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Evening star., 1945-08-17
D. {. Stores Expect
Continued Wave
OF Pent-Up Buying

Merchants, still trying to decide
what hit them yesterday, when a
wave Of shoppers engulfed their
stores, believe that pent up demands
Will keep them busy for some time.
The extra crowds yesterday were
attributed to the fact stores had
been closed the day before and Gov
ernment workers, rested by one holi-
day, were using second one to shop.
Charles B. Dulcan, vice president
and general manager of the Hecht
Co., said that a movement toward
dressing up" again has been gath
ering momentum for some time.
He expects real run on brighter
clothes and frivolous items now that
the war has ended.
Women on Buying Spree.
Women celebrated the end of the
war yesterday by buying new hats,
fancy. lingerie, evening dresses and
lace-trimmed nightgowns.
They shopped in the afternoon
instead of the evening, John j.
Hasley, general manager of the
Palais Royal, said. The crowds were
not large last night, he reported.
Mr.. Hasley, who is chairman of
the department store managers
group, Merchants & Manufacturers
Association, predicted shopping GUS
toms gradually will revert to peace
time normalcy. 1t is only natural
that spending will decrease as pay
rolls decrease, he pointed out.
Return to Normal Seen.
For the present store managers
expect an awakening interest In
anything gay or different to keer
the stores crowded. Women will
be dressing up for the return o1
their soldier husbands. Subdebs
will be looking for date dresses
again.
When prewar goods come back or
the shelf the stores believe the pent-
UP demand for scarce items will
keep sales volume high for some
time to come.
In the long run their peacetime
business will depend on the gem
eral economic picture, businessmen
emphasized.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Bush Confers With Truman
On Ending Research Office

DR.. Vannevar Bush, director OF
the Office of Scientific Research and
Development, conferred with Presi-
dent Truman today on liquidation Of
the agency, which had part in the
development of the atomic bomb. DR.
Bush told reporters, however, that
no decision was reached.
DR.. Bush told newsmen the prib-
lem was one of method and timing
explaining that certain experimental
work was going on at full blast when
the Japanese collapsed and it was
not desired to lose the benefits of
this
He added that a large number of
contracts were being carried out in
universities, colleges and laborato-
ries.
DR.. Bush said the central organ
ization of the agency was never very
large, numbering about TOO men,
bers at the peak and he said about
half Of these were volunteers.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
lsWRst;o,ni;nq
.Remindery6a

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, STAMPS
Ga through U-2 good through
August 81. Stamps W. through
l-2 good through September 80.
Stamps Al through Ell good
through October 81. Stamps FL
through XII good through No
vember 80.
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. So valid for
pounds through August 81. Next
stamp valid September /.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, 2, 3 and
In Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Greater Paper Shipments
From Canada Expected
BY the AssodA Press,

BY the AsSo0Ated Press.
MONTREAL, Aug. 17.-Possibil-
ity Of increasing pulp and paper
shipments from Canada to the
United States in the last quarter Of
1945 will be discussed at a meeting
early next month. newsprint ofic;als
said today.
When third quarter quotas were
set, it was arranged that further
meeting between authorities OF
Canada and the United States would
be held in September for another
review of the situation.
Some possibility was seen that
a slight increase In shipments could
be worked out as q result Of the
end Of hostilities and consequent
steps toward a peacetime economy
Evening star., 1945-08-17
| Dorden Lifts
Virginia Speed
Limit to 50 MPH
By the Associated Press.

- VAC ASSOCldteo TteSS.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 1.-THE
50-mile speed limit on State high
ways became effective at noon today,
Gov. Darden announced in stating
that he was lifting the executive
order which had created a 35-mile
limit during wartime.
The Governor stressed that there
will be rigid enforcement of the
State code under provision author
izing State police to order unsafe
cars of the highway. Since jan
uary. he said, approximately 1850
cars have been removed from the
highways because of faulty brakes,
tires. headlights and other mechani.
cal deficiencies.
The Governor stressed that he was
not advocating speed by allowing
the increase in the speed limit.
Equipment and tires do not warrant
a 50-mile speed in most cases, no
said.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
District Project
by Halt
In War HOUSING
MIA Is Stopping
Contracts to Speed
Reconversion Work

