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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Witness on Absences
SURPRISES Prosecutor
In Sima Court-MartiaI
BY the Associated Press


ANNAPOLIS. Aug. 21.-The prose-
cution in the Navy court-martial of
1t. William R. Sima, suspended
Naval Academy bandleader, found
1t had called a surprise witness to-
day in its attempt to show that
two bandsmen had been unjustifi-
ably authorized by 1t. Sima for
frequent absences from duty.
1t. Sima is charged with culpable
inefficiency, perjury, extortion and
violation of various Navy regula-
lions.
Turning its attention to a specif-
cation claiming that Musicians 1tc
William R. Sima, jr.. the defendant s
son, and John P. Kleis had been
permitted to absent themselves two
or three afternoons a week, the
prosecution called Chief Musician
Martion C. Pruitt.
Asked to state what he remem-
bered concerning the absences of the
pair, Chief Pruitt replied he could
not recall whether they had been
absent more or less than other
bandsmen.
Prosecutor Claims Surprise.
Comdr. Joseph l.. McGroarty, as
sistant judge advocate, thereupon
told the court Chief Pruitt had sur
prised' him and asked permission to
cross-examine his own witness.
Basis of the request was state
ment Comdr McGroarty said Chief
Pruitt had made to the prosecution
last April in which he declared Kleis
had been absent from the band
more than any one else with the
exception of Sima, jr"
Their absences. Chief Pruitt's
statement had said, occurred most
ly during the horse-racing season. y
the court was told.
After Chief Pruitt's April state
ment was submitted in evidence,
Chief Musician George w. Could
was called to the stand and testi-
fled he believed Kleis and the
younger Sima had been absent from
band duty more than any one else
Sima, Jr., Tried.
Sima, jr., was tried before a court
martial and on conviction on a
charge of having introduced his wife
to the quarters of colored enlisted
man, Chief Steward Walter w. Roll
Inns, was sentenced to a bad-conduct
discharge.
This sentence was RENTED by the
converting authority of the court
martial, Capt. Karl J. Christoph.
During defense cross-examination
Chief Pruitt admitted he did not
know of his own knowledge the ex-
act times when Kleis and Sima, jr.,
had been absent.
Yesterday testimony by which the
prosecution sought to prove the sus-
pended Naval Academy bandmaster
permitted at least five incompetent
musicians to serve under him. went
into the record.
High-ranking Navy and Marine
musicians testified that they had
conducted a special addition for
four bandsmen and found them
wanting In proficiency.
1t was testified that the fifth man,
named in the testimony as Musician
1/c Ernest j. Tomanio. asked to
be excused from the special exami-
nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
OPA Promises Vigorous Action
OnMeotC VioIutionsHere

District OPA officials today prom
ised to deal vigorously with vio-
lators of new ceilings soon to be
placed on meats and declared they
would stay ahead of any possible
black market"
Sever penalties such as treble
damages, suspensions and criminal
prosecutions will be used in a
highly concentrated" effort to pre-
vent over-ceiling sales of food, espe-
cially meat, j. Grahame Walker,
District OPA enforcement attorney
said.
Similarly, District OPA Director
Vincent A. Holmes promised a
policy of striking hard at violations
Of new meat and food controls.
The OPA enforcement staff in the
District has been held intact and is
ready to go into action against vio-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Hif-and-Run Drunk Driver
Gets 6-Month Jail Sentence

Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie Of
Prince Georges County has served
notice that he will do his part" in
protecting the riding public.
Judge Bowie made his announce
ment yesterday after sentencing
Thomas H. Thompson, colored, 81
Clinton, to serve six months in the
Maryland House of Correction on q
drunken driving charge
Thompson also received a sus-
pended 500 fine for failing to stor
after an accident. After noting ar
appeal, he was released on $500
bond.
Testimony showed that Thompson
|collided with car driven by Mrs
Josephine Montgomery. Brandywine
Md, last Friday on the Allentown
road near Camp Springs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

another term, had been in i'll health
for several weeks. He said a revolver
was found in Mr.. Matthews right
hand and the shot had penetrated
the right temple
The body was found by foster
brother. William Matthews, at the
edge of a woods, Sheriff Bruce
Shymansky reported.
Mr.. Matthews was unmarried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Army Wives Angered
by Living in 1okyo's
Palace Heights

