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Evening star., 1942-05-23
Bundles for Britain
OF Montgomery Joins
With D. {. Office
Consolidation Made
Necessary Because Of
Tire Rotioninq

Consolidation of the administra-
tive Offices of Bundles for Britain of
Montgomery County, Md, with the
Washington office has been made
necessary because of gasoline and
tire rationing, Mrs. E. Brooke Lee of
Silver Spring, president of the
county branch, announced today.
AS a final gesture before the
county group closes its local office,
Mrs. Lee will present a check for
$1,000 to Lady Fairfax, wife OF the
British Ambassador, at tea at 4:30
o'clock Monday afternoon, at her
home.
The money will be turned over to
the King Alfred Hospital Fund,
which distributes the money to Brit
ish hospitals. In making the an
nouncement, Mrs. Lee pointed out
that it is probable that many Amer
ican soldiers will benefit from the
fund since they will be hospitalized
Ill EIlSllSll llOoplIoAo Ill i1AoAiy PesA w
of the world.
All officers and principal workers
of the county branch will be enter
tanned at the tea. officials of the
county civilian defense group also
will attend.
The county branch will turn over
all of its records and goods to the
Washington Office for administrative
purposes but will continue to op-
crate in the Bethesda Chevy Chase
and Silver Spring -Takoma Park
areas as subsidiaries of the Washing
ton office.
In order to leave the Washington
branch in command of the work
without division of authority, Mrs.
Lee announced that she has ten
dered her resignation as county
president, effective as soon as the
new organizational system is func-
tioning. Headquarters now used by
the county Bundles for Britain
branch will be turned over to the
Montgomery County Civilian De-
fense Corps June l for enlarged
work space.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Va. Cos Tax Receipts
Decline Luid to Rutioninq
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. May 23.-State
officials predictions of decreased
highway revenues because of the tire
and gasoline rationing received sta
tistical support yesterday with re-
lease of gasoline tax collection fig
ures for April.
c. F. Joyner, assistant director OF
the Division of Motor Vehicles, re-
ported that the collections last
month amounted to $1,886. .443 IS,
compared with $2,057, ,62908 for the
same month a year ago, decline
of $171, 1858.
Mr.. Joyner said when May and
June collection totals are in he
would be, in a position to offer some
prediction on how much the divi-
sion's annual income would be af-
fected by rationing and curtailed
travel.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
2 Veterans Units Move
To New York Today

Transfer of the finance and in
surance sections Of the Veterans
Administration to New York City
was scheduled to start ut ] O'Clock
this afternoon.
About 1000 employees will be
moved to New York. approximately
24O workers will be transferred to-
day, 500 more on May 30 and the
remainder on June 6 and June 13.
The two divisions will be located
at 346 Broadway. It is planned to
recruit in New York between 1000
and 1000 additional employees.
Motor trucks will take the ONCE
equipment and employees household
furnishings ITO New York. The
major part Of the Veterans Admin
istratton will remain here.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Rationing Board TO Issue
Supplementary Cards

Starting Wednesday. the Prince
Georges County Rationing Board
will receive applications and issue
supplementary gasoline rationing
cards and sugar certificates for can
ming at the courthouse at Upper
Marlboro. Nd, it has been an
nounced by Leonard H. Burch,
board chairman.
This office will be open only on
Wednesday. The main Office in the
County Service Building at Hyatts-
vile is open from to Sis pm. each
week day, and half day on Saturday.
Applications may be made for
sugar used for canning now. The
board will permit consumer to OBJ
tain sugar in an amount not to ex-
ceed l pound per 4 quarts of fin
ished canned fruit and pound
per annum per person for use in
preparing preserves, jams. jellies or
fruit buffers.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Driver Held for Hearing
In Meadows Girls Death

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May
23.-Horace w. Trice. st. 2726 Thir-
tieth street NE, will be given a
hearing on manslaughter charges at
10 am. Wednesday in Circuit Court
here in connection with the traffic
death last Sunday Of 15-year-old
Doris Stallings of Meadows.
Magistrate Walter L. Green in
Police Court set the date after Trice
had asked for a jury trial. Trice is
held at the county Jail under $500
bond on charges of manslaughter.
drunken driving and reckless driv-
ing.
Judge Green also ordered that
Trice be brought back to Police
Court June 9 for trial on the drunk
en- and reckless driving charges. In
scheduling the manslaughter hear
ing for Wednesday. Judge Green
warned Trice to obtain counsel be-
cause there will be no delay in the
trial"
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Son Of D. {. Colonel Ranks
10Th in West Point Class

