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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-03

Pfc. James G. Sheets, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Sheets, of Glendale
Springs, has been serving with
the field artillery in France for
sometime. Pfc. Sheets writes
that he is now receiving infantry
training and expects to be assign
ed to an outfit soon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-03

Winfred Barr, SIC, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Basil Barr, of West JEFF
ferson has returned to duty at
Corpus Christi, Texas, after
spending a short leave here. He
is member of the u. S. Navy.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Capt. Sfrange's Hearing
Set for Next Wednesday

Capt. Clyde N. Strange, assistant
chief of detectives, who has been
commended 19 times, will appear
before a Police Trial Board at 1C
am. next Wednesday to answer a
charge of being under the influence
Of alcohol while off duty on the
night of November %.
Two night inspectors took Capt
Strange into custody at Sixth and
A streets Sc. that night after Capt
Strange, while on leave had spent
some time in private sanitorium
Members of the board who will hear
the case have not been announced.
Inspector Robert ]. Barrett, chief
of detectives, completed his inves-
tigation of another detective in q
hit-and-run traffic fatality and
turned his findings over to Col
Edward j. Kelly, police superintend-
ent, without comment. The detec-
tive is Sergt. Elmer L. Dalstrom of
the general assignment squad, who
was passenger in the automobile
said to have been driven by a casual
acquaintance when the car struck
two men, killing one of them, and
narrowly missed hitting a third per-
son on November 9. The driver of
the car, named as Kenneth Lawson,
sS5, of 212 Thirty fifth street NE.
was ordered by coroner's jury to be
held for action of the grand jury on
/ p charge of negligent homicide.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Stuart Teacher Cleared
In Hit-and-Run Case

A hit-and-run charge against Mrs
Alice S. Morse, assistant principal oil
Stuart Junior High School, was dis.
missed in Municipal Court yesterday
by Judge Nathan r. Margold.
The complaining witness, Mrs
Elvira De Saints, 317 Thirteenth
street NE, told the court that Mrs
Morse's car struck her automobile
at the intersection of Seventh street
and Massachusetts, avenue NE. She
added that Mrs. Morse refused tc
give her the defendants license
number.
Mrs. Morse denied the charge and
claimed the accident took place
some distance from the intersection
She was supported by testimony
from two teachers who were riding
as passengers. Judge Margold said
there was more than ample room in
the testimony for him to have rea-
sonable doubt as to the guilt of the
defendant.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
State Department
Delays Releases

The $500 State Department en-
ployes who expected to get discharge
slips today will keep their jobs at
least another two months, while
more than 600 on duty in Washing
ton may not be released at all.
w. Pierce Mccoy, new State De-
partment director of personnel, an
nounced that no notices will 60 out
before January l and confirmed an
agreement with the United Federal
Workers (CIO) to cushion the shock
of losing war jobs.
The State Department rescinded
an order terminating employment
tof all civilian war service employees
in the Office of Inter American At
fairs, Office of War Information and
International Information and CuI-
tural Cooperation.
If Congress appropriates money
requested by the State Department
for information services, the depart
ment will be able to keep those now
on duty in Washington, Mr.. CcCoy
said.
Offices outside Washington will be
cut IN any event, but normal at
triton should make the staff re-
duction less drastic, he added.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Nation S Influenza Cases
Exceed 5-Year AVERAGE
By the Associated Press.

DS Int ASsoCldleo PreSS.
Current incidence of influenza
throughout the Nation is higher
than the average of the last five
years, boosted by an unusually large
number of cases in six States, the
United States Public Health Service
reported yesterday.
I'VE have no reports of any ex-
plosive outbreaks of epidemic pro-
portion" Brock c. Hampton of the
health service staff told q reporter,
"but the incidence for the week
ended November "a is above normal
expectancy in the six States of
Texas. South Carolina, Virginia,
Colorado, Indiana and Utah.
He said the total number of cases
reported for that week was 5000,
compared with a five-year average
OF 1854 for the same period. Eighty
f1ve per cent of the total, he said,
were in the six States listed, with
Texas having 40 per cent of them.
Mr.. Hampton said it would be in
teresting to note any effects that
may be brought about by the Army's
current project of using new vac
cine on 10000 men.
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, assistant
District health officer, said today
that the District has experienced
fewer cases this year than in the
past five years.
| He said 20 cases only have been
reported so far this year.
He cautioned, however, that in
fiuenza spreads so rapidly that this
situation could be reversed within q
short time.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Connors' Trial Postponed
In Trailer Sayings Case

