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Evening star., 1942-12-16
Deputies Urged
ToProbeC
Fire Hazards
Prince Georges Asks
Action by Stote
Insurance Head

The Prince Georges County (Md)
Commissioners have requested State
Insurance Commissioner John B.
Centrum to appoint a Sufficient"
number Of deputies to investigate
possible fire hazards in establish
ments throughout the county.
This was revealed yesterday at a
meeting of the commissioners at
Upper Marlboro at which a letter
written by Linden Briscoe, clerk to
the board, to Mr.. Centrum was
made public.
Since the commissioners have no
legislative authority over fire pre-
vention, the letter was written in
an attempt to obtain Mr.. Centrum s
aid in inquiring into the safety
from causes of fire in places open
to public entertainment or gather
ings."
UnincOrporated Areas.
While incorporated towns in the
county generally have authority
under their charters to enact regu-
lations for fire prevention, Mr.. Bris-
coe wrote, jurisdiction in such mat
ters IN unincorporated areas rests
in Mr.. Gontrum's Office with en-
forcement being in the hands of
deputies appointed by him.
In the past" the letter said, "the
relation between State headquarters
and local deputies or other local
authorities has not always been of
the best, and enforcement attempts
often have broken down"
Declaring that there are num-
ber Of specific establishments" as
we'll as general conditions that could
be investigated and regulated, Mr..
Briscoe assured the insurance COM
missioner that his deputies would
have the full support Of the county
commissioners and other county au-
thorities in the enforcement of Mr..
Gontrums orders.
Taxi Regulation Urged.
After Chief of Police Arthur M.
Hepburn urged the commissioners
to pass legislation regulating taxi
cabs in the county, the board in
structed its attorney, Waldo Burn
side, to present a copy of the Dis
trict taxicab laws at its next meet
ing.
Chief Hepburn declared that many
motorists merely place signs on their
cars identifying them as taxicabs
and recommended establishment of
licensing system, inacluding COM
pulsory insurance. proper identifica-
tion of drivers. etc.
The commissioners took under
consideration another request by
Chief Hepburn for the enactment of
legislation i compelling hotels and
touristhoiines In the county to keep
registers of their guests. He also
recommended. the licensing of
tourist homes.
Rezoning Petitions.
A petition by Charles Boyer
owner, for the reclassifcation from
residential A to commercial D OF lot
l3, block c, Wines subdivision,
Hyattsville, was approved
The group also approved petit
ton by John Ridley Shields, owner,
for rezoning from residential A to C
of lot 4. Jacquet's subdivision, East
Hyattsville.
The board denied a request by
John T. Baltzell. owner. for the re-
classification from residential A to
commercial D of parcel A, Williams
subdivision near Berwyn.
Trial Magistrate Walter L. Green
reported that he had collected a
total of $1,575.75 in fines and costs
during November. OF this amount
S457.S5 goes to the county.
Substitute Trial Magistrate Henry
H. O'Neill reported collection of
s6l9.95 in fines and costs last month.
of which s266.5O goes tc the county.
Evening star., 1942-12-16
CoIored 'MosIem' Pleads
Guilty to Droft Charge

Roscoe Barnes, %, of 1920 Tenth
street NV. colored. an avowed
member of the Moslem faith,
pleaded guilty today when arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage on a charge
Of failing to have a draft registra-
tion card in his possession. He was
held for the grand jury under 81 900
bond.
Seven members of the Moslem
faith have been convicted on similar
charges here.
According to testimony presented
in these cases, the Moslem creed
forbids members to participate in
VARS which have not been sane
toned BY Allah. 80 :.
Evening star., 1942-12-16
Retiring Worker Honored

Mrs. Nellie Rae Saxton, who re-
tired from the Veterans Admin
istration this week, has been given
farewell parties and gifts by her
friends in the chief clerks division,
where she worked. Mrs. Saxton,
who has been with the Veterans
Administration since June, 1918, will
continue to make her home in
Washington,
Evening star., 1942-12-16
Co-ordinutor to Speak

James w. Just, Maryland State
fire co-ordinator, will address the
quarterly meeting of the Montgom-
cry County Association of Volun-
teer Firemen tomorrow night at the
Gaithersburg Washington Grove
Volunteer Fire Department hall.
Evening star., 1942-12-16
Dance Scheduled TONIGHT

