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Evening star., 1942-10-23
Pre-Service Club
Formed by Students
AT Georgetown u.
Foreign Service School
Plans Instructions
On Military Life

Pre-induction training and in
struction in the practical things of
military life that young men about
to be called TO the colors should
know. are in store for Foreign Serv-
ice School students at Georgetown
University.
A movement on the part of cam
pus leaders, which the school en-
couraged, resulted last night in the
formation Of pre-Service club.
Georgetown officials believe the club
is unusual in university circles and
welcome, they said, the new ap-'
proach it offers to a problem that
confronts educators as we'll as serv-
ice-age students.
Gen. Clay Gives Greeting.
Brig. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, as
sistant chief of staff in charge of
materiel, greeted more than $50 of
the Georgetown students in the
Copley Lounge at their organiza-
ton meeting. He congratulated
them on their foresight in seeking
to get off to right start before
their actual Introduction to service
life.
In appreciation of his interest in
the movement, the school presented
Gen. Clay with a Foreign Service
plaque. Earlier in the evening he
had lectured, before seminar on
the economics of total war con-
Quoted at the school by Maj. william
| S. Culbertson. member of the faculty
and former United States Ambas-
sador to Chile.
DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., regent
of the school, warned the students
that they had 'not minute to lose"
in preparing themselves to learn.
what every soldier or foreign service
trainee should know about the real
tiles of the greatest war in history"
The school officials left Henry w.
Briefs, president of the Student
Council, to explain the purposes OF
the new club to the student body.
,~ instruction Offered.
| 1t. Marlin S. Reichley, Army
officer on duty at Georgetown, has
| volunteered to give students who are
not members of the ROTC weekly
instruction in elementary infantry
drill and in basic military procedure,
Reading and navigation courses also
will be available to club members.
Dean Thomas H. Healy, an over
+. seas artillery officer in the World
War, was an enthusiastic booster of
! the new club. He recalled that such
training in his college days would
have helped him to overcome many
of the difficulties he encountered in
his introduction to Army life.
universities are cramming stu
dents heads with mathematics,
chemistry, physics and other sub
| yjects in preparation for military
service DR.. Healy said. But they
more or less ignore the practical
phases of what life means to the
average student after he is inducted.
The impression boy makes in camp.
during his first days is very i'm.
portant and it is helpful to him to
| learn something about the things he
/ doesn't hear about in the class
halls
Weekly Meetings. -
For this reason there win be no
class room atmosphere to the weekly
club meetings. Army, Navy and
Marine Corps officers fresh from
camp. including Georgetown alumni
in the service, will be invited to ad-
| dress the club members.
1t is also planned to invite officers
of the United Nations on duty in
Washington, to explain military
customs of the Allied Nations.
Evening star., 1942-10-23

Allies Drive Forward
through Heavy Rains
In Stanley Mountains Mo i
Point Nine Miles South
Of Kokodo Reached
I. In RepuIsine Japs
BY DEAN SCHEDLER.

&]nSsoS1Ate0s 1IeS6 WIZ NOIEeepOn0ent.
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUM
EA, Oct. % Delayed) Allied
troops drove through heavy trop-
teal rains and over rugged, slip
perry mountain trails in the Owen
Stanley Mountains today to a
point about 9 miles south Of
Kokoda.
Fighting continued between for
ward elements Of The Allies and the
enemy in the heights of the Owen
.Stanleys along the main track north
of the village of Fora creek, but
the downpour and severe weather
hampered operations.
The Allied advance now nearly a
month under Way-was pressed
forward under a. combination of
flanking and frontal thrusts.
Yesterday the Allies stretched out
from the flanks along the Fora creek
village ridge wniie other forces,
which had been checked temporarily
by an enemy unit in strength along
the main track, resumed their pres
Evening star., 1942-10-23

sure and pressed the japanese back.
The Allies now have fought their
way over the most tortuous sectors
Evening star., 1942-10-23
White Slave Ring Probed
In Anthracite REGIONS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 23.-Police
pressed an investigation of alleged
white slavery in Pennsylvania an
thracite regions today after Fed
eral grand jury indicted Carmen
Henry Mungo of Canandaigua, N. Y,
on a charge of transporting a IA
year-old girl from Niagara Falls, N.
Y, to Scranton.
Five other men were indicted on
Mann Act charges by the same jury
Wednesday and Maj. Thomas A.
Clark of the State motor police said
"a vicious white slavery ring" had
been smashed. The indictment
against Mungo also named man
identified only as Johnny"
Maj. Clark charged that "the ring
forced girls to be prostitutes" in a
score of cities. among them Havre
de Grace. Md; Niagara Falls, Buff
falo and Hornell, N. Y; New Haven
and Bridgeport, Conn.,; Youngstown
and Warren, Ohio: Camden and
Paterson, N j., and Reading, Harris
burg and Berwick, Pa.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
WPB Order 10 Reduce
All Construction 10
Vital Needs Expected
Action Would Put Teeth
In Nelson's Demund for
Only Bore Essentials

