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Evening star., 1941-05-09
Fairfax Schools Plan
Play Day Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.


FAIRFAX, Va, May 9.-Culminat-
ing the physical education program
in the Fairfax County elementary
schools for the current session, the
annual play day will be held at
Fairfax High School tomorrow from
$50 am. to pm. it has been
announced by James E. Bauserman,
elementary supervisor.
Approximately 1000 pupils will
take part in group exercise directed
by C. E. Miley, jr. principal OF
Floris School, and j. H. Rice, princi-
pal of Herndon School.
Forty or more pupils from each
school will take part in the mass
games, with E. M. Day, principal
of Lorton School, in charge.
Harry McCary, principal of Forest
vile School, is general chairman
for the day, with Mr.. Bauserman,
advisor A. D. Neale, principal of
Madison School; Miss Frances De-
witt, principal of Oakton School
and Mr.. McCary will have charge
of grounds, assisted by Oakton
pupils
Miss Frances Mitchell, principal
of Groveton School, will present
awards.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Virginia Adds It's Men
To Nearby Draft Quotas

Revised quotas announced by the
Virginia selective service headquar-
ters today will add 176 to the num-
Der of selectees allotted TO boards in
the nearby area.
The allotment to Arlington Coun-
ty Board No. l under the new fig
ures will be 242. an increase of 81
men. and of Arlington Board No.
will be 239. an increase of 80 men.
the Associated Press reported. The
quota for Alexandria has been raised
to $50. an increase of IA, and of
Fairfax County to 269, an increase
of 80.
The States original net quota for
the period ending June 80 was 9.747,
but the revised net quota announced
last week raised the number of a.
164.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Prince Williams Board
Calls 20 More Seiectees
cn.cial nisnatch To The Stal

Special Dispatch to The stan.
MANASSAS, Va, May 9.-Twenty
more men were ordered by the
Prince William County Selective
Service Board to report to local doc
tors this week. Called for examina-
ton today by Dr. Stewart McBryde
are Walter Marion Pearson, Wood
bridge; Eugene Milton Flory, Nokes-
Vile; Morton Edward Lunceford
Gainesville; John Williams Lyons
Woodrow Wilson Mountjoy, ano
Willard Coy Smith, Manassas. To-
morrow examinations will be given
by DR.. j. McIver Jackson to Carroll
Fox and John A. Slovensky, Manas-
sas; Frederick Reid Hoffman, Green
wich; William Frederick Pierson anc
Willard Patrick Taylor, Woodbridge
and Thomas w. Bostic, Nokesville
Listed to report to DR.. Emlyn Mar
STELLAR Monday are Robert jackson
Quantico; Willie Woodrow Bristow
Robert Hamilton Lilliard and Davio
Bartlett, Manassas; Richard Lee
Baltzell, Woodbridge: David Conley
Blevins, Manassas; Frank Aloysius
Liberman, Quantico, and John Will
liam Cooper, Dumfries.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
| Jobs Assured
|MoryIonders
Leaving School
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 9.-Maryland
young people leaving school next
month were advised today by the
State Employment Service they
could be virtually assured of jobs
either Immediately or after taking
brief defense training courses.
David L. B. Fringer, employment
service director, reported his de-
partment made more than 5000 job
placements in April, breaking all
records.
He said young people graduating
from school, or those over 16 years
old not planning to return to classes
in the fall, should register at the
nearest of Maryland's 13 employ
ment Offices Immediately after
schools close for the summer.
Many part-time jobs also will be
available during the summer vaca-
ton months, Mr.. Frirger declared
He said thousands of temporary
farm laborers would be required ir
crop harvests.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Z More Doctors Join
Fairfax Draft Board
specla, Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. May 9-The Fair
fax County Selective Service Board
has announced the appointment of
DR.. E. S. Waring of Fairfax and DR..
E. c. Shull of Herndon as assistant
examining physicians. They will be-
gin their duties at once.
The local board has been notified
the quota for the present fiscal year
ending June 80 has been increased
from 230 men to 269. Herbert O.
Blunt. chairman. said demand for
the additional quota is expected to
be received in June.
To aid registrants in filling out
questionnaires, members of the local
bar are again meeting in the Trial
Justice Building each evening except
Saturday. F. D. Richardson of Fair
fax is chairman of the local Advisory
Board.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
LooseIeaf Buyers
Set Record Price
In Marlboro Sales
Cigarette Companies Pay
Al Cents q Pound Top,
Highest in Three Years
aff Correspondent of The Star.

3. Staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, May
9-Tobacco buyers of the Nations
major cigarette companies set a new
record in the three-year history of
Southern Maryland's loose-leaf mar
kets when they paid top price of
At cents a pound, the Marlboro
Board of Trade announced.
The board also disclosed that sales
on the six loose-leaf warehouses in
the area totaled 564.678 pounds of
tobacco last week, bringing the total
sales since the markets opened on
April % to 1,145,O22. However, this
figure makes no allowance for re-
sales.
The top price of Al cents was paid
at both warehouses here.
The trade board reported that last
week most of the best cigarette to-
bacco sold at As cents pound and
that second and third grade leaf,
which last year sold at approx
mately 40 cents a pound, this year
brought as high as As cents. Last
weeks top price was IS cents a
pound.
Prices for intermediate grades Of
leaf were reported "proportionately
strong" but the lowest grades of
cigarette and smoking tobacco con-
tinued to sell at approximately the
same prices as last year
Receipts on the Baltimore market
during the week ending May 3
totaled l59 hogsheads, against sale
of rs hogsheads. This brings the
total receipts for the season to date
to 251 hogsheads and sales to 12l
hogsheads. These figures make no
allowance for resales. Prices ranged
from cents to 43 cents.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Explosion al Camp Lee
Fatal 10 Civilian Probed
NJ the Associated Press.

By Inc AsSOCldleu Press.
CAMP LEE, Va, May 9.-A board
Of inquiry will reconvene today to
continue its investigation of the ex-
plosion of a hot-water storage tank
in the Camp Lee incinerator, which
killed one civilian employe and in
iured six other men, including three
selectees.
The blast occurred yesterday after
noon in the 9th Quartermaster Regi-
ment training area when the civilian
employees and enlisted men were at
the camp incinerator unloading a
truckload of refuse.
Two men at the scene were un-
hurt.
The civilian killed was Roy Heart
Held, %, of Route l, HopeWell, an
employe of the Quartermaster Corps.
Brig. Gen. Charles D. Hartman,
acting post commander in the alb
sence of Maj Gen. James Edmonds,
who is on leave of absence, heads
the board of inquiry.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Ocean City Drive
On Fire Hazards Begun
Nv tho Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OCEAN CITY, Md, May g.
Deputy fire marshals from the
office of the State Insurance De-
partment began inspection yester-
day of fire escapes of Ocean City's
largest hotels in drive to eliminate
fire hazards before the summer re-
sort seasons opens May 30.
Deputies Joseph M. McSweeney
and John ]. Meyer, at meeting
last night attended by Mayor Cliff
ford p Cropper, members of the
City Council, the Hotelmen's AS.
sociation and other civic groups, re-
ceived the assurances of hotel own
ers that they would be given access
to hotels now closed.
Hotelmen said they were fully
aware of present conditions and
indicated their willingness to CO.
operate.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Maryland 10 Ask Bids
On S2,250, 900 in Roads
s, TIE Associated Press.

5. tire Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May Bids
on about s2,25O,0OO of highway con-
struction in Maryland will be asked
within the next six weeks by the
State Roads Commission.
Commission officials, meeting here
yesterday at the request of Gov.
O'Conor, who said he had given
them speed up' orders, said the
projects are located in various sec
tions of Maryland.
The Governor asserted that be-
cause Federal funds were involved
for which clearance has not been
received from Washington, location
of the projects cannot be disclosed
The commission gave me assur-
ance that a total of S2.250,000 In
contracts can be arranged for ad-
vertisement by the end of June,
Gov. O'Conor said.
Evening star., 1941-05-09

