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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15
JIMMIE FIDlER h Houyuood

HOLLYWOOD, August 15-DEAR STAFF: Plumbing through this mornings publicity, encountered a story that suggests a possible cure for the extreme moodiness and kid dies have been displaying of late. l refer to a dispatch from Ben Be- geaus Productions which informs me that Art Director Ernest Fegte, by designing sets with unusually low ceilings, not only threw the cast of "A Miracle Can Happen" into the required state of sadness and de- pression, but also achieved an "ef- feet" that's sure to create a cor responding mood in everyone who sees the picture.
 Remind me to find out how much it would cost to install adjustable ceilings here in the office. Anything that would control your frequently out-o of-hand temperaments is worth consideration.
 Seriously, my little firecrackers, it occurs to me that psychologists might acquire much knowledge of practical value by studying the ef- feet of various stimuli on stellar moods. Almost every actor, if quizzed, will confess that he uses certain artificial tricks to induce needed emotions.
 In the days of silent movies, it was common practice to use three piece orchestras on every set. For comedy scenes they played gay music; for tear-jerking sequences they played such mournful ditties as Bartlett's "A Dream;;" for fight scenes they poured forth pulse quickening martial strains. Even now, such notable tragediennes as Joan Crawford, use photograph music between scenes, to achieve moods. Others darken their windows, or turn on dazzling lights to suit their temperamental needs. One comedienne tries on new hats to make her feel giddy and bouy her spirits.
 Screen mines, dealing in moods as haberdasher deals in shirts and pajamas (when he can get shirts and pajamaS) have developed un- usually keen responses to stimuli of all kinds. By using them as guinea pigs, scientists might learn how to make life more livable for the rest of us.
 JIMMIE FIDLER
 DEAR BOSS: You've got the cart before the horse. It isn't the low ceilings of our rooms, but the low ceiling you keep on our wages, that makes us gloomy.
 Let's gossip:
 Jackie Coogan, who will wed Ann Mccormick in Las Vegas early in September, has chartered four place planes from Sky Lanes, Inc, to accommodate the bridal party. We hear that Lana Turner and Xavier Cugat, Who've been in secret business huddles for the past few weeks, are planning the joint pur- chase of Rio de Janeiro night spot. -. Barney Ross, the Marine Corps hero and ex-prizefighter, is now an account executive for the Blackstone
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15

China is warning on smuggling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15
Mill Ploir, Block
 Dance on1orrolU

Dancing from 73O to 10 P. M to the tunes of Francis Delfino and his orchestra will be featured at the fifth block dance to be spon- Sored by the Park Department to- morrow night in the Mill Plain section. It will be held on Wood tick Road near Chase School. Capt, Fred Hickey will head the special police detail to assist in the super vision.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Top Military Men, Berlin
To Get Roosevelt Medal

Gems. Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Douglas Macarthur. Admirals Ches-
ter w. Nimitz and William F. Halsey
and Song Writer Irving Berlin will
be awarded the Theodore Roosevelt
Medals for 1916 on October 81. BIRTH
day of the president, at Roosevelt
House, New York.
Announcement of the awards was
made in New York by James r. Gar
field, president of the Roosevelt Me-
mortal Association. The announce
ment said Gen. Macarthur has
been awarded the medal for dis
tinguished service in the administra-
ton of public Office as well as in the
field of national defense in which
the medal has been awarded to Gen.
Eisenhower and Admirals Nimitz
and Halsey. Irving Berlin receives
the medal for distinguished public
service by a private citizen"
Roosevelt Medals have been
awarded since 1923. Last years
awards went to Vannevar Bush, Cor
dell Hull and Gen. George c. Mar
shall
Evening star., 1946-10-14

Washington's soap supply is as
bad as the meat situation. and 1t
won't get better until after the meat
shortage is eased.
That was the view today of groc-
ery wholesalers, who report they
have no assurances from soap man.
ufacturers of an early easing OF the
shortage.
On the basis of what reaches
jobbers, the local supply is esti-
mated at 5 to 10 per cent OF normal
requirements.
Shoppers now scramble for soap
and soap powders in much the same
manner as they do when an isolated
shipment Of meat goes on sale.
One wholesaler reported he had
been receiving a little more soap
powders than cake soap. but said
this probably was due to more
advantageous price for powders.
Another wholesaler estimated he
was receiving about 40 per cent OF
his former shipments of soap, but
said this was only 10 per cent OF
the demand.
Roscoe Edlund, manager OF the
Association of American Soap and
Glycerine Manufacturers, predicts
no immediate improvement in SOAP
supplies until the present shortage
of fats is relieved.
Chiefly to blame for your soar
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Veteran JobIess Pay
Continues 10 Drop

