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Evening star., 1942-09-21
Scrap Campaign
In Baltimore Goes
Way Over Top
Hx the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. Sept 21.-Balti-
more City's one-day scrap collection
drive got off with such a bang yes
terday that the trucks will have to
go out again to pick up what's left.
From dawn to dusk yesterday, vol
unteer workers with donated trucks
collected an estimated 100000
pounds of metal and rubber-mostly
metal-and Roland M. Long, chair
man of the City Industry
Salvage Committee, said approx
mately 100000 pounds remained
in front yards and along curbs. The
committee had estimated 10000, 900
pounds would be collected.
The trucks and 1,150 volunteer
workers. prevented from collecting
today because of previous commit
ments. will gather the rest tomor-
row Fort George G. Meade and
Camp Holabird sent $50 soldiers to
help yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Samuel Poole, 81, Dies
At Durnestown Form
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DARNESTOWN, Md. Sept. 21.-
Samuel Dixon Poole, 81, farmer and
lifelong resident of Montgomery
County, died suddenly from a heart
attack Saturday at his home near
here.
Mr.. Poole. who was son of the
late Charles and Rachel Poole, was
unmarried. He is survived by three
sisters. Mrs. Leila 10y, Chevy Chase
Mrs. Osie Savage. Frederick juno
ton, and Mrs. Nellie Storms, Mount
Airy, and three brothers, Walter,
Dickerson; Martin L., Darnestown,
and Edgar, Urbana.
Services were to be held this aft
ernoon at the funeral home of Will
liam B. Hilton, Barnesville. The
Rev. William l.. Everhart of the
Darnestown Presbyterian Church
was to officiate and burial was to be
in Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Schools in Arlington
Geared 10 Meet All
War Emergencies
Precautions Token to
Protect Children;
Courses Stressed

The Arlington County schools Of
1912 definitely have aligned their
program to that of a war minded
Nation. 80.
Every possible safeguard has been
arranged to protect the thousands
of school children. Well-regulated
drills. an efficient alarm system,
shelter rooms and teachers equipped
with knowledge of first aid have
been established for protection of
the school population.
The school curriculum makes it
possible for every pupil to study
democratic American traditions and
institutions and future members. of
the armed forces receive training in
the Washington-Lee Cadet Corps,
one of the best organizations of its
kind in the country.
Rife Range for Cadets.
The newly constructed Vocational
Building at Washington-Lee High
School provides a rife range where
the cadets will receive shooting
practice for the first time, in addi-
ton to making it possible to train
industrial workers for the home
front.
The only new courses in this
years school program will be voca-
tional and will include auto me-
chanics, welding, greatly enlarged
printing facilities and general metal
work.
However, new emphasis is being
placed on some old courses. For ex-
ample, civics and American history
are gaining new impetus, and
mathematics are tied up with yoca-
tional training.
The adults are not forgotten,
either, for night classes are being
offered in beginning and advanced
engineering drawing, production
supervision, electrical engineering
and engineering mathematics and
slide rule. A national defense class
in oxyacetylene welding and electric
Welding has been in operation at
the Patrick Henry School for ap-
proximately 18 months and during
this period "a men have been
trained in general and aircraft
welding
Planned Morale Program.
The morale aspect is covered In
the health and recreation programs,
with the former department stated
by full-time physician, two nurses
and one full and one part time
dentist. In the recreational unit
there are 81 play centers, white
and colored, under the direction of
one supervisor and 36 assistants.
Fall and winter recreation activities
include badminton, hiking, art and
crafts class, basket ball, band and
community sings.
The schools this year are con-
tinuing to contribute concretely to
the war effort through the medium
OF War stamps and bonds. Last
year the children bought s50,5o3 is
in stamps and bonds, while the
teachers invested $S,5S3.36 during
the few months after the payroll
deduction program was instituted.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Two Killed as Car CoI|ides
With Truck Near Cu|peper

