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Evening star., 1941-08-20
Daylight Saving Time
Is Again Discussed
By Commissioners
Mason Says He Will Hold
Public Hearing on Plan,
If People Won't 1t

Possibility Of adopting daylight
saving for the District was debated
again yesterday at the District Build
Building, with Commissioner Guy
Mason asserting he would be willing
to hold a public hearing on the mat
ter If there was a demand for such
. discussion.
Brig. Gen. Charles w. Kutz
engineer commissioner, revealed that
he had received numerous messages
from District workers and residents
concerning daylight saving and that
most of the comments were against 1t.
II didn't know that people were
really much concerned about the
plan one way or another" he said
During an informal press con-
ference, Mr.. Mason said it should be
remembered daylight saving cannot
be adopted for the District unless
legislation is passed by Congress.
The position of the Commissioners
has been that there would be little
advantage in placing the District on
daylight saving time, unless both
Maryland and Virginia use it. Vir-
ginia has adopted daylight saving
but it is not used In areas near
Washington. Maryland remains on
standard time.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
D. {. Fire Loss Rises,
But Remains Very Low

Fire losses in the District increased
during the past fiscal year, but re-
NAMED considerably under what fire
control authorities rate as very
low" the Commissioners were ad-
vised today
Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter said
the estimated loss for the past year
was $795,071, an increase of SCI $40
over 1910. The average loss per fire
was $173A, an increase of 1914.
The per capita loss was $106, this
being rated as less than every low"
During the year there were 1884
fires, an increase of 103. Multiple
alarms were sounded In 80 cases,
Is more than in 1910. There were
$40 false alarms, an increase of $50.
Arrests and convictions were OBJ
tanned In cases involving II OF these.
The department issued 1O,3I9
notices to abate fire hazards dis
covered by inspectors and made
2l1,605 fire prevention inspections.
Fire Department discipline was
better than in the previous year, the
report indicated. Disciplinary meas
ures were taken in only IL cases,
1S less than in the year previous,
and 9 Of these were called minor. -
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Cabinet Session
| Will Use Table
| Designed by Jones

President Roosevelt and his en-
larged cabinet will be guests" to-
morrow Of Secretary Of Commerce
Jones, holding their weekly session
at a new mahogany table which was
delivered to the White House and
placed in the cabinet room during
the Presidents recent cruise.
The table, made by an Illinois
furniture company from plans and
specifications prepared by Mr.. Jones,
has an octagonal shape and is de-
signed so that no cabinet member
will have to crane his neck to see
a colleague.
The table has regular places for
Is persons-the President, the Vice
President, 10 cabinet members, the
Federal security and works admin
istrators and the civilian defense
director. 1t could seat one more
comfortably.
The Commerce Secretary said the
table was the third of. its kind de-
signed by him from years Of sitting
at meetings OF boards Of directors,
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Two Wills Filed
In Rockville Court
srecial pispatch To The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. 20.-Mrs.
Annie M. Wood, widow of William
Daniel Wood of Bethesda, is the
principal beneficiary under his will
which was admitted to probate in
Orphans Court yesterday.
She receives all personal property
and certain real estate and a life
interest in other real estate. She
is named executrix. Nominal cash
bequests are made to Mr.. Woods
brothers, Andrew A., Frank F. and
AlonZo Wood.
The will of Mrs. Blanche F. Ben
son of Sandy Spring was also ad-
mitted to probate yesterday. 1t
bequeaths an automobile to Mrs.
Ruth B. Lockhart, daughter, and
personal property to Mrs. Lock
hart and Henry L. Benson, jr., a
son, and Henry L. Benson, ST., her
husband. Real estate goes in equal
shares to the three. The will names
r. Lauck Benson executor.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Seven Killed in Air Crashes
Include Falls Church Cadet
Wilbur L. Bosch, q,
And Companion Die
In Florida Everglades

