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Evening star., 1944-07-06
Gen. Bradley Deeorotes
ID of 10Th Division

THE 29th DIVISION COMMAND
POST IN FRANCE, July 6 (R).-
Standing at attention at this post
while the 29th Division Band played
stirring march, IA members Of an
infantry regiment yesterday re-
ceived the Distinguished Service
Cross.
The Nations second highest mill
tary decoration was pinned on their
chests by 1t. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
The men had participated in the
initial beachhead assault June s
They were cited for "extraordinary
heroism in action. courage, initia-
tive and determined leadership"
Ten other officers and enlisted
men will receive similar decorations
later. Those honored yesterday in
cluded the assistant division COM
mander and regimental com.
mander. Among the others were:
Capt. Archibald Sproul, Hillbrook
Va; Technical Sergt. L. M. Arm
strong, Staunton. Va; Staff Sergts
Ralph S. Coffman. Sidney, w. Va.
and Oslos Ritter, White Post, Va;
Sergts. Lyman K. Patterson. War.
centon, Va, and Howard w. Rogers
McGaheysville, Va.
The 10 other division officers and
men who also have been awarded
Distinguished Service Crosses, to be
presented later, include Its. Edward
N. Gearing, Woodstock, Va; Leo C
E. Vandevoort. Bessemer, Ala: For
est K. Ferguson, Stuart, Fla; Robert
C. Hargrove, Shreveport, La; Tech
nical Sergts. Carl D. Profit, Char
lottesville, Va. and John A. Roach
Lynchburg, Va: Sergt. Douglas
Orndorf. Winchester. Va. and Pfc
William c. Riggs, La Toilette, Tenn
Evening star., 1944-07-06

! than 300 hours Capt. Paul R. PETER.
of operational transporting of sup
plies and personnel over the Assam
China air routes. Capt. PETER was
overseas for Is months.
In addition to the DFC, he wears
the Presidential Unit citation and
| the Air Medal. His wife, the for
mer Miss Lois Kuhn, is the daugh-
ter of the late Oliver Owen Kuhn,
managing editor of The Star. Mrs.
PETER is at Rosecrans Field with her
husband.
Also awarded the DFC were 1t
George P. Freeman of 1701 Newton
street NV. and Staff Sergt. George
E. Ortleb of 1910 Longfellow street
NV, both of whom are stationed
at an 9th Air Force Liberator base
in England.
Lit. Freeman, a navigator, has
flown on 80 bombing missions over
Germany and enemy occupied
Europe and holds the Air Medal
with three Oak Leaf Clusters. He
has been in England since Decem-
ber, l943.
Sergt. Ortleb, tail gunner, was
cited for extraordinary achieve
ment" in warding off many enemy
attacks over the European Cont
nent. In addition to the DFC he
wears the Air Medal with three Oak
Leaf Clusters. Before leaving for
overseas duty in October. 1943, Sergt
Ortleb was stationed at Lowry Field
Denver. ~.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Navy Yard Man Heads
New Grand Jury

A new District grand Jury was
sworn in today before Chief Justice
Edward c. Eicher in District Court
to serve for three months. Louis
G. Brubaker, As, of 231 Charming
street NE, Storekeeper of the
Washington Navy Yard inventory
division, was named foreman. The
other grand jurors are:
David Abramson. 5000 Third street
NV; Joseph F. Amato, 4416 Illi-
nols avenue NV: Howard F.. Bax-
ter, 207 Oneida place NE; Edwin
F. Belts, 4500 Ellicott street NV:
George B. Fish, GAL A street NE;
James S. Fitzsimmons, 1926 Forty
first place Sc; Bertrand A. Foy,
2308 Fortieth street NV; Maurice
V. Galleher, 1875 K street NE:
Nathan Goodman. 4335 Blagden ave-
hue NV; Dunbar A. Goss, 1852
kennedy street NV. Mrs. Marie
Ryman Irwin, Sal Macarthur boule-
ward NV; Harry F. Krauss. 1924
Observatory place NV.
Peter van der Loo, jr.. 3141 High
land place NV; Mrs. Grace Eliza
beth Lyon, 1922 Charming street
NE; James w. Mcdonald, 216
Adams street NE: Earle West Man.
son, 4105 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Joseph Pricci, 552l Colorado ave-
nue. NV; Paul H. Primm. 1888
Stuyvesant place NV; Charles B.
Spates, 4338 Chesapeake street
NV; Norval I. Thomas, 1879 Fort
Davis street Sc; Irving c. Thomp-
son. 2209 Minnesota avenue Sc,
and John L. Vandergrift, 324l
Thirty-eighth street NV.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Nurse Aide Course
Opens, Only ; Present

