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Evening star., 1945-07-24
Pay Boost 10 Be Asked
For Mental Ward
Nurses and Others

Increased pay will be sought for
nurses, orderlies and attendants in
psychopathic and contagious dis
ease wards of Gallinger Municipal
Hospital, where it has been neces-
sary to assigned three policemen to
help in the mental wards, Com
missioner Guy Mason said yesterday
H. A. McAllister. personnel officer
said papers had not yet been sub
mitted to the Civil Service Commits
sion for the increased pay. If the
pay is increased, nurses viii receive
50 ,320 instead of S2,100.
Mr.. Mason, who revealed police
had been assigned to the psychiatric
wards when single nurse on duty
with SO patients had been threat
ened with manhandling, said 1t was
only fair that those who are willing
to accept duty with more hazardous
wards should receive pay differen-
tial. He said he would, if necessary
appeal to the White House and
Congress
Mr.. McAllister said he had not
yet received papers from DR.. Alvin
r. Sweeney, superintendent of Gal
linger, for submission to the Civil
Service Commission. He said the
pay differentials would apply to
nurses in psychiatric wards, tuber-
culosiS and other contagious disease
sections.
Dr. Sweeney said he was in favor
of the increased pay to induce "the
right type of person with the right
type OF training to take the jobs"
Mr.. Mason said one request for
increased pay already had been
made by the Health Department
and failed. He said he felt since
differential pay is given men on
submarine duty and in other really
hazardous branches of the armed
services he saw no reason why the
same principle should not apply in
nursing. One policeman is on duty
at all times, Mr. Mason said
DR.. Sweeney explained that yes
terday there were two graduate
nurses, 10 students, one psychiatrist
and several attendants serving as
orderlies for the patients. He said
the shortage of IA orderlies and
16 graduate nurses was serious, and
that only three of the five psychia-
trio posts are filled. Many of the
doctors have to spend much of their
time in court work, he added.
In regard to the closing of the
second floor of the tuberculosis
building at Gallinger, ordered sew
eral weeks ago by the Commits
sioner. Dr. Sweeney said six patti
ents have been sent from Gal
linger to Upshur Street Hospital,
but that there is not sufficient per-
sonnel to make any transfers TO
Glenn Dale Sanatorium.
Gallinger now lacks 60 student
nurses, SO graduates and l02 nurses
aides, according to DR.. Sweeney
Although students nurses 60 into
the tuberculosis ward as part of
their training, it is reported that
it is difficult to get graduate nurses
to accept assignment in them.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Snake Cults Leader
To Protest 10 Truman
If Darden Halls Ritual
Ry the Associated Press.


ST, CHARLES, Va, July 24-The
Rev. Bill Parsons, himself showing
the effects of copperhead snake
bite, threatened to wire protests to
President Truman in Europe if Gov
Darden tries to employ legal means
to prohibit further demonstrations
by snake-handling cultists in Lee
County.
TT is our constitutional right to
worship according to the dictates OF
our conscience, and if Gov. Darder
tries to interfere, I'll wire the
President demanding that we be
permitted to enjoy the rights oul
sons are now dying on the battle
fields to Defend" he said last night
when informed that the Governor
had conferred with Attorney Gen.
eral A. P. Staples to determine il
the rituals could be forbidden BY
law.
The leader of the cult, which bases
its practices on the Scripture pas
sage saying that the faithful may
tread upon deadly serpents ano
shall be spared by faith" was bitten
on the head at demonstration
Sunday night. He reported to his
work at mine yesterday, however
and scorned medical attention, even
though his face was red and swollen
from the effects of the venom.
The bite was an accident, he as.
serted. "A good sister was treadine
barefoot on the snakes tail, ano
she must have made it mad. I held
it above my head as usual and il
let me have it right on top"
A mass demonstration is sched-
uled for Sunday, with cultists at
tending from five States. One, &C.
cording to the Rev. Mr.. Parsons
who sometimes takes poison" may
be in attendance
Lee County Commonwealth At
torney Robert B. Ely promised CO.
operation with the Governor
Mr.. Ely started prosecution OF
cultists in 1910 and Jail sentences
and fines were given certain ones
in case which reached the State
Supreme Court of Appeals. "Otis
Burke and Others" he stated, were
charged with malicious wounding
of Eliza Delp, who was bitten at a
ritual in Pennington Cap"
The jury returned a verdict oi
guilty, fixing sentence at so days in
jail and fines of $50. Through Their
attorney the Virginia sect carried
the case to the Supreme Court
which refused to grant an appeal.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Light Penalties
Given by0PAin
z Ration Cases
Grocer Handed TO- Day
Suspension; Cofe
Owner Gets Warning

