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Evening star., 1944-12-05
Juvenile Court Aides
Get Raises Ranging
From $40 10 $500

The Commissioners announced
today they had received approval
from the Civil Service Commission
for raising the annual salaries of
II Juvenile Court clerical and stem
ographic workers by amounts rang
ing from sl20 to $500 a year.
Similar Redistribution requests
submitted by the Commissioners last
year were rejected by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission in March. Recently
the Advisory Committee of the court
said present salary levels were part
ly responsible for the inability of
the court to fill stenographic posi-
tions.
In most cases the changes ap-
proved by the Civil Service Commits
sion would raise the annual pay of
stenographers from 81 ,440 to 1920.
The supervisor of the intake depart
ment would receive an increase of
$500 a year. The total increase in
the salaries amounts to $2,460 an
nually.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Central High School
Cadets Take Part in
Naturalization Of t12

Color guards and officers of the
boy and girl cadets of Central High
School today took part in a natu-
ral1zation ceremony at District
Court in which 112 persons were
sworn in as American citizens.
A feature was an address by Miss
Betty Gross, II, Central High School
senior, associate editor of the school
paper, the Central Bulletin, whose
subject was What America Means
to Me" Recalling that her father
had been naturalized many years
ago here. Miss Gross, a native-born
American, asserted that to her this
country means freedom, and urged
all citizens to do their part in main
tanning the freedoms enjoyed here.
Justice Jesse C. Adkins, before
whom the new citizens were sworn
in, gave a brief talk stressing the
American traditions and ideals and
the Importance of preserving them
Five sailors were among those
naturalized
Among the cadet corps officers
attending were.
Boys Lit. Col. John Donaldson,
Majs. Claude Wang and Leroy Res
nick, and Capt. John Macarthur
Girls-Lt. Col. Louise Munns, Capts.
Shlrhe McGraw and Catherine
Harris.
James R. Kirkland, chairman of
the Americanization Committee of
the District Bar Association, intro
duced Miss Gross and told of the
committees efforts in arranging
special programs for naturalization
ceremonies.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Onion Dealers Conviction
On 0PA Charge Confirmed

The supposition that OPA investi-
gators might not. have acted in good
faith is not sufficient reason for
ruling out evidence, the Municipal
Court OF Appeals said yesterday as
1t affirmed the first conviction in a
price-ceiling violation case in the
District, resulting in a jail sentence.
The appellant, Harry T. Silver
farb, a produce dealer Of 1884 Fifth
street NE, was sentenced to 60 days
in Jail and fined $4,000 on June 80
by Judge Thomas D. Quinn after a
jury convicted him of price ceiling
violations in the sale of two So
pound bags of onions.
According to two OPA investi-
gators, who were searched before
and after their purchases, Silver
farb charged s6 and $3.50 for the
two bags of onions, when the cell
ing price was $3.03.
Silverfarb Is free under $4,000
bond.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Senate Group Acts
To Keep Scientists

The Senate Judiciary Committee
yesterday acted to prevent loss of
the services of many scientists who
are aiding the war effort as unpaid
employees of the Office of Scientific
Research and Development, by rec
ommending passage of a bill to re-
move doubts as to whether they are
in technical violation of the criminal
code.
The House already has passed
such a bill. One amendment was
added by the Senate committee yes
terday to put a limitation on the
force OF the proposed exemption
from provisions Of the code
The law now forbids Government
employment without compensation
and, it was said, some of the SCI
entists are not even on the dollar-a-
year basis. 1t also forbids any one
in Government service from prose-
cutting claim against the Govern
ment. Some of the scientists have
been associated with commercial
concerns which have or might have
a claim against the United States.
The bill was amended to state
that the exemption of the scientists
from provisions of the criminal code
would not apply in the case of any
officer or employe who acts as coun-
sci, attorney or agent for the pur-
pose of prosecuting claim against
the Government involving any par
ticular subject with which he was
directly connected as an officer or
employe of the board.
The committee also ordered a
favorable report on the House.
approved bill to remove any possible
doubt that the United States Court
of Appeals for the District is one of
the judicial circuits" under the
meaning of section 119 of the Judi
cial CODE 1t also is designed to
facilitate the assignment of mem
Der of the Supreme Court to con-
slider matters coming up from the
appellate court here in case of the
absence of the justice regularly so
assigned.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
PIumIey Urges ST: Fixing
Of Pearl Harbor Blame

