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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Leaders Will Be Guests
.0f ChapIains' Commission

Vice President Wallace. Gen.
George c. Marshall and Admiral
Ernest j. King will attend a lunch
con Wednesday at the Statler Hotel
in connection with the quarterly
meeting of the General Commission
on Army and Navy Chaplains, Meth
odist Bishop Edwin F. Lee. director
of the commission, announced today.
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal and
Undersecretary OF War Patterson
also will be present.
The quarterly meeting, opening at
$50 a m. at the First Baptist Church,
Sixteenth and o streets NE. will
consider the problem Of postwar
chaplaincy at Veterans Administra-
ton hospitals. The meeting also
will discuss plans for helping serv-
icemen who desire to study for the
ministry Another problem to be
considered is the placing of chap
lains now in the forces in pastorates
at the conclusion of the war.
Dr.. William B. Pugh, chaplains
commission chairman, will preside
The Right Rev Henry K. Sheriff.
Methodist Bishop of Massachusetts
and Bishop Lee will speak.
The general commission comprises
more than 80 Protestant religious
bodies and has nearly 1000 repre-
sentatiVes in the chaplaincy of the
armed forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
DsWRstonmiq


Canned Goods, Etc.-Book No. 4
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8; Az
through Us and Az and b.
good indefinitely for 10 points
each.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-e
through Z-8 and AS through SIS
good indefinitely for 10 points
each.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
sugar-Book No. stamps 80 through
"a valid for pounds Indefinitely
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-A-l3 coupons good for 4
gallons each through December
Fl. ALA coupons valid for 4
gallons each on December %
B-4, CA, B-5 and C-5 coupons
good for 5 gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l, 2 and 8
in Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. and cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81, 1915. Period l.,
1944-5 ration, also good for 10
gallons a unit. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than II per cent of their ration as
of December 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

poet, book reviewer and assistant
professor of English at the Univer-
sity Of Iowa, in nearby Iowa City,
wrote letter for publication in the
Cedar Rapids Gazette in which he
said Grant Wood had requested
that his biography be written by his
secretary, Park Rinard. Mr.. Wood
whose paintings, American Gothic
and Daughters of Revolution" made
him nationally famous, was a resi-
dent of Cedar Rapids until he took
an assistant professorship at the
State university.
Mr.. Engle said when Mr.. Gar
wood came to Iowa he told residents
he was gathering material for an
article to be sent to South America
for En- Gardia magazine and was
given access to material which would
not have been made available if it
had been known it was to appear in
book form.
Mr.. Engle said many of the peo-
pie who supplied the bulk of the
material are very bitter over its
use can only hope that as few
people as possible feel it necessary
to buy this book"
Garwood Defended.
John c. Reid, Cedar Rapids. {
member of the State Board of Edu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
80 Mechanics Strike
Al Greyhound Garage
In Dismissal Dispute

! Eighty mechanics at the Wash
Iington Greyhound Garage, 1345 New
York avenue NE. an affiliate of the
Greyhound Bus Lines, refused to go
to work this morning in what was
described by company officials as
a protest against the management S
failure to rehire two discharged en-
ployes.
L. c. Major, vice president of the
company, said the dispute was con-
fined to garage workers, members
of the Amalagmated Association of
Street Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees, and had mot af-
fected the Greyhound transportation
system at all He said there were
no picket lines and that the men
had declined to go to work on the
morning shift at the request of union
leaders. Eleven other employees re-
ported for work on the day SHIFT as
usual, Mr.. Major said.
Company officials said the dispute
arose over the discharge of two men
and that "a board of arbitration
sustained the company in the dis
missals." He added that one men,
Der Of the board had recommended
reconsideration in behalf of the
discharged men, but the company
has not decided what it will do. u
Union officials connected with the
unit could not be contacted and
spokesmen at the union Office simply
said: Yes, there is strike going
| lon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

