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Evening star., 1941-11-20
Robert |. Mu||ikin Rites
Will Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services will be held at 8
pm. tomorrow at Holy Trinity
Church in Collington, Md. for Rob-
ert Lee Mullikin, who died yester-
day at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bal
timore. He will be buried in the
cemetery of the church, of which he
was long vestryman.
Mr.. Mullikin. who was agent for
the Pennsylvania Railroad in Col
lington for so years. was the father
of Kent Roberts Mullikin, deputy
administrator of Federal housing for
the Midwestern zone and former
Democratic floor leader of the Mary
land House of Delegates.
He was born near Collington in
1862. son of the late DR.. James Nc
Elderly Mullikin and Margaret Dor
sey Hammond Mullikin. He retired
as agent of the railroad IS years ago
and made his home at a farm,
Sunnyside.
Mr.. Mullikin was active in civic
affairs and a member of the Prince
Georges County Grange.
Beside the aforementioned son
he is survived by his widow, Mrs
Ida Roberts Mullikin, and three chill
dren, Mrs. Henriette NJ. Candy, Lee
McElderry Mullikin, both of Col
lington, and Mrs. Robert M. Mars
hall Of Laurel, Md.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Bethesda Farm Fire
Causes $4,000 Loss

A grass fire sweeping across Louis
v. Mazza's farm on Old Georgetown
road near Bethesda, Md, yesterday
destroyed about $4,000 worth of
lumber and farm machinery and
threatened an eight-room house be-
fore being brought under control.
Firemen from the Bethesda,
Chevy Chase, Kensington and Rock
vile departments fought the blaze
almost three hours. They were
forced to depend on engine booster
tanks for water.
The flames destroyed barn hold
ing 335 bushels of wheat and shed
housing farm machinery and tools,
including a tractor, wagon and gaso-
line engine.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Ruling Permits
Auto Inspections
|Out of State
BY the Associated Press.

by the hSSOCldle0 Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 20.-The Of
flee of the commissioner of motor
vehicles ruled yesterday that Mary
landers who are out OF the State
could have automobile safety in
spections made by reputable garages
to obtain required inspection stick
ers..
At the same time. it was an
nounced that Navy and Army men
here on special assignments from
home bases in other States could
take advantage of the Statewide
inspection to comply with require
ments of their own States.
Elmer w. Free. in charge of the
annual save-a-life drive. said the
Office had received numerous re-
quests for information on complying
with the drive from Marylanders
whose business would keep them out
of the State past the December Is
deadline.
He said they could comply by hav-
ing a garage inspect brakes, lights,
steering mechanism, king bolts,
horn, windshield wipers and window
glass. On receipts of notice from the
garage that the inspection had been
made, the commissioner ONCE will
forward a sticker.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Nutrition Education
Program Mapped in
Prince Georges
County Defense Council
Committee Acts in
Light Of Conditions

A program of dietary and nutrition
education is being started in Prince
Georges County by the Nutrition
Committee of the County Defense
Council, headed by Miss Ethel
Regan, who is also county home
demonstration agent. In comment
ing on the need of such a program
yesterday. Mrs. Bertha Martin, di-
rector of the Prince Georges Health
Center, estimated that 80 per cent
of the clinics patients are suffering
from malnutrition.
Mrs. Martin estimated that 40
per cent of all residents in the
county are living on unbalanced
diets, some because they lack money
to buy proper food and some be-
cause they know little about how
to budget a diet.
Higher Benefits Planned.
Bernard Scholz, executive secre-
tary of the County Welfare Board,
said his organization had authority
to increase the cash benefits paid
to the needy if it was learned that
they needed more money to buy
proper foodstuffs. Mr.. Scholz added
that the board is now making re-
Evening star., 1941-11-20
New Federal Area to Provide
Beam Lights to Guide Drivers
System Held Necessary for Maze
Of Projected Arlington Roads

