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Evening star., 1942-05-07
School Officials Push
Gasoline Rationinq
Registration Plans
BoIlou Desienotes
Directors for Program
Slated Next Week

School officials today were push
ing plans for the organization of
gasoline rationing registration in
the schools next Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday as the corps of
weary teachers settled down to the
final days registration for sugar.
Under authorization given yester-
day by the Board of Education,
Supt of Schools Frank w. Ballou
has designated Assistant Supt. Law
son j. Cantrell and First Assistant
Supt. Garnet c. Wilkinson, who
have been directing the sugar reg
istraIion, to undertake the gasoline
phase.
He also asked them to name ctr-
tam school officials in the field to
be broken in" on the rationing reg
is,ration procedure on the asslmp-
ton that still other commodities will
have to be rationed and that the
schools will be asked to handle the
signing up.
Mrs. Doyle Lauds Workers.
First Assistant Supt. Carroll r.
Reed has also been asked to work
with Mr.. Cantrell and DR. Wilkin-
son to learn the job. Dr. Reed is in
charge of the curriculum revision
program.
Meanwhile. DR.. Baliou announced
that five of six sugar board locations
have been determined. They will
be at the Oyster School, the Mount
Pleasant Branch Library, the Hayes
School, the jefferson Junior High
branch library and the Ketcham
School. DR.. Ballou has suggested
the Henry School. recently turned
over to the Commissioners, for the
sixth location.
The board indicated some effort
would be made to ease tn9 pressure
On the school teachers in connection
with the gas rationing. but did not
say what it would be. The members
also adopted a statement by Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, president of
the board, to the 1000 employees of
the school system, congratulating
them on their loyal service in the
| various registrations and In the
civilian defense activities in which
many are enrolled.
Budget Farley Planned.
The gas rationing program will
have its effect even on the final
cadet company competitive drills at
Griffith Stadium Tuesday and We'd
nesday, the time of the brigade re-
view having to be moved up to lis
pm. on Wednesday.
The old Jefferson Junior Figh
School was turned over to the Com
missioners. who are expected to turn
it over to the Federal Works Agency
for Federal use
A date for the annual meeting Of
school officers with the representa-
tives of the civic organizations with
view to obtaining civic recon-
menations for the 1914 school
budget will be set some time between
May Is and June /.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
jones Heads Dentists
OF Southern MARYLAND

Dr. Albert r. James of Silver
Spring has been elected president
of the Southern Maryland Dental
Society to succeed DR.. James W.
McCarl of Greenbelt, it was an
nounced today.
Others elected are DR.. r. V. Her.
wick. vice president; DR.. w. C. Dorm
secretary, and DR.. H. A. Masterson
treasurer, all of Takoma Park.
DR.. E. E. Hobbs and DR.. Frank E
Parker, both of Silver Spring; DR.
Raymond Fields and DR.. R. E. ia
coby, both of Bethesda; DR.. John P
Barker of Laurel and DR. McCar,
were named to the Executive Com.
mittee.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Fairfax County 10 Buy
$1,000 Fire Engine
For ForestviNe
Report Asks SIS Month
Be Paid to Police on
Active MiIitory Duty
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSp6tch 10 Inc Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. May Acting on
a recommends ton of John H. Car
per of Mclean, civilian defense fire
chief, the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors yesterday appropriated
$4,000 to buy fire engine for the
Forestville community.
A report from the Police Advisory
Board recommended that police
men with two or more years service
with the county be paid SIS q month
while they are on active military
duty. 1t was suggested that such
leave of absence should be contin-
gent on their being physically fit to
return to police duty after the emer-
gency.
The advisory body also approved
the appointment Of Capt. Carl r.
Mcintosh as chief Of the police de-
partment for the coming year and
urged a minimum for proba tionary
salaries of appointees to the police
force. This minimum also would
apply to any men on the force now
receiving less than that amount.
Another recommendation was that
a policeman should be assigned full
time to check dog licenses, since the
county would realize more revenue
If this work were handled by the
police
With the exception of the recon-
mendation relating to the salary of
probationary officers which was ap-
proved by the board, the remainder
OF the report was taken under ad-
vlsement until the next meeting.
The report was signed by Maurice
w. Fox, supervisor of the Advisory
Board.
Capt. Mcintosh advised board
mcmDers that an officer is being
asSl9ned to the territory adjacent
to Alexandria to work with State
Game Warden Arthur w. Mills in
checking unlicensed dogs. He stated
this action is being taken because
of rabies cases reported in Alex
andria.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Girl Falls Three Floors;
Is Hurt Only Slightly

