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Evening star., 1945-03-06
Voting Is Light
In Virginia on j
Convention Bill
Only 8 Cost Ballots
In EorIy Hours in
Arlington Precinct

Voting was unusually light in
nearby Virginia today as State resi-
dents went to the polls to decide
whether a constitutional conven-
ton, restricted to the sole issue Of
simplifying State election proceed
ure to permit service personnel to
vote, shall be called.
Typical of the extraordinary light
vote was the total of eight ballots
cast at Lyon Park precinct in Ar
ington by 10:30 am. In Ballston,
the county,s largest precinct, only
rs votes had been cast by the same
time.
In Alexandria's sixth ward, where
a City Council contest aroused some
interest, 100 votes were cast by
that hour, while only 81 persons had
voted in the rest of the city. Ed
ward Downey and Riley Nixon are
running for the vacancy caused by
the death of the late Charles L.
Burgess.
Polls Close at 1906 PM.
Polls opened at 1888 am. and will
close at 7:06 pm.
II the verdict at the polls is favor
able, a convention would be called
to amend the State constitution so
that an act might be passed by the
General Assembly waving poll tax
registration requirements for soldier
votes.
Today's referendum touched off a
spirited political controversy CENTER
ing around the poll tax. Opposition
to the plan has come mostly from
persons who favor full repeal of the
poll tax as prerequisite to voting
and who object to limiting the con-
stitutional convention to an amend
ment waving the payment of the
$1.50 per year levy only for service
personnel.
Gov. Darden. who has stumped
the State in behalf of a restricted
convention, contends that it would
be "unwise" and unfair" to at.
tempt major changes in the con-
stltution while so many of our peo-
pie are away from home in the
service, and before we have pro-
vided them with a means of voting" I"
Among those taking an opposite
view was Chief Justice Preston w.
Campbell of the State Supreme
Court, who said, in minority opin-
ion on the subject of limiting the
convention, that it was subversive
to his every concept of democratic
principles"
Other Contests.
In addition to the referendum on
the convention proposal, Sd district
voters are electing a Representative
to succeed Dave E. Satterheld, jr.,
who resigned.
The three candidates in the field
are Ashton Dovell, Williamsburg. a
former speaker of the House of Del
egates, and J. Vaughan Gary, Rich
mand attorney and president of the
State Chamber of Commerce, both
Democrats, and 1t. Curtis M. Dozier,
jr., a Richmond attorney, RepubI-
can.
Another vigorous fight has been
under way in the Oath senatorial dis
trict where Jacob A. CARRIER, Har-
risonburg, former Republican
Representative, and Russell M.
Weaver, y Democratic member of the
House of Delegates from Harrison
burg, are seeking to fill a vacancy
which has existed since the death
last spring of State Senator Aubrey
Weaver of Front Royal.
Evening star., 1945-03-06
lsiWRstionmiq
&Remiindery@a

Meats, Fats, Etc. - Book 4, red
stamps Q-5 through SIS good
through March 81; stamps T-5
through KS good through April
%: stamps US, Us, Az through
d. good through June 2. Stamps
E-2 through J-2 to be validated
March and be good through
June 80.
Canned Goods, ESc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS through Us, Az and
B-2 good through March 81;
stamps ca through Co. good
through April %: stamps H-2
through M-2 good through June
2; stamps N-2 through So good
through June 80. Each stamp
worth 10 points.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in
Sugar-Stamp IS valid for 5 pounds
through June 2.
Gasoline-A-14 coupons valid for I
gallons each through March al
B-5, C-5, B-6, C-6, B-7 and CT
coupons good for S gallons each.
Shoes-Atrplane stamps l, and 8
In Book No. 8 good indefinitely Tor
one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one, two, three,
four and five coupons good for 10
gallons per unit through heating
year. Old period four and five
coupons from last winter good
through year. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than 30 per cent Of their ration
as Of today.
Evening star., 1945-03-06
| Bill Threatens
| Rockville as
| Marriage Spot

