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Evening star., 1944-03-06
Appeals Court Denies
Maghan Injunction
Reductions in Rank Are
Not Matter for Heurino

The Court of Appeals today af-
firmed District Court decision in
which Policeman Robert j. Maghan,
jr.. was denied an injunction which
would have prevented the Commis-
sioners from revoking his assign
ment as detective sergeant at police
headquarters and assigning him as
a private in the traffic division.
His transfer back to a private
was described at the time, last No.
vember, as for the good of the
service" The transfer automatical-
ly reduced his pay to that of q
private.
The Court of Appeals opinion
written by Chief Justice D. Law
renee Groner, said there was moth
ing in the civil service statutes or
rules giving the defendant the right
to hearing before his transfer.
Both the civil service laws and
regulations requiring hearings and
providing the scope thereof relate
to removals from the service and
not to reduction in rank or COM
pensation," said the opinion.
Sometime after his transfer back
to the grade of private, Maghan
was arrested on a drunkenness
charge, but was found not guilty
after a lengthy trial in Municipal
Court. A hearing before a special
police trial board made up of ci-
villains Is pending in connection
with the latter charge.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Five Persons Hurt
In Traffic Accidents
Two Seomen Injured as
Navy Bus Strikes Pole

Five persons were injured yester-
day and TO-DAY in traffic accidents
in the Washington area.
Prince Georges County police sale
two Navy men were injured slightly
early today when a Navy bus, trav.
cling between Washington and the
Naby base at Solomons Island ir
Southern Maryland, struck a pole
on Route S, near Melwood. The in
jured, who were not identified, pro-
ceeded on to their base.
Harry D. Rosenberger, As, of 345I
North Thirteenth street, Arlington
was admitted to Casualty Hospital
yesterday with head injuries re.
ceived when his car struck the real
'of loaded lumber truck on Route
2l1, near Fairfax, county police re-
ported.
Mrs. Daniel Kehoe, Wilmington
Del, was injured slightly yesterday
when the car in which she was rid
ing, driven by her husband. 1t
Kehoe, collided with a bus on Route
l, about six miles south of Alexan-
dria, police said. She was treated
at Alexandria Hospital and released
Pvt. Helen Lee Hedges, %, WAC
stationed at Boiling Field, was treat.
ed at Casualty Hospital YESTERDAY
for scalp injuries received when tn,
automobile in which she was ridinl
with Sergt. Harry L. Burch, 81, alst
of Boiling Field, collided with tive
other cars at Bladensburg road ant
New York avenue NE, police re-
ported. She was later removed t.
the Boiling Field post hospital.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Alexandra Passes Quota
In Bond Drive BY 7.6 Pct.

Final figures on Alexandria S
Fourth War Loan campaign. re-
ceived today from the Federal Re-
serve Bank at Richmond, show the
city subscribed $2,544550, or 1915
per cent of its $2,365 900 quota.
The total of E bonds subscribed
was $1,117,033.50, or 1915 per cent
of the s875,0O0 quota.
E. T. Moore, chairman of the
campaign, expressed his apprecia-
ton for the cooperation of all
Alexandrians in making the drive
a success. He commented particu-
larly on the work done by the city's
school children.
Although Alexandria exceeded its
quota in both the First and Second
War Loan drives, O. Ashby Reardon,
chairman of the city's War Finance
Committee, said the city raised the
largest amount ever subscribed dur
ing the Fourth War Loan campaign.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
| |NFFEChorges
| Inept Policies
|On Personnel

Asserting that administration in
the Federal service in many in
stances has been lax and inept," an
editorial in the March issue of the
Federal Employee, cfIicial publica-
ton of the National Federation OF
Federal Employees, warns Govern
ment agencies to put their own
houses in order.
The editorial said many admin
istrators lack the courage to take
decisive action both in cases of over
stating and undertaking. Much
harm is being done because toe
many admin 5trators either do not
know how to handle personnel prop
erly or have not the intestinal for
titude to take a determined stand
on essential personnel policies"
The editorial also said admins
traitors must understand that the
time OF mushroom growth is past
These are facts which administra.
tors and supervisors not only must
face. but must act themselves, for II
the situation is not corrected from
within the service, 1t will be SCI
upon from without-and the resul,
is always costly, hurtful, wastefuI
destructive.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Low Water in Maryland Wells
Brings Threat of New DROUGHT