Be it ever SO high-toned in name,
Palace Heights" in Tokyo is no
place for home, in the opinion of
Mrs. James L. Liddington, 709 Po-
tomac avenue, Alexandria, one of
eight Army wives who complained
today in Tokyo about living condi-
lions in their Quonset hut village in
the japanese capital.
Palace Heights" the angry wives
told Army occupation officers, is not
only a misnomer, but is also a mess.
There is neither palace nor heights,
and for two months these wives OF
captains and lieutenants have been
doing without plumbing, screen
doors, mattresses or carpets.
Residence in the huts was sup
posed to be temporary. But the
breaking point came when the wives
read in the newspaper. Stars and
Stripes, that other officers wives
and families arriving in September
would move into the new nous
ing units.
Tired of Rank Pulling.
Tired of having rank pulled on
our husbands" Mrs. Liddington and
the other Quonset hut inhabitants
called on Col. r. P. Thompson, exc
cutive officer for the headquarters
and service group. 1t was mot q
very happy meeting" the wives re-
ported later.
Mrs. Liddington disclosed, how
ever, that before a newspaper re-
porter could get to Palace Heights
after the session. workmen came In
and began a general cleanup and
carried in furniture.
Col. Thompson said some of the
complaints were justified, that these
were the fault of the japanese con-
tractors, Japanese laborers, JAP
anese materials and Japanese
manager who was discharged last
week.
Plan to Go Higher.
The wives said they were going
directly to Maj. Gen. Paul j. Mueller
Gen. MacArthur's chief of staff. to
complain about the injustice of as
signing better housing to late ar
rivals"
And If that doesn't improve con-
ditions," said Mrs. P. B. Witt, jr.,
formerly of Fresno, Calf, I'VE will
invite Mrs. Macarthur to come out
and see the conditions under which
we live with our children"
Mrs. Virginia Blair, whose parents
live in st. Louis, pulled back the
coverings from a plain box spring
container on which she and her cap
tain husband sleep.
Mattresses in Storage.
There are plenty of mattresses
locked up in storage hut in Palace
Heights" but the Army won't let
us have them because they say GHO
hasn't approved the issue yet" she
asserted.
Il have been here a week" said
Mrs. Mayls Hart Of Mansfield. Ohio
and l have not seen any hot water :"
Mrs. Hart was leading her three
children single file to keep them
from falling into a deep ditch on
the side of the path.
Flve-year-old Hickey Glascock.
with his right arm in a cast, pointed
to ditch into which he fell Mon
day and broke his arm. His mother
Is Mrs. Wanda Glascock, wife of a
medical captain who formerly lived
in Chicago.
Capt. w. F. Swope, a military
government officer, who is president
OF Palace Heights" Club formed to
run the community. said he made
an average of two trips a week" to
headquarters service group COM
planning OF conditions. but was get
ting little or no results"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Alexandra Attorney
Buys Old Virginia Form
BY the Assoeioied Press

WARRENTON, Va, Aug. al
Charles Henry Smith. Alexandria
attorney, has purchased a 360-acre
farm from H. L. Baxley. The farm
is the site of a 122-year- old stone
residence and smaller stone build
ing where Gen. Turner Ashby of
Fauquier, went to school,
The farm is located between Mark
ham and Hume
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

between the DIS
trict of Column
bia and the sew
eral politi cal
jur i S d / c tons
within Montgom-
cry and Prince
Georges Coun-
ties in Maryland
Iand A Ii n gton
and F. a / r f a X
Counties and AL
exandria in Vir-
ginia all OF
which comprises
the Metropolitan
area of Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

u o m m ! I tee OF
the Washington
Board of Trade,
Joseph C. Nc
Garraghy, presi-
dent, announced
today. Charles
c. Koones, for
mer president of
the Washington
r e al E S t a t e
Board. has been
named to head
the Public and
Private Build
ing Committee.
Explaining the
function of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

for contributions
from employees
of the naval
command, Ed
ward H. Foley,
jr., chairman of
the Government
Unit, announced
today.
Admiral Davis
came to Wash
ington in Janu-
airy as Superln-
tendent of the
Naval Gun Fac
tory and was
given the Po-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Navy Identifies Pilot
Killed in Air Collision
BY the Assoeioted Press

