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Evening star., 1945-05-17
Joseph law|er Takes Oath
As Post Office Official

Postmaster General Walker yes
terday swore in as Third Assistant
Postmaster General a fellow Penn
sylvanian, Joseph H. Lawler of Jes-
sup, to succeed Ramsey S. Black,
elected treasurer of Pennsylvania in
November.
Attending the brief ceremony in
Mr.. Walkers Office were Mrs. Law
Ter, Mr.. Black, Senators Guffey and
Myers and Representative Murphy
of Pennsylvania, a delegation from
Mr.. LAWYERS native Lackawanna
County and scores of post office
officials and employees.
Mrs. Lawler is a former Washing
tonian, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Flanagan of 1903 Otis
street NE. Mr.. Lawler attended
Catholic University, where he earned
letters in football, basket ball and
baseball
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Silver Spring Hears
Atrocities Described
Al Big Bond Rally

Germany's robot bombs and con.
centration camps were described
last night by Representative Can.
field, Republican, of New Jersey, a.
Hitler'S two vengeance weapons
the former to liquidate the enemy
outside the Reich and the latter
to liquidate the enemy within Ger.
many.
Addressing bond rally sponsored
by the Silver Spring Board of Trade
at the Indian Spring Country Club
Mr.. Garfield said that the stencil
OF Buchenwald concentration camp
which ne visited with the congress
sional inspection group, was some.
thing he would never forget.
Mr.. Garfield, declaring we "live
In hard-boiled world" emphasized
that the United States must main
tain a strong Navy and air force Sc
that these atrocities cannot be re-
peated.
Mr.. Garfield was on a mission in
Europe for the House Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Committee
when he was invited to join seven
other members of Congress to in
Spect Buchenwald. The year before
he Travelled incognito to England on
tanker and was in London during
the robot bomb attacks.
John Andrews, minority clerk OF
the House, and Corpl. Kenneth
Bargmann, 91l6 Flower avenue, Sill
yer Spring, recently released from a
German prison camp, were guests
at the rally, which was attended by
representatives of the Bethesda and
Takoma Park Chambers of Com
merce. Bond drive officials re-
ported that $243,00 Of the S400, ,0OC
quota for county trade groups was
raised.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Woman Would Hasten Divorce
To Work Where Pilot Son Died

Mrs. May Perryman Patterson,
$500 block of Fulton street NV,
yesterday filed a motion in District
Court to advance trial of her suit
against Alton Dudley Patterson, so
she may engage in work in Europe,
where her only son-a child by a
former marriage-had been killed
while in action as a pilot over Italy.
Mrs. Patterson filed the suit last
November asking for divorce on a
charge of desertion. The suit says
she and Mr.. Patterson were mar
ried in 1894.
In an afhdavit filed with the mo-
tion to advance the case for hearing,
Mrs. Patterson states:
MY only child, a son by a former
marriage, 1t. John Allen Edison
while q pilot in the United States
Air Force, was killed in action over
Italy February II, 1914. BY reason
Of this I have suffered intense grief
which has caused me to be hospital
lied on five different occasions. My
greatest desire In life," the afndavit
adds. rs to 90 to italy TO some sort
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Speedy Action
Sought on Pay
Raise Bill
Supporters in Both
Houses Work to Get
Passage by June ]
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

Senate and House supporters of
Federal pay bill legislation moved
today to speed final action on the
measure in an effort to enact the
bill by the end of the month.
The Senate today is expected to
take up the bill favorably reported
out last week by its Civil Service
Committee. The measure would
provide overall increases of 1873 per
cent in addition to 10 per cent pay
differential for night employees and
accelerated within-grade promo
tions.
Resume Hearings.
Meanwhile, the House Civil Serv-
Ice Subcommittee holding hearings
on a similar bill, prepared to wind
up its hearings in day or two and
meet in executive session the first
of next week in an effort to report
out the bill.
The committee will resume hear
tngs at 1:30 pm. today when it will
hear testimony of Government en-
ployes' union officials.
AAA6. JSooSANoy oCOolOIIs tliC
committee was advised by Economic
Sterilization Director William Davis
he preferred spread out" increase
for Federal employees whereby lower
income workers would get greater
percentage of the boost. The Senate
committees bill provides for such
a graduated salary scale.
Only Human Justice.
Mr.. Davis declared the provisions
of the House bill, including regular
time and = a half overtime, come
within the limits of the national
wage stabilization program. Salary
increases for Government workers
would only be human justice" he
said.
Another witness, n. A. Toles. act
ing assistant commissioner of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, cited
figures showing that Government
salaries have not increased since the
war while wages in private industry
have risen.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
f Pennant Presented
To Silver Spring Plant

