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Evening star., 1941-08-04
j. !. Marine Post
Damaged as 1yphoon
Sweeps Past Guam
No Lives Reported Lost;
Crop Loss Is Heavy;
Ships Avoid Blow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GUAM, August A typhoon
swept past the Island Of Guam to-
/ day, causing extensive damage to
the United States Marine post and
crop loss greater than the typhoon
of last November. No lives were re-
ported lost.
Center of the typhoon was 10
miles east of here, where the wind
reached a velocity of 120 miles an
hour and the barometer dropped
to 1854.
Pan-American Airways radio
at San Francisco reported the
velocity of the wind at Guam at
100 knots, less than that at the
typhoon's center
Priests sheltered 500 persons in
the parish house. In the low Sec
ton of the island at Agana there
was two to six feet of water and
communications went out early.
Fragmentary reports received by
cable indicated the big blow hit the
island yesterday afternoon.
Preparations had been made be-
fore the typhoon arrived for the
safety Of naval personnel. native
Pan-American Airwsys employees
.and-s passengers left there by the
Philippine Clipper, and these were
believed to have prevented casual
ties. Small ships put to sea to avoid
the typhoon, which approached from
the southeast.
The clipper. east bound, safely
flew to Manila before the typhoon
arrived.
Pan-American officials in San
Francisco said the trip was made
to avoid the typhoon and pick up
more passengers and ferry them
back to Guam
Four men at the Astrological sta
ton kept continuous watch for more
than Is hours to warn the inhabi-
tants Of the islands of the approach
of the storm.
Guam is 80 miles long and four
to ten miles wide 1t is 206 square
miles in area 1t has a population
of about 10000.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Canada Lifts.
Gasoline Curbs
For II. S. Tourists

In order to retain its important
tourist trade, Canada has granted
gasoline concessions to visiting
Americans which are not available
to Canadians, the Commerce De-
partment reported today.
Under present regulations, no
purchases of gasoline are permitted
in the Dominion on Sunday and
on week days between 7 pm. and
7 am. Existing rules also bar
credit, and the issuance of credit
cards for purchasers of gasoline.
Dominion authorities have recent
ly ruled that American tourists
may use credit cards issued by
gasoline distributors who carry on
business with the United States.
The principal difficulty American
tourists will encounter in Canada
is the fact that gasoline stations in
the Dominion are closed Sundays,
the Commerce Department pointed
out.
American tourists spent about
$149,000,000 in Canada in 1899.
and approximately $1l0,000.000 last
year. Motorists accounted for half
the 1910 expenditures.
More American tourists have
visited Canada so far this year than
during the corresponding period
for the last two years. the de-
partment reported.
German craWler tractors are being
used in Manchuria,
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Silk Hose
Continued From First Page.)

kindly to suggestions that plenty OF
substitutes would be available, the
Associated Press said. Late last
week a buying rush started and il
climaxed today in what was describ-
ed as "bedlam." Some stores roped
off stocking counters and stationed
husky guards and plainclothesmen
to keep order. Most limited indi-
vidual purchases TO two, three or
four pairs.
The New York store executives
said they apparently could sell the
normal three or four months sup
plies in stock within a week at the
current rate of frantic scrambling.
San Franciscans tripled sales
volume and Philadelphia women
quadrupled purchases, it was re-
ported.
Meanwhile no help could be Of
fered by the nylon industry working
on huge backlogs of wholesale Or
ders Rayon yarn producers had
been ordered by the Government
10 earmark lO per cent OF their
output for silk users affected by a
production command from de-
fense officials. Purpose of this order,
it was explained by the Office of
Price Administration and Supply,
was to avert complete dislocation
of the S250000,000 silk processing
industry and its ITS 900 workers.
Rayon Yarn Set Aside.
Hosiery mills will get 10 per cent
of the rayon yarn set aside and the
remaining 80 per cent will go to
adjust hardships of rayon customers
and manufacturers who had been
using silk for other purpose than
hosiery.
In Washington popular sizes from
9 to 1912 were beginning to run
out today. Even branches of down.
stores were unable to reach their
offices on the phone. Additional
workers were added hourly, with
peak loads expected at lunch time
and after the Government workers
got out of work.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Axis Troops Reported
Leaving Advanced
Tobruk Positions
Major Withdrawal Not
Indicated However,
By British Command
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt. Aug. Axis
troops are Withdrawing from ad
vanced positions in the siege ring
they clamped four months age
around Tobruk, Libya, British
general headquarters communique
declared today.
This, however, did not indicate
lifting of the siege nor any major
withdrawal of the German-Italian
forces from their re-won hold on
Eastern Libya.
Aggressive Activities.
The British have reported yester-
day in the last week that their hit
and-run night patrols striking out
from Tobruk have failed to make
contact with the besiegers and the
latter. apparently. have decided that
the siege can be held just as effec-
lively without risking men in ex-
posed outposts.
Our offensive patrols from Tobruk
have continued theif aggressive
activities" the communicate said,
although valuable work has been
done in locating and destroying
hostile mine fields the enemy has
apparently refused contact by with
drawing from forward positions un-
der cover of darkness"
American-made Maryland bomb
ers, flown by South Africans, de-
livered heavy attack on Axis gun
positions about Tobruk. to was said.
While the Axis continued its long
range air bombardment of Britain S
back door to the Mediterranean
through the Suez Canal. the British
said their mechanical forces in the
frontier no mans land between
Egypt and Libya "again harrassed
the enemy, particularly by artillery
fire.
II Killed In Bombing.
The heaviest casualties vet re-
corded in an Axis bombing of the
Suez Canal zone were reported by
the Egyptian Ministry of Interior.
In an air raid last night in the
Delta area, communique said. II
persons weer killed and So were in
jured. but material damage was
slight.
Air alarms sounded in Cairo,
Alexandria, Suez, Port Said and in
several provices.
Gunflre was heard here but no
bombs were dropped on the city.
The ancient Egyptians fed honey
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Czecho- -SIovok Center
Sponsors Outing

