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Evening star., 1941-12-05

she turns on while she draws, and
a radio, which she turns OF.
Native of Iowa.
The artist was born in Des Moines,
Iowa. and moved to Boston when
she was 4. She came to Washing
ton to enter Central High School,
where she took art lessons for four
years, somewhat against her will.
Her father was determined she
should be an artist and. later, she
shared the ambition. She studied
with the Art Students League, New
York, then probed architecture and
architectural decoration in Paris.
She sketched in English galleries.
For the last seven years she has
been drawing the American scene,
discovering the character of build
ings. landscapes and human figures
through the East and in such South
ern cities as Savannah and Charles
ton. Last summer she sketched up
per New York and Canada along
the Niagara frontier. She is col
lector" of OLD houses. continually on
the search for those whose historical
interest or architectural dignity she
may preserve in her sketch book
Her home here is at 2035 H street
NV.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Branview Valley Group
Forms Association

A new citizens organization
called the Branview Valley Citizens
Associa -ion. has been formed IN the
Silver Spring Md area,
Oficers are Charles A. Smith
president; Mrs John De Bald, vice
president: Mrs. Bowie Atwood. sec
retary. and Francis x. Kuhn, Jr.,
treasurer.
Committee chairmen were ap-
pointed as follows: Membership
Martin Joyce; legislation and legal
action, Lawrence Neumann: restric-
tions and building, Lester Lasher;
streets, lots and parkings. William
Payne; public health and safety
George Wheeler: social service
Mrs. Lloyd Lindberg; education,
Frank Eddy: gardening. John Pen
dletor, and publicity, Edward
Peters.
Officers of the Entertainment
Committee are Mrs. William E
Richardson, president; Mrs. H. C.
Sparshott, vice president; Mrs. c. A.
Smith, secretary, and Mrs. Neu-
mann, treasurer.
The area embraced by the asso-
citation is bounded by Caroline,
Franklin, Flower. Melbourne and
Providence avenues. The group will
meet on the first wednesday OF each
month at Parkside School.
One of its initial activities is the
sponsoring of a community Christ
mas tree. A community sing will
be held at the tree on Christmas
Eve. Mr.. Peters is in charge.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Maryland Extension
Service Discusses
lis Role in Defense
ree-Doy Conference
At Frederick Attended
By Field Agents
BY the Associated Press

BY The Associated Press.
FREDERICK. Md, Dec. 5.-The
role of the farmers college'-the
Maryland Extension Service-in de-
fense was discussed in round-table
meetings today at the services an
nual winter conference.
The days program centered on
the work of county agents and home
demonstrators, the field workers who
take new knowledge and new techni-
ques directly to the farmers and
their homes.
Perhaps our greatest contribu-
ton in the immediate future is to
assist in whatever way We can in
aiding people to meet the national
call for increased production and in
diffusion of knowledge so that the
rank and file will understand the
reasons that dictate this Nations
policy" DR.. T. B. Symons, service
director, said yesterday in keynote
address opening the three-day con-
ference.
Other speakers at sessions preced-
ing a banquet last night included
DR.. S. H. De Vault head Of the Uni
versity Of Maryland Department Of
Agricultural Economics; H. w.
Hochbaum. chief OF the United
States Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice, field coordination division, and
T. Roy Brookes, State Grange
master.
The extension service conference
opened after the close of the 69th
annual meeting of the Grange, with
Grangers adopting resolution urg-
ing Congress to "act Immediately
to prohibit and prevent strikes which
retard national defense"
An Education Committee report
suggested reorganization of the pub
lie school program to meet needs Of
changing society. reduction of the
county school levy from 81 to At
cents to enable a county share in
the State Education Departments
equalization fund and greater en-
phasis in schools on practical in
struction in agriculture. home eco
nomics and industrial education.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Silver Spring School
Plans New Council

An advisory council is being
formed at Montgomery Blair Senior
High School, Silver Spring, Nd, to
be composed of five members of the
faculty, five representatives of the
Parent Association and five
members of the Student Council, 1t
was announced today.
The idea OF the council was
evolved by the principal, E. M.
Douglass. who is being assisted by
Frank F. Smith. president of the
schools Parent Teacher Association.
It's purpose is to coordinate prob
lens of home, school and COM
munity.
The council will suggest needs
in the school curriculum and super
wise the handling of student aid and
welfare. Parents will have an op-
portunity to influence school policies
and the Student Council will be
given more reeronei-'Etr.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Tukomu Red Cross
Reflects Mrs. LinqIe

