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Evening star., 1946-02-26
Gilbert, Chief Economist
For 0PA, Resigns Post
By the Associoted Press

Richard V. Gilbert has resigned
as chief economist of the Office OF
Price Administration
Mr.. Gilbert acknowledged to a
reporter last night that he had quit
but refused to make any explana-
ton.
Sterilization Director Chester
BowleS, under whom Mr.. Gilbert
had served while Mr. Bowles was
price administrator, also refused to
comment. Paul A Porter, the new
OPA chief, could not be reached
Immediately.
Mr.. Gilbert had been with OPA
since its beginning early in 1912.
Prior to that, he had served with
the price division of the National
Defense Advisory Council and with
the Office of Price Administration
and Civilian Supply, forerunners
of OPA.
He played an active role in the
formulation of the new wage policy
recently announced.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Two Enter Guilty Pleas
In DAMAGE at Statue

Sentence was postponed in Mu-
nicipal Court today when two Green
Meadows (Md) youths pleaded
guilty to breaking most of the flag
STATS around the Two Jima flag
raising statue on Constitution ave-
nue. February 9.
Judge Thomas D. Quinn said the
offense was IAN extremely serious"
one and asked for a probation re-
port on the youths, William M.
Ryan, 10, of 6s1o Twentieth avenue,
and Lemuel S. Stevens, IS, of 200
Somerset street.
Stevens, free in $500 bond, said he
was discharged recently after serv-
ing in the crew of tanker in the
South Pacific. Ryan has been in
Jail since his arrest.
The two pleaded guilty to five
counts each of mutilating the
United States flag. There were five
American flags in the arc around
the statue. The rest were colors of
other United Nations. Maximum
penalty is 500 fine and 80 DAYS
in Jail for each count.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
By George Kennedy

That army of CT Chicago taxicab
drivers is here for the duration.
They've been told Chicago wants
them back. that the shortage OF
taxicabs in the Windy City has been
aggravated since they drove 15C
unlicensed cabs here in a protest
reminiscent of Coxey's army and
the bonus march.
But they are going to stay here
directing buzz bombs of publicity
at the Midwestern metropolis un-
less the Chicago City Council, which
meets Thursday, votes a substantial
increase in the number of taxicat
| licenses.
They met last night in che Ma
tional Press Club auditorium, pro-
testing that the situation in Chicago
is legalization of a monopoly-s
stymie to the Congressional en-.
couragement in the GI Bill oi
Rights that they become little
businessmen.
Vote Against Going Back.
do you want to 60 back fellows?'
Chairman Arthur Dickholtz asked
the meeting.
He was answered with a resound-
ing moi"
"You don't believe their promis.
esq" he asked again, referring tc
the Chicago aldermen. Again there
was a resounding no"
Every one at the meeting wore
the discharge button. Questions
elected the information that Chair
man Dickholtz was a gunner on the
Bits that few over Germany from
England. Out in front was Michael
y. Caprara Bronze Star, Purple
Heart, one of the men Of the 1Olst
Airborne Division that made the
stand at Bastogne. Another was
Sherman Dickholtz, the chairman's
brother. He was with the 17th Air
borne Division. He jumped into
Germany on March "a. 1945. the
date Of the big push across the
Rhine.
Early Casualty on Hand.
The stout young man with the
usher's badge identified himself as
one OF the early casualties of the
first American offensive-William
Taylor, wounded in the stomach by
augmentation of a French shell
November l6, 1912, at Fedhala in
Morocco. Another driver was Ralph
Bunes, somewhat deaf from perfora-
tion OF both eardrums in parachut-
ing with Marine group in New
Evening star., 1946-02-26
II Meat Packers Plan
To Quit in 0PAProfest
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

CINCINNATI, Feb. 26.-Seven-
teen independent meat wholesalers
voted at a mass meeting last night
to close down their packing plants
Friday in protest, their spokesman
said. against ''harassing restric-
tions and complicated regulations
imposed by the Office of Price Ad-
miniStration.
The spokesman, who refused to be
Identified, said the II packers sup
ply 70 per cent of the meat to
greater Cincinnati. He told a re-
porter at the meeting:
1T is no longer possible for us to
continue business under the harass-
ing restrictions and complicated
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Chicago Hackers Shout Down
Return Until Council Gives In

