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Evening star., 1945-02-23
Committee Accepts
$4,000 Lodging Unit
For Servicemen Here

9 Joseph c. McGarraghy, president
of Recreation Services Inc, and
Winfree johnson of the Lodging
Committee of the War Hospitality
Committee yesterday formally ac-
cepted the George Washington
Lodgings for servicemen from Harry
Hunter, assistant commissioner of
the Public Buildings Administration
Located at Twenty third and G
streets NV, the structure, which
has been used in part for more than
a month, cost $4,000 provided by
the Federal Works Agency. In ac-
cepting the lodging, Mr.. McGarraghy
said he believed the weekend hous-
ing problem for servicemen was sat
isfactorily taken care Of"
A brief f1ag-raising ceremony took
place at noon in drizzling rain
as band from Fort Meyer played
THE Star Spangled Banner The
flag was raised by servicemen of the
Potomac River Naval Command, led
by 1t. c. L. Frederickson, recreation
and welfare officer. The Army was
represented by Maj. John H. Simp-
son. special service officer for the
Military District of Washington.
ii Among those present were rep
resentatives of the Public Buildings
Administration, American Legion
Girl Scouts, Recreation Services
Inc, and the War Hospitality Com
mittee.
Used for housing Saturday nights,
officials said the building held $40
beds. 1t is said to be the first spe-
cially built housing for servicemen
IN this area outside of military re-
servations.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Man in Check Case Held
For Mental Examination

Bernard Layton Downey, 40. of no
fixed address, yesterday was held
for mental observation at Gallinger
Hospital and police said he faces
the prospect of paying 81 600 in fines
or spending 1900 days in Jail on
charges of passing worthless checks.
Downey released February 10 on a
suspended sentence on charges of
passing 20 worthless checks, had
handed out II bad checks up to
Wednesday night, according to De-
tective Sergts. E. E. Thompson and
D. L. Guest of the check and fraud
squad, who arrested him. The first
Of these checks was given out on
February 10, police said.
According to police, Downey was
released from Jail last November
Is after serving a sentence for
passing worthless checks. Nine days
later he was in custody again, this
time accused OF handing out 20
more. Appearing before Judge Ellen
K. Raedy of Municipal Court,
Downey pleaded guilty. Judge Raedy
fined him $50 or go days on each of
the 20 counts, but suspended SEN
tence.
Police said Downey operated by
buying merchandise and giving a
check for it. He would then sell
the merchandise they reported.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Family Makes Daily Search
For Bananas to Keep Buby Alive

Tiny Barbara Lynn Friedlander
who is almost 6 months old and
weighs less than IL pounds, needs
four bananas day to keep from
starving to death, but her family
can't find that many.
Bananas are the object of a daily
desperate search by the household
sof Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Friedlander
516 Sheridan street NV, the baby's
grandmother, Mrs. Samuel Bern
stein, says.
The child, she explained, has been
III from birth, suffering from q
condition which makes it impossible
Tor her to digest fats or sugar In
the usual forms. Mrs. Friedlander
tried cows milk, goats milk, evapo-
rated milk. The baby, it was found
Gould only take weak solution OF
powdered milk.
The doctor prescribed bananas
mashed fine in the powdered milk
formula, and the baby appeared to
rally, Mrs. Bernstein said. That
began the daily search for bananas
which has been going on for two
months.
Although the Friedlanders are in
the grocery business, they have
been unable to get the bananas
from the fruit dealers they know.
Mrs. Bernstein said.
Finally. they discovered that an
other mother also had a baby suf-
tering from an illness requiring
bananas. This mother gets q bunch
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Son Of Gen. Rockey Plays
'HaIIboy' in School PLAY

William Rockey, II, son of Maj.
Gen. Keller E. Rockey, commanding
the 5th Marine Division on Two
Jima, played the part of hall
boy" last night in a play at Mer-
cersburg (Pa.) Academy, where he
is a senior, the school announced to-
day.
Since his father was transferred
from marine headquarters here a
year ago young Rockey has spent his
vacations at the home of intimate
friends, Harold Sinton, an executive
of the Federal Housing Agency, and
Mrs. Sinton, 5000 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV. His mother lives in
Salem, Mass, and a sister attends
Santa Barbara College in California
The generals son will be 10 in
May and plans to enlist at once in
the Marine Corps, Mrs Sinton said.
Her own son, Corpl. Harold Sinton,
jr., 10, is with the Motor Transport
Corps on Two Jima under Gen.
Rockey, she added.
Evening star., 1945-02-23

