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Evening star., 1945-02-04
rs legIess and ArmIess Veterans Learn
To Drive at Walter Reed, Will Teach Others

Would you Ike to take m auto
mobile ride in the country this aft
ernoon? Let one ,of the legless or
armless boys from Walter Reed
Hospital drive. He Is just Is good
maybe better--at driving than you.
The hospital has Just graduated
Is servicemen-flye Of them with
amputations- from course for
driving instructors. The Is came
from seven amputation centers
throughout the country. They will
return to these stations this week
to teach disabled men like them
selves to run Car along a country
road again. Walter Reed Hospital
will keep four OF them to teach its
own classes.
Two Of the veterans, First Sergt.
Melvin Saunders, "a, Of Hollywood,
Calf, who lost his right hand and
forearm and damaged the nerves In
his right leg In France last June,
and 1t. Aldo 8. Romiti, -, Of Ore
gon, who lost his right leg above
the knee 20 months ago on Attu,
took . Star reporter driving yes
terday after their last class at the
lconyalescent section Of Walter Reed
Hospital at Forest Glen. A civilian
Instructor, Joseph Miller came, too.
He has been teaching veterans
classes at Bushnell General Hos
pital in Brigham City, Utah, for the
last 10 months.
Lost Both Legs
Although Joe Miller has never had
q uniform on, the veterans boast
about him-because he lost all but
a few inches Of both legs several
years ago and yet can stop q car so
per cent quicker than the average
driver. II Joe can drive, so can we,
the veterans say. He Is their ex-
hibit A.
First the boys held the door open
for the reporter to sit in the front
seat OF an American Automobile As
sociation dual-control driving in.
struction car. The AAA has worked
closely with the Surgeon Generals
Once In launching the retaining"
program for disaht veteran driv-
ers.
Lesless Joe Miller drove FIRST. He
has enough strength to push the
brake and Gluten pedals with his
artificial legt leg. He sometimes had
to lift his artificial right leg back
on the accelerator pedal If he let
1t slip of at a(stop sign. That was
the only difference between him and
the ordinary driver. 1t. Romiti took
his turn next. He too occasionally
let his artificial right leg slip OF the
gas pedal and quickly bent down to
lift 1t back.
Sergt. Saunders has hook where
his right hand was before Friday,
iJune 13. in France. Using this
hook, he shifted gears as smoothly
as the other two. Although the
nerves in his right leg are damaged,
he has learned to push the gas
pedal with 1t. His left leg operates
both the clutch and the brakes.
Fear Legal BANS.
These servicemen drivers face
the open road and the family car
with only one fear. They are afraid
the 4S States will begin to pass laws
that disabled veterans must have
special "gadgets" on their cars be-
fore they can be issued a drivers
license.
They may want to 'gadget' u.s."
It. Romiti said. I'VE want to show
them We can do just the same
maybe better-as the ordinary
driver, With no special laws or pre-
|cautiouS*
/; The course given these embryo
instructors was designed to prove
their normalcy. They must change
Evening star., 1945-02-04
|Mr. and Mrs. Sheed
To Give Joint Lecture

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sheed, Cath
olic authors and lecturers, Will give
3 Joint lecture ct Sis pm. February
16 at the MayfloRer Hotel under
the auspices Of The Charles Carroll
Forum, the Rev. Dr. James Al MAg-
|ner, chairman Of the forum and
|procurator Of Catholic UAiversity,
a4nouncod yesterday The couple
|Wh tklk On The Future Of Re-
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Dr.. Morqun to Leod

DR.. Joy Elmer Morgan, editor Of
the. journal of the National Educa-
tion Association. will lead the round-
table discussion at the meeting of
the Washington Breakfast Group
at 7:45 am. Tuesday at the Hotel
Statler, Dudley F.>Holtman, chair
man OF the group. announced yes
terday.
DR.. Morgan will speak on 1.-THE
Demands Of the Age and How to
Meet Them"
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Public Hearings Open
On Transit Valuation
And Fares March 5
BY BAINBRIDGE CRIsT.

