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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Arlington Judge Urges
Another Probation Officer

Judge Hugh Reid of the Arlington
County Juvenile and Domestic Re-
lations Court said today there is an
urgent need for another probation
officer in his department.
Arlington's one officer, he said,
has a case load Of approximately
ITO, while so to so generally is con-
sidered a normal load by juvenile
authorities. Comparing Arlington
with other jurisdictions on a popu-
lation basis. Judge Reid said, others
have three or more times as many
probation officers. in addition to a
clerical staff.
Judge Reid recently returned
from an inspection tour of some of
the State juvenile detention homes.
These included the State Farm for
Women at Maidens, Goochland
County; Virginia Industrial School
for White Boys at Beaumont; Re-
ceiving Home for White Boys at
Chesterfield, and the Receiving
Home fol. Colored Boys in Henrico
County. While in Richmond, he in
spected the City Detention Home
for Juveniles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Man Dies Of Injuries
In Traffic Accident;
1916 Toll Reaches 80

John A. Griggs, so, of 230l Fifty
third avenue, Bradbury Heights,
Md, died at Casualty Hospital early
today of injuries received when he
was struck by an automobile Tues
day. The accident occurred at
Bowen road and Burns street Sc.
This brings to SO the official count
of traffic deaths in Washington in
l945.
A Goth fatality in vehicle accidents
was recorded with the death of Miss
Ellen Rider, So, of SAB Sixteenth
street NV, Monday, but the cir
cumstances of the accident preclude
it from listing by the National Safety
Council as traffic death.
Miss Rider died as the result of 4
back injury received when she fell
in a streetcar making a turn at
Fourteenth and H streets NV. on
November 20.
Charles A. Wendell, II, of 7617
Walters lane, Forestville, Md, driver
of the car which struck Mr.. Griggs,
will appear later at a coroner's in
quest.
Last night, Raleigh A. Sauls, Sc.
of 1902 Eighth street NV. died
at Emergency Hospital after being
struck by a Washington, Virginia
& Maryland Coach Co. bus at Tenth
and I streets NV. at $50 pm.
yesterday.
Police identified the driver of the
bus as John F. Shinn Of 1896 N
street NV. He was released in the
bus company's custody pending .
cOrOner's inuueSt-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Franchise Sought
For New Bus Route

The Oriole Motor Coach Lines
have filed a petition with the Mary
land Public Service Commission for
a franchise for bus service from
Bethesda to Silver Spring, Takomai
Park and College Park to begin
December 81, Albert E. Brault,
Montgomery County public utilities
agent, announced yesterday.
TIE Oriole lines now operate from
Silver Spring to Sandy Spring and
from Silver Spring to Rockville and
Potomac. The Rockville Potomac
line was started last Monday.
The proposed route, Mr.. Brault
said, will be from Bethesda by way
of East-West highway to Silver
Spring, and then by way of Uni
versity drive to College Park.
Mr.. Brault said that he would
urge the commission to grant the
petition on the grounds of public
necessity. THE residents along
East-West highway now have no
means of transportation other than
private vehicles and taxicabs,' he
said.
Capital Transit Co. officials have
informed him they intend to oppose
granting of the franchise, Mr.. Brault
said. He said Capital Transit, how
ever, is unwilling to begin operation
of such line within the near flu
ture,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Drunken Driving Case
Postponed Until Dec. II

The trial of Mrs. Natalie Wheeler
Ellis, 81, Mclean, Va, on charges of
driving while drunk, reckless driv-
ing and colliding, was recessed yes
terday until December q by Judge
James r. Duncan in Alexandria Po-
lice Court.
DR.. R. Bretney Miller, $500 @
street NV, the defendants physi-
clan, submitted a certificate attest
ing she was too i'll to appear in court
for two or three weeks.
Mrs. Charles w. Fields, TIA King
street, Alexandria, a passenger in
one of the two cars allegedly struck
by Mrs. Ellis, testified, before the re-
cess was granted, that the defendant
had been drinking.
Mrs. Fields husband testified that
on the night of November 80 Mrs.
Ellis car sideswiped his car and
crashed into a car Immediately be-
hind him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Transit Arbitration
May Start Next Week

