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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-09

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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-09

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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-11-09

To avoid boil overs" while cook
ig macaroni or spaghetti, add one
tablespoon OF cooking oil or short
ening to the water.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Roosevelt Denies
Using Pressure for
SIattery Resignation
President Says He
Hadn't Heard of
Trouble Recently

President Roosevelt told his press
conference today that he had sent
no message to Harry Slattery, rural
electrification administrator, who
told a House agriculture subcom-
mittee hearing Wednesday that the
White House had brought pressure
on him to resign.
According to Mr.. Slatterys testi-
mony, the resignation had been
urged by Jonathan w. Daniels of
the presidential secretariat on three
different occasions and once by
Secretary OF Agriculture Wickard.
Saying that he had not seen Mr..
SlatteIy, the President told re-
porters he knew there had been
trouble in the REA several months
ago, but that he hadn't heard any
thing recently.
A reporter said there seemed a
very definite effort was being mace to
involve the President and the White
House in the REA troubles. Mr..
Roosevelt said it would be difficult
to do that.
The Chief Executive also said that
Leo T. Crowley will remain as ad-
ministrator of the Foreign Eco
nomic Administration even though
he steps out as alien property
custodian.
The President was asked about
the reports that Mr.. Crowley was
resigning from the alien property
post and said that that had been
in the cards for some time. He
described the FEA job as Mr., Crow
leY,s rrincipal work.
Evening star., 1944-02-18

public. But he was the man who
compiled and issued several hun
|dred War Department communi-
Iques and the official who interpreted
impartially for reporters and arm
chair strategists the latest war de-
Ivelopments.
So when word passed around that
"Fitz" is going overseas at last, >
news and radio reporters gave him
wrist watch and a farewell party
as slight token of esteem and
affection. For "Fitz" always func-
toned like newspapermans idea
Iof how public relations officer
should.
His successor in Office is 1t. Col.
Albert L. Warner, who also gives
the weekly war review during the
widely heard Army Hour program.
After graduating from the Army
Industrial College, Col. Fitzgerald
entered the Georgetown University
School of Foreign Service. There,
for two years, he garnered most of
the academic prizes and led mis-
class in 1882.
The Army War College was his
next goal and after his graduation
in 1885 he became a reliable right
arm" in matters of Army policy.
Col. Fitzgerald entered the Army
during the last World War and be-
fore then was successfully a news
paper reporter, political editor and
city editor on Western newspapers.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Corcoran Exhibition
OF Cyrston Sketches
To Be Opened Sunday
Artist Whose Drawings
Appear in The Star to
Have 'One-Mun' Show

An exhibit of 80 drawings by. Helen
Catch Durston, whose sketches ap-
pear in The Star each Saturday, will
be opened in the Corcoran Art Gal
lery on Sunday.
All but one of the sketches in the
display depict scenes in Washington
or nearby areas and have been re-
produced in The Star. The remain
ing drawing, entitled white Christ
mas" was done in Buffalo, N. Y,
when Mrs. Durston lived there sew
eral years ago. 1t was drawn, she
said, from the window of the apart
ment in which she lived, and is one
of her favoriteS.
The exhibit, which will be open
from Sunday through March II, is
Mrs. DurSton's first "one-man" show,
although she has participated in sew
eral other displays. The artist said
she was frankly honored" by the
opportunity given her to show some
of her work in the Corcorah gallery.
The drawings will be hung in Gal
lery No. 40, in the southeast corner
of the main floor. The Corcoran is
open daily from am. to 4::3O pm.
except Mondays, when the hours are
from noon to 4:30, and Sundays.
from 2 to pm. Admission at all
times is free
Included among the Washington
scenes are many which were fav-
.orites when they were published in
The Star. Some of them are: The
Supreme Court, which has been
loaned by Capt Philip G. Lauman;
Dome of st. Matthews Church. Con-
stitution Avenue, Public Library,
loaned by Theodore W. Noyes; Con-
necticut Avenue Rush Hour. st.
Johns Church, Franklin Park.
loaned by Charles H Tompkins; Old
Inn, in Upper Marlboro, Md: Flower
Market, at Connecticut avenue and
R street NV; Old Fairfax (VaD
Courthouse, National Cathedral. JEFF
ferson Memorial, George Washing
ton House in Bladensburg, Md: Oc-
logan House at Eighteenth street
and New York avenue NV, Cosmos
Club, from Lafayette Park, and the
corner of Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania NV.
Mrs. Durston studied lithography
under Bolton Brown and spent some
time in Europe studying archi-
tectural ornament Her sketches
first appeared in The Star in Decem-
Der 1o42
Evening star., 1944-02-18
District 0PA 10 Continue
Advance Issue Of Fuel Oil

