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Evening star., 1945-11-08
Cab Driver Vacation
Fades on Promise Of
Probe Of Grievances

Spokesman for the AFL. cab driver!
went back to their membership las
night with the assurance that thu
Commissioners would make imme.
diate investigation of grievances
within their jurisdiction.
After nearly an hours conference
with the city heads, the leaders ot
the taXicab operators. drivers anc
garage employees said they would re-
port back to their membership the
results of the days activities, which
took them to Capitol Hill as well a:
the District Building.
All expressed optimism that the
cab drivers would be satisfied with
the results and probably would moi
walk out on vacation" although
they insisted it would be up to the
members to decide.
Limitation Study Promised.
Specifically, the Commissioners
said they would:
Have Corporation Counsel study
the unions proposed bill to limit the
number of taxicabs lin Washington
according to the population
Investigate the practices and pro-
cedures of the Board of Revocation
and Review
Consider the requirement of liabil-
ity insurance for all vehicles in the
District similar to what is now re-
quired of all taXicab drivers.
Chairman James A. Flanagan oil
the Public Utilities Commission anc
Joseph PadWay, AFL attorney, are
to confer tomorrow over the cab
drivers requests for adjustments or
present rates and zones. 1t is ex.
pected public hearing will be called
Mr.. Flanagan also attended the
conference yesterday with the city
heads.
Insurance Stickers at Issue.
The Commissioners also promised
to look into the situation under
which cab drivers are having diff
Guilty obtaining insurance stickers
despite the fact that they have paid
in advance for them. The union
representatives said cab drivers fail
ing to have the stickers are picked
up by the police. although the
amount has been paid.
On hand yesterday for the union
were Leon T. Glatfelter, president
Charles A. Garrett, vice president
and Howard E. Putnam, secretary
treasurer.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Consolidation Of US0
To Close Seven Clubs

Names of the seven United Service
Organization clubs to be closed in
this area by December 3l-a part of
the national USO program to con-
solidate facilities in the United
States and expand overseas units
were announced yesterday by
George o. Draper, area representa-
tive.
They are: North Capitol street,
operated for war workers; Indian
head, serving the naval powder
plant; Potomac Heights in the
housing project near the same
plant; the two war workers clubs in
Alexandria, one on King street serv-
ing the naval torpedo plant and the
other on Penoleton street serving
the Negro war workers; Anacostia.
serving military personnel, a.li
Silver Spring, serving military per-
sonnel.
Downtown facilities will be ex-
|panded to handle the increasing
flood of servicemen visiting Wash
ington, according to Mr.. Draper.
He pointed out that Washington is
a great leave center for military
personnel in this area.
Mr.. Draper also announced that
Lindsay Kimban, national USO
president, will address a rally at
the Hall of Flags, Chamber Of Com
;nerce, on November l9.
Evening star., 1945-11-08

barbed wire fence, lying down on
our hunks from exhaustion before
bedtime, or failing to salute or bow
to a Jap soldier. Occasionally the
Japs would hide from us, then jump
out from under cover after we
passed and charge us with refus-
ing to salute or bow.
Though it was cloaked in the
form of a gruf1 order, we received
wonderfully stirring news at Tam
azato in the late spring of l943. We
were ordered out one day and told
that we would have an air raid drill!
1t was our first unexpected news
that United States forces, land, sea
and air, were approaching us. !
have never been prouder of being
an American than I was on that
day.
Tomorrow: Wainwright Is moved
on to other camps.)
(Copyright, 1915, by King Fea-
lures Syndicate. Inc. Repoduc-
ton in lUhole or in part strictly
prohibited.J
Evening star., 1945-11-08
|GIs Maui Policeman
Arresting Marine for
Annoying Woman

Traffic Policeman John j. Triscik
was mauled by 20 servicemen when
he attempted to arrest a Marine for
annoying woman motorist while
she was waiting for a traffic light at
Thirteenth and E streets NV. at
1920 pm. yesterday.
When the policeman. spoke to the
Marine about his remarks to the
woman, the serviceman retorted:
What are you going to do about
it?" After further argument. Police
man Triscik asked the Marine fol-
his Identification card. The Marine
refused to show it and then ran east
on E street with the policeman in
pursuit.
When they reached the intersec-
tion at Twelfth street, the Marine
turned north and the policeman
caught him at the Columbia Thea
ter. There the group of servicemen
grabbed the policeman and started
to beat him. AS he drew his service
revolver to defend himself, young
sailor grabbed it and said he was
going to throw it down the sewer.
Another participant in the Draw
tore the policeman's badge of ano
made away with it. Then Traffic
Policeman F. H. Munger, stationed
at Twelfth and F, made his way
islto the crowd to see what the
trouble was, and motorcycle men
scout cars and cruisers in the down.
town area rushed to the scene. Ir
the confusion the Marine escaped
Policeman Triscik was taken tc
Emergency Hospital and treated TO,
cuts and bruises to his cheeks, arms
BODY and knees. His uniform was
torn when he went to his knees
while being mauled. Police are
searching for his gun and badge.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
More Barber Shop
Inspectors Urged 10
Fight Ringworm

