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Evening star., 1941-06-05
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a hours.
(From noon Yesterday to noon today)
Highest, SO, at $50 pm. yesterday.
Year ago, SO.
Lowest, go, at e:10 am. today. Year
ago, 70.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81. on May 90.
Lowest 10, on March 1S.
Humidity for Last 24 Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest 90 per cent, at 5 a. m. today.
Lowest. 76 per cent. at 1850 am. today
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High --- 3:57 ana. 4;55 am.
Low ------ 10:49 am. 1l:50 am.
High - 4:23 pm. 5.21 pm.
Low HOO pm. -
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today -- 4:43 z;3o
Sun. tomorrow = 4:43 T31
Moon. today --- 3:04 pm. 1857 am.
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-06-05

FOREIGN STATIONS
(Noon, Greenwich time. today)
Temperature. Weather
Horta (FayaD, Azores II Cloudy
(Current observationI.)
San Juan, Puerto Rico SO Cloudy
Havana, Cuba II Cloudy
Colon, Canal Zone 81 Cloudy
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Anne Arundel Agrees
On New Bridge Financing

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 3.-The
way appeared cleared today fol-
construction of the long-sought new
Eastport bridge without forcing q
county bond issue to provide funds
for it.
Anne Arundel County commits
sioners agreed with the State Roads
Commission to permit ALLEGATION oil
100000 of the countys gasoline tax
revenue over a two-year period to
the bridge fund. The commissioners
also agreed to abandon the con-
struction of 100000 worth of new
roads this year and contribute the
money toward the bridge.
The remainder needed for the
$3.50, 1000 bridge, $150,000, will be con-
tributed by the State.
The State will retain $4,000 OF
the county's gasoline tax revenue In
1912 and the same amount In 1943
The bridge spans Spa Creek. The
present bridge, long considered in
adequate, will be replaced with the
new one by early summer in 1941
under present plans.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
80 Merit Badges Awarded
To Arlington Scouts

Thirty merit badges were awarded
to Boy Scouts of the Arlington (Va0
division at court of honor Saturday
night at Ballston Scout Hall, H. B.
Bates, chairman, announced today.
Robert Clarke of Troop 104 and
George Benckert and Quinn Craft
of 108 were advanced to rank of
first class; Jack McGill of 112 and
Thomas Tracy of 102 to second class.
Merit badges awarded included:
Life saving, Ray M Dove, Troop
102; first aid, public health and ath-
letics, Richard Cigledy, 149; first aid
and personal health, Don Birrell, jr.,
104; first aid, Robert Trever, lot;
civics and pathfnding, Robert Fields,
101; safety and forestry, Penn Cod
dington, 107: pathfinding, Bill AIDE,
119; camping, cooking and public
health, Leroy Wilson, 112; handi-
craft, John Saunders, 102.
First aid and handicraft, Francis
Parker, 104; handicraft and safety,
Fred B. Jepson, 104; photography,
Jerry Brentlinger, 104; reading,
handicraft and safety, David Yager,
112; bird study, John Miner, 149;
public health and athletics, Charles
w. Payne, 112; pathfinding, Ken
meth Brickner, 1902; first aid, Ray
mond Benckert, 108; handicraft,
Robert Farran, 108.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
"a Will Be Examined
For Army Service
In Fairfax County
Eight Men Will Report
To Physicians Tomorrow
At Courthouse
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FAIRFAX, Va, March 3.-Physi-
cal examination of registrants will
continue in Fairfax County this
week, with "a more men summoned
by the County Selective Service
Board to report to the various med
ical examiners.
Tomorrow at 8 am. eight men
have been directed to report to DR.
T. B. McCord, chief medical ex-
aminer, and DR.. G. r. Carpenter,
county medical director, at the clinic
in the courthouse. They are:
Garnett r. Davis, Clifton; James
M. Mays, route l, Fairfax Station;
Julian B. Peverill, route 8, Alexan-
dria; John F. Donnelly, Vienna
Iden Cornwell, Burke; James H.
Craig, jr.. route 2, Vienna; Raymond
D. Burton, route 2. Fairfax, and
Herbert A. Lee, route l, Alexandria.
Wednesday at 2 pm. in his office
at Mclean, DR.. William D. Chase
will examine two registrants-Iack
Burnett, Mclean, and Charles H.
Webster, route 3, Vienna. At 3 pm.
the same day Dr. Charles A. Fin
nigan will examine Gordon Miller
of Falls Church and William G.
Stalcup, route l, East Falls Church,
at his Office at Falls Church.
Examinations will be given in the
courthouse clinic Thursday at 8 am.
by DR.. McCord and DR.. Carpenter
to Henry B. Pearson, Newington;
Robert B. Lansdown, Merrifield;
Frank N. Merriman, route 8, Alexan-
dria; Clarence c. Cook, route l, Fair
fax; George H. Cooper, route q
Alexandria; Fague K. Springman
Lorton; Emery L. Cassidy, route 8
Alexandria, and Earl r. Parsons,
route /, Fairfax.
John H. Jarrett. route /, Mclean
and Cornelius w. Brown, route !,
Falls Church, have been directed to
report to DR.. Chase at his Office
at pm. Thursday, with Lawrence
Lawson, GOT North Highlands street
Arlington, and william E. Steven
son, Falls Church, to be examined
by DR.. Finnigan in his Office Friday
at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
500 Street Cleaners Vote
To End Baltimore Strike
BY the Associated Press,

