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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-02
INQUISITIvE SAL

Hello, Folks:
l doubt if anyone will care to
stop long enough from his spring
occupations (such as dragging out
the old garden hose, rake and hoe
and planting and a-ploughing) to
read these few lines that Sal week
ly grinds out. But, anyway, it's
an exciting time of the year and
all our hearts are light and gay
these days Cor are they?)
Some More Deductions From the
Gray Book: THE book that pos
sesses the names and biographies
of fine" young men about town
compiled by a group of well-known
Twin City lassies.) HENRY
BOWMAN and BOB MARSHALL
are both leaving some time this
week for Illinois to join the Air
Corps - 159th Pursuit Squadron.
All their friends will miss them
and are wishing them loads of
luck.
Back on the Carpet:
We're all glad to see GERALD
me DAVIS and LAWRENCE
BROWN looking bright and cheer
full these days. You know they
were both kinda i'll not so long ago.
(By the way, Lawrence was
plagued with airmail specials from
his g.f. in Omaha while he was in
the hospital and Geraldine was
swamped with flowers from her
''lovelight" in St. PAUL.
Amt Love Grand?
What popular St. Paul fiance
about town, It's said, spends most
of his spare time trying his best
to avoid his "bride-to-be" Some
one said the fance had the fiancee
just a boo-hooing at one of the To-
cal st. Paul mite spots the other
evening when she at last caught
up with him.
Wedding Bells: Have just rung
for cute MARGUERITE PAYNE
of st. Paul and EUGENE CAR
TER of Minneapolis.
Can 1t Be True?
What is this wild tale friends
of M. of Mpls. are telling on him?
1t seems as if his lady love got
angry at him (for some unknown
reason) and deliberately cut his
Easter coat up into shreds. (Ain't
jealousy grand?)
Did You Know?
The JIMMY MITCHELLS are
greeting spring these days in fine
style with a new Al Mercury?
Stranger Than Fiction:
The scene of this weeks story
takes place in St. Paul just before
the last World War. Our hero and
heroine were in love - oh, so in
love-so they married. A month
afterward our hero was drafted and
sent across seas. They both vowed
eternal love before he left, prom
ised to wait for each other eter-
nally. The years passed with our
lovers writing letters that rarely
reached one another. Then came
the Armistice and then the return
of many of the American soldiers.
Yes, our hero did return but with
him he brought much sorrow, for
he had been shell-shocked, and up
on viewing his wife for the first
time after his return, he did re-
member her, but fate had played
a cruel trick-he had completely
lost his love for this lovely woman
who adored him.
Years upon years passed and the
couple lived with one another, hop
ing to keep their sorrows only to
themselves. Now at last there is
a bright ray of hope for all these
years our heroine "a matured wom-
an now has been sending her hus-
band to a specialist who is trying
to help him regain his original
mind land, incidentally, his origin
al love for his wife, Suddenly our
hero has begun again, to get that
adoring look in his eyes every time
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Evening star., 1941-03-06
Arlington Red Cross Lifts
Membership Restrictions

Electing new officers, the Emer-
gency First Aid Corps of the
Arlington County (Va0 Red Cross
has decided to remove restrictions
on its membership and organize both
a mems and women's unit, it was
announced today.
Membership previously has been
limited to 35, but the corps will now
be thrown open to any person hold
ing standard and advance first-aid
cards, it was said. First-aid instruc-
ton and practice will be given at
all future meetings, to be held
monthly.
Newly elected president is Sherman
L. Johnson, captain of the Claren-
don rescue squad and treasurer of
the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Com
pany.
rescue squad captain of Jefferson
Fire Company. who declined re-elec-
ton, but retained the title of direc-
tor, which he has held since the
corps was organized three years ago.
Elmer j. Blackmer, jr., was named
secretary-treasurer.
In connection with the expansion
program, George Lindsay, John
Beeson and Warren r. Clardy were
named to a Committee on Member
ship Qualifications and Applications.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Fairfax School Board
Reconsiders Action
On Weyanoke Site
Natter Reopened After
Strong Opposition
Is Revealed
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ArnHA IL

