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Evening star., 1942-05-03
Employees Occupy First Wing
Of Giant New War BuiIdinq
Structure Is Made Ready Six Months
Ahead of Schedule; Other Units Speeded

cious, well-lighted cafeterias with
facilities for seating as many as
l 500 diners at once.
The first contingent of the more
than 10000 employees expected to
occupy the gigantic building started
moving in Thursday, and there are
now about 300 workers from the
Ordnance Department there Occu-
pancy will be gradual to prevent
any general disorder.
Parking Space Provided.
Outside of Building A, they've al
ready provided paved parking space
for some 800 cars, and Army off,
cials said these facilities will be in
creased at a rate of 100 or more a
day. Ultimately, some 5000 cars will
be able to park in the area around
the structure
1t. Col. Clarence Renshaw, engi-
neer of the Arlington district, who
is supervising construction of the
building, told reporters the project
is about so per cent completed, and
will be finished by next November.
Accompanied by John McShain,
president of the chief contractor,
John McShain, Inc, and j. Paul
Hauck, project manager, Col. Rem
shaw took newsmen and photog-
raphers on a tour of Building A
and surrounding area.
Part of the building, he disclosed,
is to be used by the Public Build
ings Administration, which will have
maintenance shops and long load
ing platforms on the ground floor.
The five-sided structure is being
built in clockwise fashion-section
A first, B next and so on. Section
B is virtually completed and sec
tion c is about one-quarter fin
ished. The superstructure of sec
ton D is in place and Section E,
which will "close" the pentagon, is
now getting under way. The last
section will contain bus terminal
and the main cafeteria facilities.
Traffic Lanes Open.
Although the elaborate 100000
network of roads being constructed
by the Public Roads Administration
See BUILDING, Page A-15)
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Conference Dinner Held
By Christian Endeavor

By the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md, May a.
The Middle Atlantic regional meet
ing of the International Society
of Christian Endeavor Conference
brought the second day of the
gathering to a close this evening
with dinner meeting.
DR.. Clyde w. Meadows OF Cham
bersburg, Pa, was the principal
speaker.
Four hundred and fifty delegates
are registered from Maryland, the
District of Columbia, Delaware,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia
Conferences were conducted to-
day by Mrs. L. C. Greene and Miss
Dorothy Werth of Washington.
Tomorrow a sunrise service will be
conducted on the steps of the
Masonic Temple
The closing service will be con-
Quoted at 2 pm. tomorrow at the
First Presbyterian Church, with Miss
Pauline Shoemaker, international
associate president, presiding.
Evening star., 1942-05-03

said his decision to enter the Con-
gressional race was made at the
request of large number of citizens
OF varied occupations who disap-
prove the disunity tactics of Mr..
Smith,
A leader in the House bloc for
legislation to curb labor unions, Mr..
Smith is now serving his sixth term
in Congress. The last attempt to
unseat him was made four years
ago by William E. Dodd, jr., who
was overwhelmingly defeated in the
primary
DavisOn's Statement.
A statement issued by Mr.. Davi-
son said:
Farmers, veterans, small mer-
chants, businessmen, bankers, edi-
tors and other professional people
are up in arms against the reckless,
lnflammatory, hysterical speeches of
Howard Smith in Congress. His
tactics of turning class against class,
have created suspicion, doubt and
confusion. He is proving the Ma
t1on'S No. l disrupter to a 100 per
cent prosecution of the war.
The proud, freedom loving
people of our district are tired of
having their views misrepresented
in Congress, and being held up to
ridicule over the Nation by Mr..
Smiths actions.
1T is imperative that we have
IN public office today, responsible
men, who know how to stimulate
all-out production on the farms and
in industry; who will help to create
enthusiasm among the people for
our war effort, and who will in
spire the man in the street to the
equal sacrifices necessary to victory.
Our folks know that to win this
war and to make a decent world for
our children fighting for us in the
armed services, we need unity ir-
respective of class, background or
occupation. That is what 1 dedi-
cate myself to. Machine politics
and sixth column tactics are TODAY
useless luxuries, which must 90 if
we are to smash the Axis"
Native of Virginia.
A native of Virginia, Mr.. Dawson
Is "a years old. He is the father of
six children and has six grandchil-
dren, all Virginians. His home is at
2704 Mosby place, Alexandria.
Aside from his affiliations with
the Episcopal Church, Masonic or
ganizations, the Elks, Loyal Order
OF Moose and the Knights of Pyth-
las. he Is an active member of the
Federal Committee for Training
Within Industry. the Virginia APP
Council and the Ad-
visory Committee of the Virginia
Defense Council.
A veteran of the Spanish-Ameri-
can War he also served in the first
World War in the mobilization of
the country's manpower. His cam
paign manager will be Thornton
Goods Of Alexandria, an active
leader of the Young Democrats Of
Northern Virginia.
Evening star., 1942-05-03

