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Evening star., 1945-01-24
Former ChrysIer Aide
Joins Airline Here

A. F. Hook of Detroit, former ma
tional merchandising manager for
the Chrysler Corp, has joined the
Pennsylvania Central Airlines staff
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Suspect Owed
| Into Sceneof
lCrime, Police Say

Stephen Cohen, At, colored, of the
1000 block Claggett place NE, likes
to do things differently. For in
stance, according to police, fleeing
the scene of an alleged house break
ing by diving back into the place
through an open window and run.
ming out the front door.
Corpl. Robert L. Rison, number I
precinct, told Municipal Court Judge
Almond w. Scott that Cohen was
surprised last night in possession of
a cash register, just outside a res
taurant in the 1000 block of 1 street
NV. Entry had been made through
a screen on window, the policeman
said.
When Cohen saw Corpl. Rison he
leaped right through the window
into the place and ran out the front
door, according to testimony. He
was caught after a short chase.
Both the cash register and s41.22
1t contained we're found intact, DO
lice said.
Cohen was held under $4,000 bond
for grand jury action after his rec
ord showed he had previously served
one sentence of 16 years and an
other of three years on housebreak-
ing charges, and eight months for
carrying concealed weapon. He
denies the HOUSEKEEPING charge.
Evening star., 1945-08-27
France Honors ; Generals,
7 Others From D. T.. Area

Three Army Air Forces generals
and seven other AAF officers who
live in the Washington area were
among the "a officers honored by
France at ceremonies Saturday at
Boiling Field.
Maj. Gen. Lauris Norstad, who as
chief of staff of the Goth Air Force,
directed B-29 raids on Japan, re-
ceived the second order of the Legion
of Honor, Au Grade de Chevalier
Maj. Gen. Idwal H. Edwards and
Maj. Gen. Charles C. Chauncey,
both on duty at the Pentagon, were
awarded the highest order of the
Legion of Honor. Au Grade
D'Officier.
The awards, made for services in
liberating France, were presented
by Maj. Gen. Charles Leuget, air
attache at the French embassy, and
Brig. Gen. Andre Hartmann, French
Air Forces representative on Gen.
Charles de Gaulle's staff.
Col. Donald N. Yates, 54l9 Forty
first street NV, received the Legion
OF Merit Au Grade de Chevalier;
Col. Arthur L. Fuller, jr., 1915 North
Highland avenue, Col Leo L. Mum
dell, 1910 WoodsideP Parkway, Silver
Spring, and Col. Charles B. West
over, 143l Thirty-third street NV,
received L'Ordre de La Corps Armee.
washington area officers awarded
the newly designed Medaille Aero
nautique were 1t. Col. George A.
braga, 29ll Olive avenue NV: Mai.
Alfred kldder, 3030 Cambridge place
NV, and Maj. Gwynn Robinson,
4i4 Fairfax street. Arlington.
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Veteran Pickets BIbo's Office,
Protesting Remark on Minorities
Wounded SuiIor Given
Appointment; Guards
Bon Him From Capitol

A wounded veteran, limping from
injuries he said he suffered in the
Pacific, picketed the Senate Once
Building today in protest against
statements made by Senator Bilbo,
Democrat, Of Mississippi regarding
minorities.
The veteran, Edward Bykowski,
discharged pharmacists mate first
class, picketed for more than an
hour-until he was ordered out of
the Capitol area by Capitol police.
He said he received assurances from
a member of Senator Bilbo's staff
that an appointment would be
granted as soon as the Senator re-
turned from Mississippi. He is ex-
pected back late this week or next
week.
The veteran, whose home is in
New York, carried a large sign
bearing a picture of a bleeding
purple heart.
WAS tfis in vain?" the sign
asked. "Tell it to me, Bilbo?
fought for democracy"
Tells of Battle Heroism.
A Polish Catholic, feet 4 inches
tall, Mr.. Bykowski complained that
Senator Bilbo claims Negroes,
Jews, Italians, Poles, in fact any
one but Bilbo, is undesirable. He
has abrogated everything that vet
Grams have died for, suffered the
agonies of he'll for"
The veteran exhibited a Navy
press release describing how he
stuck to his battle station on the
heavy cruiser Vincennes when the
japanese torpedoed 1t in the Solo,
mons, even after the captain Or
dered the ship abandoned.
"A little colored boy we called
Sunshine kept on passing the am
munition with his right arm after
the Japs blew OF his left. That's
a Negro for you," he declared.
Then there was Danny Boy. He
died in my arms, saying, Keep on
fighting, boys His hand opened
up. He had been clutching the six
point Star of David. That's a Jew
for you"
Uses mastering Out Pay.
The veterans own nickname is
"Bigski." He said he entered the
Navy August 9, 1910, and served
in the task force which took Gen.
Doolittle's flyers within range of
Tokyo in the spring of 1912. He
fought in the battles of the Coral
Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal and Savo
Bay, he related. In the sinking of
the Vincennes, he suffered a COM
pound fracture Of the left leg in four
places, he said. He was released
from the Naval HOSPITAL at St.
Albans, L. l., July 10 with a 60 per
cent disability, he said.
Il am not afraid of anybody, -
said "Bigski," flourishing his cane.
I'm the hospital. kept thinking
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Gen. SoyIer Appointed
Deputy Ordnance Chief

