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Evening star., 1941-10-21
Rejected SeIectees
Need Health Program
Official Declares
Montgomery Council
Told Of Large Number
With Physical Defects

There is urgent need for a pro-
gram to correct physical defects
among rejected selective service
registrants, DR.. V. L. Ellicott, Mont
gomery County CMd) health officer,
last night told the County Social
Welfare Council at its first fall
dinner meeting at the Alloway Inn,
near Ednor.
Pointing out that an average of
so per cent of all registrants have
been turned down by the Army be-
cause of physical defects, DR.. Eli
colt asserted that a rehabilitation
program should be set up in which
all social agencies would cooperate
with the Health Department. Such
program, he said. should be di-
rected at the financially independent
as well as TO the needy, since both
chases are involved in the rejec-
dentist in the county Health De-
partment would go far toward cor
tions.
OF the so per cent rejected, he
continued, 20 per cent were refused
because of bad teeth. He said the
recent appointment of a full-time
dentist in the county health de-
partment would go far towards cor
recting this cause of reflections.
DR.. Ellcott also cited the danger
in the suburban areas of the country
of building houses close together
without sewage facilities. He ex-
planned that often there is not
enough room for installation of
septic tanks and there is consequent
danger of inadequate drainage
facilities.
Miss Elizabeth Hanson. supervisor
of the county nursing service. told
the group of the work of her agency.
Miss Ruby Manter, bacteriologist
of the Health Department. said her
office plans to start meteorological
examinations of utensils in county
restaurants within a month.
Mrs. Donald Roberts, president of
the council. presided Mrs. Austin
La Mar OF Sandy Spring was chair
man OF the committee in charge of
arrangements.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
School Ordered Abandoned
In Fear of Gas Explosion

de Grace Fire Department had COM
planned the building was fire
hazard.
Commission inspectors made 10
recommendation for correction of
gas and structural hazards if the
building were continued in use, even
as first planned, as maintenance
unit and center of gas distribution
for heating, hot water and cooking.
However, the Insurance Depart
ment does not consider, even If
these recommendations are carried
out, that the building should be
used as a public school," Mr..
Centrum said
THE recent Cumberland explo-
sion would be nothing in comparison
to what might happen here
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Mount Rainier Council
Urges Immediate Use
OF New Street Names
Postmaster Says Delivery
Of Mail Is Complicated
By Old Addresses

