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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Jefferson School
Collection Sets Pace
In Waste Paper Drive

Jefferson Junior High School,
with a total of 1882 pounds of
waste paper collected, set the pace
yesterday for all first district schools
in The Evening Star-PTA salvage
program. The total collected for
the day was 81, 460 pounds.
Woodbridge School, which devoted
its March collection to the Red
Cross, reported that 6,128 pounds
were picked up. A check for $44
will be presented by the PTA to
four representatives of the Paper
troopers, who in turn will present
it to the Red Cross.
Shepherd School, recognizing the
efforts of its papertroopers who
have put the school far out in
front in total collections, awarded
tickets to the children's concert at
Constitution Hall to the 10 highest
producers since the start of the
year. Those to win the awards
were Patty Eccelston, Doris Mat
tingly, Richard Higgins, Dwight
Avis, Sandra Stewart, Peter Bar
rett, Alan Jabout, Danny Boon,
Bobby Critics and Barbara Hyatt.
Collections of half ton or more
yesterday included Orr, 1000;
Ketcham, 1900; Stanton, 1892;
Beers, COL; Randle Highlands, $3.50;
Wallach, 1918; Bryan, 2,571; Bu-
chanan, 4,796; Randall, 1909, and
Syphax, LOOP.
Collections tomorrow in the third
district, together with the leaders,
will be as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
GNU Dean Appointed
Chief Pharmacist Of VA

w. Paul Briggs, dean of pharmacy
at George Washington University,
has been appointed chief pharma-
cist of the Veterans Administra-
ton, DR.. Paul r. Hawley, Va, medi-
cal chief, announced today.
Mr.. Briggs has been a member
of the George Washington Univer-
sity faculty since 1927 and served
for three years in the Navy during
the war A registered pharmacist
since 1924, Mr.. Briggs was graduated
from George Washington University
in 1928 and took his masters de-
gree at the University of Maryland
in 1880.
He was released to inactive duty
last December with the rank of
commander. During the war he was
officer in charge Of recruiting en-
listed personnel in the Navy Medi-
cal Department and developing the
training program for the Hospital
Corps. He was awarded the Secre-
tary Of the Navy's citation for or
ganizing the WAVE Hospital Corps
recruiting and training program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
WAVE Barracks Vacated
For Use by Male Personnel

Naval male enlisted personnel on
duty in Washington, who have been
living in private quarters, are being
ordered to barracks being vacated
by WAVES at the Communications
Annex, Massachusetts, and Nebraska
avenues NV, it was learned today.
The WAVES, who occupied the
barracks during the war, are being
shifted to other quarters in Arling-
ton and in West Potomac Park. Up
to today, 1,191 enlisted men have
been assigned to the barracks, and
1,647 WAVES still remain to be
transferred.
The new order applies to all en-
listed men except chief petty officers,
married men, those who have ex-
tended their enlistments and those
whose discharges are impending.
The enlisted personnel now being
ordered to barracks will lose their
rental allowances, as well as sub
sistence money, except for their noon
meal, the Navy said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Hatch Plans Meeting
To Map Next Step on
District Suffrage

Chairman Hatch Of the Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee In charge
Of the joint resolution to enable
Congress to grant representation to
District resident plans to call an
early meeting Of his group to de-
termine on the next step in the
suffrage campaign.
The subcommittee will meet be-
fore the end Of this week, If its
members are not engaged In other
business, he said.
The Sumners-Capper proposal for
an amendment to the Constitution
to pave the way for representation
in Congress was recommitted to the
Hatch Subcommittee February Is
with instructions from the full Ju-
dietary Committee to give it furthe,
study. This, the full committee de-
cided, should include suggestions TO,
granting representation to Hawaii
and Alaska.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, Of New
Mexico, said the questions to be
considered now by his group would
include whether to resubmit the
Capper-Sumners proposal or to
recommend this with an amendment
proposed by Senator O,Mahoney
Democrat, of Wyoming, which would
permit Congress to grant the Dis
trict representation in the House
but not in the Senate.
In addition to Chairman Hatch
other members Of the subcommittee
are Senators O'Mahoney, Wheeler
Democrat, Of Montana; Wherry
Republican, of Nebraska, and Moore
Republican, Of Oklahoma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Former BeI|boy Held
For Jury in Robbery

An 18-year-old former bellboy,
arrested Saturday while wearing q
Canadian naval ratings uniform
and carrying q French Embassy
pass, was held for the grand jury
today on q HOUSEKEEPING charge.
United States Commissioner
Needham G. Turnage set bond at
$500 for Norman Conrad Joseph
Lorange Of North Providence, r. T..
after he pleaded guilty to charge
Of taking small amount Of change
from beauty shop In the 900 block
Of Twelfth street NV.
Precinct Detective william l..
Sparshott said the youth also will
face another HOUSEKEEPING charge
and larceny charges, including one
growing out of the disappearance of
$3.50 in cash from the choirmasters
ONCE Of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
Detective Sparshott said Lorange
admitted buying the uniform fol-
lowing his discharge in May, 1915,
from the Canadian Army after a
month Of service because he was
under age. The detective said the
youth also admitted having taken
the pass from q pocketbook at the
French Embassy and forging his
name to It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Rodent Control Program
Outlined al MEETING

