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Evening star., 1945-01-21
D. {. Guard Program
To Honor 0ehmann

Col. John w. Oehmann 81, Dis
trict National Guard officer and
District building inspector, will be
rendered his commission as briga-
dier general, retired, at ceremonies
at pm. Wednesday in the Ma
tional Guard Armory at Municipal
Center. Fourth street and Indiana
avenue NV.
After As years of service. Col
Oehmann retired from active duty
in the National Guard on January
13, 1914, because of age. He was on
active assignment in Europe until
his return to this country on Octo-
Der e, 1943.
His silver stars and commission
as brigadier general, retired, will be
presented by Brig. Gen. Albert L.
Cox, commanding officer of the Dis
trict National Guard. All former
members of the Sd Infantry Regi-
ment, with whom Col Oehmann
served on the Mexican border, and
all former members of the 121st En-
gineer Regiment, which he organ
lied in 1924 and commanded for
many years, are invited to attend
the ceremonies.
Col Oehmann enlisted as a priv
ate in Company H, 1st Infantry
Regiment, of the District National
Guard in 1899. He was commits
stoned first lieutenant of infan-
try In 1908. He served in the World
War with the field artillery.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Housekeeping Wage
Conferees 10 Reopen
Hearings tuesday

Representatives of the public,
employers and employees of the pub
lie housekeeping industry will meet
again at 8 pm. Tuesday at the Mu-
nicipal Center Building to consider
increasing wages for women and
minor boys in the industry.
Miss Elizabeth Champe, executive
secretary of the Minimum Wage
and Industrial Safety Board, said a
proposed minimum budget of s24.43
a week for women is being consid-
cred. Present wages range from
S13.25 for mattresses to SIT for cler-
ical workers, telephone and eleva-
tor operators.
The proposed minimum, it was
claimed, would provide only bare
substance minimum" and would
not grant standard of living high
er than allowed in the WPA emer-
gency budget of 1895.
AS outlined by Miss Champe. the
minimum would provide in a per-
sonal budget s12.57 for food and
rent; S4.0l for clothing: SO cents
for health; 10 cents for church and
charities, 38 cents for insurance
and savings for old age and S2.81
for income taxes.
The wage conference, which
started last Tuesday, is composed
of three members each of the pub
lie, employers of the industry and
employees. Members of the mini
mum wage board meet with the
group, but do not vote.
After the conference presents
recommendations, the board will
act on the matter. One member of
the board predicted yesterday that
an increase in wages would be rec
commended and that the only ques-
ton to- be settled was how much.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
50 Refused Licenses
For Roominq Houses

Fifty applications for apartment,
rooming and lodging house licenses
were disapproved during the past
week on the recommendation of the
Building. Health and Plumbing De-
partments, Edward E. Bailey, jr.,
superintendent of licenses, an
nounced yesterday.
Among the licenses denied were
four for apartment houses, one for
lodging house and As for rooming
houses.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Johnston to Address
Junior Trade Boord

Eric Johnston, president of the
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the annual dinner
of the Junior Board of Commerce
at z pm. Saturday at the Hotel
Statler.
Mearns Gates. national president
of the junior board, will attend and
speak briefly.
Plans for the dinner are in the
hands of a special committee
headed by Chairman Winfield
Weitzel and including: Oscar
Barry, Harry Birch, Charles Began,
Thomas Grant, Samuel S. Kauf.
man, G. Edward Hacking, George
Howard, Jack Morton, Bernard ],
Nees and Douglas Zimmerman.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

Firemen and police rushed to a
WAVE in distress yesterday to
pinch-hit as plumbers-but proved
little more mechanically adept than
the WAVE.
1t. q. g. Betty White, who lives
with four other WAVES and a
civilian girl at 3208 Porter street
NV, was trying to catch some
sleep after working the mid
watch" shift. But the hot water
faucet in the kitchen was spout
ing full force and getting on her
nerves. Neither she nor a maid
could turn it off.
After calling every plumber In
the classified directory-over 220-
with no results, 1t. White became
desperate. When a friend, Ensign
George Schultz, called she told him
her tale of woe. He and others at
the Maritime Commission relayed
instructions over the phone.
Go to the basement, turn that
valve After she had made
several futile trips to the basement,
they called her dumb" and told her
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Tale of KoniszewsHTs Exploit
Told for Missing Star Reporter
Seret. Murphy Found
CIV. Athlete Leudino
Platoon in Pacific

