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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
U. 5. Postpones Crop
Plan 10 See Effect
OF War B|ockades
A. A. A. Planting Quotes
Held Up While European
Needs Are Studied
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department has
decided to await developments in
Europe's food blockade before estab-
fishing production goals for agricul-
ture next year.
Secretary Wallace approved the
framework for 1s41 crop control
programs, but in the case of most
major crops he left for later decision
the acreage which the A. A. A. will
recommend for planting. Only the
national seeding goal for wheat has
been determined.
Officials emphasized that results
of the British and German blockades
this fall would have an important
bearing on next years acreage allot-
ments.
Should Great Britain maintain
present bars against shipment of
agricultural products to continental
Europe, there would be little need.
they said. of expanding American
production beyond present levels.
Should Germany's newly-proclaimed
blockade of the British Isles prove
effective, it might be advisable. Of
ficials said. to ask farmers to seed
less next year.
Since the war started. exports of
American farm products have
slumped. As consequence, the
United States has accumulated more
than sufficient supplies of most food
products for its own needs and the
restricted foreign markets.
Should the blockades be lifted,
large markets would most likely be
reopened in Europe because of short
crops in the war-torn countries.
Such a development. officials said,
might make it advisable to expand
American production next year.
Thus. 1941 planting goals for cot
ton, corn, tobacco and other basic
crops may not be set until late in
November or early December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

worth bill to bring to war strength
the National Guard and Regular
Army units by January /. Guard
units, it is contemplated, will be
given two weeks of "shakedown" in
camps before their ranks are filled
with conscripts.
The Guard authorization has not
changed materially from the orig
inal bill, although many amend
ments were approved to alleviate
possible distress. All Guardsmen
and Reservists under the rank of
captain were permitted to resign or
obtain honorable discharges If they
had dependents. This provision was
expected to eliminate about 10000
GuardSmen from duty and a ma
jority Of enlisted Reservists, but was
not expected to curtail the strength
of the Reserve officers. of whom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Greece Calls Specialists.

Greece CaIIS Specialists.
ATHENS, Aug. % (P).-Four more
categories Of specialists in Greece's
armed forces were called to the COL
ors today. The number and nature
Of the specialists involved was not
disclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

5000 already have volunteered for
one year of duty.
Suits for Jobs Allowed.
Men ordered to duty who fail to
obtain Unemployment after expira-
ton Of the years duty will be per-
mitted under another amendment
to bring suit for reinstatement in
United States district courts, with
Federal district prosecutors acting
as their attorneys without pay.
Federal employees, however, will be
reinstated at their former positions
or other jobs with like seniority and
pay. One Senator pointed out that
in many instances this would guar
antee positions OF non-clvil service
employees who might lose jobs be-
cause of political changes in No
vember.
Civilian soldiers were also per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Low-Puid W.P.A.
|Crew Donates
| S773 to Aid u. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
w. P. A. officials said yesterday
that 80 Greenville IS. c. w. p. A..
workers had sent President Roose-
welt $113 to be used for national de-
Tense.
The w. P. A. pays a national aver
age Of about 50 day.
The country must prepare now to
defend itself from aggression, - >"
wrote McDuffie Irwin, superintend-
ent and spokesman for a gang Of
warehouse workers.
If the Government can help me
when I'm down and out" added Earl
M. Glazener. another contributor,
''it is my duty to help the country
in time of need"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Mobilization
Continued From First Page.)

in the Senate June 20, and the
desultory debate, studded with po-
litical speeches and personal re-
ordinations, droned into its third
week today.
$1,000 In First Call.
approximately $1,000 National
Guardsmen will be ordered to duty
by September Is if funds are pro>
vided soon enough. Increments will
be ordered out each month in a pro-
gram announced by the War De-
partment which is closely co-ordi-
mated with procurement of needed
man power through CONSUMPTION.
The Army contemplates drafting
400 900 men between the ages of 81
and 81 under the Burke-Wads-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Plane Production
Limited 10 Few Types
Urged by knudsen
Bomber With Ronge Of
1000 Miles Nearing
Completion

