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Bradley beam., 1945-02-10
Non-combat Jobs
 Give Way to Infantry

Shaef (CNS)-One of the Army's best known disciplinarians, LGen. Ben Lear, is devoting him. self to the job of squeezing every available infantry reinforcement from the ranks of general service men now doing non-combat duty.
 Indicating the Allied Supreme Command still is counting on a long, hard battle in the west, Gen. Lear revealed to war correspon- dents that several hundred thou sand additional riflemen are being trained in the U. S., and some thousands of general service sol diers have been released from static duty in the United Kingdom for retraining as infantrymen. It is hoped to increase the number of general service men released for front line duty by turning over jobs in service units to limited as- signment soldiers and by employ ing more civilians, Gen. Lear said.
 Gen. Lear also expects to devote his attention to drastically reduc- ing the number of men absent with out leave from their units on the Western Front. Approximately 18,- coo men have been reported AWOL.
Bradley beam., 1945-02-10

Sag Harbor, L. Mrs. Alkaline Judd celebrated her Tooth birthday with this observation: Don't you worry about these bobby sox kids. This talk of juvenile delinquency caused by the war is poppycock. The children were worse in my time than they are today"
Evening star., 1945-04-01

Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky's 2n6
Ukrainian Army which captured
Galanta, q miles east of the city
and So miles east of Vienna, in an
offensive north of the Danube
River. These troops captured more
than 80 other towns and villages in
cluding Mira. 46 miles northeast of
the Slovak capital.
5000 Nazis Captured.
In southwestern Hungary, Mos
cow said that Marshal Tolbukhin's
troops had captured nearly 5000
enemy troops, including the COM
mander of the 3rd Hungarian Army
Corps.
Premier Stain in an order of the
day, said Bulgarian troops south of
Lake Balaton had captured the
Hungarian town of Csurgo, IA miles
southeast of the oil center of Macy
kanizsa, in an eight-mile advance
along the Drava River frontier of
Yugoslavia.
While Austria held the spotlight
OF Russian successes in Southern
Europe, Premier Stain announced
that Marshal Ivan S. Konev's 1st
Ukranian Army had increased pres
sure on the Moravian Gap.
Marshal Konev's troops, driving
down the 25-mile wide valley be-
tween the Oder River and the Sude-
ten Mountains captured Ratibor,
last big German industrial city in
the extreme southeastern Reich.
after more than a week of heavy
tank battles.
Evening star., 1945-04-01
Two 0ptimist Clubs
|Wi|I Hear Reports on
Boys Work Program,

Progress in work for the Boys
Club Of Washington will be reported
by two different Optimist clubs at
their separate annual meetings this
week. The .Optimist Club of Wash
ington. will meet at $50 pm. Tues
day at the Mayflower Hotel, and the
National Capital Optimists will
meet at 7 pm. Wednesday at the
Eastern branch, Boys Club of WASH
ington. Both organizations will
elect officers for the year.
At the Mayf1ower, the Optimist
Club of Washington will hear a re-
port from Henry Robb, chairman Of
the Boys Work Committee, that the
boys work budget has been in
creased from $1,100 in 1884 to
81, 100 in 1865, with an additional
anonymous gift of $2,100 from a
member Of the club. This total of
81 200 from the club, it was an
nounced by Charles M. Fyfe, execu-
tive director of the Boys Club
made possible the finest program
the Boys Club has ever conducted. u
The program, he said included
libraries, health clubs, music by two
boys bands, little theater and dane
ing school, and health clinics.
At the annual meeting of the Ma
Evening star., 1945-04-01

Twelve former American pris-
oners of war in German and Jap
anese prison camps will bring a
flrst-hand report to Washington
ians on life in such camps at a
meeting sponsored jointly by the
Army Air Forces and the District
Red Cross. At BIS pm. Saturday
at Constitution Hall.
The IL, AAF officers and men,
are climaxing a Nationwide tour
on which it Is believed they sue
ceeded in reaching the majority of
families of other American war
prisoners. They will arrive here
Wednesday.
Tickets and special invitations to
the Saturday night meeting are
being sent by the District Red
Cross to next-of-kin in the Metro
politan Area, as well as to friends
and relatives.
All II of the men wear the Pur-
Evening star., 1945-04-01
Cities Urged 10 Start
Share.the-Housinu
Drives for Veterans

