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Evening star., 1945-03-09
Arlington Girl Scouts
To Mark Anniversary

Arlington County Girl Scouts will
observe the 33d anniversary OF the
Glri Scout organization at a meeting
at 1880 am. tomorrow at the Clar-
endon Baptist Church, Wilson boule-
ward and North Highland street.
Two representatives from each
Girl Scout and Brownie troop in
the county will attend the meeting
70 plan the organizations participa-
ton m the Juliette Low World
friendship Fund, headed in Arling-
ton by Mrs. F. A. Mountford.
The Arlington Girl Scouts, organ
lied IN 1889 with 400 members. now
mas an enrolment Of 1910 girls. s
Evening star., 1945-03-09
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.


Corpl. Joseph Sakasitz thrust out
his left arm to shake hands. His
fingers closed into firm grip.
Pardon the southpaw shake" he
grinned. Il just wanted to show
YOU"
Then he stripped the brown pig
skin glove of his left hand. II he
hadn't, no one would have guessed
that the glove covered mechanism
of rubber and aluminium, skillfully
nodded to resemble the curves of q
fiesh-and-blood hand.
Injured In Africa.
Corpl Sakasitz, who lost his left
hand and injured both legs at Ell
Guitar during the North African
campaign and has been at Walter
Reed Hospital for 16 months, is one
of the first to wear the Army's new
miracle hand"
Until now, men who have lost
hands and arms have been supplied
with the spliced hook, with which
they can learn to do almost any,
thing, and a dress hand" with
which they can do almost nothing
The dress hand" looks natural and
makes them feel less conspicuous
but If they have work to do or want
TO accomplish such a feat as light
ing a cigarette, they turn to the
hook.
Corpl. Sakasitz, who was chosen
for one Of the first new models be.
cause, he needed q hand that woult
give him firm grip on his crutches
doesn't even bother with the hook
He stripped OF his pajama jacket
to demonstrate how the hand work.
not even noticing that he hac
frightened his artificial fingers te
tug the pajama sleeve Oh his good
arm.
Harness on Shoulders.
Strapped across his shoulders was
a harness with a cord attachment
to the artificial arm and hand. BY
thrusting forward the shoulder OF
his good arm, Corpl. Sakasitz tight
ened the cord which pulled the arti-
fetal fingers and thumb together.
Now suppose I want to hold
this cup" the soldier said, pick.
ing one up by the handle. Il jus,
get grip on it and swing this
little lever and my fingers are locked
in the position ! want them.
The other hand worked lust the
opposite way-you pulled to open it
1t closed with spring. That way
you couldn't get such a tight grip
With this hand, you can use all the
strength you've got in your shoul-
ders to get good grip"
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Parents Of PoIsied Heur
Tolk by Dr.. Ferry

Or. Allen Ferry, orthopedic spe-
cialist, addressed the newly organ
lied Parents Association Of Cerebral
Palsied Children last night in the
headquarters Of the District Society
for Crippled Children, 1922 New
Hampshire avenue NV. He dis
cusSed causes Of cerebral palsy and
the functions OF physician, therapy
technician and teacher in care OF
the patient.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Transit Rate Hearing
Adjourns 10 Permit
Study Of Exhibits
Cutting $4,000. 900
From Rote Base Is
Chief Point at Issue
BY BAINBRIDGE CRIsT.

