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Evening star., 1945-11-12
Civil Service GRADING
|0f Veterans Studied

House Majority Leader Nc Cormacl
today called on the Civil Sevice
Commission to tell him whether
there are any barriers to grade pro-
nations for servicemen returning te
Government jobs.
If such barriers exist, Mr.. McCor-
mack said in a letter to Harry B
Mitchell, president of the commits
sion, "the situation should be recti-
fed
What he intended to find out, Mr.
McCormack explained, was whether
a man who entered the armed forces
could come back on the Federal
payroll with grade equivalent te
that now held by an employe in a
similar position who never left his
job. For example, the majority
leader said, suppose there were two
men graded CAF-3. One of them
went into the Army. The other was
never drafted and rose, during the
war years, to a GAIT rating. Is IL
now possible, Mr.. Mccormack asked
for the veteran to be upgraded at
once to q GAIT?
IT have had several veterans tell
me-" said Mr.. Mccormack, they
have received one or two increases
while others who were in the same
grade and who have remained as
civilian employees now occupy grade
8 or Z positions"
II such conditions exist, the Demo-
cratic leader said, the commission
should act at once to permit promo
lions Of veterans to positicns held by
their civilian colleagues.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Grand Jury 10 Act
On WAVES CHARGES

States Attorney Joseph B. Simp-
son, jr., will present the case of two
bellboys charged with criminally as
saulting three WAVES September
Is to the Montgomery County grand
jury, which convened today at the
opening of the November court term.
The bellboys, Robert Shackelford,
70, and Allen Hughett, jr., 18, are
free on $3.50 bond each. They were
allowed to make bond by Circuit
Court Judge Stedman Prescott, who
said he doubted the degree Of attack
described by the WAVES.
Adolph e. Guide, Rockville nursery
man, was named foreman of the
grand jury. The other members
are Edward A. Peter. Frederick S.
Gilpin, Clarence w. Benson, John
A. Wheeler, John j. Dolan, Norman
L. ingalls,, sr.;; Edwin l.. Stohlman,
John j. Geary, J. Ferguson Barnsley,
John A. Fleming, j. Curtis Walker,
Raymond J. Davis, Samuel p.
Thomas, Luther G. Howard, Walter
B. Buxton. Fletcher D. Bennett,
Townley E. Gamble, Richard w.
Fisher, G. Minier Hostetler, George
L. Jones, William F. Wagner and
Zachariah D. Blackstone.
In his charge to the grand jury
Judge Prescott said he was glad to
say the county was comparatively
free of crime.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Church Group 10 Build
Practice Radio Studio

A practice radio broadcasting
studio is to be constructed at WASH
ington Missionary College of the
Seventh-Day Adventists in Takoma
Park, Md, it was announced today.
A campaign to raise funds for the
project was started yesterday with a
$500 public offering at the climax
of an evangelistic campaign con-
Quoted at Sligo Church in Takoma
Park by Evangelist Harold M. S.
Richards of Los Angeles, known as
"The Voice of Prophecy" and the
Kings Herald Quartet. During the
campaign here, he broadcast each
Sunday at $50 am. through VOL,
for his regular network program
aired over 5l2 radio stations. He is
returning to Los Angeles.
The new studio in Takoma Park
will be NAMED after Evangelist Rich
ards, it was announced yesterday at
a ceremony during which the Rev.
Paul Wickman, secretary of the
Radio Commission of the General
Conference of Seventh-Day Advent
lists, presented plaque to DR.. b. @.
Wilkinson, president Of the college.
The plaque, of maroon glass In wal
nut frame. bears a sculptured like
ness of Evangelist Richards, and will
be incorporated into the new sta
ton when 1t IS finished
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Ambulance Drivers
Employed by District
GO on B-Hour Week