A three-man arbitration board,
completed late yesterday with ap-
pointment of Aaron Horovitz, New
York attorney. as chairman, prob
ably will begin hearings early next
week on the Capital Transit Co.
wage dispute, it was indicated to-
day
Mr. Horovitz was appointed by
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
after the two arbitrators, represent
ing the union and the company,
failed to agree on a third.
Mr.. Horovitz, the Labor Depart
.nent said, has served as arbitrator
in numerous industrial disputes for
the last eight years and has handled
a number of other transit cases.
He is graduate of Harvard Law
School.
The other members of the arbi-
tration board are J. Francis Reilly,
for the Capital Transit Co. and O.
David Zimring, for the union.
The wage dispute resulted in two
separate strikes, the last of which
ended when the Office of Defense
Transportation took over the COM
pany at President Truman's order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Fairfax Reassessment
Endorsed by Citizens
OF Greenway Downs

The Greenway Downs Citizens
Association was on record today as
approving reassessment of real
estate in Fairfax County, voted
Wednesday by the Board of Super
visors.
David Scull, president of the An
Mandate Citizens Association and
secretary of the County FEDERATION
of Citizens Associations, told the
Greenway Downs group last night
that although it would be "im-
possible to achieve a completely
equitable assessment during the
12-month period allotted by law"
he approved the action of the board
in ordering the reassessment as a
first step. He further said he ap-
proved their asking the county's
representatives to introduce legis-
lation to establish a permanent
board of reassessment.
Fairfax Ranks 18th.
He pointed out Virginia shows
up very poorly on equitable assess
ment of real and personal property
and that the latest study of assess
ments in the State shows that Fair
fax County rates 10th in equitable
assessment"
Mr.. Scull explained that per-
manent board of reassessment would
not have to reassess the entire
county in one year, but could make
a more scientific study of property
and land values. He advocated the
preparation of real estate tax
map, which, he said, would cost
approximately $4,000 and would
enable the county to make scien-
tific job of assessment.
He pointed out that in Henrico,
which is the suburban county ad-
joining Richmond. the preparation
of such a tax map disclosed 1,l00
pieces of real estate which were not
on the tax rolls and were unknown
to county officials. He said prep
aration OF such map would pay
for itself in a short while.
Higher Valuation Expected.
Mr.. Scull estimated reassessment
might increase the value of rear
estate from its present $4,000. 900
valuation to $50 000,0 900 or $35, 000,-
900. He declared it would provide
no monetary gain for the county
unless the tax rate remains the
same.
Several members of the associa-
ton expressed opposition to the re-
cent action of the Board OF Super
visors in rezoning for general bust
ness a large tract of property on
Lee highway, the site of an old
stone quarry.
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Arlington Man Fined $500
For Operating a Lottery

Percy M. May, Arlington, Va, was
fined $500 in Upger Marlboro Police
Court today after he pleaded guilty
to charge of operating lottery.
At the same time, Assistant
States Attorney Ignatius ]. Keane
nolle pressed similar charge
against Abe Plisco. Plisco was ar
rested November 6 in a raid by
Mount Rainier and Prince Georges
County police on a house in the
300 block of Arundel road, Mount
Rainier. Numbers slips and $2,400
in cash were found in the house.
Although May, who was present
in the house at the time of the raid,
was held as State witness, John
S. White, attorney for both men,
contended that May and not Plisco
was the owner of the establishment.
No testimony was presented at the
hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07

Mrs. Eta Jones, for Is years ar
Indian Office teacher in various
parts of Alaska, received from Sec.
rotary of Interior Ickes yesterday
the biggest salary check of her ca
reer-$7374.21 representing salary
from the time she. was taken
prisoner by the Japs on Attu in 1912
to her release last August neal
Yokohama.
The check included salary in
crease awarded her last year on
recommendation of a department
suggestions committee when she and
her husband won the award of ex-
cellence in abSentia for "outstand-
ing valor in the face of danger" She
will invest large part of the money
in Victory Bonds.
Not until she was released by
American troops at a japanese viii
lage last summer was it learned that
Mr.. Jones had been killed by the
invading army that landed on Attu
in June, 1912.
MY husband at the time was at
the radio sending the weather re-
port to Dutch Harbor, as was his
daily habit as operator of the radio
weather station" Mrs. Jones re-
called yesterday. Il rushed to him
and cried:
THE Japs are here!"
HE repeated that statement on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Students at FarmviIle
Protest Diet al College

