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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05
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Evening star., 1944-06-19
Blue Network Programs
To Be Used in Brazil

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 19.-Edward
J. Noble, chairman of the board of
the Blue Network, announced last
night that the network has entered
the international field, heretofore
unattained by any United States
network" with the signing Of an
exchange arrangement with a group
of Brazilian broadcasting stations
owned by A. j. Byington. jr.
The arrangement guarantees the
radio company time periods on the
Brazilian stations, which in turn
will have programs rebroadcast in
the United States by the Blue Net
work. and its affiliated stations, Mr..
Noble said, adding:
Through the interchange of
properly selected programs, it is our
aim to build a better understanding
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Bail Set al $4,000 for Pair
Facinq Pickpocket Charge

Two New York men, said to have
criminal records dating back to 1912,
were held in $4,000 bail each on
robbery charges when arraigned to-
day in Municipal Court.
Police arrested Theodore j. Bic
derman, So, and Charles H. Rogers,
go, near Union Station Saturday.
They were later identified by Adam
E. Kinney, 68, of 912 North Ran
dolph street. Arlington, Va. as the
men who had picked his pockets of
$4,000 as he waited to board bus
at the Greyhound Bus Terminal
June 10.
Police said Biederman had $3.50 on
his person when arrested and
Rogers had $50. They we're accused
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Cupt. GuIbrunson's Wife
Dies at Fort Pierce, Fla.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT PIERCE. Fla, June 19-
Mrs. Clarence Gulbranson, 45, wife
of the captain in command of the
Navy's amphibious training base,
died early today.
She was the former Marie Giles
pie of Philadelphia. A brother, j.
F. Gillespie. lives at Daytona Beach.
Evening star., 1944-06-19
Comp Lee Goes on Air

CAMP LEE, Va, June 19 (P).-
Soldiers at this Army post have
their own radio programs broad
cast from their own station, CLEE
which was formally opened Friday
on the 169th anniversary celebration
of the Quartermaster Corps.
Evening star., 1944-06-19

by police today OF being profess
sional pickpockets and thieves"
Mr.. Kinney told police he was on
his way to Texas to purchase some
land with his life savings when he
was robbed.
At the request of Government
prosecutors the case was ordered
continued until Wednesday.
Evening star., 1944-06-19

Bombs aren't falling on your
street, so you feel safe. Help keep
it that way. Let's all back the
attack: Buy more War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-06-19

between the peoples of the United
States and foreign countries"
Music will be the basis of the
program, he said.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Bishop Dun Helps Conduct
Church Conference Forum
~ theAssociated pres..

hs the AbsoclAleo HreSS.
LANCASTER, Pa, Oct, ls.-Epis-
copal Church delegates attendins
the annual five-State conference OF
the province of Washington yester-
day elected the Rev. Thomas J.
Bigham, Pittsburgh, as secretary for
the 18th consecutive year.
A forum on racial and social fell
lowship WAS conducted by the
Right Rev Angus Dun, Bishop of
Washington, and the Rev. Walter
Van Kirk OF the Federal Council OF
Churches. =
Others omceB named at the OPEN
ing session included:
Spencer Erwin, Philadelphia
treasurer; the Right Rev. DR.. r E
I: Strider, Wheeling. Bishop of West
Virginia: the Rev. Samuel B.. Chill
ton, Richmond, Va, and Oele R
Singleton, Washington. Executive
Committee; the Right Rev. Dr.
Frank William, Stefrett, Bishop OF
Bethiehem, Pa; the Rev. DR.. VIII
liam o. Smith, Baltimore; the Rev
Thomas L. Small, Oh City; the Rev
Edmund II. 'Carhaft, Philadelphia
Thomas Z. Robertson, Washington
George l.. Browning, Orange, Va
ana G. p. Wilhelm, Kingwood, w
Va., members of the Court of Re-
Views.
The Right Rev. j. Thomas Hell
stand, Bishop Of Harrisburg, was
most at an informal reception foy
the ESQ delegates, representing "a
dloceses In Pennsylvania, Delaware
virginia, Maryland and West Wiz,
ginia.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Rites for George I. Brown,
Postal Carrier, Set Today

