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Point with New York State Troop
ers as his escort. After signing the
official register in the administra-
ton building. he went on tour
that took him into several class
rooms, and the Academy museum
where he examined with interest
many war trophies.
After lunch-Where he was in
troduced by Gen. Taylor-the Pres
ident reviewed the Cadet Corps, and
shook hands with the several cap
tains. AS a memento of his trip, the
President was presented with a set
of II West Point dinner plates by
the Cadet first captain, w. J. Schu-
der, of Glenolden, Pa.
At the game, the President oc-
cupied the Superintendent's lose.
sitting between Gen. Taylor and
DR.. George Cross, president of Ok
lahoma University. The President
said afterwards that he rooted for
both teams-because he used to be
in the Army, and because Oklahoma
Is in his part of the country.
Thousands Line Grounds.
Thousands of visitors lined the
parade ground where the President
received the salutes of the cadet
companies and then filed to Niche
Stadium for the game.
The text of the Presidents talk
to the, Cadets follows:
1t Is a pleasure and privilege to
me today to pay you an official visit
as the commander in chief of the
armed forces of the United States
OF America. In my youth, MANY.
many years ago, had hopes of be-
ing a member of this corps. I
didn't make it. l am sure-morally
certain-that if I had made it, I
think I would have made a good
of1cer, at least would have tried.
We are facing a situation now
which every country has faced after
terrible emergency. We are fac
ing the situation now that we faced
after World War I, that we faced
after the War Between the States.
and that we faced after the war for
the freedom of the colonies.
1T is nothing new.
Leadership Needed.
There is going to come a time.
now. when people are going to be
sorry that they ever saw a soldier or
sailor or Marine. Don't let that
worry you. We are going to need
leadership now and from now on
Just as badly as We have needed it
in this great emergency through
which we have just been.
Il want to say to you young gen.
Evening star., 1946-09-29

chief of the WAA Electronics Divi-
sion, that he had serious doubts the
Government would come up with
any net return on the sale of cleo
tronic materials when the disposals
were concluded
Mr.. Slaughter said he realized
that much of the surplus radar
equipment had to be destroyed for
security" reasons and that a large
percentage of other material was
out of date or in need of repairs.
If not salable only as scrap. How
ever, he added. electronics included
much salable material, such as
copper cable and other materials
still in short supply "and for which
customers have been screaming"
RFC Man to Testify.
Questions about audits are to be
again tomorrow or Tuesday.
One witness called to testify on this
Is Nathaniel Royal of the RFC.
Robert M. Littlejohn, administra-
tor OF WAA since late July. has told
the committee he searched for the
best auditors he could find and had
assigned them to work early in
August None of the audits as vet
has been completed, the committee
has been told.
Testimony last week indicated, ac-
cording to Hugh D. Wise. jr.. chief
counsel of the committee. that some
officials had been pitching the audit
ing ball back and forth" as to whose
Job it was. He said the committee
wanted to find out who had done
the pitching"
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Merchants Will Fiqht
Benning Road Buses
AT Hearing Tomorrow

Northeast businessmen are ready
for an all-out battle with the Capt.
tai Transit Co tomorrow at 10 am.
before the Public Utilities Commits
sion over the transit company'S plan
to replace the old Benning road
streetcar line with buses.
PUG Chairman James H. Flana-
gan predicted spirited session as
the business men fight to retain the
fixed wheel" traffic around which
many have built their enterprises.
The transit company has applied
to be allowed to substitute buses for
street cars on the Rosslyn- -Benning
line east of Fifteenth street NV.
Opposition by the merchants was
expressed by Louis l.. Bowdler. OF
the Northeast Business Council. who
pointed out that many had built
their businesses on streetcar and
that while buses might follow the
same line, there is nothing to pre-
vent a shift to another route II suit
able to the company.
E. c. Giddings of the transit COM
pany told reporters the primary
concern in the substitution is to
provide efficient service to commut-
ers. Maintenance of the streetcars
would mean construction of turn
arounds and revamping of miles of
track, he said. estimating this work
would cost about 100000.
The company expects 200 new
buses by next July and complete
substitution for the streetcar line
probably would not be accomplished
before then, it was indicated. even
If PUG approves the application.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Hospitalized Veterans Get
Top Priority on Typewriiers