Awarding of new contracts for
Government-financed war housing
under the Federal Public Housing
Authority was halted today by the
National Housing Agency until fur
ther notice.
MIA said series of orders sent
out to regional directors was de-
signed to prevent "unneeded war
housing expenditures and to redirect
the FPHA's war housing program
toward reconversion.
The orders do not affect persons
now living in war housing.
One D. C. Project Affected.
A spokesman for the Nationa,
Capital Housing Authority said the
only project here that might be
affected by today's action was a
low-rent program of 300 units for
colored persons on Stanton roac
Sc. This project had been planned
by the agency for some time. but
actual construction had not been
started because of shortages of ma
terials.
MIA issued the following orders.
Projects under construction are
to be reviewed to determine where
savings can be effected by suspend
ing further operations.
Management expenditures are to
be reduced to minimum needs pend
ing further instructions, and items
such as operating improvements. re-
pairs and additional facilities ara
to be suspended, except where ur-
gently needed to protect health and
safety Of tenants.
Plans for Reconversion.
Regions were instructed to speed
up recommendations to place prof.
ects in standby or terminated
status as war occupancy needs
diminish and to proceed immedi.
ately with plans for eventual dis
position Of war housing in CO.
operation with regional agents of
MIA and with local communities.
Regions also were instructed to
review all low-rent projects de.
ferred by the war to determine how
soon they can be built as part of
the agency's reconversion program
FPHA Commissioner Philip M
klutznick estimated that on June
80 the Government had unassigned
contracts totaling 1924 units with
an estimated cost of 0,899 900.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Son Of Major Dies
Of Polio as Six New
Cases Are Reported

The fourth infantile paralysis
death this year has been reported
by Children's Hospital. Lawrence
Emmerich, 8, a visitor here from
Kentucky, died of the disease We'd
nesday.
In addition, six other new cases
of polio we're reported by the Health
Department.
Maj. Harry Emmerich, father of
the dead boy, was notified by tele-
phone in London yesterday by his
wife, Mrs. Jerry Emmerich. Funeral
arrangements are being delayed IN
the hope the officer can fly here.
Mrs. Emmerich, with Lawrence
and another son David. 4, has been
visiting her father and mother-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Emmerich
1905 Twelfth street NE, since June
The family lives in Somerset, KY
The older boy was visiting an aunt
in Wood Acres, Md, Wednesday
when he became ill and was brought
to Children's Hospital.
The hospital said he died in a
few hours of bulbar polio.
The additional polio cases re-
ported today affect the following
patients at Children's Hospital: A s.
year-old girl from the 100 block OF
K street NV; a 10-year-old girl OF
the 200 block of Emerson street
NV; 4-year-old boy, 3400 block
of South Utah street, Arlington, and
an 11-month-old boy. TOO block OF
Gloster road Sc, Prince Georges
County, Md.
In addition, a 13-month-old boy
from the 1000 block of Hamlin street
NE, is hospitalized at Gallinger
Hospital, and a 23-year-old woman
from Camp Patrick Henry is at
Walter Reed Hospital.
The new cases bring the total this
year to 40 among District residents
and AZ among county residents hos
pitaliZed here,
Evening star., 1945-08-17
FufureU. ). Jobs
Goto Veterans,
Ex-War Workers
Tests for Permanent
Positions Unlikely
For Months

