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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17

of with coupons for additional fuel
oil to last them through the
present emergency, or with the as
surance that they could not obtain
action from the board until they
supplied it with more information.
In the long line were both white
and colored, old and young, men
and women, a number In uniform.
A majority Of the requests for
additional fuel came from con-
sumers in whose homes resided in
fants, sick or aged persons. Almost
without exception compliments ex-
pressed willingness to cooperate,
attributing their presence before
the board to what they considered
anaemergency. Many casually men
toned that members of their fam
lilies were in the service,
Users "Tided Over"
DR.. T. w. Humphrey. fuel adj
ministrator for Arlington County,
who acted as judge whenever diff
culties were encountered, explained
that the boards primary aim at
present is to tide oil users over
until the beginning of the next
heating period on January S. This,
he said, will enable them to catch
up on the rationing plan and, after
that date, when they will begin
using coupons for the third period,
they must make their fuel budgets
comply with their rations.
He pointed out that most con-
sumers have been misled into be-
lieving that all users are to be cut
two-thirds of the total amount they
used last year. The rationing sys-
TEN, he reminded, is based on floor
space in the home rather than
past usage.
Il think it Is the only fair way
to meet the situation" he said. ut
certainly seems just to me that the
person who used 1900 gallons to
heat 700-foot floor space. for in
stance. should be slashed more than
the consumer who used only 900
gallons to heat 1900 square feet"
Neighbors Face Scrutiny.
One of the toughest cases ham
died by the administrator last night
was the complaint of two irate
women who charged that certain
neighbors, living In houses no
larger than theirs, had received
larger rations and were Haunting
the fact in their faces.
These neighbors keep their
thermostats at 70 and rs degrees
while we keep ours at S." COM
planned the women. There is moth
ing fair about that"
DR.. Humphrey took down the
names Of the neighbors.
You 60 on back and keep quiet. /"
he said, and I'll bet you anything
you want q police car Is standing In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Hershey Praises Maryland
For Cooperation in Draft
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 17-Maj. Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey, chief of the Sc
lective service system, yesterday
praised Maryland for its co-opera-
ton in draft matters.
Writing Gov. O'Conor, Gen. Her
shey said: "As Governor OF Mary
land you should take well deserved
pride in the success of the system.
THE size and quality of our Army
at the beginning Of this war were
the results in no small measure OF
this system for personnel procure
nent planning"
Gen. Hershey said the war had
doubled and redoubled" selective
service responsibilities, adding that
the manner in which Maryland had
met these demands had given him
confidence that democracy was not
dead, and that free men can still
meet the most trying tasks land
solve them with fairness ard dis
patch"
Gov. o'ConW appointed the adj
ministrators Of the system through
out Maryland when the National Sc
lective Service Act Of 1910 went in
effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Virginia Pay Roises Held
Possible Under CEILINGS

Ey the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 17.-Heads
of State departments, agencies and
institutions were advised yesterday
by j. H. Bradford, State budget di-
rector, that Federal wage-ceiling Or
ders do not seem to prevent raises
that are in line with the States pay
increase system.
In a memorandum summarizing
and interpreting the Federal wage
limitations, Mr.. Bradford said that
under the operation of q well-de-
vised salary classification and COM
pensation plan such as the Virginia
plan, no question apparently will be
raised as to increase based upon
accepted rate scales for the various
classes Of positions in the State
service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17