Mrs. Albert F. LingIe was re-
elected president of the Takoma
Park Branch, District of Columbia
Chapter, Of the Red Cross at the
annual meeting yesterday at the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church.
Other officers chosen are: Mrs.
F.. E. Staebner, first vice president:
Mrs. David Griffith, second vice
president; Mrs. Stanley Mcneil,
treasurer, and Mrs. Herbert Thomp-
son, secretary Directors are Mrs.
Gerald Meyers, Mrs. William F.
Fischer and Mrs. Paul Pierce.
The branch voted to give IS to
Walter Reed Hospital for candy and
smokes" for Christmas and a bed
side Christmas bag to the Glenn
Dale Sanitarium. 1t was voted not
to hold meetings on Christmas or
New Year Day.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Funeral Set Today
For William }. Myers

Funeral services for William ],
Myers of Takoma Park, Md, who
died Wednesday at Walter Reed
Hospital after a long illness, were
to be held this afternoon in Fort
Myer Chapel, followed by burial in
Arlington National Cemetery.
A native of Monroeville, Ohio, Mr..
Myers came to Washington about II
years ago. He was a guard at the
Smithsonian Institution IA wears.
retiring two years ago. He served
In the Spanish-A American and World
Wars.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Emma
Myers, he is survived by two sons,
William c. and Herbert H. Myers
Three other sons, by a previous mar
rlage, Raymond, Gilbert and Robert
all OF Cleveland Ohio, also survive
as well as one brother and three
sisters
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Artist Helen Durston to Sketch
CAPITAL Scenes for The Star
First of WeekIy
Drawings Will
Appear Tomorrow

Have you ever really seen WASH
ington-old city, new city, with the
pulse of life?
Helen Catch Durston, an artist
who lived here once as high school
girl, has returned with a sketching
crayon in her hand. Tomorrow The
Star will print the first in series
of her drawings to be published each
Saturday They will portray drowsy
corners that you have perhaps never
noticed-and streets at rush hour,
as you have never taken time to see
them.
Mrs. Durston has come from Buff
falo, N. Y, where in two years she
became a familiar figure to-among
others-the police. This was be-
cause she would wander throuoh
neighborhood for days at time.
hunting for intriguing buildings and
views An alarmed citizen would
call for investigation CT this ''sus-
picious" behavior.
Stat1On wagon is StudIO.
She never was required to post
bond. because she was quickly rec
ognized as the artist who made
weekly pictures for the Buffalo Eve
ming News. Sketching from the
street during warm days, and from
the window of a barber shop or
cleaning establishment when it was
bitter cold, she revealed nearly every
corner of that city, working quickly
at times to beat her headlines.
In the Capital, a station wagon
is Mrs. Durston's studio. She drives
till she finds her subject, then moves
to a specially constructed seat. and
sketches what she sees from the
rear and side windows. She holds
paper in her lap, and works with
a Autograph crayon. about the size
OF an ordinary pencil. If her crayon
should slip, knife must be used to
erase the mark.
Maybe you think nobody has worse
parking trouble than you do. Well,
Mrs Durston has. Satisfied with
nothing less than the curb spot that
will give her a perfect view, she
waits hours sometimes before it is
vacated and she moves in. Her car
is equipped with a heater, which
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Arlington Fire Company
Elects New Officers

Newly elected officers of the Ar
llngton tVaD Volunteer Fire De-
partment Company No. l were an.
nounced today.
They are: Marvin Fletcher. presi-
dent and board chairman: George
r. Cook, vice president and county
hre association delegate: Elmer j
Blackmer, secretary treasurer and
board secretary; Paul Shoots, assist.
ant secretary treasurer; Arthur c.
Suckley, I'd. Ralph E. Curtiss and
John Buster, elective members of
Board of Directors; William CLARK
company fire chief; Charles H. JET.
ferles, deputy chief; Robert L. Tubbs
hre captain; H. w. Bishop. fire lieu
tenant; John Buster. company fire
marshal; Herbert Shoots, .first-aid
captain; Gordon Malkie, first-aid
lieutenant, and Ralph E. Curtiss. al
ternate to county fire association
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Mrs. Ella Moeruder Laird
Dies at Rockville at 81
anecial pispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, Dec. 5.-Fol-
lowing short illness. Mrs. Ella
Magruder Laird. "a, widow Of Philip
D. Laird. died at her home in Rock
vile Wednesday night.
Born near Brookeville, she had
lived here 56 years.
Funeral services will be held at
the home at 3:15 pm. tomorrow
The Rev. F. Bland Tucker. rector
of St. Johns Episcopal Church,
Georgetown. will offlciate and burial
will be in Rockville Union Gene
terry.
Mrs. Laird was former president
of the Burden Bearer Circle of
Kings Daughters of Rockville and
was a leader in the Guild of Christ
Episcopal Church, Rockville.
Mrs. Lairds husband, who died
about 20 years ago. represented
Montgomery In the Legislature Of
1915 and was speaker of the House
Of Delegates.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
karyIanders in Congress
Asked 10 Aid D. T.. Traffic

