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Evening star., 1942-07-30
University 10 Help Plan
Rural Fire Protection
Py the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
The Maryland University Exten-
sion Service announced it was CO.
operating with the Council Of De-
fense, the Forestry Service and the
State Insurance Commissioner in
laying plans to provide rural areas
better fire protection during the
war.
The proposed program includes
providing trained volunteer fire
watchers. auxiliary f1remen and for
est .wardens to all communities,
along with fire-fighting equipment
for dealing with farm and forest
flres. >---- -.-...-
Preventive measures also will form
q large part Of the program, for it
was pointed out that many fires
start as the result of carelessness or
failure to recognize and remove fire
hazards. ..@s
Instructions will be supplied all
farmers to aid them In checking the
fire hazards on their property. The
announcement said much of the
success Of the program will depend
on the thoroughness with which
every family checks and removes its
own f1re hazards.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Three Cabmen Sentenced
For Stealing Auto Tires

A wave of tire thefts In the Be-
thesda Chevy Chase area was
ended this week when Judge Albert
E. Brault OF the Bethesda Trial
Magistrates Court sentenced three
cab drivers to II months in the
Maryland House of Correction and
one to 90 days In the Montgomery
County Jail at labor on county
roads. All four pleaded guilty to
the charge Of stealing tires.
Ralph Breedcn OF Bethesda, a cab
driver, admitted the theft Of tire
and tube from Robert D. Mason OF
4ol5 Chestnut street NV. Wilbur
Lee Wagner, also Bethesda cab
driver, confessed he had aided
Breeden In the theft. He received
the 9O-day sentence. r.f
Elwood Edwards of Bethesda ad-
mitted the theft Of three tires and
tubes and two wheels from the
Rockville Motor Co. at Rockville.
Robert Ritchie of Bethesda plead
ed guilty to stealing a tire, tube
and wheel from an automobile
owned by James w. Powell of 204
Baltimore avenue, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1942-07-30

Fortunately, I didn't play fair
when I was interviewed before
signing up. ! jest kept quiet about
my failings. They sounded kind Of
foolish in view OF what was going
on here and there in the world. I
went through the classes feeling
pretty grim and sitting several
impulses to bolt.
Overcame Her Terror.
I'm due time I put on by uniform
and walked into the hospital and,
after a brief talk, a shepherding
nurse abandoned me in a surgical
ward. I think the only reason I
didn't make myself vanish was
that I was rooted with terror.
peered at the patients, long rows
OF them. and they peered back.
Il hadn't been in the place 10
minutes before a patient went in
sane. very insane indeed, while
was taking her temperature. The
next day the biggest man I've ever
seen had a At between me and the
door OF a very small room. I know
1t sounds sloppy, but Wake Island
was very much in our thoughts
about that time, and I kept re-
minding myself that they weren't
having much fun out there either.
Then about the fourth day out,
when walked into the ward, rows
OF hands slipped over the tops of
white spreads and waved hello,
there were broad welcoming grins
and one of the women said. IT sure
am glad you're here" and suddenly
! was very glad, too, and I've felt
that way about the hospital ever
Wanted: 500 more like her.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Arlington Safety Unit
Calls Bus Transfer Plan
Serious Traffic Threat
3
Rosslyn Passenger Jam,
Lack Of Porkine Space
Held Double Huzord

