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Evening star., 1944-12-11
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Canned Goods, Etc.-Book No. 4
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8; Az
through rs 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.
Sugar-Book No. 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
81. ALA coupons valid for 4
gallons each on December %
B-4, Ca. BIS and C-5 coupons
good for gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps 1, 2 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 1,
1s44-5 ration, also good for 10
gallons a unit.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
300 High School Pupils
Aid in Post Office Rush

The first group of 300 high school
boys and girls start to work this
afternoon to help the Washington
Post ONCE in handling the Christ
mas rush.
Postmaster v. C. Burke said an
additional 400 boys and girls will re-
port tomorrow and ultimately 1900
will be employed. One third of that
number will be girls.
Until Saturday the high school
employees will work part time. Next
week, Mr.. Burke said, the Board OF
Education has arranged to allow
students available for postal work
who have satisfactory grades to be
excused from school to work full
time.
The base pay is rs cents an hour
The work is expected to be COM
pleted for the most part by Decem-
ber 49,
Evening star., 1944-12-11

She does not like the picture OF
his mother that the President keeps
behind his desk either, she con-
tinued. The walls Of her own room
were covered with pictures of the
President, their children and her
friends.
"He takes handsome picture, :"
she said. Many of the pictures
ranging from their early married
days to the present, were inscribed
by the President: ITO E. r. with
F. D. RS love-"
The public has been excluded
'front.' tours Of the White House
since the war began. Mrs. Roose-
velt, however, has started a custom
of bringing each week group o1
veterans from the Bethesda Nava.
Hospital and from Walter Reed Hos
pital to see the White House ano
have tea. The boys like to see the
bed Lincoln slept in and the china
room, with samples of china used
in each administration, Mrs. Roose-
velt said.
Reporters were taken further into
the living quarters Of the Roosevelt
family than most groups-so fal
that one reporter peering into Mrs
Rooseyelt's bedroom was barked al
warningly by two dogs belonging te
her daughter, Mrs. Anna Boettiger
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Drop in Autos Here Is Heaviest
In US. Despite Population Boom

cent more automobiles than in 1941.
Truck and commercial Car regis
trations were not included in the
report.
William A. Van Duzer, District
traffic director, gave these figures
for registration of passenger cars
in Washington for December for the
four years 1941-1944; 1941, $4,000;
1912, 135.60O; l943, 111,550; 1914,
1o4,0 900.
This is a decline of 80 per cent.
Mr.. Van Duzer said the larger de-
cline noted in the Polk survey prob
ably was caused by comparing De-
cember, 1941, with July, 1914. He
explained that the registration year
begins in April. After the initial
registration of cars currently in use
the figure slowly increases until
close of registration the following
March. The Polk survey, he pointed
out, compared the ninth month of
1941 registration with the third
month of 1914 registration.
Evening star., 1944-12-11

Decline of the number Of auto
mobiles in Washington since Pearl
Harbor has been at a greater per-
centage than any city in the coun-
try, although the Capital has had
one of the greatest wartime popula-
ton increase among the Nation S
larger cities.
This was revealed in report OF
the r. L. Polk g. Co., statisticians
of the automobile industry, made
public today. The percentage of de-
cline here is 37.58.
More than 1851 900 automobiles
have disappeared since Pearl Har-
bor. At that time there were 81
700,011 automobiles in the Nation
In July of this year there were a.
048,711. The decline has been steady
as the end Of the year approaches
East and Midwest suffered the
heaviest losses and South and West
Coast regions the least. Arkansas
led the four States which have
shown an increase, with Its per
Evening star., 1944-12-11
D. {. Papertroopers
Turn In Collections
That Indicate Record

