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Evening star., 1942-10-26
War Fund
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meeting. This was indicated at
recent rally by one of the important
Government leaders.
Many meetings of Federal workers
have been held during these few
days prior to the opening of the
campaign, but no official pronounce
ments have been forthcoming as to
the progress of their collections.
Home, War Front Agencies.
The campaign this year is not
only to supply funds for all agencies
of the Community Chest, as in the
past, but for several others, includ-
ing both so-called "home front and
war 'front.' agencies, here and
abroad. Designed to collect funds
needed by 120 agencies in one big
drive, this campaign is expected to
take the place of what otherwise
might have been % different cam
paigns for funds this year. The
agencies include relief for United
Nations.
The organization built up to raise
this record breaking sum of more
than $4000,000 is divided into four
big soliciting units, headed by Floyd
D. Akers, general campaign chair
man, who has been busily attending
meetings all over the city for the
past two weeks, to throw the ma
chinery of his organization into high
gear.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Oscar L. Chapman as Government
Unit chairman, heads the Federal
employe volunteer organization to
seek contributions from nearly 30O,-
600 fellow workers.
Business Unit Leaders.
Thomas N. Beavers, president of
Peoples Drug Stores, is chairman of
the Group Solicitation Unit, which
will conduct the appeal in all busi-
ness establishments having more
than Is employees.
Lee D. Butler of Lee D. Butler.
Inc, as chairman of the Metropoli-
tan Unit, commands the divisions
which will take the appeal direct
to the givers who are reached
through their homes or smaller
business places.
During the preparatory period of
the past few days, Government Unit
speakers, under the leadership of
James V. Bennett, director of the
Bureau OF Prisons, have been active
talking Community War Fund" to
successive meetings of Federal en-
ployes.
In the Interior Department meet
1ngs were scheduled on the hour
every hour during a whole day in
order to reach the 5000 employees
there with information about the
War Fund. According to Miss Mae
Schnurr, aide to the Government
Unit chairman, the 16 major groups
which have already attended War
Fund meetings, together with the
name Of their division leader, are:
Office of the Secretary, S. E. Dot
son; Bonneville Power Administra-
ton, Miss E. L. Eliades; Bituminous
Coal Division, Edgar C. Faris; Fish
and Wild Life Service, j. r. Gard
ner; General Land Office, F. w.
johnson: Geological Survey, DR.. w.
C. Mendenhall; Office of Indian
Affairs, ]. c. McCaskill; Informa-
tion Division, r. K. Thurber; Bu-
reau of Mines, DR.. r. R. Sayers;
National Park Service, Miss Carrie
Stein; National Capital. Parks,
Frank T. Gartside; Office of Petro-
.leum Co-ordinator, E. j. Skidmore.
Division of Power, Benjamin w.
Thoron; Solicitors ONCE, Felix S.
Cohen; Division of Territories and
Island Possessions, Richard r. Ely;
Bureau of Reclamation, c. N.
McCulloch.
Meetings Today.
The Commerce Department has
held three War Fund meetings, at
tended by approximately 800 eoch
Evening star., 1942-10-26
Bishop Freeman Urges
PruYers for Victory

The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, yes
terday called upon righteous people
everywhere" to further their pray
ers for victory
Speaking before a congregation at
the Washington Cathedral, Bishop
Freeman said. God saves a state or
nation through consecrated men and
women. But there must be right
eous people behind the lines to save
the situation" He also appealed to
members of the congregation to sup
port the Community War Fund and
the sale of War bonds.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
SeIecfees' Treatment
Tests Proceed Slowly

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 14.-The
program to bring deferred regis
trantS to induction standards by
medical treatment at Government
expense, being tried in Maryland
and Virginia, must proceed slowly
because any slips might ruin the
entire program" says Col. Leonard
G. Rowntree, chief of the medical
division of selective service head
quarters.
Col. Rowntree addressed medica.
meeting here last night.
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, ma
tional draft chief, said the expert
ments would be continued to deter
mine how many men needed med
ical treatment to reach lowered in
duction standards. He said adop-
ton upon national scale would
depend upon the results.
The experiment, begun in the two
States February 2, might continue
six or eight weeks more, Gen
Hershey declared.
Col. R0Wntree SAID II a reglStrant
was examined and approved for a
cure, he could select his own physi-
clan or dentist or face induction ano
treatment by the Army.
Col. Rowntree called surgical risks
and the problem of selecting the
right doctor the two principal OBJ
stacles, adding that boards were
using a list of qualified physicians
furnished by the State medical ano
chirurgical faculty.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Arlington lutherans 10 Lay
Cornerstone Of Church

