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Evening star., 1944-03-24

Y
for the corresponding period last
year.
Police said the driver Of the car
Richard w. Henry, %, of 1910 N
street NV, was arrested ano
charged with falling to give right
of way to pedestrian. He will face
a coroner's jury today.
Will Young, 81, colored, IT'S Sixth
street NE, a trackman tors thu
Washington Terminal Co., was ad.
mitted to Casualty Hospital yes
terday after he was struck by 6
car at Second and K streets NE
He was reported in a serious con-
dition, suffering from a possible
skull fracture and compound leg
fracture. Police said the driver OF
the car was Mrs. Elizabeth E
Tynes, %, colored, 1443 Duncan
street NE.
When a motorcycle he was riding
jumped the curb yesterday at Wes-
ley Circle, Massachusetts, avenue
and Forty-sixth street NV, John
Preston Smith, %, colored. 1903 @
street NV, was thrown from the
machine as it struck a tree, police
said. They reported he went home
but later was admitted to Emer-
gency Hospital with rib and back
injuries.
Junius Jackson, %, of 124 Rover
court S.W. was struck by taxicab
Yesterday, according to police, as
he crossed New Jersey avenue at F
street NV. and was admitted to
Casualty Hospital suffering from
lacerations and a leg injury. The
driver OF the taxi was listed as
Harold D. Gable, Al, Takoma Park,
Md.
Evening star., 1944-03-24

attendance record for the United
States.
The cup was presented to DR..
Baker yesterday at a testimonial
luncheon for him and "a others
who haven't missed luncheon for
a year or longer. Runnerup is
Arthur Steinberg, 1856 Columbia
road, who lacks four years of equal
ing DR.. Bakers quarter of -a-century
record. Ranking third with 18 years
of perfect attendance is z. D.
Blackstone, 20 East Bradley lane,
Chevy Chase, who is followed by
James B. Edmunds, 1924 Evarts
street NE, who hasn't missed a
Thursday In II years.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
|3,159 1WA Ocean Flights
Made for Army in 7 Years

More than 5000 ocean flights
have been made in the last two
years by Transcontinental &
Western Air, Inc, operating under
the Army Transport Command,
Jack Frye, president of TWA, an
nounced today.
Flights across the North and
South Atlantic represented more
than half of the $3.50 total, Mr..
Frye said, and the remainder COW
cred special missions to South
America, Iceland and to Asiatic
points from North America, Eu-
rope and Africa.
Monday marks the second anniver-
sary since the first plane carried
military supplies from Washington
to Africa for Allied troops fighting
Gen. Rommel's armyy
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Virginion in Italy Supervises
Repair of Damaged Instruments
1t. VermiIIion Directs Ordnance Specialists
In Task Requiring Great Improvisation

the doc and figured the thing out"
he said. 80 took piece of plas-
tic glass from the windshield of a
wrecked German plane and made
the doc another one. 1t worked
better"
Spirit of Inquiry.
All the men in the section
seemed to have the same spirit of
inquiry and pride in their work.
Most of them are volunteers re-
cruited into the Army in 1941-
largely from the automotive in
dustry. They were picked for their
Experience and specialized skill, but
there have been requirements and
new talent has been uncovered. One
OF the two watch repair experts
never took watch apart before
he entered the Army. His bench
mate has II years experience.
1t. Vermillion is typical of the
men who direct the work of the
giant shop. Things mechanical are
his consuming interest and have
been for a long time. At 18 he
took job as mechanics helper
in an agency in Williamsburg. -Four
years later he was foreman of the
shop. and the next year was pro-
NOTED to service manager. He was
general manager at Is but even
after graduating to the office, he
did month of shop work every
year just to keep his hand in. Dur
ing this time he says he went to
practically every automotive school
east of the Mississippi.
| Overseas for Year.
When war came he was COM
missioned in the Ordnance Corps
He has been overseas about a year
He is married and has a son whom
he has never seen.
He loves the job. ''It keeps you
alert" he says, "and it keeps YOU
studying. That's the thing-I'm
learning more about how things
work all the time. This is the kind
OF work I'm going to be doing from
now on, and I don't want to get
lazy"
He won't have much chance to
get lazy as long as the Army uses
such complicated instruments and
as long as the enemy keeps shooting
at them. He and his men will have
plenty Of work and as long as he
and his men are there, it looks as
though the work will somehow get
done.
Evening star., 1944-03-24

