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Evening star., 1942-10-08
School Cadets Deadly Serious,
New D. c. Commander Says
E. J. Markham, Jr.,
Of Anucostiu Named
To Head Brigade

The high school cadets of the Cap
ital have a new 17-year -old COM
mander who thinks military drill for
high school boys is extremely impor-
tant this year. He is Edward John
Markham, jr, the first colonel of
cadets ever appointed from Anacos-
tia Senior High School. He was
appointed brigade commander with
the rank of colonel yesterday after
the Board of Education learned he
had scored the highest of all the
cadet captains in divisions one to
nine in competitive examination
held last week.
First sergeant Of Company B at
Anacostia last year, he was slated
this year to be its captain.
Everything has frightened down."
said young Col. Markham as he dis
cussed the new serious purpose he
has noticed in the high school cadet
corps. Everybody this year is more
serious, and really trying hard"
Praises Boards Action.
The new commander expressed
much enthusiasm over the boards
action yesterday which turned high
school cadets into regular course
with marks and credits like any
other school subject.
Nov that it's subject with
marks" he remarked, Everybody will
Just naturally have to try harder,
even if they didn't want to already.
But think they knew already that
our drill is really important this
year."
He commented on taking over the
responsibility of grading the youth
full cadet captains Il hope the in
structors will take most of the
marking responsibility" he said.
Heretofore, when simple efficiency
ratings were given, each captain
marked his men and submitted
ratings to the instructor for ap-
proval. Now the colonel hopes that
the captains will act merely in an
advisory capacity on the efficiency
and morale of cadets, with the in
structor actually issuing the LAS"
and BIS"
Delighted with cadet enrolment
at Anacostia, which increased over
its last years total, Col. Markham
scoffed at any idea that increased
psysical education and increased
scientific studies might weary the
boys too much for military train
ing.
Both Courses Advocated.
No, indeed" he said, II think
both physical education and the
Evening star., 1942-10-08
US. Hiring Rate Drops
In Capital, With 1851
Net Gain in August
TotoI Executive Agency
Force Is Reported at
275, ,362 Persons

Rejecting sharp decline in the
hiring rate, the Civil Service Com
mission reported today that the net
increase in employment here in Au-
gust was 1851, bringing the toal ex-
ecutive agency force to 275,3 1862.
Actually about $500 new employees
were added, as 1900 went out of the
city in the decentralization program.
1t has been more than a year since
such small growth was reported.
In War and Navy, where the
monthly hiring figure has been In
the thousands, the August increase
was only 936 and 572 persons, re-
spectively. There were scattered
gains elsewhere. Public Buildings,
Works Projects and Veterans Ad-
ministrations showed small de-
creases as did the Bureau of Plant
Industry of the Agriculture Depart
ment.
Payroll Up S100,000
The August payroll of 48,124,986
was approximately 100000 over the
July figure.
Approximately 100000 persons
now are employed here by War and
Navy alone, where the totals in
round figures. are $1,000 and $4,000.
In the last World War, the employ
ment peak for all agencies approx
imated 10000.
National employment totals for
August will not be available for sew
eral weeks.
House Inquiry Sought.
In the meantime, a move was
under way in the House for an in
quiry into the Federal personnel sit
uation. A resolution was introduced
by Chairman Ramspeck calling for. q
study by the House Civil Service
Committee to determine if agencies
were employing their forces to the
best advantage and if the rate of
hiring is in proportion to actual
needs.
Mr.. Ramspeck said the personnel
angle was the only phase of the war
effort to which Congress had not
directed. attention, and that he felt it
was advisable to take action.
The Civil Service Commission also
announced creation of a new unit
to handle draft deferments. The
unit will be headed by Robert M.
Barnett, who is being detached tenn
porarily from the post of personnel
director, Federal Security Agency.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Plain Citizen Arrests 3 Men:
MisIed Police Lock Up Trio

