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Evening star., 1942-09-20
Motormon on Job 26 Years
Has Perfect Safety Record
Groy Received $4,000
Bequest in 1925
For Courtesy

Meet Mr.. Safety, himself Motor
man James E. Gray, who has piloted
a streetcar through Washington
traffic for 26 years without having
single accident charged against
him.
Motorman Gray rounded out his
26th year Friday, doing his six runs
from the Mount Pleasant loop to
Lincoln Park and the Thirteenth
and D streets NE. terminus.
ShoWered with the congratula-
tions of Capital Traction Co. Off
cials, fellow motormen and friends,
Motorman Gray had this bit of
advice which applies for the motor
ist as we'll as the streetcar driver.
Keep your car under control and
your foot ready for the brake"
Took Job In 1916.
That motto has carried Mr. Gray
safely over an estimated 464 100
miles of rails since he took his first
job with the old Capital Traction
Co. in 1916.
How many people did I haul
in that time? Pretty hard to say
but it must run into the millions"
he said.
Motorman Gray wears 10 gold
safety bars on his right sleeve
one for each year without an acci-
dent since the traction company
instituted it's first organized safety
plan in 1922.
Mr.. Gray's car has been in acci-
dents. But I was hit I didn't do
the hitting Witnesses exonerated
me in every case" he recalls.
Received $4,000 in viii.
Mr.. Gray hit the front pages of
the Nations newspapers back in
May, 1925, when he was willed
$4,000 by an aged woman car rider
to whom he had shown little extra
courtesy.
1t was in 1918, Motorman Gray
recalls, that he first saw the woman,
Mrs. Mary Ward. She was trying
to get from the curb to his street.
car against heavy odds of auto
mobile traffic and was just about
losing the battle.
Leaving his car, while auto traffic
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Police Show
| Efficiency to
| Prober Schultz

Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana, chairman of a subcom-
mittee that investigated the Metro
politan Police Department last year,
witnessed demonstration of the
efficiency of the department last
night.
Mr.. Schultz and Capt. Robert j.
Barrett, assistant chief of detec-
tives, cruised around the city and
parked at Third and c streets NV,
where Capt. Barrett began to call
in various cars by radio.
Scout car No. IL took two minutes
to respond to the call, car No. Al,
which was cruising in Southwest
Washington. arrived in two and a
half minutes and the homicide SQUAD
reached the spot from Seventeenth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
NV. in four minutes.
Mr.. Schultz shook the hands Of
the officers, who had hurried to
the scene, and sent them on their
way.
The whole incident was closed
when the police radio dispatcher
cllmaxed 1t with the announcement.
THE Representative is very much
pleased
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Nearby Virginia Buses
|WilI Start Using New
Terminals Next Week
Twelfth and Pennsylvania
Sites Selected to Relieve
Tenth Street Congestion

New terminals at Twelfth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV. will
be placed in service for buses of
the Alexandria, Bancroft g. Wash
ington Transit Co., and the Arling-
ton & Fairfax Motor Transporta-
ton Co., a week from tomorrow,
under orders issued yesterday by
the Public Utilities Commission.
The commission said the new ter
minals would save bus miles and
operating time which was neces-
Sary under war conditions, because
of the acute shortage of materials
and men.
Will End Congestion.
Further, the commission said, the
change was needed because of the
serious traffic and pedestrian con-
gestion on Tenth street NV, be-
tween D and E streets, where the
two Virginia bus lines now have their
terminals The plans recently were
announced after the congestion
problem had been outlined in The
Star.
The new terminal for the A., B.
& w. buses will be in front of the
old Post Office Department Building,
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, where three loading
platforms are being completed. In
bound A, B. & w. buses will 20
north on Twelfth street and swing
into the lanes in front of the old
Post Office. Outbound, the buses
will go east to Tenth street, south
to Constitution avenue, then west
on the usual routes.
Streetcar Loop Approved.
The A. & F. buses will have a
new terminal on Twelfth street,
south of Pennsylvania avenue, near
the A., B. & w. terminal. The A.
& F. buses will go north on Four
teenth street, then east on E street
In front of the District Building,
into Pennsylvania avenue. then
south on Twelfth street to the ter
minal, just south of the entrance
of the new Post Office Department
Building.
The PUG also approved yesterday
an application by the Capital
Transit Co. for authority to con-
struct a streetcar loop in the Nc
Lean Gardens housing project, in
the vicinity of Idaho and Wiscon-
sin avenues NV. The District Zon-
ing Commission recently granted
permission for the ,lse of land in
volved in the arrangement.
Evening star., 1942-09-20

