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Evening star., 1944-12-08
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Canned Goods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8; AS
through Us and Az and b.
good Indefinitely for 10 points
each. Next stamps to be validated
January l.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps AS
through Z-8 and AS through S-5
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. Next stamps to be validated
December 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn In.
Susar-Book No. 4 stamps 80 through
"a valid for pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-A-13 coupons good for 4
gallons each through December
II: ALA coupons valid for 4
gallons each on December %
B-4, ca, BIS and C-5 coupons
good for gallons each.
shoes-Airplane stamps /, and 8
IN Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and S cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81, 1945. Period l,
lS44-5 ration, also good for 10
gallons unit. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than 2l per cent of their ration as
OF December 1.
Evening star., 1944-12-08

papers. When he collects from his
patrons each week, he carefully
slows the money away until he has
enough for a bond. Before he de-
ivered papers he was a magazine
salesman and he put the money he
made doing that in bonds too.
Besides buying bonds, Howard
helps collect scrap paper, and in
the days of blackout practice he
was chief messenger for his OCD
area. He's Boy Scout and has a
9.4 average in the eighth grade at
Powell Junior High School.
Howard likes football lot. It's
his favorite sport, and he plays
with a gang of the fellows" every
Saturday. There isn't any other
time for it because his paper route
keeps him busy from the time he
comes home from school until almost
suppertime.
However, he says. "Therell be time
for that later'-when he goes to
Central High, or in between his
study of law or medicine (he hasn't
decided which, later on. His dad
was sergeant in the last war
and Howard says he's doing his best
to do his part in this one.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
{. jackson 0rrison Named
To Alexandra Ration Post

Appointment of C. jackson Or
rison. sos North Washington street,
Alexandria, as chairman of the gas
oline panel of the Alexandria Ration
Board, was announced yesterday by
Henry O'Bannon Cooper, board
chairman. Mr. Orrison will succeed
E. E. Harrington. who resigned.
Appointment of Miss Barbara
Thompson as chief food clerk also
was announced. Miss Thompson,
who has been employed by the
board for over a year, will succeed
Mrs. Julia Hennage, resigned.
Mayor William T. wilkins is ex-
pected to sign an imitation
proclamation Monday night at a
consumers meeting called by the
ration board. City officials and rep
resentatives of civic groups have
been asked to attend the meeting
at which the consumers part in the
coming anti-inf1ation campaign will
be discussed.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Silver Theater Will Hold
War Bond Derby Toniaht

A War Bond rally will be held
tonight at the Silver Theater in
Silver Spring, as a Maryland War
Bond Derby.
A 20-foot model of a race track.
complete with grandstand and start.
ing gates, will be on the stage,
Competing for prizes will be fiye
girls wearing regulation Jockey silks
They are Beverly Newcomb, Libby
Herdtfelder, Dorothy Drewyer, Betty
Hlnkson and Ruth Killen.
Jerry Strong. radio personality,
Will be official starter. The Judges
Will be Willard Sawyer and Charles
H. Kopeland.
At the starting bell patrons of the
theater will be asked to help their
1avorltes around the track by bid.
ding War Bond pledges. Each pur-
chase OF $25 bond will advance 4
girl one peg nearer the finish line,
There will be five races, with 81 900
In pledges completing each race.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Restaurant Man
Freed in Staying
Over Cigarettes

James L. Webster, a, colored.
proprietor of an Alexandria restau.
rant, was free today Of a charge Of
felonious assault in the fatal shoot.
ing last Friday of James jackson
81, colored, in an argument over the
purchase Of cigarettes. The charge
was nolle-prossed yesterday in Alex
andria Civil and Police Court.
According to Witnesses, jackson
threatened a waitress in the res
taurant, located at 1902 Madison
street, with knife when she res,,sed
to sell him more than one psckase
Of cigarettes.
When Webster came to the sirl,a
aid, witnesses said, jackson pulled
q pistol and fired five shots, An az
which went wild. Webster then shot
jackson three times. He diel
Sunday.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Arlington Ace Bags 18th Jap;
Is O'Bqnnon Shippers Brother

