Evening star., 1941-12-14
More Defense
Leaders Named
In Maryland
Additional Volunteer
Workers Sought
In Virginia

was issued in Virginia for additional
volunteer workers.
From Richmond the League OF
Virginia Municipalities sent to all
cities and towns drafts OF a proposed
uniform blackout ordinance, the As
sociated Press reported. Maryland
communities already are practicing
blackouts but no special ordinance
have been enacted.
Paul Banfield, headmaster Of Lam
don Preparatory School, was ap-
pointed chief of Montgomery Coun-
ty transportation and emergency
food and shelter preparations fol-
lowing a meeting of county defense
and Red Cross officials.
George McCeney was named to
supervise emergency road repair
and demolition work under Mr.
Banfield. All county trucks have
been equipped for the work, it was
said.
Special Defense Guards.
Montgomery officials also an
nounced the appointment of 18
deputy sheriffs to act as special de-
fense guards. AS listed by Sheriff
Leslie Carlin the men are Randolph
G.. Kaufman, Lewis Furr, Read N.
Calvert, John r. Oden, Thomas
Perry Griffith. Clyde M. Hunt,
Andrew o. Kincaid. Edward L.
White. Samuel R. Bradley, Richard
w. Dudley, John w. Cole. Charles
c. Fisher. Francis H Knight, Ernest
L. Daymude, Ernest Snyder, John
p. Tucker, Herbert F. Parr and John
N. Lord.
As Hyattsville continued its air.
raid preparations, residents of the
district interested in AFRAID work
have been asked to get in touch with
any of the following:
George Beck, 5508 Thirty ninth
avenue, Warfield 4581; Norval Clark,
4107 Roanoke road, Warfield 1909;
William Emory Hutchinson, 1919
Madison street, Warfield 8499; w. B.
Penn, ALL Kennedy street, Hyatts-
vile 0426: Frank j. Whitney, 4l05
Roanoke road, Warfield 8784; James
M Marsh, 1912 Kennedy street,
Warf1eld 1853; Albert S. Galley,
5905 Forty-third avenue, Warfield
7058, and George Wisima. 4104 Far
ragut street, Warfield 8219.
In view of the possible need for
transportation of those injured in
air raids to first-aid posts, Prince
Georges County citizens owning sta
ton wagons or deliverys trucks have
been asked to communicate with
the Health Department Offices in
Upper Marlboro or HyattSville.
Medical Field Units.
Emergency medical field units
have been set up in the Hyattsville
Elementary School, Mount Rainier
High School, Maryland Park High
School, Marlboro White School,
University of Maryland gynasium,
Laurel Elementary School. Green
belt Elementary School and the
Bowie Elementary School.
A call for 500 beds or cots to be
used in emergency hospitals in
Prince Georges County was issued
BY H. w. Cord chairman OF the
county Defense Councils Resource
Committee.
Mr.. Cord said the beds and cots
would not be called for until the
need arose. He also asked for 500
pillows and sheets.
In Arlington, Mrs. Beulah Shipley
Golf, chairman of registration of
Civilian Volunteer Defense Workers
last night called for typists and
clerks to volunteer for work in the
registration Office. Typists are asked
to bring their own machines if pos
sible A number Of typists are need
ed to work on the general file now
accumulated in the Office.
Registration of the volunteer
workers will continue from 9 am.
to 9 pm. daily except Sunday, Mrs.
Golf said, until further notice. The
Office is at 1859 Wilson boulevard,
Arlington.
Inspection Cancelled.
An inspection Of the 7th battalion
OF the Maryland State Guard sched-
uled for tomorrow night at the Silver
Spring Armory, has been Cancelled
because the men are on guard duty.
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, battalion COM
mander announced. A similar in
spection of the 9th battalion at
Hyattsville tomorrow also was can
celed for the same reason.
Gov. O'Conor was to have in
spected the battalion. The execu-
tive will meet with officials of de-
fense councils from all sections Of
the State at Annapolis today.
He announced yesterday that the
State Roads Commission would give
free passage on the Chesapeake
Bay ferry to soldiers and sailors on
Christmas furloughs.
At a meeting of representatives
OF 20 fire companies Of the metro
politan area of Virginia in Alex
andria yesterday 1t was suggested
that the Board of Supervisors Of
each county in the State appoint a
national defense co-ordinator.
Meeting to discuss air raid pre-
cautions for the district, the dele
gates also suggested practice black
outs and air raid defense schools.
Adoption of Washington's air raid
alert signal of three series of five
short blasts was urged.
Fairfax Chairman Named.
Appointment of Mrs. Douglas
Murray of Fairfax as permanent
chairman of the Fairfax County
Civilian Council has been announced
by Gardner L. Boothe OF Alex
andria, chairman of the Northern
Virginia Regional Defense Council
In order to enroll men and women
to serve in the present emergency,
Mrs. Murray said the following sta
tions have been set up:
Falls Church-police station;
Fairfax-police department; Vienna
Vienna Trust Co.. and Herndon-
Citizens National Bank.
A list OF women in every COM
munity who will take care of chill
dren OF others who are actively en-
gagged In outside civilian defense