Funeral services for George T
Brown, 43, for 81 wears an employe
OF the Washington and Arlington
post offices, who died Monday, were
to be held at 2 pm. today at the
Ives funeral home, Arlington. Burial
will be in the Arlington Cemetery.
A guard of honor from the Ar
lington Guard company of which
Mr.. Brown was a member was to at
tend the rites, with members serving
as pallbearers.
MIR. Brown had been a carrier for
the Arlington Post Office since its
consolidation in 1886, and prior to
that time had been employed in the
District Post Office. He suffered a
heart attack Monday while at work
and died en- route to a hospital.
Mr.. Brown had served two enlist
ments in the Arlington Guard COM
pany and had been promoted to
corporal few days before his
death.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Eleanor H. Brown; a daughter
Betty Gene Brown; a brother
Charles E. Brown, and two sisters
Mrs. Mamie Seabold and Mrs. Doro-
thy budding,
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Alexandra Sets Oct. II
As Navy Blood Donor Day

Mayor William T. wilkins of Al
exandria has issued q proclamation
naming Navy Day, October n, a
Blood Donor Day In the city and
urging residents to make blood Do
nations in honor of the men in the
Navy r,r ,n'-.~.-,, fEe7r, 4
Capt. r. B. Simons, commanding
ofilcer Of thte Naval Torpedo sta
ton, has promised the cooperation
Of station personnel, and has called
on Alexandrians to cooperate in
assuring the Red Cross chapter, ;,
quota for the visit Of the mobile
unit.
The Naval Torpedo Station has
often answered last-minute call to
send donors to the center when ap-
pointments have been Cancelled.
Mrs. John Warlick, chairman OF
the service for the Alexandria chap
ter, has arranged for wives OF Navy
officers from various volunteer serv-
ices to be on duty when the mobile
unit visits Grace Church parish
hall on October IS and ~
The nurses aids, stan assistants
motor corps and canteen groups al
will be in charge of Navy wives ir
keeping with the Mayors plan.
Residents willing to make dona
tions on October IS or ~ are asked
to call the chapter house, AIexandris
$500, for an appointment.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
NeighborOr Ordered
ToGWe Football
Back to Boy

Judge James r. Duncan of Alex
andria Civil and Police Court yes
terday ruled that a boy is entitled
to regain possession of his football
even II 1t has accidently landed on
some one elses property. He ordered
Miss Blanche Rotchford, 2l2 South
Patrick street, former concert singer
to return a football belonging to
David Moss, 8, of Oil King street
which had been kicked into her yard.
David's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Moss, swore out warrant
for Miss Rotchford when she re-
fused to return the football at the
request Of David and of his parents.
The boy was playing with the
football for the first time after a
serious illness when it was acci-
IDENTIFY kicked into Miss Rotchford's
yard.
Although no fine was imposed,
Judge Duncan refused to dismiss
the case until Miss Rotchford sent
home for the football and returned
1t to the boy. Judge Duncan also
took from her a bag Of baseballs
rubber balls and golf balls Mis-,
Rotchford had brought as evidence
OF her annoyance by juvenile play.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Transatlantic Air Rates
Below Ship Tolls Proposed

Transatlantic air rates lower than
first-class steamship fares were pro-
posed yesterday at hearings on the
applications of dozen American
companies to fly postwar routes to
Europe. -
American Airlines suggested New
York-to-London rates Of $235, with
a $3.50 rate to Paris and 10 per
cent reduction for round trips, as
compared with prewar steamship
minimums Of $282 to England and
$287 to France for first or cabin
class passengers.
According to testimony Of A. N.
Kemp, president Of the airline,
American is in a position to supply
"integrated service" between major
cities in the United States, Canada
and Mexico and Europe. a.
Also challenging Pan American
Airways' dominant role in the North
Atlantic field are Transcontinental
& Western Air, Pennsylvania Gen.
trail Airlines, with headquarters in
Washington; American Export AIR
lines, Northeastern and National
Airlines. Moore Mccormack Steam
ship Lines and several companies
not operating passenger service at
this time.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
7 Convicted Of Assault
On Prince GEORGES Officer

