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Evening star., 1945-02-11
National Symphony
backers Seek More
Business Support

AS part of the campaign to raise
$l50, 900 to back the National SYM
phony Orchestra's 18th season, each
OF the 15s Washington business
firms which are members of the
orchestra association will be asked
to bring into the association another
business member. Frank r. Jelleff,
chairman Of the Campaign Business
Committee. announced yesterday.
To become a member of the as
sociauon, person or business firm
contributes $25 or more to the sus-
tanning fund. This fund enables
the orchestra to maintain a low
price scale for its performances and
at the same time obtain the serv-
ices of top-ranking musicians and
visiting artists. The business COM
mittee's quota in the drive is $4,000.
Tremendous Asset"
Suggesting that we double the
present membership is not such q
large program as it sounds" Mr..
Jelleh said. The National SYM
phony is tremendous asset to
Washington. Merely because the
city does not need visitors under
present war conditions does not
mean that hereafter we will not
want our visiting population to be
as great rs possible. A great orches-
ira Is one of the finest advertising
features of great city. Its fame
becomes the fame of the city.
Many Washington firms have
for years been loyal friends of the
orchestra. But their numbers has
not kept pace with the growth of
the city and the development OF
the orchestra. under Hans Kindler's
leadership. to q place of national
recognition. It Is time for the whole
business community to assume its
share in maintaining this great
civic and cultural asset"
Plans for the orchestra's next
season include a larger orchestra
for the Is Sunset Symphonies at the
Water Gate; = greater number Of
students, young peoples and Fed
eral employees concerts, and Its first
gala concert. The sustaining fund
campaign which opened February 8
will continue through February 81
Executive Group Members.
Members Of the executive group
working with Mr.. Jellen on the
Business Committee include David
b. Kerrick, vice-chairman; Lee D.
Butler, 1, E. Breuninger. George A
Garrett, Mark Lansburgh, Thomas
Morgan jr.. George Muth and Her
bert Rich, sr. However. Mr.. Jellen
has asked all Of the present sup
porters of the orchestra to be ex-
oflc;o members OF the Business
Committee to help double the mem-
bership.
Mr.. Jelleff pointed out that q
number Of business leaders are
members Of the board OF directors
80 nonpaid men and women who
manage the affairs OF the n6nprofit
loIehe&tra association, which In turn
manages the affairs Of the orchestra
The board Is elected by the associa-
tion membership.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Canned Milk Found
Scarce Here Due
10 Freight Embargo

Washington is experiencing a
canned evaporated milk shortage
which War Food Administration of
ficials blamed on heavy SHOWS in
the areas where the milk is processed
and on the recent freight embargoes
The District Once of Price Ad-
ministration said 1t had received
numerous calls from mothers want
ing to know where they could locate
a few cans for their babies formulas.
Stores with little stock Of evap-
GRATED milk were reported selling
cans from under the counter" to
persons most in need.
Gets IS Calls Daily.
The Washington representative Of
one OF the leading brands Of evap-
GRATED milk disclosed he has been
getting IS to 40 calls q day from
mothers. He said he even made
personal deliveries to some homes
where the need was acute. 1T you
canvassed every jobber and retailer
In town, you might find 500 cases. y
he said. A normal prewar supply
was 5000 cases, he said.
He said grocers had been urged to
conserve their stocks and sell only
to those persons in need.
A VITA ofncial maintained, how
ever, that the shortage was not
severe enough to justify ordering
. diversion of stocks from other
areas. He said that the shortage
was In the better-known brands and
that either brands could be bought.
Visits 80 Stores.
One father informed The Star
he had made search of more than
30 stores on Friday without locat-
ing q single can. He said he had
q 4-month-old child who required
the milk for his formula.
A prominent pediatrician here
said the shortage, which had been
general for several months, had be-
come worse in the past few weeks.
He suggested that mothers try
boiled whole milk or some of the
powdered milk products.
The last VIA inventory of evapo-
rated milk in the hands of the
Nations wholesalers showed a 40
per cent decrease in stocks from a
year earlier. This was estimated to
be 21-day supply for civilian
needs. compared with a 45-day
supply year ago.
Both military and lease-lend buy
ing has increased in recent months,
it was pointed out. -
Civilian stocks of evaporated milk
were reported particularly short in
the South. Earlier in the week,
Richmond reported an acute search
ty of evaporated milk.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Spanish War Veterans
To Mark Maine Duy

