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Evening star., 1945-10-21
Green Renews Demund
For Custer of Gloss

John Locke Green, Arlington
County Republican treasurer, last
night repeated demand that Sena-
tor Glass, Democrat of Virginia, be
removed from the Senate.
Speaking over radio station
WMAL, Mr.. Green said he is not
lighting Senator Glass as per-
son" or opposing him politically, I"
because he only exists as me-
morial.'
Mr.. Green renewed his demand
that Senator Byrd, Virginia's junior
Senator, take action in the matter,
and asserted that the "onus is on
him" since he is "the head" of the
Democratic machine in Virginia.
Evening star., 1945-10-21

sion and insurance forms. She
sent them in.
George Merrilees, chairman of
the Chillum Heights Committee,
called another neighbor, Repre-
sentative DeLacy of Washington.
Mr.. DeLacy called the Office of Gen.
Omar N. Bradley, administrator of
veterans affairs.
1T seems there was some mix
up and now they were going to get
going" Mr.. Merrilees said.
More Forms Arrive.
Another set of forms arrived at
Mrs. Degges' home. They were ex-
actly like those she had already
sent in. She called Mr.. DeLacy and
he told her she's better send them
in again.
A week ago, she got still another
set of papers-this time for the
death gratuity. She filled those in,
too.
Ultimately, Mr.. Merrilees said,
she will receive about $40 a month.
That's $40 a month less than she
received in allotments when her
husband was fighting on Okinawa.
Mr.. Merrilees found that before
Pvt. Degges was drafted, the Degges
family had home in the North
east but Mrs. Degges couldn't af-
ford to keep it up so the mother
and five children moved in with
Mrs. Degges' mother at 6301 East
ern avenue. Takoma Park, Md.
He found the five boys, ranging
from 10 years to % months, Sleep
ing on bunk beds in one room the
size of a large closet" He found
that the older boys had made them
selves sick grieving for their father,
that the doctor had urged Mrs.
Degges to find more suitable quar-
ters."
I'VE would like to start public
subscription to be held in trust for
the boys" Mr., Merrilees said. Here
was a father who did everything
to give his boys a good start. It's
a terrible thing to think that he
has sacrificed his life and now
everybody has passed his family by.
What kind Of future will his sons
have?"
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Peery Will Direct
Course for Doctors

DR.. Thomas M. Peery, pathologist
OF the Alexandria Hospital, has been
appointed director of postgraduate
instruction at George Washington
University, and will head a program
of graduate training for physicians.
The course, which will start in
February, is designed as refresher
for doctors who are returning to
civilian practice from the armed
services
Evening star., 1945-10-21

A man who knows a thing or two
about babies last week was granted
a patent for an conditioned
baby bed.
He is Wilbur r. Townsend of
1925 Alden place NE, who yester-
day, surrounded by his five chill
dren-ranging in age from 9 days
to 7h years-demonstrated his in
vention.
He designed 1t two years ago, he
explained, because a neighbor
wanted to bring home a premature
3-pound daughter. Without some
device to maintain heat and mois-
ture, the child would have had to
remain in the hospital.
1T worked so WE'LL" said Mr..
Townsend, that the child was up
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Jonitor Found Stabbed
To Death in Kitchen

A 35-year-old colored janitor was
found dead of stab wound in the
kitchen of his basement apartment
in the first block of Forester street
S.W. late yesterday.
The man, identified by police as
Prentiss Asbury, was found by his
wife, Beulah. He was pronounced
dead on arrival at Casualty Hos
nital.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
President Presents
First Place Award
To Star Cameraman

