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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
.0PA Checks Stations
As Gas Curb Ends

Once of Price Administration in.
vestigators today were stationed al
filling stations in the District in g
new drive to cut the flow of black
market gasoline into the Capital.
This move by the District OPA
came simultaneously with the lift.
ing of restrictions on the sale OF
gasoline which, since January 4
have permitted sales only to motor
lists whose vehicles showed less than
one quarter of tank of fuel.
In announcing the latest drive or
the gasoline black market, Robert
K. Thompson, director of the Dis
trict OPA, said q serious leak in
gasoline occurs daily because o.
failure of motorists to comply with
rationing regulations.
The investigators posted at the
local stations have been instructed
to see that each motorist buying
gasoline presents coupons properly
Endorsed. Each coupon must be in.
dorsed with the license number OF
the vehicle receiving the gasoline
and the book must be presented tt
the station attendant, who will ex.
tract the coupons before the fuel il
placed in the tank.
Should motorist refuse to com.
ply with instructions of the investi.
gators, the OPA oficial is EN-.
powered to serve a hearing notice
requiring the motorist to appear be.
fore War Price and Rationine
Board, which has the authority tx
revoke rations.
A spot check this morning on fill.
ing stations revealed no increase il
gasoline sales as a result of the lift.
ing of the quarter tank rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
WarpIane Rebuilt
For IVA Displayed

Discharged from war service and
completely rebuilt. the first of five
Boeing Stratoliners which are sched-
uled to cut 2 hours and 40 minutes
of TWA- schedules from Washing
ton to Los Angeles was given a pre-
view at National Airport today.
The big, four otored transport,
which will carry 80 passengers and
some four tons of cargo at cruising
speed of 200 miles an hour, was in
spected here by Air Force, Air Trans
port Command and airline pilots
and newspapermen prior to being
placed in commercial service.
The transports, which have been
rebuilt as commercial versions of
the .Boeing Flying Fortress, with
Fortress wings, engines, landing
gear and control surfaces, will &c
in operation out of Washington MAY
and out Of New York City April l.
The big planes were operated by
Transcontinental and Western Air
from July, 1910, until they were
pressed into military overseas duty
in February, 1912.
An extra fare of SIS will be
charged for the high-speed service
between Washington and Los Ange-
les, 1t was announced,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
Mrs. Katharine Burr,
General S Wife, Dies

Mrs. Katharine Green Burr, wife
Of Brig. Gen. Edward Burr. U. S. a.,
retired, died today in Walter Reed
Hospital after long illness. The
Burr residence is at 2013 N street
NV.
Mrs. Burr was born in Portland
Greg, in 1865. She had been resi-
dent OF Washington for the last
Is years, but she had lived here
intermitently since 1894. She was
a well-known hostess here in the
early 1900s. Gen. Burr was gradu-
ated from West Point in 1852 and
is among the oldest living graduates
Mrs. Burr leaves two sons, Col.
William E. Burr, now on active duty
in the Army Transport service, and
Lit Col. John G. Burr, U. S. A., re-
tired, now living in Greenwich,
Conn.,, and daughter, Miss Char
lotte Burr of Washington.
e Mrs. Burr,s grandson, Sergt. Rob-
sert Goode, was killed in action in
Normandy Two other grandsons are
in the Army. They are 1t. Edward
Burr, wounded at Normandy, and
1t. William r. Burr, jr., q para
trooper serving in Europe.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Thursday at Fort Myer
Chapel Burial will be at Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
| IFS DRINKS Set
Two-Yeor Record
In District Court

On the heels of a summary March
week end, a record-breaking pro-
cession of DRINKS appeared In MI
nicipal Court yesterday.
Telling it to Judge John P. Nc
Mahon were lis topers-a two-year
record, according to Walter F.
Bramhall, clerk of the Municipal
Court. Among them were Is women
Judge Mcmahon handed down q
succession Of sentences averaging
$40 or 10 days. Thirty defend
ants paid the court finance office
approximately $685.. The others, save
a few against whom charges were
dismissed or whose sentences were
suspended, ended up at the District
Jail.
Perhaps it was the curfew, but as
one court attache philosophical,
They always come out with the
buds. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
Bill TO Raise keIIy's Rank
Assured Friendly Reception