of traffic moving about within the
park.
Examples of inadequate bridges
in the park, Capt. Whitehurst said,
are those on Tilden street near
Pierce Mill and on Klingle road
near the Zoo. He said these spans
are only 10 feet wide and have a
load limit of 10000 pounds. Despite
this low capacity, he continued,
vehicles weighing as much as
10000 pounds are permitted on Dis
trict streets and frequently make
use of park roads.
wouldn't it be a terrible thing
if a bus-load of children crashed
through one of those bridges?" he
asked.
Would Satisfy Demands.
Capt. Whitehurst said a study of
traffic on park roads had revealed
that only 10 per cent of the vehicles
entering Rock Greek turned off the
principal routes while still in the
park area. This knowledge, he said,
led those making the study to the
conclusion that since the vast ma
jority of drivers use the roads in
the park as a means OF travelling
on the north-south axis, flrst-rate
thoroughfareS or possibly free
ways ought to be provided for their
convenience.
The first thing to consider in
making a traffic survey" he said,
''is demand. Roads should be built
or improved to accommodate these
demands"
In the files of the Park and Plan
ming Commission is a 10-year- old
plan to solve the Rock Greek Park
traffic problem by building three
high-level bridges across the entire
width Of the park at strategic points.
This scheme would bridge the
park at these three places: l, be-
tween Tilden and Upshur streets;
2, from point between Military
road and Utah avenue across to
Kennedy street at Sixteenth, and 8,
from Oregon avenue near Wise road
across to aspen street at Sixteenth.
Sees Diagonal Problem"
Reminded of this plan, Capt.
Whitehurst said it offered right
angle solution to a diagonal prob
lem" BY this he said he meant
that traffic through the park was
heaviest along a southwest-north-
(see HIGHWAYS, Page B-l7J
Evening star., 1941-05-09
No. 6-Pork Roads Development
By HENRY A. Muslin.

HENRY A. Muslin.
of the different agencies concerned washington faces
knoy problem whether not develop the roadWays IN
the ciys general highway
system Capt Whhurs District director of highways said
in interview yesterday.
of the Rock
roads vay important but that he neverthe-
less possible opposition this view the part OF
controlling the park
1.-THE automobile stay" he asserted land it up to
us keep pace transportation trends realize however that
controlling secured
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Mrs. 6. M. Watkins
Heads Arlington PIT. A.

Mrs. C. M. Watkins has been
elected president of the Robert E.
Lee Parent-Teacher Association at
Arlington, Va, it was announced
today by Mrs. H. L. Mccormick,
retiring president.
Others elected were Mrs. Raymond
A. St. George, first vice president;
Miss Grace Hall, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Bonita Harris, recording
secretary; Mrs. Beatrice Aspelagh,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Nc
Cormick, treasurer: Jesse Stein.
parliamentarian, and Mrs. Lucy
Busse, historian.
Evening star., 1941-05-09


to suit the city's traffic needs"
The Rock Creek Park land, he
explained, was bought by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and turned over to the
National Park Service to administer
Locally, he said, the Office of Ma
tional Capital Parks is the control
ling agency. He also pointed out
that the Zoo grounds are under the
jurisdiction of the Smithsonian In
stitution.
Sees Viewpoint.
Capt. Whitehurst said he did not
know what the institutions attitude
toward road improvements would be
but that he knew from past ex-
perience that strong feeling per-
sists among park service officials
that park land should be used only
for parks; that is, for scenic ano
recreational purposes.
II don't blame them in the least fol-
looking at it in that light" the high
way director said, especially when
you consider that the land originally
was set aside for park purposes
alone. I have become convinced in
recent years, nevertheless, that the
increased demand for highway facil-
tiles makes it imperative that Ger.
tain park roads be expanded and
improved to fit into the general
highway picture
Of the total $5,75O,OOO expendi-
ture recommended for development
of park roads in the preliminary
highway report, s3,750,000 was ear
marked for immediate" improve
ments in Rock Greek Park and the
Zoo.
Cites Narrow Roads.
Capt. Whitehurst said he be-
lieves that traffic congestion in the
park results from narrow roads, in
most cases there being only two
traffic lanes, and inadequate bridges.
A prime remedy, he said, would be
the extension of Rock Greek
and Potomac parkway northward
through the Zoo.
He also recommends building a
new road along the western border
of the park north of the Zoo, con-
Meeting with Oregon avenue and
Military road. If this were done
he pointed out. the existing road
system north Of the Blagden ave-
nue-Broad Branch road area could
be reserved for the exclusive use
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Woodward Students
Leave on Tour Toduy

