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Evening star., 1941-11-19
Special Improvement
Districts Created by
Georges Board
Action on One Rezonin9
Request Is Deferred;
4 Petitions Approved
By q Staff Correspondent of The Star.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. Nov.
l9-Gude'S addition TO Takoma
Park, Hampshire Knolls, section 2,
and Queens Chapel Manor, were
created special improvement dis
tricts here yesterday by the Prince
Georges County Commissioners.
Citizens of the developments had
presented petitions with the required
number of signatures and the areas
temporarily had been designated i'm
proved districts. With the action of
the commissioners yesterday, they
may now petition for specific i'm
provements under the law. T. How
ard Duckett, attorney, represented
the Hampshire Knolls petitioners.
Wilson Disney, Meyer Baker and l..
j. Cheatham formed the delegation
from Guides addition.
The petition of Sherman Hollings-
worth, agent. requesting rezoning OF
lots at Thirty seventh street and
Rhode Island avenue, Mount Rain
/ Ter, again was continued until next
| Tuesday due to the absence of Will
liam A. Carson. chairman of the
Board of Commissioners. Harold
Sothoron, representing opponents OF
the rezoning. called for the contin-
uance, which was opposed by Frank
Hall. petitioners counsel.
Four Petitions Approved.
The commissioners approved four
rezoning petitions, all from resi-
Dental A to commercial c. Johr
White, attorney representing Mike
Alfalfa, petitioner, obtained rezonins
of property at Crystal Spring ave-
nue. and D street in Capitol Heights
Mrs. Corinne Weiss of Berwyn asked
rezoning of property on the Wash.
ington- Baltimore boulevard at /
street in Berwyn and recommends.
ton of the Maryland -National Cap.
ital Park and Planning Commission
was followed in the approval.
Rezoning of land belonging to tn
Washington, Marlboro and Annapo
lis Motor Lines, Inc was granted
Leslie L. Altman president of tn
company. A warrant for Mr.. Alt
mann's arrest was issued last Angus
on the complaint of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, which charges
that Mr. Altman had violated tn
zoning laws by beginning an addi
tion to a bus garage about 10 fee
into residential A zOned property
The warrant was withdrawn Whel
Mr.. Altman agreed to apply for tn
rezoning and continue building onl
with the legal building permit.
Grant Opposed Petition.
Ruling against the recommenda
ton of the Planning Commission
the Commissioners rezoned tn
property of August o. Burghardt il
Orchards addition to Marylan
Park from residential A to CONNER
cial D to permit erection of a shop
ping center on New Roadway avenu
near Central avenue.
At the request of the Patuxent Re
search Refuge, the portion of Tele
graph road within the refuge
boundaries was closed.
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Funds Granted for Two
County Sewer Projects

Two Defense Public Works prof.
ects in Montgomery County pro-
viding sewage facilities to housing
developments in Forest Glen and
Cabin John at cost of about
S5l 900 have received approval Of
President Roosevelt, it was an
nounced yesterday by the Federal
Works Agency.
The sponsoring agency. Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion. will provide $4,000 and the
remainder will be a Federal grant
The program consists of extension
of sewage lines to serve a housing
project at Forest Glen for enlisted
personnel of the Army Medical Cen
ter and of a treatment plant COM
plete with auXiliaries and including
acquisition of land at Cabin John
to provide homes for Navy perSonne
at the ship-testing basin.
Evening star., 1941-11-19

markings, nutrition. transportation,
health and first aid.
Mrs. La Coppidan has long been
active in county civic affairs. She is
chairman of the United Democratic
WomenS Clubs of Southern Mary
land, an officer of the Chillum Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs,
the Hospital Guild. the Hospital As
sociation and many other organiza-
tions. A native of Minnesota, Mrs.
La Coppidan has been resident Of
Prince Georges County for 80 years.
She is employed by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission.
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Mrs. ZeIIer Gets Divorce

ROCKVILLE, Nd Nov. 10 (Spe-
ciaD. Mrs. Evelyn M. zeller OF
Bethesda has been granted an abb
solute divorce from George A. Zeller
also of Bethesda, by Circuit Judge
Stedman Prescott, who has also
ordered that the defendant pay
alimony of s125 month until
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Toll in Previous Mont


In November, Beware Of:
l. The hours between 4 and 6
pm. Six of the nine traffic vic
tins in November last year were
killed within this two-hour Pc
riod.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in November, 1910, while
doing this.
3. Inclement weather. Three
fatal accidents occurred last
November while 1t was raining
or misty.
Evening star., 1941-11-19
Police to Move Office