CpcCldl blopdlCl 70 Lie SlAI.
FAIRFAX, Va, March 7.-Strong
opposition to the proposal to build a
new elementary school center at
Weyanoke has resulted in the Fairfax
County School Board reopening the
matter for further consideration.
The proposed site that aroused op-
position was offered to the county
by Vernon M Lynch, member of the
School Board from Falls Church
district. However, many of the per-
sons living in Weyanoke itself dis
approved of the site, contending it
is too near the present Annandale
School, and rather than build a new
school in that vicinity it would be
better to enlarge the Annandale
plant.
j. w. Biggers of Lincolnia pre-
sented Tuesday a petition signed by
nearly 400 persons urging the School
Board to locate the new school nearer
Lincolnia, which was described as
more of a population center. Mr..
Biggers stated there was a school at
Lincolnia from the time of the Civil
War until about year ago.
On the motion of Mrs. Mildred
Finks, trustee from Mount Vernon
district, the School Board voted to
reopen the whole matter.
Devonshire Garden Citizens Asso-
citation has advised the board it con-
Cured in a recommendation pre-
viously made by Greenway Downs
Citizens Association urging that an
elementary school be located in the
vicinity of the two subdivisions.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Supplemental Budget
Asks S113,434 for
Nearby Institutions
University Of Maryland
Would Get Se1 900 More
Under O'Conor Program

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March g.
Gov. O'Conor's supplemental budget
submitted to the Legislature last
night carried increases totaling
s113,434 for State institutions in
counties neighboring Washington,
the lions share going to the Uni
versity of Maryland.
The amount was more than one
third of the total increase in the
entire supplemental estimates,
which amounted to $303,954.23 for
the next biennium, and was exclu-
sive of contingent fund of $40, 900
for soil erosion control at Chesa-
peake Beach. A bill to provide that
sum now is under consideration.
Increase for Maryland.
To the University of Maryland
was allotted S91 900 to be equally
divided over the two-year period,
of which s25,0O0 a year would be
set aside for special agricultural
purposes to be allocated by the
board of regents, subject to the
approval of the Board of Public
Works.
Gov. O'Conor said he was includ-
ing $20,500 year for five col
leges of the university to maintain
adequate standards: School of
medicine, $4,000; school of law,
$4,000; college of commerce, $4,000;
college of arts and sciences, $1,000;
and college of education, $500.
While the sum is considerably be-
low that asked by President H. C.
Byrd, it was still the largest slice
of the funds asked in the supple
mental budget. The regular budget
carries appropriations totaling ST.
481 ,270, including 100000 from the
bond issue and earmarked for build
ingS at College Park, Baltimore and
the univerSity'S colored branch at
Princess Anne.
Other Items.
Among the other items requested
in the supplemental budget was one
of 81 900 a year for the tobacco fes-
tival at La Plata, covered by an
allotment to the State Publicity De-
partment.
Over the next biennium, st.
Mary's Female Seminary would re-
ceive an additional $4,234 for sala-
ries and operating expenses; the
Maryland State School for the Deaf
at Frederick, $7,700; the Physicians
Memorial Hospital at La Plata, ST.
500; the Washington County Hos
pital, $4,000, and the City of An
napolis for garbage collection, 1000.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Maryland Assembly Routine
Measures Introduced and Passed
AT Yesterdays Session

to retailers and distributors be by weight.
Hygiene.
q F bsh to
and safety in operation OF motor vehicles.
H. B. 546 CBy Anne Arundel delesationl
Providing for certain payments by the
State to fire departments in the I'd election
district of Anne Arundel County. Ways
H. 547 CBy Kosakowski and NovakD-
Relating to creation of board OF public
mo5aS to examine Ssrtan theatrical
H B. 554 tBy White ct all-Regulating
the period that the General Assembly may
ton q members. judiciary. 'N
B. 555 tBy Anne Arundel delegation)
Directing the State Roads Commission
Bridge. Ways and Means.
B. 556 (By Boone)-Fixing the sal;
aries of the insurance commissioner and
H B. 557 (By Anne Arundel delegation)
Relating to general reassessment for
taxation in Anne Arundel County. Ways
II. B. 55s CBy Gill ct al0-Authoriz-
ing Orphans Court to order guardian to
out out any any limit as to the amount Of such
II. B. 562 (By. Robinson ct al)-Re-
used for TRANSFORMATION of passengers for
hire. Judiciary.
II. B. 564 tBy DempSey)-Relatfng TO
suits against the University of Maryland.
judiciary.
H 3. -565 (By Boone ct al)-Relatins
to qualifications of applicants for exam
ination for position as members of the
State police force. Ways and Means.
Recessed at 1924 pm. until pm.
Reconvened at 9:l3 pm.
Bills Passed.
g. B. 226 tBy Peter)-To provide for
support of Montgomery County Circuit
Court library
H 3 2I1 (By Prince Georges deleeation)
To provide for appointment of stenog-
raphers by Seventh Judicial Circuit Judges.
H. B. 342 (By Prince Georges delega-
tion)-To provide for additional plat to
be filed with County Circuit Court clerk
H. B. 401 tBy c. g.. Houck)-Relatine
to payments on behalf of orphans of Mary
land war veterans for educational pur-
poses.
Adjourned at 9:45 pm. until 1890
pm. today.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Traffic Safety Moves
Launched in Virginia
And Maryland
More Police and Strict
Enforcement of Lows
Are Demanded