A 17-year-old girl fell three floors
and escaped with only a few broken
ribs yesterday when she climbed out
a window at her home, l1l6 F Street
NE, to avoid being questioned by a
policewoman seeking two escaped
inmates of the National Training
School for Girls, police reported.
Police gave the girls name as
Margaret English. Policewoman
Dorothy Douglas, who wanted to in
tervieW her, said the girl was an
acquaintance of the missing girls.
She was trying to climb from a
bedroom window TO the window of
another room when she fell. police
reported. She was taken to Casual
ty Hospital. where her condition
was reported AS satisfactory"
Evening star., 1942-05-07
P|unkett TO Oppose
Woodrum in Primary

r" the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May 6.-Moss
A. Plunkett, Roanoke County lawyer
qualified as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Congress
from the 9Th Virginia district yes
terday by posting his primary fee OF
5000 with State Treasurer E. B
Jones.
Mr.. Plunkett, unsuccessful candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor in the
State Democratic primary last year
will oppose Representative Wood
rum.
Only one other Virginia Repre-
sentative has opposition thus far
and the filing readline is midnight
tonight. Former Mayor Emmett c.
Davidson of Alexandria has filed in
opposition to Representative Smith
of the 9Th district.
If no other contests develop, the
August 4 balloting will be limited to
these districts.
Representative Robertson of Lex
ington yesterday was declared
Democratic nominee in the 7th
district by the Democratic Commit
tee there.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
1akoma Park {. Of {.
InstalIs New Officers

Members of chambers of COM
merce were advised to give intensive
study to postwar planning by Ben
B. Lawshe of the United States
Chamber of Commerce last night
ut dinner meeting OF the Takoma
Park Chamber.
George A. Cook, newly elected
president, was installed with other
officers, including c. Maurice Weide-
meyer, vice president; Warren E.
Lawson, secretary; j. w. Tagert,
assistant secretary; Robert M
Lyon, treasurer, and Harold F.
Gates, Warren D. Haley, Robert E
Lohr, j. H. Mes, Warren E. Shir-
ley, John F. Sidell and J. Arthur
Walters. members of the Board OF
Directors.
A vote of thanks was extended to
John w. Coffman, retiring presi-
dent. for his successful admins
tration.
A resolution was adopted author
izing appointment of Defense and
Postwar Adjustment Committee to
analyZe postwar problems. An
other resolution that SIS in War saw
ings stamps be awarded to the pub
lie school pupil writing the best
essay on war subject was adopted
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Arlington Asks
A. D. A. Housing
Com mpensation
U. S. Funds Sought
To Help County Bear
Added Expense

"Since the 200 demountable houses
which the Alley Dwelling Authority
intends to build behind Fort Myer
will not be self-supporting it is es-
sential that some provision be made
to compensate Arlington County for
sewer and water service" Edmund
D. Campbell, chairman of the
County Board, declared today.
Plans for the houses. which are
vacates the site, were discussed
Tuesday by John Ihlder, executive
oficer of the A. D. A., at meeting
Of the Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton.
Facilities Heavily Taxed.
"I hope Mr.. Ihlder speaks for the
Federal Government in outlining
plans for the houses" Mr., Campbell
said. THE county's water and
sewer facilities are heavily taxed
now and the Government, rather
than the county. should bear the
burden of the increased load
Mr.. Campbell pointed out that it
was also necessary that some as
surance be given the county that
other facilities. such as schools,
police and fire protection, would be
paid for by the Federal Govern
ment.
Arlington County must and will
cooperate with the Federal Gov
eminent in providing necessary
housing facilities" Mr.. Campbell
said. However, We did not ask to
have these houses put here, and
there is no reason why county resi-
dents should have to support them"
Not Self Supporting.
Mr.. Ihider admitted before the
federation that the cost of the most
expensive houses in the group,
$4,000, prevented them from being
self supporting.
IF the Government feels that it
Is necessary to build these tenn
poraTy houses here, there is nothing
we can do about it." Mr.. Campbell
added. However, there should be a
definite understanding that Airing
ton County will not have to finance
county services for the develop
ment."
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Timely Delivery Saves Rotioning
Of Rotioning Books in Arlington

