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Evening star., 1945-05-20
Rankin Defends Action
lin Citing pm Writer
By the Associated Press.


Representative Rankin, Demo-
crat, Of Mississippi, said yesterday
the Veterans Committee only did
its duty" in citing a news writer
for contempt, and the outcome of
that action now is up to the
House."
Mr.. Rankin, chairman of the
committee, issued statement, re-
ferring to the citation against Al
bert Deutsch of the New York
newspaper PM, declaring:
I'VE are interested in the welfare
Of the disabled veterans -" what
ever legislation is necessary to make
corrections will be reported to the
House.
When witnesses come before the
committee, they are sworn to tell
the whole truth. When one fatty
refuses to answer material questions.
there is only one course left open
to use and that is to cite him for
contempt"
Mr.. Deutsch twice refused be-
fore the committee Friday to iden-
tify officials Of the Veterans Ad-
ministration he said had given him
information for articles. He said
he had promised them he would not
use their names and felt bound by
his "own personal integrity and
professional ethics"
Evening star., 1945-05-20

next two seasons and the whole
plot this time. He pays $50 an
nual rent to its owner, Joseph Chill
lemi. oil Michigan avenue NE.
This year he also hired a tractor
plow to turn its soil. The produce
goes to his family and neighbors,
Beans, peas, broccoli, radishes, kale.
turnips and lima beans were among
the vegetable vandals victims.
Police believed the trespasser did
his work after midnight, Mr..
Ridenour explained, because the
footprints had not been erased by
Fridays rain, which stopped at
midnight. He himself had gone
out at that time to see If the storm
had injured his cabbages, he said.
Il think got the last cabbage
plants in town." Mr.. Ridenour an
nounced, bedding one of them
down. Il got a darn good shotgun,
too. If I catch anyone In here
again, I aim to All him with. buck.
shot,"
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Buckingham Veterans First
Plan Gets EXCL Apartment

An Army Air Forces sergeant
who was discharged Wednesday OBJ
tanned an apartment yesterday at
Buckingham, Arlington apartment
development, under a policy in
which veterans are given first
chance at any vacant apartments.
Despite the fact that rental oc-
cupancy has been at the "satura-
ton point" for long time and there
is a long waiting list, Rental Man
ager John L. Waldron pointed out
there is a certain amount Of turn
over in the projects 1880 units.
Whenevr an apartment becomes
vacant it will be offered first to a
serviceman under the plan which
went into effect yesterday.
Servicemen returning from over
seas duty to seek jobs and establish
homes need full cooperation and
are entitled to full consideration,
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Bible Drive Donations
Top $1,000 in First Week

More than 81 900 was contributed
in the opening week of the Wash
ington City Bible Society's $50, ,O0O
campaign to provide $4,000 Bibles
Testaments and. other tracts for
liberted lands, DR.. William L
Darby, president of the society, re-
ported last night.
DR.. Darby said the campaign will
continue for some time since some
congregations are now engaged in
other projects and may not be able
to cooperate in the campaign at
this time.
A meeting of denominational rep
resentatives and campaign area
chairmen will be held at noon We'd
nesday in the central YMCA, 1876
G street NV.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Thomas Mann to Give
Lecture on Germany ,

DR.. Thomas Mann, German novel
ISL who now is a consultant of the
Library of Congress, will speak on
Germany and the Germans" al
8:l5 pm. May 20 in the Coolidge
Auditorium at the library. This will
be the third annual address given
by DR.. Mann who celebrate his 10th
birthday anniversary June 6.
In announcing the address, Luther
H. Evans, acting Librarian Of Con-
gress, said DR.. Mann has been work
ing on the lecture since last Novem-
Der. Tickets will be available aftel
$3.50 am. Friday at Ballard's, l34t
g street NV. No more than two
tickets may be obtained BY one
person.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
D. {. Budget Head
Says Operating Costs
Make Tax Study Vital

