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Evening star., 1942-08-02
Members Named
ToWomen's Press
Club Committees
Kathleen Holmes,
Ruth Cowan Head
Guest Group

Members of the Women's National
Press Club who will serve on COM
mittees during the coming season
were announced in the revised men,
bership list published last week.
Ruth CoWan and Kathleen
Holmes, who are co-chairmen OF the
Guest Committee, will be assisted by
Ruby Black, Elisabeth May, Craig,
Shirley Enochs, Hope Rulings Miller,
Mildred Geare of Baltimore, Kath-
leen Mclaughlin Of New York and
Mary Rol1tt Of Los Angeles.
Serving with Isabel Kinnear
Griffin. Oh the House Committee will
be Carolyn Bell, Ruth Van Deman,
Helen Essary, Jessie FAINT Evans,
Ruth Finney, Olga Jones, Lillian
Rixey, Katherine Smith and Kath-
crime Macy Wilson.
The Membership Committee,
headed by Ned Brunson Harris. in
cludes Mary Cottrell Elizabeth Ford
Frances Lide and Elisabeth Taylor.
Members Of the Hospitality Com
mittee, headed by Malvina Stephen
son, are Lee Carson. Ann Cottrell,
Mary Haworth, Gladys Moon Jones
Helene Kravadze, Jackie Martin,
Marie Sauer, Helen Vogt and Vylla
Poe Wilson.
Hazel Grant Edgar, publicity
chairman. will be assisted by Gladys
Montgomery.
Esther Van Wagner Tuf1y is Office
chairman, with Ida Silver as an
assistant.
Josephine Hemphill is in charge
of archives.
Members Of the Board OF Trustees
| Of the Ruth Jones Fellowship are
Mary MacCracken Jones. chairman; /;
Emily Newell Blair, Gourley Ed
wards Hoes, Eleanor. Patterson,
Gretchen Smith and Mary Horna.
day. u
Christine Sadler is the club presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1942-08-02

No. job in point of time, Miss Wells
also stresses the importance of the
postwar front.
And she sees "ray Of hope" for
the peace to come. Responsible per-
sons of all democratic governments,
she pointed out, in their policies OF
conduc ling the war, are thinking OF
the effect OF those policies on re-
building the world. after the war. In
other words. war poiicies are per-
manent policies.
Miss Wells also believes that wom-
en- are deeply concerned with this
phase of the war
Il have observed and appreciate,
she said, that women have the
same fortitude about seeing their
men 60 off to war as they had In
other wars.
But don't think they have aban-
doned hopes Of world without
war"
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Alunnae Group
Will Send Three
Girls to Camp
Reception Planned
For Kabbas Who Are
Newcomers in d. C..

Arrangements to send three girls
to summer camp for. two-week
period this month have been COM
pleted by the Washington Alumnae
Association of Kappa Kappa Gam
ma.
The girls are to be selected by
the Washington Council of Church
Women.
: Other subjects discussed at
membership luncheon last week.
included the decision of the ma
tional organization to maintain a
club room in Des Moines for mem
bers who are with the Womens
Army Auxiliary Corps.
A local member, Miss Ruth Brewer
who served as program chairman
for the Washington alumnae last
year, has joined the WAAC and will
report for officers training tomor-
row.
J 1t was also announced that the
alumnae will hold reception
august dI Tie lOIIle Vi MIS-.
Ralph Dwan, with Kappas who are
newcomers to Washington as special
guests.
Mrs Terrence Wolford, president
of the Washington Alumnae As
sociation, was among those who
attended the fraternity's biennial
convention in Canada this summer
Other delegates included Miss Nina
Brown, president of the George
Washington University Chapter, and
Miss Ann Paterson of the University
Of Maryland Chapter.
The fraternity's war service has
included participation in the Wash
ington Panhellenic Association s
program of providing chaperones for
weekly USO-YWCA dances at the
YWCA.
Members also make point of
entertaining servicemen in Wash
ington who are relatives of Kappas.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Mrs. Laura Waters
To Fete Members
OF Wanderlust Club