Only three out of 20 women who
signed up as volunteer nurses aides
for Glenn Dale Sanatorium showed
up for instruction today at the
Georgetown University Hospital
School of Nursing.
Miss Eloise Odegard of the Bu-
reau of Public Health Nursing of
the Health Department delivered
the lecture in place of DR.. Daniel l.
Finucane, Glenn Dale superinten-
dent.
Miss Josephine P. Prescott. di-
rector of the bureau, said at least
20 women were needed. She hopes
they will appear for the remainder
cf the course. The women were re-
cruited through the local chapter of
the American Red Cross and the
American Women's Volunteer Serv-
ices.
Glasses are being held at Thirty
sixth and Prospect streets NV. The
next class is at 10 am. tomorrow.
Under plan arranged by DR..
George G. Rutland, District health
officer, the volunteers will begin
work at Glenn Dale July II.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
lsHRstoniinq


Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps AS through Z-8 and
AS good indefinitely Each stamp
worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-All meats except
beef steaks, roast beef and choice
cuts of lamb point-free. Red
stamps A-8 through Z-8 continue
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. Until further notice. three
red stamps will be validated every
four weeks instead of every two
weeks.
Points for Fats-Y0ur meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound Of waste kitchen fats you
turn in. The fact that lard, short.
ening and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection Is less
essential.
Suyar-Book No. 4 stamps 80, 81 and
80 valid for S pounds indefinitely.
Book No. stamp 40 good for 5
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-No. 10-A coupons pood
for 3 gallons each through August
8. B-3, B-4, C-3 and Ca coupons
good for S gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l and 2 In
Book No 3 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each. q
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and S cou.
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 80. Period 1.
1o44-6 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Grant, D. {. Officials
Discuss Controversy
Over Highway Bridge
Legislation Necessary
If Commissioners Give
O. K. to Two-Spon Plan

Maj Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, met yes
terday with the Commissioners and
other officials to discuss the con-
troversy over whether the present
Highway Bridge should be replaced
with one or two bridges.
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director
of highways; the Public Roads Ad-
ministration and the Fine Arts
Commission favor two new bridges
with four lanes each. while the
NCPPC and the Park Service sup
port one six-lane bridge
District highway officials are said
to feel that a sixlane bridge would
be sufficient for present traffic, but
would be inadequate for the future
1t is also felt that one bridge would
result in bottlenecks at the ap-
proaches.
Secretary of Interior Ickes is op-
posed to two bridges. which would
require use of park land. Thus, If
the present deadlock continues and
the Commissioners decide to back
two bridges, it would be necessary
to go to Congress for legislation to
use the park land.
Among those attending the meet
ing were Gen. Grant, Capt. H. C.
Whitehurst, Commissioner John
Russell Young, Engineer Commits
sioner Charles w. Kutz, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Joseph D.
Arthur, jr.; Thomas F. Macdonald,
director of PRA: John Nolen, jr.,
director of planning, NCPPC.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Yanks Bury 21,S50 Japs
After Recent Fiqhtinq

A total 81 $50 japanese dead have
been buried by American forces dur
ing the recent fighting in the islands
of the Southwest Pacific that are
now in our hands, Acting Secretary
of War Patterson told a press con-
ference today. He said the figure
does not include Jap losses else
where in New Guinea and New
Britain nor enemy losses in the
Central Pacific. which on Saipan
alone run to 1900 killed.
Mr.. Patterson pointed out that
these sizable losses omit many thou
sands of Japanese who were
killed, wounded or died of disease
beyond our lines.
He gave the following tabulation
Of Japanese dead: At Biak, 3,055;
Maffln Bay, 2,879; Hollandia, 3,750;
Aitape, 1,109: the Admiralties, 3,793:
Neomfoor (where the landings were
made only in recent days., ia, and
Bougatnville. 1880.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Federal Workers
Gained 1918
During May
Increase in D. 6.
Was Only 28
Over April

