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Evening star., 1942-02-16
Virginia Defense Setup
Termed 'Depiorab|e'
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. l6.-For-
mer State Senator Benjamin Muse
Of Petersburg, Republican candidate
for Governor in 1941, assailed in a
statement last night the Virginia
civilian defense organization as
bearing little resemblance to an ef-
fective protective system"
Indeed, the whole situation with
respect to civilian defense is no less
than deplorable," Mr.. Muse said.
No one who has observed the rap
idly increasing danger of air attack
can fail to be concerned with the
coincident confusion and arrested
progress in the development of our
organization of civilian defense"
The former Senator said that
Virginia, because of naval and mill
tary establishments, is q tempting
target.
There Is little difference in the
distance between Virginia and Ger
man territory and the distance be-
tween Hawaii and Japan. To stand
unorganized for blackout and sys-
tematic protection is to invite en-
emy air attack. We must deal with
this problem, not Historically, not
spectacularly, but seriously and
without loss Of time,
Evening star., 1942-02-16
kary|anders 10 Pass Up
Holiday on 23d for Work
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 16.-Work
rather than a legal holiday next
Monday would be the best way to
pay homage to George Washington,
Gov. O'Conor said today.
Customarily Monday would be a
legal holiday since Washington's
birthday anniversary falls on Sun
day, but Gov. O'Conor said, Il be-
ieve the people of Maryland will
agree with me that the day Of the
23d should be devoted to work both
by State departments and by in
dustry."
Other members of the Board Of
Public Works agreed that all State
departments should work that day,
he said, and II am confident that
every man and woman engaged in
war industries will want to show
his or her appreciation Of the hber-
ties won for us by George Wash
ington by working to the fullest on
the anniversary of that great
patriots BIRTH"
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Prince Georges Group
Discusses New Hospital

The question of who would ad-
minister a proposed Prince Georges
Hospital-county or Federal Gov
ernment- If Federal funds were
made available for the project, arose
at a meeting of the Prince Georges
County Hospital Association yes
terday. It went unsettled.
An application to the Federal
Works Agency was made some time
ago for a grant of 100000 under
the Lanham Act to assist in the con-
struction of the hospital and the
Maryland General Assembly has
authorized the County Board OF
Commissioner to issue bonds in the
amount of $400, 900 to finance the
county's share Of the construction
cost.
Paul Kea, architect, who is chair
man OF the associations Building
Committee, discussed architectural
features of the hospital and the pos
sible restrictions on the use of re-
inforcing steel because of the war
effort.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
DR.. W. J. Strother, 92,>
Dies in Cu|peper Home
Special Dispatch to The Star.


CULPEPER, Va, Feb. 16.-Dr
william Johnston Strother, Swear
old physician and Oldest graduate
of the Medical School OF Virginia,
died at his home here yesterday.
DIR. strother, a member OF the
Virginia Democratic State Commit
tee and a leader in Culpeper County
In party affairs, practiced medicine
for 80 years, retiring about two
years ago.
His father, James French Strother
and his grandfather, George French
Strother, both were members OF
Congress from the eighth Virginia
district.
DR.. Strother is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Letitia Shackelforo
Strother: two sons, Comdr. William
J. Strother, U. S. N, stationed at
Honolulu, and Henry of Richmond
and two daughters, Mrs. Rufus G
Roberts, wife of the editor of the
Virginia Star, Culpeper newspaper
and Mrs. French Slaughter, also OF
Culpeper.
Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon at st. Stephens
Church here.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

