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Evening star., 1941-08-20

The secret is out! Naval officers
told their wives: sailors told their
sweethearts; and Churchill and
Roosevelt told the world.
One little Scottie dog. curled up
in a lonely big house. had no one
to tell. The ball Of black fuzz
sneaked from the Presidents study
and out into the long reception
room. He peeked around corners,
shifting his way. His form was
silhouetted against the stately white
walls. A door opened and he
bounced out into the night. Hiding
in the shadow of a maple the Presi-
dents only pet looked toward the
busy street.
In a moment a scraggy hound
passed the White House fence. The
lonely Scottie gave a wee friendly
yelp.
Don't be afraid because I live
in the White House" said the yelp.
Introduces Himself.
The hound tucked his tail, ven-
tured nearer.
What's your name?" he asked.
MY name Is Fala.'
Where did you get name like
that?"
My master named me from dis
tant Scottish cousin, Murray Fala
Hill"
ssWhere'd Won conoe fromo I've
never seen you around"
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Potomac Edison Serving
Cooperative Customers
B. the Associated Press.

&. the Associated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Aug. 20
More than 300 one-time prospective
members of the Adams Electric Co
operative, Inc, of Gettysburg, Pa,
now are in a position to receive
service through the Potomac Edison
Co., officials of the utility have ad-
vised the Public Service Commis-
sion at Baltimore.
The report followed, by about
three months, a decision of the
P. S. C. denying the cooperative
the right to extend its lines to
Frederick and Carroll Counties.
Unnecessary duplication of power
lines would have resulted from the
extension, the commission held.
D. E. Stultz, Potomac Edison's
commercial vice president, sent the
report to the P. S. c., asserting
that of the 1862 proposed members
of the cooperative, service now Is
available to 800, or 88 per cent.
Of this number, the report said.
263 have signed agreements for
service and 1872 already are receiv-
ing power. Connections are being
made for the others as rapidly as
house wiring is completed.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Seven Killed in Air Crashes
Include Falls Church Cadet
Wilbur l. Bosch, q,
And Companion Die
In Florida Everglades

Wilbur Lewis Bosch, %, of Falls
Church, Va, a flying cadet in the
Naval Reserve, was one of six stu
dent flyers and an instructor killed
in air crashes at Florida training
fields in the past few days, the
Navy Department announced.
Mr.. Bosch, the son of Mrs. Mary
Bosch of Falls Church, was with
Cadet Otis Kinzel Harbuck, 26,
Marine Corps Reserve, of Williams
burg, KY. when their plane went
into IAN uncomfortable spin" dur
ing a training flight over the Ever
gladeS, about Is miles from the
Miami Naval Air Station at Opa-
Locka, Fla.
Mrs. Bosch was to leave today
by plane for New Douglas, ILL.,,
where her sons body will be taken
for burial. He attended the Uni
verSlty of Southern Illinois at Car
bondale until he came to live with
his mother in Falls Church last
year.
He underwent preliminary train
ing at Boiling Field here and had
been at the Miami Flying School
since February. He would have
completed his course and received
his flying rating this week, accord
ing to word received by his mother.
A lieutenant and two aviation
cadets were killed yesterday when
their ships crashed head-on 4,50O
feet in the air near Pensacola, the
Associated Press reported They
were flying blind-on instrument
A lieutenant was thrown from one
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Upper Marlboro Boord
Will Call 81 SeIectees
BY q Staff Correspondent Of The Star

BY q Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Aug.
20-Ofhcials of Selective Service
Board No. here yesterday an
nounced that "a white men and 10
colored will be called between Sep
tember l and Is.
A conscientious objector, William
Edgar Newgent of Seat Pleasant,
will report for non-military duty
to Buck Creek Camp, Mcdowell,
N. c., August %. the board said.
Meanwhile, in Baltimore State
selective service headquarters ex-
planned the bill deferring men over
% years old from military duty
does not free them from their draft
boards.
Men deferred under the act still
are required to report any change
in address to local boards and the
boards will continue to classify such
men, giving them deferment, head
quarters said.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Maryland Bars Children
From Infected Zones
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, Aug. 20.-Five
children from York County, Pa
where there is an epidemic of in
fantile paralysis. were returned to
their homes at request of DR.. E. c.
Kefauver, county health officer.
DR.. Kefauver gave relatives OF the
children the alternative OF quar-
antining them here or returning
them to their homes. The relatives
decided to take them home, he said.
Both Frederick and Washington
County health authorities warned
families against taking their chill
dren into the Pennsylvania county
to prevent the disease from spread
ing into Maryland.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