Lewis A. Swain, IS, Of the 1900
block of Fourth street S.W. and
George Caravas, %, Arlington, were
found guilty in Prince Georges
County Circuit Court yesterday of a
charge of assault and battery on
Detective John w. Siddall OF the
county police force.
Sentence was deferred until Fri
day by Judges Charles C. Marbury
and John B. Gray, jr, at the re-
quest Of the defendants attorney
Robert w. Mccullough. At the
same time the court acquitted Mrs
Anita Durkin, Is, Hillside, of q
similar charge in the same case.
Detective Siddall testified he was
beaten and kicked when he at
tempted to stop a disturbance be-
ing made by the three defendants
outside the Dixie Pig barbecue on
the Marlboro pike August 16.
His testimony was corroborated
by a dozen witnesses. All but one
OF the witnesses, however, said the
woman did not participate in the
assault.
The two men maintained that
Detective Siddall was in plain
clothes and did not identify him
self.
Mr.. Mccullough said Caravas re-
Gently received a medical discharge
from the Army after nine years
service, while Swain has been dis.
charged from the Navy after nine
years service,
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Rezoning Hearings
Set For Dec. 4 In
Montgomery County
Commissioners Receive
Six Applications for
lund Redistribution

Public hearings on six applica-
tions for the rezoning of property
from residential A to residential c
and commercial D in the Wheaton,
Silver Spring and Takoma Park
areas will be held at pm, Decem-
Der 4, in the Liquor Dispensary
Building, Silver Spring, the Mont
gomery County commissioners an
nounced at their meeting yesterday
in Rockville.
The Teck Construction Co. has
applied for the reclassiflcation to
commercial D Of land located at the
intersection Of Ellsworth drive and
the new Fenton street extension and
at Ellsworth drive, Baltimore road
and old Fenton street in Silver
Spring.
The rezoning to commercial D of
property at the northeast corner of
Brookeville road and the Wheaton
-Four Corners road is sought by the
Maryland Real Estate Co., through
j. Ingram Medley, president.
Redistribution to commercial D
OF a tract of land fronting along
Colesville road in Woodmoor for a
distance of 180 feet is requested by
the G. g. c. Properties Corp.
James S. Gill, attorney for the
owners, has applied for the rezonins
to commercial D of lots 8 and 9
Roeder's Addition to Silver Spring.
This property is bounded by Coles.
vile road, Fenton street and Roedel
road.
Walter L. Funderburk, agent, 1.
seeking his rezoning to residential
c OF lots 8, 9 and 10, block c, Blail
Takoma subdivision.
The board accepted the resigna.
tions of Mrs. Margaret H. Roulea,
and Miss Elizabeth B. Jones, public
health nurses in Takoma Park ane
Olney, respectively.
John Hedquist, Takoma Park. wa.
appointed an emergency policeman
to replace Lawrence R. Willis, wht
has resigned.
A request by DR.. v. L. Ellicott
county health officer, that $4,000 b.
appropriated for the construction O,
a health center at Damascus was
referred to Commissioners Harve,
White and Richard H. Lansdale fo]
study.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
lsiWRshoniinq
&Remindey@a

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. l.
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
AS through RS good indefinite
". Each stamp worth 10 points
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-s
through z-8 and As through KS
good indefinitely for 10 points
each.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points fol
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 30 through
50 valid for pounds indefinitely
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February 20. 1945.
Gasoline-A-11 coupons good for 3
gallons each through November g.
B-4, ca, BIS and C-5 coupons
good for 5 gallons each. New A
Ration Books good November 8
now available by mail to local
boards. Get applications at serv-
ice stations or Ration Board and
mail In along with back cover of
present A book.
ohDes-Atrplane stamps and 2 In
Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair OF shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and S cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81, 1945. Period /
1944-5 ration, also good for IL
gallons unit. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than 8 per cent of their ration
thus far.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Navy Certificates Of Merit
To Be Given Il Toniaht

