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Evening star., 1942-06-09
DR.. Rutland Calls Conference
Of Swimming Pool Operators

Since new swimming pool regula-
tions have become effective more
than 100 operators have qualified
for the pool operators permit,
which must be displayed where it
can readily be seen.
Tonight's program will be un-
der the direction Of r. L. Tarbett,
inspector Of swimming pools for the
Health Department. Speakers and
their topics will be Assistant Health
Officer Daniel L. Seckinger, Health
and Recreational Value of SWIM
ming Pools; 1t. COL. Frank r.
Shaw of the United States Public
Health Service, Public Health
Aspects of Swimming Pools; John
w. Krasouskas, bacteriologist of the
Dalecarlia water filtration plant,
Bacteria and Micro-organisms in
Swimming Pools" and Allen Wood
and r. w. Rossback of two private
companies, Chlorine and Chemical
Feed
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Montgomery Scout Units
Win Camper Awards

Seventeen Of the "A patrols par
ticipatinig in the annual camporee
of the Montgomery County Council
Of the Boy Scouts of America at
Sligo Park qualified for the stand
ard campers award. 1t was an
nounced today by Charles J. Hay
den, county Scout commissioner.
Patrols meeting the requirements
for the badge are: Rattlesnake Pa
troll, Explorer Patrol and Bugle
and Drum Patrol Of Troop 212, Sill
yer Spring; Wolf Patrol and Cobra
Patrol, Troop 2l0. Alta Vista; Pan
ther Patrol and Cobra Patrol,
Troop 240, Chevy Chase; Cobra
Patrol and Rat Patrol, Troop 255.
Chevy Chase: Lion Patrol and
Flying Eagle Patrol, Troop I'll.
Bethesda: Mohician Patrol and
Rattlesnake Patrol. Troop 200,
Woodside; Cobra Patrol, Troop 215.
Silver Spring; Flying Eagle Patrol
and Wolf Patrol. Troop 236. Cal
thersburg, and Flying Eagle Patrol,
Troop 234, Kensington.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
II Students Graduated
Al Gaithersburq Hiqh
Sr ecial Dispatch to The Star.

srecial Dispatch to The Star
GAITHERSBURG. Md, June g.
]. Upton Leaman Of the Montgom-
cry County Board Of Education pre-
sented diplomas to a graduates at
the annual commencement of the
Gaithersburg High School in the
school last night.
The address to the graduates was
given by DR.. Reuben Steinmeyer, as
sociate professor of political science
at the University of Maryland.
whose topic was Remember Pearl
Harbor."
Emerson P. Slacum, principal Of
the school. presented the Rensselaer,
award for highest ratings in mathe-
matics and science to Philip
Watkins. The citizenship awards,
donated by the Rev. James H. Haley.
pastor Of Epworth Methodist
Church. Gaithersburg, and Mrs.
Haley, went to Marian Waters and
Norman Glover. National Honor
Society pins were awarded to Evelyn
Elliott. Marian Waters. Philip Wat
kins and Rodney Miller.
Evening star., 1942-06-09

With gasoline and tire rationing
restricting many Of the city's SWIM
mers to the 80 pools here, Health
Oflcer George C.. Rutland has
called a conference of all pool op-
orators at the Southwest Health
Center at 8 o'clock tonight.
The health oficer said pools here
have shown much improvement
during the past year, but that few
still need better equipment. He also
disclosed the Health Department
has approved the plans for new
So 000-gallon pool in connection
with the new Girls Hotel at Six
teenth and Euclid streets NV, to
be opened about July /.
During the summer of 1910, DR..
Ruhland said, rs samples out of
$500 taken from city pools showed
potential pollution, while during
last summer only 10 samples showed
the same potentiality.
This is an excellent record OF
progress in the sanitary supervision
Of local swimming pools" he said.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Rotioning of Gas
Cuts Maryland
Traffic 26 Pct.
p. the Associated Press.