Little Helena" because of her fight
ing resemblance to the cruiser Hell
ena, was awarded the presidential
citation for her outstanding per-
formance" in which she took a
tremendous toll" of japanese ships
in year Of fighting.
Comdr. Macdonald, her skipper,
whom the Navy said is one of the
most decorated officers, has the Sill
yer Star and the Gold Star awarded
in lieu of third Silver Star; the
Navy Cross, the Legion of Merit,
with gold star signifying a second
award of the decoration; the presi-
Dental unit citation, and a letter
Of merit.
The second brother, 1t. Comdr
Harold A. Macdonald, is in the
Navy Department here.
A native of Pennsylvania, Col.
Macdonald entered the Army Air
Forces soon after graduating from
Louisiana State University, and was
stationed In Hawaii at the time of
the Japanese attack on Pearl Har-
Dor.
His wife, Mrs. Dorothy MacDon-
aid, whom he married while sta
toned In Hawaii, and their one
year-old son, Cary, are spending
the winter in st. Petersburg. Fla.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Sergi, Bratoher's S Friend,
Held for Hittinq Witness

United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage today ordered
Thompson Carver Sergi, 49, of 1735
I street NV, held for removal to
Alexandria where he faces charges
Of assaulting prosecution witness
during the draft-evasion trial of
his friend, Everett NJ (Washie)
Bratcher.
According to the FBI, Sergi hit
Jack Endler, a radio announcer, in
the witness room during the trial
of. the Washington band leader
after an argument.
Bratcher was later convicted of
draft evasion charges by an Alex
andria jury.
Sergi was indicted Monday in the
assault, which allegedly took place
on a Government reservation, the
Post Office Building in Alexandria.
The defendant, who was employed
as a clerk in the Office of Chief
of Army Chaplains, was released
under $500 bond for appearance in
Alexandria Monday.
Evening star., 1944-12-08

There's sign hanging on the
wall behind Howard's bed that
says, Your War Bonds Are a Stake
in the Future" Howard thinks that
sign is just about right. He's going
to put himself through Harvard
University (as plans go now with
the bonds he buys from money
earned delivering The Star every
day.
Howar d-who is Howard H.
Mcclure, jr., 13 years old, the son
of an assistant to the Secretary
of Commerce, and Mrs. Mcclure, an
art teacher-buys bonds with every
penny he makes from his paper
route. Yesterday he bought another
500 bond, making a total of $1,000
worth he's bought since Pearl
Harbor.
His room at home. 1901 Columbia
road NV, is papered with patriotic
posters-"Back the Attack" The
-Four Freedoms"-and others de-
picting the soldiers and sailors a
few years older than Howard who
are firing the guns his bonds buy.
Every day for more than a year,
Howard, accompanied by his dog
Boots" has delivered about 140
Evening star., 1944-12-08
ArIinetonMonS Sentenced
In Stolen Whisky Case

Bryan Emerson Hughes, SIS
Twentieth street, Arlington, was
sentenced to year and day in the
State Penitentiary by Judge Sterling
Hutcheson in Federal District Court
in Alexandria yesterday on a charge
of possession of liquor, allegedly
stolen from an interstate shipment
at Potomac Yards on May 81.
At the same time, the case of
John r. Green, 2239 Shannon place,
Washington, who was charged with
theft of the liquor, was continued,
Assistant United States Attorney
George Humrickhouse said.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Civic Group to Discuss
Proposed Hiohwuv

A special meeting of the Wood
side Civic Association has been
called for 8 o'clock tonight to dis
cuss the proposed northern parkway,
which would pass through Woodside
by way of Anson street. The meet
ing will be held at the home of the
president. Jackson c. Lusby, 1901
First avenue.
Fred w. Tuemmler, planning di-
rector of the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, has been invited to attend
Irwin w. Kaplan, chief engineer OF
the planning agency, also has been
asked to be present. The project,
when completed, will be part of
superhighway from the District
and the suburban county to Balti-
more
Evening star., 1944-12-08

He moved to Takoma Park in 1912
as superintendent of the publishing
house, a position he filled until he
became treasurer of the Review and
Herald in 1926. In 1881 he became
general manager of the publishing
house, serving in that. capacity until
he became superintendent again in
1896.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Fanny Richmond, 9 Pine avenue,
Takoma Park; a son, Ivan Rich
mond, an employe of the Govern
ment Printing Office here, and a
daughter, Mrs John B. Corey,
Youngstown. N. Y.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
William 6. Brewer Dies
Al Jacksonville, Md.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DAWSONVILLE, Md, Dec. g.
William G. Brewer, retired farmer
and well-known resident Of Upper
Montgomery County. died of a heart
attack at the home of his SON. in law
and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
D. Byrd, near here. Wednesday
night. He would have been 95 next
month.
He is survived by 10 children
Mrs. Joseph B. Pyles. Mrs. Harvey
j. White, George w. Brewer, Pooles-
vile; Newton Brewer. Barnesville
Mrs. May Cramer and Mrs Lyle
Mason, Washington; Mrs D. Herbert
Shreve, Kensington; Milton w
Brewer, Pasaquala, Miss; j. Burch
Brewer. Detroit, and Mrs. Byrd. He
also leaves seven grandchildren
three great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at II
am. tomorrow at the Byrd home
Elder H. H. Lefferts, Leesburg, Va
Of the Primitive Baptist Church vii
of1ciate and burial will be in Mo-
nocacy Cemetery, Beallsville
Mr.. Brewer was a son of the late
George and Aletha Brewer and wa.
a lifelong resident of the Poolesville
and Dawsonville neighborhoods.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Alexandra Legion Post
Buys Gifts for Disabled

