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Evening star., 1944-09-28
.19WAvE, Woman Marines
Receive Rifle Certificates

Nineteen WAVES and woman ma.
rines received certificates of regis.
tration in the National Rifle Asso.
citation last night at the new Uni.
versity of Maryland armory on com.
pleting a course in rife marksman.
ship sponsored by the association
and Maryland State Guard Com
pany 938.
Taking part in the graduation
ceremonies were Representative
Sasscer, Democrat, of Maryland;
Col. Holland c. Griswold, comman-
dant of military training at the uni.
versity; Robert A. Lent, represent.
ing the rifle association, and Capt
Louis A. Day of the State Guard
company.
Staff Sergt. Bertha L. Peters OF
the Marine Corps Women's Reserve
held the highest record of the grad
yates. with q score of 321 out of q
possible 400. The others receiving
certificates were:
Sergt. Mary E. Philbrick, staff
Sergt. Emma L. Pottenger, Corpls
Catherine P. McGuinness and Ellen
M. Drake; Pics. Beatrice H. Dowd
Ernie T. Lille, Mae L. Robin, Pattie
R. Young, Lovette c. Walsh, Made
line E. Willingham, Arbutis M
Brandenburg and Helen M. Kinds
all woman marines from Henderson
Hall.
WAVE Yeomen Shirley Mae
CBrien, Louis L. Broussard, Oleats
L. Timer, Josephine Lunghi, Bette
Cartsunis and Marjorie j. Leavitt OF
the Bureau OF Ships, Navy Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Riding Academy Owner
Granted Continuance

A Hyattsville Police Court hearing
for Bernard Hoffman, Hinesboro
Park, owner Of riding academy at
Seaorook, on two charges of cruelty
TO animals was continued today to
November 6 at the request of the de-
fendant in order to allow him to
contact additional defense witnesses
MIR. Hoffman, who was arrested
on two warrants sworn out by John
=. Brown, a member Of the County
Animal Rescue League, is charged
with allowing horses at his academy
10 be ridden over rough roads with
out shoes and with allowing one OF
MS horses to suffer from sores with
out medical attention,
Evening star., 1944-09-28
landover nllls Gil
Killed In Jumping
From Moving Auto
Hits Head on Sidewalk
As Cor Backs From
Family Driveway

Dorothy Herbert, II, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Herbert. TOO
block OF Webster street, Landover
Hills, Md, was fatally injured last
night In jumping from q moving
automobile, Prince Georges County
police reported today.
Police said the girl fell, striking
her head on q concrete walk, after
she jumped on and then on Of an
automobile driven by Bernard
Cation, 1000 block Of I street NE, a
friend Of the Herbert family, as 1t
was being backed out of the Herbert
driveway.
She died Of a fractured skull flye
hours later at the Prince Georges
General Hospital at Cheverly.
Four-year-old Patricia Ann Sara.
cino, 1876 Forester street S.W., suf-
fered fractured leg yesterday when
she was struck by an automobile
while playing near her home, police
reported. She was treated at the
Naval Dispensary, -Anacostia, and
later transferred to Providence Hos
pital.
The driver of the car, according
to police. was Fred P. Hockett, So,
OF 10 Forester street S.W.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Shepard Takes. Oath
As Recorder Of Deeds
Before Justice Black
NewsreeIs Film Event
In Senote Caucus Room;
Senator Guffey Presides

The Rev. Marshall L. Shepard,
Philadelphia clergyman, who is an
active member Of the speakers bu-
reau, colored division, Democratic
National Committee, today took Of
flee as Washington's new recorder
of deeds. The ceremony was held in
the crowded caucus room of the Sen
ate Once Binding.
The audience applauded as Mr..
Shepard entered the room to be
sworn in for the $8,OO0-a-year job,
which has been termed symbol Of
the recognition of the race"
Senator Guffey, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, who has said Mr..
Shepard was his personal selection
for the post, opened the ceremony by
declaring:
This was q case where the Of
fee sought the man."
The oath of ONCE was admins
tered by Associate Justice Black Of
the Supreme Court, FORMER United
States Senator from Alabama.
James P. McGranery, assistant
to Attorney General Biddle and
formerly Democratic Representa-
tive from Pennsylvania, read to the
incoming recorder the proclamation
of his nomination by President
Roosevelt.
Attending the ceremony were Sen
ators Green, Democrat, of Rhode
Island; members of the House, in
Guiding Representative Eberharter,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania; numer-
GUS District government officials,
including Commissioner Guy Ma
son, and pastors of various colored
churches Of Washington, Philadel-
phia and New York.
Movie and news cameramen were
on hand, and foodnghts illumi-
mated the dais where the princi-
pals were standing for the cere-
mony. A dozen friends of Mr.. Shop
ard from Philadelphia carried an
estimated 1000 red roses which were
rnroeepfad m him
Evening star., 1944-09-28
'ABeverage Revenue
Shows Decrease:
Licensees Increase
Annual Report Shows
4 Permits Revoked,
36 Receive Warnings

