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Evening star., 1948-12-11
First WAC Regulars Complete
Training Course at Camp Lee

The primary reason for setting
up the Women's Army Corps in the
Regular Army" explained Col. Mary
A. Hallaren, WAC director, was to
organize a womens corps that could
expand speedily in case OF emer-
gency."
Stress is being laid on the train
ing of noncommissioned officers. The
basic trainees also may go on to a
specialist school or one of the Army
service schools.
Later on, an overseas replacement
depot will prepare women for serv-
ice outside the country. Future OFF,
GERS of the Regular Army WAC train
here for six months.
In the event of an emergency, 1t.
Gen. Willard S. Paul. director OF
the personnel and assignment di-
vision of the General Staff Corps
in Washington, told yesterdays
graduates, "womenpower of the Ma
ton will have to participate.
"It is only right, proper and just
to them that they have chance
to experiment. test and get cadre
started on which they can expand, p"
he said.
Recruits Are Younger.
1t. Col. Elizabeth c. Smith, COM
manding officer of the WAC train
ing center, who executed 222 snappy
salutes in a row handing the basic
graduates their certificates yester-
day. reported proudly that the
group of recruits is younger than
the wartime groups and that their
scores on mental tests have been
exceptionally high.
Many have indicated. she went
on, that they would like to take
technical training before applying
for officer candidate school, in order
to have a background of experience.
The WACs also are much inter-
ested in overseas duty, she said.
where men are very dismal at
overseas orders, WACs line up and
have celebration when some one
gets overseas duty" Col. Smith de-
clared.
The WACs will be sent abroad,
however, only if their particular
skills are needed there. and not
merely on their requests to go, she
added,
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Hearing Called Jan. 2
On Plan 10 Reroute
Southeast Bus Lines

A public hearing to consider Cap
ital Transit Co. proposals for re-
routing three bus lines and discon-
tinuing two others, all in Southeast
Washington, will be held by the
Public Utilities Commission at 10
am. January "a.
The three lines the transit COM
pany proposes to extend are: Route
WA, Portland street; route C-2,
Shipley terrace, and Route W.,
Wheeler road-Trenton place.
The lines that would be discontin-
ued under the proposal are route
ca, Thirty-sixth street and Ala
bama avenue, and V-8, Wheeler road.
These lines would be discontinued
because the extension of the other
lines would cover the routes.
The proposals were made by the
transit company, following request
by the Garfield Douglass Heights
Citizens Association for service IN
the vicinity of Alabama avenue and
Fifteenth street Sc. The service
requested was for the benefit OF the
residents of the Savannah Heights
and the Camp Simms housing de-
velopments.
The transit company proposals
are as follows:
Route W-4-Extend operation OF
this line from the intersection OF
Eleventh place and Alabama avenue,
east along Alabama avenue to
Thirty-sixth street Sc, and thence,
via the loop of the present c. bus
terminal, south on Thirty sixth
street, west on Bangor street and
north on Thirty fourth street.
Route CO, Shipley terrace-Ex-
tend operation of present W. line
from its present terminus near the
intersection of Twenty-fifth street
and Naylor road north along Naylor
road. Twenty-flfth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue to Barney Circle. The
name would be changed to CO from
WA.
Route CO, Thirty-sixth street and
Alabama avenue-Discontinued.
Route W-2-Extend the route in
such a way that the bus, when
completing its trip along Wheeler
road to Barnaby terrace and then
having returned to the stand op
Raleigh place, would make trip
from that terminal via Nichols ave-
nue., Portland street, Seventh street.
Alabama avenue to Eleventh place
and return over the regular route to
the terminal on Raleigh place. This
line would be named W.. and the
v-s, Wheeler road line, would be
discontinued.
Evening star., 1948-12-11

spinal condition. They used to tell
me at the clinic that Wesley never
would walk but <6ith the help of the
nurses at Gallinger I got him to
walking. He plays with the boys
now and he's in second grade"
Mrs. Garrison was dressing the
third child, Nancy, 5. The Oldest
child, Earl, is 10.
HE loved the children she said.
"It was the thought of not being
able to give them anything for
Christmas that had him down.
January was to be our last public
assistance check.
THE insurance policy was for
81 900. but we had only carried 1t
a year and a half. 1t says in it
that it will not pay in the first two
wears if the death is suicide"
Mr.. Garrison regained conscious
ness at the hospital and attendants
said he told them he did not want
to live. He died a short time later
The coroner's Office is investl-
eating.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
BY the Associeted Press

