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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-05
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Making History

Making History
No firecrackers, not a pop, to
awaken us at the crack of dawn on
July Fourth!
That hasn't happened since away
back yonder before there was any,
thing to celebrate on July d So, BY
heck, we made history again.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-05

tTotal Cash, Checks and Drafts Sent
Through The Two FL Centre Banksl
Legal Holiday
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Firemen Protest
Raid Incidents
In b|ackouts
Montgomery Units
Soy Practice Places
Men in Great Danger

Contending blackout drill Incl
dents" unnecessarily place firemen
in extreme danger" and are of no
training value, the Montgomery
County Association of Volunteer
Firemen has filed a protest against
future tests of that sort.
At the same time the association
noted that fire departments in the
county have co-operated fully with
civilian defense officials in the past
and intend to continue to do so.
The protest resolution was adopted
on motion of Joseph A. Giammatteo,
chief of the Glen Echo department.
Albert E. Brault, county civilian
defense director. said that he has
talked with Chief j. w. Just. State
fire co-ordinator, concering the as
sociation's action and that Mr.. Just
will try to iron out the situation"
Quotes Chief Just.
Mr.. Brault said he was told by
Chief Just that fire departments
should participate in AFRAID drills
just as other defense services.
Chief Just also said, according to
Mr.. Brault, that he will discuss
with Col. John S. Barrett, AFRAID
precaution officer for the Maryland
Defense Council. the question of
whether flremen should be permitted
Evening star., 1942-06-23

to use headlights on their equip
ment during blackouts. This is not
permitted at present.
AS far as he is concerned, Mr..
Brault declared, the practice of
having f1remen respond to Incl
dents" will be continued unless he is
ordered to stop the practice.
In a move to improve the COM
munications service the Executive
Committee of the county Civilian
Defense Council will ask the county
commissioners today to authorize in
stallation of additional telephone
connections in control and report
centers in the county.
Facilities Are Inadequate.
Committee members. meeting last
night, said the present telephone
facilities proved inadequate dur
ing the recent blackout practice.
James B. Morrison. chief of COM
munications, was authorized to
make a survey to determine how
many new connections are needed.
The committee also voted to ask
the Commissioners to allot funds
for the purchase of sound motion
picture machine to show defense
films; for 1000 white civilian de-
fense flags for use on civilian de-
fense emergency vehicles during
blackouts: for 500 more civilian de-
fense armbands and for material for
wooden frames for sector signs do
mated by the Central Labor Union.
Mr.. Brault announced that to
date county defense officials have
been unable to find a manufacturer
to fill their order for 5000 steel
helmets.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Parents, Teachers
0pen State Session
AT Maryland u.
RcIe Of Associations
In Wartime Is Theme
Of 3-Doy Congress
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Several hundred parents and
teachers came to College Park to-
day for the first sessions of three
day conference sponsored by the
Maryland Congress of Parents and
Teachers and the University of
Maryland.
Basic defense problems and the
Parent-Teacher Association" was
the theme of the annual meeting,
at which several of the principal
addresses were to be delivered by
Mrs. Walter H. Buhlig of Chicago,
field secretary of the National Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers.
Also on the first days program
were speeches by DR.. H. c. Byrd,
president of the university; Mrs.
Stanley G.. Cook of Indianhead,
State Congress president; DR..
Thomas G.. Pullen, State superin-
tendent of schools; John Seidel of
Baltimore. president of the National
Vocational Association, and DR.. S.
S. Steinberg, dean of the university S
College of Engineering.
Mrs. Buhllg's first address dealt
with the part of the Parent Teach
er Association in defense activities.
During the afternoon, delegates
toured Rossborough Inn under the
guidance of Harvey T. Casbarian,
controller of the university, and to-
night will visit defense project
classes under the direction of Dean
Steinberg.
A school of instruction for men,
bers of the State Board of Man
ayers yesterday, in charge of Mrs.
Buhlig and Mrs. Cook. and a meet
ing OF the Board of Managers last
night preceded the formal opening
d the conference.
Sessions will continue through
Thursday afternoon.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Six Thea!ers Will Hold
Scrap Rubber Matinees