Number 13 precinct police are still
reeling over how they locked up
three men on orders Of a colored
man they thought was a police off,
Ger from administrative headquar-
ters, but who turned out to be just
a plain citizen.
On September % a colored man
who identified himself as Robert C.
Bethea brought a prisoner to the
precinct station and ordered him
locked up on a disorderly conduct
charge. Bethea identified himself
as connected" with administrative
headquarters, it was said.
Precinct police, under the impress
sion that Bethea was an officer they
weren't acquainted with among the
Districts 1,700, complied. They
booked the prisoner as George Van
c. Bailey, Chicago, Ill. Later Bailey
elected to forfeit IS collateral.
Some days later Bethea came in
with another prisoner and asked
that he be booked for investiga-
ton Precinct police listed his
name as Raymond A. Ridley, 20,
colored, of 214 L street Sc.
Doubled the Bay.
While Mr.. Ridley was being book
ed, his companion, James A. Owens,
"A, colored, of 1853 Eighth street
NV, strolled in to see what Rid
ley was being held for. Bethea or
dered precinct police to lock Owens
up also. The officers compiled.
Both prisoners were released about
an hour later, although how they
happened to be let go Is not so
clear.
Anyway, . sharp eyed private, w.
q. Calvert, Of administrative head
quarters, happened to notice Be-
Evening star., 1942-10-08
New Ten|ey Circle
Bus Line Opposed by
0D1, Transit Co.
Citizen Groups Protest
Cuts in FoxhoII Village
And WoodIey Rood Routes

Opposition to the proposed estab-
lishment of new bus line between
Tenley Circle and Macarthur bou-
levard, via Nebraska avenue, Lough-
boro road, Maud street and Man.
ming place, was registered today at
hearing before the District Public
Utilities Commission by spokesmen
for the Office of Defense Transpor-
tation and the Capital Transit Co.
At the same time representatives
of list of residents and citizen
groups filed protests with the COM
mission over the companion pro-
posals for elimination of portions
of the Foxall Village bus line and
the Woodley road line.
Changes in these latter two lines,
proposed by the PUG staff, in the in
tereSt of saving rubber and bus
equipment were recommended by
both the transit company and the
ODT representative, F. w. Lovejoy,
executive secretary to the Washing
ton Regional Committee of Defense
Transportation Administrators.
The Foxhall Village bus, under the
pending proposal. would be turned
back on Macarthur boulevard at
Ashby street, instead of continuing
out to Norton street. 1t is proposed
to operate every third bus on the
Glover Park line out Macarthur
boulevard to Ashby street to replace
the present service to Foxhall Viii
lage. Fred A. Sager, chief engineer
of the PUG, explained that the pro-
posed new service would give Fox
hall Village bus riders a through trip
to downtown Washington without
transfer.
1t was argued that the present
service to Foxhall Village, in part,
parallels the streetcar service OF the
Cabin John line, and Dean J. Locke,
staff engineer of the transit COM
pany, said there was desperate
necessity" to conserve bus tires.
Both Mr.. Locke and Mr.. Sager es-
timated that many thousands of bus
miles would be saved by the pro-
posed changes in the Foxhau and
Woodley lines.
Mr.. Lovejoy declared he could
not find any justification for estab-
lishment of the proposed new bus
line from Tenley Circle to MacAr-
thur boulevard, since this would be
contrary to the conservation policies
of the ODT. He argued that rela-
lively few persons in the area do not
now have some service.
At the request of groups concerned
over the proposed elimination of.por-
tions of the Woodley road bus route,
the PUG announced that time would
be given later for them to make de-
tailed arguments.
Evening star., 1942-10-08

thea's name as the arresting officer
on a teletype message about one of
the cases, and called it to the atten-
tion of Pvt. Samuel H. Hartung of
No. 13. Another policeman, Pvt. H.
c. Houck, of No. 13, called Pvt. Har-
tung's attention to another case.
Pvt. Hartung made report to Capt.
Charles Weber, commanding officer
OF No. 13, and an investigation fol-
lowed.
Served as Informer.
Bethea was brought into Munich
pal Court today on a charge of i'm
personating police officer. Judge
Robert E. Mattingly dismissed the
case after Defense Attorney Saul G.
Lichtenberg brought out that
Bethea had been serving as q police
informer.
Only one witness, Mr.. Ridley, tes-
titled that Bethea had actually said
he was a policeman" and had
flashed badge that appeared to be
ofi1cial. This occurred, Mr.. Ridley
said, when he was arrested at a u
street dance hall and was accused
by Bethea Of selling REFERS" the
underworld slang for marijuana
cigarettes.
The case Of the Chicago man
having been arrested by Bethea was
not brought out at the hearing, but
police had the information and
Betheas name appears on the pre-
cinct blotter as the arresting oficer
Bethea Is % years old and lives
at 1246 Eleventh street NV.
Police said that he had made ap-
plication on two occasions to be ap-
pointed special offlcer "a guard
for . private concern) but had been
turned down.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Auxiliary Policeman
Still in Serious Condition

