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Evening star., 1944-05-27
Rail Corps Awarded
Fifth Army Plaque

ITO hell with the bombs, keep
the supply trains running"
That's the spirit which has won
for the Transportation Corps Mill
tary Railway Service in the Medi-
terranean theater the coveted
Plaque and Clasp" award of the 5th
Army for outstanding performance. "
In announcing the award last
night, the War Department said 1t
was presented by 1t. Gen. Mark w.
Clark to Brig. Gen. Carl r. Gray,
director general Of the rail- soldiers,
and a former vice president of the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railroad.
Made up entirely of former rail-
road men from the United States,
Great Britain and Italy, the outfit
has defied storms and enemy fire in
keeping Gen. Clark's forces supplied
with food and equipment. In max
ing the presentation, Gen. Clark
said the award was for units only
within the command of the 5th
Army, but an exception had been
made in the case of the railway men
because they had played such an
important role in 5th Army opera
tions.'
Used to performing the "impossi-
ble," the railway outfit in both Sicily
ana Italy executed "near-mira Gle
problems of reconstruction" the
citation stated.
German demolition of the port of
naples was so complete the italians
said the marshslling yards and rails
out OF that city never could be re-
paired. The Army's railroaders had
trains operating in five days.
Specifically cited in the PLAQUE
and clasp" award We're 10 American n
units, seven British and four italian
units.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Rail Officials Expect
Heavy Holiday Travel
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Transpor-
tation officials rolled up their
sleeves today in anticipation of
handling Memorial Day weekend
travel Is per cent greater than last
year, despite repeated appeals for a
minimum of trips over the holiday.
Bus companies and airlines said
they expected capacity business,
while railroad officials looked for 8
10 to Is per cent increase over the
similar week end in 1913.
The Pennsylvania Railroad said
the travel rush got underway late
yesterday with many servicemen
entering the city. The peak OF the
outgoing travel is expected this
afternoon
Extra sections will be operated
on the New York Washington rur
by the Pennsylvania, which has
asked its employees not to use theil
passes until next Wednesday, unles:
travelling on business.
The New York Central Railroad
reported all Pullman reservation!
for the week end had been sold ane
no reserved coach tickets were
available on such trains as the Pace
maker and Empire State.
Col. j. Monroe Johnson, ONCE o.
Defense Transportation director
issued a last-minute appeal il
Washington yesterday for civilian!
to stay at home over the holiday
week end and not travel unneces.
sarily.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
7 More RAT Bite Case.
Reported in District;
Bounty Is Proposed

Two more rat bite cases reported
today brought the weeks total to
eight as District sanitation officials
studied a variety of proposals to
combat the rat menace.
The latest victims were Hercules
Mintz, colored, 81 months, who was
bitten while sleeping in his home at
1744 Seaton street NV, and Alfred
Burnett, 13, colored. of 1927 Sherman
avenue NV, who was bitten on his
lower lip. Both received hospital
treatment and returned to their
homes.
The latest suggestion came from
Harry s. Wender, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
who proposed bounty system for
unof1cial rat catchers. Mr.. Wender
said, however, this should be subject
to Health Department approval.
Mr.. Wender said the system
worked we'll in New Orleans a num-
Der OF years ago when schoolboys
collected S cents for every rat they
caught in traps. This system might
not be feasible, however, he said. If
contact with rats should prove too
great health menace to Justify
participation by nonexperts.
Discussing other proposals which
call for participation of civic groups
and air-raid wardens, Mr.. Wender
said: ~
These proposals together with
my own suggestion would have some
good effect, but it would not be
enough. In the final analysis rodent
control requires the work of pro-
sessionals. Civilian participation IN
cooperation with these experts
would do some good, but not by it,
selfss' sk*r .sEk
Declaring he was confident that
residents would be agreeable to foot.
ing the expense of hiring competent
workers, Mr.. Wender called on Dis.
trict officials to take the lead in re.
questing any appropriation they
deem necessary to rid the city of
rats.
The situation is too serious for
us to stall any longer" he said. "We
must act now"
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Northern Bapiisis
Return 10 Traditional
Paciiist Position
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May IT.
After one-day reversal of policy.
the Northern Baptist Convention re-
turned yesterday to Its traditional
pacifist stand by reiterating previous
emphatic pronouncements against
war"
The convention, which adjourned
yesterday, also deleted from a pre-
viously proposed motion introduced
by DR.. Daniel A. Polling, the SEN
tence, God has stake in this war"
A resolution adopted leaves church
members free to follow the dictates
of conscience in respect to our indi-
vidual attitude and support of the
war effort"
Other resolutions adopted desig-
mated D-day as q day of prayer, con-
demned the black market, favored
the return of loyal Japanese-Ameri-
cans to their homes. proposed COM
pulsory wartime arbitration Of
strikes and lock-outs, insisted no
citizen shall be deprived of the right
to vote because of his color, creed
or financial or social position" and
petitioned President Roosevelt to
relax the blockade of Europe"
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Appropriations
Continued From First Page J

