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Evening star., 1941-09-28
Growing of Queen CIimoxes
CotorfuI tobacco Festival
Elaborate Pageant Given at La Ploto
As Port of Annual Celebration

Washington: Miss Nancy Clark,
Wicomico. and Miss Margaret w.
Wilson, Worchester.
Each skit in the pageant was per-
formed by actors from one OF the
five tobacco-growing counties-Anne
Arundel, Charles, st. Marys, CAL
vert and Prince Georges
An appreciative audience saw
players from Anne Arundel County
stage Bills Idea of the Orient, )"
complete with a backdrop of the
pyramids. came1S and the desert.
and Oriental dancing girls. The
scene next turned to a china cabi-
net of dolls from Charles County
that suddenly came to life and went
through the minuet. A Western
mining town in the nineties next
occupied the stage. A desert rat"
of st, Marys County, down on his
luck, found his fortune when young
prospectors lost their newly won
gold to him in a card game.
"A Gracious Mansion of the Fif-
ties" was the smoke dream of the
next soldier and young Southerner
and his sweetheart from Charles
County waltzed before the white
pillars of the typical Southern man
sion. Calvert County specialized in
ESkimos. penguins and hunters of
the Arctic who were brought to life
by the dance of the totem pole.
The last scene, staged by players of
Prince Georges County. was of a
supper club with audience, Latin
dancers and toe dancer.
Casts of Scenes.
The casts included:
Scene one-Hammond CantWell,
Frances B. Collinson. Richard Will
liams, Bernard williams, Mary
Solari, Alice Weaver, Beale Fletcher
Peggy Fletcher, James Day, Mary T.
Smith, Anne Kent Linthicum. Erma
Cook, LaRue B. Kolb, Anne WEIGH,
Emma Webb StanSbury, Ruby w.
Chapman. Ernest Shepherd. jr., Ed
ward o. Shepherd. j. Roman O'Neill,
jr., Alfred H. Prout, Richard G.
Hines, and C. Edward Moreland.
Scene tWo-Russell Barbour, Dan
Fisher, James ArmSworthy, Walter
Wilhelm, Bernard Gwynn, jr.; Ruth
Simmons, Berry Bean, Marie Kelly,
Kathryn Bean, Forrest Wood and
Clarence D. Dement,.
Scene three-Mark Summer, Hunt
Bowling, Kenneth Burroughs. John
Bullock, Gus Choporis, Robert
Greenwell, Billy Gardiner, Dick
Swami, Fox Burroughs. George
Wood. Howard Spaulding, Edwin
Woodburn, Mahartney Strickland,
Jean Peck, Dorothy Burroughs, Ruth
Jones, Mary Ruth Jenkins, Ann
Broun, Mary Edith Swami, Kathleen
Naylor, Gwendola Thompson, Emily
Wakeman. Rebecca Higgs, Margaret
Stone and Patricia Owens.
Scene fourrLouise Matthews, F.
B. Gwynn, Mary Ann Baldus, Mrs
Guy Barbour, j. Read Bailey, Rus
sell Levering, Vivian Bounds. Elean-
or Gwynn, Kitty Posey, Mrs. Rex
Brown, Mrs. Bruce Matthews, Ed
ward B. Edelen. Edward Turner
John Dudley Digges, Rex Brown and
Harry Turner.
Scene five-Jean Somervell, Annie
Bond Parran. Ann Carpenter. Abby
Wilson, Virginia Bel Lore. eaf1
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Bv JOHN VI. BOWIE,
Star Staff Correspondent.

