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Evening star., 1946-05-16
Ten Million 10 Benefi
# Senate Approves
School Lunch Funds
BY the Associated Press

About 100000 children will par
ticipate in the school lunch pro-
gram during the year starting July
l if the Senate approves a bill
recommended by its Appropriations
Committee.
The item is only one of more
than 70 which the Senate commit
tee increased above the amounts
previously voted by the House in
the annual Agriculture Department
supply bill.
In all, the measure as approved
by the committee yesterday is just
above the billion dollar mark. 1t
includes $598, ,737735 of direct new
appropriations, another 1882 500 900
in loan authorizations and author
ity to spend $75 100000 of revenues
from import duties.
Only the direct appropriations are
listed in the report to the Senate.
! These are $25,125,O 900 higher than
those approved by the House and
some S8000,000 over presidential
budget estimates. But they still are
nearly $1l 100000 short of amounts
voted by Congress for the current
fiscal year which ends June 80.
Lunch Funds Raised.
The House previously had allowed
$50, 1000 900 for the school lunch pro-
gram. Senators raised this to $75,-
100000 after pointing out that dur
ing the 1945 fiscal year only 6,655 900
children in 43,480 schools participate
ed in this program. About $4,000
schools are expected to take part in
the next year.
These funds come from imports
duties and so do not count in the
direct appropriation.
Also not counted is a $3.50 900 900
RFC loan authorization for the
Rural Identification Administra-
ton. These loans 60 to farmer CO.
operatives to finance extension of
electric power and are to be repaid
REA Funds Increased.
Senators made no change In this
total but did increase to $1,000 900
direct fund for REA administra-
/ ton, S500,000 more than the House.
A similar RFC loan of SGT, 500, 900
for rural rehabilitation loans ap-
proved by the House was increased
to s82, 500 900.
A s50000,000 RFC loan fund to aid
tenants and veterans to become
farm owners was left unchanged. But
! House provision that removed
limits on the land prices veterans
may pay for farms was stricken.
Biggest Senate committee increase
in District outlays was S10,500,0OO for
roads and trails in national forests.
Senators explained these are needed
TO bring out lumber for housing.
Evening star., 1946-05-16
Subsidies 10 Be Used
To Spur Output Of
Lumber for HOUSING
By the Associated Press

The Government, in perhaps the
first use of housing subsidies. has
announced three-point program
designed to spur home construction
by increasing lumber output.
The National Housing Agency and
the Agriculture Department. in a
joint statement last night, said the
program was expected to boost lum-
Der production more than billion
board feet-by from $50 to 300 mil
lion feet this year, and by from $50
to 300 million feet in 1947.
The plan provides for:
j. The building of access roads
to out-of the-way Government tim
Der stands. This is expected to add
at least 100 million board feet to
this years lumber production and
500 to 600 million feet next year.
"Overcutting" Allowed.
2. In the case of identical bids
in the sale of national forest tim
ber, selection by the Agriculture
Department of bidders whose out
put will result in maximum pro-
duction of materials needed for the
housing and reconversion program
3. A return, with approval of the
Forest Service, to the cutting of tim
ber in certain areas of the West
and South at rate in excess of
the replacement yield. The agency
said this ''overcutting," banned since
the end of the war, would result
in added production of $50 to 200
million board feet year
While the agency did not say how
construction of the proposed access
roads would be financed, officials in
a position to know said the Forest
Service was expected to provide the
funds and then be reimbursed from
the $400,000,000 in premium pay
ments for building materials au-
thorized by Congress this week.
Is Million in Measure.
These officials, who withheld use
OF their names, said that under the
Veterans Emergency Housing Act
which thus far has not been signed
by President Truman-the MIA is
authorized to spend up to SIS ,0O0,-
900 of the subsidy fund for the con-
struction of access roads.
With respect to "overcutting" OF
timber, Housing Administrator Will
son w. Wyatt said in a letter to
Acting Secretary of Agriculture N
E. Dodd:
Mindful of the overcutting that
was done during the war and fully
conscious of the Importance OF
proper conservation Of our forests
l am not requesting that this over
cutting be done for the duration OF
the housing program, but only unit
the access roads are available and
actually yielding large amounts OF
/ logs"
Mr.. Dodd replied that I'm view OF
the critical immediate needs fol-
maximum lumber production" the
Agriculture Department would per-
init overcutting through 1947 il
areas where it could be done with
community support.
Evening star., 1946-05-16
|GoIIineerStudentNurses
To Install Officers

