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the new Juneau Cold Storage addi- ton is also coming up. The mayor had set maintenance figures at the average of the past four years and the council was informed that maintenance requirements are on the increase. rather than the re- verse. City Dock and Boat Harbor repairs items were acknowledged must"
 Town Going To Dogs
 "The town has been allowed to go to the dogs for the past four years, said the mayor, and don't think it should be allowed to continue. The taxpayers indicated that they are willing to stand an increase in taxes if necessary"
 Councilman Nielsen stated that he did not think allocation of all most s20.O00 - including Utilities Engineer Walter Stuart's salary for a utility appraisal is necessary. A special election first, to see if the people really want it, should cost only about $500, he said He further declared that he did not think the vote in the last election gave 8 true picture concerning the utility issue.
 Mayor Parsons defended the budget item for an appraisal, by stating that it is already commit ted-with the councils consent and that he hopes the city will finally be reimbursed for it any way.
 Regarding budgeting beyond an- ticipated revenues, the mayor said he thought the city's income could be increased from several sources, particularly from selling unused property and equipment and from pressing all law enforcement pos sibilities-in which the ordinance revision would assist.
 Also, the mayor said, just be- cause a certain amount is budgeted, there is no requirement that it be spent. He approved Councilman John Young's suggestion that by quarterly or even more frequent, audits on expenditures by depart ments they can be held in balance with receipts. Mayor Lucas did that, he pointed out.
 Suggested Cuts
 After the councilmen had Whet- ted their pairing knives and just before the mayor snatched his budget, agreement had practically been reached that the following cuts could be made:
 A s700 saving by eliminating construction of a second shelter at the Boat Harbor; all but about $500 already expended could be saved by chopping off Councilmen's s fees Councilman Skuse. said he had long wanted to see them elimi- nated) slice the Public Affairs item in half to S430; eliminate proposed construction of an Irwin Street sidewalk and nudge the utility appraisal allocation down from sl5,000 to s10,000, as the mayor had already indicated that amount would cover the appraisal. An additional S3,0O0 was listed as a probable" cut, from sending the recently purchased Scoopmo- Eile back to the manufacturer within the 90-day trial period since fair share of the council considers it a sour investment any, way City Engineer J. L. McNa- mara, called upon for his opinion. declared the Scoopmobile is abso- lutely all right, that it saves the work of 10 men. Councilman Lea, however, retorted with his opinion that the machine is of mo value to the city.
 The mayor approved three of the proposed cuts. He agreed to elimi- nation of the second Boat Harbor shelter and the Irwin Street im- provement-and declared the elimi-
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4 SETKA NEWS k


 SITKA, Alaska, Aug. 2.-(Special Correspondence) -Sitkans have sud- denly rediscovered the joys of hand trolling for salmon. For the first time in many years echoes and few kings are being caught for sport in Sitka Sound. Early morning and late evening, before and after the regular working day, the waters are dotted with all types of skiffs, pleas ure boats and small trollers, try ing every variety of gear, bait and lure. with the majority of fisher men reporting many more fish lost than landed.
 Years ago, before the boom, spring handtrolling for kings was one of sitka's regular industries. AS early as February, no matter how stormy or cold the weather, dozens and dozens of skiffs were working along the shores of the Sound; the fisher men had overnight camps consisting of small lean-to of boughs or spot under heavily branched spruce, a small fireplace and a couple of tin cans for boiling cof- fee. established all along the shores. The financial returns were never great but it was a wonderful, satis- lying life, consistent with the times.
 Then came the boom. Life became hectic. Manpower shortage, high wages, 10 to 12 hour working days no one could afford to hand troll.
 Now the boom has passed, the imported defense worker has left, the manpower shortage is less acute and Sitka once more has leisure for sport fishing, at least. Incomes are smaller; the real pleasures of living greater
 Roy Dahl and K c. McCammon, halibut fishing aboard the Curlew, discovered what they believe and fervently hope to be 60 pound chunk of ambergris. Noticing the excitement of flock of seagulls hoy ering over an object at sea, the men ran the boat to investigate and speared the object aboard. It ans wered in all respects the encycloped- ia description of ambergris. A sample was sent to Juneau for test ing.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Bands and their daughters Margaret and Bar hara returned from Seattle last week aboad their cruiser the Claren- hope. While stopping Ketchikan the Bands purchased floral and gift shop which will be managed by Althea Bands who left for Ketch- ikan on the North Sea.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Bands and family of Portland, Oregon, made the return trip to Ketchikan on the Clarenhope.
 As a result of an ankle fracture suffered in Ketchikan on the trip south, Mrs. Bands is still wearing a heavy plaster cast.
 MT. and Mrs J. Williams and Mrs. Larry McKecknie of Juneau were in port last week on trip aboard their cruiser the Triton.
 Last Friday evening the Naha ar rived from Juneau with MT. and Mrs. Tom Morgan and son Tom, Jr, Jack Roilo, Leslie Hogan and Mary Evelyn Morgan. They reported a rough passage through Chatham Strait resulting in minor casual ties.
 Mrs Jack Wolf arrived from Hood Bay Tuesday aboard the cannery tender, Silver Wave. While the ship was in port Mrs Wolfe was the house guest of Mrs w. c. Charteris.
 A 44-inch steelhead displayed in Calvin's window caused a great deal of argument among sport and com- mercial fishermen, but all finally agreed as to it's identity. Because it was caught by a power troller at sea
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Mama Mars
 Retired; Is
 On New Job
By JAMES J. .STREBIG ZAP AUiatton Editor