Trial Of Raymond F. Connors, 80,
charged with first degree murder
in the trailer slayings last February
|of Edward Barker and Pany Cas-
barian, was indefinitely postponed in
District Court today, because his
attorney, James ]. Laughlin, is help
ing conduct the defense in the trial
of Representative Curley and four
others on mail fraud charges.
Mr.. Laughlin today filed a petit
ton in the United States Court of
Appeals asking the right to file q
writ of mandamus, seeking an inn
mediate trial for Connors. Mr..
Laughlin asked that jurist, either
from District Court or the Court Of
Appeals, be named to preside> at q
night trial of Connors. in the event
Mr.. Laughlin is still tied up in the
Curley case. z,
Mr.. Laughlin expressed the view
the Curley trial viii not be finished
until about April Is.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Christmas Seal Workers
Prepare 10 Open Drive

Volunteer Christmas Seal sales
men from. 80 organizations-bul-
wark of the annual drive against
tuberculosis today prepared to set
up booths in stores, banks, theaters
and post Offices for the sales OPEN
ing, December 4.
Because practically all workers are
volunteers, campaign expenses are
kept at a minimum, enabling the
District of Columbia tuberculosis
Association to devote almost all pro-
ceeds to the prevention and con-
troll of the disease" Paul D. Sleeper,
committee chairman, said at meet
ing of the workers.
Mrs. Gertrude Pierce, chairman of
the Booth Committee, announced
that most organizations have named
members who will sell seals from
next Tuesday through Christmas.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
u. S. Rubber's Purchase
OF War Plant Approved
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Sale of a Government-owned war
plant at Scottsville, Albemarle
County, Va, to the United States
Rubber Co., its wartime lessee, for
81 1897 500 was approved yesterday
by the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. The price includes machinery
and equipment.
The Governments investment in
land and buildings amounted to ST.
1888 in machinery and equip
ment to $1,018,348. or a total invest
ment of $2,202, ,186, the RFC said.
Less than one year old, the plant
was built under sponsorship of the
the War Production Board for the
manufacture of rayon cord for auto
mobile tires. It has a normal ca
pacity of 100000 pounds of rayon
cord monthly.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Gen. Young Asks Tighter
Smoke Control Here

Engineer Commissioner Gordon r
Young today called for systematic
step by step return to peacetime
standards of enforcement of regula.
tions against smoke nuisances in the
District.
Pointing out that regulation en-
forcement was greatly relaxed dur
ing the war, Gen. Young said the
relaxation was ordered by the Com
missioners as a matter of necessity
But the time has come to recon-
slider our stand" he declared. "Ac-
cordingly, effective at once, it will
be the policy of the inspections de-
partment to work steadily toward a
return to the high standards OF
smoke prevention and control which
our city deserves to have in peace
time"
The Engineer commissioners &C.
ton followed complaints of smoke
nuisances in several sections of the
city. He emphasized that he wants
not sudden spectacular drive" but
a systematic return to the peace
time standards.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Board Keeps No-Smoking
Ban al School Games

Board of Education members to-
day fatty refused to lift the no.
smoking ban at high school foot
ball games.
The action by the Rules Commit
tee Of the board defeated a motion
sponsored for. many weeks by DR.
James A. Cannon, physician men,
Der, who had contended the ban
should be lifted because it was ''un-
enforceable" DR.. Cannon said he
would accept defeat in good grace
but that he now plans to visit bask-
etball and baseball games to watch
for violation of the no-smoking ban
Principals and board members
who insist upon keeping on the
books a rule hard to enforce are
doubly responsible for enforcing it
more rigidly thereafter. he said.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Italian Armistice
Revision Discussed,
McDermott Reveals