The Mayor and Council OF Mount
Rainier, Md. last night approved
the new house numbering and street
naming system recommended by the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and urged
citizens to obtain new house num-
bers and begin using their new
addresses at once.
Postmaster William F. Keys stated
an immediate change to the new
numbers was necessary to facilitate
mail delivery as now about half the
citizens have adopted the new ad-
dresses while the rest retain the old
ones.
The Mayor and Council voted to
back the Prince Georges County
Police Boys Club drive for funds
and Mayor Floyd M Matthias ap-
pointed Councilman Robert B.
Matthias chairman of a committee
to further the drive in Mount
Rainier with the hope that a boys
club unit would be started in the
town.
Besides all members of the Coun-
Gil and the Mayor. the committee
includes Charles Xander, William
Abdaila, Clarence Smart. George
Speckman, A. L. Dulles. Ralph
Aiken and Mrs. Nancy Bartolini
Mayor Matthias announced that
fill-in work on the new playground
at Thirty-first street and Window
road. was almost completed and that
the recreation ground would be
ready in the spring. He appointed
a Playground and Recreation Com
mittee to raise funds for athletic
equipment Members are Robert B.
Matthias. George R. Shepp. Gerald
Bell, Earl McKeown and C. C. Coff-
mann.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Baptist Training Union
Meetings Opened
,y a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent OF The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 2l-The
Baptist Training Union of the First
Baptist Church opened a series of
inspirational meetings last night, fol-
lowing a dinner attended by officers,
leaders and sponsors at which the
Rev. Ernest F. Campbell, pastor,
spoke.
The Rev. J. R. Garrett, pastor of
the Second Baptist Church in Wash
ington, will speak at the meeting at
7:30 o'clock tonight. The Rev. R. L.
Randolph, pastor of the Franklin
Baptist Church of Lynchburg, will
speak at the Wednesday night pro-
gram and the closing meeting Thurs
day night.
The general officers in charge of
the sessions are Miss Dorothy ALL
port, director; Miss Inez Prince, as
sociate; Miss Marion Sutton, secre-
tary; Mrs. Nellie Houchens, young
peoples director; Miss Doris Allen,
intermediate director; Mrs. Clara
Nose, junior director, and Miss Mar
garet Small, story hour leader.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Maryland Law
Reduces Costs
OF Rural Roads
Lower Standards
Permitted for
County Highways
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Oct. 21-Chairmar
Ezra B. Whitman of the State Roads
Commission estimated today the
State and counties we're saving from
one-half to two-thirds the cost OF
construction on subsidiary county
roads under provisions OF an act OF
the last Legislature
Effective June !, the Roads Com
mission began building many roads
he said. which did not meet the un-
necessarily high standards pre-
viously required Under old laws all
roads were required to meet width
material and grade standards set for
the State roads system.
There are thousands of miles of
roads in Maryland which do not re-
quire such high standards" Mr..
Whitman said. Under the new
law, for which we asked the Legis-
lature, many of these roads are di-
yorced from the State system.
Get Farmer Out of Mud.
"Even though we build them in
cooperation with the counties, they
are turned over to the counties for
maintenance. After all, the prin-
cipal thing is to get the farmer out
of the mud"
Mr.. Whitman declared that ma
terials used were satisfactory for the
light traffic the roads would have
to support.
The commission chairman also
reported that all the 1858 900 avail
able to Maryland from Federal road
funds this year has been program
med, and the State roads board is
seeking $12,000,OOO more for vital
defense highways.
The s12,0000 900. proposed in a con-
greSsional bill now under discussion,
would be used for access roads to
Fort George G. Meade, the Glenn
l.. Martin airplane plant. Sparrows
Point and Curtis Bay shipyards. In
dianhead Naval Reservation. Aber-
deem Proving Grounds and other
points, he said.
Could Issue Bonds.
although Federal funds for access
roads would not have to be matched
by State funds under terms of the
act, Mr.. Whitman said Maryland,
by an act of the 1941 Legislature,
Is in a position to issue bonds to
supplement Federal grants if neces-
sary. This. he asserted, should as
sure the State of receiving Federal
aid.
Regarding the proposed Baltimore
Washington dual highway, Mr..
Whitman estimated that it would
take a year of actual work to build
the road "if and when we get the
money"
1t is impossible to determine when
contracts could be let. Mr.. Whitman
declared, because at present no
funds are in sight. The highway
would be without grade crossings,
three lanes on each side of a park
way, and cost from s25 100000 to
s30Oo0,0OO
The commission chairman denied
reports that there was any finan-
cial muddle' impeding progress of
plans for the proposed road.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Bundles for Britain Post
Goes to Mrs. ]. B. knunp

Mrs. J, Burke Knapp Of Takoma
Park, Md, has been named secre-
tary of the Montgomery County
branch of Bundles for Britain, Inc,
to take the place of Mrs. Ralph A.
Wells of Silver Spring, it was an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. E. Brooke
Lee, president.
Mrs. Wells has been appointed
executive secretary of the Southern
Maryland Defense Council. Mrs.
Knapp was formerly chairman of
the Takoma Park Unit of Bundles
for Britain and Mrs Alice Lyddane
will take over the Craftsmanship of
that group.
Evening star., 1941-10-21

Six motor conveys of women VOL
unteers sped through the city with
police escorts last night in a timed
stimulation of emergency evacuation
work.
More than 145 women. members
of the Washington unit of the
American Women's Voluntary SerV-
ices, participated in the maneuvers.
In the conveys were more than 80
automobiles, kept in readiness by
the members for emergecy work.
One convoy dashed to Gallinger
Hospital from the organizations
headquarters at 1640 Connecticut
avenue NV. and returned in an
overall time of IL minutes. Accord
ing to the report filed by the convoy
commander, the trip to the hospital
was made in four minutes.
Little Warning Given.
Other conveys were sent to Walter
Reed, st. Elizabeth's and Garfield
Hospitals, the National Airport and
the Army War College. Six mem
bers of the Chevy Chase First Aid
Corps accompanied the st. Eliza
beth's convoy in their ambulance.
The problem was a part of the
A. w. v. S. training in motor corps
and evacuation work. and was ar
ranged under the direction of Sidney
Raymond Gould, director of safety
education for the Washington or
ganization. Purpose of the problem
was to see how quickly motor corps
members and aides could be sum-
money for emergency work. and how
speedily they could reach assign
ment points.
Participants were summoned after
5 pm. yesterday and were informed
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Falls Church Lodge
To Mark Anniversary