The Washington Guest House as
ISOLATION will hold q meeting and
dance at 8 o'clock tonight at the
gold room of the Hamilton Hotel
for landlords and tenants who are
members of the association. Music
will be provided by Jack Morton's
Orchestra.
Evening star., 1942-12-16
To Describe Troct Society

Leonard B. Trowbridge, field rep
resentative of the American Tract
Society, will speak at pm. tomor-
row at Calvary Baptist Church on
The Work of the American Tract
Society"
Evening star., 1942-12-16

The dollar Is . war weapon with
the advantages Of boomerang.
Put into War bends. It lM retsArn
TO you later With interest.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
Alertness Keeps Farm
Buildings Free of Rats
Constant Vigilance Is
Way Menace Is Stopped
BY R. E. GROSS

BY r. E. GROSS
agriculture Engineer, New Jersey College of
Agriculture. Rutgers University
Use poison bait, fumigate, set
traps or keep a good rat dog-but be
sure to do something to protect your
farm from the rat menace.
Rats multiply so rapidly that fire.
quent attention to the problem is
necessary all the time, and especial
ly now when farm efficiency is play
ing an important part in the nations
Food for Freedom program.
Keep the farmstead free from all
piles of waste material or supplies
stacked in such way as to offer
shelter and feed for rats. This is
the first and most urgent measure.
Supplies should be kept in rat-proof
buildings or in stacks located away
from buildings. Waste should be re-
moved or destroyed.
Leave No Holes or Cracks.
Repair foundations, floors and stills
of buildings, leaving no holes or
large cracks offering start for
gnawing. Foundations must be in
tact to depth of two feet below
ground level. Sheet metal or wire
screen tackled over holes or cracks
and to the edges of doors are sure
STOP
Wood walls are rat-proofed by
covering with half-inch mesh wire
screen to height of four feet above
the ground and placing a smooth
strip of galvanized metal above the
wire mesh.
Rats can burrow through decayed,
crumbly concrete or even sound new
concrete while it is still soft and
moist. Everlasting diligence is re-
CURED.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
Normal Loss
Shell Eggs Shipped to
Isle Getting There OK

Shell eggs, produced on United
States farms, are getting to Great
Britain with losses in transit
amounting to no more than normal
losses in domestic shipping, says
G. T. Klein, extension poultryman
at Massachusetts State college.
This was indicated by a recent
report to the British house of COM
mons by Major Lloyd-George, I'm
dersecretary to the minister of foods,
in which he stated losses amount to
no more than 5.3 per cent.
These losses, says Mr.. Klein, are
largely due to spoilage and break
age and compare favorably with nor
NAL losses in shell eggs shipped from
producing areas to consumers
throughout the United States.
This should be good news to the
American poultryman who has
wanted to know whether his eggs
were reaching Great Britain without
severe loss and in condition to be of
use to the English people. Ship
ment of eggs under the Lend-Lease
act has enabled the British govern
ment to increase allotments to
stores and thus supply consumers
with a greater number than they
have had previously through the ra-
tioning system.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
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ALASKAN HIGHWAY
Washington, D. C.

After all the hullabaloo about the
vitality needed military highway to
Alaska, it now looks as if it would
take at least two years, perhaps
nearer three years to build it. One
trouble is there is still an argument
about the route.
To date the army has picked a
route by way of Edmonton, center
of the prairie state of Alberta, which
is longer than the route advocated
by Alaskan territorial officials.
The Alaskan officials propose a
short quick route straight up from
the state of Washington to Prince
George, then on to White Horse.
Part of this-about 400 miles to
Prince George-already is built. And
if interned German, Italian and jap
anese prisoners we're put to work on
the remaining link, it might be
finished before winter.
However, both the army and the
Canadian government favor the
longer route via Edmonton. This
WOQlQ lOIlOW IllS Clldlll VI Sdllo01c1AA
airports to Alaska. These airports
are operated by the Canadian Pacif-
ic railroad, which may be one sig
nifcant reason why the Canadians
want road to link them up.
The army originally picked
this route because last summer
some of its planes, en- route to
Alaska with green pilots, got
lost and cracked up. So it was
suggested that a highway link
ing the airports would serve as
guide to airmen. The army
also favored this route in order
to send gasoline and supplies by
truck to air bases. The war
may be just about over, how
ever, before this interior high
way is built
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14

