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Evening star., 1940-11-20
Larger u. 5. Payment
To District Asked BY
.Businessmen's 5 Unit
Georgia Ave. Association
Opposes Any Increase
In Woshineton's Taxes

The Georgia Avenue Business
mems Association last night op-
posed any increase in District taxes
in preparation of next years budget
and asked that the Federal Govern
ment increase its payment TO the
District.
The motion of Milton R Vollmer.
secretary. for a Traffic Bureau sur
vey to determine the need for traf-
fic lights at Georgia avenue and
UpShur street NV. was passed. 1t
was generally agreed that the in
stallation of traffic lights a. Georgia
and Concord avenues had cleared up
that intersection. The group has
worked for light protection there for
more than two years.
The association is asking all
merchants on Georgia avenue to
decorate their store windows for the
Christmas season. Letters will be
mailed to all businessmen in the
vicinity asking them to do this by
December 10.
Officers installed for the coming
wear are: Oscar Felker. president:
Walter Podrog, first vice president;
Frank Gauss. second vice president.
Ferguson Gemeny third vice presi-
dent: Mr.. Vollmer. secretary. and
A. Denakas. treasurer. Chairmen
named include: Mr. Denakas. mem
bership: Mr.. podrog. publicity. Mr..
Vollmer, legislation; E. L. Edwards.
civic and educational relations; T.
F. Elgin, finance and auditing;
Claude Corr, streest and highways,
and James BrunzoS, public safety
and utilities
The meeting was held at 1920
Georgia avenue NV.
Evening star., 1940-11-20

This is to let Morris and Bride
Davies of Straffordshire, England,
know that their wish about Terence
has come true.
Terence is a red-head, g. years
old, whose name first appeared in
The Star on August g. It was men
toned in a letter written by his
father, who is Morris Davies Mr.
Davies, after telling how sure he was
that England would win the war,
said:
"As vet, I have not been called
upon for military service, although
it seems only a question of time be-
fore I am to register With Terence
in safe hands I shall go with an
easy mind.
Il have had my fun if I never get
the chance to have more but I do
want, more than anything. that
Terence have the chance to think
Evening star., 1940-11-20

his own thoughts, to lead a life in
which his own thoughts and wishes
will be the chief impulse; in fact,
want him to be, as he has been until
now. free.
The letter was written to Miss
Evelyn T. Marquette, 1921 Kalorama
road NV. who forwarded it 10 this
paper Miss Marquette began work
TO get Terence over here.
It was a difficult job, but with the
help of Darrell Preston AuD, local
manager of the American Express
Co, the voyage was az last arranged.
Terence sailed in the FurnesS steam
er NeriSSa on November !.
Miss Marquette brought hin. to
Washington after he landed in No,a
Scotia and he will make his home
with her, her mother. Mrs Kath-
crime Marquette. and aunt. Mrs.
Margaret Doleman, on Kalorama
road
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Lumpkins Appears
In Line for lowers
Tax Collector Post
Cashier Agents Of Office
Exoneruted in Shortage
At Traffic Department

Porter G Lumpkins. chief clerk
of the Highway Department, today
appeared slated for early appoint
ment as District tax collector to sue
ceed Chatham NJ. Towers. 70-year-
OLD veteran now awaiting retirement.
A special Board of Inquiry which
probed a s2,O2580 shortage in COL
lection accounts at the Department
Of Vehicles and Traffic yesterday
suggested a shake-up in practices in
the handling Of the agencys
revenues.
Mr.. Towers is expected to file his
application for retirement today or
Friday Predictions that he would
be retired and reports that Mr..
Lumpkins was being considered as
his successor were made at the Dis
trict Building several weeks ago.
Cashier Agents EXonerated.
The Board of Inquiry. which con-
sisted of Deputy Tax Assessor Byers
NJ. Bachman, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner Beverly c. Snow and
Mr.. Lumpkins, eXonerated two cash.
ier agents of Mr.. Towers at the De-
partment of Vehicles and Traffic.
but sharply critized failure of estab-
lishment of sufficient help and prop
er safeguards for handling of the
funds.
The cashier involved Miss Julia
L. VasS. took poison after she was
suspended. when investigation of her
accounts was ordered. and later died.
She was held responsible by the
Board of Inquiry only for failure
to transfer the now missing amount
to the tax collector. The board
suggested this sum might have been
lost over a period of years due to
inefficient practices in handling
cash. checks. records and other
accounts.
The assistant to Miss Vass, Merk
c. Dunn, also suspended last Octo-
ber IA, who has insisted he had no
responsibility for the shortage of
the accounts, is expected to be re-
stored to his job, with back pay for
the time of his suspension.
Recalls Larger Staff Asked.
When the investigation was
ordered, Mr.. Towers issued a state
ment declaring he had asked several
times for an increase in his staff.
He declared the District never had
lost a penny during his long career
as tax collector.
In calling for new procedures for
handling revenues of the Traffic De-
partment in the Ford Building, and
for extra help, the board said: IF
the proper supervision had been
maintained by the collector of taxes
over this detached and isolated
agency. and if the Office of the audi
tor had been empowered by Com
missioners' order to audit funds
not deposited by this cashier with
the collector of taxes, the shortage
would not have occurred"
The Commissioners have sent the
inquiry report to Corporation Coun-
sci Richmond B. Keech for study
before they act on the nine Sugges-
tions for Strengthening and i'm
provement Of handling of Traffic
Department receipts.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Pun-Americun Bureau
Elects DR.. Cumming