enemy tank crew opened fire on him,
but he directed an American tank
destroyer's gunflre at the tank, which
withdrew. He then raced across to
a house and set up machine-gun fire
from a window, helping fire the gun
until all visible enemy soldiers had
been killed or driven to cover.
Capt. Britt took over direction of
mortar and tank destroyer fire
which knocked out three enemy ma
chine guns, two personnel carriers
and several mortars. Finally, he led
his men in an attack.
The silver star, his first decora-
ton, was won at Acerno, Italy, in
September, 1913. The Nations high
est award, the Medal of Honor, went
to him for stopping, virtually single
handed, German counterattack
near Mount Rotundo, in Italy, which
threatened to isolate an entire in
fantry battalion.
To the combat awards, Capt. Britt
has added a number of other deco
rations, including the Purple Heart
with three Oak Leaf clusters for
four battle wounds; the Military
Cross of the British Empire; Com.
bat Infantry Badge and a Distin.
J u''iehed Unit BADGE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Duration May Last
Longer Than War for
Government Workers
Appeal to Stoy on Job
Until Victory Issued by
Civil Service Commission

The term duration of the war;"
as applied to the tenure of appoint
ment for war-service employees, does
not mean the duration of hostilities
but refers to the duration as legally
fixed, the Civil Service Commission
said today in a letter to heads of
Federal agencies urging Government
workers to "stay on the job until
the war is won
1T is probable that, as in the
case of the World War, the date OF
legal termination-that is, the date
on which the Congress, by resolu-
ton, or the President, by proclama-
ton, declares the war to be over
will be some time after the cessation
of hostilities," the commission point
ed out. In the case of the last war
legal termination came on July 2
1921, more than two and a half years
after the armiStice, the letter said
Apart from the necessity for re-
|ductions in force which might be
caused by lack of funds, curtailment
lof functions or similar reasons
agencies and affected employees will
be given ample advance notice, prob
ably six months, if it becomes nee
essary to end war-service appoint
ments prior to six months after Legal
termination of the war; it was
explained.
The commission said it does not
plan to return to the practice OF
holding open competitive eXamina-
lions for appointments comforting
classified civil service status until
some time after hostilities end in all
major theaters of war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Wife OF III Veteran
Gets Plans for Burial

Representative Wilson. Republic
an, of Indiana. made public today
a letter from a veterans hoSpita
official to the wife of a patient out
lining plans for burial of her ''Serl-
ously ill., husband.
Mr.. Wilson said an official of the
Veterans Administration at Out
wood, KY. recently wrote Mrs. Pansy
Vannoy, Columbus, Ind. telling hel
that her husband was seriously il
and informing her of Government
burial arrangements in the event
of his death"
THE most commonly used plan is
what we speak of as the Govern
ment contract burial" the letter to
Mrs. Vannoy read. IF this plan
Is accepted the Government makes
all the arrangements up to the time
the body reaches its destination !" =
If you decide to accept the Govern
ment contract We will need to know
the name of the undertaken to whom
the body will be shipped. ="
apparently" Mr.. Wilson COM
mented, their primary interest is
not so much the veteran himself or
his wife, but what to 90 with the
body even before the patient is
dead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Stadium Drive Leaders
Oppose Mall as Location

Leaders in the campaign to bring
a national stadium to Washington
were cool today to the proposal that
the structure be placed on the Mall
instead of along the Anacostia River.
Floyd D. Akers, chairman of the
National Stadium Committee, said
the suggestion reflects the fact that
many persons have mot yet ex-
banded their thinking in terms of
the Washington of tomorrow"
The proposal that the stadium be
located on the Mall, possibly between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets, was
presented Saturday by Maj. Ray c.
Thompson of the War Department
Public Relations Office Maj .Thomp-
son submitted his idea to Represent
ative Harris, Democrat, of Arkansas.
who heads a House District Sub
committee which is studying the
stadium plan.
Maj, Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, also
pointed out the inadvisability of
putting the stadium on the Mall in
asmuch as it would interfere with
the the basic plans of the Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Capt. Britt Will Get DISC
For Third Major Feat in War

Infantry Capt. Maurice L. Britt,
former professional football player
who lost an arm in the Italian
campaign, will be awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Gross Thursday
to go with his Congressional Medal
of Honor and Silver Star.
The War Department in announc-
ing the latest award said Capt.
Britt is believed to be the first
soldier in this war to be awarded all
three medals. Capt. Britt will re-
ceive the DISC from Maj. Gen. Fred
L. Walker at a Sixth War Loan
rally in New York on the ami
versary of Pearl Harbor.
Capt. Britt made football fame as
a professional with the Detroit Lions
after first attracting the spotlight
on the University of Arkansas team
He is on terminal leave. preparing to
retire from the Army.
The DISC was awarded him for
extraordinary heroism in action on
January "a, near Campo Morto
Italy. His company was pinned
down. Capt. Britt moved to an ex-
posed position only rs yards from
the enemy line and from there di-
rected mortar and artillery fire. Ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Many D. {. Draft Boards
Assigned New Locations

