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Evening star., 1942-03-26
30 Oxon Hill Students
Make March Honor Roll

John P. Speicher, principal Of the
Oxon Hill High School, reports that
80 pupils are on the honor roll for
the term ending March IS. They
are:
Alma Birckner, Lilymae Conley,
Virginia Csonka, Shirley Taylor,
Margaret Thorne, Harry Hawkins,
Richard Wintenberg, Mary Esther
Rice, Mildred Blandford, Marion
Brooks, Catherine Coomes, Mar
garet Delozier, Raymond Kerby,
Ethel Sawyer, Virginia Tilch, Vir-
ginia Warren, Joanne Anderson,
Gloria Belote, Catherine Heit-
muller, Beverly Hullings, Dorothy
Lee Landman, Alice Pirie, Bessie
Green, Gertrude Lenck, Laura
Lewey, Helen Conley. Narilyn Pope,
James Swanson, Mary Weber and
Mary White.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Virginia U. Faculty Rejects
Plea to End Tests During War

to take both final examinations and
comprehensive. examinations in the
same course"
In rejecting the petition, the
faculty said it received the petition
with regret because it has hoped
that the young men of America.
and particularly the students of this
university. would be anxious to do
a better rather than a poorer job
at whatever task was before them
at this time of national crisis"
while they are so fortunate as
to have the chance" the faculty
announcement continued, students
in the college should pursue their
education with their might. Just
as other young men in business. in
dustry, and the armed forces should
do their work with their might.
This is no time for laxness in any
walk of life.
TO cheaper our degrees by max
ing them easier to attain would not
further the preparation of our stu
dents for greater service in war or
peace. 1t would do the reverse"
Evening star., 1942-03-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, March 26.
The University of Virginia's aca-
demic faculty has rejected a petition
OF the university's Student Senate
proposing the suspension of COM
prehensive examinations for the
duration Of the war.
At present the university requires
both a final examination and
comprehensive examination in the
students major subject before
awarding Of degree.
In its petition, presented prior to
the spring holidays, the senate had
asked that the faculty suspend COM
prehensive examination, or at least
final examinations, in the students
major course due to the present
war situation and the fact that
many students may be called into
the armed services at the conclu-
sion of this session.
The resolution said further that
'in no instance do we the senate)
feel that student should be forced
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Virginia Baptist
Sessions Announced

Blythe Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, March rs. - The
Baptist General Association of Vir-
ginia will hold its 1943 meeting here
next February %, "a and rs, it was
announced today.
Thomas w. Gillian said the
Executive Committee of the Baptist
Board of Missions and Education
had decided to hold the 1943 meet
ing here. The association met last
month in Roanoke.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Staples Checks Laws,
Seeking Authority
In Camp Pickett Case
Dorden Would End Pact
He Says Blocks Use
Of Non-Union Labor
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, March 26.-Attor-
ney General A. p. Staples checked
Virginia statutes today at the re-
quest Of Gov. Darden to determine
whether the State has authority
to move against certain labor ar
rangements which the Governor
said were blocking employment of
non-union labor in construction Of
Camp Pickett at Blackstone.
The attorney general also had an
inquiry from the Governor as to
whether the constructive session of
the Legislature. which IS to meet
here Saturday for the formality of
signing some bills, may properly
take up any other business at that
time. The understanding was that
this business might be passage of
some law under which the State
could act If Mr.. Staples finds no
such authority now exists.
1t was expected that the Governor
would get his answer from the
attorney general tomorrow.
Special Session Idea Dismissed.
Any idea of a special session Of
the whole general assembly was
grounds that ''it would cost SIS ,000."
Meanwhile, John j. Oorson, direc-
tor of the United States Employ
ment Service, said he was looking
into" Mr.. Darden's charges that an
agreement between the employment
service and unions at Blackstone on
the order in which job applicants
were to be referred to the unions
was ian unconscionable prostitu-
ton" of Employment Service pur-
poses.
The Governor noted that the
agreement called for referral to the
unions by the service of all job ap-
pNcants and said this did not con-
stitute "a preferential shop as 1t is
contemplated by the original con-
tract"
Didn't Know Of Understanding.
1t. M. G. Fox. Army engineer In
charge Of construction on the $25,-
00o,0 900 Camp Pickett job, said yes
terday he did not know Of this un-
derstanding between the Richmond
Building Trades Council and the
Employment Service.
j. F. Joinville, president of the
Richmond Trades Council, said "the
unions have and are serving these
projects and we feel we are doing
good Job. We are not holding up
the camp. We feel that If the
powers that be would take us into
their confidence they would under
stand more clearly Why contractors
IRE willing to have agreements with
the unions"
Evening star., 1942-03-26
IS in Rogers Heights
Finish Firearms Course