More than 500 persons attended
ceremonies yesterday at the Silver
Spring Armory when the Army
Navy e" Award was, presented to
employees Of Plant No. l of the
American Instrument Co., Silver
Spring.
The pennant was presented to
William H. Reynolds. a member OF
the firm, by Maj. Paul H. Carlson
officer in charge, Baltimore Region
al Office, Philadelphia Ordnance
District.
Maj. Carlson told plant employe.
that less than 4 per cent of all wal
plants in the United States have
received the coveted award.
Comdr. Samuel S. Singer, execu.
tive officer, Industrial Incentive Di.
vision of the Navy Department, pre-.
sented "E" pins and the award cita.
ton to employees.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
lsiwRstionmiq
&Remimidecy6,

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
Y-5, Us, Az through d. good
through June 2: stamps E-2
through J-2 good good through
June 80; stamps K-2 through P-2
good through July 81. Stamps
o. through U-2 valid through
August 81.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
H-2 through M-2 good through
June 2; stamps N-2 through So
good through June 80. Stamps To
through X-2 good through July 81.
Stamps Y-2, 20, Al, B-1 and
C-1 through August 81.
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 S pounds
through June 2. Stamp No. 50
valid for 5 pounds through Au-
gust 81.
Gasoline-A-15 coupons are valid
through June 81. BE-, c., B-7
and CT coupons good for S gal
Ions each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and
In Book No. good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each. An as-yet-
unnumbered shoe stamp becomes
valid August /.
Fuel Oil-Periods 1. 2, 3, and
coupons good for 10 gallons per
unit through August 81. All
currently valid coupons. except for
serially-numbered coupons of def
mite value, will expire August 81.
b Consumers in this area should not
have used more than 90 per cent
cf their ration as of today.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Daughter Of 0ES Director
To Seek Divorce al Reno

Mrs. Patricia Gould Blanc. daugh.
ter of Economic Sterilization Di-
rector William H. Davis, will file 9
divorce suit Monday against 1t
William Peters Blanc of the Army
Quartermaster Corps here, an As
sociated Press dispatch from Reno
said today.
According to the dispatch, con-
firmed by Mrs. Davis, who makes
her home at the Shoreham Hotel
the custody of their two children
and property rights had been set
tied in a New York out-of court
agreement.
Mrs. Blanc contended her Harvard
graduate husband and she were Gin
compatible" and that her complaint
probably would charge mental
cruelty, the dispatch said,
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Second La Fontaine Suit
Moved 10 EIIicott Civ

A second suit against James La
Fontaine, who was ordered by g
Montgomery County jury to pay
$4,000 to a confessed gambler who
claimed he lost money in the Prince
Georges County gambling estab-
lishment operated by La Fontaine
has been ordered shifted to Howard
County and will be tried at Ellicott
City at date to be set later.
Harry S. Wilson, Hyattsville, who
pleaded guilty two weeks ago to en-
bezzlement from a Washington SER
vice station, won the $4,000 verdict
after he told the jury he had lost
it in the establishment. He is free
on $500 bond awaiting sentence
on the embezzlement charge.
The second suit against La Fon-
taine was filed by three partners in
the filling station business where
Wilson had been a bookkeeper. The
suit claims s33, 900 damages.
Wilson brought suit under an old
Maryland statute which provides
that any one losing money at a
gaming table may recover through
suit. La Fontaine's attorneys have
until tomorrow to file motion for a
new trial in the Wilson case.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Stefan Protests Ban
Of Districts Use Of
Testing Laboratory