BALTIMORE, Nov. 19 tR).-Capt
Edward NICK. Johnson, executive Of
flcer of the State police, said yes
terday the headquarters office would
be moved from its present midtown
site to the Pikesville Armory Friday
Evening star., 1941-11-19
New Conservation Director

WINCHESTER, Va. Nov. 10
(SpeciaD Floyd P. Trent has as
sumed direction Of the conservation
program of the Lord Fairfax district
set up in Frederick County re"en+lv.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Driver of Ambulance
Fined for Pussino Liaht

Judge John p. Mcmahon in Police
Court yesterday sentenced Joseph H.
Barnes, A, colored. driver of an
ambulance for Freedmens Hospital.
to pay SIS fine for failing to obey
q signal device while driving the
vehicle at Connecticut avenue and
r street NV. on February 16. The
ambulance collided with an auto
mobile at the intersection.
In find. g Barnes guilty of con-
tinulng into the intersection against
red light, Judge Mcmahon quoted
from the regulations to the effect
that ambulances are required to
come to complete stop when a red
light is against them at an intersec-
ton. Then, according to the regula-
tions, the emergency vehicles may
proceed against a red light only
when 1t is safe to do so.
Judge Mcmahon dismissed a speed
ing charge against the ambulance
driver, declaring evidence was in
sufficient.
Both charges had been preferred
against Barnes after a hearing which
Representative Bates of MaSsachu
sets, a member of the Traffic Com
mItee of the House District Com
mittee, attended voluntarily as a
witness. Representative Bates, how
ever, did not appear at the trial
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Adequate Expansion
OF Engineer Corps Of
Army Questioned
MiIitoY Engineers Society
Hears Dr.. Freeman,
Historian, at Bouquet

DR.. Douglas s. Freeman of Rich
mond. military historian, editor and
educator, whose books on Gen. Rob-
ert E. Lee won him Pulitzer prize,
last night expressed doubt the
United States Army Engineer Corps
Is being expanded enough to cope
with the exigencies of modern
"blitzkrieg" war
In ~ speech before the Washing
ton Post, Society of American Mill
tary Engineers, on the occasion of
the posts annual banquet at the
Washington Hotel, DR.. Freeman said
the Confederate Army underwent
unnecessary hardships and defeats
for lack of an adequate corps Of
engineers and the Union Army was
forced to drag out the war far longer
than necessary because of the same
lack.
He said the lightning advances of
the German Army in Poland and
Flanders was due largely to en-
gineers, who worked in terms of
hours instead of weeks.
DR.. Freeman warned against the
conversion of good engineer officers
TO line officers. He said both sides
in the Civil War, particularly the
South, made the mistake of robbing
the Engineer Corps of brilliant men
for line duty which might have
been performed just as well by some
one else.
Speaking directly to the approx
mately 200 present he said, Yours is
the indispensable part in war to-
day"
Last nights banquet was presided
over by the posts new president, 1t
Col. George Mayo. 1t was preceded
by reception.
Prominent persons attending the
dinner included Maj. Gems. Richard
c. Moore and William Dryden,
deputy chiefs of staff, U. s. Army;
Brig. Gems. Thomas Robins and
Clarence L. Sturdevant, assistant
chiefs of Army Engineers; Rear Ad-
miral l.. o. Colbert. chief of the
Coast and Geodetic Survey and
former vice president Of the post;
Mai. Cen. Amos Fries, retired; Brig
Gen. Charles Kutz, retired, soon to
60 on active duty in the Office of the
Army Chief of Staff; Comdr. C. L.
Garner of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey and director of the Society
of American Military Engineers;
Col. J. Franklin Bell, national sec
retary of the society and former
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict of Columbia: Col Stuart C.
Godfrey, former president of the
Washington post of the society and
now on duty in the Office of the
chief Of engineers; Edward ]. Janke
of construction branch of the Quar-
termaster Corps; G. A. Hathaway,
president of the local section of the
American Society of Civil Engineers.
and Col. Charles H. Karlstad of the
Army General Staff
Many members and high ranking
officers we're accompanied by their
wives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

