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Evening star., 1941-03-02
Mediterranean Fleet Foroy
More Like a Cruise Than War
Loud Speaker Tells Scene Of Trouble,
But There's Little Other War ToIk

"It's bettern bridge" he explained.
IF you have to go away, you can
leave the chess game and 20 on
with it when you come back. You
can't do that with bridge"
There was more Of this inter-
change. The men in the officers
mess weren't all young, by any
means, but they had all the look
of characters you used to see in
those naval academy pictures,
bright, alert, and hard enough to
take polish like that of their own
brass buttons. They had minds of
the sort that can get interested in
anything-pianos, chess, cats.
Good Night for Murder.
Darkness had come down, out
side, and the sea was black. There
wasn't any moon. You couldn't see
to make out the destroyers, that
an hours ago had been gray cut
outs pasted on the fringe Of gray
skyline. If you stepped out onto
the blacked-out deck, you could see
only rarely the fash of q blinker
passing a message from some other
ship in the dark. If murder lurked
about. this was a fine night for it.
You had to remind yourself that
all these officers, so glib Of phrase
about everything but shop, had
been In virtually all of Englands
naval wrangles since this war be-
gan.
In the ward room, a gunner off,
Ger discussed what he had learned
of the program, but that was only
to wonder professionally just what
variety of pests he might have to
contend with.
IF it is dive bombers," he said
casually, "the problems simple.
You shoot them when they dive"
That ended the war commentary
for hours, not to say days.
Trouble Comes.
One morning, before even Donald
Duck got around to talking about
it, the fleets job was finished-one
doesn't say how, where or when,
but such details make no difference
TO an ensemble such as this. The
ships swung about in a region that
not so long ago was one of the most
dangerous in the most dangerous
ocean-a spot Hitler is now trying
to warm over on behalf of the ex-
Caesar. The planes came that
afternoon, as might have been ex-
pected. They were met by other
planes and guns. One was shot
down, one crippled-and the bomb
ers that came later to the attack
were not impetuous or very inquisi-
tive. When night had put an end
to the last of this nuisance, the
fleet called it a day and hightailed
it for home.
Down in the mess, not so very
long ago, the officer of marines was
interested in the news possibilities
OF so small a bit Of routine.
well" said the visiting fireman,
maybe a. lot of people will be In
terested in knowing the Mediter-
ranean is open actually, as well as
in conversation"
The officer considered that
thoughtfully.
Didn't everybody know 1t was?"
he asked.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
0ff-Street PARKING
Proposal Studied
In Montgomery
One and Two Family
Houses Would Have
Facilities Under Plan

A proposal that provision be made
for of1-street parking FOR all ore
and two family dwellings erected in
the future in Montgomery County
is being studied by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
The proposal was advanced by
Washington I. Cleveland, represent
ing the Greater Kensington Civic
League, at hearing before the COM
mission Friday night.
His was one of number OF cit
liens suggestions for improvement
of a proposed new coming ordinance
for the county. AS now drafted, the
regulations would merely require
apartment buildings to provide each
housekeeping unit with park
ing space
MI. Cleveland declared that his
organization was unanimously In
favor of extending this to require
off-street parking facilities for one
car beside all single family dwell
ings and parking facilities for two
cars for each two-family dwelling.
He also said that the apartment
house regulation requiring one park
ing space for each housekeeping unit
should apply also to apartments
erected in D commercial zone.
In addition, he asserted that
parking facilities should be estab-
lished in connection with all build
ings where a substantial number
of persons congregate. such as
churches, hospitals, theaters and
business houses.
Other recommendations made by
Mr. Cleveland concerned creation
Of height limit in buildings erect
ed in a C residential area; a re-
quirement for front yards for apart
ment houses built in a D residen-
tial zone, and a specific prohibi-
ton against the building OF row
houses in the county.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
By ROBERT J. CASEY,


Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
With the British Battle Fleet in
the Middle East, March 1.-The
battle feet. or quite lot of it-a
battleship, screen of destroyers
and an aircraft earrier-has slipped
into port and dropped its sundry
hooks. The harried censors are
threshing out the grist of "I-wit-
ness" accounts (of which this Is
one). And the world is just about
to learn of another of those Mediter-
ranean prowls.
1t was successful. This unit, in
simple language, went out on a
mission which 1t accomplished. 1t
was attacked. It drove of the at
tackers. 1t cleared the sea lanes
for merchant ships which, other
wise, certainly would have found
themselves in q considerable mess.
1t came home without a scratch.
Maybe it has gone out again. Who
knows?
That's the way the official re-
ports will have it.
One day, of which the rules per-
NIT no mention, this section of the
fleet put to sea. 1t was generally
suspected by the landlubbers who
had been invited for ride on the
battleship that we were looking for
trouble. and likely to find it. But
while you could get no argument
on that point in the ward room,
neither could you raise much in
terest. For many months, now,
trouble in the Mediterranean has
not been much of novelty.
Plotted Trouble.
Nobody knew where we were 60
ing when we started AS in an army
movement, we could only hope that
we might find a few street signs
or something to help us guess where
We were when we got there. But
we didn't have to wait that long.
We were barely under way when
not only the officers and war cor
respondents but the whole ship
knew about it. The loud-speaker
system, over which all the voices
sounded like Donald Duck, put out
the details in concise but adequate
fashion-present position, speed,
probable course, probable weather,
probable job and probable opposi-
ton.
we shall run into enemy activ-
ity." said this tortured voice, "on
such and such a day, at such and
such an hour" And he was def
mite and precise about that, too.
When he was silent you heard
the voice of an officer of ma
rines conflding hints Of what might
make your life bit easier.
Chess Better Than Bridge.
The trouble with this ship is the
cats-don't encourage them or
they'll be in your cabin all the
time"
And another voice: kittens may
follow you out onto the quarter
deck, but mother cat won't. She
got caught out there in lombard
ment, one night, and she doesn't
like pompoms. Can you play the
piano? Tough luck, nobody seems
to be playing the piano any more"
Somebody was getting up chess
tournament.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Lost All Night
In Storm, Girl, 7,
Feared Dark
p, the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
LYNN, Mass March Tine scary
thing about being lost all night in
the woods, especially during a driv-
ing snowstorm. is the dark" 7
year-old Beverly Kirk told her res
cuers today.
Leaning against a tree-a thumb
in her mouth, little Beverly greeted
the Boy Scouts who found her with
a smile
I'm Beverly" she said. And then,
little mischievously. she added,
I've been out all night. I'm trying
to find my way home"
One toe on her right foot was
froSt-bitten, but otherwise the
youngster suffered no i'll effects.
A fur trimmed hooded blue ski
suit, mittens and heavy shoes af-
forded her protection from the
biting storm.
II was scared after it became
dark" she told her mother, who was
on the verge of collapse. Il could
see a pond and I thought I knew
where I was, but kept getting lost
Il fell asleep and when I woke up
I cried and cried, but I couldn't see
or hear any one. I thought I heard
Uncle Henry calling. I fell asleep
again under the bushes and ]
was cold"
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Nearby Maryland Streams
To Be Stocked With Trout

Mill Greek and Paint Branch in
Montgomery County and Thinkers
Branch in Prince Georges County
are among the Maryland streams
which will receive a stock of legal
size trout before the fishing season
opens April /, it was announced in
Baltimore yesterday.
The State Game and Inland Fish
Commission said approximately 40,-
900 trout would be distributed from
five hatcheries, the Associated Press
reported.
Albert M. Powell. superintendent
of the hatcheries, said nearly 81, 900
trout will be. in Maryland streams
during the open season, which ends
June 80.
The trout for the two nearby
counties will come from 10000 to be
taken from the Lewistown, Ritchie,
White Rock and CushWa stations.
Eleven thousand OF these are 2 years
old, ranging In size from IL to 10
inches, IL was said.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Reservoir OF Rookie
Policemen Proposed
For District
Plan MeCooeh Suggests
CoIIs for Lower Pay
While in Truininq

