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Evening star., 1942-02-03
Maryland Officials
Study 'McGroth Plan

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 3 R.-State
education oficials will decide on the
"McGrath plan" for telescoping high
school terms in agricultural counties
as soon as county superintendents
complete individual surveys in their
localities, Gov. O'Conor said yes
terday.
The proposal, submitted last
week to Gov. O'Conor by Joseph
S. McGrath, Crisfield High School
principal and president of the Re-
gional Teachers Association, sug-
gests that terms in agricultural
counties terminate during NE first
week in May in order to release
students for farmwork.
The Governor said education Of
ficials asked the superintendents to
take the matter under advisement
and to report as soon as possible on
conditions In their localities. Each
superintendent was asked to in
clude his recommendations or OBJ
jections to the plan, Gov. O'Conor
said.
At Denton it was announced today
that Saturday school sessions will
be inaugurated In Caroline County
this week to effect an earlier clos
ing this spring to release pupils for
farmwork or for enrolment at COL
lege summer schools.
Evening star., 1942-02-03

A marine private Of the last
World War-Nathan WeltZ, 43-to-
day is back in the service as the
first to volunteer here under the
new law permitting veterans to re-
turn so that younger men may be
released for more rigorous assign
ments than such tasks as guard
duty and clerical work.
The recruiting station head, 1t.
Col. Wethered Woodwork, U. S.
M. C. R., saw action in Belleau
Wood and was wounded about the
same time as Mr.. WeleZ.
Mr.. Weltz came here from his
home in Miami, Fla, to re-enlist
four weeks ago when he read of
the impending passage of the bill.
He patiently waited and yesterday
received final word that he had be-
come qualified.
He declared that he was willing
to do anything and go anywhere
the marines would send him in the
hope of again seeing action against
Americas enemies. He added that
he was going into the marines once
again as a private, first class, just
as he did in 1917.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Montgomery Pupils
Quizzed on Holdinq
Saturday Glasses
Bourd Of Education
Considers Speedup
Of School Term

Questionnaires are being distrib-
uted by the Montgomery County
Md Board of Education to all
county junior and senior high
schools to determine whether the
students wish to have the school
term shortened by holding classes
on Saturdays and eliminating holi-
days, 1t was learned today.
Each QUESTIONABLE is divided into
four parts. The first seeks informa-
ton about the students course of
studies. The second asks whether
the student plans to work this sum-
mer and If so. whether he wants
his school to help him get job.
The third part asks whether the
student intends to enter college
after graduation and points out
that many colleges plan to begin
their fall semesters in June. while
the fourth section deals with the
possible shortening of the school
term by keeping schools open on
Saturdays and eliminating holidays.
Board of Education ofiicials said
the studentSSare instructed to study
the QUESTIONABLE at home and, If
necessary. to have their parents help
them in filling them out. The ques-
tionnaires are to be returned to the
schools on Thursday. They will be
studied by the Board of Education
over the week end and some recon-
mendation will be made at the
boards meeting next Tuesday.
A plan to accelerate study In
elementary and high schools In
Prince Georges County already has
been set up by Nicholas Orem. super
intendent Of schools there.
Mr.. Orem said that elimination
of traditional holidays is expected
to accomplish the speedup and that
it is not anticipated that schools will
have to be kept open on Saturdays.
Permission has been given to in
dividual school staffs, however, to
hold Saturday classes If they 50
desire
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Meeting Disapproves
Falls Church-Faifax
School Merger Plan
Residents Of Community
Ask That Action Be
beloved Indefinitely