The number of veterans receiv-
ing so-called 1920" payments for
unemployment dropped sharply
during the week ending October 5,
the Veterans Administration an
nounced today. This continued a
downward trend noted in the past
few months.
An all-time hight of nearly 1,800,-
900 claimants for no-job allowances
was reached early in April as COM
pared with the October S, weeks
1,237,116. In the week before that,
1,305,413 former NJ CTS claimed
s28 1890, ,526.
The VA said 100000 new claim
ants were registered during Sep
tember, the lowest figure since the
peak reached last January, 1,030,171.
Seasonal working opportunities,
mostly on farms, played an i'm
portant part in the decrease of job
less benefits, the VA said. The
announcement also credited better
counselling and more careful screen
ing by state unemployment agencies
with some part in causing the drop.
Veterans who go off the program
because they have used up all the
payments to which they are en-
titled have not yet had any effect
on the size of the rolls, the VA
said.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
John HiHyard Heads Group.
To Raise Police Band Fund

John F. Hillyard, attorney and
a director of the Washington Board
of Trade, today was named chair
man of the committee to raise funds
for the Metropolitan Police Band.
In making the announcement,
Commissioner John Russell Young
said he was highly gratified" with
the progress of the band, which was
organized three years ago. He point
ed out that it is entirely supported
by donations and needs about $10,-
900 to continue.
Appointed to assist Mr.. Hillyard
were James E. Collif1ower, former
president of the Board of Trade,
and J.. J. Blank, president OF the
Arcade Pontiac Co., as vice chair
men, and John A. Reilly, president
of the Second National Bank, as
treasurer.
The Commissioners are serving as
honory chairmen of the committee.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Hearing on Raising Ia,
On Gas 10 Four Cents
is Set for October Is

The Commissioners today an
nounced that a public hearing will
be held october rs on the proposal
to raise the District gasoline tax to
4 cents gallon.
Interested persons will be heard
in the District Building boardroom
at 10 am.
The gas tax proposal was submit
ted last month by the Commis-
sioners' Special Tax Committee,
headed by Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West. Designed to add
about 81 SOC, 900 a year to the high
way fund, the plan also includes a
recommendation that the automo-
bile inspection fee of so cents be
raised to 81.
Last Raise Was in 1881.
The increase to 4 cents a gallon
would put the District gas tax on
a par with Maryland's, but cents
below Virginia's. The local tax was
increased from to cents in 1881
on a temporary basis expiring in
1851. The Special Tax Committees
proposal would make the 4-cents-a-
gallon tax permanent.
The West committees proposal is
part of a larger scheme to add a
total of $19,250,000 to District tax
income. Hearings already have
been held on the committees earlier
point program of new and in
creased taxes designed to raise
SIT ,750, 900 for the general fund.
Would Double Liquor Taxes.
The general fund plan includes a
2 per cent retail sales tax and a
broadening of the income tax base.
It also suggests taxing utility bills,
unincorporated businesses, amuse-
ments and cigarettes, and doubling
most of the current liquor taxes.
The gasoline recommendation is
in line with proposal contained in
the six-year. postwar plan advanced
by Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young last June
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Redskin
Is Fired by Game
And Ham Burns

District firemen nominate Miss
Myrtle Prillaman, 38, as Washing
tons most loyal Redskin fan.
In these days of meat shortage,
she paid the supreme sacrifice-an
8-pound ham-for the privilege of
listening to yesterdays football
game between the local stalwarts
and the New York Giants.
After putting the ham in the
oven, Miss Prillaman related, she
turned on the radio. The Redskins
were ahead, AT. Then 1t was
tied, 14-14. Then the Redskins took
the lead again. And at about that
point the odor of burnt ham began
to reach Miss Prillaman's nostrils.
When fremen reached her apart
ment at 2527 @ street NV, the ham
was a total loss, though there was
no other damage Miss Prillaman
sadly surveyed the remains, with
only one consolation-the Redskins
won.
Evening star., 1946-10-14

the National Anti-Defamat1on
League.
Other officers elected were Isaac
jacobson, vice president; Joseph
Blumenthal, treasurer; Abe Shelter
man, financial secretary, and Henry
Gichner, recording secretary.
Elected to the Board of Managers
were Abraham S. Kay, Herman
Robin, Joseph Andelman, Israel
Burka, Leopold Freudberg, Samuel
GOLDBERG, Falk Harmed, Maxwell A..
Ostrow, Arthur Rosenblatt, George
Wasserhnan, Jacob P. Spund and
Max Zweig.
Adas Israel Congregation, one Of
the Oldest Hebrew congregations In
washington, was founded in 1869.
lIt has q membership OF more than
TOO.
The congregation has purchased
Ia tract Of land at Connecticut ave-
|nue and Porter street NV. for the
terection Of q house Of worship. Con-
trfbutions OF 10000 were received
flor the building fund In I special
IYon Kippur appeal.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Two Women Are Overcome
By Gas on Cabin Cruiser

