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Evening star., 1941-07-30
BY BEN Fl. PEARSE,
Star Staff Correspondent.

INDIANHEAD, Md. Jaly 30
Ghost towns and surplus housing re-
Sulting from boom times will be
thing of the past if the experiment
tried by Public Buildings Admins
tration at Indianhead, Md, yester-
day proves a success.
The guinea pig in the test was
a re-fabricated house erected near
the United States naval powder fac
tory for use by defense workers
when the enlarged powder plant gets
into full production early this fall.
The experiment consisted in taking
the house down, loading it on trucks,
driving it over rough roads for 40 or
50 miles and recording how much
damage has been done when it is
put back together again.
officials of the P. B A. timed the
"demounting, as taking the house
apart is termed, at three hours. Put
ting it back together required less
time because the crew has had more
experience at the job and pounding
nail is easier than pulling 1t out.
Looks to Normal Times.
Taking a long range view, the
P. B. A. is looking forward to the end
of the national emergency. when the
powder plant, like hundreds of other
national defense industries, will re-
vert to its old production schedule.
Hundreds of men brought in for the
emergency no longer will be needed
and will go to some other part OF the
country or return home. What will
become of these temporary homes?
The P. B. A. is not sure yet. How
ever, If these pre-fabricated houses
Evening star., 1941-07-30
William B. Davis, 79,
Dies in Alexandria

William B. Davis, 10, who was
connected with the Family Shoe
Store of Washington for a number
of years and a resident of Alex
andria for more than half a CEN
tury, died yesterday at the Alex
andria Hospital.
Mr.. Davis retired from business
about 10 years ago. He was men,
ber of the Alexandria, Washington
Masonic Lodge, No %, and the
Potomac Lodge, No SO, Odd Fellows.
Surviving Mr.. Davis are daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert L. Myers, jr., Of
Alexandria; two brothers. Eugene
and Charles E. Davis of Washing
ton, and two sisters, Mrs. G. A. Hall
and Miss Carrie Davis of Fairfax.
Private funeral services will be held
at pm. tomorrow at his late home,
2l1 South Alfred street, Alexandria,
followed by burial with Masonic
rites in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Maryland Boy Dies
After Eatinq ToadstooIs

Three-year- -old Alvin Kidd OF
Hunting Hill, Md, died in Children's
Hospital yesterday as result of
eating toadstools mistaken for
mushrooms, DR.. c. E. Hawks, Mont
gomery County medical examiner
reported today.
The child's mother, Mrs. Willard
Kidd, who had picked the toadstools
in q field near her home Monday.
was i'll, but is expected to recover, he
said.
Montgomery County. police have
been asked to warn residents of the
vicinity to avoid a repetition Of the
mistake.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Court Upholds
Montgomery
Registration
Petition to Remove
Name of Mrs. Oliver
As Voter Dismissed
By 6 Staff Correspondent of The Star.

