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Evening star., 1945-06-17
Population Increase Will Soften
Industrial Sugar Cut in D. c.

District bakeries, soft drink max
erS and ice cream manufacturers at
last have an answer to their current
$64 question: How big q cut will
we have to take in our sugar allot-
nent for the next quarter?"
OPA said Friday a 371a per cent
Nationwide cut would go in effect
July l, but that the Districts cut
would be smaller due to a popula-
ton increase.
A thorough checks yesterday re-
vealed nobody knew exactly how
big the Districts slash would be.
Industrial users were in the dark,
District OPA hadn't heard and the
public, of course, wasn't In on the
secret either.
Finally a national OPA official
who knew how to boil down the
sugar percentages to simple syrup
was found. $4,000 J.
He figured that the following per-
centase reductions would apply here
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Harrison Jones Elected
Training Body Chairman

Harrison Jones, trustee of the
Committee for Economic Develop
ment and chairman OF the Coca
Cola Co.. was elected chairman of
the board of the International
Training Administration, Inc, at the
annual board meeting, it was an
nounced last night.
Mr.. Jones succeeds Clark H.
Minor, director of the National For
eign Trade Council and president of
the international General Electric
Co., Inc. Following the meeting,
which was on Friday, Assistant Sec
retary of State Will L. Clayton was
guest Of honor at luncheon in the
Statler Hotel, also attended by rep
|resentatives Of IS Government agen-
cies cooperating in bringing ma
tionals of other countries to the
United States for training in in
dustry.
New directors elected were John
L. Collyer, special director, rubber
program, War Production Board;
vice chairman, Business Advisory
Counsel, Department of Commerce.
and president Of the B. F. Goodrich
Co., and William P. Witherow,
chairman, finance committee, Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
and president of Blaw Knox Co.,
Pittsburgh.
Ofncers reelected were Elliott S.
Hanson, president; George N. But
Ter, vice president; Benjamin A.
Theeman, secretary-treasurer and
general counsel, and Oliver w.
Besley, assistant treasurer.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
0PA Cases Settled
By Two Restaurants
And Five Food Stores

Payment of SASS. 40, amounting to
one and one-half times the claimed
overcharges on soft drink sales, was
paid by Trant's Restaurant, 600
block of Fourth street SW.. in set
tlement on a OPA price violation
case. the District Office of Price Ad-
ministration announced yesterday.
The price panel of War Price and
Rationing Board SO charged the res
taurant, of which Alvin Morgen-
stein was listed as owner, sold soft
drinks at 10 cents, S cents over CELL
ing.
Another restaurant and three
food stores also settled OPA claims
on payment of $50, the OPA said.
They were:
The New Commodore Restaurant,
600 block of D street NV. Salvador
Niosi, owner, charged by price panel
Of Board IL with total overcharges
Of $3.50 on sandwiches.
Euclid Market, TOO block of Eu-
cid street NV, William Glassman,
owner. charged by price panel of
Board II with total overcharges of
TO cents on food items.
Costa's Delicatessen, 1900 block of
Wisconsin avenue NV, Paul Costa
owner, charged by price panel of
Board 20 with $114 overcharge on
apples through selling by the apple
instead Of by the pound.
Dawes Market, 1900 block OF
Eighteenth street NV, Morris
Rosenblatt, owner, charged by price
panel Of Board II with total over
charges Of IL cents on food items.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
U. S. May Halt Export
Of Eastern Shore Plants
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOcltteo PreSS.
A quarantine on shipments of
fruits, vegetables and cut flowers
from four Eastern Shore OF Mary
land counties as well as parts of
Virginia and Delaware is planned by
the Agriculture Departments Bu-
reau of Entomology and Plant
Quarantine.
The University of Maryland Ex-
tension Service said, in disclosing
the quarantine plans. that inspec-
ton or fumigation of fruits and
vegetables and screening of refrig-
orator cars would be required be-
cause of expected heavy infestation
by Japanese beetles.
The four Maryland counties af-
fected by the quarantine are Wor-
cester, Wicomico, Somerset and
Dorchester,
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Recreation Program
Will Offer Varied
Types Of Activity

