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Evening star., 1942-08-27
Bank CIearings Hold
Above 1941 Despite
Week S Decline
Volume for n Cities
Remains ST. Per Cent
Above Yeur Ago
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Bank
clearing volume during the last
week was we'll below that of the
previous week, Dun e. Bradstreet
Inc, reported today, noting trans
actions held above corresponding
1941 figures.
For % leading cities the mercan-
tile agency found total volume for
the week ended Aug. 26 at s6.232.-
BAL 900, was TIA per cent less than
in the preceding week but ST. per
cent over the like period last year
New York clearings were up "a
per cent from year ago at 50, ,l8s,-
49l 900. Larger advances from 1e41
We're: Omaha, 41s per cent: Seattle
BIZ; Kansas City, 25.9. Portland
Greg, 24.7; New Orleans, 22.6, ano
Cincinnati, 219.
Chicago volume at $374,OOO OO(
was 8 of per cent, Minneapolis
had drop of 81 per cent.
Rail Loadings Gain.
g" The Association of American Rail.
roads reported today that 869 ,404
cars Of revenue freight were loadee
during the week ending last Satur.
day.
This was an increase of $50 cars
or one-tenth of l per cent, com.
pared with the preceding week;
decrease of 30,384 cars, or "a pe
cent, compared with year ago, ane
an increase of los, ,296 cars, or IA.
per cent, compared with 1910.
The report classified the loadinss com
pared with last week and the correspondin
Evening star., 1942-08-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

Ex dividend. iPus extras. Paid so
4 far this year. e2% extra SIS 90 extra.
| X 2Oc extra. m so extra. p Paid in
| 1o41. yS10 extra.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

COtt0nSeed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
Is lower to | higher. Sales. 8 contracts
October, 13.60b: December, 13. COB: March,
13.71b.
Bid. Nominal.
New Orleans Prices
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 81 tP.-Trade
buying offset hedge selling in cotton futures
here today and the market closed steady
net unchanged to ] point higher.
Open High. Low. Close.
October 1924 1927 1914 1920
Evening star., 1942-08-27
BONDS
STOCKS
PUBLIC UTILITY.

PUBLIC UTILITY.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Two Fairfax Youths Win
Rank OF Life Scouts
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 26.-Mayo
Herring Of Falls Church Troop and
Charles CAN'T of Vienna Troop
were advanced to the rank of Life
Scout at the February Fairfax
County Scout Court of Honor.
The rank of Star Scout was con-
ferred on John Goddeu of Falls
Church Troop, and two other Boy
Scouts-Peter Murray and James
Gantt-both OF Vienna Troop, were
advanced to first class.
Boys advanced to second class
were Case Erwin, Falls Church;
Wyatt CAN'T, John Gleason and
Carl Lambert, Vienna, and James
Morgan, Dinkins Finney and Rich
ard Jones of Annandale Troop.
Other merit badge awards were:
Henry Freeman, two badges;
Wyatt CAN'T, John Gleason, How
ard Lewis, Hubert Lowe, three
badges; Melvin Mari, three badges:
Alfred Savia, three badges; Sammy
Savia, two badges; Clarence Wa
terS, three badges; Mayo Herring,
two badges; Wayne Fowler. six
badges; Edward Hartley, william
True, Aubrey Parrott, three badges;
John Goddeu, Dick Robertshaw,
Wilbert Geddes and Dwight Clark,
two badges.
DR.. John G. Townsend of the
National Institute of Health gave an
illustrated lecture on an airplane
trip over Alaska.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Prospect Bright
For Building
Fairfax Drive
Honrohon Optimistic;
$40, 900 Stote Fund
vii! Be Sought

