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Evening star., 1941-12-19
Board Enacts
B|ackoutlaW
InMontgomery
Nearby Areas Plan
Test Air-Ruid Alarm
Sunday Morning

Montgomery County's commits
sioners met in special session to
enact a blackout ordinance today
while all nearby areas announced
plans for an air raid alarm drill
between 9 and 10 am. Sunday
and Prince Georges prepared for its
first blackout test tonight.
The Montgomery ordinance pro-
hibits the burning of any lights or
the smoking of cigarettes, cigars or
pipes during an air raid warning.
The regulation makes it mis-
demeanor for any person either TO
make light or knowingly to permit
the existence of any illumination
during an air-raid warning or any
practice blackout A fine not to
exceed $50 or 80 days in jail was
provided for each violation OF the
ordinance, which becomes effective
Immediately.
The Commissioners declared that
the ordinance lis necessary for the
immediate preservation of the
health, safety, welfare and morale
of the residents of Montgomery
Evening star., 1941-12-19
II al Maryland U. Named
To Honorary Societies

Seventeen University OF Maryland
students have been selected for
membership in honorary societies, it
was announced today.
Named for Tau Beta Pi, honorary
engineering society. were Thomas M.
Rives, jr., 200 Nineteenth street Sc;
Kenneth M. Uglow, 2405 Huidekoper
place NV; George c. Webster. 1909
Thirteenth street NV; Richard
Kent, Baltimore; Benjamin Owens,
Takoma Park, Md. and Thomas T.
Witkowski, Baltimore.
Alpha Zeta, honorary agricultural
fraternity, named Roscoe H. Whip,
Frederick; David Northam. Snow
Hill; Joseph L. Guide, Hyattsville;
Hansen Hoffman. Ridgley; James
Prigel, Cuttings; Joseph Shaw, Fred
erick; Eugene Schlossnagle, Acct
dent; John Williams, Hyattsville;
Nevin Baker, New Windsor, and
RAYMOND G. Mueller. Cordova.
Jack Cherry, 1900 Forty-f1rst street
NV, was pledged to Alpha Psi
Omega, honorary dramatic society.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Pay Increases Proposed
For Virginia Employees

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 19.-Tem-
porary pay increases to help the
lover-salaried State employees meet
the pinch of higher living costs will
be recommended to the General
Assembly, Gov. Price announced
yesterday.
Without disclosing details, the
Governor said two plans had been
submitted to him for study by a
five-member committee composed of
Representatives Of State depart
ments, one of which would cost ap-
proximately $1,500, 900 and the other
So 100000 a year.
The Governor yesterday named
Col. r. McC. Burlington. member of
the State Alcohol Beverage Control
Board, to head the Defense savings
bond promotion drive among State
workers. A voluntary pay roll de-
duction plan for purchase OF the
bonds will become effective, with
gubernatorial approval, February 1.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Funeral Services Today
For Harry D. Stup, 81
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
REDLAND. Md, Dec 19.-Funeral
services for Harry D. Stup, Ga. farm
er and dairyman of this vicinity, who
died at the Montgomery County
General Hospital, Sandy Spring
Wednesday afternoon, after short
illness, are to be held this afternoon
at the funeral home of Ernest c.
Gartner, Gaithersburg.
The Rev. Ralph Hershberger, pas
tor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church,
Redland, and the Rev. j. H. Haley,
pastor of Epworth Methodist
Church, Gaithersburg. will off1ciate
and burial will be in Glenwood Gem
etery, Washington
Mr.. Stup, a native of Frederick
County, Md, and a resident Of this
county many years, leaves his widow,
Mrs. Rosaben Nelson Stup, and the
following children: Mrs. Robert
Ayers. Alexandria, Va; Mrs. Norman
Vessel and Walter E.. both of Laurel,
Md; Mrs. James Allen, Berwyn,
Md; Wilbur H., Redland, and Ralph
G., Camp Lee, Va. He also leaves
two brothers and two sisters.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Army Troops Allotted
To Reinforce State
Anti Sabotage Units
Gen. Drum Authorizes
Use of Soldiers at Vitul
Points in This Area
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Dec. .19. While
members of State Guard anti-sab-
otage patrols throughout the State
began a schedule of "a hours on
duty and 48 of, 1t. Gen. Hugh A.
Drum, commanding the 1st Army,
yesterday allotted an undisclosed
number of Federal troops for duty
guarding points considered vital to
defense in the Sd Corps Area.
Mai. Gen. Pratt, commanding
general of the Sd Corps Area, COM
prising Maryland, Virginia and
PENNSYLVANIA, stated that troops
"are not to supersede the guards
provided by private owners or the
local and State police and the State
Guards that now are guarding crit
ical points, but rather to reinforce
them
State guardsmen, however, yes
terday began their shorter sched-
ules in line with an edict from the
War Department instructing Gov
O'Conor that the State Guard
should be held intact, as far as pos
sible, and in readiness to be sent to
any part of the State where an
emergency arises.
The Governor said that he was
taking steps to have Maryland COM
munities replace guardsmen. now on
duty at so points throughout the
State, with men selected locally
Private concerns, including water
gas and electric works and telephone
companies, which are now being
protected by the State force, will be
asked to replace guardsmen with
company paid guards, who will be
commissioned by the Governor after
being investigated
The Governor emphasized that
State Guards would not be with
drawn from vital points until ade-
quate measures have been taken to
replace them.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Charges Against Bowie
College Head Dropped