SAVAGE, Md, Dec. 11.-As though
a fairy waved wand, this Howard
County village became a Christmas
wonderland today.
Thousands of youngsters arriving
in special trains and autos will find
a tinseled toy town where there
was once rundown hamlet.
Before the day is over the name
Savage will be changed to Santa
Helm Harry Helm is the man who
waved the wand and Helm means
home" in German. Hence Santa
home"
Mr.. Helm has been planning this
Santa home since he bought the
Hamlet of Savage year ago. Pri-
marily he bought a 200-year-old cot
ton mill going out of business to
make his own Christmas tree deco
rations. With it went 600 acres and
ITS company owned houses and the
village utilities.
The old brick houses have, been
repainted and all have outdoor
Christmas decorations A CON-
munity house holds long shelves OF
toys. The streets are festooned with
$4,000 varicolored lights and on in
tersections are silver trees framing
cutouts of nursery rhyme characters
A huge lighted star tops the fac
tory and at the lane leading into
Savage off the Baltimore boulevard
is a miniature castle.
Naturally. Santa Claus and his
eight live reindeer pulling a slee
are there. too. There's also a circu:
tent with life-sized animals op.
Grated by motors.
Two special Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad trains hired by Mr.. Helm
will bring children from Baltimore
and Washington, equidistant from
here, to Santa Helm. Many others
are expected to come in cars ane
buses.
A Tom Thumb" reproduction o1
Evening star., 1948-12-11
By Horriet Griffiths
Stor Stoff Correspondent

CAMP LEE, Va. Dec. 11.-Wom-
ems Army Corps trainees don't have
to do "pushups" any more, for one
thing.
Trivial. perhaps; but less Stren-
uous physical training is among
many improvements in the WAC
program now that the corps is part
of the Regular Army, according to
Sergt. Elizabeth Carpenter, %, OF
1911 Randolph street NV, who re-
enlisted in September.
Yesterday Ill women comprising
the first class of Regular Army
WAC trainees were graduated from
basic training at the Women's Army
Training Center here. This center,
the first, opened october 4.
Sergt. Carpenter, who signed up
for another three-year hitch after
having served previously with the
corps from April, 1945, to last July,
pointed out also that chances for
promotion are better.
Automatic Promotions.
FlOIllOGlOllo dlC dOIOilioGAS 4AO"
after you have served the pre-
scribed length of time, If you can
meet the qualifications" she said,
AS a re-enlistee. she completed her
processing and refresher training in
about two weeks. New recruits get
an eight-week course, with an ad-
ditional two weeks for processing.
Now she is a platoon sergeant,
training SO women in the proper
care of clothing. equipment and
barracks. She teaches classes in
physical training, military customs
and courtesies and other subjects
of that type.
WAC life is a new experience to
another Washington resident, Miss
Eva L. Anderson, %, of 1918 Kalo-
rama road NV, who will complete
her basic training in a few weeks.
Miss Anderson, who formerly
worked as waitress in Washington,
sees "a lot of advantages in being
in the Army
The discipline is very good she
said. 1--WE gained 9 pounds"
The peacetime objective Of the
WAC training program is to get the
recruits as well trained as possible.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Infant Death Rate Drops
To New Low in Maryland
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec: 10.-The birth
rate in Maryland seems to have
passed it's peak, but infant NOR
tality dipped to a record low dur
ing the third quarter of 1948, a
State Health Department report
shows.
The department said the birth
rate peak came in 1946 with 28.7
per 1000 poulation. The rate for
the July-September period Of this
year is about 25.9.
The infant mortality rate was
I26.3 per 1000 live births last quar-
ter compared with 26.5 for the cor
responding period in 1947 and 30.5
in 1916.
The department said the tubercu-
losis death rate for the third quar-
ter of 1948-54.8 per 1000 population
was "a record low for this time
of the year" The death rate for
the corresponding 1947 quarter was
l647.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Fine Arts Approves
Mellon Memorial
Fountain Design

