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Evening star., 1941-07-18
Give Friends Lift
To Save Gas, Snow
Urges DC. Workers
Ouestionnoires Go to
10000 to Get Duto on
transportation Habits

Ten thousand District govern
ment workers were urged today by
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Beverly c. Snow, head OF the District
of Columbia Petroleum Conserva-
ton Committee, to be good neigh
bors" and bring nearby friends to
work in their autos.
This suggestion was embodied in
the plan for conservation of the
Districts gasoline and oil supply,
under which the District Govern
ment yesterday began the distribu-
ton of 10000 questionnaires to the
Districts $4,000 or more regular
and per diem workers, seeking in
formation as to how they might
cooperate in the gasoline saving
plan.
The questionnaires seek infofTna-
ton to show the travel habits OF
the municipal employees. Having
committed itself to the so-called
good-neighbor policy, the conserva-
ton groups QUESTIONABLE asks:
IF you do not bring others with
you, would you be willing to do SC
if it could be arranged conveniently
and how many?"
Officials said it was planned to
set up a bureau to act as a clear
ing house through which District
may be enabled to obtain such
good neighbor" transportation to
and from work.
The workers are being asked: III
you do not use streetcar or bus
service regularly, what changes in
these services would induce you to
make more use of them during this
period of national emergency"
Evening star., 1941-07-18
c. |. o. Rally to Protest
Custer of U. S. Worker

Reid Robinson. a national vice
president of the c. I. o. and presi-
dent of the Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers, will speak at a mass meet
ing to be held in the National Press
Club Auditorium at 8:15 o'clock to-
night in protest against the dismissal
of Mrs. Helen Miller from the Labor
Department.
Len H. De Caux, national c. I. O
publicity director, also will speak,
and Henry Rhine, national repre-
sentative of the United Federal
Workers of America, will give details
of the Miller case. Cecil Owen,
president of the Washington Indus
trial Union Council, will preside.
Evening star., 1941-07-18

Two youths from Bethesda Chevy
Chase, Md, will fly to Ottawa from
here Sunday to join the Royal
Canadian Air Force. They enlisted
Saturday after driving to the Cana
dian city.
They are Robert Stuart Barton,
10, of 4527 Avondale street, Bethesda,
and Solomon Costa. jr.. 20, of 6604
Connecticut avenue, Chevy Chase,
both graduates of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School.
A third youth, Carl R. Hurt, 18. OF
7o9 Elm street, Chevy Chase, also
ATTEMPTED to enlist but has been
temporarily rejected because of an
ear Infection Hurt graduated from
the same high school and was a
freshman at the University of Mary
land during the last school year.
Young Barton first learned of the
intention of the other two to join
the Canadian forces when he made
inquiry at the British Embassy here.
The three left in Barton's car for
Ottawa July 10. They drove until
late and then found all of the tourist
homes closed.
I'VE got into Portland, Pa, at about
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Arlington Sun Is Second
In Virginia Press Contest
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Va. July 18.-
The Farmville Herald was an
nounced today as sweepstakes win
ner among Virginia weeklies in the
annual better newspaper contest
conducted by the Virginia Press As
sociation. The Arlington Sun was
runner-up.
The Farmville Herald won sepa-
rate C. C. Rhame certificates for
best front page makeup and best
news and feature pictures, and for
placing second in Typography. The
Arlington Sun took first honors in
Typography, first in news and edi-
torials and second in news and fea-
ture pictures.
Honorable mention for handling
local news was given the Arlington
Sun.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
House 10 Take Up
Bill for Access Roads
To Defense Areas
Considers Projects in
D. C., Maryland and
Virginia Monday

