger; James E. Hol-
loman, 36, carpenter; Robert S
Moore, "a, construction concern EN-.
ploye; William Peter Dorr, 10, serv-
iceman for w. E. Kingswell, Inc.
William j. 1sengard, 35, designer fol
Gulf Oil; Edgar D. Bailey, 35, store
manager for Biggs Antiques; Arthur
Collins, 20, laborer at Naval Ord.
nance Laboratory.
Isadore Grossman, 81. Gopher
Ordnance Plant worker; Milton H
Evening star., 1943-03-13

Waldon, %, porter for Columbia
Liquor Store: Ray j. Lowrie, jr, 10,
carpenter; Joseph F. Riley, 10, So
cial Security messenger; Anastasio
P. Cubero, 80, cab driver; John B.
Monsch. 81. musician and singer;
Frederick c. Hader, 81, travelling
salesman; John James Greer, 20,
editorial artist for Advertisers Art
Studios; Nicholas j. German, "a,
freight brakeman for Pennsylvania
Railroad; Kenneth A. Beard, 10,
plumber with Costello Engineering
Co.. Dominic Joseph Termine, as,
junior clerk In Interior Department.
Lawrence r. Inscoe, 81, restaurant
buyer: George G. Cokas, 81, veg
etable salesman; Ernest j. Dozier
20, War Manpower Commission mes
senger; Charles A. Finamorc, "a,
parts man at Creel Bros: Frank M
Selby, 20, Post Once clerk; Ber-
nard Colodny, 20, clerk at Tokay
Liquor Store; Joseph r. Holloway,
81. Peoples Drug Store salesman;
Robert H. Webber. 10, Public Build
ings Administration laborer; Jesse
M. Huddle, 10, steamfitter's helper
David Marsh, 26, laborar at Fort
Myer; Jasper K. jenkins, Is, Wash
ington Gaslight Co. clerk, and Frank
LoBianco, 10, cashier for Pullman
Co.
Several Granted Stays.
Several men in the above classi-
flcation were granted 60-day stays OF
induction.
Returned to local boards for addi-
tional information were the appeals
Of Paul H. Pinney, SO. truck driver
for Peoples Drug; Edward r. Doug
las, Is, joiner at the Naval Gun Fac
tory; Charles w. Stannard, jr., %,
United States Air Depot at Middle
town, Pa, and Charles L. Lauten-
schlager, IS, maitre dhotel at the
Willard.
The following were referred to the
District attorneys ONCE: Ward B.
Crabill, 20. telephone repairman;
Benjamin F. Dillard, elevator oper-
ator, and Julius De Franceschi, %,
occupation unknown,
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Civil Service Demands
Dischurqe of Cashier

The Civil Service Commission to-
day called for the removal of John
B. Caddell, cashier for the Lowell
(Mass0 Housing Authority, on the
ground that he had participated in
political activities In violation Of
the Hatch Act.
Mr.. Caddell was said to have held
office as Republican ward commit
teeman in Lowell, despite his en-
ployment in local ONCE financed
by Federal money.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Rhode Island Bus Line
Routing Is Changed

TO reduce congestion on Pennsyl-
Vanla avenue between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets NV, and to
save bus mileage, the Public Utilities
Commission yesterday ordered Sew
enteenth street to be the most wes-
terly street used by the Rhode Island
avenue bus line. The order becomes
effective tomorrow.
Under the order, buses will 60 from
terminal on Jackson place. north
OF Pennsylvania avenue, along Jack
son place to Connecticut avenue and
seventeenth street to Rhode Island
avenue, thence to the terminal at
Twenty-second and Shepherd streets
NE.
In the past, the buses have gone
along Pennsylvania avenue from
jackson place to Eighteenth street
up Eighteenth street to I street and
then east on I street to Fifteenth.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Fifth Narcotics Theft
In z Months Reported

The fifth theft of narcotics in the
District within the past two months
came to police attention when a
box containing $50 worth of drugs
was reported stolen early today from
the Randolph Pharmacy, 1901 Four
teenth street NV.
Harry Pressman, the proprietor
800 Crittenden street NV, told
police the thief gained entrance by
breaking a glass in the front door
The same pharmacy was robbed OF
narcotics 10 days ago. police said.
According to narcotics squad off,
GERS, the dope stolen last night was
enough to last an addict five or six
DAYS.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Hill Assai|s
PUG Heads al
Pepco Hearing
Treasury Aide Says
U. S. Counsel Treated
Like Children
By DON S. WARREN.

