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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
U. 5. Court Approves
Sale Of $4,000 Cases
OF Liquor TO Virginia
BY the Associated Press.


PEORIA, ILL.,, Feb. 27.-Sale of at
least 100000 cases of surplus whisky
for more than 100000 by the
American Distilling Co. to the State
of Virginia was approved in Federal
District Court yesterday by Judge j.
Leroy Adair. The liquor will be sold
under the Virginia rationing system.
The sale was agreed on in New
York Saturday, subject to court ap-
prevail, by Theodore C. Baer, Peoria,
as trustee of the company's plan for
distributing the liquor at cost to its
stockholders. Mr.. Baer said it. was
believed to be one of the largest
individual sales of whisky to a State
in the history of the whisky bust
ness.
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board, largest stakeholder
in the company, was represented at
the negotiation by Col. r. McC
Burlington, board member, and
Abram P. Staples. attorney general
for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The board already had been the
largest purchaser of bulk whisky in
the company's program. A year ago
it bought up $4,000 shares, and last
April became owner of 27,740 barrels
of whisky, under the company,s dis
tribution plan, at cost of nearly
s13,000,000. The present purchase is
that of the remainder of the whisky
not bought by stockholders. Under
terms of the court-supervised trust,
sale of the balance was obligatory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Heroism Of -Four ChapIains
To Be Told in Broadcast

The heroism of four Army chap
lains, one Of them a Washingtonian,
will be the theme of a radio pro-
gram over the NBC network tonight.
The program, one of the Words at
War" series, will be heard over Sta
ton WRC at 1880 o'clock.
The chaplains, who gave their life
belts to soldiers and then persisted
when the transport Dorchester was
torpedoed of Greenland in 1943,
were 1t. Alexander G. Goode, whose
widow, Mrs Theresa Goode, and
daughter Rosalie, 6, live at 5131 Sec
ond street NV; 1t. Clark v. Polling,
Schenectady, N. Y; 1t. George L.
Fox, Chicopee Falls, Mass, and 1t.
John P. Washington, Newark, N. J.
Lit. Goode had been substitute
rabbi at the Washington Hebrew
Congregation before entering the
Army. 1t. Polling, son of DR.. Daniel
Polling, editor of the Christian
Herald, and 1t. Fox, were Protes-
tants, and It. Washington q
Catholic
The script was written by the Rev.
Timothy j. Mulvey, o. M. l., OF the
Oblate Scholasticate here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 27.-Cigarettes
tie-in sales and black market deal
ings in cigarettes were reported yes
terday by the Baltimore Evening
Sun after survey of the tobacco
situation in the city and a conclu-
sion that there is no shortage OF
cigarettes in Baltimore"
The Evening Sun reporter. said he
purchased Is packages during one
day, and could have bought more
had 1T not been for a limitation OF
Is cents per package placed on the
price he was to pay.
'T could have bought enough to
start a tobacco shop at SO carton, !"
the reporter related.
After relating various means by
which cigarettes were sold, the in
quiring newspaperman said one rep
#utable wholesaler summed UP the
situation by saying:
'sOur supplies have been cut about
so pei. cent. In normal times that
extra SO per cent was in warehouses
and on the shelves of dealers. No
individual thought of carrying more
than one pack of cigarettes a year
ago.
Nov the surplus Is n three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Six Lynchburg Prisoners
Beat Guard, Flee Jail
BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated fIeSS.
LYNCHBURG, Va, Feb. 81
Police today were hunting six pris-
oners who attacked a guard and fed
from the Lynchburg city Jail last
night. The fugitives, four white
and two colored. had been await
ing transfer to the State Penitenti-
airy or to State convict camp.
Police Chief j. Hillyer Boice called
out every available man on his force
and other special officers to join
in the manhunt.
None of the men was believed to
have been armed when they left
the Jail after overpowering Guard
j. r. Ware as he was taking medi-
cine to one of them.
The white escapes are Robert
Moses, %, Lynchburg, sentenced on
an automobile theft charge; George
Conner, 10, Norfolk, escaped con-
vict and facing a new charge of
automobile theft: Lonnie Lane, 10,
Norfolk, an escaped convict and
also wanted on an auto theft charge,
and Luther Callahan, 20, Lynch
burg, who was recently sentenced
to four-year prison term.
The colored fugitives are. Joe
Robey, 81. Lynchburg, recently SEN
fenced to two years in the peni-
tertiary for HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny, and Carl Hughes, "a, Lynch
burg, held on an assault and bat
terry charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Mudd Named Acting
Alexandra Postmaster

