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Evening star., 1945-06-15
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through June 80; stamps K-2
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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 August 81. Next
i stamp valid September /.
Gasoline-A-15 coupons are valid
through June 81. B-6, C-6, B-7
and CT coupons good for S gall
Ions each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and
| in Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each. An as-yet-
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mite value, will expire August 81.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Is Decorated Here
On Infantry Day.;
Truman Pays Tribute

Infantry Day, set aside to honor
the foot soldier, was observed today
on military posts all over the world
and was marked by a tribute from
President Truman. who was an
artillery officer in the World War.
The American infantryman has
closed with the enemy and defeated
him in every theater of war" the
President said at the White House.
THE people of the United States
pay tribute on Infantry Day to the
man whose foxhole marks the ex-
tent of our progress toward certain
victory"
In ceremonies at the Army War
College, headquarters of the Army
Ground Forces, Maj. Gen. j. G.
Christensen, AGF Chief of Staff,
reviewed the troops stationed at the
college and presented medals to 13
men assigned there, who have seen
overseas service.
Medical Badge Awarded.
The Medical Badge, recently Gre
ated for devotion to duty of the
medics who share the hazards of
the combat soldier, was awarded to
Pfc. Vernon B. Hallman, Spartan
burg, S. C..
Combat Infantryman Badges
were pinned on seven soldiers. They
We're: SiSergt. Melvin P. Dore,
Huntingdon, Pa; S/Sergt. James
w. Masters, Harlan, Iowa; S/Sergt.
Boyd A. Slaughter, Grand Rapids,
Mich: :.T/4 Curtis w. Hatch, Wood
land, Me; T/5 Joseph Morrison,
Philadelphia; Pfc. Rudolph J. Rus
SO, Jersey City, N. j., and Corpl.
James H. Perkins, Hurlocks Green,
Pa. Z ~.
The Purple Heart was presented
to Corpl. William D. Healy of Flush
ing, Long Island, for wounds re-
ceived last December in Italy.
Earlier, he had received the Bronze
Star for valor in the same action.
Other Citations Made.
Also honored at the review today
were Corpl. Wilfred Aspinwell, Paw
tucket, R. l., who received a Dis
tlnguished Unit Citation for activ-
tiles behind the German lines in
Sicily; Corpl. Robert H. Larson,
Reading, Mass, who received the
same decoration for participation
in landing operations in the Solo,
mon Islands; T/3 Herman S. Paris,
Signal Corps photographer, of Pat
terson, N. j., the Bronze Star for
action in North Africa, Sicily and
Italy, and Pfc. Joseph Durovick,
the same medal for valor in fighting
in Tunisia.
Gen. Christensen, personally
congratulated each of the soldiers
who had won the awards and, at
his invitation, they stood in the
reviewing area while the troops
passed, headed by a band.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
AIexondriun Fined $3.50
For Transporting LIQUOR

