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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Servicemen's Experience
In Medicine Accepted
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 2.-Gov
OConor has announced that train
ing and experience gained by re-
turning veterans as medical and
surgical technicians and hospital
corpsmen would be accepted by the
State Board of Examiners of
Nurses toward licensing as practical
nurses.
The boards policy is in line with
a law passed by the Maryland Legis-
lature providing that applicants
shall be entitled to credit for train
ing in profession received while
serving in the armed forces.
Applicants with at least nine
months experience in theory and
practice in the armed services will
be admitted to licensing examina-
lions. Photographic copies of dis
charge papers and separation papers
will be accepted as satisfactory
credentials.
The Governor said, however, that
veterans desiring to enter accredited
schools to qualify as professional
nurses would have to leave the ques-
ton of credit for their service
courses with these institutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
II. R. J. Bryant Named
Night Police Supervisor

1t. Robert j. Bryant, veteran head
of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment narcotic squad, today was ap-
pointed a night supervisor by De-
tective Bureau Chief Robert j. Bar
rett.
Inspector Barrett said 1t. Bryant
will remain as supervisor from SO
to 80 days, alternating thereafter
with other Detective Bureau lieu
tenants.
He is succeeded on the narcotic
squad by 1t Robert v. Murray of
the homicide squad
Other squad changes made public
today follow:
Detective Sergt.> Samuel Creech
from general assignment to rob-
berry; Detective Sergt. John K. Baker
from homicide to general assign
ment; Detective Sergt. Walter
Vogelsang from narcotics to horni-
eide; Detective Sergt. John Apos-
tolideS from check and fraud to
narcotics; Detective Sergt. John l.
Sullivan from narcotics to robbery
Detective Sergts. James Collins
Of the Union Station detail and
John Wise Of the fugitive squad
will change assignments, Inspector
Barrett said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Commissioners Plan
Farley on Housing
OF Returning Veterans
Engineer Commissioner Gordon r

Engineer Commissioner Gordon r
Young said today a meeting with
Federal and building industry repre-
sentatives will be called within two
weeks to discuss the very grave
problem of housing" for returning
veterans.
The conference, he said, will
explore the whole situation" to de-
termine what can be done by the
Commissioners to solve the housing
problem. He could not say exactly
who would attend the session.
In the meantime, Gen. Young dis
closed he has ordered spot check
of the Veterans Information Center
to determine the type of housing
veterans now have, if they are salts
field with it and if not, what they
want and how much they would pay.
The check will be instituted as
soon as QUESTIONABLE forms can be
mimeographed and sent to the
center, it was said. Response to the
questions will be entirely voluntary
Officials of the center said housing
queries form the major part of the
questions asked them by veterans
using the center facilities,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
10000 Accidents Reported
To Virginia Agency in As
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 2.-More
than 10000 reports of accidents
were filed with the division Of motor
vehicles during 1945. the first full
year under the motor vehicle safety
responsibility law, Commissioner C
F. Joyner, jr., reported.
There were 1908 reports of acct
dents filed during the previous year
Mr.. Joyner said the new law was
not a penalty measure, but was de-
signed to protect the public. II
enables a driver who has been in
volved in an accident, regardless of
the party at fault, to obtain pro-
lection, he said.
4. He urged that drivers make every
effort to see that complete details
of accidents be shown on their re-
ports to the division SO all persons
involved can be identified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Driver Stops Woman, 50,
From Leaping Off Bridge