Alexandria American Legion Post.
NO. "a, and its auxiliary are Good
Grating with the National American
Legion plan Of supplying Christmas
gifts for disabled service men and
women in Government hospitals.
and December Is has been set as the
deadline for the purchase of. gifts,
according to Jones Cox, Legion post
commander.
Most OF the city's retail stores
have agreed to cooperate with the
plan by holding gifts purchased to
be called for by members of the LIE.
g1on Committee. Gifts may be de-
liVered at Gadsby's Tavern daily
from 10 am. to pm. or after 7
pm. IN the Legion clubroom of the
tavern. Gifts of food are not &C.
ceptable, Mr.. Cox said.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Senate Is Expected
To Act Today on
III District Bills

The Senate is expected to act to-
day on II District bills, now on the
Senate calendar. Most of these al
ready have been passed by the
House and with Senate approval will
be sent to the White House to be
signed into law.
Chairman Bilbo of the Senate Dis
trict Committee sought to bring up
the bills for action late yesterday
but Senator White, Republican, OF
Maine, the minority leader. inter-
posed the objection that it was very
late in the day and only few Sen
ators were on the floor.
Senator White said he had can
vassed some of the minority men,
bers of the District Committee, in
cluding Senator Burton Of Ohio, who
had made a painstaking check o.
the pending legislation, and had
found no objection. but he though,
1t should go over until a larger rep
resentation was present. Senator
White added he could aid in passag.
of the bills.
Overton Asks Time Limit.
Senator Overton. Democrat, O
Louisiana, suggested there be az
agreement to vote on the Distric
bills not later than pm. today
but Senator Hill, Democrat, of Ala
bama. acting majority leader, per
suaded the District-minded legisla.
tors to let it stand with a notice te
the Senate it was the intention tt
take up and act on all the District
measures before the end of today's
session.
Among the more important Dis
trict measures awaiting action are
those to broaden the administrative
powers Of the Commissioners, to
make all government restaurants in
Washington subject to District
Health Department inspection and
regulation; to revamp the tax and
financial systems of the District
Boxing Commission and to create a
commission to have plans drafted
for self -liquidating" Washington
National Stadium.
Meanwhile, Chairman Randolph
Of the House District Committee
planned to bring before the House
on Monday. or as soon as the legis-
lative situation will permit, a bill
approved yesterday by the commit
tee to authorize the use of city funds
to support the Metropolitan Police
Department Band, under certain
restrictions.
Action on Stadium Doubted.
Representative Harris, Democrat
Of Arkansas, said last night he
thought there was little hope" Of
action at this session on bills au-
thorizing an actual start as soor
as priorities permit on construc.
ton Of the proposed war memoria
stadium, since so few days are left
in the Seventy-eighth Congress.
However, Mr.. Harris said. If tn.
Senate should pass the pending
Bilbo measure for a commission
study of plans, he was prepared tt
call for immediate consideration O.
this measure by the Recreation
Committee of the House District
Committee. which he heads.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
jameson Again Heads
Visiting Nurse Service

Donald E. Jameson was reelected
president of the Alexandria Visiting
Nurse Service at meeting of the
Board of Directors last night. Mr..
Jameson has served as president
since the service was organized in
January.
Other officers include Thomas j.
Gore, vice president; Mrs. Rathbone
Smith, secretary, and Bedford Penn.
reelected treasurer.
At the same time, the board ac-
cepted the designations of the Rev.
Fred V. Poag and Miss Elsie Witchen
and elected Miss Phoebe Arrow
smith and Miss Anne jenkins to
the vacancies
Evening star., 1944-12-08
PrinceGeorges
Citizens Back
Bond Issue
Seek Million Dollars
For County Postwar
Improvement Program

