Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1942, Page 21

Washi Sugar Is Doled To Restaurant Customers Most District Places Give One Spoonful To Cup of Coffee Many Washington restaurants be- gan rationing sugar to patrons to- day as Federal officlals worked on details of & Nation-wide program to become effective early next month. From the standpoint of the private user, Price Administrator Leon Hen- derson announced Saturday that sugar would be available at a rate of about one pound per person each week, but the method of apportion- ing the commodity among restau- rants and other commercial users has not been completed. Meanwhile, restaurant owners in the District were taking the precau- tionary rationing measure of their own accord. In most cases, coffee- drinkers were held to a spoonful & cup. i Based on Patriotism. A spokesman for one large short- erder restaurant chain said its sugar had been distributed to customers in individual bags as a conservation measure for some time, but that not until today did the one-bag limit (equivalent to a **heaping spoonful”), go into effect. Asked what would be the fate of & customer who insisted he was a two-spoonful man, the spokesman replied: “He would be accused of being very unpatriotic.” Government cafeterias started ra- tioning sugar before Mr. Henderson | announced the rationing program | would be adopted. At these cafe- | terias sugar-using patrons were greeted with tables bare of sugar | bowls Saturday morning. Instead, one spoonful of sugar was dumped | into tea and coffee cups as the cus- tomers went down the cafeteria line —if the customers asked for it. | May Recover Hoardings. | Ration books are being prepared for the private consumer program.| Mr, Henderson said Saturday that there was a shortage of one-third in the sugar supply, which in 1941 ‘was sufficient to provide a per capita home consumption of a pound and | & half each week. He hinted that some attempt | would be made to recover stocks held by hoarders, saying “‘consumers who are in possession of abnormal- 1y large stocks of sugar are warned that they will not be permitted to gain an advantage from their sup- posed foresight.” Industrial sugar eonsumption, which averaged 40 pounds a person | in 1941, will be cut to 27 pounds.| Mr. Henderson said sugar sup- plies from all sources this ,vnr‘ probably will total 5,300,000 short| tons, compered with 7.989,000 in| ngton News he Zp WASHINGTON, | actress, who left her native land NEW YORK.—HE'LL BE A WHITE HOUSE LUNCHEON GUEST— Recently released from a hospital here for treatment of infantile paralysis, Gerry King, 4-year-old Hell's Kitchen boy, will accom- pany Hollywood stars to Washington for a party celebrating President Roosevelt's birthday. He will be a guest for luncheon at the White House Friday. —A. P. Wirephoto. Movie Stars Head for D. C i 23 Celebrities to Attend Ball Michele Morgan Latest Addition To Record List As Hollywood's contribution te! the Washington celebration of the President’s Birthday started East | by special train today, the local com- mittee completed its star roll call| with Michele Morgan, the Prench when the Nazis moved in. Leaving Hollywood on the special train, which gets to Washington at 8:40 am. Thursday, were Rosalind Russell, Wiliam Holden, Patricia B G, Woman Killed On Boulevard At College Park Girl, 5, Seriously Hurt In Virginia; Four Autos Hit Trees D. C. Traffic Toll Killed in 1942 _ Killed in same period of 1941 Toll for all of 1941 _ 2 -8 13 95 Mrs. John Collins, about 55, of College Park, Md., was killed early today when struck by an automobile on the Baltimore boulevard at Col- lege Park. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Casualty Hospital. Prince Georges County police charged Harold Bennett, 51, of 3807 Twentieth street NE., said to be the driver of the car, with man- slaughter. Mrs. Collins’ body was identified by Maryland State Policeman D. B. Wiseman, Washington police said. Five-year-old Frances Henderson, daughter of Sergt. and Mrs. Walter Henderson of Fort Belvoir, was in serous condition with a fractured | skull at Alexandria Hospital, after| she was struck yesterday by an au- tomobile on Route 1, about 7 miles south of Alexandria. Breaks From Mother's Grasp. Police said the child was crossing | the highway with her mother when | she suddenly broke from her mother’s grasp and ran against the side of an automobile. | Roland B. Hatton, 23, of Balti- more, was seriously injured here yes- terday and was taken to Casualty | Hospital with a right leg fracture, | broken left hand and face lacera- tions. Police said the car he was