front of their homes within two
days"
A man stopped the administrator
as he passed along the line extend
ing out into hallway and de-
manded OIL
Give him an order for $50 gallons
and tell him to come back in two
weeks and we'll fix him up" DR..
Humphrey instructed an assistant
and then turned again to the con-
sumner: "Is that all right?"
NO replied the man, Il want my
coupons tonight"
He was asked if he had sent in
his application and replied that he
had done so by mail.
"All right" said DR.. Humphrey,
this $50 gallons will hold you until
we get it."
Il want to give you the money
now to pay for mailing it to me so
I won't have to work nine hours a
day and then stand in line two
hours" announced the consumer.
Man, I've been going for 16 hours
and you're talking about nine"
scorned DR.. Humphrey. You wait
here and get that order and then
come back to see us later"
Errors Adjusted.
In a number of instances, errors
in computation of individual rations
were discovered and adjustments
were made Immediately. Frequently,
too. home owners were found to
have made mistakes in figuring their
floor space and were urged to make
new measurements, paying partic-
ular attention to Railways and
closets.
Now and then some heavy oil user
complained of the reduction in his
allowance. If the ration seemed
just in view of his floor space, he
was dismissed.
In no instance in which con-
sumner was without oil and had used
up all of his coupons was he sent
away without an additional allot-
ment to meet the emergency on a
minimum basis.
This oil rationing is a necessity
and we're doing our best to make
it as easy on the public as possible, :"
explained Or. Humphrey. But after
January 5, when it'll be their fault
II they do not budget according to
their allowance. the story will be
different"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Lack of Volunteers
In Fairfax May Delay
Fuel Oil Coupons

Because the number of VOL
unteer workers has fallen
sharply since an extension was
granted in Fairfax County for
the purchase of fuel oil on
promissory notes, Mrs, E. C.
Murray. county rationing Of
fetal, today said the board may
not have all ration books in
the mails when the extension
ends at midnight tomorrow.
Mrs. Murray said so many
volunteer workers failed to re-
turn to work following Satur-
days extension order that it is
extremely" doubtful If all ap-
plications will be processed and
coupon books mailed by the
deadline.
Homeowners who have not
| received coupons and who have
not purchased oil on primissory
notes, Mrs. Murray said, may
have to go without oil until ra-
ton books can be sent them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Prince Georges
War Fund Drive
Exceeds Quota
County Campaign
Raises $25,131,
1l4% Of Its Goal

Prince Georges County's Com
munity War Fund drive raised ia
per cent of its $4,000 goal, final
campaign reports showed today.
Faced with an unprecedented ap-
peal, county residents responded
with an unprecedented demonstra-
ton of generosity" declared DR..
H. c. Byrd, president Of the Uni
versity of Maryland and county cam
paign chairman. ITO the 500 volun-
teer workers in every community in
the county who gave so unselfishly
of their time, it is just impossible to
express enough appreciation"
Complete tabulations showed that
$25, l3l was raised. DR.. Byrd pointed
out that more teams went over the
top than ever before. Eleven of the
% teams collected more than 100
per cent of their individual goals.
Five of the other IL teams came
very close to completing their goals
100 per cent, also.
Berwyn's team, headed by DR.. T.
B. Symons, dean of the college of
agriculture, University of Mary
land, raised $1,100 over its $500
goal, largest in the campaign. In
cluded in this districts report was
a contribution of nearly $1,000 by
University of Maryland students.
Chillum's team, with a quota of
$4,000, raised $2.565. Carlyle De
Lozier, Mount Rainier attorney
headed the Chillum volunteer
groups. ..-
Other teams going over the TOP
included: Evansville, 1895; Queen
Anne, SAB: Surrats. 1868; Laurel
s1,703; Brandywine. s439; Oxon Hill
s403; Riverdale, $2,3l6: Lanham,
5000, and College Heights Univer-
sity Park, S1.065. Hyattsville, with
a quota of $4,000, raised $3.50.
Captains of the teams were
Evansville, Miss Philemon Mccoy;
Queen Anne, Mrs. Herndon Peach;
Surrats, J. Frank Dent; Laurel, Mrs.
j. Howard Hopkins; Brandywine
Joseph Blandford; Oxon Hill, Miss
Helen Book: Riverdale, Bill Read
ing: Lanham, Miss Marjorie Kemp
ton. and College Heights University
Park, Ralph Arnold.
DR.. Byrd urged county workers to
join in the victory campaign"
which Washington workers are con-
Quoting in order to raise the 1852 900
outstanding in the S$4,141 900 goal
for the Washington Metropolitan
Area. Additional funds will still be
received by Campaign Secretary
Miss Mildred Alexander. Social
Service League Office, Waldman
Building, HyattSville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Oil
Given Out in
Arlington
Over 300 Have
Varied Complaints
Handled BY Board

