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Evening star., 1948-02-07
VA Ruling on Benefits
Halls Aid 10 Trainees
In ; Hospitals Here

Former servicemen now in train
ing at Gallinger, Freedmen's and
st. Elizabeths Hospital as interns
and residents face withdrawal OF
Federal training benefits rs a re-
suit of a Veterans Administration
ruling announced yesterday.
The agency said it's Interpretation
of a law passed by Congress last
year would force the young doctors
to give up their VA allotments II
they are paid by the hospitals, or
the ground that they would be re.
ceiving two Federal benefits while
in training.
A VA spokesman said the ruling
applied both to Federal hospita
trainees and those at institution.
supported by the District with funds
appropriated by Congress. It was
reported to have become effective
January 81.
Affected by the ruling, accordins
to VA, are more than go interns ane
residents in the District raea, a.
well as trainees throughout tht
country in hospitals operated by the
United States Public Health Service
and VA itself.
First reaction of the doctors ir
training here was a threat thai
many might have to quit their job.
because their basic pay, without the
Federal allotment, is not enough tx
live on. Gallinger residents receive
in the neighborhood of $1,000 tt
ST 500 year, interns about $780,
Gallinger trainees, it is reported
have formed a protest committee
under Dr. Gordon Macdonald, ar
intern, and plan to take their cast
to DR.. Paul Magnuson, VA medica
chief, and Chairman Rogers of the
House Veterans Committee.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Some Race Bet Costs
Ruled Tax Deduction
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The operator of race bet estab-
lishment can deduct some of its
expenses from his fficome tax. even
if the business is illegal-but not
money he pays for protection
against the law.
That ruling was set out yesterday
in a decision of the United States
Tax Court ordering G. A. Comeaux
of Sedgwick County. Kans. to pay
over $780, 900 in back income tax and
penalties.
Protection" payments cannot be
deducted because they are contrary
to sound public policy or prescribed
types of conduct" the court held.
1t admitted, however, that pay
ment of salaries and miscellaneous
expenses incurred in earning an
illegal income are properly de-
ductible from Federal income tax.
These. it said, may be charged
off as Legitimate expenses of an
illegitimate business" Protection
payments, however, were declared
mot made in the actual production
of the income"
Evening star., 1948-02-07

parently came from Kernans Lyce-
UNI Burlesque, also depicted nearby
in paint. There pretty ladies adorned
the advertising placards and a
barker" J. Stanley Long, of the
trade group, sang its praises.
Police Quartet Sings.
The lobby crowd heard some gooc
entertainment when the Metropoli-
tan Police Quartet, composed Of
E. M. Hedrick, D. w. Hedrick, r. L
Harding and Luther Bowers, sang
several old-time melodies. Dressed
in the police costumes of the '90s
they not only made a hit but main.
tanned "order" as they officiously
patrolled their lobby "beat."
Reilly Welcomes Guests.
The only speech was that of Trade
Board President John A. Reilly, who
welcomed the guests. :
Past Presidents Joseph c. Nc
Garraghy and Ben McKelway were
chairman and vice chairman, re-
spectively, of the Reception Com
mittee. who greeted the guests. W.
Russell Lamar, chairman of the
Membership Committee, and j. Gar
rett Beitzell. chairman of the 1948
Midwinter Dinner Committee. were
introduced before the entertainment
began.
Prominent guests at the dinner
included: Supreme Court Justice
Jackson, John R. Steelman, assistant
to the president; Guy Mason and
Brig. Gen. Gordon R. Young, Dis
trict Commissioners; Senators Buck,
Cain, Capper, Cooper, Dworshak,
Green, Johnston, McGrath, O'Con-
or, Robertson, Sparkman, Stennis
and Young; A. L. NJ Virgins, Un-
der-secretarv of the Treasury.
Also, Justices Clark, Miller, Pret-
lyman and Stephens. United States
Court of Appeals for the District;
Justices Proctor, Goldsborough,
Morris, Pine, Schweinhaut, Holtzof
Keech and Curran of District Court
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Co-ordinators
Eagerly Await
New Oil Supply
Pledged Stocks Due
Next Week to
Relieve Shortage