Wilbert c. Wills, Is, of Route 3,
Alexandria, was fined $3.50 by Judge
James r. Duncan in Alexandria
Police Court today for illegal trans
portation and possession of whisky
conflscated last Friday by Alex
andria police.
In addition to 103 cases of whisky,
which were turned over to Virginia
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
officials, the truck on which he was
loading the liquor also was con-
flscated.
Similar charges against Fred w.
Kemper, 20, of ia South Fairfax
street, Alexandria, who was with
Wills at the time of the arrest,
were nolle pressed.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Baltimore Judge
Retiring, Asks
Critical Farewell
81 the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, June Is. Judge
Eugene O'Dunne of the Supreme
Court at Baltimore, who will retire
Wednesday, told the committee In
charge Of arrangements for a testi-
monial dinner that he would attend
only If "all goose grease be absolute
ly taboo"
The judge said, yes, he would at.
tend the dinner. Provided, how
ever, that not one complimentary
note be sounded, not one kindly song
sung" He said he hoped the COM
mittee would invite, "all who have
the accumulated grievances of at
least 20 years-or perhaps those with
the vintage of 40 years back-to
publicly vent them. wholly free from
all restrictions of the law or con.
tempt of court"
He submitted what he termed
"Queensberry rules to avoid any foul
play" to various speakers, including
H. L. Mencken, who, Il It said, win
break precedent Of SO years' stand.
ing In speaking at 1 public gather.
ing aside from Journalistic meetings.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Editorial Suggests
Naval Academy as
Postgraduate School
Fy the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 15.-The
Southern Maryland Times, declar.
ing Naval Reserve officers have
done the outstanding job in this
war;" urged. today that the Nava
Academy be reorganized as "a post.
graduate school for civilian college.
trained" men.
The Times, a weekly, criticized in
an editorial the curriculum at the
academy as "a very restricted course
largely devoid of liberal arts and
natural sciences" and that its rec
concentrations for the Naval Acad-
emy might well apply at West Point
Affects Expansion.
When faced with critical prob
lens at sea-" the paper says, 1.-The
reserve, who has learned to think
for himself as well as follow the
rules of our Navy, is betted adapted
to meet situations than the Acad-
emy graduate under the existing
system.
I'VE recommend, therefore, that
the United States Naval Academy be
completely reorganHed and turned
into a postgraduate school fol
civilian college-trained reserves, thus
giving the Nation Navy of men
who have acquired the ability to
work out the typical problems OF
living as civilians -" men who are
mature individualists and who have
the background of liberal educa-
ton before they are restricted to
the purely technical subjects of the
trade school,
In addition, this change would
require no expansion of existing IA
cilities at the Academy, since 5000
reserves would be more than suff1-
cient to meet the needs of . post
war Navy. ."
Learned to Memorize.
With reference to midshipmen
who graduate from the academy
the paper said:
THE man who goes through the
academy is given a very restricted
course, largely devoid of liberal arts
and natural sciences. Mathematics
ana practical engineering are given
the most prominent position.
"A graduating midshipmen a few
years ago who, when asked what
he had learned in four years at
Annapolis, replied emphatically: 4
have learned to memorize.' Is not
this rather sad indication of the
results achieved by young men who
must administrate to and lead other
men in peace and battle?"
Evening star., 1945-06-15
War Bond Sales
Up Million 10
82.3% Of Goal
< Day on Monday
Promises to Boom
Series.E Purchases

Additional gains were noted today
in the Mighty Seventh" War Loan
drive, with an increase of $500, 900,
bringing E bond sales to within e1.a
per cent Of the Districts $4,000, 900
quota.
Sales to individuals, including E
bonds, showed a gain of 81 900 900
to reach 1928 per cent of the $70,0O0,- :
600 goal. The District now has pur-
chased $29 100000 worth of series
E bonds and individuals as a whole
have invested $57,000,000.
The plan to make Monday "E
day"-"E" for Eisenhower and "E"
bonds-began catching on as depart
ment and retail stores urged en-
ployes and customers to buy an ex-
ira bond and wave it at Gen. Eisen-
hover during the parade marking
his Washington visit.
Milkmen Aid Campaign.
Through newspaper and radio ad-
vertiSements and over public address
systems the retail division of the
War Finance Committee thus PROM
ised to stimulate tagging E bond
sales.
The Districts $50 milkpen also
joined the campaign. Under each
bottle of milk left along their routes
were placed pledges to buy an extra
bond as tribute to Gen. Eisen-
hover.
A B-29 bomber will arrive at Ma
tional Airport at noon tomorrow for
exhibition in connection with the
campaign.
The public may view the bomber
from noon to pm. tomorrow and
from 10 am. to 7 pm. Sunday
Bond buyers, however, may climb
inside to inspect the interior and
interview the full crew manning the
ship. Tickets for this privilege
are being distributed at all theater
bond booths and at the airport
booths.
Waitress Leads in Sales.
Miss Vivian Midgley, a waitress
at the Harrington Hotel, so far is
leading the $4,000 hotel and restau-
rant employees selling bonds in a
To-day campaign sponsored by the
Washington Hotel Association and
the District of Columbia Hotel and
Restaurant Employees Alliance. Miss
Midgley sold $1,000 worth of
bonds on the opening day yesterday
Tables in 81 hotels and 81 restau-
rants will be "set" with bond litera-
ture and walters and mattresses are
wearing volunteer" tags to adver-
tise the campaign. The leading
salesman In each establishment viii
receive a Bond from the manage
meut. The employees alliance viii
present q bond to the city-wide
leader.
As an added feature to the res
tAafAnt csrnpaign, Hammers Res
tAurant. 416 Tenth street NV, yes
tenday offered q free $50 steak to
al buyers Of 500 bonds. There
were so takers. running the res
taurant's bond business for the day
to $4,000.
Evening star., 1945-06-15