Arlington County's rationing
board had its first open house for
fuel oil users last night and in four
hours handled individual cases Of
more than 800 consumers, but not
without some complaint from those
who were forced to wait their turn.
Eight policemen were on hand to
handle line of several hundred
parsons that began forming during
the late afternoon. BY the time
the board of seven men convened
at 7 pm. it had grown to a length
nearly equal to that of a city block.
Some persons reported that they
had been standing in line for three
and four hours.
No More Complaint Hearings.
Meanwhile ration board officials
said today that due to the large
number of persons who failed to
get hearing last night after wait
ing in line several hours no more
general complaint board hearings
will be held.
Persons wishing a hearing on
their oil rations, it was said, will be
given appointments after stating
their complaints in writing to the
board. These letters, it was said,
must contain recheck of floor
space and should advise the board
of any unusual features in the floor
plans.
Homeowners who have not yet
received their ration books will ap-
ply at the board tomorrow night
along with those whose suppl of
oil is not adequate to carry them
through the week end.
Part of those who waited outside
the boards Office at 1924 North
Highland street were interested in
gasoline and sugar rationing. but a
vast majority were there to
straighten out some problem con-
corning fuel oil. Many of this lat
ter group were among 5000 out of
10000 oil consumers in the county
who still had not applied for their
ration coupons before last night
Balk at Return Idea.
AS the line grew, consumers who
did not need oil Immediately were
urged to go home and to return at
later date. To this plea they in
variably answered: You mean
come back and stand in line for
two or three hours"
But of the hundreds who man.
aged to explain their cases to men,
bers of the board. all were disposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
By q Stan Correspondent of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 17-Gov-
eminent red tape and the man
power shortage are combining to
force rural Montgomery County
merchants either to sell or close
their places of business.
The case of H. c. Darby, 70-year-
old merchant of Beallsville, who has
operated a general store there for
the past 36 years, is typical. Mr.
Darby said he had reluctantly come
to the conclusion that he must
either sell or curtail his business to
the point where he will carry only
small stock of tobaccos, a few
groceries and other light items.
Mr.. Darby, whose son is with the
Army in Hawaii, said the work of
carrying on a business which in
normal times amounted to more
than s25 900 yearly, is entirely too
much of a load for a man my age"
and added that it is impossible to
find help in running the store"
Store Serves Wide Area.
my wife and I have attempted to
carry on the business since my son
entered the Army a year ago last
September" Mr.. Darby said. 'In
addition to the work, now made
doubly hard by the increasing num-
Der of Government records and re-
ports required to be kept, each day
it is becoming harder to obtain
merchandise"
Explaining that his store served a
wide area" in Montgomery County
and that his nearest competitor is
two and half miles distant, Mr..
Darby said that he is now able to
obtain about half the groceries or
dered, and that less than half his
hardware orders are being filled.
Statesmen still call regularly" he
said, but when I place an order
it usually is cut in half"
Mr.. Darby said that he has had
one inquiry from prospective
buyer, but that the man was scared
off" by the prospect of curtailed sup
plies and Government red tape.
Carl Fisher, manager of J. T.
Fisher and Son in Poolesville, which
carries stock of general mer-
chandise as we'll as feeds, fertilizers
and farm machinery, painted a
similar picture of curtailed supplies
and a shortage of competent help.
IF I cannot find a buyer" Mr..
Fisher said, Il am going to close
out the general merchandise bust
ness and continue to operate the
feed and machinery part of the
business upon reduced basis"
Mr.. Fisher reported that his bust
ness amounted to more than 100000
yearly in normal times. and added
that while he has experienced about
a IS per cent drop the past year
due to foresight in buying" he
fully expects the business to drop
to nothing" in the future unless it
becomes possible to obtain stock
requirements.
Explaining the effects of the man
power shortage, Mr., Fisher said that
he normally employed seven men,
and that he now has only five.
Help inexperienced.
while this does not seem a
drastic shortage of help" he said,
inexperienced help is of little or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Dog Quarantine Law
Extended As Days by
Fairfax County Board
Proposed Amendment
To Exempt Hunting
Docs Is Defeated