Wilbur Lewis Bosch, %, of Falls
Church, Va, flying cadet in the
Naval Reserve, was one of six stu
dent flyers and an instructor killed
in air crashes at Florida training
fields in the past few days, the
Navy Department announced.
Mr.. Bosch, the son of Mrs. Mary
Bosch of Falls Church, was with
Cadet Otis Kinzel Harbuck, 26,
Marine Corps Reserve, of Williams
burg, KY, when their plane went
into IAN uncomfortable spin" dur
ing training flight over the Ever
glades, about is miles from the
Miami Naval Air Station at Opa-
Locka, Fla.
Mrs. Bosch was to leave today
by plane for New Douglas, ILL.,.
where her sons body will be taken
for burial. He attended the Uni
versity of Southern Illinois at Car
bondale until he came to live with
his mother in Falls Church last
year.
He underwent preliminary train
ing at Boiling Field here and had
been at the Miami Flying School
since February. He would have
completed his course and received
his flying rating this week, accord
ing to word received by his mother.
A lieutenant and two aviation
cadets were killed yesterday when
their ships crashed head-on $500
feet in the air near Pensacola, the
Associated Press reported. They
were flying blind-on instrument.
A lieutenant was thrown from one
Evening star., 1941-08-20

IT came from Duchess County,
N. Y, and I've lived in the White
House for almost two years. You
never see me because I'm with my
master"
But Fala was eager to get on with
his story:
Il had a pretty exciting time the
past few days. I was snoozing in
my masters study when some one
picked me up. Fond Of sleep as ]
am, I continued to nap and was
awakened many hours later by the
smell of salt air.
Strange Legs About.
There were lots of legs moving
about me. White pants, black
pants, striped pants; they almost
surrounded me, and once military
boot came near stepping on my tail
There were dull sounds Of fog horns;
the legs began rushing about, and
heard sharp voices, low soft voices
and gruff commands. I was almost
afraid"
Then what?" the tramp dog
cooked a flea bitten ear.
well, soon I caught a familiar
whiff and knew it was my master
I crawled near his legs. Close by
was another pair of legs. 1t was a
stranger. You know. You can tell
Suddenly an ash-ever beer
burned by cigar ash? 1 yelped
Then the stranger bent down and
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Voluntary Workers
To Be Soughtfor
School Lunches
Kitchen Aides and
Distributors Needed
As Funds Are Cut

Faced with a serious curtailment
OF the school free lunch program,
caused by a reduction in w. P. A.
allocationS, volunteer workers and
representatives of parent-teacher
associations today are working out
an auxiliary system which they hope
will make up the deficit.
Meeting yesterday at the Central
w. P. A. kitchen, 1640 Wisconsin
avenue NV, the group, headed by
Mrs. Mary Brundage, chief of well
fare programs for the District w.
P. A. agreed to seek voluntary
workers.
Had 800 Paid Workers.
1t was pointed out that last year
300 w. P. A.-paid workers provided
between 5000 and 10000 luncheons
daily for school children here dur
ing the winter term. This summer
the number was reduced to 5000
servings daily by $50 workers. With
practically so per cent curtailment
in funds it was doubted if there
would be any appreciable increase in
w. P. A. workers assigned to the
luncheon projects.
Besides kitchen workers, more
distributors will be needed. Under
the old schedule preparation Of
meals began at am. and at IL
am. the meals were sent to the
schools. Volunteer drivers will be
needed, it was said, because so many
drivers now are in defense work.
Recruiting is expected to be done
through an agency such as the
American Relief Volunteer Service
and the cooperation of the parent
teacher organizations.
To Be Presented to Board.
Consideration also was given to
the suggestion that each association
collect donations for the support of
worker. At least one w. P. A.
worker in each school has been
necessary heretofore.
The entire program is expected
to be presented to the Board of
Education and to the school prin-
cipals. Following this, another
meeting will be called for more
definite action, Mrs. Brundage said.
Attending the meeting were rep
reSentatives of the white and COL
ored parent-teacher groups. w. P.
A. luncheon service officials and
representatives of the school ad-
ministration.
On view at the kitchen were
samples of preserving done last
week by the w. P. A. The staff
made from surplus commodities 750
quarts of peaches, 6s2 quarts of
peach jam, 239 quarts If tomatoes
and 1873 quarts of tomato juice.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
| Sub Victims
| Mother Gives
| Navy Sd Son

