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Evening star., 1942-02-15
Revision Of Virginia
Game Commission
Measure Expected
Sportsmen's Proposals
Likely to Be Placed
Before House

Legislation before the Virginia
General Assembly to reorganize sew
eral executive departments, as asked
by Gov. Darden, probably will be re-
vised and sent back to the House of
Delegates to change the proposed
organization of the Commission of
Game and Inland Fisheries, as a
result of action taken by Virginia
sportsmen.
A bill by Delegate E. Blackburn
Moore of Berryville, which provided
for the reduction of the game COM
mission from seven to five members,
passed the House and was given
public hearing for the benefit of
hunters and fishermen by the Sem
ate General Laws Committee last
week.
Following a conference with Gov.
Darden and a public hearing before
the committee, it was tentatively
agreed to abolish the proposed five
member game commission and to
provide for one commissioner who
would perform all of the executive
and administrative work of the de-
partment. There would also be pro-
vided an advisory commission Of
nine members without adfninistra-
tive authority but which would pre-
sent the views of the sportsmen
from each congressional district at
periodic meetings with the game de-
partment administrator.
Gov. Darden told about IS sports
men that he favored their plan as
more efficient and economical than
that proposed by Mr.. Moore. At
the Senate committee hearing, the
patron of the bill likewise indicated
he would support the plan to the
limit" and asked the committee to
consider amending the bill.
The General Laws Committee will
hold another public hearing on the
sportsmen's plan at 10 am. Febru-
ary Is at the State Capitol. Among
those who attended the Governors
conference and the hearing were
Reynolds Harnsberger, president.
Arlington-Fairfax Chapter, IZaak
Walton League; Duncan Gibbs, of
the Front Royal Chapter of the
league; William E. Anderson Of
Prince William County and DR..
George Stearns, president of the
Charlottesville chapter of the
league.
Mr.. Harnsberger said he would
call special meeting of the nearby
Virginia chapter. which will be
open to all sportsmen, to obtain
their views on the proposed revised
bill. The date and place of the
meeting will be announced this
week.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Big Stone Gap
| Seeks SundioI
For Correct Time
BY the Associated Press.

By the AsSociateo Press.
BIG STONE GAP, Va, Feb. IA
This has become town divided over
the time situation.
Big Stone Gap is located within
the Central time zone but, being
only IL miles from the zone line, it
had been using Eastern standard
until war time went into effect
Monday.
Town officials, leading industries
and schools decided to revert to
Central time. The postoffice, the
chain stores and the bus lines are
using Eastern war time. Other mer-
chants and business men, trying to
accommodate the public, are using
both times.
So confusing has it all become
chat the Kiwanis Club passed q
resolution recommending the erec-
ton Of . town sun dial so every resi-
denH could work out his own indiv.
idual time.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Deferment Sought
For Trained Farmers

A request for selective service de-
ferment for employed trained"
farm laborers has been lodged with
the Montgomery County Selective
Service Board at Rockville by the
Liberty Grove Grange of Burtons-
vile.
The groups appeal says that not
only should such deferment be un-
derstood, but that laborers should
be spared the embarrassment" of
applying for it. Grange Master
Henry c. Lank said laborers must
be kept available because farm pro-
duction is necessary to the war
effort.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Geographic Society Raid Drill
Empties Building in 3 Minutes
226 Employees Fill Evacuation Room;
Sond Bogs, Pumps Kept in Readiness