grants to States for unemployment
compensation administration.
Most of the cut in the entire bill
represented slash of $38, ,745, ,977 for
vocational education, for which onlv
$50, 121 ,623 was recommended by the
committee. This reduction, the
committee explained, is possible be-
cause of the continued withdrawal
of workers from industry to the
armed forces, with withdrawal of
women from industry at rela-
lively high rate" and the diminish
ing availability of workers to take
training during the next fiscal year.
The committee continued avail
able and unexpended balance of
$50, 100000 for payments to States
for vocational education of defense
workers.
The committee continued a limi-
tation written into last years NLRB
appropriation prohibiting the use of
any funds in connection with COM
plant cases between management
and labor over contracts that have
been in existence three months or
longer.
The committee added to the limi-
tation proviso that it shall not
prohibit the NLRB from taking
jurisdiction in complaint cases in
volving company unions. regardless
Of how long the agreements have
been in effect before the complaint
Is filed.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
LOST.

&IoSAs
BILLFoLD, brown, money and cards. At
@ Glen @ Echo, May 2a. Reward. Phone Isa
BOOK. resembling large autograph album,
also spectacles, on 14th ST., May oath.
sosfos osisd Bull az nas rnEsk1ER, male, dark Drin-
die and white, white left leg. Mrs. Carol
3: orlowsky. 1918 Kalorama I'd. NV. CO.
Wednesday. s4th, BET. Woodwsrd % 4 Lo-
throp,s nnDsrs and az S599 g ST. nw via Conn. ave
CAMEO PIN, surrounded with pearls, lost
or Phiiipsborn. Person nndins this. please
return 70, to Mrs; Edith Losh. 2o25 Eye st.
EaT,aa fl Il Afeund eall NO. 2474.
diamond ring, cash; lost Capital transit
$500, izo4 18Th st. NV. sssard. d.0' Aa-
Tuesday: name &c. N. Downs. Jr. Phone
EEYs ts5. on chain, green tag No. 1925
N12TURE fE io PooDGE Gfs"esR xhite ann male T.
than year old, no Identification. Reward
6,; Oh 2lss; after 5 pm: ,u :. 49,.
lost Thursday. NO. 109s.
PERSIAN CAT, platinum: strayed from
vic. 31st St. between M and N NV. Cal
POCKETB0OK, black fabric with green
leather billfold containing $40 and folder
with ration books, issued to the Machoiar
Ismily; 1915 Oates st. ne, Apt. 21
PocKETBooK. red. containing glasses
S35 In money and personal papers los
pet. Joceiyn st. and Porter NV, or or
PURSE. black, containing SI5. keys, med
icine and personal papers; lost on Pine
hurst bus about pm. Friday May 26
Rs.srd; Wo, 1881.
THURSDAY, region 10th and 6 sts. Reward
OF sli fkARLs and pair of toTtois. Tsa
she,l safn la glasses; s lost Wednesaay night vic
UMBRELLA, lsdy's. black silk, with carved
wooden neure as handle, in vicinity of nth
and Conn. ave, near Costin's. Thurs. eve.
great sentimental value. Reward. Cali
VANITY CASE, brown leather. containing
Alaska ayes., 81, 0527,
WATCH WORKS WORKS and db back :io'a nurses senrus
lost near Madison ol. and Penna. ave. NV
Pm THURSDAY: reward. AT. $3.50 ewes
WEDDING RING. heavy gold, lost Mond '
IN Capitol Theater. Reward. EN-. 1885.
WRIST WATCH, lady's gold Elsin black
or Re. 1900: Ext. 6471, Reward.
WRIsT sdTe ssb WATGs ,ns pa sdys os Ssn Estb d se
WRrsT WArcHs cfTafa Gsdys. IN soid. a2o priscilla
Ihursdsg mornins. near Garfnckels. Re
WRIST WATCH. laey's yellow gold, nam,
WRIST wATCH. lsdys Eonsine. yellow
gold, on Ga, of Fla. ave. car; May %
Eesgrn Ee5g ] 70 r6s Park I'd. NV. or call AID
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Lumber Industry Tied Up
As 5000 Quit Work
BY the Associated Press

