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Evening star., 1941-08-14
Emergency Cruiser
Detective Squad
Set Up by Police
Will Respond First to All
Trouble Calls, Announces
Detective Chief Keck

Creation Of a new police detective
squad to handle emergency calls was
announced today by Acting Chief of
Detectives Ira E. Keck. The unit
will be known as the emergency and
cruiser squad and will take orders
from the desk lieutenant on duty at
headquarters, he said.
Capt. Keck explained that the
squad would be divided into three
8-hour shifts which would rotate
from week to week. He said it's
function would be to make initial in
vestigations of all types of emer-
gency calls, as directed by the desk
lieutenant, and then turn over in
formation obtained to the squad spe-
cializing In the type of crime in
volved.
From pm. until midnight each
night, a cruiser car, manned by men
of the new squad. will cruise the
city and respond to calls sent it BY
radio, Capt. Keck added.
The new system, scheduled to be
placed in effect Sunday, will elm
mate desk-duty arrangement which
has hampered investigations, he
pointed out. Members of all squads
have been liable to assignment to a
week of Office duty from time to
time, during which periods they have
been obliged to break of investiga-
tions then in progress and turn over
In form fioy, tn otbor man TJn6or
the new plan, members of the
squad, excepting those in, the night
cruiser, will remain in the Office
ready to begin investigations i'm
mediately.
Darnall Named.
Detective Sergt. George Darnall,
former chief of the homicide squad,
was among those named to the
emergency and cruiser squad. He
had been serving on the check
squad since being relieved as head
of the homicide investigators
Others named to the squad were
Detective Sergts. Fred Rawlinson
and Dewey Guest, both transferred
from the homicide squad, and Detec-
tive Sergts. Richard Cox, C.. H.
Trammell, N. H. Hodkinson, Tom
Nally, P. c. Wheeler and Jake Wolf.
Capt. Keck said each member
would be under instructions to make
out two copies of his report on each
call answered. one for the chief of
detectives or his assistant, and the
other for the detective on another
squad who would pursue the case
to completion.
In other words. member of the
new squad who responds to robbery
call would gather all facts imme-
diately available at the scene and
set. them down for guidance Of a
robbery squad detective who would
pick up the case later. The mans
next call might be to the scene of a
fatal shooting, and the statement of
facts in that case would be TURNED
over later to member OF the homi-
eide squad.
Capt. Keck also announced that
two colored investigators, Detec-
tive Sergt. Reuben r. Nichols and
Precinct Detective Sam M. Scott,
would be added to the homicide
squad. Sergt. Nichols has been on
the robbery squad. and Mr.. Scott
has been assigned to the public re-
latioss squad.
Evening star., 1941-08-14

today, with only possible minor
variation. The difference today,
however, is that the total num-
ber of employees in the War De-
partment has greatly increased
and is still growing higher.
According to this same survey
of War Department employees, 63
per cent of those living in WASH
ington had their homes in the
Northwest area, 7.9 per cent lived
in the Northeast area west of
the Anacostia River, while 23
per cent lived in Northeast east
of the Anacostia River and Is
per cent lived in the Southeast
section.
twenty-five per cent of War
Department employees travel to
work by automobile, the survey
showed; Al per cent go by street.
car and bus, and IS per cent 60
to and from work by walking.
Not only would those now driv-
ing cars clog the four river
bridges, but large part of those
who now walk would find it nee
essary to take taXis, buses or
their own automobile to work.
Planning officials estimate that
the location of the War Depart
ment Building in Arlington
would result in about 20 per
cent OF the employees moving to
that county and 80 per cent re-
naming in Washington or Mary
land. Even such q small change
would increase the population
of Arlington County by about
$1,000 persons, including fami-
lies, 1t is estimated-a problem
in housing which would only ag-
gravate a condition which is al
ready serious.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
Congress Requested
To Divert 100000
To Suit|and Project
Switch Of U. 5. Funds
Hinges on Arlington
Getting War Building