James B. Newman III, son of Col.
James Bryan Newman, jr., Of this
city, will graduate Friday as 10th
ranking cadet in his class at the
United States Military Academy at
West Point, it was announced today
by Maj. Gen. Francis B. Wilby,
academy superintendent.
Col. Newman is chief Of the
Buildings and Grounds Division
Base Services of the Army Air
Forces. He recently was married to
Miss Frances M. (Robbie) Robinson,
former secretary to the late Gen.
Hugh S. johnson, newspaper col
umnist, and one-time head Of the
N. r. A.
Cadet Newman is finishing 10th
in a class of 374.
Born in the Panama Canal Zone
young Newman attended Central
High School here and was gradu-
ated from q high school in New
Orleans, where his father was sta
toned. He will receive his commits
sion as q second lieutenant in the
Engineer Corps and will come to
Fort Belvoir, Va, on his first as
signment. A brother, Robert w.
Newman, is at West Point.
Evening star., 1942-05-23

Will Kaye Martin, 78, 1926 For
tieth street NV, and the Rev.
Joseph Long, 79, Hyattsville, died
today as a result of injuries re-
ceived in traffic accidents several
weeks ago in Washington and
nearby Maryland
Mr.. Martin, retired Government
Printing Office employe. died at a
private hospital at 3433 Wisconsin
avenue NV. of complications grow
ing out of a fractured leg, accord
ing to police
Police reported Mr.. Martin was
struck by an auto as he walked
west in the south crosswalk of
Warren street at Wisconsin avenue
NV. about 1l:20 pm. April 20. The
auto, travelling north on Wisconsin
avenue, was driven by James Green
we'll, 81, colored, of Bethesda, Md,
police said.
Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Martin
was brought TO Washington as an
infant. He retired from the G. P. o.
in 1927 after 40 years of service.
Surviving are his widow and a son,
H. Kaye Martin.
Mr.. Long, a retired Baptist min
lister. was struck by an automobile
on the Baltimore boulevard at Blad-
ensburg May 2 He was taken to
Casualty Hospital with head in
juries by the Bladensburg Rescue
Squad.
Mr.. Long frequently served as a
substitute pastor of the First Baptist
Church in Hyattsville. He leaves
three sons, Hallock, a Washington
attorney; Bryant, an employe Of the
Post Office Department in Philadel-
phia, and Carlton, an employe of the
Treasury Department, and two
daughters, Miss Dorothy Long of
Washington, and Mrs. Bernard
Bartoo of Edmonston, Md
Mr.. Long came to Hyattsville in
1918 when he became an employe
of the Civil Service Commission
here. He retired nine years ago.
Before coming here, he was min
lister in Maine and Massachusetts
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Approves
Shuttle Bus
ToAr|ington
Transit Co. to Serve
New War Building
On Temporary Gront

