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Evening star., 1945-09-28
Lonq Queues Form to Purchase
Nimitz Day Celebration Seats

the citizens of Washington at a
program that will include speeches,
music and pageantry. The admiral
Is due at the White House at $3.50
The Board of Trade began dis
tributing tickets today for the Nim-
itz day banquet, to be held at the
Mayflower at 7:30 pm. Reserva-
tions were taken entirely through
civic, patriotic and fraternal or
ganizations. They were allotted
seats in proportion to their men,
bership and the individual distribu-
ton was left to each organization
It is expected that approximately
1000 guests will greet the hero al
a gala dinner.
The Committee on Decorations Il
planning to festoon the city with
flags, posters and Nimitz pictures
A gigantic welcome sign, to be
anchored to captive balloons, will
be erected on the Monument
Grounds.
1t was announced today that Fed
eral ana District government EN-
ployes would be excused from worl
from noon until $3.50 pm.
Following the course adopted fol
the Eisenhower and Wainwright
celebrations, President Truman
asked that all Federal workers whit
could be spared be allowed to at
tend the ceremonies without an.
charge against their annual leave
Department stores and man!
smaller stores will be closed durin;
the parade and program at tn,
Monument Grounds.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
The Why Of 1t
War Fund Services
Still Are Necessary

G. Why keep the name Com
munity War Fund?
A. Campaign officials decided to
keep the name this year because,
although the war was ended, SO
many of the problems member
agencies will meet at home and
abroad are related to war and not
to peace. The National War Fund
still is participating in the COM
munity campaign.
@. Why have National War Fund
at all this year?
A. Because the National War
Fund, founded to raise money for
l8 war relief agencies. the USO, War
Prisoners Aid and the United Sea
mems Service, must continue to pro-
vide funds for its member agencies
or allow them to raise money by
separate campaigns The relief
needs of devastated countries have
increased as more have been lib.
Grated from the Axis. Services tt
American troops, sailors and seamer
will continue at least through 1916
The job is by no means finished.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Boy, ;, Dies Of Polio,
12th Fatality Of As

The death of Kennon H. Rogers,
3-year-old son of Col. and Mrs.
William L. Rogers of Alexandria, of
infantiie paralysis was announced
yesterday by the Health Depart
ment.
The boys death, which occurred
Tuesday at Walter Reed Hospital,
was the Districts 18th infantile
paralysis fatality this year. He had
been admitted to the hospital Mon
day
The Rogers home In Alexandria is
at 724 South st. Asaph street. Col
Rogers is commander of the 1156th
Engineer Combat Group in France
but is due to reach home today on
emergency leave The family has
another son, William. jr., 7.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at the Fort Myer
Chapel and burial will be in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
Two new cases of infantile paraly-
sis were reported meanwhile by
health officials. They are a 5-year.
old boy from the 2100 block of Thir-
tieth street NE. and 4-year-olo
boy from the $500 block of New
Hampshire avenue NV. both are al
Children's Hospital.
These cases bring the total for the
metropolitan area this year to 1874
compared with 266 at the same time
last wear,
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Industrial School Land
To Become Playground

The Commissioners today agreed
to recommendation of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission that the property of
the Industrial Home School on
Wisconsin avenue lying outside of
the lines Of the Naval Observatory
Circle be retained for playground
and highway purposes.
Acting Engineer Commissioner
Joseph D. Arthur, jr, said the
Commissioners, under an act of
Congress, have the right either to
sell the property or devote it to
recreational purposes.
The Board of Public Welfare has
requested funds to build new In
dustrial Home School structures at
Lauarel, Md. Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant
III Planning Commission chair
man, said the retention, of the
property for playground purposes
was in accord with the recreation
plan prepared by the commission
in 1880.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
COL Jimmy Stewart Is Receiving His Discharge
At Andrews Field Today; Hos Served AZ Years
Movie Stur Flew
20 Bombing Missions;
Wears Flying Cross