More than 100 Czechs, Slovaks
and Poles gathered together yester-
day for an afternoon of folk dances
and games at Kodays Grove, Hill
side, Md. The outing was sponsored
by the Czecho-Slovak American
Center.
z. Ptacek, vice president of the
center, was chairman of arrange
ments. Modern dancing was mixed
with folk dances for the older per-
sons. Bowling was done on a earth
alley similar TO those used by the
CzechE and Slovaks in their native
country.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
budding Quits os Head
Of Prisoners Society

DR.. E. E. budding, president of
the Prisoners Relief Society, has re-
signed the position he has held
for the past % years, effective Octo-
ber Is, it was announced today
DR.. Dudding's resignation was ac-
cepted and he was appointed chair
man of the board Of directors for
life.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

The ancient Egyptians fed honey
cakes to the sacred crocodiles OF
the Nile.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01
NEW HOUSES BEING
ERECTED IN CITY
Permits Show Activity In
Dwellings Here in the
Past Two Weeks

In recent days building opera
tons in Hagerstown have been pro-
ceeding briskly, the permits issued
at the City Hall showing a number
Of fine dwellings to be erected in
tie city.
The Hagerstown Housing Cor
poration heads the list in building
permits taken out at the city hall
in recent days. The permit issued
calls for the erection of four 2
story frame and brick veneered
dwellings, to be located on Belle
vue avenue, between Hill Crest and
West Irwin avenue. The estimat-
ed cost of these dwellings alone is
given at $4,000.
Other permits follow: J. Lewis
Bower, dwelling, 308-310 East Will
son Boulevard; R. H. Shoemaker,
frame and brick-cased dwelling,
Franklin street, and Bryan Place;
DR.. R. M. Hill, two-story frame and
brick-cased dwelling, 80 Mealey
Parkway; Mr.. and Mrs. John D.
Zentmyer, brick and tile two-fam-
lily dwelling, "a Dewey avenue; F.
F. Bowman, brick-veneered dwell
ing, Mealey Parkway; Mrs. Opel
Musselman, brick veneered dwell
ing, Mealey Parkway and B. F.
Beyard, frame dwelling, West
Washington street.
The houses represented by the
permits issued are OF high class,
with valuations from $4,000 to S.
900. The entire valuation of the
permits included in this report is
approximately $4,000. These per-
mits do not include garages and
smaller buildings.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01