The cornstone of the Resurrec-
tion Lutheran Church will be laid
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at North
Washington boulevard and Potomac
street, Arlington, Va, by the Rev.
Carl F. Yaeger, acting pastor and
representative of the Board Of
American Missions of the United
Lutheran Churches in America. The
Rev. ]. c. Rice, president of the
Winchester Conference Of the Synod
of Virginia, will assist.
The building, when completed,
will be a Colonial structure, costing
approximately $4,000 and will be
ready for occupancy about the
middle of May.
The congregation was organized
in February, 1910, and is meeting
temporarily at 3008 Wilson Boule-
ward. The Building Committee is
composed of P. j. Billheimer, chair
man; George P. Grove and r. K.
Sharp, assisted by Harry A. Rust,
S. E. Bjork. N. A. Kerns, Ralph
Forney, John Maclay and Nelson
Small.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va. March 14.-Al-
though the biennial budget bill and
several other major items remained
to be disposed of, the General As
sembly of Virginia neared adjourn
ment today with a good chance Of
avoiding the final-night crush that
in previous sessions has neld the
lawmakers together well beyond mid
night.
Three pieces of legislation ap-
peared to hold the key to whether
the sixtieth and final day OF the
biennial meeting would close in leis-
urely fashion. These are the budget,
which went back to the House for
consideration of Senate amend
mentS; the E. B. Moore Whitehead
fortified wine bill, on which a COM
mittee of conference had failed to
agree last night, and the Sterrett
bill revising taxes on co-operatives,
which also went into conference for
composing of House and Senate diff
ferenceS.
Probably the most controversial
item in the budget was the Senate
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Tracks in Maryland
May Give u. 5. Nearly
All Their Profits
Wartime Contribution
Of95 Per Cent Of Revenue
Up for Consideration
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 14.-Mary-
land race track representatives to-
day were considering proposal
that the tracks contribute 95 per
cent of their net profits to the Ma
tons war effort for the duration Of
the war.
The proposal was made by Chester
F. Hockey, chairman of the Mary
land Racing Commission, who
sounded out representative OF the
States four major tracks on the
plan yesterday.
He said he would approach also
the heads of the five minor tracks.
Mr.. Hockey told the track repre-
sentatives he wanted their views on
the 95 per cent contribution so that
he could make 1t known at the ma
tional meeting of race commission
ers next week in Chicago.
M. Hampton Magruder, president
of the Bowie track, was the only one
of the four representatives. to COM
ment Immediately on the plan. He
said he favored, subject to the ap-
proval of the stockholders, contrib
uting so per cent of the net profits.
Mr.. Hockey said Alfred G. VAN
derbilt, Maryland Jockey Club presi-
dent, told him he favored the 95
per cent plan.
Under Mr.. Hockey's proposal the
tracks would make their contribu-
tions to war relief agencies of their
own choosing.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Salisbury Pupils Hear
Broadcast From Britain

BY the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, Md, March 14.-Only
the early risers among Wicomico
High School students here heard an
eight-minute program broadcast to
them from Salisbury, Willis, Eng
land.
The program was carried by the
B. B. c. network at 5:45 am.
(E. w. t. and was short-waved
from the Bristol station.
John Monroe, master OF the social
studies department of the Bishop
Wordsworth School in Salisbury
England, told how classes of the two
schools maintained regular corre-
spondence.
Clarence H. Cordrey, principal Of
the school here, said that the idea
of correspondence between the two
schools came from Mr.. Monroe. His
class has been corresponding with
classes of Miss Helen Wootten, head
of the history department here.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Lundover Hills Studies
Cooperative Store Plan

Residents of Landover Hills, Nd,
today have under consideration the
establishment of cooperative stores
similar to those operated in Green
belt. George Hodson, general man
ager of the Greenbelt cooperative
stores, described operation of the
stores Thursday night during a
meeting of the Landover Hills
Citizens Association.
George Brown discussed the need
of additional bus service.
The organization has been urging
erection of a schoolhouse in Lam
dover Hills and a survey was made
in support Of the contention there
were a large number Of children
living in the area who should be
provided with . conveniently located
school ssF
Evening star., 1942-03-14
475-Pound Loss
Almost Creates
Sugar Crisis

