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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13
wEISHs ARRIVE

MT. and Mrs. R. A. Welsh arrived here from Ketchikan last night when pilot Herb Munter landed on
 Gastineau Channel. The Welsh's are stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13
DAUGHTER IS BORN TO
 MR., MRS. ROBERTSON, JR.

News was received here today of he birth at l2:35 am. of baby ,irl to MT. and Mrs, William Rob- ertson, Jr., of Ketchikan. Their first child, the new arrival tipped
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13
! HaIibuiers
 Sell, 5eaifIe

SEATTLE, June l3-Two halir buters. both from the western banks, sold here today as fol- lows:
 Trinity 10000 pounds, for l2ss to l0A cents . pound to New Eng land Fish Company; Zenith 5000 pounds, 1924 and 10 3f4 cents tp Whiz Fish Products. !
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13
MRS. NORDSTROM SAILS

Mrs. Pete Nordstrom left this
 morning on the North Coast for Seattle where she will spend a month visiting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13

The Daily Alaska Empire has tho largest paid circulation of any AL sxka newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13
MRS OTT VISITS

Mrs. William Ott arrived on the channel from Sitka by plane yester- day and visited friends for time here during the evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13

the scales at seven pounds four ounces. MT. Robertson is nephew of Mrs. John Mills to whom the Iradiogram came, telling of the hap by event.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13

The American Bible Society was organized 125 years ago.
 Lenses to focus rays of light were used as early at 424 B. O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13

More than one billion copies of the Bible have been print ed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13
sAvIKKO RETURNS

Herbert Savikko was a returning passenger aboard the North Coast from Sitka this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-13
CHAMBER MAN FLIES

Joseph A. Hartley, president ot the Los Angeles Chamber of Com merce. and his family will arrive in Juneau on PAA Lodestar from Seattle on June IS. Hartley will join the goodwill tour of the Los Angeles Chamber which is sched- uled to arrive here on June IT.
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BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
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NOT
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 5EAA(T|0N
Authorities Claim They Will Not Be "Bufa-
 Ioed" by Americans

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American League

Gastineau Channel League
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Evening star., 1941-05-08
Building Program Urged
For Virginia Hospitals
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May 8.-Esti-
mating that 14,210 patients would
be in the States mental hospitals
by June 80, 1948, the State Hospital
Board today outlined a suggested
S., 1864, ,696 siX-year building program
which was declared essential to pro-
vide "for real psychiatric care and
treatment"
If these capital improvements are
made, the hospital officials said that
with the possible exception of some
rehabilitation and fireproofing of
old buildings, the hospital building
and equipment program would be up
to date for the first time in history.
The figures were prepared for the
State budget Office after a request
from Gov. Price, who has proposed
an inventory of all the States build
ing needs over a siX-year period so
that fiscal authorities may evolve a
long-range building plan based on
the foremost needs in relation to
available funds.
The estimated patient population
in 1948 would be an increase of
1850, or 219 per cent, compared
with the number expected to be
under care at the close Of the pres
ent bienniurn.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Takoma Park T.. Of T..
Backs 0verton and
Highway Proposals
s30,000,000 Toll Road
Plon to Be Studied
By Committee