From tires to sugar. Price Admin
istrator Leon Henderson's family is
feeling the pinch of rationing just
as much as anybody else.
Being in the know as far as short
ages are concerned hasn't helped a
bit. The tires on Mr.. Henderson S
car are slick and there's no sugar
in the kitchen of the Henderson
home on Bancroft street.
Like every other housewife, Mr.
Henderson's attractive young wife
one day discovered that the neigh
borhood grocer was out of sugar
Sugar shortage rumors started a
run on Washington stores more than
month ago.
And. like other housewives, she
aired her complaint to her husband.
Finally" she smiled, "he broke
down and said, Yes, there was q
shortage of sugar.
She gets no preferred treatment al
the grocery store. When she was
marketing the other day, she said,
the grocer told her regretfully, You
should have been in an hour ago,
Mrs. Henderson. We had some
sugar"
Now She Uses "Grapevine."
She's now in on the grapevine
technique. News that the neigh
borhood grocer has gotten in sup
ply Of sugar is the principal item of
gossip among the women on her
block.
While she was explaining that,
her 4-year-old son, Leon, strolled
into the big living room to an
nounce:
I'm going to buy two boxes of
sugar in the store for my horse"
He hasn't really got a horse"
Mrs. Henderson explained. Hes
had cowboy suit for some time and
the other day he discovered that
cowboys ride horses"
When she had led her son from
the room-he returned a few min
uteS later to grin I'm in again
Mrs. Henderson said she had prom
ised to show him horse when the
family moves to its summer place
near Annapolis.
That led to talk about tires. Mrs.
Henderson Is riding the streetcar
these days.
THE tires on my car are pretty
good, but I want to save them for
country travel. It's awful If you
get a blowout on one of those
country roads"
His Tires Are Terrible"
The tires on Mr.. Henderson's car,
1t seems, are terrible" His wife
told him to do something about
them last summer, but he kept put
ting 1t off and later he felt he
shouldn't buy new ones"
Mr.. Henderson's job has had other
effects on the Henderson home.
Their telephone number is now un-
listed. From $50 in the morning
until long past midnight the phone
used to ring. People had ideas
about saving the world and couldn't
Evening star., 1942-02-16

Bette Gay. Bonbrest, the infant
who defied the laws of nature to
arrive four months ahead of sched-
ule, slept last night in her own
basket at home, her first night away
from George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital, where she was born
November 7.
Still tiny-she weighed 26A
ounces at birth, weighs 5 pounds,
61a ounces now-Bette Gay is per-
fectly formed, with black hair, deep
blue eyes and a smile.
The baby slept well her first
night, didn't cry a bit and had to
be awakened for her feelings. which
come every three hours. She gets
dextrose maltese, canned milk and
dried milk.
It's complicated process, caring
for such a fragile piece as Bette
Gay, but her mother, Mrs. Leroy
D. Bonbrest, wife of a Navy Yard
employe, says she can take it. Bette
Gay is never removed from her
basket-even for her bath. The
doctors have vetoed any handling
at all. Her bath, an overall oiling,
is a matter of slipping q pad under
Evening star., 1942-02-16
.W.P.B. Curbs Gas Use
For Heat in District
And II States
Order Covers Natural
Or Mixed Product; New
Projects, Patrons Hit

The War Production Board today
ordered curb on the use of gas for
heating in new projects or by new
consumers in the District of Colum-
bia, Maryland, Virginia and Is other
States. The order, deemed neces-
sary to assure adequate supplies of
gas for war production, affects COM
panies distributing natural gas or
natural gas mixed with manufac-
tured or artificial gas. It does not
affect companies distributing only
artificial or manufactured gas.
There are three prohibitions effec-
tive only in the stipulated area.
Companies are prohibited from
delivering gas for heating new
homes, stores, factories or other
buildings, unless the heating equip
ment is installed before March /, or
the equipment was specified in the
construction contract and the
foundation under the main part
of the building is completed prior
to March l. This applies to heat
ing system intended to furnish all
or the major part of the heat for a
home or building, and does not apply
to individual room heaters.
Ten-Day Limit Set.
No gas may be delivered for the
operation of heating equipment that
has been converted from some other
fuel to gas, unless the conversion Is
completed within 10 days Of the is
suance of the order. However, any
utility or Government agency-such
as housing agency-affected by
this prohibition against new and
converted installations and which
considers that the available gas sup
ply Is adequate for all existing and
estimated war requirements as we'll
as unrestricted civilian use until
April l, 1914, may apply to the di-
rector of industry operations for
exemption from this provision.
Deliveries also are barred to any
new non-residential consumer, nor
may delivery be increased to any
existing non-residential consumer,
unless (a) the consumer has in
stalled standby facilities sufficient to
replace the new or increased deliv-
cry during periods of shutoff, (b) the
consumer cannot reasonably use any
fuel other than gas or Co approval
shall have been granted in advance
by the director of industry opera
tions for delivery. This provision
also is effective in 10 days.
District Hearing Tomorrow.
The Washington Gas Light Co.
already has been permitted by the
utilities commissions of Maryland
and Virginia to restrict service for
heating, and has similar petition
pending before the District Utilities
Commission which will be considered
tomorrow.
The order also includes restrictions
applicable in the remainder of the
country If shortage exists or be-
comes imminent Reduced de-
liveries, and integration Of systems
where necessary to assure adequate
supplies are directed under such
circumstances.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Courf-MartiaI Finds
3Mi|itary Policemen
In Maryland Guilty
Corporal, Two Privotes
Accused of Violating
Stute Guard Lows
BY the Associated Press.

