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Evening star., 1943-04-19
Court Upho|ds
0PA Suspension
0fGas Station
D. c. Dealer Guilty
f'CoreIessness,'
Justice Rules

In the first case of its kind In the
District under current wartime re-
strictions, the Office of Price Admin
istration today won a District Court
verdict involving a suspension order
against a local gas station operator
on charges of transferring gasoline
without receiving rationing coupons
in exchange.
District Court Justice Daniel w.
ODonoghue upheld the suspension
order against the Haines gas station,
65o3 Georgia avenue NV, but
pointed out in a memorandum that
the violation was due to plaintiffs
negligence and carelessness."
"Carelessness and negligence" he
added, make these plaintiffs as re-
sponsible as though their violations
were deliberate"
Suspension Reduced.
The original 30-day OPA suspen-
sion order against the station,
which has been held up pending
court action, has been reduced to
Is days, starting April %, the OPA
announced today.
The courts memorandum noted
that the amount of shortage in
volved in the case was 2052 GAL
Ions. Defendants attributed the
shortage between July % and No
vember Is, 1912, as due to evapora-
ton, shrinkage and losses normally
developing in handling the COM
modify.
After the OPA had issued the sus-
pension order, counsel for the sta
ton operators asked District Court
for permanent injunction, re-
straining the Government from en-
forcing the order.
Argument on Evidence.
Counsel argued that the sole evi-
dence in support of the charges of
unlawful transfer of gasoline was
! based on an alleged discrepancy be-
tween the gasoline stations inven-
tory in the storage tanks and the
gasoline ration coupons in the plain
tiffs' possession.
In their complaint for an injunc-
ton the defendants denied they sold
or authorized to be sold any gasoline
without receiving coupons in return.
In denying the injunction. Justice
ODonoghue said that the plaintiffs
did not deliberately violate the OPA
rationing order, but observed that
''the record of the proceedings held
before OPA is substantial evidence
that the plaintiffs transferred gaso-
line to consumers without receiving
coupons in exchange"
George M. Austin argued the Gov.
ernmentS case.
Evening star., 1943-04-19

School along with the cash which
they have collected since their cam
paign started last Tuesday.
Betty's father, Mr.. Paul D. Ker-
man, proprietor of a grocery store
at 2409 Franklin street NE, felt
that his tale of woe cried for pub
lication.
"On Tuesday I went to the bank
and bought a $1,000 bond. 1 was
feeling kind of proud of myself
until I returned home to find that
my own daughter had gone into the
War bond business. Pitting a fam
lily friend and me against one an
other and tricking us into bidding
against each other, she sold SIS 900
worth of bonds to us in 10 minutes.
What can you do with a kid like
that?
And what's more, since then
none of my friends have been safe.
Those kids are terrific. If you can't
afford Betty's bonds. Buddy will sell
you stamps. He already has sold
$87 worth and is still looking for
customers"
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Mcclellan Will Seek
Vote This Week on
Job Confirmation Bill
Measure Approved by
judiciary Group-Fote
In House Is Doubtful
BY the Associated Press.

Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
Tennessee said today he will call
for vote this week on his bill CIV
ing the Senate confirmation power
over some 10000 Federal jobholders
who receive more than $4,000 a year
or who help mold national policies.
Il want to call this up as soon
as possible" Senator McKellar said.
Il think it has an excellent chance
of passage in the Senate, as know
of very few who are against it,"
Committee Approved Bill.
A majority of the Judiciary Com
mittee approved the bill last week
despite President Roosevelt's earlier
criticism of the legislation as "a
tragic mistake" likely to turn the
clock back" on the merit system.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico, fought the bill in commit
tee and was expected to file a
minority report, but he was away
from Washington last week and
has not done so.
Senator McKellar refused to spec
ulate on the chances of his pro-
posal if it reaches the House, but
reiterated his belief that the method
of appointment and confirmation he
outlined is "the constitutional way
and we must uphold it,"
Whether the House would choose
to give the Senate overriding power
over so many important Govern
ment positions is problematical
Under the present situation, de-
partment heads in some cases con-
fer with the House members on
local administrative appointments
If the McKellar bill became law
that influence would swing entirely
to the Senate.
Present Jobholders Affected.
Not only future appointees, but
present officials in the stipulated
brackets. would be subject to con-
f1rmation. If not acceptable to the
Senate, the offlceholders would be
severed from their jobs.
The bill covers civilian officers in
the executive branch of Govern
ment, who are appointed without
regard to civil service laws and
whose duties involve policy making
or the exercise of executive discre-
ton, or who are paid more than
$4,500 a year. The language takes
in even dollar-a-year men-if they
are policy makers.
Classified civil service employees
are specifically exempted. SO are
employees of the White House and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and artisans and craftsmen.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
PoIicemon's Stolen Car
Is Found Wrecked

