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Evening star., 1941-04-16
Cox Backs Draft
Age Limits
Of IS to25
DR.. Spiro Soreentieh
Approved as Member
Of Local Board No. g

Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, selective
service director for the District, said
today he strongly favors" revision
of the draft age limits to include
men 18 through Is instead of the
present 81 to So limits-a change in
the selective service predicted by
President Roosevelt yesterday.
Gen. Cox said that if it becomes
necessary for this country to become
actively engaged in its defense with
in the next decade, younger men
will have to bear the brunt-men
who, because of their youth, can
more readily absorb military knowl-
edge and physical training.
He added that he had favored
and urged lowering the draft age
limits "all along" and that if such
a change were made within the next
few months it would be "a splendid
thing"
The District Commissioners today
announced the approval of DR.. Spiro
Sargentich, Burlington Hotel, as a
member of Local Draft Board No. 9.
DT. Sargentich, neuro-psychiatric
consultant on insurance in the Vet
erans' Administration, and former
special representative of the State
Department on foreign missions in
Europe, is native of Serbia. but has
lived in the United States as citi-
zen for more than so years He was
a surgeon with the American Ex-
peditionary Force during the World
War
Meanwhile. AZ selectees were
named by Selective Service officials
for induction tomorrow. They in
clude 80 men under the April quota
who will be indicted in Richmond,
and 10 requirements, six of the latter
colored, who will be sent to Balti-
more.
Thirty-five Washingtonians were
sent to the Richmond induction sta
ton today. Those named for in
duction tomorrow include:
LOCAL BOARD NO. 4.
Ortman, Francis Joseph
LOCAL BOARD NO. 5.
KoeniR Dale
LOCAL BOARD NO. .,
Haase; Freq G.. DoTgan. Alexander J.
Kreps, Conrad Shook, William j.
Huseman, James S.
LOCAL BOARD NO. Is.
LAWRENCE. Lewis r. Simpson. Thomas C.
Kane, T. r, IT Auuilino. Frank
Williams. William L. Gaulden. James W.
Burke, John T. Stiebe, Alfons A.
LOCAL BOARD NO. Is
Pickens, Ralph D. Craft. Arless B.
Barber. Jack A. Rice. Bernard l..
Ferrante. Carmine Cubbage, Walter r.
Seaton. Lewis M. Bunorick. Georse A.
Berg David Hand Albert Murray
Shumaker. Roy T Hutcheson. Edwin N
Wilson. Orel Lee Hovermale, Earl w.
Williams Alonzo c.
REPLACEMENTS.
LOCAL R0ARD NO. IA.
tCoIored9
White. Philip r. Steadman. Ocie
Graves. Dock Downs, James Bell
West, Brunes Norman. John H.
LOCAL BOARD NO. "a.
Smith, Edward R. Chop. John J.
Herbertson, c. H.
LOCAL BOARD NO. "a
Green, Edward Wills
Evening star., 1941-04-16
Civil Service Gears
To Meet Defense Needs

The recruiting and placement ma
chinery of the Civil Service Com
mission was regeared today to meet
the expanding needs of the defense
program, functions and personnel of
the application and certification
divisions being merged into the
examining division. This brings the
securing, testing and placing of per-
sonnel directly under one head and
the outstanding result will be that
departmental appointing officers will
be able to obtain information IN any
particular examination from one
unit instead of going to three diff
ferent divisions.
w. A. Mccoy, chief of the exam
lining division, will be in charge Of
the new setup.
Evening star., 1941-04-16
Certificate of Suicide
Issued by Coroner

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued certificate of suicide in the
death yesterday of Mrs. Ruth
Decker, 80, found in an unconscious
condition in the kitchen of an
apartment at 2121 Virginia avenue
NV, her body suspended by the
cord from a Venetian blind.
Mrs Decker and her 9-year-old
son, according to police, had been
visiting her sister, Miss Marjorie
Davis, at that address since Feb
ruary %. An Emergency Hospital
physician answered the call and pro-
nounced her dead at 6 pm. Her
husband. Jack Decker, is resident
of Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening star., 1941-04-16
John {. ConIiff, Jr.,
Is Named Assistant
Federal Attorney
Chief Clerk and Aide
To Currun Receives
Jockson's Approval

