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Evening star., 1944-06-20
1,500 at GP0 Will Gel
Night Work Pay Rise
Worren's Decision
To Be Retroactive

Between $500 and 1000 night
workers at the Government Printing
Office will get increased pay for
overtime work and substantial back
pay as result of a decision by
Controller General Warren. The
decision holds that overtime pay
there should be based on the night
rate instead of the day rate on which
it had been figured.
In his ruling in the case OF Stuart
Kelly, Alb Forty-fifth street NV,
a monotype operator and lawyer,
Controller Warren reversed his own
previous decision which had held
that time half overtime paw
should be based on the lower day
pay rate.
R. H. Herrell, administrative as
sistant to the public printer, said
Mr.. Kellys claim for $6.33 for a
specific period would be paid indi-
vldually on the basis of the con-
.troller generals decision. But the
GPO will go over past records of
all night workers, including Mr.
Kelly, back to March %, 1884, and
calculate the back pay to which
each is entitled This will include
several crafts in GPO. The total
will be Jumped into a single figure
and submitted to Congress for a
deficiency appropriation.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Bratcher Asks Court
To Suppress Evidence
Seeks to Bor information
Obtoined in Druft Test

Attorneys for Everett M. "Washie"
Bratcher, Washington band leader
who was indicted June by a Fed
eral grand jury on charges of using
drugs to evade the draft, have filed
a motion in Federal Court at Alex
andria to suppress evidence they
say was obtained by medical au-
thorities at the Fort Myer induction
station, on the ground it would be
compelling the defendant to testify
against himself.
Leslie Garnett and T. Edward
O'Connell, Bratcher's attorneys, said
Fort Myer medical examiners OBJ
tanned the evidence under "circum-
stances inherently coercive," since
the defendant was compelled by
those exercising the authority of the
United States to give evidence
against himself in violation of his
constitutional rights"
Bratcher's attorneys claim he sub
mitted to the examination at Fort
Myer because he thought it was
TO determine his classification and
not for purposes of prosecution.
Similar motions have been filed
by attorneys for Clinton Roy Tucker,
Jr, and Alveo De Lorenzo, as well
as John Jacob Hunter, Charles Bau-
com, William Knox, Albert Louis
Brooks and Boyd C. Mccall, colored.
Mr.. Garnett said yesterday he
would introduce at the trial a mo-
ton to have the case removed
from the jurisdiction of the Virginia
court on the grounds that the Fort
Myer Hospital is on filled ground
and not in the State of Virginia.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
lsWRatonmig
&Remiindey@1

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4.
blue stamps AS through V-s good
Indefinitely. Each stamp worth
10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-An meats except
beef steaks and roast beef point
free. Red stamps A-8 through
W-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-Your 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. :
Sugar-Book No. stamps 30, 81 and
80 valid for pounds indefinitely.
Book No. stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February 28, 1945.
Gasoline-No. 10-A coupons good
for 3 gallons each through August
8. B-3, B-4, C-3 and Ca coupons
good for S gallons each. A
Shoes-Airplane stamps and 2 in
Book No good indefinitely for.
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No and cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 30. Period /.
1944-5 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit. /
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Rev. Enders 10 Attend
General Synod in York, Pa

The Rev Charles Enders, pastor
Of Concordia Lutheran Church, will
be an official delegate from Wash
ington at the sixth biennial gen.
eral synod of the Evangelical and
Reformed Church to open tomor-
row at the Trinity First Church,
York, Pa.
More than 400 pastors and lay
delegates, representing "a district
synods throughout the country hav-
ing $4,000 members, are expected
to attend the synod. The synod
will consider progress of conversa-
tions now being held on possible
merger of the Evangelical and Re-
former church with the Congrega-
tional-Christian churches.
High point of the synod is to take
place Sunday night at an open-air
convocation in the York Fair
grounds A crowd of 10000 persons
is expected to hear the Few. DR..
F. w. Schroeder. president of the
Eden Theological Seminary of st.
Louis, preach. An ecclesiastical pro-
cession of church dignitaries and
lay delegates through the city will
precede the convocation A choir
of 200 voices will lead the convoca-
ton singing.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Suit 10 Get Possession
OF Club Mansion Started

