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Evening star., 1945-05-31
Police Seize ) Men
In Mobile Lottery Unit

An alleged "curbstone" lottery and
numbers business, operating from a
parked automobile, was terminated
suddenly yesterday when 1t. Beverly
c. Beach and members Of his police
gambling squad conducted a raid on
the mobile enterprise.
1t. Beach said he and his men
were in a car on the way to raid
suspected gambling place when
they spotted the parked vehicle in
the TOO block of Eighth street Sc.
The officers said they arrested three
men after they observed "a flourish
ing business" being conducted from
the parked automobile.
Those arrested were identified by
police as Charles Pumphrey, 55, of
the 1000 block of G street Sc;
Arthur L. Roland, Al, 900 block of
Eleventh street Sc, and Joseph A.
Davis, 56, of the 1000 block of Thir-
ty-second street Sc.
Pumphrey and Davis, who were
charged with conducting a lottery
and possessing numbers slips, were
held under 1,500 bond each when
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage to-
day. Their cases were continued
until June 7.
Roland was held as a Government
witness and released under $500
bond.
The police said they confiscated
large number of lottery tickets
and that the men possessed total
of $4,000 in cash.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
AIexandrians 10 Get
Fuel Oil Applications

New applications to be supplied to
all present holders of fuel oil ra.
tions have been received by the Alex.
andria Ration Board and will bs
mailed tl1iS week, according to Harry
Kirk, chairman of the fuel oil panel
The renewal form has been great.
ly simplified, according to Mr.. Kirk
who pointed out that 1t is for uSe
only by persons who received a ra.
tton for the l944-5 heating season al
the address where they now are liv.
ing or who control the fuel-burnine
equipment at their past season ad-
dress.
All other persons who need fuel
oil and did not have rations last year
at the address where they now live
should apply to the board for the
proper form. This includes persons
who are living in the area for the
first time, as well as those who have
moved within the city, since rations
do not carry over from one occupant
Of a house to the. next.
The new application provides an
allotment for children under s living
in the rooms to be heated, with the
allowance determined by the OPA
depending on the climate in the Sec
tion where the fuel is used.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Pennsylvania Will Assist
Potomac Basin CLEANING

Gov. Edward Martin of Pennsyl-
vania has signed legislation au-
thorizing the State to cooperate
with the District, West Virginia,
Maryland and Virginia in combating
pollution of the Potomac River basin,
the Associated Press reported today
from Harrisburg.
Harold A. Kemp, director OF sani-
tary engineering for the District and
a member of the Interstate Com
mission on the Potomac River basin
said Pennsylvania action added
that State to an interstate compact
to take joint action in combating
pollution. He said Pennsylvania had
not been in the agreement before.
Edwin Cotton of the District is
engineer secretary of the commits
sion. Others serving with Mr. Kemp
from the District are James Lauder
dale, peoples counsel, and DR.
Daniel L. Seckinger, acting super
intendent of Gallinger Hospital and
assistant health officer.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Midshipmon's S Fioncee Chosen
Color Girl at Naval Academy
Miss Cordes of Ohio
Will Be Honored
During June Week
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 31.-Miss
Lillian Cordes of Napoleon, Ohio,
has been chosen color girl for June
Week graduation activities at the
Naval Academy, Rear Admiral j. r.
Beardall, superintendent, announced
yesterday. ,+.-s
She will present the colors June S
to the 18th Company Of Midshipmen,
winner Of the annual intercompany
competition for the regimental nag.
The company which will carry the
resimental colors throughout next
year is commanded by Midshipman
1t. Eldon II. Knape of Defiance,
Ohio.
He chose Miss Cordes, his fiancee,
as color girl.
Midshipman Knape is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin A. Knape Of
Defiance. Before his admission to
the academy he attended Ridgeville
Corners (Ohio) High School and
Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green, Ohio,
The color girl, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Cordes, is former
student at 'Ridgeville Corners High
School. After graduation she worked
In Toledo. Miss Cordes, who ID a,
Evening star., 1945-05-31
President Prepares
Conference Address
On Holiday Cruise