Miss Elaine Peaslee. president
elect, and other new officers of the
Student Association of the Capital
City School of Nursing of Gallinger
Hospital will be installed tonight
at meeting at 8 o'clock in the
auditorium of the nurses residence
at the hospital. The meeting will
mark the first anniversary of the
association.
Other officers to be installed in
clude Miss Margaret Bond, vice
president; Miss Bernice Price, sec
retary and Miss Kathleen Kurtz,
treasurer Miss Barbara Prosser will
assume craftsmanship of the Judici-
ary Committee.
Evening star., 1946-05-16

Hornbostel rejected chance to re-
main free Of prison under sponsor
ship Of a German brother to &C.
company her husband to the Japa.
nese internment camp at Cabana.
tuan and later to Santa Tomas.
Born of German parents in Switz-
erland. Mrs. Hornbostel met her hus.
band, then a Marine sergeant, on
Guam in 1914 and married him
there.
The Hornbostels feel certain the
disease was contracted during theil
internment. living in the filth O.
Santo Tomas. The jor lost 8;
pounds and she so. She contracted
beri-beri.
Maj. Hornbostel envisioned his
own future at Carville:
1--we done lot Of things in my
life. I've written stories; I've beer
mine superintendent: I've beer
an explorer and department head
I I've served In the Army and the
Marine Corps; I've been a forester
and chief of police-and I see nc
reason why I shouldn't be damned
good, at kitchen police or even a:
a missionary"
The blue-eyed wife he married
SO years ago feels the same way.
Hans is ready now to be retired
from the service" she said in hel
hospital room, filled with roses
brought by her husband. He says
he's had his fling in life and that
he wants to be with me. I want him
to come with me-"
The eldest of the couples three
children, Earl. 81, a radio technieian
in New York has been notified
Both daughters are in the Orient;
Mrs. A. D. Stewart, wife of Manila
business executive, and Mrs. Eric
Arriess, wife of an American Presi-
dent Lines passenger agent ir
| Shanghai.
Evening star., 1946-05-16
BY tho Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.-A
tall. ruddy Army officer, determined
to spend the remaining years Of his
life by the side of his wife in a Car
vile Ha) leprosarium. was un-
daunted today by unofficial word
from Carville that his request prob
ably would be denied.
This possible setback came as
friends of 65-year-old Maj. Hans
George Hornbostel. veteran of two
wars, pushed his petition in Wash.
ington. Surg Gen. Thomas Parran
of the United States Public Health
Service, was among those with
whom the probably unprecedented
request was taken up.
Mrs. Hornbostel, who is 81 de.
veloped skin trouble while she ano
her husband, an Army engineer
were prisoners of the Japanese al
Santo Tomas in Manila.
Physicians at San Francisco Hos
pital where she is in isolation be-
lieve. however, she contracted the
disease long before, probably while
doing research with her husband
among Polynesian peoples. They
point out that leprosy unually does
not manifest itself until from five to
20 years after exposure. Although
she suspected leprosy while at Santo
Tomas, the con1rma ation was OBJ
tanned here only a week ago.
Maj. Hornbostel has no doubts
about his decision to join his wife
at the leper colony
L don't consider myself any mar
tyr by asking to be with her as long
as We both shall live" he said. It'd
be unhappy without her and she'd
be unhappy WITHOUT me, and that's
all there is to it,
To lesser degree, the positions
were reversed at wars outbreak. Mrs
Evening star., 1946-12-19

up to them TO decide what they
want me to do"
Mr.. Kearney said. however, that
the. filing Of bankruptcy petition
may change his plans.
Inspectors See Statesmen.
Postal inspectors interviewed for
mer williams salesmen at a ses-
sion yesterday in the Veterans
Service Center. Before the meet
Ing was closed to the press, Mr..
Leonard called on the statesmen to
provide him with any information
which might help to throw light
on Mr.. Williams dealings.
w. M. Ratclifi, salesman In
the Washington office OF the real
estate firm, complained that Mr..
Williams owed him $1,000 in back
pay and commissions. Horace NJ.
Clark, who worked in the Arling-
ton Office. said Mr.. Williams owed
him $112.50 in back commissions
and seven other salesnen also re-
ported the real estate man owed
them money.
The Veterans Administration re-
vealed that approval of on-the- job
training for veterans in the Williams
concern was Cancelled two weeks ago
because training was found made
quate and wages were not advanced
commensurate with training and
experience"
A VA spokesman said 20 men had
Evening star., 1946-12-19
| Jail Saves Money
| For Tipsy Guest
| After 3 Days

