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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
Demolition Of $50 Old
Houses Urged By Morton

were evicted just a few weeks
ago; a line of dirty several-storey
houses with disgraceful BACHELORS
on the Atlantic Coast Lines rail.
road track near Fourth street Cone
of the first Wilmington sights spot
ted by new arrivals); squalid
homes on Magnolia street; three
Negro fire-traps back of which are
unsanitary, unroofed outhouses, on
North Fifth street; the brick We
neer A. M. E. Zion church on
North Fifth whose bullying walls
are being supported by frail wood
en- braces until the congregation
can find substitute meeting place
while a new edifice is under con-
struction.
The pictures can be duplicated
here and there throughout the city.
A number of the buildings men,
toned have already b e e n con-
demned and bear the city's tag
81 otdCA41Ss
Of all the spots viewed that show
need of demolition crews, carpen-
tiers, plumbers and painters, two
stand out conspicuously:
A long drab two. storey building
at 2O8 McRae street, where eight
white families-36 people-exist in
squalor and danger.
The condition of the building was
first reported to city authorities
after one Of the women occupants
fell through the wide hole in the
front-porch floor, injuring her leg.
That hole has not been patched.
In the middle of the filthy hall
way. where dirty mattresses and
decaying mops are heaped, is a
permanent wave in the floor, in
dicating that the structure is set
ting on the ground, allowing foun-
dation pillars to protrude through
the floorboards.
Window panes are out and can
not be replaced, according to one
tenant, because the frames are too
fragile. Coca-cola signs furnish the
substitute for glass.
Bathtubs have toppled through
the rotting floor downstairs, and
the ceiling overhead is sagging
perilously from the weight of up
stairs tubs.
Holes in the walls abound on
all sides.
1.-The plaster fell on my kid the
other day and hit her on the head, "
one mother at the address report
ed. MY husband has offered to
fix the floor cheap, but the COM
pany told him the place wasn't
worth a job at that price," she
added.
Every tenant interviewed h d
derosatory remarks about his
home" The price of each three
room apartment in the house is
eight dollars a month 1854 total
income for the owner), and the
occupant furnishes his own water
and lights, renter disclosed.
There is no evidence of property
improvement. she assured the Wis
itors.
Morton described the building as
"structurally unsafe and unsani-
tary."
Fourteen Negro families, with
several members in each family,
inhabit the rambling. ramshackle
house at 913 North Seventh street.
1T rains inside three days after
it quits outside" laughingly OBJ
served one Of the Negro women
bent over her washtub in t h e
yard.
Nothing but the chimney holds
it up" Morton contributed.
The reporter could see the sky
through the roof in several places.
Whole corners Of tn e domicile
were rotted away and were hang
ing Imply.
The interior is so dark and I'm.
appealing as to discourage entry.
ONLY one outdoor toilet serves
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
st. Patrick's Party
Is Planned AT USO

A ST. Patrick's party and dance
will be held at the Second and
Orange streets USO Friday night
beginning at 8 pm, it was an
nounced Thursday.
Entertainment will begin at
pm. with a variety show, "Ech-
ces IF Ireland, including .skit,
Lovers Errand" by the Cap and
Dagger players. Bob Paige and
Albert Weidensaul will be soloists
for the prog1 am.
After refreshments, dancing will
continue until II pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
ERWIN APPOINTED

RALEIGH. March is. - R -
T. S. johnson, director Of the Ra-
leigh district of the Office of Price
Administration, announced today
the appointment of Frank E. Err
win as acting chairman of the
Durham War Price and Rationing
Board
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17
More Comfort Wearing
FALSE TEETH

Here is a pleasant way to overcome
loose plate discomfort. FASTEETH, an
improved powder, sprinkled on upper
and lower plates holds them firmer so
that they feel more comfortable. No
gummy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling.
It's alkaline (non-acid. Does not sour.
Checks plate odor" (denture BREATH.
Get FASTEETH today at any drug
store
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-17

Noah Webster, who assembled
the first American dictionary, was
the master of 20 languages.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Silver Star Awarded
To Alexandra Pilot

