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Evening star., 1941-05-26
Rites for Mrs. Best
To Be Held Toduy

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha
Elizabeth Best, 81, of Alexandria,
Va, who died Saturday at her home,
AS Fontaine street, we're to be held
at $3.50 pm. today at the Wheatley
funeral home in Alexandria, with
the Rev. Stephen Davenport, I'd, of
Richmond officiating.
Mrs. Best, widow of DR.. Josiah
Janney Best, was a great-grand
daughter Of Capt. Ezra Lunt and
his wife, Anna Lowell Lunt, who
came to Alexandria from Newbury-
port, Mass, in 1780.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Dakota Best Brown.
Honorary pallbearers were to be
Gardner L. Boothe, Norris D. Par
ham, Charles M. Stump, George E.
Warfield. Archibald r. Hoxton, Will
liam wilkins. Charles v. Tompkins
and Charles e. Workman. Burial was
to be In Presbyterian Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Recruiting Begins
Al N. u. for Unit
Of Flying Cadets
Army Air Corps
Will Foster Collegiate
Competitive Spirit

A plan to foster the do or die
spirit of collegiate football compe-
tition in Army Air Corps training
was inaugurated today at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Recruiting of flying unit was be-
gun on the campus at College Park
with the assurance that students
joining will be kept as a unit dur
ing their seven and a half months
of training They will. compete rig
orously-"like a football team
with units from other schools. For
nation of opposing flying units is
beginning in institutions over the
entire Nation.
Two freshmen. Charles H. Jones,
jr., 10, and Robert H. Steen. 20, were
first to confer this morning with
Mai. j. G.. Fowler. squadron COM
mander of the 63d Heavy Bombard-
ment Squadron attached to Langley
Field, who arrived for a two-week
recruiting drive.
He said that cadets will be sent
to a flying primary school for 10
weeks training, after which they will
be given basic and advance instruc-
ton at Randolph or Kelly Fields.
AS further stimulant to esprit
de corps, it is hoped that rivalry will
be developed between various units
of a single college. provided that
numbers are sufficient.
Maj. Fowler said the training af-
fords the shortest route to COM
mission in the Army.
On the day the cadet begins his
training his salary starts at $75 a
month, exclusive of room and
board" At the end of his seven
and half months of training the
cadet receives commission as a
second lieutenant In the Army Air
Corps Reserve and goes on active
duty at monthly salary of $245.
On graduation the cadet is rated
as an officer pilot and is assigned to
some tactical unit for his years
service.
Cadets WHO fail to qualify for any
particular phase Of the training are
not automatically dropped from the
Air Corps. but may continue in
struction in order to become navi-
gators or bombardiers with pay
equal to that of regular pilot
officer.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
0'Conor 10 Act
On Marriage
Bill Today
Another Measure
Would Bon Beer
Sole on Sunday
BN the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, May 26.-Among
more than ITS bills which Gov.
O'Conor had on his desk for sigma
ture today was one directed against
easy marriages in Elkton.
The bill, one of those the Gov
ernor has said he would sign at
today's ceremonies, is designed to
stiffen the statute on perjury. 1t
provides penalties for any false
statements made in marriage license
applications.
Another measure places all State
agencies dealing with conservation
under the supervision of a 12-man
Council of Natural Resources. Only
advisory functions will be exercised
by the council, as the bill gives it
no power to enforce its decisions on
policy.
A section of this unified conser-
vation bill takes the State Depart
ment of Forestry from under con-
troll of the University of Maryland
and makes it an independent agency
under the council.
The State Roads Commission is
granted additional powers to regu-
late the location of roadside bill
boards under another act passed by
the 1941 Legislature.
To Sign Beer Ban.
Last night Gov. O'Conor reiter-
ated his decision to sign the Sunday
beer ban law for Worcester County,
following deluge of last-minute
protests wired to his Annapolis Of
flee from county opponents of the
law, principally from Ocean City.
The new ban will become effective
Sunday.
In telephone conversation last
night the Governor declared he was
signing the Worcester County law
which will include Ocean City-be-
cause he felt he should adhere to
the question of local option.
Elected representatives from Wor-
cester County. he said, voted for the
Sunday dry measure in the 1941
Legislature and he did not feel he
should oppose the will of the Wor-
cester County people as expressed
through their four representatives
State Senator Thomas F. johnson
and House of Delegates members
Calvin P. Pruitt, Ralph E. Shockley
and Clarence E. Robertson.
Similar bills prohibiting Sunday
sale Of beer in Wicomico, Somerset,
Talbot, Queen Annes and Kent
Counties also are scheduled to be
signed by the Governor.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
ukomu Park Girl Awarded
Title of Miss Washington