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 21-Naval
spokesman yesterday identified as
Ensign Francis Osborne Guthrie
USNR, the pilot killed Monday
when two aircraft of a four plane
formation coIlided over the Atlantic
Ocean near Lake Henry. He was
the son OF Allen o. Guthrie, Yves
ton. Mass.
1t. M. c. Mason of San Diego
pilot OF the other plane involved
In the collision, bailed out before
his plane struck the ocean and was
rescued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

in April He served in the Pacific
during the war and won the Navy
Cross while in command of the bat
tleship Washington in action at
Guadalcanal on November IA, 1912.
Later he was in command of Battle
ship Division in attacks ON Saipan
and Tinian. He is a native of Nor
walk, Ohio
The 1947 Community Chest Fund
drive begins october %. The goal
is $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Policemen Beuten by Gang

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 81 (P.-
julius F. Richie, IS, Harrisonburg
policeman, was beaten and robbed
Of his wallet yesterday by Ave col
ored men in an alley here, he re-
ported to police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Admiral Davis Will Direct
Chest Drive in Naval Units

Rear Admiral Glenn B. Davis,
commandant of the Potomac River
Naval Command, will head the
Community Chest Federation drive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Trade Board Names
Penn and koones 10
Head Committees

Charles T. Penn, president of the
Washington Building Congress, has
accepted the Craftsmanship of the
new Metropolitan Area Relations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Suicide Ruled in Death
Of Delegate Matthews

LA PLATA. Md, Aug. 2l.-The
body of Delegate James F.. Matthews,
AZ, bullet wound in the head, was
found near his home here yesterday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Comparison of Average Meat Prices

The OPA has promised meat
e @ prices are rolled back The following table supplies
VI Ora ces IN June the average price
july as compiled by the Bureau
mate prices being charged today in stores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

committee, Mr.. McGarraghy said
the Board of Trade has assigned
it the task of developing the closest
possible co-ordinated relationship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
OnIyOne Try

Another in a series OF iogs for
tagging memories regarding Dis
trtct traffic ldtCS.
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and ranni. Ellen Rich, 90. 2l2s L stree.

