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Evening star., 1944-09-13
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Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
AS through LIS good indefinite
ly. Each stamp worth 10 points.
Use of blue tokens to be discon-
tinued October /.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-S
through z-8 and AS through G-5
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. AL meats except beef
steaks, roast beef and choice cuts
Of lamb and pork are point free.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn In. The fact that lard,
shortening and cooking oils have
! been removed from the ration list
does not mean fat collection Is
less essential.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 30 through
80 valid for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for 5
pounds for home canning through
February %. 1945.
Gasoline-A-1l coupons good for 3
gallons each through November s.
B-3, B-4, C-3 and Ca coupons
good for gallons each.
Shoes-Airplaue stamps / and 2 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 /,
l9A-45 ration. also good for 10
r-n>,e l,nif
Evening star., 1944-09-13
7 Chinese Seamen Seized
In Hin Case 10 Be Deported

Two Chinese seamen, picked up by
police In their search for the slayers
Of Sam Hin, Chinese laundryman
found strangled In his shop at 1923
Fourteenth street NV. last Satur-
day, are in this country Illegally,
immigration authorities announced
yesterday.
Chuen Tse. 20, cook on q ship sunk
in the North Atlantic, was rescued
by the Coast Guard and put ashore
In this country at New Bedford,
Mass. Wong Gam. IS. police said,
deserted his ship in New York in
1912. Both have been working here
and gave their address as 1907 H
street NV. immigration authori-
ties said both would be deported to
India and thence to China.
Police homicide squad detectives,
meanwhile, admitted that they had
no clues to the solution Of the mur-
der.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Blood Donors Needed
As Quote Falls Short

Blood donors are urgently needed
to bring the current quota for dried
plasma to the required amount, Mrs
Loretta Bickford, director of the
District Red Cross Blood Donor
Center, announced today. Mrs. Bick-
ford said there was a drop of ap-
proximately 500 donors contributing
pints of blood last week, only 1922
persons appearing instead of the
1000 needed to reach the quota.
Persons desiring to contribute may
call without appointment at the
center, 81 Louisiana avenue NV
from IL am. to $50 pm. Thursday
II am. to pm. Friday, and 8 to
11:l5 am. Saturday. Appointments
for other hours may be made BY
calling District $500.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
0yerton Renominated
In Louisiana Primary
Over ; Opponents
BY the Associated Press,

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 13-Sen-
ator John H. Overton. who was first
elected to the Senate in 1882 with
the aid of the late Huey P. Long,
won denomination to a third con-
secutive term in yesterdays Demo-
cratic primary in Louisiana by an
overwhelming vote over three oppo-
nents.
The Democratic nomination Is
equivalent to election.
The entire incumbent Louisiana
House delegation, with the excep-
ton of Representative James H.
Morrison, appeared to have been
renominated along with Senator
Overflow on the basis of incomplete
unofficial returns.
These returns indicated Mr.. Nor
rison probably would be in a run
of against H. Alva Brumheld of
Baton Rouge in the 9th district.
The latest count gave Senator
Overton a majority of around As, 900
votes over the combined vote of his
opponents. The vote in 1920 of the
States 1871 precincts gave Overton
116, ,l89; E. A. Stephens, former pres
ident of the New Orleans Dock
Board, 53,l48; Griffin T. Hawkins,
district attorney at Lake Charles,
13,508, and Charles S.. Gerth, New
Orleans businessman, 5,286.
The 68-year-old Senator has
sponsored huge flood control pro-
grams for the lower Mississippi
Valley and has aided in the pas
sage of billions in appropriations
for the Navy. He is chairman of
Senate Subcommittee on Appropri-
ationS.
House members renominated were
Representatives F. Edward Hebert
OF the 1st district, Paul H. Maloney,
I'd district; former Representative
James Domengeaux, who resigned
to enter the Army, Sd district, un-
finished and full term; over
ton Brooks, 4th district; Charles
E. Mckenzie, 5th district (unop-
posed; Henry D. Larcade, 7th dis
trict, and A. Leonard Allen. 9Th
district (unopposed).
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Soldier Patients
To Hear Record
OF Dewey Speech

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's Louisville
speech, which was cut off the Walter
Reed radio sets by a sergeant's
efforts to comply with the Army's
regulations on political broadcasts,
will be delivered to the patients, a
hospital public relations officer said
today.
The officer said the War Depart
ment had given its approval of an
offer from the Republican National
Committee to provide a recording
playback equipment and operating
personnel.
The broadcast of the Republican
candidate was shut off Friday eve
ming by the sergeant in the hospital
control room because he had not
received authorization from his su-
periors to proceed with the program
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Citizens Group Denie!
County Merit System
Depends on Charter
Would Elect Candidates
Pledged to Support
Civil Service Law