County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han today expressed optimism over
prospects for construction by the
State Of the proposed Fairfax drive
highway along the abandoned right
of way of the Arlington g. Fairfax
Railroad.
Mr.. Hanrahan has Just returned
from Richmond. where, with Com
monwealth's Attorney Lawrence w.
Douglas and County Engineer C. L.
Kiniar, he conferred with Gov.
Darden, State Highway Commits
sioner Anderson, Arlington State
Senator William D. Medley, Delegate
Charles Fenwick and others.
$4,000 Fund Sought.
Gen. Anderson agreed with the
Governor to recommend that the
Highway Commission give $2o, 900
toward purchase of the right of way
from Falls Church to Wilson boule-
ward and to take it into the State
system when the money becomes
available next year This is con-
ditioned on the obtaining of an 30
foot right of way for a boulevard,
Mr. Hanrahan said. The present
right of way varies from 40 to so
and 80 feet in width at certain
points.
In exchange for the Fairfax drive
road, the county agreed to take
over maintenance of Washington
boulevard from Clarendon to Falls
Church, said the county manager.
This stretch is now a State road
that carries an average Of 5000 cars
a day.
IF the proper dedication Of land
can be obtained, it looks like Fairfax
drive Is on its way toward being
built by the State" Mr.. Hanrahan
said. 1T will mean something to
Fairfax County as well as Arlington.
Defense Setup Praised.
While in Richmond, Mr.. Hanra-
han also conferred with State
civilian defense officials and said
they praised the complete and COM
prehenslve organization for civilian
defense in Arlington County.
Under the new State setup, the
Northern Virginia Regional Defense
Council, with headquarters at BIS
King street, Alexandria, has been
ordered closed on Saturday, with all
civilian defense duties being turned
over to city and county governments
in the area.
Mrs. Alma Ramsey, Arlington, has
served as executive officer for the
council, OF which Gardner Booth
Alexandria, Is chairman.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Five Partial Pardons
Granted by 0'Conor
BY the Associated Press,

oy the ASSOCIATED PreSS.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 26.-Junius A.
Love, IS, former Washington County
legislator, and four other former
convicts received partial pardons
last night from Gov. O'Conor.
One OF the others, Daniel Banks
10, colored, convicted of larceny in
1894 in Allegany County, not only
is the Oldest man ever pardoned in
Maryland, but was released from the
penitentiary before the Governor
was born.
Others granted partial pardons
include Samuel A. Hart, 43, paroled
while serving a 3-year sentence for
manslaughter in 1923 in Baltimore
County; Edwin D. Smith, whose
l-year sentence on a !. statutory
crime charge in Prince Georges
County was suspended after he
served month, and Hyman Lon
don, SO, Baltimore, who served 10
days in the Baltimore City Jail in
1897 on charge of perjury in a
property transaction.
A Communication was granted tn
Phillip z. Gradwell, convicted of
assault In Montgomery County In
1880 and given a suspended 2-year
sentence. His communication will he
effective, Gov. O'Conor said. when
his time for induction into the Army
arrives.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Insurance Man Struck
By BusDies Of Injuries
| D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 %
Killed in same period of 194l l6
Toll for all of 1941 95

Struck by bus at an intersection
which he had crossed daily for 40
years, William p. Fuse, rs, died of
injuries today in Emergency Hos
pital.
He was hit Tuesday morning,
police reported, while he was cross
ing Pennsylvania avenue NV. at
Twenty-fourth street to reach a
streetcar stop.
Active in the insurance business
here for so years, Mr.. Fuse was
going from his home, 1015 Twenty
fourth street, to his Office at the
Home Life Insurance Co.
Amos G. Manuel, 40, Arlington,
Va, driver of the bus, owned by
the Washington Virginia Maryland
Coach Co., is expected to appear at
an inquest, police said.
An early-morning accident to-
day injured William Dimler, 27, of
Capitol Heights, Md, and his wife,
Gladys, 27. Police said their car
collided with a parked truck in the
300 block of Sixty-first street Sc.
A private physician treated their
head injuries.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
O'Conor Sees Maryland
Setting War Example

By the Associated Press.
PIKESVILLE, Md, Feb. 26.-Gov
O'Conor asserted yesterday that
Maryland Is producing necessities
Of war. "at a rate all out of pro-
portion to our size and population
among the States"
Speaking before a group taking a
special police training course for
plant protection at the State police
headquarters here, Gov. OConor
said:
"Our war industry plants have
been developed and expanded in a
manner that has really set an exam
pie to the entire country. These
plants are functioning on q 100 per
cent basis. One of the most essen
tial things devolving on us is to
keep these plants functioning at
the same high degree Of efficiency"
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Virginia Bapfisfs Urge
Racial Equality in War
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROANOKE. Va, Feb. 26.-Virginia
Baptists took a firm position on
racial questions in their convention
here yesterday, opposing racial
discrimination in the national de-
fense program and supporting
moves to equalize the salaries of
colored and white public school
teachers.
Dr. Burton J. Ray of Franklin was
reelected to be president of the
1943 convention by acclamation as
the nearly TOO delegates from
throughout the State pushed through
the business Of the 18th session of
the Baptist General Association of
Virginia.
New vice presidents elected were !:
DR.. R. P. Downey, Salem; W. M.
Page, Clintwood; H. w. Tiffany, Nor
folk, and the Rev. j. Levering Evans,
Richmond.
Other officers, all reelected, are {:
The Rev. Kenneth E. Burke, Nor
folk, secretary; the Rev. Thomas c.
Allen, Warrenton, assistant secre-
tary; ]. S. Basher, Richmond, secre-
tary; Frank T. Crump, Richmond,
treasurer, and Jesse F. Wood, Rich
mond, auditor.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Mrs. Mabel Ward Dies
In Montgomery Hospital