District Selective Service head
quarters today announced the fu-
ture locations of draft boards forced
to move out of their present quar-
tiers at 1924 H street NV.
Draft Boards Nos 3, 5, 7 and IS
are moving this week to the third
floor Of the Force School at l740
Massachusetts, avenue NV. Around
the first of January, Boards IS and
15-A, the Office for transfers, also
will move to Force School,
Boards 9 and 81 are moving into
1922 H street NE, where Board 9
will share its quarters with Board 8.
Board Is moves this week into
the Dennison School on S street
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets NV. and later in the month
Board II will move into Dennison
School from its present location at
Seventh and Florida avenue NV.
All other boards will continue at
their present locations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Fort Dupont Residents
Tell Senate Committee
Homes Are NOT Heated
Furnace Tenders III,
Others Recruited for
Job, Supervisor Says

Complaints of no heat during the
present cold snap have been voiced
to the Senate District Committee by
residents of the Fort Dupont Dwell
ings, East Capitol street and Ana
costa road Sc
Shivering tenants reported little
or no heat, particularly In the norm
ings and evenings, and virtually no
hot water. Several said hey were
keeping their ovens going to get
some relief from the cold
Illnesses among the engineers en-
ployed to tend the five boiler plants
have made the heat situation in
parts of the development more acute
in recent days, according to Walter
Hudgins, properties supervisor for
the National Capital Housing Au-
thority
Mr.. Hudgins said he had been
looking for engineers to supplement
the present inadequate staff of a
chief engineer, three regular eugi-
neers and one laborer for four or
five months without success. To-
day, however, he hoped TO employ
relative of a tenant in the devel-
opment.
Tenants who are engineers, he
said, are being recruited to help out
evenings and early mornings after
securing the fifth-clasS license nec-
essary to operate the furnaces, he
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
DR.. Scorito, Once Baptist
Pastor Here, Dies at IS

DR.. Nicholas J. Scarito, IS, for six
years pastor of the italian Baptist
Mission, which became the present
Italian Baptist Church of the Re-
deemer in 1915, died yesterday at his
home at Lawrence, Mass, the Asso-
ciated Press reported.
DR.. Scarito was Greater Lawrence
medical examiner for the past II
months.
; DR.. Scarito was born in Italy. He
studied originally for the ministry,
being ordained in Washington in
1908. He organized the italian Bap-
fist Mission the same year, serving
as pastor until November, 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Mrs. Roosevelt Hits
|Comic-Book Fare
For U. 5. Children
Editor Urges Cheap
Reprints of Classics
At Press Conference

Mrs. Roosevelt today expressed
disapproval of the comic books which
she said every child on a train
seems to have to have" to keep
him quiet.
While she had no remedy to sug-
gest herself, she invited to her press
conference at the White House to-
day children's book editor. who
recommended cheaper editions of
children's classics to compete with
comics.
Reading comics has no construc-
tive influence on the minds of chill
dren and leads only to reading more
comics, Mrs. Helen Ferris, editor,
Junior Literary Guild, said.
Yes" Mrs. Roosevelt said, Il have
noticed that children have to have
comics on train trips. I see them
reading them all up and down the
cars"
Cheap Editions Predicted.
Mrs. Ferris said that few pub
fishing houses have already gotten
out editions of famous children's
books and hape eventually to flood
the market with daily illustrated,
cheap editions of "Goldilocks" and
other favorites."
Declaring that reading good books
could be preventive for juvenile
delinquency, Mrs. Roosevelt said she
wished each community could afford
to supply more books, more trained
librarians and pleasant reading
rooms decorated especially for
children. Referring to her own
childhood reading, she said she had
Tread every one of the Elsie Dinsmore
series, but realizes now they were
"wishy Washy."
Conference Scheduled.
A conference on wartime recrea-
ton will be held in the East Room
of the White House tomorrow, with
Mrs. Roosevelt as the hostess and
a speaker he said. The conference
is sponsored by the War Recreation
Workers Association of Washington
The association, whose members
are Government counselors, USO
club workers and members of the
District Recreation Department, is
sponsoring the conference, for per-
sons interested in wartime and post
war recreation" Philip Schiff
chairman of arrangements, said
Mark McCluskey, director of the
Office of Community War Services
for the Federal Security Agency, will
be the main speaker. Mr.. Schiff said
This is another in the series OF
conference groups invited by Mrs
Roosevelt to the White House in re-
cent years to discuss fields in which
she is interested-child welfare, edu-
cation and the advancement OF
/ women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Mrs. William Haycoek
Dies After Long Illness