A 50-year-old woman was pre-
vented from leaping from the @
Street Bridge into Rock Greek Park
by laundry truck driver, police re-
ported today.
Police said the woman is from
Strasburg, Va, and is employed as
maid in the 5000 block of P street
NV. Police said when they ar
rived at the scene she was being
restrained by Jarvis w. Maddra,
laundry truck driver of the 470o
block of Third place NV. They
quoted Mr.. Madeira as saying he
had seized the woman as she was
poised on the rail-
The woman was taken to No.
precinct and then removed to Gal
linger Hospital for observation, po-
lice said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
u. Of V. Medical School
Receives Lectureship Gift
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan. 2.
DIR. Charles S. Venable, jr., chief
surgeon of the Nix Hospital, San
Antonio, Tex, has given the Uniyer-
sity of Virginia Medical School ST.
500 in War Bonds in support of a
lectureship in trumatic surgery
which he established three years
ago.
In the fall of 1912, DR.. Venable
turned over to the university his
royalty rights for an adjustable
splint of his own invention to set
up a lectureship as memorial to
his father, the late Charles S. VEN
able, who was for many years a
member Of the university's faculty
as professor of mathematics.
DR.. Venable, a 1900 graduate of
the University of Virginia and noted
as a surgeon, has served as president
of the American Association for the
Surgery Of Truma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Districts Death Rate
Hits An-Time Low
OF 9.5 Per 1000

Despite war and postwar condi-
lions. Washington was a healthier
city in l945 than in 1914.
According to provisional Health
Department figures made public to-
day. the Districts death rate hit an
all-time low of 9.5 per 1000 pop
ulation in 1945. The general rate
among the white population was re-
ported at s4 per 1000, while that of
other races was 121 per 1000.
Maternal mortality dropped off
slightly, but a small increase was
recorded in the infant death rate.
Heart disease continued to rank
first in the causes of death, fol-
lowed by cancer, nephritis kidney
disease, apoplexy and tuberculosis.
Only nephritis and apoplexy were
above last years figures.
These figures were computed on
the basis of the first 81 weeks of
1945 and on a population estimate
of $4,000. The final rates, it was
predicted. would vary only slightly
from these.
Diptheria prevention was an out
standing achievement in life-saving
during the year. the department
claimed, pointing out there were
no resident deaths for the second
consecutive year Some $1,000 chill
dren were immunized during the
year.
Chief organizational advance was
said to have been formation of the
Bureau of Mental Hygiene in the
department. ..-. .
Health Officer George C. Rutland
warned the figures are not the best
obtainable He listed health prob
lens as those arising from sub
standard housing. especially among
the Negro population; the posi-
bility of returning veterans from
the Pacific theater bringing in trop-
ical infections and those arising
from economic unrest and insta-
bility of employment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Alexandra Boy Shot
In Leg, Two Men Held

A l2-year-old boy was shot in the
leg yesterday afternoon while walk
ing on King street road, and Alex
andria police are holding two men
for investigation in connection with
the incident.
John Anderson, jr., 279 Chinqua-
pin Village, was treated at the Alex
andria Hospital and sent home after
physicians said they had taken Is
or 20 shotgun pellets from his leg.
The boy told police he and a
friend were walking near their home
when two men. identified by police
as Edward T. Wine, 20, and Benny
Lipscomb, both of Chinquapin Viii
lage, approached and told them to
get going" or they would shoot.
The boy told police that Lipscomb
tried to get the gun away from
Wine, but was unsuccessful, and
Wine fired the weapon.
Police arrested both men, neither
of whom waited to see if the boy
had been badly injured. The boys
family declined to prefer charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Washington Rate
On Air Express Reduced

Washington and 10 other cities
will benefit from rate reductions on
seafood and cut flowers flown from
Boston, effective January 20, the
Air Express Division of the Railway
Express Agency announced in New
York today.
The delivery reductions will av-
erage over 40 per cent, but retail
consumers will not benefit imme-
diately. Seafood dealers and florists
pointed out that the relatively small
amount of goods moved by air did
not warrant price reductions.
Thirty-four other cities were to
receive the seafood rate reduction
alone, most of them in the South.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Lions Club Extends Contest
On Bethesda Improvement