Extension Of the dog quarantine
in Fairfax County for another As
day period, beginning Tuesday, was
authorized by the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors yesterday, fol-
lowing long discussion.
A proposed amendment to the
ordinance, which would have al
lowed dogs used in hunting to run
off the owners premises providing
they were inoculated against rabies,
was defeated at the last minute
after charges of "class discrimina-
ton" were made by citizens.
Four Cases of Rabies Reported.
Mr.. Stone said the present quar-
antine, adopted to control the out
break of rabies in the county had
proven satisfactory and that the
majority of dog owners were CO.
operating. He said four cases of
rabies in animals had been report
ed to the health department since
November "a.
Following ruling by the Com
monwealth's attorney, the board
authorized reimbursement for the
cost Of taking treatment to three
persons bitten by rabid cat.
Rezoning Proposal.
On motion of Supervisor Andrew
w. Clarke the board authorized
that proposal to rezone a tract
of land south of the Little River
pike, opposite Cameron Village
from urban residence to rural bus
mess be advertised for a public
hearing. 1t is proposed to estab-
lish shopping center on the land
for families living in the defense
housing project at Cameron Village
Action of the State Compensation
Board in fixing expenses of the
county jail at approximately $4,000
per annum, including the sheriff's
salary of $4,000 under the new Law
effective January l, abolishing the
fee system, was approved. Under
the new plan the State will pay two
thirds of the cost, and the county
one-third. The new system will
mean saving to the county.
County employees were granted a
Christmas holiday period from
pm, December "a to December %
and were also granted a holiday New
Year Day and the Saturday follow
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Legislative Council Asks
Loan Firm Bill Discussion
Fy the Associated Press.

ES the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-THE Leg
islative Council today called on
representatives Of Maryland small
loan companies to discuss legisla-
ton proposed for submission at the
1913 session of the General Assem-
bly,. Much of the legislation has
been, discussed at previous open
hearings.
Attorney General William G.
Walsh also was asked to appear to
discuss with council members bills
which the State Council of De-
tense will ask the Assembly to
approve.
Mr.. Walsh was expected to dis
close only preliminary details of the
defense legislation, which will be
outlined by the councils War Emer-
gency Legislation Committee at a
meeting in Gov. O'Conor's Balti-
more Offices Monday.
Yesterday the council listened to
a number of arguments against a
proposed bill to place small build
ing and loan associations under
State supervision.
Paul M. Higginbotham, who said
he represented several such neigh
borhood" associations. asserted that
the bill If passed would "harass the
small associations out of business
by regulating them to DEATH"
The proposal would set up three
man commission and an executive
supervisor, all to be appointed by
the Governor. This commission
would exercise supervision by re-
quiring periodical audits, the bond
ing of oficials and control Of liqui-
cations, mergers and reorganiza-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Red Tape and Labor Shortage
Forcing Rural Stores to Close
BeoIsvi|Ie and PooIesve Merchants
Also Hit by Enrichment in Supplies

