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Evening star., 1942-12-07
Prince Georges Board
Orders Inspection
OF Fire Hazards
Night Clubs, Theoters,
Schools and Churches
To Be Surveyed

Plans to prevent the occurrence OF
disastrous fires in Prince Georges
County during the Christmas holi-
days were under way today following
an order by the Board of County
Commissioners for sweeping
checkup of all places in the county
where people assemble.
The study, ordered following the
Boston night club fire which took
nearly 500 lives, will include sur
vey of county churches, schools.
theaters and night clubs in order to
eliminate possible fire hazards in
these buildings
William A. Carson. president of
the commissioners, said the board
wished to do everything possible to
clean up all inf1ammable materials.
He said the actual work of in
specting buildings for fire hazards
will be under the direction Of the
Prince Georges Firemen's Associa-
ton, and that the marshals of the
organization will be asked to recon-
mend needed changes to the COM
miSsioners.
Waldo Burnside, the boards
councillor, was instructed to look up
the law to see just how far the gov
erning body can go in enforcing fire
regulations. Mr.. Burnside's report
is expected at the meeting of the
commission tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
7-Doy Warning
| Period Set on
Auto Inspections

Arlington County, Va, motorists
who have not been able to COM
ply with the State law requiring
automobile inspections each six
months, will be given warnings" in
stead of tickets" for the next seven
days., Chief of Police Harry .Wood-
yard said today.
Mr.. woodward said the decision
to warn motorists who do not have
new inspection stickers is a local
one, and does not have any bear
ing on the action of State police.
The inspection period, which nor
mally Is Of one months duration,
was extended for 80 days by State
omcials due to the shortage OF me-
chanics. The inspection period
ended at midnight November 80, and
no further extension was granted
despite the fact that many motor
lists had been unable to meet the
deadline.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Hoarders Urged TO Spend
Indian-Head Pennies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
If you're boarding Indian-head
pennies, the Mint wishes you'd put
them back into circulation.
Mint officials said yesterday near
ly 1000, 100000 Indian heads were
distributed before adoption of the
present Lincoln design in 1909 and
that there apparently was wide
spread misconseption of the numis-
matte value" of this old money,
since the greater part of them are
still outstanding
Reports from coin dealers show
that most Indian heads, after they
have been in circulation. are worth
only face value" the Treasury said,
The Treasury is asking 10000 900
school children to enlist in pre-
Christmas drive to put idle coins to
work meeting the demands of COM
merce. Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross,
Mint director, said many tons of
vital metal could be saved if coins
could be kept circulating. thus re-
ducing demand for new coinage.
She suggested piggy bank stocks
be exchanged for War stamps or
bonds.
Evening star., 1942-12-07

cowling Of an airplane in class from
8 am. to 4 pm. She also attends
classes Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
Most of her classmates call her
grandmother, but Mrs. Fainter
doesn't mind that nor does she mind
admitting her age. She said, there
are several other women in the class
nearing 10, who won't reveal their
ages.
Mrs. Fainter, tall, slender and
wearing eyegrasses. expects to take
her physical and entrance examina-
ton for the assembly line position
before January /.
She resides at SLOT Forty second
avenue In Hyattsville, with her hus-
band, Justice Of the Peace John J..
Fainter, past president of both the
Prince Georges County Volunteer
Firemen's Association and the Mary
land State Firemen's Association,
and two daughters, both Of whom
are employed at the War Depart
ment. She has = son, Col. Francis
F. Fainter. stationed ct Camp Polk,
La. and grandson, Capt. Stewart
Maxwell Grayson, jr., stationed ut
Camp Temple, Tex. She has five
other grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
.WPB Lists Factory Areas
As Contract Award Guide

By the Associated Press.
To guide Government agencies in
placing war contracts. the War
Manpower Commission issued today
a new list of 270 industrial areas
showing current labor shortages in
102 of them, anticipated shortages
in II and labor surpluses in 9l The
District was listed as one of the
labor shortage areas.
The list supersedes an earlier one
giving the labor status in 227 areas.
The revised list includes all cities
of $4,000 or more and some smaller
cities.
Chairman Paul V. McNutt of
VINO said the list represented a
positive approach to the need for
placing contracts in areas in which
workers would be idle, unemployed
or employed in producing materials
less essential to the war effort"
He conceded that manpower was
only one of several considerations
that guide procurement officials in
negotiating war contracts.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Two Boys Injured
As Auto Hits Sled
In Georgetown
Youth Hurled Through
Windshield in Crash in
Rock Creek Park

