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Evening star., 1942-08-14
Completion Forecast
For Virginia Avenue
Underpass in October
Steel Priorities to Halt
Project for Steom
Distribution Tunnel

One of the two construction prof.
ects on Virginia avenue in the
northwest section appeared to be
rolling merrily to completion today,
while second-a proposed steam
distribution tunnel-has hit a steel
priority snag with less than 30 per
cent OF the work completed.
The $145,444 underpass In line Of
Virginia avenue under Twenty
third street will be finished In ap-
proximately two months, Capt. Her
bert G. Whitehurst, District di-
rector Of highways, said, in
observing that the project will help
greatly to relieve congestion along
the two heavily travelled thorough
fares in the area.
Excavation of the steam tunnel
which started at Twenty-f1rst and
Virginia, has stopped at Twenty
fifth street and all work on the
project will be halted by the end
of August, it was learned from q
Public Buildings Administration
spokesman.
Priorities on steel needed for the
pipes in the steam distribution sys-
tenn is given as the reason for the
stoppage of work.
One PBA spokesman said he was
still hopeful the work may be re-
sumed in the near future.
It had been intended that the
steam distribution system run from
Twenty-fi and Virginia along
Virginia to Twenty seventh, up
TWenty-seventh to Rock Creek anc
under Rock Greek to new west
central heating plant at Twenty
ninth and K streets. The tunnel was
expected to hook up with connec-
tions to the present central heating
plant at Twelfth and G streets S.W
Major work on the west central
heating plant was suspended sew
eral weeks ago due to priority re-
strictions. This plant was to have
relieved the heavy load on the pres
ent plant and to heat Government
buildings in the general area which
includes the new and old Interior
Buildings, the new War Department
at Twenty-f1rst and c streets. the
Munitions Building and many 9TH
ers, including number OF tenn
porary structures.
Evening star., 1942-08-14
Virginia Fire Chiefs
Reflect AIexundriun

Alexandria, S Fire Chief, James M.
Duncan, jr., was reelected president
of the Virginia Fire Chiefs Associa-
tion at the annual convention in
Luray.
Chief L. F. Ballard of Salem is
vice president, Chief Edward F.
Ware Of Wythe district is secretary
treasurer, and the Rev. Norman
Roberts, pastor Of the Alexandria
Methodist Protestant Church was
elected chaplain.
Evening star., 1942-08-14
Properly Owners Ask
Court 10 See zoninq
Decision IsUphe|d
Writ Is Sought to Order
Prince Georges Board
To Abide by Decree

BY a Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Aug.
1.-two more property owners on
Edmonston road in Riverdale today
were seeking court action to deter
mine whether the Prince. Georges
County Commissioners have au-
thorlty to reconsider a decision on
a zoning petition.
A petition for a writ OF mandamus
directing the county commissioners to
abide by their order of July 7, ap-
proving four requests for CONNER
cial zoning alo1.g Edmonston road,
was filed here yesterday by Louis
Lebowitz, attorney for Chauncey L.
and Winnie E. Davis, two OF the
property owners involved.
A similar petition was filed Tues
day by Mr.. Lebowitz on behalf Of
Joseph and Leo Dal Maso, owners of
a two-acre tract along the west side
of Edmonston road near Good Luck
road. The land owned by MIR. and
Mrs. Davis is located on the east
side of Edmonston road near the
Dal Maso property.
The commissioners on July ap-
proved the rezoning but the follow
ing week set aside their order and
set a new hearing for next Tuesday
after eight residents Of the area had
appeared in protest against grant,
ing of the zoning petitions.
Circuit Court Judge Ogle Marbury
set next Friday for a hearing on
the Dal Maso petition and it Is ex-
pected the Davis petition will be
heard at the same time.
Meanwhile, the commissioners
have postponed the hearing sched-
uled for next Tuesday pending a
court decision on the mandamus
petitions.
Evening star., 1942-08-14
Pruitt Charges Quoshed
By Stote's Attorney
b the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
SNOW HILL, Md, Aug. IA
Charges of larceny and embezzle-
ment against Calvin P. Prultt,
Worcester County member of the
House of Delegates, have been with
drawn.
Announcing the action yesterday,
Worcester County States Attorney
Kerbin said, however, that he IN
tended to present the entire case OF
the Agar Poultry Farms Corp. s
failure to the October grand jury.
Previously withdrawn were iden-
tical charges against Franklin s.
Hastings, Mr.. Pruitt's partner IN the
defunct firm.
Mr.. KKerbin said withdrawal OF
the charges against MIR. Pruitt was
made at the suggestion Of receivers
for the company.
Evening star., 1942-08-14
Bethesda Businessmen
Form Bourd of Trade