LA PLATA Md. Sept 27.-A
dark haired South American beauty
was crowned Queen Nicotina VIII
by Gov. O'Conor here tonight amid
colorful pageantry marking the
close of the eighth annual Southern
Maryland Tobacco Festival.
On a stage at one end of huge,
gaily decorated tobacco warehouse,
Senorita Maria Theresa Escalante.
daughter of the Venezuelan Ambas-
sador to the United States, received
the cloak and crown of tobacco bios
SONS symbol of her reign as queen
of Southern Marylands important
farm industry.
An audience of nearly 1000 per-
sons witnessed the coronation as
we'll as the second and final showing
Of the festivals elaborate pageant,
While a Cigarette Burns"
Against backdrop of pine woods,
the pageant was presented on a
large revolving stage before a semi
circle of crowded bleachers. 1t was
played in six cleverly executed
scenes, each depicting the smoke
rings of a group of Army boys in
camp
Beauties in Queens Court.
Queen Nicotina and her Court of
the Magic Weed" earlier in the day
were the guests at luncheon in the
old Chimney House. a recently re-
stored home in historic Port Tobac-
co. Just before the coronation ball
tonight the party was entertained
at dinner in the La Plata home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Willis.
Beauties of nearby counties of
Maryland and Virginia were in the
queens court as princesses. Mary
land, Connecticut, the District of
Columbia, Georgia, North Carolina
and Virginia were represented by
the queens duchesses.
The "duchesses" were Miss Mabel
Nusbaum, Maryland; Miss Martha
Norge, Connecticut; Miss Jean Cav
anaugh, Washington; Miss Julia
Homer Wilson, Georgia; Miss Jane
Parker, North Carolina, and Mrs.
George Mason, Virginia
"Princesses" from Baltimore City
were Miss Mary L. Morris, Miss
Mary E. Nennesey, Miss Betty Rae
Cary, Miss Margaret A. Spreckel-
meyer, Miss Leona Thomas and
Miss Ruth RemilleauX.
Princesses from Counties.
Princesses from the counties were
Miss Mary c. O'Connell, Allegheny;
Miss Jane johnson. Anne Arundel;
Miss Margaret L. Lickle, Baltimore; !;
Miss Mary Ellen Hance. Calvert:
Miss Joyce Kern, Caroline; Miss
Katherine Clemson, Carroll; Miss
Mary Alden Hopkins, Cecil; Mrs.
Virginia T. Mitchell, Charles; Miss
Virginia Winterling. Dorchester;
Miss Esther Seltzer. Frederick: Miss
Emily Jones, Garrett; Miss Helen
Longley, Hartford; Miss Dorothy
o. Trotter. Howard; Miss Jane
Philips, Kent Miss Barbara Eliza
beth Walker. Montgomery; Miss
Lucy Clagett Sasscer, Prince
Georges; Miss Helen M. Council,
Queen Annes; Miss Virginia Duke,
st. Marys; Miss Mary Louise Die,
Somerset; Miss Dorothy Mcdaniel.
Talbot: Miss Madsleine Herbert,
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Contract Will Be LET
Soon for New Federal
Offices at SuitIand
Navy Building in Arlington
To Be Available for
Occupancy This Week

Contract for the new Federal OF
flee Building No. 3, to be erected
at Suitland, Nd, probably will be
let soon to a contracting firm which
has had wide experience in con-
struction of Federal buildings here.
The structure. of reinforced con-
crete and brick exterior, Will be
somewhat similar in design TO Fed
eral Office Building No. 2. now
nearing completion in nearby Ar
lington County.
More Funds Provided.
The Suitland building will be
erected on a plot of more than
400 acres of land between Silver
Hill road, West Suitland road. and
Washington National Cemetery. The
structure probably will be COM
pleted in about six months, SO as to
be ready for occupancy IN the
spring. It's occupant has not been
announced.
First bids submitted for the Suit
land building were rejected as all
we're too high for the funds appro-
priated. A sum Of 100000 was
transferred from the temporary
building funds to the Suitland Job,
bringing the total available to S4,-
100 900. for both land and building
A contract has been negotiated and
is expected to be signed shortly.
Meantime Federal Office Building
No. .. is to be available Tor occu-
nancy this week. Part of the Navy
Department will be moved over, re-
lieving pressure of this department,
but vacating no Navy space to other
agencies.
Building E to Be Renovated.
Part of the Arlington County
Building will be used to store World
War files from old Temporary Build
ing E. on the Mall. Some Of these
records already have been moved
to the District Armory, and the
rest will be taken to the Arlington
site later. Temporary Building E
is to be vacated. renovated, and then
used by some defense agency, prob
ably the Supply Priorities ALLEGATIONS
Board.
Preliminary work is under way
in Arlington County leading to con-
struction of the big new War De-
partment Building on ground bound
by Arlington Ridge road. Columbia
pike and U. S. Route No. l. The
cost of this building, which was the
center of a long dispte, is to be
determined by final plans still under
consideration. Contract has been
let to three different firms for the
construction. The building will
house about 10000 people.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Church Glasses Beqin
For Rockville Pupils
Special Dispatch to The Star