A friendly reception is expected
to be given by members of the
House District Committee to the
bill introduced in the House yes
terday by Representative Simpson,
Republican, of Illinois, to confer
the honorary rank of colonel on
Maj. Edward j. Kelly, superinten-
dent of Metropolitan police.
The measure, referred to the
House District Committee for ac-
ton, states TN appreciation and
recognition of E. J. Kelly's 80 years
OF devoted service to the District OF
Columbia and its residents he
should have the honorary rank of
colonel so long as he remains head
Of the Police Department.
Mr.. Simpson pointed out that the
measure would not change the pay
classification of the position of
police chief but would confer a
congressional tribute on Mai. Kelly
in recognition Of his long service
in the police force.
1T was my own idea" he added,
Maj. Kelly had nothing to do
with it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
HonorMedaI Awarded Social Agency Council
Richmond Man Killed Will Discuss Plans
Trying 10 Save Platoon For Health Survey

Plans for a proposed health ane
hospital survey of the entire Metro.
politan Area were to be discussed al
meeting of the Washington Metro
poatan Health Council of the Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies at specia
meeting this afternoon at the United
States Chamber of Commerce, il
was announced by DR.. Herbert P
Ramsey. council chairman.
The Health Council decided at q
meeting last December to have such
a survey conducted by some person
from outside the area. Recon-
mendations for director of the
survey were to be presented to the
council today.
Further details were to be an
nounced concerning the public
forum to be held at pm. tomor-
row at the Chamber of Commerce
auditorium on Mental Health In
Wartime. This report was to be
made by Howard Strong, chairman
of the councils Forum Committee
and DR.. Winfred Overholser. super
intendent of st. Elizabeth,s Hos
pital, chairman of the committee in
charge of tomorrow nights program
The public will be admitted.
Several other matters were to
come up for discussion, leading to-
ward the strengthening of interarea
relations, so that the health inter-
ests of the suburban areas and the
District of Columbia may be more
unified
DR.. Ramsey was to preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
Preliminary Plans Made
By War Bond Section

Preliminary plans for employe
participation in the coming Seventh
War Loan drive were made yester-
day at a meeting of the institutional
section of the Payroll Savings Di-
vision, District War Finance Com
mittee
Warning that despite price con-
trolls there is an alarming imitation
threat" in the excess of private in
come over expenditures, German
Prince, chairman of the section, de-
claTed that E Bond sales can help
curb the imitation tendency at its
source through payroll investments
He also emphasized that purchase
of E Bonds by individuals is an in
surance for them against postwar
decline in income.
OF the $113, 100000 quota set for
the District, $4,000, 900 is expected
to be raised through E Bond sales
About 100000 in E Bonds is ex-
pected to be subscribed by employees
of private concerns here.
Wilmer ]. Waller, chairman of
the District Committee, and Wilfred
H. Blanz, chairman of the Payroll
Savings Division, urged the workers
to carry the Treasury Departments
program into the home, factory
store and place of business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
Must Admit Own Guilt,
Lenten Worshippers Told

All of us must have a period of
silence to face ourselves and the
Cross of Christ, the Right Rev. DR..
Austin B. Pardue, Bishop of Pitts
burgh, yesterday told worshippers at
the daily MONDAY lenten service at
the Church of the Epiphany. DR..
Psrdue also will speak at the daily
midday services through Friday.
We are willing to talk about the
guilt of groups, organizations and
nations, DR. Pardue said, but we are
afraid to talk about the guilt of in
dividuals. THAT is because we are
afraid to face our personal SINS" he
said. He also asserted the future of
a person can be forecast by what he
has done and is doing.
God has plan for tomorrow. the
Bishop continued, adding things
turn out right for those who pursue
the correct path" There is a need
for sense of guilt, and it is our re-
ligion which enables us to face our
guilty conscience and clear it," DIR.
Pardue concluded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
Red Cross Drive
|1o6et Report
On U. 5. Offices
Workers Informed
Gifts So Far Are
Behind Schedule

