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Evening star., 1946-12-06
Charter Committee
Plans $500 Drive
For Bethesda Office

A campaign to raise $4,000 needed
by the Montgomery County Charter
Committee to maintain its Bethesda
office will start soon under the
Craftsmanship of Washington I.
Cleveland, finance chairman of the
group.
The decision to continue the Office
during the next year was made last
night at a victory dinner in the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
attended by more than 300 persons.
Cost of the Office is $325 month.
Of the $4,000 needed, $1,60l was
pledged at the dinner.
Under Eyes of U. S.
In announcing the committees
determination to carry on, Allen
Gardner, president, said "the eyes
of the whole United States are upon
the Montgomery County Charter
Committee attempt to obtain county
governmental reforms. We cannot
fail"
There were no set speeches but
charter board members and COM
mittee chairmen were introduced
and the field division workers
headed by Mrs. Lawrence M
Vaughan were given an opportunity
to tell how they "put over" the
recent successful campaign. Maps
were distributed comparing votes
for the charter IN 1912, 1914 and
1946.
Evarts j. Wagg, treasurer of the
committee, reporting balance OF
$e2.40 after spending $3,679.97 for
the 1916 campaign, said I'VE didn't
spend nearly as much money as
some other organizations did but
we were a lot more successful"
Directors Named
Mrs. John H. Werner Of Chevy
Chase, executive director OF the
Charter Committee, was unanimous
ly elected as an honorary director
other Charter Committee directors
named last night include: George
Rust Candy, o. M. Kile, and Adlai s.
Magee for three-year terms to sue
ceed themselves; r. Edwin Brown,
Mrs. Claude Mitchell and Deets
Warf1eld for years as new directors,
and Frederic p. Lee and Edward l..
Stock, jr., to serve 2-year interim
terms. All nominations were sub
mitted by Mrs. James B. Bennett
of Chevy Chase, chairman of the
Nominating Committee.
The guests were entertained by
Stella Werner, accordionist, and
John Willmotr, singer.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
AAF Traffic to Be Cut
Two-Thirds at Airport

Military air traffic at National
Airport is to be slashed two-thirds
to reduce aircraft concentration
there, the Army Air Forces an
nounced today.
Flights of AAF craft at the airport
will be cut to an average of 10 day
compared with a previous average
of 30. Flights will be limited to reg
ular schedule and special missions
as far as possible.
One-half of the Transport Com
mand planes at National Airport
have been declared excess. Seven OF
IL aircraft to be moved will go to
Andrews Field. Eight C-54s, in
cluding President Truman's Sacred
Cow; one Bit and 2 CATS will be
retained there.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
First D. C.-Indio Flights
To Be Started by TWA

First commercial air service be-
tween Washington and India will
be opened next month by Trans
World Airline with flights between
National Airport and the terminal
point of Bombay by way of Europe,
Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Kar-
achi, India. Elapsed time on the
flights will be about 43 hours.
Announcement of the new service
was made by Otis F. Bryan, acting
general manager of TWAS inter-
national division, following the
signing of bilateral air agreement
between the United States and In
dia. A similar agreement is being
concluded with China to allow
TWA, Pan American World Airways
and Northwest Airlines to operate
world -girdling routes.
Meanwhile, Northwest announced
plans to begin service early in 1947
to connect with TWA at Shanghai
by way of Alaska, Tokyo and Manila.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
Annapolis and West Point
Connective Tests Slated

Competitive examinations to es-
tablish lists from which the Com
missioners will make nominations
for Annapolis and West Point will
be held during the week of Janu-
airy 6.
The city now has one vacancy at
each academy to fill. The success
full candidates will enter July /.
The examinations will be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
Board of Education and are open
to residents of the District. Appli-
cation blanks may be obtained in
Room 500 at the District Building,
and applications will be received
up to the close of business Decem-
her %.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
Army Amphibian Veterans
Organize al Meeting Here

