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Evening star., 1944-04-14
Is Student Nurses
To Gets Caps Sunday
Alexandra Hospital
To Graduate First Gloss

Eighteen student nurses, the first
class in the newly opened school
of nursing of the Alexandria Hos
pital, will receive their caps In
ceremonies at Carter Hall, head
quarters Of the school, at pm
Sunday.
Relatives and friends of the STU
dents, all of whom are members
of the United States Cadet Nurse
Corps, will attend the exercises in
the auditorium of the school, The
caps will be presented in recogni-
ton of the completion of the first
six months of training.
The board of directors of the
hospital, the medical staff. school
of nursing faculty, nurses alumni
and other hospital organizations
have been invited to attend.
Mrs. Irene Roszel, director of
the school, will speak on "The Sig
nificance of the Cap" and will ad-
minister the charge to the student
nurses. Following the acceptance
of the charge, Mrs. Roszel and Miss
Pearl Hylton, instructor of nurs-
ing arts, will cap the girls, and the
ceremonies will conclude with the
traditional candlelight service, con-
Quoted by Miss Alice Pritt, a men,
ber of the class.
The following girls will receive
caps in Sundays ceremony:
Miss Bernice Angel, Miss Kath-
crime Brooks. Miss Betty Lou Bur-
ger, Miss Helen A. Evans, Miss
Mary T. Hamrick, Miss Doris E.
Koontz, Miss Marjorie E. Lucas,
Miss Doris McChesney, Miss Vera
M. McCombie, Miss Shirley c. Mil
lican, Miss Edythe Nolan, Miss
Alice Pritt, Miss Ruth L. Simmons,
Miss Evelyn E. Tucci, Miss Beulah
w. Tyler, Miss Helen M. Vanchura,
Miss Grace Via and Miss Lois c.
Wells.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
| Seaman Freed
Brig to
| Receive Medal

A New Alexandria CVa.) Coast
Guardsman was released from the
brig at a United States naval base
in England yesterday just long
enough to be awarded the Silver
Star Medal. it was learned here to-
day.
The Coast Guardsman. Arthur
Arnold, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Arnold, Route /, New Alexandria
and one of is children, vas being
punished for overstaying leave in
London. He was released, decorated,
and led back to the brig again.
Arnold, who joined the Coast
Guard because of his experiences
with small boats along the Potomac
River was decorated for silencing
two enemy machine-gun nests with
hand grenades July 10 at Celia, Sic
lily, when beachhead was being
established. The enemy guns were
raking the landing craft.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Cigarette Holders
| Sent War Hero
| By White House
sy the Associated Press.

Ss Rne Assoclated Press.
PHOENIXVTLLE, Pa, April IA
Thirty-n more cigarette holders
Just like President Roosevelts be-
cause they came from the White
House--arrived in 1t. Charles w.
Spfncer's mail yesterday.
They came In a plain, brown pa
perrwrapped package, dispatched by
one Of the Presidents secretaries.
In response to 1t. Spencer's remark
TO a newspaperman, I'D like to
know where the nell the President
gets those long, jaunty holders"
At the time, 1t. Spencer was try
Ing. to hold a cigarette between his
fineerless hands, manned and frozen
when a Shell tore through the nose
OF his Flying Fortress. over Bremen
He said he could take only a few
puts before the cigarettes burned
down to his hands.
There were 100 more holders in
yesterdays mail. Wednesday he re-
ceiyed 3S, along with notification
that he will be awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross. 1t. Spen-
Ger Is a patient in the Armys VAL
ley Forge Hospital.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Lusituniu Victims
Widow Dies at IS

Mrs. Gertrude Adams, rs, mothe,
OF 1t. Col. William NJ. Adams, 30e
Wolf street. Alexandria, and widow
OF Arthur Henry Adams, who was
lost in the sinking of the Lusitanis
In 1915, died yesterday in Pittsfeld
Mass, according to word received
here.
Col. Adams, member of the
Army General Staff, was with his
father aboard the Lusitania when il
was torpedoed by a German sub
marine. He was about IA years old
at the time and was returning tc
England, where his father, an en-
gineer, was working, after a visit
with his grandparents in Boston.
Mrs. Adams, native of Terrell
Tex, spent most of her life in Eng
land and in her youth was a we'll
known amateur singer.
Besides Col. Adams she is s,lr-
vived by two grandsons, John and
Henry Adams.
Funeral services will be held Sum
day in New Lebanon, N. Y, with
burial there.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
British Aide Warns
Against Long War
Sir Henry Self Cites
Peril to Allied Unity
BY the Associated Press.