waited, Mr.. Gray escorted her into
the streetcar. Almost daily for the
next eight years he repeated this
courtesy.
In February, 1925, Mrs. Ward, who
had resided in the old Driscoll Ho-
tel, First and B streets NV, told
Mr.. Gray that she was moving to
Connecticut.
Some months later Mr.. Gray was
informed that Mrs. Ward, who was
n years old, had died and remem-
bered him in her will.
Cars Once in Two Sections.
Motorman Gray recalls that when
he started his career streetcars were
IN two sections-the motor and a
trailer
Trolleying is the first and only Job
he has held since his arrival in
Washington from his former home
In Dumfries, Va. Displaying five
gold stars on his sleeve-one for
each five years of service-Motor-
man Gray, whose home is at 100 C
street Sc, believes that he will just
keep right on driving trolleys for
the next 26 years at least. "And
hope to keep that safety record
intact he says.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
District National Bank
Depositors 10 Get
Final Dividend
$703,525.42 Awaits
1852 Persons, Who Will
Be Notified by Mail

The fourth and final dividend tc
depositors in the defunct District
National Bank of Washington will
be paid beginning tomorrow.
This announcement by the re-
celver was authorized yesterday by
the controller of the currency ano
close the affairs of the bank.
The amount to be distributed to
depositors is s703, 3,525.42, or is per
cent. This will raise to total
of $4,047 ,92l.47 the amount by the
receiver since the bank was closed
All of the 1852 depositors will be
notified by mail of the day upon
which they are to call for their
checks. The checks are being dis
trlbuted at the Office of the re-
celver, Justus S. Wardell, at 1929
street NV.
Must Await Notification.
Mr.. Wardell warned depositors
that they must wait for notiflca-
ton before calling for their checks.
Then they must call on the exact
day set forth.
IF they call in advance checks
will not be available. If they fail
TO call on the day named for them
or before November IA, they will
have to collect the checks through
the office of the controller of cur
rency. That Office, Mr.. Wardell
pointed out, is at present over
burdened with work and it is
probable that depositors will run
into long delays if they wait to
collect their checks through this
agency.
Mr.. Wardell further warned de-
positors that they must bring with
them their receivers certificate
when they call for their checks.
Will Pay Interest.
The last dividend to be distrib-
uted will give back to every de-
positor the full amount of his de-
post, in addition to 28o per cent
interest upon the amount due when
the bank was closed.
The trust is to be terminated on
November Is, at which time Mr..
Wardell will completely wind up the
affairs of the bank, which closed in
1888. The task has embraced the
liquidation of four other local banks.
The receiver has paid in excess
OF 100 per cent in all but one of
the insolvent banks. The first in
solvent bank brought to close
was che Washington Savings Bank,
wfdch paid l10.24 per cent.
The final dividends of the other
panks were: Northeast Savings
Bank, 105.16 per cent; Potomac Saw
Qgs Bank of Georgetown, 81.77
v cent, and the Seventh Street
S wings Bank, 1868 per cent.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Women Voters to Hold
Teu for Candidates

The Montgomery County League
of Women Voters will hold COM
bination membership tea and re-
ception for candidates whose names
will appear on the ballot in the No
vember election at the first fall
meeting from to pm. Friday at
the home of Mrs. B Peyton Whalen,
8610 Old Georgetown road, Beth
esda, Md.
Mrs. Donald Roberts of Bethesda
is in charge of arrangements for the
tea and Mrs. Frank Garfield of Som
erset is planning the program. Res
ervations may be made by calling
Mrs Lawrence Vaughan, hospitality
chairman at Wisconsin 1874 not
later than Tuesday.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Stage and Sports Stars
To Aid al Bond Rally