COMEONE called Dick Bartell,
- now with the New York Giants,
ga ball players ball player" The
irrepressible Bartell is something
more than that. He is Everybody
ball player"
Born IS years ago in Chicago, now
in his 18th big league season, Bar
tell is still travelling at his top speed,
as full of flame and smoke as he
was ten years ago. If all ball play
ers hustled up to the Bartell stand
ard the game would pick up much
faster pace.
They've moved him around from
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia to New
York to Chicago to Detroit and back
to New York again in this, 16-sea-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14

son pilgrimage, but they haven't re-
moved any of the old pep that packs
his l48-pound system.
The veteran Giant still spells ag-
gressive with a capital A.
It's all quite simple when you talk
to Bartell.
81 happen to love baseball" he
says, land like to hustle. Once in
while l find the old legs are not
what they used to be, but short
rest always takes care of that. It's
the legs that get you, not the batting
eye. Last year in my 18th season l
still batted 1903 in 104 games, a few
points above my all-time average. /
hope to beat 800 again this season
with any luck.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14

ly worn. Generally Golfers are
set to cut one-half to one inch wild
er than the share, and the width
of two fingers above it. r.
Best position for the jointer on
a pillow is just far enough behind
the Golfer hub to prevent dirt and
trash wedging against it and low
enough to cut three-cornered
ribbon of soil about 4 inches wide
and usually not more than 21a
inches deep. Farm engineers say
when a jointer is used without a
rolling Golfer, its point should be
set approximately over the point
of the share, the same as when a
disc. jointer is used. -.t
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
Farm Notes

Trailers and dormitories to be
made available for temporary war
housing by the Farm Security adj
ministration under recent presi.
dental ALLEGATION of $13 1000, 900 will
provide 1929 dwelling units for
workers in "a war-industry areas,
the U. S. department of agriculture
sayss Housing facilities in these
areas are expected to be ready for
occupancy early in March.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
JAPANESE PROPAGANDA

Inside intelligence information is
that Japanese propaganda agents
are now marshalling their forces for
concerted attack against the Unit
ed States in Latin America, with
Argentina, Brazil, and Chile as focal
points.
Japan will resort to a number of
typical Axis methods to sway neu-
trail countries away from collabora-
ton with the United States, includ-
ing the Axis-worn tactics of making
overtures and giving assurances
that she has no imperialistic aims
toward these countries. On the 9TH
er hand, the Japanese will empha-
size that the United States has been
greedy in her international trade re-
.lations and has imperialistic designs
on Central and South America.
In launching this propaganda at
tack Japan has instructed her
agents to do everything possible to
solicit the goodwill of Spanish and
Portuguese representatives in Lat
in American countries.
In addition to propaganda
agents and diplomatic represen-
tatives, Japan has recruited
agents in commercial firms
throughout both Europe and the
American countries to prOpa-
gandize persons of Latin culture
and Catholic faith. In this con-
nection, plans have been made
to go even so far as to try to
exploit his holiness, the pope.
Already 10000 has been forward
ed to Japanese representatives in
Chile to be used in attempting to
bride government officials.
One of the most audacious phases
of the Ja] aese plan is the one that
calls for an attempt to induce a
revolution in the United States by
cooperating with factional groups
within the country, and creating dis
sension among the people by sniping
at the Roosevelt administration.
ROOSEVELT FAMILY DINNERS
In the usher's office, just inside
the front door, an old-fashioned call
board is hung, to indicate when
guests are in or out. There is space
for 20 names, but on recent day
it carried only the names of Mrs.
Roosevelt, Harry Hopkins and Lore
ma Hickok, longtime friend of both
the First Lady and Hopkins, who
often stays at the White House. (The
Presidents name is never entered
on the board)
A year ago it was possible to drive
along Pennsylvania avenue, turn in
at the White House gate, hand
calling card to the footman at the
front door and eventually receive an
invitation from Mrs Roosevelt to
come for tea.
Today, the gates are closed and
heavily guarded. The two ave-
nues thanking the White House are
barred to traffic entirely. Never in
100 years has the White House been
so heavily guarded The teas and
receptions are cancelled for the du-
ration, and. the normally democratic
residence of the Chief Executive
stands cold and aloof.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
NAZI RACKETEERS

Hitler's semi-hysterical demand
that his stooge Reichstag vote him
more dictatorial powers-which it
promptly did-was of particular in
terest to Intelligence authorities in
the light of secret information con-
corning a recent scandal in high
Nazi circles.
According to a confidential report
it was discovered that well-organ-
lied racket, protected by big-shot
Nazis, was looting the food supplies
of U-boats when at their home ports.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
Americas Assembly Line.