The so Bethesda men who formed
a business association last month
have formally named it the Be-
thesda Board of Trade.
Set up to develop the relationship
between Bethesda customers and
their local stores, the Board Of Trade
will elect officers at the end OF this
month. Dues will be SIS year and
meetings will be held on the first
and third Monday of each month.
Evening star., 1942-08-14
Alexandria Lions to Buy
Ambulance for u. S.

A committee of the Alexandria
Lions Club has started a campaign
to purchase a lly-equipped ambu-
lance to give to the United States
armed forces, according to Nicholas
Colasanto, chairman Of the COM
mittee.
The fund was started with 500
donated at the weekly meeting OF
the club.
Evening star., 1942-08-14
Virginia Schedules
Hinge on Transfer
Agreements
Capital Transit lndorses
Plan With Reservations
Regarding RossIyn

The Capital Transit Co. today ap-
peared willing to accept the trans
! portation schedule between Wash
ington and Virginia, proposed by the
Washington Regional Committee on
Defense Transportation, provided
transfer agreements can be reached
between it and the Washington, Vir-
ginia & Maryland Coach Co.
The committees plan has been
adopted as substitute to program
submitted several weeks ago by
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer, and calls for termination of
the Virginia bus line at Rosslyn dur
ing non-rush hours, but a continu-
ance of the downtown schedules dur
ing morning and afternoon peak
traffic periods.
Minor Changes Proposed.
The Arlington County Public Util-
tiles Commission has recommended
few minor changes in the Re-
gionnal Committees substitute pro-
gram, but has indorsed the plan as
whole providing an agreement can
be reached between the utilities for
system of free transfers during
the period that Virginia passengers
are forced to change to Capital
Transit Co. stree.car lines in Ross
lyn.
The regional committee, composed
of defense transportation co-ordi-
nators from the District, Maryland
and Virginia, also has recommended
that the Washington, Virginia &
Maryland Coach Co. buses return to
Virginia by way of the War De-
partment's Pentagon Building dur
ing the morning rush hour and
come into Washington by way OF
that building during the afternoon
rush periods.
William B. Bennett, Capital Trans.
it Co. vice-president, today de-
clared: "This plan, suggested by the
ODT itself to conserve tires and
gasoline, was not urged by the Cap
ital Transit Co. but we are agreeable
to following it if a satisfactory
agreement can be reached on free
transfers with the Virginia bus
line"
Some Progress Reported.
He said some progress has beer
made toward a transfer agreement
in one conference already held be.
tween the two firms and that othel
meetings will follow.
The company is in position t.
provide the same service on tn
District side as the Virginia bus firn
now furnishes, he said. This vii
entail the addition Of some equip
ment to the streetcar lines from
Rosslyn Plaza.
Mr.. Bennett was not concerned
over the regional committees recon-
mendation to route the Virginia bu
lines by way of the Pentagon Build
ing, since he declared the presen
shuttle bus operated to that poin
by the Capital Transit Co., not onl
will be maintained, but will be in
creased from time to time as tn
number Of employees there increase!
H. H. England, general manage
= of the Washington, Virginia (
Maryland Coach Co. said the pla
is now being studied but woul
1 make no comment.
Evening star., 1942-08-14
Housing Authority Head
In Annapolis Quits
P4 TIE Associated Press.

