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Evening star., 1941-06-22
Postal Officials MAKING
Survey in CheverIy

The Post Office Department is
making survey to determine
whether door-to-door delivery from
the Hyattsville Post Office shall be
instituted in Cheverly and whether
establishment of a branch office in
Cheverly is warranted.
Postal authorities also are making
a survey to determine whether door
to-door delivery shall be instituted
in the new housing developments
just west of Hyattsville and in West
Lanham Hills and Landover Hills.
These sections now get rural deliv-
cry service.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Maryland u. Opens
Parent and Teacher
Congress Tomorrow
Five-Doy Conference to
Consider Child Welfare
And Defense Program

The five-day summer conference
of the Maryland Congress of Par
entS and Teachers, to be held in the
auditorium of the new adminiStra-
ton building of the University of
Maryland, will open tomorrow with
registration at $50 am.
World conflict and defense prep
arations in this country during the
past year have presented additional
challenges to the Congress of Par
entS and Teachers" Mrs. G. r..
Clements, president, said. The
necessity of making our material
defenses adequate in these days of
awful conflict" she said must not
be allowed to defect us from our
program of child welfare"
There will be morning and after
noon sessions from tomorrow
through FRIDAY and an evening
meeting on Thursday for play
night at the women's field house.
Address by Dean.
The address of welcome will be
made at 1:30 pm. tomorrow by Dr..
Harold Benjamin, dean of the uni
versity's College of Education. Mrs.
Walter H. Buhlig, field secretary of
the National Congress of Parents
and Teachers, will address the OPEN
ing morning session on the -.Func-
tion of the Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton in the Present World Situa-
ton"
On Wednesday afternoon there
will be school survey with a panel
discussion, headed by DR.. Thomas
G.. Pullen, jr., of the State Depart
ment of Education, and with a SYM
postum of Raymond S. Hyson, su-
perintendent of schools. Carroll
County: Edwin w. Broome, school su-
perintendent of Montgomery Coun-
ty; Benjamin c. Willis. superintend-
ent, Washington County. and Mich
olas Orem, superintendent in Prince
Georges County. The panel will be
composed of superintendents and
laymen.
DIR. Byrd to Hold Reception.
DR.. H. c. Byrd president of the
university, will hold a reception at
4:30 o'clock that afternoon at Mar
garet Brent Hall
On Thursday morning there will
be a panel discussion, Summer
Round-Up,' led by Mrs. Frank
F. Smith. chairman of Summer
Roundup, with members consist
ing of county council health chair
men and public health nurses At
the Friday morning meeting Dr. j.
D. Blackwell, president, State
Teachers College, Salisbury, Md,
will lead symposium on What Is
Character Education Program?"
Presentation of certificates will be
made at the closing afternoon ses-
sion by DR.. Benjamin.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
In June, Beware OF:

In June, Beware OF:
1. Crossing street at point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in June last year.
2. Crossing an intersection
against the proper signal. Two
pedestrians were killed while
committing this act during
June, 1910.
The seven other traffic vic
Tins were fatally injured while
either crossing a street at an
uncontrolled intersection. at
tempting to hitch a ride on a
moving vehicle, playing in the
gutter. riding in a truck or driv-
ing an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Presbyterions to Meet
At Hood College

Fly the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, June 21.-The
summer session of the Synod
Synodical (Presbyterian) of Balti-
more will open Monday for a five
day meeting at Hood College.
A high light will be a Sunday
school day program Thursday. DR..
Sydney j. Venable of Colora is
chairman of arrangements.
The special Sunday school con-
ference Thursday is open to all
Presbyterian men and women at
tandtoG Tie oooaon,
Evening star., 1941-06-22
1t. J. 6. Epominondo
Finishes Army Course

1t. John G. Epaminonda, HOO
North Lexington street, Arlington,
Va, has been graduated from the
Quartermaster School at Phildel.
phia, it was announced yesterday.
1t. Epaminonda, chairman of the
Utilities Committee of the westover
Hills Civic Association, will return
to his duties IN ths once q the
eila1tsRmAster Danseai bare.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Ladies of Charity Plan
Emmittsburg Pilgrimage

