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Evening star., 1942-09-20
Alexandra Red Cross
Plans Night Glass
For Nurses Aides .
Hospitals Urgent Need
For Volunteers Stressed;
Course Begins Tomorrow

An evening training class for
nurses aides will be started by the
Alexandria chapter of the Red Cross
for girls and women who work dur
ing the day, Mrs. Doris Rhea, execu-
tive secretary of the chapter, an
nounced yesterday.
A plea for more nurses aides was
made by Mrs. Irene Roszel, super
intendent of nurses at the Alex
andria Hospital, who said the hos
pital registry does not have one
nurse available for private duty. At
one time the hospital was so per
cent short of graduate nurses, she
added.
Class Starts Monday.
Mrs. Roszel said the hospital could
not get along without the nurses
aides and urged every woman in
Alexandria eligible for the work to
sign up.
The evening class will start to-
morrow and will be held Monday,
Tuesday. Thursday and Friday
nights. A new daytime class is
scheduled to start October and
will be held on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday mornings
Mrs. Virginia Lamond, Red Cross
instructor, will teach both groups.
Any one interested is urged to see
Mrs H. c. Richards, chairman of
nurses aides of the Alexandria
chapter She will be at the chapter
house at 1912 Prince street by ap-
pointment.
Blood Donors Sought.
Mrs. Rhea also announced that
the mobile blood donor unit will visit
Alexandria from 10 am. until 3
pm. Tuesday. The unit will be set
up in the parish house of Christ
Church and appointments may be
made by calling the Alexandria
chapter.
Fifteen members of the Rotary
Club will donate their blood at the
mobile unit, but more donors are
needed to fill the quota of 100.
Donors must weigh at least 100
pounds and be between 81 and so
years of age. They must not eat any
fatty foods for six hours before
giving blood.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Wallace and Wickurd
To Attend Relief Show

Vice President. Wallace, Secretary
of Agriculture Wickard and Gov,
O'Conor of Maryland are expected
to attend the opening of a Victory
Garden Harvest Show in Baltimore
this afternoon. The show Is one OF
20 being held throughout the United
States.
The show will remain open until
Wednesday, DR.. T. B. Symons, di-
rector of the University of Maryland
Extension Service, announced.
The Maryland Extension Service,
as well as the Federated Garden
Clubs, the Women's Civic League OF
Baltimore and the Baltimore Dahlia
Society will have special exhibits.
Proceeds will be donated to Army
and Navy Relief.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Women Democrats Give
S100 for Lees Cumpuion

The Executive Board of the Wom-
ems Democratic Club of Montgom-
cry County has voted to give s1OO
to the campaign of 1t. Col. E. Brooke
Lee. Democratic candidate for cleo
ton in the 9th congressional dis
trict and $50 to the general Mont
gomery County Democratic organ
ization campaign fund.
In addition, the board decided to
contribute $25 to the womens di-
vision of the Democratic National
Committee for the drive on Demo-
cratic women's day, September 26.
Mrs. Roger Shaw of Rockville is
president of the club.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Mrs. Smithy Will Direct
Woodside Church Choir

Mrs. j. Horace Snithy, former
organist at The National City Chris
tian Church, has been appointed
organist and director of the senior
and Junior choirs of Grace Church,
Woodside, Md, the Rev, Walter w.
Gale. rector of the church, an
nounced yesterday.
Mrs. Smithy, graduate of the
Institute of Musical Art, New York,
studied organ with the late Edgar
Priest and Paul Galloway at the
National Cathedral. She also
studied choral music under F. Melius
Christensen, director of the famous
st. Olaf's Choir.
Mrs. Smithy's husband, also a
musician, is director of the Chevy
Chase Chanters, one of Washing
tons outstanding musical organiza-
tions.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Boys Clubs of Oxon Hill,
HyottsviIIe to Reorqunize

Reorganization meetings for the
Oxon Hill and Hyattsville units of
the Prince Georges Police Boys
Club have been scheduled for this
week.
Failure to find an instructor for
the Oxon Hill unit to replace S. E.
Corbin, who joined the Army, has
necessitated reorganization of
that group. Members will meet at
7:30 pm. tomorrow in the Oxon
Hill High School.
The Hyattsville unit will hold its
meeting at 7:30 pm. Thursday in
the Hyattsville High School.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Arlington Rotion Boord
Adds Three Assistants