Sharp increases in the traffic death
toll in Maryland and Virginia
brought new demands yesterday for
more police and more stringent en-
forcement of traffic laws.
In Annapolis, Gov. O'Conor made
a formal request for an immediate
increase in State police personnel
after Maj. Beverly Ober, Maryland
State police superintendent, had in
formed him the Maryland Traffic
Safety Committee already had
adopted a formal resolution urging
the administration to consider such
a step.
In Richmond, Col M. S. Battle,
director of the division of motor
vehicles, called on local communities
in Virginia to accept a share of the
responsibility for traffic law enforce
ment, and asserted:
The congestion of Virginia roads
caused by the defense program was
certainly rot foreseen in its entirety
by any one, and the last General
Assembly did not see fit to increase
the already undermanned State
police force AS a result, this force
is today hopelessly swamped in try
ing to answer all the calls made
upon it."
A 104 per cent increase in traffic
deaths in Maryland counties during
the last four months was cited by
Col. Ober in letter to Gov. OConor.
Incomplete returns on February
traffic deaths in Maryland indicated
81 deaths, an increase of more than
158 per cent over February, 1910, he
continued.
Calling attention to Virginia's
problem, Col. Battle pointed to 714
over the previous year.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Dinner Tomorrow Night
To Honor Fletcher Kemp

Fletcher Kemp, superintendent of
schools of Arlington County, Va, will
be honored with a testimonial din
ner tomorrow night at Washington
Lee High School on the occasion of
his completing "a years in his pres
ent post.
Sidney B. Hall, State superintend-
ent of public instruction, will be
principal speaker, and guests will
include E. M. Shreve and w. A. E.
McShea, surviving members of the
County School Board which first
chose Mr.. Kemp as superintendent
in 1917.
Arrangements for the affair, which
will include an entertainment pro-
gram, are being completed by Miss
Florence Gravette, superintendent of
the county's elementary schools,
who will be master of ceremonies.
She is being assisted by a commit
Evening star., 1941-03-06

nearly 100000 for eight new
schools in the Anacostia-Benn
section a few weeks ago, members
of the Board of Education, knowing
that the 1941 funds of the District
were already obligated and that the
1912 estimates were balanced against
expected revenue without the eight
new buildings, have actually little
hope of getting the entire sum.
In fact, only day or so ago Pres
ident Roosevelt sent to Congress a
deficiency bill calling for one new
school at Minnesota avenue and Ely
place Sc. .-.- ..
Area Presents Real Problem.
AS far as the schools are con-
cerned, there is a real problem in
the AnacoStia- Benning area, where,
it appears, the present four ele-
mentary schools, already using port
able additions in two cases, will not
be able to handle the additional
enrolment from national defense
and other Government employees.
In other areas, either the crowding
has not become too noticeable or
the schools there have surplus space.
Relief through participation in a
s15O,000,000 fund sought by the
President to take care of just such
emergencies in national defense
centers may develop for the District,
but, according to United States
Commissioner of Education John w.
Studebaker, survey is being made
and no specific ALLEGATIONS will be
made until it is completed. e."
Between 1000 and 5000 new home
units are being built in the Ana
costa -Benning area alone. Supt. of
Schools Frank w. Ballou pointed
out to the Board of Education that
lin several sections of the city
extraordinary construction is going
on to provide Federal workers with
homes"
Housing Construction Listed.
Specifically, the housing units are
being built for 900 to 1000 families
near the Naval Research Labora-
tory, 125 units at Nichols avenue
and Chesapeake street Sc, 326
units at Fort Dupont Dwellings, 1872
units at Minnesota avenue and
Ridge road Sc, 200 units at Min
nesota avenue and East Capitol
street Sc, 500 units at River ter
race between Minnesota avenue and
Anacostia avenue Sc, IA units at
Fairlawn Village, Sc units at Lyn-
dale, 35 units at the Hi-land Apart
ments, 100 units in Minnesota Park,
Evening star., 1941-03-06
State Police Station
May Be Set Up in
Montgomery

