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Evening star., 1946-03-10
vardaman HEARINGS
To Reopen, St. Louis
Associates 10 Testify

A Senate banking subcommittee
plans to reopen hearings soon on
the nomination of Commodore
James K. Vardaman, President
Truman's naval aide, to the Fed
eral Reserve Board of Governors.
Chairman Radcliffe told report
ers after a closed session yesterday
the committee agreed unanimously
to subpoena Frank o. Bittner, jr.,
former vice president of the Var
daman Shoe Co., st. Louis, which
was reorganized in bankruptcy in
1912 after Commodore Vardaman-
then its president-went into naval
service. Mr.. Bittner had asked to
testify.
Senator Radcliffe said another
former Vardaman associate in ST.
Louis, Alex Miltenberger, would be
taken up on his offer to testify. Mr..
Miltenberger is an officer of the
Tower Grove Bank g. Trust Co.,
of which Commodore Vardman was
president in 1878.
Meanwhile. withdrawal Of the
nomination of Edwin w. Pauley for
Undersecretary of the Navy some
time this week still was being pre-
dicted by informed sources at the
Capitol late yesterday. despite COL
lapse of a similar plan scheduled
to have been carried out yesterday.
Mr.. Pauley said Friday he would
not consider withdrawing until he
has answered all charges, but one
Senator who has kept In close touch
with the situation said yesterday Mr..
Pauley may be able to complete that
objective Tuesday, barring some un-
foreseen change In the situation over
the week end.
1t is understood a majority of
the committee still intends to is
sue statement expressing their
belief in Mr.. Pauley's integrity and
ability, when and If he withdraws.
For several weeks there have been
reliable reports that Mr.. Pauley
would not get a majority for con-
firmation If his appointment went
to a vote in the Senate, due to a
split in Democratic ranks, with
most of the Republicans ready to
vote against him. One influential
Democrat said yesterday the num-
Der of probable votes for Mr.. Pauley
has not increased since earlier
checkups were made.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Finn Parliament Elects
Paasikivi New President
BY the Assoeiofed Press

HELSINKI, Mar. 9.-Premiel
Juho Kusti Paasikivi was elected
president of Finland by Parlia-
ment today to fill out the unexpirec
term of Field Marshal Baron Car
Gustaf Mannerheim, 70, who re.
signed recently because of hi.
health.
Paasakivi will take the oath Of
Office Monday. His term runs unit
March, 1850.
His first official task will be nam.
Ing a premier who can form a gov
eminent able to continue the work
of fulfilling the Russian-Finnish ar
mistice demands and leading the
country back to economic stability
Among those mentioned as a pos
sible choice Is Finland's Minister
to Washington, Kalle Teodor Justila
now visiting in HelSinki.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Flood Of Northern Capital
Alarms Southern Mills
BY III. Associated Pres,

CHARLOTTE, Mar. s-The Char
lotte News said today that vital
elements" Of Southern business
viewed with alarm" the current
buying of Southern cotton textile
mills by Northern capitalists.
This means" the News said, "the
advent of relatively large scale alb
sentee ownership and probabilities
of shakeups in the arrangements
which heretofore were headed by
men of the South"
The cotton trade takes a gloomy
view Of the future, the News said,
because widespread disruption Of
long-established business relations
between mill management under the
absentee ownerships and their sup
pliers appears inevitable"
AS an example of mill buying ut
astonishing prices" the News listed
the sale of common stock of a CON-
pany at Rockingham, N. c., at "the
record price of $3.50 per 500 par
share"
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Decorated

