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Evening star., 1945-11-01
Hotel Penthouse Dispute
Carried 10 CONGRESS

Dispute over the continued use for
living quarters of a penthouse on
the residential hotel at 24O0 Six
teenth street NV. was carried to
Congress yesterday.
Representative Granahan, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania, introduced a
bill to legalize residential use of the
penthouse, which District officials
have contended is violation of the
building heights law enacted by
Congress in 1910.
The Granahan measure declares
the penthouse was constructed in
1918 land has been used continu-
ously for living quarters" It de-
clares the continued use shall not be
restricted nor prohibited by reason
of any restriction on height of build
ings imposed by or under any pro-
vision of law.
An official of the Office of building
inspector said a notice to vacate the
penthouse was served months ago,
but that an extension had been
granted until December since the
tenant had lease running until
that time.
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Deferment Of Federal
Workers Kept Down,
Puryear Report Says

Occupational deferments for Gov
ernment workers have been con-
stantly reduced over the last Is
months" Edgar F. Puryear, chair
man of the Review Committee on
Deferment of Government Ems
ployes, told President Truman in
a report released at the White
House today. .'f
The President said he thought "a
splendid job has been done in keep
ing down the number of deferments
of employees of the Federal Gov
ernment," and congratulated Mr..
Puryear on the committees ac-
complishments.
Mr.. Puryear told Mr.. Truman the
committees activities have resulted
in a far smaller proportion of de-
ferments approved for Government
employees than has been secured
elsewhere for non-Federal en-
ployes."
As Of last August Is, Mr.. Pur-
year said, 80 per cent of all exec
utive agencies had no approved oc-
cupational deferments. The report
said when the committee began to
operate, there were 264,378 male
Federal employees under 80. AS of
August Is, only 1897 occupational
deferments were in force. OF this
number only, 201 men were under
26 and there were none less than "a.
Approved deferments represent
but fraction of l per cent of male
employees of the Government" the
report said.
Deferments approved for employees
under 80, according to the report.
covered scientific or highly skilled
specialists who were irreplaceable at
the time because of the lack of
trained requirements.
War and Navy Departments were
granted 1881 deferments, principal
ly in arsenals and navy yards. In
10 other Government agencies, 3,116
employees were deferred and in most
cases, the report explained, these
were men engaged in work on such
secret war weapons as the atom
bomb and radar controlled fuses.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Veteran Of Italy, n, Killed,
Girl Injured in Auto Crash

Charles G. Astryke, %, of 16 West
Cation avenue, Alexandria, who
served with the 18th Air Force in
Italy, was killed last night when the
car he was driving struck tree on
Route so near Falls Church, Fairfax
County, police reported.
A companion, Miss Louise Mar
garet Burke, 26, of 4 East Gusts
avenue, Alexandria, suffered frac-
lures of both legs and an arm, ac-
cording to police. She was taken to
Arlington Hospital where her con-
dition was described today as fair
The dead mans mother, Mrs. c.
S. Astryke, said her son was dis
charged September II as sergeant
He had nearly three years service
and was a ground crewman in Italy
/. He was born in Alexandria and
graduated in 1910 from George
Washington High School. He was
a clerk at Fort Belvoir. His father
works for the Virginia Electric &
Power Co.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Sought
For Veterans
Pension Exams
Medical Society
Plans Cunvuss
For Volunteers