By n Staff Correspondent of The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March e.
Establishment of a State police
station in Montgomery County
appeared a distinct possibility
today, with reports that the
Sat 1000 appropriation for the
proposed teletype system has
survived the legislative pruning
knife.
The appropriation would be
sufficient to establish teletype
stations at Cumberland, Fred
erick, Hagerstown, Rockville,
Waldorf, Annapolis, Waterloo,
Benson and Salicbury, and per-
sonnel to operate the system,
estimated at II men.
An amendment may be Of
fered by the Senate Finance
Committee to add S125,ooo to
the State bond issue for State
police buildings.
Evening star., 1941-03-06

"a at Twenty-eighth place and
Texas avenue Sc, 80 units at P
street and Eighteenth place Sc, Is
at Pennsylvania avenue and Thirty
third place Sc, $40 at Fairfax Viii
lage, 200 at Dupon Village and 400
in the Skyland Apartments.
For the colored, 314 families are
scheduled to move into the Alley
Dwelling Authority project known
as Carrollsburg Dwellings next
August. The dwellings are located
between Third, Fifth, I and M streets
Sc. In the vicinity Of Grant street
and Sheriff road NE, apartments
for 204 families are being built by
a private builder backed by the
Federal Housing Administration.
Taking into consideration all the
increased housing developments, the
Federal Office of Education has
estimated that by next September
some 1852 families will have been
added to the city'S population with
about $3.50 children of school age.
OF these totals, / 1000 of the families
will be on Federal reservations with
some 5000 children. The Office held
that lat new teachers would be
needed to take care of these. The
present 1912 school budget allows
for none unless savings can be made
in the teachers salary item.
Needs Set at s2,S25, 900.
The complete cost of taking care
Of the Washington needs for these
children was estimated by the Office
be required for new buildings. Some
$3.50 900 would be needed for teachers
salaries and some 100000 for &C
QUESTION of school sites.
In addition to the Washington
increases, the report said more than
1000 families would be added to
Arlington, Va, by next September;
1,1OO would be added in and around
Fort Belvoir and about 280 more
families at Fort Meade, Md.
The suggestion of governmental
contribution to overstrained COM
munitieS used as national defense
centers was voiced by Mrs. Roosevelt
at a recent press conference prior
to the introduction of the bill by the
President asking for the s150,000, 900.
Mrs. Roosevelt indicated she thought
the Navy ought to pay for new
schools in areas where it is building
housing. This would include the
development near the Research
Center near Boiling Field.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Early Action
On Maryland
Budget Seen
Fund Bill Before
Assembly Totals
S106,76S, 900
pr the Associated Press.

~ Jne ASSCCldleQ FISsS
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 6.-In-
PRODUCTION of Gov. O'Conor'S sup
Elemental budget-proposing gross
increases of more than 100000 in
State appropriations for the next
Northumberland decks in the Leg
islature today for quick and final
action on the administrations COM
pleted budget bill.
After two months study OF the
original $106,66 900 measure, and in
the face of demands for sharp re-
auctions in costs of government, the
House Ways and Means Committee
made but one minor cut and recon-
mended instead budget increases OF
$149,775 in 1912 and $154,179 in 1943.
To keep his fiscal program in bal
ance, the Governor, on his own inl-
tiative, yesterday cut 100000 an
nually off appropriations for the
State Department of Public We'll
fare.
This saving of $21600G over the
biennium, balanced against total in
creases of approximately 10000,
left a net increase in the budget bill
of Slightly more than 100000.
Bill Totals S106, ,76S,000.
AS now before the Assembly, the
appropriations bill totals $1O6,768,-
900.
Administration opponents were
quick to recall that the Legislatures
money" committees started their
budget discussions in January with
the announced intention OF trim
ming the Governors recommends
tions :'to the bone"
Outcome of the discussions, they
asserted, were "sizable" increases by
the Ways and Means Committee and
no recommendations at all from the
Senate Finance Committee.
In q statement accompanying the
budget amendments, Gov. O'Conor
emphasized that virtually alP' the
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Police Establish New
Bureau at Marlboro

To maintain a complete record on
all prisoners who have been SEN
fenced and those up for trial on
serious offenSes, Prince Georges
County md. police have eStab-
lished a fingerprinting and photo
graphing bureau at the Marlboro
Jail, County Police Supt. Arthur w.
Hepburn announced.
Formerly all Identification work
was done at the Hyattsville substa-
ton under direction of Officer c. NJ
Thomson. The Marlboro branch
will be under the supervision of
Corpl. John Dent.
Evening star., 1941-03-06

