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Evening star., 1945-08-17
Decorated Soldier
Seeks Army Discharge
BY the Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. IT,
Twenty-one-year- -old First 1t. Audie
L. Murphy, the former Farmersville
CTex) grocery clerk who has be-
come the most decorated American
soldier of the war, has applied for
discharge at the Army Ground
and Service Forces Redistribution
Station, Fort Sam Houston.
The European veteran requested
discharge on the basis of his highest
decoration, the Congressional Medal
of Honor, which he won as a sec
ond lieutenant. He also holds the
Distinguished Service Cross, Silver
Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze
Star, Purple Heart with two clus-
ters, the French Croix de Guerre.
a Distinguished Unit citation and
a division citation awarded by the
French government.
He said he holds about $50 points,
1t. Murphy was member of the
Sd tRock Of Marne) Infantry Divi-
sion. He entered the service June
80, 1912.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Two Liquor Licenses
Suspended by Board
In Prince Georges

The Prince Georges County Liquor
Board yesterday suspended the liquor
licenses of two taverns for 80 days
and Is days, respectively, effective
Monday.
In addition, the board warned
Lewis Eisele, manager of the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club,
that complaints have been received
concerning the drinking of liquor
on the premises after midnight and
on Sundays, in violation of the
liquor laws.
The 30-day suspension order was
issued against w. P. Casey, owner
of Caseys Grill Seat Pleasant, in
on-sale beer, wine and liquor Ii
cenSe.
Complain of Noise.
Mrs. Catherine Schelpp, who lives
opposite the restaurant, charged
that Mr.. Casey permitted such noisy
conditions in the establishment that
nearby residents were unable to
sleep. She presented petition
signed by 80 home owners urging
the board to take action. Another
complainant was the Rev. Russell
G.. Lengel, pastor of Faith Church
of the Nazarene, Seat Pleasant.
Mr.. Casey, who submitted a Pc
tition by residents on his behalf,
contended that the trouble" COM
planned of occurred outside his place.
Jewell Richardson, operator of the
Senate Inn on the Marlboro pike
near Hillside, had his on-sale beer
wine and liquor license suspended
for Is days. The action was taken
as result of the recent conviction
in Upper Marlboro police court of
Mr.. Richardson bartender, Samuel
Brown, on a charge of selling liquor
on Sunday.
Suggests Conference.
After warning Mr.. Eisele concern
ing complaints about the country
club, the board suggested that coun-
sci for the club consult with Vance
". Vaughan. attorney for the board,
and Police Chief Ralph w. Brown,
who would explain provisions of
the law.
Mr.. Eisele explained that club
members brought their own liquor
into the locker room and drank it
there. He said he thought that was
permissible under the law. Mr..
Vaughan, however, said the practice
was illegal.
The board granted application
by Lawrence B. Keegan, operator of
the Royal Restaurant, 5811 Balti-
more boulevard. Riverdale, for an
on-sale beer and wine license, and
by Benjamin j. Nichols, colored,
owner of Nichols market, Cedar
Heights, for an off-sale beer license.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
D. {. Stores Expect
Continued Wave
Of Pent-Up Buying

Merchants, still trying to decide
what hit them yesterday, when a
wave of shoppers engulfed their
stores, believe that pent up demands
will keep them busy for some time.
The extra crowds yesterday were
attributed to the fact stores had
been closed the day before and Gov
eminent workers. rested by one holi-
day, were using second one to shop
Charles B. Dulcan, vice president
and general manager of the Hecht
Co., said that movement toward
dressing up" again has been gath
ering momentum for some time
He expects a real run on brighter
clothes and frivolous items now that
the war has ended.
Women on Buying Spree.
war yesterday by buying new hats,
fancy lingerie, evening dresses and
lace-trimmed nightgowns.
They shopped in the afternoon
instead of the evening, John J.
Hasley, general manager of the
Palais Royal, said. The crowds were
not large last night, he reported.
Mr.. Hasley, who is chairman of
the department store managers
group, Merchants & Manufacturers
Association. predicted shopping Gus
toms gradually will revert to peace
time normalcy. 1t is only natural
that spending will decrease as pay
rolls decrease, he pointed out.
Return to Normal Seen.
For the present store managers
expect an awakening interest in
anything gay or different to keep
the stores crowded. Women will
be dressing up for the return of
their soldier husbands. Subdebs
will be looking for date dresses
again.
!. When prewar goods come back on
the shelf the stores believe the pent-
up demand for scarce items will
keep sales volume high for some
time to come.
In the long run their peacetime
business will depend on the gen.
eral economic picture, businessmen
emphasized
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Lonhom Group Books
Community Center Plan