oJ tue ASsOClateQ freSS.
An estimated Is, 900 workers in the
Northwest Pacific lumber industry
were idle today and gave no indica-
ton OF returning to work.
There were more than 100 lines
'of numbering operations in Wash
ington and Oregon affected by labor
disputes.
A partial survey by the Associated
Press disclosed that the walkouts in
the lumber industry affected LOG
plants, sawmills, woodworking
plants, door and plywood mills,
woodworking companies, logging and
booming operations and other con-
Germs connected with the industry.
Lincoln County (Oreg) coastal
communities were without electric
power yesterday after walkout
OF AFL sawmill workers. Fear was
expressed also that the Toledo
tOregD water system would 20 dry
because of lack of power to operate
the pumps. A lumber company's
power plant was left without fuel
when the men failed to report for
work at the companys mill The
plant uses waste from the planer
mill.
More than 1900 workers at the
Brown 81 Sharpe Manufacturing
Co. In Providence. r. l., struck yes
terday over the hiring of a woman
to I'LL job from which a man was
transferred. The company, which
manufactures machine tools, is en-
gagged in war work.
Meanwhile, in San Francisco
Harry Bridges. West Coast labor
leader. urged organized labor to
substitute political action for the
strike threat during the war and in
definitely thereafter.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Dr.. Polling Defends Coll
For Militant Church

PHILADELPHIA, May 27 Dr.
DR.. Daniel A. Polling, pastor of Bap-
tist Temple, said last night that he
thinks most American Baptists be-
lieve that God has stake in the
war and want their church to be
militant.
DR.. Polling, honored at a dinner
prior TO his departure for overseas.
commenting on amendment of a
resolution he offered before the
Northern Baptist Convention at
Atlantic City, said: I'm told that
at The closing session they took two
phrases out of my resolution. These
phrases were God has stake in
this war and militant as an army
with banners
THE latter is a quotation from
Scriptures. I am sure that Bap-
lists believe overwhelmingly In a
militant church They voted S to l
for that in full convention. II
freedom is at stake in this war, II
peace, humanity, justice and human
personalities are at stake In this
war, then God has stake in this
war;"
Evening star., 1944-05-27
LOST RATION COUPONS.