Second 1t. Charles r. Ryerson,
R. F. D. 4, Alexandria, Va, has been
awarded the Silver Star for his
services as B-26 pilot on May 13,
1914, during an attack on strongly
defended installations in occupied
territory in the European theater
Of operations, the War Department
announced today.
When his formation was attacked
by enemy fighter craft and one of
the medium bombers was severely
damaged and forced to fall out Of
formation, 1t. Ryerson, after sue
cessfully completing his bombing
run, saw that the disabled plane
was still under control and irving
to follow the formation, but because
Of loss Of altitude was forced to
drop behind. Realizing the unes-
corted bomber was vulnerable to en-
emy attack and ground installations,
he dropped out of formation and
few back to protect the crippled
plane, the citation said.
1t. Ryerson guided the damaged
plane over enemy territory, leading
it through instrument flying con-
ditions through dense haze over the
English Channel to an emergency
landing field, the citation added.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Two D. {. Duck Hunters
Saved From Potomac Ice

Two Washington duck hunters
were rescued from the ice of the
Potomac River, above Seneca, Md.
last night by members of the Rock
Vile Rescue Squad after attracting
attention ashore by firing their guns.
Members Of the rescue squad said
one of the hunters was a Washing
ton physician. but neither they nor
the police had any record of either
OF the hunters names.
Rescue squad members said the
hunters had gone up the Potomac
during the morning in a rowboat
equipped with an outboard motor,
and had become lodged in the ice
about 200 feet on shore late In the
afternoon.
Their guns were heard on shore
about 9 pm. and the hunters were
rescued about II pm. when rescue
squad members pushed fiat-bottom
boat over the ice to the stranded
craft.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
CAA Plan Would Give
Virginia 166 Airports
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Dec. 28.-Under a
billion-dollar national airport plan
proposed by the Civil Aeronautics
Administration, calling for Nation
wide construction of new airports
and improvement of present ones,
Virginia would have total of 166
ports within 10 years, 1t. Col. Allan
c. Perkinson, State director of aero
nautics, said today.
Explaining the plan being pre-
sented to Congress, which proposes
a $3.50 financial backing by State
and Federal Governments, Col. Per-
kinson pointed out that it requires
that States have an airport zoning
law in operation. Such a law, he
continued, should be drafted i'm
mediately in Virginia if the State
expects to participate.
He also urged that Virginia coun-
ties and municipalities select sites
suitable for airports as soon as pos
sible and submit them for inspec-
ton and approval to Col Perkinson
and the district airport engineer of
the CAA. If approved, an option
should be taken on the sites, he ex-
planned.
Estimated cost of Virginias pro-
gram is listed at $23 ,239 900 of which
$15,581 900 would be used for con-
struction of 103 new airports. and
$7,656,000 for improvement of &c
existing ports. Thirty three exist
Ing fields would not be improved.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
lsiHRstoniinq


Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS, Y-5, rs, Az and B-2
good for 10 points each indefi-
nitely. All stamps validated before
December l are Cancelled. Five
more blue stamps will be validated
Monday and will be good indefin-
itely.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps Q-5, RS and SIS good for
10 points each indefinitely. All
stamps validated before December
l are Cancelled. Five more red
stamps will be validated Sunday
{ and will be good indefinitely.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
! will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn In.
Sugar-Sugar stamp "a good for
.- 3 pounds. Stamps 80 through 80
and special canning stamp 40 can
? celed. Another viii be validated
February l.
Gasoline-A-14 coupons valid for 4
gallons each through March 81.
B-4, ca, B-5 and C-5 coupons good
for S gallons each. B-4 and ca
coupons expire Sunday.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l, 2 and 3
In Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one and two cou-
! pons good for 10 gallons each
through heating year. Period three
coupons valid January IS. Old
i period four and five coupons from
last winter good through year.
Consumers in this area should not
have used more than "a per cent
OF their ration as of December Is.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Kendall Banning Dies;
Edited War History
BY the Associated Press.

6y Tic ASSOCldted fIeSe.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 28.-Kendau
Banning, IS, of Old Lyme, Conn,
editor and author who directed COM
pilation of the pictorial record and
history of the World War, died yes
terday after long illness.
Mr.. Banning, whose death oc-
CURED at the Fort Howard Veterans
Hospital, was best known for such
books as West Point Today" "An-
napolis Today" and "The Fleet To-
day" He also wrote songs and plays.
Attached to the Armys general
stan during the World War, he
later was assigned as director of the
Division Of Pictures, Commission of
Public Information, prior to COM
pilation OF the war history.
He attained the rank of major
and went into the Signal Corps re-
serve as a lieutenant colonel in
1922.
The son of William Calvin and
Helen Josephine Banning, he was
born In New York September 20,
1879. He was graduated from Dart
mouth In 1902 and from 1908 to 1917
was managing editor and associate
editor of the publication, System.
From 1919 to 1921 he was managing
editor Of Cosmopolitan and Hearst's
Magazine and from 1922 to 1928
editor OF Popular Radio. From 1929
to 1884 he was editorial director of
the Public Utilities Fortnirht1v
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Headquarters Acquired
By Wilson Foundation