By 6 Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 30.-A
person may register as qualified
voter of Montgomery County at any
time after declaring an intention OF
becoming citizen of Maryland,
providing such declaration is year
or more before the next general
election, it was ruled today in
Circuit Court
Judges Charles w. Woodward and
Stedman Prescott entered an order
dismissing a petition by John r.
Reeves which sought to remove the
name of Mrs. Blanche c. Oliver,
4704 Chevy Chase boulevard, Bethes-
da, from the list of qualified voters.
Mr.. Reeves, who is president Of
the Seventh District Republican
Club of Montgomery County, filed
the petition against Mrs. Oliver and
two members of the County Perma-
nent Board of Registry, Miss Rose
K. Dawson and Alfred D. Moves.
Mr.. Reeves contended Mrs. Oliver
had not lived in Montgomery County
continuously for one year after de-
claring her intention of becoming
citizen of Maryland and therefore
was not qualified to be listed on the
boards registry of voters.
The petitioner and defendants
agreed by stipulation as to the facts.
They are that Mrs. Oliver declared
her intention of citizenship on Nav
10 and the Board of Registry en-
tered her name on the list of ouali-
fed voters on July 2. On July 7
Mr.. Reeves filed a complaint with
the board and on July 10 the board
declined to remove her name.
Having declared her intention
more than year before the general
election of 1922 the judges opinion
declared, "She is eligible to register
so that she may vote in any primary
election if she has declared her
intention year or more before
the general election"
In dismiSsing the petition. the
court ordered Mr.. Reeves to pay
the costs.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Valley Poultry Interests
Oppose Train Suspensions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July 30
Spokesman for Shenandoah Valley
poultry and agricultural interests
told the State Corporation Commits
sion yesterday that the production
and movement of food products was
Just as essential to the national de-
fenSe program as the training and
transportation of troops.
The Valley delegation, joining with
representatives from other sections
in opposing an application of the
Southern Railway for authority to
suspend operation of 10 Virginia
passenger trains for the duration OF
the emergency, contended that re-
moval of trains IL and II between
Manassas and Harrisonburg would
be a serious blow to the expanding
poultry and farm program of that
section.
The railway witnesses maintained
that the discontinuance of the trains
was necessary to make available
passenger equipment with which to
handle the increasing flow of traffic
to Army posts and training camps
adjacent to its lines.
The commission took the COM
pany's petition under advisement.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
3-to-2 Vote PIedqes
County 10 Pay Half
OF Austin 'sSaIary
OxIey and Johnson
Lose Fight on New
Zonine Administrator
taft correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 80
Divided along party and factional
lines. the Montgomery County Board
of Commissioners yesterday voted
to pay half of the $4,000 annual
salary of F. Byrne Austin, newly
appointed zoning administrator OF
the Maryland National Park and
Planning Commission.
Mr.. Austin was the secretary to
Representative William d. Byron,
Democrat, of Maryland, who -was
Killed m an airplane crash last
spring. Mr.. Austin's appointment
as zoning administrator was an
nounced last month by the park and
planning body.
The commission would pay the
other half of Mr.. Austin's salary
under terms of a resolution present.
ed to the County Board of Commits
sioners by the park and planning
group Yesterday. The board voted,
3 to 2, with President Thomas E.
Hampton and Commissioners o. w.
Roby and r. Watts Farmer. all
organization Democrats, approving
the resolution.
Questions Necessity.
Commissioners John E. OXley,
anti-organization Democrat, and
Walter Johnson, Republican, dis
approved the resolution.
Mr.. Oxley. who asserted he had
no personal objection to Mr.. Austin,
debated with Mr. Hampton as to
the necessity of appointing an en-
forcing officer. Pointing to a recent
increase in the police force, the
recent appointment of an assistant
States attorney and two clerks, Mr..
Oxlev wanted to know why the
present police staff would be unable
to enforce zoning laws which Mr..
Austin has been appointed to up
hold.
Mr.. Hampton replied that zoning
enforcement requires particular
qualifications and a knowledge of
zoning laws. He said Mr.. Austin is
qualified because of previous en-
ployment with the Park and Plan
ming Commission.
/ 1T is my impression" Mr.. OXley
said. that police officer is ap-
pointed to investigate violations OF
all laws
Housing Report Submitted.
yXYl,oo NJ TobYeo,, iyp,,iroI aIIyI, =,
can't the building inspectors en-
force the zoning laws?" he was told
by Mr.. Hampton that the inspectors
are already overtaxed because of
the large amount Of construction
now in progress.
A report was read from Maj. E
Brooke Lee, chairman of the Mont
gomery County Housing Authority
reviewing work of that organiza-
ton. Upon Maj. Lees recommended
ton, the commissioners appointed
o. w. Anderson, county agricultural
agent, to the County Housing Au-
thority to succeed Mrs Olive
Clapper, who resigned. Mr.. Ander-
sons term will expire August 81
1945. Also appointed until August
81. 1943, was Douglas Diamond ot
Gaithersburg, to succeed Thomas c
Darby, whose term has expired.
A letter was read from John B
Hamilton, consulting engineer re.
tanned by the commissioners to seel
reduction in street lighting rates
A conference is to be held August
in Baltimore with the staff of thu
Public Service Commission, Mr.
Hamilton told the board.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Prince William Delegates