and Fannie Ellen Rich, 90. 2l2a L stree.
Arnold Albert Perkins. %. 1ao4 Lamen,
street NV. and Rhoda Mae Dean. a.
1904 Lamont street NV.
Curtis Linsey Lambert 90. 1908 Ontario
@ 1sob Rho Rhode nf island Md' avenue venue nonn'0n nW
BENJAMIN Joseph Holmes, 22, 4los Gault
place ne. and Alice Lanell Coleman, 1e
David Lawrence Moore. 81. a14 New
Hampshire avenue Nv, and Fannie Mae
Jacsson a. Ne New sSs Yers s,,Isty Ciy
and Rosalyne Leonore Cooper. %. 5761
Thirteenth street NV.
Leonardus Kemp, q, Heerlen ,Limburs
wyvon william King, J9. 327 Longfelou
street 1sGo nv and Anna Christine McBee'
aslpn r. street ,Is 12,;. A., and Marion Stewart
street ne, and Mary Lee Powell, "a
q Second street ne.
'oha pevonshas Wliams DlRas r and 57
Louise Mazza. 80 sSi6 Cathedral ave.
Charles, Edward Decker, ~, 1880 Sixteenth
-. 1892 Fifteenth street NV
Herman B. snchez, AZ. 937 H street NV
and. and Margaret Danahy, %, a37 H
Howard Estill Mitchell "a. l735 street
nv and Nadine Wilson Harris 90
Dorsey Hallum. "a, 1929 corcoran street
ne, and Lille M. De Walt. "a. s42
Georee Brown. 2s, 2734 Sherman avenue
nv, and Helen Beatrice Pesram, 81,
Robert Harvev Diehl, %, $500 suitland
road Sc, and Erma Viola Miles, 90
Baltimore.
Joseph william Shea. 3S. 1909 @ street
NV, and Helen Mary Murphy. 81, 1919
Rhode Island avenue NV.
Richard Carter Bennett, 20. 234e street
Sc. and Elzana S. Job, 10, 1906 Fiftieth
avenue s.e
Roy Leslie Harmon. %. 4s4 F street sw.,
and Virginia Ann Blunt. 27, 1885 Sew
enteenth street Sc
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See Poee A-3
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THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the members
Of the Northeast Building Assn. for the
election of directors and the transaction
Srou. S al beo5s i Thsh T psy ps beId n
ONCE Of said association. 20I0 r. l. ave.
ne; THURSDAY, July is: 1916. at pm.
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No. 1. D.. c.-There viii be election Of Of
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Friday, night at our hall. 523 New jersey
ave July .ttsnd iSth' at Phi Al members
| WILL NOT be responsible for any debts
contracted by other than myself. ROBERT
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j WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any
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and Lsar. Eiizassth white. 50, colo.
da p.an ASHLEY 2o Ss1 sc1
Samuel Tq,.lt Robinson. % .;';. 22 rlls7h Seventh
464 N street NV.
Emil Karl Korritter. a5, Bayonne N. J.:
Troy Talbot Lverman. IT., 10. 7a4 Third
street NV, and Helen Louise Thrift, 90,
1905 Bunker Hill road. Mount Rainier
lie Roy w Brent. 81, 500 U street NV.
and Myrtle R. Lynch. 25, 1870 Kenyon
Jared Warner Mills, I'd. IS, 27oo Con-
Ashford, "a. 3433 Porter street NV.
and Sarah Bell Bittinser. II. bis ii
John e Teter s5. 4sos R ST. Sc, and
Mary Katherine Allen, 20. 1O0S savan-
walter r. crocket, 81. 1884 Kalorama
Ion rd; Nv By ao, ana g. cathsrins Jsne CAROL
John Edward Leonard Il, Chicago. % and and
Alberta Evelyn Steele, 10. 1924 Monroe roe
Erwin Leroy Harvey. %. s,o Cd ST and
Lavinia CAN'T, 2I, lila Shepherd court
HagEy Mon,s'}s Stevenson en-. Brown, T., IS, 1891
en'ss0 ef iaS7 as Ken ksnds AID st. haTs ns A. Bay
James Higgins 90 a2s 10Th st ne.
and Dorcthy Lee James. IL 467la Ridge
Fletcher Home. 80, b7oe Oates St ne.
and Dil'ie Stroman, "a, 1853 4tb St
william, M Enssy,, %. vincennes Ind.
sni., snd ,Jeanette Claire Trepanier, "a, $40
south Orme St Arlington, Va.
Rockville.
Jesse fs, faul: 20; Portage, Pa, and Doro-
Frank r Lintbcum, 80. New YORK, N. =.
and Theodore c. Green, 23. Washins-
Greer. "a, both Of washington.
JACK W. Fellers. s26. Bethesda. Nd. and
Milton Norris. "a. and f'.f EmiIy fVh c, Poole,
70. both Of Washington.
Lewis G; Walters, jr.. -, Washington.
and Florence B. Dunn. 25, Arling ton,
Thomas L. Ludwig 81. and MARGARET
Laurence, %. both OF Washington
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Petsr S.. SmoSna, 2S, Washington, and
Mildred Yeager, 26, Pittsburgh. Pa
Roks s. Sweitzer, %, Laurel, Md, and
Virginia B.: Inscoe. ci, Glenmont, Md
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Marriage License
! Applications

Under D. c. lotUs, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, tUait three tuH days and
receiUe the license on the NTH
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
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Mary Edwards, SO, 1908 Meigs pl ne.
George Edwards Adams, %. 1901 Bennins
I'd ne. and Barbara Jane Walden. 22
zoos Fairlawn ave. Sc
Howard Nathan Davis, 81, 1900 Walter
place. Sc, and Marian Frances Rich.
ardson. 90, 1900 Walter place Sc
NV. and Estelle Elizabeth Henry, 20
124S Union street sw
Albert Eldridge, IS, 2125 L street NV, AND
Evening star., 1946-07-12

The gardenia was named after
DR.. Alexander Garden of Charles
ton, S. c.
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surveying, topography. construction layout.
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SEA GRILL. 1907 st. NV; Id
oe4.ns. , .nd sshs ,nd
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-13
THREE MONTHS FOOD STRETCH
 MEANS SOUGHT


