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Evening star., 1942-08-27
Officers Appointed
To Lead Minute Men
Al Greenbe|t
Additional Enlistments
Sought by Company
Of Home Guards

Organization Of the 924th Com
pany of Maryland Minute Men in
Greenbelt, Md, has been completed
with appointment Of a staff Of CON-
missioned and non-commissioned
officers.
In announcing the names Of the
officers, Capt. Harry A. Bates, COM
pany commander, expressed the
hope that additional men will en-
list in the group, whose maximum
strength has been raised to 100.
IT wish to emphasize with regard
to enlistments," Capt. Bates de-
clared. that this is purely home
defense unit for local protection
only
There should be no hesitation to
join on the part Of those men who
are not now actively engaged IN
civilian defense activities
The new officers named to serve
directly under Capt. Bates are:
Edward H. Stacey, first sergeant;
Freeman Morgan, technical SER
geant: Arthur Plackett, line ser
geant. and Corpl. H. M. Sidlinger,
company clerk.
First platoon officers are First 1t.
E. S. Turner, Platoon Sergt. Harry
F. Snyder and Corpls Robert r.
Porter. Stanley Edwards and Will
liam Shields.
Second platoon officers are Sec
ond 1t. Paul Kasko, Platoon Sergt.
Alwyn j. Carson and Corpls. Sam
uel Wright, jr.;; James Homan and
H. w. Miller. ....
The company, which now COM
prises IS men. meets at 8 pm. every
Tuesday at the Greenbelt Element
ary School for drill and instruction.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Bethesda Man Killed
With ; Other Army
Airmen in Crash
Pvt. John N. Wood, n,
Victim of Bomber
Fall in Louisiono

Pvt. John NJ. Wood, %, of 5415
Edgewood lane, Bethesda, was one
Of four Army airmen killed yester-
day when a bomber in which they
were flying from Barksdale Field in
Louisiana crashed 10 miles south OF
Shreveport. according to an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch,
Barksdale authorities listed the
other dead as:
Second 1t. Charles j. Preston, q,
Hollywood, Calf; Second 1t. Louis
F. Greis, Is, pilot, Syracuse, N. Y,
and Second 1t William Thomas
Stone, 26, Webb City, Mo.
Pvt. Wood enlisted in the Air
Forces about a year ago, and was
studying to be a fight engineer.
Several days ago, his mother, Mrs.
Mary Wood. received a letter from
him saying he had about completed
his training course and that he was
very pleased" with his work.
Pvt. Wood attended Langley
Junior High School in the District
Besides his mother, he is survived
by two sisters, Mrs Jean Holsinger
and Mrs. H. w. Driscon Of WASH
ington.
Severely injured in the crash was
Leo Gullo, SO, a farmer, into whose
home the. bomber crashed. Mr.
Gullo escaped through a window
as the house burned.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Bailey Cross Roads Residents
Buy Materials, Build FIehouse
Auxiliary Group Formed; Foirfox Boord
Agrees to Supply Truck, Equipment