The Navy Department revealed
yesterday that a Nebraska mother
had signed consent papers for en-
listment of her third son in the
Navy only a short time after the
second had been lost in submarine
disaster and the first advanced
to seaman, first class.
The mother is Mrs. Elizabeth
Venhaus. Her son, Herbert, was
made seaman, first class, May l
and the second son, Bernard, was
lost with the submarine O-9 June
20. In a letter to the Navy re-
cruiting station at Pueblo, Colo,
Mrs. Venhaus inclosed the consent
papers for Herbert Francis Venhaus
and said Il knew Bernard would
have said, Nom, sign those
papers,
In response to the letter regarding
enlistment of her third son, Secre-
tary Knox sent Mrs. Venhaus a
letter telling her that she possessed
the spirit that has made our Navy
the greatest in the world-it is
the spirit which built this great
country"
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Driving Permit
Suspensions
Up S696 in Year
System Is Creating
Desired Effect,
Board Believes

An 86 per cent increase in the
number of automobile permits sus-
pended or revoked for traffic viola
tions during the fiscal year ended
June 30, was reported to the Com
missioners today by Edward r..
Deane, secretary of the Board Of
Revocation and Restoration of
Operators Permits.
During the year, the board con-
sidered 1850 cases, as compared
with 9,810 in the year before. The
board suspended or revoked 2,220
permits, as against 1,189 in the 1910
fiscal year. During the last year
1,722 drivers were summoned be-
fore the board and given warnings,
the board seeing fit to take no action
in the remainder of cases pre-
sented by Washington police or
authorities from the States.
In discussing the figures re-
ported, Mr.. Deane said:
Although the number Of sus-
pensions greatly increased over the
previous year, it is the belief OF
members of the board that the pres
ent system of suspending permits is
having the desired effect. This can
be noticed in the fact that second
and third offenses of speed have
greatly decreased In the past year.
Reciprocity Suspensions Rise.
THE board also wishes to note
the great increase of suspensions OF
reciprocity privilege of non-resi-
dents. This may indicate far
greater number of persons using out
of-town tags in the District while
employed by the Federal Govern
ment on defense projects"
During the past year the board re-
stored 985 permits, which previously
had been suspended or revoked. II
also "black-listed" 29l drivers. OF
these u were for drug addiction ano
264 for other serious offenses.
For the first time the board in
cluded a report on the work of the
Accident Prevention Unit of the
Police Department, which started
full operations in the last fiscal
year. During the last four months
of that fiscal year. March through
June, the A. P. U. reported approxi-
mately 800 cases to the Revocation
Board of persons who had been in
volved in automobile accidents. OF
this number, the board determined
that 223 warranted suspension OF
permits for periods ranging from
Is days to six months. In the rest
of the cases operators found negli-
gent were given warnings.
Speed Offenders Cautioned.
The board said in the cases in
which 1t took no action a great ma =
jority were first offenders for speed
In these cases a letter of caution
was sent the offender.
The report showed that of the
revocations and suspensions 523
were for first offense speeding, 1876
for second offense speeding and 1C
for third offense speeding; 436 were
non-residents; 223 for offenses
which caused or contributed to &C.
cidents: q for mental disorder: 20
for negligent homicide; Sc for leav-
ing after colliding and 13 for grand
jury findings in traffic fatalities
here.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Women's Bureau
Serqeunt Promoted

The District Commissioners an
nounced today the temporary pro-
motion Of Sergt. Mary c. Gainey OF
the Women's Bureau to q lieuten-
apcy. The Commissioners said that
funds are available to carry the
position through this fiscal year and
that they will try to obtain the
necessary appropriation from Con-
gress to make 1t permanent.
Miss Gainey, who has served in
the Womens Bureau since 1921-as
. sergeant since 1935-will draw q
salary Of $3,050 per year In her new
position.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Airport Jurisdiction
Claim Of Arlington
Backed by Staples
Attorney General Of
Virginia Says Line
Must Be Determined