Possible revision of the italian
armistice terms is being discussed
with the British and Soviet gov
ernments by the United States, the
State Department disclosed today.
Secretary of State Byrnes has
consistently advocated revision of
the terms and hopes that something
can be worked out soon, Michael j.
McDermott, special assistant to the
secretary in charge of press rela-
tions, told reporters.
In the meantime, Mr.. McDermott
added, this Government believes the
Italian political parties should sub
ordinate political aims Ito the ma
tional interest" and form a broadly
representative government.
Political Situation Discussed.
Mr.. McDermott expressed the
State Department views in response
to requests for comment on the
present political situation in Italy
where a governmental crisis re-
Gently resulted in the resignation
of Prime Minister Ferrucio Parri
and withdrawal of leftist parties
from the coalition regime.
.'The view of this Government,
Mr.. McDermott said, 'is that any
Italian government should be a.
broadly representative as possible
until elections are carried out.
I'VE presume that the several
political parties in Italy have no,
lightly assumed their positions ano
that the leaders are prepared tc
accept the consequences of theil
actions as regards the domestic
situation and Italy's position abroad
1T would seem that the difficult
ties in that country are sufficiently
apparent and sufficiently grave as
to cause all political parties, wheth-
er right, left or center, to completely
subordinate the aims of their parties
to the national interest"
Long Delay Expected.
The renewal of discussions look
ing toward revision of the Italian
armistice terms followed indications
of long delay in replacing the armis-
tice with a permanent peace treaty
Italian officials long have sought
revision of the terms in order to
restore greater autonomy to the
Italian government in handling
economic affairs and foreign rela-
tions generally.
Mr.. McDermott met with reporters
at noon today, inaugurating what Is
planned as a regular daily practice
in order to provide more timely news
out of the State Department.
Mr.. Byrnes has insisted he car
find time for news conferences only
once week. Previous Secretaries
Of State in recent years have met
with reporters either daily or sew.
eral times a week.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Hearing Slated
On Increasein
Liquor Dealers
Move Requested to
Meet Population Rise
Since Limit Was Set

Commissioner Guy Mason said to-
day hearing would be called in
January to determine whether there
should be limit on the number Of
dealers of packaged liquor in the
District.
Mr.. Mason said the action was in
response to a request by the Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board that
the present regulation limiting the
number Of class A liquor licenses
to 800 either be repealed or the
limit raised to meet the large in
crease in District population since
the regulation was enacted in 1896.
He added that the present limi-
tation had the effect of creating a
racket" whereby dealers who pay
$3.50 annual license fee can sell them
for thousands of dollars by paying
a $25 transfer fee.
Mr.. Mason said there are 388
class A licenses now valid in the
city.
Also included IN the proposed
hearing is plan to repeal the pres
ent requirement of one years resi-
dence or employment in the District
prior to issuance of permits for
managers and solicitors of alcoholic
beverages. 1t is understood this
proposal is designed to aid veterans
who have been hindered by the
limitation.
The present regulation limiting
class A licenses to 300 was adopted
voluntarily by the Commissioners
in 1896, Mr.. Mason declared, when
the population of the city was about
100000 compared to 926, 900 now. He
also explained that The number of
licensed dealers now exceeds the
limitation of 300 because these were
in business before the regulation
was adopted and could not be closed
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Cannon Is Criticized for Cuttino
Recordo Deficiency Bill Debate

Chairman Cannon Of the House
Appropriations Committee was crit
icized on the floor today by two
other House members for deleting
from the record Of yesterdays pro-
ceedings exchanges they had with
him In debate over the deficiency
bill.
One critic was Chairman Hebert
Of the Traffic Subcommittee of the
House District Committee, who ac-
cused Chairman Cannon of making
Inaccurate statements" about the
District Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency and having stricken these
and Mr.. Hebert's reply from the
record.
Mr.. Hebert served notice on Mr..
Cannon that If he did not restore
the colloquy to the Record in an
extension Of remarks then I will
do So"
Evening star., 1945-11-30
his Statement

He continued in his statement
to the House:
Il don't need him or any one else
to delete what I say, or to revise
any of my remarks. I think I am
capable Of taking care of myself in
that regard.
Furthermore, the time has come
when the practice of some members
of deleting or revising the remarks
of others has got to be stopped-and
stopped Immediately"
He. told reporters later that this
practice deprived Congress OF hav-
ing IAN honest record"
Shortly after he had spoken, a
similar protest was made to the
House by Representative Bender,
Republican. Of Ohio who also took
Mr.. Cannon to task for striking from
the record exchanges between the
two.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Welfare Board Calls ParIey
On New Receiving Home