6s tEt haSOSiASSo
BALTIMORE. June 9-Incom-
plete recordings of photo-electric
eye counters at four points on Mary
lands highways showed today that
automobile traffic fell of an aver
age of 1924 per cent the week after
gasoline rationing went into effect.
The report, announced by William
F. Childs, jr.. director of the Mary
land Traffic Survey Bureau, was for
the week of May II, compared with
the week of May 10. Gas rationing
became effective May Is.
As for the entire month Of May,
Mr.. Childs said manual checks for
eight-hour shifts at 108 points re-
vealed a 20 per cent drop from
May, l941.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
DC. Supply Bill
May Go Today
oConferees
House Likely to Act
On Measure Senote
Increased $19o,810

The House may take action today
to send to conference the $50 1856 ,981
District supply bill for the year COM
mencing July /, which passed the
Senate yesterday, carrying a net
increase of $1s9S1o over the House
total.
In the absence Of any controversial
issues, the bill went through the
Senate in 40 minutes, with q few
last-minute additions.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat. Of
wyoming, in charge of the bill, had
$l1 500 included for repairs to
Columbia Hospital. He offered the
amendment for Senator Radcliffe,
Democrat. Of Maryland.
Small Increase Approved.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, Of
Nevada obtained an increase Of
$4,000 in the school budget for paint
ing and repairing the grade school
at Tenth and Monroe streets north
east.
On motion Of Senator Nye, Re-
publican, of North Dakota, 81 200
was added to the salary fund Of
the Motor Vehicle Department.
An amendment not directly re-
lated to District affairs was at
tached to the bill to enable Federal
departments to continue to pay the
salaries Of their employees while they
are detailed temporarily to assist
congressional investigating COM
mittees.
In offering the amendment Sen
ator McCarran explained that the
payment of such salaries had been
affected by a recent decision of
the controller general, and he was
prompted to offer it to the Dis
trict bill to get prompt action.
Conferees to Meet Soon.
Although the Senate made q
net increase of less than 5000 900
in the House total, it made gross
increases of $950,230 throughout
the measure, which we're offset by
reductions of $750,420.
Conferees representing both houses
will meet within a few days to set
tie these differences. Comparatively
few construction projects are pro-
vided for next year, because Of war
priorities, but maintenance funds
have been increased to enable the
District to render municipal serv.
ices to the increased wartime pop
ulation.
The Senate approved without de-
bate all Of the increases and reduce
tions the Appropriations Commit
tee had recommended.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Hearing Set in Theft
Of $l34,000 in Gems

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, June 9.-Hearing
on a habeas corpus petition OF Jo-
seph Damico, Brooklyn. salesman
accused of taking sl34,0O0 worth of
unset diamonds from st. Peters,
burg FlaD jewelry store, will be
held in city court tomorrow before
Judge Eugene ODunne.
Damico's attorney, Paul S. Mules,
filed the petition seeking his clients
release after Gov. O'Conor granted
the extradition request of Florida
authorities following hearing yes
terday.
The salesman was arrested here
May % and held under $4,000 bond
on a Florida warrant charging he
participated in the theft March 10.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
McGeF1ee Seeks
Unemployment
TaxCut Here
Reserve Fund Rises
To 28 Millions as
Payments Decline

With the reserve fund Of the Dis
triet Unemployment Compensation
system still mounting out of proper
ton to benefit payments, Represent
ative McGehee, Democrat, of Missis-
sippi has introduced a new draft of
q pending bill to rewrite the law and
adopt sliding scale tax formula
The new draft retains the same
tax schedule used in the bill In
troduced last August, but the
maximum benefit Is changed from
$ls to $40 for 20 weeks. Another
change exempts real estate agents
on the same basis as insurance
agents. The earlier bill is still await
ing action.
The reserve fund under the
present law. with the payroll tax at
2.7 per cent, has risen to $28, ,000, 900,
as against benefit payments drawn
out for the first half Of this year OF
only $685., 900. according to John A.
Marshall, executive officer of the
commission. While these payments
were being made, Mr.. Marshall said,
the reserve fund increased So, 500 900
net.
The tax schedule in the new bill
provides that when the surplus is
four times the highest claim year
In the last 10 years, the rate would
go down to n per cent: when the
reserve fund is only three times the
highest claim year, liz per cent;
when 1t is twice the highest claim
year, 2 per cent, and when it went
below that point the 2.7 per cent
rate would be restored.
The Districts highest claim year
was 1941. with $2,130,0OO paid out,
50 that under the pending bill the
District could 60 down to the
minimum rate for a number of
years.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Students to Buy Bonds

