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Evening star., 1942-04-07

telephone sales department of the
Western Electric Co. here.
He and a party of about so STU
dents from the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School were on an
Easter Monday holiday outing. Wit
nesses said he slipped on rock and
plunged into a ravine.
Other members of the party ran
to telephone the Hyattstown Fire
Department to send an ambulance
The students formed a human chain
to pass the unconscious youth to
rescuers. He was carried about
three-fourth of a mile to the am
bulance.
Mr.. Dowd was graduated last June
from Carlisle Military School at
Bamberg, S. c.. and was a former
student of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School.
He lived with his father at Ali
Cumberland avenue, Somerset, Md.
Other survivors are three brothers,
Thomas P. Dowd, jr., special agent
with the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation at San Francisco; Francis A.
Dowd, on duty with the Army Air
Corps in Australia, and Robert T.
Dowd of the Devonshire Apartments,
Washington, and a sister, Miss Elsie
j. Dowd of the Somerset address.
Funeral services will be held at
am. Thursday at the Church of
the Blessed Sacrament, near Chevy
Chase Circle.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Capt. McGrafh Honored
AT Seat Pleasant Banquet
BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
SEAT PLEASANT, Md, April T.
Capt. William H. McGrath, U. S. A,
former mayor of Seat Pleasant, was
given a farewell banquet last night
by officials and civic leaders in
American Legion Hall. The testi-
monial was sponsored by My Mary
land Legion Post.
Capt. McGrath is vice command
er of the Maryland department of
the Legion.
Meanwhile, the Town Board of
Election Supervisors reported receipt
of petitions from but one candidate
for each of the offices to be filled
in the election May S. Unopposed
candidates are: For mayor, Van
Moreland; for treasurer, George
Fowler, and for councilmen, Regi-
nald Moran, Joseph Wells, Harry
Opitz and Mandy Roberts, incum-
bents, and j. Theodore Crown.
Judge George D. Nelson of the
District of Columbia Police Court
was principal speaker at the BAN
quet. ...
Others who spoke included Will
liam Casey, chairman Of the af-
fair for the veterans; Irwin I. Main,
chairman of the Maryland-Nati
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, and Mr.. Fowler, elected by
the Town Council to fill Capt. Nc
Grath's unexpired term.
Capt. McGrath was presented a
gold watch. He will report in Bal
timore tomorrow to receive his
Army assignment.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
AN-Day Brush Fires
Burn Large Acreage
In Nearby Sections
20 Homes Destroyed
Throughout Virginia;
Bio Alexandra BIuze

A large number of brush fires kept
nearby Maryland and Virginia
volunteer companies on the run yes
terday. Virginia reported 20 homes
destroyed and at least 10000 acres
burned over
The largest fire in the Washington
area was around the Alexandria
Water Co. reservoir on Holmes Run
in Fairfax County, where six COM
panies from Fairfax. Vienna, Nc
Lean, Annandale, Franconia and
Falls Church fought flames from 2
pm. until 1O:30 pm,
In another blaze near Falls
Church a watch tower used by the
volunteer aircraft spotting service
was destroyed.
Six Prince Georges County COM
panies, aided by District Engine
Company No. 10, battled for three
hours yesterday afternoon before
bringing under control forest fire
that ragged over nearly so acres near
Forrestville.
Bungalows Saved.
Efforts were centered on protec-
ton of a number of new bungalows
which were located in the path of
the fire. These escaped without
damage, although two shacks were
destroyed.
The nearest fireplug was three
miles away, forcing trucks to go
back and forth every few minutes
to refill. Sherman johnson, oil COM
pany driver, transported water to
the scene in the 2,500-gallon tank
of his truck.
Fred Peterson, Virginia State
forester at Charlottesville, placed
the total number of fires as covering
at least 10000 acres, and declared
this was a conservative estimate,
the Associated Press reported.
An Associated Press correspond
ent climbed to a vantage point on
Willis Mountain, in Buckingham
County, last night, where he could
see flames in six counties.
1T looks like the world is on fire."
he said.
Twenty Homes Burned.
An estimated 20 Or more homes
were destroyed by flames in Virginia,
bringing out town fire departments
to protect suburban areas.
Pushed by stiff winds, reaching
intensities not ordinary in Virginia
!! the fires in some places drove
through timber tops high above
ground at a rapid pace. One. said
to be the worst ever experienced
in Nottoway County, destroyed six
homes near CreWe and drove right
up to the States Piedmont Sana-
torium at Burkeville.
A newspaper count showed ap-
proximately 10 houses burned near
Cutalong in Louisa County and
several near Farmville, in addition
to those destroyed about Crewe
Cabins, barns and stables fell before
the flames.
Mr.. Peterson said the rural public
was asked in radio broadcasts last
night to lend its help to stop the
fires, He asked that brush burning
be held to minimum at this time
Two battalions of Virginia Mill
tary Institute cadets were called out
to stop a fire on Burshy Hill near
Lexington, adjoining the home of
State Highway Commissioner James
Anderson.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
SIideII Murder Witness
Sentenced for Perjury
By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April Mrs
Pearl Dove, 26, of Slidell, yesterday
was sentenced by Circuit Judge
Charles w. Woodward to serve six
months in the Maryland House of
Correction after she had pleaded
guilty of perjury.
Mrs. Dove was the principal State
witness at the two trials last year
of Lee Thomas Wiles, 33, also of
Slidell, who was convicted on a
charge of second degree murder.
The first trial in October resulted
in hung jury, but Wiles was found
guilty at the second trial December
of beating to death Joseph Edward
Larman, 80, of Slidell.
In pleading guilty, Mrs. Dove ad-
mitted that she had perjured herself
on the witness stand during the first
trial when she said she did not see
the actual beating. At the second
trial Mrs. Dove told the court she
had been afraid to say she saw the
beating because Wiles had threat
ened to kill her If she told.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
1akoma Park Playground
Improvement Is SOUGHT

