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Evening star., 1944-05-08
Old Cars at Auction
In Police Storeyard
Attract ESQ Buyers
Wreck Sells for $40;
Tires on One Help Get
Top Price Of $325

Antiquated cars and some that
were mere shadows of their former
selves brought nearly $50 automobile
bargain seekers to the police store
yard auction today, demonstrating a
radically rising demand for used
cars.
Here is sure shot to make
money" the auctioneer remarked as
he started bidding on an old model,
long shorn of most of its trim
mings.
TITS shot all right" came from
out of the crowd. But the wreck"
sold for 500.
Prices ranged from 1925 for a 1887
Chevrolet which boasted tires, to 81
for fleet" of three small wooden
boats. The sale brought approx
mately $4,000 for 80 unclaimed lost
or stolen vehicles and 18 small boats.
Wreckers in Minority.
zed L. Williams of the Williams
Auction Co., who was auctioneer,
commented on an unusual number
of private buyers in comparison to
past years, when the buyers have
been comprised mostly of few
secondhand or wrecking dealers.
The funds realized in the sale
were considered unusually good by
recording clerks, especially in view
of the rundown condition of most
of the vehicles.
THE only thing we guarantee is
a title" Mr.. Williams quipped, as
the skeleton of an antiquated Plym-
outh went to the highest bidder
at $40.
The Office of Price Administra-
ton made its only appearance in
the sale when Mr.. Williams offered
closed truck with ceiling price
set at Sl97.65. The truck sold to a
dealer for s155.
Most Vehicles Lack Tires.
Most of the vehicles noticeably
lacked tires and had to be towed
from the lot.
Howard Dodson of 1921 S street
NV. purchased the highest-priced
automobile-the Chevrolet. He said
he intends to fix it up for his own
use.
Youngest bidder at the sale was
Vern Prentice, II, who bought
wooden boat for $12.5O Vern will
take the boat out to Brookmont.
Md, and put it in repair for sailing
in the channel, he said.
The articles sold had been held
by the Police Department for six
months or longer, as provided by law.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Police Continue Study
OF Marines Battle
With a Patro|men

While three marines who engaged
in a slugging match with four
policemen at Fourteenth and F
streets NV. Saturday night Ian
guished under confinement in their
barracks today. District police Off
cials continued their investigation
of the affair.
Inspectors Arthur E. Miller and
James F. Beckett announced that a
full report on who hit whom with
what, and why, would be forth
coming soon"
Policeman Richard A. Jordan. who
was kicked in the stomach during
the melee, was released yesterday
from Emergency Hospital. where he
had been under observation for
possible internal injuries.
Policeman John F. Longo, whose
eye was bruised, was observed di-
recting traffic at Twelfth and E.
streets this morning. The two other
policemen who participated in the
battle were said to have returned
to duty. One of them, w. A..
Wyckoff, was minus a tooth.
1t. Irving limbaugh, acting COM
manding officer of the first precinct
where the marines were taken after
their arrest, was conducting a sepa-
rate investigation. He said the ap-
pearance of the leathernecks when
arrested refuted charges by wit
nesses that the policemen had in
'dulged in brutal tactics in taking
them into custody.
While three policemen required
hospital treatment for battle
wounds, 1t. limbaugh said, there
wasn't a scratch" on any of the
marines.
Navy authorities would make no
comment on the probable fate of
the three marines-Pfc. Eugene P.
Sanchez, a veteran of Bougainville
and Guaoalcanal, and Pvts. John
F. McNerney and Vincent F., Hughes
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Woman Thwurts Bandit
In DeIicutessen HoIdup

Countering a holdup mans threat
to blow her brains out" with a
threat to summon help by throwing
a can of beans through a show
window, Mrs. Annette Aed. SO, wife
of the proprietor of a delicatessen
at 90l S street NV, yesterday sent
a would-be bandit fleeing, empty
handed.
George Aed, the proprietor. told
police yesterdays holdup attempt
was the 18th in "a years, and the
first in which the thief had been
thWarted
Evening star., 1944-05-08
'Hurry-Up' Courses
In All Languages
After War Urged
Education Boord Survey
Finds Emergency Method
In Popular Demand