BY the Associated Press.
FARMVILLE, Va, Dec. 7.-Dr. j. l..
Jarman, president of the State
Teachers College here, last night
confirmed a report that students
had threatened to walk out of the
college dining room in body in
protest against the food and kitchen
conditions.
He said, however, that he had
discussed the situation with the
students and that he believed mat
tiers had been Strengthened out and
some conditions protested. i'm
proved.
"Our dietician has been sick for
about two weeks" DR.. Jarman said.
I'm addition, the Legislature appro-
pirates so little for food that it Is
to supply a well-romded
diet"
The appropriation at the college
for raw food per student is 42k
cents day, DR.. Jarman said, land
we just can't give the girls we'll
rounded diet. The girls like fruit,
and fruit is very expensive"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
1900 YuIe Gifts Planned
For Service Hospitals

More than $500 Christmas pres
ents for patients in service hos
pitfalls here are planned by the
Montgomery County Chapter. Po-
tomac Council and Hospital Ser
vice of the Red Cross.
Supported by org aniza tion S
throughout the county. the chapter
this year plans individual gifts
selected from suggestions by the
recuperating men and women. The
gifts will take the place of the
Christmas stockings popular during
the war
Junior Red Cross units and Girl
Scout Troops in the county have
finished collecting the gift wrap
pings, ribbons and seals.
Many citizens have expressed a
desire to aid the project and the
chapter suggests they call Silver
Spring OBI for the list of desired
articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07

the radio. but we never knew
whether it was received since
weather conditions were bad for
sending radio messages and he was
broadcasting the weather report
blind"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were turned
out of their home and, after much
rough treatment from soldiers, were
allowed to sleep in a stripped house.
But not before being taught how to
bow three times each time they met
an officer, she said.
The following morning, the Japs'
commanding officer called for her
husband, whom she never saw
again. After that, Mrs. Jones was
closely guarded and not allowed to
speak with the natives.
"A day or two later, however,
some of them managed to get near
enough to me to whisper: We
buried Mr.. Jones near the church.
Il whispered Did you have a
box?'
No they replied, we were not
allowed to have box
A week later Mrs. Jones was taken
to Japan on ship and treated rela-
lively decently for the remainder of
her internment. She is staying with
friends at lib Granville drive, Silver
Spring, Md. and plans to take up
residence with a brother in Atlantic
City, N. j,
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USO Unit in Alexandria
To Observe Anniversary

The Washington Street USO in
Alexandria, sponsored by the Ma
tional Catholic Community Services,
will celebrate its I'd anniversary next
Thursday and the event will be cele-
brated throughout the remainder Of
the month. according to Francis
Mccain, director.
The Washington Civic Orchestra,
under the direction Of Kert Hetzel,
will present a concert at the club
Sunday night and on Monday night
the Management Committee, Of
which j. Paul Tribes is chairman,
will hold its annual dinner at the
George Mason Hotel.
The I'd anniversary dance will
take place at the club Thursday
from $3.50 pm. to midnight, with
music provided by a Boiling Field
orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Riverdole Man Fined
$225 in Iruffic Case

Albert D. Cochran, %, Riverdale,
was fined a total of $225 on three
traffic charges in Hyattsville Police
Court yesterday.
Trial Magistrate Arthur P.
Owens imposed fines of 500 each
on charges of failing to stop after
an accident and driving on a re-
voked license and $25 for reckless
driving. The defendants attorney,
John S. White, filed an appeal.
w. c. Robertson of Arlington tes-
titled that Cochran sideswiped his
car as he was repairing fiat tire
on Baltimore boulevard in College
Park September 7. He said Cochran
drove off without identifying him
self,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
II Poultry Dealers Named
In 0PA Price Ceiling Case
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. ELEVEN
poultry dealers, one of them identi-
fed by the United States attorneys
Office as former Delaware State
senator, were accused of violating
OPA price ceilings in informations
filed yesterday in Federal Court.
Assistant District Attorney Virgil
Van Street, who filed the informa-
tons before Judge w. Calvin Ches-
nut, said Frank Attix, Kenton, DEL,
whom he identified as a former
State senator and poultry broker,
was accused jointly with Peter j.
Sudol of Hightstown, N. ].
Mr.. Street said the two men were
charged with making over-ceiling
sales of turkeys to six retail poultry
dealers from New Jersey.
Altogether, the Government pros
ecutor continued, the II defendants
were accused of overcharges of
about 10 cents a pound on the sale
OF approximately $4,000 pounds of
live turkeys in violation of OPA
price regulations. The turkeys were
bought on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Federation Approves
Proposal 10 Restore
BranchviIIe Streetcar