Mrs. Laura Waters, an honorary
member of the Wanderlust Travel
Club, will entertain members at a
twilight picnic supper" this after
noon at her home, 3l10 Forty-fifth
street NV. Husbands of members
also will be guests at the party,
which will start at 4 pm.
The hostess will be assisted by
Mrs. Ridgely Chapline and Mrs.
nellie Van D. Smith, also honorary
members.
Honor guests will include Andre
Lamont, character analyst, who will
present special entertainment fea-
ture; Mrs. Elvira Maria MacDaniel,
who teaches the clubs Spanish
class, and Mrs. Wayne Bobst, for
lner president, who is moving to
Chicago.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
ORT Party Cancelled

Because of transportation diff
culties, the Washington Chapter Of
Women's American ORT has can
celed the supper party which had
been scheduled for Saturday at
Rock Greek Shelter House. Ar
rangements are being made, how
ever, for summer get-together at
a place convenient to bus and
streetcar lines.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
Alert Electorate Seen
AS Home Front Necessity
National League Of Women Voters Head
Stresses Citizen Role in Democracy
By Frances Lide,

By Frances Lide
m
ask Miss Marguerite NJ Wells
of Women Voters what she considers the
work civilians the
question
why having this war?"
Her to this Not because Hitler offer
something including
lethargc
democracy"
This basic Of the worldwide conflict she
challenge his
post fronts
head of organization to participation citizens
al opposed what should do.
greater
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Get in the Scrap
Get n the ScTdP =
First Of Curb Collection Scrap
Starts to Steel Mills
Tempo Of Shipments Expected to Pick Up
After Second Sunday Program

All District residents lDing 1oest OF North and South
Capitol streets asked to gather metal scrap to placed
the sidepd the curbing in front OF their by
Sunday Trucks H pick the starting at
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Community War Fund
Goal Is M6,57t.R
In Alexandra
USo to Share 10 Budget
For First Time; Mil
Get $1,000

A budget Of $66,571. .4g was set for.
Alexandria's Community War Fund
drive at meeting of the Commun-
ity Chest yesterday. =.
Discounttng the $4,000 allotted to
USO clubs. participating in. the
chest for the first time, and the
$3,521 .68 representing the War
Chest Fund, the remaining amount
of approximately $4,000 shows an
increase of $1,000 over last years
goal of $45, ,000
The detailed budget passed by
the board is as follows: Girls Club,
$2,746.33; Girl Scouts, s955; Boy
Scouts, $640; Boys Club, 1887, so !;
Salvation Army, $4,4l8.50; Alexan-
dria Hospital, $1,000; Health Clinic,
1885; Hopkins House, $3,079;
Family Welfare Relief, 5000; Com
munity Chest Administration and
Council OF Social Agencies, $6,242.24;
USo, $1,000; campaign expenses
$3,l80.75: War Chest, $3,52l.68;
shrinking fund, $4,355.l4.
Clarence Robinson, president OF
the Community Chest, announced
that headquarters for the drive will
be at 112 North St. Asaph street, a
store loaned by Thomas Peyton
Dates for the drive are October %
to November 8.
Mrs. Edward O.. Hulburt was
elected vice president of the Chest.
She will succeed John Ayres who re-
signed when he entered the Army
Beverly May, president OF the A., B.
w. Transit Co., was elected to the
board.
The following campaign organiza-
ton also was announced yesterday:
William Illch, campaign chairman;
Albert ". Bryan and Lawrence w
Corbett, vice chairmen; Martin
Greene, publicity; the Rev. j. H
BlaGemore, church organization; D
C. Book. special gifts; r. H. Boyle
Washington Committee; James
| Webster, Hopkins House; M. H
Burchell, industrial division; G. L
Watkins, public affairs, A. L. Boothe
public service; Stanley King, com.
mercial; Mrs. M. H. Hamilton, Isl
ward; Mr.. J. R. Davis, I'd ward;
Capt. j. S. Douglas, USO representa-
tive and Sd ward; j. r. Schafe., 4th
ward: Mrs. Glen Richard. 9Th ward
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unused In District shops. garages