A contest for ideas on the i'm
provement of the Bethesda business
area has been extended to January
81 by the Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Lions Club.
Richard H. Akers heads COM
mittee that will judge prize winning
letters on the subject, How Can the
Bethesda Business Area Be I'm
proved?" Other judges are S. Wal
ter Bogley and Horace Snithy. A
total of SITS in war bonds is being
offered as prizes.
The letters must not exceed 1000
words in length and only one side
of the paper should be used. They
should be sent to Wilton T. Allen,
$500 Forty-sixth street, Chevy
Chase. Earl S. Carlin is chairman
of the Community Betterment Com
mittee, which sponsors the contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Disabled Veteran
Given $2,585 to
Pay Mortgage

by the Associated PfeSS,
CRISFIELD, Md, Jan. Gram
vile Nelson, disabled veteran of the
Aleutians campaign, was able to pay
off debt on his new house yes
terday after receiving a Christmas
present of $2,585 from the citizens
of Crisfield.
Mr.. Nelson lost his feet and lower
legs in Aleutian service.
A CriSf1eld citizen, dressed "a
Santa Claus, delivered a package to
the Nelson house on Christmas eve.
The parcel contained a cashiers
check for $2,585 and a note that
read:
Merry Christmas to you and for
your home, from the people of Girls.
field and the community who re-
member"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Kennel Clubs Give $1,000
Toward ChiIdren's HospjtaI

The Mount Vernon and Old Do
minion Kennel Clubs today pre-
sented Children's Hospital 81 900 to-
ward the hospitals drive for ST.
100000 to be used in replacing old
buildings and providing additional
facilities, it was announced TODAY.
The hospitals drive officially begins
March l.
The Kennel Clubs gift includes
proceeds from the all-breed dog show
held in Alexandria, Va, in October,
In addition to gifts from members
OF the clubs and friends.
The two clubs also presented $500
to Alexandria Hospital to be used
for equipment, it was announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Trosh Collection Force
Increased in Suburbs

Officials in charge of refuse col
lection for the Washington Sub.
urban Sanitary Commission have
added Is men and four trucks to the
regular force in an attempt te
catch up" on their schedule, Walter
C. Griffin, chief supervisor of the
commission, announced today.
The action was taken in response
to complaints by number of resi-
dents of the Silver Spring and Be-
thesda-C Chevy Chase areas that gar
bage and trash had not been picked
up for almost two weeks.
Mr.. Griffin said collections have
fallen behind because of the holi-
days and bad weather. He hoped
collections would be back to normal
BY the end Of the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Gen. Groves to Give
Illustrated Talk

Maj. Gen. Leslie r. Groves, who
headed the Governments atomic
bomb project, will speak at $50 pm
next Wednesday at Cafritz Audi
torium. Sixteenth and @ streets NV.
under the auspices of the Education
Committee OF the Jewish Community
Center.
The 48-year-old Army officer will
present his talk with lantern slides.
The lecture is free and open to the
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Mrs. Hartman Cites
Need for Peace in
Talk 10 New Citizens

Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, former
United States Minister to Norway
declared that people today, in the
age Of the atomic bomb, must live
harmonieusly together or die stimuli
taneously.
Speaking at naturalization
ceremony today at District Court
at which approximately 100 persons,
including several in the military
service, became citizens, Mrs. Har-
riman declared the United Nations
Organization must declare that
their main purpose is to prevent
war"
Referring to the late President
Wilson and his efforts in establish
ing the League of Nations, Mrs.
Hartman said: Three weeks be-
fore his death he prophesied to me
that If some means were not found
to bring the countries together there
would be another war in Is years.
He only missed it by two years"
Mrs. Hartman was introduced by
John Wattawa. chairman OF the
Committee on Citizenship of the Dis
trict Bar Association. Justice Henry
A. Schweinhaut administered the
oath of citizenship.
Among those naturalized was Ed
ward w. K. Leung, Chinese who
fought with the Chinese Army in
1887 during the Shanghai incident
that marked the beginning Of the
Chinese-Japanese war, and who is
now United States Marine. He
was born in Shanghai and came to
this country In 1941. Mr.. Leung said.
He studied at the University of Chi
cago before enlisting in the Marines.
A japanese. now in the military
service, was among those who to-
day became naturalized American
citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Mrs. Land SEXES Sol
AT Florida Airport
And Returns Home

