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Evening star., 1941-10-20
Baltimore Mayor Urges
Use Of Force Against Axis
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 2O-Mayor
Howard w. Jackson in a telegram
to President Roosevelt asserted yes
terday that our naval and air forces
should be used to defeat the pur-
poses of those nations who are
attempting to conquer the world"
He declared that the time for
action is here" and delay may be
fatal. Those who are fighting
against the forces of destruction are
entitled to our every resource
whether it be materials or whether
it be our men.
I'VE have been attacked" the
Democratic Mayor of the Nation S
seventh largest city continued, and
can avoid war "only if We are will
ing to exist upon the terms and
at the will of the dictators."
I'VE cannot buy or keep our way
of life with money or with military
equipment loaned or leased to
others to do our fighting for u.s." he
said at another point
He also called for repeal of 1.-The
miscalled Neutrality Act" and said
he believed United States merchant
ships should be armed.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
New Church Organized
In Arlington County

A new church. to be known as the
Bethel Evangelical and Reformed
Church of Arlington. Va, was Or
ganiZed at the Kate Waller Barrett
School in Arlington yesterday.
The charter membership list will
remain open until January 5, 1912.
The Rev. Lee A, Peeler has been
named pastor
Peter H. Petersen and Herbert F.
Schulmann were ordained and in
stalled as elders and j. Forest John
and Joseph Crunkelton as deacons.
Sunday school department officers
are George North, superintendent;
Mrs. Lee A Peeler. assistant super
intendent, and Mr.. John. secretary
treasurer.
Chosen as members of the consis-
tory were Mr.. Peeler, chairman:
Mr.. Schulmann, vice chairman; Mr..
Petersen, financial secretary and
treasurer, and Mr.. Crunkelton, re-
cording secretary.
The congregation is planning to
erect a church in the spring on Lee
boulevard. between George Mason
drive and North Trenton street.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
$500 Raised al Tea
For Proposed Hospital

Hospital Week in Prince Georges
County sponsored by the County
Womens Hospital Guild began yes
terday with a silver tea at the Ross
borough Inn at the University of
Maryland.
The tea. attended by county and
State officials, including Gov. and
Mrs. O'Conor resulted in contribu-
tions of more than 5000 toward a
maintenance fund for the proposed
county hospital
The receiving line included DR..
H. c. Byrd. president Of the Uni
versity; Circuit Judge and Mrs.
Charles c. Marbury. Secretary of
State Thomas Elmo Jones. Chairman
Of the Board of County Commits
sioners and Mrs. William A. Carson,
Delegate L. Harold Sothorn, Mrs.
Nelson Tayman, president of the
hospital guild; DR.. and Mrs. Paul c.
Van Natta and DR.. and Mrs. James
Sasscer. The affair was sponsored
by the wives of members of the
County Medical Society.
Other benefits for the maintenance
fund will be held throughout the
week in various parts of the county.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Arlington Seeks
u. ). Aid After
Wafer Cutoff
Break in Main Stops
Flow in County
For Six Hours

Arlington County officials inten-
sified their efforts today to obtain
Federal funds for a large reservoir
after water main break yesterday
cut off the supply in many homes
during the lunch hour.
The break occurred in the main
22-inch line from the Dalecarlia fill
of Chain Bridge.
The break was reported shortly
after 10 am. and within an hour the
l.500 ,000-gallon tank at TWenty-flfth
street and Old Dominion drive, the
countys only reservoir, was almost
empty. reducing pressure in the
higher sections Of the county. The
county uses from 100000 to 6,000.-
900 gallons a day, large portion
Of it during the period from noon
to pm, according to A. T. Lund-
brug, county water engineer.
While police were answering more
than 1900 calls from housewives
wondering how they were going to
prepare their lunches and dinners
with little or no water. workmen
struggled to repair the break. BY
about 6 pm. the repairs had been
completed and water pressure re-
stored to the entire county, Mr.
Lundberg said
The county now has pending an
application for Federal funds to
construct a large reservoir to elimi-
nate accidents of this nature. Mr..
Lundberg explained The 100000
gallon tank, which is all that stands
between the county and a total
drought, is little more than an
hours supply, he said.
The cause of the break was not
determined, Mr.. Lundberg said.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Wilson Christian Church
Officers Are Named

