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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Virginia 10 Curtai| State
Ads During War Period
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 1.-THE
Virginia Conservation Commission
today called for drastic curtailment
in it's advertising program because
of wartime conditions.
The commission earmarked what
was described as a comparatively
small amount to be used for adj
vertising Virginia to members of the
armed forces as desirable place to
live after the war.
The commission approved plans
for the collection of data on Vir-
ginias participation in the war while
the conflict is in progress. This pro-
posal, to be carried out with volun-
teer help would ohviate many of
the difficulties experienced after the
World War in obtaining accurate
information on Virginians' partic-
ipation in that struggle.
On recommendation of Chairman
William A. Wright, the commission
also approved the placing OF Glen
Carlyn Park, 17-acre tract within
Arlington County, III the custodial
care of the county pending con-
sideration by the General Assembly
of the countys request that the area
be returned to it for further de-
velopment as park. The tract was
given the commission some time ago.
but the State agency thus far has
not developed it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Falls Church Players
Present Comedy Tonight

Virginia Phelan, a youthful stage
veteran" is to play the leading role
in the Falls Church Community
Theater production Of Lawrence
Riley's comedy, Personal Appear
ance,' at Madison School Auditorium
in Falls Church at $3.50 o'clock to-
night and Saturday.
Before joining the Falls Church
players, Miss Phelan played many
prominent parts in Civic Theater
and King-Smith productions locally.
She studied drama at Northwestern
University under stagecraft schol-
arship she won while a student at
Westinghouse High School in Ar
lington.
The members of the supporting
cast are all well known among local
non professional theater enthusiasts:
Patricia Keefe. Noel Gates, Martha
Pryor, Josephine Boylan, Earl Mac
Hardy, Elmer Gates, Joe Martin.
Steven Gray and Margaret Bledsoe.
Personal Appearance" is directed
by Lillian Butler. head of the Greek
drama department at Wellesley Col
lege. She is a veteran OF the Hedge
row Theater, the Provincetown
Players and the Eva LIE Gallienne
Theater. This is the first time in
six years of play producing that
the Falls Church players have had
professional direction. Norma Mac
Hardy is in; charge Of stage settings
and Geraldine Blake Is the stage
manager.
Edward Rowan president of the
Community Theater, announced
that n-commissioned servicemen
win be admitted without charge.
Watch On the Rhine" will be pro-
duced In February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
1raube Seeks Local Color
In Charlottesville for PLAY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Dec.
11.-Shepard Traube, Broadway d.
rector and producer, has returned to
New York after two days in Char
lottesville in search of local color
for play about Thomas Jefferson
which will go into production next
week.
The Patriots" written by Sidney
Kingsley while serving in the Army,
has Jefferson as its central char
acter, with Washington, Hamilton.
Madison and Monroe as other char
acters. While the action takes place
in Philadelphia, Washington and
New York, Mr. Traube was inter-
ested in looking over Monticello. u
Jefferson's home, and the University
of Virginia, which he founded, for
background material.
Producing THE Patriots will be
the Playwrights Co., which includes
Maxwell Anderson, Elmer Rice,
Robert Sherwood and S.. N. Behr-
man. The first performance prob
ably will take place in Washington
in early 1913, the 2o0th anniversary
year of Jeffersons birth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11

Rats Of varying sizes and ferocity
are about to discover that the ap-
peasement policy at the Sailors,
Soldiers and Marines Club has
ended.
An all-out war against rats in
the vicinity of the club at 10l5 L
street NV. will be started tomor-
row. when regiment of Jangoes
(Junior Army and Navy Girls Or
ganization) will begin canvassing
the neighborhood, offering free
traps provided by the Health De-
partment to all residents who will
accept them and use them stra-
logically. The traps. it was an
nounced, are large and are equipped
with good staunch spring.
For too long now, according to
Mrs. Raymond Fowler, president of
the club, the rodents have been
making almost unmolested forays
through the neighborhood and have
been frightening the daylights out
Of the feminine members Of the
staff. 1t is disconcerting, the
women say, to have q rat sneerine
at you from corner while you are
trying to get some work done.
The club staff comedies that the
rodent problem In the community
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Seven Fined for Ignoring
BIackout in ARLINGTON