"a.
The Capital Transit Co. valuation
and rate hearing before the Public
Utilities Commission was In ad-
journment today until 10 am. We'd
nesday, March 81, to give commits
sion and company accountants
time to study more than 90 exhibits
ranging from to go pages each
offered by both sides.
The real conflict, up to the pres.
ent point In the hearings, which
started Monday, is over the question
Iof whether some $14,0O0,0O0 shoulc
be eliminated from the rate base a
advocated by v. A. McElfresh, com.
mission chief accountant.
This amount, Mr.. McElfresh has
explained, represents the excess o1
the recorded book cost of plant and
equipment from the estimated orig
inal cost Of the property. The COM
pany contends it represents acqui-
sition costs and expenditures made
prior to the formation of the pres
ent company in 1888 through the
merger OF the Washington Railway
& Electric Co. and the Capital Trac-
ton Co.
E. Barrett Prettyman, transit com
pany counsel, vigorously maintained
yesterday that the $14,000,000 did
not represent intangibles. He argued
that the excess of recorded book
cost of plant and equipment over
original cost rose in 1888 because the
fair market value" of the property
acquired was higher than when the
property was first devoted to public
service.
When Chairman James n. Flana-
gan asked Mr.. Prettyman if he was
serious" about keeping the $4,000 :
600 in the rate base, the counsel
replied in the affirmative and cited
three court decisions to support the
companys position.
Mr.. Flanagan then asked If Mr.
Prettyman thought the sl4 000, ,O0O
should be kept in the rate base
regardless of the type of trans
actions" that took place among some
predecessor companies. Mr.. Pretty
man replied that he did not feel
that what happened in the years
prior to 1888 counted.
Cites Hearing in Congress.
Mr.. Prettyman explained tina,
when the PUG approved the is.
suanee of $4,000, 900 of common
stock at the time of the merger /,
did SO after Maj. Gen. Mason M
Patrick, then PUG chairman, fac
assured a congressional committee
hearing the merger resolution that
no securities would be authorized
unless backed by tangible assets. Mr.
Prettyman also pointed out that in
tangibles had been excluded by the
commission in the 1919 valuation
reports of the traction company
and Wreco.
Mr.. McElfresh has listed the book
cost of plant and equipment OF the
company on December 81, 1914, at
$60,8l7,43043, or $14,2o5, 1888 40 in ex-
cess OF the original cost of the prop.
erty, $46,6l2,o4203. Company studies
indicate that their estimates OF his
torical or original cost is roughly
the same as the commission figures.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Sergeant FotoIIy Hurt
In Test of Weapon
BY the Associated Press.

ABERDEEN, Md, Mar. 9.-Sergt.
Michael F. Patrick, %, of McKees-
port, Pa. died yesterday in the Aber-
deem Proving Ground Hospital of in
juries suffered in the explosion of a
weapon being tested. No other SOL
diers were injured.
Maj. Gen. Charles T. Harris, jr.,
proving ground commander, said he
had appointed q board of officers to
investigate.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Nimitz Warns of Tough Fighting
When U.S.. Meets Full Jap Army
Only 1920 Of Foes Forces Defended
Captured Islands, He Reports

had been committed to island opera
tions. He was questioned about the
possibility of landing on the Chi
nese mainland as a prelude to an at
tack on Japan.
In Planning the final assault or
the empire" he replied, I'VE neeo
more than one position. We need 9
number of positions. 1t may well be
that some of these positions will be
in China"
Necessary to Take Two.
Discussing recent operations on
Two Jima. the admiral said:
1T appears to have been even
tougher than was anticipated. This
toughness was an indication of the
Importance which the Japs placed
on that position. This, in part, il
the answer to the question Of why
it was necessary to take Two Jima
ut is only $50 miles from the
japanese homeland 1t had two
air1elds and a third under construc.
ton. It served as base for attacks
on our positions in the Marianas
and was on the flank of our lines
of communication west of the Caro-
lines. Those were the reasons why
Japan placed such Importance or
that operation-and to deny then
these advantages would have beer
sufficient to go to Two.
"On the other hand" he con.
tinued, Two is a valuable position
for us to have because it has air.
fields from which we can operate
planes for attacks on the japanese
homeland"
Summarizing, he said:
Our policy is to take no chances
unless they might lead to such great
results that the chance is warranted
Every move we make is made with
plenty Of force, and we propose to
continue until we are sure the re-
mainder of the Japanese fleet is NO
longer q threat. A. the proper time
we will be able, by reason of suffi-
cient power. to engage n multiple
operations which will have the effect
of speeding up the conduct of the
war"
At the right time, he added, the
British Pacific fleet will be used In
a manner to contribute to the sue
cess OF the war against Japan"
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Gurden Sites SOUGHT

