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Evening star., 1945-02-13
Virginia COP 10 Seek
Delegates Favoring
Unlimited Convention
BY the Associated Press.

I
LYNCHURG, Va, Feb. 13.-The
Republican party in Virginia will
strive to elect delegates favoring an
unlimited State constitutional con-
vention rather than oppose the call
ing of the convention itself.
The Republican. State Executive
Committee, at a meeting here yes
Iterday, adopted resolution advo-
eating "the nomination and support
of candidates for delegates who will
pledge themselves not to be bound
by any informative statement on
the ballot"
Declaring that the privilege OF
our citizens in the armed services
to vote without payment of poll
taxes is a right that should be en-
joyed without consideration of the
attitude of any political party or
group" the committee recommended
that the convention, if and when
assembled, should act as an un-
limited and unrestricted sovereign
body with the power to amend the
oo tAid1 dll SltiAClio
have the right to vote without the
payment of poll tax.
1t also recommended that "every
qualified voter vote his or her will
on the question of calling conven-
ton.
The conference was devoted tc
defining the party's policy on the
convention and to harmony anc
action that will advance the party
! A reported movement to unseat
I. r. Dovel. Luray, as chairman Of
the committee, failed to materialize
when no direct mention was made
to it in any discussion. Curtis M
Dozier, ST., national committeeman
said prior to the conference that
Republican leaders generally de-
plored any misunderstanding thai
hasa arisen over a report that ar
effort will be made by the Executive
Committee to remove the chairman.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Virginia Commission Cites
Two Insurance Agents
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. l3.-Ths
State Corporation Commission act
ing on a petition filed by George A,
Bowles, State commissioner of in
surance, issued an order citing the
Pearl Assurance Co., Ltd, of Lon
don, England; Otis H. Wesley.
Washington, and w. R. Kelley, Ar
lington, to show cause why their
license to write insurance in Vir-
ginia should not be revoked. A hear
ing on the petition was set for
March T.
Mr.. Bowles charged in his petit
ton that the respondents have vio-
lated the Virginia insurance regu.
latiens by renewing the fire insur-
ance binders covering risks on real
estate developments for periods
longer than 80 days. The binders
applied to loans held by the Shenan-
'doah Life Insurance Co., Inc, Of
Roanoke, on building projects Of
the Homes Engineering Corp. Of
Arlington.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
New Auto Tag Forms Due
In Maryland This Week

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 13.-Mary-
land motor vehicle owners will re-
ceive their application forms for
1945-46 automobile corner tags
toward the end of this week, w.
Lee Elgin, commissioner Of motor
vehicles, said yesterday.
All cars must display the new
tags after March 81, the commits
sioner said.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
lsWRstoniinq
&Remiindery6a

Meats, Fats, Etc. - Book 4, red
stamps Q-5 through SIS good
through March 81; stamps T-5
through KS good through April
%; stamps Y-5, Us, Az through
d. good through June 2. Each
stamp worth 10 points. Next series
to be validated about March 4.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS through Us, Az and
b. good through Magch 81;
stamps CO through ca good
through April %; stamps H-2
through M-2 good through June
2. Each stamp worth 10 points
Next series to be validated about
March /.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in
Sugar-Book 4, sugar stamp "a gooo
for pounds through February 28.
Stamp IS valid for S pounds
through June 2.
Gasoline-A-14 coupons valid for 4
gallons each through March 81.
B-5, C-5. BIS and C-6 coupons
good for S gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l, 2 and 3
In Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one, two, three
and four coupons good for 10 gall
Ions per unit through heating
year. Period five coupons become
valid March /. Old period four
and five coupons from last win
ter good through year. Consum-
ers in this area should not have
used more than 10 per cent OF
their ration as of today.
Degree days-Total for month, 500;
total for season to date, 3,l99;
SHp.z 81 Co..
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Funeral Set Tomorrow
For Frederick Stepner

Funeral services for Frederick
Stepner. IL, OF Philadelphia, whose
parents formerly lived at 114l Colo
NAL avenue, Alexandria, Va, will be
held at noon tomorrow at Fort Lin
coin Cemetery. The boy was killed
Sunday night when he was hit by a
Pennsylvania Railroad train near q
hiladelphia suburban station.
Young Step was born In WASH
ington and went to grade school
here. His father, Earnest Stepner, is
with the immigration and Natural
ization Service. Mrs. Stepner Is the
former Miss Vester White of WASH
ington. The family moved to Phila-
delphia year and half ago when
the Immigration Service was shifted
to that city.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Grill Employe Fined
For Sunday Whisky Sale

