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Evening star., 1944-07-04
Settle Believes Courts
Would Uphold Act for
Urban RedeveIopment
Files 27-Poee Brief on
ConstitutionoIity With
House and Senate Units

Members of the House and Senate
District Committees, considering
Washington's slum clearance and
redevelopment programs, have been
advised by Thomas 8. Settle, secre-
tary of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, that
there is little doubt the courts would
uphold as constitutional the commits
sion's urban redevelopment bill.
He had filed with the committees
a 27-page brief answering questions
as to constitutionality which had
been raised both in the McGehee
House Subcommittee and the Bur-
ton Subcommittee of the Senate,
which turned mostly on the probable
lease or resale Of portions of land
acquired by condemnation.
Mr.. Settle cited court decisions on
the Districts Alley Dwelling Act
and on the redevelopment laws of
New York and Illinois in support of
his contention the courts would find
the proposed leasing or resale of
condemned land would be for pub
lie use"
Mr.. Settle pointed out that the
District differs from other cities in
that it was set aside as the seat for
the Federal Government and that
1T was planned and regulated from
its inception. with private as well as
public buildings subject to rules as
to height, structure and materials,
and with Congress holding exclusive
legislative control.
He emphasized also that rede-
velopment corporations which leased
or bought portions of project areas
would be bound to carry out the in
tended purpose for the areas under
the terms Of their contracts.
Evening star., 1944-07-04

Only three hours after he was
told that his son. Pfc. Grover c.
Taylor, USMC, had been killed In
action on Saipan Island in the South
Pacific, o. H. Taylor. 4702 Decatur
street, Edmonston, Md, died Of a
heart attack in Prince Georges Cen
eral Hospital.
Mrs. Taylor said she first learned
of her sons death from a Navy
chaplain, who called at her home
Saturday-her seth birthday. Short
ly afterward she received q tele-
gram confirming the news.
Meanwhile, a friend had called
Mr.. Taylor, a guard at the Treasury
Evening star., 1944-07-04
Blood pIasma May Be
Ready by Aug. | for
Civilian Emergencies
New Organization PIons
To Supply Fluid at
GreotIy Reduced Prices

Blood plasma may be ready for
distribution for civilian emergencies
here about August /, under tenta-
tive plans announced today by DR..
Roger M. Choisser, newly elected
president of the Community Blood
Plasma Bank of Washington.
DR.. Choisser was elected head of
the new organization at a meeting
Of the board of directors Saturday.
DR.. John A. Reed was named vice
president, and Fred A. Walker of
the Central Labor Union was made
secretary-treasurer.
Will Be incorporated.
The organization, which tenta-
lively adopted its new name Satur-
day, is to be incorporated as soon
as legal technicalities can be COM
pleted, DR.. Choisser said.
The new organization succeeds
the former Office of Civilian De-
fense blood bank. established to
meet emergencies during air raids,
but since the danger from raids has
so greatly minimized. the $500 units
Of plasma obtained by the OCD Or
ganization. now frozen and distrib-
uted among 10 hospitals is being
transferred to the new bank.
Under proposed plans, this plasma
will be made available for emer-
gency patients at greatly reduced
prices, DR.. Choisser said. A unit OF
$50 &C. of frozen plasma may be
sold at the regular price of about
$l8, with the understanding that
when and if, a relative or friend OF
the patient donates a pint of blood
to the new bank, there probable will
be a refund of about $40 on the
price. In this way it Is hoped to
keep UP the supply to its present
$500 units.
Union Supplies Apparatus.
Blood donors probably will be
asked to 90 to the police-fire clinic
at the fire station on Thirteenth
street near K street NV, and the
blood will be processed at the lab
oratory at George Washington Uni
versity Medical School, under direc-
ton of DR.. Choisser.
Laboratory apparatus for prepara-
ton OF the blood was paid for by
the Central Labor Union, which will
continue to cooperate in the new
movement. This program has no
connection with the blood donor
program of the American Red Cross,
which operates to supply the Army
and Navy.
Evening star., 1944-07-04

