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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Show Labor Reservoir

One of The maps prepared by
the highway department shows the
labor reservoir OF Detroit the
areas iu which men live who ulti-
matc.y win be- working at the
bomber plant The capacity of all
streets and highways from these
areas IS known and. where insult
fciont plans are being made to
solve congestion problems.
Commissioner Kennedy also has
surveyed I}N factories engaged in
war production and has discovered
that - per cent of the workers
drive their own cars 10 their jobs.
He has found that IS per cent
Of all materials enters these fac
tories by truck.
"Our problem will be TO per-
>uade the men 10 double up In
the use of their cars" Kennedy
sand. perhaps the rubber short
age will do this automatically.
But il il obvious that most OF
the 10000 men will he trans
ported by automobile coach or
passenger car. come what may,
and that direct, modern high
ways are necessary To transport
them and 10 transport materials.
Challenges Endurance
"It would be ridiculous, of
course, To use. gravel. Under the
traffic that this super-highway
must carry. gravel wouldn't
stand up half a day.
Zone thing To remember Is
that this limited access highway
was planned long before the
bomber plant and will be the
first link of new direct road
10 Chicago, road patterned
after the famous Pennsylvania
Turnpike.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Pageant TO Aid
Red Relief Drive

As part of the Russian war re-
lief campaign 10 raise money for
medical aid and supplies for the
Russians, a pageant about the %
nations captured and now in the
hands Of the NaZis will be held
IN Olympia at s p. m. March 2S.
Assisted by Miss Ruth Murray,
teacher of madern dancing at
Wayne University. and several
hundred persons, the pageant viii
dramatic the tcrrorS of war in
the captured countries. the Rev.
Francis Il. Dreamer, chairman of
the relief committee. announced.
For the Inside News" Of
Washing Follow Paul NAL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Urges GraUeI Use Now

lie said gravel should be used
now on the new roads 10 the
bomber plant and that Michigan
should withhold lis construction
program until after the war.
''when the greatest WPA army on
record Will he in existence
Highway Commissioner G.. Don
aid Kennedy, who IS one of the
busiest men in the government.
answered ChrISt'S suspicious by
pointing out that 10000 men soon
will be employed az the Willow
Run plant
This Is almost twice as many
men as were employed at the
peak of production at River
Rouge" the highway commits
SiOnpr said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
BY VERA BROWN

For two and onc-hatf years, ever
since that hectic weekend in Sep
tember, 1899 when Hitler struck,
Valentine George, Al. of 1924 Oil
vet avenue. has hoped each day
there might be some word from
his only brother. Jacob, 36, in the
little town Of lIaiaStadt, Germany.
Valentine now knows where his
brother is. He is a prisoner in Rus
STA. Valentine, SWiSS-born and now
an American citizen, learned this
news when he turned to The De-
troit Times back picture page
Wednesday. There. with seven
other German soldiers. stood Jacob
George.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
There's No Mistake

Said Valentine:
IL couldn't believe II for a mo-
ment. But there is no mistake.
1t Is Jacob. / think l came
nearer to crying than 1 have
since we were BOYS together In
Zurich"
Clear to the most casual OBJ.
server is the striking family re-
semblanCe between the brothers.
II thank God he is alive"
said Valentine. 1T is the only
news for 80 long. My parents are
very old now. Perhaps my
mother no longer is living. !
do not know. The Red Cross can
get no information.
SatU Family in 1929
"My brother and | were al
ways very close. l knew OF
course he would be i'm the army.
But l cannot tell from the uni
form what service he is in. He
has two Children-they'd be
about IL and IL years old now.
THE last time ! saw my fam
lily was i'm 1929. when l went
home for three-mOnth visit.
You see l was only rs when the
last war ended and although i
was i'm training l didn't get into
combat. Right after the war 1
came To this country. When l
went back home i'm 1929 j
begged Jacob To bring his fam
lily over here. But mother and
father were old. And Jacobs
wife didn't want TO leave her
native Germany.
After | came back home here
the family used 10 write that
things were fine under the new
leader, Hitler. Then they
stopped writing much about any
thing except family matters. !
can't help feeling that the Ger
man people know how this war
was terrible mistake"
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Garden School
| Is Scheduled
lat u. of Nd.