MANASSAS, Va, July 80 (Spe-
ciaD Miss Esther Dickens of
Bristow is representing the Prince
William County Home Demonstra-
ton Club Committee at the annual
meeting of the State Federation of
Home Demonstration Clubs at Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute at
Blacksburg this week. Mrs. c. T.
Marshall of Woodbridge is delegate
from the County Homemaking Board
and Mrs. P. A. Lewis and Mrs
Harold Mccall are representing the
Sudley Road Club. Other delegates
include Mrs. j. L. Cato, Mrs
Lawrence Mountjoy and Mrs. Paul
Kercheffer, Dumfries.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Junior Farm Board
Formed in Prince William
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, July 30.-A
Junior County Board of Agriculture
has been formed here with c. G.
Lynn, jr., of Manassas as chairman.
Clifford Bear, jr of Nokesville
was named vice chairman and Wade
Smith of Waterfall, secretary.
Members of the Board of Direc-
tors include Kite Roseberry, Gilbert
Rollins, Everett Kline, Wayne Gov
erston, Paul Kline and William
Young, Manassas; William F. Hale,
Selwyn Smith, Harry Fitzwater, Will
liam Harpine, Frederick Harpine
and Ewing House, Nokesville; Jack
Alvey. Robert Carter, Eddie Shotz-
berger. Rolfe Ellison, Hamilton, La
than and Wade Smith, Haymarket
and Gainesville.
The organization is one OF the
first of its kind in the United States
and the first in Virginia, according
to F. D. Cox, county agent, who is
directing the board as defense &C
tivity in the county. The board
voted livestock Improvements as
It's initial project.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Maryland 10 Divide
S974,319 in Income
Taxes With Counties
Montgomery Will Get
Sl05 ,00l, With SIS, ,423
Going to Prince Georges

Montgomery County will receive
s1o5 ,OO1 and Prince Georges County
s29 ,423 in the first 1941 distribu-
ton of Maryland income tax re-
ceipts. it was announced yesterday.
State Controller j. Millard Tawes
said that altogether S9743l9 will be
distributed among Baltimore City
and the counties. the Associated
Press reported from Annapolis.
OF the total amount. s965,757 will
60 to the States political subdi-
visions from proceeds of the cur
rent tax and s8.562 from proceeds
of the old 1899 levy.
Under income tax law. each
county and Baltimore City receives
IS per cent of taxes paid by its
resident individuals. County funds
go to the county commissioners and
incorporated towns.
Checks for the taxes paid under
the current levy include only the
counties and Baltimore City's share
of the first income tax installment.
which was due April Is. The next
distribution will be made after the
second and third installments are
paid, the last due September Is.
Baltimore City will receive the
largest share-S550,0 1000 from the cur
rent tax and s4,l59 from the 1899
levy.
The 1865 SIS under the current
income tax will be divided among
the counties other than Montgomery
and Prince Georges, as follows:
Allegany, $4,000; Anne Arundel,
$4,000; Baltimore, $120,000; Calvert,
$500; Caroline. S2,408; Carroll, So
100; Cecil, $3.50; Charles, $3.50;
Dorchester. s4,46l; Frederick, SILL
382: Garrett, S1.553; Hartford. SILL
382 Howard, s67OO; Kent, s3,l92;
Queen Annes. sl2,l40; St. Marys,
s2,420; Somerset, s6,845; Talbot,
s11,675; Washington, s22,935; Wi
comico, $8,767, and Worcester, s3,o75.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Six Spotted Fever Deaths
Reported in Maryland
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE. July 30.-Six deaths
from Rocky Mountain spotted fever
out OF % cases reported this sum-
mer raises Maryland's mortality
rate from the disease considerably
above that of last year.
! DR.. c. B. Halliday. assistant
director of the State Health De-
partment, said that Montgomery
County reported the latest case Of
the tick fever yesterday.
At the same time, Maryland's
sixth victim Of the disease. Alfred
Mckinney. IS. of Elk Neck, Md,
died at Union Hospital in Elkton.
DR.. Halliday said fatalities from
the disease, which usually abates in
/ September, have been reported this
year in Anne Arundel. Cecil. Mont
gomery, Wicomico and Baltimore
Counties.
Non-fatal cases have occurred In
Charles, Allegany. Caroline, Kent.
Prince Georges. Queen Annes and
Talbot Counties.
Fifty-three cases of the disease
and five deaths we're reported in
1910, DR.. Halliday said.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Cure for Defense Ghost Towns
Tested in Demounting Houses
Pre-Fobricoted Home Parts Tucked Away to
Determine Damage Of Moving to New Site

