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Evening star., 1944-01-07
Navy Civilian Chauffeur
Held in Boys Injury

Charged with failing to give full
time and attention while driving,
Ellie Hoffman, jr., 38, colored,
civilian chauffeur for the Navy De-
partment, was held under $1,000
bond yesterday in Municipal Court
after police said he had knocked
down a l2-year-old colored boy
Wednesday.
The Corporation Counsels Office
asked for continuance in the case
to allow further investigation and
perhaps to file other charges.
According to police, Hoffman was
driving Navy sedan Wednesday
when he knocked down Frederick
Adams. II, of SO K street NV.
while the latter was crossing the
street in the first block of L street
NV.
The boy was taken to Freedman's
Hospital, but his injuries were not
serious, police said.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
McNabb Ruling Test
Answer Is Filed
By Society Burglar
Defense Counsel Oppose.
Government Application
For Review of Decision

Counsel for James P. Mitchell, So
called society burglar" late yester-
day filed brief in the Supreme
Court opposing the Government
petition for review of a Court oil
Appeals decision which set aside
Mitchell's conviction on two house
breaking charges on the basis of the
''McNabb ruling"
The Government is using the
Mitchell case as test of the NC
Nabb ruling" in which the Supreme
Court held that three alleged mur-
der confessions were inyalidated be-
cause the defendants had not beer
arraigned with reasonable prompt.
ness"
The opinion of the Court of Ap-
peals is adequate and ample ano
should not be disturbed" James
j. Laughlin, Mitchell counsel told
the Supreme Court.
Mitchell was held eight days be-
fore arraignment, but police said
that the time element did not figure
in his reputed admission covering
some 80 housebreaking cases, con-
tending that he had made a volun-
tary confession soon after his ap-
prehension.
Convictions Reversed.
He was convicted on tive counts:
but the Court Of Appeals reversed
the convictions on the ground that
he should have been arraigned i'm
mediately and without delay" to
conform to a District statute, and
that because he was not, his reputed
confession was inadmissible as evil
dence.
In his Supreme Court brief, Mr.
Laughlin says his client "at all times
has denied his guilt" He also re-
peats the allegation that Mitchell
was beaten by the police. Objection
is likewise made to the introduction
in evidence of reputedly stolen prop
erty recovered at Mitchell's home.
The McNabb opinion is a real
challenge to honest and efficient DO
lice administration" Mr.. Laughlin's
brief says. 1T will cause the police
officers to be alert and vigilant.
New Light Expected.
ut may we'll be that in some few
isolated instances, that the police
may be somewhat hampered in their
investigating work. Even though an
occasional injustice NAV result that
is small price to pay for honest ad-
herence to the law and to assure in
tegrity in government"
Blocked in number of prosecu-
tions as the result of the "McNabl
ruling" the Government is taking
the stand that courts generally are
giving it too-rigid application, and
appealed the Mitchell case in the
hopes of getting the Supreme Court
itself to throw more light on its
intent.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Sea Captain Hurt by Auto
Reminisces of the Old Duvs

sick and not up to making their
runs.
1t was quite by accident, the cap
tain pointed out, that he and Mrs
Symes left the Great Lakes region.
Twelve years ago they came to
Washington on a visit and just
stayed on. They have no children
A member of the Mems Bible
Glass at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, A and Sixth streets NE,
Capt. Symes was so active in church
affairs that the church secretary
said today it will be unusual to find
his seat empty on Sunday.
Capt. Symes said he was about to
catch a streetcar home when he
was injured by the taxicab at the
corner of Thirteenth and r streets
NV.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
lsWRahioniinq
&Remiinders@o

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps D, E and
F valid through January 20.
Stamps G, H and j valid through
February 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc. Book No. 3,
brown stamps r and S valid
through January 20. Book No. 4,
spare stamp No. 2 good for five
points of fresh pork and sausage
through January Is.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay you two ration points for
every pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp % in Book No. 4 good
for S pounds through January Is.
Shoes-Stamp No. Is in Book No. l
and stamp l on the ''airplane"
sheet of Book No. 3 valid now for
an indefinite period.
Gasoline-No. 8 A coupons good for
3 gallons each until February 8.
B, B-1, c and C-l coupons good
for 2gallons each. These coupons
will expire on date indicated on
individual books. B-2 and ca
coupons in books issued since De-
cember are good for 5 gallons
each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders. March 81.
Fuel Oil-Period No. l coupons ex-
pire today. Period No. 2 coupons,
valid now, expire February 8.
Period No. 3 coupons become valid
tomorrow, remain valid through
March IA. No. 2 and 3 coupons
good for 10 gallons per unit. Ac-
cording to tn District OPA, con-
sumers in this area should not
have used more than 80 per cent
Of their total yearly fuel oil ration
as of January 3.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Garbage Collection
Put Off in Paris
OF Bethesda Area
Heavy Loads Of Ashes
And Rains Blamed
For Delayed Schedule