Of the Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, College Park, said not enough
water had fallen to replenish the
well and underground sources.
Near the surface there is ap-
parently a sufficient amount OF
water to adequately sustain crops
provided we don't have recurrence
Of the 1943 drought" DR.. Kemp
said.
Robert R. Bennett, geologist with
the Board of Natural Resources, said
that reports from States adjacent to
Maryland indicated that unless the
precipitation is adequate for con-
siderable recharge during the spring
months, many areas may
suffer lack of adequate well re-
sources. ."
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Two Persons Are Killed
By Illuminating Gas

Two persons were reported VIC
Tins of asphyxiation by Illuminating
gas yesterday.
Joseph A. Ganzert, IS, of the 100
block of Fifth street NE, Navy
Yard machinist, died in Casualty
Hospital a short time after he was
found unconscious in his furnished
apartment. Police said all Jets of
gas range were open. DR.. Chris
topher J. Murphy, deputy coroner,
issued a certificate of suicide.
An autopsy will be held today in
the death of Mrs. Mary E. Stack,
A, of 69.A Bates street NV, the
coroner's Office announced She was
found dead in the bathroom of her
home yesterday. Police said gas was
flowing from an unlighted log-type
Cas heater.
A physician from Casualty Hos
pital fixed the time of death as ap-
|proximately three days ago. Mrs.
Stack Is believed to have been over.-
come when the heater was acci-
dentally extinguished.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Drive for Observance
Of Good Friday Here
Reported Progressin!
Business Firms Asked
To Give Employees
Three Hours OFF

Plans to induce business houses
to excuse employees from noon te
3 pm. on April 7 so they may at
tend Good Friday services are max
ing satisfactory progress, the Rev
Joseph E. Gedra, assistant pastor
of Immaculate Conception Catho-
lie Church and secretary of the
Committee for Three Hours Observ-
ance of Food Friday, announced
today.
The movement, started in Wash
ington four years ago, last year
was supported by several Govern
ment departments which granted
leave to employees during the three
hours. Business and professional
concerns also co-operated, Father
Gedra said. Churches of all de-
nominations, as we'll as business
civic, fraternal and social organiza-
tions, are supporting the program
Bishops Head Committee.
The Most Rev. Michael J. Curley
Archbishop of Baltimore and Wash
ington, and Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes, Methodist resident Bishop
OF Washington, are honorary chair
men of the committee. DR.. Fred
erick B. Harris, pastor of Foundry
Methodist Church, is chairman. The
Rev. Lawrence Gatti, assistant pas
tor of st. Stephens Catholic
Church, is assisting Father Gedra.
The Rev. DR.. Ralph w. Sockman,
pastor of Christ Methodist Church,
New York City, was to preach the
sermon today at the opening of
the second week of lenten MONDAY
services held at the Church of the
Epiphany, 1917 G street NV. DR..
Sockman also will give the sermon
tomorrow and Wednesday.
Fellowship Program Set.
A lenten Fellowship program for
Protestant chaplains and pastors of
the District will be held today
Services and a discussion period
were held this morning at the First
Congregational Church, Tenth and
G streets NV. Other events in
clude a luncheon at the YWCA,
Seventeenth and K streets NV, at
which DR.. Sockman was to speak,
and bowling program in the after
noon at the Central YMCA, 1875 G
street NV.
The Rev. DR.. Sverre Norborg
author. will speak, at 8 pm. at
st. Mark 's-Incarnation Lutheran
Church, Fourteenth and Gallatin
streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Freak Windstorm
Causes S500,000
Loss al Abingdon
At Least so BUILDINGS
Damaged and Six
Persons Injured
BY the Associated Press.