Georgia, and the emaciated figure
pointed out by his fellow drivers
was Henry Blaskiewicz Of the 1920
Infantry, Chicago National Guard
outfit, who helped relieve the Ma
rines on Guadalcanal and continued
in the Bougainville, Leyte and Cebu
landings although he was hos
pitalized 16 times with malaria.
Chairman Dicholtz told the story
of the rat race" the unlicensed CT
drivers had been having with police
Of the Vehicular Bureau In Chicago.
The ordinary policemen would help
them load passengers, he said. The
drivers were beating their brains
out" to beat the monopoly, he said,
but you can't legally own a cab
unless you have license and all
the licenses belong to Checker Cab
and Yellow Cab companies"
Jailed and Threatened.
In June" he told the drivers
the aldermen promised that at the
next meeting they were going to
make it possible for the boys to get
their licenses. They went to work
The police started arresting the
boys and to throw them into iail
They were invariably threatened
by policemen. I won't 20 into de-
tail but it wasn't nice. The Judges
would find them not guilty, but the
policemen would tell them there
was no use bucking a $12O, 900, 900
combine. But these boys had fought
war and they knew better"
Representative Church, Republi-
can. representing Chicagos north
side district, told the drivers At
torney General Tom Clark would
soon help them by finding the Chi
cago taxi companies in violation of
the Sherman Anti Trust Act.
A resolution was adopted demand
Ing a Federal grand Jury investiga-
ton OF the alleged taxicab monopoly
IN Chicago A delegation was named
to seek an appointment with Presi-
dent Truman. A collection totalinp
s2l5 was taken. Mr.. Church's con-
tribution was 500.
Evening star., 1946-02-26

Courtney are going to bump OF Will
son in the morgue."
As soon as this information was
forwarded to police, Capt. Albert
Bullock and squad from No. II
precinct hurried to the morgue and
started their search. Nothing in
the way of dangerous weapon
was found, and the inquest pro-
ceeded.
P. r. Travis, 80, colored 100
block Bruce place Sc, and William
E. Dunmore, ~. colored, 1900 block
Stanton road Sc, were wounded
during the same alteration, which
took place in the 2400 block Nichols
avenue Sc. Travis is in serious con-
dition in Gallinger Hospital with a
chest wound, and Dunmore is there
with shoulder wound, which is not
considered serious
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Plans Are Discussed
For Protestant Center

Plans for a Protestant center
bringing under one roof the Wash
ington Federation of Churches
many denominational headquarters
and other related agencies are being
studied by the organization, DR.
Frederick E. Reissig, executive Sec
retary of the federation, announced
today.
Dr. Reissig said the proposal is
being studied by a federation COM
mittee headed by Walter Britt, a
member of the organization Board
of Directors and chairman of the
Property Committee. Many denom-
nations and religious organization.
have expressed great interest in the
plan, DR.. Reissig said.
DR.. Reissig. said property at 175l
N street NV. owned by the fed.
GRAFTON will be sold if the project
| goes through.
Evening star., 1946-02-26

ford ull) College and the Atlanta
Law School, night-study institu-
ton OF which her father was a
founder.
She married Guy Mankin, a me-
chanical engineer, after a weeks
courtship in Cuba. where he was
working and she was tourist. They
have son, Guy, jr, "a, an engineer
ing ofhcer on merchant tanker.
| She has smoked, but doesn't at
present. She votes wet and drinks
dry" and appointed her husband
| drinking agent" when colleagues
in the State Legislature told her
drinking was usual with members.
Mrs. Mankin thinks she lost about
20 OF her usual 148 pounds during
the recent campaign but is faced
with going through the show again
this fall in seeking a full term.
The woods are full of people
who say they're going to run against
me-" she said.
Suffrage for the District?
Sees No Reason for Denial.
I didn't know you all were still
fussin' about it up here" Mrs. Man
kin commented. She said she
thought the question must be a
mot baby" in view of reporters in
terest but added she saw no reason
why Washingtonians should not
have the right to vote.
The Fair Employment Practices
Bill? Mrs. Mankin said she was
not familiar with the measure but
planned to study it promptly.
Hobbies? Mrs. Mankin charac-
terized herself as a rabid baseball
fan and contided she played a cred
liable first base as a girl. She said
she was the only woman to hold a
gold lifetime pass to games of the
Southern Association and probably
would try it at big-league gates.
Mr.. Mankin kept out of sight dur
ing the conference in Mrs. Man.
kin's temporary hotel quarters, but
reporters agreed she had made an
excellent choice of press secretary,
Miss Estelle Gaines, a Georgian.
Honey, I don't take shorthand"
Miss Gaines told a photographer
when he suggested a secretariaI
pose. I'm a newspaperwoman."
Evening star., 1946-02-26

