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Evening star., 1945-12-30
Two From D. {. Area Given
Philippine US0 Posts

Two former residents of the
Washington area have been assigned
to the Philippines by the USO over
seas division. according an an
nouncement yesterday by James s.
Mitchell, executive director of the
National Catholic Community Serv-
ice headquarters here.
The two are Thomas Godoy of
Bethesda, former USO director in
Newport News, Va, and Thomas D.
Hinton, Scranton. Pa. former ad-
ministrative assistant to the NOES
executive director in Washington.
Part of their work will be to assist
in the operation Of six USo clubs
already open and nine more to be
opened as soon as conditions permit
Mr.. Mitchell said.
Eleven other directors of USO
clubs in the United States also were
reassigned to the Philippines, Ha-
waii, and Newfoundland, he said.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Hospitality Committee
REGRETS Centers' End

The War Hospitality Committee
the official group set up by the Dis
trict Commissioners to coordinate
recreational activities for veterans
and war workers, yesterday ex-
pressed regret at the Forthcoming
closing of the Pepsi-Cola Service
Center, Thirteenth and G streets
NV, and the Stage Door Canteen
on Lafayette Square in the ole
Belasco Theater.
The Pepsi-Cola unit Is to close
tomorrow night and the Stage Door
Canteen is to shut down in mid.
January. Neither is connected with
the United Services Organizations
Inc, which is represented on the
War Hospitality Committee. A fall.
ing of in patronage is given a.
the reason for the closing.
Joseph c. McGarraghy, attorney
who is chairman of the committee
issued this statement yesterday:
THE War Hospitality Committee
regrets the closing of the Pepsi-Cols
Center and the Stage Door Canteen
We regret the closing especially al
this time, when Washington is flllee
with thousands of servicemen re.
turning from combat and with con.
valescents from our military ant
naval hospitals. The citizens O
Washington feel deep responsibilit,
to these men to prove to them tha
the community cares deeply abou
their long months of sacrifice.
"The War Hospitality Committe,
recognizes and appreciates the dis
tinguished service of the Pepsi -Cols
Center and the Stage Door Canteen
We wish to take this opportunity t,
congratulate every volunteer VIII
has helped them to make Washing
ton famous for its hospitality"
Evening star., 1945-12-30

.,; Or; ! luther W. Gray. 300 Seventeenth
pr. James N. or.ear. 174o N street NV.
popn;,ns Of; 5ohs .sr.st SH Esnd' Apt ssss' i4la
DT. Clarence R Hartman. gill Bancroft
DT; EuEens W. Hissins, 4sl2 Ellicott
Dr.. Clayton H, Hxson. 1885 I street
Dr; Herman 8. Hoffman, 1915 Newark
- Rf. r. T. Holden. s111 Sixteenth street
m sas EG's%'H r. RoDfns 1EGs ssis ssIs'' sM
D,5,5 IF isIss, RIsssTs ~ J. Jackson asis Twenty
Dr; Bernard /, Jsrmsn, 1929 Tlder
g. Elmer Klein, soss R street NV
Dr: Edward a. Krause, aso6 Mckinley
t.,6555 Ri Hasysy iIas., + T; Krsus0ers' 1852 Six
Or, BENJAMIN P. Lsfsky. 54al Seventh
6r. Henry NJ Lovden. 1903 Nineteenth
.,l!si 5.; SoSn Hush Lyons 1874 Nineteenth
.v.Sa. p; dso5fs s'W v Martin 1nSo Connecticut
,,,Iga D5 Thsm.s !hsg,. ? Msttinsl,, 1900 Rhod,
B. Ess kss,s afGsEsk aesk lfsS 1885, i'sss sf.es nv NV
Dr. Matthew Mendeisohn' 1885 I street
,trGsi Dr. I EsRry e. A. Monat. 1915 Sixteenth
:, Pr. Albert E. Pagan. s4o7 Lowell street
Dr.. JED williams Pearson, ,r., Gallinse,
pr. William RaIel. 4s15 Georgia ave.
pr. George W. Reeves, 174e K street
pr. John A, Reisinger, 2O23 R stree
pr. 1sadore L. Sander, 1885 street
,,,, pr ,s.naa Ma"rics 4 4. selinser' 11bo connse
Dr. g; Victor Simpson, 1712 Rhode
DR.. Robert L. Simpson, Children's Hos
pr. Luther H Snyder, 1885 / stree
pr. Daniel sondheimer. 1901 stree
pr. pr; Philip stesbins. 500 North carolin'
q. Walter Stokes, 1s$s sSs. I I street NV NV
Dr.. Samuel J. Sugar, 1900 HAYWOOD
pr. Daniel r. suttenfeid 1913 r stree
tei9tb D{j st4.st .1es NV. T. s~artv0ut 4sl7 -Four
Dr. S. r. Tassart. 1897 Second stree
NV.
DR.. j. Lawn Thompson, $500 Rockville
| pike, Bethesda.
Dr. Francis D. Threadgill, 1924 Massa
| chusetts avenue NV.
DR.. william J. Tobin, 1885 street NV
DR.. John w. Trenis, 1850 Connection
avenue NV.
c,IsF. 81; MsSrios NV Van kinsOsrsen' 20 Gran
pr. Joseph j. Wallace, 5o4 Farragu
DR.. 7. Frasier williams 5000 W stree
NV
The Medico- Chirurgical Societ,
made public the following lis
through DR.. Richard H. Irving, 81
New Jersey avenue NV, a directo
of the society, who also has returned
to practice:
Or. CHARLES F. Adams, 1913 Thirteenth
tt Drt ESyard D. Crockett 1927 Firs
DR.. Philip T. johnson. 1914 Ninth sire.
NV.
Dr.. Harold H. whitted, 1885 stree
w
Evening star., 1945-12-30