Paid civilian employment In the
executive branch of the Govern
ment increased during the fifth
consecutive month, the Civil Service
Commission reported today. The
May rise OF 8,978 brought total Fed
eral employment in continental
United States to 2,862,449.
In the Washington Metropolitan
Area. Government workers in
creased % over the 264 ,023 reported
at the end of April. Besides these,
there were 1899 "dollar-a-year
men, the tabulation showed.
100000 Under Peak.
The national total OF 1852, ,449 is
about 100000 less than the total
Federal employment recorded at its
peak in June, 1943. Since the be-
ginning of 1914, however, employ-
ment has increased by 5O,637.
Employment in the war agen.
cies-civilian personnel of the War
and Navy Departments and the
emergency war agenices-increased
by l0,l05 during May to 2,040, 1924, or
49, pei SCIlI VI JllC bOtdl Ddlu IOV~
ernment employment in the United
| States.
Full-time salaried employees de-
creased by approximately 5000,
while full-time wage employees in
creased by almost 1900.
292,25S Incorporated.
Besides the paid employees, there
were 292.258 uncompensated en-
ployes at the end of May, an in
crease of 1904 over April. OF the
total. 8.598 were dollar -a-year
men," while 293,66O served without
compensation.
Full-time woman employees in
creased l4,197 in May to a total Of
1,026.0S4. Man full-time employees
decreased by 5.09l to 1858, ,227.
The report listed the total em-
ployes serving outside the con-
tinental United States as 4l5,100 on
March 81, 1914.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Darden Urged as Head
OF Resolutions Group
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. July GA move
to have Gov. Darden named chair
man of the Resolutions Committee
at the State Democratic Convention
in Roanoke Saturday was expected
when it was learned his name
would be placed in nomination as
one of three members to the COM
mittee from the second district.
1t is proposed to have 27-mem-
ber resolution committee to draw
up the State Democratic platform.
Members will be named at mass
meetings of various districts just
before the State convention is called
to order.
Senator Glass served for years
as chairman of the Resolutions
Committee but he will be unable
to act in this capacity this year
because of illness.
Col. Parke P. Deans, member of
the Industrial Commission and
chairman of the Second District
Democratic Committee, yesterday
said he would nominate the Gov
ernor as one of the representatives
from his district. Each of the nine
districts will name three represent
atives to the committee. which will
go into session Immediately after
the mass meetings to draw up the
platform.
Interest in the convention is CEN
tered largely upon the possibility of
fight over Endorsement of the
Roosevelt administration. Leaders
in the State organization headed by
Senator Byrd are said to be in
favor of an uninstructed delegation,
while the Committee of One Hun
dred for the Reelection of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the Advance
ment of Progressive Democratic
Principles" may seek an expression
from the convention indorsing the
record of the Roosevelt administra-
ton for the past three terms, if not
asking Endorsement of a fourth
term.
Temporary chairman and keynote
speaker will be L. Preston Collins
Of Marion. long a leader in the
Byrd organization. The permanent
chairman will be Thomas B. Stanley
of Henry if the custom is followed
in naming the speaker of the House
of Delegates.
The convention will name "a dele
gates to the national convention, a
State chairman, national commit
teeman and national committee
woman. This year there will be six
delegates at large named instead
of four. since Virginia was given a
bonus for going Democratic in 1910.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Harry Hopkins Returns
White House Post

Harry L. Hopkins, special adviser
to President Roosevelt, who has beer
Ill for the past six months, returned
to duty at the White House today
it was announced this morning by
Secretary Stephen T. Early.
Mr.. Hopkins was stricken in Jan.
uary, shortly after the Cairo.
Teheran conference and after a trir
to Florida, where he sought to re-
cuperate. He entered the Mayo
clinic in Rochester, Mimi, for ar
abdominal operation. More recently
he has been in the Army hospital al
White Sulphur Springs.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Invasion Casualty
Handling System for
This Area Announced
Meade and Lee Hospitals
Included in Facilities
For Speedy Treatment
BY the Associated Press.

Ds lHe associated fTeSS.
BALTIMORE, July 6.-An inva-
sion casualty handling system call
ing for general care at 'one hospital
and specialized treatment at three
others in the three-State Third
Service Command was disclosed
yesterday by Army officials.
The setup announced by the Army
Service Forces headquarters here
which administers affairs in Penn
sylvania, Virginia and Maryland
designated the new MCGUIRE Cen
eral Hospital at Richmond as the
first stop for casualties from the
European and Mediterranean the
aters of operation.
Deshon General Hospital, three
miles northwest of Butler, Pa, has
been set up as center for soldiers
deafened on the battlefield.
Use Staunton Hospital.
Valley Forge General Hospital
three miles from Phoenixville, Pa.
makes the rehabilitation of blind
soldiers its speciality, while Woodrow
Wilson Hospital at Staunton, Va,
was given its place as a center for
neuro-psychiatric cases. IF it spe-
cializes in anything The final de-
cision regarding Woodrow Wilson
has not yet been made.
In connection with the release OF
the Sd Service Commands system
for handling casualties, the Army
issued statement in which it said
Invasion casualties will be
brought back from the Nor
mandy beachhead through the
swiftest and most flexible patient
evacuation system ever used in wal. >
Use Nearby Facilities.
To help make room in the general
hospitals, Army station hospitals at
Fort George G. Meade, Md. and
Camp Lee, Va. have been chosen
as regional hospitals for the Army
Service Forces. Maj. Gen. Philip
Hayes, commanding general, Sd
Service Command. said they would
perform the same services as gen.
eral hospitals but would treat men
assigned to the zone of the interior
ie., posts in this country.
The principal function Of the
Meade and Lee hospitals will be to
absorb gradually all patients now at
general hospitals who were not wal
casualties. However, the Lee hos
pital may receive any overflow OF
evacuees from MCGUIRE Hospital at
Richmond, in case McGuire's 1900
bed capacity should be exceeded.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Alexandra Sells
Stirrup Pumps
To Gardeners

