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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Z D. {. Areas WACS 10 Fly
Atlantic From Paris

Two WACs from the District area
are among large group of women
soldiers scheduled to fly home to-
morrow from Paris, an Associated
Press dispatch said. The WACs all
have a large number of discharge
points, but it was not known if they
are coming home for discharge or
furlough.
They are Sergt. Evelyn J. ONeill,
whose sister, Mrs. Charles P. Hol-
land, lives at 218 Lynhaven drive,
Alexandria, Va, and Corpl. Mary~R.
Bielaski, daughter of Mrs. Edith T.
Bielaski, 1908 Hobart street NV.
Sergt. O'Neill, "a, lived here with
her sister and worked as buyer for
the Sears Roebuck Co. before joining
the service in January. 1913. She
was sent overseas and served as
supply sergeant, stationed in Eng
land, France and Belgium.
Corpl. Bielaski, 80, joined the WAC
in February, 1943, and has been
overseas two years, serving in the
office of the 9th Air Force. Before
she joined she was supervisor Of a
telephone exchange in a Govern
ment department She has brother,
Pfc. Frank Bielaski, in the Marshall
Islands.
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Ii. Daniel N. Mentally
Returns From Austria

First 1t. Daniel M. McNally was
at the home of his parents-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan,
3615 Van Ness street NV, last
night after checking through the
New York Port of Embarkation and
Fort Meade. Md, on his way from
the European Theater of Opera
tions.
1t. McNally was with the Gath
Chemical Mortar battery which was
so miles inside Austria with the Sd
Army at the end of the war. He
attended Mckinley High School and
the University Of Maryland.
Other Washington men whose ar
rival was reported yesterday by the
New York Port of Embarkation
were: It's Jack C. Cobb, 5125 Eighth
street NV; It's Max D. Pierce, GIT
Eighteenth street NV; Sergt. CAL
win r. Burke, TIC North Carolina
avenue Sc, and Corpl. Joseph j.
Zalocusky, 1927 D street ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Senate EmpIoye Hurt
In Glider Crash at
Clinton (Md,) Field

Mrs. Betty Kraus, 1920 South
Highland street, Arlington, an en-
ploye in the Office of Senate Secre-
tary Leslie L. Biffle, suffered back
injuries yesterday when the glider
in which she was passenger was
caught in down draft and crashed
at Hyde Field, Clinton. Md.
She was taken to Casualty Hos
pital where x-rays were being taken
last night to determine the extent
of her injuries. william Sampson,
the glider pilot, was uninjured.
Mrs. Kraus was with a group of
Senators invited to take part in a
demonstration staged by the Lester
Kaufman Aircraft Corp. The party
included Senators Gordon, Repub-
lican, of Oregon; Taylor, Democrat,
of Idaho, and McCarran, Democrat,
of Nevada.
0eIldCOT MCSdTI Ill ueClQGQ dSdlIlSt
going aloft while the other two
Senators were awaiting their turn
Senator Gordon was scheduled to
take a ride first, but waved Mrs
KrauS ahead.
After an uneventful flight, the
sailplane was settling on the run
way when it was caught in the
down draft. A wing dug into the
ground, breaking off at the tip and
spinning the plane around.
The glider was a newly designed
model of the Yankee Doodle Two
Mr.. Sampson, former Army glider
pilot, joined the glider company
after his return from Australia.
A second glider which was in the
air at the time landed safely. After
the first glider crashed, the two
pilots decided not to make any more
trips because of the bad weather
Mrs. Kraus' husband. Navy 1t
Robert Kraus, is stationed in Phila-
delphia but came to Washington
after being notified of the accident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Smaller War Plants
Get 81 Pct. Of Contracts

The Corps of Engineers, working
with the Smaller War Plants Corp,
announced yesterday that 1920
contracts had been awarded during
the fiscal year of 1945 to plants
having less than 500 employees.
This ALLEGATION, representing
$685., 282, 900, accounts for 81 per
cent of all contracts let by the Pro-
curement Division, Office of Chief
of Engineers, during that period
and Al per cent of all procurements
by the Engineers for the same ifs
cal period. These figures appear in
the Procurement Division annual
report,
New procedures in placing the
contracts, effective June Is, 1914,
are credited with the increase con-
tract awards to small firms, the
announcement said. These pro-
cedures were approved and signed
by Robert p. Patterson, Undersec-
rotary of War, and Maury Maver-
lex, Smaller War Plants Corp
chairman.
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Jui|'s Plea for Gates Is Lost; Will Try Again