After the supervisors agreed to
furnish equipment the auxiliary as
sociation was organized and men,
bership drive was started. More than
$50 persons have been recruited and
a sufficient amount of money has
been subscribed to purchase build
ing materials.
Residents Build Firehouse.
The work of constructing the fire.
house, a two-story cement block
building large enough to house two
fire trucks, is being done by the resi-
dents themselves.
Under the leadership Of residents
who are bricklayers. carpenters,
plumbers and other skilled workers,
crew of white-collar workers join
the pick nd-shovel gang after they
leave their offices in Washington.
The association has elected c. B
O'Shaugnessy president: W. S. Poole
vice president, and Woodrow Oliver
secretary-tr treasurer. Its Building
Committee is composed of c. w
Oliver, chairman; G. T. Hopkins
Benjamin Dove, Gordon Tuck, Bart
lett Simms and Mr.. Poole.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Floyd W. Williams
Elected Commander
OF Virginia Legion
Mrs. Dovid McCIung
Is Named President
Of Auxiliary
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated FfeSS.
ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 27.-F1oyd
w. Williams of Galax was elected
commander of the Virginia depart
ment of the American Legion at
the closing session of the depart
ment'S oath annual convention at
Roanoke yesterday.
Mr.. Williams, who succeeds Fred
E. Martin of Norfolk. was elected
after his opponent, George A. Will
liams Of Harrisonburg, withdrew his
candidacy.
The Legion Auxiliary elected Mrs.
David S. McClung Of Salem presi-
dent to succeed Mrs. William G.
Newman of Hilton Village.
Other Legion officers elected were
John E. Hatch of Fredericksburg
c. D. Looney of Fieldale, William B
Ross OF Richmond Nelson Moffatt OF
Warrenton and S. @. Reed OF Chris
tiansburg, vice commanders; the
Rev. A. E. Koch of Arlington, chap
lain, and Joseph w. Sterling OF
Norfolk, sergeant at arms.
Chosen as delegates to the ma
tional convention in Kansas City,
Mo-, on September 10 were Fred E.
Martin, Floyd w. Williams. John j.
Wicker, jr., Of Richmond; F. Clin-
ton Knight of Alexandria, T. EN-
NETT Warmer Of LaWrenceville,
Morgan w. Strother of Richmond
and Abe Cohen of Lynchburg.
Among officers appointed by the
commander were w. Glenn Elliott of
Richmond, adjutant; G. w. o.
Blume of Richmond, assistant
finance officer; Nelson F. Richards
of Roanoke. service officer, and
Arthur S. Locke of Richmond, as
sistant service officer.
Evening star., 1942-08-27


the desk, diverting the man holding
the gun long enough to give the
hotel manager opportunity to grab
one of several clubs he kept behind
the counter.
AS Mr.. Watson swung the club
upward, it struck the barrel of the
gun, switch was discharged. The
bullet struck an inkwell and then
fell at the managers feet. The two
holdup men fed.
One of the bandits was described
as being about feet 10 inches
TALL about Is years old and weigh
ing about 165 pounds. The other
was of the same general description,
but. slightly taller, police were told.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
August Bond Sales Lag
Is Per Cent in MARYLAND
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 27-Maryland
today was about Is per cent below
its quota of War bond sales for
August.
Walter N. Ruth, State war savings
staff administrator, said figures in
dicated that for the first three
quarters of the month approximately
Sc, 500 900 had been collected. Com
pared with the monthly quota of
$11 ESQ, ,000,, the sum represents
about IS per cent of the amount
that should be subscribed in the
period il the rate of collection Is
continued.
Although State sales are tagging
behind those of the rest of the
country, Mr.. Ruth said, Calvert, St.
Marys, Caroline and Kent Counties
have oversubscribed their months
quota.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Bethesda Mans Estate
Bequeothed to Widow
pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug 27-The
will Of William Henry Swanger Of
Bethesda. which was admitted to
probate in Orphans Court yester-
day, bequeathed his entire estate
to his widow, Mrs. Helen H. Swan
ger, and named her executrix and
guardian of the testator's minor
children, Jane Lucille and Ann Car
oline The will was executed May
co.. 1912. :
Under the will of Edward G. Bebb
Of Chevy Chase. which also was
admitted to probate here yesterday
the testator's widow. Mrs. Faye
Kent Bebb, is the sole beneficiary
and is named executrix
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Fairfax Board Orders
50 10 Take Draft
Test I Tomorrow
Physical Examinations
Scheduled at 6 PM.
At Courthouse
Special Dispatch to The Star.