Elmor Mudd has been appointed
acting postmaster of the Alexandria
(VaD Post Office, succeeding j. Owen
Lynch, who died February IL, Post
master General Walker announced
today.
Mr.. Mudd joined the Alexandria
Post Office staff in 1907, and became
superintendent of mails there in
1918. He was made assistant post
master in 1885, the year Mr.. Lynch
was appointed postmaster.
A native of King George County,
Va, Mr.. Mudd moved to Alexandria
as a child He attended schools
there, and before entering the postal
service was in the grocery business
with his father.
Mr.. Mudd lives at Is Sunset drive,
Alexandria. He is married and has
two sons, one, Pvt. Elmor P. Mudd,
is stationed in New York with the
Army
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
GREYHOUND Asks Permit
To Operate Z Air Routes
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 27.-Grey-
hound Bus Line interests. repre-
scented by the newly chartered
Greyhound Skyways Of Virginia
Inc, yesterday filed an application
with the State Corporation Com
mission for permission to operate a
dozen scheduled air passenger routes
throughout the Old Dominion.
The proposed routes include serv-
ice from the District of Columbia
Virginia State line to the Virginia
Tennessee line at Bristol by way
of Alexandria, Winchester, Harri-
sonburg, Staunton, Lexington, Roa-
noke, Radford and Wytheville; be-
tween the West Virginia-Virginia
State line to Richmond by way of
Covington, Clifton Forge, Lexington
Lynchburg and Farmyille, and be-
tween Roanoke and Lynchburg.
The Greyhound interests also
propose a route between Roanoke
and Norfolk, between Roanoke and
the Virginia North Carolina lire,
between the District of Columbia
line and Richmond by way Of Alex
andria and Fredericksburg and be-
tween Richmond and Norfolk.
Routes also are proposed covering
the Northern Neck connecting with
Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Reporter Buys Cigarettes Easily
On Baltimore Market

places: In claw machines, behind
dealers counters and in their base
ments and in peoples dresser
drawers"
A survey indicated that prices
ranged from IA to Is cents. The
ceiling price is Is cents a pack on
popular brands. The legal whole
sale price on popular brands is $1.31
carton One retailer said he had
to pay So carton and was charg-
ing rs cents q pack to the con-
Stmers.
Another dealer sold e pack of Gig
arettes to customer only after he
had purchased a bottle of liquor.
This practice also is illegal under
OPA rulings.
Many claw machines had Gig
arettes as their main commodity
One cigarette distributor reported
that nearly all of these machines
sold black market supplies. While
the stocks were plentiful. he said,
these machines were filled with
compacts, cameras, lighters and
other items, but few cigarettes.
The distributor explained that
this meant the suppliers of these
machines had practically no quota
when quotas were prorated several
months ago On the basis OF what
dealers previously had received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Man Seized in Baltimore
Believed Phantom Robber
By tie Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated PreSS.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 27.-Police
Commissioner Hamilton Atkinson
said last night that a man being
held in connection with series of
downtown burglaries was thought to
have alternately robbed Offices in
two other cities.
Police in Philadelphia and Cleve-
land have been seeking the man,
Mr.. Atkinson said, and added that
authorities believe he worked the
cities as a sort of circuit" travel
ing regularly from one to the
other
The man evidently remained In
each city only a day or two at a
time, Mr.. Atkinson said, leaving
when the police found his trail and
returning when he thought they
had relaxed their vigilance.
More than 20 plain-clothesmen
have haunted a three block down.
town area for the last month in as
sorted DISCUSSES in an attempt to
catch the man, whom they have
dubbed ''the Phantom"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Big Saving Seen Possible in Plan
For Nearby Areas Regional Jail