ABINGDON, Va, Mar. 6.-Resi-
dents of this Southwest Virginia
town were busy today making emer-
gency repairs and cleaning up
debris from a freak windstorm of
tornado force which caused more
than a half million dollars damage
and injured six persons here Satur-
day night.
At least so buildings, including
homes in the exclusive Stonewall
Heights section, were unroofed or
badly damaged. Others hit were
William King High School, State
Highway Department buildings, the
Washington County Trade School
the nurses home of the George Ben
Johnston Memorial Hospital and
the Abingdon Academy.
Police Chief G.. K. Patton said
damages were at least S5O0000, but
added that it would be several DAYS
before the full extent of the de-
struction would be known.
Academy Loss Is $4,000.
Benson Alleman. operator of the
Abingdon Academy property, where
the gymnasium was wrecked and a
dormitory wall crushed, estimated
the academy loss at $4,000.
Six persons were hospitalized and
a seventh received a severe shock
Yesterday when he came in contact
with live wire.
The storm, which struck about
6:45 pm. Saturday, knocked out
lights and telephone facilities in sew
eral sections. Long distance lines to
the East were out more than "a
hours and the teletype service at
Abingdon police headquarters also
was impaired all day yesterday.
The storm entered Virginia from
Kentucky at the western tip of Lee
County. swept over Scott County
and then dipped suddenly into Alb
ingdon, Washington County seat.
40 Homeless in Lee County.
A report from ST. Charles said
about 40 persons were homeless in
Lee County as the result of the
twister, which created a path of
wreckage half-mile wide and 10
miles long through a farming Sec
ton.
Clothing. farm implements and
furniture were left hanging in trees.
The home of Ora Nida, former
Pennington Gap police chief, was
demolished. Mrs. Nida said she heard
hail hitting the window and looked
out to see the nearby home of Rob-
ert Vanhuss splintered.
Il ran into another room calling
for Mr.. Nida and we huddled in a
corner near stone chimney as our
house moved away" Mrs. Nida said.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Director Of Chap|ains
Commission Resions

The resignation of DR.. S. Arthur
Devan as director of the General
Commission on Army and Navy
Chaplains, effective probably April
l. was disclosed last night. A meet
ing of the commission will be held
March q in Philadelphia to act on
the resignation.
DR.. Devan, member of the
commission since 1923 and director
since 1941, has co-ordinated the
work of the. general commission
with that of the Offices of the Army
and Navy chief of chaplains. As
director he has helped the COM
mission act as clearing house for
more than 80 Protestant religious
bodies in questions concerning serv-
ice chaplains. The commission was
created in 1917.
DR.. Devan, graduate of Rutgers
University and a Rhodes scholar
has been active in initiating legis-
lation to raise the rank of the pres
ent head of the Navy chaplains tc
that of rear admiral for the dura-
ton. The bill is now before the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
having passed the House.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Suitlond Grovedigger
Held in Wife's Murder

William Green, 61-year-old COL
ored gravedigger at Lincoln Me-
mortal Cemetery in Suitland, Nd,
today was being held in Upper Marl-
boro Jail on a charge of murder in
connection with the Staying of his
wife.
Prince Georges County police said
the woman's body was found yes
terday about quarter of a mile
from the cemetery, where the couple
lived. Police are still investigating
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Court Upho|ds 0PA
On Meat Suspension
Grocery FoiIs to Get
Injunction Against Order

The Court of Appeals today af-
nrmed a District Court decision
which upheld the right of the once
OF Price Administration to stop the
Country Garden Market, Inc, of
Arlington, Va, from dealing in GER
tain products in its stores for two
weeks for alleged violation of an
OPA regulation.
The OPA order would prevent the
firms stores from dealing in meats
butter and canned fish for is days
because its clerks allegedly failed
to take sufficient coupons in making
meat sales.
. Judge Leslie R. Darr of Tennes-
see, while sitting as a visiting JUS
tice in District Court, denied the
firm an injunction against the OPA.
The injunction was sought to pre-
vent OPA from enforcing the sus-
pension order. Justice Darr held
that the OPA had right to enforce
the suspension order as a remedial
measure.
The court held, There is no merit
in the contention that the notice
OF hearing was not sufficient"
Evening star., 1944-03-06
.lsNRshonmig
@Remmiders@o

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps K, L, and
M valid through March 20 and
retain old values of 8, 5, 2 and /
points. Book No. 4, blue stamps
A-8, B-8, CO, D-8 and E-8 valid
through May 20 and worth 10
points each. Blue tokens and
green 1-point stamps may be used
as change.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 3,
brown stamps Y and 2 valid
through March 20 and retain old
values Of 8, S, 2 and points. Book
NO. 4, red stamps A-8, B-8 and CO
good through May 20 and worth
10 points each. Red tokens and
brown 1-point stamps may be used
as change. Red Stamps D-8, E-8
and F-8, become valid Sunday and
are good for 10 points each
through May 20.
Sugar-Book No. 4, Stamp 30 valid
for pounds indefinitely. Book
No. 4, stamp 40 good for S
for home canning through Febru-
ary %, 1945.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8. b. and
c. coupons in books issued since
December are good for gallons.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81. For B
coupon holders, June %.
Fuel Oil-Period No. 3 coupons good
through March 13. Period No. 4
coupons valid through September
80. Nos. 3 and coupons good for
10 gallons per unit. Consumers in
this area should not have used
more than IS per cent of their to-
tai yearly fuel oil rations as Of
March 6.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
$4,000 Opium Haul
Called Largest Made
Here in 70 Years
One of Four Chinese
Arrested Described as
Key Figure in Ring

