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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-28
Washington Merry-Go Round
Mrs. Roosevelt Woy Out Civilian Defense Official; Even Friends Urge Thot Amoteus Give Way Experts; Housewives Will Asked Sove Tin Cons for Salvage
l'EA Service, Inc.
DREW PIE A R $ 0 N ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON Mrs Roosevet Assistant Civil Defense contribution
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-28
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
How To
 Be Your Own Washington Expert
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrrespOndent

Washington. Jan, 28 You, too, can be Washington expert. Self instruction. One easy lesson. Satis- faction guaranteed.
 NEWCOMERS to Washington are always impressed by how much everybody in the government knows. A knowledge of law. economy, bank ing, strategy, sociology, care of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-28

o. What is a Finnegan stew?
 A. That is another name for Irish stew, having for its principal ingredients meat, potatoes and onions.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 25.-A rubber
company official said today police
had halted work connected with a
war contract at his plant because
he failed to obtain a police permit
to operate on Sunday.
A Baltimore law forbids plant
operations on Sunday without a
permit, and officials of several other
major defense plants said they had
to send requests for permits to the
Police Department by Wednesday of
each week if they planned to con-
tinue work on Sundays.
F. G.. Schenuit, president of the
Schenuit Rubber Co., said police had
stopped his men removing frozen
stocks of rubber tires from the
firms plant to its retail store. He
said the operation was being done
to clear space for another defense
contract on which work was to start
this morning.
Mr.. Schenuit said he told Police
Commissioner Robert Stanton he
thought such permits no longer
were necessary in view of President
Roosevelt's recent request that all
defense plants operate seven days
a week"
Mr.. Stanton said he told Mr..
Schenuit that since he had no per-
NIT, he could begin hauling after
midnight. and added that Mr..
Schenuit was bound to be criticized
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Western Maryland
Democrats Asked 10
Back Col. Lee
Montgomery Leaders
Distribute Appeal for
House Race Support

An appeal for support of 1t. Col.
E. Brooke Lee for the Democratic
nomination for Congress from the
9Th Maryland District was distrib-
uted to voters throughout the west
ern section Of the State today by
four prominent Montgomery County
party leaders.
In letter addressed to "the DEM
ocrats of Western Maryland" the
plea asks reciprocal support Of the
Montgomery County candidate, in
view of that countys support OF
candidates from other sections OF
the district in previous years.
The letter was signed by Thomas
E. Hampton, chairman of the United
Democratic Organization OF Mont
gomery County and president OF the
Board of County Commissioners;
Lacy Shaw, chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee for
Montgomery County; Mrs. Roger
Shaw, president of the United Dem
ocratic Womens Club of Montgom-
cry County, and Joseph D. Buscher,
president of the Young Mems DEM
ocratic Club of Montgomery County.
Col. Lee, who commands the 7th
Battalion of the Maryland State
Guard and who lives in Silver
Spring, placed his hat in the ring
Saturday for the primary race. He
will be opposed by the Democratic
incumbent, Mrs. Katharine Byron,
wife of the late Representative Will
liam D. Byron, and Mrs. Jesse w.
Nicholson of Chevy Chase.
Montgomery County always has
helped support the Democratic can
didate from the 9Th District, despite
the fact that the county itself never
has sent a Democratic representa-
tive to Congress, the open letter
points out. John Mcdonald, a Re-
publican, was elected to Congress
in 1897.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Anne ArundeI's S EmbatfIed
Farmers Whip Invaders
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 25.-Busi-
ness proceeded as usual at Annapolis
today, with a theoretical invasion
force of German parachutistS re-
pulsed by a band of determined
Minute Men.
In the first Of several planned
maneuvers for Maryland Minute
Men yesterday, approximately $50
farmers and others from Anne
Arundel County hurried down a
dusty road to Mayo where the para
chutists landed"
The invasion forces consisted of
about 10 members of the Annapolis
State Guard company, supported by
three Civilian Air Patrol planes act
ing as dive bombers.
En- route to Mayo, 10 miles from
Annapolis, the Minute Men paused
long enough to hear brief talk by
Gov. O'Conor, then dived for cover
when the dive bombers' started
strafing the road.
Gov. O'Conor told the Minute
Men they were organized primarily
to protect their homes and families,
and said "I promise you that moth
ing of selfish, personal or political
nature will be permitted to enter
this organization"
The Minute Men used a variety of
weapons, including shotguns, rifles,
pistols, knives in belts, and one man
welded bolo knife, relic of his
fathers service in the Philippines
during the Spanish-American War.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Maryland U. to Hold
Student Rule Seminar