no good in my business. since it
often requires a ar before man
becomes familiar enough with his
job to hold up his end of the work.
Fortunately" he continued, "our
farm machinery mechanics have not
been taken by the Army and we
still are able to do a little business
in this line, although parts are
becoming increasingly hard to find"
Commenting upon the extensive
reports" now required by various
Government agencies, Mr.. Fisher
said it took his entire time to handle
these, and that he was unable to
find a man to take over the job.
Like the Beallsville merchant, Mr..
Fisher said he has had one pros
pective buyer, but that he also was
frightened away by the increasing
difficulty of operating a business
in wartime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
YuIe Rush Forces Longer
Virginia Liquor Sale Hours
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 17.-State
liquor stores will remain open an
extra hour each day through Deem
Der "a in an attempt to cope with
the booming demand for Christmas
spirits, the Virginia Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board announced yes
terday.
Beginning tomorrow, all stores not
otherwise restricted will be open for
business until 7 pm.-an hour later
than the pm closing time put into
effect several weeks ago when the
quart-a-day per customer ration
ing plan was adopted.
The hours extension, board
spokesman emphasized, is merely
temporary. No decision has been
made on what will come after
Christmas.
ALI State liquor stores will be
closed for three days on the Christ
mas week end, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. This move was made be-
cause all other State agencies and
practically all retail businesses will
have a similar three day holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Virginia Tech 10 Graduate
81 Students Tomorrow
Fy the Associated Press.

Fs the Associated Press.
BLACKSBURG, Va. Dec. IT,
Virginia Tech will graduate "a stu
dents at convocation exercises to-
morrow. P. H. Mccartney, professor
Of sanitary engineering here, will
make the address.
The Rev. Robert E. Lee, pastor of
the Lutheran Church here, will give
the invocation. The % bachelor of
science and S master of science de-
grees will be conferred by DR.. Julian
A. Burruss, president of v. P. I.
This is the fourth graduation pro-
gram that Virginia Tech has held
during this calendar year. Until
the accelerated program was started
In the summer of 194l for specially
selected engineering students, grad
uations were held only once year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Nearby Auto Crashes
Fatal 10 ; Persons,
7 Others Injured
Couple Killed as Car
Fails to Make Turn
On Defense Highway

Three persons were killed and two
injured in automobile accidents last
night in nearby Virginia and Mary
land, police reported today.
Helen T. Crawford, II, of Land
over, Md, and John Phillip Harri-
son, 10, of Glenn Arden, Md, both
colored, died today at Casualty Hos
pital from injuries received in an
accident on Defense highway near
Vista.
The injured, all of whom suffered
skull fractures, are:
Isabel Veronica Crawford, IS, a
sister of hte dead girl. and Helen
Brown, 20, Glenn Arden, also COL
ored.
j. E. DaiSey, member of the Glenn
Dale Md rescue squad which
brought the victims to Casualty, said
the accident occurred when the
automobt1e failed to make a curve
on Defense highway. He said two
other persons were reported to have
Deen III the automoplle, out ponce
had no knowledge of them.
A verdict of accidental death was
issued by DR.. T. B. McCord, Fairfax
County coroner, in the death last
night Of Paul Samuel Dutrow, about
As. He was struck, police said, by
an automobile driven by Mrs. Esther
B. Hardy of Merrifield, at the inter-
section of Dunn Loring and the Old
Courthouse roads.
Mrs. Hardy, an operator in the
Falls Church telephone Office, was
driving to work when the man
stepped in front of her car, police
said.
Two identification cards were
found on Mr.. burrows body, one
giving a Washington address, and
an apparently later card listing him
as resident of West Falls Church,
according to police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
5000 Middies Begin
Yule Leaves Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. II. - Three
thousand midshipmen will begin
their 15-day Christmas leaves to-
morrow, Rear Admiral John r.
Beardall, Naval Academy superin-
tendent, announced yesterday.
The third and fourth classes
sophomores and plebes-will start
their leaves at noon tomorrow, while
first classmen- seniors-will begin
theirs at noon Saturday. The Sec
ond class has been discontinued for
the duration.
{ Midshipmen who are unSatisfac-
tory in their academic work have
been advised by the superintendent
to remain at the academy for study
and extra instruction during at least
part of the, leave period.
The midshipnen's Christmas dim
ner will be held tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
ALI Council Party

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. II (Spe-
ciaD The Montgomery County All
Senior Council will hold it's annual
Christmas party at the home of Miss
Alice Lechlider, near Glen, Satur-
day night, according to Miss Edythe
M. Turner, home demonstration
agent. Miss Turner and Roscoe
Whip, assistant agricultural agent
for the county, are in charge of the
arrangements.