unused In District shops. garages
and institutions.
I'VE want everything you can get
your hands on that is not now in
USE" Mr.. Walker asserted.
All OF the city's departments were
represented at the meeting, includ-
ing Police and Fire Departments.
Mrs. Roosevelt felt very badly,
she said at her press conference
yesterday, that she couldn't con-
tribute to the metal salvage cam
paign the White House front door
key that the collectors had espe-
cially requested.
you see, we don't have one, /"
she revealed. Guards and a huge
bar have been found sufficient pro-
lection so far for the White House
and the door is. never technically
locked"
Mrs. Roosevelt was able, however,
to contribute large key for an
other White House door. There are
quite a number OF these big old
fashioned keys lying around unused
at the presidential mansion.
8 Salvage Stations Listed.
Locations of eight local salvage
stations for the Sixteenth Street
Highlands Civilian Defense Area
were announced yesterday by Mrs.
Irwin Geiger, 14l7 Whittier street
NV. salvage chairman for the area.
Salvageable scrap iron and steel,
rubber and rags may be turned in
at the following stations:
Sixth precinct police station,
Nicholson between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets; Colorado Service
Station. 5508 Colorado avenue NV;
Hubbard Service Station, 643l
Georgia avenue NV; Royal Motor
Co., is Kennedy street NV;
Mayors Sunoco, 6450 Georgia ave-
nue. NV: Dr., Anna Tulman Rand,
$50 Fourteenth street NV; Charles
A.. Tanner, 1903 Longfellow street
NV: Paul Cooper, 1873 Whittier
street NV,
|. Persons unable to deliver the scrap
are asked to call Mrs, Geiger at
Randolph 1171.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Maryland Speeders Face
Tire Certificate Refusal
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 23.-Mary-
land motorists who drive faster than
IS miles an hour or otherwise abuse
their tires found themselves today In
danger, of losing their chances of
obtaining certificates for new and
used tires, or even recaps.
Leo II. Mccormick, State director
of the ONCE of Price Administra-
ton, instructed all war price and
rationing boards last night to refuse
such certificates to motorists who
were found by State or local police
to have been exceeding the vic
tory speed limit
At the same time Mr.. Mccormick
sent kilograms to State, county and
local police authorities asking them
to report to the State OPA ONCE
any motorists who speed or other
wise misuse their tires.
He also asked the officers to watch
for overloaded trucks, speeding by
overloaded trucks, vehicles with
wobbly wheels. and the like.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
IS Prisoners 10 Face
Montgomery Court
After Indictments
Trio Who Broke JoiI
Listed for TrioI;
Charges voried

Fifteen prisoners were to be ar
raigned today in Montgomery
County Circuit Court in Rockville
after = grand jury returned rs In
idictments against them yesterday
the charges ranging from murder to
jail breaking.
Ray McDonough was indicted on
4 Shafgesof murder In t6Anection
with the death August IS of Acie
Cepple Cox, yfsoEn 1fcpor1oAgh is
alleged. II have shcE With = Shot
gun during m altercaston &C their
home near Conus.
James A. Anderson. IT.. Andrew
Foster, II. and Clifton YokleX, -,
were charged with Jail break In con-
nection with their escape from the
Rockville Jail May rs.
The trio was captured after police
OF Maryland. Virginia, District OF
Columbia and Pennsylvania had
spread dragnet.
Anderson later was sentenced to
life by Washington County Court
for criminally assaulting . Glen
Echo Government worker last April.
Foster was serving 200 days for un-
authorized use Of an automobile at
the time, while Yokley was awaiting
trial on charges Of assault.
Others indicted included:
Charles Kelley, %, of Forest Glen,
who was charged with manslaughter
in the death Of John Arthur Shaw.
48, Silver Spring, former Federal
workers union leader, last, July.
Frank r. Spear, Silver Spring real
estate dealer, charged with larceny
false pretenses and embezzlement.
Spear disappeared several months
ago and is being sought by police.
James Leroy Butler, colored,
charged with housebreaking. Butler
was arrested by Montgomery County
Policeman Stanley Arthur Harding
when the officer answered call that
some one was breaking into his own
store near Colesville.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Bowie-Cedar Point
Railroad Link Rushed
,pecisI pispatch to me star.