Washington's Papertrooper Bri-
gade and other school children CO.
operating in The Evening Star-PTA
Salvage for Victory program today
are starting the next to the last
week of wastepaper collections be-
fore the Christmas holidays with
the same enthusiasm as last week
Then nearly quarter of a million
pounds were picked up. Early re-
ports today indicated weights much
heavier than usual.
Mcfarland Junior High School
jumped into first place in total
weight last week with 1888
pounds. The other schools in the
first 20 with their poundage are
Lafay $3.50: Kingsman, u.s.
057; Buchanan, 71,007: Gordon, 5S,-
189; Hearst, 55,101; jefferson, 50,-
978; Blow, 46,425; Benning, 45,232;
Bryan, 42,448; Noyes, 41,910; Hill
ton-Peabody, 41.369; West, 41,3O3;
Seaton, ,705; Randall, 40,849; Orr,
4O,742; Murch, 38,731; Stoddert, &c.
ITO; Beers, 1924; Deal, $500.
Twenty-Five schools have made
the roll of honor with records Of
100 pounds per capita or better.
They are Taylor, 246; Hearst, 215;
Pierce, 1911; Blow, 1888; West, 1862;
Kingsman, 146; Grant, 15S; Oyster,
IA; Hardy, 1874; Fillmore, 1872;
Blair, 129; Orr, 1874; Buchanan, 123;
Lafayette, 122; Brookland, 116; Sea-
ton. 113; Noyes, 112; Macfarland,
110; Madison, 109; Stoddert,, 106;
Bancroft, 103; Murch, 102; Hayes,
102; Hilton-Peabody, 102, and Gage,
101.
Collections in the second district
tomorrow, together with the leaders
and their poundage to date, will be
as follows:
Evening star., 1944-12-11

"A letter from the youthful
editor OF the Ne,D Moon to the
editor OF The Star appears on the
editorial page in this iSSue.J
At the age of Is, James A. Lemon
is not carrying paper route, but
getting out a newspaper.
It's a community paper for Ana
costa and Congress Heights ano
it's called the New Moon. Anc
James, better known as Jim, puts
it together almost single-handed
At least he collects the news ano
advertising, writes the editorials
and converts the type into print
on a hand press at his publication
office in the basement of his home
3213 Twelfth street Sc.
Some other kids, Jim confided
are helping him distribute it. 81
don't quite have time for that" he
explained.
After all, he has to go to school
Jim is in the tenth grade at Ana
costa High School.
1000 in This Issue.
The New Moon has been pub
iished for eight months, but the
current. December, issue of the
monthly is the first in the new
enlarged formal and Jim printed
1000 of this number, giving away
good many around Anacostia and
Congress Heights to introduce it to
those who didn't know it. The
issue contains quite a lot of ad-
vertising-enough, the editor dis
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Commissioner Mason
Takes Second Term Oath

In a two-minute ceremony before
about 20 District officials and
friends, Guy Mason was sworn in
today for his second term as Dis
trict Commissioner.
After the ceremony, Commissioner
John Russell Young was reelected
president of the Board Of Commits
sioners, and Mr.. Mason was renamed
vice chairman. The commissioners
will supervise the same departments
that they have in the past.
Mr.. Mason took the oath from
Charles E. Stewart, clerk of District
Court, as he did three years ago.
Asked to make speech. Mr.. Mason
merely said, II am just har-y to be
here"
Evening star., 1944-12-11
New Officers Installed
By Church of PILGRIMS

-Four elders and seven deacons
were Installed yesterday at the
Presbyterian Church of the Pilgrims
at TWenty-second and P streets
NV. The pastor, the Rev. DR.. An
drew R. Bird, preached the ordi-
nation sermon.
The elders inducted are DR.. Fred
erick w. Poos, Thaddeus S. Page,
DR.. Marion R. Smith and Robert
T. Morrison, jr.
The deacons installed are Maj
Paul j. Kopp, u. S. A.; Henry T.
Clarke, Fred T. Teal, Elmer j. Boer
Erie R. Radhe, Lewis A. Detterer,
jr., and Walter M. Bird,
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Grand Jury Indicts
Two in $4,000 Theft,
Another as Receiver