President Truman returned to hi.
desk today, after an absence ovel
Memorial Day which was spent
cruising on the Potomac and work
Ing on the speech he will deliver al
the close of the San Francisco Con.
ference.
Stephen r. Early, a special as.
sistant, who Is retiring this week to
enter private business, and George
Allen, former District of Columbis
Commissioner, who travelled with
Mr.. Truman during his vice presi.
Dental campaign, accompanied him
yesterday to help with the prepare.
ton of the speech.
Meanwhile, the White House an.
nounced further details of the ar.
rangements being made for Mr.
Truman's trip to the coast, which
is expected to be around June 6
and will include brief side trir
to Olympia, Wash.
Mr.. Truman and his aides will
travel in the special C-54 which the
late President Roosevelt used or
some OF his historic missions abroad
1t will be followed across country b,
a second fast plane carrying news.
paper, radio and photo men.
White House Press Secretar,
Charles G. Ross announced that tn,
press party will include reporters fol
the three press associations and &
token" representation of individual
newspapers, due to space limitations
Joseph A. Fox of The Star was Sc.
lected for this representation be.
cause of his presidency of the Whit,
House Correspondents Association
and Paul Leach of the Chicago Dali,
News was additionally designated a.
representative of the central par
OF the country. The major radio
networks will agree on one man tt
represent them.
Charlie Mack of MGM will repre-.
sent all the newsreels and George
Skadding of Life magazine will ac
as still photographer on a pool
basis for the still photo services.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Visiting Servicemen TO Gel
Beds in CAPITAL Schools

District schools will be employed
during the summer to house service
men who visit the Nations Capital,
it was announced today by Recrea-
ton Services, Inc. BY June %, al
most 1000 cots will be available.
The arrangements for accommo-
dating them were made by Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, president OF
the District School Board and vice
president Of the recreation agency.
Some $50 servicemen will be &C
commodated at Mckinley High
School, beginning June l6, it was an
nounced, and on June % about l25
cots will be made available at the JEFF
ferson Junior HighSchool. Seventy
five already are available at the Stu
art Junior High School. "
The cots will be placed in we'll
ventilated gymnasiums where show
ers and dressing rooms will be avail
able. The Girl Scouts will make
beds and the American Legion will
provide guards.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Camporee Plan Announced
By River Terrace Scouts

Organization Of a Boy Scout troor
has done much to eliminate van.
dalism in the area, Elwood e. Stumr
told the River Terrace Citizens AS
sociation last night.
Mr.. Stump, vice president of the
association and scoutmaster of the
troop, discussed plans for the troor
to attend a "camporee" in Fort
Dupont Park June 8, 8, and 10. He
said the Scouts were making Their
own tents.
Dickie Hurt and Richard Fayian
members Of the troop, displayed an
American flag and a troop flae
which had been bought with funds
from their paper salvage campaign
Much equipment will be financed
IN this way, they said.
c. v. Parker, association presi.
dent, announced that request fol
a wire netting railing on the Ben
ming Viaduct had been refused BY
the District Commissioners. The
refusal cited the "unesthetic quail
tiles" of the railings and the lack
Of materials.
Mr.. Parker also announced that
q request had been made for trees
in the River Terrace area.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Wallace Favors Limit
On New GI Businesses
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
Secretary of Commerce Wallace
said yesterday he believed 1t woulo
be unfortunate" if more thar
100000 war veterans decided te
establish new businesses.
He also told a congressional COM
mittee he believed repeal of the
excess profits tax should not be
automatic with the wars end, but
should await the passing of postwar
imitation dangers.
Mr.. Wallace said chaos might re.
suit if veterans start their own busi-
nesses in such numbers that pro.
ductive and distribution fields be.
come overpopulated and financial
risks mount with growing compe.
tition.
Mr.. Wallace appeared before the
House Small Business Committee tc
discuss the problems of small enter
prises. Committeeman led him
through a discussion of finance
taxation, competition and charae-
ter banking.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Assault Defendant
Held Without Bond