By a Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, Feb. 3.-A
mass meeting of residents of this
community voted last night to re-
quest the Town Council and the
local School Board to defer action
indefinitely on a proposal to merge
the Falls Church school system with
that Of Fairfax County.
The merger proposal had been
given tentative approval by the
council and the board. the under
standing being that the county
would build a nCw high school In
the vicinity Of Falls Church as soon
as funds for such q project were
available, Discussion at the meet
ing, however, brought out that there
was NO certainty as to when funds
for the new school would be avail
able and no definite understanding
as to where the contemplated high
school would be built.
Representatives of the School
Board explained they had approved
the decision to merge because at
tendance at the Jefferson High
School in Falls Church is too small
to justify the town in undertaking
to replace it with a modern struc-
ture. The mass meeting voted over
whelmingly against the plan, how
ever. principally because of the fail
ure to show that any definite assur-
ances had been received from the
county with respect to the proposed
new county high school.
It also developed during the meet
ing that there is strong sentiment
in the town against the admission
of Fairfax County pupils to Madison
Elementary School, in Falls Church,
which was said to be seriously
overcrowded.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Col. Battle Praises
Arlington S HahdIine
OF Traffic Problem
Heed Of Motor Vehicle
Division Puts Record
Among Best in State

Arlington County's handling of .
growing trafic problem was con-
mended by Col M. s. Battle, director
OF the Virginia Division Of Motor
Vehicles. in a statement today show
ing only three of the States 100
counties reported no trafic deaths
in 1941.
Perhaps the outstanding record
in the State" he said, has been set
in Arlington County. With the
second largest total of vehicular
miles Of trafic. the 12-month totals
show only five traffic deaths, and
three of the five occurred on roads
under the jurisdiction of Federal
authorities. In 1910, there were Is
deaths reported from Arlington
County"
Only 80 Virginia counties had
fewer than five deaths during 1941.
and Bath, Craig and Essex Counties
were the only ones to have a spot
less record. The highest individual
totals were recorded for Norfolk
County with IS deaths. Fairfax
County with 50, and STAFFORD County
with So.
ITO have a true picture" Col
Battle stated. 1T must be realized
that these three counties have high
trafiic volumes. and would be ex-
pected to have more accidents"
All figures are preliminary and do
not include deaths from accidents
in cities and towns, Col. Battle said.
He added that the total number Of
deaths in rural areas in 1941 was at
least 975. as against 100 in 1910.
The Virginia State police direc-
tor urged the conservation Of men
and materials through adherence
to grtater safety methods. Safe
driving, he said, can become q
habit"
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Randolph Sees
on
Fringe Parking
Approval by House
Would Send Bill
ToWhite House

Chairman Randolph Of the Houss
District Committee today predicted
early House action on . Senate
approved bill authorizing the Com
missioners to establish municipality
owned automobile parking lots on
the fringe Of Washington's con-
gested business section.
The legislation has been placed on
the House calendar as q result of
action Of the District Committee
yesterday IN giving 1t q unanimous
Endorsement. Only House approval
is now needed to complete legislative
action. on the bill and send it to
President Roosevelt for signature,
May Act This Week.
Instead of waiting until Monday,
the next scheduled day for considers
ton of District legislation, Rep
resentative Randolph said be would
attempt to have the measure con-
sidered this week under a unanimous
consent arrangement because of the
urgency of additional parking space.
Meantime. the House referred to
Mr.. Randolphs committee bill in
troduced late yesterday by Rep
resentative Forand, Democrat, Of
Rhode Island, designed to give the
District rent administrator control
over rates charged for rentals Of
both public and private garages. Ths
committee now has before it a meas
ure sponsored by Representative
Dirksen. Republican. of Illinois,
giving the Public Utilities Commits
sion control over rates charged by
operators Of public garages and
parking lots.
Rate Increases Charged.
The proposed legislation is the re-
suit Of charges by House members
that some parking lot and garage
owners in the District have taken
advantage of the shortage of parking
accommodations by lacking up
rates"
Representative Thomas r. Ford.
Democrat, of California complained
before the committee yesterday the
garage in which he stores his car
increased his monthly rates from
$3.50 to $3.50 on the ground labor
costs had risen. He further declared
he had heard other members of Con-
gress complain that storage charges
had risen so per cent.
Representative Dirksen said his
bill to place control of commercial
parking fees in the p. U. C. would
end "profiteering."
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Farm Students to Get
SpecioI Consideration