weekly from her father in New
York-an arrangement which costs
her about $40 week, Mrs. Bern
stein said. The mother was willing
to share her bananas with Barbara
Lynn, so the baby is now getting
two bananas a day-just half what
she needs.
Mrs. Bernstein said the whole
neighborhood is trying to help Bar
bara Lynn. Occasionally, q neigh
Dor comes back from q trip to the
stores to report she saw some
bananas. Then Mrs. Friedlander
rushes to the store. Sometimes
she's lucky. -.
The baby's grandmother said she
tramped around In the rain all one
day going from store to store beg
ging them to let her have a banana
even half banana.
Sometimes, she said, when the
women of the neighborhood 70 to
parties, they spread the word
around and one of the women comes
back with banana.
were just desperate" said the
baby's grandmother. IT see them
serving bananas in ice cream par
lors but we can't get any for the
baby. ! think bananas should be
given out on doctors prescrip-
ton. s
Bananas are like medicine to the
baby. She looks like one of those
pictures OF refugee children suf-
fering from starvation"
Evening star., 1945-02-23
War Planes Require
Five More Gas Plants

The Petroleum Administration for
War announced today that long
range military estimates of the Joint
chiefs of staff will necessitate con-
struction of five additional 100
octane aviation gasoline plants. The
agency also is studying proposals
for several more.
The new facilities approved by
PAW will be built entirely by private
capital at cost of $4,000, 900. The
War Production Board is in the
process of approving use of critical
materials for four of the plants
while priorities for the fifth await
clearances relating chiefly to man.
power.
The plants now scheduled are one
for the Texas Co. at Lockport, ILL.,;
two for the Standard Oil Co. of
Indiana at Whiting, Ind, and Sugar
Creek, Mo; one for Leonard REIN
cries, Inc, at Alma, Mich, and one
for the Shell Oil Co. at Houston,
Tex.
"This expansion of 100-octane pro-
duction is being undertaken as a re-
suit of long-range military estimates
sent to PAW by the joint chiefs of
staff" Deputy Administrator Ralph
K. Davies said,
Evening star., 1945-02-23
10000 Prisoners Sought
For Work in Maryland
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A request for ALLEGATION of TO-
600 prisoners of war to help in
Maryland farm and cannery opera
tions this year was under consider
alton today by members of the
Maryland Congressional delegation.
A group of Maryland farm and
cannery representatives met yester-
day with the legislators to discuss
the plan. Principal spokesmen for
the group were p. c. Turner, chair
man of the Maryland State Farm
Labor Committee, and Paul E.,
Nystrom Of the University of Mary
land.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland reported to the conferees
that Maj. Gen. Archer L. Lerch had
given hopeful reply to the re-
quest and added that disposition Of
war prisoners was being studied, al
though no decision had been
reached.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
0'Hara Tax Bill Gets
Favorable Report

A favorable report on the bill of
Representative O'Hara, Republican.
of Minnesota. to prevent multiple
application of State and municipal
income taxes on the salaries of
Government employees was ordered
yesterday by the House judiciary
Committee.
A similar bill Is awaiting action
by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The O'Hara measure was passed
by the House in the last session of
Congress but died on the Senate
calendar. Under its terms, an in
come tax could be levied against the
income of Federal worker only in
the State or municipality in which
he was "domiciled."
Evening star., 1945-02-23
BiIbo Would Creute
Park at School Site

Chairman Bilbo of the Senate
District Committee yesterday intro
duced bill to transfer to the United
States, for park and playground
usage. the site of the temporary
Patterson School. near Nichols ave-
nue. and Chesapeake street S.W.
The property would be placed
under control of the National Park
Service.
A new school building on a differ
ent site was ordered for the section
last year when it was determined
the former site was hazardous be-
cause it was in line with the flight
of planes leaving nearby Boiling
Field,
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Ethel N. Martin Dies;
Headed OAR Committee

Miss Ethel M. Martin, ~, national
chairman of the Motion Picture
Committee of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, died yesterday
at Sibley Hospital after a short ILL
ness. She lived with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Martin, at
4527 Thirtieth street NV.
Miss Martin was a member of the
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church,
GOT Maryland avenue NE. where
she headed the Comrades Glass, a
Bible study group. She was a mem
ber of the Business and Professional
Women's Club and the Women's S
Business Council.
Formerly cashier of the Washing
ton Cathedral, Miss Martin at the
time Of her death was private sec
retary to Coleman Jennings, chair
man Of the 1943 and 1914 Commu-
nifty War Fund drives.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Randolph Would Provide
Free Veteran Certificates