LEoNARDTowN, Md. Sept. 73.-
Approximately 1000 men are rush.
ing construction of q railroad from
Bowie to the Nays new flight sta
ton at Cedar Point. improvements
to existing trackage also are being
made.
Barracks have been thrown up
along the old right of way OF the
Southern Maryland Railroad to
house the men. and many live with
their families In trailers. The road
follows generally the old right Of
way and the historic Three Notch
road.
Rails already have been laid from
Forest Hall almost to HOLLYWOOD.
When the road is completed freight
will be hauled to Cedar Point by
rail. The Government has owned
the old Southern Maryland right
of way since after the World War.
when 1t foreclosed q mortgage.
Evening star., 1942-09-23

ment property clerks earlier in the
afternoon in the Departmental Audi
torium, called to discuss participa-
ton In the continuing scrap cam
paign, Horace Walker, secretary OF
the department, predicted that the
city's quota OF $4,000 600 pounds OF
scrap metal, set by War Production
Board, would be reached by the end
of this year.
Stressing the drastic necessity
of supplying war plants with sal
wage materials. Mr.. Walker asked
the District officials to make com
preh snsive" survey OF various ma
terials not now being used on Dis
trict properties and to submit their
reports to Chief Property Clerk Paul
Keen within two weeks.
Asks List Of Materials.
Mr.. Keen asked department heads
to list all obsolete equipment, ohso-
lete parts and all other scrap lying
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Prince Georges Residents
Warned OF Tax DeadIine

Prince Georges County taxpayers
were warned today by. County
Treasurer Harry w. McNamee that
the deadline for payment Of their
1912 real estate and automobile
taxes is September 80.
Mr.. McNamee said monthly
penalty of l per cent will be i'm
posed on all payments made after
that time.
Property on which taxes have not
been paid becomes delinquent after
the second Monday in January and
may be sold for taxes after the FIRST
Monday in March, he added.
He estimated that at least half OF
the tax bills sent out In the county
have not yet been paid.
Evening star., 1942-09-23

ana OCn6T instruments Oh War.
While only a minute part of the
estimated 1853 600 pounds collected
In the eastern half of the city Sun
day, the shipment marked the be-
ginning of steady flow Of scrap to
the Nations mills. Next week the
tempo OF shipments was expected to
increase.
Scrap officials stressed, however,
that it would require two or three
weeks to process last Sundays COL
lection, and with an even larger
tonnage anticipated this Sunday,
the city's processing facilities are
expected to be taxed to the max
imum.
Cites. Professors Work.
One member of the Commission
ers' Special Salvage Scrap Commit
tee, which met in the District Build
ing yesterday, pointed out that junk
dealers and junk professors were
doing wonders" with the equipment
and personnel available here. They
are attempting to do four months
work in two weeks, he said.
Lit. Col. Beverly c. Snow chair
man OF the special committee
urged that chairmen OF the SO areas
to participate in the Sunday drive
locate as speedily as possible energ-
ency depotS to be used at that time
William A. Xanten, supervisor OF
city refuse. stressed the Importance
OF locating depots large enough for
both trucks unloading the scrap and
for trucks Of dealers taking the ma
terial away,
| Col. Snow said arrangements
would be made for utilizing num-
ber OF Army trucks Monday In the
event all scrap is not collected on
Sunday. Mr. xanten again stressed
the importance of householders
placing their scrap on sidewalks
early in the morning as trucks will
start on their rounds at 8 am.
Two hundred and 20 trucks, half
of them offered by the District gov
ernment, again will make the rounds
7 1t was said.
At q meeting Of District govern
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Carnival Nets 81, 300
For Health Center