Washington has another Miss
Washington"
Miss Jean Cavanaugh, 18. Of 300
Carroll avenue, Takoma Park, Md,
was given the annual title last night
on board the S. S. Mount Vernon
by six judges from local newspapers.
Sponsored by the Federation of
BusineSsmen's Associations, Miss
Washington" was cheered by hun
dreds as she posed for photograph
ers following the announcement of
the judges decision.
Runners-up in the contest were
Miss Marguerite Knupp, 10, of 1921
Tenth street Sc, recently named
Miss Reciprocity; Miss Arlene
Peck, 18, of 7 Poplar avenue, Ia
koma, Md, and Miss Helen Pender,
81. of 414 Aspen street NV. Miss
Cavanaugh weighs 11s and is S feet
inches tall.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Tokomo Mosons to Hear
Former Senator kinq

Former Senator william H. King
of Utah will be the guest speaker
at a meeting Of Takoma Lodge, No.
20, F. A. A. NJ, at 8:15 pm. tomor-
row at the Masonic Hall, when COM
munity night will be observed.
An award will be made to the
resident of Takoma Park voted the
outstanding citizen Of the year in
recent polls taken by civic associa-
tions.
Leaders of the various civic groups
and ministers will be guests. Her
bert B. Lawson. jr., will act as mas
ter of ceremonies during q program
which will include selections by the
Kensington Village Singers.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
u. D. G. at BeoIIsviIIe
To Hold Memorial Rite
opseiaI Dispatch to The Star.

DperiAl DlBphLCn 70 ne 5tSf.
BEALLSvILLE, Md, May 26-
Confederate Memorial Day will be
celebrated by the E. v. White
Chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, at Monocacy Cemetery
here.
The speaker will be Representative
Bryson, Democrat, of South Carolina.
Arthur Elgin, jr, will preside. The
combined choirs of the Poolesville
Episcopal and Methodist churches
will sing, and a paper, written by
Mrs. Jones Hoyle on Flags of the
Confederacy," will be read by Mrs.
G. Robert Gray.
Members of the chapter will place
flowers on the graves of more than
30 Confederate soldiers SUNDAY.
Mrs. Elijah White, president of the
ehapter, heads the committee in
charge.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Boy 8, Killed Trying
To Siphon Gasoline
Decial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, May 26-Fu-
neral services we're. to be held this
afternoon for Holmes Mitchell Ar
mel, 8, who died Saturday when
gasoline reached his lungs as he
attempted to siphon some fuel from
truck tank with a hose, accord.
ing to police.
The boy had seen his older BROTH
er Earl siphon a quantity of gaso-
line from a tank into a passenger
car on Friday. Later, police re-
ported. he attempted to duplicate
the operation and apparently swal.
lowed some of the liquid.
Coroner James Miller of Fred.
erick County said death was due
either to strangulation or gasoline
poisoning. The youth is survived by
ms parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Armel, and 10 brothers and sisters.
Evening star., 1941-05-26

Among the most talented were
Miss Peck, who sang and danced,
and Miss Vivian Hudson, as Miss
Connecticut Avenue" who sang
Rock It for Me"
Al Stern was master of cere-
monies, introducing all the con-
testants and the judges, namely:
Mary Harris, night club editor Of
the Washington Post; Bernie Har-
rison. columnist of the Times-Her-
aid; Harry Hooley, night club editor
of the Times-Herald; Jim Bergman,
sports cartoonist of The Star; Harry
Macarthur. night club editor of
The Star, and Emile Beauvais.
Miss Cavanaugh was sponsored by
the Northeast Businesmen's Associa-
ton, representing Northeast Wash
ington before her title of Miss
Washington" She will go to Allan
tic City in September to compete
for the title of Miss America"
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Leave Bethesda
For Army induction;
One Fails 10 Appear
Two Men Are Deferred;
Board Will Send 81
More omorrow

