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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-05

ignite the gas that will come OF
from the fresh fuel.
Follow the above suggestions and
you will be sure to get more heat
that will result in comfortable and
healthy conditions during the win
ter. If you are in doubt about the
correct operation of your heating
plant, call on your local fuel dealer.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Gov. 0'Conorto Speak
AT Prince Georges
Defense Rally
Parade Will Be Feature
OF Event, Tentatively
Set for Saturday

Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor of Mary
land will be the principal speaker
at a Prince Georges County civilian
defense rally. tentatively set for
next Saturday at the Hyattsville
Armory, j. Robert Sherwood, chair
man of the county Civilian Defense
Council, announced yesterday.
The rally is to be preceded by
parade, Mr.. Sherwood said, in which
a large percentage Of the countys
5000 defense workers will march,
and which also will include mem
bers of the Hyattsville unit of the
State Guard, commanded by Maj
Caesar L. Alello.
The parade will start about $50
pm, according to Mr.. Sherwood.
The Governor is scheduled to make
a 15-minute radio talk at 7:30 pm.
Other speakers probably will include
Representative Sasscer of Maryland.
President H. C. Byrd of Maryland U.
and Mr.. Sherwood.
This is the first countrywide de-
fense rally in Prince Georges, Mr..
Sherwood said. 1t also will be the
first time that Gov. O'Conor has
reviewed the county's defense or
ganization.
A meeting will be held tonight to
make final arrangements for the
meeting.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Farmers War Role
Discussed al Granqe
Meeting in Baltimore
Demand for Pority
Prices for Products
Defended by Brookes

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. March WAR
created problems of farmers and
the role of agriculture in defense
and the war effort were discussed
today at special meeting of grange
and farm leaders from all sections
of the State.
Approximately 125 grange mas
tiers, lecturers and secretaries at
tended morning and afternoon ses-
sions Of the one-day grange leaders
conference arranged by the Mary
land State Grange.
T. Roy Brookes. master Of the
State Grange, told the conference
that farmers are being unjustly
accused of lack of patriotism be-
cause they are asking parity prices
for their crops"
Milk is selling today at prices
only a little higher than in 1888"
Mr.. Brookes said, "a time when
wheat, pork and other farm prod
ucts were at record low prices. The
price of milk sold by the farmer has
not increased in proportion to the
increased cost OF production, and
the rise in wheat, grains and other
feed crops.
The farmer is entitled to ask
for higher prices"
]. Milton Patterson, executive
secretary of the Board of State Aid
and Charities, and DR.. Thomas G.
Pullen, State superintendent of edu-
cation. spoke at luncheon meeting
DR. T. B. Symons, dean and direc-
tor of the University of Maryland
extension service, said the grange
has provided farm people with an
opportunity to get together in their
respective communities to discuss
their problems and it has been in
strumental in drafting much valu-
able legislation for the farmer"
Miss Venia M. Kellar, assistant
director of the extension service,
described the longtime garden and
nutrition program now under way in
the State, and DR.. S. H. De Vault,
head of the department of agricul-
tural economics of the university
spoke on the farm labor situation
in Maryland and means of meeting
the shortage Of farm help.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Bethesda School 10 Hold
Career Niqht' Wednesday

Students at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Md High School will have
an opportunity to decide what they
wish to do after graduation when
they meet with more than a score
of specialists in various vocational
fields at a Career Night" sponsored
by the school Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciation at 7:45 pm. Wednesday at
the school.
Principal speaker will be DR.. Floyd
Cromwell of Baltimore. Maryland
State supervisor of guidance, who
will give a 15-minute talk on Fac
tors to Be Considered in Choosing
a Career"
Particular emphasis will be placed
on careers in which graduating
students may be able to obtain posi-
tions vital to national defense and
in which there are shortages at
present.
Among Bethesda Chevy Chase
residents who will advise the STU
dents are Marquis w. Childs, news
paper correspondent; DR.. John
Younger of Maryland University,
Dr.. Haven Mankin, eye, ear and
throat specialit; 1t. Comdr. Merlin
ONeill: Lawrence J. Heller, presl-
dent of Station WINK: William j.
Sholar and Mrs. Martha Frye,
public health nurse.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Election Board Shifts
Registration Offices
SnecialDispstch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March THE
supervisors of elections for Mont
gomery County at a meeting here
today decided to discontinue the
supplemental board Of registration
which has been functioning at the
County Building at Silver Spring
for the past several weeks and ap-
pointed another board, consisting
of George A. Hood, Democrat, and
John A. England. Republican, to
sit in the Armory at Kensington be-
ginning Monday.
The election board also voted to
transfer the supplemental board
which has been holding sessions in
the Chevy Chase fire house to the
East Bethesda School on West Vir-
ginia avenue.
Other supplemental boards which
have been sitting in Bethesda and
Wheaton districts will continue at
the same places.
All of these boards will be in ses-
sion from 3 pm. to 10 pm. daily
except Sundays to register and
transfer qualified voters, change
party affiliations and accept declara-
tions of intentions.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Arlington F federation
Urges Committee 10
Draft City Charter
Former Senotor Boil
Opposes Proposal for
Incorporation