A hearing for Llewelyn Reed, IS
who was arrested yesterday by
District police at his home in the
300 block of Fifth street NV. on q
charge of criminally assaulting a q.
year-old Washington woman In
Prince Georges County, was con-
tinued today by Judge Walter j
Casey in Municipal Court. A new
hearing was set for June 8.
Reed was ordered held without
bond pending the hearing despite q
plea by his attorney, Saul Lichten.
berg, that his client was held IL.
legally at the request of Maryland
authorities. The attorney said Reed
had been released on $500 bond
several months ago on a similar
charge, eventually ignored by a
grand jury.
Asserting that his client was in.
nocent Of the assault charge, Mr.
Lichtenberg told Judge Casey that
Reed and his woman companion
had been asked to leave Reeds
room earlier on the evening of thu
alleged attack by the landlady.
The woman. who was treated b,
DR.. James I. Boyd, county medica
examiner, for cuts and bruises ant
ordered taken to Casualty Hospita
for further treatment, told polio,
her companion had struck her Will
his fist and then knocked her ou
with a bottle before he attacked her
She was reported to have tol<
police that following the attack sh,
struck her companion and theI
jumped from the automobile.
According to police, the victim sait
she had a date with Reed earl,
Tuesday night, and after visiting I
number Of bars in the District, drov.
out the Marlboro pike, where the!
stopped for several drinks. Polio.
quoted her as saying that on thei,
way back to the District, Reed drov,
into a side road where the attacl
occurred.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Nature Walks, Barge Trips
Planned Here on Sunday

The National Capital Parks Office
today announced nature walks and
canal barge trips for Sunday.
James A. Fowler, naturalist on the
staff of the ofice, will lead the ma
ture walk in Rock Greek Park. The
group will assemble at 8 pm. at
Sixteenth and Kalmia streets NV.
Four-horse drawn barge trips on
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal have
been scheduled, with upstream trips
at 8 am. and 2 pm, and Down
stream trips at 1880 am. and 4:30
pm. The upstream trips start ct
Thirtieth street, south Of NJ street
NV, and the downstream trips
start at lock 5, Brookmont, Md.
The first Of this years series OF
campfire programs win be presented
at $3.50 pm. Saturday, Sixteenth
street and Colorado avenue NV.
John v. Hansen. world traveller,
artist and lecturer, will present col
ored motion pictures on 'The Glory
Of Our National Parks" Mr.. Ham
sen Is vice president of the Cinema
League, Inc, and . member Of the
Royal Photographic Society.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Pilot, Captured, Talks S Nozi
Flyers Into Surrenderinq
Endures Five Duys
Of Questioning by
German Officials

How an Arlington ,(Va) Psi Mus.
tang fighter pilot was grilled five
days by the Germans before they
became his captives is told in an
official 9th AAF dispatch from Ger
many. The flyer is 1t. George w
Hawkins, 80 North Stafford street
who has run up total of IS sorties
with at least one ME-163 jet plane
destroyed. His wife, Mrs. Jean F.
Hawkins, lives at 4729 Georgia ave-
nue. NV.
While strafing near Leipzig, 1t
Hawkins was forced to land his
crippled ship near zellos. No sooner
had he left the plane than he was
attacked by Is farmers. Pistol fire
deferred them. but just as he was
about to enter a wood, 1t. Hawkins
was taken prisoner by six armed
Germans who stepped from the
edge of the forest. a.
A long ordeal OF questioning fol-
lowed by the army headquarters
officers, Gestapo officers, SIS troop
ers and, finally, by Luftwaf1e officers,
while gun was held in his ribs. This
lasted the great part of five days
and nights, but 1t. Hawkins refused
to divulge information. The Ger
mans used clever ruses to gain their
ends, trying 20 create an argument
over the merits of planes of each
side. When not actually under
questioning, he was kept in a cell
which was approached by five Luft-
waite pilots who repeatedly sought
to learn to speak English but the
lessons" consisted of questions
about American planes in compari-
son to German models.
1t. Hawkins went without food
for long periods and quite frequent
ly his prison was under fire of
American planes. At one point the
sound Of American artillery came so
close the Germans thought about
moving.
Next morning." said Hawkins In
discussing the closing period of his
captivity, II awoke to find my jailer
missing. The five pilots told me I
had been turned over to their watch
care. All the men not needed on the
field had been sent to the front. The
heavy guns could be heard plainly.
Eventually the German pilots
came over to me and began to ques-
ton me about what would happen
to them If they were captured. They
seemed to think they would be
killed and they asked if they would
get better treatment If they gave
themselves up. I told them they
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Dr.. McPeek to Address
Alexandria SocioI Group