A top priority to buy surplIs port
able typewriters for personal use
will be given to approximately 5000
hospitaiized veterans, including 90C
at Walter Reed Hospital here, the
War Assets Administration an
nounced last night.
WAA "froze" the surplus supply
of typewriters for 30 days so that
hospitalized applicants in 27 Army
Navy and Marine Corps hospitals
can apply. The priority ruling con-
Germs those veterans hospitalized
for causes which indicate extended
disqualification or adherence to sed-
entary work on release" Any such
veteran may obtain typewriter at
prices ranging from $3.50 to S32 so
on certif1cation by his ward officer
Besides Walter Reed other hos
pitfalls where most of the eligible
veterans are receiving treatment in
clude Moore Army General Hospital
Swannanos, N. c., with 1869 men
and Navy hospitals at Philadelphia
and Sampson, n. Y.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
More Estonians Reach
Miami in Small Boat
BY the AsSoeioiNd Press

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 28.-A third
group of Estonian refugees arrived
here today after 5,OO0-mile voy.
age across the Atlantic in a boat
smaller than the caravel which
Christopher Columbus used to dis
cover the new world.
The 40foot sloop Linda docked
at Municipal Pier where two other
boats of similar size were tied ur
after bringing other Estonians and
one Finn on the voyage from
Sweden.
With the 18 new arrivals on the
Linda, the total number of Eston-
ians sWelled to A. All told the same
story--they fled their country when
it was in German hands, and re-
fused to return since it became Rus
sian-occupied.
Two mishaps marked the voyage
Of the Linda. Otto Ellik, A, suffered
broken back in rough weather In
the Bay of Blscay, but arrived here
feeling all right" Then. with
Miami before their eyes, their little
craft grounded 1t was refioated on
the next high tide.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Surplus Plants Costing
S291,0O0, Leased
To Kaiser, Reynolds

The Henry ]. Kaiser interests and
the Reynolds Metals Co. leased sur
plus war plants which originally
cost the Government 1921 900 900,
out of total of $3o4 900 900 in such
leases given prior to last July l, the
War Assets Administration disclosed
last night.
These IL plants were operated by
the Aluminium Co. of America dur
ing the war and, in case of the five
leased by the Kaiser interests, rep
resent in part new competition in
the automobile field. WAA stated.
The leases of $119800, 900 worth of
property to the Kaiser companies
and $171 100000 to the Reynolds Co.
indicate that "disposals to large
corpora tions do not always add to
industrial concentration WAA
contended. Thew have introduced
competition into the previously
monopolized aluminium industry"
the agency added.
WAA reported that only 65 Of
the Nations $50 giant" corpora
tions bought or leased surplus
plants in total disposal program
of s1.655.000. 900. on the basis of
original cost. But smaller businesses
purchased or leased the largest
number of such surplus properties,
in total of 46c transactions. WAA
stated.
plants acquired by giant corpo-
rations have been mostly large and
costly ones which were beyond the
financial means of smaller con-
Germs" WAA declared "It is clear
that in the area where smaller con-
Germs could reasonably be expected
to be effective bidders, they and not
the giant corporations have acquir-
ed the great bulk of the plants,
whether measured by number, re-
ported cost or sales price
The same general situation ap-
piled to leases, with large corpora
tions obtaining most of the leases
for plants which cost the Govern
ment s5 100000 or more WAA said
that Of the total leases acquired by
big corporations, 81 per cent, in
terms Of original cost, is represented
by the leases to the Kaiser and Rey-
nolds interests.
Big corporations, according to the
summary, bought s677 900 900 worth
of plants for s31o,90o 900 in 81 trans
actions and leased $500 000.0 900 worth
in a transactions. In the remain
ing 313 transactions, small concerns
showed a total of $3.50 .O0O,OO in
purchases and $4,000 900 in leases.
WAA reported that about 81 per
cent of the surplus plants disposed
Of prior to July l were bought by
their original owners.
Evening star., 1946-09-29