Beginning Monday, the Capital
Transit Co. will inaugurate a tenn
porary shuttle bus service between
the District and the new War De-
partmerS Building in Arlington
County. Permanent arrangements
will await settlement of jurisdictional
issues and collection of more data.
For the time being the fare will be
S cents, as proposed by the Capital
Transit Co.
Arrangements for the temorary
service were approved by both the
Interstate Commerce Commission
and the District Public Utilities
Commission late yesterday. In is
suing it's order, the Utilities Commits
sion stipulated, however, that moth
ing herein shall be construed as a
determination by this commission
that the temporary rate of S cents is
Just or reasonable, or that the buses
employed in this operation are be-
ing employed otherwise than as part
of the Capital Transit Co.'S trans
portation system in the District of
Columbia"
30-Day Authority.
The I. C. C. order granted the
transit firm authority to operate a
shuttle bus service for 80 days
Touching on the jurisdiction issue
as to which regulatory body, or both
has control over such service, the
I. C. c. said:
IN order to remove all doubt
about the lawfulness of its (the shut
tie bus) operations under the Inter-
state Commerce Act, so that they
may be properly inaugurated,' the
temporary permit was issued.
IF after investigation during that
time" the announcement said, IL
appears that such operations do not
fall within any exemption from Part
2 of the act Motor Carrier Act OF
1885, the commission will give con-
sideration to extending the temper
ary authority granted for such period
of time as appears necessary and de-
sirable in the public interest"
Hearing Slated Monday.
The P. u. C. has scheduled public
hearing for 10 am. Monday on
routes, fares and service in connec-
ton with the War Building. In do
ing so, it indicated it should have
Jurisdiction over the entire service
When the Capital Transit Co. re-
ceived notice Of the hearing, II
promptly applied to the I. c. c. for a
permit and one Utilities Commits
sion official charged this was an ef-
fort to escape its jurisdiction, indl-
eating the Utilities Commission
might not approve scent charge
for the shuttle service.
The Washington terminus OF the
line will be on the south side OF
Constitution avenue west of Twenty
third street NV. The outbound
route will be south on Twenty-third
street, around Lincoln Memorial
Circle over Arlington Memorial
Bridge via Memorial avenue and to
the War Building by the unnamed
heavy-duty highway east OF Airing
ton Ridge road. The inbound route
will be over the heavy-duty road to
Memorial avenue, across the bridge
to the first cloverleaf roadway OH
Memorial Circle, thence on 1nde-
pendence avenue extended to the
terminal on Constitution.
Edward D. Merrill, president OF
the transit firm. said he planned to
put about 20 buses in service at the
start,
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Receivership Studied
For Alexandra Paper
By Staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May 23-
Judge William P. Woolls of the
Corporation Court today had under
consideration a petition to place the
Alexandria Gazette, oldest daily
newspaper in the United States, in
receivership.
Following a hearing, the court
took under advisement yesterday
petition by John w. Tulloch, trustee
for Sarah Perrine Carlin, minority
stockholder, to place the paper in
receivership because of alleged
"mismanagement" by c. C. Carlin.
jr, majority stockholder.
Sarah is the daughter of c. C.
Carlin. jr., and was given minority
interest in the paper by her late
grandfather who named Mr.. Tulloch
as trustee. The newspaper was
founded in 1874.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Virginia Will Observe
May 81 as U.S.O. Sunday
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May 23.-Sun-
day, May 81, will be U. S. o. Sum-
day in Virginia.
In answer to request by John
Stewart Bryan, State U. S. o. chair
man, to set aside that day for
special recognition of the United
Service Organizations by all the
clergy and church members of the
State, leaders of the various de-
nominations have written each Of
their pastors to make this OBJ
servance
Virginia's U. S. O. Sunday will
come on the eve Of the opening Of
the State campaign to raise s4o7 900
as it's share of $4,000, 900 national
goal.
Jewish congregations throughout
the State will observe Saturday, May
80, as U. S. o. sabbath.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
British Air Cadet Toll
Reaches Five in Alabama

BY the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 23.-
The toll of Gunter Fields worst
training mishap has mounted to
five with the finding of the body
of British Cadet David Peattie in
the wreckage Of his plane near At
more, Ala.
The scene was in the same vicin-
ity where at least four other planes
crashed and killed their pilots dur
ing a squall encountered on q train
ing fight Wednesday night.
A sixth plane and its pilot still
were missing. The six we're mem
bers of a group Of IS engaged in q
triangular flight from Gunter Field
to Crestview, Fla: Mobile and back.
Cadet Peattie's home was In Bel
fast, North Ireland.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Maj. Just c. Jensen
Dies in Denver

Maj. Just C. Jensen, operations
and production officer of the Denver
ordnance plant and resident OF
Washington for many years, died
of a heart attack at his home there
yesterday, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Mai. Jensen, who made his home
here at 1881 Shepherd street NE,
was in the District National Guard
for about 80 years. A native Of
Denmark, he had lived here since
he was 10 years old.
Hhe is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Rose Jensen; daughter, Miss
Lorida Jensen, both of Washington,
and a son, Second 1t. w. c. Jensen
of the Army Air Force, now sta
toned at Will Rigers Field, Okla.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
More Crowdine in Street Cars
Permitted Under Wartime Rule