A seminar in student government
problems has been inaugurated at
the University of Maryland in an
effort to provide solutions to diff
culties facing student officers in view
of the newly adopted three semester
program at the university.
The course, which is being con-
Quoted by DR.. Harold C. Hand pro-
feSsor of education, is open to elected
leaders of every university club and
organization and to persons who
have any particular interest in STU
dent government.
Although similar seminars have
been carried for some time in West
ern universities, the University OF
Maryland is the first on the Eastern
Seaboard to include such course
in its curriculum, according to Ray
Grelecki, president of the Student
Government Association.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Washington College
Exercises Honor
Mrs. Roosevelt
Presidents Wife Will
Address so Graduates
And Receive Degree
BY the Associated Press.


CHESTERTOWN, Md, May 25.-
Washington College honored Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt today at COM
mencement exercises marking the
semi-centennial of co-education at
the school.
= The Presidents wife, who visited
here with Mr.. Roosevelt in 1888
when he received an honorary de-
gree, was scheduled to address ap-
proximately so graduates and re-
ceive an honorary degree of doctor
Of laws.
Honorary degrees of doctor of lit
erature also were to be conferred
on Miss Sophie Kerr, novelist and
short story writer, who lives near
Denton, and Miss Mary Adele
France, headmistress of st. Mary's
Female Seminary, LeonardtoWn, a
graduate of the Washington College,
class of 1900.
DR.. Gilbert W. Mead, Washington
College president, awarded the hon.
orary degrees, while Gov. O'Conor
presented diplomas TO the graduates.
Gold pentagons for leadership were
awarded to State Senator Dudley
G. Roe of Queen Anne County
and David Bartolini of Waterbury,
Conn. president of the Washington
College Athletic Association and
head of his class for four years.
Lloyd Davis of fredericksburg, vice
president of the senior class, was
chosen to deliver the valedictory
address.
A luncheon for seniors, guests
and the Board of Visitors was to
follow the commencement exercises.
After two-week holiday, the first
of two flve-week summer semesters
begins June 10.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Potomac Falls
After Slight
Flood Damage
Three Cabin Boots
Two Borges Torn
From Moorings

The Potomac River was SubSiding
today after overf1owing at one point.
The swollen river receded to a
stage of 1872 feet at the Letter
Gauge, miles above Chain Bridge,
80 feet above flood stage, at pm.
yesterday, starting to subside short
ly thereafter
River waters poured over the sea-
wall along Hams Point, whipped
by 15-mile-an-hour. current.
Reports from various riverside
points indicated this was the only
spot in Washington the Potomac
burst its banks. At Wisconsin ave-
nue. the Weather Bureau noted
high of feet at pm. yesterday,
3 feet above normal, but a foot
below flood stage. Likewise, Demp-
sey's Boathouse, in the Georgetown
Channel, reported % or feet above
normal" with the waters less turbu-
lent and almost back to normal level
today.
Little Damage Reported.
The Letter Gauge showed only
9.5 feet at this mornings check
and the Weather Bureau indicated
that return to normal all along the
rivers course could be expected soon.
Though little damage was report
ed. crowds lined the banks at van
tage points as the SWirling, muddy
waters churned against bridge pill
lars, lashed rocks along the shore,
and swept tree limbs and other de-
bris along on its crest.
Harbor police salvaged three small
boats that had been swept from
their moorings-two cabin cruisers
and another cabin boat without en-
gine or registration number.
Two barges, one fitted with the
tall superstructure of dredge, also
were torn from their moorings by
the swift current, drifting down.
stream to come to rest against the
Highway Bridge. where today they
awaited rescue by their owner.
LowIands Inundated.
Rising above flood stage, but less
than a foot above it at Harpers
Ferry, w. Va. the river rolled down
between Maryland and Virginia, in
undating lowlands and flooding
some loW-lying farms.
At Seneca, Md, where many
Washingtonians have summer
camps, the road from Darnestown
was covered in low spots. Over
flowing Seneca Greek crept up to
the doorways of lowland cabins, but
did little damage in the area. No
residents were forced to evacuate
their homes.
Montgomery County, Md: Alex
andria. Va, and Fairfax County,
Va, police reported no calls for
assistance had been received from
victims of the rivers spring out
burst
Harpers Ferry reported the Po-
tomac below flood stage and falling
this morning.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
| Gas Rotioning
| Increases Calls
For Bookmobie
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, May 25.-The ra-
tioning of gasoline and shortage of
automobile tires is already begin
ming to be reflected in calls for books
from the county "bookmobile," it
has been reported by Miss Doro-
thea C. Asher, Fairfax County IL
brarian.
During the past week, according
to Miss Asher, the bookmobile cir
culated more books than in any pre-
vious week, and many patrons told
the librarian they expect to do more
reading.
For the summer months, the fol-
lowing bookmobile schedule has
been announced:
fremont Gardens-Tyson's Cross
Roads route-First and third Tues
days.
Mount Vernon route-First and
third Thursdays.
Centreville-O -Oakton route-Flrst
and third Wednesdays.
Annandale-Lincolnia route-Sec-
ond and fourth Mondays.
Bailey's Cross Roads route-Sec-
ond and fourth Wednesdays.
Vale route-Second and fourth
Thursdays.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
800 Seniors Attend
BdccaIauredte al
Maryland u.
IS Youths in Uniform
March in College Park
Academic Procession