Arm bands were presented last
night to Is men of Rogers Heights,
Md, who have completed training
as civilian defense auxiliary fire.
men.
The instruction was given by the
Bladensburg Fire Department and
another class was started imme-
diately for other men in the COM
munity. The course consists of lee
lures and demonstrations of chem
ical warfare combating incendiary
bomb fires and other forms Of fire
fighting.
The community is the first in
Prince Georges County to complete
the auxiliary fire training course, 1t
was announced.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
McCarran Bill
Asks Return Of
Virginia Area
Measure Would Fix
D. C. Boundaries and
Repeal Retrocession

A new proposal for settling the
boundary dispute between the Dis
trict and Virginia was before the
Senate today.
Challenging the constitutionality
of the Retrocession Act of 1846,
under which Virginia reacquired the
County of Alexandria from the Dis
trict, Chairman McCarran of the
Senate District Committee late yes
terday introduced a bill to repeal
that act and to define clearly the
boundaries of the District.
The House District Committee
agreed to defer action on other pro-
posals for settling the boundary dis
pute until the Senate acts on the
McCarran measure, which would re-
turn to the District about 80 square
miles embracing Arlington and Alex
andria.
Act Called Vain, Illegal.
Pointing out that the Federal
Government in recent years has
spent items of millions of dollars
for buildings in Virginia. Senator
McCarran argued that the Retroces-
sion Act was a vain, unconstltu-
tional and illegal act"
He challenged its constitutionality
on two grounds: First, that there
was no provision in the Constitution
for retrocession of Federal reserva-
tions, and second, that the original
establishment of the District was
contract involving the Federal Gov
ernment, the States of Maryland
and Virginia and 10 private property
owners and by retrocession the Fed
eral Government violated that con-
tract.
Commission Is Proposed.
Senator McCarran's bill directs
that the President shall appoint a
commission of five members-one an
officer of the United States, one an
officer of the District, one resi-
dent of Virginia, one resident OF
that portion of the District which
originally was ceded to the United
States by Virginia and the fifth
member to be named chairman IF
the commission.
The group would be required to
make recommendations for reme-
dial legislation within so DAYS after
enactment of the legislation and
after it had made an investigation
Of the problems involved.
The primary purpose of bills be-
fore the House District Committee
is to settle the question of who has
jurisdiction over the new National
Airport on the Virginia side of the
Potomac River. One bill would
place the airport entirely within the
District while another would place
it within Virginia's boundaries but
give it the status of Federal
reservation. A companion bill to
the latter measure was passed by
the recent Virginia General As
sembly.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
First-Aid Instruction
Course to Be Held

An instructors course for those
desiring to teach first-aid classes
will be given by the Montgomery
County Chapter Of the Red Cross
beginning April and ending
April II.
The course will be taught by Will
liam H. Karl, Red Cross field rep
resentative for the Eastern area,
and will be held at the Washington
Sanitarium in Takoma Park.
Applications for enrolment may
be obtained 1T Red Cross headquar-
ters On Norwood drive In Bethesda
or BY calling Oliver 329e.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Montgomery PIons
Neqro Health Week

ROCKVILLE, Md. March 90
Preparations are being made for
celebration in Montgomery County
Of Negro health week April to IL
Committees were named and
other necessary action taken at a
large meeting at Lincoln Park of
prominent colored citizens. Various
committees will meet April 1 to
complete arrangements. The Rev.
c. E. Hodges, pastor Of Jerusalem
Methodist Church, Rockville. con-
Quoted the meeting. He heads the
General Committee on Arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Virginia Ex-Censor
Shuns Movie Shows

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, March 26. - Col
Peters Saunders, as director of the
State Division of Motion Picture
Censorship, saw an average OF
three or four pictures a day during
the last four years.
On January 81 he was named
executive assistant to Gov. Darden
and relinquished the censorship job.
He hasn't seen a movie since.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
1000 Virginia Youth,
Placed in Jobs,
Says n. Y. A. Chief
Declares Machinery
Equipment Not Type
Used in Industry
BY the Associated Press.

