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Evening star., 1942-02-18

commissioned pilot officers upon
graduation last April. He was in
Washington on a To-day furlough
last May and then left for Halifax,
Nova Scotia, where he sailed for
England May 80, arriving there three
weeks later.
Set Out First for Libya.
He saw active service with the r..
A. F.. until October, at which time
his squadron set out for Libya, but
at Gibraltar the destination was
changed and it started by merchant
man around the coast of Africa.
Mrs. Kleckner received a cable
gram from him on December 9, while
he was at Gibraltar. 1t read: Con-
gratulations on being an Ally. Wish
for you speedy victory" That was
two days after the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
Her last letter from him, written
January 4, arrived January IL and
was postmarked from South Africa.
1t said he was at his last stop on
the Atlantic side on his way to the
Red Sea and concluded: Unless I
miss my guess III be shooting Japs
pretty soon"
He and Mrs. Kleckner, the former
Anne Battaile of Westmoreland
County, Va, were married Septem-
ber "a, 1897.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Maryland Dean Opposes
Front Lawn Vegetables
nv the Associated Pr

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 18.-Maryland
shouldn't pillow up its front lawns to
raise vegetables.
DR.. T. B. Symons, dean and di-
rector of the University of Mary
land Extension Service, told the
Maryland Federation of Women's
Clubs yesterday that there should be
no waste of seeds and fertilizers by
attempting to grow garden crops in
places where they can't succeed or
without knowing how to raise such
crops.
Every farm family should have a
garden adequate to meet its entire
needs, he said, and city persons
should grow as much vegetables and
fruits as conditions permit.
He said peak efficiency for the
program was sought in a Statewide
campaign under Miss Venia M.
Kellar, assistant director of the ex-
tension service.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Fairfax School Board
Again Urges End 10
Falls Church District
Reuffirms Stund at
Behest Of Delegate &
R. J. Nee CondIish, Jr.
-Nr = =
spec;a Al Dispatch TO The Star.

Gpecj a. DlSpatcn VI Ane quar- AZ
FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 18.-Abolition
of the town school district of Falls
Church was asked yesterday by the
Fairfax County School Board, and
at the same time resolution was
introduced requesting the Board OF
Supervisors to take the same action.
The motion for the School Board
to reaffrm its previous stand, on
the same terms as formerly agreed
to by the county and town jurisdic-
tions, was introduced by Trustee W.
Alvord Sherman, following the an
nouncement by Division Supt. w. T.
Woodson of the contents of a letter
from Delegate Robert j. McCandlish,
jr.
Mr.. McCandlish said in the letter
to Mr.. Woodson that he would in
troduce legislation to abolish the
separate town school district pro-
vided the Board of Supervisors, the
County School Board, the Falls
Church School Board and the Falls
Church Town Council drafted new
resolutions recommending the bill.
The delegate asserted that new
problems which might affect the
move had arisen since the resolu-
tions first were passed. These in
clude the possibility that Falls
Church might annex sufficient ter
ritory to raise it to city of the Sec
ond class and the fact that heavy
vote against the abolition of the
town districts was registered at a
recent mass meeting of citizens of
the area.
The County School Board denied
a request from the Centreville
Parent Teacher Association that the
Centreville School be allowed to
open at $50 or 10 am. during the
winter months.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
IS Picked 10 Supervise
First Aid in Brenfsville