The Prince Georges County Vic
tory Garden Committee issued an
appeal today for urban lots and un-
worked farms for use as Victory gar
den plots this summer. Persons hav-
ing land for use as gardens were
asked to notify the committee at
the County Service Building, n.y.
attsville.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Opposition 10 Repea|
OF Jim Crow Law Is
Lacking at Hearing
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 9.-The inf1u-
ence of nearly 800 white and colored
representatives Of State organiza-
tions today was solidly behind bill
to repeal the Maryland law requiring
separate facilities for whites and
Negroes on public conveyances.
The group appeared at a hearing
before the House judiciary Commit
tee yesterday at which not one op-
ponent of the repeater testified.
Many of the supporters were there
for second time. having appeared
in favor of the measure several weeks
ago before the Senate Judicial Pro-
ceedings Committee. The repeater
has passed the Senate.
Called Racial Peace Move.
Urging passage OF the bill, the
Rev. John T. Colber, Baltimore. de-
clared, .there can be no peace among
races in this country as long as such
practices continue"
Judge Alton Y. Bennett. spokes-
man for group Of Frederick Coun-
tians. said, THE Jim Grow law is
an obnoxious one, contrary to our
religious beliefs, the Constitution
and not In line with the principles
lof democracy"
Baltimore Catholic, Episcopal, Bap-
tist and Lutheran church groups
lent their support to repeal.
In other hearings, representatives
of most Of the States Is counties
expressed approval Of Gov. O'Conor's
Ave- point educational program to
improve the Maryland school sys-
tenn. Frederick County, however,
objected to the programs financing
plan, which would call for an In
crease In the county tax rates from
81 to 56 per cent.
Jail Control Opposed.
Appearing before the Senate
Finance Committee. county comn1is-
sioners from various sections op-
posed 3 proposed bill giving the
State control over county jails. The
bill would give the Department OF
Correction supervision over the phys
ical plants and some regulatory
powers over prisoners. The jails
would Be required to meet State
established standards of personnel
and facilities.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Wins Scout Awurd

Douglas johnson Eastpines, q
member OF East Riverdale tMd.)
Scout Troop, No. 217, was presented
the Eagle Scout Award at ceremo-
niles recently. Merle Fowler IVES adj
vanced to first class Scout and
John ]. Mcdonald was admitted to
the troop as : tenderfoota
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Murder Charge Placed
In Staying Of Veteran

A flrst-degree murder charge was
filed against James F. Woolfrey. 81,
OF Woodbridge, Va, in the fatal
shooting yesterday of James Emmett
Payne, %, at the formers home near
Lorton in Fairfax County.
Police said Woolfrey, who is being
held under $4,000 bond, told them
he shot Payne after an argument,
He said both had been drinking.
Police said Payne was discharged
from the Army several months ago,
and both he and Woolfrey were em-
ployed at Fort Belvoir,
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Nurse Bill Hearings
Probable in Senate
In Regular Order
COMMITTEES Members
Believe Procedure
Is Necessary
By CARTER BROOKE JONES.

"
The Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee probably will hold hearings
on the House-approved nurse draft
bill, Chairman Thomas indicated
today.
The Utah Senator would not pre-
dict when the measure would come
up. He said it would have to take
its regular course, like any other
legislation. His guess though was
that hearings would be held.
Senator Thomas has opposed in
the committee any plan to draft
nurses for the armed forces.
Johnson Favors Action.
Senator johnson of Colorado.
ranking Democrat on the committee,
said that while he had not had q
chance to study the House bill, he
felt that we've got to get the
nurses. in one way or another" !"
He indicated that he was sympa-
thetic with the general purposes of
the bill
Other committee members COM
mented privately that the bill
would not be allowed to await action
indefinitely, that they regarded it
as emergency legislation and would
press for quick committee decision
to pave the way for early consider
alton on the floor.
Some Senators favoring the bill
felt that brief hearings would be
necessary, despite the two weeks of
hearings which the House Military
Affairs Committee held. They point
ed out that the House virtually re-
wrote the bill: although retaining
its general principles, and number
Of the added features had not been
explored at the hearings.
Added to Service Act.
AS passed overwhelmingly by the
House, the May bill was made an
added section to the Selective Serv-
ice Act. All nurses over 10 and
under IS would have to register with
selective service boards, but married
nurses or widows with dependents
would not be subject to induction.
Unmarried nurses and those married
on or after March Is, 1945, would be
subject to draft, but the Army or
Navy would be required to tender
them commissions. Male nurses
also were brought under the terms
of the proposed ACT.
Local draft boards would have. as
In the case Of men, authority to saw
which nurses should be inducted
and which deferred for occupational
reasons, though the Procurement
and Assignment Service of the War
Manpower Commission would con-
tlnue to classify nurses as essential
or nonessential in civilian work.
These classifications would be ad-
visory. Nurses ordered inducted
could appeal, as male selectees NAV.
TO seiectlve service appeal boards.
Recruiting to Continue.
The May bill specifically provides
that voluntary recruiting may con-
tinue. @ -.
During the debate in the House
many members expressed hope that
enough volunteers would answer the
call to make the draft unnecessary
The Army Surgeon Generals ONCE
however, confronted with an imme-
dlate demand for 5000 nurses, has
found no reason thus far to modify
Its request for speedy enactment of
the legislation.
The hostile reception which the
House manpower bill received in the
senate caused doubt to be expressed
tnat the nurse bill would fare any
better. Some Senators, however.
place the nurse bill in a different
category. They point out that care
Tor wounded soldiers has a priority
over industrial needs, however
urgent.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Legion Post Anniversary