Rockville may soon lose its fame
as marrying town." or at least
have to share the reputation with
Bethesda and Silver Spring.
This event will come about If the
Maryland Legislature passes a bill
providing deputy clerks of the
Montgomery Circuit Court at Be-
thesda and Silver Spring as well
as Rockville. The bill has passed
the House OF. Delegates and is ex-
pected to be approved by the State
Senate.
The deputy clerk at Rockville has
been issuing more than 200 licenses
a month in recent years. Many of
the applicants come from the Dis
trict, Virginia and often much
further away, and many ministers
have moved to Rockville.
Evening star., 1945-03-06
3PIans Offered
ToCut Transit
Rate Base
PUG Accountant
Resumes Stond at
Fare Hearing
BY CAMBRIDGE CRIST.

v. A. McElfresh, chief accountant
of the Public Utilities Commission
today advanced three methods by
which the Capital Transit Co. could
eliminate S14,000,000 from its prop
erty accounts, representing the diff
fefence between the recorded book
value of the company's property and
the estimated original cost.
When the present company was
formed through merger in 1888, this
difference between book cost and
original cost was carried over on the
books .of the Capital Transit Co. E.
Barrett Prettyman, counsel for the
transit company, said the company
would fight to keep the $4,000, 900
in the rate base. Mr.. Prettyman
also reiterated that the company was
not. seeking any increase in fares.
Three Methods Proposed.
The three methods recommended
by Mr. McElfresh to eliminate the
$l4,000O00, if such step is eventu-
ally decided upon by the commits
sion, follow:
l. To amortize the amount against
net income for Is years at the rate
of 100000 annually. The company
already has a $1,500,0OO reserve
against which to write off part of
its property, and ip 25 years it could
eliminate the balance of 1880 ,000
2, 1t coulde Immediately write
down the value of its common stock
from S24,000,0 to 1000, 900, which
would reduce the par value of COM
mon stock from 100 to so.
8. 1t could amortize the $4,000, 900
by taking it from the operating in
come. Mr.. McElfresh opposed this
method because it might be neces-
sary to increase the rate of return
allowed the company on it's property
in order to write off part of the
property account.
Mr.. McElfresh said be thought the
company should have an II per cent
return on that part of the common
stock equity which is invested in the
rate base of the company Common
stock equity includes the par value
of common stock, capital and
earned surpluses, Mr.. McElfresh
said. The II per cent figure is ap-
proximately the rate earned at
present.
Eight Per Cent Fair Return.
The witness also advocated per
cent as a fair rate of return for the
company. He said this would be
sufficient to attract capital. He ad-
mitted, however, that it might be
difficult to sell common stock, not
because of the rate of return, but be-
cause of general conditions"
Mr.. McElfresh presented figures
showing that the return earned by
the company on the original cost of
it's property ranged from as low as
2.76 per cent 1886 to 9.68 per cent
in 1912. The per cent advocated
by Mr.. McElfresh is slightly less
than the 8.35 per cent earned by the
company in 1914, as estimated by
the witness.
Mr.. McElfresh said the return on
common stock equity in the period
from 1885 to 1939-when it ranged
front .56 per cent to 4.87 per cent
was not sufficient to maintain the
company in good financial position.
He added later, however, that the
transit company here stands head
and shoulders above the average
transit company, as shown by the
recent acceptance by the public of
its new $12,500,000 bond ISSUE"
Evening star., 1945-03-06
Aero Club 10 Discuss
Jet and Turbine Enqines

The possibility that conventional
alrplane engines may be replaced by
Jet units and gas turbines will be
discussed at meeting of the Aero
Club of Washington at 8 pm. Thurs
day at the United States Chamber
OF Commerce by Robert H. Littell of
the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics.
Mr.. Littell, who has done high
speed flight research with the NACA,
Will Illustrate his talk with slides.
In addition Army Air Forces and
Navy films will be shown.
Robert Kinkead, president of the
Aero Club, will preside.
Evening star., 1945-03-06

