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Evening star., 1945-09-30
10000 Neighbors Welcome
Devereux, Give Him q Watch

1t was Devereux day in Bethesda
and Chevy Chase yesterday.
The friends and neighbors of 1t.
Col. James P. S. Devereux had been
saving this up for nearly four years,
while the hero of Wake Island Ian
guished in a Jap prison camp. Yes
terday all their pent-up enthusiasm
burst loose around Col Jim" and
his l1-year-old son Paddy.
1t began with a parade through
the principal street of the two
Maryland communities, and wound
up with ceremonies beside the Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase Roll of Honor,
where the name of Col. Devereux is
enrolled with all of his other neigh
bors in the service.
Police estimated 10000 persons
paid their respects to Col. Devereux
along the parade route and in front
of the reviewing stand, where he
received gold wrist watch to COM
memorate the occasion. A thousand,
including three military bands,
marched in the parade.
Balloons Have His Name.
Col. Devereux rode with Paddy in
an open touring car. Behind him
was Gen. Alexander v. Vandegrift,
commandant of the Marine Corps.
and Majs. C. A. Barninger and Will
liam w. Lewis, two of Col Devereux
companions.
The slim, slightly built colonel
rode beneath olive-drab barrage
balloons which carried his name,
and arches of bunting which carried
signs that said, Welcome Home,
jim
The parade began at Old George
town roaG and proceeded south on
Wisconsin avenue to the Honor Roll,
near Bradley lane. When the
colonel's car reached this point, he
and Paddy got out and watched the
remainder of the parade from the
reviewing stand.
Watch From Citizenry.
They saw three companies of Ma
rines and two companies of Women
Marines, several contingents of in
fantry troops, the American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts and Red
Cross Uurses' Aides, the Marine
Band from Quantico and SPAR and
Navy bands.
The watch was presented to Col
Devereux by Joseph Cantrell, Mary
land commander of the American
Legion. who said the gift came from
citizens represented by the Lions
Civitan, Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Lewis J. Gross, Postal
EmpIoye, Is Found Dead

Lewis j. Gross, 66, a foreman in
the mail equipment shop of the Post
Once Department, was found dead
yesterday in the bedroom of his
home at 230 Rhode Island avenue
NE. DR.. N. o. Koff of Casualty
Hospital said he had been dead 10
or IL hours.
Mary A. Rider, a neighbor. said
Mr.. Gross had been in i'll health
since the death Of his wife in
March.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow at the Hines
Funeral Home. Fourteenth and Har-
ward streets NV. Burial will be
IN wilmington, Del, Mr.. Gross
birthplace.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Hearings Planned Soon
On Hiqhwuy BRIDGE

Chairman Chapman of the bridge
subcommittee Of the House Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce Com
mitee yesterday planned early re-
sumption of hearings on the issue
whether single span or twin spans
should be built to replace the High
way Bridge over the Potomac.
Hearings will be resumed, he said
as soon as Secretary of Interior
Ickes returns from abroad. Mr.,
Ickes is opposing plans of the Com
missioners for double span OF
eight lanes, and supporting the
proposal Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission for
Z single bridge having ok lanes.
Evening star., 1945-09-30