Twenty-Five of a scheduled 25 Sc
lectees left the Montgomery County
Selective Service Board No. 3 at
Bethesda today for induction at
Baltimore after one failed to appear
and two were deferred.
James H. Pugh. Government ap-
peals agent, spoke to the men before
they were taken in automobiles to
Chevy Chase Circle where they
boarded bus.
Winfield Preston Biting, %.
clerk at the Post Office Department
who lives at 1873 East Underwood
street. Chevy Chase, was named
leader of the contingent.
The man who failed to appear is a
27-year-old caddv, board officials
explained.
william Howard Macdonald, 26,
of 612 Ninth street NE, was given
an occupational deferment because
of his job as a plumber at the WASH
ington Navy Yard Sumner j. Ma
letz, "a, of 46l8 Hunt avenue, Chevy
Chase, was temporarily deferred
until June because of a claim of de-
pendents.
Meanwhile, Henty T. Clark. jr., 23-
year-old chief clerk of Montgomery
County Board No. /, who has sent
181 other men into training. pre-
pared for induction tomorrow in a
contingent of 81 to leave that board
area.
He will be the leader of the group
and one of the assistants is William
A. Daniels, jr.. %, of Dickerson, an
attorney who is member of the Ad-
visory Board for Registrants at
Rockville. The other assistant will
be William Wootton, 90. of Rock
vile. an employe of the General Ac-
counting Office
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Stote Poultry Board
To Meet in Annapolis

The Maryland Poultry Improve
ment Board will meet in the State
House at Annapolis at II am. on
June 1, it is announced by Charles S.
Williams, secretary. This board Is
the ofncial State agency which CO.
operates with the Agriculture De-
partment in the administration OF
breed improvement and pullorum
control work In Maryland.
All Maryland poultrymen are urged
to attend the meeting.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Three Hurt as Auto
CoMdes With Train

BRUNSWICK, Md, May 26 CP,.-
Three persons we're injured when
their automobile collided with a
Baltimore & Ohio express train here
yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Mcpherson, 10, Of
Dickerson is in the Brunswick Hos
pltal with a probable fracture Of
the hip. Miss Frances Anders, IA,
of Brunswick, was discharged after
being treated for shock and severe
bruises. The driver of the car, Rich
ard Galloway Fawley of Lovetts-
vile, Va, was treated for minor
body injuries.
Railroad police said the car was
hit by the train as it crossed the
tracks on Route II and carried more
than $50 yards,
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Advisers Are Chosen
For Virginia Aircraft
Service
Enrolment of $4,000
Volunteer Observers
To Begin This Week
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va. May 26.-Gov.
Price yesterday announced the 'ap-
pointment of an Advisory Commit
tee for the Virginia Aircraft Warn
ing Service, now being organized,
with Capt. w. Glenn Elliott as di-
rector.
Enrolment of about $4,000 volun-
teer observers to serve in 1,139 OBJ
servation posts throughout the State
will begin this week and is sched-
uled to be completed before June Is.
The Governor in broadcast over
Station WMBG. Richmond, last
night urged Virginians to cooperate
by volunteering for the service, and
said 1.-The only immediate use OF
this service, once it is established,
will be in training it and in CO.
operating with the United States
Army in tests Of its effectiveness
Important Measure.
He said the organization "is con-
sidered one of the most important
protective measures possible in the
national defense"
Named to the Advisory Committee
we're:
From Federal departments: r. S.
Hummel State w. P. A. administra-
tor; B. P. McWhorter, senior engi-
neer of the Public Roads Admins
tration: E. Leigh Stevens, director
of the Virginia Office of Government
Reports; Col. j. E. Bush of the Ci-
william Conservation Corps, and DR..
Walter S. Newman, State admins
TRAITOR of the National Youth Admin
istration, all located in Richmond.
State Officials Named.
State officials: Gen. E. E. Good
wyn, director of the Virginia Protec-
tive Force; Maj. H. B. Nicholas. su-
perintendent of the Virginia State
police; Hugh Pomeroy, director Of
the State Planning Board; w. T.
Ellis, jr., of the Office of the budget;
r. v. Long of the State Department
of Education: Maj. Richard Messer
of the State Department Of Health,
and j. j Forrer of the State High
way Department.
From local groups: M. L. Waller
stein, counsel of the League of Vir-
ginia Municipalities; Frank H.
Wheeler, chairman of the Fire Pro-
tective Mobilization Committee;
Seth Burnley, city manager Of
Charlottesville, and City Managers
r. w. B. Hart of Lynchburg, j. M.
Hackett Of Petersburg, w. P.
Hunter of Roanoke and Charles B.
Borland of Norfolk, and Mayor Cor
don B. Amber of Richmond.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Auto Crashes
Kill 3Virgiinians
And DC. Soldier
One of Three Boys
Riding q Single Bike
Hurt in Collision