Declsr1ng the Nations housing
problem is becoming increasingly
serious, National Housing Admin
istrator John B. Blanford, jr., yes
terday proposed that war congested
cities organize share-the housing
programs to provide living accom-
modations for families 70 men in
service and for returning veterans.
Rising real estate prices are in
ducing many owners to sell their
property" Mr.. Blandford said, land
wives and children Of men in the
armed forces overseas are being
evicted as a result. OF course, they
represent only part of the evic-
tions which are taking place, but
the serviceman's family, living on
an allotment, finds it difficult to
find q home for which the wife is
able to pay" .
Need Seen In Capital.
Such q program Is needed In
Washington, in the opinion of
Robert G. Wilson, head Of the Dis
trict Veterans Information Center
1850 Pennsylvania avenue, who said
yesterday that organization of q
citizens committee having close
contacts with real estate dealers
could do much toward solving
housing problems for veterans.
Housing requests are cleared by
the Veterans Information Center to
the War Housing Center, 400
Pennsylvania avenue, which has at
tempted to maintain list of rooms
and apartments available for oc-
cupancy. Such a list is virtually
nonexistent now, with demands for
housing far exceeding supply.
With victory in Europe near and
more veterans returning, complaints
over housing conditions are mount
ing IN Federal housing agencies, ac-
cording to MIA officials.
Veterans In Desperate Plight.
The returning veteran who
wants to rejoin his family finds
himself in a desperate plight" Mr..
Blandford said in recalling that
share your = home" programs in
some cities met war workers needs
in the past. He can get assistance
IN obtaining loan to buy or build
a home through the provisions of
the GI Bill of Rights, but prices on
existing houses and the difficulties
of building at reasonable cost are
barriers the veteran has beer. IN
able to overcome in some areas.
Special priorities have been pro-
vided by the National Housing
Agency to permit returning veterans
to build homes if they cannot find
suitable accommodations for them
selves and their families" Mr..
Blandford said. Eventually this
will help relieve the situation but
community action is necessary to
provide returning veterans with
places to live now-today."
Coordination Urged.
He urged all community organi-
Iations aiding servicemen to CO.
ordinate their information on hous-
ing to aid veterans and their fam
lilies In their search for informa-
ton
Although conceding that war
workers face similar housing prob
lens, Mr.. Blandford said hundreds
of thousands of them have been
taken care of through "share-the-
homes" campaigns and special war
housing projects.
The situation Of many wives and
Children of soldiers, sailors and
marines overseas Is far more seri-
Gus than the war workers faced"
he declared. Il hope communities
will pick up the same kind of pro-
gram for service families that they
carried cut to aid the war produc-
ton program"
Evening star., 1945-04-01
II Liberated American Flyers
To Describe Prison Camp Life

pie Heart. In charge of the group
is Capt. Ragnar Barhaug, Capper
Wyo., chief of the Prisoners-of-
War Section, Personal Affairs Di-
vision of the AAF. Capt. Barhaug
spent eight and one-half months in
German camps, Dulag Luft at
Frankfurt and Stalag Luft 3. He
holds the Air Medal with Oak Leaf
Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Evening star., 1945-04-01
Freed Son on Way Home

Charles ]. Ritenour, son Of Mrs.
Minnie Ritenour, 1912 Longfellow
street NV, has arrived In San
Francisco, after having been re-
leased from Japanese prison camp
in the Philippines. His mother
talked with him by telephone yes
terday, and said he would leave
California for the District shortly.
Evening star., 1945-04-01

tional Capital Optomist Club at the
Eastern branch a $4,000 soda foun-
tain, gift Of that club, will be ON
cially opened. Lloyd Wastler, chair
man of the clubs Boys Work Com
mittee, will report the greatest
financial support for the largest
boys work program in its history.
This program included a woodwork
ing shop, a scholarship fund and
the soda fountain.
Administrative headquarters of
the Boys Club of Washington are
at the Southeast branch. In a5di-
ton, other clubs are at the Central
branch, 230 G street NV. and
the Georgetown branch, 2726 M
street NV.
Evening star., 1945-04-01
Reds
Continued From First Page.)