Establishment Of a community
center in Lanham, Md, as a me-
mortal to service men and women
has been indorsed by the Lanham
Citizens Association.
T. Hammond Welsh, jr., member
of an association committee working
on the subject, said yesterday his
group has an option on a 2-acre
tract known as the old Gundling
site, between the Lanham-Severn
road and Annapolis road. This land
adjoins a smaller tract donated pre-
viously by Paul Lanham to the group
for community use.
Other organizations in the COM
munity will be asked to indorse the
project. Meanwhile, corporation
will be formed to hold title to the
land, receive funds contributed for
the memorial and lay the ground
work for the project.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
State to Cut Off Curve
By Extending Aqer Rood

Extension of Ager road south to
connect with Queens Chapel road In
Prince Georges County, eliminating
the sharp curve just west OF Ager
road. will be undertaken this year,
the State Roads Commission has an
nounced.
The Roads Commission also plans
to extend ueens Chapel road across
the lowlands to connect with anoth-
er section Of Queens Chapel road
near the Mount Rainier High School.
This would do away with the dan
gerous turn at Queens Chapel road,
and Hamilton street.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Jap Prisoners on Guam
Freed 10 Hunt StraqqIers
By the Associated Press.

BE- the Associat ted Press.
F GUAM, Aug. 171.-Japanese pris-
oners of war on Guam have beer
released-to hunt other Japanese
on the island
Marine Maj. Gen. Henry L. Larsen.
the island commander, announced
today a large group of the japanese
prisoners are free under safe-con-
duct passes to round up stragglers
believed to number more than 200.
The stragglers have been in hiding
since the Marines wrested the island
from the japanese a year ago.
The free" japanese are under
leadership of japanese field officer
who Gen. Larsen said volunteered to
order all troops at large to sur
render in the name of the Emperor.
The officer himself gave up June
l8 with 33 men and has since been
responsible for the surrender of
many other japanese.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Laboratory Develops
Cotton Fabric That
Resists Rot, MiIdew
By HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE
Associated Press Science Editor


NEW ORLEANS, Aug. ia new
modified cotton fabric that does not
mildew or rot. even under very Sc
we're conditions. has been developed
here at the Southern Regional Re-
search Laboratory of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
This new material is partially
ecetylated cotton. which Is some
what related to rayon made by the
cellulose acetate process. 1t has the
appearance and strength of ordinary
cotton, but differs in its unusual re-
sistance to the attack of micro
organisms which succeed in rotting
ordinary cotton.
AS a test of the rot resistance of
the new material, acetylated cotton
cloth and thread were buried in the
ground, or in especially active soil
beds, in which ordinary cotton would
have completely disintegrated with
in week.
Treated Fabric Keeps Strength.
1t was found that the treated cot
ton could remain buried in such
beds from six months to year with
very little loss of strength.
Sandbags made from the treated
cloth and sewn with treated thread,
piled outdoors on the ground, still
were intact after two years ex-
posure. Apparently they would have
remained in Serviceable condition
much LONGER II the test had been
extended.
The modified cotton cloth. yarn
and sewing thread promise to prove
suitable for making clothing that
Will not mildew, tents and awnings
that will not rot in damp climates
and fish nets which will not rot If
put away damp.
Good for Food Storage.
The treatment is promising for
use in making rot-resistant bags for
lruit, vegetables and other food.
Ordinary bags sometimes can be
rotted very rapidly by, for example,
just one spoiled potato, or by being
lett standing on the ground too long
when in use during harvesting.
Unlike the preservatives now gen.
orally available for cotton fabrics
the new method OF rotproofing does
not cause discoloration, odor O,
stlckiness, and, above all, does moi
make the material toxic, a great
advantage for use in food sacks.
Ihe new process was undertaken
because OF war needs for more re-
slstant threads and fabrics. The
development was the work OF
Charles F.. Goldthwait, James Nc
Laren and Samuel T. Voorhies, jr.
aided by other workers at tn,
Southern Regional Research Lab.
OratOrv
Evening star., 1945-08-17
lsiHRshonmiq
&Remiindery6, q,