FAIRFAX, Va, June 8 (SpeciaD -
Children in the Fairfax County
schools have done their share In
war bond sales during the session
ending today. A report by Miss
Eleanor Summerfleld of Fairfax
High School, shows the sale Of De-
fense stamps and bonds for county
schools amounts to $47,851 20. Every
school has taken part in the cam
paign.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Presbyterions to Study
PIun for New Church

Architects plans OF q new church
building will be presented to the
congregation of the Riverdale MD
Presbyterian Church at 8 pm.
tomorrow at a church reception.
The proposed building Of Colonial
design would seat over 500 in the
worship auditorium which would
be the first unit to be erected.
Over $4,000 has been raised and
1t is planned to continue collec-
tions toward the fund so construc-
ton may begin at the end Of the
war. Plans also call for a modern
church school building. The Rev.
w. Keith Custis Is pastor.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
D. C.'s Wartime
Sports Program
Faces Revision
FWA Engineers
Object to Items in
$500, 900 PIon

The Commissioners requests for
appropriations Of $3oo,oo and $780,
600 to carry out q recreation pro-
gram to replace facilities taken
away by war activities may be sub
jected to revision before they are
approved by the Federal Works
Agency, the District Recreation
Board was informed at its regular
meeting yesterday.
Milo r. Christensen, superintend-
ent Of recreation, told the board he
had been informed that r. w. A.
engineers had rejected certain
phases Of the requests, but added
that the action was so new that he
had not had time to determine
what changes will be involved.
Report to Be Made.
The matter was referred to a spe-
cial committee for investigation and
report by the next session OF the
board.
During its business session the
board approved a committee recon-
mendation to inform District De-
tense Council officials that the Rec
reation Department will supervise
the organization and activities Of the
Women's Battalion provided direct
control for administration and
supervision is centralized In the de.
partment" and that financial assist
ance now made available through
District Defense Council funds or
prospective War Chest funds con-
tinue to be made available to the
department for personnel and oper-
ating expenses.
The boards action, it was ex-
planned, was in answer to q recent
request that the Recreation Depart
ment assume supervision of the pro-
posed battalion. This organization
will be composed of from 1000 to
5000 women, majority of them
Government employees, who will aid
In entertaining soldiers and in other
aCtlVlCleS.
School Board Approves Plans.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, District
superintendent Of schools, reported
that the Board Of Education had
approved proposal that school per-
sonnel be employed in connection
with the recreation program during
the summer. He said the board also
had consented to let civilian defense
committees use school facilities for
money-raising purposes As q means
Of buying defense equipment and to
let the Recreation Department use
stadta Of the senior high schools Of
the city on Sundays.
The next regular meeting of the
board was set for pm. June q,
Evening star., 1942-06-09
T.. T.. Keiser Named
Afraid Warden
For Bethesda Area
Lowyer and Realty Man
Replaces }. c. Christopher
Who Entered Navy

Appointment OF Clarence c. Keiser
of Edgemoor as district afraid
warden for Bethesda, was announced
last night by Chief Air Raid Warden
Arch Mcdonald at a meeting Of the
Executive Committee Of the Mont
gomery County Civilian Defense
Council.
A lawyer and real estate operator,
Mr.. Keiser is president Of the Be-
thesda Chamber Of Commerce, q
director Of the Bank Of Bethesda
and a member of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Rotary Club. He takes
the place of James c. Christopher.
who resigned to become a lieutenant
in the Navy several weeks ago.
John L. Imirie was appointed to
succeed Mr.. Keiser as deputy district
warden in charge of the bushes
area of Bethesda.
The committee voted to request
county commissioners to buy 5000
steel helmets for members Of the
civilian defense protective services.
DR.. Dexter M. Bullard, chief of
the emergency medical service, re-
ported the services program Is vir-
tually completed. Base hospitals
have been provided with caches Of
drugs and medical supplies and the
IS casualty stations are stocked with
supplies.
The committee has secured about
IS per cent Of the converted ambu-
lances estimated necessary for
emergency use and about two-thirds
Of the stretchers needed, DR.. Bull
lard reported.
Three hundred sector post signs
and 100 precinct post signs painted
with luminous paint have been do
mated to the civilian defense Or
ganization by the Central Labor
Union Of Washington, 1t was an
nounced. The signs are being pre-
pared for distribution.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Sweet Brior Graduates
Two Washington Girls
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CpEcltl Dl6pHtcn % Ine St&r.
SWEET BRIAR, Va, June o.
Two Washington girls were gradu-
ated from Sweet Briar College to-
sday with honors.
Miss Eloise English. daughter of
Admiral and Mrs. Robert H. Eng
lish of 4445 Lowell street NV, took
her bachelor OF arts degree cum
laude with high honors in English,
while Miss Edith Brainerd, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Brainerd of
1884 California street NV, took
hers with honors in French.
Others who graduated with hon.
ors included Miss Mary Peyton OF
Annapolis, Md.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Maryland EoeIes Open
Sessions at Frederick
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md. June 9.-The
37th annual convention of the Mary
land Aerie, Fraternal Order of
Eagles, opened today, with Kenneth
L. Close Of Frostburg, State presi-
dent, presiding.
The three-day program will in
clude nomination Of officers late to-
day, followed by banquet and
dance tonight. Oficers will be
elected tomorrow, with considera-
ton Of resolutions Thursday.
Delegates were registered from all
parts of MARYLAND,
Evening star., 1942-06-09
St. MichueI's School
Awards 7 Diplomas