Suit by the new owner for pos
session Of the property at 21ll
Massachusetts, avenue NV, home
of the Endion Club, began in Land
lord and Tenant court today. Forty
three woman residents appeared to
testify.
The house, which for Is years has
been used as Womens residential
home, was purchased in March by
Mrs. Florence David, 7542 Alaska
avenue NV.
Mrs. David contends that she
wants the house, which has 27 bed
rooms and 10 bathrooms, for her
own use.
The large brick house once was
owned by Gen, Joseph E Johnston
and by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
The club has been in existence
for 26 years and the members pay
dues of $40 year besides rent. No
tices to vacate the premises were
sent out April 10.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
House Approves Cut
In Money Order Fees
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Postal money order, insured mail
and c. o. d. mail fees would be
reduced under legislation passed by
the House and sent to the Senate
yesterday.
The same bill also would increase
special delivery and registered
c. 0. d. service fees.
The bill would repeal provisions
Iof the Revenue Act passed in Feb
ruary which increased money order
fees by 662s per cent and restore
old rates.
Likewise, it would revoke increases
is rates on insured mail provided by
the Revenue Act.
Present fees on collect on delivery
mail as fixed by the Revenue Act
would be reduced, while present fees
on registered C. O. d. service would
be increased.
Special delivery fees would be in
creased from 10 cents on flrst-class
matter under two pounds to Is cents
and from Is cents on all other
classes of mail under two pounds To
II cents. All other special delivery
fees would remain unchanged.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Ga|Iinger Plans Care
OF Nurses Babies
While They Work
Program Is Expected
To Reduce Shortage,
Dr.. Seekineer Says

Gallinger Hospital hopes to re-
lieve its shortage of nurses within
two weeks by opening, a center to
care for nurses babies l year and
under, DR.. Daniel Seckinger, super
intendent of the hospital, an
nounced today.
The plan was evolved after discus
sion with the Gallinger Graduate
Nurses Association, DR.. Seckinger
said. Members of the association
are writing to former Gallinger
nurses kept at home by family re-
sponsibilities, to inform them of the
new service.
The mothers and other hospital
employees will cooperate in caring
for the babies in a room in the
crippled children's unit of the hos
pital, DR.. Seckinger said. Cost of
the center, expected to be small,
will be paid by the hospital, he said.
DR.. Seckinger added that he already
had heard of nurses who could re-
turn to work when the baby care Is
provided.
His announcement followed a SIM
liar one from the Alexandria Hos
pital. Robert G. Whitton, superin-
tendent, announced yesterday that
is former Alexandria nurses will
come back to work there when the
nursery@is opened shortly in the in
ternes' quarters on the grounds.
The Federal Works Agency is ex-
pected- to furnish advice on the ad-
ministration of the nursery.
Freedmen's Hospital also may
open nursery, DR.. James L. Hall,
superintendent, said today. He
stressed, however, that he was only
giving consideration" to the plan
and as yet has made no definite
decision.
Survey Of II other larger District
hospitals revealed no plans for
nurseries, because of either lack of
space or shortage of help to oper-
ate a center. Providence Hospital,
however, has had a nursery center
for many years, to which the chill
dren of nurses and the general pub
lie are admitted
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Pfocope Plans TO Sail
This Week End; Wife
To Stay Temporarily

Minister Hjalmar j. Procope OF
Finland, ordered by the State De-
partment to leave the United States,
plans to sail from New Orleans this
week end on a Spanish steamer, it
was learned today.
Nine. Procope, who is expecting
her third child within the next fort
night, is to remain here until she is
able to stand the trip to Finland, ac-
cording to present plans.
State Department officials said
that after the Minister'S domestic
situation had been explained to
them, the department offered to
stay his expulsion order to suit his
convenience. The Minister, how
ever, said he preferred to leave i'm
mediately.
Secretary Of State Hull refused
yesterday in response to a query to
expand on the reasons for the ex-
pulsion of the Minister and three
of his aides. When they were hand
ed their passports last Friday night
the State Department said merely
that they had been guilty of con-
duct "inimicar'to to the United States
Senator Vandenberg, Republican
Of Michigan, taid on the Senate
floor yesterday that while he was
standing by the Governments ac-
ton with respect to Mr.. ~Procope,
he did not believe the Minister har-
bored 80 much as one vagrant
thought that was consciously hos
tile to our own United States" He
said any "inimical" actions attrib-
uted to Mr.. Procope could only stem
from his "distraught anxiety" about
his country.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
"a D. {. SchooIboys .
Enroll in Two CAMPS
To Begin Farm Work