driving left the road and struck a tree in the 2800 block of Bladensburg road NE. ‘Two were injured, one seriously, when an auto left a Soldiers’ Home road shortly before midnight Satur- day and hit a tree, according to police. The driver, Prancis Phelps, 20, of 4222 Fourth street N.W,, suf- fered a punctured right lung, frac- tured ribs, head lacerations and pos- sible concussion, police said. He was treated at Emergency. A pas- senger, Marion Snyder, 15, of Ta-| koma Park, Md,, was given first aid. Others Hurt Striking Trees. A third accident in which a car| struck a tree sent Marshall Jack- | son, 31, of Newport News, Va, to| Providence Hospital from St. Marys County, Md. He suffered possible rib_fractures. Gene Martin, 26, and George Cas- sidy, 21, both of Hagerstown, Md. | suffered scalp wounds this morning | when their car also struck a tree on Route 201 at Clarksburg, police said. ‘They were taken to the Mont- MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1942. *% | | HELEN KELLER “HEARS” SWING ARTIST—Helen Keller (center), who was stricken deaf and blind in infancy, attended last night’s concert of the National Symphony Orchestra at Constitu- | tion Hall, at which Benny Goodman, the swing clarinetist, was guest soloist. Miss Keller is shown greeting Dr. Hans Kindler (left), the symphony’'s conductor, and Mr. Goodman at intermission | posal. Bning %tuf | ‘Socigty and General B B-1 Hearing Called On Cafe Health Regulafions Proposed Sanitary Requirements Will Be Argued February 10 ‘The Commissioners today called & public hearing at 10 am. February 10 in the board room of the District Building on proposed regulations governing the maintenance of board- ing houses, restaurants, delicatessens and catering establishments. The proposed rules, which lay down sanitary requirements, were submitted to the Commissicners to- day by Corporation Counsel Rich-e mond B. Keech and mimeographed copies will be made available to- morrow. ‘Would Require Examinations. The rules are the outgrowth of a recent hearing of the House Dis- trict Committee in which members deplored sanitary conditions in Washington restaurants and urged Health Officer George C. Ruhland to “get tough.” Principal feature of the regulations is the requirement that all boarding house and res- taurant managers take an examina- tion to demonstrate their knowledge of sanitation. Another Health Department pro- which is expected to be time, “talking” with them through her hands. Federation Women Warned of Mishaps Under War Economy Worn Tires, Household Equipment Hold Perils, Convention s Told A warning that blackouts and re- strictions on tires would make it imperative to intensify precautions | against traffic accidents was sound- | ed today at the board meeting of the General Pederation of Women's | Clubs which is closing & four-day | session at the Mayflower Hotel. | Mrs. James C. Certpark, public | and home safety chairman of the | organization, pointed out that the | tire shortage would increase the | danger of accidents resulting from | blowouts. The club women also were urged to be on the alert against home acci- dents as irreplaceable household equipment wears out. In addition, the organization should use its influence wherever | possible to prevent mishaps on farms + | brought up at the public hearing. is | the suggested requirement that all | food handlers in boarding houses or —Star Staff Photo. Helen Keller ‘Humble, Proud’ After TouchingPresident’sFace Helen Keller, who has carved a pearance with the National Sym- notable career despite total deafness phony in Constitution Hall. and blindness from infancy, called Through Miss Thomson, Miss| on President Roosevelt in the White | Keller admitted she has learned to House today. As she came out she| like the sort of swing music of which announced she was “humble and Mr. Goodman is a leading exponent, proud” because: congidering it “a wonderful new de- “T was allowed to touch the Presi- | velopment.” dent's face.” | During the intermission, Miss “It is a face full of more than Keller went backstage to meet the | can be expressed.” she told reporters. swing clarinetist, whose program She became aware of “the magnifi- varied from Mozart to boogie- cent smile that helped to sustain woogie, and Dr. Hans Kindler, con- him during the darkest moments ductor of the symphony of his life.” Then she returned to join the p . | audience and many of the sym- Howaveyi Emeionie he rec"eived phony’s musicians, as the Goodman me and how at home I felt.” she Orch took it exclaimed. “I felt the courage in orC estra over the Constitution his hand.” Hall stage for