1t. Col. william H. Cary, jr., direc-
tor of the Bureau of Sanitation, Dis
trict of Columbia Health Depart
ment, outlined a rat-control program
last night to the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association, recommending
tightly closed garbage cans, food
storage in rat-proof containers,
cleaning up Of all potential nesting
places, the use Of mesh wire screen
ing and other means to keep rats
outside and the use of poison.
Col. Cary was introduced to the
group by George H. Markward,
chairman of the associations Ro-
dent Control Committee.
DR.. M. Virginia ONeil, a delegate
to the federation, was appointed
chairman of newly formed Youth
Problems Committee. She stressed
the need for more playground su-
pervisors and playground areas. A
detailed report on juvenile problems
will be presented at later meeting.
A memorial resolution for Marcus
Winfield Lewis, former president
of the association, who died March
2, was adopted.
Presiding over the meeting, which
was held in the Mount Pleasant
Public Library at Sixteenth and
Lamont streets NV, was Vice Pres
ident Marcus Borchardt. President
James Ring was unable to attend
because of illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Truman Sets May 10
As ! Am an American Day'

President Truman today pro-
claimed Sunday. May 10, as ct am
an American Day" and ordered
public observances to give special
recognition" to those aliens who
have attained citizenship.
The Presidents proclamation re-
called that "our numerous citizens
of foreign birth have shown loyalty
and fidelity to their new citizenship
in the performance of all the tasks
which helped to bring the final and
complete victory to the enemies of
the country which these citizens
have made their own by naturaliza-
ton"
The observance is fixed by statute
and is held annually to mark the
acquisition of citizenship in the pre-
ceding year by noncitizens who
either reached their majority or
applied for naturalization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Four Washington Youths
Held in Housebreukinos

Four Washington youths yester-
day were held for the grand jury
on HOUSEKEEPING charges by Judge
Hugh Reid Of Arlington County
Court.
Clayton Abel, 81, and Gilbert l..
Follin, 20, both of the 1900 block Of
l. street NV, were placed under
81 900 bond, while John Kelley, 10,
Of the 900 block of Fifth street NV.
and Harry K. Cation, 10, Of the 1000
block Of Twenty-fifth street NV.
were held on 5000 bond.
About eight offenses have been
listed by police against the four
youths, with stolen property includ-
ing jewelry, clothing and money
valued at about 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Federal Unit Report
Today Due 10 Spur
Red Cross Drive

The Washington Metropolitan
Area Red Cross campaign, tagging
behind drives in most other major
cities, today was due to be spurred
by latest reports of the Government
unit.
A total of $376, 70e. or 1884 per
cent of the $1,573, 400 local quota,
was reported yesterday at meeting
Of other units in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building.
Richard H. Wilmer, campaign
chairman, said only Detroit and
Cleveland, among large communi-
ties, were behind the Capital in
percentage of quotas pledged. He
said strikes, not a factor here, had
affected returns in those industrial
cities and urged local canvassers to
step up their efforts.
The Residential Unit, with 47.37
OF its quota accounted for, was lead
ing units Of the Washington cam
paign.
Solicitors in Government offices
have more people to reach and
should raise the most money, their
vice chairman, John L. Sullivan,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Air, reminded them yesterday In a
radio broadcast.
1.-THE Government division is the
key point of the drive" Mr.. Sullivan
said. I'm sure that we will achieve
our goal. The only question is how
long it will take us to accomplish
our objective"
John Dismukes, Red Cross field
director who was wounded twice
during service in the European thea
ter Of operations, was guest speaker
at the report luncheon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Federal Criminal Procedure
StreomIined, Effective March 27