If the proposed $35 900, 900 War
Department building is erected in
Arlington, Va, w. E. Reynolds,
Public Buildings Administration
commissioner, has asked Congress
for authority to divert 100000 of
funds originally appropriated for
temporary Office buildings to Suit
land, Md, where the Government
is acquiring 43o acres for permanent
of1ces.
Mr.. Reynolds, 1t was learned to-
day, has told Congress he feels allo-
cation of the money is necessary
because P. B. A. has not been able
to get construction bids on the
building for the Suitland site low
enough to fit the appropriation for
that work.
A great part Of the $4,000 900
Suitland appropriation. he ex-
planned, is being used to buy the
necessary land. The lowest bid he
has been able to get from a con-
tractor for construction of a perma-
nent Office building there is $685.
000 This, he pointed OUT, is about
$500, 900 more than he will have left
after purchasing the 430 acres.
He has told Congress he now has
81 ,900, ,000 originally earmarked for
temporary buildings. explaining
that War Department building in
Arlington for 10000 employees would
obviate the necessity for these
temporary structures. He also has
told the legislators that the War
building is planned for the same
site on which his agency was going
to put up three temporary Offices,
the cost of which would be very
close to the 100000 he has asked
to be allowed to divert.
Though no specific agency has
been assigned to the Suitland build
ing proposed, officials explained the
structure would be made available
for agencies now expanding beyond
their present housing facilities. The
building will be known as General
Federal once Building No. 3 and
be similar in design to the tempo
rary buildings for Arlington County,
it was Said.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
Files Divorce Suit

s ROCKVILLE, Md. Aug. IA (Spe-
ciaD Roscoe Lincesay Conklin of
Prince Georges County is named
defendant in a suit for an absolute
divorce filed in Circuit Court by
NJ. Elizabeth Conklin of Bethesda,
who charges desertion. Mrs. Conklin
also asks the court to award her
custody of the couples only child,
Rush West Conklin, 9. The Conk-
Inns were married at Upper Marl-
boro, Nd. December 2S. 1929.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
Roland P. Cheyney Rites
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services will be held to-
morrow for Roland P. Cheyney, 80.
senior physical science aide at the
Bureau of Standards. who was found
shot to death on the grave of his
stepmother in the Columbia Gar
dens Cemetery yesterday. Services
Will be at 2:30 pm. in the Ives fu-
neral home, 2847 Wilson boulevard,
Arlington, and burial in the family
plot at Columbia Gardens Cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Barbara Smith Cheyney; his father,
A. r. Cheyney; a sister, Miss F.
Leonen Cheyney, and three brothers,
the Rev. Harold E. Cheyney, who
lives in New Jersey, and william J.
and Jesse S. Cheyney of Arlington.
His home was at $3.50 North Pershing
drive.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
CuroIe GuiIioni, 5, Wins
Prize in Doll Contest

Five-year-old Carole Guiliani,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G..
Guiliani, 1434 Taylor street NV,
today was the proud possessor OF a
blue ribbon awarded for the best
doll in the contest held yesterday
at the Twin Oaks Playground, Four
teenth and Taylor streets NV.
Caroles curly haired entry tri-
umphed over more than SO other
dolls, including Chinese, Mexican
and Virgin Island dolls.
The contest was planned and pro-
duced by Mrs Mary Heald, play
ground director. Judges were Ar
thur Burgess, Policeman ]. F. Shell
ley. Mrs. Joseph F. Bayer and Mrs.
A. L. Irving
Evening star., 1941-08-14
Carnival Is Ready

ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. IA (Spe-
ciaD Everything is in readiness
for the ninth annual carnival of the
Rockville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, which begins at the old fair
grounds here tomorrow evening to
continue nightly, except Saturday,
through August %. w. Valentine
Wilson; chief of the department,
heads the Arrangements Committee.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
Police Post Lookout
For Bold Kidnoper
OF Famed Beauty

Somebody stole my Venus"
That's what Oswald Schuette,
newspaper correspondent, 1888
Ellicott street NV, told police.
Mr.. Schuette said a bust of the
well-known goddess, fashioned
of Italian marble, had been
taken from the garden of his
home. She was draped in sea-
weed (also marble) according
to the police report. and wore
fancy pin marble, too in
her hair.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
Gets Army Contract

Contracts announced by the War
Department today included one to
Irwin Prickett of this city for con-
struction of new Stag roof, flashing,
counter flashing. cutters and down.
spouts at King warehouse, Alexan-
dria, 1885.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
Democrats Pick WRIGHT

WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. IA (Spe-
ciaD.-Young Democrats of VIM
chester and Frederick Counties have
indicated Richard S. Wright, jr., of
Strasburg as their preference for
statA chairman.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
Town to Codify Lows

Mayor Floyd B. Matthias of Mount
Rainier, Md, has appointed COM
mittee for the codification OF the
towns ordinances.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
ATTORNEY Found Dead.