Combat Command near Running.
Sergt. Benjamin Willard Nails, 26,
of 8O8 Prince street, Alexandria, has
been awarded the Silver Star and
given field commission as second
lieutenant for gallantry in action
during the battle of Hurtgen Forest
and in the capture of the town OF
Hurtgen.
His wife, Mrs. Jane Nails, and his
mother, Mrs. Mary Nails, have been
informed in letter from Maj. Gen.
w. G.. Weaver of the award of the
medal to the young officer who was
raised from staff sergeant to tech
nical sergeant and Immediately
commissioned.
Born here, 1t. Nails has lived in
Alexandria for 10 years. He at
tended schools here and in Alex
andria and was a member of the
Alexandria National Guard before
the war.
He went overseas last June and
saw action at Dinard, Brest and the
Corzon Peninsula, going from there
to Luxembourg and then to Hurt
gen.
A brother, Storekeeper (third
class Frank Nails, "a, is stationed
in the Aleutians.
First 1t. Charles H. Jones, %, Of
1877 Spring place NV. has been
awarded the Silver Star for gallantry
in action in Germany.
1t. Jones, member Of the 9th
Infantry Divisions 47th Regiment,
has been fighting in Europe since
last July. He as fought with the
division in France, Belgium and
into Germany. Besides the Silver
Star he also wears the Purple Heart
with an Oak Leaf Cluster for wounds
received in action.
1t. Jones attended the University
of Maryland before entering the
service. His wife. Mrs. Phyllis Jones,
lives at the Spring place address.
Evening star., 1945-03-06


itorious and dis
tinguished serv-
ice during the
period from Au-
gust 80, 1943, to
D e C e m Der 81,
1943."
Col. Condor
has been in the
A rm y for 18
years. He W a S
graduated from
West Point in
1927. He is now
S t a tion e d at
headquarters of
Evening star., 1945-03-06
Colonel Given Legion
Of Merit; Soldier
Gets Medal and Bars

Col. Reynolds Condor, 80, of
1850 Connecticut avenue NV, has
been presented the Legion of Merit
by Brig. Gen. Frank Dorm for "ex-
Evening star., 1945-03-06
Report for Last "A Hours
Record for Last 24 Hours,

Record for Last "A Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Hignest, Do, noon today. Year ago, Al.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 65, on March 3.
Lowest, IL, on January 25.
Humidity Report.
Evening star., 1945-03-06
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy with occasional showers this
afternoon, highest temperature in
mid Cos. Windy, showers and colder
tonight, low in mid 30s. Cloudy
and much colder tomorrow with
some rain or snow likely by after
noon or night.
Maryland-Windy, showers and
colder tonight with rain changing
to snow in mountains. Cloudy and
much colder tomorrow with rain or
snow likely by afternoon or night.
Virginia-Showers and colder to-
night, with rain changing to snow
in mountains in north portion.
Cloudy and much colder tomorrow
with rain in south portion and rain
or snow likely in north portion.
Five-Day Forecast.
Gssued Tuesday and Friday.)
District of Columbia-Tempera-
ture will average above normal. Cold
Wednesday, with rising trend for
remainder of week, becoming cooler
Sunday. Light to moderate rain
occurring about Thursday and pos
sibly again Sunday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
Slightly muddy at Great Falls.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High ------------ 1:4S am. 2.40 am.
Low ------------ Sis am. 9:12 am.
Hlgn ------------ 2:10 pm. 3:05 pm.
Low ------------ 9:11 pm. 1910 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
sun, To-Day ------ 7:33 7.06
sun, tomorrow 1882 7:O7
Moon, today 1925 am. 11:41 am.
Automobile lights must be turned on one
-
Evening star., 1945-03-06