With the 5000, 900 refinancine
program Of the Capital Transit Co
under way, after having recently
gained the authorization of the
Public Utilities and the Securities
and Exchange Commissions. the
much-sought public hearings on the
valuation of the company and re-
view of its fares will start March 6
before the PUG.
In March of last year the eco-
nomic stabilization director and the
Office of Price Administration
sought to intervene in the proposed
hearings, but the PUG denied the
right of Intervention on the ground
there has been no request for any
increase in rates and none is con-
templated."
The staff of the PUG has beer
working on the transit company
cases since the commission ordered
an investigation in June, 1943. Worl
has been delayed, however, BY
shortage Of personnel and the ne.
cessity of working on annual studies
of the rates and charges of the elec-
trio light and gas companies.
Pre- Hearing Conference Held.
A pre-hearing conference was
held on September II between the
company and the commission tc
discuss the scope of the investiga-
ton and hearing. At that time
company spokesmen explained that
they had been unable to complete
their studies for a public hearing
because of work on the refinancine
program. Last month the transi,
company finally gained approval o1
its bond issue from the PUG and
SEC.
The last determination of the
rate base of the transit company
was in 1898, when 1t was assessed al
$24 ,000, 900 as of December 81, 1895
Since that time considerable pro-
perty has been added to the COM
pany and retirements of property
made. The present depreciation re-
serve is estimated around SIG ,50O,.
600. The property account now
amounts to almost So, 900 anc
the fight will be over the question
of whether or not any of the latter
amount is in excess of the proper
valuation for rate-making purposes
$1,000, 600 Is Eliminated.
Some revision of the company.
capital structure already has beer
Nade, with the result that the COM
pany last year eliminated -, 600 ,OOl
from It's property account, using
reserve funds for the retirement
| It Is now setting aside $500, 900 !
year for reserves in the event
further retirements are required.
The length Of the hearings vii
depend upon the extent of thu
agreement Or disagreement between
the company and the commission
over the value of various property
items.
1T may well be an extensiv.
hearing. one PUG oficial com.
mented.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Dr.. Robert T.. Huong to Speak

DR.. Robert T. Huang, assistant to
the general counsel Of the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration, win speak on "Con-
ditions in China as q Result Of the
War" at q meeting Of the Rolling
wood Citizens Association at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the deld house, East
Leland street and Beach drive.
Omcers Of the association VIII be
Nominated.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
New Dance Series

A Valentine dance for some 100
Veterans administration girl em-
ployes will open q new series Of
dances for Government girls at the
National Press Club auditorium
Friday under the sponsorship OF the
War Workers Council, it was an
nouh1ced yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-02-04

want to start on wounded sesvice-
men who never drove before.
Teaching man to drive again
may take little longer thanit too3E
him to learn to drive the first time;
1t. Romiti said. But he'll be q
better driver-and a happier, more
normal boy-when we get through. -
Evening star., 1945-02-04

raised again in wartime and many
of the people who ordinarily might
join committees and soliciting
groups are very busy. Therefore,
we urge Washingtonians to respond
promptly to the letters they viii
receive asking for contributions. :
More than $50. 900 persons made up
the audiences of the year.
Evening star., 1945-02-04

10 tire, stop the car quickly, shift
gears and steer smoothly. They are
trained on safety principles: sig
nanne, railroad crossing stops and
not passing Oh 3 hill. At FIRST, the
instructors said. they will try only
to refrain" veterans who drove be-
fore they were wounded. Then they
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Navel Officer to Speok,

'Comdr. Raymond Farwell will
speak on "The Value of Signals
at Sea" at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
dinner meeting of the Stephan p.
McGroarty American Legion Post,
2437 Fifteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
legion to Give Records

Servicemen Ia hospitals here will
receive l.020 selections of popular
mustc on new photograph records
through appropriations from II
District Legion posts, the American
Legion Announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-02-04

son. Dr.. Hans
Kinder, con-
d u C t or a n
nounced yester-
day in connec-
ton with the
opening of the
annual sustain
ing fund cam
paign. The drive
to raise Sl50,000
for the orches-
tra's b a c k / n g
next year W i'll
begin Tuesday.
A new feature
of the season
mill ha roro
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Drive Opens Tuesday
To Raise S15O,o0O fo'
National Symphony

Plans for the most extensive pro-
gram in the 15-year history Of the
National Symphony Orchestra have
been prepared for the 1945-46 sea-
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03

I SEE that my old journalistic
alma mater, big league base
ball, seems to be wobbling all
over the layout of uncertainty
on the question of playing next
season.
Now, baseball is operated for
private profit and it has lot
OF high salaried fellows who are
supposed 10 be its spokeSmen
and defenders but in this
emergency they are not talking
loud enough TO suit me, so L
think / will chip IN about So
worth of words.
II affords me opportunity 10
shoot off my mouth about the
=upFoar over the national service
proposal and the work or
fight" idea, which I think is a
good thing if only because the
CAB may make the people more
conscious of the war, but which
should have been started
couple of years ago.
Bless my soul, how tired I
used 10 get telling my readers
again and again and again and
again that no good could come
OF our national shilly-shallying
in the war effort and bless my
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03
= By Albert Edward Wiggam, DIS.