A regional jail to serve Fairfax
and Arlington Counties and the
city of Alexandria could be expect
ed to save several thousands" dol
lars in operating costs, besides pro-
viding improved facilities, officials
of the area believe. The three sepa-
rate jails now cost total Of $35 500
a year.
Arlington County, with a jail of
non fireproof construction, would
profit most by a regional institution,
according to officials. The other
localities, however, it was pointed
out, would obtain better Jail facili-
ties and more economical operation.
Both Arlington County Sheriff
Homer G. Bauserman and r. M.
Loughborough, executive to the
Fairfax County Board Of Super
visors, are of the opinion that, in
order to be most effective, re-
gional Jail should be combined with
a regional farm where much of the
food could be raised by prisoners.
While Francis Jones, executive
secretary of the Virginia State
Board of Correction in Richmond,
held that a farm would not be
practicable for such a small area,
both county officials were stead
fast in their belief that a farm
would cut food costs considerably
In fact, Mr.. Bauserman said he
would oppose the regional Jail plan
| If the farm were not included.
Under the present setup, the State
pays portion of the Jail expenses
in the various localities. It pays
two-thirds of the salaries Of per-
sonnet, while food and other oper-
ating costs are prorated according
to the number of State prisoners
incarcerated.
According to Mr.. Jones, the jails
in the three Northern Virginia To-
calities cost the State and local
governments $35, 500 .35 last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Plane Crash Inquiry
To Open Thursday
BY the Associated Press.

MARION, Va, Feb. PA public
hearing will be held here at 9 am
Thursday by the Civil Aeronautics
Bureau into circumstances surround
ing the crash of an American Air
lines passenger plane on a noun
tainside near here early Friday
morning killing II Of the % pas
sengers and crew members.
William K. Andrews of Washing
ton, chief investigator of the CAB
in announcing the hearing, said that
approximately Is witnesses had been
summoned. The inquiry will re-
open in New York March s, when
approximately 80 witnesses on tech
nical information would be heard.
Comprising the board with Mr.
Andrews will be Fred Powell, At
lanta, senior air safety investigator;
M. P. Hanscomb, air safety investi-
gator; K. c. Sonner, Washington,
CABairplane specialist; j. w. Lank-
ford, CAB safety bureau director,
and George French, CAB meteor
ologist.
Bodies of a majority of the dead
still remain at local mortuaries
pending notification by relatives of
funeral plans.
Five survivors, severely injured in
the crash, are being treated in a
Marion hospital where their condi-
lions were reported as favorable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Union Told 10 Admit
Negroes 10 Keep Title
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
/ The AFL Tobacco Workers Union
at Larus Bros, Richmond, Va, was
directed by National Labor Rela-
tons Board trial examiner yester-
day to admit Negroes or give up
certif1cation as the bargaining
agent.
The unions local PIG was certified
as representative for production and
maintenance employees in the Larus
plant after defeating the CIO-Can-
merry and Agriculture Workers Union
in an election last March.
The CLIO filed a motion on April
1 requesting the NLRB to rescind
the certif1cation, contending that
the union had no intention Of bar
gaining for all the employees, but
meant to exclude the Negro workers.
Trial Examiner Frank Bloom rec
commended that the board require
from the local or the international
union a written declaration that all
workers have been notified they are
eligible to membership.
Otherwise, the certification would
be withdrawn and the question of
representation would be recon-
sidered. The parties have until
March 10 to comply or to file ex-
cCbtions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Cologne Area Fighting
Eusier, Soldier Saws

