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Evening star., 1942-10-18
H. A. haenusen Leaves
Agriculture Job for WPb

Henry A. Magnuson, who served
continuously for ID years with the
Agriculture Department eXcert for
two months when he was leaned
to the Smithsonian Institution to
design the eagle cage at the Zoo,
has been transferred to the War
Production Board, where he began
work Yesterday
In the War Production Board he
will assist in eXpediting steel under
the Bureau of Construction.
Mr. Magnuson came to the Agri-
culture Department from Massa-
chuSetts in 1929 as principal archi-
tectural craftsman and finally be-
came senior architect and assistant
chief of the Division of Plans and
Service. Bureau of Agricultural
Chemistry and Engineering. He was
one of the original singers in the
Agriculture chorus and also served
as senior sector warden in the
Agriculture Building.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Silver Spring Ready
With New Ration Books

The rationing board at Silver
Spring will start issuing B and c
supplementary gasoline ration books
tomorrow to those who have re-
ceived return cards. it was an
nounced yesterday by Lauman T.
Faulconer, administrative assistant
of the board.
The headquarters of the board
at 1918 Georgia avenue will be open
from 10 am. to 10 pm. from to-
morrow through Thursday for this
purpose, Mr. Faulconer said. He
emphasized that the ration books
would be issued only to applicants
holding postcards stating their ap-
plication for gasoline had been con-
sidered by the board
The board covers the eastern
suburban area of Montgomery
County.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
0PA Action Expected
This Week 10 Avert
District Gas Rate Rise
Legal Stoff Confers on
Means to Cory Out
Byrnes' Directive

Immediate efforts to avert the
5000, ,000-a-year increase in District
gas rates allowed by the Public
Utilities Commission are expected
this week from the Office of Price
Administration.
The legal staff of OPA, asked by
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son to head off the increase if pos
sible, conferred yesterday over the
best means of intervening further
in the case, in accord with the re-
quest of Sterilization Director James
F. Byrnes. Mr.. Henderson was asked
by Mr.. Byrnes to act to the extent
of. his powers in delaying the new
rates and to have the case reopened
for more adequate consideration
of the effect of the, increase son the
national stabilizatiop program"
Harry r. Booth. OPA attorney
who intervened in opposition to the
Increase when the PUG held hear
ings, was believed to have completed
plans to attack the decision, though
there was no announcement of what,
if anything. had been decided.
Whether the case will be carried
into the courts or some other means
used was not made known.
During the hearings. Mr.. Booth
filed a protest against the proposed
rates, contending they were against
OPA price policies and were held
by Mr.. Henderson to be contrary
to the Governments anti-inflation
program.
In a 2-to-1 decision the PUG last
Tuesday granted increases estimated
to bring the Washington Gas Light
Co. added revenues of 100000 an
nually and to cost the average con-
sumer about 3 cents a month. The
company had asked much higher
increases, under the sliding-scale
plan of adjusting rates which has
been in effect for several years.
Mr.. Byrnes pointed out in his let
ter to Mr. Henderson that he had
delegated to the price administrator.
under terms of the Price Control
Act. authority intended "as far as
possible and within the limits of
fairness, to prevent any increases in
utility rates affecting the cost Of
living"
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Trade Board 10 Discuss
Payroll Bond Buyinq

Plans for increasing the number
of Washington business firms partic-
ipating in the 10 per cent payroll
deduction plan for the purchase of
War bands by their employees will
be discussed at the first fall meet
ing of the Washington Board of
Trade Tuesday night at the Willard
Hotel At present 660 firms have
installed the 10 per cent plan.
During September, Washington
exceeded its quota of War bond sales
by more than 100000 The quota
was $7,250,000 The District War
Savings Committee will try to ex-
ceed that record this month.
Commissioner Young and H. L.
Rust, jr., chairman of the District
War Savings Committee, will speak
at Tuesdays meeting. Mr.. Rust will
stress payroll savings as means
of expanding the bond sales.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
BY JOHN r. LUTER.