Employment of a number of
rookie" policemen, at salaries $500
to s700 a year below the present
entrance pay for probationary OFF,
GERS. as a means of keeping con-
slant reservoir of officers available,
is being considered by District off,
cials, Engineer Commissioner David
McCoach said yesterday.
The plan so far is in the idea
stage and no formal proposals
have been made to the Budget
Bureau or Congress. The main
purposes, Col. McCoach said, would
be to assure supply of trained
new men for the Police Depart
ment and to give these men a
salary during training but at 4
cost less than now prevails
Brown Sees Merit in Plan.
Police Supt. E. w. Brown, who
has discussed the tentative program,
said yesterday he thought the new
plan had merit" but he was skep-
tical as to whether the department
would be able to enlist good men"
if they were paid but 81 200 or 81, 500
year during the training period.
No idea of the number of men who
would be employed was given, but 1t
was said it might be considerable. 4"
1t was suggested that the plan
would enable the department to
maintain its authorized strength
at its maximum at all times. Re-
Gently, some delay was incurred by
the District in filling 80 vacancies
in the department which had de-
veloped due to designations. deaths,
retirements and the calling of men
into military service.
30 in Training Now.
There are now some 80 rookie
policemen in the training school
They are paid the police entrance
salary of 81 300 a year. Col McCoach
has found difficulty in maintaining
the department at its authorized
strength of 1887 men under the
present system. Until the suggested
new rookie" officers had finished a
sufficient course of training they
would not be available for full police
work, but could be called upon in
emergencies.
Under the present system, q
probationary policeman ordinarily
spends more than three months in
training before he is called to reg
ular, permanent duty.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Howard u. Marks
74th Anniversary;
McNutt Is Speaker
DR.. Mordecoi Johnson
FeIicitoted on His
IS Years us President

Charter day exercises commemo-
rating the 74th anniversary of
Howard University closed last night
with a banquet in the university
gymnasium. High lights were a
testimonial to DR.. Mordecai w.
johnson for Is years as president
of the institution and a talk by
Paul v. McNutt, Federal security
administrator. on Negro Leadership
in a Democracy"
Distinguished Negro alumni and
educators from all parts of the
country took part in the proceed
ings, which lasted throughout the
day. Morning exercises in Andrew
Rankin Memorial Chapel were cli-
NAKED with a talk by DR.. Charles
H. Garvin. assistant surgeon in
urology at Lakeside Hospital, Cleve-
land, Ohio, and clinical instructor
In genito-urinary surgery at Western
Reserve University school of medi-
cine. whose theme was The Negro
Doctor. Past and Present. DR..
Garvin is Howard alumnus.
Mr.. McNutt told more than 800
persons attending the dinner that
he had chosen leadership as his
theme because Of the strategic posi-
ton Howard University is playing in
preparing leaders for America. He
said he was aware of the difficulty
Negroes experience as members of
a minority group" but declared
that in no other country in the
world are minorities given any con-
sideration whatsoever.
Unity Against Dictators.
I'm dictator countries" he as
serted, 'minorities have no rights
and are lucky to keep alive and out
side of a concentration camp"
During the emergency, Mr.. Nc
Mutt said, the Nation would require
full loyalty Of all its people lin
answer to the dictators' claim that
they will divide and destroy us.
Since the day Crispus Attucks fell
beside his white brothers on Boston
Common Negroes have gone along
Evening star., 1941-03-02
William and Mary
Renews Scholarships
2, .hp Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, March l.
President John Stewart Bryan
announced today that the College
of William and Mary would award
four prize scholarships again this
year in memory of the late Admiral
Cary T. Grayson to men students
of exceptional intellectual ability"
from II Southeastern and Southern
States.
The scholarships were offered for
the first time last year. Admiral
Grayson was an alumnus and mem
Der of the board of William and
Mary.
Notice of the scholarships have
been sent to schools in the District
of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
and nine other States. The amounts
of the awards, covering tuition and
minimum living cost, are $500 for
Virginians and $3.50 for residents
of other States. Applications are to
be filed before April Is.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Norwegian Colonel
To Tell of Invasion