through part of the parking areas
which have been set aside for War
Department employees.
Motoring Aids Devised.
The network of roadWavs serving
this area will be paid for out OF
War Department appropriations.
supplementary highway appropria-
tons expected to be made by Con-
gress and the Virginia State High
way Commission, Mr.. Barnett de-
clared.
Although the highways in the
Government area appear compli-
Gated. the P. R. A. engineer said
every consideration is being given
to the motorist to make it simple
matter for him to find his proper
route. There are numerous clover
leaf traffic intersections and at one
point near the present Navy Offices
traffic lanes will cross one another
on three levels.
Plans now provide for night H.
Elimination of the road by placing
lamps to the right of motorists using
the various traffic lanes Thus. it is
expected that a system will be
worked out whereby motorists will
have the least possible difficulty in
selecting the proper route at merg-
ing traffic lanes or clover leaf and
other types of intersections.
The roadways are dsigned so as
to avoid the use of any crossings
at grade, thus facilitating the
smoothest and most rapid traffic
flow. he said.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Attorneys 10 Draft
Procedure Rules for
Utilities Cases
Hunkin Names Roberts
Chairman Of Group to
Recommend Model System

Drafting of a comprehensive new
set of rules of procedure for cases
handled by the District Public Util-
tiles Commission will be started
soon by group of Washington
attorneys under the chairmanship
of William A. Roberts. former peo-
pies counsel before the commission.
Meeting late yesterday at the re-
quest of Gregory Hankin, new COM
mission chairman. the group Sc
lected subcommittee and planned
to meet again December 2. Mr..
Hankin named Mr.. Roberts chair
man and said he would serve as
co-chairman. Elmo j. Milligan,
executive secretary of the commits
sion. was named. secretary and Miss
Betty Wilson of the commissions
staff, assistant secretary.
Mr.. Hankin suggested the work
of the group might prove to be a
start for uniform rules of pro-
cedure by State commissions, since
the rules of State agencies vary or
are incomplete.
Mr. Roberts suggested that while
compiling procedural rules the
group might note legislative ques-
tions which might be submitted to
Congress for consideration. There
was no immediate final action on
this point.
Mr.. Hankin said he anticipated
the work could not he finished he-
fore February !.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Gas Company Merger
Approved by Virginia

The Virginia State Corporation
Commission has approved a merger
of the Alexandria and Rosslyn Gas
Cos, both subsidiaries of the Wash
ington Gas Light Co.. it has been
announced by Ray C. Brehaut. man.
ager of the suburban companies OF
thethe Washington firm.
All property rights, franchises,
privileges, debts, stocks and other
forms of assets and liabilities of both
firms, except as restricted by law
were transferred to and vested in
the merged corporation known as
the Rosslyn Gas Co.. Mr.. Brehaut
said.
The merged corporation will re-
tain all of the powers of each of the
merging corporations and will have
the same officers and directors, Mr.
Brehaut said.
The commercial Offices and serv-
ice division" he added, will be
carried on without change; in fact
consolidation of any of the operat-
ing departments in the future will
be considered only when conditions
clearly indicate that such a move
will be a benefit to the company, its
employees and its customers"
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Arlington Asks State Funds
For Highway Sidewalks

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 20 (P.-
Arlington County officials asked
State Highway Commissioner James
A. Anderson yesterday for the alloca-
ton of State funds to assist in the
construction of approximately five
miles of sidewalks and for further
Improvements on sections of the
county's primary highways.
I'VE certainly hope that the side
walks can be built" Gen. Anderson
said after the talk with County
Manager Frank Hanrahan and
County Engineer c. L. Kinnier The
county. under State law. would put
up so per cent of the cost
The sidewalks would be built. the
commissioner said, along sections of
highway traversed by large number
of pedestrians.
The request for funds for addi-
tional primary road Improvements
will be referred to the State High
way Commission for consideration
at some future meeting.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Unkind Experts Debunk turkey
On His Big SocrificioI Day

in the extreme northern range Of
the bird. Best range Of the wild
turkey is in the southern part Of
the country and down into Mexico" /"
Even the name turkey isn't Amer
ican in origin. say officials Of the
Fish and Wildlife Service 1t comes
from Africa by way of England. In
the 18th century. guinea fowl were
transported from the Dark Con-
tinent to the British Isles via Turkey.
The English called the bird turkey
cooke"
The debunking continues.
When the American bird was
shipped to England people became
confused and began calling this
species the turkey also. The name
was later adopted in An5(rica."
Evening star., 1941-11-20