The 51st anniversary banquet of
the Falls Church Lodge, No. II,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
will be held at 7 o'clock tonight at
the Odd Fellows Hall in Falls
Church.
E. G. Ludvigsen, secretary of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the l. o.
o. F., will be principal speaker.
Other speakers will be Clifton
Cunningham. grand master of Vir-
ginia, and Miss Virginia Caufman.
president of the Rebekah Assembly
of Virginia.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Funeral Tomorrow
For Mrs. A. T. Munson
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, Oct. 21.-
Funeral services will be held at II
am. tomorrow for Mrs. A. T. Mum
son, who died at her home here
yesterday after a long illness.
Mrs. Munson, before her illness,
had been active in parent-teacher
work in Falls Church. Born in
Richmond, she had lived here sew
eral years. Her husband is a topo-
GRAPHICAL engineer in the Geological
Survey.
She is survived also by her mother,
Mrs. Susie F. williams, and by two
young daughters, Mary Sue and
Lydia Hunter Munson. Services
will be held at the Parsons funeral
home, with burial In Oakwood Gem
etery.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Train Tagged
For Free Ride:
Man Fined SIS
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Oct 21.-When
John Steadman, a laborer, found
himself out of funds after visiting
friends at Laurel, Md. he started
to walk the 20 miles home to Balti-
more along the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad tracks.
A passenger train came along,
Steadman picked up a red lantern
near the tracks and tagged the train
to a stop, climbed aboard and rode
into Baltimore, when an unofficial
reception "a railroad detective -
awaited him.
In Police Court yesterday Stead
man was fined SIS and s1.45 costs on
a charge of unauthorized use of
Baltimore g. Ohio coach" The fare
from Laurel to Baltimore Is 40 cents.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
By the Associated Press.


HAVRE DE GRACE, Md, Oct. 81.
-Terming the structure a ram
shackle shed" in which there was
untold danger" of gas explosion,
State Insurance Commissioner John
B. Centrum ordered the Hartford
County Board of Education to stop
using an old frame building as a
school.
About go students have been at
tending classes in the school, con-
verted from the maintenance build
ing of Federal Housing Admins
tration project. Plans called for its
being partitioned into classrooms
for 300 children of defense workers.
Mr.. Centrum ordered the aban-
donment yesterday after abe Havre
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Hitchins Is Named
To Tax Commission
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 21.-Owen E..
Hitchins, Cumberland Republican,
will succeed DR.. Thomas w. Koon
of Cumberland on the State Tax
Commission.
Mr.. Hitchins, member of the Up
per Potomac River Commission, was
named yesterday by Gov. O'Conor.
DR.. Koon, Democrat, resigned to
take post with the State Industrial
Accident Commission. The other
two members of the commission now
are Democrats and the law requires
one minority member.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Defense Meeting Called

The first in a series of defense
meetings scheduled by the Kensing-
ton Md Chamber of Commerce
will be held at pm. tomorrow at
the Kensington Elementary School.
James Blaine Fitzgerald. member
of the Maryland Council on Defense,
and former national vice commander
of the American Legion, will speak.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Baltimore Rent Board
Obtains Ia Reductions
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 21.-In little
more than a month of operation,
the Fair Rent Commission of Balti-
more City has had rents of IA ten
ants reduced by landlords after a
commission investigation.
In a report to the Maryland Coun-
Gil OF Defense, the commission said
it had taken on 431 cases to date
and closed 210 of these.
In 49 instances, tenants and land
lords agreed a small increase in
rent was justifiable Ten other
pairs made voluntary adjustments.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
O'Conor Presents CoIors
To MARYLAND Guard
Rx the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 81. - Gov.
O'Conor, officially presenting the
Maryland State Guard its colors last
night, praised the magnificent con-
tribution" being made by guard
members.
The colors first were presented to
Gov. O'Conor by the Sd Battalion of
the guard, and the Governor In turn
presented the colors, an American
and a State flag. to Brig. Gen.
Dwight H. Mohr, lnmander OF the
2,700-man guard
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Rockville PIT. A. to Meet

ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. q (Spe-
ciaD The October meeting OF the
Rockville Parent-Teacher Associa.
ton will be held tonight in the
0ichard Montgomery High School.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Granted Scholarship

Theodore A. Searle, 37o0 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, has been
granted a partial scholarship at
Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y.
where he is a member of the junior
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Toll In Previous Months.