Contrasting conditions today with
those met by former graduating
classes, more than 8G0 University
of Maryland seniors we're told to
meet wartime responsibilities with
malice toward none. with charity
for ALL" attfe baccalauIeat sermon
at St. Andrews Episcopal Church
in College Park, Md. yesterday.
The Rev. Nathaniel Acton, rector
pointed out that graduates of former
years left the university prepared
to begin their life's work in private
business or professional endeavors
but "today's college graduates must
Immediately assume grave RESPONSE
bilities."
$50 Youths i'm Uniform.
The wartime spirit of the occasion
was heightened by the presence OF
about $50 members of The gradual
ing class who wore their r. o. T. c.
uniforms. Others were garbed in
caps and gowns.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, university presi-
dent, deans of the various colleges
and faculty members headed the
academic procession.
Music for the services was by a
vested choir of men students. di-
rected by Prof. Harlan Randall OF
the university.
The haccalaureate services opened
June in May week activities
which will be climaxed Saturday
with commencement exercises in
Ritchie Coliseum.
Women's Dean Host.
Senior co-eds in the college Of
home economics were the guests OF
Dean M. Marie Mount at a tea yes
terday afternoon.
Next event scheduled in the week.
long celebration is a senior picnic
tomorrow afternoon at Greenbelt
Lake. Other affairs include dances
balls, alumni gatherings and an
assembly at which scholastic and
athletic awards will be presented
Commencement week activities
for two of the university's Balti-
more schools will get underway to-
day with the senior banquet and
prom of the school of pharmacy
and the senior dinner and cap
stringing of the school of nursing
Evening star., 1942-05-25
l9 Receive Diplomas
At Tukomu Academy

Commencement exercises Of Ia
koma Academy were held last night
in Columbia Hall, when diplomas
were presented to 10 students by
c. N. Rees. principal.
Combined with might cere-
monies. the exercises marked the
close of a three-day graduation pro-
gram, which began Friday evening
with a conservation service. Bac-
calaureate services were held Satur-
day morning, with the Rev. r. A.
Anderson, an official of the General
Conference of Seventh-Day Adven-
fists, delivering the sermon.
Prof. c. T. Jones gave the invoca-
tion last night and benediction was
pronounced by Prof. W. H. Wood
Jack Finch, president of the class
spoke. Willis Doering was valedic-
torian.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
DR.. BIuckweIder to Get
Roanoke College Degree

Sp, cial Dispatch to The Star.
SALEM, Va, May 25.-Dr. Oscar
F. BlackWelder, pastor of the Lu-
theran Church of the Reformation,
Washington, will be one of the prin-
cipal speakers when the four-day
observance of the 150th anniversary
of the founding of Roanoke College
begins Friday
DR.. BlackWelder also is listed
among eight prominent educators
and theologians who will be awarded
honorary degrees. He will receive
doctor of laws degree.
About $50 colleges and learned
societies will be represented at the
exercises. DR.. Dabnev Lancaster,
superintendent Of public instruc-
ton. will represent the Common
wealth of Virginia and DR.. Gould
Wickey of Washington will represent
the Council of Church Boards of
Education, of which he is secretary.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Forest Glen Church
Holds May Procession