Silver Spring police reported today
that car belonging to Takoma Park
Police Clerk j. Buck Hodge was
taken from his garage yesterday and
abandoned after it had been driven
into a picket fence.
Police quoted witnesses as saying
three soldiers in another car had
removed colored soldier from the
wrecked machine. Police said the
colored soldier was not believed to
be seriously injured.
Maryland State police also re-
ported that a car, thought to have
been stolen, was found yesterday on
the Washington boulevard, about IA
miles from Baltimore. Blood was
found on the highway near the car,
they said,
Evening star., 1943-04-19

1887. Nothing" she replied. "He
wasn't there"
Bernice Williams and Doloris
Ruddock also represented Cardozo.
Besides Mary Burke, the Dunbar
team included Betty Hunter, Louise
Arlington, Barbara Collins and
Jeanne Hyde.
"They know everything" Mr..
Boykin told the audience after the
broadcast. They really do" AL
though the best history students
have been selected by the faculty
to represent the schools on the pro-
grams, Mr.. Boykin said, he is sure
"the other students know just as
much"
Evening star., 1943-04-19

At approximately 20 PAGES, police
said, Walker shot off the figure 8
but failed to stop the clock-it was
200 am. now-time to stop drink
ing by two minutes.
Policemen c. F. Thompson and
H. G. johnson arrived at precisely
2:06 a.m.-by the clock on the wall
and placed Walker under arrest and
charged him with being drunk and
disorderly, carry concealed weapon
and discharging q firearm-total
bond, 81 800, which Mr.. Walker
made.
Walker gave his address as $40
N street NV.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Aubrey B. FenneI| Sworn
As D. {. Municipal Judue

Aubrey B. Fennell, 81, Washing
ton attorney who was appointed last
July as an associate judge of Munich
pal Court, today took the oath of
office
Walter F.. Bramhall, chief clerk
OF the court, administered the oath
OF Office in the chambers of Chief
Judge George P. Barse. The new
judges wife and a few friends at
tended the ceremony.
Illness had previously prevented
Judge Fennell from assuming his
new duties.
Judge Fennell's ascension to the
bench now gives Municipal Court
its full quota of 10 judges.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Limited Plan
For Sterilization
0fD.C. Jobs Due
To Give Employers
Advantage Under
New McNutt Order

An employment stabilization plan
on limited basis will 60 into effect
here within a week, giving Wash
ington employers in essential activ-
tiles q preferred status over areas
without a stabilization plan under
the new War Manpower Commission
"job-wage freeze" order, it was
learned today.
The plan probably will be limited
to requiring releases or state
ments of availability" before en-
ployers can take on new employees,
but with such releases employers
in essential activities could hire,
regardless of the mans former
wages.
Provision for the United States
Employment Service here to do the
hiring in critical industries either
will be limited to a few industries
or delayed until some later date.
Cites Reason for Delay.
Leo R. Werts, acting director of
this region, which also includes
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
and North Carolina, ascribed the
delay in putting Washington under
a stabilization plan to lack of ad-
ministrative action"
The main difficulty, he indicated,
was in the local USES, which is still
in the process of being reorganized.
Under a stabilization plan USES
would have to consider appeals
where employers refused to give re-
leases to employees leaving their jobs,
and would have to do the hiring
under any hiring controls estab-
ished.
USES today had been given no
official information on the new reg
ulation issued over the week end by
War Manpower Chairman Paul v.
McNutt.
Mr.. Werts said Washington had
been classed as a critical labor
shortage area because of a Short
age of manpoWer for all operations
in this area and the need for bring
ing in additional workers to meet
the demands of the Navy Yard and
other war production in this area,
as well of Government"
The delay in putting Washington
under a stabilization plan, he said,
was due primarily to the fact that
1--WE haven't given enough time to
working with the labor manage
ment committee"
Awaits Deschner's Return.
RAINY B. Deschner, Washington
area director, has been out of town
a great deal due to illness in his
family, Mr.. Werts explained, and
the regional office is awaiting his
return before announcing plan. If
he does not get back by the end of
this week, however, Mr.. Werts said,
We'll have to move in and an
nounce the plan"
Despite the weakness of the local
USES. he said, a sterilization plan
on limited basis could be put into
effect Immediately. The Labor-Man
agement Committee has gone over
the proposed plan and meetings are
now being arranged with committees
from Government agencies.
Cities in this region already under
a stabilization plan are Baltimore,
Hagerstown and Cumberland, Md,
and Norfolk Hampton Roads, Va.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
laNRshoni;ng
s.Remiinders@
Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked
D, E and F good for rationed
canned goods through April 80.

Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked
D. E and F good for rationed
canned goods through April 30.
Red coupons, Book 2-Those marked
A, B, c and D are valid now and
will remain good through April 80.
They can be exchanged for meats,
butter, margarine, fats and oils.
cheeses and canned fish.
Stamps marked E will become
good next Sunday. The expira-
ton date has not yet been an
nounced.
Sugar-Stamp No. IL in Book / is
good for pounds through May 81.
Coffee-Stamp No. 26 in Book / is
good for / pound through Sunday.
Fuel oil-No. S coupons are valid for
10 gallons through September 30.
Gasoline-No. s A coupons are good
for gallons each through July 81
B and @ coupons, good for 8
gallons each, expire on dates in
dicated In individual books.
Shoes-Stamp II in Book / Is good
for one pair Of shoes through
June Is.
Detailed Ydtioning Information
Diu be found on Page Az OF The
Sunday Star each speek.
Evening star., 1943-04-19

heretofore was open only to Army
officers with rank of major or
higher.
Third Officer Smith, whose rank
is the equivalent of a second lieu
tenant, Joined the Women's Army
Auxiliary Corps as an auxiliary. On
completion of basic training she was
chosen from the ranks to attend
officer candidate school at Fort Des
Moines, Iowa, and was commissioned
in January. Third Officer Smith
worked here for private firms and
the Government for eight years.
She comes from Phillipsburg, Kans.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Quote Club to Elect

Mrs. Wilma C. Enright, l Prim-
rose street, Chevy Chase, Md, has
been nominated for reelection as
president Of the Quota Club of
Montgomery County. Election Of
officers will be held at 7:30 pm.
tomorrow at the home of Mrs.
Enright. Other candidates chosen
by the nominating committee in
clude Miss Eleanor L. Smith, vice
president; Miss Edith Esgate, secre-
tary; Mrs. Gertrude Bouvet, treas
urer, and Mrs. Mary Moore and
Miss Edith Barnett, directors.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Oil Man Held for SHOOTING
Night Club Clock at Curfew

For firing shot at clock in the
Club Troika, Connecticut avenue
nightclub, Saturday morning, when
the hands pointed to precisely 2 am.
the closing hour for drinking Al
dace F. Walker, 81. oil man, will an
swer to four charges in Municipal
Court April %.
According to police, Walker had
come into the club earlier in the
evening and quickly downed "sev-
eral" drinks. AS the hands of the
clock on the wall hit 2 am. Walker
drew ".38-caliber blue steel Colt
police" revolver. took careful aim
and blasted away.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Swimming Site Revealed

The Capital Hiking Club reported
today after survey trip that Paint
Branch, between Columbia and
Riggs road, is clear enough for
swimming this season. Members
said, however, that the northwest
branch of the Anacostia is too
muddy"
Evening star., 1943-04-19

TeIdIy 10 MIS-.
Oveta Culp Hob
by, director of
the WAAC, to-
day began a
9 week course
at the Army
Command and
General Staff
School at Fort
L e a v enworth,
Kans.
She is one of
the second class
of 16 WAAC Of
fcerS selected to
a t t e n d the
Evening star., 1943-04-19

So KIP duty isn't so bad as it was
in World War I, with potato-peeling
machines in action in camps every
where. Your purchases of War
bonds and other Government securi-
ties viii help provide these labor
saving devices for our soldiers.
They give their lives-you lend
your money"
Evening star., 1943-04-19
librurion Will Speok