can be taken down, trucked to an
other site and put up again without
a large loss in the process, it will be
more economical than simply tear
ing them down and selling the lum-
Der at salvage prices.
The IL manufacturers who are
building 65l housing units on the
Indianhead site believe the damage
will be slight, although their homes
are designed as permanent struc-
lures and only built in sections to
be assembled on the site for con-
venience and to save expense. Dur
ing the experiment one of the
homes erected by each of the manu-
facturers will be given the same
test.
Several Types of Houses.
Twenty-eight men were on the
Job when the job was started yes
terday, II when the "demounting'
was finished Carpenters, electri-
clans, plumbers and bricklayers
were needed only part of the time,
since most of the skilled work is
done at the factory. One section of
the front. wall, for example, comes
complete with front door. including
lock and bolt. easement window.
with a wall plug and switches for
inside and porch.
Some of the houses are of ply
wood, some of steel, some of COM
position and one type is of pressed
board made out Of old newspapers
which have been treated to salvage
the ink. Practically every type of
re-fabricated construction is in
cluded in the Indianhead project
to give Government housing au-
thorities experience data on which
to base future projects.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Rysticken Is Named
Aide at GreenbeIt

Arthur L. Rysticken, former secre-
tary to Representative Wasielewski,
Democrat, of Wisconsin, has been
named to succeed Wallace F. Mabee.
administrative assistant at Green
belt, Md, who resigned recently to
enter private business.
Mr.. Rysticken is graduate Of
the colleges of business admins
tration and law of Marquette Uni
versity. From 1899 until this year
he was assistant city attorney Of
Milwaukee.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Virginia Candidate
Denies Rivals Claim
He Favors Betting
Pickett Coils MiIIer's
Charge on Legulizing
Pori-MutueIs FuIse

A charge by Francis Pickens Miller,
candidate for denomination to the
Virginia House of Delegates from
Fairfax County, that Charles Pickett,
his opponent in the Democratic
primary August 5. is seeking election
because he wants to legalize pari-
mutuel betting" drew a prompt
denial today from Mr.. Pickett.
The statement is false" Mr..
Pickett said Il have no intention
of seeking legislation not included
in my platform. and the legislation
mentioned by my opponent is not
part of my platform"
In a statement yesterday Mr.. Mil
Ter said Mr.. Pickett wants to go
to the Assembly because he wants TO
legalize pari-mutuel betting prepar-
atory to having race track in this
area. His theory of financing gov
eminent appears to be that the
revenues of the Commonwealth
should be derived from taxes on
vice"
Gives His Real Reason"
Mr.. Pickett replied that the rea,
| reason he is seeking election is be-
/ cause he feels the county has not
been represented properly by Mr.
Miller" He added that he woulc
answer his opponents charges ir
| detail in radio address at 9 pm
Friday over WMAL.
In his statement Mr. Miller
charged his opponent with attempt
ing to cast doubt upon my patriot
ism" and with refusing to support
vember, 1899, election. He added
that the real issue between them is
how many people should vote.
Around 10 per cent of the adult
population of Fairfax County usually
votes in a gubernatorial election,
Mr.. Miller said. "A vote of 10 per
cent is not a broad enough base for
Democratic government. want
more than 10 per cent to vote. Mr.
Pickett distrusts the people and
would prefer TO have less than 10
per cent vote"
Mr.. Miller denied the "rumor now
being encouraged" that his wife Is
the same Helen Miller who was
ousted from the Labor Department
on charges of being Communist.
Page Urges Big Vote.
| T, o~o+Joar Niroipio poIitical de-
velopment, State Senator Vivian l.
Page of Norfolk, candidate for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
ton, warned in speech at Martins
Vile last night that unless VirginianS
| exercised their right to vote I'VE are
in for g long spell of political dis
tatorship."
Only a fifth of the States adult:
voted in the last presidential election
and less than one-eighth in the las
gubernatorial election, he said, il
asserting that small vote gay'
greater control to "the poltica
organization"
He was one of the speakers at
public meeting which was part o
an assembly of Young Democrats o
the 5th Virginia Congressional Dis
trict. Others. according to the AS
sociated Press. were Colgate Darden
jr., of Norfolk. also candidate TO
Governor. and William Tuck o
Halifax and Moss Plunkett of Roa
noke, candidates for Lieutenan
Governor.
Meanwhile, in Harrisonburg, Va
the Associated Press reported, Sen
ator Hunsdon Cary, another candi
date for Governor, continued hi
attack on the Virginia Democrati
organization last night with tn
assertion that it "is the same ruth
less dictatorship today that it ha
been throughout its entire career.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Rites for Jacob D. Groh
At Herndon Today