Fire Rescue Squad No. was
called to the Capital Yacht Club last
night to revive two women over
come by monoxide gas aboard, the
cabin cruiser Nargretan moored at
the club.
The victims were Mrs. Richard S.
Doyle, so, of $50 Edgewood lane,
Bethesda, whose husband owns the
boat, and Mrs. William Ross, so, of
Hampden lane, Bethesda.
Harbor police said the gas escaped
from coal stove used to heat the
cabin of the cruiser. Mr.. Doyle and
guest, Daniel H. Fowler of 2735
Woodley place NV, were not over
come by the fumes. They sum-
moned the rescue squad.
Evening star., 1946-10-14

A matchmaker who learned his
craft in an earlier rehabilitation
program now is training veterans OF
World War II in timepiece-repairing
under auspices of the Veterans
Administration.
He is Forrest e. Peters, operator
of the Peters School of Horology
zoos E street NV.
MIR. Peters suffered disabling gun
shot wounds in France in World
War I. In 1921, he enrolled at Cath
olic University to learn basic tech
niques of matchmaking under a
VA training plan. After years
study there, he began three years
of on-the-job instruction with a
local matchmaker. Later, he worked
in other shops and operated his own
establishment.
In 1897, he joined the Naval OBJ
servatory staff and received a cash
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Soap Supply Won't Brighten Up
Until Meat Situation Does

troubles at the moment is the scar
city of meat" he declared. This
directly affects the soapmaker be-
cause our main source Of fat is
the tallow which is a byproduct OF
meat production"
Since the start of the war, the
industry has been required by the
Government to reduce production
of soap below prewar levels. Today
manufacturers are permitted to use
only Is per cent of the fats and oils
employed in soap making before the
war.
But at the present time, most OF
US are not able to obtain even this, :
the official said.
On top of low livestock market
ings, the industry is faced with a
shortage OF imported fats and oils
Supplies are still below prewar
levels.
Mr.. Edlund said that while pro-
duction has declined, soap users
have increased. Our population Is
up nearly 10000 900 over 194o.' he
added. s
Housewives can help, he said, BY
doing two things:
Keep up the salvage OF used htch-
en- fats.
Don't use more than the minimum
amount required for any cleaning
lor washing job.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Belle Haven Woman
Hanqs sHerseIf in Home

Mrs. Fred S. Cresswell, 43, of 233
Belle Haven road, Belle Haven, was
found hanging in the bathroom of
her home shortly before noon yes
terday. DR.. John A. Sims, Alexan-
dria coroner, said he issued GER
tificate of suicide.
Mrs. Cresswell was discovered by
her brother, j. w. Watts of William
son, n. c., who was visiting the
home, She hanged herself by tying
cloth belt to shower rack, DR..
Sims said. Fairfax County police
quoted members of the family as
saying she had been in i'll health.
The body was sent to Williamson
for funeral services tomorrow after
noon
Besides here brother, she is sur
vived by her husband, son, Fred
s. CressweH I'd; daughter by a
previous marriage, Mary Ann Hey
denrich, and another brother, w.
B. Watts of Williamson.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Brothers Held in Fight
With Policeman