Approximately "a District schoo
boys began volunteer work on Mont
gomery County farms today after
enrolling yesterday in camps al
Gaithersburg and Sandy Spring.
County Agent o. w. Anderson
said 16 boys were enrolled in a camp
at Gaithersburg being sponsored by
the Victory Farm Volunteer program
in the District. About 18 boys, re.
cruited through the Extension Serv-
ices emergency farm labor program
entered a camp at Sandy Spring, Mr.
Anderson said.
Mr.. Anderson said they will assist
in cutting wheat and hay, and later
will assist in threshing, corn cutting
and silo filling.
Earle L. Vail, co-ordinator of the
VFV program, said IS to rs high
school boys are expected to enroll
at the Gaithersburg camp tomorrow
when District schools close for the
summer vacation. He said the youths
who entered the camp yesterday
were students at private schools
The new farm hands will be trans
ported to the Gaithersburg camp ir
school buses. y
John W. Jones, head of the Ex.
tension Service program, said 81
additional boys are being recruited
for the Sandy Spring camp. HI
said the volunteers must report a
his office, Fifth and K streets
NV, at pm. tomorrow ready
to leave for the camp.
At both camps boys are giver
their morning and evening meal.
and are paid IS cents an hour. plus
their lunch, for farm work. Room
and board at the camps costs S;
a week. Recruits must be IA year.
old and must weigh 120 pounds
Boys who enlist in the 'VFV pro.
gram must have the consent o.
their parents, and are given {
physical check-up before they art
| enrolled.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
One Injured
As Wind, Rain
End Hot Spell
Streets and Alleys
Uttered as Storm
Damages Trees

Streets and alleys in Washing
ton today were being cleared of
trees and branches blown down
during yesterdays storms which
brought relief from the intense
heat.
One person was reported seriously
injured during the heavy downpour,
accompanied by lightning and a
strong wind. She is Pauline Roby,
~, of 1913 East Capitol street, in
critical condition at Casualty Hos
pital. Miss Roby was struck by a
street car at 6 pm. at East Capitol
and Eleventh streets.
AT Beltsville, Md, where the Agri-
culture Department operates an
experimental farm, II valuable cows
were killed when lightning struck
before noon. Among them were
several prize Danes and Holsteins.
Vice President Wallace, when he was
Secretary of Agriculture in 1885, was
responsible for bringing the original
strain to the experimental station.
In the 24-hour period ending at
II am. today, the rainfall was 1.41
inches, setting no records. The wind
reached a maximum velocity of &c.
miles an-hour for a 5-minute
period starting at $50 pm. The
record velocity for this section in
June storms is 40 miles, the bureau
said.
The only lightning damage in
Washington was at the Roger Smith
Hotel, Eighteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV, where a flag
pole was hit.
Street railway officials said that
cars on the Fourteenth street line
were tied up for some time because
of damage to the electric conductor
system underground Extra buses
were placed on the line during the
tie-up, they said.
United States Park Police reported
slight damage in the Government
reservations. There were some
flooded areas caused by sewers back
ing up and some trees were blown
into drives.
The storm was reported to have
done some damage to ripening grain
in the nearby Maryland and Virginia
areas. County agricultural agents
said that wheat, in some places, had
been flatened, but in most cases 1t
still can be cut. The full extent of
damage was not known.
While the District was cooled by
rain, Richmond, Va, had 103-degree
heat, while at Fredericksburg and
Norfolk the temperature hit 101.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
FPHA Regional Office
IWiII Close AUGUST

The Federal Public Housing Au-
thority announced today the elimi-
nation of its regional Office at Nine
teenth and B streets NE, employing
about 260 persons, which serves the
District, Virginia, Maryland and
Delaware
Philip M. Klutznick. FPHA COM
missioner, said the elimination of
the Region Office, effective Au-
gust /. will save about $35O,O0O a
year. Employees will be reassigned
to central headquarters and other
regional offices
Mr.. Klutznick said Oliver c. Win
ston, director Of the region, will re-
main with FPHA In another Ca
pGeity.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
3 Summer Schools,
Day and Play Camps
Planned for Vacation

