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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-04
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGG

LONDON, Oct. 3. CUP)-BritiSh
bombers left a trail of fire through
the German Rhineland during the
night in a raid which brought into
its second day nonstop United
Nations aerial offensive.
The Air Ministry communique, re-
porting that a strong force of the
great planes of the bomber COM
mand were engaged. said many fires
were left burning in the heart of
war industrial Germany.
Seven planes were missing.
Germany, giving the first report
of the night raid, admitted damage
to residential quarters" but as
serted that numerous planes were
shot down.
FACTORIES IN RUINS
The great four -motored Royal Air
Force planes of the night shift took
over from planes of seven nations
which in yesterdays daylight left
a big area of northwestern France
dotted with the ruin of war fac
tories and the twisted Wreckage of
enemy planes.
Eighty bombers, Boeing flying
fortresses and Douglas A-20 attack
bombers of the United States Army
Air Force and the new secret mos
quito bombers of the Raj carried
out the daylight raids which set
up a new record for daylight ac-
tivities by the army.
British, American, Canadian, New
Zealand Polish, Norwegian and
Belgian Suuadrons were included in
the 400 Allied fighter planes which
swept an area 160 miles long and
so miles deep.
The intrepid fortresses shot down
themselves 13 German Focke Wulff
1870 fighters which attacked them.
Former members of the RAF Eagle
squadronS now in the Army Air
Force shot down four and a Polish
ace shot down another for total
of 18 against a loss of six Allied
planes, the pilot of one of which
was safe.
SECRET PLANES
1t was the second operational
flight of the new British mosquitoes,
the new Allied answer to the air
mans dream of a bomber plane
fast enough and tough to strike
deep into enemy territory by broad
daylight and outrun pursuing enc
my fighter planes to get home.
Still on the very-secret list, the
two -motored mosquitoes in their
first flight last Saturday bombed
the Oslo headquarters of the Ger
man Gestapo from an altitude of
100 feet, broke up a Norwegian
Nazi meeting and sent the arch
traitor Vidkun Quisling leading the
race for shelter.
The Allied planes were in com
plete command of the air. Not a
single German plane was reported
over all Britain during the night.
A joint communique of the Air
Ministry and the Army reported
on yesterdays daylight raids:
NO BOMBERS MISSING
Strong bomber formations of the
United States Air Force attacked
| targets in nouthern France Fri
day afternoon Many squadrons of
Royal Air Force, United Air Force,
Dominion and Allied fighters car
ried out supporting operations and
escorted bombers.
"Fortresses bombed the air frame
factory at Meaulte and the air
field at st. Omer and Bostons at
tackled the docks at lie Havre. No
bomberS are missing.
Eighteen enemy aircraft were
destroyed, 13 of them by fortress
crews.
six escorting fighters are miss
ing but the pilot of one is safe"
The Air Ministry said in a sep
arate communique that the mos
quitos bombed the big iron and
steel works near Liege last evening
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-04
z .Jop Transport
Ships Set Afire

Gen. Douglas Macarthur announced
today.
The attacks, made while Douglas
attack bombers and fighter planes
gave heavy support to Australian
troops driving up the owen Stanley
mountains of New Guinea. ap-
preached a record for the south
west Pacific.
Boeing Flying Fortresses, in big
raid on Rabaul in New Britain
Island, most important japanese
base in the entire New Guinea
Solomon Islands area, set lire TO
a l5,O0O-ton Japanese transport ana
a 7O00-ton transport with direct
bomb hits and probably hit a Japa-
nese cruiser and an undermined
ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-04
WORSE THAN VERDUN

Red Star recapitulated previous
official announcements that 73 Ger
man divisions "a division is $1,000
men) had lost 10 per cent of their
effectiveness and that 81 more divi-
sons had lost 40 to so per cent OF
their effectives between May l and
Aug. 81. Red Star said that 80
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-04