DR.. Manoel Cardozo, curator of
the Lima Library at Catholic Uni
versity. will speak on Assault on
Tradition in Brazil at 8:15 pm.
tomorrow in the Study Guild Cath
oiic Library, 1725 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Shut-In Group to Meet

The Association for the Education
OF Handicapped Shut-in Children of
the District of Columbia will meet
at 8:15 pm. tomorrow at Central
High School, Thirteenth and Clifton
streets NV.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Col. HobbY's Secretary
Enters Staff School

Theodore Smith, former stenog-
rapher to Jesse Jones in his capacity
as head of the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp. and later private sec
Evening star., 1943-04-19

SELLS CAR AND BUYS WAR BONDS-Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
who explanedI sold automobile and that is how
buyng"-made the first purchase of bonds
Jesse wife of the Secretary this morning
at bonds and stamp booth opened In the main lobby
the Commerce Department Building Wives of
partment officials win star the booth through the
Loan drive. STAR Stan Photo
Evening star., 1943-04-19
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MAotHo~R~xWtM
WAR BONDS
Morale Builder

Some one has said the potato-peel-
ing machine has done more to raise
morale in our Army than any other
one piece of equipment. This ma
chine saves time and manpower.
They come in three sizes-the Is
pound machine, costing $125; a 25-
pound machine at $133 and the As
pound capacity at $204.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15

In Missouri q Jersey bull was
auctioned for 100000 in War Bonds,
and In Tennessee a Duroc pig
brought nearly million in War
Bonds on the auction block.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
POLI'S

Opening today 1T the LoeW Poll
theater is another gall stage and
screen show.
The outstanding stage show con-
sists Of one of the leading orches-
tras Of the day and a host of out
standing acts featuring your favor
lite stars of radio stage and screen.
Headlining this galaxy of stars Is
Ted Flo Rito and his orchestra. Ted
and his orchestra have just COM
pleted a successful country wide
tour Of outstanding hotels, theaters
and night clubs ari have gained
recognition as one o. the leading
and most entertaining orchestras Of
the day. They are noted for their
"Sky- lined Music" and feature the
Musical Pilots and star Candy"
Candida, the little man with a
Thousand Voices, or Stunt Pilot
with q Twin Motored Voice" Also
featured is the very lovely Patti Pal
mer, charming songstress of the
day, swinging out with your favorite
tunes of today anC. yester year, in
her own inimitable style; Burton
and Janet, come next giving their
famous impressions of your favorite
Hollywood stars, and are known as
the greatest comedians ever to APP
pear on any stage at anytime; In
addition there are other leadi..g acts
arc an extra added attraction as
we'll. Make your plans to attend
one Of these four stage shows given
daily, today and tomorrow at 1:2O,
400, $50 and 900 p. m.
In addition to the stage show
there is an outstanding screen pro-
gram as well consisting Of the first
Waterbury showing Of Smart Guy
with Rick Vallin and Wanda NC
Kay.
The first screen program gets I'M
dec way at 1900 moor with the
doors of the theate' opening prompt
" at 11:45. The stage and screen
show Is seen in its entirety by 2:3O
D. m. allowing defense workers to be
at their jobs at 800 p. m.
A new show starts at the Loew
Poll theater on Friday and contin-
ues for five big days thereafter. This
consists of the two smash hits,
Happy Land" outstanding film OF
the day and whispering Footsteps.
Starred in the first vehicle are Don
Ameche and Frances Dee and IN
the second, an amusing murder
mystery. is seen John Hubbard and
Rita Quigley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
IS Betty Hutton's sister.

Is Betty Hutton's sister.
Betty's reputation on stage and
screen makes it tough for sister
In the same business to try to come
along on her own. Some would take
the attitude that Marion was just
copy Of her sister and others
would be disappointed that this
wasn't the case.
Marion, who started singing with
bands and working in night clubs
in Detroit six years ago, has her
own style-lesS boisterous, con-
cerned more with singing than that
of the hoydenish Betty. The going
was none too easy at first, but in
the last year Marion has been COM
ing along rapidly and now is in
volved in an extended engagement
at the Paramount Theater. After
that ends in a couple of weeks, and
after the holidays with her man
ager- husband, Jack Philbin, and
their two-year-old son, she'll be off
on cross-country tour that will
wind up with the making Of her
second picture for Universal. Cray
House" was the first one. A big
time radio contract also promises
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15
.OUieS Playing
Today
STATE