An amendment to the proposed
Arlington incorporation bill. provid-
ing for appointment of committee
of Arlington voters to draft a city
charter, was suggested last night by
the Legal and Legislative Action
Committee of the Arlington County
Civic Federation.
Meanwhile. Frank s. Ball. Arling-
ton attorney and former State Sena-
tor, announced his opposition to in
corporation, contending it would in
crease taxes and encourage the move
for a return of the county to the
District of Columbia.
The bill, which provides for
referendum on the question. must
be disposed of by the General AS
sembly before its adjournment on
March IA.
Bill Provides Charter.
AS now drawn, the referendum bill
includes a proposed charter. The
federations committee opposes this
on the ground it does not allow
Arlington residents an opportunity
to study the charter sufficiently.
The committees resolution will be
presented at a meeting of the Civic
Federation on Tuesday night.
"A change as important as this
should be discussed among the resi-
dents of the county for an extended
period of time" the committee de-
clared.
The committee proposes that the
judge of the Circuit Court appoint
a charter committee composed of
10 resident voters to prepare a city
charter on which hearings would
be held The charter in final form
would then be presented to the Ar
lington delegate in the Assembly for
introduction as the Arlington char
ter. to be offered to Arlington voters
for acceptance or rejection.
To throw this sizzling controver-
sial issue into our laps at this mo-
ment will bring confusion and con-
/. troversy where we need and now
have harmony and union," Mr.. Ball
declared.
Present Government Modern.
Mr.. Ball cited the automobile
owner as already under heavy tax
burden which would be increased by
a local license tax, lone of the prime
objects of incorporation.
Our form of government is mod
ern and our problems can all be
solved under its provisions without
losing the substantial contributions
from the State. We have the fine
psychological advantage of being a
county. which attracts hundreds of
home owners who want to get away
from the CITY," Mr.. Ball pointed out
Opposition to the appointment of
city attorney and the county
judge, which is now an elective Of
fee, was voiced by Mr.. Ball. He
emphasized that his views were
presented as an individual without
regard to the desires or plans of
any political faction or organiza-
ton"
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Girl Scouts 10 Celebrate
30fh Year Of Movement

Girl Scouts of Prince Georges
County, Md, will hold district meet
ings in eight communities this week
in celebrating the 30th anniversary
of Girl Scouting. Meetings are to
be held at Hyattsville, University
Park, College Park, Mount Rainier,
Greenbelt, Laurel, Suitland and
Cheverly.
LAS In the First World War, Girl
Scouts are again doing their patri-
otic duty by aiding the Red Cross,
buying Defense stamps and caring
for children to relieve adults for
more important war work" said
Mrs. L. C. Rosenkrans, county Girl
Scout commissioner.
A feature of the district meetings
will be the collection of the Juliette
Low fund for aiding Girl Scouts in
England, China and other countries
now at war. Each girl gives penny
to the fund for each year she has
been a Scout.
Since January l, Mrs. Rosenkrans
disclosed, six new troops have been
organized, bringing the total county
membership to more than 800. The
new troors are located in College
Park. University Park, Laurel,
Meadows, Brandywine and Mary
land Park High School.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Class in Nutrition
To Study Substitutes

Miss Ethel M. Regan, Prince
Georges County home demonstra-
ton agent, will discuss Fat and
Sugar Substitutes" at nutrition
class meeting at 1:30 pm. tomor-
row in the County Service Building,
Hyattsville.
Mrs. Claribel Welsh of the COL
lege of Home Economics, University
of Maryland, will speak on Meat
Extenders." All persons interested
in nutrition are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
AIexandrians Get S7,682
In Social Security Funds