Mason recalled the matter only
vaguely. The last thing his records
showed was that Col. Arthur re-
ported on the expense OF the pro-
posed project February %. i
Col. Arthur added that on March
10, he pointed out discrepancy be-
tween a sum asked by Mr.. Gill IN a
conversation at his Office and the
amount asked by the Welfare Board.
He explained that he knew nothing
about the request of April IL.
Mr.. Huff said his records show he
carried the request in person to the
Commissioners on April IL. But he
said he could not remember to whom
he spoke that day.
The budget Office even called in a
vacationing deputy to make search.
The deputy looked everywhere but
could find no trace of a request
submitted April II.
Mr.. Gill considers the gates very
necessary.
"It was our fault those three con-
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renewed an old request for steel
gates.
But the new fiscal year dawned
this month with no funds for them
in the 1916 appropriation.
Col. Joseph D. Arthur, assistant
engineer commissioner. told the
House subcommittee conducting
hearings on the bill May 9:
They welfare officials) have not
decided yet what the type of wall
around the jail should be and the
type of gate, so the Commissioners
can not be blamed for their failure
to make up their own minds"
THAT statement Is. not correct. |"
said Howard B. Gill, superintendent
of penal institutions. 1--WE agreed
on project costing $31 500 and made
a joint request April IL. 1t has been
on the Commissioners desk ever
since.
1t wasn't on Commissioner John
Russell Young's desk. He knew
nothing about It. Commissioner Guy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15

The doorbell and the telephone
we're ringing in unison. Mother
was out making the punch so no
one stopped 8-year-old Billy from
butting in with questions. Even
father got in a word about the time
he served in the Army engineers.
The rest of the guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Heslop, 3406
Shepherd street, Mount Rainier,
Md, listened to the Navy, the Ma
rines and the Army Air Forces
swap stories about France, Italy
and Puerto Rico.
It was the homecoming party
yesterday afternoon for 1t. Robert
w. Heslop, "a, home on furlough
after 26 month aboard an LIST and
taking part in the invaSions Of Sicily,
Salerno and Normandy.
His neighborhood buddy, Corpl
Charles Wamaling of $500 Shop
herd street, Mount Rainier, came
all the way from Camp Lejeune, N.
c., to see his friend for the first
time in two and one-half years.
Corpl. Wamaling served rs months
as Marine MP in Puerto Rico.
Used Partisans' Field.
Just discharged from the air
forces after 40 missions over Eu-
rope, Charles McCraney of 1920 st.
BarnabaS road, Anacostia, dropped
by and was induced to tell how. as
a B-24 pilot, he made two forced
in Yugoslavia. The Parti-
sans had constructed airfields for
such emergencies, he said, "but you
really sweated getting B-24 of
those dirt strips"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Murray Backs Pay Raise
For Federal Judqes

Philip Murray, president of the
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tons, yesterday added his indorse-
ments to the bill of Senator Wag-
ner, Democrat, of New York, to give
members of the Federal judiciary,
including the District bench, S., 900
increase in pay after the war.
Mr.. Murray said in a letter to
Chairman McCarran of the Senate
Judiciary Committee that the mem
bership of the CLIO was in complete
support of the bill, since it Sin
cerely desired a fearless and inoe-
pendent judiciary, in order that the
structure and functions of the Gov
eminent and the guaranteed rights
Of the individual under the Con-
stitution shall at all times be pro-
tected."
The bill is being considered by
Judiciary Subcommittee consisting
of Chairman McCarran and Sena-
tors Murdoch, Democrat, of Utah,
and Moore, Republican, of Okla
homa.
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Carmen Beach Faces
Hearing Tomorrow
On Pandering Charge

