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Evening star., 1946-01-07
Foirfux Man in Reich
Gets Fire Marshal Post

Pfc. Didier c. Pfalzgraf, Fairfax,
Va, has been appointed fire mar
shall of the Schoch Caserne post fire
department in Landshut, Germany
according to information received
by his wife.
Pvt. Pfalzgraf. a member of the
Washington fire department before
his induction in September, 1914, is
the only remaining man in his fire
company with previous fire-fighting
experience. The original crew was
sent home on redeployment.
The fire fighters have a new Ger
man made fire truck acquired by
the military government at Munich
Pvt. Pfalzgraf wrote. He described
it as combination pump and lad
der truck and very efficient piece
of equipment.
His wife and two daughters are
living at Baileys Cross Roads.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Lorton Inmate Stabbed
To Death in Argument
Over Taste Of Coffee

An inmate scheduled to be re-
leased from Lorton Reformatory in
two months was stabbed to death
by another prisoner in an argument
over the taste of coffee shortly after
last midnight.
The victim was William o. New
man, 81, colored, 400 block of K
street NV, described as model
prisoner, who was to be discharged
March IA. He had been serving
since September 30, 1910, on a two
to-seven-year sentence for grand
larceny.
Held for action of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation was Henry
White, 26. colored, who was sem
fenced in June, 1912, to serve from
6 months to Is years for robbery.
Taken to Hospital.
Resident Supt Edward J. Welch
reconstructed this story from state
ments given by White and other
prisoners:
Newman, White and others were
grouped in the reformatory boiler
room drinking coffee which White
had brought in One OF the pris-
oners said the coffee was salty and
Newman agreed. leading to an argu-
ment. White said he believed the
others were accusing him of put
ting something in the coffee.
About 1890 Newman went into
the washroom, followed shortly by
White Five minutes later New
man ran out with bloodstains on
his shirt and ran into the Office
of A. j. Donohue, captain of the
guard. The resident physician was
called and Newman was taken to
the hospital where he died a few
minutes later.
Inflicted With File.
Mr. WEIGH said Newman died
from a stab wound in the heart in
ficted by an 8-inch rat-tail file.
The superintendent said White told
him he found the file on a work
bench.
Both White and Newman had
worked in the boiler room since No
vember II. 1912, but had worked
on the same shift only since last
May Is.
White told Mr. Welch he believed
the boiler room gang" had it in for
him and wanted him removed from
duty there. The accusation was not
true, the superintendent said.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Virginia Clio Offers
Legislative Program,
Raps Byrd Element
Ry the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va. Jan. IA pro-
gram of recommended legislation to
be presented the 1916 General As
sembly, calling for increased aid to
veterans, a State labor relations act,
minimum teacher salary of $500
and erection of new schools, was
adopted yesterday by the Executive
Board of the Virginia CIO Council
Other points in the councils pro-
gram included free text books. an
increase in unemployment compen-
sation to $25 week for 26 weeks,
enactment of State health bill,
abolition of the poll tax and extern
sion of the right to vote to 18-year-
olds, abolition of jim Grow laws and
discrimination against jobs for
Negro workers and other groups
and establishment of a Statewide
Fair Employment Practices Com
mission.
In another action the council
voted to call on Virginia Congress
members to "act Immediately" when
Congress reconvenes on legislation
for increased unemployment COM
pensation, 65-cent minimum hourly
wage and other urgent reconversion
measures.
The council denounced the Byrd
element" for ''retarding the people S
program" in Congress, and incor-
porated the Political Action Com
mittee as basic structure of the
State CIO Council in fostering its
political aims
Boyd E. Payton, Lynchburg, presi-
dent of the council and chairman of
CIO-PAC, declared that "Virginia's S
Representatives and Senators have
deviated from the paths of democ-
racy to such an extent that the
States representation in Congress
is no longer on democratic basis, y
The council expressed opposition
to President Truman's proposal for
a fact-finding board and the no
strike" features of the proposal.
Labor has but one thing to sell
it's days work. Mr. Payton said.
THE strike weapon is necessary to
guarantee labor its rights
Evening star., 1946-01-07
By HARRIET GRIFFITHS.