The Overton formula, for fixing
the Federal Governments share in
the Districts expenses on basis of
the amount of land owned by the
Government, was Endorsed in prin-
ciple unanimously by the Takoma
Park MIDI c. Chamber of Com
merce last night. Copies of the
resolution will be sent to Chairman
Randolph of the House District
Committee and to Senator Overton,
Democrat, of Louisiana, who spon-
sored the bill in the Senate.
The chamber also approved in
principle the new major highway
improvement plan, prepared by the
Department of Highways of the Dis
trict. Congressional leaders in
charge of District affairs will be ad-
vised of the action.
A proposed S30.OO0,00O toll road
for Maryland, built and operated by
a private enterprise, was opposed in
a resolution presented by J. Douglas
Bradshaw, but was referred to the
Streets and Lights Committee for
study and a report at the June
meeting.
John w. Ceffman, president, an
nounced appointment of the follow
ing committee chairmen. Robert E.
Lohr, streets and lights: j. Milton
Derrick, community development;
H. L Thornton, public utilities; j.
Douglas Bradshaw, coming; Leo r.
Hubbard, schools; Robert M. Lyon,
health and welfare; Donald D.
Lamond, laws and legislation; C.
Maurice Weidemeyer, better homes
contest; John w. Coffman, health
contest; E. Brooke Fetty, Independ-
ence Day celebration; Warren D.
Haley, membership; Harold Gates,
spring stag dinner.
New members elected included
Franklin w. Schneider and Harry
J. Klitz Guests at the meeting were
L. R. Grabill, acting president of the
Takoma Park Citizens Association
and Town Councilman Joseph Mar
tin.
DR.. Lewis Merriam of the Brook
ings Institution and a resident of
Kensington, Md, spoke on the ad-
visibility of a Montgomery County
council, which would serve as a
legislative, policy-making, appropri-
ating body for the county. He rec
commended all administrative work
be taken away and placed in the
hands of a competent body of ad-
ministrative officers and that an
engineer be obtained to take charge
of an engineering department. This
also applied to the management Of
the public schools and their main
tenance. He favored development
of modern police department and
coordination of fire department.
He also stressed the need of a civil
service commission for the county.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Montgomery Board Hears
Rezoning Plea Tonight

A public hearing on a request to
rezone approximately II acres on
Bradley boulevard in Bethesda. Md,
to permit erection of apartment
houses will be held at 7::30 o'clock
tonight by the Montgomery County
Board of Commissioners.
The reclassification request was
filed by George P Sacks, president
OF the Bank of Bethesda, and would
involve change from residential
A to residential c. The site is ada
cent to the Baltimore g. Ohio Rail-
road tracks.
Carey E. Quinn. chairman of the
Zoning Committee of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Civic Council, will
open and close opposition arguments
on behalf of several civic organiza-
tions, which plan to protest the
request, Chairman James Bowen of
the council announced.
Mr.. Bowen said about Is or 20
civic groups have opposed the pro-
posed change.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Governors Trophy
Won by Company |
Al j. Of Md. Drill
154 R. O. T. c. Students
In FinoI Exercises Before
Receiving Commissions

The coveted Governors Cup, top
trophy of the annual University of
Maryland military day exercises, was
won by Company L, commanded by
Cadet Capt. D. c. Kelly of Brooklyn,
N. Y. in the competition between
the university's r. o. T. C. units
yesterday.
The demonstration was the final
exercise for 154 of the regiments
1850 men, advanced students who
are to receive their commissions as
second lieutenants next month.
Many of them are expected to be
called to duty in the national de-
fense program.
The regiment passed in review
before Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
commanding general of the 29th Di-
vision, under command of Cadet
Col. John Reckord, nephew of the
general.
Company Nj Is Second.
Second place in company compe-
tition was won by Company M under
Capt P. o. Siebeneichen, 1919 Up
Shur street NV. Third award went
to Company F, commanded by Capt.
Norman A. Miller, Hyattsville.
Other events OF the day included
a spectacular showing of infantry
weapons by group of Army Regu-
lars from the 18th Regiments Ar
ilngton cantonment and a sham
battle between two cadet companies
using blank ammunition with ma
chine guns, grenades, rifles and
tanks.
Other awards were:
Platoon competition-Won by Sd
platoon, Company G. commanded by
1t. L. j. Meakin, 3943 Livingston
road, Washington; second. 1st pla-
toon, Company F. 1t. N. S. Silver
man. 47l2 Thirty street,
Washington. and third. I'd platoon.
Company M. commanded by 1t. F.
G. Maisel, Catonsville. Md.
Battalion competition-Won by
4th Battalion, commanded by 1t.
Col. John c. Marzolf, 1705 Taylor
street, Washington; second, I'd Bat
talon. commanded by 1t. Col. Will
liam Cannon, Westernport, Md.
Individual competition-Won bv
William H. Pindell, Company 1. 1437
Monroe street NV: second, William
c. Elicit, 643 Ingraham street, Wash
ington; Sd, Harry E. Shilling. 1926
Orren street. Washington.
Squad competition-Won by 1st
squad, I'd platoon, Company F., COM
manded by William w. Bagby, sr..
Annapolis; squad members. Fred
johnson, Takoma Park, Md: George
CairneS, Jarrettsville: Albert Gold
berg, Baltimore; John McCartv
Cumberland; Gail Holmes. 14OO
Montague street, Washington: Rob-
ert Yeatman, Hyattsville; Fred Ed
wards, l845 Irving street, Washing
ton; Richard Benson, Silver Spring;
Robert Willis, Brookdale. Md; Err
nest Eckels, jr.. Baltimore, and
Eugene Cough, ITO Lawrence street
NE, Washington. Second, Sd SQUAD.
Sd platoon, Company G; third, lst
squad, 1st platoon, Company l..
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Mrs. Cleveland Heads
Fuirfux Women's Club
epecial Dispatch to The Star.

