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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-09
MARRIAGES AT FAIRBANKS

Elna Eta Lux and Ben Vinchiot
of Laid Field were recently mar
ried at Fairbanks by the Rev. R.
ROLAND Armstrong.
Dorothy Melvina Gordon, a nurse,
and Charles James McGrath, we'll
known farmer were married at
Fairbanks on New Years Eve by
acting u S. Commissioner Robert
c. Ilsley.
Jewel Dee Loftiss of the Northern
Commercial Company, and Joseph
M. Dunn, post offire employee,
were recently married at Fairbanks.
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PIONEERS
xkA5FUND
REPORTED

A report was made today on the
opposition of $2,348.10 collected late
last year for the oldtimers' Christ
mas party at the Alaska Pioneers
Home in Sitka. The money was
raised by w. D. Gross, Southeast
Alaska theatre man, and through
Igloos of the Pioneers of Alaska.
In his report, Eiler Hansen, Sup
erintendent of the Home, declared;
In rendering an account of this
Fund 1 do SO with the added graft
tude of the Pioneers that in these
troublesome times they have not
been forgotten. On behalf of the
men in the Home thank every indi-
vidual and organization that con-
tributed to the worthy purpose of
making Christmas for them a day
of real rejoicing. Herewith a state
ment of the money received and its
disposition.
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LIQUIDATION SALE

AA&oADHA AOAN o<AAAi
Continues at the Vogue Shop with
close-out bargains. adv.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Montgomery Teachers
Prepare for Registration

ROCKVILLE, Md, Jan. 26 (Spe-
ciaD.-In formally notifying more
than 400 Montgomery County school
teachers that they will be expected
to register about 5000 men Febru-
ary II, IS and l6, DR.. Edwin w.
Broome, county school superintend-
ent, has asked the teachers to indi-
cate which buildings and hours
would be most convenient for them.
The registration hours on Febru-
ary IA and Is will be from 9 am. to
5 pm. and on February 16 from Z
am. to 9 pm The schools to be used
are Poolesville, Dickerson, Darnes-
town, Clarksburg, Damascus High,
Gaithersburg, Laytonsville. Rock
vile High, Sandy Spring, Fairland.
Coiesville, Glen m t, Parkside,
Montgomery Hills, Woodside, Mont
gomery Blair, Takoma Silver Spring
Junior High (old building), Takoma
Park Elementary, Kensington Ele-
mentary, Potomac, Glen Echo, West
brook, Somerset, Bethesda Elemen-
tary. Bethesda Chevy Chase and
Chevy Chase Elementary.
All white schools of the County
will be closed February 16, DR..
Broome said.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Fire Defense Studied
At Volunteers Bunouet

Talks on the civilian defense pro-
gram as it applies to fire service
featured the annual banquet and in
stallation of officers of the Riverdale
Heights Volunteer Fire Department
in the town firehouse Saturday
night.
Among those who participated in
the program were Roland B. Duke
Of Leonardtown, president Of the
Maryland State F1remen's Associa-
ton; Chief Charles Trott of the
Cheverly-Tuxedo Fire Department.
Chief J. w. Just, Maryland fire de-
fense co-ordinator; Chief Ramon
Granados of the Riverdale Heights
Department, George c. Hudgins,
president of the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation, and Assistant Chief Ralph
Nash of the Riverdale Heights De-
partment.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Suspect in Staying Of Three
Faces Hearing Today
~ the Associated Press.