Nervous tension and overcroWded
conditions brought on by the war
are believed responsible for large
volume of complaints daily reaching
the United States Attorneys Office
at Municipal Court which actually
do not justify court action.
Warrants are issued in an esti-
mated 10 out of approximately 25
applications daily by persons who
seek court action against others
who they say have threatened them,
assaulted them or in some other
way infringed on their rights. John
B. Diamond III, Assistant United
States Attorney in charge of the
Office, says.
Investigation frequently indicates
that neighborhood squabbles, con-
clusions reached in the first heat
of anger, and misconceptions of the
law are at the bottom of the ap-
plications.
! Many Heard Outside of Court.
/ Such matters are taken care of by
members of the office staff in one
way or another after hearings with
out reaching the court, where pos
sible.
Numerous among the matters in
volved are husband-and-wife threat
and assault complaints. many OF
which may be settled out of court
"Inasmuch as the District recog-
niZes common law relationships, y
Mr.. Diamond points out, I'VE know
from experience that nine times out
of ten the applicant merely wants
peace bond or warning to the
other party against repeating the
alleged offense.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Clubs to Demonstrate
Making Home Articles
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, Jan. 7.-Demon-
strations on making things for the
home will constitute the programs
of several Prince William County
clubs this week.
Miss Nell Grim, county home
agent, announces the following pro-
gram: Today, the Manassas Home
Demonstration Club meets at the
resident of Mrs. Myrtle Mitchell for
a demonstration on rug making.
Tomorrow the Wellington Home
Demonstration Club will meet with
Mrs. L. B. Thomas at 2 pm. for
demonstrations on crafts and home
made articles. Wednesday the Sud-
ley Road Home Demonstration Club
will meet at 2 pm. at the home of
Mrs. A. o. Beane for a lesson in
rug making.
Thursday the Bristow Home
Demonstration Club will meet with
Mrs. Dorothy Rice at 2 pm. to
make homemade articles. Friday
the Nokesville All Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Stewart Mac
Michael after school to continue
cooking projects.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
War Tension Blamed for Sharp
Rise in Legal Complaints

I'VE know these complainants
themselves often don't want the
man arrested-just brought in for
hearing"
Other complaints are matters, for
example, which a landlord normally
might be able to alleviate among his
tenants. but now has neither the
time nor the facilities for offsetting
by providing the most desirable liv-
ing conditions for all.
Act If Conditions Warrant.
Rent-control restrictions restrain
him from arbitrarily evicting an OBJ
jectionable tenant. and where many
persons are forced to occupy rela-
lively small quarters, friction is
bound to arise sometimes, the at
torneys point out.
Where complaint appears on its
face to Justify the issuance of war
rant. the action is taken immedi-
ately.
If. on the other hand, there is a
doubt or a lack of witnesses, a John
Doe is issued. John Doe" is the
Office vernacular for a summons to
be served by deputy marshal in
structing the person complained
against and any witnesses to be
present at a scheduled hearing, but
which gives no indication of the
complaint or the identity of the per.
son complained against.
The hearing is conducted, and if &
criminal charge appears warranted
the matter goes to court.
Last year 3,474 warrants were is
sued for the United States branch
of Municipal Court.
Offenses handled by the Office
range from cruelty to animals to as
sault with intent to kill.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
5 Demonstration Clubs
To Discuss Legal Matters

Meetings of five home demonstra-
ton clubs and four All Clubs have
been scheduled in Fairfax County
this week by Mrs. Harriet r. Cor
don, county home demonstration
agent.
The Vale Home Demonstration
Club meets at l pm, and the Floris
Club at 2 pm, Tuesday; Virginia
Forest Club, 2 pm, Wednesday;
Lincolnia Club, 1:30 pm, Thursday
and the Lebanon Club, pm, Fri
day. Legal matters will be discussed
at the meetings.
The Fairfax All Club meets at
10:45 am, Monday; Burke Club, 9
am, Wednesday,; Lincolnia Club,
10:45 am. Thursday, and the Lor-
ton Club, 10:30 am, Friday.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Surplus Farm Lond
Sold in Greene County

BALTIMORE, Jan. TN the first
disposal of war surplus farm land
in the Second Farm Credit District,
1895 acres in Virginia have been
returned to agricultural use. the
Surplus Property Administration
announced yesterday.
The land, which included all but
one tract of the Shenandoah Home
steads Project located in Greene
County, was sold to a World War II
veteran for $14,200, or $28.20 per
acre, Charles Ciotti. district super
visor of Surplus Property Disposal,
reported.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Alexandra
Construction in 1945