NO, because your love
magnifies his virtues, and re-
duces his vices and deficiencies
sometimes 70 the vanishing
point. This is why Love is
blind. However, the course
now being given in all leading
colleges, and which will soon
be given in all high schools, on
love, and how TO select loved
ones without going blind, and
how to marry happily, show
that love can be educated 10 be
wide awake and far sighted.
Our booklet, How 10 Predict
Your Married Happiness, may
help you in selecting a mate.
Sent at cost, 10 cents plus a
Scent stamped self-addresSed
enevelope.
2-No. He may be A walking
encyclopedia of knowledge, and
still be a silly fool, with no
more mind OF his own and no
more backbone than an oyster.
knowledge is not necessarily
education, however because
education means. first of all,
organized knowledge-the only
kind Of knowledge that becomes
power. II means, also, organized
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03

So the only difference between
them and the 4-Fs pursuing
their athletics outside the serv-
ice is that the guy'mint, mean
ing the taxpayers, support and
pay the service athletes and the
AIS get theirs from the general
public. And since only compara-
lively few oi the other manl-
bers of the armed forces ever
enjoy the privilege of seeing the
service teams or service boxers
in action. l can not agree that
the avowed purpose of the serv-
ice activities. which is morale.
transcends the value of the ath-
letes in other service depart
ments.
Jimmy Byrnes is the chap who
took the sneak punch at horse
racing. depriving a large num-
Der of persons of a means OF
livelihood without warning in
the name of the war effort, but
/ doubt that stopping racing
added enough manpower to the
war effort 10 run an extra sew
ing machine. / think racing it.
self was responsible for being
knocked out because of its eff
frontery in war industry areas
and l only criticize Byrnes'
abruptness.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03

soul. how tired my readers used
TO get OF listening.
DUT just think, if the guv-mint
- had paid attention TO me
couple of years ago and drafted
all the women and abated
frivolity that absorbs man.
power. We would not now be
hearing all this clamor. A
couple of years ago, did say?
A year ago. Six months ago.
But no. The nation would not
curtall it's pleasure seeking, its
automobile riding. its gambling.
its drinking. Would not? Has
not.
/ think the waste manpower
in the armed service and in the
civilian branches Of the guv'-
mint would alone make up any
DEFICIENCIES We may be suffering
in that direction, induStrially or
otherwise Jimmy Byrnes, the
war director, has been knocking
AZ athletes, yet large num-
Der OF la professional and
amateur athletes in the service
are put TO playing on service
teams and drafted name boxers
are made boxing instructors and
giving boxing. exhibitions or
fight in service bouts.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03
WALTER WINCHELL n,5egr,v

polio struck. Amazing what
people can do-if they work to-
gether to do things for each
other.
Economist stuart Chase's
book, Democracy Under Pres
sure takes apart Washington
lobbyists who have a dollar sign
for a heart and would rather
grab special privileges for them
selves than protect everybodys
rights. This soaring report
makes you wonder why a Cong.
investigating committee doesn't
turn It's spotlight on the gimme
gang.
THE Big Time Some Other
L Time, as Frank Stanley's
crew toys with it at the Little
Palm.
The breathless beautiful dane
ing OF Raye e. Naldi.
The exciting routines OF CO.
mcZ e. Beatrice.
MIR Tibbett's ballads on the
Hit Parade.
Enrol Flynn's heromanclng in
objective Burma.
Benny Goodman's Columbia
platter Of After You're Gone.
Milton Berle's roundup Of
stars.
The way Joe Stafford sings
Duke Ellington and Bob Rus
sells How Could You Know
About Love-" Il Didn't Know
About You"
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03
MARY HAWORTH,S Mail


Then came a request for SIS.
| told my husband ] would
feave nm n he sent il; and
when he didn't send The money
again The boy vas resentful and
didn't write.
Then few weeks ago. he
wired his father for $50, saying
a letter Of explanation would
follow His father sent the
money and told me about II
later.
Shortly aftrrwsrd. ne was
transferred to TINS city and
p4-fi my fr'fSDanti} asked me
n ne could invite him for Sun
day dinner.
/ d!dni really want him, AZ
am expecting a baby any day
bat ! consented and cooked a
bis dinner trying to please my
husband.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03

