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Evening star., 1944-06-29
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Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No 4
blue stamps A-8 through V-8 good
indefinitely. Each stamp worth
10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-All meats except
beef steaks and roast beef point
free. Red stamps A-8 throug.,
W-8 continue good indefinitely
for 10 points each. Until further
notice, three red stamps will be
validated every four weeks instead
of every two weeks.
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, short
ening and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection is less
essential.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 30, 81 and
80 valid for S pounds indefinitely
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gas0line-No. 10-A coupons good
for 3 gallons each through August
8. B-3, B-4, C-3 and CA coupons
good for gallons each.
shoes-Airplane stamps l and 2 in
Book No 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 30. Period l.
1044-5 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit.
Evening star., 1944-06-29

ployment Compensation Commission
Family Service Association, FEEDER
alton of Citizens and Civic Associa-
tions, Federation of Businessmen s
Associations, Good Will Industries
District Health Department and In
structive Visiting Nurses Society.
Others on List.
Other organizations are Jewish
Community Center, Jewish Social
Service Agency, Junior Board of
Commerce, District Medical Society
Medico- -Chirugical, Inc; Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, Ma
tional Catholic Community Service,
Potomac River Command Navy
Occupational Information and
Guidance Service of the United
States Office of Education Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation, PLY yllis
Wheatley YWCA, District Chapter
of the American Red Cross, Sal
vation Army, Selective Service. Dis
trict tuberculosis Association, Trav-
elers' Aid Society, Twelfth Street
YMCA.
Also United States Employment
Service, local Office of Veterans Ad-
ministration, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Veterans Employment Com
mittee tUSES), War Housing Gen.
ter, Washington Bar Association
Chamber OF Commerce, Building
Congress, Federation of Churches
Society for the Blind, Urban
League, Young Mems Christian AS
sociation and Young Women's
Christian Association.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Three Boys Club Leaders
Given John DoIph Awards

Gold watches were given to three
boys at the Rotary Club luncheon
yesterday as John Dolph Memorial
Awards in recognition of their "out.
standing work" in the GEORGETOWN
Eastern and Central branches, re-
spectively of the Boys Club ol
Washington. A. F. E. Horn, general
manager of the General Electric
Company here, made the presenta-
tions.
The boys receiving the awards
were Wayne A. Gochenour, 18, OF
the Georgetown Branch; William j
McGeady, II, of the Eastern Branch
and John Meyers, Is, of the Central
Branch. They were selected unani-
mously by the staff of the branch
each represented.
The John Dolph Memorial Awards
are given in honor of the late Boys
Club official whose interest in this
work was nationally recognized. He
was also a charter member of the
Washington Rotary Club.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Watermelon Price Cut
Cent a Pound by 0PA

Watermelons will cost consumers
a cent less per pound after July 4
the Office of Price Administration
said today in announcing new cell
ings on melons at wholesale.
At present, highest retail prices ir
this area should be about cents q
pound, or $3.50 for a 25-pound wa
termelon, OPA said. After the
Fourth the price should drop to
cents pound.
The new ceilings are based on ar
average grower return of $26.90 a
ton, or 1897 thousand melons, the
agency said.
Meanwhile, the District OPA
added new white potatoes from Cali
fornia to its weekly community CELL
ing price list. They are pegged at
5 pounds for 30 cents.
Lower ceilings were set on snap
beans, from 18 to II cents a pound
and on spinach. from l4l2 to Il
cents a pound. The ceiling on Gu
cumbers was advanced from 80 tc
10 cents, and peas from II to le
cents
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Woman Truck Driver Held
In Crash With Parked Cars

Mrs. Rosa B. LIE Moine, 40. of the
1900 block sherwood street NE. is
being held in $500 bond on charges
of leaving the scene of an accident
following the collision of an Ameri-
can Express Agency truck with three
parked automobiles in the 1900 block
OF Spring place Tuesday night. Her
case was ordered continued until
July 10.
Police said Mrs. LIE Moine was
driving the truck and was travelling
the wrong way on the one-way
street when she crashed into the
three cars about $50 pm. They re-
ported the truck was found aban-
doned in Rock Greek Park and ar
rested Mrs. LIE Moine at her home.
An automobile belonging to Fred
erick Schondau, 1923 Spring place
NV; another belonging to Melvin
Karch. 1900 Spring place NV, and
a third car, owned by Edward C,
Ralston, 370l Sixteenth street NV,
were hit
Evening star., 1944-06-29
District Supply Bill,
Largest in History,
Signed by President
$6o,ll1. 900 Measure
Includes S., ,000, 900
For Postwar Work