A classical design for the proposed
Andrew w. Mellon memorial foun-
tain, to be built in front Of the
National Gallery of Art, was ap-
proved yesterday by the Commission
of Fine Arts.
After examining other proposed
sites, the commission approved the
original suggestion that the foun-
tain be erected at the juncture of
Pennsylvania and Constitution ave-
nues on a small plot of land east
of Sixth street NV. Complete de-
tails of the design were not di-
vulged. but commission members
said its feature is a marble basin.
The fountain would more nearly
resemble the one in the south
grounds of the White House and
would lack such statues as decorate
the elaborate Oscar Strauss foun-
tain south of the District Building,
it was explained The firm of
Eggers and Higgins. New York
architects, submitted the Mellon de-
sign.
The art gallery was Mr., Melons
gift to the Nation.
Meanwhile, the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
went exploring" according to Maj.
Gen. U. S. Grant III, chairman, and
discussed planning problems with
Maryland officials.
The only decision of the Joint
groups was an agreement to seek
legislation that would permit ex-
penditure of Capper-Cramton Act
funds to repay the Federal COM
mission in acquiring park lands in
nearby small stream valleys. There
are half a dozen of these small
valleys ideal for development pur-
poses in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties.
The planning commission ap-
proved a motion to re-introduce
legislation affecting the parks in
the Metropolitan Area, which failed
of passage in the last Congress. 1t
is particularly interested in trying
to get the Suitland Parkway trans
ferred to the National Park Service
This expensive freeway was built by
the War Department few years age
to connect Boiling and Andrews
Fields. It is being offered for sale
as surplus" property.
Another bill which passed the
Senate but failed in the House will
be pressed at the coming session
1t would authorize deal with the
Smoot Sand e. Gravel Co., by which
that concern would be given GER
tain dredging routes on park prop
erty in return for a gift of ITO acres
of land along the route of the Mount
Vernon Memorial boulevard. The
property is south of Alexandria.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
2Judges at0dds
On Legal Point
In Weapon Case
Mcmahon Moves for
Final Decision on
License Question

Judge John P. Mcmahon of
Municipal Court today disat>eed
with Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws
of District Court on point of law
involved in gun-carrying cases.
Where Judge laws in case earlier
this year acquitted a defendant be-
cause the Government failed to sal
leeg and prove" that he had no
license to carry a gun, Judge Nc
Mahon today refused to grant an
other man a new trial which had
been asked on grounds that the
Government failed to raise the Ii
cense point.
In sentencing Andrew Lee Brown,
27, colored, 1900 block of Fifth street
NV, to pay a 500 fine or serve 80
days in Jail, Judge Mcmahon de-
clared he was aware that his stand
conficted with that of the District
Court chief judge.
Wants Final Decision.
But feel thsi is very impor-
tant matter and that there should
be a final decision on the question
by the courts here" Judge Mcmahon
declared.
He then agreed to the request of
Defense Counsel Charles Garlock
to set appeal bond of 500 to take
the case to the Municipal Court OF
Appeals.
This was the second time this
year that the question has been the
subject of an appeal. The question
was raised in the case OF Samuel
Waters. "A. colored. taXlcab
driver convicted of carrying a gun
bv a District Court jury. Judge
Laws later set the jury's verdict
aside and acquitted the man be-
cause the Government had failed
to show he had no license to carry
the weapon.
Judge Laws ruling then was
taken to the United States Court OF
Appeals by the Government, and
that court sent the question to the
Supreme Court which, on November
% refused to consider the question.
Move Not Explained.
The Supreme Court dismissed 1t
at the request of the Justice De-
partment which offered no expla-
nation for it's move. The action, in
effect, established Judge Laws de-
cision as the current law here.
Before announcing his decision to
overrule the new trial motion III the
Brown case, Judge Mcmahon re-
called that the man was convicted
by a Municipal Court jurv last April
of carving an unloaded IS auto
matte in the HOO block of U street
NV.
He added that Attorney Garlock
had promptly asked TO" new trial
on grounds that the Government
failed to "allege o. prove the de-
fendant did not move license to
carry the weapon.
But Judge Mcmahon said he with
held immediate decision at the time
pending Judge Laws action on the
Waters case. Today, however, the
lower court jurist declared he re-
mains convinced" that the burden
is on the defendant to prove he has
a license to carry a gun, rather than
on the Government to prove he does
not have license.
The present printed forms OF the
official court charge of carrying
deadly weapon" makes no mention
of a gun license,
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Executed SIayers' Bodies
Returned 10 Families