A lecture on what Happened in
Norway During the German Inva-
sion" will be given by 1t. Col. DR..
Karl Evang, who was with the Nor
wegian forces which fought the Nazi
invasion, at the Arlington Village
ballroom under the sponsorship OF
the Arlington branch of the Brit
ish War Relief Society at Sis pm.
tomorrow.
DR.. Evang's talk will be for the
benefit of British and Norwegian
war relief. He is director general OF
public health in Norway and twice
served as president of the Norwegian
Students Association.
Mrs. Logan Mckee. chairman of
the society's Bundles Committee, re-
quests all people who have clothing
which they will donate to British
war relief to bring the articles to
the lecture.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Further Staggering
OF Working Hours
Urged by Van Duzer
Street Widening Also
Advocated to Eose
Traffic Congestion

Further staggering of working
hours and a comprehensive program
of street widening was advanced
yesterday by TRAFFIC Director Will
liam A. Van Duzer as the solution
to the traffic congestion problem
in the District.
The occasion was the first Of
series of four 15-minute radio pro-
grams sponsored by the American
ism Commission of the District of
Columbia Department, American
Legion. The broadcaStS are heard
at 4:30 pm. every Saturday over
Station WRC.
In answer to questions by Miss
Jane Cox, chairman Of the Finance
Committee of the department, Mr..
Van Duzer emphasized that the pop
ulation of Washington has in
creased faster during the last 10
years than any other city in the
country, with exception of San
Diego, Calf, and Miami. Fla
This increase has brought with it
greater concentration of motor
vehicles than any other large city
in the United States, with the ex-
ception Of Los Angeles, he de-
clared.
I'VE have registered 10000 mo-
tor vehicles he explained, and
recent traffic survey shows that
81 900 cars come in from Maryland
and $4,000 from Virginia each day.
In addition, there are about 5000
out-of-town tourists every day,
making a total of 235 900 motor We
hicles in circulation in the District
each day"
Although systematic staggering
of working hours for Government
employees as well as widening of
the city's streets would aid greatly
in doing away with traffic conges-
ton, Mr.. Van Duzer said, he added
that I'VE will never have a COM
plete and permanent cure for traf-
fic congestion until we have several
free ways
This, he pointed out, would mean
a free movement Of traffic, without
stopping, from the central part of
the city to outlying districts by
means of vehicular subways and
boulevards.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