Representative Plumley, Repub-
lican, of Vermont told the Dis
trict League of Republican Women,
meeting at the Statler Hotel yes
terday afternoon, that the blame
for Pearl Harbor Should be placed
where it belongs
Mr.. Plumley said he had a
motion" that both Rear Admiral
Husband E. Kimmel and Maj. Gen.
Walter c. Short, military command
ers at Hawaii at the time of the
disaster, have been absolved by
refusal of the War and Navy De-
partments to subject them to courts
martial.
Pointing out that there will be
no further extension of the statute
of limitations, which expires Thurs
day, Mr.. Plumley said he believed
the Nation will approve the resolu-
ton of Senator Ferguson, Repub-
lican of Michigan to investigate
the facts.
Mr.. Plumley said the response
bility for Pearl Harbor rests pri-
marily on the person or persons
who ordered the fleet to anchor en-
mass at Pearl Harbor against the
advice and protest of the Navy
high command"
Discussing the two-thirds rule
for the ratification of treaties in
the Senate, the Vermont legislator
said he had received many letters
indicating the public favors a con-
stitutional change which would per-
NIT ratification of treaties by a
simple majority of both houses.
He explained that under the pres
ent provision, the Senators from
II States, with an aggregate popula-
ton of less than 10 per cent of that
of the entire Nation, could block
q treaty.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Citizens Unit Backs DR.. Ellis
As We Day Area Leader

Appointment of DR.. Charles Ellis
as permanent chairman of the Area
5 Committee for We day was urged
last night by members of the Michi-
gan Park Citizens Association.
DR.. Ellis now is serving as tenn
porary chairman of area 5, one OF
the seven areas into which the Dis
trlct has been divided to facilitate
the arrangement of plans for We
day here.
Six former warden control centers
come under the jurisdiction of the
committee: Brentwood. Brookland-
Dahlgren Terrace, greater Wood
ridge, Metropolis View, Michigan
Park and North Capitol.
A resolution favoring the proposed
National Memorial Stadium was
adopted unanimously by the group.
Charles Beilman, chairman of the
associations Paper Salvage Commit
tee, reported, There is little paper
left for us to collect" adding, I'VE
seem to be collecting in competition
with the school children as well as
the Boy Scouts" Fs
Mrs. N. E. Barker, association vice
president, conducted the meeting.
held in the Bunker Hill School at
Fourteenth street and Michigan
avenue.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
DR.. Hall Warns PTA
Military
Training Is Costly

Compulsory military training for
youths would breed a militaristic
viewpoint and cost too much, DR..
Sidney B. Hall of George Washing
ton University told the annual Par
ent-Teacher Institute at the uni
versity today.
II am no pacifist. I have a son
in France and I was in the last
war; DR.. Hall declared. But with
the same money, or half that money
required for military training, we
could improve our present educa-
tional program"
DR.. Hall, who is a member of the
Educational Policies Commission,
outlined the commissions report,
entitled Education for All Amer
ican Youth The report calls for
more individual attention to each
child, and emphasizes education for
the 80 per cent who never attend
college.
Secondary schools are "dissipated
and static" DR.. Hall said, because
Of lack of funds. 1t was pointed
out that forced military training
program would cost three to six
times as much as the proposed cost
of this educational program. which
it was estimated, would involve an
additional s3,O0o000,0O0 a year for
American public schools.
DR.. Hall spoke in place of DR.
william q. Carr, secretary, National
Education Association, who is i'll
Mrs. William j. Miller of the Amer
lean Womens Voluntary Service
spoke on when the Wounded Serv-
iceman Comes Home" Mrs. Mackall
Fetzer. president of the District
Congress of Parents and Teachers
presided. Tomorrow's meeting of
the two-day institute will include a
panel discussion on modern methods
of diScipline.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Admirer Of Bratcher Held
On Bail in Assault Case