Mrs. Edith L. Haycock, IA, wife of
William Hunter Haycock, former
assistant postmaster, and sister-in-
law of Robert Lee Haycock. superin-
tendent of schools. died last night
at her home, 1900 Cathedral avenue
NV, after an illness of six months.
A native of New York State, she had
been a resident Of Washington since
girlhood.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Wednesday at the Birch Fu-
neral Chapel 1904 NJ street NV.
Burial will be in Rock Greek Gem
etery.
Mrs. Haycock had been a member
of the West Washington Baptist
Church for Sc years. The Rev.
Charles B. Austin, pastor of the
church, will conduct the funeral
services.
Mrs. Haycock had been a member
of number of the earlier dra-
matte clubs in Washington. She
also was an accomplished landscape
painter.
She and Mr.. Haycock were mar
ried in 1888 and built their first
home in the Wesley Heights sec
/ ton in 1894, when the neighborhood
/ had few residences.
/ She was the daughter of the late
| sylvester and Mary Catherine
/ Steever of Lyons, N Y, where she
was born. Besides her husband she
is survived by son. Archer L. Hay
cock. and four daughters. Mrs.
Joseph C. Betterley, Mrs. Elgin F.
Dyer and Mrs. John Wendell Gas
kinS, all of Washington, and Mrs.
Daniel C. Wilkerson of Detroit. Six
grandchildren and two great-grand-
children also survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Rare Books Returned
To Shakespeare Library

A 1904 first edition of Hamlet is
one of the rare books in the more
than 10000 items of the Folger
Shakespeare Memorial Library, val
ued at more than S10,00O,000. which
have been returned to Washington
from Amherst College, DR.. Joseph
Quincy Adams, director of the Ii
brary, announced today.
Stanley King, president of Am
herst, said the collection was re-
moved from Washington three years
ago as precaution against pos
sible bombing.
DR.. Adams said 80 COPIES of the
first folio of Shakespeare, the 1923
folio, also were in the returned
items as were 20S copies of the
quarto editions The latter included
the 1894 Titus Andronious" quarto.
The collection of English books
printed before 1910 is the largest in
the world with the exception of the
British Museum collection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Soviet Embassy Urges
No Mercy for Fascists
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Soviet Embassy today advo-
Gated absolute mercilessness" ir
dealing with "Fascists'
The Embassy published in its in
formation bulletin an article by
Vladimir Komarov, president of the
Soviet Academy of Sciences.
TRUE humanism today consists
in absolute mercilessness, the ar
ticle declares. There must be nc
mercy for Fascists. There are some
people today who are inclined to
forget and forgive.
They are dangerous enemies of
the security, progress and happiness
of mankind. Forgiveness of Fascism
is a crime against humanity.
In this matter the democratic
countries must not stop at any
thing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
School X-Ray Tests
Enter Second Week

The work of X-raying about 5000
seniors in District public, private
parochial and vocational schools
entered its second week today.
So far 2.422 x-ray tests have been
made. The Health Department
praised school officials for their CO.
operation and SAID response of STU
dents reached was nearly 100 per
cent.
Health officials said $500 seniors
would be photographed this week.
X-ray findings probably will be
available bef5re Christmas. All
X-rays will be read by DR.. A. Barklie
Coulter, director Of the Health De-
partment's Bureau for tuberculosis
Health officials announced they
had started chest X-rays today of
employees of 106 member agencies of
the Council of Social Agencies. One
thousand employees have volunteered
to appear at the Polk School Clinic.
Seventh and P streets NV, for the
tests.
DR.. Coulter said it was hoped all
persons whose work brings them
into contact with others would agree
to have the tests made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Man Fatally Injured
When Struck by Car;
Driver Is Held
Two Others Hurt Here,
; in Nearby Maryland
In Traffic Accidents