Drivers of the Health Depart
+ment's four nonemergency /. ambu-
lances have been put on 48-hour
week IN response to Health Depart
ment representations to the District
Personnel Board that a 40-hour
week gives insufficient coverage for
the city's needs.
Walter L. Fowler, chairman of the
board, said today the change had
been ordered and that he under
stood it had been approved by the
Commissioners.
At present the Health Depart
ment has two of its ambulances op-
Grating "a hours day on emer-
gency dispatch from fire alarm
headquarters. Four others and q
bus operate out of the Hospital Per-
NIT Bureau under Douglas N. West
at Municipal Center and are used
for contagious and nonemergency
cases.
Mr.. West said the authorization
will permit keeping two men, in
stead OF only one as at present. on
the lone nonemergency ambulance
which operates between 1 pm. and
midnight daily, including Sundays
and holidays. He pointed out that
one7man operation resulted in diff
cultfes when stretcher cases are in
volved and added that on cases
suitable for one-man handling the
other employe can remain behind to
handle incoming calls. Most Of the
work of the nonemergency am
balances Is done during the 8 am
to 4 pm. hours, when the bureau
is open.
The change in hours follows close
ly an incident in which 20-year-
old girl died in a Fourteenth street
apartment waiting for an ambulance
which arrived two hours after 1t
was called. Both Mr.. Fowler and
Mr.. West, however. said the request
for the change had been entered
some time before the incident.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Hot Shoppe Safe Robbers
Take S1,o61, Leave $500

Thieves stole $l,961.5l from a safe
in the Hot Shoppe, Fourteenth
street and Rhode Island avenue
NE, during the night, but left be-
hind 5000 in change and 500 in
bills.
The money was in various COM
partments in the safe, all of them
accessible once the safe was opened.
James H. Davis, night manager
Of the restaurant, said he had
placed more than $500 in bills and
change in the safe at 1885 am.
today. At $40 am, Mrs. Eugenia
A. Kraft, day cashier, told police,
she opened the safe and discovered
the money gone.
Evening star., 1945-11-12

would save part of our bread, slice
it very thin, toast it brown over
our Russian stove-"a la Melba
toast" then assemble in my
room and MUNICH on 1t and talk.
Our colonelS, orderlies and GER
tain others arrived on November IA
1914, with our heavier luggage
Sympathetically, we watched them
shake and shiver outside the bar
racks while the camp commander
made his speech and they signed
their good conduct papers. But at
last we were united, q union which
was colored by my disappointment
in learning that my aides, Col. john
ny Pugh and Maj. Tom Dooley, had
been left behind in Formosa for
want of enough rank.
New Men Bring Books.
The new men brought books with
them, too, which were great gifts.
Our bleak days dragged on. The
climate in that part of the world is
extremely dry and the winds are of
oASAAACA1oodo "a 1O4IC. OuE OIQ UdTTdCkS
was hazy with dust day and night.
To combat it we began sprinkling
the floors twice a. day. and this
proved disastrous to Gen. King.
One night Jap guard came into
our room to check up on us Just
after we had wet down the floor. As
we jumped up and started for our
appointed places at the foot of our
sleeping bench, Gen. King slipped
and fell heavily on his right hip
hurting himself so badly that it was
with the greatest difficulty he was
able to get back to his feet. I at
once called two American doctors In
the barracks. They decided after a
preliminary examination that King
had either fractured his hip or seri-
Evening star., 1945-11-12
/ William WhuIey
ToCeIebroteH His
goth Birthday

Ninety candles will burn tonight
on a birthday cake for william F.
Whaley, 1851 @ street Sc, when
his children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren gather to cele-
brAte his Goth birthday at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Harry White,
1921 Anacostia road Sc.
Mr.. Whaley, a carpenter, who
WAS born in Fairfax County, Va,
reported that he has read The Star
daily for 81 years, ever since he
opened store in Leesburg, Va,
in 1883 at the age OF Is.
A resident of the District for 56
years, he has daughters, II grand
children and 9 great grandchildren,
all living. All of them will be at
the party except two grandsons, one
Il soldier in France and the other
q soldier in Calcutta.
Mr.. Whaley was a superintendent
OF the street cleaning department
in thes days when Washington had
cuhblestone streets. He worked Is
carpenter until he was rs yeara old.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Bethesda High School Honors
6 Former Students Lost in War