The Wilson Boulevard Christian
Church, Arlington, Va, has elected
the following officers:
Leland M Walker. elder for three
years: Harold A Harbaugh, elder
for two years: Hugh C. Orndorf,
Vernon B. Vaden. Alfred T. Mock
ahee, and Earl E. Harbaugh, dea-
cons for three years; C. c. Sine, dea-
con for two years: Paul c. Orndorff,
trustee and Douglas Hedrick. assist
ant Superintendent of the Bible
School
Evening star., 1941-10-20
!, 500 Attend Joust
At River Springs, Nd.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LEONARDTOWN, Md. Oct. 90
More than 1900 persons attended a
jousting tournament sponsored by
the Seventh District Democratic
Club at River Springs yesterday.
representative SaSScer, Demo-
crat. of Maryland delivered the
charge to the knights.
Claude Johnson of Morganza, St.
Marys County commissioner. riding
as the knight of st. Joseph won
first place in the tournament. Philip
Clark. Hollywood. as Knight of St.
John placed second. with Henry
Fowler, Mechanicsville, third. and
Joseph Hill, Mechanicsville, fourth.
State Senator Philip H. Dorsey. jr.,
st. Marys County. gave the corona
ton address.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
FoirchHd Asks
| Women to Train
| In Metal Work
Special Dispatch to The Star.


MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Oct. 20.
An appeal for women to take a
training course in sheet metal work
ing in order to fit themselves for
jobs at the Fairchild airplane plant
in Hagerstown, Md, was issued here
today.
Clarence E. Becker, co-ordinator
in the training program conducted
in the schools, said the classes will
start Immediately. The women will
be taken into the same classes with
men and will work alongside the
men as they will be required to do
at the plane plant.
The call for woman trainees was
issued after the plant announced
it would accept women employees in
its shops. Mr. Becker said the
school was the first in the State to
offer such training to women.
Women will be eligible to take
only the aircraft sheet metal course.
They must be between 20 and 80
years Of age and weigh between ll0
and 100 pounds.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Special Session Seen
In Maryland 10 Cut
State Income Tax
$1,072, 500 Saving Is
Reported by O'Conor;;
Surplus So, 900. 900
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Oct. 20-A special
legislative session this winter to re-
duce the State income tax is prac-
tically certain, sources close to Gov
O'Conor said today.
The prediction was made after
Gov. O'Conor announced State de-
partments had saved sl,072 500 in
the 194l fiscal year ended october
/, boosting the States surplus over
100000.
The real estate tax already has
been cut 40 per cent in the next two
years, and persons close to the Gov
ernor said the huge savings made
a cut in the income levy likely
Gov. O'Conor himself merely said
he was very much gratified at the
results and I feel that all State de-
partments have shown splendid
spirit of cooperation by assisting in
further reducing the taxes of the
people Of Maryland"
The savings. in reverSionS from
unexpended departmental balances.
were S847.563 last year and s371.280
in 1899, first year OF the O'Conor
administration.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
| Safe Drivers
To Be Awarded
w Stickers
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpatch 10 Inc star.
MARTINSBURG. w. Va, Oct. 20.
"A windshield sticker bearing the
letter "V' is to be awarded safe
drivers in West Virginia under an
inspection plan which goes into
effect today.
The victory" symbol of Great
Britain will be awarded motorists
who pass an inspection test to be
given by State police who will stop
automobiles at random on high
ways.
The police will examine the con-
dition of the vehicle and if the
driver says he has been in no acci-
dent for the previous three months
or was not at fault in an accident
in this period, he will receive one of
the stickers.
The first award will be red "V''
on white background and motor
lists will be awarded other stickers
of different colors every three
months if their safety record is
kept clean. The final sticker-for
a years safe driving-will be red,
white and blue, with gold star.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Leaders Push Plans to Create
DC. Air Raid Warden Corps
Key Workers in Civilian Defense Setup
To Be Named at Meetings Saturday

