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Evening star., 1944-04-16
Guffey Hits Rankin's
Stand on Ba|Ioting for
Servieemen, Negroes
By the Associatec Press.

YORK, Pa, April Ex-senator
Guffey, Democrat, of Pennsylvania,
tonight put Representative Rankin
Democrat, of Mississippi, in a class
with John Randolph of Virginia
and Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsyl-
vania as legislative leader, but
he accused Mr.. Rankin of helping
to disfranchise those in the armed
forces in order to keep the Southern
Negro from voting.
Senator Guffey paid tribute to the
congressional leadership, in their
day, of Randolph and Stevens, who,
he said, had risen by their own
power, apart from seniority, to posi-
tions of nationally-accepted leader
ship.
Addressing the jefferson jackson
Day dinner of the York Democratic
Club, he added:
To-day we have third leader who
Is dominating both branches of Con-
gress -- Jew-baiting, Negro-hating
John Rankin of Mississippi. Rankin
Is against popular education and says
so and he is against the Negro and
boasts of it.
Sees Parties Reversed. .
"In this Congress, the Republican
Party, which once followed Thad
Stevens of Pennsylvania, has re-
versed itself and is now taking it's
marching orders from John Rankin
of Mississippi, and the Southern
Democrats, who once looked for
leadership to John Randolph of
Roanoke, at time when Virginia
was force for democracy and free
government, are now taking their
leadership from the same John
Rankin of Mississippi.
Senator Guffey said the 20 Re-
publican members of Congress from
Pennsylvania and Republican Sen
ator Davis of that State, Showed
that they were more eager to keep
the Negroes of Mississippi from vot-
ing than they were to see that
Pennsylvanians in our armed forces
were allowed to vote"
Cites "Double-Barreled Betrayal"
'T have said, and I repeat" he
continued, that this double-bar-
relied betrayal of democracy-to rob
the soldiers Of the ballot in order to
rob the Negro of his political rights
lis the result of an unpatriotic and
unholy alliance of reactionary Re-
publicans and Southern Democrats"
Senator Guffey said he spoke "as
one Democrat who does not follow
the leadership of John Rankin of
Mississippi or Senator Byrd of vir-
ginia."
He said he had pledged to support
President Roosevelt and his New
Deal policies and would continue
to carry out that pledge to the
voters of Pennsylvania so long as I
remain a member of the United
States Senate"
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Parole Into Uniforms or Jobs
Aimed at Z, 700 Draft VioIutors

National Selective Service yester-
day disclosed plans to parole as
many as possible of the 2,700 i'm
prisoned draft violators and place
them in the armed services or in
jobs which would relieve the man
power shortage.
Arrangements have been made
with the Federal Bureau of Prisons
to give each draft law violator an
opportunity to enter the Army or
Navy, or-if religious beliefs forbid
Iflghting-to work in public service
camps, war plants. hospitals and
other institutions.
THE only men who won't get out
of prison, as we see it, are those
who simply refuse to do anything"
a Selective Service spokesman said.
Only about 600 claim to be con-
scientious objectors on religious
grounds, the spokesman said, al
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Navy Wins Over Army
lin Bible Quiz Broadcast

Four Navy men, including lieu
tenant, an ensign, a chief gunner s
mate and a quartermaster (first
class, defeated three Army majors
and a lieutenant in a Bible quiz
broadcast last night over Sta
ton WWDC.
The quiz, directed by Evangelist
Dale Crowley. was featured by a
series of questions on Bible battles
won through divine Intervention.
Members of the Navy team were
1t. Edward Edmondson, Chief
Gunner's Mate James Downing,
Baptists, and Ensign Dick Mack
and Quartermaster First Glass;
Mauritz Sandoz, Methodists.
The three majors - Gordon
Nichol, Neal M. Wherry and Louis
Evans-are elders in their re-
spective Presbyterian churches,
while the fourth member of the
Army team, 1t. Orson Jones, is a
Baptist whose father is pastor of
a church in San Diego, Calf.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Revenue Bureau Quiet
As Tax DeadIine Passes