its swing session ? During the first half of the pro- With Miss Keller was her constant ' gram, Mr. Goodman had appeared companion, Miss Polly Thompson. | as soloist with the symphony in the The author and lecturer sald she | Mogzart “Clarinet. Concerto.” had met kings and great men all| Miss Keller, in Washington visit- over the world but found America’s| ing a friend, Mrs. Philip Sidney President superior to them all. | Smith, is to lecture tonight at the Sensitive to the slightest vibration, | Library of Congress for the Victory Miss Keller was an enthusiastic | Book Campaign, being conducted member of last night's audience at- | locally by the District of Columbia | | restaurants be compelled to obtain health certificates. Penalties Up to $800 Fine. In line with the admonition of several members of the House Dis- trict Committee “to clean up or close up,” the rules for both boarding houses and food establishments call for revocation of license for viola- tions. In addition, violators of the boarding house regulations are sub- Jject, on conviction, to a fine of not more than $300 as compared with an $800 maximum fine in the case of food establishments. Dr. R. R. Ashworth, director of the Health Department's sanitary in- spection, said that in general the requirements for boarding houses were less drastic than those for the other eating establishments. In general they establish standards for floors, ceilings, walls, lighting, venti- lation, doors, windows, water supply, lavatory facilities, kitchen construc- tion and dish-washing facilities, storage and refrigeration. $555,75m45 Increa; Asked For Bellevue Laboratory The House Appropriations Com- mittes today recommended an in- tending Benny Goodman's guest ap- | crease of $555,545 in the 1943 budget | Lt e | for operation of the Naval Research | Laboratory at Bellevue, D. C., largely 1941, In normal times the United | Morison, Jackie Cooper, —Bonita and in industry, which would slow | to prevent a threatened disruption States obtains 2,000,000 tons a year | from the Philippines, whose exports are cut off entirely, and Hawaii,| whose output will be cut in half. The R. F. C. has purchased Cuba’s entire crop to offset these losses as far as possible, but much of the | Cuban sugar will go to the Allies | The cowboy actor will bring with | formance at the Fort Myer horse | Granville, Gene Raymond, John Payne, Carol Bruce, Brenda Mar- | shall and Ensign Wayne Morris. | Betty Grable and Gene Autrey | will leave tomorrow from Hollywood. him a special saddle for his per- how. Those now in the East who also | }wm be here by Thursday, bringing the number of celebrities to 23, are | Mickey Rooney and his bride, Aval | Gardner; Ruth Hussey, Judy Ca- | nova, Dorothy Lamour, Pat O'Brien, Miss Morgan, Jean Hersholt, Lt.| | James Stewart and Eros Volusia, a Brazilian dancer. and domestic producers of alcohol | S for war uses. | Lanham Forced fo b;lay D. C. Housing Measure Chairman Lanham of the House | | Public Buildings and Grounds Com- mittee announced today he would be forced to delay until tomorrow introduction of a bill to permit some of the $300,000.000 Congress has suthorized to be appropraited for national defense housing to be spent in the District on homes for Government workers in low-income groups. The special legislation is neces- sary because the act authorizing the appropriation failed to provide specifically for use of any of this money in the District. Chairman Randolph of the House District Committee has predicted a “substatnial” amount of the $300,000000 will be spent here. Mr. Lanham has planned tenta- tively to hold a hearing on the bill either Wednesday or Thursday. Action will be expedited, he said, because of the seriousness of the housing shortage here. Members ! of Mr. Randolph's committee are | to be invited to sit with the Public | Buildings and Grounds Committee at the nearing. Joseph S; Wés;;;aies; United Press Writer Joseph S. Wasney, 44, for more thap 20 years a correspondent of the United States Press Associa- tions, died yesterday at Glenn Dale | Sanatorium from a heart attack| following a long illness. | A native of the District, Mr.