Preparing for the spring and sum-
mer playground season, the Civic
Improvement Committee of the Ia
koma Park Community League will
seek improvement of the various
parks in town.
At meeting of the league last
night, Leland F. Gleysteen, chair
man of the committee, reported
new equipment is badly needed in
some of the parks because Of van
dalism.
Mr.. Gleysteen and Joseph Martin
were appointed to go before the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and rec
ommend the purchase of new
benches, repair Of swings and seed
ing of ground at the North Takoma
Playground.
A resolution recommending that
a bonus be granted county public
school teachers commensurate with
the increased cost of living was re-
ferred to a committee for study.
President Walter Prichard ap-
pointed a nominating committee
composed of Judge H. c. Heffner,
DR.. F. L. Lewton and DR.. J. A.
LeClere.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
CheItenhom School
Rejects Federal Cases
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 7.-Attorney
General William c. Walsh ruled
yesterday the Cheltenham School
for Boys could not accept a pro-
posed transfer of colored boys from
e Federal training school in the
District of Columbia for the dura-
ton of the emergency.
Joseph H. Blandford, president,
asked whether group of about SO
could be accepted with the Federal
Government yaping an agreed price
per boy per day. The Government,
he said, would consider such juve-
niles subject to the same discipline
and treatment as offenders COM
mitted to the school from State
sources.
The opinion ruled the school was
limited to the acceptance of boys
committed in accordance" with
Maryland statutes.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
For q Stronger America
For Stronger America
Montgomery Schools Emphasize
Health Program in Wartime
County Supt. Broome
Explains Stepup
As Defense Need
18th OF a SerieS.)
By JOHN w. THOMPSON, Jr.


New emphasis is being placed
on physical education in the
Montgomery County Schools in
answer to demands of Nation
at war.
DR.. Edwin w. Broome, county
school superintendent, said today
more stress is being placed on cor
rection of physical defects by step
ping up the visits of the public
health nurses to the schools.
More attention is being paid, he
said, to proper posture and walking
instead of games during the Co.
minute physical education periods.
Precision marches are also being
used. Funds limit the periods to
once a week.
d. c. Leaders Urge Action.
Meanwhile, members of the Board
of Education. school officials and
officials of the Health Department
in the District are calling for a
stepup in the activity programs and
health instruction in the schools
and an expanded program of medi-
cal and dental inspection and fol-
low-up care for correction of defects
DR.. Broome said students are
urged to report to county health de-
partment nurses when they visit
the various schools. The staff OF
13 nurses and two nursing super
visors sees to it, he said. that every
one in the schools visited gets a
complete physical examination at
least once year.
Health officials in the District said
the average school student here is
fortunate if he gets four physical
examinations during his public
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Is Per Cent Of Fairfax
Road Funds Seen Withheld
By a staff Correspondent Of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent of The star.
FAIRFAX. Va, April Faced
with a reduction in automobile IL
cense sales and a drop in gasoline
tax revenue. Robert I. Mount, dis
trict highway engineer, said at
public hearing on secondhand roads
yesterday that the State will have to
withhold Is per cent of the alloca-
ton to the county for the next fiscal
year until it is determined Just
how much the State will actually re-
ceive from these sources.
Mr.. Mount said that under the
current budget the county will re-
ceive approximately $161 .451 so for
secondary road work, and it is ex-
pected the State will approve about
the same sum in the coming budget,
although holding back Is per cent.
Mr.. Mount also announced the
State will take over an additional
! per cent of new secondary roads
next year, besides the regular 2
per cent.
W. F. Smith. resident engineer,
announced there is approximately
125 miles of unimproved road in the
county, and at the progress now
being made, all should be improved
in four years.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
North Chevy Chase Unit
Votes Tax Rate Increase