The Federation Of Citizens Asso-
Citations of Prince Georges County
last night called on the Maryland
congressional delegation to work for
improvement of the metropolitan
area traffic situation, particularly
suggesting a railroad terminal on
the Mall.
Dr. Waldo Schmidt. advocate Of
shuttle train service for suburban
commuters. was a guest speaker.
The civic group adopted reso-
luton, presented by Louis A. Day,
which asked the Capital Transit Co.
to extend its Maryland avenue bus
service to a downtown terminal by
way of the Union Station.
The federation. meeting in the
Bladensburg Fire House, also agreed
to have a directory of membership
compiled for submission at the an
nual meeing in January which will
be held in the Bladensburg High
School. The Nominating Commit
tee includes A. D. Bailey, G. E.
Hightower and George Mccoy.
Another guest speaker was John
S. White. Democratic floor leader
of the Maryland House of Delegates,
who outlined the methods of the
State Legislative Council.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Institute Of Health
Protests Arrest Of
EmpIoye on Grounds
Lottery Case Conviction
Raises Question Of County
Officers Authority

By { Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. S. The
question of whether county police
have the right to make an arrest on
Federal property was raised yester-
day following the conviction Tues
day in Bethesda Police Court of
30-year- -old colored employe of the
National Institute of Health on
charges of violating the county's lot
terry law.
James Williams was arrested Tues
day by 1t. Ted Voliten of the Mont
gomery County police on the insti-
tute grounds, near Bethesda on the
Rockville pike. Trial Magistrate
Hugh Frampton sentenced Williams
to pay 500 fine and serve one year
in the Maryland House OF Correc-
ton.
wednesday afternoon officials of
the institute protested to States AT
torney Ben G.. Wilkinson concerning
LI. SOlllSll dIllOll, SolilNAANAAS AN
had no right to make the arrest on
Federal property.
MI. Wilkinson maintained that a
concurrent jurisdiction exists be-
tween county and Federal officials
covering such cases and that similar
arrests have been made by county
police before without any question
of jurisdiction being raised
c. w. May. general superintendent
of the institute. explained that he
objected principally because he
wasn't informed of the matter prior
to Williams arrest.
Much of the Institutes work, ne
pointed out. "is connected with the
national defense program and nat
urally we don't like to have strangers
entering the grounds without our
knowledge
In an attempt to clear up the mat
ter. Mr. Wilkinson has asked Bernard
Flynn, United States district attor-
nev for Maryland. for a ruling.
Meanwhile, it is understood that
Williams plans to file an appeal.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Montgomery Hospital Tea
Will Be Held Tomorrow

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SANDY SPRING, Md, Dec. S.
The annual donation day tea for the
benefit of the Montgomery County
General Hospital will be held at the
hospital from to pm. tomorrow.
The event is sponsored by the
Womans Board and it is through
gifts received on this day that much
of the activity of this board is carried
on. Home canned and commercial
tins of vegetables, fruits, pickles and
jellies, foods for immediate use,
staple groceries and articles of linen
donated on this day help greatly to
relieve the strain on the hospital
budget.
Mrs. Eugene w. Scott, chairman
of the board, will head the receiving
group. Tea will be served in the
Nurses Home.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Failure 10 Ban
Apartments Hit
.|nMontgonnery
TuemmIer Clashes
With Audience
At Rockville