which will be evacuated in an
emergency because of its large
amount of window space.
A special room has been con-
structed in another section of the
basement for the defense work
Here are located the mechanism
which will set the automobile warn
ing horns in operation. as well as
all sorts of supplies such as shovels,
pick-axes, hoes. radio equipment,
bottles of distilled water, asbestos
shields and stirrup pumps for fight
ing fires, flashlights, hundreds of
feet of hose and all the other neces-
sary equipment.
Warning Horns Effective.
The warning horns. which are
very effective, are installed at stra-
tegic points-one in the basement.
two each on the second and fourth
floors Of the f1ve-story structure
and two in the elevator shaft.
Mainsprings of the buildings Or
ganization are a member of the
editorial staff, Leonard C. Roy, the
chief building warden, and Mr.. Fall
thoff, deputy warden. Their set
up may not jibe in every particular
with that recommended by the
Office Of Civilian Defense for build
ings. but it will work and that's all
that matters, they say.
Forty wardens have been trained
to supervise the operation. They are
the auxiliary police, auxiliary fire.
men, airplane spoilers, litter-bear-
ers, emergency feeders and almost
everything else Every one Of them
knows where and how to effect q
blackout. cut of the water and gas,
and safeguard the society's i'm
portant papers.
Each secretary. stenographer, file
clerk and typist has small canvas
bag tackled on the side Of her desk.
When an alarm sounds, they quickly
jam all their important documents
into the bag and drop it into large
galvanized cans placed in each
room. The cans then are picked
up by the warden staff and taken
to the basement
Protection Offered Others.
The society's priceless collection
OF photographs-there are more
than a quarter million unpublished
ones and some $4,000 published pic
tures-are in fireproof vaults on an
upper floor. The pictures, souvenirs
and relics from famous expeditions
which are displayed in the Ex-
plorers' Room on the first floor, are
considered fairly safe from danger
in their present location.
If the water supply should be cut
of, the building could draw from
an emergency tank which is kept
filled to its 00-gallon capacity. An
auxiliary pump is ready for instant
use
Everyone has joined enthusiastic
ally in the organization of the pro-
tective set-up. DR.. Hutchison, the
secretary. is one of the wardens.
So is Thomas 'McKnew, the assistant
secretary. Besides protecting its own
employees, the society has offered
the buildings facilities for emer-
gency feeding and emergency first
aid to those outside the building
as well.
Evening star., 1942-02-15

It's probably just as we'll there
weren't any stray explorers lurking
around the National Geographic
Society looking for a sponsor around
3 pm. the other day Chances are
they wouldn't have found anybody
home
Someone had pushed button at
3 o'clock, and in less than three
minutes the 226 employees were
massed in one room in the base
ment of the society's building at
Sixteenth and M streets NV. Not
a soul could have been found in
any of the Offices
The fact that the push Of but
ton could empty dozens of labora-
and Photographic dark rooms in
that brief space of time without
making the neighbors think there
was stampede is tribute to the
work of group of men who have
organized a model air raid pro-
lection service for the society's en-
ployes.
Well-Planned Program.
Probably no building in Wash
ington is better prepared to protect
its occupants from death or injury
in an air raid than the Geographic
Society headquarters. The drills 60
ing on are part of well-planned
program which the society believes
will provide ample protection to its
employees If air raids should start.
Charles Falthod, an employe in
the shipping department, merely
pushed a button and three long
blasts blared from seven automobile
horns placed at strategic locations.
Before the series of three blasts
could be repeated, the first employees
were filing in the safest room in
the building-the cafeteria in the
basement.
While the alarm was being sound
ed again, DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor.
president of the society, reached
the evacuation room. From the
second floor came DR.. George
Hutchinson, secretary of the society,
and from the third floor came
Franklin L. Fisher, the chief of
illustrations. Melville Bell Gros-
venor, DR.. Grosvenor's son and an
assistant editor Of the society maga-
zine, and Assistant Editors Fred
erick Simpich and j. r. Hildebrand.
Within about 2 minutes and 40
seconds the offices were evacuated.
Sand Bags Ready.
Few things have been missed in
making the evacuation room safe
from almost anything but a demo-
lition bomb. The society's defense
chieftains claim the cafeteria is
practically bomb-proof and con-
proof. Windows on the side
next to an alley have been bricked
on the outside. Doors leading into
the cafeteria have been covered with
monks cloth, and a 16-inch-thick
brick wall, IL feet higher than
the basement windows, has been
built along the entire front of the
building to prevent bomb fragments
from crashing in the windows.
Dozens of big bags full of sand
are ready for instant use in bar
ricading three doorways leading
from the cafeteria to the kitchen,
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Arlington Will Ration
Sand for Bomb Raids

