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Evening star., 1945-12-17
Donation Il. War Fund
Is Suggested as Gift
That will Reach Many

If you find the stores cleaned out
when you 60 to do your Christmas
shopping, spend your money where
you can be sure Of getting valuable
gifts for your dollars.
The suggestion comes from Lee
D. Butler, chairman of the Com
munity War Fund campaign. Cam
paign headquarters at 1l0l M street
NV. boasts a varied array of Christ
mas presents. =
For children, you can buy healthy
meals, warm beds and pleasant
homes. You can give them SWIM
ming lessons, camping trips. gym
nasium play and music lessons.
For the ailing, you can buy the
services of a visiting nurse, hos
pitalization and the helping hand of
welfare workers.
Everything an elderly person
leeds still is available You can
give them cheerful surroundings
among persons of their own age,
security and peace.
Your Christmas gift to the veteran
can be a helping hand through
difficult readjustments. Young mar
ried couples with financial problems
will appreciate your gift of budget
job and marital advice by expert
enced guides.
Servicemen will enjoy your gift OF
dances, sleeping accommodations, a
snack bar and good meals at Wash
ington service clubs. For the ira
yelling family, provide a travellers
aide at the railroad station to find
them hotel accommodations, to an
swer their questions and to make
them feel at home in strange city
If you are looking for one nice
gift for a whole family, send your
check for the family service agencies
They help out in all sorts of emer.
gencies.
Community War Fund workers still
have $4,000 worth of gifts for the
needy of the Washington area tt
SELL Send your check to Com.
munity War Fund headquarters
1101 M street NV.
Evening star., 1945-12-17

H. O'Neill, $500 block Grant street
NE, and Mrs. Helen Tucker, 1900
block Of Thirteenth street NE, were
shaken up. When the Car knocked
down the tree, the rear end swung
around onto the sidewalk, and the
car then crashed into the Fashion
Cleaners store at 1912 Twelfth street
NE. Walter c. Upright, the owner
of the store, said he was standing
in the rear of the establishment
when He saw the streetcar. He
warned q woman employe, Mrs. Wa
dell Belton, colored, who was in the
front Of the store. Police said the
window was smashed and the front
of the store stove in.
Il had just gotten the place nicely
warmed up when 1t happened, Mr..
Upright said. Now 1t Is freezing
agsin with the window out.
Mrs. Tucker was treated at Gar
field Hospital for cuts and bruises,
but Mr.. ONeill and Mr.. OLare did
not require treatment. The latter
suffered brush burns.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Mrs. Mabel {. franklin,
Active Church Worker Dies

Mrs. Mabel E. Franklin, 1912 Car
roll avenue, Takoma Park, Md, wife
of Rev. E. E.. Franklin, associate
secretary of the publishing depart
ment Of the General Conference of
Seventh Day Adventists, died at the
Washington Sanitarium Saturday.
Mrs. Franklin, who was born in
Chicago and In her earlier years was
teacher and superintendent Of
church schools in Illinois, Indiana
and Wisconsin, came to Washing
ton with her husband Is years ago
and has been a resident Of Mont
gomery County since that time. She
was active for many years in musical
circles OF the Taknr1a Park church
and in the local chapter Of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by q son, Robert E. Franklin;
three sisters, Mrs. M. B. Ellis and
Mrs. j. A. McLay Of Chicago and
Mrs. David Voth of Glendale, Calf.
and q brother, Frank z. Boo Of
Chicago.
Funeral services will be held ut
the Takoma Park Seventh Day Adj
ventist Church at 2 pm. tomorrow.
Burial win be ct Rosehill Cemetery,
Chicago. III, On Wednesday.
Evening star., 1945-12-17

pital, answered, when this hospital
gives me my legs"
1T gives you a lift to see these
boys" Mr.. Truman told reporters in
the main lobby at Walter Reed.
Although several thousand patients
are in the two hospitals, he said he
saw only about 600 personally as
he did not have time to call on all
of them.
Holiday Leaves Sought.
Mr.. Truman did not try to call on
85-year-old General of the Armies
John ]. Pershing, who resides at
Walter Reed. 1t was explained he
did not wish to disturb the aged
AEF Commander in Chief.
Asked whether many of the vet
Grams were thinking about Christ
mas, the President replied a great
many are hoping to get home for
the holidays on leave and still 9TH
ers are on the point of discharge.
Admiral Ross T. McIntire, Navy
surgeon general, and Rear Admiral
William Chambers, commandant at
Bethesda, accompanied the Presi-
dent on his Navy hospital tour. On
the Army institution visit, Maj. Gen.
Shelley U. Marietta, commanding
general, escorted him among the
patients.
Brig. Gen. Harry Vaughan and
Comdr. Clark Clifford. military and
naval aides at the White House, and
Col. Wallace Granam, the Presi-
dents physician, made the trip with
Mr.. Truman.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Man, Freed From D. {. Jail
By Error, Arrested Again