A large delegation of Woodward
School students and faculty rep
resentative will leave at $50 pm.
today on Norfolk and Washington
steamer for their annual spring
educational tour. They will return
Sunday morning.
Approximately 25 boys are ex-
pected to 60 on the tour, which will
include visits to Williamsburg.
Jamestown, Yorktown, Langley Field
and Old Point Comfort.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
School Groups to Meet

DUNN LORING, Va, May 9 (Spe-
ciaD The annual meeting of the
Fairfax County Federation of School
and Civic Leagues and Parent
Teacher Associations will be held in
the local school tonight. Preceding
the general session dinner will be
q served at $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Boy Scout Variety Show

Half an hour of magic by Colin
Cameron, who was once scout
master in China, will feature min
strel and variety show in the Robert
E. Lee School, Lee Highway and
Lexington, Arlington, Va, at 8
o'clock tonight. Boy Scouts Of Troop
l12 are presenting the show for their
summer camp fund.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Stote Woqe Law Backed

RICHMOND, Va. May 9 LR.-
State Senator Vivian L. Page of
Norfolk, a candidate for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomina ton, in
an address last night advocated
State legislation to parallel the Fed
eral wage-hour law.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Toll in Previous Months.
In May, Beware OF:

In May, beware VI:
1. Careless walking at night.
Six of the eight persons killed
in traffic during May, 1910,
were struck after dark.
2. Crossing a street at point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in May last year.
The six other traffic victims
were injured while either cross
ing a street against a proper
signal. attempting to jump onto
a moving vehicle, attempting to
stop stampeding horses. stand
ing in a button safety zone.
crossing at an uncontrolled In
tersection or riding in an auto
mobile.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Kiwunis Dinner TONIGHT

MANASSAS. Va. May 9 (SpeciaD L.
Harold w. Smith of Cumberland,
Md. governor of the Capitol District
of Kiwanis Clubs. will speak tonight
at dinner at the Manassas Kiwanis
Club in the Prince William Hotel.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Civic Groups Fight
Bethesda Rezoninq
For Apartments
Shift Involving II Acres
On Bradley Boulevard
Opposed at Hearing

About Is civic groups OF the
Bethesda Chevy Chase area last
night opposed an application for re-
zoning of 17-acre tract ITO permit
construction of apartment houses in
their area.
Their views were expressed at a
public hearing in Bethesda. held by
the Montgomery County Commits
sionerS.
The proposed zoning change in
volved the request of George P.
Sacks, president of the Bank of
Bethesda, who asked reclassification
from residential A to c of land
fronting on Bradley boulevard, west
of the Baltimore & Ohio tracks.
Spokesman for the citizens group
was Carey Quinn. who had been re-
tanned as counsel. James c. Chris
topher, Bethesda attorney, repre-
senteG the applicant.
Project Called Blight"
Mr.. Quinn contended there is no
need for the apartments and positive
harm would result to the community
from the project, which he described
as "a blight"
The project would require addi-
tional taxes to meet the school, po-
lice and other public service prob
lens created by the large increase
in temporary residence, Mr.. Quinn
argued, and apartments would de-
preciate the surrounding residential
neighborhood of individual homes.
Because of the sites proximity to
the railroad, Mr.. Christopher told
the commissioners the land is un-
suitable for residential development
AMI claimed that the project would
serve as buffer between the rail-
road and adjacent houses.
Taken Under Amusement.
The groups represented were Citi-
Zens' Associate of Leland Bradley,
Chevy Chase Terrace, Chevy Chase
Gardens, Somerset, Section Eight of
Chevy Chase, Section Four of Chevy
Chase, East Bethesda, Edgemoor,
Battery Park, Huntington Terrace,
Old Georgetown Road, Westmore-
land Hills, Wood Acres. Drummond
and Friendship Heights.
The Commissioners took the mat
ter under advisement. Representa-
tives of the Maryland-Nation Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission
sat in on the meeting, but the COM
mission has made no recommended
ton in the case.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Park Roadway Developments
Face Uti|itorion Objections