Hundreds of complaints from
tenants in suburban Virginia and
Maryland swamped the District
Rent Administrator the last few
days and so tied up telephone lines
and Office personnel that there was
little time to attend to District
rent matters. Administrator Robert
F. CogSWell said last night.
The complaints began pouring in
Immediately after the Once of
Price Administration announced
that Alexandria and the four near
by counties of Maryland and Vir-
ginia were included among defense
areas in which rents are to be con-
trolled. Several hundred calls were
registered on each of the last four
days. The tenants, and some land
lords, asked questions about control
and wished to lodge complaints con-
corning what they thought were
exorbitant rents.
Mr.. Cogswell said his Office tried
to explain to the callers that their
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Nearby Tenants Complaints
Keep Cogswe||'s Staff Busy

communities were outside his ju-
risdiction The idea was tried of
having the switchboard operator
inform the callers there was nothing
the District administration could
do about their problems. This re-
suited in the operator receiving
considerable abuse from persons
who insisted in talking with some
one higher up
I'VE are anxious to help out in
this situation" Mr.. Cogswell said,
but we have no jurisdiction over
Maryland and Virginia. ANY in
formation we could give them Ger
tainly would not be authoritative,
and possibly would be incorrect"
Meanwhile, it was reported that
Gov. O'Conor has not reached a
decision regarding control ma
chinery in the affected areas of
Maryland. Virginia communities
were awaiting word from Gov.
Darden who already has the author
ity necessary to establish control
boards.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Six More Arrested
In County Garbage Drive

Six employees of commercial hog
raisers in Prince Georges County
face trial in the Upper Marlboro
Police Court Tuesday for hauling
garbage in trucks whose bodies had
not been inspected and approved by
the county health board and failing
to haul the garbage to a municipal
dump, an incinerator or out of the
county.
The arrests are the latest of a
series started April l, when a coun-
ty garbage law, passed in the 1941
State Legislature, went into effect.
Charles L. Wood, chief sanitarian
for the county, said yesterday, Ar
rests are going to continue as long
as they Cthe hog raisers continue
to haul garbage illegally into the
county"
Evening star., 1942-05-03
BY JOHN H. CASSADY.

From vantage point at the north
end of floor No. in wing No. 3
OF building A, we watched Army
forces of occupation arlington
division) in action yesterday.
1t was probably the most peace
full invasion in history, for the
occasion was the occupation of the
first section of the mamoth new
War Department Office building
in Arlington.
Peaceful as it was, we almost
missed seeing the occupation. This
project is of such magnitude that
one wrong turn might land you in
building B, floor No. 3, wing No. /.
But we stayed close to our party
OF Army men and newsmen and ar
rived in the right wing of the right
floor of the right building.
There, just as in dozens of other
Government buildings in Washing
ton, were stenographers, secretaries,
typistS and file clerks working away
at desks. Army officers issued orders.
Messengers rushed in and out of
the room.
Six Months Ahead Of Time.
Less than eight months ago, the
ground on which the first section
of the pentagonal- shaped $35 ,O00,-
600 structure stands was a swamp.
1t is being occupied six months
ahead of schedule. BY the end of
June, second building. section B,
is expected to be finished. That will
give the War Department about
l 200 900 square feet of Office space
enough for about 10000 employees.
But feats of construction are be-
coming commonplace around the
project. Just few days ago, for
example, there was nothing but
scaffolding and building material in
large section of the ground floor
where there was supposed to be
temporary cafeteria for employees
moving into Section A.
We'll have it ready" the con-
tractors said
Bingo, and it was done They
were setting up tables as fast as
the floor was laid, and yesterday the
Army proudly displayed two spa
Evening star., 1942-05-03
H.Vandevanter, Pilot Hero,
To Speak at MARYLAND U.

