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Evening star., 1945-10-18
Federal Pay Hearing
Postponed 10 Await
Administration View

Senate hearings on legislation te
increase salaries of Government EN-.
ployes by 20 per cent have been post
poned second time pending q
definite stand by the administration
on national wage policy.
Chairman Downey of the Senate
Civil Service Committee said the
hearings, scheduled to start Monday
have been set for October %.
Congressional supporters Of the bill
want it enacted by January 1, but
realize its chance for passage is slim
without administration Endorsement
The stand the administration takes
on national wages will be reflected
in the Federal pay bills final form
Senator Downey, who sponsored the
bill, and other supporters point oui
that reduction of overtime hours
and within-grade demotions since
the war already has saved the Gov.
ernment IA per cent on the cost oi
Its Federal pay roll. They feel the
Government could afford to. grant
Federal employees 20 per cent wage
increase for that reason.
The legislation has considerable
support in Congress. Chief opposi.
ton to the bill stems from the fact
Federal workers were granted 15.s
Iper cent increase last summer. The
bills supporters answer this argu-
ment by pointing out that any gain
IN take home pay was wiped out
when overtime was abolished.
The hearings will open with
testimony of employees represent
|ative groups. Senator Downey then
expects to call administration
officials. !,
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Pastors Told They Must Help
Veterans in Reudiustments

Army Chaplain Edmund w. Web
er of the Veterans Administration
today declared that 40 per cent OF
men leaving an unnamed Army sep
aration center expressed hesitancy
about returning to their home COM
munities.
This. coupled with statement
that As per cent of married men in
the service have never established
"a home, will pose a problem that
clergymen will have to meet, Chap
lain Weber told the District Confer
ence of the Southeastern District Of
the Lutheran Church, Missouri
Synod, meeting at Christ Lutheran
Church.
Chaplain Weber further pointed
out that clergymen will have to help
in adjusting their congregations at.
titude toward returning servicemen,
as well as helping the latter regain
their position In civilian life.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Woman Found in Room
with Gas FLOWING Dies

Mrs. Laura R. Simmons, "a, of 70S
Portland street Sc, died late yes
terday after being found unconscious
in gas-fllled bathroom in the house,
police reported
She was found on the floor by her
son, Frederick L. Simmons, of the
same address, and a son-in-l law,
Alfred L. Thomas of 4300 Wheeler
road Sc. Gas was flowing from an
unlighted heater in the bathroom,
according to police.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said he would issue a certificate of
suicide today. Family members told
him Mrs. Simmons had been de-
spondent because of ill health and
worry over another son In the
armed forces.
Evening star., 1945-10-18

and she turned down that offer, al
though 1t included room, board and
S35 month. It was for taking care
of two large boys. She says she is
pretty spry, but not quite spry
enough for tffaJ.
Il can't understand why nobody
wants my help" she said today.
Maybe there are some poor people
I could serve. have enough money
to get along. and a few years left to
live. I'd like to be with some pleas
ant people, doing something helpful
Everybody ought to do something
helpful, and I don't get much chance
to any more"
Widow for Six Years.
Her husband, a barber by profess
sion and a veteran of the Spanish
American War, died six years ago.
They had no children, but adopted a
boy. He is married now and lives in
Washington. She lives alone in the
1900 block of Kenyon street NV.
This morning she put aside the
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Bar Unit 10 Organize
For Judge Selection

Preparatory to making recon-
mendations for a successor to the
late Chief Judge william E. Rich
ardson of the Municipal Court OF
Appeals for the District of Columbia
a special committee of the Bar AS
sociation will meet tomorrow after
noon at it's headquarters, 1881 G
street NV.
The Committee on judicial Selec-
ton, whose new personnel was
chosen at the associations last meet
ing, comprises seven past presidents
of the organization, and will select a
chairman tomorrow.
The members are Paul B. Crome-
lin, John k Carmody, Francis w
Hill, jr.; H. Winship Wheatley, Mil
ton w. King, John Lewis Smith ano
Godfrey L. Munter.
After the chairman is chosen, Will
bur L. Gray, the associations secre-
tary, will send out notices asking
each member of the association te
suggest successor to Chief Judge
Richardson.
The names of three possible sue
.cessors later will be placed before
Attorney General Tom C. Clark. AT
the associations last meeting, At
torney General Clark expressed him.
self as being in sympathy with ap-
pointing District lawyers to the
bench here.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Purchase Approved for 50
SfreamIined Streetcars

