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Evening star., 1941-07-11
BIondford Named Head
Of Library Committee

Joseph Blandford of Brandywine,
Md, has been named chairman Of
committee to survey needs of
library facilities in the county for
the Prince Georges County Com
munity Council, it was announced
yesterday
Committee members include Mrs.
John Burton, Forestville; Mrs. H. B.
Mayhem, Hyattsville: Miss Sarah
Blandford. Clinton; Dr. H. J. Pat
terson, College Park; Miss Ethel M.
Regan, home demonstration agent,
and P. E. Clark, county agent.
The committee will hold a public
meeting September 18 in the Blad-
ensburg flrehouse.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Defense Meeting Uroed

Declaring that production is the
urgent problem before the country
today Mrs. Miner Hostetler of
Rockville, State president of the
Maryland League of Women Voters.
sent a telegram to Gov. O'Conor
yesterday asking him to call an
open meeting of the Maryland De-
fenSe Council.
The League of Women Voters is
conducting q campaign on "the
battle of production"
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Cumberland Workers
Threaten Wage Strike
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July IL
Employees of Cumberland's street,
sewer, alley and water departments
have indicated they will suspend
work Monday unless the Mayor and
City Council give a satisfactory an
swer to their request for general
salary increase of 1871 cents an hour
Mayor Harry Irvine said the city
would have to raise about $1,000 to
meet such an increase in the street
department force alone.
He said the legality of cutting into
other appropriations to obtain funds
for pay increase in several depart
ments had been questioned.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
U. S. Acquires Lond
For BeIvoir Expansion
pecial Dispatch to The Star.


FAIRFAX. Va, July 11.-A tract
of 28474 acres near Mclean, adjoin-
ing the Letter estate, was conveyed
to the United States Government
yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury.
Willoughby
Six other parcels in connection
with the expansion of Fort Belvoir
also were recorded in the office of
County Clerk John NJ Whalen by
CORTLAND H. Davis of Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Jacobs, jr.,
conveyed 2.494 acres; Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Grimsley, l acre; Mr.. and
Mrs. Tommy Grimsley, SO of an
acre: Mr. and Mrs. Christopher
Petit, PAT acres; Eta F. Tate Proc
tor and Clinton Proctor, jr., l91
acres, and Otho J. Proctor and Hes
ter @. Proctor, acres.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Tukomu Park Youth
Named to Annapolis

David McKeon Saunders. son of
Capt. Harold E. Saunders, U. S. NJ,
and Mrs. Saunders, 206 Maple ave-
nue., Takoma Park. Md. has been
appointed to the Naval Academy
by Senator Radcliffe, Democrat, of
Maryland
A graduate of Central High
School, Saunders completed his
Junior year at Worcester Polytech-
mic Institute in June. Capt. Saun-
ders is at the David Taylor Model
Basin at Carderock, Md.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Montgomery Board Asked
To Buy Voting Machines
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpcNloi DAsputNlI " oldI-
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 1.-THE
Montgomery County supervisors of
elections yesterday asked the County
Board to authorize immediate pur-
chase of 120 voting machines.
The machines, which can be
bought for S121,176, minus $4,000 al
ready paid as rent, from the James,
town Voting Machine Corp. were
rented by the county for the general
election last fall and the special
congressional election last May.
Bills totaling s7,454. growing out
of the special May election were
approved at yesterdays meeting.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
July, 194l
In July, Beware OF:

In July, Beware OF:
1. The hours between $3.50
and $50 pm. All four OF the
persons killed in traffic in July,
1910, were fatally injured within
this three-hour period.
2. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in July last year.
The two other traffic victims
were fatally hurt while either
crossing q street at an uncon-
trolled intersection or driving
an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-07-11

also announced that a Red Cross
first-aid class will begin Wednes-
day at the Cheverly American
Legion Home. Mrs. Paul E. N.Y.
strom will teach the class at 1:30
pm. Persons interested may regis
ter through the Prince Georges
Red Cross Office in the Professional
Building, Hyattsville.
From 2 to 4 pm. on Wednesdays
assistance for Red Cross mitters
In Prince Georges County will be
available at the chapter office. Mrs
Howard I. Trailer is chairman OF
knitting.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
QUIETPease!