Announcement was made today by
United States Attorney Edward M.
Curran that Attorney General Jack
son has approved the appointment
of John C. Conliff, jr., chief clerk
of the district attorneys Office for
the past 10 years to be an assistant
United States attorney. He replaces
William S. Taryer, who has resigned
to enter private practice.
Mr.. Conliff has been serving as
special assistant to the United States
attorney since January 81, 1898, in
addition to his duties as chief clerk.
In this capacity he has handled
extradition and habeas corpus cases,
including that of William Dudley
Pelley, Silver Shirt leader, wanted
by North Carolina authorities, and
has also represented the district at
torney before the United States COM
missioner and at the District
Morgue.
Appointed a clerk in the Office
of the United States attorney in
May, 1923, Mr. Conliff became sec
retary to Leo A. Rover, tnen united
States attorney, in August, 1880. He
was appointed chief clerk in the
District attorneys office on May 5,
1881.
Mr.. Conliff married Miss Kath-
eryn Crowder on August 4, 1928.
They live at the Westchester.
Born in Washington May 6, 1906,
Mr.. Conliff was graduated from
Central High School in 1924, OBJ
tanned his bachelor of laws degree
from Washington College of Law in
June, 1928, and took post grad
uate course there the following year,
obtaining the degree of master of
laws. He was admitted to the Dis
trict bar in 1923, is member of the
Bar Association of the District of
Columbia and Sigma Nu Phi, legal
fraternity.
Evening star., 1941-04-16
Portsmouth Youth Wins
Regional 0rafory Contest
By the z Associated Press.

By the associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, April 16.-Alf j,
Mapp, jr., 16, of Portsmouth, Va,
won the regional American Legion
oratorical contest here last night,
using the subject Life, Liberty and
the Pursuit of Happiness" in defeat
ing winners of previous contests held
in West Virginia. Maryland, Ken
lucky and the, District of Columbia.
The ora ms were given at Hotel
Roanoke bore American Legion of
f1cials, their families and friends.
Three boys and two girls partici-
pated.
Second-place award was won by
Howard c. Bowles of Berea, KY, the
others finishing in the following or
der: John V. Waits of Bethesda,
Md; Elise Swope of Martinsburg, w.
Va, and Mary M. Hayden of WASH
ington.
Mr.. Mapp, soon after the contest
ended, boarded train for Whining
ton, N. c., to take part in the area
contest to be held there tonight. He
was accompanied by his father.
Evening star., 1941-04-16
GIee Club to Sinq Here

The Saint Bonaventure College
Glee Club of Allegany. N Y, will
present a program in Monastery
Hall, Fourteenth and Quincy streets
NE, on Tuesday evening, April 20,
under auspices of the Third Order
of st. Francis. The glee club of 80
voices is directed by the Rev. Claude
Kean, o. F. M, director Of radio at
st. Bonaventure and founder Of the
club.
Evening star., 1941-04-16
ToIk on Perks TONIGHT

DR.. R. A. Kirkpatrick will deliver
an illustrated lecture on Utah and
Arizona National Parks" tonight at
8 o'clock, at the First Baptist Church,
Sixteenth and o streets NV. The
lecture is being sponsored by the
Baptist Home for Children Board Of
Managers. -
Evening star., 1941-04-16
sheppurd Field Slated

The War Department notified
Representative Thomson, Demo-
crat, of Texas yesterday 1t would
name the new Army air field at
Wichita Falls, Tex, Sheppard Field
In honor of the late senior Senator
OF that State. ..
Evening star., 1941-04-16
Col. Dan 6. Moore Dies;
Once White House Aide
Nv the Associated Press.

Fr'N EUt ASSUC.dCeU Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, April 16.-Lt.
Col. Dan Gyler Moore, military aide
to President Theodore Roosevelt
during his first term of office, died
last night.
Col. Moore is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Bessie Moore of Hous-
ton; one son, Dan Moore, jr, Co.
lumbus, Ohio, and four daughters.
Evening star., 1941-04-16
Mon Attacked by Bull Dies

James Edward Douglas, So, inmate
of ST. Elizabeth's Hospital, died last
night several hours after he had
been attacked by a bull in a pen
on the grounds of the institution.
Physicians said his chest had been
crushed. A certificate of accidental
death was issued by Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald.
Evening star., 1941-04-16
New Recreation
Coordination
Bill Offered
Three-Member Plan,
Introduced by Hunter.
Given to Committee
BACKGROUND

