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Evening star., 1941-08-31
Tomato Festival
Draws 5000 Crowd
In Berkeley Springs
Beckley College COED
Crowned Queen Morgan
At State Park
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BERKELEY SPRINGS. w. Va,
Aug. 30.--A crowd of more than
5000 persons today saw Miss Natha-
lie Bailey, 18-year-old Beckley Col-
lege coed, crowned queen Nor
gan" in a ceremony opening the
fifth annual Tomato and Health
Festival here.
Following the coronation, Miss
Bailey, with her retinue Of two
maids of honor and 16 princesses.
witnessed the first of two presenta-
tions of fantasy emphasizing
health and patriotism.
Midsummer weather prevailed. 1t
was fine for tomato maturi x, but
somewhat too warm for the thou
sands who sat in the State park
to watch the acts in the natural
hillside theater.
Accompanying the royal process
sion to the coronation were Repre-
sentative Randolph and Henry N.
Gorrell, former Berkeley Springs
Mayor, now a member of the West
Virginia House. S. S. Buzzer, news
paper publisher, presented the queen
the key to the city.
Tomorrow morning all the
churches here will recognize the OBJ
servance in their services, and the
queen and her court will attend one
OF the services. In the evening a
vester service will be held, with
the royalty" as guests.
In the afternoon DR.. c. F. Nc
Clintic, West Virginia health COM
missioner. will speak and H. B.
Ruppenthal, who won the title of
tomato king" will be awarded an
honor.
For Monday, in addition to band
concerts and other entertainment,
there will be mountain music and
baby derby in the morning. At
pm. the feature parade of floats
and marching units will be staged.
This will be followed by, bathing
beauty contest, drum corps COM
petitive drill, competitive band con-
certs, repeat performance of the
fantasy and the queens ball.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Ali Club Fair Scheduled
At PurceIIviIIe Grounds
spee eisl Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PURCELLVILLE, Va, Aug. 3d.
The sixth annual All Fair will be
held at the Purcellville Fair Grounds
September 13. The exhibits will
consist of farm and home produc Is
which formed a part of the An
boys and girls projects during the
last year. There will also be open
classes for draft horses and ponies.
The home demonstration club
women of the county will exhibit
flowers.
Ray E. Fields is superintendent
and c. r. Hope assistant superin-
tendent of the draft-horse classes.
Ann Clay Bayly and Douglass Simp-
son are superintendents of the pony
classes.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Fairfax Building Drops
In August; High for Year

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. Aug. 30.-The
value of building permits issued in
Fairfax County during August
dropped to the second lowest level
of the year, according to report
today from County Commissioner
of the Revenue James U. Kincheloe
During August permits totaling
$453,761 were granted, and only
January, with a total of s438 ,525, was
below this figure.
For the first eight months of the
year building activity substantially
exceeded any similar period and the
total of S5866.162 for the period end
ing August 80. 1941, is more than
double the corresponding figure for
1910.
Real estate activity. on the basis
of records of County Clerk John M.
Whalen, took considerable upswing
during August, reversing the usual
trend.
Mr.. Whalen reported 726 deeds
and trusts were admitted to record
in August, making the month the
second highest of the year, and
bringing the total for the first
eight months to 4,9l7. At the close
of the corresponding period in 1910
there were 1858 recordings.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Pulley Solves
Moving Problem
LAT New Library
BY the Associated Press.


FREDERICK, Md, Aug. 30.-A
novel arrangement is simplifying
the task of transferring 21,000 books
from Hood Colleges old library at
Alumnae Hall to the new Joseph
Henry Apple Library 100 feet away
On pulley and gravity-fall setup,
a small car carries complete shelf
of books to the new library every
half minute.
AS the loaded car descends, an
empty one returns for loading.
The process eliminates the neces-
sity of recataloguing each book, and
the separate shelves thus are placed
in the correct rooms in the new
library. John K. Gerrick, superin-
tendent of buildings and grounds,
devised the moving arrangement.
The new library, costing approx
mately 100000. will be ready for
use when students return September
AZ. The formal dedication will be
r" October II.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Jousting Tournament
At Oxon Hill Tomorrow

The forty eighth annual Labor
Day jousting tournament of st.
Ignatius Catholic Church, Oxon
Hill, Md, will be held at pm. to-
morrow on the church grounds.
A chicken dinner will be served
at pm. followed by bingo. LIE Roy
Pumphrey of Meadows, Md, will
be orator of the day, with Delegate
L. Harold Sothoron of Brentwood
orator of the evening.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Indiunheud Schools
OPENING Is Postponed