One of the most entertaining
comedy dramas of the season began
its four day engagement at War;
ners State theater this afternoon
when Top Mon" arrived at that
theater with Donald O'Connor, Sus-
anna Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard
Dix and Peggy Ryan in leading
roles.
The story of top Man, declared
10 be intimately appealing, deals
humorously and dramatically with
present day family affairs and sit
uations close to the heart of so
many Americans who have read
justed their lives to meet necessary
wartime changes.
Young Donald O'Connor, star OF
the recent screen success, Mister
Big, and appearing IN the title
role of the new film, is said to out
shine his previous portrayals. He
plays the part of resourceful
youngster who becomes the head
of the family after his dad accepts
a Navy commission Susanna Fos-
ter of Phantom of the Opera"
fame, is seen as Donald's girl
friend and sings several numbers
during musical sequences of the
story.
Dix has the father" role oppo-
site Miss GiSh whose screen APP
peal ance will be welcomed by
countless moviegoers who remember
the many silent pictures which she
starred. Miss Gwynne and Noah
Berry, Jr., are teamed in situations
similar to those which enhanced
their popularity in We've Never
Been Licked" and Frontier Bad
men,"
All in all top Man" promises to
be one of the most entertaining
pictures to come out of Hollywood
this year /. . drop in and see it at
the State before or after doing your
Christmas shopping.
Outstanding players in the sup
porting cast include Anne Gwynne,
and Noah Berry, Jr., while divert
ing musical specialties are contrib
uted by the celebrated Borrah Min
evitch Rascals and Count Basic and
his orchestra.
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death"
Is the second hit of the program
and presents Basil Rathbone as the
super sleuth and Nigel Bruce as
Doctor Watson.
Don't forget the States early bird
show which takes place tomorrow
morning with doors of the theater
opening at $50 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-15

The Beggar Bar Is the enterprise
of Velaska Cert, a veteran OF
European recital halls and theaters
who came to this country as war
refugee, jobless and pennilesS. She
felt that she didn't fit into the pat
tern of the sleek entertainment
world that she found In New York
and began casting around for a
place where she could present her
mining, skits and surreaistic
stories.
The Village, long known as the
home grounds Of struggling artists
and writer's provided the answer
She found little cellar on Morton
st. and, with capital Of IS (bor-
rowed), set to work to make 1t her
own.
Miss Cert borrowed tables and
chairs from friends, got several
cans Of black paint and q large
candle, and proceeded to do job
of interior decoration. She worked
by the light of the candle because
there was no electricity available.
Then she found that she would
have to have a license to sell liq-
uor and quickly decided that If her
potential guests couldn't get a kick
out of themselves and their fellows
rather than from a battle, they'd
better go elsewhere. The result was
that she opened up with a drink
menu listing only soft beverages. The
people came anyway.
The Beggar Bar is unusual even
for the Village, where more strange
things have been seen over long
period Of years than there are zeros
in the national debt. The main
thing Is that Miss Cert feels she
has foundl her niche in this strange
land and the Village habitues are
glad that she has.
THE new show at the Cafe Zanzi-
bar in the supposedly hoodooed
second-f1oor room Of the Winter
Garden Theater is resounding
affair that surpasses its predecessor
on several counts and bids fair to
keep the Messrs. Joe Howard and
Carl Erbe as solvent as did their
first show with which the club teed
off late last summer. A holdever Is
Maurice Rocco, the you-sit-down-
and watch while-I- stand-up pianist
and the Don Redman band re-
mains, but the rest of the bill is
different.
Ada Brown, Buck and Bubbles
and Bill Bailey are other reasons
for drawing the paying fans in suf-
ficient quantities to keep the sheriff
from the door.
The Zanzibar, incidentally, came
out the other day with properly
drawn plans for turning the roof Of
the Winter Garden building into an
autogiro landing station, looking to
the days when the words lets drop
into such and such" will have lit
eral meaning. Publicist Erbe said
lot of people would think 1t was
just a gag, but that he wasn't feel
ing particularly humorous when he
thought it up. Just seemed like
common sense to him, he said, peer
ing into the future with an air
minded eye.
MARION HUTTON is doing all
right now, but she hasn't had a
task that anyone would envy. She