FAIRFAX, Va, Aug. 27.-Fifty
local registrants have been ordered
by the Fairfax County Selective
Service Board to report at the Court
house Clinic at 6 pm. tomorrow for
physical examinations.
The list as announced by Herbert
o. Blunt, chairman of the board, in
cludeS:
Henry Ford Thompson, Route 2,
Vienna; Samuel Earl Dobson, Nc
Lean; John Clifford Sisson, Route
/, Clifton, Warren Russell Lloyd,
Route !, Alexandria: Rudolph S.
Taylor, Falls Church; Edwin H.
Smith, Route 3, Alexandria; Ernest
Floyd Carr, Box 35, Oakton; John
Walter Metzger, Lorton.
Edward Samuel Peverill, Route 3,
Alexandria; Raymond Henry Zell,
Route /, Springfield; Warren H.
Sprouse, Mclean; Arthur @. Blevins,
Route 3, Fairfax; Melvin M. Hern-
don, Clifton; Emmett Milton Day,
Fairfax; Marcus Paul Harrison, jr.,
Fairfax; Thomas R. Reynolds, Route
3. Vienna; John D. Null, Falls
| Church; Thomas Henry Shumate.
jr., Mclean; Luther M. Gregg, Route
3, Fairfax.
Michael Gregory Gallagher, Falls
Church; Earl Farr, Route 3, Ma
nassas; Charles Vernon Hall, Route
2. Alexandria; Ford Fairfax, Lorton;
Wexford Henry Shackelford, Fair
fax; Emanuel Edward Dove, Route
/, Alexandria; Ollie Taylor, Spring
field; Oliver M. Lee, Newington
Charles Small, 416 King street, Alex.
andria; Melvin Lee 10y, Mclean;
Ivan D. Conklin, Route 8, Vienna.
Angus Cecil Swink, Mclean
Richard Warren Anderson, Lorton
John F.. Gilbert, Route /, Alexan
dria; Robert S. Smith, Falls Church
Charles Edward Cooper, Route 2
Alexandria; Harry A. Hall, Lorton
Linny O. Williams, Falls Church
Lewis Elmer Hardbower, Route
Alexandria; David M. King, Dunn
Loring; Frank E. Morse, Route
Alexandria Thomas H. Haye:
. Falls Church; Roy H. Limerick
4 Lorton; Arthur M Rector, Route
: Alexandria: Louis F. KidWell, Rout
3, Herndon: Archie Q. Shephert
Lorton; Arthur Paul Beard, Lorton
Melvin l.. Ball, Route /, East FalI
Church: Willis H. Reid, Route
. East Falls Church; Thomas /.
Javins, Route 3, Alexandria: Gordo
o. Petit, Route 3, Alexandra
Lucian @. Shifflette. Fairfax Sta
ton: Everett Hogan, Merrif1ele
George S. Shaver, Route D. Ale'
andria; Cecil Allen Bowers, Rou
l, Herndon; Lloyd Carter Garriso
Route 2, Fairfax.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

Police today were searching for
two colored bandits who were foiled
this morning in an attempt to hold
up Robert Watson, Ct, night mana
ger of the Logan Hotel.
Mr.. Watson was behind the desk
at the hotel at Thirteenth street
and Logan Circle NV, when the
two men entered about 3:45 Am. and
asked for a room When told there
was none available, the taller of
the two produced gun, according
to the manager, and announced:
This is hold-up."
Mr.. Watson shouted to Cornelius
Anderson, colored, 20, of 123 P street
NV, bell-hop who was sitting near
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Potomac Church to Mark
88th Anniversary
special DISPATCH to The at.r

Spesiai DlSpatch 10 The Star.
POTOMAC, Md. Aug. 27.-Home-
coming services will mark the OBJ.
serVance Sunday of the 88th an.
nlversary of the founding of the
Methodist Church at Potomac. The
rev Elgar G. Soper is pastor of
the church.
Inc program viii start at 9: 80 m
with song-fest Sunday school
exercises will follow and the regular
morning worship will be held at
IL am. Following luncheon. there
VIII be addresses by former pastors
and others, history of the churcl,
VIII oe read and all members of the
congregation will be asked to sign
the new church register.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Lions Club to Hold
Carnival in Bethesda