with white people from victory to
victory, he said. ANY one familiar
with American history knows that
in a crisis we lay aside our differ
ences and are united by bonds of
steel"
Mr.. McNutt also felicitated DR..
johnson. A handsomely lettered
testimonial pamphlet, outlining his
principal achievements in Is years
as president of Howard, was pre-
sented to DR.. johnson on behalf of
the university by T. L. Hungate,
chairman of the university's board
of directors.
Participating in the presentation
were Harold Delaney, senior in the
college of liberal arts, representing
the students; DR.. Charles H. Wesley,
dean of the graduate school, facul-
ties and employees; William T. An
drews, member of the New York
State Legislature and Howard alum
nus, graduates, and Dr. Charming
H. Tobias, member of the Board of
Trustees. j. M. Nabrit, university
secretary. read messages OF con-
gratulations from alumni unable to
attend. DR.. C. Herbert Marshall.
jr, of the class of 1921, presided at
the dinner
Opportunities In Medicine.
DR.. Garvin declared earlier in the
day that the Negro in medicine no
longer can use discrimination as an
excuse for his shortcomings, because
medicine knows no race conflict. F"
He SAID that new facilities for study
had become available faster than
Negro medical students could fill
them, with the result that a great
many internshipS in colored hos
pitalS are held by white students.
Also taking part in the morning
program were the Rev. William S.
Nelson, dean of the school of re-
ligion, who gave the invocation:
James Lightfoot and Miss Elaine
Brazier of the class of 1912, who
spoke of distinguished Howard
alumni; Mrs. T. G. Nutter, an
alumna, who told the careers of
heI parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
H. Meriwether, both of whom were
prominent in Howard affairs, and
DR.. Dorothy Boulding -Ferebee of
the faculty. who, on behalf of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority. presented
the university with the table on
which the original deed to Howard
was signed.
Experiments are being made In
the United Provinces of India to
produce a suitable silk cloth on
hand looms for parachutes.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Maryland Colonial Body
Schedules Banquet
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 1.-The
Right Rev. Joseph M. Nelligan,
chancellor of the Archdiocese of
Baltimore and Washington. will be
the principal speaker, and Gov. and
Mrs. O'Conor will be honor guests
at the annual Maryland Day dinner
of the Maryland Colonial Society
at the Belvedere Hotel at $50 pm.
March 25.
Others who will speak are the
Rev. Francis j. McVeigh, s. j., of
Loyola College; Ferdinand c. La
trobe, author and lecturer. and j.
AleXius Shriver. Maryland State
chairman of historic markers.
Mrs. owen DAILY is president of
the society, and Miss Marguerite
H. O'Neill is chairman Of dinner
arrangements.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Winchester Has
Dryest February
In Nearly so Years
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, March l.
An all-time record for aridity
was set here during February,
the month being the dryest
since precipitation records were
begun at the Fruit Research
Laboratory in 1893, it was stated
today. only 20 inches Of mois-
ture having been recorded.
The next dryest months were
Octobers of 1901 and 1880, when
the record was % inch each.
The average for February is 2.05
inches.
Persons depending on els
terms for water supplies have
felt the drought effects sharply,
some being forced to transport
water for home use.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Mary Washington College

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, March
/ (SpeciaD Mrs. Phronsie Marsh
Filmer, poetess and scientist, will
speak at the convocation at Mary
Washington College at pm.
Wednesday.
Also appearing on the program,
arranged by the college alumnae
association, will be Mrs. Charles
Payne and Mrs. Belle Oliver Hart.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

Llewellyn, ]. 3. ,jr.
Looney. Carl A.
MacGreror, J. c.
Maloit. r. j.
Marshall. J. L.
Martin, E. P.
Mason. John D.
Matteson. F. l., Jr,
McClain. D. NJ.
McCreary. w. II.
McDermott. j. P.
McFa den. H. H.
McFee. John A.
McGowen, Leo ?.
McKone. c. j.
McNlillion. S. A.
Mercer, r. B.
Meyer. Chester r.
Meyers, NJ. D.
Mock. Alvin NJ.
Mohns, Henry z.
Moore. John D.
Moore. John G.
Moritz. G. D.
Morrow, c. H.
Murphy. e. J.
Neal. Jack
Nelson. r. T.
Olsovsky. John
Ortino, John T.
Oesterline. G. L.
Pardee. J. Mex.
Penberthy. c. H.
Peters. o. Z.
Piskadlo. NJ. H.
plimmer, T. w.
Pooh. Alfred B.
Poffenberser. J. T.
Pratt, VIM. S.
Pride. George w.
Pyhrr. Walter A.
Rankin. A. L.. jr.
Reynolds. P. w.
Reynolds. r. J.
Reuter-. Joseph j.
Rinehart. o. N.
Ripley, WAN L.
Robbins. J. W.
Ross. Willis H.
Rybak. William
Savarese, L. B.
Schilsky. r. r.
Scheu, Hans H.
Shawhan. D. G.
Shirk. F. K.
Sierbert. c. L. jr.
Simpson. John t.
Skow. Floyd A.
Slater, John w.
Smith. VIM. 9.
Snyder. John D.
Snyder, Melvin L.
Staley, e. K.
Stern. Julius
Sutton. A. z.
Sweeney, z. A.
Tappero. C. c.
Taylor, z. r.
Tavlor. r. c.
Taylor. r. L.
Thomas. B. s.
Thomas. Jesse. jr.
Threadsill. W. o.
Tomcik, John J.
Towey, James NJ.
Travis, Elmo A.
Trent. Thomas L.
Tronten. J. G.
Vanney. Paul NJ.
Van Osdol. F. A.
Varnum. e. e.
Vaughan. G. W. tr.
Voight, John D.
Waddle, S. w.
Wagner, r. A.
Warren, Roy z.
Wayne. Edward r.
webster. G. NJ.
Weitz. Herman
Welty, c. L., ir.
Wetzel. Nevin r.
Whaley. Bert K.
Widmann, Erwin
williams. NJ. G.
Winschuh. John H.
Womeldorf. V. L.
Wood. Joseph z.
Xavier. J. F.. jr.
Zinsser. Hairy r.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Graduates of the third instructor