In the first night court in the his
tory of Arlington County, Police
Judge B., M. Hedrick last night
found seven residents guilty of vio-
lating the blackout ordinance during
the last afraid test and assessed
each the minimum fine of IS. and
costs.
Capt. George Ross, 4151 North
Henderson road, was found guilty,
but noted an appeal to the Circuit
Court. Capt. Ross said he had been
suffering from poisoning from food
which he had eaten at the War De-
partment's Pentagon Building and
in the excitement. of taking him to
the hospital his family had over
looked extinguishing the lights be-
fore leaving the house.
Five of the 10 persons who were
served warrants to appear are resi-
dents Of Buckingham Community,
according to police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Funk Sees Short Assembly
Due to Housing Shortage

basis, as has been the case since
adoption of the constitution, had
eliminated any desire on the part
Of legislators to stretch out the
session.
Mr.. Funk also declared that the
Legislative Council, when it COM
pletes its work sometime next week,
will have ready for consideration by
the Assembly about $50 bills.
Mr.. Funk said he believed some
effort would be made to consolidate
LEGAL legislation, combining similar
measures in one bill instead of sub
hitting Ahn' for each county az.
fected.
He and Nj. Dick. who comprised
. special Legislative Council COM
mittee nAned to study the housing
situationjn Annapolis, reported they
found virtually no vacant houses or
apartments. and said that chances
Of obtaining rooms In private homes
for the members Of the Legislature
were remote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Control Hurts War Effort
Maryland Grange Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. l1.-Govern-
mental production control, the
Maryland State Grange said in a
resolution, is hindering farmers
from producing the crops needed in
the war effort and is adding need
lessly to the taxpayers burden.
D. G. Harry, chairman of the
Executive Board, said the resolution
was adopted at the annual conven-
ton of the organization.
"One of the factors hindering pro-
duction," the resolution said, "is
the continuation of production con-
troll. This program is being con-
tinued on the theory that the con-
troll organization must be MAIN
tanned so that it will be ready to
operate at later period. This is
putting the maintenance of an or
ganization above the welfare of the
country during period of war"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11

Fourteen-year-old Arne Molander
made himself more comfortable in
his wheelchair and sighed.
Il can figure out the algebra
problems for myself but I'm way
behind in my Latin" he said
You wouldn't think algebra and
Latin would seem very important to
Arne after the year and a half he's
spent, but they are Arne's going
back to school after Christmas. to
the ninth grade of Leland Junior
High School. and that's about all
he wants to talk about.
Under questioning. however, he'll
discuss what he refers to as the
slckness'-infantile paralysis. 1t
came in August of 1941, soon after
he came back from Boy Scout camp
to his home at 6703 North Central
avenue, Chevy Chase. Md.
Muscles Rated Like Studies.
The doc says they rate muscles
Just like school work You're either
100 per cent or you're not. When
the sickness came, my neck was
about TO per cent and my back and
stomach weren't so bad but my foot
was zero"
Arne learned things like that dur
ing the nine months he spent fat
on his back 1t was while he was
stin in the hospital that he heard
Of his sister Marquis death from
infantte paralysis. A nurse had
ieft a newspaper beside his bed.
Arne glanced at the picture of a
laughing girl that holds the place
of honor on the Molander mantle
then hurried on to tell about his
home teacher.
THE State sent the teacher" he
explained. That was in February
I could hold up my head a little
then, couldn't 1. MAJ"
His mother smiled and nodded.
Received Good Marks.
TT was kind of an abbreviated
course 1 got" Arne grinned. He
came few hours a week until May
Then he went into the Army.
guess had about 40 hours of &C
tual teaching"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Eleventh Grade Pupil
Wins Poster Contest

Sheila Young. eleventh grade stu
dent at the Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School. won the first prize Of
fered by the Bethesda Junior
Chamber of Commerce for the pos
ter best depicting the need for
blood donors, the group announced
today.
Second prize went to George Reh-
lander, tenth grade student at the
same school.
The contest was sponsored by the
junior chamber as part of it's
publicity campaign to interest resi-
dents of the area in giving blood.
The chamber sponsored l25 donors
for the mobile blood donor unit at
Bethesda yesterday. .s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
BY the Assoeiated,Prrss