| ‘Wasney was a graduate of the Uni- | versity of Maryland. He joined the | United Press in 1920 and covered the Treasury Department and the‘ ouse. In 1930 he was named Pennsyl- | vania manager of the press a: | mark and the Kibitzers of N. B. C,, | nade; Mr. Gerrits and Sam Jack | at a party Saturday night in an | wounds in his back. Hospital of- Edward Arnold, who will serve as master of ceremonies at the Wil-| lard Hotel banquet Friday night,| arrived here yesterday. Art Brown of WOL will assist at the Willard. At other affairs on the Presi- | dent’s birthday the masters of cere- | monies will include Ray Michael and Bill Crago, both of N. B. C,, | at Uline's Arena; Arch McDonald, C. B. S.. at the Mayflower Hotel; | Paul Gerrits of the Capitol Theater | and Tony Wakeman, WINX, at the Shoreham Hotel; Gordon Hitten- | at the Wardman Park Hotel; Louise Beavers and Jack Carter of Licht- man Theaters, at the Lincoln_ Colon- Kaufman of the Capitol, at that theater; Sammy Kaye at the Earle | Theater and Shep Allen at the| Howard Theater. | Three Stabbed in Arlington; Washingfon Pair Held Arlington County police today were questioning a 23-year-old Washington woman in connection with the stabbing of three youths Arlington home. Another member of the party, a 33-year-old man, also of Washington, was being held at No. 1 precinct here after he re- fused to waive extradition. Seriously wounded in the affray, which police said occurred at a house in the 2000 block of North Taylor street, was James Hendricks, 23, of Arlington. He was admitted to Georgetown Hospital with two ficials this morning described his condition as only “fair.” Howard Hill, 25, who told polick sociation, directing activities from | he lived at 617 M street N.E., and Harrisburg and Philadelphia. He | Ben Southers, who gave his address was' named Southern news editor | 85 2035 Taylr street, suffered minor in 1936, with headquarters in At- |lacerations and were discharged lanta. He filled this post until 18 from the hospital after treatment. months ago, when he was trans- ferred to the Capital bureau. He-is survived by his widow, Mrs. Claire 8. Wasney; two children, 1t H S e vy i chilaren. | For Citizenship Training Mrs. Rosa E. Wasney. Funeral| The citizenship-training program services will be held at 11 a.m. to- | being carried on over the country morrow at the home of his mother, | by the Immigration and Naturaliza- | 1409 F street N.E. with burial in| tion Service now has 650,000 aliens St. Barnabas Cemetery, Hill, Md. Manyiliens Enroll Oxon | enrolled and it is expected that the | 1,000,000 mark will be reached this year, Dr. William Fletcher Russell, . the director, said last night in Workman Hurt in Plunge ’,—.dw i A MitallE Plunging eight floors when an| Dimock, associate commissioner of elevator on a construction job at|the Immigration and Naturalization Sixteenth and Monroe streets N.W. | Service. gave: way, Colon Flood, 25, colored,| The States are co-operating in the 1528/Church street N.W., rushed | work, more than 40 having arranged to Casualty Hospital today with a| to take part. fractured spine, police said. His| The total alien population of the eondition was termed critical. | eoumtry is about 5,000,000 4 4 s MICHELE MORGAN. Lottery Charges Filed Against Two Men in Defense Collecion Federal Agents Check On Group Sponsoring Montgomery Coin Boxes Charges of operating a lottery in the guise of a,scheme to further sale of defense bonds and stamps have been placed against two men by Montgomery County police. The men, who were arrested Sat- urday night at their office at 8422 Georgia avenue, Silver Spring, are Thurman R. Rigdon, 54, of the Silver Spring Hotel and Samuel John Rankin, 29, of the Burlington Hotel in Washington. They are being held in the Rockville jail without bond pending further investigation. U. 8. Agents Inyestigating. The case also is being investigated by Federal operatives, who are checking ‘on the activities of an organization sponsoring collections from 18 “National Defense” coin boxes placed in the Silver Spring and Bethesda areas. The boxes, according to police, were decorated in red, white and blue and carried the slogan, “Keep 'Em Flying,” used by the Treasury Department in promoting the sale of Defense savings bonds and stamps. ‘The boxes also carried signs stating that the money collected was to be used to purchase airplanes, defense materials and Defense stamps and bonds. Records Confiscated. Envelopes in which to place con- tributions of 25 cents each were pro- vided with a space for the name and address of each contributor, police said. A sign above each box indicat- ed that those contributing would be included in drawings, the winners of which would receive Defense stamps bonds or stamps, officers said. The men were arrested by Detec- tive Corpl. Frank Lane and Police- man Roscoe Purdum of the county police, who also confiscated records | and other equipment in the office. Detective Lane said that Treasury Department officials had informed him they had not approved the plan. British Get $90,000,000 |Of U. S. Farm