Four hundred and seventy-flve
pounds of anything is a lot to lose.
The Arlington County Rationing
Board was particularly interested in
this 475-pound package. 1t con-
tanned their sugar rationing books.
information pamphlets and stamps,
SO 900 of each.
The package was sent by express
supposedly to the county courthouse.
Nobody had seen It and it could
hardly have come in unnoticed.
Finally 1t turned up at the ex-
press Office. 1t was addressed to
County Clerk, Fort Myer Heights,
Va"
The courthouse Is located in an
area once known as Fort Myer
Heights but it hasn't been called
that for years. Somebody suggested
that the o. P. A. should get an up
to-date postal guide.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
terests of Arlington and Fairfax

SOuIlUleS.
AS introduced the bill would have
permitted the authorities to develop
housing projects within the 10-mile
areas irrespective Of zoning or other
ordinances. Fearing the effect OF
such broad powers, because there is
housing authority at Alexandria
Senator Medley and Mr.. Fenwick
had the Objectionable clause strick-
en- out and inserted new language
which will require the housing au-
thorities so extending their fields OF
development to conform to zoning
and other ordinances which the gov
erning body of the areas have placed
into effect. The amendment also
requires the consent of the govern
ing bodies over such areas before
housing authorities may extend
their projects.
A bill by Delegate Bernard C.
Goodwin of Clifton Forge authoriz-
ing the Commission of Motor We
hicles to make prorated refunds of
registration and automobile license
fees when motorists are unable to
continue the use of their cars be-
cause of lack of tires was passed by
the Senate and sent to the Gov
ernor. The measure would require
the motorists to surrender their Ii
cense plates and have a certificate
from their local tire rationing board
that they have been unable to OBJ
tain new tires.
Gov. Darden yesterday signed into
law the Fenwick bill permitting per-
sons with four years accounting ex-
perience with State or Federal gov
ernments ecnnaa,s,te to becomes;ertified public
Evening star., 1942-03-14
| Joseph F.
| Answers Army
|CoH in Duplicate
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Nd,
March IA. Lotus, front and
centeri"
Out of the lineup of Company A,
the reception center, advanced two
men.
Joseph Loftus!!" bawled the non
com.
Two men stepped another pace
forward.
Joseph F. Loftus!!!'
The same two took another step.
Joseph Francis Loftus!!!!" in a
desperate tone.
And again the pair advanced.
Although the two had never seen
each other before. they came from
the same draft board in Scranton,
Pa.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Arlington Tire Ration Unit
Issues 18 Certificates

The Arlington Rationing Board
issued II certificates to purchase
new tires and six certificates for
truck retreads during the past
week, it was announced yesterday
New tires will be issued to Porter
Thomas, transportation of raw ma
terials; F. w. Krownapple, produce
transportation: Edward w. Jack
son, fuel delivery; Jacob Won
Gunten. plumber; E. H. Collins
raw material transportation; Blue
Ridge Coal Co., fuel delivery; John
B. Holland, physician; William E.
Clever, plumber; Robert Shreve
coal delivery; Charles Brown, trans
portation of waste; o. j. Chanel,
plumber and Progressive Cleaners,
wholesale delivery.
Retreaded tires were allowed w. j.
Willett, electrician; Charles Prid-
ham, electrical work; Thomas j.
Crack, refuse collection; Joseph w.
Elliott, oil burner service; Edna H.
Wise, coal delivery, and Arthur F.
Parneu, jr., building material trans
portation.
Miss Evelyn Steinman was issued
certificate to obtain car pur-
chased before January /.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Virginia Assembly Expected
To Avoid Final Might Crush

