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Evening star., 1941-09-26
$4,348,880 Set
Aside for Roads
In Virginia
8 Per Cent Reserve
Set Up to Meet
Increased Costs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 26.-The
Virginia Highway Commission yes
terday allocated s4348.880 of antici-
pated additional funds for the cur
rent fiscal year and awarded IA
road and bridge construction con-
tracts totaling s993,81793. Two low
bids were rejected.
The commission also provided for
setting up a reserve of approximate
ly per cent in each district to meet
any increased costs beyond estimates
so that construction programs else
where in the State might not be dis
rupted, and allowed ! per cent OF
each districts quota for landScaping
The 54,348.88O is expected to be
aized during the fiscal year end
ing next June 30, representing an
increase over the original estimates
of highway fund revenues for the
year. 1t is in addition to S3.0000 900
allocated few weeks ago, which was
money already in hand, collected in
excess of estimates for the year
l940-4l.
ALLEGATIONS Listed.
The allocationS from the S4,348, $50
by districts were: Richmond, S637,-
545; Bristol, s547,96O: Salem. S6l0,-
$50: Lvnchburg. s546.220; Suffolk
S638, $50: Fredericksburg, s3l9,3l0;
Culpeper. s492,29O, and Staunton,
s556 655.
The projects include:
In Culpeper Area.
Culpeper district:
Route /, Fairfax and Prince Will
liam Counties, widening small
bridges and superelevating and
widening two curves, $4,000.
Route 7, Fairfax County. Tysons
Corner west, to supply deficiency in
contract recently let, S3l 1000
Route 90, Culpeper County. Gull
peper south. macadam surface on
two sections built of local material
and hard to maintain. 100000
Route so, Fairfax County, inter-
section route 211 BLACK Lantern
"ISls anu
of curve at Difficult Run, 100000.
Route 234, Prince William County,
Catharpin to Stone House, complet-
ing oiled surface from Dumfries
through to Woolsey, 100000.
Route 236, Arlington and Fairfax
Counties. Alexandria to Annandale,
to complete widening, Sl71, ,267.
Funds for Route l.
Fredericksburg district:
Route l, Stafford County, WIDEN
ing small bridges and superelevate
curves, $4,000.
Alternate route /, SpotSylvania
County, Fall Hill avenue south, ad-
ditional funds for bypass from Fall
mouth to Four-Mile Fork, Sl57,518
Route SO, King and Queen County,
resurfacing section in West Point.
$4,000.
Route 30l, Caroline County, to
complete work for intersection route
II to James Madison Memorial
Bridge, SIS 1000.
Reserve, s25,0O0.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Alexandra Orders
City Dump Barred
AS Fire Shoulders
Borricodes to Be Set Up
At Both Entrances,
Chief Duncan Says
B.. staff Correspondent of The Star.

B.. Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. 90
Barricades will be erected today at
both entrances to the city dump at
Four Mile Run to prevent further
outbreaks of fire, Chief James M.
Duncan, jr., said today as columns
of acrid smoke arose from blaze
which broke out yesterday.
Two pumping engines poured
water all night on the slow-burning
fire Chief Duncan said the blaze
had been brought under control but
that it might shoulder for the next
day or two before it could be COM
pletely extinguished.
The fire marks the most recent
outbreak since the dump was ordered
closed by the City Council a few
days ago. On August 10 the Council
gave the Arlington Development
Corp, operators of the dump. 80
days in which to close it.
The Councils action followed a
petition by citizens of the north
west section of town which called
upon the grand jury to declare the
dump a public nuisance. The petit
ton has not been presented to the
grand jury, however
Former Mayor Richard L. Ruffner,
who for years led efforts to close
the dump as a public nuisance while
he was a member of the City Coun-
Gil, declared, The only reason the
Council ordered it closed this time
was because the citizens got the
jump on them and were going to
have the grand jury close it. We
had the dump closed before. but
some members of the Council re-
opened it."
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Coaster Race Scheduled
In Beverley Hills Section

Special Dispatch to The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Sept. ga
coaster race similar to the annual
Washington Soap Box Derby will be
held beginning at 2:3o pm. tomor-
row on Virginia boulevard in the
Beverley Hills section of Alexandria.
Following the race, "wheel-day
parade% for which anything on
wheels is eligible, will be held. Prizes
will be awarded for the most beau
tiful, the most unusual and most
humorous floats and the best
religious and patriotic entries. The
parade will begin at $3.50 pm. from
Beverly drive and Virginia boulevard,
proceeding from there to Beverley
Hills Church, where the prizes will
be awarded.
The program is being arranged by
Beverley Hills Church Cub Scout
SaCn 10. l0G,
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Virginia 6. 0. P. Fefes
Candidates Tomorrow

