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Evening star., 1942-07-17
Mrs. Frances Romsuy
Rites Set for Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Frances
Davis Ramsay, 80, former Mont
gomery County school teacher, who
died on Wednesday at the home OF
her son-in law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. E. Paul Steigner, Silver
Spring. were to be held this after
noon at the funeral. home Of w.
Reuben Pumphrey, Bethesda.
The Rev. Ralph D. Smith, pastor
of the Methodist Church at Wood
side, and the Rev. Vernon Ridgely
of Baltimore will off1ciate and burial
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Besides Mrs. Steigner, Mrs. Ram
say is survived by a grandchild
Mary Alice Steigner, Silver Spring
and two sisters, Mrs. Malvina w
Browning, Baltimore, and Mrs
Frank Andrews, Salt Lake City.
Mrs. Ramsay was the widow OF
Richard Henry Ramsay.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Services for A. J. Lomax
Held al Wicomico
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BEL ALTON, Md. July ia. j.
Lomax, So, farmer, businessman and
former legislator, who died Wednes-
day at his farm near Bel Alton from
heart attack, was buried this
afternoon in Trinity Chapel Gene
terry near Wicomico after funeral
services in the church
Mr.. Lomax, who served as chief
tobacco inspector for Maryland
under the late Gov Nice, was elected
to the Maryland House of Delegates
from st. Mary's after having served
as State Senator from Charles
County. He owned the st. Mary S
Hotel in Leonardtown
Mr.. Lomax is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Nora Shadrick Lomax
a stepson, Corpl. Thomas Shadrick
stationed at Pearl Harbor; two
sisters, Mrs. Hattie Fisher Davis Of
Alexandria, Va. and Mrs. Mamie
Simms of Rock Point, and brother,
Jack Lomax Of Bel Alton.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Falls Church Will Launch
Home Defense Week

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va, July IT,
1t. Col. William A. Brewer will
speak at a public meeting launching
Home Defense Week at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Madison School.
Home Defense Week is sponsored
by Group IA of the air-raid warden
service, comprising this area OF
Fairfax County.
Col. Brewer is chief of the pro-
gram and development unit OF the
Training Section, Office OF Civilian
Defense.
1t was announced the new Falls
Church control center is nearing
completion in the rear Of the Town
Hall Building. The work is being
done entirely by AFRAID wardens
The center will hold open house fol
public inspection beginning Sunday
and continuing through July Is.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
War Re-emphosizes
States, O'Conor Says
B, the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July 1.-THE Ma
tional Association of Secretaries of
State wound up its oath annual
convention today after hearing Gov
O'Conor declare that the Importance
of States has been re-emphasized by
the war.
Gov. O'Conor. speaking at the an
nual banquet. said in part:
Here in America we see no rea-
son to wonder that a great Nation
has been formed from the sum OF 40
smaller nations.
Far from being detriment to
unity or a threat to freedom, these
48 regional principalities are actually
stones out of which we have built
the temple"
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Bombing Demonstration
Will Be Held Tonight

The seventh of a series OF bomb
ing demonstrations for $500 civilian
defense workers, of Washington,
Maryland Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania will be staged at 8:15 O'Clock
tonight at the University Of Mary
land by the Chemical Warfare
Service Of the Army. .
Among the guests at the demon
stration will be James M. Lands
executive director of the once Of
Civilian Defense Air Marshal D
S. c. Evil of the Royal Air Force;
George Roundwhaite, chairman o1
the Canadian Purchasing Commis-
sion: Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant, Sd;
Brig. Gen. George Wilson and Brig
Gen. Paul English, all Of the Chem
ical Warfare School; Maj. Gen. vii.
liam N. Porter, chief of the Chem
ical Warfare School, and Col
George j. v. Fisher, chief Of the
civilian projections section of the
school. ........-
Several methods of preventing
bomb damage employed in Europe
and hitherto not shown in this
country will be demonstrated. Army
planes from Boiling Field will en-.
gage in a simulated bombing attack
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Army Drive on Vice
lin Baltimore Taken
To Gov. 0'Conor
.Reekord Urges Executive
To Spare No Steps in
/ Eombatino
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, July l7.-Maj. Gen.
Milton A, Reckord, Sd Corps Area
commander, brought his vice cam
paign" to the State capital yes
terday as a drive for widespread
"cleanups" in the vicinity of mill
tary establishments gathered mo-
mentum.
Advising Gov. O'Conor that 1910
agreement between Federal officials
and the National Association of
Police Chiefs clearly places the re-
sponsibility on the police depart
ment for the repression of prostitu-
ton in Baltimore" Gen. Reckord
reiterated previous charges that his
Office has records" to prove the
control of venereal disease and vice
is below the average there.
He urged the Governor that no
steps should be spared" to isolate
venereal disease and prostitution as
a protection for the armed forces.
Although the Governor would not
comment Immediately, he said the
matter would be taken under ad-
visement.
Police Commissioner Robert F
Stanton Of Baltimore has objected
to Gen. Reckord's charge that
liquor and prostitution flourish
side by side in many places in Bal.
timore" He was supported BY
Charles T. LIE Viness, chairman o1
the liquor license commissioners
board, who said conditions In Balti.
more ARE quite good"
In Baltimore, the aid Of $500 ,c0t
members of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs was promised b,
Mrs. John L. Whitehurst. president
She said the organization woult
around Army and Navy areas.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Martin Workers Leave Hitler
No Seat in Cars Going to Work