Typographical errors and mis-
spelled words are less frequent
than they we're five weeks ago in
the correspondence section of the
War Production Board headquar-
ters, thanks to special classes for
stenographers organized by Miss
Virginia Wheatley, acting chief
of the section.
Twenty-six girls, most OF them
stenographers known in Govern
ment circles as. "the 1440's, are
spending a half hour a day five
days a week. in the study OF
speed dictation, typing, spelling,
punctuation. telephone technique
and ofice procedure.
Evening star., 1942-10-18

ton is being added. A speaker is
coming from the Consumer Di-
vision of the ONCE of Price Ad-
ministration to discuss proper
nutrition. Miss Wheatley in
cluded this in the program when
she found that many of the
"l440's" were having only candy
Or "cokes" for breakfast.
Spaced about 10 days apart,
there'll be speakers also from the
Bureau of Home Economics of the
Agriculture Department and from
a local department store. From
them the girls will learn how to
budget their money and how to
dress properly for ONCE work.
Evening star., 1942-10-18

tences that came rolling from
their secretaries typewriters,
now say there has been 100 per
cent improvement" in the work
OF the stencgraphic corps.
Nearly half the girls taking
the classes have been "upgraded'
and are due to receive extra dol
lars in their pay checks.
Girls from other sections To-
Gated in the Social Security
Building are clamoring to be ac-
cepted as students.
O'..1er Courses Added.
Miss Wheatley,s classes started
out to teach only the fine points
Of Office work, but other instruc-
Evening star., 1942-10-18

had passed the civil service ex-
aminations with only "typist"
ratings, but were being used as
junior stenographers because of
the shortage of clerical help.
Ability Not Lacking.
Miss Wheatley believed lack OF
training, not lack of native anil-
ity. to be responsible for the
numerous typing and shorthand
miscues.
Results are justifying her
opinion. The regional re present.
atives and correspondents clerks
IN the War Production Boars
ONCE, who five weeks ago were
f7etting about the jumbled SEN
Evening star., 1942-10-18

And, If you are interested in
telephone technique, here's what
the girls are instructed to tell
people who call on days when
the boss is in but isn't in to
every one
I'm sorry but Mr.. Jones isn't
in" you inform the caller. May
I take a message?"
The person on the other end of
the line generally leaves a mes
sage, In which case he's bound to
. give his name II he happens to
be some one to whom the boss
wishes to speak, you then say
quickly: y -
"Oh. just minute sss here he
Is now"
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Mrs. Wo!ter Li2pman
To Speak at Luncheon

British solutions to wartime short
ages OF civilian physicians and of
hcsDital facilities will be discussed
by Mrs. Walter LipDIan at a lunch
cen meeting tomorrow at the Y. w.
C, A., Seventeenth and K streets
NV.
Mrs. Liprman, who has just re-
turned from Great Britain. will be
heard on a program dealing with
health problems in the war emer-
gency. The meeting is being spon-
sored by the health division of the
Council of Social Agencies of the
District.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Government enogups Study Senogropy Spelling Shows Upun

The "Schoolmarm" is Mrs. Ruth
Carlock, correspondence clerk
in the Office and one-time teacher
in an Illinois business school.
Glasses meet at the noon hour,
Wien the office tempo slackens,
but are held on Government time.
Miss Wheatley, who assists in
planning the course of study and
grading papers, instituted the
"in-ofilce training" because mis-
takes were appearing too fire.
quently in the sections steno-
graphic work.
Many of the "l440s" were
young girls straight from bua-
ness. night, or high school. Some
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Areas S
Population Rise Put
At 3 Pei. Since 1910
Planning Director Sets
TotoI Now at ,260, 900;
Sees Influx LeveIing Off