Two brothers on a fast-movinp
sled were among persons injured
yesterday on Washington's snow
laden streets.
Suffering minor injuries were Ed
ward Beach, IA, and his brother.
Thomas, 9, of 3240 M street NV.
who were struck by an automobile
while Shedding east on Prospect
street, in Georgetown. The acci-
dent occurred at Potomac avenue.
Police said the driver of the car
was Philip A. Coniglio, %, of 2816
Olive avenue NV.
Two youths were taken to Walter
Reed Hospital after their automobile
skidded of Military road, near Joyce
road, in Rock Greek Park, crashed
into tree stump and overturned.
Hurtles Through Windshield.
Robert L. McCole, 18, of 1895 Le-
cation street NV, a passenger in
the car, hurtled through the wind
shield, suffering head and face cuts,
William H. McGrath, 1s, of Ken
sington, Md, who, police said, was
driver OF the car, suffered minor
injuries.
William Gaines, 81, colored. of
1854 Forty-eighth street NE. suf-
tered head cuts when the car in
which he was riding skidded and
struck a telephone pole in the 1900
block OF Sheriff road NE.
A collision on the Sousa Bridge
early yesterday sent Katherine NC
Comb, "a, 1850 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, to Gallinger Hospital where
she was treated for cuts. Police said
sne was a passenger in a car driven
by Pvt. William j. Pequet, %, of
Fort Belvoir, Va, which ran into a
parked taxicab.
Thrown OF Motorcycle.
Still IN a serious condition at
Gallinger Hospital today was Mrs.
Charlotte Enfield, q, who suffered
skull injuries Saturday when she
was flung from a motorcycle operat-
ed by her husband at PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and Fairlawn street Sc.
In hit-and-run accident yester-
day, Andrew j. Carr, colored, 60, of
120 v street NV, suffered a broken
arm and severe cuts and bruises
after being knocked down by q car
at First and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Prince Georges Police
Open FbI Farley Tomorrow

The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton quarterly conference for police
of Prince Georges County, Md, will
be held in Hyattsville at 10 am. to-
morrow. Law-enforcement officers
in Montgomery, Charles, ST. Marys
and Calvert counties also are being
invited to attend. it was announced.
The program is to include a dis
cussion by Charles M. Beall, jr., fire.
arms instructor of the FBI, on how
to disarm persons and other techni-
ques of making arrests; an address
by It. Davidson of the Investigative
and Identification Division of the
Maryland State police, who will
speak on police department admin
istration and report writing, and an
address by E. A. Soucy, special
agent in charge of the Baltimore
field Office, FBI, who is scheduled to
talk on provisions of the Selective
Service Act and Federal statutes
relative to unlawful airplane flights.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Flag Honors Servicemen
From Rockville Church
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn 10 Inc star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. IA flag
service in honor of 10 members of
the congregation who are in the
armed forces was dedicated at the
Rockville Presbyterian Church yes
terday
The emblem was donated by the
Women's Auxiliary of the church.
The program, which was conducted
by the pastor, the Rev. Henry K.
Pasma, included talk by Circuit
Judge Charles w. Woodward.
The men honored are David Bal
ley. Edward Higgins, Walter Hig-
gins. Frank Marshall, jr.: Theodore
S. Mason, jr; Charles Nicewarner,
w. Stewart Nicewarner, Charles w.
Nicol, Theodore K. Pasma, Timothy
w. Pasma, Roger L. Phelps, Almus
Speare, Afford Ward, Perrie w.
Waters, Richard L. Waters, E. R.
Weddle. G. T. Weddle, Frank Will
liams, jr, and William Wootton.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Nation Asked to Increase
Blood Donations Next Year
Civilians Hell p Hos Soved Hundreds
Of Wounded, Service Doctors Soy

