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Evening star., 1945-07-06

eran's Employment Service. He ex-
planned he didn't want job with
his former employers just because
they were sorry for him and besides,
he had been advised at the dis
charge center to register.
For eight days, he went from job
to job with referral cards from the
Veterans employment representa-
tive. He visited at least a dozen
places, but all the jobs involved
standing or walking or provided too
little wages for man with a wife
and two children to support.
He tried TO find out at the Vet
erans' Administration how much dis
ability pension he would get so that
he could figure that into the wage
offers, but he was told he wouldn't
know for so days.
Unable to walk even a block, he
had used up all his gasoline cou-
pons. He had been told at the dis
charge center that veterans were
entitled to gasoline to look for work
So aS UCAib W e&iC 1Aotl lNI OR n OluIC
to apply for extra rations.
Advised to Get Statement.
A woman clerk in the mileage
rationing division consulted the reg
ulations and told him that veterans
were entitled to gas coupons up to
400 miles for period of 80 days
to look for work She advised him
to go back to the veterans employ
ment representative at the USES to
get statement of why he needed
the gas. The clerk also spoke to a
clerk at his ration board who said
she would take care of him.
At the USES, the veterans en-
ployment representative gave him
an application form for a special
mileage ration on which the en-
ployment official wrote that Mr..
De Lisi was registered with the
USES and lis being processed for
suitable employment, requiring nu-
merous trips for interviews"
Armed with that, Mr.. De Lisi went
to his own ration board, No. 81,
where he was referred to Mr.. Hill,
the chief clerk. Mr.. De Lisi told
Evening star., 1945-07-06
lsHRstoning
&Remiindery6a

Meats. Fats, Etc.--Book 4, stamps
Va. W., X-2, Y-2 and z-2 re-
main valid through September
80. Stamps K-2 through P-2 good
through July 81. Stamps O.
through U-2 valid through August
81. Stamps Al, B-1, C-1, D-1
'and Ell valid through October 81.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
D-1, Ell, FL, GIL and HI re-
main valid through September
80 Stamps To- through X-2
good through July 81. Stamps
Y-2, Z-2, Al, B-1 and C-1 valid
through August 81. Stamps J-1,
XII, LII, MI and Nj valid
through October 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar Stamp No. 36 valid for s
pounds through August 81. Next
stamp valid September /.
Gasoline-B-7, CT, B-8 and C-8
coupons good for gallons each.
Ais coupons valid for 6 gallons
each through September d.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /. and 3
in Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each. An as-yet-
unnumbered shoe stamp becomes
valid August /.
Fuel Oil-Periods I. 2, 3, 4 and S
coupons good for 10 gallons per
unit through August 81. All
currently valid coupons, except for
serially-numbered coupons OF def
mite value, will expire August 81.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
District Court Clerks
To Close Offices at
Noon on Saturdays

To fit the shorter work week set
up for Government employees, the
clerks offices at the District Court.
both civil and criminal, will close at
noon on Saturdays, beginning to-
morrow, instead of remaining open
until 4 pm as on other days of the
week. The new closing time for Sat-
urdays was announced today by Col
Charles E. Stewart, clerk of District
Court.
The new Saturday closing time
will apply also to the marriage Ii
cense bureau: which is in the civil
clerks office.
United States Attorney Edward M.
Curran also announced his Office
will close at l pm. Saturdays in
stead of remaining open until $50
pm. as heretofore.
j. w. Stewart, clerk of the Court
of Appeals, and H. c. Beasley, clerk
of the Emergency Court of Appeals,
said they had not yet decided on
an earlier closing hour for their re-
spective courts on Saturdays.
Victor S. Mersch, register of wills,
announced this afternoon that his
office, located in the District Court
Building, beginning tomorrow will
close at noon on Saturdays instead
of at 1890 pm. as heretofore. He
said Office hours on other days will
be from 8 to pm, instead of from
$3.50 am. to 4::30 pm. as heretofore.
The Office also will open at am.
on Saturdays, Mr. Mersch said.
The United States marshal's Office
is expected to close earlier on Sat-
urdays, but whether the hour will
be at noon or little later was yet
to be decided.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Veteran Loses Briefcase,
Camera, Letters on Bus