The Washington Metropolitan
Area had an estimated population of
100000 on October /, an increase
Of about third since the census
credited it with 100000 on April /,
1910, the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission disclosed
yesterday.
John A. Nolen, jr., director OF
planning, who served as a one-man
census compiler. said there were in
dlcations from his study that the
rising curve of Government wa.
hiring, accountable for the big in
crease, was beginning to level off,
But with the war being unpredic-
table even to military experts, he
admitted that the population pic
ture he had drawn may be changed
radically in the next few months or
a year.
The population figures. which
give Washington City an estimated
$4,000 at the start of this month,
were prepared for the commission S
use in planning for the orderly
development of the Capital. They
will be useful to other District and
Federal agencies in estimating the
public utility, recreation and hos
pltal needs Of the Metropolitan
Area.
Peak Believed Passed.
Mr.. Nolen said there was every
indication that Washingtons popu-
lation is not increasing as rapidly
as in the peak months of Govern
ment hiring, which sometimes ac-
counted for 10000 newcomers a
month. For any city of Washing
tons size to increase 33ls per cent
in two and half years. he sug-
gested, was almost unprecedented
and presented a complex problem
to Federal planners.
The ratio OF total population to
the number of Government en-
ployes in the whole Metropolitan
Area. he said, was now about five
to one. From 1905 to 1910, MI.
Nolen explained, this ratio had
fluctuated considerably but might
generally be regarded as having
been 10 to one.
He did not attempt to estimate
the number of persons in the fam
lilies of Government employees,
merely explaining that for every
Government employe there are five
who are not so employed
Ration Figures Used.
The Planning Commission has
been engaged for some time in max
ing population study of Washing
ton and at the recent monthly
meeting, MI. Nolen said the Com
mission reviewed these studies at
length. At'that time, however, he
had not estimated any total figures.
He reached his estimates by a
study of sugar ration cards, the
report of the District Engineer on
water consumption, figures COM
piled by the utility companies and
also the number of building permits
issued. The. latter is somewhat
misleading, he said, because the
priorities shutdown has made it
impossible to tell whether all the
building permits had been exercised.
His breakdown for the Metropoli-
tan Area on October is as follows:
District, 850.000 population; Mary
land, 225,00o; Virginia, $4,000,
The April /, 1910, census figures
we're: Washington, $4,000: Mary
land, 10000; Virginia, 100000. The
commission report dealt only with
round numbers for convenience.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Vacancies Remain Open
In Nurses Aide Course

Registration for the few vacancies
that remain in the Red Cross nurses
aide course beginning october 26
can be made from 10 am to noon
tomorrow, Thursday and Saturday.
The class will be held from 2 to
pm at Dumbarton House, 2715 @
street NV. Registration will be
held at Walsh House, 1920 Massa-
chusetts avenue.
A home nursing course will begin
at the Walsh House at 10 am. Tues
day, and . nutrition class will open
Nesday at the Washington Gas
Light Co., lilo H street NV.
Evening star., 1942-10-18

The Quartermaster's Department
is careful to provide each soldier
with shoe that fits. for an army
with sore feet" is already whipped.
The American Army is the best.
shod army in the world. You can
buy pair or outfit soldier with
two pairs with your purchase Of
War stamps and War bonds. IN.
VEST AT LEAST 10 PER CENT
of your income in War bonds every
pay day and become q member Of
the patriotic Ten Per Cent Club
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Arlington Student Cited

Miss Mary E. Davis. 470o North
Twenty-f1fth street, Arlington. a
senior at the University of Ver-
mont, has been cited on the deans
list for high scholastic standing
during the past year.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Orqonizution Meetina

The Woodlawn Home and School
League will hold an organization
| meeting at the school, 4720 North
Sixteenth street, Arlington, at $3.50
pm. Tuesday
Evening star., 1942-10-18
WAo<Ho~4~xWM
WAR BONDS

Every soldier in Uncle Sans
Army is issued two pairs OF shoes
at a cost of $685. each. We, there
fore, literally need millions of pairs
of shoes, good shoes shoes that
fit =. to outfit our rapidly increas-
ing armed forces.
Evening star., 1942-10-18

(See RENTS. Page A-22)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

Automobiles Wanted

AAA-Cars for junk; we pay more Best
Smelling SGT East Garfield. co. 1882.
AAA-JUNK CARS WANTED
II CHEST dollar paid Townsend S-454g
A BETTER price for junk cars; also
wrecks. s. 4 s Auto Parts TW. 1888.
A BETTER price paid for JUNK cars and
trucks Olive $3.50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

Automobiles Wanted

PARTY wants late model car; no trade
will pay cash. $4,000 elercheval.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

CONSULT the enlarged Real Estate list
ings in the big sunday Times Want AC
Section!
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-13
: MARYLAND MERRy-GO-ROUND-