ber of wounded to be cared for
He gave them first aid and tried
to maintain their morale.
so the hill was lost, Mr.. Gill
liamP"
= "Yes, it was"
did they ever get it back?"
"Oh, yes. They went back ur
and took it next morning after il
got light. An Empire battalion
finally came up beside us to help
out"
who was in command of the
two companies when the hill was
recovered?"
well, I guess I was"
What happened after that?"
Il picked up my ambulance al
the bottom of the hill where the
Japs had left it and went away
Is that all?"
Born in England.
"Wait minute. What about this
decoration they gave you? Is II
true that the George Cross is the
| highest British award to a nom Brit.
ish civilian?"
II believe it is. Lord Mountbat.
ten said So"
Mr.. Gillian said he was born ir
England. and had lived eight year,
in Washington before the war. H,
quit school in December, 194l. tt
join the AFS, serving with the 8tf
Army in the desert before trans.
ferring to the East. He added, hur.
riedly, that he had landed in New
York last night along with II othe,
ATS volunteers aboard the Queer
Elizabeth.
And now" he said, I've beer
home exactly one hour. So If you'll
excuse me. ="
Evening star., 1945-12-30
District E.Bond Sales
Reach S27,10O,OO0,
1908 Pet. Of Quota

In special report from the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Richmond,
the District War Finance Commit
tee was advised yesterday that
Series E Victory Bond sales here
have passed the s27,0oo,oo goal, a
percentage-of-quota record for all
previous war loan drives.
Elated at the news that WASH
ington E-Bond sales have risen to
S27, loo, 900, or 1908 per cent of the
quota, w. j. Waller, chairman of
the District committee, gave credit
for the over-the-top subscription to
the army of volunteer statesmen
whose dogged determination and
unfagging devotion made the VIC
tory possible"
Grand Slam for Drive.
Results in the Victory Loan CAM
paign reflect the splendid co-opera-
ton our committee has received
from citizens in all walks of nfe,''
Mr.. Waller said. Victory in T,
Bond sales gives us a grand slam
for the campaign. We are over the
top in all categories."
The announcement indicates that
E-Bond sales may pass the $50 ,0OO,-
600 mark when final tabulation is
completed. All sales reported from
the Richmond bank by January
will be applied to V-Loan quotas
The drive officially ended Decem-
ber 8.
Individual Sales Rise.
Meanwhile, sales to individuals
have risen to s56, ,70o. 900, or 135 per
cent of the $42,o0o,00o quota. The
previous record in this category was
1924 per cent of quota attained in
the Seventh War Loan. Corporation
sales now stand at $91, 300, 000-2l2.3 3
per cent of the $43, 900 900 goal. Total
sales are $148, 900, 900, or 1741 per
cent OF the Districts overall $85 ,OO0,-
600 quota.
The committee announced that
entries are now being received in the
Two Jima flag-raising statue photo
graphic contest which closes at mid
night, January IL.
Prizes will be awarded in junior
and senior classes for the best photo.
graph of the Two Jima statue erected
at Constitution avenue and Nine.
teenth street NV. First prize is 6
500 Victory Bond and a miniature
/ 81 the statue. Second prize in eacf
lclass is a $50 V-Bond and a plaque
Of the statue. Third prize in eacf
! class is q $25 bond.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Gen. Lonhom, Army Education
Chief, Keeps GIs Well Informed
Son Of D. c. Official
Seeks to Prevent Bios
In Troops Abroad