of Bethesda Chevy Chase, and by
the Legion, the WV and the Be-
thesda Chamber of Commerce.
1t took some time to quiet down
the tumult of cheers when Col
Devereaux rose and faced his neigh
bors.
Even if I had the ability of our
late commander in chief" he said
I'D never possibly be able to ex-
press how I feel about this whole
thing. I would simply like to say,
I thank you from the bottom of
my heart--I thank you very much. y
Memberships in Legion.
Besides the watch. Col. Devereux
also was given a life membership
in Bethesda Chevy Chase Legion
Post No. los by Comdr. John c.
Batham, and a life membership in
the James E. Brady Post No. 180
OF the Catholic War Veterans, by
Comdr. Fred C. Byrne
Gen. Vandegrift, in his talk, re-
viewed the record of the heroic Ma
rine garrison on Wake.
The Wake defenders have been
constant inspiration to the men
of the Marine Corps" said Gen
Vandegrift. Our slogan has al
ways been: Remember Pearl Har-
bor-Remember Wake"
The invocation was pronounced
by the Right Rev. Msgr. Thomas G
Smith, pastor Of the Church of'the
Blessed Sacrament. The Star.
Spangled Banner was sung by Mrs
Zita Mcbride.
To Talk on Radio.
The ceremony lasted about ar
hour. When it was over. Col
Devereux and Paddy got back int
their car and hundreds of the
townsmen gathered around them tt
express their personal greetings
Col Devereux shook hands with
many of them and exchanged &
friendly word.
Yesterday was just the beginning
for Col. DevereuX. Tonight he vii
tell some of his experiences during
his confinement over the I'VE tht
People" program at 1890 o'clock or
Radio Station WTOP.
A parade and civic celebration TO,
him is scheduled in Baltimore Oc
tober 9.
Paddy will be with Col. Devereu,
again at Baltimore, as will Gen
Vandegrift. Climax of the celebra
ton there will be a ceremony a
Fort McHenry, where Col. Devereu,
will raise flag to commemorate tn
end of the war
Evening star., 1945-09-30
The Why of 1t
War Fund Agencies
Supplement UNRRA

| aQuestions and answers SUD-
| piled by the Community War
| Fund.-
/. @. Aren't war relief agencies of
the Community War Fund which
provide food, clothing and shelter
duplicating the work of UNRRA?
| A. No. War relief agencies pro-
tide emergency food. clothing and
shelter only where UNRRA is not
yet functioning or is not meeting
oil the needs of hungry, desolated
peoples. Furthermore, UNRRA
provides no direct relief to indi-
,1iduals. Its supplies go to the
foreign governments which are re-
dponsible for distributing them to
the people. Until governments
Are set up So that they can organize
distribution machinery, private
agencies are feeding the hungry,
caring for the sick and clothing the
naked.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Roine Bennett to Give
I uIks on Island Arts

Raine Bennett, author and geo.
erapher, will deliver a series of lee
lures on ISLANDS and the Arts" in
the Coolidge Auditorium of the Lii
Prary of Congress on the first We'd
pesday of each month for six
months, the Writers Club of the
Library. sponsor of the series, an
bounced yesterday.
The first lecture will be given at
$50 pm. Wednesday on Islands in
Literature"
Tickets may be obtained. without
fharge, one week before each lee
ture at the Information and Pub
lications Office at the Library from
? am. to Sis pm. daily. except
Saturday and Sunday.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
House Group TO Study
Plans for TeIevision
lowers in Capital

Controversy over the location and
height OF television towers to be
erected here reached Capitol Hill
yesterday.
In response to protests over pro-
posed erection of towers in residen-
tial areas. Chairman Randolph of
the House District Committee re-
quested a study be made by the
Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee, headed
by Representative Murphy, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania.
He acted at the request Of Rep
resentative D'Alesandro, Democrat
of Maryland, a former member OF
the District Committee, who sug-
gested residential areas might be
protected by granting permission
to erect the towers in suitable park
areas, it was reported.
The Murphy Subcommittee has
obtained the record of hearings and
decisions by District zoning and
planning bodies. These are to be
studied to determine If any legis-
lative action is desirable or If hear
ings should be ordered
The District Zoning Commission
recently adopted a regulation under
which the Board of Zoning Adjust
hent may permit erection of televi-
sion towers in residential zones, un-
der certain conditions.
Following this, one plan was re-
jected by the adjustment board, but
it later approved petitions by Bam-
berger Broadcasting Service, Inc
for erection of tower 200 feet high
on site near Fortieth and Brandy
wine streets NV, and by the Ma.
tional Broadcasting Co. for q $50.
foot tower near Wardman Parl
Hotel.
The Federal Communication.
Commission is to consider on Thurs.
day a proposal that would require
television towers to be carried to al
least 500 feet above the level of the
terrain over a 10-mile radius.
The National Capital Park ano
Planning Commission has taken q
stand against permitting towers ir
park areas.
Evening star., 1945-09-30