An admirer of Everett M. "Washie"
Bratcher was arraigned today be-
fore Commissioner Needham c..
Turnage on charges of taking a
swing at Government witness
whose testimony helped convict the
band leader of draft evasion last
week in Alexandria.
He was Thompson Carver Sergi,
80, of 1735 street NV, clerk in
the office of the chief of Army chap
lains. Sergi was indicted yesterday
by a Federal grand jury in Alex
andria on charge of assaulting
Jack Endler, WWDC announcer,
who testified against Bratcher. The
alleged assault took place November
% IN the Alexandria Post Office.
Sergis appearance was continued
until Friday. He was released in
$500 bail.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Capt. McAfeeD Dep|ores
Competition Faced
By WAVES al Parties
Dances Sponsored
By Men Utopion, She
Says at Conference
BY MARION WADE DOYLE.

Competition between. civilian and
service women for the few available
men was deplored at White House
recreation conference today by Capt.
Mildred McAfee of the WAVES.
She discovered the problem soon
after the WAVES were organized,
she said. Civilian volunteer hostesses
refused to admit WAVE officers to
community parties for which a
blanket invitation had been extended
to officers.
The civilian hostesses-apparently
not very adept" at entertaining
women-either refused the WAVES
admittance or showed resentment at
their presence, Capt. McAfee re-
ported.
On the other hand, she said, some
male volunteers had arranged
parties for service women only. This,
Capt. McAfee declared, was much
better arrangement than having
competition for the available men
between civilians and military wom-
en-" Perhaps, some day, a corps OF
male civilians to plan dances for
service women will be just as COM
mon as groups of civilian hostesses
prominent in this war, Capt. McAfee
said. Smiling, she admitted this
would be 'Utopian."
Problems Within Service.
Organization of the WAVES origi-
mated recreation problems within the
service, Capt. McAfee continued.
Women needed ''homier" barracks
than men and separate recreation
facilities were necessary on many
posts, she said.
About 300 Government counselors
and recreation workers attended the
conference on wartime recreation,
sponsored by the War Recreation
Workers Association. Mrs. Roose-
welt. welcoming the delegates, said
she was glad to have them use the
facilities of the White House for
their discussion.
DR.. E. B. Henderson, director of
heath and physical education for
colored children in the District pub
lie schools, asked the workers to
work toward orderly removal of
barriers preventing youth of all ra-
cial groups from engaging in COM
petitive sports"
Becoming Spectators.
Criticizing the District Recreation
Department for adopting, without
leagal backing, the segregation prac-
ticed under law in the schools, DR.
Henderson asked for competitions
between colored and white children
in both sports and art contests.
Postwar recreation workers will
find it hard to wean the public away
from spectator sports to handicrafts,
music and other activities which re-
quire effort, Roy Sorenson, general
secretary. National Council, Young
Mems Christian Association, de-
clared.
The conference was, due to close
|. late. today with an address by Mark
AZ: ooipskey, stiirectpf of Com
mAnitN War Services for the Federal
Security Agency. on The Challenge
Ahead Miss Ruth Green, president
of association, presided
Evening star., 1944-12-05

.AAAs S%A oNAeJ
at the YWCA,
Seventeenth and
K streets NV.
The meeting is
in celebration of
the Oath annual
Wooster Day"
DR.. Lowry re-
c e n t ly W a S
elected Wooster S
seventh presi-
dent. His visit
to Washington
is to assist the
alumni in their
observance of
t he d a te on
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Police Charity Appeal
Is Fake, Say Officers;
Collector Arrested
Three Others Are Sought
In Christmas Fund
Drive for Donations

