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Evening star., 1942-09-09
Military Leave Granted
To Ralph Quinter, Jr.

Ralph Quinter, jr., an assistant
corporation counsel of the District
since February, 1899, has been
granted military leave by the Com
missioners, beginning tomorrow. He
will be an ensign in the Naval Re-
serve.
Mr.. Quinter, who is 27. has been
serving as counsel to the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board. He was an
employe of the General Accounting
Of1ice in 1885 and served as an as
sistant clerk of District Court be-
tween 1885 and 1887.
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech has assigned John ODea, an
assistant corporation counsel, as
legal adviser to the ABC board for
the present.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Afraid Disaster Reporting
Test Shows Up Deficiencies
Less Than Two Thirds of Incidents Reach
Control Centers From Wurdens

forms to the adjoining room where
a trio of priority officers decided IN
what order the incidents should be
considered. Numbers soon dotted
the plotting map, showing the scene
of disaster, while the report form
and its three copies went down the
line of fire and public utility repre-
sentatives.
Both those services report direct
to their headquarters. but mean
while copies continued to the next
table, where representatives OF
transportation medical services, po-
lice, bridges, decentralization and
demolition squads and other public
works passed on each incident,
marking on it the action taken and
getting in touch with the nearest
unit.
While the incidents were record
ed in a log book, an efficient youth
of 20 juggled circles of cardboard,
indicating that services were avail
able and, on the panel board, what
had been sent on each incident.
Nothing actually was sent last night.
That is awaiting the grand climax
on October S.
There was 4 bottleneck in public
works, which held up recording Of
the incidents for other services for
as much as 40 minutes to see what
was still available among their
units. This Is one Of the conditions
for correcting.
Some police units were borrowed
from center to center without going
through the main control center
which should evaluate the situa-
ton and decide where equipment
can be spared. That, too, is to be
Strengthened out.
Most of the subcenters had too
many people In them, too much
talking, too many "kibitzers." More
deficiencies to be corrected.
Willing Staff.
That's what the intensive training
period is for, and the volunteers
don't mind-not that the girl who
works all day at the Army maI
service and turns into an efficient
telephonist at night, nor the re-
tired Government worker who is
making the hours at the control
center her contribution to the war
effort, nor the 2O-year-old panel
officer holding down volunteer job
that would dizzy an older man.
Had thev been summoned back To
the cetner for a surprise blaekout
after the Commute test last night,
they wouldn't have complained
That happened once before-a sur
prise drill after an evening devoted
to training.
BY October not even a warder
reporting showers of unexpioded
bombs will feaze them. Officiais
hope that by that time wardens, too
will be letter perfect in the art of
calling for help.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Brisk Champaign
and
Mcke|din Due
Candidates Hold
8-to-1 Leeds for
Party Nominations
BY ALEXANDER r. PRESTON.

Ill. BY ALEXANDER r.. PRESTON.
lsF A fall gubernatorial election cam
Ipaign considerably more lively than
lAny which preceded yesterdays
primaries in Maryland appeared
lin prospect today between Gov.
10 'Conor, renominated by the Dem
ocrats for second term, and his
Republican opponent, Theodore R.
McKeldin.
HI Although the number of primary
ballots cast yesterday is among the
slightest on record, the two con-
TENDERS for the States highest Office
continued to maintain safe leads OF
about s to / ever their nearest
competitors with more than half
of the States unofficial returns
reported.
Y. With 1,124 out of 1922 polling
places reported, the Democratic
totals, all unoficial, were: O'Conor.
I23 800; Thomas E. Cook of Fred
erick, 14,406; John M. Kennedy,
BIS, and Stephen Peddicord, 1895.
McKeldin Easy Victor.
II Mr.. McKeldin had just as little
trouble defeating w. Pinkney West,
,jr. The Baltimore attorney got
13,791 votes from 813 out of 1922
polling places against 4,751 for Mr..
West.
These results followed the pre-
election forecasts and both Gov.
O'Conor and Mr.. McKeldin issued
victory statements at 10 pm, only
few hours after the polls closed.
Il The greatest upset came in the
4th congressional district-entirely
Evening star., 1942-09-09