Seventy-five tons of sand have
been distributed to Arlington County
schools and will be available for
"rationing" to the public for in
cendiary bomb protection beginning
Tuesday, it was announced yester-
day.
One bucketfull of sand will be
allowed free of charge to each
family unit It has been estimated
500 tons will be necessary to pro-
vide an adequate amount through
out the county. Steps are being
taken to obtain the full amount, it
was announced.
The public may obtain the sand
between 8 am and 6 pm. at the
schools. Containers will not be sup
piled.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Committee Chuirmen
Named in Silver Spring

DR.. j. Howell Forsyth. president
Of the Silver Spring Board of Trade,
has named the following chairman
of standing committees:
Business development, DR.. w. B.
Mehring; viaduct, Fred L. Lutes;
streets and highways, Robert S.
Bains; traffic, Robert Gaylor; civil
ian defense, William P. Hitler: public
affairs, Garland Wolfe: resolutions,
Graham Hill; legal and legislation,
James w. Gill; attendance and
membership, Weston M. Ackman;
constitution and bylaws, P. M. Will
hanson; entertainment and pro-
gram, John r. Pagan; audit and
finance, Fred L. Lutes; personal re-
lations, DR.. Ralph D. Smith, and
publicity and information, Glen E.
Mahar.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Prince Georges to Elect
Police Boys Club Boord

Annual election by Prince Georges
County residents of the Board of
Governors of the County Police
Boys Club will be held at pm.
Wednesday at the County Service
Building, Hyattsville.
Three members each will be
chosen in Laurel, Oxon Hill. River
dale. Columbia Park, Maryland
Park, Mount Rainier and Hyatts-
vile, from among the directors Of
the units in those areas.
Mayor E. M. Cover, for three
years president of the Board Of
Governors, has announced that
though he would serve as a member
he wished to be relieved of the
presidency Herbert Sachs, cam
paign, chairman, has also asked to
be relieved of his ONCE.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Maryland Support
For JobIess Fund Asked

By the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md. Feb. A.
The executive officers of the Mary
land and District of Columbia In
dustrial Union Council want Mary
land House members to support the
$500 100000 appropriation for un-
employment compensation.
In letters to all Maryland Repre-
Sentatives, the G. I. o. asked them
to vote against continuation of the
Dies Committee, oppose attacks on
the Once Of Civilian Defense and
to aid the administration war
effort,
Evening star., 1942-02-15
New Book Deposit Station.
Livingston Heights
Leoque Heads Named

Committee chairmen of the Liv-
ingston Heights Civic League, Ar
lington, Va, were announced yes
terday by President Edward Browne
They were Mrs. George Wilcox
league vice president, general chair
man; Mrs. F. Wilson Camp, music
Mrs. Budd Holt, refreshments; Mrs
Clarence Keller, badges; ]. G. Dunn
dodgers; p. Coville, transportation
and Mrs. Wilcox, telephone. w
Handy, AFRAID sector warden
spoke.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Lenten Services Set
For Arlington Church

Union lenten services will be helc
at the Central Methodist Church
Fairfax drive and North Stafford
street, Arlington, beginning at 8
pm. Wednesday and continuing
each Wednesday thereafter until
Easter.
The following churches and pas
tors are cooperating: Ballston
Presbyterian, Central Methodist,
Wilson Boulevard Christian, Balls
ton Baptist, Mount Olivet Meth
odist: the Revs. Linus L. Strock,
Harry w. Craver, Ira P. Harbaugh,
Franz G. Borbe, Charles L. De Long
and Herbert E. Hudgins.
The Rev. DR.. Strock will speak
Ash Wednesday.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Firms Accused Of Using
SUGAR as Sales Club
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. IA. - Com
plants Of favoritism and coercion
have been brought against some
Maryland sugar wholesalers by
hotels, stores, hospitals and other
consumers, Theodore M. Chandlee
head of the Baltimore priorities field
Office, War Production Board, re-
ported today.
The complaints, he said, charged
that some wholesalers were using
their sugar supplies to force stores
and other purchasers to buy other
commodities from them instead Of
their wholesaler competitors.
Mr.. Chandlee said the w. P. B
had the power to cut off the supply
Of sugar to any wholesaler who used
his stocks in such a manner.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Federation Explains
Move in Montgomery
Government Dispute
Misleading Statements
In Controversy Charged
By Civic Group

