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Evening star., 1945-11-27
House Subcommittee
Plans SIum Hearings
Some Time in January

Public hearings will be held some
time In January on the Senate
passed District slum-clearance and
redevelopment bill, which proposes a
$40, 0,000, 900 ten-year attack on Wash
ington's blighted areas, under plans
adopted today by a subcommittee of
the House District Committee.
The decision of the subcommittee.
headed by Representative McGehee,
Democrat, of Mississippi, was the
first definite action on the House
side on the measure since it was
passed by the Senate two months
ago.
Hearings might be started earlier,
it was said, except for the fact there
is crush Of pref Christmas business
before the House and its committees.
Furthermore. Chairman McGehee
expressed the wish to hold hearings
at a time when all OF his subcom-
mittee members could attend. -,
In addition to the chairman
members Of the subcommittee are
Representative Harris of Arkansas
Abernethy Of Mississippi and Smith
Of Virginia, Democrats; Bates OF
Massachusetts,, Baldwin of New
York and O'Hara of Minnesota, Re-
publicans.
In other actions today, the Nc
Gehee subcommittee ordered a IA
vorable report to the full committee
on the bill of Representative Gran
ahan, Democrat, of Pennsylvania tc
legalize the use of the penthouse
on the residential hotel, 240O Six
teenth street NV, as residential
quarters. The District government
contended recently this was a vio-
lation of coming regulations, but
the subcommittee concluded the
District had Slept on its rights" II
this were so. It was reported the
penthouse has been used as resi-
dental quarters since 1917, when II
was opened for that purpose during
the housing shortage In the World
War.
The subcommittee also decided tc
hold hearings later on the bill OF
Representative johnson, Democrat
Of Texas to permit servicemen who
have legal training to practice Law
in the District without taking the
District examination. A date fol
hearings will be set at time to be
requested by Mr.. johnson.
Evening star., 1945-11-27
Holding Company Heads
To estify on Legislation

BY the Associated Press.
Congressional hearing on holding
company legislation probably will be
resumed after the first of the year
Chairman Boren, Democrat, OF
Oklahoma, Of the House Interstate
Commerce Subcommittee which has
been studying recent utility sales
said in statement that the Christ
mas recess seemed an appropriate
time to print and examine the hear
ing record to date.
Executives of holding companies
will be called next, he said.
Mr.. Boren has been seeking the
effect of private utility sales to tax.
free public organizations.
Evening star., 1945-11-27
New Polio Case Brings
District TotuI to 245

A case Of infantile paralysis in the
5000 block Of Davenport street NV,
was reported today by the District
Health Department, bringing the
total number Of cases this year in
the Metropolitan Area to 245, COM
pared to 334 at the same time last
year.
The patient, 10-year-old white
boy, Is being treated at his home.
Evening star., 1945-11-27
AFL Cab Union
Sets Saturday
For Strike Vote
Ten-Duy DeodIine
For Action by PUG
Ends This Week

AFL taxicab operators in the Dis
trict Will vote Saturday for the
second time in 10 days on whether
to walk out over dissatisfaction with
zones and group riding rates here.
Leon Gladfelter, president of Taxi
cab Operators Local 935, TODAY
called the meeting for 8 pm. Satur-
day at 523 New Jersey avenue NV.
The union gave the Public Utili-
ties Commission 10 days to act on
its request for group riding rate
increases and the deadline is I'D
at midnight Saturday, Mr.. Glad
felter said.
Union officials charged that James
Flanagan, PUG chairman, has con-
tlnued to give the union "the run
around" Mr.. Flanagan, they said,
has refused to hold public hearing
on their rate-increase request unless
the union pays the cost.
In the past the costs of public
hearings on taxicab questions has
been assessed against all holders of
taHlcab licenses. Howard E. Put
nam, secretary-treasurer of the
local, said that because a rate in
crease would benefit all taxicab
operators, all of them, regardless of
whether they belong to the union,
should help defray the cost of the
hearing. The transcript alone would
cost more than $3.50 day, he said.
IT he would set date within q
reasonable time for a hearing, and
arrange the payment of costs as he
has done in the past, he could avert
this" Mr.. Putnam said. "If he does
not cooperate he will have to take
the consequences.
Mr. Putnam said that it has been
Mr.. Flanagan who has been threat
ening the union, rather than the
union threatening Mr.. Flanagan.
He emphasized that it would be up
to the membership of the union to
decide whether they will conduct a
walkout.
Evening star., 1945-11-27
SIoying Suspect to Foce
Coroners S Jury Today