Stars of the stage, screen and
sports world will appear with State,
county and Federal officials at a
War bond rally at 8 pm. Thursday
at Ritchie Coliseum in College Park,
Md.
Comdr. Gene Tunney is among
the guests invited to attend
Gov. O'Conor, Senators Tydings
and Radcliffe, Representative Sas-
seer and Walter M. Ruth, State
administrator for the Treasury De-
partment War Savings Staff, will
speak, according to T. Howard
Duckett, chairman of the Prince
Georges County War Activities
Committee, in charge of the
affair.
In addition to talent to be sup
piled from Washington theaters and
night clubs, several surprise" stage,
screen and radio stars are expected
to attend. This phase of the pro-
gram is under the direction Of Sid
ney Lust, Maryland State chairman
of the motion picture division, War
Savings Committee.
Sling" Sammy Baugh, Andy
Farkas, Steve Juzwik and Dick Poll
Ion Of the Washington Redskins are
number of other outstanding ath-
letes have accepted invitations to
appear on the bond wagon"
Music will be provided by the
Maryland University Glee Club, the
Washington Gas Light Co. Band
and various other groups.
The county's quota for Septem-
Der has been set at $4,000 by the
Treasury Department, but Mr.. Duck
ett said his committee hopes to ex-
ceed this amount by several thou
sand dollars
War stamps and bonds will be
placed on sale at the coliseum dur
ing the rally. A women's committee
will be in charge of sales.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
.C|0 District Council
Urges Approval Of
Nursery School Bill
House Group Told Center:
Would Boost Efficiency
Of Working Mothers

Declaring that vote for the Ran
to help win the war, the Washing
ton Industrial Union Council, CIO,
yesterday made public letter it
has sent to the House District Com
mittee urging prompt passage of
the measure, which would permit
establishment of public nursery
schools in the District.
The letter, signed by Henry Rhine,
council president, said: Our men,
bers, the working men and women
of Washington, have felt directly
the need for such centers to provide
adequate care for small children so
that mothers may work at optimum
Of efficiency for the war effort"
Other Groups Urge Approval.
The District Council of the United
Federal Workers, CIO, also has sent
resolution urging approval of the
bill by the District Committee. The
bill would open the public schools
to children under and would re-
store WPA nursery schools to the
District. Introduced September 2,
it has not been considered by the
committee because of the absence
| of a quorum,
The committee also reported let
ters and resolutions from the OCD
Child Care and Protection Com
mittee, the Washington League OF
Women Shoppers, the National War
Agencies Local and the Commerce
Local of the UFW.
| Church to Set Up Nursery.
Meanwhile, the Calvary Baptist
Church, Eighth and H streets NV,
took steps to establish a nursery
school for children of working
mothers, DR.. Clarence w. Crawford
pastor, announced. Children from
| 2 to years old will be cared for
from early morning until working
mothers pick them up in the eve
ming. A board will be set up by the
church to administer the work and
take responsibility for the nursery,
which will be in the neighborhood
of the church.
At first only 10 children will be
cared for, but it is planned to ex-
pand to a maximum capacity of As
as soon as equipment and personnel
are available, DR.. Crawford said. The
nursery school will be free to
mothers who cannot afford to pay,
but those who can will be asked to
pay a small amount to help defray
costs.
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 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 ol
Baltimore and the Baltimore Dahlis
Society will have special exhibits
Proceeds will be donated to Army
and Navy Relief.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Farmer Burns
Eight Tires to
|Cremute Horse

Alfonso Williams, colored farmer
of Vienna, Va, last night set eight
tires afire as a funeral pyre for a
horse, according to Fairfax County
police.
Sergt. B. A. Poole said Williams
had been ordered to dispose of a
dead horse lying in his pasture
along Route 1913, just outside of
Vienna.
Police later received complaints
from nearby residents that some
one was burning rubber. Investi-
cation showed Williams was Gre
mating the horse by burning the
tires.
No charge could be placed against
Williams, Sergt. Poole explained
since there is no law against burn
ing tires.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Bees Go on War
Basis, Step Up
Honey Output
~ the Associated Press.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 19-
South Carolina bees and their keep
ers are al-out to meet the sugar
shortage.
Honey production promises to
total 100000 pounds, % per cent
more than last year, which means
quite few more trips to the hives
and bees, Agricultural Statistician
Frank o. Black reported today.
The colonies have increased 10
per cent but Mr.. Black said there
was another big factor-"higher
production per hive"-Which may
indicate the bees are war produc-
| tion-conscious.
Prices are l to cents a pound
higher than in 1941.
To show that South Carolina bees
are all-out, Mr.. Black reported that
while production would be higher
here, a decrease of 13 per cent was
| anticipated for the entire country.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Completion Of AirporI
Housing Units Set
For Wednesday
Barracks to Be Finished
Just One Week After
Foundation Laying