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 2s (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Mabel Josephine Ward,
81, wife Of Ralph c. Ward Of Rock
vile, died early Tuesday in the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital, Sandy Spring, after short
illness.
Besides her husband, she Is sur
vived by two children, Ralph C.
Ward, jr., and Joanna B. Ward; her
mother, Mrs. Lottie Magers, Rock
vile; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Mae
Jones and Miss Christine Cross, and
a half brother, William A. Magers.
Funeral services will be held at II
am. tomorrow from the funeral
home of w. Reuben Pumphrey with
burial in the cemetery at Darnes-
town. The Rev. Herbert o. Cooper,
pastor Of Rockville Baptist Church,
will conduct the services.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Nine Report Cenfers
In Prince Georges
Picked Tentatively
Most Of Them Expected
To Be Located in
Firehouses

Location of nine report centers in
Prince Georges County was tenta-
lively decided on last night at a
conference attended by county
civilian defense representatives and
telephone officials in the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. building
in Hyattsville.
The report centers, to be used to
transmit alarms telephoned from
the control center, include Bowie
Capitol Heights, Hyattsville, Laurel
Upper Marlboro, Branchville, Cot
tage City, Mount Rainier and River.
dale. Officials emphasized that
these locations are tentative pend
ing the final report of telephone
company engineers.
Only eight report centers had been
planned originally. Last night, how
ever, it was decided that the report
center at Riverdale would include
too much territory. In addition to
the report center at Hyattsville,
which will include part of the area
originally scheduled for the River
dale center, the control center will
also be located In Hyattsville, in the
County Service Building.
Representing the Prince Georges
County Civilian Defense Council
last night were j. Robert Sherwood,
chairman of the council; Fire Chief
Karl A. Young, county fire CO.
ordinator, and E. F. Zalesak, chief
AFRAID warden.
Mr.. Sherwood said today that the
report centers may be located in
flrehouses, but it might be neces-
sary to place them elsewhere, in
case of telephone complications. He
did not know when the system would
be completed.
The switchboard to which the re-
port centers will connect was ap-
proved Tuesday by the county COM
missioners. An appropriation of
81 900 Of the councils S25, 900 budget
was provided for installation and
equipment Of the board and the re-
port centers.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
|Women's Service Unit
Organized in Foirfox
snecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 26.-Prelim-
mary organization of a Fairfax
County unit of the American Wom-
ems Voluntary Services, Inc, spon-
sored by the County Business and
Professional Women's Club, was
started last night at a mass meeting
held here.
An Organizing Committee headed
by Mrs. Bartene Won Struve Of near
Alexandria, was named to meet with
Miss Anita Phipps Of Washington,
unit president. Other members of
the committee will include Mrs.
Wilda Tucker, Miss Mary Bell, Miss
Winona .Rorbye, Mrs. Mary G.
Haight, Miss Mavis Cobb, Mrs. Fan
ME Lou Seamans, Mrs. David Wing,
Mrs. Ray Huff, Mrs. Stanley P.
Stewart, Mrs. Frank Northrup.
Miss Elizabeth Styles, Mrs. Paul
E. Brown, Mrs. Virginia Clapp, Mrs.
Gladys White, Mrs. C. c. Carr, Mrs.
Helene Afneck, Mrs. John G. Runkle,
Mrs. M. G. Allgood, Miss Virginia
Carr and Mrs. Esther Staudt. a
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Explosives Agent
Named in Fuirfux
Special Dispatch to The Star.


FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 26.-County
Clerk John M. Whalen has been
named explosives licensing agent for
Fairfax County by the Bureau of
Mines, Interior Department.
Mr.. Whalen is authorized by the
Federal Explosives Act to issue ven-
doris, purchasers and foreman's s
licenses, and both buyers and sellers
of explosives must be licensed under
the act.
The temporary licenses granted by
the director of the Bureau of Mines,
February 3, will expire at the close
of business, March l, and any per-
sons requiring a license after that
date should file an application with
the local licensing agent at once.
Heavy penalties are provided for
violations of the act, and both re-
liability and experience must be
shown by applicants.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
u. of M. AboIishes Final Tests;
Stress to Be Put on Attendance