With approximately 900 WASH
ington veterans awaiting physical
examinations in connection with
pension claims, the District Medical
Society has agreed to canvass its
members for volunteers to make the
examinations on a fee basis, Theo-
dore Wiprud, secretary of the So
ciety, said today.
Arrangements for the services Of
District doctors were the subject of
prolonged negotiations between the
Veterans Administration and the
medical society. It will be the first
time District doctors have made
these examinations.
Mr.. Wiprud said he had been noti-
fled by the Veterans Administra-
tion that the society's proposal for
the use of the doctors had been ap-
proved and members of the society
will meet next Monday with Maj.
Spencer v. Meade, chief medical
officer of the Veterans Administra-
tion's regional Office, to work out
the details.
To Seek Volunteers.
After this meeting, Mr.. Wiprud
explained, Washington specialists
will be asked to volunteer. Accord
ing to present plans, the examina-
tions will be given evenings at
Mount Alto Hospital.
Mr.. Wiprud said that several doc
tors returning from the armed
forces already have indicated they
would like to help the veterans. He
added that he was sure other doc
tors would respond in this emer-
gency.
Negotiations also are under way,
1t was understood, to provide treat
ment in the Offices of District doc
tors.
A Veterans Administration spokes-
man said the regional Office was
swamped under the present load of
men filing claims for pensions and
seeking treatment.
Expects Backlog to Grow.
This official predicted that the
backlog will be even greater when
the cases of men from the nearby
counties are transferred to the
Washington regional Office in mid
November. He expected that 80 per
cent of the 5000 veterans whose
cases will be transferred will need
immediate physical examinations.
The regional Office, he explained,
has four doctors who are trying to
give pension, insurance and civil
service examinations, clinic treat
ment, examinations for hospitali-
zation and care in veterans homes
and treatment of men taking voca-
tional rehabilitation.
A substantial percentage of those
waiting physical examinations can
get no pension payments until the
examinations are made, this official
explained. Right now, about Is of
these pension examinations are be-
ing made daily.
l He said that Mount Alto Hospital
also was swamped and that the
shortage of doctors treating the
veterans here was critical. He said
the regional Office had been unable
to attract more full or part time
physicians to add to its staff. .
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managed somehow to hold on to his
razor sharpener. He kept every
blade in camp in more or less good
condition. The shaving soap which
Gen. Macarthur had given me the
day said goodbye to him on Cor
regidor also was parcelled out in
small dabs to those who had no
such luxury.
But, at least, the volume of the
Jap questioning diminished at Tar
lac. They made several more Stabs
at learning where our silver had
been deposited in Manila Bay and
1 learned later-got such vague and
misleading answers that they
wasted weeks dragging the bottom
OF the bay far from where the $15,-
100000 actually was.
Soon their questions, especially
the military ones, became more ex-
pository than curious. In interrogat-
ing me on my tactical maneuvers on
Bataan the Jap officers seemed
mainly to be trying to say that
their Jap army tactics were su-
perior. They did give me some trou-
BILE, however, in trying to learn how
l was able to know so many of
their plans in advance. Naturally
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Doss, Hero Objector, Rejects
Scholarship; Will Be Florist !.

Corpl. Desmond T. DoSs, 26,
Lynchhurg, Va. who is the only con-
scientious objector ever to receive
the Congressional Medal of Honor,
has turned down an eight-year
scholarship and instead viii become
a florist when he is discharged from
the Army.
The scholarship was offered to
Corpl. DoSs by the Washington Mis-
sionary College, the Seventh Day
Adventist School at Takoma Park,
Md, according to the Rev. Donald
F. Haynes.
Mr.. Haynes said Corpl. Doss, who
is unable to raise his left arm above
his shoulder as q result of wounds
received in action, thought it would
be better II he entered q profession
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Personnel Organization
Is Formed at Meefinq

An organization of business per-
sonnel directors was formed last
night at meeting of approximately
so representatives of Washington
area firms at the Statler Hotel.
Temporary chairman was Harry
Vogel, personnel director of the
American Instrument Co., Silver
Spring, Md, who called the meet
ing. Another session has been
scheduled for November 13, with
the place to be announced later.
Problems affecting personnel de-
partments were discussed and the
tentative fields of interest OF the or
ganization were outlined. A name
for the organization win be selected
at the next meeting. it was an
nounced.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
300 Teachers 10 GET
September Pay Soon

About 300 night school teachers
can look forward to getting their
September salaries any day now.
The payroll submitted by District
school authorities arrived in the
Office of District Auditor A. R. Pill
kerton at AIS pm. yesterday
exactly one month late.
Mr.. Pilkerton said his Office was
working on schedule. with the
various city payrolls and he could
not say exactly when the checks
would be sent out. He said his of
flee could not be responsible for late
payment when the payrolls, to-
gether with number of changes,
were sent down so tardily by the
school officials.
The auditor previously had rec
commended to the Commissioners a
new procedure which would result in
the preparation of all city payrolls
in his Office and thus eliminate a
number of Implications with re-
spect to certain municipal depart
ments and should simplify the prep
aration of the payrolls and data. No
action has been taken on the pro-
posed plan, it was understood.
Evening star., 1945-11-01

where he could use his hands rather
than pursue his studies further.
Corpl. Doss, who appeared on the
National Broadcasting Co.'S Congress
sional Medal of Honor show here
last night, is taking medical treat
ment and does not expect to be dis
charged right away.
During his service with the Medi-
cal Corps on Guam, Leyte and Oki-
nawa, he performed so many feats
of heroiSm on the battleields in as
sisting wounded comrades that his
name became symbol Of gallantry
throughout the 77th Infantry Divi-
sion.
He plans to take advantage Of the
CT Bill of Rights on discharge and
take training In the florist business.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
26 D. {. Employees Face Pay
RoIdup on GaIIinger Bills

