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Evening star., 1945-06-24
$4,000 Subscribed
To Bethesda HOSPITAL
Drive for $4,000

A campaign to raise $4,000 for the
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda has
produced subscriptions totaling $15,-
900. Maj. Paul L. Banfield, drive
chairman. said last night.
Mr.. Banf1eld said the figures were
far from complete and that workers
would continue a block block
canvass for the remainder of the
month.
Suburban Hospital really belongs
to the people of the communities
served" he said. Every one con-
tributing to the fund now being
raised will be issued membership
cards in the Suburban Hospital AS
sociation, thus becoming actual part
owners or shareholders in the hos
pital itself"
Area chairmen who attended the
first report meeting and their areas
were Mrs. Parker Dodge, Chevy
Chase Club; j. Mitchell Owens, East
Chevy Chase; Fred M. Nettleship,
new Chevy Chase area; Mrs. Charles
D. Heron, Edgemoor; Dwight Col
Inns, Battery Park and Greenwich
Forest. and Mrs. R. N. Taliaferro,
Friendship Heights.
Another report meeting is sched-
uled for 8 pm. Tuesday at the hos
pital on Georgetown road.
Evening star., 1945-06-24
Gaithersburg Girl Dies
In Crash al CROSSING

A Gaithersburg (Md) girl was
killed and two of her companions
were injured last night when the car
in which they were riding with two
other young people was struck by
a troop train at Browns Crossing
about mile above Gaithersburg.
Anna Elizabeth Fletcher, about
Is, was pronounced dead on arrival
at the Suburban Hospital at Beth
esda, according to hospital officials
The injured, at the hospital, Es-
telle Stubbs, Is, of Gaithersburg
and Richard White, 20, of Laytons-
vile, were being held for observa-
ton with their condition unde-
termined last night.
Members of the Gaithersburg
rescue squad who took the injured
to the hospital, said that James
Brown. II drive Of the car, and
Betty Small, %, the other occupant,
were not injured.
Rescue squad members said the
young people were driving toward
Gaithersburg. They said no further
particulars were obtained.
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] Dead, 68 Hurt
In Week'sHome
Accidents Here

A 4-year-child cut his lip on a
glass coffee pot in an unusual home
accident last week, while in another
one baby who spilled nail polish in
his eye.
Sixty-eight persons in all received
treatment at. hospitals after home
accidents. One was killed as a re-
suit of fall. bringing to 94 the total
home fatalities for the year.
There were 20 falls, cases of
burns, of foreign bodies in the
eye, throat and nose, and % cuts
among the accidents.
One child stuck a watermelon seed
up his nose, while another had to
have paper taken from his. A
peanut lodged in the throat of an
adult, and a 2-year -old swallowed a
fishbone. A baby swallowed some
kerosene, a little girl caught her
arm in a wringer, and several
children were cut playing with toys
A boy of Is spilled iodine on his
head and chest, and was treated at
a hospital. The only electric fan
accident involved an adult who cut
his hand.
Evening star., 1945-06-24
Fowler 10 Conduct Hearing
On Upshur St. Dismissa|s

Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler,
chairman of the District Personnel
Board, has been assigned by the
commissioners to hear testimony on
Monday, July 2, from Mrs. Gertrude
T. Haynes, superintendent of nurses
who was dismissed from the Upshur
Street Hospital last March.
Originally the Commissioners we're
to hear the case on June IL, but it
was decided to have Mr. Fowler
gather the evidence at the hearing.
Mrs. Haynes was restored to the
municipal service last month on the
insistence of the Civil Service Com
mission, which pointed out her
rights as a veterans widow under
the Veterans Preference Act for a
30-day notice and right of appeal.
Mrs. Haynes was dismissed on
orders Of Commissioner Guy Mason
for administrative incompetency"
as a result of the alleged walk-out of
five colored nurses at the hospital.
They have petitioned for a hearing,
but none has been held up to this
time.
Evening star., 1945-06-24
Housing Center Scouts Find Only So Rooms
Despite Visits to Nearly 1000 Homes Here
Center Faces Crisis
As Navy Newcomers
Swell Needs Here