Degree days-Total for month, 10e;
total for season to date, 3,688;
normal for season to date, 3,615.
Evening star., 1945-03-06
Precipitatio

Automobile lights must be turned on one.
half hour after sunset
Evening star., 1945-03-06

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital Current month to datel:
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-11
By GEORGE DIXON
You have all
w heard the old crack that the

nappy on saturday Is TO tell him a
joke on Monday, meaning II takes
him while to get the point.
Well. wish to report that il has
just taken Representative Sol Bloom,
chairman Of the powerful House
Foreign Affairs Committee. four
years to catch up with a gag!
Back In December, 1910. Mr..
Bloom headed an American delega.
tion to the Inauguration of Presi.
dent Avila Comacho in Mexico.
Others on the goodwill junket were
Judge Marvin Jones, now War Food
Administrator, General Pat Hurley,
Senator Sheridan Downey, of Cali.
fornia, and Senator Dennis Chavez,
New Mexico.
Descendant of old Castillians, Sen.
ator Chavez is a great kidder. And
his stuff is all the more effective
because he can assume the worlds
deadest deadpan when he wishes.
The day after the American tour
lists arrived Josephus Daniels, then
our Ambassador to Mexico, decided
to give them reception at the EN-.
baSsy. Mrs. Daniels contacted Sen.
ator Chavez and asked him to notify
the others.
Most of the delegates had left for
the affair before Senator Chavez
located Representative Bloom. He
found him in the lobby of the Re
forma Hotel chatting with David
Dubinsky. president of the Garment
Workers Union.
Bloom demurred at going. saying
he wasn't dressed for a diplomatic
reception
IT'S informal" said Chavez.
Don't make any trouble now, and
come along quietly. And you're
coming too. Dave"
The line had formed and the func.
tion was under way when the trio
arrived. Judge Jones was just
bowling low over Mrs. Daniels hand
when Senator Chavez pushed him
roughly aside.
Make way for three good Amer.
leans" he shouted.
Judge Jones gaped. What do
you mean three good Americans? ?"
Whereupon Senator Chavez took
a dramatic pose and beloved:
"Chavez-Bloom-andD Dubinsky!"
Well. everybody laughed III TO
Kill except Representative Bloom,
who looked puzzled. In the fullness
of time. however, the incident was
forgotten.
But, about a week ago, Repre-.
sentative Bloom came into Senator
Chavez office and said.
Il just got it. Do you mind if
use II myself some time?"
Just got what?" said Senator
Chavez.
That crack you got off at Dan
ielS' reception in Mexico City. About
the three good Americans-Chavez,
Bloom and Dubinsky"
Pierre Loving, one of our better
Washington journalists, used to live
in Paris. Among his close friends
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-11
When The sift box wes opened
- contained q defuncf soImon.

from Representative Henry VI.
Jackson. of Washington, that he fss
sending gift. Kefauver waited in
considerable anticipation and sus.
pense. Finally the express com.
pany phoned that a package had
arrived, but that $6.97 was due on IT,
Grumbling bit but hoping the
gift would be worth il, Kefauver
paid the S6.97 He opened the huge
box and unwrapped layers of paper.
Al last he came to the gift.
II was very defunct salmon.
The only way can interpret this
Is that II is sign of the times.
Col. William Westlake, second in
command OF Army Public Relations.
recently got into a taxi here piloted
by woman driver The lady chauf.
feur turned out TO be a very ami.
mated type. meaning gabby.
Today she said. "is my tenth
anniversary as taxi driver"
That is nice" murmured Col.
Westlake. Il suppose you are ccle.
brating the event quietly?"
Quite informally" replied the
lady. Our set is giving me a cham.
pagne party"
Evening star., 1945-04-10
Manor Park Citizens
Call for Government
LiQuor Stores Here

