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Evening star., 1945-12-02

mission to erect q private garage
less than 20 feet from the building
line Of the street at 1881 Forty
fourth street N.W-granted.
Appeal Of Carolyn H. Wildman for
permission to establish temporary
rooming house in the "a" semi-re-
stricted district at 1909 Thirty
eighth street N.W.-granted.
Auto Repair Shop Approved.
Appeal of George David for per-
mission to establish an automobile
repair shop at the rear Of $50 Thir-
teenth street S.E.-granted.
Appeal Of Rose Taylor MacMurray
for variance from the use pro-
visions, lot occupancy and enclosed
court requirements Of the "a" Re-
Stricted Area District to permit
structural changes within the OUT
side walls OF the building for con-
version to q two-family apartment,
at 2226 Decatur place NV
granted.
Appeal OF Henry F. Reiner, owner,
on behalf Of the National Head
quarters of the World Trade Foun-
dation Of America. for permission to
establish non-profit institution Of
higher learning or culture devoted
exclusively to the arts and sciences,
at HOT Sixteenth street NV
denied.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Reserve Officers, 81 Pct.
Of Force, Praised by Navy

The Navy last night praised the
war record of its reserve officers,
citing the fact that at the end Of
the war 81 per cent of the services
officer complement were reservists.
OF the $4,000 officers on active duty
shortly after Pearl Harbor,. $4,000
were reservists. Following vi day,
this number had increased to
100000 commissioned officers, and
260, 900 of them were reserves.
On August l, reserve officers were
heads of such departments as gun
merry, engineering. navigation and
damage control aboard major fight
ing units in the following percent
ages: battleships, Al per cent;
heavy cruisers. a per cent; light
cruisers, 50 per cent; heavy aircraft
carriers, 48 per cent; light aircraft
carriers, 10 par cent, and escort
carriers, 81 per cent.
When Japan surrendered, Al re-
serve oncers were In command OF
destroyers, II In command OF COM
bat submarines and ~ IN command
OF training submarines
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Two Sailors Are Arrested
On Charges Of Robbery

Two sailors were arrested by police
yesterday and charged with robbery
and attempted robbery in two sep
arate incidents that occurred shortly
after midnight in the vicinity of the
300 block of D street NV. -
Lester T. Flint, 20, one of the
sailors who is stationed at the Naval
Receiving Station, Anacostia, is be-
ing held at the First Precinct. The
other, who is II, has been turned
over to the Shore Patrol.
Grin A. Whitted, So, of III Seaton
place NV, reported to police that
about l am. yesterday he was ap-
preached by two sailors who threat
ened him with a rubber hose and
attempted to drag him into an alley
near Sixth and D streets NV.
Police quoted Mr.. Whitted as saying
he had resisted and that the sailors
had fed without getting the money
they had demanded.
Edward B. Rand, Al, of Camden,
Conn, reported that about 80 am.
he was approached by two sailors
who demanded his money. Mr.
Rand told police that when he re-
fused to hand over his pocketbook.
although he gave them 81 in change,
they attempted to drag him into q
parking lot in the 900 block of D
street NV. They were scared. of
by an approaching taxicab, police
said
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Reported Assault Attempt
By Navy Officers Probed

District police last night were in
vestigating complaint by a 20
year-old woman that she had been
the victim of an attempted GRIM
inal assault early yesterday by two
naval officers near East-West high
way and Colesville road in Silver
Spring.
Montgomery County police, how
ever, insisted that the incident oc-
CURED In the District on Eastern
avenue between Georgia avenue and
Sixteenth street NV. Navy shore
patrol authorities said they had re-
ceiyed a report but refused to di-
vulge the contents.
Washington police said the wom-
an told them she and another
woman met the two officers at a
Washington hotel. She said she did
not know their names.
She told police the group went to
tavern outside Washington to
drink beer and dance. after which
the men took the other woman
home. The woman said that while
driving her home. the men attempt
ed to assault her.
She said one Of the men struck
her in the eye when she resisted,
and then she was forced from the
car.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Medical Center Bill
Slated for Hearinq