A tax-rate increase of cents to
25 cents for each 500 valuation
of real estate was voted last night
by the Citizens Committee of North
Chevy Chase, Md, when it approved
an annual budget of $3.50 at a
meeting at the home of R. H
MenZel, West Inverness drive.
The committee also adopted res
olution which opposed the projected
construction by the Alley Dwelling
Authority of 800 temporary houses
for war workers near Garrett Park
The measure was introduced by
Herbert Eaton.
Another resolution expressed the
citizens opposition to remaining OF
streets in the area by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Mr.. Menzel, Donald D. Simpson
and William F. Carey were elected
to membership on the committee
Mrs. Mason B. Leming and Mrs
William S. Kenworthy were ap-
pointed to make the annual audit
of the taxing areas records.
Mr.. Eaton, Hunter r. Davidson
and Mrs. William w. Cookson were
elected delegates to the Montgomery
County Civic Federation.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Virginia Labor Veteran
Loses Special Election
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April T.
E. J. Shave, for Is years president
of the Central Labor Union. was
ousted from his post last night in a
special election called by William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor.
Mr.. Shave, who also has been Sec
retary-treasurer of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor for Is years, and a
leading power. in State labor cir
cles, went down to defeat before j
S. Smith.
Paul j. Smith, personal represent
ative of Mr.. Green and regional A
F. L. director for Virginia, said the
special election was called on his
recommendation after he had in
vestigated complaints of disharmony
in c. L. U. ranks.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
O'Conor Will Open
Hobby Show April Is

Gov. O'Conor of Maryland will
open the Silver Spring Hobby Show
April 16 at the Silver Spring Ar
mory, it was announced today by
William F. Carlin, general chair
man.
Mr.. Carhn said he has received
a letter from Gov. O'Conor accept
ing an invitation to open the show
He will come to the armory after
addressing the Kiwanis Club in
Prince Georges County.
The show will be held April 16
II and 18.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
.GrouptoC
Defense Problems
Ind. C. Area Urged
Montgomery Official
Says Unit Could Pass on
Rules Affecting Region