dates in the Republican primary for
that party's County State Central
Committee appeared discernible.
They are Arthur J. Hilland, Nathan
Duvall, George C. Esworthy, Ira H.
Whitacre, John r. Reeves, De Witt
w. zook and Walter w. Dawson.
They crowded out Mrs. Doris See
bold, Charles S. Moore and James
M. Mount.
Along with Frederick County
Montgomery County voters nominat-
ed Robert E. Clapp, jr., in Ave-
way Democratic primary race for
associate judge of the sixth judicial
circuit. Patrick M. Schnauffer was
unopposed as the Republican can
didate.
Mohler Loses Delegate Race.
There were seven Democratic can
didates in Prince Georges County
for nomination to the six seats for
the House of Delegates. The six
who were Endorsed by the State
Central Committee were nominated
defeating Ewell H. Mohler of Tux
edo, former justice of the peace
The winners are John S. White OF
Colmar Manor, the only incumbent;
Perry O. Wilkinson of Hyattsville
DR.. N. B. Steward, Laurel; Leroy
Humphrey, Meadows; Noah Joffe
Bowie, and Samuel H. Harvey, Ber-
wyn.
Mrs. William 2 Starr of Hyatts-
vile failed of Nomination to the
Democratic State Central Commit
tee. She had not been Endorsed By
the party. The successful candi-
dates, who were given pre-primary
approval by the Democratic organi.
zation, are Edward A. Fuller of Hy.
attsville; Henry w. Cord, Ardmore
Frank B. Smith, Mount Rainier
Mrs. Mary w. Browning. River.
dale; Irwin I. Main, Seat Pleasant
and Charles S. Emery, Brandywine
There was no Republican pri.
mary In Prince Georges County ex'
! cept IN the gubernatorial contest.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Committee 10 Weiqh
WPA Nursery Bill
Tomorrow or Friday
Volunteers Of America
To Begin Caring for
Children Sept. IS

Because some members had not
returned today, Chairman Randolph
of the House District Committee
postponed until tomorrow or Friday
the committee meeting at which
his bill restoring WPA nursery
schools to the District and opening
the public schools to children under
will be presented for action.
Chairman Randolph's bill, If acted
on this week, may be considered on
the floor of the House Monday,
which is District day.
Meanwhile, it was announced by
Miss Hilda Peterson that SO pre-
school children of working mothers
will get free nursery school care at
the Volunteers of America nursery,
opening about September Is. Miss
Peterson Is director of the project.
AS war measure, the Volunteers
are converting the Girls Club and
Hospice at 1925 Sixteenth street
NV. into a building suitable for
little children whose mothers are
working in war jobs. Care will be
provided from 7 am. to Z pm. for
six days a week, and three meals a
day will be served to those children
whose mothers must work early and
late. All children will get noon
day meal, plus a midmorning and
midafternoon snack.
Miss Peterson will begin taking
applications for the nursery today at
the Sixteenth street address from S
to pm. A trained case worker, she
will ascertain need of mothers before
accepting children for admission to
the school.
In addition to Miss Peterson, who
will supervise the nursery, a trained
nursery educator, plus eight volun-
teers and Mrs. Walter Ulrey, wife of
the director of the Volunteers of
America, will assist in the school.
Outdoor play space for the little
children has been provided, together
with swings, sliding boards and
sandboxes, by Foundry Methodist
Church, which is across the street
from the nursery.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Lack of Nursery Schools Keeps
Mothers From Helping in War
Child Gore Facilities Would Release Many;
Boys and Girls Meanwhile PIoy in Streets