railroad linking Vienna with Italy.
Marshal Tolbukhin's troops were
sweeping toward Vienna from the
south on an 18-mhe front from
Wiesmath west to the southwestern
shores of Lake Neusiedler. This
great defense barrier, outflanked,
was being bypassed by the massave
Soviet surge.
One mile from the lake shore,
the Russians seized in Hungary the
village of Kophaza, only 3 miles
southeast Of Sopron, the last big
Hungarian fortress guarding Wen
mas southeastern approaches.
Sopron also was threatened from
the south and southwest where
Marshal Tolbukhin's advancing
troops won Neckenmarky and Rit-
6ilie. S and 6 miles from the fortress
city.
Vienna Drive Gains.
The swift slash through enemy
defenses below Lake Neusiedler car
ried the Russians within 80 miles
south of Vienna when they cap
tured Kophaza.
While these troops in Southern
Europe threatened the German
Reich's second greatest city, the 1st
White Russian Army of Marshal
Gregory K. Zhukov on the front be-
fore Berlin cleaned out the last
enemy troops in the Kuestrin area,
80 miles east Of the German capt.
tai.
They killed or captured 6,17O
enemy troops in the old citadel
area of Kuestrin in the narrow neck
of land between the Oder and
Warthe Rivers, Moscow said.
A 12-mile Russian advance to-
ward Bratislava was carved out by
Evening star., 1945-04-01
Window Boxes

Galvanized Iron Boxes, 21" LONG, cfln
6Ia" deep, 4A" wide -- WV
Wooden Boxes for plants and seeds, 9fle
1914 "xS14 "xih" - 6VS
They also make excellent drawers for nuts
and bolts.
A complete line Of eversreens and nursery
stock. -
MARYLAND NURSERY
w. sss MIe 1as. ns.n OF Atiss Hsats aGS Sund.y
Evening star., 1945-04-01

Your boys need the comfort of the
Red Cross. Give your utmost now.
Evening star., 1945-05-27

Grated under specific statutory au-
thority.
Mr.. Warren pointed out that the
controllers Office had informed the
District of such a ruling years ago
and that the Commissioners had
promised in 1888 to obtain the au-
thority The city heads, last year
were granted the authority to rent
space.
The successful bidder, under the
terms now being drawn, will have to
obtain $5-a-year food stand Ii
cense, sell only packaged goods pre-
pared outside the building and con-
form to Health Department regu-
lations.
Mr.. Jenkins said he and his wife
make sandwiches at home and sell
them at the stand. They also sell
fruit, but, said Mr.. Jenkins, fruit
has become very expensive.
I'VE were almost ready to retire
any way" Mr.. jenkins said. I'VE
have to keep up this house cat
1904 First street N.W.( until my son
gets back from the Army and we
were waiting until we could get some
gas so we could do some travelling
IT'S been a good business. We've
put by some money each year and
we're getting little old. We
thought we'd retire soon and see a
little of the world"
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Snack Stand Couple May Quit
ID. C.. Building After 20 Years

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Jenkins will
have to compete this week with
other bidders to hold the food stand
they have operated for nearly 20
years on the ground floor of the Dis
trict Building.
Mr.. jenkins isn't sure he wants to
compete. He and his wife, Annie,
he said, have been talking some
about retiring but it will be up to her
to make the decision when she re-
turns Wednesday or Thursday from
visit with their daughter, 1t. q. g.
Elizabeth jenkins, in Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs jenkins have known
for months that something like this
was going to happen, Mr.. jenkins
said.
The Districts decision to advertise
tor bids for the food stand grew
out of discussions with Controller
Gen. Lindsay Warren, who has
held that public space must be OBJ
tained through competitive bidding
and not mere granting of a conces-
sion.
According to Edward P. Brooke,
superintendent of buildings, Mr..
Warren reminded the Commission
ers last August that Mrs. Jenkins,
who holds the concession, was oper-
ating without a license He pointed
out, at the time, that his office has
held such concessions should be op-
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Burning Of Damaged
Gift Parcels Brings
Protest From British
Fy the Associated Press.