Two colored men were indicted
today on charges of breaking into an
apartment and stealing a safe con-
tanning $4,000 in cash and nearly
$4,000 worth of jewelry while a
third one, a taXicab driver, was
charged with receiving stolen prop
erty as the alleged recipient of some
of the loot. Another colored man was
charged with first-degree murder in
today's list of A indictments.
The two men charged with the
theft of the safe, said to have been
taken from the apartment of James
E. Thomas, 600 block of Irving
street NV, were listed as Leroy
Troy, 25, 1900 block of Seventh
street NV, and William Lee, o.
300 block of r street NV. The taxi
cab driver charged with receiving
stolen property was named as James
w. White, 80, of the 200 block of
Seventh street NE.
Accused of Staying CoIored Man.
The man charged with first.
degree murder is Rubin o. Kenion
33, of the 300 block of o street
NV, who is accused of shooting
Thomas w. Russell, 39, colored, OF
the 400 block of N street NV.
last month with shotgun.
George j. Gilk, 20, address un-
known and said to be a gypsy, was
charged with grand larceny and
larceny after trust. The indict-
ment accused him of taking coat
three rings and watch entrusted
to him by a colored woman for the
purpose of blessing" the articles.
Five men were indicted on mar
cotics charges. They were listed as
Theodore Jones, %, colored, of the
| 1900 block of Delaware avenue S.W.,
William Morehead, 23 colored, OF
the 100 block of M street S.W..
Percy B. Azerovitz, 81, of the SOC
block of Fifth street NV; Frank
Schiavone, 18, of New York, and
Nathaniel Branch, %, of the 21OO
block of Newport place NV. All
are accused of illegal possession and
OF facilitating transportation of
narcotics.
Others Named in Indictments.
Others named in today's indict-
ments included:
Reginald c. Taylor, 10, colored, of
the 2l00 block of Flagler place NV,
charged with three cases of robbery
for alleged pocketbook snatchings;
Samuel j. Rizzo, 26, of the 400 block
of D street NE, charged with grand
larceny in connection with the theft
| of more than $500 worth of jewelry
from house where he was working
in the 200 block of c street S.W.;
Charles j. Bassham, 30, colored, of
the 300 block of K street NV, and
Alvin Wilkins, 35, colored, of the
400 block of o street NV, charged
with robbing Walter C. Ellis of the
first block of Bates street NV, of
more than $500; Thomas Reeder
Shoemaker, 10, charged with illegal
ly wearing the uniform of an Army
captain, and Herman G. Conrad,
Al, of the TOO block Of North Cap
itol street, charged with an at
tempted statutory offense in which
an 8-year- -old girl was involved.
The indictments were returned by
the District grand jury before JUS
tice James M. Proctor of District
Court. The indictments were pre-
sented to the grand jury by As
sistant United States Attorney JOS
eph r. Lawless.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Warrants Asked
For 70 in Meat
Sales Here
SIouehterers Are Told
To Label Cuts
At Closer Intervals

Chief Enforcement Attorney
John L. Laskey of the District
Office of Price Administration
announced today he would ask
the district attorneys Office to
issue warrants for the arrest of
20 retailers on charges of selling
upgraded meat in excess of
ceiling prices.
Evidence of persistent violations
of the Emergency Price Control Act
was to be presented to the District
attorney this afternoon and the
warrants are expected tomorrow
Mr.. Laskey said.
Meanwhile, the Office of Eco
nomic Sterilization. to wipe out up
grading Of meat, instructed slaugh-
terers to stamp the proper grade on
every carcass at intervals of
inches. Consequently customers
will find the label on every second
or third cut, where previously a few
scattered labels were stamped on a
carcass.
Sees Procedure as Helpful.
Mr.. Laskey said the procedure
would be helpful" in enforcement
operations and pointed out that if
no label appears, 'it's going to be
hard for the butcher to EXPLAIN it
to the customer. The OPA admitted
last week it had received hundreds
OF calls from housewives complain-
ing they had been sold point-free
meat for higher grades which re-
quire points and sell for more.
Since grade marks on cuts were
frequently missing, buyers had to de-
pend largely on the dealers word as
Ito the meat. Even experts, it was
said, could not always tell a grade
|of meat after the carcass was cut.
Beef, lamb, veal and mutton carry
ing AA, A and B stamps require
points. Meat stamped with a C is
utility grade and point free.
Cases in Municipal Court.
Mr. Laskey said the 20 cases to
be presented this afternoon repre-
sented weeks of investigation by his
enforcement staff and were "an In
stances we feel are deliberate and
repeated" He said the cases would
be tried in the criminal branch of
Municipal Court.
He also disclosed that in some of
the cases it was found that butchers
actually were trimming off the grade
label.
The national OPA meantime ruled
that beginning Friday retail roul-
try dealers who sell to other le-
tailers must do so at wholesale
prices. Previously they have been
allowed to charge retail ceiling
prices, forcing the second retailer
to sell birds at cost.
This situation could give rise to
price violations, the OPA said.
As poultry dealers here awaited
effects Of the order, effective today,
freezing chickens on the Delmarva
Peninsula and Shenandoah Valley,
Joseph B. Danzansky, counsel for
the poultry division Of Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, said
some professors had "hit snag" in
procuring equipment so that they
may operate for the armed services.
The freeze order, which may con-
tinue until spring, is expected to cut
Washington's chicken supply sharp
ly, although the trade still is hope
full of supplies from areas outside.
Approved professors now are re-
quired to turn over their production
to the Army, which is behind in its
procurement.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Mrs. Roosevelt Favor!
Public Housing for
|Low-Income GROUPS