The generals and buck privates,
who made up the Army's engineer
amphibious command, got together
for the first time today when two
day convention of the Amphibian
Engineer Association opened at the
Shoreham Hotel.
The group was greeted by Maj.
Gen. Daniel Noce, national beach,
master, who organized and directed
the training of amphibious engineers
for operation in the European and
Pacific theaters in World War II.
Today was being devoted to regis
tration, personal sightseeing, trip
to Fort Belvoir as guests of Maj. Gen
William M. Hoge, commanding the
post, and a dance at Fort Myer, Va,
to be held in. the evening.
Tomorrow will bring the dissolu-
ton of the Amphibian Engineer
Board of Trustees and the actual
founding of the Amphibian Engineer
Association. The board was organized
several years ago for the purpose of
founding an organization after the
war.
/ Gen. Walter Kruger, wartime
commander of the 9Th Army in the
Pacific, will be principal speaker
tomorrow night during the closing
banquet which starts at pm. at the
hotel.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
Prince Georges Group
Seeks 10 Test Transit
'CounterproposaI

| When the 30-day trial period OF
transportation changes put in effect
in Prince Georges County by the
Capital Transit Co. expires Decem-
ber II, the Maryland Public Service
Commission will be asked to order
the transit company to give the
counterproposal advocated by the
County Civic Federation similar
trial.
This was decided by the federation
last night after Walter F. Mulligan,
president, declared he believed
patrons Of the lines are entitled
to have the counterproposal tested.
He said that under the new system,
which involved changes at the
Mount Rainier terminal, most people
take at least Is minutes longer than
formerly to get to their work in
Washington. The counterproposal
provides through service to the city.
The federation meeting in the
County Service Building, Hyattsville,
also adopted a report Of Louis A.
Day, it's Public Utilities Committee
chairman, who characterized the
new transit system as foolish" and
maintained there was unreasonable
congestion and real danger" at the
Mount Rainier terminal. The report
also said that routes were circuitous
on the College Park, Cheverly and
East Riverdale lines. The report not
only asked that through service to
Washington be provided as formerly
but that the service be direct to the
downtown part of the city.
Arthur H. Koonce, spokesman
for Northwest Hyattsville citizens,
urging restoration of the former F-2
and F-8 lines providing through
service from college Park to Wash
ington, said he had the signatures
of approximately $50 citizens who
were petitioning for this move. Mr..
Koonce added he had conferred
with Capital Transit officials on the
matter and, though they assured
him they wished to give service that
most patrons wanted, they insisted
there were advantages under the
new plan giving passengers the
choice of continuing downtown by
bus or streetcar from the Mount
Rainier terminal.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
Ercoupe Firm 10 Resume
Full Operations in Month

The Engineering Research Corp.
of Riverdale, Md, manufacturers of
the two-passenger Ercoupe air.
planes, will resume full operations
an January s, spokesman in the
firms New York Office announced
today.
Approximately 1900 of the COM
pany's 2,70o employees we're tenn
porarily laid off in November with
a promise they would be called back
to work on December 8.
According to the spokesman, the
date was deferred to January be-
cause the firm was doing expert
mental and research work on new
aluminium products Of a nonaviation
nature, which 1t plans to manufac-
ture.
Letters were sent yesterday to all
employees asking whether they in
tend to return to work with the
company, the spokesman revealed
He said this was done to give the
company a chance to plan future
operations and also to discontinue
making payments on group insur-
ance for those who had obtained
employment elsewhere.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
President Sends
Pastor Flowers
On Anniversary

The Rev. Edward Hughes Pruden
today begins his 18th year as pastor
Of the First Baptist Church, after
a 10th anniversary observance
last night to which President Tru-
man sent a gift of carnations and
chrysanthemums and note OF
congratulations.
The church, at Sixteenth and Q
streets NV, is attended frequently
by the President.
DR.. Pruden received an engraved
wallet with a check from John
Ruthven, chairman of the Pulpit
Committee. A grand piano, pur-
chased with the check, was to be
delivered to DIR. and Mrs. Pruden
today.
The Rev. r. Edward Dowdy,. as
sociate minister, reviewed the 1C
years of DR.. Pruden's pastorate. The
church membership now totals more
than 1000 as compared with 772
in 1886.
Also participating were pastors
of neighboring congregations.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
81 Boy PafroImen Gel
Anfiaccidenf Awards