Three new clerical assistants
have been added to the staff of the
Arlington County Rationing Board
Office it was announced yesterday.
Mrs. nellie Holley, 4436 North Six
teenth street, will work in the sugar
section. She is president of the
Claude Swanson Junior High School
Parent-Teachers Association.
General clerical assistant and re-
ceptionist will be Mrs. Martha G.
Miner, wife of Col. Fred c. Miner.
The new general stenographer is
Mrs. Madge G. Lee. Her husband.
1t. J.g) Donald E. Lee, U. S. Mr..
is on active duty.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Young Democrats Plan
Dance at SuitIund

The Young Democrats Club of
Southern Maryland will hold a cam
didate dance at the clubhouse, May
hew road, Suitland, Md, from 10
pm. to am. Saturday.
All candidates whose names will
appear on the November ballot are
invited to attend the dance, 1t was
announced by Chairman Norman
Collins.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Maryland Orders Strict
Observation Of AIerts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 19-Traffic
must stop, citizens must take shelter
and in general all, but blackout pre-
cautions must be exercised during
Maryland's daytime alerts this
month, Col. Henry S. Barrett, State
director of air precautions, said to-
day.
Col. Barrett, who said three sur
prise air raid alerts would be staged
in the State during September is
sued a memorandum instructing all
citizens to obey air raid wardens,
stay away from telephones except
for emergencies and use the same
care in their homes as during a
blackout.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Prince William to Hold
Clinic for Children
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, Sept. 19.-The
Prince William County Health De-
partment, in cooperation with the
State Department of Health, will
hold an orthopedic clinic for county
children from am. to noon FRI
day. DR.. o. Andersen Ennh ill
conduct the clinic for children under
20. Patients desiring admission are
advised to make appointments with
Miss Sabina Neel, county nurse.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Maryland Republicans
Support Roosevelt
In War Prosecution
Porty Platform Hits
O'Conor Administration,
Pledges Tax Reduction
ss the Associated Press.

Ss the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1s.-The Re.
publican party's platform, adopteo
lasV nlght, dedicated the party te
the support of President Roosevelt
IN hghting the war, but declared the
GOf Cannot look with favor upon
the Utopian dream of a world eco
nornic equality after the war which
Will lower the living standard OF
American citizens"
Other planks in the Republican
platform:
Approved presidential proposals
for preventing the patent evils of
a runaway imitation"
Denounced Gov. OConor because
he has boldly wrapped about him
self the American flag" advocated
that civilian defense be admins
tered without interference of pol
1tics, said Both parties should
be called in to aid in the arduous
and patriotic work of war and re-
construction.
Hits One-party Rule.
Rejected "The tyranny of one
party totalitarian government in
county, State or Nation"
Charged Gov O'Conor with
breaking a one-term pledge and
said he sought to establish a per-
sonal political dynasty" to the detri-
ment OF the two-party system.
Belittled the Governors recent
primary radio speeches and said
they merely reflected the Maryland
State administration framework set
up by his predecessors in Office.
Advocated $50 per cent decrease
In the present tax on both earned
and investment income"
Advocated rigid economy in all
non-essential activities in State as
well as in the Federal govern
mentS."
Pledged the COP to see that the
Maryland military department gets
increased funds
Pledged complete cooperation
with the great industries of our
State to guarantee the maximum
possible output" - cooperation
which the present administration
has failed to give"
Said the administration of civilian
defense should be centered rather
than decentralized in order to OBJ
tain the desired maximum results. ="
Assails Discrimination.
Condemned "all laws or govern
mental practices which discriminate
directly or indirectly against any
person on account of race, color,
creed, sex, political belief, class or
national origin"
Pledged the Republican party to
Safeguard the rights of all citi-
zens."
Pledged the COP to improve the
condition of our great middle
classes"
Promised to support the enact
ment of such remedial legislation as
labor merits"
! Pledged equal rights for women.
! Pledged sensible business ad-
s1inistration of the States re-
sources"
1 Recommended that a Upgrade
school system be set up throughout
the State and that classes in ele-
mentary schools be limited to 35
students. A
Approved the merit system.
Advocated the complete CO.
operation of the administration
with the State Roads Commission in
the building of roads adequate for
the war effort"
Offered the Republican candi-
dates to the electorate las a means
for restoration of sound government
in Maryland"
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Arlington Women Voters
Plan Luncheon Tuesday