Products BY the Associated Press. The Agriculture Department re- ported today it purchased $80,000,- 000 worth of farm products during December for shipment to Great Britain under the lease-lend pro- gram and for distribution under do- mestic relief distribution. ‘This brought the total for such purchases to more than $600,000,000 since insuguration for the lease-lend program last April. gomery County General Hospital, where their condition was said to| be good. Police said the car was| being driven by Cassidy. {New Crosstown Bus Service| Is Begun With Ceremony Civic efforts of the Columbia Heights Businessmen's Association came to fruition yesterday with the beginning of the new crosstown bus service by the Capital Transit Co. First passenger was Jane Prances Lyons of Arlington, daughter of an upper Fourteenth street store man- ager. who was assisted aboard the bus at Fourteenth and Irving streets N.W., where a brief inaugural cere- mony was held. The youngster was helped aboard by Dr. Morris M. Gottlieb and Barnum A. Levitan, civic leaders who had campaigned through the association for the new line. She was received by Robert Catron, bus operator. Identified as Route H-2, the line | crosses Northern Washington from Westmoreland Circle to Catholic University, intersecting all north and south car and bus lines and providing the only public transporta- tion through Rock Creek Park. On weekdays and Saturdays first buses leave Catholic University westbound at 5:36 a.m.. and depart from Westmoreland Circle east- bound at 5:42 am. The last bus leaves the university at 12:21 am., while the last leaving the circle is at 12:27 eastbound. The overall running time is 32 minutes. Poetry Contest Planned For Catholic Students ‘The Washington Catholic Poetry Society is sponsoring a poetry con- test for undergraduates in local Catholic colleges. The contest will close February 28 and winners will be announced March 8. Among schools whose students are eligible are Georgetown Uni- versity, Catholic University, Trin- ity College, Dumbarton College, Georgetown Visitation Convent Junior College, Immaculata Junior College and Columbus University Jjunior college. The contest committee includes | Sister Angela Elizabeth, dean of ‘Trinity College; Miss Mary Frances Ward and Mrs. Leo A. Codd, chair- man. Entries should be sent to Mrs. Codd, 1637 Thirty-fifth street N.W., it was announced today. Four Condemned to Die In Assaults Win Stays Four men convicted qf criminal assault and sentenced to die in the electric chair at District Jail Febru- ary 6, today were granted stays of execution by Federal Judge William J. Campbell, on temporary duty here from the Northern District of Illinois. Judge Campbell granted all four stays until April 17 because their cases are on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals. The four reprieved are William Isaac Robinson, 34; James R. Mc- Kenzle, 21; Jarvis R. Catoe, 36, and Roland J. Lindsey, 19, all colored. | Catoe also was eonvicted of mur- dering Mrs. Ross Abramowits. down production necessary to the war program, Mrs. Carmark said. Two-Minute Talks Given. Mrs. Carmack’s report was one| of a number of two-minute talks of department chairmen. . Plans also were discussed for the | federation’s convention to be held in Forth Worth, Tex., April 27 to May 2, which will be followed by a post- convention tour to Mexico, Report- ing on plans were Mrs. Joseph M. Perkins and Mrs. J. W. Walker, di- rector and president of the Texas Federation, and Miss Ethel Walker and Mrs. Volney W. Taylor. chair- man and tour manager of the Fort ‘Worth gathering. The board today approved a reso- lution opposing the enactment by | Congress of “any law” tending to establish the family as a tax unit or | requiring husbands and wives to file Joint returns for Federal income tax purposes. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, legislation chairman, one of the leaders in the discussion preceding adoption of the resolution, branded a mandatory Jjoint income tax as “unfair and dis- criminatory,” and a step which would put a “penalty on marriage, encourage divorce and be the great- | est detriment to women of past 50 For the controversial resolution on aid to Russia which had been tabled earlier in the sessions, the board adopted a substitute measure, pledg- ing its “support” to the Government of the United States in its policy of extending all possible aid to the United Nations to the end that their common war effort may insure a final victory. Communism Was Condemned. The resolution which was tabled indorsed the policy of military and economic aid to Russia