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Evening star., 1945-02-07
WACS in Europe Hope
10 Join Occupation Army

The 1000 WACS on duty in the
European theater are pleased at the
possibility they may be retained
after the war to serve with the army
Of occupation, their commander, 1t.
Col. Anna w. Wilson, reported at a
press conference yesterday.
Col. Wilson has returned here to
arrange rotation system to return
two or three WACS at q time to this
country on leave. She also has asked
that 5000 more WACS be transfer
red to her theater to replace men
being transferred into combat serv-
ice.
More than Is per cent Of the
WACS in the European theater are
hoping to be among those chosen
to serve with occupation forces, Col.
Wilson said Although often cold,
weary, and bored with Army food,
they see the need for their services,
she said, and will gladly serve as
long as needed.
Ten Of them have been wounded
by robot bombs. Many of the others
are suffering from fatigue, the rea-
son for Col. Wilson's efforts to ar
range q rotation system.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
,lsiNRstionmiq


Meats, Fats, Etc. - Book 4, red
Il stamps Q-5 through SIS good
through March 81; stamps T-5
/ through KS good through April
II %: stamps Y-5, Us, Az through
i d. good through June 2. Each
# stamp worth 10 points. Next serie.
Ii to be validated about March 4.
Canned Goods, EG.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS through Us, Az and
B-2 good through March 81;
stamps CO through G-2 good
through April %: stamps H.
through M-2 good through june
M 2. Each stamp worth 10 points
Next series to be validated about
lE March l.
Points for Fats-Your meat deale,
will pay two ration points fol
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
81 you turn In.
Sugar-Book 4. sugar stamp 81 good
for S pounds through February 28
II Stamp IS will be valid for
Ii pounds Thursday through June 2
Gasoiine-A-l4 coupons valid for 4
Il; gallons each through March 81
II B-5, C-5. B-6 and C-6 coupons
HI good for gallons each
Shoes Airplane stamps /, 2 and
HI In Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-PeriodS one, two, three
and four coupons good for 10 gal
Ions per unit through heating
b year. Period five coupons become
f. valid March l. Old period foul
and five coupons from last win
ter good through year. Consum-
eFs In this area should not have
used more than 66 per cent o1
their ration as Of today.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
BeIcher Jury 10 Hear
RebuttaI Witnesses Today

Rebuttal witnesses were expected
to be placed on the stand today in
the District Court first-degree MUIR
der trial Of Leroy Belcher. 20. col
ored. accused Of robbing and killing
Army Pvt. Marvin L. Beauchamp, 81
in February, 1914.
Late yesterday 1t. Jeremiah Fla
herty of the police homicide squad
and David Ennis, special police In
vestigator, called as rebuttal wit
nesses, again denied any force had
been used in obtaining confession
from Belcher to the effect that he
had thrown a brick at the soldier.
Belcher yesterday told the jury
that police had beaten him and
burned his fingers with cigarettes in
obtaining the confession. The al
legged confession was introduced at
the trial on Monday by Assistant
United States Attorney John p
Burke, who is prosecuting the case
Justice James w. Morris ruled
earlier that the confession was ad-
missible.
Belcher Is accused Of fatally In
juring the soldier by hitting him on
the head with q brick while robbine
him.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Press Aid in War Loan
Estimated al "a Million
Ey the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
The value of newspaper support Of
the Sixth War Loan was estimated
today at more than $24, ,O00, 900. The
November December drive raised
over $21 ,000, ,0O0, 900.
Frank e. Trip, chairman Of the
Allied Newspaper Council, said the
estimate was based on advertising
valued at $7,700, ,603 and news and
editorial support placed at $16, ,879, ,459.
Mr.. Tipp emphasized that news
and editorial space Is not available
to advertisers at any price. He added
that value, computed at newspaper
reader rates, was given simply to
indicate on dollar basis what news-
papers are doing in support Of this
vital program"
The value Of newspaper advertis-
ing, exclusive of news support, for
the entire war financing program
was estimated by Mr.. Tripp at more
than $88, 900, 900. OF that amount,
he said, $34,431, 100 was devoted j
War Bond programs last year, COM
pared with $26,O5l $50 in 1913.
Evening star., 1945-02-07