epecial Dispatch to The Star.
GREENWAY, Va, May s.-Mrs
Mollie w. Cleveland of Seminary
has been elected president of the
Fairfax County Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club.
Other officers include Miss Mary
Pollard, Madeira School, vice presi-
dent; Miss Annie Troth, Annandale,
corresponding secretary; Miss Win
ME Turner, Mclean, recording sec
retary, and Mrs. Estelle c. Beard,
Fairfax, treasurer.
Committee chairmen have been
named by the new president as fol-
lows: Mrs. Mary H. Cullen, Vienna,
hospitality; Mrs. Ryntha Sturges,
Vienna, research; Mrs. Helen Hill
Miller, Fairfax, legislation; Miss
Mavis Cobb, Fairfax, membership;
Miss Winona D. Rorbye, Fairfax,
health and welfare; Mrs. John N.
Howdershell, Annandale, education.
and Mrs. Bartene Won Strueve,
Woodlawn, program.
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Beard and
Mrs. Gladys White Of Springfield
were named delegates to the State
convention at Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Fairfax Committee
Urges Regulation Of
Trai|ers and Camps
Increased Burden on
Schools Shows Need for
Tax, Report States
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.


FAIRFAX, Va, May ga COM
mittee named by the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors several weeks
ago has recommended adoption OF
county ordinance regulating
trailers and trailer camps.
Because of the large number of
trailers now located in the county,
resulting in a heavier burden on
local school system, the committee
recommended that some form OF
trailer taxation be levied. The
county receives no taxes from ap-
proximately 95 per cent of the trailer
owners, the report said.
The committee, consisting OF
Supervisors Andrew w. Clarke and
C. H. Powell, expressed the view
that with proper planning and
regulation trailers and trailer camps
might be useful locally because of
the housing problem arising from
the national defense program.
Trailer problems the report
stated, "are pressing more and more
upon government for solution. The
presence of a number of trailers and
the effect of their steadily increasing
quantity is bringing them to the
attention and within the jurisdiction
of local governments; chiefly local
governments are affected at present,
but it appears that State and
Federal agencies are also involved.
The local agencies are charged with
the protection and general welfare
of citizens and trailers must meet
the requirements"
The committee recommended that
the Board of Supervisors incorporate
with its report study made by the
County Planning Commission in
which a number of practical sug-
gestions for handling the problem
were mentioned.
The board has appointed a COM
mittee consisting of Mr.. Clarke,
C. C. Wall Of the Planning Com
mission, Commonwealth Attorney
Paul E. Brown, Capt. Carl R. Nc
Intosh, chief of police, and DR..
G. R. Carpenter, county medical
director, to prepare tentative
ordinance and submit it to the
supervisors.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Homemukers Plan
Shawl Pageant
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 8.-The
Shawl Pageant" will be presented
by members Of Montgomery County
Homemakers' Clubs at the annual
rural women's short course at Col
lege Park June 1921, it has been
announced by Miss Edythe M.
Turner, county home demonstration
agent.
The pageant, which is a portrayal
Of the part played by shawls through
the ages, will be given on Thursday
of the short-course week and the
participants will be selected and
preparations made by a commit
tee headed by Mrs. S. Merhle Haines.
Montgomery County will probably
be represented by approximately 40
Homemakers' Club members, IL was
stated.
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Nearby Farms Fear
For Crops With No
Prospect Of Rain
Southwest Virginia
Forest Fires Spread
Through TimberIond