LUCKY FELLOW-Disappearlng
in the igloo is Ralph w, Spunkins,
a fugitive from the District of
Columbia. No, it wasn't the heat
that drove him away, it was the
din of Washington traffic-horn-
blowing and popping motorcycles.
He prefers the growl of a polar
bear.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Sunday School Picnic

Mount View MD Sunday school
will hold its annual picnic at john
sons Grove, near Purdum, starting
at 4 pm. tomorrow. The Poolesville
Band will play.
Evening star., 1941-07-11

announced to-
day.
Mr.. White
ford. manager
of the Subur-
ban Gas. Co.,
Hyattsville is a
former president
of the county
c h a m ber of
Commerce. Ad-
ditional commit
tee members and
plans for the
roll call in Sep
tember will be
announced later.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Whiteford Heads Red Cross
Drive in Prince GEORGES

H. Clay Whiteford will head the
25th annual Red Cross Roll Call in
Prince Georges County, John H.
Fletcher, county chapter chairman,
Evening star., 1941-09-21

0lnnerWare. o. ~
imperfect-Downstairs.
7.95 Decorated Dinner Sets
42-pc. set includes dinner plates, ~ 90
bread and butter plates, soup plates. 90
8 cups, Saucers, meat platter, vege-
table dsh.-Downstairs.
6.sS Unpainied Breakfast Sets
5-pc set, including drop-leaf table with .88
shaped leaves and turned legs and
windsor back chars.-Downstairs.
Boys 3.9S Corduroy Sets
w"y w,s is nss :s matching with tass: %s
lined. Sizes 8 to 16.-Main Floor.
Boys 89c to lis Shirts
Perfects and slight irregulars. Fine a.
quality tubfast materials in fancy pat lSOc
terms and solid colors. Sizes to 141s. 00~
Main Floor w
l.l9 to l.50 Makeup Boxes
Vanity size makeup boxes with picture Nnr
on cover and mirror in the lid. spe- hSC
cial Anniversary price-Main Floor. w
l.50 and 1893 Hair Brushes
Nylon and pure bristIe hair brushes at q nm
low Anniversary Sale price. Solid
ebony backs-Main Floor. II
6-Pc. 5.95 Gift Dresser Sets
Lovely sets in gift box, including hand a 90
mirror, hair BRUSH dressing comb cream 100
jar, powder jar and mirror tray.-Main
Floor.
7-WaY Indirect Floor Lamps
8 degrees of direct light and 3 degrees 4 QQ
Of indirect light plus small mite light in
base. Pleated silk shades.-Downstairs. =
2.9S Pottery Table Lamps
Choice of several attractive designs, with - nn
shades Bases
Downstairs. -
Infanis' loo Handmade Wear
Choice of infants dresses, slips, creep n L.
srs, pillow slips and toddlers' dresses bay
Second Floor. ~
Tots Fleece Coat Sets
Tots one and piece fleece coat sets in .88
copen, rose and navy. Sizes l to a.
Second Floor.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
DC. Regiment al Bliss
Lists 145 Promotions

The 260th Coast Artillery fanti-
aircrafD Regiment of the District.
now at Fort Bliss. Tex, has made
445 promotions during the last three
months, it was announced yesterday.
These advances to non-commis-
stoned officer rank do not include
those from basic private to private
first class. Included were four new
top sergeants and six new staff SER
geants. In addition, there are Al
new sergeants and "a new corporals.
Regimental Headquarters Battery.
Batteries D, E and r all boast new
first sergeants. They are John I.
Brownlee, jr., appointed top sergeant
of Regimental Headquarters Bat
terry, May 3; Edward M Bashista
new first sergeant for Battery D,
Max C. Vogt made top sergeant of
Battery E on July l6, and James
L. Herman of Battery F, who was
made a sergeant fron corporal
May l and then promoted to first
sergeant May 81.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Transit Employees
9Th Annual 0utinq
Attended by $1,000
Capitol Company Officials
Join Workers in
Glen Echo Event