Plans for 80 summer schools, 9
Recreation Department day camps
and several vacation schools and
play camps under the Community
Chest we're announced today az
public schools prepared to release
thousands of youngsters for vaca-
ton tomorrow.
The So summer schools VIII open
Saturday, July l, and continue six
days week until August 5. Each
student must bring a certificate
from the principal of his day school
and must register on opening day
Robert l.. Haycock, superintendent
Of schools, announced.
Summer sessions will be given al
Wilson Teachers College and Cen
trail, Abbot, Chamberlain, Macfar.
land, Stuart, Hyde, Blair, Buchanan
Burroughs. Emery Fairbrother
Janney, Ketcham, Lafayette, Maury
Park View, Thomson, Wallach, West
and Webster Schools.
Summer sessions for colored will
be given at Dunbar, Garnet-Pat-
terson, Bell, Burrville., Cooke, Gar
field, Giddings, Lovejoy, Mott
Phillips and Sumner.
Under the Community Chest, the
Boys Club of Washington will open
at $50 am. and close at pm
week days and pm. Saturday. A
vacation school will open July II
at Friendship House for a five-week
course of instruction for first and
second graders.
Barney Neighborhood House will
open morning classes June %, to
continue for six weeks. Later this
summer the settlement will conduct
camping periods at Camp Cedars
Georgetown House has scheduled
more activities for children of work.
ing mothers during the summer.
st. Roses Technical School and
St. AIMS Infant Asylum will move
to camp sites in Maryland. Many
other Chest agencies have planned
special outdoor events for children
Mothers may register their chill
dren for the nine public day camps
opening July by calling the Dis
trict Recreation Department..
Evening star., 1944-06-20
2-Hour Limit Expected
On Swimming Pools
100, ,000- -Persons-pe Day
lood Seen This Summer.

Faced with the possibility of the
heaviest swimming pool loads in the
history Of the city this summer, 1t
may be necessary to limit persons
to two hours per day in public pools,
the Health Department revealed
yesterday.
The matter will be decided, 1t is
understood, at a meeting of SWIM
ming pool operators at pm. tomor-
row at the Southwest Health Gen.
ter. Delaware avenue and I street
S.W.
John L. Malone, chief swimming
pool inspector, estimates that 100 900
persons per day will be the top load
during the hottest days of this sum-
mer, which is so per cent higher
than in the prewar period.
A shortage Of licensed pool opera
tors is another problem, according
to the department, but it Is not
serious enough to stop service
About 200 operators have been Ii
censed in the city since the license
requirement went into effect in
l941, with only 100 of these now
active.
Thirty-five candidates will take
examinations, conducted by the de-
partment, for pool operators All
outdoor pools, of which there are
81. and 20 wading pools will be in
operation by the end of the week.
Among those who will speak at
tomorroW's meeting are Maj. Will
liam H. Cary. jr, acting director of
the Bureau of Sanitation; Mr.. Ma
lone, Ambrose P. Bell, health engi-
neer of the department; John w.
Gates, director of Red Cross in
structions; J. Dallas Shirley, direc-
tor, health and physical education,
Recreation Department, and Col.
w. A. Hardenbergh, Sanitary Corps
director of sanitary engineering
Army Surgeon Generals office.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
|5ix-Point Program
SET Up 10 Regulate
Manpower Priorities
Plan Forms Framework
For Job-ControI Scheme
To Begin Here July ]

Setting up q six-level priority
rating structure" the local Man
power Priorities Committee last
night laid the foundation for max
ing the so-called priority referral
program" effective here July l.
The priorities group named q
subcommittee which will meet Mon
day to begin consideration Of the
relative urgency of the services OF
local firms engaged in transporta-
ton, production and public utilities.
Chairman of the subcommittee on
relative urgency is G.. w. Creigh-
ton, district manager at Baltimore
for the War Production Board.
The six-point program, which sets
up framework into which details
of the job-control program will be
fitted, was made public by e. v.
Connolly, acting area director for
the War Manpower Commission.
The plan provides:
II. Facilities producing products
or providing services Of highest
urgency which are currently in need
of manpower in order to make up
deficits in production or service
schedules.
"a. Facilities producing products
or providing services Of highest
urgency which are experiencing no
current lIlanpower shortage but an
ticipate Z need for labor based upon
prospective expansion or increase in
production or service schedules.
"3. Facilities of lesser urgency
which are currently in need of man.
power to make up deficits In produc-
ton or service schedules.
u. Facilities Of lesser urgency
which are experiencing no current
manpower shortage, but anticipate a
need for labor based upon prospec-
tive expansion or increased sched-
ules.
IS. All other essential and locally
needed establishments.
"6. Less essential establishments. -
A subcommittee of the local man.
agement-labor committee is involved
in a study of what is known as ire
ferral Standards" and will recon-
mend later q formula to be used in
controlling workers who may want
to change their jobs or get new ones.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Police Told Lost Coat
Of No Further Use
To Finnish Minister