II 81
Of Marrow Roads and Bridges in Area
20 the District Commissioners iH hold public hearing
hghUay construction drdUn after
described detail
1uhen Highway Director Whehurs April 25 In
dnayzng detail the purposes OF all
phases OF the extensive program
Evening star., 1941-05-09

(See HIGHWAYS, Page B-l7J
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
BRIDGE MEETS
 SET FOR N. Y.
Two Important TOurna- ments Scheduled for
 Later This Month

New York, April 9 - Especial to The Democrat) = 'cwo major bridge tournaments will be played in New York City beginning the weekend after Easter. The .rst will be the World Championship Masters In- dividual to be played at the Park Central Hotel April l6, 1e and 20. The next day the Vanderbilt Tour nament, for The National Knock out Team-of -four Championship, will go into play at the Hotel Pierre and last through Saturday, April 26th.
 The thirty-six players taking part in the Individual competition are invited by the American Contract Bridge League which sponsors the meet. Under a system of selectivity put into effect this year 75 per cent, or 27 players, will be those having the highest number of master points; the other nine are selected at the discretion of the tournament committee on @ basis of masters points, individual ability and loca' ton.
 The Vanderbilt tournament con. ducted by the Vanderbilt Cup Con- mittee will be played in eight ses- sions. Following the qualifying rounds on Monday and Tuesday, April 2l-22, there will be two knock out rounds; the setni-flnals will be played in two sessions on Friday, April 18th. The finals will take place Saturday afternoon and even- ing.
 Competing in their respective events will be Morris Elis, New York defending Masters Individual champion, and the Vanderbilt team of Harold E. Vanderbilt, Edward Hymes, Robert McPherran, Charles s. Lochridge and Waldemar K. Won zedtwitz, all of New York, who car- ried of the team trophy last year.
 Major Alfred M. Gruenther, sec- retary of the committee, will direct the Vanderbilt" and will accept entries up to 4 p. m. on April Fist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Vast Shipyards Soon
 To Cluster Tiny Isle
Los Angeles Man-Made HarbOr Transformed Over.
 night Into BustIing National Defense Region

supervision and virtually all one end of the island will have to be re- modelled. A large private yacht har- bor must be enlarged and the spick- and-span pleasure boats will have to find new berths.
 The navy figuratively Is getting behind each pile-driver and steam roller as work progresses on gt- gantic -new $20,000,O00 naval base on another section of the island. The big base will be ready for use early in 1942, according to unoffl- clal announcements. A large $18,- 100000 graving dock also is to be built on the navy's site and that will be completed toward the end of next year.
 Not to be outdone, the army is reported casting covetouS glances toward this future insular beehive and is said to be interested in de- veloping transport terminal there Plans for the project are already being worked out and army off, cials recently opened negotiations with Los Angeles harbor officials in move to take over several of the private docks on the island.
 The Bethlehem Steel Corpora tion's shipbtiildtng division has its hat in the ring. The big steel com pany will build 10 destroyers for the navy at yards to be constructed or Terminal Island.
 (,onstructiou Eur,ds RAadv
 The destroyers will cost $8,100 ,00( each and the navy has made $2,500,. 900 available for yard construction work preliminary to actual ship. building. More than 7,500 men vii be employed at the Bethlehem yard when construction of thu new-type warstips get under way.
 For a small island, Terminal growing into its first pair of lonf pants. There are also several othel vital organization tucked away or this strip of land.
 Reeves Field, a full-hedget naval air base Is located on the isle The airfield, 8 base for sea an< planes, ranks with similar i'm portant defense bases recently con- structed all along the Pacific coas as far north as Alaska.
 Terminal Island is the home o the Southern California branch o the U. s. Immigration service. Int U. s. Public Health Service has its
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

for the Lenten meeting this week. pr. Hughes Is an alumnus of Mc- Master University and formerly held the pastorate of the High Park Baptist church in Toronto. He is Q frequent speaker at the major Bible conferences, including Mon- trose, Pinebrook, Erieside, Board- walk, Lime Lake, Homer and others. He is author of Tn the Gardens", "Saul Becomes Paul, Down in the Dumps" and many other books. He is also editor of "The Challenger"
 Thursday evening, April 10, at 8 o'clock in First Methodist church on North Main street, there will be Union Communion service of the Congregational churches and the Methodist church in Water bury. The sermon will be preached