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Evening star., 1945-12-16
Father Rosensteei Council
Marks 18th Anniversary

Father Rosensteel Council, No.
2169, Knights of Columbus, of For
est Glen will begin the celebration
OF its 25th anniversary today and
climax a program of activities with
a banquet and dance at the Indian
Spring Country Club at 7:30 pm.
Thursday.
Members of the council and their
families were to receive holy COM
munion at am. mass this morning
in body at st. Michael's Church.
This afternoon from 4 until o'clock
open house will be held at the coun-
ell hall in Forest Glen.
On Tuesday at pm. the first
degree of the order will be exem-
piified, and a social meeting includ-
ing Christmas party will be held
Dancing will follow the banquet
Thursday, which will be attended
by State officers of the knights
Of Columbus and State officials.
The council was organized Decem-
Der 20, 1920, under the name OF
Forest Glen Council. Its name was
changed later to honor its founder
and first chaplain, the late Rev
Charles o. Rosensteel.
Evening star., 1945-12-16
Armed Bandits Rob
Manager Of S1,325

In the third of series of holdups
which police believe may have been
perpetrated by the same pair of COL
ored bandits, Marvin Kogod of 2545
Sixteenth street NV, manager of
the LIE Droit Liquor Store, sol Flor
ida avenue NV, was robbed last
night of the days receipts in the
amount of 81 1926.
Police said descriptions of the
men who staged the holdup tally
with those of two gunmen who shot
Mrs. Ruth Feinstein, 35, wife of the
owner of a grocery at 1914 First
street NV, Friday night and held
up the manager of High ice cream
store at 1910 Eleventh street NV,
for SIS the night before.
Mr.. Kogod was robbed as he left
his store and was walking to his
car, parked on Fifth street NV.
Two armed colored men, approach
ing on either side of the car, de-
manded the days receipts he was
carrying in paper bag. They fed
on foot after obtaining the money.
Mrs: Feinstein, mother of three
children, was in a critical condition
in Casualty Hospital last night.
Mr.. Feinstein was alone in the
store when the two bandits, one
masked with a blue handkerchief,
entered the store. He threatened
Mr.. Feinstein with pistol and fired
warning shot to emphasize his
demand for money.
Mr.. Feinstein started for his
apartment at the rear of the store
and the man fired a second shot at
him, hitting Mrs. Feinstein. The
bandits then fed.
Evening star., 1945-12-16
II Granted Paroles
BY Gov. 0'Conor
By the Associated Press.

6S Tue ASsOClhtcQ EEeSS.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. IS. - Gov.
O'Conor announced today the grant,
ing Of % paroles on the recommen-
dation Of F.. Murray Benson, State
director of Parole and Probation.
Three PAROLES sentenced by Prince
Georges County Circuit Court in
cluded: Wilbur A. Shipley, 18 months
in the Maryland House of Correc-
ton for store and housebreaking
larceny and receiving stolen goods; /;
Arter Robert Johnson, colored, three
years in the Maryland Penitentiary
for assault with intent to kill, and
Francis H. Jackson, seven years in
the Maryland Penitentiary for lar
ceny.
Other PAROLES included Joe Cole
colored, sentenced by the Charles
County Circuit Court to one year in
the Maryland House of Correction
for assault and shooting; Joseph H
Reed, colored, sentenced by the St
Mary's County Magistrates Court tc
18 months for larceny. and James
Louis Mills, colored, sentenced by
the st. Mary's County Circuit Court
to three years in the Maryland
Penitentiary for assault to rob.
Evening star., 1945-12-16
Fact-Finding Panel
SOUGHT in Bus Strike

The union in the seven-week-old
Greyhound busline strike was re-
ported last night to have requested
Secretary Of Labor Schwellenbach
to appoint an impartial fact-finding
panel Monday to delve into its is
sues. About 1000 employees are in
volved.
A Labor Department spokesman
said Secretary Schwellenbach was
considering" the proposal, although
he was represented as hopeful the
United States Cancellation Service
could effect a renewal of talks be-
tween union and management.
Company officials representing the
Pennsylvania Greyhound and the
Central Greyhound lines refused
last Thursday to accept Concilia-
ton Service proposals calling for
appointment of an arbitrator or OF
conciliation board. Under the
second proposal, public members
would have served With representa-
tives of the management and the
AFL Amalgamated Association OF
Street Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees.
Union officials were said to have
been willing to accept either one OF
the Cancellation Service proposals.
Evening star., 1945-12-16
ice Demurrage Order
Attacked in District Court