Maine Day, anniversary Of the
sinking of the battleship Maine In
Havana Harbor. will be observed by
the District Department of the
United Spanish War Veterans at
8 pm. Thursday at the United
Brethren Memorial Church, North
Capitol and r street NV.
James G. Yaden, past depart
ment commander, will make the
principal address. Senior Don Gull
lerni Belt, Cuban Ambassador, will
attend.
There will be a massing Of colors
by the Spanish War Veterans,
American Legion and Veterans Of
Foreign Wars.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Mason FaVors
D. D.C.-5ponso!red
Alcoholic Clinic
Commissioners Hits
JoiI System After
PorIey on Move

Commissioner Guy Mason said
yesterday he favored . clinic fol
alcoholics "as some part Of the Dis
trict government" but made 1t clear
he has not formulated details OF
any particular plan. Once a plan
is worked out 1t will be submitted
to all the Commissioners, he said.
Mr.. Mason made his statement
after conferring with Mrs. George
G. Thorpe, chairman Of the Wom-
ems Safety Committee of the Amer
ican Automobile Association, and
the Rev. Francis w. McPeak, social
service director Of the Washington
Federation of Churches and assist.
ant director of the summer session,
Of the alcoholic studies group at
Yale University.
Referring to the present method
Of sentencing repeater" drunks t<
short periods In jail, Mr.. Masor
said "the system we have been usina
Is 100 years old and 1t is where II
was 100 years ago."
Experiment Tried at Jail.
Meanwhile, Howard B. Gill, gen.
eral superintendent of District Pc
nal institutions, disclosed an infor.
NAL experiment at the District jail
under which prisoners meet weekly
with representatives of Alcoholic.
Anonymous.
Since mid-December, he said, five
or six AA members have been visit.
the Jail each Wednesday night. At.
tendance is voluntary and the size
of the weekly groups range from five
to 20 men.
The service, which includes dis
cussion as we'll as individual inter-
views, is available to men awaiting
transfer to the workhouse and to
those serving sentences at the Jail
Although 1t is too early to evaluate
results. prison officers feel the pro-
gram is having a good effect on the
men, he said, and AA of1iciaL re-
port at least two cases where men
appear to have been helped.
Conference Set Tomorrow.
The system Of sentencing an alco.
holic to 10 days or SO fine "gets
you nowhere. except to have $40 in
the till or $40 cost of keeping a man
10 days" Mr. Mason added.
George A. Corbin, recording sec.
retary of the Manor Park Citizens
Association, said that if clinic wer.
set up he would introduce q resolu.
ton In his association to hav,
liquor licensees support it "out o1
their profits."
DR.. E. M. Jellinek, director of tn.
alcoholic studies OF the laboratory o.
applied physiology at Yale, viii
confer tomorrow with the Council
Of Social Agencies and other inter
ested groups on the problems o.
setting up a clinic, the Rev. McPeel
said.
A move was started several day,
ago by the Council OF Socia
Agencies to set up a demonstration
clinic for alcoholics. Neil p. Fallon
chairman OF the Committee on Al,
coholic Education, was authorised t,
explore the possibilities OF such 3,
clinic to serve selected cases choser
by Municipal Court judges.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Lag in EnIistments
| Necessitates Draft
Of Nurses, Army Says
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

At the present rate of enlist
ments, the Army Nurse Corps will
need 81 months to acquire the 49,
600 nurses who are needed now.
That is the reason, it was said
at the War Department yesterday,
the Surgeon Generals ONCE con-
siders a nurses draft law ffeces-
sary.
None Of the plans which officers
of the Medical Department heard
discussed last week at hearings be-
fore the House Military Affairs
Committee convinced them, that
there was any substitute for the in
duction act urged by Army Sur
geon Gen. Norman T. Kirk, it was
said.
While Army medical men would
be delighted If voluntary scheme
could supply sufdcient nurses, II
would have to work Immediately
Army spokesmen added. The
nurses are wanted now, not at the
end of 1916, it was emphasized.
Wounded men are returning from
war theaters at the rate of 30 900 a
month. The figure may be in
creased considerably as the war en-
ters decisive phases. All returned
cases need some type Of treatment
and among them are cases requiring
prolonged disqualification.
Gen. Kirk has set the total quota
Of the near future at $4,000 COM
misisoned nurses. It may be neces-
sary to raise that figure later since
no one knows what the peak load
Of wounded and sick may be.
Chairman May has called the
Military Affairs Committee back for
further hearings at 1890 am. Tues
day. Several more days of testi-
mony are expected.
Among the witnesses will be
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, admin
istrator Of veterans affairs.
Committee members are studying
along with draft legislation, some
way to keep veterans hospitals ade-
quately stated. They were told
that most young graduate nurses 60
to the armed forces, where they get
commissions, receive higher pay
land the glamor of a uniform. "
Gen. Hines favors commissioning
veterans nurses in the Army, just
as Veterans Administration physi-
clans are commissioned.
VINO Review Ordered.
Miss Katherine J.. Densford
president of the American Nurses
Association, will return to the COM
mittee room for questioning. She
placed in the record a formal state
ment, shortly before adjournment
for the week end, in which she said
the organization favored a volun-
tary plan to recruit nurses.
The War Manpower Commission
has sent out. through It's Procure.
ment and Assignment Service, {
directive to State and communit,
assignment committees to review
their classification of nurses in tn.
hope of adding some 10000 to Ia
status or available for militar,
service.
The War Department, however
is proceeding to consider all appli.
cations from nurses for commits.
sions, regardless of their VINO
classif1cations. Z,
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Criticism Brings Change
n National Play Scene