~ inc hSSOCldtcu FIeSSs
TOWSON, Md, Jan. 26.-William
B. Gillian. 32-year-old shipyard
worker accused of Staying two sisters
and a man early Friday was sched-
uled for a preliminary hearing to-
day in Towson Police Court.
Gillian was arrested at his Balti-
more home 20 hours after the bodies
of Mrs. Helen johnson, 81; Mrs.
Irene Carter, 80. and Herman Elter-
mann, 37-year-old musician, were
found along lonely Johnnycake road
near Catonsville.
Gillian was charged with murder
on the police docket.
Baltimore County Police Chief
Oscar Grimes said Gillian told him
he killed the three in self-defense
when they attacked him. Chief
Grimes quoted Gillian rs saying
they tried to rob him.
Police said a knife was found on
Gillian when he was arrested. No
gun yet has been found.
Pocketbooks identified by police as
those of the three victims were re-
covered from a sewer near Gillian s
home. They were found by three
boys seeking a scooter wheel that
had rolled into the sewer.
All money had been taken from
the pocketbooks, officers said. adding
that this gave a new angle" to the
case.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Communicable Diseases
Increase in Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. ga pre-
liminary report issued today by DR..
r. H. Riley showed a marked in
crease in cases of communicable
diseases reported in Maryland dur
ing 1941 in comparison to 1910.
The director of the State Health
Department said there were nearly
59, 500 cases of communicable
diseases last year. There were 37,026
cases reported in 1910 under State
regulations requiring that all COM
municable diseases be reported to
the nearest State health officer.
THE flare-up in 1941 was largely
due to increases in the venereal
diseases, tuberculosis and in measles
and so-called childrens diseases, -
DR.. Riley said.
He attributed the increase in
yenereal cases from 1880 to 16,6OO
to the care with which such diseases
were checked in selective service ex-
aminations.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Three Stabbed in Arlington;
WASHINGTON Pair Held

Arlington County police today
were questioning 23-year -old
Washington woman in connection
with the stabbing of three youths
at party Saturday night in an
Arlington home. Another member
of the party. 33-year-old man,
also of Washington, was being held
at No. precinct here after he re-
fused to waive extradition.
Seriously wounded in the affray,
which police said occurred at a
house in the 1000 block of North
Taylor street, was James Hendricks,
23, of Arlington. He was admitted
to Georgetown Hospital with two
wounds in his back. Hospital Of
f1cials this morning described his
condition as only fair" y
Howard Hill. IS. who told police
he lived at GIT NJ street NE. and
Ben Southers. who gave his address
as 2035 Taylor street, suffered minor
lacerations and were discharged
from the hospital after treatment.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Prince Georges Plan,
To Test Efficiency
OF Afraid Center
Cooperation Is Sought
Between Elements Of
County Civil Defense

Defense officials of Prince Georges
County, acting to establish a for
mula for cooperation among civil
ian defense departments in time of
emergency, will stage demonstra-
ton Of plan for emergency opera
ton of the AFRAID control center
in the near future, it was announced
today.
The plan was formed at q meet
ing Saturday attended by Mrs. Daisy
F. La Coppidan, chairman Of the
County Defense Council; John Lep-
per, vice chairman; James w. Just,
fire defense co-ordinator for Mary
land, and the leaders of key depart
ments In the civilian protection or
ganization. It is said to follow
closely a pattern suggested by the
Once Of Civilian Defense.
Mrs. La Coppidan, who postponed
an explanation of details of the
proposed change in the control CEN
ter administration. said that the
county commissioners, Mayors of
incorporated towns and civilian de-
fenSe workers will be invited to
attend the demonstration. which is
scheduled for late this week or early
next week.
1t has not yet been decided where
the demonstration will be held. she
said. She added that although she
and other defense officials attending
the meeting Saturday agree that
the new plan represents a solution
Of the civilian defense administra-
tive problem. its adoption is not yet
assured. pending the successful out
come of the scheduled demonstra-
ton.
Evening star., 1942-01-26

The 18-year-old Takoma Park
Silver Spring (Md) Junior High
School is undergoing q face-lifting
operation.
Twice q week. the banging Of
hammers, the rasp Of saws and the
slap, slap" of paint brushes replace
the usual classroom routine.
It's all part of a clean up and
repair" campaign launched by the
500 students at the school Each
Wednesday and Thursday the stu
dents devote two hours to the drive.
which began Wednesday. 1t will
continue for month.
The idea originated with q group
Of students who decided to do some
thing about the schools down at
the heel" appearance. The grounds
were Uttered with paper. Windows
needed replacing. At least a score
Of desks and chairs urgently needed
repairing. And the walls inside the
school looked as though they hadn' t
been painted in years.
Results Immediate.
Organizing themselves into a COM
mittee, the group went to c. c.
Cummings, principal. and suggested
that the student body engage in a
cooperative effort to remedy these
conditions.
Mr.. Cummings consented and the
results can be seen already after
only two days work by the students.
Ten committees have been organ
lied to embrace practically every
phase Of the campaign. They are:
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Students Turn Carpenters,
Painters to Refurbish School
Down at the Heel Appearance Begins to Fade
At Tokomo Pork-SiIver Spring Junior High