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 19.-The State
Board of Education yesterday
dropped charges Of incompetency
and lack of administrative control
against Leonidas S. James, presi-
dent of the State Teachers College
at Bowie and accepted his resigna-
ton.
Similar action was taken by the
board with respect to Mrs. Thalia
d. Thomas, acting registrar of the
Negro institution, who had been
charged with incompetency. Both
designations were offered before yes
terday's hearings.
Joseph Wiseman, faculty super
visor Of rural practices, will con-
tinue as acting president until Mr.
James successor has been ap-
pointed, the board announced.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Slayer Of Mother of Five
Gets Life Sentence

By . staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. ia
sentence Of rfe Imprisonment was
imposed yesterday on Harry L. Ed
wards, 26, after he pleaded guilty to
the murder of a 22-year old mother
of five children.
Edwards was indicted for Staying
Mrs. Ethel Mahoney. Police said
Mrs. Mahoney named Edwards, who
occupied room In her home, in the
first block of Skaters lane, as her as
sailant before she died at Alexan-
dria Hospital on October %. Ed
wards was arrested the same day at
Triangle, Va.
Evening star., 1941-12-19

Backing out has to be each
persons responsibility. If the
power company cut off all elec-
tricity, every home and shop
would be automatically darkened,
but the services that must go on
would also be deprived of power.
Since no one knows just when
and if a blackout will be manda-
tory with a fine and imprison-
ment for violation, Washington's
civilian defense officials have
urged that every one make ar
rangements now to effect black
out.
Here are more suggestions for
backing out:
Blacking out materials should
be weatherproof as well as light
proof. For instance, if you glue
cardboard on the outside of your
windows, you should be sure to
renew the glue at frequent inter-
walls.
While black paint on windows
will obscure the light. you must
remember that bomb explosions
some distance away will shatter
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Farm Bureau Asks
1O.Hour Work Day for
Industrial Plants
Montgomery Organization
Urges Plan to Increase
Supply Of Farm Labor