amendment raising the States share
of State liquor board profits from
s1,675, 900 to s2,500,000 a year as
budget et-balancing step and to pro-
vide funds for an appropriation Of
$4,000 a year to the localities as
school bus subsidy.
The school bus appropriation was
inserted as a House Amendment,
but two efforts by House members to
raise the States share of liquor
profits to finance the subsidy Lave
been turned down
The Senate accepted amendments
of the Finance Committee headed
by Senator Aubrey G. Weaver be-
fore passing the bill yesterday by
unanimous vote. The S219 500 GOO
measure reached the Senate CON-
mittee some 100000 out of bal
ance, but Mr.. Weaver said the
amendments not only restored it to
balance but left an estimated sur
plus OF $4,000 In accomplishing
this. the Senate reduced the House
version of the bill by s495 600 and
completed the operation by the
liquor profits amendment.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Never Died in My Life
General Tells Reporter
Pythe Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg. Maj. Gen.
Irving A. Fish was interviewed on
his arrival.
II came from an unnamed place
and I'm going to an unknown des-
tination,' he said.
What did
You couldn't print it if I told
you"
But a couple of weeks ago"
Cant say thing about what I
did two weeks ago." the general
snapped.
What I have to say"
News of military nature must
be kept from the enemy
The reporter finally bored in.
There was a rumor few weeks
ago you had been fatally injured in
an automobile accident"
L don't believe it could have hap
pened at all" said the general II
don't think I'm violating any mill
tary secrets when I tell you I've
never been killed in my life"
Evening star., 1942-03-14
u. S. Acts to Provide
Needed Farm Labor

HARRISBURG, Pa. P.-The
United States Department of Ag-
riculture has laid out a broad pro-
gram designed to supply badly need
ed labor on Pennsylvania farms.
James E. Walker. chairman Of
the State Department. War Board,
said committees will be set up in
each of the Commonwealth 81
counties to:
l. Recruit and train needed
workers.
2. Utilize the available local labor
supply.
3. Promote employer -employe re-
lationships between farmers and la
borers.
4. Keep continuous check on
farm labor supply and demand.
The program was mapped by %
representatives of Federal State
and private agencies interested in
the farm labor problem.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
La Plata Garden Club
Seeks MOSQUITO Control

BY the Associated Press.
LA PLATA, Md, March 14.-The
La Plata Garden Club, fearful of a
malaria outbreak in the Potomac
River Valley, wants the State and
Federal Governments to do some
thing about mosquito control in the
area.
A resolution adopted by the club
has been dispatched to Federal and
State authorities, club officers said
yesterday, urging immediate meas
ures to control the insects. The
resolution said that approximately
one-third of the mosquitoes are of
the malaria bearing type
The spread of the Chinese chest
nut, a broad-leafed water plant, in
the river and its tributaries, hinders
mosquito control. the resolution said.
Capt. Mark Hershey, commander
at the naval reservation at Indian
Head, said two underwater mowers
had been equipped for use this spring
to cut of the Chinese chestnut be-
fore 1t has gone to seed, the only
effective means of controlling the
spread of the plant.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Col. Lee Tells Democrats
Citizens Must Sacrifice

To keep the American way of life
will exact the utmost in courage,
work, sacrifice and cooperation of
every citizen, 1t. Col. E. Brook Lee
commander of the 7th Battalion of
the Maryland State Guard, told the
annual dinner of the United Young
Mems Democratic Club at the In
dian Spring Country Club. Col. Lee
called on county men to enlist In
the Maryland Reserve Militia.
Joseph D. Buscher was elected
president of the group to succeed
Arthur Elgin.
Other officers named were: Ulysses
Griffith. 4th, vice president; Robert
S. Billhimer, recording secretary;
Garner Duvall, corresponding secre-
tary; Charles Jamison, treasurer
Alfred D. Noyes. parliamentarian,
and George v. Menke, sergeant at
arms.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
.W.&0. D. Suggestion
That Buses Handle
Load Held Inadequate
Brookes Dissatisfied
With Dissemination
To Increase Service