task IN ltSeI, DuJ II Is only one SIep
in perfecting the system.
Every person who volunteers for
this service and receives an ap-
pointment must undergo course
of training designed to fit him for
effective action in emergencies.
Details of the training plan have
not been announced, but it is under
stood the program will include in
StruCtlon in first aid, methods OF
combating inCendiary bombs, pro-
lection against gas. how to make
reports and, generally, how to set
in motion the many services of the
citizens defense corps
The general service of the air raid
warden system Col. Bolles ex-
planned. lis to bring a degree of Or
gnaizatino to all the people so the
community will be thoroughly or
ganized to protect itself in any type
of emergency.
This service must be competent
to recognize an emergency when it
occurs, and then to bring into action
the specialized service. whatever it
may be, needed to handle the emer-
genCy.'
Many Tasks Involved
Such specialized services. some of
which are now being organized in
clude auxiliary firemen to assist the
regular fire-fghting forces, auxiliary
policemen to aid police in enforcing
! black-out restrictions, traffic control
and guard duties. bomb squads, res
cue squads, medical forces consisting
of first-aid parties and stretcher
squads and personnel at casualty
clearing stations, nurses aides
/ emergency food and housing corps
/ drivers corps, messengers and roac
/ repair crews.
| TITS extremely important" said
| Col. Bolles. that we have in the
air raid warden service people who
are competent and trustworthy and
who have the complete confidence
! of the communities in which they
/ live.
This is completely voluntary
There won't be apy money in it.
But this is something that must
come from the citizens themselves. "
/ Col. Bolles estimated that about
5000 volunteers would be needed for
air raid warden service. He SaiC
this was only a guess. and that the
figure might vary as much as 1000
either way.
Leaders Report Progress.
Reports from Harry n. Stull. pres
ident of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, and Dr. E. F. Harris,
acting president Of the Federation
Of Civic Associations. gave assur-
ance that the Districts citizens
would join Fundamentally in the
project.
Mr.. Stull said organization OF
mass meetings in the areas Of the
| ST associations affiliated with his
federation is coming along fine
In some instances, he pointed out
/ joint meetings Of colored and white
civic groups will be held when there
/ is an overlapping of boundaries
All of the % civic associations
4 affiliated with the Federation OF
/ Civic Associations are making ar
rangements for the meetings. DR.
Harris said, promising 100 per cent
cooperation.
Some groups are planning to have
members of Congress and members
of the American Legion as speakers
/ Others are arranging programs OF
/ patriotic music.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Maryland Lists Sc
Deaths in Traffic
During September
Decrease Under August;
Toll for Nine Months
Placed at 424
By the associated Press.

By the associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2O.-Fifty-six
persons were killed in Maryland
traffic accidents in September, in
creasing the highway death toll to
424 for the first nine months of the
year. the Maryland Traffic Safety
Commission reported yesterday.
The September death toll was a
decrease of 7 per cent under Au-
gust. but u per cent increase over
September. 1910, the safety commits
sion said in a report issued in CO.
operation with the State commits
SiOner of motor vehicles. the State
police and Baltimore police
The years 424 highway deaths
are an increase of 1877 per cent
over the same period in 1910 but an
estimated 167 per cent increase in
traffic reduced the actual fatality
increase to only 3 per cent, the re-
port said.
Baltimore City led with II
fatalities in September, an increase
OF ~ per cent. Inc counties re-
ported 80 deaths. a decrease Of 2.5
per cent.
Hartford had seven highway
deaths. followed by Anne Arundel
with six, Baltimore and Prince
Georges five each. Montgomery
County reported one death.
Counties which had no fatalities
included Charles and St. Marys
The report said 1,O06 persons were
injured in traffic accidents in Sep
tember. with 1878 traffic crashes
reported. Pedestrian deaths and
injuries continue to lead all other
types, the cooperating agencies
said.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Manassas Church Body
Elects Mrs. LuttreII
Special Dispatch To The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, Oct. 20.-The
Woman's Society of Christian Serv-
ice of the Methodist Church an
nounces the election of the following
officers:
Mrs. w. o. Luttrell, president and
secretary of young people, Mrs. Will
liam Johnson, vice president; Mrs.
Charles Lawson. secretary; Mrs.
John Barrett, treasurer; Mrs. j. M.
Allison, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Dennis Baker, local secretary;
Mrs c. c. Fisher. missionary secre-
tary; Mrs L. NJ Kite, literary sec
retary; Mrs J. H. Steele. supply sec
retary; Mrs. NJ S. Burchard, secre-
tary of student work, and Mrs. Roy
Blakemore, secretary of children's
work.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Arlington Youth Shot
In Hunting Accident

George w. Kephart, Is, son of 1t.
Col. Calvin I. Kephart of 3Ol6 North
Fifth street, Arlington. Va. was in
Alexandria Hospital today in a seri-
Gus condition from a bullet wound
in the abdomen suffered while he
was hunting with two friends near
Annsndale, Va, yesterday after
noon.
Fairfax County police said he was
with Philip and Kenneth Dooley,
17-year-old twin brothers, when the
formers .22-caliber rife was acci-
dentally discharged. The bullet was
removed after he was taken to the
hospital and attendants said he is
expected to recover.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Three Killed as Car
Hits Standing Truck