oy lhe hccONAotSu Eicoss
RICHMOND, March 26.-T. Ed
win Burke, national youth admin
istrator for Virginia, estimated
yesterday that about 1000 youths
had gone into private employment
probably half into war industries
from Virginia N. Y. A. projects since
July 1.
without question" he said, with
the machinery we have, which by
and large is not the type used in
industry, we are rendering q greater
service by using the equipment for
training purposes than the same
equipment possibly could render in
dustry."
1880 Leave Programs.
Since July l the administrator
reported that 1880 youths had
left N. Y. A. programs In Virginia,
including the national defense
training centers, for one reason or
another, and records showed def
nitely that 3,427 had gone into pri-
vate employment. Mr.. Burke said
this probably was only about half
Of the actual number employed, and
that by conservative estimate one
half of the number was employed in
war industries"
AS to machine tools used in the
training program, Mr.. Burke said
that machinery in use in the metal
shops varied in age from equipment
used by the Army during the World
War at Fort Eustis, to some fairly
recent deliveries" The bulk was
bought in the last two years with
the heaviest purchasing more than
a year ago, he said.
"Other than one or two items Of
rebuilt machinery, we have nothing
on ORDER" the administrator added.
Smaller Type Machines.
A substantial part Of the train
ing equipment. he reported. was not
OA Vic tyPC uSSo al ulOOSt1y. SAo
an example, he said the Virginia
N. Y. AS largest lathe was smaller
than the normal lathe used In the
shipbuilding industry.
(The Baltimore Sun in copy
right story last week said that
nearly 10000 new machine and
metal working production tools"
were scattered through the Ma
ton in N. Y. A. training CEN
terS0
In Manassas, he said, 1876 are
youths enrolled and two shifts are
being operated in the metal shops.
In addition to the N. Y. A. boys
the center Is accommodating more
than 100 Navy recruits. Work and
training Is offered In Welding. radio,
electrical, sheetmetal, machine. AL.
tomotive and Woodworking shops.
Evening star., 1942-03-26

CQe disappear
ance more than
a month ago of
Miss E m m a
S h e t | oc k, 20
year old bru-
nette, last seen
In Washington.
Sheriff Kerlin
said he h a d
broadcast a look
out to police in
Washington and
In eastern States
in an effort to
locate Miss Shet-
lock, who at the
time of her dis
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Women in Arlington
Ask Draft Of Plan
For City Government
County Boord Requested
To Take Steps to Name
Charter Committee

The Arlington County (Va) Board
today had under consideration a
resolution from the Organized Wom-
en- Voters Of Arlington asking it to
take steps for the appointment OF 4
charter committee to prepare a plan
Of city government.
At It's meeting yesterday the vorn-
ems organization requested the
board to pass q resolution asking
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy Of the
Arlington Circuit Court to name .
committee to prepare a charter for
possible incorporation Of the county
as city.
The organization refused to vote
on whether it favors incorporation
and also to act on the charter legis-
lation passed by the Virginia Cen
eral Assembly. It felt that because
Of q large number OF new residents
In the county, many of whom have
lived under city governments In
other States, charter committee
would be able to draft a city plan
better after holding public hearings.
Program Reviewed.
Mrs Florence Cannon was the
author of the resolution.
Mrs. Ruby G.. Simpson, reporting
for the Legislative Committee, said
a major portion of the women voters
legislative program had been en-
acted by the General Assembly.
Proposals enacted into. law included
provision for a central registrar for
Arlington; tax exemptions Of inter-
est and penalties for men in the
armed services; q referendum on
bonds to finance playground pur-
chases; the "three-point" school
program of the Virginia Education
Association; penal reform legisla-
ton, and provision for the Arlington
incorporation charter committee.
Items that failed to pass. she re-
ported, included. a provision to
strengthen the law requiring a
three-day wait for marriage licenses;
limitation of 10 per cent on the
variation of Arlington budget ex-
penditures, and a requirement that
the detailed account of the Arling-
ton budget be published annually.
DR.. Jarman Backed.
Miss Emma Jacobs, chairman Of
the Civic Committee, obtained sup
port for a resolution indorsing the
appointment Of DR.. B. H. Jarman
as director of secondary education
in Arlington schools. The resolu-
ton also recommended that the
County School Board adopt nine
recommendations of a special COM
mission, headed by Dean j. H. Fox
of George Washington University,
which recently completed study
of the school system. Emphasis
was placed on the recommendation
that a child-guidance program be
installed in which parents and
teachers would take an active part.
Mrs. Dean H. Rose, vice president,
presided.
Evening star., 1942-03-26