".A' GAS RATION BOOK, No. 4ee-922,
iisuis lt s,vsposI. to + x Ko Adams 4soe Sheridan
GAS RATION; Books &C. and "a" in
envelope; issued to DR.. s. c. Woldonberg,
20 Woodhavsn blvd. Bethesda, Md.
GAS RATION BOOKS "A" and &C." issued
70 Wilber z, Parrish, 1923 s. Dakota ave
GAS EHfIoSs "a" BOOK, issued to Charlie,
3 Robbins; H., 1900 3rd ST. NV, II, d: C.
GASOLINE RATION BOOK "a" (one,,
susa HaIinstps no pernSo0d W. D. Haekstt 4sls .th
Patricis A. Bishop. 1046. South Edgewood
ssrf6N rhf65Nnfso9 BOOK Vi No. Chestnut ssa.d 3
sT s9e BOOK 90 st. No. g. Ii issued aaaa to
Elizabeth c Bendure. 4404 Underwood
ST. oUInniooersity Park, Hyattsville, Mo
RATION BOOKS tthree), on. No. >.
saF5Sn oW.ns w. r,Biae Blaekys ssaa Marion Msrion
RATION 30 6oRs os Nos. tss e, =. 4, issaes ss' to
siomins rd, Glen Echo Hgts., Nd. WI
RATION BOOKS 2 AND 4. issued to Mabel
kAIioS ine sasdss Books 4 kos kys ss 1sss .s o 2
rot T., Jarrot A., Norma r, and Jennie L.
SIosdon, 60l3 9lst ave, Hyattsville,.
curtin, 1927 5ath ave, Hillside Nd. az
Evening star., 1944-05-27
7 Million for ST. Elizabeth s
Included in FSA Fund Bill

A total of $2,113,000 for salaries
and expenses at st. Elizabeths Hos
pital is provided in the independent
Offices appropriation bill reported to
the House today. This Is 100000
less than the current appropriation.
The bill provides that employees of
the hospital may be reimbursed for
damage or loss, while on duty, of
personal belongings in excess of SIS
and not more than 500.
Representative Hare, chairman of
the subcommittee in charge of the
bill, pointed out that the employees
are required to deal with patients
not responsible for their actions and
sometimes suffer injury or damage
to personal belongings,
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Firing Of Inspectors
Who Charged Loafing
Protested al Hearing
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Officials OF
the War Shipping Administration
will be asked to explain why they
are reducing their force of field in
spectors, some of whom have re-
ported widespread payroll padding
in shipyards, Representative Capoz-
zoli, Democrat, of New York said
yesterday.
Mr.. Capozzoli is chairman Of q
House committee which has heard
testimony that ships under repair
here were overloaded with workmen
that scores of workmen slept OF
gambled aboard ship during work
hours and that the cost-plus con-
tract system was abused.
: Witnesses included some of zoe
VISA field inspectors who had ap-
! peared at the hearing by invitation
after they had received notice that
their jobs were to terminate next
Wednesday. They said they had
sent a telegram of protest to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and members OF
Congress. ,r.
Says They Saved Millions.
" The telegram said the 0inspec-
tors were honorably discharged vet
Grams of the present war whose work
had resulted "in the saving of mil
lions of dollars of the taxpayers
money and in expediting the flow oil
vessels to the far corners of the
world"
1t asked that the President and
Congress bring to light" the rea-
sons for the termination of their
jobs.
Mr.. Capozzoli said the commit
tee, investigating ship repair condi-
tions, next would meet in Wash
ington, probably Wednesday.
Sidney K. Cartwright, Port of
New York field service manager for
the VISA, testified that his Office
had turned over to the Federal Bu-
ereau of Investigation number of