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
o. through U-2 good through
August 81. Stamps W. through
z-2 good through September 80.
Stamps Al through Ell good
through October 81. Stamps FL
through XII good through No
vember 30.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp No. 36 valid for S
pounds through August 81. Next
stamp valid September l.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l, 2, 3 and 4
in Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Burned Clothing Found
On River Bank Probed

A pile of burned clothing and in
expensive items of jewelry found
Wednesday on the bank of the Po-
tomac River about miles south
of Alexandria is being investigated
by park police today.
The discovery was made by two
soldiers at Riverside, police said
Among the jewelry was a gold
plated tie clasp bearing the initials
"W.E.C.," a souvenir medal from
the George Washington Masonic
National Memorial Temple and a
Masonic emblem on a silver chain,
police said.
Among the ashes small fragments
OF underwear and a civilian suit
were found, the police said. In
vestigating officers are considering
the possibility the clothing may have
been burned by a man who then
committed suicide by drowning.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
French Hail Patton
For Returning FLAGS
BY the Associated Press,

o' tne ASSOCIATED PfeSS.
PARIS, Aug. 17.-Gen. George
5: Patton. jr., accepted the plaudits
OF enthusiastic French crowds TODAY
after returning to the nation six
french regimental flags captured
by the Germans in the Napoleonic
war.
The flags, recovered in Bavaria
by unit of Gen. aPtton's Sd Army.
were handed over to the French
at the Hotel des Invalides.
After a brief ceremony at the
conclusion OF which the crowd in
the courtyard broke into spontane-
Gus cheers, Gen.. Patton laid a
wreath on the tomb OF the French
Unknown Soldier.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
By the Associated Press.

Wars end finds the United States
with seapoWer unparalleled in all
history. 1t presents the problem of
what to do with feet larger than
the combined navies of all the rest
of the world.
For the immediate future. the
Navy has job. There is checking
up to do on the japanese garrisons
in by-passed islands, policing to be
carried on in japanese waters.
But the No. job is to help bring
home the thousands of Army and
Navy men, deployed all over the
globe, who will not be used as occu-
patton forces or for maintenance OF
bases. The Navy has a lot of ships
which can be put on that job, in
Guiding 103 high-speed transports.
Demobilizati0n Planned.
Its own declared policy is for a
demobilization of personnel as rap
idly as can be done feasibly.
There will be peacetime tasks fol
the Navy, but no reason to main
Vail LII dSt1fC oOdCQS Vic III Cdt
array of fighting ships this country
built to beat Japan.
What shall be done with these
ships is question Congress will
have to decide in the light of COM
mitments to the United Nations Or
ganization and other factors.
Prevailing Navy View.
The Navy high command has its
own ideas. They will be presented
to Congress in due course. The pre-
vailing view now is this:
Keep between Is and 30 per cent
of major warships in an active fleet;
Scrap about 20 per cent as OBJ
solete;
Keep the remaining so per cent in
an inactive feet which could be
quickly put back in service.
The plan contemplates Navy of
about 5000 enlisted men and SO, 900
officers That compares with the
present Navy of 3,389,000 officers
and men and the prewar Navy of
5000.
Comparison in Strength.
Here is a comnariSo in number
Evening star., 1945-08-17
| Dorden Lifts
Virginia Speed
Limit to 50 MPH
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press,
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 1.-THE
50-mile speed limit on State high
ways became effective at noon today,
Gov. Darden announced in stating
that he was lifting the executive
order which had created a 35-mile
limit during wartime
The Governor stressed that there
will be rigid enforcement of the
State code under provision author
izing State police to order unsafe
cars off the highway. Since Jam
uary. he said, approximately 1850
cars have been removed from the
highways because Of faulty brakes,
tires, headlights and other mechanic
cal deficiencies.
The Governor stressed that he was
not advocating speed by allowing
the increase in the speed limit.
Equipment and tires do not warrant
a 50-mile speed in most cases, he
said.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Army indies to Lose
Third Set of EyeIets
BY the Associated Press,

fy the AsSoclated Press,
PHILADELPHIA-The Army for
years demanded three sets of eye
lets on its GI wooden underwear
and Harry j. Burton always won-
dereo why.
The civilian employe of the Phila-
delphia Quartermaster Depot posed
the question in a War Production
Board drive for time-saving short
cuts.
The Army couldn't think of a good
reason for the traditional third
set, SO 1t will be eliminated at a
yearly saving of $500. Mr.. Burton
got 1914 award for the idea.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Lack of Evidence Brinos
AcquittoI in Doc Case