Collections for the Police Depart
ment's Christmas Fund stopped
abruptly this morning.
Police said the trouble was the
collectors weren't police sergeants,
as they said they were. Also, the
charity they were collecting for
turned out to be themselves.
One of the collectors, a 39-year -old
man, was in custody today. Three
others, police said, probably would
be arrested this afternoon.
How much the men were able to
persuade citizens to give them for
the spurious fund, officers were un-
able to estimate. Six complaints
against the operators had been filed,
however, and descriptions of the
men were distributed to all precinct
stations.
Yesterday one of the men called
the firm of Macintosh & Sheridan,
1910 Eighteenth street NV, jobbers
who sell machinery to the Govern
ment. He was told to drop in this
morning to pick up the donation of
s25. Meanwhile, police were noti-
fed and Detective Sergts. David
Higgins and John r. Luskey were
sent to meet the man.
Before keeping his appointment
the collector called from telephone
booth at Twelfth and Monroe
streets NE. Precinct Sergt. James
j. Beach recognized him when he
emerged from the booth and ar
rested him.
Police said the donation" mem
toned in all the complaints was
the same-s25. The man in Gus
tody, they said, limped and told his
victims he was police sergeant
currently on sick leave.
Police said they would charge the
man with an attempted false pre-
tense. They gave his name as Don
aid Williams of the 300 block of
RrVar1t street NJ Z
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Arlington Man Is Unhurt
As Cos Tank ExpIodes

Charles Ehrman, .408 South Vietch
street. Arlington, today must con-
slider himself lucky.
Troubled with a balky motor in
his car, Mr.. Ehrman went out early
Yesterday to drain some gasoline
from his tank to facilitate starting
in the morning. He took q lighted
candle along. There was an ex-
plosion and fire and the car was
burned beyond repair, according to
Fire Chief A. G. Scheffel Mr.. Ehr-
man suffered only q pair Of burned
gloves.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Black Market Tighfens
Washington Areas
Poultry Supply
Donzonsky Declares
Impending freeze
Dries Up Sources

The supply of chickens in the
Washington area this week was de-
scribed today as even more meager
than last week.
Producers are having one last
fling at the black market before the
freeze order goes into effect on Mon
day, Joseph B. Danzansky, attorney
representing the poultry dealers,
said.
MIR. Danzansky said fewer birds
we're being received from producers
on the Delmarva Peninsula and in
the Shenandoah Valley than were
available last week. Poultry dealers
here, he explained, are using this
week to get their places in order so
they will pass the rigid Army in
spection and qualify for contracts to
supply the Army with chickens after
this week.
Order Effective Monday.
The freeze order, issued by the
War Food Administration, will take
all chickens produced in the Della
ware Maryland-V Virginia area off
the civilian market when it goes into
effect Monday.
Poultry dealers won't be able to
make any money if they turn their
plants over to processing chickens
for the Army" Mr.. Danzansky said,
"but they will at least be able to re-
main in business"
Beginning next week, the attorney
estimated, civilians will have only
from 10 to Is per cent of the normal
supply of chickens-those produced
in areas not affected by the freeze
The supply of turkeys, ducks and
geese, he said, was no greater than
it was just before Thanksgiving.
The situation" he commented,
"does not look good"
Most of the poultry dealers sur
veyed bore out Mr.. Danzansky's pes
simistic outlook. One dealer said he
had not been able to buy any chick
ems at ceiling prices.
Illegal Prices Sought.
1--WE had several inquiries,
though" he said, from producers
who would sell if I paid black mar
ket prices"
Another dealer said the poultry
market was las bad as ever" Only
one dealer reported he had a few
more birds on hand this week than
a week ago.
Many restaurants and hotels, and
a few large grocery stores, may not
feel the poultry pinch Immediately
because they keep large supplies of
chickens in storage, Robert j. Will
son, executive secretary of the
Washington Restaurant Association
said. Chickens in storage are not
affected by the freeze order.
Mr.. Wilson said he had not yet
received any complaints from eat
. ing blishments regarding the
! poultry shortage.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Northwest Raid Sirens
Blow UnscheduIed Alert