Scrap rubber will be the cost of
admittance at special matinees to
be held at 2 pm. tomorrow at six
motion pictures theaters in nearby
Maryland, it has been announced
by the Petroleum Industry War
Council.
The theaters, operated by Sidney
Lust, already have collection bins
for receiving rubber, and the piles
are growing.
All rubber collected, it was said,
will beturned over to j. P. Nc
Donald, chairman of the District
Petroleum Industry Committee,
which is conducting the drive here.
To make certain that as many
suburban residents as possible
learn of the rubber collection Mr.
Lust employed a girl to 60 through
the telephone book and call as
many persons as she could in three
days to explain the purpose of the
matinees.
The six Maryland theaters taking
part are Bethesda Theater, Hy-
attsville Theater, Cameo Theater in
Mount Rainier, Milo Theater in
Rockville. Marlboro Theater in Up
per Marlboro and the Waldorf
Theater.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Brentwood Mayor
Resigns 10 Accept
Navy Commission
Town Council to Appoint
Successor Tomorrow;
Election Results Revealed

Mayor James L. Russell of Brent
wood is resigning to accept a COM
mission as lieutenant in the Naval
Reserve. he announced today as re-
suits of yesterdays elections in
Brentwood and University Park were
tabulated.
He will report at Harvard Uni
versity July l for an eight-week
training course before being as
signed to a ship.
His successor will be appointed at
a special meeting of the Town
Council at 7 am. tomorrow at the
Brentwood Fire Department.
Mayor Russell was elected last
year for a two-year term. Before
that he was councilman for four
years.
approximately 200 residents of
Brentwood and University Park yes
terday went to the polls to elect town
officials.
James E. Sampson was reelected
councilman for a tWo-year term
from the fourth ward of Brent
wood with "a votes to E. BENJAMIN
Castles 20 in the only race in which
there was opposition. Mr.. Sampson
is former mayor.
John M. Link was unopposed for
reelection as councilman from the
third ward. This is the second term
for both Mr.. Sampson and Mr.. Link.
In the University Park section,
Mayor T. Earl Bourne was elected to
a fourth term with no opposition.
Harry EiSenour was elected to
second term as councilman from the
first ward and Ralph Arnold was
named councilman from the third
ward for third term. Both were
unOpposed.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Two Rent Directors
Will Be Appointed
For Nearby Areas
Ceiling to Be Imposed
In so U. S. Defense
Regions July

With rent ceilings scheduled to
go into effect in nearby Maryland
and Virginia on July l, the Office
of Price Administration disclosed
today it would name two area rent
directors-one for Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties and the
other for Alexandria, Arlington and
Fairfax-to administer the Federal
Rent Control Act.
The Government will impose CELL
ings on some 60 communities, desig
mated April % as defense rental
areas. They include the five nearby
counties.
An OPA official said it had first
been planned to appoint a rent
director for the combined nearby
areas, but because this would have
entailed additional travel for ten
ants and landlords seeking infor-
nation and appeals, it was decided
to name two directors.
Exact locations of the office will
be announced next week, OPA said.
The ceiling order will come early
next week and will go into effect
July l.
Under the order. rents will be
frozen as of the January l, 194l,
level. On April %, communities
designated as defense rental areas
were given go days to adjust rents
through local action to the 1941
levels.
The OPA official pointed out that
Maryland had taken no action on
stabilizing rents, while Virginia
authorities have indicated they
wished the Federal Government to
set up machinery and control rents.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Auxiliary Policemen Don't Run
Other Way If Trouble Appears
Arrest of AssuiIunt
Armed With Knife
Wins Commendution
mo. ; OF a Series.)
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.
George William Miller had worked
for finance company and had re-
covered quite a few stolen auto
, mobiles.
But when he became an auxiliary
policeman he faced a situation that
would have given any citizen pause.
One night on New Jersey avenue
he heard woman scream, then a
clatter of feet, and another scream,
almost at his elbow. The woman
dashed by, man at her heels. The
woman was bleeding from a throat
wound-the man held long knife.
Mr.. Miller, unarmed at the time,
could have been forgiven if he'd
merely reported the episode. What
chance did he have, with only his
night stick, against the man with
the knife?
Mr. Miller went into action. Some
how he avoided the knife. Some
how he overpowered the assailant.
Somehow he induced the man to
march with him two blocks or so
W 1>O- plCSlilSb Sld OlOll.
the colored prisoner was booked on
a charge of assault with intent to
kill.
Purse Snatching Stopped.
The precinct commander, Capt.
Robert C. Pearce, wrote Maj Ed
ward J. Kelly, superintendent of
police, commencing Mr.. Miller Maj.
Kelly forwarded the letter to the
Commissioners and they issued a
formal commendation
Mr. Miller now is a defense guard
in the Metropolitan Area, and it
would be a good idea for any am
bilious saboteur to try some other
sector.
There used to be a lot of purse
snatching III portions of the COM
munity for which No. l precinct is
responsible. There are very few
now.
Auxiliary Tony Fochett caught
two boys grabbing woman's pocket
book. He brought them in and
booked them.
Capt. Pearce credits the auxili-
aries for the diminishing prevalence
of purse snatching.
Judge Praises Auxiliary.
ITS not so much,' he explained,
that they made several arrests as
that their mere presence on the
streets is a deterrent. The purse
Snatchers don't know who they are.
when they work and at what mo-
ment they're liable to appear and
grab them
One day in Police Court. Judge
John P. Mcmahon commended an
auxiliary for his "alertness and good
judgment" The auxiliary was A.
w. Thrower. in ordinary life pack
age man for the Railway Express
Agency.
Mr.. Thrower was praised for the
way in which he worked up a case
against suspect who was convicted
and sentenced to 1870 days
In seeking out vagrants. police
men are not after the man who
merely is down on his luck and per-
haps sleeps in the park. They are
looking for the wanderer with a
criminal record or a felonious in
tent. The fellow Mr.. Ti,rower
caught obviously was not hunting
job. Observing him for days, the
auxiliary noticed that the suspect
Evening star., 1942-06-23