1t is not necessary to change the
entire system of government in
Montgomery County. as proposed in
the charter, to effect a merit sys-
tenn for county employees. the Citi-
zens' Committee to Defeat the Char
ter said today.
Pointing out that proponents of
the charter have asserted that one
clear issue In the charter fight Is
merit system, the committee said
that to provide this it is only neces-
sary to elect q State Senator and
four of the six Representatives in
the House of Delegates pledged to
support q civil service law for the
county. This, the committee added,
would eliminate the need for adopt
ing q charter with all of the dan
gers Of new and untried system
of government in order to obtain
the "one clear issue of the cam
paign.
If the charter proponents can
not elect county delegation
pledged to the enactment of civil
service law how then could they
elect a majority to the first County
Council provided under the char
ter?" the committee asked.
The committee said that civil
service law would apply only to
county employees and to that por-
ton Of the county budget required
to pay their salaries. The total
county budget for this year is
1884 1926. while total salaries
are only sl89. .9S066, or approxi-
mately 5% per cent of the total
budget
Since 20 per cent of the county
budget is raised from profits of the
dispensary system, the county share
of State gasoline tax and other
indirect revenues. the amount that
charterites have limited their one
clear issue to include is actually
about 4 per cent of each county
real estate tax BILL" the committee
said. The civil service law, then
would be limited to improving these
services and economies"
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Six New Polio Cases
Reported as Rutland
Hits Diagnosis Errors
Health Officer Declares
Usual Tests for Disease
Often Are Not Made

Six new cases Of polio were re-
ported to the District. Health De-
partment today as DIR. George c.
Rutland, health officer. declared
private physicians had mistakenly
diagnosed some of the 2l5 cases re-
ported in Metropolitan Washington
area since July /.
Physicians should have greater
certainty" he said. 1T is not fair tc
report polio unless they do"
DR.. Rutland said later examina-
ton Of some patients by Health De-
partment specialists revealed no
'corroborative evidence" that the
original diagnosis of poliomyelitis
had been accurate. Physicians in
some cases reported polio where no
paralysis had set in and where NO
spinal puncture had been made to
check the leucocyte count in the
spinal fluid, the usual test for in
fantile paralysis. DR.. Rutland said.
Found Several Mistakes.
DR.. James G. Cumming, director
of the communicable disease depart
ment, explained that while about 40
per cent Of the total cases had been
non-pAralytic types in which the
muscles never would have been af-
fected, nonetheless his staff had
found several" cases of completely
mistaken diagnosis These discov-
cries sometimes were made when
the Health Department staff was
called to check the case at home.
he said, or when a Health Depart
ment ambulance had taken the
patient to the hospital and made
the check there.
The six cases reported today were
A 23-year-old girl from the North
west section and a 10-year-old boy
from Falls Church, Va, at Walter
Reed Hospital; 7-year-old girl
being treated at her home in the
Northeast section: an 18-months-old
boy from the Northwest section; a
2-year-old girl from the Southeast
section, and a 12-year-old boy from
Hamilton, Va, all at Childrens
Hospital.
OF the 215 cases reported, 12s
have been in the District and 80 in
surrounding counties.
Chain Call" System.
Another development in the polio
outbreak was report of q Chain
CALI system in the Northwest Sec
tion, in which group of mothers
were said to have called 10 or &c
friends, asking them in turn to cal
their friends to lombard school Off
cials with requests to postpone open.
ing of schools from September 10
One mother said she called 20
women urging them to ask officials
not to open the schools. She added
she had been told 300 or 400
mothers had joined the movement.
School officials reported no sud-
den influx Of calls, saying inquiry
had been steady but not impressive
for about two weeks. Few amothers
did more than inquire the date. it
was said. Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle,
president Of the Board of Education,
said the board would be guided by
the Health Department" in opening
the schools as. scheduled. DR.. Ruh-
land reiterated that he saw mo
value" in postponing opening.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Former Reporter Hurt
Seriously by Auto

James Van Sickle. 10, a former
reporter for the Washington Daily
News, was struck by an automobile
last night at Fourteenth and H
streets NV, police reported.
Mr.. Van Sickle. who lives at l7l3
r street NV. was taken to Emer.
gency Hospital, where his injuries
were diagnosed as a possible spine
fracture. He later was transferred
to Gallinger Hospital. His condi-
ton was said to be serious.
Police said the driver of the car
was Norman E. Cruit, Is, of ll07
Flower avenue. Takoma Park. Md.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
$84, 100000 Outlay
For Postwar Projects
Planned in District
FWA Report to House
Outlines Highway and
Public Works Proorum
By DON S. WARREN.