The Woodrow Wilson Foundation
is acquiring permanent headquar-
ters to be known as the Woodrow
Wilson House at As East Sixty-flfth
street, New York.
Arthur Sweetser, president of the
foundation, announced today-the
88th anniversary of Woodrow Will
sons birth-the plans for the home.
Transfer of the property will be
made this afternoon by John w.
Davis, former president of the
Council on Foreign Relations,
which has occupied the six-story
building, to DR.. Harry D. Gideonse
vice president of the foundation
The house will not be occupied un-
til spring.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Two zoning Exceptions
Granted by Fairfax Board

The Fairfax County Board Of
zoning Appeals yesterday granted
two applications for exceptions to
the county zoning ordinance, and
permitted another applicant six
months TO comply with the ordi-
nance.
Paul A. Jones was given permis.
sion to establish and operate an air.
port on State Road CTS at Difficult
Run, Dranesville district.
Permission was given Max Stein to
remove a front addition to a store
building on the south side of the
Little River pike, at Cameron Park.
Falls Church district.
The board gave Harry B. Howard
six months to vacate dwelling at
River View Heights, Falls Church
district, which was built In violation
OF the zoning ordinance. Mr.. How
ard has asked to be permitted to
continue use Of the building.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
.6Die in Bomber Crash
Near Langley Field
By the Associated Press,

LANGLEY FIELD, Va, Dec. 28.-
The crash Of a heavy bomber into
a thicket near this base yesterday
claimed the lives of six airmen, Col
E. w. Raley. commanding oficer Of
Langley Field, announced.
The dead included the pilot, 1t
French M. Russell, Saltwater, Okla.
Flight Ofncer Frederick T. Libertino
Summit, N. j.; 1t. John j. Pfeiner
San Antonio, Tex; 1t. James 3
Fletcher, Dunbar, w. Va; Tech
Sergt. Donald w. Gard, Millerton
m. Il, and Tech. aergt. John r. Mar
tin. Highland Park Mich.
The ship cut q path $50 yard,
wide as 1t tore across the brush.
covered area after bursting int
flames. Langley Field fremen, whs
had to walk half mile to reach tn
plane, battled the blaze for an sl1ou,
and q half. sssse
Mrs. B. r. Wilson of Sawyer,
Swamp road said she was an eye.
witness to the accident. Attractet
by sounds of planes warming up al
the field, she said, she looked out o.
her house and saw that the righi
end Of the plane was on IRE.
1T was flying very low and thu
pilot cut his plane short to head
away from all the houses here" she
said. He headed toward the woods
and the plane landed with a ter
rife crash"
Mrs. Wilson notified the Wythe
firemen, but Langley Field firemen
had the situation under control
when the Wythe apparatus arrived
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Dr.. Raymond {. Ham
One Of 6 Persons Hurt
In Traffic Accidents
Health Department Aide
Suffers Head Injuries;
Condition 'FoirIy Good

DR.. Raymond E. Ham, Al, of
53l5 Thirty street NV, Dis
trict Public Health Department
physician, was one of six persons
injured yesterday in traffic accidents
which police attributed to the storm.
DR.. Ham suffered head injuries
when his car collided with Capital
Transit bus at Battery lane and
Old Georgetown road. He was ad-
mitted to Suburban Hospital in
Bethesda where his condition was
described this morning as fairly
good"
Ethel Mullens, II, colored, 1920 r
street NV, a passenger on the bus,
received fractured rib in the acci-
dent. She was reported improving
at the same hospital. The bus driver
was Donald S. Small, Al, of Gathers
burg, Md, police said.
Auto and Streetcar Collide.
William A. Shepherd, 81, of 1900
Fourteenth street NV, was ad-
mitted to Casualty Hospital with
decorations of the head and face
after the automobile he was driving
was in collision with a streetcar in
the first block of Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
Miss Louise Odor, %, of GIT Perry
place NE, was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital for a head injury
after being struck by a streetcar at
Mount Pleasant and Irving streets
NV. Police said the operator was
Bryan L. Johnson, so, of 1345 A
street NE, with 81 years experience.
Mans Eye Injured.
Willie Hayes, 30, colored, of sol L
street, was treated for an eye in
jury at Freedmen's Hospital. Police
said a taxicab in which he was
riding was in collision with a street.
car at Seventh street and Florida
avenue NV. The streetcar was
operated by J. H. Porter, 81, of
1900 Gales street NE. and the taxi
cab by John H. Williams, 80, COL
ored, Of SOL L street NV, police
said.
In another accident, Edward
Mitchell, 2205 Randolph place NE,
received head injury when an au-
tornobile in which he was pas
senger was in collision with another
operated by Robert J. Pfeiffer, 66, of
639 Keefer street NV. The vehicle
in which Mr.. Mitchell was riding
was operated by Mrs. Margaret L.
Davis, 2205 Randolph place NE,
police said. He was treated at Gar
field Memorial Hospital and re-
leased. The accident occurred at
Sherman avenue and Barry place
NV.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Short Circuit Blamed
In Bethesda Home Fire