Collection by the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission Of trash
and garbage in the Bethesda Chevy
Chase area, which was scheduled to
start last Monday, is being delayed
in some parts of the area because
extra heavy loads Of trash and ashes
are being picked up, it was revealed
today.
The collection also was handi-
capped by refusal of commission
workers to work during the heavy
rains earlier this week, according to
]. Donald Clagett, commission mem
Der from Montgomery County.
This situation was disclosed after
several home owners in the East
Leland street area in Chevy Chase
had complained that their trash and
garbage were not being collected.
Mr.. Clagett explained that commits
sion workers had reported as many
as eight cans of ashes at some OF
the homes, adding that this had
slowed up the collection "consid-
erably."
He also said that refusal of tenn
porary colored workers to pick up
the trash during heavy rain Mon
day had delayed the collection
schedule. He said, however, that
an arrangement has been worked
out In which construction employees
OF the commission will replace the
temporary workers on rainy days.
He assured residents of the area.
however. that their trash and gar
bage will be picked up regularly
hereafter. Collections are made
twice a week, with a monthly charge
of 81 so for the service.
Those who have not had trash and
garbage collected may call Francis
Malloy, Sligo 1000, who is in charge
of the service.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
War Bond Given 10O,0OOth
Soldier Entering Canteen

Corpl. Richard Paxton of Holly
wood, Calf, once a stand-in for
Mickey Rooney, yesterday got a $25
War Bond for being the 100,OO0th
serviceman to enter the doors of the
United Nations Service Center at
Union Station Plaza.
Check has been kept on the num-
ber of service men and women using
the center since it was opened by
Recreation Services, Inc, October 27
AS the number came near 100000,
Melvin Jones, founder and secretary
general of Lions International, con-
tributed War Bond to be presented
to the 100,000th.
Corpl. Paxton is here briefly on
motion picture duty for the Signal
Corps.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
PUG Orders Probe
Of Pepco Rates, Tolls
And Charges in 1943
Investigation Designed
To Survey Operations
Under Sliding ScoIe

The Public Utilities Commission
yesterday ordered an investigation
Of the rates, tolls and charges OF
the Potomac Electric Power Co.,
and said it would be consolidated
with study Of the sliding scale
arrangement under which the rates
are fixed annually.
In majority opinion. Chairman
James A. Flanagan said that this
order is designed to initiate an in
vestigation Of the results of the
operation of the company for the
year 1943, as called for by the slid
ing scale arrangement as it now
exists.
1T is contemplated that this mat
ter will be consolidated with those
set forth in the order of invesiga-
ton (of the sliding scale itself on
April 26, 1943. The present order
has been prepared with the assist
ance and advice of our general coun-
sci, Corporation Counsel Richmond
B. Keech."
Preliminary to Hearings.
The order is preliminary to public
hearings. which may start next
month on the rates to consumers
In 1914. In the hearings last year.
several Government agencies tried
to abrogate the sliding scale, but
the commission held the investiga-
ton to rates and in April ordered
an investigation of the scale itself.
The order will mean, it was said,
that the PUG will go into the
amount Of the rate base" and the
rate Of approved reasonable re-
turn" to the company and the fair
value as reflected in the rate base.
In dissenting opinion, PUG
member Gregory Hankin said he
dssented from the order to investi-
gate the rates, tolls and charges
because.
cd AS thus limited, there is moth
ing OF substance to be investigated;
"t2) The determination of rates
under the sliding scale arrangement
Is nothing but device to avoid a
determination of just and reasonable
rates in accordance with the re-
quirements of our statutes, and
Sees Procrastination.
"(3 In the light of order 1865, is
sued April rs, 1943, to re-examine
the sliding scale arrangement, the
present order may fairly be regarded
as means Of prolonging and pro-
crastinating the re-examination of
the sliding scale arrangement and
postponing, indefinitely perhaps, the
determination of just and reasonable
rates"
Mr.. Hankin said that in his opin-
ion in the 1943 electric rate case he
arrived at the conclusion that there
had been gross neglect in the appli-
cation of the statutes and of the
consent decree which instituted the
sliding scale, resulting in tremen-
dous overpayment by the public.
In the treatment of excess profits
and Of depreciation alone the public
overpaid $47,000.000 in the past 10
years, or over $2,500,O00 per year.
This is, indeed, conservative esti-
mate OF what the sliding scale ar
rangement has cost the public in
electric rates."
Evening star., 1944-01-07