First 1t. Elliott Vandevanter, jr.,
hero in Southwest Pacific air bat
ties, will accompany two other Of
ficers to the University of Mary
land at 4:30 pm. tomorrow for pres
entation to students there Of the
new Army Air Forces enlisted re-
serve program.
1t. Vandevanter. Maryland ma
tive. has been recommended for the
Distinguished Flying Cross and the
Silver Star for outstanding per-
formances against the japanese as
q pilot of a Flying Fortress.
Mai. r. c. Larsen and 1t. E. J.
Prejean will outline the enlisted re-
serve program, under which any
student enlisting in the new Army
Ain Force setup may continue his
colAee education as long as he
maintains scholastic standing. with
cut being called into active service.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Tokomo Park Desienotes
ChiIdren's Ruid Refuoes

Signs similar to those being set
up in the Silver Spring area will be
placed in the Takoma Park area by
the Women's Activities Division of
of Maryland Council of Defense,
1t was announced yesterday.
Leaders of the IA units OF the
division in Takoma Park decided to
place signs in front of homes desig-
mated for temporary refuge for
children during an air raid.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Presbytery Auxiliary
Will Meet in Baltimore

The goth annual meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Potomac
Presbytery will be held Thursday
and Friday at the Franklin Street
Presbyterian Church, Baltimore.
The meeting will convene at pm.
Thursday with Miss Louise A. Da-
wilson, president, presiding.
The Rev. c. Darby Fulton, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Foreign
Mission Committee, will conduct the
worship service that evening. He
also will address the group Friday.
A banquet will be held the first eve-
ming for business women. Mrs.
Alexander Maitland will be guest
speaker.
A series of Bible studies will be
given by Mrs. E. L. Russell during
the two-day session.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Rockville to Issue
1000 Stote Licenses

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 2-Clay-
ton X. Watkins, clerk of the Circuit
Court here. estimated today that
his ofiice will issue approximately
1000 traders and other State
licenses for the year which began
yesterday.
Mr.. Watkins warned that those
failing to renew their licenses during
the current month face a penalty
Of 10 per cent for each month or
fraction OF q month after May 81.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Music Festival Slated
In Church Tomorrow

A music festival will be held at
8:l5 pm. tomorrow In the Woodside
Methodist Church, with choral
groups from several local women's
clubs and the Woodside Church Or
chestra participating.
Special numbers will be presented
by Eleanor and Frederick Dennison,
flutist and tenor, respectively, and
Adolf Torovsky, Washington com.
poser.
Choral groups appearing include
the Takoma Park Choral Club, di-
rected by Carolyn Green, and the
Silver Spring and Woodside Club
Chorals, under the direction Of Mrs.
Dorothy Radde Emery.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Two Divorce Suits
Filed in Rockville
srecial Dispatch TO The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. May 2.--Rep-
resenting in her petition that she
and the defendant have voluntarily
lived apart for the past five years.
Mrs. Eva l.. Roeser of this county
has filed suit here for an absolute
divorce from Peter H. Roeser.
In another suit filed here, Charles
Truman Seibel of Spencerville asks
for an absolute divorce from Mrs.
jeanette Susan Seibel of Bethesda.
The petition states that the Seibels
were married in Washington jan
uary 10, 1927. and have two children
and charge that the plaintiff was
deserted July IT. 1888.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Maryland Toxpuyers
Ask U. S. Spending Cut
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 2.-Taxpayers
from every part of the State Tues
day will present to Maryland's Sem
ators and Representatives in WASH
ington a petition urging reduction
of non-essential Federal spending
Senator Tydings arranged the
meeting.
The petition calls for support of
Senator Byrd's joint congressional
committee which is seeking to re-
duce non-essential. non-war Fed
eral spending by $4,000, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
|Ex-Mayor Dawson
Will Oppose Smith
For House Seat
Afexundrion Enters
August Primary
In 9th District
By JAMES E. CHINN.