The Prince Georges County Fed.
Grafton OF Citizens Associations has
added its support to the movement
for 81 900 900 bond issue for post
war improvements in the Metro.
politan Area Of the county.
The federation, which met last
night in the County Service Build
ing, Hyattsville, also indorsed q pro-
posal by residents of Cottage CITY
and Colmar Manor to introduce q
bill in the State Legislature pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor other than
beer and wine in the two towns.
The bond issue was among IL pro-
posas recommended by the fedora
ton for adoption at the 1945 session
OF the Legislature. Other proposed
bills would increase the county DO
lice force, provide for the reregistra-
tlon OF all county voters prior to the
l946 general election, enable the "A
special Improvements districts to
share in the State income tax re.
fund on the same basis as incor-
porated towns, provide for appoint-
ment OF a county engineer and re.
qulre the county commissioners to
meet on alternate Tuesdays at
Hyattsville instead of every Tues
day at Upper Marlboro, as at pres
ent.
Education Program Approved.
In addition, the Federation ap.
proved a five-point program pre.
sented by c. Paul Barnhart, presi.
dent OF the County Teachers Asso.
clatlon for the improvement of edu-
catlonal standards throughout ths
state. The program would estab-
llsh a 12-year school system, in.
crease teacher salaries to a mini.
mum of $500 a year, reduce the
present load of 40 pupils per teacher
to IS, eliminate tuition at Stata
teachers colleges and expand school
and public libraries.
Declaring that a $1,000, 900 bond
issue is urgently needed" r. How
ard Duckett said adoption of such
bill would result in an increase of
only about cents per 500 assessed
valuation in the tax bills of residents
OF the Metropolitan Area, in which
the money would be spent.
The roads entering the county
from Washington desperately need
Improvement while the entrance to
this county through Capitol Heights
is disgraeeful," Mr.. Duckett de.
clared.
Cross-County Highway UrSed.
He also suggested that part of the
money be used for construction of \
cross-county highway and for 4
tree e-planting program.
We live along two sides of thu
National Capital. which is growing
rapidly and overflowing into the
metropolitan Area of Prince Georges
/ County, and we must do all we car
| to attract the kind of people v,
want to live in this county" Mr.
Duckett said.
Sergt. Fred T. Ridgeway, who op.
posed the proposal, said Vansyills
district. IN which he lives, has re-.
received virtually no improvement,
from the $500, 900 bond issue au-
thorized by the county commits.
sloners four years ago, although
Vansville Is within the Metropolitan
Area
We have no street lights, sew
age or water and our roads are In
terrible shape" Sergt. Ridgeway as
serted. Il don't mind paying taxes
as long as I get something for
them
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Clio Convention
Giiyesveterans
Seniority Pledge
Continuance of PAC
J Program in Maryland
Also Is Voted

The Maryland and District of Co.
lumbia CIO Industrial Union Council
was ready to wind up its three-day
session today after pledging con-
tinuance of the CIO political action
program in Maryland and protection
Of seniority rights for servicemen.
Speakers today will include James
B. Carey, secretary-treasurer of the
national CIO, and Van Bittner,
executive vice president of the
United Steel Workers (CIO). The
final order of business will be elec-
tion Of officers Incumbents, headed
by Ulsse de Dominicis, president,
were expected to have little opposi-
ton.
The resolution to continue and
strengthen the Political Action Com
mittee in Maryland was approved
yesterday soon after Tom Connor,
State CIO political director, told the
20 delegates that the PAC had dis
trlbuted more than 1000, 900 pieces
OF literature throughout the State
during the last election campaign
and that the organization was pri-
marily responsible for overcoming
the lethargy of voters in the State.
Wants Active Organization.
He urged that the PAC be con-
tinued, mot as static committee
setup," but as an active organization
penetrating into every ward and
precinct
Besides guaranteeing the rights OF
returning veterans to their old jobs
the resolution pledging seniority
protection to veterans would pro-
vide seniority equivalent to the
length of service in the armed forces
to veterans entering industry for the
first time. The convention further
pledged itself to continue the pol
icy OF waving initiation fees fol-
such veterans and to help former
servicemen obtain jobs, retraining
and rehabilitation.
At the same time, the delegates
took a stand against any policy
whereby workers without war serv-
ice but with long seniority would be
thrown out of their jobs to make
room for returning servicemen.
I'VE deplore the action of certain
administrative officials who have
promoted the idea among veterans
that their way of securing jobs is
through displacing workers with
long seniority" the resolution stated
Would Create Conflict.
THE application of any such
practice would only create a con-
f1ict between the veterans of this
war and the veterans Of the last
war or between veterans and other
workers who were deferred not be-
cause Of their request but in the
interest of the war effort"
Appointment of a permanent COM
mittee to work for removal OF racial
discrimination and for the creation
Of a Maryland Fair EMPLOYMENT
Committee, modelled after the Presi-
dents Fair Employment Practices
Committee, was urged in another
resolution. Enactment of civil rights
legislation here and in Maryland
also were sought.
Three veterans of the. present war
addressed the convention yesterday
afternoon to press for maximum
of war materials. They
were Pfc. Frank Gilbert, Pvt. Joe
Raul and Pvt. Robert Barnett.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Funeral Services Held
For Henry Mcdaniel
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatCn 10 ne ctdf
PURCELLVILLE, Va. Dec. s.
Funeral services for Henry Turner
Mcdaniel. go. former Purcellville
businessman, who died Tuesday at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Ollie M
Frame, after a long illness, were
held yesterday. Burial followed in
Hillsboro Cemetery
A lifelong resident of Loudoun
County, Mr.. Mcdaniel had lived in
Purcellville since 1914. He was in
terested in baseball and devoted
much of his time to the sport.
His wife, Mrs. Jeannette S. Nc
Daniel, died in 1928. In addition to
his sister, he is survived by grand
son, George Mcdaniel; three broth
ers and three other sisters
Evening star., 1944-12-08