Construction of one-foor, bar
racks-like structure to house ap-
proximately 300 project workers at
'the new Army airport in the Camp
Springs Meadows (Md) area will
be completed Wednesday-exactly
one week after the cinder block
foundations were laid, Army en-
gineers announced yesterday.
Temporary engineer headquarters
have been set up in a former road
house on the Camp Springs road
about mile and half from
Meadows.
Eventually, 1t Col. Eben Longfel-
low, who is in charge of construc-
ton, expects to have so engineers
directing about 5000 workmen, who
will labor in two shifts of 10 hours
each.
At least 10 bulldozers yesterday
were in clearing and leveling the
ground in what were once peaceful
meadows, while hundreds of work.
men were chopping down bushes and
trees.
Fields have been converted into
parking lots, crowded with hundreds
of cars, while traffic on the narrow
Camp Springs road resembled that
on Pennsylvania avenue during the
rush hour.
Meanwhile, the Army has ar
ranged to advance loans through
the First National Bank of Marl-
boro to residents of the area who
must move out but who lack funds
to do SO.
Although September "a has been
set as the deadline for evacuating
the area, Col. Longfellow said he
would consider all requests for eX-
tensions of time.
Some requests already have been
made, Col Longfellow said.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Gardner Withdrawal
From Charter Board
Nomination AssaiIed
Action Further Proof of
His Distrust Of Voters,
S. M. Hamilton Declares

The refusal by Allen H. Gardner
president of the Montgomery
County (Md) Charter Committee, to
be a candidate for nomination on a
charter board lis further evidence
of his distrust of the voters" S. M
Hamilton, secretary of the United
Democratic Organization of the
county, declared last night.
Mr.. Gardner was one of five men
nominated by the county commits
sioners on Thursday for membership
on proposed charter board.
In withdrawing his name the fol-
lowing day, Mr.. Gardner declared
that three of the five nominees
have attempted to destroy the
charter movement by issuing mis-
leading statements" The three in
question, he said, were Joseph A.
Cantrel, j. Bond Smith and Roger
J. Whiteford.
Trickery Charge Denied.
Denying that there was any
trick" connected with the commits
sioners nomination of Mr.. Gardner
for service on the charter board, Mr.
Hamilton said the nomination was
"a recognition of the contention for
minority representation made. so
persistently by the Republican party,
the Brookings report and the sup
porters of charter in Montgomery
County"
Since Mr.. Gardner's arrival in
Montgomery County eight years ago,
Mr.. Hamilton's statement asserted,
he has stated to dozens of county
residents that his political purpose
in the county lis to defeat the
Democratic party in the county
through the elimination of majority
rule and the barring Ct the two
party system"
Balks at Own Candidacy.
Mr.. Gardner, however, the state
ment continued, "is unwilling to SUBJ
nit his own personal candidacy to
the franchise of the county voters.
The naming of Messrs. Cantrel
Smith and Whiteford, all of whom
are Democrats, apparently is toe
much for Mr. Gardner and his
charter associates, practically all of
whom are opposed to the Demo-
Gratis, both in the Nation and in
Montgomery County," Mr.. Hamil-
ton declared
Mr.. Gardner and his group call
charter a great cause" the state
ment concluded, land leaders of all
great american causes have been
candidates and have led their cause
in the voting before the people of
the Nation"
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Oct. I Price DeudIine
For Fuirfux 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 a 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
Alexandria Planning
Adult Niqht Glasses