Pvt. John M. Hayes, 1888 Wood
bury road, Riverdale. Md, was
among troops of the 30th Division
who agreed that the Cologne plain
is much better fighting terrain than
the woods and fields of France, ac-
cording to an Associated Press re-
port from Juelich, Germany.
Pvt. Hayes was reported as say
ing the morale of the enemy is
damn poor" He added that when
we came out of one forest the Ger
mans had a beautiful field Of fire
but they did not fire shot. They
came out with their hands up"
Other members Of the division
reported that heavy machine guns
can be used to better advantage
and that the enemy can be seen
better than in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Dr.. Gerig to Discuss
Dumburton Farley

DR.. Benjamin Gerig of the State
Department will discuss the Dunn
barton Oaks proposals at meet
ing of Prince Georges County resi-
dents at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
University of Maryland Agriculture
Building.
Following DR.. Gerig's talk, a
forum discussion will be led by DR..
Reuben Steinmeyer of the univer-
sity's political science department.
Members of the panel will include
Daniel Greene, Mrs. James McCarl,
Mrs. Lincoln Clark, Miss Elsie Par
rett and Melvin McGaha. The
meeting is being sponsored by 20
Prince Georges County civic and
service organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Maryland Farms Face
Severe Labor Crisis,
Officials Predict
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 27.-State ag-
ricultural authorities predict a
severe farm labor shortage in Mary
land this summer and are asking
that more Victory gardens be
planted to help remedy the stu
alton.
DR.. T. B. Symons, dean of the
University of Maryland College of
Agriculture, said the farm labor
situation was steadily growing worse
just when bigger crop goals were
being set.
In an address to farm leaders and
Victory garden group representa-
tives yesterday. he noted three fac
tors in the situation:
A total of $500 Bahaman and
jamaican laborers were expected to
be available for Maryland farm
work this summer.
The prospect of getting as many
war prisoners as last year was dis
NAL, because military services were
drawing heavily on the supply OF
prisoners for their own use.
Three special camps would be
maintained at strategic locations to
house prisoners of war, migratory
and imported farm workers.
In particular, he stressed the la
Dor outlook for canneries and food
processing plants. These. he said,
would need 10000 workers at the
peak of operations and, at the mo-
ment, no one can say where so
large number of workers will be
found"
. DR.. H. F. Cotterman, State cii-
rector of vocational education, de-
clared that drafting of young farm
workers could cut down food pro-
duction, because older persons
couldn't carry the burden of the
heavy wartime load"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Rites for Ii. R. H. Garyin
will Be Held tomorrow

Funeral services for Second Ii.
Robert Hill Garvin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Garvin, 91l8 George
town read, Bethesda, who was killed
IN the crash of an Army bomber
Friday near Huntsville, Ala, will be
held at the Bethesda Presbyterian
Church at 2 pm. tomorrow. Burial
will follow at Arlington National
Cemetery.
The Rev. James S. Albertson will
conduct the funeral services and six
former classmates of 1t. Garvin at
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
will act as pallbearers. They are
Joe Gardner, Alvin Petit, Bill
Richardson, Bruce Bridgeman, Dean
Martin and Arthur Wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Secretary Perkins
Daughter Asks Divorce

Mrs. Susanna Wilson Hare, only
child of Secretary of Labor Perkins,
was sued for divorce in Reno, New,
yesterday. Her husband, David
Meredith Hare, New York socialite,
charged desertion, according to a
Reno report.
It was indicated that Mrs. Hare
would file q cross complaint and
take the decree. Mrs. Hare has
been a frequent Washington visitor
and lived here for while with her
mother before marrying Mr.. Hare
in March. 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27