Plans to make the University of
Maryland the center In this country
for the study Of American civiliza-
ton by requiring all students to take
courses in American history, litera-
ture and governmental philosophy
were revealed today by DR.. H. g.
Byrd, university president. The new
program will go into effect at the
beginning of the next school year
in September.
All engineering. medical and law
students, as well as those in the
liberal arts colleges, will be required
to take the courses, designed to
"turn out men and women grad
yates with a better understanding
of the American way Of life"
A number of the compulsory
courses will replace elective subjects
now taken by students, although DR.
Byrd said the exact number of hours
to be devoted to the new studies
has not yet been determined. Most
of the new courses will be included
in the first and second year sched-
uleS, he said.
Faculty to Be Expanded.
In addition, a comprehensive ma
jor in American civilization leading
to a doctors degree will be offered.
This course is believed unique in
the American educational system.
Students enrolling for such a
course will be free to choose work
in American art, music and folklore,
geography of this continent, the
philosophy developed by American
thinkers or the contributions to
American life by foreign racial
groups coming to this country.
In order to carry on the new pro-
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Occidental Hotel Dispute
with Union Goes 10 WLB

A dispute over vacations and
checkof of dues between the Occi-
dental Hotel and Restaurant and
two American Federation of Labor
unions was certified to the War
Labor Board today by the Secretary
Of Labor.
After a deadlock in negotiations
begun last October between the hotel
and the Hotel and Restaurant EN-
ployes' International Alliance and
the Bartenders' International League
Of America, the conciliation service
Of the Labor Department was called
in last month. All issues Eventually
were settled except vacations and
checkoff Of dues by the conciliators,
who finally recommended certifica-
ton to the WLB when no agreement
could be reached.
Although a union contract has
been in effect for many years, the
issues in dispute represent new
union demands. Labor Department
officials said. Forty-seven workers
are involved.
Evening star., 1945-02-07

because DOtl the DlSIr1cL anO
Virginia refuse to claim jurisdiction
over the National Airport, it took 3f
hours to get permission to bury ar
airport employe who died on the job
it was learned today.
Airport Manager Hervey r. Law
tells this story:
A guard, employed as a fire fight.
er, was found unconscious in the
guardroom about 4 o'clock one morn
ing. A Pennsylvania Central Air.
lines doctor who happened to be al
the airport was called and pro-
nounced him dead.
Realizing that the body couldnt
be moved until q CORONER issued 9
certificate, the airport assistant
manager called District police head
quarters to. locate the District cor
|oner. The District police said the
airport wasn't In their jurisdiction
and suggested the Arlington County
coroner.
Arlington County said 1t wasn't In
its jurisdiction either, so calls were
put in to the Alexandra police and
the Park Police. Again, the juris-
dictional question came up.
Meanwhile, the mans family was
called. A brother requested that
the body be moved to the S. H. Hines
funeral home here. Not knowing
what else to do and reluctant to
leave the body lying at TIE airport
until jurisdiction could be settled;
airport ofhcials removed the body
to the funeral home. in an airport
ambulance.
At drst the funeral home refused
70 accept the body without cor
oners certificate, but finally agreed
With the understanding Il couldn't
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Welfare Leaders 10 Discuss
Plea for Higher Standards

The Board of Public Welfare has
called conference for 4 pm. today
to promote more effective co-opera-
ton between the District Govern
ment and private social agencies in
meeting welfare needs. The meet
ing will be held in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building
1915 H street NV.
Board Chairman Edgar Morris
called the meeting after receiving
a letter from Frank r. Jellef asking
that standards of public assistance
be raised.
Members Of governing boards of
the Community Chest, Community
War Fund and the Council of So
cial Agencies, with the War Chest
Budget Committee, will meet with
the board.
The discussion will be led by
Col. William Tufts, chairman of the
War Chest Budget Committee, and
Ray L. Huff, director of public well
fare
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Continuance Is Granted
In Convict Harborinq

william l.. Osborn, Il, who was
held for grand jury action Monday
on charges Of harboring two es-
capped convicts, was granted a con-
tinuance until February IA in Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday on charges
of breaking into Walsh's Raw Bar,
829 Upshur street NV.
Police said Osborn, alias "Juice,' y
broke into the restaurant and stole
$604 and $50 safe Friday night.
The two convicts, Joseph L. Isen-
berg, "a, and Walter Watson, 23,
who escaped from q United States
marshal at the District jail en-
trance January 81, also were In
volyed in the theft, police said.
The convicts were arrested Sat~
urday night at Osborn's house at
1923 Fort Dupont street Sc. as
they were about to leave in a car,
police said. Most of the stolen
money was recovered, according to
police.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Police in ; States Hunt
| Game Warden S Killer
By the Associated Press.