A Federal defendant, under the
new rules, may claim a change of
venue If he can show that prejudice
against him in a locality is so great
that he can not receive a fair trial,
and in certain other cases. This
means that District cases could be
tried in Maryland or Virginia or
elsewhere. This is the first time
that change of venue is permitted
under the Federal criminal pro-
cedure.
Sponsors of the new rules say
that a new body of Federal law of
evidence will be built up, based on
reason and experience. In the alb
sence of a specific act of Congress,
the admissibility of evidence will be
governed by the Federal Courts.
Other Provisions.
Among other provisions of the
new rules are: A warrant of arrest
will be valid throughout the entire
United States instead of only in the
issuing district; unnecessary techni-
cal documents will be reduced and
delay decreased; in the discretion
OF the United States attorney or the
court, a summons, rather than a
warrant, may be used; specific time
limits, rather than a term of court,
will be imposed, permitting court
to reduce sentence within go days
after 1t was given; when arraigned,
Ia defendant may obtain a copy Of
the indictment, before pleading
guilty or innocent; a limited form
Of pretrial Is permitted, such as
agreeing on documents or other evi-
dence.
Also, where an accused claims an
alibi, he must give advance notice
to the prosecution, specifying the
place he was when the crime was
committed; the right to take depo-
sitions is extended; those unable to
pay may obtain the presence of wit
nesses at Government expense; time
limits on motions for a new trial on
the ground Of newly discovered EVIL
dence or because an accused has
been deprived of a constitutional
right are abolished; the probation
service ordinarily must investigate
the life history Of an accused before
he Is sentenced and increased time
is granted for appeals, which are
simplified.
Three drafts of the proposed new
rules were submitted to members of
the bar, Federal judges and CO.
operative committee and comments
and suggestions were invited. The
rules represent a flve-year job. The
Supreme Court itself made a few
changes in the final draft and then
asked the Attorney General to sub
init them to Congress, which was
done in January, 1915.
Arthur T. Vanderbilt, prominent
attorney Of Newark, N. j., former
president Of the American Bar As
ISOLATION and former president of
the American Judicature Society,
was chairman Of the Advisory Com
mittee set up by the Supreme Court.
Gordon Dean, former public rela-
tons man for the Justice Depart
ment, who was In private law prac-
tice here before joining the Navy,
was also a member of the commit
tee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12

A hero came back into the Army
yesterday because civilian life made
him homesick.
S/Sergt. Gail Hamilton Belmont,
Is, of 1917 Kansas avenue NV, who
until yesterday was a civilian of
eight months standing, found moth
ing that suited him as well as the
Army life.
In the Army the twice wounded
Distinguished Service Gross winner
said, he had the honest job of q
riheman. In civilian existence he
was a private detective.
"You might as well say was a
.Peeping Tom'," sergt. Belmont
said at the recruiting station today,
just after he was sworn in for the
third time as a soldier in Uncle
Sans Army.
BY his record, Sergt. Belmont was
an outstanding soldier. You had to
be if you were in the Ranger Bat
talions the dark-haired veteran
fought with in the battles for
France, Belgium, Germany and
Czechoslovakia.
Received DISC.
Ho got the DSC-the Army's Sec
ond highest decoration and one
which is bestowed on generals more
often than sergea1ts-for something
he did at Au Quay, France, on the
second day Of the Normandy inva-
sion.
Feeling out German positions as a
scout for his company Of the I'd
Rangers, Sergt. Belmont and three
men found themselves cut of by
enemy troops. German fire was
heavy.
To match the fire power of the
German weapons, Sergt. Belmont
recklessly scooted out into the open,
picked up an abandoned enemy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Man Cleaning Window
Is Injured in Fall

Henry r.. Alexander, As, of 1928
Massachusetts, avenue Sc. was in
jured critically today when he fell
from second-story window of an
apartment house at 1923 Fourteenth
street NV.
: Mr.. Alexander, an attendant at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, was clean
ing windows, police said, when he
fell to the roof Of projecting shed
In the rear Of the apartment.
The victim was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital where the extent Of
his injuries was undetermined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Pepco Rote Hearing
Scheduled Murch rs

The Public Utilities Commission
on March rs will hold Its annual
public investigation into the rates
and services maintained by the
Potomac Electric Power Co. under
its sliding scale arrangement, e. j.
Milligan. PFC executive secretary,
has announced.
The hearing will be held at 10 Am.
at the District Building. Any one
with suggestions for new rates is
invited to appear. Mr.. Milligan said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Action Delayed
On Reopening
School Bourd Still
Studying Mothers
PIon for Operation