STAUNTON, Va, Oct. 20 lP)-
Three young people we're killed and
three others injured near here Sat-
urday night when a sedan in which
eight persons were riding crashed
into a truck standing on the high
way.
The dead are Cleta Mae Hamilton,
IS. William Echard. 16, and Ray
mond Hoover, IS, all of Swoope, in
Augusta County.
State Trooper Numa Helsabeck,
who investigated, said the truck was
EFF unattended and unlighted on
the two-laned Parkersburg pike.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Shorthand Courses Set

Registrations will be received at
730 o'clock tonight for beginning
or advanced classes in shorthand at
the Montgomery Blair High School,
Silver Spring, Md. Mrs. Harry S.
Beall is instructor for a beginners
group, refresher course group and
the dictation classes, held from 7::30
TO $50 pm. every Monday and
Thursday
Evening star., 1941-10-20
AIexundriun Becomes
Youngest Army Captain

Promotion to captaincy recently
has made Capt. William Welby Bev-
erley. "a, of Alexandria, the young
est officer of his rank on active duty
in the Army. Capt. Beverly is on
leave from Fort Riley, Kans. where
he is stationed with Field Artil-
lery regiment He is visiting with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. c.
Beverley of 406 North View Terrace,
Alexandria.
Capt. Beverley graduated from
West Point in 1884 after preparing
at Alexandria High School.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
New Tunnel PIunned

WAYNESBORO, Va, OCT. 70
(SpeciaD Plans for immediate
construction of a new tunnel under
the Blue Ridge Mountains at
Waynesboro were announced by w.
c. Hull, vice president of the Ches-
apeake & Ohio Railway, who came
here to preside at the banquet
marking the formal opening of the
railways new $4,000 freight sta
ton in Waynesboro.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Meeting Chunqed

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Oct 20
(SpeciaN The Writers Workshop
group of the Falls Church Com
munity Theater will meet tomorrow
night instead of Wednesday, at
the home of Mrs. Louise Engle, 1921
North Abingdon street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Toll in Previous Months.

In October, Beware Of:
l. The hours between mid
night and 2 am. Three persons
were killed within this tWo-hour
period in October last year.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosSWalk.
Two pedestrians met death in
October, 1910, while doing this.
One of the two ran out from
between parked cars.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
M. U. Specialist Honored

Albert v. Krewatch. specialist in
engineering for the University of
Maryland Extension Service. has
been elected chairman Of the North
Atlantic section of the American
Society OF Agricultural Engineers.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
First-Aid Instructors Class

FAIRFAX, Va. Oct. 20 (SpeciaD.
Max w. Rote, jr., special field rep
resentative of the American Red
Cross, will conduct a first aid in
structors class at Fairfax High
School this week beginning at 73O
each evening.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Honored by Moose

WAYNESBORO, Va. Oct 20 fSpe-
ciaD.-A. L. Byrd, former governor
of Waynesboro Lodge, Loyal Order
of Moose, has been appointed as
district deputy supreme governor Of
Moose and as such will serve Moose
lodges throughout Virginia.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
ChopeIs for Sailors

Two new chapels, Catholic and
Protestant, being built at the Naval
Operating Base. Norfolk, Va, at a
cost Of Sl25,000, are the first to be
provided by act of Congress for a
naval station.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Becomes EuqIe Scout

WAYNESBORO, Va. Oct 20 (Spe-
ciaD.-Alvin Morris Powell, jr., Of
Troop 2. son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Powell, was advanced TO Eagle Scout
rank at the October Court of Honor
of Waynesboro Boy Scouts.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Gainesville PIT. A.

MANASSAS. Va. Oct. 20 (Spe-
eiaD.-The Gainesville District Par
ent-Teacher Association will meet at
1;3o pm. tomorrow in the Haymar-
ket School.
Evening star., 1941-10-20
Four Corners Dinner Set

A turkey dinner will be held by
the Ladies Aid Society at the Four
Corners Md Methodist Church
Thursday. The dinner was pre-
viore,-' ~nncrnoed o"~oneously for
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-07-11

coming from our loal members. Prof
and Mrs. Randall made very timely and
interesting talks.
We were blessed in that we took in
two new members in our meeting. We
ARE inviting lodge No. 3o1 to Be With
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-07-11
HBA Lodges News
ssssssssss

STATE LINE Dear Editor: this comes
to inform the many readers of The
Weekly Echo that Lodge No. S55 OF
State Line he'd its regular meeting on
July 1st. We felt up-lifted after listen
ing to so many encouraging remarks
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-07-11
STATE NEWS