A thousand instructors In Army
language courses have found 4thurry
up" wartime teaching methods Sc
successful that they want to revise
all postwar language instruction
along the same lines, Dean Henry
Grattan Doyle of George Washing
ton University, chairman of sur
vey group for the Modern Language
Association, announced today.
Six professors, members of the
Commission on Trends in Educa-
ton, a subcommittee of the Nation
wide Language Association, surveyed
the opinions of Army instructors in
A colleges during February and
March, Dean Doyle said. They Wis
tied a total of 427 classes in II
languages.
The survey group made public
only the favorable opinion of the
instructors. The professors own
recommendations for postwar re-
vision of language instruction will
be made to the commission May Is
at Atlantic City, n. J. The commits
sion in turn will make later recon-
mendations at meeting of the full
association.
The instructors believe, Dean
Doyle said, that the ability to speak
a language, emphasized for soldiers
in the Army courses, should now be
the objective of language teachers
for students of all ages in civilian
life.
The ability to speak often speeds
up acquisition of the ability to read
and conjugate verbs, the instruc-
tors found.
A wider use of native instructors
or American instructors with good
speaking ability, will be imperative
under the plan. The instructors also
recommended increasing 100 per
cent the use of records to teach
pronunciation, recording machines
to enable the student to hear his
own pronunciation and moving pic
lures.
New books will have to be written,
the instructors said, co-ordinated
with the new teaching of conversa-
ton for practical situations in for
eign countries. They also recon-
mended establishment of more
dormitories on college campuses
where only foreign languages are
spoken; language clubs and more
language tables" in college dining
halls.
In addition, the instructors asked
for smaller language classes, meet
ing more often each week and
spending much more of their class
time in talking than in grammatical
analysis.
While the six professors have not
made public their own opinion of
Army language classes, it is ex-
pected that their report to the COM
mission will embody many of the
same opinions expressed by the in
structors surveyed
Evening star., 1944-05-08

the 5000 block of Georgia avenue
NV, Adams crashed into a parked
car and hit brick wall Continu-
ing on, he hit another car a short
distance away, police asserted.
Policeman William d. Barnett of
the Traffic Division walking nearby
in plain clothes. accosted Adams
and displayed his badge, it was
testified. While the policeman was
questioning him, Adams is alleged
to have suddenly started the car
forward, striking Barnett a glancing
blow.
At this point Policeman Henry
Goldfein of the sixth precinct drove
up in a police car. The two police
men then arrested Adams, they said.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Plenty Of Meat
) Weeks
Seen by 0PA
Point-Free Supply
Now inadequate,
Housewives Soy .

Housewives expecting to find all
the polnt-free meat they want are
complaining to the Office of Price
Administration thatN supplies are
lar from adequate, and the OPA
now estimates 1t may be as long as
three weeks before there is plenty
Tor everyone, 1t was learned today.
Pointing out the action making
most meats free was taken "verv
suddenly and without prior notice"
and OPA spokesman said it nor
maily requires from three to four
weeks for meat to move from the
range to consumers in the East.
Three Versions Received.
a check with local branches of
three national packers gives these
conflicting versions:
Packer A-Currently there is no
more meat here than six months
ago. A good deal of cheaper-grade
meats IS available in the West. but
washington appetities require bet
ter meats. There is no prospect of
increased supplies.
Packer B-Meat supplies, consid-
erlng the demand-supply situation.
have been good and should con-
tinue.
Packer C-Lamb supplies are low.
but in four or five weeks good and
choice lamb should be available,
Choice beef will continue scarce.
The District OPA said it had been
getting a number of complaints
from housewives over shortage of
lamb. In addition, some stores re-
port they are running out of canned
fish. with no prospect of replenish-
ing these stocks. All canned fish was
made ration free along with meats,
exclusive of beef roasts and steaks.
last Thursday for an indefinite
period
Lamb Season Just Ahead.
Spring lambs have not started To
move to consumers in any quantity
as yet. although the lamb season is
just ahead, one packer said.
The War Food Administration.
meanwhile, reported an increase in
all livestock receipts at IL principal
markets today, compared with a
week ago. A spokesman said the in
crease was due to the Governments
recent decision to freeze corn in five
Midwest States for use by corn pro-
cessing plants and did not reflect
the lifting of meat points.
Farmers, concerned over feed
supplies, are beginning to send
more of their livestock-particularly
hogs-to market, he said.
Receipts today at the Il markets
were listed as follows: Cattle, H.
200; calves, $500: hogs, 1873, 400;
sheep and lambs, 76,900. Last Mon
day receipts were: Cattle, $4,000:
calves, 5000; hogs, 164,800, and
sheep and lambs, $4,000.
The 188,400 head of hogs received
at market today is close to record
midwirlter levels, VITA said.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Farewell Party Is Held
For Retiring u. ). EmpIoye

