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Evening star., 1942-05-21
New zoninq
For East-West
Highway Hit
Nearby Residents
Soy Apartments
Will Stop Expansion

Strong opposition was voiced yes
terday at hearing before the
Montgomery County commissioners
to the rezoning of two tracts of
land on the East-West highway to
permit erection of apartments.
James w. Gill, attorney repre-
senting owners of the Ray and
Glover tracts, asked that the two
tracts, located on the north side
of the East-West highway near
Grubb rad, be rezoned from resi-
dental A to residential C.
Carlton Fox, who spoke as the
representative of residents Of Rock
Greek Forest, which adjoins the
tracts said:
"If you permit this rezoning, you'll
be driving a wedge into the growth
of both Montgomery Count and
the Metropolitan Area of Va hing
ton," he told the commiSs. .oners.
You'll stop the natural expansion
of the Chevy Chase area"
Other Spokesman Present.
Spokesman for Rosemary Hill and
Pennington, two other adjoining
subdivisions, also were present, along
with delegation of about 80 per-
sons from Rock Creek Forest.
Mr.. Fox declared that he had been
given assurance that the area would
be zoned anything but residential
when he moved there. He said
that cheap apartments" would
greatly depreciate the value of the
property, which he called "one of
the most valuable in Montgomery
County"
Rather than cheap apartments,
Mr.. Gill said that in his opinion
the property would be ideal for an
apartment along the lines of the
Shoreham Hotel"
However, no plans have been
made for the type of apartment
which will be built on the property"
Mr.. Gill said.
The rezoning would not be a
"wedge" in Montgomery County
Mr.. Gill added, since the railroad
tracks behind the property are
WeQSe dlIeduy.
Profit Motive Of All Asserted.
Accused OF applying for the re-
zoning because of the profit mo
tvs" Mr.. Gill answered that the
hearing would not have been held
If it were not for the profit motive.
Every person appearing here
today in opposition to this rezoning
is afraid of it because it will hurt
him in his pocketbook, he said.
Thomas E. Hampton, president
of the Board of Commissioners,
said the boards decision would be
made public las promptly as pos
sible.'
Public hearings were also held
yesterday on the following rezoning
applications:
Lots l and 2, block 6, j. P. Neft
subdivision and outlet B, block A,
Park Knolls, both in Takoma Park,
from residential A to residential C;
parcel A and lot S, block E, and
lot /, Triangle Park, Wheaton,
from residential A to commeclal
D; lot II, Cleve C. Pulver subdi-
vision and all property facing on
Patterson Court in Takoma Park,
from residential A to residential G,
and lots / to 20, block 56-B, B. F.
Gilbert subdivision, Takoma Park,
from residential B to residential G.
Evening star., 1942-05-21
Expanded Program
Mapped by A. FL. in
Maryland and D. {.
Buxbuum Takes Office
As Federation President;
Per Copito Dues Doubled
BY the Associated Press.

% AA4c hoSOSAahC4 ACoSs
HAGERSTOWN, Md, May 21.-
The regime of the second president
the Maryland and District of Co.
lumbia Federation of Labor has had
in 10 years began today as the or
ganiZation faced year of sharply
expanded activity.
The new president, Robert Bux-
baum, of Baltimore, was chosen to
succeed Joseph P. McCurdy, also of
Baltimore, retiring after heading
the federation since 1882. Mr.. Nc
Curdy has been elected president of
the United Garment Workers of
America.
In the annual convention which
closed yesterday, the delegates made
the expansion of activities possible
by voting to double the per capita
taxes paid by the federation's $780,
600 members in 200 locals. The in
crease is effective July /.
Before the convention adjourned
there was a long debate over the
method of setting up an education
committee. Miss Angela Bambace
of Baltimore asserted "the labor
education of the membership is be-
ing sadly neglected, and we are not
giving sufficient Importance to it.
Something should be done beyond
just passing resolutions year after
year. We want action"
Miss Bambace was one of the un-
successful candidates in the field of
nine seeking election to the six vice
presidencies. Successful candidates
we're:
E. W. Butler, teamsters, Hagers-
town: John Locher, iron workers,
Washington: Paul w. England, ma
chiniSts, Cumberland; Charles B.
McCloskey, bakers, Washington;
Carl SholtZ, electrical workers, Bal
timore, and j. Kingston Howard,
motion picture operators, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1942-05-21
N. Y. A. Group at Maryland u.
Will Make Shells for Army