Finance, painting, cleaning. garden
ing, repairs, art, conservation. sup
plies, publicity and safety. Each OF
the committees is headed by stu
dent president and secretary under
the supervision of teacher.
At the same time, parents of the
students, when told of their efforts,
constituted themselves into groups
to work with the student commit
tees.
Committee Raises S14.01.
Posters designed to spur the drive
are being drawn by members of the
Art Committee and placed through
cut the school. Three murals are
being painted on corridor walls
while the boys and girls lavatories
and the benches and tables in the
school cafeteria are receiving badly
needed coat Of paint.
The Finance Committee, headed
by Philip Wilson, already has col
lected a total Of $l4.0l from parents
for repair materials. while additional
funds are expected to be collected
from the sale of waste paper.
Miss Maxine White explained that
the students actually don't lose any
time from their studies since the
classes that they miss are made up
the following day.
Enthusiasm among the students
for the campaign has grown so great
that some of them have asked to
be permitted to continue their work
after school, Miss White said.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
200 Civilian Flyers
Meet Qualifications
For Maryland Wing
Troinine Program
Already Begun for
VituI Home Defense

More than 200 civilian flyers have
been approved as members OF the
Maryland wing of the Civil Air
Patrol and are starting the training
program which will prepare them
for vital work aiding the Once Of
Civilian Defense.
At least TOO have applied for
membership in the important volun-
teer defense unit, but a large num-
Der of the applications are yet to
be acted on by the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation.
All applications are being closely
scrutinized, as the Civil Air Patrol
flyers will take over patrol duties
at vital defense centers and also
may be used for a number of COM
munication tasks. perhaps relieving
the Army and Navy Air Forces OF
some of these duties.
Organization OF the Maryland
wing is well under way. it was an
nounced by the executive omcer, E.
j. Devore, after a meeting Of group
commanders yesterday at the wing
headquarters, at Congressional Air
port.
Each Of four groups in the Mary
land wing has been organized into
separate squadrons, one at each
civilian flying field in the State.
The training program, which Civil
ian Air Patrol members will under
on o1roo dv hoe Stortod IT uoS "a
ported to Wing Commander Arthur
Hyde. It includes military conduct
and discipline, infantry drill with
out arms and controlled flying.
Mr.. Devore Is to make q flying
tour Of the group headquarters this
week to report on progress to Wing
Commander Hyde.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Henry Cord Is Named
Head of Curuvun Club

Henry Cord of Ardmore, Nd.
State land commissioner, has been
elected president of the Democratic
Caravan Club OF Prince Georges
County.
Other officers named were Mrs.
Irene A. Conner. Capitol Heights,
vice president; M. Preston Perrie,
Silver Hill, secretary: Harry Dyer,
Berwyn, corresponding secretary,
and Harry Mercer, Landover, treas
urer.
The organization will hold q dance
February 28 at the Beaver Dam
Country Club, 1t was announced by
Earle Sheriff, chairman Of the En-
tertainmert Committee. The club
has authorized the purchase Of .
$500 Defense bond.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Kensington to Hold
MEETING on Defense
Special Dispa tch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
KENSINGTON. Jan. 26.-Under
auspices of the Kensington Volun-
teer Fire Department, a meeting
will be held at the KenSington Ar
mory at 8 pm. tomorrow to &C
quaint the people Of the Remington
area with civilian defense plans in
Montgomery County.
Alfred D. Noyes. chairman Of the
Southern Maryland Civilian Defense
Council; Bradley c. Riggs. chief Of
the Kensington Fire Department,
and John Oden, president, of the
Montgomery County Volunteer Fire
mems Association. will discuss the
volunteer flremen's part in the pro-
gram. Motion pictures portraying an
air raid in England will be shown.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Sand 10 Extinguish
Bomb Fires Provided
In HyattsviIIe
Town Furnishes Supply
To Its Residents.
Without Charge