ested person when Martin workers
and officials demonstrated how their
car-pooling program works. Mr.
Martin stood by and aided In ex-
plantations. ..-...
Afterward, Mr.. Eastman said he
was favorably impressed and ex-
pressed the belief that pooling
was the solution to the problems OF
transporting workers and Of con-
serving rubber and gasoline.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Bethesdo-Chevy Chase
Rotary Club Elects

The Bethesda Chevy Chase Ro-
tary Club has elected william Orem,
president; Thomas w. Pyle, vice
president: Paul Banfield, treasurer;
John Imirie, treasurer; the Rev.
Edward Latch, Claude Hyson, Bur-
rell Marsh. Louis Thomas, Horace
Troth, DR.. Howard Strine and Wes-
ley Sauter, directors.
Committee chairmen include Wal
ter Bogley. aims and objects; Clar-
ence Keiser. membership; Bud Ray.
classification; Ed Chase, programs;
Claude Hyson, entertainment: How
ard Cutler, birthday remembrances,
and Ray Leavitt, music.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
State Denies Railroad
Plea 10 Discontinue
Service
Line Is Held Essential
To Communities in
southstn AAovlnnds !
\, the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, July 17.-Ruling
that the service provided by the
Pennsylvania Railroad between Bal
timore, Bowie and Pope's Greek was
Essential to the communities
served" the Public Service Commis-
sion yesterday denied the railroads
application to discontinue passenger
traffic.
The railroads petition brought
vigorous opposition from Southern
MarylanderS
The railroad company said pas
senger traffic did not warrant con-
tinuance, stressing, the PSC ruling
reported, "the great need elsewhere
for all passenger equipment which
can be released from present en-
ployment.
Sasscer Testifies.
A delegation headed by Repre-
sentative Sasscer, Democrat, of
Maryland, and State Senator Joseph
Allison Wilmer, Republican, Of
Charles County, appeared at the
hearing. H..
Mr.. Sasscer testified that i'm
proved service was essential because
of war work and predicted a heavy
demand for passenger service be-
cause of gasoline and tire restric-
tions.
In its ruling, the PSC found the
service was not merely convenient
and accommodating passenger serv-
ice" but was used only ''by those
whose only alternative is to walk"
Foresees Expansion.
Foreseeing a possibility of expan-
sion, the commission found "it would
seem wise to retain" the present
service pending further develop
ments.
The train in question consists of a
combination baggage and passenger
car, now used exclusively for deliv-
cry of explosives to the Government
proving ground at Indian Head; sew
eral freight cars and passenger
car, the commission said
The ruling suggested it would be
feasible ito arrange for the safe
carriage of explosives in box con-
tanning other freight consigned te
the Government proving ground al
Indian Head and thereby release tht
passenger car now used for explo'
sives."
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Mi|kmen Ready
To Strike Here;
Meet Tonight
Union and Duiries
End Negotiations;
Deliveries to Holt