With a city wide recreation and
playground program ready to start
operating, there will be little ex-
cuse for boys and girls to get into
mischief for want of something to
do after public schools close We'd
nesday.
The District Recreational De-
partment will operate SO play
grounds, 135 picnic areas, 10 day
camps, IA wading pools and 8
swimming pools. Six other pools
will be jointly operated with the
Welfare and Recreational Associa-
ton.
In addition, 16 types of city-wide
activity will be carried on including
archery, badminton, bridge, dane
ing, drama, games, calisthenics,
languages, music, sewing, baseball,
softball, tennis and other sports.
All the pools operated will be in
charge of qualified swimming in
structors registered by the Red
Cross. Free swimming lessons will
w gwen Al OLA d.4li W 1lOOll udl1y y,
Monday through Friday at the
Anacostia, East Potomac, Mckinley,
Takoma, Francis and Benneker
pools, beginning June rs.
On Monday, July 2, six street
shower operators will work in vari-
Gus sections Of the city. Pools at
Seventeenth and Kramer streets
NE, and Thirty-third and Volta
streets, Georgetown, will be open
from 9 an, to pm. weekdays with
the last three hours each day re-
served for adults. Beginning next
Sunday, they will be open from /
pm. to pm. Sundays for adults.
Dunbar pool will operate from noon
to pm. Monday through Friday.
Picnic areas, equipped with fire.
places, tables, benches and other
equipment, already have been booked
by issuance of 900 picnic permits
for June.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
More Volunteers Needed
For Red Cross Cunteen

Popularity of the District Red
Cross Garden Canteen, summer
haven of service men and women,
has prompted officials to issue a
call for more volunteer workers.
Women between the ages of 1s and
go, interested in becoming regular
members of the District Canteen
Corps, may apply time served at
the canteen to the $50 hours re-
quired yearly for membership.
Auxiliary workers also are needed.
An additional call was made for
Junior auxiliaries, girls from 13 to
1s, to work in the garden canteen.
Application may be made by tele-
phoning Republic $500, extension
266.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Soldier Hung Himself,
Coroner Cefifies

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
yesterday issued a certificate of sui
eide in the death of Corpl. Troy H.
Poore. 80, attached to the Army Air
Forces at Boiling Field, who was
found early yesterday hanged from
a tree on Columbia Island, in the
Potomac River opposite West Poto-
mac Park.
The soldier, from Gary, Ind, was
dressed IN socks, shorts and shoes
He had removed his glasses and
placed them with his other clothing
nearby. The body was suspended
from the tree branch by sashcord
according to Park Policeman p. w.
Birch, who discovered it.
Three notes to relatives were
found nearby, police said.
Corpl. Poore was a service station
mechanic before entering service on
December Z, 1912. He had been sta
toned at Boiling Field since Deem
Der 6, 1943, and was assigned to
Army Air Force headquarters in the
Pentagon Building.
Evening star., 1945-06-17

for the third quarter beginning
July /:
Bakers-13 per cent below the
second quarter.
Soft drink makers and ice cream
manufacturers-21 per cent below
the second quarter.
With these reductions, bakers still
Will have for the third quarter Is
per cent of the amount available to
them in their 1941 base period. Soft
drink makers and Ice cream manu-
facturers will have IS per cent of
the amount used In the l941 period.
For the last year, the District had
what OPA calls "a 20 per cent popu-
lation adjustment" which took care
of the influx Of war workers and
service people.
Now the population adjustment
has been raised to 80 per cent for
the third quarter. 'e-- -,
mats ! pretty rod breSk : said
the OPA mar. ~ !,
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Sergeant Loses Leg, Two Spares
As BIZ Gunner Against Jups

2 was lost, splintered by Zero ma
chine gun bullets. Sergt. Scott
fastened on his spare. Another
bombing fight and again the SER
geant was hit-in the spare leg.
Sergt. Scott was returned home
again.
II had run out of legs" he said.
He Is now being fitted for another
artificial leg ut Mcclure Hospital
here.
A former electrical engineer,
sergt. Scott has his postwar career
lined up-a job with an orthopedic
appliance company % demonstrate
artificial limbs.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Mon Hurt in Fight;
Police Hold Opponent

Chester Smith, So, of 3118 M
street NV, was injured seriously
last night In q fight with Lewis e.
Riddle, 36, Of 1880 Key boulevard,
Arlington, Va, at the south end Of
Rosslyn Plaza at the Virginia end
of Key Bridge shortly after 8 O'Clock
last night, Arlington police reported.
Smith was taken to Arlington Hos
pital where authorities said he had
q possible fractured skull and his
condition was serious"
Riddle, an employe Of the Chesa-
peake q Potomac Telephone Co.,
was arrested by Arlington police and
subsequently turned over by them
to the Park Police, who had juris-
diction.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Day Of Prayer Fixed
f or Support of FEPC

