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Evening star., 1944-05-19
Food Distributors
To Aid Paper Salvage

Because of the drastic reduction
in supplies of paper products fol
civilian consumption, officials of a
number of national food distrib-
uting companies have offered the
assistance of their employees to local
salvage committees, James E. Coli
flower, chairman of the District Sal
wage Committee, declared today.
Personnel of the Quaker Oats Co
and the General Foods Co. in this
area are among those who will CO.
operate in salvage efforts in Wash
fngton, Mr. Collif1ower said.
Similar assistance has been Of
|fered by the Curtis Publishing Co
it was announced.
In the meantime, a Washington
committee representing the Graphic
Arts Association is continuing to
solicit participation in the paper
conservation salvage program by
every member of the printing in
dustry and retail and wholesale
paper establishments here. The
committee is headed by John Bres-
nahan, r. H. Tyree and j. H.
Miller.
The District Salvage Commit
tees regular collection of waste
paper in Southeast Washington is
scheduled tomorrow. Householders
are urged to place their bundles of
waste paper on their front porch or
steps or directly in front of their
apartment entrance before 9 am.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Ministers Discuss
Needs Of Veterans
By the Associated Press.

~ tAkc <1oSOSlubG1 GACc5s
BALTIMORE, May 19.-Forum
discussion of the church's postwa,
program in the parish and commu-
nifty with respect to needs of return
ing war veterans marked final
sessions yesterday of the National
Conference on the Ministry of the
Church to service men and women
Following an address by the Rev
DR.. John H. Gardner. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, Balti-
more, M. j. Creeger, chairman OF
the Steering Committee for the
national conference, summarized
the activities of the meeting, the
first of series to be held through
out the country.
DR.. Gardner told the $50 Protes-
tant leaders attending that any rea.
sonable program a local church may
follow must be conditioned by what
the returning serviceman will be like
and the kind of gospel each parish
seeks to interpret.
In a forum on planning the pro.
gram, Of the church in the Local
community, John w. Harms, execu-
tive srecetary of the Church FEEDER
alton Of Greater Chicago, advocated
a national plan of cooperation with
the Catholic, Jewish and Protestant
services on the same basis.
Using the present USO steup as
an example, Mr.. Harms said Protes-
tant cooperation on the community
level was much less inherent ir
national structure than that of the
Roman Catholics or Jews.
This agency, the Chicago leade,
asserted, should relate the Protes-
tants as closely to such organiza-
tions as the USO as the Catholic
and Jewish churches are related to
them.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Treatments Found
For Spotted Fever

Development of new treatments
for Rocky Mountain spotted fever
was reported today by health Off
cials here.
Details OF new vaccine and serum
treatments of the tick-borne disease
were revealed after the death of
Maj. Alexander r. Moir, chief of the
Royal Air Force Transport Com
mand group attached to the British
Air Commission here. Mai. Moir
was infected while. picking ticks of
his dog at his Arlington (Va.) home
A specially developed vaccine
which immunizes persons from the
disease for the tick season has been
used successfully, the United States
Public Health Service reported
Twenty District Water and Survey
Department employees have received
the first of three preventative in
noculations.
A curative rabbit serum now Is
available in cases where the vaccine
has not been given and the disease
has developed. The USPHS reports
that the serum has proven effective
in reducing mortality to 3.8 per cent
In Maj. Moir's case the disease had
progressed too far for the curative
treatment to be effective.
DR., James G. Cummings, chief OF
the Health Departments Communi-
cable Disease Bureau, said the de-
partment will make the protective
vaccine available to physicians here
He cautioned the public to take the
precaution of removing ticks with
tWeezers and killing them by drop
ping them in kerosene. He also
urged careful scrutiny of the body
for ticks after being near bushes OF
foliage.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Support Of D. {. Heads
To Be Asked in Step 10
RehabiIitate Veterans