LONDON, May 26-English pro-
tests over reports of the burning of
damaged or unaddressed gift parcels
to American soldiers brought from
an American major tonight a state
ment that only spoiled food and
items beyond use are burned"
The British News Agency Ex-
change Telegraph had reported that
German prisoners of war were de-
stroying hundreds of parcels of
food, cigarettes and other gifts
which, the agency said, were be-
lieved to have been sent to American
soldiers who were dead or missing.
Maj. D. C. Jernigen, of Fort
Worth, Tex, commanding officer of
the American Army 1st Base Post
Office at Sutton Coldfeld, issued
the statement which conceded that
IAN occasional item in edible or
useable condition finds its way into
the dump despite careful sorting
Exchange Telegraph said the par
GELS were burned at Minsworth in
Warwickshire, England, and that
villagers, angrily calling it an "out-
rage" believed American authori-
ties preferred to burn the parcels
rather than use shipping space to
return them to the senders
The agency reported that trucks
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Temporary Extension
OF 0PA 10 Permit
Changes Studied
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A three month extension of the
Price Control Act without change to
allow further study of proposed
amendments is reported under con-
sideration by congressional leaders,
1t was learned yesterday that this
possibility was discussed by Senate
Banking Subcommittee, handling
OPA extension legislation, and will
be brought before closed meeting
of the full committee Tuesday.
Increasing the pressure for such
step is the growing prospect that
controversies over amendments can
not be fought out and an extension
measure enacted by June 80, expira-
ton date of the law.
Many Ask to be Heard.
While the Senate could act before
then, the House Banking Committee
has received more than 100 requests
to be heard on the legislation. The
House Committee will not begin
hearings until after the Senate
acts.
Leaders believe, however, that a
resolution for a short term extern
sion of the law could be pushed
through without delay The ad-
ministration asked originally for an
18-months extension.
Senator Taft, Republican. of Ohio,
author Of one proposed major
amendment. indicated to reporters
THAT he would be agreeable to a
short-term extension.
Senator Taft said he thought more
Evening star., 1945-05-27

had been arriving daily at the
dumping ground for two weeks and
that German prisoners there were
gorging themselves on the contents.
The villagers were reported salvag-
ing some articles including timed
meats, cakes, stockings, shoes, lock-
cts and soap.
Mayor w. E. LaWley of Sutton
Coldfeld said the town council may
"ask the Americans if they can pos
sibly dispose of it in some other
way"
Maj. Jernigen said parcels whose
identifying wrappers were unread
able were sorted by postal tech
nicians and edible food and un-
damaged items we're distributed to
Army hospitals. while valuables such
as watches and pens were returned
to the post Office in Washington.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Dr.. Arthur FIemminq
To Address Graduates
OF American j. June 4

American University will hold its
commencement exercises at $3.50
pm. June 4 on the university quad
rangle, Massachusetts, and Nebraska
avenues, with Dr. Arthur S. Flem-
ming, Civil Service commissioner as
speaker.
An additional highlight of the pro-
gram will be the award of an honor
ary Doctor of Laws degree, given
annually to citizen chosen as the
Nations outstanding contributor to
public service. This years recipient
has not been announced.
The honorary LID. goes annually
to a man selected by $50 leaders in
American industry, education, jour-
nalism, religion and public life. 1t
was given last year to Edward r.
Stettinius, now Secretary of State,
and in 1943 to Harold D. Smith, di-
rector of the Bureau of the Budget.
The selection committee is headed
by DR.. Leon G. Marshall, economist,
assisted by DR.. Scion Buck, archivist
Of the United States; DR.. Amos
Taylor, of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, and DR.
Pitman B. Potter, international law
expert.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered at 3 pm. next Sunday in
Metropolitan Methodist Church by
Bishop Charles Wesley Flint, former
chancellor of Syracuse University.
President Paul F. Douglass and the
six deans of the university will hold
a reception for graduates and their
families in the presidents residence
after the service.
To begin commencement week,
"The Tempest" will be staged
Thursday night in the outdoor thea
ter on the back campus. 1t will be
the 21st annual Shakespearean pro-
duction and will be directed by DR..
Mary Frances Miller OF the English
department.
President Douglass will describe
the universitys wartime develop
ment and postwar program to grad
yates, trustees and guests at an
alumni dinner Saturday. 1t is sched-
uled for pm. in the womens res
idence dining hall. The trustees OF
the university will hold luncheon
for the Women's Guild Monday.
Music for the commencement
ceremony June will be furnished
by the Woodrow Wilson High School
cadet band and the chorus of the
college and the school of nursing,
directed BY James McClain.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
CHAIRS and
ROCKERS