Technical Sergt. Richard J. Muir
ply, jr.. had wanted to write a story
about Big John" Koniszewski.
just before the marines embarked
for Saipan, Sergt. Murphy, a ma
rine combat correspondent on mill
|tary leave from The Evening Star
interviewed Big john" 240-
pound former athlete at George
Washington University and now a
second lieutenant.
Sergt. Murphy never had a
chance to complete his story. He
has been missing since the Saipan
Landings. But because 1t. Konis-
zewski became an even better story
during the campaign, Second 1t
Ben Price, a marine public relations
officer, has finished Sergt. Murphy S
story.
Was Platoon Leader.
1t. Koniszewski. from Dickson,
Pa, played football, baseball and
basketball for George Washington
during the 41-'43 seasons. After
leaving college, he played profess
sional baseball and had a postwar
contract with the Philadelphia
Eagles
Big John" landed on Saipan as
a platoon leader. From somewhere
in the Pacific, 1t Price tells the
rest.
In the first days of the fight, 1t.
Koniszewski and mis- platoon were
ordered to take a hill. A few min
utes after moving out, the platoon
was subjected TO heavy mortar, ma
chine gun and sniper fire.
1t. KoniSzewski watched his men
fall. Soon there were only six left,
and the six took the hill and dug in
Evening star., 1945-01-21

to hold it. The position obviously
was untenable with only six men
and 1t. Koniszewski was ordered to
retire.
Hill Is Taken.
The next day the platoon, brought
up to strength by requirements, re-
occupied the hill, this time for keeps.
1t was on the Goth day on Q ridge
overlooking Garapan that 1t. Ko-
niszewski was hit in the shoulder
by machine-gun fire from Japs en-
placed on higher ridge. After
treatment and a brief rest, Big
John" returned to the fight.
Now, again in a Navy hospital.
nursing an old football injury, Big
john paid his highest respects to
the man who was going to write
this piece.
He called Dick Murphy "a good
Joe"
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Plans 10 Extend
Job|ess Relief
Scope Pushed
Proposals Include
Federal Workers,
Domestics, Others

Various proposals for extending
unemployment compensation in the
District, to such groups as domestic
and Federal workers and to levy an
unemployment tax, on employees
have been offered by the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Office staff to
the District Unemployment Board
for consideration.
Lewis S. Springer, assistant direc-
tor of the Office. emphasized that
the proposals had been made to the
board for consideration in it's an
nual report to Congress and that
they had not been passed on by
the board. The board is composed
Of the Commissioners and a repre-
sentative of employees and en-
ployers.
Coverage. Asked by Social Security.
A survey of the existing compen-
Sation laws here was initiated as a
result of letter last November
from the Social Security Board ask
ing various State unemployment
compensation groups to review their
legislation and to urge expanding
coverage to domestic workers, Gov
ernment employees. agricultural
workers. employees of nonprofit in
stitutions and small firms.
One suggestion of the office staff
is that weekly benefit payments be
based on one-half of the average
wage during full employment. At
present, Mr.. Springer said. weekly
payments range from Sc to $40, with
a scale determining the amount.
Another recommendation is to ex-
tend coverage to Government work.
ers, provided the Federal Govern
ment reimburses the board. Such
method, it was explained, would
be similar to the arrangement for
unemployment payments under the
CT Bill of Rights, under which
the Veterans Administration reim-
burses the local board.
Suggest Domestic Workers Coverage.
The office staff has suggested that
some way be found to cover domestic
workers, Mr.. Springer said. Some
States have tried system of SELL
ing stamps to householders to be
placed in books of domestic workers,
it was explained. These stamp books
serve as basis of claim for unem-
ployment compensation
Another high light of the recon-
mendations would be to have the
employe pay an unemployment tax
based on one-half the rate assigned
the employer. At present District
employees are not required to con-
tribute. Employers included in the
present Unemployment Compensa-
tion Act make contribution based
on fixed percentage of their pay
rolls. and an individual rate of con-
tribution is computed for each en-
ployer.
In its last report, covering the
period ending December 81, 1943.
the board reported that it covered
approximately 300, 900 employees.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
.0PA Denies Il Plans
To Cut A Coupons;
Gas Supply Grows