granted without official permission.
The shop was established last
winter to train unemployed youths
in the use of tools. At present, be-
tween 40 and so trainees are avail
able, Mr.. Gallington said. OF this
number, about 30 are students at
the university.
When production is started, how
ever, an additional so or rs youths
between the ages of II and "a will
be needed. Non-students will get
preference for the jobs because they
can work all day while students are
permitted to work only a few hours
on N. Y A. projects.
Similar projects are expected to
be started at N. Y. A. shops through
out the country, Mr. Gallington
said, to help out in the war program
Evening star., 1942-05-21
BY j. B. ZATMAN.

The National Youth Administra-
ton shop at the University of Mary
land will begin production of shells
for the Army soon, it was learned
today.
Ralph Gallington, campus project
manager of the shop, refused to
reveal the production volume.
Youths at the shop are now max
ing tool parts for the job. These
include cutting tools for turret lathes
and other necessary equipment.
The finished shells will be in
spected at the shop and will be
loaded elsewhere, Mr.. Gallington
said. Since the job will be classed
as war industry, Mr.. Gallington
said sentry will be placed outside
the plant and admission will not be
Evening star., 1942-05-21
Wurrenton Rites Held
For J. W. Jeffries

BY the Associated Press.
WARRENTON, Va, May 21.-Fu-
neral services for James Walden
Jeffries, II, well-known druggist
who died suddenly at his home here
Tuesday night, were to ot conducted
today.
The Rev. T. c. Allen, pastor Of the
Warrenton Baptist Church, will
officiate. Burial will be in Warren
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1942-05-21
Questionnaires Go 0ui
To Workers June | for
Transportation Data
Origin and Destination
Survey to Require
$50, 1000 Cards

Plans for the mass transportation
origin and destination survey, to be
started June /, now are being Or
ganized by the Public Utilities Com
mission in the hope of getting
speedy and effective returns from
workers in and near Washington,
Chairman Gregory Hankin said
today.
He made clear the commission
would have to depend upon the CO.
operation of employees of Govern
ment agencies, small and large pri-
vate businesses to get the desired
data. Officials of Government and
private agencies, the Boy Scouts,
the American Automobile Associa-
ton and other groups are aiding in
the survey.
Distribution of QuestionnaireS had
been planned for next Monday, but
because of conflicting P. U. c. work
the cards will be distributed-360,0 900
of them-June l.
Short QUESTIONABLE.
Distribution, marking and collec-
tion of the QUESTIONABLE cards
should be accomplished within that
one day. Mr.. Hankin declared. He
said it would not require the employe
more than one minute to make out
the questionnaire-provided he would
read the instructions first. The
commission seeks information as to
address, the most frequently used
form of transportation and name,
the last being sought to aid Govern
ment officials in their share your
car" program. Persons working in
private employment also will be
asked to state their normal working
hours.
The questionnaires will be dis
tributed at the place of work of the
employees of either Government or
private business, are to be made out
there and collected from the same
source, and thereby the P. U. C. will
be able to ascertain the place of
employment of each person.
Test runs on gang punching"
machines, Mr.. Hankin said, indicate
that up to 5000 cards can be
punched per hour, after they are
made out and returned. This work
should be finished within a week,
and for sorting and tabulating the
results a three-week period is
allowed. The P. U. c. will consider
the results in the light of available
transportation facilities and routes
instruction for Employers.
Personnel officers of Government
agencies and private establishments
who are to aid in distribution and
checking of the survey cards are
asked to meet with P. U. C. officials
tomorrow noon in the Departmental
Auditorium to get instructions
through study of sample question:
naires, maps and screen illustrations.
Boy Scouts and officials of the
automobile association are asked to
meet in the board room of the Dis
trict Building at II am. Saturday
for instructions as to their work of
distributing and collecting the cards.
At 10:15 am. Sunday Mr.. Hankin
Will discuss the whole program in a
radio talk over Station WMAL.
Evening star., 1942-05-21
". & 0. D. HEARING
lin Fairfax Draws
40 Commuters
Attorneys for Railroad
Soy Passenger Service
Is utterly Impossible
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FAIRFAX, Va, May 21.-Ap-
proximately 40 commuters attended
a public hearing today on petition
filed by the Emergency Trans
portation Committee Of Northern
Virginia with the State Corporation
Commission asking that the Wash
ington & Old Dominion Railroad be
ordered to resume passenger service
over its lines through Loudoun
Fairfax and Arlington Counties.
Other hearings have been held in
Leesburg, Vienna and Herndon, and
the final one will be held by the
commission in Richmond. June S.
John S. Brookes, jr., chairman OF
the Emergency Transportation Com
mittee, asked for the local hearings
to save gasoline and tires.
Say Restoration Is Impossible"
Principal argument for restoration
of service is based on the imperative
need for public transportation in
view Of the rationing of gasoline
and the shortage of tires.
Attorneys for the railroad de-
clared it is utterly impossible" with
present facilities and the volume
Of freight traffic to resume pas
senger service
Passenger service was diScon-
tinued by the railroad April II, 194l
after prolonged litigation before the
S. c. c. At that time 1t was shown
that passenger service had sc
dwindled the railroad was losing
money.
Besides Mr.. Brookes, other officers
of the Emergency Committee include
c. Reed Thomas, secretary, and Johr
H. Rust, Mayor of Fairfax; Joseph
T. ]. Davis, Vienna; A. Smith Bow.
man, jr., Sunset Hills, and T. Edgar
Reed, Herndon.
Lions Club Urges Service.
H E. Ketner, S. C. c. counsel, viii
be at the courthouse until tonight
to give those who work in Washing
ton a chance to be heard.
A resolution urging the State Cor
poration Commission to order res
toration of passenger service has
been adopted by the Vienna Lions
Club.
The resolution says an estimated
IS per cent of the wage earners OF
Vienna and vicinity are employed by
the Federal Government, and it is
imperative that some means of pub
lie transportation be provided.
Evening star., 1942-05-21
Lions Club Plans Event