Mrs. Mary Smith, 306 K street
Sc, has three children under 5.
Her husbands meager salary makes
1t imperative that she 60 to work.
She has passed q civil Service ex-
animation qualifying her for q job
that would pay 81 a day. She can't
take the job so long as there is no
place to leave 4-year-old Constance,
~ -year-old Edward, and baby
Alice, year old.
1--WE have a Mothers Club here"
said Mrs. Smith, "but it only cares
for the children from 8 to II in
the morning, which isn't long
enough for us even to 60 out job
hunting"
Some Left With Neighbors.
Those mothers of little children
who are holding down war jobs In
Washington leave their children
with neighbors, maids if they can
get them and keep them, or as in
the case Of one mother who works
at night, they do two jobs.
Mrs. Brown, whole real name was
given in q confidential survey at
the Civil Service Commission, fin
ishes her night job at the COM
mission in the morning, then comes
home to start her second job at
home caring for her IL year-old
daughter. She has tried to get a
maid, but the last two that she
hired left quickly to take Govern
ment jobs.
Another mother has had to go
into Government Offices job hunting,
worried about the small child she
left locked in her automobile. There
was no place else she could leave
him.
"The situation is becoming un-
bearable," wrote one mother in the
civil service poll on day-care ar
rangements. My child is at present
in Buffalo, N. Y, and want to have
him with me. Unless some salts
factory arrangements can be made
for his care here Tin Washington) ]
must either transfer to Buffalo or
resign, which is something I would
Ildlc w OO, puU oOAl U OllAilh SdAi
stand being separated from him very
much longer"
Another Sends Child South.
Because she could find no maid or
no place to leave her child, one civil
service employe has had to send her
child to it's grandmother's In
Georgia, commenting that the ar
rangement is anything but salts
factory.
Still another mother said 1--WE are
urged to be patriotic and come to
Washington to help Uncle Sam In
the war effort. Those of us who can
work come here and get jobs. But
how can we continue working and
how can the Government expect
other women to fill the demands for
hundreds of other workers unless
there is some place for our children
to be cared for?"
Tomorrow: The organizations
seking to proDide day care for
the children OF mothers doing
lDdr Work.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.


For the benefit of control center
traineees and air-raid wardens.
bombs" rained on Washington last
night.
The first of a series of tests cli-
making on October accomplished
what was intended. 1t showed up
on grand scale the rought spots In
a system which ultimately must
be perfect down to the last tele-
phonist for the protection of the
city.
The seven subcontrol centers, at
which messages are received and
help dispatched, were the testing
grounds but the men who sent out
the calls for help-the afraid
wardens-apparently can use their
share of training.
OF the 600 incidents distributed
to third of the city's sector posts,
1856 came back to the control CEN
ters. The official explanation for
the missing incidents was that the
wardens either didn't know the
control center telephone numbers or
what to do with the sealed envel-
opes they received.
Some Reports Lengthy.
Some Of the wardens were in
clined to be verbose. With more
space for remarks" on their report
forms than on the forms used by
telephonists at the centers, they
frequently had the telephonists
writing right off the page.
Some wardens ignored the report
forms, which they had never seen
before last night, and, when one
telephonist protested at the garbled
report the warden responded, I'm
just telling you this as I visualize
it."
One warden reported veritable
shower of unexploded bombs. An
other gave complete incident ex-
cept for the location, for which ne
dictated none" Another drove the
telephonist to report to her super
visor. This sector warden is right
on the job, but I don't think he
knows what he's doing"
One warden called in his report,
giving the time of the incident for
half an hour before, but from the
cooperative voices in the back
ground helping him along, it was
easy to visualize whole squadron
of wardens working over the report
form.
One realistic warden, reporting a
gas bomb, was asked by the tele-
phonist if a fire had been started
In disguised voice, he responded,
This is a gas bomb, lady"
81 Incidents for No. 3.
A typical subcenter was No. 8
which handled 81 of the 1856 Incl
dents. As the reports came in of a
hospital struck, lions running loose
in the Zoo, people trapped in a
theater disaster, the cool voices OF
the telephonists in a room apart
could be heard asking in an under
tone, What kind of a bomb?" "Are
they dead?"- Anybody trapped?'
do you wish any more services?"
Messengers rushed the report
Evening star., 1942-09-09
.OPA Inspection Units
Slated in Virginia
a, n. A,sociated pr.ss

B, the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. s.-Re-
gional OPA Administrator Oscar r.
Strauss said plans have been made
to establish three inspection sta
tions in Virginia to tighten price
and rationing regulations.
The Offices, Mr.. Strauss said, would
be located at Staunton, Winchester
and Norfolk.
Each of the Offices, according to
the OPA administrator, would have
a field price of1lcer, field rationing
offlcer, an enforcement attorney and
an investigation staff. Plans call for
establishment of the ondces by the
end Of the month.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Mccormack Terms Taft
A 'Sniper' at President
2, the Associated Press.