Chayacterixng the Van ,Duzer
plan to halt Arnold operated buses
at Rosslyn As . serious menace to
trafnc safety, Arlington County's
Safety Council has unanimously
adopted a resolution opposing the
plan, 1t was announced today.
r. D. Ehle, council member, pro-
posed the motion and asked that
notice of 1t be sent to all authorities
concerned. Consensus of council
members was that congestion while
transferring passengers from buses
to- streetcars and the lack of park
ing space at the terminal were
safety hazards.
Clifton G. Stoneburner, director
Of the council, suggested that a
substantial amount. of rubber and
gasoline could be saved If the Capt.
tai Transit Co. would operate street.
cars instead of buses from midnight
to s am. throughout the District.
Mr.. Stoneburner also reported
that there had been no fatal trafiic
accidents In Arlington during July
and that In most categories the
trafnc safety record for the first six
months Of 1912 was an improvement
over the same period in 1871.
Accidents have been reduced from
3ll during the first six months of
1941 to 225 during the first half OF
this year, he said, and injuries have
declined from 80 during the same
period of 1941 to 66 In 1942. There
have been five deaths in 1912, COM
pared with two over the same period
of 194l, he concluded, but said this
Is q good record compared with
other similar metropolitan areas.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Chincoteague Pony Fair
Held Without Usual Show
By the AssociAted Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va, July 3d.
Chincoteague held its annual pony
market today, but without the racing
and bronco" busting which always
have been the most colorful part Of
the Eastern Shore carnival.
The war, with its dimout regula-
tions and tire-gas rationing, made
impractical the holding Of the usual
show staged by Chincoteague fire.
men.
However, buying and selling at the
corral was arranged for as usual
after the ponies had been brought
in from the Atlantic marshes and
from Wallops and Assateague
Islands. This business-something
of an oddity in a section which
makes its main living from the sea-
has flourished for many years.
One tradition is that the ponies
are descendants Of those stranded
on this shore by the wreck OF a
Spanish galleon. A less romantic
version Is that first ones were
brought In by early colonists with
the breed going semiwild In the
marshes.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Lighted Sgns in BIackouts
Bring Warning in Fairfax
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. July 30-As a re-
suit Of numerous violations of the
law governing Illuminated signs or
billboards in blackouts. Robert B.
Walker. director of civilian defense
for Fairfax County, today warned
owners of such signs that means Of
extinguishing them Immediately
must be provided.
Mr.. Walker called attention to
Gov. Darden's order that "all lights
on any sign, billboard, pier or other
similar structure shall be imme-
diately put out and kept out until
the all clear signal is given"
Responsibility for observing this
rule rests on the person in imme-
date charge OF the lights, Mr.
Walker asserted. Unless some one
Is to be prezent during a blackout or
there is 4 mechanical device to con-
troll the lights in event Of an alarm,
they should not be turned on at
night, he said.
The defense director announced
the appointment OF S, Cooper Daw-
son Of Seminary Hill as 4 member
OF the county Defense Council from
Falls Church district.
Evening star., 1942-07-30

Among the thousands Of Wash
ington women who are not working
now at full time jobs ofllcials be-
heve there are more than enough
who can be trained to fill the urgent
need for 500 more Red Cross nurses
aides .'-
Some of these women want to
volunteer, really want to do some
thing useful, but they're afraid they
might faint at the sight Of blood or
be unable to do all that was expected
of them.
That's how one girl who now
wears the blue pinafore Of the Red
Cross nurses aide felt about It,
Here's her story:
About Pearl Harbor time, felt
that sudden burst of enraged patri-
otism which swept over even those OF
us who can't sing the Star Spangled
Banner without forgetting some Of
the words. Young men headed for
recruiting stations but that left a
lot Of girls who were just as mad
with nothing much to do but save
scrap paper and bake cookies for the
boys
Really Wanted to Help.
Il certainly wanted to do some
thing tangible to keep EN- flying,
but no one could have been less
equipped to serve the Nation than L,
unless he lacked = leg.
AT least I heard about nurses
aides and how several aides release
= nurse to 60 with the Army and
patch up some boys who can do
what I'd like to do; and I was on my
way
Looking back upon my pre-
nurses aide self, I must have been
desperate to undertake . thing for
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Four Nearby Civic Units
Ask Bus Route Extension

-Four civic associations OF the
Massachusetts, avenue extended sec
ton of Montgomery County have
petitioned the Maryland Public
Service Commission for bus service
to their areas, it was announced
today. ''Ae(l
They asked that the commission
hold a public hearing in Rockville
50 they may present arguments for
extension OF Capital Tf1nsit Co. bus
runs from Forty-ninth street and
Massachusetts, avenue to Bradley
Hills by way of Massachusetts, ave-
nue., Goldsboro road and River road.
The petition was signed by Ray
mond G. Irvine, chairman Of a
Transportation Steering Committee
o. H. johnson, Bradley Hills Com
munity League; Charles S. Dulaney,
jr., Bannockburn Citizens Associa-
ton; c. H. Ludwig, Woodacres
Citizens Association, and George e.
Muth, Westmoreland Hills Citizens
Association. .. F..
The petitioners say they are
several miles from streetcars or any
other public transportation.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
The Rev. ". H. Stackhouse
Dies at Spencervi||e
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SPENCERVILLE, Md, July 80
The Rev. william Henry Stack
house, "a, retired minister of the
Free Methodist Church, died here
yesterday at the home of his son
and daughter -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel p. Stackhouse.
Injuries received when he was
struck by bicycle ridden by a
young girl July were given as the
cause of death.
Services will be held at pm
tomorrow at the Free Methodist
Church. The Rev. Mark Shockey
pastor, and the Rev. L. H. Kelly of
Edgemeer will officiate. Burial will
be in Union Cemetery near here.
A native Of Indiana, Mr.. Stack
house had made his home here since
he retired about IA years ago. He
is survived by another son, Clar-
ence Stackhouse, Seekonk, Mass. !;
two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Bass,
Riverside, r. l.. and Mrs. Luther
Williams, Winnsboro, La; a
brother. Daniel Stackhouse, Homer.
ILL.,; five grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
New Pumps to Increase
Ashton Station Capacity