Attorney General Abram Staples
OF Virginia today supported Airing
ton County's refusal to yield juris-
diction over the National Airport at
Grayelly Point until the long stand
ing boundary dispute has been
settled.
Mr.. Staples revealed in Richmond
that he had consulted with Com
monwealth Attorney Lawrence
Douglas of Arlington County on the
question of determining whether the
airport and especially the admin
istration building, is within Vir-
ginias jurisdiction.
Arlington County Commissioner of
Revenue Harry K. Green warned
Monday that concessionnaires in
the airport building who did not
obtain county licenses would be re-
ported to Mr.. Douglas for prosecu-
ton. However, Mr.. Douglas, who
is now on vacation, is understood to
contemplate no action until the
boundary mark can be established.
Mr.. Staples said he had no objec-
ton to the District or any other city
in the country issuing a license to
concessionnaires at the airport, but
that if his and Mr.. Douglas in
vestigation showed that the building
in which they operate is within the
States limits, they would be required
to take out a license in Virginia or
subject themselves to the penalties
specified for violations of the law.
District licenses have been granted
for operation of barber shop and
restaurant, but the District A. B. C.
Board has declined to issue permit
for the sale of liquor. An opinion
by Corporation Counsel Richmond
B. Keech stated that "all or a sub
stantial portion" of the airport lay
within District boundaries, but did
not determine whether the airport
building where the liquor was to be
sold was included.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Montgomery County
Citizens Disagree on
Proposed Manager
Brookines Institution
recommendations
Bring Varied Reaction

Mixed reaction was voiced today
by Montgomery County civic leaders
to the action of the county COM
missioners in adopting resolution
criticising the Brookings Institution
proposal for a change in the basic
form of the county's government
and calling for appointment of a
committee to work out the best
features of the report for incorpora
ton into the county's present sys-
tenn of government.
The resolution as presented for
adoption yesterday by Thomas E.
Hampton, board chairman, declared
that replacement of the county
commissioners with a board OF nine
councilmen and q county manager
would scrap the two-party system
in the election Of county admins
trative officials and would preclude
voters of the districts from voting
for any councilman but their own,
thus reducing the representative
value of the vote of every citizen of
Montgomery County to one-ninth Of
its present value in county affairs" !"
Not Revolutionary.
While Joseph B. Mattre, president
OF the county's Civic Federation, de-
clined comment on the commits
sioners' action, o. M. Kile, past fed
Grafton president, said the Brook
ings report docs not strike me as
particularly revolutionary"
On the other hand, general agree
ment with the resolution adopted by
the commissioners was voiced by
Carey Quinn, member of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Civic Fedora
ton, who declared that, from q per-
sonal point of view, he did not feel
that residents of the county should
be limited to the election of only the
councilmen from their particular
districts, as proposed by the Brook
ings' report.
Lewis Merriam, in charge Of a
survey of Montgomery County for
the Brookings Institution, said:
''The Brookings Institution has
made its report on Montgomery
County available for study by the
people of the county. Ny hope that
they will study it is apparently be-
ing realized. The people Of the
county are the ones to determine
what changes they wish to make in
their local government. The issues
are now in their hands to be de-
cided by them in the American dem
ocratic way"
Plans Complete Study.
Allan H. Gardner, chairman of a
joint committee of 10 countrywide
educational, civic and agricultural
organizations which is studying the
report, declined to comment on the
resolution signed by the commits
sioners. He said the report deserves
careful study and that his COM
mittee will sponsor a detailed study
Of its various phases and will hold
q meeting designed to inform the
public Of its study and to secure
the views Of all groups on the report
Evening star., 1941-08-20
No Gas Rate Cut
To Be Made in
DC. This Year
| Return Is Less Than
6H% Base for First
Time Since 1885