A petition to set aside an Inter-
state Commerce Commission order
increasing demurrage charges for
cars not unloaded
promptly was filed yesterday in Dis
trict Court by the National League
of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vege-
table Distributors and six individ-
uals.
The ICC order, according to the
petition, raised charges which are
due after a 48-hour free unloading
period from $220 to $11 for the first
day. $2.20 to $22 for the second day
$3.50 to $44 for the third, $11 to $44
for the fourth and $22 to $44 fol
the fifth. A $44 charge for the sixth
and successive days remains the
same.
The petition also seeks to have
Evening star., 1945-12-16
Montgomery Heads Get
Report on AGENTS Work

Functions of the Montgomery
County agricultural agent, home
demonstration agent and the VIC
tory garden Office were explained
by County Supervisor Willard F.
Day in a report submitted yester-
day to the County Commissioners.
The report also showed that of
the $3,48O.655.99 appropriated by
the county for the 1856 fiscal
year, S1,684, ,491.53 had been spent
for the fve-month period ended
November 30.
Soil conservation and measures to
increase the crop and milk produc-.
ton in the county are among duties
undertaken by the agricultural
agents Office, Mr.. Day said in his
report.
In discussing the Victory garden
program, Mr.. Day said approx
mately 4,500 persons received in
formation from the Victory garden
Office this year. Canning centers
were set up in Rockville, Kensing-
ton, Bethesda and Silver Spring ano
more than 100000 cans, of food were
proceSSed.
Evening star., 1945-12-16
Two Die in Accidents
AS Traffic Toll Rises
To g for the Year

Two persons died as result OF
traffic accidents in Washington yes
terday, and the death toll for the
year mounted to 90, as compared
to SO in the corresponding period OF
last year.
Miss Margaret Payne, St, of the
1000 block of Eighth street NE, was
fatally injured when struck by an
automobile at K and Eighth streets
NE. She died early this morning
at Casualty Hospital.
Police said the driver of the car
was Robert F. Jones, 80, colored, Of
the 1900 block of B street NE. He
was held by police under reckless
driving charge.
Freak Accident.
The other death was that of JUL
ius Williams, 36, colored, OF the first
block of Fenton place NE, who
lost his life in an unusual accident
yesterday afternoon.
According to police, Mr.. Williams
was lowering a barrel into side
walk opening in front of 733 Four
teenth street NV. when the rope
supporting the barrel slipped and
Mr.. williams fell backward. He
fell into the street and under the
rear wheel of a Jacobs Transfer
truck which was passing, the police
reported. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital where he was pro-
nounced dead.
The truck was operated, police
said, by Hasker Williams, AZ, col.
ored, of 1921 M street NE. He will
appear at a coroner's inquest, prob
ably on Monday.
Three Washington boys were in
a serious condition in Casualty Hos
pital last night after two shedding
accidents yesterday.
Sled Struck by Auto.
Harry C. LOTUS, jr., 9. Of 84s
Fifty-first street Sc, and Robert
Miller, IL. of 5O3l H street Sc, were
injured when the sled on which
they were riding was struck by ar
automobile as they crossed Bennine
road at Forty-ninth street Sc
Taken to Casualty Hospital by the
driver, both were said to have skull
| fractures.
Police said the driver was Ear
E. Haddock, 8l6 Fifty-f1rst street S E
In the second accident, Roy F
Simmons, 8, of 1872 Thirty fifth
street NE, suffered head injurie.
when his sled was struck by taxi.
cab as he emerged from an ale,
between Ames and Blaine streets OF
Burns street NE.
| Police said the driver of the cal
was Joseph D. Schofeld. 30, of 397'
Ames street Sc.
Clarksburg Boy Killed.
The death of a 12-year-olt
Clarksburg (Md) boy-believed Il
be the victim of hit-and-run &C.
cident while he was returning hom
from a shedding party-was re-
ported by Montgomery County po
lice last night. The body of tn
child. Larry King. was found OF
Route 240 in Clarksburg. with hi
demolished sled nearby.
His mother. Mrs Edna King, tolt
members Of the Gaithersburg Res
cue Squad he left home early II
the evening with several friend
to sled on hill near Clarksburg.
Police said the boys injuries LEI
them to believe he had been strucl
by an automobile or truck, bu
added there were no witnesses
Evening star., 1945-12-16
Bus Empties Quickly
As Driver Explains

