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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
Vet et'sAi|ingChi|d
.ToGet0perdtion

Brave little Patricia Carol Con-
nell, 4, daughter Of a war veteran,
will receive a Christmas gift that
may mean the difference between
life and death.
Funds have been provided for
a rare operation to be performed
on Patricia by famous specialists
at Johns Hopkins Hospital in
Baltimore Dec. 30.
Now in an oxygen tent in Re-
ceiving Hospital, Patricia IS suf-
fering a heart afflic,ion that
makes it impossible for her blood
to circulate.
Announcement that funds had
been provided was made by the
child welfare committee of the
district association Of the Amerl-
can Legion and by Nicholas w.
Genematis of 1411 Three Mile
Drive, Crosse Pointe, who donated
$1,000. An additional $500 will he
donated by the Legion If needed.
Patricia is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Connell OF 2'l3
Harrison
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13

WASHINGTON. Dec = tAPf
The navy disclosed today that ~
used a deadly self guided missile
called "the Bat against japanese
ships and land targets dlrrg the
late stages of tho paeac vsr.
The Bat" launched from .
mother aircraft. sfcr-rt .',r' fr
the target hy means o' rssar
the target codEet. re t.
changed course a.org with
Navy Privatccr patrol bomber,
were equipped "a carrg ore Bat
under each wing
The plane crew would i6crft,
the target VsuaI.y. read 'ne u.s-
sle in the night d.r@tiOn and
push n release hutton. The
Bat would ny n is quarry. oven
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
Rarnev OIdfieId
Licensed Ia Wed

LOS ANGELES. Dec. II INSl
- Barney Oldfield, automobile
speed king Of a generation ago,
today planned 10 obtain a license
TO remarry the wife who divorced
him 20 years ago. Oldfeld oh
tanned a Nevada divorce from his
second wife, Mrs. Hulda Oldfield,
in Las Vegas. Dec. q.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
Bob Hope Crowned
Three Way Champion

STW YORK ncc p GNS)-
Frh HOPE Won triple honors in
fre MOTION Picture DailyS annual
fa~r p
RADIO editors. co'lmnlStS and
crucS voted h.w Tho champion
~ champions for tho fith con-
sccuute year, chose hln as RADIO &
hest comedian and his program as
the host comedy show.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
Brain Game Answers
lOnestinnS on Editorial Page }

Bach. Beethoven. Brahms.
Centre College.
3-lal Falsc. A liter is 1856
quarts. (b) Also false. The
Merrlmac was the Confed-
crate ironclad The Monitor
was A Union vessel.
1 Tallahassee, Florida; ST.
Paul. Minnesota; h I o n
Rouge. Louisiana; Lansing.
Michigan; Little Rock. Ar
kansas.
5-tc) is correct. II is q type
of sailing boat.
IS A COWS ears are in back of
the horns
: Buffalo, ~ Y.
s InCd.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
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Again
Detroit Times Photo

THE Sophiea bro
1 theirs. (from IefD
Ralph. %; Larry. %:
Charles, 2S: Frank. 80,
and Jimmy. 81. of 5442
Fourth. crowding around
their other, Mrs.
Thomas Sophiea. for a
piece of her nous
homemade candy. II is
the first time The five
brothers been home to-
ge,her since Dec 7. I942.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
Connolly Answers

1-(c) 1905 2 2-(c); 3-(c);
IA; 5-(b) 6-(a) mic
roScopic anatomy; (b)
study Of rocks. (c) roll Of
the dead; Cd study of
birds; (e) study of ferns.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
RaGIar-(SaliGIed bat.
NaVV'S Secret Bomb

Il - were = specific ship in a
convoy
The missile destroyed many
tons cf Japanese Srlpp.nC duunE
the last year of the War
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
Heads Wayne College

Ir S-ar' y-,THr 47 fnrwcr
choir. cal engineer with tHc L. :.
R4togr Go and lieutenant colonel
IN trc army has been appointed
rrat 20 go c-ew cal engineering
zr..arf~-sr' of Wayne University S
"a. f.e st r-g reerrE
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-13
N NIllllnlllIIlIlIlllnlnlllll.