officials of the national OPA said
today that Petroleum Administrator
1ckes' statement yesterday that no
advances can be made on consumer
fuel Oil rationS will not affect the
District OPA plan under which per-
sons with less than 100 gallons in
period 4 coupons can exchange their
period coupons for immediate use.
Mr.. Ickes said the petroleum situ-
alton in the East is SO tight that it
would be impossible to advance the
validity date Of ration coupons. 1t
was explained that Mr.. Ickes was
opposed to general valuation of
period coupons.
Oil supplies of the type used in
private homes have been relatively
good here, and the local OPA was
authorized by the regional office to
make the change. Fuel oil dealers
claim it will save them thousands of
miles of travel by delivery trucks,
and resultant saving in tires, gaso-
line and equipment.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Thot Income Tux-No. 5
BY theAssociate. Press.

Take one step at a time.
That's the most important thing
to keep in mind while filling out
your 1943 income tax return.
Follow each numbered direction
on the return and forget about the
other directions until you get to
them. What makes so many tax
payers panicky is their confusion
when they see it-and try to figure
out in a hurried reading-the large
number of printed directions on the
return.
Study Instructions.
Before starting to fill out the re-
turn. have on hand the pamphlet of
instructions that accompanied your
return and your work sheets with
the necessary figures. These es-
sential figures are:
/. Total 1943 income before taxes
were withheld.
2. Amount OF income and victory
taxes withheld.
3. Your tax on 1912 income and
the portion of it you paid in 1943.
4. The tax paid, if any, with dec
laration OF estimated tax September
Is and December Is.
Your employer should have given
you a statement of your 1943 wages
before withholding and of the
amount withheld. Figures giving
your 1942 tax and the amount you
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Fourth Sanitation Charge
Costs D. {. Grocer SIS

After forfeiting $50 collateral on
Tuesday for his fourth violation of
the food handling laws, Samuel Egg
Der, a grocer, was ordered to appear
in Municipal Court yesterday by
Judge George D. Nelson and fined
an additional S25.
Egber. who operates the Pythian
Meat Market at 1118 U street NV.
was charged with having dirty
meat case and meat slicer.
Also fined were:
William c. Gray, operator of the
Fairfax Restaurant, 1887 Pennsvl-
vania avenue Sc. S25. for having
dirty drinking glasses: Benjamin
RadWin, operator of Radwin's Gro
Gerry, 301 K street NE, SIS, for hav-
ing dirty floors and dirty meat
Islicer; George Cornwell, of Corn
wells, Inc, 1929 G street NV, $40
for having dirty stove and kitchen
floor.
David Porten, operator of the
Pennsylvania Drug Co.. 1901 E street
NV, forfeited $50 on a charge o1
failing to keep soiled linen anc
clothing covered.
Evening star., 1944-02-18

A 40-pound pig, obviously worried
by the OPA announcement of an
other pork bonus" grunted and
squealed protestingly today in the
basement of the first precinct sta
ton, where he was held after his
capture early this morning by eight
policemen and couple of interested
citizens as he made break for lib
erty in the Southwest section of the
city.
Pvts. John w. Trotter and George
V. Davis spotted the pig as they
cruiSed in a police car near Sixth
and F streets SW. But it wasn't
until three more scout cars, six more
policemen and several bystanders
joined the chase that the pig was
captured in doorway in the 500
block of Fourth street S.W.
The pig will be held at the Dis
trict Pound for 20 days and then
advertised for sale and disposed of
to the highest bidder at auction if
its owner doesn't show up.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
That Income Tux-No 5
Take Just One Step at a Time
To Avoid the Tax 'Jitters'

paid on it should have been on a
slip in the envelope with your 194a
tax blank. This slip is form No
1l25.
Allowable deductions listed on
work sheets will help you fill out
the long form, 1040. If you use the
short form, 1040A, you do not take
any deductions except the credit for
dependents. Deductions are auto
matically provided on the short
form.
Caution Urged.
Don't get jittery about the "un-
forgive1" tax. Just follow the di-
rections and if you have the neces-
sary figures mentioned above it is
computed automatically on both the
long and short forms. Figuring the
victory tax calls for more compli-
Gated arithmetic, but if you can do
simple decimals and percentages it
shouldn't be too tough.
Many internal revenue Offices are
swamped with taxpayers seeking
help in making out their returns.
II you run into lot of trouble, OBJ
tain the aid of an acquaintance ex-
perienced in tax matters or some
other reliable adviser. But don't
delay making out your return until
the last minute. A rush Job may
result in costly mistakes or omis-
sions.
Tomorrow: Exceptions for
SerDicen1en.)
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Partial Holiday Slated
Here in Observance Of
Washington Birthday
is. Offices to Stay Open;
District Government,
Schools to Close