FREDERICK, Md, Feb. l6-Rec-
concentrations by a court-martial
for Furnishing three State Guard
special military policemen found
guilty Of violating State military
laws today were forwarded for ac-
ton to Brig. Gen. Dwight H. Mohr,
Guard commander
Charges against the three, on duty
in Frederick County, were filed by
Second 1t Erwin Kump, battalion
commander Of the special military
police, State Guard headquarters
announced.
Headquarters said the court
martial yesterday found Corpl Allen
T. Eaves guilty of disobeying orders
and violating military laws and rec
commended that he be reduced to
the rank of private and fined $50.
Unbecoming Conduct.
The court found Pvt. Homer Ellis
worth Harris guilty of unbecoming
conduct, drunkenness on duty and
violation of military statutes and
recommended he be fined $50 and
dismissed from service.
Pvt. Henry A. Croft, the an
nouncement continued, was found
guilty of conduct prejudicial to good
order and military discipline, and
the court recommended a $40 fine.
Maj. Harry Singerman, assistant
judge advocate of the Guard, con-
Quoted the court-martial with
Adjt. Gen Francis Petrott and
Capt. Albert Gill as observers.
False Reports Made.
The announcement said Mai.
Singerman stressed the point in all
three sentences that special military
police, paid S. per diem, are ex-
pected to conduct themselves at all
times in uniform in a manner far
more exemplary than other mem
bers Of the State Guard"
The court t-martial followed Gov.
O'Conor's announcement Saturday
night that Pvt. William ]. Griffin
OF the State Guard, a married man
and father, had pleaded guilty be-
fore a special military court to max
ing false reports of ATTEMPTED
sabotage at Prettyboy Dam and the
Montebello Filtration Plant.
Gov. O'Conor said Griffin was
ordered dishonorably discharged and
sentenced to 10 days confinement.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Brookings Report
Confusion Charged
In Montgomery
J. Bond Smith Hits
'Evuside Tactics of
Gardner Committee

Efforts to dischim any connection
between the Brookings Institution
report on Montgomery County gov
ernment and move to petition for
a charter board to study changes in
the form Of local rule is resulting in
confusion in the public mind "due
entirely to the misleading tactics
employed" by the Brookings Study
Committee Of the County Civic
Federation, 1t was charged today.
Chairman ]. Bond Smith of a
special committee to study the
Brookings report for the Mont
gomery County Board of Commis-
sioners. has issued statement
charging the federation's committee,
headed by Allen H. Gardner, with
"evasive tactics" in denying that the
petition for a charter board is the
outgrowth of the Brookings report.
Replies to Gardner.
Mr.. Smiths reply was in response
to a statement yesterday by Mr..
Gardner that misleading state
ments" were being made with respect
to the federation's action last Mon
day night in which the circulation
of petition for charter board was
recommended. The charter board
would study any proposed changes
in the form of local government and
submit its recommendations to the
voters for approval in referendum.
"I agree with Mr.. Gardner that
public confusion exists in Mont
gomery County as to the reason for
circulation of charter petitions at
this time. Mr.. Smith said:
This confusion in the public mind
could be removed by frank state
ment of whether or not the fedora
ton approves or disapproves the
Brookings recommendations includ-
ing the charter recommendation.
The Brookings' report is the fedora
tion's baby and the infants aban-
donment should be explained before
foster parents are solicited by Mr..
Gardner or any one else"
Branded "Will-o-Wisp."
"This child was represented as a
prodigy and up to last Monday was
the only pretext for the circulation
of these petitions. Neither my COM
mittee nor the registered voters of
the county in this critical hour have
the time, patience or disposition to
follow Mr.. Gardner and his Brook
ings Study Committee in the pur-
suit of another will-o'-wisp.
my committee is proceeding with
its study of the Brookings recon-
mendations and will be glad to con-
slider anything constructive and spe-
cific on the subject, either from the
federation Of from Mr.. Gardners
committee"
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Road Secured for Tires
Truck Dropped; q Found

BY the Associated Press.
WINCHESTER, Va, Feb. 10
Employees of trucking concern
today secured the Winchester
Berkeley Springs highway for a
number of new passenger car tires,
which Milton Carroll, driver, Of Ber-
ryville, Va, says were lost some-
where between Breezewood, Pa,
and this city.
Twenty-one tires had been found
between Berkeley Springs, w. Va,
and this city and local police found
two here.
The serial numbers of all the tires
are recorded.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Virginia House
To Act Today
On Wine Bill
Senate to Debate
Closed Shops on
War Projects
Dy the Associated Press.