Wolcott Policeman
 Refuses To Resign
Raymond w. LeavenwOrth Now Plans Legal Action
 Against Accusers-PO Political VindiCtiveness Tinted

like one. Is that unbecoming con- duct?"
 incidentally, I was not on duty on election day, nor was in uni- form. Hasn't a private citizen the right. to make remarks in this country? This thing is deep-seated and the commissioners are evident ly getting back at me for my private polictical activity. was told that the witness who appeared against me stated in his written complaints that I uttered the alleged slanderous remark at 12:25 on elec- ton day in Wolcott. I have three reliabel witnesses who drove Bridgee from his place of business in Waterbury to Wolcott, arriving there before 2 o'clock that day. And I was in Waterbury from II o'clock until after o'clock"
 'Tf protecting ones good name is abusive conduct, then maybe I'm guilty, but no abusive words were uttered, nor did I Slander Gibson. I have received many calls from my friends and am going to see this through to the end, regardless of time or cost"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
GIVEN
 THREE PURSES
Naugatuck Groups Pay Tribute to Rev. Bernard
 Butcher of Bridgeport

Naugatuck, Oct. 31-Rev. Bernard J. Butcher, of East Bridgeport, for mer assistant pastor at St. Mary's church here, was presented with three purses at testimonial party in his honor last night at St. Mary s church hall. John Hackett present. ed puSse from St. Mary's parish; Fire Chief John J. Sheridan pre- scented a purse from the Naugatuck fire department, and Joseph Mem primo gave Father Butcher a purse from St. Anthony's parish, Pros pect. These three groups sponsored the affair.
 Rev. Thomas Griffin, pastor of St. Mary's' church, Warden Leo J. Brophy and Rev. Joseph Kochunas, assistant pastor of St. Mary's church, each talked briefly, laud- ing Father Butcher and wishing him success in his new post at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Bridgeport. Rev. John McBrearty, who succeeded Father Butcher here was master of ceremonies.
 Father Butcher expressed his thanks for the honor bestowed on him and lauded the cooperation of local residents during his stay here. Miss Gertrude Prisavage and Dan. iel Sweeney rendered solos with Miss Anna Lynch acting as accompanist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

Though ordered to submit his resignation last evening on charges of conduct unbecoming an oflcer and islander, Raymond w. Leaven- worth, wolcott policeman since 1884, failed to do so and positively will not do so, he told The Democrat this morning.
 Through his lawyer, Leavenworth is planning to institute civil action against the three Wolcott police commissioners, Frederick H. Megin, Robert Seery and George Lockshire, and also against Fred J. Bridgee, Bank street auto mechanic, who yesterday told The Democrat he signed a statement that he heard the veteran policeman make a de- rogatory remark against Representa- tive Charles H. Gibson, defeated in the recent spirited town election for the post of tax collector.
 The Republican League of Wolcott has already circulated petition throughout the town asking the commissioners to come out in the open with their charges against Leavenworth.
 MT. Leavenworth, talking to The Democrat via phone this morning, said:
 T have been instructed by coun- sel not to hand in my resignation, nor to do anythg further until cer- tain legal steps have been instituted and necessary preliminary steps taken. intend to fight the charges made against me to the limit both as to the charge of Slander and the ltaest one, that of conduct unbecom- ing an officer"
 I intend to fight this to the limit, not only to clear my name of the charge of islander but on the charge of abusive language. cannot con- ceive why the charges of conduct unbecoming an officer were made. At the first hearing I was told I would have to be temporarily sus- pended. l replied that I would not be suspended: I'd resign first. At the conclusion of that hearing shook hands with each of the three com missioners and expressed my re- grets that 1t had to be that way. I acted like gentleman and left
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
FATHER PRESENTS
 WINGS TO SON
Gus Parsons Attends Fly- ing Cadets Graduation
 Exercises in Georgia

Edward F. Parsons, 21, of Bridge port, son of MT. and Mrs. Gustave Parsons, formerly of this city, will receive a second lieutenant's com- mission in the U. s. Army Air Corps today. Mrs. Parsons is the former Marguerite Dooley of Wa terbury.
 Gus" Parsons, known here for his promotion of the Pyrocade of America, will witness the ceremony at Turner Field, Albany, Ga, to- day. He will turn his wings and lieutenant bars, both acquired during the World War, over to his son.
 Edward studied at Holy Cross College, and qualified for the fly ing cadet training course last March. He completed his advanced training course in Augusta, Ga.
 The senior Parsons has retained his interest in aviation, since he served as flyer in the World War. He has taken an important part in advancing the cause of aviation since those days, and at one time was general manager of the Colonial Air Lines, prior to its merger with Eastern Transport. He is a member of several aeronautic organizations, including the Ma tional Association, the New York aviation post, American Legion and the Order of Quiet Birdmen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
Concordias To Fete
 Old Time Members
Special Party to Be Staged for Veterans Saturday
 Evening; Several Couples to Be Feted on Occasion