Navy certificates of merit will
be awarded II employees of the Divi-
sion OF Shore Establishments and
Civilian, Personnel by Rear Admiral
Frederick G. Crisp, director. in the
Department of Interior Auditorium
at 8 o'clock tonight.
The winners of the certificates
are:
Edward D. Landry, 4422 Watkins
avenue, Bethesda; Guy Mcpherson,
5603 Hoover street, Bethesda; Miss
Nina E. Magness, 1907 Forty eighth
street NV; Helmer A. Oseng, 5704
Sixty-third avenue, East Riverdale.
Md; Fred c. Lewis, 2241 North Yer
mont, Arlington; Miss Kathleen ".
Sullivan, 1435 Girard street NV:
John v. Eustis, Clinton, Md. Mrs.
Marjorie B. Henderson, 271s Ord
way street NV; Mrs. Thelma P.
McCarty, 1871 Belmont street NV:
Miss Elizabeth Collins, 1923 Chaplin
street NV; Frank w. Dyer, sat
Twenty-sixth street South, Arline-
ton, Va, and Ralph T. Bartlett, 22ls
Observatory place N. w.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
First Home Nursing Glass
Planned in Alexandra

Mrs. r. B. High, chairman OF
home nursing for the Alexandra
Red Cross, has announced that the
first fall home nursing class will
start October "a at Grace Church
parish hall, 207 South Patrick street
Glasses will be held from 10 IN. tc
noon Tuesdays. Those interested in
registering may call Alexandria
$500.
A night class in home nursing
: also will be given at the Beverley
Hills Community Church on Ole
Dominion drive starting the first
week in November.
Registration is still open for the
evening class for colored womer
which started last week at the
Oakland Baptist Church on King
street road. The class meets from
8 to 10 pm. Tuesdays and Thurs
days. Registration may be made al
the class.
At the same time Mrs. Joseph
LeverenZ, chairman of the staff
assistance corps, announced train
ing course to be held October 81
through November II. Candidates
will be interviewed and enrolled
between 10 am. and 4 pm. October
% and "a at the chapter house, All
Duke street.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Se|f.Insurance Plan
For Maryland Urged
BY the Associated Press,


BALTIMORE, Oct. 1s.-ser IA.
surance by the State would save
taxpayers $1,000 a year in IRE in
surance premiums, or more than
could be saved by adoption of a plan
to get lower fire insurance rates on
State property, Delegate Leon A.
Rubenstein of Baltimore declared
yesterday.
The delegate referred to State
Treasurer Hooper S. Miles proposed
plan for lower firs insurance premi-
pms by settiny insurance companies
to reduce rates in view of Mary
lands better than average record OF
f1re losses in recent years.
Mr.. Rubensteins plan called for
the Legislature to set up q State
f1re insurance fund by appropriation,
with various State agencies paving
their premiums into the fund and
any fire losses being paid from it.
The State has been paying an
average of $4,000 annually for fire
insurance while its losses have aver
aged $4,000 year, the Delegate
said.
A bill which would have set up the
self-insurance fund was introduced
by Mr.. Rubenstein in the 19A3 legis-
lative session, but it died without
coming to q vote. Mr.. Rubenstein
said n States now are self f-insurinp
their fire hazards.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
U. 5. Restores Trade
Link With Free Italy.
By the Assoeisted Press.

By the ASSoeieeed Press. e.. =
The United States has taken the
nrst step toward restoring a. prewaI
commercial. relationship with Italy
by lifting the restriction against
business communications with the
liberated portion Of that country.
Private 'trsde transactions still are
prohibited, hut business men are
free to negotiate and exchange In
formation without . license, italian
assets In this country still are frozen
The Treasury Department, which
made the announcement, said banks
may now rely on requests for infor-
nation from their depositors:: %docu-
ments such as births. deaths and
marriage certificates, wills and legal
notices may be transmitted. r
Since. trade with Italy Is being
carried "a on only through govern
mental agencies, licenses will not be
granted for private trade at this
time.
As for financial transactions on
behalf Of, or involving persons in
Italy, Treasury licenses will continue
to be required Except for the ex-
isting facilities for sending living .ex-
pense remittances, the sending to
Italy Of currency, securities, money
orders, checks and drafts Is stiIl
prohibited.
Commercial communication chan
nelS with France are still closed.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Toryestad Challenges
Bowie 10 Probe Crime