AT least Is air-raid sirens in the
Northwest section of the city let
loose at 5 pm. yesterday in a brief
unscheduled blast. The sirens were
sounded by short circuit in utility
lines, officials. said.
The unscheduled blasts caused
little excitement if the number of
inquiries to the switchboard at
central police headquarters is a
criterion. Police said some resi-
dents called in to report an uniden-
tifled plane overhead at the time,
but officials identified it as a trans
port plane on its regular fight.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Boiling Field Warehouse
Burns; Loss Is $1,000

A fire at Boiling Field last night
caused about $1,000 damage to an
empty frame supply warehouse To-
Gated about 500 feet from the fight
strip, police reported.
District firemen aided in fighting
the stubborn blaze, which endan-
gered the main brick warehouse a
few feet away across railroad tracks
bisecting the area.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Cos Coupon Theft Reported

The theft of gasoline coupons
worth 2,800 gallons and 20 tire
certificates from gas station at 1886
Georgia avenue NV, was reported
to police last night by Garlans
Markham, manager.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Wooster College Head
To Address D. c. Club

DR.. Howard F. Lowry, president of
wooster College. Wooster, Ohio, will
speak at the dinner meeting of the
washington Wooster Club at 6.30
~ ~,
Evening star., 1944-12-05

. II q z q II
which Wooster was severely dam
aged by fire.
Last minute reservations for the
dinner may be made through to-
night by calling Oroway 6154.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Women's Pin Event
Schedule TONIGHT

Twenty-third annual washington Won
ems Duckpin Association Tournament at
Silver Spring:
TEAMS-S:30 PM
Class A-King Pin ladies District.
Class B-Chevy Chase Ice Palace, Co.
lumbia. Lafayette, Rosslyn, Takoma, Rem
devious, Bethesda Bowling Center ladies
DISTRICT.
Glass Cred Circle Food Shop, Arcadia
Ladies, Ostrietl, Jack g. Jill School,
Mount Rainier Recreation, Eunices Mount
Rainier LADIES'; Gwen-Lee Dress shoppe
Class D-Fiilah's Cleaners IN. r. Tenn.
plel, Crackerjaeks (HOLC.
Glass E-North Falkland North Six
teenth Street Falkland), Mclaughlin q
Esso, 6picer's Flower shop Mount Rainier
LADIES', Fire Fighters ladies Federation)
DOUBLES-8:3O PM.
Class A-Eyelyn Naylor- -Margaret Lynn
Glass B-Ruth King-Louise Roberts
Louise Martin McDermott, Ber.
nice Stedman-Anni Carlson.
Class C-Marie Boyd-Minnie Brown
Dorothy Barr-Dora 0ullickson, Virginis
Frey-Hilda Lagos, Helene Boyd-Anna Bur
rows
Class D-Kay Moloney-Myrtle Foss.
Class E-Mary Myers-Jo Noone. Eunics
Turner-Irene Fiddesop.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Williams, Victor Over
White, Faces AnqoH

