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Evening star., 1941-04-09

whom she later married, but they
had since been separated
She was the widow of 1t. Carl H.
Myers. United States Army aviator,
killed in Honolulu in 1916. She had
lived on the canal bank in a cabin
made from barge timbers since her
home was swept away in a flood.
Mrs. Myers was former physical
instructor at the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Loudoun 10 Ask Loan
0fS2,OO0 10 Finance
High School Shop
Teacher Appointments
Are Announced and
Salaries Fixed
Special Dispatch to The Star.
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EptCIdL DlSpaJCN 70 Inc CtdL.
LEESBURG. Va. April 9.-The
Loudoun County School Board yes
terday voted to apply to the State
Board of Education for. literary
loan OF $4,000 for Is years to finance
a shop for the colored high school
This would be subject to the ap-
proval of the County Board OF
Supervisors.
The board will also apply for $500
in State aid on the colored shop
building, $3.50 for equipment and
$3.50 for colored home economics
equipment. The 100000 high school
for the colored pupils which is now
under construction. will be named
the Douglass High School in memory
of Frederick Douglass, the board
Drderclss As1%4N So sN,s,1Ess -, z
Salaries Of white teachers for
the 1912 session were fixed by
the board on the basis of the 1889
40 schedule, with an increase pro-
vided there are additional funds
from the State this year. The
salaries for colored teachers also
we're fixed on the l939-40 schedule
with the payment for II months in
1912 instead OF 10 months as in
the past.
A sum not to exceed $500 was
appropriated for sick leave for
teachers in 1912 to be allocated
separately to white and colored
teachers.
Teachers Appointed.
White teachers were appointed as
follows:
Aldie-Misses Janet Patterson,
Willis Scott. Louise Otley, Earlyn
Weeks, Helen G. Crouch, Elizabeth
Heaton and Mrs. Caroline P. Safer.
Arcola-Misses Virginia D. Smith,
Mary E. Hemsley and Blanche
Hutchison.
Ashburn-Mrs. Tillie D. Monroe.
Mrs. Lillian T. Bridges, Mrs. Alice
L. Cady, Miss E. Maude Smith, Miss
Charlotte Weadon and Miss Mar
garet White.
Bluemont-Miss Anna Stoneburner
and Mrs Ida M. Miley.
Hamilton-MisSes Margaret Hans
barger, Ruth Nunnally and Stella
Norman.
Hillsboro-J. Marvin Sweeney,
Mrs. Mary L. Hutton, Mrs. zella N.
Potterfield and Mrs. Elva K. Seay.
Leesburg - John r. Diedrich,
Misses Alice Kerr, Grace jenkins,
Ethel Littlejohn. Elizabeth Gum,
Louise Mentzer, Kate Miller. Alberta
Dillon, Mrs. Sue L. Diedrich, Susan
Di Zerega, Urcell Bradfield and Irva
B. Cloud.
Lincoln-Misses Jane Crawley,
Margaret Grove, Katherine Bridges,
Mary v. Kephart, and Geraldine
Potts: Mrs. Elizabeth Boring, Mrs
Mary r. Thomas and John Ter
minella.
Other Teachers Named.
Lovettsville - Misses Nancy M.
Herr. Laura Potterfield, Concetta
Mangus, Elizabeth R. Frye, Sue Wire,
Martha Bailey, Irene A. Silcott, ST.
sanna L. Moore and Thomas H.
Kane.
Lucketts-Miss Frances v. Titus
and Mrs. Alice G. Remsburg.
Middleburg-Misses Mary j. Train
ham, Alyce Wenner and Anna Lar
rick.
Mountain Gap-Miss Emma Gle
mems.
Mountville-Miss Maxine M. Bal
lenger. ...
Philomont - Mrs. Frances S.
Mayse.
Purcellville-Mrs. Ruth D. Schul-
ke, Miss Helen Martz and Miss Grace
Shoemaker
Round Hill-Mrs. Mildred Rawl-
ings, Misses Grace Clevenger and
Kate White.
Sterling--Misses Laura G. Hunt
and June NJ Fields.
Sunny Ridge Mrs. Jessie w.
Schilz.
Unison Bloomfie Edith M
Beavers and Mrs. Virginia M. Parks.
Waterford-Misses Mildred Orri-
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Foes Jai A|ai
Press Drive
For Veto
Moss Meeting Acts
Even After Delegates
Reverse Stund
BULLETIN.