Ry tie Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 14-Harry r.
England, executive director of the
Annapolis Housing Authority since
1910, resigned yesterday.
Mr.. England told William F. Stro-
meyer, authority chairman, he was
resigning because, with no pros
pect for further construction in
sight, feel it is unfair to you as
we'll as myself to continue in the
employ Of the authority now that
the need for my services is ended"
Evening star., 1942-08-14
Alexandra Draft Board
Orders Is 10 Report

The Alexandria Selective Service
Board today announced the names
of 80 colored men ordered to report
for induction on August Is at Rich
v,1anI THEW ora
Evening star., 1942-08-14
Postmaster Confirmed

The Senate yesterday confirmed
Evelyn J. Monroe as postmaster at
Mount Vernon, Va.
Evening star., 1942-09-12
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. l2-'I Won
der what my boy is going to think
of me. I hope he doesn't find out
We we're such good pals"
The speaker was Ormund West
gate. so, escaped "lifer" who had
tried to wipe out foolish act of
his youth" with Is years of exem-
plary conduct as a husband and
father.
There was new hope for West
gate today Judge Jacob Gould
Schurman, jr., has ordered his re-
lease in the custody of his pastor
pending a hearing September Is. In
Illinois, where he had escaped from
Joliet State Prison Farm on Octo-
Der II, 1924, while serving a life
term on a second robbery convic-
ton. T. P Sullivan, State director
of public safety. said decision on
whether the State would press for
| extradition depended on a check
now being made of Westgate's ac
tivities since he became a fugitive
/ Gov. Dwight H. Green said also
that Illinois was not planning to
eXtradite Westgate at present.
Il have not been asked to issue
papers" Gov. Green said. From
what / have read about the case
! in the newspapers, Westgate seems
Evening star., 1942-09-12
Invention to Speed BIockout
OF Street Lights Tested
Young Awaits Report Of Engineers on
Possible installation in CuoituI

quired to turn on the lights and re-
ported it at II seconds.
Commissioner Young commented
that ito layman, it looked very
effective. but We will rely on the
reports of our engineers
Also viewing the demonstration
were Commissioner Guy Mason, Col.
Beverly Snow. Assistant Engineer
Commissioner; Maj. Edward j. Kelly
superintendent of police Fire Chief
Stephen Porter, Communications
Chief Herbert Friede, Traffic Direc-
tor William A. Van Duzer, Mai.
Leonce Legendre, assistant executive
director of civilian defense: Chief
Air Raid Warden William J. Mile
ham, Civilian Defense Utilities Chief
c. Melvin Sharpe and other Pepco
officials, as well as Lit. Col. Edwin
S. Betterheim, representing the
Army, and Capt. John P. Wetherill,
the Navy
Mr.. Lazard said the system had
been used in France, where he was
consulting engineer to 80 cities. A
French Army officer, Mr.. Lazard
was allowed to leave the country a
year and half ago.
DR.. Rubin said he left Austria
after the German occupation and
was a technical adviser with the
French Army. The two inventors
got together in America. Yesterday
was the first official test of their
system in this country.
Evening star., 1942-09-12
Dickstein Asks Probe
OF Deatherage Army Job
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. aH
Representative Dickstein, Demo-
crat, of New York, in remarks pub
lished in yesterdays Congressional
Record, demanded to know how
George E. Deatherage, former ma
tional commander of the Knights
of the White Camellia, got his pres
ent position as an engineer on a
construction job for the Army
IF we expect to win this war and
this peace" Mr.. Dickstein said. I'VE
cannot afford to play ball with men
like Deatherage who advocate the
very principles of Fascism and Nazi-
ism against which we are fighting
today"
Last February, after an investiga-
ton, Secretary of the Navy Knox
ordered Deatherage discharged from
an engineering post on construction
work at the Norfolk lVa) Naval
Operating Base.
But Mr.. Dickstein said "the Army
Engineer Corps. I am reliably in
formed, hired Deatherage without
having asked the FBI to investi-
gate him"
There was no immediate comment
from the War Department, but al
Point Pleasant. w. Va. it was saic
Deatherage had been hired recently
by the E. B. Badger e. Sons Co. oil
Boston, contractor for the 55,000,-
900 West Virginia ordnance works
Deatherage himself said he wa.
@too busy working to help win this
war to talk"
Evening star., 1942-09-12