~ t4C hooOSi0LSo lCoos
RICHMOND, Va, April 14.-Sir
Henry Self, the British member OF
the Combined Production and Re-
sources Board, said here last night
that the longer this struggle goes
on the more difficult become the
problems Of both the war and the
peace" and the greater danger OF
the Allies falling apart"
Sir Henry, speaking at the 10th
anniversary dinner of the Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce, warned
that "all our efforts can be frus-
trated and brought to naught in the
peace, If we once let the germ of
misunderstanding creep into the
Allied councils"
The critical issues of the war and
peace, he said, turn on the need for
world education in public affairs
and the preserving of international
good will as well as the application
of manpower and the proper use OF
the worlds production resources.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, Of
Wyoming, who spoke earlier, sale
that deficit financing by the Fed.
eral Government in the postwar
period offers no hope for the cstab.
lishment OF stable economy.
The Senator advocated instead, .
revision in the tax laws to encourage
investment Of private capital as {
stimulant for private spending.
Shortly after the two-day meetins
opened yesterday, Executive Secre.
tary Vernon Kemp requested min.
imum budget of s85, 900 for the veal
ending March 81, 1945. to provide
Tor continuation of present serv-
ices and make adequate prepara-
ton for re-entry into competition
for tourists and travel business"
Evening star., 1944-04-14
x-Ray tuberculosis Clinic
Opens in Fairfax Monday

DR.. Nelson Podolnick, Fairfax
County health director, announced
today that an X-ray tuberculosis
clinic will be conducted Monday
through Friday at the county build
ing.
The clinic will be held In CO.
operation with the State Health De.
partment and has as its purpose the
X-raying of all individuals known
to have had contact with tuberculosis
patients or who have symptoms sug-
gestive of tuberculosis.
Persons interested in attending
the clinic are requested to call the
health Office, Fairfax 1873, at once
for an appointment. A charge of
81 for each X-ray will be made, and
the county tuberculosis Association
will assist in paying the fee for
those unable to assume the entire
cost.
DR.. Podolnick said this clinic will
not X-ray school children who re-
Gently have been tuberculin tested
in the schools. Students will be
x-rayed at a special clinic to be
held May q.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Arlington Red Cross
Drive Tops Quota
Campaign Nets $4S,069.
Or $1,000 Above Goal

John F. Phalen, chairman of the
Arlington Red Gross War Fund
drive, announced today that the
recent campaign netted 8,069 AT.
This sum is almost $4,000 over the
quota and an increase of $10,576.94
over last years contributions.
II am proud of the work of the
war fund personnel Mr.. Phalen
said THE Arlington Red Cross now
is assured of adequate means to
carry on growing program OF
service for 1944-5."
Approximately 10 per cent of the
contributions were made in residen-
tial areas, he said. Area A, with
Mrs. Forrest Royal as chairman
raised $9,240.81, the largest amount
of any area. Second was area C.
under the Craftsmanship of Mrs
Gerald Griffen, where donations
totaled S9,09899. Area B, with Mrs
E. F. Miner and Mrs. May Flick
niger as co-chairman, contributed
$3,365.04 and area D, in charge
of Mrs. j. w. Dixon, contributed
IS 1863
The Group Solicitation Commit
tee, of which Colin F. Hamilton is
chairman, subscribed $6,962 so. The
Business Committee, under w. w
McCollum, raised $3,274.O5. The
Junior Red Cross, headed by Miss
Gertrude Smith, collected SCOTT
while donations in theaters totaled
$1,54773. Special gifts amounted tc
$2,375.50.
The Clarenford Women's Club
collected $l,099.50 and the Lyon VIII
lage Women's Club raised $1,637. .78
The Women's League of the Airing
ton Jewish Community Center col.
lected $2803O.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Two Sentenced to Jail
In Theft of Suqur
Special Dispatch to The Star

special DlSpatcn TO Ihe star.
WINCHESTER, Va, April IA
Judge Burr P. Harrison yesterday
in Corporation Court disposed o1
the last of a number of cases in
volving the theft of about 7,0Oe
pounds of sugar from a warehouse
Of the National Fruit Product Co
The investigation led police into
six nearby counties and brought
the arrest of nearly a dozen men on
charges of stealing and of receiving
stolen goods. Carl D. Baker, a.
and John r. Finchum, %, were
sentenced to serve two years in the
State prison. George M. Finchum
II, and George Clark, 18, were
given two-year suspended sentences
and placed on probation for 1C
years.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Pepco Rates Declared
Fair and Equitable
By Appraiser Burne||
Expert Sets $4,000, 900
As Value Of Company,
80 Million Over Lost Year