Addition of more inspectors to In
sure adequate sterilization of barber
sl4op instruments was suggested to-
day by the president of the District
Congress of Parents and Teachers
as one way to check the current scalp
ringworm outbreak among school
children.
In urging that the present num-
Der OF inspectors be expanded, Mrs.
Arthur C. Watkins, president of the
congress, said her organization
agree entirely with the District
Health Departments view that bar
ber instruments are a major source
of the ringworm infection.
The District Board of Barber Ex-
aminers now has three inspectors
who check each of Washington
$40 barber shops every two weeks
Anthony Durso, executive secretary
explained. Mr.. Durso said hi
thought three inspectors were
enough" to handle the inspection
job adequately and that the board
doesn't need any more
Mrs. Watkins said the congress
approves suggestion by the Health
Department that parents refuse te
let BARRIERS use electric clippers or
children's hair. These clippers can
not be sterilized. DR.. George C
Rutland, District health officer
claims.
Saviour Sidotti, chairman of the
Board of Barber Examiners, how
ever, took issue with DR.. Ruhlano
on this point. Ethyl alcohol, he
said, sterilizes the instruments ef-
fectively.
The District Medical Society next
week viii discuss steps to check
the epidemic.
Evening star., 1945-11-08

The widow was living in Manila. 1t
was the first letter I had received
for year.
There are many forms of torture
but isolation of this kind is not the
least of these varied cruelties.
After our arrival at Tamazato we
were permitted to write once a
month, and occasionally could fill in
the x-marks or missing words on
printed cards relating to our con-
dition. On one of these that got
through to Mrs. Wainwright there
was line which read:
Il am occupying myself"
I wrote in working with farm
animals" meaning that I was back
at the old job of herding goats.
No case of man being struck by
a Jap came to my attention at
Tamazato, but many of us were
made to stand at rigid attention
for as long as two hours, for such
minor infractions of the rules as
going in the wrong door of the
latrine, walking too close to the
Evening star., 1945-11-08
BeIvoir Man AW0L on Post
Sent 10 Rehabilitation Unit

Twenty-year-old Robert Merrill
the Fort Belvoir, Md, soldier who
was convicted of being AWOL fol
months despite the fact he never
left the post, went to the Fort Knox
tKy.) Rehabilitation Center on Oc-
tober "a, it was revealed today.
The soldier, originally sentenced
to dishonorable discharge and 10
years in prison for his failure to re
port for regular duties, may earn
restoration to full duty and an hon.
orable discharge if he makes a good
record at the rehabilitation center.
His initial sentence was reduced to
three years by Brig. Gen. Robert N.
Young, commander of the military
district Of Washington.
Records show the soldier was alb
sent or in the guardhouse more than
30 per cent of the time he was in the
service.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Korean Doctor, Here, Urges
Russia 10 Quit Homeland

DR.. Long Woon Whong, who ar
rived in Washington yesterday with
nine Korean medical graduates, to-
day urged Russian withdrawal from
Korea.
Speaking at the weekly chapel
service of the American University
College of Arts and Sciences, he inn
piled that the Korean people are no
more. free today than under Jap
anese domination.
DR.. Whong pointed out that Ko-
reans are not permitted to travel
from one occupation zone to another,
which keeps many Korean men from
their families.
The group here is in the United
States under the sponsorship of the
Rockefeller Foundation to take a
one-year course in public health.
The men will return In year to
help rehabilitate Korea.
On the same program, DR.. M. s..
Sundarin, Indian leader, spoke on
the ideals Of India. :
Evening star., 1945-11-08

manned as its first deputy admins
Etrator. He also served as associate
Solicitor in the Agriculture Depart
|Inent. In 1884 and 1885, he was an
attorney with the National Recov-
cry Administration.
In 1912 he was graduated from
George Washington University Law
School and four years later was
awarded an L. L. B. degree from Har-
ward University.
He practiced law in New York and
Philadelphia before coming to WASH
ington and was a member CT the
American Bar Association and the
Federal Bar Association.
A member of the Society of
Friends, he served as executive sec
retary of the American Friends
Service Committee during the World
War.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Rebecca Carter Nicholson; daugh-
ter, Miss Carolyn Nicholson, and
three sons, John Edgar, Francis Tim
and Christopher Nicholson, all OF
Silver Spring.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Chester Davis Is Named
To Reconversion Board