Mrs. Leona Frances and Assistant
Wardens William Scott, Charles P.
Hill, Morris Winter, George Decker,
W. Clement Porter, H. M. Stine-
meyer. Jack Selby, Robert Segal
Hugh M. Perry, James Huestis. Rob-
ert Simmons and Mrs. Eleanora
Becker.
Word that he has about five tons
of scrap at his gasoline filling sta
ton at 1880 Rhode Island avenue
NE. was received from r. j. Boehs,
station proprietor.
The District Salvage Committee
also was notified that 1l-year -old
boy and his pal have collected a
basement full of scrap metal, which
is stored at 44l1 Sixteenth street
NV.
Addressing school supervisors and
school principals throughout the Ma
ton, Mr.. Studebaker advised them
to plan tactics whereby school chill
dren swing into the scrap drive on
October 5.
"Ourt greatest foe on the civilian
front is apathy, which our children
must and will defeat" DR.. Stude-
baker said
Making his first radio address
since assuming his new post as di-
rector general for operations of the
WPB, Mr. Kanzler emphasized scrap
collection offers children a chance to
help serve their country.
Part of War Effort.
Ordinary methods. inspired pri-
marily by business profits, are not
sufficient to bring in all the scrap
we need Mr.. Kanzler said. 1T is
no longer just commercial busi-
ness. 1t has become a matter OF
patriotism-a part of the war ef-
fort"
To keep all the furnaces going
throughout the second half of this
year and to pile up enough extra
scrap to operate them through the
winter. when scrap is harder to col
lect, America not only must find but
collect 100000 more tons of old
iron and steel right away" Mr.
Kanzler emphasized, adding that in
1941 this country consumed 62,000,-
900 tons of scrap.
Evening star., 1942-09-12

to have made himself over into an
honest citizen. Under such circum-
stances would refuse to extradite
him if l were asked to-"
When Westgate learned that Illi-
nois authorities probably would not
press charges for his return, he ex-
claimed, That's the best news ]
ever heard. I'll never do anything
as long as I live to make them re-
gret what they've done"
TT was like getting hit on the
back of the head" when detectives
came TO his Bronx cottage Thurs
day. said the scholarly looking
partly bald expert electrician who
/ had taken chance-and lost
| by allowing himself to be finger
printed to get Coast Guard pass
for a promised job at Sis a week
with steel company.
1t was a job that meant helI
for an ill wife, security for his g.
year old son Jimmy.
The good parishioner" he hao
known as Patrick J. O'Brien" was
placed in custody of the Rev
Harold E. Smith, assistant pastor
of st. Jeromes Church.
Westgate blamed wrong COM
pany' for landing in the Illinois
prison. Il think I've paid my debt
to society,"" he said. i did five
years"
Evening star., 1942-09-12