Mrs. Juanita Land is back In
Washington with her 19-month-ol
son. Wilbur E. Land, jr., after recov-
iering him from her estranged hus-
band at an airport in Jacksonville
Fla. Mr.. Land is alleged to have
taken the child from Mrs. Land S
residence in the 1900 block of Eight
zenith street NV, on December 81
i According to Jack POLITE, attorney
for Mrs. Land, she went to Jackson
vile after he received information
that Mr.. Land, said to be a Recon-
Istruction Finance Corp. official,
would stop there en- route to Min
Ineapolis, MINI.
Mr.. Politz said Mrs. Land waited
at the Jacksonville airport for her
husband to stop off on his return
North from Miami. Fla. When he
arrived at the airport. the attorney
stated. Mrs Land waited until he
put the child down. She then
grabbed the boy and rushed to an
automoDlie waiting at the airport.
She returned to Washington by train,
arriving here yesterday.
The attorney filed a motion in
District Court on December "a on
Mrs. Lands behalf asking that her
estranged husband be cited in con-
tempt of court for allegedly taking
the boy from her home three days
previously. Mr.. Politz' had obtained
a writ of habeas corpus ordering
Mr.. Land to produce the child in
court, but a deputy United States
marshal reported he was unable
to serve the writ because Mr.. Land
had checked out of a hotel here.
Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut of
District Court had awarded Mrs.
Land $3.50 a month as temporary
maintenance pending final deter
mination of a maintenance suit she
brought November 30. Mr.. Polite
claimed the father had no right
to remove the boy from Mrs. Land S
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Man Is Drowned
After Car Runs
Off Plane Ramp
Reol Estate Dealer
Dies in Effort to Get
Help at Potuxent

A New Year eve sightseeing
trip at the Patuxent River md
Naval Air Station ended in trag-
edy when a Washington real
estate dealer was drowned after
the driver of the car in which he
was riding miStook a Seaplane
ramp for a highway and drove
into the river.
The victim was John p. Peck, IS.
of II Fifth street Sc. -Four others
In the automobile, including his
wife, Mrs. Frances Peck. were res
cued by station personnel.
According to Mrs. Peck, she and
her husband. accompanied by two
friends, Miss Lillian Sears, 2518
Seventeenth street NV, and Miss
Elizabeth Payne, 1910 Eighteenth
street NV, had gone to the base to
visit Seaman 1/c Mary Evelyn Muir
ply, f1ancee of the Peck's son,
Machinist's Mate John Peck, sta
toned in Hawaii.
She said Miss Murphy had taken
the party on an automobile tour of
the station and was returning to
base headquarters at about 8 pm.
along what appeared to be a wide
concrete highway, but which actual
ly was seaplane ramp leading into
the river.
Mrs. Peck said she did not notice
anything wrong until the car went
OF the ramp and came to rest about
Is yards of shore in about seven
feet Of water. All five occupants
managed to get out of the SUBJ
merged vehicle.
She said her husband told the
others he would get help and swan
away while they remained, holding
onto the car. Mr.. Peck apparently
reached the shore, removed part Of
his clothing and then started back
toward the automobile. He failed in
this attempt and his body later was
found about 100 feet from the car.
Meanwhile, personnel boat res
cued the four women and took them
to the station hospital, where they
were treated for shock. Emergency
workers pulled the car from the
water.
Mr.. Peckis body was taken first
to the Mattingly funeral home in
Leonardtown and then to the P. j.
Saffell funeral home here. Mrs. Peck
said funeral services will be held
later in Lebanon, N. H., home of
her other son, Charles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
CarwiIe 10 Be Candidate
For Senate Against Byrd
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 2.-How-
ard H. Carwile, 34-year-old Rich
mond lawyer, announced yesterday
he would be an independent candi-
date for the Senate in next falls
elections.
He ran as an independent candi-
date for Governor last year and also
was twice an independent candidate
for Congress in the fifth district.
In announcing his candidacy
against Senator Byrd, Mr.. Carwile
said he eagerly anticipated political
combat with this champion of
social stagnation and arch-foe of
human progress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Secretary Forrestol
Arrives in Miomi
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOCIATED Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 2.-Secretary of
the Navy Forrestal arrived here to-
day by plane from the Guantanamo
(Cuba) naval base.
He is expected to confer with
Rear Admiral j. F. Shafroth, COM
mandant of the 7th Naval District
and remain for the all-American air
maneuvers starting Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny to-
day, high near SO degrees; clear and
continued cold tonight, low near 20.
Fair tomorrow, warmer in afternoon
Maryland and Virginia-Fair, con-
tinued cold tonight: fair tomorrow
warmer in afternoon.
River Report
(From United States Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry,
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02

Temperature and Humidity.