Alexandria building during 1945
failed to hit the 81 GAS ,053 mark es-
tablished during 1914, according to
A. R. Lash, building inspector. Mr..
Lash reported s1,619,592 in permits
issued. In addition, a s55,00O fire.
house was authorized but as no per-
mits are issued for municipal con-
Struction, the figure does not appear
on the report.
Main reason for the decrease Is
the fact that no permits were issued
in l945 for the construction of apart
ments, whereas 282 apartment units
were constructed in the city during
1914. On the other hand, 1e45 saw
the construction of 20 stores at
total cost of $249 900, compared to
only four in 1914 at a cost of SGT 800.
Other construction authorized last
year includes 81 single-family dwell
ings, l8 row houses, three churches,
five office buildings, six warehouses,
20 garages, two schools, an addition
to the Circle Terrace Hospital, a
Masonic lodge and post office build
ing, several buildings of various
types at Potomac Yards, and a water
filter plant for the Alexandria Water
Co.
Plans were approved for a new
theater, another school and several
other large projects which, however,
are scheduled to receive permits this
month, so did not figure in the 1945
report.
Permits were issued last month
amounting to SLOT, ,532, of which SAL
500 was for residential building COM
prising four one-family dwellings.
$1,000 for a shed, $34, 600 for a three
store shopping project to be con-
structed at Glebe road and Com
monwealth avenue by Mrs. Eva r.
Kerxten of Washington, and S12,500
for a Church of God at 230O Burke
avenue. The remainder was for
minor repairs and installations.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Farm Bureaus 10 Convene
Al Baltimore Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 7. - Farm
leaders from every section of Mary
land will attend the four-day 3oth
annual meeting of the State Farm
Bureau opening tomorrow in Bal
timore.
Approximately 5000 are expected
at the convention sessions and ap-
proximately 5000 farmers will be in
Baltimore Thursday, Farm Bureau
day, C. E. Wise, jr,, State secretary
of the organization. said.
The Farm Bureau Association
women, with Mrs. c. J. Kern OF
Denton. president, in charge, will
hold an all-day session Wednesday
and the annual banquet will be
Thursday.
The convention will be held in CO.
operation with the Maryland Agri-
culture Society and affiliated organ
izations.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Federal Mediation Asked
In Hagerstown Dispute
By the Associate i Press.


HAGERSTOWN, Jan. IA wage
and hour dispute between the Blue
Ridge Transportation Co. and an
AFL bus drivers union is in the
hands of Secretary of Labor Schwel-
lenbach, a company spokesman an
nounced today.
Both parties had agreed to turn
the question over to the Secretary
of Labor for mediation If settle
ment could not be reached by Janu-
ary 5, the official said.
A. H. Keeler. a national vice presi-
dent of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Electric Street Railway Motor
Coach Workers of America (AFL
a drivers committee of the union
and company officials resumed ne
gotiations Friday. BY late Satur-
day, however, no agreement had
been reached.
A work stoppage occurred Decem-
Der % and % when union members
were in continuous meeting"
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Mrs. Truman 10 Close
Conference on Polio
with Broadcast Today

Women interested in the struggle
to prevent and to cure infantile
paralysis were comforting for the
second day at the Statler Hotel to-
day. Mrs. Harry Truman will close
the session with national broad
cast at 3:15 o'clock from the White
House. followed by tea there.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr., will
represent his mother, Mrs Eleanor
Roosevelt, on the broadcast, which
will also present Cornelia Otis Skim
ner, monologist, and 13-year- -old
Elizabeth Taylor, movie star The
program will be carried here by
Station WTOP.
The first national conference of
State advisers on women's activities
was told yesterday by Basil OCon-
nor, foundation president. that the
Nation has entrusted the founda-
ton with the task of tracking down
a cure for the disease, and expects
results
Research Helps Others.
Other responsibilities - such as
giving the public and the medical
profession the latest information on
polio, and caring for victims-also
will be carried on with funds con-
tributed during the March of Dimes,
starting next week in memory of
President Roosevelt, he said
DR.. Don w. Gudakunst, medical
director of the foundation, added
that the fight against many other
diseases. including cancer and trop-
ical ills af1icting servicemen has
been advanced by discoveries made
in the search for a poliomyelitis
cure.
The District chapter spent s55,-
900 during l945 to help aid the 1874
new polio victims and the ones
needing care since previous out
breaks. Judge Fay L. Bentley of
the Juvenile Court, chapter chair
man, reported.
She stressed that no matter how
much money is raised this year. it
will never be enough to insure be
yond doubt" that all possible victims
will be cared for For example, one
boy, in a respirator Is months with
constant nursing service, has so far
cost the chapter more than sl1 ,OOO
in fees, she said.
Physical Therapists Needed.
The chapter has also set up a
speech training clinic for victims OF
hulbar polio, which affects the
throat, and has sent many young
sters to special summer camps
Judge Bentley reported.
Trained physical therap pists spend
more time with each patient than
either the doctor or nurse and are
badly needed, Miss Catherine
Worthingham. director of tech
nical education for the foundation
reported. Only about 5000 thera
pists are now available in the en-
tire country, and therefore the
foundation has appropriated ST.
l25 900 to train about 673 more in
the near future, she said.
Other speakers yesterday were DR.
Hart E. Van Ripper, assistant ma
tional medical director: Mrs. Her.
bert Taylor, New Jersey State ad-
wiser, and Mrs. Albert C. Rider
Rhode Island State adviser.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Boscom SIemp Collection
Goes to Virginia Museum
Is the Associated Press