Mrs. Mildred S. Rice, principal of
the public schools at Indeanhead,
Md, announced yesterday that the
opening of schools there had been
postponed from September to Sep
tember s. Other schools in Charles
County will reopen September 8.
Authorities at Indianhead said the
delay there was to permit the COM
pletion of additional classroom facil-
tiles to accommodate an increased
enrolment.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Tokomu-SiIver Spring
School Schedule Set

The Takoma Silver Spring Junior
High School will open September 8
at 9 am. Students are instructed
to report as follows:
Ninth grade students will report
to the new building in Piney Branch
road, as will eighth grade students
residing in Takoma Park east of
Piney Branch road and south of
Flower avenue.
All other eighth grade students
and all seventh grade students will
report to the building at Phila-
delphia and Chicago avenues.
Students who have not been en-
rolled in the public schools of the
Takoma-Silver Spring area will re-
port for registration at 8 am. Sep
tember 5. Records from the school
previously attended should be
brought.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Virginia Develops New Method
OF Grating Apples, Peaches

Crafts made one spring or early
summer have produced fruit as soon
as the next year, and peach CRAFTS
have produced as much as bushel
of fruit on two-year-old CRAFTS.
DR.. HofMann says his method will
be particularly valuable now that
export markets for apples are lost
and there is keener competition in
the domestic market. New, i'm
proved, varieties will supplant old
ones. Such varieties as York I'm
perial and Ben Davis among apples
are becoming "back numbers" he
said, and the same probably will
eventually be true of the Elberta
peach and the Concord grape as
newer varieties of better quality
make their appearance.
For instance, preference for the
Stayman apple may force the elimi-
nation of the York, according to
DR.. HofMann.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSS.
BLACKSBURG, Va, Aug. 30.-A
new process of grating peach and
apple trees, by which trees of exist
ing varieties can be completely top
worked" so that they will produce
fruit of improved varieties, has been
developed by DR. Fred w. HofMann,
associate horticulturist at the Vir"
ginia Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton.
The new method, named soft
wood top working, has drawn in
quiries from many fruit growers in
Virginia and other States.
The method can be used to great
advantage over the growing season
from the last of April to as late as
the middle of September, DR.. Hof-
Mann says. Such gratis can be
made with scions of the current
seasons growth or growth forced
indoors.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
BY E. Staff Correspondent of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md. Aug. 3O.-A
trusty at the Rockville Jail who
started to cut the courthouse lawn
yesterday wound up behind the bars
facing charges of intoxication, dis
orderly conduct, assault on an officer
and grand larceny.
Joshua Mathews, 26, colored, of
Sandy Spring, who, according to
police, was serving a 200-day SEN
tence on a second offense charging
driving without permit, was
found pushing lawn mower over
the courthouse lawn in circles. Da-
vid w. Clark, warden of road pris-
onerS, investigated and found the
man drunk, he said.
Mr.. Clark took him to the jail, but
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Ocean City Police Force
Doubled for Holiday

By the Associated Press.
OCEAN CITY, Md, Aug. 30
Police Chief Lemuel Cropper dou-
bled his force of officers today to
care for the approximately $4,000
persons expected to flock to Mary
lands Atlantic seashore resort for
the Labor Day week end.
BY late afternoon resort visitors
were overfowing into Berlin, Z miles
away, and toward Salisbury.
Chief Cropper ordered 20 guards
to stand by on the beach patrol to
watch bathers, and, the United
States Coast Guard, under COM
mand of Capt. Tappen Phillips, was
prepared to assist local authorities
in maintaining their 14-year safety
record.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Two Named by Democrats
For Virginia House
BY the Associated Press.

HARRISONBURG. Va. Aug. go
Delegate j. R. Breneman of Fulks
Run aid Former Delegate Russell
M. Weaver, Harrisonburg attorney
were nominated by the Rockingham
Harrisonburg Democratic Conven-
ton today as candidates for the
House of Delegates in the November
election.
Mr.. Breneman has served three
terms in the General Assembly and
Mr.. Weaver, who declined nomina-
ton two years ago, has rved one
term.
Ward Swank, chairman of the
Rockingham County Committee, was
reelected and A. U. Lewis was re-
elected secretary.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Fair at Manassas
To Open tomorrow