were being killed every day in the
northwestern section of tn city
llone, where the Germans we're try
ing to drive through a factory and
workers district to a broad boule-
ward that leads to the heart OF
StalinUr0d
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Shelters for Evacuees
Arranged in Fairfax
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatCh 10 l ne star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. March y.
Shelters for evacuees in case of
any emergency have been estab-
lished in Fairfax County within u,
16 and 20 mile limits of Washing
ton, Mrs. Robert o. Lord. chair
man of the Disaster Preparedness
Committee of the Fairfax County
Red Cross Chapter, announced.
Headquarters of the committee
will be in Madison School. Falls
Church, where registrations. in
quiries and information will be
handled by trained personnel Each
shelter will be equipped and stated
to provide many persons with food,
clothing. medical care and con-
sultation.
Madison School will serve as the
emergency shelter for Falls Church.
For South Gate residents the shelter
will be in the Baptist Church on
Annandale road under the leader
ship of the Rev. w. E. Costner.
Other shelters within the 12-mile
limit are located at Mclean, Dunn
Loring and Franconia elementary
schools. Shelters also are DroDosed
for Forestville, Fairfax and Mount
Vernon within the 16-mile limit,
and for the 20-mile limit, shelters
are proposed for Clifton and Lorton.
One already has been estab-
lished at Herndon School,
Evening star., 1942-03-12
School Budget Approved
By loudoun County Board
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, March IA
school budget providing for expendi-
lures of $243.651. and a county ap-
preparation of sl35 900 has been ap-
proved by the Loudoun County
School Board
The budget will be reconsidered
however. at special meeting if the
General Assembly fails to provide
s500,000 for school bus aid or should
an adverse decision be rendered in
the case of the town of Leesburg
vs. the School Board
Principals and supervisor were
reappointed as follows Leesburg
High School. Charles S. Monroe;
Aldie High School, Philip de Zerega
Ashburn High School, j. Lupton
Simpson; Lincoln High School, Art
ley o. Hutton; Lovettsville High
School, L. A. Wameldorp; Douglass
High School (coloredD, George w.
Liverpool.
Arcola School, Miss Dorothy Rol-
Inns: Hamilton School. Robert A
Myers; Hillsboro School. Mrs. Zella
Potterfield; Lincoln School. Mrs
Margaret Cockerill: Middleburg
School, Lake Van Sickler; Purcell
vile School, A. L. Hutton. jr.: Uni
Bloomfield School, Mrs. Mary D
Monroe; Waterford School, Mrs
Eliza G. Myers.
Elementary supervisor, Miss Helen
Einstein.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
More Foster Homes
Needed in Prince Georqes

Need for additional offers of foster
homes for children was revealed to-
day by the Prince Georges County
CMd0 Welfare Board through Ber-
nard w. Scholz, acting executive
secretary.
The board has been faced with a
large increase in the number of cases
requiring temporary or permanent
placement, necessitating addition of
trained child welfare worker to
the staff of II field workers, Mr..
Scholz said.
He warned that persons giving
-and-night care to children in
their homes must have licenses from
the board, except in a few special
cases. whether or not they have ac-
cepted children through the board,
and whether or not they are receiv-
ing compensation for the care.
Persons operating unlicensed fos-
ter homes and others wishing to aid
the placement program can obtain
information from Mrs. Elizabeth
Gingell, County Service Building,
Hyattsville, between 9 and II am,
sxcept Saturdays and Sundays.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
| Dorden Refuses
To Name Tennis
|Co-ordinotor

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. March l2.-Gov.
Darden has refused a request from
the Office of Civilian Defense for
appointment of a tennis CO.
ordinator" in Virginia.
The Governor refused to comment
on the matter. He was said to have
expressed full agreement to the
theory that tennis was fine for
physical fitness, but to have declared
that organization of Statewide
tennis classes and the employment
of man to run them had no place
in his defense administration.
DR.. Louis Burnett, unpaid regional
o. C. D. representative for physical
fitness, said no State is asked to
employ" sports leaders. All such
activity is voluntary, he told The
Star from his Baltimore office.
DR.. Burnett said Gov. Darden
might have received request for
appointment of a tennis co-ordinator
from New York, where Holcombe
Ward. president of the Lawn Tennis
Association and unpaid national
tennis co-ordinator for o. c. D., has
his headquarters.
He said he knew nothing of the
tennis matter in Virginia.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Chever|y P..T. A. Assai|s
Cut in Teachers Bonus
Sle cial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHEVERLY, Md, March H.
Pointing out that Prince Georges
County has lost approximately n
per cent of its teaching staff this
school year because of what was
termed "ridiculously low salary
rates." the Parent Teacher Associa-
ton of the Cheverly- Tuxedo School
last night criticized the county COM
missioners and the Board of Edu-
cation for cutting the proposed
teachers bonus from $3.50 per year
to 5000.
Deploring the differences between
Prince Georges and District teach
ers' salaries, the association voted
to demand that the bonus be in
creased to $3.50. 1t was also voted
that immediate action be taken to
adjust teacher salary rates so they
will equal the minimum rates for
District teachers.
The association moved that the
resolutions be forwarded to county
officials.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
IA New Auto Permits
Are Approved in Fairfax
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, March 12.-Per-
mlts for the purchase of IA new
automobiles by persons whose Or
ders we're filed prior to January !
have been approved by the Fair
fax County Rationing Board.
Mrs. Mollie w. Cleveland, clerk
of the board, also announced the
following tire applications have
been approved:
William w. Thomas, four re-
tread tires; Galiot Brothers, two
tires and two tubes for a tractor;
Howard H. Havenner, four truck
tires and two retreads; R. H. Les
ter, four tires; Charles B. Runyon
two tires and one tube; Don Les
ter Rose, one tire; Herndon Volun-
teer Fire Department, one tire; Jack
Shrier, two tires and two tubes;
John B. Cleveland, four tires.
George c. Settle, two recapped
tires; the Rev. John F. Kociela
one tire: George Franklin Dodd, two
recapped tires; Paul E. Rhinehart
one tractor tire; o. v. Carper, one
tire; Paul Dove, one tire and one
tube; Oswald C. Down, two tires;
Frank v. Piles, jr., two tires; State
Highway Department. eight tires
and two tubes; Russell j. Haines
one tire and one tube; Norman S
Maley, two retread obsolete tires;
Roy Kincheloe, on tire, and William
w. Thomas, four retread tires.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Flanagan Will Address
Viruinia Farm Federation
p, ttf Associated Press.