A personal attack leveled by Thur
man Hill, Treasury Procurement
Division counsel, at the majority O
the Public Utilities Commission TO,
treating Government attorneys like
unwanted children" enlivened thi.
mornings hearings on rates of the
Potomac Electric Power Co.
The flare-up delayed presenta-
ton of testimony by the company in
its fight against rate reductions.
Claims for rate cuts ranged from
$4,000 to as much as S2,OOO,OO0.
Lloyd B. Harrison, the PUG at
torney, had been cross-examining
a Procurement Division engineer
George DesJardins, as to how he
calculated a series of tables show
ing past rate reductions, earnings
and excess earnings of the COM
pany, and many times the witness
refused direct answers, said he cid
not know the answers, or that the
questions were legal instead of fac
tual. or that either he was confused
or Mr.. Harrison was confused.
Objectings Stir FIare-up.
Objections to Mr.. Harrison's line of
Questioning came from Mr.. Hill and
Harry R. Booth, counsel for the
OPA, winding up in an exchange
between these attorneys and Mr..
Harrison.
After James H. Flanagan. the
PUG chairman, had in part ruled in
favor of Mr.. Harrison, he told Gov
ernment counsel I'VE seem to have
difficulty getting answers from your
witnesses"
Mr.. Hill retorted: "You rather
Aggravate me, too You have indi-
Gated you don't want the Govern
ment here. You have been treating
us somewhat like unwanted children.
We object to your attitude"
To this Chairman Flanagan re-
sponded: Il have done a lot of
listening in this case and some time
before the proceedings are ended,
you may have to do some listening"
Mr.. Harrison declared the COM
plant of Mr.. Hill was disproved bv
the fact the commission had per-
mltted representatives of Federal
agencies to participate in the case as
mtervenors.
Exhibits Offered.
Federal intervenors yesterday Of
fered sizable stack of exhibits, sta
tistics and other data in support of
their demands and said their case
was completed-except for submis-
sion of additional documents and
rebuttal testimony.
The days proceedings were
marked by many disputes over ad-
instability of evidence, objections
and taking of exceptions for use if
Chairman Flanagan insisting that
the present case be restricted to the
bounds of the notice and the orig
inal rulings.
Calculations Ruled Out.
Near the end of the session, the
PUG majority ruled out of the case
calculations offered by Gregory
Hankin, commission minority men,
Der, and various calculations Gov
ernment intervenors had sought to
get into the record as being beyond
the scope Of this case and more
properly a part of the broader in
Vestigatlon and hearings to follow.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Brightwood Pupils
Buy Two Jeeps
| In 24Hours

Pupils in Brightwood Elementary
School bought enough War stamps
and bonds within the first "a hours
OF special campaign to purchase
two jeeps for the Army, school ON
cials said today.
The drive started Wednesday noon
under supervision OF Miss Marie
Steinle, principal. and Miss Mary A.
Henderson. teacher in charge. With
in day 1t resulted In an invest
ment by the children Of $l,987 20
The children thus had enough to
start on a third jeep.
The campaign will run to April 1e.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Eight Boys Break Window,
Escape Receiving Home

Eight boys, ranging from II to II
years of age, escaped from the Re-
ceiving Home for Children today by
breaking a dormitory window and
fieeing down a flre escape, police
reported.
Surpt. Anthony B. Caffrey of the
Receiving Home said the boys made
their escape shortly after 7 am. ''in
the confusion Of arising" There was
one guard over "a boys In the dormi-
tory. he disclosed.
Several Of those who escaped were
being held for robbery, Mr.. Ca6rey
satd.
Evening star., 1943-03-13