Charging the District Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board regulations
were becoming more and more in
tolerable." as reflected in "the in
crease in inebriation," the Manor
Park Citizens Association last night
recommended that the District gov
ernment be authorized by law to
establish Government stores for the
exclusive dispensing of bottled alco-
holic liquors.
This would thereby abolish the
present system of wholesale and re-
tail liquor stores" the resolution
stated.
Also recommended was the estab-
liShment of alcoholic clinics main
tanned under the proper officials, to
include the services of psychiatrist.
Maintenance expenses would be de-
frayed by the levy of an additional
liquor tax, members agreed.
Oppose More Permits.
The association also opposed lift
ing of the limitation requiring that
class "A liquor permits be reduced
to 300. stressing that wartime condi-
tions do not permit sufficient police
protection to cope with the prevail
ing adverse conditions resulting
from the operation of the present
number of establishments"
The groups action referred to the
recommendation of Alan w. Payne,
chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board, to the chairman of
the House District Committee to lift
the limitation on the number of
class "a liquor permits to permit
issuance of licenses to establish
mentS in outlying sections Of the
District.
The association also indorsed
The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations opposition to elevating Maj.
Edward j. Kelly, superintendent of
police, to the rank of colonel; the
Arkansas Avenue Citizens Associa-
tion's recommendation to abolish
the tuberculosis hospital annex at
Fourteenth and Upshur streets NV,
and the Washington Highlands Citi-
zens' Associations resolution advo-
eating the transfer of the old
Patterson School site at Nichols ave-
nue. and Chesapeake street S.W to
the Parks and Fairgrounds Depart
ment for a park area.
Christensen Speaks.
Milo F. Christensen of the Dis
trict Recreation Department spoke
to the group on the departments
future plans for the Manor Park
area. illustrating his talk with a
blueprint for the proposed Coolidge
High School stadium.
Nominated for reelection were:
James Scott, president; John Smoot.
first vice president: Miss Elsie
Green, second vice president; George
A. Corbin, recording secretary: Mrs.
Walter Ward, corresponding secre-
tary; Thomas w. Buckley, treasurer,
and Mr.. Corbin and Mr.. Scott, dele
gates to the Federation.
Mr.. Scott presided at the meeting,
which was held at the Whittier
School, Fifth and Sheridan streets
NV.
Evening star., 1945-04-10
AAF Band Returns
From Overseas Tour

The Army Air Forces Band has
returned to its home base at Boiling
Field after a tour abroad. spent
principally in England, while the
Royal Air Forces Band of Great
Britain was touring the United
States.
The AAF Band played to many
audiences in Britain and on the
continent, largely for the benefit of
the RAF Benevolent Fund. Mean
time the Raj Band aided the
United States Treasury Department
in staging bond rallies in most of
the 43 States.
The American band made a great
hit with em~ire 2uI!encee. acC0r( :
ing to rave" notices brought back
from many newspapers overseas.
tmOr~ the rhraeoE cr,'entIv Ueod
was there is no greater band in the
world"
The AAF Band trip was extended
from its original 60-day duration to
an additional eight weeks. The
band played in Paris at the Grand
Hotel for the 9th Air Force, and
then went to within Is miles of the
front lines to play for the boys of
the 9Th Air Force
They made a musical motion pic
ture, "Serenade to Britain" and
many recordings. Under command
of Capt. George Sallade Howard, the
IS members of the aggregation left
Boiling Field December S, and re-
turned to it last Friday.
Evening star., 1945-04-10

The West End Citizens Associa-
ton last night voted to reconsider
its opposition to construction of the
proposed 100000 Memorial Sta
dunn in the West Potomac Park
area.
After hearing Maj. Raymond
Thompson, War Department public
relations officer, express his views
as a private citizen in favor of a
centralized location for the stadium,
the group decided to take a new vote
on the site of the stadium at its next
meeting.
Pointing out that the West Poto-
mac Park area between Seventeenth
and Twenty sixth streets is actually
the center of metropolitan Washing
ton, Maj. Thompson said that the
area is the most sensible" place in
the District for the stadium.
Evening star., 1945-04-10
West End Citizens Reconsider
OPPOSITION to Stadium in Area