Walter E. Spencer. 1882 Columbia
road NV, who is leaving Govern
ment service after nearly 20 years,
was honored at farewell ceremonies
Saturday by the reconciliation and
clearance division, General Account
ing Office.
A veteran of Philippine service in
the Spanish American War, Mr..
Spencer first served with the Post
Office accounts division beginning
in June, 1924, later transferring to
the Navy Department and then to
the GAO.
P. D. Fallon presented Mr.. Spen-
Ger with $50 War Bond and a book
containing the signatures and per-
sonal messages of his co-workers.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
z Saved as Boot Upsets
In Washington Channel

John j. Meushaw. "a. of Takoma
Park, Md, and Richard E. Sebas-
tian, Is, of 2610 Twenty-second
street NE, we're rescued yesterday
in the Washington Channel by
harbor police after their small SAIL
boat capsized, police reported.
Both were treated at the harbor
police dock for exposure and sent
home. The craft overturned, police
said, when it was caught in a sud-
den suuall.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Driver Is Given 80 Days in Jail
For Leaving Scene of Accident

The alleged theft of an automobile
yesterday and crashes into two
parked cars led up to a sentence
Of 80 days in jail today for Will
liam H. Adams, jr., %. of 4009 Marl-
boro place NV, after conviction on
charge of leaving the scene of an
accident, Judge Brice Clagett i'm
posed the sentence.
Adams also was ordered held in
$l,500 bail for action of the grand
jury on a charge of assault with a
dangerous Weapon-to wit, the auto
mobile. Auto theft charges, police
said, will come later.
According to testimony by police,
the car belongs to James w. Hunt,
1926 Eads place NE. Driving in
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Mrs. Bridges to Lounch
New Submarine SUNDAY

Mrs. Styles Bridges, wife of the
Republican Senator from New
Hampshire, will sponsor the sub
marine Morey, which will be launch
ed at the Cramp Shipbuilding Co.
yards in Philadelphia Sunday, the
4th Naval District announced today.
Senator and Mrs. Bridges live at
2407 Fifteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
McLemore on BouqoinviIIe

B O U G VILE, Solomon
Islands, May 8 (P).-Pvt. Henry
McLemore, former newspaper col
umnist, arrived on Bougainville last
Thursday with the first Army COM
bat correspondent team assigned to
the 37th (Ohio) Division.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Guild Meeting Postponed

Because of the blackout, the
study circle of St Paul's Academy
Guild will postpone its meeting
scheduled for o'clock tonight at
the Catholic Charities Building, l441
Rhode Island avenue NV, until
next Monday at the same hour, Mrs.
Frederic Tuttle. chairman of the
group, announced today.
Evening star., 1944-05-08

one of the CLAM
orouS runs of
the Air Force,
shutting over
the blue Medi-
terranean. It's a
J OBJ a ny GI
might envy, but
it has become
routine to the
good-l ok n G
young S t er. A
mutual acquain-
tance, back from
the Italian front.
told the story of
Pvt. Chester.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
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
school child in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
D. C.. YOUTH HAS WAR JOB
ANY GI JOE MIGHT ENVY
BY WALTER McCALLUM,

LONDON-If he leaves Washington
of the world will be okay with Pvt George Henry Chester
When get back home
Air
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
BY FLORENCE BROBECK
WOmen's Editor

IT'S party season again for
! the whole family. The
youngsters still like to cele-
brate Halloween - the feS.
tival which falls on the last
night of October - in their
own rowdy fashion. Their
older sisters, for the USO
and other canteens, are
planning special dances and
parties in a whirl of orange
color, jack o lanterns and
black cats and witches.
Home parties will be fes-
tive too with Halloween dec
orations on the buffet table;
or made gay with autumn
leaves, a big bowl of rudy
apes, the sparkle of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
Let's Haue the Boys In

candlelight, and music from
records and radio. Octo-
bers appetite = building
weather somehow makes
such evenings extra good.
Perhaps you will want to
give your guests nothing
more than coffee and deS-
sert. Or a hearty meal can
be served at midnight or at
the best hour before the
boys must hurry off to
camp again.
Here are menus for many
appetiteS. And recipes too.
Add them to your folio of
ideas for autumn entertain
ing, but try them first on
the boys Sis and her friends
are having in some night
next week
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
A New Chocolate Pie