Union employees Of all Washing
ton diaries today were completing
plans for a strike which threatened
to stop all deliveries of milk except
to hospitals and military establish
ments.
Plans for withdrawing it's men,
bers" from employment in the
dairies were made known late
yesterday by Milk Drivers and
Dairy Employees Local Union No
246 with the announcement that
negotiations with employers had
been broken off after conferences
with Federal conciliators at the
Labor Department.
No date of stopping work was an
nounced, but union officials said a
meeting of their members had been
called for s O'Clock tonight at
Turner's Arena and the union prob
ably would have an announcement
to make afterward.
A union spokesman said ap-
proximately 1850 employees were in
volved, and officers of dairies agreed
with this estimate and conceded
that If the strike were carried out,
the shutdown in deliveries would be
virtually complete.
Union Demands Listed.
Wage Increases, shorter hours
and other changes in working con-
ditions were demanded by the
drivers and other dairy workers
during the months of negotiations,
beginning the middle of May.
In a statement announcing the
break-on of negotiations, the union
charged the dairies with refusing to
make any concessions.
An officer of large dairy said
the employers had been willing to
meet all demands except the wage
increase. The employees, he said,
were asking horizontal raise OF
50 week. At present, he said, the
workers were getting from $46 to
$69.50 for 48-hour week.
THE employers" said the union,
refused arbitration in every form
and state they will do nothing that
is not ordered specifically by some
such agency as the War Labor
Board
This is true to an extent. an en-
ployer said, since the Labor De-
partment certified the dispute to the
War Labor Board and it is in the
hands of this group.
Deadlock Called Complete"
''The deadlock Is complete" the
union announcement said, "and the
union is forced to Withdraw its
members from employment in these
diaries with the exception of de-
hvering milk to military service and
hospitals.
after these months Of negotia-
tions, the employers have offered
the union nothing in the way Of
concessions, In hours, conditions or
wages. The union offered several
plans OF arbitration which the dairy
employers absolutely refused. The
union offered to arbitrate by COM
mittee of five-two to be selected
by each party and the fifth to be
selected by the first four Or, to
have both parties by mutual consent
select one neutral chairman"
The union said it also had been
willing to refer the dispute to an
arbitrator named by the chairman
of the War Labor Board. or to a
board of arbitration selected by the
United States Cancellation Service
"Other plans of arbitration also
were suggested by the union," the
statement added, declaring:
This means that the dairy en-
ployers in this area will not nego-
tiate to a successful conclusion as
heretofore they have unless ordered
to do so by the War Labor Board OF
the Office Of Price Administration.
The diaries issued no forma
eta atement
Evening star., 1942-07-17
.OWI Will Take Over 81
Field Offices of OGR
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Thirty -one of the 81 existing
field Offices of the Office of Gov
ernment Reports will be absorbed
in the Office of War Information
when the OGR goes out Of exist
ence, by presidential decree July 81,
Philip Hamblet, owl executive, said
today.
In some cases State OGR repre-
sentatives will continue as heads
of the new field agencies Of the new
Bureau Of Public Inquiry, intended
to supply public information.
Office workers of State OGR units
which are to be dissolved will in
many cases be given jobs in other
Government departments or agen-
cies
The Virginia State office is due to
be continued.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Funeral Services Held
For Bernard P. WiIIioms
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CULPEPER, Va, July 17.-Fu-
neral services for Bernard Parke
williams, so, were held yesterday at
his late home at Fairview.
. Mr.. Williams operated q farm
a rock quarry and tearoom.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs
Katherine Daniel Williams of Gull
pepper; his widow, Mrs Lucille Holton
Williams; son, daughter, three
sisters, Mrs. 1nez Rixey and Mrs
Fontaine Maury Hite of Culpepe,
and Mrs. Palmer Stearns of Ar
lington, and three brothers, Alpheus
D. williams, until lately director OF
public works in the Philippines and
now living in Culpeper; DR.. Charles
Bruce Williams Of Danville and VIII
liam Williams, now In military serv-
ice in the Far East.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Missing Persons

Those hdping information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
lUith the Public Relations Squad
OF the Police Department, Na-
tional 1000.
Thomas Marshall Johnson, 13,
wearing blue shirt. dark gray pants
and tennis shoes, missing from 1882
First street NV. since yesterday.
william f. Edmonston, 81, missing
from the YMCA, at 1876 G. street
NV, since yesterday.
Jacqueline Morris, IL. colored,
feet inches, IS pounds, brown
eyes, medium brown skin. wearing
white sharkskin skirt, white blouse.
missing from 1917 Tenth street NV.
since Wednesday.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Boys and Girls Given
Awards for Efforts
In AAA Rubber Drive
Youth, ID, Is First
With 2,019 Pounds;
Girl, 5, Wins Proise