Opium and equipment for its prep
aration and smoking, valued at
$4,000, were seized and four Chi
nese arrested in raids just before
dawn yesterday on two narcotic
caches in downtown Washington.
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
agents and local police said one of
the Chinese is suspected of being a
key figure in a ring of narcotics
wholesalers controlling distribution
on the East Coast.
LIE Roy Morrison, who led the
Federal agents, said the seizure was
the largest confiscation Of narcotics
made here in more than 20 years.
The raids climaxed two months
of under-cover observation, police
said
Charges of violation of the Har-
rison Narcotic and the Jones-Miller
Acts were lodged against Lee Poo,
54, 600 block of H street NV; Dear
Check Quong, "a, 600 block of H
street NV, and Lee See boo, SO,
1900 block of Ninth street NV.
All were arraigned today before
United States Commissioner Need
ham C. Turnage. Poo was ordered
held for action of the grand jury in
$1,000 bond and bail for Quong and
Doc was set at $1,000
Sou Wong, 68, 5000 block of M
street NV, who was arrested in
the raid, was released on the recon-
mendation of Federal agents. No
charges were made against him.
Ingeniously Concealed.
Most of the contraband was dis
covered concealed ingeniously in
quarters occupied by Poo, the raid
ers said. In window-f frame COM
partments, ordinarily containing
window weights, police found a large
quantity of raw opium. Pipes, cook
ing lamps and other paraphernalia
were cached under floor boards, ac-
cording to police.
Federal agents said Poo was a
leading figure in syndicate which
supplies opium and equipment to
smaller retail dealers along the
Eastern -seaboard. All the contra
band was imported, agents declared
Poo's bail was set at $4,000, while
the others were held in $4,000 bond.
Smoking Den for Addicts.
Detective Sergt. H. H. Carper of
the police narcotic squad led the
raid in the 300 block of Tenth
street NV. A smaller quantity of
the raw drug and several pipes and
other equipment were confiscated
and the other suspects taken in GUS
tody, police said.
According to Mr.. Morrison, the
place was operated as a smoking
den for addicts and was one of the
outlets through which the drug was
distributed for the syndicate of
which Poo was said to be a member.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Roosevelt ProcIuims
u Am on American Doy'

President Roosevelt, in a procla.
nation today, designated Sunday
May 81. as Il Am an American Day
and called for public exercises de
signed to assist out citizens both
native-born and naturalized to un.
derstand more fully the great priv.
ileges and responsibilities of citi.
zenship in our democracy"
Legislation enacted in 1910 calls
on the President to designate the
third Sunday of May each year al
citizenship day to honor all those
who, by coming of age or naturaliza-
ton, have attained the status o1
citizens.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Sove This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
OF old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Few Autoists
10 Mark
Ration Books
Only II Out Of 155
Checked by OPA
Neglected Task

Only II out of 155 motorists
checked today at service stations
during the first hour of the OPA's
drive to stamp out black market
sales of gasoline had failed to in
dorse their coupons properly, it was
reported by District OPA headquar-
ters.
Inspectors managed to visit 48
stations within an hour after the
campaign got underway. They re-
ported good reactions by both the
public and the filling station oper-
ators. In many instances, they said
the stations themselves were check
ing the ration books to ascertain the
stamps were Endorsed with the IL
cense number and State of issuance
Of the driver.
Part of national drive to wipe
out black market operations In gaso-
line, the campaign here opened at
8 am. when an undisclosed number
OF OPA investigators were assigned
to stations in various sections of
the city.
Some Given Notices.
Investigators asked to see mo-
torists' coupons and drivers who
did not have license number and
State designation on their rations
were served notice to appear at
their local board within five days
with properly indorsed coupons
Failure to appear will result in
revocation of rations.
Only one motorist was said to have
objected to submitting his ration
book, an OPA official said. Filling
station attendants were reported
"jubilant" over the new procedure
claiming it speeded up their work
and saved them writing in the
license numbers.
Not one motorist threatened to
poke an inspector for asking for
his rations," the OPA spokesman
commented.
Cites Black Market Evils.
Those found without the correct
Endorsement were handed a notice
Of hearing, which explained the
evils Of black markets and the need
for wiping them out. After that
came the statement:
by your failure to write YOU
license number and State of regis.
tration on all of our coupons a!
soon as you received them from
your board. you have violated thu
gasoline rationing regulations (Sec.
ton .8005e)."
A motorist who fails to appear a.
his board within five days with al
ration books indorsed will be callee
for a hearing at OPA headquarters
560l Connecticut avenue NV. tt
determine whether his ration should
be revoked
The drive will continue indefinitely
and before it ends every station ir
the city will be covered by the in
spectors, the OPA said.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
|Hankin Drops
Witness Role
lin PepcoC Case
| Withdrows Exhibit
And Testimony in
Hearing on Rates
BY BAINBRIDGE CRIsT.