By the Associated Press.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Elwooc
Kroner stopped his bus and advised
passengers to transfer to following
vehicle.
Complaints were loud until Mr.
KRONER explained:
well, I didn't want to scare you
but the bus is on fire"
The exit of the 20 riders was In
record time. Six fire companies
extinguished the blaze.
Evening star., 1945-12-16
RiverduIe Plant Sold
By REC for $1l6,579

The Engineering & Research
Corp, Riverdale, which manufac-
lures airplanes and aircraft parts.
is one Of two Government -owned
war plants in Maryland, costing a
total of $1,786, ,3o469, which were
sold for that amount as of Novem-
ber 80, the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. reported yesterday.
The Riverdale plant, estimated to
have cost s116,579S9, was sold to
the same corporation for the cost
figure. The second plant, the
Bethlehem Steel Corp, Sparrows
Point, estimated to have cost ST.
669, ,724.80, was sold to the same
| firm at cost.
Evening star., 1945-12-16

set aside an ICC order which counts
and holidays as part Of the
48-hour free unloading period and
one under which local shipping
charges are made on shipments re-
consigned after reaching an original
destination.
The petition claims the ICC orders
are Unconstitutional. Justice Jen-
nings Bailey ordered the petition
heard by a three-judge tribunal
December 20. Attorneys for the
plaintiffs are Haskell Donoho, Ash
ley Sellers and Dale G. Dillen.
Evening star., 1945-12-16
O'Conor Picks Winner
OF Draft Medal Dec. 20
J the Associated press

oy tne Assoclated FhesS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.-A fish
bowl" drawing to determine a rep
resentative Of Maryland's 113 Selec-
tive Service System workers to re-
ceive medal of merit from Presi-
dent Truman will be held at An
napolis December 70.
Gov. O'Conner will draw names
OF five men from a glass bowl tc
Evening star., 1945-12-16
Gift Service Toniqht

The Montgomery County Chris
tian Endeavor Union will hold Its
annual white gift service in the
Presbyterian Church at Boyds at
o'clock tonight. The donations will
go to the County Home, near Rock
vile,
Evening star., 1945-12-16
Cooper Heads Ali Club

The Sherwood Senior All Club,
Sandy Spring, elected Kenneth
Cooper president; Charles Whirley,
vice president; Robert Canada, Sec
retary; Herbert Snee, treasurer;
Rodric Himebaugh, reporter, for 1916.
Evening star., 1945-12-16

select the representative and four
alternates for ceremonies to be held
at the White House January 81.
The representative will receive
the medal from Mr.. Truman as an
member Of the Sc
lectiye Service system.
Evening star., 1945-12-16
Maurice BORING Dies

LONDON, Dec. Is R. Wing
Commander Hon. Maurice Barring
II, brother Of Lord Revelstroke and
widely known author, poet, essayist
and dramatist, died today at Beau
fort Castle.
Evening star., 1945-12-16

the accident. The rescue squad re-
ported that the rim and shattered
lens of a headlight and the rim Of
small fender light were found at
the scene.
Evening star., 1945-12-16

LYN ROOK, N. RE-
PORTED KILLED-Merchant
Marine Capt. Austin Fithian
of the Liberty ship Arthur R.
Lewis, has been shot and
killed, according to informa-
ton his wife, Mrs. Jane
Thompson Fithian, says she
received yesterday. Five mem
bers of his crew are being held
by the naval authorities at
Manus, in the Admiralty Is
lands, in connection with his
death, according to the re-
port. The message, she said,
did not disclose when or
where her husband was killed
or under what circumstances.
-AP WirephOto.
Evening star., 1945-12-16


Fire hing patoonre the crufca Sta
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-19
French Envoy Injects Self In Bomb
 Secrecy Surrounds
 Purpose of Porleys
 With Byrnes, Bevin

Moscow, Dec. 19- (UP) France injected itself into the Big Three Conference of Foreign Ministers to which the French were not invited when Ambassador Georges Catroux called separately today on the Am- erican and British minister. '.
 The conferences of Catroux with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin were cloaked in rigid secrecy.
 A report circulated that Byrnes and Bevin might see premier Stalin late today,
 The three-power conference was held under the Yalta Agreement call- ing for periodical sessions of the Am eyican, British and Soviet foreign ministers. Thus France was exclud- ed from the present meeting. The French were assured in advance that they would be kept informed on any developments affecting their interests.
 Catroux called first on Byrnes and soon after visited Bevin.
 Byrnes saw Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov privately last night, and met him again today at lunch in Spiridoneckt Palace, Bevin, U. s. Ambassador W. Averell Harri- man and British Ambassador Sir Archibald Clark Kerr also attend ed the luncheon.
 The foreign ministers were meet ing for the fourth time today. Molo- toy was presiding, in keeping with the system of automatic rotation among the three powers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-19
Battlefield Appearance