are quickly bought up by consumers.
Supplies haven't kept up with the
District population increase, one
dealer pointed out.
Several dealers reiterated their
complaint of boarding by smokers,
pointing out that the situation
would remain tight so long as con-
sumers buy more than their daily
needs.
Cigarette manufacturers predic-
tion of an end the shortage is based
on decreased buying by the armed
forces. The Army, for instance,
cut its May-July requirements by
33h per cent.
Evening star., 1945-06-15

and happy and kindly, than that
they see only the silent, guarding
soldiers" he declared.
1--WE must find those Germans
who are not Nazis, and who proved
this by their actions before the
peace, not afterward. We must
urge the great Germans who left
Germany to return. And with these
to lead we must help them reorgan-
ize the teaching in Germany. We
cannot impose our ideas. We can
not force them to follow our system
of government without appearing
to them as Nazis, who are different
only in that we won the war We
must show them the way. This is
not sentimental, not soft-but real
iStic and lust"
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Cigarette Dealers Here Predict
Shortage Will Ease July l

The easing of the cigarette short
age here, which some dealers pre-
dicted would come this month, is
as elusive as the pack of your IA
yorite brand.
The date of the easing has now
been moved up to July and job
bers had their fingers crossed when
they made that forecast.
The predicted Is to 50 per cent
increase in shipments here has not
yet materialized, although some
dealers have been getting q little
increase In supplies.
These extra shipments, however,
Evening star., 1945-06-15
; D. C.. Area Men, Freed
From Nuzis, Come Home

Three Washington area man were
among contingent of 5,210 soldiers
who arrived last night at Camp
Patrick Henry, Va, from Europe,
the Associated Press reported today.
The group included IS ambulatory
wounded, and 81 liberated prisoners
Of war. Others came home for fur
Tough and new assignment.
Those from this area, all of whom
were liberated from prison camps,
are: T/Sergt. Benjamin F. Hughes,
SIT Bashford lane, and S/Sergt.
Charles L. Airport, IL West Maple
street, both of Alexandria, and
Corpl. Leroy L. Stine, 7103 Foote
street, Seat Pleasant, Md.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Rush Job Industries
Urged to Work July a

War Production Chairman j. A.
Krug urges that workers in indus
tries having rush" production
schedules stay on the job July and
postpone vacations until after Labor
day.
Mr.. Krug singled out manufac-
turers of wool top, used for worsted
Army clothing, as one of the indus
tries which must work this summer
at faster pace than before We day.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Coast Guard Is Seeking
17-Yeor-OId Recruits

The Coast Guard, granted an
increase in its quota OF 17-year-
olds, is seeking youths of this age
who have had at least two years
of high school and are in good
health with excellent vision.
Volunteers would be trained as
apprentice seamen. The recruiting
station is located at 623 Post Ofice
Building, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Fire in Truck Roosts
$1,000 Pounds of Fowl
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. June
15.-A truckload of chicken dinners
was cooked in q hurry yesterday
when q truck transporting $4,000
pounds OF dressed chickens from
North Carolina to Baltimore cs ilght
fre several miles north of here.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
.Siq|er' S Aims
.Hit al Trial
By FRANK MORRIS

MASON, Sept 6-The political
ambitions of special prosecutor
Kim Sigler became an issue at
the trial Of Frank D. Mckay
today. as attorneys for the Grand
Rapids politician continued 10
fight for a delay or a change Of
venue.
But Sigler insisted 70 Judge
John Simpson, who IS presiding,
that he is not fool enough 10
become involved in the political
situation as il exists today in
Michigan"
William Henry Gallagher. De.
troit, one OF Mckay's five lawyers.
argued that the former Republic
can boss is on trial at this time
because "Sigler is after his scalp
so that he can run for governor. T"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
i. :. 10 Build
-.
Homes Here
Sept. o.