The Prince Georges County Civic
Federation last night voted to con-
cur with the county Chamber of
Commerce in approving restoration
of all-day through streetcar service
from Branchville to downtown
Washington. At the same time the
federation disapproved rerouting of
buses into the Mount Rainier ter
minal.
The Federation, in urging restora-
ton of the b. bus line from
Branchville, asked a Commute
schedule, by way of Baltimore
avenue and Bladensburg road.
1t is said this would provide suf-
flcient transportation to the county
hospital at Cheverly by way of the
Peace Cross at Bladensburg.
Also like the Chamber, the fed
Grafton favored establishment of a
new bus line from Queens Chapel
Manor to downtown Washington
along Queens Chapel road rather
than by way of the Mount Rainier
terminal, as has been proposed.
City Manager Study Asked.
A further new cross connecting
line from Avondale to Bladensburg
road, with transfers to all north and
south lines operated by the Capital
Transit Co., also was approved.
R. E. Miller, Clearwood, suggested
a study of the city manager form of
government for the county with con-
solidation of the various towns.
The West Hyattsville Citizens
Association, RiXerdale Heights Gar
den Club and the Prince Georges
County Pomona Grange were elected
to membership.
A committee to nominate officers
was named by Walter F. Mulligan,
president, to include DR.. R. C. Wiley,
c. L. Sayre and M. M. Rice. The
election will be held next month,
when nominations also may be made
from the floor.
Study on Gambling Urged.
A suggestion that the federation
name a committee to study legaliza-
ton of gambling houses in the
county was made by Frank H. Fier-
stein, Bladensburg civic leader.
Mr.. Fierstein argued that County
police then would be able to control
gambling more effectively and said
it would bring added revenue to the
County. He also suggested the
County tax its race tracks.
1t was declared that the County
law which allows the County's rep
resentative in the County Service
Building at Hyattsville to collect
County taxes, issue marriage Ii
censes and perform other County
duties, should be made mandatory
so that the needs of a large part of
the County's population might be
met more adequately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
{ Bond Buying
Urged 10 Mark
DATE Of Attack
Pearl Horbor Day
Plea Opens Final
Two Days of Drive

A plea to District residents
from Wilmer ]. Waller, chairman
of the District War Finance
Committee, to observe Pearl
Harbor Day by purchasing extra
Series E. Bonds today touched
of a series of special activities
to stimulate bond buying before
the campaign ends tomorrow.
Although the overall quota OF
$85 ,00O, 900 has been passed, because
Of heavy corporation sales, the
Series E goal of $27 900 is &c.
100000 short of the 100 per cent
mark. E sales must maintain q
daily average Of 100000 to go owe,
the top by December 81, END Of the
Victory Loan accounting period.
Nation Exceeds Goal.
Meanwhile. the Treasury an
nounced today that the national
Victory Loan drive had gone over
the top of its Sill 900 900 900 goal. OF
bond sales totaling $12,288 900, OOC
throughout the Nation, only 81, 1885,
100000 was in E Bonds-securities
aimed primarily at the consumer
with idle cash. The national E
Bond quota is $4,000 ,0OO, 900.
Sixteen States are below expecta-
tons in the sale of E Bonds and
many others are losing ground.
Robert w. Coyne. assistant direc-
tor OF the War Finance Division
today declared:
1.-THE Nation is falling down in the
most important and yet smallest
phase of the drive"
The division sent telegraphed ap-
peals to the heads of 1900 industrial
plants throughout the land asking
them to take a personal interest in
seeing to it that every possible E
Bond Is sold and the money RENTED
between now and the end OF the
accounting period for the Victory
Loan-December 81"
Free Movie Day.
Moving picture houses will observe
Free Movie Day" throughout the
DAoIiASb boAdy dlio ddllllL UOllu Duy =
ers without admission. The city's
$4,000 volunteer statesmen are sched-
uled to conduct number OF bond
selling activities today as the loan
drive waneS.
A Pearl Harbor rally is scheduled
for 1870 pm. at the Margaret Muir
ray Washington Vocational School,
First and o streets NV, with
V Loan films to be shown the stu
dents. A similar rally is planned
for II am. at the Carver Elemen-
tary School. The Reciprocity Club
will hold bond rally at 1890 pm.
today in the Mayf1ower Hotel, with
Johnny" the Philip Morris call
boy, as guest.
To permit bond buyers, hampered
thus far by bad weather, to inspect
the German submarine U-977 and
her escort, the U. S. S. Baker, both
vessels will be held over until Sun
day at 8 pm. The inspection period
originally was to have ended to-
morrow night. Inspection bonds
may be purchased at any District
motion picture theater or the bond
booth in front of the Coast Guard
dock, $50 Maine avenue S.W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Appeals Court Backs
Saunders Decision
BY the Associated Press