dy the A8S0Cl2teo f1e68.
| POCOMOKE CITY, Md, Feb. T.
Police authorities of three States
blocked all roads leading out of the
Lower Eastern Shore Of Maryland
area today as State troopers and
armed civilians searched for Negro
suspected of killing a deputy game
warden and wounding another man.
Deputy Game Warden Gordon
Barnes of Worcester County was
found shot to death in field yester-
day and Pocomoke City Negro was
shot and wounded seriously within
two hours after the time authorities
believed Mr.. Barnes met his death.
First Sergt. j. R. Buckworth Of
the State police said State troopers
from all sections of Maryland were
engaged in the search and that
State police of Delaware and the
Eastern Shore of Virginia were
guarding roads leading from Mary
land into their States.
The suspect, a Temperanceville
(Vao Negro, was released Monday
from Virginia Jail after serving a
term on liquor charge.
AL day yesterday posses of armed
civilians combed the wooded areas
around Pocomoke City. They were
hampered by snow and sleet storm
and most of the civilians returned to
their homes at nightfall.
Mr.. Barnes, out in his automobile
at dusk with his wife Monday night,
noticed a Negro entering a wooded
area and carrying gun. He took
Mrs. Barnes home and went to
investigate.
His body was found early yester-
day. He is survived by his widow
and daughter.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
SOCIETY AND GENERAL NEWS
WASHINGTON, D. c.
Dr.. Byrd Plans to Make y. Of Md.
Center for Study ofU. S. Culture
Courses in American History, Literature
And Government to Be Compulsory

gram, DR.. Byrd said the univer-
sity Is interviewing nationally
known educators in all sections ot
the country in preparation for the
expansion Of the faculty that will
become necessary when the plan
goes into effect.
DR.. Byrd said he could not esti-
mate the number of additional In.
|structors needed. He added that the
State Legislature already has ap.
proved an increase of approximately
$4,000 a year to defray the ex.
penses of the new program.
Summer Institute Planned.
Because Of the radical changes II
the university's curriculum as a re.
suit Of the new program, an Insti.
tute of American Civilization will bt
held this summer at the university
in which teachers will be trained ir
the details of the plan.
DR.. Byrd also revealed that the
university will sponsor a series oi
forums throughout the State al
which lecturers will give the courses
to those attending the meetings. Nc
college credit will be- given for such
courses, however.
DR.. Byrd emphasized that the pro-
posed courses will not be ordinary
ones," but will stress such subjects
as the relationship of American
geography to regional thinking and
its influence on our national life
I'VE want to give every graduate
Of the university a real idea OF
what constitutes the American way
Of life," DR.. Byrd explained. 1T
we've got something worth while In
this country, we ought to see to 1t
that our people understand It,"
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Navy May Test 1S-|nch Gun
AtDahIgrenP Proving Ground
~ the Axsoeiated press

By the Associated Press.
The United States Fleet may have
something larger than l6-inch guns
to blast the Japanese out Of the
Pacific. =
The Naval Proving Ground at
Dahlgren, Va, has undertaken q
new construction project which in
cludes q "gun emplacement for an
18-inch gun," Representative Daugh-
ton of Virginia said yesterday.
A routine memorandum to Mr..
Daughton from Vice Admiral Ben
Morreell, chief Of the Bureau of
Yards and Docks, said Secretary of
the Navy, Forrestal had approved
the $183, ,480 project including con-
crete shelter. railroad trackage and
electrical service for the firing butt.
Before the war, vessels were linn
tied BY treaty to 16-inch guns.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Barton Pupils Collect
10,930 Lbs. Of Paper

Paced by a 10,s3o-pound collec-
ton Of old newspapers and maga-
zines at the Clara Barton School,
Washington's Papertroopers yester-
day turned In a total Of 36 6,260
pounds to bring the total Of The
Evening Star-PTA Salvage -for-Vic-
tory drive to 10,590, ,139 pounds.
The Clara Barton School, which
is located on Macarthur boulevard
beyond Glen Echo, put on a two
week drive which will net the school
$77.41.
Other collections yesterday which
exceeded half a ton included Noyes,
3,039: Bunker Hill, 2,906; Woodbridge,
I2,750; Shaw, $500; Thomson, 3,425;
lexington, 1884; St. Martins. 1850;
Emery, 1,460: ]. F. Cook. $3.50.
Collections tomorrow in the fourth
district, together with the leaders
will be as follows:
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Second ALL Co|ored Engine
COMPANY Is Established