|
Col. Howard F. Breese, 3738 Abe
marie street NV, has been awarded
the Legion of Merit for services from
August IA, l941, to September 26
l945, in the Provost Marshal Gener-
ais Office
He overcame the problems in
volved in the maintenance of pris-
oners of war records and served as
member of Aliens and Prisoner OF
War Divisions and as director OF
the American Prisoner of War Infor-
nation Bureau.
Other awards of the Legion OF
Merit were made to the following
Army officers in the Washington
area:
Col. Norman V. Carlson, 154e
Forty fourth street NV, for services
from February, 1943, to August, 1945
as assistant director of censorship
and chief postal censor. With tact
and diplomacy, he achieved workable
liaison with South American coun-
tries and succeeded in maintaining
unity Of censorship throughout the
Americas" the citation said.
Col. Orlady Paul Decker, 464e
North Twenty third road, Arlington
member of the General Staff Corps
was decorated for the introduction OF
new management and operating
methods in property accounting and
issue procedures. He served at head
quarters of the Army Service Forces
from July, 1912, to September, 1945
first as chief of supply procedures
and then as chief Of fiscal proce-
dureS.
Col. John P. Dinsmore, 1896 Stuy-
vesant place NV, was cited for
services in the offices of the Assist
ant Secretary and Undersecretary
of War from September, 1899, to
March, 1912. He was chief of the
Legal Division, Planning Branch
and a member of the Legal Division
of the Army and Navy Munitions
Board.
Col. Victor T. Fahringer, 310O
North Seventeenth street, Arlington,
who was chief of the Engineering
and Inspection Control Branch, was
cited for services from August, 1943,
to February, 1945, in meeting one of
the most acute problems confront
ing the Artillery Division. Serious
interference with military opera
tions was threatened by the rapid
deterioration Of many types of
artillery under service conditions in
the tropics. He supervised a pro-
gram that applied remedial meas
ures.
Col. Edgar Benjamin Kapp, 109
North George Mason drive, Ar
lington, received the award for
services as chief of the Policy
Section, Headquarters of the Army
Service Forces, from July, 1912, to
September, 1945. He was directly
responsible for large financial saw
ings and in manpower savings at
expanding Army installations. s
Col. Charles w. Mccarthy of 6905
Beverly road, Bethesda, was cited
for services as secretary of the
State, War and Navy Co-ordinating
Committee from December, 1914, to
October, 1915.
Col. Hamilton Robinson, 2l12 Le-
roy place NV, a key member Of
the control division Of the general
staff, was cited for services from
April, 1912, to September, 1945 He
was instrumental in developing a
plan for organization of the mill
tary district of Washington and
Evening star., 1946-03-10

months Of research, DR.. Salo w
Baron, chairman of the Commission
Of European Jewish Cultural Recon-
struction, announced today.
DR.. Baron said the compilation
Is known as tentative list of Jew
ish cultural treasures in Axis -occu-
pied countries" and will serve as a
guide to relocation of the art works
Or. Baron announced the COM
mission will send a six-man COM
mittee to Europe this summer to
track down the books and manu-
scripts.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Marines Retirement
Boord Meets March Is

The board to consider the retire.
ment Of Marine Corps major gen.
erals will meet at Marine Corps
headquarters March IS, the Marine
Corps announced yesterday.
Members Of the board, according
to an announcement from Secretary
OF the Navy Forrestal, are 1t. Gen
Holland M. Smith, U. s. M. c.; 1t
Gen. Roy 8. Geiger, U. S. M. c., and
Vice Admiral Richard L. Conolly, U.
S. NJ, with Col. Lionel c. Goudeau
U. S. M. c., as recorder.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
u. S. Is Asked to Support
lust Claims of Greece

NEW YORK, Mar. . (P.-The
Justice for Greece Committee, a
group of civic and governmental
leaders, today asked the United
States Government to support Just
claims" Of Greece.
In a telegram signed by Mrs. Call
vim Coolidge, honorary chairman,
and addressed to President Truman
and Secretary of State Byrnes, the
committee requested support for the
return to Greece of the Greek Do
decanese Islands and Northern
Epirus, Greek area within the bound
aries OF Southern Albania; "strate-
gic rectif1cation OF the Greco-Bul-
garian frontier to make Greece for
ever secure from further invasions"
and adequate reparations and resti-
tutions for Axis-ravaged Greece"
Evening star., 1946-03-10

in the Family" and Look at thu
~" will be the speaker. DR.. Ellen.
wood also is secretary Of the New
York State YMCA. and his topic will
be The " Is Like That"
w. 8. Culbertson, vice president OF
the local YMCA and former am
bassador to Romania and Chile, will
preside. Rear Admiral w. N. Thomas
chief Of chaplains, USN, will give
the invocation.
Dr. Carson P. Frailey, president o.
the city's "Y" will present his an.
nual report as will Leonard w. De.
Cast, general secretary.
The entertainment features viii
include James John Cerda, boy con.
cert pianist; Miss Louise Bergee
colored contralto, and a sextet from
the Washington-Lee High Schoo
composed of Estralene Farnum, Raj
Lacey, Prissy Reiner, Joan Sogge
Jackie Brooks and B. ]. Holladay
with Miss Florence Booker, direc.
tor, and Miss Sara Williams, accom-.
panist.
Besides Mr.. Giddings the Ar.
rangements Committee is composed
OF Henry Austin, Carl Burkland, Res
Collier, Joseph Evans, John Hard.
ley, Robert Harper, Paul Hill, r. E
Myers, H. B. Niece, Donald O'Riley
George Titus, B. r. Tolson, Johr
Waters and Maj. Gen. Walter K
Wilson.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
AAF'S Future 5etup
Links Combat GROUPS
Under Commands
By Nelson M. Shepord