by tne Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. THE
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has
upheld Federal Court decision dis
missing the $4,000 suit of Henry
l.. Saunders against Ralph E. Will
kins, former secretary of the Com
monwealth, it was announced yes
terday by Claude Dean, clerk of the
Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Saunders in 1943 requested
that he be certified as a candidate
for Representative in Congress at
large from Virginia, to represent
voters he claimed were disfran-
chised by the States poll tax. His
request was refused by Mr.. Wilkins
on the ground no such Office existed
In Federal Court Mr.. Saunders
brought suit against Mr.. Wilkins,
who he claimed had deprived him
OF his political rights. Judge Robert
N. Pollard ruled that Mr.. Saunders
had no complaint on which relief
could be granted and was attacking
the action of Congress in ap-
portioning Virginia nine Represen-
tatives." and dismissed his suit.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Ap-
peals affirmed Judge Pollard's de-
clsion in an opinion written by
Judge Morris A. Soper and con-
CURED in by Judges Harry E. Wat
klnS and ArmiStead M. Dobie,
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Clarendon Church Fund
Drive 10 Open Sunday

The Rev. Isaac Steenson of the
Clarendon Presbyterian Church has
designated Sunday "a day of dedica-
ton Of gifts" in launching cam
paign to raise $4,000 for a new
church in the 1900 block of North
Irving street, Arlington.
DR.. Steenson will preach on the
theme: THE Assets of the King
DOM" in the drive to raise the
money by subscriptions and cash for
the building to be erected next
spring.
Plans for the new church, to re-
place the present 39-year -old frame
structure, call for church sanctu-
airy to accommodate $50 to 400 per-
sons, and a church house to have
church school facilities, fellowship
hall, parlor for organizational meet
ings and a kitchen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Trial Of Mcvay
Is Postponed
Tuesday
Adjournment Token
To Awoit Arrival
Of More Survivors .

The trial of Capt. Charles B. Nc
Way III, charged with negligence
and ineficiency in the loss of the
cruiser Indianapolis, was adjourned
today until next Tuesday to permit
the arrival of additional survivor
witnesses.
The adjournment was authorized
by Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
at the request of the Judge advocate,
Capt. Thomas j. Ryan, jr.
approximately 20 survivors who
have testified during the court
martial trial at the Washington
Navy Yard were given leave for the
week end and told to return at Q
am. Tuesday.
Heard No Orders.
Witnesses yesterday testified they
heard no orders issued to the crew
to abandon ship. This order was
given by Capt. McVay, Coxswain
Edward H. Keyes of Amigo, Wis,
testified, but was never actually
passed to the crew because the
loudspeaker system was out of COM
mission as the result of the two
explosions which sank the vessel.
Other witnesses declared how
ever, they were able to reach SKY
lookout control" from their turrets
and stations by phone This con-
troll post was directly over the cap
tains bridge and it was reported TO
be in communication with the
bridge.
Chief Tail Gunner Cecil Harrison
of Long Beach, Calf, testified yes
terday that "it was impossible for
any one to know that the ship was
going to sink until she took a list
and started to roll" Four or five
minutes after the two explosions, he
added, "the ship settled down and
the thought of it sinking didn't
enter my mind" Only in the last
few minutes did severe list occur,
and then it continued until the
cruiser turned on her side, he added.
Ship Didn't Zigzag.
All witnesses agreed the cruiser
was not zigzagging that night, but
they added that visibility was poor
until about midnight of July 1880.
when the explosions occurred.
Shortly before midnight the moon
appeared internationally. The ex-
plosions, probably caused by tor
pedoes, came shortly after midnight
and the 10,000-ton cruiser sank IS
minutes later.
While the trial is open to the
public. civilian spectators are few.
The parents of at least two men
who were lost among the $50 crew.
men who disappeared with the ship
have been attending the trials and
eagerly seeking information from
the witnesses about their sons.
Declining to disclose their iden-
tity, the mother of one explained:
sid rather not because / have
another son in the Navy and it
| might hurt him"