tires without the certificates. The
State rationing headquarters says
that it is waiting for the certif1-
Gates to arrive from Washington.
According to regulations, they must
be sent from Washington to Rich
mond to Arlington.
The Richmond office can't explain
why the certificates haven't arrived.
Rationing board employees are Won
dering if the paper shortage is now
affecting the rubber shortage.
Finally. the new gas rationing
books which arrived at the county
court house were damaged in transit
Damage to the bundles looks inten-
tional, it was said.
Maybe somebody was looking for
bomb" board employe remarked.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Pearl Harbor Raid Witness
Speaks at Baptist Farley

The Rev. DIR. Charles E. Maddry
who witnessed the Pear Harbor
bombing, declared last night that
the war is the dark before the
dawn" for the cause of Christianity
He hailed the valor with which
missionaries are holding their posts
in the battle areas.
DR.. Maddry. secretary of the For
eign Mission Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention, spoke at the
midyear meeting of the District
Baptist Convention, celebrating it's
65th year of organization. 1t was
convened yesterday at Fountain Me-
mortal Baptist Church, Naylor road
and @ streets Sc.
Booming population of the Wash
ington area in wartime has made it
Christian mission field" said the
Rev. M. G. Stith, pastor of the
Brookland Baptist Church, at the
same session.
The Rev. John Compton Ball,
pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, offlciated at opening de-
votions. The welcome was delivered
by the Rev. w. Bertram King, pas
tor of the Fountain congregation.
Later, Miss Janet Mckay, secre-
tary of the Women's American
Baptist Foreign Mission Society,
Northern Baptist convention. ad-
dressed more than $50 persons at
the convention.
The Rev. Rufus w. Weaver gave
a summary of the work of the
convention, which was founded on
May 7, 1877 He addressed the con-
gregation on Our Past, Present
and Future" Benediction was said
by the Rev. F. w. johnson.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Fairfax High Deooters
Seek League Honors

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, May 7-Fairfax
High School debaters, champions of
District II, will enter the annual
competition Of the Virginia Literary
and Athletic League at Charlottes-
vile tomorrow and Saturday.
The Fairfax team will meet
champions in class A from all other
districts in the State. Competing
for the first time this year in Glass
A, the Fairfax team took second
place in the Georce Washington
University competition this year,
losing the finals to Western High
of Washington.
Members of the team include
Stephen Fentress, Edward Hobbs
and Lucian Grove, affirmative, and
Dewey Lee Curtis, Edward Moore
and John Riggle, negative. Mrs.
Pearl Hart of the high school
faculty Is coach.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Representative Sasscer
Joins Minute Men Unit
BY a Staff Correspondent of The star,
IIppEP AGADI nnnn nrl

BY Staff Correspondent of The star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. May
7.-Representative Sasscer, Demo-
crat, of Maryland was among re-
cruits joining the new company of
Minute Men, reserve unit of the
Maryland State Guard, at a meet
ing in the high school here last
night.
Among the % recruits were all
the town commissioners. They in
clude Judge T. Van Clagett, William
T. Davis. county registrar Of wills;
George H. Morris, and Wesley Kerr,
police chief.
Speakers included 1t. Col. Caesar
L. Aiello, commander of the 9th
Battalion, Maryland State Guard;
Paul r. Smith, in charge of organ
izing Minute Men for Prince
Georges County, and Samuel H.
Harvey, in charge of organizing
similar units in five Southern
Maryland counties.
Mr.. Harvey told the recruits that
among recent Minute Men enlist
ments are Thomas Elmo Jones,
Maryland Secretary of State, of
Bradbury Heights.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Tukomo Park Group
Elects New Officers