The deadline for filing District
and Maryland income taxes and
estimated income tax reports to
the Federal Government was
reached at midnight last night. The
Bureau of Internal Revenue was
quiet compared with the bedlam
there on the night of March Is
when taxpayers struggled with the
intricacies of the new income tax
return blanks.
No figures were available on the
total of tax payments received by
either the District or Maryland.
The District tax Office closed at
1925 pm. yesterday. During the
afternoon guards on duty at the
District Building issued forms and
gave information, but there was no
one there to accept payments
About 100 persons called to pay
their taxes, but had to be turned
away. Before noon, some 400 per-
sons we're aided in making out their
returns.
Evening star., 1944-04-16

though another 1000 are members
of the Jehovah's Witnesses group
who claim to be ordained ministers
The 900 refused to go to the camps
set up for conscientious objectors, OF
deserted from the camps.
A special panel of the local draft
board in each community where a
prison is located will make recon-
mendations in the case Of each
prisoner who has been in prison
more than go days, without waiting
for the prisoner to make application
for parole.
If the prisoner is willing to go into
the armed forces, a recommendation
will be made by selective service
to the Attorney General.
Conscientious objectors normally
will refuse to go into the Army or
Navy the spokesman said, but the
rest will 90 through induction pro-
Evening star., 1944-04-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 15.-For 1C
days the five members of the world
famous Wallendas, high-wire circus
performers, have been betting Their
lives on the ability Of q newly di-
vorced young couple to keep theil
feelings and their muscles under
perfect control.
But today the bet was off.
This behind-the-scenes dramatic
by-play was given as the explana-
ton for shift in the lineup of the
renowned troupers' death-defyine
double pinwheel" act so feet above
the Madison Square Garden arena
on a thin strand of steel wire.
Ringing Bros. g. Barnum and
Bailey's Circus spokesmen told the
story:
Herman and Elizabeth Wallenda
were divorced in Florida during the
circus winter stay. Carl Wallenda,
head Of the act, persuaded them to
carry on, nevertheless.
On the opening night, Carl
feared the worst. Herman and
Evening star., 1944-04-16

Frank j. Met
calf, Of 901 In
graham street
NV, was hon.
ored at a party
a t t en- d e d by
more than 200
members of the
church.
Mr.. Metcalf,
spi'y and active
at 10, was pre-
sented with a
table radio by
| Walter Studdi-
ford, former su-
| perintendent.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Citizens Group Backs
Standard Time Bill

Endorsement of the bill to return
TO Eastern standard time, introduced
by Representative Cannon, Demo
crat, of Missouri, was voted at a
meeting of the Brightwood Citizens
Association last week.
On motion of John Clagett Proc
tor, the District Rationing Board
will be requested to furnish the as
sociation with the names of men,
bers Of the board located in the
Brightwood area, for emergency
cases. 1t was brought to the atten-
tfsn Of the meeting that one of the
citizens in the area during the last
cold spell was i'll and a physicians
certificate was sent to the board for
a request for additional fuel oil
When no action was taken on the
request and second visit made to
the board member, the applicant
was informed that the papers had
been lost.
Ernest E. Boyd, superintendent
of transportation of the Capita
Transit Co, reported the need fol
women to take the place of drafted
men bus and streetcar operators
and conductors. He pointed out thai
many women could be employed
for work on Sundays. Those en-
ployed so far are proving salts
factory. About 126 men are sched-
uled to report for induction at ar
early date.
Mr.. Proctor was appointed chair.
man Of the Memorial Day exercises
TO be held under auspices of the
GAR Memorial Day Corp. in the
Battle Ground National Cemeter,
on Georgia avenue opposite Walter
Reed Hospital. Howard S. Fisk
director Of public relations of thu
corporation and a member of the
association, was appointed to assis
Mr.. Proctor in the arrangements.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Johns Hopkins 10 Raise
Nursing School Requisites

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, April IS. - The
Johns Hopkins Hospital School Of
Nursing will require college de-
gree, or its equivalent, for admis-
sion, starting in October, and the
curriculum will be arranged to
train graduate nurses for teaching
and administration in institutions,
public health service and other
nursing fields.
The requisite for admission here
tofore has been a high school
diploma or the equivalent.
John S. Gibbs, jr.. president of
the hospital Board of Trustees, said
the change was made because of
an increasing demand for graduate
nurses of superior preparation and
because it had been difficult to ar
range suitable programs for stu
dents with lesser educational
backgrounds.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Billy Sunday Memorial
Revival Meeting Called

The Rev. Tillman r. Brady OF
New York City announced yesterday
that meeting of Washingtonians
interested in supporting Billy
Sunday Memorial Revival" here had
been called for pm. Tuesday night
at the Continental Hotel.
Mr. Brady said that DR.. Peter
w. Philpott of Toronto, Canada
formerly pastor Of the Moody
Church in Chicago, would assist him
in the revival services, the time and
place of which would be announced
later.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
100 Families Homeless
In Indiana Windstorm
5y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 15.-
Nearly 100 families were left home
less today when freak windstorm
unroofed their homes in two Gov
ernment housing projects for war
workers here.
Several concrete block chimneys
were toppled over, injuring two per-
sons slightly last midnight. The
Red Cross arranged temporary
shelter.
Evening star., 1944-04-16