Mexican Guatemalan border to the
Panama Canal.
Mr.. James, chief of PRA's inter-
American regional Office, said he
got his orders for the higher con-
struction standards from Mr.. Mac
Donald. Thomas H. Macdonald is
commissioner of the Public Roads
Administration.
Senator Ferguson commented that
it was the first time Congress had
been advised that the standards
were raised.
John Cabot, former chief of the
State Departments Caribbean and
Central American Affairs Division.
disagreed, He said the State Depart
ment advised the Senate and House
Foreign Relations Committee in
May, 1943.
Mr.. James, Mr. Cabot and William
P. Cochran. who succeeded Mr..
Cabot as chief of the Central Amer
lean Division in 1945, were ques-
toned alternately.
The story, as developed from them.
OF the projects beginnings was that
1t originally was figured as a S58.-
100000 undertaking. Mr.. James
said the late President Roosevelt OBJ
1ected to the United States putting
up more than $20000,OO0.
1t was then figured down to q
$50, 10000 project of lower type
with the Central
countries to put up Sl0,-
100000 of the total
Insisted Z. S. Pay.
The committee also heard that
Costa Rica proposed to build a
$4,000 road during the war, but
the State Department insisted that
the United States pay for it.
The story, chiefly related by Mr..
Cabot, was that the Defense Sup
plies Corp. arranged to grow. cfn-
chona trees in Costa Rica. Quinine
is derived from the bark of the Gin
chona and when the Netherlands
Indies fell the Defense Supplies
Corp. sought to arrange other
sources of supply.
Arrangements were completed for
paintings in Costa Rica. Defense
Supplies Corp. proposed that the
Costan Rican government build a
road to the plantation. Costa Rica
agreed.
Mr.. Cabot said that when the
State Department learned of the
agreement 1t was very much an
noyed," because it said Costa Rica
did not have the money"
The agreement provided that the
cinchona plantation and the road
should become the property of Costa
Rlca after the war. It requires
about eight years for Cinchona
seedlings to grow to the stage where
they will yield quinine, and the
United States never got any quinine
from the project.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Hicswa Is Recaptured
After 11-Day Freedom
BY the Associoted Press

TOKYO, Sunday, Sept %
Joseph E. Hicswa. Army private
once spared from a death sentence
by presidential intervention, was
recaptured Saturday in Yokohama
after II days of liberty.
The United States 9Th Army's
provost marshal announced the
recapture of the Wellington. N. j..
soldier who escaped from an Army
hospital while awaiting transporta-
ton back to the United States.
Hicswa was sentenced to death
for the Staying of two japanese but
the sentence was commuted to 30
years imprisonment by President
Truman. Hicswa escaped from the
361st station hospital here Septem-
ber II.
The announcement said HicsWa
was stopped by an officer Saturday
morning in an 9th Army Head
quarters Company area in Yoko-
hama and was ordered to the
orderly room because he had
neither pass nor dog tags.
HicsWa fed and jumped aboard
a trolley. He rode for two blocks
and then continued afoot into the
heart of Yokohama, where counter
intelligence agents tracked him
down in another military area.
Hicswa said he obtained Army
clothing from Japanese in trade
for his hospital garments.
WILMINGTON, N. j., Sept. %. (P,
The family of Joseph E. Hicswa
was relieved today at news that he
had been captured alive by Ameri-
can military police.
Thank God nothing happened t;
the boy said the soldiers uncle
Adam HicsWa. We've had our fin
gers crossed this time His mother
says she hopes the War Depart
ment will send her son back to the
United States soon and away from
the scene OF his trouble"
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Surplus
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continued. when the record shows
that until last March Is the disposal
Of war surplus goods was conducted
by agencies under the overall su-
pervision of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp, which was regarded
as having one Of the tightest sort
Of control system of any banking
concern"
Lacked Lists of Goods.
WAA and its predecessor organl-
cations, Chairman Slaughter con-
tinued, ordered shipments of sur
plus goods without knowing in de-
tail what 1t had shipped" to its
agents. The 'payoff" to this lack
Of central controls, he said. came
In testimony last week that the
WAA official in charge of alloca-
tions Of warehouse space had no
current lists at the WAA showing
what warehouses were full or empty.
or partially so.
There were instances of train
loads Of materials sent to one place
that had to be reshipped because
1t was found the warehouse was
full" he commented
Asked If he thought the manu-
facturers' agents for electronics
should be granted a fat IS per cent
fixed fee, without expenses, as pro-
posed by top WAA officials to re-
place the old 10 per cent fee-plus
expense contracts. Charm n
Slaughter countered with a ques-
ton about the size of the appropria-
ton Congress is making for the
WAA operations
! Gave WAA Too Much.
The past Congress. he said. ap-
propriated more than S430, 900 900 TO
cover the disposal work of the WAA
II the industry agents are to be
paid IS per cent out Of the sales
price of the goods they sell for
WAA. then maybe the WAA is be-
ing given too much to cover its own
operation expenses, was his COM
ment
He said the committee later would
60 into the use Of site sales in the
disposal Of surplus goods, with which
WAA has been experimenting, TO
see how they worked out"
Mr.. Slaughter said "one of the
most disturbing" developments OF
the past week was the testimony
OF Col. George Moriarty. present
Evening star., 1946-09-29
'G0P Will Investigate
Meat Scarcity in Iowa,
Missouri, Oklahoma