The Public Utilities Commission
yesterday authorized the Capital
Transit Co. to enter into an agree
ment with the st. Louis Car Co. fol-
the purchase of so streamlined
street cars at an estimated cost OF
1895 900.
Under the terms of the agree
ment the transit company will pay
25 per cent of the purchase on OF
before the gate of delivery, and
the remaining rs per cent in 20
semiannual installmentS, beginning
six months after delivery Of all the
new cars.
All unpaid installments viii bear
~ per cent interest.
Delivery of the new cars win be-
gin either the latter part Of this
year or the first of next year. &C.
ccrding to the transit company.
Evening star., 1945-10-18

The group elected the Rev. G. E.
Hageman of Charlottesville, Va,
chairman of the 1946 Pastoral Con-
ference. He succeeds the Rev. F. A.
Freed of Baltimore.
The Rev. william Won Spreckel-
son of Baltimore was elected secre.
tary of the 1916 conference. He
takes the place of the Rev. Edwin
Pieplow, pastor of Trinity Lutheran
Church. Mount Rainier, Md.
There will be national Lutheran
radio week from October 28 to No
vember 8. it was announced at the
meeting.
1t was also announced that $2s,-
600 has been raised in the local dis.
trict for Lutheran needs the coming
year. An additional $25 900 has been
raised by the Southeastern District
for the national Lutheran fund.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Tour Of Dumbarton Oaks
Planned by Welcomes You

The grounds of Dumbarton Oaks.
where chrysanthemums are now in
bloom, will be the scene of a spe-
cial tour this Sunday, sponsored by
The Star, in cooperation with the
Washington Welcomes You Project
and Harvard University.
The tour will include a visit to
the Crangery, the Rejecting Pool,
the Fountain Terrace, Loggia and
Pool, the Bird Walk. the Towering
gardens and other features of in
terest.
Newcomers and others wishing to
make the tour should meet at 2
pm. in the lobby of The Star
Building, Eleventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV. or they may
ask for the Washington Welcomes
You group in the orangery, Dunn
barton Oaks, at 3 pm. Dumbarton
Oaks is at 3101 r street NV.
Evening star., 1945-10-18

member, said he thought an hour OF
gymnasium exercise and an houi
and a half of cadet drill was toe
much in one day. Cadets will con-
tinue to take one period of exercise
and two periods of health study a
week. Noncadets will have an addi-
tional two periods week Of physical
exercise.
The cadets may take the thret
full exercise periods if they wish. the
board ruled.
The cadet enrolment in the col
ored schools, meanwhile, has in
creased from So per cent of the
total enrolment of boys last year
to 81 per cent this year.
The board also ruled yesterday
that competent students Is years oi
age or over can be excused December
II to work in the Post Office during
the holidays.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
July Rainfall Blamed
In Foundation Failure
.0f GauIt Place Homes

Cracking of the walls in group
of houses in the 1900 block of Gait
place NE, was due to the destruc-
ton of underpinning by the unpre-
cedented rainfall of July and the
Building Inspectors Office was ex-
onerated in its issuance of permits
in a report of the, Commissioner
Committee of five Investigators
made public today. sAAs-'5s {
Committee members were James
j.. L.1Parsons, jr., builder; Thomas A
Middlebrooke, soil expert of the
Army Engineers Office , Renah r
Camalier, lawyer; Harold A. Kemp
sanitary engineer of the District
AND Harold F. Clemmer, engineer
of the District Highway Department
!. They reported that the, fill on
which parts of the foundations we're
constructed was old and well COM
pacted and that the Inspector Of
Buildings appears to have used
good judgment in granting the per-
mits to build"
Issuance of exploratory permits
to underpin the buildings was
proper, the committee found, and
the office acted properly in 'periodi-
cally and Systematically inspecting
the work of underpinning as it pro-
gressed and in not issuing the final
permit until suitable plans and in
spectlon by the Office showed the
work of underpinning was sufficient
to insure the safety of the build
ings."
The committee explained that no
final permit was issued because the
rainfall destroyed the underpin-
nings before they were completed.
A Board of Survey on Unsafe
Buildings recently informed the
Commissioners the homes could be
saved. by repair work. The Com
missioners have. returned this re-
port for clarification of the repairs
suggested.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Mrs. Mary {. Tyler,
Private Nurse, Dies