Championship Individual Bridge
Tournament.
Second place was held by Corpl.
George Rapee OF New York with
2541a points and third by Charles
H. Goren of Philadelphia with 254,
Other scores included:
Simon A. Becker, Philadelphia
2357; Maj. Richard H. Skinner,
Chestnut Hills. Mass, 235h; Alvin
e. Goodman, Philadelphia, 225; Sid
ney Silodor, Philadelphia, 229;
Morry j. Click, Cleveland, 235;
Charles j. Solomon, Philadelphia,
2251z; Edward N. Marxus, Boston,
216h, and Jerome Scheuer, Brook
line, Mass, 222h.
The five-session event, sponsored
by the American Contract Bridge
League, closes tomorrow.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Heather Angel Weds
Ex-Screen Director
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, April Is
"A romance which had its incep-
ton IN New York theater was cli-
NAKED today with the marriage of
Capt. Robert Sinclair, former stage
and film director, and actress
Heather Angel
They met on Broadway two years
ago when Capt. Sinclair was direct
ing the stage play THE Wookey,"
In which Miss Angel played the
leading feminine role.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Gen. Hershey Urges
Farmers 10 Release
Deferred Young Men
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG

In another effort to meet the
demands of the armed forces for
younger men, Selective Service Di-
rector Hershey yesterday appealed
to the farmers to make available
for induction every possible man"
among the 350,000 to 100000 physi-
cally fit men under 26 now deferred
in agriculture.
IF the objectives for the produc-
ton of food cannot be met without
the use of the young, physically fit
men under &C." he declared in a
broadcast from Washington, then
we must reduce our food produc-
ton objectives or deny the armed
forces the type of men they need
in the numbers they are needed"
The physically fit young men in
agriculture, he said, are the largest
group Of the type so urgently needed
now by the Army and Navy"
Draft Calls Revised.
In addition to the appeal to
farmers, selective service also was
maneuvering to get all the available
men under Is with Industrial de-
ferments into uniform as soon as
possible. 1t was learned that draft
calls for May have been revised to
concentrate on the areas with the
largest number Of deferred younger
men.
The District was one of the areas
which had its May draft call re-
duced while some States with larger
numbers of men under 26 have
had their draft calls increased, 1t
was learned.
A draft headquarters spokesman
pointed out that as more men in
the younger age brackets, both on
the farms and in the factories, are
inducted, fewer older men, par
ticularly fathers who are contribut-
ing to the war effort, will have to be
called. Requirements. will also be
reduced because there will be fewer
discharges among the younger men.
Selective service had expected to
make clean sweep of all able
bodied men without strong claims
to occupational deferment by July
l, he said. However, the withdrawal
of younger men from industry and
a lower discharge rate, than expect
ed, are among factors which have
changed the estimates. AS a result,
even some men now in Ia may not
go into the armed forces for months.
BY mid-May, he said, Selective
Service will know how many men
under 26 will become available and
will be ready to decide what to do
about men in the next age bracket
those between the ages of rs and 49,
Men Over 30 to BE Called.
He emphasized, however, that
draft boards, in their anxiety to fill
calls, will call some men over 80
even while they are concentrating
on the younger men.
In his appeal to farmers, Gen.
Hershey declared the necessity OF
young farmers to the production of
food must be weighed against the
need of men of their age and physi-
|cal qualifications to reinforce your
sons and their brothers who have
marched against the enemy.
THE essentially of the food
which they grow must be considered
in the light of the fact that young
men for the services are now more
necessary than the production of
most of the weapons with which the
u fought" m a* Pc ~
Gen. Hershey said it was the
first duty" Of the farmers to make
the physically fit young farmers
available for induction. He also
urged the physically unfit farmers
to remain on their farms, with men
over draft age and women and
children to help them meet food
detectives.
Evening star., 1944-04-16

listed as sharing in the destruction
of a plane on the ground.
1t. Sayler, a native of Savannah
Ca, attended Millard Preparatory
School here before entering West
Point, from which he was graduated
in January, 1943.
A total of SO enemy planes, % OF
them destroyed on the ground and
the remainder in clashes in the air
were listed in the dispatch as being
destroyed by individual fighters yes
terday. An undetermined number
Of additional planes were also listed
as being destroyed by groups OF
American fighters.
Evening star., 1944-04-16