Last month AL men, women and
children in the Alexandria area re-
ceived 1882 from the Federal Gov
eminent in social security benefits,
according to w. G. Baylis, manager
of the Alexandria Office.
The sum of $4,158 was paid to
1870 retired workers IS years old or
older who have qualified for bene-
fits under the old-age and survivors
insurance system. In addition, 1896
was paid to So wives of retired work.
ers. Benefits to widows in the Alex
andria area amounted to 1882,
while 127 children receive monthly
benefits totaling sl,552.
Pointing out that many persons
who we're drawing monthly benefits
under the Government insurance
system have gone to work on de-
fense jobs, Mr.. Baylis said the law
provides for a suspension of pay
ments in such instances, not only to
the worker who in any month earns
as much as SIS, but also payments
to a workers wife and children. A
beneficiary may work on any job
not covered by the act and continue
to receive Federal payments, he
emphasized.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Prince Georges System Called
'Truininq School for Teachers

THE school system in Prince
Georges County is just a training
school for teachers now" w. F. Null
ligan, president of the county Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations,
said last night in urging a $3.50
bonus for teachers in county schools.
Mr.. Mulligan will be among del
egates of the newly formed Prince
Georges County Council on Educa-
ton who will attend the meeting OF
the county Board of Commission
ers Tuesday to ask for the bonus.
DR.. H. j. Patterson of College Park
heads the new group.
The council is made up Of two
members each from the Federation
of Citizens Associations, Fedora
ton of Parent-Teacher Associa-
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Students Competing
In PreIimindries 10
Annual Hobby Show
Adults and Children
Eligible to Exhibit at
Event April Is, ". 18

Two contests are being held
among the pupils Of Montgomery
County schools, preliminary to the
third annual Hobby Show which will
be staged April Is, II and 18 at the
Silver Spring Md Armory. it was
announced yesterday by William F.
Carlin. general chairman.
Under the direction of William c.
Feddeman. supervisor of vocational
work in county schools, a contest
in the making of model airplanes
has begun. The winners will have
their entries exhibited at the Hobby
Show. after which the models will
be taken over by the Navy Depart
ment.
Posters to Win Prizes.
Defense stamps will be awarded
as prizes in a poster contest which
is being conducted in the schools.
William C. Marks, principal of the
Takoma- Silver Spring Junior High
School and chairman of the School
Participation Committee OF the
show, is in charge.
Several features will be entered
this year by the Pan-American
Union, the Agriculture and Post
Office Departments, the Pan Ameri-
can Airways System. the Chesapeake
g. Potomac Telephone Co. and a
number of the leading phillatelic
societies of Washington and Balti-
more.
All May Exhibit.
The show is open to all exhibitors,
children or adults. in any section
of the Washington area. Committee
chairmen have been named as fol-
lows:
Special exhibits, Henry C, Ran
son: stamps. Daniel H. Reichgut;
model planes. railroads and boats,
Emil Press; photography, Robert A.
Brown; school participation, William
B. Marks; church participation. the
Rev. Paul H. Groseclose; hall ar
rangementS, Judge Frank B. Proc
tor: decorations, Warner E. Pun
phr rev; finance, Fred L. Lutes; tick
cts, Winship I Green; music, Ray
mond E. Barrett; prizes, DR.. Read
N. Calvert: souvenir program, Rob-
ert L. Paxton: judges. William H.
Reynolds; transportation. John M.
Matson: refreshments, John Clifford,
and publicity, jefferson Davis.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Rockville Firemen
Opens Member Drive

BY Staff Correspondent of The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March Tine
Rockville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment today launched its annual
membership drive among the ap-
proximately 1000 people served by
the department in the Rockville
area.
The department, headed by Mar
berry Gates, consists of 66 men. Its
equipment includes four fire engines
and a rescue truck. At least one
half its personnel have completed
first aid training.
Charles w. Prettyman and Thom-
as Slater comprise the committee
in charge of the campaign.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Prince Georges Drive
Nets 1000 Books