Leon Cohen, IS, OF 1917 E street
NE, an employe at the Pincus Grill,
Colmar Manor, Md, yesterday was
fined $500 in Hyattsville Police Court
on a charge of selling whisky on
Sunday.
Trial Magistrate Henry H. ONeill
acquitted Cohen's employer, Max
Pincus, 81, Cottage City, Of charge
OF permitting the sale after he testi-
fed that he was not present at the
time.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Annex Contract Awarded

A contract for construction of an
eight-classroom annex to the Kem-
per School for colored children has
been awarded to Lee T. Turner, con-
tractor, Washington, it was an
nounced today by Fletcher Kemp,
Arlington school superintendent.
The addition, to cost $79, 1897, will be
q one-story brick building Fifty
per cent of the cost is . Federal
grant.
Evening star., 1945-02-13

not been determined, but that a
main cable under the generator
house floor was believed to have
failed, affecting some of the other
equipment in the substation.
Capt. r. B. Simons, commanding
officer of the Torpedo Station, said
the half of the station affected is
served by the Union street substa-
ton, but that the rest of the plant
was served by new substation.
Capt. Simons said last nights in
terruption was the plants first work
stoppage in two and a half years.
Power company officials said Sec
tions south of King street were af-
fected. They said the power went
off at 8.58.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Boy and Girl First Victims
OF InfantiIe PARALYSIS in As

The first two cases of infantile
paralysis this year were reported
yesterday by the Health Depart
ment.
Both victims-a 6-year-old girl Of
the 1900 block of Maryland avenue
NE, and 12-year-old boy of the
1900 block OF Nineteenth street NV.
are at Children's Hospital and re-
ceiving the Kenny treatment.
Children's Hospital reported that
80 youngsters stricken last summer
are receiving care at the hospital,
of whom % are receiving the Kenny
treatment and three are still in
respirators. The last District case
was on December IA.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Fight Due in House
To Widen Nurse Bill
For Woman Draft
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

A fight to widen the nurse draft
bill when it reaches the floor of the
House to authorize universal service
of needed women within certain age
groups was predicted today Nas the
House Military Affairs Committee
continued hearings on nurse legis-
lation.
Some committee members insisted
that any bill reported out should
provide for general draft of wom-
anpower if necessary to the war.
Committee leaders of both parties,
however, doubted that such meas
ure would come out of the commit
tee, though they conceded an effort.
to amend any nurse bill to include
all younger women needed in any
phase of war work was likely to be
made on the floor.
The American Nurses Association
is on record as fayoring a general
draft of women if a draft of nurses
is considered essential. This organ
ization still feels the serious short
age of nurses in the Army can be
relieved by voluntary means, if a
well-organized and adequately
financed recruiting program is put
on by some Federal agency. Miss
Katharine Densford, association
president, is to testify further be-
fore the committee this week.
Constitutionality Questioned.
Some members of the House hold
that a bill drafting only nurses
would be unconstitutionally dis
criminatory. Others do not take
this view, but contend selected
women could be drafted, just as men
of certain physical requirements and
ages are picked for the armed
| forces.
! Chairman May hopes to conclude
the hearings and call the commit
tee. into executive session to agree
on a bill late this week. He plans,
/ as soon as a bill is drafted, to ask
the Rules Committee for a special
rule requiring its consideration in
the House within a matter of days.
He believes the need is too urgent
| W pue Ull tiic lCSloldGfOIl.
Testimony in Conflict.
Hearings last week brought a
conflict of testimony over the best
method of relieving the shortage
of nurses, though all witnesses
agreed that the situation was crit
ical and some immediate way
should be found to meet it.
| Witnesses today were expected
to include Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines, veterans administrator. He
planned to give further informa-
ton on the acute shortage of
nurses in veterans hospitals, Of
which the committee already had
been told. The committee has been
advised that veterans hospitals are
short 1000 nurses and face a fur
ther lag in nursing care for dis
charged men from the present war
and veterans of the last war as time
goes on.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Stuunton Hospital Bids
To Be Opened Friday
~ the Associated press

Ry the Associated Press.
STAUNTON, Va, Feb. 13.-Bids
will be opened Friday in the United
States engineers Office, washington,
for the construction of additional
barracks buildings at Woodrow VIII
son General Hospital here.
Because Of the shortage of lum-
Der. a majority of the buildings will
be of concrete block The improve
ments are necessitated by the recent
announcement that the hospital
bed capacity would be increased by
approximately 500 beds, making the
total capacity about 1000.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Police Provide Light for Birth
In Alexandra Power Failure