2, the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, March 12.-Repre-
sentative Flanagan, Democrat, OF
Virginia will be among the speakers
at the annual convention of the
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
at the Hotel Richmond here March
1o and 20.
Mr.. Flanagan will address the
convention banquet March 10.
Among the guests expected to at
tend will be Gov. Darden.
Other speakers include DR.. John
r. Hutcheson of Blacksburg. direc-
tor of the division of extension
work, and Edward A. O'Neal. presi-
dent of the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
Officers and directors will be
elected at the afternoon session on
the closing day.
A special meeting of the Associated
Women of the Virginia Farm Bureau
will be held Thursday afternoon.
Also to be held that day will be the
eighth annual Virginia Institute of
Cooperation.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Maryland Farmers Told
To Double Use Of Lime
By The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, March 12
"A University of Maryland agrono-
mist believes Maryland farmers
should use more than double the
lime they now apply to the soil.
DR.. w. B. Kemp, head of the uni
versity's agronomy department, said
thousands of soil samples were
tested. The results showed 100000
tons of ground limestone must be
applied to Maryland soil to get
maximum efficiency and meet the
crop goals of the food for victory
campaign.
In 1910, he said, only 125, ,981 tons
of lime in various forms were used
in Maryland This made a total
of 10000 tons of ground stone
100000 less than the amount needed
he said.
The Maryland Farm Bureau sug-
gested use of prison labor to pro-
duce the needed quantities at rea.
sonable cost, he said.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
CIV. Tompkins Elected
President Of Fairfax
Community Chest
Directors Approve
Employment Of New
Welfare Worker
special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, March 12.-Charles
V. Tompkins has been elected presi-
dent of the Fairfax County Com
munity Chest for the coming year.
Other officers elected include Mrs.
Ray Huff of Lorton, vice president
in charge of projects; Craig Hunter
of Vienna, executive vice president;
A Smith Bowman, jr.. of Sunset
Hills, secretary, and r. M. Lough-
borough, county defense co-ordi-
nator, treasurer.
Members of the Executive Com
mittee are Lawrence M. Proctor of
Falls Church, Paul Peter of Chan
tilly. James Stone of Fairfax, Mrs.
John c. Laylin of Forestville, Mrs.
w. S. Livingston of Seminary and
Mrs. Conrad Van Hyning of Falls
Church.
Due to the heavy increase in the
Community Chest budget, the Board
OF Directors has approved the en-
ployment of a welfare worker on
the recommendation of DR.. Lennig
Sweet of Fairfax
1t was explained the duties of the
new officer will not conflict with
those of the regular county well
fare department. He will take over
a large volume of work that has
heretofore been handled by volun-
teer Chest workers. A salary not in
excess of 81 200 year was approved
for the welfare worker.
DR.. Sweet pointed out the Chest
budget has increased from SO 900 the
first year to 2l,000 at present.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Nearby U. S. Offices
Place 891 Workers