BALTIMORE, Aug. IA (P).-Boyd
G. Ghaham, 38. son of City Con-
troller r. Walter Graham, was found
dead at hts home yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-08-14

In August, beware Of:
/. Crossing Z street at some
point other than q croSswalk.
Three OF the five pedestrians
killed in trafhc in August. 1910.
were fatally injured while COM
nitting this unsafe act.
2. The hours between S and
. pm. Four persons met death
within this four-hour period
in August last year.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
Make August Safer

Toll in Previous Months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-12
Church Council
Picks Secretary

The Rev. Thomas Thoburn
Brumbaugh Of Columbia, O., today
was named the executive secretary
OF Detroit Council OF Churches by
unanimous vote by board OF di-
rectors OF the council.
He has recently returned from
Japan where he served as a mis-
HSionary of the Wesley Foundation,
Methodist group which supplies
Student counselors to colleges In
foreign countries. Since coming
home he has been studying. for his
doctorate OF philosophy at Ohio
State University and serving on
the YMCA campus staff there.
The council also passed a resolu-
ton of loyalty which read:
'Tn this hour Of supreme crisis,
we wish to express our absolute
loyalty to the government and
to the nation"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-12
$500 Pennies Buy Bonds

COLDWATER, Dec. 12.-Arno
p. Baker, florist, walked into a
bank here today carrying a gallon
glass jug. He told the cashier he
wanted as many defense bonds as
the contents of the jug would buy.
There were $500 pennies in it,
which the florist had saved over
period of five years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-12
Milk Shortage
Forecast Unless
Price Is Tipped

Unless farmers receive more
money for their milk there will
not be adequate milk production
for the Detroit area during the
war, Bert WILLIAMSON, Pontiac
farmer, told the milk arbitration
board today.
The board, attempting to fix a
milk price satisfactory to pro-
Queer, consumer and distributor, Is
meeting daily in public sessions in
the Boulevard Building.
81 think tho consumer Is WILL
ing to pay moro for milk II he
thinks the farmer II getting his
Just share" Williamson said.
Williamson, owner Of 135 milk
cows, and Gerald Delaney. who
milks nine cows on his Owosso
farm presented the problems Of
the big and little farmer.
MEMBERS OF GROUP
Both are members of the United
Dairy Farmers, an organization of
Michigan farmers, which Is seek
ing to abandon the base-and-sur-
plus plan for present day milk
selling.
In this move the United Dairy
Farmers are bucking the Michigan
Milk Producers Association which
they claim benefits by the system.
The base-and-surplus plan terms
the average milk and a variable
three fall months as the base, set
ting one price for that milk and a
variable price for anything over
this yield, called surplus.
Williamson advocated q fiat SO
per hundredweight for all milk,
maintaining that there is no sur
plus now and that producing costs
demand that amount. The average
Michigan farmer receives $2.15
per hundredweight.
Because of the cost OF milk
lproduction many farmers are
Strengthening cattle which he be-
lieves never will be replaced, he
said.
MORE MONEY OR NO MILK
"We've got 70 have moro
money for milk or you won't
have any milk In Detroit" he
said.
He advocated q common dis
tribution system to cut delivery
costs. He pointed out many OF the
drivers will be called for service.
I'VE are making q slave out
Of the farmer" Williamson con-
tinued. "Why should I expect .
man to work for mo for $40 .
month when his brother can get
SI.10 an hour In . factory"
Delaney, who earned $42 a week
as a milk driver In the city and
who now owns a farm, considers
himself lucky II he breaks even.
In reply to a hypothetical ques-
ton. he said:
II would do just what did.
I'd stay In the city until i had
Ave or six children and then
I'd move to the country TO bring
them up"
Smyrna times., 1941-11-27