Refusal by Fred w. Tuemmler,
new director OF planning of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, to con-
denim apartment house construc-
tion in Montgomery County pre-
clpltated spirited discussion last
night between Mr.. Tuemmler and
some members OF an audience he
addressed at Rockville High School.
The meeting was the seventh in
a series of countrywide conferences
on the Brookings Institution report
on the county government.
Mr. Tuemmler asserted that be-
cause OF the county's proximity to
washington, enough multi-familv
areas must be provided to furnish
housing for an expanding popula-
ton
Failure to provide for multi
family dwellings," he declared. will
bring evasion of zoning restrictions
because many owners Of property
within the single-family areas,
recognizing an opportunity for ad-
dltlonal profits, will take roomers
or surreptitiously install additional
kitchen units and convert their
property to use by two or more FAM
lies"
Quizzed by Civic Leader.
Asked by Washington I. Cleveland.
cl7lc leader, whether Mr.. Tuemmler
favored apartment house construc-
ton in the county even If a ma lority
OF county residents opposed it, the
speaker said that the democratic
procedure in such cases would be to
consider only the wishes of those
living in the immediate area in
which construction of an apartment
house was proposed.
This brought reply from Joseph
B. Matre, president of the County
Civic Federation. who said 1T would
be dlff1cult to immagine great
Americans such as We have had in
the past developing the vision that
they had in the narrow confines of
an apartment house. Private prop.
erty ownership has been and is the
basis of our independence"
To this, Mr.. Tuemmler stated
/ that there is en- erroneous tendency
among opponents of multi-family
dwellings to regard those living in
apartment houses as socially and
economically inferior"
The facts are. he continued. that
people Of discrimination and taste
have refused to live in some areas
set aside for multi-familv use be-
cause they are situated in CONNER
cial areas.
Lee Backs Merit System.
Frederic P. Lee. former president
OF the Federation. who appeared
on the program with Mr.. Tuemmler.
advocated thorough going merit
system" for the personnel Of the
Park and Planning Commission.
In addition he urged removal of
all legislative powers from the COM
mission to a nine-man Council with
the commissions powers limited to
an advisory capacity.
He also assailed gun" zoning.
IN which a piece of property is re-
zoneo without regard to surrounding
coming restrictions.
Mrs. Bernard Oliver presided st
last nights meeting. DR.. NJ "
llegler, senior surgeon of the United
States Public Health Service and
u V. L. Ellicott. county health
officer. will discuss public health
next Thursday night at the high
school.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Air Raid Warden Service
ARRANGED in Fairfax

FAIRFAX, Va, Dec. 5.-Prellm-
inary organization of an air warden
service for Fairfax County was COM
pleted at a meeting here last night
attended by approximately 200 per-
sons.
Clement Murphy. chief air raid
warden for the Metropolitan Area
of Washington, outlined the pro-
cedure to be followed
Conrad Reid of Arlington, assist
ant warden for this area, pointed to
the urgent need for a local set-up
to work with similar groups IN the
vicinity of Washington. He an
nounced Capt. Joseph c. Bennett,
U. S. M. C. retired, will act as chief
warden for the county. Mrs. B. w.
Hess of Vienna, appealed for en-
rollments in first aid courses.
Former State Senator John w.
Rust of Fairfax. vice chairman Of
the Northern Virginia Regional De-
tense Council, and chairman of the
warden service for the county, pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Ferry Employees Pay Roll
Again Subject Of Dispute
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 5.-State Off
cials conferred TODAY on a two
week pay roll for Annapolis Mata-
peake Ferry employees after its re-
lection by State Employment Com
missioner Harry c. Jones because
Of irregularities" and conflicts with
State merit system law.
Mr.. Jones refused to certify the
pay roll. for the November 1880
period, citing five reasons, and sent
It back to the State Roads Commits
sion. which operates the ferry.
Todav's conference was between
commission officials. Mr. Jones and
ATTORNEY General William G. Walsh
Mr.. Jones declared that :'never
have the State Roads Commission or
the ferry management made an
effort to reorganize their ferry per-
sonnel in accordance with merit
system requirements.
"Thev have tried TO justify irreg-
ularities by citinc the Department
of Commerce rules TO which ferrv
employees are subject. That is all
hooey. The Department Of Com
merce has no authority over any
but licensed employees"
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Channel Bridge Jam
Averted as Autoists
Leave Homes Earlier
Park Police Petrol Spon
Where Tie-up Occurred
Yesterday Afternoon