Nearly dozen witnesses will
testify Thursday before the House
District Committee in support Of
the Senate-passed bill for Federal
aid in the construction of a new
hospital center here, it was reported
yesterday.
The date for the hearing was
fixed by District Committee Chair
man Randolph at the request Of
Representative Bloom, Democrat. of
New York. chairman of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, who
has taken a lively interest in the
need for replacing Washington's in
adequate and worn-out hospital
buildings.
Among the witnesses will be Mr..
Bloom, Senator Tydings, Democrat,
of Maryland, a co-author with
Chairman Bilbo of the Senate Dis
tri;t Committee of the hospital aid
bill; spokesmen for nonprofit
Washington hospitals who are in
terested in the legislation, and Mai.
Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Admins
traitor of the Federal Works Agency.
These include DR. Hugh S. Cum
mlngs OF the Columbia Hospital for
Women; George Garrett, president,
and Samuel H. Kaufman, a mem
Der, of the board of directors of
Emergency Hospital; William r.
Castle, president of the board of
Garfield Hospital: the Rev. Charles
Warner and DR.. William A. Morgan.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
10 Infants Die
OF Suffocotion
Here in Year

Warning that the death of a g.
month-old child from suffocation in
his crib, brought fatalities of this
type here to 10 for the year. the Red
Cross Accident Prevention Service
said last night that such tragedies
are largely preventable
Students in Red Cross classes are
instructed in ways to avoid infant
suffocations, it was explained. An
even room temperature should be
maintained, so that very few bed
clothes are necessary and bed
clothes should be tucked in over
the child and under the mattress
The mattress should be of fairly
firm material and no pillows should
be used, the Red Cross said.
The child suffocated here last
week was found face down in his
crib.
The six deaths from accidents in
homes last week brought the total
SO far this year to 173. OF these,
four died from falls.
Strange accidents were reported.
One man dropped a pistol which ex-
ploded. the bullet penetrating his
right foot. One man ate glass in a
sandwich.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
D. {. Buys 7 Jeeps for Use
As Tow Trucks, Sprayers

A new role for Army jeeps has
been found by the District, which
has ordered seven from Fort Meade.
Three of the tiny vehicles will be
used by the Sewer Department in
its mosquito-control program, ac-
cording to George A. Hess, trans
portation inspector. He believes
they will be effective in spraying
catch basins at street intersections
The other four will go to William
A. Xanten, superintendent of the
City Refuse Department, who plans
to uss them to tow larger trucks of
his service that break down.
In addition District Purchasing
Off1cer Roland Brennan said 1000
feet OF steel sections Of ship masts
have been purchased for use as
water pipes. The pipe which is "a
inches In diameter and comes in
3o-foot lengths, can be easily Joined
to regular water pipe.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Session Called Friday
On Jobs and Security

Methods of stimulating the re-
conversion program Ind the con-
troll of atomic power will feature
discussions of the National Emer-
gency Meeting on Jobs and Security
at the National Press Club Audi
torium, Friday.
Chairman for the session will be
Bertley C. Crum of San Francisco,
one of the 10 sponsors of the emer-
gency meeting. Bishop Bernard j.
Shell of Chicago will preside over
the morning meeting on economics
and Mrs. j. Borden Hartman of
Washington will preside at the
atomic control luncheon meeting.
Speakers will include Represen-
tative Woodhouse, Connecticut;
Lynch, New York; LaFollette, In
diana; Patterson, California, and
Nicely, West Virginia.
Panel discussion participants will
include Philip Murray, president of
the Congress of Industrial Organ
ization; Millard Rice, Disabled
American Veterans; Robert Weaver,
American Council. on Race Rela-
tions, and Charles H. Houston. Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
ID. {. Heads 10 Meet
Counsel for Truckers
Today in Strike ParIey

The Commissioners were to con-
tinue today their efforts to settle
the six-week- wage strike of
the teamsters union which has piled
up carloads of merchandise in
Washington rail yards and sharply
curtailed the city's Christmas shop
ping.
They were scheduled to meet
Joseph McGarraghy, counsel for II
OF the IL trucking companies strike
bound over the union wage boost
demands, in the office of Commits
sioner John Russell Young at II a m.
Mr.. Young said after conferring
with MI. McGarraghy for nearly an
hour yesterday that he planned to
get in touch with union representa-
tives tomorrow.
The city heads offered their serv.
ices in settling the strike Friday
after District businessmen appealed
for their aid and deluged the Dis
trict Building with kilograms.
The strike by Local $50 of the
AFL Teamsters International Union
is over wage demands described by
uIllOn OFFICIAL as ranging from q
9h h-cent-an-hour increase to a ~
cent-an-hour decrease and averag-
ing less than g cents across the
board" -'.-
Negotiations between the firms
and the union broke down two weeks
ago.
The Commissioners are working
on definite plan" but have dis
closed no detail so as not to preju-
dice any success
Both Mr.. Young and Federal
Labor Conciliator R. w. Goodrich,
however, have discounted the need
or probability of Federal interven-
ton similar to the recent transit
company strike solution in which
President Truman took over the
lines through the Office Of Defense
Transportation.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Citizens Groups
Plan Drive for
D. {. Suffrage
Federation to Take
Lead in Forming
Special Campaign