LEONARDTOWN, Md, June o.
The Rev. E. A. Kerr, pastor of the
st. Michael's Parochial High School
at Ridge, has announced that di-
plomas have been given to seven
students:
George Robert Aud, Mary Rose
Combs, Agnes Rosalie Franck,
Michael Edward Hammett, Dorothy
Marie Raley, William Guyther
Swami and Lucy E. Lorraine Wood
Scholarship awards were made to
Mary Combs, Agnes Frank. Laura
Lumpkins, Rosalie Bean, Anne Aud,
Mary Hill and Lucy Wood.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Dr.. W. l. Hoffecker, 80,
Retired Pastor, Dies

Fy the Associated Press.
EASTON, Md, June 9.-Dr. w. l..
Ho1ecker. SO, retired Methodist
minister and former superintendent
OF the Wilmington District Of the
church. was found dead yesterday
at his home.
A graduate of Washington College
in 1874, he began as q junior
preacher in the Hillsboro Circuit
He was a native Of Queen Annes
County. Services will be held to-
morrow at Ebenezer Methodist
Church,
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Arlington Boho'i Group
Studies Current Issues

A series of discussions on the
question, I'm What Kind Of a
World Do We Want to Live?" is
being sponsored by the Arlington
Baha1 Assembly on the second
and fourth Wednesdays In each
month at 8:15 pm. at. the ]. F.
Rice home, 5925 North Fourteenth
street, Arlington, Va.
The question this week will be,
DO We Want World Civilization?"
with Paul Haney, economist, acting
as discussion leader.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Fairfax Has Election
With No Candidates
And Blank Ballots

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, June 9.-The
Fairfax town election today was
practically a blank. There were
no candidates, the ballots were
blank paper and there had been
only one voter at the polls fcS!r
hours after they opened.
A mayor and six new town
council members are supposed
to be chosen, but no one filed
and none of the incumbents are
candidates.
Voters must write in their
choices and then make checks
or crosses in front of those
names to make their ballots
valid. The polls will close at
sunset.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Luckey PIT. A. Elects

LA PLATA, Nd, June 8 (Spe-
ciaD The Rev. James Valiant IS
the new president of the Lackey
Parent Teacher Association. Other
officers are: Vice president. Mrs. G..
w. Gilhams; secretary, Mrs. Will
liam Reid, and treasurer, Miss Mabel
Dickey.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
GreenbeIt Minute Men
To Take Oath Tonight

Col. Caesar Aiello of the Maryland
State Guard will administer the
oath to a new company of Minute
Men at Greenbelt, Nd, at 8:15
o'clock tonight at the Greenbelt
Elementary School.
The new group will be the sixth
company of Minute Men formed in
Prince Georges County since Gov.
O'Conor established the units as
reserve militia or home guards to be
called In emergencies when the
State Guard is called to service.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Nutrition Film to Be Shown