1CTH E + o U R
| SOME" (from
iefD John Mckenzie.
Gertrude Babbitt, GHda
Maiken and Don Large
rehearSing for The De-
troit TImes.WJR Good
fellow Fund broadcast,
Friday. Dec. ID. ar II
p. m. You may make
pie d geS and request
numbers by addressing
Norman White. Station
WJR, Fisher Building.
Detroit ,. Mich, or by
dialing MA $40 Friday
during the program. The
money you pledge helps
make a Christmas for
Detroit'S underpTiy-
Heged children.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Red Tope Cut for Veterans
Return to Wed Polish Girl

Love at last has found way for
ex-Sergt. Frank J. Kraker to return
to Europe and marry the Polish girl
he fell in love with while serving
near Buchenwald prison camp in
Germany.
After running the Washington
obstacle course for eight days the
former tank commander with Gen.
Patton's Sd Army reached his goal.
The State Department gave him
a passport. The French Embassy
gave him the visa.
"But you deserve all the credit" /"
he told Star reporter. Honestly
I'd have given up long ago If you
hadn't kept sending me to see
people. I don't know how to thank
you" Mr.. Kraker was more jubilant
than when he won the Silver Star
for saving $50 men from intrapment
in France.
Mrs. Ruth Shipley, head of the
passport section of the State De-
partment, did more than her share
of red tape cutting. The French
Embassy clinched the deal by
cabling to Paris for permission to
grant him the visa. And, of course
love had a hand.
Once they are married he is sure
the military authorities will give
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Medal Of Honor Given
Soldier Killed on Luzon

A 27-year-old Pacific veteran,
who gave his life on the Villa Verde
trail on Luzon to save comrades
from onrushing japanese, was
awarded the Congressional Medal
of Honor posthumously, the War
Department announced yesterday.
He was Pfc William R. Sheckley
of Selma, Calf, killed at his ma
chine gun last March 81, when Jap
troops swarmed over the bodies
of their own dead to overpower
his gun position. Four of the enemy
died within inches of the gun,"
the citation said.
The Oklahoma born infantryman
worked on his parents farm near
Selma before enlisting in the Army
in January, 1910. He was in the
fighting at Saidor Aitape in New
Guinea and in the Leyte landing
operation before he fell on Luzon.
He was member of the 128th
Infantry while helping to defend
the Villa Verde trail against fierce
Japanese counterattack. He urged
his comrades to withdraw, saying
he would remain to the end" to
provide cover. His only route of
escape was cut off but he stuck
to his gun In the face of certain
death.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
0PA Price Suit Asks
S6,038 From Auto Dealer

The Office Of Price Administration
has filed a damage suit in District
Court against Fred P. Deckelbaum,
described as trading as the Fred
Motor Co., 5000 block of Georgia
avenue NV, accusing him of charg-
ing above ceiling prices for auto
mobile repair services and of selling
used trucks at above ceiling prices.
The suit, filed yesterday, asks for
damages in the sum of $6,038, rep
resenting three times alleged over
charges.
The suit alleges total overcharges
for repair services amounted to
$1,650 and that total overcharges in
the sale of three used trucks
amounted to slightly more than 1862.
The suit asks that Mr.. Deckelbaum
be enjoined from violating ceiling
prices in the future. 1t was filed in
behalf of the OPA by Enforcement
Attorney Carl w. Berueffy and As
sistant Enforcement Attorney j..
Grahame Walker.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
D. {. Educator Honored
By Marietta COLLEGE