To help meet the requests of
people who are anxious to produce
at least a part of their food supply
during the coming season, a two
day garden school will be held at
the University Of Maryland Thurs
day and Friday, it was announced
by DR.. C. H. Mahoney, head of the
department Of horticulture.
ut is impossible to supply the
demands for speakers and infor-
nation that are coming from garden
clubs and other organizations by
sending members of the staff of his
department to the several COM
munities," DR.. Mahoney states.
This school, he says, Is intended to
give all those who are interested
in either vegetable or ornamental
gardening an opportunity to OBJ
tain practical information.
There will be no fees for the
school.
Starting at 10 am. March 5, the
program includes such topics as "A
Garden Production Program for the
Family's Food Supply" How to Get
the Most Efficient Production From
Garden Soils" and THE Home
Gardeners Part in the Victory Gar
den Program"
Mrs. Herbert Gregor of Washing
ton will give a demonstration on
flower arrangement on Friday after
noon.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Women Form Defense Unit
In Silver Spring Area

Preliminary steps in organizing
the program of the Women's Di-
vision of Civilian Defense in the
Silver Spring OMd) area have been
effected with the appointment of
section chairmen, it was announced
yesterday by Mrs. c. w. Mitchell,
general chairman of the Silver
Spring area.
Meetings have been held in the
schools to acquaint the women of
the area with the plans and efforts
are being made to secure leaders in
each block.
Mrs. Fred r. Hayes, chairman for
the area south of the Colesville road,
has appointed the following section
chairmen: Sligo Park Hills, Mrs. R.
w. Comstock; Blair, Mrs. Norman G..
Brace; Indian Spring Estates, Mrs.
Howard L. White, and Sligo avenue
TO Bonifant street, Mrs. j. A. McNeal.
For the area north of the Coles
vile road, Mrs. Victor c. Kracher.
chairman, has named as section
chairmen the following: Mont
gomery Hills, Mrs. F. F. Seeley;
Woodside Forest, Mrs. T. j. Knauer
and Mrs Ronald L. Mighell; Wood
side Park, Mrs. Judson Wagg and
Mrs. Graham H. Woolfall, and
Woodside, Mrs. Ronald Mcdonald.
Mrs. Mitchell has issued a plea for
donations of Army cots and blank
cts for use in emergency stations and
also for blood donors.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Board Acts
To Protect Interests
In Falls Church
Towns Annexation
Plans Seen Putting
Burden on County

The Arlington County Board yes
terday requested Commonwealth
Attorney Lawrence w. Douglas to
protect the interests" Of the county
In future negotiations regarding
Falls Church annexation pro-
ceedings.
Though Mr.. Douglas was not in
structed specifically as to how he
was to act for the county, it was
indicated that he would appear for
Arlington in the suit which Falls
Church has instituted to annex a
portion of adjacent Fairfax County.
Board Chairman Edmund D.
Campbell pointed out that the
county now has a contract with Falls
Church to care for sewage disposal.
An enlargement of Falls Church,
which is located in Fairfax County,
would throw an unfair burden on
the taxpayers of Arlington and on
the county's sewage disposal sys-
tenn. he said.
The commissioners also referred
the question of the enlargement of
Falls Church to committee con-
sisting Of Mr.. Douglas, County Man
ager Frank c. Hanrahan and Rich
ard Writ, county sewer department
head, for further study and report
Requests of Forest J. Hall and
w. s. Hoge, jr., to rezone portions
of the 5400 block of Columbia pike
from residential A to residential
B-3 were. continued until March IA.
The boards master zoning plan
hearing, scheduled for Tuesday, was
postponed until wednesday because
of the test blackout Tuesday night.
in which Arlington County will
participate.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
New Brunswick Church
Conservation Next Sunday