Frank Jordan. IS, of 301 H street
NE, was found not guilty of vio-
lating the dog leash regulation after
evidence in Municipal Court today
failed to prove he was owner of the
dog in question.
Jordan was fined IS on a dis
orderly conduct scharge, however,
after Policeman B. A. Lemon testi-
fed the man swore at him while
being questioned about a dog which
was with him in the 100 block c
street NE. yesterday without a
collar, tag or leash.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Three Teoms for Chest

The Montgomery County Com
munity Chest and Council has
divided its teams Of county em-
ployes into three sections this year
instead OF depending on one, as 1t
has for the last two years. Mrs.
Genevieve Wells will be In charge
OF the Silver Spring ONCE, william
Prescott. the Bethesda oflice, and
Mrs. Edith Allnutt. the Rockville
ofilce.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
3 Die From Injuries
Received in Traffic
Mishaps in D. {. Area

Three persons, including a &c.
year-old soldier, died yesterday as
the result of traffic accidents in the
Washington area, police reported.
Pvt. Appleton Lee, attached to
the Air Transport Command at Ma
tional Airport, died in Walter Reed
Hospital. He was injured when
struck by an automobile at Seventh
street and independence avenue
S.W. last Friday. He suffered frac-
lures of both legs.
The driver of the automobile, ac-
cording to police, was Mrs. Helen
Cliff, %, of 2o3 E. Glebe road, Alex
andria. She will appear at a cor
oner's inquest, police said.
Death Is SD Here.
The death was the SD from traf-
f1c here this year. There were Sc
traffic fatalities in Washington at
this time last year.
Pharmacists Mate &c James Dell,
20, of 352 Anacostia road Sc, was
killed yesterday when a motorcycle
he was riding struck an automobile
at Central and Grain avenues, in
Prince Georges County. police re-
ported. He was en- route to Beverly
Beach. Md. He was pronounced
dead at the scene.
Police said the automobile was
driven by Mrs. Hugh Ward, Owings,
Md.
James M. Winter, IS, of La Plata,
Md. was fatally injured yesterday
when struck by a Greyhound bus
while riding on a horse on Route 3,
in Charles County, near La Plata,
according to police.
Horse Is Killed.
He was pronounced dead on ar
rival at Providence Hospital. Police
said Harold c.. Kitzmiller. 80, of
Baltimore, drove the bus. which was
en- route to Richmond, Va. He was
not held. Police had to kill the
horse because it was severely in
jured. the report said.
An inquest will be held Monday
in the case Of Miss Mary Farber, SIS,
of 2428 Irving street NE. She died
in Casualty Hospital Wednesday
soon after being struck by an auto
mobile on Bladensburg road near
Franklin street NE. The car was
driven by Specialist &c Paul B.
Daniels, 26, of 5007 Tuckerman
street. Riverdale. Md, police said.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Twins Birth Disrupts
Circuit JUDGES Session

ST. LOUIS.-The general term
meeting OF circuit judges here was
interrupted by an urgent phone call
for Judge James F. Nangle.
The judge took the call, grabbed
his hat and raced to the st. Louis
Maternity Hospital where 20 min
utes later he became the father
OF twins, a boy and a girl.
The Nangles have eight other
children, four boys and four girls.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Living Costs Soar

Labor troubles have begun to
plague Uruguay, due to the ra-
pidity Of the rise in living costs.
Montevideo reports that while wage
boards continue to function, 1t is
with less success. Workers in trans
portation industries have charged
management with delay In comply
ing with social laws.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Firemen Plan Picnic

The Damascus (MdD Volunteer
Fire Department will hold a picnic
at Damascus next Friday and Sat-
urday. A supper will be served from
4 to 8 pm. on the second day by the
Damascus Public Health Lay Com
mittee. Proceeds from the picnic
will be used to pay for a fire depart
ment and health center building
now under construction.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
veterun Gets Rent Post