Adding to the many. statements
provoked by the dispute over the
plan to seek change in the form
of government in Montgomery
County, Md, a special committee
of the Montgomery Civic Fedora
ton last night sought to correct
what it terms misleading state
ments given current publicity"
The committee drafted resolu-
ton, passed by the Federation last
Monday night. advocating the cir
culation of a petition for election
of a charter board. It's statement
was released through Allen H.
Gardner, committee chairman.
Resolution Explained.
"The resolution" said the COM
mittee, urged that petition be
circulated so that the citizens may
decide for themselves at the next
election whether they wish to elect
a charter board to draw up for later
submission to the voters any desired
changes in the county government.
The voters would select on a non
partisan ticket five citizens for
membership on the charter board
in case the vote should favor the
creation of the board. The board,
if created, would draw up. after
public hearings, such changes In the
government as seemed desirable.
Those changes would not become
law,> however, unless accepted by
vote of the people at the next elec-
ton thereafter"
"It is thus clear" the committee
said, that governmental changes
will be within the control of the
county voters. 1t is obvious, despite
| ambiguous suggestions to the con-
trary, that the citizens who sign
the petition cannot under the Con-
stitution be told what changes are
to be made. 1t is they who will
decide by their later vote whether
any changes shall be made and, If
so, what changes.
Better Understanding Urged.
"The committee is glad to note
that the county commissioners
| SlUup oIuOy1le VIC olOOhul6o IC~
port, headed by j. Bond Smith, will
encourage, rather than ridicule as
some have done, citizens who, in
their efforts to know their county
government, are studying the
Brookings Institution report and
other available sources of informa-
ton. The federation, as one of the
many interested countrywide Or
ganizations will continue its studies,
and it respectfully suggests, through
this committee, that the commits
sioners' group hold joint public dis
cussion meetings with such inter
ested organizations to promote a
better and fairer understanding of
governmental problems"
Mr.. Smith can hardly have been
serious in his recent charge that
the federation employed gag-rule
tactics at the meeting last Monday
night. Opponents of the resolution
were allowed most of the time given
to discussion of the subject at the
meetings in January and last Mon
day, and Mr.. Smith, though no
longer a delegate, was twice ac-
corded the right to speak at the
last meeting"
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Bethesda Red Cross
Volunteers Asked

DR.. George B. Clendenin, recently
appointed chairman of disaster
preparedness and relief, Bethesda
Branch, Red Cross. is appealing fol
volunteers for subcommittee on
rescue, medical aid, food, shelter,
clothing, transportation and COM
munication, registration and in
formation, fund raising and public
information, central purchase and
supply.
Persons in the Bethesda area who
consider themselves qualified to
serve on any Of the subcommittee
are asked to telephone branch head
quarters. ct 7002 Wisconsin avenue,
Wisconsin 262o. - re -
Evening star., 1942-02-15
HyattsviIIe Churches Plan
World Day Of PRAYER Friday

The churches of Hyattsville, Md,
will observe world Day of
Prayer" at pm. Friday at the
Pinkney Memorial Episcopal Church.
Mrs Louise Dashiell, president of
the Hyattsville Council of Fed
Grated Church Women, will preside.
The churches participating in the
observance include the First Bap-
tist, First Methodist, Memorial
Methodist, Presbyterian and River
dale Presbyterian.
1t was enormously announced in
The Star yesterday that the cere-
monies would be held today.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Apointment Cancelled
BY the Associated Press.

