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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Jacob Epstein Dies;
Baltimore Merchant
And Phi|anthropist
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec. o.
Jacob Epstein, well-known BaIti-
more merchant, philanthropist and
art connoisseur, died in his sleep
yesterday on the eve of his 81st
birthday.
He was the founder of the Balti-
more Bargain House, which later
became the American Wholesale
Corp. and which in 1929 was merged
with Butler Bros. of Chicago.
A native of Lithuania, he came
to the United States and started
notion business in 1881 with $500
capital. In 1907, he gave more
than $4,000 to found the Jewish
Home for Consumptives, the first
of many philanthropic gifts. Cath
Ollie, Jewish, Protestant and nom
sectarian organizations benefited by
his philanthropy.
In 1928. the company which he
founded was reported to have done
a business of 500 300 900.
ASoAASo kAA1AA4AoAAoPy dllu ClFlC
affairs, Mr.. Epstein was interested
deeply in art and the theater. He
made repeated trips abroad, looking
for rare paintings he might buy.
His collection was said to include
example of many old masters and
moderns.
A bust of him was done by Jacob
Epstein, the sculptor.
In 1927 he acquired a portrait
thought to be by Raphael and to be
likeness of Emilia Pia Monticello.
The reported price was $250,0O0.
In later years, aroused by Hitler's
cruelties to the Jews, he took an
active role in Jewish relief organi-
cations.
He was close personal friend of
the late James Cardinal Gibbons.
The survivors, are his widow. Mrs.
Lena Weinberg Epstein two daugh-
tiers, seven grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Stunned Man
Found in Stolen,
Overturned Bus

Arlington County police this morn
ing found a stunned passenger in a
stolen Alexandria, Bancroft &
Washington bus that had overturned
at the intersection of Seminary road
and Shirley Memorial highway.
The passenger, James Purcell, As.
Arlington Hotel, told police, before
he was taken to Alexandria Hospital
to determine possible injuries, that
the last thing he remembered was
getting on the bus in Washington
early this morning. He said he woke
up when the bus overturned. Police
are holding him for investigation.
A. B. & w. officials did not know
the bus was missing until police
notified them of their discovery
They told police the bus had been
parked in front of the bus terminal
in the 400 block of Cameron street,
Alexandria, and must have been
stolen after 3 o'clock. this morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Montgomery Urged
To Meet SeuI Goal

Warning that the work of the
Montgomery County Tuberculosis
Association is more important than
ever because returning servicemen
have been in countries where the
disease is widespread, Mrs. Louise
Morell, executive secretary Of the
association, said today every effort
must be made to reach the $25, 900
goal in the Christmas Seal sale.
Mrs. Morell announced that to
date only $15,295 has been raised
through the sale Of seals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
MiIwork Essential to Homes
Styn1ied by Lumber SHORTAGE

The average moderate priced
home requires about $500 worth of
millwork, suppliers say. Approx
mate needs are 10 window frames
and sashes, outside doors and door
frames, IA inside doors and door
jams, casing for doors and windows,
molding, stair work, closet shelving
cabinets and similar items.
Mills Close Down.
Millwork is of two general cate
gories-"stock" and special"
Stock is mass-produced at COM
paratively low cost. 1t includes win
dow sashes and frames, doors, mold
ing, treads and risers for stairs and
stair rails.
Main sources are West Coast and
Midwest mills. A large mill in nor
mai times may produce as many as
0,000 doors day.
According to local millWork deal
ers, several of the largest assembly,
line mills closed down December l
due to labor troubles and scarcity
of materials"
Many big Stock mills tell local sup
pliers production is squeezed be-
tween higher materials costs and
OPA ceilings.
One wrote:
If We don't get some price relief
we're not going to be able to manu-
facture," and added: THE price in
crease required is so large we think
our position is hopeless. We are lust
about ready to throw up the sponge"
1000 Employed Here.
special millwork is custom made
according to architects details. Lo-
cal mills produce special millwork
only, though they also serve as deal
ers in stock millwork.
Bulk of local production, mill Off
Gals say, is in such items as STAIR
ways, cabinet work, porch columns
and the like
approximately 1000 persons are
employed In this District area in
dustry. OF work in actual progress.
mill officials estimated about so per
cent is on orders from home builders.
me remainder is going to industrial,
commercial and Government Gus
toners.
Home builders, however, will soon
get about rs per cent of production.
Present local output was estimated
at Is per cent of normal, with the
prospect that it will drop in the next
two months owing to the lumber
shortage.
Tomorrow: Brick.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Nisei in District
Plan 10 Remain,
WRA Reports
Want to Keep Stores
And Jobs Rather. Than
Return to West Coast