Republican leaders from the eighth
Virginia district will join with mem
bers OF the party in Arlington
County at l:30 pm. tomorrow at a
luncheon in honor of Benjamin j.
Muse of Petersburg. candidate for
Governor. The affair will take place
at 1901 Arlington Ridge road
Henry S. Clay. jr.. Republican
candidate for the House of Dele
gates, and William c. Ayres, candi-
date for the Arlington County
Board, will outline their platforms.
After the luncheon a reception for
the candidates will be held in the
garden Of the tea house.
The committee on ARRANGEMENTS
includes H. M. Omohundro. DR.. Vic
tor Myers. Oren R. Lewis. Mrs.
Catherine Sramek. Mrs. Otis Shaw
and Mrs. Evelyn Johnson.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
lnfanfiIe Paralysis Strikes
; More in Nearby Areas

Three more cases of infantile
paralysis were reported in the
nearby Maryland and Virginia area
today, but health authorities in
both States said the disease was be-
lieVed to be on the downgrade after
reaching the highest level in many
years.
Two of the new cases were re-
ported in Arlington County and one
in Prince Georges County, where DR.
John NJ Byers, county health officer,
said that in the future announce
ments of poliomyelitis cases would
be restricted to the total number
Persons. wishing to learn the area
in which a case has been reported
may secure information by calling
his Office, DR.. Byers said. Prince
Georges has had 81 cases this year
The cases in Arlington County bring
the total there to five during the
year.
Other areas reporting new cases
Yesterday included ST. Marys Coun-
ty, Md, and Jefferson County, w. Va
Va.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Deported Italian Sues
For Riqht to Enter U. S.

An Italian citizen, now living in
Havana, Cuba, filed suit in District
Court yesterday to require Attorney
General Biddle to pass on his char
acter and readmit him to the
United States if it is found good.
The petitioner. Giuseppe Fedele,
stated through counsel that he en-
tered this country as stoWaway in
1881 but was apprehended and de-
ported in 1910.
He contended the immigration
law gave him the right to apply for
readmission to the United States
one year after the deportation. This
was refused in February of this
wear and the Attorney General
"wrongfully failed and neglected to
pass" upon his moral character, he
asserted.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Y. N. {. A. Boys TO Hold
Opening Night on Oct. ;

The Boys Department Of the
Central Young Mems Christian As
sociation will inaugurate its fall
activities with an opening night
program at 7:30 pm. October 8 in
the boys building at 1892 G street
NV.
The occasion is to be featured by
presentation of awards to boys who
won athletic and other events dur
ing the summer, and program OF
entertainment. Parents, relatives
and friends are expected to attend.
Music by the Boys Orchestra, group
singing and a fencing demonstra-
ton are on the program.
Opening night was postponed a
week to permit painters to finish
painting the boys building.
The fall program will include box
ing, track, fencing, arts and crafts,
swimming, hobby clubs and vari-
Gus other activities.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Maryland Tax
On Property
Cut 8 Gents
O'Conor Reduces
Rute for 1912 to
ID Cents Per S100
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 26-An Scent
slash in the States property tax for
the next two years-the most cheer
ing tax news to Marylanders since
the last Legislature-was proclaimed
today by Gov. OConor.
By proclamation, the Governor cut
the tax OH real and personal prop
erty from % cents per 500 to u
cents in 1912, and from 2l to 13 per
cent in 1943
He hinted there might be special
Legislative session TO whitt!c the
State income tax down still more
than was done last spring.
Decision Deferred.
Such a step would make cut
effective on l941 incomes.
Gov. O'Conor said the move has
been suggested, but We haven't con-
sidered it yet. Nothing has been de-
termined as to whether a special ses-
sion might be called
He added that it would serve no
purpose" to call such a session be-
I
l94l income would not be due until
| April Is, 1912
/ The General Assembly last spring
cut the real estate levy by $50 cents
for the next biennium. The tax on
investment income was cut from 6
to per cent, and the levy on earned
income from 2.5 to per cent.
Soaring State revenues made this
latest reduction possible. Gov.
OConor explained. j. Millard
Tawes, State controller, estimated
that with present taXcs 1912 fscai
year would yield surplus Of
s8.5OOOOO.
Surplus Increases.
Mr.. TaWes had estimated the
surplus by this September 80, end
Of the l94l fiscal year, at s6.350.0O0,
but much Of these funds are to be
used in 1912 for financing operations.
The 1912 budget allowed only for
S2.2O0000 to be carried over into the
next year, and that. Gov. OConor
said, would cut the estimated 1912
surplus Of sS50000O to $4,000 900.
/ Therefore he reduced the real estate
property tax. The cut will mean a
saving to taxpayers OF about $1,000
0C0 and Whittle the 1912 surplus to
( S4300,OO0.
That still is high and provides the
basis for suggestions that the income
lax be reduced.
HlS Power In Make Cut
A law passed at the last Legisla-
tuie gives the Governor the power
to reduce the property tax.
1t provided that if the State sur
plus exceeded 100000. the Board
OF Public Works could apply any or
all of the excess to interest and
principal on the State debt.
But since all proceeds of the prop
erty tax are used for that purpose
alone, use of the surplus toward
that goal makes the property tax re-
ductlon possible The law also pro-
v'Ged that any reduction be applied
10 the property taxes.
Announcement of the reduction al
this time, Gov. OCOnor indicated.
was to aid county officials in pre-
pairing their county levies for next
year, since the State tax is billed
a.c1g with county and city taxes.
and is collected for the State by
county and city tax officials.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
|One-Woy Traffic
| Through Laurel
| Is Proposed
y the AsSocie ted Press.