The southern portion of Alexan-
dria was thrown into darkness for
an hour last night when a power
cable failed at the Virginia Electric
81 Power Co. generating station on
Union street. Work was interrupted
in half of the naval torpedo station
plant.
At the Alexandria Hospital where
an obstetrical case was in progress,
police and firemen rushed emer-
gency lighting equipment to allow
doctors to deliver baby. Hospital
officials reported today that both
mother and baby were doing
nicely"
Power company officials said the
exact cause Of the breakdown has
Evening star., 1945-02-13
WCTU to Hear TuIk

Mrs. Earl Flohr, Vienna, Va, will
address the Vienna Women,s Chris
ton Temperance Union at 2 pm
Thursday at the home OF Mrs.
Frank Fouci1e, Park street. Mrs
Flohr has been directing programs
on health and narcotic studies in
the Fairfax County schools under
WCIU sponsorship.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
War Prevention Talk

Mrs. Allan Mitchell, member of
the United Nations panel of the Ma
tional Board of the League of
Women Voters, will speak on pre-
vention of war at a meeting of the
Beverly Hills Community Church
Women's Guild at 8:15 pm. tomor-
row at the church, Old Dominion
boulevard and Tennessee avenue,
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Adults, Pupils to Appear
In School TuIent Show

Parents. teachers and students
will take part in a talent show at
the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School at pm. tomorrow under
the sponsorship OF the schools
Parent Teacher Association.
A preyiew of Ladies in Retire
ment" will be given by the Mont
gomery Players and Fred H. United
will perform feats of magic. Other
attractions will include numbers by
the Cappella Choir, the school or
chestra and singing, dancing and
acrobaticS,
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Rites for J. Owen Lynch
Are Set for Thursday

Funeral services for j. Owen
Lynch, Alexandra postmaster who
died yesterday, will be held at $50
am. Thursday at St. Mary's Cath
olic Church,
The Rev. Robert F. Beattie will
conduct the services. Burial will
be in Ivy Hill Cemtetry.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
School Heed to Speak

Mrs. Frances Reed, Prince Georges
County supervisor Of schools. will
speak at 8 o'clock tonight at the
February meeting Of the Riverdale
.(Md.) School Parent Teacher Asso-
.ciation In the school.
Evening star., 1945-02-13

Degree days-Total for month, 800;
total for season to date, 3,l99;
normal for season to date, 3,036.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16

The fourth officer named
without opposition was Lloyo
Speidell, financial secretary
who has been serving the un-
co lpleted term of Rlcharo
Myers.
Also nominated without oppo-
sition were William Weston
Bingham Unit, parlimentarian
and Howard Cutcher, chairman
of Auto-Lite Unit, assistant
guide. Both are incumbents.
Other Nominations
Other nominations were Harry
Pomeroy, WHY'S Unit; Heinze
Sieve, Rathbun-Jones Unit, and
Ted Modrowski, American Can
Unit, trustees, two to be elected
The latter two are incumbents,
Sergeant-at-arms, M arc e e
Biddle, American Propeller
Unit; Fred Bowel and Roy SUIT
ter, WHY'S Unit.
Guide, Gerald Biddle, Pack
ard Unit, and Ralph Mason,
Spicer Unit.
Assistant sergeant at arms,
Frank Kowalski, Mather Unit;
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16
LoccI Ia
Purchases BuiIdinq

Purchase of a new headquar-
ters for Local IA, UAW-CIO
was announced last week by
Tom Russell, financial secretary.
The new headquarters build
ing located at 851 1slington st.
just off Detroit Ave. was orig
inally an exchange building of
the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. II
is occupied at the present time
by the McKay-Davis Co. which
will vacate on or before May Is.
The new bui d in G will
give Local IA greater space than
it has in its present head
quarters. Dues and officers
quarters will be maintained on
the first floor with one small
meeting hall. A large meeting
hall will take up the entire Sec
ond floor. A full basement will
be developed into recreation
center as soon as possible.
Local ii with membership
of 22O0 consists of eight units,
the largest of which is the
Chevrolet. Other units are To-
ledo Machine and Tool, Maybe
Mfg, American Swiss, Kent
Ovens, AP Parts, Raub, and
Marleau-H Hercules.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16

arguments against the re-
strictive legislation.
One change was designed
place the control in the hands of
the War Manpower Commission
instead of Selective Service.
Heads of all agencies of the
government, including the Navy
and Army, gave written assent
to the revision. However, high
military chiefs staged double
talk act on the proposition They
privately called some members
of the Military Affairs Commit
tee and urged that the control
be put back into the hands of
Selective Service.
Senator Edwin c. Johnson
ID. Colo.) was so incensed by
this two-faccd tactic that he is
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16