The Ladies of Charity of Provi-
dence Day Nursery will make their
annual pilgrimage to the Tomb OF
Mother Seton at st. Joseph's College
at Emmittsburg, Md, next Sunday.
Buses will leave the main entrance
of Providence Hospital at 8 o'clock
in the morning.
Those desiring to make the pill
grimage may make their reserva-
tionS not later than Friday by phone
with Mrs. Anna Potzler, Franklin
6285, or Miss Margaret McMenamin,
Atlantic 0564-M.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
District Youth Drowned

MUIRKIRK, Md, June 81 (Spe-
ciaD Richard Hill, 10, colored, 1900
block of Fourth street NV, WASH
ington, C. c. C. enrollee, drowned
today in Blue Pond, an old brick
quarry about miles from here.
Emory Hall and Leon Stout, both of
Ardmore, recovered the body.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
See Rotogrovure
Section for Winners
OF Snapshot Contest

Turn to page 2 of today's
rotogravure section for the
first weeks winners in The
Stars amateur snapshot con-
test.
A page of winners will be
published each week through
September 7. All winners then
will compete for SIS grand
prizes and the latter will be
entered in the national contest
to compete for prizes totaling
$4,000. Rules of the contest
appear today on page AS.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Citizens to Sponsor Circus

The Maryland Park Citizens
Association will sponsor a circus at
the Maryland Park baseball grounds
Tuesday. There will be two per-
formances, at 2 and pm.
Evening star., 1941-06-22

(See D. c. BILL, Page b.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25

MRS. JEWELL RETURNING
 Mrs. Homer Jewell, wife of the Assistant Executive Officer of the Alaska Game Commission, is a Ju- neau passenger on the Princess Louise due tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
LOCAL DATA

,r Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
HAIDAD0(k5 FROM SOUTH;
 E RE-ARMED
Coast Guard Boat Returns 10 JunedutAfter Three
 Has New Guns

With a depth-bomb throwing Y- gun and a new inch gun, mounted in the stern, the Coast Guard Cut ter Haida pulled into Juneau at 3 o'clock this afternoon returning to her base after a three months ab- sence for complete re-armament. Commanded by Executive Officer H. w. Stinchcomb, the vessel has been in drydock for two months and has had its hull clipped and paint ed. Thirty-four additional men have been added to the crew of the Haida, bringing its complement up to 135 men and officers. [ Commander R. C.. Jewell, former commander of the Haida has been transferred to the Norfolk Distr,c and will be replaced by Commando. N. H. Leslie. who will arrive in Ju- neau in August. Stinchcomb is tenn porarily in charge.
 The vessel stopped in Ketchikan on it's way to Juneau. and will be stationed here as before
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
sQUARANTINED

Chief Forest Ranger Josiah M Wyckoff of the U. s. Forest Service is confined to his home here with a case of the measles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
NEW LAKES ARE LISTED
 FOR REVENUE
Experts Make Many Sug- positions 10 Raise Huge
 Amount of Cash

WASHINGTON, April B. The House Ways and Means Committee said Congressional tax experts have suggested levy of excise taxes on beverages, foods, automobiles and insurance premiums in connection with plans to raise three and one half billion dollars of new revenue.
 Other levise proposed include a lcng list of excise taxes like cents a pound on coffee and cocoa and also on sugar.
 The tax on insurance premiums is proposed to cover new life, fire and casualty insurance.
 The tax list includes $15 each an nually on use of automobiles, yachts and airplanes; one cent levy on elec- tric light bulbs, and percent on the sale price of slot machines and other coin operated devices.
 It is also suggested that second class postage be put on a paying basis exclusive of country free de- livery. This latter tax is estimated to produce $7S,Ooo,0Oo in revenue ana the other taxes listde $66l ,000 ,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

low wh had moved northward to near causing a moist, portion this northern portions fallen the portion along the the Gulf of Alaska the Islands the Boring rain falling this Aeuan lands and the Boring greatest precipitation IA inches
 
 at Barrow this morning light moderately ceiling and good visibility with ceiling south portion Ketchkaa
 
