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Evening star., 1946-07-07
Rockies GET S2,720
A Year Under New
Police Scale Here

/ The fiat IA per cent pay raise TO,
policemen which became effective
on July gives the lowest rookie or
the police force a yearly salary OF
81, 2,720.95, the police department
payroll office said yesterday.
The pay of Maj Harvey G. Gala
han, superintendent. was raised tt
a fiat $4,000 year, it was revealed
! Three inspectors, classified as as.
sistant superintendent, now receiv,
yearly salaries of $6,89472. Othel
inspectors receive $6,242l8 Will,
captains and special investigator.
receive $5,02329.
Other salaries paid in the police
department are as follows: lieuten.
ants. S4,27842; sergeants, $3,872.12
motorcycle sergeants. s4.034.6 SO
motorcycle eorporals, s3,83148; cor
porals, $3,668.97.
Privates have six pay grades a;
follows: rookie, s2,72O.95: class
s2,856.38; class 3, S2,99181; class
S3,127.24; class 5. s3,26268, and clas.
IS, s3,398,1l. Motorcycle men alst
have six pay grades as follows
class l, $2,883.46; class 2, S3,O18.89
class 3. s3.l54.32; class 4, $3.289.75
class 5, $3,425.19, and class 6
$3,56062
Detective sergeants who have
been promoted from class private
draw S3.939.83; from class S private
S4,075.27, and from class private
$4,21070.
Precinct detectives advanced from
class 3 private's pay receive $3,316.84
from class 4 private, s3,452 27; from
class 5 private, s3,58771, and from
class private. $3,723.14.
Evening star., 1946-07-07

Sergt. Kiyomi K. Kobashi of Par
lier, Calit., Silver Star. The o.
year-old sergeant reluctantly re-
lated how, on April S, 1945, his unit
was ordered to clear two German
pillboxes that lay across an un-
charted mine field
Warned Men of Mine Field.
Attacking the pillboxes with rife
grenades, Kobashi saw the first
scout hit but went on ahead him
self, knocking out both his objec-
tives and killing three Germans.
He then warned his platoon of the
location of the mine field through
which they had to pass.
The same day, Kobashi said. he
was next to Pfc. Sadao Munemori,
the 442d's only Congressional Medal
of Honor winner, when the latter
met his death by diving onto a
grenade to shield his comrades.
Third of the Silver Star winners
| is Staff Sergt. Takashi Uyeno. %,
of Denver, Colo, who held off Ger
man small arms and machine-gun
/ fire for eight hours when he and
dozen others were trapped in a
house. Uyeno took over the ma
chine gun from the regular gunner,
who was killed before he could reach
the house.
Most of the men who detrained
yesterday at Fort Belvoir joined the
442d in January or March of 1945
| following the rescue of the First
Battalion of the 141st Infantry. part
of the 36th Texas" Division, which
was accomplished by the 442d at a
cost of several times the number of
men rescued.
Following the rescue Of the Lost
Battalion" the 442d returned to
Italy. where it had first landed in
May, 1914. 1T was just up one hill
and down another" 1t. Warren
reminisced of the Italian campaign
Once his company was reduced to
Is ri1emen. but the Nisei kept driv-
ing ahead in spite of casualties.
I Liberation of Genoa.
The 442d participated in the lib.
Grafton of Genoa, and after that I'll
was all downhill'' for the remainder
of the war, the lieutenant recalled
/ Headed by 1t. Col Alfred A. Pur.
SAIL former executive officer whc
now commands the combat team
the 442d was greeted at Fort Bel.
voir by Brig. Gen. c. B. Ferenbaugh
commanding general of the mill.
tary district of Washington, wht
invited the men to visit local point.
of interest during their stay here
and by Col M. w. Gilland, pos
executive officer, acting on behalf O
Maj. Gen. w. M. Hoge, post com
mander.
Definite plans for a parade of tn,
. 442d in Washington await the re
turn of President Truman. who /
expected to participate in cere
monies honoring the unit.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Chi|d-Care Cost Reduced
By Fees Paid Mothers Say

Fees charged working mothers
would repay the District a sizable
part of the 1851 ,474 sought to con-
tinue operation of IA child-care
centers through June. l947, the
Mothers Committee for Day Care
said yesterday.
The budget request presented yes
terday to the Senate by the Dis
trict Commissioners represents the
total cost of the program. Mrs. Mary
Hunt. committee spokesman, re-
ported. Parents now are paying so
per cent of the cost, but a new fee
schedule may be established by the
Board of Public Welfare, she added
She explained that fees paid by
mothers during the coming year will
be deposited in the United States
Treasury to the credit of the Dis
trict, To counter charges by the
Commissioners that the program is
too expensive, Mrs. Hunt pointed
out yesterday that the total cost
to the Government for operation of
"a centers last year was $225,O00.
Evening star., 1946-07-07