Members of the Organized Women
Voters Club of Arlington will hear
talks by Mrs. Charlotte A. Crowley,
field representative of the Chill
dren's Bureau of the State Depart
ment of Public Welfare, and Miss
Lois Benedict, assistant director of
the Children's Bureau, at a lunch
con meeting Tuesday at Evans Cof-
fee Shop, Lee highway and Glebe
road.
Invitations also have been sent to
Representative Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia and Harrie Byrd Conin to
address the club. Mr.. Conlin is the
Republican opponent of Mr.. Smith
in the November election.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Somerset CountyOff
Takes Justice Position
BY the Associated Pres

BY the Associated Press.
CRISFIELD, Md, Sept. 19.-F
Kirk Maddrix, States attorney of
Somerset County for the last eight
year, has resigned to accept a post
in the criminal division of the JUS
tice Department.
Mr.. Maddrix. a graduate of the
University of Maryland Law School,
was connected with the Internal
Revenue Bureau from 1924 to 1888
and was in Puerto Rico for the
Agriculture Department in 1888. He
was elected States attorney on the
Republican ticket in the following
year and reelected in 1888,
Evening star., 1942-09-20
| 35-MHe Limit
| Proclaimed by
|Gov. O'Conor
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 19.-All Mary
landers were asked today by Gov.
O'Conor to cooperate as patriotic
citizens" in observance of 35-mile-
an-hour motor vehicle speed limit.
In proclamation signed by him.
self and State Secretary Thomas
Elmo Jones. Gov. O'Conor asked
everybody to conform to the war
time auto speed peak recommended
to President Roosevelt last week by
the Baruch Committee on Rubber.
Two days ago, the Governor had
ordered the 35-mile speed limit eff
fective for all motor vehicles owned
and operated by various State
agencies. Today he urged all resi-
dent drivers to conform to the "Vic-
tory Speed Limit" at all times.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Oct. | Price DeudIine
For Fairfax Dealers

october is the deadline for Fair
fax County merchants to report
their cost of living commodity lists
with price ceilings affixed, Burton
Davis, advisory price officer of the
Fairfax War Price and Rationing
Board No. 80 announced today.
He said the merchants are re-
quired to post within view of the
consumer list of their commodi-
ties with price ceilings plainly indi-
Gated. The ceilings must not ex-
ceed March 1912 levels unless other
wise specified by the Office of Price
Administration.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Alexandra PLANNING
Adult Niqht Glasses

Night classes in typing and short
hand for adults will start about Oc-
tober l at the George Washington
High School in Alexandria, the City
School Board has announced.
The classes, which are given with
out charge, are under the trade and
industrial education program and
are sponsored by the Alexandria
School Board and the State depart
ment of education.
Persons interested are asked to
report to the United States En-
ployment Office and obtain registra-
ton cards before October l.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Silver Spring Group Meets

A meeting of the Seven Oaks
Manor Citizens Association will be
held at pm tomorrow at the home
OF William G. Peterson, 610 Ben
nington road, Silver Spring. j. C.
Winters will speak on defense work
in Silver Spring and bus service will
be discussed.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Larger Sugar Allotment
For Formers Is Asked
Px thp Associated Press.

3, the Associated Press.
WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. 19-
Frederick County officials today ap-
pealed to Federal-State sugar ra-
tioning officials on behalf of farmers
for special permits to enable the
rural people to obtain sugar for max
ing apple butter.
Federal authorities recently told
farmers here that honey was good
sugar substitute, but the farmers
claim that honey costs II cents a
pound as compared with 7 cents for
sugar.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Lions to Hold Dance

The Upper Marlboro (Md) Lions
Club will hold its annual charity
dance at 1890 pm. Saturday at the
Marlboro Tobacco Warehouse.
Lansdale G. Clagett, Judge of the
Orphans Court. is In charge.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
School to Form PIT. A.