President Truman and a host of
Government dignitaries attended
the third annual White House News
Photographers Association banquet
last night at the Hotel Statler, at
which Randolph Routt of The Star
photo staff was adjudged grand
prize winner of the associations pic
ture contest.
The President presented Mr..
Routt with a bronze trophy for the
prize-Winning photo, "Oh, Fiddle
sticks" which shows Mr.. Truman
greeting his aged mother at the
National Airport. Disconnected by
the large number of newsmen on
hand, the picture shows Mrs. Tru-
man whispering to her son, "Oh,
fiddlesticks.
I'm mighty fond of that pic
ture," President Truman said as he
presented the award to Mr.. Routt.
Star Man Second Winner.
A Star photographer also won
the second grand prize. Gus"
Chinn won second-place honors
for his photo, Taking the Helm. y
The picture shows Mr.. Truman tax
ing the oath of Office as President
of the United States.
Among the guests at last night S
affair were Supreme Court JUS
tices Black, Frankfurter, Rutledge,
Burton. Douglas and Reed; Secre-
tary of State Byrnes, Postmaster
General Hannegan, Secretary of
Agriculture Anderson, Gen. George
c. Marshall. Gen. A. A. Vande-
grift, Senate Majority Leader
Barkley and many other Senators
and Representatives.
A gala entertainment program
was presented, with George Jessel,
Gladys Swarthout, Evelyn knight
Evelyn Turner and the 1st Marine
Force Band, led by Dick Judgens,
one Of the country's outstanding
band leaders before he joined the
Marines. Music also was furnished
by the NBC Orchestra and the
Navy Band.
Other Contest Winners.
Other winners in the contest in
cluded: Spot news division, THE
Reward of ALL by George Skadding
of Life Magazine, and End of the
Long, Long Trail" by Frank Cam
cellare; feature division, "Oh, What
A Beautiful Morning." by Aaron
Miller of the Washington Daily
News: personalities division, "Hmmm, u
by John Rous of the Associated
Press, and sports division, Pass No
Good" by Thomas Kelley of the
Washington Post.
Contestants included photog-
raphers of the four Washington
and the news services
and syndicates. About 450 entries
were submitted.
The top 300 photographs will be
on exhibit at the Statler from noon
until 10 pm. every day through
Thursday. The public is invited to
attend.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Navy Yard Mechanic
Wins Civilian Awurd

Charles A. Green, AL jefferson
street NV, an employe of the
Washington Navy Yard and Naval
Gun Factory for the past 26 years,
has been awarded the Distinguished
Civilian Service award for his con-
tribution to the development of a
Navy rocket launcher.
MIR. Green, born in Washington,
began work at the Navy Yard in
1920. advancing to master mechanic
in 1888.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Carrier Midway Starts
On First Sea Trials
By the Associated Press.

os tic hSSOCldteQ fTesS.
NORFOLK, VA, Oct 2o-The
worlds largest warship. the carrier
Midway, left her berth at the Norfolk
Naval Operating Base early today
and headed out to sea for the first
time,
The Midway, launched last March
20 at the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company and COM
missioned September 10 at the Nor
folk Navy Yard, has been at the base
for several days, loading supplies.
She will undergo some tests off the
coast. and then join other fleet units
in New York for the Navy Day cele-
bration there next Saturday. The
Midway is commanded by Capt.
Joseph Francis Bolger, USN.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Cameron Assault Case
To Be Tried Tuesduy

Owen Cameron, %, of Washing
ton, who was arranged Friday
in Prince Georges County Circuit
Court at Upper Marlboro on charges
of attempted criminal assault, will
be tried Tuesday, States Attorney
A. Gwyn Bowie said yesterday.
Cameron was arrested last Au-
gust after young Government
clerk charged that he had attempted
to attack her He had been held
in the District jail prior to ar
raignment.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Mrs. Brown to Talk at RoIIy

Mrs. Jeanette WEIGH Brown, ex-
ecutive secretary of the National
Council of Negro Women's Clubs.
will be the principal speaker at the
annual building rally of the Grand
Chapter Of Colored Order of the
Eastern Star at $3.50 pm. today at
Asbury Methodist Church, Eleventh
and K streets NV. Grand Matron
Moxley and Grand Patron Clifford
Smith will preside. Mrs. Alice B.
Stamps, associate grand conductress.
win be mistress of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Mrs. Gosch to Address
Group on Book Reviews

The first of a series of book re.
views to be sponsored by the Jewish
Community Center of Washington
will be held at pm. Tuesday at
the Cafritz Auditorium on Sixteenth
street.
The speaker will be Mrs. Marie
Manning Gasch. She will talk
about her own book, Ladies Now
and Then" record of women's part
in American journalism since the
turn of the century The speaker
will be introduced by Miss Mary
Carter Roberts.
Evening star., 1945-10-21

pm. tomorrow
in the Maydow-
er Hotel where
500 key volun-
teers Ill re-
ceive final brief
ing from the
District of Co.
lumbia War FL
nance Commit
tee.
T h e Victory
l. o a n dri v e,
which opens Oc-
tober % a n d
W i'll ex t en- d
through Decem-
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Sennett to Address Legion

John F. Sennett, acting assistant
attorney general Of the Justice De-
partment Claims Division, will adj
dress the Justice Department Post,
No. Al, American Legion, at 8:l5
pm. tomorrow in room 523l, Justice
Department Building.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Comp Lee at Buinbridoe