Washington, D. c., Feb. 13. -
1t shouldn't happen here. But
there is some prospect that gov
ernor of the State of Maryland
will be returned to office virtually
by default. This is to say that
Governor Herbert O'ConOr may
face no opposition in the Democra-
tic primaries. Such opposition as
he may meet from the Republican
candidate at election time can
scarcely be graced with the name
OF opposition.
AS the matter now stands, three
Democrats are supposed to be can
didates against the man who has
c0nfOunded political crystal gaz-
ers In the order of their nuisance
value to O'Conor they are:
Adroit Pedagogian and Politician
Curley Byrd. president of the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Perennial gubernatorial candi-
date Mayor Howard w. Jackson Of
Baltimore.
Medicine Man Doc Cook of Fred
erick.
At the moment, Curley Byrd, who
could build up around him the
skeleton of very political ma
chine, is very much on the fence.
Despite the constant proddings Of
some of his well-wishing friends,
Curley refuses to pretend at
least publicly - that he is Anna
polls bound.
In brief, Curley Byrd who has
done great job for his University
would have to be convinced that
the nomination was a cinch before
he would resign his pleasant seat
at College Park. And there is no
political factor so far on the hori-
zon which carries any such convic-
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-13
SPEEDING Up OF
TRAINEES, PLAN
OF SCHOOL BOARD
More Instructors Neces-
sary to Increase Number
Of Graduates
BIG SHORTAGE OF
STENOGRAPHERS
Cost of Training Here Is
Lowest In Nation, 1t
Is Reported

Additional instructors may be
added to the Vocational Training
School staff here in order that the
increased demand of industries
will be met, according to an an
nouncement by Superintendent Of
Schools, Benjamin Willis.
To date, approximately 1000 men
and women have been trained at
the local school, and a greater ma
jority have found employment in
local plants. However, with the
new demands being made, and the
steadily decreasing supply of train
ed men and women, it will, accord
ing to officials, be necessary to
step up the training courses as
quickly as possible.
At the present time there are
about fifty instructors on the staff
in the city and county, but the
tremendous demands now being
made necessitates greater efforts
on the part of the Vocational
Training School program. The
officials have also announced that
in all probability a foreman train
ing program will be undertaken
here within the near future, in or
der that those now working in
supervisory capacity can be given
the benefit of higher training. All
industries now engaged in nation
al defense work have signified
their desire to enter their foremen
in the classes.
Because of the great demand for
typists and stenographers locally,
it is reported that the School
Board is planning to add another
course to their present curriculum
that of a "refreshel'' course for
men and women who have had
some basic training in this field.
Many commercial graduates Of
the county high schools, it is be-
lieved, will be available following
these courses. Others will be
taught to operate comptOmeters
and various office machines.
1t was stated that the cost OF
training students in the Washing
ton County Vocational Training
Schools averages about $40 per
! student, the lowest rate in the
United States. Government repre-
sentatives at the meeting here
(ConIirued on page 81
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-13
By DREW PEARSON

ton. Curley's more cautious ad-
visors, noting the O'Conor ground
swell flatly says he would be fool
ish to turn his back on life of
academic work to run for a poltii-
cal office and stand a chance of
losing.
Mayor Jackson. whose political
guessing has lost its old acumen
ever since Wendell Willkie made
his bid for the White House, con-
tinues to founder politically. More
over, Howard's disintegrating Bal
timore machine is getting panicky
and oesertiOnS to the Curran-
O'COrOr camp are increasing as
previously suggested in this col
umn, the Mayor will probably re-
main mute up until the very last
moment and then quietly withdraw
from the race.
DOC GOES TO THE WHITE
HOU SE
-again-on-again Doc Cook
couldn't, in the opinion of Western
Marylanders. even carry his home
town of Frederick against the
provident Irishman at Annapolis.
The only hope he ever had at all
is now gone. For his erstwhile
hard-hitting campaign manager,
George Mouse" Grove has rowed
with Doc and is through with him.
An incident of last week is typi-
cal of Cooks clownish antics to
grab the spotlight. Last week he
was a White House visitor by Gin
vitation." How he got the invita-
tion is something for the wartime
record. Sensing that bit of White
House aura wouldn't hurt his cam
paign, Doc typed out letter to
Mrs. Roosevelt on his Cook-for-
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-13
AeBROT GOES TO OPM