NAVAL AIR STATION, PaUuxenL River, Md-The Mars, buxom "old lady of the Pacific, has quit carry ing war cargoes between San Fran cisco and Pearl Harbor for a teach ing job in southern Maryland.
 Tn it's new assignment, the 70-ton flying boat is training plane for crews to man the giants spawned from Mars blueprints and exper- fence. These are the 20 cargo ships, designated JRMs by the Navy, to be built at the Glenn L. Martin plant at Baltimore.
 The first JRM is scheduled to fly in a month or so. As they become available, Mama Mars will have pre- pared the pilots, engineers, radiomen and navigators for check-out flights in the new design.
 The JRM will gross around 10000 pounds more than the Mars, will have single tail instead of twin rudders and redesigned interior to improve loading. It is expected to carry a heavier load than the mars.
 The Mars design was conceived in 1887, when the Navy sought a long, range flying boat bomber With a change in bomber thinking, the sea- plane was converted to a transport. The big plane, easily the most talk cd about and pointed-at ship on the Alameda Pearl Harbor Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) route, re- tires with an excellent record.
 Just before being turned over to MATS in November, l943, the Mars made a 32-hour- r-17-minute test flight Immediately after being ac- oepted by the Navy it flew non- stop from Patuxent to Natal, Brazil -4,250 miles. On one leg of the re- turn flight it carried 35,000 pounds payload
 On one flight the Mars left the water with a gross load of l48,5o0 pounds, which the Navy says is the heaviest ever lifted by wings. On a trip between California and Hawaii it carried a payload of 27,l8l pounds.
 The Mars made l36 scheduled trips, flying a total of 345, ,68o miles. It carried 100000 pounds of war car go, a heavy percentage of which was whole blood destined for Pacific battle areas, and 2,500 passengers.
 The plane made 62 trips this year without being beached for major overhaul or repairs. In March alone it made 20 Pacific crossings with a tetal of 4l9.332 pounds of cargo and | 473 passengers. The average load on fthe 2,400mile flight was 2O,966 pounds of cargo and 23 passengers. The Mars was not withdrawn from the Pacific because it was too tired to fly. It is likely to get a more severe beating in the frequent takeoffs and landings during crew training
 The trainees will be experienced multi-engine aircraft pilots, engin- ! {eers and navigators. Other men will be given special courses in main- l tenance.
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it was not entered in the Derby and because it was a sport fish i could not be sold commercially.
 Miss Marie Scott, water colol artist of Los Angeles, and Russel Benson, photographer from In dianapolis, Indiana, arrived by plane Tuesday to spend two days painting and photographing local scenery. MT Benson had just completed photo graphic series for new advertising literature for the White Pass ano Yukon Route. The artists were for tunate in having perfect weather fol their two days work here.
 Mrs. Venetia Reid and her daugh- ter Mrs Carl Hahn, with her young sen, arrived by plane Thursday from Skagway as the house guests of Mrs Maude Wakefield. They plan tc make their permanent home in An chorage where MT. Hahn is connect ed with the Alaska railroad.
 Tom Tilson'S new store building has had the plate glass windows in- stalled, wall shelves built, and is now having the inside paint job done Ire outside wall are ready for stuc- coing. At the present rate of pro- gress the building should be ready for occupancy by September, as planned.
 MT. and Mrs. Chester Green and daughter Pat arrived from Kirkland Wash, on the North Sea to spend a couple of weeks as the guests of MT. and Mrs. Elliott Fletcher. MT Gresn flew from Seattle and join cd the North Sea in Juneau. The Greens operate mortuary in Kirk land There have been inumerable social events in honor of the Greens during their stay here.
 Mrs. Ben Forbes whose husband is a partner in the Webb-Forbes Machine Shop, arrived on the North Sea with Ter three children Carolyn, Jean and Donald. They are living in the Carl Rusher home while the Rushers are south.
 Mrs Jack Littlepage returned on the North Sea after an absence of five months in Seattle where her granddaughter, Jan Goudie, has been suffering from a long illness Mrs. Littlepage reports that Jan is almost completely recovered
 week end completely recovered after six months spent in a sanitarium in Seattle.
 Mrs. Elizabeth DeArmond returned by plane Saturday from Anchorage where she spent three months witt her daughters. Mrs. Paul Ellis anc Mrs Howard Ettellc, who both hac baby girls during their mothers visit Mrs. DeArmond has returned to hel position at the USO.
 Mrs. Robert SchonWald returned by boat Thursday from several weeks vacation with friends ir Wrangell.
 Mir. and Mrs. Roland Peltier and daughter Iris arrived from Seattle
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MAYOR PULLS CITy BUDGET
 "0UT" AGAIN
Parsons loses p dtienCe with Di|dtorY Iatfits
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Mrs. Ben Forbes whose husband is a partner in the Webb Forbes Machine Shop, arrived on the North Sea with Ter three children Carolyn, Jean and Donald. They are living in the Carl Rusher home while the Rushers are south.
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on the North Sea. MT. Peltier is employed by the Columbia Lumber Company.
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Miss Bsulah Lowe, for severa
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it was not entered in the Derby and because it was sport fish it could not be sold commercially.
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Mrs. Jack Littlepage returned on the North Sea after an absence of five months in Seattle where her granddaughter, Jan Goudie, has been suffering from long illness. Mrs. Littlepage reports that Jan is almost completely recovered.
Evening star., 1945-11-23
End Of Meat Rotioning Upsets
OPA1SPenuIties Against 6 Here