Three Northern Virginians were
killed in automobile accidents yes
terday, and the victim of an acci-
dent on the Baltimore boulevard
Saturday night was identified as a
Boiling Field soldier.
John OMeara. about SIS. of Hern.
don, was killed and three others
were injured when their car left the
Leesburg pike at a curve west of
Tysons Corner.
The Mclean Fire Department am
bulance took three occupants of the
car to Emergency Hospital They
were Chester Turner, 40, suffering
serious internal injuries; Cleve
Bicksler, %, broken ankle and con-
tusions, and Charles Hill, 30, who
was treated for bruises and released,
Alexandrian Killed.
j. M Barnhill, 81, of Alexandria,
was killed in an accident on the
Norfolk-Sufolk highway three miles
east of Magnolia. the Associated
Press reported. Also killed in this
accident, which involved two cars,
was James Robert Holland of Nor
folk.
Mrs. Barnhill and B. r. johnson,
also OF Alexandria, were injured.
Adolph Doyle, 81, a laborer at
Fort Belvoir, was fatally injured
when struck by an automobile while
crossing the Richmond highway at
Triangle. He was taken to Mary
Washington Hospital at Fredericks-
burg, where he died of shock. The
body was removed to the Hall fu-
neral home, Occoquan.
Soldier Is Killed.
A man who remained unidentified
for several hours after being in
stantly killed on the Baltimore
boulevard near Waterloo Saturday
night was identified yesterday as
Pvt. James H. Robbins, SO, attached
to Boiling Field here, Maryland
State police reported.
One Of three boys riding on a
single bicycle was injured late yes
terday in collision with an auto
mobile at Nichols avenue and Morris
road Sc, police reported. He was
l2-year-old Robert Proctor, colored,
OF 24l1 ElvanS road Sc, who was
hurried to Gallinger Hospital with
face, shoulder and leg decorations.
Police said the bicycle was operated
by brother, Joseph, Is.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
SeIectee Dies in Accident

BALTIMORE, May 26 R.-A few
hours before he was to have been
inducted into the Army today, Ray
mond Earl Rosenberg, IS, was
found dead near his home, in sub
urban Indian Springs, his head
blown of by a shotgun found lying
at his side. Investigating officers
said the gun had apparently dis
charged accidentally when it be-
came entangled in q barbed wire
fence.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
u. of Va. Professor Named

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May
26 R.-Leave of absence from the
University of Virginia has been
granted to Wilbur A. Nelson, pro-
fessor of economic geology, in order
that he may accept appointment by
Edward r. Stettinius. jr.. director
of priorities in the Office of Produc-
ton Management.
Mr.. Nelson has served as State
geologist for both Virginia and
Tennessee.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Dairy Farmers Act
To Meet Increased
Production Costs
U. Of Maryland Official
To Head Committee
To Work on Problem

Maryland and Northeastern States
dairy farmers, apprehensive over
their ability to meet increased pro-
duction costs under present prices.
have taken steps to work out some
scheme to obtain more revenue, it
was learned today.
The first step will be the appoint
ment of a committee organized by
the Northeastern Dairy Conference,
headed by Dr. R. B. Corbett, director
of the University of Maryland's ex-
pertinent station.
DR.. Corbett said the problem is
most acute in defense areas and
pointed out that the Washington
milk market alone has had to in
crease production % per cent.
While increased production de-
mands are being placed on the dairy
farmer, the defense program and
the draft have taken a toll of farm
workers.
Three Main Objectives.
DR.. Corbett pointed out that sew
eral markets such as Washington,
New York and Boston work under
Federal milk marketing agreements3
which set minimum prices paid to
the producer In other areas there
are no Federal agencies. In still
others, prices are set by State milk
control boards, and finally in an
other group of States the prices are
set by bargaining between producer
organizations and the milk dealers,
this being the case in Baltimore.
The conference committee will di-
rect its efforts toward three main
objectives:
l. Interest Washington officials in
helping to increase the farm labor
supply.
2. Arrange provision of feed sup
plies for dairy cattle at prices farm
ers can afford to pay. In the entire
Northeast area there is normally
only Today supply of feed on hand
at any one time Most of the feed
is brought in from areas west of
Buffalo and it is felt that a trans
portation tie-up would present a
serious threat.
3. Convince the Federal Govern
ment that Federal milk buying
should be done through established
dairy co-operatives rather than by
establishment of new types of agen-
cieS
250,000 Farmers Represented.
The conference was organized in
1885 to provide northeastern dairy
farmers with voice in the estab-
lishment of government policies
formulated for the sale and market
ing of milk.
The voting membership includes
representatives of the various milk
marketing co-operatives. State
Oranges, State Farm Bureaus and
State dairymen's associations.
In addition to the voting member
ship the conference also included
representatives of the various State
departments of agriculture, State
agricultural colleges, State boards
for vocational education and milk
control boards.
About 250,0O0 farmers are repre-
sented by the conference.
In addition to DR.. Corbett, officers
of the conference include Bruce
B. Derrick, executive secretary of
the Maryland-Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers Association, vice president:
w. Bruce Silcox, senior economist
of the Agriculture Department. Sec
retary, and o. H. Hoffman, jr.,
manager of the Interstate Milk
Producers Cooperative at Philadel-
phia, treasurer.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Alexandra Police
To Sponsor Cruise
By . STAFF CORRESPONDENT of The star.