Mrs. Roosevelt is convinced now
that private builders can never pro-
vide housing as cheaply or satisfac-
torily for low-income groups as
Government agencies can.
She made this statement yeSter-
day during a tour of the privately
owned Chapel Oaks development in
Fairmont Heights, Md.
You cannot do it," she said to
Joseph Unger, a part owner of the
development, and to about 200 of
the colored residents pressing
around her. What l have seen to-
day only convinces me private hous-
ing cannot build for the price these
people can afford to pay"
The Presidents wife inspected the
one-story houses, renting for $40 so
or $3.50 a month and selling fol
about $3.50, at the request of a
former resident, Floyd Hunt, evicted
last week for nonpayment of rent.
No Other Place to Live.
This housing has to be done
under Government control to get
any security for the purchasers
she said. You are selling and
renting now because there is no
other place for these people to live
But the average wage will not al
ways be $55 a week and they will
not be able to afford these prices
The Presidents wife was accom-
panied by Howard Vickery, director
of public relations for the National
Housing Agency. First she exam
ined a model house picked out by
Sidney Weinberg, manager of the
project, and Mr.. Unger. Then she
insisted on seeing two or three other
houses chosen at random. Two res
idents told her an insurance COM
pany had refused to sell them fire
insurance because there was only
one door in many of the houses and
not enough windows to allow house.
hold goods to be removed safely.
Discussion Follows Tour.
After her tour, MIS-. Roosevelt
stood on 2 front lawn to discuss the
merits of public and private housing
for low-income groups with the
owner and with residents. She said
she has always doubted that private
builders could supply houses at low
cost as "decently" as public agencies
can afford to do. The element of
profit, which is the privilege of the
private builder, she said, destroys
his ability to build homes as sturdy
or guarantee renting and purchas-
ing terms as reliable as those of
public housing.
Driving then to the Sylvan Vista
Baptist Church adjacent to the
project, Mrs. Roosevelt told the resi-
dents gathered there not to worry
If they were mot sure what they
are paying for"
Il find it little difficult to un-
derstand what you are paying for,
too" she said. But 1 think I can
ind out more easily than you can"
Mrs. Roosevelt said she could see
why the residents would like to live
at Chapel Oaks, 'if you could afford
it." What she learned during her
tour, she said, she hopes will be
useful not only to the residents
there but to many other people with
housing problems.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Will Address OPA Group

Mrs. Aryness Joy Wickens, section
chief in the Agriculture Department
and T. A. Clauss, food price spe-
cialist Of the District OPA, will ad-
dress the District OPA Volunteer
Service Committee at its monthly
meeting tomorrow at 2 pm. in the
! lShoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Children Disappointed
As Toy Auction Draws
Few War Bond Buyers