The announced end of meat ra-
tioning today took most of the sting
out of suspension orders issued by
OPA Hearing Commissioner Clifford
r. Snider against five Washington
restaurants and the Giant Food
Stores.
Charged with making false state
ments to ration board the Nep-
tune Grill, 145 B street Sc, was
suspended, beginning December 10,
from the purchase and use of ra-
toned foods for as long as rationing
continues.
When a reporter informed Mr..
Snider during the OPA adnnnistra-
tive hearing in the Municipal Court
Building that meat rationing ends
tomorrow, the commissioner re-
sponded that the only commodity
his order will affect now is sugar.
Suspension orders were consented
to by Good Earth Restaurant, 1909
K street NV; Casino Royal, 804
Fourteenth street NV; Chicken
Hut, 427 Eleventh street NV;
Benny Bortnick's, 1923 r street S.W.,
and Giant Food Stores, 845 Bladens-
burg road NE.
AL but Bortnicks and the food
Evening star., 1945-11-23
PeniciIIin Supply Termed
Adequate in D. {. Hospitals

Recent dropping of Government
controls on distribution of penicillin
have resulted in low but adequate
supplies Of the lifesaving drug in
Washington hospitals, a survey of
the institutions revealed today.
Officials at Doctors Hospital said
they had noticed a moderate short
age for several months and ascribed
it to shortage Of one of the manu-
featuring ingredients of penicillin.
They have been asked by the dis
tributor to use the drug sparingly.
Can Associated Press dispatch
quoted a Government official as
saying a firm manufacturing amyl
acetate-a raw material in penicillin
production-was affected by strike
in nearby alkali plant. The Of
ficial asserted that a slight loss Of
production" occurred last month
due to strike by workers in a
penicillin plant)
Evening star., 1945-11-23