DR.. Hugh S. Cumming, director of
the Pan-American Sanitary Bureau,
yesterday was elected president Of
the GorgaS Memorial Institute at
its annual meeting in the Pan
American Union Building.
Officers elected with DR.. Cumming
were DR. Bowman c. Crowell of
Chicago. vice president; Mai Gen.
NJ. w. Ireland of Washington. sec
retary. and A. M Nevius, also of
Washington, treasurer.
Members of the Board Of Direc-
tors include Mrs. Franklin Martin,
Mrs. George L. Harrison, Mrs. Sadie
Orr Dunbar. Robert V. Fleming.
Senator Lister Hill, James S. Kemp
er, Mai. Gen. James c. Magee, Ad-
miral Ross T. McIntire. William B.
Oliver, DR.. Thomas Parran, Gen.
c. E. Reynolds, Admiral P. S. Rossi-
ter, DR.. Leo S. Rowe, Col. j. F. Siler.
Admiral E. R. Stitt and Maurice H.
Thatcher.
Evening star., 1940-11-20

of the Church of St. Stephen and
the Incarnation. will speak at Serv-
ices at the church at 10 am. Holy
communion will be celebrated at 8
and 10 am.
The Joint services of the Western
Presbyterian and Union Methodist
Churches will be held at the latter
church at 1890 am. DR.. John R.
Edwards, pastor of the Union
Church, will deliver the sermon.
The union service in Chevy Chase
will be held at the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church, with the Rev.
j. Luther Nef. pastor of the Wesley
Methodist Church, preaching. Serv-
ices begin at 10 am.
The Rev. Virgil M. Cosby pastor
of the River Road United PreSby-
terian Church. will preach at serv-
ices at the church beginning at 10
am.
Bishop Freeman to Preach.
The Right Rev. James E. Free
man. Bishop of Washington, will
preach at II am. services at the
Washington Cathedral. Holy COM
munion will be celebrated at 7:30
am
Low mass at 7 m. and solemn
high mass at 7 am. are scheduled
at the st. Agnes Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Albert j. Dubois will con-
duct the services.
Doll nf tho
Metropolitan Baptist Church. Will
speak at services to be held by the
young people at a m.
The First Baptist Church will be
the scene of services at 7 am, with
the Rev. ]. Ray Garrett. pastor Of
the Second Baptist Church, preach
ing.
Volunteers to Serve Dinner.
Nearly 1000 needy persons are
expected for a Thanksgiving dinner
to be served by the Volunteers of
America. Services at the mission
begin at 10 am. and continue
throughout the day.
The annual Thanksgiving din
ner at the Central Union Mission
will be served following a service
beginning at noon. The children
of the Childrens Emergency Home
will have dinner of turkey at the
usual noon-time hour.
Employees of the Goodwill In
dustries will be guests of the in
stitute at a turkey dinner at l
pm, to be followed by a social
hour of games and community sing
ing
Needy women and children will
be served dinner at the Emergency
Home for Women and Children OF
the American Rescue Workers, Inc,
Alb Fourth street NV, from II
am. to $3.50 pm.
The Public Library and all il
brary branches will be closed for
the day, Miss Clara w. Herbert,
librarian, announced.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Anucostio Students Prepare
al Thanksgiving Baskets