The Manassas (Va) Fair will open
tomorrow and run through Wednes-
day. Tuesday will be known as New
Farmers of America Day." and on
Wednesday school children under
II years of age will be guests of the
fair.
The new location of the fair, it
was announced, is on State High
way No. %, mile from the town
of Manassas. The fair is sponsored
by colored group.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Liquor Piles Up New Charges
For Trusty Moving Lawn

was unable to get him into his cell
and called downstairs to police. De-
tective Corpl. Frank Lane of the
county police responded and suf-
fered a fractured thumb and twist
ed and bruised arm when the trusty
attempted to take his gun, he said.
With Mathews finally safe in his
cell, Corpl. Lane went back down.
stairs and discovered his wrist watch
missing. Mathews cellmate said he
had seen the watch on the floor and
put it on Mathews bed, Corpl
Lane reported. Police said that
when Mathews was taken down.
stairs for fingerprinting they found
the watch in suitcase in the cell.
Police are trying to find the source
of Mathews liquor.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Machine Gun Company
Drilling at HyuttsviIle

A machine gun company to be
attached to the 9th Battalion head
quarters, Maryland State Guard, in
Hyattsville, is being organized and
holding weekly instruction drills,
John L. Crone, company COM
mander. announced yesterday. The
company will use Browning machine
guns loaned by the University of
Maryland.
The company meets on Tuesday
nights in the Hyattsville Armory.
Men between the ages of 81 and
48 who desire to enlist or to learn
more about the company will be
welcome at the meetings, Mr.. Crone
said.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
O'Conor Charges Riders
At Jousting Tourney
BY the Associated press

MUTUAL, Md, Aug. 30.-Charg-
ing the jousting tournament riders
at this Calvert County community
today, Gov. O'Conor declared an
enemy of democratic civilization 'is
causing the breath of corruption to
fly over our horizon"
He added that this country will
be safe if it holds steadfast to the
principles of the Calverts and the
example set by the settlers who were
insistent upon individual liberty"
Representative Sasscer, Democrat,
of Maryland delivered the corona
ton address tonight.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Marriage Licenses Take
Big Jump in August
Special Dispatch to The Star.

6pecIaI DISPATCH 70 Tic oIaT.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. 30.-The
marriage license business here took
a big jump in August, when 2l3
licenses were issued. Except Octo-
ber, 1910, the month of the first
selective service registration. during
which 240 licenses were obtained
here, the total for August was
greater than that of any other
month since the 48-hour wait law
became effective three years ago.
No explanation was given for the
large number issued this month.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Fairfax Rally to Aid
Red Cross Drive
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FAIRFAX, Va, Aug. 30.-A
countrywide rally as a preliminary
to the coming annual Red Cross
membership drive, will be held at
pm. Wednesday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Howrey,
near Burke.
w. Stanley Teagle of Belle Haven,
who will head the local drive, will
address the volunteer workers, and
the program will include salute
to the colors led by detail from
Fort Belvoir. Music will be pro-
vided by a band from the Army
post.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Pierpont Descendants
VIII Meet Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va. Aug. 30.-The
sixth annual reunion of the Ma
tional Association of Pierponts will
be held at the Lincoln High School
Monday. This group consists of the
descendants of Henry Pierpont, who
came to this country from France
in 1885.
Charles Pierpont of Mclean Is
president of the association; Hugh
Pierpont Of Paeonian Springs is
secretary and Mrs. william Pierpont
of Washington Is historian.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
CHAPLAIN to Speak.

The Rev. NJ c. Pooh. Army chap
lain stationed at Fort Story, will be
guest speaker for the annual Mission
Sunday observance of Trinity Lu-
theran Church, near here, tomorrow.
There will be no services at Bethany
Lutheran Church, members of that
church being invited to the Trinity
services. Also in attendance will be
visiting Lutheran groups from Char
lottesville, Roanoke and Richmond.
according to the Trinity pastor, the
Rev. Karl H. Maier.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
u. ofM. 0ffersCourse,
On Latin America;
Teachers Appointed
Freshman Registration
To Stort September II,
Glasses Five Days Later
BY tie Associated Press.