The bodies of Reginald j. Wheeler,
%. and Jesse James Patton, %. mur-
derers who were electrocuted yes
terday at District Jail, have been
returned to their families for burial.
The two men were executed after
Chief Justice Vinson denied their
last plea for delay.
The two were convicted for the
holdup-murder in. June, 1916, of
Maurice L. Bernstein, a druggist.
They had been under death SEN
tence for more than two years and
had been granted IL postponements
of execution.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Collector Masquerading
As FBI Man Fined $500

A finance company employe was
fined $500 in District Court yesterday
and placed on probation for three
years for falsely representing him.
self to be a Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation agent while trying to
locate a man who was said to have
owed the company money.
The man sentenced is Samuel M.
Miller, SO, whose address was listed
as 4907 Monroe street. Newton VII
lage, Bladensburg, Md.
Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut, who
imposed sentence, suspended a jail
sentence of from one 70 three years
before placing Miller on probation.
Miller, however, had to pay the fine.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
|MoryIonders Get
Warning on D. C.
Liquor Purchases
BY the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-THE State
Controllers Office has warning for
Marylanders who carry more than
two quarts of liquor across the line
from Washington.
Deputy Controller Joseph O'C.
McCusker said "any one who brings
in more than that is an importer.
Importers have to pay $1,000 for a
license
Judge Herman M. Moser charged
this week that the State loses mil
lions of dollars a year" in liquor
taxes because individuals and cor
porations who are Illegally buying
liquor supplies in the District Of Co.
lumbia to avoid paying taxes"
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Third Youth in Theft
Gets 'Curfew' Sentence

A third young man was placed
on two years probation on con-
dition that he observe an 1880 pm.
curfew, refrain from drinking and
gambling, when he came before
Judge Charles w. Woodward in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
yesterday.
Thomas S. Carter, 81, was con-
victed along with two Rockville
brothers in the theft of tires, tubes
and spare wheels from the Rockville
Motor Co. The other two. Wilbur, l8
and Charles Mossburg, 20, had their
reformatory sentences suspended on
condition that they observe the cur
few hour and refrain from drinking
In the case of Carter, however
Judge Woodward observed that he
had record of gambling.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Mrs. Truman Giving Teo
For BromuqIios Today

Argentine Foreign Minister Juan
A. Bramuglia and his wife will be
received by Mrs. Truman at tea in
the Blair House this afternoon. the
White House announced today.
Mr.. Bramuglia, visiting here after
serving as president Of the United
Nations Security Council in Paris
last month, conferred with President
Truman at the White House yester-
dsv
Evening star., 1948-12-11

work in establishing canteen serv-
ices in VA hospitals throughout the
country.
The award will be known as the
Arthur S. Fleming award in honor
of the former Civil Service commits
sioner. A plaque will be presented
by the Junior board at dinner
January 27. Certificates of merit
will oe presented to four other
nominees.
The winner will enter competi-
ton in the National Junior Cham
Der of Commerce good government
award. Nominations should be sub
mitted locally by December II. Eli
gible are male employees under 36.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
District Children Flock to See
Santa S Home in MARYLAND

the first B. e. o. train will carry
boys and girls through the streets
Roaming around will be children of
the 1900 residents, dressed in cos
tunes of characters from Mother
Goose.
The tiny century-old postoffice
all decked out in fresh red and
white paint, has received thousands
of letters to Santa Claus from chill
dren all over the country. Mr.. Helm
plans to acknowledge them with a
Gift
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Chapman Will Attend
Puerto Rico Inauqurul

Undersecretary of Interior Oscar
L. Chapman will represent President
Truman at the Inauguration Janu-
az 2 of Luis Munoz Marin. first
e 2ted President of Puerto Rico.
This was announced yesterday
af er the resident commissioner of
Puerto Rico, Antonio Fernos Isern,
called at the White House to invite
President Truman to the San Juan
ceremony. The President was forced
te decline because of the session of
tie Eighty-frst Congress which
opens January 3.
Evening star., 1948-12-11