A fire, believed to have been start
ed by a short circuit yesterday
caused 5000 damage to the interior
OF three-room frame bungalow
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
R1tchie at River road and Wilson
lane, Bethesda, firemen reported.
Bethesda Volunteer Firemen said
Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie were asleep
when the fire broke out. Firemen
said part Of the furniture was saved.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Sales Of 'E'War Bonds
Are Within 100000
OF District Quota

Sales of series "E" Bonds in the
Districts Sixth War Loan drive
came within 100000 of meeting
their s30,O0o,00O quota today, the
District War Finance Committee
reported.
Counting all sales processed
through yesterday, the "E" bond
figure is now 100000, and drive
leaders declared that they were
certain the District would go over
the top when the end-of the-month
payroll deduction bond purchases
are tailed.
S133,500, 900 Raised So Far.
The overall figure is now s133,-
100000, or 142 per cent of the
$96,000,0O0 quota, while total sales
to individuals, including the "E"
bonds, climbed to s47,7O0,0OO, or
1887 per cent of the $4,000 900
quota. Corporate sales remained the
same, at s85,8OO,OoO, or 1877 per
cent of the $4,000 900 quota.
Virginia went over the top in all
its quotas and established a new
high in War Bond investments for
any one campaign, DR.. Francis
Pendleton Gaines, chairman, an
nounced. Although the States
quota in the fifth drive was higher,
a larger total was raised during the
sixth drive, DR.. Gaines said.
Virginians Exceed Quota.
In the fifth drive, Virginians in
vested total of $220, ,343 900, or I40
per cent of their quota. According
to reports submitted December 26,
hey had invested 1929 900, 900, or
Ito pere cent of their sixth quota.
individuals in the State have ex-
ceeded their "E' bond and overall
quotas, while corporate sales are
218 per cent of their quota.
Volunteer units of the District
committee that have made recent
reports of sales include the laundry
group, c. F. Wesley, captain, re-
cording sales Of $92, $50; the taxicab
group, Leon Brill, chairman, with
1854, $50; the Yellow Cab Co. with
$136,875; julius Garfinckel g. Co.,
R. A. Lee, chairman, $266, 900, and
the Ornamental Iron Works, D. A.
Mcmillan, chairman, $18,444. The
local Rotary Club has announced it's
members have sold more than
$15,000,000 in bonds during this
drive.
Final figures in the drive will be
announced next week,
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Virginia Truck Farmers
Earn S16,729,0OO in 1914
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 28.-Vir-
gtnia commercial truck growers.
although hard-hit by an early sum-
mer drought, earned SIG, ,729 900 from
their crops this year to exceed by
So per cent the 10-year average Of
$40, ,495 900, Federal-State agricul-
tural officials reported yesterday.
This years value, however, was 1S
per cent under last years total.
Vegetable crops returning grow
ers less than in 1884 were lima beans,
snap beans, beets, cabbage, kale, let
tuce, onions, green peas, potatoes.
spinach and watermelons. A higher
valuation for 1914 was shown only
for cucumbers, Strawberries and to-
matoes.
The drop in value was particularly
sharp In potatoes, spinach and cab
bage.
The harvested acreage of COM
mercial truck crops this year was
117,840 acres, compared with 119,140
acres in 1943 and 13O,910 for the 10
year average Q933-42). Tomatoes.
with $4,000 acres, and commercial
Irish potatoes with 37,700 acres, led
all crops in point of acreage.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Maryland Hunters Warned
To Make Game Reports
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Dec. 28.-Mary-
land hunters were advised by the
State Game and Inland Fish Com
mission yesterday that strict en-
forcement would be made this sea-
son of the law requiring all hunters
to submit their game kill reports
by January Is.
Commission Secretary Harold S.
Kilmer said only about 40 per cent
compliance was made last year and
hunters failing to report this season
would be fined.
The upland game season, which
Mr.. Kilmer said had been fairly
good, will close at sundown Sat-
urday, December 80. The wild
water. fowl season will be continued
through January 20 under Federal
regulations and the muskrat season
Will open January l and continue
to March Is, the secretary said.
Raccoon and opossum hunting will
continue through January 81
Evening star., 1944-12-28
D. {. Firemen Allowed
To Accumulate Leave