Nutrition in wartime will be the
topic of a special motion picture to
be shown at the Hiser Theater in
Bethesda, Md, at 3 pm. tomorrow.
The showing Is sponsored by the
Adult Education Division of the
Montgomery County Board Of Edu-
cation. The public Is invited.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Lions to Get Charter

VIENNA, Va, June 8 (SpecitD -
Charter of the newly y-organized
Lions Club will be formally pre-
sented at a dinner meeting at tbs
o'clock tonight in the Parish Hall
Of the Church of the Holy Com
forter. G. Norman; Cobb. secretary
and treasurer Of Vienna Trust Co.,
is president of the group.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
R. Mormon Votes Appointed

LEONARDTOWN, Nd. June 9
(SpeciaD r.. Norman Yates Of
Compton has been appointed to the
draft board here to replace G. Frank
Dent, who resigned on account Of
illness.
Evening star., 1942-06-21

1887 was co-chairman of the Birth
day Ball Committee. He said he
was never able to find a hotel door
big enough for all the people who
wanted to enter at the same time.
He added that he had "a lot of
sympathy for the whole thing" but
that it was worse than the World
War.
1T took me a week to recuperate
after it was all over"
In the Board of Trade. Col. Bliss
is a member OF the National Repre-
sentation. American Ideals and
Military and Naval Affairs Commit
tees and member of the Executive
Committee of the Traffic Commit
tee. His subcommittee of the traf-
fic group has dealt with statistics
and accident prevention work. The
last report he worked on argued
that the standing of Washington
was better than national figures
indicated because the growth of the
city had not been taken into ac-
count.
Col. Bliss makes his home at 1908
Reno road NV. He is the holder
of the Distinguished Service Medal
and Silver Palms of the French
Academy.
Evening star., 1942-06-21
D. c. Defense Housing Registry
To Be Financed by Government

The District Defense Housing
Registry, sponsored and supervised
for the last Is months by the Hous-
ing Committee of the District De-
fense Council. will be financed dur
ing the coming year by the Federal
Government, John B. Blandford,
jr.. national housing administrator,
announced yesterday.
The Housing Committee will con-
tinue in an advisory capacity under
the new arrangement, Mr.. Bland
ford said
Operation of the registry, now
located in the United States Office
of Information's new building at
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, will require the serv-
ices of 73 staff members, all of
whom will be responsible to the
regional Office of the MIA and un-
der the immediate supervision of
its Homes Utilization Division.
Roy Miller. manager of the regis
try since the service was initiated,
will continue in charge of all phases
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Know Your ID. C.-No. 16.
Voteless Delegate in Congress and Boards.

temporary
government Columbia 1874 all that remained
government
Health The Delegate
mted continue the end of his term March 1875
Board Health with which neither the Congress
found fault included the of
the territorial government This accomplished
improvement health record made
continued until
1878 duties taken by the health officer
under the commission government.
The Metropolitan Police Board created by act of Congress
1861 during government and until 1873
election
Representatives Discussion
this unwaaned value to such voteless
the Of 1871 to 1875 There
has also been lack of KNOWLEDGE of the who the Districts
delegate his qualifications and the results he obtained for his
stuens
Gen. Norton P Chapman the Districts only
Delegate elected April 1871 and
beaten Frederick Douglass cooed who was newcomer and pub
Usher of weekly in the interest of his
Chipmans Democratic opponent
Richard Merrick prominent member of the local bar
Chapman left his law practice in Iowa enter the
He with Grant at Fort Done settled IN washington at the
practice of law.
President appointed Secretary the Territory when
the territorial bill became law He later resigned and ade the race
for Delegate Grand of the Republic,
being adutant general John A. Logan commander
hief attending exercises heard
of the general orders designating May 80
q day of commemoratlon.
He was man of striking personal appearance effective
public speaker acquaintance with public While
not old resident he had confidence of the Pes
dent of the United States and quail
considered such spokesman for the people
a with individual members of Congress
earnest pleas for his constituency However, this talented ana
able failed obtain tangible results Even today his speeches
entertaining reading effective than most Of the
pleas Congress by voteess private citizens OF this day.
With all of Gen. Chpmans high qualities he could not produce
lacked the ampoant right member Of
right object to request for
did trading power the
vote log rolling but most potent in legislation
legislative body first met Other voteless delegates
today npotent
the Districts delegate of 1871 to 1875