With the closing of War Relocation
Authority field Offices, including one
at zoos U street NV, April /, and
the shutdown of relocation centers,
some small businessmen of Japanese
ancestry have decided to keep their
groceries and ice cream parlors in
the District rather than 60 back to
the West Coast.
Murray Daninhirsch, WRA relo-
cation supervisor for the District,
Maryland, North Carolina and Vir-
ginia, said yesterday his Office has
hundreds of job offers from admirals,
generals, State Department officials
and others to place Japanese-Amer-
leans as domestics. He made it clear
that he does not expect any great
influx into this area, however. Every
family desiring to enter domestic
service has now been placed, he said.
Volunteers to Take Over.
Mr.. Daninhirsch and a secretary
are the only employees now compris-
ing the district Office here. But the
work of aiding Japanese Americans
will be carried forward on a volun-
tary basis by Citizens Committee
of some 40 Washingtonians, headed
by the Rev. F. Nielsen Schlegel,
which has been aiding the WRA
for some time.
There are approximately 500 per-
sons of japanese ancestry in the
Washington district, some $50 of
them located in the metropolitan
area here, Mr.. Daninhirsch said.
The majority are Nisei and are
largely clerical and professional
people.
Some of those here are older per-
sons with sons still in the service in
Italy or Germany. The death of
their children in the armed forces
Of this country has brought some of
them funds from the Federal Treas
ury, Mr.. Daninhirsch said. These
have come from the national life
insurance program.
While some of the Japanese
Americans were brought here to do
confidential work, Mr.. Daninhirsch
said that this has now ceased and
the WRA is seeking to work out a
readjustment for them.
Occupy Small Hotel.
Generally, the official said, the
older people followed the younger
wage-earners here and many fami-
lies were brought from the West
Coast. He pointed out that Cali
fornia has an acute housing and job
problem. A small hotel at 2311 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, for Nisei and
aliens. is operated by the Citizens
Committee.
Mr.. Daninhirsch said that some
of the Japanese Americans now
here will return TO the West Coast
Those desiring to return have been
advised that they must apply for
before next February.
otherwise funds will not be available
for this purpose, he said.
The entire WRA is expected to be
liquidated by the end of June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Police Ii. Wise 70 End
Al Years Of Duty Jan. !

Forty-one years of service with
the Police Department will end
January l for 1t. Charles C. Wise
of the fifth precinct who, at IS, has
reached retirement age.
On the same day Pvt. Milton B.
Groves, so, of the fourth precinct,
and Pvt. Charles B. Macdonald, Al,
of the 18th precinct. will resign be-
cause of Ill health.
Since joining the force October
10, 1904, 1t. Wise has received SO
concentrations. While serving in
the fifth, seventh, ninth, 18th aid
harbor precincts and detective bu-
reau, he was elevated to the rank
of precinct detective in 1921, SER
geant In 1924 and his present rank
in 194l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
(Second of a Series.)
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS.

"Dear Sir:
"We regret it is not possible for
us to fill orders for fir doors at this
time.
Yours very truly,
BLANK MFG. CO."
That's the kind of letter Wash
ington area millwork dealers are
receiving these days.
Without doors, window frames
window sashes and other millwork
you can't build houses. Thus mill
work is involved in another of the
serious bottlenecks that have helped
prevent more building.
Cut to 40 Hours.
Shortages of lumber, which
have logged the millwork industry
throughout the country are also
hampering the District areas 10
millwork firms. All have cut down
to a 40-hour week, and the lumber
shortage threatens an even shorter
work week, owners explain.
Our lumber inventory to fill
orders on hand is at the lowest it's
ever been," said an official of a
District area plant employing As
persons. 1--WE stopped taking orders
several weeks ago and are finishing
up contracts now on hand. Right
now, we can't take any new orders.
Some of our orders are six months
old" 49,
Another local millWork firm
formerly needed more than a day
to take its lumber inventory. It's
supply dropped so low that an in
ventory was taken recently in an
hour and a half.
Delay Projects.
In miIlwork supplies there. are
shortages within the shortage. For
example, a builder may be able to
scrape together most items and be
stymied because a few are not avail
able. Or the product may be avail
able, but not in the right size.
Such conditions contribute to lag
gfng home production, suppliers ex-
plain. and can be serious for individ-
ual builders. One project of 40
houses is being delayed here, a sup
plier said, because the builder is un-
able to obtain window sashes.
Most Washington builders these
days are unable to place one order
for their requirements, but must
shop around, picking up few pieces
here and there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Wallace, Dr.. Johnson
To Address Fraternity