LAUREL, Md, Sept. 26.-The State
Roads Commission told delegation
of Southern Maryland residents yes
terday that three major improve
ments, including routing north and
south bound traffic through Laurel
on separate roads, were being
planned for the Washington boule-
ward.
Commissioners said they proposed
to build separate route through
Laurel for north-bound traffic, rout-
ing south-bound motorists one-way
over the existing stretch. To cor
rect two bottlenecks which have
appeared with increased traffic the
Roads Commission hopes to straight
en- and pave hill and curve north
of Savage and improve the route
through Waterloo.
A request by the delegation which
the commission promised to study
was for a center separation strip
along the entire 30-mile boulevard.
Chairman Ezra B. Whitman esti-
mated cost of the work, which also
would necessitate widening the
road, would approach sl,5oo,ooo.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
t;;Ss;SS(0N WEEKEND
gzEM5YS AZ

Photographic laboratory. Nationa,
Catholic Community Service Club
opened to service men for their Use
tomorrow, o'clocl-
Lodging.
Lodging facilities for service mer
in Washington over the week enc
may be found at the Y, NJ. C. A.
al the Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Club and the Recreation Leave Area
on the Virginia side of the Memo
rial Bridge. which has accommoda-
tions for 696 men.
Religious Services.
Washington churches of all de-
nominations welcome men in uni
form to weekend services. Work
of Protestant churches In the city
centers at the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches. 1751 N street NV
Service men are invited to visit this
headquarters. Location of near
downtown churches, representing
various denominations, follow: St
Patrick'S (Catholicl. Tenth street
between F and G NV: Mount Ver-
non Methodist, 900 Massachusetts
avenue NV: ST Sophia Greek Or
thodoX). Eighth and L streets NV;
Washington Hebrew Congregat ton
822 Eighth street NV: Church of
the Ascension CEpiscopalianl, 1901
Massachusetts avenue NV: Cal
vary (BaptisD Eighth and H streets
NV: Third Church of Christian
Science, Thirteenth and L streets
NV. and New York Avenue Pres
byterian. 1901 New York avenue
NV: First Congregational Church
Tenth and G streets NV.
Soldiers wishing to attend Jewish
services for High Holy Day should
call Mr.. Bower of the National jew
ish Welfare, Decatur 5472.
Activities for ColOred Service Men.
Dance. Banneker Fieldhouse.
Georgia avenue and Howard place
NV, tomorrow 8 O'Clock.
Dancing and games, Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w C. A, 901 Rhode
Island avenue NV, tomorrow. 8
o'clock
Dance, Y. M. C. A., 1912 Twelfth
street NV, $50 o'clock tomorrow
night.
E Skating, Phyllis Wheatley Y. w.
C. A., tonight, s o'clock.
Swimming, Y. M. c. A, 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon; all other facilities
of Y. M. c. A. also open to service
men.
Lodging facilities, Banneker Field
house and Y. M. c. A.
Religious service, First Baptist
Church. Twenty-seventh street and
Dumbarton avenue NV; Asbury
Methodist, Eleventh and K streets
NV; Holy Redeemer Catholic, 210
New York avenue NV; Fifteenth
Street presbyterian, Fifteenth and
R streets NV. The Phyllis Wheat
ley Y. w. c. A. will conduct a
twilight hour program, $50 Sunday
evening. Gropo church parties leave
Y. M. C. A., 10:45 o'clock Sunday
morning,
Evening star., 1941-09-26
NewLaw ADDING
S22,500 Income
In Montgomery
Quarterly Plan
Of Assessment to
Net S45,000 in Yeur
Rv STAFF Correspondent of The Star