DR.. w. H. Jernagin, director of
the Washington bureau, National
Fraternal Council of Negro Church.
es in America, today urged the II
denominations affiliated with the
council to set aside next Sunday as
a Day Of Prayer for FEPC."
The appeal, contained in a tele-
gram, sent by DR.. Jernagin to each
OF the council aff1liates, called for
mobilization of the entire council
membership behind the Fair EN-
ployment Practice Committee.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
COP Opens Campaign
For Dollars for Freedom
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Republican party today began
drive to raise $3.50, 600 by voluntary
contributions to expand its National
Committee operations.
Styling it a dollar for freedom u
campaign, the party said in a state
ment that each of the more than
$4,000, 900 persons who voted the
Republican ticket will be asked to
make donations.
Gifts, the party announcement
said, also will be sought from "all
other persons interested in return
ing control of the American Gov
eminent to the American people" -"
National Chairman Herber
Brownell, jr., and James S. Kemper
Of Chicago, chairman of the party's
National Finance Committee, joint
ly disclosed the drive.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Public Health Service
May Grant $102,S20
For venereaI Clinic

Acting Health Officer Daniel L.
Seckinger said yesterday the re-
action of the United States Public
Health Service appeared to be ia
vorable to granting the District
$102. 800 with which to operate the
rapid treatment venereal disease
center at Gallinger Municipal Hos
pital.
For the first 18 months of opera
ton the center received funds from
the Lanham Act, but beginning with
the new fiscal year, July /, sup
port of venereal disease treatment
centers in the country is to be trans
ferred to the Public Health Serv-
ice. Funds for this work now are
being considered by Congress, 1t
was said. The Commissioners last
week approved the request, and DR..
w. K. Sharp, regional director of
the USPHS in Richmond, visited
the center this week.
DR.. Seckinger, who is also acting
superintendent of Gallinger, said "it
would be nothing short of trag-
edy" If the work of the rapid treat
ment center were discontinued.
the USPHS had desig-
mated the center as one OF the II
centers in the Nation, and
last December the service was ex-
tended to nonresidents Of the Dis
trict, to increase the research pos
sibilities.
The center during the next fiscal
year expects to treat about 5000
persons. The To-day treatment is
said to be successful in venereal
diseases, whereas longer treatments
were successful in the past only in
Is per cent of the cases. The Dis
trict provides clerical service and
in addition will provide during the
coming fiscal year $4,000 for peni-
cillin.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Rudolph Forster Gets
Posthumous Award
|0f Medal for Merit

The Medal for Merit was awarded
posthumously by President Truman
yesterday to Rudolph Forster, for
more than As years a member of the
White House administrative staff.
The presentation had been ar
ranged by the late President Roose-
velt-last of eight Presidents under
whom Mr.. Forster served-and the
medal was accepted by Rudolph
Forster, a grandson, who was ac-
companied by his parents, Warren
r. Forster, vice president of the
Hamilton National Bank, and Mrs.
Forster, and his sister. Miss Joan
Forster.
The ceremony took place in the
White House rose garden in the
presence of many of Mr.. Forster's
old friends and associates. In the
group was Maurice c. Latta, another
White House veteran, who succeeded
Mr.. Forster as executive clerk after
the latter's death on July Z, 1943.
Mr.. Forster entered the Govern
ment service in the Bureau Of Fish
cries, December l, 1894, and was de-
tailed to the White House on March
S. 1897, the day after the inaugura-
ton of William Mckinley.
The citation for the medal pre-.
pared by President Roosevelt ane
read by Mr.. Truman said
He served his Government faith.
fully, intelligently and modestly fol
period which spanned almost {
third of our national existence, as
sisting eight Presidents through
peace and war, through good time.
and bad, In the solution of the mul.
titude of administrative problems
related to every branch of a great
Governments activities, which find
their way to the White House; he
distinguished himself, from the be-
ginning of the present emergency
by outstanding success in expediting
critical decisions and actions when
every minute gained was important
in the overall strategy of the war;
and he thereby rendered a service
Of incalculable value to all of his
fellow citizens"
Evening star., 1945-06-17
American U. Names Lone
To Study ROTC Plan

DR.. Paul F. Douglass, president
of American University, announced
yesterday that DR.. Charles E. Lane,
professor of chemistry of the School
Of Arts and Sciences, has been ap-
pointed military liaison officer for
the university to study the advisa-
bility and develop a plan of CO.
operation with the Army and Navy
in a program of reserve officer
training after the war. He. will
make recommendations to the board
Of trustees of the university upon
completion of his study. DR.. Lane
was director of the Pine Bluff (Ark.) }
School Of Aviation before becoming
associated with the university.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Miss Washington
Entries Open Tomorrow