 WASHINGTON, April 13-Gov- ernment officials are casting about for ways to stretch food supplies over the next 90 days, described by President Truman as the critical period in the world shortage.
 The Agriculture Department held in abeyance an. order which would reduce domestic use of flour by one fourth by rationing stocks to bakers and retailers. but notified distillers they may hold no more than a 2 l-2 day supply of grains.
 If any are found to have a great CT amount after Monday, the De- partment ruled, they will be denied the right to use any grain or grain product in making beverage alco- hol or other distilled spirits
 The President said at his news conference all would go well if the world could hold the line against famire for the next three months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-13
SCHOOL FOR M0T0R
 VEHICLE MECHANICS
 CONDUCTED AT ADAk

HEADQUARTERS SKAN NT-Commencing May 20, the Alaskan Departments Ord nance Base Shop at Adak Island in 'the Aleutians is going to con- duct school for motor vehicle mechanics.
 The courses will be comprehen- sive and cover all phases of motor maintenance, combining theory in classroom and practical application in actual shop work Some of the subjects to be covered include the proper care and use of tools and shop equipment, the use of reports and records, methods of checking faulty engines and fuel system de- ficiences ("trouble shooting'D, tire, tube and rubber track maintenance, and discussion of interesting the oretical problems,
 The student body will consist of selected personnel from all major stations in the department who will be chosen for their character, aptitude, mechanical inclination, and leadership ability Courses are [ scheduled to last for four weeks, and upon completion of the class graduates will be returned to their proper stations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-13
Memorial Presbyterian
 Church.

Corner West 8tb and E Streets "A Church lDith an open door
 'Whosoever mill may come" WALTER 4. SOBOLEFF, Minister
 Manse, TAO s Street
 Sunday Services
 l0:00 a. m.-Sunday school includ- ing Bible class for adults.
 HOO 9. in.-Divine Worship. Sermon by the Pastor, Behold Thy King Coneth Unto Thee" The choir is singing @ Latvian Spiritual, My God and T. the English text and choral arranged by I. B Ser sci.
 2:oO p. m-Divine worship at Douglas.
 6,30 p. m.-Young Peoples c. E Leader is Frances Barlow.
 7:30 D. m.-Divine worship. Ssrmon by the pastor, The Christians Stand for Christ" Tuesday, 7:3O p. m.-Boy Scout Troop No. GA meeting.
 Wednesday, 7:0O p. m.-Following meditation, reports of delegates to Presbytery and Presbyterial will ba aiIcn.
 8:15 ?. m.--Choir rehearsal. Thursday, 7.30 p. m.-The Mis- sicnary Society meets.
 Friday, 400 D. m.-Intermediate C. l. Meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-13
AWARDS MADE

HEADQUARTERS ALAS KAN
 DEPARTMENT Headquarters Special Troops of the Alaskan De- partment at Ft. Richardson has been awarded the Meritorious Ser vice Unit Plaque. The award was made for superior performance of duty in the execution of excep- tionally difficult tasks during the
 period August 10, 1945 to March 31, 1946
 Announcement is also made of
 the award of the gold star to the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque to
 the 232nd Military Police Company, Ft. Richardson, Alaska. The gold star, which is given in recognition of the second award of the plaque to the organization, was made for superior performance in the exc cution of exceptionally difficult tasks during the period September l, 1945 to March l, 1946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-13
BOYS GETS THAT
 NIGHT OUT YEN
 FROM THE ST0Rk
BY James E. Haque

BALTIMORE The new baby boys at Union Memorial Hospital are a, set of night owls"
 A chart on recent births at the hospital showed that most boys are born in the wee sma hours but that girls like to make their ap- pearance in the early afternoon.
 pr. Harold H. Newman, an in- terne in the hospitals maternity section, charted the hours of birth of all babies delivered since he joined the hospital staff about two months ago. The overall figure is l35 deliveries-8l boys, 54 girls. The percentage was 60-40.
 That mioAight-to-on hour is the one the boys like. Eight of them tops for the whole day, showed up at that time. Not a girl was so in- considerate to get the doctors ur at that hour
 Six more boys let out their first vail between one and two a. m. with four girls deciding that was the proper hour for their bow tc society.
 The girls were fondest of the hour between one and two p. m. the score for that period being six girls to three boys. The males rep resented on Dr. Newman's chart really disliked the hours just before midnight, only one boy being borr in each of the hours from 9 to l2
 Dr. Newman points out that there is, of course, no scientific value in figures for such small period. Just the same, when he takes woman to the delivery room just after midnight, he's pretty sure what to expect-a boy.