A formal order implementing Pro-
duction Chief Donald M. Nelson's
announcement that all construction
must be cut to bare essentials vital
to the war effort was expected at
the War Production Board today.
The order will put teeth in Mr..
Nelson's demand for a review of all
construction now under way, wheth-
er sponsored by Federal, State or
municipal governments or individ-
uals. The WPB chairman asked for
close scrutiny of all construction
projects planned for. the future with
view to eliminating as many as
possible.
Two boards of review, which will
pass on construction whether mill
tary or civilian. was formed yester-
day by the WPB.
Ferdinand Eberstadt, WPB vice
chairman in charge of materials al
locations, was made chairman of
the Facility Clearance Board, which
Will pass on all new projects, military
or civilian, which cost $500, 900 or
more.
A second committee was set up
under Col. Gordon E. Textor. Army
engineer attached to WPB. This
committee. to be known as the Fa-
cilty Review Committee, will re-
port to Mr.. Eberstadt. 1t will ex-
anime and pass judgment on new
projects costing up to $5O0,0OO and
will review all construction under
way or planned regardless of cost.
The two committees will super
sede and take over the work for
merly done by the Plant Site Board,
the Facility Committee of the WPB
and the work formerly carried out
by the Facilities Clearance Com
mittee of the Army and Navy Mu-
nitions Board, the Special Commit
tee Of Facilities of the War Depart
ment and the Facilities Cutback
Committee, also of WPB.
Mr.. Nelson in his earlier an
nouncement said WPB would revoke
priority systems to those construc-
ton projects which are not deemed
vital.
An initial list of Federal Works
Agency projects which the WPB be-
lieveS can be eliminated was expect
ed to be made public today or to-
morrow. FWA officials this morning
had not yet received a list, which
was understood to include one or
two War Public Works projects
planned for the Washington area.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
Jackson Will Speak
AT Mclean Meeting

Associate Justice Jackson of the
Supreme Court will discuss the part
. library plays in the preservation of
democracy at . neighbofnood get
together at pm. Sunday at Ballan-
trae, home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Newman Of Mclean, Va.
The affair Is being arranged by
the Mclean Community Library
Association.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
WPB Official Promises
Plenty of Batteries
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-J. J. Dono-
van, assistant chief of the WPB auto
motive branch, says the WPB in
tends to see that sufficient batteries
are manufactured to maintain pres
ent automotive transportation, in
cluding passengers cars, in accord
ance with the necessity brought out
by the Baruch report.
Donovan told the association of
American Battery Manufacturers
yesterday that motorists, when their
present batteries. are no longer
usable, may purchase new ones pro-
vided they turn in the old.
B. F. Morris, Kearney.~ N. j., was
reelected association president.
Evening star., 1942-10-23
| Woodrow Wilson
Get Tribute
| As Grid Coach
~ the Associated Press.


MIDDLETOWN, Conn, Oct. 23-
Tomorrow, the day of the traditional
Wesleyan Amherst football game,
Wesleyan University will pause to
honor the memory of former foot
ball coach-Woodrow Wilson.
The only President of the United
States ever to coach a college foot
ball team, he was Wesleyan his
tory professor from 1888 to 1890. At
tomorrow's ceremony plaque will
be unveiled at the Phi Nu Theta
Fraternity house which stands on
the site of the home he occupied
when he taught here.
The Wilsonian strategy must have
been good. During one of his sea-
sons there. the Cardinals beat Penn
sylvania, 1912; Amherst, $50; Viii
lianns, 2o-l7; Rutgers, 5S-4, and
Trinity, ga.
Evening star., 1942-10-23

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Evening star., 1942-10-23
VISA tosvoid War Risk
Insurance on Luxuries

BY the Associated Press. x
The War Shipping Administration
has announced that it will revoke
war risk insurance on furs, soap
and toilet preparations, metal arti-
cles, art. works and antiques, effec-
tive November 6.
Since war shipping Insurance is
provided at a relatively cheap rate.
the VISA said it was decided to
exclude these luxury items from
war risk coverage at non compensa-
tory rates." .
Evening star., 1942-10-23

ridges graduating downward, with
the sharpest decline at 1surava, 5
miles south of Kokoda s
Taking advantage Of asfuH n1oQn
and higl1 clouds. three Jspanssf
planes made the 84th recorded raid
on Port Moresby. but It was IN
effectual. | FL
Evening star., 1942-10-23

