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Evening star., 1944-03-23
Construction WAGE
Rolled Back in Norfolk
WlB Appoints Panel
To Study Violations
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board has an
nounced a. partial rollback in build
ing construction wage rates in the
Norfolk-Newport News (VaD area.
which includes a portion of North
Carolina.
The board. disclosing what it de-
scribed as gross disregard of the
stabilization program by contrac-
tors and Government agencies, ap-
pointed a three-man panel to de-
termine the extent of any violation
prior to March 2 and the extenuat-
ing circumstances, if any.
WLB said the violations took the
form of excessive wage rates for some
classes of labor, improper classifca-
tlon OF workers and payment for
hours not actually worked.
1t said common labor wage rates
ranged as high as ST an hour. or
double the Labor Departments last
determination of the prevailing area
wage.
The board, ordering the common
labor rates stabilized at IS cents an
hour, acted with approval of Sta
bilization Director Fred M. Vinson.
Evening star., 1944-03-23

read a citation commencing Sergt.
Mossey.
The Eight-Ball had a close call
over st. Omer on one occasion when
concentrated enemy fax made over
20 holes in its fuselage. At Mont
didier enemy fighters queued up to
strike at the Eight-Ball, but the
guns of Sergt. Mossey and his fe1-
low crew members drove the at
tackers away. Otherwise, he says,
none of his missions has been very
exciting.
Sergt. Mossey has been awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross and
the Air Medal with seven oak leaf
clusters.
Wearer Of the DFC in the same
outfit is Staff Sergt. Gilbert H.
Brady of Washington, a tall gunner
who has just completed q mis-
sions. The worst of these, he says,
was over the Schipol airdrome near
Amsterdam, where a hail of flax
knocked out the right engine and
the hydraulic system. 1t was nee
essary to make crash landing on
a diversionary field when the bomber
got back to England.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Virginia Reports Rise
In Scarlet Fever Coses
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclateC Press.
RICHMOND, Mar. %. Public
health officials in Virginia are con-
cerned about the increase of scarlet
fever cases in the State, DR.. H. H.
Henderson, in charge Of communic-
able diseases for the State Health
Department, said yesterday. Ninety
three cases were reported In the
State last week.
The State epidemiologist said
physicians in Northern Virginia,
where approximately IS cases of
scarlet fever are reported, have been
requested to report them imme-
diately, and that school authorities
have been appraised of the i'm
portance of sending home children
who develop sore throats, or whose
family may be suspected of having
a fever victim,
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Silver Spring Red Cross
Plans First-Aid Class

A class in first aid will be started
soon by the Silver Spring branch,
Montgomery County Chapter, Amer
ican Red Gross, Mrs. Barton Con-
char, chairman, announced today,
Persons interested may call head
quarters at Silver Spring O383, or
Shepherd 2256 in the evening.
Residents may still enroll in a
nutrition class started this week by
calling Mrs G.. D. Nolan at Shep-
herd 9273.
The branch yesterday listed new
members Of the Gallon Club as Mrs.
Edna L. Trice. Mrs Ethel C. Staley
and Brother Carey Garner.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Tydings Will Speak
At Farmers Meetino
Special Dispatch to The Star,

cpeciai Dlspatch to The Star.
SANDY SPRING, Md, Mar. 23.-
The annual Montgomery County
tamers' convention will be held in
the high school building here the
night OF April l, thas been an
nounced by the secretary-treasurer
Robert H. Miller.
The speaker will be Senator
Tydings. Democrat, of Maryland
who will discuss manpower. Will
liam w. Moore will preside.
The annual gathering long has
oeen sponsored jointly by the
Enterprise, Montgomery and Farm
ers Clubs of the Sandy Spring area
Of1icers were elected last week
at a meeting of representatives of
the three sponsoring clubs. They
are William w. Moore, president;
John E. Muncaster, vice president,
and MI. Miller, secretary treasurer.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Nearby Areas
Make Red Cross
Reports Today
Division Chiefs
Move to Step Up
Fund Subscriptions