Alexandria Victory gardeners are
being given the opportunity of pur-
chasing 1900 stirrup pumps, orig
inally bought by the Office of Civil
ian Defense to fight fires, but found
equally efficient when used as sprays
to fight garden pests.
City Manager Carl Budwesky
civilian defense co-ordinator, said
the pumps may be purchased for 95
cents each by applying at the rec
reation Office in the City Hall.
No plans have been made for dis
posing OF the larger pumps or steel
helmets which also are stored In City
Hall, since these are not the prop
erty Of the city, but were loaned by
the Government.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Travel in Maryland
Scars Over Holiday
Troffie on Boy Ferries
Doubles Thot in '43
BY the Associated Press


BALTIMORE. July 6.-The State
Roads Commission reported yester-
day that Maryland motorists, un-
hindered by pleasure driving ban
this year, increased their July
holiday highway travel by more than
Is per cent over last years figure.
In Annapolis, meanwhile, Gov.
O'Conor announced that traffic on
State-owned Chesapeake Bay ferries
had risen 100 per cent from Satur-
day through Tuesday as compared
with the corresponding 1943 holiday
period, shattering all previous
records.
RICHMOND, July 6 R-The
license number of 1041 automobiles
bearing out-of-State tags and
licenses from outside the Hampton
Roads area were recorded by Ration
ing Board Investigators at Virginia
Beach and Ocean View on Monday,
OPA officials have revealed.
License numbers of the cars will
be turned over to the owners loca!
War Price and Rationing Boards for
investigation.
Among the out-of- State cars at
the beach were 263 from North
Carolina, 10 from Maryland. 81 each
from the District of Columbia and
Pennsylvania, 80 from New Jersey,
81 from New York and from
Delaware.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Suburban Commission
Soon 10 Deliver Wafer
Into Prince GEORGES

The Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission is about to deliver
water from its new filtration plant
at Laurel into the Prince Georges
County area, Chief Engineer Harry
R. Hall announced today.
The announcement marks the
completion of the commissions ST.
100000 project to double its water
supply and make unnecessary strict
conservation regulations during
drought periods in metropolitan
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties.
Change to Be Gradual.
Mr.. Hall explained that the
change over from the present sys-
tenn. under which water for both
areas is supplied from the Burnt
Mills filter plant, will be done gradu-
ally in order to create as little dis
turbance as possible. 1t may be
several days before the change is
completed. he added.
Since the water will be brought
into the commissions supply sys-
tenn from different direction, Mr..
Hall said, changes in pressure and
in the direction of flow in the
mains may cause the water to be-
come cloudy and taste differently.
He emphasized, however. that
these changes will disappear as soon
as normal conditions have been
established on the new system and
that the water as delivered will be
entirely safe for use.
10000 Gallons Daily.
The project, comprising a dam
across the Patuxent River near
Brighton, pumping station farther
down the river near Laurel and the
filter plant. was conceived by COM
mission engineers several years ago
to relieve present facilities. over
taxed through the rapid population
rise in the suburban Maryland
area.
The new system will send 10000
900 gallons of water a day into
Prince Georges County homes and
business establishments, a supply
equal to that of the Burnt Mills
station which will continue to serve
Montgomery County.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
U. 5. and Canada Relax
Border Restrictions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States and Canada
jointly announced today new re-
Taxation Of restrictions on travel
across the border.
Hereafter no passport, visa or
border crossing card will be neces-
sary for entry into the United
States by Canadians or British
subjects who come into this country
for % days or less on either business
or pleasure. the announcement said.
1t is also provided under newly
relaxed rules that Canadian resi-
dents may now exchange the maxi
mum of $3.50 a year for United
States money for pleasure travel in
this country.
At the same time. it was stated
that the Canadian labor exit per-
nit" designed to prevent the de-
parture from Canada of persons
subject to military call, still is re-
Quired
Evening star., 1944-07-06
75% MoreSeek.
Jobs Under New
USESR Rules
Employers Slow
To Take Advantage
Of ReferroI Plan