Thanksgiving comes in install
ments at the Anacostia Junior
Senior High School. 1t started
early yesterday and the cranberries
were still rolling in this morning
The overcrowded condition OF the
school is the cause of this record
breaking homage to the turkey
Each of Al sections has provided a
basket of Thank Sgiving essentials to
be presented TO families in the Ana
costa section. But there are so
many children that even the teach
erS are confused.
So everything At Anacostia is done
in three assemblies. The seventh
and first half Of the eighth grade
started the collection of baskets on
the stage yesterday morning. They
Evening star., 1940-11-20

also presented a pageant Of Thanks
giving through the years.
Thanksgiving at its beginning was
depicted with Pilgrims, blanketed
Indians and wampum. A gay COS
Thanksgiving was a family affair
for eating rather than praying.
Comes 1910 and in the eyes of
the ga grades Thanksgiving means
football game. The children wrote
and directed the play themselves
with only hints from their teacher,
Miss Clara Beery.
The rest of the eighth and ninth
grade brought in more baskets later
yesterday. A third assembly for the
tenth to twelfth grades this morning
completed the collection Older BOYS
will deliver the Al baskets this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Cold and Rainy Spell
Expected Tomorrow

Rain and cold weather are in store
for Washington beginning tomorrow
and continuing until the end of the
week, the Weather Bureau reported
today.
High temperature of "a degrees
and a low of 48 are expected by
weather experts. Maximum yester-
dav was So degrees and the lowest
was 80 at 6:45 am.
The fve-day forecast issued by the
bureau said cold weather would set
in after the rainy spell ends at the
close of the week.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
First 3 District
Se|ecfees 10 Be
Known Today
Second Induction's l9
To Be Told Tonight
Or Tomorrow

The 30 Washington young men to
be called to the colors in the first
local selective service induction a
week from today we're expected to be
DESIGNATED by the local boards this
afternoon.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, Selective
service executive for the District,
said names of the first SelecteeS
would be announced at draft head
quarters shortly after 3 oclock. The
1o men to be summoned for the
second induction. November %, were
expected to be notified tonight or
tomorrow.
Local boards were TO mail to men
designated for the first two calls
instructions to report to the Ma
tional Guard Armory, Sixth and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue NV, at 10
am. next Wednesday and Thursday
for brief ceremonies prior to in
duCtiOn.
Commissioners to Be Invited.
The District Commissioners will be
invited to join members of the Sc
lective service executive staff in
giving the selectees a sendoff.
Following the ceremonies, the Sc
lectees will be directed to the induc-
ton center, 458 Indiana avenue
NV. for final physical checkup
and instructions before being trans
ported to Fort George G. Meade,
Md. to begin their training.
Physical reports on the 250-odd
top order reglstrantS and volunteers
were dispatched by the Health De-
partment to local board examining
physicians for signatures shortly be-
fore noon today. The reports were
to be forwarded as quickly as pos
sible to board members for use IN
selecting men for their initial quotas.
Physical Reports Restricted.
Local boards were given SPECIFIC
instructions today by Gen. Cox to
release no information concerning
physical reports on SelecteeS to any
person or organization other than
members of the board Staffs, head
quarters officials or the individual
registrantS themselves.
RegistrantS we're to be warned in
their orders to report for induction
that failure to report promptly to
the Guard Armory on the hour and
day designated in the notice will be
considered a violation of the Selec-
tive Service Act and will subject
the violator to fine and impriSon-
ment. In the order selectees are
requested to bring with them suffi-
cient clothing for three days. Equip
ment will not be issued until the
selectees have been transported to
the Fort Meade reception center.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Mobile Cunteen Unit
Donated by D. A. R.

The American Red Cross today
announced the receipt of mobile
canteen unit for use in bringing
emergency food supplies to civilians
In bombed areas of Great Britain.
The gift was presented by the
National Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution, through the
Maryland chapter and is in memory
of Capt. Julian Dick. member of
the American Expeditionary Force
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Pi Gummu Mu Accepts
Four as New Members

Everett Bellows, president of Pi
Gamma Mu. honorary social science
fraternity at George Washington
University. announced today the Sc
lection of four new members.
They are Charles Corker Ethel
Denney. Howard Mace and Eugene
Lerner The fraternity, which re-
stricts its membership to outstand-
ing advanced students, has the sans
scholastic requirements as Phi Beta
Kappa.
Evening star., 1940-11-20

went into its
third day today
with business Of
t h e Woman S
Missionary As
sociation a n q
report of cCm-
mittees on the
agenda.
One of the
highlights of to-
nights session,
which begins at
7::45 o'clock. Will
be a talk by
Judge E. J. Mil
lington of Cad
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Borr to Speak Tonight