George Washington birthday an
nlversary Tuesday will be holiday
for banks, District government en-
ployes. $4,000 public school children
and some private Offices, but Federal
Government employees will work as
usual.
High lights of the anniversary
celebration will include:
Annual meeting of the Washing
ton National Monument Society at
1915 pm. at the Metropolitan Club,
Seventeenth and H streets NV.
Annual reading in the Senate Of
Washington's farewell address. b.
Senator Thomas, Democrat. of Utah.
Meeting of the Association OF Old
est Inhabitants at 1890 am. at the
old Union Ergine House.
MidWinter convocation of George
Washington University at 8 pm. in
Constitution Hall.
Inasmuch as the holiday falls
early in the week, no appreciable in
crease in travel is expected by trans
portation agencies
Most downtown retail stores will
observe part-holiday, opening at the
usual morning hour and closing at
pm, with the exception of several
which will close at 2 pm. it was an
nounced by Edward D. Shaw. Sec
retary of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association. Coal mer-
chants generally will close at 2 p.m.,
he added.
Firms which will be closed all day,
Mr.. Shaw said, are Brewood, Gait
& Bro, George F. Muth Co.. Inc:
Charles G. Stott e. Co., E. Morrison
Paper Co., w. and j. Sloane, Safeway
Stores, A. & P. Food Stores and
Stores.
The past years activities at the
Washington Monument Grounds
will be reviewed at the Monument
Society meeting, to be presided over
by Frederic A. Delano, first vice
president. Since the administration
OF President Andrew Jackson, the
President of the United States has
served as president ex-officio of the
society. It's membership, limited to
IL unofficial members and the Gov
ernors of the 48 States as ex-officio
vice presidents, includes Chief Stone.
second vice president; Theodore w.
Noyes, treasurer and oldest living
member, and William R. Harr. secre-
tarV
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Dependency Pay Free
Of Tax, ODB Points Out

Army wives and other depend
ants were reminded by the Office
OF Dependency Benefits today that
they need not pay income taxes on
family allowances or allotments of
pay.
Brig. Gen. H. N. Gilbert, director
of ODB, said many inquiries had
come from anxious dependents of
Army personnel about income
taxes.
The only possible exception to
the rule, he said. are divorced wives
receiving allotments or allowances
in payment of alimony. Divorced
wives were advised to consult their
Internal Revenue Office for a spe-
cific ruling.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
lsNRahoniinq
@Remmiders6 En-

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps G, H,
and j valid through February 20.
Stamps K,,L and M valid through
March 20.
Meats, Fats. Etc. - Book No. 8,
stamps V, w and x valid through
February 26. Stamp Y good
through March 20. Stamp z be-
comes valid February 20 and good
through March 20.
Points for Fats-Your meat deale,
will pay two ration points for
every pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book No. 4. Stamp 30 valid
for pounds through March 81.
Book No. 4, stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, l945.
Shoes-Stamp No. 1S IN Book No. l
and stamp on the "airplane"
sheet of Book No. valid for an
indefinite period.
~S~AAhC 4<O. OeA COQpOllS SOOQ lOT
3 gallons through May 8, B, B-1, C
and C-l coupons good for GAL
longs each. These coupons will
expire on date indicated on indi-
vidual books. B-2 and CO cou-
pons in books issued since De-
cember l are good for S gallons
each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81. For B
coupon holders. February 20.
Fuel Oil-Period No. 3 coupons good
through March IA. Period No. 4
coupons valid through September
30. Nos 3 and coupons good for 10
gallons per unit. Period No. 5
coupons may be exchanged for
No. As and used now if holder has
100 gallons or less in No. 4 cou-
pons. According to the District
OPA, consumers in this area
should not have used more than
IS per cent Of their total yearly
fuel oil ration as Of February IA.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Draft Aid Center
Hours Chonqed

The Draft Aid Center, ad-
visory service for the families
of drafted men, will open an
hour earlier and close two hours
earlier because of the rush of
business in the morning. The
new hours will be from 10 am.
to 7 pm. daily.
The new hours were decided
on at two meetings of the VOL
unteer staff of the center this
week. The center, where pros
pective selectees and their
families are advised about a
variety of problems from hous-
ing to allotments, is located
in the United States Informa-
ton Center, Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Weeks Is Appointed
To D. T.. Committee,
Succeeding Holman
Other COP Vacancies
Are Announced After
Party Conference