With farmers in Maryland and
Virginia fearing a serious drought.
the Weather Bureau today could
predict no appreciable amount of
rain in the next few days to water
thirsting crops.
Last nights rain amounted to
81 of an inch in Washington and
neighboring States-which the
Weather Bureau said was only
enough to lay the dust and not
sufficient to give substantial relief.
For the District. the Weather Bu-
reau forecast partly cloudy and
cooler weather today. dropping to
SO degrees tonight. Tomorrow will
be mostly cloudy, with moderate
temperatures. followed by cooler
weather in the afternoon and eve
ming
Fires Threaten Crops.
Weather Bureau officials estimated
that the nearby farmers needed
about an inch of rain and there
was no sign of it forthcoming in the
forecasts.
Contributing to dry weather dam
age, Southwest Virginia forest fires
yesterday threatened crops and
spread through timberland. In one
section more than 5000 acres, mostly
in the Jefferson National Forest
area. were swept by fire. Three
homes narrowly escaped destruction
and a fire-dghting force of 1000
men, including C. C. C. enrollees.
was called out to battle the blaze
In other Virginia sections about
1000 acres of land were burned.
That the drought is assuming
more serious proportions for farmers
in the two neighboring States is in
dicated in the latest weekly weather
and crop bulletin of the Weather
Bureau.
Flowing Delayed.
The report for Maryland said the
growth Of crops has been slowed
down by the absence of rain, and
that, in some sections, farmers have
been unable to plow their land be-
cause the ground is SO hard and dry.
Pastures in Maryland also are show
ing the effect of the dryneSs.
Wheat and oats crops in the Shen-
andoah Valley and the northern Sec
tion Of Virginia are in good shape,
but in other sections their condition
is only fair to good" the report said.
Tobacco plants also are in good
conditions, the Virginia report said,
but hay fields and pastures and
such products as strawberries, peas
and cabbage need rain urgently"
4.59-Inch Deficiency.
Weather Bureau observers pointed
out today that precipitation in the
District for the first four months Of
the year was 459 inches below nor
NAL. In January, there was a de-
ficiency of 81 inch; in February,
2.35 inches; in March, 119 inches,
and in April, 54 inch.
Last month. no rain fell in meas
urable quantities between the 9Th
and 22d of the month. Then on the
23d and oath. drizzle accounted for
little more than half an inch Of pre-
cipitation.
The Weather Bureau pointed out
there was similar deficiency in the
first four months of 1888, when pre-
cipitation was 493 inches below
normal
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Maryland Wage e-Hour Chief
Talks at Silver Sprinq

L. H. Mccormick, director of the
Maryland Office, Wage and Hour
Division, Department of Labor, out
lined the duties of his Office at a
meeting last night of the Silver
Spring Board of Trade at the Indian
Spring Country Club.
Representative Reed, Republican,
of Illinois, and A. Charles Stewart,
Republican candidate for Congress
from the 9Th Maryland district,
spoke briefly.
Lewis Hopfenmaier, chairman of
the boards Program Committee; re-
ported plans for Silver Spring day
at Griffith Stadium had been COM
pleted. A feature of the occasion
will be the presentation of e medal
by j. D. Draper, president of the
Board of Trade, to the player chosen
by ballot by Silver Spring residents
as the most popular man on the
Washington team.
The Resolutions Committee was
instructed to draft resolution
honoring DR.. Ralph D. Smith for
serving as pastor Of the Woodside
Methodist Church for 20 years. Dr
Smith is a member Of the board.
Evening star., 1941-05-08