In October, Beware Of:
l. The hours between mid
night and 2 am. Three persons
were killed within this two-hour
period in october last year.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Two pedestrians met death in
October, 1910, while doing this.
One of the two ran out from
between parked cars.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Fairfax Draft Board Lists
Missing Registrars
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpeCIaI UIspaIch 70 The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Oct. 2l.-A list of
registrants whose questionnaires,
officials said, have not been returned,
or who have not notified the board
of a change of address, was an
nounced yesterday by Herbert o.
Blunt. chairman of the Fairfax
County Selective Service Board.
Mr.. Blunt asked that any one
knowing the whereabouts of any of
the men either notify the Fairfax
Board or advise the registrants to
communicate with board officials.
Tvna frrni1ra iYnnl1idos.
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Quuntico Postmaster Named

The Senate yesterday confirmed
the nomination of o. M Sisson to
be postmaster at Quantico, Va
Evening star., 1941-10-21
The group includes:

Gibbs. Huger NJ.
Niceley, John H.
Harrie. BeamBn p.
Combs, John Z.
Elliott. Maxwell H.
Stevenson, Suverna
beavers. Charles l..
Boyer. Louis G..
Haden. Daniel
Stanley, wallace A.
Williams, Marvin c.
Sullivan, James
Smith, Aubrey J.
McGuigan, NJ. F.
Grubbs, Willie W.
Moser, Oren
Moss, George L.
Gillis. John M.
Sanders, Willie w.
Alexander Harold j
Whitehorne. r. M.
OBannon, Cecil NJ.
Hall, Robert D.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-25

To ToIstoi, the ~ln...a
primarily IoVing-k'nG.a-.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-25
tend to stabilize things
Fer Factories, Too

Factories, Secretary Wickard
ma ntainS. ought TO be similarly
SUPERVISED, and protected against
loss If they do somewhat overdo
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-05
CAPITAL CHAFF

A civic organization, about tc stage it's annual convention, wired Senator Tom Connally asking him to obtain entertainment for the convention. Their first choice was the Quiz Kids; second choice, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
 When Joe Ball was a Minnesota newsman, he used to wash the din- ner dishes. Now that Joe Ball is a Senator, filling the unexpired term of the late Lundeen-he still washes the dinner dishes i. Sena- tor Leader Barkley, who was born on a farm in Graves County, Ken lucky, sadly refers to dressing in evening clothes as putting on my heavy harness" Most men who have four bathrooms in their hous- es rate as aristocrats, but Real Admiral Ben Morrell, chief oi Navy's bureau of yards and docks displays his dirty hands to prove he's no aristocrat. He got his hands dirty building the four new bathrooms into his house.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-05
Thwarting the Moth
CNeW York Times)

(NeW York TlmeS)
 The scientists in the National Bureau of Stan dards have turned their attention to wool Warm and serviceabe as it is, it has its drawbacks The larvae of moths devour it. Mods grow on it. Bac- era play havoc with it. Strong soaps corrode it Sunlight ages it. Taken all in a it presents as many problems automobile or airpane At the Bureau of Standards all these to have been solved at fell swoop by the simple expedient of studying the structure of wool and then treating it so that the larvae of moths turn sick if they nbbe at it. bacteria die if they try get foothod in it. and even some soaps turn from it in a kind of chemical horror.
 thread of wool is a chain of molecules. Bend the chains and they remain bent which explains creasing. If the disappear when suit is hung up it is because the molecules coiled SC that they eventually spring back when bent or twisted There are also short cross-chans. If a moths larvae some chemicals eat these, a piece of wool cloth simply falls to pieces So the problem reduced itself to treating the cross chains
 First the cross-chains were broken down with chemicals, that they in just sad condi- ton if they had been attacked by moths larvae. But when the broken ends were reunited with the aid of other chemicals they in better condition than ever. Wool's fibers largely pro- ein and therefore the chemical equivalent of beef steak But the protein in the croSs-chains is indi- gestibe after it has been thus douby treated, with the result that it becomes so much poison to the most ravenousy hungry larva. And with strong soaps. They have liking for this transformed protein-refuse to combine with it.
 Such feats would have been impossible 50 or more years ago. The structure of organic molecules had to be studied if they were houses and ways had to be found of changing that structure. So it happens that have plastics, synthetic vitamins hormones, rubbers And now successful Illustration of the moth Away with camphor mothbals and tar-paper bags. The wool of tomorrow will be a Desert of Sahara anything that tries to live it..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-05
NO USE FOR BLADES