Sand to smother incendiary bombs
has been made available to citizens
of Hyattsville by the town, without
charge, Mayor E. Murray Cover an
nounced.
Residents will be restricted to two
or three buckets from piles that
have been or will be established at
homes in various parts Of the town.
The Sud should be placed in q
basement or other waterproof place
to dry. Residents are urged to get
the sand as soon as possible.
Town Superintendent william H.
Brown has already established sand
piles at these residences:
First ward-4511 Emerson street,
Mr.. Anderson. Rear of 1929 Balti-
more avenue, town warehouse.
Second ward-47O8 Fortieth ave-
nue. Uvy street,. Joseph M. Mum
roe. 5021 Thirty-seventh place,
Councilman Walter l.. Alexander.
Third ward-Fire House, Farragut
street. 43 Spencer street, Mrs. How
ard Smiths garage. 4412 Oliver
street. Mayor E. Murray Cover.
4107 Kennedy street, J. F. Hueter.
Fourth ward-61l0 Thirty ninth
place, Councilman Robert T. Pitt.
5715 Thirty-ninth avenue, Council
man William M. Miller.
Sand piles also will be established
within the next few days at these
homes, says Supt. Brown:
Third ward-4l14 Jefferson street,
Edward A. Fuller.
Fourth ward-3912 Oliver street,
John A. Hellman. 1901 Oliver street,
E. L. Hayre. 1924 Madison street,
William B. Cox.
Mr.. Brown said sand probably will
be placed later on Forty-third ave-
nue. between Queensbury road and
Colesville road and on Grove street.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Woman Killed
On Boulevard
AtCo||ege Park
Girl, 5, Seriously Hurt
In Virginia; Four
Autos Hit Trees
D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 8
Killed in same period of l941 13
Toll for all Of 1941- 95

An unidentified white woman,
about IS years old, was killed early
today when struck by an automobile
on the Baltimore boulevard at Col
lege Park. She was pronounced
dead on arrival at Casualty Hospital.
The woman was wearing cotton
print dress, dark brown cloth coat,
black shoes and brown leather
gloves. Prince Georges County po-
lice charged Harold Bennett, 81. of
1907 Twentieth street NE, said to
be the driver of the car, with man
slaughter.
Five-year- Frances Henderson,
daughter of Sergt. and Mrs. Walter
Henderson Of Fort Belvoir, was in
serous condition with a fractured
skull at Alexandria Hospital. after
she was struck yesterday by an au-
tomobile on Route l. about miles
south of Alexandria.
Breaks From Mothers Grasp.
Police said the child was crossing
the highway with her mother when
she suddenly broke from her
mothers grasp and ran against the
side Of an automobile.
Roland B. Hatton, %, of Balti-
more, was seriously injured here yes
terday and was taken to Casualty
Hospital with a right leg fracture,
broken left hand and face lacera-
tions. Police said the car he was
driving left the road and struck a
tree in the 280O block of Bladensburg
road NE.
Two were injured, one seriously,
when an auto left a Soldiers Home
road shortly before midnight Satur-
day and hit a tree. according to
police. The driver, Francis Phelps,
20, of 1922 Fourth street NV, suf-
fered punctured right lung, frac-
tured ribs, head lacerations and pos
sible conclusion. police said. He
was treated at Emergency. A pas
senger, Marion Snyder. IS, Of Ia
koma Park. Md, was given first aid.
Others Hurt Striking Trees.
A third accident In which a car
struck a tree sent Marshall Jack
son, 81. of Newport News. Va, to
Hospital from st. Marys
County, Md. He suffered possible
rib fractures.
Gene Martin, 26, and George Cas-
sidy, 81, both Of Haeerstown, Md,
suffered scalp wounds his morning
when their car also struck q tree
on Route 201 at Clarksburg, police
said. They were taken to the Mont
gomery County General Hospital,
where their condition was said to
be good. Police said the car was
being driven by Cassidy.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Foirfox Farmers Urged
To Contribute Scrop Iron

Special Dispatch to The Star
FAIRFAX, Va, Jan. 26.-Fairfax
County farmers have been urged to
sell all scrap iron and steel not being
used on their farms to help relieve
the notional shortage.
william G. Walker. chairman Of
the County Agricultural Defense
Board. is asking the cooperation Of
local farmers.
Mr.. Walker warned that farm
machinery must be put in good con-
dition If farmers are to meet the in
creased quotas placed on them for
1912.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Arlington to Begin
TubercuIin Tests

A motion picture, "They Do Come
Back" will be shown at las pm.
tomorrow IN the st. Charles School
preparatory to Inauguration Of tu-
berculin testing February 8 In Arl-
ington County. The picture will be
shown at the same time Friday in
the Nellie Custis School and next
Monday in the Hoffman Boston
School.
Other schools In which the picture
will be shown are Washington-Lee
High School. Thomas Jefferson Jun
ior High School and the Claude A.
Swanson Junior High School.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Lottery Charges Filed
Against Two Men in
Defense Collection
Federal Agents Check
On Group Sponsoring
Montgomery Coin Boxes

