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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
'FBI' Created 10 Curb
Speculation and Fraud
lin VIA Transactions
BY OVID A. MARTIN,


A miniature "FBI" has been
established within the War Food
Administration. Its purpose: To
help prevent speculation, profiteer-
ing and fraud in connection with
VITA transactions and regulations
affecting food and farm commod-
tiles.
Named the Office Of Investigators
Services by Administrator Marvin
Jones, who ordered its creation, the
new agency also has the power to
check up on violations in all phases
OF VITA food production and els.
tribution programs and to look into
sales and storage OF foods bought
by VITA.
The investigatory Office was sci
up few weeks after Representa-
tives Taber, Republican, of New
York and Keefe, Republican, Of
Wisconsin charged in Congress thai
international leaks from the Com
modify Credit Corp.-the VIA.
price-supporting and crop loar
agency-had enabled grain trader.
to make millions and millions Of
dollars" in the grain markets.
Mehl Heads Agency.
Mr.. Taber said at the time thai
a situation existed which tran.
sends the Teapot Dome scandal.
The WAS investigation agency
Is directed by j. M. Mehl, who fol
several years has administered the
Commodity Exchange Act-legisla-
ton designed to prevent unlawful
speculation in the Nations commod-
ity exchange markets. Mr.. Meh
will continue to administer the Ex-
change Act.
Mr.. Mehl, quiet and soft-spoken
said he Is convinced there was nc
connection between the Republican
charges in Congress and creation
of the investigatory Office.
Our Office is not to be a detec-
tive agency" he said.
Functions Explained.
Rather, he explained, it will take
over investigating and compliance
functions previously performed BY
branches within each of the various
agencies under the VITA. That is
the CCC had it's own investigators
So did the Office of Supply, the
agency largely responsible for dis
tributing the Nations wartime fooc
supply and purchasing food fol
lease-lend and foreign relief.
Under the new setup, any check
ups involving operations of variou.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Food Probe Switches
To House.; British
Voice Complaints
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
/ The food chorus was sounding
on both sides of the Atlantic to-
day as a new congressional
inquiry into the state OF Amer
ica's larder got under way on
Capitol Hill and the British
House of Commons heard a pro-
test that Englishmen could not
be expected to wear their belts
any tighter" than the people in
this country.
At the same time, the OPA posted
higher ration point values for April
on a number of items, reminding
housewives of new food scarcities,
and OPA Administrator Chester
Bowles reported that the civilian
share of meat in April would be
880,000,000 pounds, as compared to
896, 100000 this month.
In a related development, any
increase in meat prices to con-
sumers-or any immediate prospects
of an increase in supplies-faded
as possibilities of the Senate's food
investigation.
Senate Inquiry Recesses.
AS Senators recessed until next
week their three-day inquiry into
the meat situation, a majority of
the Senate Agriculture Committee
indicated agreement that boosting
prices to the housewife will not help.
That would just be taking the
lid off everything" commented Sen
ator Ellender, Democrat, of LOU
isiana.
Deputy Price Administrator James
F. Brownlee opposed it and Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wickard sent a
statement saying:
Ceiling increases, which could
only lead to demands for upward
revision Of wages as well as de-
mands for other price increases, will
work against the long-run. interest
of the farmers and ranchers as well
as against the success of our imme-
date war effort.
Mr.. Brownlee also assured the
committee that whatever action
OPA may take to ease the price
squeeze" packers say they are under
will not involve forcing down prices
to cattle producers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Ceiling Price Raised
s. a Ton on Newsprint
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An increase of SO ton in manu-
facturer's ceiling prices for news
print has been authorized, effective
Immediately.
Announcing the increase today
the OPA attributed it to below
normal earnings for the United
States newsprint industry.
1t is the third increase since news
print was put under price control in
March, 1912.
The increase will lift to SCI a ton
the ceiling price for standard news
print delivered to 80 port cities
There are separate ceilings for de-
liveries In 10 specified zones and
these are likewise raised SO a ton
The ceiling price for the base zone
No. 4, becomes $62 a ton.
All newsprint paper sold in the
United States will be governed by
the new ceilings. About $3.50, 600
tons of newsprint were used in this
country in 1914 and on this basis,
the increase means an added re-
turn of about S10,000,OOO a year to
producers.
The price of newsprint was $50
a ton port price" from January
l, 1888, until March /, 1913, when a
boost of 81 a ton was granted. This
was followed by another 81 increase
September l, 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Fifth District Paper
Collection 10 Be Held
On Holiday Tomorrow