Students of Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School this morning paid
tribute to six of their number who
did not return from the war.
Gathered at ceremonies In the
school gymnasium in addition to
the students were next of kin of the
dead and missing students, friends
and relatives thousand persons
in all.
Throughout the services which
began at IL o'clock scarcely muf1ied
sobs were heard in all parts of the
gymnasium. At least one girl had
to be taken out and everywhere girls
and boys in their teens had hand
kerchiefs to their eyes
|. Gold stars were placed on the
service flag for Robert Thielscher,
class of '38, a radio technician, first
class, lost with the Indianapolis;
Wilson Tyrell, class of 81. a sergeant
with the l06th Infantry, killed in
Germany: John w. Guckeyson,
class of '33, captain In the Army
who was an outstanding football
player at West Point and the Uni
versity of Maryland; Kenneth Kin
sella, class of '38, a lieutenant with
the Army Air Forces, missing over
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Deaths Reported

julius Roth, 91, Blue Plains, D. c.
Horace Cooper, 81, 1852 Macarthur blvd
NV
Leigh R. Keech. n. 2746 woodley pI. NV
Patrick Farrell. 10, Capitol HEIGHTS, Nd
Charles 3: Lowe, rs, 1920 Du Bois pl. Sc
Tillie McG Doran, 10 i454 Euclid ST. NV
Isaac +. Dawson. SO, Arlington, Va
Harftett LAudano "a. 2421 39th pl. n "
Elizabeth r. Pearson. 50, 4l01 Brandy.
wine st. NV
John J. DAILY, s2. s2s 1lth st. NE.
Adeline .. Mccambridge. So. 1242 19tf
Aubert B. Potorf, so. 400 Upton It. nv
Antonietsa Hasile. 4s. 54S 7th st. Sc.
Stanley Fertig, infant. Alexandria, Va.
Susie. Conncr. "a, 324 BRYANT st. NV,
Isilisn pan,sl smotnsrs, asa 9sj s2S gcldsp St sw
William Barnes 46, Is LoSan ct. NV.
zsHa Gray, ~. 1910 sth 81. NV.
drssoFy Davis infant $50 n pL sw.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Congress Soon 10 Gel
New Courthouse Bill

Government ofiicials now draft
ing legislation to provide a new
building at Third street and Con-
stitution avenue for the District
Court and the United States Court
Of Appeals expect to have the bill
ready for submission to Congress
within the next 10 days.
1t was learned today that meet
ings to draft the bill have been held
two and three times weekly, but
that the question of how the cost
of the building is to be shared by
the District and the Federal Gov
ernment has yet to be worked out.
One matter to be ironed out dur
ing the final meetings is expected
to be the sum with which the Dis
trict is to be credited for con-
tributing the site for the building.
At present the total cost Of the
project Is slated to be $40 300, 600
with the District and Federal gov
ernments sharing that sum on an
approximately $3.50 basis.
Evening star., 1945-11-12

ously torn its ligaments. They made
him as comfortable as they could
for the night.
The next day an American med
ical officer, and an Australian and q
Dutch doctor, gave him q more
thorough examination, all wishing
aloud that they had an X-ray. They
decided that he had fractured either
the head of the femur or possibly
that part of the pelvis in which the
femur articulates. They managed
to beg a ring splint from the jap
hospital and fitted him up as best
as they could, but the best was far
from comfortable on that short
hard bed.
On December l.. 1914, the II
seniors of the group, along with
their is orderlies, were ordered te
pack up again. Once more We hao
to say farewell to the younger
officers whose lot we had shared
We marched through biting zero
weather to the train and piled into
it in state of numbness. Poor
King had to be carried to the train
on litter.
But there in our barren car, to ou1
eternal Joy, were 288 American Red
Gross packages, only the second
batch we had received since oul
captivity began 81 months before
We placed Gen. Kings litter over
the backs of two of the train seats
and dreamed of the time when the
Japs would condescend to let Us
open our packages.
Tomorrow: Gen. Wainwright's
men begin to get even with the
Japs-through sabotage.)
fCopyright. 1915, King Features
Syndicate, Inc. Reproduction in
tDhole or in part strictly prohibited. J
Evening star., 1945-11-12