reports OF payroll padding and Ia
Dor overlooking.
Mr.. Cartwright said the Office also
had called to the attention of the
FBI a number of cases which. he
said involved gambling by workmen
aboard ships and case of work.
man whose "take-away" pay for one
week totaled s246.
~ $500 n Week GroSs Paw
"We investigated this case of the
man who was supposed to have
worked 20 hours a day for seven
days in one week." Mr.. Cartwright
said, "and we found his 'take-away'
pay was $246. This meant that if
you count the deductions for War
Bonds, and withholding taxes, his
gross pay amounted to at least $500
for the week. The FBI is working
on that case"
=. MFR. Cartwright testified that an
assistant and he boarded a vessel
being repaired in March by the
Cardinal Engineering Co. in Brook
lyn and found between 400 and 500
mer employed when about one
half this number was needed for the
work"
Thomas ". Flynn, president of the
New York Port Council of Shipyard
Employees, testified earlier that If
there was any overload of labor it
was "due to management, because
Of the cost plus system"
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Seven ChrysIer Plants
Tied Up by Strikes
As 11,700 Quit Jobs
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, May 27.-The High
land Park plant of Chrysler Corp
was closed again today, and inter-
national officials of the United Au-
tomobile Workers (CIO) began an
investigation to determine response
bilty for new flare-up of a dispute
that last week made IL 700 employees
idle in seven Chrysler plants.
A company spokesman said pick
cts at the main gates kept all but
about 100 employees from entering,
and production of guns and plane
and truck parts was impossible. The
lplant employs 5000.
Company officials said some of the
Is employees whose discharge pre-
cipitated the original walkout were
leading pickets in the latest DEM
Ionstration. The Is were DISCHARGED
for ejecting three company super
|visors from the plant following a
Jurisdictional union dispute over
delivery of soft drinks.
will Make Investigation.
OF the fare-up, r. j. Thomas,
UAW-CIO president, said some
body may get kicked out of the
union for this. We are going to
make a thorough investigation"
AS the Chrysler dispute was re-
newed, 1000 striking truck drivers
continued to keep bread and other
baked goods from most stores, res
taurants and hotels in the city. AFI
union leaders saw little hope for
immediate settlement after Baker
IDrivers' Local 81, with which the
men are affiliated, voted to continue
the Waikout and to hold no more
meetings until Wednesday.
Deliveries were halted at midnight
"wednesday In a protest against
what the drivers termed War Labo,
Board delay in acting on a wage
adjustment.
| Two Other Strikes.
Two other strikes in Michigan
Kept 400 idle and apparently were
deadlocked. A dispute over smoking
regulations at General Motors
Chevrolet transmission division ir
Saginaw has brought a production
stoppage In all three of the diyi.
sion's plants, which employ $500.
Pickets kept 1900 employees from
two plants of Parke Davis & Co. fo,
the fifth day. The employees de-
mand wage increases, a union shor
and job clasSifications.
The regional WLB effected an end
TO a work stoppage by about 1856
employees at the Campbell, Wyant
~ Cannon Foundry in Muskeeon
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Howard ROTC Contest
Won by Company A