tNGtSSft ShSPoto
Plans for the postwar Army Air
Forces which will-rombine all COM
{ bat groups into three top defense
commands supplemented by strong
Reserve and National Guard units
are expected to be disclosed Tuesday
by Gen. Carl Spaatz, new AAF chief
These three major commands
strategic, tactical and continental
defense, are designed to give the
Army readily deployable force OF
very heavy bombers, long-range
fighters and reconnaissance planes
constituting a first line of defense
against any anticipated aerial at
tack. They will be built around an
estimated strength of 400,055 officers
and men and approximately 5000
f1rst-line planes.
One Command Based Here.
1t. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer
veteran commander of the India
Burma and China theaterS during
part of the war, yesterday assumed
command of one of these three
forces. the newly created continental
force. Headquarters of the command
are at Boiling Field.
1t is generally believed that Gen
Stratemeyer will continue to head
the Continental Command in the
event that Congress approves the
4, plans for the postwar AAF. So far
I the AAF headquarters has purposely
1 refrained from any official an
: nouncement of the top three COM
{ manders pending final approval OF
the plan.
Reports indiacte, however, that
!. the Strategic Command will fall to
Gen. George C. Kenney, commander
of the air forces in the Southwest
! Pacific under Gen. Macarthur, and
: the Tactical Command to Maj. Gen
E. r. Quesada, who headed fighter
command of the 9th Air Force in
the war against Germany and served
! as an assistant chief of the All
I Staff after his return.
Bombers to Patrol Seas.
The Strategic Command would
have direct employment of the very
heavy bombers, principally of the
B-29 type and the newer types OF
long-range lighters. Such a force
would constitute the AAF's main
offensive" weapon, patrolling the
Pacific and Atlantic bases.
Around the highly mobile Tactical
Command would be built a strong
force of light and medium bombers
fighters, transport and troop car
riers.
The Continental Command. which
will be charged with the defense of
the continental United States, would
include the Reserve and National
Guard Air Forces.
Gen. Spaatz to Discuss Plan.
Gen. Spaatz will hold a press con-
ference Tuesday afternoon to dis
cuss "the future of the AAF" and
at that time he is expected to make
official announcement of the post
war plans.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Comdr. Downey, British
War Veteran, to Speak

Comdr. Kenneth Downey of the
British Embassy, who served both
in the British Navy and Army, will
speak on "reminiscences of a Brit
ish Army Off1cer in the Second
World World War" at a meeting OF
the St. Andrews Society (Scottish)
at pm tomorrow in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
SOC, 900 Items Hunted
As Nuzi Literary Loot
By the A,.oeio,ed Pres,

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Mar. "a cata-
logue containing names of more
than 100000 books, rare manu-
scripts and old prints looted by the
Nazis in 20 European countries has
been almost completed after 10
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Rabbi Greenbera to Speak

Rabbi Meyer Greenberg, director
of the Hillel Foundation, Univer-
sity of Maryland, will make the
final address In the Institute OF
Jewish Studies at the Jewish Com
munity Center, Sixteenth and Que
streets NV. at $3.50 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Greek Cabinet Crisis
Rises Over Premier S
Refusal 10 Delay Vote
lx III. Associated Pr...


ATHENS, Mar. "a Greek cab
met crisis over the approaching
national elections scheduled for
March 81 developed tonight as six
ministers, headed by Vice Premier
George Kafandaris, announced they
should resign in protest against
Premier Themistokles Sophoulis' re-
fusal of their demands to postpone
the voting.
Kafandaris, head of the Progress
sive party, said he and four other
ministers would submit their resig-
nations tomorrow, after declaring
that holding the elections under
present conditions would be "stran-
gulation Of popular will"
The Progressives, Kafandaris said,
would join with the EAM and other
left wing organizations in boycott
ting the election.
Finance Minister Alexander N.Y.
lonas, leader of the Agrarian party,
told newspaper men he also would
resign unless the elections were
postponed, asserting.
prerequisite conditions which
would ensure honest elections have
not been obtained yet and as a
result my party considers 1t neces-
sary that the elections should be
postponed"
The vice premier said the other
four ministers who would resign
were: Novas Athanassiades, min
lister of education; P. Evripaios,
minister Of aviation: Stamatis
Mercouris, minister of public works,
and George Bourdaras, minister of
posts and telegraphs
Although the Sophoulis cabinet
would be obviously weakened by the
designations, the Premier said at a
press conference tonight he would
hold the elections on March 81 even
If the other cabinet ministers with
drew and left only his Liberal party
in Office.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Annual YMCA Dinner
will Be Held Tuesday

