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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
PAUL G. BEATTY GRADUATES
FROM AERONAUTICAL SCHOOL
Oakland, Calf, Airport,
August II. 1912

/ Au6USS - Ao1"'
My Dear Friends 1T has now
been five months since l came away
from home to serve my country. In
that time l have travelled all the
way across the west to the coast
and by the time you get this letter
| will have graduated from Boeing
school Of aeronautics, what the air
men call the West Point for ground
crews.
1t looks more every day like the
airfcrce will play very large part
in this great struggle. Every ten
days 40 to 60 men go out from
here to help take care of those
great war birds.
Perhaps you hear much about
! the sunny California weather as
did before coming out. Well tbs
| between $50 and 10 o'clock. The
nights are always cool. / sleep un-
der three blankets every night. The
days are warm, but seldom hot
We haven't had rain here since
April The fog comes in from the
| ocean every night bringing cold ali
with it, 1t is really fine weather
One can always sleep at night.
I'm sending you clipping from
the San Fransico Call-Bulletin.
| thought you may want to publish
part or all of it.
l can say the army has been good
to me. l have received valuable
training and visited some of the
places / have always wanted to see.
! have seen airplanes from the very
earliest type, one down at the main
hanger, to BITS, commonly call
ed Flying Fortress. l actually work
ed on some of the worlds fastest.
l have seen many different people,
men who have had their boats sent
to Danny Jones locker and also the
ugliest man in the world, the
wrestler commonly called the
angel"
In a couple of days we will be 60
ing to another place | have always
wanted to visit. Of course We may
get in some places we will not like,
but such is life.
Well it is almost nine o'clock
and the ceiling lights will go out,
the desk lights go out at 10. Some
of the boys have packed most Of
their things and l must shave, so
it must be so long PVT. Paul G.
Beatty, Glass 28, AFTD, Boeing
School of Aero, Oakland Air Port.
California.
The paper Pvt. Beatty mentions,
shows pictures of the mechanics,
such as Mr.. Beatty, working on
skilled aircraft mechanics turned
out at the school. First, echelon
men schooled to maintain combat
craft in the immediate zone of hos
tilities. They are graduated after
IS weeks of training The other
group is trained for overhaul opera
tions at larger air depots, bombers
and fighter plane bases. The boys
at this school have eight hour day
jobs, and although their jobs will
be mechanics rather than infantry
combat troops, the students under
go a more vigorous physical train
ing program than they did at the
replacement centers.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27


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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
Church of Christ
(Seventh Street,

Bible study at $3.50 a. m. Morn
ing worship at 1920. Leader, w.
j. Carrel. Lesson, 122nd Psalm
verse /, and Romans 18th chapter.
Subject, 1.-THE Christians Exper-
ience." Evening service at O'Clock.
Leader, Walter Campbell. Lesson,
Luke, 9th chapter. Subject, "Look-
ing Ahead" Mid-week meeting
each Wednesday evening at 8. A
welcome awaits you at these serv-
ices.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
Main Street Church of Christ

10 a. M, unified church program
with the preaching service before
the study of the Bible school les
son by classes. The sermon theme
will be "That Ye May Be Ready"
In spite of the rain last Sunday, the
attendance was good. We hope it
will be better this week. There
will be no evening service.-D. G..
Holman, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
BOOK REVIEW

Christian Religious Education
Principles and Practice, by Profes-
sOr Austen X. de Blois and Donald
r. Gorham, is a non-denomination.
al, comprehensive work presentin e
those subjects which are of vital
concern to the average pastor and
church worker, together with a
program of Christian education for
students, colleges and theological
seminaries.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
ROTARIANS

At the regular meeting of the
Rotary club held at the Malta hotel,
Friday evening, j. A. Hambleton E.
E. Nash and Roy Gay gave a report
of the district Rotary convention
held at Columbus recently.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
Malta Methodist Church

9:15, church school. c.. B. Smith,
superintendent. 10:30, worship
with sermon on "The Moral Bur-
den Democracy Must Carry" Fri
day, Aug. %, at 2:15, w. S. C. S.
at the church.-C. A. Moore, pas
tor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27

Dr. Daniel A. Polling, internation-
al president of the World Christian
Endeavor and pastor of Grace Bap-
tist Temple in Philadelphia, has
announced his resignation as pastor
to become an army chaplain. He
holds a majors commission in the
Officers Reserve Corps, and serv-
ed as chaplain in the last World
war
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
Wesley Chapel Church

