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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-15
Phillies, As To Play
Exhibition Game Today

PHILADELPHIA, April 14.-(R)
-Philadelphia's two major league
clubs, the Athletics and the Phil
lies, will play preseason ex-
hibition game here tomorrow.
The teams had originally sched-
uled two-game series, starting to-
day, but the first game was can
celled because of the death and
funeral services of President
Roosevelt.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-15
CANCEL PRACTICE

WILSON, April 1A-(P)-The Nor
folk Tars of the Piedmont League
cancelled their scheduled spring
training practice today out of re-
spect to President Roosevelt. The
Tars will open their exhibition sea-
son tomorrow, playing an al-star
team. Johnny Nee, New York
Yankee scout, arrived last night to
look over the squad of youngsters.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-15
HOLIDAY PROPOSED

WASHINGTON, April a. ~
Designation of January 30, birth
day of the late President Roose-
welt, as a national holiday was
proposed in legislation drafted TO-
day by Rep. Gallagher D-Minn)
Gallagher also called for creation
of national shrine at the Warm
Springs, Ca, cottage-the Little
White House"-where Mr.. Roose-
welt died.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-15
ELECTED PRESIDENT

CHAPEL HILL, April IA (P) -
Clifton Britton, dramatic director
of the Goldsb@o High school, was
elected president of the Carolina
Dramatic Association for the COM
ing year at a business session of
the group at the Carolina Inn to-
day.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-15

start promptly at 7:30 o'clock. AL
firing will be done with 20 cal
rifles of military type.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-15
ONE-MlNUTE SPORTS PAGE

Herman Wehmeier, the Reds 49,
year-old rookie pitcher, has re-
turned to finish his high school stu
dies in Cincinnati but will join the
club at Crosley Field on Satur-
days and Sundays. Radio man
George Lewis has organized the
gag writer's protective assocla-
ton" which will sponsor col
umnists VS.. Comedians, softball Sc
ries for the Red Cross. Wonder
if that means you have to gag 'em
to get them to play?. "A Denver
grand jury has found Merchants
park, the city's only real ball park
"dilapidated, dangerous and I'M
slightly" and has recommended
that it be rebuilt or torn down. i.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-15
SERVICE DEPT.

Former collegiate enemies,
Mai. John Krieger, Cornell base
ball star of the late 20's, and Capt
Ray Barbuti, Syracuse football Ace
and printer of the same era, are
working together with the Earth
quakers" bombardment group II
Burma. The Groton, Conn, Coas'
Guard station has the makings of E
good baseball team in Charley Os
good, property of the Cubs; Re-
Branch and Aaron Robinson of the
Yankees and Francis Red Walsh
of the Red Sox chain.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
BowIes Scores Plan 10 Lift
Rent Curb on New Homes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Price Administrator Chest er
BoWles yesterday termed proposals
to exempt new housing construc-
ton from rent control efforts ito
exploit the housing shortage to the
hilt."
In letter to Alexander Summer,
chairman of the National Associa-
tion of Real Estate Boards subcom-
mittee on residential rent control,
Mr.. Bowles said the country Is fac
ing its tightest housing situation.
He called on the real estate in
dustry ito cooperate in averting its
inflationary menace"
In another month, Mr.. Bowles
said, 100000 new families will be
seeking housing which already is
scarce. An estimated $500, 900 will
be veterans families.
Most optimistic estimate Of new
construction is a maximum of 475,-
900 units in the next Is months,
Mr.. Bowles said, which still would
leave some 100000 families living
doubled up year from now.
ITO imply as you have, that the
Nations builders will refuse to sup
ply new rental housing for return
ing veterans, for example, unless
they are permitted to exploit the
housing shortage to the hilt is an
unwarranted slur on the industry"
Mr.. Bowles wrote.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Mrs. H. ). Anderson Back
From Tour Of England

Mrs. Howard Stone Anderson. 400
Elm street, Chevy Chase, Md.
president of the National Fellowship
Of Congregational Christian Women
recently returned from a fellowship
visit to the Congregational Churches
in England.
Mrs. Anderson, wife of the pastor
Of the First Congregational Church
Tenth and g streets NV, and her
self an ordained minister, spent
three and a half weeks in the
British Isles.
She said one-fourth OF the Con-
gregational Churches in England
had been lost during the bombings
and many others had been used by
the government as rest homes and
training centers. She added that
church people, in addition to hold
ing church services under adverse
conditions, also ran mobile canteens
and fed and clothed the bombed
out people Of all races and creeds.
1t Is contemplated, Mrs. Ander.
son said, that deputation of young
people from the English Congrega.
tional Churches will tour this
country in 1946 to bind more closely
the spirit of friendship and fellow.
ship between the two countries.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Police Capt. Strange
Under Observation
lin Intoxication Case