Oliver j. Smith, IS, of 1914 Seventh
street NE, an auxiliary policeman
attached to the first precinct, re-
manned in serious condition at Sibley
Hospital today. with knife wounds
suffered early yesterday in a street
dispute.
Mr.. Smith, who had just come OF
duty at the precinct station, was at
tempting to quiet two men causing
a disturbance ut First street and
Florida avenue NE. when one of
them stabbed him three times.
Police still were holding two sus-
poets, pending the outcome of Mr..
Smiths injuries. The men, brothers,
we're apprehended after the auxiliary
policeman gave police the license
number Of the car In which they
fed the scene.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
CCC Aide Found Dead
In Garage With Auto
Ignition Turned On
Charles H. ToyIor Had
Been on Sick Leuve
For Three Months

Charles H. Taylor, 62, assist
ant executive director of the Ci-
william Conservation Corps, was
found dead this morning in the
closed basement garage at his
home, 1906 Van Buren street.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued a certificate of suicide.
Mr.. Taylor's body, clad in paja-
mas, was found in his automobile
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Scent Pieces
Without Nickel
Appear Here
BY the Associated Press.


The wartime nickel. an official
scent piece made of copper, silver
and manganese without any nickel,
made its appearance here today
The object is to conserve the critical
war material.
The new pieces, made of Sc per
cent copper, IS per cent silver and 8
per cent commercial manganese, re-
place the old Is per cent nickel, rs
per cent copper scent piece, but
reporters noted no difference in
outward appearance when Treasury
Secretary Morgenthau gave them
samples today.
The Treasury stopped making the
nickel-copper nickel in March and
a shortage of scent pieces devel-
oped in some parts of the Nation
while the change lover was being ef-
fected.
Evening star., 1942-10-08

Wdlu ~. clCllcT
of District Court,
as an assistant
on his staff.
Mr.. w o o d,
who is 80 years
old, will serve in
t h e Municipal
Court branch of
the prosecutors
office.
A n a t l v e
w a S hingtonian'
Mr.. Wood Is the
son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cedric M.
w 90 d, 1900
Hemlock street
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Maryland Bur to Admit
Eight From Nearby Area

Eight persons from nearby Mary
land are among 81 to be admitted to
the Maryland Bar at Annapolis to-
day.
They ara Fred A. Tobin, Chevy
Chase; Harold E. Uhrig. Greenbelt;
Arthur Eli Tarantino, Marion G,
Stravn and Herbert Allison Davis,
all Of Hyattsville: Jonathan Verrion
Hackett, Seat Pleasant; Richard w,
Case. Berwyn. and Walter John ia
SIN, Laurel.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
$4,000 Damages Asked
In Suit Over Loss of Eve
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. g.
Charging that he was seriously in
jured when assaulted by an employe
Of the Suburban Lines Il Cab Serv-
ice at Wisconsin avenue and the
District line last April "a, Peter J.
Klein Of Bethesda has filed suit in
Circuit Court against Henrietta
Reichold of the Suburban Lines IL
Cab Service, asking $4,000 damages.
He is represented by Thomas M.
Anderson Of Rockville.
Mr.. Klein charged he was at
tackled as he started to enter . cab
In which the defendants employe
was sitting. He suffered the loss Of
an eye and other injuries, he stated.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Canteen Corps Hears
Of Experience in
Manila and Britain
Mrs. Soyre Tells Of
Need for Adoptobi|ity
To Emergency Conditions