one, Foundry Branch, Forty first
street and Reservoir road N. w.,
filled to capacity all summer.
All permits for use of flreplaces
in the park, tennis courts, for soft
ball diamonds and other recreation
facilities are now issued only by the
department. Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV. More than 1000 COL
ored and white softball teams, for
example, now apply weekly for use
of fields all over the city. Use of
picnic grounds has increased.
The department has continued to
maintain services in practice before
1942-such as furnishing song books
for singing festivals; teaching
French. Spanish, dancing, bridge,
stamp collecting. drama, opera and
musical instruments. 1t mas also
started an exercise and dancing
class for men and women over a
and co-operated in the pre-induc-
ton school which gave hardening
exercises to dozens of men facing in
duction into the armed forces. It
sponsors Women's Battalions, hum
dreds of young women who travel
to nearby military installations to
attend dances. It grants permits
to all organizations which wish to
use school property after $50 pm
Looking to Future.
After the war the department
hopes to build new pools and light
many Of its Fairgrounds for night
games and dances. The Recreation
and Education Boards are cooper
atfng on studies of postwar schools
equipped with public playground
facilities. Mr.. Christensen also
anticipates, he said. that several
pools and bicycle concessions now
operated by the Welfare and Rec
reational Association may be turned
over to hts department when the
associations contract expires ir
1947.
Besides expanding activity in the
department, the Recreation Board
also has made gains in appropria-
tions to improve facilities. It's an.
nual budget has increased from
$406, 900 to $677, 900 in two years
Twenty-one Fairgrounds are being
improved through a 100000 Ian.
ham Act program. now 60 per cent
completed. An item of $4,000 fol
purchase of three Fairgrounds ir
the business section was included
by Congress in the Districts l944-
As appropriation.
Evening star., 1944-07-04

both. The spectacular display
staged by International Fireworks
Co. includes president Roose-
.aveats General Ike Eisenhower, -
Battle Of the Coral Sea" Magic
Fountains, American Flag
Niagara Falls BY Moonlight,
Victory Batteries Garden OF
Allah" Birds of Paradise. ;
Electric Meteors," Our Solar
System in Miniature" Spirit OF
76," and many others.
II p.m.-Goodnight.
Evening star., 1944-07-04
Mrs. Spootz Roises Flag
In Railways Ceremony

Employees of the Southern Railway
Co. celebrated the Fourth of July
today with flag raising ceremonies
IN front Of the company offices at
400 South Henry street, Alexandria
An American flag was purchased
by subscription among the employees
and 60-foot steel pole was erected
by railroad workers.
The flag was raised by Mrs. Carl
Spaatz. wife Of the commanding
general of the Strategic Air Forces
In Western Europe Alexandria s
Fifth War Loan drive Is dedicated
to 1t. Gen. Spaatz.
Evening star., 1944-07-04
Suve 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., 1944-07-04
Leon Ellsworth Dies

FORT SCOTT. Kans., July 4 R.-|
Leon w. Ellsworth, IS, owner of the
Standard Advertising and Printing
Co.. Nationwide distributor OF ad.
vertising specialties, died Ut hts
home here yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-07-04

was kllleO IN the
landing on Sal
pan.
Justice Pine
ordered the rec
ord to show the
court action was
taken out of re-
S p e c t to the
memory of the
30-year-old for
mer clerk.
An account of
the proceedings
will be sent to
1t. Parks widow,
who lives at 1909
ThirfN third
Evening star., 1944-07-04
Court HonorsC Clerk
Killed at Saipan

Justice David. A. Pine yesterday
adjourned District Court in honor
of his former clerk, 1t. Houston
Saffold Park, jr., Marine Corps, who
Evening star., 1944-07-04

Department, and told him to come
home because his wife was i'll. When
he arrived and was told that his son
had been killed. Mrs. Taylor said,
he took the news calmly with no
outward show Of emotion.
Complains u Indigestion.
About two hours later, however,
she recalled, he complained Of In
digestion, although he had not eaten
Evening star., 1944-07-04


a the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-26
Meets q Tremendous Worldwide
transportation Problem