Benjamin L. Burke, 48, of 1913
Pennsylvania avenue NV, was
struck by an automobile early yes
terday while crossing Washington
Circle at Pennsylvania avenue and
died several hours later at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Herman w. Witt, 90, Navy Yard
employee. of 1343 G street Sc, said
by police to have driven the auto
mobile, was released on $1,000 after
being charged with drunk driving.
He was booked again for action by
the coroner after the death of Mr..
Burke and was released without
posting additional bond.
This accident brought the Dis
trict's traffic death total for the
year to 70 as against sc in the same
period last year. 1t was the third
traffic fatality in the District in four
days, police records showed.
In other accidents yesterday two
persons were treated at Emergency
Hospital for injuries. Mrs. Emma
Spear. %, of 1900 F street NV, re-
ceived possible brain conclusion
in one mishap. She was passenger
in an automobile driven by Frank L.
Miller, 38T of 1743 Church street
NV, which was in collision with
another driven by Ralph L. Harvey,
Is, of 1910 Fifth street NE, at Mas
sachusetts avenue and Twenty
second street NV, police said.
Daniel OConnell, 81, of Ala Ninth
street NV, suffered cuts on the
hands and face when he was struck
by taXicab at Thirteenth and F.
streets NV. The cab was driven by
George McGuigan. TAFT Georgia
avenue NV, police say.
In Upper Marlboro, Md, Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Cutshall and their
4-year-old daughte. Shirley Ann,
were taken to Prince Georges Cen
eral Hospital Saturday night when
their automobile overturned.
Their injuries we're sufficiently
serious to require admittance to the
hospital. The Cutshalls live at Lo-
THAN, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
William {. Cloth, So,
Former Prosecutor
In Arlington, Dies

William C. Cloth, SO, former Ar
lington County commemorative at
torney and former University of Vir-
ginia football star. died yesterday in
Georgetown University Hospita.
after lingering illness.
Mr.. Cloth was commonwealth s
attorney at the time of the famou;
and still -unsolved Mary Baker muir,
der case in 1880 and took an active
part in the investigation and tria
that followed the finding of the %.
3year-old Government clerks body
near the Sheridan gate of Arlington
National Cemetery.
A native of Erie, Pa, Mr.. Cloth
first attended the University OF
Pennsylvania and then the Univer-
sity of Virginia, where he graduated
from the law school in 1910 Fol-
lowing graduation he began the
practice of law in Arlington County,
where he was associated with r. c.
L. Moncure.
Elected Judge in 1916.
While at the University of Viz
ginia Mr.. Cloth played center on
the football team.
In 1916 Mr.. Cloth, a Democrat,
was elected Arlington County Police
Court judge, and after serving two
terms was elected Commonwealth S
attorney in 1928 He was defeated
at the end of his second term In
1881 by Lawrence Douglas, the in
cumbent
Mr.. Cloth later served for two
years as member of the District
of Columbia Boundary Commission
and at the time of his death en-
gagged in the practice of law in
Arlington with his son, William
Cloth, jr., now an ensign in the
Coast Guard.
Worked on Baker Case.
AS the representative of the
State, Mr.. Cloth directed the Viz
ginia investigations of the Mary
Baker murder. The case was tried
in the District. -Four persons
eventually were charged with the
murder, but none was convicted.
During the height of the investi-
CATION. two girls with whom Miss
Baker had shared at least a part
of her secrets fed from Washing
ton to escape reporters and were
brought back for questioning by Mr.
Cloth after they had been located
in Fredericksburg hotel. AL
though Mr.. Cloth questioned them
for hours, they contributed NO
worthwhile evidence.
Mr.. Cloth married Marjorie
Schneider, Philadelphia artist
They were divorced several years
ago.
In addition to his estranged wife
and son, Mr.. Cloth leaves brother
Charles, and a sister, Mrs. John T
Ludwig, both of Erie.
Funeral services will be held at
1890 am. Wednesday at the Ives
funeral home, Arlington, with burial
following in the Columbia Gardens
Cemetery.