Speclei DlSpatch TO The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. Sept. 27.-A
church school for pupils of the two
fourth grades of the Rockville Ele-
mentary School began in the Boy
Scout building on the old fair
grounds here this week to continue
throughout the school year. It
is being held under auspices of the
Observation-Disclosures Council of
Churches and Christian Education
and is being sponsored by the Bap-
tist, Christian, Methodist and Pres
byterian churches of Rockville.
Miss Esther Lomb of Washington.
who is conducting similar schools
in other counties, is the teacher.
On the opening day So children
attended.
The general committee, on which
the four local churches are repre-
sented, is composed of Guy L. Car
ter, chairman; Harry S. BeaIl. Mae
Belt, Mary H. Carter, the Rev. Her.
bert Q. Cooper. Beulah A. Dove
John A. England, Anna H. Garrett
Ella M. Hickerson. Frank H. Hie-
gins, George H. Lamar, the Rev
j. Virgil Lilly. the Rev. Henry x
PaSma, the Rev. John w. Rosen-
berger and John R. Spates.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Council 10 Organize
Civilian Defense
In Prince Georges
Advisory Committee
OF Women's Division
Will Meet Tuesday

Organization of civilian defense
program for Prince Georges County,
Md. will be planned at a meeting of
the advisory committee of the county
women's division of the Maryland
Council of Defense at pm. Tuesday
in the County Service Building in
Hyattsville. The group will meet
with the administrative committee
and executive board.
The following members of the ad-
viSory committee have been an
nounced by Mrs John J. Keane,
chairman of the division:
William A. Carson. president of
the Board of County Commissioners a.:
Mrs Margaret Miller, president of
the Women's Auxiliary to the Brent
wood Fire Department: Mrs. Mar
guerite Miller. president of the
Prince Georges Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Clubs: Mrs
William Chase, president of the
Maryland Federation of Republican
Women: Mrs. Leroy NJ. Laughton
president of the County Federation
of Republican Women.
Mrs. Leon Rosenkrans. commits
sioner of the Girl Scouts. Prince
Georges County; the Rev. Bernard
Prosise, Rabbi Samuel M. Silver,
Mrs. Embert A. LeLacheur. president
OF the Prince Georges County Gar
den Club; Mrs. S. Hartford Downs.
president Of the women's division of
the Greenbelt Local Defense Or
ganization; Mrs. Irene A. Connor of
the Ladies of Charity.
Mrs. Ella @. Nalley of the Pomona
Grange. Mrs. James Severe of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Prince Georges County
Mrs. j. NJ. Edlavitch of the Women's
Auxiliary to the American Legion
Mrs. Leila B. Wallace of the
Women's Auxiliary to the Veterans
OF Foreign Wars. Mrs. Mae Harris
chairman of the Prince Georges
County Public Health Lay Council
Miss Frances F Buck. nursing
supervisor of the county Health De-
partment; DR.. John NJ. Byers of the
county Health Department. Mrs.
Mary M. James of the Prince
Georges County Colored Federation
Of Women's Clubs and Mrs. Helen
Merrick, president of the Prince
Georges County Art Guild.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Augusta Circuit Court
To Convene October 6
,ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
STAUNTON. Va. Sept. 27-Au-
gusta County circuit court will con-
vene October with special grand
jury session.
Members of the special grand jury
are w. Stuart Moffett, Beverley
Manor district; M. W. Swink, North
River; j. NJ. Early Middle River;
j. Tucker Cook, South River; Sam
L. Fuller, South River; Howe E.
Splitter. Riverheads, and B. w. Jones,
Pastures.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Rezoning Halt
Is Requested
In Arlington
Partial Moratorium
Pending Approval Of
Master Plan Sought

