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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
DC. Employees Start T Telephone
Courtesy Classes Tomorrow

Technique Of how to be polite and
at the same time cut corners in
using the telephone will be taught
District employees by the telephone
company beginning tomorrow
This week has been designated as
telephone courtesy week." Godfrey
M. Thornett. secretary to the Board
of Commissioners, said.
The program is similar to one I'M
dertaken in most of the major Fed
eral agencies and departments. Sew
eral one-hour meetings will be held
in the board room of the District
Building.
sit is recognized" said Mr.. Thor
nett, that due to the shortage OF
certain critical materials it has been
necessary to curtail substantially
any new telephone installation. This
makes more important than ever the
use of courteous and efficient tele-
phone habits on existing instru-
ment2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
New Liquor Control
Regulations Ready
For Commissioners

The Compromised new liquor
regulations from the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board will go before
the Commissioners early this week,
Commissioner Guy Mason said last
night.
In letter to Chairman Randolph
of the House District Committee last
week, the Commissioners gave as
surance that hearings will be held
on the regulations within a short
time. The letter was in reply to one
from Mr.. Randolph suggesting that
they submit a draft of proposed
legislation to meet the District S
liquor problem.
The new regulations, designed to
give the ABC Board better control
over the liquor industry, have been
in the Office of Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel Vernon West for final
polishing before going to the city
heads.
Mr.. Mason said the Commissions
ers would call IN the ABC Board
MIR. West and Corporation Counsel
Richmond B. Keech for a discus
sion of the regulations. They we're
presented informally" by the ABC
Board early last December.
| If the final form of the regula-
tons follows the informal draft
they would require retailers to dis
play certain percentage of their
whisky stocks on their shelves: re-
qulre inventories from wholesalers
at stipulated periods; reports from
retailers on what they have re-
ceived from wholesalers and re-
ports of single sales of more than
II quarts of spirits or 48 quarts OF
| beer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

I'm addition to voice technioues,
the meetings will emphasize prompt
answering Of telephones, the elm
nation of unnecessary calls, briefer
and more effective conversations
and more adequate coverage of tele-
phones during lunch hours and
periods when principals are absent
from their Offices
First to be trained in the tech
niques of wartime telephone econ
omy will be the heads of the Al
coholic Beverage Control Board
Municipal Architects, Assessors,
Budget and Auditors Offices, the
Commissioners secretaries, building
inspectors, city refuse, collector of
taxes and Civilian Defense. Person
mel of these Offices. assigned to an
swering telephones, will also be
asked to attend.
They will have a chance to hear
themselves as others hear them
through the use Of the miro
phone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
'Cunum Asks Delay
In Job Confirmation

Acting Postmaster Dyke Cullum
of Silver Spring yesterday appealed
to Chairman Mcclellan of the Sen
ate Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads, to delay action on the
confirmation of William E. Bowman
for the postmastership until the
Civil Service Commission decides on
Mr.. Cullum's eligibility.
Continuing his fight to be placed
on the eligible list. Mr.. Cullum said
in the letter to Senator Mcclellan
that he was given a preliminary
hearing last week by the commits
sion. At that time. he said, he gave
additional information as to his re-
cent business activities and gave
the names of 20 members of Con-
gress and Government officials from
Texas. his former residence. as ref
erences.
Serving as acting postmaster for
the past year, Mr.. Cullum was an
applicant for the Job but failed to
be placed on the eligible list.
IF I am placed on the eligible
list he states, Mr.. Bowman, who
was recommended by the local
Brooke Lee political machine, COM
parable to the Frank Hague or
Kelly machine will be removed, as
he is in third place. AS 1 said
when I became acting postmaster
and when I declined an Army COM
mission for the job if the Com
mission does not rate me as the
highest eligible, will not accept
the permanent appointment"
Mr.. Cullum said last night he had
asked the Civil Service Commission
to consider granting him a public
hearing in Silver Spring when he
will bring local businessmen and
patrons of the post Office as
references.
The acting postmaster recently &C
cused the Silver Spring Ration
Board of delay in issuing gasoline
coupons and thereby Gripping the
local postal service. He charged the
board was controlled by the Brooke
Lee machine.
Mr.. Bowman was nominated for
the postmastership by the President
several weeks ago and has the
Endorsement Of the Montgomery
County Democratic State Central
Committee and two Maryland
Senators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