Weary workers of the Fuel Oil Co.
ordinating Committee continued to
fill emergency orders today while
Washington awaited the arrival of
promised new stocks.
Calling the situation tight" Fuel
Oil Co-ordinator J. Thomas Ken
nedy said ample stocks for today
remained in the emergency pool,
but that the future depended en-
tirely on replenishment of dealers
tanks.
Two barges, one carrying 650,0OO
gallons of No. 2 oil and kerosene and
other like amount of gasoline, left
Baltimore this morning for Wash
ington's ESQ Standard Oil Co. plant
and should arrive tomorrow after
noon, ESQ officials said.
Part of Three-Way Deal.
This consignment was apart from
100000 gallons ESQ agreed to fur
nish the Petrol Corp, one of the
principal Washington area sup
pliers, as part of a 9,500,0O0 gallon
deal arranged between the Senate
outd1l oQSAlcSS SOIilIIl1GtCc dilU
three oil companies.
For the first time in three weeks,
Mr.. Kennedy's staff of 18 will be
given a day off tomorrow. The Of
flee will be closed to give workers
the rest that Mr.. Kennedy said was
necessary to keep them going.
Answering seven constantly ring
ing telephones, investigating hard
ship cases, filling out certificates and
contracting dealers has been such
gruelling work that one of his super
visors cracked up" and was forced
to lay off, Mr.. Kennedy said.
Two More Shipments on Way.
Although expecting no oil barges
TO arrive today, Mr. Kennedy hoped
the shortage would be alleviated
early next week with at least two
additional promised shipments.
One was new loan of 100000 GAL
Ions of Diesel oil arranged with
the Navy and expected to arrive
Monday or Tuesday from Norfolk.
Diesel Oil may be burned in some
home furnaces.
The loan was negotiated at a
meeting attended by Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy Mark E. Andrews,
Mr. Kennedy and William H. Press
of the Fuel-Oil Co-ordinating Com
nittee and Albert J. Wolken of the
Senate Small Business Committee
staff.
Mr. Wolken told newsmen that the
first allotment of 9,50O,0o0 gallons
of No. 2 and kerosene obtained for
the Washington and Baltimore
areas, should reach Washington this
weekend.
Other Firms to Assist.
Under terms arranged by the
Small Business Committee, Sinclair
Refining Corp. and Cities Service
Corp. will begin furnishing the re-
manning 100000 gallons next week,
about half of it earmarked for the
Washington area.
The Maritime Commission an
nounced as another measure of re-
lieving the Nation wide shortage
that all tankers sold abroad from
now on must carry one cargo of oil
to this country. .~s4-,e,
3 For instance, 10 tankers Being
sold to Italy will bring at least 10
cargoes of oil to Eastern United
States ports before making any
other voyages. Likewise, tankers
sold in this country must remain in
the domestic trade until May /.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
|Gir|Dies inFire,
Father Is Able
To oRescueBoy
Mother HospitoIized
| With Shock at News
| Of ChiId's Death

A 4-year-old girl, thought safe by
her father and neighbors, was
burned to death early today in a
fire at 1867 East Capitol street.
Her 6-year-old brother and her
father also were burned but survived
and her mother collapsed with shock
when told of the child's death.
The girl, Judy Gill, was found
unconscious in q second floor bed
room of the two-story brick and
frame Government housing unit by
Fireman John F. Lieb of No. 19
Engine company. She was taken to
Gallinger Hospital in rescue squad
ambulance, but was dead on arrival.
The father, Wilson P. Gill. 81,
was admitted to Casualty Hospital
for treatment of burns on the arms
and body, received while rescuing
the other child, Robert M. Gill, 6,
who was released after treatment
for burns on the shoulders and arms.
Mrs. Margaret Gill, the mother,
who had been at work away from
home when the tragedy occurred,
was admitted to the hospital with
complete shock" She was said to
be in a serious condition.
Mr.. Gill, an employe of the Naval
Gun Factory optical shop, had
thought his daughter was safe, since
a number of neighbors told of having
seen her outside the burning home
Unable to find her after having
carried his son to safety, he had
to be restrained from re-enering
the blazing structure by firemen
in search of the girl.
Family Escapes by Window.
The fire, of undetermined origin
trapped Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Fusco and their three children
when they attempted to leave their
adjacent dwelling by front STAIR
way. They escaped, however
through a rear second-story window
and across a porch and were not
injured.
The two badly damaged apart
ments are in four-unit building o1
development operated by the Ma.
tional Capital Housing Authority.
Two Hurt in Other Fires.
In other fires, one man was cut
and another burned last night ano
early today.
Vance Duncan, %, of 1014
Twenty second street NV, was
taken to Emergency Hospital fol
treatment of severe cuts police sale
he received fighting his way out ol
his burning bedroom.
William P. Williams, Al, of 102e
Connecticut avenue NV. walked te
the same hospital for treatment o1
burns suffered when cigarette sci
fire to his bedclothing, police re.
ported His condition was described
as serious He was transferred tc
Mount Alto Hospital.
Two alarms were sounded, but nc
one was injured when a fire of un.
determined origin damaged frame
dwellings at 10O51a and 1907 Third
street Sc. early today,
Evening star., 1948-02-07