American Red Cross solicitors
from Government Offices were
scheduled to report new gains
this afternoon as Samuel H.
Kaufman, chairman, warned
that the present campaign total
of $685., 10000 per cent OF
quota-"isn't what it ought to be
at this point" The drive for a
minimum of $2,700, 900 ends in
II days.
I'VE haven't gone as far ahead as
we should have" Mr.. Kaufman
told solicitors who reported week
end collections of $154,000 yesterday
at the United States Chamber of
Commerce He stressed that the
sum of s2,700,900 is only a quota;
Washington's goal" is to get all
that it can for the Red Cross.
President Roosevelt will add his
plea for success of the Nation wide
drive with a. brief radio address on
all networks at 8 o'clock tonight.
Pfc. Hiawatha Cooley, U. S. M. c.,
"a. full blooded Indian from Waynes-
vile, N. c., planned to tell the Gov
eminent solicitors today of his graft
tude to the Red Cross for the blood
plasma that kept him alive after he
lost his left eye by Jap artillery fire
on Guam.
THE Red Cross was really by my
side" he said:
1t. John Frankie, %, of Pittsburgh,
Flying Fortress navigator brought
back to the United States last month
on the exchange liner Gripsholm,
told reporting solicitors yesterday
that Red Cross packages saved his
| life during five months imprison-
ment with serious leg wounds in
Stalag &C in Germany.
MY sincere belief is that a lot of
boys wouldn't live through those
camps if it weren't for Red Cross
packages and supplies" he said.
Honor guests at the report meet
ing were four Red Cross girl workers
returned from one to two years
service overseas. They were: Miss
Helen Schoeni, who supervised camp
shows in New Guinea and New Gale
donna; Miss Jane Jacobson, hospital
secretary in England, and Miss
Josephine Lambert and Miss Mary
Tewksbury, staff assistants in Labra-
| dor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
BY the Associated Press.

Ds tue hsSoCidteu FIeSs.
A 25-year-old infantry lieutenant
who followed the cultural sound of
a surrender demand to wipe out a
German machine gun nest has re-
ceived the Nations highest military
honor posthumously.
The Congressional Medal of Hon.
or was awarded to First 1t. Jimmie
w. Monteith, jr. Richmond, Va, for
sacrificing his life on the Normandy
beachhead on D day while attempt
ing to lead his platoon out of Nazi
trap.
The officer personally blasted two
other enemy machine gun nests be-
fore he fell.
The medal will be presented to his
widowed mother, Mrs. Jimmie w.
Monteith, ST., tomorrow at her home
in Richmond, by Brig. Gen. Frank
Dorm, representing Gen. Joseph w.
Stilweu, chief of the Army Ground
Forces.
After the platoon had knocked out
two machine guns and a pillbox, the
Germans encircled it and opened
fire. They yelled to the Yanks to
surrender, but 1t. Monteith ignored
the demand. Instead, he followed
the sound of voices, located a third
machine-gun nest and smashed il
with rife grenade.
Two more machine guns-one on
each fiank-began pelting the unit
1t. Monteith ordered rife squad
to fire on one of the guns while he
sneaked up and blasted it with a
hand grenade. Then he crossed q
200-yard open field under fire to
launch rifle grenades at the other
gun.
1t. Monteith started to re-cross
the field when light machine gun
cut him down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
House Bill Asks Revival
of Free School Lunches

Free school lunch programs for
needy children would be revived in
the District and in the States under
the terms of a bill introduced in the
House yesterday by Representative
Flanagan, Democrat. of Virginia.
The bill, which was referred to
the Agriculture Committee for con-
sideration, would put administration
of the program under the Secretary
of Agriculture, and it authorizes ap-
preparation of necessary funds for
the purpose.
Public, private and parochial
schools and child-care centers would
be eligible to participate, and those
included in any program would be
required to offer lunches to all pupils
in attendance and to serve without
cost those who are unable to pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
.Capper Urges Senate
TO Act on Resolution
For D. {. Suffrage