Col. Jimmy Stewart, 37-year-old
movie star, was on his way out of
the Army Air Forces at nearby
Andrews Field today with 1875 points
and four and -one half years service
behind him.
The tall, gangling aviator plans to
leave tomorrow for Hollywood, which
he hasn't seen since he went over
seas in 1943. His hair is shot with
gray at the temples. On his breast
under the air forces wings are the
Distinguished Flying Cross with
Cluster, the Air Medal with two
Clusters, the French Croix de Guerre
with Palm and the European theater
ribbon with seven battle stars.
He spent most of the morning
signing papers and this afternoon
he was to take a final physical
examination. After he had collected
his pay, he grinned, That's the
very last thing, wouldn't you know
it?"
The enlisted men who processed
him for discharge dispensed with
the employment counseling, outside
of making up a list for him of his
Army experience to show prospective
employers.
Everybody wanted to know what
the military occupational specially
number of movie actor was" he
said. Il told them didn't know"
Asked if he had any postwar prob
lens, he shook his head with a
smile. Il don't believe in this re-
adjustment business" he said. Il
think everything is just about the
same as it was when I went away"
Then his face twisted into the wry
smile that made him a movie favor
ite. You know" he said, reflec-
lively, Il don't really feel that 1
need psychologist"
Col. Stewart, who said he's look
ing forward to being called Mr..
Stewart again, enlisted in March,
l94l, and went overseas in Novem-
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Hillside Girl, Kept Out Of Schoo
By Spotted Fever, Runs Away

into four schools in the District, be-
cause she is a nonresident.
Today, however, Robert L. Hay
cock, superintendent of District
schools, said the Board of Education
would gladly help in every way to
find suitable education for her here.
Louise, who couldn't understand
why she should be different from
other girls, left home Tuesday night
and last was seen Wednesday in the
District with a group of teen-agers.
She is described as very blond,
5-feet tall, weighing 103 pounds
and has scars on both arms.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Truman Calls on Nation
To Mark Columbus Day

President Truman today pointed
to the fight of the Italian people to
rid their country OF Fascism as he
issued a proclamation calling on
the American people to observe
Columbus Day on October IL with
appropriate ceremonies in schools
and churches or other suitable
places"
"At this period" the President
said. "the Italian people, with forti-
tude and courage, are striving to rid
their country of the last vestige OF
Fascism to establish liberty and to
regain an honorable place in the
family of nations. 1t is particularly
appropriate that we honor the
courage and vision of a great Italian
whose discovery gave a birthplace
for democracy"
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Bennett Clark Wedding
Slated for October 6

The marriage of Bennett Champ
Clark, former Senator from Mis-
souri, and now justice-designate of
the United States Court of Appeals
here, and Violet Heming, English
born actress, will take place October
6 at the home of his sister, Mrs.
James M. Thomson at Gaylord, near
Berryville, Va, friends understood
today.
President Truman is expected to
attend the ceremony which would
come just before the Chief Exec
utive takes off for a fight to Car
ruthersville, Mo.
Mr.. Clark is in Missouri and could
not be reached for comment
Evening star., 1945-09-28
FWA Reiterates
Child Centers 10
Close Oct. 81
DoyIe's Proposal
For 5-MiIIion Fund
Keeps Hope Alive

Hopes that the child care centers
might be continued during the re-
conversion period suffered a new
blow today when a spokesman for
the Federal Works Agency made
clear that its administrator, Maj.
Gen. Philip B. Fleming, had found
no reason to change his plan to
liquidate them October 81.
The centers here and elsewhere,
said public relations officer for
Gen. Fleming, will be closed at the
end of next month, as previously
planned, unless Congress should
order their continuation as a Fed
eral function and provides neces-
sary appropriations.
On Capitol Hill there was a pro-
posal and a promise of considera-
ton which kept dwindling hopes
alive.
Representative Doyle, Democrat,
of California introduced a bill au-
thorizing $5,000,000 appropriation
to continue operation of the centers
through the reconversion period.
Cannon Promises Consideration.
At the same time, Chairman Can
non of the House Appropriations
Committee, while not volunteering
to sponsor a further appropriation
for the centerS, promised his COM
mittee would give consideration to
such proposals, if they were sub
mitted. He suggested this question
was one to be determined by the
FWA and the Budget Bureau.
He noted that the child care
centers constituted a Government
wartime activity and that his COM
mlttee now is working at top
speed" to close down war agencies
and to recapture monies appro-
priated for them and no longer
needed. now that the war had ended.
The spokesman for Gen. Fleming
said the FWA administration con-
sidered that his plan for closing the
Federal operation of the centers had
been confirmed, in a sense, by the
statement issued Wednesday by
Chairman Lanham of the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Som
mittee
Seen as Administrative Matter.
Mr.. Lanham said the question of
continuing the centers was an ad-
ministrative rather than a legisla-
tive matter and Gen. Fleming's
spokesman noted that this sug-
gested no disapproval of his earlier
announced intention to liquidate the
centers by the end of next month.
Gen. Fleming was represented as
feeling he had no other choice since
Federal operation of the centers was
authorized as a war measure and
the war had ended and, that con-
tinuation of the centers on a peace
time basis, or as a municipal O,
State operation, was beyond his
purview.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
1000 10 March
In Parade for
Col. Devereux
Procession Slated
At 800 Tomorrow
On Wisconsin Avenu,