oy LDe hSSOClaIeO HIeSS.
BALTIMORE, March Six hun
dred of the 1,100 Bureau of Street
Cleaning employees who have been
on strike II days voted to return
to work today and to join the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
Mayor Howard w. Jackson, in
formed that the strikers intended
to organize an A. F. L. unit, in
sisted they would have to return to
work before he would negotiate with
their representatives.
Harry w. Cohen, business agent
for the Teamsters and Chauffeurs
Union, addressed the strikers last
night and told them he had con-
ferred with the mayor for an hour
and a half Saturday.
He quoted the mayor as saying
he would go the limit in arbitra-
tion, but the men must go back to
work first"
Mr.. Cohen told the men that, If
organized, they could have their
own committee with Owen Finne-
gan, leader of their present indie
pendent labor social organization,
as chairman.
Mr.. Finnegan, whose dismissal
from his post as a district super
visor in the Street Cleaning Bureau,
was the immediate cause of the
strike, told the men he had ap-
preached the A. F. l.. about form
ing street-cleaners' unit because
many of the strikers wanted it.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
900 BeItsviIIe Acres
Needed 10 Replace
400 at Arlington
Difference in Terrain
Explains Greater Need
In Moving U. S. Farm
BY the Associated Press.


Congress learned today that 1t
takes upward of 600 acres Of Mary
land land to equal 400 Virginia acres
from an agricultural standpoint.
But 1t was the terrain and not the
fertility that made the difference,
officials of the Bureau of Plant In
dustry explained in testimony be-
fore the House Appropriations Com
mittee published today.
The comparative figures developed
during discussion of the transfer of
the Arlington farm, Government
research center, to new site near
Beltsville, Md.
Used for Many Years.
At Arlington 400 acres of level
land has been used by Agricultural
Department scientists for many
years. They had built it up to high
point of productivity.
At Beltsville, E. C. Auchter, head
of the Bureau of Plant Industry, told
the committee approximately $50
acres would be needed, in addition
to some 66 acres acquired in more
or less built-up" area for headquar-
tiers of the new research center.
From that 630-odd acres, he said,
the bureau would obtain approx
imately the same amount of level
land for experimental work that we
have at Arlington
S22l Per Acre.
The department said the property
cost averaged 1921 27 an acre for the
farm lands and $500 for the Sc acres
acquired in the built-up area.
Estimates also were submitted
that the task of moving the research
work from Arlington to Beltsville
would not be completed until some
time in l943, and that it eventually
would affect approximately 1,70C
persons now employed at either
Arlington or in Washington.
That moving of personnel brought
long discussions before the COM
mittee of transportation possibilities
and some consideration to possible
need for deparemental transporta-
ton unless plans could be arranged
for transportation facilities with
existing companies.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
$500 Fund Is Sought
By Religious Council
,ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, March 3.-All
Sunday school superintendentS in
Prince William County were asked
today by j. j. Conner, treasurer of
the County Council of Religious
Education, to contribute toward the
$500 the council still needs to main
tain its services for the coming
year.
The council for the last five years
has been providing non-denomina-
ton religious instruction for chill
dren who cannot attend Sunday
schools through Miss Hazel Saun-
ders, Manassas teacher. Those
working for the council include
Henry Maddox, Gainesville district:
Walter Sadd, Manassas; Mrs. L. j.
Bowman and Felix May, Brents-
vile, and Walter Wine, Coles, Deco
guam and Dumfries districts.
County school authorities and the
Manassas Ministerial Association
have indorsed the program, which
this year is teaching 700 children.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Francis P. Dunnineton
Honored at u. of Viroinid
SI(t.ai Dispatch to The Star.