Two federal housing project
composed of 2,440 units and cos
inC a maximum Of SIS, ,O00,0 900 WI
be under construction in Detro|
by Jan. l.. Charles Edgecomb, d
rector-secretary of the Detro
Housing Commission said today.
One project will be designate
Jeffries Homes and will hay
1.7O4 units for white occupapc|
The other will be known as IN
Douglas project, having 1856 uni|
for Negroes. Average rental n
each unit will be S25.
Funds for the development
were allocated by the Nation|
Housing Agency shortly befot
the war, which delayed constru|
ton.
Benjamin GlasSberg, area dire|
tor of the Federal Public Housi1
Authority, said the projects wou|
complete the agency's preset
program in the Detroit area e1
cept for a 36-unit Hamtramck d|
velopment now planned.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
Hdrbor Police Identify
Bridqe Suicide S Body

Police Of the harbormaster's di-
vision today tentatively identified
the body Of a man recovered
from the Detroit River yesterday
as that Of George Maston Of fJS
W Forest.
Maston leapcd into the river
from the Belle Isle bridge, Wit
neSkcS said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
NEWSPAPER QUOTED

Gallagher quoted A story from
a Detroit morning newspaper
announcing that the special prose-
cutor plans 10 run for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor in
1916.
Mckay has fought the Demo-
cratic party all of his life" the
Detroit attorney told Judge
Simpson. "TO further his pOliti-
cal ambitions, Sigler must get
Mckay out of the way"
The special prosecutor con-
tended that the story was a deliD-
crate plant" by the defendants.
THE columnist who wrote 10
has admitted IL was a plant"
Sigler continued. IL have no POI
litical ambitions and / do not
want TO be governor.
"If any one thinks I am fool
enough TO become involved I'm
the political situation as IL ex-
lists in Michigan, that person
is silly"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
Barroom Privileges
Asked for Serviitemen
sLAYING SUSPECT

The veterans department Of the
CAW-ClO today requested the
Liquor Control CommisSion'S per.
mission for all veterans Of foreign
service still in uniform 10 enter
establishments serving alcoholic
beverages.
4 state ruling bars persons
under u from drinking places.
JAW heads COntcnded that men
who riSked their lives in combat
should be entitled 20 the full
privileges Of citizenship.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
Trial Delay WoII
ByFdther Of 10

The trial Of Charles Grogan 4
27155 James. Warren Township, d
drunk driving charges was posi-
poned until Sept. IL at the defend
ants request last night befo1
Justice of the Peace James Rya4
The father of 10 childret
youngest of whom is 6 months oh
was arrested asleep in his car d
the road at Dequindre and Nil
Mile after a victory celebratid
Aug. ID. II told officers the onI
iintoxicantI he drank were takd
after another car forced him q
the road and he thought he woul
have TO sleep in the car all nigh
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
Found Hanged
Nm Belfry

Investigating the disappearand
of a bell rope at the First Bapti}
Church of Wayne. the Rev. RalH
Reed, pastor, discovered the bod
of Samuel Gray. 81, of 34596 SIM
Wayne, hanging in the belfrj
Police said il was suicide.
Mr.. Reed discovered the bod
last night when he climbed to tn
belfry to determine what had b(
come of the rope.
Police said Gray had been mis|
ing since Monday. He was
bachelor and had been i'll 81
years, a sister. Mrs. Thoma
Blythe, told police.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
Council Will Seek
Release Of Firemen
International Sound Photo

The common council approved a
board of fire commissioners re-
quest and today prepared to seek
release from the armed forces Of
l66 Detroit firemen TO ease d man.
power shortage. The board as
serted it had 211 vacancies that
needed filling.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
Cruelty Charged
In Death Of Dog

James johnson Of 6O68 Epworth
was 10 face a charge Of cruelty 10
animals in recorders court, in the
alleged shooting Of a Serviceman's
dog.
johnson was accused, in a war
rant signed by Judge Donald Van
Zile yesterday. with killing the
SiX-ycar-old Airedale in an alley
back Of his home Tuesday.
The dog belonged 10 Musician
1/c Edward J. Mullen, now sta
toned IN San Francisco and was
in the care of his mother, Mrs.
Selma Hamilton Of 6O2s Epworth.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
7 State Men Given
Medals al Percy Jones

BATTLE CREEK. Sept. Sat
Percy Jones Hospital Center two
Michigan men We're awar d e d
Bronze Stars for heroic service
while fighting the Germans, They
are Capt. Robert J. Grindatti,
Calumet, and Pfc. Godfrey Bab-
cock. Ann Arbor.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
GALLAGHER ARGUES