Somewhere between Pennsylvania
avenue and Orme street, Arlington,
Va, on the Arna Valley busline this
morning, brown leather briefcaSe
was lost-and an overseas veteran
who just got home after year in a
German prison camp Is so worried
about it he can't enjoy his leave.
1t. L. M. Amelang is here visiting
mis- sister, Mrs. Edward Roe, 100
Third street NE, and this morning
took the trip to Arlington to see a
cousin. When he got off the bus
at Orme street he left the brief
case. When the bus got back to
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue he met it-but the briefcase
was gone.
1t contained his camera-and
cameras are hard to get. It held
some precious snapshots-which
can't he replaced. 1t held his leave
papers-and to get duplication of
them will take days of red tape.
But most important of all, the brief
case contained a bundle of letters
from the heutenant's girl.
He'd read the letters. She'll write
him some more.
But I could always read 'em
again." he explained. Anyhow, /
sure do want 'em back"
The lieutenant will keep trying
the bnsline's lost and found office.
(Or he can be reached by telephone
at Trinidad 7331)
Evening star., 1945-07-06
81, 500 for European Trip in '46
Given Pastor by Congregation

During the festivities DR.. and Mrs
Hollister were entertained by a skit
based on their forthcoming voyage
The skit was built around boat
labeled the Empress Katherine,
which is Mrs. HOLSTERS given name
A trunk containing many humorous
gifts suitable for ocean voyages was
presented to the honored guests
Each gift had humorous rhyme at
tached, and DR.. and Mrs. Hollister
took turns in reading the rhymes to
the audience.
Lee D. Lattimer, sr., trustee and
a charter member of the church
presented DR.. Hollister with leath-
er-bound volume containing the sig
nature of members of the congrega-
tion.
Mr.. baltimore said the visit of
the HOLSTERS to more than IL Euro
pean countries probably will take
place next spring or year from this
fall.
DR.. Hollister, World War chap
lain who served in France, was in
stalled at Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church on June 4, 1926. He is. a
graduate of William College and of
Union Theological Seminary. He and
Mrs. Hollister live at $500 Beechwood
drive. Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
.Ultimotum to Greece
Surprises Diplomats

October 27-"Incidents in Albania
are numerous. Action is expected at
any moment. Yet the four diplo-
mats, German, Japanese, Spanish,
and Hungarian, to whom gave the
text of the ultimatum to Greece,
were surprised considerably"
October 2S-"We attack in Albania
(this was the start of the war on
Greece and carry on a conference
with Hitler) at Florence. In both
places things have gone well. In
spite of the poor weather, the troops
are moving fast, even if air support
Is lacking. The conference in Flor
ence : proves that German sup
port has not failed us. II Duce
is in very good humor.'
October 29-"The weather is bad,
but the advance continues. No
one makes a move to defend the
Greeks. 1t is a question now of
speed. We must act quickly. / leave
during the night for Tirana CAL
banian capitaD.p
(Tomorroto-Disaster in Greece
and Libyd.)
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Cigar Shop 0peratorr
Killed, Boy Injured
In Traffic Mishaps
NaAhan omanskv 50 of 72A Teu

Nathan Omansky, 81, of 72e Tewkss
bury place NV. who operated "a
cigar shop at Alb Seventh street
S.W., was killed last night by an
automobile on Seventh street just
south of Virginia avenue S.W..
Mr.. Omansky probably had just
closed his shop and proceeded
across the street to take a streetcar
home when he was struck, Police
man D. A. Cherry of the Traffic Di-
vision said The automobile, police
said, was driven by Nelson E. Gug-
genheim, As, of 2215 Forty-second
street NV.
The death was the 46th from
traffic causes here this year. There
were 40 such fatalities at this time
in 1914.
Mr.. OmanSky was born in Russia
and came to Washington seven
years ago from Baltimore. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs Ethel
Omansky, and two children, Joseph
and Sylvia. Funeral arrangements
have not yet been completed.
Police Pvt George Clark of the
Hack Inspectors Office was struck
by a streetcar this morning while
directing traffic at Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital
with head injuries. His condition
was said to be undetermined.
Pvt. Clark, 33, lives at 608 North
Abingdon street, Arlington.
|. Hardee Leroy Harrell, 6, of ia
Twelfth street NE suffered head in
iuries yesterday when, police said, he
ran from between two parked cars
into the path of an automobile in the
1900 block of B street Sc.
The boy was admitted to Casualty
Hospital and today was reported in
good condition. The automobile was
driven by Isaac Childs of 305 Spring
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, accord
ing to police.
A coroner's jury yesterday exon
Grated Worth B. Shafer, a, of
Sterling, Va, in the death of Mrs.
Adolph Hirschfield, IS. of 56l6
Thirteenth street NV. She was
killed Tuesday when struck at Sew
enteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. by streetcar operated
by Mr.. Shafer. police reported
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Grozioni Asks Delay
OF Attack on Egypt

