OPA Counsel Accuses Hecht Co. of 'Apathy And Indifference'

Closing Arguments Made; Overcharges Repaid, Dulcan Says

Closing arguments in the Govern- ment's price-control case against the Hecht Co. were begun in District Court today as OPA counsel accused the company of “apathy and indif- ference" and stated "admitted" vio- lations by the company would form the basis of the OPA request for a permanent injunction.

Arguments are expected to close today when the case will be given to Justice F. Dickinson Letts for judgment.

George M. Austin, OPA counsel, said that the Hecht Co. had ad- mitted. among other things, a total of 2.500 violations and 940 evi- dences of overcharging, with a cost of $4,900 to consumers.

Overcharges Repaid. Earlier, Charles B. Dulcan. sr..

vice president and general manager of the Hecht Co., had stated mis- takes were made in “good faith” and any overcharges are being paid back where the consumer is known and will be given to charity if pur- chasers cannot be determined.

Taking the stand late yesterday in the 10-day-old proceedings in which the company has opposed the OPA petition for a permanent injunction to halt further alleged breaches ol the law. Mr. Dulcan said every effort had been made to abide by the regu- lations. and outlined the company’s course since price fixing was inaugu- rated early last year.

Charles A. Horsky of defense counsel said Mr. Dulcan would be the last witness for the company.

Force Specially Trained. Mr. Dulcan told the court that

Hecht had set up a special bureau to handle OPA matters even before the price ceilings went into effect; that the force had been trained for the functions that would be nec- essary. and that no expense had been spared to make this branch of the store efficient although It had been difficult to recruit help. All efficials of the store, he continued, had been impressed with the neces- sity of living up to the law, and he read a memorandum addressed to the heads of the establishment in April, before the law became effec- tive, in which he said "we will live 100 per cent within the law.”

Mr. Dulcan also told of a trip made by a member of the company's board to Canada, to study price con- trol there, and explained that pos- ters had been distributed through the store setting out that the com- pany was complying with OPA reg- ulations to ‘’encourage” the public to report any violations.

U.S.Ships West of Aleutians Attacked by Jap Planes

After months of inactivity, the Japanese forces based on Kiska in the Aleutian Islands were reported In a naval communique today to have attacked United States ships operating to the westward of the American base on the Adreanof Is- lands in the Aleutians.

The attack was made by two Jap- anese float plahes, but, according to the Navy, no damage was suffered by the American vessels. Naval spokesmen refused to say what type of vessels were attacked or to admit that they were naval craft.

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Book for Workers Tells Advantages Of Stable Wages

I By the Associated Press. Tire Government printed thou-

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The tiny booklet. "Your War and Your Wages,” described the relation of wage stabilization to living costs.

It gave this example: "A 10-cent-an-hour raise in nor-

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ihr Associated Press. LANCASTER. Pa.. Jan. 28.—Di-

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Others die for you; the least you can do is buy for them. Get your War savings stamps now. 1

Welcome Program Series For Newcomers to Open

The first of a series of informal "Washington Welcomes You” pro- grams, relating to allied arts and high-lighting cultural and historic associations of Washington, will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Phillips Memorial Gallerv, 1600 Twentv-first street N.W.

An informal talk on the gallery and some of its art treasures will be made by a gallery staff member. At 5 p.m. Miss Beatrice Pinckney Jones, pianist, will offer a program. Tire chairman will be Miss Laura King.

The programs, in addition to being open to the public, are arranged especially for servicemen and their wives. WAACS, WAVES and Gov-

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On Sunday, February 7, the second program will be held at 4 p.m. at the Lincoln Memorial Museum. 511 Tenth street N.W., on the site of the old Ford Theater. A talk on the theater and the assassination there of President Lincoln will be given by T. Sutton Jett of the museum staff.

Drive to Enroll Women For War Savings to Open

The women's division of the Dis- trict of Columbia War Savings Com- mittee will launch a house-to-house campaign next Monday with a view to enrolling an estimated 300,000 Washington women in the War Savings League, through the pur-

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