trolled by the Board OF Educa-
ton, the Commissioner and Of
fee OF National Capital Parks.
For first time, these agencies
hare overcome juriSdictional dtt-
= fcultieS and haze agreed TO a
plan approved By the Presidents
Committee on Recreation soon to
be introduced to Congress. THIS
bill conforms to national tenden-
cieS and recommendations OF sur
peyS made in District.
A new plan for the co-ordina-
ton and supervision of recreational
activities here ca plan radically
different from the one recently ap-
PROVED in principle by the Com
missioners and the President
Recreation Committees embodied
in bill which the House today re-
ferred to the District Committee for
consideration.
The measure, introduced "by re-
quest" late yesterday by Representa-
tive Hunter, Democrat, OF Ohio,
member of the District Committee,
provides for creation of a depart
ment of recreation to supervise a
comprehensive system for a pro-
gram of public recreation" The de-
partment would be composed of the
director of the community center
department, the director of NUM-
cipal Fairgrounds and third mem
Der appointed by the Commissioners,
who would be the superintendent.
Other Provides 9 Members.
The plan Endorsed in principle
by the Commissioners and the
Presidents committee calls for a
nine member board to coordinate
and supervise recreational activi-
ties. The members would include
one of the three Commissioners,
representative of the Board of Edu-
cation, a representative selected by
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, the superin-
tendent of National Capital Parks
and five citizens of the District ap-
pointed by the Commissioners.
The superintendent of recreation
under the Hunter bill would receive
q salary of $500 a year. The two
other members of the proposed de-
partment would be paid $4,000 a
year each.
Liaison Officer Provided.
These three members would con-
stitute the Executive Board of the
department and be invested with
power and authority to prescribe
rules and regulations and to formu-
late administrative and fiscal
policies. The superintendent would
act as the co-ordinator of the joint
activities of the community center
and playground branches Of the de-
partment and also serve as the
liaison officer between the depart
ment and the school board and "all
other agencies having to do with
recreational work in the District.
Activities of the department, ac-
eording to the bill, would embrace
the operation and direction of re-
creation centers, Fairgrounds, ath-
letic fields, tennis courts, baseball
diamonds, swimming pools, bathing
beaches, golf courses, community
centers, public parks as well as in
struction in dancing and dramatic
art and the arrangement of dances
and dramatic presentations.
Authority is provided in the meas
ure for the transfer to the proposed
department of recreation the exist
ing powers and duties of the depart
ments of Fairgrounds and COM
munity centers now under joint con-
troll of the Commissioners and the
hoard
Evening star., 1941-04-16
Toll in Previous Months.
In April, Beware OF:

In April, Beware OF:
Stepping out between parked
cars to cross street at a point
other than a crosswalk. 1t was
this action, at pm. of a rainy
day that led to the death of the
35-year-old pedestrian who was
the Districts only traffic victim
in April, 1910.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

0lenwood Gas Stove, Like New Coolerator Ice Box General Electric Refrigerator
 Late Model Maytag and c. E, Washer Florence Combination Stove
 Floor Model g. George Trainor co. ii6 Grand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

CONsOIE-vic victrola with records, Reasonable. Tel. S-l0le.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

LAKE HTTCHCOCK-1 good water front lot. 5 Meriden Road lots. l cottage. 1 4-room house. F. J. His ton. Phone 3-00l8 and 3-9696, or see me at Corrigan's Shel Chateau at the Lake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

ly on unpaid principal not exs ceeding $i00 and 2% monthly or any remainder.
 Because MT. Wagner is a local man he can cut out needless red" tape and make the borrowing of money 6 simple matter, You'll find it . pleasant eSpe" rience and not an embarrassing one. But be sure to come to the right company - there's only one. actually named Personal Finance Company. Come In to- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
Buy Used Today At Very Low PCon Casadm And On This P
Automobiles
Neuu Cor DeaLers
AutsmOblIes Fsr sale
AT CADILLAC

WHERE PARTICULAR PEOPLE
 GET THEIR USED CARSl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

GET THEIR USED CARSl We are proud of the fact that the most discriminating and care- 1Ii car buyers come here year after year for their cars. If you are particular and motor -wise you, too, Wiil And this the best place to buy
 NEW LOW PRICES 10lO Buick Sedan
 lO4O Pontiac { Door Sedan io3o Buick Special Ccnv Coupe i03o Cadillac 0l Sedan Ie4O Plymouth LeLuxe Sedan 1889 Laealle Sedan
 103O Oidsmobile Sedan 1899 Buick Sedan
 1899 Chevrolet station Wagon 1888 LaSaiie Sedan
 1888 Oldsnobile Sedan
 iea0 Packard Sedan
 1897 Chevrolet Town Sedan 1897 Dodge GeoAn
 iD36 Pontiac Tudor Sedan Many Others To Choose From TERMS TRADES Cadillac Sales & Service OO4 Watertown Ave. Dial 6-il4o
 Open Evenings I'll 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

1887 Pontiac Coupe ......... e390
 1895 Dodge Sedan ......... $lSo WATERBURY NASH co SDD West Main St. Dial 3-l103
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
Building Lots For Sale