William v. Burnell, vice presi-
dent and appraisal manager of
Stone and Webster Engineering
Corp, yesterday told the Public
Utilities Commission that the pres
ent 6 per cent rate of return al
lowed the Potomac Electric Power
Co. on it's rate base was fair and
equitable
THE present basic rate of per
cent is fair and equitable as it
stands" he declared "A reduction
of rates would be detrimental to
the interests of the consumers, the
company and to the war effort it
|self," he added.
Retained by Company.
A witness for Pepco, Mr.. Bur-
nell was retained by the company
early last year to make an ap-
praisal of its plant and equipment
Several witnesses for the Pro-
curement Division of the Treasury
including DR.. James c. Bonbright
chairman of the New York Power
Authority. and Fred Kleinman
chief accountant of the Illinois
Commerce Commission, have called
for a per cent rate of return.
While Mr.. Burnell appraised the
total property and working capital
of Pepco at the end of December
1943, at $4,000, ,000-about $685.
|000, 900 higher than the present rate
base-the company has not sought
any increase in rates. Mr.. Burnell
reached his higher figure by TAX
ing into account price changes
since the purchase an installation
of equipment.
Hearings Resume Monday.
Pepco will continue with its case
against notifications in the pres
ent sliding-scale arrangement for
annual rate adjustments, when the
power rate hearings resume at 10
am. Monday. Company attorneys
have indicated they have two and
possibly three more witnesses.
Thurman Hill. general counsel of
procurement, asked the Govern
ment be given until next week to
prepare for oss-examination
pointing out that one exhibit of
Max c. Mason, survey engineer OF
Pepco, had some 1900 entries. Mr..
Burnell said his "worksheets" were
available for inspection.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Alexandra AssaiIed
For Failing TO Install
School Incinerators
Council Warned of Health
Menace From Rots
And Stroy Dogs

The failure of the Alexandria CITY
Council to install incinerators in
the schools is blamed by the Board
of Education for the large numbers
of rats and stray dogs around the
school buildings.
At its meeting Wednesday night,
the board authorized a request to
the council for immediate installa-
tion of the incinerators, declaring
that $4,000 item in the 1914 school
budget for their installation. was
deleted by the council with the
promise that the equipment would
be put in by the city.
At the same time, a letter was
drafted to the Health Department,
asking that dog catchers visit the
schools and pick up stray unmuzzled
dogs which, it said, constitute a
rabies threat.
Thanks Council for Stadium,
The board voted its thanks to the
City Council for approval of a
stadium and north wing for the
George Washington High School. It
also called the councils attention to
the immediate need for new high
school gymnasium. The gymnasium
and swimming pool were included in
the boards expansion program, but
only the stadium and classroom
wing were approved. The School
Board pointed out that the limited
facilities now at the high school
make 1t impossible to carry out the
extended physical education pro-
gram required by the State, and re-
quested that the War Production
Board be asked to approve priorities
1or the gymnasium, and that funds
be appropriated.
I. G. Williams, superintendent of
schools, said he is conferring with
Federal Works Agency officials on
an application for a nursery school
building adjacent to the George
Mason School to house the day care
group now using school quarters.
Asks for ABC Funds.
The City Council was asked to al
locate ABC profits and wine taxes
received from the State to the school
board for increased teachers sal
aries. Gov. Darden has asked that
localities use the additional funds
for this purpose.
City Manager Carl Budwesky said
Yesterday that even with the addi-
tional liquor profit funds resulting
from recent legislation Alexandra
will receive less from that source In
1914 than it did in 1943.
ABC allocations to the city in 1943
were $4,000, Mr.. Budwesky said; and
without the benefit of the recent
legislation, the city's 1914 share
would have been $36, 900. Alexandria
now stands to get approximately
$4,000 from ABC and wine tax allo-.
cations. 73F
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Police Hunt Auto Carrying Child
Bitten by Robid DOG in Texas

Maryland and West Virginia police
today were searching for a large
sedan bearing Texas license plates"
ana carrying 3-year-old child
who was bitten by a rabid dog
shortly before leaving his Texas
nome EN- route to Catonsville. Md.
The child, Danny Glass, son of
Mr, and Mrs. Raymond Glass, Lub-
DOCK, Tex, was bitten nine davs
ago, After the family had left to
visit the childs grandfather, DR.,
William Wingood at Catonsville. the
dog was discovered to be rabid, and
a search was started for the car.
The search was made difficult by
the fact that the license number
and make of the car had not been
obtained.
DR.. Wingood said Danny and his
parents and a baby sister were
driving to Catonsville with Mr., and
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Stuart Bailey Heads
Battery Park Group