Because of criticism in newspapers
md repeatedly from theater audi
noes, part Of a scene from DARK
VI the Moon." current play at the
National Theater, has been changed
Police 1t. Joseph w. Shimon, CHIEF
Investigator of the United States
'ttorney,s Office, said yesterday
he scene was considered obscene
4 opinions reported to United States
ttorney Edward M. Curran.
No formal complaint was received
his Office, Mr.. Curran said, but
Iplained that he had discussed
he matter with the show managers
no agreed to make alterations
oliceman T. 1. Herlihy, also an in.
estigator of the United States at.
orney's Office, and 1t. ShimoT
,tnessed the scene under discussion
ter it was changed.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
8 Added to Fuculty
AtGeorqe Wushinqt tonU

Eight members have been aD-
pointed to the George washington
University faculty for the winter
term. They are:
Otto 8. Boyer. lecturer on labor
relations; Mrs. Marjorie Bliysn,
instructor in pharmacy; DR.. Saliva.
tore @. DiMichael, lecturer In psy-
chology: Daniel de Carmo, associate
in Portuguese: DR.. Paul D. Gard.
lecturer in psychology; Alan NJ.
Kershner, lecturer In psychology:
Blake Smith Root, lecturer in edu-
cation. and Miss Margery r. S. Tay-
lor, instructor In physical education
for women. IS
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Group Of Z Named
To Settle Differences
In Welfare Budgets

Edgar Morris, chairman of the
Board Of Public Welfare, yesterday
announced appointment of a COM
mittee of II to resolve differences
in bases of estimates between pri-
vate and public welfare budgets and
standards and to work out a unified
community welfare program.
The Rev. John w. Rustin, presi-
dent of the Washington Federation
of Churches, will head the commit
tee, which was authorized at a meet
ing last week Of representatives of
the welfare board, Community War
Fund, Community Chest and Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies.
Other members are Wilmer J.
Waller, vice president of Community
War Fund; Maj. Ennalls Wagga-
man, Miss Bertha Pabst and Miss
Gertrude McNally, all of the Ad-
missions and Budget Committee of
the war fund; Col. William O.
Tufts, chairman of the Budget
Committee, Community Chest; Mrs
William Steuart Nelson, Budget
Committee of the Chest; DR.. Ernest
8. Grif1ths, president of the Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies; Mr.. Morris;
A. Harding Paul, vice chairman OF
the welfare board; Fred S. Kogod
and Mrs. Radford Moses, both men,
bers Of the welfare board
The committee will meet at
pm. on February 81, in the board
room of the Hamilton National
Bank, Mr.. Morris said.
The meeting last week was called
by Mr.. Morris after he received a
letter from Frank r. Jelleff, Com
munity Chest president, recon-
mending that the public agency
raise allowances and change eligi-
bility requirements In certain cases
to relieve potential drain on pri-
vate funds.
Families on public relief had
their payments slashed approx
mately 10 per cent since January
because estimates for the years
appropriation fell short of require
ments. At that time, welfare OH
cials said that the shortage arose
because relief cases had started an
unexpected rise. The Commission
ers declined to agree to suggestions
of supplemental appropriation to
carry through until June 80 of this
year.
Welfare officials also have COM
mented that estimates for relief in
the 1916 budget, as submitted to
Congress by the Budget Bureau last
month, may prove insufficient.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Randolph Files
Amendment 10
Boundary Bill
Would Give Virginia
Limited Taxing Powe,
Over Airport