BY the Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept.
2l.-A brother and sister were killed
and their stepfather was seriously
injured yesterday when their car
collided with a truck on highway
No. % near Culpeper.
Mrs. Birdia M. Brown, 20 and
James Gibson, II, both of Char
lottesviiie, were killed.
E. H. Wondree, their stepfather.
was brought to University Hospital
here. Attendants said he was suf-
fering from internal injuries.
Mrs. Wondree was slightly injured,
while Mrs. Browns infant son was
not hurt.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Nathaniel Fisher Dies:
Veteran U. S. EmpIoye
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GREAT FALLS, Md, Sept. 2l.-
Nathanisl Clay Fisher, 54, for the
past 20 years an employee of the
War Department, stationed at Great
Falls, died yesterday at the Mont
gomery County General Hospital,
Sandy Spring, after long illness.
The funeral will take pla-e at
2:30 pm. tomorrow from the Meth
odist Church at Potomac. Ane
Rev. Elgar c, Soper will officiate
and burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Mr.. Fisher is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Cora McGaha Fisher;
a daughter, Mrs. John Candy, Poto-
mac; son, Raymond c., Rockville:
a sister, Mrs. Clyde Oden, Potomac;
two brothers, Samuel L., Point of
Rocks, Md, and Thomas c., Wash
ington, and four grandchildren.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Alexandria Residents
Offered Low-Cost
Chest x-Rays
Portable Machine
Will Be Set Up
In Godsby's Tovern

An opportunity to have chest *
rays at a cost OF only IS cents will
be given to residents of Alexandria
this week, Mrs. Doris Tompkins,
executive secretary of the Alexan-
dria tuberculosis Association, an
nounced today.
A New Jersey firm will set up a
portable machine in the ballroom
of Gadsby's Tavern and technicians
Of the firm will take the microfilm
X-rays. This type of plate indi-
Gates whether tuberculosis is present
and patients with positive plates
are then advised to have detailed
X-rays taken as we'll as laboratory
and medical examinations.
Rapid Method.
The project is sponsored by the
Alexandria tuberculosis Associa-
ton and the city Health Depart
ment and appointments for x-rays
must be made in advance. The
hours are from $50 am. to pm.
Persons wishing to take advantage
of the opportunity are advised to
call Alexandria 1858 for an appoint
ment as soon as possible.
Because the microfilm method is
so rapid, 100 to 1875 persons can be
tested in an hour. The Health De-
partmant, tuberculosis Association
and the city physicians are urging
firms TO take advantage of the op-
portunlty and send their employees.
Domestic servants are urged to have
the X-rays taken.
Teachers to Take Tests.
The city school teachers will be
X-rayed, as will any school children
who have not already been reached
or who have been advised to be
X-rayed again after recent tests.
The films will be read by DR.. E. C..
Harper, director of the tuberculosis
out-patient division of the State
Health Department, and reports
will be sent to the patients own
physicians or to the Alexandria
Health Department.
The local Red Gross Canteen Corps
will cooperate by serving refresh
ments to the workers and to the
patients waiting to be x-rayed.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Silver Spring Firemen
Sponsor OCDCourse

Sponsored by the Silver Spring
Volunteer Fire Department. an
auxiliary firemen's class for the In
dian Spring Club Estates section
will be organized at 7:30 pm. tomor-
row on Granville drive near Coles
vile road.
Instructors with fire apparatus
from the department will give the
first lesson of the OCD course. All
men over II are eligible. They are
requested to wear overalls and old
clothes.
Dana B. Johannes. jr., w. James
Widmayer, Robert M. Boteler, John
A. Gibson and William R. Harms
berger. who comprise the civilian
defense training committee OF the
Silver Spring fire department, will
conduct the course.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Mrs. John {. Fox Rites
Held in Guithersburo
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Sreclal Dispatch to The Star,
DERWOOD, Md, Sept. 21.-Fu-
neral services for Mrs. Eva Vir-
ginia Fox, Al, wife of John E. Fox,
who died at her home near here Fri
day after long illness, were held
yesterday at the funeral home of
Ernest c. Gartner, Gaithersburg.
The Rev. Ralph Hershberger of
the Redland Lutheran Church off,
ciated, and burial was in Forest Oak
Cemetery, Gaithersburg.
Mrs. Fox was native of Adams
town, Md, and had lived in the
Derwood neighborhood about three
years. Besides her husband, she is
survived by two children, Betty and
Charles Fox; her father, George L.
Lutz. of Adamstown, and five
brothers, Grayson, Harold, Ralph,
Walter and George L. Lutz jr.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Arlington County Rotion
Boards Change Hours

With canning sugar stations sched-
uled to be discontinued on October
IS, Arlington County Ration Board
officials today announced that start
ing this week the four county sta
tions will be open from l to pm.
on Thursdays only.
The stations are located at St.
Agnes Church in Cherrydale, the
Recreation Center at Tenth and
North Irving streets, Bauserman's
Service Station at Columbia pike
and South Glebe road. and the JET
ferson District Clinic in Virginia
Highlands.
Following the complete discontin-
uance of the stations, any further
need for canning sugar will be
handled at the ration board Offices,
at 1924 North Highland street.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Winchester Navy Officer
Listed Among MISSING
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va. Sept. 21.-
Relatives here said today they had
received word from the Navy De-
partment that 1t. Comdr. Alfred
Bland Tucker was missing at sea.
A graduate of the Naval Academy
he has been in the Naval Air Corps
for several years.
Comdr. Tucker is the son of Mrs.
Tucker and the late DR.. Alfred B.
Tucker. His mother resides here.
She was recently joined by the Of
f1cer's wife and their young daugh-
ter. Comdr. Tucker is a brother of
Mrs. Thomas S. Ferguson of Sacra-
mento. Calf, and Mrs. Carroll
Campbell of Frederick County.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
BY the Associated Press.