More than 800 church, civic and
fraternal leaders have accepted in
vitations to attend the annual din
ner-meeting of the Young Mems
Evening star., 1946-03-10

Christian Asso-
citation at $50
pm. Tuesday in
the main ball
room of tn G
Mayhower Hotel,
E. Clev velan d
Giddings, chair
man of the ar
r a n 6 9 m e n t q
committee, an
nounced yester-
day.
DR.. James FL
lenwood, author
OF There Is No
p ace Like
Home" " "It Runs
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Mickey Rooney Returns
To Home in HOLLYWOOD
BY fhs Asseeio'ed Press

HOLLYWOOD, Mar 9.-Mickey
Rooney returned from the Army
today 10 be greeted by his wife,
the former Betty Jane Rase of Bir-
mingham, Ala, and his mother,
Mrs. Nell Pankey. Waiting at home
was his son Mickey, jr.
Mickey wore his Army uniform
with its jeep shows insignia. He
Travelled more than 115,000 miles
as a war-zone entertainer.
In the Middle Ages, brides carried
or wore wheat ears, and the guests,
hoping for prosperity, threw grains
Of wheat over the bride.
Evening star., 1946-03-10

The first cocoa beans sent to the
United States came from Africa
in 1891.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
News of DC. Area Men
In Armed Forces


the War Departments nine corps
areas into service commands.
Col. Paul G. Rutten. 1850 Har-
ward street NV, performed note
worthy services as commanding Of
ficer of the Benicin Arsenal, from
September, 1943, to August. 1s45.
This installation was a primary
source of supply for ordnance ma
terial channeled to forces Of the
United Nations in the Pacific COM
bat areas.
Col. Morris Carlton Trooper, 4506
Edmunds street NV, was cited for
services in the financial depart
ment from April, 1912, to Septem-
ber, 1945. He was chief Of the
cost analysis section, and later
chief of the reports section and
the coordination and reports
branch, headquarters of the Army
Service Forces.
1t. Col Robert Doan King, 81
Fort Hunt road, Belle Haven Alex
andria, served as a member of the
Procedures Branch, Army Service
Forces, in connection with supply
operations of all technical services
The period for which he was cited
was from May, 1943, to September,
l945.
1t. Col. Lee I. Park, Falls Church,
hi r.l 1y1ft
formed as director of the Re-
negotiation Division, Once of the
Surgeon General. from November,
1912, to May, 1945. In developing
company pricing program, he
corrected conditions that might
have been detrimental to the blood
plasma and penicillin programs.
Capt. Francis r.. St. John, 1914
Twenty ninth street Sc, was cited
for services from March, 1914, to
July, 1945, as assistant to the direc-
tor and acting librarian of the
Army Medical Library. His duties
entailed reorganization Of the
library to serve the wartime needs
of the armed forces at home and
overseas.
Returnees
Washington officers and enlisted
men due to arrive aboard the trans
port Gen. Blatchford at Seattle to-
day include:
Arthar ha1 boaisvsrd kw uYa rsht ses oeer e.
wood G.. Brite. b146 Fulton street NV;
CAPT G John J. Andrina; s,s 1901 First street
ciifiord NJ Temple. 2o4s Thirty-ssyenth
sI6 Pennsyiv.nia ayenue Sc, and Master
serEt Horace D. Taft. 1888 Thirty -nrst
PVT Pr woltS AE'rI Z nsy. Dsys' nfla lamont .s..
NV; Pyt; p Daniel Daniel 3 Recchia 1904 Fourth
Bush, 24l Fifty seventh street NE: corpi.
E,shard c; G. christm9s; I1 I14S Nipetesath
cSinn. 1907 street street NV; First serst.
Jack w. Graves. 303 Twelfth street NE.
strs.. ana Pc; 4 w Daniel R. win0isler' eo7 c
Five Maryland veterans are due
to arrive in New York aboard the
Pomona Victory:
Corpl. Dale T. Dobson. Brandywine:
Pfc. Norman Grum. Frederick TL5 Harry
Stockman. Frederick: TI3 James L. Davis
Takoma Park. and Pfc. Charles c. Booth
Mount Rainier.
Due to arrive in New York We'd
nesday aboard the Antioch VIC
tory are these District men, for
whom no street addresses were
given in the Associated Press report:
Pfc. Fred r. Hunt. Pfc. Paul e. Haber
First Sergt. Charles r. Hubbard, Stan
Sergt. Clarence M. Hart sergt., James A.
Washington, TL5 Henry g. Hill. TIb VIII
liam Lowe and First 1t. Nathaniel johnson.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