Washington, D, c., Aug. Gov
ernor Herbert O'Conor, who has al
ways been miles ahead of his roads
commission, marched into a spec
ial meeting ten days ago and gave
the assembled experts another
shock.
With a flash of white teeth he
announced in clipped phrases he
was all through debating the Bal
timore harbor bridge and the self
liquidating toll road from Balti-
more to Washington He was 60
ing through with the twin project.
Before cOurtly Chairman Ezra
Whitman and cohorts could get in
a hem or haw, the Governor de-
lineated in some detail his careful
ly worked out ideas and asked for
the commissions full cooperation
What brought the governors deci-
sion to a head was a series of in
cidents.
Foremost among these was an Of
fetal (but as yet unpublished)
statement of Federal Roads Com
missioner Thomas Macdonald who
told worried Baltimore Industrial
lists that the proposed Patapsco
river bridge over Baltimore harbor
should be regarded as an emer-
gency. Macdonald explained that
he regarded it as an emergency in
the sense that the harbor crossing
must be planned and projected at
once or else Immediately discard
ed. Upon the determination of
this crossing, he emphasized, hung
the solution of the whole highway
scheme for the industrial metro
politan area. The initiative, he
pointed out, rested with Maryland
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01
officials, not with him. Further de-
bate would be perilous.
*%*#
NEW YORK'S EXAMPLE
By DREW PEARSON

Of almost equal Importance in
moving OConor to action was a
recent conversation he had with
Governor Lehman of New York re-
garding the skein of express toll
highways in and around New York
City. The Maryland and New York
governors, together with Governor
Stassen of Minnesota, were motor
ing to meet Mayor La Guardia at
his summer office in Long Island
AS they stopped to pay a toll on
the famous tri-boro bridge, the
subject of super highways arose.
Governor Lehman went into
considerable detail about the prin-
cipal of toll highways and their ap-
prOaChes. He confessed that if
Park Commissioner Moses had not
exercised bold leadership in push
ing self-liquidating highways, New
York City would be virtually traffic
strangled today.
N d you know" laughed Leh-
man, Moses ran against me for
TGov or. But l gave him full
credit for splendid job"
but" asked O'Conor, what is
the public reaction when these
toll bridges are proposed?'
cat first" replied Lehman, you
meet with a modicum of opposition.
But if you prevail, because it is the
only solution to your problem, the
criticism will vanish with the dust
and the travelling public will even
tually be grateful for what you
have done for them"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01

These two incidents, plus grow
ing realization that there is now
no federal money for a super road
between Baltimore and Washing
ton stirred the governor to use the
authority given the State roads
commission by the last legislature
to study the feasibility of such a
project
So the roads commission expects
soon to go into a huddle with pri-
waite bankers to determine what
they would be willing to do if the
picture looks right. Secondly. an
Independent agency will be engag-
ed to undertake a survey of traffic
density on the present highway.
simultaneously, the governor and
his commission will confer with
Tom Macdonald and the U. S. Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission
in Washington to ascertain their
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****
ROUND THE FREE STATE
Congressman Lansdale G.. Sass
Ger emerged the other day from a
meeting of the Naval Affairs Com
mittee with $2,6OO,OOO worth of
good news for Anne Arundel,
Charles. Prince Georges and St.
Mary's counties. This sizeable sum
has been appropriated for naval
expansion in these counties. Larg-
est single item is $1,700,00O for ex-
pansion of facilities at Annapolis
- The campaign to collect alum
mum pots and pans in the interest
of national defense caused vast an
guish in two patriotic hearts but
both came through One heart be
Continued on Page 81
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01
EVERY LITTLE BIT AELPS!

This job Of collecting alumni
mum is reaching not only into
the homes but also into indus
tries. Uncle Sam amt foOlin'.
No sir, he's downright serious
about aircraft production and is
now requisitioning aluminium
foil. For instance when we or
dered that cold bottle of Nation
al Bohemian today, what did
We find? A sticker neck label
decorating the bottle instead of
the familiar foil label. And be-
tween the two of us, we enjoyed
this famous beer today even
more than ever before-every
sip brought to mind that every
body was helping to slap back
the ears of the dictators.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01
kEEDYSviLLE HOMECOMING

The Keedysville Homecoming
will open with a big parade, to-
morrow at 2 P. M. A religious
service will be held Sunday even
ing, at 8 o'clock. There will be
attractions each evening. Next
Saturday evening the Taylor Me-
mortal Park will be dedicated, with
Congresswoman Katherine e. Byron
among the speakers.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01
VISITING HERE

Miss Vera Beard, of the Social
Security Office, Baltimore, is spend
ing two weeks vacation with rela-
tives and friends in Hagerstown
and vicinity.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01
HANGOVERS
BY
LITTLE HEISkELx