shot down in a
m i ssion over
Germany March
6, the Associ-
ated Press re-,
porte d last
night.
Col. G astle,
IS, is the son Of
Col. Benjamin
r. nd Mrs.
Wtnifrsd w.
Castle. He lives
here with his
mother and his
sister, Miss
Hancey Castle.
at the Mckinley
Evening star., 1944-04-16

street address. He was graduated
from West Point in 1880 but re-
signed his commission three years
later.
For nine years he was associated
with the Sperry Gyroscope Co. He
has been mentioned frequently in
dispatches and has won many
honors, including the Distinguished
Flying Cross after 20 missions over
enemy territory.
His mother has received letters
regularly from him but did not
know of his promotion until in
formed by The Star last night.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. c. A.


cedure like other registrants. II
they fail their physical examination
they will be classed 4-F and pa.
rolled into a war job or farm. Those
who refuse to do any work aiding
the war may be paroled to mental OF
other institutions as attendants OF
In other work.
Ordinary violators-those who
evaded registration, changed ad-
dresses to avoid induction or other
wise violated the draft law-must
indicate their willingness to fight
before parole will be granted.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Service Forces Chief
|Of Personnel Resions
By the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
The resignation of James P.
Mitchell as director of the Army
Service Forces Industrial Personnel
Division was announced yesterday
by the War Department.
The resignation is effective May
l when Mr.. Mitchell will return
to private industry after four years
of Government service. He will be
succeeded by w. A. Hughes of In
dianapolis, general manager of the
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Columbus Doctor Leads
Individual Bridge Tourney

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 15.-Dr. Louis
Mark of Columbus, Ohio, led q
field of SO players with a total Of
263 match points at the close today
of the second session Of the Worlds &
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Col. Castle Named
Air Wing Commander

Col. Frederick w. Castle, 3711
Mckinley street NV, has been
named combat wing commander
with the Army Air Forces in Eng
land, to succeed Brig. Gen. Russell
A. Vision of Marion, Ill, who was
Evening star., 1944-04-16

"CWuAAlS " I'll
Associated Press
d pa t h. 1t.
Henry B. Sayler,
%, Of 1908 Ca
thedral avenue
NV, son of
Brig. Gen. H. B.
S a y l er, W a S
c r e d i t e d with
bringing d o W n
an enemy plane
W n IL e y a p I
John w. Cue
keyson Of 6705
F or t y ST x t h
S t r e e t Chevy
Chase, Md, was
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Two D. {. Flyers Score
In Sweeps Over Europe

Two District men were listed
among American pilots wle claimed
the destruction of enemy aircraft
in sweeps yesterday over Europe,
Evening star., 1944-04-16
F. J. MetcaIf Honored
For Church Service

Forty years of service as secre-
tary of the Sunday school of the
Brightwood Methodist Church came
to an official close last night when
Evening star., 1944-04-16

One pound of waste cooking fats
makes enough EIycerin to manufac-
ture one third pound gunpowder!
Evening star., 1944-04-16

For Americas future :. for your
future :. for your children's future
keep buying bonds!
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Husband Charged in Staying
In Lake Of 0zarks Case
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEDALIA, Mo-, May 20.-A first
degree murder charge was filed to-
day against Edgar w. Holland, 43,
farmer, in the decapitation Staying
OF his wife, Mrs. Molly Matti Hol-
land, 36.
Holland told reporters: II am
just as innocent as you are. !
don't know any more than you do
concerning the double killing of
Mrs. Holland and her mother, Mrs
Pearl Fairfax, SO, whose headless
bodies were found in the lake of
the Ozarks April is and IT. Identi-
f1cation was made four days ago.
The murder charge alleged Hol-
land shot his wife with a shotgun
and severed her head with "a
sharp cutting instrument" The
complaint did not fix the date OF
the alleged murder.
Holland puffed at cigar and
talked rapidly as he told newsmen
his side of the story. 4
The highway patrol announced
today that Holland had been ar
rested.
But Holland insisted II was ar
rested last tuesday, don't know
what else you'd call it when YOU
are kept under guard of patrolmen
| with riot guns and pistols"
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Louis 6. GraesIe Dies;
Treasury Division Chief