Ed Register, 500 block of Fifth
street, NV, who was freed from
District Jail by mistake Tuesday
after payment of fine intended for
another inmate, has been arrested in
Annapolis, Md, on drunk and dis
orderly charges, District police said
today.
An attachment, said to be under
advisement here by Municipal Court
Judge John P. Mcmahon to return
Register to Jail for completion of a
15-day term on an intoxication
charge, has not yet been signed,
court attaches said.
Register was mistakenly released
on an order to free Clifford Retzer,
IS, Of the 1900 block of K street Sc.
Police said both men were arrested
last Saturday and both charged with
the same offense, which, together
with similarity of their names,
probably led to the confusion.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
D. T.. Draft Workers
To Select Candidate
For Honor This Week

The name of the District Draft
Board member who will be among
those throughout the country hon
ored at the White House January
81 will be selected at drawing this
week, District draft spokesman
said today.
Plans are also under way here for
a ceremony probably at the Depart
mental Auditorium few days after
the White House presentation.
In the presence of Army and Navy
officials and the District Commis-
sioners, between 500 and 600 District
Draft and Appeal Board members,
Government appeal agents, examin-
ing physicians and unemployment
committeeman viii be awarded
medals and citations for their war
time service at the local ceremony.
The draft board member repre-
senting the District at the White
House presentation of medals will
be selected from 73 men who have
served five or more years on District
Draft Boards These 73 veteran
members represent so per cent of
the draft board members
In addition to the principal, three
alternates will be chosen by lot in
case of illness of the man whose
name is drawn first, it was ex-
planned.
Maryland Selective Service work
ers will be honored at a ceremony
in the 5th Regiment Armory in
Baltimore on the same night as the
White House presentation. At the
armory 301 members of draft and
appeal boards and Government ap-
peal agents will be honored. At a
later ceremony certificates will be
given to 750 Maryland men who
have served at least two years as
re- e-employment committeeman or
examining physicians.
Gov. O'Conor of Maryland will
draw the names of five Selectiye
Service workers. principal and
four alternates-from a fish bowl"
at Annapolis Thursday to select
Maryland's representative for the
White House ceremony.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Second Fire Damages
Church al Baltimore
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 17.-A fiye-
alarm fire, the second in three weeks,
damaged the roof and interior OF
the Trinity Baptist Church at Druid
Hill avenue and McMechen street
last night.
On November "a, a $4,000 pipe
organ was badly damaged when
flames swept along the organ pipes
from the basement to the church
roof.
Firemen were forced to flee from
the building last night when the
slate roof collapsed. They fought
the flames for nearly an hour from
the roof of q nearby house and from
the street. A 400-foot steeple, how
ever, remained standing.
The Rev. Volley v. Stokes, pastor,
said services had been concluded
about 40 minutes before the fire was
discovered, Firemen believe the
November "a blaze started from the
furnace, and are investigating the
possibility that last nights fire also
started there.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Trial Of Accountant
lin Traffic Death Of
Boy, 3, Postponed