The Washington Soap Box Derby
will be run on Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. between Texas avenue and
Carpenter street.
Announcement of the course, long
awaited by boys who have signed
up for the coaster race, was made
yesterday by Derby Director o. c.
Holleran.
The route Is the same as that
over which the last Derby was run
in 194l. 1t also was used for the
1910 race.
Mr. Holleran explained that ex-
tensive study of available inclined
stretches of pavement in the Dis
trict had preceded the choice. 1t
finally was decided that the city
could offer no better site for an ex-
citing yet safe Derby.
Callahan Approves Course.
The course over which the
gravity-powered racers will COM
pete July 20 has the approval of
Police Superintendent Harvey j
Callahan, Traffic Director George E
Keneipp and Highway Director H. C.
Whitehurst.
THE cooperation of these gen.
tlemen and members of their de-
partments is being offered gener-
ously and is valued highly by the
entire Derby organization Mr.
Holleran said.
In an order to all entrants. he
warned that any boy found testing
his racer on the course or on any
other street would be disqualified
at once. The order follows:
THE official Derby course has
been announced.
Trial Runs Forbidden.
This stretch of pavement is a
public street and becomes a race
course only on Derby Day. All en-
trants are directed to refrain from
using it from trial runs. They also
are directed not to try out racers on
any other public street. Disregard
of these instructions will result in
immediate disqualification of the
offender.
Early on Derby Day, supervised
trial runs will be permitted OH the
Evening star., 1946-07-07
| Blind Italian Boy
| Adopted by GIs
| Receivers Sight
BY rhe Associated Press

BALTIMORE, July 6-Howard F.
Gorgas. former member of the 86th
Division and "GI daddy of 9-year-
old Gianfranco Cabbia, blind Italian
boy sent here for an eye operation.
reported today his erstWhile charge
has recovered his sight sufficiently
to play with friends and resume his
musical education.
Little Gianfranco had been
adopted as mascot of the 88th Divi-
sion, whose members collected
money to send him to the United
States. He had been blinded by the
kick of German horse and was
given very slight chance of seeing
again.
Mr.. Gorgas accompanied the lad
on his trip to the Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore and on his
journey home to Feltre, Italy. He
said the boys condition began to
improve after his operation last
January IL.
Mr.. Gorgas returned to Fort
Meade this week for a discharge.
He showed officials there a hand
painted scroll which the citizens of
Feltre presented to himkin acknowl-
edgment OF his services for the bog.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Five Injured in Collision
Of Station WAGON, Auto

Five persons were injured shortly
before midnight last night when a
station wagon from the Anacostia
Naval Air Station collided with 2
sedan at Third and c streets NE
The sedan was knocked over Oh its
side on the sidewalk
Louise Cirswell, AZ, colored,. l6lf
East Capitol street. was taken tc
the Casualty Hospital with an in.
jured hip. Savannah Edwards, 80
colored, of the same address. was
given first aid at the hospital. Botr
were occupants of the sedan.
Two sailors, William kesier. 10
and George Hawkins, 10, and a
civilian employe of the Naval Ali
station were given first aid for cuts
and bruises at Casualty and Pro.
violence HOSDitalS
Evening star., 1946-07-07

lock. stock and barrel and all
ready to operate.
You know. they always say a
man hairdresser helps the busi-
ness and its worked out fine" he
said, L can recommend that type
of work for any man"
Another veteran interviewed was
Sue Anne Grossman, 35, an eX-WAC
captain who, with her sister, Sadie
a former WAC sergeant, operates
the Sandy Sue kiddie Shop, a
children's wear store at Elmira
street SW. Natives of Baltimore
Md, both were discharged in March
Announcers Also Veterans.
"Our biggest difficulty was find
ing space Miss Grossman said
but after three months We founc
our store. I used to be an interior
decorator and I wanted to go into
chlldrens furniture, but We COULDN'T
get the furniture. But we're JUS
as happy now"
The third veteran. who is still
having difficulties, is James D. Car.
ter, %, 55l4 Fourth street NV.
who hopes to have his frozen Gus.
tard store, at 702 Fourth street S.W.
in operation in a few weeks.
I'm all ready to open, but 7 onl,
have one machine, and I need two.
he said. I'm also having a hare
time getting the electric power
need. but things should begin t
/ straighten out SOON" Consistent,
enough, Mr.. Garter was, before en-
tering the service, an ice cream
salesman.
! Mr. Berns and his Mutual part
ner, Bill Raidt, of St. Joseph, Mo
who are touring the country j
their jeep. are couple of veteran
doing the same type of work the
did in the Army. They met Will
both were attached to the raGi
section Of Gen MacArthur's publ
relations division. ano carried O
front-line radio interviews of serv
lcemen in the Southwest Pacific.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Retired D. {. Photographer
browns in MARYLAND Lake
BY the Assoc;;oted Press