Capt. Clyde N. Strange, assistant
chief of detectives, was under OBJ
servation in Gallinger Hospital last
night after being suspended from
the force pending hearing Of formal
charges against him.
The wife of the 49-year-old vet
eran detective said she had been
told he was coming along all
right" Capt. Strange was arrested
Friday night when found allegedly
in drunken condition, according
to Police Superintendent Edward
J. Kelly. The date has not been set
for the hearing.
Mrs. Strange said she had had
her husband placed in private
sanitarium Friday, but that later
the sanitarium had called to say II
couldn't keep him and asked her to
come and get him. She said she
had explained that she had nc
transportation and it was arranged
that he should be sent home in a
taxicab.
Il left the door open so he could
get in and then I went to a friend s
house." she explained. He didn't
have his warm clothes on and I was
afraid he would catch cold. ]
thought he would be comfortable at
home, but he never came home"
Mrs. Strange said she knew OF
nothing that was bothering her hus-
band and that he liked his work
During his "a years on the police
force, Capt. Strange has been COM
mended 10 times and was consid-
cred one Of the forces top men in
homicide and robbery cases.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
H. F. Pinney Dies at 43;
Was Historian for 0PA

| Harvey Franklin Pinney, 43, O.
1886 Legation street NV, historian
of the Once of Price Administra.
ton. died at his home Thursday, q
month after he underwent an oper.
alton for appendicitis.
| Mr.. Pinney, native Of Omaha
| formerly was assistant director O.
the ONCE of Budget and Planning
for OPA. Before joining the agency
In 1912 he was assistant professor oi
public administration and political
theory at New York University for
nine years.
After receiving bachelors de-
gree at Dakota Wesleyan University
and masters degree from the Uni
versity of Minnesota he completed
work for a doctors degree at Har-
ward and New York University. He
has been resident of Washington
for the last three years.
Surviving. besides his widow, Mrs
Virginia Pinney, are two daughters,
Barbara E. Pinney, 8, and Patricia
K. Pinney, 6.
Funeral services will be held al
the Hysong Funeral Home, 1900 n
street NV. at 1890 am. tomorrow
Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Sons Of ST. Patrick
Hosts 10 Truman at
Barry BicentenniaI

President Truman last night at
tended dinner of the Washington
Society Of the Friendly Sons of St.
Patrick celebrating the bicentennial
Of the birth of Commodore John
Barry, father of the American
Navy" and smilingly listened as two
speakers took indirect digs at the
armed forces merger proposal, which
he supports.
Comdr. Joseph Timothy OCallag-
han, Navy chaplain and hero OF the
aircraft carried Franklin, cited a
cartoon which appeared in The Star
when news of the Franklin's gallant
battle was released. The cartoon
showed Benjamin Franklin and
John Paul Jones looking at the
battered carrier.
Jones was quoted as saying, Its
still a great name. Ben" to which
Franklin replied, Its still a great
Navy, john" Comdr. O'Callaghan
commented parenthetically that
John" should have been John
Barry, and added:
President Laughs.
1.-The point OF the cartoon would
have been completely lost. 1 be-
lieve, If the line had read, It's still
great unit in the conglomerate
armed forces of the United States
The President laughed heartily.
Judge Claire Gerald Fenerty,
president Of the Philadelphia or
ganization, parent chapter of the
society, took as the thesis of his
address that the Irish and the
Navy made the United States great,
and that Barry, an Irishman, made
the Navy great.
Cites Irish in Him."
Replying to a toast proposed by
James E. Collif1ower, president of
the Washington chapter and toast
master for the evening, Mr.. Tru-
man said:
Il want to say to you that it is
the Irish in me which gives me the
courage to try to do the job"
A guest of honor was Barry Hayes
Hepburn of Philadelphia, great
great-grandnephew of Commodore
Barry. Cabinet members, Congress
men and civic leaders of the District
were among 600 attending the ban
quet. held at the Mayflower Hotel
The formal program was followed
by the singing of Irish songs.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Mrs. Truman 10 Open
Christmas Bazaar for
United Nations Relief