Asked how he managed to get to
every meeting of Is years-the vicis-
situdes of life being what they are
DR.. Baker, who is an optometrist
observed:
We'll, I had good health, and God
was with me-"
DR.. Baker doesn't confine his fra
ternizing to Kiwanians. He has
taken every degree of Masonry ex-
|cept the 33d, being a Knight Tenn
plar and Shriner. He also belongs
to the Washington Golf and Country
Club. He also is president of the
District Building and Loan Asso-
citation.
Dr.. Baker finds time to play golf
too.
my game is just fair these days.
says the 64-year-old doctor. But
when was younger I used to shoot
in the high 70s and low 80s."
He also is an ardent baseball fan
wondering what the doctor did
with his spare time, reporter asked
if he had any hobbies. Stamp COL
lecting, for instance.
mo, these days I just collect War
Bonds"
The doctors two children are
grown and he and his wife main
tain an apartment in the Kennedy
Warren.
Asked If he was planning now to
double his 25-year perfect attend
ance record at the Kiwanis Club
DR.. Baker observed:
We'll. Mr.. Rice wrote me that
the first rs years were the hardest. =
Evening star., 1944-03-24

until he faced the prospect of re-
turning to England all alone. There
also was the constant danger of
crashing into another Fortress
Finally he was able to join up with
another formation. Two ships i'm
mediateN behind crashed and both
went down.
On his first mission out of Eng
land, Sergt Waters ran into the
heaviest flax he has yet encountered
He had been sent out with an ex-
perienced crew for conditioning
FLAX sounded like hail against the
sides of the plane. One piece land
ed foot from where he was stand
ing.
In the same squadron with Waters
is Sergt. Melvin D. Gillis, Mardella
Springs, Md, near Takoma Park,
who also has taken part in 10 raids.
He is a ball turret gunner and is
credited with one probable kill. "
Both gunners went through their
preliminary training and came to
England together.
Maryland Officer in Charge.
In charge of the officers Club at
a bomber station here is 1t. Warren
ziegaus, Normandy Apartments, of
the University of Maryland faculty
from 1887 to 1910 as library instruc-
tor.
Whisky now is very difficult to
obtain in England but he heard Of
supply to be had in Scotland. So
he went north with two trucks and
checks for $4,000.
II came back" he says, with two
empty trucks, six bottles Of Scotch,
and checks for $2O,950."
They still drink beer at the club.
Assistant intelligence officer at
this station is 1t. John B. Savage,
former country circulation manager
of Washington newspaper, whose
home was at London Hall, Thir-
teenth street and Massachusetts
avenue NV.
Sergt. Waters, %, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert L. Waters, was on the
basket ball team at Central. Before
enlisting in the Air Force in March,
194l, he was learning to be an auto
mechanic. He has been overseas
since October. Mrs. Waters ex-
pressed anxiety yesterday because
she had not received his regular
letters for three weeks.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Veterans Job Priority Bill
Approved by House Unit
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Legislation giving war veterans
both men and women-preference in
filling Government jobs, has been
approved unanimously by the House
Civil Service Committee.
Representative Reese, of Kansas,
ranking Republican member of the
committee, said yesterday that the
House Rules Committee would be
asked to give the measure immedi-
ate clearance so it can be acted on
by the House. The bill was intro
duced by Representative Sarnes,
Democrat, of Alabama.
The measure would give the serv-
icemen and women from five to ten
points additional in grades they
make in civil service examinations.
1t also requires that a veterans
name be placed at the top of the
list of those eligible for the position
even though non-veteran has
made a higher grade.
Veterans are given exclusive rights
to Government jobs as elevator op-
orators, messengers and custodians.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Power Expert
Ito Urge Pepco
Changes
Bonbright to Testify
On Notifications
Of Sliding Scale