Officers were elected and a budget
of s780 was approved at the annual
meeting of the Takoma Park Health
and Welfare Association Tuesday
night at the municipal center.
Six hundred and fifty dollars of the
budget will be used for direct assist
ance and the remaining s13O will be
set aside for the maintenance and
purchase Of additional equipment
for the clinics.
Direct assistance includes new
clothing, dental work, emergency
relief. milk, disqualification, eye
glasses, the nutrition clinic and
transportation to clinics.
Officers elected are Mrs. Walter
P. Harman. president; Judge Her
man G. Heffner, first vice president;
Mrs. George E. Robertson, second
vice president: Mrs f. Deane Shure,
recording secretary; Mrs. Benjamin
Abbott, corresponding secretary, End
Elder W. c. Young Mrs. C. NJ. KYLE
and Mrs. William F. Fischer,
directors.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Two Representatives
From Virginia Face
Primary Opposition
Only Contests August a
Will Be for Seats
Of Smith, Woodrum
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May Demo
cratic voters in the 9Th and 9th con-
gressional districts will be the only
ones to turn out for the August 4
primary.
The State treasurer's Office closed
yesterday without any additional
candidates having entered the field
and the deadline for filing was last
midnight
The two contests will involve Rep
resentative Woodrum of Roanoke
who will be opposed by Moss A
Plunkett, Roanoke County lawyer
and unsuccessful candidate for
Lieutenant Governor last year, and
Representative Smith of the 9th dis
trict, who will have a fellow towns
man, former Mayor Emmett C
Dawson of Alexandria, as his oppo-
nent.
The filing deadline passed with
out any opposition for Senator
Glass, who comes up for reelection
this year, or for Representatives
Bland, Harris, Satterheld, Drewry
Burch and Robertson. Representa-
tive Flanagan of the 9th district
was renominated by convention.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Three Virginia Areas
To Ask Darden for
State Rent Control
Arlington, Foirfox
And Alexandria Call
On Governor to Act

With rent ceilings ordered by the
Office of Price Administration for
Arlington and Fairfax Counties and
Alexandria. Va, officials of these
communities today were making
plans for a delegation to appeal to
Gov Darden to establish State con-
troll in preference to Federal regula-
ton
Delegate Charles r. Fenwick of
Arlington, patron OF bill enacted
by the 1912 General Assembly au-
thorizing the Governor to appoint
rent control boards, has written Mr..
Darden asking that a date be set
next week at which a delegation
from the three areas can be heard.
Members of the Alexandria City
Council win he In the delegation,
City Manager Carl Budwesky de-
clared. The Council adopted a reso-
luton at an executive session Tues
day night urging the Governor to
name local board rather than have
Federal administration.
Gov. Darden indicated last week
that in view of the Federally- i'm
posed rent ceilings in Virginia de-
fense areas, he did not expect to
exercise the authority granted un-
der the Fenwick bill. He said he
would prefer to hear representa-
tives from the affected areas before
acting, since the o. P. A. edict has
altered the situation regarding
rents. He indicated his willingness
to take action If the need for it was
demonstrated.
Alexandria, as well as Arlington
and Fairfax Counties were desig-
rated areas in which rents were de-
clared to be "eXorbitant' by Price
Administrator Leon Henderson.
The o. P. A. order last week cannot
be enforced until June 81 by the
Federal agency unless local control
is established.
MI. Fenwick said he had written
the Governor for an appointment to
receive Representative Smith, DEM
ocrat of Virginia; Chairman Ed
mund D. Campbell of the Arlington
Courty Board. officials of Fairfax
County and Alexandria, and him
self.
Mr.. Budwesky said, y have been
in favor of rent control in Alexan-
| dria for some time. 1 think local
| board could administer it better
/ than a Federal one could"
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Foirfox Youth Heads
Student Association
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, May Lawrence
Cook, of Fairfax High School, has
been elected president OF the Vir-
ginia Student Government Associa-
ton.
He was State president of the
elementary association the year be-
fore he entered high school. He
also has been elected president OF
the student body at Fairfax.
John N. Hart. student government
sponsor at Fairfax High School, was
named adviser for the State asso-
citation.
The ninth annual session Of the
State group will be held in Fairfax
next year.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Trial Explores
Offers 10 Sell
Data
One-Cent q Name
Reported Asked by
Washington Firm

The Government planned today
to delve more deeply into the opera :
tions of a Washington firm which
is reported to have attempted to sell
information about Government en-
ployes and their salaries to mail
order houses as low as l cent each
Three of the five officials of the
firm alleged to be engaged in the
business of furnishing names to
business houses are on trial in Dis
trict Court on charges of having
illegally removed more than 10000
personnel records of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission.
Charles B. Murray, who is prose-
cutting the case, said he intended to
go more fully into revelations before
the court yesterday that the Wash
ington firm offered to sell the names
and salaries of 1000 900 Federal en-
ployes. A check with the Civil
Service Commission shows that
there are now 100000 Federal
workers on the Government payroll
in the United States and its terri
torial possessions.
One of the witnesses before the
court late yesterday-George J. Cul-
Imam of Chicago, an executive of a
mail order house-revealed he had
received letter from an official of
the Washington firm which quoted
the fact that Government employees
are liberal spenders."
Mr.. Cullinan said the letter was
written to his firm on the stationery
Of the Standard Business Service of
Washington and stated it had a
list of Government employees whose
earnings are above the average
which would be sold at cost of l
cent a name in lots of from 10000 to
10000.
Mr.. Cuilinan said his firm pur-
chased some of the names and paid
S104 for the list.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Montgomery Registering
For Gas 10 Start tuesday