TOWSON, Md, Sept. 21-State's
Attorney Lawrence E. Ensor said he
expected to receive today the results
of an official investigation into the
death of an afflicted boy at the
Children's Rehabilitation Institute
at Shaw, adding he would submit the
matter to the grand jury this week.
The inquiry began last week after
an anonymous telephone call in
formed Baltimore police that the
child died at the institution last
Sunday. Mr.. Ensor said the death
was not reported to authorities.
The Baltimore County grand jury
convened this morning for a fall
term.
Mr.. Ensor said police investiga-
tons disclosed that the boy was
placed in a tub at the institution
last Sunday and was unattended for
time. During the period, he added,
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Mrs. Augusta Crane
Dies in Silver Spring

Mrs. Augusta M. Crane. 70, mother
OF DR.. Marian M. Crane of Silver
Spring, Md, died yesterday at her
home at Falkland, Silver Spring,
after long illness.
Born in Louisville, KY, Mrs. Crane
spent most of her life in Quincy, ILL.,,
where she was active in civic affairs.
She came to Silver Spring in 1887 to
make home with her daughter.
Besides DR.. Crane she is survived
by another daughter, Mrs. Willis
Blakeslee OF Pasadena, Calf Serv-
ices and burial will be in Quincy,
III.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Alexandria Man Named
National 40 & 8 Officer

Franklin H. De Dier of Alexan-
dria, Va, was elected garde de la
porte national of the Forty and
Eight, honor society of the Ameri-
can Legion, at the society's conven-
tion in Kansas City, Mo-, the Asso-
ciated Press reported.
Ebert H. Burns OF Champaign,
ILL.,, was named chef de chemin de
fer to head the society in 1943.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Miss Goddard in MARYLAND

CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. 81 (P>.
Screen Actress Paulette Goddard
came to Cumberland today for
War bond rally, with her schedule
calling for another appearance at
Hagerstown this afternoon and
third at Frederick tonight.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
listers. who urged their -congrega-
tionS to lend their fullest support.

lStSIS, WHO uIReQ tIlelI -COlgTeRd-
tions to lend their fullest support.
Leo c. Lloyd. chairman of the
County Salvage Committee, an
nounced that workers on county
operated trucks making the collec-
ton will assist homeowners in
carrying large metal articles from
their Easements and attics.
The county's two central scrap
depots are located at Wilson boule-
ward and North Courthouse road
and in the shopping center on Co.
lumbia pike, east of South Glebe
road.
Today's collections will be made
in that portion of the county north
of Lee highway, while tomorrow's
collections will cover the area be-
tween Lee highway and Wilson
boulevard, west Of Glebe road.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Hog Raising Compulsory

All farmers in Slovakia who own
more than two and one-half acres
OF arabic land are now compelled
to raise hogs.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
y 4
MAotHa~4~xAM
J WAR BONDS

The aviation flrst-aid kit is some
what larger and more varied in it's
assortment of supplies than the reg
ular flrst-aid kit issued to every
soldier. Complete, the aviation kit
costs about IS.
Evening star., 1942-09-21

The purchase of a S. War savings
stamp to supply one of these kits
may save the life of an American
aviator. Thousands of these kits
are needed to equip our rapidly
growing Air Force. Do your part.
Invest at least 10. per cent of your
income in War bonds every payday.
Join the payroll allotment plan at
your store or factory, or buy War
bonds at your bank, post office or
other issuing agent. Remember,
for every So you invest, you receive
81 at maturity.
United States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Nearby Areas
Plunge Into
Scrap Drive
Civil War Cannon,
Windmill Donated
In Montgomery

OTHER SCRAP STORIES will be
found on pages Al and "A. A
full page of pictures on page AS.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-12
Filters Score
Sixth Victory
Hand Ford locol
37-2O Setback