Approximately $50 children took
part in the annual May procession
at st. John Catholic Church, For
est Glen, Md, yesterday afternoon
Kathleen Tyrrell was May queen
and her attendants were David
Hurlebust and Robert Blakely. The
Rev. Joseph Kennedy, pastor, read
the act of conservation and the Rev
Donald Schearer, Capuchin priest
conducted the benediction of the
blessed sacrament.
A class of 20 children received
their first holy communion at mass
In the morning.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Sunday Work on War Contract
Halted by Baltimore Police

by neighbors and by competitors in
business if allowed to 60 on.
This plant is not in the picture
it is not on the Government list of
war industries
An executive of another defense
industry said the whole business Of
this weekly permit rationing is
utterly stupid, but we can't do any
thing about it, ~ a.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Falls Church Retains
Counsel in Expansion Suit
By a Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

By Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
-. ALEXANDRIA. Va, May 25.-
Walter l. Young, former president Of
the Alexandria Young Democratic
Club. has been retained by Falls
Church as associate counsel in
pending suit to annex a portion of
Fairfax County. Town Attorney
John A. K. Donovan announced to-
day.
A hearing by three Judge tribu-
nal is scheduled in the Fairfax
Circuit Court July 81 on the towns
petition to annex territory to raise
it to the classification of a second
class city.
Mr.. Donovan said today he will
challenge a contention of the re-
spondent that bringing the suit at
this time creates "animosity." He
said he will file a petition for a bill
of particulars to require Fairfax
County to supply list of names and
addresses of persons whose animos-
ity has been aroused as a result Of
the suit.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Plan Advanced
ToGet Gasoline
From Coal
$162,167, 900 Asked
For Experimental
Plant in Pittsburgh
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Production of gasoline from coal
and shale will be attempted by the
Bureau of Mines If Congress ap-
proves requests for experimental
funds in the s162, ,167 900 Interior
appropriations bill.
Citing available coal supplies in
this area, some members of the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee said
that if an economical process Of ex-
tracing gasoline could be developed
it might go a long way toward re-
heving the shortage in the East.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes.
testifying in connection with the
appropriations bill, told committee
members recently that this country
eventually might find itself the
only source of oil for the United
Nations. While he did not discuss
the Eastern seaboard shortage, he
urged a study of the coal and shale
processes.
Proposes Pittsburgh Plant.
DR.. r. r. Sayers, director of the
Bureau of Mines. suggested that
production of gasoline through the
hydrogenation of coal might solve
the problem of fueling airplanes
based in Alaska, where coal is plen-
tiful.
He proposed construction of an
experimental plant at Pittsburgh
capable of turning out 100 pounds
of gasoline a day.
Administration talk of extending
gasoline rationing to the whole
country, meanwhile, brought a pro-
testing outcry from Capitol Hill.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, Of
Wyoming told reporters that per
hapS the principal source Of this
trouble is that Congress has sur
rendered too much of its authority
to executives who don't understand
conditions in the country"
Hard to Convince People.
Senator johnson, Democrat, Of
Colorado asserted that 1T will be
hard to convince people in the OIL
producing States that they can't
have gasoline"
The War Production Board has
ordered the Office of Defense Trans
portation to prepare plans for Ma
tion-wide gasoline rationing as
tire conservation measure.
Senator johnson said that persons
who advocate gasoline rationing as
a means of conserving rubber should
remember that tires deteriorate
about as fast when unused as when
driven moderately. ~
"A new tire will last about two
years in service. or two years in
storage" he said.
At the same time, it was disclosed
that Government experts have told
Congress the Nation cannot count on
guayule plants. chief hope of domes-
tic production, to yield any sub
stantial amount of natural rubber
within the next two years.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Fire Set by Lightning
Races Maryland Barn
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LEONARDTOWN, Md, May 25.-
Farming equipment, stored wheat,
hay and other materials were de-
stroyed yesterday when fire, caused
by lightning, destroyed large barn
on the farm of Miss Esther Wood
burn near Morganza.
Leonardtown volunteer firemen
raced 10 miles to the scene and saved
nearby buildings. The fire occurred
during . violent thunder and hail
storm.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Front RoyoI Girl, Is,
Killed by Automobile
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRONT ROYAL. Va. Nav 25-
Catherine Louise Taylor, 13, was
killed instantly yesterday by an
automobile near the Front Royal
remount depot.
The girl, whose father, John Tay-
lar. is technician at the depot, was
roller skating on the highway. DR..
D. M. Kipps, coroner of Warren
County, said the accident was un-
avoidable.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Charlotte Hall Academy
Exercises Open Saturday