During February the United
States Employment Service Offices
in Alexandria and Arlington helped
employers find 891 workers of all
types, from professional persons to
laborers, it was announced yester-
day by Manager Carter w. Friend.
Mr.. Friend has asked that every
person who can do any work to help
win the war or desires training for
work in war industries register i'm
mediately with one of these ofices:
1918 North Washington boulevard,
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Maryland Auto Steel Junk
ENOUGH 10 Build AIS Tanks
BY TIE Associated Press

Bv tie Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. March PA War
Production Board spokesman said
yesterday a recent survey showed
there were enough automobiles in
Maryland junkyards to provide
scrap iron and steel for the con-
struction of 425 medium tanks or
$500 Army reconnaissance cars.
The survey conducted by the
Work Projects Administration and
the Agriculture Department showed
there were 272 yards in the State
with five or more old cars and a
State wide total of 1896 junked
autos.
Total estimated scrap tonnage in
the rusting vehicles is 9,171 tons. A
w. P. B. drive now is underway to
move these automobiles to steel
mills.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Maryland Considers
Payroll Tax in Ratio
To Stability Of Staff
Legislative Council Plan
Would Vory Levy From
0.9 to TT Per Cent
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE. March 12-The
Legislative Council yesterday dis
cussed a proposal to levy unemploy-
ment compensation payroll taxes
against Maryland employers in pro-
portion to.the stability of their labor
forces.
The council instructed the Unem-
ployment Compensation Board tc
draw up a bill for its consideration
and possible presentation to the l943
Legislature.
AL employers are now taxed a fiat
27 per cent of their payroll. Under
the proposed plan. they might be
taxed as little as 09 per cent if they
had a high record of employe sta
bility, or as much as 27 if the turn
over was rapid.
S38,OO0,OO0 in Reserve.
Stephen c. Cromwell. director for
the board, said the State now had a
s38 100000 compensation reserve
fund and expected a s50,000000 re-
serve before 1943. He warned tenn
porary war employees must be cared
for later and said any change in
existing law should protect the re-
serve.
Joseph C. McCurdy. labor member
of the board. said. AT the present
time I am of the opinion as labor
representative on the board that ii
would be very unwise to pass a merit
rating"
Loose-Leaf Regulation Urged.
The council, touring State tobacco
warehouses, received an investiga-
tors report that it was doubtful
whether both State warehouse and
loose leaf auction systems of market
ing tobacco can exist indefinitely
for the small Maryland crop"
DR.. Carl N. Everstine of the coun-
Gil research staff recommended some
form of regulation for the loose
leaf auctions. He said the office OF
commissioner of tobacco marketing
as constituted, was useless.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Air-Ruid Wagon Presented

WARRENTON, Va, March 12-
John Fox Bowman, co-ordinator for
Fauquier County, has announced the
presentation of an air raid patrol
wagon for civilian defense use here
by Walter P. Chrysler, jr., of North
Wales. The wagon will be driven
to Warrenton Monday and is ex-
pected to arrive about 3 pm. 1t
will be driven by Mr.. Constable
Scotch of London, England. Mr..
Scotten will demonstrate treatment
and effects Of incendiary bombs.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Salvage for Victory
Campaign Opened
In Montgomery
HousehoIders Urged
To Save Poper, Rags
And Rubber Goods

Launching a campaign to make
Montgomery County Md resi-
dents salvage conscious" George
V. Menke, chairman of the County
Salvage Committee, today called on
all county residents to salvage for
victory"
Pointing out that America must
have raw materials to make the
weapons our fighting men need for
victory" Mr.. Menke urged house
holders to save their waste paper,
old rags and cast-off clothing, scrap
metals and discarded rubber goods.
do not discard anything that is
still useful and that might have to
be replaced, Mr.. Nenke cautioned.
Tin Cans of No Use.
He also warned against collection
of tin cans, razor blades and bottle
tops, since these materials cannot
be salvaged profitably.
Among things that can and should
be collected, he said. are cardboard
cartons, paper bags, newspapers,
magazines, burlap bags, discarded
draperies. mattresses, pillows and
carpets and scrap iron, steel, brass,
copper, aluminium lead. picture
frames. hangers, tire chains, metal
beds, stoves and automobile bat
teries
While no countrywide method of
collection has been decided on as
yet, Mr.. Menke explained. persons
/ having any waste materials should
either call their local junk dealers
or give them to charities. schools
or other organizations, which will
dispose of them.
Schools Can Help.
Where local schools are collect
ing scrap, Mr. Menke suggested that
the waste materials be given to the
children to take to school. In many
cases, he said, the schools are con-
ducting their own campaigns to
save waste paper.
Don't wait until you collect a
large amount of waste material" he
declared. Thus, you can either
give it to schools or take it to
junk dealer or charitable organiza-
ton and relieve the strain on COL
lection facilities"
At the same time, Mr.. Menke
asked that any one desiring posters
advertising the salvage drive call
him at his home. His telephone
number is Shepherd 4269-R.
He added that he will appoint
subchairmen in the various COM
munitieS in the near future.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Short 5|ackout
Slated in All
u. 5. Buildings
Arlington Official
Issues Observance
Order for County