approximately $4,000 was cleared
on the carnival for the benefit OF
the Silver Spring Health Center
Mrs. Frank Smith, president Of the
Board of Directors Of the center, an
nounced today.
The money, Mrs. Smith said, will
be used to pay of the indebtedness
of 81, 800 on the center, to purchase
rev equipment and for mainte-
nance.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
II. B. ConIin Addresses
| Arlington Women

The current rubber problem may
be comparable with the Tea Pot
Dome scandal OF many years ago,
said Harrie Byrd Conlin, Republi-
can congressional candidate, in an
address to the Organized Women
Voters Club of Arlington County
yesterday.
Also on the program were Mrs.
Charlotte A. Crowley, field repre-
sentative OF the Children's Bureau
Of the State Department OF Public
Welfare, and Miss Lois Benedict, as
sistant director OF the Children's
Bureau.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Is Tons Collected
In Arlington County
Scrap Campaign
Prince Georges County
Seeks More Trucks
To Aid Drive 8

With the first two days Of the
Arlington County metal scrap COLI
lection completed, Salvage Chair
man Leo c. Lloyd said today ap-
proximately 100 tons have been
piled on the collection depot at
Wilson boulevard and North Court
house road.
The campaign has just begun IA
ArIil1tez u 11yfl s9il dEe
expect the total collection sto
between 400 ana 500 tons. !,
Everything from roller-skates and
other children's toys to wrecked
automobiles and boilers have been
turned in, said County Engineer
G. L. Kinnier, and there are many
heavy articles yet to be gathered.
County trucks today will cover the
area east Of Glebe road, between
Lee highway and Wilson boulevard,
said Mr.. Kinnier, and tomorrow they
will be working between Wilson
boulevard and Lee boulevard from
the county line on the east to the
county line on the west.
Seek Volunteer Trucks.
Meanwhile civilian defense ofi-
cials in Prince Georges County
pushed plans to obtain volunteer
trucks to aid In the county's scrap
collection campaign as plans were.
, announced for scrap drive to begin
Tuesday in the Upper Marlboro
area.
Appealing to county truck own
ers to offer the use of their vehicles
to collect scrap, J. Robert Sherwood,
county civilian defense director,
pointed out that except for a few
Incorporated towns, which maintain
trash collection services, there are
no public facilities in the county to
transport scrap to collection depots
or junk dealers. ~
County Agent p. E.. Clark said
rural areas have been especially
handicapped in scrap collection be-
cause of lack OF transportation IA
cilities.
Farmers Well Stocked.
Eve have received repeated calls
and letters from farmers saying that
they have literally tons OF junk
which they are willing to donate and
asking what to do with it. Mr.. CLARK
declared.
Junk dealers will not call for scrap
on farms, he said. because most OF
the scrap is too bulky and must be
broken down 1t addition, he as
serted. farmers are too busy at pres
ent harvesting their crops to take
the scrap to the junk dealers.
The Upper Marlboro scrap cam
paign is directed by Robert L. Hall
and Harry Durity, jr.. who will
furnish eight trucks to collect scrap
metal every Tuesday and Thursday
until all the scrap in the area il
picked up
More Districts Named.
Collections will be made in Upper
Marlboro, Queen Anne, Melwood anc
Nottingham district as far al
Croonne. A scrap depot will be Sc,
up on lot behind Mr.. Halls ware.
house IN Upper Marlboro.
Those having a small amount ol
scrap were, urged to bring it them
selves to the collection center while
others were asked to call Sam Wyvill
Marlboro 98, or the Marlboro Fire
Department, Marlboro Isl, to ar.
range for truck.
Funds sale Of the scrap will b,
used to equip the Marlboro Firt
Department. Civilian defense worker
in the area also are participating il
the drive.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Charter Group
Names Five
For Board
Action Pieces
Two SIotes in Field
In Montgomery