Wallace Stewart. As, colored, 1700
block of Fifth street NV, charged
by police with the fatal shooting
OF William E. Brown, 81, colored,
1400 block of @ street NV, was
to be brought today before a coro-
ner's jury investigating the killing.
Stewart was arrested yesterday
when his lawyer, Robert I. Miller,
teiephoned police and asked them
to come to his ONCE and take Stew
art into custody.
Evening star., 1945-11-27
Retailers Indorse Bill
To End Cut-Rate Sales
OF Trade Name Goods

Representatives of retail trade
associations appeared today before
a Senate District Subcommittee to
support a bill to eliminate cut-rate
selling of trade-name products in
the District.
No opposition witnesses appeared
as the committee held a hearing
on bill offered by Senator Sal
tonstal, Republican, of Massachu-
sets which would authorize con-
tracts between manufacturers
wholesalers and retailers fixing min
imum retail prices on all kinds OF
competitive products bearing trade
marks or brand names.
Chairman Johnston announced at
the close of the hearing that the
committee would leave the next few
days open for opposition witnesses
before closing the hearings. Both
Senator Johnston and Senator
Young, Republican, of North Da-
kota, who attended today's ses-
sion. expressed themselves in favor
OF the bill.
ID. c. Officials Neutral.
Commissioner Guy Mason aro
Corporation Counsel Vernon L. West
expressed themselves neutral al
today's session. and reported that
the District government has not yet
made up its mind on the legislation
Appearing to support the pro-
posed "fair trade act" were repre-.
sentatives Of the National Associa.
ton Of Retail Druggists, the Distric,
of Columbia Pharmaceutical As.
sociation, the Board of Distric,
Pharmacists and the Retail Gasoline
Dealers, Inc.
George H. Frates, general repre-.
sentative of the National Association
of Retail Druggists, said the legisla.
ton would put floor on prices anc
would prevent loss leader" typ.
of selling in which a dealer sell
one product below cost as "bait" t,
lure the customer into the store il
the hopes of selling other merchan
disc on which the price has bee,
marked up.
The proposed legislation woule
protect the consumer against thi.
type Of merchandising and alse
would protect independent mer.
chants, Mr.. Frates asserted.
Called Aid to Business.
Roger w. Lusby, representing the
District Pharmaceutical Association
said that IS States already have
this type of legislation.
Another witness, Malcolm L. Ora.
ham, regional manager of the Re.
tail Gasoline Dealers, Inc, said il
would help the retail gasoline deale,
immeasurably. Mr.. Graham stressed
that the bill would prevent price
wars between dealers.
"A stable gasoline market woulc
attract higher type of men inte
the business" the witness said. "It
would tend to discourage fy-by.
night operators"
Although Senator Saltonstall in.
tended the measure to apply pri.
marily to drug products, the legisla.
ton in its present form would have
general application.
Under the bill minimum resale
prices could be set on alcoholic bev.
erages. One Of Washington's largest
wholesale liquor firms was repre-.
sented by a spokesman who said hi
company favored the bill.
Evening star., 1945-11-27
Gerald Smith. Suit Dismissed