liams, pastor of Asbury Methodist
Church, was elected Protestant vice
chairman. The vice chairman to
succeed the Rev. DR.. Edmund A.
Walsh as Catholic representative
will be named later.
Former general chairmen of the
organization chosen honorary chair
men at the meeting were the Rev.
Seth r. Brooks, pastor of Univer-
salist National Memorial Church;
the Rev. Oscar F. Blackwelder, pas
tor of the Lutheran Church of the
Reformation, and Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld, spiritual leader of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation.
Civil Service Commissioner Ar
thur S. Fleming was elected for the
fifth term as treasurer of the Com
mittee on Religious Life, Henry c..
Barden, 4800 Twenty-third street
NJ, Arlington, was elected secretary
for the 10th time. Mr.. Bafden has
missed only one year as secretary
since the society was formed.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Stussen Soon to Reveal
His Senate Intentions
By the Associated Press


MILWAUKEE. Feb. 26 (P).-Har.
old E. Stassen. former Governor OF
Minnesota, said at a press confer.
ence yesterday that between nov
and March 13 it will be decided WHIT
will run for the Senate in Mime.
sota"
Asked if his statement mean,
whether he would be a candidate or
the Republican ticket, Mr.. Stasser
said:
Yes, that means whether 1 will
run for the Senate"
Mr.. Stassen, mentioned frequently
as possible presidential candidate
said that March 13 was the opening
date for filing Senate nomination
papers in Minnesota,
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Fire Chief Stoys at Desk
During BIuze at Center

A local fire alarm was turned In
shortly before II am. today in the
Municipal Center Building, Fourth
street and Indiana avenue NV.
causing a rush of fire apparatus
to the scene to put out a trash fire
in the basement-one floor below the
ONCE of Fire Chief Stephen Porter
The blaze was quickly extinguished
with no damage. Chief Porter re-
mained at his desk.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
THE EVENING STAR, Washington .. C. ~ As
TUESDAY.

regulations imposed by the once of
Price Administration. We are going
to shut down our plants to support
the movement in st. Louis where
IS plants are closing Thursdays
He said the packers demand re-
vision or cancellation Of OPA's
meat price regulation which gov
erns packers in their initial opera
ton, purchase Of livestock, and fol-
lows through to obtaining of Fed
eral subsidies.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
RAF Vice MorshoI's
Plane Lands SufeIy
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 26.-Air Vice Mar
shal D, c. T. Bennett, founder and
commander of the RATS target
finding Pathfinder force, who had
been unreported since taking of
from Heston airport yesterday
landed safely last night at Wolver.
hampton, the Air Ministry an
nounced today.
A widespread search had been
conducted for Marshal Benefits
Percival Proctor "A new British
fOur-Seater
Evening star., 1946-02-26

full post of
executive vic e
president of the
American S o.
ciety or t h e
Hardiof Hearing
effective Friday.
In announcing
this, DR.. G. Stew
art Nash, society
president, S a / d
that Mr.. Ware
ham, an admin
istrative officer
will direct the
expansion pro-
gram xof the So
ciety from its
Evening star., 1946-02-26

Religious Life in
the N a t | o MS
Capital at the
18th ann u a ]
meeting of the
organization in
| Covenant = First
Pres b y t e r ! a n
| Church.
| Rabbi Henry
Segal, spiritual
leader of B'nai
Israel Hebrew
Congre g a t / o n,
was chosen jew
ish vice chair
man, and DR..
Robert M. Will
Evening star., 1946-02-26

4ItduqudI IeIS, dI I0oI IIlITCy-HIth
street NV.
Mr.. Wareham for many years has
been recognized as one of the out
standing Community Chest execu-
tives in the country, DR.. Nash said
At present he is vice president of
Community Chests and Councils,
Inc.
Evening star., 1946-02-26