August 29-"R Riobentrop and l de-
eide to solve the problem through
arbitration. If we should begin a
discussion we should never complete
1t. .. 4" The Hungarians accepted
this afternoon. The Romanians
make us wait for their answer.
In the meantime Ribbentrop and I
trace the new frontier and dictate
the terms. In Vienna they are
eating little and badly"
August 30-"Ceremony Of the sig
nature. The Hungarians can't con-
tain themselves for JOY when they
see. the map. Then we heard a
loud thump. 1t was Manoilescu
(Romanian foreign minister, who
tainted on the table. Doctors, mas
sages. camphorated oil. He revives,
but, shows the blow"
September I'll Duce has
taken up again with the Council of
Minister'S the question of our
attack on Egypt 1t was to have
occurred today. but Gen. Graziani
has asked that it be postponed a
month"
September 9-"TThe attack against
Egypt has encountered a new de-
lay. - Never has military opera
,tion been undertaken so much
against the will of the commanders -
September 14-"The attack on
Egypt has begun September 12l.
= For the time being, the British
are withdrawing without fighting
II Duce considers the arrival
at Mersa jMatruh a great victory -
September 16-"Mussolini is nerv-
Gus because of the slow progress in
Egypt. The fact is that no
fighting has yet begun"
Evening star., 1945-07-06
OPA Regulations Prevent Disabled Veteran
From Getting Enough Gas to Find Suitable Job

The Star the following conversation
took place:
"Mr. Hill looked at the blank and
said, This thing isn't any good at
ALL I told him I had already been
to the main Office and they knew
all about my case, but Mr.. Hill said,
4 don't care what the main board
knows. I'm running this place
"Then, / said, I've been in the
service three years. got dis
ability I didn't ask for. All ! want
is enough gas to look for employ
ment.
Went Back to District OPA.
Then, Mr.. De Lisi continued, he
went back to the District OPA where
he explained what had happened
More books we're pulled off the shell
and after consulting the regulations
again, clerk told him that he woulc
have to have job referral card tc
get enough gas for each trip.
Back went Mr.. De LiSi to the USES
There the veterans employment
representative said he couldn't un.
derstand what had happened. Tht
USES, he said, had an informal ar
rangement with the District OPA
that a statement that veteran was
looking for work was sufficient, ano
several of these statements had beer
honored by other ration boards. The
veterans employment representative
called the District OPA but got the
same answer as the veteran-a re-
ferral card had to be shown fol
every trip for which gas was pro-
vided.
Charles Davies, District OPA
rationing executive, told The Star
that the OPA regulation was in
tended primarily to let veterans
make out-of-town trips where there
was no adequate public transporta-
ton.
The regulation, he said, obviously
wasn't designed to cover job-hunting
trips within the city. There was nc
provision, he added, that recognized
the fact that veteran might be toe
disabled to get on and off street cars
in the course of looking for work.
I'm a veteran myself" Mr.. Hill
told The Star. II told him, Sonny
if anybody would fight to get you
anything you need, I would"
Says He Must Follow Rules.
Mr.. Hill said he believed the vet
eran was making a whole lot over
nothing" and pointed out that I'VE
have set rules we must follow"
MIR. Hill said that Mr.. De Lisi hao
the right to claim hardships which
the board might or might not ap-
prove. No, he said, he had no op-
portunity to mention the hardship
clause to Mr.. De Lisi.
At the National OPA, Max Nc.
CulloHgh, deputy administrator fol
rationing, said the OPA had trieo
to make adequate provision for job.
hunting veterans and "as far as we
know, they have been adequate
He said the OPA had to have
some safeguards that would permit
ration boards to stay within allotted
gas limits, but added that "if the
regulations aren't adequate to care
for the legitimate needs of wounded
veterans, we will have to change the
regulations"
Evening star., 1945-07-06
District 0PA Sets Up
Special Ration Board
For War Department