DETROIT, Nov. 27 (R.-Circuit
Court Judge Adolph F. Marschner
yesterday dismissed without preju-
dice 9 $100, 600 libel and slander suit
filed against Radio Station WXYz
OF Detroit by Gerald L. K. Smith,
head OF the America First party.
Mr.. Smith had contended he was
ibeled In hroadcasts over the sta
tion on June a. 194s, and August /,
1913.
Evening star., 1945-11-27

Ill since Sne lell
about two years
ago and broke
her hip.
Miss Cryd er
was responsible
for bringing to
Washington in
concert and re-
cital work many
leading artists.
A m IN 6 them
were Mary Gar
den, Alice Mel
son, Liza Leh-
man, Josef Hof-
m q n n g n d
NRsz>A -y
Evening star., 1945-11-27
Miss Mary Cryder,
WHO Brought Concert
Artists Here, Dies

Miss Mary A. Cryder, a leader In
musical activities in Washington for
half century, died yesterday at the
Home for Incurables. She had been
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
Stamp for s. r. Farley

WASHINGTON, April II (INS)
Postmaster General Walker an
nounced that a special five-cent
stamp would GO on sale stimuli
tancouSly with the opening Of the
san Francisco conference.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13

e3y get, cld IN M2ne city Why t ycA t had 70 put one Of the out
& @ The ,o. Teol1,' adat eothc The - lie .2lnd way around
sui The ot tho Yankees ready combat 4" weather Ii got too
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Evening star., 1945-03-22
Columbia Heights Forum
Indorses Weiqhts Bill

The District weights and measures
bill psnsored by the Commissioners
was indorsed at a meeting of the
Citizens Forum of Columbia Heights
last night. The bill would require
dealers to weigh all consumers
goods when sold.
Also Endorsed was the District
cleanup week to be conducted from
March 80 to April 7. with the sug-
gestion that every week after that
be celanup week.
DR.. C. J. Fernald spoke on press
ing health problems confronting the
Nation and particularly the District.
j. w. Crawford, a member, suggested
that in view of its great need "a hos
pital would be more fitting memo
rial to the boys overseas than a sta
dium
William J. Ford, president. con-
Quoted the meeting, held at Powell
Junior High School, Hyatt place and
Lamont street NV.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
BY the Associated Press.


Senator Happy" Chandler, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky wants the admin
istration to use little realism" be-
fore trying to curb home front en-
thusiasm on-and after-V-E day.
New and frightened controls of the
past few months-the race track
closing, the hrown-out, the mid
night curfew-are viewed by the
Kentuckian as evidence that Gov
ernment heads are trying to remind
the people there's war on.
THE people already know that
better than the Government" Sem
ator Chandler said yesterday. There
are mighty few families in the
United States that don't have one
or more members in the services.
The men who are pressing these re-
strictions and even more severe
ones, such as the regimentation of
labor under a work jail bill. don't
seem to know thing about Ameri-
can psychology.
II can tell them this: You can't
force Americans to do anything.
But you give the people their heads
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Five Series Of Gas Coupons
| To Be Voided March 81

By the Associated Press.
Gasoline coupons B-5, C-5, Ell
RI and all D coupons not serially
numbered will become invalid after
March 81, the OPA announced yes
terday.
The action. the agency said, is in
line with its long g-established policy
of periodic invalidation of gasoline
coupons.
Most of the coupons already have
been used up, OPA said. Holders of
invalidated coupons that represent
an uneXpired ration may exchange
them for valid coupons at their local
boards
B and C coupons are for occupa-
tional driving, D coupons for motor
cycles and E and r coupons for
equipment not operated on high
ways.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Chandler Warns Against Curbs
OnV-EDoyC Celebrating utHome

and they'll generally come out with
the right answer.
NO law that Congress can pass
and no regulation that any officer of
Government can issue is going to
stop the people from celebrating
little when We finish whipping Ger
many. Better whisper this, but
there may even be some folks who
will take drink or two or three.
And there will be people who will
quit their war jobs, too. They'll
say, Boy, that's one war out of the
way and I'm going to sit in the sun
Evening star., 1945-03-22

for awhile and just twiddle my
thumbs in the front yard
Americans have done a wonder
ful job of production for this global
war, and they'll match their best
efforts again after they let down
and relax a little.
WPB Chairman j. A. Krug dis
closed recently that the White House
is considering whether To declare
We day holiday or ask workers
to stick to their jobs on the day
Germany falls.
Evening star., 1945-03-22
North CoroIinu Town
Damaged by Tornudo
Nv the Aeeociatoa p,.s.