Preparations for a gala occasion have been made by the Concordia Singing Society for its "Old Timers Night" next Saturday evening. The society will hold a reception and dance in honor of the older mem bers of the organization.
 An unusual amount of personal interest has been manifested in the affair by the membership, and the committee in charge is sparing no efforts to make the event one of the most memorable in the history of the society.
 Members of the Old Timers Con- mittee are: John H. Kirschbaun, Charles Doescher, Joseph Hench, Sigmund Klobedanz, Conrad Teub- ner, Fred Bother and William Bor- chardt.
 The following couples who have had wedding anniversaries during the month of October will be hon. ored: MT. and Mrs. John J. Kun kel, who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and MT. Kun kel's 85th birthday on the 28th of October; MT. and Mrs. Julius Reich enbach, MT. and Mrs. Otto Riech- enbach, MT. and Mrs. Louis Pell- nitz, and MT. and Mrs. John Bor- chardt.
 The following "old- timers will also be feted: Paul Schauland, Will liam Schaeffer, Otto Moulliet, Louis Borchardt, pr. Ernest Johnston, D.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
JEWISH DEMOCRATS STAGE BIG RALLY
Mayor SculIy, Other NOn1i= nees Address Gathering
 at Hebrew Institute

A continuance of "sound, effi- cient economical city government" was promised by Mayor Vincent A. Scully, Democratic candidate for reelection, in an address before. g large crowd at a Jewish Democratic rally at the Waterbury Hebrew in- stitute.
 Bernat Holczer presided. A talk in Yiddish, urging support for the Democratic ticket, was given by Abraham Matzkin. Other speakers were Controller Thomas M. Conlon, City Clerk Joseph M. Shea, Tax Collector Humbert Mangini, City Treasurer Serge Belanger, Commis- sioner Perry Graicerstein, Alder manic President John s. Monagan and George McDuff, candidate for the board of education.
 The mayor outlined improvements that have been made since he took office irJ January of 1940 and point ed out that they had been accom- plished while the tax rate was be- ing reduced.
 "The issue in this election" he said, 'is whether the people want continuance of the kind of ad- ministration we have given them. A defeat for the Democratic party next Tuesday would mean that they want a reversal of the poli- cies that we have followed"
 MT. Graicerstein declared that the administration deserved the sup port of every Jewish voter in Wa terbury.
 The rally was arranged by a committee consisting of Atty. Irv- ing w. Pasternak, MT. Graicerstein. and Harry Frank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

Meriden; 18-B, Groton; 21-B, Bridgeport; 24-B, Bethel, and 26-A, South Norwalk.
 Board 15-A in this city, had eight applicants, and Board 15-B, 6. According to 8 summary re- leased by the state office, appeals In Board 15-A consisted of four who claimed dependency, two who requested occupational deferment, and two others who offered physi- cal disability as their reason for deferment. In six of the cases the classification of the local board was upheld by the appeal board, one was discharged, and an eighth Is still pending action.
 The summary for Board 15-B discloses six registrants who ap- pealed their rating, one for de- pendency and five for occupational reasons. In each instance the ap- peal board affirmed the decision of the local selective service agency.
 According to the information compiled by the draft statisticians, less than one-half of one per cent of the registrants classifie q throughout the state have appealed during the period.
 The report shows that of a total registration of 237, ,250 in the state, the 65 local boards on October i, l941, had classified 173,707. Of this group only 835 filed appeals, 466 requesting review of their cases on grounds of dependency, ITS for occupational reasons, 123 sought reclassification on the basis of physical examinations, 45 for mis- cellaneous reasons and 26 who re- ported that they were conscien- hous objectors.
 Two boards, local board in Hartford and 6B in New Britain showed the largest number of ap- pealS taken from classisficationS each reporting A appeals taken during the year. The record shows that the appeal boards reversed the decision of local board 3 in Is cases and reversed the decision of 6B ia 20 cases.
 Seven boards reported no appeals taken during the year and one board reported a lone dissenter from the opinion of the board members.
 Five local boards in Hartford re- port0d 119 appeals taken during the year, seven boards in New Haven recorded IF appeals, two boards in Waterbury showed IA appeals, two boards in New Brit ain 76 appeals, one board in Meri- den appeals, five boards in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
Full Weather Report