Carmen Beach, who Is facing a
return to jail on Mann Act con-
viction, tomorrow will be arraigned
on a charge of pandering as the
aftermath of a raid Friday by the
police vice squad on a massage par
lor at 1713 Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
The 29-year-old Spanish born
rhumba dancer pleaded not guilty
in Municipal Court yesterday on a
vagrancy charge of keeping and op-
Grating house Of i'll fame, an un-
lawful source of income.
Margaret Locke, 81, alias Philo-
mena Lockhart, who, police said,
lives at the Pennsylvania avenue
address, also will go before United
States Commissioner Needham c.
Turnage tomorrow on a panderfng
charge.
Called "S20 Minimum House"
1t. Roy Blick of the vice squad
who led the raid on the flve-room
establishment described it as a $50
minimum" house of prostitution.
Four men caught in the raid were
released after questioning.
Arraigned with the Beach woman
before Municipal Court Judge
George D. Nelson were Judy Hunt.
81, of the hoo block of Twelfth
street NV; Mary Karika, "a, OF
the 400 block of M street NV, and
Deloris Nieto, "a, of the 1700 block
of street NV. The three women.
who also pleaded not guilty, were
charged with vagrancy for having
an illegal source of income through
being employed by house of i'll
fame. -.
At the request of Defense Counsel
M. Edward Buckley, Judge Nelson
granted continuance of the four
cases until August and
the $500 bond in each
case. Miss Beach and Miss Locke
are also under $4,000 bonds on the
charge.
Claims Trip From Hawaii.
In the Municipal Court hall yes
terday, the Beach woman indignant
ly told reporters she had arrived
here from Hawaii just before the
raid and waved what she said was
a receipt slip from her airline ticket
as an indication of proof
The United States Attorneys
Office said she has until July % to
seek Supreme Court review of a
District Court conviction on Mann
Act story which was first reversed
by the United States Court of APP
peals and then affirmed last month.
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1870 Killed in Five
Months on Railroads
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Railroad accidents resulted in the
deaths of 1910 persons and injury
to 25,173 others during the first five
months of this year, the Interstate
Commerce Commission reported
yesterday.
This compared with 1881 deaths
and 25,25l injuries during the same
period last year.
A total of Is persons were killed
and 1,677 were injured in train and
train-service accidents during the
five months of 1945 compared with
20 killed. and 1926 injured in the
similar period year ago.
Most of the injured-19, SOL
were employees on duty. There were
378 employees killed while at work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
By JULIA EDWARDS.

With unbeatable persistence the
Board of Public Welfare announced
yesterday it will submit another re-
quest for gates for the walls around
the District Jail after learning that
its last request had disappeared.
v The board has been trying to get
those gates since 1898. So Ray l..
Huff, director of public welfare
didn't lift an eyebrow when told by
The Star that the commissioners
have no record of his asking for
$31 500 on April IL.
1--WE will put it into our budget
for 1947," he said.
The latest chapter in the history
of the boards efforts to get steel
gates and a brick wall began with
a furry over the escape of three
convicts from the marshal's van in
the Jail yard January 81. Tenn
porary gates were constructed from
scrap metal at the jail and Mr.. Hun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Two Children
Are Poisoned by
Insecticide

Two children were poisoned last
week when they drank insecticide,
the Red Cross Accident Prevention
Service reported last night. One
was years and the other 10 months
Of age.
These accidents were among 10
home cases treated at local hospit-
ais. They included 80 falls, burns,
8 poisons, II foreign bodies in the
throat, ear and nose, electric shock,
rs cuts, confusion and 20 miscel-
laneous injuries.
A 4-year-old child had a needle
lodged in her throat. A 23-month-
old child pulled a pan of hot water
from the stove and received scalds
on the face and chest. Five adults
we're stricken with food poisoning.
A 16-year-old girl pulled hot starch
off the stove, burning her legs and
feet.
The report also listed the case Of
a 7-month-old baby previously re-
ported as having died when rattle
was lodged in its throat. This
brought the total home fatalities
for the year, through June ID, to 50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Chilean Foreign Minister
Returning TO Santiago

The Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Chile, Senior Joaquin Fernandez
y Fernandez, who has been widely
entertained here during three-day
visit in the Capital, will leave WASH
ington with some of his associates
tomorrow to return to Santiago.
With him will go others who also
were at the San Francisco Security
Conference: Senador Jose Maza.
Senior Julio Escudero, and the secre-
tary of the delegation Senior Victor
RioSeco.
They will stop over at the Domin-
lean Republic, Haiti and at Peru.
While here, the Foreign Minister
was guest at the Chilean Embassy
OF the Chilean Ambassador, Senior
Don Marcial Mora, who entertained
extensively for him and his party.
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1t. Heslop, who got his degree in
bacteriology from the University OF
Maryland and never had chance
to use it, told about his baptism of
fire while landing troops at Celia,
Sicily. The Italians shelled the
ship and killed two soldiers, but
his crew went through three inva-
sions without a scratch.
His worst spot was atop sand
bar at Salerno. 1--WE had everybody
but Johnny Weismuller trying to
pull us off,"
Hair Turned White.
The telephone rang again.
Some kids I used to know" he
explained, then stopped, looking at
Charles. kids! Listen to me-"
Twenty-three year old Charles
hair which always had bit of gray
in it, had turned white in the trop-
les.
1t was a cozy party in the base
ment playroom. But one person was
missing, the fourth member Of the
boyhood team.
AS a youngster, Harry Wolfe of
Wilkes Barre, Pa, joined in many
a pillow fight at the Heslop home.
Harry joined the Merchant Marine.
His ship was carrying ammunition
when the Nazis torpedoed it in the
Atlantic.
1--WE kept it from Bob for nearly
two years." Mr.. Heslop said. He
kept wanting to know why Harry
didn't write. We made up all sorts
of excuses. Finally, we wrote him
about it a few months ago. We
decided he had seen enough of war
to take it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Junior Bar Conference
Sponsors Radio Series

The Junior Bar Conference, under
auspices of the public information
program of the American Bar Asso-
citation, has arranged a radio pro-
gram for panel discussions of legal
subjects considered of interest to
the public. The first program will
be heard today from 4:30 to pm.
over Station WINK. They will con-
tinue weekly for an indefinite Pc
Rod.
The general objective of this pro-
gram, says Nathan M. Lubar, Dis
trict director of the Junior Bar Con-
ference information program, is to
enlighten citizens and to create
mutual understanding between the
public and the lawyer. The name
of the program is THE Lawyer
Speaks,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Thirty tuberculosis
Victims Reported
Walking Streets

DR.. A. Barklie Coulter, head Of the
tuberculosis bureau of the Health
Department, who has during the
past several weeks obtained the
court conviction of four persons for
breaking isolation requirements, an
nounced yesterday that there are
still 30 persons in the advanced
stages of tuberculosis walking the
streets.
DR.. Coulter said that these per-
sons are not only violating the
concepts of good health, but the
communicable disease code of the
District. Under the present code
they are liable to Jail sentences, but
under a new code proposed by the
Health Department they could be
hospitalized.
10 Leave Hospitals.
DR.. Coulter revealed that since the
first of the year 10 patients have
left Gallinger Municipal Hospital,
Upshur Street Hospital and Glenn
Dale Sanitarium against the advice
of doctors.
With the recent breakdown on
those violating the law, several tu-
berculous persons have indicated a
willingness to accept treatment
again. Those convicted, according
to DR.. Coulter, have been in and
out of hospitals several times.
tuberculosis Beds Close.
Although Glenn Dale has to close
almost 200 beds and Gallinger is
about to close one of its tuberculosis
wards due to nursing shortage, Dr..
Coulter said he felt some way could
be found to care for those now
violating the law. The Al persons
reported on the waiting list for
treatment in municipal hospitals
are receiving clinical care and are
observing isolation requirements, it
was said.
OF those convicted in the recent
breakdown, one sentence was sus-
pended on promise to seek treat
ment and three received sentences
of 30 days in Jail and 500 fine or
an additional 100 days in lieu of
the fine.
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yicts escaped" he said, because we
didn't have any gates on the yard.
The gates we have are not adequate
And the first job of jail is to hold
its prisoners"
ooh, he's just taking the blame
because he wants those gates" sail
Commissioner Mason. Personally,
I never did think they were neces-
sary."
All Mr.. Huff wants is the. money,
and he hopes to get it next year.
A brick wall was partially con-
structed from funds obtained In
1941, and only war priorities inter-
fered with getting the gates, he said.
The proposed project would pro-
vide for replacing wire fencing with
brick wall containing sentry tow
ers and gates. The walls would keep
the curious away as well as keep
the prisoners in, he observed. BY
minimizing distractions, the wall
would provide more relaxing activ-
ity for the prisoners, he added.
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By MARION WADE DOYLE.