The District Commissioners soor
will be asked to give their officia,
support to communicative effort
to rehabilitate veterans and dislo-
Gated war workers.
THE Executive Committee of the
Unofficial co-ordinating group study
ing the problem yesterday asked a
subcommittee to work out the me-
chanics of establishing a city-wide
committee, of suggesting business
man as permanent chairman and of
outlining information for the un-
official committee to take to the
Commissioners.
The unofficial committee was
acting on the recommendations OF
a subcommittee it had directed to
prepare QUESTIONABLE for circula-
ton to all agencies now working on
the rehabilitation problem.
The subcommittee, however, rec
ommenoed that the Commissioners
be asked to appoint a city-wide
committee to carry on survey Of
existing facilities, coordinate then
to prevent duplication and deter.
mine whether central service cen.
ter was necessary to inform veterans
and war workers of available facili
ties.
The executive group approved tn,
recommendations and enlarged it t.
lay the groundwork for submitting
the proposal to the Commissioners
The subcommittee now include
Jack Serber of the Washington are'
War Manpower Commission; Harr,
p. Somerville, head of Civilian Wa
Services; Frank Norton of Distric
Selective Service, and Col. Lewis G
Beardsley, manager of the Veterans
Administration facility, Mount Alt
Hospital. Representatives of socia
agercies and business are yet to b
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Ducks Will Perform
AT Weapons Show

Demonstrations of ship shore
cargo movement by Army ducks
amphibian trucks-will be part of
the Transportation Corps exhibit in
the Weapons of War" show sched-
uled to open Monday in West Po-
tomac Park.
The ducks" will transport cargo
from a freight-passenger vessel,
anchored in the Potomac River, to
the exhibit grounds. An under
water ramp extending into the river
has been constructed so that cargo
can be brought ashore as in opera
tlons under battle conditions.
The amphibian truck, a two-and-
a-half-ton vehicle, originally was
designed for movement of supply
only, but has been used as a per-
sonal carrier and in some cases as
a combat craft.
The freight-passenger vessel, now
en- route from the Transportation
Corps Marine Cadet Officer School
in st. Petersburg, Fla, will be
manned by Maritime Service train
ing officers and crew of Transpor-
tation Corps cadets, and will remain
at anchor in the Potomac during
the Army Service Forces seven day
show.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Hoiti Presents 5000
For War Relief Work

The receipt of a gift of $5,090 a
contribution from the people OF
Haiti for war relief purposes, has
been announced by the National War
Fund.
The fund, which was presented by
Ambassador Andre Liautaud of
Haiti to Joseph E. Davies, chairman
of the Presidents War Relief Con-
troll Board, was raised by a COM
mittee, headed by Ellie Lescot, presi-
dent of Haiti.
The Ambassador said Haiti is
planning to issue special 1-cent
stamp. which will be used on all
letters and packages sent through
the Haitian postal system. the pro-
ceeds of which will be presented to
the National War Fund.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Fall Off Bicycle Kills
Girl, IS; Two Hurt in
Traffic Earlier Die

A 15-year-old girl was killed yes.
terday in a fall from bicycle anc
two other possible victims of earlier
traffic accidents died in hospitals.
Marie Katsouros, IS, of 1348 Un.
derwood street NV. was listed by
police as the 40th traffic victim o1
the year when she was pronounced
dead by an Emergency Hospita
physician after fall from her bi.
cycle. Police said she struck hel
head on a curb in the 1900 BLOCK
Of Underwood street NV. when the
bicycle skidded and she fell to the
pavement.
An injury diagnosed as rup-
tured artery by Garfield Hospital
physician resulted in the death
yesterday of James r. Walker. SO
colored, 3114 Thirteenth street NV.
a City Post ONCE clerk. He walked
into the hospital Tuesday and sale
he had been struck two hours earlier
by an automobile near Union sta.
tion, police said. An autopsy will be
performed today.
Mrs. Carrie E. Grant, 60, colored
1850 T street NV, died YESTERDAY
In Freedmen's Hospital from a rup-
tured appendix, police reported
which she said she sustained when
she fell against a streetcar seat
April 30 She was admitted tn the
hospital May 4.
Deputy Coroner Christopher ]
Murphy will perform autopsies to.
day on Mr.. Walker and Mrs. Grant.
August H. Gischel, jr., 20, of 1915
North Magee street, Brooklyn, Md.
suffered a possible skull fracture
and other head injuries yesterday
when an automobile he was driving
collided with streetcar. He was
taken to Casualty Hospital after
the crash at Seventh and D streets
NE.
Police listed John F. Augustine
IS, of the 100 block Twelfth street
Sc. as the operator of the streetcar
Richard w. Smalley, IL, of SIS
Whittier street NV, suffered q
fractured leg yesterday when he
rode his bicycle out of an alley nea,
Georgia avenue and Sheridan
street NV. into the path of ar
automobile, according to police. The
driver of the car was noted as Henry
E. Clifford, A, of the 5000 block
Second avenue, Silver Spring, Md
The youth was taken to Emergency
Hospital in a police car.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Removal Proceedings Set
In Gas Coupon Conspiracy