WCiC SJdICO.
 Battlefield Appearance
 The area of the explosions was described by witnesses as like a bat tlefield. The blasts tore a huge crater in the road and fiattened a line Of Eucalyptus trees along its side. Some were torn up by the roots.
 The flaming rockets scorched a path up the hill to the housing projects, where some houses were f1attened and refrigerators and stoves in others were blown through walls or folded like boxes.
 A car parked One-quarter mile away was crushed.
 The truck was carrying 57 rocket motors, 49 depth charge pistols, "A depth charge extenders and 29 depth charge boosters, in addition to an unknown quantity of small arnmu- milton. It was the entire warload of patrol craft 560, enroute from San Diego harbor to the Fallbrook Navy Ammunition Depot.
 The blasts broke a section of the 12-inch steel natural gas main which supplies San Diego and the gas burned for several hours. An emergency appeal of the San Diego Gas and Electric Go. asked house. holders to use as little gas as p0s- sible to avert 8 critical shortage, officials said only days gas supply was available.
 Electric light service in the area and telephone connections were diS- rupted. Windows in downtown San Diego were cracked Z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-19
Miracle Escape
WITucIG Escape
 1000 Persons Homeless After Flaming Explosion

La Jolla, Cal, Dec. 19. (UP)-One thousand persons were left home less today by the flaming explosion of 8 loaded Navy ammunition truck within 100 yards of 8 crowded Navy housing project.
 Rockets, depth charges and shells ripped through Torrey Pines and Camp Callan housing centers, smashing every window and leaving 90 percent of the homes uninhabit- able.
 The three blasts rocked down. town San Diego, IA miles away.
 There were no deaths. Civilian hospitals reported nine injured but said only three were held for treat ment. Sixteen Marines at Camp Matthews, hanking the highway, were treated for cuts.
 Driver Escapes
 The civilian truck driver, John Ayala of Fallbrook, was not injured. He leaped out of the huge vehicle when its gas tank exploded suddenly and telephoned to report the im- pending disaster.
 The warning enabled police par tially to evacuate the housing areas before the ammunition exploded and was credited with preventing deaths.
 Other La Jolla families took the homeless in last night, and John Arvin, local Federal Housing man. ager, called on the Red Cross to help feed and clothe them.
 Live ammunition scattered throughout the project made 1t iin- Aenahle even for those whose homes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-19
II Fire Vets Ask 10 Quit
 Boards to Meet
 This Afternoon

Eleven veteran members of the Fire Department are expected to place requests for retirement before the Board of Fire Commissioners this afternoon when the board meets at p. m. in City Hall.
 Those veteran members expected to request retirement, are:
 Captains James Cavanaugh and Andrew OLeary, It. Joseph Rice. Privates John L. Hartnett, Daniel Kinnane, Andrew Stafford, Stephen Kelly, Maurice Shea. John P. Law Tor, Thomas J. Bowen and Thomas Dougherty.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Lyman, Police De- partment matron, is expected to place a request for retirement be- fore the Commissioners of the Po- lice Board when they meet at 4:30 p. m. today. Mrs. Lyman has served in the capacity of matron over 9 years.
 Also expected to be heard at the Police Board meeting are requests from six supernumerary policemen that they be elevated to regular pa- trolmen. The men are:
 Anthony Stango, Harold Hurley, Salvatore Lavallo, Anthony Lom- bardo, Edward Hurley and Domi- nick Mendello.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-19
Royalty Holds
 Party BeLoW'

London, Dec. 18-(UP) King George VI waltzed with his but ler's wife last night, and Queen Elizabeth did a turn with her footman.
 Princess Elizabeth, in a long white evening gown with spangled skirt, danced with chef from the palace kitchen.
 It was the annual below stairs" Christmas party at Buck ingham Palace. The royal fam lily spent an hour with the house. hold staff doing gay dances. The king, in dinner jacket, requested 8 Scottish eightsome reel played by two khaki-clad pipers of the Scots Guards.
 The queen wore a black evening gown with high epaulette should CTS. She sat out one of the most boisterous numbers known as the "Palais Glide"
 One of Princess Elizabeth's partners was Cecil Woods, jun for palace clerk, who played the part of the chief comic opposite the princess in wartime Christ mas pantomines at Windsor Cas- tie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-19
White YuIe Due in City