Mrs. Mary E. Tyler, 81, colored, q
private nurse in the District fol
more than IS years, died yesterday
at her residence, 719 Girard stree,
NV. She was native of Wash
ington.
She is survived by q daughter
Mrs. Jeannette Byrd; three sons
John H., James r. and Robert E.
Tyler, and one brother, Albert How
ard. all Of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Saturday at the Zion Bap-
tist Church, 337 r street S.W. Burial
win be in Lincoln Memorial Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Physical Training Rule Eosed
To Increase Cadet Enrolment

In q move to boost the small cadet
enrolment in white high schools, the
Board of Education has ruled that
cadets no longer have to take phys
ical education classes on drill DAYS.
We hope this will make differ
erlce," 1t. Col. william E. Barkman,
professor of military science and
tactics, declared. He said boys in
the past had given overexertion as
their reason for not joining the cadet
corps.
Col. Barkman revealed that cadet
enrolment has fallen to its lowest
stage in several years. OF 5,053
white boys, only 1885, or 26 per cent,
are cadets. Last year among 4,60O
boys, l,437, or 81 per cent, were
cadets.
The board acted yesterday after
~. James A. Cannon, physician
Evening star., 1945-10-18

cane she carries, but rarely leans on
and carefully adjusted the little
black bonnet over her white hair. 80
really am reliable" she said. %!
didn't say that to impress people"
The record bears her out. Bach
in 1890 she studied at the University
Of Michigan and got good marks
but stopped one year short of hel
Phi. B. degree, She specialized il
mathematics and German.
But" she says, 81 wouldn't wan
anybody to count on my knowing /;
lot about those subjects today. IT.
been quite long time"
l. She moved to Washington, ant
worked for four years as a statistica
clerk for the Agriculture Depart
ment. II added up figures all da,
long, and made practically no mis-
takes" she says.
Taught in Public Schools.
Then, after moving over to tn,
War Department for a year, sh,
turned to school teaching, takin,
the. first and second grades at thu
old Polk School, Seventh and Z
streets NV Later she taught a
the Weightman School, Twenty.
third and M streets NV. All tina
was in the early years of this cen.
tury.
She was reluctant to have he,
picture taken. "Old people alway,
look so old, somehow" she sighed
Furthermore. she made The Sta,
promise not to use her name in con.
nection with her plea.
Il don't want publicity-all I wan
is work." she said. II want some
thing to keep me out of mischief"
She thought that over a second
frowned, and added, "of course
you understand that last remark i
just a joke"
Her box number at The Star i
! Ally.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Girl Reports Loss
OF Bracelet Given
Her by Marine

Nancy Paterson, 10, of 1885 Six
teenth street NV, called The Star
today to say she had lost silver
identification bracelet, given to her
by Marine Corpl. Floyd L. Lucky
Lewis, %, of Youngstown, Ohio, her
sweetheart, before he shipped to
China last June. He had been
wounded twice in Pacific fighting
She never took it off, but never
theless noticed it missing Monday
night while in restaurant in the
800 block of Fifteenth street NV
She hopes if anybody finds it. they
will telephone her at Hobart 5073.
1t was inscribed, ITO Lucky from
the Boys" 1t was given to Lucky"
by IL Marine comrades who were
later killed.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Eight Buildings
Planned for
Capital Zoo
Modern Blueprint
Revealed by Mann
At House Hearing