Arnold Shenofsky and Roy
Sautter, WHY'S Unit.
Board members-at-large, Bart
Dederman, Auto-Lite U n i t;
Ernest Kubacki, DeVilbiss Unit;
Frank Kowalski, Mather Unit;
Frank Molik, Gordon Unit; Jo-
seph Grycza, Ft. Pitt Unit, and
Marshall Meyers, WHY'S Unit
1.-TWO to be elected).
Declination deadline set by
the Local IL meeting for those
not wishing to stand for office
was Feb. 16.
DeclinatiOn DeadIine Voted
Election days will be Friday
Feb. %, and Saturday, Feb. "a.
Hours for voting to coincide
with the dues office hours. Fri
days election hours will be
from 900 a. m. to $50 p. m.
Saturday hours, 900 a. m. to
2:30 p. m.
Members of the election COM
mittee will meet at Local IL
headquarters at 500 p. m. Mon
day, Feb. 10, to make arrange
ments for the conduct of the
election.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16
Foremen Aid.
NESADrive

Workers in the Packard
TX Division are becoming
incensed over the pressure
being put upon them by
some TX foremen who seem
over-anxious to aid the MESA
anG obstruct the CIO in the
drive for membership being con-
Quoted by the rival unions prior
to an anticipated NLRB cleo
ton.
1t was brought to light last
week that several foremen have
shown their hand very plainly
in their opposition to the CIO
and their favoritism for the
MESA. When three or four
MESA members group around
prospective MESA member,
nothing is said, but as soon as
a CIO man is seen talking with
a TX employee, the foremen
find immediate work for the
employee and break up the con-
versation.
Difference Is Noted
Workers in the TX division
noting the difference in the
treatment accorded the two un-
ions are becoming suspicious of
collusion between the MESA
and management. Said one en-
ployee, 81 haven't joined either
union yet, but l will say that
it is darned plain to me that
the MESA rates with the man.
agement. That doesn't give me
too much confidence in MESA
to begin with. / certainly want
union that will represent me
and not be tied to the bosses. ="
Another worker discussing
the evident favoritism shown the
MESA by the foremen expressed
his views as follows: "It looks
to me like the MESA has crawl
ed ii. bed with the foremen. Not
only that but some of the cracks
made. by one of the foremen
make me wonder just who is or
ganizing the division, the MESA
or the foremen."
The UAW-CIO Packard Unit
chairman in a statement to the
TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL
said, 1--WE are trying to organize
the TX division in our shop by
honest and above board meth
ods. We believe that the vicious
and frequent attacks made by
the MESA on our Union will de-
feat themselves and that the
people in TX will not be mis-
lead by irresponsible and un-
founded statements.
UAW-CIO membership is def
initely on the upSwing accord
ing to members of the Packard
committee.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16
Champion WAC
Wins Medal

Blond and blue-eyed candy
as she is known to her ward
mates at Walter Reed General
Hospital, Washington, D. c.
where she is being treated for
after effects of scarlet fever
contracted in France is one of
the Army's few WACS to re-
ceive the Bronze Star.
"Andy" before entering the
WACS as Private Harriet An
derson, worked at Champion
Spark Plug Co. and was a
member of Local IL, UAW-CIO.
Pfc. Anderson won her medal
for initiative, devotion to
duty and example in leading a
350-truck convoy of vitality
needed gasoline and rations over
a 500 mile trek through South
ern England, across the Chan
mel on LISTS, and to Rheims,
France
The Bronze Star has been
awarded to but Is other mem
bers of the WAC.
At Champion Spark Plug
where she was employed, Pfc.
Anderson worked on Gaping
machines. She lived with her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Bud Croniser, 1903
FernWood Ave.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16

war effort by workers leaving
their jobs.
Here is the affidavit which is
being shown to Congressman:
The soldiers name has been
omitted to protect him from
any reprisals.
Affidavit of Soldier
To Whom 1t May Concern:
am one of the members of
the Enlisted Reserve Corps sent
to the Ohio Steel Foundry Co.,
from Camp Atterbury, Indiana,
to help relieve the manpower
shortage there. | am married
and have one child. While in the
Army, my wife received $4,000
per month allotment. l got medi-
cal care, dental care, clothing,
food, transportation at reduced
rates. Out of my Army pay, 1
could hire my laundry, buy in
cidentals, carry $1,000 in insur-
ance to protect my family, en-
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16
PAC Dance
Scores if