BOSTON, Sept. 9.-House Majority
Leader Mccormack says Senator
Taft, Republican, of Ohio and few
other members of Congress are
"sniping" at President Roosevelt and
that such attacks should cease dur
ing the war so the people will not
become divided.
Declaring Senator Taft had termed
the Presidents cost-of- Living mes
sage to Congress as revolutionary
and dangerous" Mr.. Mccormack
said in statement last night:
Senator Taft is a fine American,
but his judgment and that of the
small group who persist In sniping in
these trying days of war is very
harmful to the best interests Of the
country"
Evening star., 1942-09-09
WLB Orders 9-Cent Rise
For W., v. & M. Workers
By the Assoeiated prasa.

By the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board yesterday
directed the Washington, Virginia
q Maryland Coach Co. to increase
the wages Of its 154 employees nine
cents an hour-four cents as q cost
OF living adjustment and five cents
to restore the peacetime relation
ships which existed between the
wages OF these employees and those
OF two other bus companies operat-
ing In Washington and vicinity.
The AFL Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Street, Electric Railway &
Motor Coach Employees had asked
an increase OF l5a cents an hour.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
District Committee
Called 10 Act on
Tax-Exemption Bill
Senators to Meet Friday
After Study Of Report
By'McCurrun Aide
By J. A, O'LEARY,

Chairman McCarran today called
the Senate District Committee to
meet at 1890 am. Friday in an ef-
fort to complete action on the pro-
posed new tax-exemption law for
charitable, religious and educational
institutions.
Meanwhile, a tentative redraft Of
the measure, which would restore
exemption to many of the institu-
tions declared taxable by District
officials during the last 18 months,
has been submitted to each COM
mittee member for study by r. F.
Camalier, committee counsel.
Describing the subject as one of
the most important to come before
the committee in the 10 years he
has served, Senator McCarran said
he wanted the other members to
have an opportunity to give careful
thought to the new draft, and to .
tentative outline Of q report to ac-
company the bill.
No Agencies Named.
Although not disclosing the ex-
act changes he, Is recommending ia
the original bill. Senator McCarran
said that '1n its present form it
goes q long way in the matter OF
properties belonging to educational,
religious and charitable institu-
tions."
I'm submitting the redraft," he
continued, Il have avoided exempt
ing agencies by name. The bill is
drafted in the form of general def
nitions. The bill itself will be the
specific legislation, but my idea is
to have the policy of Congress ex-
pressed In more detail in the &C
companying report, to clarity and
facilitate Interpretation of the act
by those who will administer 1t.
Liberal Policy Followed"
Cali who claim exemption will not
find themselves exempted, but q
liberal policy has been followed"
The Nevada Senator said he had
gathered data indicating that
Washington does not have as much
tax-exempt charitable, religious ane
educational property "as many cities
of like population" He pointed oui
at the same time, however, that
Washington has rigid boundaries
that cannot be extended, which
limits its taxable area. Being the
National Capital, 1t also has a high
percentage of Federally owned tax.
exempt property.
The bill liberalizes some OF the
non-fexible provisions of existing
law, under which local officials held
many charitable, religious and ed
ucational groups not entitled tc
exemption.
Evening star., 1942-09-09

Every Navy shipyard is turning
out destroyers in record time. They
are essential for our .two-ocean
Navy. Purchase of more and more
War bonds will assure all-out pro-
duction of these vital units for the
Navy. Buy every pay day. If every
body invests at least 10 per cent
Of his income in War bonds we can
do the Job. '~ '"'
Omitted states Trsosafy Dsps1tmsnt.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Frederick Fair Cancelled
By Bourd of Managers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, Sept. s.-The
Board of Managers Of the Frederick
Fair announced last night 1t had
decided to cancel plans for the an
nual affair, scheduled to be held
October 60.
The decision was reached, the
board said, after people of the
county had noted the results at
other fairs, particularly Timonium.
The fair also was suspended in
1918, during the World War.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
K Il
WAatHo~R~xWM
WAR BONDS
\ -