Gregory Hankin, member Of the
Public Utilities Commission. with.
drew today as a witness In the Pc.
tomac Electric Power rate hearings.
Mr.. Hankin also asked that his
so pages of testimony Friday as a
witness be stricken from the record,
as well as the exhibit which he had
accountants prepare and which he
asked to be introduced.
The Commissioner refused, how
ever. to disqualify himself from
further participation in the proceed
ings" as sought by John H. Con-
naughton, vice chairman of the Pub
lie Utilities Committee OF the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations.
Fear Serious Injury.
Mr.. Connaught based his move
on the ground that further partici-
patton by Mr.. Hankin ''in this pres.
ent proceeding in which he has be-
come a witness and testified may re-
suit In irreparable injury to the in
terest OF some or all of the parties
to this proceeding, and deprive them
OF the right to fair and impartial
trial OF the issues involved"
AS soon as today's hearing started
Mr.. Connaught announced he wished
to o1er motion, but said his eyes
were in such a condition" that he
would have to ask E. j. Milhgan,
executive secretary of the P. U. c..
to read it. After the propriety Of
the motion was questioned by Fed
eral attorneys, Lloyd Harrison. as
sistant corporation counsel, advised
the commission that an oral mo-
tion could be presented during a
case, but that notice must be served
before filing written motion.
Mr.. Hankin maintained that his
exhibit, designed to show that con-
sumers as a whole had not paid
progressively less for power under
the sliding scale, was not new evi-
dence," but just another cornputa-
tion." Last Friday he explained
that he asked for the computations
because those presented by v. A.
McElfresh, chief accountant of the
PUG, had inferences drawn in favor
OF the sliding scale arrangement for
rate adjustments.
Question of Disqualification.
Mr.. Harrison then pointed out
that Mr.. Connaughton's motion
went beyond the withdrawal of testi-
mony and raised the problem of dis
qualification, which had not been
settled by Mr.. Hankin's offer. There.
upon Mr.. Hankin, who said the plea
for disqualification was addressed to
himself, ruled that "in view of the
explanations I have already made"
regarding the testimony, he would
not disqualify himself.
Mr.. Connaughton took exception
: to Mr.. Hankin's decision, saying
that withdrawal of testimony
doesn't cure the injury" Thurman
; Hill, general counsel of the Treas
ury. announced he would have in
troduced Mr.. Hankin's exhibit at a
: later time.
After the fare-up over Mr.. Ham
i. kin's role in the proceedings. Har-
old G. Hayden, Pepco controller.
took the witness stand for cross
examination by Mr.. Harrison and
Federal attorneys representing the
: Treasury Procurement Division and
the Federal Works Agency, both Of
which have intervened in the case.
> Alfred G. Neal, Pepco president,
: followed Mr.. Hayden on the stand.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
Council Hears Reports
|On Welfare ACTIVITY

The Particular Council of the St
Vincent de Paul Society of Wash
ington, composed of all the paro.
chial conferences, conducted its
quarterly meeting in st. Martin s
Hall yesterday after mass at am
and communion breakfast.
Twenty-Five conferences reported
their activities on behalf of the
poor of the city. President George
j. Cleary presided and the Rev
William Kelly, pastor of st. Mar
tins Church, made the principal
address.
Evening star., 1944-03-06
1t. Col. W. R. WiIIioms
Wounded in Pacific

1t. Col William r. Williams, 49,
U. S. M. c., whose wife lives at 1914
|Sleaford place, Bethesda, has been
wounded in action in the South Pa
cif1c, the Navy Department an
nounced today.
A native of Annapolis, Col. Will
liams was graduated from st. Johns
College there in 1927. He has been
in the Marine Corps for II years
and has been overseas two years.
He participated In the Guadalcanal
and New Britain campaigns and has
received the Purple Heart.