The Star also was among those max
ing donations following similar
move made by is Star employees last
week
Other groups making donations,
and the number of donors, included
War Production Board, 80; Depart
ment of Agriculture, Is; General
Accounting, 25; Bureau of Stand
ards, 25; War Department, 20; Navy
Department, 10; Censorship, 10;
the Zoo, maintenance men, Lion
House. 10; Montgomery Chapter
B'nai Birth, 10; Theodore Roosevelt
Masonic Lodge, Is. More than 90
individual donors. aside from groups.
also were booked for donations to-
day.
Eligibility List.
Donations are made by appoint
ment only. through telephoning Re-
public 5000, Extension 212. Any
healthy person between 81 and go
years OF age, or those from 18 to 81
having written permission of parent
or guardian, is eligible. Eight weeks
must elapse between donations.
Donors diet-During the six hours
prior to coming to the Donor Center,
no fatty foods should be eaten. For
breakfast I'VE suggest fruit or fruit
juices, rolls or toast mo butter)
marmalade, jelly or honey, black
coffee with sugar (no cream. For
luncheon, juices, salads (no dress
ing). lettuce and tomato sandwich
(no butter or dressing. iced tea or
coffee with sugar (no cream. It is
important that donors eat some of
the above mentioned foods a short
time before coming to the Donor
Center"
Rejections-If the above diet has
not been followed for at least six
hours previous to donation, the donor
must be rejected.
Explanation These rules are
necessary in order to give the
recipient the desired protection
against possible reactions from
plasma prepared from fatty blood"
Evening star., 1942-12-07
NealIrbyBoards
GiiveDates for
Teen-Age Draft
Arlington, Foirfox
And Montgomery
Workers Ready

Plans for registration OF youths
of 18 by four nearby selective
service boards we're announced to-
day.
Arlington County, Va, Boards
Nos. and 2 announced that De-
cember IL, December 18 and De-
cember % will be their three main
days for registration of the 18-year-
olds. These three days were selected,
it was said, because county teachers
thus will be enabled to assist in
handling the work after the weeks
final classes. During the remainder
of the time, the board clerks will
register those who failed to report
on one Of the three days.
Fairfax County Board officials an
nounced that the main registration
center will be the local board Office.
in the county building at Fairfax,
and will be conducted by board per-
Sonnel. For the convenience OF
youths attending county high
schools, registration center will be
set up in each of the four schools
in charge of faculty members who
have assisted in previous registra-
tions Thus. students of Fairfax,
Mount Vernon, Herndon and Jeffer-
son Schools may register at their
respective institutions. The hours
of registration will be from 9 am.
to 5 pm. The registrations are to
get under way Friday. Registration
in Fairfax schools will end on De-
cember %, when they close for the
holidays.
Montgomery County, Md, Board
No 2 will remain open until 10 pm.
at it's quarters in the Jesup Blair
Community House on Tuesdays and
Thursdays after December IL
through December 81, except Christ
mas eve, to register youths. The
boards hours will be from 9 am.
to 5 pm. week days and from 8 am.
to noon Saturdays.
The registration, generally, Is
divided into three periods. Youths
born on or after July l, 1924, but
not after August 81, 1924, will reg
lister from December 11-17. Those
born on or after September 1, 1924,
but not after October 81, 1924, will
register December 1924.
Those born on or after November
l, 1924, but not after December 81,
1924, will register December 26-3l.
During the remainder of the war,
those who were born on or after
January /. 1925, will register at the
local board Office on the day they
become 18. unless such day falls on
Sunday or legal holiday, in which
case their registration will tab
place on the day following.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
First Anniversary
OF Wartime Defense
5etup Observed
RoIIy and Parade Held;
BoIIes Praises LocuI
ORGANIZATIONS Work

The first anniversary OF local
civilian defense under wartime op-
Grafton was observed here yesterday
afternoon with a rally and parade
of more than 1000 wardens. auxi-
liary flremen and police and men,
bers of other protective services.
Starting at Georgia avenue and
Van Buren, street NV, the 12-block-
long parade moved down Georgia
avenue. which was blocked off, to
Concord avenue and thence to Paul
Junior High School, where more
than 1900 persons heard civilian de-
fense leaders speak.
Col. Lemuel Bolles. executive direc-
tor of District Civilian Defense,
praised the work done during the
past year by defense volunteers
The program was sponsored by the
BrightWood and Sixteenth street
Highlands Defense areas.
Col Bolles recalled public in
difference to civilian defense work
prior to the Jap attack on Pearl
Harbor, but pointed out that since
that day year ago civilian defense
had grown to its present strength.
Message From Young.
He brought a congratulatory mes
sage from Commissioner John Rus
sell Young, co-ordinator of civilian
defense for the Metropolitan area.
Max Schwartz, assistant District
air raid warden, declared the two
defense areas were among the best
in the city.
In the line of march were wardens
OF the two areas, auxiliary firemen
and police, civilian rescue SQUAD
trucks, members of the American
Women's Voluntary Services, the
Walter Reed Hospital first aid unit,
and two companies of Calvin Cool
idge High School cadets.
A color guard was formed by the
Fort Stephens American Legion
Post, and marchers were led by the
Elks Boys Band. At Paul, the Loews
Theater Band played.
Mrs. Pinchot Speaks.
Mrs. Cornelia Pinchot, director of
emergency feeding and housing
units for the District, in an address
at the rally stressed that civilians
not only were preparing for their
own defense in line of emergency
but relieving armed forces of duties.
Leaders in sponsoring the affair
were Capt. Harry M. Dangler, deputy
warden for Sixteenth Street High
lands, and Elmer johnson, Bright
wood deputy.
Thomas F. Ferry, principal of
Paul, presided at the rally.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Ceremony Dedicates
Church Of Nativity's
New Stone Edifice
More Than 900 Attend
Meeting; Archbishop
CurIey Officiotes