Howard University's annual ROTC
military competition yesterday was
won by Company A under the COM
mand Of Capt. Nathaniel M. Adams
The same company also won In
platoon competition, commanded by
1t. MarcellIs Hunter.
Mordecai w. johnson, university
president. presented the John r.
Pinkett and Gen. Hanson Ely cups
to the winners.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Hull Denies Fuvorinq
Catholic Missionaries
BY the Associated Press.

Ds tHt AbSUCIattu FTeSs.
Secretary of State Hull said yes
terday that the State Department
would not think of discriminating
between religions on the highly con-
troversial question of allowing Cath
olic and Protestant missionaries to
go to Latin American countries.
Mr.. Hull was asked at his press
conference. on the basis of a reso-
luton drafted by Southern Baptists
in Atlanta last week, whether any
Catholic officials had influenced the
State Department to hold back
passports for Protestant missionar-
les desiring to go to Latin America
His answer was a fiat no"
Evening star., 1944-05-27
New Deal Sentiment
Facing Test Today
In North Carolina
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
Two political veterans battled to.
day for the Democratic senatorial
nomination in North Carolina in 6
primary contest that promised tt
assay the depth of that States New
Deal sentiment.
Clyde r. Hoey, 81, former Gov.
|ernor and sometime administration
critic, is matched against 75-year-
old Representative Cameron Nor
rison, former Governor and SEN
ator who was q staunch admins
tration supporter while in Congress
With five candidates entered, only
one other. Marvin L. Ritch, Char
lotte lawyer, has made an active
campaign.
Mr.. Hoey and Mr.. Morrison
seemed likely to fight it out in the
days balloting for the nomination
which Senator Reynolds, who has
opposed many of the admins
tration's domestic and foreign poll
cies, let go by default. Senator
Reynolds, self-styled isolation
ist," announced several months ago
he would not run.
Hot Fight for Governorship.
The North Carolina primary also
turned up warm contest for tht
Democratic governorship nomina-
ton. with r. Gregg Cherry, Casio
mia lawyer, and DR.. Ralph w. Nc
Donald, Winston-Salem educator
regarded as the leading candidates
Ola Ray Boyd Of Pinetown, who
campaigned with a hill-billy band
was an unknown quantity.
BY his decision not to run, Senator
Reynolds became the third member
to relinquish his Senate seat. Sen.
ator Walsh, Democrat, of New Jer.
sey, did not seek election to the seal
he filled by gubernatorial appoint.
ment after the death of Senator
Barbour Republican. Senator Hoi-
man, Republican, of Oregon, was
defeated in his bid for renomina-
ton last week.
Thus far five Senate Democrats
Lucas of Illinois, Tydings of Mary
land, Hill of Alabama, Pepper ol
Florida and Downey of Californis
have won denomination, as have
Senators Davis of Pennsylvania
Gurney of South Dakota and Taf
of Ohio, Republicans.
Still Facing Primaries.
Seven Republicans and Is Demo
Gratis still must 60 before the voter
in a series of primaries which vii
not end until September 10. Some
like Senator Gillette, Democrat, o
Iowa, and Majority Leader Barkle.
will be without serious opposition
for denomination, but face stiff gen
|eral election contests. with Repub
licans.
Others, like Senator Nye, Repub
lican, of North Dakota Clark, De
mocrat, of Missouri, and Thoma!
Democrat, of Oklahoma, will en-
counter formidable primary opposi
ton.
Connecticut Democrats were meet
ing today to pick a delegation ex
pected to cast 18 votes for Presi
dent Roosevelt's denomination
Utah Democrats also are meetin
today. The 10-vote delegation ma
be uninstructed. but party leader
said it will favor fourth term.
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Presbyterian Ties
with Church Council
Opposed al Chicago
By the Associated Press.

Ds tuc hsSoCiatSu EEcss.
CHICAGO. May 27.-The General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States of America
was on record today as opposing
Presbyterian membership in the
Federal Council of Churches un-
less the council bars denominations
which do not affirm the deity Of
Christ.
Church officials said the action
was taken because sects which did
not recognize the divinity of Christ
had sought membership in the
council.
The assembly also voted yesterday
to petition Congress to supply nor
NAL support for conscientious OBJ
jectors in work camps" Objectors
now must provide their own support
or rely on some agency outside the
Government.
DR.. William Barrow Pugh said
the church has ITO conscientious
objectors in camps and has pro-
vided partially for their $50 mainte-
nance lee per month.
Addressing the general assembly
yesterday, the Rev. Arthur H. Lii
mouze of New York asserted that
a use of the radio has developed in
the name of religion to exploit a
portion of the public in what is de-
scribed as a racket of astounding
proportions. Across the country
the air is filled with a medley of So
called religious programs that are
frequently offensive, unworthy and
even harmful" he said.
DR.. Limouze asserted that "those
close to the radio industry" say
5000, 100000 a year Is taken in
through mail collections, the sale of
gospel texts and other devices by
those who ask for contributions fer
which no accounting is made"
Evening star., 1944-05-27
Gripsholm at Belfast
After Leaving AIqiers
BY the Associated Press

by Ihs Associated Press.
BELFAST, May 27.-The Swedish
liner Gripsholm, carrying British,
Canadian and American prisoners
OF war and civilians who were ex-
changed for Germans at Barcelona,
arrived of Belfast today.
She sailed from Algiers last Sun
DAY after discharging some OF her
passengers who were too Ill to
travel.