BAINBRIDGE, Nd, Oct. 20 [P.-
cambridge MICS football team will
be trying for its Goth straight win
tomorrow when the commodores
meet the Camp Lee here. Action
starts at o'clock.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
Devers 70 Speak
AT VictoryLoan
Kickoff Lunch
Workers Will Receive
Instruction Tomorrow;
Drive Opens Oct. 2o

Gen. Jacob L. Devers, command
ing general of the Army Ground
Forces, will address the Victory
Loan Kickoff" luncheon at 1890
Evening star., 1945-01-16
Heads Of Two Committees
In Montgomery Named

Washington I. Cleveland and
George E. Keneipp have been named
co-chairman of the Committee on
Highways and the Master Highway
Plan, and Rhees E. Burket ap-
pointed chairman of the Committee
on Public Building Projects for the
Montgomery County Advisory Post
war and General Planning Commit
tee, it was announced last night by
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, chairman.
Mr.. Cleveland, who lives in KEN
sington, is manager of the Washing.
ton Branch of the American Auto
mobile Association and Mr.. Keneiprs
a resident of Silver Spring, is man.
ager of the Keystone Automobile
Club of Washington and Baltimore.
Mr.. Burket, who lives in Linden, is
an architect and vice president OF
the Montgomery County Civic
Federation.
The county General Planning
Committee will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night at the Bethesda Elementary
School. Three proposals will be pre-
sented for consideration-one out
lines method of providing ade-
quate parking space for the Be-
thesda and Silver Spring business
districts, another approving the pro.
posed routes of the Northwest Free.
way and the Little Falls Parkway
and the third approves the early
construction of the scenic highway
along the Montgomery County side
Of the Potomac.
Evening star., 1945-01-16
lsiHRst,oniinq
&Remiinder@,

Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS. Y-5, Us, Az through
G-2 good for 10 points each indefi-
nitely. Next series will be good
February /.
Meats, ats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps Q-5 through KS good for
10 points each indefinitely, Next
series will be good January %.
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 good
for pounds indefinitely. Another
will be validated February /.
Gasoline-A-14 coupons valid for 4
gallons each through March 81
BIS, C-5, B-6 and C-6 coupons
good for gallons each.
iShoes-Airplane stamps l, 2 and !
in Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair OF shoes each.
Fuel Oll-Periods one, two and three
coupons good for 10 gallons pei
unit through heating year. Period
four coupons valid February S
Old period four and five coupons
from last winter good through
year. Consumers in this area
should not have used more than
4S per cent OF their ration as OF
January Is.
Evening star., 1945-01-16
Public Nursing Farley
Planned in Alexandra

Public health nursing will be the
topic at an Alexandria Council OF
Social Agencies meeting at pm
Thursday in the auditorium Of the
Virginia Electric g. Power Co. Build
ing.
The program, to which the public
is invited, is under the joint spon-
sorship of the Alexandria Visiting
Nurse Service and the nursing staff
of the Alexandria Health Depart
ment and is planned to acquaint the
public with the work of public health
nurses and to mark Public Health
Nursing Day. which falls on jan
uary 26.
A sound film, your Public Health
Nurse" will be shown
Miss Mary Carne, supervisor OF
nurses of the Health Department
and Mrs. Virginia Osborne, director
of the Visiting Nurse Service, will
talk briefly on the work of theil
staffs and their relation to public
health work in the city.
Evening star., 1945-01-16
Prince Georges Boys Club
Takes Over County Jobs

It's boys day" in Prince Georges
County today, with 80 members OF
the County Police Boys Club, rang
ing in age from 10 to II, taking over
a corresponding number of county
jobs as practical lesson in gov
eminent.
The boys assembled this morning
at the County Service Building, Hy-
attsville, to draw lots for the posi-
tons they will fill AS far as prac-
ticable, the boys actually will per-
form the functions of the Offices to
which they are assigned. Each
county official will explain the op-
Grafton of his position.
| Francis Krug, Is, Berwyn, the first
boy to participate in the drawing,
was assigned as States attorney,
replacing" States Attorney A.
Gwynn Bowie at Upper Marlboro
The next four boys drew the follow
ing jobs:
William /. O'Mahoney. is, Berwyn.
chairman Of the Board of County
Commissioners: James w. Bordas,
II, Branchville, chief of police; John
A. Bolton, jr., 16, Greenbelt, prin-
|cipal Of the Hyattsville High School,
and H. 7. Tessier, IA, Oxon Hill,
county commissioner.
Boys Club officials said they hoped
to make the project an annual
affair.
Evening star., 1945-01-16
Montgomery Bar Holds
Memorial for Wilkinson