The Finnish Minister, HAL
mar J. Procope, told the Police
Department it could relax yes
terday.
Last November q coat and
pair of eyeglasses were stolen
from his car, parked in the 2300
block of Foxhall road NV.
Police have been working on
the case since that time.
Yesterday the Finnish Min
lister, who has been ordered to
leave the country by the State
Department, sent a note to po-
lice headquarters. 1t read:
Goat If received would be of
no further use to the Minister
of Finland"
Evening star., 1944-06-20

all members of the Army Headquar-
ters group.
Sergt. Colbeck. a native of Wash
ington. was graduated from Roose-
welt High School in 1887 He was
employed by the National Bank OF
Washington and was attending Ben
jamin Franklin University when he
entered the service in January, 1912
He was assigned to ordnance work
at Camp Lee, Va, and later at head
quarters at Jacksonville, Fla.
Sergt. Colbeck went overseas two
years ago and previously served ir
the African and Sicilian campaigns
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Mergner Tells
of Liquor Stupoi'
|0nkurderNigh
Says Mind Was BIonk; /;
Protests His Love
For Slain Womun
By JOSEPH YOUNG.

Denying that he had ever In.
tended to kill Mrs. Charlotte Rob-
inson, "the only woman outside Of
my dead wife whom I ever loved"
Fred c. Mergner told q District
Court jury today that he was in al,
alcoholic blackout" the night his
former housekeeper was slain.
II was drinking so much that ]
don't remember anything that hap4
|pened after I met her at Fourth and
A streets NE. and picked her up irt
my car" the defendant declared
pounding his hands on the side Of
the witness chair to emphasize hi4
remarks.
"The first I knew that something
had happened was the next mornS
ing when I awoke out of stupoi
and read in the paper that a red-
headed woman had been murdered"
Mergner declared later he went
outside and saw the blood-stained
clothes and upholstery in his car.
Drinking "for Three Days"
Under questioning by Defense Ate
torney John H. Burnett the de-
fendant said he had been drinking
heavily on the three days preceding
the shooting last October Is. He
denied, however, that his relations
ship with Mrs. Robinson had anyt
thing to do with his drinking Hs
said that they never had q hight
in all the time I knew her. I loved
her. At my age you appreciate tho
companionshlp of woman" 4
Father Tells of Sons Call. I
Mergner was preceded to the stand
by his aged father, John e. Mergner,
who said his son called him on the
telephone the night Mrs. Charlotte
Robinson was slain and drunkenly
tried to inform him of the shoot
ing.
HE sounded incoherent, and I
couldn't understand what he was
saying because he was so drunk,
he testified.
II told him why don't you be-
have like a man and stop your
drinking" Mr.. Mergner related.
but all he said was It's too late.
it's too late"
Drinking Earlier In Day.
The witness said those were the
only words he could understand over
the phone. He said his son sud-
denly hung up, mumbling and
crying.
Earlier in the day he had remon-
strated with his son to stop drink.
ing, the witness said At that time
Mergner was intoxicated, he re-
called
Mrs. Minnie Capers, q colored
maid employed at the Mergner
home, told the jury that she dis
covered. Mergner in the library Of
his home about an Hour after the
shooting, slnmped over the library
table with bottles Of beer and whisky
before him. She said he appeared
to be In stupor.
Fellow Employees Testify.
Under questioning by Defense At
torney John B. Burnett, fellow en-
ployes of Mergner at the bakery
where he worked testified he was
intoxicated the day of the shooting.
The Governments final witness
was. Miss verna Harrison, roommate
of the slain woman She said she
accompanied Mrs. Robinson to din
ner at Mergners home several weeks
before the shooting, during which
time Mergner told her: Charlotte
is no damn good"
Miss Harrison said she saw Merg-
ner on several occasions, accom-
panied by Mrs. Robinson, in the
weeks preceding the killing. At no
time she said, did she see Mergner
take a drink.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Preferences of U. S. Workers
For Concert Program SOUGHT

Federal employees may, by means
of the attached ballot, help select
the program for the Water Gate
concert of Wednesday, June %,
which is being dedicated to Gov
ernment workers.
All Federal employees are asked
by the management of the Water
Gate concerts to fill out ballots, so
that the program may be represent
ative of their preferences. A
favorite symphony, piano concerto,
overture and miscellaneous works
may be indicated.
Antal Dorati, musical director