For the first time since the group
started to grow last October, the
blue uniformed, white-capped can
teen workers of the District Red
Cross met last night in the United
States Chamber of Commerce to
hear canteen experiences in two
other warning nations, Great Britain
and the Philippines.
Mrs. Francis B.'Sayre, wife of the
pre-war high commissioner of the
Philippines, emphasized the initia-
tive and adaptability canteen work.
ers need with the quiet statement,
When bombs fall it is not possible
to plan meals with any degree of
certainty"
In the Philippines and on Cor
regidor, she said, the women who
manned the kitchens repeatedly had
to change prearranged plans in the
face of the inexorable Japanese
advance.
Caused Diet Changes.
Not only those who serve food
in stricken areas, but also those
who eat 1t, she said, have to be
adaptable. Members of the high
commissioners staff moved from
Manila to Corregidor, Mrs. Sayre
recalled, had to eat far more frank
furters, sauerkraut and raisins than
ever before.
When the troop ship on which
they returned to the United States
once offered frankfurters and sauer-
kraut for lunch, she said, the entire
group from Corregidor rose and left
the table. I'VE couldn't face it,"
she said.
Organization and the value of
daily routine training before disaster
strikes was emphasized by Miss Joan
Wakefield, canteen worker in the
worst of the London blitzkriegs and
now with the British joint staff here.
The trained staffs, she said, were
able to cope with lightless, heatless
serving kitchens during raids. The
unframed volunteers at first made
mistakes in their enthusiasm.
An explanation of the many-sided
work of the canteen corps was made
by Mrs. Sherman Trowbridge, chair
man. Growing swiftly from a few
workers last fall to 1900 in the 10
months after Pearl Harbor, she said
the canteen corps has raised its
standards of service despite increas-
ing demands upon it.
More Wnrk Ronu;r.5
Eighty hours of work to earn a
service pin are now required instead
OF 40, and workers who wish to be
graduated from nutrition into the
canteen classes are carefully selected
by personnel group.
The work of the corps, Mrs. Trow-
bridge explained as she introduced
group leaders and called on hundred.
OF the workers to stand, is divided
into the stationary and mobile can.
teens. A stationary kitchen is sci
up for both training and daily sery.
Ice in the Red Cross building itself
where 5000 lunches were served
during September.
In addition, about 20 emerpenc,
staf1s are ready to set up feeding
units in churches selected by the
Office Of Civilian Defense. The
corps also operates a stationar,
canteen for armed forces in a nearby
military area.
The mobile forces, headed by Mrs
Harold Hoskins, were explained a.
composed of feeding crews which gc
out on mobile trucks to feed soldier,
stationed at lonely posts about thu
city and special flying squads anc
emergency crews for disaster duty
both alone and with medical units
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Slayer in Maryland
Gets Life Sentence
Hy the Associated prexS

By the Associated Press.
PRINCESS ANNE, Nd, Oct. g.
William Arzah johnson, IS, colored,
convicted Of first-degree murder,
was sentenced yesterday by Judge
James M. Crockett to life imprison-
ment.
johnson was accused Of killing
Harry w. Colder, 80. . farm hand,
In July.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Sheriff Names Deputies

ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. 8 (Spe-
ciaD.-J. Lloyd Whipp, Aubrey I.
Walter and Rodney Morrison have
been appointed by Sheriff H. Leslie
Carlin as special deputy sheriffs for
Montgomery County. The oath of
office was administered by Clayton
K. Watkins, clerk of the Circuit
Court for the county.
Evening star., 1942-10-08

NV. He attended Washington pub
lie schools and took his law educa-
ton at National University Law
School.
Mr.. Wood Is married and lives at
7436 Georgia avenue NV.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Wood Is Named Assistant
To U. 5. Attorney Curran

United States Attorney Edward M.
.Curran yesterday announced the
appointment of Kenneth D. Wood.
former clerk for Chief Justice Ed
Evening star., 1942-10-08
4 t|
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WAR Bonds

The chronometer is simply a
specially constructed and designed
marine clock with high pre-
cision movement free from
shock or vibration, with the case
set in concentrically mounted rings
to keep it level, no matter what the
position Of the ship.
Evening star., 1942-10-08

The best chronometers cost from
S400 to $500 and there are at least
three on each ship so that one can
be checked against the other. BY
buying War bonds every payday you
can provide our ships with these
accurate time pieces, so vital when
timing in modern warfare is so es-
sential. Invest at least 10 per
cent Of your income every payday
IN War bonds.
~. 8. Treasury Department.
, 1942-11-25
Local 755 TO Get
Permanent Home

The distribution of the back pay
checks at Delco are a great indi-
cation of the fine future for Local
755, who fought valiant1y to gain
that pay for the membership.
Shares are being bought by the
membership to help pay for a per-
manent Union Hall for the Local.
These shares are a loan by the
members and will be refunded
from the money that is now being
used as rent. The large building
houses many activities, and is the
most effective means of bringing
the members close to their Union.
There is not much time left be-
fore the close of the campaign to
secure the building. Your Union
feels justified in asking you to
purchase your share as Don as
possible. In view of the many
benefits that you have received,
the purchase of a share in the
Union that won them is a small
thing.
All Stewards and Executive
Board members of Local 755 have
cards to be filled out for a share
in your Union Hall. Ordinary
shares are ten dollars and sus-
tanning memberships r fifty
dollars. You may purchase half
shares If you choose.
We are asking you to remember
the raises, vacation pay, and the
right to appeal through the grie-
vance procedure! You never en-
joyed any of these without your
Union. You would never enjoy
them for a single day longer if
you had no Union! This is YOUR
chance to prove that you appre-
ciate those advantages. BUY
YOUR SHARE IN SECURITY -
TODAY!
4 Unity and Sacrifice -! X
, 1942-11-25
Murray, Carey
Reflected:
; New Offices