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting a room.
Renting a room is made easy
by advertising in The Star.
Call National 5000. Open 8
am. to II pm.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Rochester Man 10 Take
Housing Society Post Here

Harry P. Wareham of Rochester
N. Y, formerly executive vice presi-
dent of the National War Fund
will come to Washington to take the
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Dr.. Glenn Elected
Religious Life Chief

DR.. G. Leslie Glenn, rector of St
Johns Episcopal Church and for
mer Navy chaplain, was elected gen.
eral chairman of the Committee on
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Admits 'Brushoff' in Ad

SPOKANE, Wash. tP.-In a "for
sale" column of the Chronicle, be-
tween ads about a gas range and a
bicycle was this: Charter member
Of Brush-off Club will sell diamond
engagement wedding ring set."
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Origin of Nebraska

Nebraska got its name from the
Omaha Indians name for the river
Platte.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Consider-
able cloudiness and mild with tenn
perature rising to upper SOS this
afternoon. Cloudy with showers to-
night and tomorrow morning, fol-
lowed by rather windy and colder
tomorrow afternoon. Lowest to-
night in middle 40s.
Virginia-Showers and warmer to-
night and tomorrow, followed by
windy and colder west and north
portions tomorrow afternoon.
observation-disclosures and warmer
tonight. Tomorrow, showers fol-
lowed by colder and windy in the
central and west portions, with snow
f1urries in the mountains in the
afternoon
River Report
From United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and Slightly muddy at Great Falls; Shen.
anooah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity.
(Readings at Washington National Airport ,
Evening star., 1946-02-26
A Message from
President Truman

OF the utmost importance that the American people understand
the status and significance of Regular Army will b. ths
duty Of this volunteer Army help protect the freedoms main
tain the peace we have at great cost.
Atomic has increased decreased the neces.v
for PREPARATION both manpower material In the COM
ing atomic age the United States its military strength
- to insure national security and promote ORDER
Such responsibilities obviously be met bv ANYTHING
less than the cb For reason asked onsre.
for legislation increase the opportunities soldier in the
Regular Army This legislation has been passed signed by me-
and il in effect
IN serving his country get good pay education
travel and security with family allowances for his dependents and
year retirement plan that with exces ANYTHING
American industry These and the other of the
Regular Army should be made known to all our service men
and their families
The Army has embarked upon a world campaign to ens,
enough that demobzng shall strip our services
oeow the peaceme need 1t is imperative that public support bs
gwen to this We replace as possible men
who have served long and arduous who return to civil
e We must also build Army adequate to Al. QUE
at home and abroad until the long nesc.
terms and military policies worked out
hope that every individual and group will give e,.. 1
enthusiastic cooperation this great rebuild our Rees,
tremendous task Of securing the peace
4T>~<@= ::::;;:;;
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Temperature and Humidity.

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81. on February IA,
Lowest. IL, on January %.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
The Sun and Moo
Precipitatiou.

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
Capital (current month TO date):
Evening star., 1946-06-23
Ellie's Got A Ring

IF YOU are you could think for 40 years an
L never guess why my Missus is worried about Miss
Ellie Flanders gettin' married.
Ellie runs the Giftee Shoppe down the street, an
| been charitably kddin her ever since ALI Landon
about when is she gon to get old enough to vote
She always impressed me as ben the nlarryin type
i but in game of charades when try to initiate
Cupid somebody always guesses 'rhinoceros," SO
couldn't see how could be of any help in findn
her husband
However, nature took its an here la ely
we been seein' Ellie closin' up early an gettin'
in a car with a captain of Marines. Pretty soon
the captain in cvvies. an some of the gals saw HIM
lookin' in a furniture-stor window. Then they no.
tced that Ellie would catch her thoughts wandern
off the customers an she would blush when she
snapped out of her daydreamn. Women don't miss
things like that any more than you or l would over
look fire truck with the sirens wide open
Ellie minds her own business though an manages
to keep the female curiosity hotter fame thower
Last Tuesday Ellie had lunch here an Mabel our
waitress excited she rings up the date on the
cash register instead of Ellles check
Did you see that' Mabel gurgles the second Ellie
Flanders leaves.
''Sure," told her. ''You rung up nineteen
dollars an forty-sx cents for forty y-f.e-cent
check. The register is nineteen dollars an one
cent off,
''No. Mabel is disguised with me for bein' able
to add. Her ring - Ellies got diamond"
| sort of pleased too, but guess | wouldn't
have noticed by myself. Well, l remembered to tell
the Missus Her jaw dropped an she says: What on
earth will we do?'
"What've ne got to do with it?' ask her,
"A wedding present. the Missus sort of moans
How can we erer find her one when she
gift shop an knows the price of absolutely every
thing?" -WAllY B0REN
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-31
Business Women S
Club Will Meet.
Friday Evening
Miss Nancy Pruden, District
Director From Wilson,
Will Be Speaker