Church school at 10 a. m. Everett
Reed, superintendent. This church
is looking good. New paint makes
difference. S. Wees, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27

mittee. No bills were presented
+, and no collection taken. Balance
In treasury, $1,27.-Ermil New
som, Secy-Treasurer.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
Church of the Nazarene
McCOnnelsville

Sunday school, 10 a. m. David
Farnsworth superintendent. Preach
ing Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Rev. Chas. Hill, pastor. The Sun
day evening service and Wednesday
evening prayer service at o'clock
with visiting pastor in charge.
Come and refresh your soul.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
Grace Methodist Church

Church school at 10 a. m. Har-
old Combs, superintendent. Sermon
at II. Evening service at 81. s.
Wees, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
McKendree Church

Church school at 9:45 a. III. F
B. Barrett, superintendent. Praye.
meeting at Ill. s. Wes, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
PisgahS Church

Sermon at $3.50 a. m. Church
school at 1O:30. Katherine Greer,
superintendent.-L. 8. Wees, pas
tor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27

Self-pity is a road down hill.
Love will dissolve your enemies
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
MOrld-:Naf5
lI2sss.Y1%ZNe:,M!!,!S!;!,. !! s.

According to Church Management
during the year 1911 church con-
tributions in all Protestant church
es has increased 17,50O,O0O. The
increase in membership was H.
100000.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27
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CD1lK6IiES
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ST. James Catholic Church
Masses on the 1st, 3rd and 5th
Sundays, will be at 9:3O a. M; and
on End and 4th Sundays at $50 a.
mfr. w. L. Thomas, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27

The American Institute of Pub
lie Opinion Gallup PolD in re.
cent survey reports that the ma.
jority of Catholic priests and Prot,
estant ministers in an all-out sup
port and cooperation of the wal
basing their reason, for the most
part, on the fact that this is a wal
to preserve religious freedom. Quite
large group went on record as
helping most in an indirect fashion
that is, by giving spiritual
strength to the people and main.
tanning morale.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-08-27

The German hymn book has been
revised to omit all references to
the Old Testament, the penitential
hymns, and Luther's Easter hymns
More than two-thirds Of the old
hymns have been dropped, and
those remaining have been shorten
ed and changed. Biblical refer
ences are omitted wherever pos
sible. One baptismal hymn contains
the lines: 1--WE baptize you to sery-
ice and bravery for devotion and
loyalty to the nation in the new
age"
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Health Prizes Awarded
To CoIored Babies

ROCKVILLE, Md, June 13.-
Cash prizes donated by the Ma
ternal Welfare Association Of Mont
gomery County have been presented
to four of the county's healthiest
Negro babies, it was announced by
the county health department. to-
day.
First prize went to Josephine
Smith, daughter of Anna and David
Smith, and three second prizes were
awarded to Gordon Plummer, Mar
garet Hawkins and Louise Dove.
The runners-up who will receive
certificates, were Rose johnson,
Parlett L. Moore, jr.: Gladys Craw-
ford, william Harrison Dove, Alberta
Thomas, Charles Hamilton and
Richard Thomas. jr.
The judges were DR.. v. L. Ellicott,
county health officer; his assistant,
DR.. Leon Salzman, and DR.. L. R.
Mackey, visiting health officer from
Manitoba, Canada. The presenta-
tions were made by the Rev. c. E.
Hodges of Rockville, chairman of
the National Negro Health Week
for Montgomery County.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Eastern Shore Labor Needs
To Bring Pull pit Appeal
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
BALTIMORE, June 13.-Appeals
for 2,400 Baltimore Negroes to ac-
cept Eastern Shore farm jobs viii
be made from the pulpits of 12O
Negro churches tomorrow.
Clergymen Of Negro churches
throughout Maryland also are ex-
pected to make similar appeals for
workers to harvest shore crops to
prevent their spoilage.
An acute shortage of farm labor,
caused by the inability of migrant
field hands to come here from south
ern States because of the gasoline
and tire rationing, is endangering
the crops, shore farmers said.
A United States Employment Serv-
ice Bureau will be established Mon
day at the Negro Masonic Temple
here where laborers will be inter-
viewed for the summer long har-
vesting job.
Entire families will be transported
to four Farm Security Administra-
ton camps-two at Hebron and one
each at Westover and Pocomoke.
Fred B. Gamhrill, employment
service farm placement supervisor,
said 750 Baltimore laborers would
be taken to the Eastern Shore We'd
neSday.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Adventist Leader Talks
At Services Tonight