ROCKVILLE, Md, May 81 (Spe-
ciaD The annual carnival of the
Rockville Lions Club will be held or
the fair grounds here, beginning
Saturday and continuing through
May 80, following issuance OF a per-
nit by the County Board OF Com
missioners this week.
Evening star., 1942-05-21
WAo1Ho~R~xW1M
WAR Bonds
- y

The 155-millimeter gun is the
modern version of the old "GPF" of
World War I days. 1t has range
SO per cent greater than the old
gun, heaving a 95-pound projectile
approximately IS miles. 1t is capable
of high speed and each one costs
$4,000.
Evening star., 1942-05-21

Arsenals of America are working
at terrific speed turning out this
long-range, effective weapon for our
armed forces. You and your neigh
bor, working hand-in-hand in unity,
can make possible the purchase of
an adequate number of these guns
by buying War bonds. Put 10 per
cent of your income in War bonds to
help reach your county quota, every
payday.
Evening star., 1942-05-21
Citizens Plan Election

DUNN LORING, Va, May 81
(SpeciaD The annual meeting Of
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions for the election of officers will
be held in the school here at 8
o'clock tonight,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-06-06

Preshmam. John Turner Jun
ior). Ison Whatley (Junior) Dis
tanee:: 100 feet, ID inches.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-06-06

Team Scores-Juniors 49. 80
points, Freshman 43, Sophomores
%. 81. Seniors 8.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-06-06
Ethiopian Clowns
In Second Twin Go
In Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-The ETH.
opian Clowns make their second
appearance of the season here at
Parkway Field in a double header
next Sunday afternoon, June Z,
with the original whiskered House
OF David as their foe in both
games.
The Clowns with their long list
OF stars, topped by Peanuts Ny
asses, who will pitch the opening
game and take over the coaching
duties in the second engagement !:
including Pepper Basset, the
rocking chair catcher; Ameal
Brooks, last seasons Homestead
Grays' home-run slugger; Lou
Montgomery, Boston College star:
among others, have a number of
new stunts for Louisville fans.
who ldolize the Clowns.
The House of David nine has
scored victories against the st.
Louis Cardinals. Philadelphia
Athletics and many minor league
clubs in spring training games.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-06-06
By ALVIN MOSES