SIGEiai Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
3.-Francis Perry Dunnington, one
of the pioneers in industrial chem
istry in the South and for nearly
half century teacher of chem
istry in the University of Virginia,
lie being honored on his Goth BIRTH
day today.
Prof. Dunnington served as an
officer of the University Alumni
Association for 18 years and he is
being presented parchment scroll
lin recognition of his long service
to the university" by J. Malcolm
Luck, the alumni secretary.
In 1871, when he was a student in
the university, Prof. Dunnington
was initiated into the Alpha Chap
ter Of the Pi Kappa Alpha Frater-
nifty, which had been organized here
three years before, and today the
student members of the society are
honoring him as the Oldest living
member of their order.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES,
Star Staff Correspondent.

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
March 3.-The soldiers post ex-
change has gone modern, too, along
with the infantry, the cavalry and
all the rest Of the Army.
It provides services never imag-
ined in the old days of its ancestor,
the canteen.
Already the National Guardsmen
from three States and the District
of Columbia who make up the 29th
Division, in camp for only two
weeks, have the beginnings of a post
exchange system which will offer
them everything from soft drinks
and picture postcards 10 gas for
their cars.
And the post exchange, unlike the
canteen of World War days, will
follow the division wherever it may
go during its years service, even if
1t should be ordered to some base
in the Caribbean.
When the division was concen-
trated here there wasn't a single
building ready for the post ex-
change, though it had been prom
ised that sufficient space would be
ready two months ago. But within
few days the exchange had been
started, in a modest way, with
sections of mess halls set aside for
the sale Of few simple things.
IL to Is Stores Expected.
Today one big barracks was open
for business, general store stock
ing up gradually with a little of
everything, and others of equal size
will be opened as rapidly as the
carpenters complete them. There
will be II to Is stores for the divi-
sion, which will number close to
10000 when selecteeS fill 1t to war
strength next month.
Maj. E L. Reynolds, division post
exchange officer, probably is as busy
as any other four men In camp. To
realize the magnitude of the busi-
ness he is building up it may be
noted that he expects the various
branches of the post exchange to
do a monthly trade of anywhere
from 100000 to S500,000.
Moreover, he must start the busi-
ness from scratch. And launch 1t
without a dime of capital!
Since this is a fresh division, Just
inducted into Federal service, there
is no surplus from an old post ex-
change And the War Department
appropriates nothing for post ex-
changes. They are furnished only
store space. They must be self
sustaining. Which means that the
29th Division exchange must finance
itself, buying what it needs and
paying for 1t out of the first profits.
Not Run for Profit.
The exchange is not run for profit
II sells at the lowest possible prices,
but it must make enough to pay
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Wartime Propaganda
Will Be Discussed
Dispatch to The Star.


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
3.-Propaganda in time of war will
be discussed by members of District
w of the American College Publicity
Association at its midwinter con-
ference at the University of Vir-
ginia, Friday and Saturday.
Representatives of the colleges
and universities in Virginia, North
Carolina, the District of Columbia
Maryland and Delaware will con-
slider what they can do about propa-
ganda at session to be held after
dinner Friday night at the Farming
ton Club.
Prof. Oscar w. Riegel, director o1
the Lee School of Journalism ir
Washington and Lee University, and
Prof. Oron j. Hale of the University
of Virginia history faculty and
author of propaganda and Diplo-
macy" are to be the speakers.
Stephen McDonough, science
writer for the Washington bureau OF
the Associated Press, will be among
those on the Saturday program, al
the Monticello Hotel.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
0'Conor Backs Bill
For Reorganization
0fCourt Of Appeals
Associations Plan
Would Make Tribunal
Purely Appellate Body
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, March 3.-The
Maryland Bar Associations bill to
reorganize the Court of Appeals
today had the backing of Gov
O'Conor.
The associations plan, which also
has been indorsed by Attorney Cen
eral William c. Walsh and many
prominent lawyers. would make the
court a purely appellate body. 1t
provides for a bench of six judges,
two from Baltimore and four from
the counties.
The Governor said minor amend
ments might be necessary in the
reorganization bill, but the measure
and its aims both had his full ap-
proval.
Hopes for Assembly Action.
at is my hope that the General
Assembly will take favorable action
in connection with the plans for
the reorganization" he said in a
statement issued last night.
He pointed out that the Mary
land system has remained practi-
cally unchanged for three-quarters
of a century and that comparison
of the setup here with that of other
States shows that the Maryland
system needs revision"
At present chief judges are re-
quired to hear cases both on trial
and on appeal, instead of handling
appellate work only. There is one
Judge from each of the judicial cir
cults and one from Baltimore.
Other Courts Mentioned.
The Governor pointed out that
other highest courts" do only ap-
peals work and "are not forced to
divide their attention and time by
taking up in their respective circuits
trial work involving matters which
sometimes are not of the most i'm
portant nature"
IN view of the widening
scope of legal activities" he said
''it seems clear that if judges are
able to conf1ne their studies and at
| tention to the most important
phase of judicial service, they will
be better able to keep abreast of
the progress of judicial decisions in
every jurisdiction, and thus be bet
ter equipped for the important work
in which they have the final voice
Gov. O'Conor expressed particular
approval of The widened field from
which court of appeals judges would
be chosen under the reorganization
plan.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Fort Meade Post Exchange
Is Big Business at Its Best
Monthly Trade of ot Least $500. 900
Expected With No Credit Losses