The Rev. w. A. Burner, vice presi-
dent of the North American division
of Seventh-Day Adventists, who re-
Gently came to this country from
Australia, will be the speaker at
services at o'clock tonight at the
annual camp meeting of the Po-
tomac Conference of Adventists in
Takoma Park, Md.
Services tomorrow, which will
mark the close of the Today camp
meeting, will begin at 6 am. with a
rally. Elder Turner will speak again
at II am. services and at pm. the
Rev. c. S. L,ongacre and leaders of
temperance organizations will hold
q symposium.
The Rev. F. D. Nichol, editor of
several Adventist publications, will
discuss the subject why Am q
Seventh-day Adventist" at the clos
ing session at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Quick Action
Sought in D. {.
Nurse Shortage
Mason Will Name
Committee to Study
Ways for Relief

Commissioner Mason will appoint
a small committee In a few days to
study several suggested means of
increasing the number of nurses
aides in Washington as q result Of
q second conference yesterday with
hospital, medical and nursing groups
on the graduate nurse shortage
problem.
The Commissioner again suggest
ed 1t may be necessary to ask Con-
gress for subsidies for hospitals to
permit . raise in pay for nurses, but
1t was indicated other measures will
be explored first.
Health Ofncer George G. Rutland
will head the new committee The
conference group directed that 1t
make a specific study. with the idea
OF obtaining quick action, of at least
the following suggestions:
l. That there be an expansion of
the program Of training nurses aides
either at some central location or at
the various hospitals. 1t was asserted
an aide could be trained during a
four months course, whereas the
training of a graduate nurse re-
quires three years.
Hospitals Record Cited.
o. K. Fike, superintendent Of Doc
tors Hospital, said his institution
had been training nurses aides for
more than year with considerable
success and that so far 80 OF 56
trained there had remained to work
at the hospital.
2. That nurses aides might be
permitted to do more bedside care
than now permitted, such as taking
temperatures. giving baths and ad-
mlnistering simple medicines.
3. That salaries of nurses mipht
be increased to prevent their loss to
Government hospitals or to other
services due to salary differentials.
1t was In this connection that Com
missioner Mason suggested q Gov
ernment subsidy might be needed.
Whether all private hospitals can af-
ford to raise nurse salaries without
upsetting finances is one question
involved in the situation.
Married Nurses Problems Studied.
4. That the tricks of duty for
nurses in private hospitals be ad-
justed to consider the problems OF
nurses who are married. It was re-
ported some graduate nurses had
given up hospital posts to take Gov
ernment assignments or private
work so as to avoid night duty.
DR.. Rutland emphasized that
training Of nurses AIDES appeared to
be the most practical means Of
meeting the shortage problem in a
hurry.
In this connection Mr.. Fike said
both Doctors Hospital and the
Home for Incurables had been can
vassing Virginia for girls or women
who might be enlisted in such train
ing courses.
Mr.. Mason hinted that unless the
situation is relieved it might become
necessary for the District to open
Gallinger Municipal Hospital to
private pay patients to accommodate
persons who cannot be admitted to
private hospitals. Recent reports
showed that some rooms In some
hospitals had been closed tenapor-
arily because of lack of sufficient
graduate nurses.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS. June ia war
clouded June Week." curtailed and
almost abandoned by Navy official
dom, opens tomorrow for the Naval
Academy's $500 midshipmen.
Much traditional pageantry has
been slashed from this farewell pro-
gram for 615 first classmen who
will be commissioned naval ensigns
or Marine Corps lieutenants Friday,
a full year ahead of schedule.
Naval officials, determined to dis
patch the new officers to battle sta
tions with a minimum of fanfare
reduced the usual "parade-a-day''
repertoire to two for the entire week.
Social Affairs Curtailed.
Social affairs also are slightly cur
tailed. Ushered in by sob Sunday"
bsccalaureate services tomorrow,
June Week ceremonies will be con-
Quoted behind closed doors. War
time restrictions, barring the gen.
eral public from the Academy
grounds, will reduce greatly the
spectator throngs.
One of June Weeks features will
see Miss Ruth Helena Reed. NADIA
waska (MeD brunei, color girl"
present the national and regimental
flags to the Academy's outstanding
Evening star., 1942-06-13
R. N. Watkins Chosen
Alumni President
Of Maryland u.
Prince Georges County
Realty Man Succeeds
Dr.. A. A. Parker