John S. Brookes, jr., Washington
attorney and chairman of the Com
mittee for Emergency Transporta-
ton for Northern Virginia. today
declared he considered as inadequate
the suggestion of the Washington g.
Old Dominion Railroad that bus
services be increased for Washing
ton Government workers residing in
Virginia.
Releasing correspondence between
himself and the railroad Mr.
Brookes said that he could not
believe that the State authorities
or the courts will permit them Cthe
railroadD to take the cream of the
freight business afforded by these
communities and the same time
refuse to participate in any plan
looking to the use of their road
bed for the transportation into
Washington of people who earn
their livelihood there and shortly
will have no other reliable means OF
reaching their places of business.
In q letter to Mr.. Brookes. the
railroad line contended that addi-
tional defense projects might re-
quire them to handle as much
defense supplies as was physically
possible and that delivery Of two ad-
ditional Diesel-electric locomotives
already ordered, was uncertain. On
the other hand, it pointed out that
motor lines are not restricted in
obtaining tires. and that it would
appear logical and sensible for them
to enlarge the scope of their opera
tions " -
In reply to Mr.. Brookes' sugges-
ton that the committee and the
company meet for a frank discus
sion at which the company was to
put it's cards on the table" the
railroad company replied it had
already explained the situation in
detail.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Fairfax Sewer
Project 0. KID
By President
F.W. A. Improvements
Costing S936,000
Will Sturt at Once

Presidential approval of Federal
Works Agency project for sewer IA
cilities in Fairfax County, Va, was
announced yesterday.
Construction of the project will be
started at once, the Federal Works
Agency said Surveys were to begin
today and contracts will be let in
about two weeks.
Construction Plans.
The project calls for the Federal
construction of trunk sewers. pump
ing stations and sewage treatment
plant, at a total cost of 1886 900, l.
the northeast section of Fairfax
County.
Many Federal workers live in tbs
area to be served, which runs from
the Potomac River northwest along
Cameron Run, Holmes Run and
Trips Run. The area is water
shed and the Federal authorities de-
.cided that construction of a sewer
would remove possible source OF
menace to public health.
The sewer will be built to serve
88 900 persons and designed to fit
into a projected single sewerage
system extending from Washington
to the south boundary Of Fairfax
County.
Providing for Future
Although the population of the
entire county now is only slightly
above $4,000, influx of defense
workers into the northeast section
alone is expected to reach 10000
within the next l8 months. De-
fense housing officials advised the
County Board of Supervisors sew
eral months ago that approximately
10000 dwellings will be constructed
on the sewerage shed within the
next 16 months.
If these dwellings were forced to
depend on private sewerage systems,
it was pointed out, the water supply
for Alexandria, which comes from
this area, might be polluted.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
12H-Cent Fire Tax
Set in Tukomu Park

The fire tax for Takoma Park
Md, for the fiscal year beginning
July / next has been set at 1914
cents, an increase of 21a cents over
the present rate. The total budget
approved is $4,000.
The Takoma Park Fire Board pro-
poses to construct hose tower at a
cost of 5000 and $1,000 is listed for
additional fire hose.
A new pumper is expected to ar
rive for use of the volunteer depart
ment in July and the new hose will
be placed in service on the ap-
paratus.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Wrong Address Listed
For Bluckout Xioldtor

The Star yesterday gave an incor-
rect address in an article concerning
the filming of Ray A. Kleindienst, 40,
of Takoma Park, Md, in connec-
ton with his refusal to cooperate
in the March blackout. His ad-
dress is 20 Poplar avenue instead of
40 Poplar avenue as carried in the
story. The wrong address was given
The Star by official sources.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
a Million TinfoiI Sheets
Accumulated by Doctor

COVINGTON. KY. LP).-Uncle
Sam is going to get one whale of
lot of tinfoil when DR.. Robert E.
Carlton unloads his accumulation
of IA years.
At last count, which was some
time ago." that amounted to 4096.-
600 sheets, the 85-year-old retired
physician of nearby Latopia, KY,
said. He started the hobby back
in 1928 lust for amusement" He
has decided to get rid of it and
give the proceeds to a crippled chill
dren's hospital-possibly one at Lex
ington, KY.
Evening star., 1942-03-14
Funeral Services Held
For Alice J. O'NeiII

Funeral services for Miss Alice ].
O,Neill, N. retired post Office en-
ploye who died Wednesday at her
home at los st. Lawrence drive, In
dian Spring Village, Silver Spring,
Md, were held this morning at St.
Johns Catholic Church, Forest
Glen, Md. Burial was in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Born in Watertown, Wis, Miss
O'Neill came to Washington as a
young girl. She retired from the
Post ONCE Department eight years
ago after 40 years of service. She
spent most of her life in Washing
ton, moving to the st. Lawrence
drive address five years ago to make
her ,home with her nephew, George
T. Neill.