President Stringfellow Barr of ST.
Johns College at Annapolis, Md,
will lecture on The Crucible Called
War" tonight at o'clock at the
college library.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Fort Meade
Prepares 10 GET
1,100 Se|ectees
D. c. Contingent
Will Be Inducted
Z Days Next Week

AS induction of selectees into the
Army proceeded steadily but irreg-
ularly throughout the country, plans
were being whipped into shape for
reception next week at Fort Meade,
Md, of the loo men from the Sd
Corps Area, including large num-
Der Of volunteers in the District Of
Columbia. Maryland, Virginia and
part of Pennsylvania.
Reports reached selective service
headquarters that in Pennsylvania
especially there was a surprisingly
large number Of volunteers.
Trainees were being inducted
throughout the country gradually as
the various corps area commanders
called upon the governors for the
number of men for which facilities
at the camps and cantonments were
ready.
Reports Centralized Slowly.
At the War Department. reports
were coming IN gradually from the
corps areas, but no attempt was
being made to keep a day-by-day
check Of the number Of selectees in
Quoted.
( Under the general program Of in
ducting 1871 men throughout the
| United States, first call beginning
last Monday. the responsibility was
left to the corps area commanders
to carry out the details of admins
tration. TO call upon the governor
/ for prospective troops, receive then
and begin training All the frst-
call men, however. are expected tc
be inducted by the end Of the month.
Induction of the 100 men will
begin in the Sd Corps Area MOnday
morning and is expected 10 run
throughout all of next week. accord
ing to latest estimates al the War
I Department. Baltimore will be ore
of the first cities in the area 70
begin the induction process MondaV
morning The District Of Columbia
will fall into line on Wednesday
and Thursday.
Fort Meade Facilities Grown.
The big construction program az
Fort Meade IS expanding facilities
at the camp not only for the trainees
but also for the National Guard,
which is to be called up for service
later
Meantime. al seleCtiye service
headquarters. Director c A. Dvkstra
| issued statement declaring that
mental ailments that may not serl-
/ ouslv interfere with a mans civilian
I occupation or status may make him
/ unsuitable for military service and
| should be considered as cause for
his rejection by selective service eX-
/ amiring physicians.
The directors S statement was part
! of a circular containing minimum
| pSychiatric inspection to be made by
selective service local board physi-
| clans and medical advisory boards
when considering qualifications of
| seleCtive service registrants for mill
tary training.
Not only are the feeble minded
and insane unsuitable for mill
tary purposes, but so also are certain
OF those handicapped people who
are doing we'll in civilian life only
because they have found ways of
protecting themselves from undue
stress, by seCluslveness or by peculiar
performances and odd habits of
life" Mr.. Dykstra said.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Baptists Take Up
Missionary Business
After UnityP|ea
District Convention Urges
Merger Of Northern
And Southern Groups

On record as urging unification of
the Northern and Southern Bap-
tist Conventions, the 63d annual
meeting of the District Convention
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-01-18
Sons Of Legion
Group Organized

Hardin Squadron No. 8 OF the
Son of the American Legion
was organized Monday evening
at a meeting in the grade school
gym, with 26 boys present.
Officers were elected as fol-
lows: captain, Bill Sibley; first
lieutenant, Donald Mum; Sec
ond lieutenant, Bob Kenyon;
adjutant, Troy French, Jr:; IL
nance officer, Barney Sibley;
sergeant-at-arms, Dean Huss;
chaplain, Bobbie Shoemaker;
historian, Charles Bentley.
Meetings will be held the
first Thursday evening OF each
The Billings squadron will
meet with the local group in
the near future to conduct ini-
tiation and installation Of offic-
ers.
The Legion committee helping
to organize the squadron Is
composed Of I. L. Dehnert,
chairman, and George W. Gus
tafson, DR.. I. L. Jaynes, e. A.
Sibley, and v. I. Morris.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-01-18
SENECA WILL
MEET SOON
H. w. Bunston
To Present Facts On
Bio Horn River

Members of the Southeastern
Montana Counties Association
will hold their next meeting
January 26 in Miles City ae
which time the entire meetinu
will be devoted to the water sit
uation of the Big Horn river
which in turn affects the lower
Yellowstone area.
H. w. Bunston and a COM
mittee composed of I. D. O'Don-
nell, C. D. Gillin, r. S. Mutt and
K. E. Burleigh will submit a re-
port of their findings at the
meeting.
E. 3. Donohue, chief engin-
eer of the state Water Board
will be present, and members of
the Wyoming water board have
been invited. Word has also
been received from John c.
Page, commissioner of the rec
lamation bureau that a repre-
sentative from his office Will
attend the meeting. There is
also a possibility of a member
of the War Department atten-
ding.
A delegation of Hardin men
are planning to be present at
the meeting.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-01-18
Scouts Render
Quick First Aid