Robert M. Watkins, Prince
Georges County real estate develop
er, has been elected head Of the
University of Maryland Alumni As
-sociation, it was announced today
py H. c. Byrd, president of the
university.
A member OF the 1928 graouat-
ing class, Mr.. Watkins succeeds DR..
A. A. Parker Of Pocomoke City. Mr..
Watkins, who resides in Calvert
Hills, is q member of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, a director of the Prince
Georges County Chamber of Com
merce, president Of the Prince
Georges County Real Estate Board
and chairman of the Prince Georges
County Chapter of the Washington
Homebuilders' Association.
Other officers elected include:
First vice president, Austin C.
Diggs, Towson; second vice presi-
dent, Talbot T. Speer, Baltimore.
Miss Lucille v. Laws of the uni
versity staff was named to succeed
1t. George F. (Rosy) Pollock, who
had held the Office of secretary
treasurer for II years.
All members of the Alumni Board
were unanimously reelected. They
are Charles v. KoonS of Washing
ton, chairman; Edwin Semler, Ha-
gerstown, Mrs. Edith B. Whiteford,
Ruxton; j. A. Bromley, Annapolis;
J. F.. Shaefer, Bethesda; M. B.
Stevens, Bethesda; j. c. Longridge,
College Park; j. M. Lescure, Rux-
ton; Mrs. Gertrude Kalec, Hyatts-
vile; Miss Martha r. Temple, Bal
timore; K. E. Smith. Baltimore; Ell
wood Armstrong, Baltimore; Jerome
Hardy, Takoma Park: Omar Croth-
erS, jr., Elkton; Mrs. Agnes M.
Kricker, Towson: Miss May Louise
Wood, Washington, and P. w.
Chichester, Frederick.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
50 Pet. Tax Increase
On Phones, Te|egrams
Gets Committee OK
Ways and Means Group
Sees HoIf-BiIIion Goin:
Sales Levy ToIks Due
By the Associated Press.

An increase of at least so per cent
in taxes on telephone and telegraph
charges of all kinds has been ap-
proved by the House Ways and
Means Committee nearing the end
of consideration of excise taxes esti-
mated to produce $500. .oO0,000
The members decided tentatively
to raise from the present 10 per cent
to Is per cent the fiat tax on tele-
grams. to change the 6 per cent tax
on local telephone service to 10 per
cent and to substitute a 20 per cent
tax on telephone toll service for the
scale which now begins at S cents
on charge between Is and so cents.
These changes, statisticians esti-
mated, would produce $63 500 900
in additional revenue.
The committee also revised the
life insurance tax exemption provi-
sions to produce s40.000,0O0 and
raised the tax on Photographic
equipment from 10 per cent to 25
per cent to secure still another
s1o.so0,0O0.
Details of the life insurance pro-
gram were not disclosed, but it
appeared from a Treasury state
ment that such companies would
pay regular corporation taxes on
perhaps Z per cent of their income
after deductions had been taken
for investment expenses and tax
exempt interest. The formula pro-
vides for elimination of the present
double deduction for tax-exempt
interest.
The Treasury recommended an
$8,700, ,000,0 900 tax program and the
committee is still about $2,500, ,0OO,-
600 short of that goal.
Yesterdays actions were taken by
the committee before it adjourned
over the week end. preparatory to
discussing group of minor matters
and possibly the question of a gen.
eral sales tax.
1t was decided to repeal excise
taxes on washing machines, optical
equipment, electric signs and ad-
vertising devices and rubber articles
because, Representative Cooper,
Democrat, of Tennessee said, 1t had
been found that they had produced
little revenue.
1t was announced that the Treas
Ny had Withdrawn its original re-
quest that the Al per cent tax on
transportation by pipe line be in
creased to 10 per cent.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Suit by Drivers
Order on
New Cab Rates
Motion to Dismiss
Action by Union
May Come Todoy