Progress reports from residential
city and nearby Maryland and Vir-
|ginia area divisions in the Red
Cross campaign will be heard at the
1890 pm. luncheon meeting today
at the Chamber of Commerce as
committee chairmen strive 20 step
up subscriptions in the remaining
nine days of the fund drive.
With the District collection to
date $l,374,758, or 51.59 per cent of
the $2,665 900 goal, as reported at
the last committee meeting Tues
day, the general business division
leads in the quota percentage with
$470, 155, or 72.06 per cent.
In Baltimore campaign officials
said the city had topped its quota
by approximately 100000 to become
the first city in the country to at
tain goal of s2,O0O,OOO or more.
Gifts Reach S2,632,261.
The Maryland metropolis, Red
Cross officials reported, had SUBJ
scribed $2,632 ,261, against a quota
of $2,53l, 900. and was the second
city with population of 100000 or
more to 60 over the top Milwau-
kee was first this year and last. Bal
timore pulled up from the third
place it held last year, when Pitts
burgh was second to reach its goal.
Miss Peggy Donovan, Red Cross
club director, recently returned
from North Africa, will be guest
speaker at today's meeting. CAM
paign Chairman Lloyd B. Wilson
will preside.
At the same time campaign COL
lections among theatergoers in
District movie houses begin today
and will continue until the end of
the drive on April l.
1T must be understood that a
donation offered at theater does
not constitute an individual con-
tribution," declared Randolph G..
Bishop, campaign director. 1T is
something aside"
Red Cross campaign officials also
announced that IS booths, to be
set up in hotels, department stores,
banks and other busy centers," will
be open for business Monday and
will continue in operation through
Tuesday, April 4.
Clean Small Gifts.
I'VE are the cleaners" declared
Mrs. Alan Tappan, chairman of the
booths division. The division will
comprise flying squadron" of
$500 volunteer workers who will
laid in cleaning the small contribu-
tions after the house toulouse and
other solicitations have been made
she explained
The quota for the booths is
$25,O0O.
Mrs. Tappan will speak over the
radio the day the booths open and
will preside at a rally at 1890 am.
Saturday in the Hall of Flags at the
United States Chamber of Com
merce. Rally speakers will include
service men and women who have
been recipients of the Red Cross
blood plaSma. Red Cross prisoner
of-war parcels and those who have
benefited from Red Cross clubs and
other overseas services.
Supreme Court Justice jackson
will be the guest speaker at tomor-
rows meeting when general busi-
ness and government divisions make
their next reports.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Outlay
Proposed for
Alexandria Council
To Study Program
Tuesday Night

A $63,5O4 proposal for playground
improvements has been submitted to
the Alexandria City. Council and will
be discussed at its meeting Tuesday
night, it was announced today.
The figures were prepared by c.
Luckett Watkins, city engineer, and
Alan He'll, city recreation director.
following a general plan laid out by
EiWood Allen, consultant for the
National Recreation Association, who
made survey of the citys recrea-
tional needs.
The estimate includes improve
ments for seven Fairgrounds and
construction of complete amuse-
ment area on tract adjacent to the
George Washington High School.
Part of Funds Already Voted.
Mayor William T. wilkins pointed
out that $4,000 remains of funds
allocated some time ago for recrea-
tlonal use. The Council, he said,
will have to decide how much addi-
tional is to be appropriated, and
which of the proposed improve
ments will be made Immediately If
the entire sum is not available.
improvements on high school
grounds, estimated at $37,049, in
clude construction of concrete
recreation terrace, surfacing of six
tennis courts to make them usable
for roller and ice skating, construc-
ton of six handball courts, eight
concrete bowling alleys. sodding,
grading, installation of drinking
fountains, walks and storm drains.
as well as grading, seeding and
planting
Plans for Mount Vernon School
include grading, sodding and seed
ing, hard surfacing a portion of the
ground and planting, at an esti-
mated cost of $909l.
School Fairgrounds Included.
Other school Fairgrounds to be
improved are those at Maury School
at cost of s6,055; Jefferson School
at a cost of ST, 900 and Lyles Crouch,
$2,178.
In addition, the plans call for
improvement of the Potomac View
Playground on South Lee street, at
an estimated cost of S3,257. These
would be of Colonial design, har-
monizing with neighboring homes.
Construction of play lot for
small children in the Beverley Hills
section at cost of s2,50O and con-
of softballa and base
ball field on the lot at Royal, Fair
fax and Montgomery streets at a.
cost of $2,046, are also included.
The latter would offer recrea tional
facilities to employees of the Naval
Torpedo Station and other adult
residents.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Sanitarium 10 Get
Addition
$500, 900 Building Plan
Voted at Meeting

