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Evening star., 1942-08-02
Sentencing Of Sheriff
On Lighter Charge
Hi BY D'rden
Preferred Treatment
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Draws Governors Fire
By. the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 1.-Gov.
DArden today criticized the pre-
ferred treatment" accorded Sheriff
A. H. Overbey Of Pittsylvania County
who was permitted to plead guilty
to = reckless driving charge after
being arrested on charge Of driv-
ing while drunk.
In strongly worded statement,
the Governor termed the handling
Of the case "indefensible star cham
Der proceedings" which resulted in
"paralyzing the enforcement arm Of
the Commonwealth"
Saying that the State police re-
ported the action was taken In the
trial justice court Of Campbell
County without the hearing Of "a
scintilla Of evidence" the Governor
said:
I can imagine nothing more cal
culated to bring the administration
OF Justice into disrepute than the
shielding Of public officials and the
prosecution Of private citizens"
Woodson to Investigate
Superintendent Of State Police G.
w. Woodson, jr., reported to the
Governor that Trooper J. n. Barnes
arrested the sheriff and charged him
with drunken driving, and COM
panion with being drunk.
He reported also that Trooper
Barnes knew nothing about the war
rant for reckless driving read in the
trial justice court before the plea of
guilty for the sheriff and the i'm
position Of fine OF 500 by Trial
Justice Lucian Shrader of Amherst.
Justice Shrader presided after the
regular trial justice Of Campbell dis
qualified himself because OF, kinship
to the sheriff.
The Governor revealed today that
he had sent Supt. Woodson to
Campbell County for q two-day per-
sonal investigation Of the circum-
stances OF the arrest and trial.
Case Apparently Closed.
"It appears that the hearing on
the warrant and the Judgment of the
court, Notwithstanding the unusual
circumstances attending the pro-
ceedings, make 1t impossible for the
Commonwealth to test the matter
further" the Governor said.
He added that fhe was submitting
to Judge Turner Clement of the
seventh district. Of whose court the
sheriff is an of1icer, and to Judge
Charles E. Burks of the sixth dis
trict, who designated the justice who
heard the case, the report of the
State police "for such action as they
deem appropriate.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
What Wordens Must Know
Questions to Be Asked in Tests
During Coming Weeks Listed

lights when notified by the warden
to do so, the warden may enter and
use such force as is necessary J..
81. When an alert is ordered, an
assistant sector warden awaits or
ders from his sector warden before
reporting for duty }.
IS. The warden's whistle Is used
to sound general alarm }.
SO. When the streets are clear and
all lights are out, the warden goes
back to his sector post { }.
81. A log book Is kept at each
post and is regularly read J.
80. Meetings are held each week
by the zone warden and the sector
wardens and their assistant wardens
{ }.
80. The deputy wardens post is
kept open "A hours J..
40. The deputy warden holds regu-
lar weekly meetings with the zone
wardens when all orders and in
formation of Importance is given to
the zone wardens and in turn they
pass the information on down
through the chain Of command
Evening star., 1942-08-02

Police Chief Harry woodyard, my
men had them surrounded before
they got out Of their cars"
The test was held Thursday night,
and the miitiamen were sent to
strategic points In Arlington and
Fairfax County after having been
called to duty without advanced
warning.
Capt. Mann said the police and
citizens were to be congratulated for
their watchfulness.
when saboteurs or the NTH coll
umn make concerted effort, you
may expect they win appear In the
uniforms Of police or soldiers" Capt.
Mann said Don't leave anything
TO luck. Report anyone who arouses
your suspicious"
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Is Gallons Of Gas Found
Under Alexandra Porch

Twenty-Five gallons Of gasoline
stored in cans was found under the
porches of a house in the first block
of West Bellfonte avenue, Alexan-
dria, yesterday, police reported.
Assistant Fire Chief Thomas
Cockrell discovered the gasoline
during a routine fire hazard check
According to Fire Chief James M
Duncan, jr., the city ordinances do
not provide a fire. prevention code,
so no local warrants could be is
sued. Mr.. Duncan. Informed the
ONCE of Price Administration in
Richmond and was told an investi-
gator would be sent to Alexandria
The gasoline was conflscated by
police on the advice OF City Attor-
ney Armistead l.. Boothe.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Small Heods Byron
For Congress Club