The city's 1ovelies will begin filing
entries tomorrow for the contest
that will make one of them Miss
Washington of 1945."
Success of the 1914 beauty queen,
Miss Venus Ramey, who won the
title of Miss America" in the At
lantic City national pageant, was
expected to attract bumper crop
of hopefuls.
Single girls 18 to 28 years of age
are eligible for the competition, di-
rected by Mike Hunnicutt and spon-
sored by radio station WWDC. Entry
blanks are available until July Is at
the station, 1000 Connecticut avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Mental Bureau SheIved
As DR.. Owen Departs

DR.. John F. Owen, who took
charge of the mental hygiene bureau
of the Health Department on May l
and resigned June 4 because of the
lack of office space and clinical
facilities" has departed for his home
in North Carolina.
When his resignation was sub
mitted to the commissioners, Health
Officer George C. Rutland informed
the city heads that he had received
promises from DR.. Owen to stay
until replacement is found.
No replacement has been found
and the remaining personnel, a So
cial worker and secretary, will be
transferred to other bureaus.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
New Officers Installed
By Washington EAGLES

Officers of Washington Aerie No
125, Fraternal Order Of Eagles, were
installed Thursday night by Acting
Grand President James o. Jones
and Grand Conductor James S.
Jones. John M. Regeon, president,
presided.
The new officers are: George A.
Duphily, president; Mr.. Regeon,
Junior past president; Oscar S
Fazenbaker, vice president; Edward
F.. Fulk, chaplain; John c. Mihm
secretary; John r. Lynch, treasurer;
c. L. Femming, conductor; c. r
Blair, inside guard; c. L. Howe, out
side guard; Harry G. Brock, trustee
and DR.. Harry j. Crawford, physi-
clan.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
SuItonstuII to Speak

Senator Saltonstall, Republican,
OF Massachusetts, will speak at q
memorial meeting at $3.50 pm. We'd
nesday honoring the heroes of the
Warsaw ghetto. The meeting, under
the auspices Of the Jewish Com
munity Council of Washington, will
take place at the Jewish Commun-
ity Center. Senator Saltonstall is
expected to discuss his recent tour
of German concentration camps,
Evening star., 1945-06-17
USO Officials to Meet

Civilian Soldier Relationship"
will be discussed by 1t. Col. Julius
Schneider Of the Army orientation
branch when the stan conference OF
the United Service Organizations in
this area meets at 8 pm. tomorrow
In the YMCA USO, 1875 G street
NV. Col. Schneider is being pre-
sented to the group by the confer
ence's Fosteombat Committee.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
1|heaters Expect
Big Bond Sales
For Eisenhower
Idea Of SoIuting
General With Proof
Of Support Spreads

Theater bond booths expect to do
q rushing business today selling E
Bonds to Washingtonians to wave
at Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to-
morrow along the line Of march of
his triumphal parade and at the
Statler Hotel luncheon for him.
Bonds to salute Gen. Eisenhower
also are being sold today at the
National Airport, where B-29
bomber will be on exhibition from
10 am. to 7 pm. today. The public
may inspect the exterior. Persons
holding tickets received with bond
purchases at theater booths may
climb inside the bomber. The in
terior-inspection tickets also may be
obtained at the bond booth at the
airport.
Tribute to Ike" Idea Spreads.
The Salute Eisenhower With
Bonds" idea has been spreading
rapidly since it was first suggested
last week by C. H. Pope, president
of the Munsey Trust Co. A real
estate operator, A. o. Edmundsen,
has reported rapid" progress with
his idea Of an Eisenhower Ten-mil-
lion-dollar Club" expected to be
composed Of 10000 persons who wave
$1,000 bonds at the general.
w. j. Waller, chairman of the
Mighty Seventh" War Loan drive
here, said he hopes the salute" will
cause the sale of enough E bonds to
answer Gen. Eisenhower's oft-re-
peated plea for support Of fighting
men with bond purchasing at home.
The drive here, 1873 per cent COM
pleted so far as the $4,000, 900 in
individual bond quota is concerned,
still is tagging in the E bond totals.
The $48, ,000, 900 E bond quota is only
GIT per cent complete, with $18, ,400,-
600 worth to be sold in the next 13
days to meet the quota at the close
Of the drive June 80.
Nationally. Ted r. Gamble, war
finance director, has asked for
"stepped-up" activity to wipe out
WAlhb IAC uc6CTlDeS rs Small DELL
cit" in E bond sales. The national
total is now 65 per cent of the
81, 4,00o, ,000, 900 quota for E bonds and
at 81.3 per cent Of the $1,000, 900 900
individual bond quota.
Sales to Corporations.
Early this week sale of bonds to
corporations will be announced for
the first time. Corporate bond sales
have a quota of SIC, ,000, 900 here. The
total District quota for both corpo-
rate and individual bond sales is
$113, ,000, 900.
Mr.. Waller has stressed, however,
that whatever the progress of cor
porate bond sales turns out to be, he
will not term the Districts Mighty
q success unless the E bond
quota is reached and oversubscribed.
The sale Of the smaller e bonds
measures public support of the drive,
he said.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Ry tte Associated Press.