Maj. Gen. Henry Benton Sayler,
81, former Chief Ordnance Ofhcer
OF the European theater, has been
appointed Deputy Chief of Ord
nance at the War Department and
will head all ordnance activities
while 1t. Gen. L. H. Campbell jr.,
Ordnance Chief, is on duty with the
Director of Reconversion.
Gen. Sayler, who assembled ord
nance for nearly 250,000 men who
hit the Normandy beaches on D
day In Europe. returned to this
country last Monday. He had been
overseas more than three years and
commanded $50, 900 ordnance troops
in the European theater.
He was q classmate Of Gen. Eisen-
hover at West Point, where he was
graduated In 1915. When Gen. Els
enhower went to England in 1912 he
named Gen. Sayler his chief ord
nance ofiicer
Gen. Sayler has two sons in the
service, one cadet at West Point,
the other q major in the Air Forces.
He Is native Of Huntington, Ind.
Evening star., 1945-08-27

about Bilbo. I'm using my mastering
out pay for this, and it's worth every
penny Of it."
'Bigski" sent Senator Bilbo a
wire Saturday in which he threat
ened to picket until the Senator re-
tracted his statements or was i'm
peached. Senator Bilbo, he recalled
said recently in letter to an Ital-
ian girl in New York addressing
her as Dear Dago'' that he was re-
sponsible only to the people of Mis-
sissippi.
"Out of Bounds"
That's not true" he said. He
is responsible to the people of the
United States"
Capitol police handed the veteran
a memorandum indicating the
boundaries inside which he would
not be permitted to picket. The
boundaries ran along Second street
from California street NE. to D
street NE, west on D to First street
NE, south to c street Sc, west on
c to Fourth street S.W., north to
Constitution avenue, east to Louisi-
ana avenue NV. and north again to
Union Station.
Mr.. Bykowski said he would re-
frain from picketing, but would re-
main here. at the Raleigh Hotel, un-
til he gets to see the Senator,
Evening star., 1945-08-27
3More Offices
Join Parade 10
4O-Hour Week :
Interior, Civil Service
And GAO Change to
Affect 5000 Worker

The Interior Department, General
Accounting Office and the Civil
Service Commission today went on
a 40-hour week and assured another
10000 Government workers here a
three-day holiday over the Labor
Day week end.
There are about 5000 employees
at Interior, 1885 at GAO and 5000
at the Civil Service Commission.
Secretary Of Interior Ickes, in or
dering the shift, directed that an
other $4,000 department employees
outside of Washington plan to 60
to the flve-day work week by Sep
tember 8, the deadline set by Presi-
dent Truman.
Mr. 1ckes also removed restric-
tions on leaves, ordering a return to
prewar policy, and instructed bureau
heads to use overtime only when
absolutely necessary.
The Treasury Department an
nounced Saturday it would start a
five-day week today.
1t also was learned that Navy De-
partment employees outside of the
Metropolitan Area were placed on
the 40-hour week today.
Two other departments employing
large numbers of workers-War De-
partment and Veterans Administra-
tion-have not yet reached a deci-
sion on what day the shift to 40
hours will be made.
However, all agencies are expected
on the new basis by September 9,
except those that file exceptions with
the Budget Bureau.
Evening star., 1945-08-27

Unlike most GIs, Pvt. Joseph
Alkofer, stationed at Fort Belvoir,
Va, is not looking forward to an
early separation from the Army
now that the war is over. On the
contrary, he's planning to stay in.
And, instead of grumbling at the
prospect of being a traffic cop in
Tokyo or a night watchman in
Berlin, he's asking for such an as
signment.
For Pvt. Alkofer is SO, a. veteran
of the Regular Army. and he in
tends to stay in-at least three years
more, when he'll be eligible for re-
tirement on pension
The Army is all right If you like
it, and he does, Pvt. Alkofer insists.
And he has been in too long to
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Hacker Union Claims
Membership Of 1000
After Recruiting g Rally