Emmett c. Dawson, former mayor
OF Alexandria, yesterday formally
announced his entrance in the cam
paign for the Democratic nominal
tion for Congress from the 9th Vir-
ginia district, furnishing Represen-
tative Howard w. Smith with his
only opposition in the August
primary.
Mr.. Dawson, prominent in labor
circles through his position as gen.
eral secretary treasurer of the Ma
tional Association of Machinists,
Evening star., 1942-05-03

(See ELECTIONS, Page Ala.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-19
NelU Entertainers and Material Glue
Fresh Billing to Night Club ShOlUs

and the Muriel Kretlow line OF
dancing beauties.
SAN DIEGO. - Piano maestro
Hank Finney, whose orchestra is
the delight of dance enthusiasts,
can take most of the bows for
applause because the majority Of
the bands arrangements are
Hanks own. Finney is an accom-
pliShed musician and is we'll
known as the author of several
important musical scores. He's a
top composer in his own right and
has written musical material for
stage, radio and film greats.
Remaining over as singing mas
ter of ceremonies is tenor Franc
Reynolds. who this week changes
his repertoire of musical comedy
numbers. Franc takes over the
microphone to present other ar
fists. among whom are Daniels
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-19
BY WALTER STEVENSON

FRANKIE CONNORS, Iris h
tenor, is in town this week to
head the new bill at Saks Show
Bar. frankie is well known in
Detroit, where he first gained
attention as soloist with a down
town theater orchestra. He sings
selected old-time favorites. includ-
ing Irish folk-SongS, and then
changes to popular tunes and
patriotic scores 10 climax his turn
on the floor.
Key Taylor, pert and charming
tap dancer who scored great sue
cess in Detroit last season, returns
to demonstrate polished tap work
as well as new steps. which she
mastered since her last appear
ance in town.
Among hold-overs are Clark and
Bailey. terrific knockabout team.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-19

and Danice, ballroom dance team,
and Bill and Boots Farrell, clever
comedy pair.
TROCADERO. - Sonny Mars,
clever comic who doubles as mas
ter of ceremonies. continues his
record run. Sonny's VIII a C k y
antics, which keep patrons
doubled-up with laughter, again
highlight the two nightly floor
shows.
Exotic Renee D'Orsay, a daring
dancer who won approval during
her last engagement here, returns
to vary the dance portion of the
bill. which stars the clever adagio
steps of the team of Mortimer and
Bernhardt. Swing singer Margaret
Andrews furnishes the vocal enter
tainnlent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-19
Film Time Clock

ADAMs-"The Invaders" l2;95. $40.
:03, 1917 ?. m: ''on The Sunny Side. ="
II 20 a. m, 2:4O, 5:5f. q;0s p. m.
BROADWAY CAPIToiSS-,son OF Fury -
sign for Scandal" 1:23. 5:i2, S.Oi p. m.
CINDERELi.A-"son OF Fury" 1870.
$40, 7:lo, 10 IS p. m. Design for sean
dsl = 2 90, 5:45. s:15 ?. m.
FISHER-"Son Of Fury" 1880, 1851.
7:26 ?. m; Design for Scandal" 4:36,
6.54, s:fl p. m.
FOx-"Dumbo," II A. m. i:5a. ASS.
1851, 1885 p m. (; THE Turtles Of Tahiti .
~ :os. SOS. 6:o7 9:0s p, m.
MADISON - Twenty Days To.
gether." 1;14, 4:40. sos. 1882 p. m
Penny serenade," 1li40 a. m. 2:40, sos.
Michigan - MY. Fayorite Blonde
.iI:15 a m. asa, sos, 7:52, 1924 p. m
Torpedo Boat" 1853. ASA. Sal, $3.50
p. m.
PALMs-sTATE-"Ths corsicsn Broth
ers. . i:is. 5:is. $40 p m. Larceny
Inc /" II m. 3;il. 7:i2, ll;i3 ,. m
a. m. 20 II p. m
UNITED kRTIsTs-"Kings Row" 1907
3:32. 6;57, 1922 p. m; The Body Dis
appears II a. m, 2:25. $3.50, s:i5 p. m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-19
Music Festival

THE HIGHLAND PARK High
School Vested Choir and English
Singer groups. numbering IT'S
members will present their annual
music festival in the auditorium of
the high school Friday at Sis
D. m. 1t will be under the direction
of Roy NJ. Parsons, head of music
in the schools of Highland Park.
Milla Dominique will be guest
artist
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-19
Silent Scene

ONE OF the longest opening
scenes without dialogue ever
filmed since the advent Of sound
pictures, is the first sequence of
Apache Trail" For four minutes
and 30 seconds, the camera grinds
while the whole panorama of the
frontier town is revealed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-19
Glass PLAY