By tIe ASSoclated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, June 16.-Mas-
ter Sergt. Robert E. Scott, New
Orleans, lost three legs in combat.
Sergt. Scott explains "only one of
those legs was actually my own-the
other two were artificial"
Sergt. Scott, who joined the Army
in 1927. was top gunner on a Bit
Pacific waters when he
lost his leg in action.
He was returned to the States,
fitted with an artificial limb, fur
nished spare" and soon was back
In action in the Pacific.
During . bombing mission leg No.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Art Exhibit Set Today

Pupils of the Gilbert Art School,
1908 N street NV, will exhibit
drawings and paintings from 2 to 8
pm. today. The participants in the
exhibit range in ages from 5 to IL.
Judges chosen to award prizes In
clude: Miss Marian q. N. Lane, Mrs.
enore Bartlett and Nrs. Lloyd
Miller.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Georgetown 10 Award
Honorary Law Degree
To Truman Today

President Truman, first of the
Nations Chief Executives to be
awarded a degree by Georgetown
University while holding Office, will
be made an honorary doctor of
laws at the 18th annual commence
ment exercises today at 4 pm.
The 214 graduates will miss an
opportunity Of seeing Mr.. Truman
as the university announced yester-
day that press of duties will prevent
his attendance. Senator Chavez,
Democrat, of New Mexico, who re-
ceived his IL. B. degree from
Georgetown in 1920. was designated
White House representative to ac-
cept the degree for the President.
The Very Rev. Lawrence c. Cor
man, S. j., president of Georgetown,
will confer four other honorary IL.
D. degrees at the university's largest
wartime graduation. Weather per-
mitting, the exercises will be held on
the college lawn and in the event of
rain admission to CASTOR Hall will
be by card only.
Heroic Chaplain to Speak.
1t. Comdr. Joseph T. O'Callahan,
heroic Catholic chaplain of the
carrier Franklin, recommended for
the Congressional Medal of Honor,
will make the commencement ad-
dress. He also will receive an aca-
demic honor.
Others to be made Doctors of
Laws are Vice Admiral Ross T.
McIntire. surgeon general of the
Navy; James E. Collihower, chair
man Of the Georgetown Hospital
campaign; and John E. Laskey, who
retired from the law faculty this
year after teaching criminal law
for 81 years. He was United States
Attorney for the District in the
Wilson administration.
Since George Washington visited
Georgetown College on horseback
to address the student body a year
before his death, practically every
President has been personal guest
of Georgetown at one time or an
other President Wilson and the
late President Roosevelt were about
the only exceptions during the past
century
Hoover Received Degree.
Only one other occupant of the
White House has received a degree
from Georgetown. That was in the
case Of Herbert Hoover, who was
Secretary of Commerce at the time
The late Calvin Coolidge was the
last President to attend one of its
commandments.
A baccalaureate mass will be cele-
brated at 10:30 am. in Dahlgren
Chapel for faculty and graduates.
The celebrant will be the Very Rev.
Edward L. Stephens, Sd, pastor
of st. Mary's Church, Alexandria.
He is former Connecticut lawyer
who obtained his LIB. degree from
Georgetown in 1916.
The deacon and the subdeacon
also are law school alumni. The
deacon will be the Rev. Joseph S.
Knight of the 1923 class, pastor of
the Sacred Heart Church, La Plata,
Md. The subdeacon will be the Rev.
Charles L. Coolahan, professor of
philosophy at Georgetown, who OBJ
tanned his law degree in 1881
The sermon will be preached by
the Rev. George L. Guilfoyle, ST.,
professor of philosophy at George
town.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Plan Show at Hospital

PatlentS at Bethesda Naval Med
ical Center will be entertained
"wednesday evening with a variety
show presented by Potomac Elec-
tric Power Co. Post, No. 43, Amer
lean Legion. This group has been
making monthly appearances at the
local stage Door Canteen.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Biosophy Club PIons Outing

The Washington Biosophy Club
will have an outing in Rock Greek
Park, Grove sc, at 1880 am. to-
day. Those interested should bring
their lunch.