had no discernible means of sup
port. yet spent most of his time in
taverns and poolrooms.
Doing Splendid Job.
Capt. Pearce figures that the ap-
proximately $50 auxiliaries in his
precinct are equivalent to II extra
policemen daily. Their hours vary.
as they find time from their regular
jobs, but each puts in several hours
each week, some a great many
hours. On a recent Saturday night
they put in las man-hours.
It's the same thing in the other
II precincts. All the men give much
of their time
Maj. Kelly, who carries around a
copy of the morning report, show
ing just what the auxiliaries have
done in the last "A hours-in case
some civilian defense official wants
to see its enthusiastic over their
devotion to duty and their eff
cheney.
They're doing a splendid job"
he said. Il don't know what we'd
do without them these days"
When he was asked to organize
an auxiliary force. Maj. Kelly
turned the job over to the precinct
commanders. He didn't care how
they did it. but it had to be done
and done right. 1t was.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Montgomery Seeks
Ruling on Validity
Of Fireworks Ban
Civilian Defense Corps
Rows With Baltimore
Firemen on Flares Use

Whether or not Montgomery
County residents face a Fourth of
July without fireworks depends on
information received by States At
torney Ben G. Wilkerson concerning
validity of a law banning the sale
and use of fireworks in the State, it
was learned today.
The law, passed at the last session
of the Legislature, makes it illegal
to discharge fireworks such as tor
pedoes and Roman candles and also
provides penalties for possession or
sale without a permit. 1t also gives
the State Commissioner of Insur-
ance power to regulate the sale or
possession of fireworks.
Ruling Awaited.
Mr.. Wilkinson explained that
shortly after its passage, the law
was the subject of suit to test its
validity and that he was uncertain
as to its present status. He said he
planned to write State Insurance
Commissioner John B. Centrum for
a ruling on the matter. He added
that if he is told the law is valid,
he will enforce it.
Use and sale of fireworks in some
sections of the county now are pro-
hibited by local laws. Last years
legislation, however. is the first to
affect the entire State, Mr.. Wilkin-
son said.
In expressing hope that the law
would be found valid and would be
enforced. DR.. V. L. Ellicott, county
health officer, said that in former
years fireworks caused injuries,
some fatal, to about 300 persons
year.
Meanwhile, Mayor Howard w.
Jackson of Baltimore has declared
that he would not permit the fire.
works law to interfere with the
proper training of the city's civilian
defense corps, the Associated Press
reported.
Fight Over Flares.
He expressed confidence that he
and officials of the fire department
and Civilian Defense Committee
would find a way to permit the
use of flares for training civilian
volunteers in mock AFRAID drills.
Mayor Jackson's comment fol-
lowed a declaration by George A.
Carter. chairman of the Baltimore
Committee on Civilian Defense, that
the fire departments Interpretation
of the fireworks law seriously in
terferes with the proper training of
volunteers"
The fire department ruled that
the flares were fireworks and for
bade their use.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Tire Base 10 Be Required
For Recap Certificates