Auditor A. r. Pilkerton has threat
ened to hold up the pay checks of
26 District employees who have un-
paid bills at Gallinger Hospital, it
was learned yesterday.
Mr.. Pilkerton said the employees
had contracted for services for
themselves or their families at the
hospital and then failed to pay the
bill. He said he had written the de-
partment heads of the employees in
volved and if this did not produce
payment he would hold up their pay
checks.
The corporation counsel, he said,
has indicated informally that the
auditor can do this.
"The District is not providing
free hospital service for its en-
ployes," he commented.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Awards Honor I Civilians
Al Ordnance Laboratory

Seven members of the Naval Ord.
nance Laboratory here have been
awarded Distinguished Civilian
Service Awards for their wartime
scientific accomplishments, the Navy
has announced.
Presented by Rear Admiral F. L.
Reichmuth, u. S. N, commandant
OF the Washington Navy Yard. the
awards were made to John v. Atan-
asoff for work on acoustical measure
ments, Raymond L. Graumann.
rocket fuses and projectiles; Ellis A.
Johnson, critical organization and
development facilities; Clifford S.
Livermore, procurement and fiscal
administrative functions, Robert H.
Park. magnetic mines; Joseph F.
Keithley, mines and Leroy G. Pas
ley, torpedoeS and mines.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Veterans Agency Requests
Inclusion in BUILDING Bill

A proposal was made today to in
crease the administrations postwar
Federal building program to provide
Office space for 13 branch and 81
regional offices planned for the Vet
Grams Administration outside Wash
ington.
w. E. Reynolds, public buildings
commissioner, testified before the
House Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds that the Veterans
Administration has asked him to
include its construction in that al
ready listed in the Federal buildings
bill before the committee.
A tentative figure for the cost Of
Veterans Administration Offices, he
said Is SITE, ,400, 900.
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+ never revealed to them that much
of that advance information had
come to me by radio from Philip
pine officer hiding in Manila.
Confident of Victory.
They said, through their ques-
tions, too, that they were confident
of victory in the Pacific war. 1t was
tormenting to hear them tell of fur
ther Jap conquests, for we had no
news from the outside world, no
papers, radio, letters nothing.
You'll be home by Christmas, "
one of them said to me one day at
Tarlac in July, 1912. your coun-
try cannot stay in the war much
longer
I am sure that he believed sim
cerely in what he was saying. The
younger Jap officers and enlisted
men were plainly confident by the
summer of 1912 that America soon
would sue for peace.
Tomorrow: A hungry general
chances sustenance in the form
of starved Filipino cow
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Evening star., 1945-11-01
Habeas Corpus Hearing Set
For BeIIboys in Attack Case

A hearing on habeas corpus pc
tition for two Washington bellboys,
charged with criminally assaulting
three WAVES October Is in the
Great Falls section of Montgomery
County, will be held at 1870 pm. to-
morrow in Montgomery County
Circuit Court in Rockville.
The two, Robert Shackelford, %,
and Allen Hughett, jr., IS. are held
without bond in the Rockville Jail
awaiting grand jury action.
Their attorneys, James H. Pugh
and James Miller, said they will ask
the court to set bond for the de-
PENDANTS.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Ny|on Hose Winners
In War Fund Drive
Get Awards Today