A meeting to organize a Parent
Teacher Association for the Silver
Spring intermediate School will be
held at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
school, Philadelphia and Chicago
avenues.
Evening star., 1942-10-12
| Perfume Makers
Hunt Ookmoss
In u. S. Forests
BY H. w. BLAKESLEE,
fyTYiA> VTy~-lLN


NEW YORK.-American forests
and mountains are being searched
for oakmoss wanted by the per-
fumery industry.
Oakmoss is neither a moss nor
does it grow necessarily on or near
oak trees. It is a lichen, one of the
variety of plants which grow on
rocks, fences. deserts and dripping
swamps and on mountain tops
higher than any other vegetation.
The oakmoss used in perfumery
has been coming from Yugoslavia.
It contains a resin used both for its
own odor and for its ability to hold
other odors in perfume.
Sixteen American oakmosses have
been found to date, only one OF
which can be used, and it is not as
satisfactory as the imported lichen.
This one, Evernia vulpina, came
from Oregon. The Givaudanian, a
perfumery journal, says this lichen
would be usable as a war substi-
tute provided it can be found some-
where in great abundance.
This plant is sulphur -colored to
greenish in hue. Its stems are
nearly cylindrical and branch pro-
fusely toward the tips. It Is re-
ported to grow on trees and old
wood, and rarely on rocks. It has
been found from Nebraska and
South Dakota westward to the Pa
cific,
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Elephant Rescues
Startled Motorist
By the Associated Press.

by LQe ASSOCldLeQ fIeSS.
AMARILLO, Tex.-A. O. Wright
was sitting in his automobile, stuck
in the mud and saying the things
people say in such predicaments.
Suddenly the front end Of the
auto went up in the air. and the
car started moving toward dry land.
Wright couldn't believe it-especi-
ally when he saw an unperturbed
elephant was getting the job done.
Wright abandoned ship, scurried
to some carnival folk and yelped,
Call off your elephant"
They did-explaining it had been
trained to rescue cars from such
situations. :
Evening star., 1942-10-12
Three Stores Give lJn
Air-Coo|ing Units 10
Aid War Plants
ors-Roebuek, Hecht,
Woodward & Lothrop
Sacrifice Equipment

Woodward & Lothron denart.
ment, store Is disposing Of 600-ton
air-cooling unit to the Government
for installation in a war plant. It is
the third Washington retail es-
tablishment to make this sacrifice
the Hecht Co. and Sears-Roeb,1ck
having agreed earlier to assist the
wars prosecution by Cooperating
with q WPB request, made only a
few days ago.
Otner commercial establishments
such as Office buildings and theaters
will be asked later to part with
similar equipment Of a kind M
longer manufactured.
Armed with a list supplied by
manufacturers. showing the type
ana size OF air-cooling equipment
soid 70 customers, the Government
mas begun asking private business
Tor equipment to fit the snecif1c
needs OF individual war plants.
Sears-Roebuck, for example. Is
giving up Its 350-ton unit and has
none IN reserve. The WPB wanted
this unit for a particular plant where
q larger or smaller unit would not
meet the requirements.
Stores Keep Some Units.
woodward & Lothrop is selling
a sutton unit, but is retaining other
units which it was asked to sell.
the Hecht Co., in selling a 5O0-ton
unit, still has three smaller air.
conditioning units Of $50 tons each
Wnen shoppers next summer note
the difference between efficient air.
cooling and a make-shift arrange
ment, they can blame it on
Americas war enemies.
Federal Government BUILDINGS
mere are estimated to have approxi-
mately 10000 tons of air-coolinp
equipment. Washington is the
southernmost city selected by the
WPB in its search for air-condition-
ing facilities. Some of this Federal
equipment may not be suitable for
present purposes, but the thought
PACK OF Washington's designation as
tne southernmost point of selection
was to ask the Government agencies
to set an example for private busi-
ness by making sacrifices, too.
Ofhcials Of the Hecht Co., Wood
ward & Lothrop, and Sears
Roebuck said they would supple
ment existing equipment with elec-
trlc fans, although fans for COM
mercial purposes no longer are
manufactured but must be obtained
from existing market inventories.
Sacrifice Is Big One,
The extent of the sacrifice is more
readily understood when considera-
ton Is given to the fact that new
stores, with a minimum of window
space and heavier overhead light
ing lead that intensif1es heat, are
heavily dependent on air-cooling
equipment to Offset high summer
temperatures.
War plants must maintain exact
control over temperature and build
ing. Air-cooling equipment is abso-
lutely vital in the manufacture of
synthetic rubber, in the production
of precision instruments and in
dehydrating air at blast furnaces.
Precision instrument machinery
contracts or expands according to
temperature and humidity. -
The WPB is now seeking cerltrif
ugal compression units. Later the
Government will need reciprocating
Evening star., 1942-10-12