The Bethesda Chevy Chase Lions
Club is arranging to hold carnival
at Wisconsin avenue and Chevy
Chase avenue, Bethesda, from Sep
tember IA to 10, it was announced
today. Proceeds will go to the clubs
charity fund.
Earl Carlin Is general chairman,
Joseph A. Cantrel is in charge OF
bingo and Edward Warner In charge
of soft drinks and food.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

At the battle of Midway an Army
lieutenant, after bombing a carrier,
was forced to bail out OF his bomber.
He was able to get "fish-eye" view
of the entire battle from his collap-
sible boat and was later picked up by
an American plane. Your purchase
OF War bonds with at least 10 per
cent of your income every payday
will help protect the lives OF men
who are flying for you. Get behind
them today.
United States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

The saga of Pete, the escaped
monkey which ran loose in the
Mackey's Hill section of Arlington
County, ended yesterday when two
policemen shot him to death.
For six days the simian had
raided apple orchards and neigh
borhood gardens, beside playing
"Peeping Tom" at some residents
homes, according to reports to the
police. He escaped August 20 from
hts owner. Chinn Farling. on the
Potomac near Rosslyn.
When complaints came to police
Evening star., 1942-08-27
New Dam Of IVA
Will Flood Jupun
Py tie Associated Press.

Py tie Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-When the
Tennessee Valley Authority COM
pletes its giant Fontana Dam in
1914 there won't be any Japan
that is, Japan, N. G.
The unincorporated mountain
town will be so feet beneath the wa
ters of Fontana Reservoir. Japan
is In Graham County near Bryson
City, N. C. IVA officials don't know
how the village came by its name.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Augusta County Schools
To Open September Il
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opeciai biSpatch TO The Star.
SIAUNTON. Va, Aug. 27-
because farmers as well as orchard
ists are short of help for the COM
ing harvest, the Augusta County
school Board has announced that
schools will not be opened until
september 81. This ARRANGEMENT.
resembling a previous decision, VIII
permit high school stUdeat7 to reI,
with the corn crop as well as with
apple picking.
Earlier, the board had announced
plans to open the schools on Sep
tember l, operate them for four
weeks and then close them for three
weeks for the harvest period. Nu-
merous objections led the board to
revoke the rule.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
CONTIGUOUS Cases Fewer

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. 27 IP).-
The State Health Department re-
ported today the number of cases
of communicable diseases in Vir-
ginia showed decline for the sec
ond successive week as compared
with the same period a year ago.
The only increase noted in the de-
partment's monthly report was in
the number of cases of influenza.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Sonity Test Ordered
In Richmond KilIinq
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 27.-The
sanity of Violet Merryman. "a. ac-
cused with, Virginia Dooms and
Harry Edward Farris in the killing
of Vinichio Bichi, whose body was
found on Second Street road, July
18, with his throat cut, will be tested
under an order issued in Hastings
Court here yesterday.
Judge John L. Ingram. acting on
a motion OF the woman's attorney
said he would permit a physician
to examine the woman in the Hen
rico Jail, where she is awaiting trial.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Opens
Probe Of Rent
Violations
Won't Reveal Nature
Until Examinations
Are Completed