More than 1000 will march in the
DevereuX day parade tomorrow on
Wisconsin avenue through Bethesda
and Chevy Chase, ]. C. Batham,
general chairman of the event. said
today in announcing the order of
cars and units.
1t. Col. James P. S. Devereux, de-
fender of Wake Island, will be in the
second automobile with his son
Paddy. The car will be preceded by
another containing Mr.. Batham,
who is commander of the Chevy
Chase-Bethesda Post of the Ameri-
can Legion, and Joseph A. Cantrel,
Maryland State commander of the
Legion, who will be master of cere-
monies.
A police escort will head the
parade and there will be an Amer
lean Legion guard of honor on foot
ahead of Col. Devereuxs car.
Starts at $3.50 PM.
The parade will start at $3.50 pm.
from Georgetown and Wisconsin
avenues, Bethesda, and proceed south
to the Honor Roll Board near Brad
ley lane. There Col. Devereux will
leave his car and review the parade.
Two cars of Marines wounded in
the Pacific will follow Col. Devereux's S
car. The next car will contain Gen
A. A. Vandegrift, commandant OF
the Marine Corps and his aide.
Capt. Winfield Scott Cunningham.
senior officer at Wake when it fell;
Maj. William Wallis Lewis and Capt
Clarence A. Barninger, who served
as lieutenants under Col. DevereuX,
will be in the next car.
Women Marines to March.
Then will come the marshal of the
parade, Col. Edwin Bethlehem, a
Marine Band, marching unit of
300 Marines, a unit of women Ma
rines, a SPAR band, companies
of SPARS and WAVES, a car carry
ing Martin IverSon, Southern Mary
land commander of the Legion, and
George Hardy, his adjutant; a Navy
band, 100 Maryland State Guards
men, massed colors, Legion units
and other service units, Boy Scouts
Girl Souts and American Red Cross
personnel.
At the Honor Roll Board Mrs
Zita Mcbride will sing the National
Anthem, Gen. Vandergrift will
speak. Mr.. Cantrel will give Col
DevereuX wrist watch purchased
by Montgomery County Legion posts
and the Chevy Chase Bethesda
Civic Associations and Mr.. Bathan
will present him with a life mem.
bership in the Chevy Chase-Be-
thesda Legion Post.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Army and VINO Urged
To Release Doctors
And Nurses 10 D. T..

Health officials have appealed to
the Army and the procurement and
assignment section of the War Man
power Commission to speed the re-
lease of an Army doctor to direct
the Mental Hygiene Bureau and for
the release of doctors and nurses
that left municipal payrolls for mill
tary service, Health Officer George
c. Rutland disclosed yesterday.
Commissioner Guy Mason revealed
at the public hearings on the 1947
budget yesterday that plans are now
being completed for putting the
alcoholic clinic of the bureau in
the basement of the Force School
The space is now used by a ration
ing board.
DR.. Rutland said he had made a
plea for the release of Maj. Leopold
Waxberg, an Army psychiatrist now
stationed in California. Dr. Rutland
interviewed the doctor during a re-
cent visit to Washington.
Since August the alcoholic clinic
has been carried on at the Munic-
ipal Center by DR.. Benjamin Vein
niger. DR.. Rutland said the aIco-
holic clinic was only a part of the
Mental Hygiene Bureaus planned
work.
At least % physicians have left
municipal hospitals and clinics for
the armed services. The depart
ment, according to DR.. Rutland. has
asked specifically for their release
as well as those of nurses who left
military service.
In regard to the Mental Hygiene
Bureau, DR.. Rutland also COM
mented that space still is needed at
the Municipal Center for the ad-
ministrative headquarters. 1t was
because of the lack of Office and
clinical space that DR.. John F.
Owen resigned as director of the
bureau after staying on the job a
month. DR.. Rutland has criticized
the Federal Government for con-
tinuing to occupy space in the
building.
Evening star., 1945-09-28