Rush-hour traffic from Arlington
County, Va. into Washington this
morning was unusually free of tie
ups despite a newly imposed 8-mile-
per-hour speed limit on the boun-
Diary channel bridge. the supports Of
which have weakened
United States Park Police were
placed on duty at the bridge at noon
yesterday and will remain there at
all hours to enforce the speed limit,
notices of which have been prom
inently posted at both ends of the
span.
The bridge, lying in the George
Washington Memorial Parkway
forms a link in the extension of Lee
boulevard to Washington and is on
one of the most heavily travelled
arteries in the suburban Metropol-
itan Area.
29th a Factor in Tie-up.
A tle-up in traffic during yester.
day afternoons rush hour was be-
leved by park officials to have been
due principally to troops of the 2eth
Division which passed through
Washington yesterday.
At no time this morning was
trafic backed up beyond the Airing
ton-Rldge road trafflc light on Lee
boulevard, situation which county
police observed is unusual for rainy
days.
Arlington Traffic Sergt. James J.
Scott said the peak traffic load to-
day was at 6:45 am. which is an
hour earlier than usual. Motorists
VINO were detained when returning
home yesterday afternoon may have
arranged earlier schedules TODAY
Sergt. Scott said.
Park police on duty at the bridge
observed a larger number of cars
than usual coming to Washington
down the Glebe boulevard to turn
right at the traffic light and proceed
by way OF Arlington Ridge road and
Memorial avenue The only notice
able backlog of traffic, park police
said, was on the roadway in Unit l
OF Memorial parkway, which runs
from Rosslyn and connects with the
Lee boulevard extension at the
weakened bridge The tie-up there
was caused by cars slowing down at
the bridge, resulting in the blocking
OF the Unit l roadway intersection.
Timbers Rotted by Water.
Francis F. Gillen, assistant super
lntendent of parks. said the weak
ness in the span centers in wooden
piles. He explained that wooden
supports have deteriorated on that
portion of the supports lying between
the minimum and maximum tide
lines. Alternate wetting and drying
between tides contributes to the de-
terioration. he said. Temporary re-
pairs are being placed under the
bridge
Mr. Gillen said it would require
about year to build a new per-
manent-type span. Traffic could be
maintained while such work is in
progress because provision was
made. when the present temporary
bridge was built in 1885, for the
permanent bridge to be erected
slightly to the north. There are no
funds earmarked for the new bridge,
Mr.. Gillen explained.
Some quarters expressed the be-
lief that because the bridge is in
corporated in the access road plan to
the new War Department building
area, funds for a new boundary
channel bridge might be available
from the access roads money.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Darden 10 Visit Five States
To Seek Auto Death Curb
BY the Associated Press.

by lhe Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 5.-Gov.
Elect Colgate w. Darden, jr.. said
yesterday he would visit five States
this month in search of information
that might help him evolve plan
to reduce Virginia highway fatali-
ties.
He said he would leave next week
to visit Maryland. Pennsylvania, New
York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
improvement of the Virginia sit
uation, he believes, will involve en-
ployment of additional State troop
ers and perhaps separation of the
tax gathering and police functions
of the division of motor vehicles.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Benjomin Horriss Dies;
Rites Set at Rockville

Special Dispatch to The Star
TRAVILAH, Md. Dec. 5.-An ILL
ness of several weeks resulted In the
death yesterday in Garfield Hospital,
Washington, of Benjamin Gwinn
Harriss, rs, lifelong resident of this
vicinity.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Clara F. Harriss; two daughters.
Mrs. Bertha Brewer Bethesda. and
Mrs. Lillian Pauley, Washington: q
son, Leroy Harriss, Washington, and
two brothers, Jefferson D. Harriss
and Louis N. Harriss of Washington.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon In Rockville With
burial in the Presbyterian Church
Cemetery at Darnestown.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Mrs. Anna Hepburn Dies
At Home in Annapolis .
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Anna
McC. Burwell Hepburn, widow of
DR.. Sewen S. Hepburn, jr, died yes
terday after a long illness. Funeral
services will be conducted by the
Rev. DR.. Edward D. johnson, rector
Of st. Anne's Church, at pm. to-
morrow from the church. Burial
will be in st. Anne's Cemetery.
Mrs. Hepburn is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Burleigh Fooks; two
grandchildren. two brothers. Rob-
ert L. Burwell, Annapolis city en-
gineer, and Elliott Burwell, and two
sisters, Mrs. D. Murray Cheston,
wife OF Col. Cheston, U. S. A., and
Mrs. Ridgely p. Melvin.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
Maryland and Virginia
Postmusters Confirmed

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate has confirmed these
poStmasters:
Maryland-E. v. Newman, Belts
vile. and Samuel Gilbert Townsend,
jr., Brandywine.
Virginia-Ellzabeth 8. Davies,
Manassas.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
V. F. W. Post to Give Party

The second of a series of benefit
parties will be held in the Riverdale
fire hall at 8 pm. tomorrow. 1t is
sponsored by Thomas N. Fenwick
Post, Veterans Of Foreign Wars. and
its Ladies' Auxiliary.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
PIT. A. to Sponsor Show

The Parent-Teacher Association
of Stonewall jackson School will
sponsor a minstrel show at the
Claude A. Swanson Junior High
School, $500 North Washington
boulevard, Arlington, Va, at O'Clock
tonight.