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Evening star., 1941-12-03
Rites for Mrs. CoIman
To Be Held al Bethesda

Funeral services for Mrs. Sara E.
Colman, "a, who died of q heart
attack yesterday afternoon in the
Silver Theater, Silver Spring, will
be held at II am Friday at the
Pumphrey funeral home, Bethesda.
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Gem
etery.
Accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Albert Baker, Mrs. Colman
was watching picture when she
was stricken. She died a short time
later in a rest room. She had been
living with her son-in-law and
daughter at 7 Raymond street,
Chevy Chase. Md. for several years.
A native of oxford, N. j., Mrs.
Colman was the widow of Willard
Perry Colman, hotel supply dealer
who died IA years ago. She was ac-
tive in the Chevy Chase chapter of
the Eastern Star.
Beside her daughter, a former
Washington school teacher, Mrs.
Colman leaves a sister, Miss Phoebe
Lanterman of Washington.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Historic Methodist Church
Property in Alexandra Sold

John Blakemore, jr., pastor, and a
committee composed of Fred Petit
and Charles Pierpont.
The church will be moved to
new building on Cameron Mills road
beside the new parsonage now being
completed. Work on the new
church also is scheduled to begin
January l.
An effort will be made to main
tain the plan of the existing church
in the new structure, Mr Petit said,
although the tentative plans call for
building of only one story. All of
the furnishings of the present
church. including the memorial
windows, peWs and organ, will be
removed to the new building.
A special night watch service is
planned to commemorate the last
hours of the present building Mr..
Petit said.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

A principal speaker at last nights
session was Mrs. Margaret H. Cald-
well, the oranges national juvenile
superintendent.
Besides Mr.. Brookes, officers
named at the election were: Over
seer, j. Wilson Lard, Ellicott City;
lecturer, DR.. H. F. Cotterman. Col
lege Park; steward, Allen H. ST
Clair, Rocks; assistant steward,
Arthur B. Hamilton. College Park;
chaplain, Robert H. Miller, jr.,
Spencerville; treasurer Mrs. Ethel
L. Melay. Lanham; secretary, Ed
ward S. Hotter, Middletown; gate
keeper, Robert A. Shoemaker, Wood
bine; Ceres, Mrs. Hannah T.
Brookes. Bel Air; Pomona, Mrs.
Eleanor N Cissell; Flora, Mrs.
Naomi K. Hotter, Middletown; as
sistant Flora. Mrs. Mary Reading
Miller, Middletown. Mr.. Lard and
Mr.. Tobias E. Zimmerman, Fred
erick, were named to the Executive
Committee.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
IS Special Policemen
Sworn in 10 Protect
County Schools
Training Course Being
Given Montgomery
Fire Guardians
a staff CORRESPONDENT OF III. Star.

By a Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, Dec. 3-The
Is special policemen appointed last
week by the county commissioners
to guard Montgomery schools
against fire today we're continuing
their two-week training course fol-
lowing swearing-in ceremonies yes
terday. The men we're sworn in by
Miss Margaret Shearer, assistant
to Clayton K. Watkins, Circuit Court
clerk.
The men, whose 6o-day appoint
ments became effective Monday,
will follow the course of training
given all rookie policemen under
the direction of Detective Sergt.
James S. McAuliffe. training school
superintendent, and Sergt. Guy L.
Jones. Other instructors will in
clude commanding lieutenants of
the various police stations.
Montgomery Police Chief Andrew
NJ Newman explained that the
policy of the county police force is
that no man be sent out to repre-
sent the county in the enforcement
of the law until he is given funda-
mental instructions in the duties
and obligations of policemen.
This is for the protection of the
policeman himself. as we'll as for
the protection of the public he
added.
Twelve of the men have been de-
tailed to patrol the county school
buildings in the suburban area at
night and on holidays and will be
given police cars. They are David
Bissett, Earl Chesley. Robert E.
Kuster, Stanley Harding. Albert
Henderson, Carl F. Hurlebaus, Err
nest Moore, Hugh Poole, George w.
Price, jr.; Charles E. Richardson,
John A. Smith and Harry Turner.
Three additional men will be sta
toned inside the schools at Rock
vile, Gaithersburg and Sherwood.
They are Joe Frank Allnutt, John
Poole and Frank Wightman.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
86th Traffic Death
Of Year Recorded;
Three Killed Nearby
Boy Fatally Hurt by
Auto After AIiehtine
From School Bus