 Friday morning weathw indicated that pressure inches degrees The fro a portion the northeasward and eastward t. southwark north IA northward the coastal will deepen during "A high north l33 nohward Southeast
 April 26 Sunrise 5:19 sunset pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
Ora Wilson, .lsI.,
 Gued Speaker, {.
 Al Auxiliary


 Ora Wilson. vice president of the International Mine, Mil and Smel- ter Workers, was guest speaker last evening atsa meeting of the Juneau Ladies Auxiliary held at Union Hall, MT. Wilson Is here from union headquarters at Denver. as 6 Speaking on the Auxiliarys in the states, Mr. Wilson stressed the i'm portance of the. women's group to the union. sl.s s galse Plans were also completed during the evening for the. Barn Dance, an event of May, 4. The affair will be at Union Hall and will be informal All planning to attend are requested to wear appropriate gingham frocks and overajls. e F, Afae
 The next meeting of the Auxiliary was announced for May 8.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
ALASkA TEXTBOOK COMMISSION WILL
 MEET IN JUNEAU

Alaska educators and representa- tives of publishing concerns a e enroute to Juneau for the quad- riennial meeting of the Territorial Textbook Commission to be held here next week.
 Commission members are Com missioner of Education James Ry- an, due from Ketchikan on the steamer Yukon; Juneau Superin- tendent of Schools A. B. Phillips, and Fairbanks Superintendent w. H. Bloom, due Monday by plane.
 Booksellers representatives to be present are Lyle Ashcraft of D. c. Heath and Company, who ar rived by plane yesterday, and J. H. Beers of the MacMillan Com panv, who with Mrs. Beers is on the Yukon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
JOSEPH BAILEY E NAMED SkAGWAY
 CUSTOMS DEPUTY
Ket(hikan Man to Assume George Miller Old
 Post May !

Collector of Customs James J. Con- nors today announced the appoint ment of Joseph Bailey of Ketchi- kan as Deputy Collector of Customs in Charge at the port of Skagway.
 Galley will succeed veteran Gus toms man George G. Miller who re- tired for age last September.
 The new Deputy Collector has been employed by the New England Fish Company. Recently he took an examination to qualify for the Skag- way position, which he will assume May T. He will be accompanied to his new post by his wife.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
Army Vessel
 Anchors Here
 From Yakuial

Anchored like an isolationist in the middle of Gastineau Channel, the U. s. Army Engineers vessel Cava- naugh arrived in Juneau last night from Yakutat, returning south from a routine inspection of all air bases and projects in Alaska.
 Commanded by Captain Roe Dyke man, the vessel will leave for Haines tomorrow morning to take aboard Colonel B. c. Dunn and Major D. P. Booth, U. s. Army engineers who flew through Juneau several weeks ago on an inspection tour.
 After taking aboard the two Army officers, the Cavanaugh will sail for the South and return to Seattle in about week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
PILOTS MAKE TWO
 FLIGHTS 10 COAST

Pilot Dean Goodwin of the local airways carried four passengers so Hirst this afternoon and is sched- uled to return with two passen- gers from Hirst and one from Chi chagof. Passengers to Hirst were Paul M. Sorensen, Leslie Frink, w. Thompson and Pete Loftus.
 In flight to Sitka, Shell Slm- mons carried A. E. Glover, Vern Joyer and w. A. Chipperfield to Sitka and is due to return with five from the; Coast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
1. THE WEATHER
(By U. S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU

U. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU vicinity beginning pm-
 
  gentle southeastrly winds.
 Southeast light rain Saturday, mostly beginning tonight moderate fresh of of Spencer outheaey Hinchnbrook
 
 norheasterly Resurrection shifting southey moderate to fresh southease winds Saturday, occasional "A
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
GEESLIN LEAVES

Fred Geeslin, Office of Indian Affairs Chief Clerk, is enroute to Seattle to confer with Purchasing Agent J. M. Ummel and several officials from the Washingt ton of flee with regard to purchasing and shipping arrangements for the AL aSka service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
PLANE FROM FAIRBANKS

Late today PAA officials an- nounced that an Electra will land here this afternoon from Fairbanks with Frank Schultz, MT. and Mrs. s. K. Harrod, J. G. Harrod and J. s. Judah. -~~xi
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-25
RETURNING FROM