Two additional pumps increasing
the capacity OF the Mink Hollow
Pumping Station near Ashton, Md,
by more than so per cent, are be-
ing installed, it was announced to-
day by Harry B. Shaw, assistant
chief engineer of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission.
The Mink Hollow Station now has
. capacity Of 100000 gallons Of
water daily 1t draws water from
the Patuxent River, below the COM
missions new dam and helps to sup
ply Metropolitan Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties.
The two new pumps will increase
the daily pumping capacity OF the
station by 4,500,o0 gallons, Mr..
Shaw said, and steadier flow will
be insured.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Gardner Declares
CantreI Letter Shows
County's Defects
Charges Made Against
Charter PIun Declared
Typical of Politicians

Charges made by Joseph A. Can
trel of Chevy Chase, Md, counsel to
the Montgomery County Commis-
sioners against the charter plan
show that the county government
has defects" it was asserted today
by Allen H Gardner, president OF
the Charter Committee.
His (Mr. Cantrels) letter Is an
indication Of the bankruptcy In
craftsmanship Of some of the county
politicians" Mr.. Gardner said. This
technique Of personal abuse is the
old, familiar answer to little poll
ticians-leave governmental i'm
provement alone or be smeared.
That is the sole nature of the oppo-
sition to q nonpartisan movement
looking toward an improved and
modernized government in the
county.
This proposal is an effort to
break through the tight little ring
of bossism and give the people great
er powers. That Is why some poll
ticians feel compelled to try to dis
tort and misrepresent the meaning
Of the movement
Mr.. Cantrel wrote an open letter
Tuesday to Mr.. Gardner, in which
he said distrust Of American voters
and their elected ofhcials was
obvious in the charter plan. To
charges against him personally Mr..
Gardner today offered "an un-
qualified denial" go
Mr.. Gardner said one Of the best
evidences of the soundness and
timeliness Of the charter movement
lies in the caliber OF the Board OF
Directors, which controls the
policies and elected the officers OF
the Montgomery County Charter
Committee. Among them, he said
are the head of a county slgri-
cultural. organization, an outstAnd-
ing journalist, the dean Of {. Law
school, the president Of an engineer
ing school, two chairmen Of draft
boards in the ~countyy two le1dins
ministers, . lieutenant colonel, re-
tired Navy captain, the head q the
County Municipal League, the head
Of the Maryland League Of Women
Voters, the head OF the County
League Of Women Voters and Other
outstanding business, professional
and civic leaders,"
When 20 per cent Of the registered
voters have signed petitions asking
that the charter proposal be put or
the ballot the voters of the county
can decide the question at the No.
vember election. it was emphasized
in the Gardner statement.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
La Guardia Invited
By Lands 10 See
Bomb Demonstration
OCD Head Will Show
Jet vs.. Spray Method
Of Fighting Ineendiories

A politely worded invitation to
Mayor La Guardia to view a demon
stration of the jet method of ham
ding fire bombs today was OCD
Director James M. Lands answer
to the latest bit OF heckling from
New York. .--- .,.-.
The invitation followed the New
York Mayors announcement that
the rest OF the country could use
the jet method, but New York would
stick to the spray. New York's fire
commissioner, Patrick Walsh, con-
CURED with the Mayor.
Because I am afraid that the
public statements by you and Chief
Walsh on the methods Of fighting
the incendiary bomb may cause such
serious confusion In the public mind
as to inperil life and property, "
wrote Dean Lahdis, Il am writing
to offer yolll Arst- opportunity
to inspect g pksst Of the jet method
now reeounMended BY the United
States Once OF Civilian Defense "a
49,. Arrangements Made. -
The OCD director said he had ar
ranged tor Col. Joseph Sears, head
Of the Chemical Warfare School of
Civilian Protection, and members OF
the OCD fire defense stan to 60 to
New York at the Mayors convenience
for the demonstration. -.
Mr.. Lands suggested that the
demonstration should be open to the
New York press 80 that uncertain
ties which have. cropped up there
will be dissipated."
The OCD director said he under
stood that Chief Walsh had made
his experiments on something other
than an actual magnesium -thermite
bomb and admitted, that this lack
Of an adequate test, therefore, would
make quite understandable his mis-
apprehension about the Jet method
were it not for one thing"
june ~ Letter Cited. ,.
He said he referred to a letter
dated June 20, signed by Chief
Walsh and countersigned by the
mayor, which said that "the i'm
portance Of using jet OF water
rather than a spray in fighting in
cendiary bombs comedies with an
opinion held by this department fol
some time past" ..'..- ...--.,,
TN view Of the foregoing" said
Dean Lands, Il find Chief Walsh's
sudden alarm over our sponsorship
Of the jet method little dificult tc
understand" ...-.-
Previous sharp words between the
present director, and his predecessor
have centered on the matter OF
equipment.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
The Job in Brief