another in a valiant one man as
sault, amid shattering enemy fire.
Inducted at Portland, Greg, in
January, 1943. 1t. Jackson holds the
Purple Heart for wounds at Okinawa
and also has letter of commenda-
ton for carrying wounded Marine
to safety on Cape Gloucester, in
the face of -entrenched Jap
troops. He won his commission less
than two months ago.
McCampbell Arranges Flight.
The mass flight over the city in
honor of Admiral Nimitz is being
arranged by another Congressional
Medal of Honor winner, Comdr.
David McCampbell.
Comdr McCampbell, the Nays
leading air ace, shot down "a Jap
planes, nine of them in one Pacific
engagement For his services in
command of Air Group IS, on the
aircraft carrier Essex, he also was
awarded the Navy Gross, the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross, the Gold
Star in lieu of a second cross and
the Legion of Merit.
Comdr. McCampbell's arrange
ments for the Nimitz greeting in
clude fighters, torpedo bombers and
dive bombers.
Dean to Head Squadron.
Another flying hero, Comdr. Will
liam A. Dean, USN, skipper of the
famed Ripper" fighting squadron
of Air Group 2, will fly at the head
of 100 fighters Comdr. Dean, who
holds the Navy Cross, the Distin-
guished Flying Cross g times and
the Air Medal g times. led the
"Rippers" in the destruction of 261
enemy planes in the air and more
than 200 on the ground and the
sinking or damaging of $4,000 tons
of Jap shipping.
Comdr. M. B. Williams. former
commanding officer of the air group
aboard the Fighting Lady" will
direct ground and air communica-
ton for the flight from his plane
in the formation.
The planes will fly over the
Capitol and follow the line of
march of the Nimitz parade down
Pennsylvania avenue. According to
present plans, the last plane will
pass the Monument Grounds, where
the official District ceremonies will
take place. about the same time
Admiral Nimitz descends from his
car to review the parade.
Schools to Close.
School children in the city will
have a chance to see the air armada
pass. The Rev. Leo j. Mccormick,
head of the Catholic schools in this
archdiocese, informed the Citizens
Committee for the reception yes
terday that the parochial schools
would join public schools in closing
at noon, Friday. Howard Univer-
sity, it was announced, also will
close at noon.
Committee Chairman Floyd D.
Akers said the committee has ar
ranged for the American Auto
mobile Association at Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue to
be open today from 10 am. to 3
pm. to facilitate the sale Of tickets
for the Nimitz parade Monument
Grounds seats are being sold at
$1.20 and seats in the stands along
the parade route at $100. Proceeds
from the sale of seats are being
used to defray expenses of the
Citizens Committee. r.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
10 Rationing Boards
To Be Abolished Here
Within Next Month

District OPA will abolish 10 War
Price and Rationing Boards within
the next month. leaving only four
boards to serve Washington, it was
learned last night. Dismissal of
ITO employees took effect yesterday.
The ITO were given 30-day notices.
it was explained. and an additional
40 received notices during Septem-
ber.
Robert K. Thompson, District
OPA director. revealed that Board
33. Tenth and Monroe streets NE,
will be the first to be abolished. 1t
will close at 4:30 pm. tomorrow.
Others Close Next Month.
The remaining nine boards slated
for abandonment will be closed at
various times during October, Mr.
Thompson added.
Closing of the 10 boards and gen.
eral retrenchment of OPA opera
tions were to have been completed
November Is but were advanced two
weeks, Mr.. Thompson explained.
According to present plans, the
District OPA staff will have shrunk
from a total of 315 at the end of the
war to less than 100 by December 81
of whom only 81 will be board en-
ployes.
The remainder will be executive
office employees who will take over
some tasks previously assigned to
boards and continue to hold the
price line on items still under con-
trolls. All rationing operations will
be transferred from the boards to
the executive Offices by the end of
the year, it was said.
Two Boards Transferred.
In the last week. OPA announced
transfer of the Food Trade Board,
which served restaurants and insti-
tutional users, and the Truck and
Taxi Tire Board to the executive
Office setup. The Truck and Taxi
Tire Board will open tomorrow in
the executive Offices at 560l Con-
necticut avenue NV.
Residents heretofore served by
Board 33 will be served in the i'm
mediate future by Board "a. Fourth
and w streets NV, it was said.
Residents are affected in the area
bounded by North Capitol street
and Rhode Island avenue to the
District line, OPA explained.
Mr.. Thompson said that up to
now few executive office employees
have received dismissal notices.
Principally affected, he said, were
rationing division workers.
30-Day Notices.
All employees to be dismissed re-
ceive 30-day notices. he pointed out.
Abandonment of most boards was
made possible by the end of gaso-
line, fuel oil and processed food
rationing.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Former Porter Held
For Jury in Gem Thefts