The newly chartered Taxicab Op-
orators, Drivers and Garage EN-
ployes, Local 935 (AFL), claimed
more than 1000 members today as
the result of rally yesterday to
build strength for a campaign limit
ing the number of cabs in the Dis
trict.
Erwin E. Dollar, secretary. said
200 hackers joined the union during
the rally and steady increase was
expected through the guidance of
Phillip Whitehead, national or
ganizer of the International Team
sters Union, who will work here for
the next go days or so.
Conference on Merger.
Prime objective of the union is
to push through legislation en-
powering the Public Utilities Com
mission to control the number of
cabs licensed here and to halt the
"racketeering in which drivers sell
licenses at exorbitant COSTS" Mr..
Dollar said.
Next Wednesday our Executive
Committee will meet with the
United Taxicab Drivers and the
Federation of Taxicab Operators,
the latter colored union, to de-
termine whether those smaller
groups wish to merge with u.s." the
secretary said.
Among the speakers yesterday
was Robert Lester, president of the
Transfers Joint Council, who told
the hackers that the teamsters and
other groups would back the new
union 100 per cent. Member driv-
ers now are carrying union stick
ers on their cabs with the, hope
that other labor groups will honor
them, Mr.. Dollar said.
Congress Air Promised.
Charles Pirolli, president of a
Philadelphia drivers local, told the
Washington hackers they could have
the strongest local in the country;
1t. Joseph Harrington, District hack
inspector, urged the drivers to or
Iganize unless you want to return
to the lean and hungry prewar
days." and JEFF Davis, king of the
Hobes," also emphasized that or
ganization was the only salvation.
Mr.. Dollar said he received letters
from Senator Radcliffe, Democrat,
and Representative Beall, Repubh-
can. both of Maryland, promising to
back legislation which would limit
the number of cabs licensed to op-
crate.
The local soon will formally re-
ceive the new AFL charter and at
the same meeting elect new officers,
Mr.. Dollar said.
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Grand Jury Returns
Al Indictments

Harry T. Silverfarb, As, who re-
Gently completed serving a 30-day
Jail sentence for selling onions at
above ceiling prices, was indicted
today on an old charge which ac-
cuses him of larceny after trust and
grand larceny of typewriter which
he was said to have rented. The in
dictment alleges the offenses were
committed January 12
The indictment was among Al re-
turned today by the grand jury be-
fore Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws
of District Court. The cases were
presented to the grand jury by As
slstant United States Attorney
Joseph F. Lawless, jr.
Clarence r. Day, 80, colored, 230O
block of Ashmead place NV, said
to have been employed as a janitor.
was indicted on five charges of
housebreaking and larceny from
apartments.
Two colored men were indicted
on charges of manslaughter One
OF them, Albert S. Brooks, So, of
the 1900 block of Riggs street NV,
was accused of the fatal shooting
OF Willis Herndon, %. colored, 1900
block of Seventeenth street NV.
The other, William Reed, 40, of the
1900 block of @ street NV, was
charged with the fatal stabbing OF
James Boney. %, colored, l700
block of Tenth street NV.
Roy L. Logan. Al, of the 900 block
OF M street NV. was charged with
an attempted statutory offense
against a l2-year-old girl.
Three men were indicted on
charges of stealing suitcases from
Union Station. They are Warner
L. Pritchard. 33. of the TOO block
of Eighth street NE, George A.
Clark, 40, of the 400 block of New
Jersey avenue NV. and John H.
Byrams, A, colored, Charlton, Pa.
Lawrence A. Pryor, 20, colored,
1700 block of K street NV, was
charged in five cases with unau-
thorized use of automobiles, which
he was said to have obtained on
parking lots
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Clio Asks 0'Conor 10 Call
Session on JobIess Aid
Ey the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Aug. 27.-Need for
an immediate session of the Mary
land General Assembly to draft leg
islation to meet reconversion un-
employment problems was seen
today by the Maryland District of
Columbia Industrial Union Council
lCIO).
The council, in emergency session
last night, named a delegation to
ask Gov. O'Conor to convene the
State Legislature for the purpose of
iberalizing the Maryland Unem-
ployment Compensation Law.
In other resolutions, the group
asked general wage increase, con-
tinued enforcement of Office of
Price Administration regulations
and an adjustment in the operation
of the United States Employment
Service. Delegates complained of
fJim Grow tactics" in the USES and
claimed that skill or training of the
worker was ignored In many cases
Of assigning low-paying jobs.
| The group also asked reduction
IN taxes, doubling of the mastering
but pay for service personnel and
workers severance nav.
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Two Capital Officers
|Wal Be Among First
To Land in Japan