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. Sept 90
Montgomery County will be richer
by approximately S22500 at the
end of this month because of a pro-
vision in the real estate assessment
law that became effective July l.
The provision levies real estate
assessments every three months in
stead of once a year as heretofore
Chairman Richard H. Lansdale
of the County Board of Assessment
said about S2O0OOOO in new con-
struction, completed since the begin
ming of the fiscal year July l. will
be placed on the tax books as of
October /. Under the old Sctup
this property would have escaped
taxation until July. 1912.
Mr.. Larsdale said properties put
on during the first quarter are to
be taxed for only three-fourths of
a year, and those put on during the
second quarter will be taxed for
half year Those added after that
time are not taxed until the follow
ing year
During the next quarter Mr. Lans-
dale said, new construction is eX-
pected to increase ard will probably
reach 100000. Taxes on that
amount for half a year would bring
the county another s22500. making
a total gain Of about $4,000 this
year from the new law.
Bills on the newly added property
will be sent out early next month.
Hearings on the new assessments
have been set by the board for the
last Tuesday Of each month. If
property owners are not satisfied
with their assessments. they may
appeal to the State tax Office.
The law also provides for a con-
tinuous assessment of one-ffth of
the county each year instead of a
general assessment OF the entire
county every five years. Plans for
establishing the continuous program
have not yet been completed, Mr.
Lansdale said.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Barnard to Join
Morgenthuu's S Stoff
BY the Associated Press

Dy Ille Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 26-Ches-
ter I. Barnard, president of the New
Jersey Bell Telephone Co., said yes
terday he had been granted a leave
of absence to become assistant to
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau to aid in Treasury Department
problems arising from the emer-
gency.
Mr.. Barnard added that he ac-
cepted the position Monday at 6
conference he attended at the in
vitation of the Secretary.
Mr.. Barnard is a director of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, a member of its National
Committee on Business Welfare. and
is trustee of the Rockefeller Foun-
dation and director of several large
3I-ineSocA
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Government Attorney
Is Adiudoed Suicide

DR.. w. c. Welburn, Arlington
County coroner, today issued a GER
tificate of suicide in the death yes
terday of Wickliffe w. Fisher, 90, Of
2732 Wilson boulevard. who was
found dead in his automobile in the
rear of his home.
Police said the body was found
by Ashton C. Jones, sr., with whom
Mr. Fisher lived. Mr. Fisher was
an attorney for the Internal Revenue
Bureau and came here from Austin
Tex, last Nnrch. He we5 said to
have been ii Ill health.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Montgomery Legion Aids
Drive on PARALYSIS

Plans to aid the Public Health
Service in its campaign to combat
infantile paralysis in Montgomery
County, Md, will be among the
matters discussed at meeting OF
the Montgomery County Council of
the American Legion tonight at the
Silver Spring Dispensary.
Arrangements also will be made
for the transportation of SIS chill
dren designated by Chief Public
Health Nurse Elizabeth Hansen to
attend the quarterly orthopedic
clinic at the county hospital in
Sandy Spring Thursday.
Several infantile paralysis cases
already have been transferred from
the county to Children's Hospital
in Baltimore under the supervision
of the Legion.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Night Spanish Glass

Evening courses in elementary
Spanish at the University of Mary
land will begin at 7:3O pm. Mon
day in the Arts and Sciences Build
ing 1t was announced by George
0. S. Darby, assistant professor of
modern languages, who will be in
charge.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
To Repair La Plato Road

BALTIMORE, Sept. 26 tP.-The
State Roads Commission yesterday
awarded c. j. Langenfelder & Son
contract for grading. draining and
surfacing approximately 5 miles of
the Chapel Point road from near
Bel Alton to near La Plata. The Fed
cral-aid p~o;ect will cost s363,l24.30.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Formers TO Meet

MANASSAS. Va, Sept. 26 tSpe-
ciaD A community meeting of
farmers of Prince William County
will be held tonight in the Brent
vile District High School at Nokes-
vile to choose nominees for COM
munity agricultural conservation
program committees.
Evening star., 1941-09-26

In September, Beware Of:
l. The hours between 10 and
II pm. Two persons met death
within this one-hour period in
September last year. The third
fatality occurred between 4 and
5 pm.
2. Crossing at an interSec-
ton against the proper signal.
One of the three traffic vic
Tins in September. 1910, was
killed while doing this.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Oukton PIT. A. Has Party