representative of the distributors,
a representative of the union, and a
chairman, all appointed by the board.
The retirement age shift was or
dered by the board when the CIO
Oil Workers International Union.
representing $50 employees of the
Champlin Refining Co. of Enid,
Okla, complained that the company
had abandoned its own pension plan
after the passage of the Social Secu-
rity Act, but kept the retirement age
at 60, although old-age benefits do
not start until IS.
The board ruled that the retire
ment age of the employees shall be
set at such time as to coincide with
their receiving of immediate social
security benefits"
In ordering railroads no longer to
observe train limit laws, the ICC
said that in the present emergency
these may result in congestion, waste
of motive power and interference
generally with free flow of traffic.
Some States hold freight train
lengths to 10 cars or half mile,
and passenger trains to IA or Is
cars.
Evening star., 1942-09-12
War Labor
additional eight hours, under the
Wage Hour Act.
Continued From First Page J

additional eight hours, under the
Wage-Hour Act.
New York Milk Service Affected.
In the milk case, the War Labor
Board said three-man commission
would cut distribution mileage In
the New York area by rs per cent
as required by the Office of Defense
Transportation in an order restrict
ing delivery services generally. The
commission, 1t was added, would op-
crate under set of principles enun-
ciated by the ODT and the board
including authority to 'set aside
any part of the collective bargain
ing agreement between the parties
If the commission determines such
action to be necessary for the proper
fulfillment of its duties"
This authority was in consonance
with notice given by WLB Chairman
William H. Davis when counse! for
the distributors insisted that the
existing contract gave management
exclusive right to make any changes
| in the delivery service it thought
| best.
Mr.. Davis told the distributors that
! contractural rights were subject to
modification under the exigencies of
wartime conditions, and cited this
principle laid down by the ODT in
the mileage reduction order: LAS
between feasible alternative plans,
either Of which will result in COM
pliance, that plan should be adapted
which will result in the least bur-
den on employees"
| The commission will be made up of
Evening star., 1942-09-12

Continued From First Page
noon in a radio address originating
in WJSV over Nation wide net
work.
Scrap Needs Urgent.
AS individuals and groups notified
the District Salvage Committee OF
the accumulation of scrap metal, the
Washington Waste Dealers Associa
ton by resolution went on record as
preferring collection of scrap metal
by the steady continuing plan
outlined to the Commissioners by
Horace Walker, executive secretary
of the District Salvage Committee
Under this plan 10 salvage depots are
to be established in each of the 81
civilian defense areas
When final plans are perfected, il
is expected that the neighborhood
depots will be used and the quick
drive pressed to get flow of scrap
Immediately. inasmuch as War Pro-
duction Chief Donald M. Nelson has
cited the urgency of scrap needs
After the quick drive the more sys-
tematic and leisurely canvass OF
houses will be carried on to main
tain the supply.
That Washington has become
scrap conscious" was reflected yes
terday i'll offers to authorities to as
sist the drive through making scrap
piles available
More than 1000 pounds of scrap
collected by AFRAID wardens OF
zone 4, Columbia Heights, in three
hour drive, are awaiting final dis
position in two piles in the rear oi
1926 Euclid street NV.
Woman Warden Initiates Drive.
Mrs. Gertrude S. Segal. building
warden at 2515 Fourteenth street
NV, gave the neighborhood drive
its early impetus by collecting all the
scrap in the building. She told C
C. Weaverling, zone warden, of 132t
Euclid street. of her success, ane
Mr.. Weaverling set plans in motor
for zone drive through his senio,
sector wardens, Randall Drinkwatel
and C. O. Lindsay
Leaders in the drive also included
Evening star., 1942-09-12
7 Other Magistrates
To Pass on Dispute in
BIackout Conviction
Counsel for Barber
In Silver Spring Holds
Violation Not Willful