Guy E. Snavely, 900 Hudson ave-
nue., Takoma Park, Md, is one of a
group of scientists, educators and
writers to receive honorary degrees
from Marietta (Ohio) College today.
Mr.. Snavely, executive director of
the Association of American Col
leges, 744 jackson place NV, will
be awarded an Ii. D. degree.
Awarding of the degrees is part of
the ceremony planned for the in
auguration of DR.. William A. Sinner
as 18th president of the college. Mr..
Snavely is to deliver the Phi Beta
Kappa address at ceremonies to-
night. z-
Before coming to Washington last
summer, Mr.. Snavely served with
the Association of American Col
leges in New York Cities. He was
president of Birmingham Gala. }
Southern College before becoming
affiliated with the college associa-
ton. .e.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Retirement Benefit
Changes in Prospect
For Police, Firemen

A bill to revamp completely police
and firemen retirement benefits Is
under study by the Commissioners
and may be acted on at the next
board meeting Tuesday.
The measure would affect not only
District police and firemen but also
park and White House police and
some members of the Secret Service.
Changes in the present system
would be as follows:
/. Instead of computing the an
nuity benefit on the basis of half of
the base pay at which the person
retires, the new measure would
compute 1t on the highest five-year
average.
Increases Deductions.
2. Raises from 31a per cent to 8
per cent the deduction in pay for
retirement.
8. Under present procedure, II a
retired man dies, his widow re-
ceives up to $50 month pension
without any previous contribution
by the beneficiary. Under the pro-
posed change, a man would have to
deduct from his annuity half the
amount he wants his wife to re-
ceive in case of his death. For ex-
ample, a man wanting to get his
widow $50 month would have to
deduct $50 month or $3.50 year
from his annuity.
4. In an effort to encourage men
to stay on the force after Is years
service the new measure would give
men with such service an increase
of 4 per cent in their annuity base
for each year they stayed on between
the ages of SIS and so. They would
thus retire at go years of age rather
than at SIS.
Based on Actuary Study.
The raise in deduction of pay for
retirement to per cent is designed
to bring the deduction in line with
what all Federal and District en-
ployes are paying, 1t is understood.
The bill is the outgrowth of an
actuarial study of police and fire re-
tirement called for in the 1912 Bis
trict appropriation bill and recently
completed by r. r. Reagh Of the
Treasury Department. Reason for
the study, it was said, was the high
cost of operation of the present sys-
tenn.
Police and fire officials have sat
in on discussions with the city heads
on the proposed plan and are under
stood to be cool to the proposed new
annuity base and the provisions re-
garding widows of retired personnel.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Labor Out 10 Build
New British Society,
AttIee Tells Scots
Ry the Associated Press.