The District government is at
work on plans for postwar prof.
ects estimated to cost $84, 300 600,
according to report from the
Federal Works Agency released
today by the special House Com
mittee on Postwar Policy and
Planning.
The report dealt with the status
Of, plans for postwar projects
throughout the country as well as
tor the Capital. Chairman Colmer
referred it to subcommittee head
ed by Representative Lynch, Demo-
crat, of New York for analysis.
The District total included plans
In various stages for highway and
other public works.
Highway projects have an esti-
mated cost of s26,O7000O. They in
CluOC. ldilo III UllC SOlilJlCICd
stage, which would entail work
costing s7,598,000; projects in the
design stage. s12,104,0O0; plans in
the preliminary stage, $6,368,000.
Figures on Projects.
The report shows that tor other
public works the District is consid-
ering a program which would have
total cost of s58,830,000. OF this
total, plans are reported completed
for projects costing s22,437 900. In
the design stage were said to be
other projects costing S5,650,000. and
In the preliminary planning stage
were projects to cost $12,203 900.
The remainder of the total for
public works, or S18.540,0O0, was
listed as in the idea" stage.
The FWA report, which was based
on data collected by the District
Commissioners and Representatives
Of the States. was submitted at the
direction of the Colmer committee
A spokesman In the engineering de-
partment of the District govern
ment said, however. that the list of
postwar projects sent by the Com
missioners would not be exactly the
same as the FWA list, since the
latter list would include projects
with federally matched funds.
The FWA report shows that for
HE more than s22 100000 of public
works for which plans are completed
he District has $3.50, 900 on hand.
F8 National Program.
For the country as whole the re-
pcTt shows that the Public Roads
Administration and the highway de-
pAptments of the States and the
District, which have necessary au-
thority and finances for the drafting
bfIsadvance plans. have more than
b2dB, ,0O0, 900 of Federal aid and State
highway projects ready for con-
struction. In addition, there is
more than 1857 900 900 of work in
The design stage and more than
tl,000, 100000 in the preliminary
planning stage.
The report shows that the great
bulk of contemplated State and local
postwar public workers. other than
highways, is in the preliminary and
idea" stages. Nationally, completed
oians were found to represent a
total estimated cost, including land
purchase. of more than $969, 900 900;
preliminary plans, more than So
100000, 900. and plans in the idea"
'tage, more than $6,297, ,000, 900
Evening star., 1944-09-13

Asked how her family could have
survived in the bush, Miss McDon-
aid said quickly, You don't know
Guam. There are plenty Of things
you can catch for food"
Kin Contacted Tweed.
Her brother-in-law, Edward 2.
ICalvo, she said she had learned re-
Gently, was one of the Guam resi-
dents who contacted Warran Onicer
George r. Tweed, when he was
hiding from the Japanese. Their
meeting, she thought, took place
in 1942. Mr.. Tweed hid from the
Japs for 80 months on Guam.
Yesterday Miss Mcdonald received
q letter from young marine fighter
pilot. 1t. Gratian Meyer of POLL
South Dakota avenue NE, saying
he also had contacted her family
So far she has had no direct news
from them.
Miss Mcdonald is the daughter
Of John Francis Mcdonald, a ser.
geant in the marine detachment
which landed on Guam in 1899. Hel
mother was of Spanish descent.
Fulhlls Promise.
Her visit to the States was tt
fulfill a promise she had made a
the time Of her fathers death il
November, 1939-that she wouls
visit his sister, a Catholic nun, IL
the Villa Maria Convent in Balti
more. She has been at the Justic,
Department since February, l941
and lives at 2oOl South Dakot,
avcfae Sc. 80 .....
Al 10 her plans after the war sh
wants to go back-perhaps not +
her sixth -grade mathematic stu
dents Aut TO ths family.
"It's not that don't like it here.
she. explained with . note OF nostal
gtAg 1seeping into her voice. Blu
ittHbt home s..
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Bill to End Citizenship
OF Draft Evuders Passed
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The House today passed and sent
to the White House bill taking
away the citizenship of persons who
left the country to evade military
service.
Such persons would be perma-
nently excluded from admission to
the United States, except to tight
their cases In the courts. RI
Evening star., 1944-09-13