A word picture of Washington's
postwar Zoo, consisting of eight
modern fireproof buildings, and
aquarium, monkey island and bar
less pits for lions, tigers and other
large animals, was painted by DR..
William M. Mann, director of the
Zoo, today.
The postwar Zoo was described by
DR.. Mann before the House Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds in support of the admin
istration's $944,00O, 900 postwar pub
lie building bill, which would pro-
vide $2,645, 900 to modernize the Zoo.
If granted, this sum would build
new lion, antelope and monkey
houses as well as the pits, monkey
island and aquarium.
To Replace 'Firetraps."
Structures which they would re-
place, DR.. Mann testified, are fire
traps" which grew like Topsy and
necessitate high maintenance costs.
Many are built entirely or partly of
Virginia pine, he said.
AT present, he said, the Zoo has
the last word in small mammals
houses, reptile houses and bird
houses, and that if the new build
ings are added the Zoo will COM
prise eight modern, flreproof and
well-ventilated buildings.
He said the present "firetraps"
house such exhibits as the Sumat-
ran wild dog-the only one in cap
tivity in the world.
The Zoo once had an aquarium,
he said, a small shack which fell
apart years ago.
DR.. Mann said that wartime at
tendance at the Zoo was 1900, 900,
at a cost to the Government of II
cents a visitor.
Smithsonian Outlines Plans.
DR.. Alexander Wetmore, secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution, told
the committee in support of two
new museum buildings which would
be authorized by the bill that the
institution is unable to accept many
valuable exhibits for lack of space.
The bill would provide two build
ingS to house the historical and in
dustrial and engineering exhibits of
the institution at costs of $500, 900
and S9,15oy00o, respectively.
DR.. Wetmore said the new build
ings would take care of the mu-
seum's needs for so years.
Committee members, particularly
Representative McGregor, Republic
can, of Ohio, questioned the advisa-
bility of looking that far ahead when
Congress favors economy.
Representative Bell, Democrat, of
Missouri, said he hoped DR.. Wet
more would ask the Appropriations
Committee. for per cent additional
funds to keep exhibits open until 6
pm, so that Government workers
fwouId have more time in which to
| see them.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
|OPA Moves to Increase
Heavy Underwear Stock

By the Associated Press.
OPA acted yesterday to provide
more heavy underwear in time fol-
the winter season
1t authorized manufacturers to
apply for price increases to assure
"a profit but said prices to the public
will not be increased. Retail prices
will be held at current levels, OPA
said, by narrowing distributors
profit margins.
Pending approval of the increases
manufacturers will be allowed to
price on an adjustable basis. This
means they may bill customers at
more than existing prices and collect
later.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
lsiHRstioniinq
RenindesJ6a

Meats, Fats, Etc. = Stamps Al
through Ell good through October
81. Stamps FL through XII good
through November 80. Stamps
Lei through Q-l good through
December 81 Stamps Ri through
vi good through January 81.
Points for Fats Your meat dealer
will pay four red ration points for
each pound OF waste kitchen fats
you turn In.
Sugar-Stamp SO good through De-
cember 81. Next stamp valid
January /.
Shoes-Airplane Stamps l. 2, and
I In Book No. 3 good indefinitely
Tor one pair OF shoes each.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Commissioners Drivers
Put on 44-Hour Week

The Commissioners have addec
their own chauffeurs to the list Of
District employees who will be al.
lowed to work more than 40 hour,
a week.
The city heads have decided thai
they need the drivers "A hours 6
week, although the secretarial ane
Office staff have been on a 40-houl
week for several months.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Legion S Victory Fair
Postponed for Week

The Old Fashioned Victory Fair
and National Industrial Exhibit
sponsored by the District American
Legion and originally scheduled to
open today on the campus of Amer
lean University, has been postponed
until next Thursday, according to
Herbert j. jacob, District Legion
commander.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
British Marine Book
To Be Given HuIifux

A morocco leather-bound edition
of British Merchantmen at War;"
the official record of British seamen
in World War II, will be presented
to the Earl of Halifax, British AM
bassador, by Capt. Otto Heitmann
of the American merchant marine
at ceremonies at the British Em-
bassy late today.
The volume is being offered on
behalf of the United Seamen's
Service, one of the agencies sup
ported by the National War Fund.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Relief Group Plans Teu

The Washington Auxiliary of the
Jewish Consumptive Relief Society
will hold member bring -mem-
Der tea at the home of Miss Celia
Worksman, 1877 Tuckerman street
NV, at pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Protestant ChapIains
ASK Reputation Of
Vaughn S Criticism