BARREL BACK CHAIR-Solid
walnut frame, spring construc-
ton and upholstered in brocatelle.
Reg. $3.50 S67,S5
PLATFORM ROCKER - Walnut
finished frame, deep seated with
high back, damask covering.
Reg. $4995 S29.60
LOUNGE CHAIR Large size
lounge chair with attached pill
low back. Upholstered in long
wearing cotton tapestry. Reg.
$T4.50 S46,45
MAPLE PLATFORM ROCKER
Nicely finished. Covered in Co
lonial tapestry. Reg.
S24.95 5---Sl7.35
OCC. CHAIR-Barrel-back de-
sign. Upholstered in cotton tapes
try. Reg. s3295 --S21.45
COLONIAL ROCKER Sleepy
hollow design, covered in Colonial
tapestry. Reg. $34s5--S25.75
Evening star., 1945-05-27

study be given to pricing policies in
the reconversion period. His amend
ment would continue the price law
without change until the end of
this year. but direct an easing of
price ceilings after January l to
allow profit margins equivalent to
the average of 1888, 1899 and 1910.
The Ohioan contends that If price
controls are kept tight after recon-
version begins the effect will be to
deter start Of new businesses.
Price Administrator Chester
Bowles was asked to appear before
the Banking Committee Tuesday for
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Eisenhower Moves Office

FRANKFURT. May 26 (Py.-Gen.
Eisenhower moved from Reims to-
day and established headquarters
here in a sprawling building which
formerly was the main Office of the
I. G.. Farben Co.. chemical manu-
facturers. He will retain this Of
fee as chief American representa-
tive of the Allied group controlling
the Reich.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
TABLES

COCKTAIL TABLE-Nicely I'M
ished in walnut with glass insert
and matched veneer top.
Reg. $1295 5---S7.S IS
LAMP TABLE - Modern design
table finised in blonde mahogany.
Reg. sl795 -----Sl2.45
TIER TABLE - Mahogany tier
table. nicely designed with three
tiers in hand-rubbed mahogany
finish. Reg. $1895 ---S15.45
END TABLE - Modern design.
walnut finish. Reg. $3.98- --S3.49
COFFEE TABLE-Solid oak with
refectory ends, finished in lined
oak. Reg. $l4.95 ---$8.75
END TABLE - Modern design
with shelf. blonde finish. Reg.
$l7.95 --------------$l2.45
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Quentin Reynolds Father
Dies in New York al II

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Dr. James
j. Reynolds, II, father of War Cor
respondent Quentin Reynolds and
retired assistant superintendent of
Kings County (Brooklyn schools,
died today.
A native of New York City, he
was one of the first educators to
advocate visual training methods
and special innovations for back
ward children.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
Cupt. Astor Nominated

LONDON. May 26 (P). Capt.
Langhorn Astor. son of Viscount
and Lady Astor, has been nominated
by the Conservative Executive Com
mittee as Conservative candidate for
the Eastern Division of Surrey.
Evening star., 1945-05-27
To Meet for Election

The Society OF Natives Of the
District will hold It's annual meet
ing and election of officers at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
The names of two applicants for
admisSion-Mrs. George E. De
Vaughan and Wilfred L. Perkins
will be voted on.
Evening star., 1945-05-27

q discussion, among other matters,
of Senator Taft's amendment. Sta
bilization Director william H. Davis
also was asked to appear.
The Valley settler., 1945-06-01
HERE 6 THERE

 Mir. Mrs. Eino Wirtanen are the proud parent of 0 Baby boy born lat the Providence Hospital in Anchorage. Mrs. Kar1a Duff left for the States this week where she will visit her dougher June. Carl Wilson will .spe nd few days lin Fairbanks next elk on business. Francis Henry will take care of the Creamery and Mrs. Matt onkka will take his place packing eggs. Everett Merewether has resi- gned from the Garage and will be leaving this week to work on the richards on Hi ghway as Service man for a fleet lof Trucks. Darrell McKechnie left last Sun Hay to join the Navy. We have heard that Joe Lewis is Ito be at the Post soon. but it iss Funored 'that.-he is how in Pelmer. knyone lin dout |. needs only to open jhhe; Power. Hoace door during the evening. shift and he may be seen. The "Barbeque" has been the topic lof the day ever since May 50.
Evening star., 1945-03-24
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stamps Q-5 through SIS good
through March 81; stamps T-5
through KS good through April
%; stamps Y-5, rs, Az through
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Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS through rs. Az and
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stamps CO through G-2 good
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