Receipts from taxes on liquor
and license fees Of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board dropped
from $3,041.561 in the fiscal year
1943 to $2,813,64o in the year ending
June 30, the ABC Board reported
yesterday to the Commissioners.
The report for the past year also
revealed that the number OF licenses
in the year was 1862, compared with
1,945 in 1943. Disbursements of the
board for the past year amounted
to $41, ,346, which is . drop from
the $50,969 expended In the fiscal
year 1943.
Four Licenses Revoked.
During the past year, the board
reported that it revoked four Ii.
censes, twice the number Of the veal
before. It suspended 63 licenses ir
1914, against only 46 in the previou.
year. Thirty-six licensees received
warnings.
The largest number OF alleged
violations, 95, came under the
heading of use for disorderly pur-
pose" while IS violations were for
sale to an intoxicated person. Other
violations listed were one for sale
in excess Of OPA ceilings, one for
failure to report beverage imported
and ~ for sales to minors.
Meanwhile, the Commissioners an.
nounced that James L. Darby, ar
inspector in the weights and meas.
ures division, had been appointed a.
the first of seven new inspector.
with the ABC. His salary will in.
crease from 81 $40 to $2,e00.
Woman Aide Transferred.
They also approved the transfer
OF Miss Margaret L. Maynard, nov
with the collector Of taxes at 81. ~
. year, to the job Of . principa
stenographer at the board with &
salary Of $500. She will replac.
Mrs. Grace OToole who has gone
to the War Department.
A summary Of the number of L.
censees follows:
Evening star., 1944-09-28
District Building 10 House
Afraid Warden Offices

The Commissioners again have
decided to move the air-raid warden
offices from 1341 Maryland avenue
NE. to the District Building.
The Commissioners decided on
this step several times in the past
but afraid wardens always success
fully avoided the move. This time,
however, the step was taken at the
request OF the wardens, who voted
unanimously September 10 to move
to the District Building.
Max G. Schwartz, chief air-raid
warden, said one OF the chief reasons
for moving was the Fire Depart
ment's growing need for space in
the Maryland avenue building. The
warden service viii share space at
the. District building with 1t. Col.
Leonce r. Legendre, executive oficer
of civilian defense.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Funeral for CorpI. Hier
To Be Conducted Todoy

Funeral services for Corpl. Thomas
Hier, 20, of 63 Q street NE. who
died OF heart attack Sunday at
Camp Rucker, Ala, were to be held
at pm. today at st. George Syrian
Church, 1909 Eighth street NV.
Burial will be at Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
He Is survived by his parents, Mr..
ana Mrs. Alex Hier; . brother, sergt.
Harry Hier. convalescing ut Ashford
General Hospital, White SULPHUR
Springs, w. Va, from wounds re-
ceived In action in Italy, and two
SISTERS, Mrs. Ann Kalill Of Cleveland,
and Miss Frances Hier Of WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
AdkinsDe Defense
Motion for MistriaI
In $500 SwindIe
Complement Describes
Machine He Soys
Wus Used in Fruud

Justice Jesse G. Adkins in District
Court today denied defense motion
for a mistrial in the trial of Connie
A. Powers, 48, charged with de-
frauding gasoline station operator
Of $500 in q money-making ma
chine swindle.
Attorney Charles E. Ford objected
to testimony given by James D.
Price, the complaining witness, con-
cerning transactions Price had with
George L. Merrick, who also is ac-
cused In the case but is not yet on
trial.
Tells Of Buying Coupons.
Price testified he purchased gas
coupons from Merrick in December,
1912, two months before he met
Powers. He said he was introduced
to the latter by Merrick. Price Is
under indictment for illegal trans
actions In gas coupons.
Mr.. Ford contended all this testi-
mony would prejudice the jury
against his client. Although over
ruling the motion, Justice Adkins
instructed the jury to disregard that
part of the evidence.
The money-making machine, +"
Mr.. Price said, was nothing more
than two pieces of rough wood held
together by four screws.
The contraption was exhibited to
the jury yesterday. when Mr.. Price
gave q demonstration of the
methods he claims the two men used
to blk him. '
Used = Chemical.
Price said the men used q
chemical to bleach 4 dollar bill
white, then inserted two bleached
bills between . IS bill and placed
the money in the machine. When
the bills were removed they were all
Of the s. denomination, the witness
said.
Interested in the scheme, Price
said he drew 5000 from the
bank for the men to use in dupli-
eating bills. He said he was promised
a one-third cut. When he reached
home with a bundle supposed to
contain newly manufactured money,
he related, all he found was three
IS bills and stack of roughly cut
scratch paper.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Womon Killed in Plunge
Still Is Unidentified

