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Evening star., 1942-05-11
Rockville Wins
Step County
Water Bill Fiqht
By a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stafi Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 11.-A
bill of complaint entered by the
Montgomery County commissioners
to enjoin the collection of a water
bill of s60457 for water and sewer
service by the town of Rockville
was ordered dismissed in an opin-
ion handed down today by Circuit
Judges Charles w. Woodward and
Steman Prescott.
The opinion was the result of a
hearing Friday at which town Off
clals were asked to show cause why
an injunction should not be filed
preventing the town from discon-
tinuing service to the courthouse
or demanding payment of the bill.
The commissioners contended
that the water and sewer charges
are a tax and therefore not collect
able against the county.
The officials have said that un-
less the bill is paid by 8 am. We'd
nesday water service to the court
house will be cut off.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Maryland Vote League
Will Adopt Program

Adoption Of its yearly program
and a talk by Miss Josephine Brown
who recently returned from a trip
to China, will highlight the annual
program of the Maryland League of
Women Voters at its annual meet
ing at the University of Maryland
at 10 am. tomorrow.
Mrs Miner Hostetler of Rockville,
State president, will preside.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the
university, will entertain at tea
for the league at 4 pm A skit writ
ten by Mrs. Ralph Himstead of
Chevy Chase will be presented by a
group of members.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Unhurt in Battle,
III Veteran Gets
| Wound Stripes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
May 11.-He wasn't scratched
through four major engagements in
France in World War /, but Frank
Radell will wear two wound stripes
when he is commissioned a major
here May 80.
AS an enlisted man in the first
World War, Mr.. Radell was wounded
In an explosion while lecturing on
bombs. Later, while an instructor in
bayonet drill at Camp Funston,
Kans., an over-zealous pupil scored
a touche, wounding him in the
chest.
Twice in World War days Mr..
Radell approached the commission
he will obtain shortly with other stu
dents at school for post exchange
officers conducted by the Army Ex-
change Service here. He gave up
one chance to be an officer to ac-
company the 89th Division over
seas. On November 4, 1918, he was
again recommended for a commits
sion. The armistice came along q
week later.
Until he volunteered for the
school here Mr.. Raden was buyer
and personnel director for a meat
store chain, with headquarters in
Kansas City.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Faces
'TreasuryFeast,
DefenseFannine'
Special Assembly
Session Urged in
Unusual Situation
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, May 11.-State fiscal
experts found themselves in an en-
barrassing position today.
Although Maryland is building up
another huge surplus, which may
equal the $9,119,O00 record-breaker
of last September 80, its defense
fund is virtually exhausted-again.
Officials can't use the general fund
surplus, which now totals more than
$4,000 900, to replenish the defense
fund because this requires an act of
the Legislature. And the General
Assembly doesn't meet until next
January unless Gov. O'Conor calls
special session.
Special Session Urged.
Legislators already have urged a
special session to provide more de-
tense funds, centralize defense au-
thority in the State, give State en-
ployes bonuses to meet increased
living costs, provide additional funds
for some State institutions, reduce
the motor vehicle speed limit to 40
miles an hour to conserve rubber,
and to solve other problems brought
on by the war.
The Legislative Council also is
considering asking Gov. O'Conor to
summon a special session.
Twice before, when defense funds
were running dry, the Board of Pub
lie Works voted to use military de-
partment funds to bolster defense
funds. But it is doubted now
whether the military department
can spare any more deductions from
its appropriation.
Institutions in DifficuIty.
In addition, it is reported that
some State institutions are expert
encing financial difficulties and may
not have enough funds to last until
the end of the fiscal year.
The State Welfare and Education
Departments, however, are expected
to turn back into the State treasury
about $500,00O in unspent funds at
the end of the fiscal year, Gov.
O'Conor has announced.
Meanwhile, taxpayers continued to
pour funds into the treasury. The
income tax, estimated at first to
raise So, 8,440, 900, is likely to produce
more than 100000, officials report.
The alcoholic beverage, racing.
corporation and insurance taxes all
are yielding more funds than in the
last fiscal year and should push
the general fund surplus near the
Sc, 900 900 mark at September 80 if
they continue their present trend.
SS,o00,000 Surplus Seen.
Fiscal experts are confident the
surplus at September 80 viii at
least hit 100000, even though
$4 ,00c 900 was taken out of the sur
plus at the beginning of the fiscal
year to make up for the real estate
tax reduction.
The last Legislature appropriated
approximately 100000 for defense
purposes, but these funds virtually
were wiped out when the State
Guard was called to active duty.
Later Guardsmen were made per-
manent State Roads Commission
employees and drew their pay from
road funds. to stop the drain on
defense funds.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Two Arlington Youths
Seized in Stolen Car
After 3-Mi|e Chase
Fairfax Police Quiz Poir
In Hunt for Group
Of Auto -Strippers