Chester C. Davis, st. Louis
banker and former war food ad-
ministrator, was nominated by Pres
ident Truman today to be a public
member of the Advisory Board of
the Office of War Mobilization and
Reconversion. He succeeds William
H. Davis, former chairman of the
War Labor Board.
Chester Davis quit as food ad-
ministrator in June, 1943, after a
break with President Roosevelt
over policy. Earlier he had been
administrator of the Agriculture
Adjustment Administration.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
3 Reoch Philippines
For Red Cross Service

Three former Government en-
ployes have arrived in the Philip
pines to serve with the American
Red Cross, Red Cross officials an
nounced today.
They are: Miss Georgia D. Pfersick
of Turner's Falls, Mass, formerly
with the War Department; Miss
Vivette Gruver of New York, for
merly an analyst in the. Ofhce of
Strategic Services, and Miss Marie
A. August of East Rochester, N. Y.
Evening star., 1945-11-08

A Council of Social Agencies COM
mittee today awaited public and Of
ficial reaction to survey disclosing
definitely poor" conditions a the
Receiving Home for Children, 5000
Little Falls road NV.
A report, made public late yester-
day. said lack of adequate trained
personnel and insufficient funds to
make proper provisions were re-
sponsible for this situation.
The National Training School for
Girls, at $500 Loughboro road
NV, and the Industrial Home
School for Colored Children at Blue
Plains. D. c.. were rated good" in
separate reports, also revealed yes
terday.
G.. Rowland Shaw, until recently
Assistant Secretary of State, was
chairman of the Committee on In
stitutions, which was formed by
the joint committee of the Correc-
tions Division and the Family and
Child Welfare Division of the Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies, which directed
the study.
Immediate Corrections Urged.
A report made public in July said
conditions at the Industrial Home
School. Wisconsin avenue at Calvert
street NV, were "atrocious."
Although Ray L. Huff, director of
the Department of Public Welfare,
has plans to erect at Laurel, Md, a
Children's Center embodying most
of these institutions, except the one
at Blue Plains, Mr.. Shaw's group
believes the existing organizations
should be properly manned and
conditionS corrected Immediately.
Mr.. Shaw frankly conceded that it
is question of money. A new Re-
ceiving Home is being planned near
Gallaudet College, he said.
Redistribution of the necessary
personnel. to get better paid and
higher type people should be made
without delay, Mr.. Shaw said. This
job is up to the District Commits
sioners, the Board of Public Welfare
and the budget authorities of the
District, he declared.
Lack of any ORGANIZED recrea tiona |
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Red Cross Motor Corps
Wins Navy Certificate

The American Red Cross Motor
Corps received certificate OF
achievement from the Navy for its
wartime assistance at meeting OF
the National Committee on Volun-
teer Service at the Hotel Statler yes
terday. The award was made in
recognition of the corps help in
driving Navy vehicles and conveys
throughout the country.
John L. Sullivan, Undersecretary
of the Navy, presented the certifi-
cate to Mrs. Graham Dougherty
national assistant administrator of
Volunteer Special Services in charge
of Motor Corps.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Vincent Nicholson, S,
Deputy Administration
.CfREA, Dies in N.Louis

Vincent De Witt Nicholson, IS,
deputy administrator of the Rural
Electrihcation Administration, died
at st. Louis yesterday of cerebral
Ihemorrhage.
Mr., Nicholson. whose home was
at 92l Lawndale drive. Silver Spring,
Md, had gone to st. Louis on a
business trip.
He joined the REA 10 years ago as
general counsel and in 1912 was
Evening star., 1945-11-08
759 Widows in District
Receive Security Aid

Seven hundred and fifty-nine
widtws with minor children In the
District are receiving insurance BEN
efits under the Social Security Act.
j. A. Morrison, manager of the field
office, reported today.
Survivors benefits go to widows
with children whose husbands had
been insured for three years before
death.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
fZ3 Women Veterans Take
Rehabilitation Courses