increases approved were recon-
mended by the Ways and Means
Committee. Under the Constitution,
the Legislature has no authority to
increase any budget figures except
those for the Legislature itself; 1t
may only reduce them.
The sole reduction was elimination
of a $500 item for cash registers in
Baltimore City Traffic Court.
Not included in the supplemental
budget, but to be offered as Ways
and Means Committee amendment,
is an additional $17,500 for the
legislative Council. Through an
oversight, the original budget gave
the council no appropriation for
1912
The House operated today under
a gag" rule, adopted yesterday over
vigorous protests of group OF dele
gates, some of whom had planned to
fiilibuster against the sl06,664, 900
budget bill
The new rule, generally adopted
near the end of legislative sessions,
will limit an individual members
debate to five minutes and allow
each Delegate only one minute to
explain his vote on legislation.
Delegates William H. Lloyd, Ruth
Shoemaker, Jerome Robinson and
Frederick H Houck were among
those who took the floor to denounce
the gag rule.
So New Bills Offered.
Fifty-two new bills, 36 of them
House measures, were offered at the
session yesterday and during the
night the lower chamber passed Is
bills. Seven of these, either local
or minor in character, went to the
Governor today for his signature.
Major legislation presented yes
terday would:
Cut approximately $23O,0OO a year
off Baltimore City's share of the
112 cent lateral gasoline tax rev.
enue.
Pay legislators a $1,000-a-year SAL
ary, subject to 1912 referendum.
Authorize the State Roads Com
mission to issue s3,5O0,000 in bonds
for construction of a dual highway
from Bel Air via the Conowingo
Bridge to the Pennsylvania line,
the indebtedness to be paid off by
levying tolls on the Conowingo
Bridge.
Prohibit the sale of alcoholic bev-
erages in Baltimore on Sunday, sub
ject to a 1942 referendum.
Instruct the motor vehicle COM
missioner to issue, free of charge,
"honor and merit" badges to mo-
torists to encourage them to drive
carefully. The badges would be at
tached to license plates and re-
voked when motor vehicle laws are
violated by their owners.
Prohibit wire tapping in Mary
land and ban evidence obtained
through intercepted messages from
being presented in court.
Establish a State board of pub
lie morals" to censor "sacrilegious,
obscene, indecent, inhuman or i'm
moral" performances or entertain
ment.
Raise qualifications for State
policemen by, requiring that appli-
cants for troopers jobs have the
equivalent of a high school educa-
ten.
Exempt watermen of isolated
Smith Island from paying gasoline
taxes. y
Evening star., 1941-03-06

year term yester-
day at a School
Board meeting
in M a n a S S a S
Courthouse.
At the same
time closing of
Haymarket High
School was or
dered by the
board at the end
of the present
term. Decision
was re a C h e d
after the State
Department of
Education re-
fIicad Ia isrIia O
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Hospital Service Deudline

ROCKVILLE. Md, March (Spe-
ciaD March Is is the closing day
for enrolment of Montgomery
County Farm Bureau members in
the Blue Cross Hospital Service
plan, the bureau directors have in
formed all members in presenting
the plan to them. it was stated yes
terday at the Office of the bureau in
Rockville.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. March 6.-Routine
proceedings of Maryland Legislature
yesterday.
SENATE.
Reconvened at 1921 pm. March
4, Legislature time).
Recessed at l :01 pm. for five min
utes.
Reconvened at lis pm.
Adjourned at 1:24 pm. March 4,
Legislature time).
Convened at lbs pm.
Bills introduced.
S. B. 343 (By Marbury)-1ncreasing
sick leave and vacations for trial magis-
az ot Ry MasSETyReSTiTing
s. B, 595 (By Marbury)-Relatine to
suspension Of sentences by trial magis-
s. B. 346 (By Marbury)-Limiting col
lateral to be set in motor vehicle cases.
~ s. B. 349 by Marbury)-Authorizing
trial magistrates to impose penalties for
contempt of court. Judicial Proceedings.
State liquor laws generally. Judicial Pro-
ceedings.
S. B. 352 (By Gorhne)-AboliShing
present Board of Chiropody Examiners
and prescribing new board setup. Judicial
proceedings.
Recessed at LIS pm. until pm.
Reconvened at sos pm.
Bills introduced.
S. B. 354 (By Peter)-To add new sec
ton to Montgomery County law authorlz-
ing plaintiff in suits under Speedy Judg-
ment Act to file photostatic copies OF the
fidavit in lieu of filing the original cause
of action in certain cases. Peter, Marbury,
Wolfe.
S. B. 357 (By Roe)-Relating to obedi-
ence of oficial trafic control devices. Ju-
iicial Proceedings
Adjourned at 5:5l pm. to IL noon
today.
HOUSE.
Convened at 1:23 pm.
Bills introduced.
II. 3. 5S5 (By r. Il. EoueD-Prcvidins