Arrested after a 3-mile chase
which ended in the crash of stolen
automobile early today, two Airing
ton County youths were being held
by Fairfax County police while three
other Jurisdictions attempted to link
them with recent auto thefts.
The two are charged with the
theft of the car wrecked last night
and are being questioned in an ef-
fort to solve a number of other re-
cent thefts of similar nature.
Car Strippers Were Sought.
They are listed as Chester Ernest
Livesay, II, Rosslyn, Va, and Ed
ward Monroe Shane, %, who gave
his address as Arlington. Va.
Fairfax County Detective Sergt
j. M. Mahoney and Policeman
James Thomas, with Detective Sergt.
Joe Sincavitz of the District police
auto squad, were patrollng roads
near Falls Church last night on
the lookout for car thieves, believed
responsible for theft of eight autos
during April and three more in the
past three nights. In most cases
the automobiles involved were 1941>
convertible coupes and all have been
taken to Fairfax County and
stripped there.
The police became suspicious when
they saw a 1941 convertible coupe
being followed by a small truck
about 3:15 o'clock this morning.
Driver Loses Control.
They gave chase and the coupe,
with Livesay at the wheel, according
to police, sped down the Lee boule-
ward toward Fairfax, turned off onto
Merrifield road, where the driver
lost control on a curve. The coupe
overturned two or three times, ac-
cording to Mr. Thomas, who was
driving the police car, and was al
most cut in two when it crashed into
a tree
The driver Of the wrecked vehicle
apparently was unhurt and Sergt.
Mahoney and Mr. Thomas said they
pursued him on foot for about half
mile before apprehending him.
Shane, who, police said, was driv-
ing the truck, also was taken into
custody and the two are being held
while it is determined whether they
will be turned over first to District,
Alexandria or Arlington County au-
thoritieS for trial.
The car wrecked last night was
stolen, police say, from Gene A.
Zwerner, Bill North Twentieth
street, Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Dedication Of Cross
Marks Anniversary
Rites al ST. Johns
Broad Creek Church
Wus Parent of Mony
In Capital Area

Conservation by the Right Rev
James E. Freeman, Bishop of Wash
ington, of a cross made from frag-
ments of the original church
marked the celebration yesterday
at ST. Johns Protestant Church
Broad Greek, Md, of the 25Oth an
niversary of the establishment of
the Episcopal parishes in Southern
Maryland.
The first st. Johns Church, in
King George parish, was built in
1895. AL Episcopal churches in the
District, Montgomery County and
the upper section of Prince Georges
County trace their origin to ST.
Johns, the Rev. Robert F. Henry,
rector of the church, said.
Made by Former Warden.
The 18-inch cross, made from
poplar. mahogany finished, was
presented by Georg F. Won Oster-
man, for IS years warden, vestryman
and treasurer of st. Johns. Now a
resident of San Antonio, Tex, Mr..
Won Osterman was foreign language
editor of the Government Printing
Office until his retirement in 1898.
Visiting clergymen from several
States and from parishes that trace
their origin to King George Parish
attended the services yesterday.
Bishop Freeman, conducting the
services, said the Christian princi-
Piles which had given the church
strength throughout 200 years of
persecution, wars and other evils
would continue to hold it together
Earlier the Rev Mr.. Henry
traced the history of St. Johns,
telling those attending the services
that George Washington once came
to the church from Mount Vernon
across the Potomac.
Other Celebrations Planned.
! Assisting at yesterdays ami
versary service were the Rev. James
Valiant, dean of the Southern Con-
vocation of the Washington Dio-
cese: the Rev. Walter Reed, rector
of Christ Church, st. Johns Par
ish, Accokeek, and the Rev Charles
Langlands, rector of St. Matthew S
Parish, Seat Pleasant, Nd.
Other parishes of the Washing.
! ton Diocese, which developed out of
missions sent out by st. Johns, will
hold similar anniversary celebra-
tions this year.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Western Maryland
To Mark 18th Yeur
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WESTMINSTER, Md. May IL
Western Maryland College will cele-
brate the 18th anniversary Of its
founding during 72d commencement
exercises Friday to Monday.
DR.. George F. Zook, president Of
the American Council on Education,
will be principal speaker at a con-
vocation Saturday marking the
establishment of the college. DR..
Zook was formerly United States
commissioner of education.
DR.. Fred G. Holloway, college pres
ident, announced that Senator Tyd-
ingS, Democrat, of Maryland would
address the graduating class at COM
mencement exercises Monday.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
-Four Typical Mothers Broadcast
Courage to Sons Abroad
5000 at Sylvan Theoter Hear Marine
And Soldier Return Words of Reinsurance