FREDERICK. Md, Feb. 3 P.-
Although county schools will not
be closed earlier this year than
scheduled, the County School Board
will give "every consideration" to
individual students who wish to
leave school early and work on
farms.
Eugene w. Pruitt, county school
superintendent, said schools would
hold final sessions June l. Usual
closing date is 10 to Is days later
but schools opened early last fall.
An early closing was requested by
the County Farm Bureau TO release
students for farm work.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Virginia Assembly
Committees Study
Controversial Bills
Hottest Debote Expected
On Measure to Reduce
Small Loon Rutes
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND. Va. Feb 3-A large
volume of controversial and i'm
portant measures drew one of the
General Assemblys biggest gather
ings to the Statehouse for COM
mittee sessions today.
The biggest debate was expected
before a joint session of the House
and Senate Insurance and Banking
Committees at a hearing on the bills
to cut interest rates chargeable by
small loan companies from AZ to "a
per cent a year This is legislation
recommended by Gov. Darden in his
inaugural address.
The House and Senate General
Laws Committees plan joint hear
ing on other administration recon-
mended measures to make the
Workmen's Compensa ton Act ap-
plicable to employers of three or
more persons. compared with the
present II and upward and to
raise the maximum weekly payment
for employment-co disability
from SIG to $18.
Little Opposition on Benefits.
There appeared little if any oppo-
sition to the measure to raise the
weekly benefits, but opposition was
expected to the proposal to broaden
the acts coverage to employers Of as
few as three individuals.
Representatives of many locali-
ties we're expected for the House
Schools and Colleges Committee
hearing on bills to give aid to the
local school boards for the opera
ton of school buses. A variety of
measures dealing with this question
are pending in the Legislature.
j.. B. Boatwright of Buckingham
proposed an appropriation OF IS
cents per month for each pupil
transported by bus: Delegates Pres
ton Moses, M. M. Long and A. O.
King introduced bill to have the
State pay 10 per cent of the school
bus costs; Virgil Goode and others
asked an outright appropriation OF
$500 900 a year to be distributed on
the basis of pupil miles travelled,
and Mr.. Moses offered a new bill
yesterday asking $650,000 a year.
Bill Calls for Set Sums.
A bill is pending in the Senate to
appropriate set amount for each
bus operated, $50 q month for those
carrying rs or more pupils, and $40
for each one carrying less than rs.
Meanwhile. the House received
from the courts of Justice Committee
another of the Jail reform" bills
providing for Statewide system
of probation and parole. A COM
mittee amendment provided for a
full-t time parole director at a salary
Of 5000 year.
The bill to repeal the 10 per cent
State tax on liquors and wines yes
terday was held over for House con-
sideration after Gov. Darden's
budgetary conference tonight with
members of the House Approprta-
tions and Senate Finance Com
mittees. E. Blackburn Moore. the
chief patron, asked that the bill be
passed by when it was called up in
regular order among the bills ap-
pearing on the House calendar in
the amendatory stage.
The repeal measure has been ad-
vanced this far without . voice
abeing raised against 1t. 4
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Highway Post Offices
Are Declared Success
B~ the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
Smith w. Purdum, Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, has ad.
vised Congress that on the basis Of
experience so far with the Washing
ton, Harrisonburg, Va, Highway
post ONCE" and two other routes
subsequently, established I'VE feel
that additional highway post ONCE
routes should be established in the
current fiscal year"
Two years ago Congress author
lied the establishment Of such routes
to meet needs created by the with.
drawal Of railway trains and dis
continuance Of railway mail service.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Church to Show Film Tonioht

The Perpetual Sacrifice of the
Mass" a motion picture, will be
shown at 3 and $3.50 pm. today in
st. James Church auditorium, Thir-
ty-seventh street and Rhode Island
avenue. Mount Rainier. Nd, under
the auspices Of the Sodality Of St
James', o..
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Education Association
To Meet in Fuirfux

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 3!-Dr. Mabel
G. Coyner Of George Washington
University will speak at a meeting
Of the Fairfax County Education
Association at Fairfax Elementary
School at O'Clock tonight.
A report on school needs in each
locality Of the county will be made
by the Public Relations Committee
under the direction of James E.
Bauserman. Results OF the study
are to be used In formulating the
proposed school budget. a
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Grocers Stop Milk SoIes

DANVILLE, Va. Feb. 5 iP).-Gro-
GERS in North Danville have stopped
milk sales from their stores as an
expression Of their opposition to q
Scent deposit per bottle which they
must pay producers. !
Evening star., 1942-03-05
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Evening star., 1942-03-05
Rubber
Continued From First Page.