Two projects in the District, II
in Maryland and l9 in Virginia are
included in the s287 100000 authori-
zation bill to be taken up in the
House Monday, for providing ade-
quate access roads to Naval areas,
Army posts and stations and to in
dustrial, powder, ammunition, ord
nance, aircraft and machine tool
plants essential to the defense pro-
gram.
Boiling Field and the District of
Columbia Naval area are the two
local projects. Other near-Wash-
ington projects are: Arlington Can
tonment, Fort Belvoir, Va, Fort
Myer, Va. Fort Meade, Md, the
Naval Medical Center, Md, the
Quantico Va) Marine Base and the
Annapolis Md Naval area
Other Maryland Projects.
Other Maryland projects are the
Glenn Martin Airplane plant, Balti-
more; Bethlehem Steel Co., Spar
rows Point; the Fairchild Aircraft
plant, Hagerstown; Fort Hoyle,
Edgewood Arsenal, Aberdeen Prov
ing Ground. Curtis Bay Ordnance
Depot, Indian Head powder plant.
Other Virginia projects are: Rad
ford Ordnance Works, Radford; New
River Ordnance plant, Dublin; Fort
Story, Camp Lee, Langley Field,
Fort Monroe. Fort Eustis, NanSe-
mond Ordnance Depot, Virginia
Beach National Guard Camp, Front
Royal Quartermaster Depot, Nor
olk-Portsmouth-N Newport News ma
val area, Norfolk Operating Base,
Portsmouth Navy Yard, Dahlgren
industrial area and the Yorktown
naval area.
Stops Highway Plans.
Meanwhile, in Baltimore the Sun
said today that failure OF Congress
to appropriate funds for access roads
to serve military establishments
and defense plants in the Baltimore
area is responsible for a stoppage
of work on plans and surveys for
several of the must" links.
This was disclosed, the Sun said
at the State Roads Commission
Offices, where officials were repre-
sented as recognizing the urgency
of the need for defense roads" and
the seriousness of the traffic prob
lem" facing major industrial enter
prises. me-.
Nevertheless" the Sun said, lit
has become necessary, due to the
prolonged delays in Washington, to
transfer engineers and surveyors
from work on suggested access routes
to Federal-aid and State projects for
which funds are available"
The projects affected were not
listed.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Darden Will Brinq
Primary Drive 10
Arlington Thursday
Reception Planned;
Cary and Poge Heard
In Roanoke Forum

Former Representative Colgate w.
Darden, jr., will bring his campaign
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Virginia to Arlington
County next Thursday night, it was
announced today.
Meanwhile, his two rivals in the
August 5 primary-State Senator
Vivian L. Page of Norfolk and State
Senator Hunsdon Cary of Henrico
County-pressed their campaigns in
other sections of the State after ap-
pearing last night on Virginia
Electoral Reform League forum in
Roanoke.
Mr.. Darden and William M. Tuck
of South Boston, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Lieuten-
ant Governor, will be guests at the
reception to be given in their honor
next Thursday night by Arlington
Commissioner of Revenue and Mrs.
Harry K. Green, assisted by spe-
cial committee of county women.
The reception will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Green. 1407
North Barton street, Arlington, and
will be open to the public. Senator
Byrd and Representative Smith,
Democrats, of Virginia, and State
Senator Williav D. Medley and
Delegate Charles r. Fenwick are ex-
pected to attend
Roanoke Hears Cary.
Mr.. Darden and Mr.. Tuck will
speak briefly at the affair. scheduled
to start at pm.
Mrs. Beulah B. Friess is general
chairman of the reception and Mrs.
Ann Chew is chairman of the Re-
ception Committee.
In his speech at Roanoke, Mr..
Cary. citing the Bill of Rights and
its declarations regarding free elec-
tions and rule by the majority, as
serted that what Virginia needs is a
return to fundamental principles. !"
Mr.. Cary said the poll tax has
created an oligarchy in Virginia and
had disenfranchised at least 300, 1000
persons in the State, the Associated
Press reported.
Also making brief talks during
the forum were Moss A. Plunkett of
Roanoke, another Democratic candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor, and
Mr.. Page, both of whom asserted
that the fight to eliminate the poll
tax as prerequisite for voting lis
only beginning"
"propa sandal ITpfoupdad
In carrying his campaign to the
southwestern part of the State, Mr..
Page said at Roanoke that there is
no foundation for the propaganda"
that the machine organization is in
the saddle.
Shortly after issuing his state
ment, Mr.. Page addressed radio
audience over station WDBJ and
declared the greatest issue in .Vir-
ginia today is "the question of the
survival of political democracy"
He said he believed it is foolish to
think that the country can win a
war for democracy in Europe IF we
cannot defend and preserve democ-
racy in our own State of Virginia. -"
In Lynchburg Franklin Daniel,
president of the Young Democratic
Clubs of Virginia, announced that
he has called a meeting of the State
Executive Committee in Lynchburg
August 2, the same date on which
young Democrats of the Sixth Con-
gressional District will assemble
there for their annual meeting.
The principal business of the Ex-
ecutive Committee will be to ap-
point a national committeeman for
Virginia, to succeed A. Guy Hope
! of Richmond, who resigned recently
Evening star., 1941-07-18
0'Conor Moves
To LET Army Use
BridgesFree
Governor Seeks
To Avoid Routing
Men Through D. c.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 18.-Gov.
O'Conor said today all men in the
armed forces may be afforded pas
sage over Maryland'S two toll bridges
at reduced rates or free of charge.
Meanwhile, the Governor has
asked Ezra B. Whitman, chairman
of the State Roads Commission, to
arrange with the Bondholders Com
mittee to permit the movement OF
Army conveys over the Susquehanna
and Morgantown bridges free Of
charge.
He said he had been advised that
future travel over the Morgantown
Bridge would increase with the more
extensive use of the new reservation
in Caroline County, Va.
Seeks to Avoid d. c. Route.
mo provision is made for Federal
funds out of which to pay toll
charges" Gov. O'Conor declared,
land unless the free use of the
bridges is permitted, the convoy
necessarily will have to be routed
through Washington which, because
of the congestion, is most unde-
sirable."
ut certainly would seem proper
to make possible the free use of the
bridges by the conveys. With every
effort being directed toward national
defense, We should do everything to
assist in the necessary preparations
and to tighten the financial burden
as far as possible.
Concession Held Justified.
I'm other words, neither the State
of Maryland nor the holders of the
bridge bonds should seek to make
money at the expense Of the United
States Army, and | feel that we are
justified in making this concession"
Bridge authorities, the Governor
explained. did not contemplate the
transport of soldiers when fixing
the schedule of tolls, hence no loss
of expected income will result if
their free use of the bridges is made
possible"
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Hearing Held in Suit
To Gust Magistrates
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, July
18-Circuit Judge William M. Loker
today had under advisement argu-
ments in a suit challenging the
legality of two of Gov. O'Conor's S
recess appointments of Calvert
County trial magistrates.
Following hearing yesterday on
a mandamus suit, the court gave
opposing counsel two weeks to file
briefs.
The proceedings were instituted
by State Senator j. Wilmer john
SON. Democrat, of Calvert County,
in an effort to remove Magistrates
William w. Duke and Clyde L. West.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Heads Aluminium Drive