Social workers and clubwomen,
opposed to present plans, for new
receiving home, will meet at 2 pm.
December II with the Board of
Public Welfare.
The plans, as approved by the
board and the Commissioners, call
for a new $285 900 receiving home,
, capable of accommodating about 80
inmates, to be built on land adja-
cent to the Columbia Institution for
the Deaf.
s Opponents of the plan object to
sN as catch-all institution in
which delinquents and non-delin-
Quents are likely to be mingled.
They will seek new receiving
home of smaller proportions, cap
sable of housing up to so inmates,
10 be used only for delinquent chill
dren awaiting action by the Juvenile
Court
Evening star., 1945-11-30
National Presbyterian
Adopted as Name Of
Covenant

The congregation of the Covenant.
First Presbyterian Church last nigh
took final action in changing tn,
name of the church to the Nationa
Presbyterian Church.
The action was taken as the gen.
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States O.
America prepared to celebrate mex
week, the 150th anniversary of th'
denominations work in Washington
The church, located at Connection
avenue and N street NV, is on,
of the most historic houses of wor.
ship in the District. The change
in name has been a matter of dis.
cussion in the congregation fol
many years.
The Rev. DR.. Albert Joseph Nc
Cartney, pastor of the church, sait
the chapel of the historic edifice vii
be open to the public for a weel
starting Tuesday to view an exhibi
of pictures, old records and memora
bilia of the early days of Presby'
terianism here. More than 10'
items will be on display.
Visitors will see the President:
pew - occupied at one time o.
another by every President since
Franklin Pierce, excepting Frank.
lin D. Roosevelt and Herbert
Hoover. The seat is marked with
a metal plaque. In the center Of
the nave is the pew once occupied
by President Benjamin Harrison.
In the chapel are placed the COM
munion table and pulpit used as fal
back as 1847 in the First Presby-
terrain Church. The pulpit was
founded by Daniel Webster and
Henry Clay.
DR.. Mccartney will place on dis
play copy of the National Repub-
lican, a former Washington news
paper, for December q, 1880.
There is also a copy of the Daily
National Intelligencer of April 16
1927.
There will be pictures on display
OF the first church Of the denomi-
nation, built here in 1872 by group
of Scottish carpenters who came to
this country to help work on the
Capitol and the White House. They
brought their religion with them
The first chapel was tool shed
which stood in a woodland where
the White House grounds are now
The pious Scots first worshipped in
this shed in 1875.
A dinner for 200 leading Presby-
terians will be held at 7 pm. next
Tuesday, as the exhibit opens. DR.
Mccartney, who expects to transfer
to a new post in Chicago soon, after
16 years here, will make historical
address.
Other speakers include John A
Russell, chairman of the committee
for the dinner and an elder of the
church; Miss Virginia Sargent, and
Temple Bailey, the authoress. Mes
sages will be read from j. Edgar
Hoover and Mrs. Frances Preston
widow of President Grover Cleve-
land.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
2 Charged With Gaming
After Raid on K Street

The Manila Club, 240O block of K
street NV, was raided by. police
early today and 2 of II persons
arrested were charged with setting
up gaming table.
They were booked as Soil Ma
sangcap, SO, of the K street address,
said by police to be the manager,
and Mrs. Encelan r. Lindayo, SO, OF
the 2300 block of E street NV. Both
posted $500 bond and will appear
before United States Commissioner
Needham C. Turnage today. The
others were released.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Speedy Prosecution
Of Jap War P|otters
Promised by Keenan,

Speedy and energetic prosecution
Of approximately 100 Japanese who
plotted that nations war of aggres-
sion from July, 1887, until Pearl
Harbor was promised today by Jo-
seph B. keenan,, assistant to the
Attorney General.
Mr.. keenan, has been picked to
lead 25-man prosecuting team in
bringing to justice Jap leaders held
responsible for aggression in the
Far East.
He and his assistants will leave
National Airport at 10 am. Sunday
in two C-54-E transports for Gen.
MacArthur's headquarters in Japan.
Military to Handle War Grimes.
Mr.. keenan, told newsmen today
his mission was to obtain and pre-
sent evidence against those Jap
leaders who plotted the war in ad-
vance of actual attack War crimes
committed in the prosecution of the
war, such as atrocities against
American and other Allied nationals,
will continue to be handled by mil
itary tribunals already set up, he
said.
Mr.. keenan, said that as chief
prosecutor he would act under di-
rection Of Gen. Macarthur as ST.
preme commander. that the tribunal
before which the Jap defendants
would appear had yet to be formed.
He said all interested nations had
been given the opportunity OF, nomi-
mating judges on the court for the
supreme Allied commanders ap-
proval, but that not all had done so.
Asked why July, 1887, had been
picked as a starting point for the
prosecutions, Mr.. Keenan, said that
Japan's armed aggression against
China proper had begun at that
time and that date had seemed to
all concerned to be a logical starting
point.
Cites "Uncharted Seas"
He admitted that he and his
prosecutors were embarking on "un-
charted seas" from the standpoint
of international law
lie SAID the pattern OF prosecu-
tions would follow that used by JUS
tice Jackson and the International
Military Tribunal in Europe.
Mr.. keenan, would not comment
on the possibility that Emperor
Hirohito would be among the 100
Japs brought to trial.
He said no particular punishment
had been decided on for any spe-
cific crime and that decision on
punishment would rest with the in
ternational tribunal that Gen. Mac4
Arthur is to appoint.
Among those who are to accom-
pany Mr.. Keenan, to Japan is John
Fihelly of the United States At
torney's Office in Washington. Mr..
keenan, said all prosecutors had been
hand picked and that Mr.. Fihelly
had been chosen because of his
wide experience in prosecuting con-
spiracies.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Massachusetts Builder
Says He Paid Cur|ey's S
Group $500 as Fee