One of the main reasons for the
tax study ordered by the Commits
sioners Friday is that "the revenue
availability is too near maintenance
and operation COST" Budget Officer
Walter L. Fowler, who proposed the
investigation, said yesterday.
Mr.. Fowler, who told the Com
missioners that $4,000, 900 addi-
tional revenue was required a year
estimated that for every $4,000, ,OOO
spent for capital improvements, ST.
600, 900 a year was required for main
tenance and operation. The ratio of
the upkeep is probably much more
than that for the schools, he added
Certain District officials are re-
ported to feel that pressure from
citizens associations and others has
increasing municipal services and
that If the services are provided rev.
enue will have to be found.
In his recommendation for the
study, Mr.. Fowler cited the constant
demands for increased he4Ith and
welfare services. In addition tc
these, however, he said that it must
be borne in mind that there are
proposals for postwar expansion Of
recreation facilities, q bill to in
crease teachers salaries, which now
is at the Budget Bureau; proposals
to amend the teachers retirement
act, now in the corporation counsel's
office, as well as plans for urban re-
development, subways and a sta
dium.
Mr.. Fowler said aside from spec
ulative plans" for development prof
ects, there was the serious problem
OF available revenue being just
about enough to cover maintenance
and operation costs.
Mr.. Fowler expressed satisfaction
that the District had been able to
pay off $l6,000,O00 in debt since
l941, and that If a 5000, 900 post
war investment fund is provided in
the 1916 appropriation, $4,000, 900
will have been set aside for capital
improvements. The 1945 budget
provided 5000, 900 for postwar con-
Struction.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Gambling Squad Raid
On New York Avenue
Results in Arrest Of 9

In it's first raid since the horse
racing ban was lifted, the newly
created gambling squad yesterday
afternoon raided an establishment
at 905 New York avenue NV. where
the daily take" was approximately
IS 900.
The raided establishment was the
two-room partitioned Office of the
Auto Credit Co.
Nine men were taken into custody
as police confscated numbers slips
and betting tickets. Four of the
men were charged with gambling
offenses. The five others were
booked for investigation, warned
and released.
All Types of Gambling.
1t. Beverly Beach, head of the
gambling squad, who led the raid
with 1t. Roy Blick of the vice squad
said the establishment featured all
types of gambling-numbers, horse
racing bets, baseball pools, card and
dice games. se
For the most part, 1t. Beach said
the business was run by telephone
Five phones were found in the ofiice
Arrested as operator of the Office
was Henry Berman, A. Berman
was released on $1,000 bond pending
his appearance tomorrow before
United States Commissioner Need
ham C. Turnage on charges of op-
Grating a lottery and possession of
betting slips.
Police Took Phone Bets.
Those charged with possession of
racing and number slips were Ed
ward L. Bringley, AZ. of the 2700
block Devonshire place NV; Bern
ard j. Delnegro. 80. of the 1000
block North Capitol street, and
Joseph A. Council, A, colored, of
the 1900 block Fifth street NV.
They were released on $500 bond
each.
Police entered the loan Office on
search warrant and held the sus-
poets in the back room while they
answered telephone calls from per-
sons calling in bets. Two of the
suspects had between $4,000 and
$4,000 in their pockets, police said.
In another gambling raid yester-
day, police arrested Harold E. Kyler
81. colored, of the 1000 block of B
street S.E- Kyler was charged with
setting up and permitting a gaming
table in an establishment in the 100
block of Florida avenue NV.
Evening star., 1945-05-20

where the Forcades had picnicked,
the firemen found the childs body
near the opposite bank. Suzanne
apparently had slid down 1O-foot
embankment.
The child was rushed to Emer-
gency Hospital while the firemen
worked on her on the slim chance
that she might be revived-even
after nearly three hours in the wa
ter. But she was pronounced dead
on arrival at the hospital.
Mr.. FORBADE is assistant district.
manager of the Underwood Corp.
Mrs. FORBADE is active in the Grace
Episcopal Church. Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
District Budget
Due 10 Reach
House Friday
| Overtime Pay Funds
| Not Yet in Bill
For SCI, 900, 900