The bank account of the Alexan-
dria Hospital is described as the
institutions "sickest patient" by
Hospital Administrator Van Campen
Adams in this weeks edition of Pm,
a weekly publication of the hospital.
This patient" Mr.. Adams is
quoted as saying, needs transfu-
sions, infusions, oxygen, intravenous
feelings, special nursing, consulta-
tions; in fact. all and any types OF
heroic treatment if he is to survive. u
The financial problems OF the
Alexandria Hospital have been in
the city's spotlight since publica-
ton of the Clemmons survey report
last November that criticized collec-
ton methods and other financial
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Airline Meeting Union
OF Striking Pilots Today

Representatives of the Airline
Pilots Association (AFD and Of
ficials of National Airlines were to
meet in Washington today with the
National Mediation Board in an
effort to settle a four-day pilots
strike.
National has no direct service to
Washington, but makes fueling
stops on fights through this area.
David L. Behncke. president of
the pilots association, said in Chi
cago last night the union had re-
ceived no offers from the manage
ment, the Associated Press reported
Meanwhile, the airlines said it
was receiving applications from non
union pilots after sending kilograms
to approximately 145 of its pilots on
strike informing them they had
voluntarily left the employment OF
National Airlines."
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Three Ministers Deny
Buying Of Degrees
BY the Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Feb. T.
Three North Carolina ministers, in
a statement to the Associated Press,
last night denied ANY part in any
purchase of degrees from Mount
Vernon University of Washington.
The ministers were the Rev. E. B.
Joyner Of Concord, the Rev. w. Earl
Armstrong of GaStonia, and the Rev
Neil Armstrong of High Point.
They testified here Thursday in a
Federal Trade Commission hearing
regarding the school. An Associated
Press account of the hearing stated
that they and two other North Caro-
lima ministers-the Rev. E. D. Han
cock of Star, and the Rev. A. V.
Childers of Kannapolis-testified
that they had obtained by mail and
without study degrees ranging from
honorary bachelor of theology to
doctor of philosophy on payment OF
$50 each to the school,
The three men said they were un-
able to speak for the other two wit
nesses. Mr.. Hancock and Mr.. Chill
ders were not available for comment.
The three ministers issued this
statement:
I'VE severally and individually
the three of us, deny unequivo-
cally that we have had any part in
any purchase of degrees. We have
known Rev. Samuel L. Lacy, Jr.,
decidedly longer than three years
and we have the highest regard for
him spiritually, ethically and in
every other way. We consider him
one of the outstanding ministers
and Bible teachers to be found any
where. We have a very friendly
and cordial interest in the future
well-being of Mount Vernon Univer-
sity, in Washington.
"At the hearing. we testified for
Mount Vernon University. and not
against it as seems to have been
implied"
Evening star., 1948-02-07
W. Rockets S Path
In Flight Altered
With EIectronics
BY the Associoted Press

WHITE SANDS, N. Mex, Feb. T.
The first successful attempt by
American scientists to maneuver a
W. rocket in powered flight was
made yesterday at the White Sands
Proving Grounds, Capt. J. B. Dickey,
public information officer reported.
The W. was equipped with an
electronic guidance system that per-
mitted the rocket to be maneuvered
left and right and up and down.
The missile reached a maximum
altitude of 10 miles. Overall flight
time was minutes, Is seconds.
BY changing the missiles aero
dynamic stability on its downward
course, the impact velocity was ma
terially reduced. Capt. Dickey said.
This made possible the recovery of
optical gear and other instruments.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
mrs. Van ArsduIe Files
Suit for Divorce Here

Mrs. Anita Moore Van Arsdale
1914 Connecticut avenue NV. yes
terday brought suit in District Court
for divorce from Samuel Owens Var
Arsdale, so, a former official OF the
General Motors Corp.
The suit, which charges miscon-
duct, names a correspondent. II
gives the Chamberlain Hotel at Ole
Point Comfort, Va, as the address
of both the husband and core
spondent. The suit says Mr.. ano
Mrs. Van Arsdale were married In
Harrodsburg KY, in January, 1923
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Miller and Teachers
Hold Secret Meetinq.
On Textbook Policy