The victory book compaign re-
Gently carried on in Prince Georges
County, Md, under the joint spon-
sorship of the American Red Cross,
the U. S. o. and the American Lii
brary Association netted about 1000
volumes, it was announced yester-
day.
The State quota of 1873, 900 books
was well exceeded. Both the Balti-
more City group and many OF the
county groups went over the esti-
mated figure.
Largest of the collections made in
Prince Georges County was made
through the public school system.
Anyone still having books can tele-
phone C. w. Hintz, county chair
man, University of Maryland Lii
brary, Warfield $500, for someone
to collect them.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
zoning Appeals Board
Will Meet in Fairfax
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, March IA spe-
cial meeting of the Board of Zoning
Appeals of Fairfax County to con-
slider several pending appeals for
permits to permit construction of
multiple housing units in the
county will be held Monday.
There are seven applications for
such permits pending-all for prof.
ects in Falls Church district in the
vicinity of Alexandria. Under a
recent amendment to the county
zoning ordinance all such applica-
tions must be approved by the
zoning Appeals Board.
Each project must include min
imum of "a units and only II can be
constructed on an acre. At its last
meeting the board approved one
application, that of Defense Homes
Corp, but the greater part of its
project is in Arlington County.
Evening star., 1942-03-08

tions, Chamber of Commerce,
County Grange. Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. League of Women
Voters and the Homemakers' Club.
Some inducement is sought to
keep the teachers in the county
schools rather than having them
leave for better paid positions in the
Government or elsewhere. About
$50 teachers have left since July l,
Mr.. Mulligan declared, loss Of more
than 25 per cent.
The bonus would call for an ap-
preparation of approximately Sl40,-
900. If financed by an increase in
the county tax rate of IA cents per
500, county residents should not
object, Mr.. Mulligan said, since the
rate in Prince Georges is among the
lowest in Maryland.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
More Sond Available
At Arlington Schools

F. Freeland Chew, chief AFRAID
warden of Arlington County, Va,
announced yesterday that rs addi-
tional tons of sand will be available
tomorrow at Arlington County
schools, making a total of $50 tons
supplied to date.
Each resident of the county may
get one bucket of sand by going to
The school nearest his home" Mr.
Chew said.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Arlington Plans Aid
For Residents 0usted
By War Building
Honrohon to Cooperate;
Home Removal Plan
Meets Objections

The Arlington County Board yes
terdav empowered County Manager
Frank C. Hanrahan to cooperate
Columbia pike area by the new War
Department Building Ito see that
no unnecessary hardship is worked
on them
Condemnation proceedings already
have been instituted by the Fed
eral Government Some residents
are being forced to evacuate imme-
diately and the Government has an
nounced establishment of a trailer
camp for their temporary housing on
Federal property nearby.
Chief problem involved is plan
of several citizens to move their
houses. Mr.. Hanrahan said that
granting permits for this would
mean blocking traffic on Columbia
pike, violation of zoning laws if
some of the homes are moved into
nearby areas and general impeding
of the 100000 War Department
building program. Some of the
houses do not conform to county
zoning and sanitary regulations, Mr..
Hanrahan told the board.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Magruder, board
member, said the price of available
nearby land to which the displaced
residents could move had gone up
automatically and they could not
buy land and build new homes for
the price the Government is allow
ing for their present property
Board Chairman Edmund D.
Campbell made the motion to au-
thorize Mr.. Hanrahan to, do what
he could for those forced TO move,
compatible with the best interests
of the county. and to prevent un-
necessary hardships wherever pos
sible.
The board approved county ex-
penditures for the last two weeks
of February, involving a S23 ,54460
payroll and s23,89393 for general
expenditures.
Two petitions for changes in zon-
ing were postponed until they can
be considered as part of the pro-
posed new master zoning plan on
which the board will hold a final
public hearing Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
All. Dinner March 26

ROCKVILLE, Md, March 7 (Spe-
ciaD The annual dinner of the
All girls and boys of Montgomery
County will be held at the Pooles-
vile High School March rs and will
be served by members of the guild
of Christ Episcopal Church, Pooles-
vile, Miss Edythe NJ. Turner, home
demonstration agent for the county,
has announced.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Zone Hearing Is Set
For Tukomu Park Lots