A record reaking District budget
for the next fiscal year now is ex-
pected to be reported to the House
Friday.
Present plans call for action that
day by the House Appropriations
Committee on the supply bill as
written by the District subcommit-
tee, headed by Representative Coffee,
Democrat, of Washington. Because
OF the schedule Of business before
the House, however, the bill is not
expected to be called up for action
until the following week.
Funds for war overtime pay have
not yet been written into the bill,
since congressional committees now
are working on proposals for an in
crease in the basic pay of classified
employees of the Federal and Dis
trict Governments.
Could Be Studied Later.
Mr.. Coffee said if the payt ques-
tions are not finally determined by
changes in the District budgets these
items could be considered later in
the final deficiency bill, to be brought
along in June.
Without the extra pay funds, the
estimates submitted to Congress
total more than $67, ,0O0, 900. includ-
ing supplemental requests filed in
recent weeks. This Is about 81 ,OOO,-
600 above the comparable appropri-
ations for this fiscal year, not count
ing war overtime funds.
Changes in the estimates as a
result Of the bearings before the
Coffee subcommittee have not been
announced, except that the group,
has added an item of $285 900 for
construction of a new Receiving
Home for Children.
Left for Senate.
Members of the Health Subcom-
mittee of the house District COM
mittee have urged provision be made
for extra personnel for a number Of
welfare agencies and services, but
Mr.. Coffee said these subjects were
not covered in hearings before his
group and would be left for con-
sideration in the Senate.
He suggested, however, that be-
cause there are vacancies in many
positions, it probably would be of
greater help now to under stated
agencies If some of the salaries for
employees could be reclassified up
ward, instead of merely adding
few positions.
Mr.. Coffee explained this was 4
legislative matter rather than an
appropriation question and suggest
ed the House District Committee
look into the question.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Rodio Series to Loud
Naval Aviution Feots

The Navy Department has com.
pleted arrangements to produce anc
direct series of 26 weekly 30-min.
ute programs on the Blue Network
depicting the activities and achieve.
ments of naval aviation. The pro-
gram will begin sometime this sum-
mer.
The series is the first step in plans
OF Rear Admiral H. B. Miller, new
director of naval public relations, tc
bring to the public a wider cover
age of the Navy's participation in
the war.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Randolph 10 Seek
|Curbs on Construction
OF Housing Projects

Amendment of the National Hous-
ing Act to ban priorities for any
private housing project if rs per
cent of nearby home owners pro-
tested was proposed yesterday by
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee.
He announced he would introduce
two bills to this effect tomorrow
one having national application and
the other relating only to the Dis
trict.
The bills would require public no.
tice of private housing projects for
which permission is sought from
the National Housing Agency, the
War Production Board or any other
executive agency. Such permission
could not be given if written pro-
tests that private investments face
damage were filed within 40 days
by the owners of rs per cent of the
homes within radius of one tenth
of a mile.
Priority Delay Refused.
Back Of his move to protect es-
tablished residential areas was the
refusal of Federal officials to recall
or defer priorities cleared recently
by the Federal Housing Agency fo1
construction of 10 houses in the
5000 block of Seventeenth place
NE.
Residents, Of Greater Woodbridge
appealed to the House and Senate
District Committees, charging the
project would lower the values OF
their homes and protesting tha,
Federal officials had given no con-
sideration to this aspect of the
project.
Mr.. Randolph called on Com
missioner Abner Ferguson of the
Federal Housing Administration tc
hold up the prierities until the
case could be reviewed but Mr.. Fer
guson replied his agency did not
program" housing. In such case
it merely passed on the eligibility
for priorities under MIA and WIPE
regulations, he said.
Reply Termed Inadequate.
Terming the reply inadequate
and confusing" Mr.. Randolph yes.
terday again called for delay of thu
project and insisted on full re.
port" from FHA.
From what facts I have beer
able to assemble" Mr.. Randolph
said, "the established criteria arr
deficient in that they fail to con.
slider the effect of housing inferior
in value to that established in 6
community on the existing property
values, the character of the neigh.
borhood and the individual invest.
ments of the home owners"
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, III, chair.
man of the National Capital Parl
and Planning Commission, reported
a study indicated the project doe.
not violate any District or Fedora
regulations. He added 'it probabl,
would be better" to prevent con.
struction of the project but re
marked that because of wartim,
restrictions the builder could no
obtain priorities for construction o.
more expensive houses. Those
planned are to cost about $6,5O0 ane
are to sell at no more than $4,000.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Phi Beto Kuppo Porty

Members of the District Phi Beta
Kappa Association will be enter
tanned at the home of DR.. Cloyd
H. Marvin. president of George
Washington University. at $50 pm
Friday. Howard B. Mitchell, eel
list. and 8. Sax. pianist. will pre-
sent Z musical program.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
OPA OfficiuI to Speuk