Chairman Miller of the House
District Subcommittee on Educa-
ton said today he has been holding
secret conferences with few teach
ers from the public schools, in line
with a recent policy announced at
a committee meeting on contro-
versial textbooks.
No disclosures of the teachers
names, nor the nature of their dis
cussions with him will be made,
according to DR.. Miller, Republican.
of Nebraska, who is a physician.
Generally am opposed to
executive sessions of all kinds said
DR.. Miller. But since the Veterans
of Foreign Wars recently testified
they had complains from teachers
who said they were afraid to testify
in public hearings about textbooks
or the school system, we agreed to
hear statements confldentially.
Only two teachers have conferred
with him in his Office on school mat
tiers so far, DR.. Miller said. But he
expects to see one or two probably
today. Some other members of the
committee will be invited to sit in
and hear their stories, the Ne
braskan said.
The committee inquiry grew out
Of charges by the Veterans of For
eign Wars that a civics textbook
Building Citizenship" by DR.. r. o
Hughes of Pittsburgh, was irreli-
gious, and pro-Communist. The
committee, after lengthy hearings
issued report that the book could
be continued in the schools but
recommended further revisions than
those already promised by the au-
thor for the next edition.
The committee recommended that
books by Harold o. Rugg, Louise
Kruger and Louis Adamic be
banned from all parts of the school
system, and that If there are any
on the shelves they should be
promptly removed"
Evening star., 1948-02-07
INayy Remains Undecided
On Academy Airbase Site
BY the Asseeiotsd Press


A Navy Department spokesman
has confirmed reports that alter
native properties are being consid-
cred for the proposed Naval Acad-
envy airbase near Sandy Point, Md.
Properties being surveyed are in
the area between the South and
Severn Rivers in Anne Arundel
County.
The Navy officer refused to elab-
crate, but said all possibilities are
being explored
Asked whether that means aban-
donment of Sandy Point, he said he
could only state that the depart
ment "has not given up any sites"
Six sites originally were investi-
gated In the Annapolis area.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Bank Account 'Siickest Patient
lon Alexandra Hospital List

matters at the hospital. The hos
pital board was told by Mr.. Adams
this week the institution had been
unable to make any payment to
the merchandise suppliers during
January, which brought accounts
payable to $63 $50. The present cash
balance is only $24,500.
In reporting this situation to the
board, Mr.. Adams warned sources
of income other than charges to
patients are essential for cont1nua-
ton of the hospital
Mr.. Adams became administrator
of the Alexandria Hospital January
II. succeeding r. G. Whitton who
resigned. Mr.. Whitton was the
target Of much criticism in the
Clemmons report.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
30 Over-Age JoIopies
Sold by D. c. for $12,217

The District today found itself
Sl2,217 richer" after opening bids
on 80 overage jalopies which it had
offered for sale to the public.
OF 46 bids opened late yesterday
by Property Officer Paul Chalupsky
the highest was $760 for a 1888
Chevrolet sedan. Lowest of the
winning offers was s66.35 for a car
which had been damaged by fire
All the cars were sold, and Mr.
Chalupsky said results of the sale
had far exceeded expectations"
Evening star., 1948-02-07

Son Of MI. MaIcoIm MacCoy.
and Mrs. Pierce MacCoy, 1881 South
Grant street, Malcolm is a sopho-
more at Washington-Lee High
School. He is an Eagle Scout with
Bronze Palm and the recipient of
a Citizenship Medal awarded an
nually by the Daughters Of the
American Revolution.
Malcolm also is member of the
basket ball team of the Methodist
Youth Fellowship of Calvary
Church.
Evening star., 1948-02-07

Country Award
for service to
the church, the
community and
his troop.
The a W ar d
will be present.
ed at a special
Scout service at
II am. tomor-
row at Calvary
M e t h o d S I
Church, Twen-
ty t h ird anC
South Ora n ,
streets, sponsor
of Troop 1l9.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Arlington Boy Scout
To Get Church Award

Malcolm MacCoy, II, member
of Arlington Boy Scout Troop 1l9,
will be the first Scout in the Wash
ington area TO receive the God and
Evening star., 1948-02-07


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Evening star., 1948-02-07

TRADE BOARD DINNER REVIVES AVENUE OF 9Os-The Penn
vana of the revived last night for the mid
winter dinner of the Board of Trade at the Mayhower which
will repeated tonight The lobby lined with huge panels
depicting restaurants teaers other buildings they
peared the the century Here front of STAR
lettering policeman of the past coloul couple
Pearson. Star Staff Photo.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-29