Senator Weeks. Republican, of
Massachusetts, sworn into office
Tuesday as the successor to Sem
ator Lodge, who resigned to return
to military service, today was named
a member of the Senate District
Committee.
Senator Weeks fills the committee
post left vacant by the recent resig-
nation of Senator Holman, Repub-
lican, of Oregon from the committee
Senator Weeks said he hoped to
be able to attend most of the COM
mlttee meetings and that while he
telt he was "a bit green" on Capital
affairs, he hoped he would be able to
help in handling legislative matters
dealing with the District.
Other Assignments Made.
The appointment of Senator
Weeks to the District Committee
was announced by Senator White of
Maine, acting minority leader. after
a Republican conference passed on
a number of Republican committee
assignments.
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota
was made a member of the Senate
Rules Committee; Senator Austin
OF Vermont was transferred from
Judiciary to the Foreign Relations
Committee and Senator Holman was
appointed to the committees Man.
ufactures and Rules.
Other hcanges in Republican as.
signments are: Senator Thomas O
Idaho leaves the Rules Committe,
and goes to the Military Affair
Committee: Senator Brooks of Hi
nols leaves the Pensions Commit.
tee and goes to Naval Affairs; Sena.
tor Brewster leaves Naval Affair,
and becomes a member of the Fl.
nance Committee.
Additional Changes.
Senator Burton of Ohio is made a
member of the Pensions Committee
Senator Ball of Minnesota leaves the
Banking and Currency Committee
and becomes a member of the Ap-
Committee. Senator
Tobey. Republican, of New Hamp-
shire was named to the Territories
and Insular Affairs Committee.
Senator Bushfield of South Dakota
becomes member of the Judiciary
group, leaving Post Offices and Post
Roads, Senator Hawks of New Jer-
sey leaves Education and Labor and
goes to Banking and Currency. In
addition to being made a member OF
the District Committee. Senator
Weeks was named a member of the
1nteroceanic Canals, Education ano
Labor, Post Offices and Post Roads
and the Public Buildings ano
Grounds.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Presbyterians 10 Build
) New District Churches

Plans to build three churches in
new sections of the city lacking
church facilities have been approved
by the Washington City Presbytery.
The projects will be located in
District Heights, lower Congress
Heights and at Sunny Brook, north
east of the Defense highway.
The Rev. Ralph K. Merker, super
intendent of missions of the WASH
ngton City Presbytery. will direct
the enterprise, assisted by the Rev.
John Bailey Kelly, pastor of George
town Presbyterian Church and
chairman of the Presbyter's Mission
Committee.
The sites have been allocated by
the Federation of Churches. The
Board of National Missions of the
Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., will
contribute financial assistance.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Mason May Ask Congress
For Funds for GaIIinqer

Blocked in efforts to get funds
from the Federal Works Agency for
construction of new out patient
clinic and warehouse facilities at
Gallinger Hospital, Commissioner
Mason indicated yesterday he will
attempt to get an appropriation
from Congress, probably in the Dis
trict budget now pending.
The FWA denied the request for
funds, saying Lanham Act money
was almost exhausted" for use in
the Washington Metropolitan Area.
1t further recommended that pres
ent facilities now in use at the hos
pital in two old wooden buildings
be continued until the war emer-
gency Is over.
Commissioner Mason said he
would ask the municipal architect
to prepare plans for a new building.
and an estimate of cost.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Advisory Group Urges
Funds for Defense Office

Contending the Civilian Defense
Volunteer Office has aided in COM
batting juvenile delinquency, assisted
the Districts ration boards and con-
tributed to welfare and recreation
programs for servicemen, the Ad-
vlsory Committee of the CDVO has
voted to request that the Commis-
sioners continue the agency's opera
tion through the fiscal year 1944-5.
80 Appointed by the Commissioners
to supervise the agency's operation,
the committee has recommended
that its request for an appropriation
OF nearly $4,000 be approved. Re-
Gently the CDVO was placed on an
inactive status and has operated on
reserve funds.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Rubber Footwear Price
Increased by OPA
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Office of Price Administra-
ton today announced an increase
in the retail price of waterproof
rubber footwear, but said it would
be offset by better wearing quality.
Rubber galoshes and rubber boots,
now being produced with more syn
thetic and less reclaimed rubber,
will cost approximately per cent
more than the so-called Victory line
OF such merchandise, the agency
said
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Mrs. Oscar A. EkIund
Dies in Brookmont
After Long Illness