A veto of the Montgomery
County jai alai bill appears to
be "a foregone conclusion" A. J.
Bourbon, executive secretary to
Gov. O'Conor, announced today
as the Governor returned to
Annapolis from a vacation and
began a study of the protests and
statement of the county's legis-
lators on the measure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
Prompt Election Returns

THE Legislature should do something about negligent
county and township clerks who fail to report cleo
ton results
It is not charged that they hold back their reports
by design But, pointed out by Secretary of State
Harry F. Kelly there is for suspicion when week
late returns reverse the early unofficial figures. .
In landslides such Michigan occasionally has wit
messed few tardy reports not Important When
election close that of couple Of weeks ago. how
ever it is important that local officials report promptly TO
the state department.
Even today Secretary Of State Kelly lacks returns
from approximately 100 precincts.
TWO days age more than week after the election,
struggling reports changed the original outcome of
the vote for the board Of regents Of the University Of
Michigan
The trouble with the system is that it provides no
penalty for those election officials who refuse cooperate
with the state board Of canvassers.
Because Of his trouble in tabuating the Spring cleo
ton count Kelly has asked the Legislature to compel
county and township clerks TO report their local results
within u hours after completing their canvass.
There is no reason why official election returns should
not be available within as hours after the polls close
If the politicians AZ Lansing want 10 assure the voters
that the count has been honest they VIII adopt Keys
suggestion before this session ends.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
TNEe III in Stride
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

young fellow steps of the office and the time
see him he is in uniform and looking better than top straw
berries.
That's what is happening to young fellows all the
country. The second them it's a bigger improve
ment than drip pan ice cream cone
I'm a recruiting sergeant but advise the lads to
take in their stride like grasshopper the edge of the
Grand Canyon.
Take look at that fellow Martin who is president of the
New York Stock Exchange They just tossed loop him
for 81 a month.
say if p is legal age, it's legal salary.
Martin will do all right in any mans army. He will do
better than goat slo. But he is 81 and that just
bit old.
the department is dropping the age to IS which
is correct as time in the Rockies.
boy Of Is take the army with two sraws and not
bother wipe off his chin. By the way Martin will be
prsed when looking for his u in his first pay
envelope The brokers commission is awful heavy.
Martin will lose anything by years absence from
Wall Street il he took his cigares with him
Distributed International News SERVES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
Guayu|e Plant May Solve
Rubber Problem for u. S.
BY DAMON RUNYON

THOMAS 4. EDISON, the
l. great inventor. did quite a
bit of experimenting around his
Winter home town. Fort Myers.
Fla. trying TO grow plants from
which rubber could be manutac-
tured. especially in time of war.
1t is said he came 10 the con-
clusion that golden rod was best
for the purpose. though he also
imported rubber trees and
worked on them.
He intended celebrating on
his experiments on Henry tord's
vast acreage IN Georgia, but
death interviewed. After his
passing. his idea and his results
up to that time were handed
over TO the Department of Agri-
culture. 1t soon cancelled the
experiment without making any
progress.
A few plants and tree are
growing on the west coast of
Florida as relics of EdIson's eff
fort, which might have proved
one of his greatest.
WHETHER he ever tried the
w guayule plant We do not
know. We asked Carl Hanton,
editor of the enterpriSing News
Press of Fort Myers. who was
more or less familiar with Edl-
sons plan. and he is not sure,
though he is under the impress
SION that the inventor tried
about everything.
But it is the guayule plant, as
grown in Salinas, Cal, that may
solve one of this government
most serious problems in time Of
emergency such as the present.
which is rubber. The govern
ment is always worried about
its rubber supply in days like
these.
At Salinas. wf'ch also claims
the proud title Of the home of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
ProfitIess Prosperity

THE slogan mo wartime millionares,' is not only
operating in the direction intended but is also tend
ing to restrict all corporate earnings applicable to div
dends for upwards of 100000 small stockholders
AS corporations report operations for 1910, it is
becoming apparent that business has been running fast
but not far
Increasing burdens tend to sociaize private
poratons in which the take of government exceeds
that of the actual owners
THE Federal Reserve Bank of New York which has
surveyed the situation, dscloses that
THE high level of business activity which prevailed
during 1910 only partially reflected in increased
porate profits owing primarily TO the heavier tax burden
imposed corporations under the two acts of
1940
Aggregate net profits during 1910 for 1,O99 indus
trial and mercantile corporations 10 per cent higher
than 1889 and about equal to net profits i'm 1887
Largely a result of higher tax deductions, profits
OF a list of companies whose figures available
quarterly basis which had shown large increases a
year previous in the first half of 194O slightly
smaller in the last quarter of the than 1889 despite
the higher level of business activity"
THUS under the prevailing social philosophy business
/ corporations are less PROFIT MAKERS than TAX
PAYERS.
Obviously the productive machinery of the country
could not have been built up under the present set of
ditions.
There is very real question whether the nation can
maintain its existing plant permanently under the present
setup
And with the total expenses of government rapidly
expanding the nearerm outlook for
taxation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19