B. the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23.-Army
and Navy fighting planes, declares
William S. Knudsen, member of the
National Defense Commission in
charge of production, must be mar
rowed to few types to speed up
production.
their time on lot of different types
of planes" he said.
over in Germany they just tell
the Dornier people to keep turning
out Dornier It's as fast as they can.
That's why they can build 1000 air
planes month"
Mr. KnudSen and Maj Gen. Henry
H. Arnold. Army Air Corps chief,
inspected the worlds fastest fighting
plane and another ship, the world S
largest fighting plane, before leav-
ing today for San Diego to look over
a giant bomber being built there for
the Army.
7,0O0-Mile Flying Range.
The 140000-pound Douglas BIG
bomber, which will have a maximum
flying range of 1000 miles, is nearing
completion at Santa Monica and will
be ready for flying tests this fall.
Five hundred men are working in
three shifts on the craft. which will
carry cannon bigger than those of
any bomber in use. 1t has a wing
spread of 212 feet and is 112 feet
long. 1t will be powered by four
air-cooled Wright Duplex engines
generating 5000 horsepower.
Gen. Arnold and Mr.. Knudsen
also inspected sleek Lockheed P-38
twin-engined interceptor pursuit
ship designed for a speed of 400
miles an hour, but declared capable
Of 500.
1t has range of 100 miles, can
climb 1000 feet a minute, carries
four machine guns and a rapid fire
cannon firing a 1-pound shell. An
official said the Army hopes for de-
livery of 100 of these fighters a
month. Orders for the bomber will
depend on test flight results.
$500 Planes by April.
"The Army will have its $500
plane program finished by April
weeks ahead of schedule" said Gen.
Arnold.
That means $500 airplaneS with
pilots, ground crews and equipment
to match. Well be well on our way
toward the 15,0O0-plane total.
They'll be planes equal to any in
the world. All you have to do is to
see what our planes are doing ovet
In Europe to know that"
Mr.. Knudsen said: when we get
back to Washington We'll CO.
ordinate the demands of the Army
and Navy to avoid confusion and
speed up production
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Divorce Is SOUGHT

ROCKVILLE. Md. Aug. q (Spe.
ciaD Mrs. Malora R. Christmap OF
Bethesda has filed suit in the Cir
cult Court at Rockville for an abso-
lutte divorce from William j. Christ
man, also of Bethesda She asks to
be awarded custody of the couples
only child, Malorah j. Christman
The marriage took place June 4
1885.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

mitted to ask relief through courts
from debts. The courts will decide
the ability of soldiers to pay debts
during their services, as provided in
the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Re-
lief Act of 1918.
All youths who misrepresented
their age in enlisting with the Ma
tional Guard, although they are I'M
der Is, will receive honorable dis
charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Roll Extension Bill Offered

A bill to enable the Pennsylvania
Railroad to extend additional COM
mercial sidetracks into the indus
trial area being developed along
New York avenue NE. was intro
duced late yesterday by Senator
King. Democrat, of Utah, chairman
of the District Committee. 1t was
referred to the committee for report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Hikers to Swim

The Capital Hiking Club will swim
and hold q beach combing hike at
Ford's Beach, Md, Sunday. The
public is invited. Buses will leave
14l6 F street NV. at 9 am. and re-
turn in the evening. Lunches and
bathing suits must be brought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Italian Planes Bomb
Alexandra District

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Aug. %
R.-Italian war planes early this
morning bombed the Alexandria
area.
A succession of planes heard in
the cloudy sky dived down to I'M
load their explosives.
An afraid warning lasted two
and a half hours except for two
brief all-clear signals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

Financing of the war rests on the
income Of the German people, por-
ton of which is available to the
state" Reinhardt said.
1T is certain this income will in
crease, which in turn will force
further enlargement Of the produc-
tive power of the nation and a con-
sequent greater increase in the
financial strength Of the Reich"
A good driver Is a good citizen.
You can be both and be safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

Driving is job that requires all
your attention.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Business Property
RemodeIing Urged
To Rejuvenate Values
Sponsors Of Movement
Would Check Trude
Shifts to Suburbs