0y the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 16.-The
question Of fortified wines, which
has concerned the House OF Dele
gates for weeks. was on the calendar
for final decision today.
Gov. Darden recommended In his
inaugural address that the sale Of
such wines be restricted to State
liquor stores. Two bills were then
introduced and sent to different
committees.
The General Laws Committee re-
ported favorably on Delegate Robert
Whiteheads bill, and the House
Finance Committee reported SIM
liar bill by Delegate E. Blackburn
Moore and Charles r. Fenwick-
after a lengthy public hearing.
The Moore-Fenwick bill was ad-
vanced to third reading Friday, but
not until adoption of an amendment.
sponsored by Floor Leader G. Alvin
Massenburg, that would permit
hotels and restaurants to serve forti-
fled wines with a full meal" Some
members felt that threw the matter
wide open again, and Delegate
Whitehead exhibited plate con-
tanning a gill of soup, one clam, ore
bean and one pea, as statutory
meal"
Budget Bill Held Up.
Should the Moore-Fenwick bill,
with the Massenburg amendment,
fail to pass today, the House will
find the Whitehead bill waiting on
second reading.
The Senate, meanwhile, faced a
debate on Senator Robert K. BLOCKS
resolution to denounce the practice
of requiring membership in labor
organizations to obtain employment
on construction projects essential
to the prosecution of the war" The
big military camp project at Black
stone is in Senator Brooks district.
Some workmen have complained
that they had to pay an initiation
fee in a union to get job at the
camp.
The main business" of the ses-
sion the s217 100000 biennial
budget bills still in the hands OF
the House Appropriations Commit
tee as the Assembly starts the sec
ond half of the 1912 session. Other
finance bills, meanwhile, are being
held in the House and the Senate
to await the big money measure.
Public Hearings Held.
This afternoon the Senate Gen.
eral Laws Committee has called
public hearing on the bill by Sen
ator Carter Glass, jr., to create a
board to regulate electrical install
lations and the Cary bill to broaden
the scope Of workmen's compensa-
ton to include additional ailments.
Other public hearings scheduled:
2:30 pm. tomorrow-Senate IN
surance and Banking Committee
House bill to reduce the small loan
interest rate to per cent month.
$3.50 pm. tomorrow-House FL
nance Committee-Boatw bill
to tax labor unions and Louder
back bill for a minimum premium
tax on insurance companies.
7:30 pm. tomorrow-Senate FL
nance Committee-Loving bill to
prohibit sale Of beer and wine IN
rural areas on week ends.
10 am. Wednesday-Se Gen.
eral Laws-Four housing authority
bills.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Salvation Army Opens
Winchester Shelter
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
: WINCHESTER, Va, Feb. 16.-
Mai. Charles H. Dodd Of Baltimore,
divisional commander. yesterday
dedicated . large addition to the
Salvation Army Building here. after
being introduced by Mayor c. r.
Anderson. Adjt. william Powell also
spoke.
Maryland, West Virginia and Vir.
ginia units were represented.
The addition provides shelters for
men and women transients, recrea-
ton rooms for boys and girls and a
boys workshop. Laurens p. Jones,
Advisory Board chairman, presided.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Goithersbure Church
Dedicutes Two Bunners
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GAITHERSBURG Md, Feb. 10
Two flags, the national emblem and
a church flag, were dedicated yes
terday at exercises in Epworth
Methodist Church. The banners,
held aloft by members Of the Gath
ersburg Boy Scout Troop, were pre-
sented on behalf OF the donors by
the Rev. J. II. Haley, pastor.
Three adult classes Of the Sunday
school gave ths dags.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Virginia Woman Held
In SIoying Of Husband
By the Associated Press.

oy the ASSOClateQ FleSS.
MARION, Va, Feb. 16.-Sheriff
s. F. billiard said yesterday that
Mrs. Halle Holmes, 81, was being
held in the Smyth County jail after
the death Of her husband, Roy H.
Holmes, 80, who was killed at their
home in the Clinch Mountain sec
ton Saturday night.
Sheriff billiard said Mrs. Holmes
maintained that she shot in defense
Of their 15-year-old daughter, whom
she said her husband was choking.
The sheriff said Holmes was slain
by the discharge from a double
barrel shotgun.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Virginion Ends Life;
III Health BIomed