MANASSAS, Va, July 18 LP.-
DR.. George B. Cooke of Manassas
has been appointed chairman of the
aluminium drive in Prince William
County sponsored by the Northern
Virginia Defense Council. Collec-
tions of discarded aluminium will
begin on Monday at stations to be
announced later. DR.. Cooke said
that the Government wants dis
carded articles only.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Techniciun Is Chosen
For New Cooperative
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch TO The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, July 18.-The
Board of Directors of the Northern
Virginia Artificial Breeding Co.
operative, Inc, yesterday named DR..
Robert A. Barton of Philadelphia
headquarters technician.
DR.. Barton is a graduate of the
Pennsylvania State Veterinarian
College and will come here August
! when the association begins work.
The directors have decided to es-
tablish headquarters on the Guy
Whitmer Farm, on the Lake Jackson
road a mile south of Manassas,
where modern laboratory will be
built.
The association includes Prince
William, Fairfax, Fauquier and Cul-
peper Counties.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Wisconsin Ave.
Widening Work
To Start Soon
U. 5. Funds Likely
For Silver Spring
Underposs Project

Following a conference with the
State Roads Commission In Balti-
more, Montgomery County officials
today announced an early start on
the widening of Wisconsin avenue in
Bethesda is in prospect. The WIDEN
Ing project is sought north OF the
Bank of Bethesda.
1t also was announced Federal
aid probabl will be obtained for
enlarging the railroad underpass in
Silver Spring.
Also discussed was the possibility
of changing the newly inaugurated
parking regulation for the Silver
Spring business district.
Merchants Object.
Since the latter regulation was
made, business men in Silver Spring
complained they have lost from 80
to so per cent of trade because of
lack of parking facilities. A plan
was discussed whereby the east
sidewalk on Georgia avenue would be
narrowed by about II feet and the
center parkway on Georgia avenue
would be narrowed south OF Silver
Spring avenue, thus widening
Georgia avenue so as to permit a
re-establishment of angle parking.
County officials strongly supported
the widening of Viers Mill road be-
tween Wheaton and Rockville, bids
for which were announced yester-
day by the State Roads Commits
sion; the widening of Connecticut
avenue from Chevy Chase circle to
Jones Mill road and an additional
widening of the East-West highway
between Bethesda and Silver Spring.
Other Road Work Discussed.
Several county road projects which
would be financed by gasoline tax
revenue rebates or from county
funds were discussed with the State
officials Engineers of the State
Roads Commission were asked to
submit estimates of probable cost so
q comprehensive road building pro-
gram can be inaugurated.
The delegation which visited Bal
timore included President Thomas
E. Hampton, O. w. Roby and r.
Watts Farmer of the County Board
of Commissioners; Lacy Shaw of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission; William
Payne, county engineer; Maj. E.
Brooke Lee and James w. Gill, dele
gates to the General Assembly;
Irving l. Kaplan, acting chief engi-
neer of the planning commission,
and Joseph D. Buscher, clerk to the
county commissioners in Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
5000 From Fort Dix
To Rest at Meade