Chairman Of National Finance Council Of National Jewish Ws Board
Louisville KY Nov (sysnng) and Above left Charles W.
Edson Louis Council chairman, who will preside sessions and
Bernard D. ROenblun Louisville Council chairman Cunc mem
U.
proposed light of WB plans for
S2l affiliated Jewish Community Centers and Jewish
in u. S. armed forces.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-29

major party, it was dead two years
later. The "Know Nothing party"
as far as I know, made no specific
attack on Jews. AS a matter of
fact, in New York Daniel Ullman
was it's candidate for governor.
The name sounds Jewish, and it
would have been just like the
"Know Nothings" to name a Jew
where they thought they had a
chance to win with him. Actually,
the "Know Nothings" had no
principles whatever, not even the
principle of hate. All they want
ed was to get elected.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-29

phia, said, "An Jews are Wings"
The Wing party was the more
liberal party, the one which was
sympathetic with the aims of the
American Revolution.
Now we know that all of the
Jews at the time were not Wings.
There was, for instance, the
Franks family, of which the ia
nous Rebecca Franks was men,
Der. The Franks were notable
Tories. Rebecca attended the
great Mischianza ball where Major
Andre was a guest, and she mar
ried a British officer.
Yet, of course, most of the Jews
of the day were Wings, as DIR.
Rush said. Most of the American
Jews were in sympathy with the
liberal aims of the Revolution.
Turning to a later period, the
election of Thomas Jefferson in
1880, we find that there were at
this time only few Thousand
Jews in America, yet it is possible
to discern at least family a special
Jewish interest. Jefferson was de-
nounced by the Federalists as the
candidate of the alien groups.
Later they even said that the
aliens elected Jefferson.
The Alien and Sedition Bills had
been passed during the Federalist
administration preceding the JEFF
fersOnian advent to power. What
went on in Congress at the time
seems very much like some of the
things taking place before the cur
rent Congressional probing COM
mittees. Jefferson writes that
when the delegations came to pre-
sent their arguments against vne
alien bills, the Federalist congress-
men had arranged among them
selves to raise such q commOtiOn
by talking and laughing that the
ants could not be heard.
The next outburst of a similar
type of narrowness came around
the year 1854, when the so-called
American party or "Know Nothing
party made bid for power. In
nine of the states this party which
shouted against foreigners, and
specifically against the Catholics
and Germans then immigrating
into the country in great numbers,
elected the state states. However.
despite it's rapid growth into a
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-29
The Election

CONTINUED from Page Three)
American Revolution, for instance,
DIR. Benjamin Rush, of Philadel-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-01-29
DEXTER CITY

DEXTER CITY-The w. S. G. S.
of the Methodist church will meet
Wednesday evening with Mrs. Harry
Clymer and Mrs. Earl Clymer as
co-hostesses.
We had the heaviest snowfall of
the year, Saturday, around 10 inches
and temperature of Is below zero
Monday morning. School was closed
Monday and Tuesday due to the bad
condition of the roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. Manford Young of
Canton spent last weekend here
with their parents.
Mrs. Elmira Webber has returned
to her home here after spending sew
eral weeks in Canton with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleeman visited with
their daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harve
Hayes.
Clayton Stringer and son, Don, of
Beverly spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. P. r. Blake.
Several from here attended the
funeral services for Scott Heddleson
held at Ogle's Ridge church, Sunday
evening.
Albert Hayes moved his mother,
Mrs. Mariah Hayes of Middleburg
to the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Inez Adds, of South Olive, where
she will spend the winter.
John Matheny of Geneva is visit
ing his sisters, Mrs, L. F. Moore, east
of CALDWELL and Mrs. Alice Mallett,
of Rado Ridge, and other relatives
in the county.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-01-29
Questions and Answers

@. May l change the beneficiary
to my C. I. insurance by a last will
or testament?
A. No. A change of beneficiary
must be made by written notice to
the VA over the signature of the IN
sured, and shall not be binding on
VA unless received and indorsed on
the policy by VA. An original deslg-
nation of beneficiary may be made
by last will or testament.
Q. Under Public Law l6, must
60 to a vocational school or may |
go to a liberal arts college, a high
school or similar institution?
A. You may enroll in any VA-ap-
proved educational institution or
training establishment offering the
course of training which VA has
found you need to insure your
proper rehabilitation in line with
your own desires.
Q. | have a G.. I. loan and now
have lost my job Does the law per
NIT me to get the additional benefit
of readjustment allowance?
A. Yes, you are entitled to read
justment allowance. Your home loan
has no bearing on your right to un-
employment compensation. You
should apply O your state unemploy-
ment service to receive readJust-
ment allowance.