Germany: Byron MaSincupp, class
Of 40, radio man third class in the
Navy, and Richard Russell, class
of 43. Army Air Forces sergeant
gunner shot down over Germany.
Students at the school put the
stars on the nag as their names
were read by other students. II
brought to 40 the number of gold
stars in the center of the flag, which
has total of 915 blue stars for
those who served.
An cappella choir Of the school
consisting Of so voices sang "The
Lord Bless You and Keep You" after
each name was read. Their selec-
tions during the services included
Crossing the Bar" "Benediction'
and America"
In a dramatic presentation mark
ing the final portion of the pro-
gram, CORTLAND Randall, ST., spoke
for the teen-agers for whom he
said, Our older brothers have died
so that we can enjoy the life they
once did" He urged the students
not to lose sight of those things
for which the boys died, so that II
will never be said that they had
died in vain.
Evening star., 1945-11-12

tive of England who later became
supervising architect of the Treas
ury Department and founded the
Washington architectural firm of
Alfred B. Mu1lett g. Co.
Mr.. Mullett's home was in Capitol
View, Md. His wife, George M. Null
lett, died in January, 1943. 1t was
Mrs. Mullett's second marriage. She
was the widow of Harry L. Merrick,
editorial writer on the Washington
Post.
Mr.. Mullett was educated in
Washington schools prior to study
ing for his engineering degree in
Baltimore. He retired about two
years ago from the Post Office De-
partment.
He had two Older brothers, Thomas
A. and Frederick w. Mullett, who
carried on the work of his fathers
architectural firm until their death.
Mr.. Mullett is survived by a sis
ter, Mrs. Daisy M. Schmeckebier;
a daughter, Mrs. Suzanne M. Smith,
formerly contributor to The Sum-
day Star; son. William B. Null
lett, and . stepson, Harry l..
Merrick.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Luther College Alumni
Hold AnnuuI Dinner

The annual dinner Of the Wash.
ington chapter, Luther College
Alumni Club, was held Saturda,
night in the Luther Place Memorial
Lutheran Church, 1926 Vermont
avenue NV.
DR.. o. j. H. Preus, president col
the college, which is in Decorah
Iowa, discussed postwar plans fol
education, especially as regards Lu.
ther College. Others present in.
cluded DR.. T. o. Kraabel of Wash.
ington; Chaplain Gynther Storaasli
chief chaplain OF. the Army Ali
Forces, and Vice Admiral Olaf Hust-
Vedt, U.S.N.. an alllmnus
Evening star., 1945-11-12
u. 5. Attorney Moves
10 Force Payment in
Nonsupport Cases
BY HARRIET GRIFFITHs.