Two brothers, who allegedly fought
it out with a policeman in front of
a tavern early today when he tried
to arrest them, pleaded not guilty
to three counts of assault before
Municipal Court Judge George D.
Nelson today. They were released
in $500 bond each for a jury trial
December II.
The aid of passer-by was needed
by Policeman Walter F. Shepherd
of the 9th precinct to subdue the
brothers.
The trouble began when Pvt.
Shepherd was called to a restaurant
in the 1900 block of Benning road
NE. There he found Robert E.
Hartsfield, 20, of 1877 Neal street
NE. and Grille Hartsfield, IS, of 1851
Queen street NE. in the washroom,
allegedly drinking from whisky
bottle.
The brothers came with the police
man quietly until they got in the
street. There, according to Pvt.
Shepherd, Robert grabbed his left
thumb and twisted it while Grille at
tempted to strike him over the head
with a bottle.
While the officer was struggling
with the two men, Ernest Graves, 20,
of the 1900 block Gales street NE,
observed his plight and interviewed. 4.
When Mr.. Graves tried to take the
bottle away, he was showed against
a wall, but his arrival enabled Pvt.
Shepherd to free himself long
enough to bring his nightstick into
action and the brothers were taken
into custody when scout cars arrived
with police reinf
When the melee subsidized, the
policeman had dislocated thumb,
his civilian assistant suffered an in
jured wrist, and the brothers were
taken to Casualty Hospital with
badly battered scalps.
The officer and Mr.. Graves were
released after treatment at Casualty
Hospital, but the two brothers were
transferred to Gallinger Hospital for
observation.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Traffic Conference
SET for "Wednesday
By Bar Association

The second annual District traffic
court conference, sponsored by the
District Bar Association. will be
held all day Wednesday at the
Chamber of Commerce Building
with leaders in all fields Of traffic
enforcement participating in the
discussions.
Among those scheduled to speak
during the day are Commissioner
John Russell Young, John S. Car
mody, past president Of the Bar
Association: James P. Economies, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Traffic Court
Committee; Attorney General Tom
Clark and Chief Justice Bolitha J..
Laws of the United States District
Court.
Registration at the Chamber of
Commerce Building is scheduled to
start at $50 am. with the first
meeting beginning at 10 am.
Conference Aims Cited.
Aims of the conference are to
improve the administration Of JUS
tice in trafic court, promote trafilc
safety, provide for forum for
formation of program effecting
cooperation between the public and
those enforcing traffic laws, evaluate
present procedures of enforcing reg
ulations and examine the results
obtained by the conference held
last year. :
The morning meeting will be q
panel discussion of all phases of
traffic problems led by Municipal
Court Judge Georges D. Nelson.
Other members of the panel will be
George E. Kneipp, District traffic
director; Inspector Arthur E. Miller
of the police traffic department;
Robert d. Wise, assistant corporation
counsel; Capt. Mark Raspberry OF
the Park Police; Municipal Court
Judge Aubrey Fennell, and John
b. Diamond, III, assistant United
States attorney.
Clark to Be Speaker.
A luncheon will be held at 1915
pm. at the Army and Navy Club,
Farragut Square and I street NV,
with Attorney General Clark as the
featured speaker
Following the luncheon, the panel
discussion will resume at 2:15 pm
at the Chamber of Commerce Build
ing.
This panel will be led by Edward
A. Beard, assistant corporation
counsel. On the panel will be Mr..
Keneipp, Inspector Miller, Clark F.
King, assistant corporation counsel;
Judge Brice Clagett of the Munich
pal Court of Appeals; Nathan M.
Lubar of the Commissioners Traf-
fic Advisory Committee; DR.. Oscar
B. Hunter, pathologist; George R.
Hammond, Junior Board of Com
merce, and Julian Brylawski, Traf-
flc Advisory Committee.
The conference will close at pm.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Copeland Execution
Postponed 5th Time

Execution of William Copeland,
SO, colored, which was scheduled for
Friday for the fatal shooting of Mrs.
Dora M. johnson, 43, colored. In
February, 1914, today was postponed
by Justice Alexander Holtzoff Of
District Court to November "a
pending action on a petition for
executive clemency.
Copeland was convicted In Dis
trict Court in May, 1945, and the
Court of Appeals affirmed the con-
viction. The Supreme Court re-
fused to review the case. Today
was the fifth time an execution
date has been postponed.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Chests Special Gifts
Unit Reports Meeting
Transferred 10 WCA

The first report meeting of the
Special Gifts unit of the Community
Chest Federation campaign orga-
nization got under way this after
noon at the Central YWCA. The
meeting, originally scheduled at the
Mayf1ower Hotel, was transferred
because of the hotel strike.
Team captains and chairmen Of
the three divisions of this unit
business, Government and residen-
tial-Were to report on the progress
they have made so far in their ef-
forts to reach prospective contribu-
tors. The Special Gifts unit is the
advance solicitation unit Of the cam
paign organization.
William A. M. Burden, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Air. who
is head Of the Special Gifts section
of the Government unit, was to be
the principal speaker. Col. Chauncey
Parker, chairman of the Special
Gifts unit, presided.
The Washington Advertising Clubs
meeting which was to be
held tomorrow at the Statler Hotel
in honor of the men and women
who are working on the 1947 fedora
ton campaign, has been Cancelled
because of the hotel strike.
The annual Community Chest
luncheon of 35 civic clubs. scheduled
to be held at 12:15 pm. Thursday at
the Mayf1ower Hotel, will still be
held If the strike is settled in time
John l.. Sullivan, Undersecretary OF
the Navy and vice chairman of the
Navy Department solicitors, will
speak.
The Junior League Chest Cam
paign Committee met at noon today
at the league headquarters dining
room to map out the leagues parti-
cipation in the Chest campaign.
Tomorrow, the Alexandria unit OF
the federation will have Kickoff
breakfast at 8 am. in the Lee room
of the George Mason Hotel in Alex
andria. Area Z of the Montgomery
County unit will meet at 4 pm. at
the home of F. L. Thomas, Ashton
Md.
The special gifts unit will have its
second report meeting on Friday
the place to be announced later.
Evening star., 1946-10-14