Selfridge Field Filters were
still travelling at a merry clip
on the basketball court today,
boasting an unblemished record
after six contests.
Latest to bow before the
Army hoopsters was the Ford
Local 500 (UAW-CIO) which
was handed a 1920 trimming at
Selfridge last night.
Except for the first few min
utes, the Ford basketeers were
never in the game. They got
away to a 80 lead at the outset,
but the Filters came back rapid
ly to erase the deficit and pile
UP a comfortable margin, hold
ing a halftime advantage OF
$50.
Big Sam Leiberman, sharp
shooting center, again spanked
the Filters, connecting on five
field shots for 10 points.
The Filters make their next
start at home Tuesday, oppos-
ing the Army Air Base quintet
of Romulus. Two nights later
they will take on the University
Of Micbioap at Ann ArbOr.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-12
Hockey Leaders
to Foce Action
OverWeek-end
Nv the Associated Press

The National Hockey League
race. closer than a store shave
all season, offers a weekend
program of five games all ex-
cept one of which will affect the
traffic congestion at the stop Of
the ladder.
Right now Boston, Toronto
and Chicago are tied for first
place with II points each and
Detroit is fourth with Is.
Of that foursome, only the
Chicago Blackhawks are idle
tonight with Detroit invading
Toronto and Montreal trying to
break the Boston jinx. The Bru-
ms are up in front primarily be-
cause they haven't lost a game
at home all year.
After those crucial battles
have been entered in the score
book, the six-club League gives
out with action on three differ
ent fronts Sunday.
The Canadiens and New York
Rangers will determine the Gel
lar occupant in their Madison
Square Garden duel but the re-
naming two battles will con-
Germ the first place squabble,
with Boston at Detroit and the
Leafs in Chicago.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-12
Pin Pocemokers
Bolster Margin

LaCroix e. Groesbeck drew
farther ahead last night in the
championship race of the Lad
les Minor League at Bowl-O-
Drome by scoring 81 victory
over Goebel as Second-place
bennington Laundry dropped
two games to MonitorLeader. A
three-way tie for second place
was created when Altes Lager
won two from Pomeroy Insur-
ance and MacAlpine Squirts
took a pair from Swan Pharm-
acy. The remaining two match
es also were 81 affairs, Auto
Club winning from Barney's
Tailors and Cooley Morticians
from Wolverine Chips.
Sandy Frederick was high in
dividual with a 485 series, while
the top single count of 1872 WAS
shot by II. Harrison. LaCroix ~
Groesbcck had high three game
score of 2062 and also high sin
nln ZIG
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-12
Frank Secory
is Speaker at
Football Bust

RICHMOND The Richmond
Community Club entertained
the high school football squad
at the annual football banquet at
the Richmond Hotel. The indi-
vidual players were introduced
to the club members by Coach
John Muraski, and Capt. Bob
cean of the 1912 team and Capt
elect Orville Klann gave short
talks. Singing and a brief talk
by Coach Muraski on the past
season and the future prospects
for next season preceded the
main speech which was given by
Coach Frank Secory, big league
baseball players and present
football coach at Port Huron
Secory emphasized the import
ance that football is playing in
developing leadership and ply
steal fitness, which should pre-
dominate on every high school
curriculum for juniors and sem
los, especially the boys. He al
so answered many questions re-
grading football and baseball for
next year.
Richmond will lose four rcgu-
lar backfield men, Donald Char
tron, Bryce Beversdorf, Shirley
Sass, and Jerome Cunningham.
The five linemen are Capt. Bob
cean, Roy Faulman, Martin
Montgomery, Wayne Seifert,
John Penn, and Robert Snitch-
Ter, a substitute tackle. Besides
the above players, who are SEN
iors, the following earned let
tiers, Capt. elect Orville Klann,
Irwin Meyers, Albert Adams,
Charles Snitchler Robert Newell
and John Tincoff, the only
freshman to earn a letter this
year. Tincoff should be an out
standing paSser next year.
Capt. Bobcean and Jerome
Cunningham were the only play
ers on the Richmond team that
played every second of seven
game schedule. Capt. Bobccan
has been given honorable men
ton on the all state football
team.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-12
Irish-Purp|e
Till Tops Bill
Wolverine Quintet
Host to Marquette