Boys and girls Of all sizes and
types received prizes yesterday for
their collections in the scrap rubber
campaign conducted by the District
branch of the American Automobile
Association.
Francis Pilkerton, IA, son of Mr..
and Mrs. F. G.. Pilkerton, l411 S
street Sc, won the first prize of
s25 for collecting 2,019 pounds of
scrap rubber.
Pointing proudly to the huge
pyramid of rubber tires, mats
gloves, shoes, bathing caps and hose
piled on the empty parking lot at
Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, Francis said:
II collected my part of that main
ly from neighbors and friends. They
were glad to give it to me"
His Good Deed Of Week.
A Boy Scout, Francis feels that
his prize-winning rubber poundage
was his good deed of the week it
took him to collect it.
Second prize, SIS, went to Lloyd
Hughes, II, 1886 T street NV, who
collected 1,185 pounds in the AAA
drive. Third prize of $40 went to
Claude Ford, 2417 Shannon place
Sc, for 1,176 pounds.
In addition to the three first
prizes, IS youngsters with high rub
ber collection records won athletic
equipment ranging from baseball
bats and gloves to skates and tennis
rackets.
Leading all her elders in the
Barney Neighborhood House con-
tingent, the youngest competitor in
the entire AAA contest was Carol
Ryan, S, who beat the sturdy IL
year-old boys, even, in getting lit
pounds. Carol, whose parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Ryan, live at GIT
Maine avenue S.W., blushed and
giggled when asked how she COL
lected so much scrap rubber.
Her Daddy" Helped Some.
Daddy helped me some," she
said with her head down. But her
companions from Barney immedi-
ately chimed in and said, "She got
most of it herself, though. And
she's led in the tin and paper COL
lections, too."
Prizes were presented by Wash
ington I. Cleveland, manager of the
AAA In Washington. The IS young
sters who were runners-up in the
collection went according to rubber
poundage to the two boxes of ath-
letic equipment and chose what ar
ticle they wanted.
Evening star., 1942-07-17

Girl Scouts in groups OF six and
eight are assisting, during July and
August, in the mailing of material
to last years Community Chest
Campaign solicitors, many of whom
will become part OF the army OF
10000 volunteers needed for the
Community War Fund campaign to
be started in late october.
1.-The girls are earning credits for
community service in helping the
Community War Fund said Mrs.
H. A. Mariner, chairman of the
Service Bureau of the District Girl
Scouts, but they wanted to help
anyway when they learned the war
fund was to include the Community
Chest, the USO and foreign relief
organizations"
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Star Staff Photo.

In accepting the service Of Girl
Scouts, Executive Director Herbert
l.. Wiuett. jr., said the offer could
not have come at more opportune
time. "Since the Community Chest
is lending its staff and facilities to
the Community War Fund Mr..
Willett said, I'VE are particularly
pressed during the ordinarily quiet
vacation period to try to carry both
jobs. The Girl Scouts are doing an
invaluable job in the detail work
that accompanies any campaign
The Girl Scouts were the first vol
unteer group outside Of the Organ
izing Committees to offer their
services.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Randolph, Bo'Ies to Speak

WINCHESTER, Va, July II (Spe-
ciaD. - Representative Randolph
Democrat of West Virginia and Col
Lemuel Bolles, director of civilian
defense in the Washington Metro
politan area, are to be principal
speakers tomorrow at the annual re-
union picnic OF the Patriotic Order
Sons of America, at fingers Store
in nearby West Virginia.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
New Cars Authorized
For a in Prince GEORGES

Authorizations for the purchase Of
new cars have been issued the fol-
lowing persons by the Prince
Georges County (Md) Rationing
Board:
G. B. Raybuck, Hyattsville; Louis
w. Carter, Hyattsville; A. S. Arness,
Greenbelt, and j. r. Saden, Brandy
wine.
Evening star., 1942-07-17

You and your neighbors joining
together can buy one OF these vehl-
cles for the Ordnance Department
of our Army with your purchase OF
War bonds. We need hundreds OF
them and need them quickly. Put at
least 10 per cent of your wages or
income into War bonds every pay
DAY and help your fellow Americans
top the War bond quota IN your
county
United States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Mons Body Found in Boy

SOLOMONS, Md, July II (P.-A
mans body was brought ashore yes
terday by fishing party which
found it floating in Chesapeake Bay
midway between Bookers Island and
Solomons. DR.. Everard Briscoe, Cal
vert County medical examiner, re-
turned verdict of death by drown
ing. He said there were no Identify
ing marks on the body.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Alexandria Servicemen
Get Car License Refund

Residents of Alexandria who enter
the armed forces will receive re-
fund on their city automobile license
tags provided their cars are trans
ferred to a nonresident or taken
out of use, it was announced today
City Council passed this rule In
response to requests from several
men entering the service. Refunds
will be on a quarterly basis.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Py the Associated Press.