RICHMOND, Va, Jan. THE
museum collection of the late C.
Bascom Slemp, former Republican
Representative of the 9Th Virginia
district in the House, who once
served as secretary to President
Coolidge. will serve as the nucleus of
the Southwest Virginia Museum at
Big Stone Gap, according to Will
liam A. Wright, chairman of the
State Conservation Commission.
The Slemp collection includes
dioramas depicting phases of early
Virginia life, samples of the tools
used by early settlers, weapons, uten-
sis, household goods. rare items of
antique furniture, specimens of the
regions wildlife, a collection of min
iature scale-models tracing the de-
yelopment of housing in that region,
36-piece set of china given Disraeli
by Queen Victoria, and an urn from
the ruins of Pompeii
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Virginia Fisheries Plan
Courses for Teachers
Y the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 7.-Plans
to offer school teachers in the Tide
water area four or more extension
courses dealing with Virginia. sea-
food resources beginning this month
were announced yesterday by the
Virginia Fisheries Laboratory.
The courses, to be sponsored by
the laboratory in collaboration with
the Education Department of Will
liam & Mary College and the State
Department of Education, are an
other step in the educational pro-
gram by which the laboratory has
sought to inform the Tidewater peo-
pie of the nature, workings and i'm
portance of their prime economic
resources-the seafood industry.
Extension courses will be offered
in Hampton, in Gloucester, in
Mathews and in MiddleSeX.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Red Cross to Conduct
Stuff Assistance Course

Registrations are now being taken
for the next Red Cross staff assist
ance course, which will start jan
uary %. The 24-hour course will
run for two weeks, three days a
week at the chapter house, 709 Cam
eron street.
Duties of the corps include oper-
alton of the switchboard, manning
the reception desk and the home
service intake desk, tipping and other
clerical duties. Interested persons
are asked to call the chapter house,
AL. $500, and register Immediately.
Evening star., 1946-01-07

Mayor of Orange and former men,
Der of the Town Council. He is a
director of the Citizens National
Bank and is owner and manager OF
the Merchants Grocery Co. He also
is member of the Virginia Surplus
Commodity Commission.
Fredericksburg and the counties
of Stafford Spotsylvania and Orange
will be represented in the upper
house by Senator Benjamin T. Pitts,
who returns for his second regular
session.
Born in Fredericksburg, Senator
Pitts was educated in the public
schools and at the Wisner School
there. He is the owner of chain
OF 26 theaters in Eastern and
Northern Virginia and also engages
in the real estate business.
A Democrat, he has served as
treasurer of the State Port Author
lty and for II years was a member
of the Fredericksburg Town Council.
Second Term for Slaughter.
D. French Slaughter, Culpeper
delegate, was born at Mitchell, Cul-
peper County. A dairy farmer, he
is married and has two sons.
Mr.. Slaughter will be returning
to the House for his second term,
He is a member of the Agriculture
and House Appropriations Commit
tees. He Is member of the State
Democratic Central Committee. the
Presbyterian Church, Lions Club.
Chamber of Commerce and the
Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers
Association.
Since 1880 Page and Warren
Counties have been represented in
the House by Delegate Charles C.
Louderback, Orange. Born in STAN
ley, Va, he was educated in Page
County public schools. He is a
bank cashier, farmer and insurance
agent.
Another Democratic leader in the
House is Delegate E. Blackburn
Moore, Berryville fruit grower, farm
er and banker He represents
Clarke and Frederick Counties and
Winchester.
Born in Washington, Mr.. Moore
was educated at Davidson College
and Cornell University. He is mar
ried and is member of the Presby-
terian Church, Rotary Club and
Winchester Chamber of Commerce.
Two other legislators from North
ern Virginia are Senator Burgess
Nelson of near Winchester and
Delegate Frank Moncure, Stafford
and Prince William Counties.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Firemen to Install
At RiverduIe Heiqhts