Answers to what is happening to
the Nations meat supply will be
sought by the Republican Congress
sional Food Study Committee at
hearings in three Midwestern cities
during the coming week, Repre-
sentative Jenkins of Ohio, chair
man, announced yesterday.
Scenes of the hearings are to be
Sioux City, Iowa, Tuesday: Kansas
City, Mo, Thursday, and Tulsa,
Okla, Friday, the chairman said
Steaks, hams and chops will be the
principal topics of inquiry.
Scheduled to appear at the hear
ings are ranchers, livestock dealers
and food distribution and consum-
er groups as the committee seeks
to trace the movement of meat from
the time it leaves the ranch until
it reaches, or fails to reach, the con-
sumner, Mr.. Jenkins declared.
at Doesn't Make Sense"
While the Nationwide meat FAM
inc was described as the immediate
reason for the investigation, the
chairman said the committee find
ings were expected to figure promi-
nently in long-range corrective leg
islation to be introduced by Re-
publicans when the new Congress
convenes.
ut doesn't make sense that to-
day more than year after the end
of the war, consumers of this coun-
try should be asked to endure a
meat famine worse than anything
they went through during the war -
Representative Jenkins said IF
this country can't produce enough
meat now to meet the demands,
when is it going to be able to do
so?
There is a growing suspicion In
the minds of many consumers that
Socialist government interference
has SO demoralized the livestock
and meat industry that We are on
the verge of an actual meat scar
city, which would provide an excuse
for Government operation
statistical Cattle"
THE sheep population has been
going down SO rapidly it is almost
impossible to keep up statistically
with the decline The number of
chickens on the farm is far below
previous years. The Secretary of
Agriculture tells us we have more
cattle on the range than ever be-
fore But when you look for these
cattle, they are mighty hard to
locate. There is growing sus-
picion that they are statistical
cattle
The Department Of Agriculture
reports heavy movement of feeder
cattle into the corn belt in recent
weeks. But reports direct from the
corn belt say the feed lots are vir-
lually empty Are these cattle going
East into black markets, or are
they, too, just statistical cattle?"
Additional to members of the Food
Study Committee. II to Is Repub-
lican congressman from Missouri.
Kansas. Iowa and Oklahoma are
to participate in the hear
ing, the chairman said.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
War Profits
position of various other Govern
ment authorities.
Continued From First Page

position of various other Govern
ment authorities.
Will Ask Kings Reasons.
Admiral King was excused from
testifying last Thursday when his
prepared statement was. found to
contain some material from the
secret files, obtained by permission
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Com
mittee spokesmen indicated they in
tend to ask him tomorrow to state
specifically the reasons why the
Joint Chiefs of Staff went through
with the Canol project.
E. w. James, Public Roads Ad-
ministration official, told the Sena-
tors yesterday that construction
standards for the Inter American
highway we're doubled five or six
months after Congress approved the
road in 1941 as a S30,547 900 prof.
ect
With the higher standards, he
said, it was estimated even then
that the cost would be S58,849, 900
rather than the figure presented
when legislative approval was given
The Senate group has received
testimony that s77000,000 already
has been spent and that it will re-
quire sos 100000 additional to COM
plete the 1,500-mile road from the
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Buscher Elected to Head
21st District Club