1t. Col. Dudley H. Fay has notified
his family here that his 2O-year- old
son, 1t. Dudley H. Fay, jr., who has
been serving with him in the 9th
Air Force in England since Septem-
Der, was navigator on Flying Fort
ress shot down over Emden on De-
cember II.
II had talked to him the night be-
fore and he was coming down for "a
hours this weekend if yesterday
mission had not interferred," he
wrote to his wife, Mrs. Dudley Fay
who lives at 1923 Columbia road NV
"They received a direct hit" he
continued. They were almost over
the target at the time, and when the
hit came, it completely blew an en-
CINE out of the plane They ap-
peared to right themselves grad
ually and then went the short dis
lance to the center of the target
dropped their bombs and proceeded
westward in the direction of Hol-
land, losing altitude rapidly.
Disappear in Clouds.
They disappeared in cloud cover
and seemed to be completely under
control and not on fire. 1t was
thought by Col Robinson and one
of buds friends who was his wing
man that one chute was seen to
open. although they we're not sure
have just returned after talking
with all of the crewmen on the
various forts in Pubs group who saw
them go down. I have come
away with the feeling that they are
down in Holland and there is a
good chance that they are safe"
When 1t. Fay graduated at Selman
Field, his wings were pinned son by
his father. He holds the Air Medal
and two Oak Leaf Clusters. 6lie Of
which was awarded recently for his
having shot down a Nazi plane on
the SchWelnfurt raid. He was on
his eleventh mission when reported
missing
A graduate of LOOMS Preparatory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
WPB Acts 10 Conserve
Supply Of Natural Gas
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Industrial and commercial deliv-
cries of natural gas in the Appa-
lachian ara were prohibited by the
War Prodl. ion Board today if the
consumer has standby equipment
capable of burning any other SUBJ
stitute fuel except liquid petroleum.
gas.
The restrictions were imposed to
stretch the present short supplies in
the Appalachian industrial area until
the Texas-West Virginia gas pipe
line is completed. The order to SUBJ
stitute other fuels becomes effective
January IL.
Industrial and commercial users OF
natural gas in Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, New York. District of Column
bia and IA counties in North West
ern Kentucky are covered by the
| order.
H. B. Moves. general superinten-
dent of the Washington Gas Light
Co., said the District would not be
affected by the order. Industrial
and commercial firms here do not
use natural gas, being served manu-
featured gas by the Washington Ga.
| Light Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Tokens will Not Change
Ration Buying Power
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Housewives will have virtually the
same ration buying power when the
new token plan goes into effect Feb
ruary ~, despite slight changes In
the total number of points available
for months buying. the ONCE Of
Price Administration said yesterday
With introduction of the tokens
which will be worth one poin
in change, food stamps will be given
a uniform value of 10 points. This
means each family member will have
go points a month for meats anc
fats compared with ga at present
and so points for processed foods
instead of 48.
Ration buying power will be kept
on an even keel, OPA said. by slight
adjustment Of point values-down.
ward on meats and fats and upward
on processed foods.
Under the token plan 80 point.
for meats-fats will become valid a
the beginning Of two-week period
Fifty processed food points will be-
come valid the flrst Of each month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Two Bandits Rob Cabbie
Of SIS, Police Are Told

Chester Coffman of Chesterbrook
Woods, Va, National Air Trans
port Cab driver, reported to police
he was robbed of SIS last night by
two men at the point of a gun ano
forced from his cab in the 5000 block
Of Third street NV.
Mr.. Coffman said the men entered
his cab at Fourteenth and Taylor
streets NV. Shortly afterward, he
said, one pulled gun, robbed him
and forced him from the cab.
The empty cab was found by
police a half hour later parked at
Ninth and Rittenhouse streets NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
10 Small Gold Mines Told
They May Resume Digging
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Seventy small gold mines, or
dered closed in October, 1912, have
been permitted to resume opera
tons in the last three months, the
War Production Boards minerals
bureau said yesterday.
The WPB said, however, there
has been no revocation of the Or
der which closed gold mines in an
effort to divert miners to produc-
ton of more critical metals. I'M
provement in the general metals
supply situation. it was explained
now permits Smore liberal" con-
sideration of applications to reopen
gold mines.
So far only small mines have
been permitted to resume opera
tons. Whenever the operation in
wolves more than seven men, the
WPB requires that the War Man
power Commission certify there is
no labor shortage in the mine area
before the appeal is considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Maj. Goldman to Speak
|On Manned Problems