One grocery owner received a 10
day suspension of ration privileges
and restaurant escaped with a
warning at today's hearing of restau-
rants and markets charged by the
District Office of Price Administra-
ton with issue of ration points.
Yesterday, OPA Hearing Commits
sioner Clifford r. Snider gave dura-
tion suspensions to two restaurants,
Alfonso's, 1903 L street NV, and
the Staples Restaurant, 1852 Fourth
street NV.
Mr.. Snider today ordered Today
suspension of rationing privileges
in the case of Leonard Market, $500
block of Twelfth street NE. Michael
Migliaccio, owner, was charged with
overdrawing from the ration bank
26,960 red points.
Many Cases. Continued.
+ In another case, Spellman Nc
Gowan, owner of the Avater Restau-
rant, 1888 P street NV, who also
was charged with overdrawing ra-
tion points. got warning not to
repeat the offenSe.
The OPA had hoped to try %
cases involving restaurants and
groceries during the two-day hear
ings, but most of the cases have
been continued until next month
at the request of respondents.
Sheduled for hearing this after
noon are charges against Hammel's
Restaurant, 4l6 Tenth street NV.
The establishment is charged with
illegal use and acquisition of red
ration coupons.
Commissioner Snyder at yester-
days hearing declared that whole
salers who sell meat to retailers
without receiving points should also
be part OF the current OPA drive
against restaurants and food vio-
latorS.
The duration suspension against
Alfonsos was ordered by Mr.. Snider
after Carl w. Berueffy, District OPA
enforcement officer, presented evil
dence that the establishment filed
false information on its OPA appli-
cations which enabled it to receive
double meat allotments for year
and half. Mr.. Bereuffy charged
that Alfonso's received 343. 1888 more
meat points than it was entitled to.
MisinfOrmation Admitted.
This was done, Mr. Bereuffy said
by filing untrue statements regard
ing the number of patrons served
and the gross revenue of the estab-
lishment.
Counsel for Alfonso Grubhofer
owner Of the restaurant, conceded
that misinformation was contained
in the applications, but insisted that
there was no willful violations. II
was contended that employees of the
restaurant, rather than Mr. Grub
hofer. took care of the details in
filing the applications.
The suspension order bars the
restaurant from buying meats
processed foods and sugar. Mr.
Snider said the order would go into
effect sometime late in August.
The suspension given the Staples
Restaurant was for obtaining meat
from a wholesaler without surren-
dering sufficient points.
Thirty-day suspensions for ration
point overdrafts were assessed
against Nellie Crofoot, 1900 block OF
Seventeenth street NE, and Kane's
Restaurant, 5400 block of Georgia
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
House, Senate Committees
On RemodeIing Named

Appointment of committees to
pass on details of the $1,446, ,0OC
plans of David Lynn, architect of
the Capitol, for remodeling of the
House and Senate chambers was
announced yesterday.
Speaker Rayburn named Repre-
sentatives Lanham of Texas, Bloom
of New York and Bell of Missouri,
Democrats, and Holmes of Massa-
chusetts and McGregor of Ohio
Republicans. The Senate's presid-
ing offlcer, Senator Mcclellan
Democrat, of Tennessee, appointed
Senators Andrews of Florida, Byrd
of Virginia and Green of Rhode
Island, Democrats, and Vandenberg
of Michigan and Taft of Ohio,
Republicans.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Spotted Fever Victim
In Boiling Field Hospital

The Health Department yesterday
announced that a 21-year-old cor
poral of the 300 block of l. street
NE. was at Boiling Field Hospital
with Rocky Mountain spotted fever
This makes the second District
victim of the disease and the tenth
l,erson hospitalized in the District
Earlier yesterday the department
announced that an 8-year-old boy
from Riverdale, Md, was in Walter
Reed with spotted fever.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Man, IS, Has Leg Broken
When Struck by Truck

Frank Kyselka, rs, who lives at
the YMCA, 1885 G street NV, yes
terday suffered broken leg when
struck by a backing truck, police
reported.
/ The accident occurred as Mr.. KY
selka started across G street near
the YMCA. He was taken to Emer-
Igency Hospital, but later returned
to his home.
Police said the truck was driven
by Fred c. Grose, IS, colored, of the
100 block of F street NV.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
"a ip D.. {. Area Given
Discharges at Meade