Highway lights that also will serve
as directional beams" to guide mo-
torists on their proper course will
be installed in the maze OF dual
roadways, clover leafs and grade
separations planned for the new
Federal Government department
area in Arlington County, Va.
Fourteen miles of dual-lane high
ways will feed into the area now
occupied by the Federal Office Build
ing No. 2, which houses Navy De-
partment Offices, Arlington Canton
ment, Fort Myer and Arlington
National Cemetery and where the
new s3l,000.00O War Department
Building is being constructed.
A final conference on the treat
ment of highways in the area will
be held tomorrow between Public
Roads Administration officials, the
Arlington County engineering de-
partment and f. j. Ward. president
Of a new corporation which is seek
ing to build a 100000 apartment
hotel at the present intersection of
Columbia pike and Arlington Ridge
road.
To Seek Change in Plans.
Mr.. Ward and the Arlington
County officials will make a last eff
fort to have Federal officials agree
to alter their plans so as to leave
untouched the proposed hotel site.
The p. r. A. plans call for passing
one Of the dual arteries through the
hotel property, dividing that land
into three sections. Arlington
County engineers contend that the
dual lane can be moved farther
south with no i'll effects on the
roadway scheme as a whole.
Joseph Barnett, highway design
engineer Of P. R. A., said plans are
now too far advanced to alter the
roadway in accordance with the
wishes of Mr. Ward and Arlington
County engineers. The dual road
way is planned to connect ulti-
mately with a proposed alternate
United States Route / which would
bypass Alexandria and connect
with the present Route l near
Woodbridge, Va. The Arlington
County master thoroughfares plan
shows this dual roadway as Army
Navy drive.
Other reasons why the dual
traffic artery cannot be moved
farther south to make way for the
apartment-hotel, Mr.. Barnett de-
clared, are that such replacement
would bring the highway too close
to the new War Department Build
ing when that structure is COM
pleted and the arteries would pas.
Evening star., 1941-11-20

John Alden may have stalked wild
turkeys for the first Thanksgiving
Day feast, but II he located any,
they had strayed far from their
home lot.
This is history as seen by the
Fish and Wildlife Service of the
Interior Department.
Choosing Thanksgiving Day to
announce that the native wild tur-
key. symbol of Thanksgiving Day by
popular consent, is in danger of ex-
termination, Secretary Ickes' scouts
had this to say about the first
Thanksgiving:
= wild turkeys were not native
throughout New England even In
the days of the Pilgrims. In fact,
the area surrounding Bostpn was
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Fairfax Airport Firm
Granted Stute Charter

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 20.-The
State Corporation Commission
granted has an application of Fair
fax Airport, Inc, for authority to
operate an airport 10 miles north
west of Fairfax on United States
route so.
The approval was subject to fur
ther inspection by Capt. Alan c.
Perkinson, State director of aero
nautics.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Mount Rainier Officials
To Attend Defense Course

Mayor Floyd M. Mathis OF Mount
Rainier, Md, has announced that at
least two representatives of the town
would attend each session Of the
national defense training course to
be given at the Washington field
ofice of the Federal Bureau OF In
vestigation from November "a to 80.
Police Chief Eugene Plumer pre-
senteo list of unsanitary and un-
slightly properties throughout the
town compiled in an effort to bring
court action on persons not making
any effort to obey town ordinances
In connection with the town clean
up and health campaign. Mr.. Ma
thias again urged the citizens to
e'd in the campaign. 4
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Virginia Pastor Accepts
Call to New Parish
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va Nov. 90
The Rev. James A. Figg of Chris
tiansburg, Va, has accepted call
to become rector of Meade Memorial
Episcopal Church at White Post,
Clarke County, it was announced to-
day.
He will begin his services there
about January l and will include in
his parish also the Episcopal
churches of Middletown and Steph-
ems City, in Frederick County.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Mrs. Lena CIoeett's Will
Probuted at Rockville
al Disnafrh IN The S,or