Construction of a 150-bed hospital
as an addition to the Washington
Sanitarium and Hospital in Takoma
Park, Md, as soon as conditions
make building possible was voted
yesterday at the biennial meeting
of members of the institution.
Erection of a chapel for use of
the sanitarium also was approved
as part of a 100000 to 100000
building program.
j. M. Mes. business manager of
the sanitarium. said the proposed
new hospital will be a six-story mod
ern building on the ground now
occupied by the gymnasium, which
is to be moved.
DR.. R. A. Hare, medical superin-
tendent, reported patronage for the
biennial period at the sanitarium
has been the heaviest in it's history.
A total of 1896 patients was ad-
mitted, not including the obste-
trical department, where 1,675
babies were born during the two
year period.
x-ray, electrical and other equip
ment worth s13,489 was added he
reported. A $1,000 ventilation sys-
tenn was installed in the ladies'
hydrotherapy room and 5000 spent
in rebuilding the gymnasium.
Charitable and benevolent work
amounted to approximately $4,000,
while substantial gifts were made
toward medical projects it was re-
ported
The School of Nursing recently
graduated a class of "a and another
class will finish in September, Miss
Meta Hudson, superintendent of
nurses and director of the School of
Nursing, announced.
Prof. w. E. Nelson, treasurer of
the General Conference of Seventh
Day Adventists, was reelected chair
man of the Board of Trustees.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Club to Present PIuy
At U. of MARYLAND

Six residents of the Washington
area will appear in The Damask
Cheek to be presented by the
University of Maryland Footlight
Club today, tomorrow and Satur-
day in the Agriculture auditorium
at the university. They are:
John Stuntz, 9 Kendall Green
NE; Ben Williamowsky, 1437 Po-
tomac avenue Sc; Toni Call, 1914
Allison street NV: Edith Simmons,
Hyattsville, and Louise Love and
Louise Owings. College Park.
: The play is under the direction OF
Mrs. Norman MacL cod.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Two Hagerstown Boys
Held in Shooting Case
Ey the Associated Press.

hy the Associated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Mar. 23.-
Two Hagerstown boys were being
held today for Juvenile Court
nearing following a SNOWFALL fight
which ended with the shotgun
Wounding of two other children.
City Patrolmen Donald and Erwin
Smith reported that the older bow
H. said his younger brother. 10
became enraged because his oppo-
nents threw stones instead of snow
balls.
The older boy told police his
brother ran into the house, obtained
shotgun and shot a 13.year-old
ooy and his sister, TO- in the legs
physicians said the children were
not seriously wounded
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Virginia toFight
Cut in busFare
To Pentagon
Stote Corporation
Commission Denies
ICC Has Jurisdiction
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 23.-The
State Corporation Commission, TAX
ing the position that the Interstate
Commerce Commission has no juris-
diction in the case, plans to oppose
IA reduction ordered by the ICC in
bus fares between Washington and
the Pentagon Building in Arlington.
The case will be argued Monday
and Tuesday before a three Judge
court on the bench Of the Federal
District Court for the District OF
Columbia.
The case involves the question Of
how far the ICC can extend its
authority over the streetcar and bus
operations which cross State line.
Rates Would Vary.
Under the ICC ruling, the Penta-
gon and other installations in Vir-
'ginia would be included in the Dis
trict zone and employees in the
Pentagon Building could reach their
work from Washington in three
ways-by paying an 8la-cent token
fare Tor service on Virginia lines, by
paying an 8la-cent fare for trans
portation by the Capital Transit Co.,
a non-Virginia line, or by paying
1915 cents for travel on joint facil-
tiles.
Virginia residents would still have
to pay 10 cents for shorter trips on
the same vehicles of the Virginia
lines, and the existing rate Of 1914
cents for ride from Arlington into
Washington 90 cents on the Vir-
ginia lines. plus S1s cents token fare
on Capital Transit) would not be
altered.
Object to Principle.
State Corporation Commission Of
flcials object to the principle in
volved as we'll as to the rates pre-
scribed. They assert that it is con-
ceivable that under the precedent in
this case the jurisdiction of the ICC
might be considered as extending to
streetcar service in other Virginia
cities, because passenger who ar
rives in such city by bus needs
streetcar or urban bus to reach his
final destination.
The State Corporation Commission
appealed from the ICC decision to
the three-judge court on a petition
for permanent injunction against
the proposed new rates.
The new rates are scheduled to 70
in effect April %.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Fairfax Chest Committee
Plans Meeting Tomorrow

The Executive Committee of the
Fairfax County Community Chest
will hold meeting at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the parish hall of the
Vienna Episcopal Church.
The meeting will be devoted to
hearing proposals of county groups
for plans to operate playground and
recreational centers that will need
Chest support. AL interested pef-
sons are invited.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Prince Georges Seeks
Funds 10 Buy Hospital