Twently-four more men have been
given honorable discharges from
the Army, most of them under the
point system, at the Fort Meade
separation center, it was announced
today. They are:
Pvt. Albert A. Chase, 1920 Sher-
man avenue NV; T/Sergt. Reynold
A. Gehrke, care the Quartermaster
Generals Office, Second and @
streets NV; Pfc. Charles H. S
Galloway, 1887 Queens lane, Airing
ton; 1st 1t. Henry S. Otto Wash
ington; ID 1t. Ashton v. Thomas
Washington; Pvt. William H. Hun
gerford, Germantown. Md; T/5
Mel Lowell, sr., 10TH Seventh
street NE; Sergt William E. Davis,
1859 Corcoran street NE; S/Sergt
Paul Walsh, 5128 Fulton street
NV; Sergt. Willbourn j. Pogue, G
R street NV; IT'S Charles B.
Robey, 7l8 Farraguet street NV.
T/5 Leone A. Luigi. 73 K street
NV; Pvt. Earl L. Skillman, 205
Moncure drive, Alexandria; S/Sergt
Ronald E. Smith, 1910 @ street
Sc: Sergt. Melvin G. Wickline
1904 Duke street, Alexandria; TIA
George r. Hays, 252 Fourteenth
street NE; S/Sergt. Keith A
Crown, jr.; TIA Robert H. Kings
bury, 2123 I street NV; Sergt
Robert F. Blake, 3217 North PERISH
ing drive, Arlington; Pfc. Paul j
Hallock, 209 T street NE; Pfc. Al
fred Y. Dunaway, 1884 Rhode Island
avenue, Riyerdale, Md; Pvt. Berry
]. Wood, Upper Marlboro, Md.
Sergt. Eugene ]. Winston, 2022
Third street NE, and S/Sergt. Ray
mond Gorham, 1907 Fifty-first
street, Deanwood Park, Md.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Amy-Navy Sell S250,O00
OF Persian Gulf Supplies

First sales Of $250,O00 worth Of
supplies in the Persian Gulf Com
mand by the Army Navy Luiquids-
tion Commission was reported today
by Commissioner Thomas B. Nc
Cabe.
The sales involved IL different
transactions with American relief
agencies, the Iranian government.
the American Embassy, the Jesuit
College of Baghdad, the Soviet Le-
cation and private firms
For the most part the surplus
supplies included trucks, medical
supplies, toilet fixtures, stationary,
clothing and food.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
l6-Cent Overchorge
Costs Pharmacy SIS

An alleged Decent overcharge on
a jar of deodorant cost Leon Cohen
trading as the Fairfax Village Phar-
macy, 1927 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
$25 penalty in Small Claims Court
yesterday
Plaintiff Claudius H. Bivens, 2135
Suitland terrace Sc, claimed he
paid So cents olus tax for the
product May 20 when the ceiling
price was 43 cents plus tax.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Widow Christens Vessel
Named for Admiral Upham

Mrs. Mabel Upham of the Shore
ham Hotel yesterday christened the
U. S. S. Upham, destroyer trans
port named for her husband, Rear
Admiral Frank Brooks Upham. at
the Charleston Is. CO Navy Yard,
according to an Associated Press
dispatch.
Admiral Upham was chief of the
Bureau of Navigation from 1880
to 1888, when he was assigned COM
mand of the Asiatic Fleet with the
full rank of admiral.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
D. c., Arlington Women
Hurt in Luroy Crush
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LURAY, Va, July 24.-Mrs. Mar
garet Swanton, So, of 3022 Porter
street NV, Washington, received
a broken collarbone, and Mrs. Lii
Ian Kendall, SIS, of 4513 South
Thirty-sixth street, Arlington, an
injured arm when their car turned
over on mountain near Luray
last night.
They were taken to hospital In
Harrisonburg,
A third passenger. 9-year -old
Kendall Berezoski, was uninjured,
E. L. Keyser, investigating officer,
said.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
CurnivuI at Fuirfux

The Fairfax Volunteer Fire De-
partment and the Fairfax American
Legion Post will sponsor a carnival
next week at the Fairfax High
School grounds. The carnival will
run Monday through Saturday, the
proceeds go.ng jointly to the two
organizations.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Correction

Mrs. Donald Downs of Mclean,
Va, was enormously listed as the
daughter of Mrs. Dena Sperry
Harris, who died in New York Satur-
day, In an Associated Press story
carried in The Sunday Star, Mrs.
ussell-Bennett, 2126 Connecticut
avenue NV, reports. Mrs. Downs,
the stepdaughter of the late Mrs.
Harris, is the daughter of Mrs.
RUSSELL Bennett.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Senators toHedr
More0pposition
ToMargoId
Will Resume Inquiry
Tomorrow; Action
Moy Be PieeonhoIed