Thirty-two members Of the Dis
trict School Safety Patrol have re-
ceived special awards for "distin-
guished service in the interest OF
accident prevention" it was an
nounced today.
The awards are given six school
boy patrolmen each week by Sta
ton WWDC, in cooperation with
the Police Department and Amer
lean Automobile Association. Those
rewarded to date include:
Joseph Gilmartin, 1903 Dent place
NV; Stanley Burroughs, 754 Morse
street NE; Danny Head, 755 Sev-
enth street Sc; Jack Cawthorne,
140h I street Sc; Robert Harkley
529 G street Sc; Martin Kobalsky
535 Fourth street Sc: Eddy Tippy
2120 Yorktown road NV; Billy Du-
pree, 1927 Huidekoper place NV;
Charles Colley, 2136 G street NV;
Melvin Sian, 26O Gallatin street
NV: Phillip Purlo, $40 Buchanan
street NV; Maurice Williams, Sic
Third street S.W.; Joseph Ardini
529 Ninth street S.W.; Sonia Laskin
608 H street S.W., and Gloria
Fletcher, 1131 Sixth street S.W.
Also Freddie Lauderbach, 1925
Woodbury. road NV; Anthony
Prins, 4752 Reservoir road NV;
Fred Postal, 3633 Warder street
NV; Walter r. Wood, 719 Thir-
teenth street NE; Phillip Capuano
1346 Perry place NV; Ronald Pom
erantz, 2716 Woodley place NV,
Robert Wolfe, Alt Twelfth street
Sc; Herbert Hardwick, 1903 Mas
sachusetts avenue Sc; Billy Bowles
2346 @ street Sc; Erwin Goldsmith
1921 Wheeler road Sc; James
Banks, IA East Ridge road, Green
belt; Edwin Harris, 1725 Thirc
street NE; Allen Knisely, 160 I
street NE; Leo Di Dalentino, II
r street NE; Robert Butler, 1121
Eaton road Sc; Johnny Roth, sos
I street NE; and Morrow Moore
3O21 TWenty-fourth street NE.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
By Mory CogdelI

Cured just recently. About $500
worth OF football equipment which
had been bought with funds re-
ceived during the last year was
stolen when some one broke into the
club building.
"But we hope our bad. breaks are
over now and we will have some
good luck" Morton Freedman, 16,
club secretary treasurer, said. In
the last few weeks, the Amateur
Athletic Association gave the club
$100 to purchase basket ball equip
ment, and several Washington
adults responded to an earlier ap-
peal this year to become members
of the club.
Boxing a Favorite Sport.
One ping pong table was the sole
piece of equipment of the club when
it opened in August, 1914. Now
there is another ping pong table, a
football tackling dummy that also
is used for a punching bag, a large
tumbling mat and other sporting
equipment. The Boxing Commis-
sion of the District has donated sew
eral pairs of trunks and, with gloves
bought by the club, Mr.. Nalley said
boxing was one of the favorite
sports.
Other activities are the football,
baseball and basket ball teams
which play in the city-wide boys
club tournaments.
1t. William T. Murphy, director
of the Juvenile Bureau, Metropoh-
tan Police Department, is chairman
of the board of directors of the
club, which is an independent or
ganization.
He characterized 1t as ideally
situated" since there Is no Other
boys club in the neighborhood. Built
largely through the efforts of the
boys themselves, the club is taking
care of a definite need in the com.
munity.
Our membership is limited Il
about $50 active participants, be-
cause we don't have facilities fol
more" he said. But every one o.
the boys is enthusiastic and willing
to work hard to improve the club.
"a little encouragement in the
form of a dollar or more from sew
eral thousand Washington adults
would really give them a boost"
Evening star., 1946-12-06
Big Vote Cast in Election
For 6. W. Glass Officers

Heavy balloting amid spirited
electioneering continued today al
George Washington University, as
the annual election of class officers
entered its second day. The ballot
ing, which ends tomorrow, will Sc
lect officers for each of the -four
classes.
Thirty-f1ve candidates are run
ming for the IL Offices of president
vice president and secretary treas
urer for each class. In the race for
president of the senior class are
James Pughe, Sybella Clayton ane
Robert Flanders.
Lawrence G.. Woodward, chair
man of the Elections Committee,
said counting of ballots will begin
at Z pm. tomorrow at Columbian
House, Twenty-first and G streets
NV.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
District Clinic for Alcoholics
Recommended by House Group