The White House announced to-
day that the President had signed
the 1945 District supply bill of $69,-
900, largest in the Districts S
history.
The supply bill, sent to the White
House last week, calls for an out
lay of nearly $1,000, 900 above that
for this fiscal year. A large part of
the increase is accounted for by a
s., ,000, 900 investment fund for post
war Capital improvements.
| The measure calls for strength
ening many of the city's hospital
and swehAre fAci11ties, ifieludin& i'm
provements aat 0allinger sHnepital
and funds for purchase of sites for
new homes for the National Train
ing School for Girls and the Receiv-
ing Home for Children.
For the first time the measure
includes the Districts share of costs
for the courts, Freedmans Hospital
and extra costs due to wartime pay
boosts for city employees.
The tax rate for the new fiscal
year remains at SITS per $10O OF
assessed value of real estate and
tangible personal property. Munich
pal officials estimate that the next
fiscal year will end with q surplus
of s2,300,O00 and this will swell the
funds which will be available for
Capital improvements when priori-
ties are lifted
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Miller Trial Figure
Who Told Of 'bribe'
Indicted for Perjury
Obstruction of Justice
Also Charged to Vow,
Truck Driver

Walter Lee Vow. 36-year-old North
Carolina truck driver who created a
mild sensation in the recent trial of
Attorney Robert I. Miller-who was
acquitted in the fatal shooting of
DR.. John Lind-by informing Judge
Ben Moore of West Virginia that he
had been offered 500 by witness
to give certain testimony, was in
dicted today on charges of perjury
and obstructing justice.
The charges were made against
Vow on his claim that he had been
offered the money to testify that he
had seen Miller throw a gun In
DR.. Lind's automobile at the time of
the shooting. Judge Moore. who
presided at the trial as visiting
justice, took a statement from Vow
in his chambers during the course
of the trial.
The indictment was one of eight
returned today by the grand jury in
District Court before Justice
Matthew F. MCGUIRE.
Mrs. Pearson's Case Ignored.
AT the same time, the grand Jury
ignored the case of Mrs. Elizabeth
Katherine Pearson, 36 sister of
Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Pearson, who
lives in the TOO block Of Ninth
street NE, had been accused in
connection with the stabbing of a
woman on June H.
William Maurice Muchnic was
indicted on a charge of fraudu-
lently concealing his assets from a
trustee in bankruptcy proceeding.
The indictment charges chat
Muchnic claimed he. had no assets
when he had 1000. Muchric is
said to have been In the whisky
business, dealing in so-called whisky
receipts.
Assistant United States Attorney
John L. Ingoldsby, jr., who presented
the Muchnic case to the grand jury
said Muchnic has served term for
income tax evasion.
Accused in Passport Case.
Jose M. Silva, A, said to be from
Fall River, Mass. was indicted on
charges of making a false statement
IN making an application for pass
port and of falsely representing
himself to be an American citizen.
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fiehlly, who presented the
case, said records show Silva was
born in the Azores and that he never
had become an American citizen
He had obtained passport to 90 to
the Azores, Mr.. Fiehlly said.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
School Employees
Urged Again 10 Meet
Chest x-Ray Order
Failure to Conform
Brings Doctors Request
For Disciplinary Action