More opposition to the nomination
of Municipal Court Judge Nathan R.
Msfgold to be an associate justice
Of District Court, whose chances for
confirmation already are considered
slim, is scheduled to be heard at an
other Senate subcommittee hearing
at 10:30 am. tomorrow.
The nomination, originally sub
mitted to the Senate by the late
President Roosevelt, has been hang
ing fire in a Senate Judiciary SUBJ
committee, headed by Senator Nc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada for
more than six months.
Heated debate in an executive ses-
sion of the Judiciary Committee yes
terday brought out that under
Senate rules the nomination, and
any others in similar positions, must
be returned to the White House un-
less final action is taken by the Sem
ate before 1t begins its long recess
next week.
Predictions of PigeOnhOle.
Predictions were made on Capitol
Hill today that the nomination is
headed for a pigeonhole despite a
last-ditch fight for action by Sen-
ator Chandler, Democrat, of Ken
lucky, an old Harvard Schoolmate
of Judge Margold.
Senator Chandler yesterday moved
in the Judiciary Committee to dis
charge the McCarran subcommittee
from consideration of the Margold
case, but Chairman McCarran later
said the move had fallen by the
wayside." The Kentuckian said he
believed all three members of the
subcommittee were opposed to con-
flrmation. In addition to Chairman
McCarran, subcommittee members
are Senators Wheeler, Democrat, OF
Montana ano Moore, Republican, of
Oklahoma.
There were reports following yes
Wheeler took Senator Chandler to
task for his attempts to force the
issue.
New Scrap May Develop.
Another scrap may develop when
the full committee meets next Mon
DAY for probably it's last formal
session before the Senate recesses
until october 8.
Chairman McCarran had planned
to hold Margold hearing next Fri
day, but, apparently because of the
insistence of the Kentucky Senator,
moved the date up to tomorrow.
One committee source said today,
however, this does not necessarily
mean that the subcommittee will
submit its report to the full COM
mittee for action before the recess
TIL nomination was sponsored by
Secretary of the Interior Ickes, now
reported in some quarters soon to
leave the cabinet, and was indorsed
by Francis Biddle before he left his
post as Attorney General.
Three Other Nominations.
Three other nominations await
Judiciary Committee action this
week If they are to escape the Sem
ate rule requiring their return to
the White House. Action ON these,
however, was to be considered today
by subcommittee consisting of
Chairman McCarran and Senators
Hatch, Democrat, of New Mexico,
and Wiley, Republican, of Wis
consin
These are the nominations of
Theron Lamar Caudle to be Assist
ant Attorney General, Harold Will
liam Judson to be assistant solicitor
general and Enrique Campos del
Toro to be attorney general of
Puerto Rico.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Anderson Sees
No Need for
Soap Rationing
Secretary Orders i
Increased Production
For Next II Months
BY MALCOLM LAMBoRNE, Jr

~ HAfAASoASA'A A<AAtAoon4NE,
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson,
assuring housewives there is no need
for soap rationing, announced today
that an order has been issued allow
ing manufacturers to increase
laundry soap production by 100,-
10000 pounds during the next II
months.
At the same time, he disclosed
that Army requirements for soap
will be lowered in the next six
months, thus avoiding a reduction
in ALLEGATIONS of fats in making soap
for civilians.
The order, which will increase
production of heavy-duty household
laundry soap by 10 per cent, calls
for manufacturers to use additional
understanding builders" in their
production. This will not decrease
the cleansing quality of the soap,
Mr.. Anderson said.
Should End Store Raids"
"All this should result in substan-
tial increases in the amount of soap
available for civilians and should
persuade housewives of this country
to discontinue the practice of raid
ing the shelves of stores as soon as
a new shipment of soap arrives"
the Secretary declared.
Mr.. Anderson said consumers have
"miSinterpreted" the recent state
ment of Director General Herbert H.
Lehman of the United Nations Re-
lief and Rehabilitation Administra-
ton on the needs in Europe and had
taken it ''as tip that there might
be soap rationing in America" Mr..
Lehman was quoted in a July
broadcast as urging some form of
soap rationing so that overseas needs
in devastated countries could be met.
If we were to have soap ration
ing it would be necessary for me as
Secretary of Agriculture 20 author
ize it, and I do not plan to issue
such authorization" Mr.. Anderson
stated.
Sensible Buying Urged.
Operation of such a program
would be too great a problem to
undertake now, he added. 1T would
be little easier on all of us if peo-
pie would buy sensibly, buying only
what is needed instead of starting
runs on scarce stocks" he said. Sup
plies will continue to retail outlets,
the Secretary promised.
Under today's order, manufacture
ers will reduce the quantity of dry
soap content in all types of heavy
duty household laundry soap, both
granulated and faxed, to not more
than 80 per cent of the dry soap
content of such products made dur
ing the 30-day period ending July
| II, 1912. To offset this, manufac-
turers will be allowed an increase
in water-softening materials.
Thus, manufacturers will be able
to increase the total quantities of
this type soap by more than 100.-
10000 pounds during a 12-month
period without requiring the use of
additional fats and oils, the Secre-
tary explained
| 1t also was pointed out that the
order will not alter the present
formulas for making bar soap or
other fine-fabric granulated or
faxed soaps.
The Office of Price Administra-
tion announced it was informing
soap manufacturers that they must
apply to the agency for permission
Ito change their formulas without
decreasing their ceiling prices.
! Enough time has been allowed
for this, OPA said, since the Agri-
culture Department order does not
go into effect until August Z.
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Library Holds Story Hour