IT came from Dutchess County,
N. Y, and I've lived in the White
House for almost two years. You
never see me because I'm with my
master"
But Fala was eager to get on with
his story:
II had a pretty exciting time the
past few days. I was snoozing in
my masters study when some one
picked me up. Fond of sleep as ]
am, I continued to nap and was
awakened many hours later by the
smell of salt air.
Strange Legs About.
There were lots of legs moving
about me. White pants, black
pants, striped pants; they almost
surrounded me, and once a military
boot came near stepping on my tail.
There were dull sounds of fog horns;
the legs began rushing about, and ]
heard sharp voices, low soft voices,
and gruff commands. I was almost
afraid"
Then what?" the tramp dog
cooked f1ea-bitten ear.
well, soon I caught a familiar
Whit and knew it was my master.
I crawled near his legs. Close by
was another pair of legs. 1t was a
stranger. You know. You can tell
Suddenly an ash-ever been
burned by cigar ash? I yelped
Then the stranger bent down and
Evening star., 1941-08-20
CountyActs
On Bonds for
Improvements
Financing Plan Is
Ordered Drawn Up
For Prince Georges

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Aug.
20.-Waldo Burnside, attorney for
the Prince Georges County Com
missioners, was ordered yesterday
to draw up 100000 bond issue to
finance the county's special improve
ment districts.
Mr. Burnside also will set up the
legal boundaries of Special Improve
ment District No. Rogers Heights
and submit the plat to the COM
missioners, probably at next Tues
days meeting.
Plat Submitted.
The moves came yesterday when
the plat of the district was sub
mitted to the commissioners by the
citizens association of the area.
Rogers Heights was tentatively de-
signated Special Improvement Dis
trict No. / two weeks ago pending
submission of the plat. The 5000, 900
bond issue will finance all of the
districts to be set up later, as well
as Rogers Heights.
Copies of the preliminary report
of the Advisory Board to the COM
miSsioners were distributed at the
meeting yesterday. The commits
sionerS will study the report, drawn
up by Prof. M. A. Pyle of the Uni
versity of Maryland, and discuss it
with the Advisory Board at a joint
meeting September 10 at Hyattsville
E. A. Merkle of the board said
additional studies would be recon-
mended at that time.
The plan calls for 10-year i'm
provement of traffic and associated
problems. Mr.. Merkle said its main
provision would provide for a high
way leaving the Washington-Balti-
more boulevard near the overhead
crossing at Muirkirk. joining the
Bigelow road to Powder Mill road
2 miles west of Beltsville, following
Powder Mill road to Riggs road and
New Hampshire avenue to Wash
ington.
The commissioners rezoned tract
at New Hampshire avenue and Ray
road, Chillum, from residential A
to residential c to permit the erec-
ton of $3.50 900 apartment project.
Robert M. Watkins, member of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capital Park
and Planning Commission, said that
groups engineering department had
submitted an adverse report on the
project, but the commission itself
had made no recommendation to
the commissioners. He said that a
petition protesting the apartment
plan had been received by the COM
mission. 1t was signed by about 30
residents of the area, according to
Mr.. Watkins
A request for rezoning action to
permit erection of about 200 apart
ment units on the Heitmuller tract
near Mount Rainier was denied. A
lengthy hearing on the application
was held last week.
Other zoning action yesterday in
cluded approval of a change from
residential A to commercial D of
a tract at Sixty-second street and
Central avenue, Capitol Heights, and
denial of a similar application for
rezoning of a tract on Rhode Island
and Richmond avenues in the sub
division known as Hollywood on the
Hill.
A. Michael Young was granted a
dancing license for cafe at
Marlboro pike and Benning road.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Fairfax School Board
Favors Trailer Tax
To Aid Budget
Committee Is Named
To Present Proposal
To Supervisors
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Aug. 20.-As one
method of raising additional reve-
nue. to educate children living in
trailers, whose parents pay little or
no local. tax, the Fairfax County
School Board yesterday voted to
ask the Board of Supervisors to
impose a nominal tax on each trailer
spending more than one night in
the county, the money to go into
the general school fund.-
1t was suggested fee of 81 might
be charged for each trailer parking
in the county more than one night,
the fee covering period of one
month. The money would be paid
to the parking lot owner. who would
turn it over to the county treasurer.
Such fee, School Board members
claimed, would be entirely justified
in view of the fact that many
parents living in trailers send one
or more children to public schools.
A committee, consisting of Di-
vision Supt. w. T. Woodson and
Trustees w. Alvord Sherman and
Capt. Herbert Haar, was named to
present the proposal to the super
visors today.
The trailer problem has increased
considerably in recent months due
to the large influx of defense work.
ers, many of whom are unable to
find homes
On the recommendation of Mr..
Sherman the School Board asked
Supt. Woodson to outline a short
course on Fairfax County history
to be taught in county schools this
session in preparation for the BIZ
centennial of the county to be OBJ
served during the coming year.
Because no school dentists are
available. largely as a result of
the draft, it was announced there
will be no dental clinic when schools
reopen. AS soon as a school dentist
can be found, however, the clinic
is to be resumed.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Airport Jurisdiction
Claim Of Arlington
Backed by Staples
Attorney General Of
Virginia Soys Line
Must Be Determined