Today, for the first time In three
days, James H. Carter was not los
ing money.
He is now residing in the District
Jail where he was sent yesterday by
Municipal Court Judge George D.
Nelson to serve a sentence OF 10
days on charge of drunkenness.
According to police, Carter was
booked at No. 4 precinct station at
2 pm. Monday for intoxication. AT
that time, they said, he had $50 in
his pockets. He was relieved Of SO
In forfeited collateral, was released
several hours later.
At II o'clock that night. Garter
returned under escort to the same
station. Again, he was booked for
drunkenness. This time he had $50
in his pockets, and he surrendered
another $40 as collateral.
At ! pm. the next day, police said,
Evening star., 1946-12-19
3 Die, ) Escape as Auto
PIunges through Bridge
BY The A,soeiotsd Pres,

CYNTHIANA, KY, Dec. 19.-
Three persons were killed yesterday
when the automobile in which they
we're riding plunged through a bot
tomless, abandoned bridge Into
South Licking River here. Three
others escaped.
Coroner David r. Rees said the
dead were identified as Daisy
Mitchell. II, Millersburg; Mildred
Young, IT, Cynthiana, and Jesse
Myers Barnell, "a, Nicholas County
Clarence Moore, 23, Of Carlisle
and Raymond Moore, IS. and Arthur
Craig, 81, both OF Headquarters
KY, escaped through windows Of
the submerged automobile, the cor
oner said.
Mr.. Rees said the automobile
broke through a heavy barrier and
was driven onto the 107-year-old
wooden, covered span which was
abandoned recently.
Wrecking crews recovered the
automobile within an hour after
the crash, but efforts to revive the
victims were unsuccessful
Evening star., 1946-12-19

1.-THE sfile shows, would-be home own
ers who had put down 1900 and
$1,000, respectively, on homes Mr.
Williams promised to build, went tc
1.-THE commission demanding refunds
and Mr.. williams made them.
When the seventh complaint
reached the commission December
|6, according to the files, the COM
mission decided to call a public hear
ling, but two days before the COM
mission was to meet, the letter OF
withdrawal came from Mr.. Williams
Two other complaints reached the
commission on December IL and II
from 81 1000 depositors. but the COM
mission notified the complainants
that it no longer had jurisdiction
and advised them to make their COM
plants to the Maryland Real Es-
tate Commission.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Fay and his chief
investigator, 1t. Joseph Shimon, met
last night with postal inspectors to
determine the course Of their In
Egestigation.s
F The investigation was expected
to embrace Mr.. Williams verbal and
written promises and explanations
to home hungry veterans who have
been waiting since last summer for
the promised homes and who are
now demanding a refund on their
$500 to $1,000 deposits.
Letters on Loans Studied.
Waldron e. Leonard, director o1
the District Veterans Center. said
he had turned over to the postal
inspectors q pack Of letters which
| 1t was said, were written by Mr.
williams. Some Of these, Mr.. Leon
ard said, carried explanations from
the real estate man to veterans
stating that he had suffered delays
In getting the homes started be-
cause of difficulties in getting Gl
loans.
According to Morgan B. Callahan
Washington area loan guarantees
officer for the Veterans Administra-
ton, no applications were received
at the VA ONCE for CT loans on the
three housing projects planned by
Mr.. williams at Gwynn Park. Riggs
Mill Manor and Oakton. Nd.
Mr.. Callahan pointed out II VA
had received applications, none
would have been approved until the
property had been appraised.
Mr.. Fay said he had ordered 2
Ecoeaplete inquiry. 1t. Shimons -he
san will work closely, with the
postal inspectors.
Trustee to Visit Center.
Mr.. Kearney said he would con-
fer today with Mr.. Leonard at the
veterans center. Dozens OF veter'
ans have brought complaints against
|Mr.Williams to the center. 4
Mr.. Kearney said he wanted "a
find out what the. veteranS want to
do. For that purpose, he has called
meeting in the Hyattsyille Police
Auditorium at 8 pm. tomorrow OF
the veterans who made deposits on
homes.
At that time, Mr.. Kearney said
he viii outline Mr.. Williams assets
and explain to the veterans what
the possibilities are of getting their
money back or of getting homes.
Its their money" he said, ITS
Evening star., 1946-12-19

{ Carter was found In front Of his
home In the 900 block OF r street
S.W.--drunk again.
This time, however, It was de.
cided he had better remain at No.
4 until the court could look into the
matter.
On his last trip, Carters pockets
Welded only $22.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
La Guurdiu Going Off Air

NEW YORK, Dec. 10. R.--
Fiorello H. La Guardia, UNRRA
director general, makes the las.
in his sustaining series Of Wednes-
day evening radio talks over the
ABC network on Christmas night
a network spokesman said today
and his time will be taken over by
John Paris. continental singer.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
.Indiu Fumine Peril Post