William S. Hinman, IA, of Falls
Church, Va, has something he calls
IAN old mans hobby" and ST.
Elizabeth's Hospital doctors say this
hobby helps restore the sanity of
fighting men.
Mr.. Hinman tames parakeets. The
retired Government worker began
raising the birds after his wife
died three years ago. 1t gave him
something to think about"
About four months ago he started
stroking the baby birds for a few
minutes every day. He discovered
they grew to like the company of
humans.
Sailor in StuporOus State.
Edward Rowan, Red Cross exec
utive, lives near Mr.. Human and
first suggested he raise parakeets
Then he suggested the birds be
taken to st. Elizabeth's wards to
divert mentally i'll servicemen.
One 20-year-old sailor was in a
stuporous condition from effects
of two years Pacific duty. From
November, 1914, to March, 1915
he lay on a cot, refusing to speak
One day last March Mr.. Rowan
brought the first parakeet to the
ward. The other patients laughed
as the tiny bird fiuttered from
shoulder. to shoulder. The sailor
turned his head to look.
Expression Is Seen.
The other patients knew the
doctors long struggle to get O
word from Jim. One of them 81
lently placed the bird on his limp
hand.
Into Jim's eyes an expression was
creeping. But the doctor did moi
know whether it meant interest OF
murder.
Suddenly the sailor grabbed the
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Nurses Aides Held
Key 10 Re-opening Of
GaIIinger Ward

If enough nurses aides can be re-
cruited to relieve the nurse shortage
at Gallinger Hospital, the tubercu-
losis ward which closed last week
can be reopeneo, hospital officials
declared yesterday.
Nurses aides also are needed to
insure adequate care for the hos
pitfalls polio cases, officials said The
tuberculosis ward was closed after
the shortage of nurses rose to 1914.
A drive to recruit the volunteer
aides will begin this week by the
District Red Cross. The hospital
hopes to find 100 aides. The need
for volunteer workers who can give
daytime hours is particularly press
ing, the Red Cross said.
Although the aides are needed so
that tuberculosis and polio cases
may be treated properly, it was
stressed that the volunteer workers
do not care for isolation cases, such
as victims of these two diseases.
Their help In other parts of the
hospital, such as in the general
wards, emergency rooms, operating
rooms, pediatric wards, nurseries
and blood bank, frees regular nurses
for the isolation wards.
The first class for new nurses
aide recruits will begin July 80. Each
class can instruct 80 volunteers.
The courses will last five and
half weeks, with the time divided
equally in classes and ward work.
Volunteers wishing to apply are
urged to call the Red Cross, Repub-
lis $500, extension 291.
The tuberculosis ward which re-
Gently closed has AZ woman patients.
Dr. Alvin r. Sweeny, Gallinger SUI
perintendent. said he plans to visit
Upshur Street Hospital and Glenn
Dale Sanitorium tomorrow to see
how many patients can be shifted to
these institutions. The plan SUBJ
mitted to the Commissioners last
week by health officials was to
transfer II patients to Upshur
Street, II to Glenn Dale and the
rest to other wards of Gallinger.
No new beds will be opened at
Glenn Dale, it was said, but an at
tempt will be made to transfer some
Glenn Dale patients to Upshur
Street. Glenn Dale was forced to
close almost 200 beds last year be-
cause OF its personnel shortage.
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Hannegan Named in Suit
To Force Mail Delivery

Postmaster General Hannegan
yesterday was named defendant in
his official capacity in District
Court suit in which Isadore and
Sam Gendelman, conducting busi-
ness as National Sales Co. of Brook
Ign, N. Y, seek an injunction to
force delivery of mail which they
claim is not being delivered.
The firm, which sells second
hand clothing, contends that al
though it has not violated any law,
on June 40 the Post ONCE De-
partment required in writing that
the firm show cause why the Brook
Ign postmaster should not be in
structed to treat mail going to the
firm as fictitious" and why fraud
order should not be issued.
The suit also alleged that with
out waiting for the firm to show
cause, the Post ONCE Department
refused to deliver any mail. The
suit said a hearing was held here
June 20 and 80 but then was con-
tinued to give the Gendelmans time
to present further evidence.