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, Feb 18.-Thir-
teen men and women who have
completed the standard first-aid
course offered at the Nokesville High
School will supervise the f1rst-aid
stations in Brentsville district. They
include:
j. w. Ellis, Mrs. j. w. Ellis, Green
wich; Miss M. E. Dickens, L. j
Rollins, Bristow; Mrs. Hazel H
Stephens, Mrs. James Shoemaker
Brentsville; Mrs. Susie E. Smith
Mrs. Everett Marshall, Mrs. Howard
H. Marshall, H. H. Marshall, Alden;
William F. Hale, Fred T. Shepherd
William r. Nelson, jr.; Nokesville.
Miss Sabina Neel, Prince William
County nurse, announces the fol-
lowing list of local women who will
receive certificates in home nursing
for the successful completion of the
standard State nursing course Of
fered under her direction:
Miss Sue Ayres, Mrs. John Barrett
Miss Laurine Billings, Mrs. Vincent
Davis, Mrs. E. K. Evans, Mrs
Richard G. Hayden, Miss Elizabeth
Heartwell, Mrs. H. H. Hemming
Mrs. j. I. Hooe, Miss Katie Lewis
Mrs. L. L. Lonas, Mrs. Stanley A.
Owens, Mrs. Mary Pope, Miss Hazel
Saunders, Mrs. j. r. Simpson, Mrs
Hattie Warren, Mrs. E. D. Wissler
Mrs. j. L. Wood, Miss Carrie Lam
ford, Miss Alice Nelson, Miss Roberta
Hooe, Mrs. Gladys Seekford, Mrs
w. E. Trusler and Mrs. A. w. Ballen-
tine.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Urged
To Abolish State
Real Estate Tax
Prince Georges Board
Fovors Levy Only by
Smaller Jurisdictions

Abolition Of a State real estate
tax after January /, 1914, was rec
commended yesterday by the Prince
Georges County Commissioners at
their meeting in Upper Marlboro.
On motion of Theodore B. Siehler,
the Commissioners followed the ac-
ton of the Worcester County CMd)
Commissioners in approving the
elimination of a State tax in favor
of taxing only by smaller jurisdic-
tions. The resolution also specified
that a letter should be sent to Gov.
O'Conor, asking that he bring the
matter before the State Legislature.
The move is said to have his ap-
proval.
Lowering of the tax assessment
rate on the haywood Gardens
Apartments on Eastern avenue near
Mount Rainier was refused by the
Commissioners.
VIII DOuUlC DCfCSOpAhChass
Request for the lower rate was
made in connection with the con-
templated refinancing of the project
by the Federal Housing Authority.
The F. H. A. will approximately
double the size of the development,
so that it will include 5000 family
units. if a suitable rate can be ar
ranged, it was said.
Fire Chief Karl A. Young, county
fire co-ordinator, made a plea for
central switchboard to handle
fire alarms in the county.
Chief Young pointed out that
many Maryland residents who live
near the District line have tele-
phones with District numbers. Their
calls for fire equipment must first
go through the District fire boards,
he said, wasting precious time be-
fore the alarm is sounded in Mary
land.
The switchboard suggested by
Chief Young would also serve for
civilian defense purposes and could
be used In sounding ar-ralo alarms
throughout the county.
Zoning Changes Approved.
To coordinate fire efforts, Chief
Young asked that experienced fire.
men man the board "a hours day
He emphasized that fire fighting in
the county would thus be made more
efficient and useless equipment
would not be called for small fires
The Commissioners, decided to
flake no. zction un Chief Youngs
q al untal they hea The county
defense council which Is to appear
EbefUre the Commissioners for an
approval of its budget next Tuesday
Two requests for zohfng changes
were approved. Both of them were
for corners of the intersection OF
New Hampshire avenue and Uni
| versity lane, to be rezoned from resi-
dental A to commercial D. Re-
quests were made by CORN and
Horning, Inc, and Albert A. Guide.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Montgomery Will Continue
Voter Registration Boards