Formation of co-ordinating
committee to act for Washington
and its suburban communities in
civilian defense problems will be
sought by the Executive Committee
of the Montgomery County Council
of Civilian Defense.
County Commissioner T. Earle
Hampton suggested last night at
meeting of the defense group that
such committee be established to
pass on defense regulations affect
ing the entire Metropolitan Area.
In the meantime, the Executive
Committee decided to honor black
out passes issued in the District to
persons working here and living in
Montgomery County if the District
will give similar recognition to
county residents travelling in Wash
! ington during blackout.
One Hundred Cots Bought.
Albert E. Brault, executive di-
rector, announced that installation
of all 38 AFRAID warning sirens for
the county would be completed this
week.
One hundred cots have been pur-
chased and distributed to casualty
stations, DR.. Dexter M Bullard,
chief of medical service, reported.
Fred w. Tuemmier, technical ad-
wiser, presented a confidential re-
port on survey of the county
schools made by civil engineers to
determine their safety as AFRAID
shelters. The report will be given to
the Board of County Commissioners
High Salary Rumor Reputed.
Following a demonstration of au-
tomobile headlight covers for black
out purposes, the committee recon-
mended that the Commissioners
purchase covers for police cars and
ambulances. All other defense
workers will be asked to purchase
their own covers.
The committee adopted a resolu-
tion approving the training of a
boys brigade by Cissel-Saxon Post,
American Legion, which is to assist
the Defense Council in emergen-
cies. The boys range in age from Is
to l8 years and will be used in COM
munication and other work.
To refute recent rumors that some
of the council officials are receiving
high salaries, the committee issued
a statement saying that no defense
worker is being paid by the county
with the exception of telephone op-
orators on night duty.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Bill for Referendum
On Making Arlington
ACity Is Signed
81 Other Measures Also
Approved by Durden,
Leaving le More
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April IA ref
erendum bill to provide for the in
corporation Of Arlington County as
a city today bore the signature of
Gov. ,Darden.
The measure, one of the major
items on the legislative program of
State Senator William D. Medley
and Delegate Charles r. Fenwick of
Arlington at the recent General AS
sembly session, become effective i'm
mediately. This permits the inaugu-
ration of steps leading to refer
endum.
1t was one Of SO bills signed by
Gov Darden yesterday, leaving only
19 to be disposed of by the deadline
at midnight tonight. Those un-
signed by that hour will die BY
pocket veto"
Legislation to permit motorist,
whose tires wear out and who are
unable to replace them because oi
tire rationing to obtain refunds or
their motor vehicle license fees also
was signed by the Governor yester-
day.
The bill. with Delegate Bernard c
Goodwin of Clifton Forge as chief
patron, provides that the car owner
may obtain a pro rata refund if he
shows by a certificate from his ra-
tioning board that he was unable tc
obtain tires and provided further
that he surrenders his license tags.
Other bills signed yesterday woulc
require judges to contribute to theil
retirement fund; accept the estate
Belmont. at Falmouth, from Corinne
Lawton Melchers as a memorial tc
her husband. Carl Melchers, and
provide for appointment of the Vir-
ginia Advisory Legislative Council
by the Speaker of the House and
Lieutenant governor instead Of by
the Governor.
A bill amending the charter OF
Culpeper also was approved.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Draft to DepIete
Plane Spoilers,
| Maryland Fears
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April Fearing
depletion of airplane spotter volun-
teers because of selective service
and planting season on the farms,
1t. Col. Henry S. Barrett said today
he had asked the 1st Interceptor
Command for aid in solving the
problem.
Col. Barrett, director of State air.
raid precautions, began a survey OF
Eastern shore defense organizations
today and said he would check also
the spotter situation in that section.
His tour will take him to Ocean
City for survey of the coastal
blackout.
He said test flights to check Wig
ilance of spoilers had proved Mary
land watchers were alert.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
5000 Watch
Mock Air Raid
On D. {. Area
Vivid Demonstration
Staged by Petworth
Defense Officials

Washington's first mimic bomb
ing on large scale was carried out
last night at Roosevelt High School
Stadium.
Civilian defense volunteers In the
Petworth area were shown how to
combat enemy planes when false
store fronts on a 100-foot area were
bombed" and salvaged.
A dramatic demonstration of what
to do in an air attack was carried
out by afraid wardens, auxiliary
police and f1remen of the commu-
nifty under direction of the Petworth
Citizens Association.
First, simulated high-explosive
bombs were set off, with the loud
speakers initiating an afraid alarm
and the sound of planes. Then 1t
was shown how to fight incendiary
bombs with sand, chemicals and
water.
5000 See Exhibition.
An estimated 5000 spectators
1ammed the stadium for the exhi-
bition.
The event was carried out with
authentic detail. The props" in
cluded a typical street, with a bak-
cry, grocery, barber shop, beauty
parlor and dry goods store.
Milton Kaplan, master OF cere-
monies, opened the program with an
explanation of its purpose. The Rev.
William j. Sweeney, pastor of st.
Gabriel's Church, offered an invo-
cation, and the Roosevelt High Band
played patriotic marches while the
civilian defense organization mem
bers Of the District marched.
Webster r. Frye, deputy AFRAID
warden for the area, explained over
the loudspeaker system the scien-
tific means of fighting bombs.
The program opened with a dra-
matization of enemy planes drop
ping high-explosive bombs. Over
the portable announcing set came
the wall of sirens, then the sounds
of planes. Then there were explo-
slonS behind the store fronts.
bIackOut staged.
The AFRAID alarm blacked out
the street except for one window.
This window remained alight. An
afraid warden tried to get in and
eventually broke down the door.
The man who lived in the floor
above was arrested. But, it was
! explained to the audience, the light
had attracted an enemy plane and
was responsible for the crash Of
bombs against the buildings.
Pedestrians along the street were
herded into the buildings by the
wardens, but one child, who failed
to carry out instructions and rushed
into the area to see the excitement
was felled, with a broken leg and
other injuries. The f1rst-aid squad
rushed in and carried this little
girl away on a stretcher. Thus
were the spectators shown the nee
essity of carrying out orders.
The fire-bomb demonstration was
shown afterward when the front
section Of a store was removed,
The audience was instructed in how
to control incendiary bombs with
sand, a chemical and a gentle spray
| of water. 1t was revealed how such
bombs squirt into high flames when
a strong stream of water is played
on them.
Auxiliary f1remen of the Petworth
section carried out the incendiary
bombs in buckets after smothering
them with sand or chemicals or
water.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Woodside Nursing Gloss