The State Depart
yesterday that th(
Alfred r. ThoTnso
Nd, as consul gel
Scotland. has beei
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Meetings Planned.
Business Women to Meet.

The February meeting of the Fair
fax County Business and Profess
sional Women's Club will be held at
$50 pm. Wednesday at the Black
Lantern Inn, Fairfax, it has been
announced by Miss Annie Troth,
secretary.
Evening star., 1942-02-15

Altar Guild Tea.
The Altar Guild of Truro Epis-
copal Church will hold a silver tea
from to pm. Monday at the
home of Mrs. John w. Rust.
Evening star., 1942-02-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
FLYING JEEP'
 TO PERFORM AS
 EYES' OF ARMY
By ANTHONY D. DE LORENZO

By ANTHONY n. DE LORENZO United Press Stan Corrcspondent)
 Wayne, Mich, Nov 2e-<UPl- The Army Air Forces now have a "jeep" of their own,
 It's the sentinel" a gsnnall, tough, highly maneuverable scout plane which can land or take of on a COW pasture or highway, climb at exceptionally sharp angles and maintain altitude Rt unusually low speeds.
 The ship, produced by the Stin- son division of Vultee Aircraft, Inc, is designed to be the "eyes" of the ground forces--the artillery, tank corps, cavalry, and infantry.
 The sentinel" has a wing span of 34 feet. It carries . pilot and an observer and has radio conn munication with all types of ground units as well as with other afr planes. The "flying jeep' Is so stable that the pilot can concen. trate on observation without wor- rying about inadvertently stalling or spinning.
 The tiny warplane has other ad- vantages, too. One of the most im- portant is that 1t requires little gasoline and service work-a boon to ground crews on distant battle fronts where supplies are a serious problem. Like the auto "jeep," the "Sentiner' can be pushed around easily by its own crew or-hidden under trees.
 In many operations this plane replaces the sausage" observation balloons used during the last war. abling it to fly unusually fast for It has Q wide spread range, en- a small plane or taper of to a hoy ering speed of less than 45 miles per hour.
 Although the planes fuselage is made of welded steel tubing, its wings and tail surfaces are fash- toned from wood to conserve Stra- tegic matreials. Nearly 70 per cent of the aluminium in the "Senti- nel's original design was elimi- mated before the plane was put into production.
 Another new warplane also has been turned out by Stinson. It's the AT-l9 or Reliant" which will be used to teach British Navy flyers aerial navigation. The AT-le, a high-gulled monoplane with seat- ing capacity for four, is essentially the peacetime Stinson Reliant" used by business executives and sportsmen. It is powered with a 29O- horsepower radial engine.
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NOTICE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
PROPERTY OWNERS
 REPORT DAMAGES
Complaints Filed With Commissioners of Board
 of Works

Flooding of private property dur 1 ing recent rain storms brought two complaintS to the board of works, discussed at last nights meeting. It was asserted by two citizens that the street level is higher than the property, and water draining oil the street causes destruction to private property.
 H. c. Keshian of Melbourne ter race entered a complaint that each rain storm causes water and silt to wash over his property which Is considerably below the street level. The board recommended relief, re- ferring the matter to the city en- gineer and superintendent of streets.
 An Oak street dejegation claimed that the street is approximately eight feet higher htan the private property. and requested that the street be cut down and a retaining wall constructed. Board members decided that temporary relief should be provided and referred the matter to the street committee.
 Other matters before the board at last nights session included: A request for a storm water sewer on Hewey street, submitted for consid- eration to the street comr,ittee: ordered assessments levied for a sewer recently laid on Transit street; on recommendation of the water committee, the board ordered water mains laid on Smithwick and Tanning streets; the Bunker Hill Improvement associations request that an uncompleted section of the sidewalk on the south side or Windsor street be concreted, was turned over to the superintendent of streets.
 Board Chairman Henry Bowling asserted that the board should soon confer with Connecticut Light & Power Go. officials on the matter of nducing the voltage of current now being furnished street lights. owing to dimout regulations. It was agreed. however, to wait until the company has finished its task or shading all the lights