YOUNGSTERS EXHIBIT CANNED GOODS-Rosalie Scope and
June Taylor both H. exhibit surplus
food that the children of the grades at the
James Birney School canned this foods
will be used for the school lunch program, prepared
through the schools domestic science department.
Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1942-10-23

Of the Owen Stanleys and have
passed the highest point along the
track. Before them lies series of
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Is Maryland Guard
Officers Are Promoted
b, the Associated Press

os tie Associates freSS.,
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 25.-Seven
Maryland State Guard neutenants
have been promoted to captains and
nine other men commissioned second
lieutenants, Gov. O'Conor announ-
ced yesterday.
Gov. O'Conor said the promotions
actually were effective August 20 and
were based on advancement shown
by the men during their recent sum-
mer training at Camp O'Conor, Cas-
cade, Md. 'sass<N s '-seg
The men were recommended by
Col. E. Leslie Medfprd, the guard S
acting ranking line oflleer.
Those promoted to captains and
their assignments were:
Lynn w. Hotchkiss, Adjutant Gen.
erals Department; Albert H. Dogge
jr.. Quartermaster Corps; Rex Sims
infantry: Arthur K. Besley, infan-
try; Robert H. Harder, infantry
Francis II. Kidd, engineers, ano
Albert L. Anderson, Medical Corps
Those commissioned second Heu-
tenants were:
Raymond H. Smith, Signal Corps
John Warren Hood. engineers; Paul
J.. Basile, engineers; Charles Scar
lett, jr., infantry; John P. Lochary
infantry; Joseph v. Walsh, infantry
Edward F. Wilds, jr., Medical Ad-
ministration Corps; Edward p
Evans, Infantry, and William H
French, infantry.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Two Proposed Firehouses
In Fairfax Approved
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Aug. 25.-Apphca-
tions of two volunteer fire depart
ments for permits to build engine
and community houses were ap-
proved by the Board of Zoning
Appeals of Fairfax County yester-
day, and the application of third
company was denied.
Volunteer companies given ap-
proval for new engine houses were
Mount Vernon department, Plymouth
Haven subdivision, and Baileys
Cross Roads department. Applica-
ton of Forestville Fire Department
was denied by the board because the
lot on which the engine house is
proposed to be built does not meet
area requirements under the county
zoning ordinance.
The zoning appeals body also ap-
proved three other requests for per-
mits. Erwin j. Butler was granted a
permit to inclose a porch on dwell
ing on lot having less than the
required setback in Dunn Lorinp
subdivision: Segreti Bros. were
granted permit to reopen a stone
quarry near the District of Columbia
penal institutions at Lorton. and
Richard M. Smith was given a per-
NIT to use the Episcopal parish hall
at Mclean for regularly scheduled
entertainment.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Simpson Asks Scrap Equal
To That Sold 10 Japan