Brig. Gen. Charles r. Lanham fig-
tTes that his warrior duties have
much In common with those Of his
father, who sees to it that WASH
ington's trees grow straight and
green.
The father, Clifford Lanham, 4210
Alabama avenue Sc, is the Dis
trict's superintendent of trees and
parking and his Is never-ending
struggle against noxious vapors and
weeds.
Gen. Lanham, born in Washing
ton and colonel Of the High School
Cadet Corps here In 1919, is the
newly appointed director Of the War
Departments Information and Edu-
cation Division. His Job is making
GIs everywhere "the best-informed
soldiers in the world" so the bore
dom Of occupation and long resi-
dence among foreign ideologies will
not breed biases and misunderstand-
ing.
As a combat veteran with three
rows Of medals, including the Dis
tinguished Service Cross, he knows
the difficulty of obtaining news and
information overseas from which
unbiased opinion can be formed. He
knows also the difiiculty of discover
ing what an army thinks about any
given issue.
The surest way, he believes, to
find the latter is by the poll method
and Gen. Lanham has found some
differences between what the Gl
thinks and what the public back
home thinks he thinks.
|, Believes in German Guilt.
The American soldiers in Ger
many still believe in Germany's
war guilt" the gray-haired. 43-
year-old West Pointer declared
They believe in scrapping her po-
tential war-making machine and
re-educating Germany into demo-
cratic ways. They believe in con-
troll Of schools, Furnishing her wal
criminals and in q tough military
government.
There is mo appreciable differ.
ence," he added, an the attitude
toward the Germans Of old soldiers
and new replacements."
Polls are made frequently and or
diverse subjects, most OF which still
are marked secret" One OF ths
first was the method favored b.
soldiers for dischsrge-the point
system eventually adopted.
Gen. Lanham does not attempt Il
gloss over the dislike of CTS for tn,
French. but he believes explana.
tons will cure the source of fric.
ton. Among the numerous infor.
nation projects soon to be issued t.
overseas troops is one listing every
grippe" heard against this Ally
Each will have an explanation
THE French government is en-.
thusiastic about it and they're talk.
ing about issuing one themselve!
to the French people," he added
win Explain British.
Additional "gripe" pamphlets viii
be issued about the British who ma,
reciprocate by issuing one trying tt
explain the criticism American sol.
diers have received In Britain since
they first arrived. .-
There will also be a book Of fact.
about the Germans, he said. "I
won't try to crank up the hatred
of GIs but 1t will point out all the
wrongs the Germans have perpe.
trated,"
There are certain "gripes" dealing
with matters back home, too, which
are being tackled This will be done
with motion picture shorts. One
already issued, is called the "Nesre
Soldier" and it teaches tolerance
Another is Teamwork" showing tn,
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Central High Reunion
Will Be Held January 10

The annual reunion of the Central
High School Alumni Association will
be Held beginning at 2:30 pm, jan
uary 10, in the school auditorium.
Five outstanding graduates will be
presented with certificates of dis
tinction for their achievements in
the war. According to Miss Bessie
Whitford, chairman of the awards
committee, they are:
Brig. Gen. Aaron Bradshaw, jr.
U. S. A., class of 1912; Charles Col
lingwood, NBC radio commentator
class of 1884; Brig. Gen. Ralph Hos
pital, U. S. A., class of 1909; 1t
Mitchell Jameson, U. S. NJ, class OF
1884, and Capt William Ludewig
u. s. N, class of 1921.
The entire student body will
gather in a Special Victory Assem-
bly," and a reception will follow ir
the Helen M. Coolidge recreation
room, where the faculty will welcome
home members of the armed forces
recently returned to this country.
DR.. Sao-ke Alfred SEE, class oi
1897, is president of the association
and Mrs. Jane Luchs Rosenthal
class of 1925, Is vice president ir
charge of the reunion program.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Return of Veterans to Old Jobs
Briqhtens Schools '46 Outlook

matics teachers, one woman phys
icai education teacher and two in
structors for slower-learning chill
dren. Lawson j. Cantrell, assistant
superintendent in charge, said.
The Recreation Department has
about five of 20 full time veteran
employees back and has about Is of
the 180 part-time veteran employees
back, Milo F. Christensen, superin-
tendent, said. He and the school
officials expect many more veterans
back in the next few months.
Both Mr.. Christensen and Robert
L. Haycock, superintendent oi
schools, indicated that shortages oi
equipment are beginning to ease.
Maybe In another year, we'll be
operating on something like our old
time basis" Mr.. Christensen said
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Few. Seek EXCHANGE
OF Gifts This Year,
Stores Here Report