Montgomery County motorists
will register from 2 to pm. during
the three-dav period beginning
Tuesday at all elementary schools
in the county for gasoline rationing,
the County Rationing Board an
nounced yesterday.
The registration will be carried on
in much the same manner as the
sugar rationing. officials said.
Owners of passenger cars, motor
cycles and inboard motorboats must
register. the board said.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
ID Reserve Ensigns
Wed on Graduation
By the Associated Press.

BY The ASSCClaled PreSS.
ANNAPOLIS, May Taking ad-
vantage OF recent Navy order lift
ing the two-year marriage ban, IA
young Naval Reserve ensigns took
wedding VOWS in the Naval Academy
chapel less than 36 hours after
receiving commissions.
Nine members of the academy's
reservist class, which completed an
engineering course Tuesday were
married a few hours after COM
mencement, and five more took
wives yesterday.
Among the couples married were
Miss Cora L. Sisam of Washington
and j. T. Cronemeyer, Chanute,
Kans,
Evening star., 1942-05-07

The Arlington County Rationing
Board is having more than its share
of troubles.
Yesterday the board finally re-
ceived an additional $4,000 sugar ra-
tioning books. The board had asked
for $4,000 originally. but got only
$1,000. Rationing of rationing books
appeared imminent. but the new
supply arrived just in time,
Another shortage has been plagu-
ing the board for three weeks It's
supply of certificates to purchase re-
treaded tires was exhausted April
IA. Meanwhile, 100 applications, rep
resenting more than $50 retreads,
have been approved
But the applicants can't get the
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Sligo Valley Citizens
Elect Sweet President

James E. Sweet was elected presi-
dent OF the East Sligo Valley
Citizens Association, Silver Spring
Md, last night to succeed Mrs
Maybelle Fickel.
Other officers are: Armand J
La Vaute, first vice president: Mrs
Fickel, second vice president: Ernest
Woodchek. secretary; Mrs. Ralph E
Torrey, assistant secretary; Mrs
Armand J. La Vaute. treasurer: Mrs
Fickel, Mr.. Woodchek and Walter
De Groot, delegates to the County
Civic Federation: Kenneth Bruner
C. L. BaZzle and Mr.. La Vaute
alternates to the federation.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Visitors to Park
Drop 81 Pct.
During April

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISONBURG, May 7.-Shen-
andoah National Park officials an
nounced yesterday that the number
of visitors to the park during April
declined 64 per cent from the April
l94l. figure.
A total of 28,897 persons visited
the park in 9503 cars last month
compared with 1858 persons in
1886 cars in April, 194l. Repre-
sented were IS States, the District
and Canada
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Work, Fight or Jail
Plan Cuts Relief Load
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
EASTON, Md, May THE Talbot
County Work, Fight or Jail" cam
paign is producing results, the
Easton Rotary Club reported. in an
nouncing that at least As persons
had been removed from unemploy-
ment relief rolls in the last three
days
Club members met with unemploy-
ment ofi1cials Monday and charged
that many persons receiving relief
benefits were ignoring offers to work.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Schedule Is Announced
For Homemukers' Clubs
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May Miss
Edythe M. Turner, county home
demonstration agent has announced
the schedule of meetings of Mont
gomery County homemakers clubs
for the rest of May as follows:
May II. Cedar Grove: May IL
Clarksburg May l3, Galthersburg
May IA Damascus and Barnesville-
Poolesville -Dickerson; May l8, Bur-
louisville; May 10, -Four Corners;
May 20, Browningsville; May 2l
Wheaton and Rockville; May %
Colesville; May Is. TravilahDarnes-
town; May 26, Silver Spring; May
27. Olney-Sunshine; May %, Ger
mantown.