2 10 3 squares
Lnsweetened chocolate
II cup sugar
a cup water
o tablespoons flour
y teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
/ egg
2 teaspoons butter
IL teaspoons vanilla
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
TouStoroonS

tSoSN4N SSNS
6 cups corn flakes
l can GA or - ounces)
Sweetened condensed
milk
Combine the corn flakes
and condensed milk, mixing
lightly. Drop from a tea
spoon onto a creased bak-
ing sheet, flatten slightly.
shaping the edges with a
spoon. Bake in a slow oven
1925 Deg. F. y TO - min
uteS, or until done. Remove
from the baking sheet inn
mediately, using a knife or
spatula. To loosen the
cookies hold the pan over a
very low flame for a few
seconds. Makes about 40
cookies.
For fruit rooms" use
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

Az cups
sifted cake flour
IL teaspoons cream OF
tartar
IL teaspoons soda
Il teaspoon nutmeg
Il teaspoon salt
rs cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons shortening
2s cup sour milk or
buttermilk
Sift the flour once, meas
ure 1t, add the cream of tar
tar, soda, salt and nutmeg
and sift together three
times. Combine the sugar,
well-beaten eggs and the
shortening and beat until
light. Add the flour alter
nately with the milk, a
small amount at a time.
Beat after each addition
until smooth. Turn it out
on a Toured board and
knead lightly two minutes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
Vanilla Wafer Crust

IL cups finely crvshed
vanilla wafer az
ounce PACKAGE
i cup sugar
"a cup hot melted butter
Combine the cru S n Il
waters and sugar. Add the
melted butter and mix thor
oughly. Pack on the bot
tom and sides Of Z nine-inch
pie plate and bake in a
moderately slow oven 1925
Deg. F. j. minutes. Let it
cool, then add tie filling.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
Gingerbread

2ia cups sifted cake flour
q teaspoons baking
powder
4 teaspoon soda
teaspoon salt
/ TO , teaspoons ground
ginger
1 teaspoon ground
cinnamon
! cup sugar
"a cup shortening
l egg
q cup milk
y cup cooking molasses
Sift the flour once, meas.
ure it, add the double-acting
baking powder, soda. salt,
spices and sugar and sift
together three times. Cream
the shortening. Add the
dry ingredients, well-beaten
egg, milk and molasses and
stir until all the flour is
dampened. Then beat Wig
orOusly ono mi~'7. Bake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
, oo0rs GERMS

Deli lifted With ,b RsHs sh i
: gPn"Sl.ie ''e sa%SuisiiSSi.nsS' s@a so
G6at out germs ,,ts sspotless.
s g5c,n, tho thoroughly clean'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

the above recipe, decreas-
ing the corn flakes TO five
cups. Mix three fourths OF
a cup of finely cut dates, or
dried PrupeSr aptlcntSr seed
less raisins, or dried ba-
nanas with the corn flakes
before adding the con
dcnsed milk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
Here Are the Recipe:

in a creased pan about
eight inches square in a
moderate oven $3.50 Deg. F.
so minutes, or until done.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
Jock O. Lonfern cokes

3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons water
I u squares unsweetened
chocolate
4 teaspoon soda
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

After Dinner Menu
Chocolate Pie
Jack o Lantern Cakes
Doughnuts
ToaStaroOnS
Gingerbread
Hot Coffee Cider
Boxed Bean Supper
Hot Baked Beans
Relish
Salami Sandwiches
Swiss Cheese Sandwiches
Fried Fruit Pies
Coffee
Ham Supper
Baked Ham or Meat Loaf
Potato Salad or
Hot Escalloped Potatoes
Buttered PUmpernickel
and Rolls
Currant Jelly
Ice Cream
Ginger Cookies
Coffee
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