Two men who will be among the
first Americans landing in Japan
make their home in Washington.
Col. Ward E. Becker, whose wife
lives at 1916 Forty-fourth street
NV, and 1t Col. Marion E. Grev-
emberg, whose family lives at l44
Darlington street SW.. will be
among the advance occupation
echelon, according TO Associated
Press dispatches
Col. Becker. 81, is a native of
Minnesota and a graduate of the
University of Minnesota and the
Army Industrial College. A reg
ular Army officer, he has been
awarded the Bronze Star Medal and
the Legion of Merit for services in
this war. Before going overseas as
an ordnance officer with the 9Th
Army, Col. Becker was stationed
here with the Army General Staff.
One of Col. Becker's sons, John,
Is with the Maritime Service and
recently sailed from San Francisco,
Mrs. Becker believes. Another son,
Pvt. Robert Becker, is with the Air
Forces, now training in Los Vegas,
New. A daughter, Mrs. Edwards c.
Whitmore, whose husband is a lieu
tenant colonel on duty with the
War Department here. and Col.
Becker's granddaughter, live in
Parkfairfax, Arlington, Va.
Col. Grevemberg, 40, is a native
of New Orleans, but later made his
home in New York City. He moved
here at the beginning of the war,
when he was with the special prof.
ects division of the Air Transport
Command. He worked with the
supply transportation problem in
the invasions of North Africa and
Normandy and was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross for this
service. He also holds the Air
Medal. He has been in the Pa
ciflc since last winter.
His daughter, Mrs. Joan Michael,
who was in the WAAF; his mother,
Mrs. Louise Grevemberg, and his
sister, Miss Mathile Grevemberg,
make their home at the Darlington
street address.
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Lookout Intercepts Family
On Way 10 See Polio Victim

A general police lookout in three
States and the District was success
full yesterday in preventing small
child from being exposed to infantile
paralysis.
The message was directed to 1t
J. T. Pearson. Lynchburg. Va. who
was driving his wife and child to
Philadelphia to visit friends. A case
of polio developed in the home they
planned to visit afer the Pearsons
had left home. So police were asked
to intercept them.
1t. Pearson was notified of the
polio danger when he reached
Frederick, Md. last night. A tele-
type lookout for the family had
been put out here and in Virginia,
MARYLAND and PENNSYLVANIA.
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Health Officials See
Paralysis Subsiding;
One New Case Listed

The turning point in the Out
break of infantile paralysis was
reached during the week end, Health
Department officials said today. Re-
porting only one new case, they said
the total this year reached 124 as
compared with i26 at this time last
year.
For the first time this season, "the
lines have crossed" Dr. Melvin
1Saminger announced.
1T is the first time there have
been fewer cases than last year at
the comparable date, he said. This
is the breaking point. we hope The
cool weather may bring a steady
falling off in the incidence of the
disease"
Despite the fact that this years
number of cases is almost as high
as last years number at this time,
the figures are misleading DR..
James G. Cumming, head of the
Bureau of Preventable Diseases, said
today.
The disease last year began its
peak season about the third week in
July. During the first II weeks
after that, $50 cases were re-
ported. The disease this year first
began to spread June l. and in the
II weeks after that date, 10 cases
have been reported. These fig
ures. which are more dependable
as comparison because many of
the 1945 cases were hangovers from
the 1914 epidemic, DR.. Cumming
said, shows the disease spread this
year less than half that of last
year.
The one new case reported was
that of a 2l-year-old woman from
the 300 block of Third street Sc.
She was taken to Gallinger Hos
pital.
/ Meanwhile, the death OF an IL
year-old girl at Childrens Hos
pital, August IA was reported. The
victim was Iris Orback, 206 Emer-
son street NV. who was taken ill
at her home and removed to the
hospital August 10. This case
brought the deaths from polio this
year up to 8, compared with 7 last
year. Officials attributed the delay
in reporting her death to excitement
in the Health Department over sur
render of Japan.
Evening star., 1945-08-27
lsiHRstoniinq
&Remiindery6a