DR.. James Bonbright, chairman
OF the New York Power Authority
and professor at Columbia Univer-
sity. will recommend specific modi-
fications in the sliding scale ar
rangement for rate determinations
Of the Potomac Electric Power Co.
when he testifles at 10 am. tomor-
row before the Public Utilities Com
mission.
This was announced by Harry r.
Booth, special counsel for the Pro-
curement Division of the Treasury
Department, after yesterdays after
noon session. He indicated that his
next witness, Fred Kleinman, chief
accountant of the Illinois Commerce
Commission, would not testify be-
fore April 3.
Yesterday, Harold Elsten, admin
istrative analyst of the Procurement
Division of the Treasury, testified
that Washingtonian were better off
than residents of cities of compare
BILE size, measured in terms of in
come tax returns, radios, automo-
bileS and refrigerators.
Relevancy of Data Hit.
The relevancy of data on the eco
nomic characteristics of the city pro-
voked several sharp exchanges
among attorneys. John H. Con-
naughton, vice chairman of the Pub
lie Utilities Committee of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, OBJ
jected that the testimony didn't
throw much light on the subject of
public utility rates in the District"
Mr.. Booth argued that the extern
sive activities of the Federal Gov
ernment here had increased the
population and helped to stabilize
employment, thus lessening the
operational risks of Pepco. He said
the element of risk had been held
by the courts to be important in de-
termining the rate of return of
utilities.
When S. r. Bowen, attorney for
Pepco, referred Mr.. Elsten to a
certain page of book by DR.. Irwin
Bussing on Public Utility Regula-
ton and the So-Called Sliding
Scale"-part of which had been
cited by Mr.. Elsten-Mr. Booth OBJ
jected that the witness was not tes-
tifying on the sliding scale.
do you wish every reference to
DR.. Bussing stricken?" Chairman
James H. Flanagan asked Mr.. Booth.
Charges Dual Standards"
Contending that the commission
had ruled that other witnesses
should be cross-examined only on
the subjects on which they have
testified, Mr.. Booth accused the
commission of applying dual stand
ards" g
Mr.. Elsten declined I'd be drawn
into the rate controversy, other thar,
to admit he presumed favorable
electric rates would tend to increase
the number of refrigerators iii hhc. Z ].
Recalling that the witness had stud
led and taught at the University OF
Chicago, William K. Laws, Pepcc
attorney, asked him If he noticed
any difference between electric rates
in Chicago and Washington.
Mr.. Elsten replied that he had
been too busy with the theoretical
study of economics out there to no.
tice practical" economics.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Hands s-0n Business Policy
Seen by Bark|ey After War
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
READING, Pa. Mar. 24.-Major-
ity Leader Barkley said here last
night. Il will earnestly strive with
every means in my power to see that
the Federal Government gets out OF
business as soon as the war is over
Addressing the annual meeting OF
the Reading Chamber of Commerce
Senator Barkley said the Govern
ment has invested billions in wal
and will be forced for time to aid
in reconversion to peacetime indus
try.
However" he said, "the Govern
ment, cooperating with business
industry, labor, finance and agricul-
ture, as they have in war, can make
the transition without undue jolts
and repercussions.
I'VE are not going to abandon the
spirit of free enterprise, nor the
profit motive of business and indus
try" he declared.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Army Promotes Officer
Criticized by Ferguson

War Department records disclosed
yesterday the promotion of an Army
officer criticized by Senator Fer
guson, Republican, of Michigan, In
connection with the sale of Govern
ment tools for scrap.
Senator Ferguson charged in q
Senate speech March thai 1t. Col
Paul M. Bonner, in charge OF redis-
tribution and salvage of surplus Air
Forces property, had signed an or
der which resulted in the sale OF
tools which cost the Government
$1,721, ,136, for scrap at $36,924. The
incident occurred at Detroit last
August.
Disclosure that Col. Bonner had
been promoted to full colonelcy
March 1.-two days following Sena-
tor Ferguson's speech-came after
an inquiry by the Michigan Sena-
tor.
In his discussion of the incident
on the Senate floor, Senator Fer
guson called for severe discipline for
those responsible, declaring the
Army should rid itself of "timid and
blundering officers"
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Court Tells Mother
She May Visit Joan
# Langan Is Willing
Formal Petition Denied;
Decision of Justice
GoIdsboroueh Appealed

Justice T. Alan Goldsborough,
moving to clarity his stand in the
Joan Langan custody case, denied a
petition in District Court today to
permit the 11-year-old child to visit
her mother, Joan Manners, but
made it clear that Miss Manners
could visit the child "if feasible" and
If the father, John Langan, is will
ing.
Justice Goldsborough said the
question of whether the mother may
visit the child is not legal one but
a matter involving "the relationship
of the parties"
Meanwhile, counsel for Miss Man
ners filed an appeal with the Court
of Appeals from the decision OF
Justice Goldsborough awarding Joan
to Mr.. Langan.
Justice Goldsborough said denial
Of the petition filed by counsel fol-
Miss Manners was solely because
it Is necessary for the court to pro-
tect" the award of custody.
| CCl1 x,
sci for Miss Manners, the jurist said
"As long as you have raised the
question, it is appropriate for the
court to call attention to the .faci
that you are counsel for the peti.
ticners and you knew the court hac
no idea of signing an order which
would prohibit the mother from
visiting the child II it was feasible
10 do IT,"
l Justice Goldsborough pointed out
that such an order would ordinarily
have come from counsel for Mr.
Langan, adding, You presented the
order, and the court did not analyze
it as carefully as he should have
The jurist insisted that he had not
"intimated anything indicating that
the mother, If feasible, should not
have the right and privilege of 60
ing to see her child at any reason
| able time,
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Subcommittee BoIsters
CCC Operating Capital
BY the Associated Press