After visiting nearly 1000 homes
during a three-day house o-house
survey to locate rooms and apart
ments for incoming war workers,
veterans and their families, eight
canvassers sent out by the Wash
ington War Housing Center have
been able to locate only So rooms,
Mrs. Ellen Harper, the center's area
manager, reported last night.
Meanwhile, she said, the center
is facing new crisis. The Navy is
bringing in 100 girl workers tomor-
row. They have to be placed in
rooms within three days because
they can only stay three days in
the Arlington Farms dormitories.
Now in the dormitories are 1875
other girls who were supposed to be
moved out before the new group ar
rived.
Need 225 Rooms.
The center, Mrs. Harper said, the
week must find 225 single and dou-
BILE rooms for women to take care
of these two groups alone.
Mrs. Harper said the house-to-
house canvass for rooms would
continue Householders visited last
week, she added, treated the can
vassers pleasantly but said every
room and every bed was already
filled.
In addition to the immediate need
for rooms, Mrs. Harper cited these
home hunters who are now looking
to the center for assistance:
A veteran, recently discharged
from the Coast Guard, is looking
for two-bedroom apartment. Right
now his wife and his 65-year -old
mother are living in one place and
he has room across town from
them.
A discharged sailor, going to school
here under the CT Bill of Rights, is
living in one room with his wife.
They are trying to find an apartment
with kitchen because they can't
afford to eat in restaurants when all
they have to live on is his $75-a-
month allowance.
Brides Gifts Still Packed.
A soldier and the bride he married
after he entered the service hoped
to set up housekeeping when he was
discharged. They are now living in
Evening star., 1945-06-24

speed and direction in hunting
subs.
Their orders were not only to
destroy submarines but to capture
one intact if possible. The Royal
Navy had captured a submarine and
obtained much valuable informa-
ton. 1t was a 520-ton sub. The
American Navy hoped to get one of
the 740-ton monsters. The U-505 is
such one.
U-Boat Is Sighted.
The Guadalcanal and its satel-
lites proceeded to the Azores. Every
day the Guadalcanal sent out
searching patrols of Grumman
Avengers loaded with depth charges.
The task force passed the Azores
and went on to the African coast.
On June the sea was rolling, the
sky was blue. The excitement start
ed when the Chatelain signalled
that its sound gear had picked up
a submarine motor. Fighter planes
from the Guadalcanal spotted the
sub. She was running completely
submerged in a perfect position to
attack the Guadalcanal.
Pictures Tell Story.
1t. Wolfe w. Roberts of Lewis
ton, and 1t. John w. Cadle, jr., of
Dixon, ILL.,. fighter pilots flying
above, directed the destroyers. The
Chatelain wheeled and passed over
the spot sowing depth charges.
Their explosions forced the U-boat
to the surface right in the middle
of the task force.
Photographs taken that day show
Evening star., 1945-06-24

with him the U-505 never would
have been saved
They found BOBBY traps and 10
demolition charges in the ship. They
removed them and the Guadalcanal
towed its prize most of the way to
Bermuda.
One of the German crew, youth
of Czech and Polish descent, CO.
operated with the captors by show
ing them how to operate the ma
chinery. His help was invaluable
The captors found that while the
motor plant of the German sub
marine was not as good as that
used on American submarines, sew
eral pieces of equipment we're su-
perior. The wide range periscope
which could sweep the skies for
approaching planes was described as
a beauty. The top of the periscope
has simple device to keep it from
making wake. The radar equip
ment was superior in several re-
spects. All this equipment was i'm
mediately pulled out and sent here
for study.
One day in the coral cove month
later while working on the ship a
sailor reported that he had found
can of Oil next to a propeller shaft.
Bring that can of oil out here,
SON. said an officer. He did not want
to frighten him.
Why do you want it, sir?" asked
the sailor coming forward with the
can in his hand. German oil is
no good"
The officer opened the can care
fully. 1t was a demolition charge
powerful enough to kill them all
Evening star., 1945-06-24