81 inc Associated PreSS.
MUSSELBURGH, Scotland. Oct
2o.-Prime Minister Clement r..
Attlee announced today that Britain's
ruling Labor party is "out to build a
new society--a society of peace,
freedom and social justice"
I'VE are asking the House to get
through program of legislation un-
exampled in its peacetine history" !"
the Labor Prime Minister told a
conference of the Scottish Labor
party.
Urges Self Control on Party.
Asserting that 1--WE are working on
a long-rerm plan," he urged on
Labor party adherents a high degree
of self-control, to assure that the
timetable of the Labor program
would not be upset, and that at a
later stage we shall not be confront
ed with opposition which might
Illustrate our efforts"
I'm party like our own, which
has been out of Office for many
years, there is great accumulation
of desirable reforms which have
their advocates, but there must be a
decision as to which things must
come first" Mr.. Attlee asserted.
He warned members of the Labor
majority that they will have to
discipline themselves to concentrate
on limited number of measures
and to resist pressure that will be
put up for immediate short-term
reliefs which, however excellent in
themselves, will prevent progress be-
ing made with our main plan"
Wartime Controls Extended.
The Prime Minister spoke for a
party which swept into power on a
program of Matchmaking the Bank
of England and major industries,
and rebuilding Britain's bomb
battered homes.
The extent of the Labor plan be-
came apparent in Commons this
week during debates on bill ex-
tending wartime economic controls
over labor, housing, food, clothing
and factories for five more years.
The bill won final Commons passage
yesterday. 1879 to 108.
The only Socialistic bill introduced
to date has been one to bring the
Bank of England into public owner
ship. 1t has not yet reached the
debate stage.
Political writers have been specu-
lating that the next bill on the Labor
program would be one to nationalize
coal mines.
The bill voted by Commons yes
terday gives the government the
right to retain control over prices,
regulate the flow of labor, allocate
housing and continue other wartime
practices introduced by the Churchill
coalition government. The Con-
servatives bitterly attacked the
measure Thursday and declared it
made Parliament nothing more
than a Reichstag"
The bill now goes to the House
of Lords, where any amendment
r1IIst he referred hark m Cor1n,o,,s
Evening star., 1945-10-20
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. May a young man specify that
he wishes to join the merchant
marine when he registers with his
draft board on his 18th birthday?
C. w. A.
A. This is a matter to be decided
by the local Selectiee Service Board.
If the young man is given release,
he may then join the merchant
marine.
@. What percentage of men in the
Army had failed to graduate from
grammar school? How does the fig
ure compare with the one for the
First World VARS: E. v.
A. The Office of War Information
stated in October, 1914. that in the
present war 27.4 per cent of our SOL
diers completed no more than five
to eight years of grade school, as
compared with 55.5 per cent in the
First World War. The number of
soldiers who had completed no more
than the first four years OF grade
school in this war was 3.5 per cent,
as compared with "a per cent in the
last war.
@. What was the size of the United
States Navy on VI day?-R. B. E.
A. The strength of the United
States Navy on VI day was 1889 900
officers and enlisted personnel. The
feet at the present time includes
l ,308 ships, including those available,
being built and authorized.
@. Is it true that there are In
existence books whose covers are
made of human skin?-K. Mob.
A. There are several in exist
ence. In England, there is a copy
of Tegg's Edition of Milton of which
the binding, according to an affldavit
on the fly-leaf, is part of the skin
of George Cudmore, who was ex-
ecuted on March 25, 1880.
@. If a veteran is receiving care
in home for the disabled, may he
take course of education under
the CT bill?-D. r. D.
A. Domiciliary care does not bar
"a veteran from being eligible for
education under the CT bill. How
ever, the veteran Is not eligible for
certain added financial help given
to veterans not receiving domiciliary
care as, for instance, subsistence
allowance of $50 to s75 a month.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Gen. Goodwin Seeks
Stute Senate Seat
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 20.-Brig
Gen. E. E. Goodwin of Emporia
long an active figure in National
Guard affairs in Virginia and dur
ing the war commanding general Of
the State Reserve Militia, yesterday
formally announced his candidacy
for the State Senate from the 9th
district to succeed State Senator
Garland Gray. Waverly. who re-
signed last week.
The election will be held concur
rently with the general election No.
vember 6. He Is the only candidate
SO far.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Philippines Observe
Anniversary Of Leyte
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Oct. 20.-Observance of
the first anniversary OF Gen. Mac
Arthurs return to the Philippines at
Leyte was dimmed by news that the
Philippine government relief agency
has been forced to suspend rice ra-
tions.
Jose Orosa, who directs civilian re-
lief supplies to thousands of resi-
dents of Greater Manila, said fur
ther supplies cannot be obtained
from abroad for several months.
The black market In rice quota
tions has jumped more than 100 per
cent this week. The next harvest is
two months away.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
PTA Group to Meet

The first general meeting of the
Bradley Elementary School Parent
Teacher Association will be held at
8 pm. Tuesday in the school. Most
important item of business will be
a discussion of the proposed budget,
a copy of which has been sent to
all parents.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Commissioners Transfer
Contract Award Authority