Mrs. Harry S. Truman will open
the annual Christmas Bazaar of
United Nations War Relief, Inc. to
be held at the Hotel Statler De-
cember and 4.
Mrs. Truman will select some of
her own Christmas presents from
displays, including English lavender.
Dutch tulip bulbs, 18th century bro
cades and Chinese shawls, Mrs.
Norman s. Olson, chairman Of the
event, announced.
"Shop Around the World" is the
theme of this years bazaar for the
benefit of II United Nations need
ing relief this winter.
Marine Band to Play.
Music by the Marine Band will
herald the arrival of Mrs. Truman
as the doors open at II am. The
bazaar will be open from II am.
to II pm. both days.
Several fortune tellers will do
nate their services in the name of
United Nations Relief. Two sketch
artists will do quick portraits. Flow
er girls will move among the guests
to the music of frankie Tann's
guitar and Toni Charauhas' &C
Gordon. Thalia Mermuth, sister
of the "One Man Army of Bataan,"
Maj Arthur Wermuth of Chicago,
will sing popular songs.
Mrs. Henry de B. Claiborne,
chairman of the Junior Committee.
promised that "the prettiest girls
| in Washington" will assist the Wis
itors in their selections.
"You can do your Christmas
shopping painlessly and in one fell
sWoop," Mrs. Olson said.
Rare Items To Be Offered.
Women volunteers already have
done the hard work of finding rare
items and collecting attractive, in
expensive knickknacks from all the
United Nations, she reported.
The bazaar will aid France.
Czechoslovakia, Holland, Belgium,
Greece. Russia, Poland, Norway,
Luxembourg. China, Great Britain
and the Philippines.
! The bazaar committee includes
Mrs. G. Foxhall Sturman, vice
chairman; Mrs. Mason Gulick, Mrs,
Eugene Swigert, Mrs. Gilbert N.
Hunting, Baroness Herve de
Gruben, Mrs. George Thorpe, Nine
Lacoste, wife of the first consul OF
the French Embassy; Nine, Rene
Ivan Swinderin, Mrs. Roy E. Lowe
MRS. Homer Ferguson, Mrs. H. L.
Brite, Mrs. George Mejlaender, Mrs
Morris Kahn, Mrs. Adam Gordon
and Mrs. Hugo L. Black.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Richard {. Lohmeyer,
Bookbinder, Dies at 78

Richard C. Lohmeyer, sr., 78, q
retired Government Printing Office
bookbinder, who was chief of the
bindery section Of the Library of
Congress for 10 years, died Friday
at his residence, 1925 South Dakota
avenue NE.
Mr.. Lohmeyer was Government
bookbinder for more than 40 years
before his retirement in 1882. He
was made chief of the Library Of
Congress bookbindery in 1912.
Born in Richmond, Va, where he
learned his trade, Mr.. Lohmeyei
came to Washington when he was
81. Shortly afterward he was mar
ried to the former Miss Mary Eliza
beth Barrett, native of the District
He was member Of St. Anthony's
Church, the knights Of Columbus
Holy Name Society and Local No. 4
International Brotherhood of Book
binders.
Surviving are one son, Richard C
Lohmeyer, jr., Washington; three
daughters, Mrs. William j. Reese
and Mrs. Thomas A. Reese, both of
New York City, and Sister Mary
Lcyola of Linton Hall, Bristol, Va,
and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
the residence at $50 am. Tuesday
with high requiem mass at st. An
thongs Church at 9 am. Burial
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Air Forces Plan 10 Cut
Separations Bases 10 70
-

By the Associated Press.
The number of Army Air Forces
separation bases will be cut from
IS to 20 by December 5.
Brig. Gen. Charles F.. Born of the
Continental Air Forces said yester-
day the move Is designed to con-
centrate more separation activity in
the heavily-populated Northeast
without reducing the daily discharge
rate.
Sixteen bases will cease handling
separations. However, one, Drew
Field at Tampa, Fla, will be re-
placed by new separations base
McDill Field, also at Tampa.
Necessary separations personnel
will be transferred to the 20 remain
ing bases to enable the AAF to
maintain its capacity of 10000 dis
charges daily.
The bases and the dates on which
they will cease handling separations
include Drew Field, November 30
and Grenier Field, Manchester
N. H., December 2.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Hatch Censures FuIbriqhf
On Foreign Policy Attack

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Hatch, Democrat. Of New
Mexico took Senator Fulbright
Democrat, of Arkansas to task yes
terday for criticizing the admins
trations foreign policy in a radio
broadcast.
Senator Fulbright declared Fri
day night \that American foreign
policy is "improyised on the spur
of the moment" and that the Gov
ernment is drifting about in a fog
of indecision."
Even though everything the SEN
ator said were true, I deplore the
fact that Senator Fulbright saw fit
to condemn the administration for
eign policy in radio address where
1t could not be challenged" Senator
Hatch told newspapermen.
Il strongly believe critical speechs
Of such an-important subjects as
the Nations foreign policy by United
States Senators should be made on
the floor Of the Senate, where the
speakers denunciation might be
subjected to the same critical analy-
sis, debate and perhaps the same
condemnation in which the Sena-
tor indulgeS
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Wool Grower Chief Sees
|Wider Lamb Distribution