Moved by the need for addi-
tional mass transportation for war
workers, the Public Utilities Com
mission has directed the Capital
Transit Co., to crowd more stand
ing passengers into streetcarS dur
ing rush hours.
An order issued by the commits
sion effective Immediately reduced
from to square feet the amount
If space reserved for each standee.
The commission said the 7-square-
foot standard lis far more liberal
than the requirements in force in
most Jurisdictions throughout the
United States" and added:
THE commission believes that
during the emergency, the service
Evening star., 1942-05-23

standards applicable to streetcars
should be changed to the end that
fullest reasonable use can be made of
these vehicles"
The new standard will apply to
rush hours, which the commission
identified as follows: 6 am. to $50
am. on week days, and pm. to 7
pm. on all week days except Satur-
day, when the afternoon rush period
Is from noon to pm.
A street car with 40 seats and a
standing area of ITO square feet may
carry a total Of 81 passengers under
the new formula. AS another il
lustration, 48-seater with 116
square feet of standing space can
carry n passengers in all.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Alexandria U. S. O. Clubs
Hold Veterans Day

Veterans visiting day will be OBJ
served today at both the white and
colored U. S. o. Clubs in Alexandria,
Va, under auspices of the American
Legion.
The white club is located at 1905
Cameron street, while the colored
club is located at Pendleton and
North Patrick streets.
Purpose of the open house at both
clubs is to give war veterans an op-
portunity to view recreational fa-
cilities being offered men in the
armed services.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Maj. 6. O. Leach, 81,
Dies in Front RoyoI

By the Associated Press.
FRONT ROYAL, Va, May 23-
Maj. George Obed Leach, 81, who
was in command of the Plattsburg
IN. " training camps during the
First World War, died last night.
He was an officer of the Virginia
National Guard for many years and
served on the Mexican border before
the First World War. He was the
son of the late Leroy Leach and
Mrs. Amanda White Leach.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
MoIosses Whisky
Moonshiner Gets Year

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 23.-The max
imum penalty allowed under the law
was given to Kessel E. Sharp, 80, OF
Parsonsburg, who pleaded guilty in
Federal Court to illegal operation Of
a still.
Sharp was sentenced yesterday by
Judge w. Calvin Chesnut' to one
year in a Federal prison and fined
$1,000 in the first case involving the
use of molasses instead of sugar in
the manufacture of illicit whisky
since sugar sales were limited.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Shenandoah Overflows,
Flooding Lowlonds
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, May 23.-
The main stream of the Shenan-
doah River continued at high levels
today, being about Is feet above
normal along its course from River
ton, Va, to Harpers Ferry, w. Va,
where 1t empties into the Potomac.
Heavy rains of several days along
the north and south forks IN the
Shenandoah Valley counties caused
the river to flood lowlands. The
rainfall recorded here in the last
48 hours amounted to 307 inches.
Water from the river spread over
the valley turnpike in Shenandoah
County.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Mel4o~R-sxWtA
WAR bonds

The Garand semi automatic rife,
which is the standard issue today
for the United States Army, is su-
perior to the old Springfield rife in
many respects. We literally need
millions of these fast shooting pow
erful rifles to equip our Army.
They cost $85 each and are being
manufactured at the rate of one a
minute. They fire so 30-caliber
shells a minute.
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Temple Will Honor BeurdoII

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May % P.-
Rear Admiral John r. Beardall,
United States Naval Academy super
intendent, will receive an honorary
degree of doctor of laws during
Temple University's commencement
exercises June II at Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1942-05-23

Every one of the 10000 900 en-
ployed persons in America could
easily buy one of these rifles for the
Army. Not that we need that many,
but the reserve could go into shells
and other much needed supplies.
Buy more and more War bonds snd
top the quota in your county by in.
vesting at least 10 per cent of your
income every payday. -
Evening star., 1942-05-23

nan of classical architecture along broad Constitution
avenue shaded by many trees.
Connected by colonnaded ogga fanking
the auditorium consist of story units The lower
built with rustcaed bases which support elaborate
pavilion with coonnadeS On their fronts series of allie
gorca figures representing Abundance Industry
and Energy and Communication.
Twenty nine old in February the Labor Department
in the of 1885 from its inadequate quarters
street to its home Constitution Interiors
the buildings done in the French Empire style with paned
walls and ceilings and elaborate symbols
Evening star., 1942-05-23
Two Traffic
Victims Die
0f|njjuriies
Men, 78 and 79, Were
Struck by Autos
Several Weeks Ago
D. 6. Traffic ToI!