BY the Associated Press.
HEREFORD, N. c., Mar. GA
tornado which struck here yester-
day and lasted only about three
minutes overturned the colored
Masonic lodge, unroofed a grammar
school and twisted an annex to the
Evening star., 1945-03-22
Prisoners to Mine Cool

BRUSSELS, Mar. % LP,.-The
Belgian government yesterday OBJ
tained from Allied authorities per-
mission to use German prisoners in
Belgian coal mines.
Evening star., 1945-03-22

colored high school from its foun-
dations. besides leaving between 80
and 40 homes damaged.
No one was injured.
Evening star., 1945-03-22

Imagine the increased horror Of
this war without the Red Cross.
Give now-give more.
Evening star., 1945-12-09
They deserve q breok

Iney deserve q oIeok
Their situation can be helped -
but only through publicity such as
REV. P. HENRY SULLIVAN
League of Charity
Holyoke, Mass.
ALL of us should realize the
extent of these conditions and do
something to help those less for
tunate than we are. My wife and
l feel we could help in an admins
trative or social capacity and wish
to volunteer our services.
WARREN HAEDRICH
New York, N. Y.
VIII. AMIGOS"
| AM writing in response to your
very fine article about our Mexican
neighbors.
We had quite a few Mexicans
here for some time, and they were
congenial, honest and alwaysp polite.
am glad to say l knew some of
Evening star., 1945-12-09
ORPHANS

Thank you a thousand times for
your article about the shocking
state of some of the country's or
phanages. Perhaps now the au-
thorities will get busy and do
something about it.
What appalled, me more than
anything was the uneducated state
of those in charge. This l know to
be true, having lived in an orphan
age myself for eight years. I'm
afraid l emerged with a terrific
inferiority complex. This was true
of every one of the children that
grew up with me.
Name and address Withheld)
-. PEOPLE do not realize how
neglected the orphans have been.
Evening star., 1945-12-09
TERMINAL LEAVE

In HIS short story, "Shoe Shine"
Dana Burnett referred to a ser
geant as still being in uniform while
on terminal leave. There is no ter
minal leave for an enlisted man.
That's only for officers. Why?
Sorry l can't answer that.
EXT sgt. J. J. S.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
>. JOIN millions of other enlisted
men in one long, loud "Haw."
SGT. MERRILL JANAwITz
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
Score one for all you enlisted
men - not to mention your
cousins, sisters and aunts So
who put us straight on this
point.
Hare you sonething to sGyf Write to
the Letters Editor, THIS WEEK M0go-
zine. 4eO Lexington Avenue. Neto York
II, N. Y. Letters cannot be ackn0,oi-
edged or returned.
Evening star., 1945-12-09
KIPLINc RIGHT

liars a grand picture, with
H. T. Woodfeld's letter, captioned
"Kipling was wrong" Only trouble
is that Kipling was right and the
picture of the CT and the Chinese
lighting a cigarette proves it. In
the stanza quoted Kipling was
talking about those to whom the
East is East, and the West is
West. But, in the final stanza of
the poem Kipling says:
But there is neither East nor West.
Border. nor breed, nor birth,
When two strong men stand face to face,
Though they come from the ends of
the earth"
ARTHUR B. Moss
Bay Shore, N. Y.
Evening star., 1945-12-09