The Districts day care situation
was still unsettled today as neither
the Board of Education nor the
District Commissioners announced
any decision on the mothers pro-
posal to operate the IA closed school
centers themselves.
Members of the school board
still are studying the proposal and
have as yet scheduled no meeting
on it, according to Mrs. Elise Wat
kins, board secretary.
1t had been expected the Com .
mlsisoners might discuss the plan
at a board meeting today, but
Charles Stofberg, assistant to the
Commissioners, said that so far no
opinion on the plan had come to
them from the Corporation Counsel.
Not Confined to Needy.
The mothers plan is not con-
fined to needy families, as has
been suggested by Commissioner
Guy Mason and members of the
Board of Education. According to
Mrs. Mary Hunt, leader of the
parents, the mothers will admit the
child of any family-no matter how
high the family income-because
the program is still considered
war emergency"
During the war, children of any
family were admitted on the basis
that the parents were doing war
work.
Commissioner Mason told the
House District Committee that he
would go along" with helping
mothers who need their jobs to
survive. But he objected to "agita-
ton" by Mrs. Hunt, whose family
income totals $1,000, he said.
DR.. Robert A. Maurer, vice presi-
dent of the Board of Education,
suggested that standards of finan-
cial necessity be established.
1T should be a question of need"
he said.
Commissioner Mason made the
point in meeting with the mothers
that the program could cost millions
unless some salary standards were
set to limit it to low-income group.
$50 Are Dependents.
OF the 568 families formerly reg
istered in the program about $50
are dependents of servicemen still
overseas, Mrs. Hunt estimated. About
191 more families are supported
entirely by the mothers earnings,
but only about four OF these are
war widows.
The other women are either di-
vorced or separated from their hus-
bands, or they are widows of men
who died some time ago, Miss Cath
airline Doonan, day care administra-
tor, said.
OF the 227 families where both
parents are working, only a low
percentage" of the husbands are
veterans, Miss Doonan said. Mrs.
Hunt explained that most of the
servicemen involved were low-point
men and are still overseas.
The four churches which have
cared for a few of the youngsters
locked out of the IA school buildings
are rapidly getting tired" of the
children taking space needed for
routine church activities, Mrs. Hunt
said. She hoped the mothers plan
could go into operation soon, she
declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Union Meets Tonight
To Acf on pickets
Now Delaying Span

Work was delayed for the third
day today on the Districts $4,000, 900
South Capitol Street Bridge while
about 50 Of the Is workers refused
to cross picket lines established
by the Washington Building and
Construction Trade Council after
q dispute over assignment of duties
by the bravo Construction Co. of
Pittsburgh.
The picket lines will be main
tanned at least until after a sched-
uled council meeting at O'Clock
tonight at 1911 Connecticut avenue
NV, Clement Preller, council presi-
dent said. Eugene Wells, chairman
OF the councils Executive Commit
tee, said the picket lines would
be maintained until the company
stops ignoring the council-we won't
stand for that"
According to Mr.. Wells, the dis
pute started when duties ordinarily
assigned in the Metropolitan Area
to several classes of workers were
given to "lower-paid laborers. !"
Members Of the Bridges and Struct-
iural Iropworkers International
Union, Local No. 5, and the Rein
forced Rodmen's Local 20l are in
volved, Mr.. Wells said.
Capt. H. G. Whitehurst, District
director Of highways, said the
trouble had been brewing for about
three weeks" He did everything he
could to avert establishment of the
picket lines, including holding a
company union conference in his
Office, Capt. Whitehurst said. While
the District government regrets
stoppage Of work on the bridge, Capt
Whitehurst said, he has been forced
to conclude that only an agreement
between the company and the unions
involved can settle the matter.
The highway director said bravo
GO. representatives told him they
assigned duties here exactly as they
had In many other cities, but the
Washington council wanted things
done differently" R. F. Hansen de-
scribed as the bravo superintendent
on the job, would not comment.
About Is Of the rs workers have
crossed the picket lines and con-
tinued work, Mr.. Wells said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12

machine gun and sprayed the
Heinies with their own bullets.
His group continued their recon-
Nuisance under cover of this fire,
but German slug tore through
Belmon's RICH shoulder and he had
to 60 to the rear. On the way to
the medicos he picked up three
German prisoners.
A month later, healed, he rejoined
the battalion at Cherbourg and
went with it to the investing of
Brest. There, in August, 1914, he
suffered his second wound when a
20-millimeter shell struck his left
leg.
Back for Third Time.
After recuperating in England for
a month, Sergt. Belmont went back
to the European battle-ground for
the third time, rejoining the Rang
ers at Eupen, Belgium, in October.
After that time, he fought in the
rugged Hurtgen Forest battle and
the end of the war found him in
Asch, Czechoslovakia. He was dis
charged July %, 1915, with 116
points.
Sergt. Belmont first donned the
olive-drab in May, 1899, when he left
school to join the Army. He was
stationed for most of that hitch with
the old Sd Cavalry at Fort Myer.
He was discharged three months be-
fore Pearl Harbor and took job in
q shipyard.
He re-enlisted on January 8, 1912,
went through the usual number of
training courses and cadre waits,
and finally went to England where
he trained with the British Com
mandoes until D day.
From here, he wants to 60 back
to the E. T. o. and be an infantry
man. That's where he feels most at
home,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-12
Col. Wingote Commands
Richmond Army Depot

Col. Henry A. Wingate, former
District resident and graduate Of
George Washington University, has
assumed command of the Richmond
Army Service Forces Depot at Bell
wood, Va, 1t was announced yes
terday.
He relieved Col. D. M. Ashton.
who had been acting as commander
since the departure, February Is, of
Col. O. w. HUMPHREYS, former depot
commander.