Maj. Max Goldman, an Army doc
tor who has won decorations for
bravery and. now is convalescine at
Walter Reed Hospital from leg am
putation resulting from his services
at Guadalcanal, will speak on Prob
lens of Returning Wounded Serv-
icemen" tomorrow at 8 pm. at the
USO Club, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV. His audience will be composed
of $50 Junior hostesses.
The hostesses also will hear re-
visions of their clubs rules and
regulations discussed by Philip
Schiff, director of the club. which
is operated by the Jewish Welfare
Board. Office and civilian defense
certificates and identification cards
are to be presented to the young
women in recognition Of their train
ing and services under the USO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Mrs. Maude Stone Fill Dies
After Brief Illness al sc

Mrs. Maude Stone Fill, So, died
at her home. 24Oe Calvert street
NV, yesterday after a brief ILL
ness.
Born in Miffiintown. Pa, Mrs
Fill came to washington as girl
and was daughter of the late
David D. Stone, Washington realtor.
She was member of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Funeral services will be held on
Tuesday at pm. Burial will take
place in Mifflhtown.
She is survived by two daughters
Miss Isabel Patterson Fill and Miss
Eleanor Van Dyke Fill, both of
Washington; two sisters, Mrs. Curtis
o. Bosserman, Pennsylvania, and
Miss Isabel Stone, Washington. and
a brother, Robert H. Stone, Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Kenneth A. McRae
Dies at Mount Alto

Kenneth A. McRae, 55-year-old
World War veteran and a former
resident Of Washington and River
dale, Md, died last night at Mount
Alto Hospital after a long illness.
Burial will be in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery after services in the
Fort Myer Chapel. The date will
be announced later.
A native of Stromsburg, Nebr
Mr. McRae was educated in the
public schools there and later at
tended the University of Nebraska
During the World War. he was a
lieutenant and hand grenades in
structor. In 1920, he was elected
commander of George Washington
Post No l, American Legion, here
and at the time of his death was a
member of Snyder Farmer Post
HyattSville.
He at one time served on the
Maryland Immigra ton Commission
at the University of Maryland while
a resident of Rlverdale For many
years he was connected with the
Democratic National Committee
He also was member of the Post
mortem Club of WASHINGTON. v'','~h
is composed of past officers of the
American Legion.
He was employed by the MIRA
in 1884 and in recent years had been
connected with War Department in
Chicago and St. Louis. He returned
here from st. Louis in April to en-
ter Mount Alto Hospital.
He is survived by a son, Capt
Robert McRae, who is in the Army
and is stationed in Texas, and four
sisters, Mrs Howard F. Barker and
Miss Ruth McRae, who is teacher
at Central High School, both of
Washington; Miss Janet McRae and
Mrs. Jean NJ Ritter, of Newark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

After attending Salem High School
Pvt. Hawkins worked on his fathers
farm. He entered the service in
January, 1912, and received his basic
training at Camp Croft, S. C. A
brother, Pvt. Ernest B. Hawkins, is
stationed at George Field, III.
Sergt. Frommhagen, who lived in
Washington about three years be-
fore entering the service in the fall
of l942, Is missing in the European
area. n1ember Of the Air Corps,
he W. sent overseas last January,
first 70 England and later to Worth
Africa. - . s. :
Hiss.father, 1t. Col. Frank Cs
Frommhagen of the Chaplain Corps
is stationed at the Pilton General
Hospital. Fort Dix. N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Greater Power
For DC. Heads
Recommended
Coffee, House Unit
Chief, Would Relieve
Hill of Details
BY DON S. WARREN.