BASSFTELD- Dear Editor: Pleaes
allow me space in your paper.
Reverend Moses Booth who has been
attending school at M. l. College for
the past five years and recently finished
the college course, is now at home with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Van Booth
spending a few weeks.
We are delighted to have such
young man in our midst.
He preached a strong sermon for us
in.
Mss Elpfs Griffieth, who is a mem
Der of the faculty of Lamarion County
Training School, and the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs H C Griffleth, is attend |
ing summer school at Alcorn College /
Miss Katie Jones Mcleod the daughter j,
of Mr.. w c Mcleod, is attending sum
mer school at Tuskegee Institute, Ala. J
specializing in Home Economics. She ]
has been a member of the facu ty for the
past twp years of Pike County Juno
High School.
EI+. Eugene McLe,od son OF Mrs. Me-
tie Mcleod who recently finished High
School at NJ. I. College, is now in Ohio
travelling with the singers.
We hope for them great success.
CIrs.) L. A. Mcleod, Reporter
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-07-11

Us in our meetings. We meet on the
First Tuesday in each month. We arg
p aiming to make a round report In tbs
Convention
George L. Pierce, Jr., President
Mrs. Lopez, Reporter.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-07-11

We hope for them a great success.
Mrs.) L. A. Mcleod, Reporter
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-07-11

BASSFTELD- Dear Editor: Pleaes
allow me space in your paper.
Smyrna times., 1941-06-12
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
William Evans POOre, so, Died in
Naval Hospital, Philadelphia

Funeral services for William
Evans Poore, so years old, who
died in the Naval Hospital in Phil
adelphia, Sunday morning, were
held yesterday afternoon at the
home of his sister, Mrs. James Dav-
idson, at o'clock. Rev. James w.
Colona officiated. Mr.. Poore had
been i'll several months. He was
the son of Mr.. Charles w. Poore of
Clayton and the late Mrs. Poore
He was a member of the 103rd
Signal Battalion of the u. S. Army
and saw service in five different
sectors of the front line in France
during the first World War Prior
to his service with the A. E. F. he
took part in the mobilization at the
Mexican border Since the inaugu-
ration of the ambulance service,
maintained by the David C. Harri-
son Post, Mr.. Poore has been chief
driver. He was a member of the
Smyrna Business Association. Be
sides his father he is survived by
two brothers, Preston and John,
both of Smyrna, and the following
sisters, Mrs. Max Katz and Mrs.
William Povey of Philadelphia;
Mrs. Rodney Warren of Lewes,
Mrs. James Davidson and Mrs.
Continued on Page Seven)
Smyrna times., 1941-06-12
CLUB
HEARS STUDENT
Miss Ruth Hill, SalutatOrian
of 1871 Graduating Class
Talked on Citizenship
PRESERVE DEMOCRACY

Miss Ruth Hill, salutatorian of
the 1941 graduating class of the
John Bassett Moore High School,
spoke on the subject THE Privil-
eyes and Responsibilities of an
American Citizen" Miss Hill said
in part that any student should be
proud to be an American because
Of the opportunities offered for
life liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness Tolerance, friendship,
and respect are characteristics
with which the American school
child is being instilled, and it is the
possession of these qualities that
make for the development of true
citizenship. But with privileges
one must assume certain response
bilities. Our great responsibility
today is to see to it that Defocracy
is preserved for the generations to
come. George w. Wright was pro-
gram chairman, and G. L. Harmon
son responded to the speaker.
George r. Miller, Jr., president OF
the club, presided. Pop Hansen
and A. A. Hearn were visitors from
the Dover Club.
Smyrna times., 1941-06-12
REFUND ENTIRE BONDED DEBT
AT SAVINGS OF S32,656.25

The Mayor and Council opened
bids Friday evening, June 9th for
bids for refunding bonds to pay off
present bonds of $4,000 which is
the entire bonded indebtedness of
the Town of Smyrna at this time,
the sole purpose being to reduce in
terest charges on the bonds. The
Mayor and Council successfully ar
ranged refunding of the Towns en-
tire bonded indebtedness by accept
ing bid of Laird, Bissell & Needs
of Wilmington of S110,151. for new
bonds of $4,000. at new interest
rate of Is Go per annum. The new
bonds will be dated July LIST when
present $4,000 bonds at 4eo in
terest will be called i'm and redeem
ed. The new bonds will have aver
age life of twelve and one-half