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
July 18 P.-The more than $4,000
troops Of the 44th Division from
Fort Dix, N. j., will move into the
Fort Meade range area early today
to rest while en- route to the A. P.
Hill military reservation in Caro-
line County, Va.
1t will be the divisions second
trip in six weeks to the Virginia
area.
After a bivouc here the $500 mo-
tor vehicles will proceed sometime
tonight through Washington and
arrive at the Virginia military reser-
vation tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
MARRIAGE Is AnnuIIed

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 18 (Spe-
ciaD.-A decree signed by Circuit
Court Judges Charles w. Woodward
and Stedman Prescott annulled the
marriage of Louis NJ Dessaint of
Silver Spring and Valona J. Bah
cock Dessaint of Miami, Fla, which
took place at Elkton, Md, March %,
1898. The petition. which was filed
by the husband, charges misrepre-
sentation.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
officer of Day Waits
While SeIectee Guard
Hunts for Words
By the Asscc:ated Press.


FORT GEORGE G. MEADE,
Md, July 18.-The officer of
the day of the 1o4th Quarter
master Regiment, making his
rounds on a dark night this
week. heard haiti" and
stopped for the guards order
that he advance and be recog-
niZed.
But no order came. Know
ing the guard probably was a
selectee the officer, trying to be
hepful. asked the guard if there
wasn't something else he was
supposed to say.
Yes, sir" said the guard,
"but you better stay right where
you are till I can think of it. 3"
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Transfer of 1t. Peurce
From Capitol Approved

Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of metropolitan police, an
nounced today he had approved a
request from 1t. Robert Pearce for
a transfer from his present position
as acting captain in charge of the
Capitol police, to his former assign
ment at the first precinct, effective
Immediately.
1t. Pearce explained that he asked
the change because his health was
affected by air conditioning at the
Capitol. 1t. Benjamin Keuhling Of
the first precinct has been appointed
as his successor.
Evening star., 1941-07-18

Sam. Friday" Mr.. Barton said, "and
the three of us went to the city jail
where they let us sleep.
I'VE crossed the border at the
Thousand Islands Bridge and were
detained for about an hour and
half by Canadian of1cials who,
nevertheless, treated us royalty when
they discovered our intention"
They took their physical examina-
tions Saturday and Barton and
Costa enlisted. Young Hurt said he
was having his ear treated In the
hope of being able to go back to
enlist. They came home to return
the car and make their fnal ar
rangements.
Their motive was a lifelong am
bition to fly, they said.
IF you're going to put this in the
paper" Barton said, you can say
We joined to save democracy"
Mr.. Hurt is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. r. Hurt. His father is
manager of a publishing house
Costa was born in Puerto Rico and
his father is a retired plantation
owner.
Bartons parents are dead. He
lives with two sisters.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Montgomery County
Plans Aluminium Sunday

The Montgomery County Execu-
tive Committee on aluminium COL
lection for national defense, meet
ing last night at the County Court
house in Rockville, decided to ask
local churches to designate July ~
as Aluminium Sunday"
July 26 will be suggested to Sew
enth-Day Adventists as aluminium
Saturday." Alfred D. Noyes of Ken
sington. Md, presided at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Irwin B. Stafford Dies

FAIRFAX, Va, July Is (SpeciaD
Irwin B. Stafford, 81, of Fort
Thomas, KY, a credit manager with
the Graybar Electric Co., died sud-
denly at the home of his brother,
Arthur L. Stafford, near here yes
terday while on a visit. Dr. T. B.
McCord, county coroner, said death
probably was due to heart attack.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Asks Custody of Children