Deliveries last night and today
were expected to replenish tanks of
Cities Service gasoline stations here
following a shortage which closed
more than half of the IA stations
operated by the company,
The short-lived famine was
blamed by officials on bad luck in
distribution" which they said occurs
every now and then" in the indus
try.
Replying to widespread rumors
yesterday. the Office of Price Ad-
ministration fatty denied plans for
cutting the value of A gasoline ra-
tions.
"Rumor that gasoline rations will
be cut tonight is absolutely ground
less and without verify a spokes-
man said. There is no such action
now under consideration"
Meanwhile. the local OPA said
it did not know when the quarter
tank sales limitation on gasoline
in effect since January 4, would be
lifted. From information at hand
We do not think the time is ripe to
remove the restriction" an official
said.
He admitted, however, that "prac-
tically all stations have built up in
ventories" and that> the situation
was much improved over last month
At the same time, the Petroleum
Administration for War reported a
continued tight gasoline supply in
the East but asserted it was no
worse than in previous months.
The fate of the proposed investi-
cation by the Senate District Com
mittee of Washington's fuel famine
last month will be up to the Senate
Audit and Control Committee, which
meets Friday to consider alloca-
tion of $2,500 to finance the investi-
cation. Chairman Bilbo of the Dis
Itrict Committee is expected to press
his case before the audit group.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Surplus War Material
To Be Air Forum Topic

The subject. How Can We Dis
pose of War Surplus Material?" will
be discussed on the American
Forum of the Air over Station VOL
at $50 pm. Tuesday.
The following will take part:
Senators Kilgore, Democrat, of
West Virginia and Ferguson, Re-
publican, of Michigan, members of
the Senate War Investigating Com
mittee; Robert Hurley, member Of
the Surplus War Property Board;
Mason Britton. administrator of the
Surplus War Property Board; May
or Cornelius Scully of Pittsburgh;
Delos Walker. chairman of the
board Of the American Retail Fed
Grafton and vice president of R. H.
Macy, Inc. and David L. Podell,
general counsel of the Smaller
War Plants Corp.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

crate steam, were the heart of the
power plant.
When Washington went to bed
and switched out the lights less coal
was needed. A pen drew red
line on dial showing less steam
needed as the evening advanced,
but showing more steam as Wash
ington got up in the morning
Finally, Mr.. Harrington showed
the real source of power, the coal
pile across the road from the gen.
Grating plant. In the furnace and
boiler the energy from the coal is
transformed to energy from steam.
In the turbine the steam energy be-
comes electric energy But despite
these transformation, if you save
electricity you save coal.
And the saving of electricity
should be done consistently. Mr..
Brooks explained the company has
to have available sufficient power
to meet all possible demands. 1t
gauges its production by experience
and figures in all possible factors.
The weather is one of those No
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Dr.. FitzPotrick Heads
G.. u. Authors GuIIery

D. Paul j. Fitzpatrick, acting
dean of the Graduate School of
Social Science of Catholic Univer-
sity, has been appointed chairman
of the social science committee of
the Gallery of Living Catholic Au-
thors, the university announced
yesterday.
The committee will consider liv-
ing Catholic authors whose writ
ings will serve as basis for rec
ommendation to the gallery's board
of governors as members of the
gallery.
DR.. FITZPATRICK also was named
as new member Of the board Of
governors Of the gallery.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Z More Mile o Dimes
Stands Planned as
Line Of Coins Grows

The line of dimes going from
Washingtonians' pockets to the Mile
O. Dimes fund for the fight against
infantile paralysis heightened last
week into the hundreds of yards.
although the amount raised will not
be announced until the campaign
ends.
Bryson Rash, chairman of the Mile
O. Dimes Committee, reminded the
public that it takes 89,872 dimes in
row to make mile. Last year,
the dimes donated throughout the
city totalled $4,000, or more than
six miles of dimes.
Besides the stands in front of the
Capitol and Lincoln Theaters. and
at the National Airport and Union
Station, two new ones are to be
added this week, at GarfinckePs and
Kann's stores, Mr.. Rash said.
Contributions to the fund, in ad-
dition to dimes deposited at the
stands, include: International Busi-
ness Machines, Corp, $500: A. H.
Bacas. $50; Gallinger Hospital
nurses partial contribution s3l.
Young and Simon, $25: Bergmann's
Laundry employees, s25; Egyptian
Legation. $50; Theodore w. Noyes,
$40: Mrs. .. L. Houghteling, $40;
G. F. Bowerman. s10 Fulton Lewis,
jr., $40; Anacostia Lodge No. 81,
F.. A. A. N. $50; Jefferson Standard
Life Insurance Co., S6.15; Girl
Scouts Troop 35, Greenbelt. Md,
$500, and Mr.. and Mrs. Omar c.
Humphrey, SIS.
The Metropolitan Policemen's As
sociation will contribute a dime for
each association member in the
armed services. A total of S40.40
will be paid, as there are in the
service 306 members from the Met
ropolitan Police Force; A from the
White House guard: As from the
Park Police and others killed in
action, according to Harden Lam
caster president of the association
Evening star., 1945-01-21
To Sponsor Launching