Qualifications: For Red Cross
nurses aides, women between
18 and so years with high school
education or its equivalent.
Training: Classroom work,
IS hours; probationary hospital
work, IS hours. Glasses start
August 3, Providence Hospital,
10 am. to IL noon, and August
II, Walsh House, 202O ,Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, 10 am.
to II noon. All aides must take
20-hour Red Cross first aid
course not later than end Of
first year Of service or 10-hour
advanced review course II
standard course has been taken
in the past.
Hours Of work after training:
Yearly minimum Of $50 hours
OF, hospital work, preferably in
a concentrated period.
Where to register: At 2O20
Massachusetts, avenue NV,
Monday, Thursday and Satur-
day mornings from 10 to Ia n
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Parachute or Like Object Falls
From Plane Over West Virqiniu

almost touching the treetops,
doubled back. and an object was
dropped. Mr.. Bohrer was not Ger
tain whether the object was a
parachute. because he said, he had
never seen one.
Although it had been reported
that a fare had been dropped, Mr..
Bohrer discounted the statement.
There were, however, light signals
from the ground to the plane and
from the plane to the ground he
said.
Mr.. Bohrer added that the i'm
portance of the incident did not
occur to him until after he had re-
sumed his run.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
FurIou9hs Expire
For Foirfox SeIectees
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, July 30.-The
Fairfax County Selective Service
Board today announced the follow
ing list OF registrants who were in
Quoted into the Army July Is will
report to the reception center at
Camp Lee after completing their
l4-day furloughs:
Lester T. Marcus, Robert Lee
Schurtz, LleweNyn Grau, owen 7,
Oden, Elmer F. Pearson, Joseph p.
Dobson. Charles Ross Williams
wesley Vlk. jr.; Elmer A. Quamen
howell Moss and Lonzo Gerald
Badger.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Montgomery to Register
Vocational Glasses

Registration for voca tional training
Ior woman war production workers
over the age of II years will be held
Monday and Tuesday at the Mont
gomery Blair High School in Silver
Spring. 1t was announced today.
The registration hours are from
8 pm. to II pm. both days. Infor-
nation may be obtained by tele-
phoning Silver Spring 0044 between
2 and 4 pm. The program is under
the supervision OF the Montgomery
County Board Of Education.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Rites Set for Saturday
For Harry w. Nice, Jr.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July 3o.-Funeral
services will be held Saturday for
Harry w. Nice, jr. son OF the late
Governor OF Maryland, who died at
his home last night at the age of 36.
Mr.. Nice, who Is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Edna v. Nice, had been
Ill with heart ailment for several
months. About two weeks ago how
ever, he had improved sufnciently
to leave his bed.
The Rev. Edward A. RofY, pastor
Of the Mount Ellerslie Methodist
Church in suburban Mount Wash
ington, will omciate At funeral serv-
Ices, and burial will be in Balti-
more
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Mrs. Amanda v. Arnold
I o Be Buried Today

Mrs. Amanda v. Arnold, 83, widow
OF the late Brooke Arnold. died
Tuesday at the home of her son,
Howard L. Arnold, 511 Prince street,
Alexandria. Funeral services were
to be held at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon at the Methodist Church Of
Alexandria, with burial In the Pres
byterian Cemetery.
Surviving are four sons, Howard
L., J.. Raymond, and H. B.. Arnold OF
Alexandria, and William L. Arnold
OF Washington; two sisters. Mrs.
Emma Kensinger and Mrs. Tate
Cooke OF Washington, and a brother,
Luther Cooke of Clarendon.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Ex-CumberIond Man
Killed in Tobruk Action