G. N. Winder, Craig, Colo, presi-
dent of the National Wool Growers
Association, believes suspension OF
meat rationing will result soon in
putting distribution of lamb back to
normal
Mr.. Winder told a reporter yester-
day rationing had disturbed the
normal distribution of lamb. In
normal times, he explained, the ma
jority of it goes to the western and
eastern seaboards. During ration
ing, the middle section of the coun-
try obtained more than usual.
People who ate a lot of lamb in
the past should be soon able to get il
again" Mr.. Winder said. "Ot
course, there will be some people
in certain parts Of the country-whc
have come to like it-who may have
trouble in obtaining it."
Evening star., 1945-11-25

more drastic enforcement measures
Admitting that the bill makes a
broad grant of power, Senator Con-
nally pointed out that the authority
rests in the President, and that the
American representative on the Sc
curity Council must at all times act
in accordance with his instructions
mo doubt" he said, the atomic
bomb and other new weapons being
developed by science will change
considerably the tasks of the United
Nations. 1t would be foolhardy to
suggest, however, that the atomic
bomb has rendered the Security
Council an unnecessary and ineffec-
tive instrument of world peace. II
ever there was a time to think and
act as United Nations, that time is
now.
The Importance Of prompt action
is underscored by the fact that the
first meeting Of the General Assemb-
ly Of the United Nations is to take
place in London in January.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Baltimore Man Found
Dead in District Hotel

Clifford A. Long, So, employed by
the Chemical Industrial Co., Balti-
more, was found dead yesterday
afternoon in his room at the Roxy
Hotel, 1913 Fourteenth street NV,
police reported.
The body was found by William
Buttle, 1918 L street NV, who said
he was a friend of Mr.. Long. Mr..
Buttle told police he had gone to
Mr.. Longs room because he had not
seen him for several days.
Mrs. Francis A. Winn, 1425 Rhode
Island avenue NV, daughter
was notified of the death, which was
apparently from natural causes, ac-
cording to police. The coroner's Of
flee is investigating.
Evening star., 1945-11-25

Division, which left Schweinhutte to
take ground near Hamich. The COM
pany was scattered when subjected
to heavy enemy mortar and ar
tillery fire, and Pvt. Jones could
not be located when his company
eventually was reorganized.
Born in Wilmington. N. c., Pvt.
Jones attended Mckinley High
School here and worked for the
Highway Engineering and Con-
struction Co. before entering the
service in February, 1943.
Also surviving are his son, Ronnie,
2, and two sisters, Pauline and
Peggy.
Decorations
Maj. Gen. Henry B. Sayler, 32l7
Klingle road NV, deputy chief of
ordnance, received the Distinguished
Service Medal from 1t. Gen. Levin
Evening star., 1945-11-25
News of District Area Men
In the Armed Forces
K;iIod tial operations Of the

tial operations OF the ar-ground
resources and technical section, a
field intelligence-collecting agency;
directed the formation of ground
radio teams =; was principally
responsible for developing escape
and-evasion tactics throughout the
China theater; and was charged
with the task of supplying intelli.
gence personnel for all 14th All
Force combat units"
1t. d. g. Herbert F. Fletcher
U. S. N. R., 604 Ninth street NE.
was presented with Gold Star ir
lieu of a second Air Medal at the
Navy Separation center here yes.
terday. The award was for out.
standing airmanship while partici.
pating in antisubmarine patrol ir
the Bay of Biscay and the English
Channel.
Evening star., 1945-11-25

p q II II II IUI UeH' SAyFefs
operations on the continent, ex-
pertly putting those plans to use,
and giving highly valuable advice
and assistance in all ordnance opar-
ations.'
Col. J. Morden Murphy, former
Army Air Forces liaison officer at
the White House, has been decorated
with the Legion Of Merit for his
work with the Flying Tigers from
January, 1914, to September, 1945.
The citation states that during this
period, Col. Murphy supervised ini-
Evening star., 1945-11-25

n. CampDeH,
chief of ord
nance, in a dec
o r a t on cere-
mony at the
P e n t agon re-
Gently, for his
management of
t h e European
ordnance pro-
gram.
The cita ton
credited G e n .
Sayler with
speeding the de-
feat of Germany
by IS kilfully
NJ 1a~~i~~ for
Evening star., 1945-11-25