BY tie Associate ted Press.
The University of Maryland this
year will strive to further efforts tc
promote friendly relations with
Latin American nations by the ad-
dltlon OF two new courses.
DR.. Lewis Hanke, director of the
Hispanic Foundation at the Library
of Congress and editor of the Bibli-
ography of Latin American Litera-
ture, will teach course on the
Spanish American novel and the
history of Latin America, included
in the university's curriculum this
year for the first time.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, university preSi-
dent, yesterday announced 13 other
new faculty appointments as prepa-
rations were made for the opening
of the fall term. Freshman regis
tration begins September IT, fol-
lowed by a freshman orientation
program during which new students
will meet the faculty and learn their
way around the campus. Glasses
start September %.
Harvard Teacher Joins Faculty.
Joining the faculty as assistant
professor of chemistry will be Dr.
Hugh j. Creech, formerly of Har-
ward University, where he has been
experimenting for three years with
carcinogenic compounds and blood
proteins in an effort to develop
an anti-toxin for cancer.
Prof. George F. Corcoran of Iowa
State University has been appointed
chairman of the university's depart
ment of electrical engineering.
Other appointees include:
DR.. Stanley B. Jackson, named as
sistant professor of mathematics tc
replace DR.. Willem Van Stockum
now a volunteer pilot training for
service with the r. A. F.
c. Wright Mills, associate profess
sor of sociology. He is a former
University of Wisconsin faculty
member.
DR.. j. Marvin Sipe, assistant pro-
fessor OF business administration
formerly on the Butler University
faculty.
DR.. Peter Lejins, assistant pro-
fessor of sociology. He is a gradu-
ate of the University of Latvia
where he taught sociology and
criminology.
Other Appointments.
DR.. Millard V. Barton, assistant
professor of mechanical engineering
who will have charge of the uni
versity's aeronautical laboratory.
Charles A. Shreeve, jr, assistant
professor of mechanical engineering
a Johns Hopkins University gradu
ate and for the last three years a
Pratt Institute faculty member.
DR.. Bernard J. Holm, instructor
in history, who was research asso-
ciate in medieval history at the
University of California.
Joseph A. Kitchin, instructor in
political science.
Joseph Mcdaniel, instructor in
physical education. Mr.. Mcdaniel
was graduated from Oklahoma A.
and NJ. and was intercollegiate
wrestling champion in the 120-
pound class. He won the national
A. A. U. championship in 1941.
DR.. Robert Collin Nilsson, instruc-
tor in mathematics.
Roman Pieo, instructor in physical
education, who was graduated from
Penn State and was high scorer in
the Eastern intercollegiate gynnas-
tic meet last year.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
st. Michoel's to Open

ST. Michael's Parish School, Sill
yer Spring, Md, will open its ninth
year Thursday morning, beginning
with mass at 8:15 am. A new
superior, Sister Margaret Rose, who
comes here from Rome, N. Y, will
be at the school.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
leonurdtown Pustor Goes

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Aug. 80
(SpeciaD The Rev. Calvert Brown,
S. j., who has been assisting with
the services at st. Aloysius Church
here, has been transferred to Our
Lady Of the Waysids Church, Chap
tico.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Joint Services Slated.

Miss Ruth Utz, missionary to
Africa and survivor of the Zamzam
disaster, will speak at pm. tomor-
row in the Nokesville Church of the
Brethren at a joint meeting of the
Nokesville and Valley Churches.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Ministers Sponsor Services.

The Manassas Ministerial Associa-
ton. will sponsor a Supds union
service at pm. tomorrC in the
Grace Methodist Church. The Rev.
o. R. Hersch of the Cannon Branch
Church of the Brethren will deliver
the sermon.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
DR.. Eooer to Go to Chile

RICHMOND, Va. Aug. 80 CPD.-
Gov. Price announced today that Dr.
Rowland Egger, director of the di-
vision of the budget, had been ap-
pointed delegate to the second
Inter-American Congress of Munich
palities which meets in Santiago,
Chile, September Is to 81.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Independent Announces.
Religious Teacher Named.

Miss Natalie C. Moffett. who since
1922 has been assistant principal of
a girls school in China, has been
appointed instructor in religious
education for Waynesboro public
schools, R. c. Jennings, supervising
principal, announced.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Elementary Sunervisnrs Named

Miss Sue Ayres has been reap
pointed elementary supervisor for
schools in Prince William County
and Margaret o. Townes has been
named supervisor for colored schools,
R. c. Hayden, county superintendent
of schools, announced.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Church Plans Luncheon

The ladies of st. Mary's Catholic
Church, Rockville, Md, will hold a
luncheon in the parish hall from
noon to 1870 pm. Wednesday, 1t was
announced by the Rev. Thomas j.
McKew, pastor.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Club Stages Dress Revue.

Members of the Manassas Home
Demonstration Club will model
dresses Thursday at the residence of
Mrs. A. Stuart Gibson. Arrange
ments are in charge of Mrs. o. D.
Waters and Mrs. A. w. Ballentine.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
All-Day Meeting at Sudley.

The Rev. Clark H. Wood will con-
duct services at IL am, 2:30 and
7:45 pm. tomorrow at an all-day
meeting at the Sudley Methodist
Church.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Sponsors Flag Plan.