BANGALORE, India, Dec. 19 P).
20. p. Karunakara Menon. regional
food commissioner for South India.
said today that the famine danger
in South India was now safely past
and that there was no further need
for concern provided food imports
remained at their present level.
Evening star., 1946-12-19

| the petition were Harry w. Baker
Walter w. Jones and Samuel w
Nevils.
Their attorney. Henry s. Good
man, said all three had given de-
posits to Mr.. williams for homes he
failed to build. The first two men
according to their attorney, made
81 900 deposits and Mr.. Nevils
$750 one.
Subpoena Issued.
| The court issued q subpoena tc
Mr.. williams, returnable December
80.
Mr.. Goodman explained that II
Mr.. williams Is not located In the
District by that time service will
be published and the real estate man
will have 10 days to answer.
Although the planned housing
projects on the basis OF which Mr.
williams obtained deposits from
veterans are alllocated in Maryland
Mr.. Goodman said the petitioners
contended that Mr.. Williams prin-
cipal place of business for the great
er portion of the past six months
was in Washington.
The alleged Act of Bankruptcy re-
ferred to in the depositors' petitions
concerned the assignment OF Mr..
Williams assets to q trustee, Frank
M. Kearney, Marlboro (Md) auto
mobile dealer.
The assignment of deed was filed
Tuesday in Prince Georges County
Circuit Court.
Commission Planned Hearing.
In another development, Edward
A. Dent, chairman Of the District
Real Estate Commission, made pub
lie the conlmissions file on Mr.
williams, showing that the COM
mission had planned to call q hear
ing on his activities at the time
Mr.. Williams wrote the commission
to withdraw his license.
The file also revealed that Mr.
williams first applied for license
January Z, 1916, but the license was
held up because he was having
legal difficulties in Maryland grow
ing out of his automobile business
After grand Jury cleared him on
two charges and other pending cases
were nolle pressed, the file showed,
the commission asked for additional
references before granting the IL
cense February Is.
The letters Of reference were
sipned by two lawyers, the president
Of a large cemetery, lieutenant
colonel I'm the Army. q Maryland
banker, - railroad oficial, two au-
tomobile dealers and several private
citizens.
The first complaint against Mr.,
williams reached the commission
April 10, according to commission
records.
Made Refunds on Request.
It was one Of three complaints
involving requests for refunds on
deposits where Mr.. Williams acted
as the agent between home owners
and would-be purchasers. In these
cases, the commission called Mr..
williams and he made the refunds.
In a fourth case, where depositor
demanded q 500 refund, the COM
mission determined it was the own
er rather than Mr.. Williams who
refused to refund.
On October % and November Z,
Evening star., 1946-12-19

operators must hold deposits and
cannot make use Of them until con-
tracts are settled.
Attempting to explain his financ-
ing, Mr.. Williams said he had FHA-
guaranteed loans up to $500 per
house, when the project at Gwynn
Park was completed. To the $500,
he added the veterans $500 deposit.
He put in 81 900 Of his own money,
he said, for each Of the 80 pro-
posed homes in the Gwynn Park
development.
Material Reported ON Hand.
"We had no intention OF shirking
or trying to take the veterans
money, Mr.. Williams kept repeat
ing.
1--WE have let all the contracts we
possibly could to veterans. In some
cases, I've loaned Veterans money to
get started. Six real estate offices
have hranched out from my Office,
managed by veterans who got their
start with me. Some Of my sales
men do have money coming to
them, and as soon as get >Gwynn
Park settled, they'll get it."
Mr.. Williams said he now had all
the building materials he needs to
complete Gwynn Park, including
400, 900 feet of lumber. He also said
he had 40 workmen on the job at
Gwynn Park, although none was
visible yesterday.
Mr.. williams lated said he had
found out the workers at Gwynn
Park had decided to stay on the
job until they found out whether
or not they would get paid.
st told them I didn't have any
money now but that I would pay
them later" Mr.. Williams said. "The
loan company in New Jersey Is
holding up my construction loan
until this thing gets Strengthened
out"
Promises to Deliver.
"I've been working from am. to-
9 pm. seven days a week myself" he
declared. Were going to devote
full time to this building PROPOSE
tion. We're going to deliver. I can
complete Gwynn Park by early
spring and I can have the others
done by this time next year.
Then he had another thought:
'If they try to put me in jail" he
said, IT can't 60 ahead"
Mr.. williams passed over his
troubles with the Maryland and
Virginia Real Estate Boards by ex-
planning he had planned to close his
far-f1ung real estate onaces anyway
and concentrate on his building.
Now SO. broad shouldered and
with close-cropped black NOUS
tache, Mr.. Williams came to Wash
ington from High Point, N. c., when
he was 18. He said he had planned
to 60 to law school but got married
instead and had four ci1iidrens
After a year with the Capital
Transit Co., he said, he studied in
surance for awhile, became an auto
mobile salesman and finally went
into the automobile business him
self. Then the war came along and,
finding the automobile business un-
profitable, he opened night club
on Bladensburg road. That was his
last venture before he went into real
estate, opened seven offices and
started advertising widely.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Veterans
) Continued From First Page.)