The years 86th traffic death was
on the record here today, while two
fatalities-one of them a schoolboy
were reported from nearby Vir-
ginia, and fourth was listed in
Maryland.
Emmett Dodsori, 80, Of 8l3 Mount
Vernon place NV, was the WASH
ington victim. He died in Gallinger
Hospital yesterday afternoon Of in
juries received when the automobile
in which he was passenger crashed
into taxicab early Monday.
According to police, Mr. Dodson
was riding in car operated by
Vernie Plumley. %. Of 4614 Fifth
street NV, who was injured in
the crash.
Accident Ends Chase.
Policeman L. C. Houff of the Ac-
cident Investigation Unit reported
he chased the car at speeds some
times ranging betweenn SIS and so
miles an hour after it had sped
past him on Seventh street NV.
between L and M streets.
Mr.. Houff said it turned right on
a red signal at M street, went
around the block and then raced up
Seventh street and Georgia avenue.
The chase finally ended with the
accident at Thirteenth and Kenyon
streets NV, the policeman re-
ported.
Harry Lane, jr., 7. colored, OF
Herndon, Va. was killed yesterday
by a car which struck him after he
got off a school bus on Route 657
Fairfax County police charged the
driver of the car. Mrs. Mildred E.
King. 26, of near Fairfax, with reck-
less driving and set hearing for
Saturday morning after an investi-
CATION by DR.. T. B. McCord,. county
coroner.
Pedestrian Fatally Hurt.
Herbert Norwood, 81, of Redland,
Md, died in the Montgomery County
General Hospital at Sandy Spring
last night of injuries suffered Sat-
urday whole walking along Highway
No. 240 near Westmore DR.. c. E.
Hawks, deputy medical examiner for
Montgomery County, issued a GER
tificate of death from pneumonia
resulting from injuries received when
he was struck by a car operated by
Reed L. Miller, 35, of Gaithersburg,
Md. A broken rib punctured one
of his lungs and he suffered back
injury, according to county police,
who charged Mr. Miller with man
slaughter and released him on $3.50
bond.
Elias Shiffett, S.. of near Hayfield,
Fairfax County, died in Alexandria
Hospital yesterday of injuries re-
ceived when he was struck by a car
at Fort Lyon and Telegraph roads
Monday night. He suffered head
injuries and both legs were broken.
No charges were filed against the
driver, listed by Fairfax County
police as Woodrow w. Wise, 26, of
Franconia, Va. An inquest was to
be held today by DR.. John A. Sims,
Alexandria coroner. Mr.. Shifflett
was employed on a farm near Hay
field.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Mother of 5 Leaves Bed to Take
Newborn Son to Dying Father

Smith said today. HE called for
him just before he died. Henry
wanted to keep all the children to-
gether, and I will If it's the last
thing I do"
Three of the Smith children have
been living away from home since
their father returned from Provi-
dence Hospital a month ago. but
Mrs. Smith hopes they can be re-
united now. She plans to move In
with her mother, Mrs. Minnie Her
bert in nearby Columbia Highlands,
after the funeral
Neighbors are contributing to the
family's support and Bernard
Scholz, welfare board secretary, an
nounced that additional aid would
be forthcoming in the emergency.
The children, beside the last-born,
named william by his father, are
Henry, jr., 6; Eugene, 4; Frances, 8,
end Rorbera, II months.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

A widow, the mother of five chill
dren, made arrangements today for
the funeral of her husband, who
died Monday in his one-room home
in Columbia Park, Nd, only a few
hours after the fifth child was borrl.
Services will be held tomorrow for
Henry Smith, 80, who had been Ill
for the past five years of rheumatic
fever and had been confined to a
wheelchair since last June. With
some aid from the County Welfare
Board he had been able to support
the family by operating a junk yard,
mostly selling parts of wrecked auto
mobiles.
When her son was born in WASH
lngton Sanitarium, Takoma Park,
Monday, Mrs. Smith, 26, insisted on
returning home at once 50 that her
husband might see him.
1T seems as If he just lived long
enough to see that Rby," Mrs.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Montgomery Farm
Production Estimates
For 1912 Boosted
Increases Expected
Ronee Up to 4S Per Cent,
County Survey Shows
" a Staff Correspondent of The Star