Conservation and opening Of the
Brunswick CMd0 First Methodist
Church's new plant has been sched-
uled for next Sunday, it was an
nounced yesterday.
The church has been occupying
temporary quarters for the past 10
months. The Rev. Norman L. Trott
Is its pastor.
The new church plant will con-
tain an educational building with
space for a Sunday school and
sanctuary capable of seating 200
persons. With IT rooms, the edu-
cational building provides also for
a fellowship hall and a children's
chapel.
A week of services will celebrate
opening of the new church build
ing. Speakers will include the Rev.
o. B. Langrau. superintendent Of
the Hagerstown district Of the
Methodist Church; DR.. Paul Doug
las, president of American Uni
versity; DR.. Harry Evaul, pastor Of
Epworth Church, Washington: DR..
Frederick B. Harris, pastor of Foun-
dry Church, Washington; DR.. Fred
Holloway, president of Western
Maryland College, and DR.. Ben
jamin Meeks, pastor of Calvary
Church, Frederick.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Heavy Duties Bar
Decision on Governor
Race, Jackson Says
Mayor Expected to Make
Public Announcement
Of Intentions in May
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Feb. 28.-Mayor
Howard w. jackson, who admittedly
would like to be Governor, said
today that, for the present at least,
he was much too busy with his
duties as city head and defense
leader to concern himself with the
gubernatorial race.
In response to pressure from some
Democratic leaders that he declare
whether or not he would be candi-
date, the mayor said in statement
that Il can imagine that there are
many, many people in Maryland
who are opposed to Mr.. OConor
for a second term, and that they
would like to have a candidate be-
hind whom they could rally their
following"
Would Like to Be Governor.
"Of course I would like to be
Governor" said Mr.. Jackson, who
opposed Gov. O'Conor for the De-
mocratic nomination in the Sep
tember, 1888, primary election. ITO
paraphrase what the late Gov.
Ritchie once said, who wouldn't
like to be PRESIDENT
But, very frankly, as great as is
my ambition to be Governor, I
have something more important to
think about and devote my time to
at present.
ITO the job of Mayor and my
work as civilian defense director
and co-ordinator, I am going to
devote all my time for the present,
without any thought of the gover-
norship or anything else that would
influence me in any decision that I
may have to make"
Announcement Expected in May.
Political observers who noted
that Mayor jackson had stopped
Just short of definitely announcing
he would be a candidate, predicted
that the Mayor would make a pub
lie announcement of his intentions
IN May.
These sources said Mr.. Jackson
was determined not to be rushed
into decision to oppose Gov.
O'Conor for second time, although
political allies and associates have
been pressing for an immediate an
nouncement.
Gov. O'Conor has not announced
his candidacy to succeed himself,
and the only avowed candidate for
the Democratic nomination Is
Thomas Cook, Frederick manufac-
turer.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
GreenbeIt Suffers
Measles Epidemic

Faced with an epidemic Of
measles among school children,
Greenbelt (Md0 officials are acting
to curb the mounting number of
cases, which reached IS or. more
yesterday.
Town Manager Roy Braden said
also that cases of chicken pox have
been reported.
Mr.. Braden said he understood
that the epidemic started three
weeks ago.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
RiverdaIe Boys Winners
In Model Plane Contest

Winners in a model airplane con-
test sponsored by the Riverdale unit
of the Prince Georges County Boys
Club were announced yesterday.
Edsel Richards of East Riverdale
was awarded first prize of $3.50 IN
defense stamps. Other winners, all
from Riverdale. were Leslie Bar
rows, So: Burton Ewalt, $3.50; Theo-
dore Marquis, So, and Thomas Sic
mons, 81. Bert Hawn was in charge
of the contest.
A father and son banquet will be
held by the Mt. Rainier unit OF the
Boys Club about April IS, it was
announced last night by Robert
Matthias, unit president,
Mr.. Matthias also announced a
basketball game at 8 pm. tomorrow
between the Hyattsville and Mt.
Rainier units in Mt. Rainier High
School.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
DR.. De Vault Urges
Use OF Prison Labor
On Maryland Farms
Educator Speoks
At County Convention
In Sandy Spring
BY a Staff Correspondent Of The star.