There may be some tired young
sters here today, but they had real
time yesterday when they joined in
an outing at Glen Echo Park. Md,
with their parents, friends and the
old-timers of the Capital Transit Co.
Employees Relief Association.
Though threatened by showers
during the forenoon. the weather
cleared and more than $4,000 folks
turned out for the eighth annual
outing of the association. In fact,
Leonard B. Schloss, park director,
issued 10000 strips of tickets to the
association.
Officially, the affair opened with
a parade of clowns at pm. through
the park. but many came we'll ahead
of time with lunch baskets, thermos
jugs, and bathing suits to take fun
advantage of the day at the park,
In the formal contests the bal
loon blowing event for girls and
boys under 9 years old had the
Judges in a bad fix when two con-
testants ended in what appeared
to be dead heat. Finally, it was
decided to flip a coin and Frances
Anderson. 8. of 2l2 Thirty-sixth
street Sc. got the prize. Robert
Hinely, 9, Forestville, Md, took sec
ond prize. With only two prizes
available, the judges again were
on the spot and had to dig into
the treasury to provide prize for
third place. This went to Margaret
Dexter.
In other contests Lillian PeCzold
was first in the 100-yard rope skip
ping contest with Eleanor Mazullo
second. Other events were three
legged race; E. Barkley and E. D.
Dunn, and Lee Showalter and Billy
Kallas; ribbon cutting, Josephine
Felker, Priscilla Crawford; find
your partner, Buddy Hammer and
Henry Scoggins, Arlin Raney and
Fred Marlowe; girls marble race,
Florence Anderson, Mordelle Craw-
ford; sidewise race. Fred Marlowe,
Burton Marlowe; peanut race Tor
women, Mrs. Carrie Powell, Mrs
o. D. Poole, and water-bearers'
race. NJ L. Gallagher, John H.
Marlowe.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Why Must They Die? No. 49 Kill. Killed in 1ee %.t San"


The place: Beach drive, Rock
Creek Park, east of Military road.
The accident: A 42-year-old park
policeman was injured fatally when
the motorcycle he was riding col
lided with an automobile on a curve.
Car and motorcycle were moving
in opposite directions, with car on
inside of curve. Point of impact
was on side of roadway toward in
side of curve, motorcycle striking
in middle of side of automobile.
Victim was taken to Walter Reed
Hospital, where he died five days
later of a fractured skull, hemor-
rhage and shock.
The time: About 12:45 am, Au-
gust l.
Weather conditions: Cloudy.
The street: Narrow, winding road
way, level, dry, dark.
The vehicles: A motorcycle and a
1896 sedan. Motorist estimated his
speed at 20 miles per hour. Brakes
in good condition.
The operators: An experienced
motorcycle policeman and a 39-
year-old motorist with % years
driving experience and no accident
record. Motorist testified he saw
approaching headlight but did not
apply brakes or change course, since,
he said, he was keeping to proper
side of roadway and proceeding
slowly. He thought motorcycle
would make curve. but 1t struck side
of car, he testified.
Coroner's jury verdict: Accidental
death; driver cleared.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Eight-Hour-DayLaw
Suspended for Some
Army Defense Jobs
About 100000 Mechanics
And Loborers Hired by
War Department Affected

President Roosevelt today sus-
pended the eight hour-day law for
mechanics and laborers employed
by the War Department on public
works necessary to national defense
in the United States.
The White House announced that
an executive order directing this
suspension was issued because of
the necessity to complete all mill
tary projects at the earliest practical
date.
The suspension applies to workers
employed by the War Department
on air fields, troop housing units or
barracks, Notifications and other
such projects necessary to the mill
tary establishment. 1t includes only
those mechanics and laborers en-
ployed directly by the War Depart
ment.
A War Department official said
the order would affect only me-
chanics and laborers directly en-
ployed by the War Department. and
estimated their number at less than
100000. 1t will not cover the vastly
larger number Of workmen employed
by private contractors.
The fiat overtime rate of time
and one half pay, it was said, will
be given for work in excess of A
hours a week-the standard week
for this type of employe.
The suspension will apply only
on projects to be designated by
Secretary of War Stimson. He did
not Immediately issue any list of
projects affected. If all the direct
employees of the department on
such work were made subject to
the order, the approximately 10O,-
900 would be involved. 1t was not
expected. however, that Mr.. Stim-
son would designate for such action
all the projects in continental
United States.
Employees Of private contractors
working on defense propects re-
ceive time-and-a-half pay for work
in excess of the 5-day 40-hour
week, under an agreement made
effective August l between the
building and construction depart
ment of the American Federation
of Labor and the ONCE of Pro-
duction Management. This covers
work undertaken for the Army,
Navy, Maritime Commission. Fed
eral Works Agency and all sub
SidiarieS of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. which are involved
in the defense plant expansion pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Small Papers Warned
Of Wage-Hour Act
Requirements
Fleming Explains How
Some Might Forfeit
Exemptions