Collections of waste paper tomor-
row in the fifth district of The Eve
ming Star-PTA Salvage for Victory
program will be made on schedule
despite the fact that the schools
will be closed because of the Good
Friday holiday. Many of the schools
have planned to have their regular
collections tomorrow and the need
for the paper is so vital the trucks
will make the rounds regardless of
whether the quantity is up to nor
NAL
Reports from the Peabody School
reveal that one section, the 5th
grade, taught by Mrs. Helen Payne,
and numbering 26, Brought in 1000
pounds today, averaging nearly 40
pounds per pupil.
Collections yesterday totaled Co.
$40 pounds and brought the grand
total of the drive to 1855, 279
pounds.
Among the collections of half a
ton or more were j. F.. Cook, 1,4O2;
Emery, 2,540; Terrell, 1924; Sum-
ner-Magruder, 2,096; H. D. Cooke,
Abs; Adams, 5,843; Brookland,
2,055; Bunker Hill, 3,402; Langdon,
$3.50; Mott, 6,43S; Park View, $3.50;
Raymond, 1874; Monroe, 1900;
Bancroft, 4,482; Banneker, $3.50; w.
B. Powell, 3,431; Barnard, Sill;
Mcfarland, 4,600; Takoma Park,
1922; Silver Spring, 1,400; Shep-
herd, 9,083.
Shepherds collection which melted
about $68, was dedicated to the Red
Cross.
Collections tomorrow in the fifth
district together with the leaders
will be as follows:
Honor roll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
German Teacher Killed
After Offer to Aid Allies

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 29.-The German
propaganda agency Transocean said
today that a German teacher and
his entire family were killed by an
explosion which blew up his house
after he had offered his services to
the Allies as mayor of village near
Monschau.
Yesterday disclosure was made of
the killing Sunday night of Franz
Oppenhof, Allied-appointed mayor
of Aachen, by three Nazi parachut-
lists.
Another Berlin broadcast. report
ed from United States 9th Air Force
headquarters in Europe, said OPP
penhof was shot on the order of a
German court which had tried him
in absentia on a charge of treason
and imposed the death sentence be-
cause he "sullied German honor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

agencies under the VIA viii be
carried on by investigators inde-
pendent of those agencies and re-
sponsible only to Mr.. Mehl and Mr.
Jones.
The new Office has power to in
quire into operations of food process
sors to determine whether they are
complying with Government orders
and to examine books and records
Of war contractors.
It also has authority to investi-
gate prices war food contractors
charge to determine whether, in the
agency's opinion, they are excessive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Markets Reporter Dies

CHICAGO, Mar. 20 CP.-James
Poole, "a, markets broadcaster for
radio Station WIS for Is years and
formerly markets editor of the
Breeders Gazette, died yesterday
He was born in Poole, England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Pan American Crew Sets
Los Angeles-MiomiM Mark
Hy the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 2s.-Pan
American Always has announced
that one of It's crews broke the Los
Angeles-to-Miami air speed record
yesterday by flying an Army Lock-
heed Constellation from here to the
Florida city In 8 hours 5 minutes.
This cut So minutes from the pre-
dous record, set February 20 by the
same type plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29

War bonds are now owned by
some 85,000,000 individual Ameri-
cans. More than out of every IL
men, women and children in the
United States are purchasers.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07
Mutual.

Mutual.
With the aid of his loyal secre-
tary, Patsy, the master sleuth I'M
covers a weird case of mistaken
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07
"The Abbott Mysteries"
New Series For Mutual

A new husband and wife detec-
tive duo, the lovable Abbott newly
weds, Pat and Jean, as created by
the pen of Frances Crane, will make
their debut on the air with the pre-
miere of 'The Abbott Mysteries, -
to be heard over Mutual and WEI
beginning Sunday, June 10 6 to
$50 pm, EWT).
The Abbotts have risen to re-
markable popularity with detective
fiction fans, from the time the new
series of color" mysteries were in
troduced on the nations book
shelves in 1914 Each of Mrs.
Cranes books, in which the Abbotts
are the central figures, has literally
speaking, such colorful titles as
''The Pink Umbrella" "The Yellow
Violet" '"The Apple Green Cat,"
'"The Indigo Necklace" and "The
Amethyst Spectacles."
Mrs. Crane was staff writer for
the New Yorker" magazine for
many years, during which time she
lived in England and Germany, but
at the outbreak of Nazi activities in
the latter country, returned to the
United States to gather laurels in
the detective fiction world. The
Abbotts, whom Mrs. Crane de-
scribes as Gary Cooper-Jean
Arthur couple" are a refreshingly
American husband and wife, with
Pat engaged as a private detective
in peacetime, but Marine lieuten-
ant since the beginning of the war.
''The Abbott Mysteries" will re-
place the "Quick As A Flash" quiz
series which is leaving the air for
the summer.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07
Jean GOldkette
and His Orchestra