EN LDe AsSOCldteu fftSS.
BALTIMORE, July 17.-When the
Glenn L. Martin Co. started car
pooling campaign among its air
craft, workers, it adopted the motto
rides in that empty seat"
Director Joseph Eastman OF the
Office of Defense Transportation
was shown yesterday that Hitler no
longer Is riding.
Mr.. Eastman was the most inter-
Evening star., 1942-07-17
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WAotHa~4wWM
WAR BONDS
Il

A scout car is low-slung motor
ear armored with heavy steel plate,
used to transport troops from one
point to another. 1t is OF low Sill
houette and gives protection against
machine gun and other ground fire
A scout car costs S. 900.
Evening star., 1942-02-01
Trap Offers Harmless Way
To Catch Woodland Pets

apple, potato, cheese or cabbage.
Choose your bait to suit the animal
you are trapping. Put the trigger
together and set 1t so it will hold
up the edge of the box. OF course
the bait must be inside the box. 1t
is a good idea to try the trap, by
gently poking at the bait with a
stick, to see whether you have 1t
set so it trips easily. With the
trap properly set the Figure will
fall to pieces the instant an animal
touches the bait. The box will
drop over him. Then all you have
to do is to be careful not to get
bitten or scratched when you take
him out. A small hinged door in
the top of the box makes 1t easier
to remove your catch. 1t is a good
idea to wear a pair of leather gloves
when handling newly caught ami
mails.
Cages for your pets are easily
made from wooden packing boxes.
Cover the front with A-inch mesh
hardware cloth and make a door
in the back at the bottom for clean
ing the cage and feeding the ami
NAL. Leather hinges will do for
this door and simple hook and
eye fastener is good enough to hold
It shut. Your pet will like smaller
box with dry grass in 1t inside the
cage.
Evening star., 1942-02-01
after wearing them q few times,
they don't feel 20 uncomfortable.

after wearing them a few times,
they don't feel 20 uncomfortable.
During the year many parties are
given for the boys of the. choir.
Among these entertainments, those
of the Right Rev. James Z. Free
man, Bishop of Washington; Mr..
Galloway and Coleman Jennings are
outstanding. Bishop Freeman re-
wards the boys with books and Mr..
Galloway, at his party last year,
presented each of us with a flash
light. Mr.. Jennings has wonderful
assortment of games. These always
give us full evening of amusement.
The work of the choir is most
interesting. Singing in the National
Cathedral Choir greatly develops a
boys musical talents. The musical
training is varied. The choir sings
hymns, psalms, anthems, COM
munion services and other pieces.
Some Of the special services
which are held during the year
are very inspirational. The most
beautiful, perhaps, is the candle
light service on Christmas eve. On
the Sunday following Christmas, the
carol service is held. Another great
service is the one on Easter morning.
Boys singing in the choir are
allowed a reduction on their tuition
as a day student at st. Adams
School. All the boys, Of course,
must attend this school.
Evening star., 1942-02-01
Uncle Rays
Corner
HAWAII HAS NATURAL BOMB
SHELTER.

34<A wv E14A 43EAS 3NAAA SAsAAS N>N'~~
SHELTER.
In time of peace visitors in Ha-
waii are much interested in a GER
tain cave. Climbing a mountain
slope, they reach an opening about
feet wide and 18 inches high. This
is the mouth Of the cave.
Getting down on his hands and
knees, the visitor crawls for 10 yards.
Then he enters long passage where
he can stand up-but it is so dark
that he might think he had been
drowned in a bottle of India ink.
This passage is almost a quarter of
a mile long. At the other end is an
opening which might be used as an
exit-if it were not for a drop of 40
feet into the sea!
Formed by Lava.
That cave, or tube" has been
used many times by Hawaiians who
wanted to escape from some one.
1t is one of the worlds best hiding
places. Long ago 1t was formed
by lava which flowed from a VOL
cano. 1t could be used today as
shelter against Japanese bombs.
Elsewhere In Hawaii you may see
lava which has hardened into rock.
Not far from the city of Hilo Is
solid lava which locks like waves.
Some of this substance is red and
some is black.
The lava waves are part of gren-
flow which came down from Mauna
Loa SO years ago. People in Hilo
shivered as the lava river moved
slowly down the mountain side. Its
onward flow came to an end about
a mile from the town.
In that case the lava flowed
slowly before it stopped and hard
ened. At other times lava does not
move slowly. 1t may flow almost as
swiftly as q river Of rushing water.
This was the case in the fantastic
flow" of 1901, when five rivers Of
thin lava poured from a crater in
Mount Haulalai.
Scene of Peace.
Mauna Kea is the highest peak in
Hawaii, but Mauna Loa and XII
lauea are more interesting. They
have active craters.
Mauna Loa rises to a height Of
two and a half miles. It's gentle
slopes are used for the growing Of
coffee plants. Gazing at the green
leaves, white flowers and red berries,
you see a scene of peace, yet there
Is no telling when new flow Of
molten lava will sweep away what
man has planted. In 1925 this VOL
cano destroyed . village.
("Uncle Rays Corner" b a reg
xIcr feature OF The EuertnC Stor.)