Chairman Randolph Of the House
District Committee revealed yester-
day he had amended his bill, fix.
ing the District Virginia boundary
line at the present highwater mark
on, the Virginia shore of the Poto-
mac, to grant Virginia limited tax.
ing authority over the Washington
National Airport.
The amendment also assures vir-
ginia the right to serve processes in
the airport area.
The Randolph bill cedes the air.
port area to Virginia, but since
the airport was developed and is
owned by the United States it
recognizes the Federal character Of
the area and reserves to the United
States concurrent Jurisdiction with
Virginia.
The Virginia legislature already
has passed a statute agreeing to
the proposed new boundary line,
but it would have to act on another
provision designating the Eastern
District Courts of Virginia to hear
airport cases and on the new Ran.
dolph amendment.
The amendment. which was added
to the bill at the request of the
Air Transport Association repre- .
senting 81 operating airlines, reads,
in part:
| There Is hereby reserved In the
Commonwealth of Virginia the jur-
isdiction and power to levy tax on
the sale of oil. gasoline and all
other motor fuels and lubricants sold
on the Washington National Air
port for use in over the road We.
nicles such as trucks, buses and au.
tomobiles, except sales to the United
States for use in the exercise OF
essentially governmental functions,
and provided that the Common
wealth of Virginia shall have no
jurisdiction or power to levy a tax
on the sale or use of oil. gasoline
or other motor fuels and lubricants
for other purposes.
| There is hereby expressly re-
served in the Commonwealth Of
Virginia the jurisdiction and power
to serve criminal and civil process
Ton the Washington National Air.
| port"
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Mercury Rises to 63 as Washington Enjoys
Its Wormest February 10th in 20 Years
Overcoots Put Aside
For Brief Period;
Today to Be Cooler

Washington yesterday enjoyed
the warmest February 10 in 20
years, the thermometer rising to SO
degrees at AIS PM. as hundreds
OF persons walked In the warm sun
light without overcoats. On the
same date In 1909, the temperature
reached IS degrees, an all-time
record.
Last night the Weather Bureau
forecast cloudiness followed by light
rains either during the night or to-
day. 1t will not be as warm a.
yesterday, the bureau said. although
the weather is expected to remain
comfortable.
BY contrast, Weather Bureau rec
ords showed that the December
January period here was the coldest
since 1930-40.
Meanwhile, the Associated Pres.
reported that the heavy SHOWS and
wintry winds which chilled New
England early last week, resulting
In the death of II persons, had
ended. Moderate temperatures were
recorded all over the Nation yes
terday.
Melting snow and ice in western
and upper New York State caused
rivers to rise and led to fear ol
floods, the Associated Press said
However, Chicago weather fore
casters predicted that freezing tenn.
peratures due there last night woulc
curb any flood threat.
The Weather Bureau pointed out
that II you draw 4 rough line be.
tween Chicago and New York anc
then draw lines northward from
both cities. you have a sort OF bucket
Within that bucket, generally, thu
December-January period was tht
coolest in IS years-that is, since
l91o-1920.
That goes for both Chicago anC
New York-also Detroit. Columbus
Erie, Harrisburg and Scranton. til
true of Syracuse. Albany and Ruf.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
COLLEGE Head to Speuk

DIR. George S. Bensen, president
OF Harding College, Searcy. Ark,
and former teacher in China, will
speak at a meeting at pm. Thurs
day at the United States Chamber
OF Commerce Auditorium on China
Her Problems and Opportunities. ~
The meeting, sponsored jointly by
the Washington Committee OF
United Relief Inc, and American
University. is open to the public.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Cleaning Plant Damaged
By Fire, Two Explosions

A fire followed by two explosions
last night damaged the plant Of
Squire Cleaners, GOT H street NE
The blaze was quickly extinguished
by f1remen. No estimate of the
damage was available.
Pvt. willard L. Ashburn of No.
Police Precinct Vas walking near
the establishment about 10 pm
when he heard the two explosions
and saw flames shoot high above the
roof Of the building. He called fire.
men. '.
Evening star., 1945-02-11

CAas. H. Clay, Jr. ton force for his
quaint instructions to scout cars.
He was onicially commended in
1942 for his instructions to scout
cars which resulted in the capture
of three colored men, clearing up
IL armed robberies here and a mur-
der in Baltimore.
A native of Dyersburg, Tenn, Mr..
Clay served four years in the Ma
rine Corps, joining the District po-
lice force when his enlistment ex-
pired IN 1924 He lives at 1905 Della
ware street, Berwyn, Md.
Evening star., 1945-02-11

ary l, was pre-
sented with a
gold watch yes
terday by Police
Supt. Edward j.
Kelly. The gift
was from his
fellow workers
at the station.
Mr.. Clay, who
was made a dis
patcher W h e n
the station first
went on the air
J a n u ary 28,
1881, was known
to the Washing
Evening star., 1945-02-11
.0PA Files Rent Action
Against D. {. LAWYER