Establishment of District clinic
for chronic alcoholics was recon-
mended by a special House District
subcommittee studying legislative
reforms before the group adjourned
yesterday until Thursday in dead
lock on juvenile delinquency pro-
posals. .
Headed by Representative Hebert,
Democrat, of Louisiana, the sub
committee produced a bill under
which courts could sentence an al
conolic to as much as 80 days in
the clinic. The measure also would
permit any alcoholic to enter the
clinic voluntarily.
The subcommittee was formed
several months ago by the House
District Committee to draft legis-
lation looking toward improvement
Evening star., 1946-12-06
Nurses to Hear Lectures

A series of four lectures on new
methods of treating patients will be
presented by DR.. L. Floyd Hobbs,
Alexandria Hospital staff member,
to graduate nurses in the Metro
politan area as well as members OF
the local hospital alumnae.
The series, starting at 8 o'clock
tonight in Carter Hall, was planned
through arrangements with Mrs
Irene M. Roszel, superintendent OF
nurses and director of the School OF
Nursing.
Evening star., 1946-12-06

of the District criminal code. Ii
met in Mr.. Hebert's Office.
The group also framed bill pro-
viding for a full-time director for
the Parole Board, to be appointed
by the commissioners. He would
have two assistants appointed by
the courts. The measure would
place the board under the Depart
ment of Corrections, giving it the
power to petition the courts for
reductions of criminal sentences.
Another bill, drafted for intro
dHction In Congress next month,
would raise the limit involved in
petit larceny cases from $50 to 5000.
The measure is designed to allow
Municipal Court Ito take over more
cases and thus relieve District Court
of much Of its load.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
500 Veterans Checks.
Delayed as VA Awaits
Reply on Repayments

Subsistence allowance checks to
about 500 District veterans in schools
and training under the CT Bill OF
Rights were held up this week be-
cause of failure to inform the Vet
erans' Administration of intention
to return former overpayments, it
was learned today.
All the ex-servicemen, according
to the Veterans Administration,
were affected by ceilings established
last August for veterans earning
more than $110 a month, and re-
ceived overpayments during August
September and October while allow
ances were being adjusted to meet
the ceilings.
The agency sent letters to vet
Grams early last month, instructing
them to reply within 80 days as to
how they want to repay the money
Checks of those who failed to answer
will be applied against overpay-
ments until a reply is received, the
agency said, or until the overpay-
ments are made up.
Ceilings Affect $500 Here.
The funds can be repaid either
in cash or by applying portions of
the adjusted checks until the debt
is paid.
While a spokesman said the exact
number of veterans affected by the
ceilings is not known, it is esti-
mated that payments to approx
mately $500 trainees here have
been adjusted.
The agency's regional Office re-
ported that checks to 1885 Wash
ington area veterans were suspend
ed last month for failure to submit
reports of earnings for August, Sep
tember and October. Since then,
however, nearly 1,500 of the num-
ber have responded and been REIN
stated on payrolls.
800 Have Lost Allotments.
Allowances of about 800 other
veterans here have been discontin-
ued because monthly earnings ex-
ceeded the ceiling limits. Combined
earnings and allowances are linn
tied to 5000 for veterans with de-
pendents and to SITS for those
without.
Meanwhile, it was announced
that education and training rolls
for the District swelled by nearly
1000 during November, with 29,542
veterans in schools and 5,942 draw
ing benefits for on-the-job training.
The totals represent increases of
5,832 students and 657 trainees over
the October number.
District disabled veterans in
training also reached record high,
with 282 new enrollees bringing the
total to 2,426 at the end of No.
upnaher
Evening star., 1946-12-06
Butchers
Meet Tonight
On n3Contracts
Companies Stand
Will Decide Issue
Of Strike, Union Says