From the wind-swept green Of
Washington's Sylvan Theater four
| typical mothers, one from the Dis
trict, one from Baltimore, one from
New York and one from Swansea
S. c., sent their voices over Short
wave radio to sons at the front in
Mothers Day greetings yesterday
And across the oceans and CONT
nents two of the sons spoke back
/ Five thousand spectators at the
/ open-air broadcast, many service
men among them, listened as the
voice of Pvt. Samuel Dixon Pitzen
Of the Marine Corps, son of Mrs.
Mary Pitzen, Ais Thirty-fourth
street NE, came over the loud
speaker from Panama.
Hello, Ma" he said. This is
Sammy"
Then came his word Of reassur-
ance-the words hundreds of thou
sands of men stationed over the
world would broadcast If they could.
Pvt. Sammy" Pitzen was their
symbol.
In Tough Outfit.
Even if I don't write much-we're
pretty busy down here because We
have a pretty important job to do
I'm thinking of you Don't worry.
We're the Marines and we're tough
outfit.
Wed like crack at those Japs
or Nazis," he went on, adding that
he'd like to bring his mother an
enemy helmet for a souvenir.
Then Mrs. Pitzen radioed her
answer.
Sammy" she said, 'it's wonder
full hearing your voice again. I
hope you like 1t down there and
that you're getting wonderful things
to eat There isn't much new here
since you left.
A Constant Reminder.
I'VE all miss you. Every time
60 out the front door and see Con-
zaga Field, I remember how you
used to come in at night-dirty from
sliding to the bases-and hungry.
We're having fried chicken tonight
1t would be nice If you could come
| and have some with us.
We'll, take care of the war down
there. We're doing everything we
can here God bless you and bring
you safely home soon."
1t was the same type of message
that went to the sons of Mrs. Mary
Rapetti of New York, of Mrs. Gene
We've Nixon of Baltimore and of
Mrs. Hattie Williams of Swansea
Honey things, they told, mingled
with words of courage.
Thanks for the flowers" Mrs
Rapetti said to her son, Sergt. Alfred
Rapetti, U. S. A., now in London.
Your father and brother are all
well and listening in.
All Working Hard.
alfred, we are all working hard
in America so all the boys will come
home soon. And we mothers know
that all you boys are working hard
so you'll have homes to come home
/ to.
Alfred, take care of yourself
Sergt Rapetti had told his mother
and the listening throng that I'VE
would like to be at home with you,
but no home would be a safe place
until we finish the job We have to
do. I know you know that too.
Keep smiling" he closed so
long, mother. See you soon, mother" g."
For reasons unknown the mes
sages from Yeoman Third Glass
John F. Nixon of the Coast Guard
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Garden Party Program
Includes Soup Exhibit

Exhibits of soaps and dry cleaning
methods will feature a garden party
Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Gardner Jackson, 6 West Kirk street,
Chevy Chase.
. The affair has been arranged by
the Montgomery County League Of
Women Voters study groups on con-
sumner problems which have been
meeting for several months under
the department of government and
economic welfare, of which Mrs.
Francis Goodell of Bethesda is
chairman. Mrs. M. o. Lorenz of
Washington has been leading the
studies.
Mrs. Paul Reiber of Takoma Park
will give the exhibit and talk on
soaps.
Evening star., 1942-05-11

loan, said he has twice as many
applications as rooms, but few
tenants thus far have been
signed. Preference will be given
women employed in war agencies.
Another and larger hotel for
women workers will be completed
in July. This is the 744-room
projects at Sixteenth and Euclid
streets NV, which has been
named Meridian Hill. The R. F.
c. is building that structure
directly, through its subsidiary,
Defense Homes Corp, which has
other hotels and apartment prof.
ects underway about the city,
including Mclean Gardens, on
the former Mclean estate on
Wisconsin avenue.
Evening star., 1942-05-11