Mrs, Pennell Crosby Eklund, A
wife of Oscar A. Eklund, Washing
ton contractor and builder. died
today at her home, $3.50 Ridge
drive. Brookmont, Md, after several
months illness. She was an edi-
torial assistant on the Journal of
Electrical Workers here.
Born in Wausau, Wis, Mrs. Elk
lund spent most of her early life
in Rhinelander, Wis, and after
graduating from high school there
attended Beloit College and later
the Minneapolis School of Art. She
studied journalism at the University
OF Wisconsin, graduating in 1922.
She entered the newspaper fielc
as a reporter on the Minnesota
Daily Star in Minneapolis. A men,
Der OF the house organ of the North
western National Bank, Mrs. Eklunc
had also done department store ad-
vertising work. She had been with
the journal of Electrical Workers
since 1926, when she became a resi-
dent of Montgomery County, Md.
Former chairman of the Board o.
Directors of the Civic League 0,
Brookmont, Mrs. Eklund also hae
been in civilian defense work of thai
community She was an avid horse.
woman and angler and for many
years had campaigned for a bridal.
path along the Chesapeake & Ohii
Canal.
A member of Beta Sigma Phi
honorary Journalism fraternity. she
also was member of the American
Newspaper Guild.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Eklunc
is survived by two brothers, Harolc
Crosby, Madison, Wis, and Charlie.
Crosby, Richmond, Va, and two sis.
ters, Mrs. Elizabeth Beer, Aguilar
Colo, and Mrs. Florence Peck
Green Bay, Wis.
Funeral arrangements are beins
completed at Gawler's funeral home
1755 PENNSYLVANIA avenue NV
Evening star., 1944-02-18
War Bond Sales
Reach TotaIof
.$99,000,000
Volunteers Urged to
Stress Purchases
By individuals

Fourth War Loan sales here
through yesterday reached a grand
total of $99,O0o,ooo, or 1O4 per cent
of quota, the District War Finance
Committee announced today as
bond volunteers were urged by
campaign officials to stress pur-
chases by individuals.
The breakdown released to-
day showed individual purchases
amounting to $42,600,00O, or 80.4
per cent of goal; E bonds, $26,60O,-
600, or 1877 per cent of quota, and
corporations associations, 56400,-
900. or 1343 per cent.
Although the drive ended Official
ly Tuesday night. Treasury officials
have announced that sales of series
E. F and G bonds and series c notes
reported through February 20
would be counted toward the cam
paign total.
Activities Listed.
Activities in connection with the
bond drive today included
Announcement by German Prince
in charge of AFRAID warden mes
sengers. that the 5000 boys and girls
would continue their door, door
canvass for pledges for the re-
malnder of the month.
Rally tonight at the Del Rio Club.
in conjunction with LoeW'S Capitol
Theater, with War Bonds necessary
to make reservations. Stars will in
clude Kathryn Grayson, screen
singer: Art Kassel's orchestra and
Denorah and her Latin American
orchestra.
Extra Sales Reported.
Sale of Sl4,275 in extra bonds re-
ported by j. L. Freeman, Office man.
ager of the Continental Baking Co.
They included $3.50 through in
creased payroll savings.
Subscriptions totaling S3O.125 an
nounced by David B. Karrick, bond
chairman for the transfer and
trucking industry
A bond dance will be held at $50
pm. Monday at Turner's Arena by
the Federal Employees Recreational
Council, The group will be host to
wounded veterans from Walter
Reed and the Bethesda Naval Hos
pitfalls.
The Italian American Victory
Council, comprising % Italian Or
ganizations, will hold a rally at 8
pm. Sunday in Carpenters Hall,
Tenth and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
District Housing Hearing
Postponed 10 February 28

The public hearing scheduled for
today before the Senate District
subcommittee investigating housing
conditions here has been postponed
until February %, Chairman Burton
OF the subcommittee announced
last night.
Subsequent hearings will be held
February 20 and March 3, Senator
Burton said.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Homemukers to Meet

The Northern Virginia Home
makers section of the American
Home Economics Association will
meet at 2 pm. next Friday at the
home OF Mrs. Kenneth w. Ingwal-
son, 3276 South Utah street, Fair
lington. Arlington. Northern Vir-
ginia home economics graduates
have been invited to attend.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
81 New Scarlet Fever
Cases Reported Here

Thirty-one more District residents
were stricken with scarlet fever yes
terday, the Health Department re-
ported today.
This raises the total to 874 cases
since January /. Of this number
595 are still under treatment and 2
have died.