BY Staff Correspondent OF The star.
SANDY SPRING, Md, Feb. 28.-
Use Of prison labor on farms to
alleviate the present farm labor
shortage was suggested today by
DR.. S. H. De Vault, head of the
agricultural economics department
of the University of Maryland, at
the 10th annual Montgomery County
Farmers Convention here.
The convention urged Congress
not to put any ceiling on farm
prices without a similar control
of wages.
Speaking before more than $50
county farmers assembled at the
Sherwood High School, DR.. De Vault
said that at least $500 of the 3,100
men in Maryland penal institutions
could be used safely" for farm
work. The remainder he described
as "too hardened"
a Cites Precedent.
Washington County farmers used
convicts on their farms last year
and it proved very successful" the
speaker declared.
Carson Pope of Redland expressed
fear, however, of the consequence"
arising from the use Of penal labor
for this purpose.
Many of these men are con-
f1rmed criminals" he declared, "and
I don't think farmers in this county
should be exposed to possible danger
Of attack from them"
Replying to Mr.. Pope, DR.. De
Vault said that prison inmates en-
ployed on farms would be we'll
guarded and that in most cases
prison officials furnish a guard for
the men.
DR.. De Vault also recommended
employment of conscientious objec-
tors, now working in four State
camps, and members of the Civilian
Conservation Corps on farms.
Discussing the need for defer
ment of farm laborers, the speaker
emphasized that man working on
farm and producing food as part
OF the war effort "is as valuable as
a soldier on the firing line"
Sees Return to Farms.
He added that the possibility of
military deferment may induce farm
workers to return to the farms from
jobs in essential industries.
County Agent o. w. Anderson
urged the farmers to keep their
farm machinery in proper repair
because it will be very difficult, if
not impossible, to obtain spare parts
in the near future"
Others who spoke included G. T..
Giessler, assistant director of the
Western Division Of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, who dis
cussed the relation of the A. A. A.
to the Nations war effort, and S.
S. Stanton of Sandy Spring, who
called on the group to conserve
rubber
Motion pictures of agricultural
scenes, old homes and other land
marks in the Sandy Spring area
were shown by an Agriculture De-
partment representative. The film
will be exhibited throughout the
country as an example Of a typical
farm community.
Luncheon was served by women
of the Sandy Spring neighborhood.
William w. Moore presided at the
meeting while Robert H. Miller, jr.,
acted as secretary.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Arlington Is Facing
Taxes Strdngu|ation,
Campbell Warns
City Charter Needed
To Permit Expansion,
Says County Chairman
stranclllation"

Economic strangulation" OF
Arlington County may be prevented
by incorporation of the county as
a city, Edmund D. Campbell, chair
man Of the Arlington County Board,
said yesterday.
The Federal Government, Alex
andria and Falls Church are clos
ing in on Arlington, Mr.. Campbell
asserted, so that the area might be
faced with the problem of "ever-
increasing taxes in an ever-reduced
territory and with great danger of
final absorption of our population
into an expanded but voteless Dis
trict of Columbia"
Taking an opposite view, Crandal
Mackey, former Commonwealth's
attorney, said in a statement issued
Friday night that I'VE now have
the most economical form of gov
ernment possible. A city requires
very costly organization. Why
changer"
Backs Charter Proposal.
Under a city charter, Mr. Camp
bell declared, adjacent territory
could be annexed. He asserted that
there is no reason why govern
ment expense should be increased
because Of incorporation. The terms
Of the proposed charter would re-
tain the essential characteristics Of
the present government and the
voters control over it would not be
impaired, Mr.. Campbell said.
He would not favor incorporation
If he thought it would mean in
creased taxes, the board chairman
said. On the contrary, he added, a
city charter may be necessary to
prevent tax increase.
Arlington is now faced with ever
increasing encroachment by the
Federal Government upon its ter
ritory," Mr.. Campbell declared.
This results, on the one hand, in
loss of property available for tax
alton, while on the other hand the
burdens of our local government in
furnishing public service to those
areas Is increased At the other
end of the county the town of Falls
Church, which Is now supported by
Arlington with sewerage service by
contract for that purpose, is seek
ing to extend its borders and there
by substantially increase the burden
upon Arlington citizens under this
contract.
Morkov Civoc Vfoyc
"I hate to think of an Arlington
prevented from future expansion on
the south and west by the existence
of the city of Alexandria and the
proposed city of Falls Church and
with its taxable area on the Po-
tomac side being continually re-
duced by increased land purchases
by the Federal Government. Under
our county government, which does
not permit annexation of adjacent
territory, we may become wholly
unable to cope with such a situa-
ton" Mr.. Crandal Mackey's state
ment said that the county board
possesses all the powers of a city
government and the county man
ager has the power to act as a
mayor if he so desires"
Many State revenues now re-
ceived by the county would not come
to Arlington if it were a city, Mr..
Mackey stated. He termed the in
corporation proposal an "office-cre-
ating plan"
You can't sue county in Vir-
ginia. If this charter is adopted
Arlington will be swamped with
damage suits"
There's a powerful organization
in the county against this plan"
Mr.. Mackey said, land we're going
IN heat IL "
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Two Colleges 10 Benefit
Under Mrs. Stevens Will
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. 28-Both
Washington and Lee University and
Virginia Military Institute received
bequests in the will of Mrs. w. LIE
Conte Stevens, whose estate was
valued for probate purposes at
$4,000.
The sum of $4,000 was set aside
to create a Walter lie Conte Ste
vens memorial at w. and L., and
81 900 was added to the $4,000 John
Letcher Memorial Fund established
some time ago at w. and L.
The will provided that the estate
is to join with Capt. Greenlee D.
'Letcher and the estate of John
Letcher in creating a 5000 Gov.
John Letcher Memorial Scholar
ship at v. M. I.
The r. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal
Church was left $1,000. Another
$1,000 will be provided If the vestry
decides to restore the church to its
original construction.
Mrs. Stevens, daughter of former
Gov. Letcher, died here recently.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Randolph Seeks
OK. Tomorrow
0fSubwayP|an
House to Be Asked
To Rush Action on
Other D. G. Bills
By JAMES z. CHINN.