A second plea to school employees
to comply with the Board of Educa
tons requirement for chest X-rays
was issued today by DR.. A. Barklie
Coulter, director of the tuberculosis
Bureau, who said he had not noticed
ANY great wave of cooperation
since his first report last week that
as high as IS per cent of certain
groups of employees had failed to
respond.
On the recommendation of the
Health Department and the Com
missioners, the board told it's 4,00C
teachers, clerks. custodians and
principals in March to have their
chests X-rayed. Robert L. Haycock
superintendent of schools, has SAID
that he as yet does not have enough
information on the response of en-
ployeS to the order to recommend
disciplinary action against non-
conformants before school begins.
DR.. Coulter said today ne does
not have the secretarial help to
send complete report to the board
Instead, he intends within the next
few weeks to survey small groups OF
names selected at random from the
complete file. Short lists of en-
ployes not vet complying will be
sent to the board at intervals dur
ing the summer, DR.. Coulter said
He expressed the hope the boarc
would decide soon on disciplinary
action to be taken, instead of wait
ing until September, when the clinic
might suddenly be sWamped. with
requests for X-rays.
DR.. Coulter found that IS pei
cent of employees at the Franklin
School. Miner Teachers College
Monroe Practice School and the
day and evening schools had not
yet been X-rayed. Other groups Sc
lected at random, such as division
l3, showed nearly perfect record
DR.. Coulter reiterated the opinion
expressed by himself and his chief
DR.. George c. Rutland, Distric,
health officer, that employees no.
yet X-rayed should not be allowed
to come back to school in the fall
Corporation Counsel Richmond 3
keech has ruled that only the Boarc
OF Education can decide wha
should happen to nonconformants
Evening star., 1944-06-29
bratcher Attorneys
Agree 10 Test Case
Court Seeks to Decide
If Moss Trial Is Possible

Attorneys for Everett M. "Washie'
Bratcher, Washington band leader
charged with the use of drugs tc
evade the draft, have agreed tc
have his case used as test or
July II in hearing motions to sup
press evidence obtained at the Fort
Myer induction station. The mo-
tions will be argued in Federal
Court at Alexandria along with
similar motions in two other draft
evasion cases.
In setting arguments on the mo-
tlons, Judge Robert N. Pollard said
testimony will be taken in three
representative draft evasion cases
to determine if one trial can be
held for group of l8 defendants.
Judge Pollard said two of the
defendants, who have not vet in
troduced motions, will be given time
to do SO, while two other defendants
who filed before the grand jury
indictment we're advised to file new
motions.
Judge Pollard agreed to combin-
ing arguments in the three cases
after George r. Humrickhouse
United States attorney, suggested
that one case be selected from each
OF three types to determine if a
mass trial might be held.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Blind Veterans Center
To Be Opening Soon
BY the Associated Press

oS tne ASSOCIATED PreSs.
The rehabilitation center for
blind veterans of all branches of
the service will be opened about
July / at former boys school at
Avon, Conn, the War Department
announced yesterday.
1t will be known as the Old Farm
Convalescent Hospital and will be
commanded by Col Frederic Thorne
of the Medical Corps. All blinded
servicemen will be sent to this
center after their treatment in
hospitals has been completed.
The center will have staff of
about 100 civilian and military
supervisors, including vocational ad-
visers and occupational therapists
So far, there are l85 blind casualties
from all branches of the service
and not all of these were blinded
in combat.
Patients at the hospital will have
opportunities to learn such work
as stenography, typing, filing, gen.
eral clerical tasks, metal and wood
working, operation of small con-
cession-type stores and specialized
farm jobs.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Trial Jury Hears
OF Spinal Tests
Made on Fisher
Cathedral Staying
Prosecution Rebuts
Poresis Testimony
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

Testimony in the trial of Julius
Fisher, 31-year- colored janitor
accused of the Cathedral Staying of
Miss Catherine Cooper Reardon, to-
day centered on whether or not the
defendant is suffering from paresis
disease that affects the brain and
nervous system.
District Court Justice James M.
Proctor today permitted the defense
to present testimony that Fisher
was suffering from paresis although
both sides had rested yesterday in
expectation that the case would be
placed in the hands of the jury
shortly after noon today.
The decision to admit the addi-
tional testimony was based on a
misunderstood telephone conversa-
ton but the Government promptly
refuted the new defense testimony
During yesterdays session, DR.
Ernest Williams, a psychiatrist at
Howard University, testified as a
defense witness concerning a tele-
phone conversation he had with DR.
Egbert v. Wiltshire, a resident ply
sician at Freedmen's Hospital.
Told Of Spinal Test.
The witness said he had been in
formed that a spinal test taken of
the 3l-year-old colored defendant
showed six blood cells in the fluid,
a condition which would not indi-
cate the presence of syphilis.
Today, however, it was revealed
by DR.. Wiltshire that he had in
formed his colleague that 16 cells
were present in the fluid, which, he
said, is an indication of syphilis.
Recalled to the stand today, DR.
Williams said the new findings in
dicated that Fisher suffered from
paresis, a form of syphilis. which
can only be discovered by taking a
spinal puncture.
In rebuttal the Government placed
on the stand Miss Vernal Walston
q serologist at Gallinger Hospital
Two spinal tests given the defend
ant showed negative reaction in
dicating that paresis was not pres
ent, she said.
Trial Is Delayed.
/. The trial was delayed for more
than an hour earlier as opposing
counsel conferred with Justice Proc
tor in chambers regarding his in
structions to the jury.
A psychiatrist and woman
psychologist were called as witnesses
by the defense yesterday in an at
tempt to show that Fisher was ir-
responsible for his actions when he
bludgeoned, strangled and knitted
the 37-year -old assistant librarian
to death.
DR.. Astrea Campbell, an instructor
at Howard University, told the Jury
that an intelligence test showed the
defendant had the mentality of an
11-year-old boy.
He is on the borderline of mental
deficiency" she said.
Evening star., 1944-06-29