Trial Magistrate Ralph G. Shure
today prepared to submit testimony
in blackout violation case TO two
other Montgomery County Md
trial magistrates for their decision
after he had first found the vio-
lator guilty in Silver Spring Police
Court yesterday and then reversed
himself.
G. H. Orvin. owner of a barber
shop at 8474 Piney Branch road,
Silver Spring, was charged with vio-
lating the surprise blackout August
1S by leaving light burning out
side his store
Although Mr.. Orvins attorney.
Joseph B. Simpson, former chief
AFRAID warden for the sixth dis
trlct. contended that the violation
was not willful and therefore did not
fall under the county blackout ord
nance. Judge Shure found Mr.. Or
vim guilty but suspended sentence
Says Switch Provided.
Mr.. Simpson then said that he
would disagree even with the Su-
preme Court of the United States"
if 1t decided against Mr.. Orvin in
the case.
This violation was definitely not
a willful one" he declared. Mr.
Orvin had provided switch to turn
of the light In case he was not
there and made every effort to com
ply with the blackout ordnance"
Assistant States Attorney Alfred
D. Noyes contended, however, that
1t was not necessary to prove that
the violation was willful. He point
ed out that the AFRAID warden ir
the area had never been told thai
the switch was in the basement OF
the store and that it was not the
Warden's duty to go around ane
turn off lights during a blackout."
B. & o. Case Postponed.
Judge Shure then announced thai
IN view of the controversy arising
out of his decision. he would senc
statement of the facts in the cast
to Trial Magistrate Albert D. Brault
Montgomery County civilian defense
director and Donald A. De Lash.
mutt, who would then render a
decision.
A hearing on a similar charge
against the Baltimore e. Ohio Rail-
road was postponed until Septem
Der Is.
Evening star., 1942-09-12
Scrap Metal Salvage
Campaign Pushed
In Montgomery
Headquarters Opened
In Silver Spring and
Leaders Appointed

Responding to the appeal for an
Intensive scrap collection drive,
George v. Menke, Montgomery
County salvage director, Yesterday
opened headquarters in the Silver
Spring County Building and
launched plans for an immediate
campaign throughout the county.
Committee appointments an
nounced today by Mr. Menke in
clude that of Fred D. Mcmillan,
chairman for the Silver Spring
area: H. P Hartshorn, chairman
for Kensington, where the fire de-
partment will collect the scrap
metal and receive the proceeds and
Richard Janney, in charge of the
Ashton and Olney sections.
Following conference by Mr..
Menke with Mayor Frank L. Weaver
and the Town Council of Garret
Park. together with w. B. Reynolds
of the Garrett Park Citizens AS
sociation a temporary committee
was named composed of Mr.. Rey-
nolds. chairman; Clyde Hall, a
member of the council; Mrs w M.
Plank, representing the Civic Study
Club: Mrs. E. J. Stiglitz, Mrs. w, M
Penn. Mrs. Bruce Warning, Mrs
Hale Chisolm and c. w Renshawe
to direct the drive in Garret Park
Others to Be Appointed.
Other appointments will be an
nounced within a few days, Mr.
Menke said.
Mrs. Claude w. Mitchell, Silver
Spring area chairman of the Wom-
ems Activities Committee, is pro-
viding the staff for the county
Office in Silver Spring Women
volunteers will be at the Office from
9 am. to 4:30 pm. daily for the next
two weeks with the exception of
Saturdays when the office will close
at pm.
Residents of Bethesda may call
Bradley 0239, headquarters of the
Women's Activities Committee, for
information regarding the drive and
Kensington residents are to call
Kensington 480
Plans for aiding in the scrap
metal drive were discussed at a
meeting yesterday afternoon of the
heads of the community services of
Civilian Defense. which was called
by Alfred D. Noyes, staff officer of
the Citizens Service Corps.
Air Wardens to Help.
Judge Albert E. Brault, director of
the county Civilian Defense Coun-
Gil. said air raid wardens will set
up collection depots in each of the
$50 sectors in the county -
Reuben Solar, Silver Spring junk
dealer, has agreed to pick up the
junk and pay for it. Mr.. Solar al
ready has collected about 10 tons
this week, Mr. Brault said and has
loaned the local salvage group a
truck and two men.
Although the date for the begin
ming of the emergency drive has
been set for September 81, county
authorities plan to go ahead i'm
mediately, Judge Brault announced.