Liza, Tea for Two" and 81
Won't Dance" are among the all
time popular favorites singled out
for dress-up treatment by Jean
Goldkette when. Mutual presents
the jazzmaster and his orchestra,
Saturday, June g to $50 p. m.
EWT). Honey-voiced Del Parker
lends her vocal charms to "Close
as Pages in a Book" and "Sing a
Tropical Song"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07
MONDAY--FRIDAY

Mornings
7:00-News and Music
7:30-Sports News
7:35-Rise and Shine
8:45-Family Altar
9:00-News and Music
9:55-Ration Summary
10:0O-Henry Gladstone
10:15-Morning Devotions
11:00-Arthur Gaeth
11:30-Take It Easy Time (Mon.
Wed, Fri. only
12:00-News and Comments
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07

9:30-Tuxedo Nine
10:00-Chicago Theater of the Air
SUNDAY
Mornings
9:00-Young Peoples Church
9:30-Voice of Prophecy
10:00-Radio Bible Class
10:30-News and Music
11:00-St. Paul's u. B. Church
Afternoons
12:00-Pilgrim Hour
12:30-Lutheran Hour
1:00-Leo Cherne and VIM. Hillman
1:15-Mennonite Choir
2:00-Proudly We Salute
2:45-Dale Carnegie
3;00-20th Air Force Time
3:3O-Meant To Be Star
4:30-The Name of That Song?
5:00-To Be Announced
5:30-Nick Carter
Nights
Goethe Abbot Mysteries
6:30-Upton Close
7:00-Old Fashioned Revival
8:00-Homefront Quartermaster
8:30-It Happened During the Week
8:45-Gabriel Heater
9;15-Baseball Scores
9:30-Cedric Foster
10:00-Earl Wilson
10:15-This Is Helen Hayes
10:30-What's The Good Word?
11:00-Louis Prina
11:30-Freedom House Sign OFF
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07
ARE DAILY UNLESS OTHERWISE SCHEDULED

9:00-Gabriel Heater
9:15-Treasury Salute
9:30-The Better Half (Monday)
9:30-American Forum of the All
tues. only
9:30-Brownstone Theatre (Wed. J
9:3O-Joan Davis (Thursday)
9:3O-Double or Nothing (Fri.)
10:00-Leave 1t To Mike (Mon.)
10:00-Human Adventure (Wed.)
10:00-Arch Oboler's Plays (Thurs.
10:00-Boxing Match friday
10:15-Sydney Moseley (Tues.)
10:30-Orchestra Music
11:00-News
11:05-Sports Parade
11:20-Freedom House Sign OFF
SATURDAY
With the following exceptions,
Saturdays programs follow the
weekday schedule.
Mornings
11:00-Billy Repaid
11:15-Children's Holiday
Afternoons
12:00-Hello Nom
12:45-Red Cross Reporter
1:15-Sunday School Lesson
300-This Is Halloran
4:00-Charles Hodges
5:30-This Woman's Army
Nights
6:30-Hawaii Calls
7:00-Overseas Broadcast
9:00-Jean Goldkettes Orchestra
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07
WilliamS-JOyce
Lightweight Bout

A 10-round lightweight bout be-
tween Ike Williams and Willie
Joyce will be the feature of the
"Cavalcade of Sports broadcast
over Mutual Friday, June 8, at 10
pm, EWT. Don Dunphy will give
the blowby-b blow description, while
Bill Corum will present color side
lights.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07
Murder In Cell II"
Is Nick Carter Case

When an inmate of a state asylum
apparently pulls the guard through
his cell bars, beats him to death
and escapes into the night, Nick
Carter is called upon to solve one of
his most perplexing cases during
the dramatization of Murder in
Cell 17,' to be heard on mick Car
ter, Master Detective" Sunday,
June 10 (5:30 to p. m, EWT) over
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07
NOTE: ALL PROGR

| Afternoons
12:15-Songs by Morton Downey
12:30-Minute of Prayer
12:31-Military Band
1:00-Royal Arch Gunnison
1:30-Paula Stone (Tues. & Thurs
1:45-John J. Anthony
2:00-Cedric Foster
2:30-Queen For Today
3:00-Griffin Reporting
3:30-The SmoothIes
4:00-Walter Compton
4:15-The johnson Family
4:30-Never Too Old
5:15-Superman
5:45-Tom Mix
Nights
6:00-News Headlines
6:05-Sports Parade
6:15-Faye and Pete
6:30-Candlelight and Silver
6:40-News
7:00-Fulton Lewis, Jr.
7:30-Old Corral (Mon. Wed, Fri.)
7:30-Arthur Hale tues, Thurs,
Sat-
8:00-Cecil Brown (Mon., Wed,
Fri. only)
8:0O-Frank Singiser (Tue., Thurs,
Sat. only
8:15-Curt Massey
8:30-Music (Mon. Tue. Thur
8:30-Fresh Up Show (Wed.)
8:30-F d ON of Opportunity
Fridays only
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07

identity, and gives a startling So
luton to the murder.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-10-12
Legal Advertisements