In arguing for p change OF
venue, Gallagher said that the
court cannot learn whether pros
pective jurors are prejudiced
merely by questions in the court.
room.
THE people OF this county
are afraid TO state their minds
openly" Gallagher contended,
while so veniremen waited in
the corridor and the jury room
for completion Of the arguments
for a continuance or a change
Of Venue.
"The people of Ingham County
live In subiectiOn To the grand
jury. A fair trial is impossible
and questions 10 the prospec-
tive jurors will not bring out
their real prejudices."
SJGLER CONES BACK
Sigler replied
THE great Mr.. Gallagher is
past master at the art Of
creating smoke screens. This
Is another.
IF a prospective juror states
that he is without prejudice he
can be accepted II the court
is satisfied he is telling the
truth"
The trial, expected TO be 9
major attraction. drew only hall
a dozen spectators TO the sitting
courtroom-and two Of them soor
were lulled TO sleep by the
monotonous early procedure.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
w oman Beaten.
Dies: Husband Held

Lawrence Miller 63, Of 3l09
Third. was arrested early today
and held for investigation in the
death Of hIS COmm0n-laW wife.
Mrs. Bertha Miller, -, who was
found beaten 10 death Tuesday in
a room at the Third street ad-
dress.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07
Candy Ready
ToConneBdCk.
Hooper Case Suspect
Valves Extradition

William Weyburn Candy" Dav-
ldson, 81, Detroit hoodlum, ar
rested yesterday in Hollywood for
questioning in the murder OF State
Senator Warren G.. Hooper, today
said he would waive extradition
and not fight return 10 Michigan.
The self-styled Detroit 'dia-
mond broker" has been fugitive
and sought by Detroit and Michi-
gan authorities since Senator
Hooper'S death.
SLAYING SUSPECT
He was arrested on a robbery
warrant. being named with Harry
FleiSheE Mike Selik, Pete Ma
honey and Sam Chivas in the
holdup of the Aristocrat Club in
Pontiac on Dec. z The latter four
were held in $4,000 bonds last
week after examination.
Detroit police also want 10 ques-
ton Davidson in the Staying Of
Eddie Sarkesian, a Detroit boxer
and former gangster.
Acting on a tip from Michigan
state police, Hollywood detectives
trailed Davidson to "A small hotel
yesterday where nc was registered
with a woman as Mr.. and Mrs.
William Daniels" q"
Although Davidson was arrested
on the charge OF robbery armed
in the Pontiac case. Detroit homi-
eide detectives and state police
described him as an extremely
likely suspect" in the murder of
Senator Hooper.
SEEK SPEEDY RETURN
Special Prosecutor Kim Sigler.
in Mason conducting the prose-
cution of the Mckay liquor graft
trial, said he would prepare extra
dition papers, despite Davdson's
waiver. and make arrangements
for his speedy return.
In Hollywood. Davidson denied
any connection with the Hooper
case. Police quoted him as saying:
I'm a thief. l don't go in for
stuff like killings and holdups.
I've known for long time that
Continued on Page Four
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07

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Evening star., 1945-12-16

freckles and wide, extraordinarily flexible
mouth evoked in most people reaction gen.
erally expressed by grin. Vic's features,
combined with the uniform of the United
States Marines, made it an almost hundred
per cent certainty.
With complete disregard for the storm, he
lifted his clear tenor in Silent Night" and
the truck driver hummed with him.
81 don't want to -" Vic interrupted his
own music - ''but l could walk home from
here" He emitted a Jimmy -Durante-like
sound not Vow nor Yipee nor Zowie. but its
meaning was unmistakable. First time in
two years I've been this close, he exclaimed.
Il bet somebody's going to be pretty
pleased to see you,'' said the driver.
Vic held up two fingers. "One wife," he
stated, folding down the first. "Pint-slzed.'
He tipped the second. "One boy, name of
Junior. Age five
'She know you're coming"
Nope" said Vic, and commenced singing
after the Ball."
HE'D written Patsy from Guam that If 1t
was humanity possible he'd be home for
Christmas. He hadn't wanted to raise her
hopes and then disappoint her. For the past
twenty seven hours, since he'd landed IN San
Francisco, people, timetables, and plain logic
had been telling him that it was impossible.
He had htch-hiked "a couple of planes,
bus, two private cars and three trucks -
which was not bad for peacetlme.