Trial of James T. Connell, 54-
year-old accountant, of the 400
block of Faraday place NV, on a
charge of manslaughter in the traf-
fic death last June of Donald R. De
Vol, 9, of 4423 Harrison street NV,
was postponed in District Court to-
day on request of Assistant United
States Attorney Cecil Hefiin be-
cause of the absence of important
witnesses. The trial is now set for
January 9.
One of the absent witnesses is
Mrs. Bertha Rotbart, 4400 block of
River road NV, who was reported
i'll. Mrs. Rotbart is said to have
been one of the first at the scene
at the time the boy was struck
Another important witness is DR.
Robert E. Moran, 1900 block of Six
teenth street NV, who was reported
to be out of the city. DR.. Moran
physician of the Washington Red
skins football team, had not beer
notified to appear today, it was said
Mr.. Heflin said he did not wish tt
attempt to try the case with Mrs
Rotbart and DR.. Moran away. II
was DR.. Moran who picked up the
boy and sent him to a hospital.
Another witness, who was reported
to have moved and who was not ir
court when the case was called, wa.
1t. Comdr. Stanley L. Wilson, who
was riding in the automobile with
Mr.. Connell.
The indictment, returned against
Mr.. Connell on July is, accuses hin
of being under the influence of in.
toxicating liquor when his automo.
bile struck the boy.
Police said Donald was struck
when the automobile ran up or
ground space between the concrete
walk and the curb, where the boy
was arranging newspapers to bt
do1ivei,pd hv l,ic hrofIar
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Navy Failed 10 Prove Need
For St. Johns, Barr Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. IT,
President Stringfellow Barr and the
Board of Visitors and Governors OF
st. Johns College hold that ''it is
abundantly clear that the Navy's
desire to acquire the st. Johns cam
pus has not been proved to be es-
sential to the national interest,"
Furthermore, Mr.. Barr said in a
statement in behalf of the board,
the Navy's proposal to acquire the
campus for Naval Academy expan-
sion proposals was submitted under
the erroneous impression that the
board was willing to SELL"
Had the Navy representatives
understood the boards position at
the outset" he continued, "the board
believes that the project might not
have been submitted"
Legislation to authorize the plan
is now pending before the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee.
Meanwhile, Senator Morse, Re-
pubulican Of Oregon, member OF
the naval committee, said in Wash
ington he believed "a reasonable
investigation Of the facts in this
case will sustain the position which
the college has taken"
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Maryland Man Found
Dead Of Shoiqun Wounds

Floyd A. Benjamin. IS, OF 5016
Iroquois avenue, Hollywood. Nd,
was found dead this morning with
two shotgun wounds in his chest
IN 9 garage in the rear Of his home.
Prince Georges County police said
. doubles e-barreled shotgun, which
had been discharged. was found be-
side. him. They said he was found
by his wife shortly after he had
told her he was going out to shoot
rabbits. ~
According to neighbors, Mr.. Ben
jamin. an ernploye Of the Maryland
Farms Dairy, Brentwood, had been
In III health. Dr.. James I. Boyd,
deputy county medical examiner, Is
Investigating.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Boy Burned, YuIe Gifts
Lost in Hagerstown Fire
b. the Associated Press.

~ the ASSoctated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec. IT,
A 16-year-old boy was burned seri-
ously and Charles st. Glars $40
worth Of Christmas gifts for his
nine children were destroyed when
IRE razed a group Of four frame
houses yesterday.
Howard Sprankle, the youth
burned, was reported In serious
condition in the Washington County
Hospital Members of his family
and three other families were
forced to flee the structures.
Among those rescued by firemen
was Mrs. Lura Hurd, an 80-year-
old invalid.
Mr.. st. Clair was unable to save
any Of his gifts.
Firemen said they were unable
to check the blaze because the ex-
tremely cold weather had frozen
the water in the pipes. An estimate
Of the damage was not available
Immediately.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Rev. Reno Harp Decides
Aquinst Bethesda Call

The Rev. Reno S. Harp, jr, rector
of Trinity Episcopal Church, Piney
Branch road and Dahlia street
NV, yesterday announced to his
congregation that he had decided
not to accept call to the rectorship
of st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Bethesda, Md.
The announcement was made at
reception rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Harp in the parish hall after the
morning service. The reception was
in honor of Mr.. Harp,s 10 years
service at the church.
Edward j. Waterfield, senior
warden, presented Mr.. Harp with a
Victory Bond on behalf of the par
ish ORGANIZATIONS.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Total Eclipse Of Moon
10 Occur Tomorrow

A cop ar-colored moon will ap-
pear tomorrow night in the first
total eclipse over the United States
since August 26, 1912. The eclipse
will be visible to watchers over half
the earth if the weather is clear.
Preliminary phases Of the eclipse
will be seen here at 6:38 pm, the
Naval Observatory said. The period
Of total eclipse will begin at $40
pm. and last until 10 o'clock.
During this period the moon will
be IN the, earth's shadow. It will
pass into partial eclipse soon after
10 pm. and win reappear normally
at 2 minutes after midnight. The
entire phenomena will take a little
more than five hours.
Evening star., 1945-12-17
Arbitrator Launches
Hearings 10 Settle
Truck Strike Issues