Night classes in tipping 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 anc
are sponsored by the Alexandria
School Board and the State depart
ment of education.
Persons interested are asked tc
report to the United States EN-
ployment Office and obtain registra
ton cards before October /.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Young Democrats Plan
Dance at SuitIund

The Young Democrats Club of
Southern Maryland will hold can
didate dance at the clubhouse, May
hew road, Suitland, Md, from 10
pm. to 2 am. Saturday.
All candidates, whose names will
appear on the November ballot are
invited to attend the dance, it was
announced by Chairman Norman
Collins.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Jack Ookie, Film Comic
And Wife Separate

By The Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 19.-Screen
comic Jack Oakie and Venita Var
den, his wife, have separated, with
Oakie moving out of their North
ridge home.
Confirming the parting, Miss VAR
den said no divorce was planned.
why should there be?" she asked
There is no other woman in his
life and no other man in mine
Evening star., 1942-09-20
leonardtown Will Get New
u. S.-BuiIt 32-Bed HosnitaI
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEONARDTOWN, Md. Sept. 10
A 32-bed hospital, to supplement
facilities of ST. Mary's Hospital and
to be erected adjacent to it on
Washington boulevard, will be built
as Federal Government project.
Mrs. Emily Van Camp, st. Mary's
superintendent, said the 21-bed ca
pacity of the present hospital was
far from sufficient to care for the in
creased population, drawn to the
county by the construction projects
at Cedar Point and Piney Point.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
| Postmon Throwing
Letters Away Seized
On Drinking Charge

Residents of the 1900 block
of M street NV. were sur
prised last night when a post
man began throwing letters in
the street. Police sent to the
scene saw that the letters were
recovered and charged the car
rier with drunkenness.
Postal inspectors, who lnves-
tigated, said the postman, who
is "A, apparently was on duty
at the time. The only explana-
ton he gave for delivering
mail at $50 pm. was that he
was "iust late" police reported.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Womonpower Committe
Named in Maryland

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-Appoint-
ment of a Womanpower Committee
whose job would be to influence
women to enter vital war industries
was announced today by A. A. Live
right, area organizer and temporary
director of the War Manpower Com
mission, and Royden A. Blunt, the
new permanent area director.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
School to Form PIT. A.

A meeting to organize Parent
Teacher Association for the Silver
Spring intermediate School will be
held at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
school, Philadelphia and Chicago
avenues.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-09

them came out against Josh Lees proposal
 On the face of it, officer troubled with de- linquency among his men would think that the way to take care of the problem would be shut off the causes. But that doesn't always work
 Recently Alaskan town took the advice of certain doctors to combat social diseases among soldiers by closing all houses of i'll fame Another town refused to do this instead continued by regu- lating such houses and providing regular medical inspections h
 The latter town hasn't had any disease among service men reported in four months In the other town, disease has increased by leaps and bounds.
 One Alaskan town which we know of has been asked by an officer in charge of few men to close all liquor dispensaries at Il o'clock at night earlier because his men are supposed to be off the streets by that hour and because the bars stay open later delinquencies have arisen.
 This would mean depriving the civilians of the privilege of drinking after II o'clock But even with this, if the earlier closing hour would solve the problem and further the war effort, most civil ans would probably cooperate.
 But the problem would not be solved by this move any more than prohibition solved like prob- lem If liquor dispensares ordered to close at earlier hour soldiers who have violated orders of their officers before by staying and drinking after hours, would probably find way to get liquor
  Il o'clock as they wished buy bottle at 10 o'clock and get polluted in some place other than legal dispensary.
 We have seen cities attempt to force early clos ing hours of bars before In every this led to the creation of undercover alcohol merchants. The demand was still there. Illegal dealers made pur chases throughout the day and sold the liquor again after hours at exorbtant prices, carrying on their business in such way that it was next to impos- sble to nab the volators.
 If soldiers are going to be delinquent, that's all there is to it. And they will violate civilian regu- lation quicker than they will military one.
 It seems that this problem centers more closely around the enforcement of military regulations rather than the making of new civil rules.
 It was interesting to note in the case of one Alaska town, that an officer brought the problem of closing hours to the attention of the Chamber of Commerce which is not a law-making body, in- stead of to the members of the City Council which is the body elected by the people to handle the af fairs of the city