W LIlS OuGoOdllN-
ing young Gov
ernment worker
OF the year.
The ju ! o I
board announced
the award and
called for nomi-
nations t h r e e
months ago. The
first nomIns ton
was made yes
t erd ay when
Robert H. Buck
nell. a Veterans
Administra t | o n
employe. " a S
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Jim Farley Here,
Tells Roosevelt
Joke on Russia
BY the Associated Press

James A. Farley made what 1T
termed purely social" calls on Sen.
ate Democratic leader yesterday.
Reporters caught him afterwaro
in a story telling mood and he told
this one:
AS Postmaster General he ques-
toned recognition of Soviet Russia
But Jim, they have even agreed
to let in Catholic priests" President
Roosevelt told him.
How many?" Mr.. Farley asked.
"One"
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Nominations Are Urged
For Junior Board Awards

The Commissioners yesterday re-
quested District Government heads
to submit nominations for the first
Junior Board of Commerce award
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-07

Such a result would leave Alaska entirely de- pendent upon the ships of foreign country for service which the United States would have power to regulate In the event of war the foreign ships would be under no obligation to continue service to Alaska but would in all likelihood be requsitioned by their government
 The Canadians so far have not supported any such legislation At present they do not have the ships to service the Alaskan area, and have been
 more or less content to take the cream of the Alaskan summer tourist trade as well to most of their available ships on the highly profitable between Victoria and Seattle.
 Neither is there any assurance that the Canadian service would be cheaper than the present American service under which the rates have been set 50 per cent lower than they would be to yield reasonable profit This has been made possible through gov ernment subsidy, as far know the only subsidy in the domestic trade.
 The Maritime Commission has suggested that rates be further reduced through further subsidy.
 Of the two Canadian lines in the Alaskan field, one is government owned and the other receives government subsidy. It is estimated that Canadian labor is about 50 per cent cheaper than American labor However Canadian ships still must use Ameri- can longshoremen in Alaska.
 Our Governor and Attorney General suggest that the American ships pull out of the passenger business entirely in Southeast Alaska only two vessels for regular service between Seattle and the Gulf of Alaska on a direct route connng passenger operations only to Southwestern Alaska.
 The Canadians of course, never have indicated desire to serve the more remote and less profitable areas of Alaska outside of Southeast Alaska But should they be allowed to in and skim off the cream of the trade in Southeast this would force higher rates for the rest of Alaska should American ships be able to continue in operation
 The plan in effect involves the importation of cheap foreign labor into the American market
 Shipping rates may be higher here than in foreign countries But so is everything else. Many of our Alaskan merchants could be forced out of business, and our industries closed down if we wished to sub stitute cheaper labor and products for those of country.
 When Japanese made Alaskan" curios being sold in Alaska you couldn't get good price for the genuine Alaskan made curios, a szeabe native industry
 It seems to that this matter deserves serious consideration before action taken the part of the various Alaskan pressure groups.
 Would it be wise for Alaskans to have to depend upon a foreign country for steamship service?
 Would it be wise to force our American merchant marine in Alaska out of business from the point of view of the defense of Alaskan
 Would it not be wiser to press our advantage of Congress to the subsidy so that rates go down and rebuild our Alaskan merchant marine to pre-war strength?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-07

pictures of the food being distri- buted in order further to impress the French people with the way the food was being used and where it had come from.
 Following my departure for Italy however, Donald Lowery, head of the Y.MCA. in Paris, called a meeting of American church and relief groups and urged that what he called the Pearson ballyhoo" be dropped. He proposed that the food be distributed on schedule, but without the previously agreed upon program to identify it with the American givers. With the ex- ception of one American agency the Jewish Joint Distribution com mittee-the relief groups agreed with him. It was voted to cut out the so-called Pearson public ity.
 Hearing of this action, the American Embassy discreetly in- tervened Officially, the Embassy has nothing to do with the Friend ship food, though unofficially it's staff has been of tremendous help. Now, upon urging of the Embassy the previously planned ceremonies for each Friendship Train have been reinstated