The number of workers applying
to the United States Employment
Service for jobs under the new pri.
ority referral plan is running more
than rs per cent over comparable
periods last month, but employer.
are slow to take advantage of thi.
supply, Ernest V. Connolly, acting
Washington area war manpower di.
rector, reported today.
Employers, Mr.. Connolly ex.
planned, are not sending in enough
job orders to meet the increased
supply OF workers although there
have been complaints for months
about the shortage of workers. The
USES. he said, can't refer workers tc
JOBS when there are no job openings
on file which they are qualified tc
fill.
Mr.. Connolly had expected the
number of job applicants to be low
around the holiday, but on Monday
l.5OO workers applied at the Office at
SOB K street and 800 applied at the
one at 1922 Fifteenth street. This
was rs per cent increase over the
number of job applicants during the
average May Monday at the K street
Office and 73 per cent increase for
the white collar" Office, he said.
Some Lack Statements.
OF the total applying at K street,
49l were referred to jobs and of the
total at the Fifteenth street office,
200 were referred. Referral fell far
behind job applicants, Mr.. Connolly
explained, because some of the
workers lacked statements of avail
ability allowing them to change
jobs. some were reluctant to take
the jobs offered them and in many
cases no orders were on file meeting
the qualifications of the job appli-
cantS.
Yesterday, 1,016 job applicants
had visited the K street Office bv 3
pm, and more than 81 per cent had
been referred to jobs. Of the 1875
applying to the white collar" Of
flee, 81 per cent were referred to jobs
yesterday.
Most of the workers at both Offices
are being sent to essential and To-
cally needed work. Mr.. Connolly
reported. Less than II per cent
OF the workers referred Monday
from both Offices were sent to less
essential work. Yesterday per cent
OF those referred by the K street
Office were sent to less essential
work. while 20 per cent of those re-
ferred by the Fifteenth street Office
went to less essential jobs.
Employers Ask for go.
On the employer side 22O orders
were received by both offices Mon
day including Ais openings in es-
sential and locally needed estab-
lishments and 95 openings in less
essential establishments. Yesterday
l83 orders were received, including
270 job openings in essential and
locally needed activities and 1873 in
less essential work.
Mr. Connolly also announced the
first hiring arrangement made in
Washington under the priority re-
ferral plan. The arrangement,
whereby workers are channeled to
jobs without going through the
USES, was concluded with the
Washington Master Builders Asso-
citation and the Washington Build
Ing and Construction Trades Coun-
Gil, Nonunion building employees,
however. will have to be channeled
to jobs through the USES, the area
director said.
Evening star., 1944-07-06
Stray Dog Roundup
On in Prince Georges
Will Use Prisoners
Police to Shoot Cunines
Thut EIude Capture;
Cots Also to Be Seized

Prince Georges County authorities
today launched drive to rid the
county of stray dogs in conjunction
with their program providing for
the free vaccination of all dogs
against rabies.
Under the plan, adopted by the
county commissioners at their meet
ing yesterday in Upper Marlboro
two prisoners from the Upper Marl-
boro Jail will be assigned to coun-
ty-owned truck as dog catchers.
They will be accompanied by a
policeman, who will drive the truck
and will shoot dogs which cannot
be caught. The prisoners will be
paid 25 cents for each dog they pick
up.
Will Pick Up Cats, Too.
After being picked up. the ami.
mails will be taken to the county
pound. located at the Aims House
Ritchie. If unclaimed after three
days, they will be destroyed. A 81
fee will be charged for each dog
claimed. 1t was pointed out that
stray cats also will be picked up.
Police Chief Ralph w. Brown en-
phasized that dogs inoculated
against rabies must be kept tied or
confined for 30 days after the vac
cination program ends July IA
Animals not vaccinated must be
kept confined for the duration of
the present quarantine, scheduled
to end September Is, or during any
future ban.
DR.. A. L. Brueckner, acting direc-
tor of the State Livestock Sanitary
Service, said that Ct rabid animals
have been reported in the county
during the first six months of this
year. They include three foxes and
one COW.
Approve Street Contract.
The board approved 5l.425 bio
by the Contee Sand & Gravel Co.
Laurel, for the construction of con-
crete streets. curbs, cutters and side
walks in Villa Heights.
An $1,000 bid by E. R. P. Smith
Hyattsville contractor. for street i'm
prOvements in Queens Chapel Ma
nor also was approved.
The commissioners went on rec
ord as approving efforts by River
dale residents to eliminate the grade
crossing in the town.