Col. Macdonald, 20, and the
youngest of three brothers, entered
the Army Air Forces after he failed
to get an appointment to the Naval
Academy, from which his two older
brothers were graduated. Although
the youngest in the family, he now
outranks his brothers, both Of whom
are lieutenant commanders.
The O'Bannon, nicknamed the
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Virginia Draft 10 Speed Up
Early in 1945, Neal Says
Ey the Associated Press.

Ev the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 8.-Vir-
ginia may expect speeded-up selec-
tive service calls during the early
months of 1945. Col. Mills F. Neal.
State director. said yesterday.
Men in the under-26-a bracket
are being exhausted, and men in the
26-29-year group probably will make
up the groups to be inducted during
the coming months, he said.
Virginia men are being discharged
at rate of 10 day, which is in
the neighborhood of the number of
men being inducted, Col. Neal said.
Evening star., 1944-12-08

Park, Md, died
last night in
Wash / n 6 t o n
Sanitarium and
Hospital otter a
tWo-week Eness.
A native of
Leslie, Mich, Mr..
Richmond had
been connected
with the Review
and Herald since
the late COS,
when the publi-
cations head
quarters were To-
Gated at Battle
Craek Mich
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Meat Dealers Face
|0PA Prosecution for
Misleading Buyers

The District Office of Price Ad-
ministration is preparing to take
legal action against a number of
meat retailers involving, among
other things, charges that they sold
point-free utility meat to consumers
for the better grades of meat which
require points, it was learned today.
A drive against black-market deal
ings on the part of some retailers
has been under way for some time,
and results can be expected within
week, an OPA official said.
Action will take the form of GRIM
inal suits. injunction suits and the
service Of notices to appear for
formal suspension hearings, it was
learned.
Grocer Accused.
Opening gun in a related drive
aimed at the retail grocery trade
was fired yesterday when the agency
filed suit in District Court asking
that Louis Deckelbaum, trading as
the Belvedere Market, 1900 block OF
M street NV, be enjoined from
selling at above-ceiling prices.
The suit, filed by Chief Enforce
ment Attorney John L. Laskey
charged Deckelbaum with selling
groceries above the ceilings, of fail
ing to post ceiling prices and OF
drawing checks on his ration ac-
count without having sufficient
points on deposit.
Deckelbaum figured in the Stables
Restaurant case last summer when
he testified that the OPA had prom
ised him immunity If he supplied
the agency with information or
alleged black-market dealings hi
had with the restaurant.
Final Hearing Set.
Justice Matthew F. MCGUIRE o.
District Court yesterday set Decem.
Der 13 as the date for final hearing
lin the Stables case. Counsel fo
the restaurant is seeking a cour
injunction to prevent the OPA from
suspending the right of the estab
lishment to deal in rationed foods
j The restaurant was charged orig
inally with acquiring meat withou
ration points.
Through a restraining order is
sued by Justice Mcclure on No
vember ~, the OPA was prevented
from enforcing the suspension. ordel
until yesterday. In setting the tria
date for December 13, Justice Nc.
Guire signed an order extending
the restraining order against the
OPA until then.
The OPA reported yesterday thai
| it had received hundreds" of calls
from housewives in the past few
months that they had been sole
utility meat for the better grades