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 18 (Spe-
eiaD Mrs. Mary Ellen Jackson of
Brookmont, Md, has filed suit here
for an absolute divorce from Nor
gan Paul Jackson of Washington
and asks to be awarded custody of
the couples two children, James
Frederick, T. and John Franklin, g.
Ihs petition charges desertion.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Joins N. Y. A. Medical Stoff

FREDERICK, Md, July 18 RD.-
DR.. Elmer c. Kefauver said yester-
day he would become a medical eX-
aminer for the National Youth Ad-
ministration on his retirement Octo-
Der as Frederick County health
officer.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Divorce Suit Filed

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 18 (Spe-
ciaD D.-Maxwell E. Graybill of Silver
Spring has filed suit for an abso-
lutte divorce from Mrs. Betty Gray
bill Desertion was charged. The
Graybills were married in Rockville
December 27. 1887, and have no
children, the petition stated.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
In July, Beware OF:

/. The hours between $3.50
and $50 pm. All four Of the
persons killed in traffic in July,
1910, we're fatally injured within
this three-hour period.
2. Crossing a street at point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in July last year
The two other traffic victims
were fatally hurt while either
crossing a street at an uncon-
trolled intersection or driving
an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-07-18

because he has been called to active
service a san ensign by the United
States Navy.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
QUIETRease!

This is an advertisement for
silent driving. At left is Alfred
as he started to work this morn
ing. smiling and cheerful. At
right we see him after he has
driven to work. worn to a fragile
By honkins motorists.
Evening star., 1941-07-18
Make July Safer
July, l94l
July, 1o40

Toll i'm Previous Months.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

One of the most famous sieges in
history was aimed at the capture OF
the Rock of Gibraltar. 1t started in
l779 and did not end until almost
four years later.
Spain wanted to get back the fort,
and in an effort to bring this about
she obtained the help of France.
Although the French were not so
Astrong as the British on the sea,
they had a fairly powerful navy to
add to the vessels Spain could
muster.
Ii was agreed, at first, that there
could be little hope of success from
an open attack on the mighty Rock.
The best plan seemed to be to starve
out the 6.700 soldiers who were
keeping the British flag aloft.
A blockade was set up by sea and
land. A large army was posted on
a line across the base of the jut OF
land which supports the Rock of
Gibraltar In this way people in
village beside the Rock, as well as
the soldiers of the garrison, were cut
off from supplies which might have
come from the mainland.
At sea French and Spanish ships
sailed around, waiting for any YES
Sc! which might try to get through
Despite their presence, a few ships
did reach the Rock, but not enough
Evening star., 1941-01-07

West opened the ten of hearts,
dummy winning with the ace. De-
clarer then led a trump to his own
lack and laid down the diamond
ace. Next a trump was led to dunn
nv's ace, and a low heart was
rufed by South. This series of
apparently aimless plays was fol-
lowed by the king of diamonds; and
now the method in SouthS madness
became clear East could not follow
suit, but he also couldn't ruff, so
South was able to ruff low dla-
nond with dummy's queen Of
trumps. He then ruffed heart,
drew the last trump, and ran the
diamonds, making his slam con-
tract.
Declarer's reason for leaving one
trump out should be clear because
of what's actually happened. There
was no danger in leading second
round of diamonds if that suit were
going to split 80; and If it were
going to split Al (as was actually
the case) the only hope was that
the long diamond hand also held
the last trump.
South's other plays were equally
sound. 1t was safe to cash one dia-
mond after drawing only one round
of trumps. for if the diamonds
split SO. the contract was prac-
tically impossible. And the heart
ruff at the fifth trick was planned
to take advantage of a possible
drop of the heart king (or pos
sible mistake by East. That would
allow South to lead a trump to the
queen and get rid of the club on
the heart queen.
Yesterday you were Howard
Evening star., 1941-01-07

The Indians of the United States,
as we'll as those of most other
American nations. says Secretary
Ickes in mis- annual report. ARE
emerging to play an important. If
not a decisive, role in the struggle
for the maintenance OF democratic
institutions.
Evening star., 1941-01-07

Foreigners are not allowed to hoist
their flags in the Argentine without
special permission. Then they must
be flown with, and to the left, Of the
Argentine flag.
Evening star., 1941-01-07

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