CUMBERLAND, Md. July 80
Walter Davies, formerly OF Cum
berland, was killed In action at
Tobruk while serving with the Brit
ish Army, according to a cable from
England received today by his aunt,
Mrs. Alice Stanworth. Mr.. Davies
was associated with the Kelly
Springfield Tire Co. before entering
the British service.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
John W. Ayers Feted

The Alexandria Kiwanis Club held
a testimonial luncheon today for
John w. Ayers, recently commits
stoned a lieutenant In the Army
1t. Ayers will leave tomorrow for
Princeton, N. j., where he will
receive training for post exchange
work. He Is . past president OF
Kiwanis and 4 member Of the board.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Registration Urged
On Residents Of
Montgomery County
Women Voters League
Cites Aug. 8 DeodIine
For Voting in Primaries

The Montgomery County League
Of Women Voters is urging that all
residents of the county who have
filed their declarations of intent to
become citizens of Maryland and
have not yet registered do so at
once, Mrs. Frank R. Garfield, chair
man of Government and It's Opera
ton Committee, announced today.
The league has prepared and is dis
tributing information on register
ing and voting in Maryland and the
county. Mrs. Garfield pointed out
that midnight August is the
deadline for registering before the
primaries on September g.. 1e5
The league emphasizes the i'm
portance of registering as mem
ber Of a political party. A person
who registers as an Independent
may vote only In the general election
and not in the primaries That
means he has q choice only between
those candidates already nominated
in the party primaries.
New voters may register with the
Permanent Board Of Registry at the
ONCE of the supervisors of elec-
tions in Rockville daily between
9 m. and 4:30 pm, 8 am. and noon
on Saturday, or up to midnight on
August 8.
For the convenience of those who
cannot go to Rockville, the super
visors of elections have established
supplemental boards of registry in
various localities. Supplemental
boards will be in session to 10 pm.
and will meet as follows:
Glen Echo Fire Engine House, to-
day and tomorrow; Silver Spring
County Building, today; Damascus
WCTU Hall, today: Poolesville
Waverly Hall, tomorrow; Chevy
Chase Fire Engine House, August
3 and 4; Clarksburg School House,
August 4; Barnesville Community
Hall, August S: Garrett Park. st.
James Vhapel, August 5, and West
brook School, August S. ..... ,
More boards will be set up If
there are requests for them. These
boards also will accept declarations
of intent from new county residents.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
WPA Here Cut
To 500 Workers
In September
Construction Jobs
To Be Rushed; Lunch
Plans Affected
BY DON S. WARREN.

wPA operations will almost van
ish from the Washington scene by
mid-September, under orders re-
ceived yesterday by Paul c. Rogers,
acting District WPA manager, from
the regional WPA administrator in
Baltimore.
In all, the number of WPA
workers, totalling 2,400 on June !,
and 1900 July / and directed to
be cut to 900 by August l. is to be
slashed to something between 400
and 500 by the middle Of September,
1t was said.
Construction Jobs to End.
All construction operations are
directed to be liouidated during
September. The $40 men now on
such projects are to be laid of
within six weeks and there will
be no possibility of work on these
jobs for 500 others who have been
on the waiting assignment" list.
The principal construction prof.
ects involved are those at the Naval
Air Station. Boiling Field, the Navy
Yard, the Bellevue Magazine, the
Naval Observatory, and about
dozen fencing projects at such vital
spots as the water reservoirs, as
protection against sabotage; and
extension of the road on the line
Of South Capitol street to the vi
cinity of Boiling Field.
Of1cials said some of these prof.
ects would be completed by the
middle of September, but that they
did not see how the WPA workers
could finish projects at the Naval
AIR Station, Boiling Field and the
Navy Yard.
Affects School Lunches.
The school lunch program and
other service projects are expected
10 be greatly diminished under orders
for reduced WPA employment. More
than 100 WPA workers assigned to
the free lunch program already
have been laid OIL and the staff of
this project is now down to 165.
Ofncials hope that the lunches will
be served at II locations when school
reopens in September, but this is
based on a plan to call on the
civilian defense organization for
volunteers to take the place of WPA
workers.
The sewing room project for WPA
workers once employed 1000 wom-
en-, but this staff already has been
reduced to IS.
Evening star., 1942-07-30

which I had so little aptitude and
so many handicaps. I hated hos
pitals and their inmates. I took a
very gloomy view of nurses and
doctors In general and relished the
human body only when streanlined
and smartly covered. From the age
Of five had passed out with rhyth-
mic regularity at the sight OF thick,
red blood.
Il had only one qualification,
which have lost. I loved the
smell of ether.