Chairman Coffee of the House
District Appropriations Subcom-
mittee yesterday threw his support
behind the move to increase the
powers of the Board Of Commits
sioners as means of strengthen
Ing the administration Of the mu-
nicipal government.
During general discussion Of
the problems and prospects of the
District for the new year, he de-
clared one of the best ways of i'm
proving management of city affairs
was to give to the city heads great
er powers.
The Commissioners are held re-
sponsible for administrative affairs
and should be given commensurate
powers" said Mr.. Coffee. TT is
ridiculous that they should have to
come to Congress with so many
purely administrative details"
Hebert Bill in Slate.
The Hebert bill to enlarge the
powers of the Commissioners, will
be brought before the House Dis
trict Committee for action within
a few days Chairman Randolph
has made it the first order of bust
ness of the committee. A subcom-
miptee recently recommended adop-
ton.
Mr.. Randolph yesterday an
nounced he would offer bill to-
morrow to permit the laying OF
pneumatic tube transmission pipe
lines under Twenty-third street
near M street NV, between build
ings used by the David Lawrence
publications. Under tsee Hebert bill
all such matters would be left in the
hands of the Commissioners.
Mr.. Coffee, whose appropriations
subcommittee soon will begin study
of the 1945 District budget, said he
opposed any general increase in the
District tax load and that he saw
no need for higher levies. However,
should additional funds be needed,
he suggested fees of various kinds
might be increased. He said taxes
and fees on insurance companies
appeared low to him and might be
raised.
Advised Aggressiveness.
He advised the Commissioners to
be more aggressive" in seeking
what he needed to provide better
service. Referring to the inability
of the Commissioners to obtain pri-
critics for essential programs he
protested they must be more per-
sistent."
Members of Congress and State
officials are turned down when they
ask for priorities for city and State
projects" he said. I'm this respect
we are no different than the Com
missioners. You simply have to be
aggressive and keep fighting until
you can convince the authorities OF
the justice of your cause
Mr.. Coffee recommended that the
Commissioners turn at least some
of their board meetings into open
sessions, although agreeing that not
all city government business can be
transacted in this way. He ap-
proved the practice of the Com
misisoners of holding frequent pub
lie hearings on important policy pro-
posals, but thought there should be
more of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

Reilly, chairman Mai. Gen, David Grant.
of the District War Finance Com
mittee. and Robert " Fleming pres
ident of Riggs National Bank and
la member of the Executive Com
mittee of the War Finance Com
mittee
Baptism of Fire" War Depart
ment action film, will be shown.
Music will be furnished by the
Navy School of Music Band.
A special delegation of bond
statesmen will be started on house.
toulouse canvass by Commissioner
John Russell Young at 1915 am.
tomorrow in front of the District
Building. Those who purchase
bonds will be given seats to a special
performance of "Ice-Capades Of
1914" at the Uline Arena on January
20.
This drive, to be conducted by
automobile throughout the District,
is being sponsored by Radio Station
WRC and the Variety Club. The
mobile unit sales squad will be
iiCoNCo ny oluiicy LUST CO-ClidlI-
man with Samuel Wheeler of the
Variety Club Ticket Committee.
Seats for the ice show also may
be obtained through the purchase
of bonds at Station WRC, Loew's
Capitol Theater. Warmers Earle
and RKO-Keiths and at neighbour
hood movie houses.
| Preparations for the Amity Clubs
I participation in the Fourth War
Loan campaign were made yester-
day with the appointment of David
Bornet. vice president of the Ma
tional Savings and Trust Co. as
head of the clubs War Bond Com
mittee. Mr.. Bornet, who was
member of the War Bond Commit
tee during the last campaign, was
appointed by Morris Solomon, presi-
dent of the club
4 During the Third War Loan drive,
the club sold 100000 worth Of
bonds.
4 William P MacCracken. IT.,
chairman of the Speakers Bureau,
1 District War Finance Committee,
announced yesterday the following
talks will be given today and tomor-
row in connection with the COM
ing loan drive:
John c. Rout, president of the
Bureau of Engraving's Quarter
Century Club, will address the
Photo-Engraver's Union, Govern
ment Printing Office, at a luncheon
meeting at the MayfloWer Hotel at
IL am. today. The District Gradu-
ate Nurses Association will be adj
dressed at 8 pm. tomorrow by
Renah F. Camalier at the Medical
Center Building Maurice j. Nc
Carthy, examiner with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, will
be speaker at the Kalorama Citi-
zens' Association meeting. 2345 Ash
mead pl. NV, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