The United States attorneys Of
fice here is cracking down on fathers
and former husbands whose failure
to provide financial support has
thrown their dependents on relief,
an inspection of the nonsupport
files indicated today.
Since most of these cases are
referred to the office by the public
assistance division of the Bureau of
Public Welfare, the complainants
usually are recipients of relief funds.
Alice David, assistant to Joseph
Y. Reeves, District Court probation
officer, reports that SO far this year
approximately y S25 900 has gone
through court channels to persons
who have come to the court seeking
enforced support.
Sherman Westrich, in charge of
nonsupport claims for the United
States Attorneys office, pointed out
that this figure represents only about
one-fifth of the sum which actually
has gone to victims in non-support
cases through the efforts of his Of
fee, since the transfer of funds goes
through the court in an estimated
one out of five cases.
One Western State is more apa-
Ithetic in its attitude toward thi,
type Of case it was revealed recently
with notification that it had deniee
removal orders issued here on two
non support defendants becaus,
nonsupport "is not a continuing
Eoffense" and the removals would en-.
tail "a large expense to the Govern.
ment."
Mr.. Westrich pointed out, how.
ever, that In both cases the wives
and children involved are receiving
public support from District funds
provided for the purpose, one third
of the amount supplied directly by
the, Federal Government.
Removal orders, he added, are
resorted to only when attempts at
"amicable" dispositions have proved
completely futile.
Once it has been established that
a person complained against is de-
liberately ignoring his obligations to
his family while receiving an in
come which would permit him to
contribute to its support, the prose-
cution goes forward under the nom
support statute.
Nonsupport is statutory misde-
meanor, carrying penalty of one
year in Jail, a $500 fine or both
The statute provides that defend
ant may be brought back from any
State to face the indictment.
When person complained
against for nonsupport is known tc
be in the District, the case is
handled by the Juvenile Court.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Federal Bur Lecturer

Robert A. Schulman, special as
sistant to the chief counsel, Bureau
of Internal Revenue, will lecture on
Taxation of Trust Income to the
Grantor" at 1880 pm. tomorrow in
the auditorium of the South Agri-
culture Building. The lecture is the
sixth In a series of 30 lectures spon-
sored by the Federal Bar Association
Admission is free and not limited to
association members.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Mrs. Blanche Y. Honnoh
Dies After Brief Illness

Mrs. Blanche Y. Hannah, 2001
Sixteenth street NV. / native OF
Missouri and resident Of Wash
ington for Is years, died early today
In Garfield Hospital after an illness
of one month.
She is survived by daughter,
Miss Christine G. Hannah Of Wash
ington, and sister. Mrs. Bertha Y.
Carroll, st. Petersburg, Fla. The
body will remain at Hines funeral
parlor, 2901 Fourteenth street NV,
until Wednesday. Burial will be in
CT paforShs,rr
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Federal Workers
tE' ~ fs'sg -
LET Out Since War
Scott al Lower Pay

Discharged Federal workers whf
apparently held jobs in temporary
war agencies classified higher thar
called for by the work they actually
performed are scofiing at lower-sal.
aried classifications In the District
government for jobs based on theil
true qualifications.
H. A. McAllister and Richard S
Townsend of the District Personne
Board said today the situation has
so far proved barrier in filling
some hundreds" of District vacan-
cies for which funds actually have
been appropriated.
The officials had no criticism OF
the Civil Service Commission, which
they said, had acted lin good faith
in classifying the jobs drawn up on
paper by heads of the hastily formed
war agencies.
The commission, they explained
had not had opportunity to check
all of the jobs to make sure the in
cumbent actually was performing
the work called for on the sheet
which had formed the basis fol
classifying the job. AS a result
they continued, these employees now
being let out are applying for Dis
trict posts after having received
pay out of line with the work they
performed.
when we tell them we have 8
job similar to what they have &C.
tually been doing, but that for ex.
ample 1t only calls for CATS" Mr.
Townsend said, they reply thai
they have been GAIA and woult
prefer to shop around for employ.
ment in that higher classification.
Veterans, in many cases returning
from Army salaries high compared
to what they received as civilians
also were described as loath to take
low-salaried District jobs before
canvassing other opportunities else
where.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
lsikRsties,ii,c
&1emiindesJ6D

Meats, Fats, Stamps FL
through XII good through No
vember 80. Stamps LII through
Q-1 good through December 81.
Stamps Rel through vi good
through January 81. Stamps
WI through Z-1 and green stamp
N-8 good through February 28.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay four red ration points for
each pound OF waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp So good through De-
cember 81. Next stamp valid
January /.
Evening star., 1945-11-12

al w washington
Council No 224,
Knights of Co
lunbus, 1901 r
street NV.
Father Mech
ling has served
in both the At
lantic and the
Pacific. He was
on board a ship
in one Of the
conveys t hat
reached M ur-
mansk, US. S. r.,
and conducted
services on the
nr,,;car n,cna
Evening star., 1945-11-12
PEA to Spend 7 Million
On Is New Super Planes