Rejuvenation of down -at-the heel
city business areas goes on apace.
with the present trend being toward
rnodernization of store fronts and
commercial buildings with modern
structural materials, according to ex-
perts in business property ownership
and management.
Turning outmoded buildings into
income-producing properties is one
aim Of many leaders of associations
interested In better real estate val
ues. They hope to check too rapid
shift of business from downtown to
suburban areas, with consequent dis
ruption Of property values and real
estate income.
Property Owners Awaken.
Business property owners are
awakening to q realization that on
their shoulders rests "the burden of
modernization and control of the de-
Capitalization trend, says Edgar L.
Ostendorf of Cleveland, past presi-
dent of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards and one of the
practical-minded "futurists" of real
estate who have set up a Nation
wide plan to restore life to blighted
business areas. The plan, adopted
at the associations last convention,
outlined recommendations for dress
ing up faded sections, improving
traffic and parking conditions and
generally instilling new life as a
means of attracting buying power
and restoring property values.
Groups of business property
owners are finding that by dressing
up their stores with colorful plate
glass, cleaning metals and other
modern materials they are attract
ing back to the Northumberland
holding-customers who had taken
their business elsewhere" says Mr..
Ostendorf. "As adjacent property
owners follow suit, the area takes on
q new tone OF prosperity, consumer
confidence is restored and business
increases. The result is rising
property values and security of in
vestments."
Urges Remodeling Fund.
Relating the case of a Cleveland
owner who remodeled his downtown
building and increased rentals from
5000 to nearly $4,000 a year, Mr.
Ostendorf urged owners to set aside
funds each year for periodic re-
modelling ito keep pace with chang
Ing times and to maintain property
values"
Long-range planning, involving
careful studies of deterioration
causes, is an undertaking of the
Urban Land Institute, an independ-
ent research agency sponsored
initially by the National Association
of Real Estate Boards and Offering
advisory aid to cities for co-opera-
tive action by individuals, business
and civic groups, together with
municipal officials and agencies for
rehabilitation and rebuilding.
Lauding holders of business prop
critics who have already adopted
dressup programs, Mr.. Ostendorf
said the necessary first step fosNa1d
In this rehabilitation move is face
lifting project by store owners to
start their areas out of the doldrlnns
into an era of renewed business
confidence.
Evening star., 1940-07-20

The beds are covered with wine.
colored spreads, the dressing table
stool and straight side chair are
upholstered with white leather. A
large easy chair matches the walls.
Evening star., 1940-07-20

the bedroom, walls painted pale
lime color are quartered by white
bands. The shaggy worsted carpet
is deep wine color and the furni-
ture Is coated with black lacquer.
Evening star., 1940-07-20

w, I, N Meo;o5e q; AZ T =
FAifs plantations in thAHBarbedoS
were ordered by the government
to devote per cent of their arabic
land to soil crops this year.
Evening star., 1940-07-20

BEAUTY AT MODERATE COST-This home plan made
The Star by Ronald Senseman Takoma Park member Of the
Washington Metropolitan Section Of the Maryland Society of
Architects The house be built of brick and cnder block
for about $O exclusive of lot cost Mr. Senseman estimates
Designed the average family, the house fills all require
Evening star., 1940-07-20
STAR WASHINGTON c. SATURDAY JULY 90 1e4o

UnusuoI Color Combinations
Unusual and modern are the coll
ors combined In = model home in
q New York department store. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Allen S Hotsy-1otsy III
Is Tenth Entry for
President's Soup