They were giving away hose at
Community War Fund headquarters
today. But no riotous line of wom-
en- formed outside.
The 275 pairs Of precious nylons
weer earmarked for campaign work.
ers. In the running are $500 men,
bers of teams which have reached
their quota in the campaign for s4,-
$4,000. Campaign officials decided
to draw the lucky names out of 6
box at pm.
They had hoped the drawing
would be part of a November victory
celebration. Today, however, Her.
bert L. Willett, director of the Fund
said he expected the drive to con-
tinue until January /.
Workers will continue their ef-
forts to whittle down a s1,247 1865
deficit throughout the Victory Loan
drive. Then d new push will be
made in December to put the drive
over the top before the end of the
year, he said.
VIII Seek Second Pledge.
Forty-f1ve leaders in the Govern
ment unit will attend a luncheon at
1890 pm. tomorrow in the May
flower Hotel in preparation for ask
ing Government employees who have
made only a token pledge to make
a second contribution.
Business unit leaders also will at
tend luncheon in the Mayf1ower
tomorrow. 1t will be held at noon
In letter to all business concerns
in Washington. Clarence c. Shelf
field, unit chairman, charged that
apathy is the principal cause for the
current deficit.
Unit chairmen who have had the
difficult task of keeping after their
solicitors will get the more pleasant
job of delivering the nylon hose to
the lucky volunteers.
Not Sign of Completion.
In emphasizing that the award
OF the nylons is no sign of a com.
pleted campaign, Lee D. Butler
campaign chairman, explained that
a November l deadline was voted
some time ago and that he was
anxious to get the hose to workers
who have done an exceptionally fine
job.
The daily progress report shows
that workers have raised.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Builders Told
Cost Cut May
Double Orders
Expert Cautions
Against Unjust
Boost in Prices

A 10 to Is per cent reduction in
building costs might double the
market for new homes, Douglas
Whitlock, chairman of the Pro-
ducers' Council, today told the Con-
struction Advisory Council at the
opening of a one-day session.
The Advisory Council was formed
by the United States Chamber of
Commerce to serve as an overall
organization representing construc-
ton interests and Is composed of
about 80 heads of trade and pro-
fessional groups.
Cautioning the industry that 1t
must balk any further "unjustified"
increases in building prices during
the present period of home scarcity,
Mr.. Whitlock called for economies
which will force down construction
costs.
Must Control Prices.
"Once prices get out of hand" the
official representating the organi-
zation of building materials manu-
facturers warned, "the Government
will promptly impose new restric-
tions SO severe that the volume of
private building will shrink almost
to wartime levels.
I'm case the Government should
take no action" he added, matters
will ride along until the public re-
fuses to pay prevailing prices, with
the result that building will come
to a dead STOP"
The Advisory Council was organ
lied at a meeting in the United
States Chamber of Commerce Build
ing today.
Presiding was John C. Stevens,
president of the American Society
of Civil Engineers. In other ad-
dresses at the opening meetings,
Earl o. Shreve. vice president Of
the General Electric Co., outlined
the aims of the council and Norman
P. Mason of the National Retail
Lumber Dealers Association dis
cussed the lumber distributors re-
sponsibilities.
Snyder to Speak.
At noon luncheon at the May
flower Hotel Reconversion Director
John w. Snyder and Eric Johnston,
president of the national chamber,
were scheduled to speak.
This afternoon the following
speakers were scheduled: Edward
P. Palmer, former president of the
Associated General ContractcGs of
America; Richard J. Gray, acting
chairman of the Executive Coun-
Gil, AFL Building and Construction
Trades Departments, and John l..
Haynes, director of the Commerce
Departments construction division.
Abner H. Ferguson, former Fed
eral Housing administrator, and
Joseph E. Mariron, president of the
National Association of Home Build
ers, will speak tonight at q dinner in
the Mayflower.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Capt. Margaret 6. Boryer,
Army Nurse, Back Home

Capt. Margaret c. Boryer, Army
Nurses Corps, 513 B street NE,
has returned home on furlough
after Is months duty as chief nurse
of a hospital near Panama City In
the Canal Zone.
Capt. Boryer, who lives with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George e.
Boryer, has completed five years OF
Army service. She is graduate Of
Central High School and received
her training at Johns Hopkins In
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Parties for Children
Help One Area Keep
Calm on Halloween