A hearing on the application Of
Ralph G. Shure, agent, asking for
r. classification from residential A
to residential c of lots 4, S and 6 in
block 1O3 in Takoma Park, Md. has
been set for $3.50 pm. March 81, at
the Silver Spring County Building
Located at Maple and Lee ave-
nues, the lots were included in the
original petition for zoning amend
ment filed by Judge Shure August
%, 1941, but the description of the
above lots was inadvertently omitted
from the notice Of the hearing held
December 9.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Meeting Will Discuss
Universal Language

A discussion of a universal aux
iliary language will be held at an
open meeting sponsored by the
Bahai group of Arlington, Va, at
the Lyon Park Community Center,
Pershing drive and North Fillmore
street, Arlington, at O'Clock this
afternoon.
Joseph Leahy, secretary of the
Esperanto Association of North
America, will speak on Esperanto,
the Universal Language" and Mrs
Annamarie Honnold, lecturer with
the Bahai group, will talk on "a
Universal Language as Basic
Teaching Of the Bahai Faith
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Eddy Heads Retailers

WINCHESTER, Va, March 7
(SpeciaD Warren S. Eddy last
night was elected president of the
Retail Merchants Association, sue
ceeding j. Henry Moling, jr. v. r..
Strader was named vice president,
and Andrew Ball, secretary-treas-
urer. The group Is afnliated with
the Chamber Of Commerce.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Walter Carter Heads
CHEVY Chase Firemen

Walter Carter has been elected
president of the Chevy Chase MD
Fire Department. He succeeds STAN
ton C. Peele, jr. Other officers
named are:
Robert H. Simpson, vice president;
William L. Orem, jr., secretary
treasurer, and Ralph H. Chase,
superintendent. Mr.. Orem and Mr..
Chase were reelected.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Vienna Cleanup Drive
Will Sturt Tomorrow

Special Dispatch to The Star.
VIENNA, Va March IA clean
up campaign for the town, spon-
sored by Ayr Hill Garden Club with
the cooperation of the Town Coun-
Gil, will start Monday.
Members of the committee, head
ed by Mrs. w. w. Millett as chair
man, are Mrs Turner Smith. Mrs.
E. N. Harmon, Mrs. Frank Kyker
and Mrs. Kate Cockrell.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Clay P.-T. A. to Meet

The Henry Clay PIT. A. will meet
Thursday night in the school, BOIL
Seventh street north, Arlington, Va.
American Recreation and Travel
will be discussed and movies illus
trating the subject will be shown.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
PIT. A. to Meet

A member Of the Arlington Red
Cross will speak at the Thomas
Nelson Page school Parent-feacher
Association, Arlington, at 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-16
Transcription NfeIfs Wax
Serqeont's Invective
Snogged for Posterity
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

If sergeans talked in the language OF flowers would
all be snkweed and poison ivy.
Those have fewer stripes than tiger but they are
twice ferocous And guess topkick is tougher than
Sergeant Bggity of Camp BOXES.
We have the electrical transcription of Sarge Bggty
lining up weedbenders for inspection Our reporter is
naturally anonymous but he is short soldier in the
rank, way down the garbage can
Fall in you bunch parrot-toed, knockkneed sway
backed cu yelled Sarge Biggy "Suc in those CUTS. stick
out those chests, pull those chins and count off,
"One two three four rat-faced well posoner said
Count off, One. two, three-where is Four" Say Four
you waefaced fugitive from laughing academy are you
trying to mix roll call with bunk fatigue
Hey Three One, get away from -Four and LET him
collapse. the PWA this is the If wanted
something would take muskes and
give you Count off, One, two three four; two
three. four. Okay.
"Straighten that line Hey YOU with the feet. Pull
in It's wonder you don't get pneumonia with so much
of your body on the ground. Look at that line!
Look that line! squirrel couldn't along with
fish hooks for toes crookeder than mountain fence
running up HILL Suck in those bellies. Pull em in!
Now eyerybody's sticking in the like my grand
mothers hustle. Pull in. Look that line. 1t looks like
a hobos comb In freight wreck.
"Hey, No. Three when l say eyes right l don't want
any left.
Forward march! Halt Are you mugs roller skating
or making time? Attention! When yell Attention want
1t F. o. B.
attention! don't care If you have got a fly on your
Hold those eyebrows still When hys your it's
government property.
"Coun off. One, two three four; two, three four
Fall OUT Dismissed The next time any of you hunks
In front of me hope I'm firing squad
Dismissed. Who's got cgaret:'
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