iceland look-rested. and it's
good trick any woman could use be-
fore a party, should think.
"At night, l ofttimes soak my feet
in a little pan Of the best quality
witch hazel that I can buy. 1 find
this SO restful and 1t seems to have
some magic effect in aiding one to
relax.
This Is routine which every
woman can follow every night. Most
American women do not realize
that when their feet are tired, that
they are tired, too. And that tired
feeling is reflected in ones face.
That's why it is so important for
women to take care of their feet
and this simple routine can be so
very effective.
Il do believe the simple remedies
are really always the best. That's
why l also use a good witch hazel
as an astringent. 1t is mild enough
not to dry or injure the facial tis-
sues (for strong astringents can be
harmful!), yet 1t is extremely effec-
tive as beauty aid and oh. so re-
freshing!"
Baranova leaned down to pour
glue in the heel Of her slipper. 1T
keeps the shoe from slipping" she
laughed. "and 20 I don't fall"
Smyrna times., 1941-11-27

NEW YORK, N. Y. Especially
I'm the ballet, our feet are our for
tune-so we must pamper them
just as every wise woman who
wants to feel fresh and lovely must
pamper her feet, too," said Bara.
nova, the exquisite doll-like balle-
rina of the New Ballet Russo, in a
recent back-stage interview.
She reached for the roll of ab-
sorbent cotton beside her and tore
off six-inch piece. "Our toes get so
burned. after we dance on them a
long time," she sighed, as she
doused the cotton with witch hazel.
so have worked out a regime for
my feet-and stick to it!
During the intermission, when
I'm changing, | take off my slippers
and wrap my poor toes in big pieces
of cotton like this to cool them of.
Then / stick them straight out in
front of me, and turn them up like
this so the blood runs down, away
from them.
L wrap my toes the same way
when | go home for supper between
performances-and then l lie down
with my feet higher than my head.
so all the blood runs away from my
feet to my head. That makes me
Smyrna times., 1941-11-27

Tish Hudson here and there. won
der if it's anything serious!
Butch" Robinson gets very dis
gusted when he sees the Middle
town boys around. wonder why?
Lee Slaughter has the ring of
certain Senior girl. He says it's
nothing serious? Confidentially
somebody's being fooledl
To those couples who linger in
the hall: you had better find other
times for your social calls. A GER
tain teacher objects, but definitely!
Marvel Everett has been promot-
ed to Mr.. Haggerty's homeroom.
We all know that Jeanette is just
thrilled and overwhelming with joy.
Those Caesar Rodney Boys sure
fit to the title of Gang Busters"
but as 1 hear, their mob has been
taken care of.
Until next week, this is your
coed reporter signing off, wishing
you happy and pleasant week
end.
Senior Pleasanton
Smyrna times., 1941-11-27
Makeup Quiekies
WITH the onrush of fall acti-

WITH the onrush of fall acti-
wv vities, committee meetings,
club duties, and now, extensive
war work, women find it difficult
to take much time out to bother
about keeping themselves pretty.
But if you want to remain at
tractive while dashing here and
there, Celia Sharp, in the October
Good Housekeeping magazine has
some suggestions for make up
quickies. If you're in a rush, says
Miss Sharp, and need facial but
have no time for it, the speedy min
ute mask is your solution. Clean your
skin with cold cream; apply vanish
ing cream thickly, leave it on one
minute; wipe it off, and your face
looks and feels refreshed.
If you change purses often, have
your alternates ready and filled.
Keep bus fare, compact, ipstick
and neatly folded tissue in every
one. Then you're always prepared,
because you promptly replace each
item as it is used. Experience has
probably taught you that on motor
trips and long shopping expeditions
your face often gets oily and murky
looking. Therefore why not always
carry a small bottle of skin fresh
ener and some cotton to mop up
frequently?
Smyrna times., 1941-11-27

With this dream in mind "Old
Mark" sank in his chair and yield
ed to the nodding of his head and
sank to peaceful dozing; Midnight
grew tired of playing with his ball
of wool and curled up before the
fire; and the nimble fingers of Mrs.
Tomson's became slower and slow
er as the soft falling of the snow
that had replaced the wind and
sleet whitened the whole earth as if
to try to make it again clean.
Helen Regenauer, Az
Smyrna times., 1941-11-27
Some Day They'll Come Home