A 30-year-old father Of four, who
entered the Army only last March,
was killed in action February 10
while fighting with the 18th Light
ming Division in the Ruhr Valley.
Pfc. Bartolome Castellanos never
saw the baby, Barta Lea, born five
months ago. His widow, Mrs. Mar
garet Castellanos, lives at 615 Frank
lin street NE. with her four daugh-
tiers. The others are Bonita, g.;
Mary Margaret, 5, and Constance, 4.
AS the children gathered to-
gether for picture Mrs. Castellanos
said, He would be so proud to see
all his daughters together"
Pvt. Castellanos was a native of
Cuba and the son of the late DR..
Elizardo Castellanos, prominent
Cuban surgeon. He came to the
United States in 1880 and attended
Roosevelt and Business High
Schools. His father, at that time
a captain in the Cuban Army, took
a special course in heart diseases
at Walter Reed Hospital and studied
tactics at Aberdeen Prov
ing Ground, Md.
Young Castellanos remained here
and became a naturalized citizen,
after his family returned to Havana.
A brother is in the Cuban Air Force
In 1884 he married Margaret Fera,
whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Fera, live at 4523 Kansas avenue
NV.
Pvt. Castellanos worked at the
Bond Bakery as a shipping clerk for
eight years before his induction.
He went overseas with an infantry
outfit four months ago.
AS for raising four daughters
alone, Mrs. Castellanos said. Il
wouldn't know what to do without
my mothers help"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Scarlet Fever Epidemic
Brings Quarantine at V.M.l,

from Yesterdays Late Edition.)
By the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. ga
general campus quarantine is in
effect at Virginia Military Institute
because of scarlet fever epidemic
among enlisted Reserve Corps stu
dents, it was revealed today by 1t.
Gen. Charles E. Kilbourne, superin-
tendent. No VMI cadets are in
cluded among victims of the epi-
demic.
He said the epidemic started Feb
ruary Is. The maximum number
of 27' cases was reached on Feb.
ruary %, Gen. Killbourne said,
adding there have been no new.
cases for the past two days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27

Mr.. Jones said actual operating
costs, including food, heat, light and
maintenance, totaled $16,082 for
the same period, while salaries
amounted to $19,42o. While food
costs were not listed separately,
officials said the average was about
IS cents per day per prisoner.
Operating expenses for the Fair
fax jail last year, exclusive of per-
sonnet, amounted to S4,866, while a
jailer and cook were paid total Of
S2,700. In Arlington County, the
Jail cost 1881, with an additional
sc, 800 for a jailer and two war
dens. One of the two wardens, how
ever, is paid exclusively by the
county, since the County Board be-
lieved that an extra man was es-
sential because of the potential fire
hazard.
In Alexandria the Jail cost ST.
1888, with an additional $10,4 20 being
paid for the services of a jailer. an
assistant jailer, cook and three
guards.
/ Prisoners in all three institu-
tons are provided two meals a day,
cooked in the jails. The breakfast
menu includes milk: eggs, meat and
cereals, and meats and vegetables
for the evening meal. All of the
institutions are clean and well kept.
While no estimates could be made
now of the approximate costs of
operating regional Jail, officials
agreed it should be considerably less
than for operation Of three separate
institutions. If food were raised or
ID jail farm the cost of feeding pris-
Ioners would be materially decreased
| it was pointed out, while upkeer
land maintenance costs for one insti-
tuition should be considerably less
than for three.
Officials of the three areas expect
to meet in Arlington County soon
with State prison officials to make
definite plans for a regional Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Three Overcome by Gas
From Defective Heater

A mother, her son and nephew
were overcome by gas which escaped
from a defective heater at 9001a
Eye street Sc, last night, police re-
ported.
Mrs. Margaret Horst and her
nephew, Carl Breedon, 7, were
treated at Casualty Hospital and
released, and her son. Robert, l, was
treated at home by Fire Rescue
Squat No. /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Cooperative Federation
10 Hear Mrs. Roosevelt

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt will adj
dress the Potomac Cooperative
Federation at o'clock tonight in
the Interior Department. auditors
UNI upon the opening of the Free
dom Fund drive, which viii be con-
Quoted in the Washington area in
conjunction with w\rid-wide
campaign to rehabilitate p-opera-
tives in stricken nations.
Other speakers will be Charles
P. Taft OF the State Del hrtment,
DR.. Frank Munk, director kf train
ing of UNNRA, and Repro Sentative
Voorhis, Democrat, of Cal fornia.
Theme of the discussion will be
Building for Freedom Through
Co-operatives." The Federation is
the co-ordinating agency for the
Consumers Co-operatives In the
District, Maryland and Virginia.