the salaries of the civilian employees
which the regulations say it must
hire exclusively, and to defray other
expenses. If there are profits,
above the expenses, they are pro-
rated among the regiments and used
to buy added comforts for the men
or for some other benefit.
Under the elaborate system OF
credit, each soldier may receive
scrip books good for purchases up
to one-third of his monthly pay.
Each credit application, however,
must be approved by the company
or battery commander and the post
exchange officer. More liberal cred
it is extended officers and nom
commissioned officers, though they
also must be vouched for and ap-
proved.
An innovation which Maj. Rey-
nolds plans is at least three service
stations for automobiles. All Off
GERS and non commissioned officers
of the three highest grades are al
lowed to keep cars in camp. At
the post exchange garages they
may get gas and repairs on credit.
If an officer needs, say, a uni
form, he may arrange to buy it
from some tailor, perhaps in Wash
ington, and have it charged to the
post exchange, which will collect
from him. The versatility of the
new post exchange was illustrated
last week end when Maj. Reynolds
arranged for a considerable number
of enlisted men to 90 home on
leave despite the fact that their
pay day was delayed and they had
no funds. He bought the tickets
and took the price out of their
credit books.
Deducted From Pay.
Since the money owed the post
exchange is deducted from the SOL
diers' pay each pay day, the insti-
tution's losses are negligible, oc-
curing only when somebody deserts
or some other unusual situation de-
velops.
Maj. Reynolds is, in effect, the
president of the corporation. He
has chief steward, civilian, who
is a sort of general manager. And
each branch store has a civilian
manager. There is a supervisory
Army officer over each store, usual
ly one from every regiment.
The post exchange, though en-
ploying civilians so that soldiers
will not be tied up in this work, is
run entirely by and for the Army
Auditors from the finance division
of the War Department go over its
books regularly.
The 29th Division returned to its
vigorous training program today
after the usual Sunday holiday.
More moderate weather was ex-
pected to bring an early renewal
| of the outdoor drills which were
interrupted Friday and Saturday by
the heavy snowfall.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Woman, 81, Receives
Citizenship Award
Ry the Associated Press.


SNOW HILL, Md, March 3.-Mrs.
Julia A. Purnell, 97-year-old needle
craft worker, yesterday received the
Mayors 1910 citizenship award at
special ceremonies in the Snow
Hill High School
Mayor John o. Byrd established
the award last February to 60 an
nually to the person rendering some
service during the year that has
been Of greatest benefit to the
happiness, prosperity, intellectual
advancement or moral growth of
the community of Snow Hill, or who
is deserving of public recognition"
Mrs. Purnell, an invalid, has won
several hobby shows with her needle
work, including the 1910 hobby show
at Philadelphia. She received $50
in cash and an inscribed certificate
at yesterdays ceremonies.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Buenu Vista School
Names Festival Princess

WINCHESTER, Va, March s.
Eighteen schools and colleges have
notified Mrs. B. B. Dutton, director
of the queen and her court for Win
chester's annual Apple Blossom
Festival, that they would send rep
resentatives to the court of Queen
Shenandoah XVIII, and at least one
college already has named its
princess.
First to choose its representative
is the Southern Seminary and Junior
College at Buena Vista, Va, whose
princess at the 1941 fete will be Miss
Peggy Murray Brinton of Spangler,
Pa.
Schools which have indicated they
would send representatives include
the College of William and Mary,
Handley High School of Winchester,
st. Mary's Female Seminary and
Arlington Hall.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Missionary to Speak
AT ArIinqton Church