Omega Psi Phi fraternity an
nounced today that Secretary Of
Commerce Wallace and DR.. Nor
decai johnson, president Of Howard
University, will speak at the 32d
grand conclave of the organization
at pm. tomorrow in the south
Interior Department auditorium.
The fraternity is the oldest college
group organized at q Negro college.
IT was founded here in 1911.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
New Receiving Home
Sketches 10 Include
2Segregation Wings

Architects sketches of the COM
promise new Receiving Home for
Children, to be built on land ada
cent to the Columbia Institution for
the Deaf, will be completed in 10
days and submitted to the Board of
Public Welfare for approval.
Representatives Of the Municipal
Architects Office conferred yester-
day with Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Joseph D. Arthur, jr., and
child welfare authorities to work
out ION paper" the compromise
principles agreed to by District off,
Gals and protesting citizens at a
session last week. These included
reduction in accommodations to a
maximum of IS, increased segrega-
ton and retardation of proposed
classification center.
when the sketches are COM
plete,' Col. Arthur said, we'll give
all parties a chance to shoot at
them"
In Separate Wings.
The sketches, it was indicated
would be of a single building with
separate wings and central kitchen
One wing for delinquent children
would have accommodations for 60
inmateS-40 in single rooms and the
remaining 20 in dormitory. The
other wing, for emergency care of
nondelinquent children, would &C.
con1modate 25-eight in single rooms
and the rest in dormitory.
The previous proposal approved by
the Board of Public Welfare for a
96-inmate home provided only IA
single rooms. Increasing the single
rooms was an additional step to
provide greater segregation between
delinquentS and nondelinouents
and within the delinquent group
itself, it was pointed out.
The revised plans will also aim at
segregation of eating and recrea-
tional facilities, Col. Arthur said,
with at least two dining rooms.
Cost Not Determined.
Attending yesterdays conference
were Sherwood Norman of the Ma
tional Probation Association, Howard
c. Hopkirk, executive secretary of
the Child Welfare League of Amer
lea; Welfare Director Ray L. Huff
and Mrs. Agnes E. Meyer, wife of
the publisher of the Washington
Post.
The sketches of the compromise
building will be in the nature of
almost third plan, Col. Arthur said,
rather than an amendment to the
1945 or 1941 blueprints.
Whether or not appropriation of
$285,0 will be adequate for the
revision, he said, could not be de-
termined yet. Some savings may be
worked out through elimination of
certain features in the 1915 plan,
which was ready to be advertised for
bids when the opponents, headed by
Mrs. Meyer, made an emergency ap-
peal to the Commissioners for re-
consideration. An example of this,
Col. Arthur said, was the 10-bed
inf1rmary and nurses rooms, which
might be reduced now to q couple
OF rooms for emergency contagious
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Objection toSite
For School May
BeReconsidered
Park Office Head
Cites Reason for Sousu
BUILDING Location