Exercises in memory of Benjamin
G. Wilkinson, jr., former States at
torney for Montgomery County, were
held in Circuit Court at Rockville
Yesterday after the opening of the
January term of the court.
A memorial resolution, prepared
by committee of the Montgomery
County Bar Association composed
.of Joseph B. Simpson, chairman
William F. Prettyman and Thomas
M. Anderson, was ordered added to
the minutes of the court.
Tributes were paid by Mr.. Pretty
man, James w. Gill, Alfred D. Moves
Robert Peter, Charles w. Prettyman
Robert Conroy, Judge Charles w
Woodward and Judge Stedman
Prescott.
Mr.. Wilkinson, who died Decem-
ber 30, was a member of the county
delegation in the Maryland House
of Delegates
Evening star., 1945-01-16
Food Supplies
Found Declining
Despite Controls
Butter, Sugar, Meat,
| Chickens Reported
At Lowest Levels
By MALCOLM LANBORNE. 7


Supplies of butter, chicken, meat
and sugar were reported by the food
industry here today to be the lowest
since rationing began despite tighter
rationing controls which have been
in effect on butter and sugar for
three weeks and on most meats for
more than two weeks.
The Office of Price Administration
which ordered the ration changes In
order to better distribute short COM
modities maintains, however, that it
is yet too early to note any effects
on the general food picture.
since December 26, when the first
OF the ration changes went into
operation, buying has been heavy,
This is believed to be due to two
factors: Cd Grocers may be accept
ing large numbers of invalid cou.
pons and co consumers, no longer
certain whether OPA win cancel
other stamps, are buying to the limit
OF their ration books.
Butter Very Scarce.
This is the food situation for
washington as reported by various
segments of the industry:
Even with butter calling for "A red
points, it remains very scarce. The
supply should not improve MATERIAL
ly before May or even June. Butter
receipts here are about so per cent
under last year at this time.
Egg supplies are of sharply re.
sulting from depletion of cold stor-
age stocks and tremendous" de-
mand from consumers who are using
eggs as a substitute for meat.
Only a "trickle" of chickens is
coming in from Western producing
areas not affected by the War Food
Administration freeze. While two
poultry dealers have closed down,
the remaining dealers continue
limited operations, selling ducks and
geese and what little chicken the
Army turns down.
Hotels and restaurants face q
problem as cold storage stocks of
chickens drop. Chicken and fish
have been mainstays on many
menus
Mcda SuppueS l1Gnter.
Meat SUPPLIES are tighter than ever
before, anu the dearth is not CEN
tered on beef alone. Lamb and veal
and some pork are hard to find. A
typical display at meat counters
these days is scrapple, liver pudding
and beef and pork liver. Bacon is
quickly sold when it makes an ap.
] pearance.
Sugar was reported very low" by
one large retailer. VIA expects it
to remain tight for most of 1945.
Canned goods, particularly vege-
tables, and fresh produce are ade-
quate to meet demand. One food
. authority observed that canned
goods were coming out of hiding"
now that they have been placed back
on rationing.
An interesting sidelight on the
meat shortage is seen in the Agricul-
ture Department marketing repor,
that fresh green's are not selling
welQ, believed to be due to the lack
of meat and fats for seasoning.
A WFA official points out that the
butter shortage is not peculiar to
E Washington but is evident every
Y where" He said stocks were as low
j as they have ever been and he
predicted no improvement before
e summer.
Evening star., 1945-01-16
Martin T.Wieeond Heds
ICupitoI District Kiwonis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan.
16-Ofhcers of Kiwanis Clubs of the
Capital district Of the organization
installed Martin T. Wiegand OF
Washington as flrect governor at
their midwinter conference here yes
terday.
The l40 officers, representing clubs
In Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
and the District, heard a discussion
OF the CT Bill of Rights by Navy Lit.
g. Maynard Smith, Washington,
and talk on Establishment and
Maintenance Of World Peace" by
Edward H. Buehrig, Washington,
representing the State Department.
Evening star., 1945-01-16
0'Conor Asks
State Aid for
Medical Needy
Maryland Assembly
Told Plan Bors Need
For Federal Action
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 16.-An admin
fstration program for expanded
medical service to INDECENT Mary
landers, sent along by Gov. O'Conor
with a statement of his opposition
to socialized medicine, was in the
hands Of the General Assembly to-
day.
Gov. O'Conor. who declared he
believed the program would make
unnecessary the entrance of the
Federal Government in the field of
medicine in Maryland, sent the bill
embodying his proposals to the
House of Delegates last night.
1t includes provisions for payments
to physicians, hospitals, dentists and
nurses and funds for the purchases
OF medicines. Patients could choose
their own doctors and dentists.
Plans Budget Appropriation.
These expenditures would be made
from an appropriation to be in
cluded in the biennial budget ex-
pected to be submitted by Gov.
O'Conor this week.
In a special message accompany
ing the bill. the Governor said:
Let 1t be emphasized now that in
no sense is the proposed program a
paternalistic effort to take over the
individual health responsibilities of
the States citizens"
The measure, drafted in cooper
alton with the Medical and CHR
urgical Faculty of Maryland, would
set up Bureau of Medical Services
under the direction of the State
health commissioner. 1t would pro-
vide medical services to persons
classified as medically indigent" -
unable to pay for medical care, al
though capable of supporting them
selves otherwise, as well as persons
without any means.
The new bureau could, by legiSla-
tive enactment, be placed in control
OF the planned State chronic disease
hospitals, which are to replace
county alnlshouses.
Consider Home Rule Bills.
Meanwhile, subcommittee of the
Senate Judicial Proceedings Com
mittee made ready to begin con-
sideration of the much discussed
home rules measures. Chairman j.
Wilmer Cronin of Hartford voiced
the expectation that many meetings
would be necessary before the meas
ures finally were turned over to the
full committee for action. At the
same time, number of legislators
mentioned the possibility of a COM
promise to permit home rule for any
county desiring it.
The presentation of Gov. O'Conor's
program and message last night
preceded the passage of 20 Legisla-
tive Council bills by the House of
Delegates, among them one to
authorize the establishment of Joint
area welfare boards by the State
Welfare Department and county
commissioners concerned.
Evening star., 1945-01-16