Arbitration proceedings to settle
the wage dispute between II truck
ing firms and a teamsters' union
that recently resulted in a seven
week strike and tie up In the de-
livery of Christmas goods opened
today.
The hearing got under way at
20 am. in the War Labor Board
trucking commissions Office at 462
Indiana avenue NV. The hearing
had been scheduled to start at 10
am.
Hugh Sheridan, New York, the
arbitrator, told company and union
representatives who had been wait
ing for him since 10 am. that he
had reported first at the Labor De-
partment.
The press was excluded from the
hearing, but Mr.. Sheridan promised
to issue a statement at the end of
each session. How long the hear
ings will last last was not an
nounced, although the prediction is
three days.
Strike Called OFF Last Week.
The strike was called off last
week when under an agreement in
which the opposing parties stipu-
lated in writing they would agree to
an arbitrator's decision.
Mr.. Sheridan, who was appointed
by Secretary of Labor Schwellen-
bach, made study of documents in
the dispute before opening the hear
ings this morning. He has been an
impartial arbitrator for the Arbitra-
ton Authority of the trucking in
dustry in New York since 1941.
Both sides have agreed to arbi-
trate "all issues" in the dispute. A
principal controversy is over wages
Meanwhile, it was learned that the
Pennsylvania Railroad late today
will lift its embargo against less
than carload lots of freight into
Washington. This embargo, which
was imposed October 20. to prevent
further congestion in the Local
freight yards, delayed the shipment
Of Christmas goods to Washington
officials predicted a flood of these
goods, which have been held at Their
points of origin, would begin mov-
ing late today to the. Capital, ano
much of it would reach store shelves
in time for late Christmas shopping
Representatives Listed.
Union representatives were Thoma.
P. O'Brien, general organizer of ths
international Brotherhood Of Team.
sters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen
and Helpers of America (AFL); A
w. Stream, president of Local 639 oi
the Brotherhood; Edward Finch
secretary Of the local; Oscar Moon
business agent, and Henry Casey
statistician for the international.
Trucking company representative.
were Joseph C. McGarraghy, coun.
sci for the Labor Relations Council
of the District Of Columbia Truck.
ing Association. Inc: w. B. Doster
council chairman, and two council
directors. Otto RUPERT and j. r
Faherty.
n. L. Grubber, who said he repre-.
sented the Jacobs Transfer Co.
which signed an agreement with its
employees and which was not strike.
bound, attended the hearing ant
said he might appear as an inter.
lvennr.s
Evening star., 1945-12-09
SEARCH IN THE FOG
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mercy. He was going to walk up
and down every street until he
recognized the shop, and the gray
stone house, and the little tea
place
He walked on, and Scobie stuck
with him; but it was no use. A
hundred houses looked alike, and
in score of small groceries he
drew blank.
IHEN, suddenly, it happened.
Dolf stopped, stared. In mo-
ment he'd turned and grabbed
Scobie's arm. This is it, he said.
His voice was trembling with ex-
citement. There was no mistaklng
the tearoom. He pushed on in,
almost dragging the cook after
him.
There's the table we sat at. he
said" land there's the juke-box.
And we danced"
Scobie shrugged. so what? Does
it get you to the girl?" he asked
glumly.
Dolf inquired of the proprietor.
who spread his hands He had
many sailors and their girls come
in, to eat, to dance; to him they
were all alike. Dolf's excitement
ran out like tide. What clue
could he have hoped for here? 1t
was a chance stopping place that
night.
I'm a fool, Dolf thought. I'm a
darned fool, and Scobie knows it.
Scobie, leaning back against the
counter, waited, feet crossed, clga-
rette dropping.
Where do we go from here?
Scobie asked.
Dolf told him where he could go
- flung out the words in young,
despairing bitterness. He'd never
spoken to Scobie like this before.
Slowly Scobie took final drag on
his cigarette, dropped it on the
floor. and crushed its red tip OF life
under his heel. "Okay," he said,
"okay."
DOLF went over to the table
where once before he had sat, and
slumped down. Now it seemed
queer without Scobie. Scobie had
been a touch of reality in - in a
dream. Now Dolf was alone with
remembrance.
To appease the proprietor he
ordered something. leaving it un-
tasted. He sat waiting, watching
the door, as if a miracle might
happen, as if the very intensity of
his thoughts could draw Myra
through the fog to him. Here in
this place, with the fog drifting in
again to wreath the lights, he had
only to close his eyes and she was
Evening star., 1945-12-09