The House will be asked tomorrow
by Chairman Randolph Of the Dix-
trict Committee to put final legis-
lative stamp Of approval on the
DAlesandro resolution directing a
special study by the Commissioners
to determine feasibility of an under
ground rapid transit system In
Washington to help relieve the acute
public transportation problem.
Adopted several months ago, the
resolution Is back in the House for
approval of a change made In the
Senate. The House directed that
the survey be made jointly by the
Commissioners and the Public Utili-
ties Commission. The Senate, how
ever, decided the Commissioners
alone should do the job.
Mr.. Randolph said the urgency OF
aneviating the transportation situa-
ton Is too great to have final action
on the resolution further delayed
and added he would ask the House
to tndorse the Senate change.
Second Bill Pushed.
He also will ask the House to an
prove technical alterations made in
his bill by the Senate which would
make the theft Of tires, batteries.
gasoline and other automobile ac-
cessories q felony punishable by a
maximum penalty of imprisonment
for three years. House approval of
the Senate amendments will send
this legislation, along with the
D'Alesandro resolution, to President
Roosevelt for his signature.
Another bill is expected to be re-
turned to the House early this week
after passage by the Senate with
changes made by the Senate Dis
trict Committee. This is the legisla-
ton designed to revamp the Dis
trict's public recreational set-up. II
the bill passes the Senate in the
form in which it is now pending,
Mr.. Randolph plans to ask the
House to send the bill to conference
to iron out differences.
The legislation provides for crea-
ton Of 7-member board to super
wise all public recreational activi-
ties. 1t would be composed of a rep
resentative Of the Board of Com
missioners, representative of the
Board Of Education, the superin-
tendent of National Capital Parks,
and four residents of the District
selected by the Commissioners.
Features Explained.
Topfroyare;oI Faaf,,ra. af ~. LII
as passed BY the House and ap-
proved by the Senate District Com
mittee are these:
The House provided that the
superintendent Of recreation should
receive a salary of not less than
81, 900 a year and be employed under
a contract for one year which would
be renewable. The Senate Commit
tee has decreed that the term Of
Office and the salary of the super
intendent should be determined by
the recreation board.
2The House provided that en-
ployes Of the recreation board be
selected by the superintendent Of
recreation and approved by the
Commissioners. The Senate District
Committee ordered that the en-
ployes be chosen from a register
established by the Civil Service
Commission as a result of competi-
tive examinations.
Mr.. Randolph said he would ask
the House to name Representative
Hunter, Democrat, of Ohio, who
sponsored the recreation organiza-
ton bill, as chairman Of the House
conference group if it sends the re-
vised measure to conference.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Tax Aides Assigned
In Prince GEORGES

To assist Maryland income tax
payers to prepare their returns, field
representatives of the State con-
troller have been assigned to Prince
Georges county as follows:
Laurel-March 2, 3, Citizens Ma
tional Bank; March 4, District
Training School.
Hyattsville-March 6, 7, 8, 10, IL,
County Service Building, Rhode
Island avenue.
Upper Marlboro-March 27, %,
80, 81 and April 1, 2, 4, courthouse
State income tax returns must be
filed with the controller of the
treasury, income tax division, An
napolis, not later than April IS.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Six at Maryland U.
Elected to Phi Koppo Phi
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Six students making the highest
scholastic averages in each OF the
colleges of the University OF Mary
land were elected to membership
in Phi Kappa Phi, national honor
ary scholastic society.
The six and the schools they led
are:
Miss Irene Kuslovitz, Baltimore,
arts and sciences; Merl Myers,
Baltimore, agriculture; Albert Garry,
3415 Lowell street NV, commerce;
Miss Charlotte Stubbs, Mount
Rainier, Md, education; Stuart
Haywood, Westernrort, Md, engi-
neering, and Miss Elizabeth Funk,
Hagerstown, Md, home economics.