The Rev. j. G. Magee, missionary
at Nanking, will speak at 8 o'clock
tonight in st. Georges Protestant
Episcopal Church, Arlington, on
1.-THE Christian Church in China"
A children's Lenten service will be
conducted at 4:30 pm. Thursday
and at 8 pm. the Rev. James w.
Kennedy of ALI Saints Church,
Richmond, will speak on "The Sec
ond Word From the Cross"
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Albert Bertrum Payne
Dies at IA in Manassas

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, March 3.-Al-
bert Bertram Payne, "a, died yes
terday at his home here, following
long Illness. Born in Warrenton
in 1870, Mr.. Payne spent most of his
life in Northern Virginia. He was
the son of Arthur and Martha Payne
of Fauquier County. Before coming
here five years ago he lived at Cat
lett, where he operated a farm.
Besides his widow, Mr.. Payne is
survived by two sons, Leslie A. of
Arlington, and Lindsey G. Payne of
Oakton, and a daughter, Miss Al
berta May Payne of Manassas.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at 2:30 pm. at the home,
with burial in Columbia Gardens
Cemetery, Arlington.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Maryland Fund
OF S2O,OOO,O0O
For Roads Seen
About Half of TotoI
Would Be Federal
Appropriation
BY the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, March 3.-Gov.
O'Conor has been informed that
the State Roads Commission may
have total of about 1000, 900 on
hand or available by September 80
as a roads construction fund.
This amount would include pos
sible Federal appropriations Of ap-
proximately $l0,000000 for defense
"accesS" roads, the Governor was
told.
He was informed that Federal
approval was so imminent that an
official of the Federal Roads Bureau
recently advised representatives Of
the State Roads Commission that 1t
should make an intensive effort to
increase its engineering force and
right-of-way department.
The Governor received the in
formation in letter from Howard
Bruce of Baltimore, member of a
committee appointed last month to
cooperate with the roads COM
mission to speed arrangements for
construction of needed roads in the
State.
100000 Subject to Check.
Mr.. Bruce said that after setting
aside approximately $1,30o,00o Of
earmarked money or funds tied UP
in inventory and in other ways, the
commission has subject to check
approximately S4,000,000.
Estimated revenue from all sources
for the remainder of the fiscal year
amounts to s14,886,O0o, making a
total of available visible funds on
hand or accruing between now and
September 80 of approximately
SIG, 100000.
Deducting ALLEGATIONS to the coun-
ties fixed by law, normal sum
for road maintenance, unpaid bal
ances on contracts and other COM
mitmentS the deductions would ag-
gregate about S9,000,000. This would
leave available for construction ap-
proximately s10,000,000.
Mr.. Bruce said he had learned
the Federal Bureau of Roads SUBJ
mitted to President Roosevelt a
recommendation that there be made
available from Federal funds $780,
100000 for construction of access"
roads in the Nation.
Projects to be constructed out OF
this fund in most instances are
for integral parts of some vital de-
fense undertaking, he said, and
consequently this money will be used
to defray the entire cost Of such
projects.
No State Contributions.
States would contribute nothing,
or at any rate only supervisory ex-
penSes in connection with the
projects, he said.
Mr.. Bruce said he was told that
| if the recommendation is approved
by the President and passed by
Congress, funds would be available
| for construction of the Eastern
avenue project and other roads to
relieve congestion at the Glenn L.
Martin airplane plant at Middle
River, and for improvement of roads
leading to Fort George G. Meade,
Edgewood Arsenal, Aberdeen Prov
ing Grounds and Indian Head pow
der factory.
The important "access" road
projects in Maryland are estimated
to cost more than $4,000, 900, Mr..
Bruce said.
He also was told the Federal Roads
Bureau had submitted a recon-
mendation for an additional appro-
priation of S10O,0O0,0OO for so-called
'bottleneck" roads, the need for
which, although pressing, is not
so exclusively a Federal need as in
the case of the access" roads.
Out of such fund Maryland
would receive about 100000 which,
to be available, would have to be
matched by State money, Mr. Bruce
said.
Evening star., 1941-03-03
Mrs. Paul Cooksey Elected

MANASSAS, Va, March 3 (Spe-
ciaD.-Mrs. Paul j. Cooksey has
been appointed chairman of the
Children's Home Society fund cam
paign in Prince William County,
according to an announcement Of
E. Strudwick of Richmond, chair
man Of the State campaign. The
society Is the only agency in the
State that can place children for
adoption.