John E. Hargrove, labor relation
advisor OF the Office of Price Ad-
ministration, will address the
Bloomingdale Civic Association at
= pm. tomorrow on The OPA and
You" The meeting will be held in
the Tabor Presbyterian Church,
Second and s streets NV.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
Merchants Worned
To Be On Alert For
Counterfeit Checks

In a warning isSueG tnls week
Henry B. Msier, agent-in-charge
of the New Orleans office OF the
y. S. Secret Service, cautions
banks and stores to be on the
alert for spurious checks, some
of which have already been pass
ed at stores in Oklahoma ana
Kansas. These bogus checks, the
Secret Service says. are impress
sively printed in yellow safety
paper instead of the usual green.
In the upper right corner r the
words, Treasury Department
Draft In the lower corner are
the words. Disabled Veterans
Bureau" with rubber stamp sig
nature of Nv. A. Hoyt, Capt, 9th
Inf. DOL" All checks thus far
passed were made payable to
ROYAL Garrett, and varied in
amounts from $50 10 $48.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09

Vaughan's little daughter, Glen.
da, spent Thursday in Mobile.
Mrs. Lucille Walker Means and
son, Raymond Earl Cobb of Moss
Point, were weekend guests OF
the formers parents MI. and
Mrs. Dryden H. Walker.
Miss Katherine Wilson was a
business visitor 10 Hattiesburg
Sunday.
The Rev. and Mrs. Ford Parker
o. Moss Point were here Sunday.
Rev Parker preached excellent
sermons both morning and eve
ming at the Vancleave Baptist
church.
Mrs. Willie Quave took a crowd
of young people to the show in
Biloxi Saturday night.
Friends of the Rev. and Mrs.
G. II. Mcbride regret to learn
that the former was taken last
week to a New Orleans hospital
for observation and treatment,
out complications have arisen
which require treatment by spe-
eialists. Everyone wishes for him
a speedy recovery,
Friends are glad to learn that
Mrs. A. c. Tew it at home after
a stay o. three weeks in the Jack
ION County hospital. She is
slowly regaining her strength.
James Uimbo) Hawley, who
has been in the Army, stationed
in California, is here on a visit
to his mother, Mrs. NJ. j. Haw-
ley. and other relatives. Mr..
Hawlev has received an honor
able discharge from the Army
on account OF physical disabili-
ties. He will leave in a few days
or Akron, Ohio, where his wife
IS residing.
too Late for Last Week)
Mrs. Eli Cooper and Mr.. ana
Mrs. Carl Virgins OF Benndale,
hiss, were guests Sunday in the
nome OF Mrs. Cooper's son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Thel-
mer Williams.
The Rev. Ford Parker preach
Ell SUNDAY at the Vaneleave Bap-
list church.
Mrs. Lucille Means of Moss
Point accompanied by her son,
Earl Cobb, visited the
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dryden Walker, Sunday.
= Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Anderson
Of Mt. Pleasant neighborhood at
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
SeIective Service
Tightening Up"
On Deferments

Colonel l. w. Long. state direc-
tor o. selective service an
nounced this week that the pres
ent policy of selective service in
Mississippi is "a general tighten
ing up" on deferments. For the
past IL months all young men un-
der 26 years of age who are phys
eal acceptable to the armed for
ees have been processed into the
armed forces as rapidly as they
could be made available by the
local and appeal boards of selec-
tive service. In some instances.
men occupying unusual and crit
zeal positions have been deferred
longer than others, but defer
ments are temporary and not
permanent, Colonel Long empha-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
VancIeave

1t. and Mrs. Wyeth Ramsay OF
New Orleans were weekend
visitors in the Ramsay and Dees
homes. II is gratifying to know
that Ii. Ramsay is rapidly recov-
ering from injuries sustained
while on duty in the Southwest
Pacific.
Word received from Sgt. c. E.
Murphy, who is somewhere in
France. is that he has recovered
from wounds received in battle
ana is in a convaIeseent hospital.
Mrs. w. NJ. Breeland teacher
of the fifth and sixth grades in
the Vancleave Consolidated
school, has been on the sickslist
for several days. Mrs. c. l.. Dees
is substituting for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper Gamblin
and children of Pascagoula were
guests Sunday in the Boyd Gam
bin home Sunday.
Mrs. M. J. Hawlev IS at nome
after several weeks visit with
her son and daughter-in-law, MI
and Mrs. Mack Hawley, in Moss
Point.
Thelmer Williams received his
call to the Army and was to e
port to Camp Shelby on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper Furry
and daughter, Miss Helen Fay
FURRY, visited relatives in Mt
Pleasant Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. G. E. Sheffield
we're visitors in Biloxi Saturday
Mesdames Earl Davis, Clifton
Davis and Ed Vaughan and Mrs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09