The Office of National Capital
Parks is prepared to reconsider
its objections to placing the pro-
posed John Philip Sousa Junior High
School at Thirty-seventh street and
Ely place Sc, as favored by the
District Commissioners, according
to Irving c. Root, superintendent
of National Capital Parks. Mr.. Root
said, however, he still believes the
school should be placed on a 15-
acre tract of park land his Office
is willing to provide at the north
east corner of Fort Dupont Park.
AT a hearing yesterday, school
board officials and civic leaders
agreed to press for location of the
school at the Ely place site and
transfer to the District of a three
acre tract of park land across Ely
place to serve as play space.
Another Site Favored.
Mr.. Root said he and officials
OF the National Park Service had
opposed the site only after the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission had recommended that
the school be placed at the northeast
corner of the park along Ridge
road, where land is more desirable
from a topographic standpoint and
no street crossing would be involved
In reaching play space from the
school building.
The land at Thirty-Seventh street
and Ely place, he said, is rough with
stream running through it. I'll
will require extensive grading and
terracing to make it fit for a school
site, whereas the other location isl
naturally adapted to use for school
and recreation center combined, he
said.
Mr.. Root said school officials had
objected to placing the school at
the northeast corner of Fort Dupont
Park principally because it was too
close to the District line and might
attract too many Maryland students
and because the site was not Suffi-
GENTLY close to the present popula-
ton center of the area.
Calls Objections Shortsighted.
He said these objections seemed
shortsighted since the site is a.
fourth OF mile from the District
line, and since it will not be long
before the population center shifts
SO as to make the park site more de-
slrable than that on Ely place.
He said it would not be MANY
years before Ely place is cut through
from Minnesota avenue to Ridge
road and used extensively as short
cut from one thoroughfare to the
other. 1t will become the third side
of triangle, he said.
Children might be killed crossing
Ely place when that comes to pass"
he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28

partment.
"Servicemen always could count on
the sympathetic assistance of the
Red Cross in solving their prob
lems," Col. Wilmer said. I'm anti
aircraft camps in this country, in
North Africa and Italy, I saw the
many helpful services rendered to
enlisted men by the Red Cross"
The new campaign chairman also
praised the recreation work done by
Red Cross clubs and clubmobiles.
A veteran of both World Wars, he
has two sons in service: 1t. q. g.
Richard H. Wilmer and First 1t.
John Grant Wilmer. Col. Wilmer
was a member of the New York law
firm of Cravath, Swaine g. Moore
before the war. He has organized
the firm of Wilmer g. Broun since
leaving service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28

Treasury's War
Finance Divi-
S / on, has re-
signed to return
to private bust
ness. Secretary
of the Treasury
v i n son a n
noullced today.
Mr.. Vinson, at
the same time,
announced ap-
point m e n t OF
Vernon L. Clark,
Dies Moines luln-
herman, as ma
tional director
of the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Mechanics Death in Fall
Is Ruled Accidental

Deputy Coroner Christopher J.
Murphy has issued a certificate of
accidental death in the case of John
Phelps, 30, a mechanic of 1945
Second street NV, who died in
Casualty Hospital early yesterday
after falling and fracturing his skull
in the rear of the Cherner Motor
Co. garage, 1871 Florida. avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28

Cross fund cam
paign in this
area, John Cliff
ford Fol 6 e +,
chapter chair
man, announced
today.
Col. w linn e r
served as chief
legal adviser of
the Allied Con-
troll Commission
in Italy, return
ing at the end
of 1914 to be-
come chief plan
ner for Europe
in the Civil
Affairs division
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Col. Richard Wilmer
To Head Red Cross
Campaign in Capital

Col. Richard H. Wilmer, Wash
ington attorney, recently released
by the Coast Artillery after service
in Italy, will head the 1916 RED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Ted Gamble RESIGNS
AS War Loan Chief
To Re-enter Business

Ted R. Gamble, West Coast thea
ter chain owner who directed five
War Bond campaigns and the Vic
tory Loan drive as director of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Precipitation.

Nor thly precipitation in inches In Il
Cap1tel tcurrent month to date):
Month IG46 Daoo,d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Weather Report

Highest, SO, on July rs,
Lowest. IL, on January 1.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
Geodetic Survey
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-05-10

Fats are used in hundreds of
industrial plants engaged in
metal working, textile manufac-
turing, leather processing and
synthetic rubber production.
They are also required in GER
tain mining operations and in
the production of special lubri-
eating oils and greases. Used
household fats also help to as
sure us at home of supplies of
medicines, soap and many other
essential civilian items, Mr..
Krug declared.
Our requirements for 1945
are greater than ever before.
We need a minimum of 100 mil.
lion pounds more of used house
hold fats than were obtained in
1914.
Il urge housewives to greater
efforts" Mr.. KTug said. Every
ounce of fat that is salvaged
and turned in will help toward
meeting our production require
ments."
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-05-10
III III IL
BLUE STAR MOTHERS
HELD MEMORIAL SERVICES