A special rationing board has been
set up by the District once of Price
Administration to handle gasoline,
tire and automobile applications
from the $4,000 War Department
personnel in the military district
of Washington, it was disclosed
today. Eleven thousand of those
persons now own automobiles.
Requested by the War Depart
ment to simplify the filing of ap-
plications, the board will handle
civilian and military requests which
formerly went to approximately 40
separate War Price and Rationing
Boards in the District and a wide
spread surrounding area, District
OPA said.
known as War Department Plant
Area Board Ass, it has been in
operation since June Is, with head
quarters in room 3001, Munitions
Building, Twentieth strees and Con-
stitution avenue. Volunteer chair
man is Brig. Gen. George P. Tyner,
U. S. A., retired, who formerly
served District OPA as a special
volunteer hearing officer.
Many Special Boards i'm u. S.
Several hundred similar boards
have been set up throughout the
country by large industrial plants
and other organizations. The board
will be under supervision of the
District OPA and will conform to
the same regulations covering oper-
ations of other OPA local boards.
During transfer of names to the
central War Department Board,
ration book renewals were delayed,
District OPA spokesman admitted
today, but added that the new board
is now caught up" and operating
normally.
The board has clerical force of
eight persons, augmented by four
District OPA employees assigned to
help reduce a backlog of applica-
tions which piled up during the or
ganization period. the OPA official
said
Nhfy hiSO mas DUdTu.
A similar board has been operat-
ing for year and a half at the
Washington Navy Yard as special
panel of District War Price and
Rationing Board go. The nearest
similar OPA operation for the Army
is at Fort Bragg, N. c., OPA said.
Meanwhile, in conformity with
President Trumen's 44-hour week
order, OPA announced change In
Saturday hours during which Offices
will be open to the public. District
headquarters, Connecticut avenue
and Mckinley street NV, will be
open from $3.50 am. to 1880 pm,
and local boards from am. to
noon.
Board 81 will move tomorrow
from its Office at Thirteenth and
Allison streets NV. to new head
quarters In the Nurses Home, oppo-
site Roosevelt High School, between
Upshur and Allison streets NV,
and consequently will be closed
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Duce Irked as Nozis
Occupy Romonio

October 4-"Rarely have I seen II
Duce in such good humor as at the
Brenner Pass today. The conver-
sations with Hitler we're the most
interesting that have occurred SO
far. Hitler put at least some of his
cards on the table. These are
my general impressions:
l. There is no longer any talk OF
invading England.
2. There is hope of bringing
France into the anti-British coali-
tion.
8. Greater Importance is given to
the Mediterranean sector, something
that is good for us. Hitler was ener-
getic and extremely anti Bolshevist.
October 12-"The return of II
Duce. He is vexed very mucn at
Graziani. -" But he is above all in
dignant at the German occupation OF
Romania (the movement, allegedly
to protect Romanian Oil wells from
British sabotage, was reported Oc-
tober ID.
Hitler always contrOntS me WITH
an accomplished fact. This time
I will pay him in his own coin. He
will learn from the newspapers that
have occupied Greece II Duce
seems resolved to act Immediately
I believe the action will be useful
and easy"
October "MusSolini - fixes
the date (of the attack on Greece
for October 26."
October 17-"Marshal Badoglio
(chief of the general staff speaks
ominouSly about our action in
Greece. The three heads of the
general staff have pronounced
themselves unanimously against it
The present forces are insufficient
and the navy does not feel it can
carry out a landing at Preveza lin
Western Greece because the water
is too shallow. insist that the
moment is good from a political
point of view. Greece is isolated
Turkey will not move. Neither will
Yugoslavia. If the Bulgarians enter
the war, it will be on our side"
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Georgetown Hospital Drive
Reaches S133,OS7 Mark

The campaign to raise $75o,00C
for the construction of 400-beo
Georgetown University Hospital
reached the $233, ,087 mark today
according to James e. Collifiower
campaign chairman.
Reporting at meeting last night
division chairmen tabulated the
subscriptions as follows: Advance
gifts, $98,415; medical. $7l,2l5; dem
tai, $8,925: alumni, s7,430; nurses,
s3,773; community, $5,170; out OF
city and other sources, $38,159.
The s750,o00 is required to insure
and supplement a Federal grant of
81 ,820. 900 to build the hospital on
Reservoir road adjoining the uni
versity's dental and medical schools.
The final report meeting is sched-
uled for 8 pm. Monday in the uni
versity dining room.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Mussolini Sets Dote
For Attack on Greece