A call for Senate action on the
Sumners-Capper joint resolution
proposing a constitutional amend
ment to open the door to represen-
tation in Congress to National Cap
ital residents was sounded yester-
day by Senator Capper, Republican,
of Kansas.
Congress should not longer delay
enacting legislation which will give
the people of the National Capital
their right to VOTE" he told the
Senate as he obtained permission
to insert in the Congressional
Record a resolution on the issue
recently adopted by the Mid-City
Citizens Association.
Members of the Senate Judiciary
Committee recently indicated in
formally it did not propose to con-
slider any proposed constitutional
amendments until after the end of
the war. but favorable action on
the plan has been forecast by mem
bers of subcommittee of the House
Judiciary Committee.
Senator Capper termed arguments
advanced by the Mid-City group
"unanswerable"
Among points made by the Mid
City group were the following:
In free government there
should be no taxation without rep
resentation This is an axiom of
political science, principle for
which our forefathers fought in the
War of Independence.
There is no civilized nation in
the world whose government de-
prives either all ~of its citizens or
a portion thereof of their right to
vote and at the same time calls
Itself a democracy. According to
logical necessity. only dictatorship
can deprive its citizens of their
right to vote.
The proposed amendment does
not conflict with the exclusive jur-
isdiction of the Federal Govern
ment over the District.
The restoration of the right to
vote to the citizens of the District
would be in perfect harmony with
the fundamental policy of our Gov
eminent to encourage by both pre-
cept and conduct the adoption of
sound political principles by all
nations and the establishment of
democratic regimes in all of the
countries of the world, and it would.
therefore, be acclaimed heartily by
the legislative bodies of the :ndivid-
ual States of the Union"
The resolution was signed by A. j.
Driscoll, president of the associa-
ton, ana by Soterios Nicholson,
chairman of its Law and Legisla-
ton Committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
Many Join Churches Justice Department
During Crusade Here, Sponsors Bill for
Baptist Pastor Reports Care Of Mental Cases

There have been So baptisms and
l18 additions in Baptist churches
here since the 1945 spiritual crusade
started Sunday, the Rev. James P.
Rodgers, pastor of Petworth Baptist
Church, reported today at a meeting
of District Baptist ministers at the
YWCA branch at E near Sixth street
NV. Ministers from the SO Wash
ington area churches and visiting
evangelists attended the meeting.
Mr.. Rodgers also said that more
than 1900 persons had attended
services in rs of the churches. Re-
ports from the other eight were not
available.
He also announced that Thursday
would be ladies day." with the
wives of pastors invited to attend a
breakfast and meeting. The conyen-
ton voted to continue the morning
meetings through next Monday, in
stead of concluding them on Friday
as had been originally planned.
Declaring the constantly shifting
population in midcity churches pre-
sents a challenging problem to pas
tors, the Rev. Edward H. Pruden,
pastor of First Baptist Church and
president of the District Baptist
Convention, told the group attend
ance at Sunday services ranges from
81 per cent members and 48 per
cent visitors in one church to Is
per cent members and Is per cent
visitors in another. He also said
Washington has large number of
churches affiliated with both the
Southern and Northern Baptist Con-
ventions and pointed out members
could take advantage of either con-
vention.
DIR. Everett Gill, jr., of Richmond
Va, South American secretary OF
the Baptist Foreign Mission Board
told the meeting, THE most prac-
teal thing We can do is to bring
some one to Christ" He said de-
nominations may disagree on many
things, but all agree on the further
ance of the gospel.
The ministers are in the front
lines of the Kingdom of God" he
claimed. The work of the local
church is the most vital work in the
world, as everything comes from it,"
Army Chaplain william c. Tag
CART, guest evangelist this week at
Luther Rice Memorial Church, will
speak over the radio at 1915 pm.
tomorrow and Thursday, Luther J.
Holcomb, chairman of the Publicity
Committee, announced.
Dr. Paul S. James of Atlanta, Ga.
guest evangelist at Petworth Church,
will lead the breakfast meeting to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
Bogus Cos Coupons
Brine 6O-Duy Term

Anthony Masino, Is U street NV
was sentenced to 60 days in Jail by
Municipal Court Judge John p
Mcmahon yesterday on charges OF
possessing counterfeit gasoline cou-
pons equivalent to 40 gallons.
According to ONCE of Price Ad-
ministration enforcement officials
Masino supplied illegal coupons at
81 each to patrons referred to him
by William Walker. Fairfax. Va.
former attendant at BARTENDER
service station, Second and Consti-
tuition avenue NV. Walker was
sentenced Friday by Judge Nc
Mahon to serve so days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
District OPA Will Advise
Dealers on Price Orders

The District Office of Price Ad-
ministration prepared today to tie
in with the new national campaign
to roll back clothing and house
furnishings prices by keeping the
1000 retailers in Washington in
formed as to methods of comply
ing with price ceiling orders.
How to prepare price charts is
explained in pamphlets made avail
able to the District OPA office, and
more than 1000 copies today were
sent to the Is local war price and
rationing boards for distribution to
the retailers.
Plans will be announced later for
closer contacts between District OPA
officials and retailers in order to ob-
tain full compliance here with the
new ceiling orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
Bishop Dun to Conduct
Good Friday Service

The Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bish-
op of Washington, will conduct the
three-hour Good Friday service at
the Church of st. Stephen and the
Incarnation, Sixteenth and Newton
streets NV.
Starting at noon, March 30, the
rites of commemoration of the cru
cifixion will continue until 3 o'clock
The public is invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
MAKEUP Freeze
|Paves Way for
Retail Precious
OPA StubiIizes
Margin in SOC, 900
Stores of Country
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The OPA set up rules today
by which 1t hopes to cut back
shoppers prices of clothing, tex
tiles, furniture and housefur-
nishings.
Overnight, the agency froze the
price markups of approximately
100000 retailers on sales of the af-
fected items. Each store was for
hidden to charge greater margin
over its own cost than it did yester-
day, March 10.
Thus, forthcoming reductions in
manufacturers prices, which are be-
ing restored to the 1923 average
level, will be passed on to consumers.
Each retailer affected-those who
do more than $500 worth of busi-
ness year in the items listed-must
prepare promptly chart showing
| his own margins over net invoice for
all goods on sale yesterday. Smaller
stores, If they wish, may continue
to price their merchandise under
old regulations.
hcuuctiOnS IN FutuFe.
Chief purpose of the new order,
Price Administrator Chester Bowles
said, is to give consumers direct
and immediate benefits" resulting
from reductions in factory prices
The regulation becomes a key
stone Of the joint WPB-OPA Textile
clothing program designed to re-
turn greater quantities of lower
priced goods to the civilian market,
1t also clears the way for price re-
auctions to shoppers when similar
programs, now in the planning stage.
restore production of less expensive
furniture and house furnishings
i Freezing markups as of yesterday
will not change present price levels,
nor will it recapture price increases
which already have taken place, Mr..
Bowles said
| 1t Will, however, require retailers
automatically to reduce their prices
to consumers whenever their own
costs decline.
Markup Remains.
Here is an example of how it
works: A shoe dealer paid a man.
ufacturer SIS for pair of shoes and
had d markup of 80 per cent as of
yesterday, making the retail price
$3.50. If the manufacturer price
for the same pair of shoes went
down so cents to $3.50, the dealer
still would have the same 80 per
cent markup, but the retail price
would drop to $685..
Some of the other more Important
items covered by the new regula.
ton include
Most types OF mems, womens,
children's and infants rayon and
wooden clothing, and all types of
cotton clothing, except those under
specific price ceilings.
Yard goods for home sewing,
i Certain types of furniture, floor
. coverings, lamps and bedding.
}, Sheets, pillow cases, towels, blan-
!, kets and curtains
The clothing textile order is in
, tended to reduce retail prices an
: average of to 7 per cent. Mr..
Bowles did not estimate reductions
! to be made in furniture and house.
, furnishings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
Triol Set for Tomorrow
In Stobbina of Grocer

Gladys Witherspoon, Il, colored
1900 block of Eleventh street NV.
Will be tried by a Municipal Cour1
jury March 20 on simple assault
charges in the stabbing of Israe
Sinister, A. owner of a grocery al
400 Twelfth street NV.
Mr.. Shuster was treated at Sib.
ley Hospital for chest wound re.
ceived after an argument in thu
store, according to police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-20
lsHRshon1iinq
&Remindey@o

Meats, Fats, Etc. - Book 4, red
stamps Q-5 through SIS good
through March 81; stamps It's
through ks good through April
%; stamps US, Us, Az through
D-2 good through June 2. Stamps
E-2 through J-2 good through
June 80.
Canned Goods. Etc.-Book 4. blue
stamps KS through rs, Az and
b. good through March 81;
stamps CO through ca good
through April %; stamps H-2
through M-2 good through June
2; stamps No through So good
through June 30. Each stamp
worth 10 points.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp IS valid for pounds
through June 2.
Gasoline-A-l4 coupons valid for 4
gallons each through March 81.
BIS. C-5. Be-, c., BIT and CT
coupons good for S gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and 3
in Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes zach.
Fuel OilEPeriods one, two, three
four and five coupons good for 10
gallons per unit through heating
year. Consumers in this area
should not have used more than 81
per cent of their ration as of today.
Degree days Total for month. 273: