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Evening star., 1941-08-06
R. f. A. A||ots $4,000
To Leesburq Group

The Rural Identification Admin
istration announced yesterday allot-
ment of $4,000 to the Tri-County
Electric Cooperative of Lees
burg, Va.
Construction of 95 miles of line
serving 272 members in Fairfax,
Fauquier and Loudoun Counties will
be made possible by the funds. A
total of $172 900 previously allotted
the cooperative by the r. E. A. went
into the construction of 1876 miles Of
line serving SIT members.
Funds allotted to the Virginia
company were part of a total of
$7,744,000 going to so rural power
projects in "a States and the Virgin
Islands, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Sanitary Commission
Acts 10 Overcome
.0xon Run Pollution
Cooperation Sought
From Citizens Group in
Southeast Washington

Provision Is to be made for chic
rinating sewage emptying into Oxon
Run near Silver Hill, Md, and the
flow of water is to be speeded to
avoid stagnation, Harry B. Shaw,
deputy chief engineer of the Wash
ington Sanitary Commission, an
nounced today.
Meanwhile, residents Of the
Southeast Washington and nearby
Prince Georges County areas
planned to enlist the support of
the Washington Highlands Citizens
Association in efforts to prohibit the
use of Oxon Run as an open sewer,
according to Thomas P. Bailey, jr.,
304l Southern avenue Sc.
The Maryland commission under
under the direction of C. A. Heck
mer, maintenance engineer, and
decided to clean out debris and
other distractions in the run to
permit faster flow of water.
A line emptying raw sewage now
enters the run between Branch
avenue and Suitland road. Its con-
tent comes chiefly from a large
apartment project and few houses
on the District side of the line.
Mr.. Shaw said chlorine will be
mixed with the sewage inside the
sewer line before it empties into
the run. By speeding up the flow of
the run the commission expects to
rid surrounding communities of
their chief cause of complaint
stagnant water in which mosquitoes
breed.
Mr.. Shaw said a sewer line for
the area has already been author
lied, but is being held in allegiance
pending decision of the Govern
ment regarding a building at Suit
land.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
; Floors Of Maryland
AGED Home Condemned
B> the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, Aug. 6.-Fred-
erick County commissioners Salc
yesterday they had received a let
ter from State Insurance Commits
sioner John B. Centrum which "ir
effect condemns three floors OF
Montevue for use for inmates
Montevue is the county home fol-
the aged and infirm.
Mr.. Centrum said, however, tina,
those floors in the four story struc-
ture could be used for hospital pur-
poses if the entire building were
equipped with an automatic
sprinkler system and adequate fire
escapes.
The commissioners turned the
letter over to Ernest HelfenStein,
jr., acting chairman of their In
surance Advisory Committee, to "de-
termine Gontrum's authority to en-
force the order"
They declared they questioned the
order terming three floors unsafe
for inmates, because recently new
fire hose was installed on each floor,
fire extinguishers were placed on
each floor and reserve water tanks
are maintained below the roof.
Inmates now are housed on three
floors of the 71-year-old building.
The fourth floor is unoccupied.
Evening star., 1941-08-06

clerk, was named assistant building
inspector for the western suburban
district at his present salary. Calvin
johnson, clerk at the Bethesda po-
lice station, was named Bethesda
dispensary salesman at monthly
salary of $135.
William Jobes, sr., of Bethesda,
was named to fill Mr.. Johnson's post
at the police station. William
Thompson, Silver Spring dispensary
clerk, was transferred to the special
clerks staff of the county commits
sioner's Office at Rockville. Ray
Smith, beer warehouse employe.
continued at $3.50 month salary.
Frank J. Felker of Four Corners
was appointed daily closing auditor
and order clerk at the beer ware
house-a part-time position-at 500
a month.
Bowman Named Assistant.
Charles B. Buscher was continued
as acting manager of the beer dis
tribution system and warehouse
until such time as he joins the armed
forces. S. Edward Bowman, Silver
Spring dispensary manager, was
made Mr.. Buscher's assistant at $500
a month. Arthur Hiel, route man.
ager of the beer system, was made
manager and salesman at the Silver
Spring dispensary at his present
salary less present expense allow
ances. The Office of route manager
was abolished.
Bernard w. Fling, assistant man.
ager of the beer warehouse, was
made salesman at the Silver Spring
dispensary at his present salary and
his former position was abolished.
Roy P. Moore, bookkeeper in the
dispensary system, was made sales
man at the Silver Spring dispen-
sary. R. Glenn Slicer, stock clerk
at the dispensary warehouse, was ap-
pointed to fill Mr.. Moore's former
bookkeeping position.
Mr.. Chase was instructed to make
an inventory of the stock on hand at
each of the three retail dispensaries
once each day.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
School Buses
To Save Gas
By Skip Stops
Fuirfux Board
Also Studying
Daylight Saving
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SptSloA olopdtNA W llC otnls
FAIRFAX, Va, Aug. Sin CO.
operation with the Federal Govern
ment's program to conserve gasoline,
the Fairfax County School Board
voted yesterday to reduce the num-
ber of stops made by school buses
in carrying children to and from
schools.
recommendation to eliminate un-
necessary stops and set up specific
stops was made to the board by w.
T. Carricco, in charge of bus trans
portation.
1t was tentatively agreed that Mr..
Carrico and trustees from the vari-
GUS districts would work out the
new bus schedule.
On motion of Trustee w. Alvord
Sherman, it was voted to seek funds
from the Government for school
plants where enrollments will be
stepped up because of defense
projects.
Under this category 100000 will
be sought for high school at Falls
Church; $4,000 for two clasSrooms.
auditorium and gymnasium at
Mount Vernon High School: $4,000
for two claSsrooms, kitchen and
auditorium at WoodlaWn; s25 900 for
three classrooms and kitchen at
Groveton, and $4,000 for three
teacher unit home economic cottage
at Fairfax High School.
While taking no formal action, the
board agreed to cooperate as far
as practical in the daylight saving
requested by Gov. Price.
The board will meet again Friday
to discuss the appointment of school
bus drivers and janitors, and study
the possibility of rerouting certain
buses from Fairfax Elementary
School toward Floris to relieve over
crowding at the former school.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Baltimore Airport Fails
To Win U. S. Interest

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 6.-The Sun
said today that the Civil Aero
nautics Administration in Wash
ington has no plans for the still
unfinished municipal airport in
Baltimore although millions OF dol
lars will be spent on plane facili-
ties-a number in other cities of
Maryland.
The c. A. A, the paper said, has
washed its hands" of the matter
of the Baltimore port, and neither
the War Department. Navy De-
partment nor Commerce Depart
ment has the field under considera-
ton.
The C. A. A. plans to spend ST.
258, $50 in Maryland to improve and
construct airports. About 100000
has been designated for the Hagers-
town field and s38o,00O for the one
at Salisbury.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Prince Georges Heads
Receive 7 Proposals
For Hospital Site
County Doctors, Farm
Group Tell Desired
Location Of S400, 900 Plant
Special Dispatch to The Star.


UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Aug. 8
The Prince Georges County Com
missioners had under consideration
today two requests for sites for the
proposed $40OO00 county hospital.
Following an executive session yes
terday, it was disclosed that the
County Medical Association had
asked that the structure be placed
in the vicinity of Largo, while a
delegation from the County Farm
Bureau urged its location between
Largo and Meadows-as near as pos
sible to the geographic center of the
county.
The medical group included Drs
Leslie French, James 1. Boyd and
James G. Sasscer. Joseph H Bland
ford, William E. Duval. Earl Hogue
and Clarence Thornburg appeared
for the Farm Bureau.
A petition asking that Clearwood,
subdivision west of Hyattsville
be declared special improvement
district, was presented by Ralph
L. WdSllCl. Lieu L Ulll llldll, dlSO
Clearwood, appeared to request that
citizens be given adequate time to
study the proposal.
A hearing will be held on a date
to be announced later.
Approval was given the request
of Victor M. Richter to erect a
restaurant near his home on the
Marlboro pike between Chrystal
Springs avenue and Walker Mill
road and the property was ordered
rezoned from residential A to COM
mercial D.
j. T. Balzell of Washington was
granted permission to construct 30
tourist cabins on a vacant lot on
the east side of the Baltimore boule-
ward near Beltsville.
The commissioners ordered a re-
zoning to permit erection of an
apartment building on a tract oc-
cupied by the old Beltsville Ele-
mentary School.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Alexandra Amateur
Suspended by F. G. G.

The amateur radio operator s
license of Mack Gilbert Britton OF
Alexandria, Va, has been sus-
pended for period of so days, the
Federal Communications Commits
sion has announced. 1t was al
legged that Mr.. Britton communi-
Gated with a foreign country in
violation of a commission order
recently issued.
The Alexandria licensee was one
of eight whose permits were sus-
pended for the same reason and
that of Earl w. Marshall of Amite
La, was suspended for the re-
mainder Of the license term, which
expires September 30.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Montgomery Board
Shifts Personnel in
Liquor Control Unit
Poy Roises Granted;
Committee on Purchase
And Management Named
BY q Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY q Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. Ga
widespread reassignment of person.
mel in the Montgomery County
Liquor Control Board system and
salary increases affecting nearly
score of persons had been approved
by the County Board of Commis-
sioners today.
A Committee on Purchase and
Management of the entire dispen-
sary system was created. A $4,000
revolving fund for the dispenSary
system and $4,000 set aside about
two months ago to establish whole
sale beer distribution system were
ordered returned to the general
funds of the county.
Ralph H. Chase, who has been act
ing manager of the entire dispensary
system since July l, was appointed
permanently to that post at salary
of $500 year.
Oxley Votes Against.
The changes were approved at a
meeting of the commissioners here
yesterday. Commissioner John E.
Oxley cast the only dissenting vote
and Commissioner Walter johnson
was absent in the afternoon when
the program was presented. Those
voting for the changes were Thomas
E. Hampton, president, and Com
miSSioners o. w. Roby and R. Watt
Farmer.
The Committee on Purchase and
Management is to be composed of
Mr.. Chase, James w. Gill, counsel
to the liquor board, and County Au-
ditor Alexander K. Hancock.
Hereafter all the disbursements of
the dispensary system are to be
made through the county treasurer'S
Office. Mr.. Gill's salary was ordered
increased by $500 a year for his
membership on the Committee on
Purchase and Management and his
salary as counsel was set at 81 200 a
year.
Two petty cash funds of $2,500
each were ordered set up for the
dispensary and the beer distribu-
ton systems, from which emergency
payments, such as for freight, may
be made.
Personnel Changes.
The personnel changes and salary
alterations approved were as fol-
lows:
Clifton Morrison, manager of the
Bethesda dispensary, assigned to
clerical work at the beer warehouse
at his present salary. Ira E. Laws,
Silver Spring dispensary salesman,
made manager of the Bethesda dis
pensary at a monthly increase of $50
to a total of $150
The salary of Samuel r. Robert
son, Bethesda dispensary salesman,
was increased by SIS to $l35 month.
Leroy Lochte, Bethesda dispensary
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Nurse Is Appointed
For Prince GEORGES

Mrs. Frances S. Buck has been ap-
pointed supervising nurse in Prince
Georges County as part of the
United States Public Health Serv-
ices expanded program to aid Mary
land authorities with defense health
problems, the Associated Press an
nounced yesterday.
DR.. Robert H. Riley, director OF
the State Department of Health,
said that eight workers have been
assigned to Baltimore County. He
added that still more help is needed,
particularly in Hartford County,
which experienced a rapid rise in
population owing to the growth of
the Aberdeen and Edgewood camps.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
james A. Huwken Dies;
Long Hugerstown Editor

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 6.-James AL
bert Hawken, for 20 years editor of
the Hagerstown Daily Mail, died
last night in Johns Hopkins Hos
pital.
A three weeks illness, complicated
by pneumonia, caused the death of
the 73-year-old newspaperman, who
began his career Al years ago as a
reporter on the Mail
Mr.. Hawken, believed to be dean
of Maryland editors, became editor
of the Mail on its merger with the
Hagerstown Herald.
In 1925, when Maryland member
papers Of the Associated Press
formed the Chesapeake Associated
Press Association, they elected Mr..
Hawken its first president.
Evening star., 1941-08-06

The photograph above was
taken yesterday afternoon from
a point above the Lee Man
sion in Arlington Cemetery,
which shows in the foreground.
1t graphically portrays the site
of the proposed huge War De-
partment Building (already ap-
propriated for by the House and
being studied now by a Senate
committee) in reference to Ar
lington Cemetery, the Lincoln
Memorial, the jefferson Me-
mortal, the Washington Monu-
ment and the Capital City. The
fiat land lying between the ceme-
terry, bordered by the main ap-
proach to the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge on the left and
the trees along the banks of
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Toll In Previous Months.

In August, Beware OF:
l. Crossing street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three of the five pedestrians
killed in traffic in August, 1910,
were fatally injured while COM
mitting this unsafe act.
2. The hours between 5 and
9 pm. Four persons met death
within this four-hour period
in August last year.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
MARYLAND Will Send 792 Men
To Army Between Sept. 2 and 8

Men selected for service, under
the new system, will be sent first
to an Army physical examination
station and definitely accepted or
rejected. Those accepted will re-
turn home to wait 10 days before
reporting to the Fort Meade in
duction station.
Under the existing system, men
report to the Baltimore induction
station at the 5th Regiment armory
where they are either inducted i'm
mediately or rejected. The new
system is expected to take effect
in September.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Ship Experts to Study
Use of Concrete Burqes

Ry the Associated Press.
The Maritime Commission is con-
sidering reinforced concrete tow
barges as a possible means of allie
Waiting the shipping shortage.
1t announced yesterday that
about 20 concrete construction Off
cials had been invited to attend a
technical meeting here Friday to
consider the feasibility of such
craft. The commission stressed
that this is purely an exploratory
meeting"
Evening star., 1941-08-06

the Potomac, is the former
Arlington Experimental Farms.
The Commission of Fine Arts.
in a strong plea against plac-
ing permanent buildings on this
land, points out that this site
for years past has been reserved.
in the plans for Washington, as
an open area" to be unencum-
bered save with the graves of
the honored dead of the Army
and Navy of the United States"
AS the commission points out,
there is no direction in which the
cemetery, already becoming
crowded, can expand save toward
the river. And expansion of the
cemetery in this direction would
be prevented by the proposed
War Department Building.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
RH the Associated Press.

B! Ihe Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Aug. GA total of
1872 Maryland men-6l5 white and
1T colored-are to be inducted into
the Army between September 2
and 8, the Governors Office an
nounced yesterday.
Meanwhile, Sd Corps Area head
quarters at Baltimore announced
that selectees would be given 10
additional days to clean up their
civilian affairs under a delayed
induction system" to be started as
soon as a new induction station is
finished at Fort George G. Meade.
Evening star., 1941-08-06

The plans for Washington,
which would be nullifed by pro-
posed use of the land for Office
buildings, placed this land in
the category of a great park and
it is that use which seems to
the Commission of Fine Arts to
be the most appropriate as a
foreground or background for
the central composition of the
great Capital City of Washington"
Says the Commission of Fine
Arts:
Forty thousand persons, pro-
posed to be accommodated in
these buildings, constitute a
population as large as Pough-
keepsie, N. Y. 1t is proposed to
place this city at the portals of
Evening star., 1941-08-06

the Arlington National Cemetery,
thus resulting in the inrroduc-
ton of 35 acres of ugly, fiat roofs
into the very foreground of the
most majestic view of the Ma
tional Capital, . And from
the majestic terraces which sur
round the Lincoln Memorial the
visitor to the most beautiful Cap
ital City in the world will look
down upon these same fiat roofs
covered with many ugly but nee
essary vents and pipes"
AS can be seen in studying the
photograph above, the unparal-
elled view of Washington from
the heights of Arlington Gene
terry would be distorted by acres
upon acres of ugly, fat roofs"
Evening star., 1941-08-06

between the cemetery and the
river.
1T is inconceivable," says the
Commission of Fine Arts, that
this outrage could be perpetrated
in this period of the history OF
the development of this city, a
city held in the highest esteem
by every citizen who visits it."
Yet it is not merely possible,
but probable that this very out
rage" perhaps in some form that
will reduce the size of the build
ing, will be approved-and that
forever afterward the solemn
grandeur of the view of Wash
ington, as seen from the peace
full hills of ArlingtonS city of the
dead, will be destroyed.
Evening star., 1941-08-06
Barnett Parker Dies

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 6 [p).-Bar-
nett Parker, So, screen character
actor and comedian, died yesterday
of heart attack.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Activities
OfCapital's
Diplomats
VeneZuela's
Envoy Joined
By Family

The Venezuelan Ambassador,
Senor DR.. Don Diogenes Escalante,
was joined Friday by Sonora de
Escalante and their daughter, Seno-
rita Maria Teresa Escalante, who
have been at Miami, Fla, since their
return to this country from their
homeland.
The Ambassador will go to New
York tomorrow to meet the former
President of Venezuela and Sonora
de Lopez Contreras, who will arrive
there Tuesday. The former Presi-
dent and Sonora de Lopez Contreras
are accompanied by the latter's
mother and sister, Sonora Tersa de
Nunez Tower and Senorita Mercedes
NuneZ Tower and DR.. Lopez Con-
treras' aide, Maj Alfredo Jurado
and Sonora de Jurado. Also in the
party are DR.. and Sonora de Lopez
ContreraS' two schoolgirl daughters.
They will remain in New York for
week or 10 days before coming to
Washington. The Ambassador will
return later in the week.
The Brazilian Ambassador and
Senhora de Martins were Joined
yesterday by their young daughters,
Nora and Ana Maria Martins, who
have been in camp through the
summer. The Senhoritas Martins
will return to their studies at the
National Cathedral School later in
the autumn.
The Colombian Ambassador, Sc
nor DR.. Gabriel Turbay, again is at
the Embassy on Twentieth street
after a brief visit in his homeland.
The newly appointed Minister Of
the Dominican Republic, Senor j.
M. Troncoso, with Sonora de Tron-
coso will arrive in New York this
week en- route here to succeed Senior
Don Andres PastoriZa, who returned
a few weeks ago to his home in the
Dominican Republic, his departure
being somewhat unexpected in the
wide circle Of friends he and his
family have made in Washington.
Sonora de Pastoriza and their
daughter, Senorita Matilde Pas
toriza, have returned to their apart
ment at 2101 Connecticut avenue
after spending several weeks at Hot
Springs, whittier they were accom-
panied by the formers son, the
Second Secretary of the Legation,
Senor Don Andres Pastoriza, jr,
who is recuperating from long
and serious illness. No date has been
set by them to join the former en-
voy in their Dominican home.
Sonora de Trohcoso is a native Of
the Dominican Republic, but speaks
English well. She will be an attrac-
tive addition to the diplomatic corps
here, somewhat compensating for
the loss of the very popular Minis
ter and Sonora de Pastoriza.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Rita Laframboise
Becomes Bride of
Jean Chapdelaine

OF much interest here is the news
of the wedding yesterday morning
in Ottawa of the Third Secretary
of the Canadian Legation, Mr.. Jean
Chapdelaine, and Miss Rita La
framboise, daughter of DR.. and Mrs
j. NJ Laframboise of Ottawa. The
couple will honeymoon in New York
and Virginia Beach before coming
here to make their home on Wood
ley road.
For her wedding the bride chose
a gown of white duchess satin made
on classic lines with a long train
and a TERED tulle veil held by a
pearl coronet. Her bouquet was Of
white gladioluses.
Misses Marie and Marthe La
framboise were the bridesmaids,
wearing exact copies of the brides
dress, but in hyacinth blue with
halo hats and short wells. They
carried peach-color gladioluses.
The bridegroom, who is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Chapdelaine
of Montreal, had as his ushers
| Messrs. Grover Crorier, jr.; Paul
Chapdelaine, Jules Leger, Rosaire
Causereau and Jean Laframboise.
A reception at the summer resi-
dence of the brides family in Or
leans followed. The brides mother
wore a fuchsia crepe dress and hat
with mink furs and orchids and
the mother of the bridegroom was
in gray crepe with matching hat
and orchids.
For travelling the bride wore a
river blue wool two-piece ensemble
with brown accessories.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Miss Hall to Wed
Capt. Kendall on
September "a

Mr.. and Mrs. John Randolph
Hall of Beach Island, S. c., an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hall, to
Capt. Lane Carter Kendall, U. S.
M. c. Reserves, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith Kendall of New
Orleans.
Miss Hall, who is a niece of
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Marcus
Butler Stokes of Washington, was
graduated from the Woman's
College of the University of
North Carolina and has made
her home here for the last three
years.
Capt. Kendall is a graduate of
Tulane University and has been
on active duty at the United
States Marine Corps base in the
naval operating base in Guantan-
amo Bay, Cuba, for a year.
The wedding will take place
Wednesday, September "a, in the
Presbyterian Chureh at Beach
Island.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Two Courageous Groups
Plan Garden Parties in
Defiance of Weather
American L. to Hold Fete Tuesday;
War Relief Benefit Slated at
British Embassy September 20

Washington weather. continuously abused be lovely and with
parties
will Tuesday the speakers
Organization Uni
British
Embassy Saturday.
by the Canadian Club Washington benefit the British War
The Embassy benefits
garden which Their Majes vi Elizabeth
England visit this country
addition the attraction Of the Embassy garden the
mi the British relief benefit
with fortune teers grabbg all p decorated booths
the sale cakes novelties the
the will
and soft drinks.
Britannia Halifax being
doubt the Charge GAae Sir Gerald Campbell will be
the staff attend the
cid the Duke of Kent during his brief there
last week.
Canadian Club
in
chairman arrangements assisted by Dr.
William H.
Culver chairman of the booths; Mr.
ngon of entertainment and Mrs
Hannah Vosper, chairman of tickets
Washington many organized
cities United
Canadian United States organized
Canadian Club Washington formed
activities the contributed social life
the sciences its honor
meetings distinguished United
While the members their Canadian
Of the land of their adoption and
doing their integral part of American life
president Of the club is G. Victor Simpson, member Of the
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