More than 1000 parishioners yes
terday attended the dedication of
the new Church of the Nativity at
Thirteenth and Peabody streets
NV, the third church erected on
the site since the parish was estab-
lished.
The Most Rev. Michael J. Curley,
Archbishop of Baltimore and Wash
ington, officiated at the laying of the
cornerstone and blessed the edifice,
and the Very Rev. Ignatius Smith,
o. p, dean OF the School of Philos-
ophy of Catholic University, ma
tionally known preacher, gave the
sermon, in which he declared that
the Catholic Church survives in a
shifting world because "she has
eternally true principles and con-
sistently lives by them"
The ceremonies began with a pro-
cession of clergy from the rectory to
the new church, where the Rev.
Lawrence A. McGlone. curate, cele-
brated the solemn high mass The
other curates, the Rev. Stephen J.
logan and the Rev. Walter j.
Norris, were deacon and subdeacon.
X. of C. Takes Part.
The dedicatorv services. in which
Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus
took part, preceded the mass The
Archbishop was assisted by the Rev.
Joseph A. Little, pastor of the
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows,
Takoma Park. The general master
of ceremonies was the Rev. Walter
Schmitz of the Theological College
of Catholic University.
Fidelity to eternally true prin-
ciples enables our church to recon-
cile inevitable individualism with
evangelical devotion to the common
veal" Dr. Smith said in the sermon
1T enables our church to promote
race betterment while condemning
birth control. 1t empowers our
church to cultivate deep patriotism
without abandoning sound inter-
nationalism; to protect both capital
and labor, and to promote both de-
mocracy and monarchy according
to the needs of the people"
Says World Needs Beauty.
THE world needs the beauty
which our church can create" he
concluded TT needs the human
beauty which the war is destroying.
1t needs beautiful churches, beauti-
full paintings, statues, music. It
needs more beautiful lives. 1t will
have such beauty when it has more
people who will build and crowd
more churches like yours"
Nativity parish was originally a
mission Of st. Johns, at Forest
Glen, and now is one of the largest
in the city. The pastor is the Rev.
John F. Fannon. The new church,
a stone ediflce, is patterned after
the early Gothic churches of rural
England and Ireland. 1t fronts on
Thirteenth street. The church
vacated is being reconstructed to
be used as a school.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Judges Chosen
For Nearby Area
Ration Hearings
Lawyers Will Hear
Appeals From
Revocutions

Two Montgomery and two Prince
Georges County attorneys were
among IS Maryland lawyers named
last night by Leo H. Mccormick,
Maryland OPA director. as officers
to preside over OPA ration revoca-
tion hearings.
They are:
Joseph G. Mattingly, Oxon Hill,
retired Circuit Court judge.
T. Van Clagett, Upper Marlboro,
civic leader who served several
terms as town commissioner.
Thomas M. Anderson, Rockville,
former judge of the County Juvenile
Court and now secretary of the
County Charter Board.
James c. Christopher, former trial
magistrate at Bethesda, now lieu
tenant in the Navy. Mr.. Christopher
was uncertain whether he would be
able to serve in view of his military
status.
Nominated by State Bar.
The four attorneys were nomi-
mated by the Maryland Bar Asso-
citation. according to an Associated
Press dispatch from Baltimore.
The attorneys will act in a semi
juridial capacity on part-time
basis without compensation, Mr. Nc
Cormick said.
Cases to be heard by the attor-
neys include gasoline, speeding and
ration coupon violations. OPA in
forcement attorneys will prosecute
all such cases. Local hearing officers
will make findings of fact on which
action will be taken by the State
OPA director.
The new presiding officers also
will hear apeals to the State director
on revocation orders issued by war
price and rationing boards.
In letter to the lawyers, Mr.
Mccormick said they would be per-
forming public duties of the utmost
Importance in the war effort.
Others Are Selected.
eve strongly feel that your par
ticipation would insure public con-
fidence in the entire procedure" he
added.
Others asked to serve included:
apolis-William j. McWilliams
and George E. Rullman.
William M. Storm and
Arthur D. Willard.
La Plata-Walter j. Mitchell and
John F. Mudd.
Leonardtown-C. Henry Camalier
and A. K. Love.
Prince Frederick-Arthur w. Dow
ell and Benjamin Nance.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Woodside Methodists
Elect Society Officers