NCOHJlHucQ from flTSL rage
new crude rubber would be avail
able this year for the United Ma
tions, plus $4,000 tons of synthetic
rubber, for a total of $4,000 tons.
Requirements for 1912 were esti-
mated at 874,000 tons for the non
Axis world
The United Nations had total
stocks of $4,000 tons at the start
of the year, Mr.. Henderson said. so
that the estimated deficit of AS
900 tons for 1912 would cut stock
piles to 27s,000 tons by the end of
the year.
For 1943. Mr.. Henderson testified,
an Exceedingly liberal" estimate
of new shipments was 1885, 900 tons.
Synthetic rubber production for next
year he estimated at 165 900 tons and
production from United States quay
ule rubber plants was forecast at
1000 tons, or a total new supply
next year of 301 900 tons"
Requirements for 1943. he said.
were estimated at about 10000
tons, so that with. the carry-over
from 1912, there would be q net
deficit at the end Of 1e43 Of 46e, 900
tons.
Substitutes Suggested.
"The situation we faced a month
ago, when the computations were
made" he told the committee, was
that in the month of March, 1943,
we would have completely exhausted
the United Nations crude rubber
supply"
Senator Brewster, Republican, Of
Maine asked whether there was q
chance that some of the rubber
producing areas might be recap
tured and thus increase supply esti-
mates of the United Nations. Mr..
Henderson replied In the negative,
adding that synthetic rubber pro-
duction offered the best hope for in
creasing supplies.
Referring to estimates that syn
thetic rubber production might
Evening star., 1942-03-05
British Army Council
Acts 10 Rid Service
OF Dead Wood
Officers As Years or
Older Foee Inquiry;
Press Halls Move
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. March SIN q sweep
ing move to rid the army Of dead
wood, the Army Council today or
dered a rigid investigation of the
qualifications OF all officers OF IS
years or older up to the. rank Of
lieutenant colonel
The action. coming less than 10
days after the appointment OF Sir
James Grigg as war secretary, was
acclaimed by the London press as
"a great purge" which would step
up the efficiency OF the army and
eliminate inept and over-age officers.
Reliable sources said a similar
purge was planned by the Air Min
istry and that both the army and
r. A. F. henceforth would aim at
promoting younger men Of proved
ability to higher ranks. despite
seniority"
The Army Council order declared
bluntly that "it has become evident
there are now a number OF office1
who for variety of reasons I
are not able to discharge their pres.
ent duties"
The investigation will insure, the
council said. that those holding
commands at home and abroad
possess the qualities essential fol-
the strain and speed OF present cay
warfare"
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Michigan Architects Propose
1O,OOO-Home Model Town

every respect, according to the uni
versity plans. Estimated cost Is
$50, ,0OO, 900.
There would be 100 apartments, a
secluded residential" section Of
$500 single-family dwelling units
and thousands of so-called row
houses" where each home would be
divided from. the other by a party
wall"
Seven Rooms to House.
Each house would have seven
rooms, with two bathrooms and four
bedrooms.
The community. named Bomber
City by its planners. would be in
five sections, each with a school,
playground, church, corner grocery
and other commercial stores. A
large main street would be in the
center.
1t would have a central heating
plant and community garbage and
sewage disposal facilities.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
New Ulster A. f. F.
Works Off Sea leqs
In Hiking, Football
Gen. HortIe Confers on
Plans for Troinine
OF Fresh Arrivals
BY RICE YAHNER,
sKn<ia ed press War Coryssnophapt