BUILDIN0-Lots for sale. Also tract of land. Call 3-6i65.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
Educational

AT-New England Schools of Prac. tical Training we offer welding and machine shop courses. l446 South Main St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
Machinery, Elec. q Tools

FOR SALE-i4 inch lathe. Call S-9o34 after 6 p, m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

0LENWOOD-0as stove, gray and white, insulated oven, heat control, excellent condition. Reaso nable, Tel. 3-0227.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
Helps all kinds Of people raise money to pay bilLs--quickly

This is the friendly manager of the. local Personal Finance Company office. He arranges loans for hundreds of families, many of whom he grew up with. He wants to loan money because that is his business. And he gets a lot of satisfaction out of his job, for the service he rem ders is a helpful one. Many peo- ole need ready cash - $20 to 1900 - and are able to pay 1t rack in small monthly amounts rver Q comfortable length of time. Rate of interest ST month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
QUALITY TISED CARS!

USED CARS!
 '4l Plymouth Demo. Sedan, H. $105 70 Dodge Sedan ........." $19o 20 Plymouth 4 Door Sedan .. $615 Is4O Chevrolet Town Sedan ... $615 Is90 Dodge 2 Door Sedan ...... $645 I'30 Ford 4D. Del. Sed. R. & H. $526 l9e Dodge { Door Sedan ....... $525 I,38 Ford Tudor Sedan ........ $395 I'37 Cadillac 4 D. Sedan, R. & H. $495 l,37 Dodge Sedan .............. $445 I,a7 Plymouth { Door Sedan ... $395 I,37 Dodge Door Sedan ...... $375 I,a7 Dodge Coupe ............. $375 '36 Packard { D. eed,, R & H. $346 I,36 Plymouth 4 Door Sedan .. $295 l'30 Ford { Door Sedan ........ $265 l,36 Ford Tudor Sedan ........ $245 I26 Chevrolet 4 Door Sedan :. $195
 MECHANICS SPECIALIST l'36 Plymouth Spt. Coupe ...... $150 P34 International Panel Truck. 6 75 l'32 Plymouth 4-D. Sedan .... 2 50 | MALCOLM w. STARR DODGE and PLYMOUTH lzSi Watertown Ave. Dial 5-lI46 (Open Eveningsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
Merchundise
H0usSAsld Articles

1888 COPELAND-0 Ht. electric re.
 friRerator, perfect condition, Bar. gain at 1b0. Used washers, e20 to SS0. House Furnishings. 2eT Bank
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13

president of the Association OF
American Railroads. recently
pointed out:
"The answer Ito the readiness
Of the railroads for the defense
program) has been given not
alone In promises and assurances
but also In achievements, like
that of handling recently a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13
AUTO PLANTS ON JOB

Supplementing what the aircraft
industry is doing, the automobile
industry is also contributing its
productive facilities and mana
gerial talent 10 this defense et-
fort. Automotive companies have
been assigned total defense orders
totaling 81, 30o000,000. represent
ing at least 10 per cent of total
authorizations to date.
General Motors alone. according
to c. (. Wilson, the president, has
made arrangements TO produce
parts and Sub-aSsemblies for 200
twin-engine bombers monthly and
for increasing airplane engine pro-
duction by 500 engines monthly TO
a total of 1900 a month. As the
program reaches a peak, the cor
poration will increase employment
to 10000 in aviation alone.
The Chrysler Corporation re-
Gently completed in record time a
tank arsenal in Detroit. Machinery
is being installed and some of 1t
soon will begin to produce parts.
The corporation has also taken
100000 square feet of space in a
former Graham-Paige plant to
build the fuselageS for Martin
Bog two-engine bombers. 1t Is
likewise building 1920 trucks and
other vehicles for the army.
VARIED TASKS ASSUMED
In addition the automotive in
duStry has committed itself 10
making high-speed marine engines,
submarine Diesel engines, machine
guns. jigs and tools for aircraft
factories, trailers for hauling ma
chine guns. a naval arsenal for
torpedo and gun parts, she'll cases,
fuses, bomb parts, cartridge cases
and radio apparatus.
The spectacular induStrialization
Of the West Coast is paralleled in
shipbuilding, which centers around
San Francisco Bay and Seattle.
Sixteen West Coast companies are
engaged in building sea-going YES
sells or in preparing shipyards for
that purpose, compared with only
five a year ago. Employment has
more than doubled in a year.
RAILROADS FALL IN LINE
As to the role Of the railways in
national defense the consensus
among rail operating executives
seems to be that they can do the
job. without federal operation
Referring 10 thiS. J. J. Pellcy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13
Penetrating, High Speed
OIL Eminent
SAFELY EASES
MUSCLE PAIN