The association had previously
argued that no increase in the busi-
ness or Identification of the section
could compensate for the traffic and
transportation confusion large sta
dium crowds would bring. But Maj.
Thompson's comprehensive demon
stration of his own "blueprints" for
parking arrangements at various
West Potomac Park sites, along with
diagrams for channeling automobile
ard bus traffic toward the stadium
south of Constitution avenue moved
members to reconsider.
Walter Wasson. president. said the
officer had convinced him that con-
struction Of the stadium there
would put the West End area on
the world map"
Earlier, members voted to send a
letter to George Washington Uni
Evening star., 1945-04-10

I behind at the time the British evac-
uated Crete In 1941 already have
been brought out.
A well-trained guerrilla force
helped in preparing the airfeld
after the Germans rushed to the
Evening star., 1945-04-10

western end of the island when the
Nazis started pulling out of Greece.
The Germans on Crete apparently
hoped to reach the Greek mainland
by sea and air, but the Raj cut
sea and air communications, bot
ting them up.
Evening star., 1945-04-10
Raj Base on Eastern Crete;
10000 kazis on West End
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, April 10.-The RAF has
established an air base on the east
ern end of Crete and is flying sup
plies to guerrilla forces on the island,
although some 10000 Germans are
still holding out on the western end.
Hundreds of British troops left
Evening star., 1945-04-10

versity, asking that an inclosure in
which the university keeps its refuse
be locked securely against rats.
Another letter will be addressed to
the Lincoln Park Citizens Associa-
ton indorsing that groups resolu-
ton favoring the proposed Barney
Circle underpass.
Mr.. Wasson presided over the
meeting, held at the third precinct
police station, 2O40 K street NV.
Evening star., 1945-04-10

Buy more War Bonds on all fronts
the sky is not the limit.
Evening star., 1945-07-25
By the Associated Press.


The $4,000 Arlington Futurity at
Washington Park and the $4,000
added Butler Handicap at Jamaica
top a banner day for racing Sat-
urday. The MISUNDERSTANDING
ton meeting also will stage the
$4,000 added Grassland Handicap,
while Suffolk Downs and Garden
State Park will offer the renewals
of two $4,000 added events. Suffolk
will feature the Miles Standish
Stakes and Garden State the VAL
ley Forge Handicap.
The Greentree Stables Devil Div
er, who will be carrying top weight
of 1872 pounds in the Butler, breezed
10 furlongs in 2:1015 over Belmont S
main track yesterday He appeared
to be in fine fettle for Saturdays s
mile and three-sixteenths run.
Count Speed, a full brother to
Count Fleet, is entered in the first
race at Jamaica today. The q
year-old's best trial to date has been
Evening star., 1945-07-25
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Alb
WEDNESDAY, rs,

badly sixth in the fur
Brownie Apadche longs
Evening star., 1945-07-25
Ace Card Is 8-5 Choice
In ComeIy Handicap
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 25.-Ace Card
an easy victor in the Gazelle al
Aqueduct two weeks ago, is the
early 8-to-5 choice to romp of
with the $4,000 added Comely
Handicap for flllies and mares at
Jamaica today.
The 3-year-old filly has been as
signed top weight of 12l pounds
scale weight for 4-year-old, in the
1 1/16-mile test for 3-year-olds and
upward.
The daughter of Case Ace will
meet IL other speedsters, most of
them her victims in the Gazelle.
Ogden Phipp's Bellicose, which
trailed Ace Gard by six lengths in
the Aqueduct fixture, is coupled
with Segula as the Phipps-Belair
Stud entry. w. Helis' Elpis, third in
the Gazelle, and the Cain Noy's
Good Morning are among the en-
trants.