Investigation of violations OF rent q
control provisions under the Price
Control Act reported to the ONCE OF
James W. Woogerd, area rent di-
rector for Montgomery and Prince -
Georges Counties, Md, was under
way today.
In Virginia, a major portion of the
work in the Arlington Alexandria
Fairfax area has been taken up with
establishing rent levels for premises
opened since July /. I. Chance
Buchanan, director for that area.
said. %,
Because of the rapid growth of the 6.
section, large number Of rental
properties have been put on the Il.
market since July l and must have
rent ceilings established for them. ~,
"It is not our desire to keep these
properties off the market Mr.. q
Buchanan said. "and consequently
we have given this work first con- s
sideration.' r
Nature Unrevealed.
Mr.. Woogerd would not divulge
the nature of the reported violations, r
adding that his staff has not had
an opportunity to check all the rent
registration forms which have been
returned to date or Investigated all
those which appear to violate the
Rent Control Act.
The investigations are being car
ried on by Arthur C. Elgin, who
recently was appointed OPA at
torney for nearby Maryland.
Mr.. Elgin, who is SO years old and
lives at 6307 Georgia street, Chevy
Chase, Md, is a native of Mont
gomery County. He is a graduate of
st. Johns College in Annapolis and
OF George Washington University
Law School, where he received his
law degree in 1885.
He replaces James Simserian. who
mad been assigned temporarily py
the OPA to Mr.. Woogerd's office.
Mr.. Woogerd also revealed that
his office is being flooded with peti-
tions by landlords for rent adjust
ments. Rent examiners in his
; ; ONCE are now busily engaged in
making personal Investigations of
each petition, he declared.
Most OF the landlords seeking
:. to maintain their present rents
; rather than decrease them to the
:. January /, 1941 level base their
; claim on the assertion that thev
: have furnished increased services
, or equipment or both since Janu.
ary /, 1s4l, Mr.. Woogerd said.
Most Requests Rejected.
Several of the requests already
nave been granted, he added, but
the reflections have far outnumbered
the approvals because the petition
ers nave given reasons for their re-.
quests which do not fall within the
rent control regulations.
Declaring that the return of rom.
ing house registration forms is Lao.
glng, with only about $50 received
to date out of 500 distributed. Mr.
Woogerd pointed out that the reg
lstration deadline Is Monday,
he emphasized that trailer cannx
caoins and fraternity and sorority
houses are included in the roominc
mouse classification and that onIy
4 dormitories operated by educational
4 institutions are exempt from regis.
tration.
Il reminding questioners that anv
:. landlord having more than two nav.
4 ing tenants must register. Mr.
Woogerd said willful violators ar,
! subject to a $1,000 fine, one year ir
jail, or both.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Former Breaks
Left Arm, Then
Loses Right One
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, Md. Aug. 27.-Al-
most to the minute that Charles
Tschan, Willards farmer, was sup
posed to return to hospital hero
for X-ray examination Of broken
left arm, he was brought in for
amputation Of his right one.
Mr.. Tschan broke his left arm in 4
an automobile accident and after;
having it set was instructed to re-
turn for X-ray examination the next
day.
But before he got back to the
hospital he lay down to sleep along .
seldom used railroad siding. A
freight car ran over his right arm.
partly severing 1t.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Police Kill Escaped Monkey
That Terrorized Arlington

that the monkey had bitten people
and made a general nuisance of
itself, Policemen Walter Kadel and
H. s. ,Willett were assigned to track
down the animal
Pete was sighted yesterday morn
ing and the officers fired shot gun
blast at him but the monkey got
away. Early in the afternoon the
animal was sighted again and %
caliber rife bullet ended what prob
ably was as much of nightmare
for Pete as for the citizens he
frightened.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Special Civilian
Awards Proposed

Creation of special award to
commemorate Mexican civilians for
performing heroic feats during the
war is urged in Mexico City by
Federal Senator Alfonso Flores
Mancilla. The medal would be
available to children of war dead
as we'll as to civilian heroes.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

CONTEND FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICEs-Joseph D.
Simpson deft Rockville attorney nominated the
Democratic State Central Committee States attorney OF
Montgomery County He has primary opposition, but will
meet the Republican nominee John Bethesda atto
ney in the general election Peter Snyder gh former
assistant to the Secretary Labor Republican
nee for the House Delegates that county The Demo-
Gratis for Offices and the
Republicans have nominated Ave.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
X t|
MAat4o~H~xWM'
WAR BONDS.
- r

Actual experience on the worlds
war fronts has proved the COLLAPSE
BILE boat an essential safety feature
for both naval and land based
planes. They are made OF rubber
lied material, easily inflated.
Evening star., 1942-08-07
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Lies Lamour and Jungle
By ]. W. sTEPP.