Howard Lee Johnson. 81, colored
of the 1400 block OF Ninth street
NV, was held on 81 500 bond for
the grand jury yesterday by United
States Commissioner Needham c.
Turnage on a charge of taking more
than $4,000 in jewelry from the
Frank Jewelry Co.
Police reported johnson took the
jewelry while employed as stock
porter at the store, and sold it on
the streets. Most of the property
was recovered, police said. when
johnson was arrested Thursday.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
to Meet

The October meeting of the 260th
Coast Artillery Association will be
held at pm. Wednesday in Room
BIS Of the District Municipal Gen.
ter. Ofncers for the coming year
viii be elected,
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10
Sell, Sell, Sell!
10 Grocers

A plea TO sell and sell and sell
was before more than 600 MEM
bers of the Detroit Association OF
Grocery Manufacturers Represen-
tatives today.
Walter d. Fuller, president OF
the Curtis Publishing Co., speak
ing at the Hotel Book-Cadillac to
the organizations first meeting in
three years, said last night that
selling and advertising. not bayo-
nets, would bring other countries
to the American way of thinking.
Were going to win by put
ting on such a good show that
every one will be convinced" he
said.
Fuller accused the OPA of aim
ing restrictions at advertising and
selling. The national income is in
creased by $3.50 for every addi-
tional dollar spent in selling, he
said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10
i. s. TO Protect
Vet Investments
o45

WASHINGTON. Nov Q up
T. s. attorneys throughout the
country were alcrtod today
acainst 'unscrupuiouS persons
seeking 20 ViCum.ze veterans IN
their investment, M farms homes
and business ventures,
ATTORNEY Gen Tom G Clark adj
li>cd them of ErcWlrE complaints
SHAT veterans WCrc tD.r- Induced
20 seek l7sns under the 81 BIN of
Rights for us.Css .Hu.s or farms,
for shNity houses or F-1-y husi-
ness enterprises
lie said ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
loans 20 eN-SerNiccuCn should he
regarded as sacred money II
veterans cannot be protected ade-
guately uu1er present law, he said,
attorneys should report Individual
cases 10 Washington for action by
The President ard Congress.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10
$I.JOO. 900 Lent
DSR at .93 Pet.

The National Bank of Detroit
today held S1,500O00 worth OF
DSR revenue bonds bearing SO
hundredths of one per cent in
terest, the lowest rate that a
DSR bond has ever carried.
-Four bidders competed for the
issue, the proceeds from which
will be used to purchase new
equipment The bonds mature in
five wears.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10

LONG BEACH, Cal. Nov.
thorities today were seeking Ee
Mrs. Eleanor Deveny, 25, the
mother of two children.
Mrs. Deveny and Wisecarver,
who two years ago. at the age of
Ia, eloped with Mrs. Elaine Mon
fredi, likewise the mother of two
children. have been missing since
Wednesday when they went TO
get a sandwich" police said.
Mrs. Deveny is the wife of a
soldier with the army of occupa-
ton in Japan.
Wisecarver is now IN the mer-
chant marine.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10
Fear Rubber Sabotage

SAIGON. Nov. 9 9-tINS)-fear
were expressed today that Indo-
Chinese nstionaliStS nay destroy
huge stocks Of much-needei rub.
ber as part Of their total eco.
nomic warfare against Allied
authorities
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10