SHAMEFUL to admit, Detroit motor traffic has been
- slpshod and reckless beyond most world cities of
comparable size
Year after year our death list has doomed large
accident figures have been out of proportion property
damage in dollars inexcusable.
Why?
Largely because in Detroit there has been
certed sagely planned system of combat against
increasing traffic liabilities
The police have fought valanty for traffic safety.
but they have lacked the essential munon of manpower
Detroit mayors without exception have realized that
traffic safety imperative problem They have fought
it best they could with the inadequate public funds
TRAFFIC judges and referees have worked strenuonsy
L to educate motorists by every means from patient
instruction to drastic punishment
Detroit newspapers have abored relessly to educate
their readers in the ways of public safety.
But until now the efforts have not properly been
co-ordnated
For than 10 years The Detroit Times has
emphasized this fdW-the fact that efforts at traffic
safety reform have been sporadic and that they
could be successful until about, thoroughly unified
program was adopted.
THE Traffic Safety Association of Detroit has the back
L ing of the outstanding leaders of the automotive
industry They have pledged to continue it for three
years, and unquestionably will maintain it indefinitely
With their financial help and their help in research
and diagnosis Detroters should take strength
crusade for improved traffic conditions.
They bring reinforcements of nestimable value.
Let's hope their renforcemens will turn the tide of battle
against Detroits grim traffic ogre
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
FatefuI April
May Bode Ill
For Americas 1
Writer Points Out Signs
in q CIouded Sky
BY EDWIN c. HILL

TIilS month is witnessing
l. tensing relations % between
the Third Reich and the United
States of America. April. indeed.
all through out contemporaries
Gus American history has been
a month of momentous and fate
full events.
1t was just "a years ago that
we declared war against Ger
many.
1t was in April, 1898. that we
went TO war with Spain
1t was in April. 1916. that we
declared war against Mexico.
1t was in April, 1903. that the
present flag of the United States.
except for the number of stars
in the blue field-there were
many fewer states then-was
adopted by Congress.
IN APRIL. 1861, the first pony
express rider leaped upon his
swift steed and began the first
lap of mad race to ST. Joseph,
Mo.
1t was in April, 1913. that
Ponce de Leon landed in Florida.
and great many people have
been going there ever since,
when they can afford il and FREE
quently when they can't.
1t was in April 1912. that the
greatest ship that ever sailed
the seas. up to that time. the
White Star liner Titanic. stabbed
herself with an iceberg in the
North Atlantic and drowned l.
200 persons.
1t was in April 1909. that
Perry stood proudly upon the
one spot of the whole earth
where every direction was south.
II was in April. IT'S. that
A-1Ai LG-iildtAt Ills iGIiiOQN
ride to Lexington, and that cry
OF his went ringing down those
Massachusetts roads.
IT WAS in April, 1904. that the
4 papers were signed which
gave us. owing TO the vision and
decisive action OF a great preSi-
dent. Theodore Roosevelt. one
of the strongest of our defenSes
against a foreign enecy-the
Panama Canal.
II was in April, 1889 that
George Washington was lnaugu-
rated first president Of the
United States
And in April 1898. the United
states Navy came into being.
4 ND with the world in turmoil
"A and beset by apprehension.
one wonderland very thought
fully, indeed. what fate has IN
store for America. for all the
Americas, in this fateful April
Of 194l.
Copyright. 1871. King Features synd Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
Connolly Answers

l-Presides over Senate. Votes in
case of tie; becomes presi-
dent If president dies or IL
disqualified.
2-fa) Alcatraz Island. fbl Lick
Observatory. (c) Ifey River.
'-ta) $50; (b) $40; tc) s..
la Pen points. compass bear
ings. tb) bricks for lining
furnaces; tc) clectrotyping,
insecticides.
'-ta) Thy Mercy on Thy
People. Lord, (b) Il am the
captain of my soul. &C.,
You're a better man than I
am. Gunga Din"
'-Diction. dictation. dictionary.
dictaphone, dictum. dicto-
graph.
'-(a) George Washington: (b)
Charles Darwin; (cD Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19