Government buildings will join
private homes and business houses
for at least a half hour in comply
ing with the blackout order for the
Metropolitan Area Friday night, &C
cording to a memorandum sent by
the Public Buildings Administration
to all Government Department heads
today.
Although the order issued for the
blackout again excepted Federal
buildings, Acting Federal Works Ad-
ministrator Baird Snyder reached an
agreement with Defense Co-ordina-
tor John Russell Young late yester-
day whereby he agreed to ask CO.
operation of all Government agen-
cies for a total blackout from 8 pm.
to $50 pm.
For the rest of Washington and
nearby counties the blackout will
last from 5 pm. to midnight.
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han officially ordered the blackout
for those hours in Arlington County,
Va. His order said that all public
and private establishments not es-
sential to national defense must
extinguish or screen their lights
during the period. There are sew
eral defense agencies with Offices
in the county, including the Navy
Department, and it was not known
what steps these bureaus would take.
To guarantee a more complete
blackout without switching off lights
next time, Mr.. Snyder yesterday
also authorized P. B. A. to spend
whatever money was necessary out
of its maintenance funds to carry
out blackout construction in build
ings with day and night shifts and
elsewhere that night work had to be
done.
Street Lights to Burn.
The blacking out of Federal build
ings will be the principal difference
between the Friday practice and the
one that preceded it on March 3,
except that that one lasted 10 hours.
Street lights will not be turned
off, traffic will not be halted The
other exceptions to the blackout
order, including lights necessary to
transportation, national defense
plants. navigation and public utili-
ties, will be the same as they were
for the other long blackout.
Detailed instructions were being
prepared today for AFRAID wardens,
who patrol the streets as they did
the last time, although their work
will be less arduouS, both because of
the shorter time and the expected
automatic compliance.
Civilian Defense officials said they
were hoping that the compliance
would take the form of blackout
preparations rather than merely
switching off lights. They indicated
special attention would be paid to
stores which shut up shop when the
blackout began last time.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
70 Pct. Rise Reported
In Virginia Marriages
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, March 12.-In the
last two months of 194l, 1886 mar
riage licenses we're issued in Vir-
ginia, % per cent increase over the
same period in 1910, the State Health
Department reported today.
The prospect of draft for service
in our armed forces always has oc-
casioned a rise in the number of
marriages" the report explained.
with the present more favorable
economic condition and anticipated
induction of more men in military
service in 1912, the sharp upward
trend in marriages unquestionably
will continue.
In 20 larger cities of the State
the increase averaged 20 per cent
and in the counties the rise was AZ
per cent.
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Funeral Services Held
For Frank L. Estep

WILDWOOD. Va, March u (Spe-
ciaD Funeral services were con-
Quoted here yesterday for Frank L
Estep, 43, former Washington fire.
man, who died Monday in Win
chester hospital.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mar
guerite Brown Estep; four children
three brothers, Walter, of Washing.
ton, and Henry B. and Fred Ester
of this place, and four sisters, Mrs
Charlotte Vorous, Mrs. Joseph Dove
and Mrs. Henry L. beavers of Clarke
County. and Mrs. E. H. Hoffman, jr.
Front Royal, Va. 4
Evening star., 1942-03-12
Arlington Revenue Office
To Assist taxpayers

The Office of Harry K. Green
Arlington county commissioner OF
revenue, will be open Friday and
Monday nights from 7 to 9 o'clock to
assist local taxpayers in the prepara-
ton of Federal and State tax re-
turns. Mr.. Green announced today.
The collector of internal revenue
at Richmond has assigned Deputies
Richard Ottavio. Frank Stickley,
w. C. Saunders, jr., and w. B. Webb
to daily duty at Mr.. Green's office
in the Court House, as well as on
Friday and Monday nights.
Mr.. Green urged all taxpayers to
make their State returns at the time
of filing Federal returns, in order
to facilitate the work. State income
taxes are not payable until Decem-
ber, but Federal taxes are due on
or before March 16.