Acting under powers granted in
the Herbert bill of last year, the
Commissioners have transferred
authority for awarding contracts
to the purchasing officer by naming
him the contracting officer for the
District.
The step was taken to simplify
procedure. For many years all
awards of contracts had to be made
by the Commissioners, with papers
drawn up by the Contract Board,
signed by the contractor and then
returned to the Commissioners for
signature.
Under the new procedure, the
purchasing officer, Roland M Bren-
nan, will make the award to the low
bidder, Only after the contract
has been signed will it go to the
Commissioners for their approval. /
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Chevy Chase Baptist

DR.. Henry A. Porter, Charlottes-
vile, Va. will continue as guest
minister at the Chevy Chase Baptist
Church tomorrow. His subject at
II am. will be: What I Believe ''
His subject at 7:45 pm. will be
"Life's Greatest Challenge"
At the devotional service at
pm. Wednesday the subject, led by
the Rev. Edward O. Clark, will be
Echoes Of Our Eight Great Days"
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Reformation Lutheran

The midweek school Of Christian
education at the Church Of the
Reformation will be held ,Wednes-
day evening. -Four classes are being
offered: The geography Of the
Holy Land, taught by DR.. Bernard
j. Holm; applications Of psychol-
|ogy to Christian living. taught by
DR.. Warren D. Bowman: leadership
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Pan Americans Flight
To London Postponed

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Pan Amer
lean World 1Airways announced to-
day that Inauguration Of its land
plane passenger service between New
York and London, scheduled for to-
day, had been Cancelled and no new
date set.
Oficials said the postponement
Vas made necessary by delay in
converting C-s4 military planes for
commercial flights.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Service for Perish Worker

A service will be held at pm.
tomorrow in the Trinity Lutheran
Church, Mount Rainier, at which
time Miss Dora E. Toepfer will be
commissioned as parish worker. She
will assist the pastor primarily in
young peoples work.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
On the Other Hand
Thinks Sports Writers Have Opened
Controversy of Interest to Public

Wheeler to punt. Wheeler always
punts out of bounds when they get
him cornered. Taft is over near the
cloakroam door now. Watch this.
It's going to be good. There! He's
slipped through the cloakroom door
without being intercepted"
Goshl Maybe 1t wouldn't be so
bad after all!
Evening star., 1945-10-20

people TO put
their faith in
facts, instead of
fiction. The par
ticular facts in
volved, n a tu =
rally, have to
do with sports
events, especial
ly the big sports
events that are
reported, play
by-play, on the
radio.
When we lis
ten to the radio
coverage of a
Evening star., 1945-10-20
Bp LowefI MeHeH

The sports writer's of the country
seem to be embarked on noble,
but perhaps futile, undertaking.
They are asking the American
Evening star., 1945-10-20

way for the sake Of q two-week
honeymoon. Then he will be happy
to return and wait until his bride
can join him in Cleveland.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact BY writing The Wash
ing Star Information Bureau, 3I6 I
street NE. Washington 2, D. C.
Please inclose cents for return
postage
Evening star., 1945-10-20

training, taught by DR.. Oscar r.
Blackwelder; the Gospel of John.
taught by Rev. Roy L. Sloop.
Evening star., 1945-10-20
St, AL ark'8

"ON CAPITOL HILL"
Third and A Streets Southeast
Rev. ROBERT JOHNSTON PLUME.
Recter
500 a.m.-Holy Communion
$3.50 a.m.-Church School,
IL 100 a.m--Morning Prayer and Sermon,
Rev. Stanley Brown -Serman, d. d.
Thursday IL 100 am Holy Communion
Postscript of the Apache sentinel. [volume] (Fort Huachuca, Ariz.) 1945-1946, 1945-09-07