A retired 72-year-old Great Lakes
steamer captain, George A. Symes
of lis Tennessee avenue NE, broke
a smile at Gallinger Hospital today
and said injuries he received We'd
nesday when struck by an automo-
bile couldn't lick him.
\ Capt. Symes closed his eyes for a
moment and seemed to be thinking
of the 80 years he spent on the
Great Lakes. For Is of those years,
he said, he was a captain of ships.
He recalled romantic days spent
travelling between Buffalo, Chicago
and Duluth.
Even after he retired as a regular
master, Capt. Symes said, he was
called upon frequently to take ships
out In place Of friends who were
Evening star., 1944-01-07
0akton Wa.) School
Destroyed by Fire.;
Loss SET at $4,000
Emergency Facilities
Sought to Provide
Clossrooms for ESQ

The Oakton (Va.) Elementary
School, one of two remaining frame
school buildings in Fairfax County,
was destroyed by fire early today
after f1remen had waged a three
hour fight to save the building. The
loss was estimated at $4,000 by
school officials.
w. T. Woodson, Fairfax County
superintendent of schools, said the
fire apparently started in the fur
mace room of the building at about
II o'clock last night. He said it was
not discovered until nearly midnight
when persons living near the school
turned in the alarm.
Mr.. Woodson said the school jani-
tor reported that he had checked
the heating plant at about pm.
and had found it in order. He said
the building was equipped with a
coal stoker and a recent check of the
flue had found it in good condition.
$50 Students Enrolled.
According to Mr.. Woodson, the
Oakton School Is a seven-teacher
school, and one Of the larger ele-
mentary schools of the county. He
said approximately $50 students are
enrolled, and added that a survey
OF available rooms in the community
will be made today in an attempt
to resume classes as soon as possible
Mr.. Woodson said the Oakton
students will not be placed in other
county schools, since these buildings
now are overcrowded. He said a
new building will be constructed as
soon as possible
The only other frame school
building in Fairfax County is To-
Gated at Clifton, he said.
Emergency Meeting Set.
Meanwhile, students who coulc
not be- notified by telephone early
today not to leave their homes were
turned back as their buses reached
the grounds, school officials said
Students will be notified as soon as
classrooms are located.
Mrs. Anthony Vogel, jr., president
Of the Oakton School and Civic
League, said meeting of the league
will be held at o'clock tonight at
the Methodist Church to assist
school officials in locating emer-
gency classrooms. She said the two
community churches will be avail
able and possibly other nearby rooms
can be located.
Mr.. Woodson said four fire COM
panies, which answered the alarm
were hampered by the lack of water
He said the fire trucks were forced
to haul in water, which was used
for the most part in preventing the
lre from spreading % a nearby
house.
Fire companies responding to the
alarm were Fairfax, Mclean, Falls
Church and Vienna.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Mrs. Maggie Woods, 96
10 Be Buried Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie
Woods, &c. former resident of Ia
l-onla Park, Md, and last surviving
charter members of the Seventh
Lay Adventist Church of New Mar
ket, Va, who died Wednesday, were
to be held today in New Market with
burial there.
Until the death of her daughter
Mrs. Carson Nef1, several years ago
Mrs. Woods had lived with her in
Takoma Park. Since then she had
lived with her granddaughter, Mrs
Myrtle Nef Smith, in New Market
Evening star., 1944-01-07
War Department Clerk
Awarded $40 for Ideos

Two awards Of SO each have been
given by the War Department to
Antoinette Pingell, clerk, for making
suggestions which reduced the
volume Of work on reports.
A native Of Stalingrad who came
to America 20 years ago, Miss Pingell
has been teaching the Russian
language in two classes for Gov
ernment workers. She lives at 1900
Langdrum lane, Chevy Chase, Md.
She Is employed in the Overseas
Section, Distribution and Require
ments Division.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
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
schoolchild in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Officers Pick Up First
Rabid Doq This Year