BY Staff Correspondent Of The star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. l6.Joseph
Seville, 3d., who lived near Little
River Turnpike here, ended his life
by shooting himself through the
heart at his home this morning, DR.
T. B. McCord. Fairfax County
coroner, reported.
DR.. McCord said Mr.. Seville had
been in i'll health recently. His body
was found In q bedroom with 80
caliber revolver lying nearby, the
coroner said. Dr.. McCord said hs
had signed certificate of suicide.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Serot. Ryun Heads Auxiliary

Sergt. John F. Ryan was named
today to take charge Of Washington
auxiliary policemen, succeeding 1t
John e. Scott who left today on
military duty. Inspector Harvey G.
Callahan, assistant superintendent
Of police, said 1t. Scott has gone to
Camp Lee, near Petersburg, Va, and
has Q rank Of infantry captain.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Hood College Admits Wives

FREDERICK, Md, Feb. Is R.-
Hood College, reversing a former
college policy to conform to war
created conditions, hereafter will
admit married women as resident
students, DR.. Henry I. Stahr, presi-
dent of the school, announced yes-
terday.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
D. T.. Warned
OF Reduction
In Milk Supply
Producers Point
To Rising Farm
Costs at Hearing

The Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Association warned today
that Washington faces a reduction
Of its milk supply, despite its in
creasing population, unless imme-
diate financial aid is given dairy
farmers in this milkshed.
Bruce B. Derrick, manager Of the
association. sounded the warning at
the Federal milk hearing at the
Agriculture Department on the pro-
posal to raise the price Of milk the
farmers supply dairies here.
He cited the loss last week Of
one producer who shifted to an
other. milkshed because he could
get higher price"
Unless milk producers are given
immediate help, Mr.. Derrick added,
they will be forced to go out Of
the dairy business or suffer f1nan-
cial disaster"
Increased Quotas Seeen.
Because of Washington's growing
population, dairy farmers, by the
end of this year, will have to pro-
duce 10000 gallons of milk per day
more than at the present time, the
cooperative official testified.
THE volume of milk surplus here
has diminished to a near minimum.
No consumer has asked for milk or
cream as yet, and not received it,
but the margin Of safety is at low
ebb." he continued.
Mr.. Derrick said that the re-
quested milk price is well under
parity. Since the war began. he
continued, the demand for milk in
Washington has increased much
more rapidly than in any other large
milk market in the United States.
He added: yet the price to pro-
ducers here has increased less than
half as much as in virtually all of
the other major markets"
Depression Level Prices.
Mr.. Derrick added that at more
than 1000 retail stores in Washing
ton, consumers may buy milk at
the same price "as in the depths of
the depression
Mr.. Derrick said that non-farm
employment and not the draft so far
has been the principal cause Of
labor drain on the farm. Farm
labor rates are soaring, he said, and
farmers are going to have to pay
prices equivalent to defense labor
prices"
Representatives of consumer in
terest groups here were to testify
later tday in opposition to the pro-
ducers' proposal to raise the price
OF milk.
Taking the lead in opposing the
proposal, which would lead to at
least a 1-cent per quart increase In
the price of retail milk. is the Con-
sumer Interest Committee of the
local Civilian Defense Council. Mrs.
M. O. Lorenz Of the committee will
testify.
Other groups representing con-
sumner interest here have indicated
their opposition to the petition,
which will be acted upon by the Sec
retary of Agriculture some time fol-
lowing today's hearing. If granted,
the increase would become effective
May /.
The producers side OF the argu-
ment, which began last Thursday in
the opening hearing. will be present.
ed again today by the Capital Milk
Producers Association.
Edward o. Mather, department at
torney, is presiding at the hearings.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Lenten Services PIunned

Lenten services will be held at the
Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran
Church, 3008 Wilson boulevard,
Arlington, beginning Ash Wednes-
day and continuing each Wednesday
at 8 pm. until Easter. The Rev.
Carl z. Yeager will speak on The
Church Through Ages" Wednesday.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
D. G. Girl to Attend Queen

CARLISLE, Pa, Feb. Is (SpeciaD.
Miss Elizabeth p. Townsend Of
Kensington, Md, has been elected
by the students Of Dickinson College
to reign q queen Of the annual mid
winter ball Saturday. The queens
attendant viii include Miss Ammo
r. Horn, Warrington.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Guard Jobs Open

Maj. Caesar L. Aiello, commanding
the 9th Battalion Of the Maryland
State Guard, says several positions
In the guard are available for
stenographers, typists and clerks.
Men may enlist any night m the
Hyattsville Armory.