The children OF Washington
turned out yesterday to do their
part in the Districts Sixth War
Loan drive. But the older genera
tion gave them only token co-opera-
ton.
Several dozen children, carrying
in their arms their teddy bears,
puppies, dolls and other favorite
toys, went to the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building to
sell these treasures to the highest
bidders in War Bonds. The table
was piled high with sleds, skates,
planes, automobiles, dolls, games,
books. Two puppies peeked out
from a wooden box, and a canary
fluttered around in its cage.
The only thing lacking was an
audience. A meager hundred or sc
persons came Although a goal OF
$4,000 had been set, if it had not
been for one sale of S729, 900, made
on behalf of the United States Steel
Corp.-a sale which would have beer
achieved regardless of the auction
the children's sacrifices would have
netted only $1,000 in bonds.
Gifts for Children's Hospital.
Those persons who came bid en-
Enthusiastically for few things-but
many Of the toys did not win q
single bid. One man in the audi.
ence, David L. Sherman, 7706 Thir.
teenth street NV, bought up most
of the toys, paying out several
thousands Of dollars in bonds. He
will contribute all he bought to the
Children's Hospital. As he con-
tinued to be the only person bidding
on many articles, he said, Il don't
know what's wrong with the people
of this town. The children worked
hard on this thing-and look at the
response.
The one big sale of the afternoon
was when Andrew Snow, sales man.
ager of United States Steel, paid the
$729. 900 for the pair of puppies,
which belonged to Dick Blake, 12-
year-old Boy Scout of Troop 80, the
group of boys who helped put on the
auction. Mr.. Snow bought the dogs,
and then with a smile, gave them
back to Dick, as a present from his
company. All Dick could say was,
Gee, all that money and I get the
pups"
Mrs. Louise Noonan Miller, owner
Of the Little Theater, co-sponsor of
the auction, paid $4,000 for a large
sled-she had a special reason for
wanting it. 1t belonged to her son,
1t. Raymond C. Miller, 20, an Army
Air Force pilot, killed March Is
over Italy.
Some Sales Over S10O.
Mrs. Helen Frazier, 119 E. Stewart
avenue, paid 500 for a pistol and
gun belt which used to belong to an
American soldier killed overseas, for
her little boy, Tommy. Benjamin
Epstein of 1873 Seventh street NE
paid $1,000 for a prewar sled with
steel runners. There were few
other sales in the over-$1O0 class.
The children who were there didn't
quite understand what was happen
ing and one little girl cried when nc
one bid for her doll, which was a
little the worse for lot of hugging
She told her mother, 81 love her
Doesn't anybody else?"
Various excuses for the lack of
audience were offered by those who
did come. "The Redskins are play
ing" Sunday afternoon every one
wants to Sleep" "It's such a pretty
day, every one is out walking"
One man suggested, washington
just isn't the type of city to take an
interest in what its children do. It's
too blase."
It looked that way yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-12-11
Yule Poper Salvage Urqed

Chairman j. A. Krug, of the War
Production Board, wants you to put
that Christmas wrapping paper in
the salvage pile instead of the fire.
place. Paper Is too precious this
year to be burned" he said yesterday
Evening star., 1944-12-11

"A letter from the youthful
editor of the NeD Moon to the
editor OF The Star appears on the
editorial page in this isSueJ
Evening star., 1944-09-24
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W. CAN Sell your house. We can &c,
attention. r, A. HUMPHREYS. Realtors
COLORED-8-room brick house from
owner in Northeast or Northwest section
poo down payment: BOX 15-k. Star. rs
with GEORGE ". RoBERTsoN, ~ Hest eli
ST.. Chevy Chase. Md. WI. 1884: -
cializing in NV: properties.
desssl, aeass in sL so9d aiss condition am not
ATTENTION! Owners desiring cash dea
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In in, ne. or Sc: AT. 84ss for quick offer
homes in Arlington or Fails Church. c, 8
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In Friendship HRhts. area for arount
S12 200, brick, detached, 3-bedroom, Ia.
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Evening star., 1944-09-24
HOUSES WANTED TO BUY.

home. no e.on nearby Va want to buy buy cash d.
PRIVATE Party W. wants RSN to buv h homs osr near
BY Va; pay cash above st trust $1,000
EDWIN L. ELLIS Wants os any n' Size Sol house tc
Va; and Md. 1910 Vermont ave, Rm a17
DESIRE LOCATE OR BEDROOM house
for sale by owner at fair price. Call Allan
IF YOU WANT TO SELL. our results tell
Quick action: Call Mr.. Rusmisel, CO. 9141
ALEX K. ANDERSON CO, Ex. 5000.
HAVE CUSTOMERS for houses in Chey,
stantial cash. Ewes and Sun, NO. 6144
g. B o-aA -aAANTz1NGER CO., e45 x st. NV
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TO ROOM HOUSE in District or nearby
suburbs, detached or corner preferred
must be in white neighborhood. good con
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$1,000 CASH above 1st trust for NV
residential or commercial residential
close in. Call Vienna 57-J-12 or give de-
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or 2-story brick in NV, Bethesda or Sill.
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We can sell your place now. Contact
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baths, from owner. no AGENTS. EN-. 1852
Evening star., 1944-09-24
HOUSES FOR SALE OR RENT.

FINEST COLORED DEVELOPMENT in this
area: 1-family detached homes on 5000
50 feet of land or more. New. modern
Four blocks of the District line on
Sheriff rd ne. rent with option to pur-
chase. CHAPEL OAKS CO, 300 Addison
Chapel rd. Fairmont Heights Md. HI