The body of the well-dressed
middle-aged woman who fell O,
jumped to her death from the Cal
vert Street Bridge Tuesday remained
unidentified at the Morgue today
police reported.
She was feet inches tall and
had auburn hair and gray eyes. She
was wearing black dress, tan coat,
black hat and shoes. No purse was
found at the scene and there was
only a small amount of change in
her dress pocket.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Parents of Seven Sons
In Service Honored

The seven-star parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Fenlon, 2131 Fifteenth
street NV, were honored last night
by the District Police and Fire Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, for their
contribution of seven sons to the
war. Comdr. Pat O'Malley presented
the Citizenship Medal to the couple.
Five of the Fenlon boys are in
the Army and two in the Navy.
Their eighth son, Frank, 80, was
sworn into the Navy last May, but
has not received his call to duty yet.
He is working in Philadelphia air
plane plant as inspector.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Eicher Studies Motion
To Exclude Certain
Reporters From Trial
Sedition Defense Attorney
Protests References to-
Smythe's Outbursts
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

ny NANAL EN- OnOO1AE OO4NL0s
Chief Justice Edward c. Eicher
took under advisement at the sedi-
ton trial today a motion by Ira
Chase Koehne, a defense attorney
to exclude from the trial members
of the press responsible for publica-
ton of report identifying the per-
sons assertedly referred to by Ed
ward James Smythe, defendant
when he shouted in the courtroom
yesterday afternoon: Put out the
rats"
Another defense attorney, Joseph
H. Blbrey, objected to Mr.. Koehne s
motion, declaring: Freedom of the
press is what we are fighting for
here"
Mr.. Koehne said he was referring
only to 'the scandal mongers of the
press, not to reporters who wrote
of the trial in a dignified and ac-
curate way.
Postponement Of Trial Denied.
Justice Eicher deferred dealing
with Smythe's several outbursts at
yesterdays turbulent session of the
trial in view of the defendants
apology.
Justice Eicher denied a motion
made by Mr.. Koehne yesterday to
defer the trial until after the elec-
ton.
Henry H. Klein, former attorney
for defendant Eugene N. Sanctuary,
was expected to be returned from
New York this afternoon to face a
contempt Of court charge for walk
ing out of the trial July S.
Mr.. Klein was ordered removed to
Washington by Federal Court in
New York yesterday.
Since Mr.. Klein left, Sanctuary
has been represented by Marvin
Bischoff, whom the court appointed
The defendant has refused to recog-
nize Mr.. Bischoff. insisting Mr..
Klein was still his attorney.
Former Editor Testifies.
A Government witness, SEVERN
WinteScheidt, former editor of the
German-American Bund's news
paper, continued his testimony to-
day. He told of establishing school
for bund officials to teach the aims
OF National Socialism in this coun-
try.
The witness said he attended
school in Germany, set up by the
Foreign Institute.
Defense attorneys yesterday de-
nounced the trial as political
prosecution, sometimes calling out
their objections en- masse. Justice
Eicher pounded frequently to re-
store order.
Albert W. Dilling. attorney for
Elizabeth Dilling, called the case a
New Deal, Communist prosecution
and termed Chief Prosecutor o.
John Rogge "a Communist fellow
traveller"
Mr.. Rogge retorted that the re-
marks were ridiculous and de-
manded that defense counsel be re-
quired to state their objections In
legal terms or sit down.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
AIber to Speak on Churchill

Louis ]. Alber, allthor and lecturer,
will speak on THE Irresistible
Winston Churchill" at 8 pm. tomor-
row at the Prince Georges Golf and
Country Club. The lecture Is being
sponsored by Charles E. Bentley,
president OF the Cheverly Housing
Corp, in connection with founding
OF the national headquarters Of the
Human Relations Movement ct
Cheverly.
Evening star., 1944-09-28

Saipan beach
head is described
in q recent Ma
rine Corps dis
patch.
The Bethesda
man was in an
amphibian trac-
tor that was hit
by Japanese ar
tillery in IN e
landing, killing
ana WOuNQlIlS q
number of ma
rineS. Mr.. Nc
Cam dragged in
two marines who
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Civilion Turkey Supply
Below l943 Averuoe
BY the Associated Press.