| BY the Associated Press.
A Senate Appropriations Subcom-
mittee voted yesterday to bolster
the Commodity Credit Corps oper-
ating capital by $39,436,884 in ap-
proving a $528,O00,0O0 deficiency
money bill.
Acting Chairman McKellar ex-
planned the amount was necessary to
cover debts incurred up to March 81,
1943, much of which, he said, was
sustained in the Gees purchase
and resale of wheat for livestock
| feed.
The committee cut SIS, 5,000, 900 of
the $217,500.000 the House previously
had allowed the Federal Works Ad-
ministration for community facilities
in war production centers, but agreed
to raise from $4,000, 900 to $6O, ,O0O.-
600 the limitation for grants and
maintenance.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Addition Of Villa Ros;
To Capital Park Area
Studied by Planners
Young Backs Move
TO Continue Operation
Of ChiIdren's Musuem

The National Capital Parks and
Planning Commission is making q
study of Villa Rosa, the s-acre tract
at 4215 Massachusetts avenue NV,
to determine whether it would be
feasible to incorporate the prop
erty into the park system, John
Nolen, 1r., director of planning, said
today.
The matter was brought before
the commission at its last meeting
by persons interested in continuing
the Children's Museum, now housed
in the villa.
Whether the commission has the
necessary funds to repurchase the
property from Sam Fig, who bought
1t from Defense Homes Corp. re-
Gently, is another problem. No
funds for this purpose have been
available for several years, it was
said today.
Calls Museum Effective Aid.
Meanwhile, Commissioner John
russell Young said he personally
tnlnKs the museum is a good thing
ana an effective aid in combating
Juvenile delinquency and that he
would like to see it continued, The
District Commissioners have not
discussed the matter officially. Mr.
Young said, and any action thev
might take would depend on rec
concentrations of the Park and
Planning Commission, he said.
The pink stucco property, original
iy built in 1911, was sold to the Dis
Irlct IN 1910, when the city sought
a school site for that vicinity. In
ls4l the Children's Museum, su-
pervised by Miss Matilda Young. was
permitted to occupy the place in re-
turn Tor custodial care. Later the
District exchanged the ground with
the Defense Homes Corp. for a more
suitable school site near Mclean
Gardens.
Mr.. Young said the agreement
with Miss Young, who is not related
70 MIN but a cousin of Senator La
Toilette, Progressive, Wisconsin
stated the museum could occupy
the place rent free until such time
as 1t might be needed by the city.
Vandalism Led to Action.
He said Corporation Counsel Rich
mond Keech had not been consulted
to determine whether such an agree
ment was proper under the law. but
action was taken because vandals
were destroying the property and
the museum semed to be a worth
while contribution to community life
The District Commissioners have
neen swamped with letters and tele-
grams urging retention of Villa Rosa
Tor the museum. If such action were
taken, Mr.. Young said, the museum
management probably would have to
be reorganized and supervision
placed under either the Recreation
Department or Board of Education
Evening star., 1944-03-24

system on the ship went out
A short circuit developed in the
electrically heated suit of the
tail gunner and he had to change
positions with one of the waist gun
ners who was in a position where
he could keep his blood circulating
by jumping up and down on the
floor of the careening plane. Even
at that, both feet of the other waist
gunner were frozen.
Sergt. Waters was in the ball tur-
ret. The cold was almost unen-
durable and there was one shower of
fax which put his gun out of oper-
alton. He kept circling the turret
keeping the gun pointed at enemy
fighters who made a pass at the
Fortress every few minutes. This
apparently was a good bluff.
Vivid Memory of Weather.
"I saw them shooting down ships
behind and below U.S." Sergt. Waters
said, "but they didn't come too near
us and if it hadn't been for the
cold there would have been no cas-
ualties in our plane
His most vivid memories are of
weather. On one Of his missions
just after the bomb run was over
the clouds closed in so thick that
it was impossible to see any other
ship in the formation. The ship
had been hit by flax Just after drop
ping its bombs and there were four
runaway flaps" making it impos-
sible for the pilot to maintain alti-
tude. He dropped down in the fog
Evening star., 1944-03-24