A vigorous protest came today
from Representative Stefan, Repub-
lican, of Nebraska, over. the long
continued refusal by Congress tc
permit the District to make use OF
the 100000 highway testing labor
atory to check on the qualities OF
street construction materials.
Il think the time has come fol
Congress to eliminate the prohi-
bition in the District appropriation
acts which has prevented the use
of this testing laboratory" he said
Certainly, when the factual rec.
ord Of experience over long period
of years shows that the require.
ment that this work be done at the
Bureau of Standards is costing the
District taxpayers considerably more
money" he added, "a change Is in
order"
Commenting on series of stories
in The Star which revealed the ad-
ditional annual costs resulting from
the banned use of the laboratory
Mr.: Stefan classed the present ar
rangement as "non-sensicap' and
said he hoped it would be changed
The ranking minority member of
the House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee which writes the annual Dis
trict supply bills, Mr.. Stefan last
year urged that if the plant were
not to be reopened, its machinery
be sold to the United States for
war-related use. That plea fell on
deaf ears.
The laboratory, located at Second
and Bryant streets NV, has been
closed since June 80, 1888. In the
II full years thereafter, The Star
series has revealed, the District has
paid $313,631 to, the Bureau of
Standards for work which the Dis
trict could have done for $165, 900,
according to estimates made by
Highway Director H. c. Whitehurst.
The rider first was adopted in the
belief that the testing would be done
free at the Bureau of Standards.
Some congressional leaders antici-
pated an annual saving of $12,69O,
However, the Bureau of Standards
charges each year have been more
than the $4,000 estimated as the
cost Of operating the Districts
laboratory.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Silver Spring Red Cross
Will Move to Armory

The Silver Spring Red Cross has
been requested to vacate its present
Office in the Lomar Motor Co. show
room, at 8511 Colesville road, it was
announced today by Mrs. Olivier
Ragonnet, chairman.
New headquarters have been OBJ
tanned in the Silver Spring Armory
through the armory board of which
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee is chairman
Mrs. Ragonnet said. The new quar-
ters will open June l,
Evening star., 1945-05-17
failure 10 Post
Noticeof ofAirpori
Plans Denied
Residents Approve
Bradley Hills Project.
Airwoys Head Says

Ofhcials of the National Airways
Corp, whose application for q H.
cense to establish an airport at the
Bradley Hills Country Club ir
Montgomery County is being op.
posed by the Maryland -Nationa
Capital Park and Planning Com.
mission, today vigorously denied
they have failed to comply with
commission regulations with regarc
to the posting of the property.
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, Montgom.
cry County park commissioner, an.
nounced Tuesday that the commits.
sion has protested the application
made to the State Aviation Com
mission. on several grounds, includ.
ing failure by the corporation te
post the property adequately for tht
required 30-day period.
Neighbors Not Advised.
He also said residents of neigh.
boring properties were unaware ot
the proposal or the pending appli.
cation and that public hearing will
be held soon.
According to John P. Hoberman
president of the airways firm, the
property has been posted for the re-
quired period and residents of ad.
jacent homes have voiced their ap-
proval of the project.
He said his firm has purchased
a l57-acre site in Bradley Hills, in.
cluding the country club, on which
to establish private airport with
facilities for 100 planes.
I'VE are spending about $500 ,O0t
on the place and our intention j.
to make it show place." Mr.. Hober.
man said.
Plan Costly Homes.
He added that he talked with
Fred w. Tuemmler, planning direc.
tor of the Park and Planning Com.
mission, before the property wa!
purchased about seven weeks agt
and that Mr.. Tuemmler had giver
his approval at that time.
II don't see how any ones prop.
erty would be damaged by such al
airport" Mr.. Hoberman declared
Besides. we plan to construct /!
homes around the project, each o
which will cost between $4,000 ant
$25, 900, to house executives of thu
corporation. We certainly wouldn'
do that if we felt property value
would be lowered"
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Wife Asks Thut Husband
Be Held Legally Dead

Mrs. Emilia Croci, 800 block of
Fifth street NV, yesterday filed
suit in District Court asking that
her husband, Germano Croci, be de-
clared legally dead. On October l,
1886, he left his home for work at
the Mayflower Hotel and she has not
heard from him since, the suit said.
Attorney Joseph M. Bonuso, who
filed the suit, said Mr.. Croci was
employed as chef at the hotel at
the time Of his disappearance and
that Mr.. and Mrs. Croci were mar
ried IN 1919. There are three chill
dren, Mr.. Bonuso said.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Planners Seek Way to Protect
Monument Area Aqoinst Flood