The first rabid dog picked up in
the new year was reported today
by the Health Department.
The infected animal was caught
in the 1900 block of H street Sc.
on Wednesday and was found to be
rabid by laboratory tests yesterday
The dog was not known to have
bitten any one, it was said.
One hundred and five animals
were found to have been infected
since the rabies epidemic began
last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

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necessary. free sleeping quarters. up
20 So daily Gleneasie Recreation.
1870 LlvCrnois
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from s. 20 SIS day Apply Great
Lakes Bowling Center, Woodward At
Baltimore
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r1se am hour sleeping quarters
neV'e7 Recreation Dexter az Boston
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p4N+l TIERS Waite set doubles or sin
se. l11d sleeping quarters ArFyle Rec
reaction HorthisWn near Grand River
PIN RCYS white steering quarters fur
nisnei Riviera Recreation 1897 Cram
River
plS rTERS-ApnIy lmpers Re,reA-
H1g basement Grtrrsl Motors Bfc
HISs FITERS wanted white. Beacon
Recreation t735 W Vernon Highway
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rroi0g quarters 1900 iltera0is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08
FEMALE HELP WANTED

A-GIRLs-Is TO Is for packsgins
Apply 10000 East outer Drive. corner
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08
COGORED

Pnrters excellent wages Hesdy employ
mont convenient hours 1hos ! pus .
super service s25i John r., a. Endi-
colt TR 2.54o0
COLORED boy. Is or over Apply
Tnestay A 81 2Tsn W. warren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24
Fewer Man Hours Lost
By Strikes This Year

By the Associated Press.
Fewer man hours lost through
strikes this year than in 1943 are
foreSeen by A. Ford Hinrichs, di-
rector of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tisticS.
He said the trend is lower this
year than last when the big coal
strikes caused a stable increase
over 1912.
The average man hours lost dur
ing the first nine months of 1914,
Mr.. Hinrichs calculates, were ap-
proXimately one-tenth of l per
cent of total hours worked. The
average of per cent in other
years were listed as IA in 1913, .05
in 1912, 80 in 194l, i in 1910 and
% in 1899. The 1912 figure was
about the lowest ever" Mr.. Hin
richs said.
years were listed as IA in 1899. The
figure was about the lowest ever"
Mr.. Hinrichs said.
Total man hours lost through
strikes this year by months, Mr..
HinrichS said, were: January, 625,-
600; February, 100000; March, AIS
600; April. 100000; May, 100000
June. ,00e; July, $4,000; August,
935 900, and September, 100000. The
October figure is not completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24
Sugar Rationing Expected
To Last for Year After War
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Rationing or other restrictions on
the consumption Of sugar in this
and other world importing countries
may continue for a year or 80 after
the war with Japan is won.
This prospect was painted by the
War Food Administration yesterday
In domestic sugar production re-
port calling for greater acreages Of
sugar beets in this country In 1915.
''It is expected that the sugar sup
supply situation will be more criti-
cal during 1945 than in 1896" the
report said. 1T is not expected that
the world shortage of sugar will be-
overcome until the far Pacific areasl
are liberated and have an opportu-
nifty to rebuild and the European
beet sugar producing industries
have been rehabilitated."
To ease the supply situation for.
the United Nations, the Government
soon may discontinue the practice
Of using raw sugar from Cuba aud
other Caribbean areas in the mann.
facture Of industrial alcohol for war
purposes Domestic wheat and other
grains will be used instead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24