Members Of Local SIS, Amalga-
mated Meatcutters and Butcher
Workers {AFL) will be given the
choice tonight of ratifying contracts
with three grocery chains or TAX
ing strike vote.
Called for $3.50 pm. at 525 New
Jersey avenue NV, the meeting
will determine whether 1900 meat
cutters will continue to furnish 60
per cent of the Districts meat, OF
walk of the job.
M. G. Curtis. union financial Sec
retary and business agent, said the
union was anxious to avert a walk
out, but insisted it was the COM
panies who would be the determin-
ing factor.
Meeting This Afternoon.
He referred to a final meeting
scheduled for 8 o'clock this after
noon with Safeway Stores, which
employs 1000 of the butchers. This
conference, called by Federal Con-
ciliator Lucien II. Rye, apparently
would have much to do with de-
termining what recommendation the
union leaders will make to the men,
bership tonight.
The union has worked without a
contract since Monday. The dispute
is over wages and hours, with the
three separate contracts differing
in their demands for butchers and
helpers. Notice of strike intent, filed
more than a month ago, makes it
legal for the union to walk out at
any time.
Mr.. Rye met yesterday with At
1antic & Pacific Stores representa-
tives in Baltimore. He previously had
met with Safeway and American
Stores and apparently helped bring
about an agreement with the latter
group that was satisfactory to union
leaders.
Strike Vote to Be Taken.
Company officials have ex-
pressed the hope the union would
resume bargaining even though the
proposals are. turned down by the
members. But Mr.. Curtis said
strike vote would be taken tonight
even if two of the contracts are
accepted and the other rejected.
A strike, if one develops, would
be felt in nearby areas, since the
union claims jurisdiction in a 25-
mile radius outside Washington.
Mr.. Curtis said American (Acme)
Stores employed about $50 union
members and A. & P. about rs.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
Bernstein SIayers Given
Sentence 10 Die March %

Reginald ]. Wheeler, 26, and Jesse
James Patton, 81, both colored, to-
day were sentenced by Justice Alex
ander Holtzoff of District Court to
be electrocuted March % for the
first-degree murder of Maurice L,
Bernstein last June during holdup
in drugstore in the 170o block OF
Florida avenue NV.
The death penalty is mandatory
in the District on first-degree muir
der conviction. Both defendants
took their sentences calmly. They
were convicted by jury last month
Counsel for both men announced an
appeal would be made to the United
States Court of Appeals.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
Green Acres School
Plans Benefit Buzuor

The Green Acres School, Bethesda,
will hold Christmas bazaar tomor-
row and Sunday for the benefit Of
the school building fund.
Included among the articles made
or contributed by the children which
will be on sale will be books, toys,
bird feeders, a set of golf clubs and
q ham.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
NFFE AssaiIs
Use Of Military
In Civilian Jobs
Practice Is Unlawful
And Unjust, Unions S
Council Declares

The National Federation of Fed
eral Employees today charged that
the War and Navy Departments are
"unlawfully and repeatedly" using
military personnel in civilian posi-
tions in the Government.
In a report adopted by its execu-
tive council, the union demanded
that this practice be Immediately
abolished.
Pointing out that under a law
passed by Congress it is unlawful to
use military personnel in civilian
Government jobs, the council de-
cIared that the method was unjust
both to civilian employees and mill
tary personnel.
This policy is decidedly unjust
to military personnel who should
not be expected to perform the
work of civilians for which they are
seldom qualified; to qualified ci-
villains who are left unemployed: /:
and to the national defense, which is
left to illegal and highly expensive
makeshift rather than to efficient
operation" the council stated.
Cuts Are Denounced.
NFFE officials said that the War
and Navy Departments were using
military personnel in civilian jobs
as result of the Governments cur
rent reduction in force program.
With more and more civisnn en-
ployes being dismissed, tie Army
and Navy, contrary to the law, are
filling these vacancies with military
people, the officials asserted.
The union condemned the "arbi-
trary and unwarranted cuts" in War
and Navy Department civilian per-
sonnel by which Army and Navy
officers are practically forced to
violate the law"
Summing up, the council stated:
"Since this definite trend toward
militarization of the civilian service
of the Federal Government is en-
tirely out of line with the genius of
institutions, which abso-
lutely rely on civilian control rather
than military dictatorship, and
which is in f1agrant violation Of the
law, it should be strenuously opposed
by all those who have respect for a
Government of laws and who be-
lieves in the career Federal service
and all free American institutions. -
Leave Proposal.
In another action the council,
which is meeting at NFFE head
quarters this week to formulate a
Federal legislation program for sub
mission to the Eightieth Congress,
asked that in cases where Govern
ment workers take time off from
work through no fault of their own,
the time lost should not be charged
to their annual leave.
The council said this should apply
in cases where strikes in industry
or transportation factors prevent
employees from reaching their jobs.
The councils sessions are presided
over by Luther Steward, NFFE
president.