enable members to attend hearings
before House subcommittee on the
Randolph bill to construct twin
bridges across the Potomac replac-
ing the old Highway Bridge. The
commission has persistently held out
in favor Of single span.
The morning recess crowds the
work of the commission, which had
before it a number of other matters.
Highway Changes Pending.
Norman c. Brown, land purchas-
ing officer. will make his report this
afternoon. There are pending also
a number of highway changes, alley
closings and land transfers.
The commission will consider the
sale of house on District-owned
land opposite the old Sixteenth
street reservoir just south of Ken
nedy street NV. This is the for
mer carekeeper's house and no diff
Guilty is expected in disposing of it.
A new plat will be submitted for
the approval Of the commission
providing for the resubdivision of
about 300 acres at Alabama avenue
and Stanton road for the National
Capital Housing Authority's hous-
ing project. The plan involves the
opening of some minor streets.
Thomas c. Jeffers, civic planner
will make a progress report on his
study of school and recreational
needs in the old section of the city
south of Florida avenue. Similar
studies have been made in other
sections for the benefit of the
Board of Education and the District
Recreation Board.
Pollution Still Problem.
Potomac River pollution, despite
money spent on improving condi-
tions in the last 10 years, still con-
stitutes a serious problem in the
Washington area, it was contended
In cooperation with the Interstate
Commission on the Potomac River
Basin, the Planning Commission
has prepared a Zoning plan for
tributaries in this region. The idea
/ is to enable the Interstate Conn
mission to fix standards of allow
able pollution for different sections,
Under such a plan, certain areas
would be restricted for drinking
water, others for bathing or for
water commerce.
Secretary Thomas S. Settle re-
ported, in connection with the Dis
ct-Vfrginia boundary bill, that he
lis cooperating with Virginia au-
thorities in drafting a deed which
would give the Federal Government
exclusive jurisdiction over the site
of the National Airport at Gravelly
Point. The deed would not affect
regulation of the sale of liquor at
the airport, he said.
The only remaining contention
over the boundary bill is whether
the Federal Government should be
given jurisdiction over the airport.
Execution of the deed, Mr.. Settle
said, would enable Congress to pass
the bill and the President to sign
it without requiring similar action
by the Virginia LEGISLATURE.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Alexandra Court
Separation Approved
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, May 1.-THE Vir-
ginia State Senate yesterday ap-
proved House amendment to the
Alexandria City charter to separate
the Juvenile from the Civil and
Police Court and to provide for a
special election to determine if the
juvenile Judge shall be appointed
or elected.
Introduced in the House by Dele
gate w. Selden Washington, the
amendment provides for a special
election to be held in Alexandria,
August 7, to decide if the new Judge
is to be appointed by City Council
or chosen by popular vote In either
event the judge will take Office
January for four-year term.
Candidates for the position must
have practiced law for at least two
years and must hold no other public
Office during incumbency.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Elliott Roosevelt, Sister
Have Farley With Truman

Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt and
Mrs. Anna Boettiger. son and
daughter of the late President
Roosevelt. conferred late yesterday
with President Truman, who asked
them for information on Big Three
meetings they attended with their
father.
They spent As minutes with the
President, but refused to discuss
their talk.
With President Truman contem-
plating possible meeting with
Prime Minister Churchill and Pre-
mier Stain, it was felt that the
younger Roosevelts might have in
formation that would be helpful.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Mount Rainier Mayol
Drops -Four From
Recreation Group