BY the AsSoc4atedfPrtSS., -
FREDERICK Dec. l1.-State Sen
ator John B.. Funk, democrat, of
Frederick believes tlaeal943 session
of The General Assembly may be a
short one las short as so or 60 days
instead Of the customary 80 days.
Mr.. Funk and Delegate J. Milton
Dick, Republics1ns Of Allegany, after
a two-day survey of housing condi-
lions in Anit&polis, reported they
believed most legislators and others
attending the Assembly session
would have to live at some distance
from the State Capital because of
housing shortage.
Mr.. Funk told newspapermen
there was a growing belief among
General Assembly members that the
1913 session could be kept to
minimum.
He said that approval Of the con-
stitutionel amendment granting
legislators q nat yearly salary In
stead Of paying them on . per diem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Traffic deaths
In D. {. Reach
103 for Year
Mrs. Alice S. Hall,
Hit by Bicycle,
Dies in Hospital
D. c. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1942 -103
Killed in same period of 194l So
Toll for all Of 194l IS

The District trafhc toll for the
year rose to 103 yesterday with the
death at Doctors Hospital of Mrs.
Alice Sweetser Hall, 70, widow of
Henry C. Hall, former Interstate
Commerce commissioner. The death
toll was II above the number killed
in the same period a year ago
Mrs. Hall, who lived at the Ken
nedy- Warren Apartments. was
struck by a bicycle on the sidewalk
Of the Klingle Bridge December 2.
She was treated by private ply
sician and was taken to Doctors
Hospital the following day.
Released to Parents.
Police said the bicycle was oper-
ated by Harold Faucon, IA, of the
300 block of Connecticut avenue
NV, who apparently was riding in
the same direction as Mrs. Hall was
walking. He was released to his
parents pending coroners inquest.
No date has been set for the inquest.
Mrs. Hall, whose husband was
commissioner from 1914 to 1928,
came to Washington before the last
war. She was a native of New York
City and received her education
there. She was member of the
Washington Club.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Oliver Lerch Of 1925 S street NV,
and sister, Miss Jeanette A.
SWeetser of New York. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow at 2
pm. in the Church Of the Covenant,
Connecticut avenue and N street
NV.
Miss Harris Injured.
A hit-and-run driver yesterday
struck Miss Bertha Harris, IS, of
1407 l. street NV. at Eleventh and
L streets Sc. sending her to Cas-
ualty Hospital with serious skull
fracture. She is employed as a clerk
at the Navy Yard.
Roland DuVall, 5, colored, of 1918
Half street Sc, received severe
head injuries yesterday when he ran
into the side of a truck near his
home, police reported He was
treated at Providence Hospital and
later transferred to Gallinger.
Police listed the driver of the
truck as Eugene S. Thomas. A, coll
ored, of 1917 Second street NE.
An inquest into the death of Rob-
ert Lambert, rs, colored, Alexandria
taxi driver whose death followed
injuries received Monday when his
cab and an A. B. e. w. bus collided,
has been set for this afternoon by
DR.. John Sims, Alexandria coroner.
Police said Lambert was injured
when his cab and the bus, driven
by Jack Evans. %, of the Beverly
Plaza Apartments. collided at the
intersection of Braddock and Rus
sell roads. Police said Stanley Was
serman, 10, of TIA Braddock road.
passenger in the cab, received minor
cuts and bruises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Youth Draft
Listings5tarf
=.
In Nearby Areas
Few Appear EorIy;
Rush Expected
After Schools Close