A membership drive has been
launched by the Prince Georges
County Hospital Association, which
initiated plans for the recently
opened hospital near Cheverly. Mrs
j L. L. Rea, publicity director
announced today.
All county residents are eligible
for membership, she said, urgins
prompt cooperation. The hospital
built with Lanham Act funds anc
now F'ederally owned, must be sole
after the war. 1t is hoped thai
association subscriptions will pro.
vide funds for its purchase by the
county, Mrs. Rea said.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
William P. Wise, ST.,
Buried al Leonardtown
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Md. Mar. 23.-
William Paul Wise. ST.. 54, of Beau
vue, former St. Marys County Com
missioner and treasurer, was buried
yesterday in st. Aloysius Cemetery
here, following high requiem mass
at Our Lady's Catholic Chapel in
Medleys Neck. The Rev Joseph
Gerald officiated. He died Saturday
after a stroke.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Bertha Mattingly Wise. and four
children: Mrs. H. H. Martin, jr.,
Indianhead; Paul Wise, jr., in the
Army; James F. and Walter Wise.
both Of Beauvue; four brothers and
two sisters.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
FILA Backing Refused
For Virginia Building,
Realty Board Charges
Dealers Say Agency
Seeks to Force Renters
Into Empty U. S. Homes

The . Alexandria Arlington and
Fairfax Real Estate Board TODAY
charged the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration district Office has shut
OH insurance on all housing loans
IN Arlington and Alexandria in an
attempt to halt building operations
and to force home seekers into un-
occupied, Government-built flats
and homes. The board indicated it
would appeal to Congress to have
the ban lifted.
A resolution adopted by the board,
copy OF which was sent to Repre-
sentative Smith. Democrat. of Vir-
glnia declared the board had been
informed that building was being
discouraged in Virginia by the dis
trict office because of an excess of
unoccupied family fats in
Southeast Washington and several
hundred cheaply constructed homes
built by the Federal Housing Admin
lstration in other sections.
FAA Claim Disputed.
A shutdown in Virginia building
would force employees of the Penta
gon Building, Fort Myer, the NAVY
Department, the Civil Aeronautics
Administration and the Torpedo
Plant in Alexandria to occupy these
dwellings, the resolution said.
The board said it had been ad-
vlsed by the FHA that l,500 apart
ments units are being completed for
future use in Alexandria and Ar
llngton County and that investiga-
ton showed there is not sufficient
demand for more housing in those
areas.
A check with managers of 20
apartment houses revealed an active
waiting list for one and two bed
room units large enough to indicate
need for not less than 5000 units
the board said.
Future Need Seen.
Ninety per cent of the applicants
are engaged in war work or Gov
ernment activity. the resolution
said. 1t added that additional hous-
ing will be needed for returning
veterans who will live in the Metro
polltan Area as Government en-
ployes or as patients at local med
ical centers.
The board declared the Metro
polltan Area is not overbuilt but mis-
built and that Government units not
vacant cannot be rented because of
their distant location, with result
Ing transportation and other prob
lens.
Dan Ragalie, executive secretary
OF the board, today said a commit
tee was being appointed to confer
with officials in the FHA district
office in an effort to have the policy
reversed.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Youth PIunges 65 Feet
But Only Breaks a Date

by tne Assoclated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Mar. 23-
Hubert Stine, 10, of Hagerstown, fell
% feet yesterday from the roof of
the new Fairchild Aircraft plant.
But the only thing he broke was a
date!
From the ambulance which took
him to a hospital for checkup,
the youth asked a friend to tele-
phone a girl and tell her I'll have
to break our date for tonight"
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Blood Donor Unit to Visit
Club at Chevy Chase

Montgomery County residents
VINO wish to donate blood may do
SO from 9 am. to 1:3O pm, March
81. at the Chevy Chase Woman's
clubhouse. A mobile Red Cross
blood donor unit will be at the club
during those hours. The service is
sponsored by the Chevy Chase
branch OF the Montgomery County
Chapter, American Red Cross.
!hose wishing to make an ap-
polntment should call Mrs. Frank
aver. Oliver 1879, chairman of the
olood donor service for the Chevy
Chase branch, or Mrs. Roger White
lord, Wisconsin 4O41, in charge of
blood donor service for the Chew
Chase Woman's Club.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Wilbur A. Jones to Speok

Wilbur A. Jones, principal of the
Marlboro High School and president
of the Prince Georges County
Teachers Association, will discuss
educational facilities of the county
and State at meeting sponsored
by the Bladensburg and Cheverly-
Tuxedo Parent-Teacher Associations
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Cheverly
American Legion Hall.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Virginia District COP
To Nominate April 8