Month after month. since long before Pearl
Harbor. Chevrolet has been supplying the armed
forces with huge numbers of military trucks.
II has built and delivered scores of thousands
of fNi military trucks Qour-whcclcrs with all
"hccl- ,cn)-additional thousands of iN2's
Qour-" hcccr. with rear-whcel dri,c) and
It ha, made equally impressive contributions To
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-26

the nations production of 6N6 military trucks
1t takes tremendous production of all these
units To meet America tremendous worldwide
transportation problem; and Chcyrolet-larg-
est builder of trucks in peacetime-is doing its
full share To meet this need part of lis pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28

of continual tests of vitamin 81 content.
DoUDlY FRESH
In addition, Wonder Bread is doubly fresh
fresh when you buy it, fresh when you eat Il:
Because Wonder Bread 10 slo.baksd-13%
longer than many ordinary kinds for lasting
freshness. Which is what il takes to make
meals and sandwiches taste better.
So-isyou want extra energy, eat extra slices
of Wonder Bread every day. See that your
husband and children eat extra Wonder
Bread, too.
Get Wonder Bread fresh from your grocer
today. Try it. You'll be glad you did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
BY the Associated Press.

PASSAIC, N. j., April 28.-Husky
and tanned, Chief Torpedoman
Marvin H. De Vries was home today
after escaping from the Philippine
Islands. where he was left with the
remnants of q PIT squadron in May,
1912.
De Vries, who did not say how he
escaped, arrived at his home We'd
nesday and said he had been flown
across the Pacific. He said he had
remained behind on the island of
Mindanao on May l, 1912, after Gen.
Douglas Macarthur and other Of
f1cerS and technicians had been
flown from the island.
With other survivors of the tor
pedo boat squadron which had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28

done it." He cited, as an example,
the extension of the crosstown bus
line to Macarthur boulevard, which
the ODT turned down after the
PUG had recommended it.
Mr.. Flanagan briefly outlined the
history of the commission and told
how close interest in the various
District utilities was maintained.
A Nominating Committee was
named to choose candidates for the
association election to be held at the
next meeting. Committee members
are Mrs. Joseph Lydane and c. E.
McGhee.
The meeting. held at the Palisades
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
Keen Competition Seen
In Building Heicopters

Airplane manufacturers will wage
one of the keenest competitive fights
ever witnessed in scientific develop
ment perfecting the helicopter In
the next decade. Grover Looming
chairman Of the Helicopter Com
mittee for Aeronautics. declared
yesterday in talk before the Junior
Board of Commerce.
Illustrating his remarks with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
PUG Head Gives Talk
To Macarthur Citizens

James H. Flanagan, chairman of
the Public Utilities Commission,
speaking before the Macarthur
Boulevard Citizens Association last
night, explained in part why certain
sections of Washington cannot OBJ
tain needed transportation facilities.
The Office of Defense Transporta-
ton, Mr.. Flanagan said, may rule
adversely to a PUG request, and we
can do no more than say, They've
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
Red Cross Conference

The Red Cross announced today
that national conference on volun-
teer special services will be held in
Chicago from Monday to Thursday
District members of the National
Committee include Miss Mabel
Boardman, Mrs. George Garrett,
Miss Elizabeth Houghton, Mrs. John
Huxley, Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenbure
and Mrs. David Finley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28

diagrams, Mr.. Looming
pointed. out that many new and
seemingly radical designs have been
drawn by engineers working on the
ship, but 1t Is yet too early to Judge
the results. The helicopter, however,
is not ready for the ordinary per-
son, he said, because it requires
seven controls as compared with
three used on automobiles. More
over none will be manufactured for
the public until after the war.
The speaker, one-time co-worker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
pr Boot Crewmon, Left Behind
In Philippines, Finally Escapes

commanded by 1t. Comdr. John
Buckley during the japanese &C.
cupation of the island. De Vries
lived with natives, he said.
He said Gen. Macarthur and his
family made part of the trip from
Corregidor to Mindanao on his PIT
boat. He added that President
Manuel Quezon of the Philippines
also was on his boat.
On the large, jungle-covered is
land of Mindanao, De Vries said he
and the other Navy men lived on
rice, wild pigs, monkey meat, deer
and coconuts.
THE natives were very nice to
u.s." he added.
Back our fighting boys with your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28

with Orville Wright and head Of
the first company TO manufacture
amphibious planes on q wholesale
scale, said gratifying progress Is be-
ing made with the helicopter In
secret laboratories manned by Army
and Navy engineers, but that their
findings cannot be divulged until
after the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28