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. Nov. 90
Under the will of Mrs. Lena M.
Clagett, which has been admitted
to probate here, her adopted sister,
Mrs. Catherine V. Yates, receives
$4,000 and personal effects; the
Ladies Aid Society of St. Marys
Catholic Church, Rockville, $1,000;
the pastor of ST. Mary's Church,
$3.50 for masses, and each of the
following nieces and nephews. $3.50:
Martha Jones, Mary Virginia Jones,
Emily j. Coughlan, Elizabeth Caro-
line Jones, Mary Eleanor Jones,
Lucille j. Hoskinson, Ruth j.
Hunter and Eugene, Hampton,
Noland, Paul and Stafford Jones.
The residue is bequeathed to
Ebert T. Clagett, husband. with
the understanding that if he mar
ries again Mrs. Yates is to get 81 900
additional.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Gov. PriceP|ans
Boost in Pay
For Teachers
Budget May Permit
Free Books Also,
Convention Told
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 2o.-Gov.
Price told the Virginia Education
Associations Convention last night
that the budget he will offer the
General Assembly will include al
lowances for increased State aid to
teachers salaries and an actuarially
sound retirement plan for them.
And, he said. maybe there will be
enough for free textbooks. too"
The association, which opened its
annual convention with group
gatherings during the day and a
general session last night has long
made legislative goals of higher
salaries for teachers and a sound re-
tirement plan.
The Governor said he would tell
the Legislature which convenes in
January that this program may be
made possible not only through the
States surplus. but also through re-
curing revenue. He indicated his
DuOScG WOuld anu" olf,OOO.OUO AOA
schools the first year of the bien-
mum and 5000 900 the second.
Support for Program Pledged. !
DR.. Dabney Lancaster, State SUI
perintendent of public instruction
pledged his departments support Of
the V. E. A. program.
Speakers before group meetings
yesterday said there are weaknesses
in the present methods of educating
women and in the guidance of stu
dents to modern occupations.
DR.. James Madison Wood, presi.
dent of Stephens College at CO.
lumbia, Mo. said:
Education of women has tended
to place too much emphasis on the
opportunity of women in democ-
racy, rather than on the response
bility of women
DIR. Dreese Speaks.
DR.. Mitchell Dreese of George
Washington University. neWly-elect-
ed president of the Virginia Guid-
ance Association, declared that
tedCNeIS uOI KNOW eHOuSH dOOut
modern occupations.
They can tell a student about
leisure activities and culture he
said, but they don't know what the
situation is regarding jobs. That is
the weak spot in the Virginia guid-
ance program"
Harry A. Jager. chief of the occu-
pational and guidance service Of the
United States Office of Education.
said good program would bring
curriculum changes to meet the
needs of individual children. He
emphasized the need for facts and
/ fewer generalities.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
To Study Brookinqs Report

Appointment of a committee to
study the educational recommended
tions in the Brookings Institution
report on the government of Mont
gomery County has been author
ized by the Montgomery Hills Md
Junior High School Parent Teacher
Association. The committee is to
be appointed soon BY the president,
Mrs, James Wilson.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Projected Icebreukers
Nav Go to North Russia

By the Associated Press.
Secretary Knox said yesterday
four 5,OO0-ton icebreakers soon to
be constructed for the Coast Guard
might be used in keeping open the
Northern Russian ports Of Muir
mansk and Archangel.
While the vessels have not yet
been contracted for and thus would
not be ready for use this winter,
they could be used next year.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
1000 Virginia Textile
Workers Get More Poy
Special Dispatch to The Star

special DlSpatcn 10 The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. Nov. 90
About 1000 employees of three local
textile plants had special reason to
be thankful today as a result of wage
increases
The Virginia Woolen Co. posted
announcement of the second INSTALL
ment Of 10 per cent boost. S per
cent of which had become effective
October l3. The Winchester Woolen
Co. granted 5 per cent advance,
making IS per cent in nine months.
The Winchester Knitting Co. ad-
vanced pay from 331a cents to 40
cents per hour.
Evening star., 1941-11-20


In November, Beware Of:
/. The hours between 4 and 8
pm. Six Of the nine trafnc VIC
tins in November last year were
killed within this two-hour pc
riod.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in November, 1910, while
doing this. q
3. Inclement weather. Three
fatal accidents occurred last
November while 1t was raining
or misty.
Evening star., 1941-04-01

The telephone company was
intercepting all calls directed to
the Zoo or to st. Elizabeth's. The
operator broke in and asked the
customer politely if he knew
where he was calling.
This is an advance over the old
days, when they used to take the
phone of the hook at the Zoo on
April /. If you wanted to tell
the lion keeper that one Of his
charges was in your back yard,
you just had to wait until April 2.
Fred Orsinger, the keeper Of
the aquarium in the Commerce
Department, dedicated this day
to Frightening the corner where
he is. Whenever any one calls up
for Mr.. Fish, or Mr.. Trout, or
Miss Bass, Mr.. Orsinger explains
that the party is in the bath.
There's enough trouble and
unhappiness, so I just keep the
joke going" he explains. Itwould
probably be a good idea to
search Mr.. Orsinger for concealed
exploding cigars.
An OMNIBUS note wasnpounded
last night when the gluk mana
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Capital Jokers Try Old and New War on Nerves