Police quoted Cliff Inscoe, 1901
South Capitol street, a fellow worker
as saying Mr.. Breedon lost his bal
ance and fell into the river. MIR.
1nscoe told police that he hooked
the mans shirt and dragged him out
of the water.
Breedon was given first aid treat
ment by the Alexandria Rescue
Squad and was taken to the Alexan-
dria Hospital wheer attendants re-
ported his condition as improved
after a tank of oxygen was used In
|reviving him.
Evening star., 1944-06-29

ton with these youth movements
he is leaving tomorrow to attend
the Christian Youth Conference
of North America, sponsored by
the United Christian Youth Move
ment, now being held at Lakeside,
Ohio.
The conference has before it a
resolution, to be acted on Saturday
selecting Washington as the site of
a 1948 World Conference of Chris
tian Youth. The plan to bring the
meeting here has been indorsed by
the Washington Federation of
Christian Youth and the directors
Of the Washington Federation of
Churches. The Rev. Leslie Bowers
jr., representing the Disciples of
Christ Church, is now at the Lake
side conference
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Lincoln Shrine
Used as Address
For Second Card

The National Capital Parks ONCE
received its second post card in two
days addressed to the Lincoln Me-
mortal, but the latest one is from
one girl to another.
Miss Lois Ann Taylor, Portland,
Greg, sent folder-type post card
to Miss Martha Dodson here. Miss
Dodson, like Miss Dovie Chandler,
for whom a card from an Army
private was received yesterday, is
not listed either in the city direc-
tory or phone book.
Park officials are holding the cards
for Miss Dodson and Miss Chandler
at the National Capital Parks office,
Room 1925, Interior Building.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
ForrestuI to Address
Maryland Bor Banquet
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, June 29-Secre-
tary Of the Navy Forrestal will
speak at the annual convention
banquet of the 49th Maryland State
Bar Association Saturday.
Chief Judge Ogle Marbury of the
Court of Appeals will act as toast
master at the banquet, and Joseph
w. Henderson, president of the
American Bar Association, will
speak.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
D. T.. Heads Set Up
Committee 10 Help
Vets, War Workers
Committee to Function
As Port of Services
Aiding in Finding Jobs

The District Commissioners late
yesterday established Committee
on Services to Veterans and War
Workers to function as part of Civil
ian War Services as an aid to re-
turning servicemen and war work
ers seeking employment.
Composed of representatives of So
public and private organizations
the committee will be headed by
Edwin c. Graham. chairman of the
board of the Hamilton National
Bank. Mr.. Graham was also ap-
pointed a member of the Civilian
War Services Board.
AS set up by the city heads the
committee will have the following
functions: % To survey public ant
private facilities that now exist Oh
will exist to provide services to vet
Grams and war workers; (2) to ac,
as co-ordinating group and make
such recommendations as are nee.
esSary to prevent duplication of eff.
fort; 90 to decide upon the neces-
sity for a central, city-wide infor-
nation center TO act as a clearing
house for persons requiring infor-
nation on available facilities anc
"a TO decide upon the necessity fol
further facilities.
Organizations Listed.
Francis G. Addison, jr.. headee
the committee which studied settins
up the permanent group created
yesterday. The organizations, wht
will be allowed to name their owr
representatives to the committee
are:
American Federation of Labor
American Legion, Military Distric
OF Washington ARMY, District Bal
Association, Bnai Birth, Board o.
Education, Board of Public Welfare
Board of Trade, Catholic Charities
chairman of Civilian War Service.
lex officio), Civil Service Commits
sion lone local. one national repre-.
sentative), Congress of Industria
Organizations. Community Chest
Community War Fund, Committe,
on Economic Development, Co-ordi
mating Council of Employe Coun
sellors, Council of Personnel Admin
lstration, Council of Social Agencies
disabled American Veterans. Dis
trlct Dental Society. District Unem
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Job Control Program
|WiII Be Announced
Tomorrow for D. {.
Area VINO Officials
Put Finishing Touches
On Priority Rules