compressors for the preservation
and storage of foodstuffs needed by
the armed forces.
Ready to Back War Effort.
The view expressed by officials Of
the first three Washington estab-
lishments surrendering needed air
cooling equipment is that private
business is ready to make any sacri-
flee, along with the general public,
in the al-out effort to achieve VIC
tory, and that citizens will under
stand the reasons why air-cooling
facilities must be curtailed.
When these air-cooling units are
dismantled, only the motor, turbo-
compressor, cooler and condenser
will be removed. The connecting
ducts will be left intact against the
day when the equipment can be re-
placed. The Government is buying
the equipment on the basis of the
original cost installation, less de-
probation at 5 per cent for each
year of service.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

81 The best way to root for victoxy
Is to dig deep into that pocketbook
or purse and buy War savings
stamps.
Evening star., 1942-10-12

This is the gorgeous fur that makes you feel
like lone in million" just to wear it! These
are the rich, glossy, tight-cured siIken skins
seIdon-if ever-seen at price so low!
Some are the famous loIionder Persian
"FeotherIite" brond-superbIy black dyed
which means they will keep their Iuxuri-
Gus ustre and regal, jet-bIock beauty as
collars, their advance Mandarin sleeves >. -.
some even have the new turned-bock cuffs.
A most exceptional group in sizes II to 18,
one in size 4O
New Fur Saon. Third Floor Street Building The Hech Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-08

and from school daily "as his ia
ther and grandfather did before
him"
That was one of several conser-
vation measures which he said must
be adopted to assure maintenance
this winter of the school tranSpor
tation system which serves some
100000 boys and girls. He also
said that:
School bus service should be dis
continued where rail or regular
public service is available.
Fewer stops should be made even
though pupils are required to walk
reasonable distances to board their
bus.
Local regulatory bodies should re-
lax regulations SO that older stu
dents may stand in buses if their
safety is no endangered.
School hours should be staggered
ON a community wide basis to per-
NIT use Of buses, which normally
would be idle during school hours,
Tor transportation of workers.
Eastman recognized that preser-
Vation of democracy is dependent
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-08
Pressure Put On
French Workers

ON THE FRENCH FRONTIER,
Get. Observation-Disclosures
al hundred thousand skilled French
Workmen are being given "a hours
in which to decide between "volun-
teering" for employment in Ger
many's war plants or being placed
cn the Vichy governments black
list.
The ultimatum is in letters being
sent by labor inspectors to employ
ed factory workers in the German
occupied and free zones who are
single and between q and 55.
Chief of Government Pierre La
val hopes to obtain 10000 skilled
labcrers for shipment tC Germany
to fulfill a deal he made last Au-
gust in Paris with Fritz Sauckel,
NaZi labor czar.
The Vichy government was
forced to mobilize the workers be-
cause only 10000 of the 10000 La
val promised SauckeJ had volun-
teered to go to Germany by Oc-
tober l.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-08
Ton, Mix Horse 10
End SUFFERING

HOLLYWOOD, Oct Cup
Tony, the horse that shared the
fame and fortune of the late Tom
Mix, will end his suffering in a
mercy death next Saturday mcrn-
ing, it was announced today.
Ivon D. Parker, Hollywood at
torney and horSeman who has car
ed for Tony since Mix death, said
he had completed arrangements to
have Tony mounted.
Tony is 40 years cid, and virtual
ly helpless. He cannot eat solid
food, and is unable to raise him
self after lying down.
Parker said Tony might live sev-
eral years but he didn't believe the
suffering he would endure was jus
titled, He has been eating a mix
ture of ground alfalfa and molasses.
Parker said it was now almost i'm
possible to get molasses. He also
fears that rheumatism might both
er the famous horse again this Win
ter if he is permitted to live,