OAKLAND, Md. July 6.-Hal Dra-
per, 46, retired Washington pho
tographer, was drowned today in
Deep Creek Lake, near his Garrett
County home, Deputy Medical Ex-
aminer DR.. E. 1. Baumgartner re-
ported.
Mr.. Draper was about 20 feet from
shore when he sank beneath the
surface. His body was recovered
few minutes later by Albert Romel
of Washington, guest at the Dra-
per home.
The retired photographer and his
wife had purchased a lake front
home about three years ago and
had lived there since.
The 1912 city directory listed Hal
H. Draper as president of Halls. Inc
a photography shop at 1910 Thirty
first street NV, and gave 1858
Thirty first street NV. as his home
address.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
|Who|esa|eC Costs
lover Nation Rise
3 10 III Pct.
Situation Uncertain
In D. c., With General
Increase Reflected

A week without OPA finds the
Federal Government compiling sta
tistics on price jumps. but without
a clear, accurate picture yet avail
able, because of the four-day holi-
day, survey yesterday disclosed.
Generally, wholesale prices ad-
vanced from 8l2 to 1872 per cent
but Government experts were un-
able to tell yet the exact percentage
OF increase here for the week. These
wholesale storm warnings" indicate
a retail price rise here and elsewhere
officials of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Labor Department, said
that, on the basis of available in
formation, there was price advance
OF 8l2 per cent over the Nation in
average wholesale prices. reckoned
on % basic commodities. These
were based on reports from primary
organized markets over the country
The index moved up 81 per cent
between June % and July 3, the
last day for which figures are avail
able. A daily report is made by the
bureau on these commodity prices
which include corn, hogs, cottor
and wool.
The New York Journal of Com
merce, with its finger on the pulse
Of 30 commodities chosen as senSi.
tive to price shifts, showed a 121.
per cent rise since OPA officiall,
went out on June 30. These were
also based on wholesale prices ir
the primary markets over the Nation
Bureau of Labor Statistics off
cials said that there was little in,
crease in clothing prices here las
week. Food prices did not go up a!
much last week as they will. official
explained, for the new wholesale
prices have not yet been reflected
| in Washington markets and else
where in the East.
The latest bureau figures werr
recorded for Washington prices las
| Tuesday. but this does not give (;
clear indication of the week S mar
ket, officials conceded. They hop,
to have full check by midweek,
Officials were unable to say wha
manufactured goods will bring il
the Washington market, becaus
any wholesale rise will not likel,
| be felt for several weeks at tn
retail level, they said. The burea,
periodically checks prices in 3
selected large cities, including
Washington. This consumers pric
index includes food, clothing, fue
electricity. ice, house furnishing
and miscellaneous products.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Alexandra Animal League
To Consider New Doq Pound

The Alexandria Animal Welfare
League will consider plans for a
new city dog pound at the meeting
of its Board of Directors Tuesday
merce Building.
The present pound, in a converted
stable at Monroe avenue and River
road is not escape-proof. Twelve
dogs ran away Thursday but were
recaptured.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Veteran, Former Pro Boxer,
Now Operates Beauty Shop

Veterans who have entered buSi-
ness for themselves in Washington
since returning from the armed
forces aren't rare at all-but eX-GIs
who have switched from prize fight
ing to operating beauty salons fall
into class by themselves.
One who did just that is James
V. Portell. 33, of SIG Anne street.
Falls Church. Va, professional
lightweight boxer, who, after his
discharge in May, 1914, decided to
learn the hair dressing business Now
he operates the Colony Beauty Shop,
1909 Georgia avenue NV.
Mr.. Portell was one of three vet
erans who, operating their own busi-
nesses here, appeared yesterday on
'the Mutual Networks S weekly side
walk interview program, tOpportu-
nifty America" The program, orig
mating from jeep at Eleventh and
g streets NV. was the fifth of q
series of 26 broadcasts in various
cities to interview veterans who have
begun private enterprises.
Recommends HairdresSing.
Purpose of the public service fea-
I ture is to bring out the difficulties
as wen as advantages of owning
a business. according to William
Berns, program announcer 1--WE
want TO tell the veterans to make
certain they're able to handle a
business before they swing large
/ CT loans" he said.
/ Mr.. Portell fought for about nine
years around the New England
! States before he entered the serv.
ice in 1910, land I didn't have an,
| idea what I wanted TO do when
got out he said.
My sisters a hairdresSer ant
when she suggested I take it up
did" he explained After goins
to school. got a CT loan and afte
answering newspaper ads for a few
J weeks I was able to buy the shol
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Soap Box Derby Guide