oolored, $500 block Aster place Sc,
and the operator of the streetcar,
James M. Billingsley, SIS, Of 261 Ken
lucky ave. Sc.
In another accident yesterday,
Ware Cattell, 43, of 391l Ingomar
street NE. suffered a broken right
wrist and abrasions when his mo-
torcycle collided with an automo-
bile at Thirty-fourth and Porter
streets NV. He was admitted to
Emergency Hospital.
Two Hurt in Collision.
Mayhugh A. Bryan. 81, of 1900
Clifton street NV, was admitted to
Emergency Hospital with a scalp in
jury and possible internal injuries
after an automobile he was driving,
according to police. collided with an
other car at Fourteenth street and
Somerset place NV. The second
car, police said, was driven by Miss
Geraldine Males, II, Of COOL Four
teenth street NV. She was unin-
jured, but a passenger In her car,
Miss Ann Vortman, 18, Of 1876 Web
ster street NV, was treated for a
possible fractured nose.
Scalp and chest injuries were suf-
fered yesterday by Mrs. Sarah FUR,
"a, of 1900 North Kenilworth street,
Arlington, Va, after an automobile
in which she was a passenger COL
lided with another car. She was
admitted to Emergency Hospital
Also injured in an accident yes
terday was Clarence Stewart, Is, of
1924 D street NE. sailor. He
suffered head injuries when he fell
Oh his motorcycle at Fourth street
and Maryland avenue NE. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital and
later transferred to Bethesda Naval
Hospital.
Evening star., 1945-11-23
JudgeCayton
May Head DC.
Appe||afeCo
Successor Expected
To Be Chosen From
Municipal Bench

Judge Nathan Cayton of the
Municipal Court of Appeals of
the District of Columbia Is slated
to be named chief Judge, sue
ceeding the late William e.
Richardson, 1t was reported in
official circles today.
Judge Cayton is likely to be re-
placed by one Of the judges Of
Municipal Court.
The recommendations have not
been received at the White House
from the Justice Department, but 1t
was learned that the Cayton ap-
pointment had been decided. 1t was
assumed 1t would be announced
when his successor is chosen.
The District Bar Association urged
Judge Cayton's promotion in the
communication to the Justice De-
partment November 2, and named
as its second choice Judge Andrew
Hood.
At the same time it was suggested
Evening star., 1945-11-23
Play With Matches Blamed
In Fatal Burning Of Baby

Thirteen months - old Frances
Irene Cornett, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack D. Cornett, $500 Rhode
Island avenue. Calvert Homes, Riv-
erdale, Md, was burned to death
yesterday when her clothes caught
fire while playing with her sister
and two brothers, Prince Georges
County police reported today.
Policeman Richard A. Pearson
said Mrs. Cornett, whose husband
is overseas, told him she had left the
baby in her crib while she went to
visit neighbor.
She told the officer that her old
est daughter, Carol, 4, and her twin
sons, Jack and Charles, 3, apparent
~ came in while she was away, took
the baby out of the crib and started
playing with matches.
She told Patrolman Pearson that
Carol rushed in to the neighbor's
house where her mother was visit
ing, sobbing that the baby's clothes
were af1re. Policeman Pearson said
Marion Littlefield, a sailor stationed
at cambridge, Md, who lives near
by, heard the mothers screams,
rushed into the house and tore the
blazing clothing off the baby. The
baby was taken to Leland Memorial
Hospital, Riverdale, where she died
several hours later.
Evening star., 1945-11-23
Federal Cafeteria
Paw Talks Continue

Representatives of the CIO Cafe
terra Workers Local All met today
with officials of Government Serv-
ices, Inc, to discuss the unions wage
increase demands which threaten to
tie up service at 81 cafeterias In
Government buildings
The unionsh has asked Government
Services, a private concern which
operates cafeterias In Federal agen-
cies, for a 80 per cent wage increase.
The company replied that it could
not afford to grant the wage increase
unless the Office of Price Admins
tration granted price relief"
The union countered with a re-
quest to the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to conduct strike vote
when the contract expired at the
end of the month. Sessions between
management and the union were
held yesterday and again today In
an effort to avert the possibility Of q
strike in Government cafeterias.
Conferees indicated a joint state
ment regarding progress of today's
meeting would be issued later today.
Evening star., 1945-11-23