Vanilla wafer pie crust
Break up the chocolate
and combine with one
fourth cup of the sugar and
the water in a saucepan.
Cook five minutes, stirring
constantly. Combine tn e
flour remaining sugar and
salt in the top Of a double
boiler. Add milk gradually,
stirring well. Then add the
chocolate syrup. Place over
boiling water and cook till
th.ckened, stirring con-
Stantly. Then continue
cooking ten minutes, stir
ring occasionally.
Pour a small amount of
the mixture over the
slightly-beaten egg, stirring
vigorously. Return this to
tie double boiler and mix.
Remove the pan from the
boiling water and add the
butter and vanilla. Let it
cool. Turn ii into a vanilla
wafer crust. Chill one hour
or longer. May ne gar.
niShed with a border of
whipped cream. Serves six.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
Here Are the Menus


creomed Chicken
Dreamed Chicken and
Pimiento on Thin Toast
Ripe Olives
Cheese. Stuffed Celery
Devils Food Cake
Coffee
Fruit Punch
Fried Oyster Supper
Fried Oysters Chill Sauce
RelisheS
Potato or Chicken Salad
Buttered Rolls
Coffee Fruit Punch
Hot Peach Pie
or TurnoverS
Oyster Stew
Oyster Stew, Crackers
Assorted Cold Cuts
Celery and Apple Salad
Coffee
Orange Layer Cake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

2 teaspoons baking
powder
u teaspoon salt
- cup shortening
"a cup sugar
2 egg whites
u cup milk
! teaspoon vanilla
For the chocolate mixture
combine the broken choco-
late with the three table
spoons of sugar and water
in a saucepan and cook over
low heat until thick and
smooth. Stir IL constantly.
Stir i'm the soda. Let cool
slightly.
For the light mixture sift
the flour once, then meas
ure. add the double-acting
baking powder and salt and
sift together three times.
Cream the shortening, add
the sugar gradually, and
cream together till light and
fluffy. Add the unbeaten
egg whites, one at a time,
beating very thoroughly
after each. Add the flour
alternately with the milk.
a small amount at a time,
beating after each addition
until smooth. Add the va.
nilla.
Divide the batter in two
parts. To one part add the
chocolate mixture, stirring
until blended. Put by tea
spoons into CREASED Gu
cake pans, alternating the
light and dark mixtures.
Bake in a moderate oven
(375 Deg. F. 20 minutes,
or until done.
Makes 10 large cup cakes,
Top with chocolate sauce.
Garnish with sliced blanched
almonds to make jack o.
lantern faces. Use a slice
of orange peel for the stem.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

sprinkle with sugar, or a
mixture of sugar and Gin
namon. Makes three dozen
doughnutS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
GREASE

D;.ru,ted with greasy n 1,ns?
in in, SUM: s"n6rite's efficient eel'ic VA,
ter so,,e can wipe it away
80 SHOUT a struggle
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

Roll one-third inch
thick. Cut with a
Toured doughnut
cutter 1.-TWO and
one-half inch siZe).
Let them stand at
room temperature
for Is minutes.
then fry in deep
hot fat 1885 Deg.
FL until rich
brown on all sides.
Turn ( h e m fire.
quently. Drain on
thick paper tow
cling. When cold,
The union times., 1944-10-07

who may be reported favorable or ua- favorable for the office of U. s. Sena- tor and for Representative, as far as the A.F.L. in this state is con cerned.
 The chief work of the commit tee, it was decided, would include a drive for registering members of organized labor as voters; and car rying on campaign to expose the voting records of the Connecticut delegation in Congress. The State Federation, in establishing the committee, unanimously voted that
 'NO Congressman from the State of Connecticut, whether Senator or Representative, can rightfully be called true friend of labor on the basis of his or her voting record"
 A statewide labor mass meeting for Roosevelt and Truman, and an all-Connecticut radio broadcast deal ing with the voting records of Con- necticut' $ Congressional delegation are under consideration by the com mittee, which will hold its next meet ing at the New Haven Labor Temple on Monday, Oct. 9, shortly before the meeting of the city committees, scheduled for 8 D. m.
The union times., 1944-10-07

t1on was returned to conference, and the Senate conferees surrendered.
 Leaders on both sides of the aisle talked about more generous treat ment of workers when Congress re- convenes after election, but few took the pledge seriously, least of all Senator George D. Aiken (Rep., Vt.) who predicted that nothing would be done.
 "We are told" Aiken said, 'that there is not time to consider protec- tion of jobless workers. It seems rather peculiar that men can work day and night over property and dollars and cents, but cannot give consideration to human beings 5
 "That does seem peculiar," re- piled Senator Alben W. Barkley (Dem., Ky.), ''but there are many types of peculiar people, and some of them find their way into legis- lative halls.''
 When reactionaries contended that there are fundamentals" to be con- Sidered before action can be taken on safeguards for workers, Aiken re- torted:
 ''It seems to me there is nothing more fundamental to the welfare of the country than the welfare of human beings who make up its population"