The Montgomery County Board of
Supervisors of Elections will con-
tinue the supplemental boards for
registering voters in the metropolitan
area, Lacy Shaw, chairman of the
Democratic State Central Com
mittee for the county, said today.
Taking issue with a story in The
Sunday Star, in which some doubt
was reported as to the continuance
of the policy because only 1913 per-
sons were registered during Today
period after February 2, Mr.. Shaw
explained that he was not aware
that the matter had been given any
consideration by the board.
The story pointed out that the IL
members of the six supplemental
boards now in session are paid So
a day each, and that the cost Of
registering the 1893 voters in 10 days
was about $120 each.
The figures cited, Mr.. Shaw said
did not give a complete picture OF
the situation because the supple
mental boards also sat for . four
week period starting November 20
and resumed their sessions FEBRUARY
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2. During the six weeks the boards
have been registering voters a total
of 1859 new residents have been
placed on the voting lists as Demo-
Gratis and 121 as Republicans, he
said, and added:
obviously the local Republican
politicians would greatly desire to
discontinue the opportunity of con-
venient registration to the 1000 new
residents of suburban Montgomery
County, when the party Affiliations
of these same new residents shows
a Democratic ratio of slightly more
than 16 to /. 1t is a matter Of rec
ord that the new Democratic regis
tration has never before exceeded
the Republican registration by a
ratio OF more than 31a to l."
Mr.. Shaw said that the Election
Board, composed of two Democratic
and one Republican members, was
unanimous in voting last month to
continue the registrations by supple
mental boards, and that requests to
make registration convenient for
residents of the suburban commu-
mites had come from non-pohtcal
organizations.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Montgomery Defense
Committee Requests
Three Steam Whistles
Air-Ruid AIorms Sought;
Other Steps Token
To Prepare for Attack

Purchase of three steam whistles
to be used as afraid alarms was
asked of the Montgomery County
commissioners IN a resolution
adopted by the county's Civilian De-
fense Executive Committee last
night.
The whistles, according TO the
resolution, would be installed AZ
Silver Spring, Takoma Park and
Bethesda. Later, if adequate facil-
tiles could be found, fourth would
be located at Rockville.
A committee composed Of Albert
E. Brault, executive director of the
committee, Judge Donald A. De
Lashmutt and Judge Charles w.
Woodward was appointed to ar
range for the distribution of %
afraid automobile sirens as warn
ing signals to residents in rural
sections of the county.
Navy Center Makes Offer.
DR.. Dexter M. Bullard, chairman
of the Emergency Medical Service,
reported that the Naval Medical
Center has offered two full squads
and ambulances to serve as mobile
first-aid units under civilian defense.
1t was announced that Mont
gomery County will participate in
the drive of the Central Labor
Union of Washington to raise fund
of at least 100000 for civilian de-
fense. Director Brault said he had
been informed by union official
that fair percentage of the money
would be allocated to the Mont
gomery County Civilian Defense
Council.
The committee will confer with
District Commissioner Young. CO.
ordinator of defense, on the proper
ALLEGATION of funds.
Power Representative Asked.
A recommendation will be made
to the Commissioners that they have
a representative of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. serve as men,
Der of the Executive Committee and
act as co-ordinator between the
Civilian Defense Council and the
company. -..
The committee also recommended
to the Commissioners that Edward
c. Holmead, newly appointed dis
trict air-raid warden for the 5th
and 1st election districts, and Frank
B. Severance, district afraid warden
for Gaithersburg, be appointed men,
bers Of the Executive Committee.
Joseph A. Cantrel, chairman Of
the Finance Committee, reported
that So, 3,403.59 has been collected for
the special civilian defense fund.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Automobile Values
Frozen at Al Level
By Arlington County
Assessment Called Fair
In View of Tire Curbs,
Rise in Car Prices

Valuations placed on automobiles
for personal property tax purposes
in Arlington County will be frozen"
at the 1941 levels, Commissioner OF
Revenue Harry K. Green said to-
day.
AS a consequence, many taxpay-
ers who this year anticipated pay
ing the normal reduction in taxes
on their year-older cars will be
called on to pay. the same amount
as in 1941.
Since automobile production has
ceased, the Red Book, National
New-Car Market Report" official
valuation guide for car dealers and
tax assessors, lists automobiles from
$40 to 500 higher than last years
values, depending on the age of the
car. Normally, the Red Book shows
a decrease in valuation of a car each
year.
Mr.. Green said it might be un-
fair to assess automobiles at the
official valuation this year because
tire limitations and prospective ra-
tioning of gasoline may seriously
curtail the full use of automobiles
For that reason, he said, he has de-
cided to accept last years valuation
figures as a fair assessment base.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
r. A. F. Pilot Keckner Killed
In Singapore, Wife Here Learns
Reporter, Who Met
Flyer Aboard Ship,
Told of His Death