Time, which is supposed to wait
for no man, will be seized and
turned back an hour early Sunday
morning-by act of Congress
The end of war time and return
to standard time will mean moving
back the Nations clocks at 2 am.
Sunday tEWT).
But the change will not mean
much to most Washingtonians.
They can sleep an hour longer.
But, since most of them sleep late
Sunday morning anyway, the
chances are they'll hardly notice
this boon, except perhaps to re-
mark that it would come on day
when they didn't have to show up
at the Office.
Night workers, however, face an
extra hours work, unless their
bosses grant them a special dis
pensation.
Out in San Francisco the change
will come at II pm. Pacific war
time) Saturday and the night clubs
will just be getting merry. And
they'll have an extra hour to go.
Washington night spots always close
at midnight Saturday.
Some sticklers for such things in
sist it's bad to move back clocks,
: and they are preparing to move
( them forward II hours. That's
! what the chief electrician for the
I New York Board of Education is
going to do with clocks at 900 pub
lie schools.
The middle of the might change
might be figured to drive any train
dispatcher into dither. However,
the railroads seem to be taking it
in stride.
But a fellow starting out at 1870
am. to catch a 2 o'clock train will
have an hour and a half to make
it-unless he remembers and idles
? at home another hour.
Trains en- route will arrive an hour
early or must idle an hour along
the way. The Pennsylvania, Balti-
more g. Ohio and other lines will
set back their clocks like everybody
else.
The B. g. o. has one train sched-
uled to leave for New York at am.
It will be held an hour.
The Atlantic Coast Line has a
train leaving for Florida at 2:40
am. war time) and it will be held
an hour, leaving at 2:40 Eastern
standard time. Other roads have no
trains leaving between l am. and
daylight. Bus lines will meet the
, problem in the same way.
All but one of Washington's radio
stations go off the air at am, and
they'll simply resume in the morning
} on the new time. The only all-night
station, WWDC, will put on an extra
hour of recorded music, and the
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Series of ? Articles Clarifies
Civil Service Fund Benefits

The Star recently published
sic articles on CiDil Service re-
tirement benefits for Govern
nlent employees. Some points
not covered In the series were
raised in letters received from
Star readers. The authors of
the series haze prepared t,Do
concluding articles for the pur-
pose of answering these Ques-
tions. The first one folloUs.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
MeotIess Days End
In District Hospitals

There will be no more meatless
days for District hospitals, except on
Fridays, Purchasing Officer Roland
M. Brennan announced yesterday.
He said there is enough poultry
for dinners every Tuesday and SUM-
day and was optimistic about the
supply of other meats. The situa-
ton has been improving since the
low point in April when only $4,000
pounds of meat were supplied the
District out of 10000 ordered.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Smith Speaks Tonight
Al War Fund Kickoff
Rally al Alexandra

Representative Smith, Democrat,
Of Virginia will speak tonight at the
kickoff rally marking the opening
OF Alexandria's participation in the
Community War Fund campaign
for s4,970,000
A rally for 600 volunteer workers
and the citizens of Alexandria will
start at $50 pm. in the Virginia
Electric Power Co. auditorium.
Plans for military parade were
called off because no troops could
be obtained, but A. v. Gillingham,
unit manager. promised a star cast
for the rally.
| Mayor w. T. Wilkins of Alexan-
dria, Lee D. Butler. campaign chair
man, Clarence J. Hite, unit chair
man, and Luther H. Dudley, presi-
dent of the Alexandria Community
Chest, will speak.
A representative of the Army, the
Navy and of the Marines, just back
from overseas, will make the salute
to the colors. Mayor Wilkins has
issued a proclamation urging public
support of the drive, and the Alex
andria Ministerial Association has
designated Sunday as Community
War Fund day in Alexandria
churches.
Churches to Give Pamphlets.
Protestant and Catholic churches
throughout the District. Arlington,
Fairfax. Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties will observe
Community War Fund Sunday with
Alexandria. All churches will dis
4 tribute pamphlets, carrying indorse-
ments of the drive by their leaders.
The Endorsement of the Wash
rington Rabbinical Association was
presented to Jewish congregations
on their day of atonement. closing
the Jewish high holy day season.
The Washington Federation OF
Churches has asked every branch
and every pastor to support the
campaign, Carroll c. Roberts, presi-
dent of the Washington Fedora
tion of Churches, announced.
Our determination to meet the
problems of peace will be measured
largely by our generosity during the
coming campaign" Archbishop
Michael j. Curley said in letter
addressed to the Catholic clergy
and laity of Greater Washington.
Victory has left in its path devas-
tation that cannot be ignored by
those of Us who have not so Suf-
fered," he continued. AT home
the return of veterans, the disloca-
ton of workers and their families
and the readjustment of all ou1
people to postwar conditions are
certain to place on social agencies
and charitable institutions burdens
even greater than those they have
! born during the war"
Luncheon Sellout Predicted.
A complete sellout" of 700 ticket.
for luncheon tomorrow at the
Statler Hotel was announced by the
Women's Activities Committee anc
+. the residential unit. Capt. Johr
Patrick of the American Field Serv.
ice, will speak.
> After the luncheon, $500 volun.
teers, most of them women, viii
begin houSe-to-house solicitation.
to raise a $641 900 quota for the
residential unit.
The drive, a week old today, will
continue until October % to raise
money for 162 war relief and loca
welfare agencies and for the USO.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
lles!NRst'onmig
&Remiipder6s