store chain were charged with max
ing false statements to ration
boards. Bortnick's was charged with
transfer of red ration coupons, not
acquired in accordance with ration
orders, and Giant Food Stores was
charged with exceeding its slaugh-
tering quotas on lamb and cattle
during June and July.
OPA Enforcement Attorney F.
Lloyd Williamson said the length of
the suspensions will be announced
next week. He added that Bort
nick's suspension will be only q
formality, since 1t involved meat and
that the Giant Stores suspension
probably will prevent the chain from
getting subsidies for the meat
slaughtered in excess Of its quota.
Other restaurants, Mr.. William
son explained, will be prevented
from purchasing and using sugar
as long as the suspension order is
in effect.
The Lotus Restaurant at Four
teenth street and New York avenue
NV, which also was scheduled for
an OPA hearing today, had its case
continued until December 10, be-
cause Of illness Of Attorney Roy
Ingoldsby.
Evening star., 1945-11-23
Liberated D. {. Flyer Gets
AAF Holiday in Florida

Maj. Edward G. Millar, 337 Ninth
street Sc, was one of 10 airmen
liberated from Jap prison camps
who were settling down in Miami
Beach, Fla, today for a winter holi-
day with the Army Air Forces pay
ing the bills, the Associated Press
reported from Florida.
Accompanied by his wife and T.
year-old son, Charles, Maj. Miller
will spend two weeks at a civilian
hotel. During the winter, it was re-
ported, 1000 freed airmen will en-
joy recuperative vacations in Flori-
da with housing, food and enter
tainment provided by the AAF.
Maj. Millar, who wears the Silver
Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross
with Cluster and the Purple Heart
with three Clusters, said that, even
dampened by rain, Miami Beach was
paradise compared with the prison
camp where he spent five and half
months in solitary confinement. He
was shot down over Singapore on his
18th combat mission with the 9th
Air Force and lost n of his normal
165 pounds during imprisonment.
Evening star., 1945-11-23
10000 Army Pigeons
Put on Sale as Surplus

Pigeon fanciers can buy pigeons
trained as carriers by the Army, the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. an
nounced today.
The Army has 10000 surplus pi-
geons housed at Camp Benning
Ga; Camp Crowder, Mo-, and Camp
Houston, Tex, a corporation spokes-
man said. They will be sold only in
pairs-at SIS pair-and only in lots
of at least five pairs to each Gus
toner. The minimum allowable pur-
chase, therefore, is S25 and the
check should be made out to the
Treasurer of the United States.
Checks should be sent to the
Office of Surplus Properties, Con-
sumer Goods Division, RFC, Wash
ington, D. c. Then the customer
will be notified where to send a
crate for his birds. The Army does
not furnish crates.
F. Taylor Thompson, a retired
Capital Transit Co. employe who
lives at 1927 Potomac avenue Sc,
said he had gotten five pairs sew
eral weeks ago from RFC and has
already raised squads.
Evening star., 1945-11-23
Airline Express Rate
To Drop 1917 on Jan. |
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Domestic airlines last night an
nounced a 13 per cent drop in ex-
press rates effective January 1.
The present basic charge of 10
cents per ton mile will come down
to 6125 cents and the coast-to-coast
rate from "a to 70 cents a pound.
The 16 airlines, the Air Transport
Association of America said in a
statement, will charge about 3
instead of 31a cents to carry a
pound Of air express 100 miles.
A minimum charge of 81 for each
shipment will be kept. And no re-
ductions will be made in special
commodity rates for such things as
perishable food, flowers and news
papers. These are 40 per cent under
the basic rate.
Four airlines now Offering even
lower rates for bulk shipments OF
cargo will retain present charges
Evening star., 1945-11-23
HiIIeI Foundation Gets
Student Loan Fund

B'nai Birth Hillel Foundation
Commission has received a gift Of
$4,000 from Samuel Lemberg of
Brooklyn, N. Y, to establish loan
fund for students at city colleges
and State-supported universities, it
was announced at the annual meet
ing of the commission.
The loans, to be made on an in
terest-free basis, will be based on
recommendations of the founda-
tion's directors. The Loan Commit
tee consists of DR.. Isaac Rabinowitz,
national director of B'nai Birth
boys work; A. David Benjamin,
president of the Albert Einstein
B'nai Birth Lodge, Brooklyn, and
Mr.. Lemberg.