Capitol street underpass at Portland
street.
Poplar Point storm water sewer,
vicinity Of Howard road and LIN
coin place; Barry road between
Sumner road and Stevens avenue:
and Stevens avenue, Eaton and
Sumner roads, between Barry road
and Firth Sterling avenue Sc,
$72 500.
Stormwater sewers in the vicinity
OF Forester street and Galveston
place S. E.. Sl7,670; Irvington and
Joliet streets S.W.. $27 1856; Danbury
street Sc. $34,925: Elys Run trunk
sewer. vicinity Of East Capitol street
and Anacostia road, $3.50; Piney
Branch drainage channel. along
Piney Branch parkway between Six
teenth street ard Rock Greek
stream, $157 900; Rock Greek diver
sion sewer, along west side of Rock
Creek and Potomac parkways be-
tween Normanstone drive and Con-
necticut avenue, 100000: Watts
Branch flood control between Hunt
place and Forty-fourth street, and
for study and recommendations for
the Capitol Plaza and city relief
sewer. $75,000.
Relief Sewer Needed.
In connection with the study on
the relief sewer, it was said that
preliminary investigations have dis
closed a need for q relief sewer ex-
tending from the Anacostia River
east Of the Navy Yard northwest
erly to the vicinity of Union Sta
ton and then westward to the
neighborhood of Fifteenth street
and New York avenue NV.
THE sewer would pass through
the so or go acre plateau east Of the
Capitol, then through F and G
street areas just east Of Union Sta
ton, then into the T1ber Greek and
Easily Point areas" ...
Other storm water sewer projects
include r street. between Twenty
seventh and Twenty-ninth streets
Sc, $9,950: Otis place NE, vicinity
Of Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets, $18,750; Thirty-sixth and
Camden streets Sc, $37 500; Deane-
wood, NE. $4,000: East Capitol
street between Benning road and
Forty sixth street, $4,000; vicinity
of Third street and Livingston road
Sc, $4,000; Springland lane be-
tween Idaho avenue and Reno road
NV, $4,000; outlet for Wisconsin
avenue storm water sewers, $4,000,
and Barnaby street NV, $13,50O.
For capital outlay the Water De-
partment seeks 81 ,095 900 in 1946, as
compared with the $500 appro-
priated in 1945. The water fund,
consisting Of receipts from the sale
Of water, water main assessments,
interest on investments, unexpired
appropriations and unobligated bal
ances, is estimated at $4,302, AZ for
1916. -
To aid Anacostia, It is proposed to
spend $65, 900 to reinforce the 'low
service area piping" An additional
$700 900 is sought for . reinforcing
duplicate trunk water main In the
northerly area.
A breakdown by groups follows:
Evening star., 1944-09-13
BY BERTHA SHAFER.

BY BERTHA SHAFER.
Three years ago . young school
teacher boarded the Clipper In
Guam for her first trip to the
United States. She was the daugh-
ter Of . retired marine sergeant
who had settled N Guam, married
and raised his family there.
Two days after she sailed from
Honolulu on the last lap of her Jour-
ney to, the States, the japanese at
tackled Pearl Harbor. Guam fell
And for almost three years Miss
Elizabeth Mcdonald. now Justice
Department employe, had no word
from her mother. three sisters, two
brothers, brother -in-law and three
nephews on Guam.
Il tried every means-the Red
Cross, the State, War and Navy De-
partments," she told reporters yes
terday at the Justice Department
Il couldn't get any news. through.
Finally Gets Action.
When the marines reconquered
Guam last month, she called the
Marine Corps Public Relations
Within few days a Marine Corps
combat correspondent had located
the Mcdonald family. He forwarded
to Washington q picture OF them
which was presented to the slim
brunette docket clerk, yesterday, by
James p McGranerv assistapt r.
the Attorney General.
The news Miss Mcdonald has hac
OF her family is rather sketchy
When American naval lombard.
ment destroyed their home, they
escaped into the bush. Some tim.
later they were apprehended ane
placed in . Japanese concentration
camp, where they remained unit
freed by the marines. One sister 1
seriously i'll with pneumonia In /.
Navy hospital, but the others ar,
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Arlington ~ Group to Meet

The Arlington YMCA Organiza-
ton Committee will hold a mass
meeting at 8:l5 pm. Friday at the
Colonial Village Lounge, Wilson
boulevard and Troy street. Reports
of various committees will be read.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
akdown by groups follows:
1Q45. 1046.
IS, ,288 ZIG s., OCT ,507
South Dukotons PIon Cruise

The South Dakota State Society
will hold It's annual moonlight cruise
on the s. S. Potomac at $50 pm.
Friday. Names of ticket sellers may
be obtained by calling the ofnces OF
South Dakota's members Of Con-
Rress.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Would End Floods.