Meats, Fats. Etc. - Stamps Va
through z-2 good through Sep
tember 80. Stamps Al through
Ell good through October 81.
Stamps FL through XII good
through November 80. Stamps
LII through Q-1 good through
December 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 SO good through De-
cember 81. Next stamp valid
January l.
Shoes-Airplane Stamps /, 2, 3 and
4 in Book No. 3 good indefinitely
for one pair Of shoes each.
Evening star., 1945-09-28

at home in Indiana, Pa, where his
father is a hardware merchant.
He was sworn in this morning
by Capt. Charles M. Crawford as
colonel in the Officers Reserve
Corps.
Although he has four months
terminal leave coming, he wants to
go to work in Hollywood right away,
and he wants it to be a comedy.
mo war pictures for me-" he said.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
280 Admitted in August
At Suburban Hospital

More than 280 patients were ad-
mitted to the Suburban Hospital of
Bethesda during August, the Board
of Trustees reported last week.
The report said Al volunteer Red
Cross nurses gave 801 hours of
nursing service in the dietary and
nursing, departments.
Evening star., 1945-09-28

ber, 1943, as a squadron commander.
In the course of 20 bombing mis-
sions in a B-24 Liberator, he became
a group operations officer and later
wing operations officer. Like
others in the 9th Air Force, he
was classified for redeployment to
the Pacific when the war ended.
He came home three weeks ago
with $4,000 other men on the Queen
Elizabeth. Since then he has been
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Will Work on Playground

Tomorrow will be playground
improvement day at Lynnbrook
School, Bethesda. The Parent
Teacher Association has invited all
fathers to lend a hand from 10 am.
to pm. and from 2:30 to 4 pm. at
the work of repairing playground
equipment and improving the
grounds.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Fl. Meade Surplus Sole
includes 255 Trucks

A total of 255 trucks, tractors
and station wagon, Government
surplus property, are on sale today
at Fort Meade, Md. The sale, which
began yesterday. will close tonight
if bids are accepted for all vehicles.
The trucks range in size from 4
ton to 2ls tons. Next week it is
planned to give veterans To-day
preferential period in bidding for
whatever vehicle become available
during that time at regional dis
posal centerx.
Evening star., 1945-09-28
240 Nuzi Victims Exhumed

BRUSSELS, Sept. % (R.-The
bodies of 240 victims of Nazi atroc-
tiles have been exhumed near
Jumet, it was announced today, and
all but 10 have been identified and
turned over to relatives. Most of
the victims were members of the
Belgian resistance movement.
Evening star., 1945-09-28

60 TO SCuOOl.
The mother,
Mrs. Ruby Shift
lette, $50 Fifty
second avenue,
Hillsi de, Md,
now Is able to
prom is e tn e
child that every
effort will b e
m q de to find
S c h 20 ling for
her.
T h e girl ,
Louise Quill, a
victim of Rocky
Mountain spot
tod fouor cinno
Evening star., 1945-09-28
Linn Drake to Be Feted

A testimonial dinner will be given
at $50 pm. today for the Rev.
Linn c. Drake, teacher of the
Vaughn Glass at Calvary Baptist
Church, Maj. Daniel F. Boone, class
president, announced.
Evening star., 1945-09-28

A frantic mother appealed today
for help in finding her 15-year-old
daughter, who ran away from home,
the mother said, because she couldn't
Evening star., 1945-09-28

she was 8 years old, has had little
schooling. Mrs. Shiflette said there
were no special classes for her in
Hillside and she had been unsuc-
cessful in attempts to get the girl