THE New Dealers have been
saying hat Mr.. Jones atti-
tude toward Mr.. Wallace rep
rescnts sour grapes, but this
cannot be so As long as / have
known the -eX-commerce secre-
tary he had confided 10 friends
that Henry does not know
enough 20 come in out Of the
rain, without a directive from
the White House
This may surprise you, but
Mr.. Jones has only the klndliest
feelings for FDR himself.
You know" he said, leaning
back in his chair, you can't
help liking that fellow. You
can't help liking him even when
you know his faults-and good
ness knows l do"
! asked Mr.. Jones what he
thought of FDRs letter in
which the President praised
Jesse for his splendid work, but
said he had to take care Of
Henry
Typical" replied Mr. Jones
TYPICAL
Mr.. Jones said he did not know
how long he would stick around,
but that II might be some time
because there are always few
loose odds and ends to a $40, ,000,-
100000 corporation In the mean
time, until FDR can get the
Senate TO accept a new boy,
Wayne Taylor holds the title of
acting secretary.
what would he your resc-
ton" asked III the Senate
bitches Wallace and FDR offers
you your old job back ."
II won't be offered the job"
he said. But I wouldn't take IL
anyway. I'll tell you some
thing though. III the President
had come 10 me honestly and
said he had To make room for
Henry, I might have consented
TO step down as secretary of
commerce.
But my conscience, as an
American, would never let me
make room for Henry to take
over RFC.
II would have been satisfied
10 continue just with RFC. After
all, what really knotty problems
has the department Of commerce
in wsrtlmes
There is no world trade. And
the various bureaus, mostly tech
nical, such ss weather. run
Themselves under competent ex-
perts."
Distributed ey Kins Features syne Ina.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03
By George E.
Sokolsky

ton Of governmental sanity, and
insistence upon order.
LIE MAKES the simple point
IL that the law passed by Con-
gress and signed by the Presi-
dent does not give him the pow
ers which his attorney general,
Mr.. Biddle. exercised.
He says:
II am of the opinion that the
President was without author
ity, either under Section 8 OF
the War Labor Disputes Act
or under the war powers con-
ferred upon him by the Consti-
tuition as commander in chief OF
the army and navy. TO take
possession OF the plants and
facilities Of Montgomery Ward
e. CO."
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03
One Word Led To Another
The Detroit Times
officer
BY Linda and
Jerry Walter
By Arthur Bugs" Baer

It's the famous Ground Hog Day If he sees his
shadow it six weeks of winter. II he doesn't see
his shadow there is refund
The ground hog is the woodchuck. That's as close
to as you Without actually squealng on
somebody.
He is related to the aardvarks and wouldn't throw
much of shadow standing his hind legs. He goes to
sleep in October, through November December
and January wakes up in February and Immediately
becomes authority on the subject
Shadow or no shadow landlord must keep the
heat going until the first day of May Otherwise. ne will
shadow the glass door of Abernathy, Hummel,
Ginsberg and Brien Those boys lost when
they marched four abreast
Just TO show you how superstition can become an
amendment let buzz the committee that there
still weeks of winter. The sostces do not pass
the until the third Wednesday after the third
Tuesday in March.
There is no more unreliable thermostat than rae
hedgehog that has slept four months and had
rings under its eyes to start with.
1t could rain today it could snow, the could shine
or it could be foggy. AS termination Of record
Feb 2, 1853, there eclipse The ground hog
wasted fiat silhouette that day.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03
I'll.

DEAR G. l..
TWENTY years from nov,
Il when your child IS grown
God willing, perhaps you Will
better understand the spot your
husband is on today-and the
more so II your child shows way
ward tendencies. too.
In any event here's what |
think Of your complaint; It's
Inhumane It's a yellow whine.
You are hanging yourself by
YOUR performance, which is mar
row and mean not loyal and
kind childish and Jealous and
greedy. not concerned with your
husbands dilemma
And # you want your huS-
bands love and respect and first
allegiance on a durable basis.
from here on out. you've got 20
earn il by considering his feel
lneS with 2 true devotio- that
"Seeketh not her own
VI. II.
EDITOR S k0TE-hary Ho-
Wovth eounseis through her col
urn; not b. mail or personal
intsrUieu. Write her IN care OF
The Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03