Charges of operating a lottery in
the guise of a scheme to further
sale of defense bonds and stamps
have been placed against two men
by Montgomery County police.
The men, who were arrested Sat-
urday night at their Office at 8422
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring. are
Thurman r. Rigdon, 81. Of the Silver
Spring Hotel and Samuel John
Rankin, 20, of the Burlington Hotel
in Washington. They are being held
in the Rockville Jail without bond
pending further investigation.
U. S. Agents Investigating.
The case also is being investigated
by Federal operatives. who are
checking on the activities of an
organization sponsoring collections
from 18 National Defense" coin
boxes placed in the Silver Spring
and Bethesda areas.
The boxes, according to police,
were decorated in red, white and
blue and carried the slogan, Keep
En- Flying" used by the Treasury
Department in promoting the sale Of
Defense savings bonds and stamps.
The boxes also carried signs stating
that the money collected was to be
used to purchase airplanes, defense
materials and Defense stamps and
bonds.
Records Confiscated.
Envelopes in which to place con-
tributions of Is cents each were pro-
vided with a space for the name and
address of each contributor, police
said. A sign above each box indicat-
ed that those contributing would be
included'in drawings, the winners of
which would receive Defense stamps
bonds or stamps, officers said.
The men were arrested by Detec-
tive Corpl. Frank Lane and Police
man Roscoe Purdum of the county
police, who also confiscated records
and other equipment in the office.
Detective Lane said that Treasury
Department officials had informed
him they had not approved the plan.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Crop Looms Scheduled

MANASSAS, Va, Jan. IS (Spe-
ciaD Prince william County farm
ers are being notified that ]. Gray
Beverley. field supervisor for the
Emergency Crop Loan Association.
will be in the ONCE Of County Agent
Frank d. Cox, in the Manassas Post
once Building, between an. and
noon Wednesday, to take apphca.
tions for 1o42 crop loans under the
Emergency Crop Loan Act.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Burnett Will Lecture
On Guses and Bombs

Melvin Burnett, chief training
officer of the Prince Georges County
AFRAID service. will speak at a
meeting of air-raid wardens in the
Spauldings district at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the Suitland Community
Hall. Mr.. Burnett's subject will be
Projections Against Gases and
Bombs"
Norman H. Collins % AFRAID war
den for the district.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
NokesviIIe Business Club
Joins NutionuI Rurituns

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va. Jan. 26.-Mem-
bership in the National Ruritan
Club was granted the Business Mems
Club of Nokesville at the January
meeting. H. w. Garrett, governor
of District B. presented the charter
to Rufus w. Beamer, newly-elected
president of the Nokesville Chapter.
The new organization has % charter
members.
Beside Mr.. Beamer. officers are
John Ellis, vice president; Charles
Beahm, secretary; Luther Bowman,
treasurer; c. o. Bittle, sergeant at
arms, and the Rev. j. w. Newman,
chaplain. The Board Of Directors
includes J. A. Hooker. L. w. Hun
and J. L. Rollins.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
6. W. BeoII, II, Dies;
Montgomery Resident
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opesiui DieputCu w Inc StA.
PURDUM, Md. Jan. 26.-Funeral
services for George w. Beall, II,
retired farmer, who died at his home
here Saturday after an illness of
several weeks, were held this morn
ing at Mountain View Methodist
Church, Purdum. The services were
conducted by the Rev. Thomas Nor
gan, pastor of the Methodist Church
at Clarksburg, and burial was in the
Mountain View Church cemetery.
Mr.. BeaIl, q lifelong resident Of
the Purdum and Clarksburg neigh
borhood, is survived by three daugh-
ters: Mrs. Eugene Cordell and Mrs.
Russell Mullinix Of Clarksburg, and
Mrs. Clarence Poole, Purdum: .
brother, william Beall, Brownings-
vile, and a half brother, James
Hawes, Lewisdale.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Special Course to Open

A Woodworking course under the
direction of Arnold j. Croddy wfll
be given In the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School with registration
tonight and classes each Monday
and Thursday thereafter for IL
weeks. The classes will be held from
7:30 to $50 pm. and are open to
both men and women.