Mrs. H. H. Hewlett has been re-
elected president of the Women's
Society Of Christian Service Of the
Woodside Methodist Church.
Other new officers are Mrs. Howard
Dozier, vice president; Mrs. l.. C..
Leasure. recording secretary; Mrs.
]. B. Wilkie, assistant recording
secretary; Mrs. John Dolan, COR
responding secretary; Mrs. Beryl
English, treasurer, and Mrs. Paul
Hutchins, assistant treasurer.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Salisbury Gunner Lost
In CunuI Zone FIioht
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, Nd, Dec. Ed
ward F. Booth. jr.. first class petty
officer, is missing and presumed
dead in the loss Of q plane on
routine flight In the Canal Zone, the
Navy has informed his parents.
The Navy said Booth was q gunner
on the plane, which became sepa-
rated from four others.
Memorial services were held ut the
Naval Air Station Upham, G. z.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Plasma from Red Cross blood

PlaSma from Red Cross blood
donations already has saved the
lives of hundreds of men wound
ed in battle" high-ranking Army
and Navy leaders said today as
they called on the American peo-
pie to exceed next year the / 1885,
600 pints of blood collected by
the Red Cross since the japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor a year
ago today.
AS hundreds of Washington area
residents went to the Donor Center
at Twenty-third and c streets NV.
they probably had uppermost in
mind the certainty of increased
American casualties to come and
the equal certainty that civilians
must donate blood for plasma be-
fore the heavy shooting starts if
lives are to be saved.
Need Is Immediate.
Men wounded in battle need
plasma Immediately; they cannot
wait until the knowledge of their
plight elicits response back home"
an official of the center remarked.
A joint report from Maj. Gen.
James c. Magee and Rear Admiral
Ross T. McIntire, Surgeons General
of the Army and Navy, respectively.
made public today disclosed that
monthly donations have increased
from an average of 2,735 before
Pearl Harbor to more than 10000
in the Nation last month.
Terming plasma for emergency
transfusions "one of the greatest
advances in medical history in the
past century" Gen. Magee and Ad-
miral McIntire called on the public
for even greater support of the Red
Cross blood plasma project during
the coming year. Plasma is with
United States troops in North
Africa, on Guadalcanal, on ships at
sea and throughout the other war
zones, their report stated, adding
that "plasma has saved the lives
of hundreds of men wounded in
battle"
Declaring both the American
public and the American Red Cross
have a right to be proud of their
record in supplying blood for the
armed forces" the ranking medical
authorities said I'VE are looking to
them for even greater achievement
during the coming year"
New Centers Opened.
Additional centers have been
opened to keep pace with expand
ing laboratory facilities and Army
Navy requests. said Norman H.
Davis, chairman of the American
Red Cross. These centers, "a in
number, are limited to cities near
processing laboratories because of
technical factors and transporta-
ton problems, he added. Total do
nations are rapidly approaching
$4,000 pints week, he reported. OF
the 1880 900 pints of blood requested
from the Red Cross by the Army
and Navy since inception of the
blood donor project early in 1941,
a total Of 1,126 900 has been OBJ
tanned.
Emphasizing that they especially
desire repeat donors, Red Cross
officials said they hoped the patri-
otic anger engendered by remem-
brance of our losses at Pearl Harbor
would find expression in a continued
flow of donors.
Casualties Will Be Heavier.
1t stands to reason. they pointed
out, that American casualties will
be heavier as the wars tempo in
creases, and that this prospect
makes all the more necessary the
need for accumulating now. without
delay, plasma that will be available
when needed.
A group Of 20 employees of the
Smithsonian Institution went to the
Donor Center today to make dona-
tions. A group of 20 employees OF
Evening star., 1942-12-07

Ing dlTplane as
sembly at the
age of II.
Mrs. Fainter,
a great = grand
mother, decided
several weeks
ago 1t was time
for her to get
into the fight to
beat the Axis
and aid her son
and grandson,
who are In the
armed services.
She enrolled in
Hyattsville High
Snh0ol Ia faka