Sidney Aliens Hotsy Totsy III, :
boat that once belonged to the late
Vic Kleisrath, has been entered in
the Presidents Cup Regatta. sched-
uled here next month, boosting the
entry list TO 10.
News Of Aliens decision to race
here was relayed from Northport,
Long Island, where John A. Remon,
president of the Regatta Associa
ton, and r. Aubrey Bogley, race
chairman. are serving as honorary
officials for the Gold Cup races.
The pair are acting in the capacity
of talent scouts for the local meet,
which is expected TO be the best in
its history.
Other boats entered in the Wash
ington classic are Zamie Simmons
My Sin, Herb Mendelson's Notre
Dame, George Cannon's Gray Goose
III, Gar Wood, jr.'s, Liberty.en-
gined runabout. Tinker Toy; Lou
Fageols So Long. Horace Dodge's
Miss Syndicate, Wild Bill Cantrells
Why Worry and Marion Coopers
Mercury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Hefty Eastern Squad
To Face Pro Giants
On Charity Grid
Three From D. G. Teams
In Group of % Thot
Averages 20l Pounds
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. IA squad of
80 picked football players, only
three Of them weighing under 100
pounds, will report to Coach fuss
McLaughry tomorrow and travel to
Cornwall, NJ Y, where they will be
welded into the 1910 Eastern ALL
Star team which will play the New
York Giants at the Polo Grounds
September 4.
Three players from Capital COL
leges are on the squad-Bob No
Waskey, George Washington end;
Myron Darmohray. Georgetown full
back, and Rocco Pirro, Catholic Uni
versity fullback.
It's the biggest college squad,
both in numbers and in bulk,
ever assembled for the annual
game staged for the benefit of
the Herald Tribune Fresh Air
Fund. The average weight of the
players is 201 pounds and the three
lightweights. l68-pound Ronnie
Cahill of Holy Cross, 175-pound
Dick Cassiano of Pitt and 175-pound
Tommy Nash of Brown, were among
the East's outstanding players last
season.
In all Al players were chosen, but
several were excused from early
drills in order to participate in the
all-star game at Chicago. The
others are scheduled to begin twice
daily drills Monday with scrimmage
due on the third day of practice
The roster of the all-star squad:
Ends-Harlan Gustafson. Penn: Tommy
Mash Brown; Bob Nowaskey. George
T wash Ray Rladiek rordham
Tsckles-Ed Holman. Temple: Frank
Kristufek. Pitt: Carl Merry Duouesne; Vic
tor obeck. Springfeld; George Seabury.
Yale: Harry Stella, Army,
MA GusrdsEArshIr CasIslli n Y u;
Manrodt. Brown; Bernard Sweeney, Co
lumbia; Jim Turner: Holy Cross.
Centers-Mike Pegg. Bucknell: John
Quigg. Lafayette: John Schmidt, Carnegie;
Backs-Vito Ananis. Boston College: I'd
Boell, n. Y. u: Ronnie Cahill, Holy Cross:
Dick Cassiano. Pitt: Merlyn Condit. Car
neeie; Myron Darmohray, GEORGETOWN;
Fred Hamilton, Gettysburg; Sam Hammer
strom. Union; Bill Hutchinson. Dartmouth
LLOYD Ickss Penn Penn State Gs9rss Kick
Brown; Rocco Pirro Catholic o.; Dom
Principe Fordhsm; John Rosalla. scran-
ton: Walter Strosser St. Vincent; Bill
Tranavitch, Rutgers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Sat. Griffith to Direct Tourney
For SondIot Federation Title

Grifhth will not be available for a
few days because of Army business
and his place in the interim will be
filled by Bill Flester, president of the
Industrial League. The Army mans
selection for the post was unani-
nous for as director Of the Militia
loop he has shown knack for Or
ganization and has been one of the
hardest working sandlot executives
in the city.
Washington, it is virtually assured,
will be represented at the tourna.
ment, although the federation's
funds are low. One of the railroads
has offered to accept 4 60-day note
in lieu of cash for transportation
expenses and . plan is being worked
out whereby funds can be raised by
charging for seats at the local tour
nament games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Hogan Averages $3.50 a Shot,
But Autograph Hunters Are
Putting Crimp in His Play

Betting Benny Hogan, who has
made his golf this year pay him
around sl.80 per stroke, or $7.06
cents a hole, is getting along all
right, but he's having the same
trouble that afflicted Bobby Jones
when the great Albanian was
winning everything in sight. Benny
is having autograph-hunter trouble
and gallery trouble. according to
Press Agent Francis Powers, who
knocks out pieces for the company
employing Hogan, Demaret, Nelson
and other high-powered linksmen.
Francis never has been one to go
for figures, but out of mass of add
ing machines he has doped out that
betting Benny has played 5,2l5
stroke this year in - rounds of 10
medal events, or 1882 holes. Each
round, according to the demon
statistician, has been worth $12708
to Benny. who has cashed III to the
total of $9,405 SO far. In addition
Benny is leading in the chase for
the Vardon Trophy put up by the
p. @. A. of America. If Benny wins
it will be worth a grand to him.
But Benny is having adulation
trouble. Here was a new hero-the
public thought. A little guy, weigh
ing 1873 pounds, who could knock
the cover of a golfball, could win
tournaments and outdrive the big
boys. 1t was meat for the auto
graph hounds and the hangerson.
So that whenever Benny wanted to
concentrate some cute number
would waltz up to him with a be-
witching smile and q request for his
monicker on q score card or some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star
BERRYVILLE, Va, Aug. 1.-THE
hunter championship, big award at
the Clarke County Horse Show here,
is owned by Balkonian of Mrs.
George Watts Hills Quail Roost
Stables, Durham, N C. This is the
second title the black daughter of
Balko has taken within two weeks,
she having won the Bath County
(Va) crown last week
In winning the hunter champion
ship in the tWo-day show which
ended yesterday, Balkonian staged
something of comeback after hav-
ing done only fair the first day. She
took the middle, heavyweight and
Corinthian classes to nose out Inky,
leader the first day and also owned
by Mrs. Hill. Inky was given the
reserve title after finishing first in
only enc event yesterday, the work.
ing hunters.
A big thrill was furnished the
crowd when the high jumping event
turned into a long test of endurance
between Good Friday, owned by A.
r. Heinrich, and Black Boy, owned
by Peggy Sampson. The duel con-
tinued more than an hour as the two
horses made fence after fence in
spite of the mud and nearly 20
jumps were necessary before Good
Friday won by clearing feet.
The summaries:
Thoroughbreds foals of l94Ol-Won by
bay colt, Springsbury Farm: second Port
maker, SpringSbury Farm; third. brown
filly, A. A: Anthony; fourth, gray colt. Mrs.
Altemus Whitney
Pony brood mares under 1872 hands,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Straight Off the Tee