Future Government jobs will,
be available only to veterans and
dismissed war service appointees
the Civil Service Commission an
nounced today.
The new program will be in effect
until further notice." the commits
sion said.
In effect, the order will pit service
men against dismissed war service
Federal employees for future perma-
nent jobs in the Government. Ex-
aninations for permanent positions
are not expected to be held for at
least several months. No applica-
tions will be accepted from civilians
not now in Government service.
Service men and women will have
definite advantage over dismissed
war service appointees in the battle
for jobs, however, since veterans are
given five-point preference in all
examinations. Disabled veterans are
given a 10-point preference.
The commission qualified its order
somewhat by stating that outsiders
would be considered for employment
If the supply of veterans and dis
missed Federal employees on the
preference list were not sufficient
to fill the jobs.
The commissions order does not
prevent dismissed Federal employees
from moving over to another agency
to accept a war service appointment
without taking another examination.
In some agencies it will take at least
six months before dismissals begin
and meanwhile the agencies are
short of help. This includes certain
sections of the War and Navy De-
partmentS which are in need of
clerical help.
In issuing its order, the commits
sion stated that "the Federal Gov
ernment as an employer must set
the example in providing the mem
bers of the armed forces who are
coming through our separation CEN
ters today with the maximum DOS
sible opportunities for employment" !"
The commission added that 'the
Government also is determined not
to put itself in position where it is
dlscharging persons in one part of
the Federal service and, at the
same time, hiring persons from the
outside to fill similar positions in
another part of the Federal service :"
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Macarthur Fixed Aug. IS
For Occupation Of Japan
e. the Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17-Gen. Mac
Arthur's forces, before announce
ment of japanese acceptance of
surrender terms, hoped to accom-
pllsh the occupation of Japan by
August Is, the day after the capitu-
latlon reply was received, Mai. Gen,
Lief Sverdrup told the Rotary Club
yesterday.
Gen. Sverdrup, a st. Louis Army
engineer home on leave, said Gen.
MacArthur's forces were "all set for
the invasion of Japan" when he left
the Pacific about three weeks ago.
Indicating the speed with which
they hoped to accomplish the in
vaslon, Gen. Macarthur fixed
August Is as occupation date, Gen.
Sverdrup declared.
Now we must prepare for a large
army of occupation" he added. "It
will not be token occupation. We
should not have a soft peace. We
should keep enough bases in the
Pacific to know that we are never
going to go through it again"
Gen. Sverdrup served three years
in the Pacific theater.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Former Sailor Convicted
lin Death Of lumbenman
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STARKE, Fla, Aug. 17.-Charles
Allen, 20-year-old former sailor,
faced life Imprisonment today fol-
lowing his conviction on a first
degree murder charge yesterday in
connection with the Staying of
Charles w. Montgomery, wealthy
Grove City (Pa) lumberman.
The Circuit Court. jury here rec
commended mercy after deliberating
30 minutes. The sentence was i'm
posed Immediately.
Mr.. Montgomery disappeared April
81 and his body was found a week
later near st. Augustine. Allen, who
was discharged from the Navy as
undesirable" was arrested May s
in West Palm Beach.
Articles in Aliens possession al
the time of his arrest were later
identified by Mrs. Montgomery as
having belonged to her husband.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
License Price Boom
Ended by Lifting Curb
On Number Of Taxis

The collapse of the inflated taxi
cab license prices was disclosed to-
day as nearly $50 calls deluged
the Public Utilities Commission for
information on how to obtain a
license.
Removal Of limitations on the
number of cabs in the District by
ODT tore the bottom out of taxicab
licepse prices, which during the war
rose from the regular annual fee
of $25 to sums reported to exceed
81 900. Those sums are said to
have been received for licenses by
cab owners when they sold their
cabs and licenses together.
From the time the freeze was
imposed in September, 1912, no
licenses we're granted with the ex-
ception of about 120 to discharged
servicemen who had been forced to
relinquish licenses when they en-
tered the armed forces.
Licenses for the remainder of
the year will be issued at a pro-
rated cost of approximately SIS, q
PUG spokesman said
Before application is made, pros
pective owners are required to meet
painting, upholstery and insurance
requirements, it was said. PUG then
issues an inspection card. When the
vehicle passes inspection, and ap-
proyal is granted by the PUG, a
license is issued by the District
License Bureau.
The rush for licenses inspired
hacker spokesmen to call for a new
limitation on the; number Of taxis
which may operate here, to protect
present operators. One hacker rep
resentative predicted 1000 addi.
tional cabs would appear on the
streets within the next six months
unless ceiling was imposed. AT
present 5000 cabs are licensed here
Evening star., 1945-08-17
D. c. Bor Pays Tribute
To Comdr. c. D. Huyes

Godfrey L. Munter, chairman Of
the Memorial Committee of the Dis
trict Bar Association, paid tribute in
District Court today to 1t. Comdr.
Charles D. Hayes, former Washing
ton attorney reported missing in the
sinking OF the cruiser Indianapolis.
Comdr. Hayes was praised as a
tax expert and lawyer of wisdom.
He was admitted to the bar here
October 10, 1927, and was commits
stoned in the Navy in September,
1912. He lived at 5 Primrose street.
Chevy Chase, Md.
Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut
ordered that today's adjournment be
recorded in respect to Comdr. HAYES.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Lack Of Help Prevents
Alcoholic Clinic Session

The Districts new alcoholic clinic
was forced by lack of custodial heir
to postpone It's regular session last
night in the Municipal Center
Building, DR.. Ruth Stocking, who
is assisting with the volunteer prof.
ect. said today.
DR.. Stocking said the clinic will
be open at I pm. Monday. the time
scheduled for the next regular
session.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Lack Of Evidence Brings
AcquittuI in Doc Case