The order of the Public Utilities
Commission fixing new taxi zones
and rates, scheduled to go into ef-
feet Monday, appeared to have been
stayed today by a suit filed In Dis
trict Court yesterday against the
commission by the United Taxicab
Drivers, Inc, q union Of cab drivers,
and others.
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech, after studying the law In
the case, said the order apparently
had been stayed pending the fling
OF an answer to the suit by tho
commission.
The drivers union asked the court
to order the PUG to vacate or mod
ify the new schedule Of zones and
rates on the grounds that it would
effect a substantial reduction in
earnings of the drivers. Joining the
union as plaintiffs were Edwin A.
Glenn, director Of the union and
driver of an Arrow cab; c. B. Ed
wards, operator of a Diamond cab,
and Wallace L. Redwine, an indi-
vidual operator.
Dismissal Motion Planned.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Lloyd B. Harrison, assigned to act
as counsel for the PUG, said he
planned to file a motion in court.
possibly today, asking dismissal OF
the suit. He planned to contend.
he said, that the drivers union was
not affected by the order, the same
basis on which the PUG had denied
the unions request for a rehearing
on the new schedule The union. it
is claimed, does not itself operate
cabs. but only its members.
In the case Of the three individual
plaintiffs. Mr.. Harrison said he
would ask dismissal Of their COM
plants on the grounds that they
had no right to appeal from the
PUG order because they had never
asked for a rehearing before the
PUG itself necessary step before
one can appeal to the court.
The plaintiffs, in addition to ask
ing that the order Of the PUG be
vacated, also asked the court to
adjudge the order unconstitutional
in that it deprives the drivers Of
their property rights, since they will
lose money by the order.
Confusion Held Likely.
The schedule would create con-
fusion between the drivers and the
riding public, the suit said, adding
that the commission had tried to
take in more territory than 1t has
Jurisdiction over by fixing rates to
the Washington National Airport,
across the Potomac River.
Tracing the history of the COM
missions order, the plaintiffs said
that they had asked for rehearing
on the matter but had been refused.
The new schedule was to go into
effect originally June l, but the date
was extended until Monday.
The plaintiffs told the court that
they were ready to offer their mani
tests, recording their daily trips, in
evidence to support, their conten-
ton that the new schedule would
result in a reduction Of their earn
ings. Gregory Hankin, chairman
of the commission, has threatened
to revoke the licenses of drivers who
are members of the United Taxicab
Drivers group who fail to abide by
the commissions order.
The new schedule changes some Of
the zone boundaries and fixes
pro,1p of rates based on "Sllh zones"
that are within the main zones.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Mount Rainier Plans
Dedication of Parks

Mount Rainier, Md, tomorrow will
dedicate four new parks and play
grounds. A parade forming on
Perry street between Thirty-fourth
street and Eastern avenue is sched-
uled to start at l pm. with the
column moving to the Mount
Rainier Recreation Center for the
formal dedication.
c. c. Almond will be parade mar
shall, assisted by Mount Rainier's
auxiliary police. Francis Leverone
is chairman of the days program
and is assisted by businessmen and
directors of the Mount Rainier
Police Boys Club. Two softbal
games will wind up the program.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Marine Corps Officer
From Annapolis One
OF 153 Jap Prisoners
Maj. George H. Potter
Commanded Battery
At Wake Island

Mai. George Hubbard Potter Of
Annapolis, Md, who commanded the
Marine Corps artillery during the
gallant defense of Wake Island, is
one of the Marines now held pris-
oner by the japanese, the War De-
partment announced today.
With First Sergt. Earl Benson Err
canbrack Of Norfolk, Va, the two
are among 153 additional prisoners
reported being held at Zentsuji,
Shikoku Island, Japan.
Mrs. Potter in Honolulu.
Mai. Potter,s wife is still in Homo
lulu where her husband was as
signed to duty in 1941. Like the
wives of other Marine officers trans
ferred to Wake Island shortly be-
fore the war began, she remained in
Hawaii.
During the defense Of the is
land, Maj. Potter served as detach-
ment executive officer and COM
manded the 5-inch guns which
raised havoc among the japanese
invading forces. He was born in
Annapolis May 20, 1906, and was
commissioned in the Marine Corps
after his graduation from the
United States Naval Academy in
1927.
Except for tours of duty at Guam
tico, Va, and San Diego, Calf,
most of Maj. Potter's service was
aboard ship or on foreign duty. He
took part in the Nicaraguan cam
paign. saw service in Alongapo, in
the Philippines and with the 4th
Regiment In Shanghai, China.
Total Stands at 9O4.
With today's list the department
has published the names of 904
American civilians, soldiers, sailors
and marines interned or taken pris-
nounced today included 10 officers
and 143 enlisted men, representing
80 States and Hawaii, whose names
were reported to the War Depart
ment by the japanese government
through the International Red
Cross.
There was no indication where
all the men were captured, but pre-
sumably they were taken in China
or on Wake Island or Guam, since
the department as yet has received
no report from the International
Red Cross on prisoners taken by the
japanese in the Philippines.