~ the ASs0ci&ted Press.
Not quite SO much turkey will be
available for the American dinner
table on Thanksgiving and Christ
mas this year as last. but the sup
ply still win be larger than the
average Of prewar years.
The War Food Administration es-
Inmates that after needs OF the
armed forces are met there win be
BIS pounds per capita available
for civilians, just . little under the
32S pounds last year, but more than
the 9.1 pounds pr capita average
from 1888 10 1850.
Evening star., 1944-09-28

the water of the beach, while Jap
heavy machine gun bullets peppered
the water inches away. One bullet
grazed his uniform.
With an engineer assault unit, for
which he was the only medical at
tendant, Mr.. McCann moved inland
and remained on constant duty for
the next Is days of battle.
His wife and son live near Be-
thesda, on Route 3, and his mother,
Mrs. Elmer Lee Cock, at 29l7 North
Fairfax drive, Arlington, Va. He
was graduated from washington and
Lee High School in 1910.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Round TubIe to Hear IhIder

John H. Ihlder, executive officer
of the National Capital Housing
Authority, will speak before the
Washington Round Table luncheon
at the Washington Hotel, at 1890
pm. tomorrow, on "The Place Of
Public Housing in the Community" !"
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Bethesda Mans Rescue,
Work on Saipan Described

How Navy Pharmacists Mate, Sec
ond Class. Lawrence J. McCann, jr.,
%, of Bethesda, Nd, risked his life
to rescue wounded marines on the
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Cub Pock Gets New Chofter

A new charter was presented Be-
thesda Cub Pack No. All at its first
meeting Of the season last nisht
at the Bethesda Elementary School.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
CHAPTER SIXTEEN

The first SHOWS fell. Henry wAs
busy planning her Christmas bas-
kets for the Poor Farm. Up in the
hills skis were flashing and boys
watched restlessly for the ponds TO
freeze.
But Nora
Nora and Jim were enigmAs. She
recovered from her Thanksgiving
Day ''indisposition." little paler,
q little thinner, little more nerv-
Gus, but self-possessed. She would
not .alk about that incident 10 any
one.
Her mother tried. -Nora, what's
wrong! You can tell me"
Nothing. What's the matter
with everybody
But Jim's drinking. dear. It's al
over town." groaned Hermy. "lt's
getting TO be IA disgrace! And
you and Jim are quarreling-that -
q fact "
Nora set her small mouth.
80 er, you1l simply have to let
my own life"
n fathers worried"
n sorry, Mother. It's my life. !"
IS il Rosemary who's causing all
these arguments! She's always tax
ing Jim of and whispering 70 him.
How long is she going to stay with
~ou?"
But Nora ran away. crying.
Pat was aging visibly. "Ellery,
che three letters they're still in
Nora's hatbox in her closet looked
last night"
az know" sighed Ellery.
"You've been keeping tabs, too!"
-Yes. Somebody's been rereading
them. They show signs of being
handled"
But why won't Nora face the
TRUTH" cried Pat. "She knows that
November twenty-eighth marked
the first attack - that first letter
told her so! Yet she won I have the
doctor, she won't take any steps to
defend herself. she refuses help .. 4.
I can't understand her!"
Maybe" said Ellery carefully,
~Nora's afraid to face the scandal"
Pats eyes opened wide as Queen
continued: "You told me how she
retreated from the world when Jim
left her on their scheduled wedding
day several years ago. There's .
deep streak Of pride in your sister
Nora, Pat. She can't abide being
talked about. II this ever came
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
Local Youth
Sees Action