Removal proceedings against Con-
StaS Gustave Basiliko, 81, Wash
ington real estate man indicted with
four others on charges of conspir-
acy to possess and transfer ration
coupons representing 100000. GAL
Ions of gasoline, will be held Tues
day before United States Commits
sioner Needham C. Turnage.
BaSiliko and his co-defendants
were indicted yesterday by Federal
grand jury in New York.
They were arrested April 10 after
an OPA investigation of black mar
ket operations in gasoline along the
Eastern seaboard.
Basiliko is free on 81 500 bond
pending outcome of the removal
proceedings.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Air CONDITIONING
byLack Of Gas
Chemical in Demand
To Fight MoIorioI
Carriers in Tropics

Some Government officials will
have to suffer along without air.
conditioning this summer because
the gas needed as refrigerant is
needed more to combat the malaria
mosquitoes in the tropics, it was
learned today.
A certain type of freon, accord
ing to the Public Buildings Admin
istration, is necessary in chilling
the water circulated through some
of the Federal buildings. That's the
type which has been found Just the
thing to mix with pyrethum powder
as an insecticide.
The PBA conservativelys predicted
"if we have really hot spell, things
might not be as comfortable as
usual"
That would be In the buildings
which have managed to preserve
their freon from last year. In some
other buildings, where only the Of
fees of ranking officials have been
air-conditioned by single units,
there may be no artificial coolness
at all.
The individual units, it was ex-
planned, are more likely to lose their
supply of the vital gas. Once the
supply is lost, there are no available
replacements.
Even in the large buildings which
rely on this type of refrigerant,
PBA said, the supply of gas may not
be available to meet all demands.
The hotter the weather gets, the
more cooling Is needed and the sup
ply of gas may not be sufficient to
provide full charge for the ma
chimes.
A PBA spokesman said that even
last year the buildings were not
supplied with all the freon that was
needed, but most of the buildings
are pretty we'll off unless we have
trouble later"
He said he had not yet received
any reports of trouble but really
didn't expect them until later in the
season.
As far as he knows now, he added,
none Of the buildings will be totally
out Of service except those which
rely on single units connected into
windows and some Of these will be
able to run, bar accidents.
One type Of freon-that used In
the Social Security Building-is
available in quantity as are some
other types of refrigerants, but the
refrigerant used depends upon what
each machine calls for.
If the water used for air-condi-
tioning must be chilled by the type
Of freon needed in the tropics, the
Government employees are just out of
luck.
In other words, some of them may
get D taste of the tropics right here.
Evening star., 1944-05-19

An elevator operator at the Will
lard Hotel, who opined he was the
oldest Indoor aviator" in the busi-
ness, celebrated his 84th birthday
yesterday and said confidently he
expects to live to be 100.
He is Richard l.. Counts, ST., who
retired as Virginia country school
teacher 26 years ago, couldn't toll
crate idleness and returned to work
for spell"-18 years-as clerk
for the American Viscose Co. at
Roanoke, Va.
He retired" again in 1886, but
a patriotic urge to do his part to
relieve the manpower shortage led
him to take the job at the Willard
last January 81. He hasn't missed
q day since.
MIR. Counts didn't seem to think
his elevator operating was anything
to get excited about. His explana-
ton was simplicity itself.
"I like to work." he said.
Mr.. Counts lives with the oldest
of his seven sons, Grady H. Counts,
at 1904 Randolph place NE, who
has a son, Stanley, a soldier sta
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Planners Submit List
of 10 Streets in Move
To Honor 4 States