Frank Jordan, IS, of 301 H street
NE, was found not guilty of vio-
lating the dog leash regulation after
evidence in Municipal Court today
failed to prove he was owner of the
dog in question.
Jordan was fined IS on q dis
orderly conduct charge, however
after Policeman B. A. Lemon testi-
fed the man swore at him while
being questioned about q dog which
was with him in the 100 block c
street NE. yesterday without q
collar, tag or leash.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
City Post Office EmpIoye
Found Shot to Deuth

Frank Tavlat, So, of 4213 Ogle-
thorpe street, Hyattsville, was found
fatally shot yesterday in the bed.
room of his home. The bullet had
entered his head. Prince Georges
County Policeman Richard A. Pear.
son said a revolver was found or
the floor near the body.
Policeman Pearson said Mrs, Tav-
lat told him her husband had beer
IN Ill health. Mr.. Tavlat, a new resi-
dent of Hyattsyille was an employe
of the Washington Post ONCE.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by two sons, -Corpl. Robert Tavlat
a patient in veterans hospital, anc
Frank Tavlat. jr., and q daughter
Mrs. Shirley Pearson.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Truman Is Given Model
OF ButtIeship Missouri

President Truman now has a g.
foot model of the battleship Missouri
to add to his souvenirs of office.
The model, which is complete
down to revolving turrets, was pre-
sented to the President this morn
Ing by Secretary of the Navy For
restal, Admiral Ernest j. King and
Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief
of the Bureau of Navy Personnel.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Burned Clothing Found
On River Bank Probed

A pile of burned clothing and in
expensive items of jewelry found
Wednesday on the bank Of the Po-
tomac River about 8 miles south
of Alexandria is being investigated
by park police today.
The discovery was made by two
soldiers at Riverside, police said.
Among the jewelry was a gold
plated tie clasp bearing the initials
"W.E.C.," a souvenir medal from
the George Washington Masonic
National Memorial Temple and a
Masonic emblem on a. silver chain,
police said. a.
Among the ashes small fragments
OF underwear and a ciyilian suit
were found, the police said. In
vestigating officers are CONSIDERING
the possibility the clothing may have
been burned by man who then
committed suicide by drowning.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Welcomes You Tour
Of Galleries Planned

A tour of several Washington in.
stitutions will be given under thu
auspices of the Washington Wei.
comes You Project, at pm. Sunday
Free to the public, the tour viii
include visit to the Smithsonian
Institution and the Freer Gallery
OF Art. Those desiring also may visit
the National Gallery of Art.
Any one wishing to join the group
is asked to meet at the rear of the
District Information Center booth
Pennsylvania avenue and E streets
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets NV. For further details
call the information center, RI. = =
Evening star., 1945-08-17
National Victory Day
Celebration Backed
BY Senator Magnuson

Celebration of a national Victory
day on a date to be set later, pro-
posed in The Star yesterday, found
increasing response from official
Washington today.
The idea of setting aside a day
to honor Americas victorious he
roes, living and dead, with parades
and ceremonies fittingly impressive
an observance centered in Wash
ington and spreading throughout
the country-was called the least a
grateful country could do to pay
tribute to those who preserved its
way Of life.
Among those enthusiastic over
the plan was Senator Magnuson,
Democrat, of Washington, veteran
of the present war
The youthful Western Senator,
who saw active service in the Pa
cific as lieutenant commander
aboard the carrier Enterprise, point
ed out that such a day would be
observed anyway in every commu-
nifty when enough of the boys re-
turn
Urges National Celebration.
''It would be better" he said, "to
coordinate it into one great ma
tional celebration of victory, CEN
tering in Washington and observed
all over the country. In this way, We
could plan the day carefully and
make it such an impressive occasion
that it might well become an annual
day of tribute to those who served
in the Second World War"
Senator Magnuson pointed out
that Armistice Day took on a some
what similar significance in the
years following the World War, but
never was planned or co-ordinateo
in way to make it as impressive
as, say. Memorial Day, which began
as a day to honor Civil War soldiers
Victory Day, he explained, could
become lasting date on our calen-
dar, time to which future genera
tions could turn to honor the men
who fought so valiantly to preserve
their country.
Other Victory Parades.
Victory parades were held after
Americas past wars. from the time
the Grand Army of the Republic
marched up Pennsylvania avenue to
the day Gen. Pershing led his crack
1st Division up the same historic
street several months after the close
OF the last war.
The Capital-and other cities-al-
ways have celebrated the victorious
achievements of our Army and
Navy, but these occasions usually
have been scattered and often i'm
promptu. The idea of a planned
national day of observance is bring
ing wider appeal Those advocat-
ing it feel that such a truly national
celebration would be memorable be-
yond anything each community
could do separately.
A National Victory day would en-
able the country to honor those who
gave their lives and those who sur
vived-GIs, bluejackets, generals
and privates, admirals and seamen
alike.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Combined Chiefs of Stoft
To Be Trumun's Guests