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTE HALL. Md, May
25.-George Rector of Upper Marl-
boro, Md, will be valedictorian at
the 138th commencement exercises
of Charlotte Hall Military Academy,
which begins Saturday and will
continue through June 2.
Graduation exercises will be held
at II am. on the closing day, with
1t. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, jr.. U. S.
M. c., of Washington, making the
principal address. William Carlyle
Turner, chairman of the Board of
Trustees. will present the diplomas.
The following are members of the
Evening star., 1942-05-25
* 4
| |WAat4o~R~xWA
WAR BONDS

Navy cruisers are built in two
classes, light and heavy, the latter
dsplacing about 10000 tons. Our
Navy has about an equal number
of light and heavy cruisers, the
10,0O0-ton cruiser costing approxi-
mately $20,000,000 Many cruisers
are under construction and many
more are needed.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Police Auxiliary Head Named

WINCHESTER, Va, May 25 (Spe-
ciaD Mayor c. r. Anderson, act
ing director of civilian defense. has
announced appointment of Chief
of Police c. w. Hollis as chief of the
auxiliary police. Chief Hollis said
he was endeavoring to keep the
police out of all squabbles" The en-
tire civilian defense setup here was
shaken last week by designations.
Evening star., 1942-05-25

To pay for these speedy and pow
erful ships with their heavy guns
and armament we must buy War
bonds. Citizens of a large town or
given community. working in
unity, could buy one Of the ships for
the Navy If they put at least 10
per cent Of their income In War
bonds every pay day.
United States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
DR.. Schneider to Speak

DR.. Fern Schneider, county super
visor of high schools, and Owen
Knight, assistant principal of Mont
gomery Blair High School, will be
guest speakers at a meeting of the
Parent teacher Association of the
Montgomery Hills Junior High
School at 7:30 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Wins Al Prize

FREDERICK, Nd, May Is (P).-
Austin Coblentz, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter B. Coblentz of Middletown,
has been notified he won national
honors in the annual All Club farm
cost accounting contest.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
BuccuIuureute Services
Held at Aide School

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALDIE, Va. May 25.-Baccalau-
reate services for members of the
graduating class of the Aldie High
School were held in Emmanuel
Episcopal Church, Middleburg, last
night, with the Rev. D. Campbell
Mayors giving the sermon.
Graduation exercises for the class
will be held at pm. Thursday.
The graduates are:
Evening star., 1942-05-25

Hull, Robert Mann
Moore. Emerson W.
Mullinix. Kenneth R.
Nicholson, Robert N.
O'Brien, James l..
OSteen, Charles D.
Potter, Clayton D.
Rector, G. H. M.
Reinhard. E. Kay
Rub, Alfred Joseph
Sondheimer. Allen J.
Tuttle. w. l., ~.
Wilson, Walton D.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-09
Ungrodt Discusses
Housing Program
for Baptist Union

The housing program for Ypsi'
lanti was discussed by Paul I'm
gFeAt secretary of the Board OF
Commerce. following the July bust
ness meeting OF the Baptist Wom-
ems Union. Wednesday afternoon At
the church. He told OF the plan to
build dormitories for single men
and women north and south OF
Michigan Ave. on Harris Road and
other accommodation for married
couples in the south section. The
stores In these new additions would
be built by individuals, not by the
government. he said.
Mrs. Harold Badger, vice presi-
dent, conducted the business meet
ing in the absence OF the president,
Mrs. Milford Osborn. Devotions
were led by Mrs. Lester Wright.
Mrs. A. j. Schultz. chairman OF the
dlapery committee. reported that
the committee expects to purchase
the drapes for the auditorium. soon.
Mrs. Paul Hatch, chairman OF the
Craftsmanship committee. had let
ter ready TO send 10 Senator Brown
regarding the use OF alcohol for de-
tense instead Of Tor liquor. The
union president and secretary
signed the letter.
1t was decided to accept the
White Cross quota for the year
Miss Barbara StoltL favored with a
piano selection.