Chase will send a half dozen to the
wars, led by John Brawner and
Page Hufty. All in all it looms as
big scramble for the limited num-
Der of spots to be open August 81.
OF them all Roger Peacock and
Bobby Brownell seem to be sure
qualifiers. Peacock probably is the
steadiest land. the best amateur
around town. Brownell, broken leg
and all, is close up. Bobby should
qualify, but it isn't sure that the
broken leg will carry him far through
the championship, even though ap-
parently it is mended and Bobby
should be ready
Not in a good many years have
the amateurs gone at the champion
ship with such grim purpose and
such determination. 1t may be that
one or two of them will do all right
there at Winged Foot when the title
tourney gets under way September
9. Nationally the amateur field isn't
too hot. And the local sntries won't
be too badly outclassed when the
firing starts. I'd like to see Roger
Peacock with red-hot putter
turned loose in that field of stars.
And not even Bud Ward-the
champion-is barred if Peacock gets
going as he can 60.
KenWood Golf and Country Club
players tomorrow will march over
to Indian Spring with a team of at
least 40 players, determined to wipe
out victory scored at KenWood
a couple of weeks ago by their hosts
of tomorrow.
At Congressional, where Jocko
Miller is the club matchmaker,
they've taken leaf from other
crowded courses, and put in a pro-
vision that on Saturday afternoons,
Sundays and holidays foursomes
are the rule and single players are
barred. It's in the interest of get
ting around the course faster-and
is good rule.
Lancaster Tourney Monday.
At least a dozen amateur pro
combinations are planning a trip to
Lancaster, Pa, Monday to play in
a tourney arranged by Arthur B
Thorn, now the Lancaster Country
Club pro. Thorn used to be at
Woodmont. Top duo may turn out
to be the Leo Walper-Roger Pea
cock pair.
A rainstorm wiped out women's
torney at Kenwood and Army Navy.
but feminine golfers at Congress
sional and Washington went ahead
with their affairs. Mrs. T. o. Bran
don, who scored an 81 for the
round, won first prize in the Sc
lected hole tourney at Washing
ton. Other prize winners were Mrs.
H. D. Smith, Mrs. Vida Martin
and Mrs. o. M. Reed.
At Congressional the women held
Scotch foursomc event, won by
Mrs. A. c. Paul and Mrs. c. j.
Wilkinson with 106-20-86. Second
we're Mrs. Davis Weir and Mrs.
C. E. Slawson with ,l09-1eh-S91a.
The gross award went to Mrs. H. A.
Knox and Mrs. H. Weber. In charge
of the tourney were Mrs. j. j. Me-
Carthy and Mrs. r. n. Harrigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
10000 10 See Negro
Stars in Chicago
Game Tomorrow
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associat ted Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE annual
Negro al-star baseball game be-
tween picked squads of professional
players will be played tomorrow aft
ernoon in Comiskey Park.
A crowd of 10000 is anticipated
for the battle. The Eastern ALL
Stars were selected from the Negro
National League and the Western
All.Stars from tn Negro American
League.
Hilton Smith, ace of the Kansas
City staff, will start on the mound
for the West, and Ray Brown, Pitts
burgh star, has been given the start
ing nod for the East.
Andy Cooper of Kansas City is
the manager of the Western nine,
aand FELTON, Snow of Baltimore will
pilot the Fasteners. The West won
a year ago, to take = 4-to-3 edge in
the rivalry.