the California rodeo, guayule
rubber : being produced in
quantity and quality that causes
the Salinas lndex-Journal 10
suggest that the California city
may hold the key to the nations
rubber supply
And like Edison's experiments,
the Salinas industry is being neg
lected by this government,
though the Italian government
was interested 10 an extent that
II bought lO5 big drums of seed
al Salinas. the shipment being
stopped by the British blockade.
That IS enough seed 10 produce
100000 pounds of pure rubber
IN five years.
TliE guayule plant comes from
Il Mexico, but the Salinas Val
ley seems 10 be the only place
where It IS being grown in this
country on a commercial scale.
Rubber is being produced out
there al the rate of 10000
pounds daily all of it going to
the four major tire manufac-
turers.
The American Rubber Pro-
ducers, Inc a subsidiary of the
lntercontinental Rubber Com
pany operates factory and the
guaNule fields in the valley,
which was selected as the best
place in the country for grow
ing the plant after 30 years of
experiment in $50 different spots.
Now we think all this is very
interesting and most important
in view of the headaches pre-
dicted for this country in the
event our rubber supply from
the East Indies is curtailed.
1t IS said guayule rubber is
equal IN every test TO tree rub
Der and better in some respects,
but that it cannot be produced
as cheaply as the imported
brand at the present market
price of about 3 cents pound
and something must be done
about the matter.
Senator Downey of California
thinks the government should
SubSidize the industry and is on
record 10 that effect before the
military affairs committee.
THE reason our government
Il has not been particularly
interested in the past is the
usual one-unwillingneSs to up
set friendly trade relations. even
in the case of a vital product
like rubber.
The government also frowns
on the stimulation of home pro-
auctions OF sugar and paper
pulp and a lot of other things,
to preserve the trade balance
with other countries. II is pos
slble the prospect of war may
change lis attitude
1t takes four or five years
for the guayule plant to ma
ture under ordinary conditions,
though it is said DR.. William b.
McCallum, manager of the Sail
mas plant. has developed va
rious strains Of the plant that
can give this country its own
rubber in eight months.
The Guayule now produced
contains about 10 per cent
resin and they are now INSTALL
ing machinery in the plant for
de-resination TO provide pure
rubber. though it is also said
the resinated rubber provides
better adhesion f6r the cotton
and rubber in tire manufac-
turing.
-onynfht 1osf king Features synd. ine.
Distributed D. International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
April f9, 1910

Yugoslav authorities uncover
plot 10 overthrow government
and turn country over 10 Nazls J.
former Premier Milan Stoyadin-
oVich friend OF Germany
interned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
Is YEARS AGO TODAY
April 10, 1916

United States break with Ger
many looms as President Wilson
sends an uitimatum 10 Berlin
regarding methods of submarine
warfars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
Quiz Answers

June 30, 194l
is the wreckage OF
ship or its cargo found
floating on the sea. Jetsam
Is goods cast overheard 10
tighten vessel in distress.
3-The coxSwain sits in the rear
Of the she'll. facing his crew.
Lilly and polnsettis. respec-
lively.
5-Metallurgy
6-Height above sea level.
7-Spinning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
y. V. DAY.
Alpena, Mich.
TO THE EDITOR:

~ t1Es ELL Of.
YOUR editorial in Mondays
L evening paper on Il Am an
American Day was splendid.
We SNUG Americans have been
taking our privileges too much
for granted
Also. l understand that two
years ago your paper sponsored
a celebration for new citizens at
Belle Isle, which was a fine
gesture.
l think education and help
should be given to the new citi-
zens. those just turned u. This
is a somewhat neglected field
here in Wayne County-at least,
neglected by all but the Com
munist workers.
This help should be available
not only on one day a year. but
all year round. l believe there
are wonderful possibilities for it.
MARY VI. STREET,
1858 Warrington drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19

Foreign Rates on Application
All money sent at senders risk. Do not
send cash or stamps All checks. drafts
and money orders should be made psyshl
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International News Service has the a 10
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form all news dispatches credited to-H o.
not otherwise credited IN this paper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
Needed Reinforcements