For the first time since the adop-
tion in 1885 of the sliding scale ar
rangement for regulation OF gas
rates, no money will be available for
q rate reduction this year, it was
disclosed today at the Public Utilities
Commissions annual rate hearing.
1t was the shortest gas rate hear
ing ever conducted by the commits
sion, the inquiry being completed in
slightly more than an hour. This
resulted chiefly from the fact that
the commissions staff and officials
of the Washington Gas Light Co.
were in almost complete agreement
on the firms operating expenses and
the net amount available for return.
v. A. McElfresh, chief accountant
of the commission, testified that the
company's rate of return during the
year ending last June 80 was 6.0l09
per cent. Under the Sliding-Scale
arrangement, If the percentage OF
return is less than 61a per cent, but
more than per cent, no change In
rates can be made until this con-
dition has continued for two con-
secutive years.
Figures Given.
He reported the net additions to
the rate base, or the value of the
company for rate-making purposes,
amounted to $1,986,158 during the
year. He listed the company's oper-
sting revenues as s8,348, ,5S5 and esti-
mated its operating expenses at
$6,768,776.
Despite an increase in population
that resulted in a rise of 1876 per
cent in house-heating customers,
the increased revenue from this class
of business was only los per cent as
q result of the abnormally mild
weather prevailing during the year,
he said.
Mr.. McElfresh listed the following
rs the major factors which caused
the rate of return to drop below the
base rate:
l. Net additions to the rate base
were more than double last year S
net additions.
2. Rate reductions ordered last
year, amounting to $105 300, included
\ carry adjustment from the
prior years earnings of $43,474, and
constituted the second largest rate
reduction effected since the sliding
scale was inaugurated.
Mild Weather and Taxes.
J. The abnormally mild weather
prevailing, in contrast to the alb
normally severe weather in the
previous year, practically nullified
the increase in revenue that would
normally result from a 1876 per cent
increase in house-heating customers
4. Increase in Federal income tax
rates from 209 per cent to "a per
cent, retroactively effected subse-
quent to last years rate case, neces-
STATED the inclusion OF s38,764 in
the current test years taxes, an item
applicable to the previous years in
come.
Robert C. Overs, vice president
and treasurer of the gas company,
listed the firms operating expenses
as 6,770, 1888, which was 81, 1852 higher
than the commissions figure. The
difference resulted chiefly from the
company's listing of contributions to
the Greater National Capital Com
mittee as business expenses. Both
Mr.. Overs and E. Barrett Pretty
man, counsel for the company. con-
tended that such payments consti-
tuted a business expense. In pre-
vious years the commission has ruled
that they are not an operating ex-
pense.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

Of the planes and parachuted to
safety.
Monday night two other aviation
cadets from the Jacksonville Naval
Air Station were killed when their
planes collided at Lee Field, near
Green Cove Springs, as they came in
for landing.
The dead, from the Pensacola
Naval Air Station: 1t. William j.
Sisko, IS, of Pontiac, Mich, and
Aviation Cadets Edwin w. Holt, %,
Pearl River, N. Y, and Cassius M
Thomas, %, Temoore, Calf.
From Jacksonville: John A. Burger
of New Rochelle, N. Y. and John
T. Davidson of Palisades Park, N. j.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Water Pageant Planned
At Bonneker Pool

The annual Community Center
and Fairgrounds Department water
pageant, to be held August 28 at
Banneker Pool, 2700 Georgia avenue
NV, will have as its theme, THE
Navy Claims Joe College"
The American Red Cross and the
Welfare and Recreation Association
will assist with the carnival. John
Chandler will play the part Of Joe
College" Members of the Pro-
duction Committee are Roscoe Gray,
Hazel Shumate, Wilbur Gainor,
Joseph Martin, Audrey Stokes,
Clarence Pendleton, William Chey-
ney and Thomas Hughes.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Certificates Awarded

MANASSAS, Va, Aug. 20 (Spe-
ciaD Jack Stauff, Prince William
County First Aid instructor an
nounced yesterday that standard
first aid course certificates have been
awarded Mrs. Walter Wine. Walter
Wine, Bradford Lowe and Annie
Lee zackey.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Dovid Joseph Hunt, "a,
Dies in Hospital Here :

David Joseph Hunt, "a, of Be-
thesda, Nd, burned in an accident
in his home several weeks ago, died
last night at Georgetown Hospital.
He attended Massanutten Academy
at Woodstock, Va, the University of
Virginia and American University.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Robin Riddick Hunt; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Hunt, and
three sisters, Hope Hunt, Mrs. Dos
T. Hatfield and Mrs. Thomas L.
Stokes, all Of this city.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Jousting Tournament
At Marshall Hall 1oduy

A jousting tournament, expected
to attract many riders from South
ern Maryland, will be staged this
afternoon at Marshall Hall Park on
the Potomac River, Chief Marshal
Russell M. Padgett announced. The
jousting was to start at l pm. and
other events were scheduled for the
remainder of the day.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Virginia Biologist Dies

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 20 R.-
DR.. Ellison Adger Smyth, jr., IT.
former dean and professor of biology
at Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
died yesterday at his home near
Salem. He was one of the founders
of the chronological Society OF
America.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Toll In Previous Months.

In August, Beware OF:
l. Crossing a street at some
point other than q croSswalk.
Three of the five pedestrians
killed in traffic in August, 1910,
were fatally injured while COM
mitting this unsafe act.
2. The hours between S and
3 pm. Four persons met death
within this four-hour period
in August last year.