Frank M. Clifford, president and
general manager of j. w. Bishop
Co., Worcester, Mass, general con-
tractors, testified today in the mail
fraud trial in District Court that
he authorized payment of $500 to
Engineers Group, Inc, with which
the defendants are linked, as a fee
for an Alexandria (VaD housing
project.
Representative Curley, Democrat,
Iof Massachusetts, is on trial with
four other defendants. indicted on
a charge of using the mails to
defraud IN connection with engi-
neering services on housing projects
in various parts of the country.
Mr.. Clifford told Justice James M.
Proctor and the jury that he met
Representative Curley in Boston in
hotel lobby. Mr.. Curley telephoned
and arranged for Mr.. Clifford to
meet another defendant, James G.
Fuller, executive vice president of
Engineers Group, Inc, in New York
City, later that day-August IL, 1941
There, said Mr.. Clifford, he went
over plans with Mr.. Fuller for a
58-unit low-cost housing project al
| Alexandria, made his own COS
estimates based on the plans in hi.
hotel room, and telephoned hi
company's treasurer in Worcester tt
wire $500 as part payment on al
initial fee of $500 to Engineer,
Group, Inc.
Contract Never Executed.
Mr.. Fuller gave him the names
Of persons as references, Mr.. Clifford
testified, but he did not use them
because of the substantial standing
of the men connected with Engi-
neers Group, Inc. Later, Mr.. Gif-
ford said, he came to Washington
and conferred with Mr.. Fuller.
The contract with Engineers
Group, Inc, was never executed,
since Federal Housing Author
ity approval was not secured and
the job was not started Mr.. Clifford
asserted.
John K. Ruff, a Baltimore con-
tractor, was recalled to the witness
stand briefly this morning and he
identified correspondence submitted
by the Government. Mr.. Ruff was
excused, subject to recall next week
after the defense has opportunity to
study certain records bearing on his
testimony.
Adjourned to Monday.
The trial was adjourned until
Monday after Mr.. Clifford testified
that Engineers Group, Inc, re-
turned a check for $500 on Jan
uary IS, 1912, with the request that
he delay depositing it until he re-
ceived word from the corporation
After depositing the check on Feb
ruary 18 in a Worcester Mass
bank, Mr.. Clifford said, the National
Metropolitan Bank of Washington
protested it with the assertion the
firm lacked funds to back it UP. He
never got back any part of the
$500, he said.
Mr.. Clifford said that he put UP
81 500 in connection with a project
ed headquarters for the American
Road Builders Association at Twen-
tleth and Pennsylvania avenue NV
under an agreement he entered into
with the Engineers Group. Inc. in
August, 1941.
Evening star., 1945-11-30
Victor CohiII Acquiring
Former r Gas Liqht Offices

Victor Cahill, Southern Building
real estate dealer, said today he ex-
poets to conclude purchase of all
property of the Washington Gas
Light Co. in the block bounded by
Ninth, Tenth, D and E streets NV.
The property, assessed at 1888 $40,
includes two-story and basement
building at 411-419 Tenth street,
once containing Offices of the gas
company and now the Panama
Canal Office; warehouse at 926
E street NV. and parking space at
928 E street NV.
Mr.. Cahill said he has no definite
plans for future use of the property.