An approved list of 10 important
traffic thoroughfares from which
four would be renamed Ohio, Mis-
souri,, California and Washington
avenues. was submitted to the Com
missioners today by the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion.
Congressional action is necessary
to rename the thoroughfares, the
Commission explains, as all are out
side the central area.
The list includes Broad Branch
road and Linnean avenue, Nichols
avenue, Cleveland and Calvert
streets, Reno road, Concord avenue.
Benning, Naylor and Ridge roads.
City's Pattern UNCHANGED.
Ihomas c. Jeffers, landscape ar
chltect and member of the Co.
ordlnating Committee, said the
streets were selected because there
would be no interference with the
normal lettered and numbered pat
tern OF the city. 1t also would avoid
the necessity of planning new high
ways.
| The commissions action was
merely recommendation for the
guidance of the District Commits
sloners if they see fit to send the
recommendations to Congress. The
naming of avenues after these four
States would complete the roster of
AZ States represented in the street
system.
Members of the commission fore
saw some possible antagonism to
changing the names of such long
established thoroughfares as Calvert
street, Bennlng road and Nichols
avenue. There is California street
in the Northwest section, which ex-
tends only for one or two blocks
That street was considered so un-
important that it was left off the
list, but officials said it no doubt
would be considered.
Condemnation Approved.
Norman c. Brown, land purchas-
ing officer, announced the Commits
, sion's approval of condemnation
settlement on more than an acre OF
, ground constituting an important
rendition to the Anacostia Recrea-
ton Center in the vicinity of Naylol
road Sc, near the park field house
The land and improvements con-
sist of strip between the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad right-of anc
the recreation center. Mr.. Brown
said the location of this particular
strip made it key property in the
park plans and that its acquisition
at reasonable price had beer
troublesome.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Irregu|arity Of Hours
Transfers Slow Up
Car-Sharing Drive
Hesitoney to Join
Also Is Linked to
Housing Instability

Irregularity of working hours,
transfers and designations today
were listed as major factors in the
lag in registration in the current
car-sharing program among Gov
ernment employees by an officer of
the State Department Transporta-
ton Committee.
Forrest D. Van Valin, executive
secretary of the committee, said
that while the campaign had been
quite effective" in bringing more
drivers and riders into the car pool
setup, he believed the hesitancy in
registering for the program was due
to the instability of housing and the
constant turnover in personnel.
Among the car owners who have
brought in supplemental gasoline
ration applications for certification
since the campaign began, Mr.. Van
Valin said that all of them had sub
mitted the required full complement
Of passengers in their car clubs or
else had presented sufficient justifi-
cation why they were unable to
do so.
Many of them, however, he added
complained that whenever they
stopped at loading platforms to
pick up passengers, the prospective
riders looked at them as if some
body were trying to hold them up
Such action "discourages" car own
ers from participating In the car
sharing program, he said.
Meanwhile, although no figures
were forthcoming on the number OF
applications to date, it was believed
the campaign workers would have to
more than double their present rate
of registration if the drive is to be
a success. Only four days remain in
the registration campaign.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Montgomery Receive!
War Loan Quotas;
Chairmen Chosen
County Again Divided
Into 5 Districts, With
81, 500, 900 as Goal

Preliminary plans for the $2,500,.
600 Fifth War Loan Drive in Mont
gomery County, which will be for
mally opened June IL, were an
nounced today by Richard F. Green
county chairman, who has assigned
chairmen for various groups and
tentative quotas.
The principal organizations taking
part, their chairman and tentative
quotas are as follows:
AWVS, Mrs. w. E. Spangenberg
$25, 5,000; B'nai Birth, Mrs. Rose Bis
no, $35, 900; Masonic Organizations
M. H. Kinsinger, 100000; knights
of Columbus, E. E. Rupert, $100, 600;
Rotary Clubs, F. Barnard Welsh
$200,000 Boards of Trade, John
Fagan, $150,000; Lions Clubs, James
wv. Gill, $4,000.
Western Suburban District, War
Bond Committee, S. Walter Bogley
500, 900; Eastern Suburban District
War Bond Committee, Harry B
Blair, $780, 900; Women's Activities
Mrs. B. P. Whalen, $75 900; Agricul-
ture. o. w. Anderson, $780, 900;
County Government, Mrs. Genevievt
H. Wells, $20,000;. American Legion
Joseph Cantrel, $25,0O0; Motor
Pictures, Sidney Lust, $150,000
Building g. Loan Associations, j
Horace Smithy, $225, 900.
Civic Organizations, Richard H
Akers, 10000; Civitan Clubs, Ton
Elward, $4,000; County Post Offices
wv. E. Bowman, 100000; Liquor
Control Board, B. r. English, $25,-
600; Public Schools, DR.. Edwin w
Broome, 100000, and not allocated
$345, 600.
For reporting purposes Mr.. Green
said the county again will be di-
vided into five reporting districts
following generally banking areas
of the community. These districts
their chairmen and tentative quotas
follow:
Eastern, Fred L. Lutes, 81, loo, 900
western, Mr.. Bogley, $500,000; cen.
trail, Mr.. Green, S500,000; northeast
Fred L. Thomas, $500, 900, and north.
west, Bradley Woodfield, 100000.
Arrangements for the drive wer,
made at dinner at the Indiar
Spring Country Club when MI
Green entertained 125 members O
the committee from various parts O
the county.
DR.. Broome, whose schools sole
more than 100000 in bonds durin,
the last drive, said that although
the schools will close for the summe,
June 16, he will arrange to continu,
the program with the aid of paren
and teacher groups.
Evening star., 1944-05-19