The refusal of the Board Of
Street Commissioners to tie a
can to the coat-taiI of the man.
ager of the City Light Plant Of
flee has thrown the City Admin
istration for loss again, accord
ing to those "in the know" 1t is
telling no stories out of school,
when | say that the forces at the
Castle have long been after the
scalp Of the manager, an Elgin
appointee, but they can find no
excuse for showing him out of
office and replacing him with one
of their own. Stumped in this
manner, they have "appeaIed" to
the Street Board to inject the
needle, but the Board has refus-
to take the rap. In other words
if there's any scaIping to be done
the Chief has gotta 90 it, and
the probable result will be
draw.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01

The latest to take walk" in
this administration was the at
tendant at the comfort station at
the Court House. The job pays
$50 per month, which, on the
surface, should be good for a
couple of "x's" come next cleo
ton day. But in this instance,
the guy who got bounced is Head
Man of the CoIored Republican
Club out Jonathan Street way.
Not being good at figures, didn't
compute that one.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01

In all other departments, it's
deuces wild - if the appointee
is "fer you" and says Eyes" to
everything, he stays in; if he's
"agin" you and uses his own mind
out he goes.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01

1t seems that the law requires
that before the manager of the
office can be removed, charges
must be preferred, ETC., etc, all
of which is annoying and embar-
RAISING to politicians. That, too
brings forth a lot of unfavorahIe
publicity, which, in many in
stances, backfires with dsas-
trous results. recall the Re-
publicans, job hungry, ended up
by dumping the dump man out
of office.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-08-01

That appointment of an official
dog catcher for Hagerstown was
a major job and I'm still wonder
ing why the Demmes done away
with it. An, there are so many
mysteries in the life of a poIiti-
clan!
That MaryIand's Governor,
Herbert r. O'Conor, is being
the post of United States Attor-
given serious consideration for
ney General, is the dope | get
from the Nations Capital. Those
of you who are of the opinion
that Governor O'Conor hasn't a
Chinaman's chance for Cabinet
Post may wake up some morning
and find his name in the head
lines. - A little lad stood before
the huge stack of aluminium at
the court house for a long, long
time, looking intently at the ar
ray of kitchen-ware. A cop ask
ed him what he thought Of it.
And the youngster replied: "Fire
CONTINUED on Page 81
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Is Institutions File
Requests in March for
Tax Exemptions
Fowler Chuirmon OF
Reviewing Board, Gives
Data to Association

Thirteen institutions, owning
property valued at $1,740,384, have
asked for tax exemptions so far this
month, Walter L. Fowler, assistant
corporation counsel and chairman
of the Real Estate Tax Exemption
Board, told the Arkansas Avenue
Community Association last night.
He was emphasizing that tax eX-
emption is a live issue.
Reviewing the investigation of
tax-exempt property in the District,
Mr.. Fowler said that his board was
presented with LOO cases for re-
view. To be tax-exempt, the board
decided that an institution must
perform a function which must
otherwise be performed by the Gov
ernment." This is interpreted to
cover churches.
Exemption is most difficult to de-
termine in the case of educational
institutions, churches and institu-
tions operated out of purely public
charity" Mr. Fowler pointed out.
Since February 4, Mr.. Fowler said
the return of $7.619,907 worth Of real
estate to the tax rolls has been rec
commended to the Commissioners.
In this period, the board has studied
the cases of As churches and par
sonages. 10 homes and orphanages
and 81 educational institutions.
The officers of the Junior Ar
kansas Avenue Community Assocla-
ton, a group composed of 5B-6A
pupils In the West School, were
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Tax Assessor Warns
Of DeudIine Mondoy

Only two more business days
remain before the deadline for pay
ment of second-half bills on WASH
ington real estate taxes, property
owners were warned today by Tax
Assessor Edward A. Dent. The
deadline will be reached Monday
night.
Payments made by mail will beat
the deadline if they are postmarked
before midnight Monday. A penalty
of per cent per month will be added
to the bills of delinquents. The office
of Tax Collector Guy w. Pearson is
preparing for a heavy last-minute
rush Saturday and Monday. Officials
ask that persons mailing checks for
payment inclose the second half bills.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. c., FRIDAY MARCH

guests at the meeting. They spoke
briefly on the aims Of their associa-
ton.
Location of "dormitories" for Gov
ernment employees on the site of the
old tuberculosis sanitarium, Four
teenth and Upshur streets NV, was
protested by Clifford H. Newell. No
action was taken.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Business Unit Backs
Bill 10 Open Way for
Freight Terminal
Northeast Association
Urges Underpuss for
RuiIroud Extension