The Washington Soap Box
Derby, sponsored by The Star
and the District Department
of the American Legion, is open
to boys IL to Is years of age.
inclusive. Boys reaching their
llth or 18th birthdays in the
period from June l to August
l8, inclusive, are eligible.
Each entrant must obtain an
official rule book from the
Washington area Chevrolet
dealer nearest his home and
have entry blanks signed by a
parent or guardian. No entries
will be accepted after Wednes-
day.
The coaster cars must be boy
built at a $40 maximum cost,
with not more than Sc of the
total being spent for wheels and
axles. Precision wheel bearings
are prohibited, but ordinary
ball bearings are permitted.
These design limits are pre-
scribed: Length, 30 inches;
width, AZ inches; height, in
Guiding windshield, 80 inches;
weight of racer, 135 pounds:
combined weight of racer and
driver, $50 pounds. A
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Golfer Found Guilty Of Taking
Stray Balls at Rock Creek

Mr.. McGruder told the court he
picked up only unclaimed balls
which had landed in the woods
I've carried bags out there for Is
years and played golf and paid my
way" he added, "and caddies and
players both have always picked UP
lost balls"
Judge Scott expressed reluctance
to have to find Mr.. McGruder gull
ty, and Assistant United States At
torney Oliver Dibble commented
sympathetically, Il used to be a
caddy master and I did the same
thing-but I was younger and spryer
and never got caught"
Mr.. McGruder was released on
his promise to discontinue his ac-
tivities at the Rock Greek links.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Waterford Youth Dies
of SeIf-InfIicted Wound

WATERFORD, Va, July 6.-Leon
Shoemaker, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles w. Shoemaker, who live on
dairy farm near here, died today
from a self-inf1icted pistol wound
according to police.
Police said members of the family
after hearing a shot from the
youths .32-calibre pistol, found him
on his bed with the wound in his
head.
Evening star., 1946-07-07

A 58-year-old golf enthusiast was
found guilty in Municipal Court
yesterday, OF trespassing on the
Rock Creek golf course to collect
stray balls.
Park Policeman T. G. Huddleston
said he saw the man. George H.
McGruder of the 1900 block of
Meridian place NV. walking along
the wooded edge of the course Fri
day picking up balls. McGruder had
19 balls and one golf club. the po-
liceman told Judge Almond W..
| Scott.
Mr.. Huddleston said complaints
had been received that Mr.. Nc
Gruder sometimes collected balls
before the owners had 4 chance to
| catch up with them.
Evening star., 1946-07-07

GO for broke" is Hawaiian
japanese slang for shoot the works
E. all or nothing"
It's also the motto of the 442c
Regimental Combat Team, a Japa-
ese-American outfit which passeC
through Washington yesterday
afternoon en- route to Fort Belvoil
and deactivation after compiling
one of the most dramatic military
records in World War II.
When the Nisei cried out thei,
regimental slogan, it was no game
of chance they spoke of, but the
greater all or nothing" risk of some
of the bloodiest fighting of the wal
during the Vosges campaign ano
along the west coast of Italy.
/ The 442d. in the words of q
spokesman, won more major dec.
orations for the time spent in COM
bat than any other comparable uni
in the American Army" The price
paid for these decorations and fol
innumerable tributes by ranking
United States officers, was $500
Purple Hearts. $3.50 battle casual
I ties and $50 killed in action.
Final Parade Next Week.
! 'As far as combat is concerned
you can't beat EN-" lst 1t. Roy
Warren of Lansing, Mich, declared
as the train neared Fort Belvoir
where the APO will prepare for {
final parade next week.
II can truthfully say that one Of
the most fortunate days of my life
was when I was assigned to the
442d," he added. AS one of the
white officers in the 442d. which also
has had many commissioned Japa
nese- Americans, he paid tribute
above all to the competence and
outstanding leadership of his non
CONS.
Among these were such men a:
T Sergt. George Nishimura, one o.
three Silver Star winners returning
with the group and a former pla
/ toon sergeant under 1t. Warren
! Most of the higher award recipient
have been previously discharged
from active service.
Sergt. Nishimura. who joined tn
442d in January 1945, in Southern
France among group of replace
ments who were called for after tn
costly Vosges campaign. earned hi
Silver Star in the closing stages o
the italian campaign on a hill be
yond Pulica.
While his platoon was on recon
Nuisance in that sector, Sergt
Nishimura was first to notice
German detachment as his me-
reached the crest of the hill, an
opened fire with a Browning auto
matte rife. Outnumbered, the Mise
were forced to withdraw, but Nishi
mura stayed behind to cover then
In doing so, he wiped out a German
machine gun nest.
Another heroic action won Stat
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Animal Defender Fails
To Get A-Bomb Wish
By the Asxocio.ad Pros,