THE university believes strongly
that academic grades should reflect
much more than a students per-
formance on an examination" the
board said.
1T believes that regular contacts
in the classroom are, and should be,
of the greatest importance in de-
termining the profit that an indi-
vidual obtains from a given course"
In tightening rules governing
class attendance, the board said
deans had been instructed to notify
the parents Of students who miss
more than two classes semester.
Under the shortened program
holidays and summer vacations are
eliminated. The program went into
effect this semester.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
O'Conor Plans Maryland
Labor Victory Board
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 2e.-Gov.
O'Conor said today he would ap-
point a Maryland Labor Victory
Board comparable to the one Gre
ated by President Roosevelt for ma
tional labor policies.
Sidney r. Katz of the MARYLAND
District of Columbia Industrial
Union Council, urged the Governor
to establish such a State board. He
said the councils Executive Board
recentely adopted a resolution ask
ing for appointment of the board
because Maryland is the center of
important industrial wartime &C.
tivity."
Gov. O'Conor said such a board.
to be composed of representatives
OF all labor unions, would give Mary
land "a solid front in regard to la
Dor matters"
He explained that the board would
have policy making powers and
would give its attention to any Ia
Dor disputes or work stoppage that
may occur. The board would act in
an advisory capacity, the Governor
added.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
HyuttsviIIe Workers
Denied Guard Stutus

Maj. Caesar L. Aiello, command
er of the 9th Battalion of the
Maryland State Guard, said today
night workers living in Hyattsville,
who met yesterday to form a mill
tary company composed of men who
work at night, cannot be included
in the State Guard.
'I don't want to discourage these
men," Maj. Aiello declared, but
we have no authority to increase
the ranks of the Guard. We can let
them use the barracks to drill,
although they will not be able to
train with our equipment. At best,
they can be a reserve unit"
Announcement of the proposed
formation of the company was made
Tuesday by r. D. Brown, member
of the Guard who works at night.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Fairfax Seeks
To Lift Limit on
School Levy
Bourd Asks Power
To Boost Rates in
Some Districts Also
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.


FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 26.-An
amendment 10 State law that would
remove the limitation on Fairfax
County's school tax levy and permit
the Board Of Supervisors to put
different school levies in the several
magisterial districts was recon-
mended by the Fairfax County
Board Of Supervisors yesterday.
Limit of the school tax levy now
Is $l.25, including 81 for operations,
and Is cents for the debt fund. The
rate for operations might be boosted
rs cents more, however, if approved
by voters in referendum. The
S125 levy has been in effect for
several years.
The resolution was requested by
the County School Board. Copies
will be sent to State Senator William
D. Medley and Fairfax County
Delegate Robert j. McCandlish, jr.,
for action at the present session Of
the General Assembly.
In asking the amendment, school
on1clals pointed to the unprec-
edented building development and
increase in population in certain
areas Of the county, with the result
that it has been virtually impossible
TO raise sufficient revenues to pro-
vide for school needs.
II the law is amended, it will mean
the Board of Supervisors will have
sole jurisdiction over the size of the
school levy each year, and will be
able to levy higher taxes in those
districts showing the most need.
School groups throughout the
county for some time have urged a
change In the law to permit an in
crease in the school levy. County
schools lost approximately SIC, 900 in
anticipated revenue from the State
last year because of a drop in aver
age daily attendance caused by a
severe epidemic of measles and
widespread colds.
AT the same time the supervisors
ordered the proposed school budget
for the coming fiscal year advertised.
Including balances, the tentative
budget sets up s739, ATT 80 for all pur-
poses, an increase of S5,548.19 over
the present budget.
G. Wallace Carper, chairman OF
the Board of Supervisors, was named
director of defense for the county,
and R. M. Loughborough was re-
appointed co-ordinator.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
DC. March Tire Quota
Raised 10 IN New
And $50 Reclaimed
Passenger Autos to Get
=. 6le; All Stote Figures
Advance Over February