Americas. assembly line is COM
plete. 1t runs straight from the great
heart of free people to the hearts
of their fearless fighters. The
money streaming into our war bonds
is already streaming out of the
mouth of the cannon.
The capitals of the enemy are pam
icky. Dollar for dollar-wheel for
wheel-and tank for tank-the en-
envy is losing the battle of the fac
tories. Which means that man for
man the enemy must give final &C.
count on his own battlefield.
He knows that more goes into
defense stamp than the Is cents it
costs. And that our men with their
hammers are driving home more
than rivets. The money pouring into
the United States Treasury means
Americans have no price on their
liberty. Billions for defense means
tanks against tyrants and bullets
for DULLES American working
men are too busy to look up, but the
smoking chimneys of their factories
mean the smoking ruins of Berlin
and Tokyo.
The American armament pro-
gram, which includes 1876, 1000 fight
ing planes, was called fantastic"
by Hitler in radio speech. This
is to report that our plane produc-
ton will be even greater than Hitler
fears.
Midtown Melodrama: The col
yum's spy over at B. Altman's de-
partment store overheard this di-
alogue the other afternoon:
Lady Patron-Please charge it.
Salesgirl - What is the name.
please?
Lady-Lillian Gish.
Salesgirl-Would you please spell
it?
In Fewer Words: Vaudeville is
definitely making comeback.
The showmen obviously figured:
If it's so successful in Congress
it oughta be a cinch for Broadway.
Ne,O York Heartbeat:
The Big Parade: Detective j.
Broderick, famed for his courage
against gangsters, frightened stiff
over appearing in a film depicting
his career. Spurned an offer of
100000 from MGM to stay on the
police force at $50 per week
Chef Shaw, new managing ed over
at Newsweek. The Purple Heart
ribbon in his lapel-means that he
was wounded in the last war :. =.
Private Carl Laemmle Jr., who
spends his week-ends at a swanky
9th Avenue hotel-on $21 month?
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
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Night Club Patriot:

wight Quo PGtrIOt:
Macarthur wasn't the only hero
on Bataan Peninsula, as this story,
just arrived, reveals. In the early
days of the campaign, Macarthur
summoned an engineer and asked:
How long will it take to throw a
bridge across this stream?"
"Three days." was the reply.
"Good," snapped Macarthur.
"Have your craftsman make draw
ings right away"
Three days later, the General sent
for the engineer and asked him how
the bridge was coming.
cts all ready" was the answer.
"You can send your men across
now, if you don't have to wait for
them pictures. They amt done yeti"
Meow! A catty actress visited the
''Now, Voyager" set in H'wood and
congratulated Ilka Chase on her re-
cent book. 81 enjoyed it," she said.
''Who wrote it?"
Darling" clawed Ilka, I'm so
glad you liked it. Who read it
to your"
In MOore's the other dinner-time
Eddie Cantor, Lou Holtz and Chico
Marx were wondering about Ben
Bernie care things all right?"
one of us queried.
Don't worry about Bernie said
an eavesdropper. II happen to know
that whether he works or not, he
has an income of $4,000 year"
FIs that enough-the way he
bets?" asked Chico. ....I
"Those who'll suffer- gagged a
wag, Twill be his relatives.
From Variety: "Only three pic
lures have played five-week engage
ments at the Music Hall before
Reap the Wild Wind They were
Snow White, 'Rebecca,' 'Phila.
Story and Woman of the Year."
Isn't show business bad enough
without arithmetic like that?
Harry Hopkins is supposed to
have asked Soviet big-shot: "How
is it you purged so many Generals
yet you're doing so Well?"
In Russia" was the answer, 1--WE
executed the Fifth Columnists. In
France they put them in the Cab
inet!"
And over here they get on the staff
of the hate sheets.
John Gunther, the commentators
war correspondent, was interview
ing the head of a govt bureau, who
was complaining about the confu-
sion, red tape, etc.
What do you ,really think of
Washington" Gunther asked.
81 Think he said, sit is an insane
asylum!"
"Oh, come now," Gunther ribbed,
that's time-worn phrase"
"You don't understand, said the
man. ''This is the most different kind
of an insane asylum. 1t is run by
the inmates!"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
Suggestions on Plows
Before using a new pillow, ems