award for designing device to set
second hands of watches.
Shortly before the wars end, Mr.
Peters re-entered private business.
He soon was asked by VA to take
a disabled veteran for on-the- job
training. Upon receiving several like
requests, he started the school.
Mr.. Peters now Is training about
IS men under the CT Bill of Rights
and about IS disabled veterans in
VA programs.
when I've trained all the ex-
servicemen who want to learn this
craft, I'll close the school and go
back into private business" he says.
Principal difficulty in running a
school for would-be watchmakers is
providing a supply of timepieces on
which to work, he explains. Mr..
Peters is offering free repairs to
watches of patients In veteran and
service hospitals and charitable in
stitutionS.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Supreme Court Denie!
Howard University
Review Of Tax Case

The Supreme Court today de-
clined to consider whether Howard
University must pay District taxes
on its property not now used fog
education.
The tribunal refused to grant a
writ Of certiorari, allowing review
of the case. Associate Justice Muir
ply, however, thought the writ
should be granted.
The United States Court of APP
peals here decided that the univer-
sitx must pay these taxes, totaling
s6,815.l4, for the fiscal year 1914.
The District Government, through
Corporation Counsel Vernon E
West, opposed the granting of re-
view. 1t contended the law in
volved applied only to the university
which was attempting to get yet
another hearing.
The appeals court and the Board
of Tax Appeals for the District
upheld the District Commissioners,
who insisted the tax must be paid.
The corporation counsel advised
the Supreme Court in his brief that
dwellings, apartment houses ano
commercial property, owned by the
university and rented to tenants, are
involved in the case. Chester II
Gray, principal assistant corporation
counsel, and Assistant Corporation
Counsel Charles C., Updegraff, were
in the case with Mr.. West. They
contended the lower courts followed
the general policy adopted by prac-
tically all the States. Further, they
asked the higher court to decline to
review a law limited to the District
and to a private corporation.
Howard University, through At
torney George E. G. Hayes. sought
a Supreme Court review, contending
the property involved was to be used
for expansion OF the university.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Meeting Called
Today in Tieup
0f.Beer Trucks
ConciIiutor Sees
Parties Closer
Than Previously

Another effort to unsnarl the five
day strike of beer truck drivers will
be made at 4:30 pm. today in the
Office. of w. Cameron Burton, at
torney representing % struck dis
tributors.
Although most stores appeared to
be well supplied with beer over the
week end, prospects were for CITY,
wide drought in a few days unless
the strike ends.
Fite hundred members of the AFL
Beer and Soda Drivers and Helpers,
Local 81, are asking wage increases
and other benefits from the distrib-
utors. They won the bargaining
rights for the industry in an elec-
ton with a CIO brewery workers
union last August.
Commissions Are Disputed.
The matter of sales commissions
is the principal detergent to a set
tlement. The disputants virtually
have agreed on $50 week as a
base pay for drivers, but the union
insists on 10 cents case commits
sion and the employers are standing
on cents, the rate now given
drivers plus $25 base pay.
Another point in dispute is retro
active pay. The union is asking back
pay to June IL. The employers are
opposed to retroactive pay, insisting
the union forfeited this benefit when
it struck.
Today's meeting was called by
Cancellation Commissioner James
A. Holden. He agreed with the SEN
timents of Mr.. Burton that the
parties are closer together than they
have been.
Two Distributors Sign.
Two of the smaller distributors
have signed separate contracts with
the union, according to Business
Manager Thomas A. Cation, and an
other was expected to sign today.
1t was understood these companies
signed at the unions original de-
mands of $35 a week and IL cents
commission, with the understanding
the terms would be adjusted and
coincide with any final settlement
made between the union and in
duStrv.