New fuel was added today to the
controversy between Mayor John N.
Torvestad Of Colmar Manor and
States Attorney A. ,Gwynn Bowie
OF Prince Georges County. when the
former challenged Mr.. Bowie Ito
prosecute corruption" In the county
Declaring that the States attor-
ney apparently has focused atten-
ton only on his case, which involves
zoning and building violations, Mr.
Torvestad asked: .e-.
why did not Mr. Bowie summon.
prosecute and have indicted any of
the numerous. gambling places in
the county, such as Jimmy La Fon-
taine's place on Bladensburg road
and Eastern avenue? Surely he
must know where some Of them
are, for almost everybody knows
that and everybody wonders why
nothing Is done about closing them
permanently. 49,.
The Mayor also challenged Mr.
Bowie to prosecute what he termed
numerous liquor law violators" in
the county. He added that the
practice Of selling liquor on Sunday
in violation Of the law is carried
on 30 "fiagrantly" that many
people are amazed to learn that
there Is = law against It,"
* IN Additiea, Mayor rorvestad as
'serted his indictment by the grand
fury on charges OF zos1ing and build
ing Violations constitutes The only
prosecution Of its kind in the history
OF the county" and that there. are
literally hundreds of other in
stances of zoning violation.
Mr.. Bowie refused to comment. =
Evening star., 1944-10-18
. Judge ! Rules Word Striker
On Discharge Not LibeIous

By the Associated Press. X.
RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 1s.-Judse
John j. Parker Of the Fourth Circuit
Court Of Appeals has afhrmed 4
Judgment OF the District Court OF
Nor1oik IN the case Of A. G. Stovall
versus Burns A Roe, Inc, Navy
snlpbuilding contractors. In 50 do
ing he ruled there was no proven
libel involved In, writing the word
striker across the discharge slip
OF a worker.
Mr.. Stovall, plaintiff, charged that
a Navy lieutenant supervising work
at the naval operating base at Nor
folk, where Mr.. Stovall was en-
ployed by Burns & Roe as q ship
builder, had written the alleeedly
iibelous word on his discharge sir
and further added vocally Dis
charge these men and report them
tot their draft boards
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Man S Sentence Suspended
In Liquor Theft Case

Church-going paid of yesterday
for Rubin Faust, Is, colored, Balti-
more.
Faust deacon in a Baltimore
church, was given suspended SEN
tence in Prince Georges County
Circuit Court on charge of larceny
in connection with the theft of 1870
cases of liquor last July from the
katz Liquor Store, Berwyn.
Judge Charles c. Marbury ordered
Faust to report to the probation
officer for II months after 1t was
testified he merely provided the
truck in which the liquor was hauled
away. The pastor of Faust's church
said the deacon was industrious
and had never been in trouble be-
fore.
Two other Baltimore colored men
who pleaded guilty to a charge of
storehouse breaking and stealing the
liquor did not fare as well. Free
mont Tate, ~, was sentenced to
three years in the Maryland Peni-
tentiary and James F. Thomas. II,
was given two years in the Maryland
House of Correction.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
IRE Destroys Residence

Fire from a defective chimney
yesterday destroyed the two-story
frame house of Charles T. Spriggs,
colored, 80, on the Browns Station
road near Upper Marlboro. Mr..
Spriggs, who lived alone in the
house, said he noticed smoke COM
ing from a second-hoor window.
BY the time the Marlboro, District
Heights and Forestville Volunteer
Fire Departments arrived, however,
the house had virtually been de-
stroyed.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Senate Group Opens, Probe
OF Anii-Rooseye|t Faction.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate Campaign Expendi-
lures Committee set out today to
learn what House group also has
been trying to discover-the amount
and sources OF funds with which
the American Democratic National
Committee is carrying on q cam
paign Of opposition to President
Roosevelt's fourth term bid.
-Four financial officers OF the anti
Roosevelt group were summoned for
a public hearing today, Chairman
Green announced.
William Goodwin of New York,
treasurer OF the. American Demo-
cratic. National Committee, headed
the list, Senator. Green said his
committee wants to learn whether
the organization, which. has head
quarters In Chicago and claims
branches in 36 States, is violating
any Of the statutes governing cam
paign fund collections and expendi-
lures reports.
A separate hearing Is scheduled
before the committee tomorrow on
the sources Of revenue Of the W.
Lee ODaniel News, an anti -Roose-
velt political weekly which Senate,
o'Daniel,,,, Democrat, Of Texas ha,
said was supported by over $10o, ,0o(
In subscription sales. -