Hemingway's st. Louis Blues!
The Wedding Bells TOlled Three
Times for the Brawny Author
and Each Time a Wife Has
Bade Farewell to Arms. Read
Irving Johnson's Story in The
American Weekly, With This
Sundays Issue of The Detroit
Sunday Times,
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10
Hunt Boy. I6. Missing
With Army Wife, %

LONG BEACH, Cal, Nov 9 INS)-Police and juvenile
hores today seeking Ellsworth (Sonny) Wisecarver
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-10

chant marine.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27
What 'sNew
In Business
Labor Board Record
Offers Ray Of Hope
By WARD SCHULTZ

OF the 9,176 cases handled by
the National Labor Relations
Board during 1914. only 2,573
were complaint cases charging
employers with Unfair labor
practices. according TO an ar
ticle on the subject in the En-
cyclopedia Britannicas l945
Book of the Year.
All of which apparently re-
fleets definite trend OF the
growing responsibility on tho
part OF both organized labor
and management.
The other 6,603 cases handled
by the board during The year
were representation cases. sthe
greatest number ever received
in any IL months Of the boards
nine years Of activity.
Some results of the boards
action during 1914 are described
as follows:
As a result OF board action,
2,9II workers were relnStated
10 their jobs. OF this number
949 were members of the AFL
and J, $40 were members of the
Go. A total OF Sl,9l6,173 in
back pay was awarded to 3,734
workers Illegally discharged or
otherwise Disseminated against.
approximately 730 notices OF
compliance with board orders
were posted by employers Col.
lectlve bargaining negotiations
were begun in i3o cases.
The board conducted 4.63l
elections and paw roll checks
IN which i,044.0i3 valid votes
were cast, an average OF 10
elections daily in which 1885
valid votes were cast. The
AFL was designated as bar
gaining agent in 1883 elections.
the CIO in 1871 and unafflll-
etaI npIone Il. EQ[
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27
Bohn Aluminium
Net Up Slightly
Report 1914 Profits
Toteled $2.I87, ,405

Bohn Aluminium and Brass
Corp. and subsidiaries reports a
net profit for the year ended Dec.
81, 1914, of 81, 1877 ,405, equal 10
S6.2t per snare. against S2,f717f-
79l. or Sc. 18 a share in l943
Net sales in 1914 totaied $50
73,757. as compared with $50
$50 800 in the prior year, white
federal taxes met" were set at
S6,540000 for 1914. against S6,-
270,000 in l943. The 1914 rene
gotiatlons provision amounted TO
$4,000, 600, as compared with the
So. 100000 provision in 1943.
Taxes are after deductiHg the
postwar refund of excess profits
tax OF $500 900 in 1914 and S573. =
900 in 1943.
Renegotiation for 1943 has been
completed and the refund required
was approximately the same as
reflected in the financial state
ment for that year,
Provision for renegotiation for
1914 has been made on approXi-
mately the same basis as indi-
Gated in the settlement for the
preceding year although the COM
pany states il believes a more IA
vorable settlement should be OBJ
tanned.
The firm has declared a divi-
dend Of rs cents on common pay
able July 2 70 stockholders of rec
ord June Is. The same amount
was paid in the previous quarters,
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27
SOUND NOTE

In the circumstances. Post
master Robert Hannegan
struck a sound note in his Wash
ington Advertising Club speech
in which he declared that IL was
the intention of the new admin
istration 10 assure jobs by fos-
tering private business.
II more than lip service is
gwen 10 this job, it will be IN
the public interest.
On the other hand, il business
batting should be rekindled, it
can have disastrous effects.
Unless business has the incen-
tive 10 sell goods and services
and thus provide gsinful en-
Pi6yr1ent. the channels OF prog
ress viii be clogged,
Tn thIS matter. muddleheaded-
ness is Just AS dangerous as
malice
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27
.CascO Products
Earnings Down