NEW YORK-(A N P)-Even in
the midst of total war" base
ball is the high priest of summer
sports. While many sports played
in the vast outdoors have their
socia lside. :. baseball is tops, as
we view it, due to its utter lack OF
formality.
You invite party to drop
in at Yankee stadium some
Sunday afternoon where teams
of the National Negro Baseball
league are playing league
game. Announcer Joe Bostic
yodels through the mike that
the. honorable so and so
will say word and. you sit
back to listen. He's finished
and some slightly inebriated
colored brother bounces out of
the aisle close to where friend
wife and party are sitting and
in fairly good imitation of a
fOghorn.
"Who's got any Black Yankee
money. ...does you all hear me or
are you deaf?" Nobody pays the
slightest attention to him for the
moment as somebody exclaims.
there goes Hazel Scott, the Cafe
Society marvel" Like the Rax-
ettes, precision dancing squad
al NeWk York's far famed play
house.--. every head turns in the
direction where a wasp wasted
young pretty points. It's Hazel. all
right. All decked out like. Miss
Astor's pet pony and is she on
parade.
She stops TO chat with
fellow club member.
Ralph Cooper, currently star
ring at Murrain's swank caba-
ret, and a bunch of admirers
quickly surround them in quest
OF autographs and photo
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-06-06

utility performer, capable of play
ing any position on the diamond.
He is also an exceptional hitter,
with a 1886 batting average, in
Guiding 2 hon1ers, 1 triple and 8
doubles included. Manager Bunny
Downs of the Clowns predicts a
phenominal season for this idoliz-
ed star, who has legion OF fol-
lowers throughout the nation.
NEXT IN POPULARITY on the
Clowns squad, is Lou Montgomery,
Boston College 3-ietter man, who
| besides demonstrating his gridiron
pr0weSs, which has brought him
national fame. in a special re-
hearsed exhibition during each ap-
| pearancc, has proved himself quite
pitcher, infieId and outfieId util-
ity performer, and swings a mighty
bat at the plate.
AMEAL BROOKS, who leads the
Clown batters in home-runs, has
| hit 14-circuit clouts to date, and
| is batting at a .419 clip Lloyd
| Pepper" Bassett, recent addition
to the Clowns personnel, is star
ring behind the plate, including
catching several innings in a
Rocking Chair stunt he has
made famous while a member of
the Chicago American Giants,
BasSett represented the West for
the past seveal seasons as their
| catcher in the East-West Commits
KEY Park annual classic.
WITH ONLY A WEEKS PERIOD
to publicize their coming, the
Clowns drew roughly 1900 fans to
Griffith Stadium, Washington, ID.
G. i'm week day twilight ap-
pearance, whereas other clubs
could not draw better than few
hundred fans 20 the Senator'S
home park in weekday promo
tons Of the past. The famous
whiskered House of David white
SHINE" walloped the Clowns on this
occasion, 11-to.3, but we're held to
a stapdstill when Peanuts Nyas-
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TopsRedCaps

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Eugene
Bremen, top flight right handler for
the Buckeyes defeated the strong
Jacksonville Red Caps here Sun
day afternoon, 12 to 5. Costly err
rors proved fatal to the Red Caps
and the fast stepping Buckeyes
took every advantage that they
could to go on and win. Ruined
by the heavy hitting of Buster
Brown ace catcher and Sam Jethro,
fleetfooted right fielder, the Red
Caps couldn't cope with the Bucks.
Jethroe, who is new to big league
baseball, got off with four hits
out of five times at the place,
driving in three runs and tally
ing twice himself. The Red Caps
also hit the ball hard in spots but
could not bunch them enough to
do any good.
The fast infield that the Bucks
have won the plaudits of all the
fans the way it peppered the ball
around. Archie Ware, first sacker
was given big hand.
This week the Buckeyes play in
Belleville, I'LL. and in Canton. O..
and then they go into Cleveland
to open there in the League PARK
Willie jefferson, ace pitcher
bianked the Red Caps in the night
cap to win SO. jefferson pitched
steady ball all the way and with
the hitting of the Buckeyes tina
Red Caps could not put over q run.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-06-06