Before using a new pillow, engi-
neers suggest that the farmer
measure the down suction and
land suction of the share, and
make a record of the measure
ments. Later, when the share
needs sharpening, it can be CIV
en- the same degree of suction.
A wobbly rolling Golfer in
creases draft and makes a rag
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
Famed Indian Scouts of Arizona
Share Memory Of Glorious Past

Ft Huacuca ArlSona
originally army shortly after the u The
longer these there only seuen e ne"
thew retire are discharged organization ON be only
memory Today the members of the detachment vau
and fire guards Many tales haze been
of attached regular units
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14
Pastors Two Records

Whatever morbid fate may attack
Bob Pastor in his next start, prob
ably against Joe Louis, you can still
hand him two records,
No. He deserves some brand
of woodland chaplet for leading all
ex-collegians in the heavyweight
group. No other campus-educated
dome has yet matched Pastors
place among the major leather
chuckers. Ex-collegians have found
few happy hunting grounds in the
ring.
No. "A near record from the
prophets corner. Pastor informed
your correspondent last summer
that he would win at least ten
straight fights and thereby get his
third crack at Joe Louisa some
what strange ambition.
The rubbery heavyweight has
more than kept his promise. A
combination of gameness, smart
ness, speed and experience has lifted
the ex-ViOlet more than once from
near oblivion.
We are not quite sure, however,
how smart a fellow is who spends
most of his career trying to spend
his evenings in the same pit with
Joe Louis.
4 Big Sho1u
Paul V. McNutt, federal security
administrator, has suggested set
of American Olympic games, with
the 48 states in hot scramble for
supremacy.
This would be a homegrown,
homemade show of unusual interest.
loaded with arguments and intersec-
tional debates. 1t would have to be
something more than a state-for-
state contest, where the job of ham
ding California in track and field
might be more than any other single
state could handle. California, with
Dean Cromwell and others handling
unlimited talent, would have de-
cided margin. But this isn't the
only angle that might be worked out.
First there could be a state by
state ranking. Also, there could be
an intersectional battle bringing
East against West, or North against
South. Or there could be other SUBJ
divisions-East, Midwest, Far West,
and South.
The main McNutt idea has un-
limited possibilities. 1t could be
worked into matter of state pride
and sectional pride, on par with
any college football rivalry. And it
would be big lift for nationwide
interest in harder, keener training.
Here is an idea that should be
worked out under proper direction
without too much waste of time.
The Rookie Crop
Unless the draft scythe operates
shortly the rookie crop of 1912 will
be high above the harvest of last
year. Oscar Judd, Yank Terry and
Johnny Pesky of the Red Sox; Nan
ny Fernandez of the Braves; Will
lard Marshall of the Giants; Stan
Musial of the Cards; Hal White of
the Tigers; Bert Haas of the Reds:
Vern Stephens of the BrOwns-these
are only few who have at least
shown thew belong in bip leo o,,a
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-14

ged ploWlng
job. Hence col
ter be arin gs
should be adj
,justed snugly
to run true and
vertical but
f r e e ly, re-
placed if bad
Evening star., 1942-09-04

filing output quotas which are two.
three, or four times their already
very high pre-war quotas, yet their
food and compensation represents
only a fraction Of what British and
American industrial employees take
for granted.
1t seems almost certain that there
are no laborers in any of the Allied
countries who are sacrificing SO
much and giving so much to their
country's war effort
From time to time the Moscow
newspapers publish items about pro-
duction in this oil refinery or in
that tank factory or arms plant
Over period OF months these fac
tual reports would assume the most
imposing proportions but most OF
these separate items are showed
under by the days military develop
ments and never reported to the
outside world.
Nevertheless, one of the proudest
chapters in the story of the Soviet
Unions amazing war effort belongs
to the Russian workmen and 1t must
be recorded that they have set ar
example to workers everywhere in
the world.
Thousands Of illustrations could
be given to show the gigantic con-