The CaSco Products Corp. re-
ports a net income for the fiscal
year ended Feb, 28,- f9f5, OF
S364,434, equal 10 S2.l4 per share.
as compared with S547,319, or
.S321 a share, in the previous
fiscal year
Federal taxes in the f945 period
totaled S985.s7l against Sl,7l2,-
So in the previous period.
Federal taxes in both years are
after deducting the postwar refund
credit
fe445 Is subject 10 renegotiation.
The 1914 renegotiation settle
ment- resulted in a net refund or
. S234. sos. which was charged out
I OF earned surplus.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27
Farm ers' Market
DETROIT

gRuITs-Appl.s, B.ldwinI. No. 4. s2so
wlss 4s-le. eu Delicious. No. 1, 81 soa
2 es <s-lb ou Northern Spys, No !, s2so
a2ss 4s-le. bu. S,eeles Red. No. !. s2.se
vrcETAsLx csEENs-Must.rd green's. No.
!. Saas so bu Spinach No. !, 1881 90
i;s ;tn41Sci sS iTu1.ssb 1sBb ,.ina. ,ssn Ss si1ss BY BY
tues. hc,hOu:s. no 4 siss lob BASKET,
vIGrTABLEs tMi.eellsnsous! -Atpsrsgus
fancy. $50 dof- echs no I sic as.
s;:s ;ssS:s 'Gss'1 81 % sy e..f G.'Ts!i root
No. l., .soeasl.7s dol beh, Dry onion,
fancy, $3.50 so-le. sack No. ], medium
bchs No 1. 100000 Psrsley Root, No ], 81
aiso dci. bchs. Parsley. curly. No. J. eot
= ' sssi. uIi Rsdi,n.,, outeooI' t.ney, $50 doi,
siai rs dof beh, Rhubsrh. outdoor. No. l,
soAsoc doI bchs hothouse. choice, 7oes
al s-lb. boz. squash. Hubbard No L. eoe
~sccs-Il,r. large. siso7 so-oot case.
large. si7t2 medium sll s2
r,ney so is.SaS nat No, 81 soa5
fossr. fancy, 81 fi.t, No 1, siSosL7s.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27


ton OF Certified Public Account
ants al the Hotel Statler. The
program OF the conference, provid-
ing for a luncheon, afternoon and
dinner session, was announced
Saturday by Harry NJ. Prevo of
Detroit, president of the asSocia-
ton.
Conference speakers will be a
group of FIVE officers and other
representatives Of the American
Institute of Accountants, national
professional society Of certified
public accountants They Will in
eIHde Samuel J. Broad Of New
York. president OF the institute,
and Edward B, Wilcox OF Chi
cago, one of its two vice preSi.
dents.
Other speakers will be Maurice
Austin Of New York. Chairman OF
the committee on federal taxation
of the American Institute; Car
men G. Blough, formerly chief of
the contract review branch Of the
procurement policy division OF the
War Production Board, now direc-
tor of research of the institute,
and John l.. Carey of New York,
its secretary.
Social and economic trends af-
fecting business and aeeountancy
wifi be one of the conference top
les IN addition to problems OF
federal taxation. Another subject
will be accounting and auditing
developments as they affect busi-
ness in its management, produc-
ton and employment problems,
and its relations with government.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-27

Rails Pace
Stock Gains
Sears Up 4H2 TO II9
on Rumor Of SpIifup

NEW YORK, May 26 (INS)-
Stocks continued their march
toward higher levels today with
railroad shares again iu-thc van.
Individual blue chips provided
the days features, with such
stocks as Sears up AZ to ll9 and
American Can pa 10 10l. The
rumors in Sears were that stock
would be split.
Rail gains were fractional. but
spread pretty well throughout that
division. Great Northern 90 up =
and Northern Pacific and n. Y
Central other active favorites re-
Gently, smaller fractions.
The aviation manufacturing
stocks were weakened by the news
of heavy army cutbackS. Grum-
man fell = and Bell like
amount.
Important industrialS such as
the steels and the motors were
up fractionally.
Bonds were firm. Curb prices
iFf1FFoVod