what happened. The Avenger
planes and the fighters kept straf-
ing the bridge of the U-boat.
Heads of the crew were soon bob
bing in the water One tried to
man gun. He was killed The
youthful captain of the U-boat lost
both feet as machine gun bullets
ricocheted off Il the deck.
A whaleboat from the Pillsbury
went to the submarine. The men
at the oars were under the COM
mand of 1t Albert L. David, U. S.
~, of San Diego, Cal. He has been
awarded the Navy Cross and will be
awarded the Congressional Medal
of Honor for what followed.
1t. David and his men, without
hesitation, went down the coming
tower. All knew that abandoned
submarines heretofore had always
blown up from demolition charges
set off by the departing crew. The
sea was running so high that they
battened the coming tower hatch
behind them. In case of an ex-
plosion they never would get out.
Some Never in Sub.
Some of the men had never been
in a submarine before. They found
the compartments awash. They
found water spouting from a 10
inch valve underfoot. Yesterday a
guide showed the valve cap-like q
large automobile hubcap batteneo
down with clamps 1t has been found
in the water in the next compart-
ment. If the German who had
removed it had carried it overheard
Evening star., 1945-06-24
Historic Two Flag Raising
To Be Seen in Fireworks

the glowworms" and showers of
liquid fire and gold"
: OF the 40 separate units, 20 will
be ground and 100 aerial displays
with the climax a combination of
both.
A crowd OF 100000 spectators is
expected at the celebration.
The fireworks will be the final
item on the two and a half hour
program. The celebration will start
with the massing of the colors at
pm, to be followed by Hollywood
stars-yet to be announced-making
personal appearances.
War Bond purchasers will get
seats to the show. Seat tickets can
be obtained by purchasing bond
at any motion picture theater in the
District.
Evening star., 1945-06-24
.0|d-Age Aid Ratio
Here Found Smallest
OF Is Major Cities

Surveying 16 major cities, the
Board of Public Welfare has found
the District has the smallest number
of old-age recipients of relief in
proportion to its total number of
residents 65 years or older.
The District has IA recipients for
each 1000 persons of IS or older
when the study was made Figures
for the other Is cities follow:
Atlanta, 346; Los Angeles, 285;
Boston. 23l; New Orleans, 200; Chi
cago, 214; Memphis, 211 st. Louis,
1893; Detroit, 1871; Pittsburgh, 159;
Cleveland, 146; New York, 1856; Phil
adelphia. 1872: Louisville ia; Balti-
more, 101; Richmond, 96, and the
District IA.
2,733 Receiving Aid.
In its second published report
about those receiving services or as
sistance in the welfare field, the
board said that at the time the
survey was made all the 2,733 per-
sons receiving old-age assistance
here were IS years or older, with the
average age 74.8 years. More than
65 per cent of all recipients were
aged 10 to 10, the largest number
falling within the 70-to-74 group.
In July of last year, the board said
it found payments averaged $30.86
monthly. Two-thirds of all recipi-
ents had no resources other than
the payments. OF these payments,
83 per cent were no higher than $37,
AZ per cent ranged between s28 and
s32 month, and payments in excess
of SAT were to those having no other
resources.
The difference between the need"
of the individual and any resources
they may have determines the
amount of relief, it was explained
While in the past payments to those
entirely dependent on relief was only
$50 to $40 compared with estimated
needs of $48, payments to this class
now ranges from $40 to $50 and 1t
is hoped that with new appropri-
ations on July to bring all old-age
assistance cases to standards.
Many Live IN Own Homes.
It also was found that go per cent
of all old-age recipients were living
in their own houses, apartments or
rooms and IS per cent of them were
alone. Two per cent were bed rid
den, IL per cent needed consider
able help from Others" and IS per
cent were able to care for them
selves.
Approximately IS per cent of the
recipients were without husband or
wife or were not living with their
spouses. Women outnumbered the
men almost to l in receiving old
age assistance and colored recipients
outnumbered the white.
The board said it was possible in
the fall of 1914 to make study of
many of the recipients as part of
larger study of old-age assistance
conducted by the Social Security
Board.
Evening star., 1945-06-24