Cissel-Saxon American Legion
Post No. % OF Takoma Park, Nd.
observed its 10th anniversary at 4
meeting last night at the Takoma
Park Fire House. Martin Iverson Il
post commander.
Evening star., 1945-03-09

PRESIDENT DECORATES HALSEY-AdmraI William = T5asev
L commander OF the Sd Fleet Halsey shown
with President Roosevelt the White yesterday after
the admiral received in lieu Of third NAVY Ts
singushed Service Medal The award work in
oectng operations against Japanese June Is
1914, to January 25 1945. -s S. -Ap phofn
Evening star., 1945-03-09

DEGREES days Total for month, l58:
total for season to. date, 3.740:
normal for seasdp to date. 1861.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29

A part of the plan is a long-range
program with a stoppage Of soil erosion
and the planting of new forests. There
will also be included better health and
sanitation measures, parks and play
grounds for the kids and Of course cheap
power will bring industrialization, ex-
panding markets larger trade, and more
business generally. Last but not least
Jobs by the hundreds OF thousands will
be provided by this new development
NJ v A. opponents have nothing TO
offer except a patched-up, visionless,
unplanned scheme that at best will never
bring more than one-half or possibly
only one-third OF total development in
the ten Missouri states 1t is a scheme
to turn all the power that may be gem
Grated by their structures over to the
private power companies as was done
at Fort Peck.
With this kind Of lineup there is no
question about what the final decision
will be when the mass Of people fully
understand the situation
The battle may be long and bitter, but
NJ. V A. will inevitably win as all other
Valley Authorities scheduled for the
United States.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
VICTORY LOAN DRIVE
SHOW AT FOX
THEATER DEC. G

Silver Bow county Victory Loan
leaders Tuesday announced definite
plans for the War Bond premiere to be
held at the Fox theater on the night Of
Dec. 6.
The show which will feature the
Northwest premiere showing OF "She
Wouldn't Say Yes starring Rosalind
Russell and Lee Bowman, is being
staged to insure the county's going over
the top in the final war loan campaign.
Bill Powers, chairman in charge OF the
performance, said the picture is one Of
the biggest movie hits Of the year.
Victory Loan bonds will be the price
of admission Tickets for the show
will be available at the three local
banks. the First National, Metals and
Miners.
AS plans for the war bond show were
completed, it was announced that the
county on Tuesday had achieved AZ per
cent of its z bond quota and Az per
cent of its overall individual goal.
However. drive leaders pointed out that
immediate and sharp increase in E bond
and other individual bond purchases is
absolutely vital to the county's success
in the drive. They stressed the fact
that seven times Silver Bow county has
come through with performances that
have inspired state and nation, and
urged that this record, one Of which
Butte can well be proud be maintained
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
STACKS OF COPPER
GETTING TOOLOW