Louis G. Graesle, SO, assistant
chief of the Treasury Department. s
bookkeeping and warrants division
died last night at Mount Alto Hos
pital after an illness of several
months.
A veteran of As years Govern
ment service. Mr.. Graesle had been
with the Treasury Department for
the last 80 years, compiling Gov
ernment receipts and expenditures
for submission to Congress.
During the World War Mr.
Graesle resigned to accept a cap
tain's commission in the Army
After the war he returned to the
Treasury Department.
He is survived by brother, DIR
Albert B. Graesle of this city. Fu-
neral services will be announced
later.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Government Opposes
Dropping Union Case

The Government yesterday filed
statements claiming that nine pres
ent and former officials Of the Hod
Carriers, Building and Common La
borers Union did not state sufficient
facts in pleas In abatement" to
warrant the quashing of indict-
Iments against them.
The indictments against the Off
cials were returned here March 2e
and in one of them IL persons were
charged with conspiracy to steal
and embezzle union funds, to receive
stolen property and to violate liquor
floor tax laws. Some of those
named on the conspiracy charge,
which alleged number of overt
acts, also were named in other in
dictments.
In all, there we're II indictments
and Larry Kelly, former treasurer
of the Building Committee of Local
No. "a of the Building Laborers
Union and former president of the
District Council of the union, was
named in all II. Kelly, however, is
still at large and is the only one
of total of 13 persons indicted
who has not entered plea of not
guilty and posted bond.
Besides the nine present and
former union officials who asked in
the abatement pleas that the in
dictmentS against them be Quashed
a similar plea also was filed by a
builder.
The Governments answers to the
abatement pleas were filed in the
form of "demurrers' by United
States Attorney Edward M. Curran
and Assistant United States At
torney John w. Fihelly.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Rites Set for Third
Brother Dead in War

Aviation Cadet Woodruff w. Wat
kins, 81, third of six brothers to be
killed in this war will be buried with
military honors in Arlington Gene
terry at pm. Wednesday. All three
surviving brothers are in Army
service, one of them, Maj. John C.
A. Watkins being on duty here with
Air Force Headquarters.
They are the sons of Col and Mrs.
Dudley w. Watkins. Their father,
World War fighter pilot, is deputy
commander of the AAF Proving
Ground at Eglin Field, Fla.
Cadet Watkins died in a crash in
Texas four days before he would
have been awarded his wings. Maj.
Watkins, formerly aviation editor
of the Baltimore Sun and veteran
combat flyer, was arranging to 60
to the Texas air field to present the
wings to his brother when he heard
of his death
The two brothers killed in early
combat were Flight Officer William
A. Watkins, who met his death on
Christmas Day in Italy, and Sergt.
Robert A. Watkins, of the Corps of
Engineers.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Mrs. Charles ". Hughes
Dies OF Heart AiIment

Mrs. Charles Wallace Hughes, 70
q resident Of Montgomery County
for 68 years, died yesterday of a
heart ailment at the home of her
daughters, 1914 Emerson street NV
Funeral services will be held al
Ii am. Tuesday at the Emerson
street address, followed by buria
in Darnstown, Md. The Rev. G. G
Kundahl will conduct the services
Mrs. Hughes lived near German.
town, Md, until she moved tt
Washington four years ago.
Besides her husband she is sur.
vived by four brothers, Frank. Ed.
gar and Alex Biggs of Washington
and Walter Biggs, Tampa, Fla.
four daughters, Mrs. Mary Curtis
Helen Hughes, Lillian Hughes anc
Mabel Hughes, all of Washington
and Mrs. Frank Faulkner, Atlanta
Ga, and one son, Charles Wallace
Hughes, jr., of Montgomery County;
three grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Widow Of Ex-D. {. Pastor
Dies al Home Of Son

Word has been received here of
the death of Mrs. Jessie Bewley
Parker. rs. former Washington
resident. on April 26 at the home Of
her son, Albert George Parker, jr.,
president Of Hanover Und.) Col
lege. Her body, was cremated al
Louisville, KY.
A native of New Zealand. she
was the widow of the Rev. Albert
George Parker, who served in vari-
Gus Presbyterian churchs in this
area from 1904 to 1907, when the
couple moved to Olney, Ill.
Coming to this country in 1875
Mrs. Parker spent her girlhood in
Berwyn. Md, where she is survived
by two sisters, Miss Elizabeth Bew-
ley ano Mrs. Edward Daniels and
two brothers, John E. Bewley and
George P. Bewley.
Other survivors include eight
sons, John Bewley Parker. Memphis