~ SV11f NUItespUIlueHI UI IHt SUdIs
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 26.-The
Alexandria Police Department will
sponsor its annual moonlight cruise
down the Potomac Wednesday night
for the Police Benefit Association.
The benefit fund is used for the
relief of police injured in line of
duty and for the families of police
who are i'll. The fund also is used
to provide Christmas baskets for
needy families.
Sergt. George Everly, chairman
of the cruise, has announced an
orchestra has been obtained for the
boat ride. The cruise will be on
the S. S. Potomac.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Girl, 3, Hurt'in Fall
From Porch, Dies
,tri.l Dispatch to I'he Star.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, May
26.-Three-year -old Anna May
Marshall died yesterday of injuries
received Friday when she fell from
a porch at the home of her grand
parents and pierced her side on a
large rose stalk.
The child was daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Marshall OF
Berkeley Station.
Funeral services will be held today
at Berkeley Station.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Toll In Previous Months.

In May, Beware OF:
/. Careless walking at night.
Six of the eight persons killed
in traffic during May, 1910.
were struck after dark.
2. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in May last year.
The six other traffic victims
were injured while either cross
ing a street against a proper
signal, attempting to Jump onto
a moving vehicle, attempting to
stop stampeding horses. stand
ing in a button safety zone.
crossing at an uncontrolled In
tersection or riding in an auto
mobile.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
AIbemorle Resident
Is Killed by Train

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, MAY
26 (P1.-Morris M. Peasants of Abe
marie County was instantly killed
yesterday when he was struck by a
Southern Railway train while walk
ing along the tracks near his home.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Chicken Dinner Scheduled

The Ladies Auxiliary and the
Brentwood CMd) Volunteer Fire
Department will hold a chicken
dinner from to 7 pm, wednesday
In the FIRE house, 1t was announced
today.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
Academy to Graduate

COLORA, Md. May 26 tSpecisD.
David B. Feltman. Arlington, Va,
will make the salutatory address at
the graduation exercises at the West
Nottingham Academy here Monday.
Evening star., 1941-05-26
PIT. A. to Install Officers

The Parent Teacher Association
Of Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School, Arlington, Va, will meet at
8 O'Clock tonight in the school. New
officers will be installed following
the business meeting.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-08-28
Canal Winchester, caught him
self big bluegill-8h inch.

Canal Winchester, caught him
self a big bluegill-8A Inch.
Released some baby pheas-
ants last Monday evening and
in a short time they were gone.
Tuesday night | thought | was
seeing things. Coming across
the tracks | met another flock
of young ones feeding nearby.
Investigating, l found them to
be a different hatch that had
been released. Now the question
in my mind is this: "Should they
be released when they are young
er or should they be held until
they are little older. Some
friends and myself tried to
frighten them away so dogs and
cats wouldn't catch them. But
they did not scare. We could
have picked them up. Now,
hunters, what's your opinion on
this?
A nice shower was enjoyed by
all Sunday night. Have to dump
a boat for a guy. So long, fel-
lows.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-08-28

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ident of the Liars club, we are
sure he would receive member
ship card. He is really the best
"putterouter" / have met, and
friends, l meet plenty out here.
Two of my prizes went to Co
lumbus last week and the boys
from the "big town" are really
turning out to take more of them
thar fishes away from Licking
county.
Fred "Wimpy" Fulk, 122 Union
street, who runs garage, came
fishing for the first time in years
and walked off with 1914 Inch
catfish for the 81 prize Thurs
day.
Perry Freeze, 1877 E. Fifth ave-
nue., Lancaster, won the gill"
prize with an 812 Inch fish.
Good luck, eh, fellow?
The lake is in good shape for
fishing and "gills" and "cats"
have been doing pretty good for
the hot weather. | haven't seen
so many bass caught for years in
the month of August, with the
majority taken on the nipple.
| have lost a good fisherman,
but then he might take time off
from his struttin' to come fish
ing anyway. It's that new cop
on the Newark force-Paul
Lytle is the fellow we're talk
ing about.
Fred Nixon of 1898 Parsons
avenue, Columbus, caught a
1872 inch cat to take the 81 prize
for the second time this month.
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Charles Brackley of Route 2,