Attorney General Abram Staples
of Virginia today supported Airing
ton County's refusal to yield juris-
diction over the National Airport at
Gravelly Point until the long-stand-
ing boundary dispute has been
settled.
Mr. Staples revealed in Richmond
that he had consulted with Com
monwealth Attorney Lawrence
Douglas of Arlington County on the
question of determining whether the
airport and especially the admin
istration building, is within Vir-
ginias jurisdiction.
Arlington County Commissioner of
Revenue Harry K. Green warned
Monday that concessionnaires in
the airport building who did not
obtain county licenses would be re-
ported to Mr.. Douglas for prosecu-
ton. However, Mr.. Douglas, who
is now on vacation. is understood to
contemplate no action until the
boundary mark can be established.
Mr.. Staples said he had no objec-
ton to the District or any other city
in the country issuing license to
concessionnaires at the airport, but
that if his and Mr.. Douglas in
vestigation showed that the building
in which they operate is within the
States limits, they would be required
to take out a license in Virginia or
subject themselves to the penalties
specified for violations of the law.
District licenses have been granted
for operation of a barber shop and
restaurant, but the District A. B. c.
Board has declined to issue a permit
for the sale of liquor. An opinion
by Corporation Counsel Richmond
B. Keech stated that all or SUBJ
stantial portion" of the airport lay
within District boundaries, but did
not determine whether the airport
building where the liquor was to be
sold was included.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Rev. Duvid Messick
Funeral Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.


WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. 20
Funeral rites will be held tomorrow
at Timberville, Va, for the Rev.
David Messick, "a, retired minister
of the Church of the Brethren, who
died at his home here Monday. The
Rev. Cephas Fahnestock will be in
charge of the services.
The Rev. Mr.. Messick, who was a
native of Rockingham County. is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Sallie
Messick; five sons, J. S. Messick,
Middletown, Pa: Edgar and Ernest
Messick, Midland, Va; Russell Mes
sick, Stephenson. Va. and Saylor
Messick, Opequon, Va, and three
daughters, Mrs. Mary Bolts, CAL
verton, Va; Miss Lola Messick,
Clearbrook, Va, and Mrs. Ethel
Scott, MELVILLE, Pa.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
New York Fruit Men
See Virqiniu Orchards
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SEeclal DlSpatcn 10 Inc star.
WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. 20
Four Hundred New York State fruit
growers and their families were on
a sightseeing tour of the Shenan-
doah Valley orchards today.
An informal conference is to be
held here tonight between New York
and Virginia fruit men. Among
local speakers will be Walker M.
Bond of Winchester, president OF
the Virginia State Horticultural So
ciety, and A. H. Teske OF Blacksburg,
State extension horticulturist.
The New Yorkeh leave tomorrow
for the Federal Research Station at
Beltsville, Md. and expect to hear
an address by Secretary OF Agri-
culture Wickard.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
10Persons Injured
In Auto Accidents;
! Are Pedestrians
Two Men in Hospital
After Truck Crashes
Into Tree Here