Ey the Associated Press.
HARRISONBURG, Va, Mar. 23.-
w. c. Deming of Front Royal,
chairman of the 7th District Re-
publican Committee, announced
last night that 7th district Repub-
licans would meet here April 8 to
nominate candidate for Congress
and two delegates and two alter
mates to the Republican National
Convention at Chicago.
Delegates to the district conven-
tion will be appointed at q meet
ing OF Rockingham Republicans
April !, the district chairman said,
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Veterans Job Bill
Hit by Civil Service
Reform League
Stornes Measure Called
Unjust and InequitobIe te
Servicemen Themselves

The Starnes bill to broaden the
preferential employment status Of
veterans in the Government service
contains provisions that would work
out not only unjustly to those who
are not veterans, but inequitably
and in discriminatory way among
veterans themselves" the National
Civil Service Reform League today
told President Roosevelt.
In detailed criticism of the
measure introduced by Representa-
tive Starnes, Democrat, of Alabama
the league took particular exception
to proposal that 10 and points
credit, respectively, be given to dis
abled and nondisabled veterans,
even though they fail to receive this
"indefensible."
Warn Against Haste.
The league communication was
prompted by letter President
Roosevelt recently sent to Chairman
Ramspeck of the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee urging sympathetic
consideration" of the Starnes bill.
At the same time, the President
instructed the Civil Service Com
mission and the executive agencies
to put special emphasis on the en-
ployment of veterans by the Gov
ernment.
Urging that the Starnes bill "be
not hastily adopted in its present
form, but that any preferences in
the Federal civil service be inte-
grated with other comprehensive
programs for rehabilitating, train
ing and re-employing veterans" the
league said:
Reasonable Standards
For the sake of the efficiency of
the public service, other aids for the
veterans ought to be developed as
far as possible in order that reliance
on the veterans preference may be
kept at minimum. Nobody will
have a greater stake in the effec-
tiveness and competence of the
Government service after the war
than the veterans themselves"
The league said that credits for
veterans status should be available
only to those persons attaining at
least passing mark in competitive
examination and that "all reason
able standards of education and ex-
perience normally and usually pre-
scribed by the Civil Service Com
mission" should be maintained.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Maryland Soldier Dies
In Cuve-In of FoxhoIe

BY tne ASSOCIATED Press.
LEONARDTOWN. Md, Mar 23.-
The parents of Pvt John Richard
Clarke of Laurel Grove have re-
ceived a letter from their son re-
porting that "everything is fine
A few hours later they were noti-
fed by the War Department that
he was dead.
The message stated that Pvt
Clarke, who was %, was killed some
where In Italy when a foxhole in
which he was sleeping caved in
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Clarke.
Evening star., 1944-03-23

yards, power stations, and many of
Hitler's supposed rocket installations
In the Pas de Calais area. At the
completion of his 50th sortie, the
one over the GilZe Rigen airdrome
in Holland. his fellow crew men,
bers, in an impressive ceremony,
passed in review before him and
Col. Glenn c. Nye, Raleigh, N. c.,
commander of this combat group.
Evening star., 1944-03-23

Olu SeTSedut' is n
top turret gum
ner on a Bag.
He began his op-
irrational career
a 6 a / n S t the
Nazis at the air.
field at Tricque-
vile, Fran c e ,
soon after his
arrival in Brit
ain.
His ship, Ell
Rancho Eight
Ball, has been
on trips to
Nazi marshall
t~ v,A~l- -L:
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Tells Virgirions
How to Control Pests
BY the Associatec Press.

BY the Associatec Press.
BLACKSBURG, Va, Mar. 23-
Advice on controlling Victory Gar
den pests and diseases is provided
for Virginians through an illus
trated pamphlet just published by
the agricultural extension division
at v. P. I.
Prepared by DR.. Edward K.
Vaughan, plant pathologist and en-
tomologist, the brochure offers gen.
eral advice on control methods and
lists principal diseases attacking
specific garden crops.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
Recreation PROGRAM

A special entertainment program
for adults is being held each We'd
nesday night at the Arlington Rec
reation Center, $3.50 Wilson boule-
ward. The program includes dancing
classes from 8 to Q pm, followed by
dancing until midnight.
Evening star., 1944-03-23
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

UNITED STATES HEAVY ENGLAND Mar 2
Delayed)-The first enlisted member
bomber to complete so opaonal missions in Western
Sergt James place Washington
D. G, once was motorman for the Capital Transit Co
Seg Mossey, the employ company August
he