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
o. through U-2 good through
Friday. Stamps W. through
z-2 good through September 80.
Stamps AL through Ell good
through October 81. Stamps FL
through XII good through No
vember 80. Stamps LII through
Q-1 become valid Saturday and
remain valid through Decem-
ber 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp No. So valid for S
pounds through Friday. Stamp 3S
valid Saturday. Next stamp valid
January /.
Shoes-Airplane stamps. 1, ., 8 and
1 In Book No. 3 good indefinitely
for one pair Of shoes each.
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Enemy Data Open 10 Public
Unless Security Is Factor

President Truman today issued an
executive order that scientific and
industrial information obtained
from enemy powers be released for
the benefit Of the public, wherever
this can be done without conflict
ing with military security.
The information deals with scien-
tif1c, industrial and chronological
processes, inventions, methods, de-
vices, improvements and advances.
In the order, the President put
the information, including patents
under the jurisdiction of War Re-
conversion Director Snyder.
Asserting he wanted scientific and
industrial information obtained
from Germany and Japan to be "of
maximum benefit to the public, =
the President said:
TT is the policy of this Govern
ment, subject to the requirements
of National military security, that
there shall be prompt, public, free
and general dissemination Of enemy
scientific and industrial informa-
ton.
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Mrs. Amy KIopp Dies;
Native of Wushinqton

Mrs. Amy C. Klapp, II, native of
Washington and widow of Daniel
N. Klapp, former Government
Printing Office employe, died today
at her home, 14O0 Fairmont street
NV, after long illness.
The daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Eckhardt, she is sur
vived by two brothers, DR.. John C.
Eckhardt and Nicholas Eckhardt,
and a sister. Mrs. William F.
Dismer. all of Washington.
She was a member of st. Paul'S
Lutheran Church.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. Thursday at the Hines fu-
neral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery,
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Merchant Marine Surplus
Sales Average 81% Of Cost

By the Associated Press.
The Maritime Commission report
ed yesterday it realized 81 per cent
OF cost to the Government on sales
OF surplus Merchant Marine prop
erty in the year ended June 30
1945.
The commission said it realized
1885 ITS for property which cost
$11, ,599,746.
In July, however, the percentage
OF return declined sharply. This
was attributed to concentration on
slow-moving items and odds and
ends. Property which cost $937 ,551
was sold for $346, ,040, a return of SO
Der cent.
Evening star., 1945-08-27
Army Poultry
Buying Ends
On De|marya
Public to Get Chicken
Soon, Officials Say;
Locul Plants to Reopen
By MALCOLM LAMBoRNE. Jr.

ny MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.
The Agriculture Department
today suspended it's Army pro-
curement program on poultry on
the Delmarva Peninsula, which
has dried up civilian supplies of
chickens in Washington and
other Eastern cities since last
December. A similar order af-
fecting IL Western States also
was terminated.
An almost immediate improve
ment in poultry supplies can be
expected, according to department
officials.
1t also was learned the depart.
ment's poultry canning order.
scheduled to resume October l and
place all canning facilities at the
disposal of the Army, has been
Cancelled.
Department officials also are re-
ported considering the easing or
cancellation of another order which
took most of the Nations turkey
production for the armed forces.
This order has been in effect since
spring
Army Has Storage Stocks.
Actions today will mean an early
reopening of the IA poultry estab-
lishments closed down here since
supplies became extremely short last
spring, according to a spokesman for
the poultry division of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton. Only two dealers stayed in
business and they processed poultry
for the Army.
Army procurement has reached a
point where it has sufficient stocks
on hand to take it's chances in the
open market, it was said.
The department Saturday term
mated its broiler set-aside in nine
counties of North Carolina before
moving to the important poultry
producing areas on Delmarva today.
The Delmarva order was eased re-
Gently to make about 80 per cent Of
poultry available to civilians, but
dealers have complained it was
tending to channel supplies to the
large professors who were already
in the business of producing for
the Army.
Western Supply to Gamers.
Short supplies of poultry at one
time produced thriving black mar
ket in this area, according to the
OPA, and caused that agency many
headaches in tracking down reports
from consumers that they were be-
ing overcharged in some cases, well
beyond ceiling prices.
The poultry order in the Western
States was designed to channel sup
plies to Gamers who, at one time,
were producing 100 per cent for the
Army.
Plenty of poultry. probably in
cluding turkey, should be available
for all civilians by Thanksgiving, ac-
cording to the Agriculture Depart
ment.
More poultry and prospects for
lower points values on a number of
meat cuts during the September
ration period are expected further
to ease the housewives menu PLAN
ming problems.