The Rev. Or. Francis w. McPeek
director Of the social welfare de-
partment Of the Washington Fed
Grafton OF Churches, will address
the monthly meeting Of the Alexan-
dria Council Of Social Agencies q,
8 o'clock tonight.
His talk and the subsequent dis
cussion will center on the recen,
facts discussed by the Senate in.
vestigation Of wartime health and
education. The meeting will be
sponsored by the Family and Child
Welfare Committee Of the Council
Of Social Agencies.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Funeral Services Held
For Accident Victim
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAYTONSvILLE, Md, May 81
Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel S.
Tompkins, 36, wife of Lance E. Tomp-
kins, who died as a result Of an
automobile accident on the Olney-
Laytonsville road. near Claysville,
Saturday afternoon, were held this
morning at the funeral home of Roy
w. Barber, here. The Rev. Dillon
B. Groves, pastor of the Laytonsville
Methodist Church, officiated. Burial
was to be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Besides her husband, who Is
with the Navy in the South Pa
cific, Mrs. Tonpkins Is survived by
her father, Daniel R. Shupp, Hagers-
town; half-sister and q half
brother,
Evening star., 1945-05-31
ls!HRstoniing


Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
Y-5, Us, AZ through d. expire
Saturday; stamps W., W., X-2
Y-2 and 70 become valid Friday
and remain valid through Sep
tember 80; stamps E-2 through
J-2 good through June 80; stamps
K-2 through P-2 good through
July 81. Stamps o. through u
valid through August 81.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
H-2 through M-2 expire Satur-
day; stamps D-1, Ell, FL, G-1 and
HI become Valid Friday and re-
main valid through September 80;
stamps No through SO good
through June 30. Stamps T-1
through X-2 good through July 81
Stamps Y-2, Z-2, Al, B-1 and
C-1 through August 81.
Points for Fats-Y6ur meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp IS valid for S pounds
expires Saturday. Stamp No. 36
valid for S pounds through Au-
gust 81.
Gasoline-A-15 coupons are valid
through June 81. BIS, C-6, B-7
and CT coupons good for S gal
Ions each. =
Shoes-Airplane stamps 1, 2 and 3
in Book No. 3 good indefinitely fo1
one pair Of shoes each. An as-yet-
unnumbered shoe stamp becomes
valid August !.
Fuel Oil-Periods 1, 2, 3, 4 and s
coupons good for 10 gallons per
unit through August 81. All
currently valid coupons, except for
serially numbered coupons of def
mite value, will expire August 81
Consumers in this area should not
have used more than 30 per cent
of their ration as OF today. Local
boards are mailing the 1945-1946
renewal applications. You are
urged to return the application to
the local board at the earliest
possible time. -.--a
Evening star., 1945-05-31

would fare much better If they gave
up. I warned them that If they
fired at American troops they were
apt to get killed.
That night they packed all their
things. Then they sat and talked
English-this time without trying
to pump me. They had pictures OF
their families and told me about
American movies they had seen and
other topics that would ingratiate
them. They did not appear con-
firmed Nazis, but who could tell?
Next morning I suggested we
get outside and into a dugout. The
artillery and rifle fire were close
Two of them jumped into one fox
hole with me. The other three got
into. another hole about 100 yards
away. All threw their guns away
no fighting for them now. They
wanted to stay close to me.
"A little later the first Doughboys
came over the hill and the three
pilots waved a white flag. Then
the two with me did the same. As
the infantry soldiers moved closer
one saw me and remarked to his
buddies:
Hell, guys, the Air Corps here
already
What a friendly grin and lingo
that guy had!
But We weren't out of trouble
even then, because fire came from
German rifles in buildings and trees
The more aggressive Germans still
didn't want anybody surrendering
II hit the nearest foxhole with an
lnfantryman and took up the war
again IN earnest. Hours later I
saw my five Luftwaffe pilots safely
ensconced in the midst of 200 Kraut
prisoners. 1t was a long five days
since I had left the Pioneers base. u
Evening star., 1945-05-31
William DuvuII Buried
In Damascus Cemetery

DAMASCUS, Md, May 31.-Fu-
neral services for William j. Duvall
II, retired farmer of this section
who died of a heart attack Sunday
were held yesterday from the fu-
neral home of Roy w. Barber
Laytonsville, Md. The services were
conducted by the Rev. Jacob Sny.
der, pastor. of the Methodist
Church at Damascus. Burial was
in the Damascus cemetery.
Mr.. Duval, who was a lifelong
resident of this vicinity, was un-
married. He is survived by sister
Mrs. Laura D. Dulaney, Washington
and a brother, James Duvall He
was son of the late Mr.. and Mrs
Jackson Duvall.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Eight AIexundrions Join
Gallon Club Blood Donors