Lot Number $3.50; thence along the east
line of Lot Number 9589 north Is de-
grees 10 minutes 10 seconds east dis
tance Of $50 feet to a point; thence south
II degrees 55 minutes 38 seconds east a
distance of 21.S9 feet to the place of be-
ginning, containing 407.70 square feet.
SECTION II: That since all persons
whose property bounds and abuts upon
the alleys affected by the proposed vaca-
tion have consented in writing to such
vacation, which consents are now on file
with Council, further notice of. the
passing of this resolution as provided
by Section 12O of the charter of the City
of Hamilton, Ohio, is hereby dispensed
with.
SECTION III: That hearing shall
be had before the board of Revision of
Assessments of the City of Hamilton,
Ohio, on the 18th day of October, 1916
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, as provided by the
charter of the City of Hamilton, Ohio.
SECTION w: This resolution shall
take effect and be in full force and ef-
feet from and after the earliest period
allowed by the charter of the City OF
Hamilton, Ohio.
Passed: October 8, 1945.
LEO j. WELSH, Mayor
Attest: ADELE EDMONDS, City Clerk
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-10-12

ments for the general improvement have
been rebated $0.349 per front foot, and
each service connection $l5.32, with an
added assessment of $3.50 on each water
service; and the assessments made in
this ordinance are correctly made ac-
cording to the final cost of said i'm
provement and according to the correct
ed assessment roll as prepared by the
Director of Finance.
NOW THEREF BE 1T ORDAIN-
ED by the Council of the City of Hamil-
ton, Ohio:
SECTION T: That the special assess
ments levied by Section I of Ordinance
No 1895 for the Improvement of Park
Avenue, from the south side of High
land Avenue to the north line of Sand
serS Highland Park Subdivision (The Cir
cles), by paving the same with a perm
anent material such as sheet asphalt
asphaltic concrete, Warrenite bitulithic,
concrete, brick, or any other type of
material as may be determined and con-
structing sidewalk, curb and gutter, sani-
tary sewer connections and water service
connections, be and the same are hereby
corrected and abated in the manner set
forth in the preamble of this ordinance
so that the final assessment for the inn
provement shall be as follows:
Front General Sewer Water Total
age Imp. Conn. Serv. Asst
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-10-12
RESOLUTION No. 7e4e

Authorizing the Director Of Public Utili-
ties to lay water mains from the West
end Of the Hamilton City Water Ser
vice on Millvi1le Pike westwardly a
distance of l3O feet and authorizing
the Director Of Public Utilities to fur
nish such service pursuant to ordin-
ances passed by the Council Of the City
of Hamilton, Ohio.
WHEREAS, Alton Llewellyn has pc
titioned the City Council for the install
lation of water mains from the west end
of the Hamilton City water service on
Millville Pike westwardly 130 feet, agree
ing to pay for the entire cost and ex-
pense of said installation.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by
the Council of the City of Hamilton,
Ohio:
SECTION +: That the Director of
Public Utilities be and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to lay water mains
from the west end of the Hamilton City
water service on Millville Pike west.
wardly distance Of 130 feet.
SECTION H. That the entire cost and
expense of the installation of said water
mains shall be paid by said Alton Level
SECTION III: That in he event the
territory in which said water mains have
been installed is annexed to the City Of
Hamilton, Ohio, the said Alton Llewel
lyn agrees that the same shall become
the property of said city without cost
therefor.
SECTION w: That when the sale
| mains have been installed and construct
| ed by said Director of Public Utilities
| he shall be and hereby is authorized tt
| furnish water to those who own or leas'
property along said mains, according tt
| the rules and regulations as apply t,
similar service within the city, and t.
charge for such service at rates ten Go
| per cent in excess of the rates charged
| within the city.
SECTION v: This resolution shall talk
effect and be in full force and effec
| from and after the earliest period al
lowed by the charter of the City O.
| Hamilton, Ohio.
| Passed: October 3, 1945.
LEO j. WELSH, Mayor
| Attest. ADELE EDMONDS, City Clerk
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-10-12
nEso1ur1oN Mo. 7s4s