At least six persons, including
two pedestrians, were injured in
traffic accidents in the Washington
area during the last "a hours.
Two men were taken to Casualty
Hospital after their truck crashed
into tree on N street near First
street S.W. The driver, Charles
j. Smith, 81, of 1921 New Jersey
avenue Sc, according to police,
was in critical condition from head
injuries and face cuts, while the
jumper on the truck, Baxter Davis,
10, colored, was treated for scalp
decorations and abrasions tC both
legs.
Struck by an automobile while
crossing the street at Sixteenth and
Columbia road NV. Louise White,
80. of 265l Sixteenth street NV.
was treated at Emergency Hospital
for a dislocated elbow, confusion
and shock, and was released.
Pedestrian Injured.
Another pedestrian. James E.
Johnson, SO, colored, 1928 South
Capitol street Sc, was struck by
an automobile on D street NE, near
the intersection of Third street. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital
with severe skull injury, fracture
of the left shoulder and fracture
of the ribs.
Two persons were injured in an
automobile collision at Twenty third
and G streets NV. Miss Mae
Cooley, 81, of Bethesda, Md, was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
compound fracture of the right
forearm, back injuries and bruises,
and her cousin, Russell Cooley, 10,
for cuts. Charles J. Koch, Airing
ton, Va, listed by police as the
driver of the other car, was charged
with failing to yield the right of
way.
Four Others Hurt.
Mrs. Raymond Henderson, SO, of
725 Silver Spring avenue, Silver
Spring, Md, was in serious con-
dition in Washington Sanitarium
with spinal injury suffered early
today in an accident on Georgia
avenue near Hanover street, Silver
Spring. She was riding with her
husband, when their car ran off the
road, sheared off an electric light
pole and overturned, according to
Policemen Charles Robinson and
Herman johnson of Montgomery
County police They were taken to
the hospital by the Silver Spring
rescue squad. Mr.. Henderson escaped
with cuts and bruises.
Miss Julia Chapman, "a, of Tarry-
town, N. Y, and her sister, George,
II, were taken to Alexandria Hos
pital early today following an acci-
dent on Highway No. / near Fred
ericksburg, Va. They were in an
undetermined condition suffering
from severe cuts and bruises, hos
pital attendants said.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Jousting Tournament
At Marshall Hall Today

A jousting tournament, expected
to attract many riders from South
ern Maryland, will be staged this
afternoon at Marshall Hall Park on
the Potomac River, Chief Marshal
Russell M. Padgett announced. The
jousting was to start at l pm. and
other events were scheduled for the
remainder of the day.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Troops Show How
To Combat BIitz
Of Panzer Forces
A. P. Hill Reservation
In Virginia Scene Of
Realistic Warfare
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
A. p. HILL MILITARY RESER-
VATION, Va, Aug. 20.-Anti-
mechanical units of the I'd Corps
of the First Army yesterday demon
strated individually tactics and
technique in defense against tanks
and then joined forces to show their
function in anti-mechanized war
fare
Engineer troops, light and heavy
artillery and the air arm combined
to demonstrate how they would
combat blitzkrieg tactics of heavier
panzer-type forces.
Seven thousand men and officers,
who are winding up training at the
reservation with two days of demon
stration, were watched by Maj.
Gems. Milton A. Reckord of the 29th
Division, Clifford r. Powell of the
44th Division and Edward Martin
of the 18th.
Special demonstrations were given
in dive-bombing and in the newly
developed art of concealing infan-
trymen in "foxholes" as an anti
tank maneuver.
The infantrymen, concealed in
small holes, were invisible from an
observation hill barely 100 yards
distant. On command they sprang
from their places of concealment,
where under war conditions they
could operate effectively against
tanks running through.
The 104th Cavalry demonstrated,
with the use Of stalking planes and
radio-equipped scout cars, what it
could do in delaying attacking
mechanical forces. A bridge just
OF the reservation was theoretically
destroyed against the advance OF
tanks from Fredericksburg on High
way No. 2.
Today's program will be on q
larger scale. All the participating
units will join IN general maneuvers
Evening star., 1941-08-20

of the planes and parachuted to
safety.
Monday night two other aviation
cadets from the Jacksonville Naval
Air Station were killed when their
planes collided at Lee Field, near
Green Cove Springs, as they came in
for landing.
The dead, from the Pensacola
Naval Air Station: 1t. William J
Sisko, 35, Of Pontiac. Mich, and
Aviation Cadets Edwin w. Holt, %
Pearl River, NJ Y, and Cassius M
Thomas, %, Temoore, Calf.
From Jacksonville: John A. Burger
of New Rochelle, N. Y. and John
T. Davidson of Palisades Park, N. j.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Two Virginia Children
Killed in Accidents
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 20.-Two
Portsmouth children lost their lives
in accidents yesterday.
Curious about the inner workings
of a washing machine in operation
while her mother was in another
part of the house, Gladys Antio-
nette Hathaway, 2h years old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Hathaway. fell into the washer and
was killed by the machinery.
Welzy James Presnell, jr., was
drowned while wading in the Eliza
beth River.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Two Wills Filed
In Rockville Court
Special Dispatch to The Star,