Vi lCG WdllldIlS
S a t down " to
their Thursday
luncheons.
Today DR.. Ba-
ker is displaying
an 11-inch- high
silver cup en-
graved in testi-
mony to his rec
ord. Along with
it he has a let
ter from Donald
B. Rice. presi-
dent of Kiwanis
Internal / on a !,
saying that he
has set a lnnp-
Evening star., 1944-03-24
go Tons of Waste Popel
COLLECTED in ARLINGTON

Fletcher Kemp, Arlington County
school superintendent, yesterday no.
titled Leo c. Lloyd, County Salvage
Committee chairman that 80 tons
OF paper had been collected by the
schools during their special cam
paign OF the week beginning March
6.
Mr.. Kemp said the next drive will
be held the week of April 10. Airing
ton residents were urged to sepa-
rate papers and magazines and tie
them In bundles.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
WPB ReIoxes Ban
On Baby Scales as
Birth Slump Is Cited
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Which Government bureau
do you read?
The Labor Departments
Children's Bureau plans to ask
for no additional funds for
maternity or infant care for
the reason that potential
fathers are being drafted right
and left and the wartime birth
rate is declining steadily.
But
The War Production Board
today relaxed its ban on the
use of metal in trays for scales
among them baby scales.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
.PTA Fathers Niqht PIonned

"Ftheris Night" will be observed
at the Washington-Lee High School
Parent-Teacher Association, Airing
ton, meeting at 8 pm. Monday with
Vice President N. w. Biddle, pre-
siding. The topic, Why a Father
Should Belong to the PTA," will be
discussed and nominating COM
mittee will be elected.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Suve This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
of old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
|7O-Year-0Id Woman
Dies, ; Persons Hurt
lin Traffic Accidents
| Elderly Pedestrian Killed
| While Crossing Street;
Police Hold Driver

A 70-year-old woman pedestrian
was killed last night and three other
persons were injured yesterday. one
of them seriously, in District traffic
accidents, police reported.
Mrs. Jennie Steinberg, 10, of 1868
Eleventh street NV. was struck by
Evening star., 1944-03-24

> oil q u U OiiiODllC
as she attempt
ed to cross the
street at Elev-
e n tn and M
streets NV. An
Emergency Hos
pital ambulance
physician pro-
n o u n ce d her
d e a d at tn e
scene, polio e
said.
Her death was
the ret h traf-
hc + a t a lity of
the wear. as COM
Evening star., 1944-03-24

his most thrill
ing experience
was the la S t
raid over Bruns-
wick. The For
treSses took off
in a snowstorln.
Early in the
battle some Of
the guns were
knocked out and
the skies were
flled with enemy
fighters. There
was no way OF
shooting back at
them.
The hea ting
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Rood Made by Hand

The East Persian Route, extending
900 miles over the desert and noun
talns along the old caravan route.
was made entirely by hand by
thousands of peasants.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
rs Years of kiwunis Lunches
Sets Record for D. 6. Man

For Is years-come rainy or fair
weather-Dr. George A. Baker of
the Kennedy Warren Apartments
has been right there when the Dis
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Over There With Men From Here
DC. FORT GUNNER TELLS
OF BLUFFING FOE FIGHTERS

OF stortes Star
District Maryland and Virginia soldiers taking bombing
Evening star., 1944-03-24
By THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star STAFF Correspondent.


UNITED STATES HEAVY BOMBER STATION ENGLAND
Feb % Delayed Bung attacking German fighters
ball turret although
knocked out by flax in fierce air battle at so degrees below
M.
gunner Flying Fortress here
Waters SO graduate and brother OF George
Waters formerly of The Star staff. -. ~. o.oo. :, -.
finished his until ne seeo Iis u
Evening star., 1944-03-24

has just finished his 10th mission
ver occupied Europe. BY far
Nogales international., 1944-04-14

'Bootleggers must post Ceiling Prices.
Federal Agents seize Trick Liquor Truck.
Doesn't that go to prove. Joe. that prOhi6i-
tion does not prohibit?
IL watched conditions pretty carefully
during our 13 years of prohibition in this
country. The only thing could see we got
out of it was bootleg liquor instead Of legal
liquor plus the worst crime and corrup-
ton this country has ever known"
Nogales international., 1944-04-14
From where [ sit -.
by Joe Marsh,

of fuss made over them, with
formal celebrating and such.
What they really like are the
simple pleasures-one of Mom's
home-cooked meals, visiting
with friends over a glass of
beer-enjoying things that mean
home and comfort and security.
From where I sit, our biggest
job. apart from helping win the
war, is making sure those things
are waiting for our men when
they come back home for good.
Me M"4z