OAKTON, Va, Sept. 26 (SpeciaD
-Oakton Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton will sponsor a benefit bingo
party in the school at 7:30 O'Clock
te~irht
Evening star., 1941-09-26

Japanese are using German ma
chinery in new cement plants in
China.
Evening star., 1941-09-26

Sept. J Sept. l3 Sept. Y
0 Q Q
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 646

In the Probate Court of the Cape Nome Precinct, Territory of Alaska, Second Division.
 In the matter of the Estate of EDITH J. ELLIS, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Probate Court for the Cape Nome Precinct, Territory of Alaska, Second Division, ad- minstrator of the Estate of Edith J. Ellis, Deceased and has quail fled as such. All persons having claims against the estate of Edith J. Ellis, deceased, are required to present them with the proper vouchers, within six months from the date of this notice to said administrator, at my office, on Front Streeet, in the City of Nome, Alaska, Cape Nome Pre- cinct.
 Date of this notice and its first publication July 23rd, 1g41.
 A. Ben Shallit, Administrator
 of the Estate of Edith J. Ellis,
 Deceased.
 Publish July 23, 30, Aug. 6, 13
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-06
WIEN ACTIVITIES

Aug. 6 - Pilot Sig Wien made a trip to Bluff this afternoon with express.
 Pilot Long took freight and Andy Mitchell to Bluff. Lois Ost was passenger from Bluff to Council.
 A trip was made to the Kougar ok this afternoon with freight.
 Trips are scheduled for the Kougarok, Teller, Pt. Hope and Fairbank as soon as weather per fnits.
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-06
U. s. Overseas Forces Doubled Says Marshall

NSO. S"SOTSc C. Marshal rtppl ed that American overseas garri sons had been more than doubled as a part of an urgent effort to keep defenses in a state of readi- ness.
 Supplementing controverted re commentators he made that re str.ctions be lifted from service of National Guardsmen and sell ectees, the Chief of Staff disclos ed that since the eve of the war:
 Overseas garrisons have been increased from 45,300 to 116,700 troops.
 Harbor defenses are manned now by 46.500 instead of 4,S0O.
 Air Corps tactical squadrons in the continental United States and off-shore bases have been increas ed five-fold in number.
 Landing Forces Trained
 Two divisions of picked men the regular Army's First and Third-which have been suppli- ed with more modern arms than any other such units, have been trained with the Navy and Marin es in landing operations such as might be demanded of an eXpedi tionary force.
 In training this mounting force on a scale never before attempt ed in peacetime, General Mar shall said the objective was pre- paration of units to take the field on short notice at existing strength ready to function effect lively in combat"
 He said that in revamplng the army in the light of war develop ments abroad, that the War De- partment was alert to '"The enor- nous power of armored units us- ed in conjunction with accom- panying air power" but added:
 We do not overlook the fact that the Army of the United Stat es differs in one important char acteristic from the armies of Europe. Ours must be an all purpose army as we are in an en tirely different position from a European nation which knows its traditional or potential enem- ies and the terrain over which it will have to fight.
 Wide Field
 "We must be prepared to op- crate in the Arctic Or in the trop ics, in deserts or mountains, and the elements of our ground fore es must be properly balanced to meet any contingencies.
 Our organization must be bal anced one with armored, air and foot elements in proper propor- ton to provide the maximum fiexibility."
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-06

George Fielding Elliot, mili- tary expert: You cannot have security unles you are prepared to deal wiht disturbers of the peace as civil authority deals with them"
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-06

Just before going to press the transport Casber, arrived with 700 tons of government construc- tion supplies
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-06
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY

Cloudy tonight with southwest winds Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with light southwest winds
 Data for "A Hours Ending 100 D. m. Today Highest temp 54 Lowest emp - AZ Precipitation - Total precip month Total since Jan l. 1941 4O4
 Temp Humidity Wind Weather l2 Midnight AS 96 SW 19 Drzzle 8 AS 96 SW 12 Drizzle lZ:3U p m -- --- 49 S5 SW 10 Cloudy Tomorrow: Sunrise 3:23 a. m. Sunset $50
 Ago Today
 Highest temp - Lowest temp - 38 Precipitation =
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-06

Action from the Baltic Sea reported with fighting
 in the central sectirs CD Russ claimed planes dOwned at destruction the Gulf of Finland; 2) Germans they Bjelaja, Heavy fight ing reported in two other major
 3 the Kiev Russians taids Ploesti (5), Rumanian oil center.