Aunt Hattie's taste hasn't i'm
proved with the years, but the fam
lily has decided to hold on to her
Christmas gifts this year. Washing
ton stores report that exchanges of
Christmas presents this season are
the lowest on record.
People discovered while doing
their own Christmas shopping that
there was nothing for which to ex-
change things" one merchant COM
mented.
Little merchandise has come in to
the stores since Christmas, but some
merchants hope they will get more
goods after New Year when manu-
facturers will pay lower taxes on
their profits.
Some Goods Held Back.
To some extent it is true that
manufacturers have held back goods
in hope Of making higher profits
in 1916, but nobody knows how
much," said Frank r. Jelleff, pres
| lQcllL VI OCllCl ., Liz.
Mr.. Jelleff said he had asked sew
eral economists making merchan-
dising reports Ito get in to the fac.
tories and textile mills and see what
they are holding back. but no ons
has been able to do it."
Local merchants say their sup.
pliers insist they are not holdins
back goods and predict that short.
ages will continue for at least three
more months.
1--WE will know the truth in an
other ten days." Mr.. Jelleff com
mented. I'VE hope the shipment
will inundate us. but we are no
counting on it."
Another merchant remarked tha
Congress perpetrated classic fau.
pas" in enacting a tax reduction
not to take effect for four months
but he had no evidence to supper
reports of hold backs.
| Meanwhile, most Of thescustomer
returning presents accepted tn
same article in a different size
Christmas shoppers apparently ha,
made their widest guesses on chill
dren's sizes. Salesgirls were wearil
exchanging the suits and dresse
they had sold for 4-year-old "tha
high
4 Then there was the case of tn
woman who limited so successful
for perfume that she received fiv
bottles of it. Another woman ha
ordered her aunt's favorite pickle
peaches, only to discover on open
ing the box that it contained gree
cocktail cherries.
Cash Not Wanted Now.
Customers used to return gifts be
cause they would rather have tn
! money, but that seldom happens to
day, store executives said. The
keep pocketbooks, ties, umbrella
! and vases they never would hav
: picked out for themselves. becaus
they don't expect to and anythin
! they like better.
ri Customers know that If the
I don't hold on to what they hav
they may find themselves witho,
E anything at all" one merchant +,
: marked.
u Ths stores have not recover.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
SIum Clearance Bill
For D. {. Attacked
by Reserve Board

The Federal Reserve Board has
attacked language in the District
slum clearance bill authorizing
building and loan associations and
banks to make unsecured loans up to
$1,000 for home or property improve
ment, it was disclosed yesterday.
I The provision authorizes the un.
secured loans Notwithstanding any
other provision Of law"
According to the board, the Ian
guage Is ''unsound" and should not
be enacted because it would author
lie national banks and other banks
operating under laws of the District
of Columbia to make loans without
regard to existing laws or regulations
which have been carefully designed
for the protection of bank depositors
and the public"
Bill Passed by Senate.
The bill has been passed by the
Senate and now is before a House
subcommittee. 1t creates District
Iredevelopment land agency with an
authorized capital of $40 1000, 900 to
work toward elimination of sub
standard housing in the so-called
"blighted areas"
Board objections were contained
in letter from S. r. Carpenter,
its secretary, to Chairman Randolph
Of the House District Committee.
| Under existing law, the board
continued, a Federal savings and
loan associatio may not make loans
for improvement or repair Of homes
except on security of a mortgage.
4 It may not make an aggregate
amount of loans on real estate other
than homes in excess of IS per cent
Of its assets.
These safeguards have long been
regarded as essential for the pro-
lection of investors in such insti.
tuions," the board said.
! Would Like Fixed Limit.
! No objection was offered to the
loan of money for repair and i'm
provement of residential property.
but the board felt that if such loans
are not to be secured by mortgages,
some proof should be required that
the money was actually going for
the purpose for which it was bor-
rowed. 1t also felt some aggregate
limit in relation to the assets of a
savings and loan association should
be set on the amount of such loans
permitted.
/ The phrase Notwithstanding any
other provision of law" according to
the board, will wipe out the protec-
ton to the investor afforded in
many other Fedora 7tutes. 1t
will, the statement { have the
sweeping effect of repeating these
safeguards to the extent that loans
are made to redevelopment corpo-
ratiOnS"
Evening star., 1945-12-30
from the greatest Christmas shop