A home-nursing class will be
formed at 7 o'clock tonight at the
Woodside Methodist Church, Mrs.
Charles Kruger, jr., home-nursing
chairman for the Silver Spring
branch, Montgomery County Chap
ter, Red Cross, announced today.
Mrs. I. M. Shumate will be the in
structor.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Citizens to Pick Slate

Officers will be nominated at a
meeting of the East Sligo Valley
Citizens Association at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Parkside School,
Silver Spring Motion pictures of
bombing in London will be shown by
James w. Cummings, jr., chairman
of the Visual Education Committee
of the Montgomery County Defense
Council.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Critically Wounded Boy
Brought to City Hospital

Harold Schweitzer, 13-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Schweit-
zer of Tysons Corner, Fairfax Coun-
ty, Va, was brought to Emergency
Hospital this morning in critical
condition from gunshot wound in
the stomach, county police reported.
The child was said by police to have
been shot with a .22-caliber rifle at
the home of his parents.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Hiker, 19, Dies After
Fall Into Ravine
Student Companions
Form Human Chain
To Bring Youth Out

Edward R. Dowd, 19-year-old son
of Supt. Thomas p Dowd of the
Postal Telegraph Co. in Washington,
died at Frederick Md City Hos
pital last night of a fractured skull
received when he fell about 35 feet
into a crevice on Sugar Loaf Noun
tain.
Mr.. Dowd was employed in the
Evening star., 1942-04-07
St. Morys Housing
Taxed by War Workers

BY the Associated Press.
LEONARDTOWN. Md, April T.
Workers flowing into st. Marys
County are taxing housing facilities
and creating the biggest boom since
prohibition days.
The influx is well under way and
1000 extra inhabitants are ex-
pected to swell the population before
construction of the Cedar Point
naval station is completed.
l. Automobiles, cowsheds and barns
ale being used for shelter-regard-
less of the weather.
Evening star., 1942-04-07

school career because of the heavy
demands on the small staff of in
spectors.
Visits Increased.
Although no additional funds have
been added to the county budget to
permit taking on of additional
nurses, DR.. Broome said they have
increased their visits to get to the
larger county schools once each
week. In the District, with its
widely scattered total of about ITO
school buildings. the elementary
schools are visited by the public
health nurses about once week, but
the press of other duties makes it
fortunate if they get to the junior
and senior high schools once or
twice a month.
These higher-level schools. how
ever, have school matrons who per-
form valuable services in first aid
and general assistance to principals
on health matters.
Evening star., 1942-04-07
Apartment Building Burns

BERRYVILLE, Va, April 7 (P.-
The explosion of an oil stove started
fire which swept a frame apart
ment building owned by Mrs. Mat
thew Jones here yesterday. Loss
was estimated at $4,000.
Evening star., 1942-01-16

dress In the district where the tax
payers legal residence or principal
place Of business is located. If he
has neither, the return should be
mailed to the Collector of Internal
Revenue at Baltimore, Md.
The regulations grant an extern
sion Of time for filing returns of in
come up to and including the 18th
day Of the sixth month following the
close Of the taxable year in the case
Of American citizens residing or
travelling abroad, including persons
In the military or naval service on
duty outside the United States. In
all such cases an affidavit is re-
quired to be attached to the return
stating the cause OF the delay in
filing, and taxpayers who take ad-