A $7,000,000 feet of Is twin
engined Martin 2o2 aircraft was
purchased today by Pennsylvania
Central Airlines from the Glenn L.
Martin Co. Delivery of the 40
passenger, 5-mile-a-minute planes
will be made early in 1947.
The custom-built 202s will be pro-
vided with every new electronic de-
vice, including radar and de-icing
equipment. The low-wing planes
will have twice the capacity and
speed of standard twin-engine craft
now operating ON United States
airways, it was said.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Diaries 10 Seek
|0PA Aid in
Milk Shortage
Producers to Urge
Price Adjustment
In Supply Areas

Dairy concerns looked to the ONCE
Of Price Administration today for a
solution to the milk shortage which
threatened to deprive many families
OF their normal supply. and com.
pletely cut off by-products.
With the industry in the WASH
ington area running about $4,000
gallons day under normal. an
effort will be made tomorrow to i'm
press upon OPA the necessity for
adjustment of price ceilings in sec
ttonS Of Ohio and Indiana to open
a new source of supply.
All large dairies today either re-
ported self-imposed rationing to
make the limited supplies stretch to
all customers or pointed out they
barely had enough milk to 90 around
and could take on no new customers.
Derrick Sees No Relief.
Bruce B. Derrick, manager of ths
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association, blaming labor
shortage and low prices to dairy
farmers for conditions, saw no
chance for improvement before next
year unless OPA changes its price
control policy.
I'VE have three tank trucks ready
here and three trucks at the other
end available for hauling milk from
the Ohio and Indiana points" Mr..
Derrick said. These producers
have agreed to our offer OF $685. per
100 pounds, but we are baked by the
$2.86 ceiling OPA has ordered for
that territory"
Should the OPA agree to readjust
the price ceiling, the new Mid
western market would mean an ad-
ditional 10000 to $4,000 gallons a
day for the Washington area. Mr..
Derrick said, which would bring the
daily supply to within 5000 to 5000
gallons of normal.
Seriousness Felt Here.
| Seriousness of the milk drought
was felt here yesterday and today
when one of the larger dairies left
notes with their home deliveries,
apologizing for inability to supply
the complete order.
Another large distributor said it
had enough milk to fill bare de-
mands today, but did not know what
to expect tomorrow. 1--WE are living
on a hand-to-mouth basis" a
spokesman said.
j. B. Wright, manager of Mary.
land Farms, which supplies subur-
ban areas in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties, said the shortage
/ had enforced 10 per cent cut in
deliveries to homes and stores and
that chocolate milk had been elm
mated except to schools.
Few Expect Aid From Farley.
Like other producers, Mr.. Wright
believed the shortage will last until
next year unless there is unexpected
relief, and few of the producers ex-
pected aid to come out of the OPA
1 meeting.
By-produets, such as cottags
cheese, buttermilk, chocolate milk
sour cream and whipping cream
may leave the market entirely with.
in the week, one producer said.
! Mr.. Wright blamed the shortage
on demand 10 to Is per cent above
normal plus a per cent drop In
production.
Deploring action of the Agricul.
ture Department and OPA in keep
ing down bulk milk prices in the
area, Mr.. Derrick said 7 per cent
OF the milk producers had gone out
OF business since July /, and others
would follow unless something is
done in their. behalf.
Evening star., 1945-11-12
Dental Society to Meet

A meeting of the District Dental
Society will be held at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Medical Society au-
ditorium. A dinner preceding the
meeting viii be attended BY the
chiefs OF the Dental Corps Of both
the Army and Navy, Or. ]. Walter
Bernhard announced.