classics being played is as en-
joyable as watching Paul NUM-
playing the heart-strings.
With Errol Flynn keeping the
plot boiling, Objective Burma
brews a sizzling topical cinema
packed with explosive action.
Ace scenarist Nunnally John
son played the type writer and
composed a cinematic rhapsody,
The Woman in the Window,
This unusual chlller rates three
cheers and four screams.
"Nightclub Girl" makes you
think that the screen is useful
only for keeping out mosquitoes.
THE Press Box: The New
Il York Times opinion boy
rolled out the red carpet for
Henry Wallace and then pulled
IL from under him. After laud-
ing Wallace for his integrity,
his courageous position in in
ternational affairs and his broad
and generous sympathies," the
editorialiSt Jumped 10 the con-
fusion that he hasn't the, quail
ticatlons for the cabinet posi-
TliE Magazines: John Mason
Il Browns Sat. Review of Lit
eraturc pieces are right out Of
the top drawer. lie arrangeS
words so that they march glori-
ouSly like a parade.
Coronct spins The inspiring
tale Of the Hickory, North Caro-
Ina, citizens who erected a So
bed hospital in SIS days when
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03
w .ASHINCTON Scene
BY George Dixon

nor more than six weeks be-
Il fore he got the old Stiletto,
Jesse Jones knew he was about
10 be knitted Do YOU know how
he knew Because FDR was
being .nordInatelA sweet 10 him.
! had lunch with Mr.. Jones
yesterday, and, although he is
out of work. ne paid for the
meal I let him do il in line
with my policy 10 help impov-
erish multImIlllonaireS where
ever found
l found the former secretary
If commerce a man without
ranCor. He has no bitterness,
not even toward Henry Wallace
~hona he considers little short
OF glddy
We discussed Henry'S latest
activity IN posing for a bust by
10 Davidson, the sculptor, and
agreed that no man in America
was better fitted to pose for
bust
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03
Il. v. DURLING

Dol lore thee2 ASK the bee
II she loves the fotcery len
Where the honegsuckle bioUs
And the fragrant clorev grows
As she ANSWERS, PES or M,
Darling, take my aHsWor 80.
Do ioUc tkeel Ask the fotOer
n she loves the rerual shoWer,
Or the kisses Of tbe sup,
or the dcic, whcn dap is done,
As she ANSWERS, pes or no,
Darling! Take mp oaswer so.
John Godfrey SAKE.
NOTE a feminine scribe raises
= ' objections 10 love letters
written on a typewriter.
/ can't agree It makes much
difference whether a love letter
is penned or typed.
Take newspapermsns love
letters.
II typewriter, they are likely
10 he four times as long and
much more interesting than If
penned.
EDNA FERBER, America :
IL richest novelist. Edna was
born in Kalamazoo, Mich. and
brought up in Appleton, Wis
Her first novel, Dawn O'Hara
vas written 81 years ago
George Jean Nathan, Dean
of drama critics. Originally
from Fort Wayne, Ind. Has
lived in the same New York
apartment for 40 years. George
is A Cornell graduate and also
studied abroad AT the University
of Bologna mo wiSecracks,
-pfeaSct. From matrimonial
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03

His son came for dinner two
hours late. bringing with him
four friends and hottie of
liquor
We live in a three-room apart
ment and II IS out Of the ques-
tien 10 serve seven AZ our table
Also. the bottle was against
the rules as I've asked my
husband not 10 keep liquor IN
the house and he considers my
wishes.
i am never or interest 10 my
husband when his son j. around
ard -aftcr-ttit.- i1oy-irarrs and I
try 90 talk 20 him. he turns 10
the radio or newspaper or goes
70 bed and forgets everything
] may be inconsiderate: hut
do you think ! ought 10 let this
boy come in and take over so
10 speak?
How can ! get my married tIfe
back 70 a smooth hasIS2
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-03

ton is Indicated in any case Of
Sciattcs or lumbago
And / am inclined 10 be on
their side
One aspect Of the situation
IS that 10 A considerable extent
th., lustlilcs what the oSteo-
paths have contendcd
Certainly here iS something
nearly akin 10 their dlsloCated
yegtcbrae as the causes OF all
AlneAS
And in further Justification. il
may be said that conservative
treatment. avoiding operation
and using only manipulation
StraghtcnS out a number Of
these cases.
A regular general practi-
toner. whose name ] have not
permission 10 use, has intro
duCed method Of treating
these cases which is based on
manipulation rather than str
gerry II sounds very much like
the old reducing a dlslocation
Of the vertcbrae' Of the osteo-
patbc doctrine.