Letters I: ct! e: !:!: 5|f'551ijz} III j,
Our Readers Talk Back lA Q1LUT1
ED ~

them. Three nice fellows from
Tampico, Mexico, taught us. lot
of Spanish words and provided
lot of good laughs. Also they gave
us a broader understanding of
Mexican people, their country and
customs.
So, to our Mexican friends,
"Hasta la vista"
DARCY JARVIS
Superior, Wis.
:. A MIGHTY fine job and real
contribution to practical Inter-
Americanism.
H. C. DOYLE
Editor, "Hispania"
Washington, D. G.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-18
YMCA SWIM STARS
COVER Sc MILES

John Walker, 13year-cld Viii.
mington swimmer splashed mis-
way to new pool record yester-
day in the YWCA mississippi
River Swim" going $50 lengths OF
the pool continuously, or 3 and one
half miles to shatter the former
mark of three and one-quarter
held by Sgt. Oliver johnson Of
Bluethenthal, it was announced
last night by Adam Smith, "
physical director.
The 48 swimmers participating
in the distance affair racked Up
the high for one day with 2,82G
lengths which is Is miles and 1875
yards. In the contest so far dis
tances of 19 miles and 30 yards
on Monday and IL miles and lie
yards on Tuesday were swum max.
ing a total for t hmocep$ETAOl
ing a total for the competition thus
far a startling Sc miles and 1,47l
yards, Mr.. Smith said.
Other mile swimmers yesterda,
we're led by Martin Miller with
two miles, exceeding his contes
record of one-and-a-quarter miles
Other milers we're Bobby Clark
Richard Mcdowell, Max Cook, Johr
Wright, Jim Jetfords and Sam
| Williams.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-18
GOLF PROS BEGIN
BIG WINTER TREK

CHICAGO, Oct. II - R- The
largest caravan of professional
golfers in history will start dowr
golfdom's winter trail of gold Nov
10, and before New Years day will
have picked up $7o,665 in wal
bonds along the way, Fred Cor
'PGA tournament manager, an
! nounced today.
The winter tournament trail
starts at Richmond, Va, Nov. 2
and winds up 1945 with the Bins
Crosby pro-amateur meet at Del
Mar, Calf, Dec. 30.
After New Years day, the 1945
winter schedule gets under way
at Los Angeles, heads east across
the south, then north from Florida
into the Carolinas. Corcoran said
said the 1945 schedule has not been
completely arranged, but added
that every tournament would car
ry a prize of $4,000 or more.
He said former professionals
now in service are expected to joir
the ranks of the touring caravan.
E. j. Dutch Harrison of Little
Rock, Ark, recently discharged
will be among the newcomers.
The Richmond, Va, invitations
al, Nov. "a, with $4,000 in wa1
bonds as the prize, heads the
schedule followed by:
North-South tournament, Pine.
hurst, N. c., (being held in the
fall for the first time), Nov. 6-8
$6, ,666; Durham, N. c., open, Nov
Gil, $685.; Mobile, Ala, open
Nov. 1913 $4,000; Montgomery
Ala, open, $4,000; Orlando, Fla.
open, Nov. 29-Dec. 2, $4,000;
Miami open, Dec. 60, $15,333; Ft
Worth, Tex, open, Dec. 14-16
$4,000; Cros b US tournament
purse to be announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-18
Beau Jack CHALLENGES
ANY 145-Pound Fighte,

NEW YORK, Oct. II. Up -
Bouncing Beau Jack, the little
shoe-shine boy who charged out OF
Augusta, Ca to one half of the
worlds lightweight championship
befonre the war, threw his boxing
gloves into the ring again today
with bid to fight any 145-pounder
up to and including welterweight
boss Red Cochrane.
Through his manager, Chick
Wergeles, the sturdy little negro
with the perpetual motion style an
nounced he had tried to land a
Cochrane match, but that up to
now Red wasn't having any with
him.
AS a result, he's aiming his
sights on the winner of the third
whirl between Johnny Greco and
young Tony Janiro, who collide
November 8 in Madison Square
Garden. Wergeles, who hasn't lost
any of his speech-making ability
either quality or quantity-in the
couple of years his fighter was in
the army, said Promoter Hiks
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-18
Pro Baseball Appears
Headed For Golden Era

| NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-P)-Base-
ball appears ready for its biggest
expansion boom since the golden
days of the late 1920s with 10
"suspended'' minor leagues already
back in the fold and at least 10
more new circuits due to face the
barrier.
Record major league and world
series attendance totals, no doubt,
were instrumental factors in this
head-over-heels rush to reopen the
gates, but the end Of the war
with its resultant steady flow OF
ex-servicemen toward the diamond
was the big reason.
Latest unofficial figures from the
National Association of M n r
Leagues revealed 1874 ball players
on the national defense service
list. An additional 874 were included
on the voluntarily retired roles,
made up largely Of athletes who had
left the game for defense jobs.
Return Of a large percentage
of these performers to the clubs
owning their contracts can present
several embarrassing situations for
the magnets. One American asso.
citation team had we'll over 100 men
under its control although it is
ordinarily permitted to list only 81
(men on the defense, retired and
ineligible lists are not included)
AS soon as the ex-servicemen are
reinstated, they must be counted
in the ordinary player limit anc
then the headaches will begin
Placement will be terrific prob
lem that can be solved only by 8
tremendous expansion OF organized
! ball.
Highest classification league tc
be reinstated is the Texas league
in AL, the only circuit in thai
level now that the Southern Asso
citation has been upped to double A.
A wholesale revival in class B will
find the South Atlantic (Sally)
Southeastern, Three-I and Westerr
International busting off their turn.
stiles.
The Canadian American, West
ern Association and pioneer. cir
) cults will reopen in class C anc
early class D planners are the
Georgia-Florida and the Florida
State with several more expected
to take definite shape during tai
winter.
Although the renewal or rewritips
of the major-minor league agree
, ment is expected to be the mai1
business at the minors conventio,
in Columbus, Dec. 81, chartlni
the future courses of the man,
reinstated and new leagues will
be Of utmost Importance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-18
Bv GENE WARREN

Showing no signs of the 1870 set
back handed them Friday by the
undefeated Raleigh Caps, Coach
Leon Brodgen's New Hanover High
school wildcats began Tuesday
afternoon the procedure OF getting
themselves back into the cham
pionship picture at the thirteenth
and Ann practice field.
With only two conference tilts
behind them thus far, the Hanover
|ians stand a fighting chance Of
gaining a top position in the race
for the league crown. The Locals
do not play this week, but battle
the powerful Goldsboro Earth
ouakes. Friday, October 26, at the
tobacco city.
Coach Leon Brodgen rearrangeo
his backfield once more yesterday
switching Kenneth Rogers, Louis
"Bubba'' Sykes and Co-Captair
Dave Bannerman back to thei1
usual positions at left halfbacl
fullback, and right halfback res
p etively.
Johnny Symmes once more
roamed the quarterback slot. The
II ball carriers were shifted arounc
las week because Sykes had in
jured left arm, and also to con
fuse any scouts, who might have
looked the eleven over before thu
Raleigh contest. 'Bubba' is bacl
in fair shape now and undoubtedl,
his bullet passes will start click
ing for long gains once more
Bannerman handled the sigma
calling spot well in the mentor!
strategy, but feels at home onc'
more at his line plunging post.
In the five games this seaso,
little attention has been turned OF
the rugged Wildcat forward wall
which has continuously held op
ponents in check under all pres
sure. The splendid work of tn
Hanoverian line prevented the Ra
leigh Caps from scoring more OF
two occasions.
Centered around Co-Captain JOIN
Hobbs, who has won three frs
string berths during his four sea
sons at New Hanover Higi
School and who has been chose1
on the All-Eastern Conference
eleven, are the stout boys up from
who do the work that make grount
gaining possible.
Chubby Paul, 1856 FOUNDER at left