Built sturdily from so to 110 feet
long, carrying four torpedoes, ma
chine guns, depth charges and
smoke screen apparatus, they cost up
to $400, 900. Your increased purchase
Of War bonds helps pay for them.
Buy more War bonds every pay
day. you've done your bit-now do
your best"
CUnitsd otatss 1fsasuYy ospA1tmsntJ
Evening star., 1943-03-13
4 X
Mo1He~9~x%M
WAR BONDS.

Cruising at tremendous speed,
Americas PT-boat fleet Is sniping
with excellent results at Hirohito's s
navy in South Pacific waters. These
powerful little boats are being man.
ufactured at many cities throughout
America and racing down our inland
waterways to the sea. They are
termed "expendables," but they pack
almost half tn" wallop Of a full
sized destroyer and cost only q
fraction as much,
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Nursery Care,
Victory Corps
Funds Delayed
Bills Introduced os
Senate Blocks Proviso
In Deficiency Measure
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The fight for Federal funds to
aid States In providing nursery care
for children Of women In war work,
and to establish Victory Corps in
high schools. will 90 on, despite
the failure Of the Senate to include
funds for them in the $6,2S0 900 900
first deficiency bill yesterday.
Senator Hayden, Democrat, Of
Arizona, late yesterday introduced
As separate bills the two programs
he was forced to abandon as
amendments to the deficiency bill,
and had them referred to the Edu-
cation and Labor Committee for
further study. The District would
share with the States in both pro-
grams.
For the care Of children of war
working mothers. the Appropria-
tions Committee had recommended
1884 900 for the rest of this fiscal
year. and $3.182 900 to expand high
school courses designed to improve
students for future military service.
Required Suspension Of Rules.
Since they were not authorized
by existing law, the programs could
only be added to the appropriation
bill by suspending the rules, re-
quiring q two-thirds vote.
During a three-hour debate on
the nursery program, Minority
Leader McNary Of Oregon, and sew
eral others contended the proposals
should take the regular course OF
consideration and action by a leg
islative committee.
In order to get prompt action on
the big deficiency bill. which car
ries emergency funds for many
Government bureaus. Senator Hay
den finally withdrew both of the
controversial amendments. BY re-
introducing them as separate bills,
he followed the course insisted on
by the opposition.
Children's Bureau Funds Voted.
Before passing the deficiency bill,
however, the Senate accepted an
other committee amendment, pre-
sented by Senator McCarran, DEM
ocrat, Of Nevada. giving the Chill
dren's Bureau an additional 81 ,200,-
900 for maternity care of the wives
and infants OF men In the armed
services. Senator McCarran ex-
planned this presented a problem
separate from the sidetracked day.
nursery program for children OF
women In war industries.
Senators La Toilette, Progressive
Of Wisconsin and Reed. Republican
Of Kansas supported Senator Hay
den In his unsuccessful effort to
have the day-nursery program add
ed to the appropriation bill.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Of Mas
sachusetts concurred in the views
Of Senator McNary that the pro-
gram should be given further study.
Check On Per Diem Experts.
OF the total in the bill, $2,173,-
000, 900 Is = contract authorization
for the Maritime Commission, and
the remainder is made up Of cash
appropriations for numerous bureaus
and agencies to carry them until
June 30.
, Included in the bill Is a new pro-
viso, by Senator OMahoney, Demo-
crat. Of Wyoming to give Congress
means Of checking on the en-
ployment of per diem experts by
Government bureaus. It provides
First, that before hiring such per-
sonnel an agency must prove to the
Budget Bureau the services cannot
be obtained through civil service
second, If such persons are hired
reports must be filed with Congress
quarterly. giving their names, sal.
aries and any outside employment
they may have.