The Federation OF Citizens As
sociations last night mapped plans
to initiate city-wide campaign for
District suffrage in which repre-
sentatives of various civic and busi-
ness groups will form a special or
ganization to achieve the goal.
Heartened by President Truman's
recent statement that he favors
suffrage for the District, Wilbur S.
Finch, president of the federation,
told members it was up to the fede-
ration to take the lead In forming
body devoted exclusively to OBJ
tanning the vote for Washington.
Mr.. Finch explained the fedora
ton would not be in charge of the
organization, but is serving only as
IAN instrumentality in bringing all
OF the city's various groups to-
gether." A meeting of civic and
business organizations will be called
shortly.
Opposes Courthouse Cost.
of course the Federation will take
an active part in whatever organiza-
ton is set up, Mr. Finch said.
The Federation also went on
record last night as determinedly
opposing provisions of the Lanham
bill which would saddle the District
with so percent of the cost of the
proposed $4,000, 900 courthouse.
The Federation approved a reso-
luton of its Committee on Fiscal
Relations and Taxation that the
Districts share of the courthouse
be placed on rental basis. the
rental to be determined according
to the percentage Of time devoted to
local cases in court, compared to
that devoted to Federal cases.
Harry S. Wender, former Fedora
ton president who will testify on
the measure Tuesday before the
House Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee, pointed out that most
of the time devoted to cases in the
District Court and the United States
Court Of Appeals is taken up by
Federal cases and not local ones.
Monthly Paper Proposed.
The Federation voted to award
The Star Trophy. given each year
TO the delegate or committee achiey-
ing the greatest civic benefit for
the District, to the Membership and
Credentials Committee. 1.-THE COM
mittee is headed by Clifford H,
Newell of the Arkansas Avenue Cit
liens Association.
This years award was given for
its progress in increasing attend
ance among citizens associations
throughout the city and for its ef-
forts in creating new civic groups
in areas where none existed for
merly. The presentation of the
trophy will take place at the Fed
eratlon's annual dinner next March.
The executive board recommended
that the Federation undertake pub
lication of monthly tabloid, but
suggested that the project not be
undertaken until 81 500 is secured in
voluntary contributions to permit
the PAPER to get under way. The
Federation will vote on the report
next month.
News of the ST affiliated associ-
atiens would be contained in the
paper, as well as other civic news.
Initial publication would be limited
to 10000 copies.
The Federation re-affirmed it's
stand favoring speedy construction
OF new Receiving Home for Chill
dren.
Evening star., 1945-12-02

single sheet OF newSprint, light
enough for first class or air mall
ing-are available at The Star busi-
ness counter for persons intending
to send them to men in the armed
forces. Churches in the netropoli-
tan area are invited to call for
sufHcient copies to be mailed to
members of the congregation in the
service.
The sheets are a reprint Of last
years carol sheet issued by this
newspaper. The selections were
made by Alice Eversman, the Stars
music critic, and include: Silent
Night" "Adeste Fidelis, % Little
Town of Bethlehem, 2 .Hark! The
Herald Angels Sing" Joy to the
World )" 1t Came Upon the Mid
night Clear, The First Noel and
sGod Rest You Merry. Gentlemen. Z
Evening star., 1945-12-02