A moratorium on the rezoning of
residential property to lower classi-
fications until after a master zoning
plan has been approved for Ar
lington County, Va, is sought by
the Executive Committee of the
Arlington County Civic Federation,
Il was announced last night.
Chairman Albert A. Carretta of
the committee announced the mat
ter was considered an emergency,
and letters seeking the suspension
of rezoning actions were sent to
Chairman F. Freeland Chew and
members OF the County Board.
The committee said that in its
opinion -"the County Board should
refrain from rezoning any residen-
tiai property to a lower claSSifica-
ton for any reason whatsoever until
the master zoning plan for Arlington
County is adopted and placed into
effect"
Board Member Edmund D. Camp
bell has already replied that while
he agrees with what he believes to be
the fundamental purpose of the res
olution he is unable to agree with
the suggestion that he pre-Judge
zoning applications and refuse to
consider them on their individual
merits.
Campbell Assails Delay.
Mr.. Campbell said that he has
been much dissatisfied with the
delay in the preparation OF the
master zoning plan and called the
Executive Committees attention 10
his motion before the County Board
on July 80 which led to the re-
tention of Jacob L. Crane. zonlng
expert, as consultant to prepare the
master plan.
Until the master zoning plan Is
completed" Mr.. Campbell wrote the
committee. the county board should
be very slow to make Zoning changes
which tend to change the general
character of land use, but | must
state that I am unable to concur
in the suggestion contained in your
resolution to refrain from re-
zoning any residential property TO
lower classifications
For a board member to pre-
Judge such an application by agree
ing in advance of its presentation
that he will not consider it on its
merits would, in my opinion. con-
stitute violation of his oath OF
Office and I can not be a party to
such an understanding
Backs Protection of Values.
Mr.. Campbell said he recognized
the importance of protecting eStab-
lished home values and he would
try to avoid any action that would
destroy them
A moratorium similar to that now
being sought in Arlington was asked
by the Montgomery County Md
Civic Federation last spring In
that county the commissioners
quickly declared moratorium, but
shortly thereafter reScinded their
action in time to permit construc-
ton of a large apartment at Sligo
Park Hills in Silver Spring. The
Montgomery Board of Commission
ers now continues to rezone prop
erty despite the civic groups request
There is no assurance of when a
master plan for Arlington County
will be prepared and ready for
adoption" MI Crane has been re-
tanned until not later than February
] and the consultant has indicated
that during this period he would
be able to obtain sufficient data fol-
the completion of the plan.
Evening star., 1941-09-28

Gray, Kathryne Herring, John H
Briscoe, Lowell Read Bowen, Thad-
deus Prout, Laveille Hance, John
Chaney. Carlton Elliott, Billy White,
Erma Bowen, Ella Parran Hance,
Margaret Meredith Gray, Doris
woodburn, Mildred Hardesty, June
Lore, Doris Garner, Dorothy Lyons
Helen Hance and Dolores Sutton.
Scene six-William Sprinkle. All
leen Sprinkle, Regina Shives, Ella
Miller, June Jacobs, Patsy Duke
Eugene Hungerford Elmer Talbert
Donald Cooper. Rudy NillSen. Paul
Smith, Jack Coale, Buddy Caffren
Donald Wood, Barbara Dorsett
Marbury Clagett, Emily Ruth Nc
Pherson, Paul Gibbons Rawlings
Frances Eunice Goldsmith, William
Turner and Rosalie Baber.
The six soldiers were played by
J. l.. Parsons, James F. Matthews
J, NJ. Martini. John r. Gee, jr.
HarYY Wilhelm and q. l. Compton
Evening star., 1941-09-28
First-Aid Class to Open
At Lyndon Hill School

The first of series of first aid
classes to be sponsored by the Lyn-
don Hill Parent Teacher Association
and the Walker Mill Road and Rol-
Inns Avenue Citizens Association will
be held at the Lyndon Hill High
School at 8 pm. october 7.
Glasses will be open to men and
women and to boys and girls IL
years of age or older. The instruc-
ton will be free except for the cost
of the first aid manual and material
used.
Registration will open at the
school at 7:3o pm. Tuesday and will
be followed by q movie on first aid.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Montgomery High Opens
AirpIune Metals Class

A class in aircraft sheet metal
and oxy-acetylene welding will
start tomorrow in the aircraft
mechanics shop at the Montgomery
Blair High School in Silver Spring,
Md.
Designed to offer basic training
in the two subjects. the class will
meet from 7 to 10:45 pm. Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings and will continue for
eight weeks with a total of 120 hours
of training.
Enrolment is open to any citizen
from II to 25. inclusive, provided he
is not a student in regular day
school.
The class will be under the direc-
ton Of the Montgomery County
Board of E6ucatteC.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Fairfax SeuI Chuirmen
Announced for Drive
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
Fairfax, Va, Sept. 27.-Mrs. STAN
ley P. Stewart of Vienna, chairman
of the Fairfax County tuberculosis
Seal sale campaign, has announced
the appointment of district chair
men as follows: Miss Ruth KEYS of
Herndon, Dranesville district; Mrs.
Harry c. Hawkins, Centreville. Gen.
treville district; Mrs. C. Duncan
Monteith, Mclean, Providence dis
trict: Mrs. Earl Fowler, Falls
Church, Falls Church district; Mrs.
Herbert r. Haar of Lorton, Lee dis
trict and Mrs. Horace Buckman,
Woodlawn, Mount Vernon district.
District chairmen will meet at
Mrs. Stewards home at 8 pm. to-
morrow to make final plans for the
sale.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
John }. Lynch Rites
Held in Bethesda