head fall back in the chair. Undoubtedly
she would like to read it. Suddenly he
sat up stif1y. He hurriedly got a pen and
wrote his name and office address inside the
cover -.
Next morning his eyes danced through
the car and saw that she was there. The
brown bookmark hung from volume of
one-act plays she was reading. He opened
his book and held it in his left hand. so that
it almost rested between them. Finally he
glanced up and saw she'd seen it was
even trying to read it without seeming dis
courteous.
FINALLY the train reached his station.
Johnny waited until the doors started to
open. He took deep breath. The spring
flood was running madly now He started
out - and very deliberately dropped the
book 50 that it almost fell on her toes. Then
he raced from the car. He thought he heard
her call after him, but he kept going until
he heard the doors click shut.
He waited until three O'Clock before going
out to luncheon, hoping she'd appear with
the book. And, of course, when he got back,
Evening star., 1946-06-02


He said, II wanted to thank you for re-
turning my book 1t was stupid accident
- dropping it,"
She smiled. I'm sorry, too, that acci-
dentally forgot my postal when left it for
you. I'd been using it as a bookmark."
He felt twinge of disappointment. So
she hadn't really wanted him to know her
name! Then he caught the twinkle of guilt
in her dancing eyes, and knew she under
stood that he hadn't dropped the book acci-
dentally. He remembered the shiny. leather
bookmark she used in her books, and real
lied that the postal card was not an acci-
dent either.
He smiled, and the spring current in his
heart overfowed it's banks and swept
through him happily.
We've got 50 much," he said, Ito talk
about" The End
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gravel, volcanic cinders or other
inert materials with chemical
elements necessary to produce
growth contained in an aqueous
solution.
During the war, several nutri-
culture units were operated on
isolated island posts with the pur-
pose of supplying fresh vegetables
to the troops stationed there.
A number of experimental gar
dens were maintained on Pacific
islands and on an island off the
coast of South America. The Zone
of Interior Unit, including an ex-
detrimental garden and laborator-
les, was conducted at Pratt Cen
eral hospital, Coral Gables, Fla.
The Secretary of War has trans
ferred the Coral Gables installa-
ton to the control of the Quarter
master General to determine the
potentialities of this method. The
other existing installations have
been assigned to the commanders
of areas in which they are located.
Lie 1IlStd1loI1OAA az SOAoA NoSA~S
will be conducted in cooperation
with the Pratt General hospital
with the aim of providing ade-
quate facilities for occupational
therapy and training for patients
Produce of the garden will be
made available for use in the hos
pital dining halls. T e c h n
Quartermaster personnel will be
trained at this unit for overseas
service at horticulture installa-
tons.
Under the new program, requests
for the establishment of nutricul-
ture installations will be forward
ed to the Quartermaster General
for approval. Before permanent
installation is authorized it will be
necessary to show that the post,
camp, station or base is permanent
or is expected to be In existance
for at least eight years; that the
location is such that no fresh vege-
tables, safe for use, can be sup
piled by shipping in adequate
quantity and at reasonable cost;
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that there are at least four months
in the year when conditions OF
sunlight, temperature and rain
fall permit growing of successful
crops out of doors; and that there
is an ample supply of suitable
water. Temperament installa-
tons may be authorized for small
isolated detachments where con-
ditions are proper and the need
exists. G@1
The Quartermaster research pro-
gram will include study OF re-
suits obtained. This will include
the number of man-hours employ
ed, the amount produced, supplies
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reouisitioned and the number Of
troops using, the products. The
reports will cover problems en-
countered ue to insect pests, plant
diseases, mechanical difficulties
or unknown causes, and comment
by the medical officer concerning
the continuing desirability of nu-
triculture gardening, the sanitary
control of the installation and the
quality of the products.
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An intensive study of the pos
sibilities of nutriculture as
means of providing fresh vege-
tables and certain fruits for troops
stationed in locations throughout
the world where normal culture
would be impossible, will be con-
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Oil Company Laboratory TO Study
Many Farm Problems, Pest Control

Quoted by the Quartermaster
Corps, the War Department an
nounced. 6
horticulture, known as hydro
ponies, SoilesS culture and chemi-
cal gardening, consists of grow
ing vegetables and fruits in said,
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RHEUMATISM
and ARTHRITIS

I suffered for years and am so
thankful that am free from pain
and able to do my work that I will
gladly answer anyone writing me
for information. Mrs. Anna Pautz,
Pc. Box 1926, Vancouver, Wash.
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