Apparently the world hasn't yet been Of It's Most
hadn't personally amped clear Beyond the
refes that belief For Miss
ackiess wasteand edgng Pacific
which hardly
Evening star., 1942-08-07

Dut presumably Out OI IcdCIl VI ia
dare interfere with Lamour lore
anyway.
The slinky. dusky young lady has
collected new group Of jungle
chums to be sure. They are Gogo
Nayah. M'Bok, Jack Haley. Walter
Abel and the muscular fellow with
the loin cloth. There is also La Ca,
but he is an enemy, consequently
doesn't count. So was MBok an
enemy. for that matter: but it would
be reasonable to expect that If the
old boy hadn't been crazy Tama
Lamour and he would have struck
up a splendid friendship. too. I'm
fortunately, elephants can be very
difficult at times.
Unconcealable Is Tama's joy from
the moment she alights on home
ground. This may be partly due to
the brief taste she has Of a glitter
ing drawing room In one Of civiliza-
tions uptown mansions, which con-
stitutes the films prelude, or rather
its excuse for carrying on to the
jungle. The only advantages Of
this interlude for Tama are that It
introduces her to the health ridden
be-loin-clothed lad from the circus
and also gives Gogo, the chimpanzee,
q few scenes of tweeking buffers
noses and otherwise raining merri-
ment after the fashion of all movie
chimpanzees.
But to return to Miss Lamour's &
Evening star., 1942-08-07
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Capitol-"Beyond the Blue Hori-
zon," Dorothy Lamour In another
jungle: II am, las, 4:30, tbs and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 1880, 3:35,
$40 and 9:05 pm.
Columbia "Maisie Gets Her Man, u
Ann Sothern getting Red Shelton:
ll:45 am, las, $40, $40, 7:35 and
9:35 pm.
EarIe-"The Gay Sisters" and a
grim legal tangle: II am, 1:45,
4:30, 7:20 and 1910 pm. Stage
shows: 1:o5, $50, $40 and o:3o
pm.
Keith's-"Pride Of the Yankees,
Gary Cooper in the life Of Lou Geh-
rig: $50 am, II, 2:25, 4:55, 7:2
and $50 pm.
Little-"After Mein Kampf," tht
rise Of Hitler in all its infamy: 1l:lt
am, /. 2:45, 4:30, 6:l5, 8 and 9:4s
pm.
Metropolitan-"They All Kissec
the Bride" farce with Joan Craw.
ford and Melvyn Douglas: II am.
los, 3:l5, 5:25. 7:35 and 9:45 pm
Palace-"This Above AL" Eric
knights dramatic novel on tht
screen, with Joan Fontaine: ll:4l
am, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 and $40 pm.
Pix-Charles Boyer and Michel
Morgan in "Orage," at 2:l0. 4:5o
7:30 and 1920 pm.
Evening star., 1942-08-07

of the defective IN "The Maltese
Falcon" which became the finest
and most profitable role Humphrey
Bogart ever inherited from dis
gruntled fellow actor, George Raft
is about to atone for his bad judg-
ment. At peace with Warmers, Raft
has agreed to play the lead In
background to Danger" picture
which will have Sydney Greenstreet
and other members Of the Falcon
cast in it.
Mr.. Greenstreet, a gigantic man
and the heaviest heavy in Holly
wood, is now its busiest as well As
its most suave villain.
You used to see him with the
Lunts, remember?
X
That doughnut skit which helped
Red Shelton to stardom before 1t
destroyed his digestive system is
still in deadly pursuit Of the
comedian, who no longer needs 1t
in his business. It's inescapability
lies in the fact that it is one Of the
most popular items in the Skelton
repertory in camp show appear
ances, of which Red has attained
a total of 200 to date.
If the servicemen want it, that's
what they get, no matter what
Skelton may get rs result Of eat
ing two dozen doughnuts = per-
formance.