Establishment of a 10-hour day
for industrial workers in order to
make more labor available for farm
ers was urged yesterday by the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau.
The Prince Georges Farm Bureau
also discussed the rural worker
shortage and elected officers.
The Montgomery group declared
that farm owners face a critical la
Dor shortage because rural workers
are attracted to industries by higher
wages and shorter working hours
In addition it was pointed out
that short hours have a demoral-
izing effect on farm workers, who
must work longer hours at lower
pay" The bureau also requested
county welfare authorities to find
employment for all of their clients
who might aid the Nation in the
present emergency A resolution
also urged that cash contributions
be made only to augment the in
come from such employment.
Better Classification Asked
County selective service boards
were requested to provide a more
definite classification of farm la
borers so that farmers may have
assurance of more stable labor
supply next spring and summer.
The following directors from whom
officers will be chosen at the jan
uary 13 meeting were named:
Edwin D. Fry, Laytonsville: Robert
L. Waters, Clarksburg; Harvey j.
White, PooleSville; Lawson King,
Rockville; G. R. Candy, Colesville;
Thomas c. Darby, Jamestown; Mai.
Richard La Garde, Bethesda; Will
liam J. Hines, Olney; Douglas
Diamond, Gaithersburg; Chester
Clagett, Potomac; w. w. Hodges,
Barnesville; Eugene S. Walker, Da-
mascus, and D. w. Simpson, Whea-
ton.
Ulysses Griffith, 4th; James D.
King, Wilson C. Poole, W. H. Ward.
L. A. Darby and L. C. Burns were
elected directors at large.
Mr.. King. Mr.. Poole, Mr.. Griffith,
Mr.. Fry. Clagett Jones and Mrs.
William Ward were appointed dele
gates to the State Farm Bureau
convention next month at Baltimore.
Women Elect Officers.
The Associated Women of the
Farm Bureau. who also met at the
Rockville Courthouse yesterday.
elected the following officers:
Mrs. Ward Fullerton of Darnes-
town, chairman; Mrs. Allie Messer,
Laytonsville, vice chairman. and
Mrs. Ward, Potomac, secretary
treasurer.
The Prince Georges County Farm
Bureau elected Joseph MCGEE as
president.
Mr.. MCGEE won in a close race
with w. r. C. Connick to succeed
Joseph H. Blandford, who resigned
recently because of the press OF
private business. G. E. Hogue was
chosen vice president and William
B. Duvall secretary at the annual
meeting and dinner in Trinity Hall
Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Tire Rationing Adds
To transportation
Problem in Fairfax
Federation Considers
New Move to Restore
RoiIroud Service
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DUNN LORING. Va, Dec. 10
Concern over thegrecent Government
order curtailing the sale OF auto
mobile tires, in view OF the in
adequacy Of local public transporta-
ton, was expressed at q meeting OF
the Federation of Fairfax County
Citizens Associations last night.
John j. Meyer Of Idylwood pointed
out that a large number of persons
living in the county are compelled
to use private cars in going to and
from work because there is no suit
able public transportation.
1t was suggested steps might be
taken to have the Washington g. Old
Dominion Railroad resume passenger
service. DR.. Thomas P. Martin
president of the federation, referred
the matter for committee study.
Herbert Williams of Woodford was
asked to try and arrange a public
road meeting in Vienna to push the
acquisition of the Arlington & Fair
fax Auto Railer roadbed for a pro-
posed highway between Vienna and
Falls Church.
E. P. Roll of Lee Boulevard
Heights. discussed the federation S
work toward an interconnection of
electric power between the Potomac
Electric Power Co. and Virginia
Public Service Co.. which eliminated
in recent order by the Federal
Power Commission for line under
the Potomac River to make such q
connection.
Mr.. Roll declared this marks the
conclusion of one of the goals of the
federation, and the Public Utilities
Commission of the body will con-
tinue its efforts toward the next
goal-a reduction in electric rates
| c. c. Wall of Mount Vernon
chairman of the Fairfax County
Planning Commission, gave an illus.
trated talk on local highway prob
lens, especially the need for more
adequate control over billboards.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Prince Georges
| |BIGck0ut Plans
Tonight

Details of the plan for tonight's
blackout in Prince Georges County
follow:
Time-9 to 9:10 o'clock.
Place-All of the county.
Signal-There will be no siren
signal Citizens are expected to
blackout their homes and stores
as a result of instructions given by
air raid wardens and notices in the
press.
Procedure-All homes and places
of business are to be darkened. Work
in defense plants will not be inter
rupted. Street and traffic lights will
remain on. Motorists will be ordered
to dim their lights and drive SLOW
" and cautiously. All air raid war
t.en3 viii be at their posts.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Many VHginions
And D. C. Residents to
Hear 2 Raid Signals

Dwellers living near the Po-
tomac River will have to be on
the alert to distinguish between
the District and Virginia air
raid test signals between 9 and
10 am. Sunday. Thur far. all
suggestions to make the signals
uniform, at least in the Metro
politan Area, have met with no
! success.
The District alert signal is
five short blasts at half-second
intervals repeated three times, a
total of Is blasts in all; Airing
ton County'S alert is a long
blast of three minutes duration.
District residents will be noti-
fled of the all clear by three
blasts of one and half seconds
duration each, while Arlington
County will hear one short blast.
Evening star., 1941-12-19

glass. Then your precautions
would be useless.
If you use dark shades, be sure
they cover all the window. To
keep them taut, weight them with
metal rods or pipes fastened at
the bottom. That also applies to
drapes or other curtains.
You might also make a frame
that fits the window exactly.
Cover the frame with heavy black
paper or black cloth. Attach
handles to the frame 50 1t can be
easily removed or fastened into
place. To be sure that no pencil
of light escapes around the edges,
paint a border of black paint or
use black sticking tape at the
edges of the window.
AS precaution against forget
fulness, remove the bulbs from
all outside lights, such as those
on porches and in gardens. Re-
member, the blackout applies to
every window. every skylight, ev-
cry glass door or opening to the
outside OF the house.
Lights the enemy can't see will
never guide him to his target.
Tomorrow: Your Refuge Room.
Evening star., 1941-12-19