Arthur Bready, Montgomery
County attorney, recently dis
charged from the Army, has been
appointed attorney for the OPA
Rent Control Board in Silver
Spring. Mr.. Bready Is q native Of
Montgomery County and practiced
law there before entering the sery-
ice in July, 1912.
Evening star., 1945-08-17

away Hc SIidp-
ped his fingers
right under the
ose of our
neighbor h o o d
butcher.
F o r tunately,
the bu t c h e r
didn't hear it, as
George hadn't
eaten e n oug h
meat lately to be
able to snap his
fingers very loud.
Anyway, that
poor butterfly in
Japan can stop
singing a bout
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Soaring Children 10 Sleep
Is New Job for Policeman
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WAUKEGAN, Ill.-Frank Brown,
serving as special policeman in
nearby Highwood during vacation
of regular officers, was nonplused
after getting telephone call from
woman whose name he withheld.
my 3-year-old child won't go to
Sleep" the woman explained to
Policeman Brown.
. I'D like for policeman to come
out and frighten him"
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Four Cabinet Ministers
Resign in Bulgaria
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Aug. 17.-Four cabinet
ministers resigned today after Pre-
mier Georgiev announced that Bull
garian national elections would be
held as scheduled on August 26.
The resigning ministers had sought
postponement Of the elections.
Those resigning were: Minister of
Agriculture Asen Pavloy, Minister
OF Railways Angel Derzhansky, Min
lister Of Social Policy Grigor Chesh-
medjien and Finance Minister Petko
Stoyanov.
Evening star., 1945-08-17

garden, although the bugs have
been particularly bad this year."
AS part of her birthday cele-
bration, her two sisters. Mrs. John
S. Miller, 81, and Mrs. Julia Jifkins,
"a, will drive down from Winchester
for lunch today, and later a party
will be given at the Episcopal rec
tory.
OF the many greeting cards that
have poured in, Mrs. Hiett likes
best the one from a Falls Church
friend. 1t congratulates her on her
first birthday. You see," she says,
I'm starting over again. I'm
year old today"
Evening star., 1945-08-17
VI Doy Service Planned

Under the auspices of the Silver
Spring Ministers Association q
community service will be held at
8 pm. on vi day at the Woodside
Methodist Church. All ministers in
the area will participate. Persons
of all faiths are invited.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Oracle Aliens
Comments

Well, goodness, the excitement is
starting to die down enough so I can
catch my breath. My husband
George was so emotionally carried
Evening star., 1945-08-17

ner sailor. now the American Navy
Is not only coming back, but the
Army, the Air Forces and Gen. Mac
arthur are coming along, too. And
II Tokyo housewives think they've
suffered already. wait until they get
pheW-Win of the generals corn
COD pipe. But do you realize what
Gen. Macarthur has achieved? He's
the first Republican in years to get
q steady job running 4 country.
Evening star., 1945-08-17

HOSPITAL RECEIVES IRON LUNG-Caroyn Allen 1-year-od
daughter OF William Allen president Bethesda Kwans
CLUB unveils an iron lung presented the Hospital
bethesda by the club The lung accepted BY william NJ
Morel president Of the Board Trustees rght) DR. Leo
Donovan IN the center Purchase Of the lung clubs
major project OF the year. star star photo
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Navy Still Has Big Job Ahead
For Worlds Greatest Fleet

of major fighting ships of the Navy
at the time of Pearl Harbor and
now.
Evening star., 1945-08-17

comparison IN Strength.
Here is a comparison in number
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-02
Four Year Term

On the issues ballot will be found the
amendment TO the city charter increasing
the terms of councilmen to four years.
The amendment which has had no backing
during the campaign should he decsively
defeated The very fact that nobody
has had the courage to work for this
referendum should stamp il for what il
really was intended to be--a smokescreen
to becloud the PR issue.
Kenton ID. Keilholtz and the same
group Of reactionary businessmen who
have paid their money in order TO per-
petuate the PR system were the sponsors
of this referendum, which Immediately
should make il very evident that the SpOn-
sors of the amendment were not sincere,
but merely wished to use this device as an
expedient to obstruct the wishes of the
majority of the citizens of Toledo
When YOU vote Tuesday, be sure and
vote the issues ballot. II will be the larg-
est ballot handed TO you, and when you
vote cast your ballot against the refer
endum which would increase the term of
cOuncilmen to four years