KWAJALEIN, July 6.-The treas
urer- secretary of the Canadian De-
fense League for Animals, it may be
reported officially, did not get the
wish he radioed Vice Admiral w. H.
P. Blandy through Navy commune
cations:
Hoping you share the same fate
Is the animals aboard your target
Ships =
Evening star., 1946-07-07
District Court Begins
Its Summer Schedule
With Backlog Of Cases

Although 305 more civil cases were
disposed of by District Court during
the fiscal year ending June 80, than
in the preceding fiscal year, the
court has started its reduced sum-
mer schedule with q total of 1882
civil cases awaiting trial, including
the cases put on the calendar
through June 30
The number of civil cases awaiting
trial is believed by court attaches
TO be record for this time of year
Due TO difference in the listing of
cases on calendar last summer, no
exact figures On the increase were
available.
Court attaches. however, figured
that the court is faced with approXi-
mately 1000 more civil cases await
ing trial than it was at the same
time last year. This. it was said
is largely due to the increased num-
Der of divorce suits.
Rise in Civil Cases.
Records showed a total of $50;
civil cases disposed of during the
last fiscal year as against 1888 ir
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1945
Other facts shown in statistics were
a gain of 270 in contested nonjur.
cases disposed of over the previou
| fiscal year, and loss of "A in tn
number of contested civil jury case
disposed of. The total of uncon
tested nonjury divorce cases dis
| posed of was 1,760 as against 1853
4 during the previous fiscal year.
/ Of the grand total of 1903 civi
cases disposed Of, 452 were jur.
actions. of which 124 were dispose'
of through trial and 1913 settle'
without going to trial. OF 2,85
non-jury actions disposed of, 2,36
were through trial and 482 through
being settled without trial.
! Practically all civil cases are han
died curing the regular court ses
sions from october through Jun,
30 and except in rare instances, ar,
not tried during the summer.
A bright spot at court was th
showing made in disposition o
criminal cases during the flsca
year. On June 80, only $40 sucl
cases were awaiting trial as agains
419 at the same time last year
OF those awaiting trial only g
were available for trial. with 21
not being available for various rea
sons.
1880 Criminal Cases.
During the fiscal year, the rec
ords showed. total of 1880 Grim
inai cases disposed Of. many o
them important cases that took sew
eral days to try. OF the tota
criminal cases disposed of durin
the fiscal year, All were through
trial, 1882 through pleas and 43
through dismissal
Only one justice at time sits il
trial Of criminal cases during Jul
and September, with no trials bein
, held in August. The justices tax
turns presiding. Another judge pre-
sides in the motions branch of tn
court during the summer.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Arlington Youth Hurt
When Auto Overturns

A 16-year-old Arlington youth
was in La Plata Md Hospita
last night with injuries received
when his automobile overturned
near NeWburg, about miles south
of La Plata. Three others who re-
ceived minor injuries in the acci-
dent were not hospitalized.
According to hospital officials, the
injured youth was Thomas A. Cor
man, 16, of 2801 South Columbus
street, Arlington. He was treated
fCV Vcuts and bruises.
Evening star., 1946-07-07

official course. and time for minor
adjustments will be provided in ad-
vance of the first heat"
Mr.. Holleran explained that the
holding of trial runs several days
/ before the Derby, practice followed
before the war, had been aban-
doned because many boys, living fa1
from the course. were unable to OBJ
tain transportation for their racers.
Since transportation arrange
ments made by Derby headquarters
will carry all racers to the course on
Derby Day, all boys will be able to
test their cars before the first post
war running of the coaster race.
No entries will be accepted after
Wednesday, Mr.. Holleran empha
sized.
(Read The Star for Derbu News.)
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Two Noturies Named

Oliver H Perry and John R. Hof
fer have been appointed notaries
public for Montgomery County by
Gov. O'Conor, and Sheriff Robert
W. Farmer has named C. Reginald
Smith as special deputy sheriff for
the county.