1t is the patriotic duty Of the
people OF this country to contribute
as much scrap metal to the war
effort as this country had turned
over to Japan before Pearl Harbor,
Joseph Simpson, Democratic candi-
date for Montgomery County States
attorney, told a scrap rally for the
Bethesda Chevy Chase area last
night.
Pleased with the Is tons of scrap
material turned in last night at
the rally next to the Bethesda
Theater under the joint sponsorship
OF the County Salvage Committee
and the Women's Activities Group
Of the County Defense Council,
George Menke, county chairman,
and Mrs. Walter A. Brown, chairman
for the women's group, asked that
every home in the county be secured
for the odds and ends that may help
win the war.
The material collected last night
was contributed by at least 500
people, Mr. Menke said. 1t will be
sold and the proceeds turned over
to the Women's Activities Group.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Additional Election
Officials Named in
Montgomery County
Judges and Clerks
For Several Districts
Are Appointed
erecial pispa tch to The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. Is. -
Additional judges and clerks to
serve at primary and general elec-
tions have been appointed by the
Montgomery County supervisors OF
elections, it was announced today.
The new list, which leaves only a
few more officials to be named, fol-
lows:
Democrats.
B. Mobisy. Judge; twentieth precinct, David
olnsy S.p'.Hsi distr1ctWsecond precinct. Henry
wns.ton district-rifth precinct. Paul
D. Tassart. Judge:
Laytonsville district"deorse W. Howes.
Rockville district-First precinct, Will
john sm r sas 1ohn O. tAsa Ea.nd
Anna r. Field, clerks.
mann, judge, and Virginia R. Boyer. clerk.
~ 3 TsyioT and Paul watts. iG4ssa Sas
Rosend1rn and 8. Earfs1hse3 i
olney district--First precinct. MArGaret
zeithsrstsls iitsnant slsr1d 1dissric.-second brestaak
and Harriet T. Troth. judges. and Juanita
Hohref. clerk
Potomac district--Evelyn r. Corbin and
Louise watkins, judges.
Wheaton district-First precinct.
Richard c. Birney, Memo j. Dickinson.
Lawrence c. Rabbit and Everett J. Will
SON. IT,, judges. and r. A. Heitmuller
and Eisaesth l. Wss, CLERKS; IS, issond Ks.5s
charles M. Murray, Phoebe r Lohr Ralph
N. Seebold. s. Merrill salter. Judges. and
Foirence 3. Lincoln. Clerks. ~ M
Wheaton district---Third precinct. John
b. Kimes and Elizabeth B. Sweet. judges,
and Irene r LoEon, clerk; tenth precinct,
Florence @. Grossan, v. c. Bowser, judges,
and jeanette r Carey. clerk: twenty first
precinct, B. 9hAnks CLANCY and Anna G..
Ldngle. judges. and John T. Scott. IT,.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Virginia Father Indicted
In Death Of Baby Son
q. the Axsociated Press,

By the A8SOClAbcQ ffeB1s
MONTROSS. Va. Aug. 25.-A
Westmoreland County grand jury
yesterday returned an indictment
against Henry S. Kohr, 43, charging
involuntary manslaughter in the
death Of his 5-month-old son, Henry
Shirley Kohr.
Kohr, Colonial Beach painter, will
be tried in the Circuit Court here
on September %. Judge E. Hugh
Smith named George Mason, jr., to
defend him.
Kohr was arrested July 81 on a
warrant sforn out by Common
wealth's Attorney r. F. Chandler
after DIR. v. o. Caruthers reported
to Mr.. Chandler that the child's
death was caused by q fractured
skull Bruises also were found on the
child's body, the physician said.
The Commonwealth's attorney
said Kohr admitted using a strap
to whip the child to make 1t stop
crying. but denied causing q frac-
ture Of the skull.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Clio Suggests War Bonds
As Christmas Presents
B. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 25.-The execu-
tive Board of the Maryland District
OF Columbia Industrial Union Coun-
Gil (CIO) yesterday recommended
the sending of War bonds and
stamps instead of commodities as
Christmas gifts this year.
The board suggested that War
bonds for Christmas distribution be
made available in denominations of
less than $25. 1t recommended
further that Congress enact the
Presidents seven-point anti-infia-
ton program in its entirety, includ-
ing the Treasury Departments tax
program.
1t voted to extend thanks to Gov.
OConor and Senator Radcliffe for
their aid in obtaining an abandoned
CCC camp near Oakland as a rest
camp for merchant seamen.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Police, Firemen Build
Political Fund, Is Churqe
Fv tire Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. 25.-
James Orr. commissioner of police
and fire. informed the City Council
yesterday that committee of police
and fire department members is
soliciting funds to make up a cam
paign nest egg" for State Senator
Robert B. Kimble, who is seeking
denomination on the Republican
ticket. .,.
He said he had learned that the
committee is asking police and fire.
men to give $40 each.
Commissioner Orr said he had
been informed that Mr.. Kimble, If
elected, will introduce a bill in the
General Assembly calling for an in
crease in police and fire salaries
from s145 to SITS monthly and to
provide for two days off each month.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Wake War Movie BRINGS Vow
Of Vengeance From Quontico

shortly after their opening assault
on Pearl Harbor and continued until
the marine garrison was over
whelmed about 20 days later.
The movie Wake Island" begins
few weeks before December Z
with the assignment of new COM
mandant (Brie- Donlevy) to the
post on Wake. lie only women to
appear in the movie are those who
tell their men good-by when the
new commandant and his party
leave Pearl Harbor in Navy patrol
bomber.
The movie ends with the final
japanese sea, air and land assault
on the defenders whose ammuni-
ton was all but exhausted, whose
big guns had been put out of action,
whose valiant, tiny airforce had
finally been shot from the skies,
outnumbered but never outfought.
The film was produced under the
general supervision of the Marine
Corps.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Central Raid Alarm
For Montgomery
Given Approval
Commissioners Act
On PIon for Unified
System for County

Montgomery County communica-
tions officials today received approval
from the county commissioners to
start work on central alarm system
which would link % county sirens to
sound the warning Of air raids at
the same time
The commissioners approved the
request from the Executive Com
mittee of the County Civilian De-
fense Council for funds to install
and maintain the centralized sys-
tenn.
Their approval means that all
sirens bordering the District in
Montgomery County and extending
as far out as Wheaton, Four Cor
ners. Cabin John and Glen Echo
would sound within seconds of the
District sirens which are now being
put on . synchronized SYSTEM
T Much of Material Ready.
Three neighboring areas--Prince
Georges Arlington and Alexandria
already have installed centralized
warning procedures.
Communications officials said all
materials are already available for
putting II of the sirens on a central
control and that the balance of
the material could be obtained
within 10 days. The installation
cost was estimated at $70O with a
monthly operating expense of $125.
The % sirens, including three not
yet installed, would be operated
from Silver Spring and Bethesda
Silver Spring is connected by direct
line to the District warning center
and by tie line to Bethesda. Upon
receiving the warning, the Silver
Spring tor would notify
Bethesda and buttons would be
pushed at both centers at the same
moment to touch off the sirens
which are now all manually oper-
ated.
Funds for Phones Asked.
The centralized system would be.
gin with the sirens nearest the
District line and work out from
there as the materials are obtained
1t was explained The remaining q
sirens are scattered throughout the
upper part of the county and off.
cials doubted that they could eve,
be transferred from manual tc
automatic operation.
The Executive Committee. meet.
ing last night, also requested tn.
commissioners to appropriate fund.
for installation OF additional tele.
phones at the Gaithersburg repor
| center.
Judge Albert E. Brault, director
OF the Defense Council, directed
the Citizens Service Corps to max,
study of the metropolitan ares
to work out a share-your-car pro
gram. The corps is headed b,
Alfred D. Noyes, assistant State
Attorney. The survey was sug
gested by States Attorney Ben 6
Wilkinson. regional defense trans
portation administrator for the OF
flee OF Defense Transportation.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Consumer Education Plan
Arranged in Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 25.-Plans for
a consumer education program
through civic and educational or
ganizations has been announced by
Leo H. Mccormick, State OPA
Director.
The idea would be, Mr.. Mccormick
said, to promote better understand
ing Of the relation of price ceilings
and rationing to the war effort.
DR.. Elinor Pancoast, consultant to
the OPA consumer division in
Washington and professor of eco
nomics at Goucher College was ap-
pointed State supervisor and Miss
Mary Vaughan, State supervisor OF
volunteer assistance, as assistant.
The organizations reached in the
campaign would in turn instruct
their members in such matters as
wise buying, conservation of scarce
consumer goods and cooperation
with price and rationing regulations
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Wicomico Control Center
Rated Best in State

By tie Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 25.-The Mary
land Eastern Shore rates tops In
some civilian defense activities-but
not so good on others, according to
Col. Henry S. Barrett, State air
raid precautions director.
Col. Barrett declared after an in
spection that the airplane spotter
system Is the best in Maryland;
Somerset County has the worst ci-
william defense organization and
Wicomico County the best control
center.
Col. Barrett said the Wicomico
control center at Salisbury was rated
best because it was organized thor
oughly to correspond with OCD rec
concentrations. ...... ...-..
However, Col. Barrett said the
Somerset control center was so
under-equipped and under manned
that in case Of emergency it prob
ably could not function and COM
munications would fail.
Col. Barrett termed conditions In
other counties satisfactory"
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Soldier Is Detained
In Traffic Death
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. 25.-
Pvt. Edward Sargent, 10, home from
Fort Dix, N. j., on a furlough, was
being detained here today while
Frederick County authorities con-
tinued an investigation OF the death
of Samuel Lee. 81, who was crushed
under Pvt. Sargent's automobile
Sunday night.
Pvt. Sargent told officers he was
trying to avoid colliding with an
other car and his machine turned
over on Mr.. Lee.
Mr.. Lee is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Edith Catlett Lee; two sons,
two daughters, seven brothers and
three sisters.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Liquor Licenses Issued
By Montgomery Bourd

The Montgomery County Liquor
Control Board yesterday granted a
license to sell beer and light wine to
the Georgetown Road Grill, Inc,
7546 Old Georgetown road Bethesda.
A special one-day license was
granted the Fox Hunters Association
Tor 9 horse show to be held Septem-
Der : at Brooke Johns farm.
Tne board voted to hold It's next
meeting 1t 2 pm. september I.