The registration of nearby Mary
land and Virginia youths who be-
came Is since June 80 got under
way slowly this morning with only
a few youths on hand as draft
boards opened at 9 am.
The first Prince Georges County
Md youth to register at Selective
Service Board No. at Hyattsville
was Leslie A. Smith of Glenn Dale
who became 10 years old on August 2
Smith, who was waiting at the
door of the draft board when il
opened this morning, is an employe
OF the Bureau. Of Ships, where he is
craftsman. He was the only youth
waiting to register when the board
opened.
First in Alexandria.
First youth to register in Alex
andria was Frank Long of COL King
street road, who TOLD the board he
became 10 on last August e. Long,
who gave his home as Covington,
Va, is employed as a clerk by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Selective service officials in Alex
andria said they expected few regis
trants during the morning and early
afternoon. They said the rush of
18-year-olds to sign up in the Ma
tons war manpower pool was ex-
pected following school hours this
afternoon.
Hubert E. Carlock, son of Royal
H. Carlock, one of the five members
from Montgomery County elected to
the State Legislature last month,
was among the registrants this
morning at Montgomery County
Board No. 3 at Bethesda.
Carlock, 10. lives at 6410 Ridge
drive, Brookmont, and is employed
by his father, who owns a photo
finishing store in the District.
In Arlington County William
Clarence Gable, 10, of 824 South
Barton street, was the first regis
trant at Board No. 2.
Only two men registered in the
first three hours at Rockville. They
were Bradley Magaha, Rockville
post Office employe, and George W.
Cramm of r. F. D. No. 2, Gathers
burg.
While 18-year- olds will register
today in nearby counties the Dis
trict will not begin registering its
youths until Monday.
g Schedules Announced.
In nearby areas youths will reg
lister at their local draft boards
from 8 am. to pm. according to
the following schedule: e.
DecembenalIto T-Those born on
or after July l, 1924, but not after
August 81, 1924.
December 10 to 24-Those born
on or after September /, 1924, but
not after October !, 1924.
December 26 to 3l-Those born on
or after November !, 1924, but not
after December 81, 1924
Youths who become l8 after De-
eember 81 of this year will register
with their selective service boards
on their birth date
In the District, registration will
be held at IS public schools on De-
cember IA for youths whose birth
dates fall in July and August; on
December 81 for those whose birth
dates fall in September and October
and from December Is to December
81 for those whose birth dates are
November and December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Deputy Reoppointed

ROCKVILLE. Md, Dec. II (Spe-
ciaD Robert w. Farmer, Mont
gomery County's new sheriff. has re-
appointed Hugh F. ODonnen as
deputy sheriff. 1t is reported that
H. Windsor Adams will be re-
appointed deputy sheriff for the
Magistrates Trial Court at Be-
theSda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Public Sinq Scheduled

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec II (Spe-
Under auspices of the. Rock
vile Womans Club, a community
sing will be staged in the Circuit
Courtroom here at 4 pm. Sunday.
Miss Mary Hart, music teacher at
Richard Montgomery High School,
Rockville, will direct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Col. B. R. Roberts Dies

CHASE CITY, Va, Dec. II R.-
Col. Benjamin r. Roberts of Chase
City. a member of the House of
Delegates from Mecklenburg County,
dropped dead yesterday while on a
hunting trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11

tentot babies nor to build new IVA
on the Danube
How minded. how blind
OF world conditions he is" Senator
Norris cried. He wants to fight the
war so that he will get more money,
II that be the result, we will have
fought this war in vain
If out OF it all We cannot get a
peace that will combine the efforts
of all of the world for better things,
then We had better surrender to
Hitler tonight"
Praised by Wallace.
The banquet topped a busy day
for Senator Norris, who was de-
feated in the November 3 election
by Republican Kenneth Wherry. He
had gone earlier to the White House
for luncheon with President Roose-
welt, who once dubbed his Nebraska
friend "the gentle knight of Amer
lean progressive ideals"
Inviting a long list of senatorial
colleagues, public officials and news
papermen, Senator Guffey told
guests that he was giving dinner
for 1.-The United States Senator at
large"
Mr.. Wallace employed the same
theme in sketching briefly the &C
complishments of Senator Norris,
who fathered the Tennessee Valley
Authority, sponsored constitutional
amendment abolishing lame duck"
sessions of Congress, was largely in
strumental in establishing a one
House Legislature in Nebraska and
had hand in countless other
alterations In the country's way Of
doing things.
There. have been reports that
President Roosevelt will give Sem
ator Norris an appointment to some
other public Office, but Mr.. Wallace
said simply that the Nebraskan Sis
going back to be among his old
friends in McCook''
Nov, I understand. the people
of the Tennessee Valley are asking
him to 60 and make his home there,
to see his dream taking reality"
Mr. Wallace said. But, great as is
the pull of the Tennessee mountains
and valleys, the pull of the Nebraska
prairies Is greater.
Needed by Prcgressives.
I'VE don't want him to co." the
Vice President continued. "The
progressive cause needs him. Never
have the liberals OF this Nation so
needed his sage advice, his broad,
earthly outlook On national and in
ternational affairs.
After every great war 1t is 50
easy for the forces of narrow, selfish
greed to entrench themselves and
thus lay the groundwork for never
ending succession of wars. With
George Norris help and counsel the
liberals of this Nation can do their
part in the hard, practical job of
making the world more secure for
the common man Of all the nations"
As he left the White House after
his luncheon with the President,
Senator Norris told reporters that
he was met looking for a job," al
though he conceded that maybe"
the President wanted him to con.
tinue In Government service.
I would not think Of taking any
Job unless I thought there was some
place ! could do some good that could
not be accomplished otherwise, and
I do not think there is," he said.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15

meet Lise, his stepdaughter. Finlay falls
In love with her. Later they land on an
island and are attacked by Indians.
They learn that Isadore's men are hunt
ing them and tense themselves as they
hear the gunner approaching.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15