The OPM can find no use for old blades members of the Chamber of Commerce were told yesterday.
 Fired by the idea of saving metal for defense purposes, the C. of c. trustees recently wrote the defense office in Washington regarding the worthi- ness of a drive for the used shaving steel But a letter received this week indicated that the blades not wanted.
 We're not surprised. We've never been able to devise for the old razor blades, in fact most of the time we're baffed about place to put them where we're innocent persons will be acc- dentally sliced.
 We had hoped the OPM might solve razor blade problems. but apparently the used beard scrapers are as useless to the defense chiefs as they are to ordinary mortals
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-05

not a prisoner should be of interest to Marshal Bill Mahoney the mine host" of Mahoney Hotel periodi- cally popular hostelry here.
 Guatamala it seems, does not feed offenders who land in the jug Banfeld told of seeing lines of persons standing outside the jais of the little country and when he inquired he was told they were friends relatives of the prisoners. bringing them food.
 What happens if the prisoner has no friends to feed hm?" Banfied wanted to know.
 In that event. the prisoners are taken out to work on roads and their meals, he was told. If prisoner msbehaves when he comes to the wicket through which food is pushed by his friends, the food is immediately taken away by the guard and given to other prisoner with friend to supply victuals
 There's never much trouble with discipline around Guatamalan jails Banfied declares.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-05

year job by his brother, John L.
 The construction workers have been raiding other unions and have stirred up hornets nest of in- dignation within the CIO. Also, this union has barged into fields only remotely related to construc- ton. It granted charter to a Communist controlled teamsters local in Minneapolis and is or ganizing service employees in New York City apartments and Yale College. Actually the union has only a few construction locals.
 Murray has done nothing about this, but in his blistering speech he served notice that he was going to-
 Labor unions are never built by the use of thuggery and brass knuckles," he said grimly. And as president of this organization l do not intend to allow jurisdiction al raids. I shall not stand for any backstairs maneuvering.
 NOTE: Inside word is that Jones, an examiner official who sees eye to eye with Lewis on isolation, will be one of the first to leave the CIO staff.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-05
A CHALLENGE

A bunch of the boys up at Fort Richardson seem to think they can stuff shoulder pads under their khaki shirts and show any II or more Juneau men how the game of football should be played
 At least such was the intimaton in open challenge from the Anchorage army men, received this week by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. The Fort Richardson boys want to come here and play Juneau town team sometime early in l942.
 Hardly in the football business the Chamber of Commerce executive board handed the challenge on to F r Lndenmeyer, coach of athletics at Juneau High School and the organization of team to trim the army seems to. be dumped completely in his lap
 There was a good reason for passing the buck, or the ball, to Coach Lindenmeyer. Earlier this fall when the teachers of Juneau schools guests at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, the subject of football games against army teams first brought up It was indicated at that time that the c. of C. would refuse all game offers because of the lack of team to represent the Capital City on the gridron. But Coach Lndenmeyer protested the refusal of these challenges.
 I've coached football and love the game" he told the Chamber members. If there enough men in the city who would like to turn out and get a team together, I'd like to coach them and we'll see just how warlike these soldiers really are"
 Well, it seems the coach now has his chance to field a squad of gridders We hope he will be able to find some players and offer a real battle when the army arrives Football isn't exactly a stranger to Juneau and we believe one more games will be received enthusiastically here later this winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-05
POST OFFICE
 WILL BE OPEN
 SATURDAY ?. M.
Last Opportunity 10 Gel 1 Parcels Into Mails for
 Eastern Parts

To insure merry Christmas to friends or relatives in the eastern states, the local post office will remain open tomorrow afternoon until 5:30 o'clock. That is, the par eel post and stamp windows will be open only. the other windows clos ing as usual on Saturday at 12:3o o'clock.
 The steamers scheduled to sail south late tomorrow and Sunday will afford the last opportunity to send Christmas packages to the east, certain of delivery before the big holiday and it is for this req son that Postmaster Albert Wi.e announces that the public will be accommodated at the parcel post and stamp windows tomorrow af- ternoon until 5:30 o'clock.