appearance was employed as ste
nographer for a Quantico Marine
officer. She was last seen February
II driving her green 1886 Plymouth
coupe on Constitution avenue.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Shetlock of near Manas-
sas and has light brown hair. blue
eyes, weighs 155 pounds and is S
feet 10 inches tall, Sheriff Kerlin
said.
Evening star., 1942-03-26
Manassas Girl Sought
Throughout East

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, March 26-
Prince William County Sheriff j. P.
Kerlin today said he believed foul
play may have been responsible for
Evening star., 1942-09-08
LiIIion Cox Athey

The Towering season is from June
until September and the distribu-
ton of the common milkweed is
from New Brunswick far westward
and southwark to Kansas and
North Carolina.
The slightly fragrant blossoms
broadcast their message. Bees,
wasps, flies, beetles and butterflies
follow the scent to its source. Nee
tar is served in abundance, but a
more canny hostess would be hard
to find. When the guests alights,
she skids because OF the slippery
landing surface In order to get
toehold, the visitor moves her feet
about so they become caught in the
clefts at the base of each blossom
The frantic efforts to free the feet
draws them into a slot at the end
Of which lies dark body with q
notch In it face. This is so con-
nected with the slot that when the
guest gives a final jerk for freedom,
out come the pollen masses, too,
fastened to each foot. These are
shaped like tiny saddle bags. AS
the insect flies away to another
hostess the stalks to which the
bags are attached twist and bring
them together.
Reaching his destination, the
agent" gets his feet caught again
and leaves the saddle bags filled
with vital pollen behind. Large in
sects have been captured at the
port of the milkweed to see how
many calls they had made. Some
had as many as nine stems on one
leg, or nine saddle-bag strings.
Evening star., 1942-09-08

time before having his family come
to London, or 1t may be that Shake
speares parents offered their home
to Mrs. Shakespeare and the little
ones.
The children of Shakespeare were
named Susanna, Judith and Ham
met. Hammet, the only son, died at
the age OF IL and was buried in
6tratford. His name was very
nearly the same as that of Hamlet,
the chief character in one of the
plays Of Shakespeare.
During his early years in London,
Shakespeare was far from being
famous writer of plays. 1t appears
that he earned his living by small
tasks performed In and around
theater. Later he was allowed to
Join company of players, and after
q time became one of the important
actors.
Looking over the plays which the
actors were to perform, Shakespeare
was not content with them. He
thought they need to be improved,
and spent some Of his spare time
writing new scenes and acts.
tFor biography section OF your scrap
Evening star., 1942-09-08

try to get to the big pine tree.
Bobby felt in his heart that he
hated Farmer Browns Boy and yet
he had a queer feeling that some
how it was because Of Farmer
Browns Boy that he was alive that
very minute. And the fact is it
was. You see, just as the hunter
with the terrible gun had put it
to his shoulder to shoot at Bobby
Farmer Browns Boy had yelled
and that yell had so startled the
hunter with the gun that he had
missed. If 1t hadn't been for that
yell from Farmer Browns Boy there
would be no more stories about
Bobby Coon.
Farmer Browns Boy pretended
that he had yelled because he was
excited and had seen Bobby trying
to escape, but Mistress Moon look
ing down and seeing all that was
going on knew better. She had
seen Farmer Browns Boy smile.
Evening star., 1942-09-08

and despite the fact that our hands
become uncomfortably sticky from
the milky substance pouring from
the broken stems, we manage to
have bouquet.
In the autumn, when the plant
has matured her many seed chill
dren, the milkweed is more fully
appreciated for its decorative quail
ties. At this season, city folks are
looking for grasses and plants that
will make an attractive winter bou-
quet. 1t is surprising how few
connect the fluffy, seed children and
their silky parachutes with the
purpnsh brown flower of the spring
Really. the milkweed is won
derful plant 1t Is successful be-
cause of the devices and mechanism
it has perfected. 1t has become
prosperous through highly in
genious method of using insects,
though it does not refuse to repay
these important assistants. Milk
weeds have marched around the
earth, the tribe now numbering
1900 species. The seed children
travel the airways equipped with q
parachute. When the wind dies
| they drop to the earth and begin
to establish themselves. Thus, you
will find milkweeds in fields, along
the roadside In waste places and
In out Of the way spots.
Evening star., 1942-09-08
Uncle Ruy's Corner
BY RAMON COFTMAN.