A practical demonstration OF
the value of Scouting was made
last Saturday, when Scout Bur
CESS Mcleod received a deep
scalp injury while skiing.
Scouts Charles Elder and Al
vim Torske, using their know
ledge of first aid, stopped the
bleeding from a severed artery
and applied head bandageS, so
effectively that the doctor who
later treated the injured boy
highly praised the first aid
treatment given.
No infection resulted and the
loss of blood was small. 1t was
a case where the injury might
have proven very serious, if not
fatal, had there been no one
present trained to render first
aid properly.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-01-18
S. S. OFFICIAL
TO VISIT HERE

D. Wayne Byall, manager OF
the Social Security Boards Bill
lings field office, which serves
the counties of Big Horn, Car
bon, Fergus, Golden Valley, Mus
selshell, Petroleum, saltwater,
Sweet Grass, Wheatland and
Yellowstone will be in Hardin
on Tuesday afternoon and eve
ming, January %.
Employers and employees de-
string assistance in solving
problems regarding account
numbers, or who may desire
information relative to recent;
amendments to the Social Sc
curity Act are urged to contact
Mr.. Byall at the Commercial Ho-
tel on Tuesday afternoon and.
evening, January %.
Monthly benefits to qualified
wage earners and survivors will
commence in January, 1910, it
was stated.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-01-18
B SQUAD LADS
TO PLAY GAMES
Coach Ferris Hos Good
Mdteridl First
Come Tonight

Coach Ferris once beaten b
squad hoopsters will take to the
naples again tonight when they
meet the Custer first team on
the junior high gym floor.
A preliminary game will be
played between the Grow Ag-
ency and Hardin Junior high
schools starting at tbs pm.
Saturday night the local lads
meet sitter competition when
they tangle with the Billings
b squad here. The game is
called for 9:15 win a prelim-
mary at BIS pm.
The team has lost one game
of the six played and that tc
Laurel. They have scored 21a
points as compared to 90 fol
their opponents.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-01-18
CORN AND SEED SHOW AND
LIVESTOCK FEEDERS TOUR
ATTRACT MANY VISITORS
Three-DdY Event One OF
Most Outstanding In
History o. County

The Montana State Corn and
Seed show and the annual
feeders day celebration held
here last week will probably
be remembered as two of the
most instructive and enter
tanning events ever sponsored
by the local Chamber of Com
merce, Big Horn county and
the State Extension service, is
the unanimous opinion of all
who attended.
The Corn and Seed show
held last week was judged by
experts as having on display the
highest quality corn and seed
ever assembled at any show
held in the state this or any
previous year. A total of 275
corr exhibits were on display
entered by los exhibitors from
nine counties of the state.
Competition for honors was
keen but Rosebud county fin
ally emerged as high winner,
followed closely by Richland
county, second, and Yellow
stone county, third.
The seed display consisted of
200 exhibits by 176 exhibitors
from As counties of the state
and represented the best of alf-
alta, grass and grain seeds with
a quality which has made Mon
tana famous. Ralph D. Mercer,
state extension agronomist, de-
serves special recognition for
bringing these seeds to Hardin
under the auspices of the Mon
tana Seed Growers association,
an organization interested pri-
marily in the increased pro-
duction of high quality seeds
and grain.
In connection with the show,
daily educational programs were
held which were well attended
by Big Horn county farmers
and businessmen. One of these
programs was addressed by ex-
pertS on weed control, a prob
lem facing Big Horn county ag-
riculture at the present time.
Speakers included H. E. Morris,
, plant p~athologist or weed expert
, Of the state experiment station,
and Ed Moran, weed commits
sioner Of Yellowstone county.
Another program emphasized
the production of corn and
study of the varieties adapted to
irrigated sections of the county,
this subject being discussed un-
der the leadership of Professor
A. M. Schlehuber, who is in
charge of corn breeding and by
brid corn at the State College;
A. H. Post, station agronomist;
and Ralph D. Mercer, extension
agronomist.
Two educational exhibits were
, of interest; one displaying the
Importance and methods of
weed control and the other
showing the development of ny
brid corn.
Two Judging contests were
conducted in connection with
the show, one among the All
clubs with Yellowstone county
winning first place. and the
5 other among the Future Farm
! ers of America, in which the
5 Hardin chapter took first place,
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