A INVOLVEMENT yesterday Of formation Of the
"A Traffic Safety Association Of Detroit is perhaps the
most optimistic communque to date Detrots long and
discouraging against traffic accidents.
Its sponsors-Edsel Ford X. T. Keller of Chrysler
E. Wilson of General Motors Hugh Ferry of Packard
and Clarence w. Avery of Murray Body-nsure perma
nence, stability. and presumably continuing policy IN
what has been tfas EueT1ITH CUTet against De-
troits traffic hazards.
This guerilla warfare has persisted for about 30
years II has WaXed and waned public conscience re-
acted to the toll odeath and injuries and property damage
from poorly controlled traffic in this motor capital Of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
u. S. Defense
Production
Still Tagging
Urge = onest AppraisaI
Of Our Arms Efforts

Ghs opinions expressed BY
General johnson are NOT neees-
soriiy those OF The Detre:t
Times.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
| e If ers to
tn e Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
THE civil wars which ragged be-
L tween the people of Pagan
Rome and their politicians. over
whom should be vested with eco
n6mic power, brought on the
Dark Ages.
If Great Britain and her allies
fail in their efforts to force the
gangSter politicians of Germany
and Italy TO give back to their
people the economic powers
w4tch they have stolen from
them. Will civilization retrogreSs
as 1t did in the Dark Ages?
Every American citizen inter-
ested in preventing civilization
from decaying should do every
thing in his power to help
Britain and her allies to break
the totalitarian economic powers
that are welded by the old
world gangster politicians.
y. V. DAY,
Alpena, Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-19
DEfR0Hf FINES

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Evening star., 1941-09-28
RELIGION GAINS IN WARR|NG WORLD
Hordships Bring Denominations Closer Together

to mission work came from the United
States.
Now, with war diminishing the mission
strength of other nations, the United
States carries an even larger share of
the mission burden.
Dr. A. L. Warnshuis of the I. M. C.
estimates that this country's Protestant
mission force has been reduced by no
more than 500, in spite of the hostility
of some foreign governments, and re-
peated State Department requests that
missionaries in China return home
In general, only married women with
children have left even the most dan
gerous fields, he said
The Rev. H. A. McNulty (Episcopalian)
recently returned from China, says Il
don't know of single missionary who
has left his post because of danger.
When we are squeezed out of one terri
tory, we move on to another, as from
occupied to unoccupied China. In some
cases the Chinese government pays trav-
cling expenses"
Instead of contemplating retreat, vari-
GUS church boards report they are send
ing more missionaries, both men and
women, by every available boat, to all
mission fields.
Catholics in this country, with about
$500 missionaries and annual contribu-
tions of 100000 to s1o,OoO,OO0 in the
foreign field, are equally determined to
,fotx IL -
The new unity of Christians is demon
strated by the aid being given to 3,700
orphaned" missions formerly supported
by funds from Norway, Finland, Den
mark, Holland and Germany. Last year
United States Protestants raised ST.
16l ,623 for the support of the orphans" :"
regardless of denomination or NATIONAL
ity. England, Canada and Sweden con-
tributed approximately 100000 more.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
BY Amy Porter.

Christians in Japan following that coun-
try's moves last spring to oust all for
eign missionaries.
There Al different and vastly differing
denominations united and, on June 25,
established the Church of Christ of
Japan. amalgamating all Protestant
Christians in one church. A former
Methodist, Bishop Abe, japanese who
studied in the United States, is chair
man of the new church's Executive Com
mittee, and DR.. Tomita. former Pres
byterian, is its president. In this church,
the question whether converts should be
baptized by sprinkling or by immersion
was not discussed at the latest meeting
of the boards, but it's the opinion of DR..
ference here, that new converts can
choose either baptismal method.
Illustrative of the Roman Catholic
Churchs new adaptability was recent
departure from tradition at the Academy
of the Sacred Heart at Toxic, the school
attended by members of Japan's royal
family.
There the teaching sisters have dis
carded their habits-to please the Japa-
nese government. Now they conduct
classes garbed in Japanese kimonos, with
wells covering their short-cropped hair.
Father Considine of the Merryknoll
Fathers says: 1T was hard thing for
these sisters to give up their traditional
habits, but they agreed that the essen
tial thing was to continue teaching in
spite of all difficulties"
The United States sends out more
Protestant missionaries than any other
country even in times of peace-in 1898,
according to International Missionary
Council statistics. 1851 out of the 27,483
Protestant missionaries in the world were
Americans, and &l5,975,56l Of the $50
93s,450 appropriated by all Protestants