The Commissioners announced
yesterday the establishment Of the
second all-colored fire engine COM
pany. The present one in No. 4 En-
gine Company, at 931 r street NV
The new company is No. q Com
pany, at Minnesota avenue and
HUNT place NE, whose present per-
sonnel will be scattered in various
vacancies in the department.
Seven colored f1remen, who are
now working with ambulance serv-
ices at Gallinger Hospital, will be
transferred to the new unit. There
are q colored firemen in the de-
partment, 13 of whom will be at
No. 27.
At the same time. the Commits
sioners announced the promotion of
1t. James F. Mills to be captain of
the company at an annual salary Of
$500. Other promotions follow:
Sergt. Joseph A. Briscoe to Heuten-
ant, $3,050; Pvt. John w. Stevenson
to lieutenant, $3,050; Pvt. Ralph A.
Smith to sergeant, $2,750, and Pvt.
Myron r. Ross to sergeant, $2,750.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Stables Restaurant
Refuses 10 Admit
.0PA investigators

The District ONCE Of Price Ad-
ministration investigators, armed
with an inspection" order issued by
OPA Director Robert K. Thompson
were refused admittance to the
Stables Restaurant, 1922 E street
NV, where they had gone yester-
day to check into food inventories,
the agency reported today. y
Enforcement Attorney Carl W.
Bereuffy said the planned search
was in connection with general ad-
ministration and enforcement" OF
rationing regulations.
The Court Of Appeals has the case
of the Stables under study following
an OPA appeal of a District Court
ruling that an OPA suspension order
against the restaurant be set aside
Pending disposition of the case, the
appellate court set aside the lower
courts ruling.
Accordingly, Mr.. Bereuffy said. it
is illegal for the restaurant to buy
or sell any foods under ration order
16. This includes meats, butter,
cheese and fats and oils.
The OPA official said the operator
Mrs. Jean Richards Moran, refused
to let the agents inspect her food
stocks, claiming they need a court
order to make search.
Mr.. Bereuf1y said that he never
theless planned to make some ef-
fort to enforce the inspection Or
der" He said that the proceeding
was not unusual and that inspection
orders had been issued by the Dis
trict OPA director against other
establishments In the past.
Mrs. Moran confirmed the at
tempted search and said she had
told the agents she would permit
their entrance II she were ordered
by a proper civil court"
Evening star., 1945-02-07

What we were up against wa!
who was the coroner" he explained
I'VE couldn't do anything withou,
some authority from Virginia o,
the District. but We didn't know
who was responsible. The family
was awfully worried. We kept tell.
ing them everything would worl
out, but we weren't so sure our.
selves"
DR.. w. G. Welburn, Arlington
County coroner, told The Star he
had no Jurisdiction -"it's Federal
property" Alexandria police told
The Star it had no Jurisdiction
outside Alexandria, but added that
'in . way the airport Is In Ar
lington County" The park police
told The Star they had no jurisdic-
tion, and DR.. Macdonald said he
had no jurisdiction since the Com
|missioners ruled the District
stopped at the seawall.
The coroners are the latest Ia
get involved in the airport juris-
dictional dispute which has cropped
up time and again In connection
with police authority, taxes and
liquor licenses. Bills were intro
duced in both houses Of Congress
last session to settle the boundary
question, but they died with the
old Congress.
Members Of Congress, however,
are making fresh inquiries into the
question since hearing about the
delayed coroner's certificate, 1t was
understood. One member Of Con-
|gress said he was "incensed" by ths
situation and promised that "un-
doubtedly something win bs done
about It.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
JurisdictionuI Dispute at National Airport
Delays Burial Of EmpIoye for 36 Hours