Eight new members were added
to the Gallon Club" rolls of the
Red Cross blood donor service in
Alexandria when the mobile unit
was at Grace Church parish hall
last Tuesday.
The new members are E. L. God
frey, a Southern Railway employe;
William Gordon Lewis, Potomac
Yards employe: Perl H. Stuart. AZ
North Columbus street; Eulalie
Gardner, Is Russell road; Ruth M
Click, 1873 South Twenty eighth
street, darlington; Virginia v. By
roade, 702 Chetworth place; Eliza
beth Hall, 302 East Custis avenue
and Margaret Kirkpatrick, 202 East
Del Ray avenue.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Baltimore Police Hold Man
In Gas Asphyxiation
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, May 31.-A So
year-old Virginian was being held
under =. 1000 bond on q manslsughtsr
charge filed after he was found
Unconscious In an apartment where
another man died Of gas asphyxia.
ton. $50. y"l. g.. 50 =
Police Magistrate Preston A. Pairo
said . hearing would be held for
Julian Honis, 36, Of Lynchburg, Va.
at q date to be set by the States
attorneys ONCE. Honig was found
unconscious Tuesday in the kitchen
|of an apartment where Howard
Coleman, 43, Lynchburg and
Roanoke, Va, died. Mr.. Cdiemans
body was discovered in his bed.
The Police Court charges against
Honig accused him Of wilfully turn.
| ing on three gas jets in the kitchen
Of the apartment. thereby causing
the death Of Mr.. Coleman
Evening star., 1945-05-31
Alexandra Applies
For Membership in
Community War Fund

The Alexandra Community Chest
Is filing application for membership
in the Washington Community War
Fund, according to Luther H. Dud-
ley, president Of the Alexandria
Chest, who announced that the
necessary forms had been filled out
and mailed.
Following the recent action of the
Board of Directors of the Chest au-
thorizing its Executive Committee to
make such application, Mr.. Dudley
Albert Smoot, vice president; j. Paul
Tribes, treasurer, and Stanley King
counsel, met with officials of the
Washington Community War Fund
to discuss detailss
William ]. Flather, jr., chairman
Of the Budget and Admissions Com
mittee of the Washington Commu-
nity War Fund; Herbert L. Willett
jr., executive director; Clyde B
Stovall, president Of the Arlington
Chest and q member OF the Board Of
Directors Of the Community Wal
Fund, as well as other Community
War Fund omcials and directors at.
tended the meeting.
Because Of the late date at which
application for membership wa.
made, Mr.. Smoot. the budget chair.
man, pointed out that 1t will be
difficult to secure and review al
agency budgets within the mex,
month.
Mr.. Father informed him that hi
committee would give Alexandris
the last possible date in which tt
complete its budget and set July Il
as the deadline for filing.
Alexandria's IL agencies have beer
informed that they must submit 1914
budgets prior to June Is. Mr.. Smoot
and the other members of thu
Budget Committee will arrange hear.
ings at the earliest possible dates SC
that Alexandria's complete budget
may be submitted to Washington be.
| fore the deadline.
Evening star., 1945-05-31
u. 5. Payro||s
To Pared,
Ran1speek Says
Thousands to Lose
Jobs in Few Months
In Reduction Plan

By the Associated Press.
Federal payrolls are on the down.
grade.
Reporting that 5,791 Government
employees were dropped during
April, Chairman Ramspeck of the
House Civil Service Committee pre-
dicted today thousands more would
give up or lose their posts in the
next few months.
He commented, however, that the
decrease would be a gradual one, at
least until Japan is defeated.
The May / total of 2,914,69l. Fed
eral workers is an increase of 64,106
over the same date year ago.
Temporary Jobs Dropped.
"The reductions have already
started among those who hold tenn
porary war jobs" Mr.. Ramspeck
told a reporter.
"As the war picture brightens,
we should be able to cut of many
more. particularly those in the Army
and Navy operated plants"
At present. he noted, of 2,914,6 4,69l
Federal workers, 2020,66l are in war
agencies.
Some of these can be dropped
soon," Mr.. Ramspeck asserted. But
many will have to be retained until
our armed forces are reduced. There
are thousands of paper work Jobs
which must be maintained"
Employment Check Due.
The chairman said his committee
investigators would start checking
soon to see which jobs can be elm
mated to the best advantage.
Another point marked for scrutiny
he said, is why some agencies
dropped 1887 employees during April
while others showed an increase of
12,248.
This may be due to the increased
work of the Surplus Property Board,
or some equally good reason. but we
certainly want to know why 1t has
occurred" he asserted.