A total Of 123 disabled women
veterans now are taking vocational
rehabilitation to fit themselves for
jobs ranging from clerical work to
fishing and forestry, the Veterans
Administration said today.
They include Army and Navy
nurses and servicewomen who
went through the London blitz.
The Veterans Administration re-
ported that two of the women TAX
ing vocational training are rated
as 100 per cent disabled, including
one amputee. Their average age is
%
Evening star., 1945-11-08
lsiHRstioniinq
.Remiindes59a

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Stamps FL
through K-1 good through No
vember 80. Stamps LII through
Q-1 good through December 81.
Stamps Ri through vi good
through January 81. Stamps
WI through Z-l and green stamp
N-8 good through February %.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay four red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp 38 good through De.
cember 81. Next stamp valid
January !.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Librory Units Close Monde,

The Library of Congress will OBJ
serve Monday as a holiday with only
those reading rooms providing reg
ular Sunday service open from pm.
to 10 pm, it was announced today.
Other units of the Library will be
closed c for small force to
meet a-ly /. gent needs of~the Gov
eminent.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
House Group 10 Ask
Auto Price CEILING
DeIayPendingHearine

The House Small Business Com.
mittee today voted to request Price
Administrator Bowles to defer 9
prospective OPA order reducing au-
tomobile dealer discounts on new
passenger cars below prewar levels
The action was taken in briei
executive session after a boisterou.
hearing at which spokesmen for thu
Nations auto dealers testified anc
more than 300 members Of the
House and Senate entered theil
names on the record, presumably ir
opposition to the OPA proposal.
The hearing was delayed for more
than half an hour to allow the COM
mittee clerk to record the names oi
members. several of whom made il
clear that they were opposed to the
plan. A large number carried hand
fuls of kilograms, believed to be pro-
tests from small businessmen PLAN
ming to resume automobile sales.
Patman Interrupts Testimony.
w. L. Mallon. president of the Ma
tional Automobile Dealers Associa-
ton, the first witness, was inter-
rupted by Chairman Patman as ad-
ditional members of Congress put in
an appearance in the House caucus
room. The chairman then called on
| the new arrivals to enter their
names.
Mr.. Mallon declared that OPA Of
ficials had announced they intended
to cut the dealer discount to as low
as IL to 13 per cent, or approxi-
mately half of what it has been. I'll
necessary in order to help absorb the
increased cost of new-car produc-
ton" This, he added, would mean
cutting the dealer gross earnings in
half.
This trade discount-cutting plar
has been decided on by OPA off,
cials largely in star chamber ses-
sions," Mr.. Mallon declared.
Halleck Opposes Action.
Representative Halleck, Repub.
lican, of Indiana, brought applause
at the outset of the hearing, when
he declared that the action pro-
posed by OPA should not be taken
at this time"
Mr.. Bowles contends that dealers
are in a position to absorb at least
part Of any increase which OPA
might allow auto manufacturers over
preWar prices. He says the dealers
are seeking the full margin of profit
on a new car instead of being salts.
led to take-as they did before the
war-aS reduction or that margin
through used-car trade-ins.
The Civilian Production Admin.
istration made two announcement.
OF interest to motorists.
Passenger tire production durins
the first nine months of this veal
amounted to 17,146,155 tires, an in.
crease of 81 per cent over the same
period last year. Officials estimated
that l946 passenger car and motor.
cycle tire production may reach
500 ,060, ,000-16,0 100000 more tires
than were produced in 1941.
On the other hand, CPA reported
that only 1876 passenger cars were
manufactured from July / through
october, only slightly more than
Is per cent of expected production
Principal reasons for the lag were
pieccmeal shipment o. Parts ami
wage negotiations of auto workers
who are asking a 30 per cent in
crease.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Purse Snotcher Gets $3.50

A colored man last night snatched
q purse containing $500 from Mar
garet Weakley Of 1882 r street NV,
while she was walking on Sixteenth
street near @ street NV, she told
police. The pocketbook also con-
tanned ration books and personal
papers.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Engineers to Hear Fuller

George A. Fuller, United Air Lines
representative, will address the
Washington Chapter, Society OF Au-
tomotive Engineers, at 8 o'clock to-
night in the Dodge Hotel, 20 E street
NV.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
un-Americon 7 Yoith Meeting