The General Commission on Arm,
and Navy Chaplains today called or
President Truman to repudiate "ut.
terances" of Brig. Gen. Harry
Vaughn, his military aide, which tn,
commission declared cast stigma
on Protestant ministers serving the
armed forces as chaplains.
The commission serves 80 religious
groups in the recruitment Of Protes.
tant chaplains.
The protest was voiced in a reso.
luton adopted yesterday at a com.
mission conference in st. John.
Episcopal parish hall.
Remarks Called Offensive.
It called the alleged remarks "of.
fensive and highly prejudicial ,te
the service" of 5000 of approx
mately 1000 military chaplainS.
While the resolution did not men.
ton President Truman's name ane
merely requested IAN official repudi
alton of the criticism" an official O.
the commission today said it wa:
quite apparent" action was sought
from the President.
The following remarks, allegedly
made by Gen. Vaughn, as reported
in a news magazine and "severa
Washington papers" during August
were cited in the resolution:
Il don't know why a minister
can't be regular guy, but unfor-
tunately some of them are not. Yol
have to give the Roman Church
credit. When the War Department
requests bishop to supply 20 priest.
for chaplains, he looks over hi.
diocese and picks out the 20 best
men.
Tribute Paid Chaplains..
But it is different in the Prot.
estant Church, Frequently a Prot.
estant Cminister) does not have 6
church at the moment, or is willing
to go on vacation for about three
years."
Secretary of War Patterson anc
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal, ir
addresses yesterday before a lunch.
con of the commission, paid tribute
to the men who served as spiritua.
advisers to American troops during
the war. -
Speaking at the Statler Hotel, the
War and Navy Department heads
agreed that the peacetime role OF
military chaplains will be just as i'm
portant as the pert they played in
wartime.
Need Continues.
THE corroding attacks of bore.
dom which servicemen are Obliged
to face are more violent in peace
than during war" Mr.. ForrestaI
said, land the spiritual aid of the
chaplain will be needed to preserve
their moral character and spirit"
Mr.. Patterson declared the chap
lains' guidance to the troops was
fully as valuable as the equipment
they received on the line"
I'VE need your aid more, and
know we'll have it," he added.
Presiding at the luncheon was the
Right Rev. Henry K. Sheriff., bishop
of Massachusetts, and commission
chairman.
Evening star., 1945-10-18

about what she
did.
What she did
was to put this
advertisement in
Sundays Star:
Lady, reliable
active, 76, would
like a few hours
work a day in D.
c.; no W a g e S
needed" sszYx
She is a little
bit disappointed
today, too. In
all Washington
only one person
anssxtnred u q Z
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Charges Loose Remarks"

IHdIgeS Loose Remarks"
3 Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith charged
that Mr. Lee had made f'loose re-
marks" and was guilty of "a not
high type of citizenship"
Unless he can substantiate bis
charges he owes the students an
apology" she said.
"Mr. Lee has rendered a disservice
to the students, to the parents and
to the school officials" Mrs. velma
Williams said.
Referring to Mr.. Lees suggestion
that games be stopped. C. Melvin
Sharpe declared Il challenge both
Mr.. Lees right to say that and his
right to enforce it."
MIR. Lee declared that he was be-
ing improperly criticized" He said
that once before Mrs. Smith had ac-
cused him of being wrong-about
the number of drinking fountains
That should be replaced. Mr.. Lee
said he had been right about the
fountains and he was right about
drinking. He will get proof, he said
Pay Delays Hit.
Mrs. Arthur C. Watkins, presi-
dent OF the District of Columbia
Parents and Teachers, appeared to
ask that the board correct the fire.
quent delays in payment of teach.
ers' salaries. Mrs. Doyle said this
was being investigated.
The Capital Transit Co. has been
asked to report every two weeks on
now soon it thinks it can provide 70
ousses necessary to handle junio,
and senior high school students re.
porting half hour earlier.
Five board members said they
thought the transit company should
hire colored drivers to relieve the
personnel shortage. The member,
were Mrs. Smith, Mr.. Hayes. Mrs
Williams, Dr. Robert A. Maurersand
John H. Wilson.
The board approved mass public
examinations every fall and spring
to qualify persons for "the eouiva-
lent" OF a high school diploma. The
diploma will be conferred by the
Board of Education as a service tc
persons who had to leave high
school early and particularly fo,
veterans who may have taken the
equivalent of a high school educa-
tlon IN military courses.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Religion and Loneliness Inspire
Woman, 76, to Seek PoyIess Job

I'm just a little bit religious
and little bit lonesome. That is
the lady's only explanation, and she
doesn't see anything remarkable