move into view. On all sides we
hear dyed-in-the-Wool bali fans call
out -. what say, Alvin" and. =
we answer in like manner. Out of
that sea of faces we spy an old
business real estate) associate.
flushing, Long Islands Number l
citizen, Joe Mahood, Joe's alone.
and We invite him to yell with us,
and he graciously accepts. Having
no children of our own. II re-
mind wiley that Joe has a flock
OF 'em. four, just one less than
-, Eddie Cantor's Call girls) five.
Joe lets that sink in a second, for
-. he's as swift as an airplane on
repartee, and comes back with a
gem of witticisn, we thought.
Listen, Mrs. Moses, your hubby
is right when he says I have four,
but slightly wrong when he
characterizes them as children.
Zone of my children, as he
calls them, is. ..32 years old.
Wouldn't that qualify me as
having. some men and wom-
emp"
We laughed over that rare bit of
humor until we cried. it was typi-
cal of the man who refuses to grow
older (6D and who has been
successful as postal employe,
musician, realtor and mortician.
Now engaged in the latter field.
he possesses the only. Rolls Royce
burial service in. lii ole Man
haitian The man who sells. hot
dogs. compete against. home
made chicken that is brought to
the. >. house that Babe Ruth built.
in packages that resemble suit
cases. That brings up around to
some other things fans bring On
bottles) that. Frank Forbes and
the management could easily do
without but, it's heaps of fun and
What a social side it carries
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-06-06

the latter viewpoint PROFESSIONALLY Joe Louis reflected
credit on the entire race when by giving away his services
to his country the Baer and Simon fights personally
donated the Navy $4,000 and the Army $4,000
Now, Louis beneficence seems to have brought him
nothing but manszed headache June Is he will owe the
federal government income tax amounting to $4,000
The Joker" is that the Brown Bomber doesn't have
the money He's property poor Joes assets are "roz
en- like the Arctics That's why Mike Jacobs CoManagers
John Roxborough and Julian Black have so nsistent
June title bout for the champion despite his
an Army private
They fcresaw the income tax problem and felt that
since Iogs mad generously and nsefishly given per-
sona earnings TO his country he should be allowed purely
commercial June title fight himself some
needed cash.
After ALL you can't pay income tax with real estate
automobiles annuity policies dude ranches and live stock
You must have cash.
What makes matters bad is that Uncle Sam hasn't
shown the slightest inclination subscribe Louis
fighting any during his Army Will the gov
eminent cold blOOdedIy attach the champions property?
Who knows?
But it would seem little paradoxical indeed if Louis
after personally doing much to aid his country financial
~, should wind getting penaiZed for the beau geste
Eddie Mead, the Hells Kitchen boy who made several
fortunes managing fighters unexpected
week along the streets of New York when he fell of
heart attack.
The same day that the Grim Reaper overlook him.
Mead who of Henry Armstrong, only profess
siona fighter hold three boxing at one time
had wired Hank with idea of having the human buzzsaw
consider a comeback
When Armstrong was first starting out fighter,
his contract offered Mead for $4,000 half of which
the latter induced the film comedian Al Joson to put
up. SOOn this combination became the successful in
ring hsOryas far the records concerned. Hank
the feaherweigh, lightweight, and weterweigh
and at time, had the peculiar problem of making
and reducing weight with startling frequency order
defend the various titles.
Mead died at 40. His wife erstwhile glamorous
American showgr Gloria Youngbood Recently Louis lost
MS best PAL Jack Blackburn Now, Armstrong too, has
been shorn of his favorte FRIEND Eddie Mead.
Of Mead Promoter Mike Jacobs said Boxing could
lot of fellows like Mead He smart manager and
he a great fellow
Partisan rooers like to attach myth nvncibity
else epic of nvunerabily around their boxing idols
like Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson.
But it's no bubble of fancy, that crack white U. S..
Coast Guard fighter Marty Servo really took lot of starch
of Little Joe Louis the other night Madison Square
Garden.
Never before in his of 121 fights, amateur and
pro- had Sugar Ray taken such brutal punching from
opponent The amazing fact is that Robinson, despite all
the fancy lefs and rights he took from the nadushng
Servo actually had enough savvy to hang up his 122nd
straight victory.
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ses, Glowing and all, took the
mound in the closing innings. The
Clowns applied sweet revenge a
few mites later when they turned
the tables on the House of DaviCis,
by trimming the whiskered lads
n-to-2 as Bugle Field, Baltimore.
THE ETHIOPIAN CLOWNS
romped into the lead of the new
Negro Major League by virtue OF
Peanuts MASSES 4-to-1 five
hit victory over the Baltimore
Grays in both teams first league
game. Holmes was the losing pitch
er for the Grays. In the second
game called at the end of the 9Th
inning, with the score deadlocked
2-to-2, the packed park which
turned out for the double header,
saw Smokey" Owens of the
Clowns, and Jim Lewis for the
Grays. in a hefty pitching duel.
Owens allowed 3-hits. Lewis ..