tivities may be continued in de-
fermeht at this time. All men
between the ages OF 80 to 38
years will remain regularly en-
gagged in an activity on the es-
sential list, and all men aged 10
to 38 years not physically accept
able to the armed forces who re-
main engaged in an activity on
the essential list will be deferred
as long as they meet these quail
ilications, he explained.
Colonel Long again emphasized
the fact that any employees aged
l8 to 38 engaged in essential ac-
tivities, who left such employ
ment without a determination
having been made by the local
board that it was in the best in
terest of the war effort, will be
indicted into the armed forces.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
Physical Examinations

All men between the ages of
10 and 20 years who are regis
trants of the selective service sys-
tenn in the state of Mississippi
will be given physical examina-
tions TO determine their accepta-
bilitv into the armed forces, the
director said. Those found phys
ically fit will be processed for
the armed forces as they are
made available by their local
boards, while those not found ac-
ceptable for general military SER
vice will be deferred in essen
tial war work as long as they re-
main SO engaged.
Men between the ages of 26
to 30 years not engaged in an ac-
tivitv listed as essential will also
be processed for induction, Col
onel Long said. Men aged rs to
80 years engaged in the most
skilled and important jobs on
the critical list of essential ac-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09

Agent-in-charge Maier stated.
that it is believed the passer is
travelling about the country, and
it is probable that attempts will
be made to pass these bogus
checks in other cities. He re-
quests that merchants and banks
be on their guard and that po-
lice De notified Immediately
should anyone try to pass any of
these checks.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
BEES ARE

London-There now are twice
as many beekeepers in Britain as
before the var but the 1914 yield
was the worst in twenty years.
Bad weather is blamed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09

Each year one million Ameri-
cans disappear from their homes
due to amnesia, boredom, debt,
ennui, Wanderlust, or wife-nag-
ging.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-12

pass through American Army head
quarters in Frankfurt.
The consultants who left today
were Brig. Hugh earns and 1t. Col
Gilbert E. Phillips, both British, anc
Maj Gen. A. w. Kenner. chic.
American Army surgeon In Europe
An earlier announcement 'saie
Gen. Patton was fully conscious
rational and taking nourishment
and that ne showed normally &C.
tive" tendon ref1exes.
Nurses attending Gen. Patton de.
scribed him as lone of their best
patients" and said he was accept.
ing his paralyzed condition like 9
true soldier" One of the nurses
1t. Bertha Hohle of Grygla, MINI.
said his sleeping was confused, but
he is rational when awake"
He doesn't swear like T have
heard he does" she said. He tells
me not to worry him and 60 away
but I have to be there because he
never wants to eat or drink. HI
says he will not unless he gets 9
shot of whisky"
Mrs. Patton spent about 10 minute
with her husband at the hospipta
this morning and emerged smiling
but said nothing to newsmen.
A mo Visitors" sign was hung OF
Gen. Patton's hospital door yester
day after his young day nurse
Margery Rundell of Ashland, Wis
protested that the room was Xix,
Grand Central Station"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-12
Britain Agrees 10 Permit
IA Atlantic Flights a Week

BY the Associated PreSs.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-The dis
pute over transatlantic airline rates
and schedules reached a compromise
today pending next months meet
ing here of the International Air
Transport Association.
The British Government agreed
to let American companies take IA
fights a week from New York to
London at the prewar rate of s375.
Pan-American World Always,
which had cut its rate to $275 and
announced schedule of five flights
a week. only to have the British re-
taliatei by cutting flights to two a
week. accepted the $375 compromise
American Overseas Airlines. which
has been operating five flights at
the wartime rate of $572, met the
$375 rate.
The Civil Aeronautics Board has
not yet announced how the IA per-
mitted flights will be divided, but
in the meantime Pan-American and
American overseas will each fly five
week to London.
The International Air Transport
Association will meet January 8.