Stuart L. Bailey, radio consulting
engineer, has been elected president
of the Battery Park (MdD Citizens
Association. He succeeds Joseph D
Montedonico.
Other new officers are: Frank A
Bennett, vice president; Earle Baker
secretary; Frank j. Halliday, treas
urer, and Judge Carey E. Quinn
counsel. Directors: Richard c
Shreve, James A. De Lany, Capt
Frederick o. Smith and William M
Brooks.
Evening star., 1944-04-14

Senate Opposition
To Any Plan 10 Alter
Treaty Rule Develops
By the Associated Press.

d! the Associated Press.
Strong opposition was building I'D
in the Senate today for any proposal
to permit ratification of a. peace
treaty by less than a two thirds
vote Of that body. N
Interest in o modification of the
ancient requirement was riyived by
Chairman Bloom of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, who
advocated amending the Constitu-
ton to permit ratification by a
simple majority vote of the two
chambers of Congress.
This, and three other proposals
along similar lines, have been kick
ing around in the Senate Judiciary
Committee for more than a year
despite fervent pleas by Senate,
Gillette, Democrat, of Iowa for their
consideration.
Will Press for Hearing.
Senator Gillette, asserting he was
glad to have Mr.. Blooms support
declared today he would press for 9
hearing soon by a Judiciary SUBJ
committee headed by Senator Con-
nally, Democrat, of Texas, who also
is chairman of the Foreign Rela.
tions Committee. The main hurdle, ;
Senator Gillette told reporter, 81.
the Senate itself"
One of Sentor Gillette's pendins
Iproposals-to amend the Constitu.
tion to permit ratification of treatie!
by a simple majority of the Senat.
alone-reportedly got cool recep.
ton from the full Judiciary Com.
mittee last month.
Emerging from a closed meeting
Chairman McCarran told reporter
then:
THE principles of the resolution
were emphatically frowned upon b,
many members of the committee
Apparently most of the committe,
favors retention of the present con.
stltutlonal provision requiring tha
tWo-thirds of the Senate ratify al
treaties"
Other Proposals Offered.
Senator Gillette's other proposals
include one to permit ratification b,
simple majority of Senators votin,
and another by a simple majority o.
House and Senate.
Senator Connally is known to fee
that any treaty should have sub.
stantially the unanimous support o.
the entire Senate.
Senator Gillette argues that thu
wo-thirds rule tempts Presidents tt
bypass the Senate by making treaties
in the guise of executive agreements
Evening star., 1944-04-14
By the Associated Press.


Navy scientists disclosed today
development of new "candy-type, ~
tablet-form emergency rations for
lifeboats and RATS, and declared a
days allotment weighed half as
much and was more palatable to
thirsty men than present shipwreck
rations of the Navy and merchant
marine.
Designed to take up as little space
as possible in an emergency craft
and to furnish food that can be
taken with minimum of difficulty
when the mouth Is dry, the new
ration consists of three different
types of tablets:
One of sucrose (sugar) and citric
acid to provide fruity components
and promote the flow of saliva;
One of sucrose, corn sirup and
citric acid, containing butter
scotchlike material to provide but
terry fat;
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Virginia Man to Take
owl Post in Australia

j. Wilson Cof1ey, assistant budget
and finance officer for the Office of
War Information, whose home is in
Merrifield, Va, has been appointed
executive officer of the overseas
branch of the Owl in Sydney, Aus
tralia. He will leave Washington for
the West Coast Wednesday.
A native of Virginia, Mr.. Coffey
has been with Owl since its organ
ization and helped to set up the
finance and budget office. EMPLOYED
by the Government for 10 years, he
first began service in the Treasury
Department as an auditor in the
Office of the Commissioner of Ac-
counts,
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Hospital Association
To Elect Four Trustees

Four members of the Bethesda
Suburban Hospital Association
Board of Trustees will be elected at
a meeting at 8 pm. today at the
Bethesda Elementary School, RAN
dolph Bishop, president, announced.
Those who have been nominated
for board membership include Leslie
Bell, Mrs. Page Hufty, George w.
Imirie, T. Delos Paxman, John A.
Selby and Mrs. Donald S. Thomp-
son.
Retiring members are DR.. Bruce
T. Benjamin, Lee D. Butler, DR..
Katherine A. Chapman and DR..
Charles r. l.. HALEY.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Lions Help Service Aid Unit