Montgomery County passenger car
owners will no longer receive su-
thorizations to have their tires re-
capped unless their tires actually
can be recapped or unless they can
obtain used tires for recapping pur-
poses, the County Rationing Board
announced today.
Julius P. Stadler, board chairman,
explained that in the past some mo-
torists have been unable to make
use of authorizations, while others
with ''recappable" tires have been
unable to obtain authorizations be-
cause of the exhaustion of quotas.
Under the boards new ruling. a
motorist applying for a recapping
certificate must obtain a statement
from an inspection station that he
has "recappable" tires in order to
have his application granted, Mr..
Stadler declared.
Mr. Stadler also reminded all
merchants in the county to send
their price ceiling lists to the board
on or before July /.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
ST. Marys County
Granted More Gas,
But Not Enough
Increase Of II Pct. Held
inadequate for Needs
Of Baltimore Workers
Py tho Associated Press

Py the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, June 23.-St. Marys
County had II per cent more gaso-
line in prospect today, but Chairman
Edward J. Waring of the County
Rationing Board said Il believe we
will have to ask for more
The increase was announced yes
terday by a spokesman for the Of
flee of the Petroleum Co-ordinator,
who said it was made primarily to
assure transportation for workers
employed at the Cedar Point Naval
Station construction. Representative
Sasscer, Democrat, of Maryland
sought the increase.
Farmers of st. Marys County, as
we'll as those in Anne Arundel. had
complained they we're unable to get
to filling stations before supplies
ran out and, as a result, were handi-
capped in harvesting and marketing
their crops.
Both counties had requested fuel
| allotment increases.
The OPC spokesman said many OF
the war workers in St. Marys County
numbering in the thousands" were
dependent upon automobiles fol
transportation.
Mr.. Waring commented that the
II per cent boost was not adequate
"but it will help" He added that
IF II per cent increase is all we are
going to get, believe we will have
to ask for more"
He said the board expected re-
storation of the county's normal
supply.
Mr.. Waring estimated that more
than 5000 war workers recently had
moved into the county and said
many of them must drive Is or 20
miles to get to work.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Woman Taxi Driver Prepares
For Job in Plane Factory
Welding and Sheet Metal Glasses
Draw Many to Montgomery Blair

clad in overalls, was making metal
vase to hang on the wall. A house
wife at present, Mrs. Mcpherson
said her chief ambition is to get
into an airplane factory for the
duration.
Sparks from the torches of fel-
low students were falling all around
her. but she seemed as Unconcernel.
as if she were in some art studio
doing water colors.
shes already had 25 hours in
struction and is a natural as a
metal worker" Mr.. Mcpherson said.
Its funny" he continued. that
most people seem to think it's un-
usual tor women to take up weld
ing. A number of women are vet
erans at the work and seem to have
a natural fair for it. Back in 1882,
in a large industrial plant in the
West, I broke in about 85 women
welders. WHO in three weeks turned
out just as much as the men they
replaced"
Materials Not Wasted.
In still another room an advanced
class works on airplane parts. The
stools they sit on and the metal
tables on which they work have all
been made by the students.
Most of the material used in the
school, it was explained, is scrap
metal which comes from a nearby
airplane factory. There is no waste.
because after the metal is used it is
returned tc the factory to be melted
and used again
Men and women from every walk
OF life enroll in the classes. A service
manage: from an automobile estab-
GshmeuJ, a foreman from the Poto-
mas Electric Power Co.. school
teacher, a salesman, a department
store enploye, all the STUDYING
united in the thought to be useful
on the industrial front.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Loudoun Health Officer,
Heads Consolidated Unit

Special Dispatch to The Star.
, LEESBURG, Va, June 23.-Due to
the shortage of medical officers,
caused by many accepting commits
sions in the armed forces. DR.. l. C.
Riggin, State health commissioner,
has consolidated Fairfax, Loudoun,
Prince William and Stafford Coun-
ties into one health unit. the LOU
doun County Board of Supervisors
was notified yesterday.
DR.. c. E. Waller, Loudoun County
health officer. was assigned to head
the unit by DR.. Riggin. DR.. E. w.
Langs, United States Public Health
Service reserve officer, has been as
signed as an assistant to DR.. Waller.
The new setup will become effective
on July /.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Maryland ALI Leaders
To Get Victory Bonds
By the Assoc lated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Because the National All camp
will not be held this year, Mary
lands All delegates will be awarded
s25 Victory bonds instead of the
annual trip to Washington, State
club agents announced today.
Leaders of All receiving the
bonds are Jane Chilcoat of Sparks:
Hilda Jane Adams of near Trappe;
Everett Mullinix, Howard County,
and James Trout of near Walkers
vile.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Volunteer Registrars
SOUGHT in Alexandra