The historic raising of the Ameri-
can flag on Two sJima will be drama
tized in fireworks for the first time
to climax the pyrotechnic display
during Americas Calvalcade of
Freedom" on July 4 at the Monu-
ment Grounds.
Described as the most exciting
fireworks display ever created" the
fireworks also will include gigantic
set piece featuring a portrait of
President Truman.
c. Melvin Sharpe, chairman of the
Fireworks Committee, said the dis
play will include 140 separate units.
There will be the traditional Roman
candles and pinwheels as well as
"salvoes of red, white and blue
stars" "dragonfiies fitting among
Evening star., 1945-06-24
I'd. {. Agencies Find
Difficulty. in Cutback
To 44-Hour Week

Health and welfare officials yes
terday reported they had run into
difficulties in reducing the work
week to a. hours as a prelude to a
5-day, 4o-hour week starting Octo-
ber /.
In a memorandum issued last
week, the Commissioners asked de-
partment heads to submit justifica-
ton by Tuesday to the District Per-
sonnel Board for all work in excess
of A hours after the cancellation of
existing orders permitting such
overtime work.
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, acting
head of Gallinger Hospital and dep
uty health officer, said the changes
would require readjustment of time
schedules of 1900 health employees,
and that the change may be simple
for some agencies, but not for us"
Agency and bureau chiefs of the
Health Department have been asked
to submit a detailed report on over
time needs to the Health Officer.
In announcing the Commissioners
plans for the change in hours,
Budget Director Walter L. Fowler
stated that the ability of depart
ments to adopt the 40-hour week
would depend upon the number of
vacancies and that undoubtedly hos
pitfalls and institutions would require
some employees to work 48 or even
more hours week.
Involved in the Health Depart
ment schedules are 870 Gallinger
employees, 400 at Glenn Dale Sani-
tarium, n at Upshur Street Hospi-
tai and $50 in clinics and other
agencies.
Ray L. Huff, director of welfare,
said his department, which has a
large personnel on various day and
night shifts, also was faced with
complicated problems. The report
to the Personnel Board requires
listing of employees working between
6 pm. and 6 am, since the pend
ing Federal pay bill, which applies
to classified employees of the Dis
trict, calls for higher pay for night
workers.
Favorable reaction to the pro-
posal for the 40-hour week has been
received from the Building, Audi
tors, Purchasing, Budget, Taxes,
Surveyor, Insurance and Engineer
ing offices. Juvenile Court said it
would be possible" to go on the s.
day week by July /. Sanitary En-
gineer Harold A. Kemp has held
meetings with his division heads to
work out the details of the overtime
requirements.
The Commissioners said their ac-
ton was based on possible passage
or the Federal pay raise bill, which
requires official authorization for
all work over 40 hours week. The
pay bill applied to $500 classified
municipal employees.
Evening star., 1945-06-24

one small room and the wife's we'd
ding presents are still packed away.
Another couple, who put their fur
niture in storage when the man
went into the Army, have been liv-
ing with his parents since he was
discharged. They want their own
home again-a one-bedroom apart
ment.
Some ranking Government Of
ficials also are pleading for homes.
A general, stationed at the Penta-
gon, has been committing daily from
Baltimore. He wants a furnished
house so he can bring his wife and
daughter here.
Another man, Reconstruction
Finance Corp. executive, has been
trying to bring his wife and child
Evening star., 1945-06-24

here from Oklahoma since last De-
cember. All he's asking for Is a
small apartment but he can't find it
Wid0wer Wants House.
A Beltsville Research Center tech
nologist-a widower with two small
sons-has to get out of his house
this week. The house has been
sold and the new occupants want
to move in. He wants a furnished
or unfinished two-bedroom apart
ment or house.
Also facing eviction is the work.
ing mother of a 4-year-old boy
Her husband has been overseas for
three years and the house where
they had been living has been sold.
She has been calling the center
daily for help.
Evening star., 1945-06-24
Woodbridge Legion Post
To UnyeiI Honor Roll