Ships of the destroyer type COM
prise the bulk of our fighting ships
in the American Navy. Their aver
age displacement is about 1900 tons,
and they are fast, powerful, and
hard hitting. They have been par
ticularly effective in convoy duty
and gave a good account of them
selves in the Coral Sea engagement.
They cost approximately $500, 900
aanh
Evening star., 1942-09-09
S. F. CosheII Gets Divorce

ROCKVILLE. Md, Sept. 8 tSpe-
ciaD On grounds of desertion
more than IS months ago. Judge
Stedman Prescott has signed a de.
cree here granting Samuel Fran.
els Cashell Of Brookmont, an abso-
lutte divorce from Mrs. Katherine
Margaret Casheu Of Washington.
Evening star., 1942-09-09

within Baltimore City-where COM
plete unof1cial returns had Joseph
M. Wyatt winning by slender mar
gin over Representative John Meyer,
Democratic incumbent.
Meyer Apparently Loses.
Complete unofficial returns from
the 4th district gave Mr.. Wyatt $3.50
votes to $3.50 for Mr.. Meyer.
Interest in this campaign was
heightened from another angle
which has not disappeared from the
picture. The Democratic primary
race was split six ways, with the
third highest contestant being DAN
lei Ellison, who is unopposed as the
Republican nominee and who polled
5,543 Democratic votes in yester-
days primary. Representative
Meyers opponents had cited his
vote against extension of the Selec-
tive Service Act as a hindrance to
the war effort.
Ward Losing in First.
In the 1st district, on Maryland's
Eastern Shore, Representative Ward
was trailing State Senator Dudley
q. Roe, $40 to 11,719, with 1872 out
of 199 polling places reported.
OF the six Democratic members Of
the House, two withdrew, while two
others are certain of denomination.
Mrs. Katharine E. Byron, represent
ative from the nearby 9th district,
will retire and leave the Democratic
field open without opposition to 1t.
Col. E. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring.
tCol. Lee, however, will face No
vember opposition from J. Glenn
Beau of Frostburg, whom the Re-
publicans nominated yesterday over
Henry G. Triesler of Hagerstown
Returns gave Mr.. Beall a, 2-to-1 lead
The other congressional with
drawal was In the I'd district in the
Baltimore area, where Representa-
tive Cole has accepted an appoint
r1ent to the United States Customs
Court. H. Street, Baldwin of Tow
son was widening his narrow lead
over three other Democratic con-
tenders.
I'm a I'd district Republican pri-
mary George Norris was leading by
d narrow margin his sole competi-
tor, Walter Bouchelt, prior to re.
port of complete returns.
Representative Sasscer Of tn,
nearby 5th district, a resident o1
Upper Marlboro, piled up an over.
whelming lead over Edward J. Ned,
Waters of Berwyn, who claimet
support of labor organizations, ans
DR.. John w. Klemm of Mount Rain,
Ter. Representative D'Alesandro, jr
Of the Sd district in Baltimore city
also accumulated a safe majority.
without exception, party endorsed
candidates were nominated for botl
state and local offices in nearb,
Montgomery and Prince George:
Counties, on the basis of returns
nearly complete from both areas.
This held true in the race in Mont
comery, which had as the chief, loca
interest the nomination for the thre
Judges of the Orphans Court. Judg
Washington Waters, an incumbent
was seeking denomination withou
the Endorsement 'of the county Dem
ocratic organization. He lost.
M Hobbs and Quinn Lead.
Complete unofficial returns CAV
Judge Waters 3,087 votes. The sue
. cessful candidates were Judges Levi
r, Hobbs and Carey +. Quinn, tn
latter recently appointed, receivin
6.405 and 5,897 votes, respectively
They, along with new candidate
Einar B. Christensen, who was nom
mated with 1858 votes, had been In
dorsed by the County Democrati
Congress.
Although all Republican return
were not available, the seven prob
able yictors among the 10 candi