Mrs. Dave E. Satterfield, jr., of
Richmond, wife of former Repre-
sentative Satterfield, Democrat. of
Virginia, will sponsor the LSD
Catamount to be launched next
Saturday at the Newport News Ship
building and Drylock Co. The Sat-
terfields have two sons who are Navy
fighter pilots. 1t. q. g. Dave E
Satterfield. III, and Ensign Richard
B. Satterfield.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Congress Opens
Drive for Own
Apartments
Patrick, Alabama,
To Call Meeting
On Issue This Week

Plans for organization of a bloc of
Senate and House members to con-
duct concerted drive for construc-
tion of special congressional apart
ment buildings were disclosed yes
terday.
Representative Patrick, Democrat
Of Alabama said he planned to call
q meeting early this week of all
Senators and Representatives inter-
ested in the project and organize to
keep behind this until we get us
a place to live"
Senator Bilbo, Democrat, of Mis-
siSSippi, author of a bill calling for
Government construction of a self
llquidating 2000-unit apartment ho-
tel for Senators, Representatives and
their employees. said he would be glad
to confer and collaborate" in the
informal organization.
Might Even Conspire."
1--WE might even do a little con-
spring" the Senator said with a
laugh.
Mr.. Patrick was delegated to do
IliS lCS WIN VI pushing liiC iAooo-
ing project by Representative
SABBATH, Democrat, of Illinois. author
of a House resolution which would
authorize the Architect of the Cap
itol to construct two apartment
buildings. one for Senators and
Representatives and the other for
their employees.
hHT Cohoth niH hn for,
all those interested in relieving the
housing shortage for members of
Congress to get together and agree
on a single plan and then press for
action on that until they got results.
He said he would be agreeable to
any proposal that would assure ade-
quate quarters for members of Con-
gress near the Capitol at reasonable
prices, adding that he would not
insist on construction by the Gov
ernment if arrangements could be
made with private building firms to
assure that rentals would not be
excessive.
Early Public Hearings.
Early public hearings on his
apartment resolution have been
promised by Chairman Lanham of
the House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee, Mr.. SABBATH
added He said he asked Mr.. Pat
rick to carry on" with the project
because he was going to be out of
town for two or three weeks.
The meeting being arranged by
Mr.. Patrick is expected to develop
suggestions for amendments to the
SABBATH resolution.
My idea is to provide a variety
of apartments. Mr.. Patrick said,
ito satisfy both those who want
modest quarters and those who want
more elaborate living arrangements |
The main thing, however, is to
make sure Senators and Representa-
tives can have place to stay at a
reasonable rent and 1 believe we
can work out something on which
all will agree"
He added that he will continue to
press for action on a resolution he |
is sponsoring for congressional !
investigation of the local housing |
shortage and alleged violations of
rent ceilings, declaring he was sure
results of such an inquiry would
help assure passage of special
housing project for members of
Congress.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Butler (Po.) Lawyer
Sees 18th InuuquruI

John G. Graham, 76, a Butler,
tPa.l attorney, was present yester-
day for the 14th inaugural cere-
monY he has seen. he said last
night. He said his first was the
Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison
in 1889. Mr.. Graham came here
then as member of the Pennsyl-
vania National Guard, he said.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Drott Lodge PIuns Dance

Drott Lodge, No. 1853. Vasa Order
of America, and the Sons of Nor
way will sponsor a dance February
10 in the Odd Fellows Temple, 4I9
Seventh street NV. Dancing will
be from 9 PM to midnight. Re-
freshments win be served.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Texas Society Dance

Texans and their friends are in
vited by the Texas State Society to
attend a reception and dance at the
Wardman Park Hotel at 9:15 pm.
next Saturday. Dale Miller, presi-
dent. has announced.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-24
Pacific Veterans
NOaU On Way Home