Mrs. Anne Kleckner, 4107 Fourth
street NV, who on January / was
informed through the newspapers
that her husband, Cardell Kleckner,
r. A. F. fighter, had spent happy
Christmas if not a merry one"
aboard a converted English mer-
chantman somewhere off the West
African coast, learned again through
the newspaper: yesterday rnat he
Is believed to have been killed in
the battle of Singapore.
Allen Raymond, New York Herald
Tribune correspondent, told in q
dispatch from Batavia yesterday of
arriving in the Dutch East Indies
and of learning from another men,
ber of the r. A F. squadron he had
met aboard the merchantmen that
"Cardell is dead"
"He referred" continued the dis
patch, Ito young pilot from Wash
ington, who left with me khaki
shirt that is now in my suitcase
and who left me, grinning, kid,
I'll be seeing you
This boy was magnificent"
Flying Artillery" Exponent.
The same correspondent, in New
Years dispatch which appeared in
local newspapers January 2, wrote
of an interview with Kleckner in
which the former Washington man
told of scheme of his for building
hedge-hopping planes far smaller.
simpler and cheaper than any now
used for machine cunning troops
and shooting up ammunition trains.
He seemed to me like an inventor
and evangelist preaching the gospel
of flying artillery to make the cur
rent motorized artillery as obsolete
as the horse drawn variety" COM
mented the correspondent.
A native of St. Petersburg, Fla,
where he was employed for a period
on the st. Petersburg Times, he was
graduated from Georgia Military
Academy In 1885 he came to WASH
ington and was employed from then
until he Joined the R. A. F. in Sep
tember. 1910, at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing.
Mr. Kleckner was trained at Camp
Borden, Ontario, and was one of 13
men out of a class of so who were
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Virginia Budget Bill
Reported 10 House.;
Funds Increased
Boosts Roise TotuI for
Next Fiscal Yeor to
$3e, ,021 .436
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. B-The
biennial budget bill, providing the
funds for operation Of virginia's
State government for the next two
fiscal years, reached the House of
Delegates today with the favorable
report of its Appropriations Com
mittee.
AS amended by the committee, thu
bill carries $554,110 more in genera
fund appropriations for the first
year and 1851, ,153 more for the sec.
,ond year than When 1t was intro
Educed on thA aecond day of the ses.
Fsion by Frank Moore Of Lexington
Appropriations Committee chair.
kman. ---.-:ie--
While these increases, raising un-
conditional general fund appropri'
ations to $3o,o21,4 for the yeai
ending June 30, 1913, and SO, ,291 ,59s
for the year ending June 80. 1914
sent expenditures somewhat beyond
estimated revenues, Budget Direc-
tor j. H. Bradford said, the COM
mittee wrote In an escape clause
A. committee amendment in the
bill directs the Governor to cut out
such appropriations as may be
necessary to prevent a deficit. in
terms of general fund expenditures
In excess of general fund revenues
Non-Recurrinx Expenses.
The Governor, however. could ex-
clude from this regulation items
that would not recur. These non
recurring expenses in excess Of cur
rent revenues could be charged
against the $4,000 900 surplus ex-
pected to be in the treasury when the
present biennium ends next June so
Special funds were increased by
s43 I79O the first year and $27, 7,79O the
second. and conditional approprla-
tions Ito be used if the Governor
certifies they will not cause deflclt)
were increased by s20,55o.
Mary Washington College at
Fredericksburg got $50 900 uncon-
dionally for an infirmary building
instead of conditionally. Virginia
Military Institute was granted $780,
600 conditional appropriation fol-
appropriation for renovating Scott
Shipp Hall.
Largest increase in general fund
expenditures was $164,000 the f1rs'
year and s131 ,165 the second to per.
init the State hospitals to augment
their staffs of attendants in order
to shorten working hours. The hos
pitals also were granted SS6,l40 ano
$87 300 more for food.
Pension Funds Raised.
Confederate pension appropria-
tions we're raised by S54,635 ano
s48, 100 to increase veterans pension;
from $50 to $40 month, and widows
from 50 to S12 and $12 to SIS.
Virginia Protective Force appro.
priations included $32,750 to REIN.
burse localities for uniforms; SO 500
for insurance for v. P. F. members
and $4,000 for operating deficit
added to $4,000 already in the
budget bill.
One of the main decreases was
$62, 500 a year cut from the SIP SOC
allotted in the, bill to the State
Health Department for establishing
local health units in counties now
without them. This change leave:
$50 900 year for the purpose.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Operation Of Refuse Dump
Outside Rockville Opposed