A White Christmas was in store for Waterbury as 8 heavy snowfall descended on the city at 5 o'clock this morning in the wake of a five day cold wave. And the weather man, who hasn't been particularly optimistic about the bright skies for the last week, predicted it will snow throughout today, tonight and probably tomorrow covering the landscape with 8 blanket almost foot high.
 Brass City residents, stoking fur naces continually since last Thurs day, were much diSgruntled this morning to discover another heavy snowfall was blowing down from northern areas. With many pre- holidays activities scheduled and much laSt-minute Christmas shop ping to be done before the end of the week, many people remarked that today's storm would produce many disappointments, and more than the average share of inconven- fences.
 Though driving was very hazard ous this morning as snow fell on icy pavements, no accidents were reported.
 Busses were in operation on all lines throughout the city, but run ming 10 to 20 minutes late. The Fairmount bus was turning at the foot of Fairmount hill, spokesman for the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company said at noon hour today.
 Grammar Schools dismissed classes at noon hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-19
BottIeship In Danger
 Washington Loshed
 BY Coles in Azores

London, Dec. 19-(UP)-An un- official and unconfirmed report from Lisbon today said the Ameri- can battleship Washington was in danger off the Azores, presumably from gales sweeping wide reaches of the Atlantic.
 A United Press dispatch from Lis bon said the U. s. Embassy was checking with the Portuguese Navy Department on the report circulat- ing there that the 35,000-ton Wash- ington was in danger.
 The Navy Department said it was unable either to confirm or deny the report immediately. No details were available, the Lisbon dispatch said.
 The report of danger to the Washington came as the American cruiser Augusta and aircraft car- rier Wasp prepared to dock in Srrth England for repairs of storm damage that delayed the homeward voyage of some $500 U. s. troops.
 The Washington, which with the sister ship North Carolina make up the Washington class battleships, was completed in March, 1942, at a cost of $76, 1885, ,750. Her normal com- plement is about 2.000 men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-19
New England States Hit By Blizzard
 70-MiIe Gusts
 Knife Southern
 Portion of Areo
(By UNITED PREsS)

A paraiyzing blizzard bore down on the New England states today, It's tail fiicking across New York City. while new heavy snows spread an eight to l2 inch blanket over much of the eastern half of the country.
 A special weather bureau bulletin said that gale winds bearing six inches of snow would sweep into New England from the south during the day. Northeast storm warnings flew from Passport, Me, to Block Island, R. l., for winds of 50 to 60 miles an hour, with 70-mile gusts expected to knife across the south- ern portion.
 The entire eastern seaboard was hit, the precipitation taking the form of rain in the southern coastal states.
 The New York City department of sanitation rolled out 1,500 snow blows and other equipment to com- bat the heaviest December snowfall in 12 years. Four inches fell in less than six hours, and the total fall was expected to be 12 inches when the storm ends tomorrow.
 Embargo Continues
 The city's transportation depart ments fought to keep the lines oper- ating. Surface transportation was reduced to half speed.
 In the face of the approaching blizzard, New Englanders were warned to leave their automobiles at home. The snow brought some re- (Continued on Page 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-19

tee was told today.
 Committee Counsel William D. Mitchell introduced messages ex- changed between Berlin and Tokyo which revealed that German eS- pionage agents in this country tipped Japan of about U. s. code breaking.
 The intercepts were introduced as Vice-Admiral Theodore s. Wilkin- son, former chief of Naval Intelli- gence, was recalled for further questioning about events leading up to the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. ', 1941.
 The first message, taken from Army files, was dated April 16, 1941. It was from Tokyo to Berlin and said Japan suspected that codes" were being read "by foreign pow ers."
 The next dispatch, from Berlin to Tokyo on May 3, was more de- f1nitive. It advised the Japanese government that the Nazs were maintaining an effective espionage system in the United States which had quite reliably established that this country was reading diplomatic messages from Washington to Tokyo.
 Despite that and other messages of similar import, evidence before the committee indicates that Japan never changed her codes to an ex- tent sufficient to make them un- breakable by the United States.
 Statement Revealing
 Japan's allure to do something effective about her codes could not be attributed to any doubt that they were being read. One of the mess ages introduced by Mitchell was from Tokyo to Japanese emmissaries in Washington. It said it was "al- most certain that the U. S. Gov ernment Is reading your messages"
 But Gen. George c. Marshall, former Army chief of staff, testified recently that the United States con- tinued to break Japanese codes throughout the war. He said in- formation gleaned from such inter- captions made possible some of the greatest Allied victories of the Pa.
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