Boston, Mass.-Greeted by a
mighty ovation from the assembled
delegates, Philip Murray last week
was reelected to his third term
as president of the CLIO.
Hailed for his leadership of the
organization during the difficult
war year, Murray reported CLIO
membership at an all-time high
and CIO influence in government
and industry moving steadily up
ward.
James B. Carey was reelected
for the fifth time as secretary,
with his title and responsibilities
extended by a constitutional
change to that of secretary-treas-
urer.
Nine vice-presidents were cleo
ted, six of them for additional
terms and three for the first time
under another amendment in the
constitution which brought the
number of executive officers up
from eight to eleven.
Elected as Independents were:
Joseph Currar, Natl. Maritime
Union; S. H. Dalrymple United
Rubber Workers; Emil REEVE, Tex
tile Workers Union; Reid Robin
son, Mine, Mill & Shelter Work.
ers Union; Frank Rosenbloom,
Amalgamated Clothing Workers;
Continued on Page 12)
, 1942-11-25

The Union shop committee of
Local 755 met with the manage
ment on Tues, Nov. "a to discuss
the rates of maintenance workers
in the Division not included in
the 81 per hour increase. For fur
Their information on the above,
contact E. J. Kraft, president of
Local 755.
Lem MARYLAND, president of
Local Sol reports that discussions
on the rates of maintenance work
ers in the Division, not included
in 81 per hour increase, are being
carried on with the Frigidaire
management. H.
On Dec. II, Frigidaire hourly
rated employees will receive their
vacation checks, rates as of July
1, plus the a. general increase as
well as any adjustment due to a
of the job time spread.
Dec. Is, Delco hourly rated en-
ployees will receive their vacation
checks, based on their July 1, rate,
plus Al per hour general wage in
crease, and any increase resulting
Continued on Page 12)
, 1942-11-25
Back Pay Checks Due
Thursday, friday

Pay day this week at Delco and
Frigidaire will bring the long
awaited, and for that reason, all
the sweeter Union dividends. We
feel that a vote of thanks is due,
and justly so, to the members of
the local and national negotiating
committees, who fought so hard
in advancing the interests of all.
Their task was doubly hard, due
to the fact that we are at war.
Schedule Of Back Pay
Thursday, Nov. rs, Frigidaire
hourly rated employees who are
represented by Local 8O1 will re-
ceive the 4f general wage increase,
granted by the War Labor Board,
from April %, 1912 to Oct. Is, 1912.
Friday, Nov. n, Delco hourly
rated employees who are repre-
sented by Local 755 in the bar
gaining unit, will receive the d.
per hour back pay, from April 28,
to Oct. Is. "
On Dec. 10, all Frigidaire tool
and die workers in their classical
ton, the electrical workers, and
the millwrights, will receive the
So per hour retroactive pay
granted by the WLB.
Dec. IL, Delco tool and die
workers in their classification,
electrical workers, and the mill
wrights will receive the 81 per
hour back pay.
, 1942-11-25
United Labor for Victoru


BE IT REMEMBERED. that ue the undersigned, join together in "UNITED
LABOR FOR VICTORY, INC do hereby proclaim to all thd the aeek
beginning December T. 1912 to December IL, 1912, inclusive. shall be knowm
as WAR PRODUCTION WEEK; that each day of the above week shall be
dedicated to an acMve battle front tim this avar.
WE OF LABOR desire that WAR PRODUCTION WEEK shall be the
guiding star to industry and labor alike to the certain end of even greater
WE OF LABOR realize that the present is the schooroom for the future
-. THEREFORE,
WE OF LABOR knop that our job at the PRESENT is to en this ,Dr
OF the home front with tools and implements as our weapons - and
WE OF LABOR understand that our job IN the FUTURE is to ,rm q
permanent peace.
To the above atement ~ e commit Yourselves as Americans, and to the
dbove aims Ne, collectively dedicate PRODUCTION WEEK in this area.
American Federation of Labor,
Congress of Industrial Organizations,
Allied Printing Trades Council,
Railway Brotherhoods
l. David T. Finn Prddmt of United aor for Victory do hereby certify that
the abwe Labor Organizations are members Of md affiliate with,
UNITED LABOR FOR VICTORY
CigmD DAVID r FINN, PRESIDENT
VII LABOR o VICTORY.
, 1942-11-25
UE Honor Roll
Army-koV e"
Plants

Chrysler Airtemp
Frigidaire Division, GIN
Delco Products, GIN
Dayton Scale (H0bart)
Make Your Plant Next
The Dayton Union News is
requesting all UE shop COM
mittees of plants that have not
won the Army Navy e" award
to send in a report on the prog
ress made on the winning of
this award.