Grosner's, HerZog's, D. J. kaufman
Inc; the Mode, SaltZ Bros, Inc.
Lewis and Thomas Saltz, Inc, and
the Young Mems Shop.
Peter L. Douins and DR.. Charles
j. DemaS co-chairmen of the War
Bond Committee for the Ahepa
Lodge, announced Bond booths have
been placed in all sections of the
city in florists shops. bakeries,
laundries and restaurants operated
by Ahepa members.
Activities reported in divisions of
the War Finance Committee includ-
ed that of Mrs. Nathan Hurwitz,
chairman of the Bonds for Babies
campaign, who said the drive had
"snowballed to amazing proper
tions," and that of Herbert F. Rawll,
founder and president of the Christ
mas Club, Inc, who said substan-
tial increase in the percentage OF
Christmas club checks this year will
be applied to War Bonds.
Sales of War Bonds in Virginia S
drive for $136,00O,000 had totaled
$12157 ,410.50 through Tuesday, it
was announced. Maryland's bond
sales had totaled $4,000, 900 through
Tuesday.
Rallies scheduled for today in
clude those at five local stores, Ma
tioral Furniture Co, Hub Furniture
Co., Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co.,
Castelberg'S and Kent's stores. The
Capital Transit Co. will hold rallies
for two groups of employees. Over
seas servicemen were scheduled to
speak at all of these meetings.
Montgomery County's Sixth War
Loan drive to raise quota of
So SOC, 900 has already started off
with substantial early sales, Fred L
Lutes, county chairman, announced
today.
Willard S. Sawyer, chairman of a
special committee for the Silver
Spring Board of Trade, reported
sales of more than $4,000 within
the organization. He said he ex-
poets the group to greatly exceed
its 100000 quota.
A number of rallies are being
planned throughout the county
They include meetings at Alta Vista
School, Falkland High School, Rock
vile High School, Hyattstown High
School and Montgomery Hills Junior
High School.
William E. Bowman, chairman Of
| the Post Office group, has reported
sales of $10,725 prior to the Official
starting date.
Alexandria Sales, S237 ,004.
The first official report of the
Alexandria Sixth War Loan cam
paign from Richmond shows sale.
of S237 ,O04 as of Tuesday, drive Off.
Gals announced. Sales to individual
amounted to $116,759.25 and to cor.
porations, $120,24475.
The city's quota is $2,158, 900 witt
corporations expected to subscribe
s., 900 900.
A Gay Nineties' parade will b
held on King street in front Of tn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24
voroshiIov Reported Head
|0f Soviet Far East Army
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 24.-The German
controlled Budapest radio said last
night it had learned from reliable
sources" that Russias Marshal Xii
menty Voroshilov had been ap-
pointed commander in chief in the
Far East and has probably already
taken up his new post
1t was announced Wednesday in
Moscow that Marshal Voroshilov had
been relieved by Premier Stain of
his duties as member of the Soviet
State Committee of Defense.
The Berlin radio gave out the same
report and quoted Wilhelmstrasse
spokesman: IF Stain decided to
send such an important man as
Voroshilov to the Far East, some def
mite developments might be expect
ed there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24
U. 5. Patrols Reported
Across Rhine, Most
OF Sfrasbourg Taken
Continued From First page.)


IA old forts of the Maginot Line
and through some of the factories
from which Hitler obtained ma
chimes, ironwares, textiles and leath-
er. Resistance appeared light.
American infantry poured steadily
into the snow of the vosges Noun
tain passes and through the breach
ed Saverne Gap toward Stras-
bourg. Maj. Gen. Wade H. Hais-
lip, commander of the United States
18th Corps, which fashioned the
break-through, declared yesterday he
would eat Christmas dinner some
where well into the middle of Ger
many. Two German generals and
5000 prisoners were taken on
Thanksgiving Day by Gen. Haislip' S
men.
To recapture Hoven in Northwest
Germany, Marshal Won Rundstedt
dispatched three tank, one tank
grenadier and two independent tank
battalions. These rewon the town
and shook the soggy countryside
with the violence of their blows.
Best Nazi Troops Used.
But with fixed bayonets and under
one of the heaviest barrages of the
war, British Tommies in the main
stood their ground against the
f1amethrowerS, tanks and charging
rifemen. Field Marshal Sir Bernard
L. Montgomery spokesman said:
The German is smashing at us
hard. His troops are of the best.
He is determined to block our ad-
vance to the Roer"
The French drive into Strasbourg
sealed off the Rhineland escape
route for remaining troops of the
German 10Th Army, once estimated
to number 10000 men.
At the north end of the Western
Front British forces entered Blerick,
2 miles from Venlo on the Mas.
The Tommies drove on to within
$500 yards of the river citadel
American 9th Army troops cap
tured Pattern, miles southwest of
Julich. They beat off counter
attacks west of Linnich, 6 miles
northwest of Julich.
Four Counterattacks Repulsed.
On their right the 1st Army re-
pulsed at least four infantry and
tank counterattacks and inched
closer to WeisWeiler. Other units,
meeting bitter resistance, pushed
ahead up to 600 yards in the Hurt
gen Forest.
On the United States Sd Army
sector, Gen. Patton's eastern wing
reached as far as Leyviller, Is miles
southwest of Saarbrucken, and
Fenetrang, 7 miles north of Sar-
rebourg.
A small enemy counterattack was
repulsed near Frene Stroff, just
southwest of Leyviller.
The air forces gave virtually no
support to ground operations yester-
day because of bad weather. How
ever. heavy bombers with fighter
escort attacked a synthetic oil plant
at Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr,
bombing through heavy overcast.