ILL Tie, n, r. il.
Graduates OF
course:
Ackroyd, Richard
Allen, Cole A.
Arnstein. Peter
Arthur, Stanley H.
Asbell. Oscar D.
Beal. Robert W.
Bell. Luther E.
Bssley, Harry Z.
Black. Thomas Z.
Bonforte, John
Bonnet. VILLA m A
Booker. Edmund "
RorChers, r. W.
Boulware. Ford NJ.
Brauns. John W.
Brewer, Chester D.
BriEEs. Arthur A.
Brock. Frank p.
Brown. Martin p.
Bureher. Harry L.
Burkholder. James !
Byrnes. Garrett j.
Case. Kenneth T.
Corwin. Walter c.
Chase. S. Bruce
Christy. Robert H.
Clark, Arthur NJ.
Clark. Perry P.
Clinton. Edgar T.
Cookie. Robert S.
Cohn, Albert A.
Corby. Roy A.
Cosgrove. Richard
Davis, Harry R.
Delaney, r. w.
Dimond. John D.
Doenses. F. G.
Dudley. Alden c., il
Duff. James c.
Eistrat, Thomas
Farley. J. c., jr.
Feldman. Hyman
Fillo. Paul v.
Fisher. H. D, jr.
Foot. Donald G.
Ford. Paul j.
FreeburE, Paul J.
Freeman, William J
Galanti. Philip J.
Gambell. Ray
Gsno. Clifton w.
Gibson. Chester NJ.
Gilchrist. Frank
Goodal. David NJ.
Green. Louis 5.
Guymon. James F.
Hall, Robert s.. jr.
Hanson. Kenneth Q
Harper. James E.. J
Hartman. Roger l
Henry. Thomas S.
Herndon. John NJ.
Hicks. Raymond L.
Hill. Omar K.
Hitler, Maurice L.
Hilty. Donald C.
Holtz. Richard D.
Holtzs pple. Frank T
Holz. Walter L.
Horton. Robert H.
Hussey. Pierce L.
Hyndmsn. H. L., jr
tsley, Carl J.
Jackson, Robert B.
Jacobs, w. C, jr.
Jenny, William A.
Jones. Gallo H.
tones. Robert A.
Johnston. Mont S.
Ka sch. Howard
Kemp, r. B.
Kenney. T. F.
Keys. John X.
Kingsbury. L. L.
Klessth. Y. L.
Kline. A. K.
Knoll, r. J.
Holman, Irwin r.
Krooll, John T.
KroWs, r. A. W.
Kruse. M. o.
La FORGE, R. NJ.
Lally. D. B.
Lansille. H. c.
Lanier. E. B.
Latham, r. H:
Lei9ht. VIM. j.
Lemery, J. w. r
Evening star., 1941-03-02

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