The American Legion, Post No.
158, under the direction of M. S.
Burchard is sponsoring drive for
the installation of permanent flag
fixtures on the sidewalks of Manas-
sas. With the cooperation of the
town council, merchants and home
owners have been contacted and
orders are being taken for flag outfits
The committee in charge is COM
posed of Mr.. Burchard, Pat O'Neil,
A. o. Bean, DR.. V. V. Gillum, w. L.
Coverstone, Eugene Davis. Wheatley
johnson. Jack Stauff, Edgar Parrish
and c. w. Stagg
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Gov. 0'Conor Asks
Daily Reports on
Paralysis Cases
123 TotuI Not Alarming,
But Coils for Cuution
By Public, He Says
BY the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 30.-Gov.
O'Conor announced today he had
asked officials of the State Depart
ment of Health to issue daily re-
ports on developments of infantile
paralysis in Maryland.
He disclosed that 1913 cases
throughout the State were reported
since the beginning of the year.
This total is not considered
alarming by health authorities. +"
Gov. O'Conor said. "At the same
time, it does represent an increase
over previous years and calls for
the utmost care and caution by the
public"
A breakdown of the Governors
report showed that Maryland coun-
ties reported 81 cases of polio
myelitis in the period from January
l to today The remaining SO cases
were reported from Baltimore City.
August accounted for 43 of the
country cases although seven of this
number had their actual onset of
the disease in July or at an earlier
date.
The increase in the incidence of
the disease for 1941 over the previ-
Gus year was first noted in the week
ending August Is when seven
cases were reported from the coun-
ties For the week August 1923, in
elusive, IA cases were reported and
for the August 2429 period l8 cases
were reported.
Reported thus far bv counties:
Allegany, l; Anne Arundel. 6: Balti-
more, County, IT; Calvert, /; Carroll,
3; Cecil. l. Frederick, 2: Hartford,
5; Howard. 1; Kent, /; Montgomery,
2; Prince Georges. 7; Queen Annes,
/; Talbot, 2; Washington, 3; Wor-
cester. l.
Polimoyelitis has been reported
every year in Maryland since 1928
The largest number occurred in 1885,
when SO cases were reported from
the counties. In 1916. year of a
Nationwide epidemic. 353 cases oc-
CURED in Maryland-147 in the
counties and 206 in Baltimore City.
Horse Show Postponed.
CENTREVILLE, Md, Aug. 80 (P).
The Queen Annes County Horse
Breeders Association Horse Show,
originally scheduled for Labor Day,
probably will be held some time in
October, Association President
Charles Chew Mickle, jr., announced
today.
The decision to postpone the an
nual show was made as a precaution-
ary health measure in view of
scattered outbreaks of infantile
paralysis.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
.Waynesboro Schools,
Opening Sept. 8, 10
Run on Daylight Time
Augusta institutions
Also to Set Clocks
Ahead This Fall
snecial DiSpatch 10 The Star.

WAYNESBORO. Va, Aug. 30
Waynesboro public schools, opening
September 8, will operate on daylight
saving time, r. c. Jennings, super
vising principal, said today. Day
light time will be effective at least
until September %.
At the Office of Supt. A. c. Gilke-
son it was learned that Augusta
County public schools are also going
to start their 1941 session on day
light time. This is in contrast to
the schools in Nelson, Rockingham
and Highland Counties. which are
to be operated on standard time.
Independent Announces.
John Ryland Coleman of Green
field has announced as an inde-
pendent candidate for the House of
Delegates from Nelson County in the
general election IN November. He
opposes Robert Whitehead, Lovings-
ton attorney, who won the Demo-
cratic nomination in the primary
election in August. Mr.. Coleman,
served in the House of Delegates
from 1881 to 1888
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Contract Approved
By Prince William
For Sewer Survey
County Plans to Seek
Federal Funds for
Improvements
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpeClal DlSpalcn 10 Inc star.
MANASSAS, Va, Aug. 3O.-Prince
William County's Board of Super
visors today announced it had ap-
proved contract for survey of the
Triangle-Dumfries area to deter
mine the need for sewer improve
mentS.
When the survey is completed it
will be used as a basis for an ap-
plication for Federal funds under
the defense facilities bill.
c. c. Cloe, Triangle merchant,
initiated the movement, reporting
that the fast growing community
near the Quantico Marine base is
badly in need of sewage facilities.
He said there are none there now
but those on the premises of each
property owner.
Stuart foyer, Richmond engineer,
will make the survey. James r.
Simpson of the County Health De-
partment, and Mr.. Cloe are to assist
in the work, the board announced.
Paul E. Stryker of the Federal
P. w. A. office in Richmond at
tended the special meeting at which
the project was discussed.