Miss Nancy Pruden, OF WILSON,
will be the guest speaker at the
regular meeting of the Wilmington
Business and Professional Women S
club. Inc. to be held Friday night,
February 1. at 6 o'clock, in the
Friendly dining room, with Ruth
Humphrey, president, presiding.
Miss Pruden is district director OF
the Sixty district of the Federation
of p,,o;ness and Professional clubs,
of which the local club is a mem
Der She will speak on the theme
of the month, entitled 1--WE Surren-
der Our Amateur Standing"
Bernice Bjonerud, program
chairman, and co-chairman of the
Educational and Vocational Com
nittee, is in charge of this pro-
gram. The club urges all members
to attend this special meeting.
Members of the Business and
Professional Women's club who are
residing in Wilmington and who
have not transferred their mem
bership to the local club and who
ar interested in attending meet
inss are asked to contact Ruth
Humphrey, at telephones (night)
$685. or 7741 in the day. Meetings
are held the first Friday of each
month in the Friendly clubroom on
Chestnut street. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-31
7 een-Age
7 att|er
BY CYNTHIA JOHNSON

It's time for more news from me
again so here goes!
It seems as if / omitted a few
incidentals in the Sunday write-up
Of the senior girls Hi-Y hayride.
The most important thing was that
the social chairman who was in
charge Of the refreshments re-
membered everything necessary to
make a weener-roast success ex-
cept of course weenies! won't
mention the poor SOULS name but
I'll just say that I really was en-
barrassed! All during the night
Mr.. Caudill sneaked up on people
and took imposed pictures with his
trusty little hashbulb camera.
They say that the pictures will
come out in the Wildcat and the
Annual but I sho' hope mott! It's
not that they were scandalous but
well Sara Williams face doesn't
resemble a Kleenex and that's
what it will look like cause she
had just started to blow her nose
as Mr.. Caudin shot herewith the
camera of course.
The poor junior boys came
along and unable to build their
own fire the girls vacated the
southern extension leaving the fire
for them and started homeward.
UnAnowingly Kathryn Kester
and Perry James strolled on the
beach as the rest of us climbed
aboard the truck and left. They
had to hitch-hike home!
Many more boys in the service
are home now and are welcomed
faces in the crowd. Harry Williams
is home for thirty days after sign
ing over in the Army for a year.
Harry Smith is also here after be.
ing aboard hospital ship in Cali
fcrnia. He was a member Of the
ATC and is home for an indefinite
period Of time. Welcome back
Harry!
If you happened to see students
staggering from their classes yes.
terday as if they had received the
news that the world was coming
to an end I know the reason. AND
the world might as well have
come to an end as far as some
were concerned. Report cards
were given out and on them the
grades of the mid-term exams
were visible. Right there in plair
sight for Mother or Dad to see
when they signed the cards! Or
well! You didn't specially want
to 90 to that out-of-town basket
ball game with Rocky Mount thi.
weekend did you?
The fleets in and along with i
came our boys from MINIS wht
are in the Navy. Thomas ane
Charlie Jones and Wayne Trout
man. (much to the joy Of Mar,
Ann Jenkins).
The gym will be the scene o
the annual Wildcat dance this Fri
day night. Be sure to get out you,
old clothes and look your worst S,
you will stand a chance for tn,
prize for the tackiest person there
But OF course all of those boy.
mentioned previously will onl,
have to wear their school clothe.
and they will be dressed for tn,
occasion.
Orchids to Douglas McKoy TO
proving that the younger people o
the day realize their place in Sc