Ramon Granados recently was
elected chief of the Riverdale
Heights Volunteer Fire Department
for the sixth consecutive year.
Other officers include Charles H.
Koch, assistant chief; John Davis.
senior captain; Charles Barnes,
junior captain; Henry Eisenschmidt,
first lieutenant; Jesse Chain, act
ing second lieutenant; Harold E.
Stansdeld, secretary; T. C. Gardner,
treasurer; and Mr. Barnes, r. L.
Cooksey, Harvey Schmidt and Jo-
seph Cole, committee chairmen.
A joint installation of officers of
the Fire Department and the Ladies
Auxiliary will be held at a banquet
January g.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Stores
Asked toA||ot
Stocks
Voluntary Program
To Help Returnees
Suggested by CPA
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

The Nations retail merchants
were on notice today to consider
setting aside up to 100 per cent of
their stocks of scarce clothing for
veterans.
Civilian Production Administrator
John D. Small made the proposal
in statement which declared that
where reasonable needs of serv-
icemen cannot otherwise be met
reservations up to 100 per cent of
such stocks for veterans is recon-
mended."
The program is voluntary and Is
left up to the Judgment, expert
ence and discretion Of the individ-
ual retailer" Many dealers already
are giving preference to veterans in
such hard-to-get items as suits,
overcoats, shirts and underwear.
40 Million Need Suits.
CPA estimated the current de-
mand for mems suits at 10000 .00O
in contrast with 1945 production
of less than 100000. Mr.. Small
said he was hopeful the industry
could turn out 100000 suits this
year.
Meanwhile, as opposition to the
OPA's plan for placing raw cotton
under price control for the first
time continued to mount. An off,
cial of the agency said OPA hoped
to avoid such action.
He said the plan for bringing the
l946 crop under control was con-
ditioned on whether the announce
ment has the effect of checking
speculation in cotton prices, which
Administrator Chester Bowles said,
are being bid up by traders betting
on imitation.
Move Seen as Preparatory.
Under the Price Control Act, OPA
must serve notice on growers at
least IS days in advance of planting
of any crop before the agency can
later bring that commodity under
control. Some sources felt OPA was
only protecting itself against the
time when it had to move into cot
ton.
If the rise in the price of cot
ton is not halted. then OPA def
nitely will go ahead with plans for
ceilings" a spokesman said.
From Atlanta came strong OBJ
jections to the OPA proposal. Rep
resentative Camp, Democrat, of
Georgia, termed the plan "ridicu-
lous" and said it would do little to
control clothing prices, since there
isn't 80 cents of cotton in a SO shirt. "
Senator Maybank, Democrat, of
South Carolina, telegraphed his
protest to President Truman yester-
day. terming the plan "a dreadful
mistake and "a slap in the face for
the South"
State agricultural commissioners
and other cotton spokesmen through
the South added their objections.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
.275 Leave Arsenal
Wednesday for Release
~ the Associated Press,

6E lne Associated PreSS.
EDGEWOOD, Md, Jan. IA to-
tai of 275 enlisted men and women
stationed at Edgewood Arsenal will
leave Wednesday for separation
centers, bringing to Its the num-
ber who have been discharged or
released for separation at the ar
senal since We day.
Sixty-three WACS will be sent to
WAC separation centers. and the
men will go to Indiantown Gap, Pa,
and Fort George G. Meade, Md.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
ARLINGTON &C to Elect

The Arlington Chamber OF Com
merce will elect officers at its annual
meeting in the Arlington Recrea-
ton Center, $3.50 Wilson boulevard,
at 8 pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Bornhort to Address Club

c. Paul Barnhart, principal of
Bladensburg High School, will dis
cuss expected improvements in
Prince Georges County high schools
at a meeting of the Progress Club
OF College Park at 2 pm. Wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Citizens Group to Meet

The Capitol View Park Citizens
Association will meet at the home
of~Mrs. Mary Babbitt, 1884 Capitol
View avenue, Capitol View Park,
Nd, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Niqht Glasses Scheduled

Sherwood High School, Sandy
Spring, will hold night classes in
farm machinery repair and welding
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30
to 1880 pm.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Overlook Exchange Opens

The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. added another exchange
yesterday with the opening of
Overlook in outlying Alexandria
This branch, which had been used
once before in Arlington and dis
continued, was installed to take
some of the load off of the Chest
nut exchange, telephone officials
stated.