The Montgomery County fMd)
Charter Committee today nominated
five candidates for election to 4 pro-
posed charter board which would
study possible changes In the county
government.
The committees nominees are:
Tarlton Brooke Of Oakdale, . poul.
try farmer.
Mrs. Miner Hostetler, Travilah.
State chairman Of the League Of
Women Voters.
Stephen James Of Linden. chair.
man Of Montgomery County selec-
tive Service Board No. ut Silver
Spring.
Frederic p. Lee Of Chevy Chase,
chairman of the Draft Board No.
at Bethesda.
Thomas NJ. Anderson Of Rockville.
former Juvenile Court Judge. and
only Republican on the list.
Two States Presented.
The committee s action places two
states In the field, as the county
commissioners already have SEE
lected their candidates.
Final approval win be up TO the,
voters at the general election Mo-
vember 3. At that time = referen-.
dunn also will be held on whether
the board shall be established.
The County Board OF Election
Supervisors today announced that
the petition for a referendum filed
by the County Charter Committee
contained $3.50 signatures. The
boards check showed 18S sisners
were not registered and 10 sigma
lures could not be read.
Even after those names had been
deducted, the petition contained
considerable more than the required
20 per cent of the registered voters,
the board found. This assures the
referendum question appearing on
the ballots In the November gem
eral election.
! October 13 II Deadline.
The board also was advised by its
attorney. Charles M. Irelan, that
the Charter Committee has until
October Is to file petitions contain
ing 1000 names asking that its nom-
inees for the charter board be placed
on the ballot.
In announcing the nominees, Mr..
Gardner said none of them il an
ofnceholder and all will serve on
q charter board at personal sacri.
fee"
He added that "all have q pro-
found faith that the county Cow
ernment can be improved through
l'the drafting and submassion Of q
charter to the voters" |"
The commissioners yesterday
completed their slate BY naming;
Judge Albert E. Brault, trial masis-
tfAte at the Bethesda Police Court
and director Of the County Civilian
Defense Council, in place Of Mr..
Gardner, who had refused to ac-
cept the nomination.
Brault Praised.
In their resolution placing Mr..
Brault's name on the charter board,
the commissioners declared that he
"is amply familiar with the laws.
the government and the conduct
and operation OF Montgomery
County"
Mr.. Gardner had withdrawn his
name after charging that three Of
the commissioners nominees had
previously attempted to destroy the
charter movement by issuing mis-.
leading Statements
The three. he said are Joseph A.
Cantrel, j. Bond Smith and Rogert
j. Whiteford.
Judge Brault, q member Of the
faculty OF the Southeastern Uni
versity Law School for the past six
years. also Is president OF the
Leland Bradley Citizens Associa-
ton, delegate to the Montgomery
County Civic Federation and men,
ber of Rock Greek Council of the
Knights of Columbus.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Dr.. sGruver Reelected

HARRISONBURG, Va, Sept. q
R).-Dr. J. Paul Gruver of Martins
burg, w. Va, was unanimously re-
elected superintendent Of the vir-
giiaia Conference OF the United
Brethren Church at the organi5s-
tion's 143d annual session today.
Evening star., 1942-09-23

Plans pushed today for the second half of the
whirlwnd collection of scrap metal Sunday
western section OF Washington and simultaneously learned
that the first 10 OF baed collected
had left here last night. bound for steel mill
The first consignment hydraulic bales which
cuded springs chdrens bicycles
the freight its tanks