With the Fifth Army. Italy. July
The Red Raiders, a platoon OF
famous regiment OF the Srd
"Marne' Division which includes
an Ypsilanti man, again are receiv'
ing the plaudits OF their outfit.
Accomplishing their latest i'm
| possible" mission on the Fifth
Army front in Italy. the platoon
saved a battalion command post
and accounted for at least five
enemy mschineguns, Is prisoners
and numerous dead.
Taking part In the action dur
ing the early stages OF the Fifth
Army offeAavs through Rome
was Private First Class Edward
Kirby. YpsilantL
Since early March when the
Raiders became an official part OF
the ous@ they have been called
upon for ell kinds OF rough as
signments. The latest action was
described by Kirby in tribute to
the Platoon's two officers and Cor
poral Harold Rolf, Brooklyn, MY.
The order was to knock out
enemy snipers who were holding
up the establishment OF a CP.
We went out to do the Job sup
ported by three tanks, Kirby
said. Corporal Rolf went ahead
OF the group. As we advanced up
an adjoining road, he fired three
shots and accounted for two
Kraut.'
The men all passed their gre
nades UP a ditch to Rolf, who be
gan serving them up at the Ger
man machineguns in Dodger style.
The enemy began throwing potato
masher grenades back at the cor
poral, Kirby, Henry Thorne and
Lieutenant Alex Behr.
Rolf Kirby continued, went
over the bank TO our right alone
He was armed with carbine and
a pistol" Several minutes later
Kirby and Thorne spied one kraut
gun and sprayed the position.
Immediately" Kirby said, Rolf
looked over the set.up and came
out with one enemy He put the
Jerry on his back. frisked him, and
whisked him 10 the road after get
ting a bit OF information In Ger
man"
The quaret. Kirby, Rolf. Thorne
and Behr. went about five yards
and found a slit trench. The Ger.
mans opened up with everything
then.
There they are" Rolf shouted
as he fired his carbine, so" Kir.
by related, we all fired in that
direction"
Lieutenant Behr sent Kirby 10
get the tank up for support and
the remaining Raiders went about
their business OF flushing out the
Kraut.
When the Americans retired to
the road. a count showed three
casualties. But the short end OF
the deal went to the Germans who
harrassed the CP. The Raiders
had accounted for at least five
machineguns and IL prisoners.
1T was" Kirby concluded, Rolf.
the tanks and the two officers who
furnished our inspiration, leader.
ship and support. They dh IT."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07

LOS ANGELES -AP-The Amer
lean Civil Liberties Union has
filed petition seeking to en-
Join Mai. Gen. Charles n. Bones
teel, western defense commander.
and other military authorities
from interfering with the return
OF three American born Jspanesc
10 the Pacific Coast The suit
which may prove To he test
case. asserted there IL no further
military necessity 70 Justify the
exclusion OF the plaintiffs or other
loyal American born Japanese
from California.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
Marriage Licenses

Clarence f. Shea. 80. and y.
Louise Weinhoffer. 81. both OF
Npsilanti.
Harding Lipacomb Taylor, 81.
OF Ypsilanu, and Joyce Martin
Hudgins. 90. OF Earle, Ark.
Arnet John Clearinghouse. Jr, %.
OF Ann Arbor and Jean Mildred
Stewart, %. Huntington Woods
Mich.
Robert Emmett Coady. A.. Dex.
ter. and Fay Smith, SO, OF Ann
Arbor.
Russell ], West, 40. and Abilene
Meadows. 80. both or Chelsea
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
Paul J. Ayott Receives
Injuries in Accident

Ann Arbor, Mich, July Paul j.
Ayott was treated at ST Joseph's
Mercy Hospital Thursday for ipjur.
les received in an automobile acct
dent on Portage Lake Rd.. beyond
Dexter. He received a fractured
right leg and ear and head injur-
les. He was the driver OF a car
which had skidded for about so feet
before striking fence. lie was
thrown over the fence and Knocked
unconscious.
A passenger. Bruce Waggoner,
402l Washtenaw Ave. Ann Arbor,
received head injuries. and suffered
the Amputation OF the little finger
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
ONION CROP GOOD

Lansing. July 7-AP-The fed.
eral-state crop reporting service
said today that the onion crop IL
making good progress in most sec.
tions OF the state, and the early
celery crop is moving In good vol.
ume from the Muskegon. Grand
Haven, Jacksonville and Kalamazoo
areas, Most OF the cantsloupe crop
will not get into production until
August, although there is light
early set OF fruit in some fields
which should ripen the last OF
the month. the report said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
LEGION TO MEET

Big Rapids, July 7-AP- The
annual meeting OF the tenth dis
trict. American Legion, will be held
here Sunday Gus Malls of Big
Rapids said the organization.
which now has a record member
ship, will elect officers and map
plans for the coming year.