BY a Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Dec. 3.-Esti-
mated increases up to 48 per cent in
Montgomery County farm produc-
ton for 1912 over this year were an
nounced yesterday by County Agent
o. w. Anderson Ito help win the
battle for democracy"
A total of 1000 farms containing
109,436 acres of crop land were
visited to compile the estimate, some
of which far exceed the goals pro-
posed at meeting of farm leaders
here october %.
Largest increase was reported in
the number of acres to be devoted
to growing soy beans for beans
483 acres next year as compared
with "a this year, a 48.3 per cent
jump.
A AZ per cent increase was esti-
mated in the number of hogs, with
227l4 expected next year as COM
pared with 1912 at the end Of 1941.
An increase of 16 per cent in hogs
had been proposed originally.
Milk Increase Below Estimate.
The amount of milk to be pro-
duced next year was estimated at
1886, 536 gallons. an increase Of 1853
per cent over the 1899 ,937 gallons
estimated for 194l. This increase is
slightly below the proposed 20
per cent Jump.
Mich COWS were expected to total
1l.307 next year, 1873 per cent
increase over the estimated 9.777
COWS in the county by the end of
this year. An increase of per cent
in the number of COWS had been
proposed.
In an attempt to increase milk
production still further, the county
grange in cooperation with the
Maryland State Grange has petit
toned the Agriculture Department
for exemption from the proposed
Federal reduction of 18 per cent in
corn acreage for 1912
25cc Egg Production Jump.
Although only per cent in
crease in eggs was proposed in Octo-
Der, the figures released yesterday
showed an estimated Is per cent
jump, with 1.122, ,229 dozen eggs to be
collected in the county in 1912. as
compared with 827,042 dozen this
year.
The number of beef cattle will
increase from 1857 this year to
9,796 in 1912, it was estimated There
will be an estimated 65.3 acres of
tomatoes grown in the county next
year as compared with 536 acres
this year.
The only figure showing drop was
the number of gardens which, 1t
was estimated, will decrease from
1,137 this year to 1,12l in 1912. At
the same time. however. acreage
devoted to gardens will increase
with 1855 acres of gardens in 1912
as compared with $685. acres this
year.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
10 New Registration
Officers Approved fol
Montgomery County
Commissioners Appoint
Public Health Nurse,
Award Auto Contract
By Staff Correspondent of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 3-The
Montgomery County commissioners
yesterday approved the recent ap-
pointment by the supervisors Of
elections of 10 new registration Off
GERS.
They are Charles Buscher. Ed
ward H. Cashell. Mrs. Irene Chris
topher, George A. Hood and L. T.
Faulconer. Democrats. and Mrs
Ellis B. Harrison, Mrs. Esther E.
Fleishell, Mrs. Jean w. Mankin, Mrs.
Susan R. Zook and John A. England
Republicans.
The group will constitute five sup
Elemental boards of registry to assist
the permanent board in registering
the several thousand new residents
who have declared their intentions
of becoming citizens of the State.
Each board will consist of a Demo-
crat and Republican.
Miss Beatrice Donovan of Rock
vile was appointed public health
nurse to succeed Miss Mary Benning,
who has resigned. Miss Donovan,
who will receive a salary of 81, 500
year, is now member of the staff
of the Christ Child Home here.
The commissioners also appointed
Tyler Case as janitor and fireman
at the courthouse at a monthly sal
ary of $50.
A contract for six automobiles to
be used by the special policemen
appointed recently by the commits
sioners to guard county schools was
awarded to Kohlhoss & Son of
Poolesville and to the Chevy Chase
Motor Co.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Fairfax Schools Reject
Pupils From Alexandra
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
FAIRFAX, Va. Dec. 3.-The Fair
fax County School Board yesterday
denied a request from a number of
families living in the Fort Belvoir
housing project in Alexandria per-
mission to send their children to
Lee-Jackson School.
Although the housing project is in
Alexandria, Division Supt. w. T..
Woodson said a number of persons
have requested that their children
be allowed to attend the county
school because it is so close to the
development. The school board was
compelled to take the action be-
cause of overcrowded conditions.
W. Alvord Sherman, chairman of
q committee from the board to study
proposed sites for a new high school
N the vicinity of Falls Church,
stated his group had gone over sew
eral possible locations and three ap-
peared desirable. The matter was
referred to the Falls Church School
Board.
Acting on the request of teachers,
the board voted to close schools for
the Christmas holiday on December
19, with two days to be made up in
June. Schools will reopen ON jan
narv 5.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Defendant, Pleading
Own Case, Acquitted
OF Mans|aughter
Alexandra Court Finds
Builder Guilty on
Reckless Driving Count
B.. Staff Correspondent of The Star.
EYANnDIA No Dac