Mayor Floyd B. Matthias of Mount
Rainier, who was reelected May 7,
today announced number of
changes on the towns Playground
and Recreational Committee.
In giving his reason for the re-
vision, Mayor Matthias said some
members of the former committee
failed to cooperate with the ad-
ministration."
Committee members who were not
reappointed are Cecil C. Coffman,
Francis L. Leverone, Chauncey D.
Glascock and Fred P. Schatz. Mr..
Schatz also was not reappointed
police commissioner. No successor
was named.
The new committee, recommended
by Mayor Matthias and confirmed by
the Town Council, consists of Gerald
Bell, chairman; Arthur j. Bates
P. Price Myers, H. F. Zinn, Leroy
Welsh, C. C. Almond, J. G. Dullea
Earl McKeown, Fred Johnston and
William s. Freeman.
Mayor Matthias recommended the
changes after he had been sworn in
by Henry H. O'Neill, county substi-
tute trial magistrate. Sworn in as
councilmen were Leo r. Mcmahon
first ward; Warren w. James, second
ward; Joseph S. Bozeman, third
ward, and Charles H. Xander, fourth
ward.
Two new part time policemen were
added-Edward F. Davis and Austin
F. Phillips, bringing the town force
to 13, including 2 full-time and IL
part-time officers.
Councilman James again was
cho7en council president. Other Of
ficials were reappointed as follows
Bert E. Sager, corporation counsel;
Harry L. Baker, clerk-treasurer; Eu-
gene B. Plumer, police chief; Leslie
Jones, building inspector; Roy T
Fowkes, engineer; Mrs. Nancy Bar
tolini, health officer; Lingan Soper
superintendent Of streets, and Clar-
ence B. Selke, fire marshal. Roscoe
c. Mcmahon, electrical inspector
was the only new appointee.
The town clerk-treasurer's offic,
was put on fun-time basis, with
daily Office hours from 10 am. t.
noon and from to 6 pm. .s
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Sponsors 0. K.
Arlington War
Memorial Plans
$500, 900 Building
And Organization
Steps Are Approved

organization Of the Arlington
War Memorial Association and ac-
ceptance of basic plans for con-
struction Of a county memorial, es.
timated to cost between $3.50, 900 and
$4,000 was voted last tight by
approximately 200 representatives of
OF county, civic, fraternal, patriotic
and religious organizations at q
mass meeting in the courthouse.
Steps toward incorporation were
mapped under Virginia code provi-
slons referring to charitable and
nonprofit organizations. Proponents
OF the new association, outliaing its
main purpose, spoke of nonpartisan
and unbiased operation of the
memorial to be used not only by
veterans, but also by any represent.
ative county organization.
Mrs. Beulah S. Goss, Civic Fed
GRAFTON Co-ordinating COMMITTEES
chairman, was unanimously elected
temporary chairman. Three other
temporary officers also were elected
unanimously. They are James Bu-
chanan, vice chairman; Mrs. Ruby
q. Simpson, treasurer, and Paul
A. Hill, secretary.
They will serve approximately
three months, pending formal incor-
poration and election of permanent
trustees.
Auditorium Is Planned.
The proposed project, subject to
alteration, includes so by "a foot
auditorium with maximum seating
capacity Of 1900. It would accom-
modate 900 for banquets, 500 couples
for dances, 1000 for basket ball and
l,500 for boxing matches.
The basement of the structure
will provide two clubrooms, a rifle
range and living quarters for Gus
todian. The first floor will include
a plaza, memorial hall, six offices,
kitchen, two dressing rooms and two
shower rooms.
The second floor will include the
upper part of the memorial hall and
auditorium and two 20 by 40 foot
meeting rooms. The plans, by Muir
ply & Locraft Of Washington, also
provide parking spaces on each side
of the structure.
Sponsoring List Expanded.
Unanimously accepting the incor-
poration report of a committee
headed by Edmund D. Campbell,
the group amended it to add general
business organizations to an original
list including civic, fraternal, patri-
otic and religious.
The only other change in the
report was to amend it to provide
that the executive secretary of the
permanent association shall not be a
member of the board of trustees.
Representation in the association
; will be on the basis Of one member
for each 100 organization members.
Management would be vested in a
board Of nine trustees, elected for
three-year terms, on a staggered
iplan. They would serve without COM
Ipensation, except the executive sec
retary.
1t also was proposed that the
trustees elect annually a president.
vice president and treasurer of the
corporation from their own number.
Evening star., 1945-05-17
Jury Acquits Physician
In Death Of D. {. Woman
Ey the Associated Press.

6y Tic ASSOClateo FTeSS.
FREDERICK, Md, May 17.-A
verdict Of innocent was returned
early today by a Frederick County
Circuit Court jury in the case of DR..
G. Thomas Strother of Brunswick
member of the board of managers OF
Spring Grove Hospital, who had
been charged with manslaughter.
The jury found him not guilty in
the death of Virginia Koehler, %
Of Washington, at his Office last
April 8.
A bill of particulars had accused
him OF an illegal operation on the
girl.
The case got underway Late yester-
day afternoon, the Jury retired
shortly after 10 pm. and, returned
the verdict about 1918 a.rn. today.