A Takoma Park (Md) woman
was killed and eight persons were
hurt in automobile accidents in
Washington and nearby counties
yesterday.
Maryland police said Mrs. Mad
elyne Leach, "a, of Is Montgomery
avenue, Takoma Park, was killed
when the car in which she was
riding struck bridge abutment on
the Southern Maryland pike near
Lyons Creek. Riding in the rear
seat, she was thrown from the car.
Charles r. Clark, 25, also of Tako-
ma Park, Md, listed by police as the
driver of the car, suffered a head
injury and was taken to the Prince
Frederick Hospital Police said his
condition was not serious.
Ivan Leach, Is, husband of the
dead woman, and two other pas
sengers in the car, James w. Robin
son, 81, of 13 Manor circle, Takoma
Park, and Alvin R. Dreas, 21, Ia
koma Park, escaped injury, police
said.
Three Women Hurt.
Three delegates to the Chicago
convention of the Daughters of the
American Revolution suffered bruises
and shock in an accident yesterday
near Annandale, Va. They were
taken to the Alexandria Hospital.
Police listed them as Mrs. Louisa
Sinclair of Alexandria, Mrs. Joseph
E. Pryor, 3503 Lowell street NV,
and Miss Bohmer Rudd, 1919 G.
street NV.
John Martin, 1916 West Virginia
avenue NE a taxi driver, was
treated at Garfield Hospital for
lacerations OF the forehead and left
ear after his car overturned on
Sheriff road near Dykes stockade
when he swerved to avoid striking
dog.
Two Children Hurt.
William Leak, colored, 81, of $50
Columbia road NV. was taken to
Casualty Hospital with back injuries
and possible fractures of the collar
bone and facial bones after an auto
mobile accident in Upper Marlboro,
Md. His condition is undetermined
Two colored children escaped seri-
Gus injury in auto mishaps. George
Burke, l3, of 1926 Ninth street NV.
was treated for leg abrasions after
the bicycle he was riding collided
with car. Constance Lathern, 4, of
$50 Franklin street NV. was taken
to Freedmen's Hospital with scalp
cuts, burn on the left arm and a
possible fractured rib. She was re-
ported to have walked into the side
of a car near her home.
Evening star., 1942-05-11

Rooms on o street without
baths are priced at S34.50
month. There are a few with
private baths at higher rates, but
all such Accommodations have been
taken. All rooms are single and
have running water, and there's
a bath for every four rooms. Mr..
Scott said rentals are fixed by
the Government and he will not
be allowed to make a profit on
the proposition during the war,
only management fee.
The rooms will have utility
cabinets, large clothes closets,
and will be furnished with a bed
topped by an innerspring mat
tress, dresser, easy chair, writing
Evening star., 1942-05-11
New Girls Domitory Has Its Romeo and Juliet PorLors

Government girls who will live
in the new Federally financed
hotel for women at 2131 o street
NV. may entertain their dates
in the atmosphere of beau par
lors" bearing such romantic
names as Anthony Cleopatra"
"Romeo-Juliet," John Alden"
etc.
After making that announce
ment, the management notes
that hard by the parlors a pipe
organ is provided for concerts,
weddings or divine services"
The 250-room hotel will be
ready for occupancy in about
three weeks. Ralph S. Scott, who
built the place with a r. r. c.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
! New Minute Men
Units Mustered In at
Silver Spring Armory
Companies Issued Rifles
And Uniforms; Will Stort
Training immediately

Bringing Montgomery County's s
total strength of Maryland Minute
Men to 10 companies, seven new
infantry units were mustered in yes
terday at exercises in the Silver
Spring Armory
The companies, all from the sub
urban area of the county, were
issued rifles, ammunition and uni
forms and will begin training i'm
mediately. Two Rockville units and
a demolition engineer company were
organized about two weeks ago at
the armory.
Col. Lee Administers Oath.
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, COM
manding the 7th Battalion, Mary
land State Guard, under whose ju-
risdiction the men will train, admin
istered the oath of allegiance. Col.
Lee told the men they would be
called to active duty only in the
event of general emergency, such
as an invasion, sabotage or disorder,
and would operate in the neighbor-
hood of their homes.
Orders issued by Gov. O'Conor
establishing the Minute Men as the
last line of resistance in the State
were read by Maj. James B. Fitz-
gerald of Chevy Chase, personnel
officer of the State Guard staff.
Capt. Mark Patterson and Capt.
George A. Hood Of the State Guard
companies at Silver Spring will as
sist in the preliminary training of
the units.
Temporary Commanders.
Temporary company commanders
were announced as follows:
Joseph A. Cantrel, Walter C. Hand
and William B. Bum for the Chevy
Chase, Bethesda and Cabin John
companies: F. Byrne Austin for the
two Takoma Park companies and
William Meg. Harlow for the two
Silver Spring companies. Perma-
nent officers will be announced
later.
A cover-all uniform and overseas
hat which cost S2.98 were provided
for each man by the Montgomery
County commissioners.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
61st Anniversary
Of Wedding Marked