toned at Fort Meade. Another
grandson, Horace, was medically dis
charged from the Army last year
Mr.. Counts said he gets a kick
out of Zooming up and down the
elevator shafts of the Willard.
People are nice" he observed
Even in the hustle and hustle OF
wartime you'd be surprised how
pleasant people are. Here, I'll show
you what mean," he said excitedly
as he whipped letter out of his
uniform pocket.
1t was from a man in Sherman
Tex, who had been a guest at
the hotel short time ago. 1t really
was a gratifying, friendly message,
too. With obvious sincerity the
writer offered birthday congratula-
tions and complimented Mr.. Counts
on his pleasant disposition and
courteous manner.
Mr.. Counts had only one COM
plant about passengers in his ele-
vator, and he WINGED as he voiced it.
II WISH" he wished, people
wouldn't make cracks about me hav-
ing my ups and downs. It's pretty
corny, as the young folks say."
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Senator Downey Takes
Lost Boy, ;, to Police

Senator Downey of California last
night turned over to police of the
third precinct 3-year-old boy
whom he found wandering on the
street near Nineteenth and L streets
NV.
The child, George Bradley, jr.,
1922 Nineteenth street NV, was
claimed shortly afterward by his
father. who came to the police sta
ton to report the boy missing,
police said.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Scholarship Test

Notre Dame Academy, North
Capital and K streets, announced
today that it will hold a competitive
scholarship examination at 9 am.
tomorrow for Washington and near
by girl students who have COM
pleted the eighth grade in either
public or private schools. Tuition
free scholarships in the Academy
will be awarded those making the
highest marks.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Police Probe Premature
Sole of Buddy Poppies

Unauthorized vendors of Buddy
Poppies on downtown Washington
streets will be investigated, police
announced last night after Veterans
of Foreign Wars officials complained
that the memorial flowers were be-
ing peddled yesterday, although the
official sale does not begin until
May Is.
The poppy sale, sponsored by the
VFW and Endorsed by the District
Commissioners, is for the benefit of
disabled veterans.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
of old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child In your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Clothing Drive to Continue

Approximately 5000 pounds of
clothing were donated within the
first four days of the drive of ths
Washington Chapter of Save the
Children Federation, Inc, Mrs. Irene
Caldwell, chairman, announced to.
day. The drive, which opened Mons
day, will continue until Nay 20.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Ship Sponsor Named

The aircraft carrier escort, U. S. S.
Matanikau, to be launched next
Tuesday at Vancouver, Wash, will
be sponsored by Mrs. Robert A.
Grant, 1908 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, the Navy Department an
nounced today. Mrs. Grant is the
wife of Representative Grant, Re-
publican, of Indiana.
Evening star., 1944-05-19

PLAYGROUND FACILITIES DEMONSTRATED Robert Hol-
comp 4 of 27 street NE shows proper use sliding
board at the Chevy Chase Recreation Center
ton yesterday by park officials Making the inspection e to
rght Fred Tuemme National CAPITAL
Park and Planning Commission and Maj Grant III
Irving Root A. Demaray the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission Star staff Photo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-19
Race Track Firebug'S
Drinking Pal Sought

Detroit police today intensified
the search for another suspect in
the S225, 700 fire at the Detroit
race track early Saturday morn
ing which cost the life of one man
and destroyed 80 horses
They are also at work trying
to check on the reports that just
before Leroy (Peglegl Mccain
mish. the stableman who con-
feSSed setting the fire. left Louis
vile, KY. recently. a fire swept
race track properties there.
The new suspect is said to have
been drinking with McCammish
Friday night. The stableman said
that he did not know the name
of his drinking companion.
Whether McCammish will be
charged with arson or murder
will be decided at a conference
today between Prosecutor Dowl-
ing, Chief of Detectives Paul