! dore's, they saw sea-plane spiral
ling for altitude.
The plane started for the outlet,
twenty miles to the west, and, later
appeared following the south shore.
"Tete-Blanche is back with the
news and they're out for revenge, :"
said Red. 'They'll make it hot for
us, now"
The plane passed overhead follow
ing the lake shore and the con-
cealed police could see a man lean
ing from the cockpit searching the
shore below with glasses. Shortly it
faded into the east.
cts the middle of August, Red.
That plane from the Bay is due"
That night they waited on the
shore of the island for Lise's ca
noe. Hour after hour drifted past
but through the murk came no well
come sound of paddle prying off
gunWale.
Finlay slouched on a stone, head
in hands. What had happened to
her? She had said she wouldn't stay
day after the plane arrived. She
had begged him to send for her. She
had had two days to get the note.
What had happened to Lise?
He looked at the Illuminated face
of his watch. 1t was one o'clock.
They had waited five hours. "She
won't come tonight, Red" he said,
rising.
"No, she won't" Malone did not
finish.
Hear something's"
Didn't you? 1t was pretty faint
might have been loon!"
The two men stood rigid-with
checked breaths.
They padded hard for a minute,
then stopped to listen. Suddenly out
of the gloom, ahead, wavered the
cry: "Gar-ree! Gar-ree! Help!"
Eyes stabbing the gloom in search
of the crippled canoe, the two men
approached the sound.
where are you, Lise? Where's
your boat?"
Here l am,-here!" There was
faint splash off the bow of the canoe
and Finlay's straining eyes caught
the dim outlines of head and bare
shoulder.
"Hold it, Red!" he cried "She's
here-swimming! Steady the boat
while l get her!"
"But your canoe? Why did you try
to swim ito"
II had to swimI They hid the ca
noe! IL couldn't stayl I thought
I'd never make it'll"
why did you do it? 1t was too
With laugh she threw back her
head and kissed him. "That's why
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-01-15
By GEORGE MARSH

THE STORY so FAR: Six men trav-
eled the Chibougamau trail and six
men died. Later they were report.
ed drowned. Murder is suspected.
Garry Finlay, brother of one of the six;
Red Malone Mounted Police officers,
q 4
Before the three men could drop
to the beach below, where the canoe
lay, there was the sound of some
thing approaching over the shore
path.
Club 'em with your gun, Blaise!
Don't make noise!"
Here dey are!"
With the impact of a sledge-ham-
mer Reds dubbed AS dropped the
first man senseless. Finlay's heavy
pistol glanced from the face of the
next and he fell with scream. In
his surprise the third Montagnais
fired his rifle in the air as blocky
body lunged into him carrying him
to the ground. But the damage was
done. The bush was now full Of
yelling Montagnais headed for the
sounds.
Launch the canoe, Blaise, while
we stand them off" cried Finlay.
AS the Peterboro shot past the
point and into the moonlight canoe
broke from the shore shadows to
bar their path.
Everyone down." warned Garry.
The three paddlers flattened as
spurts of flame leaped from the
birchbark. But in the half-light the
aim from the moving boat was poor.
Don't shoot! Run 'em down." or
dered Finlay
The Peterboro leaped to the drive
of the maple blades. With a crash
the bow of the wooden craft knitted
through the birchbark, amidships,
rolling her under with it's monen-
tum. Before they could fire again
the three Montagnais were in the
water. With lunge of his long
stern blade Blaise pushed the filled
shell of the birchbark clear of the
Peterboro's stern Then the maple
paddles bowed as the three friends
drove their craft through the moon
lit water and into the protecting
shadows of the opposite shore.
CLOSE shave!" painted Finlay,
"but we made it,"