during the period of the common effort to de- stroy Hitlerism, but reaffirmed the federation’s condemnation of the principles of communism and its de- termination to prevent the spread of this or any other un-American doctrine in this country, both in time of war and peace. The resolution on aid to the United Nations brought a lively dis- cussion on whether or not the term | “United Nations” would be con- | fused with any of the countries asso- ciated in the Axis. Although one of the delegates declared that “people in the back woods” might not understand the reference, substitute wording was withdrawn after another delegate pointed out that the term had been accepted by both the President and Prime Minister Churchill. ‘The board also voted to make a $1,000 donation to the American Red Cross. Paul V. McNutt, director of de- fense, health and welfare activi- ties, was to address the 750 delegates at a luncheon meeting today. After- luncheon speakers were to be Maj. Gen. James C. Magee, Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire and Dr. Thomas Parran, Surgeons General of the Army, Navy and Public Health Service, and Dr. Helen 8. Mitchell, principal nutritionist of Mr. Mec- Nutt's office. Mrs. Morgenthau to Give Tea. ‘To be entertained at tea at o’clock this afternoon by Mrs. 200 Civilian Flyers | Meet Qualifications For Maryland Wing Training Program Already Begun for Vital Home Defense More than 200 civilian fiyers have been approved as members of the Maryland wing of the Civil Air Patrol and are starting the training Robert Montgomery \Will Be Feafured at | \Mile o' Dimes Today Will Present Contribution | Of Navy Department and- Marine Corps at Stand Swinging into its third and final week. this year’s Mile o’ Dimes cam- paign was to be given further im- petus today by the appearance at the stand this afternoon of Lt. Robert program which will prepare them | Montgomery, the movie star turned for vital work aiding the Office of Civilian Defense. | naval officer. At least 700 have applied for Lt. Montgomery was to bring to membership in the important volun- | the stand at Fourteenth street and teer defense unit, but a large num- | New York -avenue N.W. the contri- ber of the applications are yet to butions of the Navy Department, be acted on by the Federal Bureau | where he is stationed on active duty, of Investigation. | and the Marine Corps. Adding these i | funds to those already collected for ufig;,‘;f},‘“f}"fl;‘gv}}' l:g_ ‘;l‘f;‘g; | the battle against infantile paraly- fiyers will take over patrol duties | Sis, Lt. Montgomery was scheduled at vital defense centers and also .° the stellar attraction on the may be used for a number of com- 4:45 p.m. broadcast over WMAL. munication tasks, perhaps relieving| Other Agencies to Contribute. the Army and Navy Air Forces of Representatives of the Maritime some of these duties. Commission, the Federal Bureau of Organizati f the Maryland | Investigation and the Florence O s w1t way an. | Crittenton Home also were sched- T T (e exeoutive omcer, B, | lled to make contributions at the ~up | S8me time. . , aff eeting of grou ¥ 3 4 ;'m?fn'.fi.&'fis&&‘.y “s the -in§1 Mrs. Ross T. McIntire, wife of the headquarters, at Congressional Air- | Surgeon General of the Navy, ap- port. Each of four groups in the Mary- land wing has been organized into separate squadrons, one at each civilian flying field in the State. The training program, which Civil- ian Air Patrol members will under- g0, already has started, it was re- ported to Wing Commander Arthur Hyde. It includes military conduct and discipline, infantry drill with- out arms and controlled flying. Mr. Devore is to make a flying tour of the group headquarters this week to report on progress to Wing Commander Hyde. Gen. Lowe Will Speak To Organized Reserves Brig. Gen. Prank E. Lowe, exec- utive officer for Reserve Affairs, will speak at the general meeting of the local Reserves in the In- terior Department Auditorium at 8 pm. Wednesday. Headquarters of the Washington Military District will continue to function, although many of the local unit have been called to active duty. ‘The following Wednesday Maj. G. L. Hart, jr., Air Corps, will conduct classes for Pield Artillery officers in observation aviation and show a film on modern percussion fuses. commentator of ' the Columbia Broadcasting System. The struggle of both Americas for top war production will create s new kind of factory trouble- shooter who will travel to any point in North and South America where Henry Morgenthau, jr., the delegates will| bottlenecks develop, Labor Secretary close the convention