ton of Mr.. Williams homeselling
methods and was working closely
with Post Ohice inspectors.
The three would-be home owners
who went into District Court with
Evening star., 1946-12-19

Registered for .o1.the- job training In
iMr. williams Offices but ct the time
approval was withdrawn only three
men were In training.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-01
KEY VEST REDLAND -,
CANE RAINED OUI

The scheduled baseball game
between Key West High School
and Redland High School had to
be cancelled yesterday afternoon
because of inclement weather.
An exhibition game was play
ed in the rain and mud. Key
West won, 5 to 0, as DO Meadof
pitched no-hit, no-run affair;
The contest went three and one
half innings and every Conch on
the local squad participated M
the play.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-01
LEGALS

NOTICE no CREDITORS
u0:i3 Probate Act. Sees. IIG, 1900
IN THE COURT OF THE COUNTY
JiDGE, MONROE COUNTY. FLA.
IN PROBATE.
In re: Estate of
OLIVER r. RUSSELL,
Deceased
To All Creditors and Persons Hav-
ing Claims or Demands Against
Said Estate:
You and each Of you are hereby
notified and required to present any
claims and demands which YOU, or
either of you, may have against the
estate of Oliver r. Russell, deceas-
ed, late Of said County, to the
County Judge of Monroe County,
Florida, at his office in the court
house of said County at Key West,
Florida, within eight calendar
months from the time of the first
publication of this notice. Each
claim or demand shall be in writ
ing, and shall state the place of
residence and post office address
of the claimant, and shall be sworn
to by the claimant, his agent, or
his attorney and any such claim
or demand not so filed shall be
void.
MATTE J. RUSSELL,
As administrator of the Estate
of Oliver r. Russell, deceased.
ayl-S-15-22 1916
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-01
Diaz To Meet
Ernest Nogues
Friday Night
FIRST POSTWAR BOUTS
WILL BE STAGED AT
MUNICIPAL STADIUM;
ACTION PROMISED

Professional fighting returns to
Key West Friday night when
Baby Joe Diaz, from Havana, and
Ernest Nogues, Tampa, stage the
l0-round main bout at Munich
pal Stadium, Flagler avenue.
Fight fans are promised plenty
action as Diaz is a hard-hitting
Cuban, winning IL of his 10 fights
with KOS here in the States.
Cuban Diaz' only losses were to
Rogues and Freddie Pope. Diaz
will attempt to reverse a Nogues
KO Friday night. That KO was
in one of two sensational fights
which fans still remember. !
Up front in IL of the best seats
win be patients at the veterans
hospital here. The management
has set aside those seats for his
veteran guests. ,,......
The semi final eight-roiind bout
win have Mario tChico) Morales
and Ray jackson battling. Jack
son won his last five fights in.
Miami and has beaten such con-
tenders as Clarence (Cotton)
King, Lefty LaChance, and Fred
die Pope. He lost close fights to
Lula Constantine and Phil Terra
nova-the featherweight champ.
Chico is known as the Giant
Killer.
The remaining Is rounds will
be split between eight rounds by
George Rojo and Johnny Janeiro
and four rounds by Baby Jones
and Boldly Rodriguez all from
Tampa.
Fight action enough to satisfy
even rabid fans - that is the
promise of e. Stokes, promoter of
the bouts.
Speaking Of what promises to
be one. Of the best battles here in
a long, long time, promoter Stokes
said not only will the Diaz-No-
CUES battle be terrific, but that
Morales fight with jackson gives
evidence of being one of the best
witnessed by local sports fans,
Morales comes as a favor to
me-" Stokes said when mentions
ing that he was hard man to get
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-01
MISS BROWN vAcArIonING

Miss Yvonne Brown, OPA chief
press clerk here, left today on a
vacation motor trip
through the northern states and
Canada. She intends visiting
with a friend back recently from
overseas activity in Germany.