NE, who has
been listed as
missing in ac-
ton in Ger
many since No.
vember II, 1914
now is pre-
sumed to be
dead.
The War De-
partment has
notified h i {
family that Pvt
Jones was 6
m e m b er OF
c m p a n y c
10th Infantry
pnriD,ar 1e,
Evening star., 1945-11-25
Killed

Pvt. Van Jones, jr., %, husband
of Mrs. Frances Jones, 813 Kennedy
street NV, and son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Van Jones, 35 Todd place
Evening star., 1945-05-20

ing concern, The Venture Press, which will
concentrate on the works of previously un-
known authors - especially the young ones
in the Armed Forces And E. p Dutton &
Company recently brought out an anthology,
The Best From 'Yank.'" The mails from
Army, Navy and Marine posts are also loaded
with cartoons, paintings photographs music.
radio scripts and movie-stOry outlines.
PlAywxitins Contest
AND PLAYS The National Theater Confer
cnce recently announced playwriting con-
test for men and women of the Armed Forces.
1t received 697 scripts - 38l from camps
and naval stations in this country and BIG
from overseas First prize in the long play
division for overseas writers went to Robert
w. Anderson, Navy lieutenant from New
Rochelle, New York. Capt. Ralph Nelson.
AAF, Moody Field, Ga, won top honors in
the same division for servicemen stationed
in the United States.
Some creative artists do it the hard way,
in their few undstracted off-duty hours.
Others have developed because the supposedly
unaesthetic War and Navy Departments have
assigned them to cultivate their talents.
There is Sgt Bill Mauldn of the Mediterra-
mean STARS and Stripes" who became a
famous syndicated cartoonist while he was
still soldier And Sgt. George Baker Of
''Yank'' whose celebrated ''Sad Sack"
is almost as we'll known among civilians
as in the Armed Forces.
The services have been just as generous
with thousands of other artists, writers and
photographers. These men spend all their
duty hours working on the service publi-
cations - STARS and Stripes" "Yank, Air
Force" magazine, "Leatherneck," the
Burma India Roundup" the countless other
dailies, weeklies and monthlies.
They produce shows for the Armed Forces
Radio Service. They write, direct, photo
graph, technically prepare and actin the top
grade Signal Corps training films, the Army
and Navy Screen Magazine. the documentary
moving pictures like Col. Frank Capra's
why We Fight" series, Commander Edward
Steichen's The Fighting Lady," Major
William Wellman's Memphis Belle and the
joint Army Navy Marine production, Fury
in the Pacific"
Who can forget This Is the Army"
Winged Victory" "Tars and Spars"? Our
Evening star., 1945-05-20

fighters are acting, designing sets and COS
tunes and writing dialogue and music for
Special Service theatrical productions like
these. And what they are doing, according to
producers like Walter Wanger, is setting the
pace which peacetme Hollywood and Broad
way would do well to follow.
One of the most significant contributions
has been in radio. Sergeant Lampell writes
Air Forces programs, Sgt Arthur Laurents
does the Assignment Home" scripts, and
there are many Others There isn't pro-
fessional who doesn't tip his hat to the
countless broadcasts which are written
and produced by men wearing uniforms.
The services are also developing artistic
talent. In combat zones you come across
painters, like Sgt Robert Greenhalgh, Pvt.
Paul Ellsworth and Lieut. Col. Donald L.
Dickson. These artists, plus photographers
and researchers, make detailed permanent
record of each campaign.
Talent Stin Active
WHAT does all this mean1
For one thing, it means that lot of the
nations young creative talent has not been
lying as idle during these war years as you
might have expected. When the war ends,
plenty of new people will move from the
Armed Forces into important positions in the
theater, the movies, radio, the art and literary
fields without needing any pause for recon-
version.
The experience of war, bad as it is for other
people, often quickens the development of
future artist. The last war produced such
figures as Ernest Hemingway, John Dos
Passos, Robert E. Sherwood, Thomas Hart
Benton, Frank Capra and Archibald Mac
Leish and paved the way for great boom in
our creative arts.
The last war was short one, affecting
comparatively few young Americans Then,
for instance, the Army numbered about
100000 men. This has been long war; the
Armed Forces have over 100000.
If the wars effect on the arts is as great
proportionately this time, our postwar era
ought to be terrific.
X SGT. JOE MCCARTHY was drafted out of
sports writing, spent year "skinning''
mules in a pack artillery battalion before
going to wo1k on the Armys magazine.