Killed in 1912 2---- A
Killed in same period of 1941 80
Toll for all OF 1941- 95
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The local districts July Z group OF
selective service inductees who were
accepted at Fort Smelling for military
service and given a furlough imme-
diately, will leave Tuesday to report
at the army post for transportation
to training camp. They are:
John w. Pryatel, Gustave A. Hill,
John G.. Pulls, John Starkovich,
Walter Mattila, Anton w. zbasnik,
Stanley R. Loushin, John j. Shega,
RENO w. Laitinen, Victor L. Veranth.
Swan j. Mattson, Felix A. Kark1,
Louis j. Pucel, Edward A. Volk, Wal
fred N. Lehto, Frank M. Novosel,
Thomas j. Moves, John S. Vidmar,
Laurie j. Salo.
Lauri E. Porspakka, Albin V. Roz-
man, Peter Obidowski, Wilho T. john
son, Raymond r. Kari, Wilho j. Salo
Michael j. Jerich, Herbert Rosen-
bloom, Neil H Anderson.
Robert Carlson, Joseph Bottlanl
Frank Veranth, Milo E. Hendrickson
Arne M. Palo, Jacob E. Untinen
Theodore Frederickson, Archie Curry
Olaf A. Lerdal, Philip E. Mattson
Willard Pearson, Charles N. Trucano
Lawrence j. Moravitz.
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Class of 100 Holds First
Communion at St. Anthony S

of the railroad man and then ex-
planned the various dntelligible only
to the railroad mani expressions. VIM.
Poulos won the assignment for the
next five-minute speaker.
Birthday greetings in song were
given Bill Noyes and Peter Schaefer.
For the latter a fine birthday cake
had been prepared and was served to
the members with the dessert course.
Mr.. Schaefer is the oldest member of
the club and one of the charter
members.
Frank Di Nino led the singing of
a number of songs with Mrs. Di Nino
playing the Accomplishments.
A Rotarian guest was otto Swanson,
a member of the Omaha, Nebraska
club. Mr.. Swanson and family are now
at home in their handsome new sum-
mer residence at BURNSIDE. He re-
ceived rousing vote of thanks from
the club for gracious favors rendered
the members.
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Former Enrollees Now Under
Arms Repaying Nation
With Interest.

Jay H. Price, regional forester for
the u. S. Forest Service at Milwaukee,
paid tribute to the Civilian Conserve
ton Corps as that depression born
agency went about the job of liQuida-
ton.
"The achievements of the CCC in
the north central United States are
firmly rooted in the forests its en-
rollees have rebuilt" said Price in
releasing a summary of CCC accom-
plishments in the forests in his region.
"Region of the Forest Service was
established in 1929 and grew up with
the CCC from 1,972,36 acres of fed
orally owned land in 1888 to 1910, 154
acres in 1912.
Its fire protection system and its
network of truck trails were built
largely by CCC labor It's denudeo
areas were reforested by planting
crews working out of the camps. Most
of its camp and picnic grounds, which
accommodate hundreds of thousands
of visitors each year, were CONSTRUCTED
| by enro1lees."
In the nine years from 1888 10 l94i
nearly a quarter million enrollee:
served from six months to a year il
the forest camps of this region
81 900 in Minnesota.
Many of the achievements of TIT
peacetime CCC proved bona fide pre-
aration for still unforeseen wal
Timber protected by enrollees from
both actual and potential fires is nov
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carrying line, the pipe is "a inches in
diameter and Is of an inch thick.
The National Tube Company has the
only mill capable of turning out this
larger size seamless pipe.
National Tube workmen are turn
ing out approximately 1900 tons of the
pipe daily, or enough to fill 40 rail-
road cars. At this rate of production,
the 135,7OO ton order is expected to
be completed within approximately 4
months.
The pipe line, when completed, viii
deliver an estimated 100000 barrels
of oil daily for trans-shipment to the
eastern seaboard, where steady flow
of oil is vital to the war effort.
In announcing that production has
begun on this important government
order, Mr.. Harris emphasized THAI
other war production in Natlona
Tube plants such as bombs and shells
will continue uninterrupted at an ever
greater rate of production. In add
ton, the Company will supply thu
bomb tubing requirements of large
proportion of the firms which arr
entering the field of bomb production
A number of these firms will EN-
ploy the SPINNING" method developed
bv the National Tube Company, whicl
is being turned over, and assistanc
rendered to them by the Compan
without charge.