Employees of small weekly or semi
weekly newspapers who spend more
than half their time on Job print
ing work, will lose their exemption
from the wage and hour require
ments of the Fair Labor Standards
Act, Brig. Gen. Philip B. Fleming,
administrator of the Wage and Hour
Division, warned today.
Section 13 of the act exempts
from the wage and hour provisions
IAN employe employed in connec-
ton with the publication of any
weekly or semi-weekly newspaper
with a circulation of less than 5000
the major part of which circula-
ton is within the county where
printed and published"
In the ruling made public today,
Gen. Fleming emphasized that the
exemption only applies to employees
who devote less than so per cent
of their time to job printing work.
I'm conversations with publish
ers of small weeklies recently, I
have found that they have not
thoroughly understood the danger
of losing the exemption If they
handle a considerable amount of
job printing which may be covered
under the act because part of it
goes into interstate commerce"
Gen. Fleming explained.
There is no change in the posi-
ton of the division. 1t is the same
today as was stated two years ago,
but this further discussion is be-
ing public to bring again to the
attention of employers in this
business their accountability under
the law for complying with the
wage and hour requirements in the
event that the exemption is negated
by the employment of some of their
employees in the job printing field
for one-half or more of their time
in a workweek"
If an employe spends more than
half his time on job printing work
in particular week, and the news
paper exemption does not apply to
him. the question naturally arises
whether the job printing work Is
covered by the act. Here the test is
whether or not the job printing
material on which the employe is
working is printed for interstate
commerce. the Wage and Hour Di-
vision pointed out.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Thai Customs Men Left
On Island by Axis Ships
Hy the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
BANKOK, Thailand, Aug. 13.-
Two Thai customs officers on duty
aboard a German and an italian
vessel were reported today to have
been put ashore on small island
in the Gulf of Siam after the ships
slipped away from Thai territorial
waters.
The Axis vessels took refuge off
Bankok Bar at the outbreak of the
European war until last Saturday
night. 1t was presumed they weighed
anchors for Saigon, French Indo-
China.
The customs officers were report
ed to have received letters from the
captains of the vessels, certifying
that they were in no way involved IN
the ships actions.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Official Says Army
Gould Help Convicts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, Aug. 13.-The Army
could use men in Americas prisons
just as the prisoners could benefit
from a stretch of Army life, Bu-
reau of Prisons Parole executive be-
lieves.
Criminals could rehabilitate them
selves better in the Army than in
prisons and just as we'll as in civ
ilian communities, Walter K. Urich
of Washington, D. c., told a con-
ference of Federal wardens yester-
day.
And because of the prisoners &C
ceptance of discipline, they often
make better soldiers than unframed
recruits, he added
Evening star., 1941-08-13
War Doubles Sale of Finn
Reconstruction Bonds
3y the Associated Press


HELSINKI, Finland. Aug. 13-
Newspapers announced today that
Finland's second billion-markka
bond issue for reconstruction of
areas devasta ted in the 193940 war
with Soviet Russia had been sub
scribed within span of three
months.
mo rates now are quoted on
the markka in the foreign eX-
change market, but before the
war the markka was valued at
about two centSD
Subscriptions, the press said. dou-
bled in rate after the outbreak of
the current war.
Authoritative quarters expressed
belief the response would encour-
age the government to issue war
bonds to meet expenses of the cur
rent conflict.
Evening star., 1941-08-13