October 22-"Mussolini has pre-
pared letter to Hitler. He alludes
to our imminent action in Greece,
but does not make clear either the
means or the date. because he fears
once again an order to halt. Many
indications lead us to believe they
are not enthusiastic in Berlin about
our going to Athens. The date fixed
now is October %.
Il begin to draw up the ultimatum
which GraZzi minister of Greece
will deliver to Metaxas Greek
PREMIER at 2 am, October %.
Naturally. it is a document that
allows no way out for Greece"
October 24-"Von Ribbentrop tele-
phones from little railway sta
tion in France. He reports on a
conference with Franco and with
Petain and is on the whole opti-
mistic. He says the program of
collaboration is moving toward con-
crete results"
October 25-"With II Duce l settle
our diplomatic moves with reference
to Greece. He also approves the
idea of conference on his part with
the Soviet Ambassador Immediately
after the attack. 4" " Won Mackensen
meantime communicated details OF
Hitler's conferences with the French
and Spaniards, and announces the
terms of secret tripartite protocol
with Spain.
This may be reference to
the anti-Comintern pact, of
Which Ciano 1Orote on February
2I. 1889: Franco has decided to
adhere to the anti -Comintern
pact, communicating his decision
to our German and Italian)
ambassadors, euen though it ,oiH
be secret until final pictory. = =
1t giUes US the egg today and
the chicken tomorrow"
Won Ribbentrop proposes a
conference to take place at Florence,
october %, between Hitler and Mus
solini. This trip by the Fuehrer soon
after his meeting with Petain is not
pleasing to me. I should not like
to have him bring US a cup of hem
lock with respect to our claims
against France"
Evening star., 1945-07-06
.HousetoAct
On Teachers
Pay Monday
District Committee
In Reporting Bill Calls
1t Fair and Equitable

TIE Distict teachers pay bill was
favorably reported today by the
House District Committee and Ma
jority Leader Mccormack announced
it would be taken up for action by
the House on Monday.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee said he hoped
for immediate passage Of the bill.
The committee reported the meas
ure substantially as written by the
District Commissioners and Board
of Education. 1t provides basic pay
increases of from $500 to $4,000 for
school employees and will represent
an immediate increase to District
costs of 81 10000.
The only major amendment as
Sures that about 1000 teachers now
at the top of their grade will re-
ceiye a 500 increase Immediately.
The original bill gave them no raise
for year.
Chairman Murphy of the Fiscal
Subcommittee of the District Com
mittee commented that the single
salary scale advocated by the Wash
ington Teachers Union during
hearings on the bill had not been
adopted because substantially the
same provisions" already were in
cluded in the bill as written.
Says Bill is Fair.
1--WE felt the bill was fair and
equitable" Mr.. Murphy said. He
stressed that the bill fixes salary
advancements on the basis of both
qualification and approved merit
rather than on the basis of educa-
tional qualifications alone.
The committee included in its re-
port to the House an emphatic
statement that the new measure is
not intended in any way to interfere
with teacher tenure provided by leg
iSlation of 1906. Chairman Feighan
of the Education Subcommittee and
Mr.. Murphy had prepared language
to provide for teacher tenure in the
bill but the committee voted instead
to mention it only in their report.
Representative O'Hara, Republican,
of Minnesota said it was the con-
census teacher tenure was better
protected by previous legislation
than it could be by new and perhaps
confusing provisions.
Senate to Speed Action.
All provisions of the bill are i'm
mediate except those affecting 20
attendance officers. They are re-
ceiying no raise but are being shift
ed from II annual payments TO 10.
This will not become effective until
next year to avoid bookkeeping, Mr..
Feighan explained.
Factory experience under the
new bill will be considered as a
qualification for vocational teach
ing positions.
Chairman Bilbe of the Senate
District Committee said he would
call his group together to consider
the bill soon after House passage.
He does not plan to hold hearings
but will give consideration to the
Efour House hearings, he indicated.
A. w. Heinmiller, school budget
officer, told the committee that of
the 81, ,326, 300 increase cost to the
District, only S288, 900 would be new
expenditure. The balance has been
paid already in the form of $500
teacher bonuses which the new pro-
visions will replace, he explained.
In about IL years the. new provisions
will be costing the District $2,701,-
400 more a year due to the salary
increments provided.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Four Federal Employees
GET Harvard w'ssaips

Four Federal workers will study
Government problems at Harvard
University next winter as recipients
of Littauer fellowships.
The fellowships were awarded by
Harvard's Graduate School of Pub
lie Administration to l3 American,
Canadian and Mexican officials for
further career training.
Those chosen from Washington
included Russell w. Bierman, assist
ant agricultural economist, Agricul-
ture Department; Gerald M. Bran
non, fiscal analyst, Budget Bureau;
H. Howard Goldin, associate econo-
mist, Federal communications, and
Harold L. Seligman, Junior econo-
mist, Federal Reserve System.