BY ROBERT J. LEWIS.
Residential building costs today
are about So per cent higher in
Washington than before the war,
but even at that you can build a
home for less than you can buy an
Identical house constructed in 1941
That is the statement of Clarke
Daniel, Washington builder who
is duplicating three houses he built
in 194l and comparing the costs,
The same increased costs are faced
by all builders in this type of con-
struction, he said.
Mr.. Daniel figures the average
cost of three houses he built four
years ago was $6,230-and the same
type house will cost s9,919 today.
Includes All Costs.
His estimate is based on subcon-
tracts let and careful estimates for
the rest, he said. Everything is in
cluded in the costs except the price
of the lot and real estate COM
mission. In fact, in both sets OF
costs, even the title searching fee
and a 10 per cent builders commits
sion are included. he said.
Mr.. Daniel said in 194l he built
three 2-story Cape Cod-type dwell
ings in Fairfield, Prince Georges
County development at Thirty-sixth
place and Southern avenue. Today
he is building three other houses
in the same development, owned by
Standard Properties, in which he
is partner.
He said resale prices for existing
homes in the subdivision exceeded
those he, will charge for the new
homes. He believes, therefore, that
when new-home construction gets
under way, it will tend to bring re-
sale prices into line.
Mr.. Daniel worked out contrast
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Renfro Takes Commend
AT Anucostio Air Station

Comdr Edward c. Renfro has as
sumed command of the Anacostia
Naval Air Station, relieving Capt.
George A. Seitz.
Comdr. Renfro, 1880 graduate Of
the Naval Academy, came to the
Naval Air Station for duty as execu-
tive officer following a tour of duty
in the South Pacific as commanding
ofncer Of Bombing Squadron V-108.
While In the Pacific he won decora-
tions including the Legion of Merit,
the Distinguished Flying Cross and
9 Gold Star and Navy Unit Conn
mendation ribbon. Conldr. Renfro
Is q native of Colorado.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Stor to Donate 700 Copies
Of Carols for Orphans Party

The Washington Navy Yard Rec
reation Association will receive TOO
copies Of The Evening Stars Sc
lection Of Christmas Carols" tomor-
row for the organisations Christ
mas party for 500 District orphans,
December 20, in the Departmental
Auditorium.
Kenneth Knell. secretary Of the
association and director Of recrea-
ton at the yard, said the children
win be brought to the hall from the
10 orphanages here. The party will
begin at 7::30 pm.
The Stars selection OF eight
favorite carols will be sung by the
children and members OF the as
sociation. Santa Claus will be on
hard to greet the children and there
viii be gifts. fruits, nuts and candy.
Copies Of the songs published on
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Speedier Refund
OF Retirement
PaynentsUrged
Civil Service Asks
Agencies to Help
Dismissed Workers
By JOSEPH YOUNG.

The Civil Service Commission
has asked Federal agencies to speed
up refunds of retirement payroll
deductions In order to aid thousands
Of dismissed Government employees,
1t was revealed last night.
Harry Mitchell, president of the
commission, emphasized these en-
ployes will need the refunds to tide
them over in the period between
loss Of Federal employment and re-
establishment in private industry.
The commissions request was dis
closed in a reply sent to House
Majority Leader Mccormack who
had reported complaints from Gov
ernment workers that they had to
wait for months after their dis
missal before receiving retirement
refunds. Many complained six
months had gone by without the
refund being paid.
Refunds Up to 5 Years.
The amount due each employe
generally runs into hundreds of dol
lars since Federal employees have
5 per cent of their earnings de-
Quoted and receive intrest.
Under the Federal retirement sys-
TIM, If an employe is dismissed be-
fore five years service, the retire.
ment deductions are refunded. II
an employe has served more than
five years. they have to wait until
the age of 65-the retirement age
when they will receive annuity
payments.
All war service employes-the ones
who are now being dismissed-have
been employed less than five years
and are entitled to refunds now.
Claims Analysed.
Refunds are authorized by the
agencies but have to be passed on
by the commission. It was pointed
out that the speed with which the
employees records are sent to the
commission determines how quickly
the refund will be made.
Mr.. Mitchell reported an analysis
of $4,000 claims showed So per cent
were received from the agencies
three months or more after the
employees separation; % per cent
six months or more after separa-
ton; and s per cent, one year or
more after separation.
The necessity for paying refund
claims with greater promptness be-
comes more significant as each
north passes when we consider it
is anticipated that 100000 employees
will leave the Federal service
throughout this fiscal year because
of reductions in force" Mr.. Mitchell
said in his letter to Mr.. Mccormack.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Fine Arts Commission
Adds Two Members,
.0ne a D. {. Architect