terbugs' and hep cats it's sur
prising news that canteen customers
in practically all the schools prefer
SLOW music to fast music"
Bernice Blease. who has charge
of the music at Powell in addition
to her hostess duties, says that lit
terbugging is going out" A good
many of the boys are just learning
to dance, she adds. They'll try
their luck with slow music, but are
little timid when the dancing is
too fast.
Boys Most Timid.
The only wall flowers at can.
teen dances are the boys who stanc
, about while they try to decide whe.
Their or not to venture forth. L
the girls don't have boys as par.
ners, they dance with each other
The girls seldom care to sit one out
Stage shows at Jefferson usually
are put on by visiting high schoo
/ groups. Western High was the con
tributor last week. staging a try
out" OF a vaudeville it will featur
later in the year.
/ A different classroom at Jefferso
is responsible each week for decora
ftions and other work in connection
| with the evenings entertainment
A group is assigned to look afte
wraps in the check rooms. Other
nelp serve food and clean up after
wards.
The District Recreation Depart
ment UNDERWRITERS expenses for tn
canteens, but each Unit represents
cooperative effort by such group
as schools, parent teacher associa
tons and churches in some cases
Parents ana teachers offer to hell
out as chaperons and PTA mother
usually run the food bar in co
operation with the cafeteria direc
tors. Students. however. determin,
the line entertainments will take.
Schools having the canteens in
clude Coolidge, Stuart. Anacostia
Taft. Gordon. Langley. Buchanan
and Randall. The latter inaugurate,
| its canteen last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
'7een-Age Conteen' Hops Rage
To Rhythm of Slow Music
Hundreds Of Boys and Girls FroIic at
Friday Parties Given by 10 Schools

A Jefferson Junior High School
student who remarked it would be
fun to have more parties, but no.
body in our neighborhood has room
for them" touched off the spark
which flared into Washington's first
"teen-age canteen"
Students in other areas. however.
were thinking along the same line.
Now hundreds of Washington
teen-agers in 10 schools have weekly
entertainments which solve. among
other problems. what to do on Friday
nights. And the idea is still spread
ing.
A typical evenings program IN
cludes dancing from to 9, a stage
or floor show from 9 to $50. and
then more dancing until Goodnight,
Ladies" at 1890
At two of the schools-Jefferson
and Powell Junior High-a food bar
lis open all evening to sell snacks.
hot dogs. soft drinks. ice cream and
chocolate milk. Refreshments are
featured at the other parties.
Admission prices range from II
cents. in canteens where a luke box
provides the music, to Is cents at
several of the schools. At Jefferson,
the admission is II cents and food
bar prices are kept low enough to
assure good evenings entertain
ment for about quarter.
Programs Vary.
Each canteen varies a little. At
Powell, students inaugurated COM
mittee of junior hosts and hostesses
last week. The chairmen. Bernice
Blease, IA, and Bill Wallace, Is ex-
planned they help the girls and boys
get acquainted
A sort of "undercover" tie rental
service is feature at jefferson. If
boy shows up without tie-which
would prevent his admission-he can
slip into the principals Office where
monitor has charge of an assort-
ment designed to suit almost any
taste.
To those who delude themselves
that all modern Youngsters are lit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Group to Hear Lecture
On Publicity WRITING

The Writers School series of lee
lures. sponsored by the Library of
Congress Writers Club, will be re-
sumed at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in
Coolidge Auditorium. Milton M
Plumb. jr., Library staff member,
will talk on Some Techniques for
the Publicity Writer" No tickets are
required.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

LOS ANGELES.-STILL GO
ING S IRON G-Chief Boat
SWANS Mate George Sander
son at 80 holds the distinction
of being the oldest man from
the standpoint of service and
age in the Nations armed
forces. He is now on an off,
cial one-man recruiting tour
of Southern California. Navy
officials announced. His hash
marks, 10 in number, reach
from wrist to elbow and rep
resent Al years of active serv-
Ice In the Navy.
"A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Lust Heads Bond Unit

Sidney B, Lust, operator of sew
eral theaters in nearby Maryland
has been appointed chairman of a
special theater bond-selling cam
paign for Montgomery, Prince
Georges, Calvert, Charles and ST
Mary's Counties. The appointment
was made by Frank A. Horning
president of the Motion Picture
Theater Owners of Maryland.