Approval of a bill to allow the
Pennsylvania Railroad to construct
an underpass under New York ave-
nue., just south of the intersection
of Fourth street NE. and the ave-
nue., to permit erection of a freight
terminal between New York ave-
nue. and Fourth street, north of
Florida avenue, was voiced last
night by the Northeast Business
mems Association in a resolution
presented by Louis l.. BoWdler, pres
ident of the Federation of Busi-
nessmen's Associations.
A motion to admit trade and
business associations from the Met.
Evening star., 1941-03-28

ropolitan Area of Maryland and
Virginia into membership of the
Federation of Businessmen's Asso-
Citations was passed unanimously.
A recommendation that law be
enacted requiring the Metropolitan
Police to notify every garage and
parking lot official of every stolen
automobile in the District was
passed. Referred to the Law and
Legislation Committee was a re-
quest for a law to punish unau-
thorized persons for running up
long-distance telephone charges.
The meeting observed past pres
idents' night" with all former
holders of the Office present:
Robert w. Mccullough, Raymond
G. Dunno, DR.. James j. Greeves.
Mr.. Bowdler, Julian o. Cardin and
James P. Rogers. Joseph P. Bailey
acted as toastmaster of the eve
ming. A buffet supper was served by
Arthur Hartung, president.
More fatal accidents occur on
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Evening star., 1941-03-28
PIottsburgh Organizer
Dies in Westbury, N. Y.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WESTBURY, N. Y, March 28.-
Delaney Kane Jay, SO, a lawyer
and banker, one of Theodore Roose-
velt's Rough Riders and an organizer
of the Plattsburgh civilian training
camp in 1915, died yesterday at his
home.
A great-great-grandSon of John
Jay, first chief justice of the United
States, he was one of the organizers
Of the Fiduciary Trust Co. of New
York in 1890.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Run on Crootion Banks
Brings Holiday Order
By the Associated Press.

By th6 ASS0cIated PreSS.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, March
28.-A run on the banks in the
Yugoslav province of Croatia in
duced Vice Gov. Ijkob Ivkovich to-
day to declare bank holidays today
and tomorrow.
Only persons needing money to
cover daily expenses are to be al
lowed small sums.
Evening star., 1941-03-28

More fatal accidents occur on
United States farms than in any
other occupation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-22
JUDY CANOVA K
 STAR OF PICTURE
 "SCATTERBRAIN,'
Music and Comedy Abound in Story of Hollywood
 Struggle df Capitol

Judy Canova comes back to the screen at the Capitol Theatre to- night in one of the laugh sensa- tions of the year, "Scatterbrain. Preyiew audiences acclaimed it one of the most comical of the new films. .f
 Judy Canova, whom the Repub- lie pictures introduced to the movie audiences some time ago, proves herself a comedienne as well as a singer in "Scatterbrain, which is story of Hollywood. Briefly the plot is the struggle of hillbilly girl who is taken to Hollywood as a result of mis- taken identity, and her long up- hill road to reach success and stardom in spite of diversity.
 Excellent music is furnished the amusing spectacle by Matty Mall neck and his orchestra, and Cal Shrums Gang. Other supporting people of the cast are such out standing players as Alan Mow- bray. Eddie Foy, Jr, Joseph Caw- t~o~n, Wallace Ford, Isabel Jewell, Billy Gilbert and Jimmy Starr.
 me tim was directed by Gus Meins from an original screen play by Jack Townuey and Val Burton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-22
ELkS TO OPEN FOUR ALLEYS SUNDAY NOON
Erv Hdgerup Is to Manage Maple Lanes for Lodge
 During Season

Four brand new bowling alleys will be opened to members of Jun eau Elk Lodge No. APO at noon Sunday, 0. c. Carnegie, chairman of the lodge bowling committee, announced today.
 Fry Hagerup, the op maple macs tro, returned from Anchorage last week to take charge of the alleys (after stopping off in Fairbanks where he picked up the weekly bowlers' pot for rolling the best score of the week.. He'll be keep ing an eye on both the brothers and their ladies for the next few weeks, so he'll be able to sort the keglers into leagues for the start of the competitive season.
 The new alleys are housed in the addition on the east side of the building, the space formerly oc- cupied by the two old alleys having been added to the clubrooms. The old alleys were purchased by the Douglas Eagles.
 We want every Elk to come Sum- day and at least have look at the new lanes, even if he doesn't bowl game right at the start Carnegie said. we expect the impetus from the new alleys to cause quite a surge of bowling enthusiasm in Juneau this winter"