Acting to retain all available
manpower during the fire haz-
ardous months of winter, Fire Chief
Stephen Porter announced that all
members of the District Fire De-
partment will be permitted to post
pone annual leave scheduled the
first three months Of 1945.
Hitherto firemen were not per-
mitted to accumulate leaves as DO
hcemen are permitted to do. The
accumulated leave will be granted
after March whenever the men
desire it, provided it will not in
terfere with the efficient function
ing OF the individual battalion and
the Fire Department as . whole,
Chief Porter said.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Womon's Death Ruises
Baltimore Fire Toll to 8
BY the Associated Pres.

SASoOS4AsCu
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2a,-The
death Of another woman at Union
Memorial Hospital yesterday in
creased to eight the number Of per-
sons who died as q result of the IRE
which swept through the st. Am
orose Catholic Parish Hall during
a card and bingo party the night
Of December 6.
Mrs. Aminee c. Woodward, 70, of
Baltimore was the latest victim.
Her daughter Laura, 43, died at the
West Baltimore General Hospital
the night after the fire.
AT least a third of the approx
mately 200 persons who crowded the
hall were burned or injured in the
rush for the doors. Some still are in
hospitals.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Dorden Coils Conference
On PuIpwood Labor
By the Associated Press.

By Tue ASSocleted PreSS.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 28.-Gov.
Darden has asked foresters, timber
men and pulpwood manufacturers
to meet with him January 3 at
the State Conservation Commission
to discuss ways and means of COM
batting an acute labor shortage in
the pulpwood industry In Virginia.
A committee representing the In
dustry has reported to the Gov
ernor that the labor scarcity Is Sc
riously threatening the States
pulpwood output needed for the war
effort.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Policeman Scheduled
10 Face Court Today
In Shooting Of Wife
Tells Of Seeing Figures
On Back Porch After
. Investigating Noises

Pvt. Theodore L. Richardson, IS.
attached to the 11th police precinct,
was to be arraigned in Municipal
Court today on q charge of assault
with a dangerous weapon, in connec-
ton with the shooting last night Of
his wife, who is in Casualty Hospital
In a critical condition from q gun
shot wound In her chest.
Richardson has been a member Of
the police force since 1892.
Mrs. Richardson, 80, was shot with
q .38-caliber service revolver as she
was entering the back porch door
OF their home, 1922 Twenty-third
street Sc. according to Detective
Sergt. Walter A. Perry of the homi-
eide squad. None of the Richard
sons three children was home at
the time of the shooting
In a brief statement to police
Richardson said he was awakened
about 10 o'clock last night by noises
coming from the back porch. He
said he went down stairs to in
vestigate and saw two figures he
did not recognize standing on the
back porch. Sergt. Perry said Rich
ardson fired through a glass door
leading to the porch, striking his
wife In the left chest.
The downward course of the
bullet, which lodged in Mrs. Rich
ardson's back above the right rib,
indicates she was stopped over,
turning the key in the lock, when
she was shot. Sergt. Perry said.
Police said Mrs. Richardson told
them she knew no reason for the
shooting. She said she had been
visiting neighbors and was Just re-
turning home when the shooting
occurred. Police said she was
dressed in pajamas and a housecoat
when found by neighbors, who first
reported the shooting.
Mrs. Ethel Hosley of 1916 Twenty
third street Sc, said today Mrs.
Richardson came to her house
shortly before the shooting to make
"a telephone call During a 10-min-
ute phone conversation, Mrs. Rich
ardson burst into tears and then
hurrtedly left the house before she
could detain her, Mrs, Hosley said.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Norfolk Man Sentenced
To Death for Assault

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 28.-Willie
Rodgers Jones was sentenced to
death in the electric chair yesterday
by Judge Richard B. Spindle in
Corporation Court for criminal as
sault on a 24-year -old woman taxi
cab driver.
He had entered a plea of guilty
to assaulting the young woman early
on the morning of October 2.