HIGH, WIDE AND HAND
SOME" "A three-act comedy by
John Nash. will be presented by
the senior class of the High School
of Commerce in the Cass Technical
High School auditorium Friday at
BIS D. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-19
LOuella Parsons
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Disney to Film
Sinclair Lewis
Story, 'Boneo'

HOLLYWOOD. May 19.-Don'tI
believe those stories Walt Disney
is calling off his feature length
cartoons for the duration. On the
contrary, he has bought Sinclair
Lewis Nobel Prize winning short
story, "Bongo," which appeared in
Cosmopolitan magazine several
years ago. 1t will follow "Bambr
into production.
"Bongo" is the story Of a little
bear born in a honky-tonk carni-
val. He never saw any other
bears until a railroad wreck threw
him into his natural environment.
OF course, the city slicker,"
Bongo. has a lot to learn about
roughing it, much to the disgust
of the mountain bears. Can't you
lust imagine what Disney will do
turned loose with this cute comedy
material?
SEEK LUPINO
Ida Lupino is we'll enough again
to think about pictures and a
movie she will soon be asked to
|discuss-''The Horn Blows at Mid
night" to do with Cap
tain Horatio Hornblower," c. S.
Forester or Arthur of the Horn
blow family. On the contrary, 1t
is a comedy by Jacques Thery,
author of Joan of Paris" and
Love and Kisses Caroline"
Mark Hellinger, who has lined
this up as one of his coming
Warner movies. feels Lupino is
particularly well adapted to COM
edy and so he has asked for her
in this movie.
There's nothing like checking a
divorce ''tip" to get some real
news. Called Franchot Tone the
other morning about reports he
and Jean Wallace were having
trouble. Not only did Franchot
assure me there isn't word of
truth in the talk, but he said he
may sign a term contract at Para
mount and if so hopes to do a
movie with his pretty blonde bride.
The contract calls for Tone to
make four Para pictures within
the next two years. Incidentally,
this is his first contract deal since
he parted with M-G-M. Hear tell
M-G-M also wants Franchot and
it's a toss-up between the two
companies.
GLAMOUR GIRL
Something has happened to Mi
chele Morgan since she arrived in
Hollywood. l thought the little
French actress was a bit on the
serious side when / first met her
some months ago. But she came
into the Brown Derby the other
levening out-glamoring the glamour
girls. Maybe her slightly more
blondish hair has something to do
with il. Or maybe she's in fluff. +"
Anyway. when Michele goes TO
Universal this fall for a picture
which Bruce Manning win produce
she will be definitely glamorized.
The untitled story, which Jacques
Deval is whipping up for her. is
about French girl who Is on trial
for murder when the Germans
occupy Paris, and in spite Of the
heavy drama there are plenty Of
swanky gowns for Michele to wear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-19
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now

WE BEG leave 70 mention,
Just this once more, the inSti-
tuition which is one of the most
colorful Of Detroit'S charities,
the Capuchin Monastery on Mt.
Elliott avenue.
As has been mentioned in
most of the city's papers, the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-19

apuc h n
m on ks are
hopin e 20
build som e
$ I o r a & Q
cellars. an air
raid shelter
wv hic h will
d o u b lie as
storage space
for potatoes
an d carrots
later on and
repeir the
floor of their
soup kitchen
which has be-
c O m eS 4 90
weak 10 risk
Evening star., 1942-12-01

saw fusee At that point I applied
the service brake Then I saw the
red signal and l put on the emer-
gency.'
The engineer testified further that
he had not considered applying the
emergency brake before then be-
cause he knew it would tear the
train all to pieces, maybe throwing
the passengers out of their seats
and maybe flattening all of the
Wheels
Among the last witnesses to take
the stand were E. H Greenwell
and George Butler, engineer and
fireman, respectively, of the west
bound freight. They testified that
train No. 20 was so close on the rear
of train No. Is when they passed
that they had thought the two were
coupled together
Other witnesses called were Theo-
dore Vollten, lieutenant in charge of
Montgomery County police: John C.
Phillips, fiagman on McClelland's s
train; H. T. Clark. B. e. o. super
visor of locomotive operations;
Charles G. Edmonds, B. & o. gen.
eral inspector; A. l.. Waltz of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers and Sergt. John j. Cassidy
of the Maryland State police force.