County and is passed for the pur-
pose of protecting the citizens OF
the county"
The ordinance is the first such
measure to be passed in the metro
politan area.
The Commissioners also ap-
pointed George B. Porter of The
Star and Philip j. Austensen to
membership in the County Civilian
Defense Executive Committee.
All emergency regulations will be
enforced during the Arlington Coun-
ty test, F. Freeland Chew, chief
deputy air raid warden, announced.
Washington air raid regulations, as
announced in the press, will prevail,
he said, because the county is in
cluded in the Metropolitan Defense
Area.
The same applies to the Metro
politan Areas of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties and the
city of Alexandria.
Mr.. Chew said an attempt would
be made to have the county's test
coincide with Washington's Sunday
morning trial. depending on ar
rangements that can be made with
the Office of Col. Lemuel Bolles,
District director Of civilian defense
Will Clear Streets.
All county air raid Wardens are
ordered to take their stations and
assist police in instructing the pub
lie on how to conduct themselves
during an alarm. Police and war
dens will clear the streets and halt
traffic, Mr.. Chew said.
The chief deputy warden pointed
to one major difference between
the county and Washington air raid
regulations. Washington's air raid
signal is five short blasts repeated
three times. The Arlington County
air raid signal will be given by
fire department sirens blowing for
three minutes continuously. The
all-clear signal in the county will be
one shorter blast from all fire de-
partment stations, blown simul-
taneously.
City Manager Carl BudWesky OF
Alexandria, has been named civilian
defense co-ordinator for that toWr
under a revised program adopted
by the Northern Virginia Regional
Defense Council.
Local Responsibility Plan.
The Regional Defense Council
this week adopted a plan placing
responsibility for civilian defenst
in the hands of local governing
units in the 13 counties and two
cities of the Northern Virginis
region.
The plan calls for establishment
of local volunteer emergency service
units which will function in semi
autonomous capacity, relieving tn
regional council of much local ad
ministrative work.
Gardner L. Boothe, regiona
chairman, said the formation o
these local emergency units vii
not affect the status of the council
although it will modify the plal
under which it has been working
The new plan was decided on at
meeting attended by the governing
bodies of each jurisdiction, becaus
the localities must advance fund
to establish protective and defenS
units and the local governing
bodies will take a part in the ex
penditure of such funds.
Robert Forrest, chief afraid war
den of Prince Georges County. sal
tonights partial blackout test
being staged in order to find tn
weak spots in the county's blackou
system. Mistakes which come t
light will be corrected. he said.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Apple Blossom Festival
Next Spring Called Off
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. 19.-The
Valley of Virginia's brightest and
most colorful affair-the annual
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
will be blacked out next spring by
the war. .
The directors voted yesterday to
suspend the celebration and to in
vest 1900 surplus from last years
festival in Defense bonds. Members
of the Executive Committee ex-
pressed the hope that the affair
could be resumed in l943.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Tire Rotioning Setup
Rushed in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 10 P.-
DR.. Douglas S. Freeman, chairman
of the Virginia Defense Council,
warned that the rubber conservation
program meant the end of pleasure
driving after tires now in use are
worn out.
Acting swiftly to set up the ma
chinery necessary for administering
the rationing system in Virginia, the
Executive Committee of the Defense
Council met with Gov. Price to make
the preliminary preparations and
called on the Governor to have State
departments and agencies drasti-
cally reduce motor vehicle travel as
conservation measure.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Beer License Granted
To Club Near Meade
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 19.-The Blue
and Gray Soldiers Club, Inc, at
Odenton, near Fort George G..
Meade, yesterday was granted a
Glass D beer and light wine license
by the Anne Arundel County Liquor
Board.
The license was granted after a
hearing at which the Rev. William
Schmeiser, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church at Odenton, and
other Odenton residents protested
licensing the establishment to serve
soldiers.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
0'Conor Warns Axis Flyers
Nav Srike From Atlantic
BY the Associated Press.

DN Ute hSSUCIdlbU FTeSS,
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec. 19.-
Gov. O'Conor warned yesterday that
Maryland and the East Coast might
be attacked by Germany and Italy
and asserted that discipline, sacri-
flee and "unremitting work and
planning were necessary to perfect
civilian defense.
The Governor told members of
Hagerstown service clubs that the
danger from the havoc of a bomb
ing raid may be more immediate
than we think" and added that they
had definite responsibility" in
fastening the completion of civilian
defense organizations
Evening star., 1941-12-19
BerryviIIe Defense Aide

BERRYVILLE, Va, Dec. 10 R.-
Miss Rose Macdonald of Berryville,
member of the State Board OF
Education, has been named chair
man of the Clarke County Defense
Board.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Toll in Previous Months.