Clarence H. Small Of Laytonsvillos
Md. has been named chairman Of 5
newly organized byron for Cons
gress" Club In Montgomery County
Representative Katharine Byron =
seeking the Democratic nomination
from the 9Th Maryland district In
the primary September 3. She Is
opposed by 1t. Col. =. Brooke Lea
Of Silver Spring.
Other ofIlcers named are Mrs. p. ].
Fischer. co-chairman: Robert d,
Hasner. treasurer; Alfred Steele,
secretary, and Miss Ruth Ff4nch,
assistant secretary. Mrs. Edward
Adams was appointed p0bNeity
chairman.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Councilman Hume
Resigns in HyottsviIIe

Councilman Thomas E. Hume has
resigned his seat on the Hyattsville
(MdD Town Council from the sec
ond ward. effective August 10. He
has moved to Takoma Park, Md.
Councilman Hume's successor
probably will be chosen at the next
Council meeting. He has served a
little more than eight years on the
Council. He also had been active in
Red Cross, Community Chest and
other community activities.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Heavy Voting
Likely tuesday
AT Nearby Polls
Wartime Permits
Extra Hour for
Casting Ballots

As two Democratic primary con-
tests draw to a close in Virginia
tomorrow night, prospects appeared
bright for a large turnout at the
polls in the nearby area Tuesday,
because the adoption of war time
will give many Washington workers
an extra afternoon hour in which
to cast their ballots
Under Virginia's sunrise to sun
set" voting law the polls will open
at Sill am. and close at TAT pm.
Because the only contest for
offices in the nearly primary is be-
tween Representative Howard w.
Smith and Emmett C. Dawson,
former mayor of Alexandria, the
Evening star., 1942-08-02

OCl WOOu StIccC, SA' As~s~s'
Chevy Chase, county building in
spector, was named chairman. Other
members OF the board are Austin B,
Rohrbaugh, 1915 Wellington drive,
Bethesda, who is in the brokerage
business, and DR.. w. C.. Killinger,
;l7A Rosedale avenue, Bethesda, i
gharles E. Roach Of Frien
- Heights, who is prominent III
,eakib work, has been appointed
executive secretary OF the boaxd.
Launan T. Faulconer of Silver
Spring has been appointed to a
similar position for the rationing
board in the eastern suburban area
apd both he and Mrs. Roach will at
tend a school conducted by the
Baltimore office of the OPA for
several weeks before taking over
their duties.
Mr.. Stadler said that until the
western suburban board is set up,
the work OF completing the issuance
of books for supplemental gasoline
for which applications have already
been filed will be conducted at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.
The Office there will be open daily
from noon to 8 pm, with the excep-
ton OF Saturdays and Sundays.
At Takoma- Silver Spring High
School rationing quarters will be
open on the same days from pm.
to 8 pm. to issue gasoline ration
books for residents of the eastern
suburban area This work has been
taken over by the local board and
the school teachers have been
relieved.
The Silver Spring board. 1t was
announced, is the only one in the
county handling bicycles and the
Rockville board is the only unit in
charge of tire and automobile
rationing.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Freighter Launched
At Baltimore Yurd
3, the Associated Press.

3, the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 1.-The freight
er John Carter Rose. twelfth Lib
erty ship launched last month at the
Bethlehem-Fairfield yard, was sent
down the ways yesterday after being
christened by Mrs. Harry B. Kreish-
er OF Westport, wife Of a worker in
the yard.
This was the 18th freighter
launched in the Bethlehem Fairfield
yard this year.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Raid Wardens
Will Get New
Identity Cards
Must Poss Tests to
QuoIify, However,
MiIehum DiscIoses

The next step toward developing 9
"super warden service" here viii be-
the issuance of new Identification
cards to qualified wardens, Chief Airs
Raid Warden william J. Milehan
said yesterday. i
When majority Of the 30,000
wardens have been qualified, he dis
closed, the old identification cards
will be declared void. {
Main step toward qualifying for q
new card is passage of the examin
alton. which is printed In The Star
today and which all members OF tl1os
warden service eventually will take. !.
Hundreds Never Took Training.
Mr.. Mileham explained that when
the warden service was being or-s
ganized, hundreds Of wardens were
sworn in and handed identificationA
cards en- masse without ever takings
any training.
II warden can pass the examina !
ton and has working knowledgd
OF the details suggested by EACH
question, Mr.. Mileham said. the pub
lie can be assured they will be good
wardens and can be relied on in
emergency. Z
A number Of the questions en-
phasize warden service organizationg
since many wardens do not now
know to whom they are responsiblex
A number have never even seen
their superior officers.
Form for Reports.
In addition to the examinations
and the 10-hour first aid course that
also is required, the wardens wile
have to know how to make reports
OF incidents to the control centers,
These report forms are now beines
prepared and will require about Is
minutes of instruction.
The new Identification cards VIII
be much more elaborate than thek
old opes, partially for the projections
OF wardens injured during air raids
The cards will bear the signatures
OF Chief Mileham, the deputy war
den OF the area: the warden him.
self, and the areas training director
who must certify that the warden
has passed the examination and
taken the first aid course.
Garry Thumb Print.
The cards also will contain infor-
nation on the warde,1,s age, weight.
height and color of eyes and hair.
Each card will carry picture OF
the warden and his thumb print.
The latter will. not require going
through another formal finger-s
printing, but can be done, the air.
raid warden chief said, by the In
dividual warden or by some one else
In his area trained to take prints.
Those who cannot pass the exami-
nation will be required to take &
brief refresher course, after which
they viii be given the same exami-
nation again. 4
Mr.. Mileham suggested that civ-
ilians who would like to know the
answers to the questions should ask
their own warden. II he doesn't
know, said the warden chief, he Wilt
make haste to discover the answer
Evening star., 1942-08-02
By the Associated Press.


CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md, Aug.
l.-Destruction Of the huge draw
bridge which spanned the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal and con-
nected the north and south sides OF
this town was more than . mechan-
ical blow to the community.
The everyday life of nearly every
citizen has been disrupted by the
accident last Tuesday, when an oil
tanker crashed into the bridge and
put 1t out OF commission.
There are Ice plants on both the
north and south sides, and while
the Fire Department-and main fire
engines on the north side, there
Is an auxiliary engine on the south
side. Besides, Cecilton and Middle
town companies would respond to
blazes on the south side.
But. outside Of those two factors,
the Chesapeake City populace has
been placed ut no little incon-
venience.
Evening star., 1942-08-02

election returns are expected to be
canvassed and the results known
fairly early in the evening.
The mith-Davison race is in the
Eighth District and the only other
campaign has been conducted in the
Sixth District, where the incumbent,
Representative Clifton A. Woodrum,
is opposed by Moss A. Plunkett, both
OF Roanoke. Incumbents in the Old
Dominion's seven other districts are
without opposition for renomina-
ton.
Dawson Continues Campaign.
While Mr.. Smith made his one
and only radio talk of the campaign
Thursday night, Mr.. Dawson in
tends to put in few. last-minute
punches tomorrow evening with
two radio addresses. Maurice D.
Rosenberg, member of the House OF
Delegates, will speak at 6:15 pm
over Station WJSv. Mr.. Dawson
will make his final address at 8
pm. over Station WMAL. .s.,,,ss..x i.
o1e of the n1 kelon1 |If ~
the campaign, wiifc has b BIZ
terly. fought, was charge last
night by MrN Dayi1nn.s ca1nb =
manager, Thornton J. do0dS 81
Alexandria, that election oflicials
IN that city had made it difncult
for new voters to register and had
attempted in no way to build up
the voting population.
Announcement of the names OF
the primary election ofIicials
brought an informal protest from
Mr.. Goods. He told Judge William
P. Woolls of the Corporation Court
that officials selected by Secretary
James N. Colasanto of the Electoral
Board were all supporters of Mr..
Smith.
Judge Woolls' only comment was
that Mr.. Goods, If he were dissatis-
ned, should have taken the matter
up with the Electoral Board.
Statement Contradicted.
Dawson supporters also charged
that several Arlington registrars
have been out Of town for a period
preceding the primary.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Smiths head
quarters In Alexandra made pub
lie q telegram which contradicts q
statement by Mr.. Dawson, who Is
secretary-treasurer of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists,
that he built his house with union
labor. When Mr.. Dawson said his
home was built by Benjamin M.
Smith OF Arlington, the Smith head
quarters produced the following tele-
gram:
Il am in Blueridge, N. c., at
tending the American Christian
Ashram methodist Conference
and have been all this week. I have
just been informed that Emmett C.
Dawson stated that I was a
union contractor. I am not union
contractor and have never been. All
the men including the subcontrac-
tors who worked for me building
Mr.. Davisons house were non union
and they all still reside in Airing
ton County and are available to
confirm this. I am not related to
Judge Howard w. Smith but am
going to vote for him ="
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Simpson Gets Shipping Post

Smith Simpson, assistant professor
at the Wharton School of Finance
and Commerce, University OF Penn
sylvania, and son of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. P. Simpson, 1925 North Glebe
road, Arlington. Va, has been ap-
pointed assistant director VI the
Foreign Division. War Shipping Ad-
ministrat ation, it was announced yes
terday.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Arlington Promises
'Sunrise-to-Sunset'
Poll Tax Check