ger of the April Fools Department
in Washington's largest novelty
store announced sadly that his
business this year had broken all
records.
Nothing has happened so far
which would indicate that this
citizen was exaggerating in any
way.
Those buzzing handshakers,
that drill your palm when you
grasp the extended mitt of your
former best friend, have been
sounding like a swarm of distant
bombers all day. That's the one
that Stays the boys in front OF
the F street drug stores.
There are few innovations in
the readymade joke line this year.
Sneeze and itch powder, portable
ink spots and leaking soup spoons
are still standard equipment.
Small. green snakes were hop
ping out of, half pint whiskey
bottles and elaborately wrapped
cigars turned out to be pure rope.
The candy and chewing gum was
made of rubber and the fly In
the soup had been manufactured
In Hoboken.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Teacher Retirement Bill
Introduced by Reynolds

A bill to make it possible for Dis
trict public school teachers to retire
voluntarily after 25 years of service,
or to retire for disability after 10
years of continuous teaching, was
introduced late yesterday by Chair
man Reynolds of the Senate Dis
trict Committee. 1t was referred to
that committee for study.
Explaining that he introduced the
bill at the request of the Teachers
Union, Senator Reynolds said:
'I am doing this because such a
step is in keeping with sound social
theory and practice of today and
because the bill, if enacted into law,
will promote the professional fit
ness of the school system itself.
Teaching is an exceedingly difficult
task. A good teacher must put
much into his or her work. The
very nature of the work is drain
upon physical and emotional we'll
being. Most of them can stand up
under the strain for long time.
However, if after teacher mas
served the community in this diff
cult and all-important work for a
quarter of a century and feels he
or she can no longer give as richly
to the pupils as heretofore, they
should be allowed to retire. Many
a teacher is physically not com
pletely disabled after Is years OF
service, but many are tired out,
simply because they do teach so
we'll, so Fundamentally that teach
ing takes it out Of them ! want
to recognize their splendid service
to our community"
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Western Celebrates
Victories by First and
Second BattaIions
School Also Takes
Runner-Up Place
To Roosevelt Bond

A double celebration was taking
place today at Western High School,
where victory in cadet drill compe-
titions is nothing new.
Not content with having top
honors conferred upon the schools
first cadet battalion at the annual
battalion and band competition yes
terday at Eastern Highs stadium,
Westerns second battalion then
marched away with second place.
And only last week, Western took
first place in the annual regimental
drill.
First place in the cadet band con-
test went to Roosevelt, with the
Western band taking runners-up
honors. Third place in the bat
talon competition was three-way
tie of the first and second battalions
of Roosevelt and the sex ond bat
talon of Central.
Eight Cadet Bands Compete.
An overflow crowd of more than
1000 students, parents and teachers
watched the various groups 90
through their PAGES. A total of
Alto cadets-the largest enrolment
in the history of the cadet corps
competed for the silver cup which
goes to the winning battalian and
the gold medal which Is awarded to
its commanding officer. Eight cadet
bands, one from each of the eight
senior high schools, also competed
for similar prizes.
Yesterdays contest was marked
by participation for the first time of
cadets from the new Calvin Coolidge
High School in competitive drill.
The group was formed shortly after
the school opened last fall.
AS result of his battalion's VIC
tory. l6-year-old Cadet Maj. John
Holdridge of Arlington, Va. will re-
ceive a medal and the battalion will
get the trophy. The presentations
will be made at a school assembly.
Son of Army Officer.
Young Holdridge is son of Maj.
H. c. Holdridge of the United States
Army
Drum major of the winning band
was Herbert Jones and the group
was commanded by Cadet Capt.
Ben Fisher.
Judges in yesterdays battalion
drill competition were First 1t.
Richard Moushegian, Second 1t.
William c. Wilkinson and Second 1t.
Merle r. Preble, all of the 18th In
fantry, stationed at the Arlington
Cantonment.
Band judges were Leaders L. S.
Yassell of the Sd Cavalry, A. E.
Gingrich of the 18th Infantry and J.
D. Dufresne of the 5th Engineer
Corps.