President Truman will be host at
dinner tonight to the Combined
Chiefs of Staff, some of whom soon
will return to their own countries
the White House announced today
Guests at the dinner arranged
for 8 O'Clock will include staff chiefs
from the United Kingdom, France
China, Australia, New Zealand
Canada and the Netherlands. Rus
sia never has been represented on
the Combined Chiefs OF Staff. The
Secretaries Of State, War and Navy
also will be among the guests.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Five Talk With Truman
On Future Of lease-Lend
By the Assoc,at.d pr.s

By the Associated Press.
Five top Government officials dis.
cussed the future of lease-lend with
President Truman today.
Leo T. Crowley, foreign economic
administrator, indicated to report
ers after the hour-long conference
that decision is impending. De.
tails must come from President Tru.
man, the conferees said.
Besides Mr.. Crowley, the confer
ence included Secretary of State
Byrnes, Secretary of the. Treasury
Vinson, Admiral William D. Leahy
and War Mobilization Director John
Snyder.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
3 Die From Injuries
Received in Traffic
Mishaps in D. {. Area

Three persons, including a &c.
year-old soldier, died yesterday as
the result of traffic accidents in the
Washington area, police reported.
Pvt. Appleton Lee. attached tc
the Air Transport Command at Ma
tional Airport, died in Walter Reeo
Hospital. He was injured when
struck by an automobile at Seventh
street and Independence avenue
S.W. last Friday. He suffered frac.
lures of both legs.
The driver of the automobile, &C.
cording to police, was Mrs. Helen
Cliff, %. of 203 E. Glebe road. Alex.
andria. She will appear at a cor.
oner's inquest, police said.
Death Is SD Here.
The death was the SD from traf.
fic here this year. There were st
traffic fatalities in Washington a,
this time last year.
Pharmacists Mate &c James Dell
20, of 352 Anacostia road Sc, was
killed yesterday when a motorcycle
he was riding struck an automobile
at Central and Grain avenues, in
Prince Georges County, police re.
ported. He was en- route to Beverly
Beach, Md. He was pronounced
dead at the scene.
Police said the automobile was
driven by Mrs. Hugh Ward, Owings
Md.
James M. Winter, 65, of La Plata
Md, was fatally injured yesterday
when struck by a Greyhound bus
while riding on a horse on Route 3
in Charles County, near La Plata
according to police.
Horse Is Killed.
He was pronounced dead on ar
rival at Providence Hospital. Police
said Harold C. Kitzmiller, 80, OF
Baltimore, drove the bus, which was
en- route to Richmond, Va. He was
not held. Police had to kill the
horse because it was severely in.
jured, the report said.
An inquest will be held Monday
in the case of Miss Mary Farber, IS
of 242S Irving street NE. She died
in Casualty Hospital Wednesday
soon after being struck by an auto
mobile on Bladensburg road near
Franklin street NE. The car was
driven by Specialist &c Paul B
Daniels. 26. of 5007 Tuckermar
street, Riverdale, Md, police said.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Stote to Cut Off Curve
BY Extending Aqer Road

Extension Of Ager road south te
connect with Queens Chapel road In
Prince Georges County, eliminating
the sharp curve just west of Agel
road. will be undertaken this year
the State Roads Commission has an
nounced.
The Roads Commission also plan;
to extend ueens Chapel road across
the lowlands to connect with anoth-
er section Of. Queens Chapel road
near the Mount Rainier High School
This would do away with the dam
gerous turn at Queens Chapel road
and Hamilton street.
Evening star., 1945-08-17
Eight Die in Iran Clash

TEHERAN, Aug. II P).-The
Ministry of the Interior said today
that clashes between members OF
the Todeh, a Leftist party opposed
to the present government of Iran
and villagers at Lighvan had re-
suited in eight deaths. Todehists
are advocating nonpayment of taxes
and duties.