Alexander Buscher has been
elected president of the Twenty
first District Democratic Club of
Prince Georges County. Other off,
GERS named are:
Leland Worthington, first vice
president; Walter Green. second
vice president; James Wolfe. third
vice president; D. L. Hazard, treas
urer, and William J. Miller, jr.,
secretary,
Evening star., 1946-09-29

ATHENS, TENN.-NEW MAYOR-Rhea Hammer 58-year-old
Republican pictured in his home his wife and dog
after referendum vote swept him into the Mayors office
day His election in marked contrast the Aug McMnn
County election punctuated by otng He sue
ceeds Paul Walker who resigned after former
overturned the county organization of State Senator
Paul Cantrel Democrat Four aldermen Scott jr F. O.
ahery r j. Bohannon and John Ray jr elected
In race among II candidates. All the are Republicans
Six were chosen on the cy school board contest among IS
candidates. Two of these and four Republicans
--AP Wirephoto
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Acting Director Named

Martin A. McGrory, prominent
Lutheran layman and treasurer Of
the Lutheran Inner Mission So
cIety, will act as director of the
mission until successor to Miss
Frances Dysinger, director, whose
resignation will take effect October
IS, has been appointed, the mission
Board of Directors announced yes
| terday.
Evening star., 1946-09-29

D Sonotones postwar improve
ments in hearing aid tubes, re-
eeivers and instrument design
offer better hearing than ever
before was possible to mil.
lions who need help.
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Evening star., 1946-09-29
Do You Know Thot

In the Photography Depart
ment of Children's Hospital,
teaching films for the explana-
ton Of intricate cases are pro-
duced, one Of which was cir
culated throughout South
America by the State Depart
ment?
A summary of the growth of
the building fund since last
Sunday follows:
Amount needed 81 300, 600. 90
Received to last
Monday -------- 1,036 ,370.36
Contributed during
week -------- 3.614.64
To be raised - 259.915.00
Please send contributions to
the Children's Hospital Build
ing Fund, Thirteenth and v
streets NV, Washington 7,
DC.
Evening star., 1946-09-29
Publicity Heads to Meet

The board of governors Of the
American Public Relations Associ-
alton will attend the weekly lunch
con meeting tomorrow of the Wash
ington Forge of the association at
the Willard Hotel at l2:15 pm,
Robert Borrowman, president, an
nounced yesterday.
Northern Chile has five-year plan
to spend $4,000, 900 for houses, dams.
roads and bridges.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-30

which scored 1912; fourth prize of
$500 was won by Scotland School.
All of the cash awards are given
this year by the Congress of Par
ents and Teachers.
Lincoln High Schools score was
well up in the sos, emitting II
to receive the cup this year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-30
Rockville Elementary
School News

Mrs. Ruth Cue, principal of the
Rockville Elementary School is ill
in Frederick Hospital. Mrs. Cert
rude Robertson is acting principal.
Thirty children from the school
had pleasant trip to Washing
ton last Wednesday. After seeing
the F.BI., Jefferson Memorial,
Lincoln Memorial, Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier and climbing to
the top of the Washington Monu-
ment, the children visited the Cap
itol where Senator Radcliffe enter
tanned them at lunch. This is a
gesture that Senator Radcliffe
makes every year. Each of the
children had raised over ten dol
lars in the Mile of Dimes drive in
the winter, and that entitled them
to the Washington trip. The school
as whole raised $4,000.
The Rockville Elementary School
has been outstanding in raising
sums of money for various chart
ties. Now they are selling "pop-
pies" for the veterans.
The All Club School Garden
has been planted with eight rows
of corn, six rows of beans and 1876
tomato plants.
June 4th from / to 4 P. NJ. is
the date set for the Summer
Roundup of the pre-school chill
dren. At this clinic in the Rock
vile Elementary School, children
will be vaccinated and immunized
for diptheria, free of charge. This
will be done by the Health De-
partment.