Chairman Randolph, of the House
District Committee, announced yes
terday he would sponsor a bill pro-
viding for free registration by the
District of the service discharge GER
tificates of war veterans.
The measure, he said, also would
eliminate the 81 fee for certified
copies of marriage records of vet
Grams who obtain their licenses here.
The measure was proposed by
spokesmen for the American Legion,
Mr.. Randolph said. As to registra-
tion of discharge papers, the meas
ure is designed to prevent difficulties
that might be caused by loss of the
certificates.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Stinson Might Develop
Excessive Violence,
Psychiatrist Testifies

A second Gallinger Hospital psy-
chiatrist testifying at the lunacy
hearing of Joseph Whitla Stinson,
so, declared the former State De-
partment attorney is "of unsound
mind"
Corroborating the earlier testi-
mony of Dr. Joseph L. Gilbert, Dr.
Amino Parretti said Stinson suffered
from manic -depressive phychosis. ="
Persons suffering from this type of
afhiction frequently develop destruc-
tive tendencies and excessive viol-
ence, DR.. Parretti said.
The witness said Stinson was a
person of superior intelligence ana
highly cultured" but declared many
manic-depressives are persons of
this type.
Pet Names Revealed.
Earlier, DR.. Gilbert returned to
the stand for his second day of
cross ss-examination by Defense Attor-
ney James J. Laughlin. Under
questioning by Mr.. Laughlin it was
brought out that Stinson and his
75-year-old bride of five weeks. the
former Miss Violet Biddle, referred
to each other "'affectionately" as
violent Violet" and wicked
Whitla." 3
"Is there anything wrong with
them using pet names for each
other?" Mr.. Laughlin asked DR.. Gill
bert. Doesn't your wife sometimes
refer to you as Jumping Joe?'"
NO" the witness replied.
Clad in a dark gray business suit
in sharp contrast to the flashy
clothes he wore on his wedding
day-Stinson wrote copious notes
which he handed at frequent inter-
walls to Mr.. Laughlin to use in cross
examination of the witness. Mrs.
Stinson was not in court today.
Judge Margold to Be Called.
Mr.. Laughlin disclosed that sub
poenas had been issued for the ap-
pearance in court Monday of Mu-
nicipal Court Judge Nathan Mar
gold, who married the couple, and
United States Attorney Edward M.
Curran. Mr.. Laughlin also asked
Justice r. Alan Goldsborough for
permission to serve Mrs. Roosevelt
with a special summons to appear
in court. Earlier, Mr.. Laughlin said
Mrs. Roosevelt had been subpoenaed
as a witness.
Stinson was found mentally i'll
by the District Commission on
Mental Health January 20 and is
seeking his release through the
lunacy hearing. He was detained
at Gallinger after the Government
charged he was making unwelcome
calls to the home of a Supreme
Court Justice and at the White
House.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
ls!NRstionmig
&Rsmiinde.y,

Meats, Pats, Etc. - Book I, red
stamps Q-5 through S-5 good
through March 81; stamps T-5
through KS good through April
%; stamps Y-5. Z-5, Az through
D-2 good through June Q. Each
stamp worth 10 points. Next series
to be validated about March 4.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS through Us, A-2 and
BE- good through March 81;
stamps ca through Ga good
through April %: stamps H-2
through ma good through June
2. Each stamp worth 10 points.
Next series to be validated about
March l.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
viii pay two ration points for
each pound OF waste kitchen fats
you turn In. q
Sugar-Book 4, sugar stamp "a GOOD
for S pounds through February 2s.
Stamp IS valid for 5 pounds
through June 2.
Gasoline-A-l4 coupons valid for &
gallons each through March a.
B-5, C-5. B-6 and CO coupons
good for 5 gallons each.
Shoes -Airplane stamps l, 2 and 5
In Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel .Oil-Periods one, two. three,
and four coupons good for 10 gal
Ions per unit through heating
year. Period five coupons become
valid March |. Old period four
and i've coupons from last win
ter good through year. Consum-
ers In this area should not have
used more than IS per cent of
their ration as Of today.
Degree days Total for month, 622:
fnfal fApp cAa sr<x.s - A~A~ . AnS.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
AppeaIsCourtUpho|d,
.0PA Order Against
Stables Restaurant
The Office of Price Administration