The area War Manpower Com.
mission today was putting the fin.
ishing touches on the new priority
referral program which will affect
most Washington job-seekers be-
ginning Saturday.
With the national and regiona
standards for the job control pro-
gram approved, the Washington
program was being adapted to con-
form today and will be announced
tomorrow, Acting Washington Area
War Manpower Director Ernest "
Connolly announced.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Connolly con-
tinued meetings with a wide va
riety OF business and labor groups
here TO outline the program in gen.
eral terms and to work out hiring
arrangements with some of them
He was scheduled to meet today
with classified advertising officials
to discuss how advertising will be
affected by the new program.
Private Agencies Protest.
A proposed Arrangement under
which private employment agencies
can send workers to jobs without
routing them through the United
States Employment Service was
presented to private employment
service representatives at a meet
ing yesterday.
Following protests from the fee
employment agencies, which con-
tended the controls of the War Man
power Commission would wreck their
business. Mr.. Connolly announced
the alternative proposal.
11las psisate agencies nov have
TIN choice sof sending all theirs iot
applicants to the USES before they
can accept employment or of agree
ing to close supervision over their
activities.
Under the proposed arrangement
employers still would have to file
their orders with the USES as well
as with the private employment,
agency.
Priorities Would Govern.
Whenever the private agency re-
ferred a worker to a job, the agency
would have to check by telephone
with the USES to be sure the en-
ployer had priority for workers
and was entitled to the additional
help.
If the USES found the employers
priority wasn't high enough, the
private agency couldn't send the
worker to the job. The agency
however. would receive priority lists
from the USES.
Workers who sought jobs from
private employment agencies and
found no priority jobs would have
to seek work through the USES, Mr.
Connolly said.
In addition to checking every case.
the private employment agencies
would be required to make periodic
reports to VINO on the number of
workers referred in each priority
group and to what establishments
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Worker, Reported Submerged
10 Minutes in Potomac, Saved

A 30-year-old Alexandria dredee
boat worker was rescued from the
Potomac River by fellow workers
early today after he had remained
under water for nearly 10 minutes
by their estimates.
According to police, Harm j. Bree-
don, 30. of 1ll3 Duke street, Alexan-
dria, fell from dredge operated by
the L. E. Smoot Sand e. Gravel Co.
near the Maryland shore opposite
Alexandria. He disappeared beneath
the water and was rescued by use OF
graphing hooks.
Evening star., 1944-06-29

tCl Vic buGLlCl
a n Theological
S e m i n airy at
Philadelphia, it
W a S announced
today. Mr.. Bautz
has been taking
pre- = theological
c o u r S e S at
George w a S h =
ington Fedora
ton of Christian
Y ou t h and in
Lutheran youth
programs since
n e c a m e TO
Washington last
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Evening star., 1944-06-29
Negro Woman Acquitted
In FutuI Stubbino Cose

Selena E. Butler, %, colored, of
the 1900 block of Ninth street NV,
today stands cleared of a charge
OF second-degree murder in the
fatal stabbing in shoe repair shop
near her home last July OF Silvery
M. Brock, 18, colored, of the HOO
block of T street NV. She claimed
self-defense and was acquitted by
a District Court iury.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Nuzis oxen in Invasion
Held at Fort Meade

By the Associated Press
FORT GEORGE G.. MEADE, Md,
June 29.-Several hundred German
prisoners, captured behind their own
lines on the invasion beachheads of
France, are held at this Army post,
the Baltimore Sun said yesterday.
The Nazis were brought to this
country because of the overcrowded
condition of prisoner facilities
abroad
Some of the prisoners still wear
their blue-green German uniforms.
Evening star., 1944-06-29
Church Federation Aide
Twill Enter Seminary

Donald F. Bautz will leave his po-
sition as director of the Washington
Federation of Churches Defense
Commission on September Is to en-