The funeral of John j. Lynch, SO,
retired War Department employe.
who died at Georgetown Hospital
Wednesday after a months illness.
was held yesterday from Our Lady of
Lourdes Catholic Church, Bethesda,
Mo. The Rev Joseph A. Little,
pastor, assisted by two other priests,
conducted the services. Burial was
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Lynch is survived by his
widow, Mrs Margaret Lynch, and
two sons. John and Maurice Lynch.
He lived here many years.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Lions Club to Hear
OF FOREIGN AGENTS

John Metcalfe. lecturer on activ-
Ities of foreign agents, will speak be-
fore the Silver Spring Lions Club
Wednesday, following a dinner at
$50 pm. at the Indian Spring Coun-
try Club, r. E. Harmon, secretary,
announced.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Benefit Card Party

A benefit card party will be held
by the Womans Sodality of st.
Jerome's Catholic Church in st.
Jerome's Hall. Spencer street, Hy-
attsville, at ais pm. wednesday.
Evening star., 1941-09-28

In September. Beware OF:
1. The hours between 10 and
II pm. Two persons met death
within this one-hour period in
September last year. The third
fatality occurred between 4 and
SPIN.
2. Crossing at an intersec-
ton against the proper signal.
One of the three traffic VIC
Tins in September, 1910, was
killed while doing this.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
LA PLATA, MD D.-QUEEN
NICOTINA VIII AT TOBACCO

FETE-Senorita Marie The
resa EScalante, queen of the
Southern Maryland Tobacco
Festival, and Gov. O'Conor,
who crowned her, are shown
in the audience as they
watched the pageant while
a Cigarette Burns"
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-17

Whether you're manufacturing esale distributing re sai processing business it might be swell idea complete understanding priority regulations go controlling that business
 For instance did you that you longer accept reject any order offered your business?
 Did realize that orders from the any directly with national accepted the righofway orders from regular civn customers?
 Misunderstanding how sweeping these nave getting other trouble Uncle Following Manly Feschmann chief pore attorney telling us just where stand:
 the sweeping important misunderstood orders is Priorites Regulation No.
 Regulation No s a Among other thingk accept Therefore businessman the Nation should familiar all tJ of Regulation may opera ing n correst procedure,
 of basic priority rules lead violations may punitive agair, the voators.
 industry longer accept reject any order of1ered
 Any accepted, pre- rating price sa, 
 placed by Army Navy. subeonracts going other defense among those which must be accepted this deferment tailmen complete elimination of essential orders
 requirement accept of defense orders affects the entire American applies manufacturers processors, producers wholesalers retailers every type commodity and product whether there shortage this product whether the product any
 
 The that plant mill a civiliao lower rated orders does authorize rejection de Refusal defense order undr circumstance result penalties the way of suspension of materials withdrawal of priority assistance, injunction proceedings Similar penalties may accord preferential processing delivery defense orders after In this required change in ordinary busnss methods every attorney become completely pro- visions of Regulation No.
 failure deliver which occurs as the result of the suppe compliance with the foregoing regulatons.'
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that J. s. Winder has been appointed by the Probate Court for the Koyuk Precinct, Second Division, Terri tory of Alaska, Administrator of the Estate of Sam B. Smith, de- ceased and all persons having claims against the said estate are required to present them with proper vouchers within six months from the date of this No tice to the undersigned Admins trator at Haycock, Territory of Alaska.
 Dated at Haycock, Alaska, this 2lst day of October, 1941.
 J. s. Winder,
 Administrator of the Es-
 tate of Sam B. Smith, de-
 ceased.
 Publish Nov. IT, 24, Dec. l, g.,
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-17
Defense Projects Swell Unemploy- ment Funds

Monies collected under the AL aska Unemployment Compensa- tion Law from January 1 10 Nov ember 10, 194l amounted to some $9l1,000, an increase of $450, ,000 ovr the same period in 1940, Ex- ecutive Director Walter P. Sharpe announced.
 Although an increase in pay rolls for all types of business was noted, sixty percent of the l94l increase was credited to private construction compaines operating under Federal defense contracts, Mir. Sharpe stated.
 Employers liable under the 3 percent Federal unemployment tax contribute ninety percent to the Alaska Unemployment Com pensation fund. the remaining ten percent is collected by the Federal Government; which, in turn pays the administrative costs of the Commission. Mir Sharpe explained that the tenta- tive administrative costs of both the Unemployment Compensa ton and Employment Service div isions, for the calendar year 1941, would be approximately orr of the ten percent collected by the Federal Government.