Five Wyandotte men are now
aboard Navy transport vessels
which will bring them back to the
United States for their discharge
from the service.
Scheduled to arrive today in
Seattle, the U.SS. Missoula carries
Pfc. Peter H. Kramer, Cpl. Theo-
dore j. Goodyear among its pas
sengers. The MiSsoula left Okinawa
December 9 with 2,O63 Army high
point veterans.
Kramer is the son of Fred Kra-
mer, GIL Walnut and Goodyear is
the son of Frank Goodyear, 1900
Smith.
Pfc. Robert P. Cahoon, husband
of Mrs. Aida Cohoon, 811 Chestnut
street and Pfc. Arthur Tinsley, hus-
band of Mrs. Dolores e. Tinsley,
427 Ford, were among 1.049 high
point Army veterans scheduled to
arrive in Seattle yesterday aboard
the U.S.S. Berrian. The Berrian left
Okinawa December 8.
Now on his way home is T/Sgt.
Robert E. Siney, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Siney of 3405 Biddle,
who arrived in Seattle December 10
aboard the U.SIS. Crescent City
which left Okinawa for the States
OIL, December 5.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-24

This will be the maxim of the
new Wayne County Sportsmans'
Club this summer. Members now
joining are enthusiastic over the
idea. 1t is planned that the club
secretary will make such arrange
mentS with veterans hospitals and
the veterans themselves when at
home that the club members wish
ing a disabled veteran for a fishing
trip guest will be quickly accom-
modated to the benefit of each.
The organization of the club to
serve Sportsmen in Wayne county is
meeting with great response. espe-
cially from down river hunters and
fishermen, and also sailors and
powerboat men. Applications for
membership are being taken at local
sporting goods stores and other
popular meeting places Of sports
men.
Monday evening, January 7, has
been set as the date for the meet
ing at which bylaws will be adopted
and officers elected but the place
of meeting has not been determined
as yet. 1t is very probable that the
members will vote to associate with
| the Michigan United Conservation
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-24
Red Wings
End ; Game
Losing Streak
by United Press

Montreal led the National Hockey
League race again today, thanks
largely to a thrce-goal last-period
rally by which Detroit tied Chicago,
4 to 4, while the Canadians defeated
Boston, to l, in games last night.
Toronto showed New York deeper
into the league cellar by trimming
the Rangers, to 3, on a late goal
by Babe Pratt.
Montreal leads by one-point-26
to 25-over Chicago, with Boston
two games behind Chicago.
The Canadiens took advantage of
sluggish Boston defense to run up a
four goal lead before Boston scored.
Boston goalie Frank Brimsek got
little help from his mates. Two
quick goalS-by Murph Chamber
lain and Maurice Richard-early in
the second period settled the issue.
Doug Bentley scored three goals
for Chicago as the Blackhawks sped
into an early lead, but the more
rugged Red Wings came back in the
last a6 minutes. Detroit's third goal
was a long shot by Bill Quacken-
bush that bounced into the net off
Adam Browns leg, and the tying
goal by Ted Lindsay was a high
shot that rolled over goalie Mike
KarakaS' shoulder.
New York tied the score three
times before Prat flicked home the
winning goal, but fine play by goalie
Frank McCool turned back a final
New York surge.
The standings:
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-24
by
ERNIE EPPS

Benny Yack. freshly back from
the wars, thinks sports in Wyan-
dotte, like everything else IN this
thriving met, are definitely in for
a boom Benny points out to all
who turn their ear this way that
the returning veteran seeks active
sports to sort of alleviate the let
down from the hell and fury OF
combat MIR. Yack is as enthuSi-
astic as junior will be. come tomor-
row morning =. Already his hockey
rink, built over the municipal ten
mis- courts at Bishop Park. has Won
praise from lots of people who
should know what they're talking
about Murray Armstrong, great
center for the Detroit Red Wirgs
was around for last Saturdays con-
tests and he said that "Wyandotte'S
rink was finer than any he had seen
anywhere, including Canada"
Coming from the professional Mr.
Armstrong, that can be considered
another feather in the Stetson OF
Mr.. Yack and the city In general.
FLASH :. HOLD THE PRESSES
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-12-24
Ex-Cunner Sets Sights On Caels Sugar Bowl Team

like a trip hammer, flew 50 missions
against the Germans before return
ing to Aggieland.
Coach Jim Lookbaugh will call on
Reynolds and Fenimore to give ALL
American Halfback Herman Wede-
myer, Hawaiian-born st. Mary's star.
"a run for the money in the Sugar
Bowl classic.