Misses Bertha and Helvia jones'
PARA, daughters Of the military at
tache from Venezuela, will be host
esses to the meeting of. the Pam
American Youth Society at their
home. 3433 Thirty-fourth street
NV, at 3 pm. Saturday.
Evening star., 1945-11-08
Wastepaper Collections
Set for Tomorrow

Collections of wastepaper in the
fifth district of The Evening STAR
PTA Salvage program tomorrow, to-
gether with the leaders, will be as
i follows:
Evening star., 1945-11-08
War Fund Drive
Collectors Report
Additional $3.50. .408

Community War Fund campaign
ers have collected $3.50, ,408 since
their last general report meeting,
October rs, tabulation of returns
showed today.
Progress toward the $4,970. 900
goal has been slow but steady, off,
cials commented. The amount
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-10-12
Initiation
In Royal Oak

Representatives of rs Royal
Oak organizations met yesterday
in the Royal Oak Women's Club
in one of the first organized COM
munity efforts to control prices.
Headed by Mrs. Helen q. Will
liams, director of women's groups
in Royal Oak, members of the
Authorization Club represent l5,-
900 citizens belonging to various
organizations.
Arthur B. McWood, district
price executive of the Detroit
district OPA, told yesterdays
gathering:
1.-THE war did not stop the in
slant the shooting did. We
need only to look at the bitter
lessons of World War 1. Then,
as now, prices dropped tenn
porarily. Then big buying
spree followed. The cost of liv-
ing index went up So per cent"
Information presented at the
meeting will be reported to men,
bers of the organizations repre-
sented, and Nathaniel j. Quick
stad, superintendent of Royal Oak
schools, will carry advice on in
flationary perils to school chill
dren.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-10-12
New Plea
For Drug

Mrs. Norman Levine, mother OF
two children who is severely Ill
with acute liberated colitis in
Harper Hospital, has improved
slightly since administration OF
small doses Of the new and rare
drug. Streptomycin.
But the supply Of the drug on
hand for her-3,0O0,000 units--has
been exhausted and 100000
more are needed for a cure.
All manufacturers Of the drug
report that not enough Of the
drug is available even for military
use in combating intestinal dis
eases contracted in the south
Pacific The army's surgeon gem
eral confirms this statement.
Mrs. Levine's husband is hoping
today some hospital may find in
its supplies even a small amount
of streptomycin and will offer 1t.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-10-12
DSR Union S Board
Supports Jeffries

Acting as public spirited citi-
zens, not as Streetcar men," the
executive board of Local 20 of the
Street Railway Mems Association,
ALL, today endorsed Mayor JEFF
fries for reelection, Paul Hill
secretary, announced.
Hill explained that the unions
quarrel with the DSR over opera.
ton of one man streetcars was
with the management of the DSR
and did not extend to the mayor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-10-12
a Firms Enjoined
From 0PA Violations

Federal Judge Ernest ]. O'Brien
today issued permanent injunc-
tons against four Detroit COM
panies, restraining them from vio-
lating OPA regulations.
The companies are: American
Block Co, charging over ceiling
prices for cement blocks; New
mans Poultry Market, failure 10
keep records; National Waste
Material Co. and the Atlantic
Paper and Metal Co, billing mills
for corrugated paper, but actually
delivering mixed paper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-10-12
Hindus TO u. S.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IL (INS)
The House passed and sent 10
the Senate bill permitting 100
natives of India to migrate TO
the United States annually.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-10-12
-RENUZIT- CLEANER

Dry-cIesn quickly az home. Just dip and
rinse. For clothing as well as drspeTies.
upholstery and rugs. It's easy. saves
dry-cIeaning bills. 2-gslIon can. 90
ToILETRIEs DEPT,-FIRsT BAsE.-FARMER
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-24
Cole+t Entertained

Mrs Fred Keller. Of WmC
Lake and Mis- Joseph a
Sweeney. ar Bloomfield HIS,
were lomt hoSicSSo> az A lunch
con "Wednesday At Bloomfield
Hits Hits Country Club in honor of
bride-cleCt Collett RothmcyCr
OF Detroit who was married NeA--
terddy 10 Capt. Anthony Core
Van Antwerp OF Detroit
Mr. and Mrs. John p Poolo
OF Wing Lake are giving a large
Cocktail party next Saturday
evening, Assisting viii be Mrs.
Robert II. Flint. MIR and MrS
John L Lander, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert II. Flint. MI. and Mrs
Donald s. Bell Mrs. John h.
Stevenson and Mr. and Mrs. T.
J. Chaffln.
Mrs BENJAMIN Emmons