John Locke Green, Repub-
lican treasurer of Arlington
County, will maintain office
hours from sunrise to sunset"
Tuesday, when voters cast their
ballots in the Democratic pri-
mary.
Any time during the voting
period, he said, persons who are
challenged at the polls for not
having paid their required poll
taxes may come to his office,
where the records will be
checked and certified by the
treasurer.
Evening star., 1942-08-02


bers OF the warden service will
take during the coming weeks Ac-
cording to Chief Air Raid Warden
william j. Mileham. any warden
with working knowledge Of the
warden organization and the con-
tents of the OCD warden's hand
book, Shouldn't have the least diff
ficulty passing the examination"
Here are the questions you warden
must be able to answer:
l. Name the basic unit OF Civilian
Defense and state how many people
make up a basic unit.
2. Draw a map of you sector.
Show outline and name streets.
3. What is a building warden?
To whom is he responsible?
4. Name your zone warden. Name
your deputy warden. Name your
emergency food and housing area
warden. Location of nearest emer-
gency food and housing billet post
S. What is the warden's duty
towards aged. inflrm, small chill
dren, blind and deaf?
6. If you are confronted with a
small bomb, which is burning. vici-
ously, what would you assume it
to be?
7. What method Of attack would
you assume to be proper?
8. Why should you not use car
bon tetrachloride type Of extinguish-
er on this bomb?
IS 3. WhatsEauld you do N mag
fSaaaw boz was di6 exed. at
s,gg,,s.: y g ls~n Or ''rs : End was
ssa1e. Whita, phosphorus n. classi-
ned 81 asntpH Nos. /, 2, 3 III order
Of Importance A casualty agent,
an incendiary agent, smoke-pro-
ducing agent.
IL. Phosphorus ceases to burn
when? Wet. Dry.
II. How should an oil bomb be
controlled?
Is. What is the general purpose
Of high explosive bombs?
H. Do all bombs explode on con-
tact?
is. Are any bombs considered
"duds" in this war?
16. Up to what weight have high
explosive bombs been used by either
side in this war?
IT. What is meant by q fragmen-
tation bomb?
18. What is a land mine (having
a parachute attached?
10. A bomb falls, explodes, leaves
a crater and wreckage. Check what
you would do. Call your deputy
warden. Call the police -. Esti-
mate damage and casualties Call
control center. Leave damage
and casualty report to police
20. A bomb falls, does not explode,
has parachute attached.
Check what you would do.
Report q dud :. Do not 60
near it..
Estimate size OF bomb and re-
port its exact location to po-
lice. To control CENTER.
II. How would you determine that
q bomb had exploded deep in the
ground If there was no crater?
70. What, If any objection is there
to having people stand In or near
windows or glass doors?
%. Suppose a gas is detected
outline your procedure.
"a. The odor of geraniums indi-
Gates
Is. The odor Of fly paper tndi-
Gates
IS. The odor Of cut grass or new
mown hay indicates
27. The odor OF garlic or horse
radish indicates
28.. The odor Of coal smoke indi-
The questions below relate to the
duties of AFRAID wardens. Some
are true and others are false. Indi-
cate with "yes" or mo" what you
believe to be true.
20. A warden must know the
people OF his sector intimately { }.
30. A warden is a deputy doctor
{ }.
81. The assistant warden is in
command of his post when the
sector warden is absent }.
80. A warden should know the 10
cation of lumber yards { }.
33. During an actual raid, when
a person refuses to extinguish his
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Dorden Requests Details
On Tech Student Protest
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Aug. 1.-Gov. Dar-
den said today he was writing DR..
Julian A. Burruss, president of Vir-
ginia Tech, to request information
about recent complaints by students
on allegedly unsanitary conditions
in the mess hall.
The Chief Executive said his let
ter to DR.. Burruss was the result of
several inquiries which had come to
the Governor from parents. He en-
phasized that the letters from par
ents were purely inquiries, and not
complaints.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Sasscer, Brau|t
Hit Civilian War
Council Plan
Defense Head Says
Proposal Would
Cause Duplication