With domestic stock pile of copper
vanishing at the rate Of $4,000 to $1,000
tons a month over the last two months,
Office of War Mobilization and Recon-
version now is considering plans calling
for resumed purchases Of foreign cop
per says a wire to Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner and Beane
Three alternative approaches to the
problem are now under consideration
at OWMR.
q. Existing government stock pile
of about 100000 tons can be frozen at
that level with none to be available to
industry.
2 Entire stock pile can be made
available to industry with the result
that after March there will be no gov
ernment stock pile
g. Some Of the existing stock pile
can be frozen with the remainder Of
stock pile copper to be available to
industry. Moderate imports can be re-
sumed to meet the demands for cop
per"
The latter program is generally con-
sidered as the one most likely to be
adopted, but final figures have not yet
been worked out.
June 80, 1946, date" continues the
dispatch, will be a significant one in
copper. Not only will authorization for
present premium purchase plan for cop
per expire on that date, but OPA au-
thority will also expire on the same
date, unless extended in the meantime.
Should OPA be extended with only
limited authority, and without effective
means Of controlling copper prices, de-
mand could be expected to skyrocket
copper prices unleJ provision has been
made for an ample supply Only i'm
portation Of additional amounts Of cop
per can assure a supply approaching
demand next June
Consumption of copper in October
rose 206,26 tons, according to the Cop
per Institute, the total being 104, ,l04 tons
compared with 83,478 tons in September.
OF last months amount '65,125 tons
came from domestic mines and $500
tons from foreign sources.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
News of Great Falls
Building Trades
Communications

Communications
Minutes of the Cascade County
Trades & Labor assembly were read
and filed.
From the Union Label league enclos-
ing tickets to a card party to be held
at the Y. w. c. A. Nov. "a. Motion
Fmade and carried to buy all the tickets.
From the Building & Construction
Trades department enclosing action Of
the War Labor Board and the Secre-
tary of Labor in continuing the Wage
Adjustment Board until Dec. 81, l945.
Filed for future reference.
Report of Committee
The Clubroom committee reported at
tending the Carpenters meeting but
nothing very definite was accomplished
as the Carpenters had not had time to
discuss the matter before the commit
tee arrived.
Good and Welfare
Motion made and carried that we
again have refreshments.
As the next meeting falls on Thanks
giving night, a motion was made and
carried that we dispense with our meet
ing on Nov. p. The next regular meet
ing will be on Nov %
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned at l0;25 p. m.
+. r. BRITTEN,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29
SPECIAL MUSIC TO
FEATURE SERVICES
AT CHURCH OF GOD

Religious services will be conducted
in the Church OF God Sunday, Dec. ?,
at II O'Clock M, and 80 p m by the
Rev. o. z. Sluayer and the Rev w. A.
Newsom in the Socialist Hall, 1857 Har-
rson avenue.
Special electrical guitar music with
special singing will be special features
of the services. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-29

Butte's liberal attorney, H. /, Maury,
showed how little the farmers could
trust the Montana Power company and
gave as an illustration the famous
Townsend water case wherein the SUI
preme Court ruled that navigable rivers
were the property of the United States.
Mr.. Maury attributed the decline of the
States Of Montana not to any lack OF
inherent wealth but to the palling hand
Of concentrated greed and the bleed
ing of the people by insurance and
freight rackets.
Mr.. Locke explained why he felt NJ.
V. A. was certain Of victory Along
these lines he said
All liberal issues now before the
people, including NJ. V. A., are most
certain Of final victory in the end. This
will be true because this authority type
of development will make 95 per cent
of the people who live under it better
off M. V. A., for instance, has a di-
rect pocketbook appeal to every class
Of people in ten states except power
companies; a flood control program to
save taxpayers millions OF dollars an
nually; five million acres of new irri-
gated land and consequently a chance
for homes for returning servicemen
and even for Butte miners who sooner
or later will have to get out OF the hot
holes where they have been working.
Cheap power will benefit everybody
According to Mr. Corlett, vice presi-
dent and general manager Of Montana
Power company, the average and selling
price of power in Montana is now 337c
per kilowatt hour. T. Y. A. is pro-
ducing and selling power at O55c per
kilowatt hour; Bonneville Power ad-
minstration on the Columbia river is
now selling power as low as 40 one
hundredths of cent per kilowatt hour.
M. V. A. can finally develop nearly a
billion horsepower and sell it as cheap
or more cheap than either the F V. A
or Bonneville administration M. Y. A.
will produce cheap and abundant fer
tilizer out Of the billions Of tons OF
phosphate rock in and around the head
waters of Missouri Basin. 1t will in
crease fish, small game and other wild
life MANIFOLD as has already occurred
under T. " A.