The Office of Price Administration
has a right to enforce suspension
order against the Stables ReStau-
rant as a result of q Court of Ap-
peals decision handed down today.
D The Appeals Court reversed Dis
trict Court decision which had
granted the restaurant owners an
Injunction against the OPA pre-
venting the agency from enforcing
the suspension order.
After the Appeal Courts decision
was announced T. Edward O'Con-
nell, attorney for the restaurants
owners, said he would seek Su-
preme Court review Of the case.
The suspension order had been
issued on findings of an OPA hear
ing commissioner that the restau-
rant had obtained meat without
surrendering ration points. Under
the order the restaurant would be
barred from dealing in rationed
meats as long as rationing is In
effect. In addition the suspension
order would bar the restaurant
owners from dealing in certain other
rationed foodstuffs until an alleged
default in ration points is made
good.
Injunction Suspended February 1.
The District Court injunction also
had enjoined the OPA from refusing
to grant the restaurant owners
Sufficient ration points of all kinds
to enable them to conduct their
business in proper manner" The in
junction granted the owners against
the OPA was suspended February /,
pending Anal determination of the
case by the Appellate Court.
The Court of Appeals decision, a
per curiam" opinion or an opinion
written by the court instead of by
an individual justice, declared the
hearing before the OPA hearing
commissioner was conducted with
marked ability, courtesy and good
humor." The Appellate Court also
declared clearly erroneous" find-
ings of District Court which at
tribute misconduct to the Once OF
Price Administration and its attor-
neys."
In regard to findings Of the lower
court regarding misconduct" by
the OPA, the Appellate Court said
THE charges are serious and, un-
answered, may very we'll obstruct
the due administration of the law.
Accordingly we have thought it
our duty to search the record to de-
termine whether it supports them.
We find 1t does not. In our opinion
they are clearly erroneous
Earlier Decision Quoted.
7 Quoting language from an earlier
Court of Appeals decision, the ap-
pellate court said: 1.-The suspension
order rests on findings of serious
violations repeatedly made. These
violations indicated that scarce
and vital commodity was being dis
tributed in an inefficient, inequitable
and wasteful way. The character of
the violations thus negatives the
charge that the suspension order
was designed to punish petitioner
rather than to protect the distribu-
ton system and the interests OF
conservation.
The case was heard in the Court
Of Appeals by Justices Justin Miller,
Henry w. Edeerton and Thurman
Arnold.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Californian viii Head
Adyeniists in North America

The Rev. Louis K. Dickson, Glen
dale, Calf. was elected yesterday to
direct the work of the Seventh Day
Adventist Church in North America.
He viii succeed the Rev. w. G..
Turner, who resigned preparatory
to returning to his home in Aus
tralia.
The Rev. Mr.. Dickson, whose new
title will be vice president for North
America for the General Conference,
with headquarters In Takoma Park,
Nd, formerly was president Of the
Pacific Union Conference, compris-
ing Arizona. Nevada, Utah and Cali
fornia.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Drivers Dip Into Gas Bononzu
As 3 900 Gals. Leak From Car

faces as fire hoses swished the fluid
down sewer. .
The car contained 5000 gallons Of
gasoline and was to be unloaded
into storage tank nearby when a
passerby discovered the leak. ac-
cording to police, and spread the
word through the neighborhood.
The storage tank is owned by Leo
B. Plunkert, who operates garage
and filling station in the 400 block
of N street NV, police said.
The leak was caused by faulty
valve and was plugged by two rail-
road employees In time to s., 900
gallons, police said.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
-Four Persons Hurt
In Traffic Mishaps;
z Drivers Arrested

Peggy Perkins, 8, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles r. Perkins, 2749
Fourth street NE, suffered a head
injury and leg cuts when hit by an
automobile late yesterday while
crossing Eighteenth street at Rhode
Island avenue NE.
She was admitted to Casualty
Hospital and attendants today said
her condition was satisfactory.
Police said the car was operated
by Maurice F.. Kleindienst, 40,
of Hyattsville, Md.
In another accident yesterday,
Herbert T. Kammerer, 18, of 522
Ninth street S.W., was admitted to
Casualty Hospital with a head in
jury received, police said, when an
automobile he was operating ran
into a parked car in the 1900 block
of Benning road NE. A companion,
Elizabeth Magruder. 16, of 647
Sixteenth street NE, received face
cuts, police said.
William Banks, 26, colored, of sl2
Princess street, Alexandria, Va, was
admitted to Arlington Hospital yes
terday with a punctured lung, re-
ceiyed, police said, when a car in
which he was riding left Glebe
road and struck a tree. His condi-
tion is serious, attendants said
today.
Alexander Williams, 40, colored,
Of the 300 block of North Fairfax
street, Alexandria, said by Arlington
police to have been driving the car,
is being held on charge OF reck-
less driving pending outcome of
Banks injuries.
Arlington police also charged
Joseph r. Dwyer, %, of s35 H street
NV, with driving while drunk and
leaving the scene of an accident
after an accident in which his auto
mobile allegedly struck four parked
cars in the 1900 block of Wilson
boulevard early today,
Evening star., 1945-02-23