The Blue Star Mothers met
Monday evening in the Armory
with 33 members present, Three
new members were taken in. They
are, Mrs. Lott Rausch, Mrs. Mar
tha Strunkenburg, and Mrs.
Mignon Forty.
The program kept in observance
of Mothers Day. Poems were read
by Mrs. H. II. Kettler and Mrs.
j. Fl. Simons, of Milford Center.
Memorial services were held for
ROLAND Palmer, Andy Overly,
Dudley Forty. Harold Marine,
Carroll Wood and Oliver Schndid-
er. A gold star was pinned on each
mother. Mr. Frank Beck sang,
Beyond the Sunset, during the
service.
Eight women were appointed to
bake cookies to be sent to Fletcher
General hospital at Cambridge
The cookies are to be left at the
home of Mrs. H. S. ROOSa.
A guest meeting and special
program has been planned for the
next meeting which will be held
on June 4.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-05-10
MARYSVILLE TEACHERS, EXCEPT FOUR,
WILL Be SAME, SOFAR AS NOW KNOW

With but four exceptions, teach
ing staff of the Marysville public
schools will be the same next year
as this, so far as the board of Ed
ucation knows at present, II. +,
Martin, clerk said this morning.
Contracts have been offered to
all but three of this years teach
erS and one other has resigned.
Contracts were not offered to the
present home economics teacher,
music instructor, and first grade
teacher in the East building. Res
ignation was that of Clayton Wise
man, public speaking and history
teacher.
In their May meeting, Monday
night, members of the Board took
action toward filing the music
vacancy. A contract was offered
to Mrs. Robert HofStetter, whose
husband, now in the Army, former
ly taught music in the MarySVille
schools.
Members of Faculty
Other members fo the faculty,
all offered contracts for another
year, are:
Senior high sChoOl-Miss Ferne
Mills, Mrs. Ruth CarmaCk, Mrs.
nellie Hopes, Miss nellie Kloepfer,
Cecil Riser. Wilbur Stevenson, and
Miss Marguerite Williams.
Junior high-G. l.. Kingsmore,
principal; Mrs. Helen Davis, John
H. Ehlen, Mrs. Esther Hooper,
Miss Nellie Murphy, Miss ReneVa
Knots, Miss Edna Parish and Mrs
Pauline Widner.
West grades Miss Mary j. Ora
hood, Miss AiIeen S. Prathcr, Miss
Mary Sweeney, Mrs. Irene Nc
Cracken, Miss Mary Virginia
Rebel and Miss Clara j. Westlake
East gradeS-H. II. Tallman
principal; Miss Ruth Spriggs, Miss
Josephine c. Cody, Miss Helen
Wood, Miss Julia Belle OrahOod.
Add Another Teacher
Because of increased enrolment
in the West grades, the Board vot-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-05-10
LEGION WILL HEAR
REHABILITATION OFFICER

Harry Cheney, state rehabilit-
alton officer of the Ohio depart
ment, American Legion, will dis
CusS rehabilitation and legislation
for World War ii veterans at the
regular meeting of Union post No.
70, next Monday.
Invitations have been sent to all
discharged World War IL veterans
to attend. The meeting will be held
in the Memorial building in Leg
ion Park at 8 pm. Monday. Re-
freshments viii be served at the
close of the meeting.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-05-10

Harold Sweet, a young poultry
man near North Olmstead, reduc-
ed death losses in his laying house
this winter by producing vigorous
pullets last summer. He raised the
birds on clean pasture and kept
their grain ration down so they
ate more grass and clover. The
pulletS grew large and came into
production a little late but laid
large eggs and lived to lay more.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-05-10
IL IL ~
PRESBYTERIAN GROUPS
MET WEnNESDAY

The Women's Association of the
Presbyterian church held their
group meetings Wednesday. The
theme of the devotional period for
all groups was The Right Think
ing" The topic of the groups was
Mary the Sister of Martha. All
groups closed their meeting with
the Mizpah benediction and re-
freshments were served during the
social hour.
Group number one met with Mrs.
Luella White and Mrs. Agnes
Dodge assisted. The meeting open
ed with a song Mrs. r. A. Noble
had charge of the devotions. Mrs.
H. c. Wright led the topic. Mrs.
Richard Hall choose Chinese
Christian Sings For Our Boys"
What Would You Do, and 'Hov