Funeral services were held this
morning at the Herndon (VaD Con-
gregational Church for Jacob D.
Groh, IA, who died Oh Sunday at
his home in Herndon. He was buried
in Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Mr.. Groh, native of Prescott,
Pa, moved to Herndon about so
years ago, and was active in church
work, serving as treasurer of the
Congregational Church for many
years He was a member of the
Herndon Council, Order of Fraternal
Americans.
He is survived by two sisters. Miss
Katherine Groh Of Herndon, with
whom he had made his home since
the death of his wife, and Mrs. Will
liam Adams of New York. and two
brothers, Calvin Groh of Myerstown,
Pa, and William Groh of Orlando,
Fla
Evening star., 1941-07-30
All Honors Horpine

MANASSAS, Va, July 80 (Spe-
ciaD D.-Fredericx w. Harpine OF
Nokesville was selected for mem
bership in the All-Stars, All honor
group, at the annual State All Club
short course st Blacksburg. Myron
Paulovich, Occ oquan All Club MEM
ber, was awarded special recogni-
ton in the All State scholarship
contest.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Virginia to Issue
'Sove-Gus' Stickers
Nv The Associated Press.

BY INt HSSUCIGItU FItoos
RICHMOND, Va, July 30.-The
Virginia Petroleum Conservation
Committee today planned to seek
financial assistance from the State,
through Gov. Price, for the printing
of 100000 IT save gasoline for de-
fense" stickers.
The stickers would be distributed
to automobile owners who agree to
cooperate IN the State gasoline
saving campaign.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Sees Anne Arundel Boom

ANNAPOLIS. Md, July 20 P).-
Roland r. Thomas. secretary-man-
ager of the loGal Chamber of Com
merce, predicted that Anne Arundel
County could treble its current pop
ulation of 68,375 If a new dual high
way were constructed between
Washington ARD Annapolis.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Rector Heads U. S. o. Unit

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, July
80 (SpeciaD j. Mayo Rector Of
Chesapeake Beach has been named
chairman of the United Service
Organizations for Calvert County.
Evening star., 1941-07-30

In July. Beware OF:
1. The hours between $50
and $50 pm. All four OF the
persons killed in traffic in July,
ls4O, we're fatally injured within
this three-hour period.
2. Crossing a street at a 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., 1941-07-30
Make July Safer

Toll in Previous Months.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-21
ROTC
TO FORT BRAGG

f ORBIT shrdl >hrdIu ShrdIu Shrsh
Fort Bragg, May 2l.-The Army
viii commission and CAL into active
service 5000 ROTC 1871 graduates
within the next six weeks. and Fort
Bragg viii have part of the job OF
giving them their final summer
trainjny before they are assigned t.
outfits, the War department has an
nOunCed.
These 5000 new second ~lieuten-
ants, coming from ROTC units as
7. S. colleges, plus 10000 to come
from the officer candidate schools
that have been established for en-
listed men and warrant officers. will
provide the Army with 10000 new
officers in the coming year.
This figure, When added to the
pool of 100000 serve officers on
whom the Army now can draw, at
ford an enlightening comparison with
World War days when the Army be-
gan It's expansion with only some
5000 reserper officers.
OF the 2,565 officers now on duty
at Fort Bragg $50 are Regular Army
officers, 1873 r National Guard Of
~ficers. 10 are Army Nurses and
1877 are reserpe officers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-21
Iceland
Sewers Ties
With

Copenhagen, May 2l.-(AP)-
lceland's charge d'affairs formally
notified the Danish foreign office
yesterday that his country had de-
cided to cancel its union with Dem
mark and become a republic.
The note said the lcelandic gov
eminent reached its decision un-
animously May II, and that the re-
public status will become effective
as o on as tie tie with Denmark is
formally dissolved.
Iceland, the note continued, had
the right to cancel a 2~3-vear-old
treaty OF union before it expired
IN 1913, because Icelandic affairs
formerly conducted by Denmark now
are being handled by Iceland. Futh-
ermore, it vas pointed out, Denmark
no longer was IN a position to handle
such affairs.
There was no official Danish re-
action to the note severing a tic
which dates back to 1880. Iceland
achieved independence in 1918 but
remained united with Denmark -
the extent that the Danish king was
also lHng Of Iceland.
Stockholm dispatches said the new
republic, whose althing (parliamenD
dates back to $50, will appoint a
temporary chief Of state (some re-
ports said he had been appOinted)
pending the Introduction Of a repub-
lican constitution.
Iceland now is under protection
of British troops which were landed
there in the spring Of 1910 following
Adolf Hitler's conquest Of Denmark
and the low countries.