The Woodbridge American Legion
Post No. so will unveil an honor
roll at Rhode Island and Central
avenues NE. at 2:30 pm. today.
The roll is believed to be the first
permanent one in the city.
Speakers will include Bernard
Beard, chairman of the Honor Roll
Committee, and John L. Fowler. the
post legal aide. Music will be fur
nished by the Elks' Band.
The Woodbridge post was organ
lied in January with Zeb T. Hamil-
ton as commander.
Evening star., 1945-06-24
New Businesses
Discouraged by
VINO Policy
Restricts Labor Source
To Prevent Drain
On Other Concerns

Businessmen with the money
available to start new businesses
here or able to expand their present
firms to take care Of the anticipated
return of full civilian production
face strong encouragement from the
Area Manpower Commission, it was
learned last night.
The VINO policy blocks their hir-
ing any one but war veterans, youths
under 18, women over IS, part-time
workers and those willing to take on
second job-all of whom are "free
agents" and not subject to job con-
trolls.
This is accomplished by denying
an employment ceiling to new
business or by refusing to raise the
ceiling of a going concern bent on
increasing its civilian business.
Explains VINO Position.
Area VINO Director Ernest "
Connolly said VINO takes the posi-
tion that with the critical shortage
of workers here, the only way new
concerns would get qualified help
if VINO granted them an employ
ment ceiling-would be by draining
going concerns of their workers.
He made it clear that the United
States Employment Service has
enough difficulty trying to supply
help to already understaffed essen
tial and locally needed activities
without letting new firms compete
for labor.
During May alone, Mr.. Connolly
reported, Washington's employers
asked the USES to supply them with
14,975 workers. The USES filled
8,555 of the orders, although job
visiting the USES has
been steadily declining.
Refuses Ceiling to Firms.
Among those asking for an in
crease in their employment ceiling
or ceiling high enough to get a
business started, Mr.. Connolly re-
ported, were several electrical ap-
pliance firms. All were refused
A spokesman for the Electric In
stitute reported that an average of
five would-be businessmen were
visiting the institute every week to
say they wanted to start electrical
firms.
They think just because they
have some money, they can get
started" he said. I'VE tell them
they can't get the workers"
Veterans Can Get Workers.
Only veterans, as employers, are
given an employment ceiling that
will let them hire the workers they
need. Mr.. Connolly said that several
veterans had been granted ceilings
enabling them to man service sta
tions they wanted to start.
The war manpower director point
ed out, however, that a number of
smaller retail establishments here
are getting along with stats made
up in part of workers not subject
to job controls.
A recent VINO check Of 1856 estab-
llshments-most of which were
classed as "less essential"-showed
that Is per cent of their stats were
made up of this type of worker. OF
979 workers who could be hired with
out regard to job controls, Mr.. Con-
molly added, 443 were holding down
two jobs.
Evening star., 1945-06-24
Cos Station Looted
Of Rution Stamps, $3.50

Thieves yesterday broke into q
gas station at Seventh street and
Maine avenue SW. and removed a
safe containing $3.50 in cash, ration
coupons for 5,834 gallons of gasoline
and for $50 gallons of kerosene.
police reported last night. The
thieves gained entrance to the sta
ton by breaking the glass in the
front door, police said.
The station is owned by Richard
O. Bankert, motorcycle policeman
attached to the traffic division. e
Evening star., 1945-06-24
Committee Approves
Hutson Nomination
BY the Associated Fress.

BY the Associated Fress.
The Senate Agriculture Com
mittee yesterday unanimously ap-
proved the nomination of John B.
Hutson to be Undersecretary Of
Agriculture.
Chairman Thomas told reporters
after two days of public hearing
ended that none of the committee
objected to the appointment.
Mr.. Hutson left the position OF
director of the Commodity Credit
Corp. last January to become as
sistant to War Mobilization Director
Vinson.
Evening star., 1945-06-24
COP Women to Hold Picnic

The Virginia White Speel Republi-
can Women's Club will hold its first
annual picnic at pm. today at
Lakeland. Md.
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