The District Rationing Board will
have 2222 new and $50 retreaded or
recapped tires to dole out to eligible
auto owners next month, it was dis
closed today with the release by
Price Administrator Henderson of
March tire and tube quotas.
The new ALLEGATION is the Districts
largest since the rationing program
was started in January. In that
month, the city was allotted 1922
new tires. The quota was substan-
italy reduced for February.
Maryland Is allotted 1,34l new
tires and 1,122 new tubes for pas
senger cars; 3,506 tires and 3,94o
tubes for trucks and 1909 retreaded
tires. Virginia's March quota Is
1887 tires and 1879 tubes for pas
senger cars; 5,oo1 tires and $500
tubes for trucks, and 2,153 retreaded
tires for trucks.
National Quotas Up.
For the Nation as a whole, the
March quotas are substantially larg-
er than those for the current month.
For passenger cars, light trucks and
motorcycles, the March allotments
provide a total OF 104, ,701 new tires
and 87635 new tubes, against 80, 784
new tires and 67,616 new tubes Tor
these vehicles in February.
For trucks, buses and other heavy
vehicles, a total of 1856 new tires
and 288, ,149 new tubes will be avail
able next month, as compared with
1856 O29 new tires and 267 1862 tubes
in February.
Retreaded and recapped tires
available for rationing next month
eligible trucks, buses, farm equip
ment and other heavy vehicles ag-
gregate 110,225.
No retreaded passenger car tires
will be available for rationing IN
March, since the War Production
Board has not authorized the manu-
facture of passenger car camelback
during that month. This means that
only new passenger car tires and
tubes will be rationed during March
and their sale will be restricted to
passenger cars, light trucks and
motorcycles.
Increase Called Seasonal.
In announcing the quotas. Price
Administrator Henderson said the
increase in March quotas over those
for February is seasonal and reflects
subsistence Of severe winter weather
that tends to make motor trans
portation difficult in many sections
of the country.
A breakdown Of the District quotas
showed that 619 new tires will be
available for passenger cars, 1908
new tires for light trucks, 51s new
tubes for passenger cars and 1902
new tubes for trucks and buses.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Prince Georges Youths
PIun Plane Contest

The Prince Georges County Police
Boys Club tomorrow will hold the
first Of a series of model airplane
building contests at the Riverdale
School.
Bert Hawn announced the contest
for the members of the Riverdale
submit No. / of the Boys Club
some time ago. About 20 entries
are expected to line up before judges
from the Engineer Research Insti-
tute of Riverdale at 7::30 pm. to-
morrow.
Each of the seven club units will
hold airplane model contests, it has
been announced by Sergt. z. H.
Mulligan, athletic supervisor Of the
club, in an effort to keep in "step
with the Governments plan to edu-
cate the youth of the Nation along
military lines"
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Augusta County Slated
To Get Labor Comp
sneeial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, Feb. 26.-Be-
cause tire rationing is hampering
the mobility of agricultural laborers,
1t is possible that labor camp may
be set up in Augusta County, ac-
cording to County Agent j. C
Coiner.
Consideration will be given the
matter at meeting of fruit growers
at the courthouse here Saturday.
The Federal Government, which
provides the facilities for these
camps, recommended last fall that
Augusta County have a camp, AS
sistant County Agent ]. M. Gorsline
said, adding that Crozet had been
definitely promised one.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Frederick County Reports
Child Disease Epidemic
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, Feb. 26.-With
an epidemic of children's diseases
reported in Frederick County, par
ents were asked today to keep their
children away from sources Of pos
sible infection.
Health Offlcer Elmer c. Kefauver
also urged parents to isolate those
children who have measles, scarlet
fever, mumps or whooping cough. He
said the diseases were spreading
like wildfire."
About so cases Of measles and
IS cases Of scarlet fever have been
reported. DR.. Kefauver estimated
the actual number of cases as many
times those figures. Many physicians
have not yet reported, and in other
cases physicians have not been
called.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
WI. Graduates Win
Scholarship Honors

Graduates of Washington Lee
High School, Arlington, Va, who
made the deans list for the fall
quarter of 1941-42 In college were
announced today. They are:
Mary Washington College, Fred
ericksburg, Va, Miss Margaret A.
Kerr, Miss Myra Mitchell and Miss
A. Pumphrey.
University Of Virginia, Don Cad
dis, Robert Gaines and Albert Mat
lack
Evening star., 1942-02-26
By the Associated Press.

0s tuc heoOClhtcu fIeoe.
COLLEGE PARK, Feb. 26.-The
University of Maryland has aboI-
ished final examinations in favor of
increased emphasis on class attend
ance and periodical tests, the Gen.
raj Administrative Board announced
yesterday.
That policy is part of the acceler-
ated wartime program under which
the usual four-year course will be
telescoped into two and a half or
three years, permitting some stu
dents to complete their education
before reaching military service age.
No final examinations will be held
at the end OF the current semester.
Glasses will end May %, and COM
mencement exercises will be held the
following day.
Evening star., 1942-02-26
Fires Sweep Woods

CUMBERLAND, Md, Feb. IS P.-
District Forest Warden Urner Wig
field reported last night that three
woods fires had swept eight acres
In Allegany County. He blamed the
blazes near Corriganwille, Midland
and Gilmore on careless brush
burning and warned that the forest
IRE season had begun a month
later than usual because woodlands
are dry from lack Of rain and snow.