On the other hand more than halt
of those interviewed, or 55.1 per
cent, had nothing to say on the
subject. Only "A per cent expressed
willingness to train colored EN-.
ployes.
A majority of those whose opinion
was sampled had no idea or else
gave no opinion on whether coloreo
workers could be found or whether
the local system could be kept going
through use Of the present labor
supply.
Twenty-nine per cent felt, II
varying degrees of positiveness. that
violence would result if colored op.
orators were put on. But a ma
jority, 66.6 per cent. expressed nc
opinion on this point.
Dislike Unexplained.
Damage to the companys equip.
ment was predicted by only lot pc,
cent. No mention of this was made
by 87.4 per cent
An effort was made to learn from
the operators: What are the spe.
cific objections to colored opera
torS?"
OF those who expressed them
selves, 41.3 per cent had an "unex-
planned racial dislike" and Alt pei
cent felt that it would be lowering
their social prestige to work beside
colored men. Various other rea-
sons were given.
The operators who have worked
longest with the company were the
most positive in their opinions
whatever they were.
Mr. Lunt found that a majority
of the employees in all divisions
came from Southern States.
OF the streetcar and bus opera
tors, 36.7 per cent were born in Vir-
ginia, 14.8 per cent in Maryland
10.8 per cent in the District, pei
cent in North Carolina, 8.4 per cent
in other Southern States, Sc pei
cent in Pennsylvania, AZ per cent
in West Virginia and the rest else
where.
Men Visited in Homes.
Virginia and Maryland together
thus provided SIS per cent of the
operators.
1t was pointed out in the Lunt re-
port that the men were not handed
questionnaires or subjected to spe-
cific interrogation.
"The operators" Mr.. Lunt ex.
planned, were visited at their home.
by trained interviewers who had NJ
direct personal interest in the sit.
uation. Not only were the opera.
tors free to express their attitude.
in their own way, but they wer,
encouraged to discuss their feeling.
at length without controversy. Tht
unguided interview allowed them Il
express themselves freely and die
not call upon them to make specific
commitments upon specifically de.
fined questions. 1t gave them ar
opportunity to rid themselves of tn,
influences of fellow operators ane
to express their own feelings with.
out reservation"
Evening star., 1945-01-16
Silver Spring Red Cross
Officers Are Named

Mrs. o. E. Ragonnet was re.
elected chairman of the Silver
Spring branch of the Montgomery
County Red Cross Chapter at the
annual meeting last night at branch
headquarters.
Other officers chosen are Mrs
Richard A. Wood, vice chairman;
Miss Grace v. Barnes, treasurer. ano
Mrs. James Douthat, secretary.
Corpl. Derwin Turner, who is con.
valescing at the Forest Glen Annex
of Walter Reed Hospital from
wounds received in the European
war theater, told of his experiences
A ranger, Corpl. Turner described
the invasion and march through
France.