CONNECTICUT. Cloudy, fO1- lowed by occasional rain tonight and continuing on Saturday, with little change in temperature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

T. Harrington, Emil Hummel, Will liam Kern, Louis Pellnitz, Charles Probst, Julius Reichenbach, Frank P. Brett, Francis J. Herr, Frederick Reuter-, William Reuter-, Wolf gang Schaeffer, Albert Schoenrock, Col. William J. Shanahan, Paul Lux, Charles F. Monzani, Otto Schell, Francis P. Guilfoile, Charles H. Schmidt.
 Dr. Joseph w. Borchardt, Oscar P. Hess, B. s. Kluttig, Charles Does- cher, John N. Schell, Otto Stage, Peter Hook, Richard Groetzebach, Michael Keck, John H. Kirschbaum, William F. Kirschbaum, William Beerbaum, Engert Siegfried, Hugo Wendehack, Charles Dreher, Emil Hassler, John J., Kunkel, Emil Med mann, G. M. Parsons, Sigmund Klobedanz, Otto Kleinert, Joseph Hench, William Borchardt, MaA Taschenberger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
&r4MvynvH@ ESTABLISHED 1888
eSTAsL SHED 1888

Our Prep Shop" Second Floor Sizes To 40- Hos Emerged From The Hands Of The Decorators And Electricians, Hondsomer Than Ever Just the most compact and chubby place you ever set foot into Thor oughly masculine in its highly polished red birch fixtures-Its fIourescent daylight tubes that are even lighter than daylight and bring out the patterns and shades of clothes t6 perfection. Our famous Aintree covert suit at SAYS is one of the bright lights of our constellation of hishIishts of the season and hos runner up in our Kip in olive drob topeoot at $29.75 - A topeoot thot can be worn any duy in the year, eoot con be worn And worn through the winter with it's lining zipped in . fifty to keep you as worm os q bug in rug.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
NAVY GRADUATES
 ALBERT A. LITR0

Albert A. Litro of 305 Congress avenue was one of a class of some $50 sailors graduated on Navy Day fro mthe Navy Service school oper- ated in conjunction with the Ford Motor company at Dearborn, Mich. Twelve of the navy's skilled trades are taught in this school.
 As a graduate of the institution, Litro is now qualified for assign. ment to duty as skilled technician at one of the naval bases or aboard one of the ships of the fleet. The young man enlisted in the navy through the local recruiting station in March of this year.
 Six thousand tons of peat will be stacked in Eyre Square, Galway, Fire,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

Boston, Oct. 31- (UP) - Weather forecast:
 Massachusetts and Rhode Island Cloudy followed by occasional rain tonight continuing on Saturday. Lit tie change in temperature.
 Five-Day Forecast
 Boston, Oct. 31-(UP)-The Wea- ther bureaus five-day New England forecast for the period beginning at 7:30 tonight:
 The temperature will average near normal. Normals for the period are Boston and New Haven, Conn.,, 47; Concord, N. H., and Portland, Me, 43; Burlington, Vt., AZ; and Passport, Me-, 41.
 Normal temperature at the begin ming of the period will fall to below normal at the middle with warming to normal or above at the end of the period. Rainfall will be heavy, more than two-thirds of an inch, occur ring Friday night and Saturday, and again near the end of the periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
OKLAHOMA PROTECTS DEER

Oklahoma City, Okla. (UP)-Deer hunters of Oklahoma will have to go to other states to do their shoot- ing this year. The state gaNse and fish commission has announced that deer hunting will be prohibited in Oklahoma during the remainder of l94l because of severe shortage of bucks of mature age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

Bridgeport 105 appeals filed and two boards in Stamford g appeals.
 A complete analysis of the re- port by Colonel Larash shows that in the one year period Connecti- cuts seven appeal boards located in five areas have sustained the decision of the local boards in 520 cases and ordered reclassification of the registrants in 219 cases. There are at the present time 96 cases of appeals from classifica- tion pending.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
Statistical Report
 Released By Colonel
 Larash Studied Here
Eight Appeals Recorded in Waterbury Resulted in Six Petitioners Being Overruled; One Sustained,
 One Decision Still Pending

Two Waterbury SelectiYe Service boards boast clear for the year ending October l. 1941 regarding appeals taken to Appeal for recasscaton accord
 ing to statistical report submitted to Colonel Ernest L. Ayeri state director by Colonel William L. Larash legal coordnator state headquarters The two local agencies 16A and 16-B Only five out of the states total 65 local boards possess corresponding records l3A