A call for volunteers to help with
selective service registration of 18
and 10 year-old boys June 30 was
issued today by James Calasanto,
director of registration in Alex
andria.
Mr.. Calasanto asked volunteer
registrants to apply to him at 109
North Fairfax street. Registrants
will work in two shifts, 7 am. to
2 pm. and pm. to pm.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
BY MARION L. CLARK.

IT I can't keep them rolling, I
can keep them flying" said Mrs.
Dixie M. Clendenan, 54, Washing
ton taxi driver who wants to build
airplanes.
Hers is one of the serious faces,
half-covered with goggles or viSors,
that a visitor sees-hy the orange
light Of flaming torches-when he
visits the to II night shift Of
welding and aviation sheet metal
classes at Montgomery Blair High
School. Silver Spring. Md.
When my taxi tires are gone,
that's all there is-there isn't any
more" said Mrs Clendenan, pausing
at her labors for a moment. Then
I can walk right into an airplane
plant and get job. This is my ace
in the hole"
Gets Highest Marks.
A member of the class which
started last week, Mrs. Clendenan
has had eight hours on airplane
sheet metal work and later expects
to get into the welding end of the
course I've got the highest marks
they give on everything I've done
so far, except one project" she
claimed. That isn't so bad consid-
ering the fact that I put in about
IL hours day driving taxi around
Washington before I come out here"
Across the room from Mrs. Glen
denan. Richard Lee, an 18-year-old
Chinese, just out of high school,
takes the course with the idea of
getting a job in shipyard.
"Or I may enlist. instead" he
said in precise English. You see
my mother is still in China, in the
Canton territory, and I want to do
what's best to help my country"
In another room the young wife
of one of the instructors, Mrs.M. E.
Mcpherson of Washington Grove,
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Presbyterian Synod
To Elect Moderator
Px tht Associated Press.

Z , tIt hSSOSldtea icoos
FREDERICK, Md, June 23-The
election of a new moderator for the
Baltimore Synod of the Presbyterian
Church-which includes tn Eastern
Shore and Western Maryland, Della
ware and the District of Columbia
took first claim today on the time
of 200 registered delegates.
The retiring moderator is the Rev.
DR.. E. Glenn Switzer of Bel Air.
The 17th annual meeting of the
synod opened at Hood College last
night with vespers.
Chaplain Robert Workman Of
Washington, chief of the naval
chaplains, is to speak during the
synod meeting.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Emmett Dawson Opens
Campaign Offices

Campaign headquarters for En-
NETT C. Dawson, candidate for the
Democratic nomination to Congress
in opposition to Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia, will
open today at LOG North Columbus
street, Alexandria, Mr.. Davinson' S
campaign manager, Thornton j.
Goods, announced.
A branch will be established In
Arlington as soon as an Office can
be located, and Mr.. Goods will divide
his time among these and other
Northern Virginia campaign offices
between now and the August pri-
mary.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Bur to Hear JUDGE Bond

BALTIMORE, June % (P).-Chief
Judge Carroll T. Bond of the Court
of Appeals, chairman of the COM
mission studying revision of the
Maryland judiciary system, will ad-
dress the Maryland State Bar As
sociation convention Friday at At
1antic City.
Evening star., 1942-06-23

Every patriot investing in War
Bonds will buy them for us. Our
Army uses more of the medium
tanks, weighing about 281a tons,
than larger ones. Steel equivalent
to 500 mechanical refrigerators and
as much rubber as required for 81
medium auto tires goes into these
tanks. So buy War Bonds every
payday to reach Washtngton's quota.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Defense Meeting Called

To discuss new phases of the
Office of Civilian Defense program
a meeting CT the Southern Maryland
Defense Council has been called by
Alfred D. Noyes, chairman, for pm.
Thursday at the Silver Spring
county building. Isaac S. George,
executive director, and Frank w.
Roberts. chairman of the Maryland
Council of Defense, will be present
to discuss the new policies.