WITH UNITED STATES TROOPS
IN NORTHERN IRELAND, March
5.-The newly arrived United States
troops. reinforcing the A. E. F.
already in Northern Ireland. got rid
Of their sea legs today by hiking,
playing football and exercising.
While they were working them
selves back into condition after their
long sea voyage. Maj, Gen. Russell
P. Hartlc, United States commander
in Northern ireland. conferred on
ing and the defense OF this war zone.
The British bombing of factories
In the Paris suburbs night before
last and the recent statement by
Ocn. George c. Marshall that the
United States is building up an
ofrensive force filled the soldiers
with questions. all OF which lacked
ofricial answers.
r. A. r, planes droning overhead
brought the realization of how close
they cow are to the war.
Personal Scores to Be Settled.
In one new outfit, consisting mainly
OF Iowa men. there is considerable
feeling that they have q personal
score to settle In the European fight
ing, Remember Pearl Harbor" still
is Ale slogan Of some, while the
descendants Of Dutchmeh In another
company have changed that to re
member Rotterdam"
Pvt. Julius van de Voorde. 20, OF
Fairchild. Iowa, is the nephew Of q
commander in the Belgian Army
whom the Germans captured during
their sweep into the Low Countries
and France. The uncle now Is in
Nazi prison camp.
The new contingent includes men
from States of the Pacific Coast on
through to the Middle West, men
whose forebears came from almost
every country in Europe.
Striding along a seacoast road,
Pvt. Ken Appletoft. 26, of Redfield,
s. Oak. looked as If he might just
have arrived from his fathers native
Sweden.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
"A Guide erclissire!

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and develop into thick, strong gross for lawn Of
permanent beauty
Evening star., 1942-03-05

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Evening star., 1942-03-05
Gas Price Increase
In East, Nationwide
'Cufew' Proposed
Moves Urged to Offset
Higher Cost Of Rail
Tank Cor Shipments
By TIE Associated Press.

Sinkings and war diversion of
tankers brought proposals today for
higher gasoline, kerosine and fuel
oil prices in the East and for night
and Sunday closing OF filling sta
tions throughout the country.
The Petroleum Industry War
Council. an advisory group OF oil
company executives. requested the
price boost, understood to be eight
tenths Of cent per gallon for gaso-
line. as An offset to higher transpor-
tation costs resulting from large
emergency movement OF petroleum
by rail tank GERS In the eastward
haul, replacing the lost and diverted
tankers. would add about Sis. 900. =
900 this year to the transportation
costs.
The industry executives broadcned
a previous proposal for the gasoline
station curfew and Sunday closing
in the East. suggesting that such a
program be instituted throughout
the country. One spokesman said
this would reduce industry operation
expenses and help meet the higher
transportation costs.
The increases in the prices OF
gasoline and other petroleum prod
ucts, II granted. would be efYec-
tive in the II Eastern States and
the District, the same area COW
cred by the gasoline curtailment pro-
gram last summer.
The sinkings and war diversion
Of tankers caused Petroleum Co.
ordinator Ickes yesterday to call
for a reduction Of 204,100 barrels
daily in crude petroleum production
in the great Southwestern and
Southeastern fields, including Tex
as, to bring production into line
with reduced transportation facili-
ties and prevent a storage glut in
the producing areas.
Ralph K. Davies, deputy petro-
leum co-ordinator, who attended
the industry council meeting, de-
clined to discuss the proposals for
price increases in the East as a
means of meeting added costs but
did tell reporters that the CO.
ordination Office will not take the
price or tax route to control or cur
tail gasoline consumption" The
Treasury has proposed that the
tax on gasoline be raised from is
to cents as a revenue measure.
Evening star., 1942-03-05

reach 100000 tons by 1943 and eo0,-
900 tons in 1914, Mr.. Henderson said
these were very heroic target a.
which to shoot"
Even If we get 100000 tons Of
synthetic rubber next year we will
have a very grave situation to face" :"
he added.
Senator Conally. Democrat, Of
Texas asked about the possibility
that synthetic rubber; production
might be greater than estimates. Mr..
Henderson said he saw no chance,
noting that 1t was a new industry,
and must compete for materials
with numerous war industries.
"It will take almost a miracle to
get that synthetic rubber produc-
tion," Mr.. Henderson said.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Hurry to Bomb Shelters.
Baltimore to Arrest 9
For BIockout Violations
Br tie Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 5.-Magis.
trate Henry B. Mann yesterday
issued warrants for the arrest OF
nine persons accused of violating
the city's blackout ordinance during
last Fridays test.
The warrants charged "Willful
neglecting or refusing to extinguish
lights" and set bail in each case
at $500. Police said arrests prob
ably would be made today.