Authorizing the Director Of Public Utili-
ties to lay Gas ana Water Mains at
the intersection Of Hilda Avenue and
North Riverview Drive from the end
Of its now existing gas ana water
mains westwardly distance OF ap-
proximate1y 296 feet; thence south on
River Road distance Of approximate
ly 900 feet, in the Sixth Ward Of the
City Of Hamilton, Ohio.
WHEREAS, Andrew G. Gosmeyer has
petitioned the City Council for the city
to lay gas and water mains at the inter-
section of Hilda Avenue and North River
view Drive from the end of it's now ex-
listing gas and water mains westwardly
a distance of approximately 296 feet;
thence south on River Road distance
of approximately 800 feet, in the Sixth
Ward of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, and
has agreed that if said extension is made
that he will guarantee to pay to the
City of Hamilton, Ohio monthly as his
utility accounts are paid, the interest
on this investment at the rate of SIN
per cent per annum until such time as
the consumption on these mains VIII
equal the interest on this investment.
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED by
the Council of the City of Hamilton
Ohio:
SECTION I: That the Director of Pub
| lie Utilities be and he is hereby authoriz
| ed and directed to lay gas and water
| mains at the intersection of Hilda Ave
| nue. and North Riverview Drive from the
| end of it's now existing gas and watel
| mains westwardly distance of approx
mately 296 feet thence south on R1vel
Road distance of approximately SO'
| feet, in the Sixth Ward Of the City o.
Hamilton, Ohio, and to furnish gas ant
water service pursuant to ordinance pass
ed by the Council of the City Of Hamil
| ton, Ohio.
SECTION II: That when said gas ant
water extensions have been made, tn
Director of Public Utilities is authorize
and directed to furnish service from sal,
extensions on condition that Andrew G
Gosmeyer guarantee to pay to the Cit:
of Hamilton, Ohio, monthly as his utili
| ty accounts are paid, the interest OF
this investment at the rate of six pc
cent per annum until such time as tn
consumption on these mains will equa
the interest on this investment.
SECTION III: This resolution shal
take effect and be in full force and eft
feet from and after the earliest perio
allowed by the charter of the City o
Hamilton, Ohio
1 Passed: October 3, 1945.
LEO J. WELSH, Mayor
Attest: ADELE EDMONDS, City Clerl
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-10-12
ORDINANCE No. $500

Providing for the construction of Sani-
tary Trunk Line Sewer from 3 Street
over Gordon Avenue to Summer Street,
Summer Street, Gordon Avenue to
Webster Avenue, Webster Avenue,
Summer Street to Summer Street AL
ley, Summer Street Alley, Webster
Avenue to 3. & o. Railroad, then
North and West over the lands of the
B. & o. Railroad, the Schwartz Estate
and others along the 3. Sc o. Belt Line,
and Two Mile Creek to Main Street,
with lateral over Highland Avenue to
Lawn Avenue, in the First Ward of
the City of Hamilton, Ohio, to be
known as Two Mile Greek Sanitary
Trunk Line Sewer.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Council of
the City of Hamilton, Ohio:
SECTION l. That a sanitary trunk
line sewer be constructed from 3 Street
over Gordon Avenue to Summer Street,
Summer Street, Gordon Avenue to Web
Ster Avenue. Webster Avenue, Summer
Street to Summer Street Alley, Summer
Street Alley, Webster Avenue to B. q O.
Railroad. then north and west over the
lands of the b. & o. Railroad, the
Schwartz estate and others along the B.
e @. Belt Line, and Two Mile Creek to
Main Street, with a lateral over High
land Avenue to Lawn Avenue, in the
First Ward of the City of Hamilton,
Ohio, said sewer to be known as Two
Mile Greek Sanitary Trunk Line Sewer
according to plans and specifications
therefor now on file with Council and
in the office of the Director of Public
Works.
SECTION II: That the City Manager
be and he is hereby authorized and direct
ed to cause said sewer to be constructed
in the manner provided by law.
SECTION III: That the money nee
essary to pay the cost and expense of
the construction of said sewer in a sum
not to exceed $103,3 is hereby ap-
propriated out of the proceeds of bonds
to be issued for the purpose of paying
the cost and expense of improving said
streets and alleys by the construction of
said sanitary trunk line sewer, said
fund to be known as Two Mile Creek
Sanitary Trunk Line Sewer Fund
SECTION ": This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force and eff
feet from and after the earliest period
allowed by law.
Passed: October 8, 1915.
LEO J. WELSH, Mayor.
Attest: ADELE EDMONDS, City Clerk.