B.. Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 3.-As
his own counsel, William H. Bacon,
jr., 39-year-old building contractor,
won scquittal in Federal Court here
yesterday on a manslaughter charge
but was convicted on another charge
of reckless driving.
Mr.. Bacon, who has lived in Ar
lington County about seven years
and now lives at wellington, on the
Mount Vernon Memorial highway
south of Alexandria. was indicted on
charges of manslaughter and reck-
less driving by Federal grand jury
in June.
He entered pleas of not guilty to
both counts and obtained the courts S
permission to represent himself at
the trial which was not held before
a jury. During the proceedings Mr..
Bacon examined and cross exam
ined witnesses to the traffic accident
in October, 1910, which resulted in the
charges being placed against him
John A. Clapdore, 83. volunteer
fireman. was struck by Mr.. Bacon's
car on the Mount Vernon highway
at the roadway leading to New
Alexandria and was pronounced
dead at the Alexandria Hospital.
Mr.. Bacon was the last defense
witness" to take the stand and after
telling his own account of the ac-
cident he was subjected to cross
examination by the prosecutor.
Judge Luther B. Way said he did
not feel justified in finding the
defendant guilty of manslaughter
because of the implication of intent
to kill in such g. conviction. In
finding Mr.. Bacon guilty of reckless
driving, the jurist observed the ac-
cident was apparently due to mis-
Judgment on the part of the driver.
Imposition of sentence was sus-
pended for three years.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

of field hospital units, rescue squads
and other services rendered by the
Red Cross. A psychiatrist, he is
active in civic and welfare organi-
cations in the county and former
president of the Montgomery County
Medical Society.
Test Population Survey.
Wilton T. Allen, deputy chief air
raid warden, reported on a test
population survey conducted Sat-
urday in the first precinct of the
seventh election district. About 40
Boy Scouts were used in gathering
the statistics, he said, and it is
believed it would take too long to
conduct this type of work through
out the county.
It was decided instead to use the
so election precincts in the county
as zones. with an AFRAID warden
and several assistants heading each
area. Zones will be divided into
sectors of 500 persons each.
Appointments to Be Temporary.
Under the plan wardens to head
the districts will be selected from
the cards Of volunteers by Chief
Air Raid Warden Arch Mcdonald
and his two assistants. Deputy Chief
Allen and Circuit Judge Charles
w. Woodward. These appointments
will be temporary pending compile
ton of an air raid warden course.
Area meetings for the wardens,
who will be informed of their ap-
pointment by letter. will be held
within the next two weeks. War
dens in the western suburban area
will meet at the Bethesda county
December II, upper county
wardens will meet December ls in
the hearing room OF the courthouse,
and the session for wardens in the
eastern suburban area will be held
in the Silver Spring dispensary
building December 10. All sessions
will begin at pm.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Misuse Of Funds Charged
To Virginia Official
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EASTVILLE, Va. Dec. 3.-Eber V.
Downes, u, treasurer of Northampton
County for 80 years, was arrested
yesterday on charge of misappro-
priating public funds in his custody.
The warrant, sworn by Common
wealth's Attorney Charles NJ Lank-
ford, jr., specifically charged the
misappropriation of $4,000, but Mr..
Lankford said members of the staff
of State Auditor Mccarthy Downs
already had uncovered IAN admitted
shortage of between SIT 900 and s1S,-
0O0" This audit is still under way.
Treasurer Downes. leader of the
Democratic party in this Eastern
Shore County, was released on IS 900
bond.
William c. Roberts, cashier of the
bank of NassawadoX, Va, for many
years, was sworn in as treasurer to
fill Mr.. Downes' uncompleted term.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
BY a Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Dec 3-The
site where historic Trinity Methodist
Church has stood for 137 years at
ia South Washington street, has
been sold and the building will be
demolished, church officials an
nounced today.
DR.. Robert S. Barrett has pur-
chased the property and expects to
use it for a commercial enterprise.
The church was organized by the
Methodist Society"in l774 on Royal
street. Thirty years later it was
moved to the present structure
which was dedicated by Francis As
bury. pioneer in American Meth
odism, in April, 1904.
AS work on dismantling the land
mark will not begin until January l,
the congregation will use the church
during December.
The sale was handled by the Rev
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Two Wheeling Youths Shot
To Death, Girl Wounded
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY u { ASSOCIATED PFeSs.
WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 3-City
Detective Harry Wolfe reported late
last night that two youths were
shot to death and girl was wound
ed critically during an argument
on United States route 40 in the
Wheeling city limits.
He identified the dead as Clarence
Eugene Winesburg II, and Rich
ard Vincent. 18, both of Wheeling.
Mr.. Wolfe said Vincent shot
Winesburg through the heart and
then fired at Mrs. Vera Mcknight.
II, of st. Marys, as the three were
walking along the street near the
Wolfe home.
The girl managed to crawl to the
officers house and Vincent ran down
the street, the officer related.
Mr. Wolfe said Vincent returned
a few minutes later and fired two
shots at the Wolfe home, one strik-
ing the girl Vincent then fled back
down the street and turned the gun
on himself, Mr.. Wolfe added.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Maryland Grange Expected
To Act on National Issues
Delegates Meet
To Consider
Resolutions
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICK. Md, Dec. 3.-Dele-
| gates to the 69th annual meeting of
the Maryland State Grange. headed
again by their veteran master,
Thomas Roy Brookes of Bel Air. met
today to consider resolutions which
may contain expressions pertinent
to present national affairs.
No advance information was given
on resolutions to be proposed. but at
yesterdays meeting Mr.. Brookes
touched on the labor situation, price
control and national defense. 1t was
believed that some of his declara-
tions might be incorporated in the
resolutions.
Mr.. Brookes was reelected despite
his protest that he wished to step
out of the leadership after eight
years as master. After his election
he said he would serve, and spoke
at length on current problems facing
the farmer
He proposed that Congress enact
legislation which would compel rep
reSentatives of labor and industry
to accept the decisions of a fact
finding board that would be named
to consider strike issues.
He also called attention to the
fact that the farmer has been hard
hit by the labor shortage, and in
some cases, is working 80 hours
week to meet the demands for
tremendously increased farm produc-
ton.
On the subject of price control,
Mr.. Brookes said the grange was
aware of the peril of imitation, but
would insist that all 'be treated
fairly and that imitation must not
be controlled at the expense of the
farmer alone
He urged system of price con-
trols, more individual savings, wider
investment in Government securi-
ties, as methods of easing the post
war economic shock.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
PIT. A. Will Celebrate
National Defense Niqht