GpcCldl DlSpdlCU W lHc OtdT.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. 20.-Mrs.
Annie M Wood, widow of William
Daniel Wood of Bethesda, is the
principal beneficiary under his will
which was admitted to probate in
Orphans Court yesterday.
She receives all personal property
and certain real estate and a life
interest in other real estate. She
is named executrix. Nominal cash
bequests are made to Mr.. Wood s
brothers, Andrew A., Frank F. and
Alonzo Wood.
The will of Mrs. Blanche F. Ben
son of Sandy Spring was also ad-
mitted to probate yesterday. 1t
bequeaths an automobile to Mrs.
Ruth B. Lockhart, a daughter, and
personal property to Mrs. Lock-
hart and Henry L. Benson, jr., a
son, and Henry l.. Benson, ST., her
husband. Real estate goes in equal
shares to the three. The will names
r. Lauck Benson executor.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Dovid Joseph Hunt, "a,
Dies in Hospital Here

David Joseph Hunt, "a, OF Be-
thesda, Md, burned in an accident
in his home several weeks ago, died
last night at Georgetown Hospital.
He attended Massanutten Academy
at Woodstock, Va, the University of
Virginia and American University.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Robin Riddick Hunt; his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Hunt, and
three sisters, Hope Hunt, Mrs. Dos
r. Hatfield and Mrs. Thomas L.
Stokes, all of this city.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Virqiniu BIOLOGIST Dies

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 20 LR.-
DR.. Ellison Adger Smyth, jr., IT.
former dean and professor of biology
at Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
died yesterday at his home near
Salem. He was one of the founders
of the chronological Society of
America.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Certificates Awarded

MANASSAS, Va, Aug. 20 (Spe-
D.-Jack Stauff, Prince william
County First Aid instructor an
nounced yesterday that standard
first aid course certificates have been
awarded Mrs. Walter Wine, Walter
Wine, Bradford Lowe and Annie
Lee Zackey. .e
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Damascus Church Supper

DAMASCUS, MIDI Aug. 20 (Spe-
ciaD "A fried chicken and country
ham supper will be served at the
Damascus Methodist Church Satur-
day at 4 pm, under the auspices Of
the Women's Society of Christian
Service.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
l940
Toll in Previous Months.

In August, Beware OF:
/. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswak.
Three of the five pedestrians
killed in traffic in August. 1940.
were fatally injured while COM
mitting this unsafe act.
2. The hours between S and
9 pm. Four persons met death
within this four-hour period
in August last year.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Colleges Grab Texas High School Game AI|-Stors
Dean pennon Cords Defense Makes Hot Town

manager, but they say Horace
should get himself a new club
for Bill to manage: Alice Mar
BILE and her coach, Eleanor Ten
nant, expect to get a sponsor
soon for a proposed radio pro-
gram. Eleanor will talk about
tennis. Alice, you know. can sing
but we'd rather watch her make
her court opponents moan. Will
Lou Nova be Joe Louis successor
as champion? Well, he was
once. He took the national A.
A. U. title right after Joe held it.
Sportpourri-The Dodgers are
going to throw might" We'd
nesday for Red Barber, who airs
their games. Paul Brown, the
Ohio State coach, has registered
at the Northwestern football
coaching school, where Michi-
gan's Fritz Crisler is a prof. AL
Brown wants to learn is how to
beat Michigan. Danny MacFay-
den and Shanty Hogan are two
of the applicants for the job Of
managing the Hartford Eastern.
League club. Dix Dean, who's
Evening star., 1941-08-11
TIGER Collapse Unprecedented Since Mats Of 1884

since opened the season as American
seventh has any team col
2Oodd games OUT Oh
Mace and probably finish in the money
flag They
old that they were STAR
ring they got break and won e penna
because requirements were coming up
these all but guaranteed
Giebel supposed another Bridges He wasn't on ms
Hal Newhouser was due to be one Oh
And cruest oo" Oh AL has Ao
record Of sort as Is losses
Muln got seriously hurt none OF lhe ne"
Aelders delivered rumored that Manager BAKER OH
his , . = A.. ,r,o..
There's in II months but most Oh tne es
the ICY rookie tneS
last September back IN the minors Ana
he ma new find his out