A series of story hours for children
are being held at the Takoma Park
(MdD Library at pm. each Thurs
day for the remainder of the sum-
mer. The program is designed for
children 6 to s years of age
and has been organized by the liz
brarian, Mrs. F, L. Pratt,
Evening star., 1945-07-24
Red Cross Chairman Named

Mrs. Austin Donaldson of Ken
sington has been appointed chair
man of the Annie M. Wilson branch
of the Montgomery County Red
Cross Chapter to succeed Mrs. James
B. Longley, resigned.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25

Alfred Marchew, president of Re-
public Aviation Corporation disclos-
ed the completion of plans for the
production of transport planes de-
signed to cruise through the straits
phere at nearly seven miles a
minute The "Rainbows' will fly
from New York to London in nine
hours and from New York to Los
Angeles in six hours. Service is ex-
pected to start within % months.
The last American troops to oc-
cupy Norway sailed recently from
Oslo Harbor aboard the Liberty
ship Bienville. Hundreds of Norwe-
gians waved, wept, smiled and
shouted as they babe farewell to
the boys they called "occupiers of
our hearts" Each troop was present
ed with diploma signed by Crown
Prince Olaf thanking each soldier
for his part in restoring freedom
to our land"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25

At conference on prejudice
Threat to Our Children" which was
recently held at the Mccormick Y.
W. c. A, Chicago, discussion leaders
made the statement that interracial
friendship can and must be built
in the high schools. Glenford W.
Lawrence, director of adult work
there stated part of the task of a
high school is the creation of atti-
tudes. Teachers have been too busy
imparting knowledge and not
enough has been done to develop
friendship"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25
ABSENTMINDED

Did you hear about the profess
sor who was so absentminded he sat
through the same picture twice and
thought he was seeing double feat
ure?
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25

Lawrence Braley, who ownes and
operates chicken Matching business
in California, recently bought 5000
baby chicks in Joliet, Illinois, and
transported them to his home in his
own private plane. Braley hopes to
use the plane as a carrier, and is
working on plans for return load
of perishables.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25

The War Production Board has
made the announcement that it will
be seven months before new presses
and other printing machines can be
produced in quantities. WPB point
ed out that due to the complications
of such machinery they cannot be
made and assembled as quickly as
other types.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25

Jimmy Trowler, Albuquerque, NJ
NJ, took his hog for a walk that was
worth $146.50. 1t enabled Jimmy to
enter the animal in the state fair
by reducing its weight below the
300-pound limit The hog won the
prize and as a result it brought so
cents a pound in the junior live stock
sale.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25

Milton Snavely Hershey, eighty
eight-year-old chocolate king and
philanthropist who died October IS,
left to the orphan boys of America
trust fund of $84,OOO,OOO. Mr..
Hershey founded the town of Her
shey, Pa, which has a population of
1000 and is a noted resort for tourists
throughout the nation.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25
Peace

Hocus: Not only are the times
sadly out of joint but the joints are
hopelessly mixed up"
Pocus: ''Tll say they are. Not very
many years ago we were afraid
war would be declared in Europe,
and today, we're afraid the pieces
in the peace won't fit together!"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25
CHINESE PUZZLE

A citizen of China was divorced
from his wife, an Oklahoma City
girl, recently even though he pro-
fessed to have no knowledge of the
marriage which was dissolved.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25

The Cataract House, Niagara Falls,
New York, host to Presidents and
European royalty during its one
hundred and twenty years of ex-
lstence, was recently damaged by
fire. Most of the $50 guests, who
were in the building at the time
lost their personal belongings