SEATTLE VACAITON Elmer Lindstrcm, Carl Jenson and Kinky Bayera are due to arrive here this evening on the Canadian Pa cific Princess Louise. They have spent the past three weeks vacation ing in Seattle
Evening star., 1941-10-26

company puglerS 1nVarlRply were Sc.
lected as mail orderlies."
Certainly musical talent alone was q
poor standard by which to measure
ability for the painstaking task Of sup
plying correct addresses when the ad-
dressee no longer was with q given
unit" he complained.
No. 4, Front Rank
When mail can't be delivered, fault
frequently lies with the person who ad-
dressed the letter or package. During
the last war COL Kenyon and his entire
staff were bafded by note addressed to
Number in the front rank, A. E. F."
To prevent repetition of this sort of
thing Americas selectees Of this emer-
gency were given detailed instructions
and told to inform their correspondents.
Samples Of perfect addressing were
handed out, showing how letters should
be mailed to pvt. John Doe" etc.
Convinced that the ways of national
defense were beyond all understanding,
scores of parents and sweethearts took
the advice literally. The Army postal
service was swamped with letters ad-
dressed very simply-to John Doe. The
Army is still getting notes for Mr.. Doe,
and still doesn't know quite what to do
with them.
Parents lack of originality in naming
male infants accounts for some trouble.
Since the Army has not had the time to
compile. statistics on its present distress,
we return to the history of the A. E. F.
Evening star., 1941-10-26

Standard into town, with a lot Of other
fellows in the same kind Of airplanes,
and put on a show. II it were pay day,
the crowds gave. Often the aviators
picked up extra money on sightseeing
hops.
The Standard had been a World War
trainer. 1t was a sturdy ship. 1t could
be rolled and looped and the wings
would stay on. It was very important
that the wings stay on, because, as Bill
Brooks put it quantity, it was little
harder to land plane with the wings
gone.
The Army had had some trouble with
the engine installations on the Stand
ards. The fuel lines kept breaking.
When the gasoline sprayed back in the
wind the airplanes would catch fire and
it was downright embarrassing. But the
ships had been hxed with flexible fuel
lines and now, in Allentown, all they
had to worry about was q propeller let
ting go or an aileron coming of or q
rudder going to pieces.
"Il give it the works." said Bill
Brooks as he wedged himself into the
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Hitting the Naval. Bull's>Eye

Of the area Gas revealed by the ships
wind gauges and necessarily assumed
to be prevailing over the intervening sea-
may defect the shell from its course.
This wind might be blowing at an alti-
tude of 5000 feet or higher.
O. Movement of the target. The speed
of the shell can be calculated with infor-
nation at hand on the characteristics of
the firing gun and the propelling charge.
But if the shell leaps 20 miles in AZ Sec
onds, where would the enemy be in that
time interval if his speed is % knots?
And if his length is, say, 700 feet, it is
important that the shell strike vital
point if possible.
3. Movement of the firing ship. The
problem of the roll or pitch of the ship
preparing to fire might be simplified if
the enemy were within vision. The solu-
ton of the problem at long distances is a
naval secret. But elementary consider
ations suggest that some device might
govern the discharge of the guns auto
matically at just the right moment dur
ing the ships roll.
Evening star., 1941-10-26

ball game in an Allentown, Pa, park
couldn't get killed flying.
LAS long as the wings stay on" Bill
Brooks would say, you can land EN-"
He had landed them, burning, broken
and fluttering, all the way from the
Canadian Rockies to the jagged Andes,
and it just wasn't meant that he would
pile one up and not be able to walk
away from 1t. That was the principal
thing-to be able to walk away from
them. Any landing was a good
landing If man could rise like q
phoenix from the pieces and make of
under his own power.
Bill Brooks would laugh at that
phoenix business. II he had any poetry
in his soul he expressed 1t in flying not
in words. He flew for a living and he
flew because he liked it. He was one of
the best That Allentown incident proved
it. He was a big man with chest like
barrel. and during the World War he
kept believing at the Army that he'd be
damned If he would stay on this side of
the Atlantic and teach kids to fly. He
wanted to fight In France.
But he could turn an airplane inside
out and he was too valuable on . train
Evening star., 1941-10-26