Community planning for Hal
loween paid big dividends in the
Seat Pleasant Capitol Heights
Maryland Park area last night,
where few, if any nntoward Incl
dents marked the younger sets an
nual tryst with the spirits of mis-
chief. g
Civic associations in the area Or
ganized q parade, followed by a
bonfire and included two fire de-
partments and two county police
cars IN the doings. From 200 to
300 youngsters were expected to at
tend, but nearly 1000 showed up.
The party was huge success and
as result there were no reports OF
broken windows, strewn garbage,
rotten eggs. false fire alarms and
other products of teen-age imagina-
ton.
In direct contrast were expert
ences of other District and nearby
communities.
Shoots at Children.
In Takoma Park at least one in
dividual was not amused by youngs-
ters' pranks. A 35-year-old man
was arrested by police for shooting
at children with a high powered
air rifle.
Corpl. George Altman of Takoma
Park police said that in response to
phone calls from neighbors, he found
the man sitting on his front steps,
the air gun on his lap. Witnesses
are available to testify that the man
shot at group Of teen-age girls,
apparently thinking they intended
to damage his place, Corpl. Altman
said.
No charges have been placed
against the man, pending further
investigation.
In the District, 113 fire alarms
were turned in between 7 am. yes
terday and am. today, 66 of them
false. OF the 113 alarms, 81 were
turned in between 4 pm. and mid
night. One 17-year-old and two Is
year-old boys, the only false ones
apprehended by police, were held at
the sixth precinct today.
Dawn today saw the buffaloes on
the @ Street Bridge over Rock Creek
painted a bright red, according to
the third precinct, while the seventh
precinct was faced with a garbage
collection problem after the young
sterS had strewn it in the streets.
Paper Stand Burned.
At Chevy Chase Circle, The Stars
wooden paper collection stand was
burned.
1t was not that parties had not
been organized in the District. The
Recreation Department held more
than SO and many private residences
were the scene of hilarity.
-Four parties were held by the
junior police, in the second, ninth
and thirteenth precincts and in the
Marshall Heights area. Precincts
2 and Is combined to hold their par.
ty at 2134 Ninth street. It was
attended by 1000 youngsters.
Children armed with soap ane
ringing doorbells were surprised al
one Chevy Chase (Md.) residence
to find Gen. Jonathan Wainwright
a guest of the house and went of
clutching autographs, soap forgotten
The night saw the usual damag,
to windows, although this was no
widespread. Rotten eggs and mill
bottles were tossed around In tn,
Northwest section and bricks thrown
through windows Of the Congress
Heights School.
A 13-year-old girl was told b,
Shore Patrolmen in Hyattsville, Md
to go home and take of her brother,
in-laW,S Navy unifnrna
Evening star., 1945-11-01
School Addition Bid
Sis, 400 Over Allotment

The Board of Education yesterday
became victim of high postwar
building costs when the lowest bid
received for proposed ,8-room addi-
'tion with auditorium and gymna-
SUM to the Kimball School, Mime
sofa avenue and Ely place Sc, was
1855. 400.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
D. c. Man Freed in Chino
Due in u. S. Tomorrow

Thomas Churchill, sr., listed by
the Associated Press as q Washing
ton resident, Is among 173 former
internees from the Shanghai area
of China scheduled to arrive in San
Francisco tomorrow on the steamer
Lavaca.
There are 1877 former internees Of
other nationalities aboard the
Lavaca. the State Department an
nounced today. MIR. Churchill is
the uncle Of Mrs. June G. Taylor OF
1860 Livingston road Sc.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
DsiwRstioniinc
&Remiinde56a

Meats, Fats, Etc. - Stamps Al
through Ell good through today.
Stamps FL through XII good
through November 80. Stamps
Lei through Q-1 good through
December 81. Stamps Ri through
vi good through January 81.
Stamps WI through Z-1 and
green stamp N-8 become valid
tomorrow and remain good
through February 28.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
win pay four red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar Stamp SO good through De-
cember. 81. Next stamp valid
January /.
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l was convinced
that with posi-
bly, one excep-
tion, no Jap was
even. a reason
able facsimile of
a human being.
T h e exception
was a lieutenant
named Kusomo-
to who was serv-
ing as a kind Of
S u p erlntendent
of the made
over University
Club at Manila.
He had been a
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mas been located
in West Palm
Beach, Fla, Hy-
attsville Police
Chief Howard H.
Holmes said to-
day.
HIS parents,
Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Keller,
4 9 oil Fortieth
place, Hyatts-
Vile, will drive
to the Florida
city Immediate
ly to meet their
son. The West
Palm Beach po-
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lice notified the parents that the
youth has been found.
According to Jack Thompson,
West Palm Beach police chief, the
Keller boy was victim of amnesia.
The boys father had offered a
reward of 500 for information lead
ing to the whereabouts of Michael.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Missing HyattsviIIe Youth
Found in West Palm Beach

Michael Keller, 15-year-old honor
student at Gonzaga High School
who disappeared from a Hyatts-
vile Md theater September Is,
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Gen. Woinwrieht's Own Story:
Gen WdnWHghts OWN story
General Is Moved to TorIoc Prison and Gets
First Lesson in Bowing From jap Sergeant
(TDenty-sirth OF a Series.) J
BY GEN. JONATHAN M.
WAINWRIGHT.

After the criminal refusal Of my
Jap captors to send a message for
me to President Roosevelt, appeal
ing for food for my starving men,