Storm water sewer from Second
and Portland streets to Fifth and
Lebaum streets Sc, $09, 500. Com
bined with another sewer project, 1t
lis to eliminate flooding Of South
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-24
Fiberglas Dustop
Furnace Filters

Filter illustrated is Available
in nine sizes. Replace worn out
filters for better heating and
lower fuel costs. Screens dirt.
81 and $3.50
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-24
eMusica e
On OC43

CROSSE lie, Sept. %.
THE Friday Musicale will have
L its first meeting of the sea-
son on Oct. 13 at the home Of
Mrs. John KarmaZin. The solo
list for the afternoon will be
Emily Mutter Adams, violinist,
accompanied by Margaret Man
nebach, both of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra.
An annual event scheduled for
Sept. % is the Bishops dinner
which will be held in St. James
parish house with the vestries
of all down river Episcopal
churches as guests. In charge
of the affair are:
Leslie sehmidtks. Edgar Kessler
chairman James Reed
Stewart Evans Harlan Droege
Albert Beck John WALL Jr,
George Fisher James McElroy
Vincent Brow
Katie Corbett, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Corbett
III, left for New York Univer-
sity where she will study for her
masters degree. Mrs. Corbett
accompanied her and will be the
guest for several days of Mrs.
Edith Meiser Mcknight who is
currently appearing in Mexican
Hayride.
Edward L. Anderson III, who
has spent the summer with his
grandmother. Mrs. F. p. Ander-
son, left Thursday for Green
witch, Conn, where he is teach
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Bowen
have purchased the William
Stadler house in the Jewell COL
ony and will take possession
Oct. /. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
O'Neal, who have occupied the
house for several years, are
leaving to make their home in
st. Louis.
Mrs. John Brodhead, who has
spent the summer at Point aux
Barques. is the guest this week
of the John M. Mayors en- route
to her home in st. Louis.
Judy Mayors, who has been
visiting her parents for two
weeks, is leaving today for the
DevereauX School in Devon, Pa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-24

drive. will leave early in the
week for Great Darlington,
Mass. Marjorie will attend the
Darlington School.
Ensign Richard M. Brandt is
spending this week with his
mother, Mrs, A. j. Brandt of
kenneSaw avenue.
Virginia Hood entertained at
luncheon on Wednesday for
SaHdFa Britt of Dearborn, who
was her house guest.
Aviation Machinist Mate lie
and Mrs. Charles William Car
rick arrived home Wednesday
from Norman, Okla, for a brief
furlough. They will divide their
time between the homes of both
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul f. Carrick of Fairfax road
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lenard
JuhI of IaUdprdale drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-24
Parties

BIRMINGHAM, Sept q.

BIRMINGHAM, sept. =,
A FESTIVE week Of entertain
"a ing has been IN order fer
friends Of Mrs. LcClcr Paxton
of Pasadena. Cal. who arrived
last Sunday as The house guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. !. Robert
Moshy Of Shirley drive Mrs.
Paxton is a former resident Of
birmingham and IS on her first
visit here in FIVE years
Mrs. William <. Sproulton,
Tuesday, gave breakfast
party and Mrs. .MoSby and Mrs.
Malcolm W. Welty were CO.
hosiesseS al d large tea on
Wednesday for Mrs. Paxton at
the MoSby home. Assisting
during the afternoon were
MEsDAMEs
W G sproun RuKscl Barnes
Richard & Campbell C-HnEh- N-hliela0-
william Reno Austin Harmon
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard l..
Campbell are entertaining this
Sunday at their home in Ram
dali Court, on Monday, Mrs.
c. c. Hood will entertain at
luncheon for the visitor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-24
Civic Pride=G
Beams 2Oth Year

CIVIC PRID + ASSOCIA-
-Tf0N- viii iaaneh- its twentieth
year of activities with a meet
ing Wednesday at 2 p. m. in the
Book Cadillac Hotel. Guest
speakers at the meeting will be
Mayor Edward j. JeffrieS. War
rem Bow, superintendent of
schools, and Harry Shearer of
the Detroit Board of Commerce.
A Red Cross display will be
presented by Mrs. T. E. Ouel-
lette. Mrs. Leo j. Davis, presi-
dent, will discuss plans for the
various community projects in
Guiding fire prevention and rat
determination in the city.