BY stair correspondent OF Inc quar-.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 18-Vig-
orous opposition to the continued
operation of a refuse dump just out
side of Rockville marked a hearing
on the matter before the county
commissioners yesterday.
Blake D. MerSon, trading as the
Montgomery County Refuse Co. of
Bethesda and as the Wooton Refuse
Co. of Silver Spring, applied for a
permit to continue the operation OF
the dump, located on a 21-acre tract
of land one and half miles northeast
of Rockville. He has operated the
dump for the past four years and
must have his permit renewed each
year.
Police Court Judge Donald A. De
Lashmutt described the odor and
smoke of the dump as highly OBJ
jectionable and obnoxious"
Adolph Guide, owner of a flower
nursery located near the dump, said
that rats attracted to the dump
frequently enter his nursery and
create damage
Others who opposed issuance Of
the permit included Mayor Douglas
M. Blandford of Rockville and Mrs.
Norman j. Gettings, a resident OF
the area. The commissioners de-
ferred action on the application.
The recent appointment by the
State of Herman M. dig of Silver
Spring as forest warden in the
county received the Endorsement of
the commissioners
In report to the commissioners
covering the period between De-
cember 2 and January 20, Trial
Magistrates James c. Christopher of
Bethesda, Hugh M Frampton of
Silver Spring, De Lashmutt of Rock
vile and Ralph G. Shure of Takoma
Park said that they had disposed
of 211 cases. with total of $422
collected in fines.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Mt. Rainier Votes $3.50
For First-Aid Station

The Mayor and Council of Mount
Rainier, Nd. last night appropriated
$3.50 to supply the civilian defense
first-aid station at the Mount
Rainier High School with medical
equipment.
Committees were appointed to
consider all future applicants for
police jobs in the town and to
examine damaged sidewalks.
Following the meeting the town
police department and the Council
gave a party for Mayor Floyd B.
Matthias son, Foster, who is soon
to leave for the Canal Zone for duty
with the Army engineers. Mayor
Matthias has another son, Donald
already in Panama.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
v. +. w. PIuns Holiday Bali

The annual Washington's Birth
day Ball of the John Lyon Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of Airing
ton County, Va, will be held Fri
day at the Washington Golf and
Country Club, it was announced
today by E. j. Steger, post COM
mander. Proceeds will be used for
construction of building by the
post.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Chevy Chase Estote
Left to Daughters
special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Feb. 18.-
Brenta French Wallace and Mary
Wallace Oliphant, daughters, are
the only beneficiaries under the
will of Mrs. Alma French Wallace
of Chevy Chase. Md, which was
admitted to probate here yesterday.
1t does not give the value of the
estate.
The will of Mrs. Sarah c. War;
field of Damascus, also admitted
to probate here, makes a nominal
cash bequest to her brother, George
w. Cain, and leaves the residue
to another brother, Andrew G. Cain,
and names his executor. The will
also does not reveal the valtie Of
the estate.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Montgomery Permits
Purchase Of Is Tires
And AZ Tubes
33 for Passenger Cors
And AS toFrueks ri
And Buses in CountY