PHILADELPHIA, May 1T.-Ike
Williams blazed away tirelessly last
night to win by unanimous decision
every period of a 10-round bout with
Baltimorean Luther (Slugger) White
Thereby earning a crack at Former
Champ Sammy Angott.
The Trenton lightweight, who
weighed in at 1851, came out of
the flrst-round period with a bloody
left brow, but was little handicapped
by the wound.
1t was no cinch, however. The
"Slugger" used a clutch-and-claW
argument and his continuous hold
ing kept Williams from putting on
the sensational show thousands of
fans expected. Plunging constantly
to close quarters, White seldom gave
Williams, dangerous hitter, time
to set for damaging shot.
But even on the inside the "Slup-
ger" several inches shorter than
his opponent but weighing 1861,
couldn't Outright Williams.
As the winner, williams will box
Sammy Angott at Philadelphia's
Shibe Park June 6 or IL, Promoter
Herman Taylor announced.
A crowd of approximately 5000
paid S24,645.91 to see the all-Negro
contest in which the officials credited
every round to Ike.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Fair Sex 10 Run All
Angles Of AWVS
Affair Sunday
By LARRY LAWRENCE.

That equestrian affairs in WASH
ington definitely have been taken
over by the gentler sex at no loss
to the game will be demonstrated
by the American Women's Volun-
tary Services at their bond and
stamp horse show to be held next
Sunday at the Meadowbrook grounds
on East-West highway.
The AWVS has been one OF the
most successful patriotic organiza-
tions in the selling of War Bonds
and the show was designed to fur
ther that cause. Admission Is by
purchase of War Stamps, SO cents
for children and dollars worth
for adults. The boxes, which are
being snapped up by Washington
socialites and members of the diplo-
matte corps, require the purchase
OF at least a 500 bond. A sellout
practically is a certainty.
The show will be run exclusively
by women. They will serve as ring
stewards, ring attendants and
judges, and Americas only profes-
sional woman jockey, Judy Johnson,
will be ringmaster. Ann Hedrick, 4
honorary whip of the Loudoun
County Hunt, will wind the horn"
to open and close classes.
Getting under way at 10 am, a
well-balanced program has been
carded which includes four chill
dren's classes, five hunter classes,
a class for mark hackS which ,r,1,st
be owned locally and regularly rid
den in Rock Creek Park, four jump
er events and both hunter and
Jumper championships. Besides al
model class, the hunters are offered
a hack and hunter, ladies' hunters,
working hunters and open hunters
events in which to show their
prowess. Jumpers will be pitted
against one another in q knock
down-and-out, handicap class, an
open jumper event and q modified
Olympic. The entry fees, which
are 81 in each class and $50 for
post entries, will 60 toward the
prizes which will be given in the
form of bonds and stamps.
A feature will be drill at o'clock
by the mounted corps of the Junior
AWvS.
A light lunch will be served on
the grounds by the AWVS canteen.
For further information about en-
tries or the purchase Of bonds,
phone Mrs. Robert Watson, Ran
dolph $685.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Roosevelt Linksmen
Gain Series Lead by
Beating Coolidge

Roosevelt golfers are at the head
OF the class in interhigh match play,
after defeating Coolidge yesterday,
9 to o, at Indian Spring.
The match marked the third
straight defeat for the Coolidge
team after the Colts had burned up
local links by winning seven in a row.
In the other schoolboy match yes
terday, Western linksmen won their
second victory of the season, beating
Central, 6 to 3, at Washington.
Roosevelt, 9; Coolidse, 0.
Abrams .(R) defeated weisburg 2 up;
Papier (R) defeated Everett, l UP. Best
Diamond tR.j defeated Kusch, Q and l.;
Raeca (R) defeated Rabineau, Q UP. Best
ball-Roosevelt, 8 and 2.
Nicely (R) defeated Sturges, UP, 10
holes; Kuhn (R.) defeated Stahl, and g..
Best bsI-Roosevelt, and 2.
Western, 9; Central, 8.
Campbell W. defeated McKelway, 4
and 2; Swarthout .tWD defeated Stock,
10 and 8. Best ball-Western, s and z.
pri1enso1 Henson CW2 defeated Roy. and 4
Best ball-Western, 5 and f.
Athey Co defeated Prentiss, z and g.;
Mack Co defeated Yaeger, z and 6.
Best ban-Central, and 6.