Right now we're making only a
limited number of a few Westclox
products. So it may be some time,
depending on reconversion, before
Westclox will again be plentiful. But
they will be back :. Big Ben and
other spring wound and electric
alarms, time clocks; wrist and pocket
watches You'll be glad you waited
for a Westclox!
Evening star., 1945-12-09

with MIN. lie got up ana led
coin to the juke-box. and the same
band played the same piece to
which they had danced; but now
she was no longer in his arms,
young. warm, intimate. He gave
it up and went out.
The day was coming to its traffic
peak, slow, numbering cropping
through the fog. He lost all track
of time. stopping in each patch of
radiance from a shop window to
study the passing faces. Later -
by newsdealer's kiosk - he
watched girls from the emptylng
offices come crowding by - any
one of whom might be Myra. He
bought a paper from the dealer.
who was watching him, glanced
idly at it, stared at it. then began
to hurry through the fog, a stark.
shaking anger sending him ship
ward, down the narrow streets
that led to the harbor.
At the gangway. two of his
shipmates whistled at him and
grinned, but he was seeking only
one man He was looking for SEQ
bic. He shouted "Where'S that
cook?"
Scobie emerged from the galley.
Somebody paging me?" he said.
Dolf came closer He shook the
newspaper under the cooks nose.
You =" he said, you did this?'
so WHAT" drawled Scoble.
The guy that covers the water
front is always lookin' for human
interest"
In THE light cutting the fog from
the galley door Dolf saw it again.
Sailor Seeks Elusive Lady" His
story - written up half jestingly,
with an eye to the heart throbs. A
cheap blabbing that was half
Scobie, half reporter Dolf's face
was white. He edged after Scoble
into the galley. The wailing lament
of the foghorn followed him in.
Then his anger fell from him;
he was left now with another emo
ton. His face was whittier than
ever, his body more shaken. SEQ
bic, glancing at him sharply. said,
when you've lost anything what
do you do - if it's valuable? Ad-
vertise, huh? Pardon my exit.
he added. Il guess you two have
something to catch up on
Dolf had no words for Scobie.
the cook. He would find appropri-
ate ones later. Just now his heart
was in his eyes. The portfolio was
a frame for her. like an old minia
ture. Small. og-damp curls clung
closely to her head. Her eyes were
blue, with tears in them. Her
mouth was tremulous.
'Dolf," she cried, "oh, Dolf"
He tried to speak and couldn't.
He could only take her in his arms.
The End
Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07
FARMINGT0N SCHOOL NEWS

The pupils and teachers of Farm
in2ton School donated carton of
tomatoes to the Victory Collection
of Canned Food on behalf of the
United Nations Relief.
our school has gone over the
top in the Victory Loan Drive. Our
quota was $4,000 At this time we
have $i3450.
Doris Wyatt. a member Of the
third grade, has returned to school
after two weeks trip to columbus
and ChillicOthee, Ohio.
Irene. Robert and Harry Biddle
left our school on November so, to
enter Milford School.
The following pupils had perfect
attendance in our school for the
month of November: First grade
James Collision. Louis Hamilton
Carl Le2ates. Thelma Everett, Ruth
Ann Hatfield and Carolyn Tibbett
second grade David Bradley. Rog-
er Butler, Paul Everett. Marguerite
Gerard, Mary Lou Hatfield. Jane
Lee Tibbett and Mary Warrington
third grade Franklin Legates, Es
thcr Lee Everett and Janice
Wright; fourth grade-Arthul
/ Bradley Richard Melvin. John Nit
chell, Jr., Betty Jean Tibbett
Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07

Only fourteen more shopping
days till Christmas.
Lucky indeed are they who have
good supply of fuel on hand to
see them through the winter.
You had better do your Christ
mas shopping today and net wait
until tomorrow gift you
promised wife or hubby might
disappear.
Wonder what happened to those
good country friends of ours who
used to make home made mimce
meat and bring il to town. a jar or
two OF that now would certainly
command fancy price.
A card and bingo party will be-
held at the New Armory Hall ON
North Walnut street. on. Friday
evening, December IA. for the ben
eft OF ST. Johns r. c. Church at )
o'clock. Prizes will be given and
refreshments served Tickets. 5uc.
The Susannah Wesley Circle Will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Annie
Prettyman on Lake View avenue
next Tuesday evening, December
IL. at 80 o'clock. The rt4ulal
business meeting will be followed
by a Christmas party. Each on,
bring an inexpensive gift for SAINT:
Claus.