Equipped with buckets, TIN cans
and soup ladies, scores OF perzons
today scooped up about 100 gallons.
of gasoline before firemen washed
away approximately 5000 gallons
which had leaked from q tank car
on q Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
siding at Fourth and Bryant
streets NE.
The leak caused large puddles
around the tank car and No. 26 en-
Egine company was called to elimi-
nate any fire hazard.
Those who did not get . share
of the gasoline stood With anguished
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Womon, 50, Injured
In Fire at Home. Dies

Mrs. Sarah jackson. So, colored,
died yesterday in Casualty Hospital
OF burns received Wednesday night
IN fire In house at IS Fenton
court NV.
The blaze is said to have been
started by an exploding kerosene
stove. Russell Brooks, 38, colored.
AT Delaware avenue S.W., received
minor burns when he attempted to
rescue Mrs. jackson.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
McCarran Calls
Hearings sonD.C.
SIunn Clearance
Three-Doy Session
Will Open Monday
On Nevodun's Bill

Senator McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada today scheduled three days
OF public hearings, to begin at 10
am. Monday, on his bill charting
the future course of Washington S
slum clearance and redevelopment
work.
He is the chairman of the sub
committee of the Senate District
Committee appointed recently to
consider both his bill and that of
Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas, who yesterday placed be-
fore the Senate a revised edition OF
his measure.
Senator McCarran said the three
days of hearings would be devoted
to his bill, leaving consideration of
the Capper bill for later He added
he did not intend to permit these
hearings to develop into a debate
over the public agency-p private en-
terprise controversy as to which
should do the low-cost housing work
20-Million Plan Urged.
An advance of $20,OO0,OO0 from
the United States Treasury to
finance slum clearance and rehous-
ing programme be repaid out of
redevelopment receipts-is proposed
in Senator Capper's revised edition
Of the urban redevelopment.
Another important feature of the
new bill, which was referred to the
District Committee, is provi-
sion that if there is deficit
In the redevelopment program after
10 years, half of the loss would be
met by the District government
The remainder would be left to the
United States.
If there was a surplus after 10
years, under provisions of the new
bill, it would be turned into the
miscellaneous accounts of the Treas
ury. The District would be re-
quired to repay half the loss in 10
annual installments in case of a
deficit.
Planners Proposed Changes.
The original Capper redevelop-
ment bill was introduced in the last
Congress, where it failed of action,
and was reintroduced early this
session. The revamped bill was
offered after changes were proposed
by the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and others
interested in the program.
The McCarran bill differs from
the Capper measure principally in
that it authorizes a Federal advance,
or loan, of $30,000,000, as against
$20,000,000; proposes abolition of the
National Capital Housing Authority,
with its land acquisition, low-cost
development and other work to be
transferred to a new agency, and
provides that private agencies shall
have whole year of first opportu-
nifty to develop slum clearance prof.
ect areas before the work may be-
turned over to public housing
agency.
Capper Bill Continues NCHA.
The Capper bill continues in serv-
ice the NCHA and permits either
public or private developers to do
the redevelopment work, with pref
erence for the NCHA where SUBJ
sidized, low-rental housing is in
volved.
The original Capper bill author
lied advances from the Treasury, but
did not set a definite sum or limit.
Both the Capper bill and the Nc
Carran measure provide that COM
prehensive plans for Washington's
development and for specific slum
project areas shall be drawn by the
Planning Commission and approved
by the Board of Commissioners
Evening star., 1945-02-23
CIothiers Name Officers

The Washington Baltimore Mems
Wear Group has elected officers, it
was announced today. They are:
william Wenzel, president; Harry
Darhanson and Clayton E. Mcclure,
both vice presidents; Harry Porter,
secretary y-trea8ureF, and julius
schloss. assistant secretary -treas-
urer.
Evening star., 1945-02-23

LIKE ANY OTHER MAMA, PROUD-The expression on
this pygmy hippopotamu probably denotes prdefor
the little black mound hersrd baby born Tuesday the
Zoo. Dr. William M. Mann, Zoo director says the little
looks just like its father who the Zoo by President
Coolidge The baby hippo which will big its mother
about the size of large hog nothing
sleep and Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1945-02-23

Degree days Total for month. 622::.
total for season to date, 3,4S1;
normal for season to date, 3,31e.