The OPM suffered a minor con-
vulsion the other day when it re-
ceived an inquiry from the White
House as to whether one Mr.. Will
liam LeBrot of Annapolis was on
the OPM payroll.
Bill LeBrot is known throughout
Maryland as a close friend of Sen
ator Tydings, also as chairman OF
Radcliffe'S committee in Anne
Arundel and as Wendell Wilkes
heaviest contributor in southern
Maryland. Well as he is known in
Maryland politics, however, no one
seemed to know about him at the
OPM. For several days, OPM Off
cials told the White House that
there was no William LeBrot on
it's rolls.
Finally, however, the mystery of
his whereabouts leaked out. Act
ually LeBrot had been given the
Continued on page 81
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-13

Governor stationery asking for an
audience. He would, he said, like
to discuss defense matters.
When he was politely and prompt
ly granted an appointment, Doc
was almost bowled over. Said he
to one of his friends: 81 just
wanted people to know that a
Tennessee mountain boy could go
to the White House"
When asked what he intended to
discuss with busy Mrs. Roosevelt
Doc said he wasn't sure, but thot
he might complain to her about
hiring fan dancers and movie stars
in national defense work. Doc
said he might also add a few com
ments about his own ambitions as
potential governor.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-13

And, furthermore, it amt
something that dropped out Of
a passin' truck. Nope, after
much investigation, supported by
scores of inquiries here and there,
I've discovered that it's a traf-
fic box 1892 modeD, designed
by a specialist and erected for
the specific purpose of protect
ing traffic cops from being run
down and killed by reckless mo-
torists and bicycle riders.
1t was because of this, I'm told
that the Street Commissioners
with the Mayors o. K, decided
to go in for closed job. Good
cops, like good mechanics, are
hard to get these days, what
with national defense industries
needin' men and furnishing 'em
with uniforms and all that stuff.
So that little structure standing
proudly in the heart of this bust
ling, thriving community, is the
answer to a poiiceman's prayer
especially in winter time.
don't know who the contrac-
tor is but he's doing great piece
of work there. The designer,
too, has given much thought to
this artistic structure as | notice
the box is mounted on wheels.
And it has just occurred to me
that if a whoozy motorist should
hit that hide-away, the police
man holding forth at that par
ticuIar moment would get free
ride. And by free ride | don't
mean one of those free rides
given a couple Of cops recently.
For the benefit of anyone con-
templating crashing into the
piIl-box, ! would suggest that he
first make up his mind in what
direction he would like to see it
travel. AS an ILLUSTRATION, if he
wanted to bowl her down East
Washington street he wouldq
have to put little English on
the right going south, and if he
wanted to give the cop ride up
West Washington street the
procedure would be just the re-
verse. A head-on would prob
ably be good for couple of
blocks on South Potomac Street,
provided, of course, the wheels
are kept reasonably we'll creased.
In any event, don't charge in
from the South. That would
roll 'er up toward City HalI-and
there's enough excitement up
there as it is.
AS see it, this little job in
the Square has many advantages.
For instance, when business
amt rushin', the Boys in Blue
could use it for a ticket office for
their Policeman's Ball, provided,
of course they were permitted to
have Ball and had tickets. The
suggestion also has been made
that it could be used as an air
raid warden's shelter; park
ing spot for babies while moth
Continued on Page 81
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-13
HANGOVERS
By
LITTLE HEiSkELL

That thing you see popping
I'D in the center of the Public
Square amt what you think it
is.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-13

With rubber, sugar, silk and
wool scarce, these might be mis-
taken for the good old days Of 25
years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-21
By WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY Americas Card AuthOrityl


 Yesterday I showed 8 common trap bid, by way of denial of no trump made when the player ought to confirm it. Here is trap bid of the opposite sort. North persists in bidding no trump when the sit- uation demands that he abandon 1t. North correctly bids one no trump over one spade. South has no way of knowing whether North is strong or weak. North may have the min imum for response, or may have enough intermediates to go game with South's high cards. South properly bids two diamonds, ask ing North whether he has any real strength.
 North makes a mistake which is very common. Hypnotized by the pattern of his hand, which is the weakest possible for any suit bid, he tries two no trump.
 North's hand is strong enough for | response to two diamonds, but the no trump bid is absurd. He must assume that South has values only in the two suits he has bid. That leaves the partnership wide open in hearts. And two no trump will surely trap South, for the bid ought to show real shoppers and strength in both hearts and clubs.
 North should bid two spades over diamonds, showing his preference South will probably big three spades counting on North for some real strength. Now North should pass, as he has a bad pattern with the barest minimum for his responses.