The Parent-Teacher Association
Of the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School tonight will celebrate ma
tional defense night, with Col. Lem
uel Bolles, executive director of Dis
trict civilian defense, and Wilton T.
Allen, deputy chief air raid warden
of the Montgomery County Civilian
Defense Council. as speakers.
Meeting in the school, the group
will be shown patriotic films. w. N.
Morell. association president. will
preside.
Evening star., 1941-12-03

dennlte system
for establishing
its air raid serv-
ice and ap-
pointed DR.. DeX-
ter M. Billiard
of Rockville as
chief of medical
services.
DR.. B ! ! a r d
will be in charge
of the large
scale training
of air raid war
dens in first aid
and will estab-
liSh and COR
relate activities
Evening star., 1941-12-03
II Finish First-Aid
Course at Manassas

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, Dec. SACK
Stauff, instructor of the standard
first aid course sponsored by the
Manassas Woman's Club, an
nounces the following II men and
women completed the course last
week and will be awarded certifi-
Gates:
Paul j. Arlington, Mrs. Dorothy
Bradford, Miss Maron L. Broaddus,
Mrs. Hawes T. Davies, ,jr., Mrs. A.
Stuart Gibson, Mrs j. r. Hooe, Miss
Shirley Hynson, DR.. r. T. johnson,
Mrs. r. T. johnson, Mrs. Neville
Lynn, Miss Nancy Lynn, Mrs. r.
Worth Peters, Mrs. Edgar G. Par
rish, Mrs. Mary E. Pope Arthur
w. Sinclair, Mrs. Arthur w. SIN
clair and Miss Elizabeth c. True
heart.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
La Plato Hospital
Addition Approved

By the Associated Press.
A $4,000 defense project to pro-
vide additional hospital facilities for
defense workers and their families
at 1ndianhead, Md, was approved
yesterday by the Federal Works
Administration.
The project calls for a 20-bed ad-
dition to the Physicians Memorial
Hospital at La Plata. Md.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Cremonu Entries Score

CHICAGO, Dec. 3 CP).-Top spec
linens from Cremona Farm, Mech
anicsville, Md, won first place in the
breeding of Aberdeen Angus heifers,
calved between May /, 1888, and
April 80, 1889, at the International
Livestock Exposition and Horse
Show YESTERDAY,
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Church Plans Dinner

The Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the Bethesda Methodist
Church will hold an oyster and ham
dinner from 5 to 8 pm. tomorrow
for the benefit of the church build
ing fund.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
Toll In Previous Months.

In December, Beware Of:
/. The hours between 5 and
10 pm. Ten of the Is traffic
victims in December last year
were killed within this five
hour period.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a croSswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in December, 1910, while
doing this.
Evening star., 1941-12-03
bu|Iard Heads
County Medical
Defense Service
Will Direct Truininq
Of Ruid Wurdens
In Montgomery

Speeding its air raid warden
service program, the Montgomery
County Civilian Defense Council, at
staff conference last night in the
Silver Spring Armory, adopted a