touch the body. until the coroner had
seen it. Later that day the under
taker called to report that DR.. A
Magruder Macdonald, District cor
oner, had refused to sign q certificate
because the man had died at the
airport. without that certificate
the funeral home couldn't get q
burial permit.
The next morning the airport
turned over its problem to the Civil
Aeronautics Administrations gen.
eral counsel, who also called Mr.
Still unsuccessful, the
CAA discovered the man was q vet
eran and promptly called the Vet
erans' Administration to enlist its
aid.
Late that night, about SO hours
after the mans death, Dr.. MacDon-
aid issued the certificate.
The airport Is q no mans land, u
said Mr.. Law. "The same thing
could happen to airline passengers,
anybody who comes out here to
watch the planes take off-even any
body just driving through the res
ervation."
Confirming the story, DR.. Mac
Donald said he had only issued the
certificate so the man could be
buried. He revealed that after this
incident he had suggested to the
airport that If some one else dies
at the airport the victim should be
taken to an Arlington County. Alex
andria or District hospital to be
pronounced dead.
Then there wouldn't be any
question Of jurisdiction" he said,
but this should be clarified"
A spokesman for the funeral
home admitted e1t had mo worried
for q WHILE
Evening star., 1945-02-07
z Children Burn 10 Death
In Maryland Farmhouse
Dy the Associated Press.

- tue AS4oCIateo fte6S.
BERLIN, Md, Feb. 1.-Two chill
dren were burned to death yesterday
and third suffered critical injuries
in fire which partially destroyed
the farm home Of George Wyatt, a
few miles from here.
The two who lost their lives were
Wilson Wyatt, 5, and Blanche
Wyatt. IL. Grace Ann Wyatt, 1, is
in Peninsula General Hospital at
Salisbury. The latter said her
brothers clothing caught fire while
he was playing with the wood stove
In the kitchen. Mrs. George Wyatt,
visiting her mother r-in-law at the
time, noticed smoke and the two
women ran to the house. They sue
ceeded In breaking : window and
extricating Grace Ann. but neither
they nor Mr. Wyatt could reach the
other ch1ldreh2
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Legion Chief Says Veterans
Are Kept Out Of Business
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Edward N. Scheiberling, national
commander of the American Legion,
said yesterday that rigid adminis-
tration of Government regulations
is preventing some veterans of this
war from entering or re-entering
business.
Mr.. Scheiberling urged OPA Ad-
ministrator Chester Bowles to in
struct his staff that no OPA regu-
lation or directive shall bar any
otherwise qualified veteran from any
business opportunity"
In q letter to Mr.. Bowles, the Lee
gion head said his organization
"has received increasing evidence
that indexibility in the regulations"
Of OPA, coupled with rigid admin
tstration by many regional and field
omcials, is preventing veterans from
resuming their full competitive posi-
ton In our civilian economy"
Mr.. Bowles' ofice said yesterday
that Mr.. Scheiberling's letter had not
yet been received and no comment
would be made before it was studied.
It was added that q committee has
been organized in OPA to consider
veterans problems.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Harry Hodge, 13, Dies
OF Wound Received
|InAccidentaIS SHOOTING

Harry Hodge. 13-year-old son of
Charles Lee Hodge, Washington
representative of the Railroad Re-
tirement Board, died yesterday at
his home, 1851 Old Dominion drive,
Arlington, of injuries received eight
months ago, when he was shot acci-
dentally while he and a friend were
examining a Luger automatic pis-
tol,
The slug from the pistol entered
the boys neck, chipping piece
from the spinal column and leav-
ing him paralyzed from the chest
down. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital and later removed to his
home, where his condition con-
tinued to grow worse.
The accident occurred here last
May, while young Hodge was stay
ing with Mitchell Mills, 2629 Wood
ley place NV, where the boys were
waiting to join other members of
Boy Scout Troop of the AL Souls
Memorial Church for an outing.
While waiting for their COM
pahions the boys went to the attic
to look ct the Luger, the property
of the Mills boys father, Dwight
McCabe Mills. The gun was dis
charged accidentally as the boys
examined it, the Mills boy told po-
lice.
At the time Of the accident, mem
bers of the Hodge boys family said
that he was intensely interested in
firearms and was saving his money
to buy a rifle. When he was 8 years
old, it was said, he was wounded in
the neck by pellet from an air rifle.
District Coroner A. Magruder Nc
Donald will confer with Arlington
Coroner w. C. Welburn today on
disposition of the case. No charges
were preferred at the time of the
accident.
In addition to his father, young
Hodge is survived by his mother, a
brother and a sister.
Funeral services will be held at
9 am. tomorrow at st. Agnes Catho-
lie Church, Cherrydale. Burial will
be in st. Mary's Cemetery, Alex
andria.