Two new members have joined the
Fine Arts Commission, it was an
nounced yesterday following the
commissions November meeting.
They are Prof. Frederick Vernon
Murphy, Washington architect, and
Lee Lawrie, dean of American sculp-
tors.
The two men were appointed a
few days ago by President Truman.
DR.. Murphy is dean of the Depart
ment of Architecture of Catholic
University and is the designer of
the Kenneth Mullen Memorial Lii
brary at the university, the Sacred
Heart Church and the residence of
the Apostolic Delegate as well as
the proposed new Baltimore Ca
thedral.
Mr.. Lawrie is a member of the
American Academy of Arts and Let
ters and has numerous sculptures
in the Capital, notably the relief in
the National Academy of Sciences
Building, the relief on the doors of
the Library of Congress Annex and
the Samuel F. B. Morse Plaque in
the Capital. His sculptures adorn
prominent structures throughout the
country, such as the Box Singing
Tower in Florida, Radio City, and
buildings at Yale and Cornell Uni
versities.
Will Strengthen Commission.
H. P. Caemmerer, secretary of the
commission, said yesterday the ap-
pointments would strengthen the
commission at time when postwar
public buildings are being planned
and war memorials are being advo-
Gated.
During its meeting the commits
sion approved a design submitted
by Municipal Architect Nathan C.
Wyeth for a new building for the
Home for the Aged at Blue Plains:
a revised design for a congressional
apartment building to be located
south of the House Office Building,
and a bridge designed by the Of
flce OF National Capital Parks for
the Washington Baltimore Parkway,
now under development.
The commission went on record
In favor of House bill which would
authorize a monument in Washing
ton to Brig. Gen. william '(Billy)
Mitchell and decided to place a
statue of Nathan Hale, bequeathed
to the United States by George Dud-
ley Seymour of Connecticut. on the
Constitution avenue side of the De-
partment of Justice.
Water Front Sites Studied.
1t took under study architectural
aspects of the development Of WASH
ington's 81 miles of water front as
proposed by the United States En-
gineer Once, the proposed Dupont
Circle underpass, the question Of q
suitable memorial to Pierre Charles
L'Enfant, who made the original
plan for Washington, and q pre-
nminary report prepared by It's vice
chairman, David E. Finley, director
OF the National Gallery Of Art, on
war memorials. .
Mr.. Caemmerer said the COM
mission would issue q statement
OF policy on war memorials .in the
near future"
The commission was received at
noon Friday by President Truman.
Mr.. Lawrie was unable to attend
the meeting. The rest OF the COM
mission was present: Gilmore d.
Clarke, chairman: Mr.. Finley, VIII
liam Truman Aldrich and L. Andrew
Reinhard, architect members, and
Maurice Sterne, painter.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Voice Message Machines
Sent TO Servicemen

American servicemen in the Phil
ippines soon win receive Is record
ing machines and Is 900 records for
sending talking messagess to the
folks back home, the United Service
Organizations announced yesterday.
In addition to the chatter plates y
160 pairs Of roller skates and Is
skeeball machines are en- route to
the service personnel.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Shows for Veteruns

Hal Aloma and his 16-piece
Hawaiian orchestra will be flown
here to entertain wounded veterans
at Walter Reed and Forest Glen
Hospitals tomorrow. Arrangements
for the shows were made by the Red
Cross Potomac Camp and the Hos
pital Council Entertainment Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Two Dial Phone Exchanges
In Berwyn Begin Operation

Two new telephone exchanges,
Tower and Tyler, were placed in
operation this morning, replacing
the Berwyn exchange. the .Chesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Co.
announced.
The change, affecting approx
mately 1000 subscribers in Berwyn,
was made to convert the system
from manual to dial operated tele-
phones.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Two Groups Scheduled
To Oppose NURSING Bill

Hearings will be resumed at 10
am. tomorrow at the District Build-
Ing on the proposed bill to regulate
practical nursing in the city.
The Kalorama Nursing Associa-
ton and the Capital Nurses Regis
try are scheduled to appear in op-
position to the measure.
The bill would set up standards
for practical nursing and provide
for their administration by the
Nurses Examing Board, which con-
sists OF registered nurses. Practical
nurses have protested they are not
represented on this board.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Bor Group to Hear
Representative Smith

Representative Smith, Democrat,
of Virginia, will address the Admin
istrative Law Section of the District
Bar Association at the Metropolitan
Club Tuesday night.
The McCarran-Summers admin
istrative procedure bill, now pending
in Congress, will be discussed. Mr..
Smith is chairman of the Select
Committee to Investigate Acts of
the Executive Agencies.
A buffet supper at 6 pm. will
precede the discussion.