Several hundred dancers at
tended the PAC Valentine Day
dance at Local II headquarters,
Feb. 10 in one of the most out
standing successes ever scored
by the political action group.
Dancing, contests, entertain
ment and refreshments made
for full evening for the many
guests who pronounced the oc-
casion as one of the best.
Entertainment was supplied
by Arnold Shenofsky, Betty Ball
and Margaret Lathel. Chuck
Truckee'S orchestra played for
dancing.
Another PAC dance is being
tentatively planned for st. Pat
risk's Day to be held at the To-
ledo Industrial Union Council at
Gil Huron st. Members of the
dance committee were Margaret
Merritt, Loretta Schillinger, Lii
liam Watson, Arnold Senofsky,
William Klockowski, William
Healey and Anita Mau.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16
Local 363 Members
Win Raises

Members of Local No. 1863
URWDSEA-CIO employed al
the A & P Warehouse were
granted increases late in Janu'
ary by the War Labor Board
retroactive to July "a. Male
employees were given five
cents and females seven and
onc-half cents per hour in
creases. Also granted was time
and-one-half for overtime after
eight hours.
Also given increases were en-
ployes of Kobackers warehouse
who won a 10-cent per hour
gain retroactive to October /.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16
Go Backs
Ohio Blind

Circulation of petitions for
repeal of the PR system of
electing city officials will
begin in about two weeks ac-
cording to an announcement
made at the meeting of the To-
ledo Industrial Union Council
on Feb. 8.
At least 1880 valid sigma
lures will be required to put PR
repeal on the ballot, but conf
dence was expressed by the
delegates that many names
could be procured above the re-
quired number.
Members of the Council voted
their support for legislation to
give pensions of $50 per month
to Ohio blind. The legislation
sponsored by the Ohio Fedora
ton for the Blind will soon be
introduced in the state legisla-
ture. Several local representa-
tives of the League addressed
the Council and asked its sup.
port. Ohio's blind now receive
kS22 monthly with approximate.
ily half of them receiving nc
benefits.
Resignation of Evelyn Mark:
member of the Champion Union
of Local u, UAW-CIO, as Coun-
ell librarian was accepted. Miss
Marks resigned to become &
member of the WACs.
Irving Woodtke was named
to represent the CIO on the To-
ledo Regional Planning Com
mission replacing o. j. Pecord
who resigned because of other
urgent duties.
Continued opposition of the
Council to the "work-or fight
bill was voiced by the delegates
who passed a motion stating
their OPPOSITION to the bill copies
of which were ordered sent to
Senators Robert A. Taft and
Harold Burton.
A motion was unanimously
passed supporting confirmation
of Henry A. Wallace as Secre-
tary of Commerce.
The next meeting of the TUG
will be held on Thursday, Feb
% at $50 p. m.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-16

Peace Draft

DETROIT, Feb. IL (LPA)-
The United Auto Workers
CIO, largest union in the
world, last week announced
It's intention ''to campaign
actively" against the adoption of
any law for peacetine conscrip-
ton for military, training now.
The JAWS executive board,
meeting in New Orleans, re-
solved ''that all the resources of
the International Union and of
the local unions be modified to
insure the defeat of such legis-
Iation in whatever form it may
be introduced between now and
the return of our fighting men
and woman"
Peacetime conscription bills,
the UAW declared, "are unde-
mocratic and unAmerican, di-
rect contradiction of our tradi-
ton of freedom"
The present war, the resolu-
ton continued, "has demon
strated clearly that the nations
best equipped to defend them
selves against aggression are
those most advanced technology
cally. Americas best defense
against future aggression is,
therefore, the development of
our natural resources and our
chronological know-how through
a program of full employment
and prosperity.
Victor Reuther, assistant di-
rector of the UAW War Policy
Division and chairman of the
M c h G a n Labor Committee
Against Peacetime Conscription,
praised the lower house of the
Michigan Legislature for passing
a resolution opposing conscrip-
ton.