from the greatest Christmas shop
ping spree of all times. Salesgirls
waited for customers yesterday. The
busiest were selling evening dresses
and party frocks for New Year
eve. Buyers said there was a large
demand for evening dresses for the
first time in five years.
Much buster than the exchange
desks were the lost and found de-
partments. Women who had lost
their gloves or their umbrellas in the
hectic shopping rush returned to
search. A clerk carried a box q
foot square containing gloves left In
the store December II and 18, She
reported that more gloves were lost
in the store the week before Christ.
mas than the store had to sell.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Historic HuntIond Estate
Sold to Detroit Man
special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, Dec. 29.-Sale
of Huntland, historic 413-acre estate
near Middleburg, Loudoun County,
to Fred B. Prophet, Detroit, has been
announced.
The house, built in the 1905 by
President Monroe's overseer, was
restored in its original architecture
by Joseph B. Thomas, a sportsman.
The property, sold by Mr.. and Mrs,
Colin Macleod, ST., adjoins Foxcroft
School. On the estate is school
lhouse which President Monroe at
tended.
Evening star., 1945-12-30

part played by soldiers of all races
in the American Army in winning
the war. He considers the best one
to be Don't be sucker" which neu-
tralizes racial and religious bias
One important aspect of Gen.
Lanham's information work is peri
odic pamphlets issued to discussion
groups. The pamphlets deal In facts
and make no attempt to be for or
against anything. 4.
"All these discussions are apt to
reach controversial stage" he said,
land sometimes criticism is made
that We are preaching some theology.
But that's because the American SOL
dier wants to know all the facts and
has definite ideas about his freedom
of speech"
Since the end of the war there
has been a growing demand for
information of national legislation,
what we're doing to prevent wars
and other aspects of life in the
United States in its relations with
other countries" Gen. Lanham
said.
Developed Training Films.
Before the war ended his section
was sending 10000 words of news
each day to Army newspapers
throughout the world. 1t operated
lit radio stations in practically
every country where Americans
were fighting, and $4,000 dressings
were made each month of records
to entertain and inform the SOL
diers. But his first love is motion
pictures, which Gen. Lanham helped
develop as an educational device In
training troops early in the war.
There is only slight signs of slack.
ening in the educational work
undertaken by his division under
Col. Frank T. Spaulding, formerly
dean of the Graduate School Of
Education at Harvard. More thar
million soldiers, sailors and Ma.
rines were enrolled in correspond.
ence courses through the United
States Armed Forces Institute, ane
more were taking extension course.
in 81 universities. Many found they
had completed high school educa.
ton through these courses and
that they were eligible for diploma.
on their return home.
LAS for the information serv-
ices We issue here" explained Gen
Lanham, I'VE aim at six objectives
They are: Why we fought; know
your enemies; know your Allies
know the news and its significance
know and have pride in your outfi1
and personal mission; know ane
have faith in the United States anc
its future" --
He might have added another
aim which adorns one pamphlet
issued to millions of soldiers in Voi-
taire's words-"I do not believe q
word that you say, but I will defene
with my life, If need be, your right
to say it."
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Power Commission
Anniversary Is Noted

Seventeen articles in recognition
Of the 25th anniversary of the
founding of the Federal Power
Commission appear in the current
special edition of the George Wash.
ington Law Review.
Government officials, industry
counsel and specialists have de-
voted the articles to a review and
analysis Of the regulatory activities
of the commission since its incep-
ton in 1920.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Liquor Store Owner
Is Robbed of Sl50

Samuel Levitt. as, of 1884 Pope
street Sc, proprietor of Levitt's
Liquor Store at 120s Eleventh Street
Sc, was held up in his store last
night and robbed of about $3.50 by
a gunman who escaped in a car
bearing a Pennsylvania license tag.
he reported to police.
Mr.. Levitt said the gunman. who
had a generally shabby" appear
ance, was about feet 10 inches
tall and weighed about $50 pounds.
He had sandy hair and was wearing
gray trousers and a tan leather
jacket, with no hat, Mr.. Levitt ad.
ded.
Evening star., 1945-12-30

The public schools and play
grounds expect happier New Year
with some veterans back on the job
and some materials easier to get
but the road back to normal times is
still a long one.
In the schools, for example, about
So of PIT teachers who left for the
armed services or civilian war jobs
are back. But several more OF the
217 have indicated they will not
come back. The salaries they found
elsewhere were too tempting, school
heads said.
As result, the elementary schools
need about 10 teachers Immediately
DR.. Carroll r. Reed, assistant super
intendent in charge, said.
The junior high schools also need
three shop teachers, three rnathe.