Representative Sasscer, Democrat
OF Maryland and Judge Albert E
Brault, executive director of the
Montgomery County Civilian De-
fense Council last night criticized
. proposal by the Maryland League
OF Municipalities to establish war
councils throughout the State to
take jurisdiction over all civilian
war activities except protective
services.
The plan as outlined yesterday by
Mayor John N. Torvestad of Colmar
Manor, president of the league, and
Thomas Conner of Bethesda, league
secretary, would place such activi-
ties as scrap collection, health and
nutrition, victory gardens, housing,
recreation and transportation under
civilian war councils in each COM
munity.
Mr.. Sasscer declared, Il am not
clear from the statement just what
the whole plan embraces. All the
town governments and citizens in
my. district are fully cooperating
with the ONCE of Civilian Defense
and with all other. Government
agencies in an all-out effort to win
the war.
Assumption of Power Seen.
Il think this is more important
that who heads it up.
"As I understand the proposed
plan, practically all civilian de-
tense activities and cooperation
work throughout Maryland would
be headed up by a director ap-
pointed by Mr.. Conner and Mr..
Torvestad. who would assume to a
great degree the responsibilities of
the Governor of Maryland the
Mayor of Baltimore and the May
ors and officials Of other munich
palities as well as the county COM
missioners throughout the State.
"Of course, incidentally these
agencies will have to harmonic
their efforts with the Nation wide
plans that are now being formulated
by the Federal Government and
Paul v. McNutt, war manpower di-
rector"
4 No Need for Plan Seen.
Declaring that all such activities
are included in the Montgomery
Citizens Service Corps, which In
turn Is part of the County Civil
ian Defense Council, Judge Brault
said:
There is no need in Montgomery
County for creation Of another or
ganization as proposed by Mr.. Con-
ner. which would merely result in
duplication and confusion"
He added that he rs not going to
allow any of fhesS aEkivities to be
taken away from TIE Jurisdiction of
the Civilian Defense Council un-
less approval Is given the leagues
proposal by Isaac s. George, execu-
tive director Of the Maryland State
Council OF Defense.
Activities Well Organized.
Practically all Of the activities
mentioned by Mr.. Conner, Judge
Brault said, are now well organized
and are functioning very salts
factorily."
j.. Robert Sherwood, Prince
Georges County civilian defense di-
rector, could not be reached for
comment.
Mayor Torvestad has filed as a
Republican candidate to oppose Mr..
Sasscier for Congress.
Evening star., 1942-08-02

cry County Ra-
tioning B ar d
No. II.
H e a d quarters
for the board
which will have
charge of gas
and sugar ra-
tioning, will be
opened in about
10 days in the
Sacks Building,
Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Leland
street.
Jack s. Eaton
OF ia East Un-
lnrwyo~I r%rnn%
Evening star., 1942-08-02
.PA Official Commissioned

Francis H. Dryden. deputy COM
missioner of the Work Projects Ad-
ministration, has been appointed
colonel in the Army Corps of Engi-
neers. He was WPA director for
Maryland in 1885.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
CumberIund PIons Fair

CUMBERLAND. Md, Aug. ! H),
The Cumberland Fair will be held
for one week beginning August IL,
= was announced today.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Jack Eaton 10 Head
Ration Board for
Bethesda Area
Mrs. Charles <. Roach
Executive Secretary Of
Cos and Sugar Unit

Appointment Of a rationing board
for the Bethesda Chevy Chase area
was announced yesterday by Julius
P. Stadler, chairman of Montgom-
La gaceta., 1942-02-27

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listed, yo he aceptado este dolor
horrible que es la realidad de mi
exiStencia, y por listed, por su
generosidad, por SUI altruismo,
por su delicadeza, 20 he vuelto a
sentir que mi alma sc llenaba de
nuevo de luz!
"IComprende listed?
"Pero listed, que tan bien me
comprende, que tan bien sabe in
terpretar mis- sentimientos, Sc
hara cargo de que yo no podia
continuar a su lado.
una confession de la simpa-
tia y ell cariho que listed me ms
pira, habria parecido en- mi una
oferta grosera e interesada Y
mi silencio era va insoportable
y me hacia Sufrir demasiado
para continuarse. De todos mo-
dos, yc hubiera parecido ante
sus Ojos como una mujer cinica
que veia en- listed un amigo o un
La gaceta., 1942-02-27

ME voy de su lado, dejandole
a listed mi coraz6n lleno de gra-
titud.
"Pero no me voy para STEM
pre-.
"D6jeme listed que me lleve
este ~consuelo, al menos, de pen
sar que, pasado algdn tempo
listed me permitira que lie escri-
ba, que nos e~scribamos, como
buenos amigos, que quiza volva-
mos a vernos, cuando va Sc ha-
va adormecido este sentimiento
MIC por listed, tan puro y tan
noble, Y solo quede en- nuestro
ccraz6n Ia luz muy clara de una
amiSta6 serena.
Il Adi6s, Pepel Perd6neme
de nuevo.
"Perd6neme por TODD, por es-
ia carta tan larga, que me he
permitido escribirle en- frances;
por esta Marcia mia, que pare
&c una fuga; por TODD, por to-