1UCdIS 70 UdCS u %
In December, Beware Of:
/. The hours between S and
10 pm. Ten Of the 13 tramc
victims in December last year
were killed within this five
hour period.
2. Crossing q street at some
point other than q cro6Swalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in December, 1910, while
doing this.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Arlington Forest Bus
Extension Is Granted
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 19.-The
State Corporation Commission yes
terday granted certificate OF public
convenience and necessity to the
Washington, Virginia & Maryland
Coach, Co.. Inc, authorizing ex-
tension of its services in Arlington
County.
The certificate permits extension
of two routes serving Arlington
Forest, which will be started within
the next 80 days.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
YuIe Cuntutu in Arlington

A Christmas cantata, 'The Child
of Bethlehem" will be presented by
the Walkers Chapel Methodist
Church, Glebe and Dittmar roads
Arlington. at pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-12-16

writers to travel with his pro
troupe for the first week. Gene
Korzelius. Buffalo News golf and
hockey expert, winds up his
twenty-fifth year with one paper
January 1. Fritz Crisler, Michi-
gan coach, wants to introduce
150-pound football in the Big
Ten. It's popular at Princeton,
where Fritz coached before he
went to Ann Arbor. As q result
OF the war, Phil RiXuto may be
given q new draft classification.
His deferment was only for six
months.
Jacobs Beachcombings - Joe
Louis, due in from Stevensville,
Mich, this morning, plans to start
boxing at his Greenwood Lake,
N. Y, training camp tomorrow
after hesitating long enough to
sign an ofncial contract for the
Buddy Baer 90 January 8. Harry
Balogh, the announcer, is to be
married December a to Shirley
Fischer Of Brooklyn. Light
Evening star., 1941-12-16
Sessions Banned
Al Santa Anita,
Bay Meadows
Pasadena Tilt Moved; ;
New Orleans, Chicago
After Other Games
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16.-Wal
cancelled CALIFORNIA; rich winter
sports program today. Here's wha'
we won't see:
January l, Pasadena-Rose Bow
football game between Oregon State
and Duke University, transferred tt
Durham. N C.
January /, San Francisco-East-
West all-star football game, to bt
transferred, possibly to New Orlean:
January 3.
January 4, Los Angeles-Pro Bow
football game between Nationa
League champions and league all
stars, to be transferred, possibly tt
Chicago.
December 3l-March 1+Sants
Anita's 55-day winter race meeting
cancelled,
March 20-late May-Bay Meadow,
race meeting, cancelled.
Coasts Financial Loss Heavy.
A sellout crowd of 10000 annually
jammed the Rose Bowl and $4,000
crowded into Kezar Stadium. San
Francisco, for the Shrine's East
West charity game. Seventy -f1ve
thousand seemed a conservative esti-
mate for the Pro Bowl clash.
Santa Anita drew $1,000 fans last
New Year Day and $4,000 last March
for the 100000 handicap. Crowds
nearly as large saw many OF the
tracks other big stakes. More than
81 .000, 900 had been appropriated for
purses this winter.
Cancelled also was the Tourna-
ment of Roses parade, an extrava-
ganza of floral floats which drew
crowds estimated at 100000 New
Years morning.
Crowds crowds crowds
:. jamming stadia and highways
. in two of the Vests vital de-
fense areas Los Angeles and
San Francisco that's why LII
Gen. John L. Dewitt, commander
of the Fourth Army, requested the
cancellations.
OHlCdSU Scchb ouo "S'
Durham, home of the Dukes
quickly asked for. and got, the Rose
game. oldest Of all the bowl fixtures
Rose officials, with . deficit Of $780,
900 in expenses, hoped to get it
back at Durham.
New Orleans, because Of its warm
climate, was reported to have the
best chance for the East-West game,
which would be put OF to January
3 because the city hosts the Sugar
Bowl clash between Missouri and
Fordham New Years Day.
Chicago hoped to get at least one
game, possibly the pro bowl.
About all California salvaged was
four golf tournaments. These are
the Los Angeles Open January 9-l2
and, on succeeding week ends, the
Oakland Open, San Francisco match
play and Del Mar (Bing Crosby'D
Open.