An uti Extensive mass of dry. cool air of
polar origin has overspread the Upper
Mississippi Valley, the Ohio Valley, and
the Atlantic States as far south as the
Carolinas accompanied by fair. cool
weather The high pressure system aSso-
ciated with this cool air mass is moving
steadily southe eastward over the Great
Lakes region. Green Bay, Wis, l.O24
millibars 80 "a inches. Warm, humid
air is now confined TO the Gulf States,
where scattered showers and thunder
storms have occurred with considerable
cloudy weather during the. past "A hours.
More general showers and thunderstorms
occurred from Virginia and North Caro-
lima westward into Kansas and Okla
homa along the zone. of separation or
the Southern States and The cooler air
to the North Showers and cloudy weather
have persisted over the Rocky Mountain
States, and a new trough disturbance is
forming over Montana
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Young Woman Drops
Assault Charges

An assault charge preferred last
March against Irwin c. Hoover,
81, of the 500 block of Taylor street
NV. when he was accused of taking
the clothes off his woman companion
on Wisconsin avenue, was nolle
pressed yesterday in Police Court,
after the young woman had signed
q statement she did not wish to
prosecute.
Mr.. Hoover pleaded not guilty and
demanded jury trial when origi-
nally srraigned on the assault
charge. The case had been sched-
uled for jury trial yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

Senate:
In recess.
Finance Committee continues
hearings on new tax bill 90 am,
E. s. t..
Territories Committee votes on
nomination of Rexford Tugwell to
be Governor of Puerto Rico.
House:
Considers miscellaneous legisla-
ton.
Banking and Currency Committee
continues hearings on price-flxing
legislation.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Tax Prepayment Notes
Run S18,OOO,OOO Daily

The Treasury reports sales of
tax prepayment notes have been
running more than $4,000, 900 day
since sales began August l.
In the first eight days sales totaled
$146,1S4 700, on the basis of actual
receipts at the Treasury. Sales
are made through the Federal Re-
serve banks.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Gen. Fries 10 Persist
In Fighting Order
To Trim His Hedge
Bushes Grow on Private
Property, He Declares;
City Lond. Police Soy

Mai. Gen.. Amos A. Fries, re-
tired chief of the Army's Chemical
Warfare Service, said today that he
will defy-for the time, at least-a
police order to trim down the lofty
hedge that shields his residence at
1905 Woodley road NV. from the
public eye.
After a police private of No. 8
precinct issued an ultimatum that
the generals hedge must be chopped
to half its height, Gen. Fries as
serted the demand was 80 absurd" J"
and reported he was digging in for
a long fight.
He said the 6-foot stand of foliage
is on his own private land-while
the police position is that it grows
on public ground.
Holds Many Honors.
Gen. Fries, a holder of the Dis
tinguished Service Medal, COM
mander in the French Legion of
Honor, companion of st. Michael
and st. George, said that he re-
gretted he had not personally en-
countered the policeman who left
the hedge-chopping order with his
housekeeper.
He said he understood that the
police argument is that criminals
are likely to hide behind hedges.
I'VE keep lookout on the inside
of our privet hedge" the general
declared, 80 the police don't need
to worry. If catch anybody hiding
behind it, there will be trouble with
me"
Gen. Fries likes high hedges, he
says. The 6-foot growth of which
police complain, bordering Woodley
road is nothing compared to the
12-foot priyet that towers in his
side yard.
Strip Abandoned, He Says.
Gen. Fries planted the contro-
versial hedge nearly IA years ago. he
told a reporter, on land he took over
from the District with permission
of city officials. Originally Woodley
road had been 40 feet in width, but
when it was paved its size was re-
duced TO 30 feet and l0-foot strip
was abandoned" by the District, he
said. The privet stands on this
strip
The whole weight of No. 8 precinct
was thrown into the controversy this
morning by Capt. Glen Cox, who
declared that IF this hedge can be
shown to be on public land, it's go
ing to be trimmed to So inches-and
no more"
He said he would conduct an in
vestigation on the scene himself. As
for talk about criminals hiding be-
hind hedges. he said it was "a lot
of nonsense"-but regulation is a
regulation, and he's going to enforce
1t.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Report
Furnished by the Ur

he
SO
tonight becoming gentle
southerly tomorrow.
tomorrow cooler in south and
tomo
tonight and slightly cooler to-
moderate
continued cool
tonieh afternoon.