Purchase of 7s tires and "a tubes
was authorized by the Montgomery
County Md) Rationing Board last
week. a study of the boards records
revealed yesterday.
OF the number Of tires rationed
during the past week, SO were for
passenger cars and As were for
trucks and buses. Nineteen of the
SO automobile tires were obsolete
sizes while two of the As truck and
bus tires were for a farm tractor
Obsolete and tractor tires and tubes
are not deducted from the county's
monthly quota.
Harry K. Rhodes, clerk to the
board, announced yesterday that IS
tires have been added to this
months quota of truck and bus
tires. making a total of ITO tires in
this category. Mr. Rhodes explained
that the boards request for the
additional tires had been based on
the large number of school buses
and trucks in the county.
School Board Tops List.
The Board of Education topped
last weeks list of applicants with a
request for u bus tires and four
tubes. Permits for the purchase of
the tires and tubes were granted by
the board.
Others who received authorize
tionS to purchase tires and tubes
were:
Thomas w. Perry, Chevy Chase,
three truck tires and three tubes; E.
z. Shipley, Germantown, one truck
tire and tube; Gordon's Laundry,
Silver Spring, two truck tires; I. S.
Turover Lumber Co., Bethesda, one
truck tire; William Earl Schrider,
Silver Spring, two obsolete size auto
mobile tires and tubes; Estel Hol-
ston, Gaithersburg, one truck tire
and tube; Thomas c. Brown, Pooles-
vile, one truck tire and tube; G..
Lamar Kelly, Rockville, two obso-
lete size automobile tires.
Mrs. Emily B. McKenna, Bethesda
visiting nurse, three automobile
tires; county commissioners, three
automobile and four truck tires and
four automobile inner tubes and one
truck inner tube; Arnold S. Price,
Boyds, two truck tubes; DR.. j. A..
Ladson, Olney, two automobile tires;
Mrs. Mary E. Cumberland, Bethesda
nurse, three automobile tires; DON
aid Ray Hobbs, Brighton, two truck
tires and two tubes; Mrs Bessie H.
Thomas, Bethesda, two obsolete
automobile tires and one tube; Ed
ward o. Rutherford, Silver Spring,
three automobile tires; ST. Mary's
Church, Rockville, four truck tires
and tubes.
Obsolete Sizes Granted.
Robert Ellsworth Cowdrick, Ia
koma Park, two truck tires and
tubes; r. E. Latimer, Washington,
six truck tires and six tubes; (Mr.
Latimer's place of business is in
Silver Spring.; F. B. Essex, Silver
Spring, four truck tires; Paul A.
Welsh, Damascus, two tractor tires
and two tubes; r. S. Mcpherson,
Burtonsville, two truck tires; JEAN
nette c. MeidS, Bethesda, two obso-
lete size automobile tires.
Lloyd r. Hayes, Chevy Chase, two
obsolete size automobile tires; Rob-
ert M. Browning, Chevy Chase, one
obsolete size tube; Walter Beall,
Rockville, two obsolete size tires
Charles B. Ullom, Burtonsville, two
obsolete size tires; j. F. Splain,
Chevy Chase, two obsolete size tires
and tubes; George Leach, Takoma
Park, two obsolete size tires and
tubes, and Ernest w. Moxley, CATH
ersburg, one obsolete size tire and
fne tube. r
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Arlington Church Dinner

The Community Methodist Church
will hold turkey dinner from to
7:30 pm. tomorrow at the church,
Key boulevard and North Bryan
street, Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Divorce Suit Filed

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 18 (Spe-
ciaD. - Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret
johnson of Washington is named
defendant in a suit for an absolute
divorce filed here by Edgar Cecil
johnson of this county, who charges
desertion.