$4,000 Washington men and women
are fighting for freedom. $4,000
reasons for buying bonds:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
Contains Wtamins of the B Com.
pick and Iron Your Body Needs To
Help Get All The Energy Out Of It

As you know, energy
comes only from the food
you eat. Thus, to get more
energy-eat more energy
giving food.
To get energy out of
food, Nature must have
the help Of vitamins B1
and BE- and Iron.
The two vitamins ace
to help oxidize the food
in the cells TO get It's
energy out. The Iron in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
How This Energ.Charged Wonder Bread
Can Give You All The Extra Energy You Want

your blood acts to bring the oxygen to the cells.
Naturally, some foods are better for energy than
others. Of these, bread is one of the best.
The chart tells you how much extra energy extra
slices of Wonder Bread can give you. Study it.
Then eat the extra number of slices of Wonder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
Only WONDER BREAD Makes This
$1,000 VITAMIN B, GUARANTEE

Regular laboratory
tests of typical loaves of
Wonder White Bread
show an average Vita.
min BIZ content sub
stantially in excess of
the minimum require
ments as recommended
for bread by the Federal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28

Back our fighting boys with your
fighting War Bond dollars!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28

Food and Drug Admin.
istration.
We will pay $1,000
to any charitable Of
Eanization named By
the citizen of the United
Ssates first to disprove
the above statement.
Continental Baking Co.. Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28
they'll go to aIo1s1' head

Your Spring hair-do, up down style, needs the
added touch of these pert and new Swiss braid self
trimmed hats. They'll go to your head and stay
there Select from white, yellow toast, pink blue.
THE PALAIs ROYAL -. MILLINERY -. SECOND FLOOR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-28

THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. BIS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
.Hi||nnanGr0up
Probe Sought
Many U. S. Officials
Accused Under Act

w INGTON. July %
QNS)-A justice department
spokesman promised today that
any evidence OF Hatch Act viola
tions linked with the Go PO-
litical Action Committee Will be
weighed carefully" and investi-
gated, if presented by the Dies
committee.
The assurance was given by
James p. McGranery, assistant "a
Atty. Gen Biddle, after publica-
ton of report branding the
PAC the political arm of the
New Deal"
The report. prepared by Robert
+. Stripping, chief investigator for
the House committee investigating
un-American activities and made
public by Rep. Dies Cd Texas,
chairman. was expected 10 be
turned over TO Biddle within the
next few days.
In addition to alleging that
many long-distance telephone calls
from HillHan's New York office
reached u New Deal officials,
Stripling's report said that some
evidence indicated government
officials were engaged in PAC
work while on the federal pay roll
The report stated this dual as
sociation applied in two specific
cases involving c. A. McPeak. for
mer labor representative in Dallas,
Tex. for the War Production
Beard, and b BaldWin-foEn1er
Farm security administrator
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
0PA Wants Help
To Check Prices
Asks Public Aid in
Taverns, Restaurants

The OPA Saturday renewed APP
peals to customers of restaurants
and taverns to make certain OPA
regulations are complied with by
establishments they patronize.
Customers were asked to:
Make certain ceiling prices are
posted in conspicuous places, both
on food and alcohol.
Ascertain that ceiling prices
are on the basis of what was
charged during the base period"
April 4-10. l943.
Make sure that the price of
coffee is not more than cents a
cup unless more was charged by
an establishment during the week
of Oct. 4-l0, 1912.
Point out TO operators that
prices on la carte items must be
no more than charged during the
base period.
Remember that Sunday meals
may-c ost more than weekday
meals if that was the policy during
the base period.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
Perched in Piano. Tegaskis Sees Ranzers Smashed

Passing over Coutances, Havrvie and Saint Denis
earlier this afternoon saw bomb craers scattered thky
road junctures and river crossings.
The best job Coutances itself where both
the highway and rail bridges the river the south had
been smashed by bombs.
Our tanks following close behind our air power.
Hundreds of tanks and halftracks be only
few miles north of GaYay Hundreds of others moving
down from behind the town.
The movement of the American forces is evidently
reaching accelerated pace.
There fewer hicks of shehre the fields here than
farther north where the going tougher
villages in these nearly so heavily
damaged
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
America S Top Ace
Listed Missing
Army Pilot Gabreski
Unreported 2 Days