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, May 11.-Mr
and Mrs. James L. Fling of Fred
erick County, both of whom are
SO years of age, celebrated their
6lst wedding anniversary yesterday
at their home near Little North
Mountain.
Their three children, Harry S
Fling, Anderson, w. Va; Mrs. George
L. Craig OF this city, and Mrs. Roy
M. Good, Berryville, Va, attended
the celebration. Mrs. Fling cooked
the anniversary dinner. Her hus-
band still operates a farm ane
peach orchard.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Bertrand Trenis Heads
Fairfax Rotioninq Boord

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. May 11-Bertrand
E. Trenis of Fairfax has been ap-
pointed administrator for the Fair
fax County Rationing Board, it has
been announced by County CO.
ordinator r. M. Loughborough.
Mr.. Trenis will succeed 1t. c.
Pembroke Petit. who recently re-
signed to report for duty in the
Army.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Maryland PIT. A. Plans
June PorIey at U. of M.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A State parent-teacher confer
ence, sponsored by the National and
Maryland Congresses of Parents and
Teachers and the University OF
Maryland, will be held June 23-25
at the University of Maryland.
R. Warrington Carr, publicity
chairman, announced today the
theme of the conference would be
Basic Defense Problems and the
Parent-Teacher Association.
Mrs. Walter H. Buhlig, field sec
retary of the national congress, will
address the group on defense ac-
tivitieS and the PIT. A DR.. Thomas
G. Pullen, State superintendent of
schools, will speak on defense and
the schools.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Fire Damages 2 Cafes
In Silver Sprinq

Flremen from Silver Spring ex-
tinguished two blazes at taverns
three blocks from each other yes
terday. Both fires were said to have
been caused by short circuits.
The first occurred at the Friendly
Restaurant, 8107 Georgia avenue.
The second fire was in the Grotto
Grill at 8401 Georgia avenue. No
one was injured at either place.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Bishop Cannon Asks Bon
On Liquor for Troops
BY the Associated Press.

bs IIIt fHSSOCIdltU TItSS.
RICHMOND, Va, May 11.-Bishop
James Cannon, jr., chairman of the
National Legislative Committee of
the Anti-Saloon League of America,
urged in letter to President Roose-
welt yesterday that the sale of in
toxicating liquors to service men
be banned and that out-of bounds
areas be created to protect them
from vice.
The Methodist churchman said
that this move was not a question
of wartime prohibition but con-
cerned "the protection of our young
men from the organized liquor and
vice trafficS."
Evening star., 1942-05-11
v. F. W. Post Names Officers

LA PLATA, Md, May II (SpeciaD
Walter Krikston has been named
commander of the John A. Millard
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, of
Charles County. Other officers are
senior vice commander, j. F. Duffy
Junior vice commander, J. A. Bloom;
quartermaster, W. j. Brennan;
quartermaster sergeant, w. H. Mat
theWs; adjutant, S. B. Townes, and
chaplain, George Adams.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Virginio Orchard Men
Seek Student Pickers
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, May 11.-Ex-
pecting a serious labor shortage
during the apple harvest next fall,
the Frederick County Fruit Grow
ers' Association has asked that high
schools in Winchester and Frederick
County be closed from September
% to October 81 to enable students
to work in the orchards. 1t was esti-
mated such action would release at
least 300 boys and girls for the work.
Such a procedure was followed
during the World War.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
WhatHo~H~xWM
| WAR BONDS


An interceptor plane is the eagle
OF the air. 1t flies high and strikes
swiftly. Armed and equipped, these
fast planes cost about $55,000 each.
But you and your neighbors and the
neighbors in other communities,
each chipping in with an $lS.75 War
Bond can quickly pay the cost Of
an interceptor plane.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Citizens Board to Meet

The powers conferred on the Com
missioners in the pending new
blackout bill and the transportation
problems caused by gasoline ration
ing will be discussed by the Execu-
tive Board of the Federation of
Citizens Associations at 7:30 pm.
Wednesday in room 7l3 of the
Woodward Building.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
$408 Raised for Chino

PURCELLVILLE, Va, May II
(SpeciaD Mrs Franklin H. Ken
worthy, Loudoun County chairman
for United China Relief, reports that
the campaign closed here with con-
tributions amounting to S408 so. This
is far above Loudoun's quota.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
War Reporter to Speak

LEESBURG, Va, May IL (Spe-
ciaD Lawrence Impey. war cor
respondent, who recently returned
from Australia, will speak in the
courthouse here at o'clock tonight,
A small admission fee will be
charged. Proceeds will be used for
the Leesburg Canteen.