When Shakespeare was young
mana very young mamie was
married. He was, at the time. only
18 years Of age. His bride. Anne
Hathaway, was several years older
than he.
Many visitors to Stratford-on-
Avon 60 to see Anne Hathawag's S
Cottage" some little distance from
the town. The guide shows visitors
the fireplace beside which 1t Is be-
lieved Anne and William sat in their
days of counting. The very bench on
which they sat. or one like 1t, Is
pointed out by the guide.
At about the time he was Il,
Shakespeare started on the great ad-
venture of his life. He made jour-
ney to London.
The reason he left home is not
certain, but this legend has come
down to us:
There was pobleman named
Sir Thomas Lucy who owned great
deal of land near Stratford. One
day Will Shakespeare went into
Lucy's forest and shot deer. He
had done the same thing before, but
this time he was caught. Sir Thomas
Lucy did not like the Shakespeare
family. and if Will had not left town
he would have been punished Sc
verely."
Whether or not that story is true,
We find young Shakespeare spending
most of his later life away from
StratfoTd-on-A Avon. 1t is possible
that he took his wife and children
to London with him, but this is not
certain, Perhaps he waited for some
Evening star., 1942-09-08
Take MyWord for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Again Aren't 4?

Detroit: Despite your valiant
efforts, We continue to read and
hear the ridiculous aren't II" in
stead of the correct "am / not?"
You'll find 1t in a fiction story on
page 81 of the July 4th issue of
Zone of Americas largest
weeklies). For gosh sake. DO some
thing!-Mrs. B.
Mrs. B. has reported correctly.
The story reads:
Lillian" he said stupidity. But
how--what are you doing here?"
Really, darling!" She laughed
lightly and threw a quick glance at
mother. Aren't I your wife?"
The question was a poser, for
In truth, the gal was his.
And there was naught that he
could say
But, yes. my dear, you Is"
Then mother put her two-bits in
As mons do frequently:
"Of course she are your missus,"
She chanted, Aren't she?"
He hung his head, unhappy chap;
They had him in jam.
Then mournfully he nodded, Yes,
I must admit she am
His spouse went on, "Oh, amt you
not
NY hubby" From afar
His low voice seemed to float to her
Indeed, indeed I are"
Now thus the author makes it clear
And all our doubts allay,
That she is hisn, he is hern--
They're wedlocked isn't they?
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Evening star., 1942-09-08
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS

A close call means a narrow es-
cape, very narrow escape And
that is what Bobby Coon had when
he tried to cross from the top of
the big chestnut tree to the top of
the big pine tree. You see, Bobby S
mind was so full of the idea of
getting into that big pine tree that
he forgot how bright the light from
Mistress Moon was, so bright that,
of course, the hunters at the foot
of the tree would see him the very
minute he showed himself.
He was half way along the great
branch that reached over to the
big pine tree when he remembered
the moonlight, and just as he re-
membered he heard a great shout
from the hunters down below and
he knew that they saw him. 1t
was OF no use 10 turn back now, so
Evening star., 1942-09-08

he did the best thing he could do
hurried ahead as fast as ever he
could.
Bang! Bobby had almost reached
the big pine tree when the terrible
gun Carried by one of the hunters
startled everybody in the Green
Forest with its dreadful roar. 1t
frightened poor Bobby so that he
almost lost his brip. He heard a
sharp, whistling noise. He didn't
know exactly what it was, though
he knew that it had something to
do with that terrible gun. The
fact is 1t was the shot tearing up
through the air close to Bobby that
made that whistling sound. At the
same time something stlng him
sharply, so sharply that he almost
cried out Three of the shots had
hit him, but because he was so fat
they had mot been able to 60
through him and do him any real
harm.