with a dinner | Perkins and Inter-American Affairs and addresses by Brig. Gen. Lewis | Co-ordinator Nelson Rockefeller B. Hershey, director of selective service, and William B. in addresses to the fed- L} predicted Shirer, | eration Saturday. | peared at the Mile o' Dimes stand | earlier in the day to bring a col- lection of dimes from her family. Also on the noon broadcast over Station WMAL at 12:15 p.m. were | representatives of the Interstate Commerce Commission, with & $209.15 contribution to the fund; the Alley Dwelling Authority, with $14, and the Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers Union, Local 496, with $50. Armor Against Disease. Henry Gichner of the Gichner | Iron Works came with an employe of the firm clad in a suit of armor, symbolic of the armor against disease dimes brought to the stand will provide. Other additions to the Mile o Dimes fund were made at noon by the Bradburn Methodist Church, the Past Matrons and Patrons Asso- ciation of Washington Centennial Chapter, No. 26, O. E. S.; Peoples Life Insurance Co., the Heckinger Co., and Beitzell & Co. Proceeds of a dance held recently | at the Cairo Hotel also were brought to the stand by H. C. Powell, man- | ager of the hotel. Sports Events to Help. During this final week of the Mile o’ Dimes, a number of local sports events are lending support to the campaign. Among these are tomorrow night's ice hockey match at Riverside Stadium and a wrestling show at Joe Turner’s Arena Thurs- day night, a portion of the pro- ceeds from each event being turned over to the fund. Additional representatives of Government agencies are to appear throughout this week, too, swelling the funds gathered in the annual drive with money collected from their co-workers. Later in the week the many stars appearing here for the President’s Diamond Jubilee Birthday Ball will appear at the stand. of its war-time force of highly- skilled specialists. Fear was expressed that these specialists, now working under con- tract but having civil service status, might leave the laboratory for per- manent appointments in other Fed- eral departments. In a report to the House the com« mittee said in part: “This laboratory, in the commit- tee’s judgment, is of inestimable value to national defense. The sci- entists there employed, and there are s qumber of them without peer in their flelds, have contributed in very large part to the great strides that have been made in the employment of radio by the armed forces on the land, in the air, and on and under the sea. Further revolutionary de- | velopments no doubt will be evolved. | It 1s felt that we should extend every reasonable aid and it behooves us to attract and hold the best talent thas | \New Selectee Registranfs Given Choice of Residence | Selective service registrants who have more than one place of resi- dence will be given a choice of de- termining from which residence they are to be enrolled when they report for registration February 16, William E. Leahy, District director of selective service, said last night. Mr. Leahy pointed out that a registrar would have no right under | the regulations to interefere or dic- tate which of two or more residences any registrant wishes recorded. | _ Registration cards to be used | February 16 will contain space for both the registrant’s place of resi- | dence and a malling address. This | feature is of particular interest to many Washingtonians who are more | easily reached by mail here but who would prefer to be inducted into the Army from their home States. ‘The place of residence determines finally the local board which will have jurisdiction over any regis- trant, Mr. Leahy stressed. This | remains unchanged, although the mailing address may be changed | when necessary and local boards will | send notices to mailing address without regard to place of resi- dence. 1 Man Fights Burglar; Is Stabbed in Shoulder Honorato Lagoy, 38. was treated at Casualty Hospital after a struggle with a burglar in his room at 736 Eighth street N.W. early yesterday, police said. Mr. Lagoy was knifed in the left shoulder. The intruder escaped with a $20 watch. A purse-snatcher knocked down Ethel Smith, 1751 Willard street N.W., about 6 p.m. yesterday as she was walking in the 2100 block of Champlain street N.W., according to police. Her assailant took a pocket- book containing $5.85. Richard T. Smitson, 10 H street NE., reported that his trunk had heen entered and four $20 bills re- moved. Legion First-Aid Class Arlington Post No. 139, American Legion, will begin a first-aid class tonight in the Legion Clubhouse, 3445 North Washington boulevard. A