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 35, on January l.
Lowest, %, on January .,
Tide Tables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
The Sun and Moon.

PfecipitAtion.
Monthly precipitation in inches In til
Capital Current month to date):
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02

Furnished By United States Coast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
FOR SALE

BEDROOMS, furnished or
 Unfurnished, new large
 Refrigerator,
 Washing Machine, etc BEDROOM unfurnished house, Large yard,
 Large cement basement, Excellent neighborhood 3 BEDROOM house. $5,0o0 Net INCOME annually From $l5,000 investment. $5,000 handle remainder Easy payments. REIMBURSEMENT 160 acres, House, garage, light plant, Boat house etc, S3,700 PREFABRICATED HOUSES Available veterans when Shipping resumed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26

NICE CLEAN ROOMS, day or week, new management, Colonial Hotel 324 2nd St. Phone 187 (407-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26

business loans.
 On record at the VA central of flee is the case of a veteran in PhLadelphia-an exSwabbie-who borrowed S3.6o0 in all so that he could purchase the violin he want cd. It's an Andreas Guarnerius instrument. According to Eugene Ormandy, conductor of the Phila- delphia orchestra it is a "magnifi- cent violin
 This was strictly a business proposition and a business loan. The former sailor is using his vio lin with the Philadelphia orches- tTa.
 A former Army Air Forces gun ner should have been in the Navy if his present occupation is any indication. He borrowed 1,5G0 un- der the GI Bill to buy a 38-foot lobster beat which he uses to set
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26

his lobster pots and in the sum- mer to give land lubbers spin on the blue.
 An ex-service man in Kansas needed just one piece of machinery to complete his working tools. He lacked a harrow-and he got it with a GI loan of S2S.74 That's probably the smallest GI loan on record.
 So far veterans who have CT leans have proved to be darn good risks. Fewer than one percent of all ex-Joes and James have failed to keep up payments on their business loans, costing the govern ment a little over Sl05,O00 in pay ments to lending agencies.
 I've read more than once that the employment situation through out the country is good, and that we have more people employed than ever before in peacetime. Nevertheless, thousands of eX-ser- vice people still are drawing the readjustment allowance, or unem- ployment pay, to which the GI Bill entities them So far, 1-3 billions of dollars have been paid out to vets in the form of read iustment allowances.
 Most of thls huge sum has gone to ex-Joes and James who are locking for jobs. Some, however, has gone to veterans who are "self-employed for profit
 The law says that any veteran with the right kind of discharge and 90 days service is eligible for the self-employment readjustment allowance, providing that he is at least part owner of his business and is fully engaged in that busi- ness.
 The readjustment allowance guarantees him a net profit of SlO0 a month for about 10A months. That's good duty for the man who is a newcom- CT in the small business world, where an owner may have to take a less for at least a few months before the money starts to roll y.
 So far, more than 3o0,000 veter- ans have profited by the self-em- ployment readjustment allowances. They've collected more than sllS.- 0C0,C00 To many vets it has been the difference between success and failure of their business or farm operations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
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 able for garage, shop, warehouse, etc. 70 Willoughby. (409-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26
VETERANS' GUIDE
By MAJOR THOMAS M. NAL

The Veterans Administration tells me that more than 23,000 veterans have managed to float business loans with the aiding hand of the CT Bill What some of these vets have done with their borrowed money makes a good story.
 Before tell it, here are few interesting facts. The average loan is a little less than three grand; which shows, I guess, that most eX- service people interested in small businesses went in on a modest scale.
 The average amount of the guar anteed portion of the loans is about sl200, meaning that most vets still have some of their guar antee left for the future. Every eligible veteran is entitled to a S20o0 maximum guarantee for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-26

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