1ndorsing the program of thu
newly organized Service Aid Council
of Silver Spring, the Silver Sprine
Lions Club today announced a dona
ton of $3.50 to the council to helr
servicemen and their families. Dele.
gates elected to the annual con.
vention in Hagerstown, May u anc
l3, are Harry B. Bair, John C. Liv-
ingston, Hogarth w. Colston, James
w. Gill and Charles M. lrelan
Alternates are Herbert B. Hendrick
George Day, DR. Kermit Smith. p. M
Williamson and John P. Duhn.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Gov. O'Conor's Son
To Wed Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

By The Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 14.-Second
1t. Herbert r. O'Conor, jr., son of
Gov. O'Conor, and Miss Ella Mer-
cedes Calvin will be married here
tomorrow, eliminating a romance
that began when they were children.
Miss Calvin is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John T. Calvin, Baltimore,
and a graduate of Notre Dame COL
lege, Baltimore. 1t. O'Conor was
graduated from Loyola College and
is now stationed at the A. P. Hill
Military Reservation near Fred
ericksburg. Va
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Fairfax Red Cross
Quote Oversubscribed

Col. Waldron Leonard, chairman
of the Fairfax County Red Cross
War Fund campaign, said today
that the county has collected $5O,OOO
or LOG per cent of its quota in the
drive.
Col. Leonard said that 3l,212 of
the county's 10000 population made
contributions to the fund.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Children Urged to Stop
Breaking Street Iiahts

Inc Arlington County Safety Coun-
Gil today asked the corporation of
chlloren IN ending the wholesale de-
structlon of street lights.
such breakage creates hazards for
motorists and pedestrians and hurts
the war effort by causing loss of
critical materials, the council report
pointed out. roA
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Three Plays Planned

Three one-act plays will be pre-
sented at the Fairfax High School
at BIS O'Clock tonight under the
sponsorship of the preflight train
ing group at the school, it has been
announced. The plays are entitled
Mr.. Smith Has Date" In DR..
Rimcut's Once" and Good Night
Caroline"
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Refusal to Have Child
Held Cause for Divorce

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 14.-In wha,
was described as the first such deci-
sion in Maryland, Circuit Court
Judge William L. Henderson ruleo
yesterday that one spouse's refusa
to have children when the other
desired them was justif1able grounds
for divorce.
Judge Henderson recognized this
action as marital desertion" in
granting divorce to Mrs. Ann
Crawford Mailey, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
PTA to Meet

Ihe Executive Council of the Cot
take City (Md) Parent-Teacher AS
soclation will meet at 8 pm Tues
Gay at the home of Mrs. H. B. Talia-
1erro, 4OO5 Cottage terrace, it was
announced today by William F.
Blschof. president of the associat tion
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Save 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., 1944-04-14
Virginions Must Have
Auto Tags by Sunday

Virginia motorists were reminded
today that 1914 license plates must
be on cars travelling the highways
by midnight tomorrow.
Persons failing to display new tags
after the deadline will be subject to
prosecution, State police warned.
Evening star., 1944-04-14
Phone Work Authorized

The Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. of Virginia was au-
thorized by the Federal Communi-
cations Commission yesterday to
improve its facilities between
|Strasburg and Harrisonburg, Va,
at an estimated cost of $4,000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-07
New Films
At Theaters
BY CHARLES GENTRY

THOSE WHO seek celluloid
Surcease from their long vigils at
the radio will find plenty of dis
traction in the current fare being
offered by the first-run theaters.
The Michigan presents Gay
Nighties,' a nocturnal review Of
pretty girls on the stage. with
Phil Brestoff and his orchestra
supplying all the melody to 90
with the mirth.
The picture will be 'Tt Hap
pened Tomorrow" fantastic
farce about a newspaperTnan and
his clairvoyant girl friend during
the past century.
Dick Powell is the newshound
and Linda Darnell, the girl who
sees all but knows little about
what's going on in the future.
Jack Oakie is the clown uncle,
The Fox presents us with Betty
Cradle in technicolor as the
"Pin-Up Girl" of this conflict. In
a technicolored comedy with
music La Cradle also has the
help Of John Harvey, a newcomer;
Martha Raye, Joe E. Brown,
Eugene Palette and Charlie
Spivak and his orchestra.
The United Artists keeps beat
ing time to Broadway Rhythm"
for another week, the technicolor
comedy holding its own with the
fans.
The Downtown will bring in
Tucker Time" with Tommy
Tucker, his orchestra and several
well known acts. including Don
Brown. Kerwin Somerville. Bud
Kimker, the Three Two-Timers
and Nan Rae and Waterfall as an
added attraction.
'Hitler's Gang" the daring ex-
pose Of the early life and vicious
times of the Nazi tribe, is due to
continue at the Palms-State with
Hollywood east impersonating
the dread devils Of the current
chaos.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-07

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