A suit to require Attorney T. Ed.
Ward O'Connell, 424 Fifth street
NV. to comply with the rent con-
troll regulations has been fled by
the Once Of Price Administration
In Federal Court In Alexandria.
The OPA case Is scheduled to be
heard Thursday before Judge Robert
N. Pollard in Richmond.
The suit charges that Mr.. OCon-
nell failed to register with the rent
control ONCE In Arlington fun rental
price schedules for three apartments
at 1904 North Rhodes street, Ar.
lington, OF which he Is the owner.
Evening star., 1945-02-11

falo, and it holds good as far east
as Hartford.
In Philadelphia the December
January period was the coolest
since 1s17-191S, and the same in
Fort Wayne, Ind, and Toledo.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Radio Dispatcher
Honored by Police

Charles H. Clay, jr., ~, colorful
dispatcher for the Metropolitan Po-
lice Departments radio station
WPDW until his retirement Febru-
Evening star., 1945-02-11

1t was the coldest since 1885, 1896
in Baltimore and Pittsburgh, and
in Cincinnati and indianapolis.
Most Of the Western States have
been having q warmer-than-usual
winter.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-10
Register Polls
 Theft Attempt

An unidentified party broke into the back door of the An chor Cafe Wednesday night aft CT it's closing, made an unsuc- cessful attempt to open locked cash register, and left without taking anything.
 Police said the person evident Iy replaced a small night light with a larger globe to see better and then sat the cash register on the floor behind the counter and removed about five screws from it with a knife before giving up. There was about $20 in the register.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-10
$5O,OO0 For New School Sought

Action of the local Chamber of Commerce in seeking $50,000 appropriation for a new school at Kodiak has received approval of Governor Gruening, who wired the chamber this week offering suggestion for effective action in contracting legislators
 Wires have also been sent by the city clerk to members of the legislature, referring to the re. port of the Territorial Commis- sioner of Education James c. Ryan on the inadequacy of the local school. Commissioner Ryan promised any help possible from his office in securing an appropri- ation.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-10
Mike Metr0kin Dies At Sitka

Juneau (SpeciaD Mike Me trokin, a native Alaskan, born iu Kodiak on November 2l, lS- 84, died at the Pioneers Home at Sitka on Jan. 30 of this year. MT. Metrokin, who lived in Alaska all of his life, was a cook and a fisherman by trade. He served for many years on the old Steamer Dora. He was ad- mitted to the Home on Novem- Der IS, 1943.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-10
ax Collector Due Next Week

A. Verle Collar, deputy col ftor of Internal Revenue, of Ie Anchorage office. will arrive
 Kodiak Feb. Is (transporta- Pn permitting to assist with |come tax returns and other k matters.
 As his stay this year will be (orter than previous visits, MT. pillar requests that those wish
 g assistance get their informa- Pn together for filing their re- rms so the largest number of Fople can be accommodated in (e shortest possible time.
 l. The 1944 Revenue Law lakes it necessary for every in- [vidual required to file a return submit a copy of his Form '-2, Employees Receipt of Tax Withheld, with his return. his is very important.
 Z. Every individual regardless age must file a return if his : her income during 1914 was 'OO or more. Thus, children avlng income of $500 or more
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-10
lew P. o.
 n Prospect

Only two possible stumbling ocks stand in the way of a new ,st office building for Kodiak
 pIans were made this week for
 instruction of a new building |pressly for the post office, now hated in 8 w. J. Ersklne con- Inv building adjacent to Err ines store.
 In answer to an advertisement F bids on new quarters Ben raft, local merchant, has sig fled his intention to construct
 building for the post office uth of the Bank of Kodiak.
 W. Sellers, postal inspector, Is been in town several days in |nnection with the planned hilding and other postal mat Es.
 It is reported the projected hiding would have a frontage
 approximately 30 feet on Mill by road and extend 80 feet back lrallel to the bank building be building would provide for |stallation of approximately 600 Int boxes and would have a rear htrance on the alley behind the bnk. If approved the construc- |on will necessitate moving the fraft residence south to make |om for the new building.
 The two possible stumbling |ocks are: CD approval by the Pst office department, Washing |n, D. C., of terms of the lease (vering rental of the building
 them; @ release by the War Foduction Board of materials Fcessary for the construction.
 If approved and if materials Fe released 1t is expected con |ruction contracts would be let hmediately.