child minds upset by bombings. But
these are few.
Schoolmasters who went to great
lengths to provide group singing and
other distractions for pupils during air
raids found as one said: The boys were
rubbing their hands with glee in ex-
pectation of the bomb splinters and
other souvenirs they would be able to
collect"-even while the bombs were
crunching down and the ack-ack was
roaring.
For time, schools kept open at night
to let children sleep at their desks be-
cause they were frightened in their beds
when the sirens screamed. Now, one
board reports, most youngsters can sleep
through the noisest barrage, at home.
and the school time diversions during
raids-storytellin spelling bees, games
are so popular that one little girl plead
ed when the all-clear blew: please,
teacher, may we carry on with the air
raid?"
Even counting the shoeless absentees.
schools in so-called unoccupied France
opened october 8 with still-homeless
Evening star., 1941-10-26

When mighty enemy battleships
"meet" in a duel, they may be 20 or more
miles apart.
So it's quite problem to bring the
ships guns to bear on her foe, out Of
sight beyond the horizon.
How, then, is it done?
Let's picture the scene on an imaginary
battleship x:
First word of the nearness OF an
enemy battliship comes, let's say, from
DESTROYER, and the call to battle stations
sends crews on Battleship x rushing to
their gun turrets, range-finders Chamber
ing to positions, the mathematical per-
sonnel and telephone operators assem-
bling in the so-called plotting room and
other crews preparing catapults to send
out airplanes.
Though observers on the bridge scan
the horizon, no speck or wisp Of distant
smoke betrays the slightest trace of the
enemy. 1t IS not until the planes, dart
ing from the catapults, rise into the
scurrying clouds above and send their
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Wide World Photo.

refugees adding 80 per cent to the nor
NAL attendance. The schools broadcast
courses to the children at home and the
government is trying to get them back
into classes by issuing emergency shoe
ration coupons. The American Red
Cross is to donate its small remaining
clothing stocks The thing most missed
by the children is the daily ration OF
American donated milk which was avail
able last year.
Many of the old teachers are gone,
removed by the purges Of liberals. The
courses have been revamped to some
extent with religion and sports added.
Berlin's schools began early in Septem-
ber with a normal attendance and in
creased health supervision, including the
distribution of the vitamin tablets for
the youngest boys and girls. If there are
raids at night, some schools open late
the next morning.
Six million Italian children went back
to school October 6, 10 days later than
usual, to find new bomb shelters in the
larger cities. In Rome. the pupils in
cluded Romano Mussolini, IA, and his
sister, Anna Maria, II, whose father gives
all the orders.
Evening star., 1941-10-26
By Logan Reavis.

twittering reports that the hostile bat
tleship appears we'll beyond the curve OF
the earth, that the captain of the x can
reach an intelligent decision for action.
With the bridges telegraphs he orders
"full speed ahead if he wants to bring
the target within the scope of his range
flnders-it is hard for the observation
planes, maneuvering rapidly, to give pre-
else information about the speed and
direction the enemy is moving, particu-
larly when he is zig-zagging.
The first requirement of the plotting
room is the probable mileage between
the two ships; the probable speed and
course of the enemy, which, of course,
must be constantly figured in relation
to the KS movement.
Suppose the commander decides to
open fire at range of, say, 20 miles.
Here are his primary problems:
l. Influences on the flight OF the shell.
It may be Influenced by the rotation of
the earth; an unknown wind of
strength varying from the general wind
Evening star., 1941-10-26
By Devon Francis.

ing field to send abroad. He stayed here,
grumbling, doing chandelles and falling
leafs with the soft touch Of a master
pianist on the control stick while the
kid students in the cockpit behind him
got green around the gills and some
times lost their breakfasts.
Bill Brooks would die, sure, they said,
but it would be from some silly thing like
breaking his neck in falling over chair
in the darkness Of his own living ROOM
Or old age maybe.
IF you aren't more careful, Bill
Brooks" his friends would tell him, you
are going to die of old age"
That's what they said after that crash
landing in Allentown. and Brooks
grinned and said, sure, that was what he
was going to do. 1t looked as though he
would, too. He was good for more than
an even-money bet.
He was transforming at the time. 1t
was good money. He would fly his J-1