1. Penetrates into skin of pain area
z. Won't burn or blister.
,. Medicated wintersreen-oil base drives
pain out of sore muscles fast
4. Grand for deep massage.
s. Omega Oil used by trainers. nurses.
athletes for opsr so ysUL
Wonderful for pain Of rheumatism, neu-
ritis, lumbago, sprains, muscular back
ache, stiffness. Rub in Omega oil-speed
up flow Of blood to eongested tissue Of
the painful area, get quick relief-safely.
Omega Oil helps break up chest-eold
tightness, too. 35f bottle, all drug stores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13

This is the fourth of a series
of articles reporting in specific
terms the roles American indus
try and labor are playing in
converting the United States
into "democrscy's arsenal
MerryIe Stanley Rukeyser. eco
nomic commentator for Inter-
national News Service, in pre-
pairing these exclusive articles
has observed at first hand in
dustTiL operations from coast
10 coast, has interviewed indus
trial and labor executives and
has conferred with emergency
and regular advisers of the
President at Washington.
BY NJ. STANLEY RUKEYSER
Init News Service Economic Commentator
NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-With
the aid of modern science, mobi-
lied industry in this War-torn
world is competing country by
country to achieve unparalleled
speed in transportation in the sky,
on land and on the seas.
With Germany and Great Brit
ain testing out the effectiveness OF
air power in the brutal realm OF
international power politics, the
American airplane building indus
try. under the lash of presidential
leadership, is in process OF a
prodigious expansion program.
CALLS Z. S. PLANES BEST
NJ. c. Meigs, in charge of avia-
ton in the Office of Production
Management at Washington, at
whose desk the whole effort is CO.
ordinated, told me the other day:
THE newest airplane models,
which have been designed over
here. are excelled nowhere in
the world"
Previously. William s. Knudsen,
director of the OPM, in answering
my question as to how Americans
compared with the Germans as
plane builders. remarked;
Were cleverer with the
pencil"
He predicted that United States
monthly plane production would
reach 1900 by July, 1941, and
5000 by the Spring of 1912.
And when Robert Gross. presl-
dent of the Leekheed Aircraft Cor
poration, took me through his
rapidly expanding plant at Bur
bank. Cal. he said:
1.-THE British found the Lock-
heeds, which they had bought as
scouting planes, so dependable
that they have been extending
their uses to all types of mill
tary service"
In 1910, aircraft building floor
space on the West Coast alone in.
creased from 5,124 500 TO S,758, 20(
square feet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13
Auto Factories Helping to Build
Greatest Planes, Rukeyser Says

record-brealxing increase In traf-,
40 without car shortage, delay
or congestion. Thus the rail-
roads proved that they were
ready for any emergency"
Tomorrow: The role of steel
and other basic industries in
the national defense program.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13
RAILROADS FALL IN LINE

As to the role of the railways in
defense the consensus
among rail operating executives
seems to be that they can do the
job. without federal operation.
Referring 10 TINS. j. J. PellcN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
Michigan Strikes
Few and Short,
Ldppin Says

With most OF the nation
troubled by strikes. Michigan and
the Detroit area remained COM
paratively free of major labor
disputes during the last six
months, A. c. Lappin, member of
the state labor mediation board,
said today.
Lappin said that Of 200 strike
threat notices filed with the board
in the last six months. fewer than
dozen actually had resulted in
strikes and they were of short
duration, involving comparatively
few persons.
"Ninety-five yer cent OF the
Michigan disputes have been
settled before any strike was
called" he said. Both company
arrangements and unions have
seemed TO have a sincere desire
10 avoid strikes and TO make
amicable agreements to prevent
them. The only two strikes of
any size which lasted over a
week were the Neisner strike.
now settled through conferences
with the board, and the Ameri-
can Lady Garment strike, still
under Way."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-06
County ALL Hits
AT Secondary
Pilketing

Secondary picketing Of business
establishments which employ unior
members and are innocently in.
volved as the result Of Jurlsdic'
tionsl disputes between two All
unions today was deplored by the
executive council o. the Detroit
and Wayne County Federation 81
Labor.
In a resolution passed last night
the executive board stated thai
such picketing Of business place
employing ALL members by an
other union not having employees
in the place or having jurisdiction
was "unethical and should not be
INDUCED IN
The resolution was aimed di-
rectly az the dispute between the
brewery workers and the team
sfers union AZ Dossins Food Prod
ucts. Inc. 1859 Grauot avenue
Members Of the two unions have
been plcketing stores and beer
gardens which handle Dossin
products.