'Old Mark" settled back in his
easy chair by the fireplace to read
his evening paper. The fire sure
felt good, especially when the wind
and sleet were running a race out
side. His eyes glanced down at a
black figure darting around and
found it to be Midnight, the white
cat, that Mrs. Tomson, Marks wife,
had taken in when it was but a
kitten. He seemed to always find
something to play with and was
now rolling the ball of wool that
had fallen from Mrs. Tomson's lap.
Mark unfolded his evening paper
and glanced at the news. The same
sort of thing appeared as had been
printed for the last year or so. The
world seemed to be in a worse con-
dition than it was the last time, in
the early 1900's. Speaking of con-
ditions reminded him of the present
situation he was in. His son Bert
had been wanting him to sell the
farm and come with him to live, in
the city. Sell the farm. Just like
that. He had argued some time
but couldn't make Bert understand
what it meant to him.
If he did this and went to live
with Bert he might feel independ-
ent as long as the money lasted;
but then what? Bert was making
good money now in the factory and
had just been made boss over a
gang of men. Prosperity seemed
to fill the city but it climbed so
rapidly and so unsteadily that sure
ly it couldn't be expected to go on
indefinitely. When it would begin to
fall, then what? Bert, if fortunate
enough to keep his job would make
only enough to support his own
family excluding two Others, Mark
and his wife.
This is more difficult to believe
Especially now when things are 60
ing fairly well. That's what they
thought before the last depression.
Many were glad they had even
small strips of land around their
home that they could plant a few
seeds to assure them of something
to eat. Those who were less for
tunate relied on relief and those
who couldn't obtain even this be-
came so called criminals" Yes,
criminals because they stole food
for their wives and children.
Same thing over and over you'd
think that the younger ones would
profit by the older ones mistakes
as they did in many other ways.
But mankind is pretty much the
same no matter where you go and
probably will continue to fall" for
| the same schemes over and over
again just as long as they're dress
ed up a little different. What a
pity Bert didn't understand and
take up an agricultural course and
come back to the farm.
Perhaps there wasn't enough
money to give you everything that
you wanted but there was assur-
ance of food and clean, healthy liv-
ing for ones children. No use
worrying, Bert and his family
would come home. What a day
that would be to see children run
ming through the deserted rooms
and large dinners filling the rooms
with their tempting odors.
Smyrna times., 1941-11-27
Assembly News

The assemblies for the month of
November are in charge of the Jun
ior homerooms. For their first as
sembly this month the Juniors had
a guest speaker, DR.. H. v. Hollo-
way, the superintendent of schools
in Delaware. DR.. Holloway gave a
travel-talk, you might say, on his
trip to Canada. After his talk he
showed us the movies which he had
taken on that trip. They were in
technicolor and were very interest
ing to the student body. We ex-
press our thanks to DR.. Holloway
Marie Blendt, 43
Smyrna times., 1941-11-27
Dover Entertains Smyrna Leaders
Corps

On Thursday night twelve of the
Smyrna girls in the Leaders Corps
were entertained at Dover. Every
girl was given a partner and a
small booklet in which to keep the
scores of the games she played.
The first ten minutes was spent
getting acquainted. This was fol-
lowed by a variety of games con-
Isisting of quoits, Switchboard,
darts, bowling, table tennis, and
badminton. After playing a game
of each, the scores were totaled
and pictures were taken of some of
the girls. Refreshments were serv-
ed, and dancing closed the evening.
Everyone had a very enjoyable
time. Am I right, girls?
Jane Burge, '43
Smyrna times., 1941-11-27
Teaching His Wife to Drive
or
EVERYTHING Is As Clear As Mud

"Now we're all set. Just turn
the jigger over and push on the
hickey with your left hand, and
pull down that other little gim-
crack with your right hand.
Then press down the doodad
vyith your foot and pull the thing
umabob at the same time, and
when it starts, you push in the, do
funny with your left foot and yank
the umptydiddy back. Then let up
on the foot dingus, and put your
other foot on the hickeymadoodle
Don't forget to push down on
the hootnanny every time you move
the what-you-may-call-it and you'll
be hunky-dory. See?"