parker is not preferred and. should
he stop, the minimum charge is so
cents day.
Quick Meter Turnover.
Capt Whitehurst explained that
this idea of a quick turnover also
applies to his proposal that parking
meters be placed in certain sections
of the downtown area to give tram
sient motorists priority. The differ
ence. however, he added, would be
that the turnover is desirable not
for the additional revenue it would
bring so much as for the additional
opportunity for parking it would
provide
In advocating fringe parking lots
Just outside the central area, he
advised that they be restricted to
a reasonable size,. probably of not
more than 400 to 500 car capacity,
in order to avoid peak conditions
at, each lot or garage which would
overtax the adjacent roadway sys-
tenn and the short-line buses he
proposes as transportation in
ward from there. The cheapest
structure to operate, he said, is the
three-story parking plaza type.
These lots also must be advan-
tageously located. In this connec-
ton, the director said an easy solu-
ton would be for the District gov.
ernment to subsidize the parking
areas, but he recalled that the Dis
trict has no authority to proceed
with subsidization for Virginia and
Maryland car owners, who COM
prise major portion of the motor
lists involved.
FavOrs D. c. Starting Plan.
To get the plan started. however.
he believes the District govern
ment, with the aid of other public
agencies, should establish the first
fringe facilities. with the under
standing that they later would be
leased to private interests on
suitable basis.
Il do not believe" he explained,
(See HIGHWAY, Page B-17D
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Bond Posted in Shooting

WINCHESTER. Va, May 8 (P.-
Miss Marie H. Pierce was released
today on $4,000 bond for appearance
before Trial Justice Loring G. Kack-
ley at Berryville May 13 on war
rant issued for Sheriff Robert w.
Buckner of Clarke County, charging
her with shooting Louis Townsend
Moreland on March IT. Moreland,
a 50-year-old farmer with wife and
two sons, died in the Winchester
Hospital Tuesday night Of bullet
wounds.
Evening star., 1941-05-08

be rented to the public at a nominal
charge. Prying into the situation,
Capt. Whitehurst found that land
values inside the central Govern
ment district were too high for
parking lots to be profitable at the
maximum revenue he proposes and,
for that reason, he has suggested
that the lots be established in the
area Immediately adjacent to this
section.
In his study, he divided parkers
INFO two main classes-transient
and all-day. The transients he
divided still further into those
who park from 20 to go minutes
and those who park from an hour
to four hours, while the all-day
parkers were classed as the work.
hour parker, able to pay only a
nominal fee for personal transpor-
tation, and the parker who often
needs his car in business and can
afford to pay a higher fee.
$500 Per Car Cost Limit.
For this last division of parkers,
he would leave parking facilities in
the central Government district.
On the other hand, the lots in
the fringe areas would be used by
the work-hour parker, who cannot
balance his budget with a high
transportation expense.
The director has concluded that
$500 is the maximum per car which
shoulc be spent to provide parking
space within the reach of the mass
of people. This maximum outlay is
figured on a basis of 200 square feet
to a car, allowing for aisle and
maneuvering, and should bring a
return of at least s36 a year. COM
puted to include return on the in
vestment and coverage for operating
expense.
But this comparatively low-cost
parking cannot be done inside the
central area, where operators of
parking lots make their profit on
a quick turnover. There the all-day
Evening star., 1941-05-08
McCrucken Asks Divorce

ROCKVILLE, Md, May 8 (Spe-
ciaD William H. McCracken Of
Silver Spring has filed suit for an
absolute divorce from Mrs. Bertha
B. McCracken of Venice, Fla, claim
ing he and his wife have voluntarily
lived apart for more than five con-
secutive years. 1t is stated trat
the marriage took place at Jersey
City. February 25, 1908. and that
there are five children. all over Is
veorS of ore
Evening star., 1941-05-08
Bishop to Confirm 20
At Silver Spring Church

The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, bishop of Washington, will
administer confirmation to 20 can
didates at the Church of the Ascen.
sion, Silver Spring, Md, at 8 pm.
tomorrow. The choir will present
special music under direction of the
Rev. Joseph A. Hauber and Earl P.
Heatwole will be heard in a tenor
solo.