OIL CITY. Pa. July % UPl-
Col. Francis Gabreski. the ma
TONS leading fighter pilot, is mis-
sing in action. his family was
rouhed today by the war depart
ment.
Col. Gabresk whose IS planes
destroyed In the air surpassed
-tEaDnE any atEaF American fier~
had been fighting n tho European
theater He also has destroyed
f1rCe pfHTeS OF IRE FT0tnd-
The a4ef- fffaifi44tlit said tffa. the
brief war department telegram
stated that Col GabreSki had been
missing since July 20-the same
day that ne destroyed MS 3fst
plane--on the ground-durInC an
attack on a German airfold.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30

and fghterbomb administered the to the closely
packed fleeing formation and now the bumper-to-
bumper line, to miles long, is burning
AS we shuttle back and forth over Gavray,
about $50 vehcles-tanks, trucks and command
cars-in flames.
This is only part of the destruction of German armored
vehicles fleeing before the American advance south of
Coutances.
Flying along the length Of the battlefront this after
have been able the Of the destruc
of Naz vehicles along the line and each crossroad
road junction the bombing has been amazingly accurate
We Gavray and my pilot S/Sgt. Bernard
Brown Antonio, Tex, weaving his little light
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30

weight plane in figure eghsswoopng low over the lines
and roads both sides of the little French town. which
is about IL miles south of Coutanoes.
We close large sheets of flame lick
ing along the individual wholesome of the trucks and
have been. squashed flat by the bombs.
There still Germans about.
Another Flying Jeep carrying War Correspondent H r.
Knickerbocker had squirt of fire from machine.
gunner the ground.
But there's much life left in the Krauts in this
vicinity.
wrought by air and ground teams in the present
American offensive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
By RICHARD TREGASKIS
If Poland Dies---?
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find excuse for the situation in the fact-so often
emphasized-that Russia is fighting successfully
in the present war.
CENATOR VANDENBERG suggests thought
- for all Americans to consider in that con-
nection.
Russia fights n,agnifcently," he agrees.
But so do Others, in full and equal measure.
$50 does intrepid Britain and her indonitable
con,no ntuealth.
$50 does China, against incolculable odds.
$50 does our America, Dith prodigality and
deuotion unmatched in martial history.
$50 do the nations that haze felt the tyrants
heel"
Why should Soviet Russia, fighting magnf
Gently but not alone have license to communize all
of Europe and perhaps all of the world as her
special reward?
A SENATOR VANDENBERG says, this war
"A is a FRATERNITY of combat.
1t should be followed, as he suggests "by
fraternity of peace in which ALL shall share the
decisions and the blessings for which they strive
and die"
But the only fraternity which Russia plans for
Poland and the Baltic republics and all of CONT.
mental Europe is FRATERNITY OF BOLSHE-
VIZATION.
Whether President Rooseveit's attitude to-
ward that objective is one of mere acceptance or
actual encouragement he is plainly considered in
Moscow as a PARTY to the purpose-and accord.
ingly has UNSTINTED COMMUNISTIC SUP.
PORT FOR RE. ELECTION.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
Judy Very Happy
About Raid
Her Daddy=in II,
Radios Her Name
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Continued from Page One)
She hadn't expected him TO be on
the raid because he's an intelli-
gence officer.
Maj. Calkins hasn't forgotten
his other daughter, 14-month-old
Wendy. He carries with him a
candle from her first birthday
cake as a good luck token.
FORMER NEWsPAPERMAN
Wendy hasn't forgotten her
father either, even though he's
only seen her brisfly a few times.
She holds frequent and lengthy
conversations with daddy" over
her toy telephone. Her mother
reports that the lack of response
from the other end of the line
doesn't seem to bother her at all.
Mai Calkins, former Los
newSpaperman, was called
to active service with the air force
in Jan. 1912, as a captain. He
received his majority this January
and was sent overseas two months
later.
Since last November his wife
and children have been living
with his wifes mother. Mrs. Anna
Stark.
Mai. Calkins' mother, Mrs.
Pearl Freeman, lives in Flint.