CHICAGO, Dec. II - (P) -
Highlighted by the Northwest
ern-Notre Dame grudge battle
in Chicago Stadium, the West
ern conference basketball pro-
gram tonight reaches its biggest
proportions of the. new season
with eight teams in action.
The Wildcats, eager to grab
their first victory after losing to
Western Michigan, SO to AZ, may
start three Sophomores against
the Irish-Gridder Nick Vodick,
George Felt, and Ronnie Schu-
macher.
Notre Dame, Boosting a per-
feet record of two wins, one over
Western Michigan, $685., can
call on the experience of vet
eran unit.
In 80 contests between these
two rivals since 1927 the margin
of victory has been three points
or less in IL of them. The Irish
won both games from North
western last season.
The tall Purdue Boilermakers,
who smothered Wabash 43 to %
this week, will concentrate on
their usual fast breaking attack
against undefeated De Paul in
the first game of the stadium
doubleheader.
Great Lakes star-croWded
team, undefeated in three con-
tests, goes to Ohio State tonight
while Marquette is at Michigan,
Camp Grant at Wisconsin, Ne
braska at Illinois, and South Da-
kota State at Minnesota.
kidneyfi)R r-Uw-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-12
The Monitor-Leader
SATURDAY DECEMBER y. 1912 PAGE 8
Holy Cross Defeated Boston
With a Better Mouse-7 Trap

ing attack to take advantage of a
quick charging opposing line.
Every other play was a trap
on either tackle or guard. The
Eagle forwards waded in to be
sideswiped from unexpected an
giles and put out of plays.
Seaman suspected Boston Col
lege would anticipate sweeps
and reverses Holy Cross used in
earlier games, so he crossed the
Eagles by running inside the
tackles.
The Crusaders met with sue
cess there because the defense
was set to stop wide stuff and
reverses. They didn't 60 out
side until the Eagles fell apart
at the seams.
The Johnnies - Grigas and
Bezemes-had no trouble hitting
pass receiver in the Boston Col
lege end zone.
1t is difficult to imagine q
team as highly rated as was
Boston College having glaring
weaknesses, but Ank Seaman
reveals that 1t. Comdr. jim
Crowley told him the Eagles
were vulnerable to passes.
Sleepy Jim Crowley observed
that early in the season while
the Eagles were shading hi
North Caroline Pre-Flighters
rs.
Rogers Hornsby is beginning
to talk like an old-timer. The
former National League batting
champion says present-day hit
tiers are laugh, chides them fol
tracing low averages to inferior
material in the ball.
"A good hitter" asserts Rog
ers Hornsby, "can hit 300 il
they pitch potatoes or corr
cobs.'
Dan Ferris has a letter from
sailor praising a submarine
chaser's new cook. The chef !!
Joe Platak, greatest of all hand
ball players and seven-time nd
tional champion.
Still serving.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-12
BY ROBERT MELLACE


NEW YORK, Dec. IL - With
the ODT demanding drastic re-
duction in train travel and the
baseball people worried about
transportation next spring, our
college athletic teams roll right
along.
The combatants are dragging
out the football season by jour
neying magnificent distances.
And in come the basketball
ers with near transcontinental
trips.
The college season opens at
Madison Square Garden tonight
with Brigham Young coming all
the way from Provo to tackle
Long Island u. and Oklahoma
A. g. M. from Saltwater to en-
gage City College OF New York.
IN STADIUM
other Garden importations
during the campaign will in
clude Oklahoma, Oregon State,
Colorado, Southern California,
Kansas, Washington State, Wy
oming, Creighton, t he North
Carolina Pre- Fighters, West
Virginia. West Texas State, To-
ledo, Western Kentucky and No
ire Dame.
The average basketball party
numbers Ia, so it is easy to see
that considerable valuable war
time space will be taken up by
Garden combatants alone.
The Big Ten, which up until
now has insisted upon its teams
playing in their own gymnas-
iums, is permitting them to
show in the Chicago Stadium
this winter.
With the people unable to get
TO the game, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Purdue, Northwestern and 9TH
ers are bringing the game to the
people.
AGGIES A TRADITION
Basketball junkets can be
made highly profitable. Enroute
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-12
Whir|y Faces
Stern Test
Louisiono Handicap
Drows Record Crowd

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12-(R
The quartermile straightaWay
stretch of the fair grounds track
offers Whirlaway plenty of room
to run the kind of race he likes
here today as he faces what
promises to be a stern test be-
fore record crowd in the S15,-
000-added Louisiana handicap.
Originally scheduled as S2O,-
600 match between Warren
Wright's money winning cham
pion and AL Sabbath's Alsab,
the race was changed when The
Sab" couldn't come and the en-
tries were opened to other big
timers.
Ten others we're entered over
night, but it was possible that
only about half a dozen would
face the Calumet flash at post
time (about 4:30CWT) in the
mile and an eighth run.
Anyway, MIR. Bigtail' was
enough of a drawing card to
cause fair ground officials 10
prepare to handle the biggest
crown in history-about 10000
fans.
Jockey Wendell Eads will be
part of Whirly's 1870 pounds and
victory would bring about
$4,000 TO add to the horse
stack of S548, 26l already won
in purses.