Tuesday, II Sept :

tuesday, Il Sept - DANCE at the USO
Club. Remember last time? Come early
and stay late. tits a date We'll be
seeing you. Hostesses from Douglas Air
Base and Fort Huachcua and Tucson.
Horseback Riding is on again. Next
Sunday morning at 900 A. Ii. transport
tation will available in the VAC
area. Sgt. Frank Barber, who is an ex-
pert with horses will go along with us
and give riding instruct ions. So let's
give him welcome reception, girls, by
turning out en- mas Sc on Sunday morning.
SGT. Barber will also conduct classes
in horseback riding at the USO Club.
lst SIT. Freeman and Iirs. Freeman,
have certainly proved themsel Ives to be
good neighbors. On last Wednesday even
ing group Of ladies net at their hone
and organized a club for social and ed
vocational purposes Of the USO Club. Of
ficers were elected and the next meet
ing is to be held at the $50 Club on
Friday night at $500 P. Il. You'll be
hearing more about this group.
Outdoor lzovies are proving to be a
huge success at the USO Club. On Last
Saturday and Sunday nights it was very
delightful to sit under the stars in
the cool evening breeze and have two
hours Of entertainment. Why not drop i'll
on us next Saturday or Sunday night?
YOU'LL enjoy it.
Barrie cue and Picnic. Can ex-Fort Fua-
chucan Chef Harris barbecue or can he
barbecue? Evidently he can because if
you were at the Club around $500 P. NJ.
on Labor Day you would have heard
such remarks as "Gee this is good bar
becue". Eugene Jackson got there too
late so he took pot luck and roasted
meiners. Music, dancing and gaines fol-
Lowed and did we have fun
Activity is increasing at the USO
Club and We want to extend to'all the
residents Of the Post a welcome invita-
tion to visit with us at anytime.
Postscript of the Apache sentinel. [volume] (Fort Huachuca, Ariz.) 1945-1946, 1945-09-07

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Is uJQCvllf
axL~& BY
cMg "(177
,~>n j, J1-,~-2.,~~>--
we'll kias = We are Still reouporattng
from a very delightful weekend. This
Labor Day seemed more like those Of Old
Times. With Japan out Of our hair. In
the midst Of all this, yours truly was
busy with the little black book to keep
tab on who was doing what. NOTES FRO4
THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK: The Non-Con Club
jumped Sat and Sun. Everyone there was
in a most jovial mood, except C. R. Of
the Ned bet. Wonder could the furlough-
ing Of a certain WAC have any bearing
on the case. 90. INA jorie Bland, who cut
out on furlough Eonday, was in there
having ball.....Pvt Loxley wasn't do
ing bad either. winnie Hamilton was
seen around with Jimmie Crit fin. THIS
and THAT: The quartet made it's debut on
Sunday last at the chapel on the Old
Post. They also appeared at the funeral
services Of Ret. Sgt. Spriggs. It's MEM
bers are: TIL Kollybrew, T/5s Hanil
and EIarren and Pfc. Ingram. i. . Furlough-
ees are Pfc B. Parker, Los angeles; T/5
Patricia Dansby, Los Angeles and points
East; Pvt Il. Green, Philly and N. Y. C.
.....Our softball team headed by Nellie
Continued on Last Page Column R. ---
Evening star., 1945-06-10
For Radio Listeners

Brilliant, dynamic, colorful-what
is the word that best describes Nor
man Corwin? The gifted radio per-
sonality, in his way, stands alone,
as do Orson Welles, Saroyan and a
handful of other highly individ-
ualistic present-day dramatists.
Today, at IS, Corwin hears heaped
upon his work extravagant compli-
ments. Robert Sherwood calls him
IAN authentic phenomenon Of the
present age" Well, the phenome-
non has been 18 years in the max
ing. At II, the Boston-born Corwin,
with an Indifferent high school rec
ord behind him became sports editor
of the Greenfield Daily Recorder.
During the next two years, he was
court reporter. feature writer, film
critic. So much 50 the latter that
Greenfield managers barred him
from their theaters
In 1882 he got his first radio job.
as a news commentator. In 1898
came the Words Without Music
series and he was in. He wrote, di
rected, cast, produced and composed